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Archaeological investigations at Sajara-patac in the Upper Huallaga Basin, Peru

Abstract Archaeological investigations in 2002 at Sajara-patac, in the Upper Huallaga Basin, revealed that it was an Early Horizon (800-200 B.C.) ceremonial center that shows strong influence from Chavín de Huántar. Four architectural phases were recognized, of which the earlier three pertain to the Early Horizon and the last one to the terminal Early Horizon/early Early Intermediate Period. Ceramics associated with each phase are described. Radiocarbon dates indicate that Sajara-patac was constructed as a ceremonial center around 700-500 B.C. and ceased to function around 350-200 B.C.Las investigaciones arqueológicas en Sajara-patac, en la cuenca del Alto Huallaga en el año 2002, demostraron que el sitio fue un centro ceremonial del Horizonte Temprano (800-200 a.C.) y recibió una fuerte influencia de Chavín de Huántar. Fueron confirmadas cuatro fases arquitectónicas, de las cuales las primeras tres pertenecen al Horizonte Temprano y la última fase a la parte final del Horizonte Temprano (o parte inicial del Período Intermedio Temprano). Presentamos aquí las descripciones de la cerámica asociada con cada fase. Los fechados radiocarbónicos indican que Sajara-patac fue construido como centro ceremonial alrededor de los años 700-500 a.C. y dejó de funcionar como tal alrededor de los años 350-200 a.C.
ANATOMICAL FEATURES OF RENAL ARTERY IN A BLACK KENYAN POPULATION: CORRELATION WITH MARKERS OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Regional differences in the mural structure of the coronary sinus are important in understanding its physico-mechanical properties and the basis for extent of atrial fibrillation and ablation. These features are only scarcely reported. This study therefore aimed at describing regional differences in the mural structure of coronary sinus among black Kenyans. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study on coronary sinuses from fifteen hearts obtained during autopsy on adult black Kenyans at the Department of Human Anatomy, University of Nairobi. Five-millimeter-long specimens were taken from the proximal, middle and terminal segments of the coronary sinus and processed routinely for paraffin embedding and sectioning. Seven-micron thick sections were stained with Masson’s Trichrome to demonstrate connective tissue and smooth muscle while Weigert’s Resorcin Fuschin stain was used to demonstrate elastic fibres. The slides were examined with a light microscope and photomicrographs taken with a high resolution digital camera. The results are presented in micrographs. The wall comprised three layers namely internal, middle and external. Regional differences were observed in the middle layer. In the proximal segment, there were concentrically oriented smooth muscles scattered within connective tissue. The middle and terminal segments on the other hand comprised cardiac muscle oriented both concentrically and longitudinally. The muscle was separated by connective tissue rich in elastic fibres and abundant vasa vasora. The external layer comprised connective tissue. In conclusion the middle layer of the wall of the coronary sinus displays regional differences. The smooth muscle at the proximal segment may confer contractility to enhance blood flow while the cardiac muscle in the other segments enables it to function in synchrony with the right atrium during atrial systole. The complex arrangement of circular and longitudinal muscle facilitates blood flow and may also constitute a sphincter mechanism. Keywords : Coronary sinus, regional differences, smooth and cardiac muscle
An Examination of Job Skills Required by Top U.S. Broadcast News Companies and Potential Impact on Journalism Curricula

Journalism programs in America’s colleges and universities are seeing record enrollments, despite dire predictions that journalism may be a dying industry and that jobs are scarce and getting scarcer. In order to prepare broadcast journalism students for the dynamic nature of the industry, it has become more important than ever for educators to stay abreast of the evolution of skills and attributes that are most important for employment and success in the journalism profession today. For the third consecutive year, a content analysis was conducted over a period of 3 months in 2008, 2009, and 2010 for all the employment opportunities posted by the top 10 broadcast journalism companies in the United States. The researchers identified several important findings over the 3-year period, including a significant increase in multimedia skills required by employers. In addition, findings consistent from year to year may boost educator confidence in using the results as a guide to specific curricular reforms. For example, the need for students to work in teams and for educators to create or simulate deadline pressure in assignments is critical. The ability to post content to the web, to write for the web, to shoot video and still photos and to work within the mobile and social media spaces seem to be essential.
Knowledge and use of the ICF in clinical practice by physiotherapists and occupational therapists of Minas Gerais

ABSTRACT This study aims to evaluate the profile and knowledge of physiotherapists and occupational therapists from Minas Gerais about the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) application in professional practice, trying to understand the reason for the underutilization of this universal instrument in Brazil. Observational and cross-sectional study was conducted using an online questionnaire prepared by specialists. An email was sent to all physiotherapists and occupational therapists enrolled in the Regional Council of the 4th Region. Of 22,121 emails, 1,313 were answered. 53% of the sample had graduate certificate, 65% had between two to ten years of experience, and 62% reported that clinics and patients’ houses are the places where they work. 72% of the professionals knew the ICF and 84% correctly answered the meaning of the acronym. However, 71% of professionals are unaware of the fields that make up this classification. The first contact with the ICF happened during graduation to 50% of professionals, and 28% had never had contact with ICF. 74% reported not using it in clinical practice. However, 82% of the participants believed that the use of ICF is viable in clinical practice. Most professionals had graduate certificate, worked in clinics and patients’ homes and, although most of them claim to know the ICF, the largest portion of the sample reported they did not use this classification in their professional lives, even though believing the ICF use is feasible. The lack of knowledge about the ICF prevents professionals from complying with the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO), the Brazilian National Health Council (CNS) and COFFITO (Brazilian Federal Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy) on the adoption of this instrument in exchange of information about health and clinical practice.
Use of consumer digital camera for screening amblyogenic risk factors in children

Amblyopia is one of the major causes of childhood blindness. Screening of all pre-school children for refractive errors and strabismus is important to detect amblyopia and prevent a child from losing his/her eyesight permanently. We evaluated the efficacy of Canon Powershot SX-260 HS digital camera as an amblyopia screener for identifying amblyogenic risk factors. We obtained Bruckner reflex photographs using consumer digital camera. There were 77 subjects, 42 were amblyopes and 35 were diagnosed to be normal. Of the 42 subjects, 23(55%) were strabismic amblyopes and 19(45%) were anisometric amblyopes. Overall mean sensitivity of was 95% for all amblyopes, 82% for strabismic and 83% for anisometric amblyopes. The specificity was found to be 94% for all amblyopes, 87% for strabismic and 88% for anisometric amblyopes. The consumer digital camera appears to be a simple, quick and feasible option to screen for amblyogenic risk factors. It is easy to interpret by not only the ophthalmologists but by students and paramedical staff.
Los "barrios del sur" del Cantón Central de San José, Costa Rica. Los corredores históricos y la vivienda de madera, 1910-1955

espanolLa presente propuesta tiene por objetivo estudiar la arquitectura modesta con uso habitacional de los llamados �barrios del sur� del Canton Central de San Jose, como elemento tangible del desarrollo urbano de este sector de la capital costarricense. La investigacion se presenta como parte de los estudios subalternos, considera la existencia de una arquitectura habitacional popular entendida como testimonio de la presencia de estos sectores. Esta arquitectura es interpretada como arquitectura modesta, es la arquitectura que tradicionalmente ha sido excluida por juicios de valor erroneos. El estudio de esta arquitectura se enmarca en el planteamiento de corredores historicos, estos son rutas significativas que reflejan los procesos de desarrollo del sitio en cuestion. Este tipo de estudios son un aporte al conocimiento de la arquitectura modesta, tanto su evolucion historica como su estado actual, lo que permite sistematizar la arquitectura existente y asi tener un material de apoyo para la toma de decisiones sobre eventuales intervenciones en la zona. EnglishThe present proposal aims to study the modest architecture used for housing in the so called southern neighborhoods or �barrios del sur� of the Central District of San Jose, as a tangible element of the urban development in this sector of the Costa Rican capital. Research is presented as part of the subaltern studies. It derives from the exist-ence of popular housing architecture, understood as testimony of these sectors� pres-ence. This architecture is interpreted as �modest� and is the type of architecture that has traditionally been excluded based on judgments of mistaken value. The study of this type of architecture is framed within the proposition of historical belts, which are significant routes that show the development processes of the above-mentioned sectors. This type of studies are a contribution to the knowledge of modest architecture, its historical evolution and current state, allowing the systematization of the existing architectural structures, and therefore having material supports for decision making on eventual interventions in the area,
Guidelines for the Systematic Treatment of the Depressed Patient

PART I: INTRODUCTION TO TREATMENT GUIDELINES 1. The Context of Contemporary Practice 2. The Nature of Current Guidelines PART II: GUIDELINES FOR TREATMENT RELEVANT ASSESSMENT 3. Treatment Relevant Assessment 4. Issues in Treatment Relevant Assessment 5. Integrating and Economizing Treatment Relevant Assessment PART III: GUIDELINES MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT 6. Reasonable and Basic Treatment Guidelines 7. Guidelines for Optimal and Enhanced Treatment PART IV: THE NATURE OF DEPRESSION 8. The Significance of the Problem of Depression 9. Concepts from Basic Research on Depression PART V: CONTEMPORARY TREATMENT MODELS 10. Treatment Benefit Research Issues 11. Benefits of Treatment: What Works 12. Structuring Treatment: From Managed Care to Therapy Manuals 13. Models of Treatment in Clinical Practice
How Can Chinese Children Draw so Well

Chinese children do not draw childish drawings. Young children in China make drawings that seem to challenge theories of the developmental course of drawing skill (e.g., Gardner, 1980; Kellogg, 1969; Winner, 1982). Instead of the large, messy, semi-expressionist paintings seen in American preschools and elementary schools, in which children reveal their own invented ways of representing, one sees in China small, neat paintings in which children display their precocious ability to master adult ways of representing the world. Chinese children learn to paint in two styles that at first glance appear very different-"Western-style" watercolors and traditional Chinese ink paintings. Western-style paintings are typically colorful scenes in which the entire space is filled with small figures engaged in a dazzling variety of activities-walking, sitting, jumping, shown from the back and looking up, running with one leg going back and in foreshortening, holding umbrellas, etc. (figs. 1 and 2). These postures (never seen in drawings by such young children in the West) are no mean feat to depict, and it is quite breathtaking to encounter such a repertoire in children even as young as six. The figures depicted are almost always children, and they all look the same-a round head, two big black dots for eyes, and a smiling mouth. The brush is used with great skill: the figures are outlined in black, and the colors are bright. For some colors the brush is applied directly from the paint jar, while for others the paint is thinned with water to create a translucent effect.
Performance of a novel discriminator based quaternary CPM receiver

A novel approach to the design of quaternary continuous phase modulation (CPM) modems, with discriminator detection, is presented. This approach is comparable in complexity to binary modems. The proposed detector yields several dB of signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) savings when compared to the conventional symbol-by-symbol data detector. The numerical results also indicate the superiority of the proposed scheme over binary CPM modems for the same data rate and same bandwidth occupancy. These advantages, however, come at the expense of higher sensitivity to timing errors. Several practical techniques for timing recovery have been tried in the study, and seem to give the desired accuracies. <<ETX>>
Where Public Health Educators are Working: A National Study of the Hiring Practices and Manpower Needs of Local Health Departments

This study collected data typically included in professional manpower reports for the purpose of establishing a manpower profile of health educators in local health departments (LHD) in the United States. Using a table of random numbers, a nationally representative sample of 670 LHD was mailed a 43-item questionnaire which assessed four basic areas: geographic jurisdiction, personnel, attitudes toward health education credentialing, and demographics of each agency top executive. Usable questionnaires were received from 279 LHD, a return rate of 41.6 percent. The data reveal that a tight job market for health educators exists in LHD. While a large majority (84 percent) of LHD are known to provide health education/risk reduction services, fewer than 60 percent of LHD in the sample employed a health educator. Among those LHD who did employ health educators, less than one-half had a full-time health educator on-staff. Using a weighting formula and interpolation as methods to make projections, there are betwee.
Pulsed radiofrequency in the treatment of coccygodynia Koksigodini'de pulse radyofrekans tedavisi

Summary Objectives: Coccygodynia is a clinical condition characterized by pain and tenderness around the coccygeal region. Trauma is the most common etiologic factor. We aimed to investigate the effectiveness of pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) treatment in patients with coccygodynia that could not be relieved by classic treatment protocols, and we present our long-term results with caudal epidural PRF. Methods: The study included 21 patients who were treated for coccygodynia by caudal epidural PRF in our Pain Clinic. Sixteen patients (76%) had a history of trauma, three patients (14%) had previous surgery, and two patients (10%) had idiopathic coccygodynia with no identifiable cause. All patients had been previously treated with conservative methods, but none had pain relief. Pain level of the patients was assessed by visual analog scale (VAS) score. A questionnaire to evaluate subjective patient satisfaction was also used at the 3rd-week and the 6th-month follow-ups. Results: Median VAS score was 8 at baseline, decreased to 2 by the 3rd week and was 2 at the 6th month. VAS at the 3rd week and 6th month were significantly lower compared to baseline (p<0.001). At the 6th month, 12 patients (57%) had excellent results, 5 patients (24%) had good results and only 4 patients (19%) had poor results regarding the subjective patient satisfaction questionnaire. Conclusion: Caudal epidural PRF may be an alternative to surgery for coccygodynia patients who are unresponsive to classic treatment methods.
Participatory Action Research with Chinese Co-Researchers Who Have Serious Mental Illness Diagnoses

Participatory Action Research with Chinese Co-Researchers Who Have Serious Mental Illness Diagnoses Joyce W. Yung Engaging with marginalized communities to address issues of importance to their emotional well-being is central to counseling psychology’s core missions in social justice advocacy. Among those who have been historically viewed as deficient and marginalized are people who have been diagnosed with a serious mental illness (Schneider, 2012). Community-based psychosocial interventions have been identified as an effective form of treatment, particularly when they emphasize collaboration with community members, the empowerment of people with serious mental illnesses, the ability of such individuals to take action on behalf of themselves and others, and ownership of findings and knowledge by all partners (Corrigan & Garman, 1997; Davidson et al., 1999; Salzer, 2002). This dissertation study represents an attempt to position participatory action research (PAR) as such an intervention in the context of two marginalized identities—ethnic Chinese minority identity and the bearing of a serious mental illness diagnosis. The launching, design, and analysis of the PAR process with this population was tracked to examine the potential strengths and challenges of its utility in relation to Chinese survivors of serious mental illness. Through collaboration and dialogue, the project identified and addressed topics that the PAR co-researchers (the Chinese community members diagnosed with a serious mental illness) experienced as significant problems in their specific settings and took actions that resolved those problems, thus bridging theory and discussion topics with real-world situations, issues, and experiences, and leaving the community co-researchers and their respective agency better prepared to create such action in the future.
State of the Art Reviews: Male Menopause: Fact or Fiction?

The possible existence of a menopause-like process in aging men has been speculated, given certain age-related hormonal and other biological changes noted to occur. Specifically, a slow decline in serum testosterone levels has been reported to occur with normal male aging. Androgen deficiency, which may result from this process, could have an effect on various systems and physiologic parameters, including bone density, body composition, sexual function, and the cardiovascular system, thus significantly affecting health and quality-of-life issues in older men. There has been an increasing interest in evaluating the possible use of testosterone replacement in preventing some detrimental aspects of aging and age-related hypogonadism, as well as in the investigation of the potential adverse effects of this therapy on different target organs. It is the purpose of this review to summarize currently available information with regard to the changes in testosterone and other hormones in older men, discuss their possible clinical manifestations and relationship with other age-related changes, and provide an updated description of testosterone replacement therapy for older men, including its indications, formulations, and safety considerations.
A percepção de alunos quanto ao programa de educação pelo trabalho para a saúde - PET-Saúde

INTRODUCTION: This study proposes to analyzes students' views of the course in medicine at the Federal University in Minas Gerais (UFMG) in relation to the development of the Educational Program for Health Work (PET-Saude), the objective of which is to integrate training with primary care services. OBJECTIVE: Investigate students' perceptions of the method of interdisciplinary integration between teaching, research and extension as proposed by PET-Saude. METHOD: For data collection, a cross-sectional study was conducted with students in PET-Saude, using a self-completed structured questionnaire. The study used a descriptive analysis and chi-square and Fischer's exact test (p<0.05). RESULTS: The study sample included 194 students, with a mean age of 22.7 years (±3.26), of whom 86.8% were women and 72.9% scholarship students. The proposed method fostered teaching and learning by scholarship students and volunteers, interdisciplinary work, and integration between training, research, and extension. Medical students from the second to fifth semesters (73.7%) were those that reported the most frequent training practices (p<0.001). The most frequent activities were research and planning of activities, with differences between scholarship students and volunteers in terms of participation in the activities held by the Family Health Teams (85.3% versus 52.9%; p=0.01) and in the capacity to share the research results in the community (35.5% versus 87.0%; p<0.01). CONCLUSION: The PET-Saude project at UFMG/SMSA-BH led to improvements, but also limitations, in relation to changes in human resources training in health.
Kick Boks Sporcularinda Kisa Süreli Yoğun Egzersizin Karaciğer Enzimleri ve Serum Lipit Düzeyleri Üzerine Etkileri The Effects of Short-Term Intensive Exercise on Levels of Liver Enzymes and Serum Lipids in Kick Boxing Athletes

Objective: In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the effects of short-term intensive exercise on liver enzymes and serum lipid levels with kick boxing athletes. Methods: 23 voluntary athletes who were between the ages of 15-46 and who engaged in kick–boxing have taken place this study. Athletes were made to do 45 minutes of warming-up, breathing, and stretching and 50 minutes of technical and tactical practices and then they were made to do a training match, which is equal to a 2 minutes 3 circuits (1 minute rest) kick-box match. In venous blood samples which were taken from athletes before and after training, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and gamma glutamine transpeptidase (GGT), enzyme activity and total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C), low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) and triglycerides serum levels were analyzed via spectrophotometric method in Beckman Coulter AU 5800 auto analyzer. Body composition measurements of athletes were made with Tanita TBF 300 brand device, which works with bio-impedance analysis (BIA) system. Results: As a result of our study, statistically increases in serum ALT, AST, ALP and GGT enzyme activities and in serum total cholesterol, HDL-C and LDL-C levels were detected following short-term intensive exercise, but no significant difference was observed in TG levels after intensive exercise. Conclusion: The blows to the abdomen during kickboxing sports competitions result in increased liver enzymes and increased serum lipids may occur to meet energy demand of the body during exercise.