Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
CHILD-PARENT VIOLENCE: MAIN CHARACTERISTICS, RISK FACTORS AND KEYS TO INTERVENTION

216 hild-parent violence (hereinafter CPV) is an issue on which there is little rigorous knowledge (ArocaMontolío, Lorenzo-Moledo & Miró-Pérez, 2014; Morán, 2013; Rechea & Cuervo, 2010; Romero, Melero, Cánovas & Antolín, 2005). This is because the family has traditionally been regarded as a reserved space whose privacy was sacred and untouchable. Today, however, this privacy has clear legal limits, and therefore citizens, officials and researchers demonstrate an increasing concern to respond to situations involving the flagrant violation of rights within the family, as in cases of family violence. In fact, many current laws and a significant amount of research consider issues related to mistreatment and abuse of children and domestic violence in the family as priority matters (Crichton-Hill, Evans & Meadows, 2006). When we speak, in particular, of the behaviour of teenage children, it is necessary to distinguish between the prototypical adolescent behaviours of a disruptive nature from those others deemed unacceptable or abusive (Stewart, Wilkes, Jackson & Mannix, 2006). These aspects are obstacles to a consensual definition of what we mean by "violent behaviour towards parents", "abuse towards parents" or, in more specific terminology child-parent violence. We are aware that there are recent review papers on CPV; this manuscript is intended to be a clarifying, generalising article that is close to the professionals who see the daily increase in cases, and the difficulty of the intervention on this issue, given its complexity and ecological dimension.
Innovative Green Technologies of Intensification for Valorization of Seafood and Their By-Products

The activities linked to the fishing sector generate substantial quantities of by-products, which are often discarded or used as low-value ingredients in animal feed. However, these marine by-products are a prominent potential good source of bioactive compounds, with important functional properties that can be isolated or up-concentrated, giving them an added value in higher end markets, as for instance nutraceuticals and cosmetics. This valorization of fish by-products has been boosted by the increasing awareness of consumers regarding the relationship between diet and health, demanding new fish products with enhanced nutritional and functional properties. To obtain fish by-product-derived biocompounds with good, functional and acceptable organoleptic properties, the selection of appropriate extraction methods for each bioactive ingredient is of the outmost importance. In this regard, over the last years, innovative alternative technologies of intensification, such as ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) and supercritical fluid extraction (SFE), have become an alternative to the conventional methods in the isolation of valuable compounds from fish and shellfish by-products. Innovative green technologies present great advantages to traditional methods, preserving and even enhancing the quality and the extraction efficiency, as well as minimizing functional properties’ losses of the bioactive compounds extracted from marine by-products. Besides their biological activities, bioactive compounds obtained by innovative alternative technologies can enhance several technological properties of food matrices, enabling their use as ingredients in novel foods. This review is focusing on analyzing the principles and the use of UAE and SFE as emerging technologies to valorize seafoods and their by-products.
WPŁYW SŁOMY I UPRAWY ROLI Z APLIKACJĄ EFEKTYWNYCH MIKROORGANIZMÓW NA WILGOTNOŚĆ I ZWIĘZŁOŚĆ GLEBY W MONOKULTURZE PSZENICY OZIM

„Journal of Research and Applications in Agricultural Engineering” 2017, Vol. 62(1) Andrzej WILCZEK, Agnieszka SZYPŁOWSKA, Dariusz KULPA, Mariusz PIEKARCZYK, Piotr WASILEWSKI 104 Karol KOTWICA, Lech GAŁĘZEWSKI, Wojciech SKIERUCHA, Iwona JASKULSKA, Dariusz JASKULSKI, Andrzej WILCZEK, Agnieszka SZYPŁOWSKA, Dariusz KULPA, Mariusz PIEKARCZYK, Piotr WASILEWSKI 1 University of Science and Technology ul. Kordeckiego 20, 85-225 Bydgoszcz, Poland 2 Bohdan Dobrzański Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences ul. Doświadczalna 4, 20-290 Lublin, Poland
The Role of Diet and Weight Loss in Improving Secondary Hypogonadism in Men with Obesity with or without Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Despite growing recognition of the issue, obesity represents one of the most common public health problems, and its rates are still increasing globally. Among the number of comorbidities and complications associated with obesity, hypogonadism is listed, and this disorder, although frequently neglected, is characterized by a relevant impact on both quality of life and life expectancy. It is generally accepted that hypogonadism secondary to obesity is functional since it is reversible following weight loss. This review summarizes all current research examining the bidirectional relationship between excess body weight and low testosterone levels. Specifically, it evaluates the role that diet, with or without physical activity, plays in improving body weight and hypogonadism in adult and elderly men with obesity, with or without type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Concentration and Separation of Heavy Rare-Earth Metals at Stripping Stage

The separation and concentration processes of heavy rare-earth metals—yttrium, ytterbium, erbium, and dysprosium—during stripping from the organic phase based on di-2-ethylhexylphosphoric acid (D2EHPA, or DEHPA) solutions were investigated in this work. Optimal conditions providing high separation factors of rare-earth metals (REM) and their extraction degree to the aqueous phase were determined. The usage of sulfuric acid solutions with a concentration of 2–6 mol/L, depending on the type of extracted rare-earth element, was proposed as a stripping agent for rare-earth metals (REM), and the usage of oxalic acid solution was proposed as an iron stripping solution from the organic phase. To increase the REM stripping efficiency, the antagonistic effect of tributyl phosphate in the di-2-ethylhexylphosphoric acid-kerosene-tributyl phosphate system was considered. The possibility of increasing the capacity of the organic solvent by cleaning the organic phase from iron ions using oxalic acid solutions was revealed. The influence of temperature, aqueous and organic phase ratio, stirring rate, and re-extractant concentration on the distribution and separation factors of adjacent heavy rare-earth-metal (HREM) pairs during the re-extraction process were determined. A schematic diagram of the laboratory-tested separation process of heavy rare-earth metals into individual components with the obtaining of yttrium and ytterbium concentrates containing more than 99% of the target components was proposed.
The 1,10-Phenanthroline Ligand Enhances the Antiproliferative Activity of DNA-Intercalating Thiourea-Pd(II) and -Pt(II) Complexes Against Cisplatin-Sensitive and -Resistant Human Ovarian Cancer Cell Lines

Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecological malignancy, often because of the frequent insurgence of chemoresistance to the drugs currently used. Thus, new therapeutical agents are needed. We tested the toxicity of 16 new DNA-intercalating agents to cisplatin (cDDP)-sensitive human ovarian carcinoma cell lines and their resistant counterparts. The compounds were the complexes of Pt(II) or Pd(II) with bipyridyl (bipy) and phenanthrolyl (phen) and with four different thiourea ancillary ligands. Within each of the four series of complexes characterized by the same thiourea ligand, the Pd(phen) drugs invariably showed the highest anti-proliferative efficacy. This paralleled both a higher intracellular drug accumulation and a more efficient DNA intercalation than all the other metal-bidentate ligand combinations. The consequent inhibition of topoisomerase II activity led to the greatest inhibition of DNA metabolism, evidenced by the inhibition of the expression of the folate cycle enzymes and a marked perturbation of cell-cycle distribution in both cell lines. These findings indicate that the particular interaction of Pd(II) with phenanthroline confers the best pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties that make this class of DNA intercalators remarkable inhibitors, even of the resistant cell growth.
A Test about the Knowledge of some concepts of Evolutionary Medicine in the Medical Field

The correct knowledge in the medical field of some basic concepts of Evolutionary Medicine is tested with the answers of physicians of various professional qualifications to a group of 14 questions. The answers obtained show not only that there is an almost complete ignorance of some basic concepts of Evolutionary Medicine, but that current opposite ideas are prevalent. The consequence is that diseases are prevented and cured assuming an erroneous framework in a health maintenance system organized on unscientific assumptions with disastrous consequences for the rates of morbidity and mortality.
The Conjoint Role of Echocardiography and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Follow up of Patients Post Tetralogy of Fallot Repair

Background: Tetralogy of Fallot is the most common form of cyanotic CHD. Surgical repair of TOF may be followed by various residual findings. CMR (Cardiac magnetic resonance) is the gold standard for evaluation of right ventricle (RV) volumes and quantification of degree of pulmonary regurgitation, meanwhile echocardiography represents the main line of follow up of these patients. Methods: This was a cross sectional observational study including 50 patients after TOF repair, presented to Ain Shams University Hospital for follow up, over 24 months. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) examination was done for RV linear diameters, RV function by fractional area change (FAC), tricuspid annulus plane systolic excursion (TAPSE), RV longitudinal strain, pulmonary regurgitation (PR) by diastolic flow reversal grading, Deceleration time (DT), PR jet width / pulmonary valve (PV) annulus ratio, and PR index (Time duration of PR/total diastole time) and full cardiac magnetic resonance for ten patients; measuring RV volumes, RV ejection fraction (EF) and PR fraction. Results: The study included 50 patients post TOF surgical repair, 26 (52%) males and 24 (48%) females, with a mean age of 11.88 years. Mean RV FAC by TTE was 51%, TAPSE mean value was 15, and mean GLS of RV was -19. The residual peak PG across the RVOT mean value was 35mmHg. Thirty-two of our patients (64%) had severe PR by diastolic flow reversal, fourteen patients (28%) had moderate to severe PR, and four patients (8%) had moderate PR. In the ten patients who had CMR, the mean RVEF was 50%, and the PR fraction mean value was 54%. There was a strong correlation between the RV diameters measured by TTE and RV volumes measured by CMR, accordingly a regression analysis equation to calculate RV volumes from a given RV diameter measured by TTE can be done. Conclusion: The follow up post TOF repair should be directed towards early and accurate assessment of post repair sequel and defining the intervention threshold. Multimodality imaging provides more accurate and practical protocol. The echocardiographic assessment can be used as a triage to decide who will benefit from expensive and not readily available CMR.
INHIBITORY EFFECT OF ESSENTIAL OILS FROM SOME LAURACEAE SPECIES ON THE GROWTH OF PENICILIUM COMMUNE

Wild garlic (Allium ursinum L.) is a member of the Allium genus. However, wild garlic is still unexplored. To date, there are few publications that deal with this Allium species. The samples of plant material were collected from the three areas near Bratislava (Bratislava region), Krajné (Trenčin region) and Becherov (Prešov region). The aim of this study was to analyse the content of total polyphenols (TPC) and the value antioxidant activity (AOA) in selected morphological parts of wild garlic. The samples of wild garlic were homogenized and a methanolic extract was prepared. These extracts were used for analyses. Total polyphenol content in the samples ranged from 253.19 ± 5.72 mg GAE.kg-1 FW (bulbs from area Becherov) to 1069.51 ± 5.49 mg GAE.kg-1 FW (leaves from area Krajne). The values of antioxidant activity were from 2.54 ± 0.83 (bulbs from area Krajne) to 47.98 ± 0.54 % inhibition (leaves from area Bratislava).
The Spite Dilemma Experiment in Korea

This paper investigates a choice behavior of Korean for the provision of public goods by using the voluntary contribution mechanism in Saijo and Nakamura (1995). Together with the data from Saijo and Nakamura (1995) and Saijo et al. (2007), we conclude that while Japanese subjects are more likely to behave spitefully, Korean and Chinese subjects are more likely to act cooperatively. Next, we analyze the behavior of Korean subjects after categorizing by department. Subjects from the economics department follow a pattern of a contribution not much different from the theoretical expectation and subjects from the college of social sciences show a similar pattern. On the other hand, most subjects who act spitefully are from the department of agricultural economics.
Dynamic Properties of Water Confined in Graphene-Based Membrane: A Classical Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study

We performed molecular dynamics simulations of water molecules inside a hydrophobic membrane composed of stacked graphene sheets. By decreasing the density of water molecules inside the membrane, we observed that water molecules form a droplet through a hydrogen bond with each other in the hydrophobic environment that stacked graphene sheets create. We found that the water droplet translates as a whole body rather than a dissipate. The translational diffusion coefficient along the graphene surface increases as the number of water molecules in the droplet decreases, because the bigger water droplet has a stronger van der Waals interaction with the graphene surface that hampers the translational motion. We also observed a longer hydrogen bond lifetime as the density of water decreased, because the hydrophobic environment limits the libration motion of the water molecules. We also calculated the reorientational correlation time of the water molecules, and we found that the rotational motion of confined water inside the membrane is anisotropic and the reorientational correlation time of confined water is slower than that of bulk water. In addition, we employed steered molecular dynamics simulations for guiding the target molecule, and measured the free energy profile of water and ion penetration through the interstice between graphene sheets. The free energy profile of penetration revealed that the optimum interlayer distance for desalination is ~10 Å, where the minimum distance for water penetration is 7 Å. With a 7 Å interlayer distance between the graphene sheets, water molecules are stabilized inside the interlayer space because of the van der Waals interaction with the graphene sheets where sodium and chloride ions suffer from a 3–8 kcal/mol energy barrier for penetration. We believe that our simulation results would be a significant contribution for designing a new graphene-based membrane for desalination.
The role of pegvisomant in the treatment of acromegaly

Background: Expert surgery in acromegaly is curative in about only 60% of cases. Postsurgical radiation therapy is associated with a high incidence of hypopituitarism and its effect on growth hormone decrease is slow. Therefore, effective adjuvant medical treatment is mandatory. Objective: To delineate the role of pegvisomant in the treatment of acromegaly. Methods: A search of the Medline, Embase and Web of Science databases for clinical studies on pegvisomant was performed. In addition, abstracts of the major endocrine society meetings in 2007 were searched. Results: When treatment with somatostatin analogues after non-curative surgery does not lead to normalisation of serum IGF-I and growth hormone concentrations, pegvisomant alone or in combination with somatostatin analogues can control disease in a substantial number of patients. The most important side effects are disturbed liver function tests and, rarely, growth of the adenoma. The efficacy in non-operated patients and the long-term safety have yet to be ascertained.
Prediction of Thermal Properties for Mesozoic Rocks of Southern Germany

ABSTRACT In general, the variation for thermal rock properties is too large to constrain thermal characteristics at a specific site. To improve this situation, this project will provide statistically relevant data of thermal and hydraulic properties for the subsurface of Germany. In a first stage, a large number of mesozoic rock samples from the South-West German Molasse basin was studied: About 280 core samples were tested by thermal and petrophysical core scanning yielding high resolution information on thermal conductivity, density, porosity and sonic velocity of the rocks in dry and saturated condition. In addition, 100 core plugs were taken for measurements of specific heat capacity and hydraulic permeability and for XRD and XRF analyses. Thus, thermal properties could be related to the petrophysical characteristics and to the mineralogical and chemical rock composition. The geometric mixing law was confirmed as a fast and robust estimator for thermal conductivity, especially for limestones and dolomites regardless of their stratigraphic age and genetic origin. In a more sophisticated approach, the data were further used to compare and to calibrate theoretical models for thermal conductivity prediction. Rock type specific parameters were determined describing the relations between rock matrix, porosity, rock morphology, and the effective thermal conductivity. This grouping by rock type and rock generation allows an enhanced prediction of thermal properties of the mesozoic strata of German sedimentary basins.
Mechanical, Thermal, and Acoustic Properties of Aluminum Foams Impregnated with Epoxy/Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites

Hybrid structures with epoxy embedded in open-cell aluminum foam were developed by combining open-cell aluminum foam specimens with unreinforced and reinforced epoxy resin using graphene oxide. These new hybrid structures were fabricated by infiltrating an open-cell aluminum foam specimen with pure epoxy or mixtures of epoxy and graphene oxide, completely filling the pores. The effects of graphene oxide on the mechanical, thermal, and acoustic performance of epoxy/graphene oxide-based nanocomposites are reported. Mechanical compression analysis was conducted through quasi-static uniaxial compression tests at two loading rates (0.1 mm/s and 1 mm/s). Results show that the thermal stability and the sound absorption coefficient of the hybrid structures were improved by the incorporation of the graphene oxide within the epoxy matrix. However, the incorporation of the graphene oxide into the epoxy matrix can create voids inside the epoxy resin, leading to a decrease of the compressive strength of the hybrid structures, thus no significant increase in the energy absorption capability was observed.
The Relationship Between Young Alumni Participation and Giving

This study sought to determine the relationship between young alumni participation in alumni association sponsored events and young alumni giving through the research questions (a) is there a relationship between young alumni participation and giving to the university? ; and (b) is the giving behavior of young alumni who are donors to the university affected by attendance at alumni association events? This study utilized a univariate analysis of variance (ANOVA) analysis with three separate dependent variables: pre-event giving, post-event giving, and total giving. The independent variables were factors describing specific young alumni behaviors: (a) attend but do not give, (b) do not attend but give, and (c) attend and give. Each of the three models were significant at p ≤ . 001. When the effect of event attendance was compared to post-event giving, young alumni who attended an event in fiscal year 2014 – 2015 gave an average of $164.42 in the three years following attendance, compared to the three year average giving of $77.26 of those who did not attend an event, confirming the first research question. The giving behaviors of young alumni who are already donors is positively affected by event attendance. Young alumni who were already donors and subsequently attended an event give at a much higher level post-event. Additionally, all three of the dependent variables were significantly correlated with each other and total attendance shows an increasingly significant positive relationship between pre-event giving (r = .357), post-event giving (r = .433), and total giving (r = .581), demonstrating that young alumni event attendance and giving are significantly correlated. The Relationship Between Young Alumni Participation and Giving 5
Choosing a course of study and career in pharmacy — student attitudes and intentions across three years at a New Zealand School of Pharmacy

Factors influencing undergraduates’ selection of Pharmacy as a course of study, career, study and professional perspectives were evaluated by survey over the years 2004 – 2006 at Otago University, New Zealand. Altruistic intent emerged as a powerful motivator for choosing pharmacy and entrepreneurial career intentions were prominent. A sizeable though declining number of students selected pharmacy secondarily to medicine or dentistry. Gender differences were found between intended areas of practice.
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NCCN PRACTICE GUIDELINES: ANEMIA AND NEUTROPENIA

Myelosuppression represents a significant complication of cytotoxic cancer therapy, and has also been reported as a toxicity associated with novel targeted therapies. Patients with cancer are at increased risk for anemia and neutropenia. Anemia may result from chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or from the cancer itself, whereas neutropenia is most often observed with myelosuppressive therapies. Patients with anemia may experience reduced quality of life, with accompanying symptoms, including fatigue or dyspnea. Anemia has also been investigated as a potential prognostic factor associated with reduced treatment efficacy. Neutropenia renders patients vulnerable to infectious diseases and can lead to dose reductions and delays in therapy, which has the potential to affect tumor response and even survival. Guidelines for supportive care that encompass anemia and neutropenia include a focus on careful assessment of risk; evaluation and documentation of symptoms and changes over time; planned interventions, including myeloid growth factors for prophylaxis and treatment; and appraisal of the response to interventions. A variety of agencies and organizations have published guidelines relating to anemia and neutropenia in cancer, which may be evidencebased and/or consensus-based. The consensus guidelines for management of cancer-related anemia and neutropenia developed by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network serve as the focus for this article. (Adv Stud Nurs. 2005;3(9):300-309)
How companies turn global issues into business opportunities

The purpose of this study is to examine how the 100 top corporate citizens address the challenges of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The MDGs are eight objectives which the United Nations proposed should be addressed by 2015. The eight goals are: eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, achieve universal primary education, promote gender equality and empower women, reduce child mortality, improve maternal health, combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases, ensure environmental sustainability, and develop a global partnership for development. The results showed that a majority of the firms in the sample addressed all of the MDGs. The results showed that both size and level of profitability of the firm impact their level of commitment to the MDGs. In addition, the results showed that less than one quarter of the firms in the sample specifically refer to the MDGs in their corporate social responsibility disclosures.