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The Eff ect of Synovial Fluid as a Natural Source of Hyaluronic Acid on Limberg Flap and Elliptical Rotation Flap Healing: A Comparative Study of Full-Thickness Excisional Dermal Wounds in Mice

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effi cacy of synovial fl uid (SF) as a source of hyaluronic acid (HA) on Limberg and Elliptical rotation fl ap healing. In this study conducted on 24 male Mus musculus mice, the animals were divided into 2 main groups. Group 1 (n = 12): Limbergfl ap group; Group 2 (n = 12) Elliptical rotation fl ap group. Six of the animals in Group 1 and Group 2 were assigned as the Flap (Control) Group, and 6 as the Flap + SF Group. In SF subgroups of animals in each group, 1 mL SF was injected into the operation area in addition to the fl ap surgical procedure. The groups were compared in terms of epithelialization, angiogenesis, neutrophil leukocyte infiltration and fibroblast activity, and the eff ect of SF on the infl ammation and wound healing was evaluated. It was observed that epithelization was completed in all animals in the groups which were administered compared to the other groups, and there was a statistically significant diff erence (P<0.05). In addition, no necrosis or abscess was found in the groups which were administered SF. There was no statistical diff erence in the paired comparisons of neutrophil-leukocyte infiltration and fibroblast activity parameters. Although the Limberg fl ap technique is more commonly used today, it can be said that elliptical rotation fl ap is a method that can be used in routine practice due to a lower complication rate. However, SF increases epithelization and plays a regulatory role on angiogenesis. Therefore, it is concluded that the use of SF as a source of HA in combination with elliptical rotation fl ap in wounds with material tissue loss will contribute to clinical practice.
IB-GAN: Disengangled Representation Learning with Information Bottleneck Generative Adversarial Networks

We propose a new GAN-based unsupervised model for disen-tangled representation learning. The new model is discovered in an attempt to adapt the Information Bottleneck (IB) framework to the optimization of GAN, thereby named IB-GAN. The architecture of IB-GAN is partially similar to that of In-foGAN but has a critical difference; an intermediate layer of the generator is leveraged to constrain the mutual information between the input and the generated output. The intermediate stochastic layer can serve as a learnable latent distribution that is trained with the generator jointly in an end-to-end fashion. As a result, the generator of IB-GAN can harness the latent space in a disentangled and interpretable manner. With the experiments on dSprites and Color-dSprites dataset, we demonstrate that IB-GAN achieves competitive disentangle-ment scores to those of state-of-the-art β -VAEs and outperforms InfoGAN. Moreover, the visual quality and the diversity of samples generated by IB-GAN are often better than those by β -VAEs and Info-GAN in terms of FID score on CelebA and 3D Chairs dataset.
Revisiting the Role of Servant Leadership and Workplace Spirituality on Employees’ Retention: A Mediating Role of Employee Engagement

Wasim ul Rehman, Suleyman Degirmen, Masood Hassan, Faryal Jalil, Fahad Islam, a,e Department of Business Administration, University of the Punjab Gujranwala Campus, Pakistan, The School of Social and Human Sciences, Konya Food and Agriculture University, Turkey, Institute of Business Management, Karachi, Institute of Quality & Technology Management, University of the Punjab Lahore Campus, Pakistan, Email: wasim.rehman@pugc.edu. pk, suleyman.degirmen@gidatarim.edu. tr, masoodhassan1@hotmail.com, faryal.iqtm@pu.edu. pk,
FLIPPED CLASSROOM IN THE CONTEXT OF JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL CREATIVE TIE AND DYE IN ABEOKUTA METROPOLIS, NIGERIA

The purpose of this study was to find out flipped classroom in the context of Creative Tie and Dye in Junior Secondary Creative Arts in Abeokuta, Nigeria. The study also investigated the influence of gender on the performance of students’ taught with flipped classroom. The quasi-experimental design, of post-test was employed. The study sampled five randomly selected junior public secondary schools two. Students from the sampled class were further stratified along gender. The instruments were Creative Tie and Dye Performance Test (CTDPT) and the flip were the test and treatment. Creative Tie and Dye Performance Test (CTDPT) was pilot tested for reliability using the test-retest method of two weeks’ interval and Pearson Product Correlation analysis revealed a reliability coefficient value of 0.71. Two hypotheses were tested using ANOVA and t-test analysis. Findings indicated that, students taught with flip classroom performed significantly. It was revealed that the gender of students did not influence the performance of students when they were taught using
PERLA P. PALOMARES DOODS EDWARD D. CADUTDUT AL-FAROUK P. AMOD QUEENIE PEARL

In the Philippines, Sangguniang Kabataan (SK), an aspect of politics in the local government level provides spaces for youth’s meaningful participation in policy-making and governance. In this study we expand the cast of the domain of motivational studies to provide a new perspective on why youth participate in politics, the extent of their political participation and the relationship of the motivations to their political participation. Findings reveals that in terms of the overall motivations of the SK officials, the SK officials are both intrinsically and extrinsically motivated, but leans more on the intrinsic type of motivation. Although they are both intrinsically and extrinsically motivated, the extrinsic motivation of the SK officials is more highly self-determined. Moreover, results show they have an average to high levels of political participation. Lastly, the relationship between the motivations and political participation was measured. Results show that only the intrinsic motivation has a significant impact to the political participation of the SK officials. This goes to show the importance of Civic Education and Leadership development in developing motivations for leadership and political engagement of the youth.
Experimental Determination and Parametric Study of Depth Resolution Function in Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry Analysis

The depth resolution function (DRF) of Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS) analysis has been measured by analyzing delta layers of boron in silicon in different experimental condition using Cameca Ims-6f apparatus. This function has been fitted with an analytical expression initially proposed by Dowsett et al. This is described by three parameters: the rising exponential decay, the standard deviation and the decreasing exponential decay. Physical phenomena related to these fitting parameters are well detailed, in particular, falling exponential decay characterizes the residual mixing effect. The latter is considered the main mechanism responsible for the degradation of the depth resolution in the range of the primary ions energy used in this work. It is shown that when the experimental conditions change, the parameters that govern the analytical expression vary in a satisfactory way. Our depth resolutions are compared with those of the literature. It is shown that our results are in good agreement with those of other authors. © 2015 Elixir All rights reserved. ARTICLE INFO Article history: Received: 09 September 2015; Received in revised form: 10 November 2015; Accepted: 16 November 2015;
Application of the diagnostic plot in estimation of the skin friction in turbulent boundary layer under an adverse pressure gradient

The paper concerns the problem of determining friction velocity in wallbounded flows affected by an adverse pressure gradient (APG). In the work of Niegodajew et al. [22] the corrected Clauser chart method (CCCM) for such flow conditions was proposed. This approach utilises the mean velocity profiles and turbulence intensity profiles to accurately estimate the friction velocity. In another work, Drozdz et al. [27] presented a modified version of the diagnostic-plot scaling (DPS) which allows for direct reconstruction of turbulence intensity profiles based on the local mean velocity profile, even when the flow is affected by a strong pressure gradient. This paper is aimed at verifying whether, when combining both of these methods (i.e. DPS and CCCM), the friction velocity can be accurately determined for APG flow conditions and one can possibly take advantage from both methods. The analysis revealed that the new approach is able to predict the friction velocity with uncertainty less than 5% for all the considered cases for the Clauser–Rotta parameter β < 17. Lastly, DPS-CCCM was also confronted with two empirical approaches (from available literature) allowing for estimation of the friction velocity under APG conditions. The performance of DPS-CCCM was found to be better than the ones of two other empirical approaches.
Relationship between Principals’ Communicative and Decisional Ethical Leadership Behaviour and Teachers’ Job Performance in Public Secondary Schools Anambra State

The study investigated the relationship between principals’ communicative and decisional ethical leadership behaviour and teachers’ job performance in public secondary schools Anambra State. Two research questions guided the study and two hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. A correlational survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study consist all the 6,382 teachers in the six education zones of Anambra State. A sample size of 692 teachers were drawn using stage sampling technique. Two sets of researchers’developed instrument titled Principals’ Communicative and Decisional Ethical Leadership Behaviour Questionnaire (PCDELBQ) and Teachers’ Job Performance Questionnaire (TJPQ), validated by three experts were used for data collection. The internal consistency of the instruments was ascertained using Cronbach Alpha method and this yielded reliability coefficients of 0.84 and 0.81 for PCDELBQ and TJPQ respectively. Data obtained from the field were analysed using Pearson's Product Moment Correlation Coefficient. The findings of the study indicated that there is a medium positive and significant relationship between principals’ communicative ethics, decisional ethics and teachers’ job performance in public secondary schools in Anambra State. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that The Ministry of Education and other agencies controlling secondary education in the state should encourage and motivate principals who consistently exhibit ethical leadership behaviours in communication and decision making in their schools. The state government and agencies in charge of education such as the Ministry of Education and Post primary School Service Commission (PPSSC) should constantly organize regular training and development programmes in form of seminars and workshops for principals on the need to be ethical in their leadership so as to foster a good relationship with their teachers.
Novice Principal Burnout: Exploring Secondary Trauma, Working Conditions, and Coping Strategies in an Urban District

ABSTRACT Steady school leadership can support student achievement and equity-related outcomes, but the principalship is becoming more stressful with increasing demands, duties, and expectations. Burnout is one of several factors that contribute to principal turnover which often destabilizes a school community. Individual and organizational factors contribute to principal burnout, but remain relatively unexamined. The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to analyze the factors that contribute to burnout among novice principals in one large urban school district in the Southwestern U.S. Findings highlight the impact of secondary trauma, working conditions, and coping strategies on principal burnout.
THE NATURE OF THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN FOOD ALLERGY AND ANXIETY IN CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS

was published in the English language while the paper itself was in a foreign language; it was a review, policy brief, commentary, or opinion paper (any other type of study design was accepted). The populations/samples were drawn from youth currently or formerly in foster care/state’s custody or guardianship, parents and caregivers, or people providing direct services to the youth, and the aims of the study
Effect of Neurodynamics Nerve Flossing on Femoral Neuropathy in Haemophilic Patients: A randomized controlled study

Objective: Heamophilia is considered a disorder in both children and adolescents which may affect their quality of life seriously than their normal peers; this study investigated the impact of the Neurodynamics Nerve Flossing Technique (NFT) on femoral neuropathy in patients with haemophilia. Method: Thirty haemophilic children with Femoral Neuropathy were randomly allocated into two equivalent groups; the study group which received Neurodynamics NFT of the femoral nerve and conventional therapy program, and the control group which received only the conventional therapy program, three sessions/week for 12 weeks. Femoral nerve motor conduction velocity (MCV) and level of pain sensation according to the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), were assessed pre and post interventions. Results: post-treatment comparison between both groups revealed that there was a significant increase in femoral nerve MCV and reduction of pain sensation of the study group compared to the control group (p<0.05). Conclusion: Neurodynamics Nerve flossing had a clear effect in the treatment of femoral neuropathy in children with haemophilia.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: GETTING TECHNOLOGY IN DENTAL CLINICS

Artificial intelligence (AI) includes a broad spectrum of evolving technologies that continue to influence daily life. AI technology has affected the health care field because of the need for accurate diagnosis and superior patient care. It dentistry in the past few years. From the basic process of taking a information processing and then to extract the details from the data for diagnosis, artificial intelligence has many applications in dental science. While in no case AI can replace the role of a dentist but it is important to be known with the scope to amalgamate this advancement of technology in future for betterment of dental practice. review the role of AI in dentistry.
Effect tensile behavior of spandex/polyester yarns on the stress–strain curves for woven fabrics

The main goals of this study were to determine the effect of three yarn structural factors (yarn count, cross section and spandex ratio) and their interactions on tensile and breaking extension properties tensile behavior effect of spandex/polyester spun yarns respective on woven fabrics. Moreover, stress-strain curves were plotted and the yield points and breaking points and their corresponding properties (toughness, stiffness and Initial Young Modulus) were derived. The association between tensile and elongation parameters for spandex/polyester yarn and their woven fabrics was computed using simple correlation coefficient, results explained that all tensile and breaking extension properties significantly increased as the yarn count increased while the effect of cross section was weak or marginal. It is obvious that yield strain, yield stress, breaking extension, breaking tenacity decreased as a result of increasing the spandex content but the decrease percents (%) were generally weak. With respect to the 1st and 2nd order interaction effects, they were no significant for most tenacity and elongation properties of spandex/polyester spun yarns and their respective woven fabrics. The current study appeared that using spandex/polyester spun yarns with lowest spandex content gave the best tensile and breaking extension properties of spandex/polyester spun yarns and their respective woven fabrics. The correlation coefficients between tensile and elongation parameters for spandex/polyester yarn and their corresponding woven fabrics were positive and highly significant (except Initial Young's modulus) indicating that the tensile and breaking extension properties of the spandex/polyester yarns could be used as good indicators for the strength and elongation of fabrics manufactured by these spandex/polyester yarns.
Medication Use and Prognosis of Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia

Background: There is no curative treatment available for the cause of dementia, and few drugs are approved for symptomatic treatment. In addition, knowledge about prognosis related to hospitalization and mortality is scarce in patients with dementia. This is especially true for patients with dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson’s disease dementia. They have many of the same clinical and pathological features and are often referred to as Lewy body dementia. Aim: To increase knowledge about pharmacological treatment and prognosis related to hospitalization and mortality in patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia. Methods: Analysis of data from the DemVest study, a longitudinal cohort study in Western Norway. From March 2005 until April 2007 all consecutive referrals to secondary care outpatient clinics in geriatric medicine and old-age psychiatry with mild dementia were asked to participate. From April 2007 to 2013, only patients with Lewy body dementia were included. The consensus criteria for dementia with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson’s disease dementia were used to set the final clinical dementia diagnosis. The baseline assessment included the recording of present drug treatment, demographic and clinical data assessment of comorbidity and cognition, and a battery of other neuropsychological tests. Results: Patients with LBD were found to have a significantly shorter time until first hospitalization, more days in the hospital and a shorter survival time after diagnosis compared to AD. Apart from the use of antidementia drugs, 45% of the patients used at least one psychotropic drug; polypharmacy was also identified in 45% of the patients. Few potentially inappropriate medications (n=48) and severe drug-drug interactions (n=4) were identified. Conclusion and clinical implications: Having Lewy body dementia was associated with a higher risk of hospitalization and mortality. Polypharmacy and psychotropic drug use were common in mild dementia, but were not found to be associated with hospitalization or mortality. Early diagnosis of dementia may provide opportunities for more streamlined care and appropriate drug use which in turn can potentially improve the prognosis of patients with dementia.
Title: Fetal Surgery for Prenatally Diagnosed Malformations

Fetal surgery is being investigated for specific congenital abnormalities that are associated with a poor postnatal prognosis. Prenatal surgery typically involves opening the gravid uterus (with a Cesarean surgical incision), surgically correcting the abnormality, and returning the fetus to the uterus and restoring uterine closure. Minimally invasive procedures through single or multiple fetoscopic port incisions are performed more frequently than open fetal surgery.
Metabolism biochemical of young plants of Ucuúba (Virola surinamensis) in the presence of cadmium

The increased cadmium (Cd) concentration in the environment, caused especially by mining residues and excessive use of phosphate fertilizers, can cause serious imbalances in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. High levels of Cd in the soil commonly causes many stress symptoms in plants. and nutritional imbalance between carbon and nitrogen metabolism.The aim of this study was to assess the Nitrogen and Carbon metabolism of young plants of Ucuúba (Virola surinamensis) in the presence of cadmium with the perspective of the phytoremediation of contaminated environments. The used experimental design was a completely randomized design with five Cd concentrations (0, 15, 30, 45, and 60 mg L − 1), for 60 days. In general, Cd did not affect nitrate concentration in the root but had a positive effect on leaves. The reduction of nitrate reductase (NR) in plants exposed to Cd was followed by a decrease in ammonia, total soluble amino acids (TSA), and total soluble proteins (TSP). Cd promoted an increase in the concentration of total soluble carbohydrates (TSC), proline, sucrose, and reducing sugars in the plants. V. surinamensis presented a higher self-protection capacity in the form of bioaccumulation of total soluble carbohydrates, sucrose, and proline, important for its tolerance to the presence of Cd.
A ADDITIONAL PRELIMINARIES

Probabilistic implications of d-separation. Let f be any observational density over X consistent with an MPDAG G = (V,E,U). Let A, Y and Z be pairwise disjoint node sets in V . If A and Y are d-separated given Z in G, then XA and XY are conditionally independent given XZ in the observational density f (Lauritzen et al., 1990; Pearl, 2009). Hence, all DAGs that encode the same d-separation relationships also encode the same conditional independences and are therefore Markov equivalent.
A Composable Monitoring System for Heterogeneous Embedded Platforms

Advanced computations on embedded devices are nowadays a must in any application field. Often, to cope with such a need, embedded systems designers leverage on complex heterogeneous reconfigurable platforms that offer high performance, thanks to the possibility of specializing/customizing some computing elements on board, and are usually flexible enough to be optimized at runtime. In this context, monitoring the system has gained increasing interest. Ideally, monitoring systems should be non-intrusive, serve several purposes, and provide aggregated information about the behavior of the different system components. However, current literature is not close to such ideality: For example, existing monitoring systems lack in being applicable to modern heterogeneous platforms. This work presents a hardware monitoring system that is intended to be minimally invasive on system performance and resources, composable, and capable of providing to the user homogeneous observability and transparent access to the different components of a heterogeneous computing platform, so system metrics can be easily computed from the aggregation of the collected information. Building on a previous work, this article is primarily focused on the extension of an existing hardware monitoring system to cover also specialized coprocessing units, and the assessment is done on a Xilinx FPGA-based System on Programmable Chip. Different explorations are presented to explain the level of customizability of the proposed hardware monitoring system, the tradeoffs available to the user, and the benefits with respect to standard de facto monitoring support made available by the targeted FPGA vendor.