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EFFECTS OF COMBINED EXERCISE ON PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL VARIABLES IN CANCER PATIENTS: A PRELIMINARY STUDY

This study aimed to investigate the effect of a short-term combined exercise intervention program on perceived self-efficacy, fatigue, lower back flexibility, balance and task specific functional mobility in cancer patients. Fifteen patients met all the eligibility criteria and were assigned to a single training group (range age, 22-75 years) that performed an 8-week intervention program (~60min, 2d·wk -1 ). Each session included a progressive training of cardiorespiratory, resistance, flexibility and postural education exercises. Measures pre-intervention and post-intervention included psychological and physiological measurements. Adherence to training was high (92.3±5.2%) and no major health problem were noted in the participants over the 8 weeks. Measures of fatigue have significantly decreased ( p <0.001; -27.7%) and perceived capability to regulate negative affect ( p < 0.001; +18.2%) and to express positive emotions ( p = 0.003; +11.8%) improved between the pre- and post-study measurements. Highly significant increases were observed in the trunk lateral flexibility test (L: p <0.001; -13.2%; R: p <0.001; -12.8%), stork balance stand test (L: p <0.001, +30.1%; R: p <0.001, +66.7%), and in the number of standing up and sitting down from a chair within 30 seconds ( p <0.001; +20.4%). Results suggest that a short-term combined exercise program may improve the physical fitness, functional capacity, capability to manage emotional life and reduce levels of perceived fatigue in cancer patients providing an important support to deal with the physiological and psychological side effects. Article visualizations:
Secondary Aerenchyma Formation and its Relation to Nitrogen Fixation in Root Nodules of Soybean Plants (Glycine max) Grown under Flooded Conditions

Abstract Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr. ) is considered to be susceptible to flooding, a major agronomic problem in the world, and nitrogenase activity rapidly declines due to oxygen deficiency in root nodules. We investigated nodule acclimation to flooding at the morphological level using a soybean cultivar possessing the ability to form secondary aerenchyma. After 1 week of treatment, lenticels were formed on the surface of the root nodules, and secondary aerenchyma were observed through the lenticels under both irrigated and flooded conditions. As the plant grew, the nodule epidermis came off, and well-developed secondary aerenchyma covered the nodule surface. The secondary aerenchyma originated from the secondary meristem (phellogen) girdling the sclerenchyma, and the degree of development was greater in flooded nodules than in irrigated ones. Although root nodulation and total nitrogenase activity (TNA) decreased under flooded conditions, there were no differences in shoot N concentration, specific nitrogenase activity (SNA) and relative ureide-N in the xylem bleeding sap between plants in the irrigated and flooded conditions. Under flooded conditions, however, when the entry of oxygen into the secondary aerenchyma formed in the hypocotyl was inhibited by vaseline treatment (pasting on the surface of the hypocotyl), the shoot N concentration, TNA, SNA, the ureide-N concentration and the relative ureide-N in the sap declined remarkably. These results suggested that secondary aerenchyma formation in soybean plants is a morphological acclimation response to flooding stress, and that one of the functions is to supply atmospheric oxygen to root nodules, which consequently enables nodule activity to be maintained.
Seed Banks in Desert Annuals: Implications for Persistence and Coexistence in Variable Environments

It is widely believed that desert annual plants maintain between-year seed banks, yet few field studies actually have measured the proportion of the viable seed bank that remains dormant through a season. Dormancy and germination fractions were quantified for a guild of winter annuals on a creosote flat in the Sonoran Desert for three years. Predictions from two types of theoretical models applicable to temporally variable envi- ronments were examined: (1) the evolution of life history traits promoting persistence in the face of temporal variation and (2) the role of temporal variation in mediating species coexistence. The density of ungerminated seeds was estimated by collecting soil samples after germination, but prior to new seed set. Seedlings were followed in nearby plots to estimate the density of germinated seedlings and their reproductive success. Long-term data collected from permanent plots over a 10-yr period were used to calculate temporal variation in reproductive success for each species. Species with higher temporal variation in reproductive success had lower germination fractions and smaller seeds, consistent with the theory that seed dormancy and large seed size are partially substitutable bet-hedging strategies. The data also suggested that this system possesses traits that are necessary for temporal variation to promote coexistence. First, between-year seed banks, necessary to buffer populations in unfavorable years, were documented for 17 species. Second, there was a strong tendency for year-to-year variation in germination fractions to vary among species. Finally, plants germinated more in years of higher reproductive success. We discuss
SSO and other putative inhibitors of FA transport across membranes by CD36 disrupt intracellular metabolism, but do not affect FA translocation

Membrane-bound proteins have been proposed to mediate the transport of long-chain FA (LCFA) transport through the plasma membrane (PM). These proposals are based largely on reports that PM transport of LCFAs can be blocked by a number of enzymes and purported inhibitors of LCFA transport. Here, using the ratiometric pH indicator (2′,7′-bis-(2-carboxyethyl)-5-(and-6-)-carboxyfluorescein and acrylodated intestinal FA-binding protein-based dual fluorescence assays, we investigated the effects of nine inhibitors of the putative FA transporter protein CD36 on the binding and transmembrane movement of LCFAs. We particularly focused on sulfosuccinimidyl oleate (SSO), reported to be a competitive inhibitor of CD36-mediated LCFA transport. Using these assays in adipocytes and inhibitor-treated protein-free lipid vesicles, we demonstrate that rapid LCFA transport across model and biological membranes remains unchanged in the presence of these purported inhibitors. We have previously shown in live cells that CD36 does not accelerate the transport of unesterified LCFAs across the PM. Our present experiments indicated disruption of LCFA metabolism inside the cell within minutes upon treatment with many of the “inhibitors” previously assumed to inhibit LCFA transport across the PM. Furthermore, using confocal microscopy and a specific anti-SSO antibody, we found that numerous intracellular and PM-bound proteins are SSO-modified in addition to CD36. Our results support the hypothesis that LCFAs diffuse rapidly across biological membranes and do not require an active protein transporter for their transmembrane movement.
Comparison of Chemoradiotherapy and Radical Radiotherapy in Patients With Cervical Cancer

e-Published: 1 April 2020 Introduction: The current study aimed at comparing the results of radical radiotherapy (RT) or chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in patients with cervical cancer and evaluating the prognostic factors. Methods: CRT is the standard of care for locally advanced cervical cancer with the five-year survival rate of 30%–80%. In 1978-2006, a total of 716 patients with cervical cancer stage IB2-IVB were retrospectively analyzed for RT and CRT. In intracavitary brachytherapy, the median dose was 24 Gy and follow-up was 78 months. CRT was treated with 45 Gy external radiotherapy with cisplatin 40 mg/m2 given once a week. Results: The five-year pelvic control rate was 56.2% in the radical RT arm and 75.8% in the combined arm (P=0.01); disease-free survival and overall survival rates were 47%-56.3% (P=0.09) and 44.9%-52.5% (P=0.03), respectively. Treatment failure was detected in 317(50.5%) of 627 patients in the RT arm and in 30 (33.7%) of 89 patients in the CRT arm (Chi-squared value=8.86, P<0.01). Treatment failure rate was high in the 1st two years. Distant metastases were detected in 116 patients in the RT and 17 patients in the CRT arms. Hematological side effect rates in the CRT arm -anemia, thrombopenia, and leukopeniawere 33.7%, 13.5%, and 28.1%, respectively. The prevalence of rectitis, cystitis, and skin and subcutaneous fibrosis in the RT arm was 9.4%, 4.8%, and 2.2%, and in the CRT arm was 12.4%, 11.2%, and 13.5%, respectively. Conclusions: CRT increased pelvic control and overall survival rate based on the findings; it can be the preferred treatment modality because of its high response rate and acceptable toxicity. Comparison of Chemoradiotherapy and Radical Radiotherapy in Patients With Cervical Cancer
PENGARUH KEPERCAYAAN, PERSEPSI KEGUNAAN, PERSEPSI KEMUDAHAN DAN PERSEPSI KENYAMANAN TERHADAP MINAT MENGGUNAKAN LAYANAN MOBILE BANKING BANK BTN

This study aims to identify and analyze the influence of belief, perception Usefulness, Ease and Leisure Interests Against Using Mobile Banking Services. The variables studied were Trust (X1), Perceived Usefulness (X2), Perceived Ease (X3) and Perception Leisure (X4), as the independent variable and Interests Using (Y) as the dependent variable. The study population was young consumers who are in Banjarmasin. The number of samples taken 100 respondents were taken using purposive sampling method. The analysis used is multiple linear regression. The results show that trust, perceived usefulness, ease and comfort and simultaneously have a significant effect on the interest in partial use mobile banking services Bank BTN. Keywords: Trust, Perception Usefulness, Ease, Comfort and Interests Using
Low power glove for hand functioning analysis in children with cerebral palsy

In this paper, a low-cost glove has been manufactured to monitor and analyse the hand motion for the children who suffer from the cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy (CP) is a combination of continual disorders affect the movement’s evolution due to a non-gradual disturbance in developing fetal or infant cerebrum. An Arduino Nano microcontroller with flex and force sensors are attached to soft cloth glove to form the analysis glove. The data of this study is collected from children who have cerebral palsy, non-cerebral palsy, and children who are treating by physiotherapy and then compared with each other. The results show that the analysis glove helps the physiotherapist to assess the hand functioning problem such as difficulty in hand grip and inability to fully bend the hand figures in general and thumb figure in particular. These remarks can help physiotherapists to define the required program to improve these functions and indications.
Use of fitted polynomials for the decentralised estimation of network variables in unbalanced radial LV feeders

The lack of comprehensive monitoring equipment in low voltage (LV) residential feeders, impedes a near-term deployment of centralised schemes for the integration of domestic-scale distributed generation (DG). In this context, this study introduces a technique that generates a set of fitted polynomials, derived from offline simulations and regression analysis, that characterise the magnitude of representative network variables (i.e. key for network operation) as a direct analytical expression of the controllable local conditions of any DG unit (i.e. active and reactive power injections). Crucially, the coefficients of these polynomials can be estimated, autonomously at the location of each DG unit, without the need for remote monitoring (i.e. using only locally available measurements). During online implementation, the method only consists of direct calculations (i.e. non-iterative), facilitating real-time operation. The accuracy of the polynomials to estimate the magnitude of the network variables is assessed under multiple scenarios on a representative radial LV feeder. Furthermore, the robustness of the method is demonstrated under the presence of new generation and electric vehicles.
Hybridization of Herring and Lesser Black-backed Gulls in Britain

This paper provides the first descriptions of undoubted hybrids of these gulls to be found in Britain. These cases are associated with colonies where there has been experimental ‘cross-fostering’ of eggs, and the rarity of hybrids in relation to the scale of these experiments suggests that such birds are at considerable selective disadvantage.
Variation Within the Nematode Genus Pratylenchus, With the Descriptions of P. Hexincisus, N. Sp. and P. Subpenetrans, N. Sp

Pratylenchus hexincisus, der mit Zuckermais in Verbindung gebracht wird und P. subpenetrans, der aus Weidegrasern wieder gewonnen wurde, werden als neue Arten beschrieben. Die durchschnittliche und normale Abweichung der Mittelwerte von L, V, a, b, und c wurde fur eine grosse Anzahl von Individuen von P. penetrans, P. subpenetrans, P. zeae und P. hexincisus berechnet. Fur jede Messung oder jedes Verhaltnis innerhalb einer einzelnen Population wurden mindestens zwei Drittel der Individuen zwischen dem Mittelwerte plus oder minus der normalen Abweichung miteinberechnet. Diese Tatsache und der morphologische Vergleich zeigten, dass jede Population, die studiert wurde, aus einer einzigen Art bestand. Darum muss die oben berichtete Abweichung in der Natur intraspezifisch sein. Man erhielt eine normale Verteilungskurve, wenn jede Messung oder jedes Verhaltnis graphisch dargestellt wurde. Die V- Werte schwankten am wenigsten von allen. Darum wurde dieser Charakter als ein fur diese Gattung zuverlassiger Diagnosenschlussel angesehen. Man konnte ein genaueres Bild erhalten, wenn zukunftige technische Beschreibungen neben der Reichweite auch die Mittelwerte und die normale Abweichung enthalten wurden. Diese Zahlen neigen dazu, die Wirkung der extremen Variationen auf eine Population zu reduzieren. Die Schwankung in der Lange war bis zu einem Viertel mehr oder weniger als der Mittelwert. Nach dieser Angabe ist es offensichtlich, dass grosse Abweichungen vom Mittelwerte in jeder normalen Population zu erwarten sind. Man illustrierte eine Variation der Schwanzspitzenform weiblicher Exemplare von P. zeae, P. penetrans, P. subpenetrans und P. hexincisus. Die typische, kegelformige Schwanzspitze von P. zeae kommt nur in etwa der Halfte der untersuchten Exemplare vor, wogegen die anderen Exemplare in dieser Hinsicht eine geringe Variabilitat aufweisen. Man fand in jeder Art solche, die gestreifte Schwanzspitzen hatten, ein charakteristisches Merkmal von P. pratensis. In allen untersuchten Exemplaren von P. zeae fand man eine dorsale postrectale Verlangerung des Darmes, die fruher im Genus Pratylenchus nicht nachgewiesen worden war. Das Vorhandensein dieser Erscheinung sollte in der technischen Beschreibung von P. zeae hinzugefugt werden, da auch Stucke aus der Nahe des typischen Fundortes die Darmmodifaktion zeigten.
Modeling Market Order Arrivals on the German Intraday Electricity Market With the Hawkes Process

We use point processes to analyze market order arrivals on the intraday market for hourly electricity deliveries in Germany in the second quarter of 2015. As we distinguish between buys and sells, we work in a multivariate setting. We model the arrivals with a Hawkes process whose baseline intensity comprises either only an exponentially increasing component or a constant in addition to the exponentially increasing component, and whose excitation decays exponentially. Our goodness-of-fit tests indicate that the models where the intensity of each market order type is excited at least by events of the same type are the most promising ones. Based on the Akaike information criterion, the model without a constant in the baseline intensity and only self-excitation is selected in almost 50% of the cases on both market sides. The typical jump size of intensities in case of the arrival of a market order of the same type is quite large, yet rather short lived. Diurnal patterns in the parameters of the baseline intensity and the branching ratio of self-excitation are observable. Contemporaneous relationships between different parameters such as the jump size and decay rate of self and cross-excitation are found.
Task Completion and its Effects on Linguistic Complexity/Accuracy in a 3D World

Task-based language teaching (TBLT) researchers argue that tasks’ outcomes and efficacy should not only consider learners’ performance (e.g., linguistic complexity, accuracy, and fluency) but also task completion (i.e., if learners attain a task’s ‘communicative objectives’), since the two processes operate symbiotically (Kuiken et al. 2010; Pallotti, 2009). This study provides insights into the relationship between the production of linguistic complexity and accuracy and the attainment of communicative objectives in a task entailing instant messaging. Third-year L2 learners of Spanish (N = 66) participated in two tasks, each containing a 3D world exploration segment and a subsequent synchronous computer-mediated communication (SCMC) segment. Quantitative and qualitative analyses assessed the relationship between learners' production of four variables representing linguistic complexity and accuracy in the SCMC segment and whether they completed the tasks. The analysis indicates that the extent to which learners attain a task’s communicative goals interacts with their production: learners who achieved the tasks' communicative objectives produced discourse containing numerous clauses per c-unit but with numerous errors. Conclusions address the importance of considering complexity/accuracy and task completion as interacting constructs, suggestions for future CALL research, and pedagogical implications.
Scirpus hattorianus (Cyperaceae), newly reported for Europe, naturalized in France

Abstract Verloove F. : Scirpus hattorianus (Cyperaceae), newly reported for Europe, naturalized in France. — Willdenowia 44: 51–55. 14 March 2014. — Version of record published online ahead of inclusion in April 2014 issue; ISSN 1868-6397; © 2014 BGBM Berlin-Dahlem. DOI: http://dx.doi. org/10.3372/wi.44. 44108 The identity of the North American xenophyte Scirpus atrovirens in France was critically reassessed. Nearly all known populations (notably those from the departments Aisne, Jura, Pas-de-Calais and Saône-et-Loire) turned out to be referable to a closely related species, S. hattorianus. Distinguishing features for three species from the S. atrovirens complex (i.e. S. atrovirens s.str., S. georgianus and S. hattorianus) are compared and discussed. An identification key and SEM photographs of their achenes are provided. The ecology and degree of invasiveness of S. hattorianus in France are also briefly discussed.
THE USE OF [14C]ADENINE FOR AUTORADIOGRAPHIC LABELING OF BLOOD MONOCYTES AND THEIR PRECURSOR CELLS IN THE BONE MARROW OF RATS

promonocytes or monoblasts in the circulating blood has not hitherto been reported by any worker who used [3H]TdR. This indicates that [14C]A is more effective for labeling monocytic cells than is [3H] TdR. By treatments with RNase or DNase or both, it was confirmed that the observed labeling of monocytic cells with [14C]A was chiefly due to the incorporation of labeled adenine into DNA. From the biochemical view point, it was suggested that monocytic cells have a limited capacity for de novo adenine synthesis and because of this
Habitat Choice and Niche Characteristics Under Poor Food Conditions. A Study on Migratory Nearctic Shorebirds in the Intertidal Flats of Brazil

The tidal flats of the Bragantinian Peninsula in the tropical part of Brazil harbour wintering and migratory nearctic shorebirds in very high densities, whereas the benthic food supply is very low. In 2001 and 2002 a study was conducted on the habitat choice and distribution of shorebirds to investigate the formation of niches and the spatial distribution under the constraint of a limited food supply. We showed that shorebird densities were not correlated with a range of abiotic variables or with prey density within sites, but that between sites birds tended to select sites with peak prey densities. Two foraging guilds were differentiated: Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus, Willet Tringa semipalmata and Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus preferred to forage in the water or on wet sand at the water's edge; while Red Knot Calidris canutus, Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola, Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres, Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla and Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus, were found predominantly on dry substrate. Although the birds showed species-specific preferences for characteristics defining microhabitats, niches were broadly overlapping. The results of our study suggest that, in case of a very low food supply, individuals might not be able to react to competition by niche segregation but might be forced to feed in a broad range of available niches.
Optimal Monetary and Fiscal Policies for a Non-Inflationary Exit from Stagnation in Iran: A DSGE Approach

Received date: 25 October 2019 Revised date: 21 January 2020 Accepted date: 27 February 2020 Available online: 30 March 2020 The purpose of this paper is to investigate the optimal monetary and fiscal policies with emphasis on a non-inflationary exit from economic stagnation in Iran. In the first stage, Iran’s economy has been modeled in the form of a New Keynesian Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium model (NK-DSGE). After modeling and extracting the system of equations, the structural parameters of the model have been estimated by using seasonal data from 1989 to 2016 and also the Bayesian approach. The results show that monetary and fiscal expansionary policies increase production though they are associated with inflation. In the second stage, the optimal monetary and fiscal rules have been extracted from a social loss function, and accordingly the conditions of a non-inflationary exit from stagnation have been investigated. The results of the simulation show that the optimal monetary policy cannot by itself lead to the exit of the economy from stagnation without inflation. However, if this policy is applied along with an optimal fiscal policy, a non-inflationary exit from economic stagnation can be achieved. JEL Classification: E31 E63 R13 O53
Metabolic strategies for winter survival by Svalbard reindeer

Lying and standing metabolic rates were determined for two tame Svalbard reindeer while the animals were in their winter lethargic state during January and February. Mean nonfasting metabolic rates for the 59-kg animals were 1.25 W∙kg−1 for lying and 1.64 W∙kg−1 for standing at rest. So the metabolic rate for standing at rest was about 1.3 times the lying resting metabolic rate (RMR). For Svalbard reindeer the lying RMR was 66–78% of the values for other reindeer/caribou, and was 78–89% of the predicted value. The standing RMR was 44–88% of the values from other reindeer/caribou. Total body thermal conductance was 1.95 ± 0.17 W∙°C−1 for lying and 3.08 ± 0.77 W∙°C−1 for standing at rest. The daily energy expenditure during winter was estimated to be about 9654 kJ∙day−1 or 112 W, and was 1.5 times Kleiber's predicted basal metabolic rate. By remaining lying 45% of the time rather than 35% Svalbard reindeer may conserve the equivalent of about 15 days' energy requirement over the winter. With locomotion at 2.