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PESQUISA DE BALANTIDIUM COLI EM ÁGUA DE LABORATÓRIO DE ANÁLISES CLÍNICAS ATRAVÉS DO MÉTODO DE HOFFMAN

Introducao: A agua e um dos meios de transmissao para o cisto de Banlantidium coli uma vez que este parasito possui seu ciclo biologico simples, contudo, e normalmente negligenciado. Objetivo: Investigar a presenca do protozoario Balantidium coli em agua utilizada para a realizacao do parasitologico de fezes pelo metodo laboratorial Hoffman, Pons e Janer. Metodos: Foram coletados 23 amostras de fezes aleatorias, onde foi realizado o metodo de Hoffman, Pons e Janer. As amostras foram diluidas com agua da torneira do laboratorio e agua do laboratorio fervida. A sedimentacao ficou 72 horas, sendo analisadas apos 24 horas e 72 horas. Foram confeccionados duas lâminas para cada amostra fecal. Resultados: A agua da torneira apresentou contaminacao para Balantidium coli, ja a agua fervida nao apresentou contaminacao em nenhuma amostra analisada, com 24 horas de sedimentacao 70% das amostras se mostraram indefinidas, e 30% apresentou B coli para a agua da torneira nao fervida. Com 72 horas facilitou a identificacao para B. coli. Conclusao: Concluimos que a agua da torneira nao fervida estava contaminada com B. coli e o tempo de sedimentacao influenciou nas analises. Portanto, faz-se necessario a avaliacao da qualidade da agua antes da realizacao do parasitologico de fezes, afim de que se possa prevenir contaminacoes acidentais e laudar falsos positivos.
Assessment of mesenchymental stem cell micropellet as a relevant biomechanical in vitro model devoted to the study of cartilage growth

HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access archive for the deposit and dissemination of scientific research documents, whether they are published or not. The documents may come from teaching and research institutions in France or abroad, or from public or private research centers. L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires publics ou privés. Assessment of mesenchymental stem cell micropellet as a relevant biomechanical in vitro model devoted to the study of cartilage growth Gilles Dusfour, Maumus Marie, Patrick Cañadas, Dominique Ambard, Christian Jorgensen, Danièle Noël, S. Lefloch
The Future of Beh“AI”viour Change

Health behaviour change represents what is potentially the most e ↵ ective, sustainable, and feasible means of pre-venting some of the most serious causes of death globally – including ischaemic heart disease, stroke, and chronic ob-structive pulmonary disease [1]. Broadly speaking, health behaviour change involves the modiﬁcation of a person’s lifestyle behaviour(s) in order to mitigate or prevent a more serious health complication. Common health behaviour changes include: quitting smoking, improving diet, or in- creasing physical activity. Given the important health beneﬁts of these particular behavioural changes, extensive research has examined ef-fective behaviour change strategies. Foundational work by Michie and Abraham [2] summarize 26 broad and distinct behaviour change techniques, ranging from providing gen- eral information to prompting self-monitoring. The scope of these strategies, as well as their permutations, highlight the vast toolbox of recognized behavioural techniques that can be applied to a speciﬁc health behaviour.
Relação entre as variáveis comportamentais e o desempenho acadêmico: Um estudo com acadêmicos de administração e ciências contábeis

Este estudo tem como objetivo identificar a relacao entre as variaveis comportamentais e o desempenho academico nos cursos de Ciencias Contabeis e Administracao de uma IES publica. A pesquisa e classificada como quantitativa e descritiva. Os dados foram coletados de forma primaria por meio de um questionario aplicado a 74 academicos do curso de Ciencias Contabeis e a 57 academicos do curso de Administracao, com base em cinco constructos psicologicos: autoestima, autoeficacia, autocontrole, otimismo e locus de controle. Os principais resultados sugerem que: (i) as mulheres possuem melhor desempenho em relacao aos homens; (ii) a variavel comportamental “autocontrole” apresentou relacao com o rendimento academico; (iii) a idade do discente nao influencia no rendimento academico; (iv) a variavel comportamental autoestima nao apresentou relacao com o desempenho do academico; e, (v) o estado civil do academico tambem nao apresentou relacao com o seu rendimento. De forma geral, percebeu-se que a maior parte das variaveis comportamentais pesquisadas nao apresentam relacao significativa com o desempenho dos academicos envoltos na analise, com excecao da variavel autocontrole, que se mostra uma aliada dos estudantes ao considerar que pensar nas consequencias das acoes antes de tomar uma decisao e conseguir fazer a melhor escolha frente as situacoes influem na possibilidade de se obter um melhor rendimento academico. Conclui-se que esses resultados trazem implicacoes praticas: aos estudantes, uma vez que podem utiliza-los para uma autorreflexao; aos familiares, fomentando o apoio ao discente na minimizacao dos fatores comportamentais que impactam no desempenho academico; aos orgaos governamentais, na possibilidade de desenvolver politicas publicas e educacionais para mitigar os fatores que impactam no desempenho academico e aos coordenadores de cursos, possibilitando o desenvolvimento de acoes de gestao de apoio ao discente. A pesquisa tambem traz contribuicoes teoricas, buscando compreender o problema a partir de uma amostra diferente em relacao as pesquisas anteriores, alem de contribuir no preenchimento de lacunas da literatura sobre o tema e trazer novas evidencias que refutem ou confirmem as hipoteses de pesquisas anteriores. Palavras-chave: Desempenho Academico. Variaveis Comportamentais. Ciencias Contabeis. Administracao. https://doi.org/10.21714/2446-9114RMC2019v20net01
The impact of equity in FDI firms on accountants' loyalty: Application of equity theory and creative application in economics sociological knowledge

Article history: Received September 2 2019 Received in revised format September 2 2019 Accepted October 15 2019 Available online October 15 2019 This research was conducted to investigate the impact of equity in foreign direct investment (FDI) firms on accountants' loyalty in Thanglong industrial park, Hanoi, Vietnam based on Equity theory. Data were collected through a survey with 150 accountants from Thanglong industrial park. With this data, we have used Cronbach's Alpha, Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and correlation analysis to determine the effects of the independent variables on the dependent variable, i.e. the loyalty of accountants. The results show that the equity in FDI firms had positive relationships with the loyalty of accountants in Thanglong industrial park. Based on this finding, this paper gives several recommendations for improvement the loyalty of accountants in Thanglong industrial park. by the authors; licensee Growing Science, Canada 20 © 20
Association of Visceral Adiposity Index Score with the Severity of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease

Background : Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) is the leading cause of death throughout the world and obesity especially visceral adiposity (central obesity has significant influence for its development & progression. Visceral adiposity index (VAI) is a novel sex specific index which had significant correlation with visceral adiposity. Objectives : To evaluate the impact of cut-off points of VAI defining visceral adipose dysfunction (VAD) on the angiographic severity of coronary artery disease in patients of IHD. Methods : A total of 100 patients with IHD were divided into Case (of which 50 patients of IHD with VAD positive) and Control group (of which 50 patients of IHD with VAD negative). Then clinical, biochemical, echocardiographic and coronary artery angiographic indexes (determined by Gensini score) were acquired in relation to VAI. Results : VAD positive group had more significant form of coronary artery disease in term of Gensini score than VAD negative group.The mean level of Visceral Adiposity Index (VAI) was observed 3.1±0.9 and 2.1±0.6 in significant CAD (Gensini score ? 36) and insignificant CAD (Gensini score<36) respectively. The difference of mean VAI between the significant and insignificant CAD groups were statistically significant (p=<0.001). First group (VAD positive) also had more CAD risk factors like hypertension, diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia which were significantly higher than second group (VAD negative) (p=0.02, 0.002, 0.01). Univariate and multivariate analysis revealed that out of the 8 variables hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, waist circumference and visceral adiposity index were found to be the independently significant predictors of severe CAD patients with ORs being 1.61 vs. 1.52, 1.97 vs. 1.36, 2.19 vs. 1.97, 1.94 vs. 1.61 and 3.89 vs. 3.49 respectively. Thus the VAI was found to be more strong predictor of the severity of CAD. Conclusion : VAI is a simple indicator of visceral adipose mass & was markedly associated with the severity of coronary artery disease in IHD patients. Bangladesh Heart Journal 2017; 32(1) : 36-39
ANTIDEPRESSANT STUDY ON METHANOL LEAF EXTRACT OF ZIZIPHUS MAURITIANA LAM IN SWISS ALBINO MICE

A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BEELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY, FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCE, COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA
Circulating cells as biomarkers in cardiovascular disease : the difference between men and women

During this research project we studied circulating cells in the blood of people with cardiovascular disease, we investigated if these cells could be used as biomarkers for future cardiovascular incidents. We specifically looked at circulating immune cells such as monocytes, T cells and neutrophils. It was shown that both specific subsets of monocytes as well as neutrophils could be used to predict cardiovascular events in patients with cardiovascular disease. Surprisingly it was shown that different cell subsets were predictive for cardiovascular events in men and women. Investigating the difference between men and women further we show that the acute immune response in during cardiovascular disease is different between men and women. While the response in males was skewed towards a monocyte response, in women the acute response was skewed towards a T cell response. The research presented in this thesis shows that our knowledge of the gender specific immune response in cardiovascular disease is limited and further research is necessary.
A Robust Approach to Stabilization of 2-DOF Underactuated Mechanical Systems

SUMMARY This paper studies the stabilization problem for a class of underactuated systems in the presence of unknown disturbances. Due to less number of control inputs with respect to the degrees of freedom of the system, closed-loop asymptotic stability is a challenging issue in this field. In this paper, anti-swing controllers are designed for nominal and disturbed systems. In the case of the nominal system, the proposed two-loop controller is a combination of collocated partial feedback linearization and hierarchical sliding mode control (HSMC) theories. Then, due to the importance of robustness in control of physical systems, the proposed controller is developed for underactuated mechanical systems in the presence of additive disturbances. One of the main advantages of the proposed design method is that it does not need any switching algorithm. Finally, to illustrate the performance of the proposed controllers, they are applied to two underactuated mechanical systems: a pendubot and a Furuta pendulum. In addition, the practicality of the proposed approach is also verified experimentally using a quadrotor stand.
The Alzheimer's Spectrum: Diagnostic Challenges and Nosology in a Clinically Heterogeneous Disease

Hypothesis: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is not a unitary condition but a phenotype spectrum. Rationale: Mounting evidence suggests AD is more complex than previously thought. A new AD conceptualization accounting for this biologic and clinical complexity is needed. Aim: To review existing evidence for, provide a specific example of, and investigate the nosological impact of AD heterogeneity. Methods: Three studies were done using (1) literature review, (2) imaging analysis case series, and (3) systematic chart review. Results: AD is heterogeneous and sub-syndromes exist. Extreme heterogeneity results in syndrome mimicry with blending of imaging markers. Wide variation in diagnostic classification occurs even with standardized application of consensus criteria. Conclusions: AD is not a single disease but a spectrum of sub-syndromes (core phenotype and atypical sub-syndromes). The AD conceptual framework must evolve to acknowledge, define, and anticipate this complexity, harnessing it to improve diagnostic precision and facilitate treatment discovery.
Whistleblowing in India: evidence from accounting students and professionals

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine whistleblowing behavior in the accounting community (students and professionals) in an emerging economy – India. Design/methodology/approach - Using a case-based approach, data were collected from 263 accounting students and 268 accounting professionals in India. Findings - Using multivariate and univariate analyses of variance and logistic regressions, the authors provided evidence on how accounting students and professionals behave in a whistleblowing environment. Specifically, the authors found mixed results when comparing the behavior of accounting students and professionals in a whistleblowing scenario. All subjects reflected a more collectivist attitude, although professionals were more concerned about “fixing” the identified internal control problem (a “shared” problem). Both groups expressed a firm desire to collect more evidence against the likely fraudster. Practical implications - In this era of global offshoring of services including accounting, the current study makes significant contributions to the accounting ethics literature and the accounting profession by analyzing whistleblowing behavior from an Indian perspective – a highly underrepresented area in the accounting ethics literature. The study aims to guide companies and investors in the US and elsewhere that do business in India. Originality/value - While the accounting literature has plenty of research on whistleblowing in the Western world, there is a dearth of literature on whistleblowing in India. This paper is among the first to document whistleblowing behavior in India, a country that prides itself on its vast availability of English-speaking and technically sound accounting professionals.
Determination of the Root Canal Length of Teeth of Bantu Patients Attending the Teaching Hospital of Kinshasa University

Background: There is paucity of literature on the determination of the root canal length of Bantu subjects in dental professional practicing in Africa and Democratic Republic of Congo in particular. Aims: The aim of the present study was to determine the root canal length of teeth of Bantu patients extracts attending the Teaching Hospital of Kinshasa University. Methods and Material: Prospective cross-sectional study was carried out in the service of Conservative Dentistry. The patients suffering with pulpitis of permanent teeth which were selected for root canal treatment during the period of January 2014 to December 2016 were included. All patients whose main root canals were inaccessible, teeth carrying prosthesis, teeth with large coronal decay, teeth having periapical periodontitis, supernumerary teeth, wisdom and primary teeth were excluded. Results: The upper canines presented some significant longer canals compared to the lower canine (23.4 ± 2.3 mm and 21.6 ± 1.8 mm). Palatal canals of the first and second molar were respectively longer as compared to the superior teeth canals (21.5 ± 1 mm, 21.3 ± 2 mm). The distal canals of the first and second molar were the longest in the mandibular arch respectively measuring 20.7 ± 2.0 mm and 21.5 ± 1.7 mm. Conclusion: Data obtained from Bantu patients show slightly shorter roots compared to some European populations, but longer than some Asian populations.
Performance comparison of 3DES, AES, Blowfish and RSA for Dataset Classification and Encryption in Cloud Data Storage

Cloud data storage are logical pools containing physical storages on multiple servers in different locations. All over the world, organizations and individuals are leveraging the storage of their confidential data to cloud data storages to reduce cost and enjoy the numerous benefits the cloud has to offer. Nonetheless, there are several security risks associated with outsourcing data to cloud data storages and the most concerning among these risks is the breach of data confidentiality. Data confidentiality is crucial in cloud data storages as the impact risk of a data breach can be catastrophic. Encryption is the best way to ensure data confidentiality and that, data is protected from unauthorized disclosure. The two most important features of encryption algorithms are the guarantee of security without any vulnerabilities (strength of encryption) and the efficiency (performance) of the algorithm. This paper presents a survey of popular encryption algorithms (Triple DES, AES, Blowfish and RSA) and their performance comparison report by simulating the selected encryption algorithms with a classification framework.
A Differentially Fed Hybrid Dipole, Slot, and Patch Antenna With Unidirectional Radiation Patterns

A differentially fed hybrid dipole, slot, and patch antenna with unidirectional radiation patterns is designed in this article. The antenna consists of a metal strip, a patch loaded with a slot, and a simple wideband 180° out-of-phase power splitter (OPS). The OPS can generate two signals with the same amplitude but accurate phase difference of 180° to achieve one-port differential feeding. The hybrid modes of different types of antennas, i.e., dipole, patch, and slot, are excited to obtain five bands. Additionally, the TM01, TM21, and TM03 modes of the patch antenna are excited. By loading the slot and the metal strip, the radiation pattern of TM21 mode is converted from conical to broadside, and the ground walls further concentrate the radiation pattern. The ground walls also enhance the antenna gain, with the increments of 1 dB at 3.5 GHz, 3.4 dB at 4.65 GHz, 4.1 dB at 5.5 GHz, and 1.4 dB at 6.3 GHz. Finally, the antenna is fabricated and measured. The measured results show that the antenna covers five impedance bandwidths (IMBWs) of 1.85–1.91 GHz (3.2%), 3.13–3.66 GHz (15.6%), 4.62–4.98 GHz (7.5%), 5.10–5.82 GHz (13.2%), and 6.10–6.57 GHz (7.4%) for $\vert \,\,{S} _{11}\vert < - 10$ dB. The radiation patterns at each band are toward the broadside, with peak gains of 5.1 dBi at 1.85 GHz, 8.8 dBi at 3.45 GHz, 8.8 dBi at 4.7 GHz, 12.2 dBi at 5.5 GHz, and 9.7 dBi at 6.3 GHz.
ANALYSIS OF MICRORNA EXPRESSION IN BRUSH CYTOLOGY SPECIMENS IMPROVES THE DIAGNOSIS OF PANCREATOBILIARY CANCER

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Malignant pancreatobiliary strictures are in many cases clinically indistinguishable and present a major problem to endoscopy specialists. Intraductal sampling procedures such as brush cytology are commonly used for diagnosis with a sensitivity that is low for a diagnostic test used in daily clinical practice. MicroRNA (miR) alterations detected in many cancers are disease-specific, which can be utilized in clinical applications. The aim of the present study was to analyze whether determination of miR expression levels in intraductal brush cytology specimens is a feasible approach to improve the diagnosis of pancreatobiliary cancer. METHODS Brush cytology specimens have been collected during endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP) and analyzed by routine cytology and ancillary miR assays. Total RNA was extracted using the miRNeasy Mini Kit and the expression of miRs frequently dysregulated in pancreatobiliary cancer (miR-16, miR-21, miR-196a, miR-221) were analyzed by quantitative real-time PCR using RNU6B as internal control. RESULTS Routine cytology resulted in no false positive diagnoses, however, the combined sensitivity remained at 53.8%. Expression (ΔCt values) of miR-16 (p = 0.0039), miR-196a (p = 0.0003) and miR-221 (p = 0.0049) showed a clear statistical significance between malignant and benign pancreatobiliary specimens (n = 35). Malignancy could be detected combining routine cytology and the miR-196a single marker expression levels with a sensitivity of 84.6% (92.9% in biliary strictures) with no false positives. CONCLUSIONS The results offer the first direct demonstration that microRNAs are readily detectable in brush cytology specimens obtained during ERCP, and have the potential to help the cytological diagnosis of pancreatobiliary malignancy.
Students Reception of Ethnic Diversity Topics from White and Non-White Faculty

The purpose of the study is to investigate the phenomenon of the student population being more ethnically diverse than the teacher population as well as examining student perceptions of ethnic diversity topics based on their perceptions of faculty ethnicity. A quantitative using a survey method . was designed to investigate students' reception of ethnic diversity topics from White and Non-white faculty. From three different institutions in Central Illinois, 141 undergraduate education students, which included students who are majoring in early childhood, elementary, or secondary education as well as students who are receiving teaching certificates with their majors, participated in this study. Results indicated that students received ethnic diversity topics more positively from Non-white faculty compared to White faculty. The results to research questions one and two were similar to the results of the overarching research question as all three areas of reception were received more positively from Non-white faculty compared to White faculty. The participants from all three institutions received ethnic diversity topics more positively with Non-white faculty compared to White faculty. Even though ethnic diversity topics were more positively received from Non-white faculty, participants felt that both White and Non-white faculty should discuss ethnic diversity topics in their courses.