bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Projekt medytacji chrześcijańskiej według J. Maina w Polsce. Próba oceny dogmatyczno-pastoralnej.
Authors: Sawa Przemysław
Published: October 2015

Powstawanie grup medytacyjnych działających na podstawie nauki J. Maina staje się okazją do głębszej analizy tej propozycji oraz jej oceny w świetle nauki chrześcijańskiej, jak również badań religioznawczych i psychologicznych. Punktem wyjściowym dyskusji na ten temat stała się w 2013 roku publikacja E. Christie Medytacja chrześcijańska w szkołach. Przewodnik dla nauczycieli i rodziców, rozpowszechniana przez polskie środowisko Światowej Wspólnoty Medytacji Chrześcijańskiej (WCCM).Idea medytacji stanowi niewątpliwie w rzeczywistości współczesnego świata, zwłaszcza w społeczeństwach zlaicyzowanych, konsumpcyjnych czy jedynie tradycyjnie religijnych (ukierunkowanych na rytualizm), ważny impuls w kwestii kontemplacji. Nie można jednak przejść obojętnie wobec wyraźnych lub pośrednich zapożyczeń z praktyk buddyjskich czy jogicznych, które są obecne w nauczaniu WCCM. Duchowość chrześcijańska i praktyki dalekowschodnie mają bowiem zupełnie inny punkt wyjścia i punkt dojścia. Dla ochrzczonych jakakolwiek modlitwa, w tym również medytacja, jest darem Boga, sposobem budowania osobistej relacji z Trójjedynym, a cel stanowi jedność z Nim, przy zachowaniu autonomii i tożsamości dwóch relacyjnych podmiotów – Boga i człowieka. Tymczasem w praktykach buddyjskich czy jogicznych istotna jest aktywność człowieka (dojście do bezruchu, zapanowanie nad myślami, działaniem ciała), a cel określony jest jako doświadczenie pokoju, harmonii, jedności ze sobą, całym światem, siłą wszechświata.W związku z tym trudno czegoś uczyć się w wymiarze duchowym od tych tradycji filozoficzno-religijnych, a w czasach zamętu i wyraźnej promocji New Age oraz związanych z tym praktyk i treści z Dalekiego Wschodu postawa chrześcijan winna być zdecydowanie jednoznaczna.Dlatego rodzą się następujące postulaty wobec środowiska WCCM: wyraźne powiązanie medytacji z życiem sakramentalno-eklezjalnym; zaniechanie praktyk wspólnych medytacji z buddystami; oczyszczenie nauczania z treści sugerujących synkretyzm; zaniechanie czerpania z duchowości niechrześcijańskiej; głębsze osadzenie nauczania w doktrynie i życiu Kościoła.
Godność osoby cierpiącej jako podstawowa kategoria aksjologiczna w relacji lekarz - pacjent.
Authors: Mizak Jacek
Published: October 2015

Choroba dla większości ludzi stanowi bardzo trudne doświadczenie egzystencjalne. Choć dotyka ona w pierwszej mierze ludzkiego ciała, to jednak cierpi tak naprawdę wtedy cały człowiek, w swej jedności duszy i ciała. Postęp medycyny sprawia, że lekarze są dziś w stanie walczyć skutecznie z wieloma schorzeniami i nieść ulgę w cierpieniu. Niestety bardzo często w swych medycznych działaniach, skupiając się na „chorobowym przypadku” gubią gdzieś człowieka jako całość, pomijają jego godność osobową, traktują go przedmiotowo. Tymczasem właśnie ta osobowa godność pacjenta winna być podstawową kategorią aksjologiczną w zawodzie medyka. Gdy bowiem pracownikowi służby zdrowia będzie towarzyszyć integralna wizja osoby ludzkiej, świadomość wartości cierpienia oraz wzniosłości powołania medycznego wówczas jego relacja z pacjentem będzie opierać się na partnerstwie i zaufaniu, a to przyczyni się także do skuteczności zabiegów terapeutycznych.
Tu es Petrus. Das Pontifikat Benedikts XVI. (2005-2013).
Authors: Kluting Harm
Published: October 2015

Artykuł profesora historii Kościoła, który w wieku 62 lat został w 2011 roku przez kard. Jo- achima Meissnera z Kolonii wyświęcony na kapłana, stanowi podsumowanie doktrynalne i pasto- ralne całego pontyfikatu Benedykta XVI. Autor na początku opisuje swoje pierwsze spotkanie z kard. Josephem Ratzingerem i późniejszą korespondencję z Benedyktem XVI. Następnie z bó- lem ukazuje niezbyt życzliwą atmosferę w Niemczech po wyborze Ratzingera na papieża i w cza- sie jego pontyfikatu, co po 500 latach od wyboru na papieża Niemca powinno być szczególnym powodem do dumy.Analizę nauczania papieskiego zaczyna od krótkiego omówienia trylogii  Jezusa z  Nazaretu, a w dalszej kolejności encyklik Benedykta XVI Deus Caritas est i Spe salvi oraz Caritas in verita- te. Wspomina o 24 podróżach apostolskich Benedykta XVI, które odbył w czasie ośmiu lat  swegopontyfikatu. Przedstawia założenia Roku Pawłowego, Kapłańskiego i Roku Wiary, połączonego ściśle z ideą nowej ewangelizacji, które zostały ogłoszone przez papieża. Do dorobku Benedykta należą też 44 kanonizacje i 105 beatyfikacji. Podkreśla szczególne zasługi papieża w dziedzinie dialogu międzyreligijnego i ekumenicznego. Ukazuje wkład refleksji papieskiej dla pogłębienia problematyki wolności religijnej. Wspomina też o cieniach tego pontyfikatu, do których zalicza przede wszystkim sprawę pedofilii w Kościele oraz aferę Vatileaks.
Endocrine and other physiologic modulators of perinatal cardiomyocyte endowment
Authors: Jonker S S , Louey S
Published: October 2015

Immature contractile cardiomyocytes proliferate to rapidly increase cell number, establishing cardiomyocyte endowment in the perinatal period. Developmental changes in cellular maturation, size and attrition further contribute to cardiac anatomy. These physiological processes occur concomitant with a changing hormonal environment as the fetus prepares itself for the transition to extrauterine life. There are complex interactions between endocrine, hemodynamic and nutritional regulators of cardiac development. Birth has been long assumed to be the trigger for major differences between the fetal and postnatal cardiomyocyte growth patterns, but investigations in normally growing sheep and rodents suggest this may not be entirely true; in sheep, these differences are initiated before birth, while in rodents they occur after birth. The aim of this review is to draw together our understanding of the temporal regulation of these signals and cardiomyocyte responses relative to birth. Further, we consider how these dynamics are altered in stressed and suboptimal intrauterine environments.
Early Substance Use and Subsequent DUI in Adolescents
Authors: Ewing Brett A. , Tucker Joan S. , Miles Jeremy N.V. , Shih Regina A. , Kulesza Magdalena , Pedersen Eric R. , D’Amico Elizabeth J.
Published: October 2015

OBJECTIVE:

Little is known about risk factors in early adolescence that lead to driving under the influence (DUI) and riding with a drinking driver (RWDD). In a diverse group of adolescents, we longitudinally explored the influence of alcohol and marijuana (AM) use, AM beliefs, and peer and family factors (including familism) on DUI/RWDD in high school.

METHODS:

We conducted 3 surveys 2 years apart of 1189 students recruited from 16 middle schools in Southern California. We used multivariable models to evaluate the effects of AM use, AM beliefs, and peer and family factors at ages 12 and 14 on DUI/RWDD at age 16.

RESULTS:

At age 12, adolescents with more positive beliefs about marijuana (odds ratio [OR] = 1.63, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.20–2.20) and more ability to resist marijuana offers (OR = 1.89, 95% CI: 1.22–2.92) had significantly higher risk of DUI/RWDD 4 years later. At age 14, youth with more past month alcohol use (OR = 2.10, 95% CI: 1.07–4.11), positive beliefs about marijuana (OR = 1.67, 95% CI: 1.31–2.13), exposure to peer AM use (alcohol: OR = 1.01, 95% CI: 1.00–1.02; marijuana: OR = 2.41, 95% CI: 1.28–4.53), and family marijuana use (OR = 1.54, 95% CI: 1.12–2.11) had higher risk of DUI/RWDD at age 16.

CONCLUSIONS:

Findings indicate a need to target adolescents as young as sixth grade at multiple levels to help prevent DUI/RWDD in high school. Given recent changes in legislation in several states, research should begin to focus on the distinction between DUI/RWDD of AM.
Birds of the Man and Biosphere Reserve of Luki, Bas-Congo province, Democratic Republic of Congo
Authors: Liyandja Tobit L.D. , Andersen Michael J. , Oliveros Carl H. , Kalemba Lem’s N. , Bakambana Trésor L. , Marks Ben D. , Kahindo Charles , Malekani Jean M.
Published: October 2015

The Democratic Republic of Congo holds the most diverse assemblage of birds in Africa. However, ornithological surveys in its network of reserves are rare. In this paper we pre-sent the first detailed list of birds from the Man and Biosphere Reserve of Luki in the country’s southwestern tip based on collected specimens, photographs, audio recordings, and direct observations from two surveys conducted in 2012–2013. We document a total of 136 species, including the threatened Psittacus erithacus. Range extensions of four species and breeding records for 19 species are also reported. Further surveys in the reserve, which covers the largest remaining forest patch along the Lower Congo River, are highly recommended.
Shore fishes of the Marquesas Islands, an updated checklist with new records and new percentage of endemic species
Authors: Delrieu-Trottin Erwan , Williams J. T. , Bacchet Philippe , Kulbicki Michel , Mourier Johann , Galzin René , Lison de Loma Thierry , Mou-Tham Gérard , Siu Gilles , Planes Serge
Published: October 2015

Expedition Pakaihi I Te Moana was conducted in 2011 to the Marquesas Islands, lying between 07°50ʹ S and 10°35ʹ S latitude and 138°25ʹ W and 140°50ʹ W longitude. The expedition combined extensive col-lections and visual censuses of the shore fish fauna. A total of 74 species are added as new records for the Marquesas Islands; the coastal fish fauna of the Marquesas Islands is increased from 415 to 495 species and the number of endemic species is increased from 48 to 68 species. This increases the per-centage of species-level endemism for the Marquesas Islands to 13.7%, ranking as the third highest region of endemism for coral reef fishes in the Indo-Pacific. Only two other peripheral regions, the Hawai’ian Islands and Easter Island, have higher values.
Amphibians and reptiles of the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, México, with new records
Authors: Colston Timothy J. , Barão-Nóbrega José António L. , Manders Ryan , Lett Alice , Wilmott Jamie , Cameron Gavin , Hunter Sidony , Radage Adam , Littlefair Etienne , Williams Robert J. , Lopez Cen Antonio , Slater Kathy
Published: October 2015

We provide a list of amphibians and reptiles of the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in the southern half of the Mexican Yucatan, in the state of Campeche. The study area was sampled through opportunistic, transect and pitfall trap surveys conducted for three successive years. These surveys resulted in a total of 2,359 amphibian and reptile encounters, belonging to 20 amphibian and 69 reptile species from 24 total families. We present herein the records for one snake, one chelonian and two salamander species not previously recorded in the area.
STAR MOVES
Authors: Gorham Rachael , Nakache Arielle
Published: October 2015

This essay addresses itself to video choreography, the work of various choreographers on music videos for teenage orientated pop music acts in the contemporary Australian market.
SMASHING THE SILENCE
Authors: Streit-Warburton Jilli
Published: October 2015

A review of With Open Eyes - The First National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Contemporary Women's Music Festival
MORAL PANICS, NATIONAL PRIDE AND SPLIT IMAGES
Authors: Mitchell Tony , Shuker Roy
Published: October 2015

This article analyses the various components of the national music press culture of New Zealand since the 1960s, considering the role of various print media organs in promoting and constructing a New Zealand rock identity.
MUSIC(OLOGY) NEEDS A CONTEXT
Authors: Chan Sebastian
Published: October 2015

Chan provides a critique of elements of the analysis offered by Cole and Hannan in their discussion of Goa/Trance music (1997).
EAST·WEST SYNTHESIS OR CULTURAL HEGEMONY?
Authors: Baes Jonas , Baes Amapola
Published: October 2015

Recently, local attempts to 'self-exoticise' and create globally-influenced, locally-inflected musical hybrids have been analysed (Mitsui, 1998; Tan, 1998). Jonas and Amapola Baes' study in this issue extends these analyses by examining the development, and industrial and aesthetic implications, of this approach in the Philippines.
MOLECULAR AND GENETIC ASPECTS OF HEART FAILURE IN DIABETIC PATIENTS
Authors: Shlyakhto Е. V.
Published: October 2015

This article deals with peculiarities of development and clinical course of heart failure (HF) in diabetic patients, influence of diabetic cardiopathy on HF formation., role of genetic predictors of diabetes mellitus (DM) and HF formation, also the importance of treatment response predictors, the significance of a more «personalized» exposure in order to optimize treatment. The role of stationary and dynamic genomics was analyzed,especially molecular visualization that allows the earliest possible intervention. The article also includes examples of molecular visualization use in diagnosis of myocardial dysfunction, disease monitoring, and treatment efficacy assessment. Authors give an analysis of targeted treatment methods on the example of targeted delivery of medications to the target-organ (myocard). Discuss means of anti-ischemic myocardial protection, perspectives of metformin use in order to enhance efficacy of myocardial ischemic pre- and postconditioning mechanisms. Presented perspectives of study of molecular and genetic mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of HF in diabetic patients, in particular, study of key biological features of stem cells, cell interactions, stem cell plasticity (in vitro direction of differentiation) and their paracrine function evaluation. Given information about identification of genes with partly altered expression due to chronic exposure of mesenchymal stem cells to the high concentration of glucose, and upon decreased ability of mesenchymal stem cells of proangiogenic factors with simultaneous increase of inflammatory markers production (IL8). In whole this article reviews modern state of HF in diabetic patients development mechanisms study with the use of molecular and genetic technologies, and of perspectives of development of this area.
IMMUNOGENETICS OF TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS — FROM FUNDAMENTAL IDEAS TO MEDICAL PRACTICE
Authors: Alekseev L. P. , Dedov I. I. , Khaitov R. M. , Boldyreva M. N. , Trofimov D. Yu. , Peterkova V. A. , Kuraeva T. L. , Abramov D. D.
Published: October 2015

The review of studies of Russian researchers on theoretical and practical aspects of genetic predisposition to type 1 diabetes associated with immunity: HLA and not HLA genes. Most important for practical public health outcomes are evidence that HLA-genetic predisposition to type 1 diabetes is associated with the DRB1-genotype, consisting entirely of variants DRB1-genes associated with the development of T1D. It was also established that CTLA4 gene has an independent predictive value for T1D.
TWO PATTERNS ОF CT-BRAIN PERFUSION AND DC-POTENTIALS ОF THE BRAIN EVOKED COGNITIVE TASK IN DISCIRCULATORY ENCEPHALOPATHY PATIENTS
Authors: Fokin V. F. , Ponomareva N. V. , Krotenkova M. V. , Konovalov R. N. , Tanashyan M. M. , Lagoda O. V.
Published: October 2015

In patients with discirculatory encephalopathy the influence of verbal fluency test on the characteristics of cerebral perfusion, DC-potentials of the brain, as well as on blood pressure and heart rate was investigated. Two patterns of responses to the verbal fluency test were observed. The first one is the process of generalized activation, manifested by the reduction of the TTP (time to peak) parameters of brain perfusion, the rise of the DC-potentials in all areas of brain and the modulation of blood pressure and heart rate. The second process, directly connected with cognitive processing, was manifested by the shifts of local characteristics of brain perfusion and DC-potentials in the frontal, temporal and central cortex, especially in the left hemisphere. Correlations were found between the characteristics of cerebral perfusion and DC-potentials on the one hand and the number of words during the verbal fluency test performance on the other hand.
CURRENT PROBLEMS OF COMBINED USE OF VACCINATION AND NON-IMMUNOLOGICAL METHODS FOR INFECTION CONTROL
Authors: Shandala M. G.
Published: October 2015

Based on data analysis on the morbidity rates and dynamics of the vaccine-preventable infectious diseases in Russia in comparison with those, immune-prophylaxis methods of which have not been developed yet, the need is shown to intensify efforts on generation and application disinfectological technologies and non-specific prophylactic means in addition to the missing vaccinological ones. First of all, this is necessary to control salmonella infections, different hemorrhagic fevers, sexually transmitted diseases, lice and, especially, mass acute respiratory diseases, upper respiratory infections, multiple unrecorded localization and etiology, annual contribution of which to total infection morbidity is 86–93%. Studies and development of this area of prevention and control of «uncontrolled» infections requires efforts both of disinfectologists and professionals in hygiene, epidemiology, microbiology, chemistry, bio-technology, entomology etc. Under these conditions, all infections can and shall become «controlled» through combined application of immunological and non-immunological methods and means generated and assessed on the basis of principles of the evidence-based medicine.
CYTOLOGIC FEATURES ОF BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE IN EVALUATION OF COURSE OF EXOGENOUS ALLERGIC ALVEOLITIS
Authors: Lepekha L. N. , Aleksandrova E. A. , Evgushchenko G. V. , Makar'yants N. N. , Lovacheva O. V.
Published: October 2015

Application of complex of modern cytologic methods of research bronchoalveolar lavage allowed to allocate most characteristics of development of lymphocytic and macrophagic reaction of bronchial tree in different course of exogenous allergic alveolitis. The most indicative in assessment of origin of exogenous allergic alveolitis development is the characteristics of macrophagic population. In acute course of exogenous allergic alveolitis the considerable number of young activated and non-activated macrophages, increased number of mature phagocytes is observed. Even more significant increase of phagocytic macrophages is observed at dissemination which is primarily is connected with participation of these cells in lymphocytic apoptosis which takes place in high percentage of lymphocytes (up to 49%). Increased number of mature phagocytes is observed at chronic course of exogenous allergic alveolitis that is an important diagnostic pattern of this option of development of exogenous allergic alveolitis in association with the lowest T-helpers/T-supressors index.
MECHANISMS OF ANTIBIOFILM IMMUNITY
Authors: Chebotar' I. V.
Published: October 2015

The formation of microbial biomembranes complicates clinical course of infectious diseases. The review deals with the problem of interaction between immune system and specific components of microbial biofilms. The immune mechanisms which may destroy biomembranes and damage biomembrane-associated microorganisms are analyzed. The vulnerable spots of immune defense against microbal biomembranes are described. This review also issues future prospects of immune-based control of microbal biomembrane processes.
RISKS OF DEVELOPMENT OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION IN OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS OF WESTERN SIBERIA: COMPARISON WITH NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE DATA
Authors: Maximov S. A. , Skripchenko A. E. , Artamonova G. V.
Published: October 2015

Risk analysis of development of arterial hypertension in 14 occupational groups of Western Siberia (4472 workers) is carried out. As a reference group the all-Russian data on prevalence of arterial hypertension by results of the second stage of monitoring of an epidemiological situation on arterial hypertension in the Russian Federation (2005–2007) were used. Paid off the odds ratio and 95% a confidential interval. The obtained data allowed to characterize occupational distinctions of risk of development of arterial hypertension and to allocate occupational groups of Western Siberia with high level of arterial hypertension. Results of research testifies to need of consideration of healthy worker effect as the factor of formation of frequency of arterial hypertension connected with a profession in occupational groups.
ESTROGEN RECEPTORS Β — NEW TARGET IN CELLULAR LUNG CANCER TREATMENT
Authors: Davydov M. I. , Bogush T. A. , Polotskii B. E. , Tyulyandin S. A.
Published: October 2015

Literature review upon various types of estrogen receptors expression (type ? and ?) in the cells of cellular lung cancer, their participation in estrogen and antiestrogen effects implementation, influence of estrogens and antiestrogens on occurrence and progression of malignant lung tumors in animals and humans. Were analyzed reasons of data ambiguity on type ? estrogen receptors (ER?) expression frequency. The results of authors own research in quantitative assessment of ER? expression in tumor tissue of patients with cellular lung cancer (79 male and 22 female patients are presented in this article. An increase in expression rate and incidence of tumors with high ER? level has been shown in patients with lung adenocarcinoma regardless of smoking status or gender. A new strategy of antiestrogen use, especially tamoxifen, has been formulated for cellular lung cancer treatment. Authors believe in a positive effect of adjuvant treatment with tamoxifen in patients with ER?-positive cellular lung cancer used independently or during and after the chemotherapy, by analogy with breast cancer patients.
EVOLUTION AND REVOLUTIONARY EVENTS IN ONCOLOGY IN THE END OF XX - BEGINNING OF XXI CENTURY
Authors: Garin A. M.
Published: October 2015

This review highlights major achievements of the Russian oncology in the past decades, such as works of N.N. Petrov, L.A. Zilber, N.N. Blokhin, E.E. Pogosyants. Revolutionary shift in the understanding of the malignization process have become possible after decoding of human genome, as well as genome of several tumors such as breast cancer, acute myeloblastic leukemia, several brain tumors, testicular cancer and other neoplasms. The issue of stem cells being possible ancestors of tumor cells is also discussed in the review. Also the author observes main modern therapeutic approaches towards cancer treatment. It is specially highlighted that XXI century molecular biology achievements made it possible to start personal tumor treatment based on its specific genotype.
ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS ARE A NOVEL DIRECTION OF ENDOCRINOLOGIC SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION
Authors: Yaglova N. V. , Yaglov V. V.
Published: October 2015

Endocrine disruptors are exogenous anthropogenic chemicals (pesticides, herbicides, polychlorinated biphenyls, bisphenol A, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, phthalates and others), that are able to bind hormonal receptors of endocrine and other cells in vivo and act like hormones. These substances disrupt endocrine regulation of metabolism, reproduction and adaptive reactions of organisms and promote human and animal endocrine disorders.
SARCOIDOSIS: PROBLEMS IN CLASSIFICATION
Authors: Terpigoev S. A. , El-Zein B. A. , Vereshchagina V. M. , Paleev N. R.
Published: October 2015

In this article the authors discuss the issues related to assessment of activity and severity of sarcoidosis, course and radiographic manifestations of this disease. Problems in defining of different forms of sarcoidosis resulted in suggestion of new version of classification.
ROLE OF DOPAMINE D1- AND D2-RECEPTORS IN THE DELTA1-OPIOIDERGIC IMMUNOSTIMULATION
Authors: Cheido M. A. , Gevorkyan M. M.
Published: October 2015

The study has shown that activation of delta1-opioid receptors by a highly selective peptide agonist DPDPE (100 µg/kg) results in a significant increase of the immune response to antigen (SRBC, 5×108) in CBA mice. SCH-23390 (1 mg/kg), a selective antagonist of the postsynaptic dopamine D1-receptors, and selective D2-blocker haloperidol (1 mg/kg) prevented immunostimulating effect of DPDPE. Comparison of effects of the antagonists suggests that delta1-opioidergic immunostimulation has more significant impact due to involvement of dopamine D1-receptors.
THE INVESTIGATION OF PREVALENCE OF GENITAL INFLAMMATION IN WOMEN OF SECOND GENERATION OF DESCENDANTS WHOSE ANCESTORS WERE IN THE AREA OF RADIATION EXPOSURE
Authors: Dudareva Yu. A. , Gur'eva V. A. , Shoikhet Ya. N.
Published: October 2015

There are the results of a comprehensive clinical examination of 112 women of childbearing age who are second generation descendants of those who were in the area of radiation exposure over 25 ED cSv. Incidence and factors leading to chronic inflammation of pelvic organs were studied. Immune status was evaluated by studying of subpopulation of immune cells in peripheral blood and levels of basic inflammatory cytokines. High incidence of the pelvic organs inflammatory diseases in women second-generation offspring due to disturbances in the complex chain of immunocompetent system was defined.
INTRACELLULAR BRAIN REGENERATION: A NEW VIEW
Authors: Kubatiev A. A. , Pal'tsyn A. A.
Published: October 2015

Mechanism of neuron regeneration in the cortex was discovered. Heterokaryon, a cell with two distinct nuclei, is formed by the fusion of neuron with oligodendrocyte. We showed that oligodendrocyte nucleus in heterokaryons is exposed to neuron-specific reprogramming. Oligodendrocyte nucleus becomes similar to neuron nucleus and in result of reprogramming is undefined from it according to morphology (size, shape, chromatin structure). Reprogrammed oligodendrocyte nuclei begin to express the neural specific markers NeuN and MAP2. Rate of transcription in the oligodendrocyte nuclei increases as in neurons. After completion of neuron-specific reprogrammin, second nucleus appears in neuron which increases the functional capacity of the cell. We present evidence that this process is the basis of physiological and reparative regeneration of the brain.
FROM I.P. PAVLOV TO CONTEMPORARY NEUROSCIENCES
Authors: Sofronov G. A. , Samoilov V. O. , Klimenko V. M.
Published: October 2015

The article describes the main areas of research IP Pavlov in the field of neurophysiology, and traced its development in modern neurosciences.
GENOMIC INSTABILITY IN THE BRAIN: ETIOLOGY, PATHOGENESIS AND NEW BIOLOGICAL MARKERS OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
Authors: Tiganov A. S. , Yurov Yu. B. , Vorsanova S. G. , Yurov I.Y Yu.
Published: October 2015

The latest advances in molecular medicine, medical genetics and neurobiology have provided for a new look at processes occurring in cells of the brain and have allowed to discover previously unknown phenomena associated with mental traits and to propose new biomedical direction which include genomics, psychiatry and neurobiology ― brain genomics. The application of modern molecular and cellular technologies of genome analysis in the brain in common psychiatric disorders (autism, schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease) has shown that genomic instability is a phathogenetic mechanism of central nervous system abnormalities and plays a role in the brain development. Genomic disbalance alters neural homeostasis leads to cell death and is an important biological marker of psychiatric disorders which determine genomic pathways. These alterations lead to synaptic disfunction and neurodegeneration. In the present review, the main advances of brain genomics and potential application in diagnostic, clinical and therapeutic practice.
Foreword
Authors: Yager Ronald R.
Published: October 2015

Here we are celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of Lotfi Zadeh’s pioneering paper Fuzzy Sets that appeared in Information and Control in 1965. While the paper was clear, direct and easy to understand the ideas presented were revolutionary and ground breaking. This article now has close to sixty thousand citations as noted in Google Scholar. Clarity and simplicity are the hallmark of the writing of Zadeh. This has always reminded me of the writings of Sigmund Freud. One rarely needs to draw on complex mathematics to read Zadeh’s papers.

The capacity of fuzzy sets to represent and manage imprecise linguistic concepts has proven to be of great use in the modern technological world where there is now a great interest in building intelligent systems that can model human reasoning but take advantage of the vast amount of information available on the Internet. If the idea of fuzzy sets was not introduced in Zadeh’s ground breaking paper in the 1960’s it would have naturally arisen in early 2000’s as we moved into intelligent systems. However the early reception of fuzzy sets was not very promising both the Artificial Intelligence community and the probabilistic community were very dubious of the worth of this new field. Interestingly a number of researchers from Romania, the home of this journal, were among the early supporters of ideas presented by Zadeh. Zadeh persevered in the face of adversity, describing himself as thick skinned, until mid 1980’s when the Japanese engineers provided significant applications of fuzzy sets in control systems. Particularly notable among these applications was the use of fuzzy control to the Sendai subway. These applications brought a new appreciation to the possibilities of fuzzy sets and clearly changed its history.

The editors of this Special Issue of the International Journal of Computers Communications & Control dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the publication of Lotfi Zadeh’s pioneering paper Fuzzy Sets have provided a collection of papers representative of the current state of the field of fuzzy sets. Included in this issue are papers investigating some current theoretical issues and applied papers in domains in which fuzzy sets has introduced some benefits.

The editorial team is to be congratulated for providing a wonderful anniversary gift to Professor Zadeh and a useful collection of articles for the community.
Fuzzy Continuous Mappings in Fuzzy Normed Linear Spaces
Authors: Nadaban Sorin
Published: October 2015

In this paper we continue the study of fuzzy continuous mappings in fuzzy normed linear spaces initiated by T. Bag and S.K. Samanta, as well as by I. Sadeqi and F.S. Kia, in a more general settings. Firstly, we introduce the notion of uniformly fuzzy continuous mapping and we establish the uniform continuity theorem in fuzzy settings. Furthermore, the concept of fuzzy Lipschitzian mapping is introduced and a fuzzy version for Banach’s contraction principle is obtained. Finally, a special attention is given to various characterizations of fuzzy continuous linear operators. Based on our results, classical principles of functional analysis (such as the uniform boundedness principle, the open mapping theorem and the closed graph theorem) can be extended in a more general fuzzy context.
A Unified Anti-Windup Technique for Fuzzy and Sliding Mode Controllers
Authors: Precup Radu Emil , Tomescu Marius L. , Petriu Emil M.
Published: October 2015

This paper proposes the unified treatment of an anti-windup technique for fuzzy and sliding mode controllers. A back-calculation and tracking anti-windup scheme is proposed in order to prevent the zero error integrator wind-up in the structures of state feedback fuzzy controllers and sliding mode controllers. The state feedback sliding mode controllers are based on the state feedback-based computation of the switching variable. An example that copes with the position control of an electro-hydraulic servo-system is presented. The conclusions are pointed out on the basis of digital simulation results for the state feedback fuzzy controller.
An Improved Attribute Reduction Algorithm based on Granular Computing
Authors: Tang Xiao , Shu Lan
Published: October 2015

Granular computing is a new intelligent computing method based on problem solving, information processing and pattern classification. Granular com- puting based attribute reduction method is an important application of Granular computing. These algorithms are mostly based on reduction core. However, some information systems may have no reduction core, especially in the actual application data. For this case, those algorithms are powerless. In this paper, an improved reduc- tion algorithm based on granular computing is proposed. The algorithm is validated by the experimental result.
Temporomandibular disorder is more prevalent among patients with primary headaches in a tertiary outpatient clinic
Authors: Tomaz-Morais James Felipe , Lucena Luciana Barbosa de Sousa , Mota Isabella Araújo , Pereira Ana Karine Farias da Trindade Coelho , Lucena Brunna Thaís Luckwu de , Castro Ricardo Dias de , Alves Giorvan Ânderson dos Santos
Published: October 2015

Objective The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) in patients with primary headaches attended in a tertiary neurology ambulatory.Method Authorized by the Ethics Committee, the present cross-sectional study was conducted with a random sample of patients screened for orofacial pain and primary headaches at a tertiary hospital in Northeast of Brazil.Results The sample consisted in 42 patients with primary headache, 59.5% male. The prevalence of > 6 TMD signs and symptoms was 54.8%. In those patients with migraine TMD was present in 71.4% and in tension-type headache in 38.1% (p = 0.030; OR = 4.1). TMD was related to the clinical status of headache associated or attributed to medication overuse (p = 0.001).Conclusion TMD has a high prevalence in patients with primary headaches (54.8%). Special attention must be given to patients with migraine and headache associated or attributed to medication overuse.
Tourette's syndrome in famous musicians
Authors: Camargo Carlos Henrique F. , Bronzini Augusto
Published: October 2015

Tourette's syndrome (TS) is defined as a disorder characterized by multiple motor tics and at least one vocal tic that have lasted for not less than one year. It is a relatively complex neurobehavioral disorder, in which patients may present with coexistent attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder or other behavioral comorbidities. The musical genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) and the rock star Kurt Cobain (1967-1994) may both have suffered from TS, and some contemporary musicians have had their clinical condition confirmed as TS. Our hypothetical diagnosis of TS in Mozart and Cobain is based on the presence of tics and psychiatric comorbidities. In contemporary musicians, such as Michael Wolff, Nick Van Bloss and James Durbin, TS has often only been diagnosed after a considerable delay. This delay in diagnosis and the controversies surrounding the clinical case of Mozart show how difficult a confirmatory diagnosis of this complex disease is.
Beneficiamento pós-colheita de lima ácida 'Tahiti' afeta sua qualidade e conservação
Authors: Bassan Meire Menezes , Mourão Filho Francisco de Assis Alves , Alves Renan Fernandes , Bezerra Débora Fernandes , Couto Hilton Thadeu Zarate , Jacomino Angelo Pedro
Published: October 2015

RESUMO: O objetivo deste trabalho foi determinar os efeitos das etapas de beneficiamento pós-colheita de lima ácida 'Tahiti' na sua qualidade e conservação. Foram utilizados frutos colhidos por torção, em estádio de maturação fisiológica e beneficiados de acordo com o procedimento para frutos de exportação. Foram estabelecidos cinco pontos de coleta de frutos ao longo do processo de beneficiamento, os quais correspondem aos tratamentos estudados: "Campo"- coleta diretamente na planta; "Recepção"- na área de recepção da unidade de beneficiamento; "Repouso"- após a primeira etapa do beneficiamento; "Beneficiamento completo"- após o beneficiamento completo; e "Centro de comercialização"- na recepção do centro de comercialização. Foram conduzidas análises físicas e químicas durante 20 dias de armazenamento a 22±2ºC e 70±5% de UR. Os frutos que passaram pelo processo de beneficiamento completo e os que foram coletados no centro de comercialização apresentaram maior perda de massa fresca, maior incidência de oleocelose, menor porcentagem de frutos em condição de comercialização ao final do período de armazenamento, escurecimento da polpa e maior degradação de ácido ascórbico. A qualidade e conservação dos frutos de lima ácida 'Tahiti' foram prejudicadas pela movimentação, manipulação e injúrias mecânicas que ocorrem durante as etapas de beneficiamento pós-colheita.
A methodology for definition of rural spaces: an implementation in Brazil
Authors: Braga Gustavo Bastos , Remoaldo Paula Cristina , Fiúza Ana Louise de Carvalho
Published: October 2015

ABSTRACT: Rural spaces definitions are differentiated in several countries. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has standardized a rural definition by regional typology. The OECD regional typology set areas as Predominantly Urban, Intermediate, or Predominantly Rural. This paper analyses the application of OECD regional typology in Brazilian territory. The research used the OECD methodology, with support of GIS software, to define the rural areas in Brazil. The mostly segmented data from Brazilian Census of 2010 are used in contrast to others studies. The paper concludes that Brazil is more urban than official estimates and OECD reports. According to paper results, 87.48% of Brazilian population is urban and only one Territorial Level 3 region was classified as predominantly rural.
Domestic violence against women: representations of health professionals
Authors: Gomes Vera Lúcia de Oliveira , Silva Camila Daiane , Oliveira Denize Cristina de , Acosta Daniele Ferreira , Amarijo Cristiane Lopes
Published: October 2015

AbstractObjective: to analyze the representations about domestic violence against women, among health professionals of Family Health Units.Method: qualitative study based on the Theory of Social Representations. Data were collected by means of evocations and interviews, treating them in the Ensemble de Programmes Pemettant L'Analyse des Evocations software - EVOC and content analysis.Results: nurses, physicians, nursing technicians and community health agents participated. The evocations were answered by 201 professionals and, of these, 64 were interviewed. The central core of this representation, comprised by the terms "aggression", "physical-aggression", "cowardice" and "lack of respect", which have negative connotations and were cited by interviewees. In the contrast zone, comprised by the terms "abuse", "abuse-power", "pain", "humiliation", "impunity", "suffering", "sadness" and "violence", two subgroups were identified. The first periphery contains the terms "fear", evoked most often, followed by "revolt", "low self-esteem" and "submission", and in the second periphery "acceptance" and "professional support".Conclusion: this is a structured representation since it contains conceptual, imagetic and attitudinal elements. The subgroups were comprised by professionals working in the rural area and by those who had completed their professional training course in or after 2004. These presented a representation of violence different from the representation of the general group, although all demonstrated a negative connotation of this phenomenon.
Burden and quality of life of mothers of children and adolescents with chronic illnesses: an integrative review
Authors: Macedo Eliza Cristina , Silva Leila Rangel da , Paiva Mirian Santos , Ramos Maria Natália Pereira
Published: October 2015

AbstractObjective:to identify and analyze the evidence available regarding evaluation of burden and quality of life of mothers who are caregivers for children and adolescents with chronic illnesses.Method:an integrative review, undertaken in the electronic sources MEDLINE; Academic Search Premier; CINAHL; LILACS; SciELO and PubMed, between 2010 and 2014.Results:among the 22 documents selected, there was a predominance of convenience samples and non-experimental transversal designs, at the levels IV and III2. The caregiver burden scales used were the Zarit Burden Interview and Montgomery-Borgatta Caregiver Burden Scale-Revised along with the following instruments for evaluating quality of life: The World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF Scale; Self-report questionnaires; The Ulm Quality of Life Inventory for Parents of chronically ill children; Asthma Caregiver Quality of Life Questionnaire; and the Nottingham Health Profile. Quality-of-life appears to be influenced in a complex and interrelated way by the physical and mental health of the mothers who are caregivers, in accordance with their level of independence, social relationships, environment, and the extent to which they see themselves as burdened.Conclusion: the revealing of the results for the evaluation of burden and quality of life of mothers who are caregivers has implications for the planning and implementation of effective interventions, by the multidisciplinary team, if they are to relieve the burden.
Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Protective Nursing Advocacy Scale for Brazilian nurses
Authors: Tomaschewski-Barlem Jamila Geri , Lunardi Valéria Lerch , Barlem Edison Luiz Devos , Silveira Rosemary Silva da , Dalmolin Graziele de Lima , Ramos Aline Marcelino
Published: October 2015

AbstractObjective: to adapt culturally and validate the Protective Nursing Advocacy Scale for Brazilian nurses.Method: methodological study carried out with 153 nurses from two hospitals in the South region of Brazil, one public and the other philanthropic. The cross-cultural adaptation of the Protective Nursing Advocacy Scale was performed according to international standards, and its validation was carried out for use in the Brazilian context, by means of factor analysis and Cronbach's alpha as measure of internal consistency.Results: by means of evaluation by a committee of experts and application of pre-test, face validity and content validity of the instrument were considered satisfactory. From the factor analysis, five constructs were identified: negative implications of the advocacy practice, advocacy actions, facilitators of the advocacy practice, perceptions that favor practice advocacy and barriers to advocacy practice. The instrument showed satisfactory internal consistency, with Cronbach's alpha values ranging from 0.70 to 0.87.Conclusion: it was concluded that the Protective Nursing Advocacy Scale - Brazilian version, is a valid and reliable instrument for use in the evaluation of beliefs and actions of health advocacy, performed by Brazilian nurses in their professional practice environment.
Relationship between complaints presented by emergency patients and the final outcome
Authors: Guedes Helisamara Mota , Souza Kesia Meiriele , Lima Patrícia de Oliveira , Martins José Carlos Amado , Chianca Tânia Couto Machado
Published: October 2015

AbstractObjective: to relate complaints presented by emergency room patients, classified using the Manchester Triage System, with the final outcome (discharge/death/transfer).Methods: prospective cohort study, involving 509 patients who were admitted to the emergency room and remained there for more than 24 hours after admission, being monitored to the final outcome. Data were analyzed with a statistical program using descriptive and analytical statistics.Results: the mean age of the patients was 59.1 years and 59.3% were male. The main complaints were unwell adult (130 - 22.5%), shortness of breath in adults (81 - 14.0%), abdominal pain in adults (58 - 10.0%) and behaving strangely (34 - 5.9%), with 87% of the patients being discharged. More deaths were found in the patients classified in the severe colors, with 42.8% classified as red, 17.0% as orange and 8.9% as yellow. Among the patients classified as green, 9.6% died.Conclusion: in the various colors of the Manchester Triage System, death prevailed in patients that presented the complaints of unwell adult, shortness of breath, head injury, major trauma, diarrhea and vomiting. The higher the clinical priority the greater the prevalence of death.
Readmissions due to traffic accidents at a general hospital
Authors: Paiva Luciana , Monteiro Damiana Aparecida Trindade , Pompeo Daniele Alcalá , Ciol Márcia Aparecida , Dantas Rosana Aparecida Spadotti , Rossi Lídia Aparecida
Published: October 2015

AbstractObjective: to verify the occurrence and the causes of hospital readmissions within a year after discharge from hospitalizations due to traffic accidents.Methods: victims of multiple traumas due to traffic accidents were included, who were admitted to an Intensive Care Unit. Sociodemographic data, accident circumstances, body regions affected and cause of readmission were collected from the patient histories.Results: among the 109 victims of traffic accidents, the majority were young and adult men. Most hospitalizations due to accidents involved motorcycle drivers (56.9%). The causes of the return to the hospital were: need to continue the surgical treatment (63.2%), surgical site infection (26.3%) and fall related to the physical sequelae of the trauma (10.5%). The rehospitalization rate corresponded to 174/1,000 people/year.Conclusion: the hospital readmission rate in the study population is similar to the rates found in other studies. Victims of severe limb traumas need multiple surgical procedures, lengthier hospitalizations and extended rehabilitation.
Efficacy and effectiveness of alcohol in the disinfection of semi-critical materials: a systematic review
Authors: Ribeiro Maíra Marques , Neumann Verena Ashley , Padoveze Maria Clara , Graziano Kazuko Uchikawa
Published: October 2015

AbstractObjective: to assess the efficacy and the effectiveness of 60-80% alcohol (v/v) in the disinfection of semi-critical materials which were either previously cleaned or not.Method: studies obtained from BIREME, IBECS, MEDLINE, ScIELO, PubMed, Ask Medline web portals, and references from other studies. Criteria were created to assess the methodological quality of articles. Out of the 906 studies found, 14 have been included.Results: after materials were disinfected with alcohol, microorganisms were detected in 104/282 (36.9%) effectiveness tests and in 23/92 (25.0%) efficacy tests that were conducted. In the field studies, disinfection was not achieved for 74/218 (33.9%) of the products that were submitted to previous cleaning and for 30/64 (46.9%) of the ones which were not submitted to previous cleaning. In the experimental studies, alcohol disinfection was not efficacy in 11/30 (36.7%) and 12/62 (19.4%) of products, respectively. The studies were not found to have followed standardized methods.Conclusion: disinfection of semi-critical products with alcohol 70% - or in an approximate concentration - cannot be recommended to all health care products in an unrestricted way. However, according to the type of semi-critical product, disinfection can be attained with or without previous cleaning.
An experimental study of an educational intervention to promote maternal self-efficacy in breastfeeding
Authors: Dodt Regina Cláudia Melo , Joventino Emanuella Silva , Aquino Priscilla Souza , Almeida Paulo César , Ximenes Lorena Barbosa
Published: October 2015

AbstractObjective: to build, validate and assess an educational intervention using the flip chart titled "I Can Breastfeed My Child."Method: an experimental study using a pretest, intervention and posttest, as well as a control group. A total of 201 women, who had been hospitalized immediately, for at least 6 hours, postpartum. The mothers were allocated to the intervention (100 women) or control groups (101 women) according to the length of their hospital stay. The effectiveness of the flip chart was assessed by applying the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale - Short-Form at admission, discharge and by telephone in the second month postpartum. The intervention and control groups were similar in their socio-demographic, obstetric and gynecological variables.Results: the intervention was beneficial because mothers in the intervention group had higher self-efficacy scores, more mothers continued breastfeeding and mothers had a longer duration of exclusive breastfeeding, both at the time of hospital discharge and at the second month postpartum, with statistically significant associations.Conclusions: this experimental study assessed the educational strategy mediated via the flip chart titled "I Can Breastfeed My Child" as being effective both in increasing self-efficacy and increasing the duration of breastfeeding.