bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of Urban and Rural Family Physician Program in Iran: A Systematic Review
Authors: KHEDMATI Jamaleddin , DAVARI Majid , AARABI Mohsen , SOLEYMANI Fatemeh , KEBRIAEEZADEH Abbas
Published: May 2019

Background: Global experience as well as expert views weight the Family Physician program (FPP) as a primary solution for various problems of healthcare system in Iran. In spite of the valuable information has been collected during conducting FPP, few studies have been done to evaluate the actual performance of this program. This study reviewed the studies related to the evaluation of the FPP systematically.
Methods: The authors systematically searched PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Embase, Irandoc and SID for articles published in English and Persian until Nov 2017 without limitation for starting time. Selection stages of the articles were done based on PRISMA flow diagram guidelines.
Results: Of all articles evaluated, 19 were selected. Four articles were removed due to inadequate quality of the study. Only one article evaluates urban and the rest are about rural. Eight articles were categorized as the process evaluations and 12 outcome assessments (one of them was common).
Conclusion: We achieved three main findings. First, the rural FPP has improved access to the healthcare services, but improvement in patient finding and quality of cares remains questionable. Second, there are considerable concerns in the referral system between levels I and II in both urban and rural programs. Third, there was no efficient planning to implement the FP as the gatekeepers of health care system effectively. These issues deprived the efficiency aim of FPP and need serious consideration.
Effect of Selenium on Thyroid Disorders: Scientometric Analysis
Authors: PAKDEL Farzad , GHAZAVI Roghayeh , HEIDARY Roghayeh , NEZAMABADI Athena , PARVIZI Maryam , HAJI SAFAR ALI MEMAR Mahsa , GHAREBAGHI Reza , HEIDARY Fatemeh
Published: May 2019

Background: Association of Selenium (Se) deficiency, an essential trace element, has been found with human diseases. Identifying literature trends on the effects of Se on the thyroid may guide in planning future studies.
Methods: A literature search was conducted using the Web of Science database to identify studies on Se and the thyroid published over the 20 years duration (1995-Dec 2014). Scientometric indices were used to draw field maps. The scientific processes, structure, evidence history, and international collaborations were included in the map. The most influential authors, journals, institutions, and countries were also examined.
Results: Our search identified 184 research and review papers. The number of scientific studies on Se and the thyroid has been irregular, but interest in this topic has increased in recent years. The highest number of studies was published in 2014 (16 papers) and overall growth factor of publication was 3.78. Overall, 744 authors from 282 institutions in 43 countries published in this field. The author J. Kohrle (828 citations, 14 publications), and German scientists (1272 citations, 30 publications) were most influential.
Conclusion: This study reveals the interrelationships between different publications on the effects of Se on the thyroid. Leading scientific issues and their extent of impact were successfully determined by examining citations. The results of systematic citations and mapping fields can be used to assist in policy and management contexts.
Smoking Trends among Thailand’s Youths from 1996-2015: An Age-Period-Cohort Analysis of National Health Surveys
Authors: INTARUT Nirun , SANGTHONG Rassamee , CHONGSUVIVATWONG Virasakdi
Published: May 2019

Background: This study aimed to investigate secular trends of smoking among Thailand’s youths.
Methods: We combined 8 datasets from national representative surveys between 1996 and 2015. Multi-stage cluster sampling was applied in all studies. Overall, 231459 participants aged 11-26 yr were included and analyzed. Participants were classified as current smokers if they responded “yes” to the question “Do you currently smoke?”, and former smoker if they reported no current smoking but had smoked previously. Age-period-cohort (APC) models were used to estimate age, period, and cohort effects on smoking for investigating secular trend of smoking.
Results: The prevalence of smoking tended to decrease over time. Among those aged 11-14, the prevalence of current and former smoking was low but not negligible. Rates of underage smoking remained quite steady, around 3.8% in 1996 and 3.6% in 2015. The results of the APC model show that the prevalence of smoking among young male cohorts was lower than in older cohorts.
Conclusion: Thailand’s tobacco control program has been effective in deterring youths from smoking. The prevalence of smoking in this population needs to be reduced further though, something achieved by reorienting tobacco consumption prevention campaigns towards this age group.
The Effect of Parenting Attitude on the Life Satisfaction of Ear-ly Adolescents and Their Parents: A Multi-Group Path Analysis through Ego-Resilience
Authors: LEE Haeyoung , LEE Eunmi
Published: May 2019

Background: This study aimed to identify the effects of parenting attitude on life satisfaction and to analyze difference according to household income level.
Methods: Data from 1977 adolescents participating in Korean Children and Adolescents Panel Survey V (2013) was analyzed. As a method of analysis, multi-group path analysis was performed.
Results: Positive parenting attitude had a significant influence on both resilience and life satisfaction for adolescents, while it only influenced life satisfaction for parents. The effects of parenting attitude on life satisfaction of early adolescents were not different according to income level; life satisfaction of parents was different according to income level. Further, positive parenting attitude had a significant effect on life satisfaction of parents when they have lower income than average.
Conclusion: Positive parenting has an effect on the psychological security of early adolescents, and the higher adolescents perceive their parents’ supports, the higher their life satisfaction is. Therefore, parenting attitude should be considered fully in the development of nursing interventions, in which physical and psychological approach to adolescents is important.
Analysis on Effects of Comprehensive Nursing Care Applied in Interventional Therapy for Patients with Liver Cirrhosis and Liver Cancer
Authors: GOU Yuli , YI Jing , JIANG Mei , CAO Chunhong
Published: May 2019

Background: This study aimed to investigate the effects of comprehensive nursing intervention in interventional therapy for patients with liver cirrhosis and liver cancer.
Methods: Overall, 512 liver cirrhosis patients complicated with liver cancer receiving interventional therapy in the Department of Oncology of the Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University (Dalian, China) from March 2010 to March 2016 were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were divided into observation group (n=310) and control group (n=202). Comprehensive nursing intervention was applied to observation group and conventional nursing care was applied to control group.
Results: The degrees of satisfaction before and after nursing intervention, quality-of-life scores, incidences of postoperative complications and survival rates at 20 months after operation of the two groups were compared. The degree of great satisfaction in observation group was significantly higher than that in control group (P<0.001). The quality-of-life scores of the patients in observation group were obviously higher than those in control group (P<0.001). The incidence of postoperative complications in observation group was significantly lower than that in control group (P<0.001). The survival rates in observation group was significantly higher than that in control group (P=0.035).
Conclusion: The application of comprehensive nursing intervention in the interventional therapy for liver cirrhosis and liver cancer can notably improve the life quality of the patients, lower the incidence of postoperative complications and increase the survival rate, which is worthy of clinical popularization and application.
Financial Barriers to Access to Health Services for Adult People with Disability in Iran: The Challenges for Universal Health Coverage
Authors: SOLTANI Shahin , TAKIAN Amirhossein , AKBARI SARI Ali , MAJDZADEH Reza , KAMALI Mohammad
Published: May 2019

Background: Reducing inequities in access to healthcare is one of the most important goals for all health systems. Financial barriers play a fundamental role here. People with disability (PWD) experience further financial barriers in access to their needed healthcare services. This study aimed to explore the causes of barriers in access to health services for PWD in Tehran, Iran.
Methods: In this qualitative study, we used semi-structured in-depth interviews to collect data and selected participants through purposeful sampling with maximum variation. We conducted 56 individual interviews with people with disability, healthcare providers and policymakers from Sep 2015 until May 2016, at different locations in Tehran, Iran.
Results: We identified four categories and eight subcategories of financial barriers affecting access to healthcare services among PWD. Four categories were related to health insurance (i.e. lack of insurance coverage for services like dentistry, occupational therapy and speech therapy), affordability (low income for PWD and their family), financial supports (e.g. low levels of pensions for people with disabilities) and transportation costs (high cost of transportation to reach healthcare facilities for PWD).
Conclusion: Financial problems can lead to poor access to health care services. To achieve universal health coverage, government should reduce health insurance barriers and increase job opportunities and sufficient financial support for PWD.
Comparing Behavioral-Emotional Difficulties in Siblings of Children with and without Sensory Impairments
Authors: SHOJAEE Setareh , ALIZADEH Hamid
Published: May 2019

Background: Siblings of children with disabilities are the most likely family members to be affected by the child's disability due to the long-lasting nature of relationships between siblings compared to those of other family members. The aim of the present study was to compare the emotional-behavioral difficulties (EBD) in siblings of children with and without Sensory Impairments (SI).
Methods: The statistical population of this causal-comparative research included all siblings of children with and without SI in Shiraz, southern Iran in 2016. The sample consisted of ninety-one siblings of children with (38) and without (53) SI in Shiraz. Sample of siblings of children with SI was recruited by purposeful sampling and sample of siblings of children without sensory impairments were selected through a multistage random sampling method. Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) was utilized for measuring EBD. Two way ANOVA and MANOVA tests were used for data analyses.
Results: Total EBD and two subscales of EBD (emotional problems and peer relationship problems) in siblings of children with SI were significantly greater than the comparison group (P<0.001). Furthermore, no significant difference was observed in the two subscales (conduct problems, and hyperactivity) between these two groups.
Conclusion: This study provides strong evidence that siblings of children with SI are significantly at a higher risk of psychological problems, and accordingly we suggest for the related supports and services.
Association Study of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms of Endoplasmic Reticulum Aminopeptidase 1 and 2 Genes in Iranian Women with Preeclampsia
Authors: DARGAHI Hamid , NICKNAM Mohammad Hossein , MIRAHMADIAN Mahroo , MAHMOUDI Mahdi , ASLANI Saeed , SADROSADAT Maryam , GHODSSI-GHASSEMABADI Robabeh , AMIRZARGAR Ali Akbar
Published: May 2019

Background: Endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidases 1 and 2 (ERAP1 and 2) are involved in blood pressure regulation and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of these genes have been linked to preeclampsia. This study intended to assess the association of ERAP1 and 2 genes polymorphism with Iranian preeclamptic women.
Methods: In this case-control study, 148 preeclamptic and 133 pregnant women were selected from the Kosar Hospital, Qazvin, Iran, during 2013-2015. In order to genotype the subjects for rs28096, rs30187, rs26653, rs3734016, rs34750 and rs2549782, rs17408150 for ERAP1 and 2 genes, respectively, Real-Time PCR allelic discrimination approach was exploited.
Results: Neither allelic nor genotype frequencies of all seven polymorphisms were significantly different between two groups. Though, ACGACTT and GTCAGGA haplotypes were related with decreased (P=0.0079, OR=0.559, 95% CI: 0.363-0.861 and P=0.02, OR=0.417, 95% CI: 0.194-0.896, respectively), but ACGACGT and GTGACTT haplotypes were associated with an increased (P=0.00082, OR=3.657, 95% CI: 1.630-8.206 and P=0.02, OR=2.401, 95% CI: 1.119-5.151, respectively) risk of preeclampsia. Moreover, some positions were detected to be in linkage disequilibrium.
Conclusion: Ongoing investigation resulted differently from before performed studies considering the role of ERAP1 and ERAP2 gene polymorphisms in predisposing women to preeclampsia, emphasizing on the genetic structure differences among various racial populations.
Effects of the Sport Health-Related Fitness Program on Muscular Endurance, Flexibility, Cardiovascular Endurance, and Muscular Strength and Power in Korean College Students
Authors: KIM Eun-Hye , SO Wi-Young
Published: May 2019

The abstract not available.
Effects of β-Lapachone at Non-Toxic and Toxic Concentrations on the mRNA Levels of XRCC1, GADD45A and LIG4 Genes
Authors: SANIE-JAHROMI Fatemeh , MAHMOUDINASAB Hamideh , SAADAT Mostafa
Published: May 2019

The abstract not available.
Indirect Health Policy by Sports Media: The Positive Effects of the Live Broadcast of the FIFA World Cup in the General Population
Authors: HEYDARPOUR Behzad , SOROUSH Ali , MORADI Farideh , KOMASI Saeid
Published: May 2019

The abstract not available.
Polymorphism of ITS sequences in 35S rRNA genes in Elymus dahuricus aggregate species: two cryptic species?
Authors: Rodionov A. V. , Dobryakova K. S. , Nosov N. N. , Gnutikov A. A. , Punina E. O. , Kriukov A. A. , Shneyer V. S.
Published: May 2019

Nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences were sequenced for 23 species and subspecies of Elymus sensu lato collected in Russia. The Neighbor-Net analysis of ITS sequences suggested that there are four ribotypes called Core Northern St-rDNA, Core Southern St-rDNA, Northern dahuricus St-rDNA and Southern dahuricus St-rDNA. The Core Southern variant of St-rDNA is closely related to rDNA of diploid Pseudoroegneria stipifolia (PI 313960) and P. spicata (PI 547161). The Core Northern St-rDNA is closely related to rDNA of P. cognata (PI 531720), a diploid species of Kyrgyzstan carrying StY variant of the St genome. The Core Northern St-rDNA is widespread among the Elymus species of Siberia and the Far East, including Yakutia and Chukotka. The Core Southern St-ribotype is typical of southern Elymus and Pseudoroegneria of the South Caucasus, Primorye, Pakistan, and South Korea. The Northern dahuricus St-ribotype and Southern dahuricus St-ribotype are derivatives of the Core Northern and Core Southern St-ribotypes, correspondingly. Both of them were found in all four studied species of the E. dahuricus aggregate: E. dahuricus Turcz. ex Griseb., E. franchetii Kitag., E. excelsus Turcz. ex Griseb. and Himalayan E. tangutorum (Nevski) Hand.-Mazz. In other words, there are at least two population groups (two races) of the Elymus dahuricus aggregate species that consistently differ in their ITS-sequences in Siberia, the Far East and Northern China. Each contains all morphological forms, which taxonomists now attribute either to different species of E. dahuricus aggr. (E. dahuricus sensu stricto, E. franchetii, E. tangutorum, E. excelsus) or subspecies of Campeiostachys dahurica (Turcz. ex Griseb.) B.R. Baum, J.L. Yang et C.C. Yen. At the moment it is unknown if there are any morphological differences between plants carrying either Northern or Southern dahuricus rDNA. Probably, they are cryptic species, but it is certain that if differences in morphology between the two races exist, they are not associated with signs that are now considered taxonomically significant and are used to separate E. dahuricus s. s., E. franchetii, E. tangutorum, and E. excelsus.
Molecular identification of the stem rust resistance genes in the introgression lines of spring bread wheat
Authors: Baranova O. A. , Sibikeev S. N. , Druzhin A. E.
Published: May 2019

A total of 57 introgression lines and 11 cultivars of spring bread wheat developed by All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection and cultivated in the Volga Region were analyzed. The lines were obtained with the participation of CIMMYT synthetics, durum wheat cultivars, direct crossing with Agropyron elongatum (CI-7-57) and have introgressions from related species of bread wheat, namely translocations from Ag. elongatum (7DS-7DL-7Ae#1L), Aegilops speltoides (2D-2S), Ae. ventricosum (2AL-2AS-2MV#1), Secale cereale (1BL-1R#1S), 6Agi (6D) substitution from Ag. intermedium and triticale Satu. Cultivars and lines were assessed for resistance to Saratov, Lysogorsk, Derbent and Omsk stem rust pathogen populations (Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici), and analyzed for the presence of the known Sr resistance genes using molecular markers. The analysis of the cultivars’ and lines’ resistance to the Saratov pathogen population in the field, as well as to Omsk, Derbent and Lysogorsk populations at the seedling stage, showed the loss of efficiency of the Sr25 and Sr6Agi genes. The Sr31 gene remained effective. Thirty one wheat lines out of 57 (54.4 % of samples) were resistant to all pathogen populations taken into analysis. The Sr31/Lr26, Sr25/Lr19, Sr28, Sr57/Lr34 and Sr38/Lr37 genes were identified in the introgression lines. The Sr31/Lr26 gene was identified in 19 lines (33.3 % of samples). All lines carrying the 1RS.1BL translocation (Sr31/Lr26) were resistant to all pathogen populations taken into analysis. The Sr25/Lr19 gene was identified in 49 lines (86 %). The gene combination Sr31/Lr26+ Sr25/Lr19 was identified in 15 lines (26.3 %). The gene combinations Sr38/Lr37+Sr25/Lr19, Sr57/Lr34+Sr25/Lr19 and Sr31/Lr26+Sr25/Lr19+Sr28 were identified in 3 introgression lines. These three lines were characterized by resistance to the pathogen populations studied in this work. The Sr2, Sr24, Sr26, Sr32, Sr36 and Sr39 genes were not detected in the analyzed wheat lines.
Prioritization of potato genes involved in the formation of agronomically valuable traits using the SOLANUM TUBEROSUM knowledge base
Authors: Demenkov P. S. , Saik O. V. , Ivanisenko T. V. , Kolchanov N. A. , Kochetov A. V. , Ivanisenko V. A.
Published: May 2019

The development of highly efficient technologies in genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics, as well as new technologies in agriculture has led to an “information explosion” in plant biology and crop production, including potato production. Only a small part of the information reaches formalized databases (for example, Uniprot, NCBI Gene, BioGRID, IntAct, etc.). One of the main sources of reliable biological data is the scientific literature. The well-known PubMed database contains more than 18 thousand abstracts of articles on potato. The effective use of knowledge presented in such a number of non-formalized documents in natural language requires the use of modern intellectual methods of analysis. However, in the literature, there is no evidence of a widespread use of intelligent methods for automatically extracting knowledge from scientific publications on cultures such as potatoes. Earlier we developed the SOLANUM TUBEROSUM knowledge base (http://www-bionet.sysbio.cytogen. ru/and/plant/). Integrated into the knowledge base information about the molecular genetic mechanisms underlying the selection of significant traits helps to accelerate the identification of candidate genes for the breeding characteristics of potatoes and the development of diagnostic markers for breeding. The article searches for new potential participants of the molecular genetic mechanisms of resistance to adverse factors in plants. Prioritizing candidate genes has shown that the PHYA, GF14, CNIH1, RCI1A, ABI5, CPK1, RGS1, NHL3, GRF8, and CYP21-4 genes are the most promising for further testing of their relationships with resistance to adverse factors. As a result of the analysis, it was shown that the molecular genetic relationships responsible for the formation of significant agricultural traits are complex and include many direct and indirect interactions. The construction of associative gene networks and their analysis using the SOLANUM TUBEROSUM knowledge base is the basis for searching for target genes for targeted mutagenesis and marker-oriented selection of potato varieties with valuable agricultural characteristics.
A Drosophila melanogaster mitotype may have an adaptive meaning
Authors: Petrovskii D. V. , Zakharenko L. P.
Published: May 2019

Several different mitochondrial clades have been found in natural populations of Drosophila melanogaster. Most often, the difference is in single nucleotide substitutions, some of which are conservative. Some clades are rare, and others dominate. It has been reported that clade III dominates over clades V and VI in seven populations of D. melanogaster. We compared D. melanogaster strains with different mitotypes by locomotor activity (using TriKinetics Drosophila Activity Monitor), energy expenditure (by indirect calorimetry, based on measuring oxygen consumption) and life span (under extreme conditions at 29 °C). The nuclear genomes of these strains were aligned for several generations by backcrosses. According to our data, individuals with the mitotype from clade III had a higher level of locomotor activity and longer life span. In terms of energy expenditure, the strains studied did not differ. However, the same level of energy expenditure may be differently distributed between the state of activity and the state of rest or sleep. If the energy expenditure during the sleep in flies with different locomotor activity is the same, then an individual with the same overall energy expenditure can move a greater distance or be active longer. This can be interpreted as an advantage of the strain with the mitotype from clade III compared to the other two mitotypes studied. If individuals have different energy expenditure values at rest, the strains with lower energy expenditure at rest spend less energy during forced inactivity. In this case, the mitotype from clade III should also be advantageous. What nucleotide substitutions in the mitotype from clade III can provide an adaptive advantage is not clear yet. We assume that individuals with widespread clade М(III) may have adaptive advantages compared to other mitotypes due to their greater locomotor activity even with the same energy expenditure. Further studies are required, for mitotypes are polymorphic for single nucleotide polymorphism not only between but also within the clades.
The share of pathogenic strains of Gram (-) along with profiles of drug resistance occurring in bacterial infections in patients hospitalized in Department of Lung Diseases and Tuberculosis in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice
Authors: Nalewajek Teresa , Echolc Bożena , Klekotak Renata , Ziora Dariusz , Czuba Zenon , Mazur Bogdan
Published: May 2019

Wstęp

Zakażenia układu oddechowego wciąż stanowią zagrożenie dla zdrowia i życia ludzi. Nawracające zapalenia dróg oddechowych są niezwykle istotnym problemem ze względu na złożone przyczyny ich powstawania. W nawracających zakażeniach wiele chorób przewlekłych jest rozpoznawanych zbyt późno z powodu dużej różnorodności i zmienności objawów klinicznych. Zakażenia bakteryjne stanowią jedną z przyczyn zaostrzeń wielu obturacyjnych chorób układu oddechowego. W zakażeniach szpitalnych układu oddechowego dominują pałeczki Gram (-) Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacter spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa i Acinetobacter spp. Drobnoustroje izolowane z zakażeń coraz częściej charakteryzują się opornością na większość, a czasami nawet na wszystkie dostępne leki. Celem pracy była ocena częstości występowania różnych gatunków pałeczek Gram (-) oraz ich profili lekooporności.

Materiał i metody

Badane gatunki pałeczek Gram (-) wyhodowano od pacjentów hospitalizowanych w Klinice Chorób Płuc i Gruźlicy Samodzielnego Publicznego Szpitala Klinicznego Nr 3 w Zabrzu w latach 2008–2012. Ocenie poddano wyniki badań bakteriologicznych plwociny i popłuczyn oskrzelowych przeprowadzonych w Laboratorium Mikrobiologicznym Katedry i Zakładu Mikrobiologii i Immunologii w Zabrzu Śląskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Katowicach. W ciągu 5 lat wykonano 3810 badań popłuczyn oskrzelowych oraz plwocin.

Wyniki

Wyhodowano 1263 szczepy bakterii chorobotwórczych, w tym 818 szczepów pałeczek Gram (-), które stanowiły 64,8% ogólnej liczby bakterii patogennych. Drobnoustroje Gram (-) w latach 2008–2012 wykazały najwyższy odsetek oporności w stosunku do tetracyklin, następnie do penicylin i penicylin z inhibitorami, sulfonamidów i trimetoprymu, a w dalszej kolejności do cefalosporyn, chinolonów oraz aminoglikozydów.
Concentration of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) in serum obtained from different vascular areas during surgical repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm
Authors: Kędzierski Leszek , Kokot Michał , Biolik Grzegorz , Ziaja Damian , Ziaja Krzysztof , Duława Jan
Published: May 2019

Wstęp

Lipokalina związana z żelatynazą granulocytów obojętnochłonnych (neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin – NGAL) jest białkiem sekrecyjnym znajdującym się w ziarnistościach granulocytów obojętnochłonnych, w komórkach śródbłonka oraz w różnych narządach układów oddechowego, pokarmowego, wydalniczego i rozrodczego. Zaangażowana w procesy zapalne w komórkach, uważana jest za jeden z najbardziej miarodajnych wczesnych wskaźników dysfunkcji nerek. Klasyczny zabieg naprawczy tętniaka aorty brzusznej można potraktować jako model badawczy ostrego uszkodzenia nerek. Podczas tej interwencji chirurgicznej dochodzi do jatrogennego uszkodzenia nerek. Technika zabiegu umożliwia pobranie krwi do badania z różnych obszarów naczyniowych.

Materiał i metody

Badaniem objęto 21 chorych z tętniakiem aorty brzusznej, zakwalifikowanych do planowego leczenia chirurgicznego metodą klasyczną. W celu określenia stężenia NGAL w surowicy pobierano krew: z żyły obwodowej przed zabiegiem, bezpośrednio przed zwolnieniem zacisku z aorty, 5 minut po zwolnieniu zacisku z aorty, z żyły nerkowej bezpośrednio przed założeniem zacisku na aortę, bezpośrednio przed zwolnieniem zacisku z aorty, 5 minut po zwolnieniu zacisku z aorty, z żyły głównej dolnej bezpośrednio przed zwolnieniem zacisku z aorty.

Wyniki

Stężenie NGAL w surowicy uzyskanej z żyły obwodowej zwiększyło się istotnie po zabiegu. Bezpośrednio przed zwolnieniem zacisku z aorty odnotowano istotnie większe stężenie NGAL w surowicy uzyskanej z żyły głównej dolnej niż z żyły nerkowej.

Wnioski

Zwiększenie stężenia NGAL w surowicy po zabiegu naprawczym tętniaka aorty brzusznej spowodowane jest większym napływem tej cytokiny do krążenia ogólnego z obszarów naczyniowych dolnej części ciała, niedokrwionej z powodu zaciśnięcia aorty.
Quelles évolutions pour la consommation d’énergie domestique et la gestion des ressources naturelles dans les bassins d’approvisionnement des grandes villes du Sud ?
Authors: Peltier Régis
Published: May 2019

À l’occasion de la parution de ce numéro de Bois et Forêts des Tropiques, son coordonnateur tire un bilan des recherches-actions que lui-même et les équipes partenaires ont consacrées au bois-énergie en Afrique, pendant une quarantaine d’années. Il propose un schéma prospectif, pour expliquer en quoi ont été complémentaires ces actions, certaines portant sur la foresterie, l’agroforesterie, la bioénergie, et d’autres sur le social, l’économie, le droit, la fiscalité ou les politiques forestières. Il montre que, du fait de la démographie, les besoins en bois-énergie ont rejoint, puis dépassé, la productivité des bassins d’approvisionnement des grandes villes sahéliennes, au cours des années 1990. Par la suite, les services gouvernementaux et les ONG ont mené diverses tentatives et projets pour diminuer la consommation de bois-énergie, mieux gérer les formations naturelles et restaurer les systèmes agroforestiers. Ceci a permis de freiner la dégradation des ressources naturelles, de satisfaire les besoins des populations urbaines en énergie domestique et de fournir des revenus aux populations rurales. Cependant, cette dégradation est presque partout toujours en cours et la consommation est satisfaite au prix de la dégradation du capital productif des forêts. Pour l’avenir, l’hypothèse a été émise que, pour éviter des troubles sociaux urbains liés à la pénurie d’énergie domestique, tout en continuant à garantir des revenus aux ruraux, il est indispensable de combiner des politiques d’économie d’énergie, de restauration et de gestion des écosystèmes et des systèmes agroforestiers. Il faut substituer la partie de l’énergie domestique qui dépasse les capacités de production des bassins d’approvisionnement en bois-énergie. Ceci nécessitera de faire évoluer les politiques nationales sur le foncier, les taxes et les subventions, et d’établir des schémas régionaux d’aménagement.
Customer Satisfaction Analysis of Online Taxi Mobile Apps
Authors: Justitia Army , Semiati Rini , Ayuvinda Nadhila Ramadhini
Published: May 2019

Background: High number of complaints that have been filed about the performance of online taxi services has prompted research on customer satisfaction factor analysis. Substantial research has addressed customer satisfaction factors in online taxi services, but none of them investigated the satisfaction in using the mobile apps.Objective: This study aims to find out the level of customer satisfaction and customer satisfaction factors in the online taxi mobile app services.Methods: This study is quantitative in nature, using questionnaires and purposive sampling method. The Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) and Important-Performance Analysis (IPA) were used to determine the customer satisfaction factors, with the variables being route detection, connection, interaction, content, and service quality; as well as customer satisfaction, customer’s complaint, and customer loyalty. The data was processed using SPSS software.Results: The results showed that the level of customer satisfaction was 76.117% and fell into Cause of Concern category. This means that the system performance did not meet customer expectations. The results also showed that the best three factors in online taxi mobile apps are route detection, interaction, and content quality. Meanwhile, the factors that caused customer dissatisfaction were connection and service quality. The variables that led to satisfaction need to be maintained and the variables that did not were in Quadrant 1.Conclusion: The customer satisfaction was low so it is advisable that the companies immediately take an action to improve their performance and revise their strategic planning. In doing so, they must prioritize the attributes which have the biggest gap because these are the ones that will improve customer satisfaction.
The state-of-the-art of grapevine biotechnology and new breeding technologies (NBTS)
Authors: Dalla Costa Lorenza , Malnoy Mickael , Lecourieux David , Deluc Laurent , Ouaked- Lecourieux Fatma , Thomas Mark R. , Torregrosa Laurent Jean-Marie
Published: May 2019

Context of the review: The manipulation of the genetic basis controlling grapevine adaptation and phenotypic plasticity can be performed either by classical genetics or biotechnologies. In the last 15 years, considerable knowledge has accumulated about the grapevine genome as well as the mechanisms involved in the interaction of the vine with the environment, pests and diseases. Despite the difficulties associated with genetic mapping in this species (allele diversity, chimerism, long generation intervals...), several major controlling important vegetative or reproductive traits have been identified. Considering the huge genotypic and phenotypic diversities existing in Vitis, breeding offers a substantial range of options to improve the performances of cultivars. However, even if marker-assisted selection was largely developed to shorten breeding programs, the selection of improved cultivars, whether for agronomic traits or disease tolerances, is still long and uncertain. Moreover, breeding by crossing does not preserve cultivar genetic background, when the wine industry and market are still based on varietal wines.Significance of the review: In grapevine, pioneering biotechnologies were set up in the 1960s to propagate and/or clean the material from micro-organisms. In the 1990s, the basis of genetic engineering was primary established through biolistic or Agrobacterium with several derived technologies refined in the last 10 years. The latest advance is represented by a group of technologies based on genome editing which allows a much more precise modification of the genome. These technologies, so-called NBTs (new breeding technologies), which theoretically do not deconstruct the phenotype of existing cultivars, could be potentially better accepted by the wine industry and consumers than previous GMO (genetically modified organism) approaches. This paper reviews the current state-of-the-art of the biotechnologies available for grapevine genome manipulation and future prospects for genetic improvement.
Nikfar Domination Versus Others: Restriction, Extension Theorems and Monstrous Examples
Authors: Nikfar Mohammadesmail
Published: May 2019

The aim of this expository article is to present recent developments in the centuries-old discussion on the interrelations between several types of domination in graphs. However, the novelty even more prominent in the newly discovered simplified presentations of several older results. Domination can be seen as arising from real-world application and extracting classical results as first described by this article.The main part of this article, concerning a new domination and older one, is presented in a narrative that answers two classical questions: (i) To what extend must closing set be dominating? (ii) How strong is the assumption of domination of a closing set? In a addition, we give an overview of the results concerning domination. The problem asks how small can a subset of vertices be and contain no edges or, more generally how can small a subset of vertices be and contain other ones. Our work was as elegant as it was unexpected being a departure from the tried and true methods of this theory that had dominated the field for one fifth a century. This expository article covers all previous definitions. The inability of previous definitions in solving even one case of real-world problems due to the lack of simultaneous attentions to the worthy both of vertices and edges causing us to make the new one. The concept of domination in a variety of graphs models such as crisp, weighted and fuzzy, has been in a spotlight. We turn our attention to sets of vertices in a fuzzy graph that are so close to all vertices, in a variety of ways, and study minimum such sets and their cardinality. A natural way to introduce and motivate our subject is to view it as a real-world problem. In its most elementary form, we consider the problem of reducing waste of time in transport planning. Our goal here is to first describe the previous definitions and the results, and then to provide an overview of the flows ideas in their articles. The final outcome of this article is twofold: (i) Solving the problem of reducing waste of time in transport planning at static state; (ii) Solving and having a gentle discussions on problem of reducing waste of time in transport planning at dynamic state. Finally, we discuss the results concerning holding domination that are independent of fuzzy graphs. We close with a list of currently open problems related to this subject. Most of our exposition assumes only familiarity with basic linear algebra, polynomials, fuzzy graph theory and graph theory.
Streamline's Shape Theory
Authors: George Yuvaraj
Published: May 2019

This article attempts to formulate a mathematical model for a potential explanation regarding the unavoidable impact of a rigid body's peculiar shape on the seamless flow over it. The solid body completely immersed in a Newtonian fluid and respectively has a relative open circuit flow on it will typically experience various observable phenomena like flow separation, flow transition, down-wash, stalling at the higher angle of attack, stalling velocity and how cambered airfoil can typically generate lift at a zero incidence angle. This article respectively represents an understanding of the laminar flow over a rigid body's external surface with due respect to its distinctive shape and size. This working paper formulates a more realistic and simplified mathematical model for open circuit laminar flow over a body, based on the historical data of aerodynamics and theoretical mechanics. This is intended to properly estimate forces on the continuous surface of the body in a laminar flow, to properly explain, understand and predict mentioned phenomena. Most of all the mechanism of streamline formation and its deformation with due regards to flow, shape and size of the body in an open-circuit laminar are formulated mathematically to enhance better design theory which can reduce experimentation while designing a streamlined body.
Community-Based Participatory Research and Drug Utilization Research to improve Childhood Diarrhea Case Management in Ujjain, India: A Cross Sectional Survey
Authors: Mathur Aditya , Baghel Devendra , Jaat Jitendra , Diwan Vishal , Pathak Ashish
Published: May 2019

Childhood diarrhea continues to be a major cause of under-five (U-5) mortality globally and in India. In this study, 1571 U-5 children residing in nine rural villages and four urban slums in Ujjain, India were included with the objective to use community participation and drug utilization research to improve diarrheal case management. The mean age was 2.08 years, with 297 (19%), children living in high diarrheal index households. Most mothers (70%) considered stale food, teething (62%) and hot weather (55%) as causes of diarrhea. Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)-related characteristics revealed that most (93%) households had toilets, but only 23% children used them. The study identified ineffective household water treatment by filtration through cloth by most (93%) households and dumping of household waste on streets (89%). The results revealed low community awareness of correct causes of diarrhea (poor hand hygiene, 21%; littering around the household, 15%) and of correct diarrhea treatment (oral rehydration solution [ORS] and zinc use, 29% and 11%, respectively) and a high antibiotic prescription rate by health care providers (83%). Based on the results of the present study, context-specific house-to-house interventions will be designed and implemented.
Community-Based Participatory Research and Drug Utilization Research to Improve Childhood Diarrhea Case Management in Ujjain, India: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Authors: Mathur Aditya , Baghel Devendra , Jaat Jitendra , Diwan Vishal , Pathak Ashish
Published: May 2019

Childhood diarrhea continues to be a major cause of under-five (U-5) mortality globally and in India. In this study, 1571 U-5 children residing in nine rural villages and four urban slums in Ujjain, India were included with the objective to use community participation and drug utilization research to improve diarrheal case management. The mean age was 2.08 years, with 297 (19%), children living in high diarrheal index households. Most mothers (70%) considered stale food, teething (62%), and hot weather (55%) as causes of diarrhea. Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)-related characteristics revealed that most (93%) households had toilets, but only 23% of the children used them. The study identified ineffective household water treatment by filtration through cloth by most (93%) households and dumping of household waste on the streets (89%). The results revealed low community awareness of correct causes of diarrhea (poor hand hygiene, 21%; littering around the household, 15%) and of correct diarrhea treatment (oral rehydration solution (ORS) and zinc use, 29% and 11%, respectively) and a high antibiotic prescription rate by healthcare providers (83%). Based on the results of the present study, context-specific house-to-house interventions will be designed and implemented.
An Enhanced Distributed Data Aggregation Method in the Internet of Things
Authors: Shahab Shahab , Homaei M.H
Published: May 2019

As a novel concept in technology and communication world, “Internet of Things (IoT)” has been emerged. In such modern technology, the capability to transmit data through data communication networks (such as Internet or Intranet) is provided for each organism (e.g. human being, animals, things, and so forth). Due to the limited hardware and communication operational capability as well as small dimensions, IoT undergoes quite a few challenges. Such inherent challenges not only cause fundamental restrictions in the efficiency of aggregation, transmission, and communication between nodes; but they also degrade routing performance. To cope with the reduced avail- ability time and unstable communications among nodes, data aggregation and transmission approaches in such networks are designed more intelligently. In this paper, a distributed method is proposed to set child balance among nodes. In this method, the height of the network graph is increased through restricting the degree; and network congestion is reduced as a result. Besides, a dynamic data aggregation approach -named as LA-RPL- is proposed for RPL networks. More specifically, each node is equipped with learning automata in order to perform data aggregation and transmissions. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed approach outperforms previously suggested base approaches in terms of energy consumption, network control overhead, and packet loss rate.
An Enhanced Distributed Data Aggregation Method in the Internet of Things
Authors: Homaei M.H , Salwana Ely , Shamshirband Shahab
Published: May 2019

As a novel concept in technology and communication world, “Internet of Things (IoT)” has been emerged. In such modern technology, the capability to transmit data through data communication networks (such as Internet or Intranet) is provided for each organism (e.g. human being, animals, things, and so forth). Due to the limited hardware and communication operational capability as well as small dimensions, IoT undergoes quite a few challenges. Such inherent challenges not only cause fundamental restrictions in the efficiency of aggregation, transmission, and communication between nodes; but they also degrade routing performance. To cope with the reduced availability time and unstable communications among nodes, data aggregation and transmission approaches in such networks are designed more intelligently. In this paper, a distributed method is proposed to set child balance among nodes. In this method, the height of the network graph is increased through restricting the degree; and network congestion is reduced as a result. Besides, a dynamic data aggregation approach -named as LA-RPL- is proposed for RPL networks. More specifically, each node is equipped with learning automata in order to perform data aggregation and transmissions. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed approach outperforms previously suggested based approaches in terms of energy consumption, network control overhead, and packet loss rate.
Recursive Data Clustering through Finding Vague Solutions
Authors: Monaco Domenico
Published: May 2019

This work is developed over the question ”How to automatically create a good clustering on spatial dataset with high different local densities?” opened by previus work of Berzi [5]. To answer the main question, this work describe a approach of recursive clustering process based on a technique of finding ”vague-solution”, where the output is an hierarchical clustering of initial dataset. In particularly the the approach is developed and tested on DBSCAN algorithm [11] with large dataset gathered by Google Place in Metropolitan Area of Milan. The core solutions developed in this algorithm are condensed in the capacity of generation a Hierarchical Clustering with a recursive select the best solutions in according tothe our goals, previously dfined by some sets of rules. The algorithm described here, and developed in my Master Thesis, rosolve two problem: - When we use an algorithm of clustering that can create a set of differents clustering, but equally valid and don’t know exctly what we must have as good solution, we areled to ask ourselves: ”What are the better?” This obviously depends by our goals, sonow the question is: ”What are our goals?”; - The second problem is condensed in the sentence ”Not all clusters can be found in one-shot clustering process, more often we must reapply the process to some part of datataset”, so there we have a second question that this paper answering: ”How to create clustering of data with ad-hoc processing for each different part of input dataset?”; These questions are resolved by the approaches named in this work as: Space of Solutions, Vague-Solution, Vague-Solution finding Method and finaly Recursive Clustering. All of these approaches was drafted and tested in mine Master Thesis titled ”Geospatial data analysis for Urban informatics applications: the case of the Google Place of the City of Milan” [25].
Physico-Chemical Characterization and Biological Activities of Black and White Garlic: In Vivo and In Vitro Assays
Authors: Toledano Medina Mª Ángeles , Merinas-Amo Tania , Fernández-Bedmar Zahira , Font Rafael , del Río-Celestino Mercedes , Pérez-Aparicio Jesús , Moreno-Ortega Alicia , Alonso-Moraga Ángeles , Moreno-Rojas Rafael
Published: May 2019

White and three types of black garlic (13, 32 and 45 days of fermentation, named 0C1, 1C2 and 2C1 respectively) were selected in order to check possible differences in their nutraceutic potential. For this purpose, garlic were physico-chemically characterised, and both in vivo and in vitro assays were carried out. Black garlic showed higher polyphenol content and antioxidant capacity than white garlic. The biological studies have shown that only white garlic was not safe showing toxicity effect. Furthermore, none garlic exert protective effects against H2O2, except the 0C1 black garlic. Moreover, garlic was non-genotoxic with the exception of the highest concentration of white garlic. On the other hand, 0C1 was the most antigenotoxic substance. The in vivo longevity assays yielded significant extension of lifespan results in some concentrations of white and 0C1and 1C2 black garlic. The in vitro experiments showed that all studied garlic induced a decrease in leukaemia cells growth. However, none type of garlic was able to induce proapoptotic internucleosomal DNA fragmentation. Taking into account the physicochemical and biological data, black garlic could be considered as a potential functional food and used in preventive treatment of age-related diseases. In addition, our findings could be relevant for the black garlic processing agrifood companies as the economical and timing costs are significantly reduced to 13 days aging.