bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
SPONDYLODISCITIS DIAGNOSTICS IN NOWADAYS: BASIC CT AND MRI SIGNS
Authors: Vinokurov A. S. , Belenkaya O. I. , Yudin A. L. , Kim A. V.
Published: April 2019

For many reasons spondylodiscitis (SDC) is a complicated pathology. It is caused by difficulty in early diagnostics, the need for surgical treatment (including repeated interventions), long term and high cost of antibiotic therapy. Objective. The goal is to identify and describe the main CT and MRI symptoms of SDC, to assess their frequency and specificity. The next aim is to note the peculiarities of the radiologist’s practice with such patients. Materials and methods. We studied the data of 25 patients with proved SDC, and we analyzed CT and MRI symptoms (both common and rare), and the role of contrast enhancement (СE) in both methods and important clinical and laboratory aspects. Results.The infiltration of vertebral bodies and intervertebral discs were the most frequent SDC signs, abscesses also were very common. The most significant type of abscess was epidural which led to the formation of vertebral canal stenosis and  to neurological deficit. The important methodological aspects of the MRI study were noted to improve its quality. Conclusion. We recommend performing both CT and MRI, if possible, for all patients with SDC because of the different diagnostic tasks that are important for clinicians.CE significantly increases the MRI informativity.
CAPACITY OF THE MAGNETIC RESONANT TOMOGRAPHY IN DIAGNOSTIC OF THE ARMS ENTRAPMENT NEUROPATHIES IN PATIENTS WITH HYPOTHYROSIS
Authors: Shiryaeva E. V. , Nikishchencova A. S. , Zhulev S. N. , Zhulev V. S. , Zhulev N. M. , Khalimov Y. Sh. , Zagrebelnaya O. A. , Karpenko M. N.
Published: April 2019

Symptoms of neuromuscular dysfunction are quite common in patients with hypothyroidism. Structural changes of myelin and dysfunction of oligodendroglial processes in axons have pathogenetic significance in patients with neuropathies against the background of hypothyroidism. However, the etiopathogenesis of the development of neuropathies in hypothyroidism is not fully understood. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a modern imaging method that now provides an image of nerve trunks with a quality sufficient to assess their condition. The main task of MRI is to assess the difficult and atypical cases of nerve compression. We examined 26 patients diagnosed with hypothyroidism, including 8 patients with degenerative-dystrophic diseases of the spine, 1 patient — an anomaly of nerves and muscles, 2 patients were found to have the consequences of injuries, 1 patient was diagnosed with De-Kervin disease, and 14 patients with comorbidity, leading to nerve compression, was not found. The aim of the study was to assess the diagnostic capabilities of magnetic resonance imaging for compression-ischemic neuropathies of the hands in patients with hypothyroidism. Neurological examination and data from stimulation electroneuromyography allows you to accurately determine the area of investigation for MRI. The article shows the diagnostic capabilities of MRI, as well as its place in the diagnostic algorithm of compression-ischemic neuropathies of the hands in patients with hypothyroidism.
New mixed-ligand Ni(II) and Zn(II) macrocyclic complexes with bridged (endo,endo)-bicyclo [2.2.1]hept-5-ene-2,3-dicarboxylate: Synthesis, characterization, antimicrobial and cytotoxic activity
Authors: Antonijevic-Nikolic Mirjana , Drazic Branka , Antic-Stankovic Jelena , Tanaskovic Sladjana
Published: April 2019

New carboxylate complexes of the tetraazamacrocyclic ligand N,N',N'',N'''-tetrakis(2-pyridilmethyl)-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane (tpmc) with Ni(II) and Zn(II) as central ions were prepared. In mixed-ligand complexes (endo,endo)-bicyclo?2.2.1?hept-5-ene-2,3-dicarboxylate dianion (C9H8O4 2-) is also coordinated to metal ions. The complexes were characterized by elemental analysis (C, H, N), FTIR and UV?Vis spectroscopy, molar conductivity determination and magnetic susceptibility measurement at room temperature. The analytical data of the complexes show the formation of binuclear [Ni2(C9H8O4)tpmc](ClO4)2?4H2O and tetranuclear [Zn4(C9H8O4)(tpmc)2](ClO4)6? ?CH3CN?KClO4?4H2O complexes. In tetranuclear Zn(II) complex bicyclic dicarboxylate ligand is most likely to be bridge coordinated, and in binuclear Ni(II) complex it is coordinated in a combined bridged manner with chelate rings formation. In both complexes macrocyclic ligand was exo coordinated, out of cyclam ring and adopts a boat conformation. The Zn(II) complex is one of the rare tetranuclear Zn(II)-tpmc complexes with carboxylate ion bridging two Zn2tpmc units. The complexes were tested for antibacterial activity against Gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 25923) and Bacillus subtilis (ATCC 6633), Gram-negative bacterium Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922), and yeast Candida albicans (ATCC 10231), and were screened for antiproliferative activity against human cervix adenocarcinoma (HeLa) and human myelogenous leukemia (K562) cell lines.
Diabetes-Related Complications and Mortality in Patients With Young-Onset Latent Autoimmune Diabetes: A 14-Year Analysis of the Prospective Hong Kong Diabetes Register
Authors: Luk Andrea O.Y. , Lau Eric S.H. , Lim Cadmon , Kong Alice P.S. , Chow Elaine , Ma Ronald C.W. , Chan Juliana C.N.
Published: April 2019

OBJECTIVE

Young-onset diabetes is heterogeneous in etiology and disease progression. We compared the incidence of diabetes-related complications and mortality in patients with young-onset type 2 diabetes with or without anti-GAD antibodies and patients with type 1 diabetes. We determined changes in glycemic control before and after commencement of insulin therapy stratified by antibody status.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS

Between 1994 and 2012, 1,504 consecutively enrolled patients with type 2 diabetes who had received a diagnosis at <40 years of age and had available anti-GAD antibody status and 251 patients with type 1 diabetes from the Hong Kong Diabetes Register were followed for incident cardiovascular disease (CVD), end-stage renal disease (ESRD), severe hypoglycemia, and all-cause mortality until June 2015. Information on insulin use and HbA1c levels during follow-up was obtained.

RESULTS

Anti-GAD antibodies were positive in 8.1% of patients with type 2 diabetes (GAD+). By multivariate Cox regression, patients with GAD+ had a lower hazard of CVD (hazard ratio [HR] 0.43, P = 0.048), a higher hazard of severe hypoglycemia (HR 1.63, P = 0.032), and a similar hazard of ESRD and mortality compared with counterparts without anti-GAD antibodies (GAD−). Compared with patients with type 1 diabetes, ESRD was more likely to develop (HR 2.91, P = 0.043) in patients with GAD+, but no differences were detected in the hazards of severe hypoglycemia, CVD, and mortality. Among new insulin users (n = 304), patients with GAD+ had larger reductions in HbA1c than patients with GAD−after 12 months of insulin use (−2.30 ± 3.80% [25 ± 42 mmol/mol] vs −0.72 ± 1.86% [8 ± 20 mmol/mol], P = 0.05).

CONCLUSIONS

Anti-GAD positivity identifies a group of patients with a different prognosis compared with patients without antibodies and those with type 1 diabetes. Patients with GAD+ responded differently to insulin compared with patients with GAD−.
Peningkatan Keterampilan Berbicara dengan Metode Bermain Peran Pada Siswa
Authors: Husada Anugerah , Asri Untari Mei Fita , Nashir Tsalatsa Ahmad
Published: April 2019

Tujuan yang hendak dalam penelitian  ini adalah 1) Meningkatkan keterampilan guru dalam pembelajaran bahasa Indonesia dengan menggunakan  metode bermain peran, 2) Meningkatkan aktivitas belajar peserta didik dengan pembelajran bahasa indonesia dengan metode bermain peran, 3) Meningkatkan hasil belajar peserta didik dalam pembelajaran bahasa indonesia dengan menggunakan metode bermain peran. Jenis  penelitian  ini  adalah  penelitian  tindakan.  Subjek penelitian  adalah  guru dan seluruh  peserta didik kelas IV  SDN 02 Gidangelo tahun pelajaran 2018/2019. Sampel yang diambil adalah 29 peserta didik kelas IV dengan menggunakan data dalam penelitian ini diperoleh melalui tes, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Dari hasil penelitian diketahui bahwa terdapat peningkatan perolehan nilai keterampilan berbicara. Pada pratindakan nilai rata-rata 65,80 dan jumlah ketuntasan peserta didik sebesar 31%. Lalu pada siklus I diterapkan metode bermain peran memperoleh nilai rata-rata 75,86 dan jumlah ketuntasan peserta didik sebesar 62%. Artinya, penggunaan metode Bermain Peran dapat meningkatkan kemampuan berbicara peserta didik, akan tetapi hasil yang diperoleh belum melampaui target yang ditentukan peneliti sehingga dilanjutkan pada siklus II. Pada siklus II memperoleh nilai rata-rata 84,77 dan jumalh ketuntasan peserta didik sebesar 72%. Kesimpulannya bahwa metode Bermain Peran dapat meningkatkan kemampuan berbicara peserta didik.
MERGING ART AND INSTALLATION: EXHIBITION INSTALLATION IN THE 20th CENTURY
Authors: BUȚ Georgiana
Published: April 2019

This paper discusses exhibition installation as an aesthetic medium. Drawing on Germano Celant’s writing on installation, we advance an interpretation of artists’ engagement with installation resulting in room-size works in the first half of the 20th century, as part of the evolution of exhibition installation towards the convergence of art and design. The paper also address the problem of intermediality as discussed by Juliane Rebentisch, and its implications for installation and attempts to tests Rosalind Krauss’s reconception of the medium against Rebentisch’s criticism, while analyzing Krauss’s disapproval of installation art, including the room-size works of the avant-garde.
METAPHYSICS, ABSOLUTE AND THE HOMONIMY OF THE NEGATIVE. PROLEGOMENA FOR A SPECULATIVE LOGIC. PART II
Authors: TRIF-BOIA Horațiu Marius
Published: April 2019

Our paper addresses eight main and traditional issues of Philosophy: the issue of speculative logic; the issue of the fundamental premises of existence and thinking — which engages on the path of absolute ontological reduction; the issue of absolute Nothingness revealed as the ultimate result of the previous reduction; the issue of the realness and effectiveness of Nothingness; the issue of ontological Difference; the issue of the consistency and apodicticity of metaphysics; the issue of the nature of the Absolute; and the issue of the Ontological Argument. The results that we gained at the end of our work show that the ontological Ground is the Absolute and that the Absolute is the transcendent instance of immediate identity of irreducible opposites. This instance is consistent with the traditional claims of philosophical and theological metaphysics and it supports the Ontological Argument through the overcoming of the formal logic principles.
MY CLEANER: HELP OR FOE?
Authors: BAKAY Gönül
Published: April 2019

My Cleaner: Help or Foe? Maggie Gee’s My Cleaner tackles the problem of racism and family life in the lives of two women who intend to support or “help” each other and end up bringing out the worst in each other. Profound racism and an acute sense of class difference alienate the two women: Vanessa Henman and Mary Tendo, her cleaner from Uganda. The theoretical background of the paper is offered by the theories of Paul Gilroy.
REZUMAT. Menajera mea: ajutor sau dușman? Romanul Menajera mea a lui Maggie Gee se ocupă de problema rasismului şi a familiei în vieţile a două femei care intenţionează să se sprijine sau să se “ajute” reciproc şi sfârşesc prin a aduce ceea ce e mai rău pentru fiecare. Rasismul profund şi un act simţ al diferenţei de clasă le alienează pe cele două femei: Vanessa Henman şi Mary Tendo, menajera ei din Uganda. Baza teoretică a acestei lucrări este oferită de către teoriile lui Paul Gilroy.
Cuvinte cheie: rasism, confruntare între culturi, Uganda, Londra, negri, albi, înţelegere, cosmopolit.
HERMAN MELVILLE’S “BENITO CERENO” AND THE SUBVERSION OF THE SLAVERY IDEOLOGY
Authors: MIHELE Roxana
Published: April 2019

Herman Melville’s Benito Cereno and the Subversion of the Slavery Ideology. The current paper aims to analyse in Herman Melville’s novella the interplay between the ambiguous narrative voice limited by Amasa Delano’s racially charged perception of events and the auctorial presence in the text. We argue that in Benito Cereno, the writer has constructed a symbolically charged but carefully targeted criticism against the social and moral failure of the slavery system in the U.S.
REZUMAT. Subminarea ideologiei sclaviei în nuvela lui Herman Melville „Benito Cereno”. Articolul de față își propune să analizeze nuvela lui Herman Melville din punctul de vedere al jocului dintre ambiguitatea vocii narative limitate de perceptia încărcat rasială a personajului Amasa Delano și prezența auctorială în text care pare să ezite între identificarea cu naratorul și respingerea înțelegerii realității de pe corbia cu sclavi dată de cel din urmă. Considerăm că prin Benito Cereno scriitorul a construit o critică încărcată simbolic dar bine țintită împotriva eșecului social și moral al sistemului sclavagist din Statele Unite.
Cuvinte cheie: ideologie, relații de putere, dinamica relațiilor rasiale, stereotipuri rasiale, subminare, sclavie.
“THE OUTLOOK THAT WOULD BE RIGHT.” WALLACE STEVENS’S CINEMATIC VISION
Authors: MORE Octavian
Published: April 2019

“The Outlook That Would Be Right.” Wallace Stevens’s Cinematic Vision. Drawing on the premise that a fundamental characteristic of modernist art is the convergence of various expressive and technical modes, this paper provides an examination of a selection of texts by Wallace Stevens in which the poetic vision and method intersect with the principles of cinematic montage, with a view to demonstrating the persistence throughout his oeuvre of a particular form of “sight”, employed for tackling a series of epistemological and aesthetic issues.
REZUMAT. “Perspectiva care ar fi potrivită.” Vederea cinematică a lui Wallace Stevens. Pornind de la premisa că o trăsătură fundamentală a artei moderniste constă în convergența unor variate moduri expresive și tehnice, în lucrarea de față ne propunem să examinăm un segment de texte din opera lui Wallace Stevens în care viziunea și metoda poetică se intersectează cu principiile montajului cinematografic, cu scopul de a demonstra prezența constantă în opera acestuia a unei forme specifice de “vedere”, utilizate în abordarea unei suite de probleme de natură epistemologică și estetică.
Cuvinte cheie: Wallace Stevens, cinema, montaj, pictură, percepție, modernism.
REPRESENTATIONS OF WAR AND TRAUMA IN PAT BARKER’S “REGENERATION”
Authors: RADU Adrian
Published: April 2019

Representations of War and Trauma in Pat Barker’s Regeneration. The Regeneration Trilogy focuses on the British soldiers of the Great War who, besides their physical wounds, often suffered from psychic and psychosomatic disorders, more or less disabling. The aim of this article is to discuss how trauma generated neurological and psychic disorders and affected the lives of soldiers, how the doctors of the time attempted to cure them and make them able to return to the frontlines. The article refers mostly to Regeneration, the first novel in the sequence.
REZUMAT. Reprezentări ale războiului și traumei în romanul Regeneration de Pat Barker. Principala preocupare a Trilogiei lui Pat Barker sunt soldații britanici din Marele Război care, pe lângă rănile fizice, au fost afectați adesea de tulburări psihice și psihosomatice, mai mult sau mai puțin incapacitative. Scopul acestui articol este analiza modului în care traumele au generat tulburări neurologice și psihic, a manierei în care medicii de atunci au încercat să le vindece și să-i facă să se poată întoarce pe front. Articolul se ocupă în principal de Regeneration, primul roman din secvență.
Cuvinte cheie: armată, afazie, nevroză, traumă, tratament, război.
DORA D’ISTRIA: MAPPING THE CULTURAL TRANSFER OF INTIMACY AT THE “FRINGES” OF EUROPE
Authors: DUŢU Carmen
Published: April 2019

Dora D’istria: Mapping the Cultural Transfer of Intimacy at the “Fringes” of Europe. The present paper examines two texts by Dora D’Istria dealing with women’s emancipation and empowerment in the mid-nineteenth century. Thus, we shall analyze how women situated their experience against the discourses that regulated intimacy in the context of nation-building in that respective period.
REZUMAT. Dora D’Istria: O cartografie a transferului cultural al intimității la “marginile” Europei. Lucrarea de față analizează două texte ale Dorei D’Istria axate pe emanciparea și responsabilizarea feminină la mijlocul secolului al XIX-lea. Astfel, vom examina felul în care femeile și-au raportat experiența la retorica intimității, precum și modul în care aceasta din urmă era reglementată într-o epocă preocupată de construcția identității naționale.
Cuvinte cheie: intimitate, Dora D’Istria, emancipare femininã, mijlocul secolului al XIX-lea, modernitate, discurs.
FLUORESCENCE INVESTIGATION OF SOME POLYSTYRENE SAMPLES THERMALLY DEGRADED
Authors: NICULAESCU Carmen , BREZESTEAN Ioana , LUNG Claudiu , TODICA Mihai
Published: April 2019

The behavior of some samples of commercial polystyrene, thermally degraded, was investigated by UV-VIS and fluorescence methods. Excited with different wavelengths in the domain 315-365 nm, the spectra show a peak located at 409 nm. The amplitude and the shape of this peak change after thermal degradation. Minor changes appear at 200ºC, indicating relatively stability of the samples, but the modifications are more important at 350ºC. At that temperature the samples are affected by oxidation.
DIGITAL DATA RECORDING OF TRANSIENT PHENOMENA IN RC CIRCUITS WITH ARDUINO
Authors: TODICA M.
Published: April 2019

The work demonstrates the possibility to acquire data from any physics experiment using very simple equipment, Arduino Uno and Processing software. The algorithm was tested to record data of transient phenomena in RC circuits. Despite its simplicity the method provides accurate and reliable data, being usefully for didactic and scientific experiments.
STRUCTURAL AND OPTICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF ZnO FILMS DOPED WITH Ni
Authors: TOMA M. , LUNG C. , MARCONI D. , POP A.
Published: April 2019

Zinc oxide (ZnO), and Ni-doped ZnO (NZO) thin films were deposited on glass substrates by radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering for three different distances between substrate-target. The influence of the distance between substrate-target upon structure of the thin films was analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and the grain size was determined by theoretical calculations. Optical transmission measurements show the influence of doping and distance between substrate-target on the optical band gap.
DISPERSION EQUATION FOR PLASMA WAVE PROPAGATION AT THE INTERFACE OF A STOCHASTIC ENVINRONMENT
Authors: MARCU A. , MOCANU G.
Published: April 2019

The present paper investigates the effect of a stochastic term in the equation of motion in the MHD approximation. The end purpose is to find whether or not, for the case of an interface between two media of different physical properties, the stability behavior of the waves characteristic to the interface changes. Our results show that, for a certain parameter set, the stability behavior does change: namely a configuration which is stable in the deterministic approach may become unstable when stochastic effects are considered.
STRUCTURAL AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF FERROMAGNETIC Co-Zr ALLOYS OBTAINED BY MECHANICAL ALLOYING
Authors: HIRIAN R. , VALEANU M. , TOLEA F. , PALADE P. , POP V.
Published: April 2019

The structural and magnetic properties of Co11Zr2 and Co82Zr12 ferromagnetic alloys, produced via the non-equilibrium synthesis method of mechanical alloying, were investigated. The formation of the magnetic phases was investigated at milling times of up to 20 h. As the powders became amorphous during the alloying process, annealing was performed to allow for a more thorough investigation of the crystalline structure of the resulting alloys. The magnetic properties of the final samples were investigated via demagnetization curves.
Annual Reviewer Acknowledgement
Authors: Editor Chief
Published: April 2019

The Editorial team of the journal would like to thank the reviewers for their work in referring manuscripts during 2016.
Anti-herpetic activity exopolysaccharides produced by different species of lactic acid bacteria
Authors: Naumenko Krystyna , L Biliavska , Y Pankivska , O Povnitsa , O Vasyliuk , I Garmasheva , S. Zagorodnya
Published: April 2019

In the present work, it was shown that, in non-toxic concentrations, all EPSs which were isolated from lactic acid bacteria have significant anti-HSV-1 activity affecting various stages of the virus reproduction. It was demonstrated that the use of ESPs leads to the normalization of the life cycle of cells infected with the herpes simplex virus to the level of uninfected cells. It was found that EPS 26a produced by Lactobacillus sp. possesses multiple antiviral effects as it exhibits virucidal activity, blocks adsorption, penetration of the virus into cells and the release of viruses, and reduces the infectious titer of herpes simplex virus by 97-99%, indicating its considerable anti-herpetic activity.
The microbial consortia directed evolution towards plastic degradation – the key to waste management?
Authors: SIDHU GURPREET KAUR , Chandel Pooja
Published: April 2019

The rampant use of plastics and their disposal into waste are adding to the problems of pollution. The resistance of plastics to bio-degradation is an added advantage for its significant use but the same property creates havoc when the plastic products are disposed off as waste in massive amounts. The property of micro-organisms to evolve quickly brings answers to even the most impossible situations. The current and several other reports show that the plastic is bio-degradable. The current report shows the action of consortia of microbes isolated from a plastic dumping site can lead to degradation of the polymer. The microbial consortia isolated from plastic dumping site when made to grow in controlled conditions in presence of basal media with plastic as sole source of carbon for an extended period of time, aberrations were observed on surface of the plastic. The proteins reported till date in plastic degradation when analysed in-silico for their homologs in all domains of life, they were found to be significantly similar to proteins of cutinase, hydrolase, lipase and some hypothetical proteins. This shows that the plastic degrading proteins have possibly evolved from these protein families.
Law of gravity
Authors: Van Zanten Leonard
Published: April 2019

This essay introduces a realistic look at our laws of gravity, and the effects thereof, and it goes beyond to reveal how and by what gravity comes about in the fundamentals of nature upon which the earth and all spheres rest.
La conciencia y el problema mente-cerebro. Un camino de acercamiento entre la ciencia y la reflexión filosófica
Authors: Fernández Hinojosa Esteban
Published: April 2019

Tanto la ciencia como la filosofía han abordado este problema a lo largo de la historia del pensamiento desde perspectivas epistémicas muy diversas. La primera construyendo hipótesis con objeto de validar modelos teóricos, y la segunda extendiendo su comprensión sistémica al conjunto de lo real, lo que incluye a la actividad científica. La respuesta al problema mente-cuerpo podría ser factible desde una ciencia fundamentada filosóficamente. El postulado ontológico del materialismo emergentista afirma que la mente es una propiedad emergente del cerebro. El postulado epistemológico del realismo científico sostiene que la neurociencia posee legitimidad epistémica para acometer el estudio del proceso mental más genuinamente humano: la consciencia. La complejidad del problema exige un vínculo de conexión entre ambas disciplinas. Se revisan ambos presupuestos (ontológico y epistemológico), y para acotar el presente ensayo dirigimos el arsenal onto-epistemológico al objeto de estudio más apasionante y complejo del cerebro humano: la conciencia. Concluimos que, aunque coherentes, no explican completamente el problema.
El experimento de Libet y sus replicaciones (de 1983 a 2013)
Authors: Lombardi Agustina
Published: April 2019

El presente artículo describe y analiza diez experimentos científicos en torno a los actos libres que siguieron al experimento de Benjamin Libet, en 1983. Mediante el estudio de la actividad neuronal previa a la decisión de un acto libre, estos experimentos han intentado abordar los temas filosóficos de la conciencia y la libertad del hombre. Dada la diversidad de perspectivas y conclusiones acerca de estas nociones presentes en tales experimentos, resulta necesario un análisis y una descripción de los mismos en conjunto para, de esta manera, ofrecer un marco dentro del cual se puedan establecer futuros diálogos e investigaciones interdisciplinares.
La vida como arte y el arte como vida
Authors: Brahm Mir Gaspar
Published: April 2019

El hombre es un ser que busca el sentido de su existencia en todo lo que hace. A la vez que es consciente de su contingencia, es capaz de elevarse por sobre lo meramente temporal. El arte pareciera ser una actividad humana que, por combinar lo contingente con lo necesario, puede llevar al hombre hacia una obra llena de sentido. Siguiendo al teólogo suizo Hans Urs von Balthasar, cabría entender la vida del hombre como una obra artístico-dramática, en la que entran en diálogo su libertad con la donación divina. La obra maestra existencial será, por consiguiente, la aceptación plena del don de Dios por parte del hombre.
Demandas físicas centradas en factores externos del futbolista profesional
Authors: Martín-Moya Ricardo , Ruíz-Montero Pedro Jesús
Published: April 2019

El fútbol es el deporte más popular en el mundo y lo practican tanto hombres, como mujeres y niños con diferentes niveles de experiencia. La práctica del fútbol depende de una multitud de factores como son la técnica, biomecánica, táctica, áreas mentales y demandas fisiológicas. La información ha sido recabada de diversos artículos científicos y revisiones relacionadas con el tema, todos ellos de actualidad y seleccionando únicamente la información que nos interesa en relación a este tema. En el presente artículo se describen los factores externos más importantes y que mayor influencia tienen en el rendimiento del deportista y que se deberían de tener en cuenta. Se muestran las demandas relacionadas con la distancia total recorrida por los jugadores durante los partidos, la intensidad y velocidad de desplazamiento, las acciones según el puesto específico que ocupa cada jugador en el terreno de juego y, por último, la superficie de contacto.
Impact of body-mass factors on setup displacement during pelvic irradiation in patients with lower abdominal cancer
Authors: Wu Wei-Chieh , Chang Yi-Ru , Lai Yo-Liang , Shiau An-Cheng , Liang Ji-An , Chien Chun-Ru , Kuo Yu-Cheng , Chen Shang-Wen
Published: April 2019

Background

The aim of the study was investigate the impact of body-mass factors (BMF) on setup displacement during pelvic radiotherapy in patients with lower abdominal cancers.

Patients and methods

The clinical data of a training cohort composed of 60 patients with gynecological, rectal, or prostate cancer were analyzed. The daily alignment data from image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) were retrieved. Setup errors for were assessed by systematic error (SE) and random error (RE) through the superior-inferior (SI), anterior-posterior (AP), and medial-lateral (ML) directions. Several BMFs and patient-related parameters were analyzed with binary logistic regression and receiver-operating characteristic curves. A scoring system was proposed to identify those with greater setup displacement during daily treatment. The results were validated by another cohort.

Results

A large hip lateral diameter correlated with a greater SI-SE and AP-SE, whereas a large umbilical AP diameter correlated with a greater ML-SE and ML-RE. A higher SI-RE was associated with a large hip circumference. The positive predictors for setup uncertainty were chosen to dichotomize patients into groups at high risk and low risk for setup displacement. Based on the scoring system, the adequate treatment margins for the SI direction in the high-and low-risk groups were 5.4 mm and 3.8 mm, whereas those for the ML direction were 8.2 mm and 4.2 mm, respectively. The validated cohort showed a similar trend.

Conclusions

Large BMFs including hip lateral diameter, hip circumference, and umbilical AP diameter are associated with greater setup uncertainty. Based on the scores, IGRT or required treatment margins can be adapted for patients with high risk features.
Development of microsatellite markers for the critically endangered conifer Glyptostrobus pensilis (Cupressaceae) using transcriptome data
Authors: Li Xin-Yu , Lin Xue-Ying , Ruhsam Markus , Chen Lu , Wu Xing-Tong , Wang Min-qiu , Thomas Philip I. , Wen Ya-Feng
Published: April 2019

Glyptostrobus pensilis (Cupressaceae) is a critically endangered conifer which occurs in China, Laos, and Vietnam where it is only known from a few populations. Here we aim to develop microsatellite markers which can be used to study the genetic variation within this species. Using transcriptome data we tested 170 SSR loci for polymorphism in 16 samples. Twenty-three loci were polymorphic and selected for the genetic analysis of 83 individuals from three Chinese populations. The number of alleles per locus and population ranged from one to eight, the observed and expected heterozygosity from H

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= 0.00-0.83, respectively. Fifteen loci deviated from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium in at least one of the three populations. The majority of loci could also be successfully amplified in four related species, namely Cryptomeria fortunei, Taxodium distichum, Taxodium ascendens and Cunninghamia lanceolata. These developed microsatellites are suitable for population genetic studies of Glyptostrobus pensilis and related species.
Community Involvement on Caldera Toba Geopark Development Case Study: Pusuk Buhit Area, Samosir Regency
Authors: Hotasina Silaen Cathelya Yosephine
Published: April 2019

Geopark is a geological area, including the specific features of the geologically significant, rare or in the form of beauty which also has ecological value, archaeological, historical and cultural to local economic development through conservation, education and tourism. The most important thing of geopark development is local involvement by making a collaboration between government and locals, such as in Caldera Toba National Geopark. The existing collaboration between government and locals in this geopark, is formed simply as reciprocity, where they understand their position in the development of geopark and is willing to establish new relationships that equally benefit to them, even though there are some actors who deny the existence Caldera Toba Geopark. That kind of collaboration came up by mapping each actor role and position in every stage of geopark development, also ultimately how each of these actors collaborate in developing and operating Caldera Toba Geopark as a national and international tourism destination. The most interesting thing to be explored is how to collaborate geopark managerial issues with local culture. To involve the locals with their own entrenched culture, the government needs to create creative strategies and innovations to collaborate the locals, the government itself and the third party as well. This study lies in Pusuk Buhit Area, which has four geosites and located in Geoarea Samosir. Pusuk Buhit has its history of the starting of the old Bataknese people. Based on that history, Pusuk Buhit is inhabited by the old Bataknese family that have their pure Bataknese culture and its local wisdom. Beside their culture wisdom, this area is still affected by religious wisdom, such as Christianity and local religion, named Parmalim. To involve all stakeholders with their own interests, the government should construct the new institutional scheme for the future Caldera Toba Geopark,that has to be a collaboration instituional. By using stakeholder analysis for the mapping, with primary data collection methods in-depth interviews with some of the key actors, the author may interpret and assess the extent of the collaboration undertaken by each actor in developing Caldera Toba Geopark, as well as predict the suitable collaboration for managing Toba Caldera Geopark, as a strategy to make this geopark works.
Sengkulun as Betawi Traditional Cake Philosophy, Historical and Cultural Review
Authors: Tanius Billy , Sinaga Tiurma , Brahmantyo Himawan
Published: April 2019

Betawi has a diversity of traditional food. One of the diversity of traditional foods of Betawi’s type of cake is Sengkulun cake. This rare cake is made from glutinous rice flour. Study was designed to recognize the Sengkulun cake from history, culture and philosophy as well as documenting the original way of making the cake which has begun to be forgotten. Descriptive qualitative approach was used to analyse data and information. Respondent were elders, i.e. Betawi cultural experts and Sengkulun cake makers. Experiment was conducted to obtain documentation in the form of photo and video which could make the cake more interesting to become Betawi ‘s snacks. Results show that the Sengkulun cake has existed for a long time but cannot be known with certainty the year of the creation of this cake. This cake began to be created because of the abundant availability of glutinous rice and also due to the influence of Chinese ethnic in the processing the snacks. The cake has a high position in ancient times because this cake can only be found in certain events such as Eid al-Fitr. From the Sengkulun's philosophy, it can be said that sticky texture of the Sengkulun cake has a symbol of respect each other.

Keywords: philosophy, Sengkulun, traditional cake
Working Rural Eco Tourism Planning in Yogyakarta Using MSP+DM Analysis
Authors: Priatmoko Setiawan
Published: April 2019

Ecotourism planning requires a systematic simple tool. This is because generally the actors of ecotourism in the region of Yogyakarta is a rural community activist which need a simple tools. Ecotourism activities are often associated with village tourism activities managed by the local community as community based tourism (CBT). Using MSP + DM analysis helps facilitate the planning and development of ecotourism for all stakeholders.

Keywords: ecotourism, planning, rural, CBT, MSP+DM
Family Tourist - is Different Motive, Different Choice of Tourist Activity?
Authors: Ingkadijaya Rahmat
Published: April 2019

Currently, many families travelling to various tourist destinations. This phenomenon is interesting to be investigated. Existing research results can be utilized by stakeholders to develop their own policies and strategies. However, at this time not much study exists in family travel. This study  examines family’s travel motivations, family’s activities in destination, and the differences of family’s activity choice across categories of travel motivations. Survey method has been employed in this study. The sample was obtained from a residence in Bogor City, West Java and consisted of 300 families chosen by convenience sampling technique. Data were analyzed using descriptive analysis and hypothesis test using chi-square. The findings indicated that there were two dominant family’s travel motivations, personal escape and interpersonal seeking. The family chose natural, cultural, and special tourist activities. Family’s activity choice across categories of travel motivations was the same except rafting. It was most preferred by families who had personal escape motivation.
The Effects of "Search Engine Optimization" on Marketing of Diving Companies in Bali
Authors: Karisma Iola Astried , Darma Putra I Nyoman , Wiranatha Agung Suryawan
Published: April 2019

The strategic location of the island of Bali which is surrounded by sea has a great potential for people in Bali to establish a diving company. Some diving companies in Bali have made various strategies to compete offering diving tour packages. Marketing through the internet is the best way that most diving companies in Bali have recently taken. However, to be able to compete with other similar companies on the internet, the website must be easily accessible to internet users, i.e. by appearing on the first page of the Google search engine. SEO or search engine optimization is an internet marketing strategy that serves to increase website visibility by targeting certain keywords. The use of SEO can have a positive impact on increasing online sales, increasing website visibility and brand awareness on the internet. This study aims to analyze the extent to which SEO techniques have a positive impact on the marketing of diving tourism in Bali through the internet, using quantitative descriptive methods. The research was conducted in three selected companies, namely Bali Diving, Atlantis Dune, and Scuba Adventure. The results of the study showed that diving companies in Bali have obtained all the positive impacts of SEO. These impacts were increasing website visibility, brand awareness, and sales.

Keywords: Diving in Bali, Internet Marketing, SEO, Bali Tourism.
Un archivo de sombras. Una mirada etnográfica sobre una pieza de Teatro Línea de Sombra
Authors: Parrini Rodrigo , González Marín Daniel , Luna Alfadir
Published: April 2019

Entre los materiales que Teatro Línea de Sombra reunió durante su investigación sobre "Mantequilla" Nápoles (boxeador retirado que fundó un club de boxeo en Ciudad Juárez) para producir una de sus piezas emblemáticas: Baños Roma (2013), hay una colección de fotos de rostros sin nombre y otra de credenciales con nombre, pero sin rostros, que pertenecieron a los socios de ese gimnasio. Estos materiales nos sirven para pensar y analizar lo que llamaremos un archivo de sombras, es decir, el registro de siluetas y sujetos cuyos destinos desconocemos, pero también los materiales y las estrategias para reactivar una presencia mediante los lenguajes del teatro. Un archivo de sombras guarda la imagen, pero pierde el destino; por eso, sería un archivo de dispersiones (personales, históricas y estéticas).An Archive of Shadows. An Ethnographic Perspective on a Piece by Teatro Línea de SombraAbstractThis article analyzes two sets of materials collected by Teatro Línea de Sombra during their research on “Mantequilla Napoles”, retired boxer and founder of a boxing gym in the border city of Ciudad Juarez, to produce the piece Baños Roma (2013). The collection of photos of unidentified faces, and the id cards with name but without a face of former gym members, conform an archive of shadows, a record of silhouettes and subjects whose fates are unknown, but whose presence can be reactivated through the language of theater. The archive safeguards the image, but loses its destination. It constitutes, in a way, a file of dispersions (personal, historical, and aesthetic).Recibido: 25 de septiembre de 2018Aceptado: 18 de diciembre de 2018
El diálogo afectivo con la tradición en el teatro chileno reciente: una lectura de Neva, de Guillermo Calderón
Authors: Larraín George Javiera
Published: April 2019

El presente artículo pretende establecer una lectura acuciosa de la obra Neva, del destacado dramaturgo y director Guillermo Calderón, a través de su trabajo en torno a la metateatralidad y el uso de la voz natural. Neva, en consecuencia, articula los principios básicos de aquellos elementos que son característicos de gran parte de la producción del autor. Asimismo, a partir del análisis de esta obra se persigue entender la filiación entre el trabajo de Calderón y la tradición chilena teatral que éste hereda, influida por una fuerte presencia del realismo naturalista. An Affective Dialogue with Tradition in Recent Chilean Theater: A Reading of Neva, by Guillermo CalderónAbstractThis article seeks to establish a thorough reading of Neva, by prominent Chilean playwright and director Guilermo Calderón, using both his work on metatheatricality and the natural voice. The reading will therefore articulate the basic principles of the elements that characterize the author’s entire production. From the analysis of this piece, we seek to understand the relationship between Calderon’s work and the Chilean theatrical tradition that he inherits, influenced as it is by a strong presence of naturalist realism.Recibido: 26 de noviembre de 2018Aceptado: 27 de febrero de 2019
Metateatralidad y recepción en el texto dramático del teatro español barroco
Authors: Gómez Goyzueta Ximena
Published: April 2019

Este trabajo propone una reflexión sobre la teatralidad y el metateatro desde el punto de vista de la recepción lectora del texto dramático. Se revisan postulados teórico- metodológicos sobre la teatralidad y el metateatro, y su relación con el tópico del theatrum mundi, en el contexto del horizonte de expectativas del teatro español del siglo XVII. Con ello, se proponen algunas pautas metodológicas sobre el análisis de la recepción a partir de los efectos que pudo haber producido el uso del metateatro en estos corpora y que, en la actualidad, pueden afectar positivamente la captación de la atención del receptor/espectador. AbstractThis article purports to reflect on theatricality and metatheatre from the point of view of the reading reception of the dramatic text. Theoretical-methodological postulates about metatheatre and its relationship with the subject of Theatrum Mundi are reviewed in the context of the ‘horizon of expectations’ of seventeenth-century Spanish theater. A number of methodological guidelines are proposed for the analysis of reception, considering the effects that metatheatre may have had on these corpora, which at the present time can positively contribute to catch the attention of the receiver/viewer.Recibido: 31 de octubre de 2018Aceptado: 10 de enero de 2019
La sombra de la feria, de Alain-René Lesage y Jacques Philippe d’Orneval
Authors: Álvarez Jácome Alexis
Published: April 2019

Recibido: 26 de junio de 2018Aceptado: 10 de noviembre de 2018
¿Un mundo al revés? La tradición fársica en Hispanoamérica
Authors: Villada Montaño Disa
Published: April 2019

Dahlia Antonio Romero. ¿Un mundo al revés? La tradición fársica en Hispanoamérica. Xalapa/Ciudad de México: Universidad Veracruzana/Ficticia Editorial, 2017, 159 pp.Recibido: 19 de mayo de 2018Aceptado: 18 de diciembre de 2018
Los objetos vivos. Escenarios de la materia indócil
Authors: Arenas Cordourier Marysol
Published: April 2019

Shaday Larios. Los objetos vivos. Escenarios de la materia indócil. México: Toma-Ediciones y Producciones Escénicas y Cinematográficas, Paso de Gato, 2018, 388 pp. Recibido: 12 de enero de 2019Aceptado: 28 de febrero de 2019
Los payasos. Poetas del pueblo. El circo en México
Authors: Gutiérrez Bracho Carlos
Published: April 2019

De María y Campos, Armando. Los payasos. Poetas del pueblo, edición, apostillas y selección iconográfica de Sergio López Sánchez. Ciudad de México, citru/inba/Secretaría de Cultura, 2018, 416 pp. Recibido: 13 de febrero de 2019Aceptado: 20 de marzo de 2019
Lo que queda de nosotros, de Alejandro Ricaño y Sara Pinet
Authors: Robles Hernández Wendoline
Published: April 2019

Recibido: 20 de noviembre de 2018Aceptado: 20 de febrero de 2019
La Muestra Estatal de Teatro de Chihuahua 2018: desmontajes y reseñas
Authors: Urani Montiel Carlos
Published: April 2019

Recibido: 11 de septiembre de 2018Aceptado: 09 de enero de 2019
Arturo Meseguer Lima (1956-2019)
Authors: Beverido Duhalt Francisco
Published: April 2019

Arturo Meseguer Lima era oriundo de la Ciudad México, pero radicado en Xalapa, Veracruz, desde temprana edad. Descubrió el teatro cuando era adolescente. A principios de los años 70, fue miembro fundador de la compañía Ateneum –el nombre con el que el director Raúl Zermeño, a su llegada de Polonia, re-bautizó la reestructuración de la Compañía de Teatro de la Universidad Veracruzana–, aunque no descarto alguna posible participación anterior, arrastrado por Enrique Pineda, en la efímera aventura de una carpa instalada en el Parque Juárez de la ciudad de Xalapa, donde se presentó por primera vez el monólogo La virgen loca, de Hosmé Israel.
Morphology study of alginate micro/nano particles for the encapsulation of divalents Mg2+ AND Zn2+ IONS
Authors: Sabino Marcos A. , Sereno Onelys , Dantas Fabio Lins
Published: April 2019

This research work aimed to promote the formation of alginic acid particles and the encapsulation of divalent ions, such as Zn2+ and Mg2+; but using a combination of internal alginate gelation and micro-emulsification method. Both ions are essential elements of the human body, i.e., they are present in tissues and body fluids and participates in many bodily functions. The influence of different parameters was evaluated relate to the formation of the particles in micro/nano-scale, and their morphology was observed. The concentration of both ions used in the formulation was varied considering [0.075, 0.15 and 0.25] mol/L. It was found in general that the formation of particles in nanoscale, with a spherical shape and smooth surfaces (also by Atomic force microscopy AFM) after characterizing by electron microscopy (Scanning SEM and Transmission TEM) with energy-dispersed analysis of X-rays (SEM/EDX). The only evidence of formation of particles at higher concentrations of the ion ([0.25] mol/L) was found when the magnesium ion was used (MgSO4) while the smallest particles (?100nm) were formed when ZnSO4 ([0.25] mol/L) was used. The results suggest that these particles can be used as a coat or carrier for essential nutrients for food fortification, for instance, for others applications in biomedicine or charge drugs in delivery systems.
Bacterial cellulose: Application as drug delivery system
Authors: Lazarini Silmara Cristina , Lustri Wilton Rogério
Published: April 2019

Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a very interesting biopolymers to biomedical application, including drug delivery system, due to unique characteristics as such as high degree purity and of porosity, relative high permeability to liquid and gases, high holding water capacity, tensile strength and randomly oriented three-dimensional fiber network. Several authors described the use of BC membranes or copolymers to use as drug delivery system. The aim of the present mini-review was to show the wide and vantages application of the BC and its copolymers for use as controlled drug delivery system.
New insights into bacterial cellulose materials: production and modification strategies
Authors: Horue Manuel , Cacicedo Maximiliano L. , Castro Guillermo R.
Published: April 2019

Komagataeibacter xylinus cultures produced high amount of bacterial cellulose (BC), which has a structure of nanoporous network of interlaced fibers. When the culture is performed under static experimental conditions, a membrane with characteristics of highly hydrated hydrogel and good mechanical properties is obtained with promissory applications in the biomedical field. Bacterial cellulose films can be used from dermal dressing and even as a controlled drug release system. Besides, stirred cultures of K. xylinus produced amorphous cellulose structures dispersed in the medium with physical and mechanical characteristics different from the membrane. In addition, new properties of BC can be obtained or added if the hydrogel is mixed with other compounds or modified post-purification using both organic and inorganic compounds.