bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The influence of roncoleukin on reparative processes of bone tissue in experimental tuberculous osteitis
Authors: Vitovskaya M. L. , Zabolotnykh N. V. , Vinogradova T. I. , Vasilyeva S. N. , Kaftyrev A. S. , Ariel B. M. , Kirillova E. S. , Novitskaya T. A. , Iskrovskiy S. V. , Serdobintsev M. S.
Published: April 2018

The effect of Roncoleukin on the recovery of the bone tissue in plastic operational defects (autobone+OsteoSet-T) on the model of experimental tuberculous osteites in 36 rabbits caused by drug resistant clinical strains of M. tuberculosis was studied. It was conducted a comparative analysis of the results of applying of Roncoleukin (12,5 mg/kg, 5 injections, one every 3 days) with anti-tuberculosis treatment in pre-and post-operative period. Efficacy was assessed in 1 and 6 months of surgical intervention on the phagocytic activity of peritoneal macrophages, X-ray study of plastics area, histological study of bone tissue sections. It was found that the most effective use of Roncoleukin appeared in the postoperative period. The analysis showed that Roncoleukin helped to accelerate the restructuring of plastic material - OsteoSet-T, reducing the prevalence of specific foci of inflammation in the bone tissue and the disappearance of alternative necrotic component; the increase of osteogenesis intensity with the new bone beams formation., as well as the activation of hematopoesis in bone marrow. The intensification of reparative processes in the bone combined with a distinct activation of phagocytosis.
Brachymetacarpia: features and surgical treatment
Authors: Zavarukhin V. I. , Baindurashvili A. G. , Govorov A. V.
Published: April 2018

The purpose - to study the morphofunctional changes of upper extremities in patients with brachymetacarpia. Material and methods. The results of the examination and surgical treatment by distraction osteosynthesis of six patients (10 hands, shortening of the 18-metacarpal bones) with brachymetacarpia are presented. Results. All patients noted dissatisfaction with the cosmetic state of hands and tiredness during physical activities with the hand. IV ray was shortened in 50%, V ray - in 33% of cases and III ray - in 17%. Limitation of active flexion was noted in all patients, an average flexion was 58.9 ± 7,1°. After treatment flexion increased an average on 20.5 ° (22.7%). Complications were obtained in two patients on three hands. Conclusions. Brachymetacarpia is a rare disease, the etiology of which is still unknown and requires further study. In all cases of brachymetacarpia there is a restriction of active flexion of the MCP joint of the affected ray and the indications for treatment are caused not only by a cosmetic defect, but also functional impairment. Surgical treatment of brachymetacarpia by distraction osteosynthesis gives predictably good results. Complications during the treatment of brachymetacarpia are rare and mostly related to the appearance of contractures, in order to prevent which in the postoperative period should be used preventive conservative therapy.
Treatment of unstable pelvic ring injuries with vertebropelvic transpedicular fixation
Authors: Donchenko S. V. , Slinyakov L. Y. , Chemyaev A. V.
Published: April 2018

In the period from 2011 to 2013 in Botkin City Hospital 17 patients with unstable injuries of pelvic ring and lumbosacral junction were operated using the method of transpedicular vertebropelvic fixation. In the preoperative period a comprehensive instrumental examination, including X-rays and CT was performed in all patients. In 11 (64.7 %) patients neurological complications were detected, of which 4 (23.5%) - cauda equina syndrome (patients with transverse fractures of the sacrum). The follow- up of patients was 1.5 years In all cases the X-ray pattern after surgical treatment was regarded as satisfactory. During the observation period the necessary to remove the fixation devices didn’t appear. The regression rate of neurological symptoms in the postoperative period depend on the severity of the initial injury and the intensity of symptoms. In the group of patients with transverse fractures of the sacrum disorders of pelvic organs remained, caused by primary severe damage in the sacral canal zone. In the other groups there was a gradual regression of motor and sensory disorders in the year after surgery. The complications in the early postoperative period: 2 (11.8 %) cases of delayed healing of surgical wounds in the sacral region (secondary healing) and one (5.9%) case of postoperative wound infection that requested the secondary surgical treatment, rehabilitation and installation of the suction-irrigation system. The method of transpedicular vertebropelvic fixation is effective in the treatment of unstable pelvic injuries if braking-down of gemipelvis is necessary and also in the combined damage of low-lumbar spine.
The restoration of walking stereotype with robotic device in patients after knee replacement
Authors: Koneva E. S. , Lyadov K. V. , Shapovalenko T. V. , Serebryakov A. B.
Published: April 2018

The efficacy of the reconstruction of the external robotic walking (RRH) on the device "Lokomat" in patients after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in the early postoperative period (priori). The patients were divided into two groups: the study group (n=112) in patients whose priori to train walk on robotic device (EDM) and control group (n = 80), where the restoration was carried out in an active stereotype motoring instructor-led exercise therapy without use of mechanized equipment. Comparative analysis of the test results revealed more efficient recovery stereotype walk from the main group. In the analysis of the main group in the dynamics dinamoplantgrafii showed improvement in economic structure step, restoring the symmetry of the load while walking between the lower limbs, improved suspension function of the operated limb. According to the analysis parameter of the trajectory of migration center under the feet, we noted an increase in the effective axial load on the operated leg in the main group 1161.29 267.49 g/cm2 compared with the control group 460.28 52.42 g/cm2 (p ≤ 0,05). In the main group also showed a decrease of anxiety and increasing motivation. Conducted an X-ray - control the implanted joint in the long-term (12 months after surgery) did not show any signs of instability in the case of prosthetic components. Thus, conducting robotic training walk in patients in the early postoperative period is an effective and safe method of rehabilitation.
Anatomical and clinical substantiation of the long head of triceps transposition to restore active forearm flexion in patients with arthrogryposis
Authors: Trofimova S. I. , Fomin N. F. , Agranovich O. E.
Published: April 2018

Purpose: to investigate anatomic features of the long head of triceps brachii in relation to its using as a pedicle flap for restoration of active forearm flexion in patients with arthrogryposis. Material and methods. Anatomical studies were performed on 15 fresh frozen human upper limbs from 9 cadavers. Arteries were perfused with radiopaque masses and following preparation, sectional roentgenography, morphometry of anatomical structures were carried. 29 patients with the lack of active elbow flexion aged from 8 months to 15 years were examined (clinical, neurological and physiological studies) and treated in Turner Scientific and Research Institute for Children's Orthopedics from 2008 to 2012. Results and conclusion. Anatomical studies demonstrated the possibility of transposition of the long head of triceps to forearm flexors position. The long head of triceps can be simply separated from the other two heads, it has independent innervation and blood supply, its vascular pedicle is easily identified, and length of extraorgan vessels and nerves is sufficient to transfer the muscle as a pedicle flap. Clinical study has shown the principal possibility and effectiveness of restoration of active forearm flexion in patients with arthrogryposis using the long head of triceps brachii.
FIBULA OSTEOSEPTOCUTANEOUS FREE FLAP GRAFTING IN PATIENT WITH GUNSHOT DIAPHYSEAL DEFECTS OF FOREARM
Authors: Tkachenko M. V. , Khominets V. V. , Ivanov V. S.
Published: April 2018

The authors report a case of a gunshot complex combined skeletal and soft tissue defect of the upper extremity complicated by chronical wound infection successfully treated with fibula osteoseptocutaneous free flap. A military man had sustained a gunshot-comminuted fracture and diaphyseal defect of both bones in the middle third of the right forearm fixed by Ilizarov external fixator. There also was a soft tissue defect on the radial aspect of the right forearm and persisting chronic wound process. A free vascularized osteoseptocutaneous fibula graft was harvested from the right lower extremity, prepared and inserted between radius fragments. Fixation of the graft was made by locking intramedullary nail. All wounds and the donor site healed primarily. Postoperative x-rays at 5 months demonstrated healing at both ends of the fibular graft.
IMPACT OF VARIOUS FACTORS ON THE POLYETHYLENE WEAR RATE IN TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY
Authors: Tikhilov R. M. , Shubnyakov M. I. , Boyarov A. A. , Denisov A. O. , Shubnyakov I. I.
Published: April 2018

Purpose of the study — to determine the rate of polyethylene wear in hip arthroplasty depending on various factors and to evaluate a correlation of wear rate and motor activity of the patient.Material and methods. 467 patients with coxarthrosis were included in the study with gender distribution of 322 (35.8%) women and 145 (31.0%) men. Mean age of patients was 55.0 years without statistically significant variances in women and men (р = 0,743). Daily motor activity of 167 patients (35.8%) was assessed using pedometer. The authors evaluated prosthesis head displacement in relation to the center of acetabulum and calculated the rate of polyethylene wear in MediCad. Modified Harris Hip Score and VAS parameters were evaluated for all patients. All data was analyzed and statistical processed.Results. Average level of motor activity was more than 1.9 million steps per year. The overall rate of polyethylene wear depended on the follow up period, the Pearson correlation coefficient r = 0.297 (р0,001). Mean wear rate was 0,16 mm/year (95% CI 0.15–0.17). At the same time wear rate significantly differed in the groups of standard and cross-link polyethylene, namely 0.18 mm/year (95% CI 0.17–0.19) and 0.11 mm/year (95% CI 0.1–0.11) (р0.001). The authors identified the following additional factors affecting wear rate in the present study: cup inclination angle, r = 0.241 (р = 0.002), and the level of motor activity, r = 0.574 (р0.001). No evident correlation of wear rate to age, r = 0.14 (р = 0.859), and to BMI, r = -0.094 (р = 0.226), was identified, which apparently is due to a strong impact of mixing factors. Patients’ satisfaction with treatment outcomes was assessed by VAS score and in average was 91,1 points (95% CI 90.3–91.9). Harris Hip Score parameters improved in average from 36.5 (95% CI 35.1–37.9) up to 91.6 points (95% CI 91.1–92.0).Conclusion. Out of the multiple factors affecting the polyethylene wear rate only the inclination angle of acetabular component and a higher level of patient motor activity have proven to be statistically significant.
MULTICENTER ANALYSIS OF SURGICAL TREATMENT EFFECTIVENESS FOR PATIENTS WITH SYMPTOMATIC TANDEM STENOSIS OF THE CERVICAL AND LUMBAR SPINE BASED ON DIFFERENTIATED CLINICAL-INSTRUMENTAL ALGORITHM
Authors: Byvaltsev V. A. , Kalinin A. A. , Shepelev V. V. , Krutko A. V. , Pestryakov Yu. Ya.
Published: April 2018

Purpose of the study — to perform a multicenter analysis of the surgical treatment effectiveness for patients with symptomatic tandem stenosis of cervical and lumbar spine based on a differentiated clinical-instrumental algorithm.Material and methods. The study included 97 patients with symptomatic tandem stenosis of cervical and lumbar spine who were divided into two groups. The main group (perspective study) included 46 patients who underwent staged decompression and stabilizing manipulations according to the surgical treatment tactics developed by authors based on differentiated clinical-instrumental algorithm. Patients were operated in three neurosurgical departments of clinics in Irkutsk, Vladivostok and Novosibirsk (Russian Federation). Control group included 51 patients enrolled retrospectively. Depending on prevailing clinical signs the first decompressive and stabilizing surgical procedure were performed on cervical spine (29 cases) or on lumbar spine (21 cases). The authors made a comparative analysis of clinical and instrumental data prior to procedure and 24 months postoperatively. Median follow up in group I was 26 months (24; 30), in group II — 40 (34; 50).The authors used the following scales to assess the outcomes: VAS scale for pain severity; Neck Disability Index (NDI) and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) for life quality; Macnab scale for patients’ subjective satisfaction with treatment outcomes; Nurick scale for objective dynamics of neurological status; Bridwell scale for spondylolistesis rate of operated level; Pfirmann scale for rate of degenerative changes in adjacent intervertebral disc.Results. Application of the surgical tactics suggested by authors for treatment of patients with symptomatic tandem stenosis of the cervical and lumbar spine allowed to start active rehabilitation at an earlier stage in prospective group of patients which fairly positively influenced late clinical and functional outcomes. Postoperative complications rate in cervical and lumbar spine in group I amounted to 15% and in group II — to 68% (p = 0.0014).Conclusion. A differentiated and individual application of standard surgical techniques for staged procedure allowed to perform efficient decompression depending on location of pathomorphological substrate and to stabilize operated segments with lower incidence of pseudarthrosis and epidural fibrosis.
ANALYSIS OF GAIT AND KNEE FUNCTION PRIOR TO AND AFTER MENISCUS RESECTION
Authors: Skvortsov D. V. , Kaurkin S. N. , Akhpashev A. A. , Zagorodny N. V. , Agzamov D. S.
Published: April 2018

Background. Injuries of meniscus are the frequent lesions in the knee joint (KJ). A big number of false-positive and false-negative outcomes may mislead not only a patient but also a specialist in traumatology and orthopedics. Functional and biomechanical studies of the knee joint might provide additional data for clinical decision making and diagnostics.Materials and Methods. The authors studied 47 patients with traumatic and degenerative tears of the KJ meniscus. All patients were divided into 3 groups. Group I included 10 patients analyzed before and after the arthroscopic treatment, Group II included 22 patients analyzed before treatment only and Group III included 15 patients analyzed after the surgical treatment only. The authors studied the gait biomechanics as well as hip and knee function. In Group I the time from disease onset to the surgical treatment was 9.7 months. The grade on the KOOS scale was 29.4 points before the treatment and 80.2 points after the treatment. In Group II, the grade was 34.2 points. In Group III, the grade was 85.6 point.Results. The temporal characteristics of the gait cycle did not exhibit any differences from the normal state in all the groups. In Group I a statistically significant increase of the hip extension amplitude was observed, both for the operated and the intact leg. In Groups II and III the authors did not observe this pattern. The abduction-adduction and rotation motions in the hip did not exhibit any significant changes in all the three groups. In Group I knee joint kinematics at the affected side did not differ from intact leg prior to the treatment. After the surgery the value of magnitude phase during the basic knee flexion at the operated side significantly decreased. The amplitude itself increased, but the difference did not reach a statistical significance due to high data dispersion. Patients of Group II and III also demonstrated significant difference in the phase of basic flexion with the same value on the intact side. The abduction-adduction motions were decreased at the intact side after the surgery in the first group.Conclusion. Thus, the meniscus injury results in slight disorder in the walking and biomechanics of the knee which are successfully compensated during one year after arthroscopic treatment.
EVALUATION OF THE PAIN MANAGEMENT EFFICIENCY AFTER PRIMARY HIP ARTHROPLASTY: RESULTS OF KVEST PROJECT
Authors: Shubnyakov I. I. , Nesinov A. A. , Goncharov M. Yu. , Pliev D. G.
Published: April 2018

Introduction. Celecoxibum being one of high-selective COX-2 inhibitors is specifically inhibiting COX-2 in vivo not influencing protective effect of COX-1. Celecoxibum systemic administration after primary arthroplasty in combination with local infiltration anesthesia has a number of advantages. Purpose of the study. To evaluate the efficiency of postoperative pain relief by Celecoxibum in primary hip arthroplasty using standard and minimally invasive approaches as well as to analyze the pain syndrome dynamics by a method of local infiltration anesthesia (LIA).Material and methods. The study included 91 patients with hip arthritis of grade III-IV without severe anatomical alterations who underwent primary hip arthroplasty in the Vreden Research institute of traumatology and orthopaedics during 2017. Patients were randomized by type of surgical approach used (standard or minimally invasive), the authors compared monotherapy by Celecoxibum with a multimodal anesthesia which included systemic Celecoxibum administration in combination with LIA. Additional evaluation of two LIA methods was conducted in the group of patients with standard approach.Results. Pain syndrome dynamics was comparable in all groups — minimal intensity within first day after the surgery and almost complete absence of pain on day 7. However, on day 3 variance between the subgroups increased: the best outcome was observed in the group of minimally invasive approach combined with LIA VAS score was 1.0 (95% CI, 0–1); in the group with standard approach without LIA VAS score was 4.5 (95% CI, 2–7); in the group with standard approach with a single LIA VAS score was 2.6 (95%CI, 0–5); in the group with standard approach with threestage LIA VAS score was 2.4 (95%CI, 0–5); in the group with minimally invasive approach without LIA VAS score was 3,9 (95% CI, 0–2). On day 7 the parameters in all groups demonstrated no statistically significant variances with a minor elevation in cases when LIA was not performed and with average VAS score of 0.8 (95% CI, 0–4). By day 14 pain syndrome was absent or within a range of 1 point in all patients, by this treatment stage Celecoxibum medication was stopped in 37 out of 91 patients (40.7%).Conclusion. Administration of Celecoxibum per os (200 mg twice per 24 hours) in combination with LIA by Ropivacaine and dexamethasone solution in primary hip arthroplasty provides fast relief of pain facilitating early mobilization of patients and accelerated rehabilitation. Celecoxibum safety in therapeutic dose was also proven.
Implicaciones coloniales de la identidad nacional colombiana: entre la colonialidad y la genealogía
Authors: Losada Cubillos Jhon Jairo
Published: April 2018

En este artículo se presenta un análisis del concepto de identidad nacional colombiana, visto desde el marco de los estudios poscoloniales y, en especial, desde la obra del filósofo colombiano Santiago Castro-Gómez (1958-), quien realiza un acercamiento a este fenómeno desde un enfoque foucaultiano. Esta perspectiva poscolonial permite reconocer el papel de la identidad en la reproducción del poder colonial —más aún cuando se constituye un imaginario nacionalista como el de Colombia—, y en esa medida es relevante para la comprensión de problemas sociales y culturales de la actualidad del país. Así las cosas, en el artículo se destacan dos categorías analíticas: la colonialidad y la genealogía. De un lado, el aporte de la colonialidad proveerá el arsenal teórico y la conexión con el hecho colonial. De otro, la genealogía establecerá la relación con la propuesta metodológica adoptada por Castro-Gómez.
Tráfico ilegal de órganos: retos para la seguridad internacional
Authors: Canales Rodríguez Diego Eduardo
Published: April 2018

Las guerras internas y regionales, la inequidad y la inestabilidad de los gobiernos pueden incrementar el tráfico ilegal de órganos y tejidos humanos. Este tipo de mercado ilegal ha financiado organizaciones criminales que representan un riesgo para la paz y la seguridad internacionales. La comunidad internacional ha promovido acuerdos y protocolos tendientes a disminuir este crimen, sin embargo, estos no se han realizado a través del enfoque de la seguridad. Las fallas en la lucha contra el tráfico de órganos han propiciado la generación de organizaciones criminales, las cuales buscan enriquecerse a costo de las condiciones de salud de las personas menos favorecidas del mundo. Amenazas internacionales como el Estado islámico y otros grupos rebeldes usan el tráfico de órganos como medio para financiar sus actividades. Con el fin de garantizar la seguridad colectiva, se requieren mayores esfuerzos en materia legislativa que permitan fortalecer los programas desarrollados por instituciones como la Europol y la Interpol, con lo cual se lograría la desarticulación de las redes criminales y la asistencia a las víctimas.
Herramienta virtual para simular maniobras con buques tipo GNL en la bahía de Cartagena
Authors: Mendoza Pérez Cristhian Carmelo , Vitola Quintero Marena del Rosario
Published: April 2018

El objetivo principal del presente trabajo fue diseñar un ambiente virtual marítimo con las características técnicas necesarias para simular ejercicios de navegación con buques virtuales tipo LNG en la bahía de Cartagena. Se desarrolló una herramienta virtual en 3D denominada Terminal Marítimo El Cayao y, posteriormente, se puso a prueba en la ejecución de maniobras en el simulador de puente Transas Ntpro 5000 del Centro de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación para Actividades Marítimas de la Escuela Naval (Cidiam). Los resultados permitieron determinar que la herramienta desarrollada es efectiva para la simulación de maniobras con buques virtuales. Se concluye que el uso de este tipo de herramienta permitirá a las tripulaciones de los buques de gran tamaño una mejor comprensión de la complejidad de las maniobras a realizar durante su ingreso a la bahía de Cartagena, lo cual contribuye a la mitigación de riesgos y errores humanos durante la navegación.
La promoción del liderazgo rural para la paz a partir del aprendizaje experiencial
Authors: Mutis Barreto Claudia Aixa , Otálora-Buitrago Adriana
Published: April 2018

La participación de los jóvenes universitarios lasallistas en actividades complementarias, como la ofertada por los centros de interés o clubes equino, bovino, canino y ovino-caprino, es una oportunidad en la formación de líderes que pueden multiplicar su acción de transformación social cuando se aproximan al sector rural. En este estudio, se realizaron entrevistas a estudiantes líderes de los diferentes clubes y se aplicaron encuestas a estudiantes participantes en eventos que agrupan representantes del sector agropecuario. Se concluye que el aprendizaje experiencial a través de estos centros es un generador de líderes, quienes aportarán al desarrollo rural estableciendo relaciones horizontales e incluyentes en su accionar profesional.
Pensamiento contable latinoamericano: entre colonialismo intelectual y ciencia propia
Authors: Franco Ruiz Rafael
Published: April 2018

Se aborda una genealogía crítica del pensamiento contable latinoamericano, integrando teorías y aplicaciones que determinan la contabilidad como un saber social, desde la dinámica de dos tendencias rivales, una derivada de esfuerzos autóctonos y otra orientada a la transculturación que busca sustituirla por una sumatoria de modelos especializados que regulan prácticas de información financiera para satisfacer intereses hegemónicos. Se discute que el objeto de estudio de la contabilidad como ciencia social es el complejo sistémico de naturaleza, cultura, población y economía en sus relaciones con transacciones sociales. Se concluye que para superar el actual reduccionismo financiero se precisa solucionar las anomalías tradicionales inherentes al patrimonio-propiedad, para avanzar hacia una medición de eficacia social, mediante la formación de escuelas de pensamiento contable autóctonas que rompan el circulo vicioso de las colonizaciones continuadas, buscando la interacción instrumental de variables tales como clasificación, medición, valoración, representación, interpretación, control y evaluación de hechos sociales.
A Novel Information Retrieval Tool to Find Hospital Care Team Members: Development and Usability Study (Preprint)
Authors: Morawski Kyle , Monsen Craig , Takhar Sukhjit , Landman Adam
Published: April 2018

BACKGROUND

Hospital communication among members of a patient’s care team is a central part of clinical workflow and consumes a large amount of a health care provider’s time. Oftentimes the complexity of hospital care leads to difficulty in finding the appropriate contact, which can lead to inefficiencies and frustration. Squire is a Web-based information retrieval app created to improve the speed and efficiency in reaching the appropriate team member during the care of a hospitalized patient.

OBJECTIVE

The objective of the study was to design and develop Squire and to evaluate the usage, usability, and perceived effect of the app on finding the correct contact within a hospital.

METHODS

We used a mixed-methods design using a before-after survey methodology combined with one-on-one interviews to understand the perceived effect of Squire. The study took place at an academic medical center with internal medicine resident physicians. We surveyed residents on demographics, as well as time and efficiency of hospital communication before and after the use of Squire. After using Squire, participants were also asked to evaluate Squire’s Net Promoter Score (NPS). A subset of voluntary participants participated in one-on-one interviews and completed the System Usability Scale (SUS). We performed descriptive statistics on participant characteristics, app usage data, and responses to surveys. Survey results were compared before and after Squire adoption using the Wilcoxon rank-sum test and a general linear model. Interview data were analyzed using content analysis with a qualitative description approach to review and categorize feedback from participants.

RESULTS

There was a 67.9% (74/109) response rate to the pre-Squire survey and 89.9% (98/109) response rate to the post-Squire survey. At baseline, there was an average of 22.2 (95% CI 18.4-26.0) minutes/day spent searching for the right contact, and this decreased to 16.3 (95% CI 13.9-18.7) minutes/day after Squire was launched (P=.01). There were favorable usability scores, with an average SUS of 84.7, and a marginal NPS of +6.1. Overall, the use of Squire included 22,283 page views, most commonly to contact the admissions office or portable chest x-ray technician. Interviews highlighted common benefits of Squire, including decreased perceived time spent on hold with operators and improvement in connecting with the appropriate contact in specialized, complex departments. Future opportunities were also identified to improve Squire including adding a two-way communication between physician and nursing staff and providing offline access.

CONCLUSIONS

Squire decreased the perceived time required to find an appropriate contact and had a favorable usability score; however, the NPS was marginal and several opportunities were identified to improve Squire for future use.
Virtual Reality Cue Refusal Video Game for Alcohol and Cigarette Recovery Support: Summative Study (Preprint)
Authors: Metcalf Mary , Rossie Karen , Stokes Katie , Tallman Christina , Tanner Bradley
Published: April 2018

BACKGROUND

New technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality, and video games hold promise to support and enhance individuals in addiction treatment and recovery. Quitting or decreasing cigarette or alcohol use can lead to significant health improvements for individuals, decreasing heart disease risk and cancer risks (for both nicotine and alcohol use), among others. However, remaining in recovery from use is a significant challenge for most individuals.

OBJECTIVE

We developed and assessed the Take Control game, a partially immersive Kinect for Windows platform game that allows users to counter substance cues through active movements (hitting, kicking, etc).

METHODS

Formative analysis during phase I and phase II guided development. We conducted a small wait-list control trial using a quasi-random sampling technique (systematic) with 61 participants in recovery from addiction to alcohol or tobacco. Participants used the game 3 times and reported on substance use, cravings, satisfaction with the game experience, self-efficacy related to recovery, and side effects from exposure to a virtual reality intervention and substance cues.

RESULTS

Participants found the game engaging and fun and felt playing the game would support recovery efforts. On average, reported substance use decreased for participants during the intervention period. Participants in recovery for alcohol use saw more benefit than those in recovery for tobacco use, with a statistically significant increase in self-efficacy, attitude, and behavior during the intervention. Side effects from the use of a virtual reality intervention were minor and decreased over time; cravings and side effects also decreased during the study.

CONCLUSIONS

The preliminary results suggest the intervention holds promise as an adjunct to standard treatment for those in recovery, particularly from alcohol use.
h-EXPONENTIAL CHANGE OF FINSLER METRIC
Authors: Gupta Manish Kumar , Gupta Anil K.
Published: April 2018

In this paper, we studied a Finsler space whose metric is given by an h-exponential change and obtain the Cartan connection coefficients for the change. We also find the necessary and sufficient condition for an h-exponential change of Finsler metric to be projective.
A COMBINED SDLINAR(p) MODEL AND IDENTIFICATION AND PREDICTION OF ITS LATENT COMPONENTS
Authors: Djordjevic Miodrag S.
Published: April 2018

The main subject of this paper is a combined integer-valued autoregressivetime series with both positive and negative values, based on a new thinning operator. Some important properties are analyzed. Estimators of the unknown parameters are derived and their asymptotic behavior is analyzed. A simulation and an application on real-data are also shown. In the end, a mechanism for identification and prediction of the latent dimensions of the model are presented.
SOFT CONNECTED PROPERTIES AND IRRESOLUTE SOFT FUNCTIONS BASED ON B-OPEN SOFT SETS
Authors: Abd El-latif Alaa Mohamed
Published: April 2018

In this paper, we introduce another application on the b-open soft sets [10], by studying the notion of connectedness based on it. We give basic definitions and theorems about it. Further, we introduce the notion of b-irresolute soft functions as a generalization of the b-continuous soft functions and study their properties in detail. Finally, we show that the surjective b-irresolute soft image of soft b-connected space is also soft b-connected.
ON THE $\mathcal{M}$--PROJECTIVE CURVATURE TENSOR OF A $(k, \mu)$-CONTACT METRIC MANIFOLD
Authors: Prakasha D. G. , Mirji Kakasab
Published: April 2018

The paper deals with the study of $\mathcal{M}$-projective curvature tensor on $(k, \mu)$-contact metric manifolds. We classify non-Sasakian $(k, \mu)$-contact metric manifold satisfying the conditions $R(\xi, X)\cdot \mathcal{M} = 0$ and $\mathcal{M}(\xi, X)\cdot S =0$, where $R$ and $S$ are the Riemannian curvature tensor and the Ricci tensor, respectively. Finally, we prove that a $(k, \mu)$-contact metric manifold with vanishing extended $\mathcal{M}$-projective curvature tensor $\mathcal{M}^{e}$ is a Sasakian manifold.
THREE-DIMENSIONAL ALMOST $\alpha$-PARA-KENMOTSU MANIFOLDS SATISFYING CERTAIN NULLITY CONDITIONS
Authors: Liu Ximin , Pan Quanxiang
Published: April 2018

In this paper, we study 3-dimensional  almost $\alpha$-para-Kenmotsu manifolds satisfying special types of nullity conditions depending on smooth functions $\tilde{\kappa},\tilde{\mu}$ and $\tilde{\nu}$=constant, also we present a local description of the structure of a 3-dimensional almost $\alpha$-para-Kenmotsu $(\tilde{\kappa},\tilde{\mu},\tilde{\nu}=const.)$-manifold $(M,\tilde{\varphi},\xi,\eta,\tilde{g})$ with $\tilde{\kappa}+\alpha^{2}\neq0$ such that $d\tilde{\kappa}\wedge\eta=0$.
UTILIZING SUPRA α-OPEN SETS TO GENERATE NEW TYPES OF SUPRA COMPACT AND SUPRA LINDELÖF SPACES
Authors: Al-shami Tareq Mohammad
Published: April 2018

The purpose of this article is to introduce the concepts of supra α-compact(supra α-Lindel¨of) spaces, almost supra α-compact (almost supra α-Lindel¨of) spaces and mildly supra α-compact (mildly supra α-Lindel¨of) spaces in supra topological spaces utilizing a notion of supra α-open sets. Several properties of each concept are established and the relationships among them are provided with the help of interesting examples. A notion of supra α-limit points is presented and some properties with supra α-compactness are derived.
RICCI SOLITONS ON HOPH HYPERSURFACES IN SASAKIAN SPACE FORM
Authors: Nazari Zahra , Abedi Esmail
Published: April 2018

We are studying Ricci solitons on Hoph hypersurfaces in Sasakian space formfM2n+1(c). The rst, we prove that Hoph hypersurfaces of a Sasakian space formfM2n+1(c < 1) with two distinct principal curvatures is shrinking and for c 1,Hoph hypersurfaces with two distinct principal curvatures of a Sasakian space formfM2n+1(c) does not admit a Ricci soliton. We show that there is not any Hoph hyper-surfaces with two distinct principal curvatures in a Sasakian space form fM2n+1(c)with a -Ricci soliton (and Ricci soliton) such that potential vector eld is the Reebvector eld.Then we prove that Hoph hypersurfaces in Sasakian space form fM2n+1(c) withc = 1 does not admit a - Ricci soliton with potential vector eld U and we showthat Ricci soliton on Hoph hypersurfaces M in Sasakian space form fM2n+1(c <
Emotion Sound Classification with Support Vector Machine Algorithm
Authors: Arifin Chabib , Junaedi Hartanto
Published: April 2018

Speech one of the biometric characteristic owned by human being, as well as fingerprint, DNA, retina of the eyes and so not the two human beings who have the same voice. Human emotion is a matter that can only be predicted through the face of a person, or from the change of facial expression but it turns out human emotions can also be detected through the spoken voice. Someone emotion are happy, angry, neutral, sad, and surprise can be detected through speech signal. The development of voice recognition system is still running at this moment. So that ini this research, the analysis of someone emotion through speech signal. Some related research about the sound aims to have process of identity recognition gender recognition, Emotion recognition based on conversation. In this research the writer does research on the emotional classification of speech two classes started from happy, angry, neutral, sad and surprise while the used algorithm in this research is SVM (Support Vector Machine) with alghoritmMFCC (Mel-frequency cepstral coefficient)for extraction where it contains filter process that adapted to human’s listening. The result of the implementation process of both algorithms gives accuracy level ashappy=68.54%, angry=75.24%, neutral=78.50%, sad=74.22% and surprise=68.23%.
Development of Android-Based Software to Support The Selection of University Majors that Fits with Student Personality Type
Authors: Fridayanti Fridayanti , Uriawan Wisnu , Atmadja Aldy Rialdy
Published: April 2018

Selecting study program is important things that must decide for high school student in Indonesia. However, students often have difficulties to explore the field of study which match with him. Technology can be used as a tool for making a decision, for example by using android application. Android platform has advantages because it is easy to accessible and familiar in teenagers in Indonesia. In this research, an application was developed by Rational Unified Process methodology. The selection of study program is done with knowing personality type. There are 6 criteria in defining personality type with RIASEC method: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, Conventional. Personality type can be known after user filled the questionnaire in an application. Next, an application can display study program that matches the type of user personality. From evaluation and analysis, the result showed that application is easy to use. It is expected that this application can be a simulated application which provides information and solutions in advance to selecting study program in universities.
THEY AND ITS LEMMAS AS NON-BINARY THIRD PERSON SINGULAR PRONOUNS IN THE WASHINGTON POST
Authors: Indhiarti Tantri Refa , Rizki Dwi I
Published: April 2018

In recent years, it is found that pronoun they and its lemmas are used to refer to singular person to show that the person does not wish to be identified as one of gender binaries. This phenomenon occurs in The Washington Post having added singular they to their stylebook. Therefore this paper aims at elaborating how pronouns they, them, their, theirs, and themselves are used as singular ones in the articles of The Washington Post published in 2016. With the aid of corpus instrument software, this study qualitatively analyses a small corpus consisting of 100 articles. References of pronouns identified as singular are proceeded as the data source of this study and categorized into Crystal’s (2003) main classes of noun and Cobuild’s (2011) classification of indefinite pronoun. The study reveals that The Washington Post used they as singular with the references of proper noun which consists of names of people and organizations, common count concrete noun which consists of nouns denoting persons and a noun denoting things, common count abstract noun consisting of nouns denoting abstract entities, and 6 indefinite pronouns which are used to refer to persons. These references are found mostly to be non-referential, where gender is indefinite. However, some are found to be referential which are common count concrete noun child and proper nouns in the form of names of people. These references refer to individuals who identify themselves not in one of gender binaries, instead they are found to be used in a context regarding LGBT.
Adsorpsi Air Gambut Menggunakan Karbon Aktif Dari Buah Bintaro
Authors: Heriyanti Heriyanti
Published: April 2018

Kabupaten Tanjung Jabung Timur Provinsi Jambi merupakan daerah dataran rendah yang banyak mengandung air gambut. Air gambut dapat diadsorpsi menjadi air bersih yaitu dengan menggunakan karbon aktif dari buah bintaro (Cerbera odollam). Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk melihat pengaruh aktivasi terhadap karbon aktif yang dihasilkan. Aktivasi kimia menggunakan tiga activator (KOH, ZnCl2, dan H3PO4) dan aktivasi secara fisika pada suhu 600oC. Karbon aktif dikarakterisasi menggunakan SEM-EDX sebelum dan sesudah adsorpsi. Air gambut hasil adsorpsi dianalisis kadar warna, pH, COD, TDS, KMnO4, dan Fe.

 

Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa variasi aktivator berpengaruh terhadap karbon aktif yang diperoleh. Hal ini dapat dilihat dari rendemen yang dihasilkan, dimana rendemen tertinggi terdapat pada karbon aktif dengan aktivator H3PO4 yaitu sebesar 85,25%. Hasil analisis adsorpsi dapat diketahui bahwa karbon aktif buah bintaro dapat menaikkan pH air gambut dari 4,80 menjadi 6,50, menurunkan kadar logam Fe pada air gambut sebesar 75% yakni dari 0,080 mg/L menjadi <0,02 mg/L dan dapat menurunkan nilai kandungan zat organik (KMnO4)  pada air gambut dari 184 mg/L menjadi 151 mg/L. Hasil karakterisasi SEM-EDX menunjukkan adanya perbedaan morfologi perrmukaan karbon aktif sebelum dan sesudah adsorpsi.
Impact of service quality on Loyalty & Mediating role of Trust: An empirical investigation of Restaurants
Authors: Amjad Fiza , Baig Sajjad Ahmad , Jamil Khalid , Amjad Asma
Published: April 2018

Study was conducted to investigate the relationship between service quality, trust and loyalty. The trust is mediating between service quality and loyalty. Service quality provided to the customer is responsibility of the restaurants. Using a convenient sampling data was collected from consumers. Service quality positively associated with trust and loyalty and trust is also positively linked with loyalty and mediates the relationship between service quality and loyalty according to our finding. This article helps the organizations to understand the importance of service quality provide and how consumers become loyal to the organization. Customer retention is higher and profitability is greater for the business over the long period of time.
Skill Development Policies in India: Implications and Challenges
Authors: Sharma Harshil
Published: April 2018

India which is moving through â€˜demographic dividendâ€™ and wants to achieve tag of â€˜knowledge based economyâ€™ need to invest in skill formation and developing educated and skilled workforce. This article will begin by broad overview of education and critical evaluation of current skill development policies at school and vocational level. There would be a brief discussion on role played by private sector in training of workforce in India and what are challenges faced by employers and employees and where lies the conflict of interest. After that in concluding section the major problems will be combined together to come out with the broad basic reason for the failure of such policies and conclude by scrutinizing what can be done in future to bridge the gap between educated and employed. Policy approach to skill development is supply driven and less attention is paid to demand side factors. Study recommends creating national training funds which can be used to collect levies from organized and large firms to be used for skill development of the informal sector. Levy based financing can help in solving problem of free rider and moral hazard as is held by the private sector. Study also recommends making vocational education compulsory from 8th standard and bridging the wide gap that exists in Indian labor market between â€˜educatedâ€™ and â€˜employableâ€™.
Tver lessons of St. Tikhon Zadonsky
Authors:   Lipetsk State Pedagogical University, Melnikov Denis Valerievich ,   Ss Cyril and Methodius School of  Post-Graduate and Doctoral Studies
Published: April 2018

For the first time, the study substantiated the issue which had been unanswerable for 200 years; it denied the substantial connection between mature creative work of Tikhon Zadonsky and his Tver theological lectures (1759–1761). The author introduced the novel explanation that the basic concepts of St. Tikhon Zadonsky were developed in their mature form in 1767–1769. In addition, the Macarian corpus and “Law and Gospel” of J. Arndt had influenced St. Tikhon Zadonsky’ works since 1768. Moreover, the impact of S. Pufendorf’s scheme of Christian duties on St. Tikhon was introduced as well. The author concluded that there were no original Tver lectures of St. Tikhon Zadonsky. He lectured theology at Tver seminary based on lectures belonging to Bishop Afanasy (Volkhovsky), i.e. according to Theophan Prokopovich’s approach or Joasaph Mitkevich’s lectures referring to the late scholastic period.
Problems of school construction and the fight against illiteracy and semi-illiteracy in the south of the Soviet Far East in the late 1930s
Authors:   Pacific National University, Astanina Elena Anatolyevna
Published: April 2018

The study considered the problems of school construction and literacy campaign of the Soviet state in the south of the Far East in the late 1930s based on the archival documents. In the late 1930s, the concentration of all resources of the country on the completion of industrialization to the detriment of social sector was the determining factor in a party state policy. As a result, the education system in the Far East, as well as countrywide, developed in the context of an acute shortage of personnel, material, and financial resources. The literacy campaign implemented at the regional level considerably lagged behind the state. The lack of the qualified teaching staff, the principle of residual financing, and the objective social and economic features of the Far East development were the main reasons.
Promotion of agricultural knowledge by the Krasnoyarsk Regional Branch of the All-Union Society for the Dissemination of Political and Scientific Knowledge in 1949–1954
Authors:   Krasnoyarsk State Agrarian University, Seleznev Andrey Valeryevich
Published: April 2018

The purpose of the study is to review the activities of the Krasnoyarsk Regional Branch of the All-Union Society for the Dissemination of Political and Scientific Knowledge (hereinafter – the Regional Branch of the Society) to promote agricultural knowledge in 1949–1954. The main source of the study is the management reports of the Regional Branch of the Society collected in the archive fund П-2068 of the State Archives of the Krasnoyarsk Territory. The paper discusses the problems of minor coverage of lectures by students on agricultural topics, the insufficient involvement of the members of the Society and the agricultural section in lecture propaganda, the interaction of the Regional Branch of the Society with its structural divisions and the Regional Department of Agriculture for Coordination of Lecture Propaganda. The importance of disseminating the agricultural knowledge to develop the agro-industrial complex of the country and the region was conveyed to the Society by the policy decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) in September 1953. Despite the directives of the Central Committee of the CPSU, the Regional Branch of the Society failed to improve radically the promotion of agricultural knowledge during the period under investigation. The author concluded that the reason for this was the shortage of qualified personnel in the Society, the financial disinterest of collective farms, state farms, and machine and tractor stations in conducting lectures, competition between the Regional Branch of the Society and the Regional Department of Agriculture. The decision of the Board of the Krasnoyarsk Regional Branch of the Society as of March 23, 1954 became a milestone in the activities of the Regional Branch of the Society setting it new tasks. In 1949–1954, the Regional Branch of the Society managed to form an organizational, scientific and methodological base for the further development of its system of lecture propaganda of agricultural knowledge.
The phenomenon of legal consciousness lagging behind modern social and philosophical reflection
Authors:   Bashkir State University, Gazizov Rail Robertovich
Published: April 2018

The paper deals with the phenomenon of legal consciousness lagging behind the human reflection on the activities of modern society and state. The research demonstrates that in this case the reflection is mostly associated with the representation of one’s own “self-thinker” rather than objective existence. As a result, knowable pushes us into the sphere of thought lagging behind the being, including legal and informational being. Lagging behind, distancing the world of legal realities from the philosophical thinking development can be observed in all spheres of self-consciousness and morality. The paper concludes that when the legal consciousness lags behind the elements of national life, it, thereby, lags behind the reflection on it. The reason for legal consciousness lagging behind social reflection is that the idea is carried out faster than the legal forms of joint activity of people, forms of interpersonal communication built on trust, the spirit of understanding and mutual understanding of people. The research findings can be useful when developing courses in social philosophy, philosophy of law, theory of values.