bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Christen-dissipelskap in die Markusevangelie as critique op die welvaartsteologie
Authors: Van Emmenes Gerhard C. , Rousseau Pieter A. , Viljoen Francois P.
Published: March 2017

Jesus’ teaching in Mark’s Gospel accentuates that his disciples must follow him in the way of selflessness and cross-bearing servility (Mk 10:45; 8:34) to benefit many others. Contrarily, the religious phenomenon, known as Prosperity Gospel, promotes the teaching that God wills unlimited financial and physical blessing for all believers. In this article a relevant question, namely if Jesus did promise temporal prosperity and physical wellness for all disciples, is approached exegetically from a core text on discipleship (Mk 8:31-38). This article questions the Prosperity Gospel’s teaching that God always wills temporal prosperity for all believers. Contrarily, it teaches that disciples, like Jesus, must humbly serve in God’s will, irrespective of suffering that may be part of service.Based on these findings, a critical question would be whether the Prosperity Gospel may be regarded as real ‘gospel’.
System dynamics comparison of three inventory management models in an automotive parts supply chain
Authors: Botha Andries , Grobler Jacomine , Yadavalli V.S. Sarma
Published: March 2017

Background: The automotive parts supply chain measures its success in terms of parts availability and stock required to achieve the availability target, measured as allocation fill rate (AFR). The supply chain strives to achieve an AFR target of 95.5% while maintaining low levels of stock.Objective: The first objective of this study is to evaluate the current inventory management approach, namely the maximum inventory position (MIP) method, to understand the difference between the theoretical derivation and the actual implementation. The second objective is to develop and compare the performance of a new stock target setting (STS) method relative to the MIP methods.Method: The theoretical and actual equations behind the MIP and STS methods are derived for steady state as well as stochastic conditions. A system dynamics simulation model (SDSM) was developed to describe both the local and imported supply chains. The SDSM was used to simulate and confirm the parameters for the STS method. It was also used to compare the three inventory management methods against a theoretical environment and actual data sets.Results: The STS method requires a damping factor (DF) to ensure it does not cause the bullwhip effect. The SDSM was used to determine that a value equal to the lead time ensures effective damping. In the theoretical environment, the MIPTheory method requires the lowest stock, but also has the lowest AFR. MIPActual achieves the highest AFR, but with significantly higher stock holding. The STS method improves on the AFR achieved by the MIPTheory method, with lower stock holding than the MIPActual method. With the actual demand data sets, the results vary by parts movement type. With fast moving parts, all methods achieve the AFR target, the MIPActual method has a higher stock holding for all cases, and the STS method results in reduced stock holding for 7 of 12 cases. With medium moving parts, the MIPActual method improves on the AFR in all 15 cases, but with significantly higher stock. The STS method increases the AFR in 7 of 15 cases and reduces the stockholding in 11 of 15 cases. With slow moving parts, both the MIPActual and STS methods improve the AFR with increased stock holding. The increase in stock holding for the STS method is significantly lower. With erratic moving parts, the MIPActual method improves on the AFR in all 17 cases, but requires significantly higher stock holding. The STS method achieves lower AFR values in 10 of 17 cases, but also requires lower or equal stock holding in 10 of 17 cases.Conclusion: The STS method provides a new approach to inventory management in the automotive supply chain. It provides improved performance for lower stock holding than the implemented MIP method (MIPActual). The results for the different movement category suggest that there is further research to be done to confirm the effectiveness of the various methods with other demand distributions.
Parental presence within households and the impact of antiretroviral therapy in Khayelitsha, Cape Town
Authors: Jury Catherine , Nattrass Nicoli
Published: March 2017

Background. While household support is an important component of effective care and treatment in HIV/AIDS, there are few insights from Southern Africa into how household support arrangements change over time for patients starting antiretroviral therapy (ART).Objective. We hypothesised that patients initiating ART are more likely to be living with family, especially their mothers, compared with the general population, but that over time these differences disappear.Methods. A panel survey of ART patients was matched by age, gender and education to a comparison sample drawn from adults in Khayelitsha, Cape Town.Results. The results show that there is a substantial potential burden of care on the families of patients starting ART, particularly mothers, and that the use of ART appears to reduce this burden over time. But, even after their health is restored, ART patients are significantly less likely to have a resident sexual partner and more likely to be living in single-person households than their counterparts in the general population.
Diversity assessment among native Middle Egypt rabbit populations in North Upper-Egypt province by microsatellite polymorphism
Authors: Emam A.M. , Azoz A.A.A. , Mehaisen G.M.K. , Ferrand N. , Ahmed N.A.
Published: March 2017

Safeguarding biodiversity is an important goal for animal production in developed countries. This study investigated genetic diversity among native Middle-Egypt rabbit (NMER) populations in North Upper-Egypt province by using microsatellite polymorphism. Nineteen microsatellite loci were used in the study and an area of 231 km was surveyed, as native rabbits covered 14 points belonging to four Northern Upper Egypt governorates (South Giza, Fayoum, Beni Suef and Minya). Standard statistical parameters of genetic variability within and between populations confirmed that the highest genetic diversity was found towards the south. Among NMER populations, the mean number of alleles per locus was lowest in South Giza (5.32), while it was highest in Minya (6.00). This study found that NMER featured a high number of private alleles ranging between 7 and 11 (mean value was 10.5). Results also showed a high genetic diversity in NMER populations and that heterozygosity ranged between 0.384 and 0.445, strongly indicating extensive genetic variation in the NMER populations. The mean values of observed and expected heterozygosity were 0.405 and 0.612, respectively. Factorial correspondence analysis and neighbour joining trees (NJ) showed 2 main NMER rabbit groups: the Northern group (South Giza and Fayoum) and the Southern group (Beni Suef and Minya). All populations showed a high percentage of assignment in this study (0.913 to 0.946). The structure analysis showed that each population existed in separate clusters. This research provides an overview of genetic diversity of NMER populations in the Northern Upper Egypt province for the first time. In conclusion, results of this study could be used to designate priorities for conservation of NMER populations.
Virulence factor genes possessing Enterococcus faecalis strains from rabbits and their sensitivity to enterocins
Authors: Pogány Simonová M. , Lauková A.
Published: March 2017

Information concerning the virulence factor genes and antibiotic resistance of rabbit enterococci is limited, so in this study we tested the virulence factor genes in Enterococcus faecalis strains from rabbits. Moreover, their resistance/sensitivity to antibiotics and sensitivity to enterocins was also tested, with the aim of contributing to our enterocin spectra study and to indicate the possibility of enterocin application in prevention or contaminant elimination in rabbit husbandry. A total of 144 rabbit samples were treated using a standard microbiological method. Thirty-one pure colonies of the species Enterococcus faecalis were identified, using the MALDI-TOF identification system and confirmed using phenotyping, among which 15 strains were virulence factor gene absent. The gelE gene was the most detected (42%); however, the expression of gelatinase phenotype did not always correlate with the detection of gelE. Strains did not show ß-haemolysis and were mostly resistant to tested antibiotics, but sensitive to enterocins (Ent), mainly to Ents EK13=A (P), 2019 and Ent M. Rabbit E. faecalis strains displayed antibiotic resistant traits and the presence of expressed and silent virulence genes, but they showed high levels of sensitivity to natural antimicrobials-enterocins, which indicates the possible prevention of multidrug and virulent enterococcal contaminants by enterocins.
Intake of different hays with presence of Colchicum autumnale by rabbits
Authors: Eve T. , Nief L. , Gonçalves S. , Fontfreyde C. , Jurjanz S.
Published: March 2017

The ingestion of 3 hay types by growing rabbits and the consequences on animal performance were studied in a first part. Two kinds of hay from high nature value grasslands [CFP (Colchico-Festucetum pratensis) and SBR (Senecioni-Brometum racemosi)] differentiated by their botanical composition were compared to a classical agricultural hay (control). The 3 hays, offered ad libitum, were ingested at 30.6, 34.8 and 36.1 g/kg body weight (BW) respectively for SBR, CFP and the control, where the consumption of SBR hay was significantly lower. (P<0.01). The type of hay distributed did not affect the consumption of commercial feed or growth (44 g/kg BW and 36 g/d, respectively). The effect of meadow saffron concentration (Colchicum autumnale) in CFP hay was tested at 3 doses (absence, 2.75 and 15% of the distributed hay mass) with respect to their effect on ingestion and animal health. Again, no effect of the presence of meadow saffron (MeS) in the hay on these parameters was observed, even at the highest dose. However, during this second part, rabbits preferred to consume meadow saffron instead of the rest of the distributed hay (hardly any MeS was refused by rabbits at the representative dose, whereas 12% of the rest of the hay was refused, and 3.4 and 20% respectively at the maximal dose). The intake of the toxic alkaloid colchicine corresponded to 30 to 44% of the median lethal doses (LD50) at the representative and maximal doses respectively. The real exposure of the rabbits was probably lower, as the absorption of ingested colchicine is reported to be around 50% of the LD50 values which are established after an intravenous injection. Nevertheless, the absence of any effect should be interpreted with caution. The colchicine content of MeS varied greatly depending on the time of harvest and the parts of the plant taken into consideration. A late harvest (mid-June or later) would ensure (very) low concentrations of colchicine in the aerial parts of MeS. The presence of cloves on this plant should be completely avoided, due to the very high concentration of colchicine in the seeds. Moreover, long term exposure of the animals to this toxic plant may increase the risk of adverse effects. The study shows that hay distribution can aid digestion without altering the animal’s performance. Moreover, the valorisation of hay from high nature value grasslands would not only add real value to the commercialisation of rabbit meat by commercial breeders, but also to pet owners on the condition that hay quality would be guaranteed.
An Interesting Case of Button Battery causing Septal Perforation
Authors: Arora Sonia , Kumar Harvinder
Published: March 2017

Button batteries presenting as foreign bodies in the nasal cavity are rarely seen but common in pediatric age group. They are hazardous due to the extensive nature of damage caused by them. In this study, we discuss the case of a child with impacted button battery in the nasal cavity. A 7-year-old boy presented with bilateral foul-smelling nasal discharge since 6 months. It was purulent, yellowish-green, often blood stained. Radiograph showed evidence of a button battery in the left nostril. The foreign body was removed endoscopically and it was found that there was a perforation in the nasal septum. Early recognition and management is the key to prevention of complications due to foreign bodies, especially corrosive type.

How to cite this article

Seth S, Kumar H. An Interesting Case of Button Battery causing Septal Perforation. Clin Rhinol An Int J 2017;10(1):22-24.
Delayed Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Leak through Clival Recess: Emphasis on Technique of Repair
Authors: Mohindra Satyawati , Mohindra Sandeep , Joshi Kiran , Sodhi Harsimrat S
Published: March 2017

Objective

To report a rare case of delayed spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak through clival region in the sphenoid sinus.

Case report

A 35-year-old female presented to our outdoor clinic with watery right nasal discharge for past 2 months, which increased on bending forward. Her medical history, general physical and neurological examinations were unremarkable. High-resolution computed tomographic scan and magnetic resonance cisternography were performed and suggestive of defect in right cribriform plate and right sphenoid sinus. Endoscopic repair was done but same symptoms occurred after 1 month. Repeat magnetic resonance imaging showed fistula in the lateral wall of right sphenoid sinus. Revision endoscopic transnasal CSF rhinorrhea repair was done. Lumbar subarachnoid drain was left in place for 5 days. No recurrence was noted at 12-week follow-up.

Conclusion

Endoscopic transnasal approach is the best modality of treatment for midline skull base defects. Delayed leaks can present from previously weak areas and all the doubtful areas must be examined during surgery.

How to cite this article

Mohindra S, Mohindra S, Joshi K, Sodhi HS. Delayed Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Leak through Clival Recess: Emphasis on Technique of Repair. Clin Rhinol An Int J 2017;10(1):42-44.
Presence of Metallic Microfragments on Dentinal Walls and Instrument Defects following Root Canal Preparation
Authors: Estrela Carlos , de A Decurcio Daniel , Barletta Fernando B , Solda Caroline , Langaro Marina C , Machado Alessandra N , Vanni José R , Silva Julio A
Published: March 2017

Aim

To determine the presence of metallic microfragments and their elemental composition in the dentinal walls of root canals following preparation using different endodontic instruments and to assess the active cutting edges of instruments with regard to structural defects.

Materials and methods

A total of 108 molar teeth were selected and prepared using different endodontic instruments. Teeth were randomly divided into nine groups of 12 teeth each, according to the instruments employed: Manual systems – K-FlexoFile, K-File, and Hedstroem; rotary systems – ProTaper Next, Mtwo, BioRaCe; and reciprocating systems – Reciproc, Unicone, and WaveOne. Both root canals and instruments were assessed using scanning electron microscopy, and the elemental composition of metallic microfragments was determined using energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy.

Results

Metallic microfragments were found in the groups prepared with both manual and reciprocating instruments, with no statistically significant differences between groups, thirds, or presence of metallic microfragments (p ≥ 0.05). Moreover, all groups presented structural defects in both new and used instruments; however, rotary instruments (ProTaper Next, Mtwo 702, BioRaCe) were the ones with the lowest number of defects, at statistically significant differences in comparison with other instruments (p < 0.05).

Conclusion

The presence of metallic microfragments on dentinal walls following root canal preparation was associated with manual and reciprocating instrumentation. Furthermore, rotary instruments were the ones with the lowest number of defects. Considering the outcomes measured in this study, rotary instruments performed better than the other two groups, as they were associated with the lowest number of metallic microfragments and structural defects.

Clinical significance

During root canal preparation, operative procedures may induce changes to the root canal shape, as well as the release of metallic fragments resulting from the action of instruments on dentinal walls. Therefore, it is important to determine, among the different techniques used for this purpose, which ones are least susceptible to this occurrence.

How to cite this article

Solda C, Langaro MC, Machado AN, Vanni JR, de A Decurcio D, Silva JA, Estrela C, Barletta FB. Presence of Metallic Microfragments on Dentinal Walls and Instrument Defects following Root Canal Preparation. J Contemp Dent Pract 2017;18(4):270-276.
Relation between Dental Caries and Body Mass Index-for-age among Schoolchildren of Jazan City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Authors: Quadri Mir FA , Hakami Bassam M , Hezam Asma AA , Hakami Raed Y , Saadi Fadwa A , Ageeli Layla M , Alsagoor Wafqah H , Faqeeh Mohammad A , Dhae Mohammed A
Published: March 2017

Objective

To analyze and report the type of relation present between dental caries and body mass index (BMI)-for-age among schoolchildren in Jazan region of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Materials and methods

A cross-sectional study with multistaged random sampling technique was designed to recruit the sample of schoolchildren. Caries was examined using the World Health Organization recommended “decayed and filled teeth”/“decayed missing and filled teeth (dft/DMFT)” method. The BMI-for-age was calculated using the value obtained from body weight and height (kg/m2) of each child. The obtained results were plotted on age- and gender-specific percentile curves by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and categorized accordingly. Chi-squared test was conducted to analyze the relation between BMI-for-age and dental caries. Logistic regression was performed to judge the predictor variables. The p-value < 0.05 was considered as significant.

Results

A total of 360 children were part of this study with equal recruitment from both genders. The mean dft/DMFT value for girls (2.52) was more than that for boys (1.88); and the (p = 0.00) calculated value was statistically significant. Most of the children had normal BMI-for-age (60.6%) and very few were obese (4.7%). Dental caries, fast food, and snacks between meals were significant independent predictor variables for BMI (p < 0.05). Dental caries was a strong predictor, and the analysis showed that children with untreated caries had 81% (odds ratio = 0.19; confidence interval = 0.65, 0.58) higher chance of suffering from low BMI.

Conclusion

To conclude, this is the first study attempted to see the relationship between BMI-for-age and dental caries among schoolchildren in Jazan city of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Negative relation between dental caries and BMI should warrant health promoters about dental caries as a reason for low BMI in a subset of children.

Clinical significance

High and alarming percentage of untreated dental caries demonstrates the oral health needs among the schoolgoing children in Jazan region. Public health dentists should develop and implement prevention programs so that the oral health issues among schoolchildren are addressed.

How to cite this article

Quadri MFA, Hakami BM, Hezam AAA, Hakami RY, Saadi FA, Ageeli LM, Alsagoor WH, Faqeeh MA, Dhae MA. Relation between Dental Caries and Body Mass Index-for-age among Schoolchildren of Jazan City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. J Contemp Dent Pract 2017;18(4):277-282.
Good Bugs vs Bad Bugs: Evaluation of Inhibitory Effect of Selected Probiotics against Enterococcus faecalis
Authors: Bohora Aarti A , Kokate Sharad R
Published: March 2017

Introduction

The main goal of endodontics is the prevention of apical periodontitis. This is due to the presence of persistent pathogenic microorganisms, such asEnterococcus faecalis, and its ability to directly cause acute and chronic inflammation in the periapical tissues.Lactobacillushas been shown to promote health in the intestines as well as to inhibit the growth of certain problematic oral bacteria. This study explores shifting the established paradigm of endodontic treatment, which has focused on eliminating all bacteria from the canal system and on elimination of the problematic bacteria through introducing probiotics. A preliminary work was performed to evaluate the possible effectiveness of probiotics in preventing the growth ofE. faecalis.

Materials and methods

Two probiotic culturesLactobacillus plantarumATCC 8041 andLactobacillus rhamnosusATCC 7408 were selected to check their antimicrobial activity againstE. faecalisATCC 29212 by two methods: agar cup/well diffusion method and deferred antagonism test.

Agar cup method

A total of 0.5 mL of requisite test pathogen culture was inoculated into 20 mL of molten sterile Mueller and Hinton agar and cooled to 45 ± 2°C. Circular wells of diameter 10 mm were punched in each of the poured plates. Appropriately diluted test samples were added to the above-punched wells. The plates were incubated upright position at 37°C for 24 hours in aerobic conditions. Postincubation, zone of inhibition was measured. The cell-free supernatant ofLactobacillusspecies was also evaluated for antimicrobial activity.

Deferred antagonism test

The test probiotic strain was standardized to 0.1 optical density (OD) at 600 nm and inoculated in a 1 cm wide diametric streak across the surface of trypticase soy agar + yeast extract + calcium carbonate (TSYCa) agar using a sterile cotton swab. Then, the plate agar containing the test strain was incubated at 37°C for 24 hours under aerophilic condition and then standardized to 0.1 OD at 600 nm for overnight (18 hours, 37°C). A purified culture of indicator strain (pathogen) was streaked at right angles to the line of original producer growth. Postincubation plates were observed for the inhibition zone width of the indicator strain.

Results

Under the conditions of this study,Lactobacillihad an inhibitory effect on the growth ofE. faecalisby agar cup method but not by deferred antagonism test.

Conclusion

This pilot study demonstrated that probiotics show a potential in root canal therapy.

Clinical Significance

If probioitcs are effective against endodontic pathogens, they can be potentially used as intracanal medicaments. This will be a novel concept of introducing bacteriotherapy in endodontics and replacing pathogenic bacteria by healthy bacteria, normal flora.

How to cite this article

Bohora AA, Kokate SR. Good Bugs vs Bad Bugs: Evaluation of Inhibitory Effect of Selected Probiotics againstEnterococcus faecalis. J Contemp Dent Pract 2017;18(4):312-316.
David Bowie's Low
Authors: Wilcken Hugo
Published: March 2017

Los Angeles, 1976. David Bowie is holed up in his Bel-Air mansion, drifting into drug-induced paranoia and confusion. Obsessed with black magic and the Holy Grail, he's built an altar in the living room and keeps his fingernail clippings in the fridge. There are occasional trips out to visit his friend Iggy Pop in a mental institution. His latest album is the cocaine-fuelled Station To Station (Bowie: "I know it was recorded in LA because I read it was"), which welds R&B rhythms to lyrics that mix the occult with a yearning for Europe, after three mad years in the New World.

Bowie has long been haunted by the angst-ridden, emotional work of the Die Brucke movement and the Expressionists. Berlin is their spiritual home, and after a chaotic world tour, Bowie adopts this city as his new sanctuary. Immediately he sets to work on Low, his own expressionist mood-piece.
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's Facing Future
Authors: Kois Dan
Published: March 2017

Even at four in the morning, the strip clubs and watering holes surrounding the Honolulu studio were still hopping. The recording engineer heard a car pull into the lot, and soon the biggest man he had ever seen walked in. When he stepped into the studio, the floated floor shifted beneath the engineer’s feet. Israel Kamakawiwo’ole engulfed the engineer’s hand in his and said, “Hi, bruddah.”

The product of that impromptu recording session, a delicate medley of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and “What a Wonderful World,” has driven sales of Facing Future to nearly two million copies. Each time the medley is licensed to appear in advertisements, in movies, even on American Idol, Mainlanders embrace it anew as a touch of the unfamiliar in their otherwise staid record collections. But in Hawai’i, a state struggling with the responsibility of its native heritage, Facing Future is much more. Gaining unprecedented access to Israel’s family, friends, and colleagues, Dan Kois tells the remarkable story of Bruddah Iz and the album that changed his life-and his death.
Jethro Tull's Aqualung
Authors: Moore Allan F.
Published: March 2017

Formed in 1968, Jethro Tull are one of rock’s most enduring bands. Their 1971 album Aqualung, with its provocative lyrical content and continuous music shifts, is Tull’s most successful and most misunderstood record. Here, music professor and fan Allan Moore tackles the album on a track-by-track basis, looking at Ian Anderson’s lyrics and studying the complex structures and arrangements of these classic songs.
Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures
Authors: Ott Chris
Published: March 2017

Joy Division’s career has often been shrouded by myths. But the truth is surprisingly simple: over a period of several months, Joy Division transformed themselves from run-of-the-mill punk wannabes into the creators of one of the most atmospheric, disturbing, and influential debut albums ever recorded. Chris Ott carefully picks apart fact from fiction to show how Unknown Pleasures came into being, and how it still resonates so strongly today.
Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Authors: Graves Kirk Walker
Published: March 2017

In the first decade of the twenty-first century, Kanye West created the most compelling body of pop music by an American artist during the period. Having risen from obscurity as a precocious producer through the ranks of Jay Z’s Roc-A-Fella records, by the time he released My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (MBDTF) in late 2010, West had evolved into a master collagist, an alchemist capable of transfiguring semi-obscure soul samples and indelible beats into a brash and vulnerable new art form.

A look at the arc of his career, from the heady chipmunk soul exuberance of The College Dropout (2004) to the operatic narcissism of MBDTF, tells us about the march of pop music into the digital age and, by extension, the contradictions that define our cultural epoch. In a cloud-based and on-demand culture – a place of increasing virtualization, loneliness, and hyper-connectivity – West straddles this critical moment as what David Samuels of The Atlantic calls “the first true genius of the iPhone era, the Mozart of contemporary American music.” In the land of taking a selfie, honing a personal brand, and publicly melting down online, Kanye West is the undisputed king.

Swallowing the chaos wrought by his public persona and digesting it as a grandiose allegory of self-redemption, Kanye sublimates his narcissism to paint masterstroke after masterstroke on MBDTF, a 69-minute hymn to egotistical excess. Sampling and ventriloquizing the pop music past to tell the story of its future – very much a tale of our culture’s wish for unfettered digital ubiquity – MBDTF is the album of its era, an aesthetic self-acquittal and spiritual autobiography of our era's most dynamic artist.
Nas's Illmatic
Authors: Gasteier Matthew
Published: March 2017

Contradiction, the yin and the yang, the simultaneous existence of two competing realities, and the larger than life persona that depicts populist realism are at the core of Nas’s debut album, Illmatic. Yet Nas’s identity -as an inner-city youth, a child of hip-hop, and a Black American - predicts those philosophical quandaries as much as it does its brazen ambition. Partly because of that recklessly broad scope, the artistic impact of Illmatic was massive. The record finds its place in the greatest transition in hip hop up to that point, the spot where the streets and the charts collided.
Technical Note: Representing glacier dynamics in a semi-distributed hydrological model
Authors: Seibert Jan , Vis Marc J. P. , Kohn Irene , Weiler Markus , Stahl Kerstin
Published: March 2017

Abstract. Glaciers play an important role in high-mountain hydrology. While changing glacier areas are considered of highest importance for the understanding of future changes in runoff, glaciers are often only poorly represented in hydrological models. Most importantly, the direct coupling between the simulated glacier mass balances and changing glacier areas needs feasible solutions. The use of a complex glacier model is often not possible due to data and computational limitations. The Δh-parameterization is a simple approach to consider the spatial variation of glacier thickness and area changes. Here, we describe a conceptual implementation of the Δh-parameterization into the semi-distributed hydrological model HBV-light, which also allows for the representation of glacier advance phases, and comparison between the different versions of the implementation. The coupled glacio-hydrological simulation approach, which could also be implemented in many other semi-distributed hydrological models, is illustrated based on an example application.
Acute Hydrops with Micro-Cornea – an Extremely Rare Condition: A Case Report
Authors: Chowdhury Tuhin , Pradhan Aditya
Published: March 2017

Purpose

To report the first case of a one-eyed child with micro-cornea, coloboma of iris and acute hydrops without any other disorder of the cornea or systemic disease.

Methods

Intracameral injection of perfluoro propane (C3F8) gas was performed under general anaesthesia.

Results

Resolution of the hydrops was observed at 1st week of follow-up, which was confirmed by anterior segment optical coherence tomography. Patient was subsequently lost to follow-up.

Conclusions

Intracameral injection of perfluoro propane gas is an effective way to quickly resolve acute hydrops. In this specific case, the patient presented with micro-cornea and no other corneal abnormalities.
Color Editing and 3D Volume Rendering of OCT-angiography Images
Authors: El Ameen Ala'a , Querques Giuseppe , Semoun Oudy , Souied Eric H.
Published: March 2017

Purpose

To describe an innovative imaging technique of color editing and 3D volume rendering of optical coherence tomography-angiography (OCT-A) images.

Methods

Each vascular layer acquired by OCT-A (AngioVue, Optovue) is colored and edited with the GNU Image Manipulation Program. Then a 3D volume rendering of the assessed retinal area is possible, using Adobe After Effect software (Adobe Systems).

Results

The combined color editing and 3D volume rendering of optical coherence tomography angiography images allow the creation of a short movie displaying the 3D image from chosen angles.

Conclusions

Image editing and 3D volume rendering is a rather simple technique, which, besides its aesthetic prerequisites, also facilitates simultaneous, distinct visualization of the segmented retinal layers.
Effective Laboratory Work in Biochemistry Subject: Students’ and Lecturers’ Perspective in Indonesia
Authors: Anwar Yunita Arian Sani , Senam Senam , Laksono FX Endang Widjajanti
Published: March 2017

Biochemistry subject had problem in learning and teaching, especially in laboratory work. We explored laboratory learning implementation in Biochemistry subject. Participants of this research were 195 students who took biochemistry subject and 4 lecturers of biochemistry in three universities in Indonesia. We obtained data using questionnaires and free response data. Questionnaires students' analysis showed there were two statements that very positive perception, five statements that obtained positive perception and ten statements with negative perception. Biochemistry lecturers questionnaire analysis showed seven statements that had been implemented and nine statements had not been implemented. Free response data indicated that effective learning in the laboratory was affected by several aspects which were pre-lab stage that could increase the students’ motivation, lab-work stage with complete tools and materials as well as better ability of the assistants, and post-lab stage that could give feedback to the experiments’ report and chances for the students to present their investigation results.
Does the Use of Case-based Learning Impact the Retention of Key Concepts in Undergraduate Biochemistry?
Authors: Newton Genevieve , Kulak Verena , Sharma Rahul
Published: March 2017

Objective: Enhanced knowledge retention and a preference towards a deep learning approach are desirable pedagogical outcomes of case-based learning (CBL). The CBL literature is sparse with respect to these outcomes, and this is especially so in the area of biochemistry. The present study determined the effect of CBL vs. non CBL on knowledge retention in an undergraduate biochemistry course; it also investigated associations of learning approach, age and gender.Methods: We used the Revised Two-Factor Study Process Questionnaire, a retention test, final exam grades and other demographic information to statistically compare academic outcomes of students subjected to either CBL or non-CBL active learning techniques.Results: We showed that students exposed to CBL in a second year course performed significantly better on a retention test conducted nine months after the final exam, and that there was a positive correlation between a deep learning approach and higher retention scores. We did not find an association between gender and age with the retention of biochemistry concepts.Conclusions: Our findings suggest that use of CBL in undergraduate biochemistry education may confer benefits in terms of retention of knowledge of key concepts.
Teacher Perception on Educational Informatics Network: A Qualitative Study of a Turkish Anatolian High School
Authors: Karala Halit , Dogan Ugur
Published: March 2017

FATIH Project carried out by the Turkish government is one of the comprehensive technology integration project in the World. With this project, interactive boards, tablets and multifunctional printers have been distributed to schools and Internet infrastructure of schools improved. EIN (Educational Informatics Network) platform, known as EBA (Egitim Bilisim Agi) in Turkey, has been established to access the digital content to be used in conjunction with this technology. In this qualitative study, the process of using EBA was examined by benefiting from teachers’ opinions and experiences; and it was aimed at revealing the problems experienced by teachers while using EBA and opinions regarding the alternatives for existing problems. Based on the content analysis of teachers’ answers, it was concluded that problematic conditions as insufficient systematic structure and content of EBA, inappropriate content for students’ needs and grade level, incompatibility with the changes in instructional programs, central exams pressure, and students’ concentration on teacher-oriented approach had negative impacts on teachers unwilling and/or insufficient EBA use. Therefore, a model was presented to include teachers’ recommendations which are composed of three strategies for the solution of the problems they experienced while using EBA.
The Role of Religious Institutions, Electronic Games, Books, and Educational Stories in the Development of the Child’s Culture from the Perspective of Jordanian Mothers According to Some Variables
Authors: Al Harbat Rima , Al Saqarat Khalaf
Published: March 2017

The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of religious institutions, electronic games, books and educational stories in the development of the child’s culture from the perspective of some of Jordanian mothers in Al Karak Governorate, and to achieve the objective of the study a questionnaire was build, it consisted of (33) items divided into (3) dimensions. The study sample consisted of 175 mothers; “Kruskal Walls test” was used to know the significance of differences in the responses of the study sample. The study reached some results, most notably a good impact of electronic games on the culture of the child with a mean of (2.76) this came in the first rank, in the second rank came the impact books and educational stories, with a mean of (2.61) the impact of religious institutions (houses of worship) was in third rank with a mean of (2.32).Results also show a statistically significant differences at the significance level (α=0.05) in the views of mothers due to the educational level of the mother and in favor of (university and above), and there was also a positive role for books and educational stories attributed to the higher level of education, there were also no statistically significant differences at the significance level (α=0.05) in the views of mothers attributed the economic level of the family.
Basic Technology Competencies, Attitude towards Computer Assisted Education and Usage of Technologies in Turkish Lesson: A Correlation
Authors: Ozdemir Serpil
Published: March 2017

The present research was done to determine the basic technology competency of Turkish teachers, their attitude towards computer-assisted education, and their technology operation level in Turkish lessons, and to designate the relationship between them. 85 Turkish teachers studying in public schools in Bartin participated in the research. The research was designed with relational screening model. The results obtained in the research are as follows: The information technology competency of Turkish teachers was determined as high-level in technologies usually used vocationally, and as mid-level in others The Turkish teachers had high-level of attitude towards computer-assisted teaching. However, they tended to use technology in their lessons at mid-level. The dependent variables did not indicate remarkable differences based on gender, teaching experience, and education level. Results showed that there was a high-level relationship between the attitude towards computer-assisted education and using information technology in Turkish lessons. Also, there existed a mid-level relationship between the basic technology competency and attitude towards computer-assisted education.
A Classroom Research Skills Development Emphasizing Data Analysis and Result of SSRU Students by RBL
Authors: Waree Chaiwat
Published: March 2017

The purpose of the study is the learning using research as a base. To strengthen the skills of classroom research Emphasizing Data Analysis and Result and to study the development of research skills in the class Emphasizing Data Analysis and Result of SSRU’ Students by learning using research base. The target group are students in the 2nd semester academic year 2557, 159 the sample used to select specific (Purposive Sampling) by researchers as an instructor in the course of the first year students at two and three majors in Thailand, English, Mathematics. The instruments used in the trial, including lesson plans. A pretest-posttest and evaluation of the 25 items and analysis of the data by the percentage of grades and research skills in the classroom and t-test and qualitative data are carried out. The study found that students who meet the grade from C + to 130 percent 81.76 with students who do not pass the threshold from 29 percent to 18.24 overview of the skills an overview of the rating process skills, research and the two sides are the highest average score was 12.50, the deviation was 0.72 posttest scores higher than the previous value t = 33.97 significant level statistically .05 students with the skills to do research on learning and research. The overall satisfaction level of an average value is 4.46 and a standard deviation of 0.68.
Sustainable Geometric and Bio-Cultural/Cultural Models of Human Society: The Role of Non-Capitalist Cooperation in Times of Civilizational/Environmental Crisis
Authors: Sthel M. S. , Tostes J. G. R. , Tavares J. R.
Published: March 2017

The Sustainable Complex Triangular Cells (SCTC) and bio-cultural/cultural models of human society are employed here. Regarding SCTC model, the cell areas represent the individual´s carbon footprint. Scalene triangles represent each individual in the present competitive standard (inward arrows). Equilateral triangles (outward arrows) are “summed” so as forming cooperative-hexagonal bodies leading to a collaborative model of society, reducing the total carbon footprint area as regard the formal analogous sum of each individual (inward) non-cooperative triangle. We particularly have focused on environmental global limits of the capitalist system, with SCTC modeling an accelerated global anti-ecological “scalenization” process from the 29 crisis to the present neoliberal stage of capitalism. Employing again the SCTC model, we describe and exemplify instable and short lifetime “islands” built up through evanescent local process of “cooperative equilateralization” (outward arrows) in the last 40 years. Such non-capitalist features were “mixed in” with competitive “scalenized” features of the capitalist “ocean”. In the final topic, we will consider bio-cultural (Nowak and Wilson) models of the human history and a cultural (Weber-Alberoni) model for great inflexions in the western history. All these models intersect via human cooperation. Particularly, that last model is complementary to the above small and instable “islands” sketch: but now we deal with western religious and secular, non- capitalist, purely cooperative experiences, which correspond to the above labeled SCTC “cooperative equilateralization”. Such weber-alberonian “islands” may be – some few times - sufficiently stable for rapid and great expansions leading, e.g., to a “civilizational/environmental jump” in the presently menaced planet.
Study on the Impact of Strain Rate and Loading Speed on Geogrid-Reinforced Soil
Authors: Zarringol Mohammadehsan , Zarringol Mohammadreza
Published: March 2017

During the past decades, reinforced soil has normally been constructed by coarse grained soil. Recently, low quality and locally accessible materials have been successfully used in reinforced soil due to economic observations. Loading speed is one of the effective factors in soil-geosynthetic interaction. In order to determine the impact of this factor, we carried out a pullout test on the samples with dimensions of 30×30×17 cm under four strain rates of 0.75, 1.25, 1.75 and 2.25 mm/min and three vertical stress rates of 20, 50 and 80 KN/m2. The results of this study indicated that the mobilization of geosynthetic strength in contact area depends on the amount of vertical stress. The increased vertical stress results in the increased shear strength in clay-geogrid contact area. Furthermore, the increased strain rate results in the reduced shear strength.
Electrochromism in tungsten oxide thin films prepared by chemical bath deposition
Authors: Velevska Julijana , Stojanov Nace , Pecovska-Gjorgjevich Margareta , Najdoski Metodija
Published: March 2017

Tungsten oxide (WO3) thin films were prepared by a simple, economical, chemical bath deposition method onto fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) coated glass substrates. The electrochemical properties of the films were characterized by cyclic voltammetry. The obtained films exhibited electrochromism, changing color from initially colorless to deep blue, and back to colorless. Visible transmittance spectra of (WO3) films were recorded in-situ in their both, bleached and colored states. From those spectra, absorption coefficient (a) and the optical energy gaps were evaluated. The dependence of the optical density on the charge density was examined and the coloration efficiency (h) was calculated to be 22.11 cm2 C-1. The response times of the coloring and bleaching to an abrupt potential change from -2.5 V to +2.5 V and reverse, were found to be 9.3 and 1.2 s respectively. The maximum light intensity modulation ability of the films, when the AM1.5 spectrum is taken as an input, was calculated to be about 50 %.
Endolymphaticsac tumor – case report
Authors: Kuczkowski Jerzy , Brzoznowski Wojciech , Nowicki Tomasz , Szade Jolanta
Published: March 2017

The aim of this paper is to present the case of a 70-year-old women with endolymphatic sac tumor and temporal bone
destruction treated at Otolaryngology Department of MUG. The patient was admitted to our Department due to a
3-year history of hearing loss, dizziness and ear pain. The first diagnosis was temporal bone tumor connected with
von Hippel-Lindau syndrome (VHL). The patient was surgically treated. During intraoperative examination, a neoplasm
was determined. The tumor was excised via transmastoid approach with sigmoid sinus skeletonization. After
treatment, her pains disappeared. Histopathological and immunohistochemical examination revealed endolymphatic
sac tumor. Follow-up CT showed no tumor remission.
UMA EXPERIÊNCIA EM ORIENTAÇAO SEXUAL PARA ADOLESCENTES NA GRADUAÇAO EM PSICOLOGIA
Authors: Di Sessa Sidnei Roberto , Pugliese Mônica Rita Bueno , Coltro Luiza Cristina , Berenstein Judith , Silva Armando Costa e , Rodrigues Junior Oswaldo Martins , Costa Moacir
Published: March 2017

Através de curso de orientação sexual para adolescentes, extra-curricular, em faculdade privada, os autores descrevem uma experiência de condução de um grupo de adolescentes de 13 a 17 anos do sexo masculino, de escola pública, efetuada em oito encontros semanais de duas horas cada, onde foram trabalhados os aspectos cognitivos referentes aos seguintes temas: anátomo-fisiologia sexual masculina e feminina; jogos amorosos; masturbação; erotismo e pornografia; métodos contraceptivos; gravidez, parto e aborto; doenças sexualmente transmissíveis; desvios sexuais. Os aspectos atitudinais (emocionais/ afetivos) foram trabalhados através de dinamicasde grupo com os adolescentes. Os autores referem a validade da experiência enquanto profissionais da área de Psicologia, percebendo que os pais aceitam e preferem tais abordagens como forma de se cxiniircm de tal responsabilidade.Observam, os autores, que Q momento específico do adolescente deve ser considerado para a orientação sexual. O grupo de orientandos mostrou-se permeado de mitificações sexuais e muito carente de informações cogrutivas sobre sexo, sendo esta, talvez, a razão pela qual buscaram o grupode orientação sexual.
A LEGISLAÇÃO FRANCESA DE PROTEÇÃO À CRIANÇA DE 0 A 6 ANOS
Authors: Chaussumier Michèle
Published: March 2017

Apresentar a legislação francesa deproteção à infancia (limitada à pequena infancia), implica em retomar rapidamente a evolução histórica de nossa legislação.Este retomar permite ao autor recuperar as grandes tendências que conformam a ossatura da política de proteç50 à infancia hoje, na França a permanência no domicilio, o direito dosusuários, aprevenção dos maus tratos.A organização administrativa e judiciária da proteção à infancia nas França, que permite colocar em prática esta política, em particular depois da descentralização, é descrita, ressaltando-se o papel desempenhado pelo setor comunitário (não governamental) nesta organização.No contexto de uma reflexão sobre a formação de alores no campo, junto à primeira infância, o autor se interroga sobre a legislação de proteção à infancia no Brasil e a importânciade uma formação no referente a estes aspectos de legislação e de regulamentação.
CONTEXTO SÓCIO-AMBIENTAL DE CRIANÇA URBANAS DE BAIXA RENDA
Authors: Siqueira Arnaldo Augusto Franco de , Oliveira Denize Cristina De , Rabinovich Elaine Pedreira , Santos Neusa Guaraciaba dos
Published: March 2017

O contexto sócio-ambiental de crianças urbanas de baixa renda é analisado a partir de três dimensões: o ambiente ffsico, isto é, o espaço habitável; o contexto relacional, ou seja, a fam~lia e a relação mãe-criança; o contexto social, isto é, acomunidade formadaporparentes, vizinhos e atividades sociais. Propõe-se o conceito de sistema de desenvolvimento em que o contexto sócio-ambiental é um dos interagentes responsáveis pelo desenvolvimento. Propõe- se deslocar o objeto de atenção da criança parao trinômio criança-famllia-sociedade, a fim de se poder ter uma ação preventiva em base interacionista e construtivista.