bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A model-based analysis of physical and biological controls on ice algal and pelagic primary production in Resolute Passage
Authors: Mortenson Eric , Hayashida Hakase , Steiner Nadja , Monahan Adam , Blais Marjolaine , Gale Matthew A. , Galindo Virginie , Gosselin Michel , Hu Xianmin , Lavoie Diane , Mundy Christopher John
Published: July 2017

A coupled 1-D sea ice-ocean physical-biogeochemical model was developed to investigate the processes governing ice algal and phytoplankton blooms in the seasonally ice-covered Arctic Ocean. The 1-D column is representative of one grid cell in 3-D model applications and provides a tool for parameterization development. The model was applied to Resolute Passage in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago and assessed with observations from a field campaign during spring of 2010. The factors considered to limit the growth of simulated ice algae and phytoplankton were light, nutrients, and in the case of ice algae, ice melt. In addition to the standard simulation, several model experiments were conducted to determine the sensitivity of the simulated ice algal bloom to parameterizations of light, mortality, and pre-bloom biomass. Model results indicated that: (1) ice algae limit subsequent pelagic productivity in the upper 10 m by depleting nutrients to limiting levels; (2) light availability and pre-bloom biomass determine the onset timing of the ice algal bloom; (3) the maximum biomass is relatively insensitive to the pre-bloom biomass, but is limited by nutrient availability; (4) a combination of linear and quadratic parameterizations of mortality rate is required to adequately simulate the evolution of the ice algal bloom; and (5) a sinking rate for large detritus greater than a threshold of ∼10 m d–1 effectively strips the surface waters of the limiting nutrient (silicate) after the ice algal bloom, supporting the development of a deep chlorophyll maximum.
Rusėniškojo greitraščio grafika XVII amžiaus LDK teismų knygose: inicialai ir didžiosios raidės
Authors: Diemantaitė Vita
Published: July 2017

Lietuvos Didžiojoje Kunigaikštystėje pagrindinė rašto kalba buvo rusėnų kalba. Tokia ji išliko iki 1697 m., kai valstybine kalba tapo lenkų kalba. Rusėniškasis greitraštis geriausiai yra išanalizuotas XVI a. Lietuvos Metrikos ir Statutų tyrimų kontekste. Tačiau beveik nėra mokslinių darbų, kurie tirtų indi­vidualius rašto tipus, analizuotų rašto grafikos kaitą, apskritai XVII a. rusėniškasis greitraštis yra mažai tyrinėtas. Todėl šio straipsnio tikslas yra ištirti XVII a. rusėniškajame greitraštyje vartotus inicialus ir di­džiąsias raides. Nors LDK būta įvairių institucijų, šiam tyrimui pasirinktos labiausiai išplėtotos visuose pavietuose veikusios LDK teismų raštinėse surašytos knygos, tačiau dėl knygų prieinamumo buvo pasi­rinktos etnografinės Lietuvos teritorijoje veikusių teismų knygos.
Urbanizacija 1918–1940 metais: modernaus miesto ženklai Lietuvoje
Authors: Polkaitė-Petkevičienė Giedrė , Černiauskas Norbertas
Published: July 2017

Šiame tyrime urbanizacijos terminas suprantamas ne vien kaip gyventojų koncentracija miestuose, bet ir modernizacijos procesas, plačios socialinės permainos pereinamuoju laikotarpiu iš agrarinės (kaimiškos) į pramoninę (miesto) visuomenę, kurios keitė kasdienį gyvenimą, socialinius ryšius ir tapatumo formas. Darbo tikslas – įvertinti urbanizacijos sąlygotus demografinius ir infrastruktūrinius miestų pokyčius 1918–1940 m. Lietuvoje. Straipsnyje analizuojama Lietuvos miestų gyventojų skaičiaus dinamika ir kokią įtaką tam turėjo vidinės migracijos procesai. Keliamas klausimas, kokie yra modernaus miesto atributai, ar jų galima atrasti nepriklausomos Lietuvos miestuose.
Marcas Blochas ir lyginamoji Europos istorija
Authors: Petrauskas Rimvydas
Published: July 2017

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Pramonės architektūra: saugoti ar pamiršti?
Authors: Polkaitė-Petkevičienė Giedrė
Published: July 2017

Rec.: Marija Drėmaitė, Progreso meteoras: Modernizacija ir pramonės architektūra Lietuvoje 1918–1940 m., Vilnius: Lapas, 2016
Pinigai vėlyvųjų viduramžių Vidurio Europoje
Authors: Sakalauskas Darius
Published: July 2017

Rec.: Roman Zaoral (ed.), Money and Finance in Central Europe during the Later Middle Ages, London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016
Homo Judaeus Sovieticus žydiškosios tapatybės transformacijos Sovietų Sąjungoje
Authors: Naudžiūnienė Akvilė
Published: July 2017

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Garbingas Vyginto Broniaus Pšibilskio jubiliejus
Authors: Kasperavičius Algis Povilas
Published: July 2017

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Naujai atrastos partizaninio karo erdvės
Authors: Noreika Dainius
Published: July 2017

Apie Aistės Petrauskienės disertaciją „Partizaninio karo vietos: įamžinimas ir įpaveldinimas nepriklausomoje Lietuvoje“ ir jos gynimą
ES BENDRASIS DUOMENŲ APSAUGOS REGLAMENTAS: REIKŠMĖ DUOMENŲ APSAUGOS TEISEI
Authors: Zaleskis Julius
Published: July 2017

ES Bendrasis duomenų apsaugos reglamentas 2018 m. reformuos duomenų apsaugos teisę nustatydamas daugybę naujų taisyklių ir pareigų. Straipsnyje atskleidžiamos svarbiausios naujovės, kurios turėtų paskatinti duomenų apsaugos teisės globalizaciją. Atskleidžiama, kaip Bendrasis duomenų apsaugos reglamentas perskirstys duomenų valdytojų ir priežiūros institucijų atsakomybę.
TEISMINIS PACIENTŲ PATIRTOS ŽALOS ATLYGINIMO MODELIS
Authors: Morkūnaitė Monika
Published: July 2017

Straipsnyje, atsižvelgus į pastaraisiais metais Lietuvoje vykstančias diskusijas dėl pacientų patirtos žalos atlyginimo reguliavimo taikymo, svarstomus esamos sistemos pakeitimus, analizuojamas Lietuvoje veikiantis teisminis ieškinio modelis, pagrindiniai su jo taikymu susiję aspektai. Taip pat svarstoma, ar Lietuvoje įgyvendintas teisminis ieškinio modelis yra neefektyvus ir kaip galėtų būti tobulinamas pacientų patirtos žalos atlyginimo institutas.
Improving Asthma Care by Building Statewide Quality Improvement Infrastructure
Authors: Dolins Judith C. , Powell Jennifer , Wise Edward , Giuliano Kimberly , Stemmler Peggy , Stubblefield Wes , White P. Cooper , Wiley James , Kuo Dennis Z.
Published: July 2017

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:

Pediatric medical professionals have an increasing desire for quality improvement (QI) methods that produce sustainable changes in health care delivery. Previous reports have described QI in single settings or single coordinating entities that work with multiple sites. The objectives of this project are (1) to improve care for children with asthma across multiple practice settings and (2) to develop state-level expertise to support QI projects across entities in multiple states.

METHODS:

Using a multiwave approach, the Chapter Quality Network of the American Academy of Pediatrics implemented statewide learning collaboratives in several states. For each cycle, a national leadership team coached multiple American Academy of Pediatrics chapter leadership teams, which, in turn, coached individual pediatric practices through 2 nested learning collaboratives. State chapters received data and reporting tools and a curriculum fostering QI learning and support change at the practice level. Practices implemented an asthma assessment tool and registry, analyzed work flows, and implemented self-management tools in plan-do-study-act cycles. Sixteen process and outcome measures, including optimal asthma care, were collected and analyzed by using run charts on a monthly dashboard. Chapter leaders provided feedback on sustainable QI change through surveys and interviews.

RESULTS:

Optimal asthma care improved from 42% to 81% across the 4 waves. The percentage of patients rated by physicians as well controlled rose from 59% to 74%.

CONCLUSIONS:

Asthma care can be improved by supporting practice change through statewide QI learning collaboratives.
In-Hospital Quality-of-Care Measures for Pediatric Sepsis Syndrome
Authors: Odetola Folafoluwa O. , Freed Gary , Shevrin Caroline , Madden Brian , McCormick Julie , Dombkowski Kevin
Published: July 2017

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:

Sepsis syndrome, comprising sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock, is a leading cause of child mortality and morbidity, for which the delivery of time-sensitive care leads to improved survival. We aimed to describe the development and testing of quality measures for in-hospital care of pediatric sepsis syndrome.

METHODS:

Seven measures of quality of care for children hospitalized with sepsis syndrome were developed by using an iterative process including literature review, development of concepts and candidate measures, and selection of measures for feasibility and importance by 2 panels of experts. The measures were tested for reliability and validity among children 0 to 18 years of age hospitalized with sepsis syndrome from January 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013.

RESULTS:

Of 27 hospitals, 59% had no protocol for the identification and treatment of pediatric sepsis syndrome. Blood culture was performed in only 70% of patients with pediatric sepsis syndrome. Antibiotics were administered within 1 hour of diagnosis in 70% of patients with pediatric severe sepsis or septic shock, and timely fluid resuscitation was performed in 50% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock. Documentation of heart rate during fluid resuscitation of children with severe sepsis or septic shock was observed in 18% of cases. Two measures could not be rigorously tested for validity and reliability given the rarity of septic shock and were deemed infeasible.

CONCLUSIONS:

This multisite study to develop and validate measures of the quality of hospital care of children with sepsis syndrome highlights the existence of important gaps in delivery of care.
Guiding Principles for Team-Based Pediatric Care
Authors: Katkin Julie P. , Kressly Susan J. , Edwards Anne R. , Perrin James M. , Kraft Colleen A. , Richerson Julia E. , Tieder Joel S. , Wall Liz ,   TASK FORCE ON PEDIATRIC PRACTICE CHANGE, Alexander Joshua J. , Flanagan Patricia Jeanne , Hudak Mark L. , Quinonez Ricardo A. , Shenkin Budd N. , Smith Tyler Kimberly
Published: July 2017

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recognizes that children’s unique and ever-changing needs depend on a variety of support systems. Key components of effective support systems address the needs of the child and family in the context of their home and community and are dynamic so that they reflect, monitor, and respond to changes as the needs of the child and family change. The AAP believes that team-based care involving medical providers and community partners (eg, teachers and state agencies) is a crucial and necessary component of providing high-quality care to children and their families. Team-based care builds on the foundation of the medical home by reaching out to a potentially broad array of participants in the life of a child and incorporating them into the care provided. Importantly, the AAP believes that a high-functioning team includes children and their families as essential partners. The overall goal of team-based care is to enhance communication and cooperation among the varied medical, social, and educational partners in a child’s life to better meet the global needs of children and their families, helping them to achieve their best potential. In support of the team-based approach, the AAP urges stakeholders to invest in infrastructure, education, and privacy-secured technology to meet the needs of children. This statement includes limited specific examples of potential team members, including health care providers and community partners, that are meant to be illustrative and in no way represent a complete or comprehensive listing of all team members who may be of importance for a specific child and family.
The Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents: Shifting the Focus to Cardiometabolic Risk Factor Clustering
Authors: Magge Sheela N. , Goodman Elizabeth , Armstrong Sarah C. ,   COMMITTEE ON NUTRITION,   SECTION ON ENDOCRINOLOGY,   SECTION ON OBESITY, Daniels Stephen , Corkins Mark , de Ferranti Sarah , Golden Neville H. , Kim Jae H. , Magge Sheela N. , Schwarzenberg Sarah Jane , Sills Irene N. , Casella Samuel J. , DeMeglio Linda A. , Gonzalez Jose L. , Kaplowitz Paul B. , Lynch Jane L. , Wintergerst Kupper A. , Bolling Christopher F. , Armstrong Sarah C. , Muth Natalie Digate , Rausch John C. , Rogers Victoria Weeks , Schwartz Robert P.
Published: July 2017

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) was developed by the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III, identifying adults with at least 3 of 5 cardiometabolic risk factors (hyperglycemia, increased central adiposity, elevated triglycerides, decreased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and elevated blood pressure) who are at increased risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The constellation of MetS component risk factors has a shared pathophysiology and many common treatment approaches grounded in lifestyle modification. Several attempts have been made to define MetS in the pediatric population. However, in children, the construct is difficult to define and has unclear implications for clinical care. In this Clinical Report, we focus on the importance of screening for and treating the individual risk factor components of MetS. Focusing attention on children with cardiometabolic risk factor clustering is emphasized over the need to define a pediatric MetS.
Вплив хелатних сполук мікроелементів і β-каротину на морфологічний та хімічний склад яєць перепелів
Authors: Shevchenko L. V. , Yaremchuk O. S. , Gusak S. V. , Myhalska V. M. , Poliakovskiy V. M.
Published: July 2017

The quail chickens took feeding complex of glycine chelated microelements and microbial β-carotene during 90-day growing period. The inorganic compounds of copper, zinc, iron, manganese and cobalt were replaced by their glycine forms in a dose corresponding to the physiological daily norm in these elements.

We fixed increasing the thickness of shell eggs by 5.2 % compared with the control group, and by 11 % compared to quails, which took feeding complex of glycinate microelements and microbial β-carotene in a dose equal to half physiological norm.

Replacement of inorganic sources of microelements with their glycinate in doses of norm and half norm did not affect the weight of the eggs, yolks and shell of egg; nevertheless, the quail that treated of glycinate microelements in half norm doses, increased weight protein eggs by 3.3 % compared to quail, that feeding by glycinate microelements in norm dose.

Feeding of quail of glycinate microelements and microbial β-carotene in a half norm dose caused the egg shell thickness reduction by 5l6 % compared to the control group.

The introduction of glycinate microelements and microbial β-carotene in a daily norm dose contributed to the accumulation of dry matter in eggs by 3% due to the increase of organic matter, including 1.6 per cent of crude protein, 0.6 per cent of nitrogen free extract, and 0.17 per cent of ash.

We registered strong increase of nitrogen free extract in the eggs of Group II by 0.88 % compared to the control. 
ПРОДУКТИВНІСТЬ МОЛОДНЯКУ ПЕРЕПЕЛІВ ЗА ВИКОРИСТАННЯ РІЗНИХ ДЖЕРЕЛ КУПРУМУ У КОМБІКОРМІ
Authors: Golubiev M. I. , Sychov M. Yu. , Golubieva T. A.
Published: July 2017

We investigated the growing quail patterns while feeding with different sources of copper. We conducted experimental studies in terms of problem research Laboratory of feed additives, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine. We selected Pharaon quails as the material for scientific experiments which was carried out by analog group method. The study was conducted on 120 day-old Japanese quail chicks which were randomly divided into three group viz., 1, 2, and 3 of hundred birds each. Group 2 and 3 were given feed supplement, with copper sulphate, copper glycinate, and copper citrate twice per day – in morning and in evening along with basal diet and the group 1 was kept as control.

We established that body weight of quails fed with copper citrate (copper contain 8 mg/kg of feed) was by 2 % larger then in control group. During the study, we registered high level of quail preservation in the experimental groups. The poultry, which fed copper citrate had the lowest cost of feed per one kilo of growth.
Contribution to the knowledge of the family Nemonychidae (Coleoptera) with descriptions of new taxa
Authors: Legalov A. A.
Published: July 2017

Two new tribes, the Zimmiellini Legalov, trib. n. (type genus: Zimmiellus Kuschel, 2011), which differs from the tribe Rhinorhynchini by the mandible exodontous, maxillary palpi barely extending forward beyond the prementum and position of rostrum base, and the Argentinomacerini Legalov, trib. n. (type genus: Argentinomacer Legalov, gen. n.) that differs from the tribe Rhynchitomacerini by having the pronotum narrowed before the basal fourth, antennae inserted subbasally and club 4-articled. Also erected is a new subtribe Bunyaeina Legalov, subtrib. n. (type genus: Bunyaeus Kuschel, 1994) that differs from the subtribe Mecomacerina by procoxae hemispherical, mesonotum with one coarsely ridged stridulatory file and forehead distinctly wider than apex of rostrum. Two new genera, Nothofagomacer Legalov, gen. n. (type species: Rhynchitomacer apionoides Kuschel, 1959) that differs from the genus Rhynchitomacer by the mandibular sockets not being visible in dorsal view, elytral striae regular, postmentum deeply emarginate and vaginal vestiture absent; and Argentinomacer unicus Legalov, gen. et sp. n. from Argentina, are described. A key to subfamilies, tribes, subtribes, genera and subgenera of Recent Nemonychidae with a list of species is provided. The distribution of some Palaearctic species is specified.
Toxic and mutagenic activities of surface water from the Chumysh River
Authors: Khlebova L. P. , Chernysheva N. N. , Kraynov A. P.
Published: July 2017

The Allium test system is worldwide used for biological monitoring of environmental pollutants. We have studied toxic and mutagenic activity of water from the Chumysh River, which is one of the largest tributaries of the Upper Ob. Water samples were taken near industrial settlement Talmenka (Altai Territory of Russia) during the spring flood and low autumn water level in 2015. Root tips of Allium cepa L. was used as a biological model. There were examined 30 samples. Purified tap water of medium hardness served as a control sample. After the synchronizing the cell divisions, the onion bulbs with roots reaching a length of 2-3 mm were transferred to glass cups containing the selected samples of River water and cultured for several days at a temperature of +24 ± 1°C. After exposure, root tips were rinsed in distilled water and fixed in a cold mixture of ethanol and acetic acid (3:1). Fixed samples were used after 12-24 h or transferred to 70% alcohol and stored in refrigerator at a temperature of +4°C until required. The fixed materials were hydrolyzed in 1N HCl at 60°C for 5-8 min and squashed in aceto-orcein. Prepared slides were viewed under the microscope at a magnification of ×90. The mitotic index (MI), the phase indices, the frequency of abnormal mitosis, and chromosomal aberrations were determined by the examination of 500 cells per a replicate (100 cells per slide). We established that the decreased or increased levels of mitotic activity and the frequencies of pathological mitoses (up to 7.9%, P < 0.05) in onion root tips revealed the presence of mitotoxic and genotoxic agents in the Chumysh River water. We found that the most number of chromosomal abnormalities occurs at the stages of meta- or anaphase. The main abnormalities are chromosome laggings in meta- and anaphase, chromosome bridges, chromosome fragments and micronuclei. Their number increased in 5.0-10.8 times compared with the control value. It has been discovered the temporal and spatial distribution of compounds with different toxicity and genotoxicity within a stream. The greatest level of mitotic depression and the highest frequency of chromosomal mutations were observed in the tissues of the onion root tips germinated on the samples collected in low autumn water. The mechanisms of plant adaptation to unfavorable environmental factors are discussed.
Spore morphology of the representatives of the subfamily Ceratopteridoideae (J. Sm.) R.M. Tryon from the family Pteridaceae E.D.M. Kirchn. (Pteridophyta)
Authors: Vaganov A. V. , Gureyeva I. I. , Kuznetsov A. A. , Shmakov A. I. , Romanets R. S. , König V. A.
Published: July 2017

Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to perform a comparative study for four representatives of the subfamily Ceratopteridoideae (J. Sm.) R.M. Tryon from East Asia: Ceratopteris thalictroides Brongn., C. pteridoides (Hook.) Hieron., Acrostichum aureum Linn., and A. speciosum Willd. The analysis of the external morphology of the representatives of Ceratopteridoideae revealed a strong difference between Ceratopteris and Acrostichum.

The external morphology of spores of Ceratopteris and Acrostichum exhibited the features characterizing the family Pteridaceae as a whole: tetrahedral spores with a three-ray laesure, from triangular-roundish to roundish, distinct exosporium with a pronounced surface ornamentation and absence of perisporium, the exosporium surface varying from smooth and rough to that covered with large tubercles and roller-like bulges.

The external morphology of spores of Acrostichum is quite simple, although among other representatives of the family Pteridaceae, the spores of Ceratopteris have distinctive features: very large equatorial diameter (106–124 µm); spores are almost roundish; distinct cylindrical folds running parallel to the corners of the spore across its extensive distal surface.

 
New data on the distribution of some Erebidae and Noctuidae species in Kazakhstan
Authors: Titov S. V. , Volynkin A. V. , Černila M.
Published: July 2017

The paper contains new data on the distribution of two Erebidae and ten Noctuidae species in Kazakhstan. New northernmost known localities for Leiometopon simyrides Staudinger, 1888, Lophoterges centralasiae (Staudinger, 1901) and Anarta vaciva (Püngeler, 1906), westernmost locality for Hadena dsungarica Hacker, 1996, easternmost localities for Autophila chamaephanes Boursin, 1940, Acronicta megacephala ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775), Episema tersa ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775), Leucochlaena fallax (Staudinger, 1870), Dasypolia timoi Fibiger & Nupponen, 2006 and Hadena persimilis Hacker, 1996, and southernmost localities for Acronicta megacephala and Phidrimana amurensis (Staudinger, 1892) are provided. Phidrimana amurensis is reported here for Kazakhstan for the first time. Four new localities in Kazakhstan for Thumatha senex (Hübner, [1808]) are given in addition to the single one known previously.
Noctuoid moths (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Nolidae, Noctuidae) of North-East Kazakhstan (Pavlodar Region)
Authors: Titov S. V. , Volynkin A. V. , Dubatolov V. V. , Černila M. , Reznichenko S. M. , Bychkov V. S.
Published: July 2017

The paper contains data on the fauna of the Lepidoptera families Erebidae, Nolidae and Noctuidae of Pavlodar Region (North-East Kazakhstan). The check list includes 480 species (100 species of Erebidae, 8 species of Nolidae and 372 species of Noctuidae), 393 species are reported for the region for the first time. The map of collecting localities and pictures of the main landscapes of the region are presented.
Імуноферментний метод визначення лізоциму слизу та тканин риб
Authors: Tsvilihovskyy V. , Vovk N. , Gavrilova T.
Published: July 2017

The possibility of using the immunoferment analysis for determination of lysozyme of mucus and fish tissues has been investigated. This method was adapted by reducing the dilution of the supernatant of biological material with buffer from 1:5 to 1:1. Clinically healthy fish (10 samples of pike and 10 samples of carp) were taken from fish ponds at water temperature of 14–16ºC. Biological material (blood, spleen, mucus of superficial integuments) was selected concerning the commonly used methods in ichthyopathology. The determination of lysozyme activity was carried out using high sensitivity RIDASCREEN®FAST Lysozym test kit. When diluting the supernatant of biological material with buffer in a ratio of 1:5 (according to the method), it was not possible to calculate the data by the calibration curve, since the lysozyme parameters of the samples were lower than the lysozyme standard (0,050 mkg/g). Therefore, the final dilution was reduced and the experiment was continued with dilution of the supernatant with a protein extraction buffer in a ratio of 1:1. The data of the statistical processing of the results have led to conclusion the use of RIDASCREEN®FAST Lysozym test kit in the proposed modification for the immunoferment analysis of lysozyme activity in tissues and mucus of fish is possible. A high content of lysozyme was noted in the mucus of the superficial integuments of fish, the lowest – in the blood serum. The content of lysozyme in the tissues and organs of pike is higher than in carp.
Хімічний, мінеральний і амінокислотний склад м’яса свиней за введення селеновмісних добавок у раціон
Authors: Pirova L.V. , Kosior L.T. , Mashkin Y.O. , Lastovska I.O.
Published: July 2017

The productivity of young pigs grown for meat and slaughter quality of their products was estimated at use of feed with different levels and sources of selenium. Pigs of large white breed were used for scientific experiment that was carried out by method of groups (pairs-analogues). The level of inorganic and organic selenium in the diets of experimental groups was regulated by the introduction of feed of sodium selenite and Sel-Plex. Part of selenium in mixed fodder of poultry control group was 0.07 mg/kg of dry matter and in the fodder of pigs of 2-th, 3-th, 4-th and 5-th research groups that were 0.2; 0.2; 0.3 and 0.4 mg/kg of dry matter respectively. The animals of second group were administered in feed sodium selenite and 3, 4 and 5th – Sel-Plex. The feeding was done by group and feed was distributed twice – in morning and evening. It was proved introducing selenium in feed young pigs was improved the quality and biological value of meat. The inclusion of organic selenium at 0.3–0.4 mg/kg dry matter was contributed to increasing concentrations of selenium in meat by 36.8 and 48.0 %, copper – by 25.6 and 26.8, zinc – 20.8 and 21.3 % and was reduced the concentration of cadmium in 29.7–35.1 % mercury – in 18.8–19.2 % in meat. It was determined to trend to increasing of lead content in products slaughter of animals experimental groups. The use of sodium selenite compared to the organic compound is less positive impact on meat quality of pigs.
Relação entre classe funcional e fração de ejeção do ventrículo esquerdo em pacientes com doença coronariana candidatos à reabilitação cardíaca
Authors: Albuquerque Isabella Martins de , Garlet Andrieli Barbieri , Cardoso Dannuey Machado , Santos Tamires Daros , Pereira Sérgio Nunes
Published: July 2017

***Relationship between functional class and left ventricular ejection fraction in patients with coronary heart disease who were candidates for cardiac rehabilitation***AIMS: To assess the potential relation between the New York Heart Association functional class and left ventricular ejection fraction in coronary heart disease patients who were candidates for cardiac rehabilitation.METHODS: This is a retrospective cross-sectional study based on the analysis of medical records of coronary heart disease patients who were candidates for the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program of Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Both male and female patients aged 50 to 65 were included, whereas patients with chronic renal failure, anemia, poor echocardiographic image quality, non-sinus rhythm, and also those individuals whose medical records lacked sufficient information were excluded. Data were collected from August 2015 to March 2016, and the information that made up the variables of interest was extracted from the medical records, such as: clinical and demographic data (sex, age, comorbidities, clinical diagnosis, surgical and drug treatment), left ventricular ejection fraction values obtained by echocardiography (conventional and tissue Doppler echocardiography), and functional class from the ergometric test. Statistical analysis was performed using Kruskal-Wallis test followed by Dunn’s post-hoc test.  The significance level was set at p<0.05.RESULTS: A total of 131 medical records were consecutively evaluated, of which 102 met the inclusion criteria. Mean age was 59.23±7.95 years and 70 (68.63%) patients were male, with a predominance of functional class I. There was an inverse relation between functional class and ejection fraction: the more advanced the functional class, the more compromised the cardiac performance (p=0.036).CONCLUSIONS: In this sample of patients with coronary heart disease who were candidates for cardiac rehabilitation, there was an inverse relation between left ventricular ejection fraction and functional class. This finding provides information about the limitations imposed by the disease on patient’s exercise capacity and heart function and can contribute to the development of a physical training program.
Avaliação da capacidade de decisão de idosos diagnosticados com depressão maior
Authors: Crippa Anelise , Gomes Irenio , Terra Newton
Published: July 2017

*** Assessment of the decision-making capacity of elderly individuals diagnosed with major depression ***AIMS: To verify if there are changes in the decision-making capacity of elderly patients with major depression.METHODS: This is a prospective cohort study with an initial cross-sectional analysis conducted between January 2014 and September 2015. Treatment-naïve elderly patients from the Cerebral Aging Outpatient Clinic at PUCRS São Lucas Hospital, in Porto Alegre, Brazil, all diagnosed with major depressive disorder, were selected. The control group was composed of elderly individuals from the same community who had neither depression nor cognitive problems. For evaluation of the decision-making capacity, the Assessment Scale for Decision-Making Capacity was designed and validated in a previous stage of the research. This instrument is divided into four domains: daily activity, financial management, self-management, and well-being. The Geriatric Depression Scale (short version) and the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (detailed version) were used to evaluate the presence of depression. The Vellore Screening Instrument for Dementia and the Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination (revised version) were applied to evaluate cognitive decline. Decision-making capacity was compared between the two groups of elderly individuals. The same evaluation was conducted with elderly patients with depression after six months of psychiatric treatment. The statistical analysis included Student’s t, Pearson’s chi-square, Mann-Whitney, and Wilcoxon tests. Statistical significance was set at p≤0.05.RESULTS: Forty-eight elderly patients with major depression and 144 elderly individuals from the control group participated in the study. The Assessment Scale for Decision-Making Capacity average score in depression patients was 70.5±17.9, compared to 94.6±9.6 (p<0.001) in the control group, which indicates poorer decision-making capacity among patients with major depression. The domains with the most striking differences in the average scores were self-management (depression patients 65.0±23.3 and control group 97.8±6.2) and well-being (depression patients 52.2±27.1 and control group 91.8±16.7). When comparing patients with depression before and after treatment, regarding both the general score and the four domains of the Assessment Scale for Decision-Making Capacity, the decision-making capacity was higher after the treatment.CONCLUSIONS: The group of elderly patients with current major depression had a lower decision-making capacity compared to the control group. Their decision-making capacity improved after six months of psychiatric treatment.
Quando hipertensão arterial persistente no adolescente tem uma origem endócrina rara: relato de dois casos e revisão da literatura
Authors: Gomes Clara , Laranjo Gabriela , Santos Elisabete , Faria Cristina
Published: July 2017

*** When persistent hypertension  in adolescents has a rare endocrine etiology: report of two cases and literature review ***AIMS: To report two clinical cases of pheochromocytoma, a rare tumor in the pediatric population, that affects the adrenal medulla, is malignant in up to 47% of cases,  and whose clinical manifestations result from hypersecretion of catecholamines.CASE DESCRIPTION: Two cases of pheochromocytoma in adolescents are described, both with persistent hypertension and one with headache, sweating, and tachycardia. Renal and adrenal ultrasound, computed tomography angiography, and measurements of catecholamines and their metabolites revealed pheochromocytoma in the left adrenal gland. Adrenalectomy was performed after pretreatment with α-blockers. Pathological examination confirmed the diagnosis. Blood pressure returned to normal in both patients after treatment.CONCLUSIONS: Pheochromocytoma has a varied and nonspecific clinical presentation, but this condition should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of high blood pressure. Early diagnosis may imply a less aggressive treatment, lower morbidity, and a lesser impact on patients’ quality of life. The high likelihood of recurrence of pheochromocytoma, including as metastatic disease, requires follow-up visits for several years after its initial clinical presentation, even in the case of an apparent cure.
A Historical Overview and Initiating Historiography of Islam in the Philippines
Authors: Thohir Ajid
Published: July 2017

Understanding the history of Islam in the Southeast Asia will be more accurate through the geo-political and historical background perspective in particular. This assumption is based on Western Colonial influence in the past such as Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, British, French, and United States that makes up the typology of Islamic culture in South East Asian region, which is strengthens the plurality of Islamic character. It also seems increasingly clear, especially for the Muslim communities in Philippine, who represented the community formed of Moro Islamic movement. Islamic culture in the Philippine is produced by the Spanish and the United States colonial policy which determines the fate and the treats of Muslims as a conquered state. This historical background results the emergence of a heroic character in Philippines Muslims that is different from the other Muslims community in South East Asia who are relatively considered quiet and peaceful. This paper will briefly explain the historiography of Islam in South East Asia region through involving cases of Muslims in the Philippine who will not found the plurality of character in the other country.
The Role of Therapy Education of Islamic Meaning to Overcome Global Human Crisis Today
Authors: Aminah Nina
Published: July 2017

Modern community today showed the current issues that related to the complexity of personality. Islam offers a therapeutic meaning to overcome the global human crisis through the holy Quran. The aim of this study is to provide a qualitative analysis of logo therapy alternative to global human being who has experience critical conditions such as for someone who becomes the door of death (Sakarat al-Maut), acute illnesses, HIV Aids, kidney illness, stroke, coma, depression or stress, due to the hazards, and the other refractory diseases. Through the Quranic analytical perspective, the result of this study showed that the therapy of Islamic meaning based on the holy Quran can be seen as the broader and more comprehensive than the meaning therapy by Viktor E. Frank’s method.
The Pattern of Islamic Moderate Movement in Java under Political Fluctuations in Early 20th Century
Authors: Wahyudhi Nostalgiawan
Published: July 2017

The previous studies of Islamization in Java follow a clear distinction of Priyayi-Abangan-Santri thesis, which was gradually developed and incompatible to capture the changing of political preferences of Javanese Muslims. This paper examines what kind of patterns formed on the dynamics of the Islamization process in Java under the influence of socio-political changes. The output of this paper is to show the pattern of Islamization process in Java under the political dynamic changes of Indonesian politics in the early twentieth century. The pattern of Islamization in Java was influenced by ethical policy, the transmission of Middle East Islam, and caused by the politization of Islam by the Colonial government. The ethical policy encouraged the creation of a public space for political contestations that determined the new identity of Indonesian elite. The transmission of Middle Eastern Islam triggered the polarization of Javanese Muslims into two patterns: the modernist Muslim strengthened the pattern of Priyayi-Santri in urban communities with Islamization through modern institutions. In this, the traditionalist Muslim also developed an intellectual genealogy through Pesantren networks scattered in the rural areas created the pattern of Santri-Abangan. Meanwhile the politization of Islam by Colonial government created a benefit to the unification of Islamic institutions.
Loyalty and Disavowal in Holy Qur’an Descriptive linguistic study
Authors: Kanani Iman , Yusoff Zulkifli Mohd.
Published: July 2017

This research aims to clarify the meaning of loyalty and disavowal from linguistic point of view, between the views of linguists, and the exegetes in the Lexicons and exegeses with analysis and debate. First of all, the researcher Indicates definition of loyalty as stated in the dictionaries, with bringing the examples from the Holy Qur’an and the views of the commentators about this issue, then analysis and discussion. Second, he defines Disavowal in the language, with a point of view from linguists, and interpreters, by analyzing and discussion the examples from the Noble Qur’an. Finally, it illustrates the application of the legal and practical concept of loyalty and disavowal, to enhance the significance of language. The importance of the current study is- according to researcher’s information- due to its doctrinal and sociological matter and nobody precede such a linguistic study of Loyalty. This research approaches the issue, using the method of descriptive and analytical, based on the description and analysis of the phenomenon.
Rediscovering Partisanship as the Long Term Force in the Vote Decision
Authors: Martinez Michael D
Published: July 2017

While partisanship is commonly conceived as the long term force in the voting decision, most models of voter choice include contemporaneous measures of partisanship, as well as issue preferences and retrospective evaluations as explanatory variables. In this paper, I use four multiyear panel studies spanning half a century to examine how well prior partisanship predicts future vote. Prior partisanship is strongly correlated with later vote choice, but that relationship is weaker during periods of party change, for younger voters and those who do not see differences between the parties, and in the face of strong short term forces. Despite evidence of the endogeneity of partisanship, we should also not lose sight of its long-term value as a predictor of vote choice.
Party Switchers and Reelection: A Precinct-Level Analysis
Authors: McKee Seth C. , Yoshinaka Antoine , Lee Keith , McKenzie Richard
Published: July 2017

We use precinct-level data to examine two questions: how an incumbent’s “reelection constituency” changes following a party switch and whether incumbents who switch parties do worse than non-switchers. Our data come from four members of the U.S. House who switched parties between 1995 and 2004. Among this group, one switched parties prior to the enactment of a controversial redistricting plan, and thus we can assess how boundary changes mitigate the negative impact of party switching. We also compare each party switcher’s vote following the switch with that of non-switching incumbents running for reelection that year.
On Demographic Change and Competitive Equilibrium in American Politics
Authors: Zingher Joshua N.
Published: July 2017

In their seminal analysis of American elections, Stokes and Iversen (1962) demonstrated that each party’s share of the vote never strays very far from a competitive equilibrium.  However, it is difficult to envision how this equilibrium will maintain amid changing demographics.  The Republican leaning white proportion of the electorate is shrinking while the Democratic leaning Latino and Asian proportion is rapidly growing.  These demographic changes threaten to tip the partisan balance in favor of the Democrats.  Can the competitive equilibrium hold amid changing demographics?  I answer this question in three steps.  First, I analyze presidential election returns since the end of the Civil War.  I confirm the presence of a competitive equilibrium.  I then use a set of simulations to establish that demographic changes will tip the partisan balance in favor of the Democrats.  I then assess how much the Republican Party will have to increase its level of support among whites and/or other groups to remain competitive.  I find that relatively modest changes in white and/or Latino and Asian voting behavior will be sufficient to give the Republican Party an even chance of winning well into the future.
The Remedial Action of the "State of Capture" Report in Perspective
Authors: Wolf Loammi
Published: July 2017

In the State of Capture report the public protector instructed the president to appoint a commission of inquiry to investigate the capture of state institutions by the Gupta family. The president and his family are personally implicated and due to a conflict of interests, the public protector limited both his choice of a commissioner to conduct the inquiry and the power to specify certain terms of reference. In the Economic Freedom Fighters, the Constitutional Court ruled that the public protector's remedial action is legally binding and must be executed by the state organs concerned. President Zuma challenges the remedial action on the basis that it is the sole prerogative of the head of state under section 84(2)(f) of the Constitution to appoint commissions of inquiry and that it is an unfettered discretionary power, which may not be limited. It is not only doubtful whether the responsibility to appoint commissions of inquiry is invariably a discretionary power; it is also doubtful whether the president has an unfettered discretion. In the case of a conflict of interest the president would in any event be barred from taking a decision in terms of the nemo iudex maxim if the decision could be tainted by bias. The difficulty is that section 90 of the Constitution does not regulate the ad hoc exercise of section-84(2) powers by another state organ when the president should recuse himself from taking a decision. The limitations imposed by the public protector in regard to the commission of inquiry appear to be the best solution under the circumstances.
FATORES QUE CONTRIBUEM PARA A MORTALIDADE INFANTIL UTILIZANDO A MINERAÇÃO DE DADOS
Authors: Sartorelli Ana Paula , Gomes Denilsen Carvalho , Cubas Marcia Regina , Carvalho Deborah Ribeiro
Published: July 2017

O Objetivo do trabalho foi complementar os fatores relacionados à mortalidade infantil. Foi utilizado os dados do Sistema de Informação sobre Nascidos Vivos e do Sistema de Informação de Mortalidade, do período de 2010 a 2014, de um município do Estado do Paraná. Foram extraídas estatísticas descritivas, e utilizado mineração de dados, por meio dos algoritmos J48 e NPP. As relações identificadas entre o baixo peso ao nascer e a idade gestacional; observou-se que mães com mais de um nascido morto tiveram crianças prematuras; não foram identificadas associações entre a escolaridade materna e a mortalidade infantil; destacam-se que 56,8% dos óbitos eram evitáveis, sendo a maioria reduzíveis por atenção adequada à mulher durante a gestação. São fatores relacionados à mortalidade infantil o baixo peso ao nascer, idade gestacional e anomalias, isso reforça a necessidade de políticas públicas voltadas à saúde materna e aos nascimentos prematuros.
CARACTERIZAÇÃO DO PERFIL SOCIODEMOGRÁFICO, DAS CONDIÇÕES DE SAÚDE E DAS CONDIÇÕES SOCIAIS DE IDOSOS OCTOGENÁRIOS
Authors: Jorge Matheus Santos Gomes , Lima Willian Guerra de , Vieira Patrícia Rodigheri , Vogelmann Sabrina Casarin , Myra Rafaela Simon , Wibelinger Lia Mara
Published: July 2017

O objetivo deste estudo foi caracterizar o perfil sociodemográfico, as condições de saúde e as condições sociais de idosos octogenários. Estudo quantitativo, descritivo de corte transversal, que avaliou o perfil sociodemográfico (12 itens), as condições de saúde (15 itens) e as condições sociais (04 itens) de 58 idosos octogenários, por meio de um questionário estruturado, totalizando 31 itens avaliados. Os resultados demonstraram que a amostra era predominantemente feminina (68,96%), viúva (62,06%), com 80-89 anos (79,31%), com escolaridade básica (89,63%) e aposentada (75,86%). Possuíam casa própria (65,51%), tinham filhos e/ou netos (89,65%), eram católicos (84,48%), tinham plano de saúde (58,62%), apresentavam alterações oculares (72,41%) e faziam uso de dispositivos para correção (72,41%). A maioria apresentava hipertensão arterial sistêmica (55,17%), fazia uso de hipotensores (55,17%), realizava consultas médicas regulares (63,79%), já realizou fisioterapia (53,44%), praticava atividade física (65,11%) e classificou sua saúde como regular ou boa (43,10%). Em suma, o perfil sociodemográfico, as condições de saúde e as condições sociais dos idosos descritas neste estudo podem contribuir para o conhecimento sobre os octogenários, o que torna isto uma questão de saúde pública em virtude do progressivo crescimento populacional destes indivíduos.
Interleukin-17A blockade with secukinumab results in decreased neutrophil infiltration in psoriasis: minimally-invasive measurement by tape stripping
Authors: Loesche Christian , Kolbinger Frank , Valentin Marie-Anne , Jarvis Philip , Ceci Melanie , Wieczorek Grazyna , Khokhlovich Edward , Koroleva Irina , Bruin Gerard , Sinner Frank , Aigner Birgit , Patel Dhavalkumar D
Published: July 2017

Psoriasis is a well characterized interleukin (IL)-17A-driven skin disease with neutrophil infiltration and epidermal hyperkeratosis. Several biomarkers, most prominently β-defensin-2 (BD-2), have been identified using local andsystemic invasive measurements as responsive markers of IL-17A-driven skin pathology. We sought to determinewhether measurements of epidermal proteins by tape stripping could offer a minimally-invasive method to assess treatment responses. We compared the expression of 170 proteins in the epidermis (tape stripping) and dermis (open flowmicroperfusion) of 8 psoriatic subjects before and after administration of a single dose of subcutaneous (s.c.) antiIL-17A mAb secukinumab. Proteomic analyses of tape strips revealed a >3-fold decrease in 32 epidermal and inflammatory cell proteins in response to secukinumab. The epidermal proteins with the largest (>10-fold) decreases were: matrix metalloproteinase-8 (MMP-8, 15.68-fold, p<0.05); myeloperoxidase (MPO, 14.72-fold, p<0.005); IL-8 (11.93-fold, p<0.05); MMP-9 (10.81-fold, p<0.005); and IL-1β (10.35-fold, p<0.05). For these proteins, greater-fold protein changes were detected in the epidermis compared to dermis. Immunohistochemical analysis confirmed that neutrophils are the predominant cell type in psoriatic skin lesions that express MPO, MMP-8 and MMP-9, and that secukinumab treatment dramatically decreases neutrophil accumulation. Thus, tape stripping may be used to assess epidermal neutrophils, and protein biomarker responses to anti-IL-17A therapy in psoriasis.