bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
El mapa municipal de España. Una caracterización geográfica
Authors: Burgueño Ribero Jesús , Guerrero Lladós Montse
Published: September 2018

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Las aguas residuales regeneradas como recurso para los regadíos de la demarcación hidrográfica del Segura (España)
Authors: Pérez Morales Alfredo , Gil Meseguer Encarnación , Gómez Espín José María
Published: September 2018

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Delimitación y caracterización de los nuevos espacios urbanos valencianos
Authors: Salom Carrasco Julia , Albertos Puebla Juan Miguel
Published: September 2018

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Ciencia, naturaleza y paisaje en Alexander Von Humboldt
Authors: Corbera Millán Manuel
Published: September 2018

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La gentrificación, un regreso a la ciudad de la intervención urbanística
Authors: Díaz Parra Ibán
Published: September 2018

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Accesibilidad y provisión de Servicios de Interés General en las áreas rurales de la Unión Europea: un análisis a partir del Eurobarómetro
Authors: Noguera Tur Joan , Ferrandis Martínez Adrián
Published: September 2018

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Aplicación del análisis multivariante a espacios en transformación: las periferias de las mayores aglomeraciones urbanas andaluzas
Authors: Montosa Muñoz Jesús Cipriano
Published: September 2018

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La apropiación de las rentas del suelo en la ciudad neoliberal española
Authors: Vives Sònia , Rullán Salamanca Onofre
Published: September 2018

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Actividad tormentosa, marítima, litoral y microcontinental en ámbitos insulares. Un análisis geográfico aplicado a Mallorca
Authors: Tomás-Burguera M. , Grimalt Gelabert M.
Published: September 2018

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Desequilibrios territoriales en el auge económico chino
Authors: Martín Roda E. M.
Published: September 2018

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Karyologic and Heterosis Studies of the Artificial Inter- and Intraspecific Hybrids of Viola ×wittrockiana and Viola cornuta
Authors: Du Xiaohua , Wang Mengye , Słomka Aneta , Liu Huichao
Published: September 2018

An artificial crossing was made between four Viola ×wittrockiana (2n = 48) lines and one Viola cornuta inbred (2n = 26) line as well as among V. ×wittrockiana lines to investigate the cytologic characteristics, fertility, and heteroses of hybrids. The sizes of flowers and stomata and the leaf areas of the V. ×wittrockiana plants were larger than those of the V. cornuta plants. The karyologic stability of V. cornuta was greater than that of V. ×wittrockiana, and ≈20% of individuals in the latter deviated from the given 2n = 48. Capsule setting after interspecies hand pollination ranged from 28% to 94%, and F1 seed germination ranged from 16% to 88%, revealing no obvious pre- or postzygotic selection mechanisms. The chromosome numbers in V. ×wittrockiana × V. cornuta F1 seedlings varied (2n = 34–38), with about half the cells exhibiting the intermediate (2n = 36) value. These interspecific hybrids exhibited positive heterosis in flower size (range, 11% to 66%) and negative heterosis in plant height (range, –12% to –57%). Both of these traits are desirable in pansy breeding programs.
Acetaldehyde and Ethanol Metabolism during Conditioning and Air Storage of ‘Honeycrisp’ Apples
Authors: Al Shoffe Yosef , Shah Abdul Sattar , Nock Jacqueline F. , Watkins Christopher B.
Published: September 2018

‘Honeycrisp’ apples are susceptible to the physiological disorder soft scald, especially when stored at temperatures close to 0 °C. The disorder can be reduced by a conditioning treatment of 10 °C for 7 days before storage, but little is known about the underlying physiology of disorder development. The effects of storing ‘Honeycrisp’ apples in air at 0.5 °C for a total of 140 days, without and with conditioning, on internal ethylene concentration (IEC), ethanol and acetaldehyde concentrations, and activities of alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC) were investigated in relation to soft scald incidence. Fruit were selected on the basis of background color (chlorophyll concentration) using a nondestructive delta absorbance (DA) meter to minimize variability of fruit maturation. Conditioning reduced soft scald incidence to 1% compared with 28% in unconditioned fruit. During the conditioning period, IECs were usually greatest in the conditioned fruit, with no effect on ethanol and acetaldehyde concentrations. During subsequent storage, IEC was greatest in conditioned fruit, whereas ethanol and acetaldehyde concentrations were generally less. However, ADH and PDC activities were unaffected consistently by conditioning or during storage.
Influence of Partial Root-zone Saline Irrigation Management on Tomato Yield and Fruit Quality from a Potted-plant Study
Authors: Alves Rita de Cássia , Santana de Medeiros Ana , Nicolau Mayara Cristina M. , Oliveira Francisco de Assis , Lima Leonardo Warzea , Aroucha Edna Maria M. , Gratão Priscila Lupino
Published: September 2018

This research aimed to evaluate the yield and quality of tomato plants under different managements of salt stress by adopting the partial root-zone saline irrigation (PRSI) system. The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse at the Universidade Federal Rural do SemiÁrido (UFERSA), Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte (RN), Brazil. The experimental design was completely randomized, with six treatments and four replicates, totaling 24 plots. The treatments consisted of six different irrigation management regimes using low and high saline water (S1–0.5 and S2–5.0 dS·m−1), applied with or without PRSI, such that one side of the root-zone was submitted to saline water whilst the other side was water low salinity irrigated. For treatments T1 (control), T2 (S2 water), and T3 (alternate irrigation system between S1 and S2, with a cycling period of 15 d for each one), the PRSI was not applied; T4 (irrigation with S1 and S2, adopting the PRSI system from phase II to phase IV), T5 (irrigation with S1 and S2 in phase II, alternating in phase III; in phase III the inversion of the remaining water was made until the end of phase IV), and T6 (irrigation with S1 and S2, adopting the PRSI system in phase II, with the water switched between low and high saline water every 15 days, remaining until the end of phase IV) treatments were under the PRSI. The number of fruit per plant, fruit weight, fruit longitudinal and transverse diameter, pulp firmness, soluble solids content, titratable acidity, pH, vitamin C, color relation (a*/b*), lycopene, and β-carotene were determined as parameters for the fruit yield and quality evaluation. Our findings reinforce the importance of the use of PRSI systems followed by irrigation managements without loss of product quality, such as demonstrated by T4 and T5 water managements.
BIOCHEMICAL TRANSFORMATION OF NATURAL LIPIDS: A REVIEW
Authors: Baburina Marina I. , Vostrikova Natal’ya L. , Ivankin Andrew N. , Zenkin Aleksandr N.
Published: September 2018

The aspects of biochemical transformation of natural lipids of vegetable, fish, and animal origin are considered on the model of biotechnical aspects of triglyceride transformation into products of various purpose. The indicators of biological efficacy of fats are presented regarding the systematization by groups of polyunsaturated, monounsaturated and saturated fatty acids. Some features of simulation of natural processes of hydrolytic fat degradation into energy-intensive products are discussed. At the same time, aspects of fat intake and their biochemical transformation in food systems by human enzymes, and biochemical transformation of lipids in vitro in the presence of commercial enzyme preparations were studied. The aspects of free fatty acid transformation into esters are considered for justifying their use.
THE REASONABILITY OF BLUEBERRY CONCENTRATED JUICE APPLICATION IN THE MANUFACTURE OF DRY-CURED PORK
Authors: Kovaleva Oksana A. , Zdrabova Katherine M.
Published: September 2018

The aspects of the blueberry concentrated juice application in the production of dried pork as an ingredient of the salt mixture were studied. The organoleptic evaluation of the obtained products using concentrated blueberry juice with different concentrations of solids was carried out. The chemical composition of the finished experimental products is investigated. The influence of the concentrated juice of blueberries to the number of QMAFAnM on the surface of the product (bacteriostatic effect). It is shown that dry-cured pork, injected with a salt mixture with concentrated blueberry juice, has higher taste and aromatic characteristics, improved consistency. In this work, the chemical composition of experimental samples of dry-cured pork is evaluated. It is shown that the use of concentrated blueberry juice in salting increases the moisture content and essential micronutrients. Was found that the number of mesophilic aerobic and facultative-anaerobic microorganisms depends on the amount of dry substances, in particular organic acids, in concentrated blueberry juice, namely, with an increase in the concentration of blueberry juice used in the salt mixture, the amount of QMAFAnM on the surface of the product decreases. Concentrated blueberry juice acts as an inhibitor of growth of pathogenic microflora. On the basis of the conducted researches the optimum content of dry substances for application of the concentrated juice from blueberries at a salting of dry pork is established.
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF AUTOLYTIC CHANGES IN PORK AND BEEF MUSCLE TISSUE PROTEOME
Authors: Chernukha Irina M. , Akhremko Anastasiya G.
Published: September 2018

The paper presents the studies on the autolytic transformations in pork and beef samples by proteomic methods. The changes in the protein fractions were analyzed by one-dimensional and two- dimensional electrophoresis with the following identification by mass-spectrometric methods. The changes in muscle proteins in the course of autolytic processes were found. For example, the intensity of the protein spots of pyruvate kinase, myosin light chains and adenylate kinase increased during autolysis. The fragments of myosin light chains appeared. The activity of the endogenous enzymes, such as calpain 3 and cathepsin D in the course autolysis was also studied. During the first 24 hours after animal slaughter, the activity of these enzymes reached the maximum level and then decreased. The results of the performed investigations confirmed that pork and beef have different rate of autolysis but similar proteomic changes.
PERSPECTIVE WAYS THE USE OF BY-PRODUCTS
Authors: Nasonova Viktoriya V.
Published: September 2018

The article describes rationale for using by-products as a source of high-value protein and a number of macro- and micronutrients. The main directions of using the different types of by-products are discussed. Classifications of by-products in different countries are given. The influence of antemortem factors on the quality of by-products is shown. Simultaneously, the ways of optimal by-product utilization are considered depending on their type.
Spin-liquid behaviour and the interplay between Pokrovsky-Talapov and Ising criticality in the distorted, triangular-lattice, dipolar Ising antiferromagnet
Authors: Smerald Andrew , Mila Frédéric
Published: September 2018

We study the triangular-lattice Ising model with dipolar
interactions, inspired by its realisation in artificial arrays of
nanomagnets. We show that a classical spin-liquid forms at intermediate
temperatures, and that its behaviour can be tuned by temperature and/or
a small lattice distortion between a string Luttinger liquid and a
domain-wall-network state. At low temperature there is a transition into
a magnetically ordered phase, which can be first-order or continous with
a crossover in the critical behaviour between Pokrovsky-Talapov and
2D-Ising universality. When the Pokrovsky-Talapov criticality dominates,
the transition is essentially of the Kasteleyn type.
Quantitative relationship between corruption and development of the Tunisian stock market
Authors: Missaoui Ibtissem , Brahmi Mohsen , BenRajeb Jaleleddine
Published: September 2018

The aim of this article is to seek especially the impact of corruption on the bond and stock market development. For the methodology/approach, the authors analyze a sample of 20 listed Tunisian firms from the Stock Exchange and Financial market, covering the period from 2006 to 2016 by using pooling cross section techniques. The results find a significant positive effect of the level of corruption on the stock market index and the logarithm of capitalization. This is consistent with the view that corruption accelerates the economic growth by speeding up transactions and allowing private companies to overcome the inefficiencies imposed by the government. Furthermore, the results find a negative association is not significant with the dependent variable of traded value as a percentage of the number of listed companies.
Ondatra zibethicus
Authors: ANDRZEJ GUGOŁEK , KOWALSKA DOROTA
Published: September 2018

Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) is a medium-sized semiaquatic rodent which belongs to the Cricetidae family. This species is native to North America. Nowadays muskrats due to introduction also inhabit Asia and Europe. In Poland, muskrats are counted to small game. They were also bred on fur farms, mainly in Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Union and Poland.
Editorial
Authors: Azevedo Dulcian Medeiros de , Silva Alyne Campelo da
Published: September 2018

A Reforma Psiquiátrica e o Modelode Atenção Substitutivo: implicaçõescontemporâneas
Cuidado de Enfermagem a pacientes alcoolistas: percepções da equipe de enfermagem
Authors: Barbosa Narjara de Lemos , Mangueira Suzana de Oliveira , Albuquerque Jaqueline Galdino , Guimarães Fernanda Jorge
Published: September 2018

Enfermagem; Equipe de enfermagem; Cuidados deEnfermagem; Alcoolismo.
Análise dos cuidados de puericultura e da relação puericultor-criançacuidador na atenção básica
Authors: Martiniano Claudia Santos , Souza Fernanda Ferreira de , Marcolino Emanuella de Castro , Diniz Breno Lincoln Pereira de Souza , Guimarães Maiza Gabriela Camêlo , Almeida Daniella Ramos de
Published: September 2018

Saúde da família; Promoção da saúde; Saúde da criança;Puericultura
A percepção do enfermeiro acerca da humanização no processo de cuidar em terapia intensiva
Authors: Moura Kalina Siqueira de , Germano Raimunda Medeiros , Valença Cecília Nogueira , Araújo Loraine Machado de , Araújo Lorena Machado de
Published: September 2018

Enfermagem; Unidades de terapia intensiva; Humanização da assistência
Repercussão do diagnóstico do câncer de mama no contexto familiar
Authors: Ferreira Maria de Lourdes Silva Marques , Dupas Giselle
Published: September 2018

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Avaliação da qualidade de vida dos usuários de implante coclear
Authors: Gontijo Lucília Silva , Barbosa Bruno Leal , Da Silva Neto Joao Honorato Honorato , Oliveira Rafael Custódio Silva , Ferreira Renato Barbosa
Published: September 2018

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Círculos de cultura como ferramenta de construção de consenso: diálogos sobre avaliação de risco e vulnerabilidade
Authors: Cavalcante Ana Suelen Pedroza , Ribeiro Marcos Aguiar , Tomás Silvana Maria Caetano , Vasconcelos Maristela Inês Osawa , Albuquerque Izabelle Mont’Alverne Napoleão , Mira Quitéria Lívia Muniz , Queiroz Maria Veraci Oliveira
Published: September 2018

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Avaliação familiar sobre resultados da assistência em um centro de atenção psicossocial
Authors: De Araújo Filho João de Deus , De Bessa Mônica Silva , De Azevedo Dulcian Medeiros
Published: September 2018

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Fatores associados à experiência de cárie dentária em escolares da rede pública de um município de pequeno porte do Nordeste brasileiro
Authors: Costa Michael Medeiros , Souto Ingrid Carneiro Cavalcante , Barroso Keila Martha Amorim , Paredes Suyene de Oliveira
Published: September 2018

Factors associated with the experience of dental caries in public schools at a small city in the Northeast of Brazil
Tendência temporal de cesarianas em município do Sudeste do Brasil
Authors: Teixeira Gabrielle Pires , Vieira Marcela Gravelle , Fonseca Sandra Costa , Vieira Diego de Moraes
Published: September 2018

Temporal trends of cesarean sections in a city of Southeastern Brazil
Caracterização e avaliação de um programa de distribuição de extrato de soja
Authors: Minervino Francys , Das Neves Natalia Regina Leal , Ziemath Clarissa Helena Ribeiro , Da Silva-Júnior Sinézio Inácio
Published: September 2018

Characterization and evaluation of a soybean extract distribution program
Pilot Study of Eyesight Characteristics and Thickness of the Retinal Nerve Fiber and Ganglion Cell-inner Plexiform Layers in Adolescent Patients with Type one Diabetes Mellitus on an Insulin Pump
Authors: Raczyńska Dorota , Bzoma Beata , Sielachowicz Katarzyna , Brandt Agnieszka , Chomińska-Dorn Dorota , Raczyńska Krystyna , Glasner Leopold , Dębska-Ślizień Alicja , Myśliwiec Małgorzata
Published: September 2018

Aim: Estimation of the ocular status in adolescents with diabetes mellitus type 1 (DM1) treated with
continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII), assessment of the development of the diabetic retinopathy (DR)
and nephropathy (DN) within 10 years.

Methods:

37 patients (74 eyes) aged 16-33 years, treated with CSII were enrolled to the study. Baseline, and a 10-
year follow-up evaluation included: best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), tonometry, slit lamp exam and
fluorescein angiography (FLA). Additionally, spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) was
done in the 7th year of observation to assess the thickness of the retinal nerve fiber (RNFL) and the ganglion cellinner
plexiform layers (GCL-IPL) complex thickness. Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1) and albuminuria were also
analysed.

Results:

During the 10-year observation period DR (non-proliferative - NPDR, proliferative - PDR, diabetic
macular edema - DME) was diagnosed in 3 (8%) patients. In the DR group: BCVA was significantly lower, intraocular
pressure (IOP) levels and albuminuria were higher. There were no differences in HbA1 in both groups.
The thinning of RNFL was observed in both groups. Macular RNFL, GCL-IPL complex thickness assessment
showed a significantly higher number of borderline results in the group with DR.

Conclusions:

Diabetic patients treated with CSII are at a lower risk of developing vascular complications even
with poor metabolic control. Increased albuminuria may be a predictive sign for early ocular complications, and
requires intense observation. Diagnosis of RNFL and GCL-IPL decreased values is crucial prior to diabetic retinopathy
development. SD-OCT is a non-invasive, easy-to-perform, relatively inexpensive procedure, and can be
a useful tool to monitor neuropathy progression.
Targeting PD-L1 Protein: Translation, Modification and Transport
Authors: Wei Ran , Guo Libin , Wang Qingshui , Miao Jin , Kwok Hang Fai , Lin Yao
Published: September 2018

Programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) is a cell membrane protein that binds to programmed
cell death protein 1 (PD-1) on the effector T cells and transduces immunosuppressive signals. It is now
clear that the expression of the PD-L1 protein on the tumor cell surface is critical for tumor cells to escape
immunosuppression. At present, more attention is focused on the transcriptional regulation of PDL1
mRNA. However, PD-L1 protein is the functional unit involved in immunotherapy response. It is
essential to deeply understand how this membrane protein is regulated post-transcriptionally in tumors
and immune cells. In this review, we summarize the recent progress on the translation, modification and
transport of PD-L1 protein.
Pathological Perturbations in Diabetic Retinopathy: Hyperglycemia, AGEs, Oxidative Stress and Inflammatory Pathways
Authors: Sahajpal Nikhil Shri , Goel Rajesh Kumar , Chaubey Alka , Aurora Rohan , Jain Subheet Kumar
Published: September 2018

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) remains the leading cause of blindness in working-aged adults around the world. The proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) and diabetic macular edema (DME) are the severe vision threatening stages of the disorder. Although, a huge body of research exists in elaborating the pathological mechanisms that lead to the development of DR, the certainty and the correlation amongst these pathways remain ambiguous. The complexity of DR lies in the multifactorial pathological perturbations that are instrumental in both the disease development and its progression. Therefore, a holistic perspective with an understanding of these pathways and their correlation may explain the pathogenesis of DR as a unifying mechanism. Hyperglycemia, oxidative stress and inflammatory pathways are the crucial components that are implicated in the pathogenesis of DR. Of these, hyperglycemia appears to be the initiating central component around which other pathological processes operate. Thus, this review discusses the role of hyperglycemia, oxidative stress and inflammation in the pathogenesis of DR, and highlights the cross-talk amongst these pathways in an attempt to understand the complex interplay of these mechanisms. Further, an effort has been made to identify the knowledge gap and the key players in each pathway that may serve as potential therapeutic drug targets.
Initial Finding of CYP9M10 Gene Haplotype in Culex Quinquefasciatus-Permethrin Resistant Isolate from Natural Population of Central Java Province, Indonesia
Authors: Chakim Irfanul , Astuti Rahayu , Sayono Sayono
Published: September 2018

Introduction:

Culex is a mosquito genus which widely distributed in the tropical, subtropical and temperate climates, both in urban and rural areas all over the world. Culex mosquitoes, especially Culex quinquefasciatus, are the main vector of filariasis. Thus, public health prevention is mainly directed to control these species and the chemical control is the most widely used approach. However, unfavourable effects of such control to the C. quinquefasciatus population have been known in the form of resistance and emergence of this resistance to various insecticides has been reported in many countries.

Methods:

The metabolic resistance in mosquitoes occurs through the expression of P450 gene family. One of the P450 families is CYP9M10 gene. Partial analysis of the CYP9M10 gene sequences C. quinquefasciatus mosquito reveals the differences between susceptible and resistant alleles. This study was started from the bioassay test of C. quinquefasciatus mosquitoes from five filariasis-endemic areas in Central Java and was continued on the molecular analysis of CYP9M10 gene.

Results:

The results of resistance analysis using bioassay test showed that the C. quinquefasciatus mosquito which has been isolated in Central Java showed high levels of resistance against permethrin 0.75% when mortality rates ranged from 4.8% to 21.6%.

Conclusion:

On the other hand, the molecular analysis revealed three types of haplotypes. The third haplotype had the highest frequency and it exhibited sequence pattern change in the CYP9M10 gene altering the susceptible strain into a resistant one.
Estimating Soil Thermal Diffusivity Using Pedotransfer Functions with Nonlinear Regression
Authors: Mady Ahmed Yehia , Shein Evgeny
Published: September 2018

Background and Objective:

Pedotransfer Functions (PTFs) are widely used for estimating soil thermal diffusivity. Some attempts have been made to indirectly predict soil thermal diffusivity from the easy available fundamental soil physics properties. The aim of the work was to validate usage PTFs with Nonlinear Regression (NLR) for estimating soil thermal diffusivity (KD), moreover was to select the best predictor variables used for determination of PTFs.

Materials and Methods:

Soil thermal diffusivity was measured at different values of water content using Kondratieff method. The parameters of the quadratic equation, which described the relation between thermal diffusivity and water content, were determined by the fitting curve and using PTFs (exponential equations) based on soil physical properties. The Combination of different soil physical properties used as PTF model’s independent variables was tested. Three classes of PTFs were proposed using NLR to estimate KDwere: KDPTF-1 (Sand+ Silt+ Clay), KDPTF-2 (Sand+ Silt+ Clay + Bulk density), and KDPTF-3 (Sand+ Silt+ Clay+ Bulk density + Organic matter).

Results:

The best class of PTF could be used for calculating the parameters of the quadratic equation and soil thermal diffusivity, was KDPTF-1 which taking into account the percentage of sand, silt and clay, RMSE=2.94×10-8m2/s, and GMER =1.05.

Conclusion:

The quadratic and exponential equations were representing the nonlinear regression equations, which could be used for estimating soil thermal diffusivity at different values of water content from easily available data on soil texture, bulk density, and organic matter content.
Dose Can Help to Achieve Effective Pain Relief for Acute Mild to Moderate Pain with Over-the-Counter Paracetamol
Authors: Gaul Charly , Eschalier Alain
Published: September 2018

Background:

Paracetamol (acetaminophen) is one of the most widely used Over-The-Counter (OTC) analgesics for the self-treatment of mild to moderate acute pain. Different dosages are used in different countries and, in some of them, a large proportion of adults are using low doses (325 mg to 500 mg).

Objectives:

The objective of the study was to review information from published research studies to answer the question: is there a dose-dependent analgesic effect of paracetamol in the treatment of mild to moderate acute pain?

Methods:

A detailed assessment of available systematic reviews, meta-analyses and single randomised trials was undertaken based on an electronic literature search focusing on studies comparing higher and lower doses of paracetamol in the management of mild to moderate acute pain.

Results:

Reviews and comparative trials generally showed greater efficacy with higher dose paracetamol (1000 mg) than with lower doses (500 mg or 650 mg) in achieving clinically significant pain relief with comparable tolerability in different types of pain.

Conclusions

The nature and intensity of the pain are two key elements of the therapeutic choice.

Higher dose immediate-release paracetamol (1000 mg), used for a short duration of time (4-5 days) and adhering to recommendations within the label for risk groups, delivers safe and more effective analgesia than lower doses for adults with mild to moderate acute pain.

Strengths and Limitations of this Study:

• Paracetamol is one of the most widely used OTC analgesics for the self- treatment of mild to moderate acute pain and this study aims to explore the practical question of whether the use of low doses, which is common in some countries, provides suboptimal pain relief.

• This review provides an overview of previous studies focusing on comparing the analgesic efficacy of different doses of paracetamol rather than comparing the effect of different OTC analgesics.

• This review details a narrative assessment of available systematic reviews, meta-analysis and randomised trials but does not offer a quantitative analysis of pain relief achieved with different doses of paracetamol.

• The review does not provide an overview of studies focusing on different forms of paracetamol.

• The focus for this review is immediate release paracetamol. Combined and slow release paracetamol formulations were not considered of relevance. The latter are in the process of being suspended across the European Union due to safety concerns with overdosing [1].
Determinants of Blood Pressure Control and Prevalence of Hypertension in Adults in 2017: A Population-Based Study in West Jakarta
Authors: Bawazir Lucky Aziza , Sianipar Wicensius P.H.
Published: September 2018

Background:

The high prevalence of hypertension in developing countries underlines the need for accurate data on the prevalence of adult hypertension, as well as patient characteristics and determinants of blood pressure control. As this information is currently not available, our aim was to collect such data from a population of patients in the Tegal Alur Administrative Village, West Jakarta Indonesia.

Objective:

We conducted a case-control study (n = 152) to identify determinants of hypertension and a cross-sectional study (n = 3842) to determine hypertension prevalence and investigate determinants of blood pressure control in hypertensive adults (≥18 years old).

Methods:

The cross-sectional design involved the diagnosis of hypertension via home visits (active detection) and routine clinical examinations at the Tegal Alur II Community Health Center (passive detection). In the case-control design, the groups were sex-matched.

Results:

In 2017, the prevalence of hypertension in adults in Tegal Alur was 16.8% (n = 646), and the rate of uncontrolled hypertension was 89% (n = 572). A multivariate analysis showed that the adjusted prevalence ratio for comorbidities was 2.1 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.48–3.12;p= 0.005). A body mass index indicative of being overweight (≥23 kg/m2) had an odds ratio of 2.25 (95% CI: 1.14–4.44;p= 0.016).

Conclusion:

Comorbidities were the strongest predictor of uncontrolled blood pressure in hypertensive adults of Tegal Alur. Being overweight (BMI ≥23 kg/m2) was significantly associated with hypertension.
The Associations of Dietary Acid Load with Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review of Existing Human Studies
Authors: Emamat Hadi , Tangestani Hadith , Bahadoran Zahra , Khalili-Moghadam Sajjad , Mirmiran Parvin
Published: September 2018

Background: Type 2 diabetes is a multifactorial disorder influenced by both genetic and environmental factors and is rising dramatically throughout the world. Recently, consideration to dietary acid-base load has been raised as a nutritional indicator that could have metabolic effects.  Objective: The aim of this study was to systematically investigate the associations of dietary acid load indices with glucose/insulin homeostasis and type 2 diabetes in a patent based review.  Methods: Systematic literature review was conducted using PubMed, Scopus and Google Scholar, from inception up to 10 January 2018. All human studies publications investigated the association of dietary acid load indices (PRAL or NEAP or Pro:K) and incidence of diabetes or glucose/insulin metabolism were included.  Results: In all, 174 studies were included for the title and abstract screening. A total of 164 articles were excluded because they did not meet the inclusion criteria. Finally, 10 articles (five crosssectional studies and five cohort studies) in accordance with our inclusion criteria were chosen for further evaluations that were published between 2008 and 2017.  Conclusion: Although there are some evidence of an association between dietary acid load and type 2 diabetes, definitive declarations in this regard will be needed to intervention human studies modifying acid-base dietary intake.
Social and Ecological Floods in the Attica Basin
Authors: Mavridis Savvas , Adamopoulos Dimitrios
Published: September 2018

Urbanization without industrialization, which is observed among others in many African countries and causes severe damage in the social system, leads to absolute or disguised dictatorships. This proportionally applies to the Attica basin, which counts up to 40% of the Greek population and 48% of the GDP. Marianne Fay and Charlotte Opal, in their article written for the World Bank entitled “Urbanization without Growth: A not so uncommon phenomenon”, highlight these phenomena in African countries, of course with significant differences between them, but also with similarities. In Greece, many similarities with these countries are also observed.
Cinema documentário como forma de pensamento
Authors: Buitoni Dulcilia Schroreder
Published: September 2018

Com o objetivo de descrever e analisar formatos inovadores de filmes documentários que contribuíram e contribuem para trazer elementos de educação visual e até de transformações cognitivas, este artigo discutiu relações entre a estética documental e o real e trabalhou com conceitos como fotografia-documento e fotografia-expressão (André Rouillé), imagem-câmera (Fernão Ramos) e imagem complexa (Josep M. Català). Sob uma mirada fenomenológica, a análise das obras cinematográficas selecionadas – Um homem com uma câmera (Dziga Vertov, 1929), Valsa com Bashir (Ari Folman, 2008) e Sementes do nosso quintal (Fernanda Figueiredo, 2012) – apontou transgressões e novas formas de registrar e editar imagens. Os três filmes têm uma dimensão experimental; produziram imagens-expressão e imagens complexas, o que significa que incluíram subjetividade e arte em produções visuais que estimulam processos educadores e reflexivos e propiciam elementos para criação de novas formas documentais. Propõem exercícios de pensamento e formas de produção; além de pensar as imagens, pensar com imagens.
Vocal Nest – non-verbal atmospheres that matter
Authors: Heidi Marika Fast
Published: September 2018

In my artistic doctoral research project “Vocal Nest”, I worked with the potentialities of non-verbal vocal art in the conditions of psychical suffering. The situation-sensitive human sound installation was actualized at the central corridor of Helsinki University Central Hospital´s Psychiatrycenter in Finland. I used the compositional practice of vocal affective attunement as a research medium, to catalyze groups of people, who were as inpatients in the hospital, to create a collective resonance sphere by vocalizing and listening. How did embodied encountering with the human atmospheres create differentiated patterns of meaning making in this material-discursive environment?

This exposition, made up of vocal, visual, and textual aspects, proposes that the artistic transmission from the registers of silence toward vocal utterances, as well as from the linguistic reality toward non-verbal vocal expression attuned an archaic mode of connection to the strictly regulated hospital space. It offers alternative and more holistic understanding of the assumedly clear boundaries between subject and object, and healthy and sick, by expanding the expressive scale of what is typically considered as communicative and reasonable. This exposition may be of interest to those interested in the sensate forms of knowledge production and affective potentialities of the human voice, not from the perspective of health benefits, but from the viewpoint of rendering heard the vulnerable, and peripheral attributes of being a human.

The blurred atmospheres invite the reader to slightly let go of oneself and attune to a dwelling mode of (reading as) listening.

“Vocal Nest” was first of a three-part series entitled ”Hospital Symphonies”, an artistic modulation of the mutually transformative relations between art and psychiatry.
Cloud Based Remote FPGA Lab Platform: An Application of Internet of Things
Authors: Syed Abbas Ali , Asif Raheela , Hina Saman , Fatima Zainab
Published: September 2018

IoT (Internet of Things) is the next generation of the Internet. The main goal of IoT is to connect each and every physical object to the Internet Cloud. This concept is introduced by bringing IoT technology to the laboratories, making expensive laboratory equipment available on-cloud for real-time experimentation. In this paper, an on CLP (Cloud Laboratory Platform) is presented by employing the concept of IoT to the academic experimentation environment. The CLP allows a rapid deployment of an online laboratory system enabling students and researchers to perform actual experiments on the on-Cloud laboratory equipment using a web interface. A web interface for end users to access front end of the system. This interface was developed for login purposes so that any user can perform experiments from anywhere. The interface also provides options for comments and feedback. Moreover, this research contribution also facilitate users to test their designs and record observations in real-time on the equipment. For demonstration purposes, a remote lab has been developed for high-tech Xilinx FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) development boards, namely Spartan-II and Spartan-III. This project aims to provide students a new tool to enhance their learning experience and encourage them to test their theoretical knowledge in practical applications.
Atypical electrocardiographic presentations of myocardial infarction with ST elevation - ST elevation myocardial infarction equivalents
Authors: Dejanovic Jadranka , Stojsic-Milosavljevic Anastazija , Trajkovic Milos , Popov Tanja , Ilic Aleksandra
Published: September 2018

Introduction. Some patients with clinical symptoms and signs of acute
myocardial and coronary artery occlusion have atypical electrocardiographic
presentations - ST elevation myocardial infarction equivalents. Rapid
recognition of these patterns is imperative, because the condition requires
prompt reperfusion therapy following actual guidelines. De Winter pattern.
Diagnostic criteria are: tall, prominent, symmetrical T-waves in the
precordial leads, upsloping ST segment depression > 1 mm at the J-point in
the precordial leads, absence of ST elevation in the precordial leads, ST
segment elevation (0.5 mm - 1 mm) in aVR. ST Elevation in aVR.
Electrocardiographic criteria include ST segment elevation in aVR ? 1 mm, ST
segment elevation in aVR ? V1, and diffuse ST segment depression in lateral
leads. Wellens syndrome. Wellens syndrome describes deeply inverted or
bi?phasic T-waves in leads V2 - V3, highly specific for significant stenosis
of the left anterior descending artery. Posterior infarction. Posterior
infarction is confirmed with ST segment depression ? 0,5 mm in leads V1 - 3
and ST segment elevation ? 0.5 mm in posterior leads (V7 - V9). Conclusion.
There are many electrocardiographic patterns that physicians should promptly
recognize as clinical myocardial infarction with ST segment elevation
equivalents in order to perform urgent reperfusion therapy for better
prognosis and survival in these patients.
Spontaneous pneumothorax induced by high altitude: A case report
Authors: Lazovic Biljana , Blazic Ivana , Zlatkovic-Svenda Mirjana , Djuric Vesna , Milic Rade , Zugic Vladimir
Published: September 2018

Introduction. Primary spontaneous pneumothorax is an infrequent condition
which requires emergency medical treatment. Nowadays, due to hiking and
tourism, many people reach high altitudes in a hypobaric hypoxia
environment. These hypoxic conditions can be tolerated if one is exposed to
low oxygen pressure, leading to a sequence of physiological responses.
Occasionally, hypoxia causes maladaptive responses which leads to different
forms of high altitude diseases. Case Report. We report a case of a
49-year-old man, a former professional athlete, passionate about hiking and
still physically active. He was admitted to our Emergency Department with
short breath and a chest X-ray revealed a large right sided pneumothorax
which was successfully treated with tube drainage. Conclusion. Although
primary spontaneous pneumothorax is a rare condition, it should be suspected
during physical examination. Therefore, physicians should be prepared to
recognize it, especially paying attention to all hikers and high-altitude
travelers in order to avoid possible risks for high-altitude sickness.
ST elevation myocardial infarction equivalent - De Winter T-wave electrocardiography pattern
Authors: Ivanov Igor , Stojsic-Milosavljevic Anastazija , Ivanovic Vladimir , Trajkovic Milos , Vulin Aleksandra , Cankovic Milenko
Published: September 2018

Introduction. Rapid diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction is essential for
proper treatment and reduction of patient mortality. Electrocardiography
plays an important role in its diagnosis. Acute myocardial infarction with
ST segment elevation requires urgent reperfusion therapy, that is, primary
percutaneous coronary revascularization. A small number of patients with
acute myocardial infarction have ST segment depression in one or more
leads, whereas ST segment elevation in augmented vector right the
electrocardiogram is characteristic for a myocardial infarction without ST
elevation, but the clinical course and the severity of disease correspond to
the anterior myocardial infarction with ST segment elevation. De Winter
T-wave electrocardiography. One of these forms is known as de Winter T-wave
pattern, characterized by ST segment depression at the J-point (> 1 mm) in
the precordial leads, the absence of ST segment elevation in the precordial
leads, high peaked and symmetrical T-waves in the precordial leads and, in
most cases, mild ST segment elevation (0.5 mm to 1 mm) in the augmented
vector right. These patients have occlusion of the left main coronary
artery, occlusion of the proximal segment of the anterior descending artery,
or a severe multivessel coronary disease. Patients with this
electrocardiographic pattern, which is equivalent to acute myocardial
infarction with ST segment elevation, require consideration of emergency
reperfusion therapy due to high mortality, compared to other patients with
acute myocardial infarction without ST elevation. Primary percutaneous
intervention is recommended, or if there is no catheterization laboratory
nearby, fibrinolytic therapy may be considered. Because of the lack of clear
recommendations, treatment decisions are made individually, from case to
case. Conclusion. We need large pro?spective studies with this specific
electrocardiographic pattern to provide quick recognition and proper
treatment of the anterior myocardial infarction with ST elevation.
Nutritive value responses to biological products in alfalfa forage (Medicago sativa L.)
Authors: Nikolova Ivelina , Georgieva Natalia , Naydenova Yordanka
Published: September 2018

The effects of the biological insecticides Madex and Agricolle, applied alone
or in combination with the biological fertilizers Lithovit and Nagro, on
chemical composition and enzyme in vitro digestibility, as well as energy
feeding value of alfalfa dry mass were studied. Treatments were carried out
at the beginning of the flowering stage during the second cutting for
control of economically important pests, testing a method of organic pest
control. Independent and combined applications of several biological
products were found to influence positively the chemical composition, enzyme
in vitro digestibility, and energy and protein nutritional value of alfalfa
feed. An optimal combination of decrease in the content of plant cell wall
fiber components and a significant increase in forage enzyme in vitro
digestibility was revealed after the application of Agricolle and a
combination of Agricolle and Nagro. Digestibility reached 60.4 and 59.9%,
respectively, which is an increase of 12.0 and 11.0%. Alfalfa low fiber,
high protein content, and digestibility made a very good complement to
grains and other forages in dairy rations after treatment with biological
products.
When Hosios Meets Phillips: Connecting Efficiency and Stability to Demand Shocks
Authors:   Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Petrosky-Nadeau Nicolas , Wasmer Etienne ,   NYU AD, Weil Philippe ,   Université libre de Bruxelles,   CEPR
Published: September 2018

In an economy with frictional goods and labor markets there exist a price and a wage that implement the constrained efficient allocation. This price maximizes the marginal revenue of labor, balancing a price and a trading effect on firm revenue, and this wage trades off the benefits of job creation against the cost of turnover in the labor market. We show under bargaining over prices and wages that a double Hosios condition: (i) implements the constrained efficient allocation; (ii) also minimizes the elasticity of labor market tightness and job creation to a demand shock, and; (iii) that the relative response of wages to that of unemployment to changes in demand flattens as workers lose bargaining power, and it is steepest when there is efficient rent sharing in the goods market between consumers and producers, thereby relating changes in the slope of a wage Phillips curve to the constrained efficiency of allocations.
Aprobar al Presidente. Una comparación entre Felipe Calderón y Enrique Peña Nieto
Authors: Somuano Ma. Fernanda
Published: September 2018

La aprobación pública del Presidente juega un papel fundamental en el poder y la legitimidad con los que cuenta y en el éxito potencial que pueden tener sus decisiones de política. Este trabajo analiza y compara los determinantes de la aprobación presidencial de dos presidentes mexicanos, a saber: Felipe Calderón y Enrique Peña Nieto. Los datos que utilizo son dos oleadas de la Encuesta de las Américas 2008 y 2014. Entre los hallazgos más importantes, encuentro que, por un lado, los temas que prevalecieron en la prensa (los cuales, de algún modo, son los mismos que predominaron en los discursos presidenciales) coinciden de manera significativa con aquellos que los ciudadanos perciben como el asunto más importante para ellos. Por otro, aun con presidentes distintos, inmersos en coyunturas distintas, el tema económico es el que más pesa en la evaluación de su desempeño. Con todo, el tema de la inseguridad y el de la corrupción aparecen y permanecen durante los dos sexenios como temas que se mantienen con un efecto significativo en la ecuación de la aprobación presidencial.
A Case Study Based Slope Stability Analysis at Chittagong City, Bangladesh
Authors: Farazi Atikul Haque , Mia Abu Jafor , Mahmud Md. Ilias
Published: September 2018

Heavy rainfall occurs almost every year in Bangladesh and induces landslides in the hilly regions of this country. Among them the Chittagong City has the worst scenario―as there lives a dense population, extending from the plain lands to the hilly area. So, for risk mitigation and management in this landslide prone city, slope safety margin should be determined. From this context, this article presents factor of safety (FS) values in terms of landslide hazard at Chittagong city, based on geotechnical parameters and slope geometry. Thus a preliminary idea on the allowable stress for slope design could be made from this study. In total, 16 hazard sites of the 2007 and 2008, rainfall induced, landslides were examined as a case study along with subsequent collection of in situ soil samples of the failed slopes for geotechnical laboratory analysis. For FS calculation, the limit equilibrium method for infinite slopes was deployed along with the Cousins’ stability chart. FS values from 0.94 to 1.57 were found at the hazard sites. The results imply that FS value more than 1.57 should be used for slope safety margin. Moreover, from a probabilistic approach, the authors recommend FS > 1.80 as optimum value for the region. Furthermore, a relationship between slope height to slope length ratio, or slope angle and FS was established for this region for a quick calibration of FS value by simple on-field measurement of slope parameters. It is expected that this scenario based finding would contribute in mitigation of landslide hazard risk at the study area. Additionally, site specific FS values were presented in a map by color indexing. This research could ascertain the location wise slope strength requirement and be considered as a guideline for future calculation for slope safety design against rainfall triggered landslides in this city.