bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
MEDICAL AND SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS WITH PARTIAL SECONDARY ADENTITIES, COMPLICATED AND UNCOMPLICATED DENTOFACIAL ANOMALIES
Authors: Akhmedova N. A.
Published: June 2018

Purpose. To study the medical and social characteristi of pati nts with parti secondary adentiti complicated and uncomplicated dentofacial anomalies.

Materials and methods. The study group consisted of 206 pati nts aged 19 to 62 years. The average age of respondents was 40.5 years. The respondents were divided into the main and control groups of the study. The main group of the study consisted of 179 pati nts with parti secondary adenti complicated and uncomplicated dentofacial anomalies, 27 pati ts with dentofacial anomalies were included in the control group of the study.

Results. The frequency of requests for dental care of respondents in the main group of the study was revealed: 34% – 2–3 ti s a year, 38.5% – 1 ti a year, 12.3% – 1 ti in several years, 15.1% – very rarely. In control group of the study: 40.7% – 2–3 ti a year, 44.5% – 1 ti a year, 7.4% – 1 ti in several years, 7.4% – very rarely.

The main reasons for seeking dental care in the main group of the study: 54,2% – the toothache, bleeding gums, bad breath; 25.1% – the preventi e examinati 27.9% – the decision of the respondent on prostheti for extracted or damaged teeth (of which 6% of respondents have problems with chewing); 15.6% – the decision to correct the bite; 5% the problems with chewing.

The main reasons for seeking dental care in the control group of the study: 11% – the toothache, bleeding gums, bad breath, 37% – the preventi e examinati 7.4% – the decision of the Respondent on prostheti of destroyed teeth, 51.9% – the decision to correct the bite.

The result of clinical examinati of pati ts: 96.7% of the study group – the presence of signs of overloading of teeth; 81.5% of pati ts of the control group – the presence of signs of overloading of teeth. In the main group of the study revealed a change in the positi of teeth in the dentiti as a result of loss of teeth, occlusion plane violati of 83.2%, 16,8% – were pati ts with removed teeth up to three years ago.

Conclusion. Unti treatment of pati ts for dental care in the event of symptoms is among the most important components of a high-level dental morbidity. The main causes and frequency of applicati for dental care, the nature of pati nt complaints, the presence of bad habits, the criteria for selecti treatment and preventi faciliti and other factors have been revealed. In this arti , the medical and social characteristi of pati ts with dentiti defects. Determinati of the medical and social characteristi of pati nts during dental treatment makes it possible for the denti t and orthopedic denti t to assess the main expectati of pati nts, in additi to local dental problems, which allows to achieve positi e stable results of treatment with changes in the positi of teeth and restorati of the integrity of the dentiti
SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF DISSECTION OF THE INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY
Authors: Zelenin V. V. , Kudryavtsev O. I. , Merkulov D. V. , Verbitskiy O. P. , Akhmetov V. V. , Dudanov I. P.
Published: June 2018

The clinical observation of a successful treatment of a young patient with intima dissection of the internal carotid artery and thrombosis of the lumen of the internal carotid artery and the middle cerebral artery of traumatic genesis is presented. Injury of the internal carotid artery occurred with a large physical load of a rotational nature. Fracture of the styloid process caused a dissection of the internal carotid artery with its thrombosis on the extracranial level and the development of ischemic stroke in the basin of this artery. In an emergency order, a complex of diagnostics was performed-CT CT, CT angiography. The first stage was performed thrombextracion from the internal carotid artery and the middle cerebral artery by the X-ray endovascular method. To fix the intima in the internal carotid artery in the area of her injury we stented her. Complete revascularization was achieved in the basin of the internal carotid artery with almost complete regression of neurologic symptoms. The patient returned to work. The use of x-ray endovascular mini-invasive technologies, thrombus extraction and stenting in the next few hours after the development of AVCC allowed to achieve a good near and distant clinical result.
THE ROLE OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS
Authors: Rudnev A. O. , Maxim M. N. , Vizhgorodsky V. B. , Kiryushin A. V. , Kotans S. Yu.
Published: June 2018

Retroperitoneal fibrosis (Ormond’s disease) is a rare disease, it is characterized by the development of a nonspecific inflammatory process in the retroperitoneal tissue with the formation of a fibrous tissue that gradually leads to compression by a number of located structures. Although the final diagnosis can be made only on the basis of biopsy, computed tomography is of great importance for the evaluation of the pathological process, it allows diagnosing the disease, assessing its prevalence and observing the dynamics during treatment. This article presents clinical observations of two patients diagnosed with retroperitoneal fibrosis using conservative and surgical methods of treatment. Patients were under dynamic control, they underwent ultrasound, CT and MRI examination during treatment. These diagnostic procedures made it possible to identify Ormond’s disease and prescribe the necessary treatment. The article contains the protocols of CT studies, the conclusions of ultrasound and MRI examinations, the data of laboratory analyzes, the description of surgical interventions
OPTIMAL METHODS FOR ELIMINATION OF OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE WITH ADVANCED CANCER OF THE PANCREAS HEAD
Authors: Gevorkyan T. G. , Faynshteyn I. A.
Published: June 2018

Purpose. Development and evaluation of the effectiveness of sound and safer methods of palliative surgery with obstructive jaundice advanced pancreatic head cancer.

Patients and methods. The study included 272 patients with advanced pancreatic head cancer and the complication of this process in the form of mechanical jaundice, which had various volumes of bile-excreting procedures. Minimally invasive (141 patients) and laparotomic interventions (131 patients) were used to perform biliary decompression.

Results. With mini-invasive techniques, there were significantly more postoperative complications than with open surgery. The number of early complications after open surgery for biliary excretion (9.2%) is less than after minimally invasive (37.6%), and this difference is determined by complications caused by the performed intervention (4.6% compared with 31.9%). Complications after surgical interventions in all cases were stopped conservatively, whereas after minimally invasive interventions, in order to eliminate complications, 1.4% of patients required repeated mini-invasive interventions.

Conclusion. Survival analysis according to the particular bile decompression method showed the best indicators of overall 6, 9-month and one-year survival rate for all types of open surgical methods eliminate jaundice compared with minimally invasive techniques.
ASSOTIATION-GENETIC STUDY OF POLYMORPHISM G-105A SEPS1 GENE IN MALE INFERTILITY
Authors: Kul'chenko N. G. , Myandina G. I. , Alhedjoj Hasan
Published: June 2018

About 30 million men in the world are infertile. Genetic factors are the cause of 15-30% of cases of pathospermia.

Purpose. To study the influence of polymorphism G-105A (rs28665122) of SEPS1 gene on the development of pathospermia among men with infertility inMoscow region.

Patients and methods. There were examined 138 men. All patients were divided on 2 groups: the first (n = 70) – patients with pathospermia, the second (control) – fertile men (n = 68). All patients underwent clinical examination: analysis of spermograms, determination of hormonal profile, ultrasound of scrotum organs. We performed a genetic analysis of peripheral blood leukocyte DNA in patients of both groups. All DNA samples were studied for the presence of polymorphism G-105A (rs28665122) SEPS1 gene using polymerase chain reaction methods and the analysis of restriction fragments length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP).

Results. All patients of the first group suffered from severe infertility. Of these, 26 (37.14%) men had asthenozoospermia, 23 (32.85%) men with teratozoospermia, 21 (30.0%) azoospermia. A clinical study of patients of the first group did not reveal any serious deviations from the norm, so we were installed they idiopathic infertility. Our study of gene polymorphism SEPS1 showed that patients with pathospermia have allele -105А (genotypes GA+AA) a twice as often as in the control group of fertile men (48.57% и 27.94%, respectively, p < 0.001). 

Conclusion. Polymorphism G*-105A SEPS1* gene may beused for screening of infertility in men.
NFLUENCE OF BIOACOUSTIC STIMULATION OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM OF SPORTSMEN ON LIFE-CAPACITY OF LUNGS
Authors: Erofeev G. G.
Published: June 2018

Purpose. To study the influence of bioacoustic stimulation of the respiratory system in athletes on the value of vital capacity of the lungs.

Materials and methods. For technical realization of bioacoustics stimulation of the respiratory system, a biotechnical system, containing a block of an acoustic interferometer, an interferometer control system, and a system for recording sound field parameters, was used. The study involved nine athletes test volunteers: men aged 19 to 31 years, a sport – skiing, a sports category – the first adult, who underwent a training using bioacoustics stimulation in the following way: three times for three minutes each exposure, with an interval between exposures equal to one minute. Before the beginning of each exposure, the medical staff conducted a survey of the athlete’s well-being, measurement of the heart rate and blood saturation with oxygen, and determination of the vital capacity of the lungs. During the exposure, a constant control of health, heart rate and blood saturation with oxygen was conducted, and measurements of the vital capacity of the lungs were carried out after each stimulating effect.

Results. Eight of the nine volunteers increased the vital capacity of the lungs, according to subjective sensations, all volunteers noted a feeling of deeper breaths after exposure, a feeling of lightness of breath and absence of shortness of breath after training afterwards. Athletes who participated in earlier stages of the study noted that the effect of stimulation is pronounced in terms of subjective assessments of a feeling of lightness of breath, a greater depth of inspiration, a greater volume of breathing at once, and within 3 days after three-fold exposure during one session. Conclusion. The results of the study testify to the significant potential possibilities of bioacoustics stimulation of the respiratory system of athletes to increase the functional reserves of the body, determined by the increase in the vital capacity of the lungs. Important for the practice of sports medicine is that the increase in vital capacity of the lungs occurs after a one-day course of bioacoustics stimulation of the respiratory system, persists for 3 or more days after stimulation and is accompanied by subjective estimates of easier breathing.
A Tradução Intersemiótica na construção da personagem Holly Golithly em Breakfast at Tiffany’s: entre o romance e o cinema
Authors: Branco Sinara De Oliveira , Maciel Mariana Assis
Published: June 2018

The purpose of this text is to analyze the intersemiotic construction of Holly Golithly in two contexts: the novel and the film Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961). Along the film adaptation, the focus will be on the observation of how people and places influence her behaviour, taking into consideration the relationship between the imagetic and the verbal contexts (word-image relationship). The theoretical framework used is based on the Theory of Adaptation; the Intersemiotic Translation; Subtitling; Image Analysis and Film Narrative. The multimodal corpus compiled involves the selected scenes from the film, offering frames and subtitles, as well as excerpts from the novel. Results have shown how the character has changed in the film adaptation regarding her construction in the film narrative. With the application of intersemiotic translation, it was possible to observe how the analysis of the scenes and subtitles help with the construction and the interpretation of the character.
Funcionalismo tradutório: implicações teóricas e práticas
Authors: Ferreira da Silva Rafael , Arinos Lima e Sousa Bill Bob Adonis
Published: June 2018

Este trabalho discute a perspectiva de tradução funcionalista com bases alemãs. Para isso, abordamos o seu surgimento (REISS, 2004; VERMEER, 2004), bem como o seu desenvolvimento (NORD, 2001; 2005; 2006a; 2006b; 2009; 2010; 2012; 2016). Analisamos as implicações teóricas do funcionalismo tradutório para o campo dos Estudos da Tradução e mostramos algumas aplicações práticas desse quadro teórico. Observou-se que essa abordagem tradutória pode ser bastante útil ao ensino de língua estrangeira (LE) e à tradução literária.
A tradução do ritmo em poemas em verso livre em inglês: a palavra dos tradutores
Authors: Della Valle Marina
Published: June 2018

Este trabalho analisa observações de dez tradutores literários brasileiros sobre aspectos ligados ao ritmo no contexto da tradução do verso livre em inglês para o português, ressaltando a divisão das diferentes formas poéticas abrangidas pelo conceito de verso livre entre escolhas baseadas no ritmo ou em outros elementos poéticos, a ideia de que a simples transposição de efeitos mecânicos do original não leva a uma tradução bem-sucedida no aspecto rítmico e a necessidade de uma mediação entre o ritmo do original e o da língua de chegada.
Estudos da tradução e interpretação de línguas de sinais nos programas de pós-graduação em estudos da tradução
Authors: Santos Silvana Aguiar dos
Published: June 2018

Este artigo tem como objetivo apresentar um panorama sobre as produções acadêmicas, no formato de teses e dissertações, desenvolvidas nos programas de pós-graduação em Estudos da Tradução no Brasil. O texto organiza-se em três seções: na introdução, contextualizam-se os principais trabalhos que discutem a temática dos Estudos da Tradução e da Interpretação de Línguas de Sinais (ETILS) no Brasil, assim como as principais contribuições dessas pesquisas e seus respectivos mapeamentos realizados no campo; em um segundo momento, discutem-se algumas contribuições e expansões teóricas oriundas da articulação dos ETILS com os Estudos da Tradução. Os resultados são provenientes de uma pesquisa documental em que se realizou um mapeamento das teses e dissertações defendidas até agosto de 2017 nos programas de pós-graduação em Estudos da Tradução e apontam tendências de pesquisas, tais como: formação de intérpretes, tradução de textos acadêmicos, literatura traduzida para a Libras, dentre outras. Além disso, verificam-se algumas lacunas no campo dos ETILS que merecem ser problematizadas na produção acadêmica.
A tradução do texto teatral: performances de uma poética
Authors: Ielpo Rodrigo
Published: June 2018

Para que a tradução do texto de teatro não perca de vista suas especificidades, é preciso levar em conta todos os elementos de ordem cênica que devem atravessá-la. Essa operação acaba por evocar a condição iterável particularmente sensível nos textos teatrais, os quais devem colocar literalmente em cena o traço citacional que os mobiliza desde o princípio, permitindo, assim, que continuem a funcionar em tempos e espaços completamente distintos daquele em que a peça foi redigida.  O objetivo desse artigo é pensar as formas como esse “gênero” de tradução, ao atualizar as potências performativas dos textos a partir da noção de teatralidade, acaba por ecoar uma dimensão ético-estética presente nos pressupostos de certa crítica descrita por Walter Benjamin em O conceito de Crítica de Arte no Romantismo Alemão.
Por um espaço (privilegiado) dos Estudos da Tradução na formação do licenciado em Letras
Authors: Polchlopek Silvana Ayub , Azevedo Flavia
Published: June 2018

Historicamente ancorada nos resquícios do método gramática-tradução, a atividade tradutória sempre foi vista como um desvio no caminho para a fluência na língua em estudo. Porém, a tradução nunca foi, nem deve ser entendida como metodologia de ensino, mas sim como ferramenta no processo de conhecimento e uso da língua. Nesse sentido, discutir a tradução nos cursos de licenciatura em Letras, que abordam processos de leitura e escrita como parte do processo de aquisição de línguas, torna-se essencial não só para atualização da matriz curricular do próprio curso, como também para a formação continuada dos licenciandos-professores. Isso se justifica pelo fato de que muitos alunos, por serem da área de Letras e estudarem a língua materna e/ou uma língua estrangeira, são chamados a traduzir sem conhecimento sobre metodologias, teorias, história e outras especificidades que constituem a tradução como prática profissional. O objetivo desta investigação é fazer um levantamento do olhar do licenciando sobre a tradução no curso de Letras e como este se transforma a partir do contato com teorias da tradução. Esperamos que essas reflexões instiguem um novo olhar de professores e licenciandos sobre a tradução e suas práticas.
Suriname: história, literatura e questões de tradução
Authors: Monteiro Julio Cesar Neves
Published: June 2018

Ainda largamente desconhecida do público mundial, a literatura do nosso vizinho Suriname é uma agradável surpresa, uma vez vencidos os percalços para ter acesso a ela. Uma das razões a que se pode atribuir o fato de a literatura surinamesa permanecer um bem-guardado segredo é sua produção ocorrer em uma língua de menor difusão, o neerlandês, mas a isso somam-se outras questões. Muito conhecida na ex-metrópole, circula pouco em traduções mundo afora. Este artigo tem como objetivo lançar luz sobre a possibilidade de que se possa estabelecer um diálogo entre os sistemas literários brasileiro e surinamês por meio da tradução para o português brasileiro de, entre outras obras, romances históricos surinameses, em especial os que têm a diáspora como tema. O Brasil e o Suriname compartilham uma história de migrações forçadas e relatos sobre essas migrações perpassa o sistema literário de ambos os países. presume-se que o leitor brasileiro possa se interessar pela representação desses temas que lhe são tão familiares  e que se disponha a ler literatura surinamesa traduzida para o português brasileiro.
Implicações linguísticas na teoria da tradução como compreensão de Steiner
Authors: Lataliza Naaman Mendes
Published: June 2018

Em algumas teorias, o ato de traduzir vai além do enunciar numa outra língua o que foi enunciado numa língua fonte: acontece também no interior de uma língua.   Jakobson (1959) é um dos nomes que toca nessa questão, propondo o que ele chama de tradução intralingual. Quem, no entanto, se aprofunda nessa problemática é George Steiner (1992), no seu livro Depois de Babel, em cujo primeiro capítulo, denominado A compreensão como tradução, há a exposição do fato de que, para que haja compreensão, é necessária a recriação do significado de maneira interpretativa, e, tendo a interpretação um resíduo privado, construído a partir de memórias, da identidade psicológica e somática, há uma proliferação de nuances de significados que tornam a expressão pura inadmissível. Assim, para o autor, a interpretação seria um processo de tradução intralingual. Partindo da ideia de que compreender é traduzir, o presente trabalho objetiva fazer um esboço de algumas teorias linguísticas que estão imbricadas no texto de Steiner (1992) explícita ou implicitamente. Ainda que o autor se valha majoritariamente de exemplos literários, há, em seu texto, uma argumentação alicerçada em teorias puramente linguísticas, por isso é interessante expô-las e mostrar como elas corroboram a tese desse autor.
A invisibilidade do bom menino e a infidelidade da menina má: representações literárias do tradutor e da tradução
Authors: Riconi Andréia , Gonçalves Davi Silva
Published: June 2018

O presente artigo, ao tomar o romance Travessuras da Menina Má (LLOSA, 2006) como campo de questionamentos acerca das questões concernentes à tradução, se divide em dois momentos. No primeiro discutimos o papel de Ricardito, o protagonista-tradutor, tendo em vista as contribuições de seu discurso para uma maior contemplação do ato tradutório. No segundo momento analisamos o desenvolvimento da menina má como uma personificação da tradução. Nesse sentido, o objetivo deste trabalho é identificar se e de que forma os personagens centrais podem ser estudados através das lentes proporcionadas pelos Estudos da Tradução. Para tal escrutínio, utilizamos as ferramentas analíticas proporcionadas por Venuti (1995) e Laranjeira (2003), dentre outros. Nossos resultados demonstram que, igual ao bom menino, a menina má opta pela instabilidade como forma de sobrevivência – assim como naquilo que tange ao original que se deixa traduzir, viver na mentira é, até certo ponto, melhor que morrer na verdade. Podemos concluir, com nossa análise desses dois personagens, que o que lhes prova ser essencial é precisamente a sua carência de essência.
ORIENTASI TUJUAN DAN EFIKASI AKADEMIK TERHADAP KECURANGAN AKADEMIK PADA MAHASISWA FAKULTAS PSIKOLOGI UIN RADEN FATAH PALEMBANG
Authors: Uyun Muhamad
Published: June 2018

The research entitled goal orientation and academic efficacy to academic cheating on students of Faculty of Psychology UIN Raden Fatah Palembang. It begins the reality of education in Indonesia has not been quite successful in creating a whole person. It Looks from the are still splendid phenomenon that illustrates the moral decay of learners. One of them is a disturbing phenomenon of cheating behavior in this research is called academic cheating. This study aims to prove, how the influence of goal orientation and academic efficacy of academic cheating on students of the Faculty of Psychology UIN Raden Fatah. This type of correlational research because it explains the causal relationships that occur between variables, By using scale as a means of data collection. Data analysis use structural equation model (SEM) with program moment of structure analysis (AMOS.18).
PERANAN PENERAPAN SERTIFIKASI GURU TERHADAP KINERJA GURU (INTEGRASI PSIKOLOGI INDUSTRI DAN ORGANISASI ISLAMI)
Authors: Budiman Budiman
Published: June 2018

Teachers are the leaders in creating quality and independent human resources. The primary purpose of this research is to examine the role of applying teacher certification to teacher performance. the hypothesis of this research is that there is a role of applying teacher certification to teacher performance. This research type is quantitative approach with development research with sample in this research amounted to 33 teachers in work area DISDIKPORAPAR Banyuasin Regency rayon 1 Banyuasin III District. Methods of data collection in this study use the scale of teacher performance and scale of application of teacher certification. Data collected were analyzed using simple linear regression. The result of the data analysis indicated that there was a significant role in the implementation of teachers' certification in teacher performance (r = 0,756 p = 0.000) meaning that the implementation of teacher certification has a real role to the performance of teachers. It should be the stakeholders of the education and government providers in order to improve and improve the quality of teachers' welfare as a form of appreciation for the efforts and achievements that teachers have achieved.
PENDIDIKAN KEIMANAN SEBAGAI BASIS KECERDASAN SOSIAL PESERTA DIDIK: TELAAH PSIKOLOGI ISLAMI
Authors: Warsah Idi
Published: June 2018

This article aims to reveal the importance of faith in education as the basis of the Social intelligence of learners although it can not be measured concretely through quantitative data. This domain is a benchmark of the success of the educational process in Islam as the goal of Islamic education itself. This article use literature research, which examines the subject through the literature related to the focus of the problem that result the conclusion as follows: First, Man created by God was born as a person who brings potential social intelligence. The multi-dimensional social intelligence that God bestows on human beings is able to assume his duty as chalif and dedicate himself totally in the form of faith and piety to Allah; Secondly, the education of faith becomes important and the main thing is given to learners, by: introducing the name of Allah SWT and His Apostle; gives the description of ​​who the creator of the universe is through examply stories; introducing the Almighty of Allah SWT; to be an example for children in both worship and friendship; respect the abilities of the children; positioning them not as objects but as learning partners; and give a positive appreciation of all the advantages possessed by learners.
LESBIAN, GAY, BISEKSUAL DAN TRANSGENDER: TINJAUAN TEORI PSIKOSEKSUAL, PSIKOLOGI ISLAM DAN BIOPSIKOLOGI
Authors: Pratama Muhammad Rizki Akbar , Fahmi Rahmaini , Fadli Fatmawati
Published: June 2018

The rise of LGBT case in Indonesia, attracted the attention of researchers to see how the view of psychology about LGBT. This study is a literature review research using relevant reference theories and publications in the field of Psychosexual, Islamic Psychology, and Biopsychology. According to the psychosexual perspective, humans are inherently bisexual. A person to be able to express himself as LGBT or heterosexual is when he is in phallic phase, where the point of pleasure is in the genitals. Based on the Islamic psychology, LGBT behavior is a type of ammara personality; dominated by lust 55%, assisted by 30% of mind power, and 15% of qalbu. While based on biopsychological point of view, LGBT behavior is not influenced by hormones but occurs due to changes in brain structure caused by experience and environment called plasticity, where the behavior of a person is able to change the shape of the human brain itself. From the results of the literature review above shows that LGBT is an abnormality of sexual orientation that is influenced by one's experience and environment.
KESEJAHTERAAN PSIKOLOGIS PADA JEMAAH PENGAJIAN DITINJAU DARI RELIGIUSITAS DAN HUBBUD DUNYA
Authors: Azalia Lavenda , Muna Leli Nailul , Rusdi Ahmad
Published: June 2018

Psychological well-being is an important psychological element that supports individual total functioning. Psychological well-being is influenced by various factors including religiosity, and inversely proportional to psychological illness such as depression, anxiety, and materialism. This study aims to test the hypothesis of the relationship between hubbud dunya and religiosity with psychological well-being in the congregation of pengajian. The sample in this study is the congregation of pengajian by sampling method using purposive sampling. Methods of data collection using 4 scales of research. The psychological well-being scale of Ryff (1995), the scale of religiosity 1 and 2 of Nashori & Wijaya (2016), and the scale of hubbud dunya compiled by researchers based on Imam al-ghazali thought in ihya 'ulumuddin. Data analysis using spearman correlation coefficient test. The results showed there was a positive relationship between religiosity and psychological well-being. The aspects of religiosity that has a positive relationship with psychological well-being is the aspect of worship, morals, and experience. The hypothesis test between hubbud dunya and psychological well-being showed that there was no significant relationship between the two.
Experimental and numerical study of the behavior of RC slabs with openings reinforced by metal mesh under impact loading
Authors: Shaheen Yousry B. I. , Hekal Ghada Mousa , Fadel Ahmed Khaled
Published: June 2018

The main objective of the following work is to inspect the effect of reinforcing metal mesh on the behavior of slabs with openings under impact loadings. Based on an earlier numerical study by Shaheen et al. (2017), slabs with mid-side openings revealed the worst behavior regarding to deflection and cracked pattern when subjected to impact loading compared to other slabs with different locations of openings. Hence, the present work focuses specifically on this type of slabs and the variation in their behavior when reinforced by welded or expanded metal mesh. Seven specimens were prepared and tested in Faculty of Engineering, Menoufia University, Egypt. Moreover, a FE model for the slabs was built using Abaqus 6.14 and verified against test results. It was found that expanded metal mesh had a significant effect on reducing deflection due to impact load as well as controlling of cracks in contrast with welded metal mesh.
Coordination Mechanism in Dopamine Neurons of the Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta and Norepinephrine Neurons of the Locus Coeruleus
Authors: Rourk Christopher John
Published: June 2018

In this review, the author shows that ferritin has documented quantum dot material properties that have been reported in numerous independent studies and can generate coherent electron conduction bands over substantial distances, using quantum coherence. In addition, neuromelanin is a conjugated polymer, and quantum dot/conjugated polymer combinations have been reported in numerous independent studies to generate coherent electron conduction bands for solar photovoltaic applications. Both ferritin and neuromelanin are present in large quantities in the dopamine neurons of the substantia nigra pars compacta and the norepinephrine neurons of the locus coeruleus. The unique structure of subgroups of these neurons that have a large number of axon branches and synapses appears to have evolved to take advantage of these coherent electron conduction bands to coordinate conscious action. Independent clinical and laboratory studies are also reviewed that corroborate this theory of coordinated action in these neuron groups.  Proposed research to validate the theory using an existing fluorescent probe material is proposed.
Molecular Aspects of Varicella-Zoster Virus Latency
Authors: Depledge Daniel P. , Sadaoka Tomohiko , Ouwendijk Werner J. D.
Published: June 2018

Primary varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection causes varicella (chickenpox) and the establishment of a lifelong latent infection in ganglionic neurons. VZV reactivates in about one-third of infected individuals to cause herpes zoster, often accompanied by neurological complications. The restricted host range of VZV and, until recently, the lack of suitable in vitro models to study VZV latency have seriously hampered molecular studies of viral latency. Nevertheless, recent technological advances facilitated a series of exciting studies that resulted in the discovery of a VZV latency-associated transcript (VLT) and have redefined our understanding of VZV latency and factors that initiate reactivation. Together, these findings pave the way for a new era of research that may finally unravel the precise molecular mechanisms that govern latency. In this review, we will summarize the implications of recent discoveries in the VZV latency field from both a virus and host perspective and provide a roadmap for future studies.
Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecological Specialization of Baculoviruses: A Treasure Trove for Future Applied Research
Authors: Thézé Julien , Lopez-Vaamonde Carlos , Cory Jennifer S. , Herniou Elisabeth A.
Published: June 2018

The Baculoviridae, a family of insect-specific large DNA viruses, is widely used in both biotechnology and biological control. Its applied value stems from millions of years of evolution influenced by interactions with their hosts and the environment. To understand how ecological interactions, have shaped baculovirus diversification, we reconstructed a robust molecular phylogeny using 217 complete genomes and ~580 isolates for which at least one of four lepidopteran core genes was available. We then used a phylogenetic-concept-based approach (mPTP) to delimit 165 baculovirus species, including 38 species derived from new genetic data. Phylogenetic optimization of ecological characters revealed a general pattern of host conservatism punctuated by occasional shifts between closely related hosts and major shifts between lepidopteran superfamilies. Moreover, we found significant phylogenetic conservatism between baculoviruses and the type of plant growth (woody or herbaceous) associated with their insect hosts. In addition, we found that colonization of new ecological niches sometimes led to viral radiation. These macroevolutionary patterns show that besides selection during the infection process, baculovirus diversification was influenced by tritrophic interactions, explained by their persistence on plants and interactions in the midgut during horizontal transmission. This complete eco-evolutionary framework highlights the potential innovations that could still be harnessed from the diversity of baculoviruses.
Bounds for General Connectivity Indices of Tensor Product of Connected Graphs
Authors: Baby Shakila , Shafiq Muhammad Kashif , Naseem Asim , Siddiqui Hafiz Muhammad Afzal
Published: June 2018

Topological indices are numerical parameters of a graph which characterize its topology and are usually graph invariant. In this paper, bounds for the Randić, general Randić, sum-connectivity, the general sum-connectivity and harmonic indices for tensor product of graphs are determined by using the combinatorial inequalities and combinatorial computing.
Dynamic Optimization of a Subcritical Steam Power Plant under Time-Varying Power Load
Authors: Chen Chen , Bollas George M.
Published: June 2018

The increasing variability in power plant load, in response to a wildly uncertain electricity market and the need to to mitigate CO2 emissions, lead power plant operators to explore advanced options for efficiency optimization. Model-based, system-scale dynamic simulation and optimization are useful tools in this effort, and the subject of the work presented here. In prior work, a dynamic model validated against steady-state data from a 605 MW subcritical power plant was presented. This power plant model is used as a test-bed for dynamic simulations, in which the coal load is regulated to satisfy a varying power demand. Plant-level control regulates plant load to match an anticipated trajectory of the power demand. The efficiency of the power plant operating at varying load is optimized through a supervisory control architecture that performs set point optimization on the regulatory controllers. Dynamic optimization problems are formulated to search for optimal time-varying input trajectories that satisfy operability and safety constraints during the transition between plant states. An improvement in time-averaged efficiency of up to 1.8% points is shown feasible with corresponding savings in coal consumption of 184.8 tons/day and carbon footprint decrease of 0.035 kg/kWh.
Association between Physical Activity and Self-Rated Health among Pediatric Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Who Lack Diabetes Care
Authors: Kwon Hyun Jin , Maeng Hyok Ju , Haegele Justin A. , Lee Young Ah , Shin Choong Ho , Kim Yeon Soo
Published: June 2018

Background: Even though a number of studies have verified the positive effect of physical activity (PA) on self-related health (SRH) no previous research has examined this association among pediatric patients with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between regular physical activity (PA) and self-rated health (SRH) in pediatric patients with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) who lacked diabetes care. Methods: We conducted a retrospective study among pediatric patients with T1DM who lacked diabetes care and were enrolled in a diabetes education program between January 2011 to January 2015 at the endocrinology clinic of Seoul National University Children’s Hospital in South Korea. The eligible participants for this study were 37 pediatric patients with T1DM aged 9 to 17 years. PA was divided into regular PA and muscle strength exercise to analyze the relationship with SRH using binomial logistic regression analysis. Results: The results showed SRH of pediatric patients with T1DM who did not engage in regular PA was significantly lower than those who did (OR in regular PA = .199 [95% CI: .040, .995]; OR in regular muscle strength exercise = .097 [95% CI: .023, .825]). Conclusions: In conclusion, regular PA and muscle strength exercise in pediatric patients with T1DM who lacked diabetes care were effective in improving their SRH. A systematic plan is required to enhance regular PA for pediatric patients with T1DM.
The Effect of a Curved Non-Motorized treadmill on Running Gait Length, Imbalance and Step Angle
Authors: Hatchett Andrew , Armstrong Kaitlyn , Parr Brian , Crews Mallory , Tant Charlie
Published: June 2018

Running on a non-motorized, curved-deck treadmill is thought to improve gait mechanics. It is not known, though, if the change in gait carries over to running on a motorized treadmill or level ground. To determine the effect of running on a curved non-motorized treadmill (CNT) on gait characteristics measured during a subsequent bout of running on a traditional motorized treadmill (TMT). Sixteen healthy college-aged participants, age (mean±SD) 20.4±1.6 years volunteered to have their gait analyzed while running on a TMT and CNT. After familiarization and warm-up on both treadmills, each subject completed five, 4-minute bouts of running alternating between traditional motorized and curved non-motorized treadmills: TMT-1, CNT-1, TMT-2, CNT-2, and TMT-3. Variables of interest included step length (m), stride length (m), imbalance score (%), and step angle (°) and were measured using Optogait gait analysis equipment. Differences in gait char acteristics among TMT-1, TMT-2, and TMT-3 can be attributed to running on the CNT. The results show that running on a CNT resulted in significant changes in gait characteristics. These findings suggest that running on a CNT can significantly alter gait characteristics may result in improvements in running gait that persist to subsequent running on a TMT.
Transformation of Informal Settlements: Case of Cape Vert
Authors: Amado Miguel , Poggi Francesca , Martins Adriana , Vieira Nuno , Amado António Ribeiro
Published: June 2018

The non-existence of a land ownership database in most of the developing countries moves the inhabitants to the occupation of public lands. Some of this situation are the origin to areas of informal housing, commerce and agriculture and in the end into new ​​informal settlements. Informal settlements become a serious problem in developing countries. The most common typology of informal settlements is that they are the population settled in public lands without any infrastructures and against the administrator's will. Thought this action the result in an uncontrolled land occupation process that promotes new informal areas without any proper built-up utilities, located in risk areas on the territory, barely ensuring the minimum requirements for a heaty living of the population and in various cases incentives to an informal economy. The process of build a cadastral map in informal settlement areas is a fundamental base to support the future transformation of illegal areas and to regulate the occupation of new subdivision planning and into the creation of new expansion areas. In this paper, it is presented a methodology developed to be applied to support a new register of land and to management. The transformation of informal settlement areas. The model to register the land tenure has been associated with allows the process application to multiple typology of informal settlements. The model to register land tenure has developed on a series of qualitative and quantitative data that determine the identification and classification of the buildings and its physical and functional description. The model was developed using Geographic Information System and with an initial survey of existing land titles of possession and public proposals to develop new expansion areas. A case study of the method is presented, where the land management model was implemented - Chã da Caldeiras in Ilha do Fogo an informal settlement in Cape Verde. The results are a great acceptance of the proposal by the population and local authorities and the starting of the implementation phase.
Impact of Teacher Empowerment on Innovation Capacity
Authors: Gil Alfonso J. , Rodrigo-Moya Beatriz , Morcillo-Bellido Jesús
Published: June 2018

This paper has two objectives: the first, to analyze the mediating effect of teacher empowerment between innovation culture and innovation capacity, and between inclusive leadership and innovation capacity; the second, to analyze the moderating effects of the school context on the innovation capacity. Data were collected in a representative sample of secondary schools in Valencia, Spain. The research model adopted is structural equation modeling, using the partial least squares (PLS) technique. The model has confirmed that teacher empowerment mediates between innovation culture and innovation capacity and between inclusive leadership and the innovation capacity. It is found that the educational context does not moderate the relationships in the proposed analysis model. This paper emphasizes the role of teacher empowerment in educational innovation and extends the knowledge of culture and leadership in the school organization.
Metformin in Pregnancy: Mechanisms and Clinical Applications
Authors: Hyer Steve L. , Balani Jyoti , Shehata Hassan
Published: June 2018

Metformin use in pregnancy is increasing worldwide as randomised controlled trial (RCT) evidence is emerging demonstrating its safety and efficacy. The Metformin in Gestational Diabetes (MiG) RCT changed practice in many countries demonstrating that metformin had similar pregnancy outcomes to insulin therapy with less maternal weight gain and a high degree of patient acceptability. A multicentre RCT is currently assessing the addition of metformin to insulin in pregnant women with type 2 diabetes. RCT evidence is also available for the use of metformin for women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and for non-diabetic women with obesity. No evidence of an increase in congenital malformations or miscarriages has been observed even when metformin is started before pregnancy and continued to term. Body composition and metabolic outcomes at two, seven and nine years have now been reported for the offspring of mothers treated in the MiG study. In this review, we will briefly discuss the action of metformin and then consider the evidence from the key clinical trials.
MATERIAL DOCENTE EN FORMATO ELECTRÓNICO PARA LA ENSEÑANZA DE LA ASIGNATURA DE PROCEDIMIENTOS QUIRÚRJICOS EN EL GRADO DE MEDICINA
Authors: López Cillero Pedro , Rufián Peña Sebastián , Moreno Casado Paula , Álvarez Kindelán Antonio , Luque Molina Antonio
Published: June 2018

La Cirugía es la parte de la Medicina que tiene por objeto curar las enfermedades por medio de operaciones hechas con las manos o a través de instrumentos. Hasta ahora, la enseñanza de la asignatura de “Procedimientos Quirúrgicos”, que corresponde a los estudiantes de segundo curso del Grado en Medicina de la Universidad de Córdoba, se ha llevado a cabo según el estilo tradicional. Se ha llevado a cabo un proyecto específico de elaboración de una herramienta multimedia, en concreto, un ebook, con el contenido teórico y práctico de la asignatura de Procedimientos Quirúrgicos, para mejorar la docencia médica según las directrices del Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior (EEES), fomentando así el desarrollo de una educación médica de calidad.
UTILIZACIÓN DE LA METODOLOGÍA AICLE COMO PASO PREVIO A LA IMPLANTACIÓN DE UN ITINERARIO BILINGÜE
Authors: Pérez Naranjo Leonor , Rodríguez Zapatero Maribel
Published: June 2018

Esta investigación tiene como objetivo determinar si la aplicación de la metodología Aprendizaje Integrado de Contenidos y Lenguas Extranjeras (AICLE), es idónea como paso previo a la implantación de un itinerario bilingüe en la enseñanza universitaria. Se enmarca dentro de un proyecto de innovación docente realizado durante el curso académico 2016/2017 en el grado de turismo de la Universidad de Córdoba. El proyecto destaca por su alcance y multidisciplinariedad, al estar implicados todos los cursos del grado.
LA RED DE INFANTIL RIECU (ESCUELA-CENTRO DE PROFESORADO-UNIVERSIDAD) COMO CONTEXTO DE APRENDIZAJE PARA FORJAR NUEVAS IDENTIDADES PROFESIONALES DOCENTES EN LOS ESTUDIANTES DE GRADO DE INFANTIL A TRAVÉS DEL MÉTODO DE PROYECTOS DE TRABAJO
Authors: Mérida Serrano Rosario , González Alfaya Elena , Olivares García Mª de los Ángeles , Rodríguez Carrillo Julia
Published: June 2018

Se presentan los resultados obtenidos en una experiencia de innovación liderada por la red de Infantil RIECU (Escuela-Centro de ProfesoradoUniversidad). La innovación afecta al Prácticum III del Grado de Educación Infantil. Se centra en la selección voluntaria de 26 estudiantes universitarios y 26 maestras expertas en la metodología del aprendizaje basado en proyectos (en adelante, ABP) que trabajan en 26 aulas de alumnado de 3 a 6 años (513 niños y niñas en total). Tras un proceso de formación en la metodología mencionada, se configuran las parejas pedagógicas (maestra-estudiante). En las prácticas presenciales, durante los dos meses de estancia en los centros, estas parejas ponen en marcha procesos de investigación-acción colaborativa. La estudiante del Grado de Infantil elabora la documentación pedagógica, entendida como narración visual que incluye los momentos más relevantes del aprendizaje del alumnado. Esta documentación pedagógica es utilizada como herramienta de reflexión sobre la práctica y de investigación educativa, al permitir valorar el ajuste de las situaciones de aprendizaje, del rol docente y de la motivación del alumnado.
EL APRENDIZAJE BASADO EN PROYECTOS COMO HERRAMIENTA PARA LA FORMACIÓN EN GANADERÍA DE PRECISIÓN
Authors: Maroto Molina Francisco , Pérez Marín Dolores C. , Garrido Varo Ana , Guerrero Ginel José Emilio , Adame Siles José Antonio , Riccioli Cecilia
Published: June 2018

Este artículo describe una experiencia en el uso de la metodología docente del aprendizaje basado en proyectos en varias asignaturas de Grado y Máster de la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica y de Montes. Se ha seleccionado el tema de la ganadería de precisión para el desarrollo de los proyectos, en concreto el uso de acelerómetros para la monitorización del movimiento de los animales. Los estudiantes, en grupos de ocho a diez miembros, han diseñado y aplicado un proyecto relativo a las utilidades reales de los datos registrados por collares para vacas que incorporan sensores de posicionamiento y aceleración. Esta metodología ha mejorado la motivación de los estudiantes y algunas de sus habilidades. No obstante, se han encontrado algunos problemas relacionados con la gestión de los grupos de trabajo y con las características de los datos registrados por los collares.