bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
MEAT PHYSICAL AND SENSORIC QUALITY OF BRAHMAN CROSS CATTLE FED PINEAPPLE WASTE AS FIBER SOURCE
Authors: Wahyuni Dewi , Priyanto Rudy , Nurani Henny
Published: April 2019

Meat quality represents meat properties known by consumers and affects their acceptance.  Feed is one of the factors affecting meat quality.  Utilization of pineapple waste as a fiber source in cattle feeding is potential to reduce feed cost.  Pineapple waste can be used as feed and as meat tenderizer.  However, many believes that feeding pineapple waste to cattle distract beef quality.  This study was aimed at assessing meat sensory quality of Brahman Cross cattle fed pineapple waste as fiber source.  Six Brahman Cross (BX) cattle aged 2.5-3 years were used.  The cattle were fattened for 120 days.  Three cattle was fed rations containing concentrate and pineapple waste silage and the remaining cattle was fed rations containing concentrate and corn leaf silage. In the end of the study period, the animals were slaughtered and meat was cut based on the commercial slaughtering standard.  Meat samples of Longissimus dorsi muscles were taken.  Beef sample aging was conducted at 0ºC for 3 months.  Measurements of beef characteristics were taken monthly.  A completely randomized design was used.  Data were subjected to a Kruskal Wallis test and meat physical characteristics were analysed by repetaed measurement analysis of variance.  The parameters observed comprised pH values, tenderness, cooking loss, water holding capacity, meat colors (L*, a*, b* value), organoleptic test hedonic and hedonic quality (aroma, tenderness, color, and mucus).  The results showed that the pineapple waste did not have significant influences on meat physical characteristics observed, except meat color a* values at two month aging, meat color L* value at three month aging. It was concluded that pineapple was could be used as a fiber source in beef cattle fattening with no negative effect on meat quality.
Mantle Of The Expert Strategy Effectiveness In The Development Of Creative Thinking
Authors: Arman Ibrahim
Published: April 2019

This
study aimed at investigating the Effectiveness of Mantle of the Expert in
creative thinking Skills among the 7th Graders. The study conducted
on a sample of 7th Graders at Kober Secondary Boys School and Upper
Kober Elementary Girls School. The study sample consisted of (100) students split
into two groups (experimental and control). The researcher adopting the
Torrance test for creative thinking the verbal image "A" by examining
the tests used in the Ristow study (1988), Edwards and Baldov (1987) study, and
designing a teacher book for the (engineering and measurement) unit according
to the integration between the strategies of the mantle of the expert and role
playing.

This study adopted
quasi-experimental design. It included two groups (experimental and controlled)
in two branches (males and females) for each group. The controlled group was
taught by using the traditional method whereas the experimental group by the
mantle of the expert. The data analyzed using (ANCOVA) test to measure the
differences in the development of creative thinking between the control and
experimental groups.

The Conclusions showed
that there are statistically significant differences in the mean scores of the
creative thinking test due to the way, gender and interaction between them.

Based on the Conclusions
of the study, the researcher recommends the need to use the mantles of the
expert in the teaching of mathematics.
ANALISIS PENGARUH KINERJA KEUANGAN DAN UKURAN PERUSAHAAN TERHADAP HARGA SAHAM PERUSAHAAN DALAM INDEKS LQ45 DI BURSA EFEK INDONESIA 2012 – 2016
Authors: Lova Nola Hasrina , Dewi Aminar Sutra
Published: April 2019

The share price of companies listed on the LQ45 index has declined almost all sectors to decline in stock prices, Unless mining and infrastructure sectors are still moving in the green zone. Performance in this research is represented by Return On Equity and company size measured by Total Asset. In this study aims to determine whether the influence of Return On Equity on stock prices and the size of the Company to the stock price of the company. The method used to determine the sample is by purposive sampling method, the data used is sekunder date in the form of financial report data from companies listed on the LQ45 index. To test the variables using panel data regression are Common Effects Models (CEM), Fixed Effects Models (FEM), and Random Effects Models (REM). The results of this study indicate that financial performance does not affect the stock price of the company, while the size of the company does not affect the stock price.
PENGARUH KUALITAS PELAYANAN, KEPERCAYAAN, DAN NILAI NASABAH TERHADAP KEPUASAN NASABAH PT. BANK MANDIRI (PERSERO) TBK. CABANG PADANG
Authors: Novreza  , Dewi Aminar Sutra
Published: April 2019

The purpose of this research is to know and analyze the influence dimension of service quality, trust, and customer value to customer satisfaction of PT. Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk. Branch Padang Olo. The sampling technique used is random sampling, while the number of samples used for the analysis is 100 people. Data analysis techniques used to test the hypothesis is multiple linear regression. In this study there are seven independent variables, namely physical evidence, empathy, reliability, responsiveness, assurance, trust, and customer value. Variables that have a significant influence on customer satisfaction PT. Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk. Padang Olo Branch is trust, and customer value. While the value of determination coefficient in this study was found at 0.509 or equal to 50.9%. These results show that customer satisfaction at PT. Bank Mandiri (Persero) Padang Branch behind Olo which can be explained by the physical evidence, empathy, reliability, responsiveness, assurance, trust, and customer value of 50.9%, while the remaining 49.1% allegedly explained by other factors not examined in this study, such as bank image, and service marketing mix. Based on the results of multiple linear regression analysis, it was found that the variables of physical evidence, empathy, reliability, responsiveness, assurance, trust, and customer value positively affect customer satisfaction at PT. Bank Mandiri (Persero) Padang Branch behind Olo. This research provides practical recommendations for the management of T. Bank Mandiri (Persero) Padang Branch behind Olo to continuously strive to increase trust, and value of customers in the future. This is due to trust, and the value of customers has a significant effect on customer satisfaction at the PT. Bank Mandiri (Persero) Padang Branch behind Olo.
IRREGULAR MIGRATION AND INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ASYMMETRY
Authors: Thomas Chantal
Published: April 2019

The world is on the point of a stunning reversal. Nationalism and isolationism have surged against the global laws and institutions that have advanced economic liberalization and integration for half a century. Hostility is rising against international trade and international migration, both of which the new cadre of self-styled “anti-globalists” see as interrelated and threatening to national security and economic stability.
Otlet; International network and digital infrastructure for research scientists to source biological samples
Authors: Green Madeline E , Meyer Lauren , Fetterplace Lachlan
Published: April 2019

Research teams collect >94 million biological samples annually, the majority of which are subsampled for targeted analysis. The remaining sample, often including a number of unused organs, is then able to be repurposed for additional studies. However, the absence of a systematic method for scientists to source these unused samples results in wasted samples, organisms and opportunities for research as scientists undertake redundant sampling regimes. As such, ‘Otlet’, a global online database, was established to overcome the challenges of sourcing scientific research samples from colleagues. The platform allows the users to 1) upload a record of their unused samples for collaboration, 2) search the database of existing samples from other scientific users and request them directly and, 3) post a request for samples onto a searchable community board. The platform facilitates communication between research teams across different locations, taxa and expertise to foster novel collaborations while accelerating scientific output.Otlet’s newly constructed platform is an important tool for biological scientists of all disciplines to efficiently communicate and source research material. Membership is freely available for scientific use by researchers from universities, government agencies, museums, private consulting and NGOs.
Veterans’ Health Care Utilization in Department of Veterans Affairs Facilities Two to Twelve Years after Applying for PTSD Service Connection: Findings from a Nationally Representative Cohort
Authors: Murdoch Maureen , Jonk Yvonne
Published: April 2019

Background: Critics fear that some Veterans use Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) mental health services solely to establish eligibility for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) disability benefits, then drop out of treatment once their claim is approved. Objective: To examine the long-term effects of receiving VA disability benefits for PTSD on health care in the VA system. Methods: Using VA administrative data, we examined the health care utilization of a nationally representative cohort of former PTSD disability claimants. Veterans filed PTSD disability claims between 1994 and 1998. They returned mailed surveys between 1998 and 2000 (Time 1) and between 2004 and 2006 (Time 2). We examined their health care utilization for the 6 months before and after they received their surveys, comparing the health care use of successful claimants (SC+) to unsuccessful claimants (SC-). Results: Of the 3,337 Veterans in the cohort, 3,090 had at least one episode of care at a VA facility during the study period. Except for rehabilitative services, successful claimants were statistically significantly more likely to have used any outpatient VA service in the year centered on their Time 1 survey than were SC- Veterans (ps < 0.001). At Time 2, SC+ Veterans were more likely than SC- Veterans to have used any outpatient mental health (p < 0.001), primary care (p < 0.01) or surgical care (p < 0.05) services. Among those using any outpatient services at Time 2, the intensity of services used by SC+ and SC- Veterans was comparable (ps >0.08). Hospitalizations were similar in the two groups during both time periods (ps >0.11). From Time 1 to Time 2 (a period of 6 to 8 years), SC+ Veterans reduced the average number of mental health stops they made by 4.6 visits per year, whereas SC- Veterans reduced by 2.9 visits per year (p = 0.81). Conclusion: On net, more SC+ Veterans used outpatient mental health and other services than did SC- Veterans, and this effect persisted for up to 12 years after Veterans initially filed their claims. These data suggest that PTSD disability benefits facilitate access to and use of mental health and other care in the VA system.
Divergences among Three Higher-Order Self-Report Psychopathology Factors in Normal-Range Personality and Emotional Late Positive Potential Reactivity
Authors: Rozalski Vincent , Benning Stephen D
Published: April 2019

Personality is related to psychopathology and its higher-order structures, but there is little research regarding neurobiological associations of higher-order psychopathology factors. This study examined the factor structure of a wide range of psychopathology and its associations with both personality and emotional reactivity revealed through the late positive potential (LPP) in a sample of 275 undergraduates. A three-factor structure of psychopathology emerged comprising Internalizing (INT), Externalizing (EXT), and Aberrant Experiences (ABX). EXT predicted aggressive disconstraint, whereas both INT and ABX predicted Alienation and Stress Reaction. INT uniquely predicted low Well-Being, and ABX predicted a rigid absorption combined with interpersonal detachment. ABX correlated with reduced parietal emotional LPP reactivity, whereas INT correlated with stronger frontal LPP reactivity to emotional versus neutral pictures.
Commuter Couples and Careers: Moving Together for Him and Apart for Her
Authors: Murray-Close Marta
Published: April 2019

Research on the migration patterns of couples has found that men's human capital has a larger impact than women's on family location choices, but an emerging qualitative literature shows that some couples avoid location-related tradeoffs between their careers by living apart. I propose a new method of identifying couples who live apart in the American Community Survey and use the method to construct the first nationally representative sample of matched noncohabiting husbands and wives. Consistent with previous research, I find that husbands' education has a larger impact than wives' on the probability that couples migrate together. In contrast, wives' education has a larger impact on the probability that couples live apart. I argue that family location choices are analogous to marital naming choices: husbands rarely accommodate wives, whatever their circumstances, but wives accommodate husbands unless the cost of accommodation is unusually high.
Message from NSPOI Vol.1(1)
Authors: Pradhan Shaili , Humagain Manoj
Published: April 2019

It is heartwarming to see the Nepalese Society of Periodontology and Oral Implantology progressing from milestone to milestone. With the publication of its own journal in its 3rd annual conference, a new chapter begins. It gives us immense pleasure to share our feelings with you all on the occasion of first publication of Journal of Nepalese Society of Periodontology and Oral Implantology 2017 (JNSPOI). After continuous efforts; finally NSPOI has been successful in having its own journal. The success and continuation of the journal depends on the co-operation and continuous effort of Periodontists and all Dental Fraternity of Nepal. It is our journal so its growth and prosperity is our responsibility. For the journal to thrive and prosper all of us as members of our own dental community have the responsibility to provide articles to let the others know about the kind of service we are imparting inside & outside the country. This is also a medium to share the knowledge and experience among our own colleagues.

We are confident that the regular and timely publication of journal will encourage us in undertaking research project and carryout various studies.

Finally our heartfelt congratulations and thanks to the editorial board of NSPOI for their tireless effort in the making of JNSPOI.

Dr. Shaili PradhanFounder PresidentNSPOI

and

Dr. Manoj HumagainFounder General SecretoryNSPOI
Gingival Lipoma: A Rare Case Report
Authors: Shrestha Sweta , Pradhan Shaili , Gorkhali Ranjita Shrestha
Published: April 2019

Lipomas are benign tumours of mesenchymal origin (mature adipocytes) that are comparatively uncommon in the oral cavity corresponding to less than 4.4% of all benign oral soft tissue tumors. Clinically, they present as slow growing, soft, asymptomatic masses. Histopathologically, they appear as thinly encapsulated lesion composed of mature adipocytes with inconspicuous vascularity. The pathogenetic mechanisms of oral lipomas are still unclear. They are usually treated by surgical excision and bear excellent prognosis. Here we report a case of intraoral lipoma in 54 year old male patient in the left lower lingual alveolar mucosal region that was treated by surgical excision using electrocautery without any postsurgical complication. One-year follow-up showed no evidence of recurrence.
Impact of Smoking and Smoking Cessation on Periodontal Health: A Review
Authors: Goel Khushboo , Gorkhali Ranjita Shrestha , Pradhan Shaili , Gupta Sujaya
Published: April 2019

Tobacco use persists as a chronic global public health concern. The deadly habit affects almost all organs of the body including the oral and periodontal structures. Smoking is established as one of the major preventable etiological risk factors for the initiation and progression of periodontitis. The habit dependence typically requires a continuous assessment and repeated intervention. Emerging evidence has suggested the benefit of smoking cessation on periodontal health that trends for greater probing depth reductions and a favorable response to treatment outcomes. The dental settings are now increasingly being recognized as a place to target patients to quit or even prevent the initiation of smoking habit. The dental practitioner and the periodontal specialist may, therefore play a pivotal role by the inclusion of smoking cessation programs in their daily practice and reduce the major risk involving oral tissues and the systemic health. This review addresses the impact of smoking on periodontal tissues, the effect of smoking cessation protocols to improve periodontal health and the role of professionals in cessation.
Laterally Positioned Flap: A Simple and Successful Technique to Cover Isolated Recession of Miller Class-I
Authors: Chaudhary Shashi Kant , Shah Harish Kumar , Goel Khushboo , Shrestha Sajeev
Published: April 2019

Gingival recession is a common mucogingival deformity that brings aesthetic discomfort, hypersensitivity and inability to perform proper oral hygiene. LPF is the widely used technique to cover single recession of Miller Class-I and Class-II when adequate keratinized tissue exists adjacent to the recession. We report a case of 32-year-old female who presented with chief complaints of receding gum and sensitivity in lower front teeth region. Clinical examination revealed Miller’s Class-I vertical recession with 4 mm depth on buccal aspect of left mandibular canine. LPF was planned and operated for the root coverage. After 6 months of therapy, 100% root coverage was achieved with satisfactory healing and aesthetic was comparable to adjacent gingiva.
Comparative Evaluation of the Effect of Chlorhexidine Gluconate, Raw Propolis and Hydrogen Peroxide on Dental Plaque and Gingival Inflammation
Authors: Porwal Surbhi , Mathur Aditi , Shetty Neema , Manohar Balaji , Makhijani Barkha , Mundra Rohit
Published: April 2019

Background: Plaque is the soft deposit that forms the biofilm consisting of microorganisms adhering to the tooth surface and is proved beyond doubt to be the initiator of gingival and periodontal disease. Plaque control is the mainstay in periodontal disease.

Aim: To compare the effect of 0.2% chlorhexidine gluconate, raw propolis and 3% hydrogen peroxide mouthwash on dental plaque and gingival inflammation.

Materials and Methods: Thirty subjects in the age group of 20-40 years were enrolled in the study. Plaque index and Modified Gingival Index were recorded at baseline and oral prophylaxis was performed. Subjects were then randomly divided into three groups (n=10) and were asked to rinse with 10ml mouthwash twice daily for 15 days. Group I received 0.2% chlorhexidine gluconate mouth wash, Group II raw propolis diluted with distilled water (1:1), and Group III 3% hydrogen peroxide (1:1) mouthwash. Subjects were recalled on 7 day and 28 day for re-evaluation and recording plaque index and modified gingival index. Statistical analysis was done to evaluate the efficacy of all the three mouthwashes.

Results: The results showed that all the three mouthwashes were effective in reducing plaque and gingival inflammation. Chlorhexidine gluconate 0.2% showed to be the most effective in reduction of dental plaque. Propolis was observed to be the most effective in reducing gingival inflammation over a period of 28 days.

Conclusion: Propolis can be effectively used as a mouthwash without any potential side effects as an alternative to chlorhexidine mouthwash in reducing gingival inflammation.
Gingival Crevicular Fluid in Periodontitis
Authors: Shrestha Surendra Man
Published: April 2019

No abstract available.
Psychosocial Stress and its Effect on Periodontal Tissues using Malondialdehyde as Oxidative Stress Biomarker
Authors: Mokashi Anuradha , Abbayya Keshava , Varma Siddhartha , Zope Sameer , Sugarimath Girish , Pisal Apurva
Published: April 2019

Background: Stress is playing a major role as an aetiologic factor in the initiation of many systemic diseases. Similarly, it is also thought to be an aetiologic factor in the progression of periodontal diseases.

Aim: The production of free radical species is associated with various inflammatory diseases and also during stressful conditions. Hence, an effort in the present study is done to correlate psychosocial stress and periodontitis using serum MDA as an oxidative stress biomarker.

Materials and Methods: A current cross-sectional study included 201 individuals between 20 to 60 years of age. A periodontal examination included Probing Pocket Depth, CAL, Plaque Index, and Gingival Index. According to CAL individuals were divided into four groups i.e. healthy, slight (CAL = 1-2 mm), moderate (CAL = 3-4 mm) and severe (CAL = ≥5 mm) periodontitis. Psychosocial stress of the individuals was evaluated using occupational stress index. Serum MDA level was evaluated using spectrochromatometer.

Results: Patients with stress demonstrated increased levels of MDA along with a higher loss of attachment.

Conclusion: The results revealed statistically significant association between psychosocial stress and periodontitis indicating psychosocial stress as a risk factor for developing periodontitis.
Pain Perception after Periodontal Therapies
Authors: Pradhan Shaili , Shrestha Regina , Gorkhali Ranjita Shrestha
Published: April 2019

Background: Pain perception is a complex sensory experience which is perceived by different individuals in different manners. The pain perceived by the patient after periodontal surgery may vary based on different parameters.

Aim: This observational study was conducted to evaluate the perception of pain after periodontal therapies.

Materials and Methods: A total of 63 surgeries were carried out in 50 patients and the surgeries were divided into three categories: open flap debridement, resective and regenerative surgeries, and periodontal plastic surgeries. The pain experienced by the patient was recorded on the visual analog scale that ranged from 0 to 10.

Results: The mean VAS score for different periodontal surgeries was 2.49. The study showed highest mean VAS in open flap debridement (2.74) followed by periodontal plastic surgery (2.5) and the lowest in resective and regenerative procedures (2.13). Among various variables such as age, sex, periodontal dressing, arch, amount of local anaesthesia and time duration, the data showed statistical difference between VAS score and sex (p = 0.04) and between VAS score and amount of local anaesthesia (p = 0.012).

Conclusion: The study showed there is low pain perception after different periodontal surgeries as measured by VAS. Proper understanding of the variables that affect pain is important as they may produce emotional responses that could influence compliance and the therapy result. Inadvertent use of large dose of anaesthetics beforehand assuming high anticipation of pain should be discouraged as the increase in volume relates to increased pain.
Azithromycin in Periodontal Therapy: Beyond the Antibiotics
Authors: Singh Vijendra Pal , Nayak Sangeeta Umesh , Nettemu Sunil Kumar , Nettem Sowmya , Lee Yen Hui , Verma Madhu B.
Published: April 2019

Periodontitis is a multifactorial disease, in which microorganisms in plaque biofilm play a major role. Scaling and root planing is the primary mode of non-surgical treatment for periodontal disease. Adjunctive use of an antimicrobial is advocated in certain periodontal disease conditions. Azithromycin might be considered a promising adjunctive drug in the treatment for periodontal disease because of its distinguished characteristic of immunomodulation, anti-inflammatory and antibiotic property along with the accumulation in higher concentration into the acute reactant cells and sustained release at the site of infection. This antibiotic is popular for its very simple dosage regime and limited side effects. The objective of this literature review to highlight the mechanism and potential favourable role in the management of various form of the periodontal disease.
Five-Year Follow-up of an Immediate Implant Placement in the Aesthetic Zone
Authors: Dhami Bhageshwar , Shrestha Priti
Published: April 2019

Immediate implants are placed in the site of surgical extraction of the tooth to be replaced. The percentage success of such procedures varies among authors from 94-100%. Immediate implant placement is most commonly indicated when tooth extraction is done with pathologies not amenable to treatment. The advantages include reduced post-extraction alveolar bone resorption, shortened treatment time, and the avoidance of a second surgical intervention with regard to delayed implantation. This report describes a case of immediate implant placed in a maxillary central incisor followed by evaluation of soft and hard tissue changes occurring during post-operative period with a follow-up at five years.
Armenian Refugees in Aleppo: Humanitarian Efforts and Survival Strategies: 1915-1930
Authors: Rowe Victoria
Published: April 2019

This article is an overview study of the international humanitarian response to the refugee crisis between 1915 and 1930 when Syria, and particularly the city of Aleppo, became home to tens of thousands of Armenian refugee survivors forcibly deported during the genocidal program implemented and carried out against the Ottoman Armenians by the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP) government in Constantinople. The objective of this article is threefold: the first is to determine the policies of the various governments of Syria between 1915 and 1930 towards the Armenian refugee population; the second is to examine the humanitarian efforts of international bodies, such as the League of Nations, the International Red Cross and the Near East Relief Society, to provide assistance to refugees; and the third is to identify the strategies refugees employed to ensure survival and to try to rebuild familial and communal ties.
Ethno-Cultural and Religious Identity of Syrian Orthodox Christians
Authors: Donabed Sargon George , Mako Shamiran
Published: April 2019

Many Middle Eastern Christian groups identify or have been identified with pre-lslamic peoples in the Middle East: the Copts with Ancient Egypt, the Nestorians with Assyria, the Maronites with Phoenicians and some Rum Onhodox and other Christians with pre-lslamic Arab tribes. The concern of this study is the Syrian Orthodox Christians or Jacobite(s) (named after the 6th century Monophysite Christian bishop Yacoub Burd'ono or Jacob Baradaeus of Urfa/Osrohene/Edessa), specifically those whose ancestry stems from the Tur Abdin region of Turkey, Diyarbekir, Mardin, Urfa, and Harput/Elazig.
Endoscopic removal of recurrent colloid cysts
Authors: Lara-Reyna Jacques J. , Uribe-Cardenas Rafael , Perera Imali , Szerlip Nicholas , Giamouriadis Anastasios , Savage Nicole , Haussner Therese , Souweidane Mark M.
Published: April 2019

OBJECTIVE

Removal of colloid cysts of the third ventricle using a purely endoscopic method has been established as a safe and advantageous technique. It is hypothesized that endoscopic removal in recurrent cases might pose more technical challenges and result in less success. The objective of this study was to assess the feasibility and outcomes of using a purely endoscopic approach for the management of recurrent colloid cysts compared to primary cysts.

METHODS

A retrospective cohort study was performed on patients who underwent purely endoscopic removal of their colloid cyst. Descriptive statistics were compared for patients undergoing surgery for a recurrent cyst and those for a control cohort undergoing surgery for a primary cyst. Bivariate analysis was conducted using a Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables and Mann-Whitney U-test for continuous variables.

RESULTS

In total, 121 patients had a primary colloid cyst endoscopically removed and 10 patients had a total of 11 recurrent cysts removed. Recurrence or progression after surgery occurred in 3 (2.5%) cases in the primary cyst group and 2 (18.2%) cases in the recurrent cyst group. Symptomatic presentation during the follow-up period occurred in 6 (54.5%) cases in the recurrent cyst group versus 75 (62%) cases in the primary cyst group (p = 0.749). Two patients (20%) in the recurrent group had a second recurrence in a mean period of 30 months (1 patient at 15 and 1 patient at 45 months). One of these patients required a tertiary endoscopic removal 8 years after the second resection. No immediate postoperative complications or new morbidities were observed after repeat endoscopic surgery. The authors’ findings indicated a nonsignificant trend toward a higher recurrence rate (18.2% vs 2.5%, p = 0.055) and a decreased proportion of complete removal (90.9% vs 81.8%, p = 0.296) in the recurrent cyst group compared to the primary cyst group. However, a significantly higher rate of preoperative hydrocephalus was observed in the primary cyst group compared with the recurrent cyst group (63.6% vs 18.2%, p = 0.007).

CONCLUSIONS

Purely endoscopic approaches for the removal of recurrent colloid cysts of the third ventricle are feasible and equally safe compared with endoscopic removal of primary cysts. The study’s findings did not show a statistically significant difference in the rate of recurrence between the 2 groups. The proportion of patients with symptomatic cysts on presentation was lower in patients with recurrent cysts than in patients with primary cysts. Due to the high rate of complete removal with negligible morbidity, the authors continue to advocate for an endoscopic removal at the time of cyst recurrence.
Simultaneous explantation and implantation of intrathecal pumps: a case series
Authors: Leibold Adam T. , Weyhenmeyer Jonathan , Lee Albert
Published: April 2019

OBJECTIVE

Intrathecal drug delivery devices (IDDDs) are a mainstay in the treatment of spasticity and refractory pain. While these devices have been shown to greatly improve the quality of life for patients, they also have a high perioperative complication and failure rate. A major complication of IDDD implantation is infection. The current standard of care in the treatment of IDDD infection necessitates that the pump be explanted and the infection treated prior to implantation of a new IDDD. This process leads to long hospital stays, interruptions in optimal medical management, and a high risk for dangerous drug withdrawals. The authors describe a technique that allows for the explantation of the infected pump and implantation of a new pump concurrently, which they have named the “Turner Switch” technique in honor of its inventor.

METHODS

The authors conducted a retrospective analysis of cases of infected IDDDs in which patients underwent simultaneous explantation of the infected pump and implantation of a new pump. Demographics and clinical data were collected.

RESULTS

Data from a total of 17 patients (11 male, 6 female) who underwent simultaneous IDDD explantation and implantation to treat infections were analyzed from a 3-year period. No patients experienced infection of the newly implanted pump or catheter. Of the 17 patients, 14 (82.4%) had baclofen pumps to treat spasticity and 3 (17.6%) had fentanyl pumps to treat chronic pain. The median hospital stay was 7 days, with 16 of 17 (94.1%) patients able to be discharged home or to a facility with a level of care similar to their preoperative care. All patients ultimately experienced complete resolution of their initial infections. Five patients (29.4%) required a return to the operating room within the next 5 months (for repair of a CSF leak in 2 cases, for treatment of infection at the old pump site in 2 cases, and for treatment of a CSF leak compounded with infection in 1 case). No patient experienced infection of the newly implanted pump or catheter.

CONCLUSIONS

IDDD infections represent a large portion of morbidity associated with these devices. The current standard of care for deep pump infections requires pump explantation and a course of antibiotics prior to reimplantation of the IDDD. The authors demonstrate the effectiveness of a procedure involving simultaneous explantation of an infected pump and implantation of a new pump on the contralateral side in the treatment of IDDD infections.
Reconstruction of the anterior craniocervical junction using an expandable cage after resection of a C1 chordoma in a 5-year-old child: case report
Authors: Eco Lourdes C. , Brayton Alison , Whitehead William E. , Jea Andrew
Published: April 2019

Chordomas are histologically benign tumors with local aggressive behavior. They arise from embryological remnants of the notochord at the clivus, mobile spine, and sacrum. Chordomas are rare tumors in the pediatric age group. Their surgical management is difficult, given their propensity for inaccessible anatomical regions, and proximity to critical neurovascular structures. While en bloc resection with surgical margins has been advocated as the preferred approach for chordomas, tumor characteristics and violation of adjacent anatomical boundaries may not allow for safe en bloc resection of the tumor. Here, the authors present the case of a C1 chordoma in a 5-year-old boy with epidural and prevertebral extension. The patient’s treatment consisted of a far-lateral approach for resection of the tumor and C1 arch, followed by circumferential reconstruction of the craniocervical junction with an expandable cage spanning the skull base to C2, and posterior occipitocervical spinal instrumentation. At 42 months after surgery, the patient remains neurologically intact with stable oncological status, and no evidence of craniocervical junction instrumentation failure.
Le vagabond et ses avatars chez Apollinaire
Authors: Costaş Olivia Ioana
Published: April 2019

Passionate about mundane details and singular beings, Apollinaire deploys throughout his stories and novels quite a collection of mysterious and paradoxical characters. A central place in his collection is occupied by the wanderer which illustrates the propensity of the writer towards the occult and the picturesque, towards the anecdotal and the extraordinary. As a being always on the run he is sometimes associated with a bohemian spectator, jouisseur of the street and sometimes a marginal presence bordering on antisocial. Versatile character, the apollinarian wanderer does not refer to a specific social type. Wanderer, bohemian, chiffonnier, antique dealer, he has a rather metaphorical position that allows him to expose multiple identities at once. His multivalent nature makes it difficult for a true literary taxonomy. Always seeking innovation and surprise, Apollinaire was able to refine the ambivalence of the wanderer and often relates it to the image of the artist. Marginal and mystifying, the apollinarian wanderer is yet lacking any pejorative sense because its uniqueness is only a sign of originality. With its attractive heterogeneity, the apollinarian prose creates a vast and fine repertoire with a wanderer who is constantly redefining the concept of wandering. With its multiple facets, it actually becomes a living metaphor of a work that is looking through a hybrid and plural writing, mixing genres and composite images. Exploring the prose of Apollinaire, however, we can detect multiple lines of coherence that ultimately reveal a rich array of the wanderer. Despite the nature of the chameleonic apollinarian wanderer, our challenge is to analyze his literary metamorphoses and thus arrive at a definition that surprises in its many urban disguises.
La Figure de l’enfant viator chez Le Clézio, un nouveau type de pícaro
Authors: Presadă Diana
Published: April 2019

The first short story in the volume Mondo and Other Stories serves as a model for the other stories in the collection in terms of the themes, the representation of the child’s portrait and the stylistic peculiarities of the text. More exactly, the story describes the world of “children seen as kings” (Brée, 1990: 100) where everything is dominated by goodness, purity, beauty and magic. As the reference to Sinbad the Sailor at the beginning of the book suggests, the story depicts a moving journey in pursuit of a dream. This is the journey of a child who, refusing the adult world from which he feels alienated, is in search of himself and the unknown. As an image of the viator child, can we consider Mondo a new type of vagabond? Why is he emblematic of the author’s fictional universe and of universal literature? By answering these questions, the purpose of the paper is to demonstrate the originality and uniqueness of Le Clézio’s writing.
Le mélange du sacré et du profane dans les livrets de tragédies lyriques du librettiste Nicolas-François Guillard (1752-1814)
Authors: Champonnois Cécile
Published: April 2019

Nicolas François Guillard (1752-1814) was one of the best librettists of the Tournant des Lumières. The libretto of Proserpine by Quinault, set to music by Lully at the end of the seventeenth century, was adapted by Guillard and once again set to music by Giovanni Paisiello in 1803. Six years later, in 1809, La Mort d’Adam, adapt-ed by Guillard from Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock’ Der Tod Adams (1757), was set to music by Jean-François Lesueur.

These rewritings, with religious or sacred topics staged for a secular theatre by Guillard, are very different from the original works and tend to be family dramas: he then transforms them into secular works with secular content. Human sacrifices are present in these works but seem to feature here for family reasons and not only for religious purposes. Divinities are presented by the librettist as human beings, whose family roles are predominant. The sacred and the profane are mixed in these two librettos, changed into hybrid works. Guillard seems to use the same model to adapt historical, mythological or religious works, which means that the role and the impor-tance of the religious in the works staged at the Académie Impériale de Musique in the period of the Tournant des Lumières has to be examined.
Autour de l’axis mundi. De la notion théorique à la mise en image littéraire dans l’œuvre de Jules Verne (Voyages et aventures du capitaine Hatteras et Le Sphinx des glaces)
Authors: Jarosz Adam
Published: April 2019

The symbolism of axis mundi constitutes an integral part of cultural and religious systems across the world. Such symbolism appears clearly and precisely in all forms of religious life. As it is stressed by Eliade, many a time, axis mundi is an intersection of three varied ontological zones (the interior of the Earth, the surface of the Earth, and the Heaven) and creates a contact place of man with sacrum. The axis mundi symbolism, analysed here as a part of literary studies, is reflected also in two important novels by Julius Verne (Adventures of Captain Hatteras, 1864-65 ; An Arctic Mystery, 1897) dedicated to the polar regions. In both novels, such sites (the north-ern and southern poles) become a literary image of axis mundi, while the hypothesis finds its confirmation in the nature of psychological experiences of the heroes cast in the polar regions. The symbolic and religious study of such experiences leads to the conclusion that in both the analysed cases they may be understood as an experience of a contact with sacrum.
Pèlerinages barrésiens
Authors: Bompaire-Evesque Claire
Published: April 2019

This article is a inquiry about how Barrès (1862-1923) handles the religious rite of pilgrimage. Barrès stages in his writings three successive forms of pilgrimage, revealing what is sacred to him at different times. The pilgrimage to a museum or to the birthplace of an artist is typical for the egotism and the humanism of the young Barrès, expressed in the Cult of the Self (1888-1891). After his conversion to nationalism, Barrès tries to unite the sons of France and to instill in them a solemn reverence for “the earth and the dead” ; for that purpose he encourages in French Amities (1903) pilgrimages to historical places of national importance (battlefields; birthplace of Joan of Arc), building what Nora later called the Realms of Memory. The third stage of Barrès’ intellectual evolution is exemplified by The Sacred Hill (1913). In this book the writer celebrates the places where “the Spirit blows”, and proves open to a large scale of spiritual forces, reaching back to paganism and forward to integrative syncretism, which aims at unifying “the entire realm of the sacred”.
La transposition profane de l’Exode dans Moïse fiction de Gilles Rozier
Authors: Sadkowski Piotr
Published: April 2019

Throughout the centuries French and Francophone writers were relatively rarely inspired by the figure of Moses and the story of Exodus. However, since the second half of 20th c. the interest of the writers in this Old Testament story has been on the rise: by rewriting it they examine the question of identity dilemmas of contemporary men. One of the examples of this trend is Moïse Fiction, the 2001 novel by the French writer of Jewish origin, Gilles Rozier, analysed in the present article. The hypertextual techniques, which result in the proximisation of the figure of Moses to the reality of the contemporary reader, constitute literary profanation, but at the same time help place Rozier’s text in the Jewish tradition, in the spirit of talmudism understood as an exchange of views, commentaries, versions and additions related to the Torah. It is how the novel, a new “midrash”, avoids the simple antinomy of the concepts of the sacred and the profane. Rozier’s Moses, conscious of his complex identity, is simultaneously a Jew and an Egyptian, and faces, like many contemporary Jewish writers, language dilemmas, which constitute one of the major motifs analysed in the present article. Another key question is the ethics of the prophetism of the novelistic Moses, who seems to speak for contemporary people, doomed to in the world perceived as chaos unsupervised by an absolute being. Rozier’s agnostic Moses is a prophet not of God (who does not appear in the novel), but of humanism understood as the confrontation of a human being with the absurdity of his or her own finiteness, which produces compassion for the other, with whom the fate of a mortal is shared.
Pagan characters in the Anglo-Saxon and Slavic texts of spell
Authors: Prosyannikova O. , Skorik K.
Published: April 2019

The article examines the question of pagan evidences in the texts of Anglo-Saxon and Slavic spells. Spell as a genre of magical folklore has its own peculiarities, due to the syncretism of the pagan mind-set as a reflection of ancient people's perception of the ancient world by an ancient person that caused the emergence of spells in the culture of various ethnic groups. In the course of the development of this genre, the changes in the representation of the characters took place under the influence of Christianization, that was reflected in the texts of the spells.
The literalization of metaphor in the artistic language of fiction (using the example of R. Bradbury's stories)
Authors: Gridneva N.
Published: April 2019

The article deals with realization of metaphor, which is regarded as a mechanism of constructing fantastic images and plots. The realization destroys the typical conventionality of incompatible properties combination in a metaphor and turns a mental projection into a piece of the objective reality. The possibilities of this method in fantastic literature are exemplified by R. Bradbury’s short stories, where the realization of metaphors functions as an element of a linguistic game, as a mechanism of images construction, and as an original plot device.
Corpus in teaching Russian language and literature
Authors: Paramonova M. , Olkhovskaya A.
Published: April 2019

The article deals with the methodical potential of the corpus in the field of the student research work organization. The paper presents the exercises that can be used in the practice of teaching Russian language, literature and other philological disciplines. The exercises are aimed at analyzing phenomena of polysemy, neologisms, colloquial speech, title of the works, literary imagery, intertextuality. Each exercise is accompanied by the search description and methodological commentary of the teacher's actions and student’s results. The source for most of the exercises was the Russian National Corpus. One of the exercises is based on the sound speech corpus “Funny Life Stories”.
New data on the peltaspermaceous pteridosperms of Angaraland in paleoecological and taxonomical aspects
Authors: Naugolnykh S.V.
Published: April 2019

The paper deals with the morphological peculiarities of the species Peltaspermum morovii Naug., which is attributed to the peltaspermaceous pteridosperms, the completely extinct group of fossil gymnosperms probably closely related to ancestors of the flowering plants (angiosperms, or anthophytes). The material studied is originated from several localities of the fossil plants of Permian age, disposed in the Cis-Urals and the Volga River basin. One of the most important morphological features of the species Peltaspermum morovii was a presence of the long lobe-like outgrowths located on the seed-bearing disc margins. Most probably these lobe-like outgrowths were turned downwards the peltoid adaxial surface for partial covering and protecting of the undeveloped young ovules before their maturing. Some arguments for entomophily of the evolutionary advanced peltaspermaceous pteridosperms, to which the species Peltaspermum morovii can be assigned, are given. Detailed information about geographical and stratigraphical position of the localities cited is given as well. The leaves of callipterid morphology, which probably belonged to the same parent plants produced female fructifications of Peltaspermum morovii are discussed.
REFLEKSI TERHADAP PEMBANGUNAN DAN ANCAMAN GLOBALISASI
Authors: Sukri Sukri
Published: April 2019

Development as a paradigm and the theory of social change today is in crisis and fails to apply in various Third World countries. The failure of development in the third world actually occurs in the countries that are considered the most successful and most widely used as examples for other development countries. Namely capitalist countries model of NIC (newly industrialist countries) such as South Korea and Taiwan. Development failures also occur in countries that are modeled as new NIC countries such as Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

Until now the explanation of various crises has not been completed. There is an explanation that blames the regime's corruption factor as an argument for explaining the rapid fall of capitalism in Asia. Nevertheless, a discourse before the fall of Asian capitalism occurred has begun in the wake of an attempt to repair or reform the system of capitalism. As a process of reform, the approach, ideology, and structure of discourse are not much different from the systems, structures and ideologies that are the foundation of development theory. Discourse that is known globalization.
Governança nas contratações públicas: práticas desenvolvidas nas aquisições e contratos do Tribunal de Contas do Estado do Ceará
Authors: Oliveira José Auriço , Barroso Karoline Aguiar Abreu Portela
Published: April 2019

O objetivo deste artigo é apresentar, considerando o tema governança nas contratações públicas, algumas práticas de governança desenvolvidas no Tribunal de Contas do Estado do Ceará (TCE-CE) no âmbito das licitações e contratos durante os últimos três anos. Utilizando de pesquisa documental e da bibliografia sobre o tema, será apresentado, por meio de resultados e estudos, como se comportou a atuação do TCE-CE em relação às melhores práticas. Como resultado do estudo foi compilado um breve entendimento do Tribunal de Contas da União para as boas práticas de governanças, como também foram apresentadas ações realizadas pelo TCE-CE que contribuíram para o aprimoramento dos seus controles relativos à governança e gestão de aquisições. Destaca-se a definição de uma área específica para tratar de aquisições e contratos, padronização, mapeamento de processos e criação de manual dos procedimentos de aquisições e contratos e, finalmente, a criação do plano anual de aquisições.