bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Prophylactic Plasma Transfusion Is Not Associated With Decreased Red Blood Cell Requirements in Critically Ill Patients
Authors: Warner Matthew A. , Chandran Arun , Jenkins Gregory , Kor Daryl J.
Published: February 2017

BACKGROUND:

Critically ill patients frequently receive plasma transfusion under the assumptions that abnormal coagulation test results confer increased risk of bleeding and that plasma transfusion will decrease this risk. However, the effect of prophylactic plasma transfusion remains poorly understood. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between prophylactic plasma transfusion and bleeding complications in critically ill patients.

METHODS:

This is a retrospective cohort study of adults admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) at a single academic institution between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2013. Inclusion criteria included age ≥18 years and an international normalized ratio measured during ICU admission. Multivariable propensity-matched analyses were used to evaluate associations between prophylactic plasma transfusion and outcomes of interest with a primary outcome of red blood cell transfusion in the ensuing 24 hours and secondary outcomes of hospital- and ICU-free days and mortality within 30 days of ICU discharge.

RESULTS:

A total of 27,561 patients were included in the investigation with 2472 (9.0%) receiving plasma therapy and 1105 (44.7%) for which plasma transfusion was prophylactic in nature. In multivariable propensity-matched analyses, patients receiving plasma had higher rates of red blood cell transfusion (odds ratio: 4.3 [95% confidence interval: 3.3–5.7], P < .001) and fewer hospital-free days (estimated % increase: −11.0% [95% confidence interval: −11.4, −10.6%], P < .001). There were no significant differences in ICU-free days or mortality. These findings appeared robust, persisting in multiple predefined sensitivity analyses.

CONCLUSIONS:

Prophylactic administration of plasma in the critically ill was not associated with improved clinical outcomes. Further investigation examining the utility of plasma transfusion in this population is warranted.
Clinical Significance of Portal Hypertension Diagnosed With Bedside Ultrasound After Cardiac Surgery
Authors: Denault André Y. , Beaubien-Souligny William , Elmi-Sarabi Mahsa , Eljaiek Roberto , El-Hamamsy Ismail , Lamarche Yoan , Chronopoulos Alexandra , Lambert Jean , Bouchard Josée , Desjardins Georges
Published: February 2017

BACKGROUND:

Portal venous flow pulsatility detected by Doppler ultrasound is a sign of congestive heart failure in noncritically ill patients. The assessment of portal and splenic venous flows has never been reported in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

METHODS:

This is a case series performed in patients undergoing cardiac surgery between February 2014 and February 2015 in which portal and/or splenic venous flows were assessed by the attending anesthesiologist during surgery or by the intensivist after surgery using transthoracic echography in 9 patients or transesophageal echocardiography in 5 patients. Data collection was done retrospectively by reviewing intraoperative and postoperative monitoring documents. The technique of assessment is detailed in this article.

RESULTS:

We report the abnormal portal and/or splenic venous flow pulsatility from 14 patients perioperatively. At the time of pulsatility detection, patients had a median cumulative fluid balance of 3.8 L (interquartile range: 0–4.6 L) and a median right atrial pressure of 14.0 mm Hg (interquartile range: 12.0–15.5 mm Hg). In some patients (4/14), signs of right ventricular dysfunction on echocardiography and/or right ventricular pressure monitoring were present.

CONCLUSIONS:

Doppler evaluation of portal and splenic venous flow using transthoracic echography and transesophageal echocardiography may represent a promising modality to assess end-organ venous congestion in cardiac surgery patients.
First record of small tropical calanoid copepod Parvocalanus crassirostris (Copepoda, Calanoida, Paracalanidae) in the Adriatic Sea
Authors: VIDJAK O. , BOJANIĆ N. , NINČEVIĆ GLADAN Ž. , SKEJIĆ S. , SKEJIĆ B. , GRBEC B.
Published: February 2017

In December 2014 the adult females and copepodites of alien paracalanid copepod Parvocalanus crassirostris were identified in the Central Adriatic port of Šibenik. The most probable transmission vector for this small copepod were ballast waters from the cargo ships that are regularly discharged at these locations. This paper is focused on P. crassirostris morphology and the state of population in the port of Šibenik. The possible path of introduction of Parvocalanus crassirostris into the Adriatic Sea is also discussed.
New Mediterranean Biodiversity Records (November, 2016)
Authors: MYTILINEOU CH. , AKEL E.H.Kh. , BABALI N. , BALISTRERI P. , BARICHE M. , BOYACI Y.Ö. , CILENTI L. , CONSTANTINOU C. , CROCETTA F. , ÇELİK M. , DERELI H. , DOUNAS C. , DURUCAN F. , GARRIDO A. , GEROVASILEIOU V. , KAPIRIS K. , KEBAPCIOGLU T. , KLEITOU P. , KRYSTALAS A. , LIPEJ L. , MAINA I. , MARAKIS P. , MAVRIČ B. , MOUSSA R. , PEÑA-RIVAS L. , POURSANIDIS D. , RENDA W. , RIZKALLA S.I. , ROSSO A. , SCIROCCO T. , SCIUTO F. , SERVELLO G. , TIRALONGO F. , YAPICI S. , ZENETOS A.
Published: February 2017

In the present Collective Article information on 26 taxa belonging to 8 Phyla and extended from the western Mediterranean to the Levantine Sea are presented. The new records were found in 9 countries as follows: Spain: first record for the Mediterranean of the crab Cancer bellianus; Algeria: further records of the alien fish Lagocephalus sceleratus to the west Algerian waters; Italy: first report on the presence and establishment of the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi in Lessina and Varano Lagoons (W. Adriatic) and of Penaeus aztecus in Corigliano Gulf (Italian Ionian). Moreover, the extension of the distribution range of the polychaete Branchiomma bairdi to W. Sicily as well as that of the crab Ocypode cursor and the bryozoan Catenicella paradoxa to E. Sicily are cited. Slovenia: the record of the rare saccoglossan gastropod Placida cremoniana from Piran (Gulf of Trieste) is the first for the Adriatic; Greece: the native sea slug Eubranchus farrani is the first from the Eastern Mediterranean; many sightings of the bamboo corals Isididae distributed along all the E. Ionian Sea and the establishment of P. aztecus in all Greek waters are also reported for first time; the westernmost extension of the alien urchin Diadema setosum in Cretan waters is cited and new sights of the alien species Goniobranchus annulatus and Pterois miles are shown. Turkey: the alien fish Champsodon capensis is reported for first time from the Aegean Sea and the native acari Agauopsis microrhyncha from the Levantine Sea; a new observation of the alien crab Atergatis roseus in Güllük Bay-Aegean is also mentioned; Cyprus: first records of  the alien urchin D. setosum and Lobotes surinamensis in Cypriot waters; Lebanon: several sightings of Monachus monachus from the Lebanese waters indicate a potential better status of the species in the area, Egypt: first records of the alien crab Dorippe quadridens and the alien gastropods Nerita sanguinolenta and Conomurex persicus from the Mediterranean Egyptian waters; extension of the distribution range of Diodora funiculata and Diodora rueppellii and a second record of the alien Nerita sanguinolenta in the same area.
360i Generates Nearly $1 Billion in Revenue for Internet Paid-Search Clients
Authors: Geraghty Kevin , Sonmezer Eric , Maron Matthew , Ruble Daniel
Published: February 2017

360i manages Internet paid-search advertisements on behalf of some of the largest advertisers in the world. This management requires 360i to develop advertising copy, allocate budgets, and generate bids for a second-price auction across millions of keywords, seasons, geographies, device types, and audience segments. To ensure that it captures the right click each time, 360i built a technology suite that is unique in the industry. This suite includes natural-language processing that combines keywords with the right advertising copy and landing pages to maximize relevance to the consumer. It offers advanced forecasting and optimization to allocate budgets where and when they are needed, and supports predictive bidding, which uses linguistic similarity as a proxy for performance correlation between keywords, to calculate accurate bids for keywords with sparse data. Finally, it delivers performance monitoring that unscrambles an opaque real-time auction to address campaign performance issues before they occur. The system has been a major contributor to 360i’s winning multiple awards. Most importantly, the application of advanced operations research techniques has generated nearly $1 billion in incremental revenue for 360i’s paid-search clients.
Treating malnutrition in the community
Authors: Dera Merceline , Woodham Diane
Published: February 2017

Malnutrition is a serious problem—particularly for frail, older people in the community. In this article, Merceline Dera and Diane Woodham give an overview of how malnutrition should be screened and treated, using a ‘food-first’ approach
Coping with aggressive behaviour from people with dementia
Authors: Stanyon Miriam Ruth
Published: February 2017

Experiencing aggression in people with dementia can have a terrible impact on care staff. In this article, Miriam Ruth Stanyon describes a three-pronged approach to preventing, managing and coping with aggression in people with dementia
The tax timetable for small, independent care homes
Authors: Piper Jason
Published: February 2017

Most small, independent homes will fall under the banner of small and medium-sized enterprises. In this article, Jason Piper outlines the timetable that these homes should be following to ensure the minimum upset at the end of the tax year
The CQC report: learning, candour and accountability
Authors: Frankova Helena
Published: February 2017

The CQC released a report in 2016 reviewing the way patient deaths are investigated in England. In this article, Helena Frankova discusses what the report means for the care sector, and what care homes should learn and action from the report, moving forwards
How to … work better with the GP and pharmacy services
Authors: Ashurst Adrian
Published: February 2017

Swift access to primary care services is integral to maintaining the health and wellbeing of older people in care. Adrian Ashurst discusses the importance of developing positive relationships with GP and pharmacy services, and describes how this can be achieved
Inclusion and the teaching assistant
Authors: Griffiths Dominic
Published: February 2017

Within the context of dyslexia, Dr Dominic Griffiths explains how high-quality training for teaching assistants can help to develop an inclusive school environment
Teaching practice: Socratic seminars
Authors: Bromley Matt
Published: February 2017

Our teaching practice series continues, as does our focus on dialogic questioning. Expert Matt Bromley discusses the teacher's role in using the six Socratic questions and looks at Socratic seminars in lessons
Histological Evaluation of Decellularized Skeletal Muscle Tissue Using Two Different Decellularization Agents
Authors: Hrebíková Hana , Voborníková Magda , Hetešová Milada , Mokrý Jaroslav
Published: February 2017

The aim of the present study was to determine effect of two decellularized agents, sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) and Triton X-100, to the skeletal muscle tissue. Final scaffold was evaluated by several histological techniques to analyse preservation of essential structures including collagen and elastic fibres, basement membranes, glycosaminoglycans and also to confirm elimination of nuclear and cytoplasmic components which are redundant in effectively prepared decellularized scaffolds. Comparison of tissue scaffolds processed with different detergents proved that SDS is superior to Triton X-100 as it can effectively decellularize muscle tissue.
Transseptal Suturing Reduce Patient Anxiety after Septoplasty Compared to Nasal Packing
Authors: Sari Kamran , Gul Ali Irfan , Kantekin Yunus , Karaaslan Ozgul , Gencer Zeliha Kapusuz
Published: February 2017

Background: We measured postoperative anxiety in patients who underwent transseptal suturing or nasal packing after septoplasty. Materials and Methods: Transseptal suturing was performed on Group 1 patients and nasal splints with airway were placed after septoplasty in Group 2 patients. Postoperative 48-h anxiety levels of both groups were measured using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) clinical assessment scale, prior to removal of nasal packing in Group 2. Results: Transseptal suturing was performed after septoplasty in 28 patients and nasal packing in 34 patients. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory clinical assessment state (STAI-S) and trait (STAI-T) instruments were used to measure postoperative anxiety. The STAI-S scores were found 35.00 in the transseptal suturing group and 43.8 in the nasal packing group; the difference was found significant (p < 0.05). The STAI-T scores were found 42.6 in the transseptal suturing group and 45.7 in the nasal packing group; the difference was not found significant (p > 0.05). The rate of minor hemorrhage was found 10.7% in Group 1 patients. Conclusions: Transseptal suturing is simple and reliable when performed after septoplasty. The technique is painless and comfortable, and reduces patient anxiety (compared to that associated with nasal packing) with only a minor increase in operating time and hemorrhage.
Semantic structure of verbs of movement in Azerbaijani and Polish languages and their lexicographic description
Authors: Abdullayeva Samira Farkhad
Published: February 2017

This article analyses semantic structures of verbs of movement in Azerbaijani and Polish languages in currently available dictionaries.  Fuzziness becomes clearly visible in differentiating various sememes in the structure of the content of the words. In bilingual dictionaries  right, decal part periodically copies the left. Thus, units of the second language are described under the influence of the units of the first language. Comparison of verbs of movement in Azerbaijani and Polish languages shows that these verbs disproportionately affect asymmetry, but in Azerbaijani language it is conveyed more vividly. In both languages the basic sememe  gives rise to metaphorical conceptualization and engagement in phrase formation based on the integration of a natural movement form. Analysis of the existing dictionaries indicates that the semantic structure of the verbs of movement1 is not always accurately revealed in the process of lexicographic description. Consequently, one of the directions of an exploratory research should be aimed at identifying discrepancies, their explanation and motivation of the proposed correction. In this article we’ll review an expression of sememe “crawl” in Azerbaijani and Polish languages.
Uwarunkowania historyczne roli i statusu języka polskiego w systemie edukacji w Galicji 1. połowy XIX wieku
Authors: Zimmermann Peter
Published: February 2017

During the partitions of Poland in 1772, 1795 and 1815 its southern part was annexed by the Habsburg Monarchy and integrated into the Austrian Empire as the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria. Till the end of World War I the inhabitants of Galicia were citizens of the Austrian Empire and their lives were influenced by the political and social ideology of the Austrian government. One of the most significant changes were connected to the language issue. Austrian or German-speaking officials came to Galicia and so did German as it became the main administrative language. This was also the case for the Austrian education system, which mainly focused on teaching German language as they wanted to integrate the multilingual and multicultural inhabitants of the Austrian Empire under the leadership of the Austrian rulers.This article deals with the issue how the Austrian education system influenced the development and understanding of national consciousness of the Polish population in Galicia in the first half of the 19th century by analysing which role the Polish language played in the primary and secondary school system. This period is important because it shows the main intentions of the Austrian educational system and also because the first important School Laws were passed, which influenced the education system in Galicia for over half the century.This article is structured in two parts. The first part contains an analysis of the most important School Laws. The aim is to show the intentions and the ideology which guided the Austrian government in creating the education system and to analyse which role the Polish language played in it. The second part deals with the actual effects of the Austrian education policy for the young Polish generations of Galicia. This will allow a more realistic interpretation of the influence the education system in Galicia had on building or suppressing the development of a Polish national consciousness. This part includes analyses of school statistics and most importantly memories from schooldays from former Galician school children which gives an inside on the role the Polish language played in the school and in their own lives.
W krainie dzieciństwa – nazwy krakowskich przedszkoli
Authors: Żebrowska Barbara
Published: February 2017

Article attempts to describe modern names of preschols. Nowadays, preschools are becoming similar to companies. The main purpose of their names is to encourage parents (and to some extent also children) to choose specific facility. Initially, this trend was associated with mainly non-public, private preschool, now also public preschools. This involves the development of consumption, characteristic of modern civilization. Creativity in the choice of name supports the presence of competition, and therefore described tendency can be noticed in large cities, such as Cracow. Material required for the analysis, that includes 334 names, was provided by the Internet databases that help parents in choosing a specific facility (abcprzedszkola.pl, przedszkolak.pl, przedszkolowo.pl), recruitment system for preschools FORMICO (krakow.formico.pl) and webpages of individual preschools.
W stronę rytualnego chaosu – o uwodzeniu polityką w programie Kawa na ławę Bogdana Rymanowskiego
Authors: Kula Agnieszka
Published: February 2017

The text focuses on the analysis of the programme, which is categorised by the editorial team as “political journalism”. The author is trying to show her doubts regarding the lack of connection between the definition of the word ‘politics’ and anything that appears in media’s offer in such category. She points out how the broadcasters nurture in the audience the belief that the viewed programme deals with political problems and the issues of public area which are important for conscious citizens. Among the set of tools and means used throughout the programme, she highlights the following: usage of concealing type indicators, activation of keywords included in semantic fields derived from the noun ‘politics’; moving the focus from the public area to the private one; staging antagonistic scenes and critical situations. The presented tendencies to stage the reality fit into the mechanism of ‘seducing with politics’, using the citizen sphere as a pretext for focusing first and foremost on emotions, assumptions and controversies.
Zróżnicowanie tekstowe, zakres i stopień normalizacji wariantywności fonetycznej w Księgach o gospodarstwie (Kraków 1549, Helena Unglerowa)
Authors: Osiewicz Marek
Published: February 2017

The article summarize a number of analysis of the phonetic variance acknowledged in the first Polish edition of Księgi o gospodarstwie by Piotr Krescentyn (Kraków 1549, H. Unglerowa). Investigated issues included: textual differentiation, scope and degree of normalization of the particular alternations. In a sample of 11 analyzed phonetic oppositions the biggest textual differentiation demonstrate: mdl- || -mgl-, jestli || jesli, biał- || białł- oraz miedzy || między. The most clearly seen border of textual forms differentiation runs between column 384 and 381a and is already known from the graphic and typographic analyses. The degree of normalization of the particular variants, diversified in terms of textual localization, allows to divide the examined antique print on 9 textual areas. Among these, two areas distinguish: Cresc61–137, with the lowest degree of normalization and the highest level of the regressive form usage, and Cresc573–605, characterized by high rates of the norm-setting variants occurrence and the progressive forms preference. Quite numerous dialect words from Wielkopolska, the most likely adopted from handwritten basis for print, appeared in the text. The results of analysis substantiate the hypothesis which attributes the translation authorship to Andrzej Glaber from Kobylin.
Identification of Volatile Compounds from a Brewery with SPME Technique
Authors: Piotrowicz Adam
Published: February 2017

The paper presents results of the analysis of the volatile compounds arising from the production processes in a brewery. The investigated material comprised the unhoped brewer’s wort which was taken from the fermentation tanks during the industrial process. The identification of volatile compounds was conducted with the use of Solid-Phase MicroExtraction (SPME) technique by extracting the compounds from the headspace of the brewer’s wort (HS-SPME). The procedure was optimized by modifying the parameters potentially influencing the process efficiency. The analytes adsorbed on the fibers were subsequently placed in the injector of a gas chromatograph, where they were released in the course of thermal desorption. Three types of fibers were chosen for the experiments: 65 μm PDMS/DVB, 50/30 μm DVB/CAR/PDMS and 100 μm PDMS. The greatest number of peaks corresponding to compounds found in the examined material was observed on the 50/30 μm DVB/CAR/PDMS fiber while the lowest was identified on the 100 μm PDMS fiber. The detected compounds are mainly the derivatives of aliphatic, alicyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons with different functional groups e.g. carbonyl, aldehyde or ester and possessing O-heteroatom in their structure.
Radiation Bandwidth Improvement of Electromagnetic Band Gap Cavity Antenna
Authors: Chaabane Abdelhalim , Djahli Farid , Attia Hussein , Denidni Tayeb. A.
Published: February 2017

In this paper, an electromagnetic band gap cavity antenna with improved radiation and impedance bandwidths is presented. The proposed antenna is constructed by placing a triple-layer heterogeneous printed-unprinted partially reflective surface (PRS) above a primary aperture-coupled patch antenna. The PRS unit-cell provides a positive gradient reflection phase behavior over the desired frequency range. A prototype antenna is fabricated and measured that highlighted its ability to achieve 3-dB gain bandwidth of about 35.9 %, from 7.93 GHz to 11.4 GHz, with a peak gain of 14.25 dBi at 8.5 GHz. In addition, the impedance bandwidth is 40.32 %, from 7.9 GHz to 11.89 GHz. Thus, the designed antenna outperforms many other competitors for improving the radiation bandwidth of planar antennas with the same presented concept.
Dielectric Properties of Importance in Operations of Post-harvest of Sorghum
Authors: Noreña Caciano P. Z. , Lescano-Anadón Carlos E.
Published: February 2017

The knowledge of electrical properties and their relationship with moisture content is of great importance in operations of post-harvest and storage in grains. The dielectric properties of sorghum samples were studied at different moisture contents and temperatures (25 at 41 °C), at frequencies of 1 and 10 kHz. In order to measure changes in the capacitance and dissipation factor of the samples, the method of impedance bridge was used. Both the dielectric constant and the dielectric loss factor of the samples increased with increasing moisture content and temperature; however, they decreased with increasing frequency. Models were proposed to relate the dielectric properties to either the moisture (exponential and polynomial) or temperature (linear).
Wet oxidation of an industrial high concentration pharmaceutical wastewater using hydrogen peroxide as an oxidant
Authors: Zeng Xu , Liu Jun , Zhao Jianfu
Published: February 2017

Wet oxidation of an industrial pharmaceutical wastewater with high concentration organic pollutants using hydrogen peroxide as an oxidant was investigated. Experiments were performed in a batch reactor to discuss the effects of reaction temperature, time, the hydrogen peroxide amount and catalyst with COD removal rate as an evaluation index. Results show that the highest COD removal rate, 81.6 %, was achieved at 240 ºC for 60 min with the addition of H
Pharmacokinetics of Ciprofloxacin in Broiler Chickens After Single Intravenous and Intraingluvial Administration
Authors: Ivanova Sofiya , Dimitrova Dimitrichka , Petrichev Metodi
Published: February 2017

The trial was performed on 10 clinically healthy Ross hybrid chickens, 5 from each gender, weighing 2.75-2.84 kg. The tested quinolone was applied at the same dose for both routes of application - 10 mg/kg of body weight. Ciprofloxacin hydrochloridum 5% solution for i.v. and 1% solution for intraingluvial treatment were prepared. In a crossover study design, ciprofloxacin hydrochloridum was administered as 5 % solution for i.v. bolus injection to broiler chickens and after 14 days as 1 % solution for intraingluvial administration into a crop to the same birds. Serum ciprofloxacin concentrations were assayed by HPLC with UV detection at a wavelength of 279 nm. After intravenous injection the following pharmacokinetic parameters were determined: t1/2β= 9.07 h; t1/2α= 0.36 h; MRT = 10.20 h and MRT = 10.75 h; AUC0→∞= 19.560 μg.h/mL and AUC0→∞= 19.843 μg.h/mL. After intraingluvial application parameters determined by the two pharmacokinetic models were as: t1/2α= 0.86 h; t1/2β= 7,20 h and t1/2β= 7.89 h; MRT = 12.67 h and MRT = 12.93 h; AUC0→∞= 11.340 μg.h/mL and AUC0→24 h= 11.973 μg.h/mL; Cmax= 2.841 μg/mL and Cmax= 2.638 μg/mL; Tmax= 0.48 h and Tmax= 0.39 h; t1/2abs.= 0.146 h; MAT = 2.47 h and MAT = 2.18 h; F = 57.91% and F = 63.89%. These results suggested that a dose of 10 mg/kg of body weight provides maximum plasma concentration ater intraingluvial administration and is effective in the control of many infectious diseases of poultry.
Research on Popular Music conducted at the Institute of Musicology of the University of Warsaw in 1953–2015
Authors: Gradowski Mariusz , Piłaciński Przemysław
Published: February 2017

The article presents a survey of research on popular music carried out at the Institute of Musicology, University of Warsaw. It discusses the contents of valuable studies undertaken at the Institute but still unpublished and kept at the Library of the Institute of Musicology. The authors’ aim has been to facilitate the exchange of ideas with other musicological centres conducting research on popular music, as well as providing other musicologists and scholars working in the field with an overview the research undertaken to date.

Popular music will be defined here as music composed in the 20th and 21st centuries, circulating in mass distribution in the form of various types of recordings, as well as performed in music clubs and at outdoor events; music that has its roots in jazz on the one hand and the youth revolution of the 1950s (the rise of rock and roll) on the other. We present a survey of B.A. and M.A. theses discussed under a number of key headings (jazz, folk, rock/pop, and electronic music, as well as works dealing with popular music in the context of research into musical culture at large). We also describe the University’s study framework, which was the original context for those texts.

Our survey of the library holdings reveals an unexpectedly large body of writings on popular music submitted for a degree at the Institute of Musicology, University of Warsaw. The research has already opened many doors, defined and more than outlined many fields of study, describing them in quite a detailed manner. This is obviously good news: the existing works pose new questions, highlight areas of controversy, and suggest new research methods. In due course, the research has also begun to yield PhD dissertations written on this subject at the Institute.
Music in Nazi-Occupied Poland between 1939 and 1945
Authors: Naliwajek-Mazurek Katarzyna
Published: February 2017

The paper is a survey of research on music in territories of occupied Poland conducted by the author in recent years, as well as a review of selected existing literature on this topic. A case study illustrates a principal thesis of this essay according to which music was used by the German Nazis in the General Government as a key elements of propaganda and in appropriation of conquered territories as both physical and symbolic spaces.
Inequality Rediscovered
Authors: Grewal David Singh , Purdy Jedediah
Published: February 2017

Widespread recognition that economic inequality has been growing for forty years in most of the developed world, and in fact has tended to grow across most of the history of modern economies, shows that the period 1945-1973, when inequality of wealth and income shrank, was a marked anomaly in historical experience. At the time, however, the anomalous period of equality seemed to vindicate a long history of optimism about economic life:that growth would overcome meaningful scarcity and usher in an egalitarian and humanistic period that could almost qualify as post-economic. This has not been the experience of the last four decades. In this intellectual history of the anomalous period, we trace the main lines of that optimism and its undoing.
Design and Numerical Analysis of a Forepart Rotation Vane for a Variable Nozzle Turbine
Authors: Yang Dengfeng , Lao Dazhong , Yang Ce , Hu Leon , Sun Harold
Published: February 2017

The influence of nozzle clearance on the flow field for a variable nozzle turbine, and moreover on the turbine stage performance was numerically investigated. Meanwhile, unsteady calculations were also performed to capture the shock waves which were induced by excessive acceleration of the exhaust gas. Aiming at improving the turbine stage performance and mitigating the shock waves, a forepart rotation vane was proposed and investigated in this work. The results indicated that by using the forepart rotation vane, the stage efficiency is increased by 6 % and the shock waves were eliminated successfully at small nozzle openings. Additionally, the intensity of pressure fluctuation that acts on the rotor blades was reduced by mitigation of clearance leakage flow and shock waves, which is beneficial for the reliability of rotor blades.
Sensory Neuron-Specific Deletion of TRPA1 Results in Mechanical Cutaneous Sensory Deficits
Authors: Zappia Katherine J. , O’Hara Crystal L. , Moehring Francie , Kwan Kelvin Y. , Stucky Cheryl L.
Published: February 2017

The nonselective cation channel transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) is known to be a key contributor to both somatosensation and pain. Recent studies have implicated TRPA1 in additional physiologic functions and have also suggested that TRPA1 is expressed in nonneuronal tissues. Thus, it has become necessary to resolve the importance of TRPA1 expressed in primary sensory neurons, particularly since previous research has largely used global knock-out animals and chemical TRPA1 antagonists. We therefore sought to isolate the physiological relevance of TRPA1 specifically within sensory neurons. To accomplish this, we usedAdvillin-Cremice, in which the promoter for Advillin is used to drive expression of Cre recombinase specifically within sensory neurons. TheseAdvillin-Cremice were crossed withTrpa1fl/flmice to generate sensory neuron-specificTrpa1knock-out mice. Here, we show that tissue-specific deletion of TRPA1 from sensory neurons produced strong deficits in behavioral sensitivity to mechanical stimulation, while sensitivity to cold and heat stimuli remained intact. The mechanical sensory deficit was incomplete compared to the mechanosensory impairment of TRPA1 global knock-out mice, in line with the incomplete (∼80%) elimination of TRPA1 from sensory neurons in the tissue-specificAdvillin-Creknock-out mice. Equivalent findings were observed in tissue-specific knock-out animals originating from two independently-generatedAdvillin-Crelines. As such, our results show that sensory neuron TRPA1 is required for mechanical, but not cold, responsiveness in noninjured skin.
Alternative Oxidase Transcription Factors AOD2 and AOD5 ofNeurospora crassaControl the Expression of Genes Involved in Energy Production and Metabolism
Authors: Qi Zhigang , Smith Kristina M , Bredeweg Erin L , Bosnjak Natasa , Freitag Michael , Nargang Frank E
Published: February 2017

In Neurospora crassa, blocking the function of the standard mitochondrial electron transport chain results in the induction of an alternative oxidase (AOX). AOX transfers electrons directly from ubiquinol to molecular oxygen. AOX serves as a model of retrograde regulation since it is encoded by a nuclear gene that is regulated in response to signals from mitochondria. The N. crassa transcription factors AOD2 and AOD5 are necessary for the expression of the AOX gene. To gain insight into the mechanism by which these factors function, and to determine if they have roles in the expression of additional genes in N. crassa, we constructed strains expressing only tagged versions of the proteins. Cell fractionation experiments showed that both proteins are localized to the nucleus under both AOX inducing and noninducing conditions. Furthermore, chromatin immunoprecipitation and high throughput sequencing (ChIP-seq) analysis revealed that the proteins are bound to the promoter region of the AOX gene under both conditions. ChIP-seq also showed that the transcription factors bind to the upstream regions of a number of genes that are involved in energy production and metabolism. Dependence on AOD2 and AOD5 for the expression of several of these genes was verified by quantitative PCR. The majority of ChIP-seq peaks observed were enriched for both AOD2 and AOD5. However, we also observed occasional sites where one factor appeared to bind preferentially. The most striking of these was a conserved sequence that bound large amounts of AOD2 but little AOD5. This sequence was found within a 310 bp repeat unit that occurs at several locations in the genome.
Variants of the Sir4 Coiled-Coil Domain Improve Binding to Sir3 for Heterochromatin Formation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Authors: Samel Anke , Rudner Adam , Ehrenhofer-Murray Ann E
Published: February 2017

Heterochromatin formation in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is characterized by the assembly of the Silent Information Regulator (SIR) complex, which consists of the histone deacetylase Sir2 and the structural components Sir3 and Sir4, and binds to unmodified nucleosomes to provide gene silencing. Sir3 contains an AAA+ ATPase-like domain, and mutations in an exposed loop on the surface of this domain abrogate Sir3 silencing function in vivo, as well in vitro binding to the Sir2/Sir4 subcomplex. Here, we found that the removal of a single methyl group in the C-terminal coiled-coil domain (mutation T1314S) of Sir4 was sufficient to restore silencing at the silent mating-type loci HMR and HML to a Sir3 version with a mutation in this loop. Restoration of telomeric silencing required further mutations of Sir4 (E1310V and K1325R). Significantly, these mutations in Sir4 restored in vitro complex formation between Sir3 and the Sir4 coiled-coil, indicating that the improved affinity between Sir3 and Sir4 is responsible for the restoration of silencing. Altogether, these observations highlight remarkable properties of selected amino-acid changes at the Sir3-Sir4 interface that modulate the affinity of the two proteins.
Studying the efficacy of fipronil (GR 0.2%) against European Mole Cricket, Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae)
Authors: Javadzadeh M. , Taghizadeh M. , Hosseini-Gharalari A.
Published: February 2017

The European Mole Cricket, Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae), is a key pest of several crops in different regions of the world, damaging seedlings, roots and tubers. The efficacy of fipronil (Regent ® GR 0.2%) @ 2, 2.5 and 3 g/m2 along with toxic bait of carbaryl (EC 85%)@ 20 g/m2 were assessed against this pest in the field based on a completely randomized block design. Based on Henderson-Tilton formula, on the third day after treatment, the efficacy of fipronil @ 2, 2.5 and 3 g/m2 and carbaryl bait was 16%, 30%, 47% and 53%, respectively; while on the third day after treatment, the efficacy was 22%, 48%, 64% and 81%, respectively. At present, carbaryl application is banned in Iran; therefore, fipronil can be a suitable substitute for this insecticide.
Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller, 1873), first record of an invasive pest in Hungary (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae)
Authors: Horváth D. , Fazekas I. , Keszthelyi S.
Published: February 2017

The invasive gelechiid moth, potato tuberworm Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller, 1873) was first recorded in Hungary (Komló, Baranya County) and Northern Croatia (Lug, Osijek-Baranja County) in December 2015. This quarantine species has not been reported from Hungary so far and it was known in Croatia only from the coastal region. The occurrence of Ph. operculella in the Carpathian basin is of great concern as this invader is able to cause negative impacts on the Hungarian potato cultivation. This occurrence of the species is one of the northernmost data in Europe so far.
Competitive inhibition of phytic acid on enzymatic browning of chestnut (Castanea mollissima Blume)
Authors: Li G.P. , Zhou D. , Kan L.N. , Wu Y.W. , Fan J.F. , Ouyang J.
Published: February 2017

The inhibitory effects of phytic acid (PA) on the browning of fresh-cut chestnuts and the associated mechanisms of PA on polyphenol oxidase (PPO) and peroxidase (POD) activities were investigated. The enzymatic browning of chestnut surfaces and interiors was suppressed by soaking shelled and sliced chestnuts in a PA solution. The specific activities of PPO and POD extracted from chestnuts declined due to inhibition by PA. PA was determined to be a competitive inhibitor of both PPO and POD by Lineweaver-Burk plots. The binding modes of PA with PPO and POD were analysed by AutoDock 4.2.
Rheumatoid arthritises biobankkal szerzett tapasztalataink: 204 beteg biológiai mintáinak és klinikai adatainak összevetése
Authors: Pál Ildikó , Pusztai Anita , Csomor Péter , Szekanecz Zoltán
Published: February 2017

Abstract:

Introduction: A biobank is a registry, which is suitable for the storage of biological samples (e.g. tissues, DNA, protein), genetical abnormalities and clinical data. Several biobanks have been created worldwide, which contribute to research and the better understanding of disease pathogenesis, genetical polymorphisms. Biobanking also helps to improve the efficacy of therapies. Aim: Our purpose was to create an internet-based biobank, in which laboratory test results, genetic alterations and related disorders of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients can be registered. This biobank would be able to make the research easier and it can help to improve our knowledge about diseases and it can inhibit loss of data. Patients and method: We have biological samples from 204 RA patients and we have entered their data in the biobank which can be found on the website http://rheuma.biobank.eu . Statistical analysis was performed by SPSS20 statistical programme. Results: By the creation of biobank that contains clinical data and biological samples of 204 RA patients, we have a database which can help to improve our knowledge about the disease and help to develop new treatment strategies. Conclusion: Biobanking is suitable to analyze blood samples and clinical data together. Orv. Hetil., 2017, 158(7), 270–277.
Checklist of the genus Quercus (Fagaceae) of Aguascalientes, México
Authors: Martínez-Calderón Víctor Manuel , Siqueiros-Delgado María Elena , Martínez-Ramirez Julio
Published: February 2017

Twenty-five species of Quercus were collected in the state of Aguascalientes, 11 members of Quercus sect. Lobatae (red oak) and 14 members of Quercus sect. Quercus (white oak). Ten species were newly recorded. Quercus potosina is the commonest and most widely distributed species in the state. Eight species were found only in a single municipality, Calvillo or San José de Gracia. The species of Quercus are mainly distributed in oak and pine-oak forest in the western part of Aguascalientes. The municipalities with the greatest numbers of species are San José de Gracia, Calvillo and Jesús María, while Aguascalientes, Asientos, Cosío, El Llano, Rincón de Romos, Pabellón de Arteaga, and Tepezalá have the fewest representatives. San Francisco de los Romo is the only municipality without any Quercus records.
DINAMIKA KONDISI OSEANOGRAFI MUSIMAN PERAIRAN SELAT SUNDA DARI ANALISIS DATA MULTITEMPORAL
Authors: Amri Khairul , Manurung Djisman , Siregar Vincentius P.
Published: February 2017

Tujuan riset ini adalah untuk mengkaji kondisi oseanografi musiman (sebaran suhu permukaan laut, konsentrasi klorofil-a, pola arus, dan salinitas) perairan Selat Sunda secara musiman. Kajian ini menggunakan data hasil pengukuran in situ dan data penginderaan jauh multitemporal tahun 2000, 2001, 2002, dan 2004. Analisis dilakukan secara visual dan digital untuk mendapatkan gambaran dinamik mengenai kondisi oseanografi musiman perairan Selat Sunda. Hasil yang diperoleh menunjukkan bahwa nilai sebaran suhu permukaan laut Selat Sunda sepanjang tahun bervariasi, di mana nilai berkisar antara 27,0 sampai dengan 30,5°C, lebih tinggi dibanding dengan nilai sebaran hasil pengukuran in situ. Salinitas berkisar antara 31,0 sampai dengan 33,7‰ dengan nilai terendah (31,0‰) pada musim barat, sementara salinitas tertinggi (32,7 sampai dengan 33,7‰) ditemukan pada musim peralihan 2. Sebaran klorofil-a berkisar antara 0,1 sampai dengan 2,0 mg m-3. Musim barat merupakan musim dengan kandungan klorofil-a terendah 0,1 mg m-3 dan musim timur merupakan musim dengan tingkat kesuburan perairan tertinggi (1,5 sampai dengan 2,0 mg m-3). Diduga peningkatan produktivitas primer yang sangat tinggi pada musim timur selain akibat aliran massa air yang kaya nutrien dari Laut Jawa, juga akibat dari proses upwelling pada mulut selat bagian selatan. The aim of this research is to study the dynamic of the seasonal oceanography condition (sea surface temperature, chlorophyll-a concentration, sea surface height anomaly, and salinity), of the Sunda Straits waters using in situ data and satellite multitemporal images until 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2004. The oceanographic data were analyzed using visual and digital analyze to find the dynamic features. Results show that sea surface temperature was fluctuated with seasons. The values ranging from 27.0 to 30.5°C were higher than in situ measurement. The Surface salinity varied with the value of 31.0 to 33.7‰. The Lowest salinity (31.0‰) was found of the west monsoon, the highest salinity (33.7‰) at the inter monsoon 2. The Concentration of chlorophyll-a (0.1 to 2.0 mg m-3) with the highest abundance at east monsoon. The high est concentration of chlorophyll a in east monsoon may be occurred by impact of nutrient transport from Java Sea and also by contribution of upwelling process in southern mouth of Sunda Strait.
ASPEK BIOLOGI IKAN KENYAR Sarda orientalis FAMILI: SCOMBRIDAE DARI PERAIRAN SAMUDERA HINDIA
Authors: Pralampita Wiwiet An , Mardlijah Siti , Chodriyah Umi
Published: February 2017

Ikan kenyar (Sarda orientalis), merupakan komoditi perikanan yang tergolong ekonomis penting, selain sebagai komoditi ekspor juga untuk memenuhi permintaan pasar domestik, namun data dan informasi mengenai ikan tersebut sangat kurang, baik data statistik, maupun data biologi serta potensi dan distribusi kelimpahan. Penelitian tentang aspek biologi kenyar hasil tangkapan dari perairan Samudera Hindia telah dilakukan. Selama ini penelitian khusus mengenai ikan kenyar secara mendalam belum pernah dilakukan di Indonesia. Menurut hasil penghitungan nisbah kelamin, perbandingan kelamin ikan kenyar jantan dan betina berada dalam keadaan tidak seimbang, dan didapatkan betina lebih banyak. Kisaran ukuran panjang (FL) ikan kenyar dari Samudera Hindia 17,0 sampai dengan 69,0 cm. Hubungan panjang bobot ikan kenyar bersifat isometrik, dengan demikian pertambahan panjang ikan kenyar, seimbang dengan pertambahan bobot. Komposisi kenyar betina selama bulan pengamatan didominasi oleh kenyar dengan tingkat kematangan gonad III dan IV, yaitu lebih dari 50% jumlah, hampir di setiap bulan pengamatan. Striped bonito (Sarda orientalis) is fishery commodity which has important economic value. However, there is still lack of data and information about the fish, not only in statistic data but also biology data, potent, and distribution data. Research on biology aspect of striped bonito Sarda orientalis from Indian Ocean waters was conducted. Intensif research in striped bonito (Sarda orientalis) has not been done in Indonesia. Based on calculation of sex rate, ratio of male and female kenyar is very unbalance where the female is much more then the male. The length rate of striped bonito which is landed in Binuangeun, Pelabuhan Ratu, Cilacap, and Kedonganan vary from 17.0 until 69.0 cm. The length weight corelation is isometric, indicate the more length the fish get, the more weight the fish get. The composition of in female striped bonito during the observation is dominated by the fish with gonate mature III and IV, which is more than 50% from all the fish that observed.
Associations between high levels of hostility and coronary heart disease in an open urban population among 25—64-year-old men
Authors: Akimova E V , Akimov M Yu , Gakova E I , Kayumova M M , Gafarov V V , Kuznetsov V A
Published: February 2017

Aim. To establish the associations of the prevalence of coronary heart disease (CHD) with high levels of hostility in the open population of 25—64-year-old men in an average urbanized Siberian town. Subjects and methods. A cross-sectional epidemiological survey was conducted in a representative sample of the electorate of a Tyumen administrative district among 1000 males, with 250 being in each of 4 life decades (25—34, 35—44, 45—54, and 55—64 years). There were 850 (85%) responses. Different forms of CHD were identified by standard methods (the WHO exertional angina questionnaire, resting EEG, and Minnesota coding) used in epidemiological surveys. Definite CHD (DCHD) and possible CHD were identified. A continuous survey method was used by self-filling out the WHO MONICA-psychosocial questionnaire to estimate the levels of hostility. Results. In an average urbanized Siberian town, the prevalence of high levels of hostility among 25—64-year-old men was 46.4% (age-adjusted rate). The high levels of hostility increased with age, peaking in the 55—64-year-old group. In the Tyumen male population aged 25—64-year-old, the odds ratio (OR) for coronary heart disease and high levels of hostility was 2.71; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.63—4.52 (p