bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The impact of prior psychiatric medical treatment on return to work after a diagnosis of breast cancer: A registry based study
Authors: Jensen Laura Schärfe , Overgaard Charlotte , Garne Jens Peter , Bøggild Henrik , Fonager Kirsten
Published: August 2017

Purpose: Breast cancer and psychiatric disorders negatively impact work life, both positively associated with unemployment and early retirement. Our purpose was to assess whether being prescribed psychiatric medication, 2–4 yrs prior to a diagnosis of breast cancer, could impact the likelihood of returning to work after cancer therapy. Methods: 16,868 self-supporting women, diagnosed with breast cancer in Denmark from 2000 to 2012, were identified from a population-based clinical database, then cross-referenced to data held for psychiatric medication usage, sociodemographics, and labour-market participation. The association between historic psychiatric medication and return to work was estimated using a modified Poisson regression model. ‘Return to work’ was defined as being self-supporting one year after diagnosis of breast cancer. Results: 16% of our cohort had used psychiatric medical treatment 2–4 years before their diagnosis. Sixty-three per cent of these individuals had returned to work one year later, compared to 69% of the patient group with no prior history of using psychiatric medication treatments. In the fully adjusted model, prior use of psychiatric medication diminished the likelihood of returning to work one year after cancer diagnosis (RR = 0.91 (0.87–0.94)). High income and older age were positively associated with returning to work; negative correlates included those related to disease severity. Conclusions: Historic use of psychiatric medication provoked a minor, although statistically significant reduction in the resumption of working life one year after a diagnosis of breast cancer. Implications for cancer survivors: Although historic use of psychiatric medication may incur a minor effect on working life, further research is needed on the long-term social consequences for sub-groups.
Surreptitious ethnography: Following the paths of Angolan refugees and returnees in the Angola-Zambia borderlands
Authors: Neto Pedro Figueiredo
Published: August 2017

Between 2012 and 2014, the study of Angolan refugees and returnees led me to conduct fieldwork in the Meheba Refugee Camp (Zambia) and along both sides of the border between Angola and Zambia. In the eyes of the involved authorities, however, not only was the moment not appropriate, the issues under analysis were not welcome either. The bureaucratic and institutional obstacles I found during fieldwork eventually led me towards more pragmatic strategies, sometimes challenging the common principles of anthropological methodology and ethics. Without any institutional support, being ‘on the move’, following the paths of my interlocutors or simply guided by their contacts, became not only the way to venture into their lives and understand their social and cultural reality, but turned out to be a tactic to preclude multi-sided control. In this article I will examine fieldwork challenges but also the kind of information gathered while conducting a surreptitious ethnography.
Development of thermally stable and hygienic colored cotton fabric made by treatment with natural coconut shell extract
Authors: Teli MD , Pandit Pintu
Published: August 2017

As far as the value addition of textile is concerned, flame retardancy of textile materials is considered to be one of the most important properties in textile finishing by both industries as well as academic researchers. Flame-retardant property with thermal stability was imparted to cotton by using green coconut ( Cocos nucifera Linn) shell extract, a natural waste source of coconut. Coconut shell extract was analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, energy-dispersive spectrometry and its phytochemical analysis was also carried out. The coconut shell extract (acidic after extraction) was applied in three different pH (acidic, neutral, and alkaline) conditions to the cotton fabric. Flame-retardant properties of the untreated and the treated cotton fabrics were analyzed by limiting oxygen index and vertical flammability. The study showed that all the treated fabrics had good flame resistance property compared to that of the untreated fabric. The limiting oxygen index value was found to increase by 72.2% after application of the coconut shell extract from alkaline pH. Pyrolysis and char formation behavior of the concerned fabrics were studied using thermogravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetric analysis in a nitrogen atmosphere. The physicochemical composition of the untreated and coconut shell extract treated cotton fabrics were analyzed by attenuated total reflection–Fourier transform infrared, scanning electron microscope, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. Also, treated cotton fabric showed natural brown color and antibacterial property against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. The durability of the flame-retardant functionality to washing with soap solution has also been studied and reported in this paper.
Design and development of functional fabrics with dust- and sound- absorbing properties
Authors: Shin Eun Joo , Lee Eun Nyeong , Choi Soon Mo , Sung Eun Ji
Published: August 2017

In an environmentally polluted environment, woven curtain fabrics that collect dust and pollen play an important health-protective role in interior decoration. However, devices or evaluation factors for measuring the dust adsorption ability of interior products have not been developed. To resolve this deficiency, we developed an apparatus that directly measures the dust adsorption and devised two test parameters (dust interrupting capability and fine dust adsorption capacity) for quantifying the dust adsorption. We also investigated the physical properties affecting the dust adsorption ability of fabrics with different denier weaves of air-textured yarns and draw-textured yarns, which adsorb dust in their fluffs and crimps, respectively. The air permeability and weight of the fabrics were strongly correlated with fine dust interrupting capability. The air permeability, dust adsorption, and interruption capability of the air-textured yarns largely depended on the loops formed by the overfeed rate in the weft direction. The strong sound-absorbing performance of the samples (especially at higher frequencies) was also obtained by loops, fluffs, and crimps of air-textured yarns and draw-textured yarns of fabrics. The best sound-absorbing performance was exhibited by S20, made from 760 D with many loops on the yarn surface.
Nudging and Boosting: Steering or Empowering Good Decisions
Authors: Hertwig Ralph , Grüne-Yanoff Till
Published: August 2017

In recent years, policy makers worldwide have begun to acknowledge the potential value of insights from psychology and behavioral economics into how people make decisions. These insights can inform the design of nonregulatory and nonmonetary policy interventions—as well as more traditional fiscal and coercive measures. To date, much of the discussion of behaviorally informed approaches has emphasized “nudges,” that is, interventions designed to steer people in a particular direction while preserving their freedom of choice. Yet behavioral science also provides support for a distinct kind of nonfiscal and noncoercive intervention, namely, “boosts.” The objective of boosts is to foster people’s competence to make their own choices—that is, to exercise their own agency. Building on this distinction, we further elaborate on how boosts are conceptually distinct from nudges: The two kinds of interventions differ with respect to (a) their immediate intervention targets, (b) their roots in different research programs, (c) the causal pathways through which they affect behavior, (d) their assumptions about human cognitive architecture, (e) the reversibility of their effects, (f) their programmatic ambitions, and (g) their normative implications. We discuss each of these dimensions, provide an initial taxonomy of boosts, and address some possible misconceptions.
‘Information’ and ‘intelligence’
Authors: Cocq Céline C.
Published: August 2017

The European Union (EU) has no powers to dictate to its Member States how to structure their criminal justice systems. But, it is a very good platform in which actors may think and work together in order to combat transnational crime by agreeing common legislation and actions. However, discrepancies remain with regard to definitions of key terms such as ‘information’ and ‘intelligence’ and also the distribution of competences between national authorities. These national discrepancies – highlighted by the analysis of a sample of EU Member States – lead to diverging methods and responses which may raise human rights issues and limit cross-border cooperation. A vertical and horizontal analysis, focusing on the definitions of the two terms provided in the different jurisdictions and on the way in which these definitions are influenced by the distributions of competences at the national level, calls for a more harmonized voice within the region.
Conjunctival leiomyosarcoma: A fairly common tumour in an uncommon site
Authors: Wadee Reubina
Published: August 2017

Background:

Leiomyosarcomas of soft tissue are malignant tumours that are not infrequently encountered in clinical medicine and histopathology. Such sarcomas of the eye are, however, a rare occurrence.

Purpose:

Herein, the histopathological features of a case of conjunctival leiomyosarcoma are described. A 38-year-old HIV-positive male, who was otherwise fit and healthy, presented with redness of his right eye and a mass of the conjunctiva. Clinically, he did not have any soft-tissue masses elsewhere in the body.

Method:

He underwent monoblock excision of the conjunctival mass which was confirmed histologically to be a leiomyosarcoma. Unfortunately, the patient had not returned for follow-up examination.

Conclusion:

The differential diagnosis of a conjunctival spindle cell neoplasm is broad. While a spindle cell carcinoma is the most likely tumour, other tumours must be borne in mind so as not to misdiagnose primary sarcomas in this unusual location.
Perspectives, Decision Making, and Final Mode of Delivery in Pregnant Women With a Previous C-Section in a General Hospital in Peru: Prospective Analysis
Authors: Lazo-Porras Maria , Bayer Angela M. , Acuña-Villaorduña Ana , Zeballos-Palacios Claudia , Cardenas-Montero Deborah , Reyes-Diaz Michael , Naranjo-Caceres Monica , Malaga German
Published: August 2017

Objective: Explore the perspectives, decision-making process, and final mode of delivery among pregnant women with a previous C-section (Cesarean section) in a general public sector hospital in Lima, Peru. Methods: A qualitative prospective study using semistructured interviews at two time points in the outpatient obstetrics and gynecology clinic of a public sector, university-affiliated reference hospital in Lima, Peru. Seventeen adult pregnant women with a prior C-section who were deemed by their attending obstetrician to be candidates for a trial of labor were interviewed. The first interview was between 37 and 38 weeks of pregnancy, and the second interview was 24 to 48 hours after delivery. Main outcome measures: Predelivery decision-making process and final mode of delivery. Results: Among the 17 participants, about half (9) of the participants stated that the physician explained that they had two approaches for delivery, a trial of labor after C-section (TOLAC) or elective repeated C-section (ERCD). Two women stated that their respective providers explained only one option, either an ERCD or TOLAC. However, 6 women did not receive any information from their providers about their delivery options. Of the 10 participants that decided TOLAC, 8 ended up having a C-section, and of the 7 patients that had planned an ERCD, 1 ended up having a vaginal delivery. Conclusion: Many participants affirmed that they made the decision about their approach of delivery. However, most of the participants that decided a TOLAC ended up having a C-section because of complications during the final weeks of pregnancy or during labor.
Divide-and-Conquer Density-Functional Tight-Binding Molecular Dynamics Study on the Formation of Carbamate Ions during CO2 Chemical Absorption in Aqueous Amine Solution
Authors: Sakti Aditya Wibawa , Nishimura Yoshifumi , Sato Hiroshi , Nakai Hiromi
Published: August 2017

Divide-and-conquer-type density-functional tight-binding molecular dynamics simulations of the CO2 absorption process in monoethanolamine (MEA) solution have been performed for systems containing thousands of atoms. The formation of carbamate anions has been widely investigated for neutral systems via ab initio molecular dynamics simulations, yet the present study is aimed at identifying the role of hydroxide ions in acid-base equilibrium. The structural and electronic analyses reveal that the hydroxide ion approaches, via Grotthuss-type shuttling, the zwitterionic intermediates and abstracts a proton from the nitrogen atom of MEA. We also estimated the fraction of reacted CO2 and carbamate formed at different initial CO2 concentrations that confirm a high absorbed CO2 concentration decreases the fraction of MEA(C) formed due to the abundance of MEA(Z) in the solution.
Normative Consistency: An Xstit Account
Authors: Payette Gillman
Published: August 2017

In this paper we take inspiration from a couple of authors on how to think about normative (in)consistency, and then show how to conceive of normative inconsistency in an xstit framework. One view on normative inconsistency is from von Wright, and the other from Hamblin. These two accounts share a conception of normative inconsistency, but their formal frameworks are very different. We propose a way to get the best of both views on normative inconsistency by using an xstit framework, mixed with a version of Anderson’s reduction of deontic logic to alethic modal logic. We consider variations on those ideas and relate it to a work of Ruth Barcan Marcus.
Clinical negligence litigation: balancing the interests
Authors: Tingle John
Published: August 2017

John Tingle, Reader in Health Law at Nottingham Trent University, discusses a recent report by the Medical Protection Society on the need to control the costs of clinical negligence litigation
Negative pressure wound therapy and nurse education
Authors: Cray Amy
Published: August 2017

Background:

there can be serious consequences for patients if negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is performed incorrectly and patient safety must be paramount. The existing literature was found to mainly concentrate on the use of the technology from the patient perspective. This article examines the opinions of nurses who apply the therapy.

Method:

five staff nurses from different areas with differing experience levels were interviewed in a semi-structured manner. The transcribed interviews were coded, sorted into themes and analysed.

Results:

the themes were: enhancing knowledge and understanding, managing problematic pumps, formalised and interactive training, and efficacy and healing. There was a lack of standardised training provided for the nurses interviewed. Overall the nurses were aware of the basic evidence behind the treatment but would have liked additional support in this area as well as some practical, less pressured training. This complements the existing literature.

Conclusion:

nurses are expected to learn difficult and highly specialised skills quickly within a busy ward environment, often with no prior training or preparation. As things can go wrong, with the potential for patient harm, it is vital that nurses get these skills right first time, but it is difficult to do this in a practical, fast and cost-effective way. There is scope for future research in the area and perhaps the development of an online training tool to assist nurses in understanding and undertaking a new procedure.
The water fluoridation debate
Authors: McGrady Michael G , Ellwood Roger P , Pretty Iain A
Published: August 2017

Water fluoridation schemes have been employed for over 50 years. Water fluoridation has been a source of continuous debate between those who advocate its use as a public health measure and those who oppose it. There have been no new fluoridation schemes in the UK for nearly 30 years owing to principally legislative, but also geographic, financial, and political reasons. However, in early 2008, the UK Secretary of State for Health promoted the use of water fluoridation schemes for areas in England with the highest rates of decay. This article, the third and final article of three, aims to discuss the arguments surrounding water fluoridation and its continued relevance as a public health measure.

Clinical Relevance: This article aims to provide an update for general practitioners for the background and the current status of the water fluoridation debate and to enable them to answer non-clinical questions raised by patients.
Archäologische Untersuchungen. Über Temporalität und Dinge
Authors: Stabrey Undine
Published: August 2017

Wie kommt die Zeit in die Archäologie? Menschen erkennen sich vor allem über ihre Dinge (Arte-fakte) und sind so mit sich selbst eine Zeit. Zeitgestaltung von Menschen ist bedingt und Archäologie ihre Geschichte. Undine Stabrey zeigt am Verhältnis von Mobilität und Erkenntnis, wie Vergangenheit als Geschichte entstehen und wie sich aus Fragen Wissen entwickeln konnte. Sie vermittelt, warum und wie ein Teil der Menschheitsgeschichte in eine Steinzeit, Bronzezeit und Eisenzeit verzeitlicht wurde.
»Plus Ultra« oder die Erfindung der Moderne
Authors: Jochum Georg
Published: August 2017

Mit der Erschließung der Ozeane und der Entdeckung Amerikas begann die Globalisierung in der Frühen Neuzeit. Georg Jochum stellt dar, wie diese Entgrenzung der Welt, die in der Devise »Plus Ultra« ihren signifikanten Ausdruck fand, zum Basisparadigma der Moderne wurde. Der ambivalente Charakter der okzidentalen Zivilisation zwischen emanzipativer Weltoffenheit und kolonialer Weltbeherrschung hat hier seinen Ursprung. Auch die gegenwärtige ökologische Krise und die zunehmenden Spannungen in der Weltgesellschaft sind ferne Folgen dieser Entgrenzungsdynamik. Auf diese historische und zeitdiagnostische Analyse aufbauend werden Wege der Transformation hin zu einer zur reflexiven Selbstbegrenzung fähigen, nachhaltigeren Gesellschaft skizziert.
Devoted! Frauen in der evangelikalen Populärkultur der USA
Authors: Sauter Monika
Published: August 2017

Die US-amerikanische evangelikale Populärkultur der Gegenwart macht Mädchen und Frauen vielfach verlockende Konsum- und Identitätsangebote. Am Beispiel von Keuschheitskultur, christlicher chick und sistah lit, Ratgebern für »gottgefällige« Selbstoptimierung und Aufrufen zum politischen Aktivismus zeigt Monika Sauter: Am Schnittpunkt von Religion, Konsum und Kapitalismus, hegemonialer Familienideologie, konservativer Politik und zivilreligiösem Patriotismus erweisen sich die Affektökonomien der Konstruktionen von Weiblichkeit als kulturell sehr wirkmächtig.
Demokratie als Gefahr für die Republik
Authors: Hildenhagen Jan
Published: August 2017

Mit der Präsidentschaft Donald Trumps ist die Frage, wie viel direkten Einfluss das »einfache Volk« im politischen Willensbildungsprozess haben sollte, auf beiden Seiten des Atlantiks präsent. Doch bereits der 7. US-Präsident Andrew Jackson polarisierte und wurde von seinen Anhängern als Kandidat des Volkes und Heilsbringer gefeiert, der gegen eine korrupte Elite vorgehen würde. Auf die Lehren antiker Autoren zurückgreifend und die Geschichte untergegangener Republiken als mahnendes Exempel vor Augen, warfen seine Gegner ihm jedoch vor, eine Gefahr für die Republik darzustellen. Jan Hildenhagen zeigt, dass diese politisch ambivalent diskutierte Frage damit nicht neu ist, sondern von Beginn an maßgeblich zur Demokratisierung der USA beitrug.
Taffe Kommissarinnen und emanzipierte Kommissare?
Authors: Tkotzyk Raphaela
Published: August 2017

Als »Ikonen starker Weiblichkeit« suggerieren TV-Kriminalkommissarinnen den deutschen Fernsehzuschauer_innen seit den 1990er Jahren, dass sie das tradierte Rollenbild, welches in den Medien vorherrscht und sich an traditionellen sozialgeschlechtlichen Zuschreibungen orientiert, durch ihr emanzipiertes To-have-it-all-#off("i")#Konzept durchbrechen können. Raphaela Tkotzyk untersucht anhand von verschiedenen Ermittlerpaaren der TV-Serien »Alarm für Cobra 11«, »Alarm für Cobra 11 - Einsatz für Team 2« sowie »Doppelter Einsatz«, inwieweit die fiktiven Charaktere traditionelle Geschlechterstereotypen aufweisen oder ob sie ein neues Rollenverständnis erschaffen. Dabei werden auch Aspekte der Kleidung und Sprache miteinbezogen.
Study on subclasses of analytic functions
Authors: Faisal Imran , Darus Maslina
Published: August 2017

By making use of new linear fractional differential operator, we introduce and study certain subclasses of analytic functions associated with Symmetric Conjugate Points and defined in the open unit disk 𝕌 = {z : |z| < 1}. Inclusion relationships are established and convolution properties of functions in these subclasses are discussed.
Unbounded solutions of an iterative-difference equation
Authors: Li Lin , Zhang Pingping
Published: August 2017

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have been considered in [Continuous solutions of an iterative-difference equation and Brillouët problem, Publ. Math. Debrecen, 78 (2011), 613–624], where λ, μ, a are real constants. In this paper, we continue to study the solutions not being included there, and further give the convex and concave ones. Finally, continuous solutions of this equation with an extra item were also given, which continuously depend on the parameter a.
Maximal perpendicularity in certain Abelian groups
Authors: Mattila Mika , Merikoski Jorma K. , Haukkanen Pentti , Tossavainen Timo
Published: August 2017

We define perpendicularity in an Abelian group G as a binary relation satisfying certain five axioms. Such a relation is maximal if it is not a subrelation of any other perpendicularity in G. A motivation for the study is that the poset (𝒫, ⊆) of all perpendicularities in G is a lattice if G has a unique maximal perpendicularity, and only a meet-semilattice if not. We study the cardinality of the set of maximal perpendicularities and, on the other hand, conditions on the existence of a unique maximal perpendicularity in the following cases: G ≅ ℤn, G is finite, G is finitely generated, and G = ℤ ⊕ ℤ ⊕ ⋯. A few such conditions are found and a few conjectured. In studying ℝn, we encounter perpendicularity in a vector space.
Effects of an eight-week stepladder exercise protocol on lower limb muscular strength of apparently healthy young adults
Authors: Olagbegi Oladapo Michael , Adegoke Babatunde Olusola , Christie Candice Jo-Anne , Bolarinde Olufemi Samuel , Jegede Joseph Adeiza
Published: August 2017

Purpose

Backward descent of stairs is associated with improved muscle strength and reduced joint stress, but the effect of back­ward ascent of stairs on lower limb muscle strength has not been reported. This study compared the effects of forward and backward stair climbing on lower limb muscle strength in apparently healthy young adults.

Methods

The total of 31 young volunteers were allocated to either forward or backward stair climbing group (n = 16 and 15, respectively). Dynamic quadriceps and hamstring muscle strength was assessed in addition to thigh girth at baseline and at weeks 4 and 8 with the use of the repetitive maximum method and tape measure, respectively.

Results

Between baseline and week 8, muscular strength in both groups (quadriceps: 14.4 ± 3.6 to 16.4 ± 3.4 kg; 14.0 ± 2.9 to 15.3 ± 2.7 kg; hamstring: 12.2 ± 3.2 to 13.4 ± 3.2; 11.7 ± 2.5 to 12.9 ± 2.7 kg) increased significantly (p < 0.05) while the increase in thigh girth was not significant (p > 0.05). The groups were comparable in all three measures post intervention.

Conclusions

Forward and backward stair climbing protocols are effective for improving the dynamic strength of the hamstring and quadriceps muscles of apparently healthy young adults. Thus, either protocol could be used for the improvement of lower limbs dynamic muscle strength.
Metropolitan governance(or not!) in Poland and the United States
Authors: Lackowska Marta , Norris Donald F.
Published: August 2017

In this paper, we address the issue of metropolitan governance by examining its current state and the factors responsible for that state in Poland and the U.S. We find that, despite numerous differences between the two nations, the state of metropolitan governance is quite similar in both. That is, neither country exhibits examples of well-developed metropolitan governance. What is even more interesting is that the factors responsible for this situation are quite similar in both countries. Our principal finding is that political factors (mainly having to do with citizens’ preferences and the resulting lack of support for metropolitan institutions) have prevented the development of metropolitan governance in both. Moreover, because of the strength of these political factors, the current state of metropolitan governance in Poland and the U.S. is not likely to change in the foreseeable future, even under the presumed pressure of economic competitiveness.
Performance of Different Apple Cultivars in a Young High Density Orchard
Authors: Rubauskis Edgars , Skrīvele Māra
Published: August 2017

The aim of the study was to evaluate the suitability of rootstock and cultivar combinations for high density orchards in northern climate conditions like in Latvia. In 2009, a trial was established with rootstocks M.9 and B.396 in combination with seven cultivars. The density of trees reached 2500 trees per 1 ha. The yields and the observed yield efficiency of all cultivars during the first four production years were larger on rootstock B.396. Also, average trunk diameter was slightly larger on this rootstock. On both rootstocks cultivars, ‘Gita’ and ‘Ligol’ had larger part of total yield formed on previous year shoots. These cultivars had more vigorous trunks as well. In the orchard at the given density, on both rootstocks thinner trunks and smaller yields were observed for cultivars with poor branching, like ‘White Transparent’ and ‘Konfetnoye’. ‘Rubin’ (Kazakh cv.) had low yield, this cultivar produces very large fruits on the ends of shoots. Lower average yields were also obtained for cultivars that produce fruits on spurs of older branch sections, like ‘Antei’ and ‘Kovalenkovskoye’. Summer cultivar ‘Konfetnoye’ had relatively smaller fruits. Rootstock B.396 and scab resistant cultivar ‘Gita’ showed best performance in the high density orchard.
Composition and Concentration of Phenolic Compounds of ‘Auksis’ Apple Grown on Various Rootstocks
Authors: Kviklys Darius , Liaudanskas Mindaugas , Viškelis Jonas , Buskienė Loreta , Lanauskas Juozas , Uselis Nobertas , Janulis Valdimaras
Published: August 2017

The trial was carried out at the Institute of Horticulture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry in 2013-2015. Cv. ‘Auksis’ was tested on 12 rootstocks: B.396, B.9, M.9, M.26, P 22, P 59, P 61, P 62, P 66, P 67, PB.4, and Pure 1. Accumulation of phenolic compounds depended on fruit yield and average fruit weight. On average, significantly lower concentration among rootstocks occurred when apple trees had abundant yield and fruits were smaller. On average chlorogenic acid constituted 50% and total procyanidins 28% of total phenols in ‘Auksis’ fruits. Flavonoid concentration most depended on rootstock and the highest variation was recorded. More than 50% difference occurred between the highest total flavonoid concentration in apples on PB.4 and the lowest on M.9 rootstocks. Low variability of total procyanidin concentration among rootstocks was observed. Differences between the highest and lowest concentration was 15%. Total concentration of phenolic compounds differed among rootstocks by 29-35% depending on the year. Differences in accumulation of phenolic compounds depended on rootstock genotype but not on yield or fruit weight. PB.4 and P 67 rootstocks had the highest, and M.9, P 62 and M.26 had the lowest concentration of total phenol in ‘Auksis’ fruits
“Sorrow is at the Bottom of Every Poets Heart”. A Hitherto Unknown Letter by Zbigniew Herbert On Ars Poetica
Authors: Skała Agata
Published: August 2017

The unknown letter written by Zbigniew Herbert contains the review of unpublished poems by an eminent skier Barbara Grocholska-Kurkowiak. The letter has no date, it was written between February 1955 and May 1958 or between May 1960 and March 1963, most probably in the year 1961. The author of Barbarzyńca w ogrodzie (Barbarian in the Garden) explained in the letter his guidelines concerning practicing poetry. His utterance can be comprised in the categories of normative poetry. Formulating the rules of creating and analyzing the artist’s status, Herbert established the principles partially consistent with what can be found in classical lectures on literary art. Herbert’s poetics is in many cases congruent with Horace’s Letter to Pisons. Herbert’s “letter on poetry” is the testimony of how persistently the poet expressed remaining in the conviction that the patterns of tradition cannot be underestimated, but they deserve special attention, the more of it, the less humility the artist can find in the world and in himself (still having some ironic distance towards his own conformism).
Juvenile growth of provenances and open pollinated families of four Russian larch species (Larix Mill.) in Swedish field tests
Authors: Karlman L. , Fries A. , Martinsson O. , Westin J.
Published: August 2017

Four Russian larch species; (Larix sukaczewii Dyl., L. sibirica Ledeb., L. gmelinii Rupr. and L. cajanderi Mayr.) were tested in combined provenance-progeny tests on three sites in Sweden. 29 provenances, two seed orchards and four seed stands-material were assessed for juvenile height growth and survival after five growing seasons in the field. Genetic parameters were also determined on the family level. The results show that provenances of L. sukaczewii originating from western Russia have the highest survival. Compared to the closely related L. sibirica, L. sukaczewii show better adaptation, a pattern that has also been observed in Finland and Iceland. Provenances of L. gmelinii from the Russian Far East demonstrate best juvenile height growth on all three sites. L. cajanderi from northern interior Siberia failed on all three sites. Both climatic and geographical variables showed strong correlation with survival and height. At this early evaluation it seems like provenances of L. sukaczewii can be transferred northward with satisfactory survival whereas southern transfer or transfer from strongly continental areas in Russia to the semi maritime climate in Sweden results in poor growth. CVA values suggested relatively high genetic variation in height for L. sukaczewii and L. sibirica. The heritabilities for height growth and survival were at this early evaluation generally low (h2 < 0.10) and often non-significant.
Prevalence of Risk Factors Among Women With Osteoporosis
Authors: Stajic Dalibor , Zivanovic Sandra , Miric Ana , Sekulic Marija , Djonovic Nela
Published: August 2017

Osteoporosis is a progressive bone disorder that can be influenced by many different factors. A cross-sectional study has been conducted with the aim to assess the prevalence of risk factors as well as to identify the possible causes of improvement of the disease. Th e study population consisted of 97 women older than 35 who had previously been diagnosed with osteoporosis. Dualenergy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) scan was used to determine bone mineral density (BMD) in order to assess the current state of the disease. Th e participants were asked to complete a standardized IOF (International Osteoporosis Foundation) questionnaire. According to BMD measurements, 24.7% of women had normal bone density while 18.6% had T-score lower than -2.5. Th ere was a statistically significant correlation between T-score and the history of previous bone fractures. Besides, a relatively high prevalence of certain risk factors (such as underweight, early menopause, oophorectomy, thyroid and parathyroid disorders etc.) was observed in woman with osteoporosis
Manufacturing of Biodegradable Scaffolds to Engineer Artificial Blood Vessel
Authors: Milosevic Maja , Mijailovic Nikola , Nikolic Dalibor , Filipovic Nenad , Peulic Aleksandar , Rosic Mirko , Pantovic Suzana
Published: August 2017

Blood vessels diseases such as cardiac infarction with coronary artery occlusion, peripheral arterial disorders, or stroke of carotid or cerebral arteries, are the leading causes of death in the world. One of medical procedures for clinical treatment of vascular diseases is the blood vessels grafting. As the autologous blood vessels, which are the “golden standard” for coronary grafting, are not always suitable for blood vessels grafting, there is a need to develop artificial blood vessels as a vascular prostheses, either from natural and synthetic materials, permanent synthetic or biodegradable scaffolds which would be suitable for vascular grafts. Considering this to be our study goal we made bilayered biodegradable polycaprolactone scaffolds with different properties and evaluated their morphological and biomechanical characteristics.
Fast RBC loading by fluorescent antibodies and nuclei staining dye and their potential bioanalytical applications
Authors: Al-Essa Mohamed K. , Melzer Susanne , Tarnok Attila , Hadidi Kamal A. , El-Khateeb Mohammed
Published: August 2017

This study was designed to load different antibodies (Abs) and a fluorescent dye onto the red blood cell (RBC) surface. We have used fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-conjugate anti-human Ab, CD22-PE (B-cell marker-phycoerythrin Ab), and 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) for insertion over the RBC surface. In a first step, conjugation experiments were performed: in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), RBCs were conserved and modified by succinic anhydride to create an additional -COOH group, and then activated with 3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide-N-hydroxysuccinimide (EDC-NHS) in 2-(N-morpholino) ethanesulfonic acid hydrate buffer for insertion of labeled Abs or DAPI. In a second step, fluorescence signals were evaluated by microscopy and the mean fluorescence intensities of cell lysates were measured by spectrofluorometry. The results showed clear evidence for adsorption of FITC- and PE-labeled Abs to activated conserved RBCs. DAPI was adsorbed well also to DMSO-conserved RBCs without the need for an activation step. The DMSO conservation step was enough to create reactive RBCs for insertion of specific Abs and fluorescent dyes. The additional modification by succinic anhydride and activation with EDC-NHS resulted in two- to seven-fold increase in fluorescence signals, indicating a much higher RBC loading capacity. These Ab- and fluorescent dye-functionalized RBCs have potentially high application in developing new biomedical diagnostic and in vitro assay techniques.
Effects of germination conditions on peptides accumulation in soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.)
Authors: Zou Y. , Hou X.
Published: August 2017

High levels of peptides can accumulate in tissues of legumes during germination. In this study, effects of germination conditions (pH, temperature, and time) on protease activity and peptides accumulation in soybean were investigated. The desirable level scope of parameters was used to further optimise germination conditions for peptides accumulation using response surface methodology. Results showed that protease activity and peptides yield were significantly influenced by pH, temperature, and time (P<0.05). The optimal pH, temperature, and time for protease activity were 5, 25 °C, and 6 days, respectively. Meanwhile, the optimal pH, temperature, and time for peptides content were 5, 30 °C, and 5 days, respectively. Box–Behnken design indicated the following optimal germination conditions: pH 4.8, temperature 29 °C, and time 5 days. Under these conditions, the highest peptides content (14.46 mg g–1 FW) in germinated soybean was obtained. The present study indicates that germinated soybean can be a valuable component of peptides-enriched foods.
Cogeime: 50 Anos de Labor Educativo
Authors: Lockmann Paulo Tarso de Oliveira
Published: August 2017

Pensando no Cogeime  e sua herança me vejo forçado a viajar no tempo, e expressar o que representa para mim tal data . E faço destacando como otimista que sou a memória do que me pode dar Esperança ( Lm.3,21). Deixo que as dores e frustrações que fazem parte da caminhada sejam rememoradas por outros. Começo sublinhando meu orgulho de ser Metodista de 3 gerações, acho que temos um senso demasiadamente critico e desvalorizamos muito o que já conquistamos nesta caminhada. Especialmente em relação a trajetória das nossas Instituições de Educação . Possivelmente por conta das crise que vivemos nestes primeiros anos do Século 21. Mas nós temos História com que nos orgulhar , o fato de ter vivido ministerialmente em 3 Regiões Eclesiástica, me permite avaliar melhor nossa contribuição . Faço isto numa leitura ministerial pastoral , pois é desde esta posição é que vejo e me situo como pastor e bispo da Igreja.
O Cogeime e o Cogeime/Sul
Authors: Timm Edgar Zanini
Published: August 2017

Imaginei que dar meu testemunho, na história de meio século do COGEIME, implicaria dizer da minha vivência e do meu sentimento e não apenas do que vi ou ouvi. Trago não só conteúdo da memória, mas sentimento de quem viveu momentos históricos intensos de reflexão, inovação e efetivo engajamento educacional em espaços proporcionados pela Seção Regional Sul, ou, como carinhosamente dizíamos à época, pelo COGEIME/Sul. Minha vivência se deu num período marcante na história da Igreja Metodista no Brasil. Particularmente, na sua teologia e prática educacional secular nas décadas de 1980 e de 1990. Discutia-se a aprovação, a implantação e o desenvolvimento do Plano para a Vida e a Missão da Igreja (PVMI) e suas Diretrizes para a Educação (DEIM) nas esferas secular, cristã e teológica.
ORIENTAÇÃO DE ENFERMAGEM AO PACIENTE COM MIASTENIA GRAVE
Authors: Koizumi Maria Sumie
Published: August 2017

A autora aborda a importância da orientação do paciente portador de uma doença crônica, cuja terapêutica medicamentosa exige participação ativa e responsável do paciente e de sua família. Cita as drogas comumente usadas, seus efeitos colaterais e os riscos do seu uso excessivo ou insuficiente. Enfatiza a importância do paciente estar consciente dos problemas decorrentes da doença e das formas de minorá-los, tendo como objetivo tornar o individuo o mais independente possível, dentro das suas limitações.
Avaliação da resistência residual de lajes alveolares em concreto armado em uma edificação industrial após incêndio
Authors: Ehrenbring Hinoel Zamis , Ortolan Vinicius , Bolina Fabricio , Pacheco Fernanda , Gil Augusto Masiero , Tutikian Bernardo Fonseca
Published: August 2017

RESUMO O concreto, durante exposição a elevadas temperaturas, caracteriza-se pela baixa difusividade térmica e incombustibilidade, resultando em desempenho satisfatório frente ao fogo. Todavia, constatam-se transformações químicas e físicas em seus componentes. A estabilidade do composto relaciona-se com a microestrutura, portanto consegue-se verificar a degradação do material através de técnicas avançadas de análise microestrutural. Neste contexto, o uso de ensaios no material, como a difratometria e fluorescência de raios X, mostrase atraente. Neste artigo, é descrita a inspeção de laje alveolar pré-fabricada de uma edificação industrial, a qual sofreu exposição às altas temperaturas provindas de um incêndio no subsolo da edificação. Avaliou-se o elemento estrutural através de ensaios de caracterização química, em diferentes espessuras da laje de concreto, estimando a temperatura alcançada em cada camada e, consequentemente, a perda de resistência do elemento estrutural. A partir dos resultados, constatou-se a temperatura de, aproximadamente, 700 ºC na superfície da laje e menos de 100 ºC nas camadas mais profundas. Estimou-se a redução na resistência à compressão do concreto na ordem de 25 % na camada de 20 mm e redução praticamente desprezável na região dos fios protendidos, atestando a segurança estrutural da estrutura após o sinistro.
Redemunho (Imagens)
Authors: Castilho João
Published: August 2017

Fotografias de João Castilho
A questão do mal em "Grande sertão: veredas" — um diálogo entre Tomás de Aquino e o jagunço Riobaldo
Authors: Do Amaral Roberto Antônio Penêdo
Published: August 2017

O artigo apresenta um diálogo entre as especulações mítico-religiosas de Riobaldo, o herói de Grande Sertão: Veredas, obra maior do escrito mineiro João Guimarães Rosa, e as considerações teológico-filosóficas de Tomás de Aquino acerca da questão do mal.
Kajian Tekno-Ekonomi pada Telehealth di Indonesia [Techno-Economic Study on Telehealth in Indonesia]
Authors: Ariyanti Sri , Kautsarina Kautsarina
Published: August 2017

Program telehealth di Indonesia dapat menjangkau masyarakat yang berada di daerah terluar dan perbatasan, dimana fasilitas pelayanan kesehatan belum merata ketersediaannya. Penelitian ini bertujuan memperoleh potensi implementasi telehealth di Indonesia dengan menggunakan pendekatan analisis dari segi ekonomi dan teknologi. Metode penelitian menggunakan pendekatan data kuantitatif yang didukung dengan data kualitatif. Perhitungan biaya program telehealth dalam penelitian ini direncanakan untuk puskesmas yang berada di daerah tertinggal di seluruh Indonesia dalam kurun waktu lima tahun (2016-2020). Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahwa biaya program telehealth untuk sektor kesehatan di Indonesia cukup besar. Biaya terbesar pada tahun keempat yaitu berkisar Rp 180 Miliar. Meskipun demikian biaya tersebut masih terjangkau dari anggaran pemerintah yang dialokasikan untuk Kementerian Kesehatan. Program telehealth juga dapat menjadi tonggak untuk implementasi Internet of Things di sektor kesehatan bagi masyarakat publik.  Maka dari itu, implementasi telehealth sangat mungkin diterapkan di Indonesia.*****Telehealth program can reach people in the rural area, where health service facilities are not yet equitable. This study aims to obtain the potential implementation of telehealth in Indonesia by using techno-economic approach. The research method uses quantitative data approach supported by qualitative data. The results of the study indicate that the cost of the telehealth program for the health sector in Indonesia is quite large, but still affordable from the government budget allocated to the Ministry of Health. In addition, telehealth can also be a milestone for the implementation of the Internet of Things in the health sector for the public. Therefore, telehealth implementation is very possible to be applied in Indonesia.
К вопросу о создании профессионального сообщества спортивных психологов в России (памяти В.А. Родионова)
Authors: Уляева Лира Гаязовна , Оболонский Юрий Владимирович
Published: August 2017

В статье представлен ретроспективный анализ зарождения, становления зарубежных и отечественных психологических обществ с начала XX века до наших дней. Авторы привлекают внимание о необходимости и важности возрождения профессионального сообщества спортивных психологов в России для развития как самой спортивной психологии, так и для развития организации, неформально объединяющей психологов и специалистов смежных отраслей российской спортивной науки.
Феномен девиантного поведения молодежи: психологический и социологический взгляд
Authors: Раднагуруев Булат Баторивич
Published: August 2017

В статье рассматривается феноменология девиантного поведения молодежи, представлены психологические и социологические теории, раскрывающие сущность и механизмы явления как девиация.
Командообразование: основы управления и роли в команде
Authors: Верхоглазенко Владимир Николаевич
Published: August 2017

В данной статье автор осуществляет теоретическое выведение типов команд и системы ролей в команде. Теоретические положения данного подхода прошли практическую апробацию во множестве тренингов по повышению уровня командного сплочения, которые автор проводил с коллективами компаний-заказчиков.
Некоторые аспекты формирования психологической устойчивости и психологического благополучия участников сборной вуза по легкой атлетике
Authors: Цыганенко Олеся Сергеевна
Published: August 2017

В данной статье предпринята попытка предварительной интерпретации хода исследования по решению задач комплексной психологической подготовки, формирования психологической устойчивости и психологического благополучия студентов – участников сборной МГТУ им. Н.Э. Баумана по легкой атлетике.
Оценка рисков экономической дезадаптации работающей и учащейся молодежи в контексте психологического содержания экономической социализации
Authors: Розумейко Ирина Сергеевна
Published: August 2017

В статье описаны представления об экономической адаптации индивидов. Проанализированы исследования современных российских ученых на тему экономической адаптации личности и рассмотрены их результаты. Рассмотрено понятие экономической социализации в контексте адаптации личности. Представлены результаты пилотажного эмпирического исследования отношения к деньгам молодежи как фактора экономической социализации в контексте рисков экономической дезадаптации личности. Объектом исследования выступает экономическая социализация студентов, предметом исследования является отношение к деньгам в группах учащейся и работающей молодежи как фактор экономической социализации молодежи. В результате эмпирического исследования были обнаружены различия между группами учащейся молодежи с опытом работы и студентов без опыта работы. Автор делает вывод, что в целом для молодежи характерны высокая значимость денег, стремление к экономии, тенденция воспринимать деньги как отражение их способностей и усилий, при этом работающие студенты в большей степени имеют отрицательное эмоциональное отношение к деньгам, а студенты, которые только учатся, чаще проявляют неадекватное отношение к ним. По итогам пилотажного исследования автор полагает, что риску экономической дезадаптации среди работающей молодежи в большей степени подвержены студенты, которые испытывают сложности в организации повседневной деятельности, чувствуют себя неспособными изменить складывающиеся обстоятельства. Среди учащейся молодежи к группе риска экономической дезадаптации можно отнести студентов, имеющих ограниченное количество доверительных отношений с окружающими.
Bio-economy as a concept of development strategies in the European Union
Authors: Adamowicz Mieczysław
Published: August 2017

The aim of the study is to present the concept of bio-economy and its development factors, as well as the analysis and evaluation of the use of the bio-economy concept in shaping development strategies in the European Union. Particular attention is paid to bio-economy as part of a sustainable development strategy, implementation of innovations and formation of smart specialization of regions. On the basis of available literature and documents of the European Union, as well as other institutions, bio-economy is presented as a new economic category, and bio-economy development factors and bio-economy itself are presented as a strategic planning tool. One of the key conclusions is the statement that bio-economy, which constitutes an important sector increasing in significance within the real economy, is a new interesting analytical and cognitive concept in economics and also a useful tool in strategic planning development.