bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Design and Development of Detector Simulator for Total Ionized Dose and ground checkout system of radiation monitoring instrument
Authors: Mahant Keyur , Bhatt Chintan
Published: November 2017

This Paper describes the simulator development for the Total Ionizing Dose (TID) measurement of radiation monitoring instrument. The TID Detector (UDOS001-micro dosimeter) is a compact hybrid microcircuit which directly measures Total Ionizing Dose absorbed by an internal silicon test mass. The developed detector simulator, simulates the equivalent Total Ionized Dose absorbed from the space radiation and Ground checkout simulator receive the data from Radiation monitoring Instrument through UART and process it for the functional verification of the Radiation monitoring Instrument, which is discussed in the paper.
Ceramic Matrix Composite Turbine Vane Thermal Simulation Test and Evaluation
Authors: Huo Shiyu , Yan Qun , Gao Xiang , You Yu
Published: November 2017

Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs) are primary candidates for advanced gas turbine engine application that require intense high temperature tests and validations. Before CMCs used in engine hot sections, a lot of tests need to be done, especially thermal test. A thermal test rig has been set up to simulate the engine turbine thermal environment. Propane gas is used to simulate the practical aviation fuel and compressed air with flow regulator is used as cooling media. The capabilities and limitations of the test facility have been calibrated and discussed in this paper. A CMC turbine vane with internal cooling path was tested on this burning rig. The results showed that the CMC vane could withstand the 1200 ℃ thermal cycling test but the coating was disappeared. It has been proved that such test rig and method could simulate the thermal boundary conditions of turbine vanes and blades.
Impact of Deposition Rate on the Structural and Magnetic Properties of Sputtered Ni/Cu Multilayer Thin Films
Authors: Karpuz Ali , Colmekci Salih , Kockar Hakan , Kuru Hilal , Uckun Mehmet
Published: November 2017

The structural and corresponding magnetic properties of Ni/Cu films sputtered at low and high deposition rates were investigated as there is a limited number of related studies in this field. 5[Ni(10 nm)/Cu(30 nm)] multilayer thin films were deposited using two DC sputtering sources at low (0.02 nm/s) and high (0.10 nm/s) deposition rates of Ni layers. A face centered cubic phase was detected for both films. The surface of the film sputtered at the low deposition rate has a lot of micro-grains distributed uniformly and with sizes from 0.1 to 0.4 μm. Also, it has a vertical acicular morphology. At high deposition rate, the number of micro-grains considerably decreased, and some of their sizes increased up to 1 μm. The surface of the Ni/Cu multilayer deposited at the low rate has a relatively more grainy and rugged structure, whereas the surface of the film deposited at the high rate has a relatively larger lateral size of surface grains with a relatively fine morphology. Saturation magnetisation, M
s, values were 90 and 138 emu/cm3 for deposition rates of 0.02 and 0.10 nm/s, respectively. Remanence, M
r, values were also found to be 48 and 71 emu/cm3 for the low and high deposition rates, respectively. The coercivity, H
c, values were 46 and 65 Oe for the low and high Ni deposition rates, respectively. The changes in the film surfaces provoked the changes in the H
c values. The M
s, M
r, and H
c values of the 5[Ni(10 nm)/Cu(30 nm)] films can be adjusted considering the surface morphologies and film contents caused by the different Ni deposition rates.
El papel social de la televisión ante el bullying. Análisis de la campaña “se buscan valientes” de Mediaset / The social role of television against the bullying. Analysis of Mediaset's campaign “se buscan valientes”.
Authors: Martínez Navarro Gema , Gavilán Bouzas Diana , Fernández Lores Susana
Published: November 2017

El papel social de la televisión en la trasmisión de valores en la infancia y la adolescencia ha sido alabado y criticado por igual. Algunos estudios señalan que la violencia infantil está altamente motivada por los contenidos violentos que los más jóvenes observan y aprenden en ella. Este aspecto resulta preocupante sobre todo cuando tenemos noticias del aumento en los últimos años de los casos de acoso escolar o bullying. En este contexto, el presente estudio tiene como objetivo poner de manifiesto el enorme valor social de la televisión como herramienta que permite denunciar, concienciar, apoyar, defender y trasmitir valores de no violencia entre los niños, concretamente se estudia su papel frente al acoso escolar o bullying. Para ello, se analiza el caso de la campaña “Se buscan valientes” del grupo Mediaset y las claves de su éxito y repercusión. A través de este caso se hace evidente que la televisión también es un excelente instrumento social de sensibilización y trasmisión de valores en la lucha contra el acoso escolar.
La radio comunitaria en el entramado mediático del Congo / The community radio in the media framework of the Congo
Authors: Munimi Osung Modeste
Published: November 2017

El artículo aborda el tercer sector de la comunicación y resalta los rasgos más definitorios de las radios comunitarias en la República Democrática del Congo. Desde una breve descripción panorámica de los medios de comunicación en el país africano, se destaca el papel del tercer sector de la comunicación en ese país para culminar con el rol de las radios comunitarias. A partir de las técnicas cuantitativas, los resultados de las investigaciones realizadas demuestran que las radios comunitarias actúan como valiosos medios de comunicación en la República Democrática del Congo, ya que contribuyen en la formación e información, la cultura, la alfabetización, el cambio social y desarrollo de la población, sobre todo en las zonas rurales.
Pregnancy outcomes are not altered by variation in thyroid function within the normal range in women free of thyroid disease
Authors: Veltri Flora , Kleynen Pierre , Grabczan Lidia , Salajan Alexandra , Rozenberg Serge , Pepersack Thierry , Poppe Kris
Published: November 2017

Objective

In the recently revised guidelines on the management of thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy, treatment with thyroid hormone (LT4) is not recommended in women without thyroid autoimmunity (TAI) and TSH levels in the range 2.5–4.0 mIU/L, and in a recent study in that particular group of pregnant women, more complications were observed when a treatment with LT4 was given. The objective of the study was therefore to investigate whether variation in thyroid function within the normal (non-pregnant) range in women free of thyroid disease was associated with altered pregnancy outcomes?

Design

Cross-sectional data analysis of 1321 pregnant women nested within an ongoing prospective collection of pregnant women’s data in a single centre in Brussels, Belgium.

Methods

Thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPO-abs), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free T4 (FT4) and ferritin levels were measured and baseline characteristics were recorded. Women taking LT4, with TAI and thyroid function outside the normal non-pregnant range were excluded. Pregnancy outcomes and baseline characteristics were correlated with all TSH and FT4 levels within the normal range and compared between two groups (TSH cut-off < and ≥2.5 mIU/L).

Results

Tobacco use was associated with higher serum TSH levels (OR: 1.38; CI 95%: 1.08–1.74);P = 0.009. FT4 levels were inversely correlated with age and BMI (rho = −0.096 and −0.089;P < 0.001 and 0.001 respectively) and positively correlated with ferritin levels (rho = 0.097;P < 0.001). Postpartum haemorrhage (>500 mL) was inversely associated with serum FT4 levels (OR: 0.35; CI 95%: 0.13–0.96);P = 0.040. Also 10% of women free of thyroid disease had serum TSH levels ≥2.5 mIU/L.

Conclusions

Variation in thyroid function during the first trimester within the normal (non-pregnant) range in women free of thyroid disease was not associated with altered pregnancy outcomes. These results add evidence to the recommendation against LT4 treatment in pregnant women with high normal TSH levels and without TPO antibodies.
Tissue-Specific Gene Inactivation inXenopus laevis: Knockout oflhx1in the Kidney with CRISPR/Cas9
Authors: DeLay Bridget D , Corkins Mark E , Hanania Hannah L , Salanga Matthew , Deng Jian Min , Sudou Norihiro , Taira Masanori , Horb Marko E , Miller Rachel K
Published: November 2017

Xenopus laevis is a classic developmental model, but its allotetraploid genome has limited our ability to perform genetic manipulations. The advance of...

Studying genes involved in organogenesis is often difficult because many of these genes are also essential for early development. The allotetraploid frog, Xenopus laevis, is commonly used to study developmental processes, but because of the presence of two homeologs for many genes, it has been difficult to use as a genetic model. Few studies have successfully used CRISPR in amphibians, and currently there is no tissue-targeted knockout strategy described in Xenopus. The goal of this study is to determine whether CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene knockout can be targeted to the Xenopus kidney without perturbing essential early gene function. We demonstrate that targeting CRISPR gene editing to the kidney and the eye of F0 embryos is feasible. Our study shows that knockout of both homeologs of lhx1 results in the disruption of kidney development and function but does not lead to early developmental defects. Therefore, targeting of CRISPR to the kidney may not be necessary to bypass the early developmental defects reported upon disruption of Lhx1 protein expression or function by morpholinos, antisense RNA, or dominant negative constructs. We also establish a control for CRISPR in Xenopus by editing a gene (slc45a2) that when knocked out results in albinism without altering kidney development. This study establishes the feasibility of tissue-specific gene knockout in Xenopus, providing a cost-effective and efficient method for assessing the roles of genes implicated in developmental abnormalities that is amenable to high-throughput gene or drug screening techniques.
The role of búshì in talk about everyday troubles and difficulties
Authors: Yu Guodong , Drew Paul
Published: November 2017

In this article, búshì in Mandarin Chinese is divided into Type 1 default use, that is, the negation bú shì, and the Type 2 marked use, that is, the confirmation búshì. These two different uses of búshì are different in their semantic meaning and pragmatic functions no matter whether they take the form of or are embedded in declarative or interrogative grammatical constructions. It is demonstrated that Type 2 búshì in declaratives is in fact a practice that enables its speaker to fulfil the task of premonitoring or telling an everyday trouble or problem, and, furthermore, analysis is done to find out how the co-participants respond, hence working together with trouble tellers to form a specific sequence organisation of everyday trouble alluding or reporting in Mandarin Chinese. Specifically, the troubles talk signalled or reported by búshì falls into two kinds. In one kind, búshì-containing turn construction units (TCUs) only alert or signal to recipients that a trouble may be forthcoming. In the other kind, the búshì-containing TCUs are themselves explicit reportings or tellings about a trouble. These two kinds of búshì-containing TCUs lead to different sequence organizations: the former develops into a full elaboration of the volunteered troubles, and the latter continues with solutions to the troubles. The present study contributes to understanding Mandarin grammar from a functional perspective.
Selenkonzentration im Serum und Glutathionperoxidaseaktivität im Vollblut bei gesunden adulten Pferden
Authors: Wolff Felicia , Müller Anja-Elvira , Moschos Anastasios , Köller Gabor , Bauer Achim , Vervuert Ingrid
Published: November 2017

Gegenstand und Ziel: Überprüfung des Selenstatus von Pferden anhand der Konzentration von Selen (Se) im Serum und der Glutathionperoxidaseaktivität im Vollblut (GPx) zur Ableitung von Referenzbereichen. Material und Methoden: Warmblutpferde aus zwei Betrieben wurden bis zu viermal im Abstand von mindestens 3 Monaten beprobt. Für einen Rassenvergleich fand in drei Betrieben einmalig eine Blutprobenentnahme bei Vollblutpferden, Islandpferden bzw. Kaltblütern statt. Daraus resultierten insgesamt 1167 Blutproben von 528 klinisch gesunden Pferden. Die-Se-Konzentration wurde massenspektrometrisch analysiert, die GPx-Aktivität in heparinisiertem Vollblut photometrisch gemessen und auf den Hämatokrit bezogen. Das Referenzintervall umfasst die zentralen 95% der Werte aller gesammelten Proben adulter (Alter > 1 Jahr) Warmblüter. Ergebnisse: Die Se-Konzentration im Serum betrug 96 ± 38 µg/l, die GPx-Aktivität im Vollblut 94 ± 40 U/ml Hkt (Mittelwert ± Standardabweichung; n = 1167). Bei 48% der Pferde ergaben sich Se-Werte unterhalb des aktuellen Referenzbereichs von 100–200 µg/l. Alter, Rasse, Standort, Fütterung und Jahreszeit hatten einen Einfluss auf den Se-Status der Pferde. Die Korrelation zwischen der GPx-Aktivität und der Se-Konzentration ließ sich mit der linearen Regressionsgleichung y = 0,73 x + 23,76 beschreiben (y = GPx-Aktivität, x = Se) und es bestand eine signifikante positive Korrelation von r = 0,7. Der aus allen Proben (n = 909) adulter Warmblutpferde berechnete Bereich zwischen 2,5%- und 97,5%-Perzentil betrug für die Se-Konzentrationen 34–167 µg/l und für die GPx-Aktivität 34–175 U/ml Hkt. Schlussfolgerung und klinische Relevanz: Aufgrund der hohen prozentualen Anteils gesunder Pferde, deren Se-Werte nicht im Referenzbereich lagen, scheint der bisher geltende Referenzbereich von 100–200 µg/l zu hoch angesetzt zu sein. Anhand der erhobenen Werte wird für die Se-Konzentration im Serum ein Referenzbereich von 70–170 µg/l vorgeschlagen. Als ergänzender Parameter lässt sich die GPx-Aktivität im Vollblut nutzen, für die ein Referenzbereich von 50–175 U/ml Hkt empfohlen wird.
A diacronia e a sincronia dos pronomes de primeira pessoa do plural "Nós" e "A gente" no português brasileiro e no português uruguaio
Authors: Pacheco Cíntia da Silva
Published: November 2017

Resumo: É importante analisar o percurso histórico da expressão lexical a gente até sua gramaticalização em pronome, com base na descrição diacrônica e sincrônica dos pronomes nós e a gente. Por isso, este estudo explica brevemente a origem do pronome a gente no latim e no português arcaico, estabelece uma comparação entre as gramáticas tradicionais e as descritivas, no que se refere à abordagem de nós e a gente, e explica sucintamente o funcionamento dos pronomes de primeira pessoa do plural no português brasileiro atual, no português uruguaio e no espanhol uruguaio, para que possamos entender melhor a complexidade desse fenômeno em termos de semelhanças e diferenças entre essas variedades linguísticas.Palavras-chave: variação nós e a gente; português brasileiro; português uruguaio.Abstract: It is important to analyze the historical trajectory of the lexical expression a gente until its grammaticalization as a pronoun, from the diachronic and synchronic description of the pronouns nós and a gente. For that reason, we briefly explain the origin of the pronoun a gente, in Latin and in archaic Portuguese, we compare the approach of nós and a gente presented on traditional grammars and descriptive grammars, and we succinctly explain the current functioning of the first-person plural pronouns in Brazilian Portuguese, Uruguayan Portuguese and Uruguayan Spanish, so we can better understand the complexity of this phenomenon in terms of similarities and differences among these linguistic varieties.Keywords: nós and a gente variation; Brazilian Portuguese; Uruguayan Portuguese.
Paragrafação e argumentação em cartas de reclamação escritas por alunos do ensino fundamental
Authors: Silva Leila Nascimento , Leal Telma Ferraz
Published: November 2017

Resumo: Neste artigo, busca-se verificar como a paragrafação e a argumentação se realizam em diferentes etapas do ensino fundamental. Participaram da pesquisa cinco turmas do ensino fundamental (3º, 5º e 7º anos), da Rede Pública de Pernambuco, que vivenciaram uma sequência didática relacionada ao gênero “carta de reclamação”. Analisaram-se 37 textos produzidos ao final das atividades. Os textos foram agrupados pela relação entre a paragrafação e a argumentação. Os resultados sinalizaram que os alunos são capazes de construir parágrafos e atribuir um sentido lógico a essa divisão. Em relação à argumentação, muitos conseguiram produzir justificativas e alguns até chegaram a contra-argumentar. No entanto, até mesmo aos alunos que já tenham um domínio maior nessa esfera – de forma intuitiva ou não – a escola precisa garantir um tempo pedagógico para ajudá-los a avançar em seus conhecimentos e a superar suas dificuldades.Palavras-chave: paragrafação; argumentação; cartas de reclamação.Abstract: In this article we to verify how the paragrafation and the argumentation take place in different elementary school. Five classes of elementary school (3, 5 and 7 years) of Pernambuco’s Public Network attended this research and experienced a didactic sequence involving gender “letter of complaint”. 37 texts produced at the end of the activities were analyzed. We grouped the texts by the relationship between the paragraphing and argumentation. The results signaled that the students are able to construct paragraphs and assign a logical sense of this division. Regarding the argument, many are able to produce justifications and some of them even to argue. Even the students demonstrating to possess such knowledge, either intuitively or unconsciously, the school needs to ensure a teaching time to help them advance in their knowledge and overcome their difficulties.Keywords: paragraphing; argumentation; complain letter.
Review of Indirect Action: Schizophrenia, Epilepsy, AIDS, and the Course of Health Activism
Authors: Hilton Leon J.
Published: November 2017

No abstract available.
Review of New Body Politics: Narrating Arab and Black Identity in the Contemporary United States
Authors: Kafer Alison
Published: November 2017

No abstract available.
Work, Disability and Social Control: Occupational medicine and Political Intervention in Franco's Spain (1938-1965)
Authors: Mart Jos
Published: November 2017

Work was given an important position within the political programme of General Franco's dictatorship, which considered work to be a fundamental factor for economic development and a means by which the regime could exercise its power. Thus work became an essential, pivotal element on which Spanish social policy was organised. Disability, considered to be an obstacle to the correct performance of the work activity, arose as a phenomenon that had to be included in the general measures aimed at regulating and controlling the performance of the productive tasks. Proof of this can be seen in the steps adopted regarding health and safety in the factories and the recovery of victims of accidents that had occurred at work.The aim of this article is to explore these interventions and use them to show how disability was used as a vehicle to implement steps aimed at disciplining the population as a whole. Using legislative documents, general and professional press and propaganda pamphlets as the main sources, this article shows how the discourse generated in relation to occupational medicine represented an essential route, not only for developing a medical model of disability in Spain, but also for exercising a specific form of biopolitics.
Reinternamentos Hospitalares num Serviço de Pedopsiquiatria: Taxa de Readmissão e Fatores de Risco
Authors: Mendes Patricia , Fonseca Maria , Aguiar Inês , Pangaio Nuno , Araújo Manuela , Confraria Luísa , Queirós Otília , Saraiva Joana , Monteiro Pedro , Guerra João
Published: November 2017

Introdução: A maioria das perturbações mentais tem uma evolução crónica pelo que certos reinternamentos são inevitáveis. Vários estudos indicam taxas de reinternamento pedopsiquiátrico superiores a 25%. O nosso objetivo é calcular as taxas de readmissão no internamento pedopsiquiátrico do Centro Hospitalar do Porto a 30 dias e um ano após a alta, e identificar os fatores de risco associados.Material e Métodos: A metodologia consistiu na consulta dos processos clínicos dos doentes internados na Unidade de Internamento do Centro Hospitalar do Porto entre 2010 e 2013, a fim de calcular as taxas de readmissão. Foram também recolhidas as características demográficas e clínicas dos doentes readmitidos. Finalmente, os resultados do grupo de doentes reinternados foram comparados com um segundo grupo de doentes selecionados aleatoriamente e sem readmissões hospitalares, a fim de investigar possíveis fatores de risco para reinternamentos.Resultados: Um total de 445 doentes foi admitido entre 2010 e 2013. Seis adolescentes foram readmitidos no período de 30 dias (1,3%) e 52 foram readmitidos nos 12 meses após a alta (11,5%). A análise comparativa revelou que a duração do internamento e o número de internamentos anteriores são preditores significativos (p = 0,04 e p = 0,014) para reinternamento.Discussão: As baixas taxas de readmissão podem refletir não só a eficácia da intervenção terapêutica durante o internamento como também um bom suporte clínico e sociofamiliar após a alta.Conclusão: Os reinternamentos são considerados um alvo fundamental quanto à prevenção e intervenção nos cuidados de saúde mental. Assim, o conhecimento sobre a sua minimização é crucial.
Functional Expression and Characterization of the Recombinant N-acetyl-glucosamine/N-acetyl-galactosamine-Specific Marine Algal Lectin BPL3
Authors: Hwang Hyun-ju , Han Jin-Woo , Kim Gwang Hoon , Han Jong Won
Published: November 2017

Lectins, characterized by their carbohydrate-binding ability, have an extensive practical application. However, their industrial use is limited by low yields, and few active recombinant lectins have been reported. In this study, the algal lectin BPL-3 (Bryopsis plumosa lectin 3) was successfully produced using a bacterial expression system, BL21(DE3), with an artificial repeated structure (dimeric construct). Recombinant dimeric BPL3 (rD2BPL3) was confirmed by LC-MS/MS spectrometry. Expression efficiency was greater for the construct with the repeat structure (rD2BPL3) than the monomeric form (rD1BPL3). Optimal conditions for expression were 1 mM IPTG at 20 °C. Recombinant lectin was purified under denaturing conditions and refolded by the flash dilution method. Recombinant BPL3 was solubilized in 1× PBS containing 2 M urea. rD2BPL3 showed strong hemagglutination activity using human erythrocytes, similar to that of native BPL3. rD2BPL3 had a similar sugar specificity to that of the native protein, i.e., to N-acetyl-glucosamine (GlcNAc) and N-acetyl-galactosamine (GalNAc). Glycan array results showed that recombinant BPL3 and native BPL3 exhibited different binding properties. Both showed weak binding activity to α-Man-Sp. Native BPL3 showed strong binding specificity to the alpha conformation of amino sugars, and rD2BPL3 had binding activity to the beta conformation. The process developed in this study was suitable for the quality-controlled production of high amounts of soluble recombinant lectins.
Pengenalan Wajah Secara Real Time Menggunakan Metode Camshift dan Operator Erosi Berdasarkan Citra Wajah
Authors: Sultoni Sultoni , Hariyanto Rudy
Published: November 2017

Facial recognition is a research topic that is quite a lot done by researchers in recent decades, because many benefits in this study such as security system and survelliance. This research is a development or modification of previous research. Where previous research used camhshift method for detection and tracking, in this research is by performing erosion operators on the detection and tracking process using camshift. Based on the results of the test produced a fairly good accuracy and with a fairly fast computation time. So that the future can be applied to enter attendance attendance system or to masku secret room by doing engineering such as merging with microcontroller and so on, so the benefits can be more felt.
Modeling the Three Phases of the Soaking Kinetics of Seeds
Authors: da Silva Anderson R. , Leão‐Araújo Érica F. , Rezende Brunna R. , dos Santos Wilhan V. , Santana Hygor A. , Silva Suéllen C.M. , Fernandes Nayara A. , Costa Divino S. , de Mesquita Júlio C.P.
Published: November 2017

Core Ideas

The soaking kinetics of seeds of six cultivated species was modeled.

Morphological and physical properties of seeds affected the water absorption.

Two models were adapted in order to capture the third phase of the soaking process.

Several models can be used to describe the seed soaking curve, which, under optimal conditions, occurs according to a three‐phase pattern. Among these models, the Peleg model stands out by its wide use. However, phase III (of germination itself) is not captured by this and other common models in seed soaking curves. The soaking curves of pea (Pisum sativum L.), lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.), onion (Allium cepa L.), welsh onion (A. fistulosum L.), maize (Zea mays L.), and millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] seeds, diverging for physical and morphological properties, were obtained with the following objectives: (i) to propose models to fully describe the kinetics of soaking of seeds, capturing the three stages of the process; (ii) to identify the most appropriate model for each species; (iii) to identify the phases of the soaking process; (iv) to relate physical and morphological properties of seeds, such as bulk density, sphericity, with the soaking kinetics. Five models were fitted: third degree polynomial, Peleg model, logistic model, an adaptation of the logistic model and an adaptation of the Peleg model, both adaptations with the addition of an exponential term with two parameters. The species P. sativum (pea) and L. culinares (lentil) did not present the third stage of the process. In this case, the Peleg model shall be used. On the other hand, the other species presented the three phases. The adaptation of the Peleg equation was quite effective in modeling the seed soaking curve of those species. The water absorption capacity is negatively correlated with the seed's sphericity and density.
The Sardinian Puzzle: Concentration of Major Psychoses and Suicide in the Same Sub-Regions Across One Century
Authors: Bocchetta Alberto , Traccis Francesco
Published: November 2017

Background:

Sardinia, the second largest Mediterranean island has long been considered a privileged observatory for the study of several medical conditions. The peculiar epidemiology of mood disorders and suicide across Sardinian sub-regions has long intrigued clinicians and researchers.

Objective:

The principal aim of the present study was to test whether the geographical distribution of suicides committed in Sardinian over the last three decades are comparable with the geographical origin of patients hospitalized up to half a century ago.

Method:

The distribution of the municipalities of origin of the patients hospitalized in Sardinia between 1901 and 1964 for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression was reanalyzed and compared with the distribution of municipalities where suicides were committed between 1980 and 2013. Data were also analyzed by the altitude above the sea level and by the population size of the municipalities.

Results:

There was a significant variation of hospitalization and suicide rates across Sardinian sub-regions. The sub-regions of origin of the patients hospitalized for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder correlated with each other (P= 0.047). Both hospitalizations and suicides were more incident in municipalities with a higher altitude and a smaller population size. The incidence of hospitalizations and suicides correlated significantly with each other both at the municipality (P= 1.86 x 10-7) and at the sub-region level (P= 1.71 x 10-7).

Conclusion:

The present study confirms the peculiar geographical distribution of major psychoses and suicide in Sardinia. The two phenomena appear to have been correlated for as long as one century.
Grading Class I Preparations in Preclinical Dental Education: E4D Compare Software vs. the Traditional Standard
Authors: Sly Marilia M. , Barros Juliana A. , Streckfus Charles F. , Arriaga Dianna M. , Patel Shalizeh A.
Published: November 2017

The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of a novel assessment software system with the traditional grading protocol used in the University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston operative dentistry preclinical curriculum. In the study, conducted in 2016, 98 Class I preparations were evaluated both traditionally and digitally by two teams of calibrated preclinical faculty members (two evaluators for each team). Scores from each faculty pair were averaged for the traditional and the digital grading systems, and the scores for the two grading systems were compared. The analysis found no significant difference between the two grading systems with respect to isthmus width (p=0.073) and remaining marginal ridge (p=0.5841), but there was a significant difference with respect to pulpal floor depth assessment (p<0.0001). The data suggested that both grading techniques can be used with repeatable confidence for two out of three grading criteria: isthmus width and remaining marginal ridge. In addition, the software offers a self‐assessment tool for students to perfect their psychomotor skills while promoting independence and immediate feedback.
Canaã dos Carajás: um laboratório sobre as circunstâncias da urbanização, na periferia global e no alvorecer do século XXI
Authors: Cardoso Ana Cláudia Duarte , Cândido Lucas Souto , Melo Ana Carolina Campos de
Published: November 2017

Este artigo aborda o processo de crescimento urbano de Canaã dos Carajás, jovem cidade amazônica. A análise é estruturada dialeticamente segundo a interpretação lefebvriana de níveis da realidade social. O nível global captura o impacto de atividades capital-intensivas (mineração, pecuária e monocultura) na conexão entre o local de produção e o mercado global; o nível misto explica como a urbanização inspirada em processos globais foi mediada por grupos sociais locais; e o nível local revela como pontos cegos na compreensão dos processos em curso comprometem o fortalecimento da diversidade e levam à exclusão dos grupos sociais que mais dependem da terra e da natureza viva. Conclui-se que é necessário articular formulações contemporâneas sobre urbanização aos estudos sobre urbanização brasileira, a fim de explicitar a forma seletiva como as modernizações acontecem e se constituem em novas formas de colonização, sempre que as oportunidades econômicas elaboram as questões socioambientais de modo conservador.
O papel das tecnologias de comunicação e informação (TIC) no urbano do século XXI e na emergência dos novos movimentos sociais:
Authors: Giaretta Juliana Barbosa Zuquer , Di Giulio Gabriela Marques
Published: November 2017

A emergência das Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação (TIC) tem alterado os modos de vida e as relações entre os indivíduos no espaço urbano. Experiências registradas no mundo têm mostrado que os indivíduos, ao se organizarem em grupos e trocarem informações em rede, agindo como actantes, experienciam novos movimentos sociais urbanos, difundem práticas de interação colaborativas e criativas e provocam uma participação mais ativa, que busca superar os limites da esfera opinativa e consultiva. Na megacidade de São Paulo, essas iniciativas também ganham repercussão. Neste artigo são analisadas algumas dessas experiências, buscando refletir a respeito de como as TIC têm sido apropriadas na reivindicação do direito à cidade por meio da mobilização de recursos e estratégias de organização e ação dos cidadãos inseridos nesses novos movimentos.
The political economy of misusing income distribution in the electoral process: A biased pluralism approach
Authors: Prascevic Aleksandra
Published: November 2017

This paper examines the consequences of distribution of income on election
results in conditions of biased pluralism and a small-scale electorate, when
the results of the democratic electoral process are compromised due to
electoral corruption. The paper discusses the most important concepts of
political economy and political theory connected to achieving electoral
victory through distribution and misuse of economic resources, focusing on
identifying the conditions under which a democratic political system serves
organized interest groups and not the majority; i.e., biased pluralism.
Despite the formal equality of all voters, there are significant differences
in their actual impact on election results. The democratic election process
is put into question by the fact that the electorate is small and candidates
have access to income that can be used to buy off ?privileged? voters through
discretionary allocation of funds and the economic results generated by such
distribution. Faced with the corrupt practice of the incumbent, the
opposition candidate is driven to a similar position to gain the support of
?privileged? voters and win the election for the opposition. The economic and
political result is that the free vote and political competition are
compromised, resulting in a political hybrid, the semiauthoritarian regime.
This paper provides a mathematical optimization model in which a
hierarchically based organization is used as an approximation of society. In
the model, differences in the position of members of the organization are
similar to differences between voters in the electorate. The particle swarm
optimization (PSO) method is used to calculate the amount of electoral
bribes. The paper also uses game theory to provide an example of voting for
the person who will manage the organization. The formal game between the
incumbent and the opposition candidate is presented with a discussion of the
various results of the game.
Analysis of the WCLL European demo blanket concept in terms of activation and decay heat after exposure to neutron irradiation
Authors: Stankunas Gediminas , Tidikas Andrius
Published: November 2017

This comparative paper describes the activation and decay heat calculations
for water-cooled lithium-lead performed part of the EURO fusion WPSAE
programme and specifications in comparison to other European DEMO blanket
concepts on the basis of using a three-dimensional neutronics calculation
model. Results are provided for a range of decay times of interest for
maintenance activities, safety and waste management assessments. The study
revealed that water-cooled lithium-lead has the highest total decay heat at
longer decay times in comparison to the helium-cooled design which has the
lowest total decay heat. In addition, major nuclides were identified for
water-cooled lithium-lead in W armour, Eurofer, and LiPb. In addition, great
attention has been dedicated to the analysis of the decay heat and activity
both from the different water-cooled lithium-lead blanket modules for the
entire reactor and from each water-cooled lithium-lead blanket module
separately. The neutron induced activation and decay heat at shutdown were
calculated by the FISPACT code, using the neutron flux densities and spectra
that were provided by the preceding MCNP neutron transport calculations.
A differential-integral transform method for solving the 1-D heat diffusion equation
Authors: Liu Chun , Zhong Weiping , Ren Hao , Wu Ben , Xia Tongqiang
Published: November 2017

In this paper, we address a new computational method, which is called the
differential-integral transform method, to handle the 1-D diffusion
equation.
Association of health determinants and depressive symptoms with tooth loss in the Serbian adult population: A cross-sectional study
Authors: Cankovic Dusan , Cankovic Milos , Ukropina Snezana , Mijatovic-Jovanovic Vesna , Cankovic Sonja
Published: November 2017

Background/Aim. Oral diseases appear to be the major risk factors for tooth loss, but social factors and other determinants could play an important role as well. The aim of this study was to determine whether the possible independent sociodemographic risk factors and depressive disorders could contribute to the tooth loss in the adult population of Serbia. Methods. This cross-sectional study analysed the 2013 National Health Survey results for the population of Serbia (without the data for Kosovo and Metohia population). The sample was selected to provide the statistically reliable estimates at the national level. Study included 13,519 adults of 20 years of age, or above. The mean age of participants was 49.9 years including 6,998 (51.8%) females and 6,518 (48.2%) males. The number of missing teeth was dependent variable while the independent variables were: gender, age, marital status, education, employment status, Wealth Index, smoking status, body mass index (BMI), milk and milk products intake, fruit intake excluding juices, vegetable and salad intake (excluding potato), and depression. To measure the current depression, the standardized and validated the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-8 score was used. Edentulism (complete or partial) was defined as a loss of natural teeth. In order to determine the predictors of tooth loss, the bivariate and multivariate logistic regression models were implemented for all types of tooth loss. Results. The significant differences were observed among the categories of edentulism in relation to independent variables except vegetable and salad intake. The prevalence of all missing teeth was highest in the females, the respondents with a low level of education, inactive, underweight (BMI < 18.5) and respondents with moderately severe depressive episodes (PHQ-8 score 15 to 19). In the multivariate model, we found that the demographic factors (age, living with a partner), socioeconomic factors (primary and secondary education, Wealth Index), smoking, BMI, the PHQ-8 score and the depressive symptoms were significantly associated with partial tooth loss. Conclusion. Study demonstrated that sociodemographic and lifestyle factors as well as the symptoms of depresssion are also important factors related to the tooth loss. This study can help to advance the need for health programs focusing on education, smoking cessation, dietary habits as well as regular visits to the dentist.
Preventing Diabetes in Primary Care: Providers’ Perspectives About Diagnosing and Treating Prediabetes
Authors: Kandula Namratha R. , Moran Margaret R. , Tang Joyce W. , O’Brien Matthew J.
Published: November 2017

IN BRIEF Offering patient-centered care to prevent diabetes will require collaborative decision-making between patients with prediabetes and their health care providers. From the perspective of primary care providers, prediabetes detection should be targeted to patients who are most likely to benefit from diagnosis and treatment. Improving access to lifestyle intervention programs and educating providers about evidence-based treatments for prediabetes and how to effectively discuss treatment options with patients may improve both providers’ and patients’ engagement in diabetes prevention.
Lung lobe torsion in seven juvenile dogs
Authors: Latimer Christian R. , Lux Cassie N. , Sutton Jessie S. , Culp William T. N.
Published: November 2017

CASE DESCRIPTION 7 juvenile (< 12 months old) dogs with lung lobe torsion were evaluated.

CLINICAL FINDINGS All patients were male; breeds included Pug (n = 5), Chinese Shar-Pei (1), and Bullmastiff (1). Dyspnea and lethargy were the most common initial complaints, with a duration of clinical signs ranging from 1 to 10 days. A CBC showed leukocytosis and neutrophilia in all dogs. Anemia was present in 6 dogs, 2 of which received packed RBC transfusions. The diagnosis was made on the basis of results of thoracic radiography, CT, ultrasonography, or a combination of modalities. The left cranial lung lobe was most commonly affected (n = 4), followed by the right middle lung lobe (2) and the right cranial lung lobe (1).

TREATMENT AND OUTCOME A lateral intercostal thoracotomy with lobectomy of the affected lobe was performed in all patients. All dogs survived to be discharged between 1 and 2 days postoperatively. Six of 7 owners contacted for follow-up information 7 to 170 months after discharge reported satisfaction with the treatment and no apparent signs of recurrence of disease.

CLINICAL RELEVANCE The juvenile patients of this report were successfully treated surgically with no apparent complications. Clinicians should be aware of the possibility of lung lobe torsion when evaluating young dogs with clinical signs related to the respiratory system, including those with vague signs, to avoid undue delays in treatment.
Kebijakan Pengelolaan Warisan Budaya Ditinjau dari Undang-Undang Nomor 11 Tahun 2010 (Perihal Pemberian Insentif dan Kompensasi)
Authors: Surbakti Karyamantha
Published: November 2017

Several articles of various legal provisions outside Statutory of Cultural Heritage No. 11/2010 concerning cultural heritage have mentioned the issue of incentives and compensation. The incentives and compensation here is given by the government when the public has an cultural heritage objects. The government provides relief by not imposing tax status to the communities that have cultural heritage in the form of sites or buildings. The purpose of this conceptual framework is to identify and recognize how the government seeks to pay attention to aspects of participating communities to protect and preserved cultural heritage. The approached adopted in this study is literature review, using Statutory of land and bulding tax No.12/1994 and the regulation of Public Works and Public Housing Republic of Indonesia No.1/PRT/M/2015 as the main source and some articles related to cultural heritage. The results of the discussion provide an illustration that the government is pursuing a legal product related to incentives and compensation to people who have ancient relics as an effort for the preservation of cultural heritage pertaining to the community.Beberapa pasal dari berbagai ketetapan hukum di luar Undang-undang Nomor 11 Tahun 2010 mengenai cagar budaya, telah menyebutkan dan mencantumkan perihal pemberian insentif dan kompensasi. Insentif dan kompensasi di sini diberikan oleh pemerintah ketika masyarakat memiliki suatu peninggalan purbakala. Pemerintah memberikan keringanan dengan tidak mengenakan status pajak kepada masyarakat yang memiliki warisan budaya/cagar budaya berupa situs atau bangunan. Tujuan dari kerangka konseptual ini adalah untuk mengenali bagaimana pemerintah berusaha memperhatikan aspek masyarakat yang berpartisipasi untuk melindungi dan menjaga cagar budaya. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui telaah pustaka, dengan menggunakan Undang-undang Pajak Bumi Bangunan Nomor 12 Tahun 1994 serta Peraturan Menteri Pekerjaan Umum dan Perumahan Rakyat RI Nomor 1/PRT/M/2015 sebagai sumber utama dan beberapa tulisan yang berkaitan dengan cagar budaya. Hasil pembahasan memberikan gambaran bahwa pemerintah mengupayakan sebuah produk hukum yang berkenaan dengan insentif dan kompensasi kepada masyarakat yang memiliki peninggalan purbakala sebagai usaha untuk pelestarian cagar budaya yang bersinggungan dengan masyarakat.
ЕТНОЛІНГВОДИДАКТИЧНА КУЛЬТУРА УЧИТЕЛЯ У ПРАКСЕОЛОГІЧНОМУ ВИМІРІ
Authors: СЕМЕНОГ Олена
Published: November 2017

У статті окреслено окремі аспекти формування етнолінгводидактичної культури майбутніх учителів-словесників у процесі мовно-методичної підготовки на магістерському освітньому рівні на праксеологічних засадах. В основу викладання модуля покладено програмні вимоги до соціо-, етнокультурного компоненту навчання української мови у старшій школі. Дослідження концепту «праця» розглядається крізь призму етнолінгводидактичної культури, що виявляється у здібностях і вміннях використовувати етнолінгвістичний матеріал в освітній діяльності з метою формування загальнолюдських, національних морально-етичних цінностей.
ЛІНГВОКРАЇНОЗНАВЧИЙ АСПЕКТ РОЗВИТКУ МОВНО- МОВЛЕННЄВОЇ ОСОБИСТОСТІ ПЕРШОКЛАСНИКІВ У ПЕРІОД НАВЧАННЯ ГРАМОТИ
Authors: ЦЕПОВА Ірина , ІВАНОВА Лідія
Published: November 2017

У статті проаналізовано особливості розвитку мовно-мовленнєвої особистості учнів першого класу на уроках української мови. Обґрунтована необхідність і висвітлена специфіка реалізації лінгвокраїнознавчого аспекту соціокультурної компетентності з метою формування в першокласників національної свідомості, духовного багатства і культури. Узагальнено напрями мовленнєвого розвитку, рекомендовано прийоми і засоби навчання української мови з опорою на мовне чуття дітей, наведено приклади завдань.
СОЦІОКУЛЬТУРНИЙ ДОСВІД ЯК ПІДҐРУНТЯ ФОРМУВАННЯ МОВНОЇ ОСОБИСТОСТІ МОЛОДШОГО ШКОЛЯРА В СУЧАСНОМУ ШКІЛЬНОМУ ТЕАТРІ
Authors: КАЛЬКО Ріта
Published: November 2017

У статті здійснено аналіз соціокультурного досвіду як підгрунтя формування мовної особистості молодшого школяра в сучасному шкільному театрі. Виділено низку особливостей застосування шкільного театру у світлі сучасних наукових поглядів. Досліджено сутність, роль й значення формування мовної особистості та набуття нею соціокультурного досвіду. Доведено, що створення в межах діяльності шкільного театру соціокультурного середовища забезпечує можливості мовного розвитку особистості, розкриття рушійних сил та механізмів формування соціального досвіду, перетворення навчального процесу на театр-життя як «синтезатор» культуротворчого простору школи. У компонентній структурі соціокультурного досвіду молодшого школяра виокремлено наявні уявлення та знання про основні норми, правила, цінності й смисли культури як підґрунтя оволодіння учнями способами та правилами інтеріоризації соціального досвіду в освоєнні мовних та поведінкових практик.
ФРАНКОВА ТЕОРІЯ СУГЕСТІЇ: КОМУНІКАТИВНО-ПРАГМАТИЧНИЙ АСПЕКТ
Authors: ЯРЕМКО Ярослав , ЛУЖЕЦЬКА Наталія
Published: November 2017

Сьогодні, коли новітня термінознавча думка розширює дослідницькі координати – від структуралістської (логікоцентричної) парадигми до когнітивної, що розглядає мовні факти невідривно від людини, – Франкові антропоцентричні акценти термінознавця і термінотворця якраз на часі. Дослідницька оптика передбачає звертати увагу не тільки на очевидне, а й на приховане, імпліцитне. Воно може проступити лише із контексту, із його глибини, що дозволяє збагнути смислову самореалізацію слова. Це приховане спонукає не просто читати текст, а прочитувати, відчитувати у сказаному ті смисли, які приховані під поверхнею тексту. Як складна лінгвосеміотична структура, особливої уваги та актуалізації культурних, соціальних, історичних, логічних, психологічних, власне лінгвістичних та ін. чинників, активізації набутих (енциклопедичних) знань читача потребує Франків текст. Власне він є джерелом сугестії. Розвиваючи думку про «наукову сугестію», про «побічні образи», які «забирають значну часть вашої духової енергії», Франко утверджує ще одну тезу антропологічного термінознавства як новітнього напряму лінгвістичних досліджень – про закономірність комунікативної асиметрії в науковому мовленні. Термінологічні проблеми у працях І. Франка часто привертають увагу мовознавців. Вони були, зокрема, в полі зору І. Свєнціцького, І. Ковалика, Л. Полюги, В. Ґрещука, О. Сербенської, І. Ощипко, Т. Панько, І. Кочан, Є. Регушевського, М. Леонової та ін., чиї дослідження мовознавчих поглядів Франка, значення вченого в історії української наукової мови, у розбудові національної терміносфери тощо сприяли активізації лінгвістичного франкознавства. Мета нашої розвідки – бодай контурно окреслити історичну значущість новаторської діяльності Івана Франка у становленні української наукової термінології як першооснови модерної літературної мови, а в цьому контексті висвітлити його погляди на природу наукової сугестії.
ФУНКЦІОНУВАННЯ ТА ТРАНСФОРМАЦІЯ ЕМОТИВНОЇ ЛЕКСЕМИ СТРАХ У СУЧАСНІЙ УКРАЇНСЬКІЙ МОВІ
Authors: ШЕВЧУК Тамара
Published: November 2017

У статті шляхом аналізу дефініцій лексеми страх в академічному Словнику української мови, Етимологічному, Словнику синонімів подано опис поняттєвих ознак цієї лексеми, визначено її граматичні особливості, досліджено функціонування та транспозицію емотивної лексеми страх у сучасній українській мові, розкрито її семантику як лінгвокультурного поняття, визначено особливості мовного вираження. Автор наголошує, що граматична трансформація аналізованого слова вплинула не тільки на втрату первинного значення, але й на його сполучуваність з іншими словами.