bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Total larenjektomili hastalara verilen eğitimin öz bakım gücüne etkisi
Authors: FIRAT Sevda , ÖZTUNÇ Gürsel
Published: September 2019

Amaç: Bu çalışma, total larenjektomili hastalara verilen eğitimin öz-bakım gücüne etkisinin değerlendirilmesi amacı ile planlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışma, Mart 2011-Aralık 2015 tarihleri arasında Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Balcalı Hastanesi Kulak Burun Boğaz Kliniği’nde larenks kanseri nedeniyle yatarak tedavi gören, total larenjektomi yapılan 50 kontrol, 50 deney olmak üzere toplam 100 hasta ile yarı deneysel olarak yürütülmüştür. Veriler, “Hasta Tanıtım-Bilgi Formu”, “Hasta Ön Test- Son Test Formu”, “Öz Bakım Gücü Ölçeği”, “Hastalara Yönelik Özel Periyodik Eğitim Planı” ve hasta memnuniyetini belirlemek amacıyla “Görsel Analog Skala”  formunun uygulanması ile elde edilmiştir. Bulgular: Her iki grupta da başlangıç bilgi düzeylerinin birbirlerine denk olduğu saptanmıştır. Ancak, eğitim verilen deney grubunun bilgi düzeylerinin istatistiksel olarak anlamlı düzeyde arttığı saptanmıştır. Veriler analiz edildiğinde, kontrol grubu hastaların, öz-bakım gücü puan ortalaması 76.515.3 iken; deney grubu hastaların öz-bakım gücü puan ortalaması 120.012.2 olarak belirlenmiş olup, verilen eğitimin, istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark oluşturduğu saptanmıştır.Sonuç: Bu çalışma sonucunda, hastalara verilen eğitimin etkili olduğu, verilen eğitim ile hastaların tedavi ve bakım ile ilgili bilgi düzeylerinin, öz-bakım güçlerinin ve memnuniyetlerinin anlamlı şekilde arttırdığı görülmüştür.
Vitamin D receptor and collagen type1α1 gene polymorphisms in patients with postmenauposal osteoporosis
Authors: KOCATÜRK SEL Sabriye , PAZARBAŞI Ayfer , YILMAZ Mehmet Bertan , BAŞARAN Sibel , SARPEL Tunay , ÖZPAK Lütfiye , ILGAZ Seda , ÖKSÜZ Hale , KASAP Halil
Published: September 2019

Purpose: The iam of this study was to investigate the genotype and allele frequencies of osteoporosis related candidate genes, VDR and COL1A1 and their relationship between biochemical and anatomic parameters in patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis and healthy women in the Cukurova region of Turkey.Materials and Methods: Eighty-four postmenopausal osteoporotic patients and fourty-five controls were recruited after obtaining informed consent. Four polymorphic restriction sites (ApaI, TaqI, BsmI and FokI) for the VDR gene and two polymorphic restriction sites (Sp1 and -1997G/T) for the COL1A1 gene were examined.  All subjects were genotyped employing polymerase chain reaction–restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP).Results: The frequencies of VDR and COL1A1 polymorphism genotypes, alleles and haplotypes were not statistically significant between patients and controls.  The VDR gene BsmI, ApaI and TaqI polymorphisms, and the COL1A1 -1997G/T and Sp1 polymorphisms had a strong linkage disequilibrium.  The most common haplotypes were “BAt” for patients and “baT” for controls in the VDR gene, the “TG” haplotype (also “TS”) was the most common in two groups for COL1A1 gene.Conclusion: The VDR and COL1A1 gene polymorphisms play key roles in osteoporosis susceptibility and BMD in postmenopausal women. Our findings may imply that polymorphisms of the VDR and COL1A1 genes were not associated with low BMD or fractures in postmenopausal Turkish women.
Pulsed and conventional radiofrequency thermocoagulation applications on low back pain
Authors: HATİPOĞLU Zehra , ÖZBEK Hayri Tevfik
Published: September 2019

Purpose: Nowadays, low back pain (LBP) is an important health problem. Radiofrequency (RF) treatments can generate different temperature levels by transferring energy to the targeted tissue, and which is an effective interventional treatment method for LBP patients. In this study, we compared the effects of pulsed and conventional RF treatments on patients with LBP.Materials and Methods: Thirty patients with LBP histories for longer than three months received pulsed (42 0C, 240 s) (n=15) and conventional (65 0C, 120 s) (n=15) RF treatments. The baseline and one and three months after the procedure, the patients’ pain and disability values were obtained using a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and the modified Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), respectively. The results of the patients’ neurological examinations were also recorded. Results: The VAS and modified ODI values were reduced in both groups one and three months after the RF treatments when compared to the baseline values . However, no statistically significant differences were found between the two groups. In addition, there were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in terms of the neurological examination results involving motor, sensorial, and reflex losses. Conclusion: The pulsed and conventional RF treatments exhibited similar effects in the LBP patients. Therefore, higher temperatures do not provide an advantage. Pulsed RF treatment applied to the dorsal root ganglion is a safe and effective way to avoid possible side effects.
Evaluation of long-term lung capacity using spirometry in patients who underwent bronchoscopy due to foreign body aspiration
Authors: ATICI Ahmet , DİKMEN Nursel , ÇELİKKAYA Mehmet Emin , EL Çiğdem , AKÇORA Bülent
Published: September 2019

Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the long-term lung status using spirometry in patients who underwent rigid bronchoscopy in acute period due to foreign body aspiration. Materials and Methods: Records of 142 children who underwent bronchoscopy due to foreign body aspiration between March 2013 and April 2018 were retrospectively reviewed. The data of 20 patients who cooperated with the spirometry process were included in this study (Group 1). Twenty patients who were admitted to the routine pediatric surgeon polyclinic without any lung problem and pain complaints were included in the study as a control group (Group 2). Forced expiratory flow rate (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), FEV1/FVC, and forced expiratory flow at 25-75% of forced vital capacity (FEF 25–75) parameters were recorded in the first second.Results: Based on the statistical analysis results, there was no significant effect of age, sex, and BMI on FEV1, FVC, and FEF 25–75 values. The effect of bronchoscopy procedure on the same values, the difference between FEV1 and FVC values was statistically significant, whereas the difference between FEV1/FVC and FEF 25–75 values was not statistically significant for Groups 1 and 2. Conclusion: There was no long-term negative effect on lung capacities assessed using spirometry in our patients who received early-diagnosis and intervention within 24 h.
Monitoring symptom improvements after the treatment of active myofascial trigger points with ultrasound elastography
Authors: KURT Emine Eda , DADALI Yeliz , KOÇAK Fatmanur Aybala , ERDEM Hatice Rana , TUNCAY Figen , TOKMAK Turgut Tursem
Published: September 2019

Purpose: Ultrasound elastography (UE) is a recently developed technique and is used to determine the mechanical properties of tissues. We aimed to assess the usefulness of axial-strain UE for pre and post treatment evaluation of patients with active myofascial triggerpoints (MTrPs) of the upper trapezius.Materials and Methods: The study included 49 patients (66 MTrPs) with myofascial pain syndrome. Patients were randomized into two treatment groups, group 1 (trigger point injection with stretching exercises) and group 2 (trigger point injection). The groups were evaluated with UE before, 2 and 14 days post-treatment. Disability, pain, and pressure pain threshold (PPT) were also assessed. Results: All clinical parameters were strongly correlated with strain ratio (SR) value at baseline, 2 and 14 days post-treatment. Both groups demonstrated significant improvements with respect to Neck Pain and Disability Scale , VAS, and PPT scores post-treatment. However, group 1 had better scores than group 2 in 14 days post-treatment. Conclusion: Our study demonstrated that SR values for MTrPs in the upper trapezius correlated with clinical parameters at baseline and after treatment. According to these results, axial-strain UE, which is non-invasive and semiquantitative method may be usefull to evaluation and monitor improvement in patients with active MTrPs.
Cinsel istismara uğrayan ergen olguların repertuar grid tekniği ile değerlendirilmesi: kesitsel bir çalışma
Authors: Uzun Çiçek Ayla , Fettahoğlu Emine Çığıl , Özatalay Esin , Sarı Seda Aybüke
Published: September 2019

Amaç: Bu çalışmada cinsel istismar (Cİ) mağduru kız ergenlerin kendisini, ailesini ve çevresini algılayışlarının kişisel yapı kuramı (KYK) çerçevesinde repertuar grid tekniği (RGT) ile incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır.Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmaya Cİ mağduru 30 kız ergen ve Cİ öyküsü olmayan 25 kız ergen dahil edilmiştir. Ergenlerin kendisini, ailesini ve çevresini algılayışlarını değerlendirmek için RGT, benlik saygısı ölçümü için Rosenberg Benlik Saygısı Ölçeği (RBSÖ) kullanılmıştır. Katılımcıların bireysel ve ailesel özellikleri sosyodemografik veri formu ile değerlendirilmiştir.Bulgular: RGT’de Cİ mağdurlarının Cİ öyküsü olmayanlara göre anne, kardeş ve yakın kız arkadaşlarını kendilerinden daha farklı ve uzak algıladıkları, olumsuz nitelikler yükledikleri arkadaşlarına kendilerini daha özdeş hissettikleri, aşırı bilişsel karmaşıklıklarının olduğu ve ‘‘ben-ideal ben’’ uzaklığının daha fazla olduğu bulunmuştur. Ek olarak Cİ mağdurlarında benlik saygılarının daha düşük olduğu saptanmıştır.Sonuç: Bulgularımız Cİ’nin hem kendilik algısını hem de çevreyi algılamayı olumsuz etkilediğini, kişinin kendine ve tüm dünyaya karşı güveninin sarsıldığını göstermekte, dolayısıyla istismara maruz kalmış ergenlerin bu sorunlar açısından takip edilmeleri gerektiğine işaret etmektedir.
Marital satisfaction and influencing factors in infertile couples
Authors: Kapısız Satı , AKGÜL GÖK Fulya , YILMAZ Nafiye , ÖZCAN Sevgi , DUYAN Veli
Published: September 2019

Purpose: Previous researches suggest that determining the factors affecting the marital satisfaction would help the treatment team in achieving goals in the infertility treatment process. This study aims to examine marital satisfaction in infertile couples together with the sociodemographic, marital, and social support characteristics affecting the marital satisfaction. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted with 138 married couples receiving treatment for infertility in a public hospital located in the capital of Turkey. Results: According to the findings of the study, 86.2% of men and 82.6% of women have serious problems with marital satisfaction. Marital satisfaction scores of men are significantly lower than women. It is manifested that marital satisfaction increases as the couples get older; it decreases as the education level and monthly income amount of the couples increase and also it is lower among women living in extended families.  Conclusion: Conducting future interventions by taking these factors into account shall help the treatment.
Patient Health Engagement Scale: Validity and reliability for Turkish patients with chronic diseases
Authors: USTA Dilara , KORKMAZ Fatoş , AKYAR İmatullah , BONANOMİ Andrea
Published: September 2019

Purpose: Engaging patients in their health care management journey has emerged as the requirement of the patient-centered care. Considering as an evidence-based measure, The Patient Health Engagement Scale was developed to evaluate patients’ emotional, behavioral, and cognitive competences during their care. This study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of PHE-s in Turkish patients with chronic diseases.Materials and Methods: In this methodological study, one hundred and fourteen inpatients with chronic diseases were recruited in June 2018 in a university hospital. Content validity and reliability analysis were conducted. The original scale was translated into Turkish and back into English. Results: The Ordinal alpha was found 0.80, which refers to a good internal consistency. The Rasch analysis demonstrated that the scale is unidimensional. The inter-item polychoric correlation coefficient was equal to 0.61 and every factor loadings in the Categorical Principal Component Analysis were higher than 0.74. Conclusion: Taking into consideration, The Turkish version of the Patient Health Engagement Scale has good psychometric properties for evaluating the patient engagement phases and can be used by the Turkish-speaking community.
Çocuk hastalarda yılan sokması sonrası nötröfil lenfosit oranının klinik sonuçlarla ilişkisi
Authors: ASLAN Nagehan , YILDIZDAŞ Dinçer , ÖZGÜR HOROZ Özden , EKİNCİ Faruk , ARSLAN Didar , BİLEN Sevcan , YILMAZ Hayri Levent
Published: September 2019

Amaç: Yılan zehirinin ciddi kardiyotoksik, nörotoksik, nefrotoksik etkileri  mevcuttur. Nötrofil-lenfosit oranı inflamasyonun tanınmasında ve progresyonunda kullanılabilen yeni bir biyomarkerdır. Biz burada yılan sokması nedeni ile izlediğimiz hastaların klinik sonuçları ve nötrofil-lenfosit oranları (NLO) arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemek istedik.Gereç ve Yönetem: Üçüncü basamak üniversite hastanesi ve bir çocuk hastanesinin çocuk acil ve çocuk yoğun bakım birimlerine, Temmuz 2012-Temmuz 2017 yılları arasında başvuran toplam 61 hastanın demografik özellikleri, klinik bulguları ve komplikasyonları, hastanede yatış süreleri retrospektif olarak tarandı. Başvurudaki (NLO1), 12.saatteki (NLO2), taburculuktaki (NLO3) nötrofil-lenfosit oranı ve mean platelet volüme (MPV) değerleri kaydedildi.Bulgular: Hastanede yatış süresi ile NLO1 arasında pozitif korelasyon saptandı. NLO1 arttıkça hastanede yatışın uzadığını  ve yılan sokmasının evresinin arttığını saptadık. Yılan sokmasının evresi arttıkça hastanede yatış süresinin uzadığını görülmüştür.Sonuç: Çalışmamız NLO ile hastalık ciddiyeti arasında pozitif korelasyon tespit etmiştir. Buradan yola çıkarak biz, başvuruda yüksek NLO değerleri olan yılan sokmalarında kötü klinik gidiş ve uzamış hastane yatışının öngörülebileceğini düşünmekteyiz.
Coexistence of uterine lipoma, leiomyoma and endometrial polyp
Authors: SÖĞÜTÇÜ Nilgün , ŞEKER Nazlı Sena
Published: September 2019

Lipomas of the uterus are very rare tumors, they are often misdiagnosed by preoperative radiological examination due to their content and their rarity. Although MRI is preferred because of the fat nature of the lesion, the definitive diagnosis requires histopathological examination. Although many theories have been proposed about the histogenesis of the tumor, there is still no accepted theory. These lesions may have concomitant malignancy in the uterus, ovaries, and fallopian tubes, or may have other metabolic disorders and abnormal estrogen status. Here, we report a 39-year-old female patient who was admitted to the hospital with pelvic pain and irregular vaginal bleeding. Abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oopherectomy was performed and histopathological examination revealed rare occurrence of coexistent uterine lipoma, leiomyoma and endometrial polyp.
Çarpıntı ve göğüs ağrısının 18-25 yaş arası bireylerde anksiyete ve depresyon belirti düzeyleri ile ilişkisi
Authors: YİĞİT Fatma , ÇAKMAK Soner , YILMAZ Mustafa , UĞUZ Şükrü
Published: September 2019

maç: Bu çalışmanın amacı kardiyoloji polikliniğine çarpıntı veya göğüs ağrısı yakınmasıyla başvuran 18-25 yaş aralığındaki bireylerde kalp hastalığı varlığı ve yokluğuna göre anksiyete ve depresyon düzeylerini karşılaştırmaktır.Gereç ve Yöntem: Başkent Üniversitesi Adana Dr. Turgut Noyan Araştırma ve Uygulama Merkezi Kardiyoloji Polikliniğine başvuran 18-25 yaş aralığındaki bireyler değerlendirilmiştir. Ellidört erkek ve 60 kadın olmak üzere toplam 114 kişi çalışmaya alınmıştır. Hastaneye başvuranların yanında refakatçi olarak gelen 18-25 yaş aralığındaki sağlıklı 44 kişi kontrol grubunu oluşturmuştur.  Veri toplama aracı olarak Beck Depresyon Ölçeği (BDÖ) ve Beck Anksiyete Ölçeği (BAÖ) kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Vaka grubunda 77 kişide herhangi bir kalp hastalığı saptanmamıştır. Otuz yedi kişiye bir kalp hastalığı tanısı konmuştur. Gruplar BDÖ ve BAÖ puanları açısından karşılaştırılmıştır. Göğüs ağrısı veya çarpıntı yakınması ile başvuran kalp hastalığı olan ve kalp hastalığı olmayan gruplardaki BDÖ ve BAÖ puanları yakınması olmayan kontrol grubuna göre anlamlı derecede daha yüksek saptanmıştır. Sonuç: Kardiyoloji polikliniğine göğüs ağrısı veya çarpıntı yakınmasıyla başvuran 18-25 yaş aralığındaki bireylerde kalp hastalığı varlığından bağımsız olarak depresyon ve anksiyete düzeyi puanları kontrol grubundan anlamlı olarak yüksek bulunmuştur.
Üç farklı yüksek ses frekansına maruz kalmış Culex pipiens (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) larvalarında değişen mortal etkiler
Authors: ÖZKURT Halil , KAVUR Hakan
Published: September 2019

Amaç: Çalışmamızın amacı, Culex pipiens larvalarına farklı ses frekansları (ultrasonik değer altı ve üstü), uygulanarak, larvalar üzerindeki mortalite etkisini istatistiksel olarak araştırılmasıdır.Gereç ve Yöntem: Toplamda sekiz saat süren deneylerimizde, 3 farklı düzeyde (14,8 kHz, 20,0 kHz ve 26.5 kHz) ses frekansı üreten piezo transdüktörlü modifiye kaplarda bulunan 240 adet sivrisinek larvası kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Denemelerimizde kullanılan toplam 240 Culex pipiens larvasının 121’i, uygulanan ses frekanslarının tümünde ölmüştür. İkinci evre larvalar, kullanılan ses frekanslarına hassasiyeti en fazla olan evre olarak tespit edilmiştir. Denememizde, 14,8 kHz’lik ultrasonik ses frekansının, en fazla mortaliteye neden olduğu saptanmıştır.Sonuç: Çalışmamızda kullandığımız ses frekansları (ultrasonik değer altı ve üstü) sivrisinek larvaları üzerinde değişen oranlarda mortal etkiler göstermiştir. Farklı mortalite değerleri, sivrisinek larvaları arasında akustik rezonans değerlerinin farklı olduğunu göstermektedir. Ayrıca erken evre larvalarda (L1 ve L2) mortalitenin yüksek olması çeşitli morfolojik sebeplerden meydana gelebilmektedir.
Şizofreni tanılı hastalarda metabolik sendrom ve D vitamini düzeyleri ilişkisi
Authors: DEMİRKOL Mehmet Emin , TAMAM Lut , ÇAKMAK Soner , YEŞİLOĞLU Caner
Published: September 2019

Amaç: Bu çalışmada şizofreni tanılı hastalarda D vitamini, Pozitif ve Negatif Sendrom Ölçeği skorları, antipsikotik kullanımı ve sosyodemografik verilerin metabolik sendrom ile ilişkisinin gösterilmesi amaçlanmıştır.Gereç ve Yöntem: Retrospektif dosya tarama esasına bağlı bu çalışmaya Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Ruh Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı yataklı servisinde sağaltım görmüş 31’inde metabolik sendrom tanısı olan 119 şizofreni tanılı hasta dahil edilmiştir. Hastaların sosyodemografik verileri, hastalık yılı, yatış sayısı, Pozitif ve Negatif Sendrom Ölçeği skorları, vitamin D kan düzeyleri, HDL, trigliserit, glukoz, HBa1c, arteriyel kan basıncı değerleri, bel çevresi, vücut kitle indeksi ölçümleri incelenmiştir. Bulgular: Çalışmaya dahil edilen hastaların 63’ü kadın, 56’sı erkektir. Hastaların 63’ünde vitamin D düzeyi düşüklüğü saptanmıştır. MS tanısı olanlar ve olmayanları arasında HDL, arteriyel kan basıncı, açlık kan glukozu, trigliserit, bel çevresi, vücut kitle indeksi değerlerinin analizinde anlamlı farklılık saptanmıştır. Bu değerler National Cholesterol Education Programme Adult Treatment Panel III metabolik sendrom tanı kriterleri olduğu için lojistik regresyon analizine dahil edilmemiştir. Basit lineer regresyon ve lojistik regresyon analizi ile metabolik sendrom tanısı olan grupta olmayanlara göre hastalık yılı ve hasta yaşları anlamlı olarak yüksek, D vitamini düzeyleri anlamlı olarak düşük saptanmıştır.Sonuç: Bu çalışmada metabolik sendrom riskini arttıran faktörlerden değiştirilebilir olan vitamin D kan düzeyine dikkat edilmesi gerektiği gösterilmiştir.
Synthetic peptide vaccines
Authors: Moysa A.A. , Kolesanova E.F.
Published: September 2019

This review considers the stages of the development of synthetic peptide vaccines against infectious agents, novel approaches and technologies employed in this process, including bioinformatics, genomics, proteomics, large-scale peptide synthesis, high-throughput screening methods, the use of transgenic animals for modelling human infections. An important role for the development and selection of efficient adjuvants for peptide immunogens is noted. Examples of synthetic peptide vaccine developments against three infectious diseases (malaria, hepatitis C, and foot-and-mouth disease) are given.
Effect of melaxen on free radical processes intensity and some antioxidant enzymes activity in rats liver and blood serum under type 2 diabetes mellitus
Authors: Verevkin A.N. , Popova T.N. , Agarkov A.A. , Semenikhina A.V.
Published: September 2019

The effect of melaxen on free radical processes and activity of superoxide dismutase and catalase in rats with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been investigated. It was established that melaxen administration to diabetic rats caused a decrease of the intensity of free radical processes as evidenced a decrease of the lipid peroxidation primary products content and biochemiluminescence parameters. The activity of the antioxidant enzymes changed towards normal values. These effects were probably induced by the correction of the melatonin level at the result of the melaxen action.
Mapeamento do potencial álcali reativo das areias no Rio Grande do Sul
Authors: Schovanz Dioice , Costa Luana Centofante , Bonsembiante Francieli Tiecher
Published: September 2019

Existem vários processos de deterioração que interferem no desempenho e durabilidade de um concreto, dentre estes processos encontra-se a reação álcali-agregado (RAA). A RAA é um termo geral utilizado para descrever a reação química que ocorre internamente em estruturas de concreto, entre os hidróxidos alcalinos presentes no cimento e fases minerais reativas presentes nos agregados. Como resultado da reação, forma-se um gel sílico-alcalino que, na presença de umidade, absorve água, sendo capaz de expandir no interior da massa de concreto, podendo causar expansão e, consequentemente, fissuração interna e externa nas estruturas de concreto. As medidas preventivas à ocorrência da RAA são conhecidas há muito tempo e aplicadas rotineiramente apenas em estruturas de usinas hidrelétricas. Sabendo-se que qualquer estrutura sujeita a intensa umidade pode desenvolver a RAA, a prevenção é necessária também nas edificações residenciais, por exemplo, em locais onde o concreto esteja exposto à umidade, a fim de garantir estruturas mais duráveis e, portanto, mais sustentáveis, uma vez que a geração de resíduos pela necessidade de manutenção constante, ou demolição, vai na contramão dos pilares da sustentabilidade na construção. Nesse contexto, a primeira etapa do processo de prevenção da ocorrência da RAA é conhecer o potencial reativo dos agregados, pois conhecendo esse parâmetro é possível empregar materiais cimentícios adequados à inibição do desencadeamento da reação. Esta pesquisa, tem como objetivo avaliar o potencial álcali-reativo de oito amostras de areia, provenientes das jazidas fornecedoras do insumo para produção de concreto no Rio Grande do Sul. O estudo foi realizado baseando-se no método acelerado de barras de argamassa, de acordo com a ABNT NBR 15577-4 (2018) e na avaliação das características mineralógicas dos agregados, através da análise petrográfica. Os resultados apontaram um alto potencial deletério das amostras avaliadas. Verificou-se que 7 de um total de 8 amostras analisadas foram classificadas como potencialmente reativas. A variação percentual entre a amostra de maior para a de menor expansão foi de 93,44% (0,61%-0,04% respectivamente), sendo potencialmente inócua apenas a amostra de areia da cidade de Osório/RS.
Evaluation of the Physical and Mechanical Properties of Autoclaved and Foamed Concrete Blocks Marketed in Passo Fundo/RS Brazil
Authors: Lermen Richard Thomas , Dos Santos Neto Djalmo Dutra , De Oliveira Leonel Nadal , Secco Marina Paula , Dall'Agnol Alexandre , Silva Rodrigo De Almeida
Published: September 2019

Os blocos de concreto celular cada vez mais vêm ganhando mercado devido as suas características de isolamento térmico, de isolamento acústico, de baixa densidade, entre outras. Uma propriedade relevante é a resistência à compressão, a qual limita algumas aplicações deste tipo de material, por exemplo, a utilização em paredes estruturais (paredes que venham a ser submetidas a deformações impostas ou a cargas de ocupação mais significativas), as quais exigem uma resistência à compressão mínima de 3 MPa. Devido ao aumento da utilização do concreto celular nas construções, este trabalho teve como objetivo a avaliação das propriedades físicas e mecânica de dois tipos de blocos celulares comercializados na região de Passo Fundo/RS, Brasil. Ensaios experimentais foram realizados para determinar as seguintes propriedades: densidade seca, a densidade saturada, os índices de vazios, a absorção de água, a condutividade térmica e a resistência à compressão foram realizados. Os resultados mostraram que o concreto celular autoclavado apresentou melhores propriedades físicas e mecânicas quando comparado com o concreto celular espumígeno, isto é, o bloco de concreto celular autoclavado teve maior resistência à compressão, menor condutividade térmica, menor densidade e poros distribuídos de forma mais homogênea, porém os valores encontrados para a resistência à compressão de ambos os blocos foram inferiores aos determinados pelos fabricantes destes blocos. Portanto, os blocos de concreto autoclavado podem ser utilizados para alvenaria de vedação nas construções, pois atingiu a resistência à compressão mínima necessária para este tipo de parede. Já os blocos de concreto celular espumígenos, em média, apresentaram valores de resistência à compressão muito abaixo (0,6 MPa) dos valores exigidos para paredes de alvenaria de vedação (1,5 MPa), exigindo que o fabricante revise a formulação dos traços desses blocos.
Temperatura Radiante média obtida via termômetro de globo: análise crítica de dados de um estudo de campo
Authors: Fernandes Leandro Carlos , Krüger Eduardo L.
Published: September 2019

A temperatura radiante média (Trm) é uma das principais variáveis utilizadas em estudos sobre percepção térmica e desempenho térmico de edificações. Usualmente, é obtida indiretamente, com procedimento apoiado em dados de termômetros de globo. Em certas situações, esse procedimento pode retornar resultados imprecisos. O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar a confiabilidade da Trm obtida considerando dados de termômetro de globo que utilize bola de tênis de mesa. Trm obtidas considerando esse equipamento foram comparadas com as obtidas quando utilizados fator de forma e temperaturas superficiais. Analisaram-se diferentes contextos ambientais internos de uma edificação-teste: a) Sem resfriamento e sem ventilação forçada; b) Com resfriamento passivo e sem ventilação forçada; c) Com resfriamento passivo e com ventilação forçada; d) Com resfriamento mecânico e com ventilação forçada. Em todos os contextos analisados ficou evidente que a temperatura de globo está mais relacionada com a temperatura do ar do que com a temperatura radiante média. Nos casos ‘a’ e ‘b’, os resultados indicaram pequenas diferenças entre os resultados obtidos pelos dois procedimentos. No caso ‘c’, as diferenças foram significativas, e no caso ‘d’, foram ainda maiores, gerando incerteza sobre o uso do equipamento.
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Published: September 2019

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The Impact of Trade Liquidity on the Rates of Return from Emerging Market Shares Based on the Example of Poland, Austria and Hungary
Authors: Gniadkowska - Szymańska Agata
Published: September 2019

In relation to assets, liquidity generally relates to the ease by which an asset can be sold immediately after purchase without incurring losses of any kind. These losses could be due to price changes or various transaction costs. This can be seen with respect to various instruments (such as stocks or futures contracts), market segments, or even entire exchanges. The importance of liquidity has been acknowledged a long time ago. A considerable number of studies have investigated stock liquidity, providing evidence that more illiquid stocks have higher returns, which may be deemed an “illiquidity premium”. This paper examines various factors which have an effect on liquidity by presenting the results of research concerning relations between liquidity and stock returns on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE), the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) and the Vienna Stock Exchange (VSE). The main objective of the study is to determine whether there is a statistically significant relationship between the trading liquidity of the shares and the evolution of the rate of return on these shares. The applied research methodology is similar to that described by Datar, Naik and Radcliffe in their work “Liquidity and Stock Returns: An Alternative Test”.
Przestrzenna analiza kapitału ludzkiego w obszarze zdrowia w Polsce w powiązaniu z sytuacją społeczno‑ekonomiczną w regionach
Authors: Klonowska-Matynia Maria
Published: September 2019

Celem artykułu jest pomiar i diagnoza struktury zasobów kapitału ludzkiego definiowanego w obszarze zdrowia. Podjęto próbę oceny jego przestrzennego rozmieszczenia, a także zbadano związek między kapitałem zdrowotnym a poziomem rozwoju społeczno‑gospodarczego. W badaniu wykorzystano wybrane taksonomiczne metody hierarchizacji (bezwzorcowe) oraz klasyfikacji obiektów wielocechowych. W efekcie każdemu obiektowi (jednostce terytorialnej) przypisano miarę syntetyczną – tzw. względny wskaźnik poziomu kapitału ludzkiego definiowanego w obszarze jakości zdrowia (WSKLz). Weryfikacji poddano założenie o występujących dysproporcjach w poziomie kapitału zdrowotnego WSKLz i o jego zróżnicowanej strukturze oraz o istniejącym dodatnim związku między poziomem kapitału zdrowotnego WSKLz a poziomem rozwoju społeczno‑gospodarczego danej jednostki wyrażonego miarą LHDI. Wyniki badań potwierdzają, że przestrzeń społeczno‑ekonomiczna w Polsce wykazuje cechy zróżnicowania zarówno pod względem samego poziomu kapitału zdrowia, jak i jego cech strukturalnych. Zauważalne są pewne prawidłowości w rozkładzie przestrzennym tego zasobu w układzie międzyregionalnym i w układzie centrum–peryferie. Wyniki testów statystycznych pozytywnie weryfikują hipotezę o istniejącym dodatnim związku między poziomem kapitału zdrowia WSKLz a poziomem rozwoju danej jednostki LHDI, przy czym siłę związku ocenia się na poziomie co najwyżej średnim. Analizę empiryczną przeprowadzono na poziomie powiatów w Polsce. Główne źródła danych to: Główny Urząd Statystyczny, Bank Danych Lokalnych, Narodowy Spis Powszechny 2011 (NSP) oraz dane dotyczące poziomu rozwoju lokalnego LHDI pochodzące z Krajowego Raportu o Rozwoju Społecznym. Polska 2012.
Od Redakcji
Authors: Wiśniewski Jerzy
Published: September 2019

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Między Bogiem a Naturą. Słowo i muzyka w świecie Leśmiana
Authors: Cieślik Monika
Published: September 2019

Niniejsza praca pokazuje, w jaki sposób w świecie Leśmiana powstają wielokierunkowe relacje zawiązujące się między biegunami słowa i muzyki. Pośrednikiem jest w nich człowiek, a szczególnie poeta-śpiewak obdarzony wyjątkową wrażliwością na głos istnienia, który ujmuje muzykę w słowa i jednocześnie zostaje przez nią wprowadzany w uniesienie. Muzyka wnika w poetę, który powinien we własnym wnętrzu pozwolić jej się „wygwarzyć”, a następnie wyrazić ją poprzez słowo. Elementem, który wyzwala ograniczone słowo ze sztywnych ram znaczeń, jest rytm rozumiany jako samo życie. Związki zachodzące pomiędzy słowem a muzyką (i odpowiadającymi im – Bogiem i Naturą) obejmują także elementy świata, które zostają wcielone w słowo lub umuzycznione. Poprzez swój witalistyczny charakter muzyka sprzyja usytuowaniu Leśmianowskiego świata „na pograniczu”, na krawędzi, nad przepaścią lub wpisaniu człowieka w Naturę. Sama muzyka bywa również umieszczona na granicy ze słowem, przejmując jego rolę lub wraz z nim przechodząc w niebyt.
Muzyczny idiom Ośmiu nokturnów Władysława Sebyły. Rozpoznanie wstępne
Authors: Tenczyńska Anna
Published: September 2019

Artykuł stanowi propozycję analizy tych aspektów poziomu leksykalno-stylistycznego i strukturalnego Ośmiu nokturnów Władysława Sebyły z tomu Koncert egotyczny, które składają się na idiom muzyczny cyklu. Analiza ich związku z tytułowym gatunkiem muzycznym, a zwłaszcza z jego realizacjami w twórczości Fryderyka Chopina, opiera się zarówno na kategoriach wypracowanych w obrębie poetyki tekstu literackiego, jak i przez badaczy zajmujących się problematyką nokturnu muzycznego (Barbara Chmara) oraz, w szczególności, nokturnów Chopina (Mieczysław Tomaszewski, Charles Rosen).
Możliwości partytury – możliwości poezji. Schäffer i Wirpsza
Authors: Bogalecki Piotr
Published: September 2019

Artykuł stanowi próbę porównania eksperymentalnych działań artystycznych kompozytora Bogusława Schäffera i poety Witolda Wirpszy podejmowanych niezależnie od siebie w latach 60. XX wieku. W dorobku tego pierwszego zwrócono uwagę na rolę i sposoby wykorzystania słowa w jego graficznych partyturach; postanowiono tezę, że partyturę S·alto na saksofon altowy i solistyczną orkiestrę kameralną z 1963 roku postrzegać można jako pierwszy w Polsce przykład poezji konkretnej. W dorobku Wirpszy omówiono przede wszystkim nawiązujący do nowych form notacji muzycznej poemat Południe odnaleziony w archiwum poety w Książnicy Pomorskiej w Szczecinie oraz poświęcone notacji muzycznej fragmenty ważnego dla polskiej neoawangardy literackiej eseju Gra znaczeń. Idąc za intuicjami Gillo Dorflesa, działania obu twórców omówiono jako intermedialne z ducha próby odpowiedzi na powojenny „kryzys semiotyczny”, na różne sposoby eksplorowany przez artystów europejskiej neoawangardy.
Stanisław Barańczak słucha Mozarta
Authors: Dembińska-Pawelec Joanna
Published: September 2019

Szkic prezentuje interpretację wiersza Stanisława Barańczaka Z okna na którymś piętrze ta aria Mozarta. Barańczak jest tłumaczem libretta operowego Lorenza Da Pontego do opery Mozarta Wesele Figara. Fragment arii Cherubina wykorzystał poeta jako cytat w wierszu Z okna na którymś piętrze ta aria Mozarta. W szkicu Autorka przybliża problematykę przekładu tekstu wokalnego w ujęciu Barańczaka i odwołuje się do współczesnych odczytań libretta Da Pontego (J. Starobinski, S. Žižek i M. Dolar) podkreślających nie tylko miłosny, ale także polityczny i rewolucyjny charakter opery Wesela Figara. W kontekście tych spostrzeżeń Autorka interpretuje wiersz Barańczaka wskazując na trwanie sztuki przeciwstawione destrukcji historii, podkreśla przy tym wpisane w tekst utworu przekonanie poety o prymarnym znaczeniu miłości w egzystencji ludzi.
Tkaczyszyn-Dycki’s Continuous “Song About…”
Authors: Pietrych Krystyna
Published: September 2019

In this article, the author analyzes the poetry of Eugeniusz Tkaczyszyn-Dycki, positing that through his individulal works we are in contact with One Poem, constantly written, which cannot be fully realized; it exists to some extent in every realization, but never completely and ultimately. This is the reason for his subsequent attempts to create it – a constantly repeated, never-ending song. Dycki’s omnipresent, intrusive rhythm reveals with its persistent, obsessive presence the meta-text plane and activates it. By exposing itself, the intensified pattern of repetition becomes the most important carrier of the poetic function, pointing to the endless process of the continuously repeated verse as the ultimate and most important goal of the poetry.
Literature reflecting on Frederic Chopin’s visits to the spa towns of western Czechia
Authors: Martinek Libor
Published: September 2019

The composer Frederic Chopin is connected with Czechia through a number of visits (in Carlsbad, Prague, Děčín, Teplice, and Marienbad) which he spent joyfully meeting his family, who lived in the Russian-occupied Poland. In Czechia, he met and fell deeply in love with Maria Wodzińska, who, unfortunately, did not reciprocate his feelings. In Prague, he became acquainted with Czech national revivalists (Václav Hanka, among others) and with famous composers of the time. In Vienna, the centre of the Habsburg monarchy, he met many Czech composers and befriended the violinist Josef Slavík. Chopin was invited to play in several Czech castles; he received a particularly warm welcome in Děčín. His music teachers in Warsaw were of Czech origin. Chopin’s numerous relationships with Czechia inspired the establishment of the Frederic Chopin Society, the international festival held in Mariánské Lázně (formerly Marienbad), and even musicological symposia. Many Czechs – poets, fiction writers, literary historians, musicians, and music scholars – emphasised how Chopin and his music influenced them. They were inspired by the many notable facts associated with Chopin’s visits and experiences in Czechia and in other locations throughout the Austrian Empire; by his romantic life, democratic thinking, personal qualities, and artistic skills. Various interesting literary works include poetry collections by Kamil Bednář, Jiří Karen, Josef Pávek, Oldřich Zemek, Karla Erbová, and a collection of three novellas by Vladislav Mareš. Apart from writing about Czech Chopin-related works and translating key Polish chopiniana into Czech, the author of this study focuses mainly on the interpretation of the relations between literature and music in the works of the these Polish writers: Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz, Tadeusz Łopalewski, Janina Siwkowska, Maria Kuncewiczowa, Juliusz Kaden-Bandrowski, Jerzy Broszkiewicz, Mira Jaworczakowa and more.
Exploring organizational culture, quality assurance, and performance in higher education
Authors: Idris Idris
Published: September 2019

This study aims to examine the relationship between organizational culture, quality assurance, and organizational performance, and test the quality assurance can be a mediator in their relationship. The research design uses quantitative methods using a questionnaire instrument. The sample is determined based on the Slovin formula. Data were analyzed using Partial Least Square (PLS). This research found that organizational culture can influence organizational performance and quality assurance. Also, quality assurance influences organizational performance positively and significantly. The mediation testing found that quality assurance can positively and significantly be a mediator in the relationship between organizational culture and organizational performance. This research indicates that the organizational culture climate has a very strategic role in driving the performance and implementation of the organization's quality assurance in higher education.
RESEARCH OF PECULIARITIES OF EXTERNAL BREATH AND VARIABILITY OF HEART RHYTHM IN STUDENTS WITH VARIOUS TYPES OF THE CONSTITUTION
Authors: Muzhychenko M. V. , Nadezhkina E. Yu. , Novikova E. I , Shcherbakova T. G
Published: September 2019

The article is devoted to the study of lung ventilation parameters and heart rate variability in students of different somatotypes. The constitutional conditionality of the investigated indicators is revealed.
INFLUENCE OF COMBINATION THERAPY ON THE FUNCTIONAL CONDITION OF VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION WITH SITUATION DEPRESSION LIVING ON DONBASS
Authors: Nalyotova O. S
Published: September 2019

The article presents the results of the effect on the vasodilating function of the endothelium of complex treatment of patients with arterial hypertension stage II with identified situational depression living in Donbas. Additional inclusion in the standard antihypertensive pharmacotherapy of the psychotherapeutic complex auto-training + functional music + L-arginine (0,75 once a day) has been shown to effectively eliminate vascular endothelial dysfunction, which was manifested by a change in the diameter of the brachial artery (p 0,001) in response to an increase in speed blood flow (p 0,05) after external occlusion in this group of patients after 24 weeks of treatment is similar to the change in healthy volunteers (p 0,05).
The experience of municipal district libraries of the russian federation in creating literary maps
Authors: Boronikhina O. V.
Published: September 2019

The article deals with the experience of creating specific electronic literary and local history resources in the libraries of the Russian Federation literary maps as a form of literary local history. They allow modern and visual representation of the literary heritage of the region. The article objective is a systematic description of the experience on creating literary maps in libraries in rural municipalities, the most numerous ones in the Russian Federation. To achieve the research purpose, the author selected the most popular resources via search engines Yandex, Google, Rambler. The study of 12 literary maps of the highest demand on a number of criteria allowed the following conclusion: in most cases, the literary and local history resource of the municipal district has a geographic map, which indicates the preference of visual navigation in geographic space; all resources provide information on local writers and poets including photos, bioand bibliographic data; resources contain news feed; more than half of the literary maps contains bibliographic information on local literary publications; all special sites on literary and local history resources contain full-text literary collections; half of the resources contains information on literary awards and competitions. The study has shown that the library community of municipal districts is working on creating literary maps and looking for the best way to preserve and provide literary and local history information. The revealed problems are typical for the majority of unprofessionally designed sites (redundancy and incompleteness of information, unformalized texts, lack of internal links, settlement on free hostings and, as a result, lots of aggressive advertising, etc.).
Global Recognition of the Importance of Nature-Based Solutions to Climate Change Impacts
Authors: Seddon Nathalie , Daniels Elizabeth , Davis Rowan , Harris Rian , Hou-Jones Xiaoting , Huq Saleemul , Kapos Valerie , Mace Georgina M. , Rizvi Ali Raza , Reid Hannah , Roe Dilys , Wicander Sylvia
Published: September 2019

Ecosystems are not merely vulnerable to climate change but, if sustainably restored and protected, are a major source of human resilience. Not only is the evidence-base for the importance of these “Nature-based Solutions” (NbS) growing rapidly, but NbS are featuring with increasing prominence in global climate change policy. Here we report on the prominence of NbS in the 141 adaptation components of the 167 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) that were submitted to UNFCCC by all signatories of the Paris Agreement. In total, 103 nations include NbS in the adaptation component of their NDC, 76 nations include them in both their adaptation and mitigation component, and an additional 27 include them as part of their mitigation plans only. In other words, 130 nations—or 66% of all signatories to the Paris Agreement—have articulated intentions of working with ecosystems, in one form or another, to address the causes and consequences of climate change. However, commitments rarely translate into robust science-based targets. As climate pledges are revised in 2020, we urge the ecosystem science community to work closely with policymakers to identify meaningful adaptation targets that benefit both people and the ecosystems on which they depend.
Detecting IoT Devices and How They Put Large Heterogeneous Networks at Security Risk
Authors: Agarwal Sharad , Oser Pascal , Lüders Stefan
Published: September 2019

The introduction of the Internet of Things (IoT), i.e. the interconnection of embedded devices over the Internet, has changed the world we live in from the way we measure, make calls, print information and even the way we get energy in our offices or homes. The convenience of IoT products, like CCTV cameras, IP phones, and oscilloscopes, is overwhelming for end-users. In parallel, however, security issues have emerged and it is essential for infrastructure providers to assess the associated security risks. In this paper, we propose a novel method to detect IoT devices and identify the manufacturer, device model, and the firmware version currently running on the device using the page source from the web user interface. We performed automatic scans of the large-scale network at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) to evaluate our approach. Our tools identified 233 IoT devices that fell into eleven distinct device categories and included 49 device models manufactured by 26 vendors from across the world.