bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A rare case of leiomyosarcoma arising from vault post-hysterectomy
Authors: Bhuyar Sonal , Sontakke Bhavana , Dharmale Neha
Published: December 2017

Fibroid/Leiomyoma is the most common benign tumor of the uterus, arising from uterine smooth muscle. Atypical leiomyomas are rare forms of Myoma (fibroid uterus), of which recurrent atypical leiomyoma post hysterectomy is rarer and its converting in leiomyosarcoma arising from vault is rarest.  Here we report an unusual case of a 76yrs female, with leiomyosarcoma in an atypical leiomyoma arising from vault post-hysterectomy. A 76-year-old P3L3 patient presented with pain and distension of abdomen, post hysterectomy done 4 years back for chronic inversion and cervical fibroid polyp she was diagnosed as atypical leiomyoma. Laparotomy was done with a provisional diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma. Though Rarest (0.13-0.26%), a differential diagnosis of neoplastic changes should be kept in mind in patients with atypical leiomyoma, in patients presenting with any mass/pain abdomen, irrespective of any gynaecological complaints. This case shows that though it is unexpected after hysterectomy, leiomyosarcoma has to be considered in a case of abdominal mass. Atypical leiomyoma develops approximately in one to five cases out of 1,000 women with fibroid and it getting converted in leiomyosarcoma is rarest. Hence, diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma should always be kept in mind though the patient is hysterectomised.
MR imaging of meniscal tears
Authors: Gadgil Sharad G. , Kakade Abhay G. , Bagga Rounak R. , Yadav Mahesh H. , Patni Zoya Mohammed Yusuf
Published: December 2017

Background: Menisci transmit the forces across the joint and cushion the mechanical loading of the joint. Thus, it is important to identify meniscal tear. A thorough understanding of normal meniscal anatomy and surrounding structure is critical for diagnosis. Magnetic resonance imaging is the current modality of choice providing fine resolution and multi-planar imaging for identifying the meniscal injuries and the various pattern of tear, helping to plan the subsequent management. The purpose of the work was to study the role of MRI in classifying the meniscal injuries.Methods: MRI Knee of 136 patients with meniscal injuries was studied. All the MR imaging scans were performed on 1.5-T MR system (Siemens magnetom Essenza).Results: A total of 136 patients were studied in which majority of the patient’s i.e.  90.44 % had medial meniscal tear while 18.38 % patients had lateral meniscal tear. Both medial and lateral meniscal tears were found in 8.82 % patients. Among the different types of tears, horizontal tear was the most common tear in both medial and lateral meniscus comprising 52.8 % and 52 % respectively. The tears being most common in the age group 41-50years. There were associated injuries to the other ligaments of the knee joint along with meniscal tear, ACL tear being the most common and was seen in 50% of patients.Conclusions: MRI is a good modality for classifying meniscal injury and evaluation of injuries to the associated ligaments. Secondary signs are good predictors of underlying meniscal tear in equivocal cases.
Epidemiologic study of causes of seizure attacks in patients admitted to emergency of Zahedan city hospital, 2015-2016
Authors: Khosravi Alireza , Ghoreishi Abdolreza , Bagheri Seyyedeh-Masoumeh
Published: December 2017

Background: Seizure is one of the most important cause of admission to the emergency department (ED). The admission rate can be decreased by identifying the etiology of seizure which leads to appropriate treatment and elimination of the underlying cause. The purpose of this study is to survey the etiology of seizure in cases admitted to ED. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 150 patients with seizure admitted to Zahedan city hospital in 2015-16. Data were collected by a checklist including demographic, familial history, past medical history of seizure, cause and type of seizure, time of occurrence, status seizure and cause of recurrence which was completed for each patient. The data was analyzed by statistical methods in SPSS.16. Results: Among all of 150 patients 82 (54.6%) were male and 68 (45.3%) were female. The most common age group was 18-45 years with 114 (76%) patients. 74 (49.3%) patients had PMH of seizure and 15(10%) patients had positive FH of seizure. The most common cause of seizure was idiopathic epilepsy (47.3%), cerebral vascular lesions (14%), withdrawal and poisoning (6.7%). The other causes were paroxysmal non epileptic seizure, primary and secondary brain tumors, metabolic diseases, trauma each with prevalence of (5.3%). Congenital diseases (3.3%), infections (2.7%), demyelinating diseases (2%) and others (2.7%). The most common type of seizures was generalized tonic-colonic seizure (69%). (55.3%) seizures occurred in 6AM- 6PM. (4.6%) patients had status seizure. The most prevalent causes of recurrent seizure was related to inadequate drug use. Conclusions: The most common cause of seizure was idiopathic epilepsy and the next common causes were cerebral vascular lesion and withdrawal. Regular follow up of epileptic patients and eliminating the underlying cause and social abnormality will be effective in decreasing the occurrence of seizure.
Reproductive tract infections: a self-reported community based study in urban training health centre area of a tertiary care hospital in Kottayam, Kerala, India
Authors: Ramesh Jeena , Joseph Jose , V. D. Manjula
Published: December 2017

Background: The burden of reproductive tract infections (RTI) among urban women in the reproductive age group (15-49 years) is usually a hidden issue. Earlier studies from Kerala mainly focused on reproductive morbidity among commercial sex workers. A cross-sectional study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of RTI and its association with potential socio-demographic risk factors, based on self reported symptoms among females in the age group 15- 49 years in the Urban training Health Centre field practice area of Government Medical College, Kottayam. Methods: The study was conducted among 643 women of the reproductive age group by single stage cluster sampling technique. A pretested semi structured interview schedule was used for collecting data on the socio demographic profile, clinical symptoms and associated factors after obtaining informed consent. Univariate analysis was done to find association of RTI with various factors followed by a bivariate analysis using binary logistic regression model. Results: The prevalence of RTI was 11.8%. RTI was significantly associated with age at marriage (p=0.02), age at first child birth (p=0.01), type of family (p=0.002), female education (p=0.001), socioeconomic status (p=0.007) and previous history of RTI in last one year (p<0.01) of which 84.1% women with symptoms of RTI had consulted a health personnel. Conclusions: A low prevalence of self reported symptoms of RTI with a high treatment seeking behavior was observed; attributed to the high female literacy. A comparable prevalence in younger age group of 15-24 years (10.9%) and 25-39 years (12.9%) suggesting equal susceptibility of adolescents to RTI was a notable finding.
Status of birth preparedness and complication readiness among pregnant women in rural areas
Authors: Chajhlana Sunil Pal Singh , Prathyusha T. V. D. , Bhumi Manoj Aravind , Mahabhashyam Rama Krishna Narashima , Varaprasada Maruti Sarma Mannava
Published: December 2017

Background: World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that 529,000 women die annually from maternal causes. Ninety-nine percent of these deaths occur in the less developed countries. Every seven minutes - an Indian woman dies from complication related to pregnancy and child birth. For every woman who dies, 30 more women suffer injuries, infection and disability.Birth-Preparedness and Complication-Readiness (BP/CR) is a package to empower women, her family and the community to promote maternal and neonatal survival. It has been recognized as a standard component of the programs designed to make pregnancy safer.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among pregnant women who attended antenatal clinics between May 2014-August 2014 at Rural Health Training Centre (RHTC). A total 274 pregnant women who had given consent for the study have been included in the study. Data was collected by interview in local language and a predesigned and pretested questionnaire. Socio-economic status was assessed according to Modified Kuppuswamy’s classification (as per June 2015 CPI index. BP/CR was calculated by a set of seven indicators which has been developed by the John Hopkin Bloomberg School of Public Health.Results: A total of 274 pregnant women have participated in the study. Only half of pregnant women (54.0) were well prepared by fulfilling atleast four indicators of BPCR. Pregnant women in the age group of >30 years, educational status of pregnant women Occupational status of both pregnant women and their husbands and regular antenatal checks ups and their husbands and joint family have significant associations for well birth preparedness and complication readiness (p<0.0005).Conclusions:Pregnant women in the age group of >30 years, educational status of pregnant women and their husbands and joint family have significant associations for well birth preparedness and complication readiness.
Technostress: Pengertian, Penyebab dan Koping Pustakawan
Authors: Suryanto Suryanto , Sasi Twista Rama
Published: December 2017

Nowadays, technology is growing so fast which cause all of the human life. Library is a kind of work which can’t lost from the impact of technological progress. Nevertheless, not all librarians are able to adapt quickly with the change and development of technology, so it can cause the problem for them, one of them is technostress. Technostress is an uncomfortable condition which which caused by the inability of individuals to adapt with the technological changes or a condition of individual dependency on technology which cause the uncomfortable both physical and psychic. Technostress is caused by several factors that is the development of technology, the lack of standardization, the lack of individual training (librarians) against the technology and equipment used, the technology reliability, the increased of work load which given to each librarian, the appearance of role change from the librarian. Another opinion says that which resulted in the occurrence of technostress there are five components, namely techno-overload, techno-invasion, techno-complexity, techno-insecurity, dan techno-uncertainty. Coping strategies which can be applied by librarians in facing technostress can be long-term coping methods, which is considered to be more effective to reduce the impact of technostress and short-term coping methods which is effective to overcome technostress temporarily.
Effect of sprinkler irrigation levels on the performance of blackgram (Vigna mungo) varieties
Authors: Kumar G. Senthil , Ramesh T. , Subrahmaniyan K. , Ravi V.
Published: December 2017

A field experiment was conducted at Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute, Aduthurai, Tamil Nadu during Summer, 2013 and 2014 to study the response of blackgram varieties to different levels of irrigation through applied sprinkler system. Four levels of irrigation I1 - 50 per cent pan evaporation through sprinkler irrigation, I2 - 75 per cent pan evaporation through sprinkler irrigation, I3 - 100 per cent pan evaporation through sprinkler irrigation and I4 - Surface irrigation in main plot and three blackgram varieties viz., ADT 5, PBG 4 and VBN BG 6 were evaluated in split plot design with three replications. Sprinkler irrigation at 100% pan evaporation in variety ADT 5 gave significantly better growth and yield attributes and higher grain yield of 1217 kg/ha which was at par with surface irrigation method in ADT 5 variety (1184 kg/ha). Surface irrigation method utilized higher amount of irrigation water of 428.1 mm and 413.6 mm, whereas, sprinkler irrigation at 100% pan evaporation utilized minimum amount of irrigation water of 329.2 mm and 308.7 mm during summer 2013 and 2014, respectively. Water saving under sprinkler irrigation at 100% pan evaporation was 23.1% and 25.4% as compared to surface irrigation method during summer 2013 and 2014, respectively.
Variety × Nutrient management interaction in greengram for important yield attributes under rainfed red lateritic inceptisol
Authors: Mishra Ashok , Rath B. S. , Mukhi S. K. , Mishra S. S. , Mohanty S. K. , Behera B. , Panda A. , Panda M. R. , Mohapatra S.
Published: December 2017

The effect of five nutrient management practices on the yield and yield attributes, nutrient uptake and rain water use efficiency in four greengram varieties (Dhauli, Pusa-9531, OBGG-52 and Nayagarh Local) in rainfed upland inceptisol with sandy- loam soil was studied in factorial RBD with three replications during Kharif 2009 to 2012. Significant variety × nutrient interaction was observed with respect to seed yield, nodulation and other yield attributing characters. Based on the mean data over four years (2009-2012), highest seed yield of 5.84 q ha-1 was observed in Pusa 9531 with lime+50% organic+ 50% inorganic treatment followed by Dhauli (5.53 q ha-1) with the same nutrient treatment. Highest RWUE was found in Lime + 50% organic + 50% inorganic treatment in all the varieties followed by 100% organic treatment in Dhauli, Pusa-9531 and OBGG-52 but in 50% organic + 50% inorganic treatment in case of Nayagarh Local. The uptake of N, P and K was also observed to be the highest in Lime + 50% organic + 50% inorganic treatment in all the varieties.
Effects of seaweed extract on yield and protein content of two common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cultivars
Authors: Kocira S. , Kocira A. , Kornas R. , Koszel M. , Szmigielski M. , Krajewska M. , Szparaga A. , Krzysiak Z.
Published: December 2017

An experiment was conducted to investigate into the effects of Ecklonia maxima extract (Kelpak SL) on yield, protein and ash contents of two bean cultivars. The study was carried out in 2012 - 2014 in Poland. During the growing season, 0.2% and 0.4% solutions of the bio-stimulant were applied by single and double spraying of plants against a control. The highest number and weight of grains were found when the plants of ‘Toska’ cultivar were single sprayed with 0.2% seaweed extract. Double spraying the plants with the 0.4% solution of Kelpak SL increased the number, its weight and the number of pods in cultivar ‘Aura’. The application of Kelpak SL increased protein content of grains in both bean cultivars. Higher the dose the double foliar application of the bio-stimulant, more was the ash content of the grain of plants of ‘Toska’ cultivar.
Compassionate Capitalism - The Pursuit of Equal Income Distribution
Authors: Minor Rebeca Rodríguez
Published: December 2017

During the last decades, the great weaknesses of capitalism have flourished. Inequality of income distribution has worsened painfully, the gap between rich and poor widens more and more every day, and just a few lucky entrepreneurs in the world are able to enjoy the capital benefits of the global system. Hunger, poverty, demographic explosion, ageing, and unbridled mass migration, among other factors, have become critical social dilemmas directly related to capitalist deviations, all of which cause us to foresee a chaotic world scenario in the near future. The numbers shown in this article confirm that the world’s economic disparity, instead of diminishing, is increasing at an alarming rate. Unfortunately, since the world economy completely depends on capitalism, this system is still extremely powerful and influential in global decision-making, thus further aggravating economic disparity. Therefore, as it is not possible to avoid the capitalist system, we will make proposals that are feasible for implementing within the current capitalist tendencies in order to alleviate global imbalance. Compassionate Capitalism is an alternative that promotes flexibilization of the system in order to make it more sustainable. It seeks to diminish corporate control over the economy and markets by regaining the State’s economic intervention so that profits are fairly redistributed for the common welfare. The information used for the study is based on the most recent international reports and global circumstances of the topics in question.
Family Business’s Transitioning to Circular Economy Model: The Case of “Mercadona”
Authors: Nuñez-Cacho Pedro , Molina-Moreno Valentín , Corpas-Iglesias Francisco A. , Cortés-García Francisco J.
Published: December 2017

Sustainability addresses environmental and social issues affecting this and future generations. When family businesses perceive that the community is disrupted, recognizes an environmental problem and responds by implementing new environmental policies or regulations. The family business’s socio-emotional values press to transition to a more sustainable production system, such as the circular Economy. Drawing on the Dubin (1978) methodology, we design a sustainable model, which shows family businesses’ response to changes in the environment. It explains the reasons why family businesses transition to Circular Economy, based on the theory of Socio-Emotional Wealth. We check the model through the case study of the food retail leader in Spanish market, Mercadona that applies policies about energy, resources and waste to became a circular economy business model.
EFIKASI DAN KESEJAHTERAAN PSIKOLOGIS PADA GURU SMP
Authors: DEASYANTI DEASYANTI , MAFAZI AMALINA
Published: December 2017

The purpose of this study was to know the relations between teacher efficacy with psychological well-being among junior high school teacher with survey method and adapted psychological scale to collect the data which is Ryffâ€™s Psychological Well-being Scale from Carol D. Ryff (1989) with reliability is 0.95 and The Teacherâ€™s Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES) from Tschannen-Moran and Anita Woolfolk Hoy (2001) with reliability is 0.80. The psychological scale has been given to 88 samples of respondent which is junior high school teacher with cluster random sampling technique. Researcher also used analytical correlation and Winsteps 3.73 also SPSS 16.0 version as application for testing the hypothesis of this research. The result of correlations analysis shown that r value 0.213 and probability score (sig) is 0.047. Conclusion this research result there is significant relationship between teacher efficacy with psychological well-being among junior high school teacher.
Cancelar una cita como estrategia de rechazo postergado: resultados e implicaciones didácticas de un estudio transcultural
Authors: Cortés Velásquez Diego
Published: December 2017

La comparación de las modalidades de realización de los actos lingüísticos por parte de hablantes de diferentes lenguas/culturas ha sido objeto de numerosos estudios en las últimas décadas, aunque la literatura sobre el italiano desde esta perspectiva es aún escasa. Este tipo de estudio es importante para aquellos que se ocupan de la enseñanza de lenguas porque ayuda a aumentar la conciencia de los estudiantes de las diferencias pragmáticas entre la lengua/cultura de origen y la lengua/cultura que aprenden. Ser conscientes de las diferencias transculturales en la realización de los actos lingüísticos puede reducir el riesgo del transfer pragmático negativo y los consecuentes malentendidos, interrupciones comunicativas o, incluso, conflictos interpersonales. El objetivo de este trabajo es investigar el acto lingüístico de la cancelación de una cita como posible estrategia de rechazo postergado a una invitación por parte de hablantes nativos de italiano y de español colombiano. Los resultados muestran que entre los dos grupos existen importantes diferencias concernientes al modo en que los informantes consideran que deben realizar este acto lingüístico en relación con los modificadores externos e internos. Esto sugiere que para los colombianos la cancelación de última hora representa una estrategia más rutinaria que para los italianos.
Recensione: Santoro, Elisabetta & Vedder, Ineke (a cura di). (2016). Pragmatica e interculturalità in italiano lingua seconda. Firenze, Italia: Franco Cesati Editore.
Authors: Valentini Ada
Published: December 2017

Il volume è dedicato allo sviluppo della competenza pragmatica, nelle sue diversificate sottocomponenti, nell’ambito dell’acquisizione e dell’insegnamento dell’italiano lingua seconda o straniera. Vi si trattano, sulla base di dati empirici di varia natura, atti linguistici di diverso tipo, ipotesi o interventi didattici generali o specifici (per es. sul lessico), competenze interazionali sino a test di valutazione.
Politeness norms: A pilot study on the accomplishment of apologies by learners of Italian
Authors: Walker Talia
Published: December 2017

In the increasingly globalised world, intercultural and cross-cultural relations are becoming ever more frequent and significant. Within this diverse cultural space, miscommunications tend to arise and have the ability to significantly impact upon intercultural interactions. Thus, this paper explores the use of politeness strategies by learners of Italian during the performance of the speech act of apology. Specifically, the paper examines the presence of Italian and Australian English politeness norms in the realisation of these apologies, focussing on three principle areas of investigation: (i) the way in which the social variables of the scenario were evaluated by participants, (ii) the participants’ use of formal terms of address, and (iii) the modification of explicit expressions of apology. It was found that although tendencies of both Italian politeness and Australian English politeness were demonstrated by participants, the latter was more prominent, thus suggesting L1 influence on L2 realisation and some difficulty in the negotiation of the intercultural space.
Project finance risk management for public-private partnership
Authors: Kolodiziev Oleh , Tyschenko Viktoriia , Azizova Kateryna
Published: December 2017

The development of public-private partnership in Ukraine in recent years has become very important as an instrument of anti-crisis orientation. The real economic situation objectively creates the preconditions for more effective use of this mechanism and institutes of public-private partnerships in order to ensure sustainable economic development, obtain new ones and improve the quality of public services provided to the population.The objective of the research is to identify the components of project finance risk management and to provide justification of effective and balanced sharing of risks between public and private partners as the prerequisite and the main principle of effective implementation of public-private partnership.The authors used the following research methods: systemic approach, theoretical and empirical methods of scientific knowledge.This paper examines types of investment project financing by banks based on public-private partnership. It defines the structure of public-private partnership according to sources of capital investment in the project vehicle. The paper identifies components of the risk management process in project finance. It proves that a balanced distribution of risks between the private and public partners is the key requirement and the primary principle of effective public-private partnership. In this way, the need for mobilization of additional financial resources for implementation of investment projects calls for extended cooperation of state agencies and banks as a part of the effort of economic crisis management.
Aqueous oxidation of acetaminophen with monochloramine
Authors: Abou Mehrez O. , Masri F. , Baroudi M. , Dossier-Berne F.
Published: December 2017

The reactivity of the common pain reliever acetaminophen (paracetamol or 4-acetamidophenol) with monochloramine in aqueous solution was investigated in this study. Initially, monochloramine demands of acetaminophen (AAP) and its chlorination byproduct, 1,4-benzoquinone, were determined in excess of oxidant at pH 8.5 and 25 °C. Monochloramine demands of AAP and 1,4-benzoquinone were respectively 1.2 (±0.2) and 4.4 (±0.3) mol/mol after 72 h of reaction. Chlorination reactions were also conducted under the same experimental conditions in order to compare the oxidant demands and the reactivity of free chlorine and monochloramine toward AAP and 1,4-benzoquinone. Chlorine demands of AAP and 1,4-benzoquinone were much more important than monochloramine demands and respectively accounted for 13.4 (±0.2) and 6.8 (±0.5) mol/mol. The reaction of AAP with monochloramine was monitored using reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet absorbance (HPLC-UV). AAP reacted with monochloramine to form simultaneously two first byproducts. The half-life of reaction was estimated to be 90 min. The apparent second-order rate constant (kapp2) for the reaction of AAP with monochloramine at pH 8.5 was 231 M−1·h−1.
The specificity of grain accumulation in the production of spring wheat varieties in the South-West of Sverdlovsk Region
Authors: Vorobev Vladimir Aleksandrovich , Vorobev Aleksandr Vladimirovich
Published: December 2017

The article presents the results of the influence of rainfall on the length of the growing season, yield potential, growth of grain per day and 1 mm of rainfall of such spring wheat varieties which are wide-spread in the Volga-Vyatka region as Irgina, Iren, Ekatherina, Svecha, Gornouralskaya, Svecha, Bazhenka, Zlata, Krasnoufimskaya 100, Simbircit, Omskaya 36, Ekada 70.
The influence of sowing period and seeding norm on autumn vegetation, winter hardiness and yield of winter cereal crops
Authors: Potapova Galina Nikolaevna , Ivanova Mariia Sergeevna
Published: December 2017

The winter wheat and triticale in the middle part of the Ural Mountains haven’t been seeded before. The technology of winter crop cultivation should be improved due to the production of new varieties of winter rye. Winter hardiness and yield of winter rye are higher in comparison with winter triticale and especially with winter wheat. The sowing period and the seeding rate influence the amount of yield and winter hardiness. The winter hardiness of winter cereals and the yield of the rye variety Iset sowed on August 25 and the yield of the triticale variety Bashkir short-stalked and wheat Kazanskaya 560 sowed on August 15 were higher. It is important to sow winter grain in local conditions in the second half of August. The sowing this period allows to provide plants with the necessary amount of positive temperatures (450–500 °C). This helps the plants to form 3–4 shoots of tillering and a mass of 10 dry plants reaching 3–5 grams. The winter grain crops in the middle part of the Ural Mountains should be sown with seeding rates of 6 and 7 million of sprouting grains per 1 ha, and the seeds must be cultivated with fungicidal preparation before seeding.
Historical and mapping research of Khanty-Mansiisk autonomous district – Yugra
Authors: Galeeva Alina Z
Published: December 2017

The object of the research is the borders of the territory of Khanty-Mansiisk autonomous district – Yugra in relation to historical maps of the Russian Empire of various years. The article describes the stages of geographic information systems development and their use in different spheres of person’s activities.
The reaction of Ekaterina wheat variety on the use of chemical and biological means of protection for plants and growth promoters
Authors: Bezgodov Andrey Victorovich , Akhmetkhanov Vadim Faritovich
Published: December 2017

The article provides the research relating to the reaction of a new wheat variety “Ekaterina” to the application of chemical and biological plant protection agents and growth stimulants. The high ecological and climatic adaptability of Ekaterina wheat variety has been revealed and this is reflected in an insignificant decrease in crop yields (12–14%) under unfavorable conditions of cultivation in comparison with favorable conditions. The Ekaterina wheat variety have been processed with Grandsil Ultra, Zircon, Izagri Fors, Novosil preparations. This seed processing showed high efficiency during cold wet weather and hot dry-growing season. The effective seed processing of Ekaterina wheat variety with the Rostock, Fitolavin and Strekar preparations has been revealed only during extreme weather conditions.
The analysis of international and Russian rating systems for assessing the performance of universities
Authors: Shagabaev Ilia Arsenovich , Vasiliuk Igor' Petrovich
Published: December 2017

The study is dedicated to the analysis of International and Russian rating systems for assessing the performance of Universities of different World countries. The examples of rating scores of some of the Russian Leading Universities are given here. The indicators for Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN/PFUR) have also been deducted.
The study of the attitude to terrorism in a gender context
Authors: Zhanserikova Dybys Amankeldievna , Barikova Alena Rudolfovna , Kapbasova Gulzada Baiyrovna
Published: December 2017

The concept of terrorism today is a very diverse phenomenon. Modern terrorism has recently acquired features of a global problem that requires close attention of the international community. It is well known that any society facing this problem will eventually change its attitude to this phenomenon. The article has discussed the questions concerning the formation of the attitude to terrorism and revealed empirical indicators of male and female attitude to terrorism. The results of the study allow to predict people's reactions to this negative phenomenon.
Improvement for more effective implementation of non-profitable assets from Russian banks
Authors: Khusnullin Rifkat Rishatovich , Krioni Olga Valeryevna
Published: December 2017

Non-core assets of banks are assets not related to the main activity of banks. The purpose of writing the article – improvement of methods for selling non-core assets. The analysis of foreign and domestic practices in the sale of non-core assets was carried out. The proposed method for selling non-core assets is effective and can be used in the practice of Russian banks.
Economic analysis of evolution/devolution of electronic devices functionality
Authors: Esipov Alen Sergeevich
Published: December 2017

The researcher of this article has presented the analysis of evolution/devolution of electronic devices functionality as well as the analysis of the current situation at the computers and mobile devices market, and some thoughts about new products. Is a newer device better? Are corporations producing really new devices or they are only the improvement of old ones.
The problem of identification of foreign public officials in combating the legalization (laundering) of the proceeds of crime and the financing of terrorism
Authors: Elmanova Anna Kirillovna , Gobrusenko Konstantin Ivanovich
Published: December 2017

This article discusses the issues of optimization organization of identification of foreign public officials with the aim of countering legalization (laundering) of criminal proceeds as well as the ways to improve identification of foreign public officials on the territory of the Russian Federation taking into account the Russian legislation.
The role of financial intermediaries in the legalization of proceeds from crime
Authors: Kaparchuk Victoria Alexandrovna , Gobrusenko Konstantin Ivanovich
Published: December 2017

The article is about the problem of the participation of professional financial intermediaries in the legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime, and considers legislative measures of regulating the activity of such intermediaries and methods for identifying organizations that laundering money on a professional basis.
Features of application of innovation in rail transport
Authors: Homenko Yana Vladimirovna , Kolesnikov Ivan Nikolaevich
Published: December 2017

Innovation management, sources of innovation, operational performance, cost of transportation, the efficiency of the transportation activities, transport and logistics services.
Development of structure of system of interactive means of ensuring of operational efficiency of technological machines and the equipment in the course of their life cycle
Authors: Tikhonova Olga Borisovna , Ruslyakov Dmitry Viktorovich , Larina Lyudmila Vasilyevna , Tikhonov Alexander Yuryevich , Sugeyko Darya Aleksandrovna
Published: December 2017

The article discusses the questions of technical operation of machines and the equipment at different stages of life cycle. The structure of system of interactive means of ensuring of operational efficiency of technological machines and the equipment in the course of their life cycle is developed.
Trends in the market of poultry production in the conditions of globalization
Authors: Kyryliuk Olga Fedorovna
Published: December 2017

According to the author, in modern conditions of globalization of food markets, the researching the state of the domestic market of poultry products in order to provide the population with high-grade food products is important. It is established that the formation of demand in the poultry market is mainly due to production by domestic producers, while imports for the period under review are being reduced and meet mainly the needs of processing industry enterprises.
Factors Influencing the Growth of Floriculture. A case study of Kinondoni Municipality, Dar es Salaam city in Tanzania
Authors: Bishoge Obadia Kyetuza , Zhang Lingling , Suntu Shaldon Leparan
Published: December 2017

A study to evaluate the factors influencing the growth of floriculture and its contribution to the community livelihoods was conducted in Dar es Salaam city, using Kinondoni Municipality as a case study. Specifically, the study intended to (i) explore the influential factors for the growth of floriculture in the case study (ii) examine the socio-economic contribution of floriculture to the local community livelihoods (iii) identify the challenges facing the floriculture and (iv) suggest remedies towards the challenges. Simple random and purposive sampling techniques were used to get a total of 60 respondents. The study employed both qualitative and quantitative approaches to collect data. Data were collected through observations, questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. The results of the study show that income generation, availability of open spaces (road reserves), shortage of other employment opportunities, high demand, environmental conservation are the main factors for growth of the floriculture. Low markets, shortage of the water supply services, informality, the eruption of pests and diseases and a shortage of working tools were revealed as significant challenges facing the floricultural business. To improve this business, it suggested that the government must recognize floriculture as a business. It should provide more support in terms of the improvements of the water supply services, provision subsidy, aids and loans of the low conditionality to the smallholder farmers.
Tailored Versus Generic Knowledge Brokering to Integrate Mood Management Into Smoking Cessation Interventions in Primary Care Settings: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)
Authors: Minian Nadia , Noormohamed Aliya , Baliunas Dolly , Zawertailo Laurie , Mulder Carol , Ravindran Arun , de Oliveira Claire , Selby Peter
Published: December 2017

BACKGROUND

Both tobacco smoking and depression are major public health problems associated with high morbidity and mortality. In addition, individuals with depression are almost twice as likely to smoke and less likely to achieve smoking cessation. In the Smoking Treatment for Ontario Patients program, an established smoking cessation program in Ontario, Canada, 38% of smokers in primary care settings have current or past depression with 6-month quit rates that are significantly lower than those without depression (33% versus 40%, P<.001). Integrating self-help mood management (eg, relaxation exercises and mood monitoring) with smoking cessation treatment increases long-term quit rates by 12%-20%. However, integration in real-world settings has not been reported. It is unclear which knowledge translation strategy would be more effective for motivating clinicians to provide resources on mood management to eligible patients.

OBJECTIVE

The objectives of this study are to investigate the following comparisons among depressed smokers enrolled in a smoking cessation program: 1) the effectiveness of generalized, exclusively email-based prompts versus a personalized knowledge broker in implementing mood management interventions; 2) the effectiveness of the two knowledge translation strategies on smoking quit rates; and 3) the incremental costs of the two knowledge translation strategies on the implementation of mood management interventions.

METHODS

The study design is a cluster randomized controlled trial of Family Health Teams participating in the Smoking Treatment for Ontario Patients program. Family Health Teams will be randomly allocated 1:1 to receive either generalized messages (related to depression and smoking) exclusively via email (group A) or be assigned a knowledge broker who provides personalized support through phone- and email-based check-ins (group B). The primary outcome, measured at the site level, is the proportion of eligible baseline visits that result in the provision of the mood management intervention to eligible patients.

RESULTS

Recruitment for the primary outcome of this study will be completed in 2018/2019. Results will be reported in 2019/2020.

CONCLUSIONS

This study will address the knowledge gap in the implementation strategies (ie, email-based prompts versus a knowledge broker) of mood management interventions for smokers with depression in primary care settings.

CLINICALTRIAL

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03130998; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03130998 (Archived on WebCite at www.webcitation.org/6ylyS6RTe)
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Published: December 2017

Residual stresses of the rail wheels are influenced by heat treatment during the manufacturing process. The quenching process during the manufacturing results in the residual stresses within the rail wheel that may be dangerous for the rail wheel during its operation. Determination of the residual stress in the rail wheel is important for understanding the damage mechanisms and their influence on the proper work of rail wheels. This paper presents a method for determining the residual stresses in the rail wheel during the quenching process by using the directly coupled thermal-structural analysis in ANSYS software.
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Published: December 2017

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Published: December 2017

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Published: December 2017

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Published: December 2017

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METHOD OF CONVERSION OF HIGH- AND MIDDLE-SPEED DIESEL ENGINES INTO GAS DIESEL ENGINES
Authors: Shatrov Mikhail G. , Sinyavski Vladimir V. , Dunin Andrey Yu. , Shishlov Ivan G. , Vakulenko Andrey V.
Published: December 2017

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