bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Molecularly Imprinted Sol-Gel-Based QCM Sensor Arrays for the Detection and Recognition of Volatile Aldehydes
Authors: Liu Chuanjun , Wyszynski Bartosz , Yatabe Rui , Hayashi Kenshi , Toko Kiyoshi
Published: February 2017

The detection and recognition of metabolically derived aldehydes, which have been identified as important products of oxidative stress and biomarkers of cancers; are considered as an effective approach for early cancer detection as well as health status monitoring. Quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) sensor arrays based on molecularly imprinted sol-gel (MISG) materials were developed in this work for highly sensitive detection and highly selective recognition of typical aldehyde vapors including hexanal (HAL); nonanal (NAL) and bezaldehyde (BAL). The MISGs were prepared by a sol-gel procedure using two matrix precursors: tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) and tetrabutoxytitanium (TBOT). Aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APT); diethylaminopropyltrimethoxysilane (EAP) and trimethoxy-phenylsilane (TMP) were added as functional monomers to adjust the imprinting effect of the matrix. Hexanoic acid (HA); nonanoic acid (NA) and benzoic acid (BA) were used as psuedotemplates in view of their analogous structure to the target molecules as well as the strong hydrogen-bonding interaction with the matrix. Totally 13 types of MISGs with different components were prepared and coated on QCM electrodes by spin coating. Their sensing characters towards the three aldehyde vapors with different concentrations were investigated qualitatively. The results demonstrated that the response of individual sensors to each target strongly depended on the matrix precursors; functional monomers and template molecules. An optimization of the 13 MISG materials was carried out based on statistical analysis such as principle component analysis (PCA); multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) and hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA). The optimized sensor array consisting of five channels showed a high discrimination ability on the aldehyde vapors; which was confirmed by quantitative comparison with a randomly selected array. It was suggested that both the molecularly imprinting (MIP) effect and the matrix effect contributed to the sensitivity and selectivity of the optimized sensor array. The developed MISGs were expected to be promising materials for the detection and recognition of volatile aldehydes contained in exhaled breath or human body odor.
A Hierarchical Framework Combining Motion and Feature Information for Infrared-Visible Video Registration
Authors: Sun Xinglong , Xu Tingfa , Zhang Jizhou , Li Xiangmin
Published: February 2017

In this paper, we propose a novel hierarchical framework that combines motion and feature information to implement infrared-visible video registration on nearly planar scenes. In contrast to previous approaches, which involve the direct use of feature matching to find the global homography, the framework adds coarse registration based on the motion vectors of targets to estimate scale and rotation prior to matching. In precise registration based on keypoint matching, the scale and rotation are used in re-location to eliminate their impact on targets and keypoints. To strictly match the keypoints, first, we improve the quality of keypoint matching by using normalized location descriptors and descriptors generated by the histogram of edge orientation. Second, we remove most mismatches by counting the matching directions of correspondences. We tested our framework on a public dataset, where our proposed framework outperformed two recently-proposed state-of-the-art global registration methods in almost all tested videos.
A Robust Random Forest-Based Approach for Heart Rate Monitoring Using Photoplethysmography Signal Contaminated by Intense Motion Artifacts
Authors: Ye Yalan , He Wenwen , Cheng Yunfei , Huang Wenxia , Zhang Zhilin
Published: February 2017

The estimation of heart rate (HR) based on wearable devices is of interest in fitness. Photoplethysmography (PPG) is a promising approach to estimate HR due to low cost; however, it is easily corrupted by motion artifacts (MA). In this work, a robust approach based on random forest is proposed for accurately estimating HR from the photoplethysmography signal contaminated by intense motion artifacts, consisting of two stages. Stage 1 proposes a hybrid method to effectively remove MA with a low computation complexity, where two MA removal algorithms are combined by an accurate binary decision algorithm whose aim is to decide whether or not to adopt the second MA removal algorithm. Stage 2 proposes a random forest-based spectral peak-tracking algorithm, whose aim is to locate the spectral peak corresponding to HR, formulating the problem of spectral peak tracking into a pattern classification problem. Experiments on the PPG datasets including 22 subjects used in the 2015 IEEE Signal Processing Cup showed that the proposed approach achieved the average absolute error of 1.65 beats per minute (BPM) on the 22 PPG datasets. Compared to state-of-the-art approaches, the proposed approach has better accuracy and robustness to intense motion artifacts, indicating its potential use in wearable sensors for health monitoring and fitness tracking.
Probabilistic Graphical Framework for Estimating Collaboration Levels in Cloud Manufacturing
Authors: Ahn Gilseung , Park You-Jin , Hur Sun
Published: February 2017

Cloud manufacturing (CM) is an emerging manufacturing model based on collaboration among manufacturing enterprises in a cloud computing environment. Naturally, collaboration is one of main factors that impacts performance in a variety of ways such as quality, lead time, and cost. Therefore, collaboration levels should be considered when solving operational issues in CM. However, there has been no attempt to estimate these levels between enterprises participating in CM. The collaboration level among enterprises in CM is defined as the ability to produce a manufacturing service that satisfies a customer by means of collaborative production amongst enterprises. We measure it as the conditional probability that collaborative performances are high given collaborative performance factors (e.g., resource sharing, information sharing, etc.). In this paper, we propose a framework for estimating collaboration levels. We adopt a probabilistic graphical model (PGM) to develop the framework, since the framework includes a lot of random variables and complex dependencies among them. The framework yields conditional probabilities that two enterprises will reduce the total cost, improve resource utilization or quality through collaboration between them given each enterprise’s features, collaboration possibility, and collaboration activities. The collaboration levels the proposed framework yields will help to handle diverse operational problems in CM.
Roma dans le panthéon monétaire carien sous les premiers Sévères : un nouveau témoignage sur les bronzes de Stratonicée
Authors: Delrieux Fabrice
Published: February 2017

L’image de Roma sur les monnaies grecques d’Asie Mineure est souvent confondue avec celle d’Athéna quand une légende ne les distingue pas l’une de l’autre. Les ateliers de Carie n’échappent pas à ce phénomène et la réalisation du RPC V est l’occasion de faire connaître des bronzes sévériens de Stratonicée longtemps mal décrits. La frappe de ces monnaies, à une époque où la cité produit un monnayage très abondant, met l’accent, non seulement sur la situation économique particulière de la cité au début du IIIe siècle apr. J.-C., mais sur l’étroitesse des

relations entre Rome et les Stratonicéens depuis la fin de l’époque hellénistique.
Sarapis au banquet : lectisternes d’Alexandrie et d’Égypte
Authors: Bricault Laurent
Published: February 2017

Au moins cinq séries monétaires issues de l’atelier provincial d’Alexandrie à la fin du IIe et au début du IIIe siècle apr. J.-C. présentent au revers un type relatif à un lectisterne. Cette composition se retrouve, avec des variantes, sur des gemmes et des terres cuites égyptiennes et romaines de même époque. Cet ensemble documentaire suggère fortement que les dieux nourriciers, guérisseurs et psychopompes que furent Sarapis, Isis, Harpocrate, Déméter et Anubis participèrent, en Égypte et à Rome, à de nombreux banquets et lectisternes, à la fois comme hôtes et comme invités, en réponse à la volonté des autorités, mais surtout aux nombreux besoins et requêtes des populations, lors de cérémonies religieuses parfaitement socialisées.
Le monnayage d’Hadrien à Élis-Olympie
Authors: Wojan Franck , Amandry Michel
Published: February 2017

Dans le Péloponnèse, à l’époque romaine, le règne de l’empereur Hadrien (117-138) a été l’occasion pour de nombreuses cités grecques d’émettre un monnayage de bronze, sur lequel figuraient le portrait impérial au droit et des thèmes civiques au revers. Les Éléens, administrateurs du sanctuaire d’Olympie (Élide, province romaine d’Achaïe), n’ont pas échappé à ce phénomène. Malgré la relative modestie de la production monétaire, ce monnayage a permis aux Éléens de mettre en avant le patrimoine artistique et agonistique de leur cité, qui associait le centre urbain d’Élis et le prestigieux sanctuaire d’Olympie.
Les états de l’inflation
Authors: Bransbourg Gilles
Published: February 2017

Du 30 mars au 29 septembre 2012, l’exposition ‘ Signs of Inflation’ s’est tenue à la Federal Reserve Bank de New York. Présentée par l’American Numismatic Society, elle a rassemblé près de 200 objets monétaires ‘ inflationnistes’ couvrant près de trois mille ans d’histoire, pour la plupart issus de la tradition monétaire méditerranéenne et occidentale. Plusieurs dizaines de milliers de visiteurs ont pu découvrir les petites fractions de bronze aux côtés des monnaies d’or de l’Empire romain tardif, les assignats de la Révolution française ou les billets aux quatorze zéros du Zimbabwe de 2008. Cet article envisage dans le cadre de la durée longue l’interaction entre l’inflation, les objets numismatiques et la situation historique auxquels ils participent. Chronologiquement, l’inflation est tout d’abord le produit du rapport entre l’offre et la demande des matériaux monétaires eux-mêmes. Elle ne devient un phénomène pleinement endogène aux sociétés humaines qu’à partir du moment où l’autorité politique parvient à imposer à l’objet monétaire une valeur d’usage distincte de la valeur intrinsèque du matériau dont il est constitué. L’inflation, compagne habituelle des guerres et des révolutions, devient le mode ultime de résolution des conflits liés à la répartition des richesses au sein d’une société. Les formes successives prises par l’objet monétaire contribuent alors à définir les limites de l’inflation, voire son absence de limites.
To Invoke or Not to Invoke. The Image of Christ on Byzantine Lead Seals. That is the Question
Authors: Cotsonis Joachim
Published: February 2017

L’image du Christ comprend une petite partie des figures sacrées représentées sur les sceaux en plomb byzantins. La majorité des sceaux portant l’image du Christ appartenait aux empereurs. L’accent est mis sur le caractère «christomimétique » de l’empereur vu que les sceaux impériaux portant l’image du Christ ne s’accompagnent pas d’une invocation adressée au Seigneur. En sa qualité de représentant du Christ sur terre, l’empereur ne se place pas en position subordonnée implorant le Divin. Quant aux sceaux non impériaux dépeignant une image du Christ accompagnée d’une invocation, ceux-ci sont également examinés du point de vue de leur chronologie, de leur fréquence, et des groupes sociaux auxquels appartiennent leurs propriétaires.
On the Evolution of Specie: Circulation and Weight Loss in 18th and 19th Century Coinage
Authors: Velde François R.
Published: February 2017

I measure the parameters of coin wear using data collected in the 19th century. A comparison across denominations and countries shows that coin wear (in relative terms) is linear in the logarithm of coin value. Data from coin hoards of the 18th and early 19th centuries yield similar estimates of mean coin wear, showing that hoards provide useful information. Finally, under assumptions of normality for initial coin weights and coin loss I use maximum likelihood estimation to recover the parameters of the wear process from a sample of coins whose age is unknown. The method performs well on the hoard data (for which the age is known and can serve as a check).
Parenchymatous cell division characterizes the fungal cortex of some common foliose lichens
Authors: Sanders William B. , de los Ríos Asunción
Published: February 2017

PREMISE OF THE STUDY:

Lichen‐forming fungi produce diverse vegetative tissues, some closely resembling those of plants. Yet it has been repeatedly affirmed that none is a true parenchyma, in which cellular compartments are subdivided from all adjacent neighbors by cross walls adjoining older cross walls.

METHODS:

Using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), we tested this assumption by examining patterns of septum formation in the parenchyma‐like cortex of three lichens of different phylogenetic affinities: Sticta canariensis, Leptogium cyanescens, and Endocarpon pusillum.

KEY RESULTS:

In the cortex of all three lichens, new septa adjoined perpendicularly or obliquely to previous septa. Septal walls possessed an electron‐transparent core (median) layer covered on both sides by layers of intermediate electron density. At septal junctures, the core layer of the newer septum was not continuous with that of the older septum. Amorphous, electron‐dense material often became deposited in the core region of older septal walls, and the septum gradually delaminated along its median into what could then be recognized as the distinct walls of neighboring cells. However, cells maintained continuity at pores, where adjacent remnants of the electron‐transparent core layer suggested septal partition rather than secondary establishment of a lateral wall connection via anastomosis.

CONCLUSIONS:

Although fungal tissues first arise by the coalescence of filaments early in lichen ontogeny, the mature cortical tissues of some lichens are comparable to true parenchyma in the unrestricted orientation of their septal cross walls and the resulting ontogenetic relationship among neighboring cell compartments.
A 1420 MHz Catalog of Compact Sources in the Northern Galactic Plane
Authors: Taylor A. R. , Leahy D. A. , Tian W. W. , Sunstrum C. , Kothes R. , Landecker T. L. , Ransom R. R , Higgs L. A.
Published: February 2017

We present a catalog of compact sources of radio emission at 1420 MHz in the northern Galactic plane from the Canadian Galactic Plane Survey. The catalog contains 72,758 compact sources with an angular size less than 3′ within the Galactic longitude range 52° < ℓ < 192° down to a 5σ detection level of ∼1.2 mJy. Linear polarization properties are included for 12,368 sources with signals greater than 4σ

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in the Canadian Galactic Plane Survey (CGPS) Stokes Q and U images at the position of the total intensity peak. We compare CGPS flux densities with cataloged flux densities in the Northern VLA Sky Survey catalog for 10,897 isolated unresolved sources with CGPS flux density greater than 4 mJy to search for sources that show variable flux density on timescales of several years. We identify 146 candidate variables that exhibit high fractional variations between the two surveys. In addition, we identify 13 candidate transient sources that have CGPS flux density above 10 mJy but are not detected in the Northern VLA Sky Survey.
VLT/SINFONI Observations of Spitzer/MIPSGAL 24 μm Circumstellar Shells: Revealing the Natures of Their Central Sources
Authors: Silva K. M. , Flagey N. , Noriega-Crespo A. , Carey S. , Ingallinera A.
Published: February 2017

We present Very Large Telescope/Spectrograph for INtegral Field Observations in the Near Infrared H- and K-band spectra of potential central stars within the inner 8″-by-8″ regions of 55 MIPSGAL “bubbles” (MBs), sub-arcminute circumstellar shells discovered in the mid-IR survey of the Galactic plane with Spitzer/MIPS. At magnitudes brighter than 15, we detect a total of 230 stars in the K band and 179 stars in the H band. We spectrally identify 145 stars in all but three MBs, with average magnitudes of 13.8 and 12.7 respectively, using spectral libraries and previous studies of near-IR stellar spectra. We also use tabulated intrinsic stellar magnitudes and colors to derive distances and extinction values, and to better constrain the classifications of the stars. We reliably identify the central sources for 21 of the 55 MBs, which we classify as follows: one Wolf–Rayet, three luminous blue variable candidates, four early-type (O to F), and 15 late-type (G to M) stars. The 21 central sources are, on average, one magnitude fainter than these in the most recent study of MBs, and we notice a significant drop in the fraction of massive star candidates. For the 34 remaining MBs in our sample, we are unable to identify the central sources due to confusion, low spectroscopic signal-to-noise ratio, and/or lack of detections in the images near the centers of the bubbles. We discuss how our findings compare with previous studies and support the trend, for the most part, between the shells’ morphologies in the mid-IR and central sources spectral types.
Northern Sky Galactic Cosmic Ray Anisotropy between 10 and 1000 TeV with the Tibet Air Shower Array
Authors: Amenomori M. , Bi X. J. , Chen D. , Chen T. L. , Chen W. Y. , Cui S. W. , Danzengluobu  , Ding L. K. , Feng C. F. , Feng Zhaoyang , Feng Z. Y. , Gou Q. B. , Guo Y. Q. , He H. H. , He Z. T. , Hibino K. , Hotta N. , Hu Haibing , Hu H. B. , Huang J. , Jia H. Y. , Jiang L. , Kajino F. , Kasahara K. , Katayose Y. , Kato C. , Kawata K. , Kozai M. , Labaciren  , Le G. M. , Li A. F. , Li H. J. , Li W. J. , Liu C. , Liu J. S. , Liu M. Y. , Lu H. , Meng X. R. , Miyazaki T. , Mizutani K. , Munakata K. , Nakajima T. , Nakamura Y. , Nanjo H. , Nishizawa M. , Niwa T. , Ohnishi M. , Ohta I. , Ozawa S. , Qian X. L. , Qu X. B. , Saito T. , Saito T. Y. , Sakata M. , Sako T. K. , Shao J. , Shibata M. , Shiomi A. , Shirai T. , Sugimoto H. , Takita M. , Tan Y. H. , Tateyama N. , Torii S. , Tsuchiya H. , Udo S. , Wang H. , Wu H. R. , Xue L. , Yamamoto Y. , Yamauchi K. , Yang Z. , Yuan A. F. , Yuda T. , Zhai L. M. , Zhang H. M. , Zhang J. L. , Zhang X. Y. , Zhang Y. , Zhang Yi , Zhang Ying , Zhaxisangzhu  , Zhou X. X. ,   (The Tibet ASγ Collaboration)
Published: February 2017

We report on the analysis of the 10–1000 TeV large-scale sidereal anisotropy of Galactic cosmic rays (GCRs) with the data collected by the Tibet Air Shower Array from 1995 October to 2010 February. In this analysis, we improve the energy estimate and extend the decl. range down to −30°. We find that the anisotropy maps above 100 TeV are distinct from that at a multi-TeV band. The so-called tail-in and loss-cone features identified at low energies get less significant, and a new component appears at ∼100 TeV. The spatial distribution of the GCR intensity with an excess (7.2σ pre-trial, 5.2σ post-trial) and a deficit (−5.8σ pre-trial) are observed in the 300 TeV anisotropy map, in close agreement with IceCube’s results at 400 TeV. Combining the Tibet results in the northern sky with IceCube’s results in the southern sky, we establish a full-sky picture of the anisotropy in hundreds of TeV band. We further find that the amplitude of the first order anisotropy increases sharply above ∼100 TeV, indicating a new component of the anisotropy. All these results may shed new light on understanding the origin and propagation of GCRs.
Revised Predictions of Neutrino Fluxes from Pulsar Wind Nebulae
Authors: Palma Irene Di , Guetta Dafne , Amato Elena
Published: February 2017

Several pulsar wind nebulae (PWN) have been detected in the TeV band in the last decade. TeV emission is typically interpreted in a purely leptonic scenario, but this often requires that the magnetic field in the nebula be much lower than the equipartition value, as well as the assumption of an enhanced density of target radiation at IR frequencies. In this work, we consider the possibility that, in addition to the relativistic electrons and positrons, relativistic hadrons are also present in these nebulae. Assuming that some of the emitted TeV photons are of hadronic origin, we compute the associated flux of

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TeV neutrinos. We use IceCube non-detection to put constraints on the fraction of TeV photons that might be contributed by hadrons and estimate the number of neutrino events that can be expected from these sources in ANTARES and KM3Net.
Artificial Nutrition in Therapeutic Approach of Acute Caustic Poisonings
Authors: Chibishev Andon , Simonovska-Veljanovska Natasha , Pereska Zanina
Published: February 2017

Acutes corrosive poisonings can cause serious chemical injuries of the upper gastrointestinal tract, and they are localized most frequently in the esophagus and the stomach because the poison remains there a long time. Treatment of the acute corrosive intoxications include: neutralization of corrosive agents, antibiotics, corticosteroids, anti-secretory therapy, nutritional support, collagen synthesis inhibitors, esophageal dilation and stent placement, and surgery.The damaged mucosa, submucosa and muscle layer regenerate with great difficulty because of the surrounding inflammation, necrosis and secondary complications. Tissue fibrosis, adhesions or circular stenosis appear, which greatly disturb the normal functioning (impeded peristaltic, impeded passage). All these complicate the entire general condition of the patient, including inadequate normal food intake, loss of body weight, prostration, cachexia. These patients are also into a severe general condition due to hypercatabolic state and negative alkali balance. Therefore, early nutritional support is of substantial importance in treatment of these patients. Nutritional support can be given by parenteral way in peripheral or central vein and by enteral way through specially designed tubes inserted in the stomach or intestines, prepyloric or postpyloric.The type of artificial nutritional support will depend on the grade of esophageal or gastric damage determined by endoscopy.
Reproductive Health of Women: An Attempt to Define Prevention of Breast Cancer
Authors: Gjorgov Arne N.
Published: February 2017

Background. On the evidence-based information of breast cancer as a preventable disease, an attempt is made for definition of primary, non-chemical prevention of the epidemic breast cancer. The battle over healthcare reform, besides other priorities, is revolving around women’s issues and health protection too. Aim. To add to the knowledge and to advance the tested concept of the potential for primary (non-chemical) prevention of breast cancer as an epidemic disease. Ultimately, to present from a medical point of view the attempted definition of a preventive contraception against the epidemic breast cancer. Justification. The number of cases and the incidence of breast cancer is in a steady increase worldwide and in our country, Macedonia, (with more than 800 cases, or 76.2 crude rate per 100,000 female population, in 2008), followed by great losses and expenses in human lives, individual and familial sufferings and disasters, and material resources. It could be assessed that no healthcare reform could be achieved successfully as long as the half of the population, women of all ages, is threatened by a real risk of breast cancer as an epidemic disease. The changes in the biological micro-environment and ecosystem of the intimate (sexual) woman-man relations, which is still unknown, reflect gravely upon the health and lives of people, especially women of all ages. Primary (non-chemical) prevention of breast cancer is neither mentioned nor considered in the ongoing debate of healthcare reform, in the scientific literature, and at the conference meeting. Evidence and Discussion. The results of the initial field study and other ecological and experimental studies showed and corroborated the evidence that the mass condomization of women’s sexuality is the root cause of the perplexing emergence and rapid rise of the breast cancer epidemic all over the world along with the occurrence of the AIDS epidemic, after 1981. Prevention of breast cancer rather than programs of mass mammographic screening for early detection of cases of the disease are discussed. The views on contraception and marriage of the main religious denominations in the Western world, which were relevant to the aim of this study, are briefly presented. The negative consequences of screening of the disease and the recent debate of questioning the breast screening programs is discussed.Conclusion. From a medical standpoint, to achieve the suggested primary prevention of the breast cancer epidemic it is necessary to eliminate completely the barrier devices and methods of contraception, the condom use and withdrawal practice. Instead of use of barrier methods, a replacement is to be done by shifting to use of other, non-barrier methods and techniques for fertility-control and family-planning purposes during the reproductive life-span of women, which include: abstention, rhythm, IUDs, OC pills, and tubal ligation.
Mediastinitis Due to Actinomyces Naeslundii
Authors: Cekovska Zhaklina , Kaftandzieva Ana , Petrovska Milena , Panovski Nikola , Spirovski Zoran , Abdulai Hamza
Published: February 2017

A 48-year-old man with retrosternal chest pain and upper abdominal pain with propagation to the back, with clinical signs of nausea, dyspnea and dysphagia was referred to the Clinics of thoracic surgery. After esophagography, operative treatment was indicated. Left thoracotomy with mediastinothomy were performed. During the operation, a sample of pus was taken and sent for a microbiological examination at the Institute of Microbiology and Parasitology, Medical Faculty in Skopje. Standard microbiological procedures were used. The sample was cultured anaerobically on Schaedler agar and incubated for 48 hours at 37ºC. Oval, smooth colonies were observed. Gram stained smear revealed short branching Gram-positive filaments suspected for genus Actinomyces. For a definitive diagnosis and differentiation of the Actinomyces species, an automated VITEK system was used. Two weeks after treatment by ceftriaxon, metronidazol and analgetics, all clinical signs improved and patient was released in good physical condition.
Retraction: Ana Strezova. Genotyping of HLA-A, HLA-C and HLA-B Loci with Reverse Line Strip Hybridization in Macedonian Population and Association of HLA Class I Alleles with Spondilitis [MSc thesis]
Authors: Spiroski Mirko
Published: February 2017

Aim. The aim of this report is to retract the results of Ana Strezova submitted without permission of her mentor and her institution for Master of Science (MSc) degree at the Faculty of Medicine, University “Ss Cyril and Methodius”, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. Material and Methods. Two populations were published from the same cohort: i) in the 15th International Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Workshop 250 samples for HLA-A, 247 samples for HLA-B, 250 samples for HLA-C, 564 samples for HLA-DRB1, and 213 samples for HLA-DQB1 were included; and ii) in retracted MSc degree 250 samples for HLA-A, HLA-B and HLA-C were included. Results. HLA DNA typing results from Macedonian population were officially submitted for analysis and publication to the 15th International Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Workshop (IHIWS). Results were prepared and submitted for publication in Tissue Antigens (received 7 July 2009; revised 12 January 2010; accepted 1 February 2010). Ana Strezova without permission of her mentor and director of the Institute of Immunobiology and Human Genetics submitted MSc thesis for defence with the identical results as in submitted manuscript. A total number of 5 HLA genes and 220 alleles are published by the 15th International Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Workshop in comparison with 3 HLA genes and 58 alleles in retracted MSc thesis. Conclusion. The results of the MSc thesis of Ana Strezova with the title “Genotyping of HLA-A, HLA-C and HLA-B Loci with Reverse Line Strip Hybridization in Macedonian Population and Association of HLA Class I Alleles with Spondilitis” are retracted because: i) the content was already submitted for publication; ii) the statistical methods are inappropriate for ambiguous resolution of the data; and iii) the permission was not allowed by her mentor and director. Editors-in-Chief and employers are advised to be aware of possible acceptance of this thesis and the results submitted in the future for publication.
Antipsychotic Augmentation with Venlafaxine for Treatment of Negative Symptoms in Chronic Schizophrenia - A Case Series
Authors: Mukaetova-Ladinska Elizabeta B. , Da Silva Joaquim Alves , Darley Jon
Published: February 2017

Negative symptoms represent a core feature in schizophrenia and the deficit syndrome in chronic schizophrenic patients is closely related to their poor outcome and global failure in community adaptation. Atypical antipsychotics have been widely used in the treatment of negative symptoms in schizophrenia, and tend to produce a better response when used in association with antidepressants. We describe a case series of patients with a clinical diagnosis of residual type of schizophrenia, who have undergone an augmentative treatment of antipsychotic medication with venlafaxine. Both primary and secondary negative symptoms, as well as the overall functioning in these patients were substantially improved following this treatment. This is the first clinical study describing the combination of venlafaxine with both conventional antipsychotics and novel antipsychotics, such as risperidone, to treat successfully both secondary and primary negative symptoms in schizophrenia. We also discuss possible modes of action of the joint use of this particular antidepressant with antipsychotic medication.
Macedonian Medical Master of Science (MSc) Theses Defended in 2009
Authors: (MJMS) Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences
Published: February 2017

We present abstracts of MSc theses defended in 2009 at the Faculty of Medicine, University "Ss Kiril and Metodij", Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. English summaries are published as they are translated by authors and included in the final version of defended MSc. Macedonian Medical Master of Science (MSc) theses are deposited in the Central Medical Library in Skopje.Editorial Borad do not take any responsibility either for the content, nor the quality of the abstracts.At the Faculty of Medicine, 30 MSc theses were defended in 2009. Eight MSc theses are without abstarcts (26.7%), 8 MSc theses are with unstructured abstracts (26.7%), and 14 are with structured abstracts (46.7%) which is significant improvment in comparison with defended MSc in 2008. For one MSc there are not any details about the thesis (Elena Manoleva Nikolovska. Anthropometrical indicators for evaluation of the nutritive status in children between ages of 3 until 36 months), and one MSc was retracted (Ana Strezova. Genotyping of HLA-A, HLA-C and HLA-B loci with Reverse Line Strip hybridization in Macedonian Population and association of HLA class I alleles with spondilitis).We have to repeat that primary responsibility for the quality of the MSc theses belongs to the mentors, to the institutions they are representing, and to the Vice-Dean of science. All of them should be more actively involved in the preparation of Master of Science theses in order international standards to be achieved.
Country Rank, Journal Rank and H-Index in the Field of Medicine in the Republic of Macedonia (1996-2008) Using Data from SCImago
Authors: Spiroski Mirko
Published: February 2017

Aim. The aim of this study was to present the country rank, journal rank and H-index in the field of medicine in the Republic of Macedonia (1996-2008) using data from SCImago Journal & Country Rank (SCImago).Material and Methods. SCImago database was used for analysis of country rank, journal rank and H-index in the Republic of Macedonia and other former Yugoslav countries (Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro) for the period of 1996-2008, as they are presented in the Scopus database.Results. Of a total number of 222 countries for the period of 1996-2008, the Republic of Macedonia with H-index of 20 is placed on the 118th position of the country rank, the percentage of citable documents in the field of medicine is 88.92%, and the percentage of relative production of documents in the world is below 0.01. In 2008, Macedonian biomedical journal Prilozi is ranked on the 2484th place with 0.048 SJR of citable documents in the last three years. The biggest H-index of 10, for the period between 2007and 2008, in the Republic of Macedonia had nephrology subject category, followed by medicine (miscellaneous) with H-index of 7, haematology and endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism with H-index of 6, transplantation, oncology and pathology and forensic medicine with H-index of 5.Conclusion. There is only one Macedonian biomedical journal (Prilozi, Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Section of Biological and Medical Sciences) included in the Scopus database for the period between 1996 and 2008, probably by mistake in the list of journals from Serbia, instead from the Republic of Macedonia. The priority task of the Editorial Boards of other Macedonian medical journals is to include their journals in the Scopus database.
The Association Between Obesity and Clinical Features of Psoriatic Arthritis: A Case-control Study
Authors: Eder Lihi , Abji Fatima , Rosen Cheryl F. , Chandran Vinod , Gladman Dafna D.
Published: February 2017

Objective.

To assess whether obesity is associated with distinct psoriatic arthritis (PsA) features and whether it interacts with PsA HLA susceptibility alleles.

Methods.

Patients with early PsA were compared with patients with psoriasis without arthritis (PsC). The primary predictor was the body mass index (BMI) at the first visit to the clinic. The clinical features across 3 BMI groups were compared by linear trend test and Cochrane-Armitage trend test. The interaction between BMI and HLA risk alleles for psoriatic disease (HLA-B*27, B*3901, B*3801, B*0801, B*4402, B*4403, and C*0602) were assessed using logistic regression analysis.

Results.

There were 314 patients with early PsA, and 498 patients with PsC were analyzed. Obesity was more frequent in patients with PsA compared with PsC (OR 1.77; p = 0.002). Higher BMI was associated with older age at onset of PsA (p < 0.0001) and psoriasis (p = 0.009). The frequency of HLA-B*27 was higher in patients with normal weight compared with those with higher BMI (p = 0.002). A significant interaction was found for the combined effect of HLA-B*27 and obesity in logistic regression analysis (p = 0.036). In patients who were HLA-B*27–negative, the association between obesity and PsA was statistically significant (OR 2.39; p < 0.001), but obesity was less frequent in patients with PsA who were HLA-B*27–positive.

Conclusion.

Obesity is linked with late-onset psoriasis and PsA, while normal weight is associated with the presence of the HLA-B*27 allele and an earlier onset of the disease. These results highlight the differential risk factors that may drive the inflammatory process in psoriatic disease.
Health Equity Considerations for Developing and Reporting Patient-reported Outcomes in Clinical Trials: A Report from the OMERACT Equity Special Interest Group
Authors: Petkovic Jennifer , Barton Jennifer L. , Flurey Caroline , Goel Niti , Bartels Christie M. , Barnabe Cheryl , de Wit Maarten P.T. , Lyddiatt Anne , Lacaille Diane , Welch Vivian , Boonen Annelies , Shea Beverley , Christensen Robin , Maxwell Lara J. , Campbell Willemina , Jull Janet , Toupin-April Karine , Singh Jasvinder A. , Goldsmith Charles H. , Sreih Antoine G. , Pohl Christoph , Hofstetter Catherine , Beaton Dorcas E. , Buchbinder Rachelle , Guillemin Francis , Tugwell Peter S.
Published: February 2017

Objective.

Despite advances integrating patient-centered outcomes into rheumatologic studies, concerns remain regarding their representativeness across diverse patient groups and how this affects equity. The Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Equity Working Group aims to determine whether and how to address equity issues within the core outcome sets of domains and instruments.

Methods.

We surveyed current and previous OMERACT meeting attendees and members of the Campbell and Cochrane Equity Group regarding whether to address equity issues within the OMERACT Filter 2.0 Core Outcome Sets and how to assess the appropriateness of domains, instruments, and measurement properties among diverse patients. At OMERACT 2016, results of the survey and a narrative review of differential psychosocial effects of rheumatoid arthritis (i.e., on men) were presented to stimulate discussion and develop a research agenda.

Results.

We proposed 6 moments for which an equity lens could be added to the development, selection, or testing of patient-reported outcome measures (PROM): (1) recruitment, (2) domain selection, (3) feasibility in diverse settings, (4) instrument validity, (5) thresholds of meaning, and (6) consideration of statistical power of subgroup analyses for outcome reporting.

Conclusion.

There is a need to (1) conduct a systematic review to assess how equity and population characteristics have been considered in PROM development and whether these differences influence the ranking of importance of outcome domains or a patient’s response to questionnaire items, and (2) conduct the same survey described above with patients representing groups experiencing health inequities.
Le roman familial de l’adolescent adopté
Authors: Dayan Jacques
Published: February 2017

À travers le concept de roman familial, nous avons tenté d’approcher le travail de réécriture de la mémoire et de la conciliation des affects, particuliers à l’adolescent adopté, avec ou sans pathologie, qui permet de cheminer vers une identité cohérente. Ce concept permet d’illustrer comment la situation d’adoption vient donner une coloration particulière, sans en changer la nature, à l’ensemble du processus adolescent.
Medco
Authors: Saikar Anurag Anil , Badve Aditya , Parulekar Mihir Pradeep , Patil Ishan , Belsare Sahil Shirish , Deshmukh Aaradhana Arvind
Published: February 2017

In emergency cases the delay in receiving the necessary pre-hospital care results in a large number of deaths every year. Providing appropriate preliminary care, along with proper time management and pre-hospital management can contribute to a better survival rate. Here the authors propose a portable system which transmits the vital parameters to the health care center along with the images of the patient, also availing the patient's Personal Health Record to the doctor, thus bridging the gap between the hospital and the ambulance and “virtually” bringing the doctor to the ambulance, thereby allowing him to diagnose the patient remotely and as accurately as possible. The paper puts a glance on rapidly developing field of Tele-medicine while proposing a system to overcome infrastructure inadequacies, which hamper the efficient use of Tele medicine systems (more specifically emergency tele-medicine) and provide better health care facilities in various medical situations, specifically those pertaining cases of burns, fatal wounds, head injuries, pregnancy and other such emergencies.
Twitter Intention Classification Using Bayes Approach for Cricket Test Match Played Between India and South Africa 2015
Authors: Jadhav Varsha D. , Deshmukh Sachin N.
Published: February 2017

Information retrieval and forecasting in real time is becoming the fastest and most efficient way to obtain useful knowledge of what is happening now, allowing organizations to react quickly when problem appears which help to improve their performance. There is enormous amount of data in the form of tweets. It builds data processing system that creates informative data about the cricket test matches. Using twitter data, the authors find the sentiments or polarity of fans posting tweets related to game. Polarity is given as positive, negative and neutral. The authors also analyze the feelings or emotions of people posting tweets. Emotions are given as anger, disgust, fear, joy, sadness, surprise and unknown. Machine learning algorithm (Bayes) using R technology shows the accuracy when trained with emotion data.
RETRACTED: Fabrication of Poly(Lactic Acid) Nanofibers by Cotton Candy Method
Authors: Wongpajan Rutchaneekorn , Thumsorn Supaphorn , Inoya Hiroyuki , Okoshi Masayuki , Hamada Hiroyuki
Published: February 2017

The poly (lactic acid) (PLA) fiber of biodegradable polymer was fabricated by cotton candy method with small nozzle. The air pressure was varied from 0.2-0.5 MPa with nozzle temperature of 210-260°C. The morphology of fiber was determined by scanning electron microscope (SEM). Thermal properties were examined using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). SEM results suggested that diameters the PLA fiber at temperature 250°C and air pressure of 0.2 MPa were smaller than the fiber at low and high temperature. The sizes of the fibers were lower than 1 μm and the fibers were irregular size. Crystallinity significantly decreased when increasing barrel temperatures while it slightly changed when varied air pressure. The productivity of PLA fibers was around 30-180 g/h depended on controlled the nozzle temperature and the air pressure.
Micro-Structure Evolution of SAF2205 Steel Subjected to Single Direction Torsion at Room Temperature
Authors: Liu Fu Qiang , Liu Jie , Tian Chu Lun , Chen Han , Li Fu Guo
Published: February 2017

The microstructure morphology of SAF2205 steel during single direction torsion is studied at room temperature by optical microscope. The microstructure evolution indicates that different austenite morphologies on selected longitudinal sections are observed from the subsample close to clamp end, the subsample close to the fracture end and the subsample from the undeformed specimen. The austenite is elongated gradually on longitudinal sections which caused by shear stress. Concurrently, the elongation degree is more obvious in L1 section (near to the center of the sample) than that of L2 section (away from the center of the sample), which is attributed to the gradient distribution of plastic strain. The finite element analysis shows the plastic strain distribution law of the torsional deformation and the results from the fracture appearance indicate the dimples with different depths and types are observed.
Lateral Strain-to-Axial Strain Model for Laterally Prestressed Concrete-Filled FRP Tubes
Authors: Vincent Thomas , Ozbakkaloglu Togay
Published: February 2017

Concrete-filled FRP tube (CFFT) columns have recently gained significant research attention, with a number of experimental studies identifying significant benefits of using high-strength concrete (HSC) to produce high-performance CFFT columns. A recent experimental investigation revealed that prestressing the fibers in the fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) confining shell leads to significant improvements in the axial compressive behavior of HSC-CFFTs. This paper reports the findings from an analytical investigation into the lateral strain-to-axial strain relationship for prestressed HSC-CFFTs. This understanding of the lateral strain-to-axial strain relationship is of particular importance for prestressed CFFTs due to the influence of the additional lateral prestrain. Initially a database that consists of 23 aramid FRP- (AFRP) confined HSC cylindrical specimens with lateral prestress of up to 7.3 MPa is presented. Based on close examination of the experimentally recorded data, an expression to predict the lateral strain-to-axial strain relationship for prestressed HSC-CFFTs is proposed. The comparison of the proposed model predictions with the experimental test results for specimens prepared with prestressed FRP tubes shows good agreement.
Study on Mn Recycling in Zn-Mn Battery and its Reutilization in Lithium-Ion Batteries
Authors: Jiang Shi , Li Yang , Cheng Yan Ping
Published: February 2017

Wet recycling method was utilized for recycling manganese from waste Zn-Mn batteries to obtain MnCO3. It was indicated that soaking time, the concentration and volume of acid all have great effects on the yield of MnCO3. The productivity of MnCO3 can reach 64.65%, when the concentration of HCl acid is 5mol/L, and with a volume of 40ml, under 180min soaking time. The productivity of MnCO3 can also reach 63.36%, when the concentration of HNO3 is 6mol/L, with 60ml volume by soaking for 80min. Furthermore, LiMn2O4 was synthesized in air atmosphere with the recycled MnCO3and Li2CO3 under different calcination temperatures. The electrochemical performances of prepared LiMn2O4 were studied and the results present preferable electrochemical properties.
Catalytic Pt-C Nanomaterial for Gas Diffusion Electrode: Arc-Discharge Synthesis and Improving of Electrical Conductivity Properties
Authors: Zaikovskii Alexey V. , Novopashin Sergey A. , Sakhapov Salavat Z. , Smovzh Dmitriy V.
Published: February 2017

Pt-C material was synthesized by arc-discharge method for application in creation of a gas diffusion electrode for an Al-air battery. The material was burned and mixed with graphite powder to replacement poor conductive carbon matrix, which closes Pt nanoparticles. Gas-diffusion electrodes produced by usage such materials have work characteristics of industrial level. Improving of work characteristic of gas diffusion electrodes is associated with increasing of electrical conductivity of carbon matrix which closes Pt nanoparticles. The arc discharge parameter dependence of structural and conductive properties of pure carbon material was studied, and it’s determined that the main parameter is buffer gas pressure. The carbon materials synthesized at pressure lower than 12 Torr have several times larger conductivity due to disappearance of the amorphous carbon layers and decreasing of contact resistance.
The Structure Formation of the Cellular Concrete with Nanostructured Modifier
Authors: Nelyubova Victoriya V. , Strokova Valeria Valerievna , Sumin Artem Valerievich , Jernovskiy Igor V.
Published: February 2017

In this work the peculiarities of phase formation of the cement stone at presence of nanostructured modifier of the silica composition were identified using the method of x-ray diffraction and raster electronic microscopy. Also the character of influence of modifier on the structure formation of the cement stone was defined. Polydisperse modifier with the presence of a highly active colloidal component, on the one hand, acts as a pozzolanic component, and on the other hand – as a submicron filler.