bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Stauroneis fuegiana, a new Stauroneis species (Bacillariophyta) from Tierra del Fuego, southern Argentina
Authors: CASA VALERIA , MATALONI GABRIELA , VAN DE VIJVER BART
Published: June 2017

During a survey of the freshwater aquatic diatom flora of two peat bog areas in Tierra del Fuego, southern Argentina, a new taxon belonging to the genus Stauroneis that could not be identified was observed. Based on detailed light and scanning electron microscopy observations and comparison with similar larger-celled Stauroneis species worldwide, the taxon is described as new: Stauroneis fuegiana Casa & Van de Vijver sp. nov. Stauroneis fuegiana can be distinguished based on the slightly raised marginal crest, the typical broadly lanceolate valve outline with subrostrate apices, the almost rectangular central area and its valve dimensions.Comments are made on its taxonomic position and how the new taxon can be distinguished from other larger-celled Stauroneis species. Brief notes on the ecology and distribution are added.
New insights on Trametopsis Tomšovský (Polyporales Gäum) based on phylogenetic evidences and morphological analyses of neotropical species
Authors: GÓMEZ-MONTOYA NATALY , DRECHSLER-SANTOS ELISANDRO RICARDO , FERREIRA-LOPES VALÉRIA , TOMŠOVSKÝ MICHAL , URCELAY CARLOS , ROBLEDO GERARDO LUCIO
Published: June 2017

Based on molecular evidence and morphological analyses, a new species in the genus Trametopsis is revealed. Trametopsis aborigena sp. nov. is proposed and described from South America. Molecular phylogenetic analyses of ITS and LSU rDNA sequences suggest that Trametopsis cervina seems to encompass more than one species and confirm previous results showing that Antrodiella brasiliensis groups with Trametopsis. The morphological analyses of type specimens of A. brasiliensis and A. luteocontexta revealed a shared morphological pattern with Trametopsis and their combinations in Trametopsis are proposed. The circumscription of Trametopsis is discussed since all the studied specimens revealed a previously overlooked arrangement of characters, i.e., cylindrical and slightly curved to allantoid basidiospores and a metachromatic hyphal system monomitic in the context and dimitic in the tubes.
Social Representations of Diagnosis in the Consultation
Authors: Sanders Tom , Roberts Diane
Published: June 2017

Observations of physiotherapy consultations and qualitative interviews with patients were conducted to explore the clinical explanation for sciatic pain. We report three themes which illustrate the contested and negotiated order of the clinical explanation: anchoring; resistance; and normalisation. We show using the theory of social representations how the social order in the physiotherapy consultation is maintained, contested and rearticulated. We highlight the importance of agency in patients’ ability to resist the clinical explanation and in turn shape the clinical discourse within the consultation. Social representations offer insights into how the world is viewed by different individuals, in our case physiotherapists and patients with sciatic pain symptoms. The negotiation about the diagnosis reveals the malleable and socially constructed nature of pain and the meaning-making process underpinning it. The study has implications for understanding inequalities in the consultation and the key ingredients of consensus.
Does zoning help or hinder transit-oriented (re)development?
Authors: Schuetz Jenny , Giuliano Genevieve , Shin Eun Jin
Published: June 2017

Despite its reputation as a car-oriented city, the Los Angeles metropolitan area has made substantial investments in developing rail transit since 1990. Most new stations were added to an already dense built environment, with auto-oriented zoning and established land use patterns. In this paper we ask whether redevelopment is occurring around Los Angeles rail stations, and whether zoning and related policies are facilitating or constraining transit-oriented development. We conduct case studies of five stations, documenting zoning near stations, as well as the amount and type of new development after stations opened. Results illustrate that incompatible zoning and related land use policies may constrain growth near stations, but TOD-friendly zoning alone is not sufficient to spur development.
Gender violence: the media, civil society, and the struggle for human rights in Argentina
Authors: Luengo María
Published: June 2017

Research on civil society, social movements, and civil rights protests through the media in Latin America – and, in general, in new democracies beyond the West – has shown the way in which populism deepens polarization, making civil society and its media outlets an arena of ideological divides and opposing interests. By bringing Jeffrey Alexander’s civil sphere theory to the analysis of #NotOneLess movement in Argentina, this study examines the performative power of the media in creating and spreading a unified civil discourse even in the context of a highly polarized society. The article explores the media discourse on the femicide crisis in Argentina in June 2015 constructed in international and national news outlets and analyses interviews with journalists and activists. In the years prior to the emergence of the #NotOneLess movement, discourse on human rights in Argentina had become polarized owing to Kirchnerism’s monopolization and instrumentalization of it, which caused it to disappear from many sectors of Argentine society. The article aims to demonstrate how the media discourse crystallized in the general context of the massive demonstration of 3 June 2015 and did so in a way that set aside particular ideological agendas in the middle of the election period.
Bearing the cost to witness: the political economy of risk in contemporary conflict and war reporting
Authors: Creech Brian
Published: June 2017

As journalistic work has become increasingly precarious in recent decades, exposure to risk – that is, true bodily harm – has become a normalized condition for those reporting from conflict zones. This article considers the political economy of risk, paying particular attention to the ways it has been constructed as a desirable and manageable condition for various classes of news workers. The burden of risk is distributed unequally across staff reporters, freelancers, and non-Western local journalists of all stripes, and a persistent discourse of witnessing obscures both these inequities and the structural conditions that allow news organizations to profit from an increased assumption of individual risk. As structural conditions, individual mitigations, and practices of textual commodification are considered and critiqued, the article concludes by identifying specific strategies that push beyond an economic logic, and thus reassert the cultural and political value of conflict and war reporting as a practice that merits protection, regardless of who produces it. Such a critique focuses on developing the discursive tools that allow journalists and outside observers alike to ask ‘who should bear the costs of witnessing?’
Skepticism and Critique in Arendt and Cavell
Authors: Norris Andrew
Published: June 2017

In this article I compare and contrast Hannah Arendt’s and Stanley Cavell’s understandings of critique, focusing in each case upon the role played in it by skepticism. Both writers are decisively influenced by the later Heidegger’s thought that thinking as such is, first, the necessary turn to a practice adequate to our situation and, second, something that we shun. They also share the desire to take up this Heideggerian thought in Kantian terms: what is at stake is critical thinking. It is here, however, that they part ways, with Arendt insisting that critique is as incompatible with skepticism as it is with dogmatism, and Cavell insisting that skepticism is the central moment within critique. Arendt’s attempt to ban skepticism from critique forces her into the contradictory position of at once denying and affirming the role of dogma in critical thinking. Cavell, in contrast, is able to shed light consistently upon the question of how citizens might best respond to the new – a task, ironically, that is as central to Arendt’s work as it is to Cavell’s. My argument thus functions as an immanent critique of Arendt, an attempt to demonstrate the need to read her in light of Cavell.
Unnecessary emergency medical services transport associated with alcohol intoxication
Authors: Van Dillen Christine , Kim Sun Hyu
Published: June 2017

Objective

This study investigated medically unnecessary emergency medical services (EMS) transportation by comparing non-intoxicated versus intoxicated patients who did not receive emergency department (ED) treatment but utilized EMS transport.

Methods

Patients who used EMS but did not receive ED treatment were classified into non-intoxicated and intoxicated groups. Reasons for not receiving ED treatment were categorized according to whether the decision was made by the patient against medical advice or if the decision was based on a physician’s evaluation and their recommendations.

Results

There were 212 patients reviewed; 120 in the non-intoxicated group and 92 in the intoxicated group. The intoxicated group had a higher proportion of males than the non-intoxicated group. The most common cause of non-disease symptoms in the intoxicated group was assault. In the non-intoxicated group, the most common reason for the lack of ED treatment was that treatment could take place on an outpatient basis, while in the intoxicated group, the reason was lack of patient cooperation.

Conclusions

The intoxicated group was older, male and more likely to present with symptoms not related to a disease process than those in the non-intoxicated group when using unnecessary EMS transport.
Conceptualizing the carceral in carceral geography
Authors: Moran Dominique , Turner Jennifer , Schliehe Anna K.
Published: June 2017

Carceral geography has yet to define the ‘carceral’, with implications for its own development, its potential synergies within and beyond geography, and effective critique of the carceral ‘turn’. A range of explicatory alternatives are open, including continued expansive engagement with the carceral, and attendance to compact and diffuse carceral models. We trace the origins of the term ‘carceral’, its expansive definition after Foucault, the apparent carceral/prison symbiosis, and the extant diversity of carceral geography. We advance for debate, as a step towards its critical appraisal, a series of ‘carceral conditions’ that bear on the nature and quality of carcerality.
The Association Between Peer Victimization and Attachment Security: A Meta-Analysis
Authors: Ward Michelle A. , Clayton Kylee , Barnes Jennifer , Theule Jennifer
Published: June 2017

Numerous studies have explored the relationship between parent–child attachment and peer victimization, a problem for many Canadian children and youth; however, research in this area has been mixed. The present study utilized meta-analytic procedures to clarify the relationship between parent–child attachment and peer victimization. A random effects model was used to complete these analyses. Following extensive database searches, 16 studies were found to be eligible for inclusion. A significant relationship was found between attachment security and peer victimization, r = −.14, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [−.18, −.10], p < .001. Sample ethnicity was the only significant moderator; samples with higher proportions of White participants had a stronger relationship between attachment and peer victimization. Although the results of this study highlight the existence of a relationship between attachment relationships and peer victimization, modest effect sizes suggest that this relationship is likely indirect, with other key variables mediating this relationship.
Validation of the Psychological Maltreatment of Women Inventory for Chinese Women
Authors: Cheung Denise Shuk Ting , Tiwari Agnes , Chan Ko Ling , Fong Daniel Yee Tak , Chau Pui Hing , Yuen Felix Kwan Hok , Tolman Richard M.
Published: June 2017

This study aimed to revise and validate a Chinese version of Psychological Maltreatment of Women Inventory (C-PMWI). In the preparation phase, the PMWI was first revised for the possible cultural differences between Chinese and non-Chinese women. Supplementary items on use of electronic devices as a contemporary form of monitoring were added. Forward and back translated items were reviewed by a panel of intimate partner violence (IPV) experts, resulting in the scale-level content validity index of 0.94. Cognitive debriefing was conducted to confirm comprehensibility. The newly revised measure was administered to the sample of 1,198 Chinese women, recruited from community centers and shelters in Hong Kong. Exploratory factor analysis conducted on data from half the sample revealed a two-factor structure similar to the original English version: emotional-verbal and dominance-isolation. This structure was verified by confirmatory factor analysis with the other half of the sample. Known-groups validity was demonstrated by significant differences in scores between women with different relationship histories. Moderate-to-strong correlations of the C-PMWI with other forms of IPV, controlling behaviors, relationship satisfaction, and depression established convergent validity. The C-PMWI showed good internal consistency, with Cronbach’s alpha >.9 for the entire scale and each subscale. The intraclass correlation across administrations 2 weeks was >.9, demonstrating test–retest reliability. The use of the comprehensive validation procedures in the present study provided evidence for both cultural appropriateness and satisfactory psychometric properties of the C-PMWI. The C-PMWI shows promise as a useful instrument for research and clinical practice with Chinese women.
The role of microRNAs in colorectal liver metastasis: Important participants and potential clinical significances
Authors: Wang Dongxu , Liu Jie , Huo Tingting , Tian Yaowen , Zhao Lei
Published: June 2017

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world, and liver metastasis is the leading direct cause of cancer-related deaths in colorectal cancer. MicroRNA is involved in tumor metastasis in many aspects; mounting studies have shown that microRNAs play important roles in colorectal liver metastasis. Although lots of reviews about the association between microRNAs and colorectal cancer metastasis have been published, the reviews specifically focusing on microRNAs and colorectal liver metastasis are still lacking in the literature. To address this issue, here, we summarize the underlying mechanisms of microRNAs in colorectal liver metastasis and explore their potential clinical applications in this aspect.
Eukaryotic translation initiation factors and cancer
Authors: Ali Muhammad Umar , Ur Rahman Muhammad Saif , Jia Zhenyu , Jiang Cao
Published: June 2017

Recent technological advancements have shown tremendous mechanistic accomplishments in our understanding of the mechanism of messenger RNA translation in eukaryotic cells. Eukaryotic messenger RNA translation is very complex process that includes four phases (initiation, elongation, termination, and ribosome recycling) and diverse mechanisms involving protein and non-protein molecules. Translation regulation is principally achieved during initiation step of translation, which is organized by multiple eukaryotic translation initiation factors. Eukaryotic translation initiation factor proteins help in stabilizing the formation of the functional ribosome around the start codon and provide regulatory mechanisms in translation initiation. Dysregulated messenger RNA translation is a common feature of tumorigenesis. Various oncogenic and tumor suppressive genes affect/are affected by the translation machinery, making the components of the translation apparatus promising therapeutic targets for the novel anticancer drug. This review provides details on the role of eukaryotic translation initiation factors in messenger RNA translation initiation, their contribution to onset and progression of tumor, and how dysregulated eukaryotic translation initiation factors can be used as a target to treat carcinogenesis.
Nuclear ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L5 expression associates with increased patient survival in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Authors: Arpalahti Leena , Saukkonen Kapo , Hagström Jaana , Mustonen Harri , Seppänen Hanna , Haglund Caj , Holmberg Carina I
Published: June 2017

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is a lethal disease with an overall 5-year survival of less than 5%. Prognosis among surgically treated patients is difficult and identification of new biomarkers is essential for accurate prediction of patient outcome. As part of one of the major cellular protein degradation systems, the proteasome plays a fundamental role in both physiological and pathophysiological conditions including cancer. The proteasome-associated deubiquitinating enzyme ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L5 (UCHL5)/Uch37 is a modulator of proteasome activity with cancer prognostic marker potential. Cytoplasmic and nuclear immunoexpression of UCHL5 was evaluated in 154 surgical specimens from pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma patients treated at Helsinki University Hospital, Finland, in 2000–2011. UCHL5 expression in relation to clinicopathological parameters and the association between UCHL5 In this study, positive expression and patient survival were assessed. Positive nuclear UCHL5 expression was associated with increased patient survival ( p = 0.005). A survival benefit was also detectable in these subgroups of patients: over 65 years ( p < 0.001), at tumor stages IIB to III ( p = 0.007), or with lymph-node positivity ( p = 0.006). In stages IIB to III disease, patients with positive nuclear UCHL5 expression showed a twofold increase in 5-year cancer-specific survival compared to those with negative expression. Multivariate analysis identified positive nuclear UCHL5 expression as an independent prognostic factor ( p = 0.012). In conclusion, UCHL5 expression could function as a prognostic marker in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, particularly at disease stages IIB to III. As UCHL5 is one of the few markers predicting increased survival, our results may be of clinical relevance.
Lifestyle Inequalities: Explaining Socioeconomic Differences in Preventive Practices of Clinically Overweight Women After Menopause
Authors: Audet Mélisa , Dumas Alex , Binette Rachelle , Dionne Isabelle J.
Published: June 2017

Excess weight and menopause are two major factors increasing aging women’s vulnerability to chronic diseases. However, social position and socioeconomic status have also been identified as major determinants influencing both health behaviors and the development of such diseases. This study focuses on the socioeconomic variations of behavioral risk factors of chronic diseases in aging women. By drawing on Bourdieu’s sociocultural theory of practice, 40 semistructured interviews were conducted to investigate preventive health practices of clinically overweight, postmenopausal women from contrasting socioeconomic classes living in Canada. Findings emphasize class-based differences with respect to long-term health and preventive practices according to three major themes: priority to long-term time horizons, attention given to risk factors of diseases, and control over future health. Health care providers should strive to work in concert with all subgroups of women to better understand their values, worldviews, and needs to decrease health inequalities after menopause.
Modal interactions and energy transfers in large-amplitude vibrations of functionally graded microcantilevers
Authors: Farokhi Hamed , Ghayesh Mergen H , Gholipour Alireza , Hussain Shahid
Published: June 2017

Modal interactions and internal energy transfers are investigated in the large-amplitude oscillations of a functionally graded microcantilever with an intermediate spring-support. Based on the Mori–Tanaka homogenization technique and the modified couple stress theory, the energy terms of the functionally graded microsystem (kinetic and size-dependent potential energies) are developed and dynamically balanced. Large-amplitude deformations, due to having one end free, are modeled taking into account curvature-related nonlinearities and assuming an inextensibility condition. The continuous model of the functionally graded microsystem is reduced, by means of the Galerkin method, yielding an inertial- and stiffness-wise nonlinear model. Numerical simulations on this highly nonlinear reduced-order model of the functionally graded microcantilever are performed using a continuation method; a possible case of modal interactions is determined by obtaining the natural frequencies of the microsystem. The nonlinear oscillations of the microcantilever are examined, and it is shown how the energy fed to the functionally graded microsystem (from the base excitation) is transferred between different modes of oscillation.
Optimal response to dimethyl fumarate associates in MS with a shift from an inflammatory to a tolerogenic blood cell profile
Authors: Medina Silvia , Villarrubia Noelia , Sainz de la Maza Susana , Lifante José , Costa-Frossard Lucienne , Roldán Ernesto , Picón Carmen , Álvarez-Cermeño José C , Villar Luisa M
Published: June 2017

Background:

The precise mechanism of action of dimethyl fumarate (DMF) treatment in MS remains unknown.

Objective:

To identify the changes in the blood lymphocyte profile of MS patients predicting no evidence of disease activity (NEDA) status after DMF treatment.

Methods:

We studied blood lymphocyte subsets of 64 MS patients treated with DMF at baseline and after 6 months of treatment by flow cytometry. NEDA (41 patients) or ongoing disease activity (ODA, 23 patients) were monitored after a year of follow-up.

Results:

During treatment, all patients experienced an increase in the naive T cells and a decrease in effector memory ones. However, only NEDA patients showed a significant reduction in central memory CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, memory B cells, CD4+ T cells producing interferon (IFN)-gamma, CD8+ T cells producing tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), and IFN-gamma and B cells producing TNF-alpha. Additionally, they had an increase in regulatory CD56bright cells not observed in ODA group. After treatment, there was a negative correlation between CD56bright cells and CD8+ T cells producing IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha.

Conclusion:

A pro-tolerogenic shift in the blood leukocyte profile associates with an optimal response to DMF in MS.
Aesthetics of protest: an examination of the photojournalistic approach to protest imagery
Authors: Veneti Anastasia
Published: June 2017

Images of protests and demonstrations are crucial to both social movements and protesters who wish to communicate their identity and their messages to wider audiences. However, the photographing of such political events by press photographers is a complex process. The current analysis focuses on questions of aesthetics surrounding issues of visuality regarding protests and demonstrations. Based on empirical data from 17 semi-structured in-depth interviews with Greek photojournalists, this article examines what is photographed during a protest and how this is affected by the photojournalists’ aesthetic criteria. Drawing on scholarly work on photojournalism (Ritchin and Åker) and photography (Sontag), the author discusses how, in addition to the presumption of the principle of recording reality, photojournalists’ practice is also infused with subjective language and influenced by art photographers’ techniques. Therefore, the main argument of this article is that the employment of hybridized photography practices by photojournalists can have an impact upon their visual decisions with regard to what and how is photographed during a protest. The product of such practices is usually high quality, captivating images with apparent affective qualities.
The indignados social movement and the image of the occupied square: the making of a global icon
Authors: Rovisco Maria
Published: June 2017

This article is concerned with how the indignados social movement (also known as M15) used distinctive symbolic and visual communication strategies to articulate their collective self-representation as a movement of global citizens. Through social semiotic analysis and critical discourse analysis of textual and visual materials available in the blogs of the encampments of Lisbon, Barcelona and Madrid, the author illuminates how the indignados used the image of the occupied square as a model of dissent and democratic participation, which becomes available for global circulation. Drawing upon Hariman and Lucaites’s conception of iconic image described in No Caption Needed: Iconic Photographs, Public Culture, and Liberal Democracy (2007), the author argues that the image of the occupied square is a global icon that embodies the universal value of democracy. It is suggested that if we want to understand the image of the occupied square as an embodiment of democracy across nationally-defined public spheres, we need to understand the ways in which the indignados, as political agents, devised and used particular protest images to develop and dramatize a particular vision of democracy that resonates strongly with global audiences. The article goes on to show that the image of the occupied square resonates with global audiences because its meanings tap on a repertoire of culturally shared representations of non-violent occupations of urban space in the 20th century (e.g. Tiananmen Square, the American Civil Rights Movement sit-ins) that is powerfully embedded in Western public memory.
Gender and sexualities on interdisciplinary undergraduate courses: An autobiographic experience
Authors: Guimarães Rafael Siqueira de
Published: June 2017

This article invites a discussion about the inclusion of issues on gender and sexualities in the curriculum of five different interdisciplinary undergraduate courses that focus on the formation of educators (Arts, Languages, Mathematics and Computing, Humanistics and Nature Sciences) at Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia, in Brazil. The analytical methodology is the autobiographic experience, based on the Benjaminian storyteller, and the results are constituted by this experience under analysis within a narrative organized in three moments: (1) the discussions within a group of professors of these courses about the inclusion of such issues in the curriculum; (2) the construction of study plans; and (3) the experiences in the classroom. The narrated process shows that the issues on gender and sexualities, from a scientific perspective (gender and queer studies, and feminisms) are incipient on these courses, unknown to the students, and a challenge to the school. In this sense, the experience influenced some change into the reality of these courses, by including specific topics in the curriculum that dialogue directly with the educational process.
Chimney Technique in Supra-Aortic Branch Reconstruction in China: A Systematic and Critical Review of Chinese Published Experience
Authors: Zhao Yang , Shi Yawei , Wang Mian , Cui Jin , Chen Yitian , Zheng Liang , Yin Henghui , Chang Guangqi
Published: June 2017

Background:

The chimney graft (CG) technique has been proposed as a complete endovascular supra-aortic branch reconstruction for aortic pathologies. Due to the rapid growth of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) in China, we aimed to investigate the current data of the CG technique in this most populous country.

Methods:

Studies of supra-aortic branch reconstruction using the CG technique from Chinese centers were collected and analyzed.

Results:

A total of 294 patients from Chinese centers who underwent TEVAR with CGs were included. There were 301 CGs performed, with a technical successful rate of 97.7%. The rate of early type I endoleaks was 7.1%, and the patency rate of the CGs was desirable. Balloon-expandable bare CGs were significantly associated with good early outcomes and a low rate of endoleaks.

Conclusion:

Current data from China revealed positive outcomes using CGs for supra-aortic branch reconstruction. Balloon-expandable bare CGs may be the first choice according to the data available but should be considered with caution.
Not the last word: dissemination strategies for patient-centred research in nursing
Authors: Hagan Teresa L , Schmidt Karen , Ackison Guyanna R , Murphy Megan , Jones Jennifer R
Published: June 2017

Research results hold value for many stakeholders, including researchers, patient populations, advocacy organisations and community groups. The aim of this study is to describe our research team’s systematic process in designing a dissemination strategy for a completed research study. We organised a dissemination event to feed the results of our study to participants and stakeholders and collect feedback regarding our study. We applied the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s dissemination framework to guide the development of the event and collected participant feedback during the event. We describe our dissemination strategy along with attendees’ feedback and suggestions for our research as an example of a way to design a patient- and community-focused dissemination. We explain the details of our dissemination strategy, including (a) our process of reporting a large research study into a stakeholder event, (b) stakeholder feedback collected at the event and (c) the translation of feedback into our research team’s studies. We also describe challenges encountered during the dissemination process and ways to handle issues such as logistics, funding and staff. This analysis provides key insights and practical advice for researchers looking for innovative ways to disseminate their findings within the lay and scientific communities.
The effect of Ginkgo biloba and psycho-education on stress, anxiety and fatigue among refugees
Authors: Alsmadi Ahmed Mohammad , Tawalbeh Loai. Issa. , Gammoh Omar Salem , Shawagfeh Mohammad Qassem , Zalloum Waleed , Ashour Ala , Attarian Hrayr
Published: June 2017

Background:

Refugees and war survivors are at higher risk of developing mental health disorders. Anxiety and stress are caused by many factors, including a stressful environment that could cause fatigue and low quality of life. Despite the existence of many synthetic anxiolytic and antidepressant drugs, symptom management has still not been successful. Ginkgo biloba extract has been used as one of the potential herbal remedies to enhance cognitive functions. Psycho-education plays a significant role in alleviating psychological distress. However, the role of G. biloba in alleviating anxiety, stress and fatigue among refugees was not well studied previously.

Objectives:

In this study, we aimed to compare the effect of G. biloba and psycho-education with only psycho-education on refugees’ anxiety, stress and fatigue.

Methods:

A randomized controlled, pre-test–post-test design was used. Data were measured at baseline and 6 weeks later.

Results:

Providing psycho-education for the control group showed a non-significant improvement in outcome variables. However, adding G. biloba to psycho-education for the experimental group showed a significant reduction in mental, physical, activity fatigue and anxiety.

Conclusion:

The addition of G. biloba to the psycho-education proved superior to psycho-education alone. Therefore, combining the two approaches is beneficial in alleviating anxiety and fatigue.
Ultrasonographic and clinicopathologic features of segmental dilatations of the common bile duct in four cats
Authors: Spain Heather N , Penninck Dominique G , Webster Cynthia RL , Daure Evence , Jennings Samuel H
Published: June 2017

Case series summary

This case series documents ultrasonographic and clinicopathologic features of four cats with marked segmental dilatations of the common bile duct (CBD). All cats had additional ultrasonographic changes to the hepatobiliary system, including hepatomegaly, tubular to saccular intra/extrahepatic biliary duct dilatation and biliary debris accumulation. Based on all available data the presence of extrahepatic biliary duct obstruction (EHBDO) was ruled out in 3/4 cases and was equivocal in one case. One cat underwent re-routing surgery to address the CBD dilatation after multiple recurrent infections, one cat was euthanized and had a post-mortem examination and two cats were medically managed with antibiotics, liver protectants, gastroprotectants and cholerectics.

Relevance and novel information

The ultrasonographic features of the CBD in this population of cats were supportive of choledochal cysts (CCs). The maximal diameter of the CBD dilatations exceeded 5 mm in all cases, a sign that has been previously reported to be consistent with EHBDO. In our study, dilatations were segmental rather than diffuse. Given the high morbidity and mortality associated with hepatobiliary surgery in cats, segmental dilatation of the CBD should not prompt emergency surgery. Some cats may respond to medical management. Careful planning for cyst resection was beneficial in one cat. Evaluation of CC morphology (eg, size, location, concurrent intrahepatic anomalies) may assist in selecting cats that could benefit from surgical intervention.
Global nursing: Educating future nurses for tomorrow’s nursing care needs
Authors: Holmgren Jessica
Published: June 2017

The world has witnessed the most comprehensive refugee diaspora of modern history. Sweden has been one of the countries that has welcomed people and given them refuge. Refugees are in need of quality nursing care that is provided by professional and knowledgeable registered nurses. However, taking into account this global mobility and the resulting shift in demographic characteristics, nurses need to be particularly competent in relation to addressing global issues. The question is, are future nurses educated with enough relevant knowledge and skills to be able to meet tomorrow’s nursing care needs? The Swedish Red Cross University College (SRCUC) has contributed to the global discourse in several aspects, not least those elements related to the International Red Cross tradition and its basic humanitarian principles. We would like to share the stipulated definition that guides our subject profile area: global nursing. To answer the question that first concerned the SRCUC, we previously had conducted a traditional undergraduate nursing education that needed to be updated in relation to what is now happening globally. By developing and promoting the relevant knowledge and skills in global nursing, we believe that future nurses will be prepared to accommodate tomorrow’s nursing care needs.
Semitendinosus Tendon for ACL Reconstruction: Regrowth and Mechanical Property Recovery
Authors: Suydam Stephen M. , Cortes Daniel H. , Axe Michael J. , Snyder-Mackler Lynn , Buchanan Thomas S.
Published: June 2017

Background:

Semitendinosus/gracilis (STG) tendon autograft has been used effectively for restoring knee stability after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture. Though ACL reconstruction with STG autograft is an effective surgical technique for return to sports, short-term hamstring strength asymmetries exist after surgery. Although imaging evidence has demonstrated regrowth and reorganization of the semitendinosus (ST) tendon, no studies show whether the regrowth is associated with residual muscle function. Continuous shear wave elastography (cSWE) using an external actuator and high–frame rate ultrasound is a promising technique for evaluating the mechanical properties of regrown tendons in vivo.

Purpose:

To demonstrate recovery of the mechanical properties of the hamstring tendons after ACL reconstruction using an STG tendon autograft.

Study Design:

Case series; Level of evidence, 4.

Methods:

Thirteen patients underwent an STG autograft reconstruction after ACL rupture. Regrowth of the ST tendon was confirmed via b-mode ultrasound between 6 and 24 months postreconstruction. The shear elastic ( µ1) and viscosity moduli ( µ2) of the ST tendons were ascertained through cSWE using an external actuator and high–frame rate ultrasound.

Results:

Significant differences in both shear elastic (129.4 vs 73.0 kPa) and viscous moduli (192.6 vs 114.3 Pa·s) existed bilaterally for uninvolved and involved limbs, respectively. Additionally, a positive correlation between time postoperative and shear elasticity was observed ( r = 0.60). More than 12 months were required for patients to regain a large percentage of the tendon’s mechanical properties compared with the contralateral side ( µ1, 80.6% at >12 months vs 39.9%; µ2, 78.7% at >12 months vs 46.0%).

Conclusion:

The imaging and elastography data demonstrate tendon regrowth and recovery of functional biomechanical properties with time. The elastic modulus of the recovered tendon indicates the ability to transmit muscle force across the joint and recovery of semitendinosus function after its use for an ACL graft.
Spatially varying relationships between surface urban heat islands and driving factors across cities in China
Authors: Huang Yaping , Yuan Man , Lu Youpeng
Published: June 2017

Global regression models, such as Ordinary Least Squares, are generally used to explore driving factors of surface urban heat island (SUHI) effects across large cities on a national level, but issues of spatial non-stationarity or local variations have rarely been taken into account. Our study quantifies SUHI effects for 274 cities in China with MODIS LST products and explores spatially varying relationships between SUHI intensity (SUHII) and their driving factors using geographically weighted regression (GWR). The results show that GWR models have stronger explanatory power and lower spatial autocorrelations of residuals compared with ordinary least square models; the application of GWR models finds that the relationships between SUHII and the driving factors vary across China. Spatially varying coefficients from GWR models could contribute to the development of local-specific urban planning or policies in different regions. The findings from our investigation suggest that GWR has the potential to serve as a useful tool for environmental investigations on a national scale.
Optimum Earthquake Design Coefficients Based on Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analyses: Theory and Applications
Authors: Ordaz Mario , Salgado-Gálvez Mario A. , Pérez-Rocha Luis E. , Cardona Omar D. , Mena-Hernández Ulises
Published: June 2017

It is common practice to define the seismic design coefficients for earthquake-resistant building codes by choosing a fixed return period, leaving aside considerations about structural vulnerability and acceptable risk levels. This paper reviews the theory of the optimum design, introduced from almost the beginning of the formal probabilistic seismic hazard analysis framework and presents the results of its application in Mexico and Colombia using national seismic hazard models for the two countries. The obtained optimum design coefficients are compared with the ones obtained with the fixed return period approach. Results are presented with the aim of starting to discuss alternative approaches to select, in a more sensible way, the seismic design values included in the building codes.
Practical Implications of the 2016 Revision of the World Health Organization Classification of Lymphoid and Myeloid Neoplasms and Acute Leukemia
Authors: Leonard John P. , Martin Peter , Roboz Gail J.
Published: June 2017

A major revision of the WHO classification of lymphoid and myeloid neoplasms and acute leukemia was released in 2016. A key motivation for this update was to include new information available since the 2008 version with clinical relevance for the diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy of patients. With > 100 entities described, it is important for the clinician to understand features that may be important in daily practice, whereas researchers need to incorporate the new classification scheme into study development and analysis. In this review, we highlight the key aspects of the 2016 update with particular importance to routine patient care and clinical trial design.
Heterocellular cadherin connections: coordinating adhesive cues in homeostasis and cancer
Authors: Fontenete Silvia , Peña-Jimenez Daniel , Perez-Moreno Mirna
Published: June 2017

This short insight covers some of the recent topics relevant to the field of cadherin–catenin adhesion in mediating connections between different cell types, so-called heterotypic or heterocellular connections, in both homeostasis and cancer. These scientific discoveries are increasing our understanding of how multiple cells residing in complex tissues can be instructed by cadherin adhesion receptors to regulate tissue architecture and function and how these cadherin-mediated heterocellular connections spur tumor growth and the acquisition of malignant characteristics in tumor cells. Overall, the findings that have emerged over the past few years are elucidating the complexity of the functional roles of the cadherin–catenin complexes. Future exciting research lies ahead in order to understand the physical basis of these heterotypic interactions and their influence on the behavior of heterogeneous cellular populations as well as their roles in mediating phenotypic and genetic changes as cells evolve through complex environments during morphogenesis and cancer.
Technology of the certification procedure for compliance with the position of the head of the state educational organization
Authors: Рытов  , Rytov A. , Боровик  , Borovik M.
Published: June 2017

The technology of procedure of certification on conformity to the position of head of the state educational institution is considered. The methods for assessment of professional skills of the manager of the state educational institution are defined.
Mentoring Support of Management Personnel: Foreign Experience
Authors: Новикова  , Novikova Tatyana , Лазарева  , Lazareva M. , Никулина  , Nikulina N.
Published: June 2017

This article examines the issues of mentoring support for management personnel on the example of some foreign countries. The possibility of the influence of mentoring on the increase of the professional competence of the head of the organization is studied. Various forms, methods, models, types, strategies used in foreign practice of mentoring are presented.
The Glensdorf-Prigogine theorem in the estimation of tremorograms parameters
Authors: Гавриленко  , Gavrilenko T. , Горбунов  , Gorbunov D. , Белощенко  , Beloshchenko D. , Чертищев  , Chertischev A.
Published: June 2017

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The results of the use of intraoperative laser doppler fluometry in the formation of tubular isoperistaltic transplant at the esophagoplasty
Authors: Попов  , Popov S. , Марийко  , Mariyko V.
Published: June 2017

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The effects of hypoventilation human breathing on "physiological price" of working work up to refusal atthe physical loads of varying intensity
Authors: Классина  , Klassina S.
Published: June 2017

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Perspective of neuro network protection of cloud services through biometric deployment of personal information on the example of medical electronic history of disease (brief review of the literature)
Authors: Гулов  , Gulov V.
Published: June 2017

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FOCUS HR-TOURISM IN CREATING A POSITIVE BRAND ENTERPRISES AND ORGANIZATIONS OF THE BELGOROD REGION
Authors: Роздольская  , Rozdol'skaya Irina , Ледовская  , Ledovskaya Mariya , Лысенко  , Lysenko Viktoriya , Болотова  , Bolotova Inna
Published: June 2017

The article considers essential characteristics of HR-tourism gaining more and more popularity at the present stage of economic development. The article considers the system of functioning of the HR-tourism. During the study, the authors found that the HR-tourism is of great relevance, on this basis, the program of business-tour of the Belgorod region is proposed. The attention is focused on the revitalization of the direction of the HR-marketing that is inextricably linked to a new trend in the recreation industry – HR-tourism. Attention is drawn to the use of HR-technologies, which market is growing. Because of active development of HR-sphere some world key trends are considered. Attention is drawn to the HR-system of new generation, which should be interesting not only for hrs, but all workers. It is noted that the development of HR-tourism in the area of human resource management in the region undoubtedly will position its social orientation.
OPTIMIZATION OF TIME-MANAGEMENT WITH THE ORGANIZATION OF LABOR STAFF AT HUNGARIAN ENTERPRISES
Authors: Караксони  , Karaksoni Peter , Виниченко  , Vinichenko M.
Published: June 2017

The article reveals the problematic issues of effective use of working time. In the face of increased competition, companies of different levels and areas of activity, due to insufficiently skilled work organization, lose their working time, which adversely affects labor productivity, the total volume of production of goods and services. In a crisis, this leads to a reduction in production and jobs. Time optimization will allow increasing individual labor productivity, which in the long run will contribute to increasing the company‘s competitiveness. Small and medium-sized businesses do not have great development opportunities, so they should focus on the effective use of all available resources, especially time. In the interest of optimizing time management in the organization of staff work, research was conducted in ten Hungarian small and medium-sized enterprises. During the research, methods of information collection were used: methods of photographing (recording) the working day of Felleg, Susanski, as well as content analysis and analysis of the data. As a result of the research, it was revealed that only 59 percent of the time in the course of a working day is used to perform basic labor functions. At the same time, direct losses of time were 10 percent, indirect 6 percent. As ways to solve the problem, it is suggested to reduce the time losses by 13-15 percent due to the introduction of multi-level time management. It is advisable to solve this problem with a personnel reserve.
MANAGEMENT APPROACH TO ACCOUNTING AND ANALYSIS OF PERSONNEL COSTS IN THE ORGANIZATION
Authors: Маличенко  , Malichenko I.
Published: June 2017

According to the accounting and management accounting, personnel costs are the second largest in terms of volume after material resources in the cost of goods and services. In this connection, the analysis of personnel costs and the adoption of well-founded managerial decisions for effective planning and development remain the priority for companies. The presence of only an accounting (statistical) approach to cost management does not allow you to determine the entire set of hidden costs associated with personnel management. The article compares the accounting and management approaches to the accounting and analysis of personnel costs, provides a management classification of costs for targeted and functional purposes, on the basis of which general and private HR-budgets are formed, followed by an assessment of the effectiveness of using planned costs. The lack of an administrative approach to the accounting of personnel costs in the organization leads to their substantial underestimation, to their impersonal consideration in the composition of the organization’s total expenses, which ultimately reduces the profit indicators and deforms the strategic attitudes of the organization
Rated definition of degree of cutter coating influence upon parameters of surface layer quality of parts worked
Authors: Безъязычный Вячеслав , Bezyazychnyy Vyacheslav , Басков Максим , Baskov Maksim
Published: June 2017

The impact of cutter wear-resistant coatings upon cutting process parameters and characteristics of surface layer quality in the parts worked: residual stresses, a degree and a depth of work hardening of a surface layer, surface roughness is investigated.