bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Estudios citogenéticos en híbridos triploides y tetraploides de Turnera krapovickasii, T. scabra y T. subulata (Passifloraceae, Turneroideae).
Authors: Fernández Aveliano , Fernández Silvia A. , Kovalsky Ivana E. , Solís Neffa Viviana G.
Published: August 2018

A fin de investigar las relaciones genómicas entre especies de la serie Turnera (x= 5), se lleva a cabo un programa de cruzamientos controlados y se obtuvieron numerosos híbridos. Entre las especies con flores amarillas de la serie Turnera, T. krapovickasii, T. scabra y T. subulata poseen citotipos diploide y autotetraploide. Hasta el momento se desconocen el grado de aislamiento reproductivo entre diploides y tetraploides y el grado de afinidad genómica de estas especies a nivel tetraploide. En este trabajo se presentan los resultados del análisis citogenético de los híbridos intraespecíficos triploides (2n=3x=15) de T. krapovickasii y T. scabra y los híbridos tetraploides (2n=4x=20) T. krapovickasii × T. scabra y T. subulata × T. scabra. En los híbridos triploides se hallaron 1-5 trivalentes y la viabilidad del polen fue 11,3% - 15,2%. En los híbridos tetraploides se encontraron células con hasta 5 cuadrivalentes y la viabilidad del polen fue 76% - 87,97%. Los resultados obtenidos demostraron que el aislamiento reproductivo entre diploides y tetraploides es incompleto y que los híbridos triploides no son completamente estériles. Asimismo, se evidenció que los genomios de T. krapovickasii, T. scabra y T. subulata serían más afines a nivel tetraploide que a nivel diploide.
Relaciones fenéticas entre razas de maíz (Zea mays ssp. mays) nativas de la provincia de Jujuy (Argentina).
Authors: Melchiorre Pedro , Bartoloni Norberto , Cámara Hernández Julián A.
Published: August 2018

Se estudiaron las relaciones de similitud entre 15 razas de maíz nativas de la provincia de Jujuy (Argentina), mediante métodos estadísticos univariados (ANOVA) y multivariados (Análisis Discriminante Canónico, Análisis de Agrupamiento y Red de Prim), aplicados a 22 caracteres cuantitativos (morfológicos, reproductivos y fenológicos). El ANOVA detectó diferencias estadísticamente significativas entre razas para casi todas las variables. Las dos primeras variables canónicas (vc) explican el 75 % de la variación total. Los caracteres discriminantes asociados a la primera y segunda vc están relacionados con las dimensiones de la espiga y de los granos (número de hilera de granos por espiga y espesor de los granos) y principalmente a la longitud del ciclo vegetativo. Estos resultados y el análisis de agrupamiento han permitido la identificación de grupos raciales, los cuáles son descritos. Asimismo se confirmó la existencia de una elevada variabilidad en estas razas, y a partir de las distancias mínimas entre OTUs se construyó un “árbol evolutivo” hipotético del conjunto de razas. Los resultados se discuten desde el punto de vista taxonómico y evolutivo y en cuanto a su uso potencial en la selección de material genético para programas de mejoramiento del maíz.
Número de cromosomas, anomalías meióticas y formación de polen 2n en accesiones de la especie silvestre Chrysolaena flexuosa (Vernonieae, Compositae) de su rango de distribución en Argentina.
Authors: Echeverría María Lis , Camadro Elsa Lucila
Published: August 2018

Número de cromosomas, anomalías meióticas y formación de polen 2n en accesiones de la especie silvestre Chrysolaena flexuosa (Vernonieae, Compositae) de su rango de distribución en Argentina. Chrysolaena flexuosa es una especie sudamericana de potencial valor ornamental. Para el área principal de su distribución fueron reportados citotipos diploides (n=10) y tetraploides (n=20) mientras que para el área más austral sólo existe un registro correspondiente a un citotipo hexaploide (n=30-32ca.). Para investigar, en poblaciones naturales de Ch. flexuosa, una relación positiva entre la ploidía y la latitud y la posible participación de la poliploidización sexual en el origen de los citotipos poliploides, se determinó, en siete introducciones argentinas, el número cromosómico, contenido de ADN y tamaño y viabilidad de polen y se analizó la microesporogénesis. Las introducciones del noreste resultaron diploides y tetraploides mientras que las introducciones del sudeste resultaron hexaploides. El nivel de ploidía determinado a partir de conteos cromosómicos coincidió con lo obtenido mediante citometría de flujo; el tamaño genómico se redujo significativamente con la ploidía. Todas las introducciones presentaron variabilidad en viabilidad y tamaño de polen así como producción de granos grandes (presumiblemente polen 2n). Esta variabilidad fue acompañada por eventos citológicos anormales en meiosis y en el estadio de tétrada. Los resultados evidencian una potencial relación entre la ploidía y la latitud y la posibilidad de poliploidización sexual en el origen, establecimiento y expansión de las poblaciones de Ch. flexuosa.
Confluencia de experiencias etnomédicas y uso de plantas medicinales en practicantes nativos del Valle de Traslasierra (Departamento San Javier), Córdoba, Argentina.
Authors: Luján M. Claudia , Barboza Gloria. E. , Martínez Gustavo. J.
Published: August 2018

El “Valle de Traslasierra”, se extiende en el faldeo occidental de las Sierras de Los Comechingones. Su característico alejamiento de las grandes urbes, se modificó cualitativamente, debido a importantes corrientes migratorias, las que han aportado diversidad a este paisaje cultural. El objetivo es caracterizar la etnomedicina y la farmacopea natural de la región. Se recurrió a métodos cualitativos y cuantitativos mediante técnicas clásicas etnobotánicas. Se evidenció una rica terapéutica ejercida por practicantes nativos con un total de 231 taxones, 676 usos medicinales y 84 familias botánicas. Se presenta un análisis de frecuencias de usos y taxones por medio de figuras de estadística descriptiva. Las familias con mayor cantidad de taxones citados y usos medicinales son Asteraceae, Lamiaceae, Fabaceae, Rosaceae y Verbenaceae. Las aplicaciones vinculadas con afecciones gastrointestinales son las más frecuentes, seguidas por neumonología y cardiología. De los taxones con mayor cantidad de usos, el 60 % corresponden a especies introducidas y el 40% a nativas. Finalmente, las narrativas denotan que los practicantes nativos, a la vez de mantener vigente su hacer con base en el saber médico popular, han incorporado representaciones y prácticas terapéuticas variadas, en especial de las medicinas alternativas, conformando así una vasta farmacopea natural con múltiples significaciones y propia de contextos pluriculturales.
Influence of duration and intensity of exposure to occupational hazards on mortality levels of coal miners
Authors: Tikhonova G. I. , Piktushanskaya T. E. , Gorchakova T. Yu. , Churanova A. N. , Bryleva M. S.
Published: August 2018

Th e article presents results of analytic epidemiologic study of mortality in coal miners cohort in Rostov region, who had occupational disease registered in various years. The cohort included 9980 males, the observation period was 26 years (01/01/1990–31/12/2015). Deep analysis of mortality with leading death causes in subgroups of coal miners differentiated by length of service in underground conditions. Standardized relative risk of death in the subgroups increased with longer length of service, with respiratory diseases, circulatory system diseases and malignancies.

The authors studied mortality in subcohorts of the miners with leading and auxiliary occupations, whose work conditions differ in intensity of exposure to occupational hazards. For the workers with leading occupations, standardized relative risk of death with respiratory diseases, circulatory system diseases and malignancies was higher.
Comprehensive prevention of occupational burnout of teachers
Authors: Ponamareva O. P. , Kontorovich E. P. , Zabolotnikova D. A.
Published: August 2018

Occupational burnout in teachers is a multi-factorial process. Th us, the authors performed a complex study of risk factors for occupational burnout of teachers in primary comprehensive schools, secondary comprehensive schools and auxiliary schools in Rostov region. Findings are reliable correlations between occupational burnout in the teachers, work conditions and psycho-social occupational factors. Integrated approach to study of occupational burnout predictors was a basis for specifi cation of a program for complex prevention of occupational burnout in educational sphere workers, with consideration of their work conditions, psycho-social risk factors, health state, life quality and performance.
Protecting workers’ health for 60 years
Authors: Piktushanskaya T. E.
Published: August 2018

Retrospective analysis covered stages of formation and development of Occupational Pathology center in Rostov region, its structure and functional interrelations, information basis and scientific methodic supplies of its activities. The authors summarized materials on organization of diagnostic survey, treatment, prevention of occupational diseases in miners and workers of various economic branches, of medical rehabilitation of patients. The article covers development directions of system concerning workers’ health preservation in regional occupational pathology center.
A novel host of Itoplectis viduata (Gravenhorst) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae), with some wider rearing records
Authors: Shaw Mark R. , Borisova Natalia V.
Published: August 2018

The apparently regular use of cocoons of a species of Pompilidae, Homonotus sanguinolentus, by the ichneumonid parasitoid Itoplectis viduata at a site in Russia is reported, and seen in the context of the host range of I. viduata as revealed by reared material in
the National Museums of Scotland (NMS).
Contribution to the biology and larval morphology of Nebula ibericata (Staudinger, 1871) in Madrid (central Spain) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae)
Authors: King Gareth Edward , Montesinos José Luis Viejo
Published: August 2018

Data are provided on the biology, phenology, oviposition and morphology (first to final instars) as well as the chaetotaxy L2, L5 of the larentine moth Nebula ibericata (Staudinger, 1871) in Madrid, central Spain.
On three unpublished lectotype designations and on the status and positions of Kreizbergius simo-group taxa (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae)
Authors: Korb Stanislav K.
Published: August 2018

The taxonomic status and positions of taxa described within the genus Kreizbergius Korshunov, 1990 (the simo-group sensu Ackery, 1975) are rearranged. Lectotypes of the following taxa are designated: Parnassius simo var. simonius Staudinger, 1889, Parnassius
simo var. simulator Staudinger, 1889, Parnassius gylippos Fruhstorfer, 1903, Parnassius simo confusa Bang-Haas, 1927. It is shown that K. anrdeji (Eisner, 1930) is a subspecies of K. simonius and has the oldest available name K. simonius kozlovi
Avinov, 1913. New synonyms within K. simo and K. simonius are established.
Leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) of the Kuznetsk-Salair Mountain Area (Russia, Siberia). Part One: Subfamilies Donaciinae, Criocerinae, Cassidinae and Chrysomelinae
Authors: Gus'kova Elena V. , Efimov Dmitriy A. , Atuchin Andrey A.
Published: August 2018

A check-list of Chrysomelidae (Donaciinae, Criocerinae, Cassidinae, Chrysomelinae) of the Kuznetsk-Salair Mountain Area is provided. Currently, 97 species belonging to 25 genera of these subfamilies are recorded. Accurate localities for each species are indicated.
The arrival of Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae, Polyommatinae) in Crete, with additional notes on range expansion in Greece and along coastal areas of northwestern Turkey
Authors: John Eddie , Thomas Bethan , Başbay Onat , Cebeci Zeynel , Coutsis John G.
Published: August 2018

In recent decades, the introduced lycaenid Cacyreus marshalli has received much attention because of the damage caused to ornamental species of Geranium and Pelargonium following the species' rapid spread from Mallorca to many other areas of the Mediterranean and
to mainland Europe. Concerns have been expressed that native Geraniaceae and those lepidopteran species using these as hostplants, might be at some risk. In this paper, we demonstrate further range expansion in the eastern Mediterranean countries of Greece and Turkey, note that little if any
evidence is available to indicate any threat to native Geraniaceae and, perhaps for the first time, consider that the damage now being caused has fallen to acceptable levels. Taken together, current experience appears to imply that C. marshalli might soon become regarded as a welcome
addition to the Palaearctic fauna.
Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of the island of Korčula, Croatia
Authors: Koren Toni , Burić Ivona , Lauš Boris , Gomboc Stanislav , Tvrtković Nikola
Published: August 2018

A study of the butterfly fauna of the Croatian island of Korčula is presented. Fieldwork was carried out from 2011 to 2017, during several visits in different vegetation seasons, from the end of April until November. Altogether, 53 species were recorded during the survey, including
21 new records for the island. Along with literature records, 60 butterfly species have so far been recorded on Korčula. When compared with other Adriatic islands, only Cres, Lošinj, Krk and Brač have more butterfly species than Korčula. In general, the number of
species, as well as species abundance, was very high in most localities, indicating the long-term persistence of suitable habitats on the island. Records of rare species such as Iolana iolas, Cupido minimus, Aglais urticae, Satyrus ferula and Pyrgus armoricanus
present important extensions of their known ranges on the islands and in Dalmatia.
New Tech v. New Deal: Fintech as a Systemic Phenomenon
Authors: Omarova Saule T.
Published: August 2018

36 Yale Journal on Regulation 735 (2019).Fintech is the hottest topic in finance today. Recent advances in cryptography, data analytics, and artificial intelligence are visibly “disrupting” traditional methods of delivering financial services and conducting financial transactions. Less visibly, fintech is also changing the way we think about finance: The rise of fintech is gradually recasting our collective understanding of the financial system as simply another sphere of normatively neutral information technology and objective computer science. By making financial transactions faster, cheaper, and more easily accessible, fintech seems to promise a micro-level “win-win” solution to the financial system’s many ills.This Article challenges such narratives and presents an alternative account of fintech as a systemic, macro-level phenomenon. Grounding the analysis of evolving fintech trends in a broader institutional context, the Article exposes the normative and political significance of the current fintech moment. It argues that the arrival of fintech enables a potentially decisive shift in the underlying public-private balance of powers, competencies, and roles in the financial system.In developing this argument, the Article makes three principal scholarly contributions. First, it introduces the concept of the New Deal settlement in finance: a fundamental political arrangement, in force for nearly a century, pursuant to which profit-seeking private actors retain control over allocating capital and generating financial risks, while the sovereign public bears responsibility for maintaining systemic financial stability. Second, the Article advances a novel conceptual framework for understanding the deep-seated financial dynamics that have eroded the New Deal settlement in recent decades. In particular, it offers a working taxonomy of principal mechanisms that both (a) enable private market actors to continuously synthesize tradable financial assets and scale up trading activities, and (b) undermine the public’s ability to manage the resulting system-wide risks. Finally, the Article shows how and why specific fintech applications – cryptocurrencies, distributed ledger technologies, digital crowdfunding, and robo-advising – are poised to amplify the effect of these destabilizing mechanisms, and thus potentially exacerbate the tensions and imbalances in today’s financial markets and the broader economy. It is this potential that renders fintech a public policy challenge of the highest order.
July 2018 Interim Report on the Progress of the MarXiv Repository
Authors: Wehner Nicholas , Davis John
Published: August 2018

This document reports on the first ten months of operation of the MarXiv repository for the ocean and marine-climate sciences. OCTO (Open Communications for The Ocean) began work in earnest on the project in October 2017. This report is based on progress made through 30 July 2018.
Expanding network analysis tools in psychological networks: Minimal spanning trees, participation coefficients, and motif analysis applied to a network of 26 psychological attributes
Authors: Letina Srebrenka , Blanken Tessa , Deserno Marie Katharina , Borsboom Denny
Published: August 2018

The analysis of psychological networks in previous research has been limited to the inspection of centrality measures the quantification of specific global network features. The main idea of this paper is that a psychological network entails more potentially useful and interesting information that can be reaped by other methods widely used in network science. Specifically, we suggest methods that provide clearer picture about hierarchical arrangement of nodes in the network, address heterogeneity of nodes in the network, and look more closely at network’s local structure. We explore the potential value of minimum spanning trees, participation coefficients, and motif analyses, and demonstrate the relevant analyses using a network of 26 psychological attributes. Using these techniques, we investigate how the network of different psychological concepts is organized, which attribute is most central, and what the role of intelligence in the network is relative to other psychological variables. Applying the three methods, we arrive at several tentative conclusions. Trait Empathy is the most “central” attribute in the network. Intelligence, although peripheral, is weakly but equally related to different kinds of attributes present in the network. Analysis of triadic configurations additionally shows that the network is characterized by relatively strong open triads and an unusually frequent occurrence of negative triangles. We discuss these and other findings in the light of possible theoretical explanations, methodological limitations, and future research.
ANALISIS PENDAPATAN DAN KETAHANAN RUMAH TANGGA TANI (Studi Kasus: Desa Sei Buluh Kec. Teluk Mengkudu Kab. Serdang Bedagai)
Authors: Saragih, M.Sc Faoeza Hafiz , Saleh Khairul
Published: August 2018

One of the aim national development is the improvement of food security where Sei Buluh village, Teluk Mengkudu district North Sumatra recommended as Agro Technopark area based on food crops. The aim of this study was to determine factors that affected the income and food security of farm households. The method used Two Stage Linear regression Square (2SLS). The results show that factors that affected farm income were the price of seed and land, meanwhile, factors that affected the share of food expenditure in the price of chicken, instant noodles prices, and farm income.
PEMBIAYAAN SYARIAH SEKTOR PERTANIAN
Authors: Saragih Faoeza Hafiz
Published: August 2018

 Indonesia is an agriculture country, which means the agricultural sector was an important role in the Indonesian economy. One of the main problems faced by the agricultural sector is the lack of farmer capital in developing his farm, the farmer is not able to fund their farm with their own funds. The agricultural sector is known to be quite risky and uncertain and this make the financial institutions to fund this sector is relatively low. Other financing alternatives that may be the solution for farmers is the shariah financing institutions. Some shariah products which can be applied to agribusiness, among others: Mudharabah, Musharaka, muzara'ah, musaqoh, bai 'murabahah, bai istishna, bai' as-salam and rahn.

Keyword: Agriculture, Financing, Shariah
Diagnóstico ultrasonográfico de quistes renales simples y clasificación de Bosniak
Authors: Sánchez Montero Catalina Irene
Published: August 2018

Los quistes renales simples son el tipo más común de quistes renales adquiridos, la mayoría son detectados de forma incidental ya que son asintomáticos y su etiología no está clara. Se pueden diagnosticar utilizando diversos métodos de imagen siendo el ultrasonido el método más común para el diagnóstico de estos quistes. La probabilidad de malignidad se basa en la clasificación de Bosniak que determina la naturaleza del quiste.
The Nexus of Peer Group Environment with Emotional Intelligence: A Statistical Analysis
Authors: Shah Saud , Arshad Khan Bangash , Syed Rashid Ali
Published: August 2018

This study investigates the association of emotional intelligence with influencing social factors with in peer group environment. The data are collected from 234 students of two male and one female public sector colleges at Mardan. Using Chi square and Gamma tests, the results reveal significant association of peer group environment with emotional intelligence. Within the case of peer group environment mutual cooperation, regular interaction, sharing and respecting each other's opinion is positively associated with emotional intelligence. In the light of these results, the study recommends that peers should be sensitized to their role and interaction with adolescents in order to get better results in terms of balanced emotional intelligence.
Frontier Crimes Regulations (FCR), Status of Fundamental Human Rights in FATA and Pakistan’s International Obligations
Authors: Noor Hamid Khan , Muhammad Zubair , Sumbul Hussan
Published: August 2018

After taking control of the North West Frontier from Sikhs, British India introduced a special legal and administrative system, Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) in the early 1870s to administer the frontier. The suppression of resistance to British rule from the native people being its main objective, this special code was in violation of the very fundamental human rights. In this research paper, the researcher will give a brief overview of FCR and will highlight the harsh nature of this colonial-era regulation which violates basic rights of people of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). The paper will analyze the implications of FCR for the rights including right to self-determination, equality between man and women, freedom of expression, freedom of religion, right to peaceful assembly and protest, and equal treatment before law. International Human Rights Law (IHRL) will be applied as theoretical framework for this paper. This research paper is based on both primary and secondary sources. Interviews, participant observation, colonial era reports and documents include in primary sources. The method for this analysis will be first to state very briefly as to what standards the articles of the ICCPR demand of states parties to it, and then explain in detail the actual position of these rights in FATA.
Endovascular delivery of leads and stentrodes and their applications to deep brain stimulation and neuromodulation: a review
Authors: Rajah Gary , Saber Hamidreza , Singh Rasanjeet , Rangel-Castilla Leonardo
Published: August 2018

Neuromodulation and deep brain stimulation (DBS) have been increasingly used in many neurological ailments, including essential tremor, Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, and more. Yet for many patients and practitioners the desire to utilize these therapies is met with caution, given the need for craniotomy, lead insertion through brain parenchyma, and, at many times, bilateral invasive procedures. Currently endovascular therapy is a standard of care for emergency thrombectomy, aneurysm treatment, and other vascular malformation/occlusive disease of the cerebrum. Endovascular techniques and delivery catheters have advanced greatly in both their ability to safely reach remote brain locations and deliver devices. In this review the authors discuss minimally invasive endovascular delivery of devices and neural stimulating and recording from cortical and DBS targets via the neurovascular network.
Fast gray matter acquisition T1 inversion recovery MRI to delineate the mammillothalamic tract for preoperative direct targeting of the anterior nucleus of the thalamus for deep brain stimulation in epilepsy
Authors: Grewal Sanjeet S. , Middlebrooks Erik H. , Kaufmann Timothy J. , Stead Matthew , Lundstrom Brian N. , Worrell Gregory A. , Lin Chen , Baydin Serhat , Van Gompel Jamie J.
Published: August 2018

When medically intractable epilepsy is multifocal or focal but poorly localized, neuromodulation can be useful therapy. One such technique is deep brain stimulation (DBS) targeting the anterior nucleus of the thalamus (ANT). Unfortunately, the ANT is difficult to visualize in standard MRI sequences and its indirect targeting is difficult because of thalamic variability and atrophy in patients with epilepsy. The following study describes the novel use of the fast gray matter acquisition T1 inversion recovery (FGATIR) MRI sequence to delineate the mammillothalamic tract for direct targeting of the ANT through visualizing the termination of the mammillothalamic tract in the ANT.

The day prior to surgery in a 19-year-old, right-handed woman with a 5-year history of epilepsy, MRI was performed on a 3-T Siemens Prisma scanner (Siemens AG, Healthcare Sector) using a 64-channel head and neck coil. As part of the imaging protocol, noncontrast magnetization-prepared rapid gradient echo (MP-RAGE) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) sequences were obtained for targeting purposes. The ANT was directly targeted using the FGATIR sequence, and bilateral Medtronic 3389 leads were placed. At the last follow-up (2 months), the patient reported an approximate 75% decrease in seizure frequency, as well as a decrease in seizure severity.
Therapeutic potential of deep brain stimulation of the nucleus accumbens in morbid obesity
Authors: Oterdoom D. L. Marinus , van Dijk Gertjan , Verhagen Martijn H. P. , Jiawan V. Carel R. , Drost Gea , Emous Marloes , van Beek André P. , van Dijk J. Marc C.
Published: August 2018

OBJECTIVE

Morbid obesity is a growing problem worldwide. The current treatment options have limitations regarding effectiveness and complication rates. New treatment modalities are therefore warranted. One of the options is deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the nucleus accumbens (NAC). This review aims to summarize the current knowledge on NAC-DBS for the treatment of morbid obesity.

METHODS

Studies were obtained from multiple electronic bibliographic databases, supplemented with searches of reference lists. All animal and human studies reporting on the effects of NAC-DBS on body weight in morbidly obese patients were included. Articles found during the search were screened by 2 reviewers, and when deemed applicable, the relevant data were extracted.

RESULTS

Five relevant animal experimental papers were identified, pointing toward a beneficial effect of high-frequency stimulation of the lateral shell of the NAC. Three human case reports show a beneficial effect of NAC-DBS on body weight in morbidly obese patients.

CONCLUSIONS

The available literature supports NAC-DBS to treat morbid obesity. The number of well-conducted animal studies, however, is very limited. Also, the optimal anatomical position of the DBS electrode within the NAC, as well as the optimal stimulation parameters, has not yet been established. These matters need to be addressed before this strategy can be considered for human clinical trials.
Deep brain stimulation for dementias
Authors: Xu David S. , Ponce Francisco A.
Published: August 2018

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this article is to review the authors’ and published experience with deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy for the treatment of patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Parkinson’s disease dementia (PDD).

METHODS

Two targets are current topics of investigation in the treatment of AD and PDD, the fornix and the nucleus basalis of Meynert. The authors reviewed the current published clinical experience with attention to patient selection, biological rationale of therapy, anatomical targeting, and clinical results and adverse events.

RESULTS

A total of 7 clinical studies treating 57 AD patients and 7 PDD patients have been reported. Serious adverse events were reported in 6 (9%) patients; none resulted in death or disability. Most studies were case reports or Phase 1/2 investigations and were not designed to assess treatment efficacy. Isolated patient experiences demonstrating improved clinical response after DBS have been reported, but no significant or consistent cognitive benefits associated with DBS treatment could be identified across larger patient populations.

CONCLUSIONS

PDD and AD are complex clinical entities, with investigation of DBS intervention still in an early phase. Recently published studies demonstrate acceptable surgical safety. For future studies to have adequate power to detect meaningful clinical changes, further refinement is needed in patient selection, metrics of clinical response, and optimal stimulation parameters.
ANALISIS PENYEBARAN PENYAKIT DEMAM BERDARAH DENGUE DI KOTA BANJARMASIN TAHUN 2012-2016
Authors: Kasman Kasman , Ishak Nuning Irnawulan
Published: August 2018

Penyakit Demam Berdarah Dengue (DBD) telah menyebar luas ke seluruh wilayah di Provinsi Kalimantan Selatan dan terjadi di 13 (tiga belas) kota/kabupaten. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis sebaran kejadian penyakit Demam Berdarah Dengue (DBD) di Kota Banjarmasin tahun 2012-2016. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian studi deskriptif dengan unit pengamatan populasi melalui rancangan studi korelasi populasi dan rangkaian berkala atau time series. Penelitian ini akan dilaksanakan di Kota Banjarmasin yang dimulai pada bulan Agustus 2017 sampai bulan Desember 2017. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh data agregat penyakit DBD di Kota Banjarmasin selama tahun 2012-2016. Instrumen atau alat pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini adalah menggunakan pedoman khusus berupa daftar check list untuk mengecek dan melengkapi kebutuhan data angka kejadian demam berdarah. Analisis data dilakukan secara univariat dan bivariat. Untuk melihat kekuatan hubungan antara variabel dependen dan variabel independen, maka dilakukan uji korelasi Pearson. Jika data tidak terdistribusi normal maka digunakan uji korelasi Spearman. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa kepadatan penduduk Kota Banjarmasin lebih banyak berpusat di Kecamatan Banjarmasin Barat dan Banjarmasin Tengah. Kejadian DBD terjadi secara fluktuatif dengan kejadian yang lebih banyak terjadi di Kecamatan Banjarmasin Timur. Secara umum tidak ada hubungan yang bermakna antara kepadatan penduduk di Kota Banjarmasin (p=0,726). Secara spesifik Kecamatan anjarmasin Utara memiliki korelasi kepadatan penduduk dengan kejadian DBD (p=0,042; r= 0,892). Sementara 4 kecamatan lainnya tidak memiliki hubungan yang bermakna
Implementasi Sistem Temu Kembali Informasi Pada Dokumen Mutu
Authors: Kadafi Abdul Rahman
Published: August 2018

Dalam sistem manajemen mutu pendokumentasian dokumen mutu menjadi salah satu hal utama dalam persyaratan manajemen mutu. Dokumen pada manajemen sistem kendali mutu dapat disimpan dalam bentuk dokumen digital yang dapat diakses oleh pihak yang berkepentingan. Implementasi temu kembali informasi dalam pencarian dokumen mutu pada sistem manajemen mutu diharapkan dapat membantu pengguna dalam menemukan informasi yang relevan dengan kebutuhan dalam waktu singkat untuk jumlah data yang besar. Tujuan dari tulisan ini adalah untuk menyusun koleksi dokumen sebagai bagian perangkat pengujian sistem temu kembali informasi untuk dokumen teks berbahasa Indonesia dalam dokumen mutu dan membangun mesin pencari untuk membantu melakukan pencarian dokumen menggunakan metode Sistem Temu Kembali Informasi. Implementasi sistem temu kembali informasi dengan merancang mesin pencari berbasis web, yang diharapkan dapat membantu melakukan pencarian dokumen dalam koleksi dokumen mutu. Pencarian dapat dilakukan dengan memberikan kata kunci dengan jumlah kunci satu atau lebih atau dapat juga menggabungkan lebih dari satu kata kunci. Penggunaan mesin pencari dapat dimanfaatkan oleh manajemen, tim mutu, dan pegawai untuk mencari dokumen yang sesuai dengan proses yang akan dilaksanakan.
A Robust and Energy-Efficient Weighted Clustering Algorithm on Mobile Ad Hoc Sensor Networks †
Authors: Qi Huamei , Liu Fengqi , Xiao Tailong , Su Jiang
Published: August 2018

In an Ad hoc sensor network, nodes have characteristics of limited battery energy, self-organization and low mobility. Due to the mobility and heterogeneity of the energy consumption in the hierarchical network, the cluster head and topology are changed dynamically. Therefore, topology control and energy consumption are growing to be critical in enhancing the stability and prolonging the lifetime of the network. In order to improve the survivability of Ad hoc network effectively, this paper proposes a new algorithm named the robust, energy-efficient weighted clustering algorithm (RE2WCA). For the homogeneous of the energy consumption; the proposed clustering algorithm takes the residual energy and group mobility into consideration by restricting minimum iteration times. In addition, a distributed fault detection algorithm and cluster head backup mechanism are presented to achieve the periodic and real-time topology maintenance to enhance the robustness of the network. The network is analyzed and the simulations are performed to compare the performance of this new clustering algorithm with the similar algorithms in terms of cluster characteristics, lifetime, throughput and energy consumption of the network. The result shows that the proposed algorithm provides better performance than others.
Robust Optimization of Airplane Passenger Seating Assignments
Authors: Milne R. John , Salari Mostafa , Kattan Lina
Published: August 2018

We present a method that reduces the time it takes to complete the passenger boarding of an airplane. In particular, we describe a two-stage mixed integer programming (MIP) approach, which assigns passengers to seats on an airplane based on the number of bags they carry aboard the plane. The first stage is an MIP that assigns passengers to seats to minimize the time to complete the boarding of the plane. The second-stage MIP also determines seating assignments, while constraining the total boarding time to that determined by the stage-one MIP and maximizing weighted slack times to provide a more robust assignment. Numerical results show that this two-stage approach results in lower average boarding times than the one-stage approach, when the time it takes passengers to walk and sit in their seats is random. Experiments indicate that the magnitude of the improvement is not very sensitive to variations in the slack time weights.
Pattern Recognition Receptors—Versatile Genetic Tools for Engineering Broad-Spectrum Disease Resistance in Crops
Authors: Ranf Stefanie
Published: August 2018

Infestations of crop plants with pathogens pose a major threat to global food supply. Exploiting plant defense mechanisms to produce disease-resistant crop varieties is an important strategy to control plant diseases in modern plant breeding and can greatly reduce the application of agrochemicals. The discovery of different types of immune receptors and a detailed understanding of their activation and regulation mechanisms in the last decades has paved the way for the deployment of these central plant immune components for genetic plant disease management. This review will focus on a particular class of immune sensors, termed pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), that activate a defense program termed pattern-triggered immunity (PTI) and outline their potential to provide broad-spectrum and potentially durable disease resistance in various crop species—simply by providing plants with enhanced capacities to detect invaders and to rapidly launch their natural defense program.
Computer Vision-Based Approach for Reading Analog Multimeter
Authors: Chen Yung-Sheng , Wang Jeng-Yau
Published: August 2018

Multimeters are useful instruments for measuring electronic parameters. Even though the digital multimeter is commonly used in our daily life under the considerations of precision and cost, the analog multimeter is still preferable in many applications due to its easy use to monitor promptly varying values. However, the reading of analog multimeters (or A-meter) usually relies on human eyes with two obvious drawbacks of inefficiency and easy fatigue, while visual inspection onto an A-meter is needed for a long period of time. From the viewpoint of optical sensor application, computer vision, like human eyes, can also be used to sense stimuli from the real world. Therefore, in this paper, an approach of reading an A-meter based on a computer vision technique is proposed. Reading an A-meter relies on information from the arrow on the function selector and the pointer on the instrument meter; the presented method is thus mainly composed of horizontal alignment of the A-meter, detection of the instrument meter region, angle detection of the selector arrow, and angle detection of the pointer. In addition, the schemes of edge-based geometric matching (EGM) and pyramidal gradient matching (PGM) are adopted to detect the regions of interest. The mapping relationship between the function selector and the selector arrow as well as that between the instrument meter and the pointer are built and formulated to finally read the A-meter. The often used scenarios for reading AC voltage, DC voltage, and DC current as well as resistance are used for experiments and evaluations. The experimental results show that the accuracy of detecting the function selected is 100%, the mean accuracy of reading a value from the A-meter is 95% or above, except for some cases of reading resistance that are affected by the so-called little-change-large-multiplier effect. The proposed method can perform very well as long as the mean intensity is ≥ 7.5 . Based on a suitable modification of the proposed method, an application of monitoring a storage level meter and pressure meter installed on a 15 m 3 liquid nitrogen (LN2) tank is demonstrated. Our experiments and demonstrations confirm the feasibility of the proposed approach.
Learning-Based Colorization of Grayscale Aerial Images Using Random Forest Regression
Authors: Seo Dae Kyo , Kim Yong Hyun , Eo Yang Dam , Park Wan Yong
Published: August 2018

Image colorization assigns colors to a grayscale image, which is an important yet difficult image-processing task encountered in various applications. In particular, grayscale aerial image colorization is a poorly posed problem that is affected by the sun elevation angle, seasons, sensor parameters, etc. Furthermore, since different colors may have the same intensity, it is difficult to solve this problem using traditional methods. This study proposes a novel method for the colorization of grayscale aerial images using random forest (RF) regression. The algorithm uses one grayscale image for input and one-color image for reference, both of which have similar seasonal features at the same location. The reference color image is then converted from the Red-Green-Blue (RGB) color space to the CIE L*a*b (Lab) color space in which the luminance is used to extract training pixels; this is done by performing change detection with the input grayscale image, and color information is used to establish color relationships. The proposed method directly establishes color relationships between features of the input grayscale image and color information of the reference color image based on the corresponding training pixels. The experimental results show that the proposed method outperforms several state-of-the-art algorithms in terms of both visual inspection and quantitative evaluation.
Performance of Resource Allocation in Device-to-Device Communication Systems Based on Evolutionally Optimization Algorithms †
Authors: Tan Tan-Hsu , Chen Bor-An , Huang Yung-Fa
Published: August 2018

In this study, the resource blocks (RB) are allocated to user equipment (UE) according to the evolutional algorithms for long-term evolution (LTE) systems. Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm is one of these evolutionary algorithms, which imitates the foraging behavior of a flock of birds through learning and grouping the best experience. In previous works, the Simple Particle Swarm Optimization (SPSO) algorithm was proposed for RB allocation to enhance the throughput of Device-to-Device (D2D) communications and improve the system capacity performance. Genetic algorithm (GA) is another evolutionary algorithm, which is based on the Darwinian models of natural selection and evolution. Therefore, we further proposed a Refined PSO (RPSO) and a novel GA to enhance the throughput of UEs and to improve the system capacity performance. Simulation results show that the proposed GA with 100 populations can converge to suboptimal solutions in 200 generations. The proposed GA and RPSO can improve system capacity performance compared to SPSO by 2.0 and 0.6 UEs, respectively.
Quantitative Analysis of Micron-Scale and Nano-Scale Pore Throat Characteristics of Tight Sandstone Using Matlab
Authors: Jiu Bo , Huang Wenhui , He Mingqian , Lv Chenhang , Liang Fei
Published: August 2018

Based on micro-scale casting thin sections, nano-scale SEM images, and the pore distribution map identified through a binary image in Matlab, the pore size distribution and pore throat coordination number of the strata of Upper Paleozoic He8 section tight sandstone in the southeastern Ordos Basin were quantitatively analyzed with the above experimental data. In combination with a high-pressure mercury injection experiment, the pore throat distribution, the pore throat ratio, and the relationships between the characteristics, parameters, and pore permeability were investigated clearly. The results show that the tight sandstone pore space in the study area is dominated by micron-sized intergranular pores, dissolved pores, and intragranular pores. The nano-scale pore throat consisted of clay minerals, intercrystalline pores, and the flake intergranular pores of overgrowth quartz grains. Kaolinite and illite intercrystalline pores occupy the pore space below 600 nm, while the ones above 800 nm are mainly dominated by the intergranular pores of overgrowth quartz grains, and the 600–800 nm ones are transitional zones. The permeability of tight sandstone increases with the average pore throat radius, sorting coefficient, median pore throat radius, and average pore throat number. The porosity is positively correlated with the average pore radius and the average pore throat coordination number, and negatively correlated with the median pore throat radius.
Using Special Filter with Membership Function in Biomass Combustion Process Control
Authors: Mižáková Jana , Piteľ Ján , Hošovský Alexander , Kolarčík Martin , Ratnayake Madhawa
Published: August 2018

The paper deals with the special filtration method using a filter with membership function. The paper presents a model of a filter, its specific characteristics and some parameters that have an impact on quality of filtration. A filter with different membership functions (Gauss, Bell, Power and Triangle) was designed and tested for specific demands, which followed from the experience with the realization of a biomass combustion control system. Data obtained from the combustion process were extremely noisy (influenced by various transfer errors, disturbances and external interferences) and, therefore, had to be properly filtered. The paper also describes some results of filter simulation in the Matlab Simulink environment and its implementation into an on-line monitored process control system of biomass combustion. It was proven by implementation that such a filter can be useful for the signal filtering of oxygen concentration and carbon monoxide emission sensing and it can be very useful in reducing signal interferences arising in biomass combustion.
A Comparison of RFID Anti-Collision Protocols for Tag Identification
Authors: Cmiljanic Nikola , Landaluce Hugo , Perallos Asier
Published: August 2018

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a technology that uses radio frequency signals to identify objects. RFID is one of the key technologies used by the Internet of Things (IoT). This technology enables communication between the main devices used in RFID, the reader and the tags. The tags share a communication channel. Therefore, if several tags attempt to send information at the same time, the reader will be unable to distinguish these signals. This is called the tag collision problem. This results in an increased time necessary for system identification and energy consumption. To minimize tag collisions, RFID readers must use an anti-collision protocol. Different types of anti-collision protocols have been proposed in the literature in order to solve this problem. This paper provides an update including some of the most relevant anti-collision protocols.
Fabrication of a High-Performance Bending Actuator Made with a PVC Gel
Authors: Shin Eun-Jae , Park Won-Hyeong , Kim Sang-Youn
Published: August 2018

This paper proposes a small, transparent, electroactive and highly deformable poly vinyl chloride (PVC) gel-based bending actuator. The effect of the PVC molecular weight and plasticizer content on the performance of the bending actuator is investigated. Three PVCs are prepared with different molecular weights (low molecular weight: PVCL, 116,000; medium molecular weight: PVCM, 239,000; and high molecular weight: PVCH, 282,000) and mixed with plasticizers in various ratios to achieve the best performance of the bending actuator. Experiments are conducted to investigate the bending performance of the actuators based on the prepared PVC gels. Among the prepared actuators, the PVCH-based bending actuator shows the best performance (maximum bending angle: 180°, elapsed time: 3.15 s).
Solar Hybrid Micro Gas Turbine Based on Turbocharger
Authors: Kalathakis Christos , Aretakis Nikolaos , Mathioudakis Konstantinos
Published: August 2018

The performance of solar hybrid Brayton cycle materialized by a micro-gas turbine based on a turbocharger is studied. The use of a turbocharger is aimed at investment cost reduction and construction simplification. Two configurations are investigated, namely hybrid and solar-only. Design aspects are discussed, in view of the requirement for minimizing the cost of electricity produced. A key parameter is the turbine inlet temperature and its effect on performance is investigated. The effect of heliostat field size is also investigated. Augmentation of the maximum temperature leads to better performance, as a result of higher cycle efficiency. Solar-only configuration features are compared with hybrid ones and the contribution of different cost components to the final electricity cost is discussed.