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Educated for migration? Blind spots around labor market conditions, competence building, and international mobility
Authors: Carmona Carmen , Marhuenda Fluixá Fernando , Hernaiz-Agreda Nerea , Navas Saurin Almudena A
Published: March 2018

Young European graduates are crossing borders to work abroad more often than in the past. This trend is particularly evident in Southern Europe, where recent economic downturn has significantly diminished professional opportunities and career prospects. This study will investigate Spain, a country where unemployment has increased dramatically since 2008, as a case study to examine recent graduate’s experiences to develop a professional career in Germany. In particular, this study will draw upon various sources: official statistics; review literature; and education and training policies throughout the European Union. The investigation features an interview with Spanish graduates working in Germany to offer insight into the experiences of perhaps the best-prepared generation of the Spanish workforce. Our results indicate that young Spaniards, leaving the country to work out of necessity rather than choice, learn through the benefits and challenges of a career abroad. We finish our article by discussing the notions of education, competencies and adaptation, and how citizen and professional identities are redefined after the experience of working abroad.
Gang glocalization: How the global mediascape creates and shapes local gang realities
Authors: Van Hellemont Elke , Densley James A
Published: March 2018

This article introduces the concept of ‘gang glocalization’ to capture the processes by which global media myths and conventions create and shape local gang realities. The different stages of gang glocalization, and the motives to engage in this process, are examined by comparison of two empirical cases – Congolese gangs in Brussels and Afro-Caribbean gangs in London. This multi-sited ethnography finds that youth use fiction and imagination in order to create individual and collective gang identities. Police and political action against gangs is then informed by the same fiction and imagination, resulting in new gang realities based not on what is real. We find that mythmaking is an essential aspect of gangs – without the myth there is no gang – and that imagination is at the core of some of its most harmful activities, namely spectacular symbolic violence. This is an update on Thrasher’s (1927) old themes. The driving forces behind gang glocalization are emotions and desires tied to lived experiences of social and cultural exclusion. Implications for research and practice follow.
A cross-linguistic comparison of category and letter fluency: Mandarin and English
Authors: Eng Nancy , Vonk Jet MJ , Salzberger Melissa , Yoo Nakyung
Published: March 2018

Verbal fluency tasks are widely applied in a variety of languages, but whether the quality and quantity of responses are comparable across structurally different writing systems is debatable. For example, since there are no letters in a logographic, non-alphabetic language such as Chinese, the mechanisms speakers use to generate a list of words in a letter fluency task might be structurally different than those used by speakers of alphabetic languages. In this study, we investigated lexical retrieval strategies and approaches in letter and category fluency tasks among monolingual Mandarin speakers compared to monolingual English speakers. We found that the responses of Mandarin speakers are both qualitatively and quantitatively different in letter fluency, and qualitatively different in category fluency. These results suggest that differences in task completion among non-English-speaking populations are important to consider when using this extensively utilised cognitive and linguistic measure in research and clinic.
Master coach, technical expert and evidence-based practitioner in weightlifting: An interview with Harvey Newton
Authors: Jenkins Simon PR
Published: March 2018

Harvey Newton, who was team coach for USA Weightlifting in the 1984 Olympic Games, provides insights on how he learned about weightlifting technique. In particular, how he learned about the ‘double knee bend’ in pulling technique from his earliest mentor, Carl Miller, who shared his understanding about a scientific approach from coaches on a global basis. Harvey's development as an evidence-based practitioner was enhanced in a number of ways, including his continuing collaboration over many years with biomechanist John Garhammer who also shares insights in this article. Extracts from interviews with some of the coaches influenced by Harvey are also included.
Event-driven PID control of autonomous quadrotor helicopters
Authors: Ye Qian
Published: March 2018

This paper proposes an event-driven PID control mechanism for autonomous quadrotor helicopters that will reduce the usage of communication channels. Compared to traditional PID controller, the event-driven PID controller can maintain the satisfactory stabilization effect with the ability of reducing the number of transmissions significantly. The simplified dynamics model of quadrotor helicopter is also established. Finally, the improvements realized by the developed method are verified in the computer simulations.
Neoplastic meningitis in solid tumors: from diagnosis to personalized treatments
Authors: Pellerino Alessia , Bertero Luca , Rudà Roberta , Soffietti Riccardo
Published: March 2018

Neoplastic meningitis (NM) is a devastating complication of solid tumors with poor outcome. Some randomized clinical trials have been conducted with heterogeneous inclusion criteria, diagnostic parameters, response evaluation and primary endpoints. Recently, the Leptomeningeal Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (LANO) Group and the European Society for Medical Oncology/European Association for Neuro-Oncology have proposed some recommendations in order to provide diagnostic criteria and response evaluation scores for NM. The aim of these guidelines is to integrate the neurological examination with magnetic resonance imaging and cerebrospinal fluid findings as well as to provide a framework for use in clinical trials. However, this composite assessment needs further validation. Since intrathecal therapy represents a treatment with limited efficacy in NM, many studies have been conducted on systemic therapies, including target therapies, with some encouraging results in terms of disease control. In this review, we have analyzed the clinical aspects and the most recent diagnostic tools and therapeutic options in NM.
Implementación de un modelo de capacitación multimedial para brindar orientación alimentaria a los beneficiarios de un programa de ayuda social en México
Authors: Amaya-Castellanos Maritza Alejandra , Morales-Ruan María del Carmen , Uribe-Carvajal Rebeca , Jiménez-Aguilar Alejandra , Salazar-Coronel Araceli Apolonia , Martínez-Tapia Brenda , Shamah-Levy Teresa
Published: March 2018

Introducción:

Se implementó un modelo de capacitación en orientación alimentaria para la población beneficiaria y el personal operativo del Programa de Abasto Rural (PAR) de Diconsa, el cual es una iniciativa social de ayuda alimentaria que abastece productos básicos y complementarios, además de brindar capacitación en localidades de alta marginación en México.

Objetivo:

Documentar la utilización de la Metodología de Capacitación Multimedial (MCM) en el desarrollo de un esquema de capacitación sobre orientación alimentaria y su implementación en la población beneficiaria del PAR, a través de la propia estructura operativa del PAR.

Metodología:

El modelo se fundamenta en la MCM, integrada por cuatro elementos didácticos e indivisibles que conforman el paquete pedagógico multimedial (PPM), compuesto a su vez por tres videos y rotafolios, material impreso, prácticas y las relaciones interpersonales. Los ejes temáticos fueron: alimentación correcta para una vida saludable, alimentación materno-infantil, elecciones saludables y gasto familiar. El modelo fue replicado en cascada en los tres niveles operativos del PAR (responsables de capacitación, supervisores operativos y beneficiarios del PAR), con un componente de multiplicación horizontal, e implementado como piloto en cuatro estados de México.

Resultados:

Se observó un cambio positivo sobre los conocimientos en alimentación correcta en todos los niveles de capacitación, principalmente en los beneficiarios del PAR. La evaluación del proceso mostró conocimientos previos de los responsables de capacitación en los temas, buen desempeño como facilitadores, y habilidades de presentación y manejo del grupo de los supervisores operativos. A partir de las evaluaciones y del acompañamiento en la prueba piloto, fueron modificados las actividades, las estrategias y los materiales educativos del PPM.

Conclusiones:

La capacitación multimedial y la educación nutricional promueven procesos de cambio y desarrollo comunitario, posibles a través de la toma de conciencia y la puesta en práctica de acciones que favorecen la salud.
Medication Errors: The School Nurse as Second Victim
Authors: Stillwater Ann R.
Published: March 2018

Medication errors occur in the school setting as they do in other healthcare settings. In this article, three accounts of school nurse medication errors are presented. School nurses often undergo emotional trauma after a mistake is made. Other fields of healthcare are incorporating the second victim phenomena in their responses to errors, with the patient as the first victim and the caregiver who made the mistake as the second. Researchers have identified six stages of the second victim’s journey. School nurses and administrators would benefit from understanding and utilizing this model.
Occult teratoma in a case of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis
Authors: Lwanga Anita , Kamson David O , Wilkins Tiffany E , Sharma Vinny , Schulte Jefree J , Miller James , Hassan Ikram , Lastra Ricardo R
Published: March 2018

N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis (NMDARe) is one of 13 autoimmune-mediated encephalitides that have been discovered over the last decade. This case report describes the course of a 26-year-old female who presented with new-onset seizures and insomnia, complicated by encephalitis. The initial workup ruled out common causes of encephalitis, while a transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS), and computed tomography (CT) scans of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis did not identify a mass. Based on the suspicion that she may have autoimmune encephalitis, the patient was treated with intravenous immunoglobulins and plasma exchange, but continued to deteriorate. Whole-body positron emission tomography (PET) scan identified a small hypermetabolic pelvic mass. Shortly thereafter serum and cerebral spinal fluid NMDAR antibody titers were reported as positive, prompting repetition of the TVUS, which confirmed the presence of an ovarian teratoma. The patient had a laparoscopic oophorectomy with subsequent resolution of her symptoms, further confirming the diagnosis. Despite the sensitivities of TVUS and CT of up to 94% and 98%, respectively, the teratoma was unusually small, necessitating the addition of a PET scan to identify the lesion. These neoplasms are thought to have low uptake on PET; however, it is possible that focal inflammation may have enhanced the detection. It is unlikely that the teratoma grew during hospitalization as the average growth rate is 1.8 mm per year. Regardless, the lesson that can be learned is that imaging modalities beyond CT and TVUS, such as PET, can be helpful, as identification of a resectable tumor may alter management and ultimately improve outcomes.
Epidermal inclusion cyst with foreign-body giant-cell reaction treated with surgical excision and rotational flap closure: A case report
Authors: Preston Nathaniel LP , Johnson Michael K , Thomas Randall C
Published: March 2018

Epidermal inclusion cysts (epidermoid cysts) occur from penetration of epidermal cells into underlying dermal tissue. They are most commonly found on the scalp, face, neck, and back with a reported incidence of 10% on the extremities. We present the case of a 53-year-old female who presented with complaint of a painful plantar forefoot soft-tissue mass of insidious origin. After magnetic resonance imaging, she was treated with surgical excision and plastic rotational flap closure. The surgical site healed without incident, and she was able to ambulate pain free in her normal footwear with full weight bearing and no shoe modifications or orthotics. This case was novel in that the size of the lesion required the use of a uni-lobe full-thickness rotational skin flap to achieve complete tension-free closure.
Labor market integration of non-Chinese immigrants in Hong Kong from 1991 to 2011: Structure of global market or White privilege?
Authors: Tong Yuying , Su Wenyang , Fong Eric
Published: March 2018

Previous studies of Hong Kong immigrants have largely focused on those Chinese from the mainland, and less attention has been paid to non-Chinese immigrants. As exceptions to this, a few studies have focused on the channels of non-Chinese immigrants to Hong Kong, but less research has examined their labor market outcomes. This is partly because theories about immigrants in Asia’s global city are underdeveloped, and the traditional labor market assimilation theory based on the North American and European experience may not easily translate to the case of global cities in Asia. In this research, we examine the employment status, occupational rank, and earnings outcomes of Chinese and non-Chinese immigrants from the perspectives of global economic structure and White privilege. Using 5% Hong Kong census/by-census data from 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, and 2011, we draw two major conclusions. First, in the Hong Kong labor market, immigrants from more developed countries enjoy a labor market advantage, which demonstrates the advantages of core-nation origin. In contrast, their counterparts from peripheral nations are penalized. The labor market gap between immigrants from core nations and peripheral nations grew at the turn of the 21st century but narrowed in 2006. Second, White immigrants are privileged in the Hong Kong labor market, showing that White privilege has been transmitted to a non-White-dominant society.
Bring Out the Brilliance: A Counseling Intervention for Underachieving Students
Authors: Berger Carolyn
Published: March 2018

This study evaluated the impact of a small group counseling intervention designed for students who underachieve. The results of the study demonstrated significant improvement for ninth- and tenth-grade underachieving students in the areas of organizational skills, time management, and motivation. The author discusses implications and recommendations for school counselors working with underachieving students.
Exploring the Work Experiences of School Counselors of Color
Authors: Dollarhide Colette T. , Bowen Nikol V. , Baker Caroline A. , Kassoy Felice R. , Mayes Renae D. , Baughman Amber V.
Published: March 2018

In spite of research suggesting the importance of diverse professionals in education (Mattison & Aber, 2007), no studies have explored the professional experiences of school counselors of Color. In this exploratory grounded-theory qualitative study, researchers interviewed 19 school counselors of Color. Responses revealed both positive and negative racial experiences in the schools, with mitigating factors involving the school environment. Implications for professional school counselors include advocacy and allyhood.
School Counselors’ Education and Training, Competency, and Supportive Behaviors concerning Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Students
Authors: Hall William J. , McDougald Amanda M. , Kresica Aimee M.
Published: March 2018

This study examined high school counselors’ education and training, counseling competency, and supportive behavior regarding gay, lesbian, and bisexual students. Sexual minority students often face a range of school and mental health problems. Results show that participants’ counseling competency skills, knowledge, and attitudes predict affirmative behavior. Counseling competency also mediates the relationship between sexual orientation education/training and affirmative behavior. This article concludes with recommendations for preparing school counselors to work with gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth.
All Hands on Deck: A Comprehensive, Results-Driven Counseling Model
Authors: Salina Charles , Girtz Suzann , Eppinga Joanie , Martinez David , Kilian Diana Blumer , Lozano Elizabeth , Martinez Adrian P. , Crowe Dustin , De La Barrera Maria , Mendez Maribel Madrigal , Shines Terry
Published: March 2018

A graduation rate of 49% alarmed Sunnyside High School in 2009. With graduation rates in the bottom 5% statewide, Sunnyside was awarded a federally funded School Improvement Grant. The “turnaround” principal and the school counselors aligned goals with the ASCA National Model through the program All Hands On Deck (AHOD), based on academic press, social support, and relational trust. In 2012, 78.8% of students graduated. This case study describes student success resulting from the counselor-led program AHOD.
Handling PBIS with Care: Scaling up to School-Wide Implementation
Authors: Cressey James M. , Whitcomb Sara A. , McGilvray-Rivet Susan J. , Morrison Rebecca J. , Shander-Reynolds Katherine J.
Published: March 2018

This case study describes the leadership of a school counselor in implementing positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) in a low-income, diverse elementary school with a modest level of external supports. After initiating a grade-level pilot program, the school counselor partnered with university-based consultants to expand the PBIS initiative to all grades. This article presents data from multiple measures of implementation fidelity to illustrate the 5-year process of bringing school-wide PBIS to scale.
Measuring the Relationship Between Parent, Teacher, and Student Problem Behavior Reports and Academic Achievement: Implications for School Counselors
Authors: Johnson Kaprea , Hannon Michael D.
Published: March 2018

This study investigates the relationship between academic achievement and reports of student problem behavior from teachers, parents, and child self-reports. Participants included 108 teachers, 113 parents/caregivers, and 129 students from an urban school in the Northeast region of the United States. Results suggest parent and child reports were closely related on identification of problem behaviors. The authors discuss implications for how school counselors can utilize multiple informants.
School Counseling Websites: Do They Have Content that Serves Diverse Students?
Authors: Kennedy Stephen D. , Baker Stanley B.
Published: March 2018

The 12 diversity dimensions of the ASCA Ethical Standards (ASCA, 2010) provided a framework for examining whether a statewide sample of high school counseling websites (N = 312) had content for diverse students and their families. Many websites offered little content related to those dimensions, and content was especially low for some groups including LGBT students and immigrant students. Findings indicate a need for school counseling websites to have nondiscrimination statements, text/documents, links, and financial aid information for diverse populations.
The Effects of a Success Skills Group on Adolescents’ Self-Regulation, Self-Esteem, and Perceived Learning Competence
Authors: Ohrt Jonathan , Webster Lindsay , De La Garza Mario
Published: March 2018

In this article, the authors discuss how school counselors at two middle schools identified and intervened with eighth-grade students who were at risk for academic failure using the Student Success Skills (SSS) small-group curriculum (Brigman, Campbell, & Webb, 2010). Participants reported significant increases in self-regulation and perceived competence for learning. The authors present results of the intervention, including (a) process, (b) perception, and (c) outcome data, and discuss implications for school counselors.
Liberalization of European migration and the immigration of skilled people to Sweden
Authors: Ejermo Olof , Zheng Yannu
Published: March 2018

Migration policies can have a strong impact on the selection of immigrants, who in turn can affect the host country’s innovation development. This paper examines the effects of the liberalization of migration on the skill composition of immigrants from the EU-15 to Sweden after the inception of the European Economic Area (EEA) in 1994. We examine its effect on immigrants’ education levels and probability of becoming an inventor, comparing immigrants from the EU-15 with those from other developed regions in difference-in-differences regressions. The results show that the liberalization of migration had a negative effect on the educational profile of new EU-15 immigrants in the short run, but there is no such effect in the long run. Moreover, the liberalization of migration has no systematic effect on the EU-15 immigrants’ probability of becoming an inventor in neither the short nor the long run. These patterns are consistent with the theoretical implication that reduction in migration costs associated with the EEA mainly stimulated migration from the lower end of the education distribution.
Usefulness of Basophil Activation Tests for Diagnosis of Sugammadex-Induced Anaphylaxis
Authors: Horiuchi Tatsuo , Yokohama Akihiko , Orihara Masaki , Tomita Yukinari , Tomioka Akihiro , Yoshida Nagahide , Takahashi Kenichiro , Saito Shigeru , Takazawa Tomonori
Published: March 2018

BACKGROUND:

Sugammadex is used to reverse the effects of neuromuscular blocking agents in many cases of general anesthesia. However, there are several reports of anaphylaxis after its use. Skin testing is the gold standard for detecting the causative agent of anaphylaxis. However, due to the lack of validated protocols for skin testing with sugammadex, the diagnostic accuracy might be inadequate. Recently, the basophil activation test (BAT) has been established as a tool to detect the causative agent of anaphylaxis with high sensitivity and specificity. However, few studies have investigated the utility of the BAT for sugammadex-induced anaphylaxis.

METHODS:

Eight patients who presented with immediate hypersensitivity to sugammadex during general anesthesia were included in this study. We conducted skin tests to confirm the diagnosis of sugammadex-induced anaphylaxis. Twenty-one sugammadex-naive individuals who had a negative skin test for allergy to this drug were enrolled as controls. Basophils were selected on a CD3−/CRTH2+gate and labeled with CD63 and CD203c.

RESULTS:

The ratios of activated basophils in the patients were much higher than those in controls: the median values of areas under the curves in the patients and controls for CD203c were 1,265,985 (95% confidence interval [CI], 77,580–5,040,270) and 116,325 (95% CI, −268,605 to 232,690), respectively (Mann-WhitneyUtest,P< .01), and the areas under the curves in the patients and controls for CD63 were 788,647 (95% CI, 120,285–3,523,410) and 220,005 (95% CI, −50,346 to 404,680), respectively (Mann-WhitneyUtest,P< .01). The patients, but not controls, demonstrated clear dose-dependent CD203c upregulation. This was also true for CD63. In the case of CD203c, the sensitivity of the BAT for sugammadex was 88% (95% CI, 47%–100%), and specificity was 100% (95% CI, 84%–100%), while sensitivity and specificity for CD63 were 75% (95% CI, 35%–97%) and 100% (95% CI, 84%–100%), respectively.

CONCLUSIONS:

The BAT seems to have comparable accuracy to skin tests for the diagnosis of sugammadex-induced anaphylaxis. For this purpose, both CD203c and CD63 can be used to detect activated basophils.
Generation of a double binary transgenic zebrafish model to study myeloid gene regulation in response to oncogene activation in melanocytes
Authors: Kenyon Amy , Gavriouchkina Daria , Zorman Jernej , Chong-Morrison Vanessa , Napolitani Giorgio , Cerundolo Vincenzo , Sauka-Spengler Tatjana
Published: March 2018

A complex network of inflammation succeeds somatic cell transformation and malignant disease. Immune cells and their associated molecules are responsible for detecting and eliminating cancer cells as they establish themselves as the precursors of a tumour. By the time a patient has a detectable solid tumour, cancer cells have escaped the initial immune response mechanisms. Here, we describe the development of a double binary zebrafish model that enables exploring regulatory programming of the myeloid cells as they respond to oncogene-activated melanocytes, focussing on the initial phase when cells become the precursors of cancer. A hormone-inducible binary system allows for temporal control of different Ras-oncogenes (NRasQ61K, HRasG12V, KRasG12V) expression in melanocytes leading to proliferation and changes in morphology of the melanocytes. This model was coupled to binary cell-specific biotagging models allowing in vivo biotinylation and subsequent isolation of macrophage or neutrophil nuclei for regulatory profiling of their active transcriptomes. Nuclear transcriptional profiling of neutrophils, performed as they respond to the earliest precursors of melanoma in vivo, revealed an intricate landscape of regulatory factors that may promote progression to melanoma including serpinb1l4, fgf1, fgf6, cathepsin H, galectin 1 and galectin 3. The model presented here provides a powerful platform to study the myeloid response to the earliest precursors of melanoma.
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Authors: Z Bob , A Claire , F Kristi , S Lauren
Published: March 2018

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Valuation of three different anaesthetic protocols on complete blood count and biochemical parameters on Wistar rats
Authors: LELOVAS P. P. , STASINOPOULOU M. S. , BALAFAS E. G. , NIKITA M. A. , SISKOS N. T. , KOSTOMITSOPOULOS N. G.
Published: March 2018

The objective of the current study was to determine the impact of three different anaesthetic protocols on blood and biochemical parameters. Eighteen female Wistar rats (HsdOla:WI) 3 months old, weighting 197.09 ± 7.39 g were used. Baseline blood collection was performed in all animals from the lateral coccygeal vein for evaluation of glucose. The animals were then randomly allocated to receive one of three different anaesthetic protocols: dexmedetomidine/ketamine intramuscularly (0.25 mg/kg and 50 mg/kg respectively), or isoflurane 0.2 ml on cotton inside a syringe case, or isoflurane administered by vaporiser (5% induction and 2-3% maintenance of anaesthesia, delivered in oxygen flow 1 L/min). Blood samples were collected from caudal vena cava for complete blood count and biochemical analysis, while the lung and the liver were harvested for histological evaluation. Comparison between groups, as far as complete blood count parameters is concerned, revealed statistical significant differences in red blood cells, haematocrit and haemoglobin values with lower values being observed in vaporiser anaesthesia group. Furthermore, within group comparison revealed statistical significant differences for glucose in all three groups. No evidence of inflammatory, degenerative neoplastic or toxicity related lesions were observed during histological evaluation of the lung and liver.
Feedlot conditions and their influence on blood parameter values in Merino lambs in Extremadura, Spain over a specific time-period
Authors: FERNÁNDEZ S. , GALAPERO J. , REY J. , PÉREZ C. J. , RAMOS A. , GÓMEZ L.
Published: March 2018

It has been suggested that the evaluation of specific blood parameters can be used as indicators of animal health and welfare. The aim of this study was to determine possible differences in these parameters at the beginning and at the end of the feedlot period and to analyse the influence of feedlot conditions on these animals. Blood parameter ranges can vary widely depending on factors such as transport, handling and feedlot. Four hundred and ten fattening lambs were studied to establish average values of different blood parameters. For data analysis, descriptive statistics and paired t-tests were used. The results of the current study indicate that mean values of Haematocrit, Cellular Haemoglobin Concentration and Cortisol levels were outside of the normal range, both at the beginning of the feedlot period and at upon leaving the feedlot. Higher mean values of MCHC, Urea, Total Proteins and Cortisol levels were observed at the end compared to the beginning of the feedlot period. On the other hand, Haematocrit, Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV), Eosinophils and Creatine phosphokinase (CPK) were at higher mean values at the beginning of the feedlot period. Elevations in some blood parameters that are associated with acute stress states were raised in slaughter lambs during the feedlot period, transport and handling.
Comparative pathological changes in sheep infected with Theileria annulata and non-infected control
Authors: AKHTER W. , ASLAM A. , REHMAN M. U. , REHMAN H. U. , RASHID I. , AKHTAR R.
Published: March 2018

The hematological, serum biochemical and histopathological variations were compared in sheep naturally infected with Theileria annulata and healthy control group. Peripheral blood smears of 300 suspected sheep were observed for the presence of Theileria by microscopy (24%) and confirmed through PCR (34%). The PCR confirmed samples were used for further studies and showed significant decrease in hemoglobin concentration, packed cell volume (PCV), total erythrocyte counts, total leukocyte count, serum total proteins, creatinine and glucose (P < 0.05) as compared to healthy control. Similarly a significant increase was recorded in Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (P< 0.05) as compared to non-infected sheep. Histopathological changes revealed edema and severe depletion of lymphocytes in lymph nodes. The present study concluded that ovine theileriosis was linked with some pathological alterations in blood and tissues which could be helpful in the diagnosis of disease.
Problems encountered in LC-MS/MS analysis for the determination of pesticide residues in food
Authors: MILIADIS G. , TSIANTAS P. , SIRAGAKIS G.
Published: March 2018

The most common problems encountered in LC-MS/MS analysis of food are cases of compounds with low recovery, low sensitivity in one transition, common transition with matrix or other analytes, as well as solvent and matrix effects. The significance of each case was experimentally investigated in this study by the use of representative compounds. The QuEChERS approach was used for the extraction of pesticides. The study involved analysis of 128 pesticides representing various chemical classes, polarities and molecular masses, in 8 products representing different commodities of food matrices. Blank matrices fortified at 33.3 and 167 μg/kg, were analysed using different LC-MS/MS conditions in order to evaluate the significance of each parameter. Additionally long term LC-MS/MS system suitability data of 18 months were used to evaluate the variability of retention time and ion ratio at the limit of detection. This was assessed by the use of 6 representative compounds and the respective control charts.
The acid tolerance response and pH adaptation of Enterococcus faecalis in extract of lime Citrus aurantiifolia from Aceh Indonesia
Authors: Mubarak Zaki , Soraya Cut
Published: March 2018

Background:The objective of the present study was to evaluate the acid tolerance response and pH adaptation whenEnterococcusfaecalisinteracted with extract of lime (Citrus aurantiifolia).

Methods:We usedE. faecalisATCC 29212 and lime extract from Aceh, Indonesia. Both materials were analyzed for their pH adaptation, acid tolerance response, adhesion assay, and mass profiles using a light microscope with a magnification of x1000. Further, statistical tests were performed to analyze both correlation and significance of the acid tolerance and pH adaptation also the interaction activity.

Results:E. faecaliswas able to adapt to a very acidic environment (pH 2.9), which was characterized by an increase in its pH (reaching 4.2) at all concentrations of the lime extract (p < 0.05).E. faecaliswas also able to provide acid tolerance response to lime extract based on spectrophotometric data (595 nm) (p < 0.05). Also, the interaction activity ofE. faecalisand the lime extract was relatively stable within 6 up to 12 hours (p < 0.05), but it became unstable within 24–72 hours (p > 0.05) based on the mass profiles of its interaction activity.

Conclusions:E. faecaliscan adapt to acidic environments (pH 2.9–4.2); it is also able to tolerate acid generated byCitrus aurantiifoliaextract, revealing a stable interaction in the first 6–12 hours.
STUDY OF POLLUTION OF THE ATMOSPHERE OF BLAGOVESHCHENSK CITY BY PARTICLES PM1, PM10, PM50
Authors: Кодинцев Владимир , Kodintsev Vladimir , Кутай Виктория , Kutai Victoria , Чайка Владимир , Chayka Vladimir , Дрозд Владимир , Drozd Vladimir , Голохваст Кирилл , Golokhvast Kirill
Published: March 2018

The work shows the results of the study of atmospheric suspensions of PM1, PM10, PM50 contained in the snow of Blagoveshchensk during 2017. The distribution of suspended in the air particles of different origin in 19 areas with various anthropogenic impact was revealed. Big and midsize motor transport centers are the main suppliers of the biggest part of PM1, PM10 particles into the atmosphere. Suburban and park lands are the source of macroparticles (bigger than 50 μm). It was shown that microdimensional pollution of the atmosphere of Blagoveshchensk can be assessed as moderate.
EFFECT OF CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION ON PROGESTERONE CONVERSION INTO A METABOLITE 5α-PREGNAN-3.20-DIONE IN THE PLACENTA IN EARLY PREGNANCY
Authors: Довжикова Инна , Dovzhikova Inna , Андриевская Ирина , Andrievskaya Irina , Петрова Ксения , Petrova Kseniya , Луценко Михаил , Lutsenko Mikhail
Published: March 2018

The aim was to study the activity of progesterone and 5α-pregnan-3.20-dione conversion in the placenta at the exacerbation of cytomegalovirus infection (CMVI) during the first trimester of pregnancy. The study material included 50 villous chorions taken during medical abortions in the period of 8-10 weeks from women with exacerbation of chronic CMVI during pregnancy. The control group had 35 villous chorions of pregnant women of the same gestation period with chronic CMVI in the latent stage. Diagnosis of CMVI was performed taking into account the activity of CMVI with the immune-enzyme method by the level of antibodies of IgM and antibody titers of IgG in the paired serums in dynamics in 10 days. The progesterone content was determined at the “Stat Fax-2100ˮ spectrophotometer. The activity of 4-pregnene-3.20-dione dehydrogenase and 5α-pregnane-3.20-dione dehydrogenase was assessed by the histochemical method. Quantitative evaluation of the reaction products was carried out on sections under the microscope “Meiji Technoˮ connected to the software-hardware complex “SCION Corporationˮ. It was found out that progesterone content in villous chorions of women with reactivation of CMVI during pregnancy was reduced to 21.5±2.73 nmol/L in comparison with the control group (53.4±3.70 nmol/L, p<0.001). The disturbance of progesterone inversion intensiveness in placenta was proved by the decrease of enzyme activity: of 4-pregnene-3.20-dione dehydrogenase till 15.9±0.47 standard units (in control it was 28.6±0.58 standard units, p<0.001) and of 5α-pregnan-3.20-dione till 16.2±1.11 standard units (in control it was 25.0±1.91 standard units, p<0.001). Reduction in the intensity of progesterone conversion into 5α-dihydroprogesterone (5α-pregnan-3.20-dione) in the placenta with the exacerbation of CMVI can negatively affect the formation and functioning of the fetal nervous system.
ANALISIS SEISMISITAS DARI KEPUALUAN MENTAWAI PADA PERIODE 2010-2016
Authors: Naim Muhammad Ifanun , - Supriyadi , Linuwih Suharto
Published: March 2018

Kepulauan Mentawai merupakan bagian dari Pulau Sumatera yang terdapat dua lempeng tektonik yang aktif. Kedua lempeng tektonik tersebut yaitu lempeng Indo-Australi menunjam ke arah lempeng Eurasia dan menimbulkan zona subduksi Sumatera yang banyak menimbulkan kejadian gempabumi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui sesar gempa ditinjau dari besarnya magnitudo dengan menggunakan metode focal mechanism studi kasus gempa pada Kepulauan Mentawai periode tahun 2010-2016. Metode focal mechanism merupakan metode untuk menentukan bidang sesar yang dihasilkan oleh kejadian gempa dengan memanfaatkan gerak awal gelombang P. Gerak awal gelombang P berupa gaya kompresi ataupun dilatasi. Selain dengan metode focal mechanism, dalam penelitian ini juga dibuat cross section gempa dengan luasan daerah tertentu yang bertujuan untuk mengetahui indikasi gempa yang terjadi merupakan gempa pada daerah lempeng tektonik. Hasil solusi focal mechanism untuk data gempa bermagnitudo ≥ 6.0 Mw rata-rata gempa menghasilkan sesar naik (thrust/reverse) dengan beberapa nilai kemiringan (dip) tertentu. Sedangkan hasil dari cross section gempa menunjukkan sebaran hiposenter gempa yang cenderung menunjam. Kejadian ini adalah indikasi bahwa lokasi gempa-gempa tersebut merupakan tempat lempeng yang menunjam dan ketika dihubungkan dengan hasil focal mechanism juga menunjukkan kecenderungan sesarnya adalah sesar naik dengan beberapa nilai kemiringan (dip) tertentu
Vox Media: Sound, "under language," and "narrative archaeology" in/as Literature
Authors: Barber John F.
Published: March 2018

This essay describes (re)combining and/or (re)conceptualizing sound artifacts from two pioneering works of electronic literature no longer readily available to create a new, sound-based narrative for each work. The techne proposed promotes broader opportunities for conceptualizing and creating literary artifacts characterized by audibility of text, sound as text and meaning, and heightened awareness of the author’s and/or speaker’s voice(s) in the text. This approach may help challenge the past invisibility of voice in literature and promote practices more rewarding than simulacra, description, or transcription. Vox Media. Sound in and/or as literature.
Narrative Currents
Authors: Ruehlen Ryan Wade , Amerika Mark
Published: March 2018

This work remixes the natural sounds of Boulder Creek (where the dialogue takes place) with some of the random urban noise and background ambience of the nearby thoroughfare. Ruptures in language indicate an intentional manipulation of the source material and useful postproduction techniques such as feedback and repetition highlight the affective qualities of the act of listening and deciphering. Meanwhile the dialogue itself creates its own metanarrative investigating what kinds of immersive listening experiences can be created using audio source material as the primary component of storytelling and how sound narrative can be a form of electronic literature.
Ohio Perinatal Quality Collaborative Improves Care of Neonatal Narcotic Abstinence Syndrome
Authors: Walsh Michele C. , Crowley Moira , Wexelblatt Scott , Ford Susan , Kuhnell Pierce , Kaplan Heather C. , McClead Richard , Macaluso Maurizio , Lannon Carole ,   for the Ohio Perinatal Quality Collaborative
Published: March 2018

OBJECTIVES:

Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) after an infant’s in-utero exposure to opioids has increased dramatically in incidence. No treatment standards exist, leading to substantial variations in practice, degree of opioid exposure, and hospital length of stay.

METHODS:

The Ohio Perinatal Quality Collaborative conducted an extensive multi-modal quality improvement initiative with the goal to (1) standardize identification, nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic treatment in level-2 and 3 NICUs in Ohio, (2) reduce the use of and length of treatment with opioids, and (3) reduce hospital length of stay in pharmacologically treated newborns with NAS.

RESULTS:

Fifty-two of 54 (96%) Ohio NICUs participated in the collaborative. Compliance with the nonpharmacologic bundle improved from 37% to 59%, and the pharmacologic bundle improved from 59% to 68%. Forty-eight percent of the 3266 opioid-exposed infants received pharmacologic treatment of symptoms of NAS, and this rate did not change significantly across the time period. Regardless of the opioid used to pharmacologically treat infants with NAS, the length of treatment decreased from 13.4 to 12.0 days, and length of stay decreased from 18.3 to 17 days.

CONCLUSIONS:

Standardized approaches to the identification and nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic care were associated with a reduced length of opioid exposure and hospital stay in a large statewide collaborative. Other states and institutions treating opioid-exposed infants may benefit from the adoption of these practices.
La polisemia de la posposición ã en bribri
Authors: Krohn Haakon S.
Published: March 2018

En este artículo, se examina la polisemia de la posposición bribri ã desde el punto de vista de la Lingüística cognitiva. Se propone una red semántica en la que todos los sentidos de la palabra se vinculan directa o indirectamente con un significado central: la locación estática espacial de un trayector dentro de un marco concebido como un contenedor tridimensional (inesivo). A partir de esta protoescena, emergen varias extensiones semánticas por medio de metáforas, metonimias y subjetivación, formando distintos continuos de significados relacionados. De esta manera, el sentido primario se extiende tanto al dominio temporal como al subdominio espacial dinámico. Asimismo, de la función de marcador metaespacial se deriva una serie de usos de ã como marcador de los roles semánticos más abstractos de receptor, destinatario de actos comunicativos y beneficiario.
Byzantium, Rus and Cumans in the early 13th century
Authors: Maiorov Alexander V.
Published: March 2018

This paper examines the foreign policy of the Galician-Volhynian prince Roman Mstislavich. Roman became the main military ally of the Byzantine Empire in the early 13th century. Byzantium was going through a severe political crisis caused by the Serbian and the Bulgarian uprisings and by the crushing raids of the Cumans. According to Niketas Choniates, the nomads’ aggression could have been stopped only thanks to the aid of the Galician prince Roman. The circumstances and the time of Roman’s campaign in Choniates’ account are the same as in the Russian chronicles reporting the steppe campaigns of the Galician-Volhynian prince.
Sanskrit and Prakrit pāmara
Authors: Wojtilla Gyula
Published: March 2018

Sanskrit pāmara and its Prakrit and Modern Indo-Aryan equivalents have a broad semantic field. The meaning of the word ranges from a very negative connotation “a low man”, “an outcast”, “a fool” to a positive term denoting a peasant who is a member of a rural community with full powers. The present paper explores the various shades of meaning of the word and their possible social background. The term first appeared in early mediaeval times and has remained productive in the various Modern Indo-Aryan languages spoken in India. The negative connotations of the word are typical of traditional Sanskrit lexicons, while the positive ones were used by poets and playwrights.
PERKEMBANGAN SEKSUAL SANTRI PADA PESANTREN SINGLE-SEX
Authors: Abdul Rahman Agus
Published: March 2018

Pesantren (Islamic boarding school) as islamic educational institution in general organizes and designs curriculum that able to avoid its students from sexual behavior that contrast to the islamic values, as well as in pesantren or after graduating from pesantren. One of the effort of pesntren to reach such goal among them are by organizing the relationship between sexs and to separate its students according to the sexs. Students are faced to the situation that different at all with the actual reality. Some aspects are regarded can direct to the social contact between sexs are controlled. The question appears about how the influence of the sexs separation (single sex-pesantren) to the student sexual development, as they coming out from that pesantren and must face the actual reality, which heterogenous, uncontrollabe and different at all with the relaity that experienced in pesantren.
PERAN ORANG TUA DALAM MEMBANTU PERKEMBANGAN DIRI ANAK AUTISME
Authors: Hermawati Nisa
Published: March 2018

No one in this world wants to have an abnormal child. All parents want their children normal. In fact, some of them have are not, for example autistic child. Autism is a rare developmental disorder involving inability to communicate with respond to other people. Therefore, it is parents’ role to help autistic child in order to develop social and language skill. In helping autistic child parents must cooperate with experts by giving them information of their child.
TINDAK KEKERASAN YANG DILAKUKAN ANAK-ANAK SEBAGAI UPAYA UNTUK MEMECAHKAN MASALAH YANG DIAKIBATKAN TEKANAN LINGKUNGAN
Authors: Gamayanti Witrin
Published: March 2018

Violent behaviors conducted by children were unimaginable by our mind that we have set our mind that children are group of people who still innocent, and the hope for our future. Violence—in our mind—is perhaps the trait that labeled to some thugs, robbers, and many criminals whose world are full of violence they lived in. What is happening with our society and our children? Violence conducted by children can be seen as social behavior disturbance since there are violations to the moral values and humanity, family and society normative rules. Violent behavior—verbal and non verbal—including bad attitudes and behaviors that disturb many our environment are violation to what we call as society norms and laws. Children who conducted violent behavior were not a result of instant process but a cumulative result of many aspects they have seen, heard and felt in daily life. Aggression and anti social behavior are a learned behavior which means that children learned it from imitation process from something and someone who they meet, see, heard and copied.
KELUARGA DAN PROBLEMATIKANYA MENUJU KELUARGA SAKINAH (Tinjauan dalam Persfektif Marrital Psikologi)
Authors: Kardinah N.
Published: March 2018

This journal was made to describe a real condition of family’s affair and all aspects within family life, how to solve family business and discussing hints and strategies to create a sakinah’s family (harmonic family). Adults—in this article—were the subject and are seen as individuals that prepare themselves to step onto marriage life—which would then all fundamental aspects of marriage life and family business must be learned by adults so they can manage their family and marriage life.An ideal family was built upon consensus of vision and basis of knowledge and not just following emotional pressure and lust. Everything has its own way, either in techniques and strategies to implement all ideal theories in real life. A family which has clear vision and orientation of how to solve all family business can make an ideal roadmap regarding family education for its member; they would also can preserve and teach a meaningful moral values, social, tradition and religious values accordingly.
HUBUNGAN KONSEP DIRI DENGAN KOMPETENSI SOSIAL PADA SISWA KELAS VIII MTs AD-DA’WA BEKASI TAHUN PELAJARAN 2006-2007
Authors: Yuliana Neneng , Rohman Ujang
Published: March 2018

Based on phenomena in grade 8 students in Mts. AdDa’wa Bekasi, there are few students that tend to draw themselves from interpersonal relation with students at their age outside their peer group. Many question then arise, if there were any significant reason and its correlation between their self concept and social competency. The method used for this research is a correlation model with sample population of 80 subject participant. The data required for this research then gathered with questionnaire and were measured with self concept measurement test TSCB (Tennessee Self Concept Scale) from William H. Fist. Other measurement test were then created based on Krasnor Theory to measure social competency from those students. After data have been collected with we have a correlation point rs=0,598 with  thit = 6,59 > ttab =1,980 which means that H1 is approved and H0 is denied. According to result of this research, it was concluded that the assumption were proved true that there is positive relation between self concept and social competency in grade 8 students from Mts. AdDa’wa Bekasi.