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Potential Role of Patent Foramen Ovale in Exacerbating Hypoxemia in Chronic Pulmonary Disease
Authors: Layoun Michael E. , Aboulhosn Jamil A. , Tobis Jonathan M.
Published: June 2017

Patent foramen ovale has been associated with multiple pulmonary diseases, such as pulmonary hypertension, platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A connection between patent foramen ovale and chronic pulmonary disease was first described more than 2 decades ago in case reports associating patent foramen ovale with more severe hypoxemia than that expected based on the severity of the primary pulmonary disease. It has been suggested that patients with both chronic pulmonary disease and patent foramen ovale are subject to severe hypoxemia because of the right-to-left shunt. Furthermore, investigators have reported improved systemic oxygenation after patent foramen ovale closure in some patients with chronic pulmonary disease. This review focuses on the association between chronic pulmonary disease and patent foramen ovale and on the dynamics of a right-to-left shunt, and it considers the potential benefit of patent foramen ovale closure in patients who have hypoxemia that is excessive in relation to the degree of their pulmonary disease.
An analysis of predictors of history content knowledge: Implications for policy and practice
Authors: Fitchett Paul G. , Heafner Tina L. , Lambert Richard G.
Published: June 2017

How and to what extent students learn history content is a complicated process, drawing from the instructional opportunities they experience; the policy prioritization of history/social studies instruction in schools; and their own cultural perspectives toward the past. In an attempt to better understand the complex inter-play among these dimensions, we examined relationships among student sociocultural characteristics, instructional exposure, and school-level variables and US History content knowledge. Using data from the 2010 National Assessment of Educational Progress Test on US History (NAEP-USH), multilevel analyses indicated that while sociocultural indicators (such as race, gender, and socioeconomic status) correlate with achievement, students’ instructional exposure variables remain significant predictors of history content knowledge. Moreover, school context such as building-level demographics and state testing-policy predict between school variance in content knowledge and moderate the achievement gap. Results also suggest that, while a substantial achievement gap remains, exposure to text-based instructional practices is associated with increased knowledge. Findings from this study have policy implications for the development of a more inclusive social studies curriculum, the advocating of text-dependent instruction as a high-leverage practice among history teachers, and cautious consideration of tests as proxies for accountability in history education.
Acidic and alkaline bimolecular hydrolysis of substituted formanilides. Computational analysis and modelling of substitution effects
Authors: Michalík Martin , Škorňa Peter , Lukeš Vladimír , Klein Erik
Published: June 2017

In this article, the study of 67 compounds representing various para-, meta- and ortho- substituted formanilides is presented. These molecules and the products of their acidic and alkaline hydrolysis were studied using DFT quantum chemical methods in order to calculate the reaction enthalpies. These enthalpies are correlated with the hydrolysis rate constants, kH, published for the acid-catalysed acyl cleavage bimolecular (AAC2) mechanism and the modified base-catalysed acyl cleavage bimolecular (BAC2) mechanism. The found linear dependences can be used for the prediction of rate constants of non-synthesised formanilide derivatives.
Prediction of Thermal Properties of Sweet Sorghum Bagasse as a Function of Moisture Content Using Artificial Neural Networks and Regression Models
Authors: Gosukonda Ramana , Mahapatra Ajit K. , Ekefre Daniel , Latimore Mark
Published: June 2017

Artificial neural networks (ANN) and traditional regression models were developed for prediction of thermal properties of sweet sorghum bagasse as a function of moisture content and room temperature. Predictions were made for three thermal properties: 1) thermal conductivity, 2) volumetric specific heat, and 3) thermal diffusivity. Each thermal property had five levels of moisture content (8.52%, 12.93%, 18.94%, 24.63%, and 28.62%, w. b.) and room temperature as inputs. Data were sub-partitioned for training, testing, and validation of models. Backpropagation (BP) and Kalman Filter (KF) learning algorithms were employed to develop nonparametric models between input and output data sets. Statistical indices including correlation coefficient (R) between actual and predicted outputs were produced for selecting the suitable models. Prediction plots for thermal properties indicated that the ANN models had better accuracy from unseen patterns as compared to regression models. In general, ANN models were able to strongly generalize and interpolate unseen patterns within the domain of training.
Profitability and Technical Efficiency of Pig Production in Nigeria: the Case of Ekiti State
Authors: Aminu Folasade Oluremi , Akhigbe-Ahonkhai Caroline Ekiomoado
Published: June 2017

The study examined the profitability and technical efficiency of pig production in Ekiti State, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling technique was employed in the selection of 80 pig farmers. Primary data were collected through structured questionnaire from the selected pig farmers. The data obtained from the farmers were analysed using descriptive statistics, cost benefit analysis and stochastic frontier production function. Findings revealed that majority (82.5 %) of the respondents were male, 40 % were within the active age of 35–46 years that can effectively withstand the rigors and stress involved in pig production, 76.25 % were married with a mean household size of 6people. The cost and return analysis showed that, in one production year, the gross margin was ₦694,592($3,484.44), while the rate of return on investment was ₦0.34 and the Cost Benefit Ratio (CBR) was 1.34 indicating that the enterprise is profitable since BCR is greater than 1. The result of stochastic frontier production function revealed that herd size (P < 0.05), quantity of feed (P < 0.01), capital (P < 0.01) and labour (P < 0.05) increase technical efficiency of the respondents, while inefficiency in the study area was reduced by age of the respondents (P < 0.1), educational level (P < 0.01), household size (P < 0.05), farming experience (P < 0.01) and breed of pig (P < 0.1) reared by the respondents. The mean technical efficiency was 0.86. Although the pig farmers exhibit high technical efficiency in the study area, efficiency could still be increased by 14 % through better use of available resources given current state of technology which could be achieved through farmers’ specific factors like age, education and farming experience.
Unleashing The Growth Potential Of Indian MSME Sector
Authors: Singh Sumanjeet , Paliwal Minakshi
Published: June 2017

The MSME sector occupies a position of strategic significance in the Indian economic structure. This sector contributes nearly eight per cent to country’s GDP, employing over 80 million people in nearly 36 million widely-dispersed enterprises across the country; accounting for 45 per cent of manufactured output, 40 per cent of the country’s total export, and producing more than 8000 valueadded products ranging from traditional to high-tech. Furthermore, these enterprises are the nurseries for innovation and entrepreneurship, which will be key to the future growth of India. It is also an acknowledged fact that this sector can help realise the target of the proposed National Manufacturing Policy to enhance the share of manufacturing in GDP to 25 per cent and to create 100 million jobs by the end of 2022, as well as to foster growth and take India from its present two trillion dollar economy to a 20 trillion dollar economy. Despite the sector’s high enthusiasm and inherent capabilities to grow, its growth story still faces a number of challenges. In this light, the present paper examines the role of Indian MSMEs in India’s economic growth and explores various problems faced by the sector. The paper also attempts to discuss various policy measures undertaken by the Government to strengthen Indian MSMEs. Finally, the paper proposes strategies aimed at strengthening the sector to enable it to unleash its growth potential and help make India a 20 trillion dollar economy.
Foreign Direct Investment And Poverty Reduction
Authors: Magombeyi Mercy T. , Odhiambo Nicholas M.
Published: June 2017

This paper provides a detailed survey of the literature on the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on poverty reduction, outlining the theoretical and empirical relationship between these variables. Although a number of studies have been done on the impact of FDI on poverty reduction, the majority of these studies have focused on the indirect impact of FDI on poverty reduction. The bulk of the literature reviewed supports the positive effects of foreign direct investment on poverty reduction, although a few studies have also found foreign direct investment to have an adverse or insignificant effect on poverty reduction. This study differs fundamentally from previous studies in that it focuses on the direct impact of FDI on poverty reduction, giving a detailed review of the nature of this relationship.
Development of herpetic infection associated with stroke and its correction with acyclovir
Authors: Gumenyuk Аlla , Motorna Natalia , Rybalko Svetlana , Savosko Sergey , Sokurenko Liudmyla , Starosyla Daria , Porva Yuri , Chaikovsky Yuri
Published: June 2017

Background: Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is prevalent in today’s world population, and there is evidence of potential HSV reactivation in patients with immune deficiency induced by acute stroke. However, the data on the use of antivirals in the setting of stroke are scarce. The aim of this study was to evaluate the reactivation of HSV-1 in patients with stroke, using several methods, and to assess the efficacy of acyclovir in the treatment of experimental stroke. In the employed methodology, PCR and dot-ELISA were used to detect the occurrence of HSV-1 in patients with acute stroke. White mice were infected with HSV-1 and experimental stroke was simulated. The infected mice with stroke were subdivided into two groups: one of them received no treatment, while the other one was treated with acyclovir. The level of HSV-1 reactivation was determined by the methods used in human patients. The brain tissue of experimental animals was also subjected to morphological and morphometrical study. The results of such work reveal that, by the applied serological method, HSV-1 was found in all patients with stroke. Herein, the increased level of HSV-1 was seen in the brain tissue and blood in 100% of the experimental infected animals. However, the use of acyclovir suppressed reproduction of HSV-1. Hence, it can be concluded that clinical and laboratory studies have demonstrated the different sensitivity of Dot-Elisa and PCR, with the former being more sensitive. Moreover, the use of acyclovir in the experiment inhibited viral reproduction and further development of viral infection. Still, chemic lesions in the brain persisted.
Synthesis and characterization of related substances of Azilsartan Kamedoxomil
Authors: Maddi N. V. D. Harikiran , Garaga Srinivas , Reddy Ambati V. Raghava , Sanasi Paul Douglas , Korupolu Raghubabu
Published: June 2017

Azilsartan Kamedoxomil is an AT1-subtype angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB). During the laboratory synthesis of Azilsartan Kamedoxomil, four related substances of Azilsartan Kamedoxomil were observed and identified. These were 2-Ethoxy-3-[[4-[2- [4-[(5-methyl-2-oxo-1,3-dioxol-4-yl)methyl]-5-oxo-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl]phenyl]phenyl] methyl] benzimidazole-4-carboxylic acid (azilsartan N-medoxomil, 9), (5-methyl-2-oxo- 1,3-dioxol-4-yl)methyl 2-ethoxy-3-[[4-[2-[4-[(5-methyl-2-oxo-1,3-dioxol-4-yl)methyl]-5- oxo-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl]phenyl]phenyl] methyl] benzimidazole-4-carboxylate (azilsartan dimedoxomil, 10), (5-methyl-2-oxo-1,3-dioxo-4-yl)methyl 1-[2’-(4,5-dihydro-5-oxo-4H- 1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)biphenyl-4-yl]methyl]-2-methoxy-1H-benzimidazole-7-carboxylate (methoxy analogue of azilsartan medoxomil, 11), Methyl 1-((2’-amidobiphenyl-4-yl) methyl)-2-ethoxy-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-7-carboxylate (amide methyl ester, 12). The present work describes the origin, synthesis and characterization of these related substances.
Marginal bone behavior around the dental implants with regard to the patient’s characteristics
Authors: Szpak Piotr , Szymanska Jolanta
Published: June 2017

We analyzed the relationship between marginal bone loss around dental implants and selected personal characteristics of patients (gender, age and cigarette smoking) undergoing dental rehabilitation because of missing teeth. The study comprised 28 patients aged 37-66 years (11 men and 17 women) who had 240 implants inserted. The assessment of marginal bone loss in the examined patient cohort was made based on ortho-pantomographic X-ray images. For evaluation of the condition of the marginal bone around the implants during 46-month follow-up, with relation to the sociodemographic features of the patient, multi-generational linear models were used. Studies show that the loss of marginal bone around the implant increased with the age of the patient, but did not correlate significantly with the patient’s gender or smoking habit.
Phronēsis in Antisthenes’ Ajax and Odysseus
Authors: Suvák Vladislav
Published: June 2017

The aim of this paper is to read Antisthenes’ speeches Ajax and Odysseus from the perspective of “Socratic discourses”, that is as a text which could represent an alternative form of the search for a good life. The putative theme of the speeches is the contest for the arms of Achilles. But readers can find at a deeper level another subject: Ajax and Odysseus show two moral characters involved in the debate over the correct meaning of excellence (aretē) or practical wisdom (phronēsis).
Determination of Anthropogenic Changes in Urbanized Territories Using GIS Technology
Authors: Patrakeyev Igor , Ziborov Victor , Lazorenko-Hevel Nadia
Published: June 2017

The research aim is to obtain a cartographic model of an urbanized territory by means of thermal survey in an infrared range. With this cartographic model, it will be then possible to reduce the zones in the urbanized territories differing in the level of superficial heat. Further, we will be able to reduce the proof thermal anomalies and thermal structures of the localities that are related to the natural and anthropogenic systems. On the examples of the cities of Ukraine – Energodar and Nikopol, we defined the sources of caloradiances from major industrial concerns as well as from thermal and nuclear power plants. For comparison, we built the model of thermal structure of the city of Tokai and the nuclear power plant with the same name Tokai (Japan). The sources of caloradiances can be, for example, pipes of thermal power stations, ponds-coolers, corps of steel-making production, and other similar objects. If the sizes of such source are known, then we are able to get the absolute values of temperatures.
Assessment of Specificity of the Badcamp Agility Test for Badminton Players
Authors: de França Bahia Loureiro Luiz , Costa Dias Mário Oliveira , Cremasco Felipe Couto , da Silva Maicon Guimarães , de Freitas Paulo Barbosa
Published: June 2017

The Badcamp agility test was created to evaluate agility of badminton players. The Badcamp is a valid and reliable test, however, a doubt about the need for the use of this test exists as simpler tests could provide similar information about agility in badminton players. Thus, the aim of this study was to examine the specificity of the Badcamp, comparing the performance of badminton players and athletes from other sports in the Badcamp and the shuttle run agility test (SRAT). Sixty-four young male and female athletes aged between 14 and 16 years participated in the study. They were divided into 4 groups of 16 according to their sport practices: badminton, tennis, team sport (basketball and volleyball), and track and field. We compared the groups in both tests, the Badcamp and SRAT. The results revealed that the group of badminton players was faster compared to all other groups in the Badcamp. However, in the SRAT there were no differences among groups composed of athletes from open skill sports (e.g., badminton, tennis, and team sports), and a considerable reduction of the difference between badminton players and track and field athletes. Thus, we concluded that the Badcamp test is a specific agility test for badminton players and should be considered in evaluating athletes of this sport modality.
Postpartum infection in relation to maternal characteristics, obstetric interventions and complications
Authors: Axelsson Daniel , Brynhildsen Jan , Blomberg Marie
Published: June 2017

The purpose was to evaluate the association between maternal characteristics, obstetrical interventions/complications and postpartum wound infections (WI), urinary tract infection (UTI) and endometritis. Furthermore, this study aimed to determine the time from delivery to onset of infections after discharge from the hospital. Three large Swedish Medical Health Registers were scrutinized for the period 2005–2012. A total of 582,576 women had 795,072 deliveries. Women with diagnosis codes for WIs, UTIs or endometritis, from delivery to 8 weeks postpartum, were compared to non-infected women. Adjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were estimated. Increasing age and body mass index (BMI) were both associated with increasing prevalence of postpartum infections. WIs were most strongly associated with cesarean section (CS) (OR 17.2; 95%CI 16.1–18.3), 3rd and 4th degree tears (OR 10.7%; 95%CI 9.80–11.9) and episiotomy (OR 10.2; 95%CI 8.94–11.5). Endometritis was associated with anemia (OR 3.16; 95%CI 3.01–3.31) and manual placental removal (OR 2.72; 95%CI 2.51–2.95). UTI was associated with emergency CS (OR 3.46; 95%CI 3.07–3.89) and instrumental delivery (OR 3.70; 95%CI 3.29–4.16). For women discharged from the delivery hospital the peak occurrence of UTI was 6 days postpartum, while for WIs and endometritis it was 7 days postpartum.
An annotated checklist of the aquatic Polyphaga (Coleoptera) of Egypt III. Families: Helophoridae, Georissidae, Hydrochidae, Spercheidae, Scirtidae, Elmidae, Dryopidae, Limnichidae and Heteroceridae
Authors: Salah Mohamed
Published: June 2017

An annotated list of the aquatic Polyphaga (Coleoptera: Helophoridae, Georissidae, Hydrochidae, Spercheidae, Scirtidae, Elmidae, Dryopidae, Limnichidae and Heteroceridae) recorded from Egypt is presented, based on data gathered from earlier literature. The checklist includes data on the type localities, references in which the species are described in detail, world and Egyptian distributions, and previous literature, for 21 valid species belonging to 13 genera: Helophorus (Helophoridae); Georissus (Georissidae); Hydrochus (Hydrochidae); Spercheus (Spercheidae); Contacyphon (Scirtidae); Oulimnius and Potamodytes (Elmidae); Dryops and Parahelichus (Dryopidae); Bothriophorus and Pelochares (Limnichidae); Augyles and Heterocerus (Heteroceridae). The present study provides a summary that can provide a basis for future progress in the knowledge of the Egyptian aquatic Coleoptera.
Determinación, in vitro, de la eficacia de los hongos entomopatógenos, Beauveria bassiana y Metarhizium anisopliae, en el control de la garrapata común del ganado Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari: Ixodidae)
Authors: Álvarez Victor , Matamoros-Carvajal Teresita , Mena-Marín Ana Laura
Published: June 2017

A partir de infestaciones artificiales, en establo, de terneros Bos taurus x Bos taurus, para obtener teleoginas suficientes de Rhipicephalus microplus, se llevó a cabo aspersiones, in vitro, de éstas con cepas de los hongos entomopatógenos Metarhizium anisopliae y Beauveria bassiana para determinar su patogenicidad y el eventual uso en programas de control. Se cultivó, en laboratorio, dos cepas de M. anisopliae y una de B. bassiana. Para las aspersiones se utilizó diferentes concentraciones en conidias por mililitro. Como indicadores, se midió el porcentaje de mortalidad y el de inhibición de la oviposición. Se encontró que las cepas, BM-BL04 y BM-MSG06, lograron controlar la población de adultas en más de un 96%. La mezcla, entre las cepas BM-MSG06 y BM-BL04, en ambas dosis redujo la oviposición de las hembras casi en un 100% en ambos casos, seguidas de la cepa  BM-MSG06 y la BM-BL04 aplicadas de forma individual. Al realizar el análisis estadístico, (p< 0.05), de los datos, todas las cepas obtuvieron diferencias significativas al compararlas con el control. En cuanto al porcentaje de eclosión, analizado en el ensayo adicional, es la cepa BM-MSG06, la cual logró inhibir más la eclosión de los huevos de las teleóginas, seguida de la mezcla de estas cepas y la cepa BM-BL04.
La acción política como herramienta metodológica en implementación de propuestas: Un caso de investigación crítico-participativa
Authors: Godínez Mora Andrés , Pescod Vargas Henry , León Carballo Esteban
Published: June 2017

El presente artículo presenta los aspectos teóricos que originaron la herramienta metodológica llamada “acción política” para investigaciones que requieran cambios en la cotidianeidad de los participantes del proyecto y su contexto. La investigación de este estudio está basaba en la construcción de cultura política a partir del uso de series de anime, además de promover un pensamiento crítico que se vea reflejado en obras de dibujo manga. Según lo anterior, se presentó la elaboración de propuestas para concientizar sobre problemáticas a partir de una metodología participativa grupal. Los principales hallazgos demostraron la viabilidad de proyectos de esta índole y la aplicabilidad en otros tipos de investigación y temáticas. Igualmente, esto permitió observar la aplicación de conocimientos adquiridos a partir de experiencias previas y el desarrollo de métodos para aplicarlo
Development and Validation of the Pediatric Medical Complexity Algorithm (PMCA) Version 2.0
Authors: Simon Tamara D. , Cawthon Mary Lawrence , Popalisky Jean , Mangione-Smith Rita
Published: June 2017

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:

The Pediatric Medical Complexity Algorithm (PMCA) was developed to stratify children by level of medical complexity. We sought to refine PMCA and evaluate its performance based on the duration of eligibility and completeness of Medicaid data.

METHODS:

PMCA version 1.0 was applied to a cohort of 299 children insured by Washington State Medicaid with ≥1 Seattle Children’s Hospital outpatient, emergency department, and/or inpatient encounter in 2012. Blinded assessment of the validation cohort’s PMCA category was performed by using medical records. In-depth review of discrepant cases was performed and informed the development of PMCA version 2.0. The sensitivity and specificity of PMCA version 2.0 were assessed.

RESULTS:

Using Medicaid data, the sensitivity of PMCA version 2.0 was 74% for complex chronic disease (C-CD), 60% for noncomplex chronic disease (NC-CD), and 87% for those without chronic disease (CD). Specificity was 84% to 91% in Medicaid data for all 3 groups. Medicaid data were most complete for children that had primarily fee-for-service claims and were less complete for those with some managed care encounter data. PMCA version 2.0 performed optimally when children had a longer duration of coverage (25 to 36 months) with fee-for-service reimbursement, identifying children with C-CD with 85% sensitivity and 75% specificity, children with NC-CD with 55% sensitivity and 88% specificity, and children without CD with 100% sensitivity and 97% specificity.

CONCLUSIONS:

PMCA version 2.0 identifies children with C-CD with good sensitivity and very good specificity when applied to Medicaid data. Data quality is a critical consideration when using PMCA.
Corticosteroid Therapy During Acute Bronchiolitis in Patients Who Later Develop Asthma
Authors: Shein Steven L. , Rotta Alexandre T. , Speicher Richard , Slain Katherine N. , Gaston Benjamin
Published: June 2017

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:

Meta-analyses show that corticosteroids are not effective in patients with bronchiolitis. However, risk factors for asthma such as eczema or familial atopy prompt some practitioners to prescribe corticosteroids for bronchiolitis. We assessed if corticosteroid prescription is associated with shorter hospitalization for bronchiolitis among patients who later develop asthma.

METHODS:

The Pediatric Health Information System database was interrogated for patients with bronchiolitis aged <2 years hospitalized between 2006 and 2015. Only patients who also later had a hospitalization for asthma and prescription of inhaled corticosteroids were included. For the initial bronchiolitis admission, use of mechanical ventilation defined “severe illness,” and ICU admission without mechanical ventilation defined “moderate illness”; all other patients were deemed to have “mild illness.” Variables associated (P < .10) with length of stay (LOS) in bivariate analysis were included in linear regression analysis.

RESULTS:

During the bronchiolitis admission of 2479 children who were later hospitalized for asthma, corticosteroid prescription (n = 857) was associated with longer LOS in bivariate analysis (3 [2–4] vs 2 [2–4] days; P < .01) but not the multivariate model (P = .18) that included age, sex, comorbid conditions, bacterial pneumonia, and illness severity. Corticosteroid prescription was associated with shorter LOS among previously healthy children with moderate illness (4 [2–6] vs 5 [3–7] days; P = .02) but not those with mild or severe illness.

CONCLUSIONS:

Corticosteroids were not associated with improved outcome in patients with bronchiolitis who were later hospitalized with asthma. Moderately ill patients with no comorbidities may warrant further study.
Timing of Reproductive Organs Maturity in Proterandrous Malva sylvestris L.
Authors: ÇETİNBAŞ-GENÇ Aslihan , ÜNAL Meral
Published: June 2017

Flower development of protandrous species Malva sylvestris L. was divided into 12 stages, as revealed by applying histological and scanning electron microscope techniques. Flower development started with the conversion of apical meristem into floral meristem. Initiation of male organ primordia started before that of female organ. Five rounded structures called corolla/androecium units differentiated from floral meristem, on which stamen primordia emerged. When pollen mother cells exist in the pollen sacs, initiation of carpels starts from floral meristem. Concurrent with the termination of meiosis in pollen mother cells, ten loculed ovary comed in view. Simultaneously with the occurrence of vacuoleted pollen grains, megaspore mother cell becomes visible in the nucellar tissue. Concominant with the existence of two celled-pollen grains, the style was formed and ovule becomes anatropous. When pollen grains are shed in male phase, ten branched stigma appeared on the upper part of the style, but receptive surface was not fully formed to accept pollen grains. Female phase is characterized by the opening of stigmatic branches with papillate receptive surface. Timing of reproductive organs maturity overlapped for a while, thus, the reproductive stragey of M. sylvestris was incomplete proterandry.
Cuidado clínico de enfermagem fundamentado em Parse: contribuição no processo de transcendência de transplantados cardíacos
Authors: Barros Lia Bezerra Furtado , Silva Lúcia de Fátima da , Guedes Maria Vilani Cavalcante , Pessoa Vera Lúcia Mendes de Paula
Published: June 2017

RESUMO Objetivo Identificar como os cuidados clínicos e educativos de enfermagem, fundamentados na Teoria Human Becoming, contribuem para o processo de transcendência das pessoas transplantadas cardíacas na busca do bem viver. Método Pesquisa-intervenção desenvolvida com quatro transplantados cardíacos vinculados a um Hospital de referência em transplantes do Ceará. Dados coletados em 2014, mediante entrevistas, analisados pelo referencial teórico de Parse e literatura pertinente. Resultados Os significados de viver como transplantado cardíaco revelaram ambiguidade, mostrando satisfação e insatisfação. Restrições alimentares, dificuldades com a medicação e curiosidade acerca do transplante foram apontadas como desarmonias que envolvem o processo. Visando a mobilização da transcendência, foi desenvolvido um cuidado educativo com os temas alimentação saudável, rejeição do órgão, uso de imunossupressores e curiosidades sobre o transplante cardíaco. Conclusão O cuidado educativo, fundamentado em Parse, favorece a tomada de decisão e a autonomia dos sujeitos diante de sua saúde, contribuindo para a transcendência na busca do bem viver.
Validation of a chromatographic method to routine analysis of trans-resveratrol and quercetin in red wines
Authors: Silva Letícia Flores da , Guerra Celito Crivellaro , Czermainski Ana Beatriz Costa , Ferrari Leonardo , Bergold Ana Maria
Published: June 2017

Abstract: The objective of this work was to validate a fast method with low-solvent use, for the analysis of trans-resveratrol and quercetin in red wines. The wines were prepared, using a classical method, from the grape (Vitis vinifera) cultivars Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Pinot Noir, Ruby Cabernet, Syrah, Tannat, and Tempranillo. Samples were filtered and analyzed by high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) with a diode array detector (DAD), at 306 and 371 nm, for trans-resveratrol and quercetin, respectively. An octylsilane column was used, and the mobile phase was composed by a gradient of methanol, water, and formic acid. The method was validated according to the following figures of merit: specificity, linearity, limit of detection, limit of quantification, precision, accuracy, and robustness. The proposed HPLC-DAD method may be established for the analysis of trans-resveratrol and quercetin in red wines.
Proposition of a simplified method for predicting hourly indoor temperatures in test cells
Authors: Krüger Eduardo Leite , Fernandes Leandro , Cardoso Grace Tibério , Kavamura Emilio Eiji
Published: June 2017

Abstract Test cells can be used for testing the thermal performance of different passive systems and building components. Predictive methods for estimating indoor air temperatures can further enhance the number of configurations tested without increasing the amount of test cells to be built. Thus, direct comparisons can be drawn for identical background climatic conditions. In its most basic form, formulas are generated by linear regression from relatively short data sets, which provide daily indoor temperature conditions. However, for more detailed analyses, daily indoor temperature predictions may not suffice. In this paper, a method for obtaining hourly indoor air temperature predictions is proposed. It is based on rising and decreasing rates of the indoor temperature fluctuation relative to outdoors, which translates to warming or cooling trends of indoor thermal conditions. The applicability of the method is for test cells. It is a simple method yet capable of predicting the thermal behavior of complex physical processes. The method was tested using measured data from experiments in a test cell, built with conventional building materials in Brazil. Results showed high performance with mean bias of 0.27 °C to measured data and Pearson's r 0.99. When compared to traditional regression-based models, the method proposed showed better results.
Validity of a commercial kit for detection of antibodies in bovine serum in an endemic area for fasciolosis
Authors: Simões Aline Nunes , Almeida Sayanne Luns Hatum de , Braga Áquila Flávia da Rocha , Martins Isabella Vilhena Freire , Donatele Dirlei Molinari , Barioni Graziela
Published: June 2017

Abstract Fasciolosis is caused by Fasciola hepatica that affects the bile ducts and liver parenchyma of ruminants, which can result in economic loss. This study aimed to carry out the validity of the commercial kit ELISA® indirect front of the simple fecal sedimentation test used as the standard. 143 samples were collected blood and feces of cattle from Jerome, south of the Espírito Santo. Serum samples were left at -80 °C and used to perform the ELISA kit IDEXX®. All animals to stool examinations were also positive to the ELISA (22) and negative samples to test stool (121), 52 animals reacted positively against the antibody research. The frequency of fasciolosis was 15.4% in the stool examinations and 51.8% by ELISA. The validity was calculated by sensitivity (100%), specificity (57%), positive predictive value (29%) and negative predictive value (100%), and the correlation between the tests calculated using the kappa index of 0.35. The better sensitivity of the ELISA commercial kit should not be a separately evaluated, since the cost benefit and the technical facility must be considered.
Las Voluntades Anticipadas: una perspectiva ético-jurídica
Authors: Marín Mora Alejando Alfieri
Published: June 2017

Objectivo es analizar y discutir la declaración anticipada de voluntad desde el punto de vista ético-jurídico. El derecho a la autodeterminación y la libertad de los individuos en lo que se refiere a la asistencia sanitaria se instrumentaliza en las declaraciones de voluntad anticipadas. El principio de la autonomía así se materializa, se convierte así en el paciente en un sujeto activo en el proceso de atención médica. Una revisión de literatura utilizando la doctrina del Derecho Constitucional y del Derecho Civil. Los resultados obtenidos en este aspecto, que la práctica médica está siendo influenciada negativamente por el surgimiento del fenómeno de la medicina defensiva. Si hay un fundamento ético-jurídico sólido sobre la declaración anticipada de voluntad, se les ofrecen beneficios para los pacientes, que verían Sus voluntades atendidas, y para los médicos, que tomar decisiones con mayor seguridad y atendiendo a la voluntad del paciente.
Factors Associated with Domestic Violence against Rural Bangladeshi Women
Authors: Khan Anisur
Published: June 2017

This study examines the causes of domestic violence against rural Bangladeshi women. By drawing on thirty-nine semi-structured in-depth interviews through phenomenological approach of qualitative study, conducted in eight rural settings in Netrokona and Mymensingh districts, it was found that every experience of the women with domestic violence has a context or contexts. Broadly, the prominent causes of domestic violence were identified as dowry-demand, polygamy and extramarital relations, in-laws syndrome, childless and sonless state, questioning husbands, and not meeting the husbands’ and in-laws’ expectations. Patriarchal structure and system of the society are broadly and dominantly interwoven in every factor of domestic violence. Making structural changes to women’s subordination is the most important strategic response to eliminate or prevent domestic violence from the society.
Employment, Motherhood and Wellbeing: A Discourse on the Trio within Public Organisations in Southwest Nigeria
Authors: Omotosho Babatunde Joshua
Published: June 2017

African women in public service experience some issues in their bid to juggle between their jobs and parenting; however, not much is available within the literature to explain these dynamics. This study seeks to document this by understanding their experiences, the coping strategies adopted and the implications on the respondents’ wellbeing and that of their children. For quantitative data, a total number of one hundred and sixty questionnaires were purposively administered to mothers with infants working within the selected organizations and complemented with twenty in-depth interview schedules. Findings: a majority (40.0 percent) of the respondents were aged 31-40 years. About 73.0 percent claimed their challenges include how to combine paid employment with motherhood while 26 .9 percent attributed it to finance. Respondents mentioned that their children experience diarrhoea and malaria (22.2 percent), loss of appetite and weakness (23.1 percent) while they are away to work. On the part of the mothers, 62.3 percent claimed that their major challenges are stress and in ability to focus on their work. Respondents further argued that child spacing (7.5 percent) and support from husband (17.5 percent) are part of their coping mechanisms. Working mothers need a more conducive atmosphere for career development and parenting.
Japanese and Korean Kindergartners’ Perspectives of Play Using Photos
Authors: Izumi-Taylor Satomi , Ro Yeon Sun , Han Jihee , Ito Yoko
Published: June 2017

The purpose of the study was to examine Japanese and Korean kindergarteners' perspectives by asking them to photograph play and explain why their photos represent play (photo elicitation interviews). The participants consisted of 50 kindergarteners on Japan’s main island and 50 kindergarteners in South Korea. Japanese and Korean kindergartners were provided with digital cameras and were asked to photograph their views of play without adult accompaniment. Afterwards, the children were asked to describe why their photos represented play. “Can you tell me why this means play to you?” The data were analyzed using content and thematic analyses and the photos were reviewed along with children’s responses. The thematic analysis of results revealed that Japanese and Korean kindergartners’ perceptions were related to interactions with other children, pretend play, schoolyards, and toys or props. The findings of this study indicated the ways in which Japanese and Korean children’s play perceptions were related to cultural and social contexts. Implications for early childhood education were also discussed.
A Cross-Cultural Validation of the MUSIC® Model of Academic Motivation Inventory: Evidence from Chinese- and Spanish-Speaking University Students
Authors: Jones Brett D. , Li Ming , Cruz Juan M.
Published: June 2017

The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which Chinese and Spanish translations of the College Student version of the MUSIC® Model of Academic Motivation Inventory (MUSIC Inventory; Jones, 2012) demonstrate acceptable psychometric properties. We surveyed 300 students at a university in China and 201 students at a university in Colombia using versions of the MUSIC Inventory that were translated into Chinese and Spanish, respectively. To assess the psychometric properties of the inventory, we examined: (a) the internal consistency reliabilities for all of the scales, (b) the fit indices and factor loadings produced from confirmatory factor analysis, and (c) correlations between the MUSIC Inventory scales and behavioral and cognitive engagement. The results provide evidence that the Chinese and Spanish translations of the MUSIC Inventory demonstrate acceptable psychometric properties for use with undergraduate students. Therefore, instructors and researchers can use the translated inventories to assess students’ perceptions of the five MUSIC® Model of Motivation components.
Masculinities and Emotional Deficit: Linkages between Masculine Gender Pattern and Lack of Emotional Skills in Men who Mistreat Women in Intimacy
Authors: Verdú Delgado Ana Dolores , Mañas Viejo Carmen
Published: June 2017

This paper explores violence against women in the context of partner relationships, through testimonies of professionals from Social Services in five towns in the province of Alicante (Spain), and also of the psychologists who participate in the coordination and implementation of two intervention programs for inmate aggressors in Valencia and Alicante (Spain). Our analysis focuses on the linkages between gender and certain emotional deficits in men who mistreat women in intimacy. Among these deficits, we have stressed: lack of sense of responsibility for one’s own actions, lack of empathy, cognitive distortions related to a sexist system of values, convergence of violence as a strategy and lack of personal abilities, troubled view of the world and of the relationships with others, and emotional constriction. We suggest that the non-development of basic emotional abilities by these men, while connected with their gender socialization, requires particular attention for the purpose of treatment and prevention of this type of violence. Regarding relationships with gender-based violence, other relevant issues are raised, such as instrumentalization of women and dependence.
Gender Equity, Student Loans and Returns on Investment in American Higher Education
Authors: Saleh Amany , Yu QianQian , Leslie Steve H , Seydel John
Published: June 2017

This study examines practices that impact females’ earnings and, in particular, their ability to repay student loans. Salary inequities experienced by female college graduates along with student loans are addressed. The authors offer a quantitative model for highlighting the inequity in the American workforce considering female’s lower salaries and higher student loans by examining the payback period associated with the investment in college education. Results indicate that, while the payback period for investments on college loans is increasing for both males and females, this trend is significantly worse for females.
El desaparecido monumento sepulcral de los santos Adrián y Natalia y la reorganización del relicario legionense en el siglo XIII
Authors: Moráis Morán José Alberto
Published: June 2017

RESUMEN:Se analiza el desaparecido monumento sepulcral erigido en honor de los santos Adrián y Natalia en el monasterio de San Salvador y Santa María de San Adrián de las Caldas, cerca de Boñar (León), a finales del siglo XIII.Primeramente se aborda el surgimiento del culto a estos santos, a partir del traslado de sus reliquias desde Bizancio a Roma y, ya en el siglo IX, su llegada a Asturias y León.En el antiguo reino legionense, sus restos ocuparon inicialmente un importante lugar en la iglesia consagrada en su honor en La Losilla y, sólo a partir del año 1268, sufrieron otra translatio hacia el citado monasterio de San Salvador, lugar donde se construyó un nuevo arcosolium. La reciente reaparición de su epitaphium sepulcrale, así como otros restos que configuraron esta estructura, permiten entender esta revitalización de la memoria santa en el marco de la reorganización de los relicarios que sufrió el reino de León en esas fechas.PALABRAS CLAVE:Santos Adrián y Natalia, epitaphium sepulcrale, León.ABSTRACT:The missing sepulchral monument is analysed, erected in honor of Saints Adrián and Natalia in the monastery of San Salvador and Santa María from San Adrián de las Caldas, near Boñar (León), at the end of the 13th century.Firstly, we deal with the emergence of the worship to these Saints, when their relics were moved from Byzantium to Rome and, in 9th century, its arrival to Asturias and León.In the old legionense kingdom, their remains were initially placed in an important part of the church consecrated in their honor in La Losilla, and only from 1268, they suffered another translatio to the mentioned monastery of San Salvador, place where a new arcosolium was built. The recent reappearance of their epitaphium sepulcrale, as well as other remains that formed this structure, help us to understand the increase of the saint memory in relation with the reorganization of the reliquaries that suffered the kingdom of León in that time.KEY WORDS:Saints Adrián and Natalia, epitaphium sepulcrale, León.
Clinical case for the use of intramedullary osteosynthesis in the treatment of pathological fractures of the femur in 6-day newborn girls with a high partial intestinal obstruction
Authors: Skryabin Evgeny G. , Sorokin Maxim A. , Akselrov Mikhail A. , Emelyanova Viktoria A. , Naumov Sergey V. , Bukseev Alexander N. , Chuprov Alexander Y.
Published: June 2017

Abstract. Skeletal bone fractures in newborns present a problem of modern traumatology.

Aim. The goal is to present the use of the method of intramedullary osteosynthesis in the treatment of a pathological fracture of the right femur in a newborn girl to a wide audience of pediatric orthopedic traumatologists.

Material and methods. We have experience in the treatment of a 6-day-old girl, who was born with intrauterine growth retardation and bowel disease. On the second day of stay in the intensive care unit, she had a pathological fracture of the right femur. Diagnosis of the pathological fracture was established based upon the results of clinical examination and radiography of the injured limb segment.

Results. Immediately after the diagnosis, the right lower limb of the child was fixed with a plaster bandage. On the control radiographs, the standing of the bone fragments were unsatisfactory, and a decision was made to use the intramedullary osteosynthesis method with a knitting needle on the 6th day after birth of the child. The need for surgical treatment of a fracture of the femur was due to a congenital abnormality of the intestine in the child, and a need to perform surgery on the abdominal organs.

Discussion. Spontaneous fracture of the right femur occurred in the child in treatment in the intensive care unit. The cause of the fracture was osteopenic syndrome, which developed as a result of vitamin D deficiency. During the first 12 days of her life, the newborn had two laparoscopic operations to address the intestinal pathology.

Four weeks after the operation using osteosynthesis, the metal from the bone marrow channel of the right femur was removed. After the removal of the needle, the correct axis of the operated segment was fixed to the same length of the lower extremities. The patient had absence of pathological mobility in the fracture region, and full amplitude of movements in the knee and hip joints.

Conclusion. When receiving fractures of the femur, both traditionally used conservative methods of treatment, as well as surgical methods can be used on newborn children. This is especially true, when a newborn has an accompanying congenital pathology of the internal organs requiring immediate treatment.
O PROCESSO DE MUDANÇA EM UMA INSTITUIÇÃO DE ENSINO SUPERIOR SOBRE A ÓTICA DA RESPONSABILIDADE SOCIAL UNIVERSITÁRIA
Authors: Marchi Adriela de , Verdinelli Miguel Angel , LIMA CRISTHIANE MARTINS , ZONATTO PATRINÊS APARECIDA FRANÇA , Zonatto Vinícius Costa da Silva
Published: June 2017

Este estudo investigou as ações de Responsabilidade Social Universitária desenvolvidas em uma universidade federal brasileira, propostas nos relatórios anuais de gestão, utilizando o modelo teórico da Pirâmide Institucional de Calderón (2006) e os princípios e valores propostos por Jiménez De La Jara, Fontecilla e Troncoso (2006). Para tanto, foi realizado um estudo longitudinal com análise de conteúdo dos relatórios de gestão do período de 2005 a 2014. Os resultados obtidos na análise documental mostram que, no decorrer dos anos, as ações voltadas para a Responsabilidade Social vêm crescendo e se ampliando, estando principalmente ligadas a projetos e programas voltados para a pesquisa e extensão universitária. As práticas evidenciadas revelam que a instituição busca a excelência no ensino público e na produção científica; a partir de servidores capacitados, valorizados e comprometidos com a missão; adequação da infraestrutura; contribuição para o desenvolvimento social e regional por meio de processos administrativos, acadêmicos e técnicos; a criação de novas estratégias que permitam a democratização do acesso e a permanência no ensino, focalizando, principalmente, aqueles que se encontram excluída por decorrência das desigualdades sociais. Os resultados encontrados nesta pesquisa permitem concluir que a IES desenvolve ações de Responsabilidade Social Universitária. Também sugerem a validação do modelo teórico de análise proposto por Calderón (2006), bem como os princípios e valores propostos por Jiménez De la Jara et al. (2006) para o desenvolvimento de uma cultura de Responsabilidade Social Universitária no âmbito de Universidades brasileiras.