bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Forensic Dental Age Estimation of Sub-Adult Individuals Using Nolla’s Radiographic Method: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Jagmahender Singh Sehrawat  , Monika Singh  , Vishal Sharma
Published: November 2016

Nolla’s radiographic method of dental age estimation for sub-adult individuals has been commonly used for forensic purposes. To identify the accuracy and credibility of this method, a review has been conducted for estimating the variations/discrepancies between actual chronological and estimated ages of sub-adults individuals calculated by applying Nolla’s radiographic method in different population groups. The articles using Nolla’s method of age estimation and those published between 2006 and 2016 were used after relevant searches in PubMed, EMBASE, SCOPUS, COCHRANE and Web of Science databases. Studies conducted with dental radiographs of healthy subjects between 3 and 18 years of age and those reporting mean differences between the estimated dental age (DA) and chronological age (CA) as a measure of variation were included in the review for meta-analysis.  A total of 5813 subjects (2839 boys and 2974 girls) between the age of 3 and 18 years were examined in the study, which were chosen from a total of 87 peer-reviewed articles. Quantitative (10 studies) and qualitative (12 studies) analyses of the results revealed that dental age of most sub-adults was found under-estimated using this method based developmental stages of teeth. The underestimation varied from +0.26 to +1 years for males, and +0.051 to +1.15  for females; with an average mean of 0.35 years and 0.20 years for males and females, respectively. Thus, it can be concluded that Nolla’s method of dental age estimation underestimates the age of an individual in almost all the studies reviewed here. It should be carefully applied for forensic cases requiring legal scrutiny by courts of law.
Revista Completa - Diadorim- Revista Científica. volume especial
Authors: Editorial Comitê
Published: November 2016

Nesta edição especial, o leitor encontrará, em forma de artigo, as cinco Conferências dos Professores, distribuídas cronologicamente: são quatro Conferências de Professores do Setor de Língua Portuguesa e uma de uma Professora do Setor de Literaturas Africanas.
NOTA EDITORIAL
Authors: Araújo Gilberto , Salgado Marcus Rogério
Published: November 2016

O volume 17 da revista Diadorim – Revista de Estudos Linguísticos e Literários do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Letras Vernáculas da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, compõe-se de nove artigos que versam, majoritariamente, sobre o Romantismo nas literaturas de língua portuguesa, em seus mais variados gêneros (poesia, ficção, crítica, tradução e teatro). O objetivo geral do volume é fornecer um mapeamento, no âmbito dos estudos históricos, das mais recentes investigações desenvolvidas sobre tal objeto e sob tal foco.

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MELODIA OU TEXTO? ESTRATÉGIAS DE ACOMODAÇÃO ENTRE MELODIA E TEXTO NO PORTUGUÊS
Authors: Frota, et al. Sónia
Published: November 2016

No Português, têm sido reportadas diferentes formas de ajuste entre a melodia e o texto, mas um estudo sistemático das estratégias de acomodação utilizadas nesta língua não foi ainda realizado. O presente estudo explora de forma sistemática esta questão, com base em dados de leitura e de discurso semi-espontâneo obtidos em 10 regiões no Brasil e 11 regiões em Portugal. Face a uma melodia nuclear complexa e uma palavra nuclear oxítona, o Português Brasileiro (PB) e o Português Europeu (PE) diferem globalmente em relação às formas de acomodação entre melodia e texto: o PB privilegia o texto ao promover ajustamentos da melodia (designadamente, o truncamento); o PE privilegia a melodia ao promover ajustamentos do texto, incluindo a epêntese. Preservar o texto ou a melodia constitui, assim, uma das dimensões prosódicas de variação não apenas entre línguas mas também entre variedades da língua, que merece a atenção dos investigadores em prosódia.
FUNÇÕES COMUNICATIVAS E RESTRIÇÕES ARTICULATÓRIAS NA DETERMINAÇÃO DO ALINHAMENTO DE CONTORNOS DINÂMICOS
Authors: Lucente Luciana
Published: November 2016

O presente artigo discute a relação entre fenômenos entoacionais funcionalmente e articulatoriamente determinados segundo os pressupostos de um sistema dinâmico da entoação, a saber o sistema PENTA, proposto por Xu (2005; 2006). A análise do contorno entoacional >LH do sistema DaTo de notação entoacioal (LUCENTE, 2008; 2012) à luz deste sistema leva em consideração o fato de o contorno entoacional >LH, quando em posição inicial de enunciados declarativos, ter seu alinhamento em relação às vogais tônicas determinado por restrições articulatórias em detrimento de restrições funcionais. Em contraposição a esta proposta, o modelo dinâmico do ritmo proposto por Barbosa (2006), ao qual o sistema DaTo atribui seus pressupostos
interpretativos, oferece uma abordagem funcional para o fenômeno do alinhamento atrasado presente em >LH em relação a LH. O artigo apresenta argumentos a favor de uma abordagem estritamente articulatória para o fenômeno, porém propõe a aplicação de testes perceptivos para determinar, de acordo com a percepção dos falantes, a atribuição funcional ou formal do movimento realizado pelo contorno entoacional >LH.
English-major Pre-service Teachers’ Language Learning Strategy Use in terms of Enjoyment of English Learning
Authors: Zhou Chaoying , Intaraprasert Channarong
Published: November 2016

Language learning strategies (LLSs) play important roles in learners’ language learning. The study investigated the use of LLSs employed by English-major pre-service teachers in Midwest China by enjoyment of English learning. The modified SILL was used to collect the data. ANOVA and Post Hoc Scheffe Test were performed for data analysis. The results demonstrated that a significant variation in their pre-service teachers reported frequency of overall strategy use, all the four categories, and 41 out of 48 individual LLSs. Pre-service teachers with higher enjoyment of English learning use more strategies than counterparts with lower enjoyment of English learning. Implications of the findings for English teaching and learning were discussed.
Dickens’s Neutral Philosophy of the French Revolution in A Tale of Two Cities
Authors: AL-Zuhairi Ali Abdullah
Published: November 2016

This paper delves into Charles Dickens’s objectivity of the events of the French Revolution and his unique stand and transparency in his representation for the two great power rivals and their prolonged conflict. The pre-revolutionary period was remarkable for the tyranny, cruelty, Socioeconomic-Inequality, and Subjugation of the Barbarous aristocratic rule against the masses. Conversely, the post-revolutionary period underwent sweeping social and political chaos and the form of administration set after the revolution was not a democracy, as French people were fond of calling it, but a mischievous and shameful anarchy lasted from 1789 until 1799. This discussion is an attempt to analyze and sort out a complex of hostile relationships involving the aristocrats and the peasants of A Tale of Two Cities. Dickens’ universal appeal indicates that whoever is in authority, aristocracy or masses, will get lavishly tempted to practice their full power depressingly and be obsessed with the dilemma of the establishment of the supremacy and dictatorship at any cost ignoring other’s right in decent life , freedom ,and equal opportunity. As the novel advanced, oppression is shown to breed oppression; violence to beget violence, evil to provoke evil. Instead of progress there is something more like the catastrophic continuum and piling wreckage upon wreckage.
A Questionnaire and Model of Role Identity for Iranian English Language Teachers: A Structural Equation Modeling
Authors: Sadeghi Moslem , Sahragard Rahman
Published: November 2016

The aim of this study was to develop a questionnaire and to explore and confirm a model of teacher role identity among Iranian English language teachers in an EFL context. To achieve this aim, a questionnaire was developed and validated based on the literature, the theoretical framework, and the results of a qualitative study. The questionnaire was piloted and its reliability was estimated through Cronbach Alpha (0.87). The face validity of the questionnaire was guaranteed through questionnaire’s good lay out and five experts judged about its content validity. The construct validity of the questionnaire was met through factor analysis.  Based on the results of the exploratory factor analysis, thirteen factors emerged under three main categories for Iranian EFL teachers’ role identity. After piloting the questionnaire, it was administered to 507 Iranian EFL teachers from different genders and educational contexts. A structural equation modeling (SEM) was performed on the data using AMOS 22 to test a model of Iranian English language teachers’ role identity in the confirmatory factor analysis. The initial results revealed a poor fit model; however, by eliminating three items from the questionnaire the model fit the data eventually.
An Investigation of the Frequency of Occurrence of Passive Structures in Classical and Modern Persian Literature
Authors: Kashani Ahmad Sabouri , Taheri Marzie , Fallah Elham , Niknezhad Fatemeh , Mansouri Saeideh , Mahmoudi Farzad , Bagheri Maryam , Rahnavard Fereshte
Published: November 2016

This paper investigates the frequency of occurrence of the passive and impersonal structures at two different periods of Persian literature, namely, classic and modern literature to decide on the tendency of their language use. To do so, a number of texts from the two periods were selected and analyzed. The quantitative study of the data shows that the occurrence of the impersonal structure is much more frequent in both classic and modern texts. The results indicated that Persian writers tend to use impersonal structures rather than the passive voice is not used.  The findings also indicated that the passive voice is not so common in Persian.
The Contribution of Word Webbing to Project-based Learning in Teaching Vocabulary: A Comparative Study in an EFL Context
Authors: Reisi Maryam , Saniei Andisheh
Published: November 2016

This study was an attempt to investigate the effect of applying word web strategy with and without project based learning (PBL) on EFL learners’ vocabulary learning. Ninety female EFL learners from a high school in Tehran were the participants of this study. They were at intermediate level of language proficiency and in three intact classes of 30 members. The three classes were randomly assigned as one control and two experimental groups. The homogeneity of three intact groups in terms of general language proficiency and knowledge of vocabulary was determined by comparing their mean scores after performing on a PET and a pretest of vocabulary respectively. After that, the participants received 12- session treatment, including teaching vocabulary using word web (WW) strategy without PBL for one experimental group, and using WW with PBL for another while the control group received the usual instruction of the teacher for the same new words without WW and PBL. At the end of the treatment, the teacher- made vocabulary posttest was administered to the study groups. To test the hypotheses of the study with respect to the violation of the normality assumption, Kruskal-Wallis test was run on participants’ scores. The results showed that the participants in both experimental groups significantly outperformed the participants in the control group in terms of vocabulary learning. The results also showed that the students who received WW with PBL outperformed those who received it without PBL.
Semantic Map and HBV in English, Chinese and Korean—A Case Study of hand,手and손
Authors: Nan Chengyu
Published: November 2016

Semantic map is often used for semantic analysis in the research of grammatical forms and structures than lexical forms and meanings in linguistic typology. This paper, by means of Semantic Map Model, conducts the typological analysis of the lexical meanings of [+HAND] in English, Chinese and Korean, which typologically belong to three different types of languages, that is, English is inflectional, Chinese is isolating and Korean is agglutinative. From the conceptual space and the semantic map of hand, 手 and 손, we can find that their meanings are extended on the basis of their basic meanings of [+part of body], [+holding things] and [+doing things] from holding something with hands to controlling something or somebody with power, from a person who does something with hands to a person in general, from actions which are done with hands to actions in general, from skills done with hands to methods in general. The semantic map of [+HAND] also conveys the relationship and distance among the lexical meanings, and concludes and predicts the dynamic evolution of the lexical meanings.
The Clinical Short-term Outcome of Atorvastatin and Trimetazidine Combination Treatment in Patients with Non-ST Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Authors: Wang Jiangyou , Chen Han , Song Dan , Peng Jian , Su Xi
Published: November 2016

Background and Objectives: To investigate the effects of atorvastatin (ATV) and trimetazidine (TMZ) combination treatment in patients with non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE-ACS) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.

Subjects and Methods: A total of 92 patients with NSTE-ACS were randomly divided into the pretreatment with ATV group (80mg 12h before PCI, with a further 20mg every day to 30th days after PCI, n=44) or the pretreatment with ATV (as the ATV group) and TMZ (60mg 30min before PCI, with a further 20mg tid to 30th days after PCI, n=48). Echocardiography was executed and plasma N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-pro-BNP) levels were measured just prior to the PCI and 30th days after PCI. The main end point was a 30-day incidence of major adverse cardiac events.

Result: Major adverse cardiac events occurred in 9.1% of patients in the ATV group and 4.2% of those in the ATV+TMZ group (P=0.189). NT-pro-BNP of the two groups were decreased 30th days after PCI, however, NT-pro-BNP in the ATV+TMZ group were significantly lower than those in the ATV group (P<0.05). Cardiac function in NSTE-ACS patients, as reflected by the increased LVEF, FS as well as decreased LVEDd (P<0.05) in all groups at 30 days after intervention, but cardiac function parameters were more obviously improved in the group administered with ATV+TMZ (p<0.05).

Conclusion: Short-term pretreatment with the combination of ATV and TMZ administration prior to PCI can prominently decrease NT-pro-BNP and improve cardiac function compared to a single administration of the ATV. 
Ebstein’s anomaly and Left Ventricular Non Compaction Cardiomyopathy: a Not So Unusual Association
Authors: Andreini Daniele , Pontone Gianluca , Mushtaq Saima , Muratori Emanuela , Guglielmo Marco , Conte Edoardo , Carita' Patrizia , Pepi Mauro
Published: November 2016

Left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC) is a rare congenital cardiomyopathy. It is thought to be a congenital arrest of endomyocardial embryogenesis in utero. It has been reported the association with other cardiac abnormalities. We presented two cases of association of LVNC and Ebstein's anomaly. The cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) allows a comprehensive evaluation of associated findings. All patients with Ebstein’s anomaly should be carefully evaluated for LVNC. The prompt identification of myocardial non compaction is important because of its high mortality due to progressive heart failure, tromboembolism and malignant arrhythmias
ATEÍSMO E RELIGIÃO EM LUDWIG FEUERBACH: UMA APOSTA NA ESSENCIALIDADE DO HUMANO
Authors: Ecco Clóvis
Published: November 2016

Resumo: Através desta incursão procuramos apontar algumas chaves de leitura para repensarmos o fenômeno do ateísmo, por ora vislumbrado a partir de uma de suas principais bases teóricas no século XIX, qual seja, a filosofia de Ludwig Feuerbach. Marcando sua distância em relação às demais críticas à religião, cujo núcleo de interesses geralmente se desenvolvia ao redor da inexistência de Deus, Feuerbach defende o reconhecimento de uma orfandade originária, única possibilidade capaz de reconduzir-nos rumo à essencialidade do humano. A religião é, nesse sentido, a principal forma de expressão desta essência, sendo que seu objeto não é Deus, mas o próprio homem. Toda projeção é, portanto, introjeção, a busca por uma interioridade perdida.

Palavras-chave: Religião; Deus; Ateísmo; Ludwig Feuerbach.
NO ESTADO LAICO A DIVINIZAÇÃO DO HUMANO: UMA ABORDAGEM DO PENSAMENTO ÉTICO DE LUC FERRY
Authors: Ferreira Douglas Willian
Published: November 2016

Esse artigo dispõe sobre a concepção ética de Luc Ferry e seu consequente desdobramento na divinização do homem. Para tal, apresenta-se os pressupostos da moral cristã e a secularização dos elementos éticos do cristianismo mostrando, sobretudo, a centralidade do outro no despertar da consciência moral e do agir ético.

Palavras-Chave: Ética; laicidade; liberdade; divinização do humano; Luc Ferry.
Vazio Existencial: um fundo sem fundo
Authors: Pichler Nadir Antonio
Published: November 2016

Resumo: o homem, dentre todos os seres, possui consciência de sua existência, pois é um ser inserido no mundo, com o mundo e para o mundo. Por isso ele tem consciência de sua potencialidade, finitude e perfectibilidade. E o vazio existencial é decorrente dessa condição natural. Assim, o objetivo do artigo, de natureza bibliográfica, é refletir sobre o vazio existencial humano, decorrente de sua condição de ser no mundo. E quanto mais o homem procura realizar-se, principalmente pela busca de bens materiais e efêmeros, mais ele mergulha no vazio. Ora, as ciências humanas, como a filosofia, a psicologia e a teologia, conseguem amenizar esse fundo sem fundo, mas jamais realizá-lo na sua plenitude de ser existencial, porque o homem é um ser inconcluso.

Palavras-chave: Vazio existencial. Homem. Felicidade. Finitude.
Deus, Felicidade Plena do Ser Humano: o conceito de Deus na Teologia de Andréa Torres Queiruga
Authors: Motta Ronaldo Silveira , Miranda Mário De França
Published: November 2016

Resumo: o propósito deste trabalho é apresentar como Queiruga vê a face de Deus, com um olhar crítico à visão individual, temporal, sem o crivo da visão de Jesus Cristo. Esse novo conceito de Deus não é excludente, mas apresentado como um Deus para todos, sendo o que ele diz ser: um Deus de amor.

Palavras-chave: Imagem de Deus. Modernidade. Experiência de Abbá. Realização existencial.
AMOR Vol. 2, Issue 5, 2016
Authors: Office Editorial
Published: November 2016

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От редакции
Authors: Панюкова Вероника Васильевна
Published: November 2016

Редакционная статья.
Обеспечение безопасности логистической системы: проблемы и решения
Authors: Кузнецова Юлия Леонидовна , Ипатьева Ирина Адьевна
Published: November 2016

Статья посвящена выявлению и анализу факторов, оказывающих влияние на эффективное обеспечение логистической системы (ЛС) торговых предприятий. В рамках данной статьи авторами были рассмотрены основные проблемы, возникающие при формировании, внедрении и реализации системы безопасности ЛС, и их решению.
Participation of non-coding RNAs in plant organellar biogenesis
Authors: Rurek Michal
Published: November 2016

The biogenesis of plant mitochondria and plastids is a multistep process that depends on the expression of both organellar and nuclear genes. A growing body of evidence suggest that the indispensable coordination between different steps of this process may be gained by the participation of non-coding RNAs. A plethora of non-coding RNAs of diverse length, both intraorganellar ones as well as encoded by the nuclear genome (including microRNAs and short interfering RNAs) were also suggested to play a role in stress response by regulating the expression levels of targeted genes important for the organellar biogenesis. Selected aspects of current interest, regarding the regulation of plant mitochondrial and plastid gene expression by diverse non-coding RNAs also under abiotic stress conditions, were highlighted.
HPV16 E6 polymorphism in correlation to physical state of viral genome and risk of cervical cancer in women from the south of Poland
Authors: Szostek Slawa , Zawilinska Barbara , Klimek Malgorzata , Kosz-Vnenchak Magdalena
Published: November 2016

The aim of this study was to analyse the correlation between HPV16 E6 variants and the physical status of viral genome (integrated, mixed, episomal) among patients with cervical cancer (n=40) and low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions – LSIL (n=40).The study was performed on 80 HPV16 positive samples. HPV16 E6 variants were identified using PCR and DNA sequencing. Nucleotide sequences of E6 were compared with the prototype sequence (EUR-350T). The physical state of HPV DNA was determined as a ratio of E2/E6 copies number per cell. Twelve different intratypic variants were identified as belonging to European (in 77 samples) and North-American 1 (in 3 samples) sublineages. The most prevalent non-synonymous variant was EUR-350G, which occurred with similar frequency in cervical cancer and LSIL. The frequencies of additional mutations in variants with EUR-350T or EUR-350G sequences differed significantly. For the first time, missense mutations G122A, C153T and G188A were discovered in EUR-350G variant. The integrated viral genome was predominant in women with cervical cancer. EUR-350T prototype was prevalent in the episomal form and non-synonymous mutations were observed significantly more often in the mixed and integrated forms.In summary, European variants of HPV16 E6 dominated in both study groups (cancer and LSIL). The presence of EUR-350G favoured the occurrence of additional nucleotide changes. Although we have not shown the correlation between the HPV16 E6 variants and physical state of viral genome it has been shown that mutations, especially the non-synonymous ones, occur significantly more often in the mixed or integrated forms of viral DNA.
Understanding School Boards and Their Use of Different Models of Governance
Authors: Ford Michael R. , Ihrke Douglas M.
Published: November 2016

In this article, the authors apply Mel Gill’s (2002) description of governance model types to a national sample of school board members in the United States. The authors find that the majority of school board members take a policy-driven approach to board governance, while a substantial percentage take a traditional approach that delegates clear authority to the organization executive. Multinomial-logistic regression analysis and a series of analysis of variance tests are used to identify the structural and group dynamic differences between difference governance model types. The authors find that governance models have an impact on the group dynamics of organizations and that board approaches to governance differ substantially by area, concluding that future studies of governance models should consider the differences in governance strategies across functional areas.
Municipal Government Structure in Wisconsin: Does Form Matter?
Authors: Nollenberger Karl , Simmons James
Published: November 2016

This article examines the forms of municipal governments in Wisconsin and their relationship to variables in the areas of socioeconomic, partisanship, election process, decision-making in the governance process, and internal municipal operations. Wisconsin has more mayor-council and mayoral forms with an appointed administrator rather than council-manager forms common in other states. We find that reform in Wisconsin has occurred in all government forms and that most municipalities desiring the managerial results of a professional administration have chosen an adaptation of the mayor-council form. Furthermore, we find that there are few clearly identifiable differences between cities with differing governmental forms.
Legal norms, Profesional values, and practical ethics in local government: Elderly care in Latvia, Lithuania, and Norway
Authors: Kjørstad Monica , Koht Harald S. , Reinholde Iveta , Tufte Geir Conrad
Published: November 2016

This article reports findings from a comparative study of the influence of values and norms on the delivery of administrative and professional services in the public sector at the local gov-ernment level in three selected countries in the Baltic Sea Region, Latvia, Lithuania, and Norway. The research concerns the criteria that professional welfare and health professionals apply in individual cases whenever they are expected to make high-quality judgments regard-ing the care of older people. The research question seeks to ascertain whether there are signif-icant differences with regard to the effect of formal rules and norms on the effort to arrive at good solutions in providing public services in three democracies, one long-established and two recent.

The results of this study show that in making their decisions, professionals in all countries emphasize the necessity of considering a broad range of legal and professional norms. For all respondents these considerations – in varying degrees of intensity – rank ahead of economic and administrative concerns.
PEMBUATAN ZAT WARNA ALAMI BERBENTUK BUBUK (POWDER)DARI BIJI KESUMBA (BIXA ORELLANA)
Authors: Paryanto Paryanto
Published: November 2016

Abstract: In this work, dye powder from Bixa orellana seed was produced using spray dryer.
The performance of equipment including extractor, evaporator, and spray dryer was studied.
One kg of Bixa orelana seed was extracted with 8 kg Ca(OH)2
solution, and followed by
evaporation process producing 4000 mL filtrate. After preceeding drying process, this
equipment could produce 6-7 grams per 500 mL. The obtained natural dyes could be applied
optimally after dissolution using warm water with ratio 1 gram: 2 mL.
Keywords: natural dyes, dye powder, powder bixa
Synergistic Interaction in the adsorbed mixed surfactants film of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate and Cocamidopropyl Betaine on Liquid – Air Interfacial
Authors: Mourshid Bahar S. , Kareem Sameer H.
Published: November 2016

In the present work, the critical micelle concentration (CMC) of the solution of Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) as anionic surfactant, Cocamidopropyl Betaine (CAPB) as amphoteric surfactant, and their mixture have been determined using surface tension and conductivity measurements at a temperature range 293 -323 K. The adsorption and thermodynamic micellization parameters (?G?m, ?G?ads, ?max ,Amin,?cmc ) for individual surfactants was calculated. Rosen model which is focuses on the adsorbed mixed surfactant film at the air/solution interface was used to calculate the interaction parameter ( ?? ) at the interface and the activity coefficients g1 and g2. The results indicate that the CMC of the individual surfactants was affected by the temperature at the temperature range studied. Also, the results indicate a synergistic effect present at the air – solution mixed film of surfactants.
Development and Validation of KASP Markers for Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus Resistance Gene Wsm2
Authors: Tan Chor‐Tee , Assanga Silvano , Zhang Guorong , Rudd Jackie C. , Haley Scott D. , Xue Qingwu , Ibrahim Amir , Bai Guihua , Zhang Xinzhong , Byrne Patrick , Fuentealba Maria P. , Liu Shuyu
Published: November 2016

Wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV) can cause significant yield loss in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in the Great Plains of North America. A recently identified WSMV resistance gene, Wsm2, was mapped to chromosome 3BS in germplasm line ‘CO960293–2’. Effective genetic markers tightly linked to the gene will enhance the selection of WSMV‐resistant lines through marker‐assisted selection. We have mapped Wsm2 using a high‐density map developed from the wheat 90K Infinium iSelect single‐nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array with recombinant inbred lines from the cross between CO960293–2 and susceptible cultivar ‘TAM 111’. Array‐based SNPs that mapped within 4 cM of Wsm2 on chromosome 3BS were converted to Kompetitive Allele Specific Polymerase Chain Reaction (KASP) assays in this study. Six KASP SNPs were validated in two doubled haploid populations developed from crosses of ‘RonL’ × ‘Ripper’ and ‘Snowmass’ × ‘Antero’. RonL and Snowmass possess the Wsm2 gene from CO960293–2. Three closely linked KASP SNPs, converted from IAAV6442, BS00018764_51, and wsnp_Ra_c16264_24873670, showed high sensitivity and specificity (0.83 ≤ sensitivity ≤ 0.97, 0.89 ≤ specificity ≤ 0.99). The latter two were also validated in six F2 breeding populations. These three KASP SNPs were effective in differentiating resistant and susceptible genotypes. Comparative mapping was performed using sequences of SNPs flanking Wsm2 and identified candidate genes and regions in Brachypodium and rice (Oryza sativa L. ssp. japonica). The KASP SNPs developed in this study should be useful for marker‐assisted selection of Wsm2 in wheat breeding programs, and the newly constructed map will also facilitate map based cloning of Wsm2.
Intra-wave-phase cross-shore profile modelling by using boundary-fitted slowly moving grid
Authors: Kim Hyoseob , Baek Seung-Won , Hwang Dae-hee , Lee Kyoung-Pil , Jin Jae-Youll , Jang Chang-Hwan
Published: November 2016

Coastal bed profile change is described by bed load, pick-up, and settling on a boundary-fitted moving grid. Existing bed load formula is modified by changing threshold bed shear stress to reflect local bed slope. A numerical model system adopting the above function is developed to simulate cross-shore sediment transport around swash zone with steep bed slope as well as surf zone. The model system adopts a moving boundary grid which fits bed boundary slope, and other horizontal grid lines are parallel to the bed grid line. The model system is composed of flow module and sediment transport module. The flow module solves continuity equation and Reynolds-average Navier-Stokes momentum equations in intra-wave-phase manner. The flow module provides detailed flow information including near-bed fluid velocity which varies asymmetrically within a regular wave period near sea-bed and wave-phase average undertow profile of main fluid body including wave boundary layer. The sediment transport module solves sediment mass conservation equation. Exchange of sediment mass between bed itself and fluid column containing suspended sediment happens through pick-up and deposition. Wild bed level undulation is controlled by using a smoothing method. Model system is applied to two extreme cases of sand experiments by Kajima et al., and reasonable agreements between measurements and computations are obtained for both onshore-dominant and offshore-dominant cases.
Streamflow projections for the Brazilian hydropower sector from RCP scenarios
Authors: Silveira Cleiton da Silva , Souza Filho Francisco de Assis de , Vasconcelos Júnior Francisco das Chagas
Published: November 2016

Streamflow projections were estimated for river basins of relevance to the Brazilian hydroelectric sector from monthly precipitation projections from global models of the fifth report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – IPCC-AR5 from 2010 to 2098 for RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 scenarios. Streamflow were computed using the Soil Moisture Accounting Procedure (SMAP) hydrological model, which was forced by bias-corrected precipitation from the monthly rain data of the Climatic Research Unit and by the estimation of potential evapotranspiration according to the Penman–Monteith method. The impacts on average annual streamflow were analyzed for the periods 2010–2039, 2040–2069 and 2070–2098 in comparison with the observational record (historical experiment) from 1950 to 1999. Most IPCC-AR5 models agree in terms of the impact on the electrical sector in the southeastern/midwestern and northern regions, showing that streamflow may be reduced up to 15% in each 30-year period on Furnas basin and approximately 30% by the end of the century in Tucuruí basin under RCP8.5 scenario. In the northeastern sector, the divergence of the models suggests great uncertainty, emphasized in the Xingó basin. In the southern sector, results show increasing streamflow over southernmost Brazil and decreasing over intersection between southern and southeastern regions.
Revisão por pares e produtivismo acadêmico sob a ótica de avaliadores de artigos de periódicos em Administração
Authors: Shigaki Helena Belintani , Patrus Roberto
Published: November 2016

Em uma cultura de produtivismo, marcada pela valorização da publicação de artigos científicos, o tema da revisão por pares ganha relevância. O objetivo deste estudo foi refletir sobre como o produtivismo é visto pelos avaliadores de artigos científicos da área de Administração, sob a luz de três objetivos específicos: identificar as motivações e influências externas do porquê professores atuam como revisores, entender sua avaliação acerca do sistema de revisão por pares no Brasil, e identificar as possíveis causas por eles atribuídas ao produtivismo. A abordagem do estudo foi qualitativa tendo como procedimento básico a análise de conteúdo de 11 entrevistas com avaliadores experientes. Os resultados apontam mais críticas que elogios à revisão por pares, recomendações de aperfeiçoamento e a associação entre a avaliação da Capes com o produtivismo.
Phytotoxicity of Callistemon viminalis essential oil against some weeds
Authors: Bali* Aditi Shreeya , Batish Daizy R. , Singh Harminder Pal
Published: November 2016

The present study investigated the phytotoxic potential oil Callistemon viminalis essential oil against some weeds viz. Ageratum conyzoides, Sorghum halepense, Leptochloa chinensis and Commelina benghalensis in order to assess its herbicidal activity. The laboratory bioassay revealed that Callistemon oil (0.025-0.1 %) decreased the emergence and early growth of test species in a dose-dependent manner. At 0.1 % Callistemon oil treatment none of the seeds of C. benghalensis germinated. The Callistemon oil not only affected the germination and early growth of weed species but also severely decreased the chlorophyll content of the test plants. The chlorophyll content decreased by ~ 71% in C. benghalensis in response to 0.05 % Callistemon oil treatment. These results strongly indicate the adverse effect of Callistemon oil on photosynthesis of test plants. Based on the study, it can be concluded that Callistemon oil possess phytotoxic potential and can be used as bioherbicide in weed management programmes.
Allelopathic effect of Pinus roxburghii on an understorey plant, Bidens pilosa
Authors: Sharma* Neel Kant , Batish Daizy R. , Singh Harminder Pal , Kohli R. K.
Published: November 2016

Allelopathic effect of Pinus roxburghii was studied on Bidens pilosa through laboratory and greenhouse experiments. The aqueous extracts of green needles, needle litter and bark were found to inhibit germination and initial growth of B. pilosa in laboratory bioassays. The inhibitory effect on germination root length, shoot length and biomass was also observed on amendment of powdered needle litter in soil in greenhouse pots. The inhibitory effect increased with increase in conc. of extracts or amount of litter amended. The amended soil was found to be rich in phenolics, the known potent allelochemics. The study indicates that such interactions may also be operational in forests of P. roxburghii.
SCLEROTIC OSTEODYSPLASIAS
Authors: Petrushin A. L. , Tyusova N. N. , Nekhoroshkova T. V.
Published: November 2016

Sclerotic osteodysplasias represent a group of relatively rare diseases; a common feature of them is the diffuse or local bone sclerosis. The reasons for their development are congenital abnormalities of endochondral and intramembranous bone formation either the hereditary nature or arising from spontaneous mutations. The main diagnostic problems arise when the differential diagnostic sclerotic dysplasias from various symptomatic osteopathies entailing bone sclerosis is needed. The aim of this research is the information about the group of rare congenital disorders characterized by diffuse and local osteosclerosis, and analysis of the literature on the diagnosis and differential diagnosis from other diseases and states, accompanied by compaction of bone tissue. A search of publications in English and Russian in electronic databases PUBMED, PUBMED CENTRAL, GOOGLE SHOLAR and eLIBRARY is performed. Keyword: sclerotic osteodisplasias, hyperostosis, osteopetrosis, osteopoikilosis, pyknodisostosis, melorheostosis, osteopathia striata, progressive diaphiseal dysplasia, diaphiseal sclerosis, enostosis and their Russian analogs for the period from 1953 to 2015. This clinical and radiological signs of osteopetrosis, osteopathia striata. osteopoikilosis, enostosis, piknodisostosis, progressive diaphyseal dysplasia, generalized hyperostosis cortical generalisata, melorheostosis and other forms of sclerotic osteodysplasias are presented. The main attention is paid to clinical and radiological diagnosis and differential diagnosis from osteoblastic metastases, primary benign and malignant bone tumors, chronic osteomyelitis and other diseases accompanied by local or diffuse osteosclerosis.
CLASSIFICATION AND ALGORITHM FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF HIP PROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTION
Authors: Winkler T. , Trampuz A. , Renz N. , Perka C. , Bozhkova S. A.
Published: November 2016

Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is the second common reason for revision surgery of the hip joint prosthesis. The rate of hip PJI is about 1% after primary surgery and it goes up to 4% or higher after revision surgery. In most cases, the main cause of this complication is an intraoperative bacterial contamination, rarer is a haematogenic one. An up-to-date diagnostic approach and clearly defined treatment strategy are required for the successful therapy of PJI. Based on the analysis of the scientific literature and own experience, an algorithm for diagnosis and treatment of this complication is proposed. A thoroughly obtained case history plays a predominant role in the diagnosis of PJI. Lack of the increased serum C-reactive protein cannot be considered as an exclusion criterion because in some cases, especially chronic infection, it can be within the normal range. Bacteriology lab tests of periprosthetic tissue biopsies and synovial fluid is the gold standard for the diagnosis. Novel methods such as ultrasound debridement of the removed prosthetic components have allowed to substantially increase the diagnostic sensitivity of bacteriology tests. This led to the discovery of PJI in some cases which before that were regarded as aseptic loosening. Visualization methods including MRI and scintigraphy play only a secondary role. The authors propose the classification of PJI for further determination of the treatment strategy which takes into account parameters such as biofilm maturity, prosthesis stability, the type of pathogen and soft tissue state for the decision on the treatment strategy. While desire to retain the implant is only justified in case of the immature biofilm, in most cases the infection can be cured only after the replacement of endoprosthesis. According to the proposed algorithm, patients undergo one- or two-stage procedure with a short or long interval. Antibiotics that are active against biofilm pathogens play an important role in the efficacy of the therapy. Selection of these antibiotics should be based on the results of bacteriology tests, preferably in collaboration with specialists in infectious diseases and microbiology.
POSSIBILITIES OF THE MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY IN THE TREATMENT OF SEVERE FOREFOOT DEFORMITIES IN THE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS PATIENTS
Authors: Berezhnoy S. Y.
Published: November 2016

Introduction. Approximately 90% of the rheumatoid arthritis patients present with foot symptoms. Rheumatoid foot is characterized by toe dislocations and chronic wounds due to the corticosteroid treatment. In case of surgical intervention metatarsophalangeal joints excision arthroplasty remains the standard. To perform second through fifth metatarsal head resection extensive transverse plantar or longitudinal dorsal incisions are routinely used. The rate of the wound-healing problems after rheumatoid foot surgeries is 23-45%. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the possibilities and advantages of the rheumatoid arthritis patients with severe forefoot deformities minimally invasive surgical treatment and to develop mini-invasive approach for central metatarsal heads resection. Material and methods. By the example of 23 rheumatoid arthritis female patients (30 feet) surgical treatment possibilities of percutaneous techniques in severe forefoot deformities correction were demonstrated. The average age of the group was 54.5 years (range, 39 to 72). There were 24 primary surgeries and 6 repeated. Four feet had chronic wounds. Percutaneous techniques were used to correct all the forefoot deformities components but central metatarsal head resections (7 cases). To make them minimally invasive plantar approach has been developed. Surgical technique of the central metatarsal heads resection using proposed approach was presented. Decision-making algorithm for choosing appropriate surgical technique (to perform first metatarsophalangeal arthrodesis with central metatarsal heads resection or joint-preserving surgery) was proposed, including functional test, performed under fluoroscopic control and tricks for the dislocated fifth toe reduction. Results. The mean follow-up was 12 months (range, 3 to 52). The average hospital stay was 1.23 days. No infectious or wound-healing problems were noted. Chronic wounds have healed in four weeks after surgery. Overall, patients were satisfied with the result of the 12 surgical interventions and satisfied with reservations with the result of 18 surgeries. Unsatisfactory results were not noted. Average preoperative AOFAS score was 23.7 points (range, 0 to 34); postoperative 79.2 points (range, 52 to 100), the average AOFAS score increase was 55.5 points. Conclusions. Percutaneous techniques allow correction of nearly all severe forefoot deformities components in rheumatoid arthritis patients, eliminating the need for first and fifth metatarsal head resection and significantly reducing the need for central metatarsal head resection. If central metatarsal head excision is necessary, they can be removed using minimally invasive 2-3 сm plantar approach, proposed by the author, thus reducing the risk of wound-healing complications.
AN ATTITUDE OF TRAUMATOLOGISTS-ORTHOPAEDICS TO THE OSTEOPOROSIS PROBLEM IN RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN ITS SOLVING
Authors: Ivanov S. N. , Kochish A. Y. , Sannikova E. V. , Sudyakova M. Y. , Biybolatova K. B.
Published: November 2016

The results of an osteoporosis survey held around 153 traumatologists-orthopaedics are analyzed in this article. The survey aim: the assessment of an awareness level and opinion record among traumatologists-orthopaedics about diagnostics and treatment of osteoporosis and their participation in solving these problems. An executed survey revealed low level of the osteoporosis registration as an independent nosologic unit with individual ICS code. The registration was held barely by 23% of interviewed doctors. Despite the fact that there is a sufficient provision of X-ray densitometers (91% respondents showed) and osteoporosis prophylaxis centers in the regions (75% respondents showed) only 34% patients with diagnosis «osteoporosis» are guided to the X-ray densitometry. According to doctors’ opinions the X-ray radiography appears to be the leading research for osteoporosis diagnostics. The FRAX method is used in a real clinical practice rarely. Due to the doctors’ opinions the following results confirm the necessity of creation of fracture liaison service in our country that would deal with secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures. This service should mobilize traumatologists-orthopaedics in order to increase the knowledge level of osteoporosis diagnostics and treatment.
FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY AFTER MINIMALLY INVASIVE OSTEOSYNTHESIS IN FRACTURES OF THE SHAFT OF THE RADIUS AND ULNA
Authors: Chelnokov A. N. , Lazarev A. Y. , Solomin L. N. , Kulesh P. N.
Published: November 2016

Introduction. Closed intramedullary nailing and external fixation are minimally invasive treatment options in radial and ulnar shaft fractures. We found no comparative studies of these methods in the current literature. Objective. A comparative analysis of both methods in radial and ulnar shaft fractures treated by closed intramedullary nailing and external fixation. Material and methods. 63 patients with forearm shaft fractures treated by closed intramedullary nailing (group I); 24 patients treated by external fixation (group II). All patients were operated within 30 days after injury. Postoperatively, all patients were evaluated clinically (range of motion of elbow and wrist, rotation of the forearm) and radiologically. Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) score was used to assess the functional status and quality of life. Results. The average time of radiological bone union in the group I and group II was 12,6 ± 1,4 weeks. and 12,7 ± 0,6 weeks, accordingly. Statistically significant differences in range of motion in the elbow and wrist occurred in 1 month after the surgery with the advantage in Group I. Restoration of rotation was faster in Group I up to 1 year after surgery. DASH scores in 2 month after the surgery were 11,2±1,96 in the nailing group (as in healthy population) and 45,2±6,7 in the external fixation group. In 6 months after surgery the subjective assessment of the quality of life did not differ in both groups. Conclusion. Both minimally invasive methods of surgical stabilization provide restoration of anatomy of the forearm and complete functional recovery in final outcome, but closed intramedullary nailing results with significantly more rapid restoration of range of motions and quality of life measures.
BIOMINERALOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF APATITE PIEZOELECTRICITY
Authors: Pawlikowski M.
Published: November 2016

Investigation of apatite piezoelectricity was conducted in order to assess piezoelectric properties of bone. In the first stage, mineralogical analysis of different apatite crystals, regarding their purity and fitness for the experiments was performed. After the crystals had been chosen, 0.8 mm-thick plates were cut, perpendicular and parallel to the crystallographic Z axis. The plates were then polished and dusted with gold. Electrodes were attached to the opposite surfaces of the plates with conductive glue. So prepared plates were hooked up to the EEG machine used for measuring electrical activity in the brain. The plates were then gently tapped to observe and register currents generated in them. Acquired data was processed by subtracting from the resulting graphs those generated by a hand movement, without tapping the plate. Results indicate that apatite plates have weak piezoelectric properties. Observed phenomenon may be translated to bone apatite, which would explain, at least partially, piezoelectric properties of bone. Acquired results suggest that there is a relation between the mechanical workload of bones (bone apatite) and theirelectrical properties. Considering the massive internal surface of bones, they may be treated as a kind of internal “antenna” reacting not only to mechanical stimuli, but to changes in electromagnetic field as well. Observed phenomena no doubt significantly influence the biological processes occurring in bones and the whole human body.
Pers Mengawal Demokrasi Daerah: Analisis Pemberitaan Implementasi Dana Keistimewaan di Harian Tribun Jogja
Authors: Indrakrista Niti Bayu
Published: November 2016

This paper examines the role of local press as institution that supports democracy in regional level, indecentralisation era. As an entry point, this paper uses the media coverage of Dana Keistimewaan in TribunJogja daily newspaper, a non-partisan press institution that established at post New Order era. UsingRobert Entman’s framing analysis, this research argues that consolidation of democracy has not yet fullyembedded at regional level. Local presspays too many att ention on technocratic administrative aspects, rather than democratic ones that may involve contribution of the people.