bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Endemic angiosperms in Bahia Coastal Forests, Brazil: an update using a newly delimited area
Authors: Ostroski Piera , Saiter Felipe Zamborlini , Amorim André Márcio , Fiaschi Pedro
Published: August 2018

Abstract: The forest along the coast of Bahia state, in northeastern Brazil, has been acknowledged as an area of endemism for several groups of organisms. The first study concerning endemic angiosperm species in this region, through which 395 taxa were registered, was conducted 15 years ago. However, this number is probably underrated. In this article, we present an updated checklist of angiosperm taxa in Bahia Coastal Forests (BCF) based on geographic distribution data available from the Brazilian Plant List (Flora do Brasil 2020). The records were checked in herbaria, recent taxonomic literature, and, when necessary, reviewed by experts. The final checklist consists of 547 taxa endemic to BCF, distributed in 69 families, with seven endemic genera: Bahiella (Apocynaceae), Santosia (Asteraceae), Harleyodendron (Fabaceae), Cubitanthus (Linderniaceae), Anomochloa and Parianella (Poaceae), and Andreadoxa (Rutaceae). The families with highest richness in endemic taxa were Bromeliaceae (108 spp.), Fabaceae (41 spp.) and Myrtaceae (32 spp.). This updated checklist shares only 143 taxa with a previous list published about 15 years ago. Those two lists differ mostly due to slightly different area limits, and to the large number of additional endemic species described since then. We hope our list will be used as a resource in future studies and contributes to the conservation of the highly diverse Bahia Coastal Forest.
Experience of the spouse of a woman with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy: a qualitative case study
Authors: Neris Rhyquelle Rhibna , Zago Márcia Maria Fontão , Ribeiro Maria Ângela , Porto Juliana Pena , Anjos Anna Cláudia Yokoyama dos
Published: August 2018

Abstract Objective: To identify the meaning attributed to the experience of a spouse of a woman with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy. Methods: Descriptive study, with a theoretical-methodological orientation based on medical anthropology and utilizing an ethnographic case study strategy. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and participant observation. Results: The meanings revealed that the diagnosis cause suffering. Chemotherapy was seen as giving hope of healing the wife's cancer. During this process, the spouse had to deal with the strong adverse effects of the treatment and subordinate to his wife to reduce the conflict experienced by the couple, which violated the rules of his masculinity. Religion and family were important support networks on this path. Final considerations and implications for practice: The results showed the importance of considering cultural aspects of spouses when they are faced with disease in their wives. The way spouses deal with breast cancer will depend on their cultural systems. Nursing care must be comprehensive and extend to spouses whose wives have breast cancer.
Pesquisa-intervenção participativa com trabalhadores da Unidade de Manutenção de uma universidade pública: precarização, memória e resistência
Authors: Oliveira Fábio de , Sato Leny , Queiroz Carla Catarine Moura , Sakô Denise Harumi , Oliveira Flávia Manuella Uchôa de , Bastos Juliano Almeida , Andrada Cris Fernández , Mortada Samir Perez
Published: August 2018

Resumo Este relato descreve a assessoria sindical em Psicologia Social do Trabalho e em Saúde do Trabalhador junto a funcionários/as da Unidade de Manutenção de uma universidade pública brasileira. Após uma greve por melhorias nas condições de trabalho e por medidas de combate ao assédio moral, foi formado um grupo de trabalhadores e pesquisadores (estudantes de graduação, de pós-graduação, pesquisadores de pós-doutoramento e docentes) que desenvolveu um projeto nos moldes de uma pesquisa-intervenção participativa. Ao longo de mais de dois anos, foram desenvolvidas as seguintes atividades: participação dos pesquisadores nas reuniões organizadas pelos trabalhadores; visitas aos locais de trabalho; fomento das discussões sobre assédio moral, condições e organização do trabalho; realização de entrevistas individuais e em grupo; atendimentos clínicos. Essas atividades permitiram intervir na formação, no acolhimento ao sofrimento relacionado às situações de violência, no resgate do valor do trabalho e dos saberes dos trabalhadores. Foi possível reconhecer que as instabilidades e as precariedades do trabalho têm sido fonte de sofrimento e de conflitos. Constatamos que os trabalhadores são portadores de rico saber sobre a universidade, sobre o seu próprio trabalho e sobre as mudanças em curso, bem como sobre as consequências do acelerado avanço da terceirização e do desmonte de diversos setores da universidade.
Arabidopsis flower dip transformation v1
Authors: M Julkowska Magdalena
Published: August 2018

A standard protocol how to transform Arabidopsis plants using a flower-dip method. For higher rates of transformation, plants may be dipped two times at 5-7 day intervals. We suggest one dip two days after clipping, and a second dip one week later.
DNA Methylation Signatures Predict HIV Prognosis and Mortality v1
Authors: Zhang Xinyu , Hu Ying , Xu Ke
Published: August 2018

BackgroundThe effects of tobacco smoking upon epigenome-wide methylation signatures in white blood cells (WBCs) collected from persons living with HIV may have important implications for their immune-related outcomes, including frailty and mortality. The application of a machine learning approach to the analysis of CpG methylation in the epigenome enables the selection of phenotypically relevant features from high-dimensional data. Using this approach, we now report that a set of smoking-associated DNA-methylated CpGs predicts HIV prognosis and mortality in an HIV-positive veteran population. Methods and Findings A total of 1,137 DNA samples were extracted from WBCs in HIV-positive male veterans. Here, HIV prognosis was measured by Veteran Aging Cohort Study Index that was highly correlated with HIV disease frailty. We first conducted two epigenome-wide association studies (EWAS) for tobacco smoking in two HIV-positive sample sets. We then selected smoking-associated DNA methylation features using a machine learning approach to differentiate good and poor HIV prognosis and to predict mortality. The performance of the prediction was validated in an independent sample set. We identified137epigenome-widesignificant CpGs in meta-EWAS analysis for smoking in HIV-positive samples (p < 1.70E-07). Using an in-house developed bioinformatic pipeline, we selected 698 CpG sites that predicted high HIV frailty [(Area Under Curve (AUC) = 0.73, (95%CI: 0.63 ~ 0.83)] and was replicated in an independent sample [(AUC = 0.78, 95%CI: 0.73 ~ 0.83)]. We further found an association of a DNA methylation index constructed from the 698-CpGs that were associated with a 5-year survival rate [HR =1.46; 95%CI: 1.06 ~ 2.02, p = 0.02]. Interestingly, the 698-CpGs located on 445 genes were enriched on the integrin signaling pathway (p=9.55E-05, False discovery rate=0.036), which is responsible for regulation of the cell cycle, differentiation, and adhesion. ConclusionWe demonstrated that smoking-associated DNA methylation features in white blood cells predict HIV infection prognosis and mortality in a population living with HIV. Feature selection is a powerful approach to identify DNA methylation biomarkers for the prediction of medical outcomes.
Protocols supporting "Metabolomics Investigation of Dietary Effects on Flesh Quality in Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus)" v1
Authors: Zhao Honghao , Chong Jasmine , Tang Rong , Li Li , Xia Jianguo , Li Dapeng
Published: August 2018

The ultra-high density intensive farming model of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus) may elicit growth inhibition, decline flesh quality and increase disease susceptibility of fish. The quality degradation and excessive fat accumulation in cultured C. idellushave long been attributed to possible alterations in the lipid metabolism of fish muscle tissues as a result of over-nutrition from artificial diets. To investigate the effects of different diets on fish muscle quality, a large-scale metabolomics study was performed on 250 tails of C. idellus. The experimental fish were divided into four groups based on sex and diets - female artificial feed (FAF), female grass feed (FGF), male artificial feed (MAF) and male grass feed (MGF). After 113 days rearing period, the AF group showed significantly higher total mass of muscle fat (P < 0.01), with the FAF group being the highest. Metabolomics profiling based on liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) revealed distinctive patterns of clustering according to the four groups. Overall, artificial feeding was associated with higher concentrations of docosapentaenoic acid (DPA), dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid (DGLA) and arachidonic acid (ARA); whereas grass-feeding was associated with elevated n-3 unsaturated fatty acids (n-3 UFAs), such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) and gamma-linolenic acid (GLA). Artificial feeding also resulted in significant increased docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in MAF muscle than MGF fish, whereas no significance in the comparison of female samples. Metabolic pathway analyses using both targeted and untargeted approaches consistently revealed that the arachidonic acid metabolism and steroid hormone biosynthesis pathways were significantly different between AF and GF groups. Our results suggested that grass is a better source of diet fatty acid and protein when compared to artificial feed. Grass feeding could effectively lower triglycerides in serum, reduce fat accumulation and alter lipid compositions in fish muscle by increasing the concentrations of n-3 UFAs, leading to better nutrition and health.
Sequential smFISH (Allen Institute) v2
Authors: Close Jennie , Maltzer Zoe
Published: August 2018

We have developed a multiplexed single molecule FISH protocol for use at the Institute. This protocol was optimized on human tissue, but will work on mouse tissue as well. It was adapted from Lyubimova et. al., Nature Protocols, 2013.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CO2 EMISSION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN TURKEY: 1977-2011
Authors: AKBULUT BEKAR Seval
Published: August 2018

Recently,
the relationship between carbon emission-environmental pollution and
sustainability of economic growth in both developed and developing countries
has been investigated empirically in the economic literature. The relationship
between per capita real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and carbon emission (CO2)
has been intensively analyzed empirically over the past ten years in Turkey.
This study investigates the relationship between CO2 emission and
economic growth in the Turkish economy during the period 1977-2014 by using
Toda-Yamamoto and Dolado-Lütkepohl VAR causality analyses. Econometric analyses
show that there is a unidirectional positive causality from CO2 to
economic growth in Turkey for the period 1977-2014. The empirical results from
the TY and DL VAR causality tests strongly support a unidirectional causality
coming from CO2 emissions to GDP, meaning that CO2 contains
useful information for predicting GDP. 
The findings in this study indicate that an increase in CO2
emissions leads to an increase in GDP.
No caminho de novas práticas pedagógicas em educação física escolar: a participação dos alunos no desenvolvimento das aulas
Authors: Farias Uirá de Siqueira , Sousa Claudio Aparecido de , Maldonado Daniel Teixeira , Moreira Vinícius dos Santos , Januario Paulo Clepard Silva
Published: August 2018

Esse trabalho expõe alguns vestígios de mudanças nas práticas pedagógicas em Educação Física Escolar, que vem sendo impulsionadas desde os anos 1980, pelo movimento renovador da área. O objetivo desse estudo é apresentar práticas pedagógicas, em formato de relatos de experiência, que busquem romper com aulas tradicionais, e ampliar os conhecimentos dos alunos diante das manifestações da cultura corporal de forma crítica e participativa, ou seja, mostrando práticas inovadoras que dialogam com o projeto da escola, com os alunos e com seus pares. Tais relatos mostram características inovadoras que ultrapassam os modelos enraizados na Educação Física Escolar, trazendo possíveis contribuições para serem analisadas e refletidas pelos professores que estão na difícil tarefa educacional em escolas públicas brasileiras.
Surgical cricothyroidotomy and the changing role of the anaesthetist in the emergency management of a suspected difficult airway
Authors: Wood Andrew , Lan‐Pak‐Kee Valerie , Dancey Madeleine , Shah Seema
Published: August 2018

An emergency surgical cricothyroidotomy was successfully performed as the primary airway intervention on a 66‐year‐old patient who presented to our hospital with severe respiratory compromise due to upper airway obstruction. The history included recent surgery to resect a mandibular tumour invading the base of the tongue. The clinical evidence available suggested that laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation would be difficult, time‐consuming and potentially futile. In contrast, the external anatomy suggested that cricothyrotomy would be relatively straightforward. Consequently, it was decided that primary front‐of‐neck access performed by the anaesthetist, who had been trained to perform this technique for the management of a can't intubate can't oxygenate scenario, would be the fastest and most reliable way to achieve adequate gas exchange. There is evidence to support this strategy in emergency situations.
Gaining competitive advantage through intellectual capital and knowledge management: an exploration of inhibitors and enablers in Jordanian Universities
Authors: Abu-Rumman Ayman
Published: August 2018

This small-scale study aimed to explore the different factors that help or hinder the achievement of competitive advantage through the possession and development of intellectual capital and the delivery of effective knowledge management in a sample of Jordanian universities. Using a quantitative methodology, underpinned by a pragmatist theoretical approach, an electronic survey was conducted with staff working within three established universities based in Jordan. The concepts of intellectual capital, knowledge management and competitive advantage within an academic setting are first explored before focusing more specifically on investigating how different factors influence these and impact on competitive advantage. Overall, the study identified a range of inhibitors and enablers relating to intellectual capital and knowledge management and identified areas where universities need to develop in order to increase future competitive advantage. The study therefore makes a valuable contribution in adding to the body of evidence within this field.
Physical culture as the component of healthy lifestyle of the person in society
Authors: Voronov Nikolay Andreevich
Published: August 2018

This article considers questions of need of sports activities for maintenance of an organism in a healthy state, about need of physical culture occupation for maintenance of a healthy lifestyle. Various methods and ways of development of the personality are considered. Nowadays the physical culture is an integral part of life of any citizen. Undoubtedly, improvement of health directly depends on the hours spent for physical exercises. Health is the first and most important need of the person which defines his ability to work and provides harmonious development of the personality.
South Russian and North Russian tales as a reflection of regional peculiarities of traditional culture
Authors: Korzhenko Olga Mikhailovna
Published: August 2018

This article attempts to analyze the similarities and differences of South Russian and North Russian folk tales. Attention is paid to how these tales reflected the regional features of the culture of the ethnic group, due to natural and social factors.
An International Study of Determinants of Voluntary Carbon Assurance
Authors: Datt Rina , Luo Le , Tang Qingliang , Mallik Girijasankar
Published: August 2018

Driven by a scarcity of literature on the issue, this study investigates corporate incentives for external carbon emissions assurance. Our sample comprises 5,184 firm-year observations across 44 countries between 2010 and 2014. The descriptive result suggests that 66 percent of the sample firms received assurance and the number of firms that adopted carbon assurance increased during the period investigated. We find that firms exposed to higher carbon risks are more likely to voluntarily seek carbon assurance. Moreover, firms that had adopted carbon reduction initiatives, with an environmental committee, with carbon reduction incentives, or with higher carbon disclosure scores tend to obtain assurance. Our study is based on a number of corporate social responsibility theories; namely, legitimacy, signaling, information asymmetry, and institutional theory. This study contributes to the literature by empirically testing the validity and applicability of these theories in the emerging field of nonfinancial assurance services.

JEL Classifications: M42; Q54; Q56.
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists/American College of Endocrinology Management of Dyslipidemia and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Clinical Practice Guidelines
Authors: Jellinger Paul S.
Published: August 2018

In Brief In February 2017, the American Association of Clinical Endocrin-ologists and the American College of Endocrinology published updated “Guidelines for Management of Dyslipidemia and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease.” The update encompassed recent important clinical trial outcomes and additional research related to the treatment of dyslipidemia. This article summarizes key recommendations from this important guideline.
Diabetes Management in the Elderly
Authors: Leung Erika , Wongrakpanich Supakanya , Munshi Medha N.
Published: August 2018

IN BRIEF Older adults with diabetes present unique challenges and require considerations that are not traditionally associated with diabetes management. In this review, we focus on issues that are unique to the older population and provide practical guidance for clincians who care for them.
Update on the Management of Diabetic Neuropathy
Authors: Ang Lynn , Cowdin Nathan , Mizokami-Stout Kara , Pop-Busui Rodica
Published: August 2018

IN BRIEF Distal symmetric polyneuropathy (DSPN) and diabetic autonomic neuropathies, particularly cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN), are prevalent diabetes complications with high morbidity, mortality, and amputation risks. The diagnosis of DSPN is principally a clinical one based on the presence of typical symptoms combined with symmetrical, distal-to-proximal stocking-glove sensory loss. CAN is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular mortality, arrhythmia, silent ischemia, major cardiovascular events, and myocardial dysfunction. Screening for CAN in high-risk patients is recommended. Symptoms of gastroparesis are nonspecific and do not correspond with its severity. Diagnosis of gastroparesis should exclude other factors well documented to affect gastric emptying such as hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, and certain medications. There is a lack of treatment options targeting the neuropathic disease state. Managing neuropathic pain also remains a challenge. Given the high risk of addiction, abuse, psychosocial issues, and mortality, opioids are not recommended as first-, second-, or third-line agents for treating painful DSPN.
Public administration and regional governance issues in Yakut political organizations’ programs during the Russian Revolution of 1917
Authors:   North-Eastern Federal University, Radchenko Natalya Nikolaevna ,   Siberian Branch of  the Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: August 2018

The paper analyzed the approaches to addressing the public administration and regional governance issues in the political parties’ programs in Yakutsk region during the Russian Revolution of 1917. At that time, the local organizations of Constitutional Democrats, Socialist Revolutionaries, Social Democrats, (Bolsheviks, Mensheviks), Federalists were engaged in political activities in Yakutsk region. The research noted that the Socialist parties applied the democratic approach to dealing with the national issue; the Socialist Revolutionaries accepted the federal principle of relations between the peoples that provided support for the national movements. The paper demonstrated the aspects of the political program of the national intellectuals involved in the Yakut Labor Union of Federalists. The author considered the attitude of parties to the future state structure of Russia, the principle of the federation, the local government. An attempt was made to analyze the program’s impact on the popularity of parties and their role in the political events of the Russian Revolution of 1917.
The peculiarities of the marriage rite and family relations among the Old Believers of Khakassia in the late 20th – early 21st centuries
Authors: Fidchenko Olga Vladimirovna ,   Moscow State University of Education
Published: August 2018

The research presents the theological and religious studies, the historical and ethnographic as well as the ethnological materials relating to the life and the way of life of the Old Believers communities in the south-eastern part of Siberia (by a case study of the Republic of Khakassia). The author uses the unique references to the personal records of the conversations with the representatives of the Old Believers communities from the villages of Birikchul and Biskamzha. The Old Believers, as the founders of one of the most conservative paradigms of the social development in Russia, are an example of preserving traditions and adapting to innovations at the material, spiritual and social levels. Their marital and family relations as a whole retain their common roots with the pre-revolutionary traditions of the entire Russian Orthodox community and have a number of historically established differences described in this study. The research is of interest to both scientists and a large audience.
The robotics development and existential alienation
Authors:   Lobachevsky State University of  Nizhny Novgorod, Astashova Nadezhda Dmitrievna
Published: August 2018

The study analyzes the problem of the human-machine interaction at the present stage of technology development. It raises the ethical issues of convergence of humans and intelligent technology. The reasoning is based on the comparative analysis of the philosophical concepts of alienation in existentialism and the philosophy of the 20th-century technology. The research demonstrates the development of the modern man’s worldview: being alienated from the humanistic principle, a person accompanied by machines creates the artificial, man-made world, which is perceived by him as a natural element similar to nature. The philosophy of existentialism, which comprehends the alienation of a man from the humanistic principle, and the philosophy of technology, which attempts to solve the problems of the alienated man through the construction of the world with the help of machines, made up one process that softly and invisibly integrated machines into the human community. The robot, entering into a relationship with a person, becomes Another in relation to him, i.e. there is a mutual reflection of a man and a robot. When choosing a robot as Another, the creative person has to endow it with qualities similar to himself or an animal, i.e. the independence of action; in this situation, the technology is developing in an independent, free of human manner. Faced with the massive replacement of a human with a robot, we have to realize and seek solutions to the impending problems.
Assessment of the effects of gabapentin on activity levels and owner-perceived mobility impairment and quality of life in osteoarthritic geriatric cats
Authors: Guedes Alonso G. P. , Meadows Julie M. , Pypendop Bruno H. , Johnson Eric G. , Zaffarano Bianca
Published: August 2018

OBJECTIVE Toevaluate effects of gabapentin on activity levels and owner-perceived mobility impairment and quality of life (QOL) in osteoarthritic geriatric cats.

DESIGN Blinded, placebo-controlled, randomized crossover-design study.

ANIMALS 20 osteoarthritic cats (≥ 10 years old).

PROCEDURES Cats received gabapentin (10 mg/kg [4.5 mg/lb]) or placebo treatment, PO, every 12 hours for 2 weeks, followed by the alternate treatment (with no washout period). Activity was assessed with a collar-mounted accelerometer. A client-specific outcome measure (CSOM) questionnaire was used weekly to collect owner assessments of 3 selected activities in which their cats had impaired mobility; QOL ratings (worse, the same, or improved) following crossover to each treatment and for the overall study period were collected at the end of the investigation. Activity counts, CSOM and QOL data, and deterioration in impaired activities (ie, decrease of ≥ 2 points in CSOM scores) associated with treatment crossover were assessed statistically. Adverse events were recorded.

RESULTS Gabapentin administration was associated with significantly lower mean daily activity counts (48,333 vs 39,038 counts/d) and significantly greater odds (approx 3-fold change) of CSOM ratings indicating improvement in impaired activities, compared with results for the placebo treatment. A greater proportion of cats had deterioration in impaired activities after the crossover from gabapentin to placebo than when the opposite occurred, but the proportion of cats with worsened QOL did not differ between sequences. Adverse events were noted for 10 cats (9 that completed the study) during gabapentin treatment (sedation, ataxia, weakness, and muscle tremors) and 1 cat during placebo treatment (lethargy).

CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Gabapentin treatment was associated with improvement in owner-identified impaired activities of osteoarthritic cats. Activity levels were lower than those during placebo treatment, and sedation was the most common adverse effect.
Initial effects of inflammation-related cytokines and signaling pathways on the pathogenesis of post-traumatic osteoarthritis
Authors: Han Peng-Fei , Zhang Zhi-Liang , Chen Tao-Yu , Zhao Rui-Peng , Zhang Rong , Li Xiao-Dong , Li Peng-Cui , Wei Lei , Lv Zhi , Wei Xiao-Chun
Published: August 2018

The main pathological change in post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) is cartilage degeneration, which is closely related to inflammation and oxidative stress. Inflammation can cause degeneration of articular cartilage. Cartilage degeneration can also stimulate the progression of inflammation. It has been found that inflammatory cytokines can participate in the pathological process of cartilage degeneration through multiple signaling pathways, mainly mitogen-activated protein kinase, nuclear transcription factor kappa B, and Wnt–β-catenin signal transduction pathways. This review aimed at exploring the relationship between PTOA and inflammation-related cytokines by introducing the role of proinflammatory cytokines in chondrocyte destruction and extracellular matrix degradation.
Relationship between activities of daily living and depression among older adults and the quality of life of family caregivers
Authors: Xie Hui , Chen Pei-Wen , Zhao Long , Sun Xuan , Jia Xian-Jie
Published: August 2018

Objective

The purposes of this study were to explore the associations of activities of daily living (ADL) and depression among older adults with family caregivers’ quality of life and provide evidence for improving family caregivers’ quality of life.

Methods

Older adults (n=395) and their family caregivers (n=395) were selected as participants. The ADL scale and Geriatric Depression Scale were used to assess ADL and depression among older adults, and the 36-Item Short Form Health Questionnaire (SF-36) was used to assess family caregivers’ quality of life. Descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression were used to analyze the data.

Results

The older adults’ ADL and depression scores were 21±7 and 11±6, respectively. Approximately 69.9% of older adults had declining or severely impaired ADL, and 47.1% had mild or moderate-to-severe depression. Family caregivers’ mean quality of life score was 529±100. There was a negative correlation of older adults’ ADL and depression with caregivers’ quality of life. The correlation coefficient between ADL and the SF-36 mental component summary score was stronger than it was with the SF-36 physical component summary score.

Conclusions

The ADL and depression of older adults influenced family caregivers’ quality of life. Psychological health deserves closer attention, especially that of caregivers of disabled older adults.
Prevalence of osteoarthritis and association between smoking patterns and osteoarthritis in China: a cross-sectional study
Authors: He Qian-Qian , Zhang Jun-Feng
Published: August 2018

Objective

The aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence of radiographic osteoarthritis (OA) and to assess the association between smoking patterns and OA prevalence in adults aged 50 years or older belonging to the Shanxi province of China.

Methods

A cross-sectional study in the rural regions of the Shanxi province was conducted among 2638 Chinese adults (aged ≥50 years). Demographic characteristics and behavioral information were collected through epidemiological surveys. All participants with joint pain underwent plain radiographic examination and were diagnosed by a professional orthopedist. Associations between smoking patterns and the prevalence of OA were assessed using binary logistic regression modeling.

Results

Among 2638 individuals (men, 50.3% and women, 49.7%; mean age, 61.5 years) included in the analysis, 49.8% had radiographic OA and 27.5% had knee OA. The prevalence of radiographic OA was higher in women than in men (P<0.001). After adjusting for potential confounding factors, there was a nonsignificant correlation between smoking and OA prevalence in the multivariate model. Odds ratios (ORs) for all types of OA and knee OA were higher in active and passive smokers than in nonsmoking individuals after adjustments (OR 1.374; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.049–1.802; OR 1.440; 95% CI 1.059–1.958, respectively).

Conclusions

This study showed that smoking may not be an independent risk factor for OA; however, there was a positive correlation between active and passive smoking and OA.
Visualization analysis of the study of fund-sponsored clinical nursing papers
Authors: Tan Xi , Cheng Jin-Lian , Li Yu-Jiao
Published: August 2018

Objective

The aims of this study were to understand the status quo of authors, collaborations between institutions, research hotspots, and research frontiers of fund-sponsored clinical nursing papers and to provide a reference for Chinese scholars to conduct clinical nursing studies in the future.

Methods

The visualization software CiteSpace was used to analyze fund-sponsored clinical nursing papers published between 2012 and 2016 in 12 core journals of nursing.

Results

In the clinical nursing field, there are many cooperative author groups; however, the collaborations between institutions are not close and exist mainly within the same province or city. High-frequency keywords have revealed the four clinical nursing research hotspots of population, diseases, nursing intervention, and others. Chinese medicine nursing, prevention, treatment and nursing, and new technology-aided nursing of ventilator-associated pneumonia are the study frontiers of clinical nursing.

Conclusions

Clinical nursing studies are rich in content and cover a wide range of areas, and their hotspots and frontiers are closely related to the requirements of clinical nursing. Collaborations across regions, provinces, and cities are not adequate; there is an urgent need to strengthen the cross-regional exchanges and collaborations to promote the further development of clinical nursing.
Changes in the Stiffness of Thigh Muscles in the Left and Right Limbs During Six Weeks of Plyometric Training in Volleyball Players
Authors: Mroczek Dariusz , Superlak Edward , Konefał Marek , Maćkała Krzysztof , Chmura Paweł , Seweryniak Tomasz , Chmura Jan
Published: August 2018

Introduction
. Monitoring muscle stiffness in athletes can be a good method of assessing fatigue caused by high training loads, and the early detection of fatigue can help prevent the occurrence of micro-trauma in the muscles that can cause contusions. The research carried out by Wilson et al. [1] confirmed that an optimal level of muscle stiffness is significantly correlated with high muscle loads. The aim of the current study was to determine changes in muscle stiffness of the left and right thighs during six weeks of plyometric training (PT) in volleyball players.

Material and methods
. The study involved 16 volleyball players from the second-league Opole University of Technology Club (age = 21.12 ± 1.66 years, height = 191.62 ± 5.73 cm, and weight = 86.25 ± 6.66 kg) with at least five years of competitive experience (7.5 ± 2.44 years). Muscle stiffness was measured during three stages of the plyometric training using a MYOTON PRO device (Estonia).

Results
. An RM-ANOVA analysis showed a significant difference in the resting stiffness of the semitendinosus (posterior thigh) muscles of the left and right limbs before the plyometric training began, but no significant differences were found in the stiffness of these muscles in the fourth or sixth weeks of training. The results of the measurement performed for the anterior muscles of the thigh did not reveal a significant difference in the stiffness of the left limb compared to that of the right limb in subsequent weeks of training.

Conclusion
. The loads used in plyometric training in volleyball players caused a decrease in the differences in muscle stiffness between the left and right limbs, and in both limbs, adaptation trended towards an increase or a decrease in stiffness.
Nt-ProBNP Discriminatory Role Between Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Patients with Severe Valvular Aortic Stenosis
Authors: Antova Emilija , Petkovska Lidija , Bosevski Marijan , Stojkovik Jagoda , Hadzy-Petrushev Nikola , Kamkin Andre , Mladenov Mitko
Published: August 2018

Background: The aim was to evaluate the Nt-proBNP discriminatory role between symptomatic and asymptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis.

Methods: 187 patients with severe valvular aortic stenosis, with normal EF > 50%, were included, 61 asymptomatic and 126 symptomatic. We used clinical, laboratory (Nt-proBNP) and echocardiographic parameters. Endpoints of monitoring (occurrence of event) were: the onset of symptoms in asymptomatic patients and death in both groups.

Results: The symptomatic group with severe AS had a significantly higher means of Nt-proBNP, in comparison with the asymptomatic group. Nt-proBNP was a significant predictor for the risk of event occurrence (HR 1.4). In the group of severe AS without CAD (n = 101), the subgroup with Nt-proBNP above the cut-off value, took significantly higher percentage of patients with chest pain, fatigue and syncope. In the group with Nt-proBNP above the cut-off value, we had a significantly higher percentage of patients with severe AS without CAD, compared to those with CAD (n = 142). Nt-proBNP was negatively correlated with AVA and LVEF, whether the positive correlation was expressed for: LVEDd, LVEDs, IVSd, AV_Vmax, AV_MaxGrad, LVM and LA. Patients with Nt-proBNP above the cut-off, had a significantly lower event free survival, compared to patients with Nt-proBNP below the cut-off (n = 187; n = 101).

Conclusion: The Nt-proBNP cut-off> 460 pg/ml was confirmed as a useful tool in the determination of event free survival in patients with severe AS. Nt-proBNP not only had relevance in the assessment of the severity of the disease, but also was a significant predictor for the risk of event occurrence.
Originally Adapted Mobile Application Used for Neuropsychiatric Patients
Authors: Pop-Jordanova Nada , Loleska Sofija , Loleski Mario
Published: August 2018

The potential use of modern mobile devices for medical purposes is huge. Digital mental health tools have mostly tended to use psycho-educational strategies based on treatment orientations developed and validated outside digital health.

The aim of this study was to test the availability of our own original app named “Neuro-game” for evaluation of reaction time in different neuropsychiatric patients. Reaction time is strongly related to the executive brain functions.

The examined sample comprised of 135 neuropsychiatric patients (with epilepsy, depression, general anxiety, psychosis and ADHD) compared with matched 50 healthy persons.

We showed that the average reaction time in neuropsychiatric patients compared with healthy people is not notably different. However, we found significant differences in total hits, total misses and total tries in the performances of ill persons.

The crucial differences in obtained scores are confirmed for age and gender issues.

The most important differences are found in the number of hits, misses and tries in the group of depressed, followed by psychotic and ADHD patients, while anxious ones showed pretty normal parameters.

All tested parameters are remarkably different for the epileptic group vs. healthy people.

The T-test for epileptic vs. healthy people showed noteworthy differences for total tries, total misses, and total hits, but the average time reaction did not differ significantly.

In comparison with other psychometric assessments, this approach by using mobile phones seemed more practical, available anywhere (not only in medical settings), less time consuming and quite interesting for all ages.
PERGELARAN WAYANG KULIT SEBAGAI MEDIA PENANAMAN KARAKTER ANAK
Authors: Pramulia Pana
Published: August 2018

Salah satu sastra lisan yang paling populer di masyarakat Jawa adalah pergelaran wayang kulit. Lakon wayang kulit Jawa diambil dari epik India, yaitu Ramayana dan Mahabarata. Pergelaran wayang kulit juga menjadi tuntunan bagi masyarakat yang menonton. Maksudnya, wayang bukan sekadar sebagai sarana hiburan, tetapi juga sebagai media komunikasi, penyuluhan dan pendidikan. Maka, pergelaran wayang kulit dapat dijadikan wahana penanaman karakter yang memuat moral, etika, dan nilai-nilai adi luhung. Untuk memahami dan menemukan moral, etika, dan nilai-nilai adi luhung pergelaran wayang kulit dibutuhkan teori yang relevan. Penelitian ini akan menggunakan teori hukum epik Axel Olrix dan menggunakan objek pergelaran wayang kulit lakon Laire Semar dengan dalang Ki. Purbo Asmoro. Hukum Epik Axel Olrix tersebut mempunyai dua belas hukum yang akan digunakan untuk menganalisis. Akan tetapi, dalam penelitian ini Hukum Epik Axel Olrix yang diambil hanya tiga poin yang berkaitan dengan penanaman karakter anak. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan etnografi untuk memahami keterkaitan antara moral dan nilai-nilai di masyarakat dengan yang digambarkan pada pergelaran wayang kulit. Kata Kunci: Pergelaran Wayang Kulit, Hukum Epik Axel Olrix, Karakter Anak.
Problematika Lingkungan Hidup dalam Syair Lagu Populer Indonesia (Studi Ekologi Sastra)
Authors: Setyowati Setyowati
Published: August 2018

Kata kunci: lingkungan hidup, ekologi sastra, syair, lagu populerPenelitian dengan judul Problematika Lingkungan Hidup dalam Syair Lagu Populer Indonesia (Studi Ekologi Sastra)  ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan kondisi lingkungan hidup yang disebabkan oleh perilaku manusia dalam syair lagu populer Indonesia.Dengan berpijak pada teori ekologi sastra, pendekatan yang dipakai adalah pendekatan kualitatif yang dipaparkan secara deskriptif. Data penelitiannya adalah kata, kelompok kata, serta kalimat yang terdapat dalam syair atau lirik lagu populer Indonesia yang terkait dengan lingkungan hidup. Data tersebut bersumber pada syair lagu  yang dilantunkan sekitar tahun 1980 hingga 2015 dan dinyanyikan oleh Iwan Fals, Gombloh, Naif, The Rollies, Slank, Riff, Ully Sigar Rusady, Rita Rubby Hatland, Kotak, Nugie, dan Ebiet G.Ade.  Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan teknik dokumentasi dan klasifikasi; sedangan penganalisisan data dilakukan dengan teknik interpretasi, eksplanasi, dan deskripsi.Hasil yang diperoleh dari serangkaian penelitian ini berupa temuan adanya problematika  kerusakan lingkungan hidup dalam syair alau lirik  lagu populer Indonesia yang disebabkan oleh perilaku manusia. Syair atau lirik terkait hal tersebut disampaikan melalui lima kategori, yaitu pernyataan, sindiran, kritikan, himbauan, dan renungan.
LEGENDA PETILASAN SUNAN KALIJAGA DI DESA SUROWITI KECAMATAN PANCENG KABUPATEN GRESIK DENGAN TEORI NILAI BUDAYA
Authors: Haerussaleh Haerussaleh , Faizin Afan
Published: August 2018

Legenda merupakan salah satu tugas bagi generasi muda untuk tanggap dalam melestarikan warisan nenek moyang kita. Warisan yang sangat berharga dan berguna tersebut jangan sampai dilalaikan dan punah begitu saja. Berkaitan dengan ini peneliti tertarik dan berkeinginan untuk meneliti Legenda Petilasan Sunan Kalijaga di Desa Surowiti Kecamatan Panceng Kabupaten Gresik dengan Teori Nilai Budaya. Masalah yang akan dibahas dalam penelitian ini adalah bagaimana nilai budaya yang ada dalam legend petilasan sunan kalijaga di desa Surowiti kecamatan Panceng kabupaten Gresik. Manfaat penelitian ini ada dua yaitu manfaat teoritis dan manfaat praktis. Objek penelitian legenda petilasan sunan kalijaga di desa Surowiti kecamatan Panceng kabupaten Gresik. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan (1) teknik pengamatan, (2) teknik wawancara, (3) teknik perekaman, (4) teknik simak, (5) teknik pencatatan, (6) teknik transkripsi, dan (7) teknik terjemahan. Teknik analisis menggunakan teknik analisis deskriptif. Teknik pengolahan data dilakukan dengan (1) pengumpulan data, (2) klasifikasi data, (3) transkripsi data, (4) analisis data, dan (5) membuat kesimpulan dari hasil analisis. Simpulan dari penelitian ini adalah ditemukan nilai budaya dalam legenda petilasan sunan kalijaga sebagai berikut (1) Nilai budaya hubungan manusia dengan masyarakat; a) Tolong menolong. b) Tidak mendendam. c) Percaya terhadap sesama. d) Saling menghargai. e) Bekerja sama. f) Saling melindungi. g) Hidup rukun. h) Saling mengenal. (2) Nilai budaya hubungan manusia dengan tuhan; a) Bertaqwa yang meliputi: memeluk ajaran islam, Puasa sunnah, dan Berziarah kubur. (3) Nilai budaya hubungan manusia dengan alam lingkungan yaitu : a) Melestarikan lingkungan. (4) Nilai budaya hubungan manusia dengan diri sendiri yaitu : a) mempertahankan diri. Kata Kunci : Nilai Budaya dan Legenda
Feminism Radical in the Novel Keindahan dan Kesedihan by Yasunari Kawabata
Authors: Andharu Devito , Widayati Wahyu
Published: August 2018

The Purpose of this research are  to describe a feminism in Keindahan dan Kesedihan Novel by Yasunari Kawabata. This research is a qualitative descriptive. The object is psychoanalysis from Keindahan dan Kesedihan, novel by Yasunari Kawabata.  Data collected by using close reading technic: read, scan, and quote. Data validity use triangulation technic. Data analized by semiotic mode of reading. Analysis result is shown in terms of feminism, the role of Otoko and Keiko is the main character in Keindahan dan Kesedihan novel that she is a s lesbian. Lesbian is an example of the uprising at the radical feminism. But after reviewing the whole of Keindahan dan Kesedihan novel be able to conclude that the figures of Otoko are not included in radical feminism. Otoko chose to become lesbian with Keiko after the she met with the students painted Keiko. Otoko choice of life lived as a lesbian is to keep the sacred vision in maintaining its love for Oki. In contrast to Otoko, Keiko chose to become lesbians based on hate with  men. Keiko found men always give the suffering of women.  Keywords :Feminism, Novel
Prevalencia de trastornos del sueño en niños y adolescentes
Authors: González Quiñones Juan Carlos , Acevedo Ramírez Geraldinne , Alarcón Carvajal Paula Dayanna , Casas Vargas Ángela Mileidy , Ardila R Glendy , Bernal Angee Julian David , Avella Rodríguez Javier Leonardo , Pinzón Ramírez Jenny
Published: August 2018

Objetivo: Identificar la prevalencia de trastornos del sueño en niños y adolescentes de colegios urbanos y rurales (públicos y privados).Población: 2548 niños y jóvenes que estuvieran cursando estudios de primaria y secundaria de colegios urbanos y rurales.Método: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de corte transversal para lo cual se utilizó la encuesta de cribado de trastornos del sueño BEARS.Resultados: La prevalencia de trastornos del sueño es del 76 % en esta muestra poblacional, aumentando a medida que se tiene más edad, presentándose más en estratos socioeconómicos altos y en zona urbana.
Analisis Kualitas Situs Web Batampos Menggunakan Metode WebQual 4.0
Authors: Yodi Yodi
Published: August 2018

Batampos is the largest daily newspaper in riau islands spread from batam island, tanjung pinang, natuna even to singapore and malaysia. Along with the development of information technology and communications batampos also make a web site batampos newspaper to continue to provide convenience for its readers. The purpose of this research is to know how far the quality of Batampos website based on end user perception so that batampos site can increase the number of visitors and competition with similar website. This research method uses WebQual 4.0 that focuses on three main components namely usability, information quality and service interaction quality. Data collection method using primary data in the form of questionnaires distributed online amounted to 200 responden. Data analysis techniques using descriptive analysis with statistical calculations with multiple linear regression analysis using SPSS 22. Based on data processing can be seen that the user perception of Quality Usability, Information Quality, Service Interaction Quality independently have a positive and significant impact on user satisfaction
Banco de dentes humanos e educação em saúde na Universidade Federal do Amazonas. Relato de experiência
Authors: Sponchiado Júnior Emílio Carlos , Guimarães Camila Coelho , Marques André Augusto Franco , Rebelo Maria Augusta Bessa , Conde Nikeila Chacon de Oliveira , Bandeira Maria Fulgência Costa Lima , Pereira Juliana Vianna
Published: August 2018

A população brasileira ainda esta a mercê de profissionaisilegais ou despreparados que realizam extrações dentais desnecessárias visando apenas o lucro dos procedimentos clínicos e até a venda do órgão dental. Muitas vezes são extraídos dentes hígidos ou parcialmente afetados, que poderiam ser tratados e salvos; deste modo os pacientes perdem muitos elementos dentais prejudicando assim sua qualidade de vida. Uma forma de combater este tipo de atitude seria por meio da educação da população sobre a importância de uma boa saúde bucal e da valorizaçãodo dente como órgão do sistema estomatognático, enfatizando para o paciente que antes de aceitar um tratamento radical baseado na extração dental, ele teria o direito de escolher outros tratamentos conservadores que manteriam o elmento dental em funçãona cavidade bucal. Além disso, mesmo quando a extraçãoé necessária, tanto os profissionais quanto os órgãos públicos, não descartam o dente extraído de forma correta, muitas vezes esse material é descartado no lixo comum. O ideal seria que estes dentes extraídos fossem acondicionados em um banco de dentes para minimizar a poluição biológica e desta forma até serem reaproveitados nas universidades por meio da utilização em pesquisas ou treinamentos laboratoriais. As instituições que mantém cursos de Odontologia poderiam institucionalizar seus bancos de dentesque atuariam na educação em saúde e no gerenciamento correto dos elementos dentais extraídos, diminuindo assim esta problemática.
Processo de criação de um aplicativo móvel na área de odontologia para pacientes com necessidades especiais
Authors: Souza Rafael Celestino de , Alves Levy Anderson Cesar , Haddad Ana Estela , Macedo Mary Caroline Skelton , Ciamponi Ana Lídia
Published: August 2018

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