bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Implementing Sustainably Managed Fisheries Using Ecological Risk Assessment and Bowtie Analysis
Authors: Astles Karen L. , Cormier Roland
Published: October 2018

Determining the effectiveness of a management system to enable fisheries to harvest sustainably is a key challenge. To fully assess the likelihood that a fishery management system will not achieve its sustainability objectives, the assessment needs to include the whole pathway that leads to the consequences for management objectives. A crucial aspect of the pathway is the inclusion of management controls. Effectiveness of these management controls determines whether the effects of human pressures on ecological components and their impacts are reduced to a level that will not impede management achieving their objectives. Ecological risk assessments do not provide sufficient information to make decisions about what to change specifically in a management system to ensure a fishery is sustainably managed. Bowtie analysis (BTA) is a method that logically connects the relationships between management objectives, management controls, threats, potential impacts of threats on the fishery resource and the consequences of those impacts on achieving the management objectives. The combination of bowtie analysis and ecological risk assessment enables managers, scientists and stakeholders to evaluate different management controls and research options in response to risk factors and track the effectiveness of the management system. We applied a three-step method of bowtie analysis stage 1, quantitative ecological risk assessment and bowtie analysis stage 2 to evaluate fisheries management and science. We demonstrate these steps using a case study of a commercially fished species in New South Wales, Australia.
An Emergency Decision Making Method for Different Situation Response Based on Game Theory and Prospect Theory
Authors: Zhang Zi-Xin , Wang Liang , Wang Ying-Ming
Published: October 2018

Because of the continuous burst of emergency events (EEs) recently, emergency decision making (EDM) has become an active research topic due to its crucial role in relieving and reducing various losses and damages (property, lives, environment, etc.) caused by EEs. Current EDM studies based on prospect theory (PT) have considered decision maker’s (DM’s) psychological behavior, which is very important in the EDM process because it affects DM’s decision behavior directly, particularly under the uncertainty decision environment. However, those studies neglected an important fact that different emergency situations should be handled by different measures to show the pertinence and effectiveness of the emergency response in the real world, which has been taken into consideration in EDM studies based on game theory (GT). Different behavior experiments show that DMs usually have limited rationality when involved in risk and an uncertain decision environment, in which their psychological behavior has distinct impacts on their decision choice and behavior. Nevertheless, the existing studies of EDM based on GT build on an assumption that DMs are totally rational; however, it is obvious that such an assumption is unreasonable and far from the real-world situation. Motivated by these limitations pointed out previously, this study proposes a novel EDM method combining GT and PT that considers not only the DM’s psychological behavior, but also takes different situations’ handling for EEs into account, which is closer to the EDM problems in reality. An example and comparison with other methods are provided to demonstrate the validity and rationality of the proposed method for coping with real-world EDM problems.
Multilinear EigenECGs and FisherECGs for Individual Identification from Information Obtained by an Electrocardiogram Sensor
Authors: Byeon Yeong-Hyeon , Lee Jae-Neung , Pan Sung-Bum , Kwak Keun-Chang
Published: October 2018

In this study, we present a third-order tensor-based multilinear eigenECG (MEECG) and multilinear Fisher ECG (MFECG) for individual identification based on the information obtained by an electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor. MEECG and MFECG are based on multilinear principal component analysis (MPCA) and multilinear linear discriminant analysis (MLDA) in the field of multilinear subspace learning (MSL), respectively. MSL directly extracts features without the vectorization of input data, while MSL extracts features without vectorizing the input data while maintaining most of the correlations shown in the original structure. In contrast with unsupervised linear subspace learning (LSL) techniques such as PCA (Principal Component Analysis) and LDA (Linear Discriminant Analysis), it is less susceptible to small-data problems because it learns more compact and potentially useful representations, and it can efficiently handle large tensors. Here, the third-order tensor is formed by reordering the one-dimensional ECG signal into a two-dimensional matrix, considering the time frame. The MSL consists of four steps. The first step is preprocessing, in which input samples are centered. The second step is initialization, in which eigen decomposition is performed and the most significant eigenvectors are selected. The third step is local optimization, in which input data is applied by eigenvectors from the second step, and new eigenvectors are calculated using the applied input data. The final step is projection, in which the resultant feature tensors after projection are obtained. The experiments are performed on two databases for performance evaluation. The Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB)-ECG is a well-known database, and Chosun University (CU)-ECG is directly built for this study using the developed ECG sensor. The experimental results revealed that the tensor-based MEECG and MFECG showed good identification performance in comparison to PCA and LDA of LSL.
Coagulotoxicity of Bothrops (Lancehead Pit-Vipers) Venoms from Brazil: Differential Biochemistry and Antivenom Efficacy Resulting from Prey-Driven Venom Variation
Authors: Sousa Leijiane F. , Zdenek Christina N. , Dobson James S. , Op den Brouw Bianca , Coimbra Francisco C. P. , Gillett Amber , Del-Rei Tiago H. M. , Chalkidis Hipócrates de M. , Sant’Anna Sávio , Teixeira-da-Rocha Marisa M. , Grego Kathleen , Travaglia Cardoso Silvia R. , Moura da Silva Ana M. , Fry Bryan G.
Published: October 2018

Lancehead pit-vipers (Bothrops genus) are an extremely diverse and medically important group responsible for the greatest number of snakebite envenomations and deaths in South America. Bothrops atrox (common lancehead), responsible for majority of snakebites and related deaths within the Brazilian Amazon, is a highly adaptable and widely distributed species, whose venom variability has been related to several factors, including geographical distribution and habitat type. This study examined venoms from four B. atrox populations (Belterra and Santarém, PA; Pres. Figueiredo, AM and São Bento, MA), and two additional Bothrops species (B. jararaca and B. neuwiedi) from Southeastern region for their coagulotoxic effects upon different plasmas (human, amphibian, and avian). The results revealed inter– and intraspecific variations in coagulotoxicity, including distinct activities between the three plasmas, with variations in the latter two linked to ecological niche occupied by the snakes. Also examined were the correlated biochemical mechanisms of venom action. Significant variation in the relative reliance upon the cofactors calcium and phospholipid were revealed, and the relative dependency did not significantly correlate with potency. Relative levels of Factor X or prothrombin activating toxins correlated with prey type and prey escape potential. The antivenom was shown to perform better in neutralising prothrombin activation activity than neutralising Factor X activation activity. Thus, the data reveal new information regarding the evolutionary selection pressures shaping snake venom evolution, while also having significant implications for the treatment of the envenomed patient. These results are, therefore, an intersection between evolutionary biology and clinical medicine.
Tryptophan-Derived Uremic Toxins and Thrombosis in Chronic Kidney Disease
Authors: Addi Tawfik , Dou Laetitia , Burtey Stéphane
Published: October 2018

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) display an elevated risk of thrombosis. Thrombosis occurs in cardiovascular events, such as venous thromboembolism, stroke, and acute coronary syndrome, and is a cause of hemodialysis vascular access dysfunction. CKD leads to the accumulation of uremic toxins, which exerts toxic effects on blood and the vessel wall. Some uremic toxins result from tryptophan metabolization in the gut through the indolic and the kynurenine pathways. An increasing number of studies are highlighting the link between such uremic toxins and thrombosis in CKD. In this review, we describe the thrombotic mechanisms induced by tryptophan-derived uremic toxins (TDUT). These mechanisms include an increase in plasma levels of procoagulant factors, induction of platelet hyperactivity, induction of endothelial dysfunction/ impairment of endothelial healing, decrease in nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability, and production of procoagulant microparticles. We focus on one important prothrombotic mechanism: The induction of tissue factor (TF), the initiator of the extrinsic pathway of the blood coagulation. This induction occurs via a new pathway, dependent on the transcription factor Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), the receptor of TDUT in cells. A better understanding of the prothrombotic mechanisms of uremic toxins could help to find novel therapeutic targets to prevent thrombosis in CKD.
Visualization of a Dinoflagellate-Infecting Virus HcDNAV and Its Infection Process
Authors: Takano Yoshihito , Tomaru Yuji , Nagasaki Keizo
Published: October 2018

HcDNAV (a type species of Genus Dinodnavirus) is a large double-stranded DNA virus, which lytically infects the bloom-forming marine microalga Heterocapsa circularisquama Horiguchi (Dinophyceae). In the present study, detailed observation of the HcDNAV particle and its infection process was conducted via field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and epifluorescence microscopy (EFM). Each five-fold vertex of the icosahedral virion was decorated with a protrusion, which may be related to the entry process of HcDNAV into the host. The transverse groove of host cells is proposed to be the main virus entry site. A visible DAPI-stained region, which is considered to be the viroplasm (virus factory), appeared in close proximity to the host nucleus at 11 h post infection (hpi); the putative viral DAPI signal was remarkably enlarged at 11–30 hpi. It was kidney-shaped at 13–15 hpi, horseshoe-shaped at 20 hpi, doughnut-shaped at 30 hpi, and changed into a three-dimensionally complicated shape at 51–53 hpi, by which time most parts of the host cell were occupied by the putative viral DAPI signal. While the virions were within the viroplasm, they were easily distinguishable by their vertex protrusions by FE-SEM.
Evaluation of Shock Detection Algorithm for Road Vehicle Vibration Analysis
Authors: Lepine Julien , Rouillard Vincent
Published: October 2018

The ability to characterize shocks which occur during road transport is a vital prerequisite for the design of optimized protective packaging, which can assist in reducing cost and waste related to products and good transport. Many methods have been developed to detect shocks buried in road vehicle vibration signals, but none has yet considered the nonstationary nature of vehicle vibration and how, individually, they fail to accurately detect shocks. Using machine learning, several shock detection methods can be combined, and the reliability and accuracy of shock detection can also be improved. This paper presents how these methods can be integrated into four different machine learning algorithms (Decision Tree, k-Nearest Neighbors, Bagged Ensemble, and Support Vector Machine). The Pseudo-Energy Ratio/Fall-Out (PERFO) curve, a novel classification assessment tool, is also introduced to calibrate the algorithms and compare their detection performance. In the context of shock detection, the PERFO curve has an advantage over classical assessment tools, such as the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve, as it gives more importance to high-amplitude shocks.
Two-Dimensional Numerical Simulation Study on Bed-Load Transport in the Fluctuating Backwater Area: A Case-Study Reservoir in China
Authors: Luo Ming , Yu Heli , Huang Er , Ding Rui , Lu Xin
Published: October 2018

Numerical modeling of sedimentation and erosion in reservoirs is an active field of reservoir research. However, simulation of the bed-load transport phenomena has rarely been applied to other water bodies, in particular, the fluctuating backwater area. This is because the complex morphological processes interacting between hydrodynamics and sediment transport are generally challenging to accurately predict. Most researchers assert that the shape of a river channel is mainly determined by the upstream water and sediment, and the physical boundary conditions of the river channel, rather than random events. In this study, the refinement and application of a two-dimensional shallow-water and bed-load transport model to the fluctuating backwater area is described. The model employs the finite volume method of the Godunov scheme and equilibrium sediment transport equations. The model was verified using experimental data produced by a scaled physical model, and the results indicated that the numerical model is believable. The numerical model was then applied to actual reservoir operations, including reservoir storage, reservoir drawdown, and the continuous flood process, to predict the morphology of reservoir sedimentation and sediment transport rates, and the changes in bed level in the fluctuating backwater area. It was found that the location and morphology of sedimentation affected by the downstream water level result in random evolution of the river bed, and bed-load sedimentation is moved from upstream to downstream as the slope of the longitudinal section of the river bed is reduced. Moreover, the research shows that the river channel sedimentation morphology is changed by the change water level of the downstream reach, causing the dislocation of the beach and channel and random events that will affect the river, which is of certain reference value for waterway regulation.
Artificial Neural Networks for Predicting the Water Retention Curve of Sicilian Agricultural Soils
Authors: D’Emilio Alessandro , Aiello Rosa , Consoli Simona , Vanella Daniela , Iovino Massimo
Published: October 2018

Modeling soil-water regime and solute transport in the vadose zone is strategic for estimating agricultural productivity and optimizing irrigation water management. Direct measurements of soil hydraulic properties, i.e., the water retention curve and the hydraulic conductivity function, are often expensive and time-consuming, and represent a major obstacle to the application of simulation models. As a result, there is a great interest in developing pedotransfer functions (PTFs) that predict the soil hydraulic properties from more easily measured and/or routinely surveyed soil data, such as particle size distribution, bulk density (ρb), and soil organic carbon content (OC). In this study, application of PTFs was carried out for 359 Sicilian soils by implementing five different artificial neural networks (ANNs) to estimate the parameter of the van Genuchten (vG) model for water retention curves. The raw data used to train the ANNs were soil texture, ρb, OC, and porosity. The ANNs were evaluated in their ability to predict both the vG parameters, on the basis of the normalized root-mean-square errors (NRMSE) and normalized mean absolute errors (NMAE), and the water retention data. The Akaike’s information criterion (AIC) test was also used to assess the most efficient network. Results confirmed the high predictive performance of ANNs with four input parameters (clay, sand, and silt fractions, and OC) in simulating soil water retention data, with a prediction accuracy characterized by MAE = 0.026 and RMSE = 0.069. The AIC efficiency criterion indicated that the most efficient ANN model was trained with a relatively low number of input nodes.
Potential Changes of Annual-Averaged Nutrient Export in the South Saskatchewan River Basin under Climate and Land-Use Change Scenarios
Authors: Morales-Marín Luis , Wheater Howard , Lindenschmidt Karl-Erich
Published: October 2018

Climate and land-use changes modify the physical functioning of river basins and, in particular, influence the transport of nutrients from land to water. In large-scale basins, where a variety of climates, topographies, soil types and land uses co-exist to form a highly heterogeneous environment, a more complex nutrient dynamic is imposed by climate and land-use changes. This is the case of the South Saskatchewan River (SSR) that, along with the North Saskatchewan River, forms one of the largest river systems in western Canada. The SPAtially Referenced Regression On Watershed (SPARROW) model is therefore implemented to assess water quality in the basin, in order to describe spatial and temporal patterns and identify those factors and processes that affect water quality. Forty-five climate and land-use change scenarios comprehended by five General Circulation Models (GCMs) and three Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) were incorporated into the model to explain how total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) export could vary across the basin in 30, 60 and 90 years from now. According to model results, annual averages of TN and TP export in the SSR are going to increase in the range 0.9–1.28 kg km − 2 year − 1 and 0.12–0.17 kg km − 2 year − 1 , respectively, by the end of the century, due to climate and land-use changes. Higher increases of TP compared to TN are expected since TP and TN are going to increase ∼36% and ∼21%, respectively, by the end of the century. This research will support management plans in order to mitigate nutrient export under future changes of climate and land use.
The Effect of Automated versus Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis on Mortality Risk in China
Authors: Li Xuemei , Xu Hong , Chen Nan , Ni Zhaohui , Chen Menghua , Chen Limeng , Dong Jie , Fang Wei , Yu Yusheng , Yang Xiao , Chen Jianghua , Yu Xueqing , Yao Qiang , Sloand James A. , Marshall Mark R.
Published: October 2018

Background

There is an emerging practice pattern of automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) in China. We report on outcomes compared to continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) in a Chinese cohort.

Methods

Data were sourced from the Baxter Healthcare (China) Investment Co. Ltd Patient Support Program database, comprising an inception cohort commencing PD between 1 January 2005 and 13 August 2015. We used time-dependent cause-specific Cox proportional hazards and Fine-Gray competing risks (kidney transplantation, change to hemodialysis) models to estimate relative mortality risk between APD and CAPD. We adjusted or matched for age, gender, employment, insurance, primary renal disease, size of PD program, and year of dialysis inception. We used cluster robust regression to account for center effect.

Results

We modeled 100,351 subjects from 1,178 centers over 240,803 patient-years. Of these, 368 received APD at some time. Compared with patients on CAPD, those on APD were significantly younger, more likely to be male, employed, self-paying, and from larger programs. Overall, APD was associated with a hazard ratio (HR) for death of 0.79 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.64 – 0.97) compared with CAPD in Cox proportional hazards models, and 0.76 (0.62 – 0.95) in Fine-Gray competing risks regression models. There was prominent effect modification by follow-up time: benefit was observed only up to 4 years follow-up, after which risk of death was similar.

Conclusion

Automated peritoneal dialysis is associated with an overall lower adjusted risk of death compared with CAPD in China. Analyses are limited by the likelihood of important selection bias arising from group imbalance, and residual confounding from unavailability of important clinical covariates such as comorbidity and Kt/V.
A Framework for Planet Detection with Faint Light-curve Echoes
Authors: Mann Chris , Tellesbo Christopher A. , Bromley Benjamin C. , Kenyon Scott J.
Published: October 2018

A stellar flare can brighten a planet in orbit around its host star, producing a light curve with a faint echo. This echo, and others from subsequent flares, can lead to the planet’s discovery, revealing its orbital configuration and physical characteristics. A challenge is that an echo is faint relative to the flare and measurement noise. Here we use a method, based on autocorrelation function estimation, to extract faint planetary echoes from stellar flare light curves. A key component of our approach is that we compensate for planetary motion; measures of echo strength are then co-added into a strong signal. Using simple flare models in simulations, we explore the feasibility of this method with current technology for detecting planets around nearby M dwarfs. We also illustrate how our method can tightly constrain a planet’s orbital elements and the mass of its host star. This technique is most sensitive to giant planets within 0.1 au of active flare stars and offers new opportunities for planet discovery in orientations and configurations that are inaccessible with other planet search methods.
Implications of Captured Interstellar Objects for Panspermia and Extraterrestrial Life
Authors: Lingam Manasvi , Loeb Abraham
Published: October 2018

We estimate the capture rate of interstellar objects by means of three-body gravitational interactions. We apply this model to the Sun–Jupiter system and the Alpha Centauri A&B binary system, and find that the radius of the largest captured object is a few tens of km and Earth-sized, respectively. We explore the implications of our model for the transfer of life by means of rocky material. The interstellar comets captured by the “fishing net” of the solar system can be potentially distinguished by their differing orbital trajectories and ratios of oxygen isotopes through high-resolution spectroscopy of water vapor in their tails.
Observations of Turbulent Magnetic Reconnection within a Solar Current Sheet
Authors: Cheng X. , Li Y. , Wan L. F. , Ding M. D. , Chen P. F. , Zhang J. , Liu J. J.
Published: October 2018

Magnetic reconnection is a fundamental physical process in various astrophysical, space, and laboratory environments. Many pieces of evidence for magnetic reconnection have been uncovered. However, its specific processes that could be fragmented and turbulent have been short of direct observational evidence. Here, we present observations of a super-hot current sheet during the SOL2017-09-10T X8.2-class solar flare that display the fragmented and turbulent nature of magnetic reconnection. As bilateral plasmas converge toward the current sheet, significant plasma heating and nonthermal motions are detected therein. Two oppositely directed outflow jets are intermittently expelled out of the fragmenting current sheet, whose intensity shows a power-law distribution in the spatial frequency domain. The intensity and velocity of the sunward outflow jets also display a power-law distribution in the temporal frequency domain. The length-to-width ratio of current sheet is estimated to be larger than the theoretical threshold and thus ensures its occurrence. The observations therefore suggest that fragmented and turbulent magnetic reconnection occurs in the long stretching current sheet.
Overview of MDM2 and B-RAF Expression in Gastric Lesions
Authors: Aboushousha Tarek , Helal Noha , Hammam Olfat , Ibrahim Manar , Khaled Samar , Mostafa Amr , Anas Amgad
Published: October 2018

BACKGROUND: Globally, gastric cancer (GC) it is the fourth most common cancer and the third cause of cancer-related deaths. Overexpression of MDM2 and B-RAF appeared to be increased in malignancy and associated with poor prognosis in several human tumours, but their role in gastric cancer remains controversial.
AIM: We had investigated the immunohistochemical expression of MDM2 and B-RAF in 136 gastric lesions with/without H. pylori association.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: Studied specimens include chronic gastritis (32), intestinal type GC (70), diffuse GC (22) and gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) (12).
RESULTS: MDM2 expression increased significantly in intestinal GC compared to other groups (p < 0.001), while B-RAF expression increased significantly in GIST compared to other groups (p < 0.001). H. pylori increased expression of MDM2 in intestinal GC cases but did not affect B-RAF expression. MDM2 expression correlated with high grade of tumor differentiation (p < 0.001), deep invasion (p < 0.05), nodal metastases (p < 0.05) and distant metastases (p < 0.1) in intestinal GC, while B-RAF expression did not correlate with TNM stage (p < 0.1).
CONCLUSION: MDM2 up-regulation was more frequent in intestinal GC, while B-RAF up-regulation was more frequent in GIST compared to other groups; MDM2 expression in intestinal GC was correlated with H. pylori association, high grade of differentiation, deep invasion, nodal and distant metastases, meanwhile, B-RAF expression was correlated with high-grade intestinal GC but did not correlate with H. pylori or TNM stage. The possible role of both MDM2 and B-RAF in predicting progression of gastric tumours and prognosis deserves further investigations.
A Dermatological Questionnaire for General Practitioners with a Focus on Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Authors: Marasca Claudio , Annunziata Maria Carmela , Cacciapuoti Sara , Cantelli Mariateresa , Martora Fabrizio , Scotti Silvestro , Sparano Luigi , Fabbrocini Gabriella
Published: October 2018

BACKGROUND: Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a skin chronic inflammatory disease typically located in several areas such as perianal, inguinal and axillary regions. In 40% to 70% of cases, general practitioners (GPs) are the first health care professionals consulted by patients suffering from HS. The role of GPs in HS management could be more substantial than it has been in the past.
AIM: We developed a questionnaire to assess the knowledge of HS by GPs and to evaluate if in their perception the dermatologist is the reference medical doctor for pathology above.
METHODS: The data were processed by a univariate descriptive statistical analysis.
RESULTS: Our study showed GPs could recognise patients affected by HS. They have proven to know the main features of HS. Nevertheless, the second part of the questionnaire has highlighted the considerable confusion of GPs about who the reference figure is.
CONCLUSION: The data registered regarding therapy and follow up too, only show a mild preponderance of dermatologist compared to other professional figures, such as a surgeon, GPs and plastic surgeon.
A Qualitative Study on the Importance and Value of Doctor-Patient Relationship in Iran: Physicians' Views
Authors: Sadati Ahmad Kalateh , Tabei Seyed Ziauddin , Lankarani Kamran Bagheri
Published: October 2018

BACKGROUND: Doctor-patient relationship [DPR] refers to verbal and non-verbal communication between doctor and patient, which is of great importance in consultation sessions.
AIM: Therefore, the present study attempts to explore the importance and value of DPR in Iran.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: The method used in the study was conventional content analysis. The data were collected from 21 faculty members (FMs) of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (SUMS), Shiraz, Iran, who participated in three focus group discussions (FGDs). Transcribed data were analysed using Conventional Content Analysis (CCA) which identified condensed meaning units, subthemes, and themes.
RESULTS: Four themes were extracted from 198 meaning units, 87 condensed meaning units, and 17 subthemes. These included gateway [the role of DPR]; nonlinearity [the nature of DPR]; distortion (quality of DPR in the context); and dysfunctional system (weakness in health system). Generally, results showed DPR to be the gateway to consultations based on non-verbal communication and doctor empathy. The study showed distorted DPR which was due to the dysfunctionality of the health care system.
CONCLUSION: As indicated DPR plays an important role in medical contexts, but if distorted it leads to an unsuccessful outcome. Therefore, to promote DPR, it is necessary to reinforce its structure. Thus, the infrastructure has to be modified and developed at all levels.
Sexual Desire and Related Factors in Middle-Aged and Elderly Married Women: A Cross-Sectional Study in Iran
Authors: Tabatabaeichehr Mahbubeh , Mortazavi Hamed , Abadi Mahdi Hares , Moayed Leili
Published: October 2018

BACKGROUND: The sexual desire in the middle-aged and senior women is one of the factors affecting their quality of life and psychological well-being.
AIM: The present study was aimed to assess the sexual desire and related factors among married women aged 50-70 years.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this descriptive-analytical study, 210 married menopausal women aged 50-70 years were selected by cluster sampling method. Data were collected using a demographic profile questionnaire and Sexual Desire Inventory (SDI), and analysed by SPSS version 22 software using descriptive statistics and independent t-test, ANOVA and Pearson correlation coefficient tests.
RESULTS: The mean age of women was 59.40 ± 5.93 years, and the mean sexual desire score was 22.66 ± 17.78 (out of 112). There was a significant relationship between sexual desire score and age, educational level, occupation of women and spouses, age of menopause, marital history, number of pregnancies and children, individual health and pain level (P < 0.001). The sexual desire score had a significant association with diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, high cholesterol, chronic pain, gastrointestinal problems, chronic ulcers, bladder and intestinal problems, joint and bone disorders, taking cardiac medications, antihypertensive, anticoagulant, insulin, cholesterol-lowering drugs (P < 0.001).
CONCLUSION: The low sexual desire score and its reduction with age and the presence of various diseases and factors affecting sexual desire highlight the importance of diagnostic screening, family related educational planning and the role of health care providers in the health status of the older adults.
Management of Maxillary Impacted Teeth and Complex Odontome: A Review of Literature and Case Report
Authors: Dehis Heba M. , Fayed Mona S.
Published: October 2018

BACKGROUND: Teeth impaction has become a common problem faced by orthodontic clinicians with the greatest incidence reported among third molars and maxillary canines. The great challenge lies in successfully treating these cases without deleteriously affecting the impacted as well as adjacent teeth while achieving acceptable functional and esthetic results. Several etiological factors have been associated with impactions including the presence of an odontome which is an asymptomatic odontogenic hamartomatous lesion.
CASE REPORT: This article presents a detailed orthodontic assessment and treatment of a 16 years old female having impacted right maxillary lateral incisor and canine caused by complex odontome.
CONCLUSION: Successful orthodontic treatment of multiple impactions can be achieved with minimal side effects even when odontomes are associated, through 3D radiographic examination, detailed evaluation as well as proper biomechanical control.
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor 936 C/T Gene Polymorphism in Indonesian Subjects with Diabetic Polyneuropathy
Authors: Barus Jimmy , Setyopranoto Ismail , Sadewa Ahmad Hamim , Wibowo Samekto
Published: October 2018

AIM: This study aimed to confirm the role of f VEGF gene 936 C/T polymorphism and Diabetic Polyneuropathy (DPN) in the Indonesian population as well as to investigate its relationship with VEGF-A level and the role of vascular risk factors.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study involving 152 subjects. Clinical symptoms and signs of DPN were examined using DNE and DNS scoring followed by nerve conduction study. All subjects underwent anthropometric, clinical examination and laboratory procedures to obtain body mass index, HbA1C level, lipid profile, Polymorphism of +936 C/T VEGF gene (PCR-RFLP technique), and VEGF-A plasma level (ELISA). Statistical analysis using a t-test or Mann-Whitney was performed to assess continuous data and Chi-square for categorical data. Multivariate logistic regressions were also performed to determine the relationship between independent variables and DPN.
RESULTS: Sixty-nine (45.4%) fulfilled the diagnostic criteria of DPN. There was a significant association between CT + TT genotype and DPN (OR 0.35 95%CI 0.16-0.79 p = 0.01). Multivariate logistic regression showed that plasma VEGF-A level (OR = 1.003; 95% CI = 1.000-1.007; p = 0.03), diabetes duration (OR = 1.108; 95% CI = 1.045-1.175; p = 0.001), and CT+TT genotype (OR = 0.347; 95%CI = 0.148-0.817; p = 0.013) were associated with DPN. Sub-group analysis on subjects with HbA1C level ≥7% showed that VEGF-A (OR = 1.011; 95%CI = (1.004-1.017; p = 0.03), diabetes duration (OR = 1.245; 95% CI = 1.117-1.388; p < 0.001), CT + TT genotype (OR = 0.259; 95%CI = 0.074-0.911p = 0.035), with an adition of HDL (OR = 0.916; 95% CI = 0.857-0.978; p = 0.009) were significant predictors of DPN while LDL (OR = 1.017; 95% CI = 1.000-1.035; p = 0.053) acted as modifying factor.
CONCLUSION: It appeared that CT + TT genotype of VEGF +936 gene might act as a protecting factor for DPN while VEGF-A, diabetes duration, HDL, and LDL acted as risk factors especially on subjects with HbA1C level ≥ 7.
The Contribution of Indian Endodontists in Rotary Endodontics to Pubmed Database, from 2000-2017
Authors: Abraham Sathish , Mehta Disha Lalit , Bellad Shashidhar C. , Patil Sayli , Kamble Aradhana Babu , Chaudhari Salil
Published: October 2018

AIM: This study aimed at assessing the trends of publications of Indian Endodontists in the field of rotary Endodontics in the PubMed database from 2000-2017.
METHODS: The date of publication was set from 1st January 2000 to 31st December 2017, wherein keywords entered in the advanced search were “Indian” AND “Dental” AND “Rotary Endodontics”. From the collected articles the following criteria were noted: year of publication, the name of the journal, status of the journal, name of the first author, state of origin and the rotary Endodontic file system used.
RESULTS: All data was subjected for statistical analysis by SPSS software version 16. The data were subjected to chi-square test, and a statistically significant difference (p < 0.001) was obtained in the inter-6 yearly interval starting from 2000-2017; in the status of the journal; the state of origin and in the generation of rotary files which were published during the study period.
CONCLUSION: The plethora of publications by Indian Conservative Dentists and Endodontists is on the rise, and with the advent of better technology a greater interest in the mechanics and properties of these rotary file systems has invoked greater research work.
Impact of Maternal Obesity and Mobile Phone Use on Fetal Cardiotocography Pattern
Authors: Saadia Zaheera
Published: October 2018

BACKGROUND: The fetal heart rate (FHR) is a good marker of fetal well-being during labour. Cardiotocography is used to record the FHR and uterine contractions and can detect possible fetal hypoxia. Mobile phones use, and obesity is suggested to influence the FHR and cardiovascular development.
AIM: The present study aimed to study the differences in FHR pattern between fetuses of obese vs non-obese groups when using a mobile phone.
METHODS: We conducted a clinical trial to test the impact of mobile phone use on FHR using a single mobile phone with Specific Absorption Rate rating of 0.99 W/kg for 10 minutes. Data from this clinical trial were analysed to compare the FHR pattern between fetuses of obese women (exposed group) vs those of non-obese women (control group). The two study groups (obese vs non-obese) were compared regarding four FHR patterns: baseline FHR, variability, acceleration and deceleration scores. Data were analysed by SPSS software version 23.0 using the independent-samples t-tests.
RESULTS: Sixty-nine women were included in the final analysis (obese group: n = 22 and non-obese group: n = 47). Fetuses of the obese women had significantly higher baseline FHR and less FHR variability scores when compared with fetuses of the non-obese women (mean difference 2.9 and 3.18, respectively).
CONCLUSION: Fetuses of obese women had abnormal FHR pattern compared with fetuses of non-obese women. The use of mobile phone slightly influenced the FHR variability score. These results highlight the importance of proper management of obesity in women within the childbearing period.
The influence of macroinvertebrate abundance on the assessment of freshwater quality in The Netherlands
Authors: Beentjes Kevin K. , Speksnijder Arjen G. C. L. , Schilthuizen Menno , Schaub Bartholomeus E.M. , van der Hoorn Berry B.
Published: October 2018

The use of molecular tools for the detection and identification of invertebrate species enables the development of more easily standardisable inventories of biological elements for water quality assessments, as it circumvents human-based bias and errors in species identifications. Current Ecological Quality Ratio (EQR) assessments methods, however, often rely on abundance data. Translating metabarcoding sequence data into biomass or specimen abundances has proven difficult, as PCR amplification bias due to primer mismatching often provides skewed proportions of read abundances. While some potential solutions have been proposed in previous research, we instead looked at the necessity of abundance data in EQR assessments. In this study, we used historical monitoring data from natural (lakes, rivers and streams) and artificial (ditches and canals) water bodies to assess the impact of species abundances on the EQR scores for macroinvertebrates in the Water Framework Directive (WFD) monitoring programme of The Netherlands. By removing all the abundance data from the taxon observations, we simulated presence/absence-based monitoring, for which EQRs were calculated according to traditional methods. Our results showed a strong correlation between abundance-based and presence/absence-based EQRs. EQR scores were generally higher without abundances (75.8% of all samples), which resulted in 9.1% of samples being assigned to a higher quality class. The majority of the samples (89.7%) were assigned to the same quality class in both cases. These results are valuable for the incorporation of presence/absence metabarcoding data into water quality assessment methodology, potentially eliminating the need to translate metabarcoding data into biomass or absolute specimen counts for EQR assessments.
Les Jeux méditerranéens
Authors: Adami Sylvain
Published: October 2018

Les Jeux méditerranéens représentent pour les nations participantes un certain nombre d’intérêts, même si ceux-ci sont très différents en fonction du niveau de développement des pays. Pour les uns, il s’agit d’utiliser cette manifestation pour tester des athlètes en vue de compétitions plus importantes. Pour d’autres, une telle compétition facilite la reconnaissance internationale et l’affirmation en tant que puissance régionale.
Limites du sport en droit musulman et arabe
Authors: Aldeeb Abu-Sahlieh Sami A.
Published: October 2018

La société musulmane n’a pas octroyé au sport le rôle qu’il avait dans la société grecque. Dans le peu d’espace qui lui est consacré, le souci des juristes musulmans classiques et modernes est essentiellement de savoir si il est interdit, blâmable, permis, recommandé ou obligatoire. Mais il ne faut pas croire que le droit musulman est un corpus juris cohérent, unanimement admis par tous les musulmans. Les règles juridiques font débat et ce d’autant plus que le droit musulman n’est plus la seule référence législative dans les pays arabo-musulmans : si il est considéré comme une source, voire la source principale du droit, les systèmes juridiques de ces pays sont des système juridique hybride comportant des normes inspirées du droit musulman classique et du droit occidental.
Les femmes du Maghreb en France
Authors: Samaali Yamina
Published: October 2018

Porter un regard sur les femmes maghrébines vivant en France, leur image et leur rapport au corps, c’est avant tout appréhender l’expérience des individus qui vivent un changement social et culturel, mais aussi questionner leurs rapports à la culture d’origine et à celle du pays d’accueil. Comment des femmes amenées à agir entre deux mondes, deux modes de pensée, deux systèmes de valeurs s’adaptent-elles et transforment-elles leurs usages du corps ?
Le réel en soi. De l’ontologie à l’hontologie
Authors: Sanchez Stéphane
Published: October 2018

Lacan refuse toute ontologie. Il la tourne en hontologie. La question de l’être est liée à celle de la honte. Est-ce qu’avec certitude, là où il y a la honte, il y a l’être de qui nous sommes ? La honte nous oblige à interroger l’évolution de la réflexion philosophique sur l’être à partir d’une faille, d’une division entre soi et l’autre. De saint Augustin à Nietzsche, en passant par Rousseau, la division du sujet est tangible mais bouchée par la présence de Dieu. Sans transcendance, c’est le corps qui devient le support du regard de l’autre : un corps immanent, vécu, et socle pour Freud de la pulsionnalité, de notre présence à l’autre, à l’amour de l’autre et à l’amour de soi. Amour qui peut toujours faillir et défaillir, pour un regard, un mot, venant me donner l’illusion que je suis à cet instant cet être-là, couvert de honte. Le réel peut renverser la question ontologique vers l’ordre du discours, modifiant en même temps les thèmes du soi et de la honte.
Lacan : l’appel fait aux femmes
Authors: Guillerault Gérard
Published: October 2018

On se laisse emporter par le flux que dessine l’ouvrage de Marie Pesenti-Irrmann, Lacan à l’école des femmes , qui récapitule la galerie de portraits féminins dont Lacan a fait son miel au fil de son enseignement. Femmes qui n’ont pas fait que l’accompagner s’il s’avère – comme on le découvre ici – qu’elles ont été des pièces essentielles dans l’élaboration conceptuelle de Lacan, en proie au féminin. Du coup, privilégiant la figure de l’amour, on s’autorise la licence (courtoise) de faire sortir l’auteur de son écrit pour aussi s’adresser à elle, en tant que femme.
Inséparer
Authors: Aspe Bernard
Published: October 2018

« Nous sommes embarqués », certainement ; le tout est de savoir comment. On peut bien invoquer une condition commune, qui est celle des habitants d’une planète exposée aux risques de transformations soudaines. Mais cela ne nous autorise pas à dire que cette condition est celle de l’inséparation. Ce qu’il y a d’inséparé entre les êtres est toujours localisé. Il correspond à ce que Gilbert Simondon appelle le « transindividuel ». L’inséparé, qui existe localement entre quelques êtres, est l’enjeu d’un travail dialectique – un travail d’inséparation. Un travail qui se reconnaît à ceci qu’il permet d’abriter l’expérience d’un temps commun. L’existence même du temps commun est l’enjeu essentiel de la politique aujourd’hui, et la condition d’une action à la mesure de la situation. Car ce qu’impose avant tout l’ennemi aujourd’hui, c’est bien une certaine forme du temps, qu’il s’agit de briser.
Justice et traditions
Authors: Amer Meziane Mohamed
Published: October 2018

En étudiant la diversité des cultures, les « modernes » ont voulu transformer des traditions qu’ils supposaient cruelles, à l’image du sacrifice. Ces traditions, ils les disent encore archaïques notamment lorsqu’elles apparaissent comme « religieuses ». Les réformer semble encore faire partie d’une volonté de libération du monde. La critique de l’impérialisme pose une question clef à l’anthropologie. Pourquoi le mot de tradition est-il toujours synonyme de réaction, d’immobilisme voire de violence ? Faut-il réellement voir dans la critique des dimensions impériales et coloniales de la « modernité » une menace de la démocratie et des droits fondamentaux des hommes et des femmes ? Cet article montre que ce que nous nommons « tradition » peut être défini comme un processus. Ce processus est indissociable de l’exercice du pouvoir : de l’autorité mais aussi de sa critique. La tradition est donc saisie comme un mouvement (auto)-critique qui atteste l’existence d’une justice. Ce qui échappe au modernisme comme au traditionalisme est la critique interne de la tradition. C’est de l’intérieur de la philosophie africaine que les linéaments d’une telle critique sont dessinés.
L’entreprise à mission et ses partenaires
Authors: Hatchuel Armand , Querrien Anne
Published: October 2018

La crise de 2008 est une crise de gouvernance des entreprises, notamment des banques, qui, pour faire des profits élevés, sont allées jusqu’à compromettre leur existence. Comment faire en sorte que l’entreprise ne soit pas seulement préoccupée de maximiser le cours de l’action, alors que jusque dans les sciences sociales, elle est réduite à cela ? L’entreprise est apparue à la fin du XIX e siècle pour révolutionner la vie quotidienne grâce aux découvertes scientifiques. L’entreprise est une association de partenaires dans une création collective de modes de vie, dont les partenaires financiers, mais aussi les ingénieurs, les consommateurs, le personnel. Il faut refonder l’entreprise et qu’elle se donne une mission qui exprime son projet à long terme et à laquelle souscrivent les actionnaires.
XII Congresso Regionale della FADOI Campania, Napoli, 11-12 Aprile 2013
Authors: Andrea Fontanella Guest Editor:
Published: October 2018

Abstract Book of the XII Congresso Regionale della FADOI Campania, Napoli, 11-12 Aprile 2013.
The Self-Efficacy of Certified Athletic Trainers in Assessing and Managing Sport-Related Concussions
Authors: Savage Jennifer L. , Covassin Tracey
Published: October 2018

Context: 

Diagnostic and return-to-play assessments of athletes with sport-related concussions (SRCs) have changed dramatically over the past decade. Currently, SRC assessment and management has taken a multifaceted approach, with new SRC measures being developed yearly. However, to date, no researchers have examined certified athletic trainers' (ATs') self-efficacy in assessing and managing a patient with an SRC.

Objective: 

To examine the self-efficacy of ATs in assessing and managing athletes with SRCs, with a secondary purpose of examining job setting (high school and college).

Design: 

Cross-sectional study.

Setting: 

Web-based questionnaire.

Patients or Other Participants: 

A total of 94 ATs (high school setting = 54.3%, n = 51; collegiate setting = 45.7%, n = 43) completed an online survey, for a response rate of 9.2%.

Main Outcome Measure(s): 

The survey contained 3 primary subsections: demographics, self-efficacy in assessing SRCs, and self-efficacy in managing SRCs. Possible self-efficacy ratings for SRC assessment and management in the survey ranged from 0 to 100. Multivariate analyses of variance were performed to identify differences in the self-efficacy of high school and collegiate ATs in assessing and managing athletes with SRCs.

Results: 

The self-efficacy of all 94 participants in their assessment of SRCs was 60.34 ± 14.5 and in their management of SRCs was 55.30 ± 14.1. Collegiate ATs reported higher self-efficacy in the assessment of SRCs using balance (P < .001) and the King-Devick test (P = .04), and their responses approached significance for vestibular-ocular motor screening (P = .05). Additionally, their self-efficacy in the management of SRCs was greater using balance (P < .001) and vestibular-ocular therapy (P = .01) compared with high school ATs.

Conclusions: 

Athletic trainers had moderate self-efficacy regarding their assessment and management of SRCs. Collegiate ATs had higher self-efficacy in newer SRC assessment and management tools than high school ATs.