bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Uzdrowienie przez sakramenty
Authors: Zarzycki Stanisław T.
Published: November 2019

Wraz z Ruchem Odnowy Charyzmatycznej Autor pojmuje uzdrowienie jako „znak całkowitego i ostatecznego zwycięstwa Chrystusa w tajemnicy Jego krzyża i zmartwychwstania, obecnego pośród nas tu i teraz, oraz jako zapowiedź całkowitego uzdrowienia i wiecznej chwały w przyszłym królestwie”. Analizuje trzy sakramenty: Pokuty i Pojednania, Eucharystię i Namaszczenie Chorych. W sakramencie pokuty dokonuje się pojednanie człowieka z Bogiem i uzdrowienie jego ran grzechowych. Oprócz właściwej dyspozycji penitenta istotna jest tu rola spowiednika jako lekarza, przez którego posługę człowiek grzeszny i zraniony może doświadczyć uzdrawiającego działania miłosiernego Boga. W sprawowanej Eucharystii istnieje wiele „miejsc”, w których człowiek może doświadczyć miłości i uzdrawiającej mocy Chrystusa uobecniającego się nie tylko w misterium swej Męki, ale także swego zmartwychwstania i jednoczącego się z człowiekiem w Komunii św., w której dana jest mu największa możliwość doznania uzdrawiającego „dotyku” Boga. Adoracja Najświętszego Sakramentu, jako trwanie przed realnie obecnym Chrystusem w sakramencie Eucharystii, przedłuża i intensyfikuje relację wiernego z Chrystusem i jest również sposobnością doznania uzdrowienia. Uzdrowienie wewnętrzne jest również pierwszym darem Ducha Świętego w Sakramencie Namaszczenia Chorych, w którym, częściej niż w poprzednich sakramentach, człowiek może doznać także uzdrowienia psychofizycznego.
Uzdrowienie w „spoczynku w Duchu Świętym” i jako owoc modlitwy wstawienniczej
Authors: Rybicki Adam
Published: November 2019

Niniejszy artykuł porusza antropologiczne, teologiczne i zbawcze aspekty takich zjawisk, jak modlitwa o uzdrowienie, uzdrowienie, spoczynek w Duchu Świętym. Omówiona jest definicja i natura tych zjawisk, źródła biblijne, takie aspekty antropologiczne, jak konieczność całościowego spojrzenia na uzdrowienie, niebezpieczeństwo zredukowania tych zjawisk do czysto psychologicznego mechanizmu itd. Ukazane są też symptomy uzdrowienia wewnętrznego. Przytoczone są także spisane świadectwa osób, które doświadczyły „spoczynku w Duchu Świętym” i łączyło się to w ich życiu z uzdrowieniem wewnętrznym.
Produção e qualidade do meloeiro em sistema orgânico de produção no semiárido baiano
Authors: Santos Rafael Alves dos , Gomes Fátima De Souza , Guariz Hugo Roldi , Porto Thiago Brito de Souza
Published: November 2019

O meloeiro apresenta elevados gastos com adubos minerais, evidenciando a possibilidade da utilização de produtos alternativos como os biofertilizantes. Nesse contexto, objetivou-se avaliar a resposta produtiva do melão amarelo, analisando seu desempenho diante da utilização de diferentes concentrações de biofertilizante líquido no semiárido baiano. O delineamento experimental adotado foi o em blocos aleatorizados, com seis tratamentos e quatro repetições, sendo testemunha e 5 concentrações de biofertilizante: 2, 4, 6, 8 e 10%, aplicado via foliar na cultura. Realizaram-se oito pulverizações aos 30º dias após o plantio. Analisou-se o comprimento longitudinal e transversal do fruto, comprimento da cavidade longitudinal, espessura da polpa, peso médio do fruto, produtividade, sólidos solúveis, acidez titulável e relação SS/AT. O biofertilizante promoveu aumento do comprimento longitudinal dos frutos de forma linear crescente, enquanto as demais variáveis foram influenciadas de forma quadrática, com exceção dos SS e SS/AT que apresentaram resposta cúbica. O uso de biofertilizante líquido no sistema orgânico de produção promove melhorias na produtividade e qualidade do meloeiro.
Levantamento florístico e fitossociológico do componente arbóreo de praças públicas do município de Iporá, Goiás
Authors: Bernardes Amanda Munielly Alves , Moura Thamires Marques , Diniz Vania Sardinha dos Santos , Dias Maristela Aparecida , Marques Marlucia
Published: November 2019

A vegetação urbana está concentrada nas praças e distribuídas ao longo das ruas e avenidas. As praças são espaços públicos urbanos que incentivam a socialização e lazer, além de promover contato da população com a natureza. Dada sua importância, objetivou-se avaliar a composição florística e a diversidade de espécies arbóreas presentes em cinco praças do município de Iporá, Goiás, por meio da identificação de todos os indivíduos com mais de 15 cm de diâmetro e 5 m de altura. Para tanto foram realizados levantamentos em cinco praças do município, as quais foram sorteadas de uma seleção prévia de praças com maior utilização, significância estética, paisagística e área representativa. Calculou-se a densidade absoluta, densidade relativa, frequência absoluta e frequência relativa para cada espécie, além do índice de diversidade de Shannon-Weaver. Foram identificados 198 indivíduos arbóreos, de 33 espécies, pertencentes a 19 famílias botânicas, sendo Fabaceae e Chrysobalanaceae as mais representativas. A arborização das praças públicas do município de Iporá é representada por maioria de espécies exóticas para o Cerrado, e uma média diversidade. Caesalpinia pluviosa e Licania tomentosa são as espécies mais frequentes, representando 47,47% de todos os indivíduos.
The effect of green tea extract on the sperm parameters and histological changes of testis in rats exposed to para-nonylphenol
Authors: Azizi Parisa , Soleimani Mehranjani Malek
Published: November 2019

Background: Para-nonylphenol (p-NP), an environmental contaminant, can generate free radicals that disturbs the reproductive properties. Green tea extract (GTE) is an antioxidant which may prevent the adverse effects of free radicals.
Objective: The aim was to investigate the effect of GTE on sperm parameters and testis tissue in p-NP-treated rats.
Materials and Methods: 24 adult male Wistar rats (215 ± 20 gr) were randomly divided into four groups (n = 6/each) – including control, p-NP (200 mg/kg/day), GTE (200 mg/kg/day), and p-NP + GTE – and orally treated for 56 days. The right testes and left caudal epididymis were used to evaluate selected parameters. In addition, the concentration of serum malondialdehyde was calculated.
Results: A significant decrease in the sperm number, motility, viability and morphology (p < 0.001) was observed in the rats treated with p-NP compared to the control ones. The diameter of seminiferous tubules (p < 0.001), thickness of germinal epithelium (p = 0.018), total volume of testis (p = 0.009), volume of seminiferous tubules (p < 0.001), and testis weight (p = 0.017) decreased in the p-NP group in contrast with the other groups. Moreover, a significant increase of the malondialdehyde concentration was seen in the p-NP group when compared with the controls (p = 0.043). The majority of adverse effects of p-NP could be recovered following the administration of GTE.
Conclusion: It seems GTE can be used as a potent antioxidant in the case of p-NP toxication.
Key words: Green tea extract, Para-nonylphenol, Sperm, Testis, Rat.
The protective effect of Pentoxifylline on testopathy in male rats following Dimethyl Nitrosamine administration: An experimental study
Authors: Reza Salahshoor Mohammad , Faramarzi Azita , Roshankhah Shiva , Jalili Cyrus
Published: November 2019

This article has been retracted.
Background: Nitrosamines as a carcinogenic agent has unfavorable effects on some of the male reproductive parameters. Pentoxifylline (PX) is a xanthine derivative used as a drug inhibiting the inflammatory factors, reducing blood viscosity, improving peripheral blood flow, and so on.
Objective: The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effects of PX against Dimethyl nitrosamine (DMN)-inducing the damage to the reproductive parameter of male rats.
Materials and Methods: In this experimental study, 48 male Wistar rats (8 wk, 220- 250 gr) were randomly assigned to eight groups (n = 6/each): normal control and DMN control groups (40 mg/kg); PX groups (25, 50, 100 mg/kg), and DMN + PX groups (25, 50, 100 mg/kg). Treatments were administered intraperitoneally and the gavage applied daily for 28 days. The sperm parameters, spermatogenesis index, total antioxidant capacity, testosterone level, and seminiferous tube diameter were assessed.
Results: The values of all parameters reduced significantly in the DMN control group compared to the normal control group (p < 0.001). The PX and PX + DMN treatments at all entirely doses improved all parameters significantly compared to the DMN control group (p < 0.001).
Conclusion: DMN caused detrimental effects on reproductive parameters. Also, no significant modifications were observed in PX treatments at all doses compared to the normal control group. PX compensated the toxic effect of DMN on reproductive parameters.
Key words: Dimethyl nitrosamine, Reproductive, Pentoxifylline, Rat.
Low increase in phenylalanine tolerance during pregnancies in PKU woman with high prepregnancy BMI and postconceptional initiation of diet: A case report
Authors: Żółkowska Joanna , Hozyasz Kamil
Published: November 2019

Background: Women with untreated phenylketonuria (PKU) are at an increased risk to have offspring with multiple abnormalities due to teratogenic effects of hyperphenylalaninaemia. Treatment goals include blood phenylalanine concentrations between 120 and 360 μmol/L, however, there are limited pieces of evidence for the practical management of pregnant PKU patient and prediction of phenylalanine tolerance changes during a course of pregnancy.
Case: We report the case of a mother with classical PKU (p.R408W/p.R408W) and the course of her two pregnancies with low phenylalanine tolerance increase (347mg and 227mg) despite the rewarding collaboration with a nutritionist.
Conclusion: This case report does not confirm the observation that a very low phenylalanine tolerance increase in pregnancy of PKU patient is a marker of coexisting PKU-affection in fetus.
Key words: Phenylketonuria, Pregnancy care, Phenylalanine.
De la tarta de manzanas a la estética business-pop
Authors: Finquelievich Susana
Published: November 2019

Desde una óptica que focaliza la revolución tecnológica como eje del cambio acelerado de las bases materiales de la sociedad, la autora sitúa los sistemas de red como un factor que acrecienta la complejidad de la interacción social emergentes del poder creativo de las lógicas propias de la red. Enfatiza sobre la circulación de flujos de información, que conforman un nuevo espacio de prácticas sociales, afectando el poder, las instituciones y los medios de comunicación. A partir de este esquema, la autora analiza el alcance de la tecnología como un factor no determinante de la sociedad. Focaliza a la revolución tecnológica en el orden metodológico y a éste, a su vez, en la determinación de factores exógenos país, momento histórico, cultura- respecto de los resultados de su impacto. En un diagnóstico que define a la red como la forma  virtual y simbólica por excelencia, el análisis enlaza el eje cartesiano con la cultura, los sujetos y las nuevas formas de producción de objetos culturales.
El desafío de pensar. Creación - recreación
Authors: Belmes Débora Irina
Published: November 2019

El trabajo aborda la temática de la creatividad a partir del vacío teórico -y también oportunidad- generadopor la pérdida de la seguridad, estabilidad y solidez que el paradigma de la modernidad otorgó para laconstrucción de teorías que permitieran aprehender la realidad. Analiza algunas líneas que el momentoactual presenta, tales como las nociones de tiempo y espacio que se han flexibilizado, la complejidad y laincertidumbre que se han infiltrado. Estas perspectivas posibilitan pensar cuáles son las oportunidades queestos nuevos tiempos habilitan. ¿Qué ocurre con la constitución de saberes si el sujeto es otro? El espacio seha transformado. El mundo se ha globalizado pero el sujeto se encuentra cada vez más aislado. Laproblemática se plantea en tanto se asiste a una creación/recreación como mera repetición, reproducciónen la construcción del sí mismo, o la creación y la recreación como oportunidad que la misma complejidad,desde su diferencia, posibilita.
Visiones de la violencia en el cine urbano latinoamericano
Authors: Kantaris Geoffrey
Published: November 2019

Este artículo investiga /examina los vínculos entre el alza sorprendente en la producción de cine urbano enAmérica Latina y el fenómeno denominado la geometría del poder del capitalismo global. Sostengo quelas representaciones de la violencia en tal producción cinematográfica son, a cierto nivel, sintomáticas deuna violencia sistémica, aunque disimulada. Se cuestionan los modelos reflexivos de la representación(mass)mediática para sostener que el cine latinoamericano se encuentra en una relación ambiguamenteconstitutiva y disruptiva para con las fuerzas desencajadoras de la globalización y la desterritorialización.Se ilustran estos argumentos con referencia a algunos ejemplos de la producción cinematográfica urbanade Colombia, México y Argentina.
Música: Arte
Authors: Ali-Brouchoud Francisco
Published: November 2019

A partir de las vanguardias artísticas surgidas en el siglo XX, las distintas artes, consideradas hasta entoncescomo disciplinas diferenciadas, pasan a componer nuevos formatos surgidos de las hibridaciones, mezclase interacciones de diversos formatos que integran imágenes y sonidos, y que exceden la mera suma de suselementos para dar lugar a un campo de interrelaciones o intermedia. Este desborde de fronteras y lapropia condición de audiovisual de muchas obras se constituye en un llamado al museo de arte comoinstitución, a incluir en su quehacer a la música y al arte sonoro como formatos pertinentes y de necesariainserción en sus programaciones.¿Por qué razones un museo de arte contemporáneo debería interesarse en incluir entre sus programas unciclo de música actual? El texto recorre y fundamenta estas respuestas tomando como parámetro la experiencia realizada con el ciclo Otras Músicas realizado en elMuseo de Arte Contemporáneo de la UNaM (MAC-UNaM)
Arte, ciencia y tecnología Vínculos y desarrollo en Argentina
Authors: Alonso Rodrigo
Published: November 2019

Las relaciones entre arte, ciencia y tecnología cuentan con una extensa historia.Tras la Segunda Revolución Industrial, esos ámbitos se asocian con el progreso económico y social. Pero enel trabajo de artistas e intelectuales encarnarán igualmente ideales estéticos y utópicos. Las vanguardiasartísticas del siglo veinte vieron en la tecnología tanto un instrumento para el cambio político y social comoun medio para la transformación total del arte y las personas.Hacia la década de 1960, el arte tecnológico cobra un nuevo impulso. Su mirada ya no es utópica, sino más bienanalítica y conceptual. Los artistas buscan en él nuevas formas de aproximarse al mundo sin la necesidad de cambiarlo.La aparición del video y posteriormente de las computadoras incentiva enormemente la producción,generando circuitos propios. La imagen se expande hacia el espacio, las producciones audiovisuales explorannuevas narrativas. La digitalización introduce posibilidades inéditas de creación, manipulación ytransformación de realidades nuevas o preexistentes.
Physiological and hygienic assessment of the impact of mobile phones with various radiation intensity on the functional state of brain of children and adolescents according to electroencephalographic data
Authors: Vyatleva Olga A. , Teksheva L. M. , Kurgansky A. M.
Published: November 2019

To test the effect of mobile phones (MP) of various radiation intensities on the functional state of the brain in children and adolescents, a sham-controlled EEG-study was conducted in a group of thirteen 6-13 years old children, including eight 6-10 years old children. The study showed that a 3-minute exposure to the MP causes the significant decline in alpha-band absolute power, which depends on the radiation intensity and the user’s age. Different from sham, an EEG-effect of MP with the energy flux density (EFD) about 100 mW/cm2 was registered both in total, and in a younger (6-10 yr) group. Its bilateral character, more prominent in the hemisphere that is ipsilateral to MP, indicates that this intensity of the radiation influences not only the superficial cortical areas of the ipsilateral hemisphere, but also the deep structures of the brain. MP with the EFD less than 1 mW/cm2 differed from sham by EEG-effect only in the group of children who are 6-10 years old. Its local, ipsilateral character indicates to the superficial influence of such intensity of the radiation on the cortex of the ipsilateral hemisphere. The results show that for the regulation of MP-radiation it’s necessary to consider age features of the brain’s response. The high significance of the EFD, as an index in the assessment of the impact of MP on the EEG of children, is shown. Since almost all schoolchildren are the users of mobile phones, the situation with the valuation of MP-effects on children of various ages, requires hygienic solution.
About unification of indices of the possibility of disease occurrence in risk assessment methodology and the determination of the probability of non-carcinogenic effects in toxicological-hygienic, clinical and epidemiological studies and according to data about health-seeking behavior
Authors: Katulskiy Yury N.
Published: November 2019

In the methodology for the assessment of the risk the possibility of the disease occurrence under the impact of carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic substances is measured by different indices. This leads to the fact that within the single methodology there are used various scores for such similar index as the risk of the disease occurrence, as a result carcinogens and systemic toxicants happen to be inconsistent from this point of view. At the same time, unlike carcinogens risk indices for systemic toxicants do not allow to evaluate the number of possible diseases in the population during the corresponding period of time, because they contain no information about their probability. Obviously, from this point of view, the characteristics of carcinogenic risk have certain advantages. Therefore, noncarcinogenic risk should be assessed by the similar indices as carcinogenic ones. However, an obstacle to this is the fact that in toxicological-hygienic, clinical and epidemiological studies, according to the results of which there is determined the risk for systemic toxicants, the impact of non-lethal levels of the exposure is established not in separate individuals, as for carcinogens, but according to mean-group values of indices of the state of the body as the identification of the nonspecific effect under relatively non high doses (concentrations) in the single person is fairly difficult. Such data do not allow to estimate the probability of the break of the effect. Also the data concerning seeking for the medical help, considering repeated medical resource utilization due to protract diseases or afflictions occurring repeatedly in a person several times for the considered period of time fail to be the estimation of the probability for the disease occurrence. For the obtaining of the possibility of unification of the carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic indices of risk in the paper there are presented methods for the determination of the probability of non-carcinogenic effects in toxicological-hygienic, clinical and epidemiological studies, as well as according to statistical data on the seeking for the medical help, taking into account the repeated appeals of the protract or re-emerging diseases.
Hygienic assessment of atmospheric air in the areas with different degrees of the development of the road-traffic complex
Authors: Rakhmanin Yu. A. , Levanchuk Aleksandr V.
Published: November 2019

The paper presents the results of a study of the qualitative composition and quantity of pollutants in atmospheric air in the course of operational wear of the road surface, braking system and tire treads of automobiles. On the basis of field research in samples ofatmospheric air ofthe city of St. Petersburg there were identified compounds of heavy metals andpolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). There was established the dependence of the level of air pollution on traffic flows in locations of the city. Pollutants were shown to enter the air environment mainly in the form offine dust particles. There was justified the need for the control ofproducts of wear the road traffic complex in the hygienic assessment of the quality of ambient air ofmegalopises.
An assessment of the immune status of the children population as a marker of technogenic pollution of the environment
Authors: Stepanenko Lilya. A. , Savchenkov M. F. , Ilina S. V. , Anganova E. V. , Savilov E. D.
Published: November 2019

This article describes results of the immunological study of school-aged children residing in cities with different levels of the technogenic air pollution. Children from cities with the highest level of the technogenic pollution had a high number of immature neutrophils (band cells) and eosinophils. The children living in these ecologically unfavorable areas have presented a reduction of T-cell antigen receptor CD3, CD4, CD8, CD20, CD16, CD95. This indicates to that both T-cell and B-cell immunity is suppressed. The decline of the phagocytic function in neutrophils indicates to the suppression of the nonspecific host defense mechanisms also.
Clinical and neurophysiological peculiarities of health disorders in workers in dependence on the vinyl chloride exposure load
Authors: Katamanova Elena V. , Dyakovich M. P. , Kudaeva I. V. , Shevchenko O. I. , Eshchina I. M. , Rukavishnikov V. S. , Meshchakova N. M.
Published: November 2019

Results of the clinical and neurophysiological examinations of 42 workers with operating history at the chemical plant exposed to vinyl chloride (VC) are presented. The purpose of research was the identification ofpeculiarities of clinical manifestations and disorders of the functional activity of the brain in workers at the vinyl chloride production, with taking into account the exposure toxic load (ETL). There were made clinical and electroencephalographic examinations with the detection of cognitive evoked potentials (CEP) and statistical analysis of results with the use of the Mann-Whitney U-test, Fisher’s F-test, calculation of Spearman’s correlation coefficient. The features in clinical picture of the pathology of the nervous system were detected in the form of asthenic disorders with cognitive impairment and autonomic dysfunction syndrome. There was established the increase in the cognitive impairment rate (p = 0.03), the decline in a-EEG activity (p = 0.01) and the worsening of indices of the amplitude (p = 0.011) and latency (p = 0,05) of CEP in extremely high level of ETL in comparison with same indices in the group with moderately high ETL. In the first group there was revealed a statistically significant exceedance of the frequency of hypertension - by 1.6 times, skin diseases - by 9 times, chronic subatrophic rhino-pharyngitis by 1.4 times in comparison with cases from the second group. In the group with moderately high level of ETL there was established the statistically significant inverse correlationship between the ETL and the index of P300 amplitude from the left side (r = -0.38, p = 0.019) and in the group with extremely high level ETL - between ETL and index of the β2 - rhythm (r = - 0.73, p = 0.0008).
Characteristics of physical growth of schoolchildren in Mongolia and their forming factors
Authors: Pogorelova Irina G. , Amgalan G. .
Published: November 2019

The article considers the findings of hygienic assessments of educational conditions in urban and rural schools in Mongolia and socio-economic conditions of living of schoolchildren and analysis of anthropometric measurements of schoolchildren aged of 7-16 years in relation to the assessment of harmonicity of their physical development. Hygienic conditions in Mongolian schools are characterized by improper organization of the educational - accomplishment process, high occupancy rate in classes causing insufficient space for a pupil and disconformity of school furniture parameters of school desks and chairs to growth and age requirements of pupils. Comparative assessment of socio-economic factors revealed (выделено автором) that the majority (84.1%) of rural pupils reside in uncomfortable houses and gerdwellings, 58.5 % - in large families with many children, 46.3 % - in families with poor living conditions. There were obtained data about differences in physical development of urban and rural schoolchildren pronounced with age by the gain in the number of children with disharmonious development and children with lower physical indices of the development, delayed by 1-2 years appearance of the crossing of growth and growth shift typical for rural children in comparison with their urban counterparts. According to results of multivariate regression analysis most significant factors for the formation of physical development of school children in descending order are academic workload, the place of residence, the number of children in the family, uncomfortable living conditions, household income and parent’s education. In the presence of these factors, the risk of the formation of disharmonious physical growth of school children increases by 1.8-2.8 times. The probability of the risk offormation of disharmonious physical development of schoolchildren living in rural areas was found to be by 2.5 times more than for their urban counterparts. The results can be usedfor scientific substantiation and development of targeted health measures.
Thyroid gland pathology in children population exposed to the combination of iodine deficiency and fluoride pollution of environment
Authors: Savchenkov Mikhail F. , Efimova N. V. , Manueva R. S. , Nikolaeva L. A. , Shin N. S.
Published: November 2019

The article presents results of study of the impact of iodine deficiency and technogenic fluoride on the state of the thyroid gland in children. On the example of two districts of the city of Bratsk there were executed dynamic investigations (2002 and 2012), including the estimation of the pollution of ambient air and soil by fluorine compounds, levels of iodine intake by the body, the clinical examination of children aged from 5 to 7 years d and interviewing of their parents. In the course of the medical examination there were executed: physical examination by the pediatrician, endocrinologist, ultrasound examination of the thyroid gland, the determination both of serum hormone content by radioimmunoassay and urinary excretion offluorine and iodine. Concentrations of hydrogen fluoride and a solidfluorides in ambient air led to the accumulation offluoride ion in the soil. The iodine entering with drinking water and food, was established to provide only 37.5-50% of the daily requirement of iodine. Increased fluoride ion content in urine and milk teeth in children is associated with the concentrations of the fluorine-containing pollutants in the ambient air and soil. The fluoride pollution against the background of the natural iodine deficiency was established to increase the frequency of functional and morphological disorders of the thyroid gland in children.
Methodical complex for the assessment of mass noninfectious prevalence rate and the medico-ecological situation in the territory
Authors: Prusakova Aleksandra V. , Prusakov V. M.
Published: November 2019

The purpose of this article - the narration of main provisions of the algorithm of the system use of techniques and methods for the determination of the epidemiological risk for the morbidity of the population for the identification and assessment of mass noninfectious diseases, local variants ofpopulation health and the degree of stringency of medical and environmental conditions (or ecological trouble), in areas of industrial and non-administrative units of the area (region). Control-flow chartfor the evaluation of mass non-communicable diseases and medical-ecological situation in the territory on the basis of techniques and methods of risk assessment for decision-making control includes the following steps: 1) determination of the conditional regional level of the background prevalence rate as the unit of regional type of population health, shaped by regional climatic and geographic and other features of the environmental conditions; 2) detection of the epidemiological relative risk of the morbidity rate and mass non-infectious diseases; 3) determination of the wave-like character of the dynamics of the riskfor mass non-infectious morbidity rate of the population and the adaptation process shaping it in the territories; 4) separating the leading mass non-communicable diseases, especially shaping peculiarities of local variants of population health in the special industrial and non-industrial areas; 5) determination of the degree of stringency of medical and environmental situation (or ecological trouble) in the studied area, with local variants ofpopulation health; 6) a forecast of the expected trends in the dynamics of the risk for mass non-infectious prevalence rate; 7) justification of the main directions of the development of medical and environmental preventive measures on the reduction of mass non-infectious diseases and the improvement of the quality of health of the population in the studied areas. The given methodical complex will allow to more effectively solve problems ofprevention of mass non-infectious prevalence of the population and improve health and environmental conditions in the study area based on public health monitoring data.
A MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC FOR WILT DISEASES OF BANANA IN SOUTH KALIMANTAN, INDONESIA
Authors: Fitriyanti Dewi , Aphrodyanti Lyswiana
Published: November 2019

Among other provinces in Indonesia, South Kalimantan used to be known as one of the most famous local suppliers of bananas, especially for Java and Bali. However, since 2006 the productivity has declined dramatically due to the disruption of plant diseases. The early, fast, accurate and precise detection of the disease is needed in order to control the disease appropriately. One of the most useful, fast and accurate diagnostics that was carried out in this research was Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). This molecular technique has never been carried out before to detect banana diseases in South Kalimantan. This research aimed to identify the sick banana plants taken from 13 locations in 6 (six) regencies in South Kalimantan Indonesia, representing banana planting areas: Banjarbaru City, Batola, Tanah Laut, Tapin, Hulu Sungai Selatan and Hulu Sungai Tengah regencies. The results showed that the disease of all banana plant samples was positively identified as Blood Diseased Bacteria (BDB). It was established by the electroforesis result after being viewed under UV illumination that the band was at the same position as the positive control (BDB), 317 bp.7 bp.
ESTIMATION OF CARBON STORAGE IN WATER LETTUCE (Pistia stratiotes) AT FRESHWATER SWAMPS
Authors: Humaida Nida , Krisdianto Krisdianto , Peran Setia Budi
Published: November 2019

This study was conducted in Banjar Regency, in the areas of Keraton, Keramat Baru, Tungkaran, Akar Baru and Sungai Tabuk villages, South Kalimantan, from April-July 2009. The purpose of the study was to estimate the amount of carbon storage in water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) at freshwater swamps. The information obtained through this study is expected to provide benefits for the swampland management. The swamplands observed were the ones with water lettuce growing in the swamps. The sampling was carried out using purposive sampling technique with the consideration of grouping water lettuce’s distribution. The carbon storage measurement was performed by measuring biomass, organic carbon percentage in water lettuce, and total carbon storage in m2. The organic carbon was analyzed using Walkey & Black's Method. There were also analyses of crude fiber and ash in water lettuce. Data were then analyzed using descriptive statistics and hierarchical clusters. The carbon storage in water lettuce at freshwater swamps in Banjar Regency ranged between 64.07 – 237.75 g/m2. The average crude fiber ranged between 19.89 - 24.94 % and ash between 20.91 - 28.69%.
THE EFFECT OF MASS OF COAL FLY ASH-CHITOSAN COMPOSITE PELLETS MODIFIED WITH GLUTARALDEHYDE ON THE ADSORPTION OF MERCURY IN SOLUTION
Authors: Syauqiah Isna , Utami Umi Baroroh Lili , Yusniar Meina Wulansari
Published: November 2019

Fly ash can be used and utilized as an adsorbent because it is cheap and effective to adsorb waste in the aquatic environment. Hg also known as Mercury is a carciogenic heavy metal and potentially threatens human health at very low concentrations. In this study, fly ash was applied as the adsorbent for Hg2+ in the form of chitosan-fly ash composite pellet and was cross-linked with glutaraldehyde in order to know how much the mass of pellets that can be used to lower the concentration of Hg2+ in solution. The results showed that the fly ash can be compositated with chitosan gel after going through the process of physical-chemical activation so that it can be formed into adsorbent pellets/granules. The optimum condition was obtained from adsorbent pellets of fly ash-chitosan composite crosslinked with glutaraldehyde after contacted with a solution containing Hg2+ with the pellet mass of 3 g.
BUSINESS PROSPECT OF THE TILAPIA HATCHERIES BY STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE APPLICATION OF GOOD HATCHERY PRACTICES (GHP) IN BANJAR REGENCY SOUTH KALIMANTAN
Authors: Rahmani Fathur
Published: November 2019

This research aimed to (1) analyze the profit of the tilapia hatchery business in Banjar Regency with GHP application and comparing it with the profit before it applied GHP; and (2) to analyze the investment feasibility of the tilapia hatchery business with GHP application in Banjar Regency. This research was carried out in the Karang Intan District, Banjar Regency, South Kalimantan, with the community GHP certified hatchery units as the object. The collected data was the data that directly originated from observation results in the location of the research, and other supporting data, which related to the object of the research. The results of the research showed that by applying GHP, the tilapia hatchery business gave more profit than before applying it. By applying GHP, the tilapia hatchery business developed very profitably and feasible to be carried on. The result of investment feasibility analysis showed that the NPV was positive, the Net BCR was more than 1, the IRR was more than discounted rate, and the period of the return of investment was faster than the project period.
Association between NMD3 and symptoms of Parkinson's disease in Chinese
Authors: Wu Hui , Li Hui , Shi Zhiqiang , Tang Jiajia , Mei Shuya , Ai Tianyi , He Zhenzhou
Published: November 2019

Bcakground: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progresasive neurodegenerative movement disorder which is characterized by motor symptoms such as tremor, rigidity, slowness of movement and problems with gait. Large-scale meta-analyses of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified few susceptibility loci in sporadic PD. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between NMD3 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and symptoms of PD patients in southern Chinese. Methods: A total of 217 PD patients were recruited in this study and were genotyped by using SNaPshot technique and the polymer chain reaction. All subjects were evaluated by Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Beijing version Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Sniffin’ Sticks 16 (SS-16), Hamilton anxiety rating scale, Hamilton depression rating scale, 39-item Parkinson's disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) and MDS Unified PD Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS). Results: NMD3 rs34016896 (T) carriers have worse cognitive function (MMSE: p 0.042, NMD3wildtype: 27.44 ± 2.89, NMD3 carriers: 26.31 ± 3.79; MoCA: p 0.005, NMD3 wildtype: 23.15 ±4.20, NMD3 carriers: 20.75 ± 6.68). Conclusions: The recessive and overdominant model of NMD3 rs34016896 was associated with cognitive impairment in PD patients.
Chondroitinase ABC reduces dopaminergic nigral cell death and striatal terminal loss in a 6-hydroxydopamine partial lesion mouse model of Parkinson’s disease
Authors: Fletc Edward JR , Moon Lawrence DF , Duty Susan
Published: November 2019

BackgroundParkinson's disease (PD) is characterised by dopaminergic cell loss within the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc) that leads to reduced striatal dopamine content and resulting motor deficits. Identifying new strategies to protect these cells from degeneration and retain striatal dopaminergic innervation is therefore of great importance. Chondroitin sulphate proteoglycans (CSPGs) are recognised contributors to the inhibitory extracellular milieu known to hinder tissue recovery following CNS damage. Digestion of these molecules by the bacterial lyase chondroitinase ABC (ChABC) has been shown to promote functional recovery in animal models of neurological injury. Although ChABC has been shown to promote sprouting of dopaminergic axons following transection of the nigrostriatal pathway, its ability to protect against nigrostriatal degeneration in a toxin-based module with better construct validity for PD has yet to be explored. Here we examined the neuroprotective efficacy of ChABC treatment in the full and partial 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) lesion mouse models of PD. ResultsIn mice bearing a full 6-OHDA lesion, ChABC treatment failed to protect against the loss of either nigral cells or striatal terminals. In contrast, in mice bearing a partial 6-OHDA lesion, ChABC treatment significantly protected cells of the rostral SNc, which remained at more than double the numbers seen in vehicle-treated animals. In the partial lesion model, ChABC treatment also significantly preserved dopaminergic fibres of the rostral dorsal striatum which increased from 15.3 ± 3.5% of the intact hemisphere in saline-treated animals to 36.3 ± 6.5% in the ChABC-treated group. These protective effects of ChABC treatment were not accompanied by improvements in either the cylinder or amphetamine-induced rotations tests of motor function. ConclusionsChABC treatment provided significant protection against a partial 6-OHDA lesion of the nigrostriatal tract although the degree of protection was not sufficient to improve motor outcomes. These results support further investigations into the benefits of ChABC treatment for providing neuroprotection in PD.
Cardiac biomarkers for early detection of cardiac involvement in children with Kawasaki disease: a cross-sectional study
Authors: Molaei Akbar , Khomahani Azizollah , Ghaffari Shamsi , Sadeghi-Shabestari Mahnaz , Sadat-Ebrahimi Seyyed-Reza
Published: November 2019

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Husbands’ experience and perception of supporting their wives during childbirth in Tanzania
Authors: Kashaija Denis Kampayana , Mselle Lilian Teddy , Mkoka Dickson Ally
Published: November 2019

Background: In order improve the quality of birth care and women satisfaction with birthing process it is recommended that every woman has to be offered the option to experience labour and childbirth with a companion of her choice. Involving husbands who are decision makers in the house holds may play role in reducing maternal mortality which is still unacceptably high despite the targeted goal to reduce this mortality up to three quarters as targeted in the MDGs by 2015.This is still addressed in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of 2015/30.This study aimed to explore the experiences and perceptions of husbands’ support of their wives during pregnancy, labour and deliveries in Tanzania.Methodology: Qualitative descriptive study design was employed; involving men aged between 24-63years. Participants under this study were selected purposefully at the clinic and in labour ward of SRRH. The in-depth interview, guided by semi structured interview guide was used to collect the audio recorded and hand written information. Data were analyzed using qualitative content analysisResults: Nine (9) semi-structured interviews conducted with husbands of women attended for antenatal care and those came for deliveries. Four themes emerged; Demonstrating love and affection, Men’s adoption with modern life style, Observing women’s right and Meeting social economic difficulties. Husbands’ support to their partners a good behavior practiced during matrimonial lives. Husbands who support their partners during pregnancy and delivery consider themselves as being modern men as they take home duties beside their usual tasks to let their partners rest during pregnancy. Men are constrained by poor infrastructures of roads that makes difficult with transport from home to the hospital especially when labour is imminent. Also wards’ infrastructures are not supportive to men when they come with their partners.Conclusion and Recommendations: Men have a significant role in safe deliveries and in maternal health at large. Our health care settings should be made to accommodate men during the routine antenatal and prenatal care for the positive outcome of labour and delivery.More education to men is needed, either in groups or through media on the importance of male involvement in reproductive and child health issues. Further research is recommended to focus on exploring on how educations and urbanization variations affect men involvement in maternal and child health specifically in urban communities of the low income countries.
Effect of pregnancy induced hypertension on adverse perinatal outcomes in Tigray regional state, Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study
Authors: Berhe Abadi Kidanemariam , ILESANMI Abiodun O. , AIMAKHU Christopher O. , Mulugeta Afework
Published: November 2019

Background: Pregnancy-induced hypertension is the development of new hypertension with or without proteinuria after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The prevalence of pregnancy-induced hypertension in Ethiopia ranges from 2.2 to 18.3%. Similarly, a study conducted in Tigray regional state indicated a higher prevalence of pregnancy-induced hypertension. However, so far little is known about the adverse perinatal outcomes of pregnancy-induced hypertension in Tigray Regional State, Ethiopia. Therefore the objective of this study was to assess the effect of pregnancy-induced hypertension on adverse perinatal outcomes in Tigray Regional State, Ethiopia. Methods: a prospective cohort study was conducted on a total sample of 782 pregnant women attending antenatal care in hospitals of Tigray regional state, Ethiopia. Data were collected using interviewer-administered questionnaire and review of their medical records from February 1, 2018, to February 30, 2019. Maternal age, wealth status, educational status, residence, gravidity, type of pregnancy, mode of delivery, anemia status and maternal undernutrition variables were controlled in the statistical models. A modified Poisson regression model with robust standard errors was used to analyze Relative risk. Results: In this study, the overall incidence of adverse perinatal outcome was higher among women with pregnancy-induced hypertension than normotensive women (66.4% vs 22.2%). After adjusted for confounders women with pregnancy-induced hypertension were born babies with a higher risk of low birth weight (adjusted RR(95%CI)= 5.1(3.4,7.8)), birth asphyxia (aRR=2.6(1.9,3.8)), small for gestational age (aRR=3.3(2.3,4.6)), preterm delivery (aRR=5.2(3.4,7.9)), stillbirth (aRR=3.46(1.40,8.54)), admission to neonatal intensive care unit (aRR=5.1(3.1,8.4)) and perinatal death (aRR=3.6(1.8,7.4)) compared to normotensive pregnant women. Conclusions: Higher incidences of adverse perinatal outcomes were occurred among women pregnancy-induced hypertension in Tigray regional state, Ethiopia. Hence health care providers should strengthen prevention, early diagnosis and prompt management of pregnancy-induced hypertension to reduce adverse perinatal outcomes of pregnancy-induced hypertension. Keywords: Adverse perinatal outcomes, pregnancy-induced hypertension, Tigray, Ethiopia
Does demineralized bone matrix enhance tendon-to-bone healing after rotator cuff repair in a rabbit model?
Authors: Lee Woo-Yong , Kim Young-Mo , Shin Hyun-Dae , Hwang Deuk-Soo , Joo Yong-Bum , Cha Soo-Min , Kim Kyung-Hee , Jeon Yoo-Sun , Lee Sun-Yeul
Published: November 2019

Background

The purpose of this study was to compare the histologic outcomes after rotator cuff (RC) repair between with demineralized bone matrix (DBM) augmentation and without DBM and to evaluate the role of DBM for tendon-to-bone (TB) healing in a rabbit model.

Methods

Twenty-six adult male New Zealand white rabbits were randomly allocated to the control group (n = 13) or the DBM group (n = 13). A chronic RC tear was generated on the right shoulder of all rabbits. In the control group, RC repair was achieved by a standard transosseous technique. In the DBM group, RC repair was achieved using the same technique, and DBM was interposed between the cuff and bone. After 8 weeks, the RC tendon entheses from all rabbits were processed for gross and histologic examination.

Results

In the control group, the tendon midsubstance was disorganized with randomly and loosely arranged collagen fibers and rounded fibroblastic nuclei. The TB interface was predominantly fibrous with small regions of fibrocartilage, especially mineralized fibrocartilage. In the DBM group, the tendon midsubstance appeared normal and comprised densely arranged collagen fibers, with orientated crimped collagen fibers running in the longitudinal direction of the tendon. These fibers were interspersed with elongated fibroblast nuclei. The TB interface consisted of organized collagen fibers with large quantities of fibrocartilage and mineralized fibrocartilage.

Conclusion

DBM augmentation at the RC-to-bone interface enhances TB healing after RC repair.
HIV/AIDS treatment failure and associated factors in Ethiopia: Meta-analysis
Authors: Endalamaw Aklilu , Mekonnen Mengistu , Geremw Demeke , Ambaw Fekadu , Tesera Hiwot , Habtewold Tesfa Dejenie
Published: November 2019

Background: The national burden of HIV treatment failure and associated factors in Ethiopian context is required to provide evidence towards a renewed ambitious future goal.Methods: We accessed Ethiopian Universities’ online repository library, Google Scholar, PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus to get the research articles. We run I-squared statistics to see heterogeneity. Publication bias was checked by using Egger’s regression test. The pooled prevalence was estimated using DerSimonian-Laird random-effects model. We employed the sensitivity analysis to see the presence of outlier result in the included studies. Results: The overall HIV treatment failure was 15.9% (95% CI: 11.6%-20.1%). Using immunological, virological, and clinical definition, HIV treatment failure was 10.2% (6.9%-13.6%), (5.6% (95% CI: 2.9%-8.3%), and (6.3% (4.6%-8.0%)), respectively. The pooled effects of WHO clinical stage III/IV (AOR=1.9; 95% CI: 1.3-2.6), presence of opportunistic infections (AOR=1.8; 95% CI: 1.2-2.4), and poor HAART adherence (AOR= 8.1; 95% CI: 4.3-11.8) on HIV treatment failure were estimated. Conclusions : HIV treatment failure in Ethiopia found to be high. HIV intervention programs need to address the specified contributing factors of HIV treatment failure. Behavioral intervention to prevent treatment interruption is required to sustain HIV treatment adherence. Protocol Registration : It has been registered in the PROSPERO database with a registration number of CRD42018100254.