bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The mineralogy and firing behaviour of pottery clays of the Lake Van region, eastern Turkey
Authors: Aras A. , Kiliç S.
Published: February 2018

The present study focused on the mineralogical and chemical characterization and firing behaviour of clays from the Lake Van region and compared them with the same characteristics established for two ancient pot sherds. Four pottery clays collected from Kutki and Kuşluk in the Kesan Valley to the south, from Kavakbaşı to the southwest and from Bardakçı village on the east coast of Lake Van were analysed by X-ray diffraction to identify mineralogical composition (bulk clays and <2 μm fractions after heating at 300–500°C and ethylene glycol solvation). Further analyses were conducted to determine the size distribution, chemical composition and physical properties of test bodies derived from these clays. The in situ weathered schist forming the primary micaceous red clays which are suitable for local pottery production are characterized by large muscovite-sericite-illite and small calcite contents. In contrast, the Bardakçı clays are dominated by large smectite contents and are only used sparingly in mixtures of local pottery production because they undergo firing shrinkage and present drying and firing flaws in the fired bodies. Firing ranges of ~800–900°C were inferred from the mineralogy and colours of the two ancient sherds from Kutki. As a result of mineralogical analysis of fired and unfired test bodies of these pottery clays and pot sherds, two different types of pastes were determined for pottery production in the Lake Van region: metamorphic and volcanic paste, the former characterized by a calcite-poor and mica-sericite-rich matrix and the latter by large smectite and small calcite contents.
Prevalence and predictors of involuntary psychiatric hospital admissions in Ontario, Canada: a population-based linked administrative database study
Authors: Lebenbaum Michael , Chiu Maria , Vigod Simone , Kurdyak Paul
Published: February 2018

Background

Involuntary admissions to psychiatric hospitals are common; however, research examining the trends in prevalence over time and predictors is limited.

Aims

To examine trends in prevalence and risk factors for involuntary admissions in Ontario, Canada.

Method

We conducted an analysis of all mental health bed admissions from 2009 to 2013 and assessed the association between patient sociodemographics, service utilisation, pathway to care and severity characteristics for involuntary admissions using a modified Poisson regression.

Results

We found a high and increasing prevalence of involuntary admissions (70.7% in 2009, 77.1% in 2013, 74.1% overall). Individuals with police contact in the prior week (risk ratio (RR) = 1.20) and immigrants both experienced greater likelihood of being involuntarily admitted, regardless of control for other characteristics (RR = 1.07) (both P < 0.0001).

Conclusions

We identified numerous modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for involuntary admissions. The prevalence of involuntary admissions was high, linearly increasing over time.

Declaration of interest

The authors have completed the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest and none were reported. This study was conducted using funding entirely from public sources. P.K. has received operational support via an Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) Health Services Research Fund Capacity Award to support this project. The Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) is funded by the Ontario MOHLTC. The study results and conclusions are those of the authors, and should not be attributed to any of the funding agencies or sponsoring agencies. No endorsement by ICES or the Ontario MOHLTC is intended or should be inferred. All decisions regarding study design, publication, and data analysis were made independent of the funding agencies.
Achieving better health for people with intellectual disability: the power of policy
Authors: Sheehan Rory , Lunsky Yona , Hassiotis Angela
Published: February 2018

People with intellectual disability have high mental and physical healthcare needs, which must be addressed on individual, local and national levels. Policy interventions informed by research and stakeholder views and extending beyond a focus on health are needed to reduce inequities in this group.

Declaration of interest

None.
The development of Greek migration policy and the invention of “para-legality” in labour relations of immigrants
Authors: Kapsalis Apostolos
Published: February 2018

Η διαχείριση της έξαρσης των μεταναστευτικών ροών από το 2015 και ειδικότερα της παράτυπης εισόδου και διαμονής χιλιάδων νέοεισερχομένων ατόμων στην Ελλάδα συνεπάγονται σημαντικές προκλήσεις για την εθνική μεταναστευτική πολιτική. Η μακρά πορεία νομοθετικών παρεμβάσεων για τη ρύθμιση της παράτυπης μετανάστευσης στη χώρα γνωρίζει πολύ πρόσφατα έναν νέο σταθμό, την επινόηση της παρα-νομιμότητας. Πρόκειται για τη νομοθετική αναγνώριση μιας νέας κατηγορίας μεταναστών στο ενδιάμεσο των έως σήμερα κατοχυρωμένων στη θεωρία τυποποιήσεων με κριτήριο την ειδική εκδοχή της νομιμότητας στη διαμονή. Οι διατυπώσεις των νέων ρυθμίσεων, αφενός εγγράφονται στο πλαίσιο της αναβίωσης μιας παραδοσιακά εργασι- οκεντρικής θεώρησης της μεταναστευτικής πολιτικής και αφετέρου, επικυρώνουν εκ νέου την κρατική επιλογή της διακριτικής μεταχείρισης στην αγορά εργασίας σε βάρος των μεταναστών εργαζομένων με άξονα υποκειμενικά χαρακτηριστικά.
M. Lipsky (1980), Street-Level Bureaucracy: The Dilemmas of the Individual in Public Service, Russell Sage Foundation, New York.
Authors: Βλασσόπουλος Γιάννης
Published: February 2018

Δε διατίθεται περίληψη
Castrate-resistant prostate cancer: lessons learnt from a pilot study in the palliative care research population
Authors: Sullivan Karyn A , Kingi Ngaire , Good Phillip , Vayne-Bossert Petra , Hardy Janet R
Published: February 2018

Background:

Palliative care patients are inherently difficult to recruit to and retain on studies. Even when patients are recruited, it is hard to complete studies with sufficient data. There is a dearth of literature specific to men with castrate resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) and the clinical trials coordinator/research nurse's perspective in improving trial outcomes in palliative care.

Objectives

To describe the lessons learnt (by the nursing research team) from a prospective cohort study of men with CRPC and the practical implications for future research in this area.

Methods:

A pilot feasibility cohort study that followed patients with CRPC from referral until death. The participants completed questionnaires while the researcher documented treatments, disease status and symptom burden. The recruitment methods, data quality and results were analysed.

Results and discussion:

Several lessons have been learnt with regard to facilitating trial recruitment and design. These lessons are: the importance of building relationships with local urology teams, including all men with the diagnosis of CRPC as documented by a medical oncologist or urologist, reducing questionnaire burden, capturing symptom scores in clinic, actively following up patients by phone, and recording all reasons for drop-out or lost to follow-up. These lessons can now be implemented to improve future studies involving this demographic.
Use your left or right?
Authors: Miller Hilda
Published: February 2018

A high number of children showing a preference for using their left hands to carry out tasks is posing an issue at one pre-school. How can frustrations be avoided and parents be reassured? Hilda Miller advises.
From the beginning…
Authors: Faux Karen
Published: February 2018

Ofsted's report Bold Beginnings suggests that the EYFS approach to learning in Reception is failing to equip many children to progress in Year 1. Once again the sector feels under fire, as Karen Faux discovers.
‘What if…’?
Authors: Clarke Jenni
Published: February 2018

In the second of her story scribing series, Jenni Clarke highlights how the process of recording children's thinking can be a powerful impetus for helping them to take their ideas in new directions.
Ethical Dilemmas in Qualitative Research Methodology: Researcher’s Reflections
Authors: Ngozwana Nomazulu
Published: February 2018

This article examines the ethical dilemmas that are specific to qualitative research methodology. These dilemmas concern the issues of withdrawal from the study, anonymity and confidentiality, which are discussed. Each aspect examines how it was dealt with using the researcher’s reflections. The research was positioned within an interpretive paradigm and used the small scale qualitative research design in one rural and one urban contexts of Lesotho. Purposive and snowball sampling were used to select the participants from the larger population. Using a semi-structured interview guide, participants were interviewed individually while others were engaged in focus group discussions. A lesson learnt is that ethics in methodology, when conducting research in an African context, do not always follow what is proposed in the Western literature. It is recommended that a context should be considered when applying ethics in qualitative research studies in Africa since some ethics in research are context-specific.
Heading east: Spanish Bengali collisions in El próximo oriente/The Next Orient
Authors: Bhowmik Ranjamrittika , Castillo Debra A.
Published: February 2018

In El próximo oriente/The Next Orient (2006), director Fernando Colomo takes on the always controversial issue of immigration from Muslim countries and the European struggle to understand and come to terms with its new multilingual, multicultural reality. In this case, the focus is on the once-again multicultural Spain, which has been dealing in healthy and unhealthy ways with the twin challenges of a high immigration rate and a very low native birth rate. Rather than focusing on the banal plot, however, we think about the importance of the sound track in this film, both spoken and musical (including the Goya-nominated Bengali song, ‘Shokal Fire Ashe’/The Morning Returns, and the crucial information provided in the nonsubtitled exchanges in Bengali by the Bangladeshi immigrant characters.
Music theatre as labyrinth: The extension of liminality in the production The Navidson Records by Till Wyler von Ballmoos and Tassilo Tesche
Authors: Dick Leo
Published: February 2018

For the 2016 edition of the Münchener Biennale – Festival für Neues Musiktheater (‘Munich Biennale – Festival for New Music Theatre’), its new intendants Daniel Ott and Manos Tsangaris organized a series of preparatory workshops intended to promote the creation of new works. This essay explains the influence that this new form of curating process exerted on the gestation of the production The Navidson Records by Till Wyler von Ballmoos and Tassilo Tesche. Our focus is on investigating the working methods employed in the process of conception and rehearsal: the setting of The Navidson Records was from the start intended to avoid creating fixed performance procedures and instead to create an open space of potential. The author analyses the characteristics of that space with the aid of hypotheses derived from ritual theory. A central role here is played by the concept of liminality, which Victor Turner uses to describe the ritual borderline phase between two stable states. This article demonstrates the tendency of current composed theatre to undermine normative patterns of roles and organization by means of strategies of liminalization. The potential and the difficulties inherent in participant observation in a creative work process are also discussed here.
The politics of listening in intercultural artistic practice
Authors: Östersjö Stefan , Thanh Thủy Nguyễn
Published: February 2018

This article offers an analysis of the function of listening in the musical practice of the Vietnamese/Swedish group The Six Tones, based on video documentation recorded between 2006 and 2011. A discussion of the function of openness, drawing on Gadamer, and the distinction between ‘musical’ and ‘musicianly’ listening suggested by Pierre Schaeffer provides the ground for an understanding of mutual learning in cross-cultural artistic practice. Östersjö and Nguyễn identify the same principles in the making of two music theatre works, Idioms (2010–11) and Arrival Cities: Hanoi (2014–15) together with the Swedish playwright and director Jörgen Dahlqvist. The authors, who are both performers in the group, argue that true listening must build on trust that also allows the participating artists to accept the opacity of the other. The ethics implied by the notion of the ‘right to opacity’ also become the ground for a discussion of a politics of listening. Here, the authors claim, following Attali, that the political dimensions of intercultural musical practice can be traced in the hybridity that characterizes the artistic output.
Book Reviews
Authors: Purin Peter , Adamson Charles D. , Rush Adam
Published: February 2018

The Shuberts and their passing shows: The untold tale of Ziegfeld’s rivals, Jonas Westover (2016)

New York: Oxford University Press, 281 pp.,

ISBN: 978-0-19-021923-9, h/bk, £25.99

Her turn on stage: The role of women in musical theatre, Grace Barnes (2015)

Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, 210 pp., ISBN: 9780786498611, p/bk, $45.00 (United States)

The Oxford handbook of the British musical, Robert Gordon and Olaf Jubin (Eds) (2017)

New York: Oxford University Press, 776 pp., ISBN: 9780199988747, h/bk, £97
O poeta como líder e o crítico como estrategista
Authors: Klein Kelvin Falcão
Published: February 2018

Este artigo procura investigar, a partir de um contexto histórico preciso (os primeiros anos da década de 1930), as repercussões da declaração de Walter Benjamin, feita em “Rua de mão única”, de que o crítico é “o estrategista na batalha da literatura”. Tomando como referência, de um lado, a ascensão do nacional-socialismo na Alemanha e, de outro, as relações de Benjamin com outros quatro autores (Brecht, Kommerell, Adorno e Scholem), busco refletir sobre a possibilidade da crítica literária operar, simultaneamente, em um registro subjetivo (de veiculação discursiva das características de um sujeito) e em um registro político (de reivindicação de uma posição diante de fatos históricos contemporâneos ao sujeito em questão). Trata-se, enfim, de investigar a crítica literária do período, tal como praticada por Walter Benjamin, como um “tratamento dialético da forma do comentário autoritário” (Erdmut Wizisla).Palabras clave: Walter Benjamin; história literária; crítica literária.
El enfoque político de las nuevas revistas de curaduría
Authors: González Vásquez Angélica
Published: February 2018

En este artículo, se interroga el campo de la práctica curatorial a través de las revistas de curaduría. La perspectiva que escogida es analizar tres revistas, en lengua inglesa, que ofrecen enfoques diferentes en lo que se refiere a: la institución, la formación curatorial y la posición del curador. De naturaleza muy variada, estos enfoques tratan de entender las concepciones de las prácticas de organización de exposiciones y de diversas actividades de presentación pública del arte.
Elizabeth Ferri y Stephen Ferry (2017). La batea. Ícono Editores
Authors: Rueda Fajardo Santiago
Published: February 2018

El nuevo libro de uno de los fotógrafos que más ha seguido el enrevesado, complejo e interminable conflicto colombiano, Stephen Ferry. Pero el libro es ante todo, un homenaje a los trabajadores del oro en este país. Así como Timothy Prus escogió la vaca y la orquídea como argumento para describir lo que considera una fotografía genérica colombiana, Ferry junto a su hermana Elizabeth, quien realiza con el fotógrafo  la investigación y escribe con maestría los textos del libro, han escogido el oro, y en concreto la batea, como herramienta para explicarnos y acercarnos a las luchas de los trabajadores artesanales del metal en tres lugares concretos de Colombia, Segovia, Marmato y Yolombó, con un breve epílogo que suceden en Mompox, donde el artesanato orfebre sobrevive en el tiempo muerto de las riveras del Río Magdalena
Effects on NOx and SO2 Emissions during Co-Firing of Coal With Woody Biomass in Air Staging and Reburning
Authors: Hodžić Nihad , Metović Sadjit , Kazagic Anes
Published: February 2018

Co-firing coal with different types of biomass is increasingly being applied in thermal power plants in Europe. The main motive for the use of biomass as the second fuel in coal-fired power plants is the reduction of CO2 emissions, and related financial benefits in accordance with the relevant international regulations and agreements. Likewise, the application of primary measures in the combustion chamber, which also includes air staging and/or reburning, results in a significant reduction in emission of polluting components of flue gases, in particular NOx emissions. In addition to being efficient and their application to new and future thermoblocks is practically unavoidable, their application and existing conventional combustion chamber does not require significant constructional interventions and is therefore relatively inexpensive. In this work results of experimental research of co-firing coals from Middle Bosnian basin with waste woody biomass are presented. Previously formed fuel test matrix is subjected to pulverized combustion under various temperatures and various technical and technological conditions. First of all it refers to the different mass ratio of fuel components in the mixture, the overall coefficient of excess air and to the application of air staging and/or reburning. Analysis of the emissions of components of the flue gases are presented and discussed. The impact of fuel composition and process temperature on the values of the emissions of components of the flue gas is determined. Additionally, it is shown that other primary measures in the combustion chamber are resulting in more or less positive effects in terms of reducing emissions of certain components of the flue gases into the environment. Thus, for example, the emission of NOx of 989 mg/ measured in conventional combustion, with the simultaneous application of air staging and reburning is reduced to 782 mg/, or by about 21%. The effects of the primary measures applied in the combustion chamber are compared and quantified with regard to conventional combustion of coals from Middle Bosnian basin.Article History: Received: November 5th 2017; Revised: Januari 6th 2018; Accepted: February 1st 2018; Available onlineHow to Cite This Article: Hodžić, N., Kazagić, A., and Metović, S. (2018) Experimental Investigation of Co-Firing of Coal with Woody Biomass in Air Staging and Reburning. International Journal of Renewable Energy Development, 7(1), 1-6.https://doi.org/10.14710/ijred.7.1.1-6
Determination of Sliced Pineapple Drying Characteristics in A Closed Loop Heat Pump Assisted Drying System
Authors: Tunçkal Cüneyt , Coşkun Salih , Doymaz İbrahim , Ergun Ernes
Published: February 2018

Pineapple (Ananascomosus) slices were dried with the aid of a heat pump assisted dryer (HPD). During this process, air velocity was kept constant at 1m/s, while air temperatures were changed as 37°C, 40°C and 43°C. The drying air was also circulated by using an axial fan in a closed cycle and fresh air was not allowed into the system. The drying rate and drying time were significantly influenced by drying temperature. It was observed that drying temperatures had significant effects on the drying rate and drying time. During the conduct of the study, pineapple slices were dried at 37, 40 and 43°C for 465, 360 and 290 min, respectively. The specific moisture extraction ratio (SMER) values were observed to change as drying temperatures were changed. The drying rate curves indicated that the whole drying process occurred in the falling rate period. Seven well-known thin-layer models (Lewis, Henderson &Pabis, Logarithmic, Page, Midilli & Kucuk, Weibull and Aghbashlo et al.) were employed to make a prediction about drying kinetics through nonlinear regression analysis. The Midilli & Kucuk and Aghbashlo et al. models were consistent with the experimental data. Fick’s second law of diffusion was used to determine the moisture diffusivity coefficient ranging from 3.78×10–9 to 6.57×10-9  m2/s the each of the above mentioned temperatures. The dependence of effective diffusivity coefficient on temperature was defined by means a fan Arrhenius type equation. The activation energy of moisture diffusion was found to be 75.24kJ/mol. Article History: Received: July 18th 2017; Received: October 27th 2017; Accepted: January 16th 2018; Available onlineHow to Cite This Article: Tunçkal, C., Coşkun, S., Doymaz, I. and Ergun, E. (2018) Determination of Sliced Pineapple Drying Characteristics in A Closed Loop Heat Pump Assisted Drying System. International Journal of Renewable Energy Development, 7(1), 35-41.https://doi.org/10.14710/ijred.7.1.35-41
Scale up sediment microbial fuel cell for powering Led lighting
Authors: Prasad Jeetendra , Tripathi Ramesh Kumar
Published: February 2018

Sediment microbial fuel cells (SMFCs) are expected to be utilized as a sustainable power source for remote environmental observing 30 day’s investigations of experiment to understand the long-term performance of SMFCs. The point of this investigation is to increase power generation, 8 individual sediment microbial fuel cells is stacked together either in series or in hybrid connection. Two combinations, of the hybrid connection, are proving to be the more effective one, step-up both the voltage and current of the framework, mutually. Polarization curve tests are done for series and hybrid connected sediment microbial fuel cell. The maximum study state voltage and current are obtained 8.150V and 435.25µA from series and 4.078V and 870.75µA hybrid connected SMFC. This study suggests that power of SMFC scale-up by connecting series and hybrid for practical use of the device.Article History: Received : September 26th 2017; Received: December 24th 2017; Accepted: January 4th 2018; Available onlineHow to Cite This Article: Prasad, J and Tripathi, R.K. (2018) Scale Up Sediment Microbial Fuel Cell For Powering Led Lighting. International Journal of Renewable Energy Development, 7(1), 53-58.https://doi.org/10.14710/ijred.7.1.53-58
Mentalization in Adolescents With Borderline Personality Disorder: A Comparison With Healthy Controls
Authors: Quek Jeremy , Melvin Glenn A. , Bennett Clair , Gordon Michael S. , Saeedi Naysun , Newman Louise K.
Published: February 2018

Mentalization is proposed to underlie the disturbed interpersonal relatedness that is a hallmark of borderline personality disorder (BPD). Despite growing evidence of BPD in adolescents, studies examining mentalization in relation to adolescent BPD have remained limited. Given contradictory findings of this relationship, particularly with adults, further research of mentalization in adolescents with BPD is warranted. The current study further clarifies the nature of mentalizing impairments, related to BPD, by examining different aspects of mentalization between adolescents with BPD (n = 26) and a group of healthy controls (n = 25). Findings support studies that suggest that mentalization may be an important treatment target, influencing BPD symptoms and interpersonal functioning in adolescents with BPD. They also support the importance of examining mentalizing abilities in relation to varying levels of complexity, interpersonal contexts, and levels of arousal. Limitations and further research are discussed.
LİPAZ ENZİMİ VE DESTEK KÜLTÜR KULLANIMININ KEÇİ PEYNİRİNİN OLGUNLAŞMASI ÜZERİNE ETKİLERİ
Authors: Uzkuç Hasan , Güneşer Onur , Yüceer Yonca
Published: February 2018

Bu çalışmada lipaz enzimi ve destek kültür kullanımının keçi peynirinin
bazı kimyasal ve duyusal özellikleri ve olgunlaşma karakteristiklerine etkisi
araştırılmıştır. Keçi sütüne Capalase® K, Italase® C
enzimleri ve Staphylococcus carnosus destek kültürü ilave edilerek
üretilen keçi peynirleri 5±1˚C’de 90 gün süreyle olgunlaştırılmıştır.
Peynirlerin titrasyon asitliği ve azot fraksiyonlarında depolamayla birlikte
artış olduğu gözlenmiştir. Lipolizin göstergesi olan hidrolitik ransidite
değerleri enzim kullanılarak üretilen peynirlerde yüksek bulunmuştur. Etil
butirat, etil hekzanoat, dodekanoik asit ve etil dodekanoat tüm peynirlerin
sadece 90. gün örneklerinde belirlenmiş, 3-metil bütanoik asit, pentanoik asit,
heptanoik asit ve nonanoik asit ise sadece enzim kullanılarak üretilen
peynirlerin 90. günlerinde saptanmıştır. Pişmiş, kremamsı, peyniraltı suyu,
sülfür, ransit, toz/çimento ve keçi aromaları peynir örneklerinin karakteristik
tanımlayıcı aroma terimleri olarak panelistler tarafından geliştirilmiştir.
Bhutan in 2017
Authors: Mathou Thierry
Published: February 2018

Bhutan’s agenda in 2017 was dominated by the preparation for the third parliamentary elections (slated for 2018), the 12th Five-Year Development Plan (2018–23), and the golden jubilee of the establishment of diplomatic relations with India. A military standoff between China and India on Bhutan’s border highlighted the kingdom’s strategic regional position.
Mongolia in 2017
Authors: Bulag Uradyn E.
Published: February 2018

In 2017 Mongolians elected a populist president who is more assertive than his predecessors amid initial uncertainties introduced by a $5.5 billion IMF bailout package. The country continued to be embroiled in a fight over the fate of the 49% private holdings in the Erdenet enterprise. There were signs that Mongolia was becoming less active in engaging its third neighbors.
Jezik čakavske poezije Tugomila Ujčića
Authors: Klarić Alvijana
Published: February 2018

Dijalektalnu književnost Pazina predstavlja Tugomil Ujčić u svojim pjesničkim zbirkama. U radu se analiziraju jezične značajke pjesama koje su pisane, kako sȃ m autor kaže, "u čakavštini grada Pazina". Dobiveni su rezultati uspoređeni s opisima u dijalektološkoj literaturi te je utvrđeno da su gotovo u cijelosti podudarni. Cilj je proučiti jezik istarskoga dijalektalnog pjesnika, utvrditi istosti i razlike u odnosu na dosadašnje rezultate istraživanja te dati doprinos istraživanju pazinskoga govora.
Kлиментовската традиција вo македонската средновековна писменост (по повод 1100-годишнината од упокојувањето на св. К лимент Охридски)
Authors: Makarijoska Liljana
Published: February 2018

Предмет на нашиот интерес се јазичните особености (фонетско-правописни, морфо-синтаксички и лексички) на македонските црковнословенски текстови од XII до XV век, кои се поврзуваат со дејноста на Охридската (Климентова) книжевна школа. Се изделуваат особености кои се познати и во другите редакции на црковнословенскиот јазик, но и некои со кои се одликуваат македонските текстови (вокализацијата на еровите ú > о, ü > å, деназализацијата © > а, ó, ú). Најстарите охридски ракописи ги карактеризираат бројни архаизми, чување на грцизмите итн., а надоврзувањето на кирилометодиевскиот период и архаичниот карактер на јазикот се препознаваат и во подоцнежната македонска писменост. Анализата го потврдува развојот на фонетско-правописниот систем (вокализацијата на еровите, мешањето на назалите и деназализацијата како одраз на старата дијалектна диференцијација, употребата на ı, замената на û и è, ограничената употреба на јотираните вокали, контракцијата на вокалите; чувањето на епентетското л, затврднувањето и промените во консонантските групи); промените во именскиот систем што доведуваат до упростување на синтетичката деклинација, предлошко-падежните конструкции за изразување на синтаксичките односи; архаичните глаголски форми и подновувањата под влијание на јазичната средина; јазичните особености што се однесуваат на усогласувањето на народниот говор со старата писмена традиција. И во лексичкиот систем се изделува архаичен слој како дел од кирилометодиевското наследство и лексички варијанти што укажуваат на специфичните особености на македонската редакција; се проследуваат и определени зборообразувачки тенденции.
Dijalektološke, jezičnopovijesne i književnopovijesne teme
Authors: Galić Josip
Published: February 2018

Josip Lisac, Dijalektološki i jezičnopovijesni ogledi, Zagreb: Matica hrvatska, 2016.
O hrvatsko-ruskim lažnim prijateljima
Authors: Radčenko Marina
Published: February 2018

Kristian Lewis. Lažni prijatelji. Zagreb: Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje, 2016.
Deletion in the uridine diphosphate glucuronyltransferase 2B17 gene is associated with delayed pubarche in healthy boys
Authors: Mouritsen Annette , Busch Alexander Siegfried , Aksglaede Lise , Rajpert-De Meyts Ewa , Juul Anders
Published: February 2018

Objective

Only a few genetic loci are known to be associated with male pubertal events. The ability of excreting testosterone (T) and other steroids in the urine depends on sulfation and glucuronidation. One of several essential glucuronidases is encoded by the UGT2B17 gene. In a preliminary report, we found that homozygous deletion of UGT2B17 in boys was associated with lower urinary excretion of T. We hypothesized that boys with a lower glucuronidation capacity may have altered androgen action and excretion affecting pubarche, as this represents a T-dependent event.

Design, participants and measures

668 healthy boys (cross-sectional) aged 6.1–21.9 years (COPENHAGEN puberty study conducted from 2005 to 2006) were included. 65 of the boys where followed longitudinally every 6 months. Participants were genotyped for UGT2B17 copy number variation (CNV). Clinical pubertal staging including orchidometry, anthropometry and serum reproductive hormone levels.

Results

59 of the 668 boys (8.8%) presented with a homozygous deletion of UGT2B17 (del/del). These boys experienced pubarche at a mean age of 12.73 years (12.00–13.46) vs 12.40 years (12.11–12.68) in boys heterozygous for deletion of UGT2B17 (del/ins) vs 12.06 years (11.79–12.33) in boys with the wild-type genotype (ins/ins) (P = 0.029, corrected for BMI z-score). The effect accounted for 0.34 years delay per allele (95% CI: 0.03–0.64). A comparable trend was observed for onset of testicular enlargement >3 mL but did not reach significance.

Conclusion

CNV of UGT2B17 is a factor contributing to the timing of male pubarche.
Diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography to identify adenomas among adrenal incidentalomas in an endocrinological population
Authors: Marty M , Gaye D , Perez P , Auder C , Nunes M L , Ferriere A , Haissaguerre M , Tabarin A
Published: February 2018

Context

The recent recommendations of the European Endocrine Society states that the performance of computed tomography (CT) to characterize ‘true' adrenal incidentalomas (AIs) remains debatable.

Objective

To determine relevant thresholds for usual CT parameters for the diagnosis of benign tumors using robust reference standard among a large series of ‘true’ AIs recruited in an endocrinological setting.

Design

Retrospective study of 253 AIs in 233 consecutive patients explored in a single university hospital: 183 adenomas, 33 pheochromocytomas, 23 adrenocortical carcinomas, 5 other malignant tumors and 9 other benign tumors. Reference standard was histopathology in 118 AIs, biological diagnosis of pheochromocytoma in 2 AIs and size stability after at least 1 year of follow-up in 133 AIs.

Methods

Sensitivity, specificity and positive and negative predictive values were estimated for various thresholds of size, unenhanced attenuation (UA), relative and absolute wash-out (RPW, APW) of contrast media. 197 scans were reviewed independently in a blinded fashion by two expert radiologists to assess inter-observer reproducibility of measurements.

Results

Criteria associated with a 100% positive predictive value for the diagnosis of benign AI were: a combination of size and UA: 30 mm and 20 HU or 40 mm and 15 HU, respectively; RPW >53%; and APW >78%. Non-adenomatous AIs with rapid contrast wash-out were exclusively benign pseudocysts and pheochromocytomas, suggesting that classical thresholds of 60% and 40% for APW and RPW, respectively, can be safely used for patients with normal metanephrine values. Inter-observer reproducibility of all parameters was excellent (intra-class correlation coefficients: 0.96–0.99).

Conclusions

Our study, the largest conducted in AIs recruited in an endocrinological setting, suggests safe thresholds for quantitative CT parameters to avoid false diagnoses of benignity.
Unenhanced CT imaging is highly sensitive to exclude pheochromocytoma: a multicenter study
Authors: Buitenwerf Edward , Korteweg Tijmen , Visser Anneke , Haag Charlotte M S C , Feelders Richard A , Timmers Henri J L M , Canu Letizia , Haak Harm R , Bisschop Peter H L T , Eekhoff Elisabeth M W , Corssmit Eleonora P M , Krak Nanda C , Rasenberg Elise , van den Bergh Janneke , Stoker Jaap , Greuter Marcel J W , Dullaart Robin P F , Links Thera P , Kerstens Michiel N
Published: February 2018

Background

A substantial proportion of all pheochromocytomas is currently detected during the evaluation of an adrenal incidentaloma. Recently, it has been suggested that biochemical testing to rule out pheochromocytoma is unnecessary in case of an adrenal incidentaloma with an unenhanced attenuation value ≤10 Hounsfield Units (HU) at computed tomography (CT).

Objectives

We aimed to determine the sensitivity of the 10 HU threshold value to exclude a pheochromocytoma.

Methods

Retrospective multicenter study with systematic reassessment of preoperative unenhanced CT scans performed in patients in whom a histopathologically proven pheochromocytoma had been diagnosed. Unenhanced attenuation values were determined independently by two experienced radiologists. Sensitivity of the 10 HU threshold was calculated, and interobserver consistency was assessed using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC).

Results

214 patients were identified harboring a total number of 222 pheochromocytomas. Maximum tumor diameter was 51 (39–74) mm. The mean attenuation value within the region of interest was 36 ± 10 HU. Only one pheochromocytoma demonstrated an attenuation value ≤10 HU, resulting in a sensitivity of 99.6% (95% CI: 97.5–99.9). ICC was 0.81 (95% CI: 0.75–0.86) with a standard error of measurement of 7.3 HU between observers.

Conclusion

The likelihood of a pheochromocytoma with an unenhanced attenuation value ≤10 HU on CT is very low. The interobserver consistency in attenuation measurement is excellent. Our study supports the recommendation that in patients with an adrenal incidentaloma biochemical testing for ruling out pheochromocytoma is only indicated in adrenal tumors with an unenhanced attenuation value >10 HU.
SULFATION PATHWAYS: Formation and hydrolysis of sulfonated estrogens in the porcine testis and epididymis
Authors: Schuler G , Dezhkam Y , Tenbusch L , Klymiuk MC , Zimmer B , Hoffmann B
Published: February 2018

Boars exhibit high concentrations of sulfonated estrogens (SE) mainly originating from the testicular-epididymal compartment. Intriguingly, in porcine Leydig cells, sulfonation of estrogens is colocalized with aromatase and steroid sulfatase (STS), indicating that de novo synthesis of unconjugated estrogens (UE), their sulfonation and hydrolysis of SE occur within the same cell type. So far in boars no plausible concept concerning the role of SE has been put forward. To obtain new information on SE formation and hydrolysis, the porcine testicular-epididymal compartment was screened for the expression of the estrogen-specific sulfotransferase SULT1E1 and STS applying real-time RT-qPCR, Western blot and immunohistochemistry. The epididymal head was identified as the major site of SULT1E1 expression, whereas in the testis, it was virtually undetectable. However, SE tissue concentrations are clearly consistent with the testis as the predominant site of estrogen sulfonation. Results from measurements of estrogen sulfotransferase activity indicate that in the epididymis, SULT1E1 is the relevant enzyme, whereas in the testis, estrogens are sulfonated by a different sulfotransferase with a considerably lower affinity. STS expression and activity was high in the testis (Leydig cells, rete testis epithelium) but also present throughout the epididymis. In the epididymis, SULT1E1 and STS were colocalized in the ductal epithelium, and there was evidence for their apocrine secretion into the ductal lumen. The results suggest that in porcine Leydig cells, SE may be produced as a reservoir to support the levels of bioactive UE via the sulfatase pathway during periods of low activity of the pulsatile testicular steroidogenesis.
Legal Protection for Victims of Corporate Crimes In The Employment Field at Palembang City
Authors: Burhanuddin Burhanuddin
Published: February 2018

Criminal sanctions which are imposed on corporations committing employment crimes as provided inArticle 185 paragraph (1) of the Manpower Act are sufficiently burdensome, both for corporations andcorporate administrators, as the cumulative and alternative system of criminal imposition of criminalpenalties. It means that the corporate executives who commit crimes may be subject to imprisonmentor criminal penalties and both imprisonment and fine. But in practice law enforcement officers do notdirectly impose criminal sanctions in the form of imprisonment to corporate executives who commitcrimes in the field of employment in the city of Palembang. This is due to the tendency of lawenforcement officers to use the principle of subsidiarity, namely the criminal law placed in the ultimumremendium position, on the grounds of economic considerations, so that sanctions are imposed onlyadministrative sanctions and criminal penalties and close the normative rights of labor only. DOI: 10.15408/jch.v5i2.7087
Referendum Patterns In General Regional Challenges of Regional Head In 2015 In Three Districts; Tasikmalaya, Blitar And North Timor
Authors: Tamrin Abu , Yunus Nur Rohim
Published: February 2018

The phenomenon of a single candidate for regional heads occurred in the general elections of regionalheads in 2015, especially in three districts of Tasikmalaya, Blitar and North Central Timor. Thesethree areas have varying reasons for the occurrence of only one candidate pairs in the election. Inreality this condition is a form of empirical democracy that can not be rejected and avoided. So thenattempted to find a solution to the democratic party with the condition of only one candidate pair canstill run well. Therefore, the Constitutional Court decided to continue to provide an opportunity forthe regions to conduct regional head elections with only one candidate pair, using mechanisms ofagreeing and disagreeing, or so-called referendum patterns or polls. The public is only obliged todecide whether to agree or disagree with the candidate for the regional head who follows the generalelection. DOI: 10.15408/jch.v5i2.7092
Desenvolvimento e validação de um simulador de traqueostomia de baixo custo
Authors: Temperly Kassio Silva , Yaegashi Cecilia Hissai , Silva Ana Maria de Lara da , Novak Eduardo Murilo
Published: February 2018

AIMS: To develop and validate a low-cost simulator for tracheostomy training associated with a smartphone application which can be used for education in medical school undergraduate programs.METHODS: The development of the so called TraqueoSim simulator comprised stages of prototypes and molds, defining processes and materials that best resemble human tissues and still have the characteristic of low cost. The model consists of an external plastic mannequin, inner parts and skin made of silicone rubber. The app associated with the mannequin, called TraqueoSim app, was programmed in HTML/CSS/JavaScript made available initially for Android®, the expansion for iOS being possible as a next step. Its functionalities include guiding the procedure, interacting with the user and generating a performance evaluation report. The final product was submitted to a face and content validation test using a zero to 10 scale questionnaire. The sample comprised 10 lecturers of the medical course of the Federal University of Paraná separated into two groups of five participants, according to experience in tracheostomy. The values obtained in each question were analyzed considering the total sample. Then, the data of the two groups were compared using the Mann-Whitney method.RESULTS: The total cost of the simulator was approximately 78.00 USD, with a cost of 0.34 USD per procedure. The validation test indicated satisfactory results regarding the simulation of the technique (mean of 9.38±0.396 points, in a zero- to 10-point scale, with zero being the worst and 10 the best score) and the experience of using it (mean of 9.36±0.361 points). In addition, participants approved the use of the associated application (mean of 9.27±0.153 points) and stated that the simulator can be used in medical education (mean of 9.8±0.422 points).CONCLUSIONS: The validation test allowed to infer good acceptance of TraqueoSim and its correspondent app, representing a low cost, effective alternative for medical teaching. Its concept can be reproduced in new projects in the area of medical simulation, considering the perspective of growth of this type of teaching.
Redes neuronales de base radial como modelos dinámicos para la puesta en marcha de columnas de destilación por lotes
Authors: López Sosa Ixmit Jaryth , Pérez Pacheco Sergio Alejandro
Published: February 2018

En la literatura existen pocos modelos rigurosos para describir el perfil de temperatura durante el periodo de puesta en marcha de las columnas de destilación. En este trabajo, se desarrolla un modelo empleando redes neurales de base radial con datos recolectados durante el período de puesta en marcha de una columna de destilación discontinua para la mezcla etanol y agua. El entrenamiento de la eficacia de la red neuronal se obtiene realizando un pre-procesamiento de las entradas y un cambio de escala. Para obtener el perfil de temperatura, se recolectan datos a lo largo de diferentes puntos de la columna, y los resultados se aplican a múltiples redes. Esto permite la construcción del perfil de temperatura en la columna hasta obtener un error cuadrático medio menor que los valores máximos establecidos durante el preprocesamiento (mse = 0,001) de las redes. Finalmente se obtiene un modelo que permite observar la transición en la columna desde el estado frío vacío hasta el estado estacionario, normalmente un desafío en los modelos convencionales.
What we can learn from mismatched and unexpected responses to questions in interviews with people who have traumatic brain injury?
Authors: Davis Boyd , Maclagan Margaret , Ferguson Pamela , Pope Charlene , Olsen Jama , Fakhry Samir
Published: February 2018

This article analyses mismatched and unexpected responses to questions in a survey administered to thirteen people with traumatic brain injury or their relatives. Rather than giving simple one word or yes-no answers, the respondents provided unexpected narrative answers that went beyond the scope of the survey questions. The analysis identifies the types of narratives used by the respondents and highlights the ways in which they expressed their concerns about their life post-injury. It ends with a plea for more information to be provided to patients and their relatives about the ‘new normal’ life after a traumatic brain injury.
Numerical simulation of failure process of high-strength concrete using the discrete-element model
Authors: Payab Mahsa , Abbasnia Reza , Khanzadi Mostafa
Published: February 2018

A two-dimensional mesoscopic model is presented for simulation of the failure process of high-strength concrete (HSC) confined by fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP). The model is based on the discrete-element method and modified rigid-body spring model, which were developed for simulation of the behaviour of normal-strength concrete, and is extended here to model HSC. Due to the fact that the mortar matrix and the interfacial layer in HSC are generally stronger than the strength of the aggregate, springs are designed in such a way that the crack can penetrate into the aggregate. To develop the confined model, FRP elements are connected to the basic model as rectangular elements, the connections of which are modelled together based on Hooke's law in cylindrical coordinates. Interfacial springs between FRP and concrete elements are designed based on the bond–slip model and the behaviour of concrete core under confining action provided by the FRP jacket. The failure behaviour of three unconfined and two confined HSC specimens was simulated by the proposed model. Analytical results are presented as stress–strain curves and crack modes, which were found to be in good agreement with experimental data.
THE WORTHINESS OF OVARY SYMPTOM INDEX, CA125 AND TRANSVAGINAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN SCREENING MALIGNANCIES OF ADNEXIAL MASSES
Authors: TAKMAZ Özge Kaymaz , ANĞIN Ali Doğukan , PİRİMOĞLU Zehra Meltem
Published: February 2018

Objective:
To evaluate the efficiency of Ovarian Cancer Symptom Index questionnaire by
itself to define malignancy in patients with adnexial mass and to evaluate
additional effect of   CA125 and
transvaginal ultrasonography on the index. Materials
and Methods: 79 patients being prepared for operation because of adnexial
mass in our clinic has been  included in
our study. Ovarian Cancer Symptom Index, CA125, transvaginal ultrasonography
parameters were determined in preoperative term. Types, frequencies, severity
and duration of symptoms were questionned and compared benign and malign cases.
Parameters were compared with histopathology results after the surgery. Results: We did not find difference of
Ovarin Cancer Syptom Index positivity between women with benign and malign
adnexial mass (p>0.05). The sensitivity, specifity, positive predictive
value, negative predictive value of Ovarin Cancer Syptom Index by itself were
%68, %65, 0.41, 0.61 consequently. When we used The Symptom Index combined with CA125, we
calculated sensitivity %73, spesifity %64, pozitive predictive value 0.32 and
negative predictive value 0,76. The symptoms of abdominal pain, bloating,
distension, eating disorders were significantly different between the groups. We
found that Ultrasonographic Morphologic Scoring System by Sassone et al. was
significant to differentiate malign and benign masses preoperatively. Conclusion: 
Contemporary Ovarian Cancer Symptom Index used in this study has not
enough efficiency itself to differentiate malign and benign adnexial masses.It
would be more useful to arrange a new symptom index for the diagnosis of
ovarian cancer by using the symptoms which were significant to determine
malignancy in our study.
Vacuole staining in Phaeodactylum tricornutum using RatioWorks™ PDMPO v2
Authors: Turnsek Jernej
Published: February 2018

Simple and rapid vacuole staining protocol for Phaeodactylum tricornutum. Note thatRatioWorksTM PDMPO and LysoSensorTM Yellow/Blue DND-160 are the same thing and can thus be used interchangeably. RatioWorksTMPDMPO was used inthis protocol.