bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Pruebas diagnósticas en alergia y su utilidad clínica.
Authors: ARRUDA CHAVES Erika
Published: May 2016

The prevalence of allergic diseases in Peru as well as in the rest of the world is increasing every year, independently of any integral treatment and control measures instituted in the last few years. Consequently, direct and indirect costs in the public or private health systems are highly expensive and generate a global concern related with the search for prevention and early diagnosis, which will permit specific actions that minimize disabling states due to this reason. A detailed clinical history is the key to the proper identification and/or dismissal of the probable allergenic agents that will trigger many of the allergic states, as well as indicating the auxiliary diagnostic tests to be chosen. For the different allergic diseases, various methods exist that can be used to help in diagnosis with proven specificity and sensibility, considering the different allergenic agents. Precise identification of such agents permits the introduction of secondary and tertiary prevention methods, which have as primordial purpose to avoid symptoms and exacerbations, preventing disabling states and improving patient life quality.
Meningoencefalitis y osteomielitis por amebas de vida libre. Reporte de un caso.
Authors: SÁNCHEZ LIHON Juvenal , CASAVILCA ZAMBRANO Sandro , CUELLAR PONCE DE LEON Luis , KLINGE CASTRO German , MENGOA QUINTANILLA Claudio
Published: May 2016

We report a case of a seven year old girl, from Parinas-Piura, who was admited in the Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplasicas with an expansile intracraneal process and neurological deficit. The patient die and the necropsy shown osteomyelitis of right orbital bones and chronic meningoencephalitis with angiitis due to free living amoebas.
Consecuencias a largo plazo de la vasectomía, en varones operados en el Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia.
Authors: UNTIVEROS MAYORGA Charlton Fernando , MAURICIO PACHAS Juan
Published: May 2016

Objetivo: Determinar las consecuencias y complicaciones a largo plazo de la vasectomía y la aceptación de la población de usuarios. Material y Métodos: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo en el que se incluyó 50 usuarios de vasectomía atendidos entre febrero de 1997 y setiembre de 1998 en el Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia. Resultados: Las complicaciones se presentaron en el 8% de los usuarios de este método, el 6% presentó infección e inflamación de la herida operatoria y un 2% un dolor leve en alguno de los testículos. La aceptación de 94% de los usuarios. En el 6% de usuarios, donde la vasectomía no tuvo una buena aceptación, 2 (4%) presentaron el inicio de una nueva gestación por parte de su pareja a los 8 y 14 meses respectivamente luego del procedimiento. Un usuario (2%) manifestó haber tenido un post-operatorio muy mal llevado. Conclusiones: La vasectomía como procedimiento de planificación familiar, debido a que presenta pocas complicaciones es de gran aceptación.
Percepciones de la carrera médica en escolares del último año de colegios urbanos de Lima, Perú.
Authors: LLANOS ZAVALAGA Luis Fernando , REYES LECCA Roberto Carlos , LECCA GARCIA Leonid Wilbert , VELASQUEZ HURTADO José Enrique , SILVA TICA Enrique , HUAYTA ZACARIAS Ernesto
Published: May 2016

Objetivo: Conocer las percepciones sobre la profesión médica de escolares del último año de educación secundaria el año 2001, en Lima Metropolitana. Material y Metodos: Estudio transversal descriptivo, realizado entre Junio y Agosto del 2001 en escolares del último año de secundaria de colegios particulares (CP) y nacionales (CN). Se utilizó un cuestionario validado para evaluar la percepción de 5 dimensiones relacionadas a la carrera médica: características de la carrera, personalidad del estudiante de medicina, percepción social del médico, aspecto educacional y aspecto familiar. Se comparó los resultados por tipo de colegio y se buscó asociación con las variables generales. Resultados: Fueron incluídos 548 (81.4%) escolares de 6 colegios (40.7% de CN, 37.4% de CP religiosos y 21.9% de CP no religiosos): 70.4% eran varones y la edad promedio fue 16.3 ± 0.7. El 98.7% deseaba estudiar alguna carrera profesional, 18.6% estudiar medicina. Tener un familiar profesional de salud, una experiencia previa buena con un médico y el conocimiento de la duración de la carrera estuvieron asociados a la elección (p<0,01). El 86.1% la consideraron una carrera larga, más del 80% resaltó actitudes especiales del estudiante de medicina, 34.1% resaltó su inteligencia y 34.3% opinó que la carrera de medicina les permitiría ganar dinero más rápido. Conclusiones: La percepción de la carrera médica conserva los fundamentos de vocación y servicio, pero el tiempo invertido en ella juega un papel negativo para su elección.
CFTR: 15 años después del descubrimiento de un gen.
Authors: VEGA-BRICEÑO Luis Enrique
Published: May 2016

La fibrosis quística (FQ) es la enfermedad autosómica recesiva letal más común en la población blanca del Reino Unido, con una incidencia estimada en 1/2000 recién nacidos vivos (1). En los Estados Unidos, el 50% de los pacientes con FQ son diagnosticados a la edad de 6 meses y el 90% a la edad de 8 años (2). La edad promedio de sobrevida estimada en niños Europeos nacidos en la década del 90 se calcula en 40 años, lo cual representa el doble de lo que fué en los últimos 20 años; en donde sólo la mitad de ellos son ahora adultos (3). Definitivamente, este incremento en la sobrevida es el resultado de un buen trabajo en el área de la fisioterapia, nutrición y un tratamiento antibiótico agresivo; y por supuesto un incremento considerable del entendimiento de ésta enfermedad. El presente artículo es una revisión de algunos aspectos de la fisiopatología, microbiología y terapéuticos de la FQ, al celebrarse el 15 aniversario de la clonación del gen y su vez es una actualización del último artículo publicado en esta misma revista.
Reporte de un probable caso de Hemoglobina S / Talasemia Beta.
Authors: RAMÍREZ CUENTAS John , LIZAMA OLAYA Olga , MARTÍNEZ LA ROSA Josilú , JHONG OLIVERA Mercy , SALAZAR LINDO Eduardo
Published: May 2016

We report the case of a patient with Hemoglobin S / Thalassemia. It is feasible to recognize this infrequent disease by its clinical presentation and the aid of clinical laboratory . On this patient, the diagnosis was established based on the clinical findings, hematological evaluation (with careful observation of the red cell morphology and reticulocyte count) and electrophoretic analysis of hemoglobin. We discusse the physiopathology, clinical manifestations, treatment and alternative of prevention of this disease.
Morbi-mortalidad de pacientes con tuberculosis hospitalizados en el Departamento de enfermedades infecciosas, tropicales y dermatológicas del Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, Lima – Perú entre los años 1990 y 2000.
Authors: CHUQUIYAURI HARO Raul , VERDONCK BOSTEELS Kristien , GONZÁLEZ LAGOS Elsa , ZAMUDIO FUERTES Eduardo , ECHEVARRIA ZARATE Juan , SEAS RAMOS Carlos , GOTUZZO HERENCIA Eduardo
Published: May 2016

Objetivos: Describir las características clínico-epidemiológicas y la mortalidad de pacientes hospitalizados con tuberculosis (TBC) en el Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Tropicales y Dermatológicas del Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia (DEITD-HNCH) de Lima, Perú. Material y Métodos: Estudio retrospectivo y observacional que incluyó a pacientes hospitalizados desde enero de 1990 hasta diciembre de 2000 con diagnóstico de TBC definitiva o probable. Resultados: Se registraron 1340 altas con diagnóstico de TBC (18.7 %). La edad promedio de los pacientes hospitalizados con TBC fue 33.5 ± 15.1 años, 69.2% fueron varones y 28.1 % tuvieron infección por el Virus de la Inmunodeficiencia Humana (VIH). La mortalidad por TBC fue 17.2 % y permaneció constante durante el período. El número de muertes por TBC (230 pacientes) representó el 37.5 % de las muertes por todas las causas (613 pacientes). De los fallecidos por TBC, 151 (65.6 %) tuvieron TBC multisistémica, 60 (26.1 %) TBC pulmonar y 19 (8.3 %) TBC extrapulmonar exclusiva. Hubo sospecha clínica de TBC multidrogorresistente (TBC-MDR) en 51 (22.2 %) pacientes fallecidos. Edad mayor de 30 años (OR=1.6, 1.2<OR<2.1) y tener infección por el VIH (OR=5.4, 4.0<OR<7.3), constituyeron factores asociados a mortalidad en el análisis multivariado de los pacientes con TBC. Conclusiones: Tuberculosis representó el 18.7% del total de diagnósticos y el 37.5% de las muertes por todas las causas. La mortalidad relacionada con TBC en la unidad de enfermedades infecciosas de un hospital público referencial no ha disminuido en los últimos 11 años. Infección por VIH y ser mayor de 30 años están asociados a mortalidad.
Tenosinovitis por Mycobacterium chelonae : A propósito de un caso.
Authors: BERROCAL KASAY Alfredo , ECHEVARRIA ZARATE Juan , RAMIREZ ARANDA Erick , CASTRO LEON Elsa , GONZALES BENDEZU Dina
Published: May 2016

We report a patient with a diagnosis of synovial tenosynovitis who developed septic tenosinovitis with cold abscess on right hand, after a local punction. Mycobacterium chelonae a fast-growing mycobacteria, was isolated. We discuss aspects related to differential diagnosis, epidemiology, risk factors. diagnostic procedures and issues related to treatment of this nosocomial infection.
Comportamientos sexuales de un grupo de hombres de alto riesgo que tienen sexo con hombres en Lima - Perú.
Authors: Díaz Gervasi Giovani Martín
Published: May 2016

El presente estudio buscó identificar los comportamientos, las características psicosexuales de riesgo y sociodemográficas en un grupo de hombres de alto riesgo que tuvieron sexo con hombres (HARSH) en Lima. La muestra estuvo conformada por 254 HSH y el muestreo aplicado fue no probabilístico. Se empleó una basede datos secundarios del estudio: “Prevalencia, Incidencia de VIH y prevalencia de infección por VHS-2, en una población de Hombres que tienen sexo con Hombres (HSH) de alto riesgo en la ciudad de Lima-Perú”, desarrollado en IMPACTA (2002-2005). Para la recolección de datos se aplicó una auto-entrevista asistida por computadora(CASI). Los comportamientos sexuales de riesgo encontrados fueron: Tener varias parejas sexuales, el sexo anal sin condón y el consumo de alcohol durante el sexo. Las características psicosexuales relevantes fueron: Asumirse homosexual, ser pasivo y auto-percibirse gay. El mayor porcentaje de la muestra manifestó una actitud positiva al uso del condón. Pese a la información preventiva impartida, el grupo estudiado de HSH presentó comportamientos y características psicosexuales de riesgo muy expuestosa la infección por el VIH.
PESSIS, ANNE-MARIE; MARTIN, GABRIELA; GUIDON, NIEDE (Org.). OS BIOMAS E AS SOCIEDADES HUMANAS NA PRÉ-HISTÓRIA DA REGIÃO DO PARQUE NACIONAL SERRA DA CAPIVARA, BRASIL.
Authors: Maior Paulo Martin Souto
Published: May 2016

O projeto, Síntese dos biomas e sociedades humanas da região do Parque Nacional Serra da Capivara, no Sudeste do Piauí, apoiado e financiado pelo Ministério de Ciência e Tecnologia do Brasil, abre um espaço editorial destinado a divulgar o conhecimento resultante do trabalho dos pesquisadores da Fundação Museu do Homem Americano – Fumdham – e outras entidades científicas associadas em rede no decorrer de três décadas de pesquisa nessa região. Cabe lembrar que inicialmente as pesquisas no Parque Nacional estiveram centradas nos sítios com pinturas rupestres pré-históricas em razão do seu extraordinário acervo, tanto pelo número de sítios achados, como sua densa concentração e seu estado de conservação. Em 1991, por essa riqueza gráfica e cultural, a Unesco inscreve o Parque Nacional Serra da Capivara na Lista do Patrimônio Mundial de Humanidade. As escavações arqueológicas foram no começo realizadas em função da procura de informações complementares sobre esse patrimônio cultural, mas rapidamente as descobertas extrapolam as metas e as expectativas formuladas. A inesperada antiguidade da presença humana na região requer, para desvendar esse universo desconhecido, uma abordagem de pesquisa interdisciplinar. Desde a criação do Projeto, em 1986, o tema de pesquisa proposto pela Fumdham foi definido como a interação do homem com o ambiente, desde a Pré-História até os dias atuais. Varias gerações de pesquisadores brasileiros e estrangeiros sucederam-se num fluxo contínuo de trabalhos interdisciplinares para configurar um mapa multidisciplinar que enquadrasse o tema central das pesquisas no Parque Nacional. A participação das diversas disciplinas na pesquisa evoluiu de maneira diferenciada, o que se traduz num grau distinto das colaborações. Algumas salientam o estado da arte, outras a evolução da pesquisa, outras, também, os aspectos inovativos e a introdução de novos dispositivos técnicos dentro do dispositivo de pesquisa.
Introducing Preprints: A Multidisciplinary Open Access Preprint Platform
Authors: Preprints Editorial Office
Published: May 2016

Preprints is a multidisciplinary preprint platform that makes scientific manuscripts from all fields of research immediately available at www.preprints.org. Preprints is a free (not-for-profit) open access service supported by MDPI in Basel, Switzerland.
Oroonoko: An Analysis of Treason in Behn’s Anglo-African Sojourn
Authors: Zehra Tehreem
Published: May 2016

Human history rests on specific traits of life. Out of these, ‘trust’ is counted as the most endeared, expensive, difficult to maintain as well as effervescent in nature. The phrase ‘Time once gone, never comes back’ takes us to an equally sensitive world of moral decorum where ‘trust once lost is seldom or never restored’. The paper is a partial attempt to analyse the element of betrayal ranging from familial ties to the national ones. Interestingly, the protagonist is both the subject and the object of treason and his fate is a recoil action of his own past deeds which never occurred to his ownself as ugly and inhuman. His kaleidoscopic life-events are the best whip-lashes to remind him of his past actions and teach him the intensity of the pain of separation from one’s own loved ones and one’s own land.
Transformation of Jail to Correctional Home
Authors: Saha Agamani
Published: May 2016

Modern behavioral sciences have critical relevance with the human interaction throughout the ages. But all these interactions are neither socially desirable nor recognized by the law of society. When they cross their limit of the norm of the society, they are traced as anti- social behaviour. In all the countries there are socially accepted rules and regulations and those rules are imposed to sustain the stability of the society violating their rules and regulations is called as crime. Crime is old phenomenon and a value incept.
MAC Address
Authors: Asija Monika
Published: May 2016

Media Access Control (Mac) Address is 48-bit address which is permanently assigned to a network interface card (NIC) or wireless cards. This address is assigned by the manufacturer itself. Every host on a network has a mac address which helps those devices to communicate with other devices at layer-2 (Datalink Layer) of OSI- Model on the other hand IP address is a network address which allows a device to communicate with others on layer-3 of OSI- Model (Network Layer) on a network. A Mac Address is also named as physical address of an Interface.

Mac Address Spoofing is an activity which is performed to change the Mac Address of a machine. It may be done by authorised or unauthorised persons to access the network or resources. These kind of activities are performed by hackers also who changes the mac address of their pc/ laptop so that their machine can be treated as the authorised machine in that network.(Cardenas, 2003)(MAC address spoofing, 2012)
Impacto del desarrollo urbanístico reciente en el paisaje del caserío vasco; una propuesta metodológica en la Reserva de la Biosfera de Urdaibai
Authors: Ainz Ibarrondo María José , González Amuchategui María José
Published: May 2016

En este trabajo se desarrolla una propuesta metodológica desde la que se valora el
impacto generado por el desarrollo urbanístico sobre el carácter y la integridad del paisaje
en los barrios de caseríos del País Vasco, concretamente en el periodo que se extiende entre
2000 y 2012. El objetivo último de la investigación es la determinación de los factores que
definen el signo y la intensidad impacto, de manera que su conocimiento permita una mejor
gestión y protección del paisaje rural vasco.
El ciclismo como vector de desarrollo territorial
Authors: Rodríguez Gutiérrez Fermín
Published: May 2016

Se aborda el potencial del ciclismo como práctica deportiva de carácter específicamente
territorial, totalmente determinado por la geografía, lo que hace de él un objeto de atención
por parte de la disciplina, con el fin de conocer su papel en determinados países y
la capacidad de estos para utilizarlo como vector de desarrollo territorial. Se da cuenta de
una estrategia de especialización inteligente para concretar su expansión en un territorio de
escala comarcal y se expone una metodología para crear una máquina-herramienta territorial
llamada Anillo Ciclista, que concreta la aportación del ciclismo a una estrategia de desarrollo
y a llenar de contenido una marca territorial, relacionando un territorio con el paisaje,
el deporte, la actividad industriosa, la especialización turística, la experiencia segura y el
esfuerzo controlado.
Influence of Wettability on Residual Gas Trapping and Enhanced Oil Recovery in Three-Phase Flow: A Pore-Scale Analysis by Use of Microcomputed Tomography
Authors: Iglauer Stefan , Rahman Taufiq , Sarmadivaleh Mohammad , Al-Hinai Adnan , Fernø Martin A. , Lebedev Maxim
Published: May 2016

We imaged an intermediate-wet sandstone in three dimensions at high resolution (1–3.4 µm3) with X-ray microcomputed tomography (micro-CT) at various saturation states. Initially the core was at connate-water saturation and contained a large amount of oil (94%), which was produced by a waterflood [recovery factor Rf = 52% of original oil in place (OOIP)] or a direct gas flood (Rf = 66% of OOIP). Subsequent waterflooding and/or gasflooding (water-alternating-gas process) resulted in significant incremental-oil recovery (Rf = 71% of OOIP), whereas a substantial amount of gas could be stored (approximately 50%)—significantly more than in an analog water-wet plug. The oil- and gas-cluster-size distributions were measured and followed a power-law correlation N ∝ V−τ , where N is the frequency with which clusters of volume V are counted, and with decays exponents τ between 0.7 and 1.7. Furthermore, the cluster volume V plotted against cluster surface area A also correlated with a power-law correlation A ∝ Vp, and p was always ≈ 0.75. The measured τ- and p-values are significantly smaller than predicted by percolation theory, which predicts p ≈ 1 and τ = 2.189; this raises increasing doubts regarding the applicability of simple percolation models. In addition, we measured curvatures and capillary pressures of the oil and gas bubbles in situ, and analyzed the detailed pore-scale fluid configurations. The complex variations in fluid curvatures, capillary pressures, and the fluid/fluid or fluid/fluid/fluid pore-scale configurations (exact spatial locations also in relation to each other and the rock surface) are the origin of the well-known complexity of three-phase flow through rock.
A Randomized Controlled Intervention Trial: Effect of Counselling on Treatment Adherence and Self-Esteem of Women Patients Receiving Tuberculosis Treatment
Authors: Hussain Sana , A. Malik Anila , Hussain Zareen
Published: May 2016

Introduction:

Tuberculosis (TB) is considered as a global public health issue but it can be understood as an individual health issue as well. Due to this disease, TB patients not only suffer physically but also psychologically and socially and face severe adverse consequences. Fear of dissemination the illness, helplessness and social stigma related to this ailment, are all plausible causes that lowered self-esteem of the patients and reinforce non-adherence. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of counselling on treatment adherence and increasing self-esteem of TB patients.

Methods:

This randomized control trial was conducted in Sindh Government Hospital Karachi. A total of 100 newly diagnosed women TB patients were randomly allocated to intervention (n=50) and control (n=50) groups. The data was collected through demographic form and RSES (Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale). Intervention group received counselling with social support during the treatment while the control group received education at the time of registration. Self-esteem was measured and compared before and after the intervention for two groups. Data was analysed through SPSS by using the χ2, and t-test.

Results:

Results revealed that compared with control group, treatment success rate was 100% among intervention group. The mean self-esteem scores before and after intervention in the intervention group increased from 10.42 to 17.44 showing a significant statistical difference at p <0.05 and p-value is <0.0001.

Conclusion:

The result of the present study suggests that patients with higher self-esteem tend to adhere better to TB treatment, in comparison to patients with low self-esteem. Therefore, counselling should be the important component of TB treatment to increase patients’ self-esteem which eventually fosters successful treatment outcomes.
Peripheral High-Speed Rail Stations in Spain
Authors: Bellet Carmen
Published: May 2016

A peripheral, or city-edge, location is relatively common for new HSR stations in small and medium-sized cities and less densely populated areas. In Spain, mainly as a result of local and regional pressure, only 9 of the 35 station (Desember 2015) with HSR services are peripherally located. This paper analyses the urban planning and development local strategies that have been undertaken around peripheral HSR stations in Spain. Peripherally located HSR stations cannot be analysed as a single typology because they respond to different territorial logics and have different characteristics. However, identifying different typologies helps to understand the characteristics and territorial functions that different stations perform. The second part of the paper analyses: the local planning and development strategies employed around HSR stations which are related to their territorial contexts; the specific characteristics of each station; and the different strategies employed by stakeholders. Governance seems a fundamental issue in the case of peripheral stations because they need coordinated actions to overcome the main challenges that they face, most of which are related to their territorial integration and external accessibility.
How to Choose the Most Efficient Transport Mode for Weekend Tourism Journeys: An HSR and Private Vehicle Comparison
Authors: Moyano Amparo , Coronado José M. , Garmendia Maddi
Published: May 2016

The present paper focuses on an analysis of the efficiency of High-Speed Rail (HSR) connections in comparison to private vehicles, with the aim of identifying the most convenient mode of transportation for weekend tourism journeys. This efficiency is centred on a person based assessment and will depend on the time available at the destination, the convenience of the timetables and travel times, and the associated costs related to accommodations and travel expenses. Because travel costs may amount to a significant share of the total expenses for recreational travel, individuals and groups may consider using a car to reach their destination, especially for journeys of short distances. However, the development of the HSR system in Spain provides an important increase in accessibility that is generating changes in the way people travel. The accessibility of the HSR service has brought an interesting alternative whose attractiveness (in terms of comfort and speed) rises with the distance travelled. In addition, RENFE (Spanish rail operator) is now reorienting its services and fares to compete in the tourism market, improving the competitiveness of HSR for weekend tourism trips relative to other transport modes.

In this framework, the paper demonstrates that HSR is a real alternative, in terms of connection efficiencies, for weekend journeys, as almost half of the Spanish cities served by HSR are more efficiently connected to Madrid through HSR than by private cars. In addition, the paper offers a person-based approach that should be taken into account in future research on transport mode choices.
Determination metabolic and nutritional status in dairy cows during early and mid lactation
Authors: Djokovic Radojica , Ilic Zoran , Kurcubic Vladimir , Petrovic Milan , Caro-Petrovic Violeta , Milosevic Bozidar , Omerovic Izeta
Published: May 2016

The objective of the present study was to investigate nutritional and
metabolic status in Simmental cows during early and mid-lactation. Fifteen
early lactating cows and 15 mid lactating cows were chosen for the
investigation. Blood samples were collected to measure beta-hydroxybutyrate
(BHB), nonesterified fatty acids (NEFA), triglycerides (TG), glucose and the
activity of aspartate transaminase (AST). Early lactation as compared to mid
lactating cows were found to have significantly higher (P<0.05) blood serum
concentrations of NEFA, BHB and AST and lower blood serum concentrations of
glucose (P<0.05) and TG (P>0.05). Significantly negative correlations were
observed between BHB and glucose (P<0.01), BHB and TG (P<0.05), NEFA and
glucose (P<0.05). Significantly positive correlations were observed between
NEFA and BHB (P<0.05), NEFA and AST (P<0.05), glucose and TG (P<0.01). The
results suggest that these parameters can serve as useful indicators of the
nutritional and metabolic status of dairy cows during lactation.
Plasma hormones and milk production performances in early lactation buffaloes supplemented with a mixture of prilled fat, sweetener and toxin binder
Authors: Khan Shabab , Singh Mahendra , Mehla R , Thakur Sunita , Meena B.S.
Published: May 2016

The effect of combined feed supplements (prilled fat, sweetener and toxin
binder) was studied on 24 apparently healthy early lactating rural and urban
maintained Murrah buffaloes. The feeding of combined feed supplement was
carried out for a period of 90 days. DMI, BCS, body weight were recorded at
fortnightly intervals and milk composition was analyzed at weekly intervals.
Blood samples were analyzed for hormones, plasma metabolites and lipid
profile. The supplementation increased (p<0.01) milk yield by 13.6 and 17.0%
in urban and rural Murrah buffaloes with respective increases of 20.14
and14.98% in milk fat (p<0.01). BCS and DMI varied non-significantly (P>0.05)
between the groups. Body weight increased in rural buffaloes in comparison to
urban buffaloes. Plasma GH was higher (p<0.05) before supplementation and
fluctuated non-significantly (P>0.05) during supplementation period. Mean
leptin levels decreased (p<0.05) while plasma estradiol and IgG level
increased during the supplementation period. Plasma progesterone and ghrelin
level varied non-significantly before and during supplementation. Plasma
IGF-1 and glucose levels was more and NEFA level was lower (p<0.05) during
the experiment. Mean HDL, triglyceride and cholesterol concentration
increased (P<0.05) during supplementation than before supplementation. Blood
urea nitrogen and plasma urea level was lower before feeding and increased
during the experiment. The conception rate was more and service period was
less (P<0.05) in urban buffaloes as compared to rural buffaloes. The complete
feed supplementation was highly economical and generated an additional income
of Rs. 114.45/day/buffalo with cost benefit ratio of 1:5. It was concluded
that complete feed comprising of prilled fat, sweetener and toxin binder
augment overall productive performance of rural and urban buffaloes.
The effect of raw soybean in the final mixtures for broilers on the conformation measures and share of major carcass parts
Authors: Petricevic Veselin , Lukic Milos , Skrbic Zdenka , Bogosavljevic-Boskovic Snezana , Doskovic Vladimir , Rakonjac Simeon , Petricevic Maja
Published: May 2016

The experiment of the supstitution of soybean meal with raw soybean in the
final diet was carried out on Hubbard F15 chickens at the age of 35- 42 days.
The effect of different levels and varieties of raw soybeans in diets on
carcass conformation and share of major carcass parts was determined in a
twofactorial experiment 2 x 5 (2 soybean varieties x 5 levels of raw grains
in the mixture), ie a total of 10 dietery treatments. At the end of the
trial, by a random sample method, 12 chickens (6 males and 6 females) from
each group were sacrificed and examined. The results showed that the index of
drumstick girth and share of drumstick were under significant (p<0.05)
influence of the soybean varieties. The level of raw soybeans in diets had
significant effect (p <0.05) on the index of drumstick girth and on the
absolute value of the breast depth and breast angle. Shares of breast and
thighs of broiler chickens of both sexes were not significantly influenced by
the studied factors. It was concluded that the share of raw soybean of 10, 15
and 20% in the final mixtures for broilers hinders the utilization of protein
in the ration, resulting in poorer quality of chicken carcasses.
Comparative analyses of the banking environment in transition countries
Authors: Djalilov Khurshid , Hölscher Jens
Published: May 2016

This paper investigates the dynamics of the banking environment in early and
late transition countries for the period 2000-2012. We consider
macroeconomic, governance, economic freedom, financial depth, industrial,
bankspecific, and CSR variables to compare the banking environment in
transition countries. Our analyses show the presence of differences in the
banking environment of two groups of transition countries: however, this gap
shrunk over the period 2000-2012. The late transition countries have lower
scores in the variables ?Investment? and ?Financial freedom?, implying that
in the future the governments of these countries may focus on improving the
investment and financial climate.
Parallel execution tracing: An alternative solution to exploit under-utilized resources in multi-core architectures for control-flow checking
Authors: Maghsoudloo Mohammad , Zarandi Hamid
Published: May 2016

In this paper, a software behavior-based technique is presented to detect
control-flow errors in multi-core architectures. The analysis of a key point
leads to introduction of the proposed technique: employing under-utilized CPU
resources in multi-core processors to check the execution flow of the
programs concurrently and in parallel with the main executions. To evaluate
the proposed technique, a quad-core processor system was used as the
simulation environment, and the behavior of SPEC CPU2006 benchmarks were
studied as the target to compare with conventional techniques. The
experimental results, with regard to both detection coverage and performance
overhead, demonstrate that on average, about 94% of the control-flow errors
can be detected by the proposed technique, with less performance overhead
compared to previous techniques.

 This article has been retracted. Link to the retraction 10.2298/FUEE1801155E
In-channel misrouting suppression technique for deflection-routed networks on chip
Authors: Stojanovic Igor , Djordjevic Goran
Published: May 2016

Deflection routing, where port-contentions in routers are resolved by
intentionally misrouting some of packets along unwanted directions instead of
storing them, has been proposed as a promising approach for improving power
and area efficiency of large-scale networks on chip (NoCs). However, at high
network load, when packets are misrouted more frequently, the cost and energy
benefits of this simple routing scheme are offset by the performance
degradation. To address this problem, we propose a technique that uses small
in-channel buffers to capture some of deflected packets before they take a
misrouting hop. The captured packets are then looped-back to the routers
where they suffered deflection and routed again. To improve the efficiency of
this in-channel misrouting suppression scheme we also slightly modify the
routing function of the deflection router by restricting the choice of
productive directions for misrouted packets. Evaluations on synthetic traffic
patterns show that the proposed misrouting suppression mechanism yields an
improvement of 36.2% in network saturation throughput when implemented into
the conventional deflection-routed network.
„Pseudo-yat“ in Dalmato-Romance and Balkan Latin (On Balkan Latin VIII)
Authors: Ligorio Orsat
Published: May 2016

Article discusses the origins and the development of the so-called pseudo-yat
in Dalmatian Romance and Balkan Latin. (E.g. SCr. mrcela-murtila-murtela from
Lat. *MYRTICELLA or tovijerna-tovirna-toverna from TABERNA.) Pseudo-yat is
derived from -ECC-, in short syllables, and in long syllables from -ERR-,
-ERC-. This suggestion is tried on 58 Dalmatian loans in Serbo-Croatian. The
fact that pseudo-yat is found only in a part of these is of particular
significance for the stratification of Dalmatian loans in Serbo-Croatian
since loans with pseudo-yat are ostensibly older than the ones without it.
Coreference relations in complex sentence with a complement clause
Authors: Moskovljevic-Popovic Jasmina
Published: May 2016

The main purpose of this paper is to analyze different co reference relations
which can be established in a complex sentence between one of the arguments
of the matrix clause and the understood/implicit subject of the complement
clause introduced by the complementizer ?da?. Various patterns of control
relations which are present in contemporary Serbian - obligatory,
non-obligatory, and shared control - have been enumerated and exemplified.
Different types of constructions and different classes of verbs which
introduce (or may introduce) control relations have been identified and
patterns of control instantiated by them have been described. It has been
argued that the analysis of the Serbian data indicates that a type of the
matrix predicate is not the only factor which determines the control
relations established in a complex sentence, but that a type of
situation/event described in the complement clause, as well as the
relationship between the events denoted by the matrix and the complement
clauses have their influence too.
Consequence clauses with a meaning of measure and degree
Authors: Nikolic Marina
Published: May 2016

The objective of this paper is to present a new classification of consequence
clauses that is based on a category of degree. Based on that parameter,
consequence clauses are classified into the ones that have a meaning of
degree and the ones that don?t have that meaning. Furthemore, consequence
clauses with a meaning of degree can be divided into the clauses with a
meaning of measure (Napolju je toliko hladno da smo se odmah vratili iz
setnje./It is so cold outside that we had to return immediately back; On je
takav prevarant, da ce te sigurno preci/ He is such a chouse - he will cheat
for sure.) and into excessive clauses (Previse je debela da udje u tu haljinu/
She is too fat to fit in this dress; Devojcica je premalena da ostane sama
kod kuce/ The girl is too small to stay at home alone; Buka je bila dovoljna
da natera dete u plac/The noise was loud enough to cause the baby cry). The
article provides the arguments that the category of degree in this sentences
is grammaticalized with the help of certain modifiers and a conjunction of
result da. The author applies the onomasiological method in the analysis and
uses the theory of semantic locations. An existence of certain meanings is
confirmed by the transformational test.
The legacy of Raymond Boudon
Authors: Ignjatovic Suzana
Published: May 2016

The paper is a short overview of the work of a contemporary French
sociologist Raymond Boudon. The paper focuses on the following aspects of
Boudon?s biography: academic trajectory, intellectual influences, and his
major works. It is argued that his major contributions to sociology include
his theory of social mobility, methodological individualism and the concept
of cognitive rationality.
The transformation in the representation of gender roles in animated films: The case of Disney princesses
Authors: Radovic Selena , Radulovic Mladen
Published: May 2016

Starting from the theories that prolong mayor influence of media as the
agency of socialization and criticism of gender representation in the media,
in this work we observed whether the image of women in Disney?s animated
films has changed during the time, and if so, in which way the change
happened. Basic dimensions of gender roles of the heroines that have been
placed in one of the most influential franchises named Disney?s Princesses
are described in the essay. More precisely, all of the 12 animated films and
13 heroines that had been emerging from 1937 to 2013 were embraced in the
analysis. During the research close attention has been given to the
activities heroines are committed to, communications they make, their
physical appearance, goals, and also the attitude towards marriage and
sexuality. The main finding is that the ?oldest? heroines (those who appeared
between 1937 and 1959) are represented in accordance with the expectations of
the patriarchal culture of the period (an obedient and a hardworking woman,
excluded from a society, with getting married as her only life goal), while
the latter princesses are presented in a highly different manner, being
independent, educated and rebellious. Also the analysis showed that with the
princesses that made appearance during the last decade, various trends have
appeared. It turned out that some of them have chosen the road of
emancipation while the other ones show indications of retraditionalization.
Women in politics: The case of Serbia
Authors: Bogdanovic Marija
Published: May 2016

After a short introduction, this paper deals with women?s activities and
participation in social and especially political institutions nowadays, but
in the country with deeply rooted idea about traditional role that women
should play. Additionally, it takes into account their personal experiences
and opinions, impressions about being members of parliament, their
motivation, obstacles and their (women?s) contribution to politics (through
decision making). The paper is based on the theoretical discussion about
under what conditions women?s participation in political institutions can be
influential, about ?descriptive representation?, ?substantive representation?
and the possibility of their contribution to the democratization of society.
The elaboration is based on the research of public opinion polls of the
representative sample of Serbian population, sociological study of female
members of the Serbian parliament, as well as on the results of women?s
university education and their scientific achievements.
The conceptualization of the physical space in social theory: Opportunities for sociological analysis of spatial dimensions of a city
Authors: Radovic Svetlana
Published: May 2016

This paper presents different conceptions of the physical space in social
theory aiming to review the consequences that they as metatheoretical
assumptions have to the treatment and position of the spatial dimensions of
the city in sociological analysis. The first part presents characteristics of
the absolute concept of physical space and indicates the different
implications of the adoption of this concept in urban sociology. After that,
the text considers features of the relational concept of physical space whose
adoption enabled the spatial turn in thesocial science, and its adequacy to
the contemporary social context of movement, permeation, interaction between
people, capital, goods and cultures. The third part highlights, the
importance of understanding space as the product and context of practice - of
produced, and not given, for the conceptualization of physical space as an
inherent quality of social space, inseparable from time and the symbolic and
subjective meanings. The conclusion points to the relevance of adopting
Lefebvre?s production of space concept through representations of space,
spatial practices and representations of space as an analytical framework for
studying spatial form of city as the overall dimensions of social life.
Impedance spectroscopy of nanocrystalline MgFe2O4 and MnFe2O4 ferrite ceramics: Effect of grain boundaries on the electrical properties
Authors: Sekulic Dalibor , Lazarevic Zorica , Jovalekic Cedomir , Milutinovic Aleksandra , Romcevic Nebojsa
Published: May 2016

Two ferrite ceramic materials, MgFe2O4 and MnFe2O4, were successfully
fabricated by a conventional sintering of nanosized powders (at 1373 K for 2
h) synthesized by soft mechanochemical route. The particle size and
morphology of powders were studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and
transmission electron microscopy (TEM). XRD analysis was carried out for the
determination of phase purity, crystal structure and average crystallite size
of sintered ferrites. Both mechanosynthesized ferrite samples show mean
crystallite sizes in the nm-range. Over the frequency range of 100 Hz to 1
MHz, impedance spectra of prepared ferrite ceramics are investigated at and
above room temperature. Changes in the impedance plane plots with temperature
have been discussed and correlated to the microstructure of materials. An
equivalent circuit model is applied to explore the electrical parameters
(resistance and capacitance) associated with grains and grain boundaries.
Complex impedance analysis indicates the dominance of grain boundary effects
which control the overall electrical behaviour of studied ferrites. The
decrease in grain boundary resistance with temperature suggests a thermally
activated conduction mechanism.
Anisotropy analysis of low cement concrete by ultrasonic measurements and image analysis
Authors: Martinovic Sanja , Vlahovic Milica , Majstorovic Jelena , Volkov-Husovic Tatjana
Published: May 2016

The analized material was high alumina low cement castable sintered at three
different temperatures. Influence of initial material anisotropy on the
thermal shock resistance as well as changes of anisotropy level during the
thermal shock were studied. Water quench test was used as an experimental
method for the thermal stability testing. Surface anisotropy was analysed by
image analysis and structural anisotropy using ultrasonic measurements. The
results pointed out that the highest homogeinity and the lowest surface and
structural anisotropy was for the samples sintered at 1600?C. Surface
anistoropy had prevailing infuence on behavior of material during the thermal
shock, but the structural anisotropy should not be neglected.
Cold compaction behavior and pressureless sinterability of ball milled WC and WC/Cu powders
Authors: Hashemi Seyed , Ardestani Mohammed , Nemati Ali
Published: May 2016

In this research, cold compaction behavior and pressureless sinterability of
WC, WC-10%wtCu and WC-30%wtCu powders were investigated. WC and WC/Cu powders
were milled in a planetary ball mill for 20h. The milled powders were cold
compacted at 100, 200, 300 and 400 MPa pressures. The compressibility
behavior of the powders was evaluated using the Heckel, Panelli-Ambrosio and
Ge models. The results showed that the Panelli-Ambrosio was the preferred
equation for description the cold compaction behavior of the milled WC and
WC-30%wtCu powders. Also, the most accurate model for describing the
compressibility of WC-10%wtCu powders was the Heckel equation. The cold
compacts were sintered at 1400?C. It was found that by increasing the cold
compaction pressure of powder compacts before sintering, the sinterability of
WC-30%wtCu powder compacts was enhanced. However, the cold compaction
magnitude was not affected significantly on the sinterability of WC and
WC-10%wtCu powders. The microstructural investigations of the sintered
samples by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) confirmed the presence of
porosities at the interface of copper-tungsten carbide phases.
Relation between mechanical and textural properties of dense materials of tetragonal and cubic zirconia
Authors: Gómez Sofía , Suárez Gustavo , Rendtorff Nicolás , Aglietti Esteban
Published: May 2016

In the current paper we present a study of the sinterability of two zirconia
(ZrO2) nanopowders with different content of yttrium oxide (Y2O3) 3 and 8 %
tetragonal and cubic zirconia, respectively. After sintering between
900-1500?C, the samples were characterized in terms of their density and
porosity using Archimedes technique. Their grain size was evaluated using
scanning electron microscope (SEM). Vickers hardness and fracture toughness
(KIC) were measured by the indentation method. The results showed that pores
are almost eliminated at sintering temperatures higher than 1400?C and grain
size is larger due to the agglomerates formed as a result of grain growth.
Vickers hardness evaluated at 1400?C sintering temperature is greater than
that obtained at 1500?C due to the grain growth produced at this
temperature. In addition, we show a correlation between Vickers hardness and
the porosity, obtained by evaluating empirical and theoretical models.
Integrating sustainable energy action plans for island municipalities: Case study of Korcula
Authors: Matak Nikola , Krajacic Goran , Pilato Ana
Published: May 2016

The goal of the European Union is to reduce CO2 emissions by 20% till 2020.
This objective is transferred to municipalities through the Covenant of
Mayors initiative which was established by the European Commission in 2008.
In line with this, this paper presents an integration of Sustainable Energy
Action Plans on the Croatian island of Korcula. This was developed through a
methodology that uses factors, derived from the statistic, that have an
influence on the energy consumption. Energy consumption and the Baseline CO2
emissions inventory for municipalities on Korcula in the public sector,
households, tertiary sector and road transport are calculated. Total CO2
emissions for listed sectors in baseline 2012 are 42,923 tCO2, and with
recommended actions and measures this can be reduced by approx. 22% till
2020. There are planned joint actions, so all municipalities on the island
can cooperate together to maximise their limited financial and human
capacities. There has been suggested the establishment of action group for
actions implementation which will include representatives from municipalities
and other stakeholders. Investments for measures in household sector in joint
and individual approach was compared and it was concluded that achieving
economy of scale with an integrated approach would accelerate their
implementation. The integrated approach enables small neighbouring
municipalities to develop one strategy and act together towards achieving
goals taken by submitting to the Covenant of Mayors.
Influence of legislative conditioned changes in waste management on economic viability of MSW-fuelled district heating system: Case study
Authors: Tomic Tihomir , Cosic Boris , Schneider Daniel
Published: May 2016

District heating systems represents one of the ways by which the European
Union is trying to reach set goals in energy efficiency and security field.
These systems allow the use of different energy sources including local
energy sources such as waste and biomass. This paper provides economic
viability assessment of using these fuels in the district heating system.
Economic evaluation is based on regression analysis from data of existing
plants and on the locally dependent data. Some of parameters that are
dependent of local parameters are price and available fuel quantity,
therefore these values are separately modelled; biomass as a function of
location of the plant while municipal waste as a function of location and the
time changes in waste quantity and composition which depend of socio-economic
trends and legislation. This methodology is applied on the case of district
heating plants in the City of Zagreb where internal rates of return are
calculated for four considered scenarios. Results indicate that waste powered
plant can improve its profitability by co-combusting other local wastes while
economic viability is achieved by introduction of region wide waste
management system. Reducing plant capacity, based on prognosis of waste
generation, showed that these plants can be competitive with biomass plants.