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p-Nilpotent fusion systems
Authors: Shen Zhencai
Published: February 2018

Let [Formula: see text] be a prime and let [Formula: see text] be a saturated fusion system over a finite [Formula: see text]-group [Formula: see text]. A fusion system [Formula: see text] is said to be nilpotent if [Formula: see text]. We give a criteria for a saturated fusion system [Formula: see text] to be nilpotent.
The corepresentation ring of a pointed Hopf algebra of rank one
Authors: Wang Zhihua
Published: February 2018

Let [Formula: see text] be an arbitrary pointed Hopf algebra of rank one and [Formula: see text] the group of group-like elements of [Formula: see text]. In this paper, we give the decomposition of a tensor product of finite dimensional indecomposable right [Formula: see text]-comodules into a direct sum of indecomposables. This enables us to describe the corepresentation ring of [Formula: see text] in terms of generators and relations. Such a ring is not commutative if [Formula: see text] is not abelian. We describe all nilpotent elements of the corepresentation ring of [Formula: see text] if [Formula: see text] is a finite abelian group or a particular Hamiltonian group. In this case, all nilpotent elements of the corepresentation ring form a principal ideal which is either zero or generated by a nilpotent element of degree 2.
On meshfree numerical differentiation
Authors: Ling Leevan , Ye Qi
Published: February 2018

We combine techniques in meshfree methods and Gaussian process regressions to construct kernel-based estimators for numerical derivatives from noisy data. Specially, we construct meshfree estimators from normal random variables, which are defined by kernel-based probability measures induced from symmetric positive definite kernels, to reconstruct the unknown partial derivatives from scattered noisy data. Our developed theories give rise to Tikhonov regularization methods with a priori parameter, but the shape parameters of the kernels remain tunable. For that, we propose an error measure that is computable without the exact values of the derivative. This allows users to obtain a quasi-optimal kernel-based estimator by comparing the approximation quality of kernel-based estimators. Numerical examples in two dimensions and three dimensions are included to demonstrate the convergence behavior and effectiveness of the proposed numerical differentiation scheme.
Prediction of microRNA-binding residues in protein using a Laplacian support vector machine based on sequence information
Authors: Ma Xin , Guo Jing , Sun Xiao
Published: February 2018

The identification of microRNA (miRNA)-binding protein residues significantly impacts several research areas, including gene regulation and expression. We propose a method, PmiRBR, which combines a novel hybrid feature with the Laplacian support vector machine (LapSVM) algorithm to predict miRNA-binding residues in protein sequences. The hybrid feature is constituted by secondary structure, conservation scores, and a novel feature, which includes evolutionary information combined with the physicochemical properties of amino acids. Performance comparisons of the various features indicate that our novel feature contributes the most to prediction improvement. Our results demonstrate that PmiRBR can achieve 85.96% overall accuracy, with 43.89% sensitivity and 90.56% specificity. PmiRBR significantly outperforms other approaches at miRNA-binding residue prediction.
Photophysical properties of a novel styryl-BODIPY with a fused crown ether moiety
Authors: Stone Justin , Mack John , Nyokong Tebello , Kimura Mitsumi , Kobayashi Nagao
Published: February 2018

The synthesis and characterization of a crown-ether-substituted 3-styrylBODIPY dye with a 4-isopropylphenyl group at the meso-position is reported. The effect that the incorporation of Na[Formula: see text] ions into the crown ether moiety has on the photophysical properties is investigated.
Synthesis, characterization, photophysicochemical properties and theoretical study of novel zinc phthalocyanine containing four tetrathia macrocycles
Authors: Albakour Mohamad , Tunç Gülenay , Akyol Büşra , Kostakoğlu Sinem Tuncel , Berber Savaş , Bekaroğlu Özer , Gürek Ayşe Gül
Published: February 2018

In this work, Zn(II) phthalocyanine derivative (TTU-Pc) bearing 13-membered tetrathia macrocycles was synthesized, and the novel Zn(II) phthalocyanine derivative was fully characterized by elemental analysis and general spectroscopic methods such as MALDI-TOF mass, FT-IR, UV-vis and [Formula: see text]H-NMR. The synthesized phthalocyanine derivative has quite limited solubility in most of the common organic solvents. Fluorescence measurement was conducted for this Zn(II)phthalocyanine to estimate its fluorescence quantum yields. The singlet oxygen generation ability was also examined to investigate its photosensitizer properties. General trends were described for quantum yields of fluorescence, photodegradation and singlet oxygen quantum yields of this compound. The electrochemical properties of the molecule were investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and square wave voltammetry (SWV). In addition, the lowest energy structure, the electronic structure and frontier molecular orbitals were calculated in DFT and the excitation spectrum was obtained by TDDFT calculations. We found that our computational and experimental results were in agreement.
EFFECTS OF CUSTOMER KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND CUSTOMER ORIENTATION ON INNOVATION CAPACITY AND MARKETING RESULTS IN SMEs: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF INNOVATION ORIENTATION
Authors: FIDEL PILAR , SCHLESINGER WALESSKA , EMILO ESPOSITO
Published: February 2018

Managing customer knowledge is a key of source for SMEs. The principal aim of this paper is to provide empirical evidence on the direct effects of two specific strategic resources: customer orientation and customer knowledge management (CKM), on innovation capacity and marketing results in SMEs. The study also examines the role of innovation orientation as a mediator between customer orientation and CKM. For this purpose, a structural model was proposed and tested through an empirical investigation with variance-based structural equation modeling (PLS) using a sample made up of 210 Spanish SMEs. The findings highlight the relevance of CKM and customer orientation as important strategic resources for developing innovation capacity and marketing results, and they confirm the mediation effect of innovation orientation. Empirical evidence supports the importance of customer orientation and CKM in boosting innovation and performance. These findings have important implications for performance in SMEs.
Some properties of n-autonilpotent groups
Authors: Mohebian S. F. , Hosseini S.
Published: February 2018

The concepts of autonilpotent groups were introduced by Parvaneh and Moghaddam in 2010. In this paper, we introduce the generalized version of lower n-autocenteral and upper n-autocenteral series. Using these concepts, the notion of n-autonilpotent groups will be defined and some of the well-known theorems on autonilpotent groups will be proved in the generalized version.
Machine Learning Approaches for Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry
Authors: Dwyer Dominic B. , Falkai Peter , Koutsouleris Nikolaos
Published: February 2018

Machine learning approaches for clinical psychology and psychiatry explicitly focus on learning statistical functions from multidimensional data sets to make generalizable predictions about individuals. The goal of this review is to provide an accessible understanding of why this approach is important for future practice given its potential to augment decisions associated with the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of people suffering from mental illness using clinical and biological data. To this end, the limitations of current statistical paradigms in mental health research are critiqued, and an introduction is provided to critical machine learning methods used in clinical studies. A selective literature review is then presented aiming to reinforce the usefulness of machine learning methods and provide evidence of their potential. In the context of promising initial results, the current limitations of machine learning approaches are addressed, and considerations for future clinical translation are outlined.
Antisocial Personality as a Neurodevelopmental Disorder
Authors: Raine Adrian
Published: February 2018

Although antisocial personality disorder (APD) is one of the most researched personality disorders, it is still surprisingly resistant to treatment. This lack of clinical progress may be partly due to the failure to view APD as a neurodevelopmental disorder and to consider early interventions. After first defining what constitutes a neurodevelopmental disorder, this review evaluates the extent to which APD meets neurodevelopmental criteria, covering structural and functional brain imaging, neurocognition, genetics and epigenetics, neurochemistry, and early health risk factors. Prevention and intervention strategies for APD are then outlined, focusing on addressing early biological and health systems, followed by forensic and clinical implications. It is argued both that APD meets criteria for consideration as a neurodevelopmental disorder and that consideration should be given both to the possibility that early onset conduct disorder is neurodevelopmental in nature, and also to the inclusion of psychopathy as a specifier in future Diagnostic and Statistical Manual revisions of APD.
Lay Health Worker Involvement in Evidence-Based Treatment Delivery: A Conceptual Model to Address Disparities in Care
Authors: Barnett Miya L. , Lau Anna S. , Miranda Jeanne
Published: February 2018

Mobilizing lay health workers (LHWs) to deliver evidence-based treatments (EBTs) is a workforce strategy to address mental health disparities in underserved communities. LHWs can be leveraged to support access to EBTs in a variety of ways, from conducting outreach for EBTs delivered by professional providers to serving as the primary treatment providers. This critical review provides an overview of how LHW-supported or -delivered EBTs have been leveraged in low-, middle-, and high-income countries (HICs). We propose a conceptual model for LHWs to address drivers of service disparities, which relate to the overall supply of the EBTs provided and the demand for these treatments. The review provides illustrative case examples that demonstrate how LHWs have been leveraged globally and domestically to increase access to mental health services. It also discusses challenges and recommendations regarding implementing LHW-supported or -delivered EBTs.
The Formation and Function of Granulomas
Authors: Pagán Antonio J. , Ramakrishnan Lalita
Published: February 2018

Granulomas are organized aggregates of macrophages, often with characteristic morphological changes, and other immune cells. These evolutionarily ancient structures form in response to persistent particulate stimuli—infectious or noninfectious—that individual macrophages cannot eradicate. Granulomas evolved as protective responses to destroy or sequester particles but are frequently pathological in the context of foreign bodies, infections, and inflammatory diseases. We summarize recent findings that suggest that the granulomatous response unfolds in a stepwise program characterized by a series of macrophage activations and transformations that in turn recruit additional cells and produce structural changes. We explore why different granulomas vary and the reasons that granulomas are protective and pathogenic. Understanding the mechanisms and role of granuloma formation may uncover new therapies for the multitude of granulomatous diseases that constitute serious medical problems while enhancing the protective function of granulomas in infections.
Antigen Presentation by Extracellular Vesicles from Professional Antigen-Presenting Cells
Authors: Lindenbergh Marthe F.S. , Stoorvogel Willem
Published: February 2018

The initiation and maintenance of adaptive immunity require multifaceted modes of communication between different types of immune cells, including direct intercellular contact, secreted soluble signaling molecules, and extracellular vesicles (EVs). EVs can be formed as microvesicles directly pinched off from the plasma membrane or as exosomes secreted by multivesicular endosomes. Membrane receptors guide EVs to specific target cells, allowing directional transfer of specific and complex signaling cues. EVs are released by most, if not all, immune cells. Depending on the type and status of their originating cell, EVs may facilitate the initiation, expansion, maintenance, or silencing of adaptive immune responses. This review focusses on EVs from professional antigen-presenting cells, their demonstrated and speculated roles, and their potential for cancer immunotherapy.
Rapid and Simultaneous Prediction of Eight Diesel Quality Parameters through ATR-FTIR Analysis
Authors: Nespeca Maurilio Gustavo , Hatanaka Rafael Rodrigues , Flumignan Danilo Luiz , Oliveira José Eduardo de
Published: February 2018

Quality assessment of diesel fuel is highly necessary for society, but the costs and time spent are very high while using standard methods. Therefore, this study aimed to develop an analytical method capable of simultaneously determining eight diesel quality parameters (density; flash point; total sulfur content; distillation temperatures at 10% (T10), 50% (T50), and 85% (T85) recovery; cetane index; and biodiesel content) through attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy and the multivariate regression method, partial least square (PLS). For this purpose, the quality parameters of 409 samples were determined using standard methods, and their spectra were acquired in ranges of 4000–650 cm−1. The use of the multivariate filters, generalized least squares weighting (GLSW) and orthogonal signal correction (OSC), was evaluated to improve the signal-to-noise ratio of the models. Likewise, four variable selection approaches were tested: manual exclusion, forward interval PLS (FiPLS), backward interval PLS (BiPLS), and genetic algorithm (GA). The multivariate filters and variables selection algorithms generated more fitted and accurate PLS models. According to the validation, the FTIR/PLS models presented accuracy comparable to the reference methods and, therefore, the proposed method can be applied in the diesel routine monitoring to significantly reduce costs and analysis time.
Crack Detection of Fan Blade Based on Natural Frequencies
Authors: Yu Mengyao , Fu Sheng , Gao Yinbo , Zheng Hao , Xu Yonggang
Published: February 2018

A simple method was developed to detect damage based on a discrete mathematical model for fan blades using changes in natural frequencies combined with a fluid-structure analysis. In addition, a numerical approach was developed for the fluid-structure analysis. The results of numerical simulation provided the natural frequency data for each mode under different locations and sizes of a single crack in a blade. A fault database was built using Matlab. The damage of a blade was detected using the changes in natural frequencies. This study will assist in investigating the effect of a crack on a structure from different perspectives; the simulation results show the effectiveness of this approach.
Association of EPHX2 R287Q Polymorphism with Diabetic Nephropathy in Chinese Type 2 Diabetic Patients
Authors: Ma Liang , Yan Meihua , Kong Xiaomu , Jiang Yongwei , Zhao Tingting , Zhao Hailing , Liu Qian , Zhang Haojun , Liu Peng , Cao Yongtong , Li Ping
Published: February 2018

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between EPHX2 rs751141 (R287Q polymorphism) and diabetic nephropathy (DN) in Chinese type 2 diabetes (T2D). This case-control study explored the association between EPHX2 rs751141 and DN in a total of 870 Chinese T2D patients (406 T2D patients with DN and 464 T2D patients without DN). DNA was extracted from peripheral leukocytes of the patients and rs751141 was genotyped. The A allele frequency of rs751141 was significantly lower in DN patients (20.94%) compared with non-DN controls (27.8%) (P=0.001), and the A allele of rs751141 was associated with a significantly lower risk of DN after adjustment for multiple covariates in the additive genetic model (OR = 0.68, 95% CI = 0.52–0.88, P=0.004). Significant association between rs751141 and homocysteine (Hcy) level on the risk of DN was observed, indicating that in patients with the highest Hcy levels, the A allele showed marked association with lower risk of DN in all three genetic models. In conclusion, the A allele of exonic polymorphism in EPHX2 rs751141 is negatively associated with the incidence of DN in the Chinese T2D population, which could be modulated by Hcy level status.
A PCR Method That Can Be Further Developed into PCR-RFLP Assay for Eight Animal Species Identification
Authors: Guan Feng , Jin Yu-Ting , Zhao Jin , Xu Ai-Chun , Luo Yuan-Yuan
Published: February 2018

There are many PCR-based methods for animal species identification; however, their detection numbers are limited or could not identify unknown species. We set out to solve this problem by developing a universal primer PCR assay for simultaneous identification of eight animal species, including goat, sheep, deer, buffalo, cattle, yak, pig, and camel. In this assay, the variable lengths of mitochondrial DNA were amplified using a pair of universal primers. PCR amplifications yielded 760 bp, 737 bp, 537 bp, 486 bp, 481 bp, 464 bp, 429 bp, and 359 bp length fragments for goat, sheep, deer, buffalo, cattle, yak, pig, and camel, respectively. This primer pair had no cross-reaction with other common domestic animals and fish. The limit of detection varied from 0.01 to 0.05 ng of genomic DNA for eight animal species in a 20 µl PCR mixture. Each PCR product could be further digested into fragments with variable sizes and qualitative analysis by SspI restriction enzyme. This developed PCR-RFLP assay was sufficient to distinguish all targeted species. Compared with the previous published related methods, this approach is simple, with high throughput, fast processing rates, and more cost-effective for routine identification of meat in foodstuffs.
Insecticide Seed Treatments Reduced Crop Injury from Flumioxazin, Chlorsulfuron, Saflufenacil, Pyroxasulfone, and Flumioxazin + Pyroxasulfone + Chlorimuron in Soybean
Authors: Steppig N. R. , Norsworthy J. K. , Scott R. C. , Lorenz G. M.
Published: February 2018

With increased instances of weed resistance to applications of postemergence herbicides, the use of soil-applied herbicides that offer residual activity is becoming popular. Unfortunately, under some conditions, the use of residual herbicides can result in unintentional injury to crops. However, there are a number of ways to reduce these risks, including the use of in-crop herbicide safeners. Based on previous research conducted on rice, the potential may exist for crop injury from certain soil-applied herbicides to be reduced (safened) in seeds treated with insecticides. Field trials were conducted in Marianna, Arkansas, in 2015 and 2016, and near Colt, Arkansas, in 2016, to explore this possibility in soybean. Soybean seeds were treated with the insecticide thiamethoxam and subsequently the herbicides metribuzin, saflufenacil, pyroxasulfone, sulfentrazone, chlorimuron, flumioxazin, flumioxazin + pyroxasulfone + chlorimuron, mesotrione, and chlorsulfuron were applied immediately after planting. Of the nine herbicides evaluated, the insecticide reduced crop injury for flumioxazin, chlorsulfuron, saflufenacil, pyroxasulfone, and flumioxazin + pyroxasulfone + chlorimuron. The highest degree of injury reduction was seen 1 week after emergence (WAE) at Marianna, where injury from flumioxazin + pyroxasulfone + chlorimuron was reduced from 15% to 5%. Based on the results from this study, the insecticide seed treatment thiamethoxam may have the potential to safen soybean to applications of some soil-applied herbicides.
Portable Brain-Computer Interface for the Intensive Care Unit Patient Communication Using Subject-Dependent SSVEP Identification
Authors: Dehzangi Omid , Farooq Muhamed
Published: February 2018

A major predicament for Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients is inconsistent and ineffective communication means. Patients rated most communication sessions as difficult and unsuccessful. This, in turn, can cause distress, unrecognized pain, anxiety, and fear. As such, we designed a portable BCI system for ICU communications (BCI4ICU) optimized to operate effectively in an ICU environment. The system utilizes a wearable EEG cap coupled with an Android app designed on a mobile device that serves as visual stimuli and data processing module. Furthermore, to overcome the challenges that BCI systems face today in real-world scenarios, we propose a novel subject-specific Gaussian Mixture Model- (GMM-) based training and adaptation algorithm. First, we incorporate subject-specific information in the training phase of the SSVEP identification model using GMM-based training and adaptation. We evaluate subject-specific models against other subjects. Subsequently, from the GMM discriminative scores, we generate the transformed vectors, which are passed to our predictive model. Finally, the adapted mixture mean scores of the subject-specific GMMs are utilized to generate the high-dimensional supervectors. Our experimental results demonstrate that the proposed system achieved 98.7% average identification accuracy, which is promising in order to provide effective and consistent communication for patients in the intensive care.
Wirkfaktoren der kognitiven Verhaltenstherapie von Zwangsstörungen: Ein kritischer Überblick über den aktuellen Forschungsstand
Authors: Schubert Christiane , Voderholzer Ulrich , Wolstein Jörg , Külz Anne Katrin , Schwartz Caroline
Published: February 2018

Da bislang etwa ein Drittel der Patienten mit Zwangsstörungen nicht hinreichend von Expositionen mit Reaktionsmanagement (ERM) profitiert, erscheint eine genaue Analyse möglicher Wirkfaktoren für den Therapieerfolg angebracht. In der vorliegenden systematischen Übersichtsarbeit wird der derzeitige Forschungsstand zu Wirkfaktoren bei Zwangsstörungen zusammengefasst und diskutiert. Dazu wurde eine systematische Recherche zu Publikationen ab dem Jahr 2000 durchgeführt, von denen lediglich 8 Studien die geforderten Einschlusskriterien erfüllten (Psychotherapiestudie, erwachsene Zwangspatienten, potenzielle Mediatoren werden longitudinal unter Berücksichtigung des Zeitreihenkriteriums untersucht). Im Bereich kognitiver Wirkfaktoren, die am häufigsten untersucht wurden, scheinen dysfunktionale Annahmen über Zwänge, insbesondere Perfektionismus/Intoleranz für Unsicherheit, eine wichtige Rolle zu spielen. Die hier diskutierten Studien stuften zudem die Veränderung von Depressivität als Wirkfaktor ein. Die Ergebnisse widersprechen sich jedoch hinsichtlich der Richtung und des Ausmaßes ihrer Mediatorfunktion. Auch fanden sich Hinweise, dass die Adhärenz des Patienten hinsichtlich des therapeutischen Vorgehens eine Rolle als Mediator spielt. Die Variablen «Fallkonzeption» und «Vermeidungsverhalten» gingen nicht als Wirkfaktoren hervor. Bei der Untersuchung von Komplexität zeigte sich, dass sich bei den meisten Patienten eine rasche Veränderung der Symptome bereits vor einer Interventionsphase mit ERM vollzieht. Die überschaubare Anzahl an Studien mit teilweise widersprüchlichen Ergebnissen macht deutlich, dass großer Bedarf an elaborierten Längsschnittstudien zu Wirkfaktoren der Psychotherapie von Zwangsstörungen besteht.
Usefulness of Serum Omentin-1 Levels for the Prediction of Adverse Cardiac Events in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Authors: Yıldız Suleyman Sezai , Sahin Irfan , Cetinkal Gokhan , Aksan Gokhan , Kucuk Suat Hayri , Keskin Kudret , Cetin Sukru , Sigirci Serhat , Avcı İlhan İlker , Kilci Hakan , Kiliçkesmez Kadriye
Published: February 2018

Objective: To investigate the association between serum omentin-1 levels and adverse cardiac events in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Subjects and Methods: This prospective, observational study included 87 patients with HCM and 50 age- and sex-matched control subjects. Serum omentin-1 and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels were measured in all subjects, using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and electrochemiluminescence, respectively. Patients with HCM were divided into 2 groups according to their omentin levels, i.e., low: ≤291 ng/mL (n = 48) and high: > 291 ng/mL (n = 39). Cardiac mortality, hospitalization due to heart failure, and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation were considered adverse cardiac events. Statistical analysis included uni- and multivariant logistic regression, receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) analysis, and the Kaplan-Meier method. Results: Serum omentin-1 levels were significantly lower in the obstructive (253.9 ± 41.3 ng/mL) and nonobstructive (301.9 ± 39.8 ng/mL) HCM groups than in the control group (767.1 ± 56.4 ng/mL), p < 0.001, respectively. The BNP levels were higher in the obstructive and nonobstructive HCM groups than in the control group (269.5 ± 220, 241.0 ± 227, and 24.0 ± 18.9 pg/mL, respectively, p < 0.001). The Kaplan-Meier analysis indicated that patients with low omentin-1 levels showed a significantly higher (48.2%) 2-year cumulative incidence of overall adverse cardiac events than those with high omentin-1 levels (16.2%) (log-rank test, p  =  0.001). In the multivariate logistic regression analysis, omentin-1, interventricular septum (IVS) thickness, and male gender were independent predictors of adverse cardiac events in the follow-up. Conclusion: Omentin-1 levels were lower in patients with HCM than in the control group, and this was associated with worse cardiac outcomes.
Focal Encephalitis, Meningitis, and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Associated with Influenza A Infection
Authors: Liang Chih-Yu , Yang Chih-Hui , Lin Jiun-Nong
Published: February 2018

Objective: To present a case of influenza A infection complicated with focal encephalitis, meningitis, and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Clinical Presentation and Intervention: A 35-year-old woman presented with fever, headache, cough, and body aches. Seizures, altered consciousness, and dyspnea occurred later. A nasopharyngeal swab revealed a positive reaction for the influenza A antigen. Magnetic resonance imaging scans showed a T2 prolongation in the left frontoparietal subcortical white matter, which was consistent with focal encephalitis. She recovered after treatment with oseltamivir and antibiotics. Conclusion: This case report highlights focal encephalitis with concomitant pulmonary complications after influenza A infection.
ПСИХОФІЗІОЛОГІЧНІ НЕБЕЗПЕКИ В ЖИТТІ СУЧАСНОГО ШКОЛЯРА ТА ЇХ ВПЛИВ НА ФУНКЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ СТАН ОРГАНІЗМУ
Authors: Varholyak S. V. , Krekhovska-Lepyavko O. M.
Published: February 2018

У статті висвітлено питання основних психомоторних шкідливостей підліткового віку, їх вплив на якісне здоров'я школяра та негативний прояв у щоденному житті юного організму. Результати моделювання статистичних характеристик цих небезпек дають можливість оцінити масштаби недопустимих змін у майбутньому дорослому організмі й скоректувати стратегію спільних зусиль медпрацівників, батьків та педагогів школи.
ФОРМУВАННЯ У СТУДЕНТІВ МЕДИЧНОГО КОЛЕДЖУ ЦІННІСНОГО СТАВЛЕННЯ ДО ВЛАСНОГО ЗДОРОВ’Я ЯК ОСНОВНА СКЛАДОВА ПІДГОТОВКИ ДО САНІТАРНО-ГІГІЄНІЧНОГО ВИХОВАННЯ ТА ПРОВЕДЕННЯ ПРОФІЛАКТИЧНОЇ РОБОТИ В СВОЇЙ МАЙБУТНІЙ ПРОФЕСІЙНІЙ ДІЯЛЬНОСТІ
Authors: Ponomarenko N. O.
Published: February 2018

У статті розглянуто проблеми збереження та формування ціннісного ставлення до власного здоров’я у студентів медичного коледжу як основної складової підготовки до санітарно-гігієнічного виховання та проведення профілактичної роботи в своїй майбутній професійній діяльності.
ЕКСПЕРИМЕНТАЛЬНЕ ОБҐРУНТУВАННЯ ТА ПЕРЕВІРКА ЗАПРОВАДЖЕНОЇ МЕТОДИКИСАМОСТІЙНОЇ РОБОТИ СТУДЕНТІВ
Authors: Valynuk A. B. , Konovalenko S. O.
Published: February 2018

У статті теоретично обґрунтовано, розроблено та частково експериментально перевірено запроваджену методику організації самостійної роботи студентів у вищому навчальному закладі.
ІНТЕГРАЦІЙНИЙ СОЦІАЛЬНО-ПСИХОЛОГІЧНИЙ ПОРТРЕТ МЕДСЕСТРИ ТА ФОРМУВАННЯ ОСОБИСТОСТІ МЕДСЕСТРИ ДЛЯ РОБОТИ В УМОВАХ АТО
Authors: Lytvynova O. N. , Mezentseva O. Y.
Published: February 2018

У даній статті показано інтегрований соціально-психологічний портрет медсестри в умовах АТО в ракурсі навиків, які у неї слід формувати під час навчання.
ОЦІНКА ОВАРІАЛЬНО-МЕНСТРУАЛЬНОЇ ФУНКЦІЇ У МЕДИЧНИХ СЕСТЕР ЗАЛЕЖНО ВІД ТРИВАЛОСТІ СВІТЛОВОГО ДНЯ
Authors: Malanchuk L. M. , Zaichenko T. G.
Published: February 2018

У статті висвітлено сучасні аспекти проблеми порушення менструальної функції, зокрема у медичних сестер. Акцент зроблено на зміні характеристик оваріально-менструального циклу залежно від тривалості світлового дня.
ВИЗНАЧЕННЯ ТИПУ ПОВЕДІНКИ КУРЦЯ У ВІДВІДУВАЧІВ ПОЛІКЛІНІКИ ЗАЛІЩИЦЬКОЇ ЦЕНТРАЛЬНОЇ РАЙОННОЇ КОМУНАЛЬНОЇ ЛІКАРНІ
Authors: Chaban H. S. , Krynytska I. Ya.
Published: February 2018

Визначено тип поведінки курця у відвідувачів, які проходили профілактичні огляди в поліклініці Заліщицької центральної районної комунальної лікарні. Звернено увагу на гендерні відмінності поведінки курця у досліджуваній групі респондентів.
Evidence for Pressure‐Independent Sympathetic Modulation of Central Pulse Wave Velocity
Authors: Nardone Massimo , Incognito Anthony V. , Millar Philip J.
Published: February 2018

Background

Whether the sympathetic nervous system can directly alter central aortic stiffness remains controversial, mainly because of the difficulty in experimentally augmenting peripheral vasoconstrictor activity without changing blood pressure.

Methods and Results

To address this limitation, we utilized low‐level cardiopulmonary baroreflex loading and unloading shown previously to alter sympathetic outflow without evoking parallel hemodynamic modulation. Blood pressure and carotid‐femoral aortic pulse wave velocity (cf‐
PWV
) were measured in 32 healthy participants (24±2 years; women: n=15) before and during 12‐minute applications of low‐level lower body negative pressure; −7 mm Hg) and lower body positive pressure; +7 mm Hg), applied in a random order. Fibular nerve microneurography was used to collect muscle sympathetic nerve activity (
MSNA
) in a subset (n=8) to confirm peripheral sympathetic responses. During lower body negative pressure, heart rate, blood pressure, stroke volume, cardiac output, and total peripheral resistance were not statistically different (all
P
>0.05);
MSNA
burst frequency (+15%;
P
=0.007), total
MSNA
(+44%;
P
=0.006), and cf‐
PWV
(∆+0.3±0.2 m/s;
P
<0.001) increased. In total, 28 (88%) of participants observed an increase in cf‐
PWV
greater than the baseline typical error of measurement. During lower body positive pressure, heart rate, stroke volume, cardiac output, and total peripheral resistance were not statistically different (all
P
>0.05), though blood pressure increased (
P
<0.05) and pulse pressure decreased (
P
=0.01);
MSNA
burst frequency (−4%;
P
=0.37), total
MSNA
(−7%;
P
=0.89), and cf‐
PWV
(∆0.0±0.2 m/s;
P
=0.68) were not statistically different.

Conclusions

These findings provide evidence that acute elevations in peripheral sympathetic activity can increase central aortic
PWV
in young participants independent of a change in distending or pulsatile blood pressure or heart rate.
An Account of Practical Decisions
Authors: Fleming Patrick
Published: February 2018

This paper offers an account of practical decisions. The author argues that decisions do not need to be conscious, nor do they need to be settled by deliberation. Agents can be mistaken about what they decided and agents can decide by doing some intentional action besides deliberating. The author argues that the functional role of a decision is to put an end to practical uncertainty. A mental event is a decision to the extent that it ends practical uncertainty and to the extent that awareness of this causal role tends to reinforce that fact. This role is causal, but has systematic connections to consciousness.
A review of the genus Triancyra Baltazar (Ichneumonidae: Rhyssinae) from Vietnam, with descriptions of three new species
Authors: PHAM NHI THI , BROAD GAVIN R. , ZHU CHAO-DONG , ACHTERBERG CORNELIS VAN
Published: February 2018

The genus Triancyra Baltazar, 1961 and two species, viz. Triancyra aurea Wang & Hu, 1992 and Triancyra graptothoracalis Wang & Huang, 1992, are reported for the first time from Vietnam. In addition, three species are described as new: Triancyra acuta sp. nov., and Triancyra mystaxa sp. nov. from Dak Lak Province in Central Highlands, and Triancyra cucphuongensis sp. nov. from Ninh Binh Province in northern Vietnam. A key for all five Vietnamese Triancyra is also compiled.
The advertisement call of Centrolene notostictum (Anura, Centrolenidae) with a new record of geographic distribution in Tolima, Colombia
Authors: VIUCHE-LOZANO ANDRES , ENCISO-CALLE MARIA PAULA , BERNAL MANUEL HERNANDO
Published: February 2018

Centrolene notostictum Ruiz-Carranza & Lynch,1991 is a glassfrog known from the Cordillera Oriental of Colombia—in the Departments of Boyacá, Cundinamarca, Norte de Santander and Santander (Frost 2017)—and the Venezuelan versant of the Sierra de Perijá (Rojas et al. 2012) from 1600 to 2440 masl. Although males have been found calling on the upper surface of the leaves of ferns and Heliconeaceae on the margins of a small fast-flowing stream (Rojas et al. 2012), no quantitative description of the advertisement call of C. notostictum is currently available. During fieldwork in the Galilea Natural Forest (on the western slope of Cordillera Oriental in the municipality of Villarrica, department of Tolima, Colombia) in 2016 and 2017, we found three vocalizing males of C. notostictum. Herein, we report the first geographic record of this species for the department of Tolima and describe its previously unknown advertisement call.
Description of the male of Antodice quadrimaculata Martins & Galileo, 2003 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae), with new country record for the species
Authors: BARROS RAFAEL C. DE , SILVA BIANCA PIRACCINI , JULIO CARLOS E. DE ALVARENGA
Published: February 2018

The genus Antodice Thomson, 1864 was revised by Martins & Galileo (1998) and currently includes 27 species (Tavakilian & Chevillotte 2017), distributed from Mexico to southern South America. Based on a single female specimen collected in Arroyo Cristal, Ka'azapá, Paraguay, the species Antodice quadrimaculata was first described by Martins & Galileo in 2003. The holotype specimen was collected on 20 November 1999 by J. Jensen and is deposited in the Museum of Zoology of the University of São Paulo, Brazil. With the help of Carlos Aguilar, from Paraguay’s National Museum of Natural History, we were able to determine the exact location where the holotype was collected. With the collection and the description of the male, presented herein, we describe the male of this species record its occurrence in Brazil, a new country record.We identified this species as belonging to the group of Antodice species with yellowish flagellomeres and a black apex, resembling Antodice venustula Lane, 1973 in its elytral color pattern. In A. venustula, the elytra are covered with whitish pubescence and exhibit only two patches of compact white pubescence. In A. quadrimaculata, according to Martins & Galileo (2003), the elytra are of a reddish color with whitish pubescence on the dorsal anterior area and close to the apexes, and they also have three patches of compact white pubescence. The specimens of A. quadrimaculata cited herein were collected in the Iguaçu National Park (Parque Nacional do Iguaçu—PNI), the largest fragment of Atlantic forest in southern Brazil, located in the western region of the state of Paraná. The insects were collected using light traps, set up on nights with a new moon. The artificial light source was a 500-Watt incandescent lamp powered by a Honda EP 2500 generator. Sampling began at 6 p.m., ending between midnight and 3 a.m. the next day. The studied material was deposited in the entomological collection of the Museum of Zoology at the State University of Londrina (Universidade Estadual de Londrina), Londrina, Brazil (MZUEL). To better represent the expansion of the geographical distribution of the species from the holotype recorded in Paraguay (Fig. 5, 6), the cartographic material (Fig. 1) was produced using ArcGIS Software 9.0®. The map database was obtained from the Institute of Land, Cartography and Geosciences, (Instituto de Terras, Cartografia e Geologia do Paraná), Curitiba, Brazil (ITCG).
First record of the genus Brachyzapus Gauld & Dubois, 2006 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae) from the Afrotropical region, with descriptions of two new species
Authors: VARGA OLEKSANDR , RESHCHIKOV ALEXEY , GIOVANNI FILIPPO DI
Published: February 2018

Brachyzapus Gauld & Dubois, 2006 is a small genus belonging to the Polysphincta genus-group of the subfamily Pimplinae, with nine known species worldwide (Uchida & Momoi, 1958; Yu et al., 2012; Pham et al., 2012). The genus can be recognized by twisted mandibles, a very weakly convex and rather long clypeus with quite well-defined angulation laterally, elongate lower face, sparse pubescence on the eyes, hind coxal cavities separated from the metasoma insertion by a very strong sclerotized bridge, and the lack of a basal lobe on the ovipositor (Gauld & Dubois, 2006).
SURF: Understanding and Predicting Urban Convection and Haze
Authors: Liang X. , Miao S. , Li J. , Bornstein R. , Zhang X. , Gao Y. , Chen F. , Cao X. , Cheng Z. , Clements C. , Dabberdt W. , Ding A. , Ding D. , Dou J. J. , Dou J. X. , Dou Y. , Grimmond C. S. B. , González-Cruz J. E. , He J. , Huang M. , Huang X. , Ju S. , Li Q. , Niyogi D. , Quan J. , Sun J. , Sun J. Z. , Yu M. , Zhang J. , Zhang Y. , Zhao X. , Zheng Z. , Zhou M.
Published: February 2018

Urbanization modifies atmospheric energy and moisture balances, forming distinct features [e.g., urban heat islands (UHIs) and enhanced or decreased precipitation]. These produce significant challenges to science and society, including rapid and intense flooding, heat waves strengthened by UHIs, and air pollutant haze. The Study of Urban Impacts on Rainfall and Fog/Haze (SURF) has brought together international expertise on observations and modeling, meteorology and atmospheric chemistry, and research and operational forecasting. The SURF overall science objective is a better understanding of urban, terrain, convection, and aerosol interactions for improved forecast accuracy. Specific objectives include a) promoting cooperative international research to improve understanding of urban summer convective precipitation and winter particulate episodes via extensive field studies, b) improving high-resolution urban weather and air quality forecast models, and c) enhancing urban weather forecasts for societal applications (e.g., health, energy, hydrologic, climate change, air quality, planning, and emergency response management). Preliminary SURF observational and modeling results are shown (i.e., turbulent PBL structure, bifurcating thunderstorms, haze events, urban canopy model development, and model forecast evaluation).
A Long-Term Overshooting Convective Cloud-Top Detection Database over Australia Derived from MTSAT Japanese Advanced Meteorological Imager Observations
Authors: Bedka Kristopher M. , Allen John T. , Punge Heinz Jurgen , Kunz Michael , Simanovic Denis
Published: February 2018

A 10-yr geostationary (GEO) overshooting cloud-top (OT) detection database using Multifunction Transport Satellite (MTSAT) Japanese Advanced Meteorological Imager (JAMI) observations has been developed over the Australian region. GEO satellite imagers collect spatially and temporally detailed observations of deep convection, providing insight into the development and evolution of hazardous storms, particularly where surface observations of hazardous storms and deep convection are sparse and ground-based radar or lightning sensor networks are limited. Hazardous storms often produce one or more OTs that indicate the location of strong updrafts where weather hazards are typically concentrated, which can cause substantial impacts on the ground such as hail, damaging winds, tornadoes, and lightning and to aviation such as turbulence and in-flight icing. The 10-yr OT database produced using an automated OT detection algorithm is demonstrated for analysis of storm frequency, diurnally, spatially, and seasonally relative to known features such as the Australian monsoon, expected regions of hazardous storms along the southeastern coastal regions of southern Queensland and New South Wales, and the preferential extratropical cyclone track along the Indian Ocean and southern Australian coast. A filter based on atmospheric instability, deep-layer wind shear, and freezing level was used to identify OTs that could have produced hail. The filtered OT database is used to generate a hail frequency estimate that identifies a region extending from north of Brisbane to Sydney and the Goldfields–Esperance region of eastern Western Australia as the most hail-prone regions.
Polarimetric Observations of Chaff Using the WSR-88D Network
Authors: Kurdzo James M. , Williams Earle R. , Smalley David J. , Bennett Betty J. , Patterson David C. , Veillette Mark S. , Donovan Michael F.
Published: February 2018

Chaff is a radar countermeasure typically used by military branches in training exercises around the United States. Chaff within view of the S-band WSR-88D beam can appear prominently on radar users’ displays. Knowledge of chaff characteristics is useful for radar users to discriminate between chaff and weather echoes and for automated algorithms to do the same. The WSR-88D network provides dual-polarimetric capabilities across the United States, leading to the collection of a large database of chaff cases. This database is analyzed to determine the characteristics of chaff in terms of the reflectivity factor and polarimetric variables on large scales. Particular focus is given to the dynamics of differential reflectivity ZDR in chaff and its dependence on height. In contrast to radar observations of chaff for a single event, this study is able to reveal a repeatable and new pattern of radar chaff observations. A discussion about the observed characteristics is presented, and hypotheses for the observed ZDR dynamics are put forth.
Influence of the Madden–Julian Oscillation and Caribbean Low-Level Jet on East Pacific Easterly Wave Dynamics
Authors: Whitaker Justin W. , Maloney Eric D.
Published: February 2018

The east Pacific warm pool exhibits basic-state variability associated with the Madden–Julian oscillation (MJO) and Caribbean low-level jet (CLLJ), which affects the development of easterly waves (EWs). This study compares and contrasts composite changes in the background environment, eddy kinetic energy (EKE) budgets, and EW tracks during MJO and CLLJ events. While previous studies have shown that the MJO influences jet activity in the east Pacific, the influence of the MJO and CLLJ on the east Pacific and EWs is not synonymous. The CLLJ is a stronger modulator of the ITCZ than the MJO, while the MJO has a more expansive influence on the northeastern portion of the basin. Anomalous low-level westerly MJO and CLLJ periods are associated with favorable conditions for EW development paralleling the Central American coast, contrary to previous findings about the relationship of the CLLJ to EWs. Easterly MJO and CLLJ periods support enhanced ITCZ EW development, although the CLLJ is a greater modulator of EW tracks in this region, which is likely associated with stronger moisture and convection variations and their subsequent influence on the EKE budget. ITCZ EW growth during easterly MJO periods is more reliant on barotropic conversion than during strong CLLJ periods, when eddy available potential energy (EAPE)-to-EKE conversion associated with ITCZ convection is more important. Thus, the influence of these phenomena on east Pacific EWs should be considered distinct.
The Thermally Driven Ocean Circulation with Realistic Bathymetry
Authors: Gjermundsen Ada , LaCasce Joseph H. , Denstad Liv
Published: February 2018

The global circulation driven solely by relaxation to an idealized surface temperature profile and to interior mixing is examined. Forcing by winds and evaporation/precipitation is excluded. The resulting circulation resembles the observed in many ways, and the overturning is of similar magnitude. The overturning is driven by large-scale upwelling in the interior (which is relatively large, because of the use of a constant mixing coefficient). The compensating downwelling occurs in the northern North Atlantic and in the Ross and Weddell Seas, with an additional, smaller contribution from the northern North Pacific. The latter is weaker because the Bering Strait limits the northward extent of the flow. The downwelling occurs in frictional layers near the boundaries and depends on the lateral shear in the horizontal flow. The shear, in turn, is linked to the imposed surface temperature gradient via thermal wind, and as such, the downwelling can be reduced or eliminated in selected regions by removing the surface gradient. Doing so in the northern North Atlantic causes the (thermally driven) Antarctic Circumpolar Current to intensify, increasing the sinking along Antarctica. Eliminating the surface gradient in the Southern Ocean increases the sinking in the North Atlantic and Pacific. As there is upwelling also in the western boundary currents, the flow must increase even more to accomplish the necessary downwelling. The implications of the results are then considered, particularly with respect to Arctic intensification of global warming, which will reduce the surface temperature gradient.
Illness experience and illness representation among older adults with hypertension
Authors: Duwe Elise AG , Holloway Breanna M , Chin Jessie , Morrow Daniel G
Published: February 2018

Objective:

This study investigated how older adults’ representations of hypertension relate to their illness experience (years of illness), health literacy and self-rated health.

Design:

Correlational study.

Setting:

Community-based older adults diagnosed with hypertension.

Method:

We measured health literacy (Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults [S-TOFHLA]), hypertension knowledge (Hypertension Knowledge Questionnaire), self-rated health and illness representation (IR by Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire [BIPQ]).

Results:

Confirmatory factor analysis divided IR into cognitive (chronicity, understanding and control) and emotional (more concern, higher impact of illness on affect) dimensions. Ordinary least-squares regression analyses demonstrated that more years of education, more hypertension knowledge, longer duration of hypertension and natural cause beliefs predicted cognitive IR, while fewer years of education, less hypertension knowledge and behavioural cause beliefs (e.g. diet and exercise) predicted emotional IR. More years of education, emotional IR and belief in natural versus psychosocial causes of hypertension were associated with better self-rated health.

Conclusion:

More years of illness provides older adults with the opportunity to develop an understanding of their condition. More years of education is associated with a lower emotional impact of illness, perhaps through the development of coping strategies. Emotional IR is more important than cognitive IR in predicting self-rated health. Intervening to promote better health outcomes and self-care should take place not only through health education but also through social support and health care access.