bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Was heißt es, Kunst als paradigmatische Praxis der zweiten Natur zu begreifen?
Authors: Bertram Georg W.
Published: June 2018

The paper argues that the concept of second nature has two aspects that are inherently bound up with one another. Firstly, second nature has to be conceived of as a concept that has a critical force. Secondly, art has to be understood as an essential part of what second nature is. The paper explains these two dimensions of the concept by drawing on Hegel’s and Heidegger’s conceptions of second nature as the nature of essentially incomplete beings. Since the incompleteness in question always has to be reproduced, human beings have to develop and constantly engage in practices of self-criticism. As a practice of self-criticism, art is constitutive of second nature understood in this way. Thus, the specificity of art is to be found in its form of self-criticism as articulated through objects, which for their part give orientation to beings that realize their second nature through their practices. In the end, art prompts them to revise and enliven these practices.
Cubic Transmuted-G Family of Distributions and Its Properties
Authors: Aslam Muhammad , Hussain Zawar , Asghar Zahid
Published: June 2018

In this article, a new family of distributions is introduced by using transmutation maps. The proposed family of distributions is expected to be useful in modeling real data sets. The genesis of the proposed family, including several statistical and reliability properties, is presented. Methods of estimation like maximum likelihood, least squares, weighted least squares, and maximum product spacing are discussed. Maximum likelihood estimation under censoring schemes is also considered. Further, we explore some special models of the proposed family of distributions and examined different properties of these special models. We compare three particular models of the proposed family with several existing distributions using different information criteria. It is observed that the proposed particular models perform better than different competing models. Applications of the particular models of the proposed family of distributions are finally presented to establish the applicability in real life situations.
Nitrogen Adsorption Compounds in the Presence of Dibenzothiophene on Mesoporous Materials for Obtaining Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel
Authors: García-Martínez J.C. , Medina C.R. Tapia , González-Brambila M.M. , Medina-Mendoza A.K. , Colín-Luna J.A.
Published: June 2018

This work presents the adsorption process of nitrogen compounds, namely quinoline (Q), pyridine (Pyr), and indole (In), from liquid fuels such as gasoline and diesel containing dibenzothiophene (DBT) as sulfur-containing molecules. These compounds were adsorbed on mesoporous materials, namely SBA-15 and SBA-16, in calcined form in batch mode using dodecane as a solvent represent to a diesel mixture. The main conclusion of this research is that SBA-15 showed a higher nitrogen adsorption capacity than SBA-16 for all molecules containing nitrogen and sulfur. A comparative study of nitrogen and sulfur adsorption confirms that selective removal of nitrogen compounds from fuels using SBA-15 was better than that of sulfur compounds. Moreover, an increase in the adsorption of Q was found with SBA-15 material compared to SBA-16. To explain this behavior, the solids were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), nitrogen physisorption, and High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM). A pseudo-second-order kinetic model, rather than a first-order one, fitted the nitrogen adsorption data best. Moreover, the Langmuir model was suitable for describing the adsorption of nitrogen compounds from simulated diesel fuel, instead of the Freundlich model, which means that nitrogen compounds are adsorbed in a monolayer.
Protection Systems and Earthing Schemes for Microgrids: Main Aspects and Fault Analysis
Authors: Bandeiras Filipe , Gomes Mário , Coelho Paulo , Fernandes José , Moreira Carlos
Published: June 2018

The content of this paper aims to assist in the development and implementation of microgrids by addressing the challenges and possible solutions for their protection systems. Therefore, an overview of some protection methods available in the literature that can be implemented to ensure a safe and reliable microgrid operation is presented, including the most common protection devices and earthing schemes that can be adopted in low voltage distribution systems. In addition, this paper also presents a brief fault analysis of internal faults at three different locations in an industrial microgrid with centralized and decentralized deployment of energy sources, as well as a short-circuit analysis of symmetric and asymmetric faults at these faulty locations. An approximate method based on the calculation of the equivalent impedance seen from the fault location is used to determine the fault currents. This study is made to observe how microgrids with different configurations perform in the event of internal faults.

It is demonstrated in this work that setting a specific protection strategy to allow the microgrid to operate effectively during both operation modes can be problematic and expensive in most situations. With this in mind, additional effort is necessary to engineer and implement new protection approaches that can overcome the limitations of protection systems in future microgrids.
Ius vitae necisque: the politics of killing children
Authors: Curran John
Published: June 2018

This paper seeks to challenge the long-standing interpretation of the ius vitae necisque as a formal legal right of Roman fathers. It offers a review and critique of the evidence upon which the claim of ancient origin is founded and highlights the consequent problems in comprehending late Republican and Imperial references to the killing of sons by fathers. An alternative and more satisfactory understanding is to be found in sociological thinking and it is argued that the comprehension of the ius vitae necisque as a formal right is not only invalid but obscures the real significance of its promotion as a political phenomenon in the age of Augustus and the early emperors of Rome.
Camillus as Numa: religion in Livy’s refoundation narratives
Authors: McIntyre Gwynaeth
Published: June 2018

Livy’s first pentad of Ab Urbe Condita begins and ends with the founding and refounding of the city. Both are achieved first through violence and then through the establishment and re-establishment of religious authority and the restoration of Rome’s relationship with its gods. This article examines the connection Livy makes between Numa and Camillus and the place of religion within the refoundation narratives. The religious topography of Rome is essential to Camillus’ argument for the Romans to remain in the city following the Gallic sack. By citing particular priesthoods, the flamen Dialis and the Vestal Virgins in particular, both of which were established or developed by Numa, Livy not only constructs Camillus as a new Numa but also promotes these priesthoods as monumenta. Camillus’ speech forges direct connections between Rome’s conditores, the topography of the city, the devotion to its gods, and the city’s continued glory.
Anzahl und Ausmaß. Die griechisch-arabisch-lateinische Rezeption der aristotelischen Zeitdefinition
Authors: Lammer Andreas
Published: June 2018

This paper traces the reception of the Aristotelian definition of time from its earliest (Boethus of Sidon) to its most authoritative interpretations (Alexander of Aphrodisias), and describes how their readings pave the way for a sophisticated amalgamation of divergent Aristotelian and Platonic elements in the temporal theory of Avicenna. The focus of attention lies on specific perceptions of the relation between time and motion, more precisely on the contrary descriptions of time as the measure of motion and motion as the measure of time. The latter leads to a conception of time as a universal self-subsisting substance beyond all measure, and the former to an understanding of time as an accident providing all motion with its particular measure. It is the antagonism between these two conceptions, both inherent in the Arabic term miqdār (“measure, magnitude”) at the heart of Avicenna’s definition of time, which arguably informs the Latin tradition and thereby also shapes the early modern contrast between objective and subjective theories of time.
Angemessene Tugend und Wissenserwerb in der byzantinischen Ethik des Michael Psellos
Authors: Walter Denis
Published: June 2018

The Byzantine philosopher Michael Psellos (1018–1078 AD) describes in his ethics two kinds of virtue: practical and intellectual virtues. Practical virtues are defined as a middle term between two extremes as is known from the Aristotelian tradition. His innovation is to define also a middle regarding the intellectual virtues. He says that the highest object of knowledge is not graspable for the human intellect because it exceeds his powers. Whoever strives to understand the highest object of knowledge, the essence of god, is determined to fail. Thus, the best objects that the human intellect can contemplate are situated below god, in the “middle”. The concept of the middle is thus present twice in Psellos’ ethics: once in the practical virtues and once in the intellectual virtues.
Das Maßlose Begreifen. Gott als Gegenstand der Theologie bei vier scholastischen Autoren (13./14. Jahrhundert)
Authors: Wöller Florian
Published: June 2018

This article examines four medieval views on the subject of theology. Thomas Aquinas, Giles of Rome, John Duns Scotus, and Peter Auriol were all confronted with an idea based on Aristotle’s theory of knowledge according to which any scientific discipline is unified by its proper subject. In defining this subject of theology, however, the theologians had to confront one thorny problem: God, whom they considered to be the subject of theology, cannot be grasped by any concept accessible to the human mind. In their respective discussions, two distinct strategies to solving this puzzle emerged. Aquinas and Giles, on the one hand, argued for a concept proportionate to human cognition. This concept or ratio functioned as a placeholder for the quidditative concept of God. Scotus and Auriol, on the other hand, elaborated on a concept which they believed grasped God’s quiddity, albeit in a somewhat approximative way. Their theories, therefore, figure as attempts to find a concept, that is, the concept of being, that in itself was as boundless as to grasp God’s immensity.
Size-fractionated chlorophyll a and phycocyanin temporal variations in a highly eutrophic lake and its isolated karstic springs
Authors: Tsola Stephania L. , Renta Christina , Macingo Sofia C. , Karayanni Hera
Published: June 2018

Monthly variations of size-fractionated chlorophyll a and phycocyanin were studied in Lake Pamvotis between August 2016 and January 2017. Sampling was conducted at two sampling sites: in the main lake (Site 1: Lake) and in an adjacent man-made water ski lake with karstic springs (Site 2: Springs). Samples were fractionated into three size classes: 0.2–2 μm (pico), 2–20 μm (nano) and 20–180 μm (micro). According to chlorophyll a values, eutrophic to hypereutrophic conditions prevail at Site 1 and oligotrophic to mesotrophic conditions – at Site 2. Similarly, Site 1 was distinguished by higher concentration of phycocyanin compared to Site 2. Fractionated chlorophyll a showed monthly variations at Site 1 with alternations in the dominance between the two larger fractions. The maximum of the 0.2–2 μm fraction was observed in October but it contributed less to the total chlorophyll a content than nano- or microphytoplankton. Its contribution was higher at Site 2, reaching occasionally ~ 40% of the bulk chlorophyll a. However, nanophytoplankton was the fraction found to respond faster when disturbances occurred. At Site 1, phycocyanin correlated well with total chlorophyll a as well as with the micro- and nanophytoplankton fractions, indicating that cyanobacteria represent an important component of the large-sized phytoplankton in Lake Pamvotis.
Reproduction of Potamothrix hammoniensis (Oligochaeta) in shallow eutrophic lakes
Authors: Żbikowski Janusz , Mimier Daria , Żbikowska Elżbieta
Published: June 2018

The aim of the study was to indicate the abiotic parameters of water and bottom sediments, which significantly affect the reproduction of Potamothrix hammoniensis in 9 shallow eutrophic lakes, of which 5 were dominated by macrophytes and 4 – by phytoplankton. Samples were collected once a month from January to December 2012.

The percentage of Potamothrix hammoniensis individuals with a developed reproductive system varied in individual lakes and ranged from 14 to 72%. There was no correlation between the distinguished lake types and the proportion of sexually mature individuals. The reproductive activity was not observed in summer and early autumn. Among the measured parameters, the highest values of the Pearson correlation coefficient were found between the percentage of individuals with a developed reproductive system and the conductivity (r = 0.69; p < 0.001), pH (r = 0.51; p = 0.002) and the organic matter content in the sediments (r = −0.42; p = 0.012). It is worth noting that there was no correlation between the percentage of sexually mature specimens and the water temperature (r = −0.22, p = 0.204) and the oxygen concentration (r = −0.08; p = 0.648).
Applying industrial tomography to control and optimization flow systems
Authors: Rymarczyk Tomasz , Sikora Jan
Published: June 2018

The flow control and optimization system based on industrial tomography is presented in this publication. Multiphase flow measurement technologies are still being built and improved. There is a clear tendency in the industry to implement more optimally related functions with an emphasis on active inspection and monitoring. Control methods include issues related to the processing of data obtained from various sensors located in nodes. Monitoring takes place within the scope of acquired and processed data and parameter automation. The main purpose of this work is to design a system for data acquisition and analysis by image reconstruction for various tomographic methods (resistive, capacitive, ultrasonic). The practical application of ultrasonic flow measurement to study gas emissions in the heat and power station chimney is presented
Using Exponentially Weighted Moving Average to Improve Buffer Adjustment of Demand-Driven Replenishment Strategies
Authors: Chang Yung-Chia , Chang Kuei-Hu , Lee Mu-Chien , Tsao Kuo-Hao
Published: June 2018

Stock management is a critical issue in supply chain management. Previous studies have shown that the demand-pull inventory replenishment strategy combined with a buffer management mechanism (DPBM) suggested by the theory of constraints (TOC) performs better than traditional replenishment strategies in supply chain stock management. In DPBM, buffer management is applied for controlling the target amount of stock to keep, which is adjusted by some predetermined rules that instruct when and how much to adjust the target level. Previous studies found that when applying DPBM to making replenishment decisions for products with a high-variation demand, long production lead-time, and short product life cycle, the conventional DPBM is not very effective. This article proposes a novel method for improving the conventional buffer management mechanism. Instead of the predetermined rules suggested by TOC, this study borrowed the concept of the exponentially weighted moving average approach that has been successfully applied in statistical quality control to design a new set of rules to assist in making buffer adjustment decisions based on the trends shown in demand. To evaluate the proposed method’s feasibility and validity, this article uses both real demand data provided by a wafer foundry factory in Taiwan and simulated data that reveal various demand patterns. As a result, the proposed method performs better than the conventional demand-driven replenishment strategies suggested by TOC, especially when demand has a large variance.
Carnet d’employabilité en formation professionnelle
Authors: Gagné Andréanne , Cloutier Sarah-Sandra , Duchesne Isabelle , Girard Nadia
Published: June 2018

Cet article présente l’initiative pédagogique du carnet d’employabilité mise en œuvre dans un programme de formation professionnelle de la Commission scolaire des Rives-du-Saguenay. La description de cette initiative professionnelle s’appuie sur l’expérience de l’équipe porteuse du projet, ainsi que les propos d’employeurs régionaux. Elle détaille l’interrelation entre les milieux scolaires et professionnels témoignant de la pertinence du carnet d’employabilité pour favoriser l’insertion sociale et professionnelle des finissants de la formation professionnelle. Les étapes de sa mise en place, les défis rencontrés, les contributions relevées et les actions à venir sont également décrits.
Créer la synergie entre les milieux de pratique et de recherche
Authors: Baron Marie-Pierre
Published: June 2018

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Réflexion sur la pertinence de s’intéresser aux stratégies d’étude des étudiants ayant un trouble d’apprentissage ou un TDA/H afin de favoriser leur réussite scolaire
Authors: Turcotte Jonathan , Doucet Manon , Baron Marie-Pierre
Published: June 2018

Depuis les deux dernières décennies, le nombre d’étudiants collégiaux ayant un trouble d’apprentissage (TA) ou un trouble du déficit de l’attention avec ou sans hyperactivité (TDA/H) a connu une augmentation fulgurante et il apparait de plus en plus urgent de se préoccuper davantage de leur réussite scolaire. L’un des principaux obstacles à la réussite identifiés par ces étudiants est « le manque de technique pour étudier » (Wolforth et Roberts, 2010, p. 28). Cet article cherche à démontrer la nécessité de s’intéresser de près aux stratégies d’études employées par les étudiants collégiaux qui ont un TA ou TDA/H afin de s’assurer que ces derniers utilisent des stratégies d’études efficaces.
Seasonality, sources and sinks of C1–C5 alkyl nitrates in the Colorado Front Range
Authors: Abeleira A. , Sive B. , Swarthout Robert F. , Fischer Emily V. , Zhou Y. , Farmer D. K.
Published: June 2018

We describe observations of C1–C5 alkyl nitrates made at the Boulder Atmospheric Observatory in Northern Colorado in winter 2011, spring 2015, and summer 2015. Average mixing ratios of the alkyl nitrates are similar across the seasons, but increased diel variability in summer suggests increased production balanced by increased loss relative to winter and spring. We use a sequential production-destruction model based on ratios of alkyl nitrates to their parent alkanes to investigate seasonal sources and sinks of C1–C5 alkyl nitrates. We explore the role of uncertainties in the production and loss kinetic parameters on the interpretation of local atmospheric photochemical aging through the use of a photochemical clock based on the evolution of the ratios of alkyl nitrates to their parent alkanes over time. Photochemical age is typically consistent with hours from sunrise, suggesting that the site experiences well-mixed air masses dominated by daily photochemistry with little carry-over from the previous day or from other locations. Contrary to studies in other locations, we obtain good model-measurement agreement using a newer upper-bound ethyl nitrate branching ratios. This suggests that the efficiency of ethyl nitrate production from ethane oxidation has previously been underestimated, and decreases the relative importance of alkoxy radical decomposition versus ethane photochemistry on ethyl nitrate production. We estimate the dry deposition velocity of methyl nitrates is small and consistent with previous estimates, and that deposition velocities increase with carbon number for the C2–C5 RONO2. Dry deposition is a small daytime sink relative to photolysis and reaction with OH for the alkyl nitrates, but improves the model-measurement comparison for methyl nitrate.
Reading Books Differently
Authors: Bădulescu Dana , Cristea Dan
Published: June 2018

[full article, abstract in English; abstract in Lithuanian]

Starting from the premise that the book is a world in itself, which sometimes invades reality, that the “reality” of the city is “literaturized” in the sense given to it by Bertrand Westphal, and so the city is a book, we present a technology intended to complement electronic reading with contextual information. Automatic language processes working on the original text adorn it with electronic artefacts that highlight mentions of entities and relations between them, thus revealing semantic links within the text and outside it, towards web pages and maps, or helping readers initiate and access communities of people preoccupied with sharing readings. The first instantiation of the “Mapping Books” system allows the reader using a tablet or another mobile device to navigate outside the book, pertaining to the geographical entities that the book contains. “Mapping Books” pushes the interactivity with the book content well beyond the usual hypertext links: a mapped book can contextualise instantaneous positions of the user while reading, as well as her/his personality and cultural preferences. Although rooted in a given, constant text, once associated with a specific reader, the book is personalised to enhance reading satisfaction and maximise guiding. The actual effects of such a technology remain to be studied.
Effects of Economic Recession on the Lifestyle of Undergraduates in Nigeria
Authors: Lasode Abolanle O. , Waare Oluwabusola C. , Soetan Olatunbosun J.
Published: June 2018

The implications of economic recession on undergraduate students cannot be overlooked. This study investigated the effects of economic recession on the lifestyle of undergraduates in Nigeria. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 247 respondents. Data were collected with the aid of questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The mean age of the respondents was 23 years. Results showed that, among the perceived indicators of economic recession, a general rise in price of goods and services (mean=4.34) ranked first, followed by an inadequate regulation framework for financial institutions (mean=4.05). In terms of lifestyle, the majority of respondents (88.7%) engaged in religious activities while 82.8% engaged in peer group-related activities. In terms of coping strategies, the highest percentage of respondents (85.5%) prioritised what they do in their social life, while 82.4% respondents organized their daily activities and how best to accomplish tasks. Loss of sense of direction and purpose (mean=4.13) ranked highest among the effects of economic recession while living life one day at a time and not thinking about the future (mean=3.90) ranked second. There was a significant relationship between indicators of economic recession and effect of economic recession on lifestyles of undergraduates (r=0.291). It is recommended that parents or other care-givers should ensure that they provide for the needs of their children during economic recession to prevent their engagement in negative social vices and actions that may affect their lifestyles.
CERVICAL MYELOPATHY AS THE MOST COMMON SYMPTOMS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING C-SPINE SURGERY IN THE SPINE DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY, CIPTO MANGUNKUSUMO GENERAL HOSPITAL, FROM JANUARY 2012 TO DECEMBER 2016
Authors: Saekhu Mohamad , Pardede Jeremia Prasetya , Aman Renindra Ananda , Ichwan Syaiful , Sadewo Wismaji , Ashari Samsul , Nugroho Setyowidi
Published: June 2018

Background. Cervical spine disease has the potential to reduce productivity in affected patients because of myelopathy and mood disorder (e.g. depression) which lead to decreasing of the patient’s quality of life. Objective. This study aims to elaborate the most frequent symptoms and pathology of C-spine disease in patients who underwent a surgical procedure over the period time from January 2012 to December 2016. Method. This study is a retrospective, conducted in Spine Division of Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia (FMUI). All patients who underwent surgery for the C-spine disease are included. The data was obtained from the records in our spine database. Result. The total number of surgical procedures for spine disease over the 5 years was 345 procedures, with 127 procedures in the C-spine which are the second most common procedures of spine surgery in Department of Neurosurgery FMUI. The C-spine diseases were more common in males, aged more than 50 years old. The most frequent disease or pathology is degenerative disease, and yet, tumour cases show an increasing number and became the most common pathology in the year of 2016. The most common procedure is anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF).Conclusion. Our study showed that the most common symptoms and pathology are myelopathies and degenerative disease respectively, which has similarity with another study in the term of the most frequent pathology and surgical procedure. The finding of the more advanced neurological condition by the time of surgery as the most common symptom is found to be contradictory with other studies in western countries.
RESECTION OF ULNAR NERVE GIANT CELL NEURINOMA
Authors: Mahadewa Tjokorda Gde Bagus
Published: June 2018

Giant cellular ulnar nerve neurinoma is a very rare condition.  According to the literature, the author reports the first case while only two other reports of the cellular neurinoma can be found in English literature in different locations. The author presents the case of large size cellular neurinoma of the ulnar nerve, where the primary tumour was resected using the shelled out technique, without neurolysis and any nerve repair. Histopathologic characteristics, radiological findings and clinical data on these tumours were reviewed, and the proposed chosen surgical technique, which differs from that used in the previous cases and taking into account the rate of recurrence after total resection.
A NOVEL ALGORITHM BASED ON TRUST AUTHENTICATION MECHANISMS TO DETECT AND PREVENT MALICIOUS NODES IN MOBILE AD HOC NETWORK
Authors: Ngoc Luong Thai , Tu Vo Thanh
Published: June 2018

Ad hoc On-demand Distance Vector (AODV) routing protocol is one of the most popular reactive protocol used for Mobile Ad hoc Network, is target of many attack types. Some research works published related to improve of AODV based on digital signature, typical as SAODV and ARAN. However, they have some weakness, malicious can pass over security wall of SAODV by using fake keys, both of SAODV and ARAN can't detect wormhole nodes in hide mode. In additions, detection solutions based on characteristics of attack types have proposed, they only bring about efficiency for each independent type of attack and malicious nodes can join to the discovered route by deliberately giving fake information concerning. This article proposes a trust authentication mechanisms (TAM) using public-key cryptograms RSA and digital certificates (DC) based on X509 standard. TAM allows a mobile node authenticates preceding nodes by checking control route packets through 3 steps: (1) Digital certificates; (2) actual neighbors; and (3) packet integrity authentications. Analysis results confirm that TAM can detect and prevent almost current routing protocol attack types, such as Blackhole/ Sinkhole, Grayhole, Flooding, Whirlwind and participation mode Wormhole attacks. Specially, the simulation results in NS2 show that TAM can detect and prevent successful to 100\% malicious nodes using fake keys for all scenarios based on the number of UDP connections, 100% hide mode wormhole nodes for immobility scenarios and above 99% (the mistaken rate below 1.0%) for all mobility scenarios with 30m/s of maximum speeds and 1hop minimum tunnel length.
Distinguishing macro- and micro-pores for materials with different pore populations
Authors: Zhang F. , Cui Y. J. , Ye W. M.
Published: June 2018

When considering materials with different pore populations, it is not easy to distinguish macro- and micro-pores. Indeed, different results can be obtained using different criteria. In this study, a new approach was proposed for the discrimination between micro- and macro-pores. This approach is based on the higher sensitivity of micro-pores to water content change, in particular to water content increase, as compared to the macro-pores. Moreover, application of this approach systematically ensures the saturation of micro-pores. For the materials with single pore population, the diameter corresponding to the main air entry value (AEV) is defined as the boundary between macro- and micro-pores. For the materials with two pore populations, there are two AEVs. If the pore size of unsaturated soil deduced from the soil suction is larger than the one corresponding to the second AEV or in case of saturated soil samples, the diameter corresponding to the transitional suction between the two AEVs is defined as the border – in this case, the defined micro-pores correspond to those that are not significantly affected by drying but can be significantly affected by wetting. Otherwise, the diameter corresponding to the second AEV is considered as the border. A similar procedure can be applied to the materials with three (or more) pore populations. This approach was verified based on the observations of the microstructure of saturated MX80 and MX80 bentonite/sand mixture.
Adequação de um instrumento de monitoramento de higienização das mãos de um hospital do Rio de Janeiro
Authors: Janotti Leticia , Mendes Junior Walter Vieira
Published: June 2018

Justificativa e Objetivo: Apesar da presença de indicadores obrigatórios nos protocolos de higiene das mãos, presentes no Programa Nacional de Segurança do Paciente do Brasil, não foram recomendados instrumentos de monitoramento, com indicadores que avaliem os componentes estruturais, de processo e resultado que permitam análise periódica e construção de ações de melhoria no âmbito da prevenção de controle das infecções relacionadas à assistência à saúde. O objetivo foi adequar um instrumento de monitoramento da higienização das mãos dos profissionais de saúde de um hospital do Rio de Janeiro. Métodos: um questionário foi aplicado aos auditores que avaliam o desempenho da política de qualidade do hospital para verificar a adequação de um instrumento de verificação da prática de higienização das mãos. Os achados deste questionário e os dados do levantamento na literatura - sobre a segurança do paciente, infecções relacionadas à assistência à saúde e instrumentos de monitoramento - possibilitaram a criação de um novo instrumento, que foi

submetido ao julgamento de especialistas, usando a técnica de consenso Delphi. Resultados: em duas rodadas foi obtido um consenso dos especialistas. As questões que não atingiram 75% de concordância foram modificadas. Conclusão: O novo instrumento validado por especialistas permite a avaliação e monitoramento de implantação do protocolo de

higienização das mãos, comparação entre sistemas e avanços nas metodologias e processos de trabalho, permitindo que sejam cada vez mais seguros.
Aspectos clínico-epidemiológico dos pacientes convalescentes após infecção por hantavírus em Mato grosso
Authors: Picoloto Carolina , Nascimento Vagner Ferreira do , Hattori Thalise Yuri , Melo Alba Valeria Gomes , Silva Juliana Herrero da , Nunes dos Santos Rogerio Alexandre , Terças Trettel Ana Cláudia Pereira
Published: June 2018

Justificativa e objetivo: As hantaviroses são zoonoses causadas pelos orthohantavirus. Nas américas são caracterizadas pela Síndrome Pulmonar por Hantavírus (SPH), com alta letalidade e existem poucos estudos sobre os pacientes que evoluem para cura após a infecção. Dessa forma, objetiva-se, identificar o perfil dos pacientes em convalescência após a infecção por hantavírus. Métodos: Foi realizado um estudo epidemiológico descritivo de uma série de dados secundários, referente aos casos confirmados de SPH em Mato Grosso, registrados entre os anos de 1999 a 2016. Resultados: Utilizou-se 160 fichas de notificação de pacientes convalescentes. Nessa população predominou o sexo masculino (75,6%), faixa etária de 25 anos a 34 anos, raça/cor branca, ensino fundamental incompleto e atividade profissional voltadas à área agrícola (26,2%), as situações de risco envolveram desmatamento, aragem de terra, plantio ou colheita agrícola (44,8%). Os principais sinais e sintomas descritos foram febre (86,9%), cefaleia (74,4%) e dispneia (72,5%). Do total de pacientes, 77,5% realizaram exames laboratoriais e exame de imagem por raios X 79,4%, maioria dos achados com infiltrado pulmonar difuso (66,9%). Foram hospitalizados (87,5%) com utilização de assistência respiratória mecânica (46,5%), uso de antibioticoterapia (50,5%) e drogas vasoativas (35,5%). Conclusão: A doença está presente em duas regiões distintas do estado, com registro de casos em todos os meses do ano. Conhecer o perfil dos pacientes que evoluem para cura possibilita instrumentalizar os profissionais para a adoção de medidas adequadas tanto no diagnóstico precoce, como na terapêutica eficaz que possam contribuir com a redução da letalidade.
Promoção de Saúde na Perspectiva da Prevenção de Doenças Parasitárias entre Escolares do Ensino Fundamental
Authors: Dias Ernandes Gonçalves , Oliveira Carlos Keliton Nunes de , Teixeira Jeisabelly Adrianne Lima , Anjos Alan Kleyton Teixeira dos , Lima Jordan Arthur Dias
Published: June 2018

Justificativa e Objetivo: as doenças parasitárias são recorrentes em populações que vivem em regiões com precárias condições sanitárias, assim objetiva-se relatar a experiência de uma ação de educação em saúde com escolares do ensino fundamental de uma escola pública em zona rural. Relato da Experiência: trata-se de um relato de experiência de uma atividade extraclasse do componente curricular Projeto Integrador Científico da Graduação em Enfermagem da Faculdade Verde Norte, realizada em outubro de 2016 na Escola Municipal Odilon Antunes, no Povoado de Poções da cidade de Monte Azul. Foi realizada uma ação de educação em saúde com o envolvimento de 30 alunos, 03 professores e 09 pais. A ação ocorreu nas seguintes etapas: exposição dialógica do conteúdo e exibição de vídeo disparador de discussão; e roda de conversas com público. Conclusão: as crianças estão expostas a risco de contaminação por parasitas, visto as condições sanitárias que habitam, evidenciando a necessidade da ampliação de ações de educação em saúde acerca da importância da prevenção das parasitoses.
Can the use of medicinal plants motivate forest conservation in the humid mountains of Northern Oaxaca, Mexico?
Authors: Pérez-Nicolás Mónica , Vibrans Heike , Romero-Manzanares Angélica
Published: June 2018

Background. Non-timber forest products are being integrated into conservation strategies. Medicinal plants are considered a reason to conserve the source forests.Question. Can the use of medicinal plants motivate forest conservation?Study site and dates. The study was conducted in Santiago Camotlán, Distrito Villa Alta, Oaxaca, a humid mountainous area in the Sierra Norte of Oaxaca, Mexico, from August 2011 to May 2013.Methods. Ecological Land Units were characterized, and the relative importance of medicinal plants was evaluated. The ethnobotanical methods included participatory mapping, open interviews, semi-structured interviews and free lists with local specialists, as well as members of 17 systematically selected households, collection of characteristic and medicinal plant species, and plant walks with local specialists. For each species, a newly proposed Knowledge, Use and Perception Index based frequency of mention in free lists, frequency of use and perceived importance was calculated.Results. Local people divided their territory primarily by physical geographic characteristics and utilization. Nine units were distinguished: village and roads, home gardens, pastures, cultivated fields (maize, beans, sugar cane and coffee), cloud forest, semi-evergreen tropical forest and evergreen tropical forest, secondary growth ( acahuales ), and riparian vegetation. The most important medicinal plants were Salvia microphylla , Lippia alba and Artemisia absinthium , all cultivated in home gardens; weedy vegetation provided the majority of all medicinal plants. Individuals interested in preserving medicinal species transplanted them into a home garden.Conclusion. For people in the study area, the presence and use of medicinal plants was not a decisive reason for forest conservation.
Host affinity and vertical distribution of epiphytic orchids in a montane cloud forest in southern Mexico
Authors: Hernández-Pérez Ezequiel , Solano Eloy , Ríos-Gómez Ramiro
Published: June 2018

Background: The host´s structural characteristics provide diverse microhabitats that influence the distribution patterns of the epiphytes at different vertical zones and among tree species.Hypotheses: Epiphytic orchids have preference for larger host trees and with non-exfoliating rough bark, while the limiting hosts will be those of smaller size and smooth and exfoliating bark, and there will be fewer individuals in the upper canopy of the host trees because the micro-environmental conditions are more stressful compared to the middle and lower parts of the host trees.Methods: The host preferences and vertical distribution of the epiphytic orchids were analyzed in 20 montane cloud forest fragments. In each fragment, two transects of 2 × 50 m were drawn, and the trees with a diameter at a breast height ? 20 cm were recorded. In each tree, basal area was quantified and bark texture was characterized. In each tree and vertical zone, the orchid species present were identified and quantified.Results: Orchid distribution patterns vary between vertical zones and host tree species, and the richness is related to host size and bark texture. The highest species richness and number of epiphytic orchid’s individuals were recorded in host trees with fissured bark and larger size. The distribution of orchids in the host was not homogeneous nor was it related to any particular host species. However, five trees species were considered as host preferred, while five tree species were limiting hosts. The highest richness was recorded in vertical zone II and the lowest in zones I and V.Conclusions: Larger trees contain greater richness of epiphytic orchids, because they offer better conditions for their establishment, provide a great diversity of microhabitats, greater time and area for epiphytic colonization events. The texture of the bark is a relevant factor in the host preference, and in the hosts with smooth bark, the presence of epiphytic orchids depends on the accumulation of organic matter.
Building Phylogenetic Tree v2
Authors: ED Graham Elaina , Tully Benjamin
Published: June 2018

Making a Phylogenetic Tree In this procedure we are going to build a phylogenetic tree! Throughout I'll refer to scripts available on my github here. We will be using the 16 ribosomal proteins used in Hug et al. 2016. The HMM models for these are available on my github in a file called `hug_ribosomalmarkers.hmm`. We will be running this tutorial using the genomes and files found in the folder `Example`. As an overview I will be explaining 1. How to generate gene predictions using prodigal for genomes of interest 2. How to identify ribosomal proteins using an hmm model 3. How to align, trim, and concatenate proteins for a phylogenetic tree 4. building a phylogenetic tree To cite this workflow reference this paper: Graham, E. D., J. F. Heidelberg, and B. J. Tully. 'Potential for primary productivity in a globally-distributed bacterial phototroph.'The ISME journal(2018) doi:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-018-0091-3
Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio predicts the outcome of intracerebral hemorrhage: A meta-analysis and systematic review v1
Authors: Zhuang Weiduan
Published: June 2018

Background: The neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is increasingly known as an indicator of systemic inflammation. It is used as a predictor for clinical outcomes in cancers and cardiovascular disease. However, its relationship with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is still disputed. Aims: We sought to evaluate the association between NLR and ICH in this meta-analysis. Methods: Potentially relevant articles were searched in PubMed, Cochrane Library, Medline and EMBASE until April 8, 2018, with English restriction. Efficacy outcomes included major disability at 90 days, short-term mortality or in-hospital mortality. Odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were pooled to estimate the prognostic role of NLR in ICH. Results:A total of 7 trials with 2176 patients were included. The results of our meta-analysis revealed that high NLR had a higher risk of major disability at 90 days (OR: 2.20; 95% CI: 1.27-3.81) and higher mortality at short-term (OR: 1.31; 95% CI: 1.02–1.68); without statistically significant association with in-hospital mortality (OR: 1.02; 95% CI: 0.91–1.15). Conclusions: Our meta-analysis proves that higher NLR was a predictor of major disability at 90 days and higher mortality at short term in patients with ICH, but not a predictor of in-hospital mortality.
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Authors: Natario Pedro
Published: June 2018

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Suicide — the conscious choice of death: the philosophical and psychological aspects of the problem
Authors: Zhuravleva T.V.
Published: June 2018

The article is devoted to the study of individual psychological characteristics of decision-making in persons with mental pathology. The material of the empirical study of 99 men (mean age = 34.1 ± 10.6 years) with the following psychiatric diagnoses: organic mental disorders (F07) (OMD), schizophrenia and schizotypic disorder (F20, F21), personality and behavior disorders (F60, F61). The methodological complex included: "Verbal and color interference" tests by J. Stroop and "Comparison of similar drawings" by J. Kagan, questionnaires "Style of self-regulation of behavior" V.I. Morosanova and New Questionnaire of Tolerance to Uncertainty Kornilovoy, semiprojective methods "Identification of the awareness of motives" А.V. Ermolina and B.P. Ilyin and "Situational analysis" (Bulygina VG, 2017). It was revealed that the parameters of "tolerance to uncertainty", "assessment of conditions", "cognitive rigidity", "drives" and "evaluation of results" have the greatest nosocertainty. Within the context of the situational analysis, the influence of the amount of information available, the level of its uncertainty and emotional saturation on the adequacy of the interpretation of the situation, the number and adequacy of the proposed alternatives, and the social acceptability of the answers was established.
Social and psychological adaptation of the personality of juvenile suspects, accused and convicted persons, with different attitude to the criminal subculture
Authors: Dyachkova Y.E.
Published: June 2018

The article deals with the problem of the spread of criminal subculture among juvenile suspects, accused and convicted persons, their adherence to the rules, the laws of the criminal environment, as well as personal features that contribute to this. The key attention is paid to the study of social and psychological adaptation of minors in places of detention. It is assumed that there is a connection between the adherence to the norms of the criminal subculture and the personal characteristics of minors, the level of their social and psychological adaptation. The pilot study was attended by 23 juvenile boys aged 15 to 18 years, Russian, committed various crimes. The paper used review-analytical, psychodiagnostic methods, methods of mathematical and statistical processing. As a result, three types of minors are determined by the degree of their adherence to the norms of the criminal subculture, the features of social and psychological adaptation and the associated personality traits of juvenile suspects, accused and convicted persons are studied, and the correlation links between the integral indicators of social and psychological adaptation are established. The results can contribute to the development and implementation of psychoprophylactic and psychocorrection programs aimed at leveling the negative impact of criminal subculture norms among minors in isolation.
Psychological Approaches for Overturning an Immunity to Change
Authors: HELSING DEBORAH
Published: June 2018

In this article, Deborah Helsing shows how practitioners in the helping professions—whether they be coaches, facilitators, educators, or counselors—can increase their own capacity to be effective by employing the Immunity to Change (ITC) process, a methodology for growth and change that allows practitioners to incorporate insights from a variety of psychological theories into one instrument and process. Helsing highlights the theory that underpins ITC, illustrating how it operates as a meta-theory that draws from different psychological traditions. She then goes on to show how even a rudimentary knowledge of these traditions provides possibilities for exploring what might be at the heart of a psychological immune system, thus increasing the chances that users will arrive at an accurate and perceptive diagnosis that leads to a transformational result. In her essay she argues that ITC practitioners who can integrate multiple theoretical approaches can more flexibly and powerfully address the learning needs of those they seek to help.
ERCP komplikasyonları; sıklığı, etkileyen faktörler ve yönetimi
Authors: TUNÇ Nurettin , KILIÇ Salih , ŞAHİN Abdurahman , DEMİREL Ulvi , POYRAZOĞLU Orhan Kürşat , BAHÇECİOĞLU İbrahim Halil , YALNIZ Mehmet
Published: June 2018

Giriş ve Amaç: Safra yolları ve pankreas hastalıklarının tanı ve tedavisinde yaygın olarak kullanılan bir yöntem olan endoskopik retrograt kolanjiopankreatikografi ile ciddi komplikasyonlar bildirilmiştir. Bu komplikasyonlar endoskopik retrograt kolanjiopankreatikografi işlemine bağlı sfinkterotomi yerinden kanama, pankreatit, kolanjit, perforasyon ile kardiyopulmoner komplikasyonlar (hipoksi, hipotansiyon ve aritmi gibi) ve ölümdür. Bu çalışmadaki amacımız endoskopik retrograt kolanjiopankreatikografi işlemi ile kompliklasyon gelişen hastalarda risk faktörlerini saptamak ve bu hastalarda uygun tanısal ve terapötik yaklaşımı belirlemektir. Gereç ve Yöntem: 2016 yılı içinde endoskopik retrograt kolanjiopankreatikografi işlemi yapılan 487 hastanın verileri retrospektif olarak elde edildi. Bulgular: Endoskopik retrograt kolanjiopankreatikografi işlemi uygulanan 487 vakanın 304’ü (%62,4) kadın, 183’ü (%37,6) erkekti. Ortalama yaş 61,53 (min-maks: 18-99) yıl idi. Post-endoskopik retrograt kolanjiopankreatikografi komplikasyonları 53 (%10,8) vakada görülmüş; 37’si (%7,6) pankreatit, 15’i (%3,1) kanama, 1’i (%0,2) duodenum perforasyonu olarak raporlanmıştı. İğne uçlu sfinkterotom ile ön kesi yapılan 2/67 (%2,9) vakada post-endoskopik retrograt kolanjiopankreatikografi pankreatiti gelişmiş olmasına karşı ön kesi yapılmayan 65/420 (%8,33) vakada post-endoskopik retrograt kolanjiopankreatikografi pankreatiti gelişmişti. Post-endoskopik retrograt kolanjiopankreatikografi pankreatiti iğne uçlu sfinkterotom ile ön kesi yapılanlarda daha az oranda görülmekle birlikte istatistiksel olarak anlamlı değildi (p: 0,127). Yapılan endoskopik retrograt kolanjiopankreatikografinin kaçıncı endoskopik retrograt kolanjiopankreatikografi işlemi olduğu ve post-endoskopik retrograt kolanjiopankreatikografipankreatiti ilişkisi karşılaştırıldığında post-endoskopik retrograt kolanjiopankreatikografi pankreatiti gelişimi ilk kez endoskopik retrograt kolanjiopankreatikografi yapılanlarda (%91) anlamlı olarak daha sık gözlenmiş (p: 0,041), post endoskopik retrograt kolanjiopankreatikografi komplikasyon olarak mortalite hiç izlenmemişti. Sonuç: Post endoskopik retrograt kolanjiopankreatikografi pankreatiti endoskopik retrograt kolanjiopankreatikografinin en sık komplikasyonudur. Endoskopik retrograt kolanjiopankreatikografi ile ciddi komplikasyonlar görülebilmesine rağmen uygun endikasyonda endoskopik retrograt kolanjiopankreatikografi yapılması ve oluşan komplikasyonların erken tanınması morbidite ve mortalitenin önlenmesinde en önemli adımdır.