bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
SEMANTIČKA INTERPRETACIJA PROSTORA U DRAMI "MAČKA NA USIJANOM LIMENOM KROVU" TENESIJA VILIJAMSA
Authors: Janjetović Ljubica
Published: December 2015

Ovaj rad ima za cilj da odredi modelativnu funkciju prostornih odnosa u drami Mačka na usijanom limenom krovu američkog dramskog pisca Tenesija Vilijamsa. Slijedeći relevantne teorije drame, u radu se pošlo od pretpostavke da je prostor u dramskom djelu bitan ne samo kao mjesto odigravanja radnje, već i kao kontekst i izvor semantičkih značenja događaja koji se u njemu zbivaju. U okviru analize prostorne konfiguracije navedenog dramskog djela razmatran je proces upisa prostora u priču, a osnovne prostorne relacije koje su u drami semantički ispitivane su scena kao prostor u kome se odigrava radnja vidljiva publici i prostor radnje van scene, odnosno dramski prostor kao najširi semantički okvir djela. Na kraju, analizirane su metaforičke kvalitete prostora fikcije. Semiotičkom analizom prostornog sistema pomenutog djela, pokazalo se da je ovaj dramski prostor dinamičan i da djeluje na više razina. U pomenutoj drami Vilijams je scenski prostor organizovao veoma jednostavno i predstavio ga samo jednim scenskim toposom u čijem centru se nalazi bračni krevet kao središnje mjesto ne samo scene, nego i semiološkog značaja djela. Međutim, u ovoj drami prostor je daleko od jednostavnog i predstavljen je veoma složenim sistemom.
PREPOSITION STRANDING UNDER SLUICING IN SERBO-CROATIAN
Authors: Šarić Anja
Published: December 2015

U radu se predlaže analiza izostavljanja predloga u posebnim oblicima elipse u srpskohrvatskom jeziku. Srpskohrvatski ne dozvoljava izostavljanje predloga u upitnim rečenicama, ali ga opciono dopušta u nekim oblicima elipse. U radu su dati primeri i predložena je analiza ovakvih konstrukcija. Diskursno povezani zaostaci upitnih reči se opciono mogu javiti bez predloga, dok oni diskurno nepovezani ne mogu. Predlaže se da se kod ove vrste elipse diskurno povezani i nepovezani elementi izvode različito što rezultira posebnim ponašanjem u pogledu mogućnosti izostavljanja predloga.
RAISING AND COPY RAISING IN ENGLISH AND SERBIAN
Authors: Ilić Nina D.
Published: December 2015

Ovaj rad se bavi fenomenom glagola podizanja, kao i fenomenom glagola podizanja koji ostavljaju kopiju imeničke fraze u engleskom i srpskom jeziku, pre svega sa stanovišta generativnog pristupa. Ispituju se konstrukcije sa srpskim ekvivalentima engleskih glagola seem ‘činiti se’, appear ‘izgledati/delovati’ i turn out ‘ispostaviti se’. Razmatraju se određeni slučajevi u kojima je podizanje imeničke fraze u srpskom jeziku neophodno (male klauze) i dozvoljeno (tematizacija i fokus, mada se dolazi do zaključka da pravi ekvivalenti engleskim glagolima podizanja u srpskom jeziku ne postoje. Ipak, opisuje se posebna konstrukcija podizanja u kojoj ne dolazi do slaganja subjekta sa glagolom. Glagol u ovoj konstrukciji uvek ima nastavak za treće lice jednine srednjeg roda. Što se tiče glagola podizanja koji ostavljaju kopiju imeničke fraze, kod njih je situacija manje jasna. U engleskom jeziku i dalje postoji debata oko postojanja tematskih i netematskih subjekata kod ove vrste glagola. Takođe, postavlja se pitanje da li zamenica koja predstavlja kopiju imeničke fraze mora biti kopija subjekta. U radu se pomenuta pitanja ispituju na primerima ekvivalentnih konstrukcija ovih glagola u srpskom jeziku. Primeri iz srpskog pokazuju da se kopija imeničke fraze uopšte ne javlja. Zaključak je da su ovi glagoli uglavnom tematski u srpskom jeziku.
SERBIAN EQUIVALENTS OF THE ENGLISH PREPOSITION OF: A CONTRASTIVE CORPUS ANALYSIS
Authors: Biljetina Jelena Lj.
Published: December 2015

Rad se bavi analizom engleskog predloga of i njegovih prevodnih ekvivalenata dobijenih iz paralelnog korpusa. U ovoj kontrastivnoj analizi korpus se sastoji od 847 primera upotrebe predloga of prikupljenih iz priče Pola Ostera The City of Glass i njenog prevoda na srpski jezik Grad od stakla. Analiza se prvenstveno fokusira na predloške ekvivalente i njihovu distribuciju u srpskom jeziku, ali takođe otkriva da je u većini slučajeva engleski predlog of preveden drugim sredstvima, a ne predlozima. Više od dve trećine primera iz korpusa prevedeno je nultim ili leksičko strukturalnim ekvivalentima, što ukazuje na razlike u strukturi engleskog i srpskog jezika, prvenstveno one na polju padeških nastavaka, a koje u srpskom jeziku omogućavaju znatno širu mogućnost izražavanja istih odnosa. Analiza je pokazala da je broj predloških ekvivalenata koji se javljaju u prevodu predloga of na srpski jezik  mnogo veći od broja predloga navedenih u dvojezičnom englesko-srpskom rečniku. Osim toga, kvalitativna analiza dobijenih ekvivalenata pokazuje da najveći broj predloških ekvivalenata predloga of izražava njegovu integrativnu funkciju, manji broj separativnu, a najmanji broj posesivnu funkciju.     Dobijeni rezultati studije mogli bi da doprinesu polju leksikografije, ali i da posluže daljoj semantičkoj i sintaksičkoj analizi, a u cilju boljeg razumevanja predloga i u engleskom i u srpskom jeziku.
Bacterial adaptation and performance of household biosand water filters in differing temperatures
Authors: Arnold N. , Archer A. , Barkdoll B.
Published: December 2015

The household biosand filter (BSF) is a highly utilized point-of-use water treatment tool. The effect of ambient temperature on the ability of the BSF to remove microbes from water is unclear. Model filters were distributed among different temperature-controlled laboratories and dosed daily with surface water amended with sewage. Comparison of the total coliform and Escherichia coli counts in the influent versus effluent revealed an immediate drop in the removal efficiencies of filters held in colder rooms. This performance difference, however, became less pronounced over the course of the experiment until no significant performance difference was detected between filters regardless of their ambient temperature, perhaps due to microbial adaptation within the BSFs. Subsequently, two-thirds of the filters were exposed to freezing temperatures, thawed, and re-tested for microbial removal. All filters exposed to freezing temperatures showed significant drops in microbial removal compared to control filters. Filters exposed to the most extreme temperatures showed the greatest drop in performance.
Altered Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial Proteome As the Basis of Disruption of Mitochondrial Function in Diabetic Mice
Authors: Zabielski Piotr , Lanza Ian R. , Gopala Srinivas , Holtz Heppelmann Carrie J. , Bergen H. Robert , Dasari Surendra , Nair K. Sreekumaran
Published: December 2015

Insulin plays pivotal role in cellular fuel metabolism in skeletal muscle. Despite being the primary site of energy metabolism, the underlying mechanism on how insulin deficiency deranges skeletal muscle mitochondrial physiology remains to be fully understood. Here we report an important link between altered skeletal muscle proteome homeostasis and mitochondrial physiology during insulin deficiency. Deprivation of insulin in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice decreased mitochondrial ATP production, reduced coupling and phosphorylation efficiency, and increased oxidant emission in skeletal muscle. Proteomic survey revealed that the mitochondrial derangements during insulin deficiency were related to increased mitochondrial protein degradation and decreased protein synthesis, resulting in reduced abundance of proteins involved in mitochondrial respiration and β-oxidation. However, a paradoxical upregulation of proteins involved in cellular uptake of fatty acids triggered an accumulation of incomplete fatty acid oxidation products in skeletal muscle. These data implicate a mismatch of β-oxidation and fatty acid uptake as a mechanism leading to increased oxidative stress in diabetes. This notion was supported by elevated oxidative stress in cultured myotubes exposed to palmitate in the presence of a β-oxidation inhibitor. Together, these results indicate that insulin deficiency alters the balance of proteins involved in fatty acid transport and oxidation in skeletal muscle, leading to impaired mitochondrial function and increased oxidative stress.
miR-200b Mediates Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy
Authors: Feng Biao , Cao Yanan , Chen Shali , Chu Xuran , Chu Yanhui , Chakrabarti Subrata
Published: December 2015

Hyperglycemia-induced endothelial injury is a key pathogenetic factor in diabetic cardiomyopathy. Endothelial injury may lead to a phenotypic change (i.e., endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition [EndMT]), causing cardiac fibrosis. Epigenetic mechanisms, through specific microRNA, may regulate such a process. We investigated the mechanisms for such changes in cardiac microvascular endothelial cells and in the heart of genetically engineered mice with chemically induced diabetes. Cardiac tissues and isolated mouse heart endothelial cells (MHECs) from animals with or without endothelial-specific overexpression of miR-200b, with or without streptozotocin-induced diabetes, were examined at the mRNA and protein levels for endothelial and mesenchymal markers. Expression of miR-200b and its targets was quantified. Cardiac functions and structures were analyzed. In the hearts of wild-type diabetic mice, EndMT was observed, which was prevented in the miR-200b transgenic diabetic mice. Expression of specific markers such as vascular endothelial growth factor, zinc finger E-box–binding homeobox, transforming growth factor-β1, and p300 were increased in the hearts of diabetic mice and were prevented following miR-200b overexpression. MHECs showed similar changes. miR-200b overexpression also prevented diabetes-induced cardiac functional and structural changes. These data indicate that glucose-induced EndMT in vivo and in vitro in the hearts of diabetic mice is possibly mediated by miR-200b and p300.
Short-term Cold Acclimation Recruits Brown Adipose Tissue in Obese Humans
Authors: Hanssen Mark J.W. , van der Lans Anouk A.J.J. , Brans Boudewijn , Hoeks Joris , Jardon Kelly M.C. , Schaart Gert , Mottaghy Felix M. , Schrauwen Patrick , van Marken Lichtenbelt Wouter D.
Published: December 2015

Recruitment of brown adipose tissue (BAT) has emerged as a potential tool to combat obesity and associated metabolic complications. Short-term cold acclimation has been shown not only to enhance the presence and activity of BAT in lean humans but also to improve the metabolic profile of skeletal muscle to benefit glucose uptake in patients with type 2 diabetes. Here we examined whether short-term cold acclimation also induced such adaptations in 10 metabolically healthy obese male subjects. A 10-day cold acclimation period resulted in increased cold-induced glucose uptake in BAT, as assessed by [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography. BAT activity was negatively related to age, with a similar trend for body fat percentage. In addition, cold-induced glucose uptake in BAT was positively related to glucose uptake in visceral white adipose tissue, although glucose uptake in visceral and subcutaneous white adipose tissue depots was unchanged upon cold acclimation. Cold-induced skeletal muscle glucose uptake tended to increase upon cold acclimation, which was paralleled by increased basal GLUT4 localization in the sarcolemma, as assessed through muscle biopsies. Proximal skin temperature was increased and subjective responses to cold were slightly improved at the end of the acclimation period. These metabolic adaptations to prolonged exposure to mild cold may lead to improved glucose metabolism or prevent the development of obesity-associated insulin resistance and hyperglycemia.
Association of Lipopolysaccharide-Binding Protein With Aging-Related Adiposity Change and Prediabetes Among African Ancestry Men
Authors: Tilves Curtis M. , Zmuda Joseph M. , Kuipers Allison L. , Nestlerode Cara S. , Evans Rhobert W. , Bunker Clareann H. , Patrick Alan L. , Miljkovic Iva
Published: December 2015

OBJECTIVE

Cross-sectional studies suggest that lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) may be associated with obesity and metabolic disorders. However, prospective studies examining LBP are lacking. This prospective study investigated the association between LBP and metabolic abnormalities in 580 African ancestry men (mean age, 59.1 ± 10.5 years).

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS

We measured fasting serum LBP at baseline. Changes in adiposity and glucose homeostasis as well as case subjects with new type 2 diabetes and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) were assessed at a follow-up visit ˜6 years later. Baseline LBP values were tested across quartiles for linear trend with metabolic measures. Multivariable logistic regression was used to determine the odds of new cases of IFG or diabetes per 1-SD greater baseline LBP.

RESULTS

LBP was significantly associated with baseline BMI, waist circumference, whole-body and trunk fat, skeletal muscle density, fasting serum insulin, and HOMA-insulin resistance (IR) (all P < 0.01). Greater baseline LBP was significantly associated with longitudinal increases in the percentage of trunk fat (P = 0.025) and HOMA-IR (P = 0.034), but only borderline so with a decrease in skeletal muscle density (P = 0.057). In men with normal glucose, baseline LBP was associated with increased odds of having IFG at follow-up after adjustment for age, baseline trunk fat, and lifestyle factors (odds ratio per 1-SD LBP: 1.51; 95% CI 1.02–2.21). This association was attenuated after additional adjustment for change in trunk fat (P = 0.067).

CONCLUSIONS

LBP may be a marker of prediabetes. Some of this association appears to be mediated through increased central and ectopic skeletal muscle adiposity.
Celiac Disease Increases Risk of Thyroid Disease in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes: A Nationwide Cohort Study
Authors: Kurien Matthew , Mollazadegan Kaziwe , Sanders David S. , Ludvigsson Jonas F.
Published: January 2016

OBJECTIVE

Both type 1 diabetes (T1D) and celiac disease (CD) have been linked to autoimmune thyroid disease (ATD). We examined if individuals with both T1D and CD were at a higher risk of ATD than those with only T1D.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS

This study was a nationwide population-based cohort study. We defined T1D as having an inpatient or a hospital-based outpatient diagnosis of T1D at age ≤30 years in the Swedish National Patient Register between 1964 and 2009. Data on CD were obtained through small intestinal biopsy reports showing villous atrophy (Marsh histopathology grade III) between 1969 and 2008 at any of the 28 pathology departments in Sweden. ATD included hyperthyreosis and hypothyreosis, defined according to the Swedish National Patient Register. We identified 947 individuals with T1D and biopsy-verified CD. These were matched to 4,584 control subjects with T1D but no CD diagnosis. Cox regression then estimated the risk of ATD.

RESULTS

Among T1D, CD was a risk factor for later ATD. During follow-up, 90 T1D+CD patients developed ATD (expected n = 54). Adjusting for sex, age, and calendar period, this corresponded to a hazard ratio (HR) of 1.67 (95% CI 1.32–2.11; P < 0.001). This excess risk was highest in those who had CD for 10 years or more (HR 2.22 [95% CI 1.49–3.23]). Risk increases were seen in both males and females. CD was a risk factor for both hypothyreosis (HR 1.66 [95% CI 1.30–2.12]) and hyperthyreosis (HR 1.72 [95% CI 0.95–3.11]).

CONCLUSIONS

Among patients with T1D, CD is a risk factor for the later development of ATD.
Acetoxyroyleanone exhibits selective anti-cancer effects and induces apoptosis in human colon carcinoma cells through the mediation of NF-κB and caspase-3 signalling pathways
Authors: Zhong Xiao-Jun , Jia Hui , Hu Ji-Long , Le Fei , Zhong Xiao-Ming
Published: December 2015

The objective of the current study was to evaluate the antiproliferative and apoptotic activities of acetoxyroyleanone against various cancer cells along with studying its effect on chromatin condensation, NF-κB and caspase-3 expressions and cell migration. 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide assay was used to evaluate cell viability while as fluorescence microscopy revealed the effects of acetoxyroyleanone  on cellular morphology of Colo-205 cells. Western blotting revealed effects on NF-κB and caspase-3 expressions. The results revealed that acetoxyroyleanone  induced potent and dose-dependent antiproliferative effects against a range of cancer cell lines with Colo-205 being the most susceptible cell line. However, it required six to eight times higher concentration of acetoxyroyleanone to induce 50% cell death in normal epithelial (fR-2) cell line. Further, following acetoxyroyleanone treatment to Colo-205, it was observed that acetoxy-royleanone induced substantial down-regulation of NF-κB and up-regulation of caspase-3 expressions. In addition, acetoxyroyleanone impairs cell migration, chromatin condensation, cell shrinkage and membrane blebbing.

 
A postmortem histological study on the alpha and beta cells of the islets of Langerhans
Authors: Shahriah Sunjida , Nurunnabi Abu Sadat Mohammad , Begum Gul Newaz , Rayhan Khandaker Abu , Perven Hosna Ara
Published: January 2016

A cross-sectional, descriptive type of study was done was done in the Department of Anatomy, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka, from August 2005 to December 2006, based on collection of 75 postmortem male human pancreas, to determine the number of alpha and beta cells per islet of Langerhans in different parts of the pancreas with advancing age. The collected samples were divided into seven age groups, i.e. A (10-19 years), B (20-29 years), C (30-39 years), D (40-49 years), E (50-59 years), F (60-69 years) and G (?70 years), for convenient description of their various age related changes. Histological slides were prepared by using Gomoris chromium haematoxylin phloxine stain. The number of alpha and beta cells per islet of Langerhans was measured by point counting technique on a grid square drawn by Visio basic 2000 software with high magnification under the compound light microscope. The mean number of alpha cells per islet in the head of the pancreas were 17.60±2.51, 21.40±2.07, 27.40±3.13, 20.80±2.59, 15.40±2.51, 14.60±3.58 and 11.40±1.67; in the body of the pancreas were found 24.60±1.67, 31.40±2.60, 40.00±2.45, 26.80±2.05, 22.60±2.51, 19.20±2.68 and 20.00±2.45; in the tail region were 37.80±4.09, 42.20±4.82, 53.20±2.94, 55.60±6.69, 43.60±6.69, 39.20±8.01 and 35.60±1.34 in group A, B, C, D, E, F and G respectively. The mean number of beta cells per islet in the head of the pancreas were 32.60±2.51, 36.40±2.07, 42.40±3.13, 35.80±2.59, 30.40±2.51, 29.60±3.58 and 26.40±1.67; in the body of 141 the pancreas were found 39.60±1.67, 46.40±2.07, 55.00±2.45, 41.80±2.05, 37.60±2.51, 34.20±2.68 and 35.00±2.45; in the tail region were 52.80±4.09, 57.20±4.82, 68.20±2.94, 69.50±6.58, 70.60±6.69, 58.20±8.01 and 50.60±1.34 in group A, B, C, D, E, F and G respectively. In the present study, the number of alpha cells of islets of Langerhans gradually increased up to the 4th decade of life in head and body of the pancreas and up to the 5th decade in the tail region, later it decreased. Besides, the number of beta cells gradually increased up to the 4th decade of life in head and body of the pancreas and up to the 6th decade in the tail region, then decreased. Here, females were excluded due to less availability of the female cadaveric pancreas during study period.Bangladesh Med J. 2014 Sep; 43 (3): 141-145
Relationship between triglyceride HDL-cholesterol ratio and severity of coronary artery disease in patient with acute coronary syndrome
Authors: Amin Md Rasul , Rahman Md Afzalur , Alam Nur , Hasan Md Nazmul , Hasan GM Sadik
Published: January 2016

Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide, responsible for one third of death. Coronary artery Disease (CAD) is the most common cause. Dyslipidaemia is one of the major contributors of increased CAD risk. High LDL-C, high TG and low HDL-C have all been as predictors for CAD risk. TG/HDL-C ratio could be a very important, easy, non-invasive means of predicting the presence and extent of coronary atherosclerosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between TG/HDL-C ratio and the extent of CAD assessed by coronary angiogram in our setting. This cross sectional analytical study has been done in the Department of Cardiology, Sir Salimullah Medical College & Mitford Hospital. A total 118 patients with newly diagnosed ACS, undergoing coronary angiogram in were selected purposively. Previous history of PCI or CABG, patients getting lipid lowering drugs, patient with congenital heart disease or vulvular heart disease was excluded. Angiographic severity of coronary artery disease was assessed by 2 indices  vessels score and Lesion score. Smoking was found in highest percentage (65.3%) and half of the patients risk factor were hypertension (51.7%) and overweight (50.8%). The relationship between vessel score with TG/HDL-C ratio shows that among patients with triple vessel disease on coronary angiogram, 93% had high (?4) TG/HDL-C ratio whereas among double vessel disease patients, 82% patients had high (?4) TG/HDL-C ratio. The 157 association between atherosclerosis lesion score with TG/HDL-C ratio shows that with the increase level atherosclerosis TG/HDL-C ratio also increased. A subject with low HDL (<40 mg/dl for male and <50 mg/dl for female) had 4.75 times increase in odds of having coronary artery disease while a subject with high LDL (>100 mg/dl) had 2.60 (95% CI 1.55% to 14.26%) times increase in odds of having coronary artery disease. In this study high TG/HDL-C ratio (>4) was found with severity of CAD in relation to vessel score and atherosclerosis lesion score. High TG/HDL-C ratio indicates an atherogenic plaque and a significant risk for the development of coronary artery disease. In this study high TG/HDL-C ratio was found as the most powerful predictor of coronary heart disease among all the lipid variables examined. This finding can help us to find out high risk ACS patient and plan for treatment strategy of severe CAD in our population.Bangladesh Med J. 2014 Sep; 43 (3): 157-161
Inherited Haemoglobin Disorders Among Apparently Healthy Individuals- An Analysis of 105 Cases
Authors: Salsabil Masuma Ahmed , Islam Manirul , Jahan Dilshad , Khan Mohiuddin Ahmed
Published: December 2015

Introduction: Inherited hemoglobin disorders present a significant health problem all over the world. Due to migration, this problem is increasing day by day. No definitive data regarding the frequency of hereditary haemoglobin disorders are available in Bangladesh. Iron deficiency is most widely prevalent in the country and beta thalassaemia is also common.Objective: The aim of the study is to determine the relative frequency of inherited haemoglobin disorders among apparently healthy individuals in two different institutes.Methods: This observational cross-sectional prospective study was carried out in the Department of Haematology of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), Dhaka for a period of one year from January 2010 to December 2010. Apparently healthy physicians, staffs and students of Dhaka Medical College (DMC) as well as students of Dhaka University (DU) between 18 to 35 years age irrespective of sex were included in the study. Blood samples of specific amount were taken from all these individuals for estimation of CBC, red cell variables and Hb electrophoresis.Results: A total number of 105 respondents were enrolled in this study with the mean age of 25.2 years and female (52.2%) predominance. Hb electrophoresis revealed normal Hb pattern in 89.4% individuals, HbE trait in 4.8%, beta thalassaemia trait in 3.8%. One each of Hereditary Persistence of Fetal Haemoglobin (HPFH) and heterozygous Hb-D Punjab were detected constituting 2.0%. In this present study, a total of 10.6% abnormal Hb pattern was detected.Conclusion: The finding of abnormal Hb pattern on Hb electrophoresis in this study among apparently healthy individuals indicates the high frequency of inherited haemoglobin disorders especially HbE and beta thalassaemia trait in Bangladesh which warrants detection of these disorders and subsequent appropriate genetic counseling.Journal of Armed Forces Medical College Bangladesh Vol.10(2) 2014
Profitability and Consistency of Ceramics Industry- A Financial and Statistical Analysis on Selected Companies of Bangladesh
Authors: Latif Abdul , Kabir Rezaul
Published: December 2015

This paper examines the profitability and consistency of the second leading export oriented industry of Bangladesh. The secondary data of the five leading companies namely, Fu-Wang, Monno, Shinepukur, Standard and RAK Ceramics are collected from the annual reports of 2006-2012 from their websites. The collected data are processed and analyzed by SPSS 19 to make interpretations by ANOVA outputs. Different financial tools like Gross profit margin, Operating profit margin, Net profit margin, Return on assets, Return on equity are calculated along with the liquidity ratios and turnover ratios to find out the causes of unexpected results, if any. The researchers find that two of the five companies (Standard and Monno) are performing very poorly, one (Fu-Wang) is performing moderate level and other two (RAK and Shinepukur) are performing comparatively better. The asset and sales management of the poor performers are to be improved immediately, the liquidity position of all the companies is to be improved and the capital structure of Shinepukur is to be reconstructed.Journal of Business and Technology (Dhaka) Vol.9(2) 2014; 1-13
"All Shook Up" at the Parkes Elvis Festival: The Role of Play in Events
Authors: Jonson Paul T. , Small Jennie , Foley Carmel , Schlenker Katie
Published: December 2015

Leisure in the postmodern environment is often regarded as superficial, depthless, and meaningless, dominated by simulation and hyperreality. Many aspects of the Parkes Elvis Festival fall clearly into the category of simulation and hyperreality as attendees imitate Elvis Presley (and
other associated characters) and are willing to accept the fake and contrived as real. However, the simulation does not, in the case of the Parkes Elvis Festival, lead to a depthless, meaningless, or inauthentic experience. Using Huizinga's ideas of play and Bateson's play frame we
present the Elvis Festival as a liminal social space that invites playfulness and creativity. The theory of Georg Simmel is explored to show how sociability is created at the event to facilitate play. Finally, Csikszentmihalyi's theory of flow is used to demonstrate ways in which the
enjoyment of the playful event experience is maximized for participants. We argue that play provides the substance that makes the Parkes Elvis Festival memorable and meaningful. An understanding of play theory may assist event managers to increase social facilitation at festivals and
events, ensuring an enjoyable, sociable, creative, and authentic experience for attendees.
Commemorative Events and National Identity: Commemorating Death and Disaster in Australia
Authors: Frew Elspeth , White Leanne
Published: December 2015

Commemorative events are held to remember all types of occasions including disastrous and tragic incidents. Due to the passage of time, the commemoration and collective memory of the event may change its significance and relevance due to changes in the associated social, political,
and cultural landscape. This article examines the commemorative events associated with three tragic incidents that occurred on Australian soil, namely, the 175th anniversary of the Myall Creek massacre held in 2013, the 70th anniversary of the Second World War bombing of Darwin held in 2012,
and the 10th anniversary of the Port Arthur massacre held in 2006. National identity and commemorative events are strongly connected and the article examines these particular anniversaries and commemorative events in the context of Australian national identity, collective memory, and how the
significance of these commemorations may change from generation to generation. The article finds each of the commemorative events have altered in their significance and are now remembered in a different light, with the Myall Creek massacre reflecting aspects of Aboriginal reconciliation; the
bombing of Darwin reflecting Australia's role on the world's political stage; and the Port Arthur massacre highlighting Australia's strict gun laws.
Technology, Society, and Visioning The Future of Music Festivals
Authors: Robertson Martin , Yeoman Ian , Smith Karen A. , McMahon-Beattie Una
Published: December 2015

Many music festivals fail because the experiences offered do not ensure relevance and meaning to the attendee. Engagement with new and virtual landscapes and with the enhanced sensory feelings and imaginations that technologies can offer may alleviate this. Utilizing a futures frame, this conceptual article contributes to the pursuit of successful future event design by applying a normative visionary methodology—employing trend analysis, scenarios, and science fiction to create prototypes that may assist in the formation of appropriate experience options and opportunities for music festivals of the future. It is proposed that this technique may aid positive social outcomes.
Inferior vena cava filter penetration following Whipple surgical procedure causing ureteral injury
Authors: Abdel Aal Ahmed Kamel , Ezzeldin Islam B. , Moustafa Amr Soliman , Ertel Nathan , Oser Rachel
Published: December 2015

We report a case of an indwelling inferior vena cava filter that penetrated the IVC wall after Whipple's pancreatico-duodenectomy procedure performed in a patient with ampullary carcinoma, resulting in right ureteral injury and obstruction with subsequent hydroureter and hydronephrosis. This was incidentally discovered on a computed tomography scan performed as routine follow up to evaluate the results of the surgery. We retrieved the inferior vena cava filter and placed a nephrostomy catheter to relieve the ureteral obstruction. Our case highlights the importance of careful inferior vena cava manipulation during abdominal surgery in the presence of an inferior vena cava filter, and the option of temporary removal of the filter to be placed again after surgery in order to avoid this complication, unless protection is required against clot migration during the surgical procedure.
Isolated Fallopian Tube Torsion With Fimbrial Cyst In A 10 Year-old Girl Diagnosed By Ultrasound: A Case Report
Authors: Ormasa Maria Constancia Olveda , Hamouda Shaban Mahmoud Ehab , Jung Jacqueline
Published: December 2015

Torsion of the fallopian tube without the involvement of the ipsilateral ovary is a rare but important cause of acute abdominal pain in women as it is a surgical emergency. Although uncommon, it should be considered as one of the differential diagnosis in female children presenting with acute lower abdominal or pelvic pain. The diagnosis of isolated fallopian tube torsion is difficult pre-operatively and is often made during laparoscopic or surgical exploration because diagnostic features are usually non-specific. In this report, we present a case of isolated fallopian tube torsion with fimbrial cyst in a young female patient diagnosed pre-operatively by ultrasound.
A rare case of atypical skull base meningioma with perineural spread
Authors: Walton Henry , Morley Simon , Alegre Javier
Published: December 2015

Atypical meningioma is a rare cause of perineural tumour spread. In this report, we present the case of a 46-year-old female with an atypical meningioma of the skull base demonstrating perineural tumour spread. We describe the imaging features of this condition and its distinguishing features from other tumours exhibiting perineural spread.
An Elastic Platform for Large-scale Assessment of Software Assignments for MOOCs (EPLASAM)
Authors: Walker Michael , Schmidt Douglas C. , White Jules
Published: January 2016

To address this efficiency and the resulting inherent scalability problems of Learning-at-Scale, this chapter propose a platform called SPLAShED: Software Platform for Large-Scale Assessment of Software-Development for Education-at-a-Distance, that uses Linux containers to provide OS-level virtualization. This gives each desired service the equivalent of a Virtual Private Server (VPS) that creates a temporary private userspace on the server. Each VPS provides a separate working environment for each desired application, but does not incur the overhead of traditional virtualization techniques. Our SPLAShED platform applies recent advances in Linux container deployment automation, resources isolation, portability, and usability. These advances enable the SPLAShED platform to serve both as. This chapter explores assignments as a case study: an Android based software design assignment. This case study shows how the SPLAShED platform will able to accommodate and facilitate advanced Software Development courses with features and abilities currently not available.
Therapy Reports through a Supervision Model using MOOCs
Authors: García Raúl Alejandro Gutiérrez , Martínez Kalina Isela Martínez , Armas de Santos Karina Elizeth , Cervantes José Antonio Saldivar , Pérez María Abigail Paz
Published: January 2016

This chapter has the purpose of analyzing the PIBA supervision on the MOOC by a group of clinical psychologists of UNEME- CAPA, by sending reports to counselors' sessions in moodle platform. 95 participating clinical psychologists who applied for the adolescents program were advised on a case of an alcohol users and other drugs. Qualitative methodology was used to collect the information techniques and instruments. Each of the reports was analyzed and the dimension regrouped to classify them into four: This process allowed them to know the four aspects considered as essential for the PIBA implementation which are 1) Users approximation, 2) Session Development, 3) Therapist strategies, and 4) Contradictory speeches. It was found that they mainly describe how users are, which mainly are sent by schools. And how well the session and developing therapeutic channeling strategies worked over the users. This is important because therapists seemed to have used, as main MOOC strategies, technology techniques to promote readiness to change among adolescents.
Cultural Tourism and Museum Marketing
Authors: Adriana Cotîrlea Denisa
Published: January 2016

The present article was written in order to provide an overview of the importance that cultural tourism and museum marketing has in developing a city's image. This topic was chosen because, in the present context, museums play a key-role in generating urban competition and attracting resources for contributing to the economic development of a community or a specific region. The present paper aims at providing to readers the opportunity of facilitating their understanding regarding the role that a museum plays in the development of a city's image due to the dimensions of its cultural value.
Reliability and Scalability of Service Oriented Architecture in Web Services
Authors: Madana Kumar Reddy C
Published: January 2016

The use of Information Technology through Web services has been a major technology trend in the IT industry. IT promoted as a means of reducing costs, increasing reuse, simplifying integration and creating more active infrastructures. Web services replace other methods and technologies used in design, development, deployment and integration, and management services. It also allows different applications to exchange data with one another. SOA separates functions into distinct units or services, thus users can combine and reuse them in the production of various applications via modularity of functions. Here we are taken Signature verification application for dealing all these activities like online verification, offline verification, pressure, thickness, strength, etc. Software is componentized and the components are distributed among the devices available in the distributed environment with respect to their computational strength.
Motor imagery and its effect on complex regional pain syndrome: an integrative review
Authors: De Souza Nélio Silva , Martins Ana Carolina Gomes , Bastos Victor Hugo Do Vale , Orsini Marco , Leite Marco Antônio A. , Teixeira Silmar , Velasques Bruna , Ribeiro Pedro , Bittencourt Juliana , Matta André Palma da Cunha , Filho Pedro Moreira
Published: December 2015

The motor imagery (MI) has been proposed as a treatment in the complex regional pain syndrome type 1 (CRPS-1), since it seems to promote a brain reorganization effect on sensory- motor areas of pain perception. The aim of this paper is to investigate, through an integrative critical review, the influence of MI on the CRPS-1, correlating their evidence to clinical practice. Research in PEDro, Medline, Bireme and Google Scholar databases was conducted. Nine randomized controlled trials (level 2), 1 non-controlled clinical study (level 3), 1 case study (level 4), 1 systematic review (level 1), 2 review articles and 1 comment (level 5) were found. We can conclude that MI has shown effect in reducing pain and functionality that remains after 6 months of treatment. However, the difference between the MI strategies for CRPS-1 is unknown as well as the intensity of mental stress influences the painful response or effect of MI or other peripheral neuropathies.
Perirenal PEComa: Computed Tomography Findings and Differential Diagnosis
Authors: Gkizas Christos V , Tsili Athina C , Katsios Christos , Argyropoulou Maria I
Published: December 2015

The World Health Organization defines perivascular epithelioid cell tumors (PEComas) as mesenchymal tumors and tumor-like conditions composed of epithelioid cells with a perivascular distribution. These tumors may show benign or malignant histology and/or biological behavior. However, the pathological features of malignancy may not correlate with biologic aggressiveness, and the criteria for malignancy are not clearly defined. Abdominopelvic PEComas are very rare and have been reported in various locations, including kidney, liver, pancreas, gastrointestinal tract, genitourinary tract, peritoneum, and retroperitoneum. Cross-sectional imaging techniques, including computed tomography (CT) may play an important role in the accurate detection and characterization of these tumors. We present the third case of an extremely rare PEComa with perirenal location, discuss CT findings and differential diagnosis.
Recreando Alejandría, dos visiones distintas de la misma ciudad: Los decorados digitales de la película "Ágora" y la pieza estereoscópica "Alejandría, el sueño de Alejandro Magno"
Authors: Piñas Azpitarte Magoga
Published: January 2016

Since we digitally reconstructed the same city for two different projects set in two different historical time frames, we have the perfect opportunity to analyze their differences in scope, methodology and techniques.
For the film "Agora", the digital city is just a backdrop in which the action takes place. The play is set in the in the IV Century B.C. and the city is seen through hyperrealistic images made by visual effects techniques.
In the audiovisual program/documentary/show? "Alexandria, Alexander the Great`s Dream", the city plays a main roll. The action is set in the Ptolemaic period, and the city is shown by way of 3D stereoscopic images and animation techniques.
Range of Motion Requirements for Upper-Limb Activities of Daily Living
Authors: Gates Deanna H. , Walters Lisa Smurr , Cowley Jeffrey , Wilken Jason M. , Resnik Linda
Published: December 2015

OBJECTIVE. We quantified the range of motion (ROM) required for eight upper-extremity activities of daily living (ADLs) in healthy participants.

METHOD. Fifteen right-handed participants completed several bimanual and unilateral basic ADLs while joint kinematics were monitored using a motion capture system. Peak motions of the pelvis, trunk, shoulder, elbow, and wrist were quantified for each task.

RESULTS. To complete all activities tested, participants needed a minimum ROM of −65°/0°/105° for humeral plane angle (horizontal abduction–adduction), 0°–108° for humeral elevation, −55°/0°/79° for humeral rotation, 0°–121° for elbow flexion, −53°/0°/13° for forearm rotation, −40°/0°/38° for wrist flexion–extension, and −28°/0°/38° for wrist ulnar–radial deviation. Peak trunk ROM was 23° lean, 32° axial rotation, and 59° flexion–extension.

CONCLUSION. Full upper-limb kinematics were calculated for several ADLs. This methodology can be used in future studies as a basis for developing normative databases of upper-extremity motions and evaluating pathology in populations.
A Latent Profile Analysis of Suicidal and Self-Injurious Behavior, Other Dysregulated Behaviors, and Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms
Authors: Selby Edward A. , Gardner Kathryn
Published: December 2015

Those with borderline personality disorder (BPD) exhibit many dysregulated behaviors, such as non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), dysregulated eating, and substance use. The purpose of this study was to examine BPD symptoms and levels of these dysregulated behaviors with latent profile analysis, which allows for the empirical investigation of distinct behaviors patterns among those with BPD. A non-clinical student sample was screened for elevated BPD symptoms (N = 128, age = 18.75 years [SD = 1.05], 76.8% female) and used in mixture modeling analyses. Results supported five profiles from the sample, primarily distinguished by suicidality and NSSI: a low BPD-low dysregulated behavior profile, a low BPD profile with elevated suicidality, a low BPD profile with elevated NSSI, a high-BPD with low NSSI and somewhat elevated suicidality, and a high-BPD profile with high NSSI and low suicidality. Follow-up analyses indicated that other dysregulated behaviors did little to distinguish between those with high BPD symptoms. There were also important difference in motivational functions for NSSI between two of the profiles: those with high or low BPD symptoms who self-injured frequently. These findings are relevant to the ongoing debate about the existence of a NSSI disorder distinct from BPD.
The Causal Role of Attentional Bias in a Cognitive Component of Depression
Authors: McDermott Rebecca , Dozois David J. A.
Published: December 2015

Cognitive theories have, for years, postulated the causal role of attentional biases in depression and low self-esteem. However, this assumption has been based predominantly on correlational findings. With the advent of attentional bias modification techniques (Mathews & MacLeod, 2002), it became possible to modify attentional bias experimentally. The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether negative attentional biases are trainable and causally linked to changes in important characteristics of depression, namely self-esteem. Participants completed negative attentional training and a stress induction task. Consistent with the diathesis-stress model, a combination of negative attentional biases and stress resulted in changes in self-esteem, which was used as an indicator of depression. The effects on self-esteem were specific to the type of stimuli used. These findings have important implications for our understanding of self-esteem, cognitive models of depression, and for the future of cognitive bias modification research in self-esteem and depression.
La contradicción cronotópica en El obsceno pájaro de la noche de José Donoso
Authors: Velarde Figueroa Luis Alberto
Published: January 2016

La novela de José Donoso, El obsceno pájaro de la noche, ha sido señalada en diversas investigaciones como contradictoria. Este aspecto de la construcción narrativa se puede entender en virtud del eje estructurador de la novela, a saber, el personaje cuya determinación principal es ser un trabajador inmaterial. Dilucidando la configuración que se hace de un sujeto tal, es que se puede comprender la valoración social impresa en el mundo narrativo de la novela. Uno de los modos de determinar lo anterior es examinar las relaciones cronotópicas que funcionan al interior de la novela. En consecuencia se propone un análisis del carácter específicamente contradictorio del cronotopo de El obsceno pájaro de la noche.
Poesía y género: de la tradición puertorriqueña del macho impotente a la feminización subversiva niuyorriqueña.
Authors: López Alejo , López Alejo
Published: January 2016

Este trabajo aborda la tradición literaria puertorriqueña de la impotencia y su tratamiento de género en el ámbito de la poesía niuyorriqueña, tradición que recupera un legado puertorriqueño falocéntrico (Algarín, Esteves) pero que al mismo tiempo introduce una superación del mismo por medio de la potencia subversiva de su feminización (Laviera).
Reseña. Silviano Santiago, Las raíces y el laberinto de América Latina. Buenos Aires: Corregidor, 2013.
Authors: Vergara Eduardo
Published: January 2016

Reseña de Silviano Santiago
“La fijeza”: the hope of the temporary progression through the image of the Caribbean location
Authors: Ochoa Roa Ana Carolina
Published: January 2016

This is a text derivated from the presentation “La fijeza: tiempo y espacio insulares”, in the 38th Conference of the Caribbean Studies Association, on June 4th, 2013 at Grenada Grand Beach Resort, Grand Anse, Grenada.Lezama Lima was a Cuban poet, essayist, and novelist considered as well as Alejo Carpentier, one of the greatest figures of the Caribbean island literature. His detailed knowledge of the baroque literature specially Góngora’s poetry, and also his necessity of fixing a Cuban identity, allowed him to propose a very innovative esthetic which goes beyond the disenchantment proper of the baroque. The verses of “La fijeza” are some examples of this vision. In this order of ideas, the purpose of this work in to present the analysis of some poems of “La fijeza” in order to explain the manner in which Lezama distances himself from the baroque disenchantment conception of the world and how, at the same time, he presents verses of hope, identity and universalism by means of presenting the poetic image of the Caribbean scenery and its spatio-temporal relationships in a way to explain a vision of the poetry as privileged way to re-create the world.
REVIEW OF THE RECLAIMING OF RUBBER WASTE AND RECENT WORK ON THE RECYCLING OF ETHYLENE–PROPYLENE–DIENE RUBBER WASTE
Authors: Movahed Saeed Ostad , Ansarifar Ali , Estagy Sara
Published: December 2015

Rubbers do not decompose easily, and therefore, disposal of rubber waste is a serious environmental concern. Raw material costs, diminishing natural resources, and the growing awareness of environmental issues and sustainability have made rubber recycling a major area of concern. Reclaiming and recycling rubber waste is a major scientific and technological challenge facing rubber scientists today. This article reviews a number of important areas related to the reclaiming, characterizing, testing, and recycling of rubber waste. These include chemical and microbial devulcanization with particular emphasis on main chain scission and kinetics of chemical devulcanization reactions; the cutting-edge techniques for reclaiming devulcanized rubber waste by the action of large shearing forces, heat, and chemical agents: and analytical techniques and methods for characterizing composition and testing of devulcanized rubber waste, respectively. In addition, some aspects of the recycling of devulcanized ethylene–propylene–diene rubber (EPDM) waste will be reported. EPDM is used extensively in automotive components worldwide, and recycling the rubber at the end of its useful service life is of major importance to manufacturers of automotive components.