bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
From family wage to marriage subsidy and child benefits: controversy and consensus in the development of family support
Authors: Montanari Ingalill
Published: January 2017

The long-voiced claim of a family wage became a reality in the form of generalized family support after the end of the Second World War. This support has two components: child benefits and support for a dependent spouse, and the marriage subsidy. From a gender-theoretical perspective the marriage subsidy is one of the political means to influence the balance of paid versus unpaid work. The development of the marriage subsidy in 18 OECD countries is here followed from 1950 to 1990 and is compared to the development of child benefits. Since the 1970s there has been a growing divergence among our countries with respect to the marriage subsidy. Reinforcement or gradual decrease of this policy is here taken to indicate a general political support for the single breadwinner family model or its opposite, the dual-earner family model. Empirical analyses indicate that partisan politics have been of relevance to the development of the different forms of family support. Since marriage subsidies predominantly take the form of tax allowances which are always regressive in character, the class dimension is here intermingled with the gender dimension, which may account for some of the unexpected results.
Pensions and the reduction of non-wage labour costs. Modelling a decade of reforms in Germany
Authors: Deken Johan Jerone De
Published: January 2017

The reduction of non-wage labour costs has become a top priority of virtually all social insurance reforms in the European Union. This paper starts out by discussing the levers politicians can theoretically manipulate to lower non-wage labour costs without undermining the equilibrium between revenue and expenditure in social security, focusing on pension schemes. After a discussion of general options open to policymakers, the paper discusses the reforms in Germany during the past decade, in particular the most recent pension reform that seeks to introduce a privately administered funded element into the statutory scheme. It concludes by critically assessing the extent to which this partial return to funding will allow the country to overcome the pending demographic crisis of social security, and by pointing to reform options that have not been considered.
Murine systemic thrombophilia and hemolytic uremic syndrome from a factor H point mutation
Authors: Ueda Yoshiyasu , Mohammed Imran , Song Delu , Gullipalli Damodar , Zhou Lin , Sato Sayaka , Wang Yuan , Gupta Shuchi , Cheng Zhongjian , Wang Hong , Bao Jialing , Mao Yingying , Brass Lawrence , Zheng X. Long , Miwa Takashi , Palmer Matthew , Dunaief Joshua , Song Wen-Chao
Published: January 2017

Key Points

A point mutation in murine factor H (W1206R) impairs its interaction with host cells but does not affect its complement-regulating activity. W1206R mutant mice develop complement-mediated systemic thrombotic angiopathy leading to renal failure, stroke, and retinopathy.
Prophylactic Melatonin for Delirium in Intensive Care (Pro-MEDIC): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Authors: Martinez F. Eduardo , Anstey Matthew , Ford Andrew , Roberts Brigit , Hardie Miranda , Palmer Robert , Choo Lynn , Hillman David , Hensley Michael , Kelty Erin , Murray Kevin , Singh Bhajan , Wibrow Bradley
Published: January 2017

Background

Delirium is an acute state of brain dysfunction characterised by fluctuating inattention and cognitive disturbances, usually due to illness. It occurs commonly in the intensive care unit (ICU), and it is associated with greater morbidity and mortality. It is likely that disturbances of sleep and of the day-night cycle play a significant role. Melatonin is a naturally occurring, safe and cheap hormone that can be administered to improve sleep. The main aim of this trial will be to determine whether prophylactic melatonin administered to critically ill adults, when compared with placebo, decreases the rate of delirium.

Methods

This trial will be a multi-centre, randomised, placebo-controlled study conducted in closed ICUs in Australia. Our aim is to enrol 850 adult patients with an expected ICU length of stay (LOS) of 72 h or more. Eligible patients for whom there is consent will be randomised to receive melatonin 4 mg enterally or placebo in a 1:1 ratio according to a computer-generated randomisation list, stratified by site. The study drug will be indistinguishable from placebo. Patients, doctors, nurses, investigators and statisticians will be blinded. Melatonin or placebo will be administered once per day at 21:00 until ICU discharge or 14 days after enrolment, whichever occurs first. Trained staff will assess patients twice daily to determine the presence or absence of delirium using the Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU score. Data will also be collected on demographics, the overall prevalence of delirium, duration and severity of delirium, sleep quality, participation in physiotherapy sessions, ICU and hospital LOS, morbidity and mortality, and healthcare costs. A subgroup of 100 patients will undergo polysomnographic testing to further evaluate the quality of sleep.

Discussion

Delirium is a significant issue in ICU because of its frequency and associated poorer outcomes. This trial will be the largest evaluation of melatonin as a prophylactic agent to prevent delirium in the critically ill population. This study will also provide one of the largest series of polysomnographic testing done in ICU.

Trial registration

Australian New Zealand Clinical Trial Registry (ANZCTR) number: ACTRN12616000436471. Registered on 20 December 2015.
Dose specification for hippocampal sparing whole brain radiotherapy (HS WBRT): considerations from the UK HIPPO trial QA programme
Authors: Megias Daniel , Phillips Mark , Clifton-Hadley Laura , Harron Elizabeth , Eaton David J , Sanghera Paul , Whitfield Gillian
Published: January 2017

Objective:

The HIPPO trial is a UK randomized Phase II trial of hippocampal sparing (HS) vs conventional whole-brain radiotherapy after surgical resection or radiosurgery in patients with favourable prognosis with 1–4 brain metastases. Each participating centre completed a planning benchmark case as part of the dedicated radiotherapy trials quality assurance programme (RTQA), promoting the safe and effective delivery of HS intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in a multicentre trial setting.

Methods:

Submitted planning benchmark cases were reviewed using visualization for radiotherapy software (VODCA) evaluating plan quality and compliance in relation to the HIPPO radiotherapy planning and delivery guidelines.

Results:

Comparison of the planning benchmark data highlighted a plan specified using dose to medium as an outlier by comparison with those specified using dose to water. Further evaluation identified that the reported plan statistics for dose to medium were lower as a result of the dose calculated at regions of PTV inclusive of bony cranium being lower relative to brain.

Conclusion:

Specification of dose to water or medium remains a source of potential ambiguity and it is essential that as part of a multicentre trial, consideration is given to reported differences, particularly in the presence of bone. Evaluation of planning benchmark data as part of an RTQA programme has highlighted an important feature of HS IMRT dosimetry dependent on dose being specified to water or medium, informing the development and undertaking of HS IMRT as part of the HIPPO trial.

Advances in knowledge:

The potential clinical impact of differences between dose to medium and dose to water are demonstrated for the first time, in the setting of HS whole-brain radiotherapy.
A central role of Cwc25 in spliceosome dynamics during the catalytic phase of pre-mRNA splicing
Authors: Tseng Chi-Kang , Chung Che-Sheng , Chen Hsin-Chou , Cheng Soo-Chen
Published: January 2017

Splicing of precursor mRNA occurs via two consecutive steps of transesterification reaction; both require ATP and several proteins. Despite the energy requirement in the catalytic phase, incubation of the purified spliceosome under proper ionic conditions can elicit competitive reversible transesterification, debranching, and spliced-exon-reopening reactions without the necessity for ATP or other factors, suggesting that small changes in the conformational state of the spliceosome can lead to disparate chemical consequences for the substrate. We show here that Cwc25 plays a central role in modulating the conformational state of the catalytic spliceosome during normal splicing reactions. Cwc25 binds tightly to the spliceosome after the reaction and is then removed from the spliceosome, which normally requires DExD/H-box protein Prp16 and ATP hydrolysis, to allow the occurrence of the second reaction. When deprived of Cwc25, the purified first-step spliceosome catalyzes both forward and reverse splicing reactions under normal splicing conditions without requiring energy. Both reactions are inhibited when Cwc25 is added back, presumably due to the stabilization of first-step conformation. Prp16 is dispensable for the second reaction when splicing is carried out under conditions that destabilize Cwc25. We also show that the purified precatalytic spliceosome can catalyze two steps of the reaction at a low efficiency without requiring Cwc25, Slu7, or Prp18 when incubated under proper conditions. Our study reveals conformational modulation of the spliceosome by Cwc25 and Prp16 in stabilization and destabilization of first-step conformation, respectively, to facilitate the splicing process.
Initial Fludeoxyglucose (18F) Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography (FDG-PET/CT) Imaging of Breast Cancer – Correlations with the
Primary Tumour and Locoregional Metastases
Authors: Ayaz Sevin , Gültekin Salih Sinan , Ayaz Ümit Yaşar , Dilli Alper
Published: January 2017

Background: We aimed to evaluate initial PET/CT features of primary tumour and locoregional metastatic lymph nodes (LNs) in breast cancer and to look for potential relationships between several parameters from PET/CT.

Material/Methods: Twenty-three women (mean age; 48.66±12.23 years) with a diagnosis of primary invasive ductal carcinoma were included. They underwent PET/CT imaging for the initial tumour staging and had no evidence of distant metastates. Patients were divided into two groups. The LABC (locally advanced breast cancer) group included 17 patients with ipsilateral axillary lymph node (LN) metastases. The Non-LABC group consisted of six patients without LN metastases. PET/CT parameters including tumour size, axillary LN size, SUVmax of ipsilateral axillary LNs (SUVmax- LN), SUVmax of primary tumour (SUVmax-T) and NT ratios (SUVmax-LN/SUVmax-T) were compared between the groups. Correlations between the above-mentioned PET/CT parameters in the LABC group as well as the correlation between tumour size and SUVmax-T within each group were evaluated statistically.

Results: The mean values of the initial PET/CT parameters in the LABC group were significantly higher than those of the non-LABC group (p<0.05). The correlation between tumour size and SUVmax-T value within both LABC and non-LABC groups was statistically significant (p<0.05). In the LABC group, the correlations between the size and SUVmax-LN values of metastatic axillary LNs, between tumour size and metastatic axillary LN size, between SUVmax-T values and metastatic axillary LN size, between SUVmax-T and SUVmax-LN values, and between tumour size and SUVmax-LN values were all significant (p<0.05).

Conclusions: We found significant correlations between PET/CT parameters of the primary tumour and those of metastatic axillary LNs. Patients with LN metastases had relatively larger primary tumours and higher SUVmax values.
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) WEB SERVER FOR BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION SYSTEM
Authors: DJAMALUDDIN IBRAHIM , INDRAYANI POPPY , MITANI YASUHIRO , TAGANE SHUICHIRO , YAHARA TETSUKAZU
Published: January 2017

DJAMALUDDIN, I., INDRAYANI, P., MITANI, Y., TAGANE, S. & YAHARA, T. 2015. Geographic Information System (GIS) web server for biodiversity information system. Reinwardtia 14 (2): 249 - 258. - Ecological protection strategies, designed by sharing information and integrating data, play an important role in defining interconnections and interdependencies in research as well as in increasing global awareness. The Geographic Information System (GIS) web server is one technology solution to improve the interoperability and sharing between the biodiversity databases of an organization and the databases of other research groups. In this paper, a database system integration framework based on GIS technology and a GIS server system using the latest cloud-based technology have been developed to incorporate biodiversity databases in Asian region. A GIS server is a GIS web platform integrating multiple geodatabases and provides data display and query, allowing users to apply internet browsers to manipulate the functions and query the data, etc. To demonstrate the effectiveness of a GIS web server, plant biodiversity survey dataset of Mt. Gede Pangrango, West Java in Indonesia, was given as a case study for development and utilization of biodiversity information system in Asian region.
NOTES ON MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF EURYCOMA SPP. AND ITS STATUS IN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA
Authors: LEE TAN AI , KAMAL NURNIDA MOHD , POAY TAN HOOI , ROSLAN IZLAMIRA
Published: January 2017

TAN, A. L., KAMAL, N. M., TAN, H. P. & ROSLAN, I. 2015. Notes on morphological characteristics of Eurycoma spp. and its status in Peninsular Malaysia. Reinwardtia 14 (2): 259 - 263. - A study had been carried out on the genus Eurycoma Jack that aimed to ascertain the diagnostic characteristics of the two species that occur in Peninsular Malaysia. Samples were collected from 15 localities comprising of forest reserves and plantations throughout Peninsular Malaysia covering the 5 regions i.e. northern, western, eastern, southern and central. The sampling was done to capture the morphological variations from different habitat. In general, morphologically both species were very similar. They could be clearly distinguished using their fertile parts. Eurycoma longifolia Jack had long, drooped inflorescences while in E. apiculata A.W. Benn was usually short, pointed upwards. Small differences were also noted on the leaflet of E. apiculata where the apex of the leaflet was often abruptly pointed while its base was rounded with conspicuous petiolule. On contrary, E. longifolia leaflet apex was usually subacute with its base asymmetrical and decurrent to its petiolule. In addition, anatomical transverse section of E. longifolia leaflet midrib outline and margin were dissimilar with E. apiculata by having convex abaxial surface and blunt tip margin compared to the slightly arc-shape abaxial and tapered margin in E. apiculata. The abundancy of Eurycoma spp. had decreased.
A NEW COMBINATION AND A NEW NAME IN GYNOCHTHODES (RUBIACEAE)
Authors: WONG K. M. , RAZAFIMANDIMBISON SYLVAIN G.
Published: January 2017

WONG, K. M. & RAZAFIMANDIMBISON, S. G. 2015. A new combination and a new name in Gynochthodes (Rubiaceae). Reinwardtia14(2): 297 - 298. - The new combination Gynochthodes lanuginosa (Suratman) K. M. Wong & Razafim. and the new name Gynochthodes suratmanii K. M. Wong & Razafim., the latter in place of Morinda wongiana Suratman, are proposed.
Righting past wrongs: A superintendent’s social justice leadership for dual language education along the U.S.-Mexico border
Authors: DeMatthews David , Izquierdo Elena , Knight David S.
Published: January 2017

The role of superintendents in adopting and developing dual language education and other equity-oriented reforms that support the unique needs of Latina/o emergent bilinguals is a relatively unexplored area in educational leadership and policy research. Drawing upon theories of social justice leadership, this article examines how one superintendent in the El Paso Independent School District (EPISD) engaged in leadership to address injustices against Mexican and Mexican-American emergent bilinguals through the implementation of district-wide dual language education. EPISD provided a strategic site for this study because the previous superintendent and administration were part of a large-scale cheating scandal that “disappeared” hundreds of Mexican and Mexican-American students. This study highlights the important role of the superintendent in supporting equity-oriented school reforms such as dual language education, identifies specific actions and values pertinent to social justice leadership at the district level, and describes the ways leaders can take advantage of political opportunities, frame educational injustices in ways that mobilize key stakeholders, and utilize networks and grassroots movements for social justice means. The article concludes with implications for future research.
Investigation of teachers' educational technology standards self-efficacy
Authors: Şimşek Ömer , Yazar Taha
Published: January 2017

The main purpose of the research is to investigate educational technology standards self-efficacy (ETSSE) of teachers. Quantitative research methods, namely he survey and correlational (prediction) research designs, were used in the study. The participants of the research are constituted of teachers (n=419) who served at secondary (n=10) and high schools (n=6) in the nearby districts of Diyarbakır, in the spring semester of 2014-2015 academic year. While no significant differences were found in the ETSSE and all sub-dimension mean scores with regard to level of school teachers serve in, teaching experience and their degree of learning, the scores of ETSSE significantly differentiated in terms of teachers' gender and branches. According to the regression analysis, the attitudes towards using technology in education and level of developing materials for lessons had the most important relation in explaining ETSSE scores (R=.47; Adjusted R2=.22; p=.00). When the views of the teachers are investigated with regard to their ICT usage: in planning and preparation for the course, in designing the course content, in the course of instruction, measurement and evaluation process; ETSSE scores were differentiated in support of the teachers who used ICT in all the process of the lessons than the others who used ICT in one or two different processes.
Provision of Optional versus Standard Product Features in Competition
Authors: Balachander Subramanian , Gal-Or Esther , Geylani Tansev , Kim Alex Jiyoung
Published: January 2017

Competing brands differ in the extent to which they offer a given feature as standard or optional in their product lines. In this article, the authors study the competitive basis for this difference in brands’ product line strategies. Specifically, they analyze the relationship between a brand's quality image and its propensity to offer a wider product line, from a relatively stripped-down base model to a more feature-rich model. They develop a conceptual framework and hypotheses by considering an analytical model with two vertically differentiated firms: They show that a low-quality firm would offer a feature as optional—that is, it would offer both a feature-added product and a stripped-down base product—if it chose to add the feature to its product. In contrast, a high-quality firm would offer the feature as a standard component unless the cost of the feature was high. This asymmetry in the propensity of high- and low-quality firms to offer optional and standard features with their products is tested using data from the U.S. passenger car market; the authors find empirical support for their model.
The Rise of the Sharing Economy: Estimating the Impact of Airbnb on the Hotel Industry
Authors: Zervas Georgios , Proserpio Davide , Byers John W.
Published: January 2017

Peer-to-peer markets, collectively known as the sharing economy, have emerged as alternative suppliers of goods and services traditionally provided by long-established industries. The authors explore the economic impact of the sharing economy on incumbent firms by studying the case of Airbnb, a prominent platform for short-term accommodations. They analyze Airbnb's entry into the state of Texas and quantify its impact on the Texas hotel industry over the subsequent decade. In Austin, where Airbnb supply is highest, the causal impact on hotel revenue is in the 8%–10% range; moreover, the impact is nonuniform, with lower-priced hotels and hotels that do not cater to business travelers being the most affected. The impact manifests itself primarily through less aggressive hotel room pricing, benefiting all consumers, not just participants in the sharing economy. The price response is especially pronounced during periods of peak demand, such as during the South by Southwest festival, and is due to a differentiating feature of peer-to-peer platforms—enabling instantaneous supply to scale to meet demand.
Penal Humanitarianism? Sovereign Power in an Era of Mass Migration
Authors: Bosworth Mary
Published: January 2017

Since creating the Returns and Reintegration Fund in 2008, the British government has financed a variety of initiatives around the world under the rubric of “managing migration,” blurring the boundaries between migration control and punishment. This article documents and explores a series of overlapping case studies undertaken in Nigeria and Jamaica where the United Kingdom has funded prison building programs, mandatory prisoner transfer agreements, prison training programs, and resettlement assistance for deportees. These initiatives demonstrate in quite concrete ways a series of interconnections between criminal justice and migration control that are both novel and, in their postcolonial location, familiar. In their ties to international development and foreign policy, they also illuminate how humanitarianism allows penal power to move beyond the nation state, raising important questions about our understanding of punishment and its application.
Glucocorticoid receptor alters isovolumetric contraction and restrains cardiac fibrosis
Authors: Richardson Rachel V , Batchen Emma J , Thomson Adrian J W , Darroch Rowan , Pan Xinlu , Rog-Zielinska Eva A , Wyrzykowska Wiktoria , Scullion Kathleen , Al-Dujaili Emad A S , Diaz Mary E , Moran Carmel M , Kenyon Christopher J , Gray Gillian A , Chapman Karen E
Published: January 2017

Corticosteroids directly affect the heart and vasculature and are implicated in the pathogenesis of heart failure. Attention is focussed upon the role of the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) in mediating pro-fibrotic and other adverse effects of corticosteroids upon the heart. In contrast, the role of the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) in the heart and vasculature is less well understood. We addressed this in mice with cardiomyocyte and vascular smooth muscle deletion of GR (SMGRKO mice). Survival of SMGRKO mice to weaning was reduced compared with that of littermate controls. Doppler measurements of blood flow across the mitral valve showed an elongated isovolumetric contraction time in surviving adult SMGRKO mice, indicating impairment of the initial left ventricular contractile phase. Although heart weight was elevated in both genders, only male SMGRKO mice showed evidence of pathological cardiomyocyte hypertrophy, associated with increased myosin heavy chain-β expression. Left ventricular fibrosis, evident in both genders, was associated with elevated levels of mRNA encoding MR as well as proteins involved in cardiac remodelling and fibrosis. However, MR antagonism with spironolactone from birth only modestly attenuated the increase in pro-fibrotic gene expression in SMGRKO mice, suggesting that elevated MR signalling is not the primary driver of cardiac fibrosis in SMGRKO mice, and cardiac fibrosis can be dissociated from MR activation. Thus, GR contributes to systolic function and restrains normal cardiac growth, the latter through gender-specific mechanisms. Our findings suggest the GR:MR balance is critical in corticosteroid signalling in specific cardiac cell types.
Symmetrical Analysis Phonon Modes of Crystal -Ag8SnSe6
Authors: Semkiv І.V. , Kashuba А.І. , Ilchuk H.A. , Chekaylo M.V.
Published: January 2017

Symmetrical analysis of the phonon spectra of  lowtemperature b¢-phase of crystal Ag8SnSe6 carried out. At the room temperature argyrodite Ag8SnSe6 belong to orthorhombic system with space group symmetry Pmn21. Classification of the main phonon modes of crystal carried out. Clarified selection rules for Raman spectra and infrared spectra.
Core-Level States of Single-Electron Adsorption Complexes Ge on Si (001) (42)
Authors: Tkachuk O.I. , Lobanov V.V. , Terebinska M.I.
Published: January 2017

Calculations (DFT, B3LYP, 6-31 G**) chemical shifts core-level components of germanium atoms, which are included in the surface layer of cluster Si96H84•Ge2, modeling complex molecular adsorption on germanium faces reconstructed Si(001)(4´2), showed that the magnitude of the shift depends on the relative position of atoms Ge. When introducing a single atom in a crystal germanium substrate, this shift is positive, and the introduction of two atoms leads to negative chemical shift. Given the interpretation of the results based on the charge distribution in clusters, the so-called electrostatic approximation.
Desorption Mas Spectrometry Stady of Shungite
Authors: Melnyk L.M. , Gromovoy T.Yu.
Published: January 2017

Мас-спектрометричними методами TPD-MS, LDI-ToF проведено комплексне дослідження шунгіту та його водних, етанольних та толуольних  екстрактів, отриманих  під дією опромінення ультразвуком. Встановлено наявність фуллерену С60 у водних та  етанольних екстрактах шунгіту.
Correlation Between Aftereffects for Roughness of Surfaces of Metal Counterface and Carbon-Plastics
Authors: Sirenko H.O. , Skladanyuk M.B. , Soltys L.M.
Published: January 2017

Regularities of change of isotropic roughness surfaces of steel 45 in friction and wear in a pair with polymer composite has been researched. It has been detected that the topography of the conjugated metal surface with polymer composite is the dominant factor in determining the value of wear of carbon-plastics at both the start and in the process friction and wear when the metal surface roughness is created by the composite. It has been established that between aftereffects values for roughness of metal counterface and polymer composite in friction and wear exists reliable linear relationship.
Schematic topological modeling of signal transducers for analytical microsystems-on-crystal
Authors: Dovgiy V.V. , Holota V.I. , Kohut I.T.
Published: January 2017

The paper presents the results of circuit design and computer simulation of signal transducers for integrated circuits and silicon-on-insulator (CMI) ICs.
Infiltration Kinetics of Cr3C2 by Manganese Cupronickel in the Process of Obtaining Cermets
Authors: Shihab T.A. , Paraiko Yu.I. , Prysyazhnyuk P.M. , Ropyak L. Ya. , Turluch V.V. , Kryl’ Ya.A.
Published: January 2017

A theoretical model of infiltration kinetics based on the Darcy's law which was evaluated by W − Lambert function has been established for Cu-Ni-Mn alloy (grade MNMts 60-20-20) during melt infiltration into Cr3C2  porous skeletons with different morphology. It is shown, that theoretical calculations are in good correlation with experimental data obtained by pressureless infiltration of carbide preforms with open porosity 20-40 vol. % at 1200 °C. Calculations shows that infiltration height dependence on the average size of carbide particles is described by curves with a maximum which corresponds to~ 60 μm for specified system with carbide skeleton porosity of 40 vol. %.
Transport Phenomena in thin Films of SnTe Doped Stibium
Authors: Dzundza B.S. , Kostyuk O.B. , Makovyshyn V.І. , Tkachuk A.І.
Published: January 2017

The influence of the thickness of thin films based on compounds SnTe: Sb, deposited on Sital substrates at their structure and mechanisms of carrier scattering are researched. The dominant role of  scattering on the surface due to the increasing size of nanocrystals with increasing of thickness vapor-phase structures are defined.
Quantum-Chemical Research of Fluoro Containing Hydrocarbons, That Have Fire Extinguishing Effect
Authors: Kukueva V.V.
Published: January 2017

Through quantum-chemical calculations, a study was conducted to find the probable products of the destruction of molecules of extinguishing agents. The formation of atomic fluorine and trifluoromethane radical has been shown to contribute to the retardation of elementary reactions in the flame. It has been shown that active inhibitory components are more easily dissociated from the silica surface than in the case of bulk molecules.
Impact of Moisture Sorbed from Air by Activated Carbon Electrodes on their Capacitance in Aqueous Electrolyte of Supercapacitor
Authors: Gromadskyi D.G.
Published: January 2017

Impact of moisture sorbed from air by porous carbon electrodes after vacuum drying on their specific capacitance in aqueous 1.0 M Na2SO4 solution was studied. It was shown by cyclic voltammetry and impedance spectroscopy that electrodes lose more than 20 % of the capacitance after such drying procedure and in order to recover it takes about 1 month.
Influence of a Hydrostatical High-Pressure on Plasticity of Solids
Authors: Kozak L. , Kozak O.
Published: January 2017

On the two-dimensional model of the crystal it was shown that the crystal lattice transform from stable to unstable under the influence of hydrostatical high pressure. As a result of such transformation is intensity the processes of plastic deformation. 

It is known that all of solid bodies become plasticity and electric conductivity under the influence of a hydrostatical high-pressure. The reason of it is additional displacement of atoms of a crystal lattice. A high plasticity and electric conductivity of metals occurs due to additional displacement of atoms also. This displacement takes a place due to the specific of the interatomic interaction.
Calculation of Areas Possible and Width Predicted Chemical Contamination Using Object-oriented Programming Environment
Authors: Boryk V.
Published: January 2017

A code in Visual Basic Application environment for MS Office, which automates the calculation of the area of the zone of possible chemical contamination in accidents on chemically hazardous objects the diversion of chemically hazardous substances.
Influence of heterogeneously deformed quantum heterogeneity point is a matrix for quantum-dimensional states of charges
Authors: Pelyashchak R. M. , Kulyk N. Ya.
Published: January 2017

Taking into account the equilibrium of mechanical equilibrium, the theory of perturbation of the form of the tensile heterogeneity "quantum dot-matrix" was developed. Within the framework of the deformation potential model, taking into account the perturbation of the surface of the quantum dot, the influence of the inhomogeneously deformed heterogeneity of the "quantum dot matrix" on the quantum states of charges localized inside the quantum dot is theoretically analyzed.
Theoretical and Experimental Investigations of Laser Annealing Non-Stoichiometric SiOx Films
Authors: Gavryliuk O.O. , Semchuk O.Yu. , Lytovchenko B.V.
Published: January 2017

In this work, spreading of temperature profiles and influence of a temperature on forming silicon nanoparticles in non-stoichiometric SiOx films after laser annealing is investigated. Using parabolic thermal conductivity equation, mathematical simulation of temperature profiles is realized in a non-stoichiometric SiOx film after laser annealing. It is shown that temperature 1800 K on a SiOx surface is sufficient for separating the film material on silicon dioxide and its nanoparticles. IR-investigations confirm this separating.
Synthesis of CdS Nanocrystalsin the Gelatin Matrix with Different рН Values and their Optical Properties
Authors: Boshernitsan V.I. , Smyntyna V.A. , Skobeeva V.M. , Malushin N.V.
Published: January 2017

We have investigated the influence of solution pH on the formation of nanocrystals and their size in the process of synthesis. We have analyzed the optical absorption spectra and luminescence of colloidal solutions of NC CdS.Nanocrystals of cadmiumsulphide were obtained by sol-gel technology in gelatin solution which has different pH values ​​(6 ÷ 10). A decrease was observed in the average size of the nanocrystals from 8 till 3.5 nm while reducing pH from 10 to 6. There has been established the dependence of the contour of luminescence spectra from pH values.
Thermomechanical and Dielectric Properties Mesocomposites Based Polyepoxy, Metal Oxides and Polyaniline Hardened in Constant Physical Fields
Authors: Bardadym Y.V. , Vilensky V.O.
Published: January 2017

The specimens of polyepoxy and mesocomposites on the base metal oxides CdO, PbO, Cr2O3, or mixtures thereof in the presence of polyaniline have been studied by methods of thermomechanical and dielectric analsis. Blending physical fields during curing samples stimulates reduction of activation energy, but also contributes to the glass transition temperature and confirms the conclusion set conformational change in the interstitial fragments forming a grid Chemical oxirane polymers under the influence of external physical fields. Differences tanhesa dielectric loss determined topological structure changes due to the influence of external factors on the reaction polipryyednannya and forming a three-dimensional grid. It was found decisive role interaction EP « МеО turnaround in determining the structure and characteristics mezokompozytiv based acid-base properties of metal oxide. Therefore, the use of metal oxides with different redox properties makes it possible to widely change thermomechanical and dielectric properties.
Bleeding Disorders in Congenital Syndromes
Authors: Sarangi Susmita N. , Acharya Suchitra S.
Published: January 2017

Pediatricians provide a medical home for children with congenital syndromes who often need complex multidisciplinary care. There are some syndromes associated with thrombocytopenia, inherited platelet disorders, factor deficiencies, connective tissue disorders, and vascular abnormalities, which pose a real risk of bleeding in affected children associated with trauma or surgeries. The risk of bleeding is not often an obvious feature of the syndrome and not well documented in the literature. This makes it especially hard for pediatricians who may care for a handful of children with these rare congenital syndromes in their lifetime. This review provides an overview of the etiology of bleeding in the different congenital syndromes along with a concise review of the hematologic and nonhematologic clinical manifestations. It also highlights the need and timing of diagnostic evaluation to uncover the bleeding risk in these syndromes emphasizing a primary care approach.
ОЦЕНКА ЭФФЕКТИВНОСТИ ПРИМЕНЕНИЯ БИОАКУСТИЧЕСКОГО ОТПУГИВАТЕЛЯ ПТИЦ ДЛЯ УПРАВЛЕНИЯ ЧИСЛЕННОСТЬЮ ПТИЦ НА ТЕРРИТОРИИ ПОЛИГОНА ТВЕРДЫХ БЫТОВЫХ ОТХОДОВ ГОРОДА БАРНАУЛА
Authors: Shcherbinin V. V. , Ponkina E. V. , Ulanov P. N. , Matsyura A. V.
Published: January 2017

The complex of measures on safety, considerable importance is the monitoring system and integrated the fight to reduce the number of air flight hazard species of birds (rooks, crows, magpies, hawks, etc.). Experience has shown that even periodic shooting does not give the desired effect, ie. A. The bird population is very mobile and able to move quickly scattered and maneuvering that practically negates all efforts for their physical elimination.  The use of poisoned baits is prohibited and is ineffective, t. To. Various species of birds have different food preferences. Our research is devoted to finding a solution to this problem. As the main operational measures for scaring birds we offer the use of bio-acoustic instrument with a sound recording, effectively acting on air flight hazard species of birds, including corvids and Black Kite, which are not optional in many similar devices. Application of bioacoustics devices does not require an additional set of fireworks scare, but also an integral character of the device significantly increases the efficiency of the impact on birds and allows for a few minutes to eliminate concentrations of birds in large areas.

The study analyzed information on aircraft collisions with birds, considered the scheme of air traffic, as well as the general plan for the landfill site, the Civil Aviation documents ornithological flight operations, carried out the operational test site survey. OAO Ekokompleks operates only in Barnaul licensed landfills for disposal of solid waste, located at the address: Barnaul, Cosmonavtov Prospekt, 74. The total area of the polygon - 328,679.7 square meters, the amount of dumping per year - 1800 thousand cubic meters Coordinates: 53 ° 23'24 "N, 83 ° 37'54" E.

Availability of the current municipal landfill waste at a distance of 6.3 km from the aerodrome reference point Barnaul, in violation of the requirements of Claim 59 of the Federal Rules of use of air space of the Russian Federation of 11.03.2010 number 138. The conditions of surrounding environment determine the composition and behavior of birds, attending a training ground and pose a potential hazard to aircraft operations. On landfill dumping is carried out various types of waste, including food, are used by some species of birds as food. According to a preliminary survey, the main species of birds that use the landfill as a forage habitat - black kite, corvids - gray, crow, rook, jackdaw and gulls - silver and black-headed gull. Based on many years of observations and data analysis of the circumstances and consequences of collisions of Russian aircraft with birds stand air flight hazard species of birds, creating the greatest threat to flight safety. To the list of air flight hazard species include the black vulture, hooded crow, rook, magpie, jackdaw.
МОРФОЛОГІЧНІ ОСОБЛИВОСТІ СЕЛЕЗІНКИ ТЕПЛОКРОВНИХ ТВАРИН
Authors: Dunaievska O. F.
Published: January 2017

 

The spleen is an important multifunctional organ, one of parts of the peripheral immune system and hematopoiesis. It is sensitive to biotic, abiotic, and environmental factors. Determination of morphological features and morphometric parameters are important for the development of organ test-systems. The major indicators are the relative weight of the spleen and its main structural components. These criteria could be used in the therapy, prevention, pathology, the study of influence of factors of different origins, for received from farm animals environmentally friendly and safe products. Our research was carried out by light microscopy with the production of permanent histological preparations. The formalin and Сarnoy liquid were used as fixatives. Paraffin sections were stained with hematoxylin, eosin, and azure by methods of Van Gieson and Brachet. Spleen has the same structure and principle consists of a support-contractile apparatus and pulp in birds and mammals. Each animal species had its own characteristic of morphological features. The relative weight of spleen was the greatest in horses (0.48±0,01 %) and the lowest was in pigeons (0.02±0.01 %). Support-contractile apparatus was better developed in horses (13.64±1.13 %) and sheep (12.08±0.42 %), and the lesser in chickens (3.02±0.95 %) and rabbits (5.87±0.69 %). The proportion of trabecular system prevailed on the proportion of capsules in all studied animals, except rabbits. The birds had no radial trabeculae, in rabbits they are insignificant. The number of capsular trabecular are lesser than the pulps in horses, pigs, and sheep. Large pulps` trabeculae are united together, forming trabecular tree, while parenchyma is formed by the white and red pulp. The main structural components of the white pulp are the lymphoid nodules and lymphoid sheath near the vessels. The lymphoid nodules have zonal structure in mammals, whereas they are absent in birds. The relative area of lymphoid nodules in animals dominates under the area of lymphoid sheaths near the vessels; this difference was more than twice in horses (5.01±0.63 and 2.41±0.17 %), rabbits (11.95±2.67 and 5.73±1.40 %). In all the studied mammals the light center had the largest relative area in rabbits (2.08±0.49 %), and the lowest was registered in horses (0.98±0.11 %). The marginal zone occupies the largest relative area in sheep (6.52±0.98 %), the least – in horses (2.02±0.12 %). The mantle zone and zone near the vessels were better developed in rabbits (3.36±0.76 and 2.41±0.84 %); the red pulp was better developed in chickens (78.30±1.98 %), pigs (78.87±2.36 %) and horses (78.94±4.39 %), while sheep had the lesser developed red pulp (69.99±1.0 %).
ANALYSIS OF THE ALIEN FLORA OF DNIPROPETROVSK PROVINCE
Authors: Baranoski B. , Khromykh N. , Karmyzova L. , Ivanko I. , Lykholat Y.
Published: January 2017

Plant invasion in the Northern Steppe Dnieper has a long history complicated by excessive anthropogenic transformation of territory. Alien species status, origin areas, life history, and invasive tendency of alien species in Dnipropetrovsk region were investigated. The presence of 286 alien species of 61 families was registered. Some 7 families had the greatest species diversity (156 alien species that was 55% of total species number); 30 families were represented by 2–9 alien species, and 24 families contained only 1 alien species. So, the current proportion of the alien species was almost 17% in the regional flora. Archaeophytes consist of 40% of the total alien species, while neophytes had more than 60%. The proportion of naturalized species amounted 58% from alien species, whereas the share of casual species was 42%. The greatest abundance of alien species was typical for Brassicaceae, Asterasea, and Poaceae (14, 13, and 9% of the total species number). We proved invasive status of 28 species and positive trend regard alien species ratio for last years. 
ОЦІНКА АДАПТИВНОЇ ЗДАТНОСТІ ТА ЕКОЛОГІЧНОЇ СТАБІЛЬНОСТІ СКОРОСТИГЛИХ ГІБРИДІВ КУКУРУДЗИ (ZEA MAYS L.) В КОНТРАСТНИХ УМОВАХ ВИПРОБУВАННЯ
Authors: Cherchel V. Yu. , Gaidash O. L.
Published: January 2017

Objective. Assessment of adaptive ability and environmental stability of new early-season maize hybrids created on the basis of inbred lines of hybrid germplasm and alternative germplasms was performed. Methods. Field, mathematical, and statistical. Results. The results revealed parameters of an adaptive capacity and environmental stability of 11 new inbred maize lines when testing their testcrosses obtained based on 3 testers. The DK285, DK265 and DK412 constant lines, the testcrosses of which had the highest average grain yield (5.49; 5.38; 5.25 t/ha respectively) were distinguished during the research period and they were characterized by high total adaptive capacity (1.48; 1,14; 0.75 respectively) with an intensive and plastic type of response to the variability of growing conditions. It was determined that Cross 267C sister hybrid was distinguished among the tester genotypes by the high values of the effects of the overall adaptive capacity (1.19) and the highest average yield of testcrosses (5.11 t/ha).

Conclusions. We observed strong fluctuations in the average yield of grain from 1.96 to 8.13 t/ha during the study period. The level of manifestation of breeding characteristics and parameters of the ecological stability of genotypes depended on weather conditions which changed drastically during the study period and often negatively affected the assessment of genotypes. The high gradient variability of the test environments revealed a significant dependence of the stability-indicating parameters on the productivity of testcrosses. The correlation analysis showed the dependence of the hybrids productivity on the level of implementation of biometric indices of the plant under steppe conditions.
MATERIALS TO THE SPIDER FAUNA (ARANEI) OF THE BYKOVA SHEYA SITE OF THE “GALICH’YA GORA” NATURE RESERVE (LIPETSK REGION, RUSSIA)
Authors: Polchaninova N. Yu.
Published: January 2017

A total of 73 spider species from 15 families were recorded from the Bykova Sheya site of the “Galich’ya Gora” Nature Reserve (Lipetsk Region, Russia) in April – August 2011–2012. The material was collected thorough pitfall-trapping and sweep-netting. Four habitats were investigated: abandoned field on the upper interfluves (31 spider species), stony slope with the typical vegetation of calcareous grasslands (28 species), slope with shrub and fob-bunchgrass vegetation (35 species), and a floodplain meadow (38 species). Hand collecting in a forest shelterbelt and on the riverbank added eight species to the list. Two families, Gnaphosidae (15 species) and Lycosidae (13 species) were the most species-rich. Four registered species are regionally rare (Gnaphosa taurica, Berlandina cinerea, Eresus kollari and Alopecosa solitaria); the latter two can be considered as specific species of the ‘Bykova Sheya’ site. An annotated checklist and a brief description of the spider assemblages of different habitats are given.
SYNOPSIS OF THE GENUS ACTINIOPTERIS LINK (PTERIDACEAE)
Authors: Vaganov A. V. , Shmakov A. I.
Published: January 2017

The synopsis of the genus Actiniopteris Link is presented in the article. Localities are exactly pointed for all species. The original key for determination of Actiniopteris species has been developed.
THE CRYPTOCEPHALINAE (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE) OF THE MONGOLIAN ALTAI
Authors: Guskova E. V.
Published: January 2017

Six leaf-beetles species Coptocephala rubicunda (Laicharting, 1781); C. rubicunda rossica L. N. Medvedev, 1977; Cryptocephalus flavicollis Fabricius, 1781; Cr. macrodactylus Gebler, 1830; Cr. regalis Gebler, 1830 and Cr. schaefferi Schrank, 1789 are new records for Mongolia. Two species Cryptocephalus krutovskii Jacobson, 1901 and Cr. pallifrons Gyllenhal, 1813 are new records for Mongolian Altai. Four species Coptocephala unifasciata (Scopoli, 1763), Cr. dilutellus Jacobson, 1901; Сr. altaicus Harold, 1872 and Pachybrachis latipes Lopatin, 1971 new for Gobi-Altai aimak. Two species Labidostomis tjutschewi Jacobson, 1902 and Coptocephala unifasciata australis new for Bayan-Ulegei aimak and one Acolastus gobicus (L. N. Medvedev & Voronova, 1977) new for Hovd aimak. Currently, 57 species of 9 genera for of these subfamilies are known from Mongolian Altai.
SPECIES LIST OF PLUME MOTHS (LEPIDOPTERA, PTEROPHORIDAE) OF PARAGUAY WITH NEW RECORDS
Authors: Ustjuzhanin P. , Kovtunovich V. , Ustjuzhanina A.
Published: January 2017

We give new data on Pterophoridae species from Paraguay and provide a checklist of them, including 36 species of 13 genera. Six species of plume moths are recorded for the fauna of Paraguay for the first time. The study was based on the essential literature on Pterophoridae of Paraguay.
ВИВЧЕННЯ ГОСТРОЇ ТОКСИЧНОСТІ ТА АНАЛГЕТИЧНОЇ АКТИВНОСТІ НОВИХ СПІРОЦИКЛІЧНИХ ПОХІДНИХ ПІРАЗОЛІДИН-3,5-ДІОНУ
Authors: Holovatiuk V. M. , Brazhko O. A. , Kashkovsky V. I.
Published: January 2017

We presented the results of acute toxicity and analgesic activity research of the new spirocyclic pyrazolidine-3,5-dione derivatives. We studied the acute toxicity of spirodiazolidines with QSAR analysis by QuS computer design and experimentally on mammalian (mice). These compounds had low toxicity and toxic values that decreased with introduction of methyl substituent in cyclopentenic ring and other substituents in compound aromatic fragments. The acute toxicity values that were obtained by nonexperimental and experimental methods had similar magnitudes, and this will allow to apply the computer prognosis in further investigations and design of new bioactive molecules. We also carried out the research of analgesic activity of new spirocyclic pyrazolidinedione derivatives. We proved that some compounds of the studied range have significant analgesic activity to be competed with well-known pyrazolone containing drug ‘Analgin’.
CARPENTER-MOTHS OF TURKMENISTAN (LEPIDOPTERA: COSSIDAE)
Authors: Yakovlev R. V. , Witt T. J.
Published: January 2017

An annotated list of Cossidae of Turkmenistan, which includes 33 species of 17 genera from 3 subfamilies is presented. We present all the available data of all the species distribution on the territory of the region. 