bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Prevalence and Course of Atrial Fibrillation in Critically Ill Trauma Patients
Authors: Duby Jeremiah J. , Heintz Shannon J. , Bajorek Sarah A. , Heintz Brett H. , Durbin-Johnson Blythe P. , Cocanour Christine S.
Published: August 2015

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac dysrhythmia. Its prevalence, risk factors, course, and complications are not well described in critically ill trauma patients. This was a retrospective, single-center, cohort study at an academic, level 1 trauma center. Trauma patients >18 years, identified from the trauma registry and admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), were sequentially screened for AF. A matched cohort was created by selecting patients consecutively admitted before and after the patients who experienced AF. Of 2591 patients screened, 191 experienced AF, resulting in a prevalence of 7.4%. There was no difference in injury severity score (ISS) between those with and without AF, but patients with AF had higher observed mortality (15.5% vs 6.7%, P < .001). Patients with a history of AF (n = 75) differed from new-onset AF (n = 106) in their mean age, 78.9 ± 8.4 versus 69.2 ± 17.9 years; mean time to AF onset, 1.1 ± 2.3 versus 5.2 ± 10.2 days; median duration of AF, 29.8 (1-745.2) versus 5.9 (0-757) hours; and rate of AF resolution, 28% versus 82.1%, respectively. Despite a higher ISS, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment and length of stay, the new-onset AF group experienced a similar rate of mortality compared to the history of AF group (14.7% vs 16.0%). Patients with AF had a higher mortality when compared to those in sinus rhythm. The course of AF in the new-onset AF group occurred later was shorter and was more likely to convert; however, these patients had a longer ICU stay when compared to those who had a history of AF.
Deconstituting al-Qa’ida
Authors: Bean Hamilton , Buikema Ronald J.
Published: August 2015

This study reconceptualizes the decline and dissolution of hidden organizations using the four flows model of constitutive communication. Analyzing internal al-Qa’ida documents captured during the 2011 U.S. raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan, that killed Osama Bin Laden, this study explains how losses of control over the flows of membership negotiation, self-structuring, activity coordination, and institutional positioning have both reflected and reinforced al-Qa’ida’s decline. Interventions inspired by a communicative constitution of organization (CCO) perspective are proposed as a way to accelerate al-Qa’ida’s dissolution. The implications of the four flows model for both counterterrorism strategy and theorizing hidden organizations are discussed.
Song ‘adaptations’ and the globalisation of French pop, 1960–1970
Authors: Anderson Kirk
Published: August 2015

France in the early 1960s witnessed on the one hand a soaring demand for rock and twist music, and, on the other, popular and commercial resistance to foreign-language songs. This combination created an enormous opportunity for French-language remakes (‘adaptations’) sung by artists who could benefit from massive promotion by a record industry that was not yet multinational. Through a statistical analysis of hit parades from 1960 to 1970, a watershed decade for the globalisation of popular music, this article quantifies the ‘adaptations’ wave and contextualises its rise and decline. By way of conclusion, an epilogue jumps forward some 30 years to consider radio quotas and the adoption of English by young French songwriters.
A wild boar dominated ungulate assemblage from an early Holocene natural pit fall trap: Cave shaft sediments in northwest England associated with the 9.3 ka BP cold event
Authors: Lord Tom C , Thorp John A , Wilson Peter
Published: August 2015

A highly unusual pit fall ungulate assemblage dominated by wild boar ( Sus scrofa) was recovered during the recent exploration of a cave shaft in the upland karstic landscape of northwest England. Both the opening of the cave shaft to the surface and its infilling by clastic sediments are attributable to accelerated landscape erosion associated with the 9.3 ka BP climatic deterioration. Evidence that wild boar had died in winter or spring suggests that their deaths relate to the prolonged periods of annual snow cover experienced by the uplands of northwest England during the 9.3 ka BP event. The dominance of wild boar in the pit fall assemblage is explained by the snow pack concealing the open shaft and turning it into a baited trap for wild boar whenever it contained carrion. Wild boar bones splintered and chewed by wild boar demonstrate carrion cannibalism. Human presence is attested by slight butchery to an aurochs ( Bos primigenius). How Mesolithic people adapted to climate change associated with the 9.3 ka BP event is a subject well worth pursuing.
Heterogeneity of peripheral blood monocytes, endothelial dysfunction and subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Authors: Mikołajczyk T P , Osmenda G , Batko B , Wilk G , Krezelok M , Skiba D , Sliwa T , Pryjma J R , Guzik T J
Published: August 2015

Background

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. SLE patients have increased prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis, although the mechanisms of this observation remain unclear. Considering the emerging role of monocytes in atherosclerosis, we aimed to investigate the relationship between subclinical atherosclerosis, endothelial dysfunction and the phenotype of peripheral blood monocytes in SLE patients.

Methods

We characterized the phenotype of monocyte subsets defined by the expression of CD14 and CD16 in 42 patients with SLE and 42 non-SLE controls. Using ultrasonography, intima-media thickness (IMT) of carotid arteries and brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (FMD) as well as nitroglycerin-induced dilation (NMD) were assessed.

Results

Patients with SLE had significantly, but only modestly, increased IMT when compared with non-SLE controls (median (25th/75th percentile) 0.65 (0.60/0.71) mm vs 0.60 (0.56/0.68) mm; p < 0.05). Importantly, in spite of early atherosclerotic complications in the studied SLE group, marked endothelial dysfunction was observed. CD14dimCD16+proinflammatory cell subpopulation was positively correlated with IMT in SLE patients. This phenomenon was not observed in control individuals. Interestingly, endothelial dysfunction assessed by FMD was not correlated with any of the studied monocyte subsets.

Conclusions

Our observations suggest that CD14dimCD16+monocytes are associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in SLE, although the mechanism appears to be independent of endothelial dysfunction.
Discoid lupus erythematosus with squamous cell carcinoma: a case report and review of the literature in Indian patients
Authors: Fernandes M S , Girisha B S , Viswanathan N , Sripathi H , Noronha T M
Published: August 2015

We report a case of a patient with localized discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) who was found to have high-grade squamous dysplasia (carcinoma in situ) over the upper lip. This report also consists of a brief review of 16 other cases of DLE with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) we came across while going through the literature in an Indian scenario.

Incidence of SCC over DLE in the Indian population is found to be 0.98% to 3.4% with a male-to-female ratio of 1.6:1. The latent period between onset of DLE and development of SCC was 9.59 ± 5.6 years.

There was history of chronic sun exposure in 81.8% of patients, which indicates a possible role of prolonged ultraviolet light exposure in malignant transformation. The lips were the most commonly affected area (28.57%), with the upper lip being more commonly involved than the lower lip. We also observed that the latent period (5 ± 2.7 years) in lip tumours was shorter than that in other sites (11.22 ± 6.78 years), indicating a more rapid transformation in lips ( p value = 0.038). Well differentiated was the most common (46.2%) type of SCC noted. Lymph node involvement was found in three of 17 cases (25%) and one case (8.3%) had recurrence of lesions after excision.

We conclude that in India though SCC is rare per se, its occurrence in the context of DLE is not uncommon and is aggressive in nature.
Transportation Modeling as a Didactic Tool
Authors: Ohnmacht Timo , von Arx Widar , Schick Norbert , Wegelin Philipp , Frölicher Jonas
Published: August 2015

Background. Interconnections of settlement, transportation, and society are extremely varied, complex, and context-specific. The Simulation Game HUMAN SETTLEMENT AND TRANSPORT (HST) aims to assist in the training and continuing education of transportation students and professionals with the transportation modeling software VISUM.

Aim. The key research questions are as follows: Can transportation models be used as didactic tools to improve the teaching on causal chains between land use and transport? Why and how does transport modeling enhance students learning in transportation planning and settlement structure? What are the self-reported learning outcomes and how do they vary from conventional didactic settings such as chalk-and-talk teaching, case studies, closed exercises, and desk research?

Method. A case study is used to evaluate the game’s ability to simulate the complexity of actual human settlement and transportation. We focus on self-reported learning and how the expert game encourages students to discover knowledge.

Results. This expert game successfully replicated complex and context-specific scenarios that actual urban planning committees might face. Participants revealed that they unearthed interrelations between settlement, transportation, and society similar to those found in the relevant academic literature.

Conclusions. The results affirm the game’s effectiveness as an educational tool for transportation engineering, urban planning, and transportation modeling students and professionals.

Recommendation. This research suggests that properly incorporating policy games into the curriculum can enhance students’ learning in transportation planning and settlement structure.
The Protective Effects of Adaptability, Study Skills, and Social Skills on Externalizing Student–Teacher Relationships
Authors: Fisher Sycarah D. , Reynolds Jennifer L. , Sheehan Chelsea E.
Published: August 2015

Although students with externalizing behaviors inherently exhibit behaviors that contribute to poor teacher relationships, little research has examined the positive characteristics these students may possess that serve to facilitate positive teacher relationships. This study explores the moderating effects of adaptability, social skills, and study skills on the teacher relationships of students with externalizing behaviors. Participants were a sample of 418 first through fifth graders (63% male). Fifty-four teachers completed the Student–Teacher Relationship Scale (STRS) and Behavioral Assessment System for Children–Teacher Rating Scales for Children (BASC TRS-C) to provide information on student relationships, students’ levels of externalizing behavior, adaptability, social skills, and study skills. The findings suggested that adaptability, social skills, and study skills are important characteristics that contribute to all teacher–student relationships. However, adaptability and social skills contribute more positively to teacher–student relationships for students who exhibit externalizing behaviors. These findings suggest areas for intervention to improve teacher relationships for children with externalizing behaviors.
E-virtual reality exposure therapy in acrophobia: A pilot study
Authors: Levy Fanny , Leboucher Pierre , Rautureau Gilles , Jouvent Roland
Published: August 2015

Virtual reality therapy is already used for anxiety disorders as an alternative t o in vivo and in imagino exposure. To our knowledge, however, no one has yet proposed using remote virtual reality (e-virtual reality). The aim of the present study was to assess e-virtual reality in an acrophobic population . Six individuals with acrophobia each underwent six sessions (two sessions per week) of virtual reality exposure therapy. The first three were remote sessions, while the last three were traditional sessions in the physical presence of the therapist. Anxiety (STAI form Y-A, visual analog scale, heart rate), presence, technical difficulties and therapeutic alliance (Working Alliance Inventory) were measured. In order to control the conditions in which these measures were made, all the sessions were conducted in hospital. None of the participants dropped out. The remote sessions were well accepted. None of the participants verbalized reluctance. No major technical problems were reported. None of the sessions were cancelled or interrupted because of software incidents. Measures (anxiety, presence, therapeutic alliance) were comparable across the two conditions. e-Virtual reality can therefore be used to treat acrophobic disorders. However, control studies are needed to assess online feasibility, therapeutic effects and the mechanisms behind online presence.
Psychometric properties of Antonovsky’s 29-item Sense of Coherence scale in research on older home-dwelling Norwegians
Authors: Söderhamn Ulrika , Sundsli Kari , Cliffordson Christina , Dale Bjørg
Published: August 2015

Aim: The aim of this study was to test the homogeneity and construct validity of the Sense of Coherence 29-item scale (SOC-29) among older home-dwelling Norwegians. Methods: A postal questionnaire, consisting of background variables, five health-related questions, the SOC-29, and three other instruments measuring mental health, self-care ability, and risk for undernutrition, was sent to 6033 home-dwelling older people (65+ years) in southern Norway. A total of 2069 participants were included. Homogeneity was assessed with Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and item-to-total correlations. The construct validity was assessed with “the known-groups technique,” a linear stepwise regression analysis with SOC score serving as the dependent variable and with confirmatory factor analysis. Results: With a Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.91 and statistically significant item-to-total correlations, the SOC-29 was found to be homogeneous. Construct validity was supported because the SOC-29 could separate known groups with expected high and low scores. The factors that could predict SOC were mental health, self-care ability, feeling lonely, being active, and chronic disease or handicap. Evidence of construct validity was displayed in a confirmatory factor analysis that confirmed SOC-29 as one theoretical construct with the three dimensions, comprehensibility, manageability, and meaningfulness. Conclusions: The Norwegian version of the SOC-29 is a reliable and valid instrument for use in research among older people. The results confirm that SOC has a particularly strong relationship with mental health and self-care ability.
Using a Contradictory Approach to Treat a Wound Induced by Hematoma in a Patient With Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome Using Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
Authors: Jang Min Young , Hong Joon Pio , Bordianu Anca , Suh Hyun Suk
Published: August 2015

A 48-year-old woman with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) had multiple skin necrosis caused by massive bleeding and hematoma collection at the right lower leg, left thigh, and abdomen. During the first month, we did surgical debridement every 2 to 3 days with meticulous coagulation and applied negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT). Then as the base showed initial granulation, we changed the NPWT every 4 days. NPWT was used with lower pressure and cyclic mode (−40 to −75 mm Hg) to minimize trauma and to reduce the possibility of bleeding from the wounds. After 2 months of NPWT treatment, all the wounds eventually healed with secondary intension despite the patient’s condition with diabetes, hemodialysis, anticoagulant use, and corticosteroid therapy. This report supports the idea that if accompanied by conservative debridement with meticulous bleeding control, application of NPWT in low pressures and close monitoring of the patient, NPWT is possible to use even in wounds of patients with risk for bleeding.
“Early Trigger” Intravenous Vitamin K
Authors: Diament Marina , MacLeod Kirsty , O’Hare Jonathan , Tate Anne , Eardley Will
Published: August 2015

Best practice tariff (BPT) was introduced as a financial incentive model to improve compliance with evidence-based care, such as operation for hip fracture within 36 hours of admission. We previously evaluated the impact of warfarin on patients with hip fracture, revealing significant delay to operation and subsequent loss of revenue. As a result of this, an “early trigger” intravenous vitamin K (IVK) pathway was introduced and the service reaudited a year later. The first cycle was a retrospective audit of all cases with hip fracture against BPT standards over a 32-month period. Subsequent protocol change resulted in all warfarinised cases being given 2 mg IVK in the emergency department prior to blood testing. This protocol was reaudited against the same BPT standards 12 months later. An intention-to-treat approach was used, despite breaches of protocol and other reasons for patients not progressing to theater. The data were analyzed with parametric tools to establish true clinical and statistical impact of the introduction of the protocol. In the first cycle, 80 patients were admitted on warfarin with a mean time to theater of 53.71 hours. Of these patients, 79% breached BPT due to anticoagulation. Twelve months following protocol introduction, 42 patients had a mean time to theater of 37.61 hours. Of these patients, 34% breached BPT due to anticoagulation. These data are both clinically and statistically significant ( P < .001). No adverse events occurred. We have shown for the first time that “early-trigger” IVK can reduce delay to theater and maximize tariff payments in warfarinised patients with hip fracture. This is in addition to other established benefits associated with early surgery such as decreasing risk of pressure lesions and pneumonia. It affords high-quality patient-centered care while ensuring trauma units achieve maximal financial reimbursement through pay for improved performance and supports a culture of change behavior.
Encountering Lateness in Postunification Berlin
Authors: Ward Simon
Published: August 2015

Berlin's material past remains obstinately visible despite the predictions of urban theorists about the “overexposed” city. What is “remembering well” in contemporary Berlin: the preservation of a particular form of the city (Berlin's Planwerk Innenstadt) or the remembering of one particular past (e.g., National Socialism or the German Democratic Republic), or can it be understood in terms of a relationship to past time as such? This article argues that the productivity of “lateness” becomes evident in artistic framings of remnants, which interrogate memory in this “late” city. Works by Christian Boltanski, Shimon Attie, Arwed Messmer, and Lars Ramberg interrogate the dynamics of urban memory, viewing acts of memory as technologies in themselves. These works undermine “touristic itineraries” predicated on conventional engagements with urban space and time, enabling an encounter with the city that resonates with Maurice Halbwachs's conception of “place memory.” The works are not specifically addressed to Berlin's inhabitants; their forms of “resistance” relate to “remembering well” in posturban societies.
Creating capacity through partnership: a palliative care skills development programme
Authors: Kelsall Kay , Brennan Ebony , Cole Teresa
Published: August 2015

This paper presents the development and implementation of a recurrently funded, rolling, 6-month palliative care secondment programme for NHS community staff nurses based in a rural health economy in Southwest England. The programme is a key tool in a wider development plan for improving access to, and the quality of, palliative and end-of-life care for a dispersed rural population. This is part of a much bigger programme of integration to meet the shared challenges of service capacity, equity, and sustainability that are presented by the geographical and demographical profile of the locality. The ‘bigger picture’ is defined and set in the context of the national drive and evidence base for integration in order to explain the reasons behind the secondment programme. This is followed by outlining the iterative process of design and implementation—the ‘what?’ and ‘how?’—and key learning points to date are shared.
Use of continence pads to manage urinary incontinence in older people
Authors: Nazarko Linda
Published: August 2015

Urinary incontinence is a symptom that should be investigated and whenever possible treated in order to enable the person to regain continence. Sometimes, it is not possible or appropriate to promote continence, and the focus shifts to that of managing incontinence sensitively to enable the person to maintain dignity and avoid the complications of poorly managed urinary incontinence. This article examines how nurses and health professionals can promote wellbeing by assessing a person's need for incontinence pads, enabling the person to use the appropriate type of pad and minimising risks of skin damage, odour, embarrassment, and leakage.
Building on aspirations
Authors: Lepkowska Dorothy
Published: August 2015

While free schools still attract controversy, in many cases their creation is driven by teachers who are determined to deliver a better standard of education for all.
Computing: How confident do you feel?
Authors: McKeown Sal
Published: August 2015

With this subject now high on the agenda, it is vitally important for staff to access the right training. Sal McKeown talks to teachers about the most effective courses.
Wise up to an effective intervention for literacy
Authors: McKeown Sal
Published: August 2015

While ReadingWise is an intervention program designed to be used on computers or tablets, it also offers strategies for different learning styles away from screens.
‘Two steps forward – several steps back’
Authors: McKeown Sal
Published: August 2015

As the sector awaits clarification around testing of the new curriculum, teachers have reacted angrily to the rumoured possibility of bringing in formal tests at key stage 1.
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und jede Menge Mangas – Anregungen zur Leseförderung anhand von Ausleihzahlen
Authors: Arend Helga , Mahrt Nina
Published: August 2015

Der vorliegende Artikel untersucht die Ausleihzahlen von jugendlichen Lesern der Koblenzer Stadtbibliothek aus dem Jahr 2013. Die Zahlen zeigen, welche Bücher von Mädchen und Jungen in den Altersstufen von eins bis 17 Jahren besonders häufig ausgeliehen wurden. Darüber hinaus werden auch Nicht-Buch-Medien berücksichtigt, unter denen Comics bzw. Manga auffallend häufig vertreten sind. Die Auswahl der Bücher, die Kinder und Jugendliche in ihrer Freizeit präferieren, soll als Impuls zur Leseförderung dienen. Daher bietet der Artikel auch einen Blick in die beliebtesten Bücher, um zu ermitteln, was Jugendliche in diesen Fällen inhaltlich oder formal besonders anspricht.
Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal-axis associations with self- vs. parental ratings of depression in boys with an autism spectrum disorder
Authors: Bitsika Vicki , Sharpley Christopher F. , Andronicos Nicholas M. , Agnew Linda L.
Published: August 2015

Depression can be a major comorbidity in young people with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Although there is an association between major depressive disorder (MDD) and cortisol concentrations in non-ASD children, relatively little is known about that relationship in children with an ASD, or whether there are development effects on the relationship. It is also unclear whether self-reports or parents’ reports of depression in these children are more closely associated with cortisol.

Salivary cortisol from morning and afternoon, plus Child and Adolescent Symptom Inventory responses for MDD, were collected from a sample of 139 boys with an ASD. Parents of these boys also provided ratings of their sons on the Child and Adolescent Symptom Inventory for MDD.

Afternoon cortisol was significantly correlated with total depression scores for younger boys but not for older boys. There were also significant differences between the parents’ and the boys’ ratings for five of the 10 MDD symptoms. Parents’ ratings of their sons’ MDD symptoms of irritability, feeling sad or depressed, and sleeping problems were significantly correlated with the boys’ cortisol concentrations. Both boys’ and their parents’ ratings for thoughts of death, feeling worthless, and concentration problems were significantly associated with the boys’ cortisol concentrations.

A reliable assessment of MDD in young people with an ASD requires careful consideration of the relative validity of parents’ and children’s reports of the latter’s individual MDD symptomatology.
Performance estimation of linear algebra numerical libraries
Authors: De Rosis Alessandro
Published: August 2015

In this work, numerical algebraic operations are performed by using several libraries whose algorithm are optimized to drain resources from hardware architecture. In particular, dot product of two vectors and the matrix-matrix product of two dense matrices are computed. In addition, the Cholesky decomposition on a real, symmetric, and positive definite matrix is performed through routines for band and sparse matrix storage. The involved CPU time is used as an indicator of the performance of the employed numerical tool. Results are compared to naive implementations of the same numerical algorithm, highlighting the speed-up due to the usage of optimized routines.
Quasi-optimal convergence of AFEM based on separate marking, Part II
Authors: Rabus Hella
Published: August 2015

Various applications in computational fluid dynamics and solid mechanics motivate the development of reliable and efficient adaptive algorithms for nonstandard finite element methods (FEMs). Standard adaptive finite element algorithms consist of the iterative loop of the basic steps Solve, Estimate, Mark, and Refine. For separate marking strategies, this standard scheme may be universalised. The (total) error estimator is split into a volume term and an error estimator term.

Since the volume term is independent of the discrete solution, an appropriate data approximation may be realised by a high degree of local mesh refinement. This observation results in a natural adaptive algorithm based on separate marking. Its quasi-optimal convergence is proven in this second part for the pure displacement problem in linear elasticity and the Stokes equations and nonconforming Crouzeix-Raviart FEM. The proofs follow the same general methodology as for the Poisson model problem in the first part of this series. The numerical experiments confirm the optimal convergence rates and reveal its flexibility.
First record and supplementary description of Leporinus amae Godoy, 1980 (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from freshwaters in Argentina
Authors: Almirón Adriana , Casciotta Jorge , Bruno María Cecilia , Piálek Lubomír , Doubnerová Klára , Říčan Oldřich
Published: August 2015

Leporinus amae is known from the Rio Apuaê (type locality), Rio Canoas and Rio Caveiras tributaries of the Uruguay River basin, in Brazil. The original description of this species was mainly based on a single specimen lacking intraspecific variation in meristic and morphometric of most characters. We expand the range of distribution and report the first occurrence of Leporinus amae in Misiones Province, Argentina. Additionally, we provide a supplementary description of the species.
First report on the herpetofauna of Ataúro Island, Timor Leste
Authors: Kaiser Hinrich , Sanchez Caitlin , Heacox Scott , Kathriner Andrew , Ribeiro Agivedo Varela , Soares Zito Afranio , Araujo Luis Lemos de , Mecke Sven , O’Shea Mark
Published: August 2015

We describe for the first time the terrestrial herpetofauna of Ataúro Island, Timor-Leste, a small mountainous island in the Inner Banda Arc of the Lesser Sunda Archipelago. The island supports a fauna of ten lizard species in three families (Gekkonidae, n = 5; Scincidae, n = 4; Varanidae, n = 1) and four snake species in three families (Colubridae, n = 3; Typhlopidae, n = 1; Viperidae, n = 1). In addition to a set of lizards (e.g., Cryptoblepharus, Eutropis, Gehyra, Gekko, Hemidactylus, Lamprolepis) and snakes (e.g., Lycodon, Ramphotyphlops, Trimeresurus) typical for the Lesser Sunda Islands, there appear to be undescribed endemic species of Cyrtodactylus, Eremiascincus, and Varanus on Ataúro. Our surveys to date have not revealed the presence of any amphibians, turtles, or crocodiles.
New records of Flaviporus hydrophilus and Phellinus portoricensis (Fungi: Polypores)
Authors: Borba-Silva Marco Antonio , Ferreira-Lopes Valéria , Drechsler-Santos Elisandro Ricardo
Published: August 2015

Flaviporus hydrophilus and Phellinus portoricensis, collected in the Parque Municipal do Morro do Finder, are reported as new records for the Atlantic Rain Forest of Santa Catarina state and for Southern Brazil, respectively. Descriptions, illustrations and notes on distribution of these species are presented.
Novelties in Orchidaceae from the Brazilian Amazon
Authors: Pessoa Edlley , Barros Fábio De , Alves Marccus
Published: August 2015

Three new records of Orchidaceae in the Brazilian Amazon are presented: Duckeella pauciflora Garay, Notylia angustifolia Cogn. and Specklinia aristata (Hook.) Pridgeon and Chase, and the occurrence of Trichocentrum recurvum Lindl. is confirmed.
Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae, Myersiella microps (Duméril and Bibron, 1841): new records and geographic distribution map
Authors: Peixoto Marco Antônio de Amorim , Lacerda João Victor Andrade , Guimarães Carla Da Silva , Teixeira Bruno , Da Silva Emanuel Teixeira , Feio Renato Neves
Published: August 2015

Myersiella microps (Duméril and Bibron, 1841) is considered data deficient (DD) in the State of Minas Gerais, Southeastern Brazil. Herein we provide new records and a geographic distribution map of this Poorly known species. These data provide valuable information for a conservation status assessment of M. microps.
New records of Phibalura flavirostris Vieillot, 1816 (Aves: Cotingidae) in Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil, with notes on its natural history and a review of its historical occurrence
Authors: Peixoto Helberth José Cardoso , Malacco Gustavo Bernardino , Vasconcelos Marcelo Ferreira de , Mazzoni Luiz Gabriel , Perillo Alyne , Santos Kassius Klay , Garzon Bruno
Published: August 2015

We present new records of Phibalura flavirostris for the state of Minas Gerais, a little known and endangered species in the state, including notes on feeding and breeding behavior. We also present a review of records of the species in this state based on specimens housed in ornithological collections. It was noted the consumption of fruits belonging to five different plant families and reproductive evidence in a new state locality. The species proved to be rare in Minas Gerais, being relatively common in a few localities. P. flavirostris proved to be resident in the Quadrilátero Ferrífero region and were not found evidence of altitudinal migration. However the available records are inconsistent to affirm about the migration patterns of this species. The preservation of certain areas and new studies on the natural history are important for the conservation of the species in Minas Gerais state.
First record of Phyllostomus elongatus (É. Geoffroy, 1810) (Mammalia: Chiroptera) for the state of Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil
Authors: Lage Sergio Barbiero , Cipriano Rodrigo Da Silva , Ferreguetti Atilla Colombo , Martins Rodrigo Lemes
Published: August 2015

We report the occurrence of Phyllostomus elongatus in the municipality of Linhares, state of Espírito Santo. The new record fills a gap in the distribution of the species in southeastern Brazil and increases the state’s mammal list.
Experimental investigation on thermophysical properties of ethylene glycol based copper micro- and nanofluids for heat transfer applications
Authors: Nikkam Nader , Ghanbarpour Morteza , Khodabandeh Rahmatollah , Toprak Muhammet S.
Published: August 2015

The present work reports on the fabrication, experimental and theoretical investigation of thermal conductivity (TC) and viscosity of ethylene glycol (EG) based nanofluids/microfluids (NFs/MFs) containing copper nanoparticles (Cu NPs) and copper microparticles (Cu MPs). Cu NPs (20-40 nm) and Cu MPs (0.5-1.5 μm) were dispersed in EG with particle concentration from 1 wt% to 3 wt% using powerful ultrasonic agitation, and to study the real impact of dispersed particles the use of surface modifier was avoided. The objectives were to study the effect of concentration and impact of size of Cu particles on thermo-physical properties, including thermal TC and viscosity, of EG based Cu NFs/MFs. The physicochemical properties of NPs/MPs and NFs/MFs were characterized by using various techniques. The experimental results exhibited higher TC of NFs and MFs than the EG base liquid. Moreover, Cu NFs displayed higher TC than MFs showing their potential for use in some heat transfer applications. Maxwell effective medium theory as well as Einstein law of viscosity was used to compare the experimental data with the predicted values for estimating the TC and viscosity of Cu NFs/MFs, respectively.
Analysis of Archaeobotanical Material from the Tüpras Field Project of the Kinet Höyük Excavations, Turkey
Authors: Ramsay Jennifer , Eger A. Asa
Published: August 2015

The Tüpras Field project is located near the high mound of Kinet Höyük in the Hatay Province of Turkey. The site was founded in the 8th century and continually occupied until the 12th century CE. Contemporary Arabic writers described the region as rich in agriculture and known for its cultivation of date palms and for its valuable timber resources. This paper presents the analysis of archaeobotanical macro remains, which are rare from this period, to allow for a greater understanding of the floral diversity, in terms of cereals, weeds, trees and wild species that would have been present in the region during the Islamic through medieval periods. The data supports cereal agriculture, but also documents the emergence of a cotton boom, which is attested to in ethnohistorical sources but has rarely been confirmed through archaeobotanical remains. Substantial quantities of Chenopodium album (common names include lamb’s quarters, goosefoot and fat-hen) in single contexts, likely representing storage, were recovered and raise questions about its role as either an agricultural weed species or a more significant contributor to the diet and health of the medieval population. The agricultural economy is clearly more complex than previously believed and this study adds to discussions on the intersections of environmental and Islamic studies with crucial archaeological evidence, which can, for example, counter-balance and nuance certain well-worn debated ideas, such as the nature of the Islamic Green “Revolution”
An Umayyad Era Mosque and Desert Waystation from Wadi Shireh, Southern Jordan
Authors: Al-Bqāʿīn Firas , Corbett Glenn J. , Khamis Elias
Published: August 2015

In the winter of 1988, while surveying Wadi Shireh in the Hisma (or Wadi Ramm) Desert of southern Jordan, the 'Aqaba-Ma'an Archaeological and Epigraphic Survey, directed by the late William Jobling of the University of Sydney, discovered a rare early Islamic open-air mosque in association with several exceptional early Islamic (Kufic) inscriptions, one of which gives a date of 109 H (727/728 CE). While a number of scholars have since commented on the site’s interesting inscriptions, there has been little discussion of the mosque within its broader archaeological context or immediate landscape setting. This article evaluates the mosque, together with several associated buildings discovered in Shireh, in relation to similar early Islamic open-air mosques and marginal desert settlements known from the southern Levant. Following a review and analysis of the site’s intriguing inscriptions, the authors then offer tentative conclusions regarding the site’s function as a desert waystation during the time of the Umayyads.
THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT IRRIGATION DEPTHS ON RADISH CROPS
Authors: KLAR ANTÔNIO EVALDO , Putti Fernando Ferrari , GABRIEL FILHO LUÍS ROBERTO ALMEIDA , DA SILVA JUNIOR JOSUÉ FERREIRA , CREMASCO CAMILA PIRES
Published: August 2015

THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT IRRIGATION DEPTHS ON RADISH CROPS            ANTÔNIO EVALDO KLAR1; FERNANDO FERRARI PUTTI2; LUÍS ROBERTO ALMEIDA GABRIEL FILHO3; JOSUÉ FERREIRA DA SILVA JUNIOR4 E CAMILA PIRES CREMASCO3 ¹ UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas, Departamento de Engenharia Rural E-mails: klar@fca.unesp.br² UNIFENAS - Univ José do Rosário Vellano, Campus de AlfenasE-mails: fernandoputti@gmail.com3 UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Campus Experimental de Tupã, Laboratório de Matemática Aplicada e Computacional e Faculdade de Ciências AgronômicasE-mails: gabrielfilho, camilapires@tupa.unesp.br4 UNIVEF - Centro Universitário de VotuporangaE-mail: josuefsjr@hotmail.com   1 ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to analyze the performance of the radish crop under different levels of water replacement. The experiment was carried out at the Department of Rural Engineering, College of Agricultural Sciences - UNESP/Botucatu – SP. The experimental design was randomized blocks with five irrigation depths (25%, 50%, 75%, 100% and 125%  Etc) and 10 replicates. A total of two crop cycles were conducted to analyze the crop performance. The following parameters were evaluated: number of leaves;  root,   bulb and above-ground  green phytomass; bulb length and diameter and root length.  Similar performance was observed for both cycles, characterized by a quadratic increase in irrigation depths with an optimal point from 60% to 80% Etc. Keywords: management, optimization, efficiency, evapotranspiration.   KLAR, A. E.; PUTTI, F. F.; GABRIEL FILHO, L. R. A.; SILVA JUNIOR, J. F. da; CREMASCO, C. P.EFEITOS DE DIFERENTES LÂMINAS DE IRRIGAÇÃO NA CULTURA DO RABANETE  2 RESUMO O objetivo do presente do presente trabalho foi analisar o comportamento da cultura do rabanete submetido em diferentes taxas de reposição hídrica. O experimento foi realizado no Departamento de Engenharia Rural, da Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas, FCA-UNESP, na cidade de Botucatu – SP, em que adotou-se o delineamento em blocos casualizados, onde foram adotadas 5 lâminas de irrigação (25%, 50%, 75%, 100% e 125% da ETc) e foram utilizadas 10 repetições. Foram conduzidos 2 ciclos da cultura para constatar o comportamento da cultura. Foram realizadas as avaliações do número de folhas, fitomassa verde da parte aérea, raiz e bulbo, comprimento e diâmetro do bulbo e comprimento de raiz. Pôde-se constatar que foi verificado o comportamento semelhante em ambos os ciclos, sendo que responderam de forma quadrática o aumento das lâminas de irrigação, em que o ponto ótimo obtido foi na faixa de 60% a 80% da ETc. Palavras-chave: manejo, otimização, eficiência, evapotranspiração.
ESTATÍSTICA MULTIVARIADA E ANÁLISE DE CONTRASTES ORTOGONAIS APLICADAS EM VARIÁVEIS DIMENSIONAIS DE BACIAS HIDROGRÁFICAS.
Authors: Barros Bruna Soares Xavier de , Barros Zacarias Xavier de , Pollo Ronaldo Alberto
Published: August 2015

ESTATÍSTICA MULTIVARIADA E ANÁLISE DE CONTRASTES ORTOGONAIS APLICADAS EM VARIÁVEIS DIMENSIONAIS DE BACIAS HIDROGRÁFICAS.  BRUNA SOARES XAVIER DE BARROS1; ZACARIAS XAVIER DE BARROS2 E RONALDO ALBERTO POLLO3. 1 Pós Doutoranda em Agronomia, Energia na Agricultura, FCA, UNESP, Botucatu, SP.2 Professor Titular, Dep. de Engenharia Rural, FCA, UNESP, Botucatu, SP.3 Doutorando em Agronomia, Energia na Agricultura, FCA, UNESP, Botucatu,SP.  1 RESUMO No presente estudo aplicou-se estatística multivariada e análise de contrastes ortogonais entre médias (teste “t”) a variáveis dimensionais de bacias hidrográficas de terceira ordem de ramificação, obtidas por imagens aéreas não orbitais, pertencentes ao município de Itobi-SP, com objetivo de agrupar bacias segundo graus de similaridade, bem como detectar a representabilidade da distribuição espacial dos agrupamentos e através do teste “t” verificar os contrastes ortogonais entre os solos envolvidos em relação ao Mapa Pedológico do Estado de São Paulo de 1999. Foram utilizadas fotografias aéreas verticais, escala nominal aproximada 1:30000; cartas planialtimétricas, escala 1:50000 (IBGE-1973), como base cartográfica e o mapa de solos do estado de São Paulo. Neste trabalho foram estudadas 16 bacias hidrográficas, distribuídas por todo o município, o qual apresenta dois solos predominantes, quais sejam: Argissolo Vermelho-Amarelo (PVA) e Latossolo Vermelho-Amarelo (LVA). As variáveis dimensionais, submetidas à análise de agrupamento, discriminaram 60% das bacias consideradas para a unidade de solo PVA e 50% das bacias correspondentes ao LVA.  Palavras-chaves: bacias hidrográficas, análise multivariada, teste “t”.  BARROS, B.S.X. de; BARROS, Z.X. de; POLLO, R.A.MULTIVARIATE STATISTICS AND ANALYSIS OF ORTHOGONAL CONTRASTS APPLIED TO DIMENSIONAL VARIABLES OF WATERSHEDS  2 ABSTRACT In the present study, the multivariate statistics and analysis of orthogonal contrasts among means (T test) were applied to dimensional variables in third order watersheds. They were obtained by non-orbital aerial images in the Itobi city-SP, aiming at grouping watersheds of second degree of similarity, as well as detecting how representative the spatial distribution of groups is. Moreover, the orthogonal contrasts among the soils involved, regarding the Soil Map of  São Paulo State from 1999, were verified by the Student´s t  test.  Vertical aerial  photographs, 1:30000 approximate nominal scale; plani altimetric maps in 1:50000 scale (IBGE-1973) were used as cartographic basis as well as the soil maps of São Paulo state.  A total of 16 watersheds distributed throughout the city   were studied. The city has two predominant types of soil as follows:   Alfisol and Oxisol. The dimensional variables subjected to grouping analysis discriminated 60% and 50% of watersheds considered for the Alfisol soil and  Oxisol soil, respectively.  Keywords: watersheds, multivariate analysis, Student T test
AÇÃO FISIOLÓGICA DA PIRACLOSTROBINA NA ASSIMILAÇÃO DE CO2 E ENZIMAS ANTIOXIDANTES EM PLANTAS DE FEIJÃO CONDICIONADO EM DIFERENTES TENSÕES DE ÁGUA NO SOLO.
Authors: Jadoski Cleber Junior , Rodrigues João Domingos , Soratto Rogério Peres , Dos Santos Claudiana Moura , Ribeiro Essione
Published: August 2015

O objetivo do presente trabalho foi avaliar os efeitos de diferentes doses de piraclostrobina em plantas de feijão (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) submetidos a diferentes tensões de água no solo, nos parâmetros carboxilativos, na atividade de enzimas ligadas ao combate de espécies reativas de oxigênio (ERO) e a produtividade de grãos. O delineamento experimental foi em blocos casualizados em esquema fatorial de parcelas subdivididas com três repetições. As parcelas foram compostas por quatro tensões (-10, -20, -30 e- 40 kPa) no qual se testou quatro doses de piraclostrobina (0, 0.050, 0.075 e 0.1 L ha-1 i.a), no inicio da fase reprodutiva R5. As tensões de -10 e -20 kPa não induziram estresse hídrico. As tensões de -30 e -40 kPa ocasionaram diminuição da atividade carboxilativa, baixa eficiência enzimática e perdas de produtividade. A piraclostrobina alterou positivamente mecanismos antioxidativos e carboxilativos e também aumentou a produtividade de grãos.
Influência da fertirrigação por sulco utilizando água residuária e diferentes níveis de adubação na produtividade do feijoeiro
Authors: Souza Débora Pantojo de , Queluz João Gabriel Thomaz , Silva Alexsandro Oliveira da , Sánchez Román Rodrigo Máximo
Published: August 2015

A prática do reúso de águas residuárias é uma alternativa importante para a agricultura irrigada, pois essas águas apresentam elevadas concentrações de nutrientes essenciais para as plantas.  O objetivo do presente trabalho foi verificar se a irrigação com esgoto tratado e o uso de diferentes níveis de adubação influenciam na produtividade da cultura do feijoeiro (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). O experimento foi realizado em um delineamento casualizado em blocos onde foram testados cinco níveis de adubação (100, 75, 50, 25 e 0% da dose recomendada) com quatro repetições, totalizando 20 parcelas experimentais em um sistema de irrigação por sulcos. Os parâmetros utilizados para avaliar o efeito dos tratamentos aplicados foram: altura das plantas, produtividade, número de vagens, número de grãos por vagem, massa fresca e seca das plantas e massa de 100 grãos. Com os dados de produtividade obtidos e o uso de análise de regressão observou-se que a maior produção ocorreu para uma dose de 55,87% da adubação recomendada. Por outro lado, nos tratamentos com elevadas doses de adubação (75 e 100%) houve uma diminuição na produtividade devido ao excesso de nutrientes. Após a colheita, vagens, plantas e raízes foram coletadas e não se constatou contaminação por coliformes fecais. Os resultados permitem concluir que para o feijoeiro a utilização de 50% da adubação recomendada ou de uma porcentagem ainda menor (25%), em conjunto com água residuária, permite a obtenção de elevada produtividade (>3500 kg/ha).
FERTIRRIGAÇÃO NITROGENADA EM CULTIVARES DE MAXIXEIRO CULTIVADAS EM FIBRA DE COCO
Authors: Oliveira Francisco De Assis de , Oliveira Mychelle Karla Teixeira de , Lima Luan Alves , Bezerra Francisco Mardones Servulo , Alves Rita De Cássia , Linhares Paulo Sérgio Fernandes
Published: August 2015

Frutos de maxixeiro são bastante apreciados na culinária brasileira, no entanto ainda é uma cultura pouco estudada. O presente trabalho foi desenvolvido com o objetivo de avaliar o efeito da fertirrigação nitrogenada em cultivares de maxixeiro em fibra de coco. Utilizou-se o delineamento inteiramente casualizado, em esquema fatorial 3 x 4, com quatro repetições, sendo três cultivares de maxixe (Liso de Calcutá, Liso Gibão e Maxixe do Norte) e quatro concentrações de nitrogênio (50, 100, 150 e 200 mg L-1). Foram realizadas cinco colheitas de frutos, nas quais avaliaram-se as seguintes variáveis: diâmetro longitudinal, diâmetro transversal, número de frutos, massa fresca média de frutos e produção. A análise estatística dos dados revelou que a cultivar Liso de Calcutá destacou-se das demais por apresentar maior número de frutos (25,7) e maior produção (640,7 g planta-1). As cultivares apresentaram respostas variadas ao aumento da concentração de nitrogênio na solução nutritiva. Para as cultivares Liso de Calcutá e Maxixe do Norte, recomenda-se fertirrigação nitrogenada em concentração de 134 e 129 mg L-1 de N, respectivamente; e concentração de 50 mg L-1 de N para a cultivar Liso Gibão.
Right ventricular failure and pulmonary hypertension at recurrent thromboembolism of small branches of the pulmonary artery in cancer patients
Authors: Kamalov I A , Tukhbatullin M G
Published: August 2015

Aim. Develop new approaches to the diagnosis of right heart failure and pulmonary hypertension in recurrent thromboembolism of small branches of the pulmonary artery in patients with malignant tumors.

Methods. 83 patients with malignant tumors of various localizations were examined and followed-up. The main group included 49 patients with malignant tumors of various localizations and related venous thrombosis. The control group included 34 patients who did not have venous thrombosis. Patients in both groups underwent ultrasonography of inferior vena cava system veins and echocardiography at intervals of 3-4 days during the diagnosis and treatment of malignant tumors. Right ventricle ejection fraction and systolic pressure in the pulmonary artery were calculated at echocardiography.

Results. No signs of inferior vena cava system veins thromboses, right heart failure, pulmonary hypertension were identified in patients of the control group while setting up the diagnosis and treatment of malignancies. In 38 out of 49 patients of the main group, right ventricular failure and pulmonary hypertension of varying severity were detected. The condition of 46 patients of the main group gradually improved after treating with anticoagulants.

Conclusion. Recanalization of venous thrombosis is accompanied by frequent rejection of micro thrombi and embolization of small branches of pulmonary artery, causing right heart failure and pulmonary hypertension, which can be promptly detected by repeated echocardiography.