bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Real Versus Virtual Position of Single Implants Installed in Premaxilla via Guided Surgery: A Proof of Concept Analyzing Positional Deviations
Authors: Fontão Flávia Noemy Gasparini Kiatake , Luiz Jaques , de Freitas Rubens Moreno , Padovan Luis Eduardo Marques , Thomé Geninho , Faot Fernanda
Published: July 2018

The aim of this research letter was to report the results of a pilot study designed to compare the real and virtual position of implants placed using computer-guided flapless implant surgery for single restorations in the premaxilla. A total of 8 patients (2 men and 6 women) with a mean age of 40 years old (range: 32–73 years) had a total of 11 implants inserted using a tooth-supported stereolithographic guide. After implant placement, the positions (coronal, central, and apical) and angulation of the implants installed in relation to those planned were determined via the superposition of pre- and postoperative 3-dimensional models using Dental Slice software (Bioparts, Brasília, Brazil). The mean angular deviation was 2.54° ± 0.71°. The deviations found for the coronal, central, and apical positions were 1.3 ± 0.77 mm, 1.49 ± 0.58 mm, and 2.13 ± 1.32 mm, respectively.
Epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory factors associated with chronic kidney disease in Mexican HIV-infected patients
Authors: Lopez Edgar Dehesa , Córdova-Cázarez Carlos , Valdez-Ortiz Rafael , Cardona-Landeros Carlie Michelle , Gutiérrez-Rico María Fernanda
Published: July 2018

ABSTRACT Aim: To determine the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory factors associated with CKD in Mexican HIV-infected patients. Methods: Cross-sectional study. We included 274 patients with HIV/AIDS. CKD was defined by the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 assessed by CKD-EPI) and albuminuria criteria from KDIGO guidelines. Clinical, epidemiological, and laboratory characteristics were compared between patients with and without CKD. The factors associated with CKD were assessed by logistic regression analysis. Results: The mean age was 41±11 years, and 72.3% of the patients were men. The global prevalence of CKD was 11.7% (n = 32); 7.2% (n = 20) were defined by eGFR criterion; 7.6% (n = 21), by the albuminuria criterion; and 3.2% (n = 9), by both CKD criteria. The most frequently observed stages of CKD were KDIGO G3A1 stage with 4.7% (n = 13), KDIGO G1A2 stage with 3.6% (n = 10) and KDIGO G3A2 stage with 1.7% (n = 5). The factors associated with CKD were use of abacavir/lamivudine (OR 3.2; 95% CI 1.1-8.9; p = 0.03), a CD4 lymphocyte count < 400 cells/µL (OR 2.6; 95% 1.03-6.4, p = 0.04), age (OR 1.1; 95% CI 1.04-1.2, p = 0.001) and albuminuria (OR 19.98; 95% CI: 5.5-72.2; p < 0.001). Conclusions: CKD was a frequent complication in HIV-infected patients. These findings confirm the importance of screening and the early detection of CKD, as well as the importance of identifying and treating traditional and non-traditional risk factors associated with CKD.
On the Use of Automatically Acquired Examples for All-Nouns Word Sense Disambiguation
Authors: Martinez D. , Lopez de Lacalle O. , Agirre E.
Published: July 2018

This article focuses on Word Sense Disambiguation (WSD), which is a Natural Language Processing task that is thought to be important for many Language Technology applications, such as Information Retrieval, Information Extraction, or Machine Translation. One of the main issues preventing the deployment of WSD technology is the lack of training examples for Machine Learning systems, also known as the Knowledge Acquisition Bottleneck. A method which has been shown to work for small samples of words is the automatic acquisition of examples. We have previously shown that one of the most promising example acquisition methods scales up and produces a freely available database of 150 million examples from Web snippets for all polysemous nouns in WordNet. This paper focuses on the issues that arise when using those examples, all alone or in addition to manually tagged examples, to train a supervised WSD system for all nouns. The extensive evaluation on both lexical-sample and all-words Senseval benchmarks shows that we are able to improve over commonly used baselines and to achieve top-rank performance. The good use of the prior distributions from the senses proved to be a crucial factor.
Compositional Belief Update
Authors: Delgrande J. , Jin Y. , Pelletier F. J.
Published: July 2018

In this paper we explore a class of belief update operators, in which the definition of the operator is compositional with respect to the sentence to be added. The goal is to provide an update operator that is intuitive, in that its definition is based on a recursive decomposition of the update sentence's structure, and that may be reasonably implemented. In addressing update, we first provide a definition phrased in terms of the models of a knowledge base. While this operator satisfies a core group of the benchmark Katsuno-Mendelzon update postulates, not all of the postulates are satisfied. Other Katsuno-Mendelzon postulates can be obtained by suitably restricting the syntactic form of the sentence for update, as we show. In restricting the syntactic form of the sentence for update, we also obtain a hierarchy of update operators with Winslett's standard semantics as the most basic interesting approach captured. We subsequently give an algorithm which captures this approach; in the general case the algorithm is exponential, but with some not-unreasonable assumptions we obtain an algorithm that is linear in the size of the knowledge base. Hence the resulting approach has much better complexity characteristics than other operators in some situations. We also explore other compositional belief change operators: erasure is developed as a dual operator to update; we show that a forget operator is definable in terms of update; and we give a definition of the compositional revision operator. We obtain that compositional revision, under the most natural definition, yields the Satoh revision operator.
A Rigorously Bayesian Beam Model and an Adaptive Full Scan Model for Range Finders in Dynamic Environments
Authors: De Laet T. , De Schutter J. , Bruyninckx H.
Published: July 2018

This paper proposes and experimentally validates a Bayesian network model of a range finder adapted to dynamic environments. All modeling assumptions are rigorously explained, and all model parameters have a physical interpretation. This approach results in a transparent and intuitive model. With respect to the state of the art beam model this paper: (i) proposes a different functional form for the probability of range measurements caused by unmodeled objects, (ii) intuitively explains the discontinuity encountered in te state of the art beam model, and (iii) reduces the number of model parameters, while maintaining the same representational power for experimental data. The proposed beam model is called RBBM, short for Rigorously Bayesian Beam Model. A maximum likelihood and a variational Bayesian estimator (both based on expectation-maximization) are proposed to learn the model parameters.

Furthermore, the RBBM is extended to a full scan model in two steps: first, to a full scan model for static environments and next, to a full scan model for general, dynamic environments. The full scan model accounts for the dependency between beams and adapts to the local sample density when using a particle filter. In contrast to Gaussian-based state of the art models, the proposed full scan model uses a sample-based approximation. This sample-based approximation enables handling dynamic environments and capturing multi-modality, which occurs even in simple static environments.
Anytime Induction of Low-cost, Low-error Classifiers: a Sampling-based Approach
Authors: Esmeir S. , Markovitch S.
Published: July 2018

Machine learning techniques are gaining prevalence in the production of a wide range of classifiers for complex real-world applications with nonuniform testing and misclassification costs. The increasing complexity of these applications poses a real challenge to resource management during learning and classification. In this work we introduce ACT (anytime cost-sensitive tree learner), a novel framework for operating in such complex environments. ACT is an anytime algorithm that allows learning time to be increased in return for lower classification costs. It builds a tree top-down and exploits additional time resources to obtain better estimations for the utility of the different candidate splits. Using sampling techniques, ACT approximates the cost of the subtree under each candidate split and favors the one with a minimal cost. As a stochastic algorithm, ACT is expected to be able to escape local minima, into which greedy methods may be trapped. Experiments with a variety of datasets were conducted to compare ACT to the state-of-the-art cost-sensitive tree learners. The results show that for the majority of domains ACT produces significantly less costly trees. ACT also exhibits good anytime behavior with diminishing returns.
Behavior Bounding: An Efficient Method for High-Level Behavior Comparison
Authors: Wallace S. A.
Published: July 2018

In this paper, we explore methods for comparing agent behavior with human behavior to assist with validation. Our exploration begins by considering a simple method of behavior comparison. Motivated by shortcomings in this initial approach, we introduce behavior bounding, an automated model-based approach for comparing behavior that is inspired, in part, by Mitchells Version Spaces. We show that behavior bounding can be used to compactly represent both human and agent behavior. We argue that relatively low amounts of human eﬀort are required to build, maintain, and use the data structures that underlie behavior bounding, and we provide a theoretical basis for these arguments using notions of PAC Learnability. Next, we show empirical results indicating that this approach is eﬀective at identifying differences in certain types of behaviors and that it performs well when compared against our initial benchmark methods. Finally, we demonstrate that behavior bounding can produce information that allows developers to identify and ﬁx problems in an agents behavior much more eﬃciently than standard debugging techniques.
Municipal solid waste management in Gachsaran county, Iran – landfill site selection
Authors: Ferdowsi Ali , Ferdosi Masoud , Mehrani Mohammad Javad
Published: July 2018

This study was conducted as part of the Integrated Waste Management Plan of Gachsaran county. Gachsaran county suffers from serious problems with regard to municipal solid waste management (MSWM). Poor collection and transportation systems, poor final disposal in landfill, illegal recycling activities and illegal waste pickers are among current problems. The required data regarding waste characteristics were collected through field studies. The current MSWM in Gachsaran county including waste generation, handling, separation and transportation as well as physical and chemical analyses were examined. According to the results, urban and rural per capita waste generation rates in the county are 844·5 and 551·1 g/d, respectively. Biodegradable materials have the highest percentage of the municipal waste composition. Also, since the current landfill location was seriously opposed by locals, a landfill site-selection study was performed by using Arc GIS software. Considering certain criteria, the analytical hierarchy process was used to determine the relative weight of each criterion. Finally, a number of suggestions were provided to enhance the performance of waste management in the study area.
Strong Association of the HLA-DR/DQ Locus with Childhood Steroid-Sensitive Nephrotic Syndrome in the Japanese Population
Authors: Jia Xiaoyuan , Horinouchi Tomoko , Hitomi Yuki , Shono Akemi , Khor Seik-Soon , Omae Yosuke , Kojima Kaname , Kawai Yosuke , Nagasaki Masao , Kaku Yoshitsugu , Okamoto Takayuki , Ohwada Yoko , Ohta Kazuhide , Okuda Yusuke , Fujimaru Rika , Hatae Ken , Kumagai Naonori , Sawanobori Emi , Nakazato Hitoshi , Ohtsuka Yasufumi , Nakanishi Koichi , Shima Yuko , Tanaka Ryojiro , Ashida Akira , Kamei Koichi , Ishikura Kenji , Nozu Kandai , Tokunaga Katsushi , Iijima Kazumoto ,   for the Research Consortium on Genetics of Childhood Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome in Japan
Published: July 2018

Background Nephrotic syndrome is the most common cause of chronic glomerular disease in children. Most of these patients develop steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome (SSNS), but the loci conferring susceptibility to childhood SSNS are mainly unknown.

Methods We conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) in the Japanese population; 224 patients with childhood SSNS and 419 adult healthy controls were genotyped using the Affymetrix Japonica Array in the discovery stage. Imputation for six HLA genes (HLA-A, -C, -B, -DRB1, -DQB1, and -DPB1) was conducted on the basis of Japanese-specific references. We performed genotyping for HLA-DRB1/-DQB1 using a sequence-specific oligonucleotide-probing method on a Luminex platform. Whole-genome imputation was conducted using a phased reference panel of 2049 healthy Japanese individuals. Replication was performed in an independent Japanese sample set including 216 patients and 719 healthy controls. We genotyped candidate single-nucleotide polymorphisms using the DigiTag2 assay.

Results The most significant association was detected in the HLA-DR/DQ region and replicated (rs4642516 [minor allele G], combined P
allelic=7.84×10−23; odds ratio [OR], 0.33; 95% confidence interval [95% CI], 0.26 to 0.41; rs3134996 [minor allele A], combined P
allelic=1.72×10−25; OR, 0.29; 95% CI, 0.23 to 0.37). HLA-DRB1*08:02 (Pc=1.82×10−9; OR, 2.62; 95% CI, 1.94 to 3.54) and HLA-DQB1*06:04 (Pc=2.09×10−12; OR, 0.10; 95% CI, 0.05 to 0.21) were considered primary HLA alleles associated with childhood SSNS. HLA-DRB1*08:02-DQB1*03:02 (Pc=7.01×10−11; OR, 3.60; 95% CI, 2.46 to 5.29) was identified as the most significant genetic susceptibility factor.

Conclusions The most significant association with childhood SSNS was detected in the HLA-DR/DQ region. Further HLA allele/haplotype analyses should enhance our understanding of molecular mechanisms underlying SSNS.
Key aspects activation of program-project production management at enterprises of the Russian Federation’s defense-industry complex
Authors: Malikova D. M.
Published: July 2018

The defense-industry complex (DIC) of the Russian Federation plays significantly the significant role not only regarding ensuring defense capability of the country, but also in economy as the leader of high technologies and progressive methods of production management. Key aspects (the directions and conditions) activation of program-project production management at enterprises DIC are considered from positions certainly of necessary ensuring defense capability of the country. Achievement of this purpose requires the managerial tools allowing to try to obtain and support on corresponding world the competitiveness level of DIC products and the managerial mechanism. As perspective the method of program-project management is considered by a pilot-serial production of DIC. The theoretical bases of activation of programproject management on defense industry enterprises which are defined by the competition of interests in the internal and external markets of the enterprises and DIC organizations, the states in general are considered by production. The driving forces of the competition promoting activation of program-project management by production on defense industry enterprises are marked out. Methodological aspects of activation of program-project management by production of defense industry enterprises from positions of types of the competition: social, economic, ecological, institutional and technological, causing competitiveness from the point of view of sustainable development are defined. It is shown that achievement of competitiveness by defense industry enterprises by these types of the competition is provided with the competitive managerial mechanism as a part of the mechanisms of organization, motivations and informatizations, each of which has elements of planning and control. A research purpose is preparation of the theoretical and methodological basis for elaboration of the mechanism model of programproject management by a pilot-serial production on defense-industry enterprises.
Assessment of motivation of potential employees of an industrial enterprise
Authors: Kiseleva G. S.
Published: July 2018

A competently constructed incentive system ensures a high level of interest and satisfaction with the work activities of the staff, reducing costs and increasing production efficiency. The effectiveness of staff involvement largely depends on determining the motivational attitudes of candidates, identifying the dominant motivators of the applicant, which will save effort and time in dealing with many candidates, hire a specialist focused on achieving goals that do not run counter to the company’s policies. The article outlines the main aspects of assessing the motivation of potential employees. The measures on attraction of necessary quantity of the personnel from external and internal environment are offered. Research of motivational installations of candidates and employees of the industrial enterprise «Signal» Engels Design Bureau named after A.I. Glukharev Joint-Stock Company, on the basis of the data obtained, the values of candidates were determined depending on various parameters: age, position, on a territorial basis. The corporate values that are common to the employees of the enterprise and candidates in search of work are defined: decent wages, comfortable workplace, leadership professionalism, competent company policy, these factors were included in the corporate motivator map. In the area of staff incentives, knowledge of a variety of incentives is required, the ability to link incentives with motivations, and to receive evaluation information on the perception of incentives by candidates and employees to increase the efficiency of staff involvement and enrich the motivation system. The effectiveness of staff involvement can be increased by studying the motivational attitudes of candidates and selecting personnel at the initial stage, the motivational profile of which must match the company’s goals.
Occupational therapists' views and perceptions of functional capacity evaluations of employees suffering from major depressive disorders
Authors: Ramano Enos , BuysI Tania
Published: July 2018

INTRODUCTION: Major depressive disorders (MDD) cause work disability and work loss, often resulting in unemployment. Employees with MDD are often referred to occupational therapists (OTs) to assist with functional capacity evaluation (FCE). Functional Capacity Evaluation forms a part of the return-to-work decision making process. This study describes the views and perceptions of occupational therapists regarding the requirements needed to conduct reliable FCEs of employees suffering from MDD. METHODS: This study employed a descriptive, qualitative study design. Data were collected in three phases using open-ended questions, focus groups and member checking groups. Thematic content data analysis was used. FINDINGS: In total, 78 occupational therapists were recruited and 39 participated, with response rates of (28) 47%, (11) 61% and (9) 82% respectively across the three phases. Nine participants took part in the focus groups and member checking groups. Three themes emerged, namely: (1) occupational therapists' competencies in performing functional capacity evaluations (2) the process of functional capacity evaluation and (3) comprehensive functional capacity evaluation. CONCLUSION: The views and perceptions of occupational therapists of performing FCEs is to formulate return-to-work decisions. Occupational therapists should be competent in the use of standardised measurement tools, non-standardised assessment and clinical reasoning. Key words: Major Depressive Disorder, Functional Capacity Evaluation, occupational therapy, return-to-work, vocational rehabilitation
Infinitely large, randomly wired sensors cannot predict their input unless they are close to deterministic v1
Authors: Marzen Sarah
Published: July 2018

Building predictive sensors is of paramount importance in both biology and science. Can we make a randomly wired sensor ``good enough'' at predicting its input simply by making it larger? We show that infinitely large, randomly wired sensors are nonspecific for their input, and therefore nonpredictive of future input, unless they are close to deterministic. Nearly deterministic, randomly wired sensors can capture $\sim 10\%$ of the predictive information of their inputs for ``typical'' environments.
Vaginal lipidomics of women with vulvovaginal candidiasis and cytolytic vaginosis: a non-targeted LC-MS pilot study v2
Authors: Marcos Sanches José , César Giraldo Paulo , Amaral Rose , Nogueira Eberlin Marcos , de Azevedo Marques Lygia , Migliorini Isabel , Nakahira Marcel , Jan Marinus Bieleveld Michel , Garcia Discacciati. Michelle
Published: July 2018

Objective: To characterize the lipid profile in vaginal discharge of women with vulvovaginal candidiasis, cytolytic vaginosis, or no vaginal infection or dysbiosis. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Genital Infections Ambulatory, Department of Tocogynecology, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo–Brazil. Sample: Twenty-four women were included in this study: eight with vulvovaginal candidiasis, eight with cytolytic vaginosis and eight with no vaginal infections or dysbiosis (control group). Methods: The lipid profile in vaginal discharge of the different study groups was determined by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and further analyzed with MetaboAnalyst 3.0 platform. Main Outcome Measures: Vaginal lipids concentration and its correlation with vulvovaginal candidiasis and cytolytic vaginosis. Results. PCA, PLS-DA and hierarchical clustering analyses indicated 38 potential lipid biomarkers for the different groups, correlating with oxidative stress, inflammation, apoptosis and integrity of the vaginal epithelial tissue. Among these, greater concentrations were found for Glycochenodeoxycholic acid-7-sulfate, O-adipoylcarnitine, 1-eicosyl-2-heptadecanoyl-glycero-3-phosphoserine, undecanoic acid, formyl dodecanoate and lipoic acid in the vulvovaginal candidiasis group; N–(tetradecanoyl)-sphinganine, DL-PPMP, 1-oleoyl-cyclic phosphatidic, palmitic acid and 5-aminopentanoic acid in the cytolytic vaginosis group; and 1-nonadecanoyl-glycero-3-phosphate, eicosadienoic acid, 1-stearoyl-cyclic-phosphatidic acid, 1-(9Z,12Z-heptadecadienoyl)-glycero-3-phosphate, formyl 9Z-tetradecenoate and 7Z,10Z-hexadecadienoic acid in the control group. Conclusions: Lipids related to oxidative stress and apoptosis were found in higher concentrations in women with vulvovaginal candidiasis and cytolytic vaginosis, while lipids related to epithelial tissue integrity were more pronounced in the control group. Furthermore, in women with cytolytic vaginosis, we observed higher concentrations of lipids related to bacterial overgrowth.
iGEM Registry Bacterial Transformation v1
Authors: not provided Vinoo , not provided Abigail , not provided Meagan , Lubiana Tiago
Published: July 2018

Protocol for heatshock transforming E.coli competent cells, from strains such as DH5-alpha. These can be made competent in-house or bought from various suppliers. Transformations are essential to using the DNA Distribution Kits: resuspend the DNA sample in a well, transform the DNA into competent cells, and select single colonies. However, transformations can also be one of the more fickle laboratory techniques. Read through the entire protocol before starting! If you have issues with transformations, read through the Troubleshooting page for help. (adapted from http://parts.igem.org/Help:Protocols/Transformation)
El cuento de Hamu el pícaro y la bruja en la tradición rifeña bereber de Laazzanen (Nador, Marruecos) (ATU 1563 + ATU 175 + ATU 327C) / The Tale of Hamu el pícaro y la bruja in the Riffian Berber Tradition of Laazzanen (Nador, Morocco) (ATU 1563 + ATU 175 + ATU 327C)
Authors: Konaydi Abdelhak , Pedrosa José Manuel
Published: July 2018

Presentamos la traducción al español y el estudio comparado de un cuento oral, Hamu el pícaro y la bruja, que fue registrado por Abdelhak Konaydi en 2016. La narradora, del pueblo de Laazzanen, en la comarca de Beni-Ansar (Nador), en Marruecos, se expresa en una variedad de la lengua rifeña (bereber) del nordeste del país. El cuento está protagonizado por un personaje burlador, tramposo o trickster, que vence a una bruja caníbal. Muestra paralelismos con los relatos de Pedro Urdemalas o Pedro de Malasartes, que es el trickster típico en muchos cuentos folclóricos españoles. El relato rifeño es una secuencia de los tipos narrativos internacionales ATU 1563, ATU 175 y ATU 327C. Y contiene, además, una gran cantidad de motivos folclóricos migratorios.
Tumor downstaging and therapeutic pathomorphosis in rectal cancer patients receiving combination therapy with various polyradiomodification regimens
Authors: Vlasov O. A. , Barsukov Yu. A. , Tkachev S. I. , Gordeev S. S. , Tsaryuk V. F. , Aliev V. A.
Published: July 2018

Objective: to evaluate therapeutic pathomorphosis and Tand N-downstaging in response to various polyradiomodification regimens used in the combination therapy for rectal cancer.

Materials and methods. A total of 241 patients received combination therapy for rectal cancer using 4 different polyradiomodification regimens. We assessed therapeutic pathomorphosis and tumor downstaging in these patients. Eighty-two participants (34 %) underwent polyradiomodification with a 14-day course of capecitabine (Cap) given in a therapeutic dose (2 g/m2body surface) (Cap14 + metronidazole (MZ) and Cap14 + MZ + microwave hyperthermia (MW-HT)), whereas the remaining 159 participants (66 %) underwent polyradiomodification with a 5-day course of Cap in a radiosensitizing dose (1.5 g/m2 body surface) (Cap5 + MZ and Cap5 + MZ + MW-HT).

Results. Grade IV therapeutic pathomorphosis was observed in 19.5 % of patients treated with a 14-day course of Cap (Cap14 + MZ and Cap14 + MZ + MW-HT) and 1.3 % of patients treated with a 5-day course of Cap (Cap5 + MZ and Cap5 + MZ + MW-HT) (p = 0.00001). Patients receiving a 14-day course of Cap demonstrated T-downstaging significantly more often than those receiving a 5-day course (41.5 % compared to 9.4 % respectively, p = 0,00001). Regression of regional lymph node metastases was diagnosed in 51.1 % of patients from the Cap14 group only.

Conclusion. Our findings suggest that grade III–IV therapeutic pathomorphosis and tumor downstaging are more frequently achieved in polyradiomodification regimens with a 14-day course of Cap at a dose of 2 g/m2 (Cap14 + MZ and Cap14 + MZ + MW-HT).
Martial arts pedagogies and practice: A report on the contributions to coaching knowledge
Authors: Jennings George
Published: July 2018

The 4th International Coaching Conference held at Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK, showcased a range of studies concerning pedagogy in martial arts (MA). They varied in regards to their underpinning discipline, theory and method, but were united by a concern for enhancing practice in both pedagogy (the science) and pedagogies (the objects of study). One theoretical talk advocated a study of individual practices (techniques of the body and their corresponding methods) via praxiography in relation for a balanced, critical health pedagogy examining the duality of ‘dark’ and ‘light’ aspects. This in turn was applied by an emerging study looking at rapid weight loss practices in Judo and other combat sports that is beginning to scrutinise policies in order to regular this problem. Meanwhile, an investigation into the mental toughness of Karate practitioners uncovered similarly alarming findings on extreme training methods among veteran Welsh Karateka, while another study of a British context of Savate and Capoeira shared ways of studying MA pedagogies in their total form through traditional approach to ethnography. Together, these papers exemplify the increasing corpus of knowledge on teaching and learning in MA that could support that of coaching alongside sport and body pedagogy.
The Kung Fu Family: A metaphor of belonging across time and place
Authors: Partikova Veronika , Jennings George
Published: July 2018

Kung Fu associations are often understood as ‘families’ forming broader ‘family trees’ or lineages operating across centuries of history as well as transcultural associations. In an effort contributing to interdisciplinary martial arts studies, this paper presents data from two qualitative studies of Western practitioners of traditionalist Chinese martial arts (TCMA) in both the West and Asia by a phenomenological psychologist and an anthropological sociologist. We assess the use of the term ‘Kung Fu family’, what it means to the practitioners and how it impacts on their practice and their relationships with other martial artists. We argue that the conceptual metaphor of family offers a sense of belonging and solidarity within a diverse community in terms of age, ethnicity, gender, religion and social class. Meanwhile, we explore the metaphor in terms of the micro-political power dynamics that accompany martial arts collectives. Overall, the ideal of family can illuminate how identity can transcend across time (‘generations’ of practitioners) and place (from and to cultures and contingents). It is thus a way of understanding the organisation, spread and transcendence of Chinese martial arts.
Ansiedad y estrategias de afrontamiento en judokas de competición
Authors: Hogrefe Sofía , Ruiz-Barquín Roberto , Molinero Olga
Published: July 2018

El objetivo del presente estudio fue describir las respuestas de ansiedad y las estrategias de afrontamiento utilizadas por judokas de competición de diferente categoría de sexo, nivel de rendimiento, experiencia y categoría de edad deportiva. El estudio se llevó a cabo con 58 judokas españoles de competición. Se les aplicó una batería de test compuesta por un cuestionario de datos sociodemográficos, el CSAI-2R y el ISRA-B versión respuestas para evaluar la ansiedad y autoconfianza. Por último, el cuestionario ISCCS para evaluar estrategias de afrontamiento en competición. Los resultados mostraron que las mujeres, los judokas de bajo rendimiento, los judokas más experimentados y las categorías superiores (junior y sénior) son los que presentaron mayores niveles de ansiedad y menor autoconfianza. Los resultados correlacionales mostraron que las estrategias más utilizadas por los judokas eran las orientadas a la tarea (TOC), aunque ante la presencia de ansiedad ponían en marcha estrategias orientadas a la emoción (EOC), las cuales no se asocian en la literatura con un buen rendimiento en competición. Además, altos niveles de autoconfianza correlacionaron de forma positiva con estrategias orientadas a la distracción (DOC). La implicación práctica de este trabajo radica en la utilidad de esta información para la mejora y optimización de estrategias de afrontamiento en judokas de competición.
MORPHOFUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HEMATOPOIETIC TISSUE IN LYMPHOMA PATIENTS
Authors: Novoselova K. A. , Vladimirova L. Yu. , Lysenko I. B. , Abramova N. A. , Storozhakova A. E. , Popova I. L. , Tikhanovskaya N. M. , Ryadinskaya L. A. , Lyanova A. A. , Snezhko T. A. , Salamov G. V.
Published: July 2018

Parameters of ploidity and kinetics of cell cycle in bone marrow samples of lymphoma patients were studied by flow cytometry. These parameters were compared to the lymphoma prognostic criteria: disease stage, levels of lactate dehydrogenase, sed rate test, B-symptoms, Bcl-2, Ki-67 etc. Analysis of the results shows, that bone marrow lesions in primary tumors are characterized by a statistically significant increase in Bcl2-expressing cells and percentage of cells in G0-1 stage of the cell cycle, as well as decrease in percentage of cells in G2М and S stages and percentage of cells of the proliferative pool S+G2M, (G2M+S) / G0-1 compared to non-affected hematopoietic cells. Primary and recurrent lymphomas with bone marrow lesions are characterized by significant variability in cell cycle parameters describing proliferative activity of mononuclear cells combined with inefficiency of hematopoiesis. Marker cytokinetic parameters can be used as prognostic criteria for overall and relapse-free survival of patients with lymphomas.
A randomised controlled techniques saphenous vein harvest; morbidity lowering with minimally invasive technique
Authors: Tekalkote Sudheendra , Hussein Sartaj B.
Published: July 2018

Background: The long incision is associated with significant intra-operative and postoperative complications. The use of minimal invasive saphenous vein harvesting has been advocated in an effort to minimize such wound related problems. The objective of this study was to compare the morbidity associated with long saphenous vein harvesting using the traditional open technique (A) against a minimally invasive technique using the Mayo vein stripper (B) that involves multiple short incisions.Methods: Authors conducted a prospective randomized controlled study in 80 patients undergoing first time coronary artery bypass grafting. Pain and healing was assessed on each postoperative day. Rings of long saphenous vein were subjected to organ-bath evaluation of endothelium-dependent and endothelium-independent relaxation. Three patients were excluded from the study, leaving 38 patients in Group A and 39 in Group B.Results: With respect to operative procedure, Group A had a greater length of vein harvested than Group B. There was no statistical difference in pain scores and endothelium-dependent or endothelium-independent relaxation between the two groups. However, there were significantly more infections in Group A compared with Group B.Conclusions: Harvesting vein through multiple incisions using the Mayo vein stripper is quicker, results in fewer infections and has no deleterious effect on endothelial function compared to open technique.
Propiedades ópticas y de transporte de sistemas electrónicos cuasi-unidimensionales
Authors: Rodríguez Dueñas Ferney Javier
Published: July 2018

En el presente artículo se estudia la respuesta óptica y de transporte en sistemas de electrones interactuantes entre ellos y con potenciales externos. En la primera parte se analizará el caso de un electrón en interacción con un conjunto de potenciales localizados (potenciales ), para calcular las propiedades electrónicas de sistemas cuasiunidimensionales bajo diferentes tipos de desorden. En la segunda parte, se presenta un estudio de las propiedades ópticas de sistemas de muchos cuerpos altamente correlacionados y electrones interactuantes entre sí, con lo cual se demuestra la presencia de la singularidad de Fermi. En los dos casos se empleó y se demostró el método de las funciones de Green como técnica teórica efectiva para obtener resultados comparables con los experimentales. © 2018. Acad. Colomb. Cienc. Ex. Fis. Nat.
Seguimiento de una reacción fotocatalítica modelo expuesta a la propagación de la superposición de dos vórtices ópticos con momento angular orbital entero definido y opuesto, por medio de espectroscopía UV-VIS
Authors: Díaz Meza Carlos Fernando , Motta Nieto Diego Fernando , Torres Moreno Yezid , Martínez Ortega Fernando
Published: July 2018

El presente artículo realiza un análisis espectral de un conjunto de ensayos efectuados sobre una reacción foto catalítica modelo basada en la actividad de fenol disuelto en agua con oxido de titanio dopado como catalizador e irradiada con un haz de luz coherente, cuyo frente de onda corresponde a la superposición de dos vórtices ópticos con momento angular orbital entero definido de sentido opuesto.Como primera instancia se describe la arquitectura opto electro-química empleada en el estudio, luego se selecciona por medio de un barrido discreto de haces propagados de 405 y 450 nm, la longitud de onda adecuada para proyectar los vórtices ópticos sobre la muestra. Por último se realiza el tratamiento y análisis de las señales adquiridas a través de espectrofotometría UV de las muestras irradiadas con las distribuciones espaciales de luz de interés controladas por un holograma generado por computador. © 2018. Acad. Colomb. Cienc. Ex. Fis. Nat.
Doses de adubação or gânica e convencional no desenvolvimento e produtividade na cultura do jambu
Authors: Gama Romildo Torres da , Guimarães Rodrigo De Souza , Damaceno João Batista Dias , Campos Cedano Johnny Carlos , Feitosa Oliveira Mayara , Cruz Morais Sangela
Published: July 2018

A cultura do jambu tem exigências nutricionais que podem ser supridas tanto pela adubação química quanto orgânica. Este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a eficiência do fertilizante orgânico de esterco bovino proveniente de abatedouros, na produção de biomassa verde de jambu em relação à adubação convencional. O experimento foi conduzido em casa de vegetação do Instituto de Estudos em Desenvolvimento Agrário e Regional da Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará, no município de Marabá, Estado do Pará - Brasil. O delineamento estatístico experimental utilizado foi o inteiramente casualisado com 8 (oito) tratamentos e 8 (oito) repetições. Como resultados, observou-se que a calagem utilizada de forma isolada não propicia o aumento de biomassa verde da cultura estudada. Quando adicionado fertilizante orgânico de esterco bovino no solo com baixa fertilidade natural, ocorre um aumento linear do peso médio da biomassa verde do jambu em todos os tratamentos. Quando se utiliza o fertilizante orgânico associado ao adubo NPK, obtem-se o melhor ganho de biomassa verde independentemente do uso da calagem. Portanto, a combinação da adubação química e orgânica promove maior impacto na produção de biomassa das plantas de jambu.
Türkçenin Yazımında Ölçünleştirme Sorunu Üzerine: Düzeltme iminin artsüremli incelemesi
Authors: Duman Derya
Published: July 2018

Türkçe
görece yakın bir tarihte yeni alfabeye geçmiş olsa da yazım kurallarının
değişim süreci hâlâ devam etmektedir. Yazım kılavuzunda yapılan değişikliklerle
tutarsızlıklar ortadan kaldırılmaya çalışılmış, bu değişiklikler zaman zaman
yeni tartışmaları beraberinde getirmiştir. Bu nedenle, Türkçenin yazımıyla
ilgili sorunlarla ilgili geniş bir literatürün varlığından söz edilebilir. Bu
literatürün en sorunlu alanlardan birisi de düzeltme işareti olarak karşımıza
çıkmakta. Bu çalışmanın amacı düzeltme işaretinin basın yayında kullanımının
artsüremli bir patronunu çıkarmanın yanı sıra, olası bir revizyon tartışmasını
gündeme getirmektir. Bu amaçla otuzar yıllık aralarla (1950, 1980 ve 2010)
belirlenmiş üç dönemde gazete, dergi ve kitaplarda düzeltme işaretinin
kullanımı dönemlerde söz konusu yazım kuralları uyarınca sayısal olarak
incelenmiş ve sayısal veriler dönemlere göre karşılaştırılmıştır. Çalışmanın
ikinci aşamasında da dille ilgili normatif kararları yazılı kültür açısından
önem arz eden yayıncı, editör ve çevirmenlere düzeltme işaretiyle ilgili
yaklaşımları sorulmuş, iki aşamalı bu araştırmanın bulguları ışığında dönemler
arası farkların olası kaynakları ve çözüm yolları tartışılmış; durum dil
planlaması perspektifinden tartışılmıştır.
Editorial
Authors: Arroio Agnaldo
Published: July 2018

Apresentação dos artigos do volume 13, número 28 da Amaz RECM.
O uso de mapas conceituais como ferramenta metacognitiva no Ensino de Química
Authors: Tavares Laís Conceição , Müller Regina Celi Sarkis , Fernandes Adriano Caldeira
Published: July 2018

O presente artigo tem como objetivo propor o uso de mapas conceituais (MCs) como ferramenta metacognitiva no processo de ensino e aprendizagem em química. A pesquisa envolveu estudantes do curso de licenciatura em química, durante a disciplina de química geral teórica II, na Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), campus de Belém. Os dados foram obtidos por meio da coleta de MCs construídos pelos discentes. As análises foram realizadas a partir da observação do contato dos estudantes com o objeto de estudo, da forma como os discentes compreendem o conteúdo e da externalização do conhecimento expressa através dos mapas. Os resultados obtidos indicam que através dos MCs é possível compreender melhor as manifestações metacognitivas dos indivíduos, pois os mapas tornam as informações mais acessíveis e permitem perceber a forma como os estudantes compreendem o conteúdo em estudo e como eles relacionam os conceitos em sua estrutura cognitiva. Atualmente é crescente o uso de ferramentas alternativas para o ensino, inclusive na área de ciências da natureza. Desse modo, o uso de MCs foi bem aceito pelos discentes, o que contribuiu significativamente com a formação de futuros docentes, demonstrando a importância desse instrumento para o processo de ensino e aprendizagem.
Farklı Toprak Özelliklerinin Sanayi Domatesi Üretiminde Meyve pH Değeri, Verim ve Bazı Kalite Özelliklerine Etkileri
Authors: Nas Yahya , Türk Bilge , Duman İbrahim , Şen Fatih , Tuncay Özlem
Published: July 2018

Çalışma, farklı toprak özelliklerine sahip (tın, killi-tın, kumlu-tın) üç
parselde üretilen Uno Rosso F1
çeşidinin meyve
pH değeri, verim ve bazı kalite özelliklerinin belirlenmesi amacıyla Torbalı
bölgesinde yürütülmüştür. Tesadüf
blokları deneme desenine göre 3 tekerrürlü yürütülen çalışmada verim ve meyve
kalite değerlerindeki değişim I. ve II. hasat olmak üzere iki defa alınan meyve
örnekleri ile değerlendirilmiştir. Çalışma sonucunda en yüksek bitki verimi (3.80 kg/bitki), en yüksek
dekar verim değeri (10.491 kg/da) ve en yüksek salça verim değeri (1740 kg/da)
tın bünyeli toprak bünyesinden elde edilmiştir. Benzer şekilde en düşük meyve
pH değeri (4.11) ve en yüksek briks değeri (4.85) yine aynı toprak bünyesinden
ve I. hasattan elde edilmiştir. Çalışmada en yüksek toplam fenol miktarı (46.96 mg GAE/100
g),
antioksidan aktivitesi (2.92 µmol
TE/g)
ve likopen miktarı (101.58 mg/kg) ise II. hasattan alınan örneklerde ve killi-tın
toprak bünyesinden elde edilmiştir.

Bu çalışma ile uygulanan farklı bakım ve bitki besleme programlarının
farklı toprak bünyelerinde yetiştirilen Uno Rosso sanayi domatesi çeşidinde
meyve pH ve diğer kalite özelliklerinde değişime neden olduğu ortaya
konulmuştur. Bunun yanında erken dönemde yapılan hasatın meyvenin pH değerini
düşürdüğü ancak hasat tarihinin gecikmesi ile meyvenin pH değerinin yükselmesi
yanında; toplam fenol, antioksidan ve likopen miktarında da artış sağlandığı
belirlenmiştir.
Perspectivas de la violencia de género en la era de la Teoría Neoconstitucional como el nuevo paradigma del Derecho Internacional de los Derechos Humanos = Perspectives of gender violence in the age of Neoconstitutional Theory as the new paradigm of the International Law of Human Rights
Authors: Redondo María Belén
Published: July 2018

RESUMEN: Los cambios en la nueva concepción del Estado Democrático de Derecho que surgen a partir de la toma de conciencia de la existencia de determinados derechos que se consideran como fundamentales por la comunidad internacional, influyen de modo directo en el diseño de políticas públicas, de creación de normas jurídicas y en el modo de resolver los casos judiciales. Es así que se presenta a la Teoría Neoconstitucional como una nueva teoría del derecho que permite integrar los derechos con sus respectivas garantías, y que se ocupa tanto de las normas como de los principios y los valores de Derechos Humanos y de su internalización en los ordenamientos de los Estados, es decir, se ocupa del fenómeno de mundialización de estos derechos. Dentro de los derechos fundamentales encontramos los que poseen las mujeres en lo que concierne a vivir una vida libre de toda violencia en la que se respete su dignidad y autonomía de la voluntad, amén de que los índices de violencia contra ellas aumentan día a día en todos los países del mundo. De este modo los Estados deberán cumplimentar con las medidas de acciones positivas tendientes a garantizar el efectivo goce de los derechos reconocidos por los Pactos internacionales de Derechos Humanos.ABSTRACT: The changes in the new conception of the Democratic State of Law that arise from the awareness of the existence of certain rights that are considered fundamental by the international community, have a direct influence on the design of public policies, the creation of legal norms and how to solve judicial cases. This is how the Neoconstitutional Theory is presented as a new theory of law that allows integrating rights with their respective guarantees, and that deals with both the norms and the principles and values of Human Rights and their internalization in the legal systems. of the States, that is, deals with the phenomenon of globalization of these rights. Within the fundamental rights we find those that women possess in what concerns to live a life free of all violence in which their dignity and autonomy of the will is respected, in addition to that the indices of violence against them increase every day in all the countries of the world. In this way, the States must comply with the measures of positive actions tending to guarantee the effective enjoyment of the rights recognized by the International Covenants on Human Rights.PALABRAS CLAVE: violencia, género, derechos humanos, neoconstitucionalismo, EstadosKEYWORDS: violence, gender, human rights, neoconstitutionalism, States
Combining Living Microorganisms with Regenerated Silk Provides Nanofibril-Based Thin Films with Heat-Responsive Wrinkled States for Smart Food Packaging
Authors: Valentini Luca , Bittolo Bon Silvia , Pugno Nicola M.
Published: July 2018

Regenerated silk (RS) is a protein-based “biopolymer” that enables the design of new materials; here, we called “bionic” the process of regenerated silk production by a fermentation-assisted method. Based on yeast’s fermentation, here we produced a living hybrid composite made of regenerated silk nanofibrils and a single-cell fungi, the Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast extract, by fermentation of such microorganisms at room temperature in a dissolution bath of silkworm silk fibers. The fermentation-based processing enhances the beta-sheet content of the RS, corresponding to a reduction in water permeability and CO2 diffusion through RS/yeast thin films enabling the fabrication of a mechanically robust film that enhances food storage durability. Finally, a transfer print method, which consists of transferring RS and RS/yeast film layers onto a self-adherent paraffin substrate, was used for the realization of heat-responsive wrinkles by exploiting the high thermal expansion of the paraffin substrate that regulates the applied strain, resulting in a switchable coating morphology from the wrinkle-free state to a wrinkled state if the food temperature overcomes a designed threshold. We envision that such efficient and smart coatings can be applied for the realization of smart packaging that, through such a temperature-sensing mechanism, can be used to control food storage conditions.
Simplified Protocol of Quantum Teleportation
Authors: Mastriani Mario
Published: July 2018

A simplified version of the quantum teleportation protocol is presented in here. Its experimental confirmation will have deep implications for a better understanding of Quantum Entanglement with a particular projection on Quantum Communications.