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GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Authors: SYMONENKO V.K.
Published: November 2018

Topicality. The processes of the reforming and transforming of the state administration system in the country, which have been going on for more than a quarter of a century and do not lead to a significant increase in the level of well-being and do not allow to achieve even the values of indicators of socio-economic development of the 1991th year’s level, determine the relevance of the development of conceptual and scientific- methodological approaches to the organization of management system and public administration in the national economy. The main conceptual idea is to determine the direction of further socio-economic development of society and to regulate the transformation of the national economy management system on the basis of the prevalence of the actual significance and effectiveness of the system of state administration over the fact of its functioning for the sake of its own existence.Aim and tasks. The purpose of the article is to determine the conceptual framework for the regulation of transformation processes in the system of public administration and management in order to effectively influence the changes in national economic system and facilitate its restructuring from the raw material type to the economic system oriented on creation of the maximum possible value added.Research results. The interrelation and interdependency of the power and the system of public administration are analysed. It is defined the character and degree of influence of civil society on political and socio-economical processes which take place in the state. The essence of problems of real democratization processes in society reducing and the emphasis on arising threats that are caused by alignment of the reform processes and the failure of the tasks fulfill for the transformation of the economic system are analyzed and solved.The threat of curtailment of the processes of democratization and attainment of objects of radical socio-economical reforms going on in the country are emphasized. The specific measures on forming of civil society as an active state governor and on creation of effective system of public administration and regulation are justified and proposed. The appropriateness and validity of the proposed regulatory measures has been proved.Conclusions. It is established that one of the necessary and priority tasks is to maintain and create conditions for the rise of civil society sprouts in our country and for developed civil society establishment, which will become the basis and the key to successful implementation of the public administration reform, and will facilitate the efficiency of state power, will increase the welfare of the population. It is also necessary to support political will and aspirations of political elites to build an effective national economic system.
Intérêt de l’échographie dans la prise en charge du blessé de guerre dyspnéique
Authors: Martin P.-V. , Fogelman J. , Dubecq C. , Galant J. , Travers S. , Fritsch N.
Published: November 2018

La médecine militaire s’adapte aux dernières évolutions médicales, et l’échographie s’inscrit désormais dans les algorithmes de prise en charge des blessés de guerre. Grâce à la plus-value apportée à la clinique dans l’évaluation des blessés associée à l’amélioration des performances et à la miniaturisation des appareils, le positionnement de l’échographie en médecine de guerre a évolué pour trouver sa place « à l’avant », parfois dans des conditions sanitaires très dégradées. Après avoir rappelé les principes du secourisme au combat pour le blessé de guerre dyspnéique, cet article replace l’intérêt diagnostique et thérapeutique de l’échographie dans la « médecine de l’avant » en détaillant la sémiologie échographique des principales pathologies du blessé de guerre dans la phase de réanimation préhospitalière. L’article souligne aussi l’importance opérationnelle qu’occupe l’échographie, que ce soit sur le terrain lors des évacuations sanitaires ou lors d’afflux massif de victimes. Certains aspects de la doctrine militaire d’emploi pourraient s’adapter à la pratique en préhospitalier ou lors des situations d’exception en métropole.
Laurus nobilisL. and the Study of its Biological Activityin vitro
Authors: Mehani M. , Goumni Z. , Salhi A. , Salhi N. , Segni L. , Terzi V. , Morcia C.
Published: November 2018

This work focuses on the study of the antimicrobial activity of the essential oil (EO) ofLaurus nobilisL. plant. The extraction of essential oil of the aerial parts ofLaurus nobilisL. was conducted by the hydrodistillation method. Antimicrobial activity test was performed on five bacterial strains (Klebsiella pneumoniae,Escherichia coli,Proteus mirabilis,Enterobacter cloacae,Enterococcus faecalis). The results showed thatLaurus nobilisEO has moderate antibacterial activity. In addition, the antifungal activity of theLaurus nobilisL. EO was analyzed; the direct contact method was performed onFusarium sporotrichioidesin different EO concentrations (0.05, 0.25, and 0.5% of EO). The results showed that this essential oil has significant antifungal activity on this strain; there was a 100% growth inhibition at a concentration of 0.5%.
Generalized Conchoids
Authors: Odehnal Boris
Published: November 2018

We adapt the classical definition of conchoids as known from the Euclidean plane to geometries that can be modeled within quadrics. Based on a construction by means of cross ratios, a generalized conchoid transformation is obtained. Basic properties of the generalized conchoid transformation are worked out. At hand of some prominent examples - line geometry and sphere geometry - the actions of these conchoid transformations are studied. Linear and also non-linear transformations are presented and relations to well-known transformations are disclosed.
Trigonometric Functions in the m-plane
Authors: Çolakoğlu Harun Bariş
Published: November 2018

In this paper, we define the trigonometric functions in the plane with the $m$-metric. And then we give two properties about these trigonometric functions, one of which states the area formula for a triangle in the $m$-plane in terms of the $m$-metric.
Water, Sand, Molluscs: Imperial Infrastructures, the Age of Hydrology, and German Colonialism in Swakopmund, Southwest Africa, 1884-1915
Authors: Kalb Martin
Published: November 2018

How did nature challenge German colonialism in Southwest Africa? What role did water, sand, and a small mollusc play as Germans tried to establish their first and, in many ways, only settler colony? This paper explores the events surrounding the town of Swakopmund, a small coastal settlement defined as the main entry point (Eingangstür) into German Southwest Africa at the time. As a case study, Swakopmund arguably provides an excellent framework when showcasing the importance of widely underestimated environmental protagonists in the construction of the German Empire; it also underlines the value of incorporating environmental history more broadly into discussions of German colonial fantasies in the age of hydrology.
Perspectives of General Practitioners on the Issues Surrounding the Late Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease
Authors: Bature Fidelia , Guinn Barbara , Pang Dong ,   The Luton, Dunstable, Milton Keynes General Practise consortium, Pappas Yannis
Published: November 2018

We set out to investigate the insights general practitioners (GPs) have into the early signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), factors that may be responsible for the late diagnosis, as well as their recommendations for early diagnosis of AD. This was a semi-structured, qualitative and audio-recorded interview of seven GPs, from five GP surgeries in Milton Keynes and Luton, using the framework analysis. GPs reported challenges with the current patient’s consultation time, a lack of continuity of care, inadequate training, limited support for patients after diagnosis, and poor treatment of the UK’s aging population. The study highlights important changes that would facilitate the earlier diagnosis of AD.
The Ethyl Acetate Extract of Leaves of Ugni molinae Turcz. Improves Neuropathological Hallmarks of Alzheimer’s Disease in Female APPswe/PS1dE9 Mice Fed with a High Fat Diet
Authors: Jara-Moreno Daniela , Castro-Torres Rubn D. , Ettcheto Miren , Auladell Carme , Kogan Marcelo J. , Folch Jaume , Verdaguer Ester , Cano Amanda , Busquets Oriol , Delporte Carla , Camins Antoni
Published: November 2018

The most common type of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by impairment in cognitive performance in aged individuals. Currently, there is no effective pharmacological treatment that cures the disease due to the lack of knowledge on the actual mechanisms involved in its pathogenesis. In the last decades, the amyloidogenic hypothesis has been the most studied theory trying to explain the origin of AD, yet it does not address all the concerns relating to its development. In the present study, a possible new preclinical treatment of AD was evaluated using the ethyl acetate extract (EAE) of leaves of Ugni molinae Turcz. (synonym Myrtus ugni Molina Family Myrtacea). The effects were assessed on female transgenic mice from a preclinical model of familial AD (APPswe/PS1dE9) combined with a high fat diet. This preclinical model was selected due to the already available experimental and observational data proving the relationship between obesity, gender, metabolic stress, and cognitive dysfunction; related to characteristics of sporadic AD. According to chemical analyses, EAE would contain polyphenols such as tannins, flavonoid derivatives, and phenolic acids, as well as pentacyclic triterpenoids that exhibit neuroprotective, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant effects. In addition, the treatment evidenced its capacity to prevent deterioration of memory capacity and reduction of progression speed of AD neuropathology.
Role of the Glyoxalase System in Alzheimer’s Disease
Authors: Jiang Lianying , Wang Jiafeng , Wang Zhigang , Huang Wenhui , Yang Yixia , Cai Zhiyou , Li Keshen
Published: November 2018

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an insidious and progressive neurodegenerative disease. The main pathological features of AD are the formation of amyloid-β deposits in the anterior cerebral cortex and hippocampus as well as the formation of intracellular neurofibrillary tangles. Thus far, accumulating evidence shows that glycation is closely related to AD. As a final product resulting from the crosslinking of a reducing sugar or other reactive carbonyls and a protein, the advanced glycation end products have been found to be associated with the formation of amyloid-β and neurofibrillary tangles in AD. As a saccharification inhibitor, the glyoxalase system and its substrate methylglyoxal (MG) were certified to be associated with AD onset and development. As an active substance of AGEs, MG could cause direct or indirect damage to nerve cells and tissues. MG is converted to D-lactic acid after decomposition by the glyoxalase system. Under normal circumstances, MG metabolism is in a dynamic equilibrium, whereas MG accumulates in cells in the case of aging or pathological states. Studies have shown that increasing glyoxalase activity and reducing the MG level can inhibit the generation of oxidative stress and AGEs, thereby alleviating the symptoms and signs of AD to some extent. This paper focuses on the relevant mechanisms of action of the glyoxalase system and MG in the pathogenesis of AD, as well as the potential of inhibiting the production of advanced glycation end products in the treatment of AD.
The Association of Mid- and Late-Life Systemic Inflammation with Brain Amyloid Deposition: The ARIC-PET Study
Authors: Walker Keenan A. , Windham B. Gwen , Brown Charles H. , Knopman David S. , Jack Clifford R. , Mosley Thomas H. , Selvin Elizabeth , Wong Dean F. , Hughes Timothy M. , Zhou Yun , Gross Alden L. , Gottesman Rebecca F.
Published: November 2018

Background:

Although inflammation has been implicated in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease, the effects of systemic inflammation on brain amyloid deposition remain unclear.

Objective:

We examined the association of midlife and late-life systemic inflammation with late-life brain amyloid levels in a community sample of non-demented older adults from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) – PET Study.

Methods:

339 non-demented participants (age: 75 [SD 5]) were recruited from the ARIC Study to undergo florbetapir PET (amyloid) imaging. Blood levels of high sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of systemic inflammation, were measured 22 years (Visit 2), 16 years (Visit 4), and up to 2 years before PET imaging (Visit 5). Elevated brain amyloid deposition (standardized uptake value ratio >1.2) was the primary outcome.

Results:

Our primary analyses found no association of midlife and late-life CRP with late-life brain amyloid levels. However, in secondary stratified analyses, we found that higher midlife (Visit 2) CRP was associated with elevated amyloid among males (OR 1.65, 95% CI: 1.13–2.42), and among white (OR 1.33, 95% CI: 1.02–1.75), but not African American, participants ( p-interactions<0.05). Among male participants, those who maintained high CRP levels (≥3 mg/L) throughout mid- and late-life were most likely to have elevated brain amyloid (OR, 8.81; 95% CI: 1.23, 62.91).

Conclusions:

Although our primary analysis does not support an association between systemic inflammation and brain amyloid deposition, we found evidence for sex- and race-dependent associations. However, findings from subgroup analyses should be interpreted with caution.
Depression and Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers Predict Driving Decline
Authors: Babulal Ganesh M. , Chen Suzie , Williams Monique M. , Trani Jean-Francois , Bakhshi Parul , Chao Grace L. , Stout Sarah H. , Fagan Anne M. , Benzinger Tammie L.S. , Holtzman David M. , Morris John C. , Roe Catherine M.
Published: November 2018

Background:

Symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and depression independently increase crash risk. Additionally, depression is both a risk factor for and a consequence of AD.

Objective:

To examine whether a depression diagnosis, antidepressant use, and preclinical AD are associated with driving decline among cognitively normal older adults.

Methods:

Cognitively normal participants, age ≥65, were enrolled. Cox proportional hazards models evaluated whether a depression diagnosis, depressive symptoms (Geriatric Depression Scale), antidepressant use, cerebrospinal fluid (amyloid- β42 [A β42], tau, phosphorylated tau181 [ptau181]), and amyloid imaging biomarkers (Pittsburgh Compound B and Florbetapir) were associated with time to receiving a rating of marginal/fail on a road test. Age was adjusted for in all models.

Results:

Data were available from 131 participants with age ranging from 65.4 to 88.2 years and mean follow up of 2.4 years (SD = 1.0). A depression diagnosis was associated with a faster time to receiving a marginal/fail rating on a road test and antidepressant use ( p = 0.024, HR = 2.62). Depression diagnosis and CSF and amyloid PET imaging biomarkers were associated with driving performance on the road test ( p≤0.05, HR = 2.51–3.15). In the CSF ptau181 model, depression diagnosis ( p = 0.031, HR = 2.51) and antidepressant use ( p = 0.037, HR = 2.50) were statistically significant predictors. There were no interaction effects between depression diagnosis, antidepressant use, and biomarker groups. Depressive symptomology was not a statistically significant predictor of driving performance.

Conclusions:

While, as previously shown, preclinical AD alone predicts a faster time to receiving a marginal/fail rating, these results suggest that also having a diagnosis of depression accelerates the onset of driving problems in cognitively normal older adults.
Influence of gravity on the anti-pressure ability of magnetic fluid seal
Authors: He Xinzhi , Wang Li , Yu Jun , Li Decai
Published: November 2018

Magnetic fluid seal is the most important and mature application of magnetic fluid. Usually, gravity is ignored when analysing the performance of magnetic fluid seal and designing magnetic fluid sealing devices. With the expansion of magnetic fluid seal applications, gravity could seriously affect the performance of magnetic fluid seal, especially when the “O” ring diameter of magnetic fluid and sealing gap are both large. In this paper, the influence of gravity on the anti-pressure ability of magnetic fluid seal is theoretically analysed and proven by the experiments. The results show that magnetic fluid seal has a limit size that is directly proportional to the magnetic field gradient in the sealing gap and is inversely proportional to the ratio of magnetic fluid density to the magnetization. If the diameter of the magnetic fluid “O” rings, whose centre axis is perpendicular to the direction of gravity, is far smaller than the limit size, the influence of gravity on the anti-pressure ability of magnetic fluid seal can be neglected. However, if the size is close to or greater than the limit size, gravity would lead to a drop in the anti-pressure ability of magnetic fluid seal.
Hot and cold hands on the PGA Tour: Do they exist?
Authors: Elmore Ryan , Urbaczewski Andrew
Published: November 2018

In this paper, we examine the “hot hand” (and “cold hand”) phenomenon as it relates to the PGA Tour using data from the 2013-4 PGA Tour season. For this study, we define “hot hand” in golf as having a greater probability of recording a birdie or better on a hole immediately following a birdie or better. Similarly, a “cold hand” is thought of as having a greater probability of recording a bogey or worse following a bogey or worse. The basis of our hot/cold hand model is centered around each hole’s relative difficulty on a particular day, the actual par rating of the hole, and a random player effect. Our results seem to agree with most of the related work on hot hand effects in basketball, golf, and other sports; namely, that there is simply not enough evidence to suggest that the hot hand phenomenon exists. On the other hand, the presence of a cold hand effect is highly significant, particularly on par 4 holes. Finally, we present the development and results of a large-scale power analysis simulation study in support of our proposed methodology.
Adherence to treatment and its predictive factors among adults with type 2 diabetes in northern Iran
Authors: Hosseini-Marznaki Zohreh , Tabari-Khomeiran Rasoul , Taheri-Ezbarami Zahra , Kazemnejad Ehsan
Published: November 2018

BACKGROUND:

Type 2 diabetes is a common chronic disease in developing countries. It has widespread effects on many aspects of the lives of patients and their families, so health care systems should prioritize the management of diabetes. Blood glucose control and prevention of complications are the primary goals of diabetes care. Achievement is possible when the patients adhere to the treatment regimen, although several factors are known to affect the adherence.

OBJECTIVE:

The aim of this study was to evaluate the adherence to treatment and identify a number of its predictive factors in patients with diabetes in northern Iran.

METHODS:

In this cross-sectional analytical study, 266 patients with type 2 diabetes were selected through convenience sampling. The data-gathering tool was a self-administered questionnaire containing questions about personal and social characteristics of patients, as well as a 40-item questionnaire to measure patients’ adherence to treatment. The questionnaire consisted of seven domains: (i) making the effort for treatment, (ii) intention to take the treatment, (iii) adaptability, (iv) integrating illness into life, (v) sticking to the treatment, (vi) commitment to treatment, and (vii) indecisiveness about applying treatment. Data collection lasted from first week of November 2017 to the first week of January 2018.

RESULTS:

Most subjects were adherent to treatment. The highest adherence was in “commitment to treatment,” subdomain and the lowest adherence was in “adaptability.” In univariate analysis age, educational achievement, occupation, Body Mass Index (BMI), duration of diabetes, searching information about diabetes, and comorbidities were significantly related to adherence to treatment. The results of multivariate analysis also showed that patients who had normal BMI, academic education, searching behaviour for information, longer history of diabetes, and more comorbidities were more likely to be adherent.

CONCLUSION:

This study revealed a number of predictive factors of adherence to treatment in patients with diabetes. This may inform the health policy makers to take appropriate actions for promoting treatment adherence among patients.
Development & validation of the Greek version of the nutrition literacy scale
Authors: Michou Maria , Panagiotakos Demosthenes B. , Costarelli Vassiliki
Published: November 2018

BACKGROUND:

Nutrition literacy seems to be positively correlated with a healthy and balanced diet.

OBJECTIVE:

The purpose of the study was to develop and validate the Greek version of Nutrition Literacy Scale (NLS).

METHODS:

The NLS, initially developed by Diamond in 2007 in the USA, was translated to the Greek language forward and backward twice and subsequently was administered to 50 healthy adult individuals living in Greece. The participants had to complete the tool twice, within a period of 15 days, followed by a specifically designed structured interview, coupled with the New Vital Sign (NVS), for comparison purposes. All anthropometric data were self-reported.

RESULTS:

There was a strong positive correlation between the Greek NLS (NLS-Gr) and the structured interview ( r = 0.503, p < 0.001) and the Greek NLS and the NVS ( r = 0.451, p = 0.001). Obese participants scored lower than normal weight participants.

CONCLUSIONS:

The NLS-Gr can be considered as a useful tool for assessing NL.
Control of active suspension system using H∞ and adaptive robust controls
Authors: Bui Trong Hieu , Truong Quoc Toan
Published: November 2018

This paper presents a control of active suspension system for quarter-car model with two-degree-of-freedom using H∞ and nonlinear adaptive robust control method. Suspension dynamics is linear and treated by H∞ method which guarantees the robustness of closed loop system under the presence of uncertainties and minimizes the effect of road disturbance to system. An Adaptive Robust Control (ARC) technique is used to design a force controller such that it is robust against actuator uncertainties. Simulation results are given for both frequency and time domains to verify the effectiveness of the designed controllers.
Ensuring technological reliability of energy-saving technologies with a reagentfree water treatment.
Authors: Zhuravska Nataliia
Published: November 2018

The article considers the role and place of technological security in the implementation of the environmental management of industrial processes of thermal power plants. The article covers scientific and methodological, technological basis of the functioning of the system of ecological management. It is the reflection of the balanced development of any enterprise. It is established that because of the consistency between the structural-functional components of the heating system the order of the mass transfer in the system is achieved, which contributes to the intensification of the technological process and helps to avoid the formation of potentially dangerous risks.
Faktor Predisposisi Yang Mempengaruhi Keberhasilan Pemberian Asi Eksklusif Berdasarkan Teori Maternal Role Attainment Ramona T Mercer
Authors: Rahayu Dwi , Yunarsih Yunarsih
Published: November 2018

According to the Indonesian Demographic Health Survey (SDKI) from 1997 to 2002, the number of exclusive breastfeeding infants aged six months decreased from 7.9% to 7.8%. Meanwhile, the results of SDKI 2007 showed decreased number of exclusively breastfeeding infants up to 7.2% and the number of infants under six months who fed formula improved from 16.7% in 2002 to 27.9% in 2007. The number of infants in Indonesia who get exclusive breastfeeding continues to decline as more and more babies under 6 months of formula-feeding. The purpose of this research was to determine the factors that affect the successfull of exclusive breastfeeding Based On Maternal Role Attainment Ramona T Mercer Theory. The type of this research is an analytic survey. The population in this study are mothers who have babies aged 0-6 months in the Village Pojok Kediri. Sampling technique by Purposive Sampling and obtained the number of samples are 30 Respondents. The instrument used in this study is a questionnaire. Data analysis using Chi-Square test with α = 0,05. From the results of this study it was found that factors related to exclusive breastfeeding practices were maternal education (p value: 0,037), information how to  breastfeeding (p value: 0,031), and community support (p value: 0,010), while Factors not related to Exclusive Breastfeeding practices include age (p value: 0.293), occupation (p value: 0.297), information of exclusive breastfeeding (p value: 0,903), Family Support (p value: 0.479) and Health Workers’s Support (p value: 0.669) . To improve the success of exclusive breastfeeding, counseling should be started from antenatal visit of the Pregnant Woman that aims to provide information preparation for breastfeeding, and counseling will be continued during breastfeeding which aims to monitor Exclusive breastfeeding up to 6 months and increase the participation of parents in exclusive breastfeeding support groups.
Synchrotron Radiation from the Fast Tail of Dynamical Ejecta of Neutron Star Mergers
Authors: Hotokezaka Kenta , Kiuchi Kenta , Shibata Masaru , Nakar Ehud , Piran Tsvi
Published: November 2018

We find, using high-resolution numerical relativistic simulations, that the tail of the dynamical ejecta of neutron star mergers extends to mildly relativistic velocities faster than 0.7c. The kinetic energy of this fast tail is ∼1047–1049 erg, depending on the neutron star equation of state and on the binary masses. The synchrotron flare arising from the interaction of this fast tail with the surrounding interstellar medium (ISM) can power the observed nonthermal emission that followed GW170817, provided that the ISM density is

, the two neutron stars had roughly equal masses and the neutron star equation of state is soft (small neutron star radii). One of the generic predictions of this scenario is that the cooling frequency crosses the X-ray band on a timescale of a few months to a year, leading to a cooling break in the X-ray light curve. While the recent observation of the superluminal motion resolved by very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) rules out the dynamical ejecta scenario, the model described in this paper is generic and can be applied for future neutron star merger events.
The Molecular Gas Content and Fuel Efficiency of Starbursts at z ∼ 1.6 with ALMA
Authors: Silverman J. D. , Rujopakarn W. , Daddi E. , Renzini A. , Rodighiero G. , Liu D. , Puglisi A. , Sargent M. , Mancini C. , Kartaltepe J. , Kashino D. , Koekemoer A. , Arimoto N. , Béthermin M. , Jin S. , Magdis G. , Nagao T. , Onodera M. , Sanders D. , Valentino F.
Published: November 2018

We present an analysis of the molecular gas properties, based on CO (2−1) emission, of 12 starburst galaxies at z ∼ 1.6 selected by having a boost (≳4×) in their star formation rate (SFR) above the average star-forming galaxy at an equivalent stellar mass. ALMA observations are acquired of six more galaxies than previously reported through our effort. As a result of the larger statistical sample, we significantly detect, for the first time at high z, a systematically lower

/L
IR ratio in galaxies lying above the star-forming “main sequence” (MS). Based on an estimate of α
CO (i.e., the ratio of molecular gas mass to

), we convert the observational quantities (e.g.,

/L
IR) to physical units (M
gas/SFR) that represent the gas depletion time or its inverse, the star formation efficiency. We interpret the results as indicative of the star formation efficiency increasing in a continuous fashion from the MS to the starburst regime, whereas the gas fractions remain comparable to those of MS galaxies. However, the balance between an increase in star formation efficiency and gas fraction depends on the adopted value of α
CO as discussed.
Evidence on the Orbital Modulated Gamma-Ray Emissions from the Redback Candidate 3FGL J2039.6–5618
Authors: Ng C. W. , Takata J. , Strader J. , Li K. L. , Cheng K. S.
Published: November 2018

Using 9.5 yr of Fermi Large Area Telescope data, we report the evidence on the orbital modulated gamma-ray emissions from the redback candidate 3FGL J2039.6–5618. We produced the folded light curve with the orbital period of ∼5.47 hr at a ∼4σ level. We also computed the gamma-ray spectra in two orbital phases corresponding to the inferior conjunction and the superior conjunction. We found that the <3 GeV excess in the spectrum of inferior conjunction can be modeled by the inverse Compton scattering between a relativistic pulsar wind and background soft photons of the companion star. The orbital modulation can also be explained by the evolving collision angle between the particles and photons in the same model. Through period searches by the Rayleigh test and the flux variability, we speculate that the orbital modulation is not detected after MJD ∼57,000. We propose a possible explanation in which the intrabinary shock is located closer to the pulsar so that the pulsar wind carries a smaller Lorentz factor. We estimated that the resultant inverse Compton component will be too soft and too weak to be observed.
Quantifying Feedback from Narrow Line Region Outflows in Nearby Active Galaxies. II. Spatially Resolved Mass Outflow Rates for the QSO2 Markarian 34*

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Authors: Revalski M. , Dashtamirova D. , Crenshaw D. M. , Kraemer S. B. , Fischer T. C. , Schmitt H. R. , Gnilka C. L. , Schmidt J. , Elvis M. , Fabbiano G. , Storchi-Bergmann T. , Maksym W. P. , Gandhi P.
Published: November 2018

We present spatially resolved mass outflow rate measurements (

) for the narrow line region of Markarian 34, the nearest Compton-thick type 2 quasar (QSO2). Spectra obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope and at Apache Point Observatory reveal complex kinematics, with distinct signatures of outflow and rotation within 2 kpc of the nucleus. Using multi-component photoionization models, we find that the outflow contains a total ionized gas mass of M ≈ 1.6 × 106
M
⊙. Combining this with the kinematics yields a peak outflow rate of

M
⊙ yr−1 at a distance of 470 pc from the nucleus, with a spatially integrated kinetic energy of E ≈ 1.4 × 1055 erg. These outflows are more energetic than those observed in Mrk 573 and NGC 4151, supporting a correlation between luminosity and outflow strength even though they have similar peak outflow rates. The mix of rotational and outflowing components suggests that spatially resolved observations are required to determine accurate outflow parameters in systems with complex kinematics.
Localized Quasi-periodic Fluctuations in C ii, Si iv, and Fe xxi Emission during Chromospheric Evaporation in a Flare Ribbon Observed by IRIS on 2017 September 9
Authors: Brosius Jeffrey W. , Inglis Andrew R.
Published: November 2018

We investigate the onset of a GOES M3.7 flare on 2017 September 9 with rapid-cadence (9.4 s) UV stare spectra obtained with IRIS in five 1″ slit segments. Our analysis is based primarily on integrated intensities and Doppler velocities of C ii
λ1334.5 (T ≈ 2.5 × 104 K), Si iv
λ1402.7 (7.9 × 104 K), and Fe xxi
λ1354.1 (1.1 × 107 K). The four segments within the ribbon show systematically earlier starting times for the low-T lines (C ii and Si iv) than Fe xxi; further, the velocities derived for Fe xxi are generally directed upward along the line of sight. This is consistent with the standard flare model, in which beams of nonthermal particles ionize and heat the chromosphere and drive chromospheric evaporation: as the temperature and ionization stages of the chromospheric plasma increase, intensities of emission lines also increase, first from lines in lower stages of ionization, and later from lines in higher stages of ionization. Where quasi-periodic fluctuations were observed in the ribbon in both low-T and Fe xxi emission, peaks in the low-T intensity preceded those in the Fe xxi intensity, and peaks in the Fe xxi upward velocity typically also preceded those in the Fe xxi intensity. Thus, the behavior of each individual fluctuation was similar to that of a standard flare, suggesting that each individual fluctuation was due to a separate injection of nonthermal particles into the chromosphere. Based on RHESSI hard X-ray observations, we estimate sufficient beam energy flux (≥1.5 × 1010 erg cm−2 s−1) to drive explosive chromospheric evaporation.
Biston rosenbaueri sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae) from the Balkan Peninsula
Authors: Müller Bernd
Published: November 2018

A new species of Biston from the Balkan Peninsula is described. This species, Bistonrosenbauerisp. n., has been previously overlooked for a long time. The species is nearest to Bistonstrataria (Hufnagel, 1767) and also close to B.achyra Wehrli, 1936. Male genitalia and barcoding data are compared for these externially similar species from the Western Palaearctic.
A Conceptual Framework for Integrated Ecosystem Assessment
Authors: Brown Claire , Burns Abigail , Arnell Andy
Published: November 2018

This short communication presents an ecosystem assessment framework developed within ESMERALDA; a Horizon2020-funded EU project aimed at delivering a ‘flexible methodology’ to assist towards pan-European and regional Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystem Services (MAES).

The framework we present is closely aligned with assessment frameworks developed within the MAES (2014) and Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (2010) initiatives. Mapping, fundamental to the work of MAES as well as ESMERALDA, is placed at the heart of a wider suite of activities carried out within ecosystem assessment. This enables flexibility in where and how integration takes place. Beyond the biophysical parameters at the core of the framework, emphasis is given to the inclusion of social and economic factors to ensure policy relevance.

Consultation, both internal to the ESMERALDA Consortium and external - amongst those already conducting ecosystem assessments across Europe - helped guide the development of the framework. Online consultation will provide information about the development of guidance around the framework and initiate the collation of good practice examples. The framework and accompanying guidance will contribute towards a final guidance tool due at the end of the ESMERALDA project lifetime.
Coccomyxa greatwallensis sp. nov. (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta), a lichen epiphytic alga from Fildes Peninsula, Antarctica
Authors: Cao Shunan , Zhang Fang , Zheng Hongyuan , Peng Fang , Liu Chuanpeng , Zhou Qiming
Published: November 2018

A single-celled green algaCoccomyxagreatwallensisShunan Cao & Qiming Zhou,sp. nov., isolated from a specimen of Antarctic lichenPsoromahypnorum(Vahl) Gray, is described and illustrated based on a comprehensive investigation of morphology, ultrastructure, ecology and phylogeny. The cells ofC.greatwallensisare ovoid to long ellipsoidal and measured 3–5 µm × 6–12 µm. The new species has distinct ITS rDNA and SSU rDNA sequences and differs from the phylogenetic closely related speciesC.antarctica,C.arvernensisandC.viridisin cell size, distribution and habitat.
Use of Emotional Intelligence to Enhance Advanced Practice Registered Nursing Competencies
Authors: Cox Kathleen M.
Published: November 2018

Background:

Interpersonal relationships are fundamental to competent delivery of health care. Nursing practice is grounded in interpersonal relationships, making advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) well prepared to ensure the delivery of safe, effective care. Research demonstrates interpersonal dynamics can be enhanced. Emotional intelligence (EI) is the ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions in self and others, and it comprises a key factor in interpersonal relationships.

Method:

APRN education is grounded in the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses and master's
Essentials
competencies. This analysis provides a framework to align APRN professional competencies with EI competencies to enhance leadership, communication, and teamwork in health care teams.

Results:

By using the matrix of EI and APRN competencies provided, nurse educators may implement learning strategies to improve EI and support APRN competencies.

Conclusion:

Well-educated and emotionally intelligent APRNs can enhance cooperation in multidisciplinary teams, promote better communication, and demonstrate APRN leadership to improve patient outcomes. [
J Nurs Educ
. 2018;57(11):648–654.]
Nursing Students' Reactions to an Educational Experiential Immersion in Palliative Care
Authors: Glover Toni L. , Narvel Natasha R. , Schneider Lucille A. , Horgas Ann L. , Bluck Susan
Published: November 2018

Background:

The nursing role includes providing compassionate care at the end of life, yet many nurses feel unprepared to provide such care. We describe nursing students' reactions during participation in an experiential immersion in palliative care in which they interacted with seriously ill patients through gifting handmade shawls.

Method:

After gifting, students wrote three words that best described the feeling in the room. Responses were content-analyzed to assess the frequency of specific concepts produced in the Three Words task. Gifting Reflection narratives were used to characterize the content–analysis categories.

Results:

Nursing students' most common responses were reflected in the categories Comfort and Kindness, and Thankfulness and Appreciation. Students also reported Sorrow and Need, but positive themes of Happiness and Delight, and Calm and Reflective were equally as prevalent.

Conclusion:

Experiential learning that focuses on psychosocial learning can result in nurses having positive, meaningful experiences in caring for seriously ill patients. [
J Nurs Educ
. 2018;57(11):675–679.]
Striving for Precision: Enhancing Genetic Competency in Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Students
Authors: Sloand Elizabeth , Bourguet Adrienne Nicole , Engle-Pratt Wynnona , Bodurtha Joann
Published: November 2018

Background:

Research in genetics and genomics has led to the development of precision medicine, with health care increasingly individually based on one's genetic makeup. Implementation of genetics and genomics in primary care has been challenging given the rapid development of new advances. Clinicians report difficulties incorporating genetics and genomics in practice, citing insufficient knowledge, training, confidence, and resources for genetic diagnoses, testing, and result reporting.

Method:

Three pediatric nurse practitioner students participated in elective clinical rotations in pediatric genetics, with the goals of approaching all patients with genetic thinking, gaining competence collecting family health histories, and understanding available genetic resources.

Results:

Postrotation, students gained genetic thinking skills, competence collecting a three-generational family health history to assess genetic risk factors and aid in genetic diagnosis, and the ability to navigate genetic resources.

Conclusion:

Genetics clinical rotations during primary care nurse practitioner education is an effective strategy to learn genetic and genomic competencies. [
J Nurs Educ
. 2018;57(11):690–693.]
Anterior Segment Anomalies Associated With the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Authors: Miller Marilyn T , Epstein Randy J , Sugar Joel , Pinchoff Barry S , Sugar Alan , Gammon Allen , Mittelman David , Dennis Richard F , Israel Jeanette
Published: November 2018

ABSTRACT

Anterior segment anomalies were noted in eight children diagnosed as having the fetal alcohol syndrome. Peters' and Axenfeld's anomalies were among the specific defects noted. Four children have maintained clear corneal grafts. A teratogenic action of alcohol during a critical period of development of anterior chamber structures is suggested as an etiologic factor.

It is proposed that the varied types and severity of abnormalities noted might result from differences in blood alcohol levels, timing of the insult, and genetic background of the fetus. The observation of various types of malformations thought to share a similar pathogenesis lends additional support to the assumption that there is an interrelationship among these types of congenital segment pathology.
Fichier TES : Le conseil d'Etat donne son feu vert au fichage biométrique de 67 millions de français.
Authors: Foegle Jean-Philippe
Published: November 2018

Par un arrêt du 18 octobre 2018, le conseil d’Etat a validé la création par l'Etat français d'une base de donnée biométrique, intitulée “Titres électroniques sécurisés” et instauré par le décret n° 2016-1480 du 28 octobre 2016 autorisant la création d'un traitement de données à caractère personnel relatif aux passeports et aux cartes nationales d'identité. Celle-ci procède de facto à un fichage de l’ensemble des citoyens français puisqu’elle a pour but même de centraliser en une base unique l’ensemble des données biométriques (empreintes digitales et photographie du visage) des cartes d’identités sécurisées et des passeports. L'enjeu principal de l'affaire tenait à la proportionnalité d'un traitement collectant en masse des données biométriques potentiellement sensibles et ce notamment au regard du principe de spécification de finalités limitées à un traitement de données – des données collectées pour un motif X ne peuvent être utilisées à une fin Y, différente du motif de collecte – prévu tant par la loi “Cnil” de 1978, que par la jurisprudence de la Cour de Justice de l'Union Européenne et la Cour Européenne des Droits de l'Homme. Décevant, l’arrêt rejette l’ensemble de l’argumentation des requérants et prive ce faisant les citoyens de garanties contre les risques d’abus et d’arbitraire inhérents à la constitution de telles bases.
Swart Teologie
Authors: Van der Westhuizen H.G.
Published: November 2018

No abstract available.
Ontplooiing van Godsbegrip by die skoolkind
Authors: Olivier Millie
Published: November 2018

No abstract available.
Die roeping van die kerk ten opsigte van die politieke situasie in Suid-Afrika vandag
Authors: Van Wyk D.J.C.
Published: November 2018

No abstract available.
Die Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk en leervryheid, uit die geskiedenis van die Nederduitsch Hervormde gemeente Pretoria
Authors: Botha S.J.
Published: November 2018

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Die figuur van Van Broekhuizen, uit die geskiedenis van die gemeente Pretoria
Authors: Pont A.D.
Published: November 2018

No abstract available.
Aspekte van 'n Islamitiese Renaissance
Authors: Van Wyk D.J.C.
Published: November 2018

No abstract available.
Topological transitivity and wandering intervals for group actions on the line $\mathbb R$
Authors: Shi Enhui , Zhou Lizhen
Published: November 2018

For every group

G

, we show that either

G

has a topologically transitive action on the line

\mathbb R

by orientation-preserving homeomorphisms, or every orientation-preserving action of

G

on

\mathbb R

has a wandering interval. According to this result, all groups are divided into two types: transitive type and wandering type, and the types of several groups are determined. We also show that every finitely generated orderable group of wandering type is indicable. As a corollary, we show that if a higher rank lattice

\Gamma

 is orderable, then 

\Gamma

is of transitive type.
Automorphisms and endomorphisms of lacunary hyperbolic groups
Authors: Coulon Rémi , Guirardel Vincent
Published: November 2018

In this article we study automorphisms and endomorphisms of lacunary hyperbolic groups. We prove that every lacunary hyperbolic group is Hopfian, answering a question by Henry Wilton. In addition, we show that if a lacunary hyperbolic group has the fixed point property for actions on

\mathbf R

-trees, then it is co-Hopfian and its outer automorphism group is locally finite. We also construct lacunary hyperbolic groups whose automorphism group is infinite, locally finite, and contains any locally finite group given in advance.
A quasi-isometry invariant and thickness bounds for right-angled Coxeter groups
Authors: Levcovitz Ivan
Published: November 2018

We introduce a new quasi-isometry invariant of 2-dimensional right-angled Coxeter groups, the hypergraph index, that partitions these groups into infinitely many quasi-isometry classes, each containing infinitely many groups. Furthermore, the hypergraph index of any right-angled Coxeter group can be directly computed from the group’s defining graph. The hypergraph index yields an upper bound for a right-angled Coxeter group’s order of thickness, order of algebraic thickness and divergence function. Finally, given an integer

n > 1

, we give examples of right-angled Coxeter groups which are thick of order

n

, yet are algebraically thick of order strictly larger than n, answering a question of Behrstock-Druţu-Mosher.
Reflectionless measures for Calderón–Zygmund operators II: Wolff potentials and rectifiability
Authors: Jaye Benjamin , Nazarov Fedor
Published: November 2018

We continue our study of the reflectionless measures associated to an

s

-dimensional Calderón–Zygmund operator (CZO) acting in

\mathbb R^d

with

s\in (0, d)

. Here, our focus will be the study of CZOs that are rigid, in the sense that they have few reflectionless measures associated to them. Our goal is to prove that the rigidity properties of a CZO

T

impose strong geometric conditions upon the support of any measure

\mu

for which

T

is a bounded operator in

L^2 (\mu)

. In this way, we shall reduce certain well-known problems at the interface of harmonic analysis and geometric measure theory to a description of reflectionless measures of singular integral operators. What is more, we show that this approach yields promising new results.
Effects of polymorphisms in CAPN1 and CAST genes on meat tenderness of Chinese Simmental cattle
Authors: Sun Xiaomei , Wu Xiuxiang , Fan Yongliang , Mao Yongjiang , Ji Dejun , Huang Bizhi , Yang Zhangping
Published: November 2018

Abstract. Considerable evidence has demonstrated that the μ-calpain (CAPN1) gene and its inhibitor calpastatin (CAST) gene are major factors affecting meat quality. Marker-assisted selection (MAS) has been widely used to improve beef quality traits. Therefore, the objective of the present study was to investigate the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of bovine CAPN1 and CAST genes using 367 animals representing the four main Chinese cattle breeds and to explore the effects of these SNPs on meat quality traits. Two SNPs within CAPN1 and one SNP in CAST were successfully identified in cattle. Genetic diversity analyses suggested that most SNPs in the four breeds exhibited a moderate genetic diversity. Moreover, associations between individual markers and meat quality traits were analyzed in Chinese Simmental cattle. The CAPN1 4558 A > G locus was found to be significantly associated with shear force value (SFV) and marbling score (BMS), and CAPN1 4684 C > T exerted a significant effect on SFV, while the CAST genotype was not significantly associated with any of the measured traits. SFV, commonly used to measure meat tenderness, represents an important quality trait as it contributes to the flavor of cooked meat. This work confirms the effect of CAPN1 on beef tenderness and lays an important foundation for future cattle breeding.