bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Ein Vergleich verschiedener Abferkelsysteme
Authors: Höbel Christina , Patzkéwitsch Dorian , Reese Sven , Erhard Michael , Klein Sandrina
Published: January 2019

Ziel dieser Studie war, Auswirkungen von alternativen Abferkelbuchten (Buchten mit temporärer Fixierung) auf das Verhalten von Mutter-schweinen und Ferkeln aufzuzeigen. Zudem sollten die Produktionsdaten in zwei verschiedenen alternativen Abferkelbuchten und in der konventionellen Haltung im Kastenstand unter praktischen Bedingungen verglichen werden. Material und Methoden: Im Versuchszeitraum (April 2016 – Februar 2017) wurden in acht Durchgängen die Produktionsdaten von insgesamt 113 Sauen in zwei alternativen Abferkelbuchten („Petra“ [P] und „Freya“ [F]) und im konventionellen Kastenstand (K) erfasst. In Verhaltensbeobachtungen bei 103 Mutter-schweinen und ihren Ferkeln wurde das Ablegeverhalten der Sauen nach definierten Parametern für ein „vorsichtiges“ Ablegen und das Aktivitätsverhalten der Ferkel untersucht. Des Weiteren erfolgte eine Analyse der einzelnen Erdrückungsvorgänge. Ergebnisse: Die Produktionsleistungen der Tiere differierten in den drei Abferkelbuchten nicht signifikant. Der Großteil der Erdrückungsverluste ereignete sich in allen Buchtensystemen bei geschlossenem Abferkelstand. In den beiden alternativen Abferkelbuchten zeigten die Sauen ein achtsameres Ablegen als im Kastenstand. Die Ferkelaktivität war in Bucht F im Vergleich zu den Buchten K und P im gesamten Beobachtungszeitraum signifikant höher (p < 0,001). Schlussfolgerung und klinische Relevanz: Den Ergebnissen zufolge wirkt sich eine Reduktion der Fixierungsdauer im Abferkelstand und ein höheres Platzangebot positiv auf das Verhalten der Mutterschweine aus. Auch auf das Verhalten der Ferkel konnte ein positiver Einfluss der alternativen Abferkelbuchten dargestellt werden. Eine Fixierung der Mutterschweine über die komplette Säugezeit zur Vermeidung von Ferkelverlusten stellt aufgrund der in dieser Untersuchung erfassten Produktionsleistungen keine Notwendigkeit dar und ist aus Tierschutzsicht nicht zu vertreten.
THE USE OF CORRELATION ANALYSIS ON THE EXAMPLE OF INFLUENZA VACCINATION ON THE TERRITORY OF THE ROSTOV REGION
Authors: Slis’ S. S. , Kovalev E. V. , Nenadskaya S. A. , Miroshnichenko G. A.
Published: January 2019

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EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES FOR PREVENTION OF COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA IN SERVICEMEN
Authors: Zhogolev S. D. , Kulikov P. V. , Zhogolev K. D. , Aminev R. M. , Kuzin A. A.
Published: January 2019

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ANTIMICROBIAL AND IMMUNOMODULATING ACTIVITY OF A TOPICAL GEL CONTAINING ACTIVE PEPTIDE COMPONENTS ON THE MODEL OF EXPERIMENTAL BACTERIAL VAGINITIS
Authors: Kolobov A. A. , Leontieva G. F. , Kramskaya T. A. , Zakrevskaya A. V. , Grabovskaya K. B. , Smirnova M. P. , Roshchina N. G. , Ermolenko E. I.
Published: January 2019

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ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF SYNTHETIC ANALOGOUS OF CAPRINE PEPTIDES BACTENECINS TOWARDS DRUG-RESISTANT BACTERIA
Authors: Kopeykin P. M. , Cheredova K. V. , Zharkova M. S. , Kolobov A. A. , Smirnova M. P. , Orlov D. S. , Afinogenova A. G. , Afinogenov G. E. , Sukhareva M. S. , Milman B. L. , Shamova O. V.
Published: January 2019

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ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECT OF ITRACONAZOLE IN PATIENTS WITH ALLERGIC BRONCHOPULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS
Authors: Kozlova Y. I. , Frolova E. V. , Uchevatkina A. E. , Filippova L. V. , Klimko N. N.
Published: January 2019

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DEVELOPMENT OF MAGNETICALLY CONTROLLED ANTIBACTERIAL COMPLEX EFFECTIVE AGAINST BIOFILMS
Authors: Rumyantceva V. I. , Andreeva U. I. , Drozdov A. S. , Vinogradov V. V. , Koshel E. I.
Published: January 2019

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CAPSULE SPECIFIC POLYSACCHARIDE DEPOLYMERASES OF KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE BACTERIOPHAGES: IMPLICATION IN TYPING AND TREATMENT
Authors: Volozhantsev N. V. , Solovieva E. V. , Krasilnikova V. M. , Myakinina V. P. , Verevkin V. V. , Borzilov A. I. , Shpirt A. M. , Knirel Y. A.
Published: January 2019

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MOLECULAR TYPING IN RESEARCH OF EPIDEMICAL CHOLERA MANIFESTATION
Authors: Mironova L. V. , Khunkheeva Zh. Yu. , Ponomareva A. S. , Gladkikh A. S. , Bochalgin N. O. , Basov E. A. , Balakhonov S. V.
Published: January 2019

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THE USE OF MOLECULAR GENETIC METHOD TO DETERMINE THE ETIOLOGY OF COMMUNITYACQUIRED PNEUMONIA IN SERVICEMEN
Authors: Zhogolev S. D. , Kulikov P. V. , Zhogolev K. D. , Aminev R. M. , Roubova S. R. , Kuzin A. A.
Published: January 2019

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EXPRESSION OF RECOMBINANT NS1 PROTEINS OF WEST NILE, DENGUE AND ZIKA FEVER VIRUSES IN NICOTIANA TABACUM FOR FUTURE USE IN DIAGNOSTICS
Authors: Dolgova A. S. , Goptar I. A. , Bulanenko V. P. , Pushin A. S. , Mitiouchkina T. Y.
Published: January 2019

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WHOLE-GENOME SEQUENCING AS A TOOL FOR COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE PATHOGENIC POTENTIAL OF ANCIENT ARCTIC MICROBIOMES
Authors: Goncharov A. E. , Krylenkov V. A. , Kolodzhieva V. V. , Khoroshilov V. Yu. , Kraeva L. A. , Gorbunov G. A.
Published: January 2019

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THE RESULTS OF THE RESEARCH OF USING A COMMERCIAL KIT FOR DETENTION THE RABIES VIRUS`S RNA IN THE COURSE OF EVALUATION OF THE INFECTION OF THE FIELD MATERIAL
Authors: Gradoboeva E. A. , Poleshchuk E. M. , Pogoda A. A. , Sidorov G. N. , Deriglazov I. V.
Published: January 2019

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CIRCULATION OF THE EPIDEMIC VARIANT OF NOROVIRUS GII.4_SYDNEY2012 IN NIZHNY NOVGOROD, RUSSIA
Authors: Epifanova N. V. , Zverev V. V. , Sashina T. A. , Khokhlova N. M. , Kashnikov A. Yu. , Novikova N. A.
Published: January 2019

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INFLUENCE OF VAGINAL MICROBIOTA ON THE ACTIVITY OF HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS
Authors: Ermolenko D. K. , Zakrevskaya A. V. , Kulyashova L. B. , Roshchina N. G.
Published: January 2019

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EMERGENCE OF VACCINE-DERIVED POLIOVIRUSES DURING EBOL A VIRUS DISEASE OUTBREAK IN GUINEA, 2014–2015
Authors: Fernandez-Garcia M. D. , Majumdar M. , Kebe O. , Fall A. D. , Kone M. , Kande M. , Dabo M. , Sylla M. S. , Sompare D. , Howard W. , Faye O. , Martin J. , Ndiaye K.
Published: January 2019

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GENERATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF GENETIC REASSORTANTS BETWEEN POTENTIALLY PANDEMIC VIRUSES (A/H9N2 OR A/H5N8) AND THE A/HONG KONG/1/68/162/35 (H3N2) MASTER DONOR VIRUS
Authors: Grishchenko V. I. , Potapchuk M. V. , Fadeev A. V. , Tsybalova L. M.
Published: January 2019

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FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF “IgY-TECHNOLOGY”: AN ELISA SYSTEM BASED ON SPECIFIC ANTIBODIES FROM EGG YOLKS AS A SURROGATE VARIANT OF THE NEUTRALIZATION TEST
Authors: Ivanov A. P. , Klebleeva T. D. , Malyshkina L. P. , Ivanova O. E.
Published: January 2019

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CYTOKINE PROFILE IN ADULTS WITH RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRAL INFECTION
Authors: Klimova I. A. , Tokmalayev A. K. , Polovinkina N. A. , Konnov D. S.
Published: January 2019

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THE ROLE OF MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPLICATIONS AFTER INFLUENZA AND OTHER ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISEASES
Authors: Kraeva L. A. , Burgasova O. A. , Petrova I. S.
Published: January 2019

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EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF MEASLES OUTBREAK IN GUINEA 2017–2018
Authors: Magassouba N’F.
Published: January 2019

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ROLE OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF ENTEROVIRUSES IN ETIOLOGY OF INFECTION ON CERTAIN TERRITORIES OF RUSSIA
Authors: Romanenkova N. I. , Bichurina M. A. , Rozaeva N. R. , Kanaeva O. I.
Published: January 2019

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RESULTS OF MOLECULAR DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF INFLUENZA AND OTHER RESPIRATORY VIRUSES IN RUSSIA, SEASON 2017–2018
Authors: Sominina A. A. , Danilenko D. M. , Komissarov A. B. , Fadeev A. V. , Pisareva M. M. , Stolyarov K. A. , Karpova L. S. , Burtseva E. I. , Vasin A. V.
Published: January 2019

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PROSPECTS FOR MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES USING IN DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF ADENOVIRUS INFECTION
Authors: Timoshicheva T. A. , Amosova I. V.
Published: January 2019

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THE ROLE OF MOLECULAR-GENETIC RESEARCH IN THE SYSTEM OF EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE OVER ENTEROVIRUS INFECTION IN THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST AND SIBERIA
Authors: Trotsenko O. E. , Sapega E. Yu. , Butakova L. V. , Molochniy V. P. , Chepel T. V.
Published: January 2019

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CIRCULATION OF INFLUENZA VIRUSES AMONG HUMANS AND SWINE IN THE REGIONS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN KAZAKHSTAN IN 2017–2018
Authors: Baiseiit S. B. , Ongarbayeva N. S. , Kalkozhayeva M. K. , Shamenova M. G. , Saktaganov N. T. , Lukmanova G. V. , Klivleyeva N. G.
Published: January 2019

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THE EFFECT OF PARVOVIRUS B19 INFECTION ON RESULTS OF CHEMOTHERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH LYMPHOMA
Authors: Zykova T. A. , Kit O. I. , Lysenko I. B. , Shevyakova E. A. , Nikolaeva N. V. , Shatokhina O. N. , Kapuza E. A. , Pushkareva T. F.
Published: January 2019

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EPIDEMIC RISE OF INFLUENZA IN ST. PETERSBURG IN JANUARY-MARCH 2018
Authors: Bichurina M. A. , Petrova P. A. , Go A. A. , Chkhyndzheriya I. G. , Voloshchuk L. V. , Pisareva M. M. , Konovalova N. I.
Published: January 2019

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MEASLES AND RUBELLA IN NORTH-WEST REGION OF RUSSIA AT THE STAGE OF ELIMINATION
Authors: Bichurina M. , Zheleznova N. , Timofeeva E.
Published: January 2019

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WHOLE GENOME-BASED CHARACTERIZATION OF COXIELLA BURNETII STRAINS ISOLATED IN RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Authors: Freylikhman O. A. , Kiselev A. M. , Sergushichev A. A. , Kazakov S. V. , Panferova Yu. A. , Kostareva A. A. , Tokarevich N. K.
Published: January 2019

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WHOLE GENOME-BASED PHYLOGENETIC DIVERSITY AND GENOMIC EPIDEMIOLOGY OF LEPTOSPIRA
Authors: Picardeau M.
Published: January 2019

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IMMUNOLOGICAL SCREENING OF LEPTOSPIROSIS IN DOGS IN ST. PETERSBURG
Authors: Stoyanova N. A. , Tokarevich N. K.
Published: January 2019

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THE IMPACT OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE INCIDENCE OF TICK-BORNE ENCEPHALITIS IN THE EUROPEAN PART OF THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC
Authors: Tokarevich N. K. , Tronin A. A. , Gnativ B. R. , Buzinov R. V. , Sokolova O. V. , Blinova O. V.
Published: January 2019

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ANALYSIS OF POPULATIONS OF BACILLUS ANTRACIS STRAINS ON THE BASIS OF THEIR RESISTANCE TO SPECIFIC ANTHRAX BACTERIOPHAGES
Authors: Tsygankova O. I. , Koteneva E. A. , Kalinin A. V.
Published: January 2019

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CLINICAL-EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND LABORATORYINSTRUMENTAL ASPECTS OF NON-ERYTHEMATOUS FORM IN PATIENTS WITH TICK-BORNE BORRELIOSIS
Authors: Bergelson T. M. , Nafeev A. A. , Polushkin A. V. , Nafeeva A. A.
Published: January 2019

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MODERN DIRECTIONS IN OPTIMIZATION OF RABIES SURVEILLANCE
Authors: Zubareva K. Ju. , Simonova E. G. , Raichich S. R. , Shabejkin A. A. , Guljukin A. M.
Published: January 2019

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DETECTION OF GENETIC MARKERS OF TICK-BORNE RICKETTSIOSIS WITH THE PCR
Authors: Bondarenko E. I. , Gafarova M. T. , Shchuchinova L. D. , Shchuchinov L. V. , Shvalov A. N. , Lubova V. A. , Leonova G. N.
Published: January 2019

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION FOR NATURAL FOCI INFECTIONS MONITORING AND PREDICTION
Authors: Burdakov A. V. , Ukharov A. O.
Published: January 2019

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PATHOGENS, PESTICIDE RESISTANCE AND GENETIC DIVERSITY OF HUMAN HEAD LICE
Authors: Eremeeva M. E. , Anderson M. , Ogunleke T. , Warang S. , Capps D. , Zohdy S. , Durden L. A.
Published: January 2019

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JUBILEE 2018: 110th ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDATION OF THE ST. PETERSBURG PASTEUR RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY AND THE 95th ANNIVERSARY OF THE NAMING OF THE INSTITUTE AFTER PASTEUR
Authors: Alekseeva N. G. , Totolian Areg A.
Published: January 2019

Abstract. The article presents not previously published archive data and copies of documents about Lieberman Yakov Yulievich, the first director of the Petrograd Bacteriological Institute named after Pasteur (now called Saint Petersburg Pasteur Institute). Based on the personal testimony of Ya.Yu. Lieberman, Pyotr Petrovich Maslakovets and Georgii Dmitrievich Belonovsky (the founders and leaders of the Institute) preserved in the archive funds of the Directorate of the Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russian Federation for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, and taking into account the Act of the Commission for the Institute Inspection from December 1930, provided in the article, the authors consistently trace the path of transformations that the Institute has undergone since its foundation. These data are illustrated by copies of publication advertisements contained in the annual city reference book "All Petersburg" for years 1910, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1923, 1924, and 1925 (from the funds of the National Library of Russia). The article also contains copies of official documents dated 1913 and 1914 and stored in the funds of the Central State Historical Archive of St. Petersburg. All documents provided establish the fact that the date of creation of the Institute is 1908.
PYRAZINAMIDE/PYRAZINOIC ACID RESISTANCE IN MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS: RECENT FINDINGS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR IMPROVING THE TREATMENT OF TUBERCULOSIS
Authors: Anthony R. M. , Den Hertog A. L.
Published: January 2019

Abstract. Pyrazinamide (PZA) is unique in that it is a component of the first line therapy for drug sensitive tuberculosis and in most current and experimental treatments also for multi drug resistant tuberculosis. Furthermore, PZA has been shown to help to ensure lasting cure and prevent relapse in shorter multi drug regimens. PZA is a prodrug. Mycobacterial tuberculosis (MTB) PncA enzyme activates the anti-mycobacterial prodrug PZA by transforming it into pyrazinoic acid (POA). The majority of clinical PZA resistant isolates contain mutations within the pncA gene and therefore remain sensitive to POA as they no longer activate PZA. Resistance to the active compound POA requires an alternative resistance mechanism and in vitro selected spontaneous MTB POA resistant mutants typically acquire a range of mutations in panD or mutations in one of a series of genes most of which are associated with the regulation of the bacterial stringent response. Clinically isolated PZA resistant MTB strains resistant to PZA and POA with mutations in any of these genes are unusual. Thus, it is likely the stringent response is critical for MTB in vivo and a damaged stringent response results in at least a reduction in fitness. Various lead compounds that disrupt the MTB stringent response have been identified that might form the basis for drugs with activity against latent mycobacteria with the potential to shorten tuberculosis treatment. Here we discuss the role of latency in the lifecycle of MTB and possible links to the activity PZA with a focus on potential new targets and drugs.
GENETIC DIVERSITY OF MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM subsp. HOMINISSUIS STRAINS ISOLATED IN ITALY BASED ON VNTR LOCI ANALYSIS
Authors: Menichini M. , Genua F. , Lari N. , Rindi L.
Published: January 2019

Abstract. Background. Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis (MAH) is an important pathogen responsible for most of the human-associated nontuberculous mycobacteria infections. Over the past few decades the incidence of MAH infections is increasing in Italy, as in many countries worldwide. The present study is aimed to elucidate the genetic characteristics of MAH strains isolated from human patients using VNTR typing and to show the genetic relatedness among them. Methods. The genetic diversity of 108 human isolates of MAH was determined by VNTR analysis targeting 8 loci, coded 32, 292, X3, 25, 3, 7, 10 and 47. Results. The VNTR analysis revealed 25 distinct VNTR patterns; of these, 13 patterns were unique, while 12 patterns were shared by 2 or more isolates, thus yielding 12 clusters including a total of 95 isolates. The discriminatory power of our VNTR analysis yielded an HGDI of 0.990, indicating that VNTR typing has an excellent discriminatory power. No association of a particular VNTR pattern with a particular clinical feature, such as the disseminated, pulmonary or extrapulmonary type of infection, was observed. Minimum spanning tree analysis showed that 21 VNTR patterns, occurring either as clustered or unique isolates, differed from the nearest one for one allelic variation. Conclusions. The results obtained through the VNTR analysis showed that most MAH strains displayed a close genetic relationship. This high phylogenetic proximity of the VNTR loci over a long time period supports the concept that the MAH genotype is highly homogeneous in our geographical area, suggesting the hypothesis of the presence of possible sources of infection and transmission pathways at the local level.
RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF SLOVENIAN MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX AND MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS COMPLEX ISOLATES AND MOLECULAR RESISTANCE PROFILE
Authors: Truden S. , Žolnir-Dovč M. , Sodja E. , Starčič Erjavec M.
Published: January 2019

Abstract. Mycobacteria belonging to Mycobacterium (M.) avium complex (MAC) and M. abscessus complex (MABSC) are the most frequent causes of mycobacteriosis in the world. In the last few years MAC and MABSC taxonomy was rapidly changing due to new molecular methods conveying the possibility to differentiate between species. New techniques are able to identify M. chimaera that was previously recognized as M. intracellulare and also differentiate subspecies of MABSC. Due to their natural habitat, non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are constantly exposed to various concentrations of antimicrobial drugs and other chemicals and consequently they had developed different mechanisms of resistance. Macrolides and aminoglycosides are frequently used drugs to treat MAC and MABSC infections. The aim of our nation-wide survey was to obtain information about MABSC subspecies prevalence in Slovenia and to assess the percentage of misidentifications of M. chimaera isolates as M. intracellulare in the past. Moreover, the purpose of our study was to reveal, which of the two species M. intracellulare or M. chimaera is clinically more relevant in Slovenia. Further, the aim of the study was to detect mutations in erm(41), rrl and rrs genes, which are known to convey macrolide resistance (erm(41) and rrl) and aminoglycoside resistance (rrs). One hundred and thirty-two Slovenian mycobacterial isolates obtained from the National Mycobacterial Collection that belong to MAC and MABSC were analysed. GenoType NTM-DR was used to differentiate M. intracellulare from M. chimaera and subspecies of MABSC. Our results showed that 48% of previously identified M. intracellulare isolates were actually M. chimaera isolates and that M. abscessus subsp. abscessus was the most frequent subspecies of MABSC. Most of the MABSC isolates carried the inducible macrolide resistance genes (erm(41) and rrl), however none of the isolates of MAC and MABSC had mutations in rrs genes for aminoglycoside resistance.
CURRENT POSSIBILITIES AND POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF MOLECULAR ENTEROVIRUS SURVEILLANCE. EXPERIENCE OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Authors: Lukashev A. N. , Golitsina L. N. , Vakulenko Y. A. , Akhmadishina L. V. , Romanenkova N. I. , Sapega E. Yu. , Morozova N. S. , Novikova N. A. , Trotsenko O. E. , Ivanova O. E.
Published: January 2019

Abstract. Enteroviruses are small RNA viruses, which are ubiquitous and commonly cause outbreaks with various clinical manifestations. In 2006, the Program on enterovirus surveillance was approved in the Russian Federation. Over the last years, molecular-biological and bioinformatics methods for enterovirus epidemiology studies have been developed both in Russia and worldwide. Currently, identification of enteroviruses is carried out by analyzing nucleotide sequence of the full-length VP1 genome region (ca. 900 nt). Routinely, it is sufficient to obtain a partial VP1 genome region sequence (ca. 300 bp) for enteroviruse verification in most cases; however, a more stringent type criterion of 80% sequence identity should be used compared to the 75% sequence identity cut-off for the complete VP1 genome region. Further sequence analysis may be performed by using Bayesian phylogenetic methods, which allow using molecular clock to trace outbreak emergence. Enteroviruses accumulate about 0.5–1% nucleotide substitutions per year. Therefore, a short genome fragment may be used to analyze virus phylodynamics at the level of international transfers and circulating virus variants. On a shorter timescale, a full-length VP1 genome region or a complete genome sequence are preferred for investigating molecular epidemiology, because a short sequence allows to reliably distinguish not more than 1–2 transmission events per year. Thus, determining enterovirus sequences for full-length VP1 genome region or full-genome sequence is preferred for examining viral outbreaks. It is increasingly apparent that analyzing available enterovirus nucleotide sequences reveals limitations related to uneven surveillance efficacy in various countries and short length of genome fragment measured in routine control. As a result, a proper global-scale analysis of enterovirus molecular epidemiology remains problematic. Over the last 20 years, the number of available enterovirus nucleotide sequences increased by hundred times, but understanding emergence of enterovirus infection outbreaks remains limited. Further development of enterovirus surveillance would require new methods for sewage monitoring, affordable high-throughput sequencing and harmonization of global surveillance systems.
SUMMARY OF INFLUENZA AND OTHER RESPIRATORY VIRUSES DETECTED AND CHARACTERIZED IN RUSSIA DURING 2017–2018 SEASON
Authors: Sominina A. A. , Danilenko D. M. , Komissarov A. B. , Fadeev A. V. , Pisareva M. M. , Eropkin M. Yu. , Konovalova N. I. , Petrova P. A. , Shtro A. A. , Stolyarov K. A. , Karpova L. S. , Burtseva E. I. , Vasin A. V.
Published: January 2019

Abstract. The influenza season 2017–2018 started significantly later compared to the five previous seasons. Influenza epidemic lasted for 12 weeks (weeks 6–17), was of moderate intensity and 10,4% of the population of the country was involved with children aged 0–2 and 3–6 years being the most affected groups as usually. The average hospitalization rate of patients with ILI and ARI was 2,6% and was the highest in infants aged 0–2 years (5,4%). The number of influenzaassociated deaths was two times higher this season compared to 2016–2017 which can be attributed to the circulation of A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses that still is the major cause of lethal influenza outcomes in the country. A total 72 759 patients were investigated by RT-PCR in 55 collaborating RBLs. Laboratory confirmed influenza (LCI) was detected in 12 149 (20.7%) cases, of which 39.3% were influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses, 29.6% were A(H3N2) and 31.1% influenza B (Yamagata lineage) viruses. The first cases of influenza viruses were detected at the very beginning of the season (weeks 40–45.2017), however a distinct increase in the rate of detection was registered only from the week 2.2018 with the peak on the week 13–14.2018 and subsequent gradual decline up to the end of the season. The certain differences in the etiology of morbidity between Federal Districts were registered. The impact of influenza and other ARI agents in different stage of epidemic was determined. In the pre-epidemic period, the incidence growth was occurred mainly due to ARI agents (about 32,7%), especially due to rhinoviruses (RhV) and RSV (10.2 and 8.0% cases, respectively) while LCI were registered in 3.4% only. During the epidemic, the rate of LCI detection increased up to 29.2% at simultaneous decrease in frequency of parainfluenza, adenovirus, bocavirus, coronavirus and, especially, rhinoviruses, to a lesser extent RSV infection. In the post-epidemic period, the role of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, A(H3N2) and В viruses decreased up to 6.1; 6.9 and 3.6%, respectively, with increase of rhinoviruses (9.5% of diseases). Genetic analysis of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 and A(H3N2) viruses circulating in 2017–2018 season showed that all analyzed viruses by the structure of surface genes encoding antigenic determinants, in difference from influenza B viruses, corresponded to the vaccine strains recommended by WHO for the Northern Hemisphere for 2017–2018 epidemic season. However, significant changes in the internal genes of circulating viruses were revealed. The control of the susceptibility of 316 influenza A and B viruses to antiviral drugs showed that the absolute majority of them (99.7%) retained their susceptibility to neuraminidase inhibitors.
NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO IDENTIFY AND TYPE STAPHYLOCOCCUS spp. BY USING MALDI-TOF MASS SPECTROMETRY
Authors: Stepanov A. S. , Vasilyeva N. V.
Published: January 2019

Abstract. Mass spectrometry profiles of microorganisms obtained by time-of-flight matrix-associated laser desorption/ionization (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry are a source of information about peptide profiles can be used for microbial identification and typing. A variety of technical and bioinformational solutions complicate developing of a united mass-spectro-profile database. Staphylococcus spp. strains are good studied objects for identification by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, frequently resulting in nosocomial infections, especially in immunocompromised patients. Rapid differentiation of nosocomial, multiresistant and highly virulent isolates of Staphylococcus spp. Allows to reduce the lethality in weakened and immunocompromised patients. The study was aimed at assessing comparability and reproducibility of identification and typing results for Staphylococcus spp by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. Comparing 292 Staphylococcus spp. isolates in clinical specimens obtained fron the multidisciplinary hospital at the NWSMU im. I.I. Mechnikov was carried out by using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometer BactoSCREEN ID (Litech, Russia) and Bruker Biotyper 3.1 (Bruker GmbH, Germany). Comparability of Staphylococcus spp. identification showed that 95.9%; 12 isolates (4.1%) by “Bruker Biotyper 3.1” and 3 isolates (1.1%) by using “BactoSCREEN ID” were incorrectly identified. Repeated identification leveled the differences between the systems used. In addition, it was shown that the method of protein extraction did not affect reliability of Staphylococcus spp. species identification by using databases (÷2, p 0.05) compared to intraspecific typing (÷2, p 0.0001). Using different extraction protocols showed that Staphylococcus spp. mass-spectra differed by peak intensity level within the mass range up to 4000 m/z, 5300±600 m/z and 6500±500 m/z, as well as higher than 7000 m/z. Peaks of low-molecular weight peptides were detected under full protein extraction compared to sample preparation on plate extraction. To develop a unified protocol for mass-spectrometry profile processing, a reliability of the basic statistical variables (mode, median, maximum, minimum and arithmetic mean) was evaluated. Analysis of the median mass spectrometry profiles is recommended for Staphylococcus spp. intraspecific typing by using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry as the most reproducible and consistent approach. As a result, two systems for MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry reliably identify Staphylococcus spp., but standardization of sample preparation and bioinformation analysis is required for Staphylococcus spp. typing.
TIME-KILL ASSAY: AN EFFICACY OF SYNERGY BETWEEN CARBAPENEMS AND CLODRONIC ACID
Authors: Afinogenova A. G. , Voroshilova T. M. , Afinogenov G. E. , Maday D. Yu. , Spiridonova A. A.
Published: January 2019

Abstract. Currently, a search for augmenting antibiotics activity is still crucial due to elevated frequency of detecting carbapenem-resistant Gran-positive bacterial isolates. To resolve this, it might be reasonable to combine carbapenems metal-â-lactamase (MâL) inhibitors. Unfortunately, no MâL inhibitors approved for treatment of carbapenem-resistant infections are currently available. Pathogenic bacteria may survive antibiotic attack, exert tolerance and persistence accompanied with the ongoing infectious process. In connection with this, determining dependence between antimicrobialrelated bactericidal effect and exposure time on microbes at 4, 8, 12 and 24 hours after the onset, a so called time-kill assay, is necessary. A synergy between both agents was noted upon reduced microbial population by ≥ 3 log10. A checkerboard array followed by seeding the microplate well contents onto a dense nutrient medium at various time points were used to assess a synergistic efficacy of carbapenems applied together with clodronic acid against MâL-producing VIMgenotype P. aeruginosa 532/14 clinical isolate obtained from patients with infectious complications (minimal inhibitory concentrations [MIC] for imipenem or meropenem were 512 μg/ml), microbial burden 106 CFU/ml. Optical density was measured at two wavelengths (490 and 630 nm) in ELx800 reader, within 4–24 hour exposure time to determine time of logarithmic growth phase emerging in test culture. It is noteworthy that magnitude of optical density is a difference between two bichromatic measurements resulting in remarkably reduced inaccuracy due to scratches or fingerprints left on the plate. It was found that clodronic acid exhibited a synergic bactericidal effect with carbapenems against a clinically resistant MâL-producing VIM-genotype P. aeruginosa 532/14 strain. Upon that, imipenem-related antimicrobial activity was evident as early as 8 hours after the onset decreasing cell growth down to 1.4 log10 compared to control, whereas 12 hours later it resulted in total inhibition of test strain by decreasing growth of the test strain by 6 log10. Meropenem in combination with clodronic acid showed a more pronounced activity: complete absence of P. aeruginosa 532/14 growth by 8 hours of incubation, growth suppression by 3.2 log10, which reached 6 log10 12–24 hours after the onset. Time-kill assay allows to identify efficient combinations of carbapenems and MâL inhibitors, which is of great importance for increasing therapeutic efficacy of patients with severe purulent-septic complications.
ANTI-PLAGUE VACCINATION STIMULATES THE NEUTROPHIL EXTRACELLULAR TRAPS FORMATION TO INCREASE THE YERSINIA PESTIS KILLING EFFICIENCY IN VIVO
Authors: Kravtsov A. L. , Goncharova A. Yu. , Kozhevnikov V. A. , Bugorkova S. A.
Published: January 2019

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HLA GENE POLYMORPHISM IN PERSONS VACCINATED AGAINST PLAGUE
Authors: Kudryavtseva O. M. , Shchukovskaya T. N. , Mikshis N. I. , Goncharova A. Yu. , Klyueva S. N. , Bugorkova S. A.
Published: January 2019

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CHARACTERISTICS OF A MOBILE LABORATORY FOR MONITORING AND DIAGNOSTICS DURING EPIZOOTOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION IN THE MONGOLIAN PART OF THE TRANSBOUNDARY SAILUGEM PLAGUE FOCUS
Authors: Rozhdestvensky E. N. , Tokmakova E. G. , Kosilko S. A. , Korzun V. M. , Grigoreva I. L. , Akulova S. S. , Balakhonov S. V.
Published: January 2019

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THE OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN A (ompA) OF YERSINIA PESTIS IS NOT REQUIRED FOR VIRULENCE IN MICE AND RATS
Authors: Dentovskaya S. V. , Kombarova T. I. , Ivanov S. A. , Svetoch T. E. , Shaikhutdinova R. Z.
Published: January 2019

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POSSIBILITIES OF NON-INVASIVE METODS APPLICATION FOR DIAGNOSIS OF YERSINIOSIS IN CHILDREN
Authors: Kokorina G. I. , Shestakova M. D.
Published: January 2019

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PERFORMANCE OF GENEXPERT MTB/RIF IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS IN MOROCCO
Authors: Aainouss A. , Momen G. , Bennani K. , Lamaammal A. , Chtioui F. , Messaoudi M. , Mouslim J. , Khyatti M. , El Messaoudi M. D.
Published: January 2019

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GENOMIC EPIDEMIOLOGY OF TUBERCULOSIS: FROM WITHIN HOST EVOLUTION TO GLOBAL MIGRATION PATTERNS
Authors: Comas I. , Cancino-Muñoz I. , Goig G. A. , Chiner-Oms Á. , López M. G. , Torres-Puente M. , Moreno-Molina M. Á. , Villamayor L. M. , Furió V.
Published: January 2019

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GENETIC DIVERSITY AND DRUG RESISTANCE OF MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM IN ITALY
Authors: Genua F. , Menichini M. , Lari N. , Rindi L.
Published: January 2019

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UTILITY OF WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING (WGS) OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS COMPLEX ISOLATES IN PRACTISE
Authors: Jajou R. , De Neeling A. , Lipworth S. , Walker T. , Anthony R. , Van Soolingen D.
Published: January 2019

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MINOR GENETIC DETERMINANTS OF SECOND-LINE INJECTION DRUGS RESISTANCE IN MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS
Authors: Jou R. , Kulagina E. V. , Lee W. T. , Nosova E. Yu. , Weng J. Y. , Antonova O. V. , Lin W. H. , Isakova A. I. , Wu M. H. , Zimenkov D. V.
Published: January 2019

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PREVALENCE OF NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIUM spp. STRAINS ISOLATED FROM CLINICAL SPECIMENS AT NORTH ESTONIA MEDICAL CENTRE IN 2001–2017
Authors: Levina K.
Published: January 2019

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EVOLUTION AND TRANSMISSION OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS RESISTANCE TO FLUOROQUINOLONES
Authors: Luo T.
Published: January 2019

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EPIDEMIOLOGY OF EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS IN ALBANIA, 2010–2016
Authors: Mema D. , Kapisyzi P. , Tafaj S. , Mema D. , Bala S. , Hafizi H.
Published: January 2019

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DETERMINANTS OF TB RELATED DEATH FROM TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS IN THE NORTHERN THAILAND
Authors: Miyahara R. , Yanai H. , Mahasirimongkol S. , Toyo-Oka L. , Tokunaga K.
Published: January 2019

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DEVELOPMENT OF THE EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT SCHEME FOR NON-TUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIA DRUG SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING IN EUROPEAN UNION
Authors: Nikolayevskyy V. , Maurer F. , Holicka Y. , Taylor L. , Liddy H. , Hillemann D. , Network ERLTB-Net , Kranzer K.
Published: January 2019

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THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES AND DRUG RESISTANCE INVESTIGATIONS IN MICROEPIDEMICS INVOLVING PEDIATRIC TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS
Authors: Pole I. , Ozere I. , Norvaisa I. , Ranka R.
Published: January 2019

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MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY OF TUBERCULOSIS IN LATVIA
Authors: Ranka R. , Pole I. , Markovska S. , Ozere I. , Riekstina V. , Norvaisa I.
Published: January 2019

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THE ROLE OF THE IS6110 IN MICRO- AND MACROEVOLUTION OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS LINEAGE 2
Authors: Shitikov E. , Guliaev A. , Bespyatykh J. , Mokrousov I. , Ilina E. , Govorun V.
Published: January 2019

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MOLECULAR TYPING OF MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII — A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
Authors: Bakuła Z. , Arias F. , Bachiyska E. , Borroni E. , Cirillo D. M. , Coulter C. , Giske C. , Humięcka J. , Van Ingen J. , Ioannidis P. , Kranzer K. , Kuzmič U. , Levina K. , Lillebæk T. , Mokrousov I. , Morimoto K. , Nikolayevskyy V. , Norman A. , Papaventsis D. , Peuchant O. , Safianowska A. , Ulmann V. , Vasiliauskiene E. , Won-Jung K. , Zhuravlev V. , Žolnir-Dovč M. , Krenke R. , Jagielski T.
Published: January 2019

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THE IMPACT OF THE DELETION OF THE MMP-1 GENE ON THE EXPRESSION OF SYMPTOMS AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TREATMENT IN PATIENTS WITH PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS
Authors: Tarasova L. G.
Published: January 2019

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EMERGING OPPORUNISTIC PATHOGEN MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS IN SLOVENIA: MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF RESISTANCE GENES COMPARED TO MIC METHOD
Authors: Truden S. , Žolnir-Dovč M.
Published: January 2019

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MOLECULAR FEATURES OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS ISOLATES FROM PATIENTS LIVING IN CLOSED CITY IN THE URAL REGION, RUSSIA
Authors: Umpeleva T. V. , Eremeeva N. I. , Belousova K. V. , Vakhrusheva D. V. , Vyazovaya A. A.
Published: January 2019

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POPULATION STRUCTURE OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS IN RUSSIAN REGIONS BORDERING EU COUNTRIES
Authors: Vyazovaya A. , Solovieva N. , Gerasimova A. , Akhmedova G. , Turkin E. , Sunchalina T. , Tarashkevich R. , Bogatin S. , Gavrilova N. , Bychkova A. , Anikieva E. , Zhuravlev V. , Narvskaya O. , Mokrousov I.
Published: January 2019

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MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY OF TUBERCULOSIS IN EASTERN SIBERIA AND FAR EAST
Authors: Zhdanova S. N. , Vinikurova M. K. , Yakovlev A. A. , Ogarkov O. B.
Published: January 2019

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UPDATE ON VIRULENCE FACTORS IN MYCOBACTERIA
Authors: Brosch R.
Published: January 2019

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GENOTYPING OF MULTIDRUG AND PREEXTENSIVELY DRUG-RESISTANT MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS ISOLATES FROM A HIGH INCIDENCE TB AREA IN MOROCCO
Authors: Chaoui I. , Oudghiri A. , Chetioui F. , Laglaoui A. , El Messaoudi M. D. , El Mzibri M.
Published: January 2019

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LOW HEPATITIS B VIRUS DNA BURDEN DOES NOT ALWAYS PROTECT FROM LIVER CANCER DEVELOPMENT
Authors: Pineau P.
Published: January 2019

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FORECASTING OF INCIDENCE OF HAV WITH USE OF THE SCHEDULED PLAN OF WALD
Authors: Volkova V. M. , Burgasova O. A. , Postupailo V. B. , Sayapina L. V.
Published: January 2019

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FREQUENCY AND THE CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF OCCULT HEPATITIS B VIRUS INFECTION
Authors: Esaulenko E. V. , Shibaeva E. O.
Published: January 2019

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HIGH BURDEN OF HEPATITIS B IN VIETNAM: IMPACT OF A HIGHLY HETEROGENEOUS VIRAL POPULATION
Authors: Kalinina O. V. , Duong L. T. , Lichnaia E. V. , L. Bui A. T. , Vo C. V. , Nguyen D. P. , Pham Thi G. , N. Bui T. T. , Chulanov V. P. , Dmitriev A. V.
Published: January 2019

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INNATE AND ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY CYTOKINES IN NASAL MUCOSA AND BLOOD SERUM OF ALLERGIC RHINITIS PATIENTS
Authors: Tyurin Y. A. , Reshetnikova I. D. , Kulikov S. N.
Published: January 2019

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FEATURES OF THE SUBPOPULATION COMPOSITION CYTOTOXIC T-LYMPHOCYTES IN CHILDREN WITH CONGENITAL CHRONIC HEPATITIS B
Authors: Batsunov O. K. , Arsentieva N. A. , Shilova I. V. , Goryacheva L. G.
Published: January 2019

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THE TRECs AND KRECs FREQUENCY IN THE BLOOD IN A POPULATION OF ST. PETERSBURG
Authors: Lyubimova N. E. , Semenov A. V.
Published: January 2019

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COMPARATIVE ESTIMATION OF SENSITIVITY OF SEROLOGICAL REACTIONS FOR ESTIMATION OF IMMUNITY AGAINST THE CAUSATIVE AGENT OF TULAREMIA
Authors: Mar’in M. A. , Ivaschenko T. A. , Gorbatov A. A. , Silkina M. V. , Firstova V. V. , Shaikhutdinova R. Z. , Tyurin E. A. , Chekan L. V. , Shemyakin I. G.
Published: January 2019

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DIFFERENTIATION OF KLEBSIELLA spp. STRAINS FOR SENSITIVITY TO ANTIBIOTICS USING MASS SPECTROMETRY ANALYSIS MALDI-TOF
Authors: Likhachev I. V. , Zueva E. V. , Karpova E. S. , Kunilova E. S. , Dudko D. A. , Mikhailov N. V. , Egorova S. A. , Kraeva L. A.
Published: January 2019

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PATHOGENIC POTENTIAL OF COMMENSAL ESCHERICHIA COLI ISOLATED FROM ADULTS IN SAINT PETERSBURG
Authors: Makarova M. A.
Published: January 2019

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ANALYSIS OF THE PHAGE SENSITIVITY OF MICROORGANISMS OF A MICROBIOTA OF A VAGINA
Authors: Polishchuk I. S. , Aleshukina A. V. , Aleshukina I. S. , Tverdokhlebova T. I.
Published: January 2019

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VIRULENCE GENES AND PHYLOGENETIC GROUPS OF COMMENSAL STRAINS OF ESCHERICHIA COLI
Authors: Suzhaeva L. V. , Makarova M. A. , Kaftyreva L. A.
Published: January 2019

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THE SEROPREVALENCE H. PYLORI INFECTION IN DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS
Authors: Svarval A. V. , Ferman R. S. , Roshchina N. G. , Ermolenko E. I.
Published: January 2019

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INFLUENCE OF CHOLESTEROL ON THE GROWTH OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS spp.
Authors: Trapeznikov Y. P.
Published: January 2019

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THE CORRELATION BETWEEN BIOFILM-FORMATION ABILITY OF KLEBSIELLA spp. AUTOSTRAINS AND ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY OF PLANCTONIC CELLS
Authors: Tunik T. V. , Ivanova E. I. , Grigorova E. V. , Nemchenko U. M. , Budnikova Z. I.
Published: January 2019

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FERTILIZATION FAILURE IN HEIFERS INFECTED BY UREAPLASMA DIVERSUM
Authors: Vaganova A. N. , Borisenko S. V. , Freylikhman O. A. , Roca V. V. , Verbov V. N.
Published: January 2019

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ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE IN THE GUT MICROBIOTA OF HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS
Authors: Voitenkova E. V. , Suzhaeva L. V. , Zabrovskaya A. V. , Kaftyreva L. A.
Published: January 2019

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ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE MECHANISMS IN BACTERIA STRAINS ISOLATED FROM FARM ANIMALS
Authors: Zabrovskaya A. V. , Egorova S. A.
Published: January 2019

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MICROBIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF PURULENT SEPTIC INFECTIONS BREAKOUT INVESTIGATION IN KHABAROVSK CITY
Authors: Bondarenko A. P. , Shmylenko V. A. , Trotsenko O. E. , Zaitseva T. A. , Chekan L. V.
Published: January 2019

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SEROVAR SPECIFIC ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY OF SALMONELLA
Authors: Egorova S. A.
Published: January 2019

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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MICROORGANISMS IN THE VAGINAL BIOTOPE OF SUBFERTIL WOMEN
Authors: Godovalov A. P. , Karpunina T. I.
Published: January 2019

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The Military Doctrine of the Russian Federation
Authors:   University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn (Poland), Pietkiewicz Michał
Published: January 2019

In December 2017 and January 2018, the Sejm and Senate, thanks to the votes of the deputies of ruling party Law and Justice, passed hugely controversial law amending inter alia Polish Electoral Code. Its adoption was opposed by the parliamentary opposition, by the electoral administration bodies and by many experts, however unsuccessfully. The enactment of this law destabilises the electoral system without a clear or evident need and treats the electoral code as a political instrument. Secondly, it does not provide the sufficient time for adaptation (vacatio legis), which may jeopardise free and fair local elections and the stability of the political system. Thirdly, the bill contains numerous unclear provisions and is in many parts written in a careless and contradictory way. Such amendments do not correspond with the European standards, described in the Venice Commission’s Code of Good Practice in Electoral Matters.
Numbers Have Life: A Commentary on “Predictors of Survival in Patients with Advanced Gastrointestinal Malignancies Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit”
Authors: Le-Rademacher Jennifer G. , Jatoi Aminah
Published: January 2019

The commentary remarks on a recently published article on a study that examined predictors of poor outcomes in cancer patients using the SOFA score, answering to the question of whether the results of the study can completely inform decisions about terminal care management.
Analysis of conventionally reinforced coupling beams using non-linear strut-and-tie model
Authors: Nabilah Abu Bakar , Koh Chan Ghee , Safiee Nor Azizi , Mohd. Nasir Noor Azline
Published: January 2019

The non-linear strut-and-tie model (STM) can be used to analyse and predict the behaviour of reinforced concrete in disturbed regions. In this paper, a non-linear STM has been used to model the deformation capacity of conventionally reinforced intermediate-length coupling beams under cyclic and monotonic loads. The non-linear STM developed includes the contribution of concrete strength towards shear deformation and longitudinal bar slip through zero-length elements. The failure modes considered for the analysis were the crushing of the diagonal strut and diagonal tension (shear) failure of the beam. The model has been verified using various results of experimental works by researchers. It is found that the model could predict the behaviour and failure mode of the coupling beams rather accurately.
A more effective audit after COSO ERM 2017 or after ISO 31000:2009?
Authors: Portugal Dias Alcina A. de Sena
Published: January 2019

This paper seeks to consider the better effectiveness of an audit after the use of ERM 2017 or ISO 31000. To this effect, is COSO existence and evolution will be considered and related to the biggest financial scandals and its output in terms of control schedules. Some criticisms to COSO Cube will be pointed out, and the new ERM 2017 will be described.  ISO 31000 will be considered as an alternative guideline to be used for Risk Management purposes in any organization. A comparison is made between the two sets of Risk management. The audit process will be developed after grasping that the company has a risk management implemented in a more certain fashion, as objectives are different but schemes of risk management control are valid. In terms of future research perspective, one could suggest the identification of organizations using one scheme (ERM) or another (ISO), analysing them and comparing them in order to evaluate their particular effectiveness and accrued value.
Respectability and reputation: Tracing intersections of race, class and gender in news discourses of violence against women
Authors: van Niekerk Taryn
Published: January 2019

This paper investigates how gendered inequalities are reproduced in printed news media discourses of men’s violence against women and how they intersect with the racial and classed dimensions of survivor and perpetrator identities in two Cape Town newspapers. A total of 113 reports on violence against women were collected from two newspapers that drew the largest readership in the Western Cape Province between 2011 and 2013. A thematic decomposition analysis revealed the presence of a discourse of respectability, which shed light on how pathologising representations “other” and blame victims who are thought to stray from respectability, particularly poor black women who find themselves on the periphery of this discourse of femininity. In contrast, perpetrators of violence against women were represented through the lens of race and class, and predominantly through reputable performances of masculinity, silencing their accountability. Understanding violence as an intersectional experience – defined by race, class, sexuality and gender in the context of post-apartheid South Africa – is central to the analysis. A critical comparison between the two newspapers’ reporting styles is offered. Furthermore, the news media’s tendency to reproduce racial and gendered stereotypes of victims and perpetrators of violence and to marginalise some voices over others is problematised.
Long walk to semi-freedom: Towards a framework for psychological research on being out on bail
Authors: Mbatha K , Terre Blanche M
Published: January 2019

An important focus for psychological and other research on the criminal justice system concerns people who have been charged and are awaiting trial. However, most of this research has thus far focussed on remand detainees, who make up almost a third of the South African prison population. In this article we focus instead on those who are not in detention, but out on bail. Given the dearth of psychological research on bail we present a framework for researching the bail experience, incorporating both individual and community psychology perspectives. We identify five key elements in how individuals may experience being out on bail, namely, relief, uncertainty, identity issues, struggles related to belief in a just world, and being compelled to tell a "thin story". Each of these elements is associated with particular possibilities for future research. From a community psychological perspective, we identify two key characteristics of the "bail community", namely that it is firstly a 'community of disconnection' and secondly a "community of transience" - each of which, again, provides important research opportunities. It is our hope that this model will aid in directing and framing future research on the psychology of bail.
DESEMPENHO OPERACIONAL E ENERGETICO DE UM PROTOTIPO DE QUADRICICLO AGRÍCOLA EM PISTA DE CONCRETO EM FUNÇÃO DA ROTAÇÃO DA MACHA E CARGA APLICADA NA BARRA DE TRAÇÃO
Authors: Maciel dos Santos Mara Alice , Monteiro Leonardo De Almeida , Lima Lopes José Evanaldo , Chioderoli Carlos Alessandro , Sousa Nascimento Elivânia Maria
Published: January 2019

Os ensaios realizados em pista de concreto fornecem importantes informações sobre o desempenho operacional e energético da máquina, permitindo realizar o uso de forma eficiente e adequada com maior economia. Objetivou-se com este trabalho analisar o desempenho do quadriciclo agrícola em pista de concreto utilizando, quatro marcha (1a,2a, 3a e 4a) e três variações de cargas de (0, 200 e 400 kg) com duas rotações no motor (2800 e 3600 rpm). O experimento foi conduzido no LIMA - Laboratório de Investigação de Acidente com Máquinas Agrícolas na Universidade Federal do Ceará localizada na cidade de Fortaleza-Ceará. Foi utilizado o Delineamento Inteiramente Casualizado - DIC, com arranjo fatorial de 4x3x2 com cinco repetições em cada tratamento. Avaliou-se a velocidade de deslocamento, patinamento dos rodados traseiros do quadriciclo agrícola, consumo horário de combustível, força na barra de tração e potência na barra de tração. Os maiores valores de velocidades foram encontrados com o aumento da rotação, e com escalonamento das marchas, a rotação 2 aumentou em média 60% o consumo horário de combustível em relação a rotação 1, de acordo com a variação das marchas 1, 2, 3 e 4 houve aumento de consumo horário de combustível. À medida que aumentou a rotação houve acréscimo da força na barra de tração. A força na barra de tração aumentou conforme o escalonamento das marchas e o acréscimo da carga aplicada na barra de tração. Quanto a potência na barra de tração verificou-se que na rotação 2 obteve-se valores mais elevados de potência na barra. O aumento da carga e escalonamento das marchas elevou a potência na barra de tração.
Forzani & MacPhail Colon Cancer Screening Centre Biorepository - Urine Collection, Processing & Storage Standard Operating Procedure v1
Authors: Town Susanna
Published: January 2019

This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) provides clear instructions on the collection and handling of urine samples for storage at the Colon Cancer Screening Centre Biorepository, to ensure quality specimens and professional care of the human subject. Urine samples are collected from participants that have been through the informed consent process and agreed to participate in the CCSC Biorepository.