bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Ruderal Ecologies: Rethinking Nature, Migration, and the Urban Landscape in Berlin
Authors: Stoetzer Bettina
Published: May 2018

Engaging with a series of human–plant encounters in Berlin, this article explores possibilities for rethinking the heterogeneity of urban life in the ruins of European nationalism and capitalism. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork and revisiting Berlin’s postwar history of botanical research, I develop the concept of the ruderal and expand it for an anthropological inquiry of urban life. The term ruderal was originally used by Berlin ecologists after the Second World War to refer to ecologies that spontaneously inhabit disturbed environments: the spaces alongside train tracks or roads, wastelands, or rubble. Exploring Berlin as a ruderal city, I direct attention to the often unnoticed, cosmopolitan, and unruly ways of remaking the urban fabric at a time of increased nationalism and ecological destruction. Tracing human–plant socialities in encounters between scientists and rubble plants, in public culture, and among immigrants and their makeshift urban gardens, the lens of the ruderal directs ethnographic analysis toward the city’s unintended ecologies as these are produced in the context of nation-making, war, xenophobia, migration, environmental change, and contemporary austerity policies. Attending to ruderal worlds, I argue, requires telling stories that do not easily add up but that combine environmental perspectives with the study of migration, race, and social inequality—in the interest of mapping out possibilities for change. This framework thus expands a recent anthropological focus on ruins, infrastructure, and urban landscapes by highlighting questions of social justice that are at stake in emerging urban ecologies and an era of inhospitable environments.
Association between inherited thrombophilia in pregnancy and micronucleus frequency in peripheral blood lymphocytes
Authors: Šošić GM , Jović N , Rakić B , Dimitrijević A , Varjačić M
Published: May 2018

The aim of this study was to determine possible predictors of an increased frequency of micronucleus (MN) and the impact of thrombophilia on the chromosomal instability in peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) of pregnant women in their first trimester. This study was designed as a case-control study on 74 pregnant women. It was performed in the gestational age of 11 to 14 weeks, when blood samples were collected and incubated for 72 hours. The individual MN frequency in PBL was measured by cytokinesis-block micronucleus (CBMN) assay. Women were grouped in control group [≤4 MN/1000 binucleated (BN) cells] and case group (>4 MN/1000 BN cells). Potential mutagenic effects of exogenous/endogenous factors in pregnant women were analyzed. By analyzing the given results, it can be concluded that pregnant women with thrombophilia have 26.69-times more chance of having a frequency of >4 MN/1000 BN than pregnant women with no thrombophilia. Our research was primarily aimed at showing that the presence of thrombophilia was a statistically important predictor of an increased MN frequency in pregnant women and it can predict about one-third of the total variance in MN frequency in the studied population.
The mitochondrial COI/tRNASER(UCN) G7444A mutation may be associated with hearing impairment in a Han Chinese family
Authors: Ding Y , Xia B-H , Teng Y-S , Zhuo G-C , Leng J-H
Published: May 2018

Variations in mitochondrial genome have been found to be associated with hearing loss. Of these, the mitochondrial 12S rRNA and tRNASer(UCN) are the hot-spots for pathogenic variants associated with deafness. To understand the putative role of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variants in hearing loss, we recently screened the variants in mitochondrial genomes in patients with deafness from the Hangzhou area of Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China (PRC). In this study, we describe a maternally-inherited Han Chinese family with high penetrance of hearing loss, notably, the penetrance of hearing loss in this family were 80.0 and 40.0%, when the aminoglycoside was included or excluded. Three matrilineal relatives in this pedigree exhibited different levels of hearing loss with different age at onset. In addition, sequence analysis of the complete mitochondrial genome showed the presence of the well-known C1494T pathogenic variant in the 12S rRNA gene and the G7444A pathogenic variant in the COI/ tRNASer(UCN). The C1494T anomaly had been reported to be a pathogenic mutation associated with aminoglycoside-induced and nonsyndromic hearing loss (AINHL), while the G7444A was considered as a secondary mutation associated with deafness. However, the lack of functional variants in GJB2 and TRMU genes suggested that nuclear modified genes may not play important roles in deafness expression. Thus, the combination of G7444A and C1494T pathogenic variants in the mitochondrial genome may account for the high penetrance of hearing loss in this Chinese family.
Molecular characterization of iranian patients with inherited coagulation factor VII deficiency
Authors: Shahbazi S , Mahdian R , Karimi K , Mashayekhi A
Published: May 2018

Coagulation factor VII (FVII) is a key enzyme of the extrinsic coagulation cascade that is predominantly produced by hepatocytes. The F7 gene mutations cause FVII deficiency with considerable molecular and phenotypic heterogeneity. We characterized the molecular alterations of the F7 gene and their corresponding mRNA transcripts in Iranian patients from eight unrelated families. The mutations were detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-sequencing of all F7 gene exons, their flanking intronic sequences, as well as their corresponding cDNA fragments. Homozygous P303T, C91S and R304Q mutations were detected in patient 2, patient 5, and patient 6, respectively. Patient 7 was a compound heterozygote for S282R and H348R and patient 8 was a compound heterozygote for R304Q and IVS7+7A>G mutations. Furthermore, our investigation revealed three heterozygous individuals, patient 1 and patient 3 with the A244V mutation who were symptomatic and patient 4 with V(–39)I mutation who was also asymptomatic. The F7 mRNA expression analysis revealed that, except the transcript of V(–39)I, other mutation-harboring transcripts were expressed at detectable levels. In conclusion, this report reinforces the genetic and phenotypic heterogeneity of FVII deficiency. The findings of the mRNA study implied that decreased FVII protein activity subsequent to missense mutations does not completely reflect the degradation of mutation-harboring mRNA.
Intrapersonal conflicts of bloggers: psychological perspective
Authors: Secheiko Olena
Published: May 2018

Aim.

The aim of the study was to establish depth and substantive characteristics of intrapersonal conflicts of bloggers. Internal conflicts were analyzed at the levels of individual typological characteristics, self-conception, and value orientation of personality.

Research methodology.

The study was based on the method of content analysis and psychodiagnostic tests. 100 respondents (50 respondents who have blogs and 50 respondents who do not have blogs) were examined with Sobczyk’s individual typological questionnaire, Stephenson’s Q sorting, Budassi’s scale of self-assessment, Leary’s interpersonal diagnosis of personality, Fantalova’s value / accessibility correlation in different life spheres. Mann-Whitney test and Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient were applied for statistical data processing.

Research results.

The results of the survey support the hypothesis regarding the special character of the intra-personal conflicts of bloggers in comparison with those people who do not have blogs and use the Internet less often. In fact, conflicts between real self and virtual self are characteristic of bloggers. Most of the tension is the result of contradiction of ideas about their personal social and communicative competence and the opposition of coping strategies “acceptance of struggle – avoidance of struggle”.

Conclusions.

There are different views on how the Internet influences psychological wellbeing. Social networks allow bloggers to present themselves in a certain desired light, to create some image, to stress their unique features, to attract attention to those character properties which are not manifested in real life as desired.
The role of long term care centers in the Polish system of mental health care
Authors: Siejko Krzysztof , Tylec Aneta , Dubas-Ślemp Halina , Książek Piotr , Drop Bartłomiej , Kochański Artur , Kucharska Katarzyna
Published: May 2018

Objective:

The aim of this work is to review the role of mental health care center and treatment center specialized in psychiatry in the Polish system of mental health care as a whole.

Review:

For many years in Poland, the process of transformation of psychiatric care model from the institutional (inpatient setting, most expensive) to community care model (personalized, much cheaper), has been taking place. The effective - coordinated system of community care should significantly improve cooperation in the treatment, while the community forms of health care should ensure full availability, complexity, and continuity of care provision. In many cases, the community support is inadequate and cannot provide patient with care at his home environment. For mentally ill, there may be a need for the use of the long term health care centers specialized in psychiatry.

Conclusions:

A long term mental health care center specialised in mental health plays an important role in long-term care for the mentally ill. As far as a mental health service user’s perspective is concerned, the continuity of care and treatment in the long term health care center (as a health care unit) appears to be more useful and satisfying compared to a residential home for people with chronic mental illnesses. There is a need for broad discussion on the special place of the long term health care center specialized in psychiatry in the present Polish system of mental health care and on the improving of care pathways between inpatient-, day care-and, community care package.
Successful outcome of a preterm infant with severe oligohydramnios and suspected pulmonary hypoplasia following premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) at 18 weeks’ gestation
Authors: Pegu Satyaranjan , Murthy Poornima
Published: May 2018

Premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) can occur in up to 3–4.5% of pregnancies and lead to complications in the mother and fetus. Maternal chorioamnionitis is the most common complication and may even lead to sepsis. In the fetus, depending upon the time of PPROM causing oligohydramnios, the effect on the lung growth is variable leading to varying degrees of pulmonary hypoplasia with its associated complications like persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN), air leaks and respiratory failure. Here we present a successful outcome following PPROM at about 18 weeks of gestation, with severe oligohydramnios leading to preterm delivery with suspected pulmonary hypoplasia and pneumothorax in the baby.
Axial tensile properties and flexibility characteristics of elementary units from multidimensional bamboo-based composites: radial and tangential moso bamboo slivers
Authors: Deng Jianchao , Wang Ge
Published: May 2018

Bamboo sliver (BS) is a potential elementary unit for multidimensional bamboo-based composites (MBBCs). Axial tensile and flexibility characteristics of thin radial (R) and tangential (T) BSs (BSR and BST with a thickness of 0.5–2.0 mm) have been studied. Axial tensile strength (AxTS) and modulus of elasticity (AxMOE) were positively correlated with the vascular tissue ratio (VTR), and the tensile properties of slices with 43–51% VTR increased more rapidly than in the VTR range of 20–36%. In axial tensile tests, cracks propagated along a V or Z route in BSR, while fibers were pulled out in the central section in case of BST. AxTS and AxMOE values increased with decreasing moisture content (MC) at 6.2–16.6% below 75°C. Flexural flexibility (FF) was enhanced with increasing MC and VTR, and the effect of MC on FF was amplified with MCs below the fiber saturation point (FSP). In situ scanning electron microscope (SEM) observation during flexural tests revealed a deformation resistance of vascular tissue (VT) and the deformation disposition of parenchyma.
Inverse dynamic and spectral problems for the one-dimensional Dirac system on a finite tree
Authors: Mikhaylov Alexander , Mikhaylov Victor S. , Murzabekova Gulden
Published: May 2018

We consider inverse dynamic and spectral problems for the one-dimensional Dirac system on a finite tree.
Our aim will be to recover the topology of a tree (lengths and connectivity of edges) as well as the matrix potentials on each edge.
As inverse data we use the Weyl–Titchmarsh matrix function or the dynamic response operator.
Synthesis and crystal structure of bis(furan-2-ylmethanaminium)-catena-[bis(μ2-phthalato-κ2
O:O′)cobalt(II)], C26H24CoN2O10
Authors: Said Musa A. , Hughes David L. , Shiekh Rayees Ahmad
Published: May 2018

C26H24CoN2O10, monoclinic, F2/d (equiv. to no. 15), a = 23.7125(7) Å, b = 10.7325(4) Å, c = 39.5740(15) Å, β = 90.324(3)°, V = 10071.2(6) Å3, Z = 16, R
gt(F) = 0.0514, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1048, T = 140(1) K.
TMP properties and refiner conditions in a CD82 chip refiner at different operation points. Part II: Comparison of the five tests
Authors: Ferritsius Rita , Ferritsius Olof , Hill Jan , Karlström Anders , Eriksson Karin
Published: May 2018

This paper is part two of a study on a CD 82 TMP chip refiner where relations between changes in the process conditions and changes in the properties of the produced pulp are investigated. Focus is on the ratio between tensile index and specific energy consumption when results from five tests are compared. Pulp properties were measured for composite pulp samples taken from the refiner blow line. Residence times and pulp consistencies were estimated by use of the extended entropy model. Clearly, an increase in specific energy does not necessarily implicate an increase in strength properties of the pulp produced. It is of high importance to have access to information about the refining zone conditions when searching for an optimal operation point in terms of the ratio between tensile index and specific energy. In these tests, this ratio had a maximum at about 55 % measured blow line consistency. Unfavourable operating conditions were identified at high pulp consistencies, especially after the FZ, where pulp consistencies well above 70 % were observed. The estimated residence time for each refining zone responded differently when applying changes in production rate, plate gaps and dilution water flow rates. In conclusion, the results associated with estimated pulp consistencies where easier to interpret compared with results for residence times, implying that additional tests are required for the latter variable. In addition to tensile index, pulp properties like freeness, Somerville shives and light scattering coefficient were included in the analysis.
Control strategies for refiners Part II: Consistency control in twin-disc refining zones using temperature profile information
Authors: Karlström Anders , Hill Jan
Published: May 2018

Consistency profiles in the refining zones of twin-disc refiners have always been cumbersome to estimate with good accuracy. To overcome such challenges, this paper shows that it is vital to measure temperature profiles between the refining discs to estimate uneven chip/pulp feed distribution. It is also shown that the plate clearance, measured by plate gap measurement devices, is changed dramatically when changing the amount of dilution water to the refining zones asymmetrically. At the same time, the inlet temperature will change as well while the maximum temperature is rather stable. This makes the maximum temperature a good candidate for use when estimating the split of the pulp mass flow rates to the refining zones. This also opens for a new consistency control concept for each refining zone. The findings in this paper have been validated in a commercial TMP production line with two serially linked twin-disc refiners, and it is shown that the pulp and handsheet property variations, in terms of mean fiber length and tensile index, between the refining zones can be reduced considerably when running the refiners with similar consistency in each refining zone.
Indications of the onset of fiber cutting in low consistency refining using a refiner force sensor: The effect of pulp furnish
Authors: Harirforoush R. , Olson J. , Wild P.
Published: May 2018

Detection of the onset of fiber cutting is beneficial in low consistency refining as it may prevent reduction of average fiber length, optimize fiber quality improvements by operating at gaps just wider than the critical gap, avoid decreasing the strength properties of paper, and increase energy efficiency. The objective of this study is to understand the effect of pulp furnish on measured bar forces and, more specifically, on the detection of fiber cutting. Bar forces, i. e. forces applied to pulp fibers by the refiner bars, are measured with a custom-designed piezoelectric force sensor. Trials were conducted with an AIKAWA 16-in. single-disc refiner using hemlock/balsam softwood thermomechanical pulp, SPF softwood thermomechanical pulp, northern bleached softwood kraft pulp, and aspen hardwood thermomechanical pulp at 3.0 to 3.5 % consistency at rotational speeds of 1200 and 1400 rpm. The power of the time domain signal of the measured forces is introduced as an indicator of the onset of fiber cutting. Our results show that this new fiber cutting metric is a sensitive and reliable metric for determination of fibre cutting for a range of pulp furnishes. The study suggests that the refiner force sensor has potential to be exploited for in-process detection of fiber cutting.
Effect of gamma irradiation on the structure characteristics and mass attenuation coefficient of MgO nanoparticles
Authors: Amini Maryam , Vejdani Noghreiyan Alireza , Dehghani Zahra , Majles Ara Mohammad Hossein
Published: May 2018

In this work, the structure properties and mass attenuation coefficient of MgO nanoparticles were studied before and after gamma irradiation. The as-synthesized samples of MgO nanoparticles by sol–gel method were analyzed by XRD which suggested the double phase; cubic and hexagonal structures of the material. Crystal defects produced in the cubic and hexagonal lattice were studied before and after exposure to 20 kGy gamma irradiation in order to investigate the changes in the structure properties and mass attenuation coefficients of MgO nanoparticles. XRD data of gamma-irradiated and non-irradiated MgO nanoparticles show that the crystal size of MgO nanoparticles increases after radiation exposure. SEM images after irradiation indicated significant changes in the morphology. The UV-Visible absorption spectra of the nanoparticles were taken and the results of optical band gap of the MgO nanoparticles before and after irradiation show that the value of band gap has changed slightly due to gamma irradiation. The results of comparing experimental values of mass attenuation coefficient for non-irradiated MgO nanoparticles with theoretical values of mass attenuation coefficient for MgO microparticles calculated using the NIST XCOM show that the mass attenuation coefficient not only depends on the effective atomic number but also depends on the size of the particles. Also, it is observed that the mass attenuation coefficient of MgO nanoparticles decreases after the irradiation which shows that by increasing the size of the nanoparticles, the mass attenuation coefficient decreases. It could be because the cross-section of photon interaction with materials depends on the surface to volume ratio of nanoparticles. The experimental results also show that the linear and mass attenuation coefficient of MgO nanoparticles decrease with increasing the photon energy.
Unités linguistiques et formes textuelles
Authors: Rastier François
Published: May 2018

La tradition scolaire a élaboré une conception de l’unité conforme avec l’hypothèse d’un parallélisme logico-grammatical. Elle s’avère discutable, tant au palier du mot qu’à celui de la phrase et plus encore au palier du texte. En revanche, des grandeurs comme les thèmes ou des fonctions narratives peuvent être décrites comme des formes sémantiques et expressives, susceptibles d’être représentées par des groupements structurés de traits. Au fil du texte, ces formes sont le support demétamorphismes, transformations récurrentes qui déterminent son orientation. Les formes textuelles se détachent sur des fonds expressifs et sémantiques (les isotopies). Au cours du texte, les fonds eux-mêmes peuvent évoluer par destranspositions. La dynamique du parcours textuel comprend en outre des dissolutions de formes par diffusion dans les fonds, et des sommations synthétiques qui construisent des formes à partir d’éléments des fonds. Il faut donc reconsidérer la question des unités et celle des règles linguistiques à la lumière du texte, en reconnaissant la détermination du global par le local et en tenant compte également de l’interprétation des sorties logicielles en sémantique de corpus.
Die älteste tschechische Übersetzung von Märchen aus Tausendundeine Nacht
Authors: Berger Tilman
Published: May 2018

This paper deals with a manuscript from the library of the Regional Museum in Chrudim (East Bohemia) which contains a Czech translation of some of the tales of ‘One Thousand and One Nights’. The manuscript was written at the end of the 18th century in a rather peculiar orthography and belongs to a group of manuscripts which were evidently written by a single person, the painter Josef Ceregetti (1722–1779). The language used in these manuscripts is the literary Czech of that time, with some influence from spoken language. By comparison of the French text of Galland and two contemporary German translations with the Czech text I show that the author seems to have been working with the German translation from the year 1730. The Czech translation was probably intended for a local circle of intellectuals, mainly clerics, and never reached a broader public.
Products of the Same Master Copy
Authors: Díaz-Iglesias Llanos Lucía
Published: May 2018

The so-called Gliedervergottung section of BD 42 displays close textual and iconographic features in two Eighteenth Dynasty sources: the burial chamber of the tomb of Djehuty (TT 11) and the papyrus of Baksu (Hanover KM 1970.37). Both sources will be presented, transcribed, and compared to highlight their derivation from the same master copy. Finally, some thoughts on what dublettes can tell us about Book of the Dead Vorlagen and scribal activities will be offered.
The Misnomer of Nomarchs
Authors: Tomkins Jessica
Published: May 2018

The terms “nome” and “nomarch” are widely used in Egyptology as the basic framework for discussing and understanding provincial administration of the Old to Middle Kingdoms, even though these are much later Greek terms. This article traces the origins of these words and highlights the problems encountered by applying these later terms to an earlier period of Egyptian history, and how they have obscured our understanding of the mechanics of provincial administration of the Old to Middle Kingdoms.
Two new alkylresorcinol derivatives from the leaves of Scyphocephalium ochocoa
Authors: Foundikou Hibrahim , Mbiantcha Marius , Bankeu Kezetas Jean-jules , Tchouankeu Jean Claude , Shaheen Farzana , Choudhary Muhammad Iqbal , Lebibi Jacques , Feuya Tchouya Guy Raymond
Published: May 2018

Two new alkylresorcinol derivatives, namely ochocinone A and ochocinone B (1, 2), as well as a known alkylresorcinol oleiferinone (3) were isolated from the methanol extract of the leaves of Scyphocephalium ochocoa. The structures of these compounds were established by detailed spectroscopic analysis and by comparison with the spectral data of related known compounds. Compounds 1–3 showed significant immunomodulatory activity and cytotoxic effect on the mammary carcinoma MCF-7 cell line.
Isotopic composition of sinking particles: Oil effects, recovery and baselines in the Gulf of Mexico, 2010–2015
Authors: Chanton Jeffrey P. , Giering Sarah L.C. , Bosman Samantha H. , Rogers Kelsey L. , Sweet Julia , Asper Vernon L. , Diercks Arne R. , Passow Uta
Published: May 2018

The extensive release of oil during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill in the northern Gulf of Mexico perturbed the pelagic ecosystem and associated sinking material. To gauge the recovery and post-spill baseline sources, we measured Δ14C, δ13C and δ34S of sinking particles near the spill site and at a reference site and natural seep site. Particulates were collected August 2010–April 2016 in sediment traps moored at sites with depths of 1160–1660 m. Near the spill site, changes in Δ14C indicated a 3-year recovery period, while δ34S indicated 1–2 years, which agreed with estimates of 1–2 years based on hydrocarbon composition. Under post-spill baseline conditions, carbon inputs to sinking particulates in the northern Gulf were dominated by surface marine production (80–85%) and riverine inputs (15–20%). Near the spill site, Δ14C values were depleted in October 2010 (–140 to –80‰), increasing systematically by 0.07 ± 0.02‰ day–1 until July 2013 when values reached –3.2 ± 31.0‰. This Δ14C baseline was similar to particulates at the reference site (3.8 ± 31.1‰). At both sites, δ13C values stayed constant throughout the study period (–21.9 ± 0.5‰ and –21.9 ± 0.9‰, respectively). δ34S near the spill site was depleted (7.4 ± 3.1‰) during October 2010–September 2011, but enriched (16.9 ± 2.0‰) and similar to the reference site (16.2 ± 3.1‰) during November 2012–April 2015. At the seep site, Δ14C values were –21.7 ± 45.7‰ except during August 2012–January 2013 when a significant Δ14C depletion of –109.0 ± 29.1‰ was observed. We interpret this depletion period, also observed in δ13C data, as caused by the incorporation of naturally seeped oil into sinking particles. Determination of post-spill baselines for these isotopic signatures allows for evaluation of anthropogenic inputs in future.
Chemerin: a multifaceted adipokine involved in metabolic disorders
Authors: Helfer Gisela , Wu Qing-Feng
Published: May 2018

Metabolic syndrome is a global public health problem and predisposes individuals to obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Although the underlying mechanisms remain to be elucidated, accumulating evidence has uncovered a critical role of adipokines. Chemerin, encoded by the geneRarres2, is a newly discovered adipokine involved in inflammation, adipogenesis, angiogenesis and energy metabolism. In humans, local and circulating levels of chemerin are positively correlated with BMI and obesity-related biomarkers. In this review, we discuss both peripheral and central roles of chemerin in regulating body metabolism. In general, chemerin is upregulated in obese and diabetic animals. Previous studies by gain or loss of function show an association of chemerin with adipogenesis, glucose homeostasis, food intake and body weight. In the brain, the hypothalamus integrates peripheral afferent signals including adipokines to regulate appetite and energy homeostasis. Chemerin increases food intake in seasonal animals by acting on hypothalamic stem cells, the tanycytes. In peripheral tissues, chemerin increases cell expansion, inflammation and angiogenesis in adipose tissue, collectively resulting in adiposity. While chemerin signalling enhances insulin secretion from pancreatic islets, contradictory results have been reported on how chemerin links to obesity and insulin resistance. Given the association of chemerin with obesity comorbidities in humans, advances in translational research targeting chemerin are expected to mitigate metabolic disorders. Together, the exciting findings gathered in the last decade clearly indicate a crucial multifaceted role for chemerin in the regulation of energy balance, making it a promising candidate for urgently needed pharmacological treatment strategies for obesity.
Nicardipin Associated Pulmonary Edema : A Severe Complication of Tocolysis - A Case Report
Authors: Motiaa Youssef , El Otmani Wafae , El Oudghiri Nezha , Tazi Anas Saoud
Published: May 2018

In preterm labor, tocolytics are used to stop uterine contractions and to allow the administration of corticosteroids for fetal lung maturation, nicardipine is a calcium channel blocker increasingly used for this indication. Several adverse effects have been reported during tocolysis using nicardipine, one of the most serious complications is Acute Pulmonary Edema.
We report a case of a parturient who has admitted at 28 weeks of pregnancy for preterm labor and developed a respiratory failure two days following tocolysis with nicardipine. Echocardiography and Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiography (CTPA) ruled out a pulmonary embolism and a decompensated heart disease. The patient received oxygen therapy and diuresis for Acute Pulmonary Edema with favorable outcomes.The purpose of this paper is to discuss the risk factors for the occurrence of pulmonary edema after tocolysis, the importance of the etiologic investigation to exclude differential diagnoses and therapeutic options for management of this complication.
Managerial Roles in SMEs and Their Effect on Perceived Managerial Effectiveness in Lithuania
Authors: Diskienė Danuta , Tamaševičius Virginijus , Kalvaitytė Agnė
Published: May 2018

The aim of this study was to analyze the managerial work of Lithuanian managers in terms of managerial roles and their effect on perceived effectiveness of managers’ work in small and medium – sized companies in Lithuania. Literature analysis reveals the concept of managerial work in terms of roles played by managers and discusses the issue of managerial effectiveness. Both concepts are seen as highly complex phenomena where role accomplishing is recognized as an important influential factor in effective managerial work performance. A survey was used as the most appropriate tool for data collection. The respondents at managerial positions were randomly selected in SMEs in Lithuania. Exploratory factor analysis was used to single out managerial roles, and multiple regression analysis was conducted to identify the relationship between managerial roles and perceived managerial effectiveness. The study revealed significant results in terms of performance of managerial roles and questioned the universalistic model of managerial roles by pointing out to their sensitivity to organizational context. The results demonstrate that a part of the activities of managers still fall within the framework of the traditional managerial roles. Yet, findings also suggest that there is a substantial part which can be subsumed under the new separate roles as Analyzer, Representor, and Networker. Regrouped managerial roles revealed a strong positive correlation with perceived managerial effectiveness.
Explaining the relation between pathological gambling and depression: Rumination as an underlying common cause
Authors: Krause Kristian , Bischof Anja , Lewin Silvia , Guertler Diana , Rumpf Hans-Jürgen , John Ulrich , Meyer Christian
Published: May 2018

Background and aims

Symptoms of pathological gambling (SPG) and depression often co-occur. The nature of this relationship remains unclear. Rumination, which is well known to be associated with depression, might act as a common underlying factor explaining the frequent co-occurrence of both conditions. The aim of this study is to analyze associations between the rumination subfactors brooding and reflection and SPG.

Methods

Participants aged 14–64 years were recruited within an epidemiological study on pathological gambling in Germany. Cross-sectional data of 506 (80.4% male) individuals with a history of gambling problems were analyzed. The assessment included a standardized clinical interview. To examine the effects of rumination across different levels of problem gambling severity, sequential quantile regression was used to analyze the association between the rumination subfactors and SPG.

Results

Brooding (p = .005) was positively associated with the severity of problem gambling after adjusting for reflection, depressive symptoms, and sociodemographic variables. Along the distribution of problem gambling severity, findings hold for all but the lowest severity level. Reflection (p = .347) was not associated with the severity of problem gambling at the median. Along the distribution of problem gambling severity, there was an inverse association at only one quantile.

Discussion and conclusions

Brooding might be important in the development and maintenance of problem gambling. With its relations to depression and problem gambling, it might be crucial when it comes to explaining the high comorbidity rates between SPG and depression. The role of reflection in SPG remains inconclusive.
A differenciált pajzsmirigyrákban szenvedő betegek gyógyulási esélyei. Egy hazai centrum tapasztalatai
Authors: Szujó Szabina , Bajnok László , Bódis Beáta , Nemes Orsolya , Rucz Károly , Mezősi Emese
Published: May 2018

Abstract:

Introduction and aim: The worldwide incidence of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) has markedly increased during the last few decades. According to the international guidelines, principles of DTC management are in transformation. The aim of our work was to evaluate patients’ current likelihood of recovery. Method: Data of 380 patients treated between 1/Jan/2005 and 1/May/2016 at the PTE KK Ist Department of Internal Medicine were retrospectively analyzed. Female/male ratio was 306/74. Median age at diagnosis was 46 years (13–86 years), while median follow-up time was 55 months (0–144 months). Response to therapy was evaluable in 337 patients. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS (version 22.0). Results: Based on the prevalence of papillary (PTC) and follicular (FTC) carcinomas (79/21%), moderate iodine deficiency has to be considered in this region. PTC patients were significantly younger and were diagnosed in earlier tumor stage. The ratio of lymph node and distant metastases was 35%/4% in PTC and 15%/14% in FTC. Radioiodine treatment was performed in a total of 542 times. 264 patients with PTC were followed up. 59% of patients were tumor-free, in 20% uncertain response, in 7% incomplete biochemical response, in 14% incomplete structural response were diagnosed and 6 patients died. Patients with FTC (n = 73) were tumor-free in 59%, uncertain response was found in 10%, incomplete structural response was diagnosed in 31%, while 10% of the patients died. Conclusions: In summary, although DTC has a favorable prognosis, in 31% of FTC patients and in 14% of PTC patients, tumor-free status was not achieved. During the median 55-month follow-up period, the disease-specific mortality was 10% in FTC and 2% in PTC. Orv Hetil. 2018; 159(22): 878–887.
Placoid chorioretinopathiák szisztémás fertőzésekben
Authors: Czakó Cecília , Gergely Róbert , Horváth Hajnalka , Dohán Judit , Kovács Illés , Nagy Zoltán Zsolt , Szepessy Zsuzsanna
Published: May 2018

Abstract:

Introduction and aim: To present two cases of placoid chorioretinopathy (ocular syphilis and ocular tuberculosis) and underline the importance of differential diagnosis. Method: Two young female patients presented with unilateral loss of vision. Fundus examination showed yellowish placoid lesions in the posterior pole in both cases. Results: Performing fluorescein angiography and laboratory investigations, ocular syphilis was diagnosed in our first case and intraocular tuberculosis was diagnosed in our second case. Conclusion: It is important to determine the etiology of the placoid choriaretinopathies due to the different prognosis and therapy and the exclusion of systemic diseases. A comprehensive evaluation of these patients is inevitable for the correct diagnosis and appropriate management. Orv Hetil. 2018; 159(22): 863–869.
A levoszimendán perioperatív alkalmazása a szívsebészetben. Magyar ajánlás
Authors: Szudi László , Székely László , Sápi Erzsébet , Prodán Zsolt , Szolnoky Jenő , Csomós Ákos , Nyolczas Noémi , Paulovich Erzsébet , Németh Endre , Hartyánszky István , Zima Endre , Sax Balázs , Bertalan Andrea , Hejjel László , Bogáts Gábor , Babik Barna , Gombocz Károly , Szerafin Tamás , Koszta György , Molnár Andrea
Published: May 2018

Abstract:

Low output syndrome significantly increases morbidity and mortality of cardiac surgery and lengthens the durations of intensive care unit and hospital stays. Its treatment by catecholamines can lead to undesirable systemic and cardiac complications. Levosimendan is a calcium sensitiser and adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-sensitive potassium channel (IK,ATP) opener agent. Due to these effects, it improves myocardium performance, does not influence adversely the balance between O2 supply and demand, and possesses cardioprotective and organ protective properties as well. Based on the scientific literature and experts’ opinions, a European recommendation was published on the perioperative use of levosimendan in cardiac surgery in 2015. Along this line, and also taking into consideration cardiac surgeon, anaesthesiologist and cardiologist representatives of the seven Hungarian heart centres and the children heart centre, the Hungarian recommendation has been formulated that is based on two pillars: literature evidence and Hungarian expert opinions. The reviewed fields are: coronary and valvular surgery, assist device implantation, heart transplantation both in adult and pediatric cardiologic practice. Orv Hetil. 2018; 159(22): 870–877.
Egészségügyi információ az interneten
Authors: Ködmön József
Published: May 2018

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We live in an information society, we search and gather on the internet almost everything we want to know. More and more often we are also looking for information about health issues on the world wide web. The real world is reflected by the internet: more and more false and misleading information can be found. From what home page and how to choose health information that is reliable and professionally correct? If we find relevant, useful information, can we fully understand it? These questions will be answered by this publication. Orv Hetil. 2018; 159(22): 855–862.
Clandestinidade e estigma: reflexões sobre a visibilidade comunicacional de mulheres prostitutas
Authors: Ledur Alles Natália
Published: May 2018

O presente artigo pretende propor uma discussão sobre a importância da visibilização em espaços comunicacionais das narrativas de prostitutas para a construção e circulação de enquadramentos que mostrem a heterogeneidade dos indivíduos que compõem o grupo de profissionais do sexo e para a transformação de representações que os posicionam entre os polos da culpabilização e da vitimização. A partir da análise de 65 textos publicados na internet, da realização de entrevistas com oito mulheres prostitutas e de um trabalho de campo, procedimentos desenvolvidos durante minha pesquisa de doutorado, busca-se problematizar a escassa presença de falas das prostitutas nos textos em questão e refletir sobre a visibilidade como potencial modificador de estereótipos, mas também como condição que pode aprofundar a marginalização e a discriminação enfrentada cotidianamente pelas trabalhadoras do sexo.
Inovação em produtos jornalísticos digitais da Agência Senado
Authors: Araujo Nayra Veras de
Published: May 2018

O artigo discute a inovação em empresas jornalísticas de comunicação pública. Para isso, traz uma análise dos produtos jornalísticos digitais da Agência Senado. O objetivo principal é identificar quais inovações são verificadas na produção de jornalismo digital da Agência Senado e quais as especificidades de inovação no setor de comunicação pública. Em termos metodológicos, os produtos jornalísticos foram analisados com base nos critérios de distribuição multiplataforma, multimidialidade, memória e interatividade e participação convergente.
Reações da sociedade conectada: comentários em Fanpages do Executivo e Legislativo Federais
Authors: Gomes Suely Henrique de Aquino , Oliveira Frederico , Moura Carolina , Reis Filipe
Published: May 2018

Identifica-se reações e assuntos comentados em postagens nas páginas do Facebook de órgãos do Executivo e Legislativo federais. Utiliza-se de análise sintática textual e de sentimentos, por meio dos softwares Netvizz, Iramuteq e Semantria, e com checagem manual. Os resultados apontam que os órgãos do Executivo têm mais comentários positivos que os representantes do Legislativo. Indica-se que as páginas do Facebook são espaços onde se dá o debate acerca das questões públicas, mas ainda faltam ações para efetiva governança digital nestas mídias.
Evidential Identification of New Target based on Residual
Authors: Zheng Lei , Zhang Zhiguo , Deng Yong
Published: May 2018

Both incompleteness of frame of discernment and interference of data will lead to conflict evidence and wrong fusion. However how to identify new target that is out of frame of discernment is important but difficult when it is possible that data are interfered. In this paper, evidential identification based on residual is proposed to identify new target that is out of frame of discernment when it is possible that data are interfered. Through finding the numerical relation in different attributes, regress equations are established among various attributes in frame of discernment. And then collected data will be adjusted according to three mean value. Finally according to weighted residual it is able to decide whether the target requested to identify is new target. Numerical examples are used to verify this method.
Attribute Selection Method based on Objective Data and Subjective Preferences in MCDM
Authors: Ma Xiaofei , Feng Yi , Qu Yi , Yu Yang
Published: May 2018

Decision attributes are important parameters when choosing an alternative in a multiple criteria decision-making (MCDM) problem. In order to select the optimal set of decision attributes, an analysis framework is proposed to illustrate the attribute selection problem. Then a two-step attribute selection procedure is presented based on the framework: In the first step, attributes are filtered by using correlation algorithm. In the second step, a multi-objective optimization model is constructed to screen attributes from the results of the first step. Finally, a case study is given to illustrate and verify this method. The advantage of this method is that both external attribute data and subjective decision preferences are utilized in a sequential procedure. It enhances the reliability of decision attributes and matches the actual decision-making scenarios better.
Reduction of Conditional Factors in Causal Analysis
Authors: Liu Haitao , Dzitac Ioan , Guo Sicong
Published: May 2018

Faced with a great number of conditional factors in big data causal analysis, the reduction algorithm put forward in this paper can reasonably reduce the number of conditional factors. Compared with the previous reduction methods, we take into consideration the influence of conditional factors on resulted factors, as well as the relationship among conditional factors themselves. The basic idea of the algorithm proposed in this paper is to establish the matrix of mutual deterministic degrees in between conditional factors. If a conditional factor f has a greater deterministic degree with respect to another conditional factor h, we will delete the factor h unless factor h has a greater deterministic degree with respect to f, then delete factor f in this case. With this reduction, we can ensure that the conditional factors participating in causal analysis are as irrelevant as possible. This is a reasonable requirement for causal analysis.
Multi-Objective Binary PSO with Kernel P System on GPU
Authors: Elkhani Naeimeh , Muniyandi Ravie Chandren , Zhang Gexiang
Published: May 2018

Computational cost is a big challenge for almost all intelligent algorithms which are run on CPU. In this regard, our proposed kernel P system multi-objective binary particle swarm optimization feature selection and classification method should perform with an efficient time that we aimed to settle via using potentials of membrane computing in parallel processing and nondeterminism. Moreover, GPUs perform better with latency-tolerant, highly parallel and independent tasks. In this study, to meet all the potentials of a membrane-inspired model particularly parallelism and to improve the time cost, feature selection method implemented on GPU. The time cost of the proposed method on CPU, GPU and Multicore indicates a significant improvement via implementing method on GPU.
Dos hábitos às instituições: proposições analíticas na Economia Institucional de Thostein Veblen
Authors: Agne Chaiane Leal , Conceição Octavio Augusto Camargo
Published: May 2018

O uso da noção de instituição ficou cada vez mais recorrente nos últimos anos, especialmente nos estudos nas áreas da economia e do desenvolvimento. Apesar disso, são limitadas as pesquisas que trazem as contribuições da Original Institutional Economics (OIE) e de Thorstein Veblen, particularmente sobre o elemento evolucionário das instituições. Nesse âmbito, tais investigações carecem da compreensão sobre os seus caminhos analítico-metodológicos, que são fundamentados em elementos interdisciplinares. Assim, o presente artigo tem como principal objetivo discutir sobre os pressupostos teórico-analíticos da economia institucional Vebleniana e apresentar algumas possibilidades metodológicas para as pesquisas que objetivam entender as mudanças institucionais. Os principais conceitos que a literatura contemporânea produziu, centrada principalmente nas várias contribuições de Geoffrey Hodgson, gravitam em torno dos conceitos de reconstitutive downward causation ou effects e de cumulatividade, que, de maneira interativa com os indivíduos produzem um novo nexo micro-macro, ou na relação agente-estrutura. A noção de redes sociais e o entendimento de que as instituições “funcionam” em multiníveis fornecem subsídios para uma complementação teórico-analítica da economia institucional de Veblen. Porém, a proposta de construção de uma nova ontologia sobre a dinâmica e a natureza do processo de desenvolvimento está em fase inicial. Nesse processo, que pode ser configurado como uma “análise institucional contemporânea”, conduz os pesquisadores à realização de recortes analíticos: sustentados pela combinação de técnicas qualitativas e quantitativas, na busca de captar a heterogeneidade e dinâmica dos hábitos coletivos.
Pre-breeding studies in Panicum coloratum var. coloratum: Characterization using agro-morphological traits and molecular markers
Authors: Burgos Estanislao , Thompson Carolina , Giordano Mabel , Thomas Maria A.
Published: May 2018

Panicum coloratum var. coloratum is a native African perennial C4 grass, introduced to Argentina. It is tolerant of salinity and cold and has good forage production. The scarce genotypic and phenotypic information about this grass limits its breeding in order to satisfy market demands. The aim of this study was to evaluate the variability in a collection of Panicum coloratum var. coloratum formed by 8 accessions and grown at EEA INTA Rafaela during the summer of 2011, based on 15 ISSR molecular markers and 17 morphological characters. For all morphological characters, the distribution of variability observed in the collection was high and not homogenous. The characters that showed greater variation were related to forage and seed production. Eight ISSRs, selected according to their reproducibility, showed 127 bands with 100% polymorphism and allowed grouping of populations according to their site of collection. AMOVA study indicated that more than 58% of the molecular variation existed within accessions; this would be consistent with the predominant allogamous form of reproduction. The results showed that the combined use of molecular and morphological markers offer complementary information. The high variability detected in this collection will allow for the initiation of a breeding program to improve important characters like those related to DM yield and seed production.