bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Correlations between Chronological Ages and Dental Ages on a Group of Children with Down Syndrome
Authors: Chelărescu Simina , Bica Cristina
Published: November 2017

Background: The number of studies on oral complications in children with Down syndrome is substantial, but they are focused rather on the prevalence of dental caries, periodontal disease, and hypodontia. The relationship between Down syndrome and dental eruption has been rarely approached. The causes of delayed eruption in children with Down syndrome are incompletely elucidated due to the incomplete identification of the factors that intervene in the physiological process of dental eruption.

Aim of the study: To evaluate the correlation between Down syndrome and the delayed eruption of permanent teeth, in relation to the chronological age, in this category of patients.

Material and methods: The study group included 94 children with mixed dentition, of ages between 6 and 12 years: 36 children with Down syndrome and 58 healthy children. Clinical and radiological examinations were performed, focusing on the relation between dental age and chronological age.

Results: The presence of Down syndrome in children has a significant influence (p <0.001) on the delayed eruption of permanent teeth, considering the chronological age, compared to healthy children. The weighted average of this delay in our study group was 1.27.

Conclusions: It is necessary to monitor children with Down syndrome for an extended period of time, in order to ensure a high quality of life and to optimize their health as much as possible.
Supralevator Total Pelvic Exenteration Without Colostomy — Case Report
Authors: Botoncea Marian , Varlam Claudiu Molnar , Chiujdea Adrian , Molnar Călin
Published: November 2017

Background: Pelvic exenteration is an ultra-radical surgical procedure described by Brunschwig in 1948, which attempts to surgically cure patients with recurrent pelvic cancer after radiotherapy. Several variants of pelvic exenteration are described that allow a more limited or extensive resection, depending on the stage of the disease.

Case report: We report the case of a 54-year-old woman, who was diagnosed with a tumoral rectovaginal fistula after a recurrent cervical cancer that had been treated with a total hysterectomy with bilateral adnexectomy and a left percutaneous nephrostomy, as well as interaortocaval lymph node resection. The patient had undergone a supralevator total pelvic exenteration with pelvic and interaortocaval lymphadenectomy. The reconstruction process included right ureterostomy, left nephrostomy, and colocutaneous anal anastomosis (Parks procedure).

Conclusions: Supralevator total pelvic exenteration provides hope for cure in patients with pelvic malignancies that reappear after radiotherapy. The restoration of the digestive tract and avoiding colostomy with a colocutaneous anastomosis increases the quality of life in these cases.
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance and Myocardial Viability: Why Is It so Important?
Authors: Rodean Ioana , Beganu Elena , Hodas Roxana , Himcinschi Elisabeta , Bordi Lehel , Benedek Theodora
Published: November 2017

For a better assessment of ischemic heart diseases, myocardial viability should be quantified. Current studies underline the importance and the evolution of several techniques and methods used in the evaluation of myocardial viability. Taking into account these considerations, the aim of this manuscript was to present the recent points of view regarding myocardial viability and its clinical significance in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathies and left ventricular dysfunction. On the other hand, the manuscript points out the role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), one of the most useful noninvasive imaging techniques, in the assessment of myocardial viability. By comparing the advantages and disadvantages of cardiac MRI, its usefulness can be better appreciated by the clinician. In the following years, it is considered that MRI will be an indispensable imaging tool in the assessment of ischemic heart disease, guiding interventions for revascularization and long-term risk stratification in patients with stable angina or myocardial infarction.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Myocardial Fibrosis Related to Ischemic Events
Authors: Himcinschi Elisabeta , Beganu Elena , Bordi Lehel , Hodas Roxana , Benedek Theodora
Published: November 2017

Given the higher amount of detail it offers, the use of magnetic resonance (MR) in the field of cardiology has increased, thus leading to a decrease in the use of invasive and irradiating methods for diagnosing various cardiovascular disorders. The only precautions for MR imaging are metallic implants and advanced-stage chronic kidney disease. For the acquisition of clear and dynamic myocardial images, methods such as spin echo imaging for anatomical description, steady-state free precession imaging for the assessment of ventricular cavity size and function, flow velocity encoding for blood flow measurements, radiofrequency tagging for dynamics, and even spectroscopy for metabolism evaluation are used. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is considered the gold standard imaging method for the anatomical characterization of the heart and obtaining information related to myocardial dynamics. In case of ischemic events, CMR is used for a detailed description of the necrotic area and the complications, and for tracking the ventricular remodeling. By administrating a contrast agent (gadolinium), the difference between sub-endothelial and transmural infarctions can be distinguished, highlighting even microvascular lesions responsible for the extension of the necrosis. The assessment of the dynamics of ventricular remodeling and viability through late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) technology highlights the area of fibrosis and the occurrence of late complications.
Acute Thrombotic Coronary Occlusion in a Patient with Coronary Artery Anomaly
Authors: Beganu Elena , Himcinschi Elisabeta , Hodas Roxana , Cernica Daniel , Rodean Ioana
Published: November 2017

Patients with coronary artery anomalies are more susceptible to develop acute thrombotic coronary occlusions due to the abnormal anatomy of these arteries and the disturbance of the pathophysiological mechanisms that lead to an accelerated atherosclerosis development. The following article presents the case of a 64-year-old female patient diagnosed with anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. The patient underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention, which revealed the absence of the right coronary artery and separated origins of the left anterior descending artery and the left circumflex artery from the aorta.
Preliminary Assessment of Risk Factors for Tooth Wear
Authors: Birta Orsolya Beáta , Kerekes-Máthé Bernadette , Mártha Krisztina , Farkas Hunor Pál , Bors Andreea , Molnar Cristina , Székely Melinda
Published: November 2017

Background: Epidemiological studies have reported an increasing prevalence of tooth wear, and general dental practitioners see a greater number of patients seeking treatment with worn dentition. Improper oral hygiene, unhealthy habits, occupational hazards, and potentially erosive processed foods seem to play a major role in the non-carious loss of dental hard tissue. The aim of this study is to assess the factors and cofactors that may play a major role in the genesis of dental attrition, dental abrasion, and, especially, dental erosion.

Material and methods: Seventy-nine consecutive patients, aged between 17 and 78 years, have enrolled in our study, completing a questionnaire regarding chronic illnesses, eating habits, and dental hygiene, followed by a dental clinical examination.

Results: The male-female ratio was 1.4:1, with a mean age of 35.6 years. Forty-four (55.7%) patients presented objective signs of tooth wear. Regarding oral hygiene habits, the use of a hard toothbrush is linked to increased tooth wear, while brushing in a circular motion seems to be the least abrasive. We found a considerable prevalence of bruxism (19%), which led to severe generalized attrition in almost half of such patients. The most popular drinks with erosive potential were coffee (58.2%), soft drinks (57%), and tea (24.1%), and extrinsic erosion was more frequent in patients younger than 30 years. Understandably, physiological tooth wear was more common in older patients. The questionnaire revealed that over 60% of patients have inaccurate knowledge of tooth wear.

Conclusions: Tooth wear is partially a progressive physiological process. Unfortunately, we see it increasing in younger patients due to pathological influencing factors. These include improper tooth brushing technique and materials, bruxism, dental prosthesis, dietary habits. Primordial and primary prevention is the key to reducing morbidity, health education being an essential part of it.
Use of Circulating and Cellular miRNAs Expression in Forensic Sciences
Authors: Dumache Raluca , Rogobete Alexandru Florin , Sandesc Dorel , Bedreag Ovidiu Horea , Ciocan Veronica , Muresan Camelia , Stan Adrian Tudor , Sandesc Mihai , Dinu Anca , Popovici Sonia Elena , Enache Alexandra
Published: November 2017

The current practice in the field of forensic medicine imposes the use of modern investigation techniques. The complexity of laboratory investigation methods needed for a final result of the investigation in forensic medicine needed new biomarkers of higher specificity and selectivity. Such biomarkers are the microRNAs (miRNAs), short, non-coding RNAs composed of 19–24 nucleotides. Their characteristics, such as high stability, selectivity, and specificity for biological fluids, differ from tissue to tissue and for certain pathologies, turning them into the ideal candidate for laboratory techniques used in forensic medicine. In this paper, we wish to highlight the biochemical properties and the usefulness of miRNAs in forensic medicine.
Gas-phase high-resolution molecular spectroscopy for LAV molecules
Authors: Gulaczyk Iwona
Published: November 2017

High-resolution infrared (IR) spectroscopy is essential to the analysis of molecular rotation-vibration spectra. The high-resolution spectra deliver much information about structure and dynamic of molecules, but often they are very complex. For nonrigid molecules the complexity arises from transition tunneling splittings. Methylamine is a classic example of a nonrigid molecule in which two large amplitude motions, inversion and torsion, occur simultaneously. It has six equivalent potential minima, for which an effective vibration-inversion-torsion-rotation Hamiltonian has been developed. In the chapter assignment and analysis of several spectral regions of methylamine have been briefly presented explaining the assigning techniques and theoretical treatment of experimental lines.
Endoscopic endonasal resection of a nasal meningoencephalocele - Case report
Authors: Budu Vlad , Decuseara Tatiana , Costache Andreea Nicoleta , Ghiuzan Loredana , Hodor Monica , Dascalu Gabriel , Tusaliu Mihai , Bulescu Ioan
Published: November 2017

Nasal meningoencephaloceles are rare findings, represented by protrusions of intracranial contents into the nasal cavity. They present as unilateral masses, and commonly determine unilateral nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea and non-characteristic headaches.

We present the case of a 34-year-old patient diagnosed with a posttraumatic transethmoidal meningoencephalocele. The patient presented with unilateral nasal obstruction, mild headache and episodic watery rhinorrhea. The treatment was endoscopic endonasal surgical excision and repair of the skull base defect, in a mixt ENT-neurosurgical team. Patient follow-up showed no remaining mass or symptoms and normal closure of the skull base defect.
Sphenoidal and ethmoidal sinoliths
Authors: Sava Cristina Julieta , Sandulescu Mihai , Cconstantin Rusu Mugurel
Published: November 2017

Sinoliths are rarely found calculi of paranasal sinuses. The most rarely they were found in the sphenoidal sinuses. At a routine Cone Beam CT exam of a 52-year-old male patient clinically silent small sinoliths were found bilaterally in the sphenoidal sinuses and a larger posterior ethmoidal sinolith was found on the right side. To our knowledge, such multiple sinuses involvement has not been previously reported.
La part sémiotique de l’anthropologie des modernes
Authors: Couégnas Nicolas , Famy Aurore
Published: November 2017

Les propositions de Bruno Latour, qui ont trouvé une forme d’achèvement dans l’Enquête sur les modes d’existence, offrent à la sémiotique greimassienne, et post-greimassienne, une voie de développement extrêmement fructueuse et novatrice, susceptible de fournir les fondements d’une « anthropo-sémiotique des modernes ». Il ne s’agit pas d’adopter sans discussion les propositions du sociologique, ni de les traduire dans l’appareil sémiotique de l’Ecole de Paris, mais d’exploiter la part foncièrement sémiotique de ces propositions. Une première phase de la recherche, montre que chacun des quinze modes d’existence décrits par Latour, qui structurent le champ social en domaines (la science, le droit, la fiction, la technique, la politique, etc.), mobilise une scène actantielle spécifique et repose sur une composante énonciative, de l’ordre de l’effectuation qui confère au mode d’existence son poids existentiel. Deuxième phase de la réflexion, la part sémiotique inhérente aux modes d’existence donne en quelque sorte les moyens de leur dépassement par la sémiotique elle-même. Il appert en effet que l’on peut identifier, derrière chacun des modes d’existence, une sémiose particulière. Ce dernier point, fondamental, conduit à ébaucher les traits d’une anthropo-sémiotique qui interroge l’économie générale de la théorie sémiotique post-greimassienne.
Effects of Surface Roughness and Non-Newtonian Micropolar Fluid Squeeze Film between Conical Bearings
Authors: Rao P. S. , Murmu Birendra , Agarwal Santosh
Published: November 2017

Based on the micropolar fluid models of Eringen and Christensen’s stochastic theories, the analysis of the effects of surface roughness and the squeeze film lubrication problems between conical bearings are presented. The concerned nondimensional Reynolds equation is solved with appropriate boundary conditions in dimensionless form to find the pressure distribution, which is then used to obtain the expression for load-carrying capacity, paving the way for the calculation of response time. Computed values of pressure, load capacity, and response time are displayed in graphical form. This investigation reveals that the bearing system admits an improved performance as compared with that of a bearing system working with a conventional lubricant. According to the results, the effects of transverse roughness provide an increase in the bearing characteristics as compared with the smooth bearing lubricated with micropolar fluid whereas the influences of longitudinal roughness yield a reversed trend. The quantifiable effects of rough surfaces and non-Newtonian fluids on bearing performances are more pronounced for the roughness and micropolar parameters.
Like grandparents, like parents: Empirical evidence and psychoanalytic thinking on the transmission of parenting styles
Authors: De Carli Pietro , Tagini Angela , Sarracino Diego , Santona Alessandra , Bonalda Valentina , Cesari Paola Elena , Parolin Laura
Published: November 2017

The authors discuss the issue of intergenerational transmission of parenting from an empirical and psychoanalytic perspective. After presenting a framework to explain their conception of parenting, they describe intergenerational transmission of parenting as a key to interpreting and eventually changing parenting behaviors. Then they present (1) the empirical approach aimed at determining if there is actually a stability across generations that contributes to harsh parenting and eventually maltreatment and (2) the psyphoanalytic thinking that seeks to explain the continuity in terms of representations and clinical phenomena. The authors also discuss the relationship between the attachment and the caregiving systems and hypothesize a common base for the two systems in childhood experience. Finally, they propose the psychoanalytic perspective as a fruitful theoretical framework to integrate the evidence for the neurophysiological mediators and moderators of intergenerational transmission. Psychoanalytically informed research can provide clinically relevant insights and hypotheses to be tested.
Assessment of Pathological Traits in DSM-5 Personality Disorders By the DAPP-BQ: How Do These Traits Relate to the Six Personality Disorder Types of the Alternative Model?
Authors: Berghuis Han , Ingenhoven Theo J. M. , Heijden Paul T. van der , Rossi Gina M. P. , Schotte Chris K. W.
Published: November 2017

The six personality disorder (PD) types in DSM-5 section III are intended to resemble their DSM-IV/DSM-5 section II PD counterparts, but are now described by the level of personality functioning (criterion A) and an assigned trait profile (criterion B). However, concerns have been raised about the validity of these PD types. The present study examined the continuity between the DSM-IV/DSM-5 section II PDs and the corresponding trait profiles of the six DSM-5 section III PDs in a sample of 350 Dutch psychiatric patients. Facets of the Dimensional Assessment of Personality Pathology—Basic Questionnaire (DAPP-BQ) were presumed as representations (proxies) of the DSM-5 section III traits. Correlational patterns between the DAPP-BQ and the six PDs were consistent with previous research between DAPP-BQ and DSM-IV PDs. Moreover, DAPP-BQ proxies were able to predict the six selected PDs. However, the assigned trait profile for each PD didn't fully match the corresponding PD.
Models of printed boards for solderless mounting of electronic components by foil perforation method
Authors: Yefimenko A. A. , Paliukh B. P.
Published: November 2017

The paper presents models of printed circuit boards for an improved foil perforation method. The density of electrical connections of such printed circuit boards is estimated in comparison with circuit boards obtained using the methods of mounting in holes and surface mounting. The technological differences in the manufacture of printed circuit boards for the foil perforation method and the traditional method are considered.
Late Antiquity and the Antiquarian
Authors: MacRae Duncan E.
Published: November 2017

Arnaldo Momigliano, the most influential modern student of antiquarianism, advanced the view that there was a late antique antiquarianism, but also lamented the absence of study of the history of antiquarianism in this period. Part of the challenge, however, has been to define the object of such a study. Rather than “finding” antiquarianism in late antiquity as Momigliano did, this article argues that a history that offers explicit analogies between late antique evidence and the avowed antiquarianism of early modern Europe allows a more self-conscious and critical history of late antique engagement with the past. The article offers three examples of this form of analysis, comparing practices of statue collecting in Renaissance Rome and the late Roman West, learned treatises on the Roman army by Vegetius and Justus Lipsius, and feelings of attachment to a local past as a modern antiquarian stereotype and in a pair of letters to and from Augustine of Hippo.
Zavičajna bibliografija na temu: Knin, Krka, Dinara
Authors: Vitori Vera
Published: November 2017

Cilj je ove bibliografije objediniti pisane navode o Kninu i okolici, neovisno o sadržaju u jednu cjelinu. Prema načinu izrade, ovo je sekundarna bibliografija (uz nekoliko de visu iznimki), rađena pretraživanjem elektroničkih kataloga hrvatskih knjižnica: katalog Nacionalne i sveučilišne knjižnice u Zagrebu, skupni katalog hrvatskih knjižnica CROLIST, katalog Knjižnica grada Zagreba, katalog Gradske knjižnice „Juraj Šižgorić“ Šibenik, katalog Narodne knjižnice Knin, katalog Knjižnice Hrvatske akademije znanosti i umjetnosti, katalog knjižnice Katoličkog bogoslovnog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, katalog Knjižnice Kninskog muzeja i katalog Knjižnice Arheološkog muzeja Zadar. Bibliografija je tematskog, mjesno pokrajinskog karaktera, a obuhvaća sljedeće geografsko područje: grad Knin i okolicu, rijeku Krku s tokovima i planinu Dinaru. Predmet bibliografije je isključivo knjižna građa i to: monografije (knjige, zbornici, magisteriji i doktorske disertacije), znanstveni i stručni članci u časopisima i zbornicima, prilozi i poglavlja u knjigama, novinski članci. Bibliografija o Kninu ima 343 bibliografske jedinice, o Krki 462 i o Dinari 86, sveukupno 891 jedinica i za svaku je izrađeno autorsko kazalo.
Springerova edicija Međunarodne godine globalnog razumijevanja IYGU
Authors: Fuerst-Bjeliš Borna
Published: November 2017

Recenzija, Prikaz
Functional characterization of AVPR2 mutants found in Turkish patients with nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
Authors: Erdem Beril , Schulz Angela , Saglar Emel , Deniz Ferhat , Schöneberg Torsten , Mergen Hatice
Published: November 2017

Diabetes insipidus is a rare disorder characterized by an impairment in water balance because of the inability to concentrate urine. While central diabetes insipidus is caused by mutations in theAVP, the reason for genetically determined nephrogenic diabetes insipidus can be mutations inAQP2orAVPR2. After release of AVP from posterior pituitary into blood stream, it binds to AVPR2, which is one of the receptors for AVP and is mainly expressed in principal cells of collecting ducts of kidney. Receptor activation increases cAMP levels in principal cells, resulting in the incorporation of AQP2 into the membrane, finally increasing water reabsorption. This pathway can be altered by mutations inAVPR2causing nephrogenic diabetes insipidus. In this study, we functionally characterize four mutations (R68W, ΔR67-G69/G107W, V162A and T273M) in AVPR2, which were found in Turkish patients. Upon AVP stimulation, R68W, ΔR67-G69/G107W and T273M showed a significantly reduced maximum in cAMP response compared to wild-type receptor. All mutant receptor proteins were expressed at the protein level; however, R68W, ΔR67-G69/G107W and T273M were partially retained in the cellular interior. Immunofluorescence studies showed that these mutant receptors were trapped in ER and Golgi apparatus. The function of V162A was indistinguishable from the indicating other defects causing disease. The results are important for understanding the influence of mutations on receptor function and cellular trafficking. Therefore, characterization of these mutations provides useful information for further studies addressing treatment of intracellularly trapped receptors with cell-permeable antagonists to restore receptor function in patients with nephrogenic diabetes insipidus.
Eating Disorders, Autoimmune, and Autoinflammatory Disease
Authors: Zerwas Stephanie , Larsen Janne Tidselbak , Petersen Liselotte , Thornton Laura M. , Quaranta Michela , Koch Susanne Vinkel , Pisetsky David , Mortensen Preben Bo , Bulik Cynthia M.
Published: November 2017

OBJECTIVES:

Identifying factors associated with risk for eating disorders is important for clarifying etiology and for enhancing early detection of eating disorders in primary care. We hypothesized that autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases would be associated with eating disorders in children and adolescents and that family history of these illnesses would be associated with eating disorders in probands.

METHODS:

In this large, nationwide, population-based cohort study of all children and adolescents born in Denmark between 1989 and 2006 and managed until 2012, Danish medical registers captured all inpatient and outpatient diagnoses of eating disorders and autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases. The study population included 930 977 individuals (48.7% girls). Cox proportional hazards regression models and logistic regression were applied to evaluate associations.

RESULTS:

We found significantly higher hazards of eating disorders for children and adolescents with autoimmune or autoinflammatory diseases: 36% higher hazard for anorexia nervosa, 73% for bulimia nervosa, and 72% for an eating disorder not otherwise specified. The association was particularly strong in boys. Parental autoimmune or autoinflammatory disease history was associated with significantly increased odds for anorexia nervosa (odds ratio [OR] = 1.13, confidence interval [CI] = 1.01–1.25), bulimia nervosa (OR = 1.29; CI = 1.08–1.55) and for an eating disorder not otherwise specified (OR = 1.27; CI = 1.13–1.44).

CONCLUSIONS:

Autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases are associated with increased risk for eating disorders. Ultimately, understanding the role of immune system disturbance for the etiology and pathogenesis of eating disorders could point toward novel treatment targets.
Zarządzanie publiczne – rozważania o granicach
Authors: Lichtarski Jan , Bąk-Grabowska Dominika
Published: November 2017

The aim of this article is to join a discussion on the limits of public management. Based on an analysis of the literature, the authors discuss the following issues: (1) the way management and synonymous notions, such as administration, governing and command, are described; (2) the outer limits of management (in relation to actions of non-managerial character); (3) the nature of public organizations, the heterogeneity of the category of ‘public organizations’, and intensification of the cooperation between public organizations and business and social organizations; (4) the problems of adapting business methods to public organizations. The authors posit the need to precisely define the meaning and the limits of the concept of ‘management’ in relation to a set of synonymous notions referring to managerial actionsoccurring in the functioning of the public sector. They also stipulate that their choice of notion characteristics and indications of their typical states, should be treated as an initial proposal, open for discussion and modification.
Kulturowe bariery rozwoju innowacyjności w Polsce
Authors: Bukowski Andrzej , Rudnicki Seweryn
Published: November 2017

This paper aims to point out the cultural barriers to innovativeness in Poland and interpret them using crosscultural institutional models. On the theoretical level, the authors propose an analytical model to explain how culture may impact national innovativeness via institutional and organizational environments. Empirically, the authors apply Hofstede’s dimensions of culture to show which cultural factors may inf luence national innovativeness and what cultural backgrounds underlie innovativeness in countries with the highest scores on the Global Innovation Index. Cluster analysis reveals two distinct cultural patterns: Anglo-Saxon and Confucian. The authors then analyze the cultural specificity of Poland to propose a list of strengths and weaknesses regarding national innovation intensity, both those deeply embedded in our national culture and those relatively independent from short-term economic and policy factors.
Interaction of polycarboxylate-based superplasticiser with clay in Portland cement systems
Authors: Gao Guibo , Ren Jun , Liu Yu , Guo Jingyu , Li Jun
Published: November 2017

It is widely accepted that polycarboxylate-based superplasticisers (PCEs) are sensitive to the presence of clay in cement and concrete. The impact of clay content on the adsorption behaviour of PCE on cement grain surfaces was investigated, with the adsorption of PCE on clay and cement grains determined by means of total organic carbon analysis. In addition, the effect of the mixing sequence of clay and PCE in cement paste was also investigated to explore the mechanism of the low clay-tolerance of PCE. The results indicated that the addition of clay reduced the adsorption of PCE on cement grain surfaces. Accordingly, the workability of the cement paste mixed with PCE was also changed with the addition of clay. In the presence of clay, although the total consumption of PCE was increased, the fluidity of the paste decreased. The results from different mixing sequences revealed that, in the presence of clay, the adsorption amount of PCE on cement grain surfaces was highly reduced, leading to poor dispersion of the cement particles.
TABLA DE CONTENIDO
Authors: Asmat Chávez David
Published: November 2017

TABLA DE CONTENIDO
Recensiones
Authors: Oscar Plenc Daniel
Published: November 2017

La Unión Norte Brasilera de los Adventistas del SéptimoDía lanzó en 2016 el libro Construtores de Esperança,como parte de las celebraciones por sus 80 años de historia.Su autor, Rubens S. Lessa, de amplia experiencia como directoreditorial de la Casa Publicadora Brasileira, fue por cincoaños misionero en la región amazónica. El libro, que incluyetrece capítulos divididos en tres secciones, entrega un relatofresco de una de las gestas humanitarias y evangelizadorasmás destacadas de la historia adventista.El desarrollo de las misiones adventistas en el norte delBrasil es dividido en cinco fases. (1) La primera, es una fase deplanificación y preparación, que se inicia con la organizaciónde la Unión Este Brasilera en 1918. (2) La segunda, continuacon el establecimiento de la Misión Bajo Amazonas en 1927 yel traslado del pastor John L. Brown (norteamericano), juntoa los misioneros de sostén propio André Gedrath (escocés) yHans Mayr (alemán). (3) La tercera se abre con la llegada deLeo B. Halliwell y su esposa Jessie Rowley en 1929, creadoresdel proyecto de las lanchas médico-misioneras Luzeiro. (4)La cuarta fase consiste en la organización de la Unión NorteBrasilera en 1936. (5) La quinta comienza con la elección deWalter Streithorst, primer líder nacional en 1955.
La ilusión referencial
Authors: Riffaterre Michael , Olivera Vélez Juanita
Published: November 2017

Traducción
El teatro como lugar público.
La casa de Dioniso. Un estudio sobre el espacio escénico en la Atenas clásica, de Mauricio Vélez Upegui y Laura Fuentes Vélez (2015). Medellín: Fondo Editorial Universidad EAFIT, 95 p.
Authors: Navia Hoyos Mateo
Published: November 2017

Reseña bibliográfica
El acto creador como investigación
Authors: Marín Jorge
Published: November 2017

Reseña artística
Una guía para el estudio de nanopartículas magnéticas de óxidos de hierro conaplicaciones biomédicas. Parte I
Authors: Coral Diego F , Mera Jenny A
Published: November 2017

El siguiente artículo corresponde a una revisión teórica y experimental sobre las las principales propiedades físicas de un sistema de nanopartículas magnéticas con aplicaciones en el tratamiento del cáncer por hipertermia magnética. Así, se divide el mismo en dos partes: en la primera parte,correspondiente a esta entrega, se realiza una revisión teórica detallada sobre las principales propiedades de las nanopartículas, y las leyes físicas que las rigen, tales como magnetización, interacciones entre partículas y su ordenamiento en suspensiones coloidales. En una segunda entrega, setratarán temas como la síntesis de nanopartículas, técnicas y modelos de caracterización física y medidas experimentales de disipación de calor bajo campos de radiofrecuencia, y su correlación con los modelos mostrados en este artículo. Se presenta este trabajo como una guía ya que ofrece una serie de pautas importantes para tener en cuenta al momento de realizar una investigación en nanopartículas magnéticas.
Концептуальные основы создания и функционирования индустриальных парков
Authors: Миронов Денис Сергеевич
Published: November 2017

Негативные тенденции в развитии российской экономики на протяжении последних лет и неутешительные прогнозы относительно их продолжения требуют поиска синергетических механизмов стимулирования экономики, способных активизировать экономическую и инвестиционную деятельность, а также обеспечить структурно-технологическую модернизацию производственного комплекса. К таким механизмам относится создание индустриальных парков – популярный формат организации промышленного производства. Однако несмотря на востребованность такой организационной структуры локализованного промышленного производства и стремительный рост числа российских индустриальных парков, отмечается их слабая развитость, низкая «заселенность» резидентами и инвестиционная привлекательность. Дальнейшее развитие российских индустриальных парков во многом зависит от переосмысления их сущности, совершенствование методологических основ планирования, создания и развития промышленных парков. В статье представлены результаты теоретико-методологических исследований индустриальных парков, сформулированы требования к концептуальным основам их формирования. На основании полученных результатов предлагаются авторские концептуальные модели макроэкономический и микроэкономический среды промышленного парка, модель его функционирования и модель управления, построенные на основе анализа нормативно-правовых документов в сфере промышленного производства.
Банковский сектор Республики Татарстан: анализ конкурентоспособности
Authors: Шагиахметова Эльвира Илшатовна , Мухаррамова Эльмира Рафаиловна , Серова Арина Сергеевна
Published: November 2017

В статье рассмотрены вопросы рейтинговой оценки коммерческих банков на примере банковского сектора Республики Татарстан. Проведенный авторами анализ ситуации в банковской сфере Республики Татарстан позволил выявить существующие проблемы доверия вкладчиков республиканским коммерческим банкам. По мнению авторов, для выбора надежных коммерческих банков, которым будут доверять вкладчики, необходимо использовать методику расчета рейтинговой оценки их финансового состояния с использованием предложенных авторами показателей.
Материалы статьи имеют определенную практическую значимость и могут быть использованы в учебном процессе, при подготовке будущих экономистов, инженеров, а также при проведении занятий на курсах повышения квалификации и профессиональной переподготовке сотрудников.
Применение анализа «затраты–выгода» в программно-целевом планировании
Authors: Полищук Мария Ивановна
Published: November 2017

В статье рассмотрены основные факторы, оказывающие влияние на формирование бюджета. Приведены основные нормативные документы, регламентирующие процесс программно-целевого бюджетирования в Российской Федерации. Предложена методика проведения анализа «затраты – выгода», позволяющая сделать обоснованный выбор оптимального варианта реализации государственной программы.
Взаимное страхование – история зарождения и мирового развития, как актуальный научно-практический опыт для развития некоммерческих финансовых отношений в России
Authors: Бровкин Александр Владимирович
Published: November 2017

В статье рассматривается мировой исторический опыт появления и основных этапов развития такого важного финансового инструмента как взаимное страхование. Представлены наиболее интересные для широкого круга читателя сведения из истории и современной практики реализации некоммерческого подхода к осуществлению страхования, применявшимся задолго до появления коммерческих страховщиков. Исследование основано на анализе данных представленных в отечественных и зарубежных источниках, ряд которых малоизвестны в России, с последующей систематизацией научных знаний для выстраивания единой картины развития взаимного страхования. Основная цель работы и ее научно-просветительская ценность заключаются в приращении знаний и информировании широкого круга читателей об истории и важных современных видах взаимного страхования, как актуального инструмента защиты от рисков. В результате проведения исследования был сформулирован ряд ключевых выводов: исторические и современные данные подтверждают распространенность и эффективность различных видов взаимного страхования; именно на базе взаимного страхования возникли многие современные системы обязательного страхования имущественных рисков и рисков ответственности, а также – пенсионного обеспечения; в России существует значительный потенциал развития финансовой сферы на основе взаимного страхования, особенно в части страхования имущественных рисков граждан и юридических лиц, а также в виде «конфессионального страхования», прежде всего – такафул-страхование.
Inversión en intangibles y estrategia competitiva: una extensión del modelo de Cournot
Authors: Sarmiento Gloria Inés , Benavides Óscar Arturo
Published: November 2017

En la creciente literatura sobre capital intangible hay un consenso relativo sobre su papel: las firmas dedican recursos a producirlo para obtener ventajas competitivas. Este artículo presenta un modelo en el que las firmas compiten à la Cournot, el cual explora los incentivos de las firmas para aumentar el nivel de capital intangible y muestra que si una firma es suficientemente productiva en la creación de capital intangible puede obtener mayores beneficios que sus competidores y poder de mercado aun en competencia perfecta.
La naturaleza de las instituciones. El debate actual
Authors: Guzmán Gabriel , Frasser Cristian
Published: November 2017

En este artículo se discute la ontología de las instituciones y se critica la idea de que las instituciones están hechas únicamente de incentivos y acciones individuales. Se sostiene, además, que las instituciones no están constituidas únicamente por acciones de individuos, y que poseen una ontología propia, reglada y lingüística. Se comparan diversos enfoques sobre el tema y se presentan dos líneas de investigación sobresalientes en la literatura: el intento de construir una teoría unificada de las instituciones y una propuesta para incluir las reglas constitutivas en la teoría de juegos.
Aversión al riesgo, preferencia temporal y variables socioeconómicas: evidencia de un pueblo de Colombia
Authors: Ortiz Escobar David
Published: November 2017

En este artículo presento evidencia exploratoria para el caso de Colombia sobre la relación entre ciertas variables socioeconómicas e indicadores de preferencias individuales. Aplicamos una encuesta de hogares y tomamos medidas de preferencia temporal y aversión al riesgo a una muestra de habitantes de Barranca de Upía (Meta). Encuentro que i. La edad está asociada con la preferencia temporal revelada, pero no a la aversión al riesgo revelada; ii. Las mujeres son más aversas al riesgo, y iii. El hecho de haber llegado al pueblo en los últimos cinco años, bien sea buscando oportunidades económicas o huyendo del conflicto armado, está asociado a una alta preferencia temporal revelada y una baja aversión al riesgo revelada.
Variación de la tasa de cambio como un proceso estocástico y su efecto sobre el déficit fiscal colombiano
Authors: Granger Castaño Clark
Published: November 2017

El artículo considera un proceso con reversión a la media y saltos para describir la dinámica de la tasa de cambio nominal peso-dólar, que luego es incorporada al desarrollo de un modelo para el cálculo del déficit fiscal colombiano.
Prospects of Russian studies and Russian regional studies as new disciplines in higher education system
Authors: Ageeva Vera V. , Spichenko Tatiana A. , Zabirova Tatiana A. , Nikolaeva Anastasia M. , Levashkina Zoya N.
Published: November 2017

One of the important and multifaceted areas of modern Russian and international humanities is so called â€œRussian studiesâ€. The conceptual formation of the domestic Russian studies (â€œotechestvovedeniyeâ€) refers to the 1990s. In that period researchers turned to the study of Russian civilization as an integral and independent scientific object. Russian studies explore the socio-cultural, political, economic and many other aspects of â€œcivilization portraitâ€ of the country, thereby forming a multidisciplinary knowledge of the Russian different historical eras. The article is devoted to the analyses of prospects and problems of â€œRussian Studiesâ€ and â€œRussian regional studiesâ€ as disciplines in the Russian system of higher education. In addition, the authors tried to define transformations of the concept â€œRussian studiesâ€ during the past two decade. Institutionalization of Russian studies as a new research direction was at the turn of 20th and 21th centuries. It was connected with the organization of scientific centers of Russian studies and the implementation of higher education discipline â€œRussian studiesâ€ which is taught within the masterâ€™s programs. The authors concluded that objectives and educational results of â€œRussian studiesâ€ and â€œRussian regional studiesâ€ as academic disciplines are still not clearly marked, as well as not determined definitively the status of these courses and programs. Nowadays there is no bachelor or master educational programs on â€œRussian studiesâ€, and the corresponding center in the Russian State Humanitarian University trains masters in history, political science and philology.Â Keywords: Russian studies; higher education system; regional studies; multidisciplinary knowledge; international humanities; civilization approach.
The Opinions of Teacher Candidates About The Use of Concept Cartoon in Science and Technology Teaching Courses
Authors: Cinar Derya
Published: November 2017

In this study, it was aimed to determine the opinions of teacher candidates about the use of concept cartoons in science courses. For this purpose, Konya Necmettin Erbakan University Ahmet Kelesoglu Faculty of Education Classroom Teaching DepartmentÂ  3th grade students were informed about the concept cartoons, science courses were taught by doing activities for four weeks and at the end of this intervention, the interviews were held to determine the opinions of teacher candidates about concept cartoons. Then, twenty students were selected randomly from the sample group who has participated in the study. The analyses of data obtained from the interviews were done through the use of descriptive analyses. As a result, most of the teacher candidates told that they saw the concept cartoons before ; all of the teacher candidates concept cartoons should be used in science and technology teaching, concept cartoons were useful in many respects to them and students; and as they believed the cartoons had a positive-impact on their learning.
 

Keywords: Science and technology teaching, concept cartoons, constructivist approach
Test-taking strategies and Iranian EFL learners’ vocabulary and structure test performance
Authors: Pursiah Farkhondeh , Yousofi Nouroddin , Ahmadnejad Mohammad
Published: November 2017

Abstract

 

Test-taking strategies are conscious processes that respondents employ to enhance their performance on language tests. This article reports a study on test-taking strategies utilized by low and high proficiency female EFL respondents in completing multiple-choice vocabulary and structure tests. The study seeks to explore how test-taking strategies vary according to the participants’ proficiency level. Data were collected from 60 Persian EFL learners at a reputable institute on completing vocabulary and structure test items. The data were collected, categorized, and analyzed based on an adapted version of strategy questionnaire developed by Phakiti (2006). The results indicated that low-proficiency participants utilized mnemonic strategies more frequently than high-proficiency participants in completing both tests. In completing structure tests, high-proficiency participants employed mnemonic strategies more than cognitive and meta-cognitive strategies. In completing vocabulary test items, however, they drew almost equally on all three strategy types. The results also indicated that the low-proficiency participants did better in completing vocabulary test than high-proficiency participants did. Further, high proficiency participants performed better in structure tests than low proficiency participants did. The findings seem to indicate that foreign language learners rely more on mnemonic strategies than cognitive and meta-cognitive strategies due to their deficient competency in L2 knowledge. The results have implications for foreign language teachers and learners.

Key words: Test-taking strategy, cognitive and meta-cognitive strategy, mnemonic strategy, Iranian EFL learners.
Charles Taylor’s ontological hermeneutics and the question of existence in Marilynne Robinson’s Lila
Authors: Pirnajmmudin Hossein , Bayat Sanaz
Published: November 2017

Charles Taylor’s contribution (1964-2007) to the question of human existence expands across a wide range of areas to include ontological hermeneutics, linguistics, philosophy, and ethics. His Christian sensibility colors his philosophy of human existence which proposes that the self finds itself as a moral linguistic being who can exist only against a background of distinctions of moral worth and value and who is embedded in a world of meanings and dialogical relation with other linguistic beings. Marilynne Robinson’s acclaimed novel Lila (2015) is an account of the life of a young woman damaged by poverty, abandonment, and neglect and at the end healed by God’s grace. In fact, Lila is the story of how Lila, the title character, in her attempt to understand the meaning of existence through her being in the world and her linguistic awareness finds the answer to her questions in a higher sense of the good, the mystery of grace. In this study, first the dominant theses of Taylor’s philosophical anthropology will be discussed followed by a discussion of Robinson’s stand ‒ which accords with that of Taylor – against the naturalistic theories of the self. Finally, the way the character’s interpretation of human existence accords with Taylorian framework is explored.
Keywords: Charles Taylor, Marilynne Robinson’ Lila, existence, hermeneutics, self-interpretation, dialogical self
Infants acquire words before concepts: A case study
Authors: Osokina Svetlana Anatolyevna
Published: November 2017

Abstract

The purpose of the paper is to prove that for a child the system of abstract concepts grows from the “material work” with the language. Using the case study method to a particular child we prove that little children can use rather complicated abstract words without knowing the concepts of these words. Children may use such words in proper grammar forms and correct collocations but they can’t explain the meaning of the words or give wrong explanation. It makes us think that in language acquisition process the language knowledge system is being developed earlier than the conceptual system of words meaning but we must understand what language knowledge consists of in this case and what it actually is. Implications for future research include further study of language knowledge system as having its own value independently from concept system of knowledge.

Keywords: Language acquisition, infant speech, language knowledge system, case study.