bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Fertilizer application enhances establishment of cacao seedlings in plant-parasitic nematodes infected soil
Authors: ORISAJO Samuel Bukola , ADEJOBI Kayode Babatunde
Published: June 2020

Low soil fertility, pests and diseases are major problems of growth and establishment of cacao seedlings on the field. Cocoa production increases by new plantings and rehabilitation of moribund farms, but a build-up of plant-parasitic nematodes (PPN) causing dieback and declining soil fertility has discouraged many farmers, leading to a reduction in crop productivity.  In this study, the potentials of some organic wastes as fertilizers and their effects on establishment of cacao seedlings in PPN infected soils was investigated at Ibadan and Owena of Southwestern Nigeria. Goat dung (GD), organic fertilizer (OF), organo-mineral fertilizers (OMF) and NPK 15:15:15 were applied at 200, 400 and 600 kg ha-1, respectively, to cacao seedlings one month after transplanting, while unfertilized served as control. Results from the experiments showed a significant increase in percentage survival of cacao seedlings under organic fertilizers at Ibadan and Owena compared to NPK and control even at the lowest rate of 200 kg ha-1 3 years after transplanting. The incorporation of GD, OF and OMF significantly reduced the population densities of PPN compared to control. Therefore, GD, OF and OMF at 200 kg ha-1 are recommended for soil application to enhance the field establishment of cacao seedlings in the soil infected with PPN.
Relationship between Aphis spiraecola Patch, 1914 (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and citrus foliar minerals
Authors: LEBBAL Salim
Published: June 2020

Spring and autumn flushes are generally the most infested periods by citrus aphids. Nevertheless, the role of citrus foliar minerals on aphids is not clear. Thus, this paper aims to study the correlation between certain minerals and the infestation degree of citrus varieties by Aphis spiraecola. Aphid counting was carried out on 12 leaves for each of the six species retained (clementine, lemon, grapefruit and three varieties of mandarin), during autumn (October 2014) and spring (April 2015) flushes. In addition, mineral contents of the leaves in P, K, Na, Ca and Li were measured for the same periods. The results showed that the infestation levels of the studied varieties were higher in the spring flush than in the autumn one. Moreover, analyzes of young leaves showed an important intraspecific (mandarin varieties) and interspecific differences in the mineral composition between the examined citrus trees. The study of the relationship between infestation levels by A. spiraecola and mineral content of the six examined species showed no significant correlation, suggesting a marginal role of the five analyzed minerals in the relation citrus – A. spiraecola.
Potential of controlling selected weeds in Europe with insects
Authors: ADAMIČ Sergeja , TRDAN Stanislav
Published: June 2020

Weed control by insects is increasingly important, as chemical weed control (the use of herbicides) has an important impact on the environment and, consequently, on all organisms living there. The use of insects to control weeds thus represents an alternative to herbicides. The article presents the suppression of some widespread and persistent weeds in Europe with their natural enemies - insects. The following combinations presented below are: broad-leaved dock (Rumex obtusifolius L.) – Gastrophysa viridula (De Geer, 1775), curly dock (Rumex crispus L.) – Apion violaceum (Kirby, 1808), common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) – Ophraella communa (LeSage, 1986) and Zygogramma suturalis (Fabricius, 1775), creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.) – Cassida rubiginosa (Müller, 1776), cleavers (Galium aparine L.) – Halidamia affinis (Fallen, 1807) and Sermylassa halensis (Linnaeus, 1767), common knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare L.) and black-bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus L.) – Gastrophysa polygoni (Linnaeus, 1758) and as the last one field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis L.) – Galeruca rufa  (Germar, 1824) and Tyta luctuosa (Denis in Schiffmuller, 1775).
Monitoring and population changes of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) on tomato under greenhouse conditions in an arid expanse of south-eastern Algeria
Authors: ALLACHE Farid , DEMNATI Fatma
Published: June 2020

The population changes of Tuta absoluta was surveyed during three growing seasons in greenhouse tomatoes in Biskra. Introduced in 2009 for the first time, it seems to be well established on tomato crops in Biskra; while their natural enemies remained lacking, due possibly to pesticides overuse. All pest stages were present on tomato plants during the three cropping seasons. Important numbers of males were captured during the first growing season and the least during the third growing season. The first adults’ flight spread out between October and December. Adults’ flight significantly rose at the end of the plant cycle due to increased temperatures in all cultivation seasons. This can provide information on the infestation levels for the following cultivation years. The numbers of immature were low during the three cultivation seasons. March, April and May seem more favorable to the different leaf miner instars development for the three cropping seasons. This was due probably to temperature rising.
Utilizing Pragmatism Approach in Learning Jazz Guitar Reharmonization Technique using Malay Asli Song
Authors: Mazlan Chamil Arkhasa Nikko
Published: June 2020

Details of developing jazz guitar reharmonization learning book using Malay Asli song will not discuss here, however, this article divulges pragmatism approach that can be transcending in explaining logic between learning jazz guitar reharmonization techniques using Malay Asli Song. Although music is a universal language, traditional music and western music educators do not come to an agreement diffusing learning western music elements such in traditional music or vice versa. As a result, reharmonization technique only become known on western music repertoires. While traditional music practitioners presenting the same old repertoires, with deep-rooted dogmatic excuses to maintain what they called traditional authentic values. To conduct this study, relevant data on pragmatism was done through document analysis. The result show pragmatism approach can help music educators to reconceptualize teaching and learning traditional music using jazz reharmonization technique to recreate and innovate a new sound and contextual of learning jazz harmony, not just using on jazz standards repertoires, in making music theory beneficial to both traditional and modern music educators and students.
Presentation And Function Of The Javanese Song For The Choir In Eucharist Ceremony At St. Maria Fatima Banyumanik Semarang
Authors: Charity Ignatius Christo , Florentinus Totok Sumaryanto , Raharjo Eko
Published: June 2020

Eucharistic celebrations that use Javanese language are very rarely carried out in the Catholic church, thereby causing a lack of public knowledge, especially people about Javanese Eucharist. This research was conducted aiming to provide information and knowledge to the public about the form and presentation of the Javanese song for the choir used to accompany the celebration of the Javanese eucharist held at the church St. Maria Fatima Banyumanik Semarang. This descriptive - qualitative research took place at St. Maria Fatima Banyumanik Semarang on May 26 and June 30, 2019 with a priest, choir officer and church members as research subjects. Data collection techniques in this study include observation, interviews and document studies. The data analysis technique used is interactive analysis. The results of the study revealed that the form of Javanese liturgical song presentation was used to accompany the celebration of the Javanese eucharist at the Church of St. Maria Fatima Banyumanik Semarang is the same as the form of presentation of the liturgical celebration of the Eucharist in general, in the form of a choir group, and the function of the use of Javanese liturgical songs in the celebration of the eucharist is as a means of communication and as a continuous contribution and cultural stability. Hopefully in the future the church will more intensively inform the celebration of the Javanese eucharist to the people, and hopefully the choir in charge can prepare song texts for the people, so as to increase the readiness and enthusiasm of the people in participating in the celebration of the Javanese eucharist at St. Maria Fatima Banyumanik Semarang.
Dubai: Changing Forms With Demography
Authors: Upama Sen
Published: June 2020

Dubai is a living example of how people play an important role in moulding the shape of a city. It started off as a small settlement in the deserts of the Middle East along a natural creek. The old city is a testament of how the natural growth led to the birth to the vernacular architecture of the region to combat its extreme climate. From a group of fishing villages, Dubai went on to become a hub for global business. It has eventually weaved itself from its people, their culture, traditions, social norms, etc. Its architecture of has undergone dynamic transformation with amazing innovation over the recent decades. Dubai has paced faster than any other city on earth and grew into eminence over a few decades. Built on the Arabian deserts with scarce resources like water, food, building materials, etc, Dubai is now one of the greatest cities in the world. With global warming being a major concern, the world is moving towards a holistic approach of sustainable living. The city has always exhibited its feat of excellence, and is now aimed at becoming the most sustainable city. This paper is an effort to study the architectural styles of the past, their sustainability and how it has evolved though these years. The study is a summary of the vernacular architecture processes that allowed its occupants a comfortable indoor environment in the hot desert conditions.
Ari’s Burger: Vignettes of Iquitos (Part 3)
Authors: Weiskopf Jimmy
Published: June 2020

This is the final episode of a three-part story about a visit to Iquitos at the time of the new millennium by the narrator, who lives in Colombia and has been drinking yajé (ayahuasca) with its indigenous shamans. For a book he is writing about the subject, decides to investigate its uses in Iquitos, where his host and guide to the rituals there is “Zappa”, an American expatriate who exports shamanic plants and runs ayahuasca ceremonies. Zappa is now trying to exploit a traditional plant remedy for diabetes and is unwittingly caught up in an international intrigue to do with the U.S. war against drugs. This episode starts when, after several disappointing ceremonies with unqualified or ill-intentioned healers, the narrator drinks ayahuasca with a skilled and ethical shaman.
Célimo Ramón Nejedeka Jifichíu – Imi Jooi. (2019). Cultivando la ciencia del árbol de la salud: conocimiento tradicional para el buen vivir
Authors: Vargas-Pardo Camilo A.
Published: June 2020

Giovanna Micarelli, Nelson Ortiz y Hernán Gómez (eds.) Bogotá: Editorial Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, 2019. 156p. ISBN: 978-958-781-435-4
Paz en otros términos: prácticas de cuidado mutuo entre soldados y frailejones en el páramo de sumapaz
Authors: Angel Carolina
Published: June 2020

Este artículo argumenta que la definición de paz de las agendas internacionales sobre justicia transicional y construcción de paz se queda corta al no contemplar a los no-humanos. Por tanto, en las discusiones sobre medio ambiente para la paz, los no-humanos simplemente reciben el nombre de “ambiente”, sin tener en cuenta las relaciones más que humanas que también construyen la paz. Para sustentar mi argumento, en este texto me baso en un ejemplo etnográfico sobre la relación entre militares y frailejones en el Batallón de Alta Montaña N.° 1, en el páramo de Sumapaz, para mostrar de qué manera las prácticas de mutuo cuidado conforman otras maneras de hacer y entender la paz.
"El campesino nació para el campo”: un enfoque multiespecies hacia la paz territorial en Colombia
Authors: Lederach Angela
Published: June 2020

Con base en el trabajo de campo etnográfico con el movimiento social Proceso Pacífico de Reconciliación e Integración de la Alta Montaña, este artículo explora las prácticas de construcción de paz en la Colombia rural. Uso un lente multiespecies para interrogar el discurso de paz territorial, revelando las maneras en las cuales tanto la violencia como la paz entrelazan vidas y relaciones humanas y no-humanas en la alta montaña. Mediante el análisis de ensamblajes cotidianos forjados entre personas, animales, bosques y cultivos, muestro cómo el enfoque multiespecies de la construcción de paz en la alta montaña amplía nuestra comprensión al relacionar el conflicto violento y la degradación ambiental como procesos mutuamente reforzadores. Como resultado, argumento que el análisis antropológico multiespecies también hace posible una conceptualización amplia de la paz, una que reconoce los complejos mundos de vida de las personas mientras buscan, en sus vidas diarias, reconstruir —y crear de nuevo— el tejido social y ecológico de sus comunidades.
The formal derivative operator and multifactorial numbers
Authors: Triana Juan , De Castro Rodrigo
Published: June 2020

In this paper some properties, examples and counterexamples about the formal derivative operator defined with respect to context-free grammars are presented. In addition, we show a connection between the context-free grammar G = { a → abr; b → br+1 } and multifactorial numbers. Some identities involving multifactorial numbers will be obtained by grammatical methods.
Categorical definitions and properties via generators
Authors: Arengas Gustavo
Published: June 2020

In the present work, we show how the study of categorical constructions does not have to be done with all the objects of the category, but we can restrict ourselves to work with families of generators. Thus, universal properties can be characterized through iterated families of generators, which leads us in particular to an alternative version of the adjoint functor theorem. Similarly, the properties of relations or subobjects algebra can be investigated by this method. We end with a result that relates various forms of compactness through representable functors of generators.
Generalized Bilateral Eighth Order Mock Theta Functions and Continued Fractions
Authors: Srivastava Bhaskar
Published: June 2020

We give a two independent variable generalization of bilateral eighth order mock theta functions and expressed them as infinite product. On specializing parameters, we have given a continued fraction representation for the generalized function, which I think is a new representation.
Diagnóstico Serológico de Neospora caninum en vacas del municipio de Tuta, Boyacá
Authors: Cruz-Estupiñan S. , Diaz-Anaya A. , Bulla-Castañeda D. , Garcia-Corredor D. , Pulido-Medellín M.
Published: June 2020

N. caninum  es un parásito protozoario del filo Apicomplexa , y ha sido reconocido como una causa importante de aborto y falla reproductiva en el ganado de todo el mundo. Aunque en Colombia existen algunos estudios sobre la seroprevalencia de esta enfermedad, la información sigue siendo limitada.  Objetivo. Establecer la seroprevalencia de N. caninum en vacas lecheras del municipio de Tuta (Boyacá, Colombia). Materiales y Métodos. Se muestrearon 375 animales. Las muestras se procesaron bajo la técnica de ELISA indirecta, se realizó un análisis estadístico con la prueba de Chi-cuadrada de asociación-independencia para determinar si existía relación entre la presencia de anticuerpos contra N. caninum y las diferentes variables reproductivas. Resultados. Se observó que el 52% de los individuos fueron positivos a anticuerpos contra N. caninum, la única variable reproductiva que presentó relación estadística con la presencia del protozoo fue repetición de celo, no existió relación entre edad y raza de los bovinos y la presentación de N. caninum. Conclusión. La seroprevalencia es elevada si se tienen en cuenta los datos de seroprevalencia reportados con anterioridad en otras regiones del país, no obstante, estos resultados no demostraron la presencia de enfermedad en los animales analizados, pero si la evidencia antigénica, lo que sugiere que en algún momento de la vida se infectaron con el agente y promovieron la formación de anticuerpos específicos.
Bacterial and fungal infectious etiology causing mastitis in dairy cows in the highlands of Boyacá (Colombia)
Authors: Tarazona-Manrique L. E. , Villate-Hernández J. R. , Andrade-Becerra R. J.
Published: June 2020

Mastitis is one of the most important diseases for the dairy industry worldwide due to the great economic losses it causes, and the bacterial agents that it causes variation from one herd to another. The objective of the investigation was determined the infectious agents involved in the development of mastitis in specialized dairies herds in the Highlands of Boyacá, Colombia. Was performed CMT tests in 4432 teats to determine the positive results for inflammation (CMT + 2), sampling in aseptic material of positives quarters, identification and differentiation of through microbiological cultures, Gram staining, and biochemical tests of bacterial and fungal agents presents in milk samples. It was determined that prevalence´s varied between the years of the study, in 2016 there was a total prevalence of 45.19%, in 2017: 51.06% and in 2018: 39.76%. The months of April, May, and September, October presented the highest number of teats affected with mastitis during the three years of study. Streptococcus agalactiae and Staphylococcus aureus were the most prevalent microorganisms that cause mastitis in the three study years. There was an increase in the prevalence of infected teats corresponding to the months (April, May, September, and October) due to rainfall increases. The contagious pathogens were most prevalent that environmental pathogens.
Struktur dan Komposisi Tambak Teknologi Ulir Filter untuk Peningkatan Produksi Garam Rakyat
Authors: Bramawanto Rikha , L Sagala Sophia , R Suhelmi Ifan , Prihatno Hari
Published: June 2020

Prinsip utama dalam pembuatan garam teknologi ulir filter adalah evaporasi air laut dengan bantuan sinar matahari melalui pengaliran air pada petakan-petakan berseri dalam proses penuaannya dan penambahan material alam yang berperan sebagai filter. Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji kondisi struktur dan komposisi lahan tambak garam TUF sebagai teknologi alternatif yang dapat meningkatkan produksi garam rakyat. Survei, pengukuran secara langsung, pengamatan fisik dan wawancara telah dilakukan di tambak garam rakyat di Desa Ambulu, Kecamatan Losari, Kabupaten Cirebon. Data dan hasil pengamatan yang diperoleh kemudian diolah menggunakan sistem informasi geografis dan dianalisis serta dibandingkan dengan literatur. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pada tambak garam TUF dilakukan modifikasi lahan yaitu membuat petakan-petakan memanjang berseri dalam satu kolam kondenser (ulir) dan memperdalam kolam reservoir. Modifikasi pada kolam kondenser mempermudah petambak dalam mengendalikan aliran brine dan memantau kenaikan densitasnya. Diketahui juga bahwa percepatan evaporasi brine pada sistem ini diperoleh dengan menambah pematang tanah. Dari hasil perhitungan diperoleh bahwa pematang yang bersifat konduktor panas ini terdedah radiasi matahari sebesar 112 % untuk ulir besar dan 135 % untuk ulir kecil. Sedangkan modifikasi pada kolam reservoir menghasilkan efisiensi pemanfaatan lahan, dari proporsi 28% terhadap total luas tambak menjadi 75% terhadap total volume tambak. Perubahan struktur dan komposisi tersebut meningkatkan produksi garam hingga mencapai ± 200 ton/ha per musim panen.
The Assessment Of Sediment Contamination Level In The Lampung Bay, Indonesia: Heavy Metal Perspective
Authors: Budiyanto Fitri , - Lestari
Published: June 2020

The potency and utilization of Lampung Bay has been recognized for their socio-economical and ecological values. However, heavy use of this Bay may alter the abundance of hazardous chemical like heavy metals. The aims of this study were to determine the concentration of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn in the sediment and to assess Lampung Bay water condition. The observation of heavy metal content in sediment of Lampung Bay was conducted at 13 stations in March 2008. Analysis of heavy metals in sediment was conducted using three kinds of acid: HNO3, HCl and H2O2 while measurement was carried out by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. The result indicated a variation of heavy metal concentration in sediment and that concentrations of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn in sediment were 0.08 mg/kg dry weight, 22.99 mg/kg dry weight, 24.75 mg/kg dry weight and 118.48 mg/kg dry weight, respectively. Factors influenced heavy metal concentration in sediment in this study including the distance between sampling location and anthropogenic activities and the sediment fraction  SQG-Q index indicated that 7 stations have SQG-Q ≤ 0.1 whereas other 6 stations have 0.1≤ SQG-Q <1, meaning that more than half sampling stations are in uncontaminated state.
A review: quality of life of patients with allergic rhinitis receiving various treatment
Authors: Tyufilin Denis S. , Deev Ivan A. , Kobyakova Olga S. , Tagina Ekaterina K. , Kulikov Evgeny S.
Published: June 2020

The high prevalence of allergic rhinitis in a population, the link between this disease and asthma, and a significantly higher economic burden of the disease, causing a negative impact on the patients quality of life, have resulted in increased attention to the problem of allergic rhinitis at the global level. Nowadays optimal allergic rhinitis treatment and management include disease control, consisting of assessing the level of disease control and selecting a treatment scheme based on this assessment. Current studies are focused on the development of questionnaires and testing systems for assessing the level of disease control, especially given the absence of a standardized control assessment procedure tool. Studies also address the possibility of using the indicators of quality of life to measure the level of disease control. The present review deals with the issue of understanding of using this parameter to measure the effectiveness of pharmacotherapy of different groups of patients with allergic rhinitis. The review includes randomized clinical trials covering the period 20102019 including the following keywords: Rhinitis Quality of Life, Allergic Rhinitis Quality of Life, Allergic Rhinitis Questionnaire, RQLQ. In total, 4.407 publications were identified and analyzed, only 60 publications were selected for comparative analysis after a second review. According to the results, in general, it can be concluded that the indicator of the quality of life allows us to identify the advantages of pharmacotherapeutic regimens in the long term (for example, allergen-specific immunotherapy, alternative therapy). Moreover, it demonstrates a correlation with objectivistic indicators in randomized clinical trials of standard treatment. It is still necessary, however, to address the question of whether it would be possible to use the assessment of the quality of life as a part of allergic rhinitis treatment in everyday clinical practice to select a group of drugs, their dosages, and correct regimes in dynamics. Using the indicator of the quality of life for managing patients with allergic rhinitis in Russia requires tremendous work in terms of cross-cultural adaptation of questionnaires and large-scale population-based pharmacoepidemiological studies.
Effects of 12 Weeks Resistance Exercise on Blood Testosterone, DHT and Bone-Related Metabolism in Orchiectomized Rats
Authors: Back Kyung A , Park Se Hwan , Yoon Jin Hwan
Published: June 2020

PURPOSE: Osteoporosis is a public health problem that requires constant attention in an aging society. This study examines the effects of 12 weeks of resistance training on serum sex steroid hormone and bone metabolism factors in orchiectomized rats.METHODS: A total of 30 male Sprague-Dawley (20 week-old) rats divided into three groups; (1) CON (normal-control, n=10), (2) ORX-CON (orchiectomized-control, n=10), (3) ORX-RE (orchiectomized-resistance exercise, n=10). The resistance training performed ladder climbing (8 repetitions, three days per week for 12 weeks) starting 1 week after surgery.RESULTS: The investigation revealed that compared to the CON group, the ORX-CON group showed significantly lower levels of testosterone, dihydrotestosterone (DHT), grip strength, bone mineral density (BMD) and breaking force, but much higher levels of osteocalcin and CTx-1. The ORX-RE group showed increased grip strength, hormones (testosterone and DHT), osteocalcin, and BMD compared to ORX-CON group.CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that resistance exercise training may be an intervention strategy for prevention osteoporosis and fracture in male aging process.
Alternating Language Modeling for Cross-Lingual Pre-Training
Authors: Yang Jian , Ma Shuming , Zhang Dongdong , Wu ShuangZhi , Li Zhoujun , Zhou Ming
Published: June 2020

Language model pre-training has achieved success in many natural language processing tasks. Existing methods for cross-lingual pre-training adopt Translation Language Model to predict masked words with the concatenation of the source sentence and its target equivalent. In this work, we introduce a novel cross-lingual pre-training method, called Alternating Language Modeling (ALM). It code-switches sentences of different languages rather than simple concatenation, hoping to capture the rich cross-lingual context of words and phrases. More specifically, we randomly substitute source phrases with target translations to create code-switched sentences. Then, we use these code-switched data to train ALM model to learn to predict words of different languages. We evaluate our pre-training ALM on the downstream tasks of machine translation and cross-lingual classification. Experiments show that ALM can outperform the previous pre-training methods on three benchmarks.1
End-to-End Bootstrapping Neural Network for Entity Set Expansion
Authors: Yan Lingyong , Han Xianpei , He Ben , Sun Le
Published: June 2020

Bootstrapping for entity set expansion (ESE) has long been modeled as a multi-step pipelined process. Such a paradigm, unfortunately, often suffers from two main challenges: 1) the entities are expanded in multiple separate steps, which tends to introduce noisy entities and results in the semantic drift problem; 2) it is hard to exploit the high-order entity-pattern relations for entity set expansion. In this paper, we propose an end-to-end bootstrapping neural network for entity set expansion, named BootstrapNet, which models the bootstrapping in an encoder-decoder architecture. In the encoding stage, a graph attention network is used to capture both the first- and the high-order relations between entities and patterns, and encode useful information into their representations. In the decoding stage, the entities are sequentially expanded through a recurrent neural network, which outputs entities at each stage, and its hidden state vectors, representing the target category, are updated at each expansion step. Experimental results demonstrate substantial improvement of our model over previous ESE approaches.
Detection technology for activation and release of granular membrane protein
Authors: Guo Gang
Published: June 2020

The purpose of this study was to investigate changes in plasma endothelin, platelet granule membrane protein and anticoagulant protein. In addition, the mechanism of action between blood stasis syndrome of chronic renal failure (CRF) and granule membrane protein was analyzed, and the relationship between activation release detection technology and blood stasis syndrome was discussed. There were significant differences in endothelin (ET), granule membrane protein-140 (GMP-140) and ceruloplasmin (CP) between the group with severe CRF and the group with mild CRF (P < 0.01). The blood stasis syndrome of CRF was positively correlated with ET and GMP-140 and negatively correlated with CP, which indicated that ET, GMP-140 and CP were some of the objective indexes for the diagnosis and treatment of CRF. Based on the theory of the treatment of CRF with a combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine at the molecular level, this paper provides a new basis for the treatment of CRF with blood stasis syndrome.
PHYTOADAPTOGENS IN THE TUMOURS BIOTHERAPY AND GERIATRICS (PART 1)
Authors: Bocharova O. A. , Karpova R. V. , Bocharov E. V. , Vershinskaya A. A. , Baryshnikova M. A. , Kazeev I. V. , Kucheryanu V. G. , Kiselevskiy M. V.
Published: June 2020

The review reflects the history of phytoadaptogens studies (ginseng, eleutherococcus, etc.), which are considered to be geroprotectors by Eastern medicine for centures. They have a complex of protective effects on the body, as well as increasing its antitumor resistance. The first part of the review describes the antistress, immuno- and hormone-modulating, cognitive and neuroprotective properties of adapto gens. Together with the synchronizing effects on biorthms adaptogens are essential for preventive oncology.
RECONSTITUTION OF B-CELLS IMMUNITY AFTER ALLOGENEIC HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION
Authors: Chulkova S. V. , Subbotina N. N. , Petrova G. D. , Sidorova N. V. , Kolbatskaya O. P. , Tupitsyn N. N. , Nurtazinа A. Yu.
Published: June 2020

The restoration of B-cell immunity is a key component of the success of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. In most cases, the restoration of B-lymphopoiesis is a slow and often incomplete process, which is accompanied by a decrease in the tolerance of the recipient to bacterial, viral, fungal pathogens. This process is influenced by a number of factors that determine its effectiveness and pace. It is important to restore not only the size of the B-cell population, but also their functional usefulness. The article provides an analysis of modern literature data on the significance of the restoration of B-cell immunity after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, a review of the main factors affecting the process of B-lymphopoiesis, and their prognostic component.
PAPILLOMAVIRAL CARCINOGENESIS. MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS AND CERTAIN CHALLENGES PART 2. HPV-ASSOCIATED CANCERS IN RUSSIA. PREVENTIVE HPV VACCINES
Authors: Volgareva G. M.
Published: June 2020

Cervical cancer (CC) incidence rate made up about 5 % in overall women cancer incidence in Russia in 2015. CC morbidity rose by 24.47 %during 2005–2015. Despite the fact that aggregated standardized cancer mortality rates for both men and women during 2005–2015 declined, women CC mortality increased by 8.3 %. CC is the leading cancer mortality cause in women aged 30–39 years. Moreover growth of oraland pharynx cancer incidence rates in both genders as well as penile cancer in men all indicate to an unfavorable trend. The present Reviewpart contains data on HPV-associated cancers in Russia, vertical HPV transition as well as preventive HPV vaccines.
IMMUNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF BONE MARROW IN NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER
Authors: Tupitsyn N. N. , Dzhumanazarov T. M. , Palladina A. D. , Alakhverdiyev A. K. , Chulkova S. V. , Kononets P. V.
Published: June 2020

Introduction Generation of most immunocompetent cells takes place in bone marrow Bone marrow. As well, bone marrow is a peripheral lymphoid organ where antitumor effector cells and memory cells are present. The aim of the work is to estimate peripheral lymphoid cell subpopulations in bone marrow of lung cancer patients. Materials and methods Study has been done in 68 pts with lung cancer: squamous cell cancer (n = 28), adenocarcinoma (n = 38), other forms (n = 2). In all cases standard diagnostic and staging procedures were performed, as well as morphological (myelogram) and immunological study of bone marrow lymphocyte subpopulations. Multicolor Flow cytomtry was used for study of bone marrow lymphocyte populations. We studied T-cells and its subpopulations, B-cells, NK-cells, perforin-positive cells, and CD27-positive cells. Results Squamous cell lung cancer was characterized by higher content of bone marrow mature T-cells (CD3), and CD8 lymphocytes. More typical for adenocarcinoma was mature B-cell reaction (CD20). Effector (perforin-positive) populations of lymphocytes also were related to histological type of cancer: for adenocarcinoma presence of CD4-positive cytotoxic lymphocytes and CD27-expression on effector cells. Perforin-containing lymphoid cells were in opposite correlation to erythrocaryocytes. Conclusion Subpopulational lymphocyte content of bone marrow is related to histological variant of cancer and erythropoiesis in lung cancer patients.
Device closure of patent ductus arteriosus: analysis of cases in a Bangladeshi centre
Authors: Fatema Nurun N. , Razzaque Abul K. M.
Published: June 2020

Background: Transcatheter closure of Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) has become the first-choice therapy for closure in patients of any age group. Authors reviewed the outcome of device closure in all age groups starting from neonate to adult.Methods: From December 2014 to December 2019, 440 cases underwent transcatheter closure in a catheterization laboratory of a tertiary level cardiac hospital. Selection criteria were isolated PDA or PDA with associated conditions which can be managed in the same setting by an intervention. Exclusion criteria were proven Eisenmenger syndrome. A retrospective review of outcome and complications were recorded from computerized data records.Results: Age of the patient varied from 10 days to 65 years. The median age was 3 years. Most of the patients were female (63%), weight varied from 1.8 kg to 75 kg. the median weight was 7.5 kg. Isolated PDA cases were 74.77 %. Among syndromes, congenital rubella syndrome was common (7.5%), followed by Down Syndrome (6.36%). The narrowest PDA diameter varied for 1.8 mm - 14 mm with a median of 5 mm. Among duct occluders, 8x6 mm CeraTM was the commonest one used in the study population. Complete occlusion was observed in 99.55% of cases.Conclusions: Transcatheter closure of PDA is considered safe and efficacious in all age groups. It is the gold standard now and replaced surgical option in most of the places.
Capacidad dinámica y recursos para la resiliencia en empresas artesanales de cerámica en Jalisco, México
Authors: González Alvarado Tania Elena , Córdova Estrada Karla
Published: June 2020

El objetivo de este artículo es analizar las capacidades dinámicas para la resiliencia en empresas artesanales de cerámica de Jalisco, México. A partir de una base de datos formada por 10, 241 empresas artesanales en Jalisco, se identificaron 162 empresas que producen cerámica. Mediante entrevistas, aplicación de un cuestionario y visitas de campo se estudiaron a las empresas que dentro del grupo se han internacionalizado (14). Se concluye que las capacidades funcionales, culturales y posicionales fomentan las estrategias para la resiliencia.
CIC-Erosión: herramienta computacional para la predicción del desgate erosivo en líneas de producción y transporte de hidrocarburos
Authors: Díaz Álvarez Juan C. , Caballero Esteban Alexi , Corzo Álvarez Fernando , Gelves Jerez Leidy M. , Juzga León Giovanni , Ariza Quitian Christian A.
Published: June 2020

La presencia de daño mecánico por erosión en la pared de la tubería, daño debido al impacto de partículas sólidas, puede afectar gradualmente la integridad de los componentes que conforman los sistemas de producción y transporte de hidrocarburos. La implementación de métodos o modelos para predecir el desgate erosivo es una actividad de interés para la industria del petróleo, debido a que sus resultados son usados para el estudio, valoración y seguimiento de los procesos erosivos, además de ser considerados en el dimensionamiento de las líneas y determinación de velocidades máximas de flujo, con el fin de mitigar y controlar la erosión. En este sentido, considerando la necesidad de mejorar la implementación de modelos, y análisis e interpretación de resultados de erosión, se presenta en este trabajo una metodología de cálculo, estructurada y de carácter selectivo, para predecir el desgaste erosivo en líneas de producción y transporte de hidrocarburos. Para conducir la metodología hasta un estado operativo práctico, se desarrolló una herramienta computacional (CIC-Erosion), usando el lenguaje de programación C#. En la fase de desarrollo y aseguramiento de la funcionalidad operativa de la herramienta se realizaron las siguientes subfases: a) definición de la arquitectura del software; b) codificación de los fundamentos teóricos de la metodología de cálculo y de la interfaz del usuario, y c) diagnóstico de la funcionalidad operativa del software usando datos experimentales de tasa de erosión reportados en la literatura e información de casos de estudio hipotéticos. Finalmente, se evaluó el comportamiento predictivo de la metodología de cálculo de erosión usando información de un caso de estudio asociado a un campo de producción de petróleo crudo ubicado en Colombia.

En la evaluación de la capacidad de predicción del software se observó que existe concordancia entre los resultados obtenidos con la metodología de cálculo de erosión y la información experimental de campo usada en el estudio. De esta manera, la herramienta computacional CIC-Erosion puede ser considerada una alternativa eficiente y confiable para la predicción del desgaste erosivo en infraestructura usada para la recolección y transporte de hidrocarburos.
The Islamic Social Reporting Index and Investment Account Holder in Islamic Banks
Authors: Putri Nadia , Mardian Sepky
Published: June 2020

This research aims to discover the influence of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) disclosure based on the Islamic Social Reporting (ISR) index towards Investment Account Holder (IAH) in 11 Islamic banks in Indonesia from 2013-2018. The dependent and independent variables comprise the growth of temporary Syirkah funds representing IAH and prior studies. This is an associative research with secondary data obtained from the annual report. Panel data regression was used as the analysis technique with Fixed Effect Model (FEM) chosen as the best estimation model. The result showed that the ISR index towards IAH negatively influences CSR disclosure. Furthermore, the dominant floating market customers in Indonesia tend to force Islamic banks to focus on reporting related returns, sharia-compliant transactions, and excellent service to customers rather than disclosing social factors. This trend also exists in Islamic banks in several countries, besides the absence of regulations and guidelines for social reporting standards. The social reporting guidelines issued by the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) are only voluntary to be implemented by Islamic banks
Dermatitis eczematosa alérgica por contacto al níquel. Presentación de un caso
Authors: Tibaduiza Mogollon Yuriet Alexandra
Published: June 2020

Las reacciones alérgicas al níquel son frecuentes, dados los amplios usos y cualidades que ha demostrado este elemento en la producción industrial; la dermatitis por níquel, aunque afectaba de manera predominante a las mujeres, ha incrementado en los hombres por el uso de accesorios, joyería y bisutería. Las manifestaciones por sensibilización sistémica se conocen como “sarna de níquel” y recuerdan las lesiones de la escabiosis; esta forma clínica ha sido poco notificada en la literatura médica. En este artículo se presenta a una paciente con cuadro clínico típico de dermatitis eczematosa alérgica por contacto al níquel a nivel infra umbilical, con lesiones tales como eritema, edema, vesículas, pápulas, costras hemáticas, liquenificación por fricción crónica y fisuras. La paciente había presentado un año antes “Sarna de níquel”.
Homocistinuria, reporte de un caso
Authors: Lopez Perez Juan Jose , Páez Gaitán Hernán Felipe
Published: June 2020

En este artículo se presenta el caso de una niña de 13 años con historia de cefalea de 2 años de evolución, la cual ha sido estudiada por subluxación del cristalino y fenotipo mafonoide. Para llevar a cabo la investigación se realizó una tomografía cerebral simple que evidenció trombosis de varios senos cerebrales. Posteriormente se hospitalizó a la paciente en la unidad de cuidados intensivos, mientras se anticuagulaba con enoxaparina. Se solicitó un estudio para trombofilia junto con homocisteina en sangre, ante la sospecha de homocistinuria. Luego de confirmarse el diagnóstico se recetó prirdoxina y ácido fólico, con lo cual la paciente evolucionó de manera satisfactoria y recuperó las funciones perdidas. El seguimiento de este caso para la investigación permitió encontrar una disminución mayor del 20 % de la homocisteína, sin que sus niveles estuvieran por debajo de 50 μmol/L, hecho que hace a la paciente respondedora parcial a la piridoxina.
Relación entre lumbalgia y sobrepeso/ obesidad: dos problemas de salud pública
Authors: Matta Ibarra Javier Ernesto , Arrieta María Victor Elías , Andrade Rodríguez Juan Carlos , Uruchi Limachi Daniel Marcos , Lara Taveras Jonathan Alberto , Trouchón Jiménez Saith del Carmen
Published: June 2020

La lumbalgia y el sobrepeso-obesidad son patologías que se han constituido en tema de interés en salud pública, dado el incremento de incidencia y prevalencia de estas enfermedades en la población mundial. Investigaciones al respecto han sido realizadas especialmente en población anglosajona. Este artículo presenta un estudio analítico de corte transversal, en el que se incluyeron 100 pacientes escogidos con un muestreo por conveniencia, con diagnóstico de lumbalgia, y atendidos en la consulta externa institucional de Ortopedia-Columna del Hospital Militar Central, durante el periodo de abril-junio de 2015. Se analizaron variables sociodemográficas y relacionadas con severidad del dolor, sobrepeso-obesidad e imbalance muscular, variables que se consideraban factores asociados a la presentación y severidad de lumbalgia. De los pacientes analizados, el 52 % fueron mujeres y el 48 %, hombres. Se encontró que las mujeres con porcentaje de grasa elevado tienen un riesgo mayor de padecer dolor lumbar severo, y los hombres con porcentaje de grasa bajo tienen menos riesgo de presentar esta afección. El índice de masa a corporal (IMC) para este estudio no pudo predecir la intensidad de dolor lumbar; sin embargo, se logró observar que ser hombre mayor de 50 años es un factor de riesgo para presentar lumbalgia severa.
SOURCE-BASED ARABIC LANGUAGE LEARNING: A CORPUS LINGUISTIC APPROACH
Authors: Hizbullah Nur , Arifa Zakiyah , Suryadarma Yoke , Hidayat Ferry , Muhyiddin Luthfi , Kurnia Firmansyah Eka
Published: June 2020

Purpose: The study explores the process of using Arabic websites for Arabic language learning, utilising the Arabic Corpus Linguistic approach. This approach enables data-mining out of websites, systematically compiling the mined data, as well as processing the data for the express purpose of Arabic language teaching including its clusters, such as Arabic pragmatics, Arabic linguistics, and Arabic translation teaching as well. MethodologyThe research is written descriptively and utilises qualitative methods used for analysing the process and step-by-step procedures to be executed to make good use of the data. Main Findings: This study is conducted based on the theory of source-based teaching, while the process of utilising the websites is systematically elaborated through the corpus linguistic mechanism. The research concludes that almost all Arabic websites can be employed to be authentic, reliable teaching sources. The sources can be made good use of for teaching the four language competencies, for being the object of linguistic studies and for translation through the particular use of websites whose contents are bilingual or multilingual. Implications/ Applications: The utilisation of the Corpus for teaching and learning has still been needing wide-spreading and promoting either among practitioners or among researchers of the Arabic language in Indonesia. Novelty/Originality of this study: This study highlights that almost Arabic-language websites are one of the richest sources of learning. These learning resources can be used for language learning and various other dimensions of scientific Arabic. Corpus linguistics has many benefits for learners and teachers in Arabic language learning. This study gives the new approach of Arabic teaching-learning using website resources, and the dynamic of Arabic learning using technology.
Os referenciais teórico-metodológicos nas pesquisas sobre políticas públicas de educação ambiental: articulando e aprofundando os conceitos de Estado, sociedade civil e políticas públicas
Authors: Pinto D’Avila Eduardo da Costa , Kaplan Leonardo , Lamosa Rodrigo
Published: June 2020

A proposta deste artigo é identificar os principais referenciais teórico-metodológicos e autores presentes nas pesquisas sobre as políticas públicas de educação ambiental (EA), tomando como base os trabalhos aprovados nos Encontros Pesquisa em Educação Ambiental (X EPEA), no Grupo de Discussão de Pesquisa (GDP) sobre Políticas Públicas de Educação Ambiental, ocorridos entre 2011 e 2019. Além disso, pretende-se realizar uma análise comparativa desses trabalhos, destacando os objetivos, referenciais e temas. O estudo é parte de um movimento que vem sendo realizado nesse GDP desde 2009, com a construção coletiva de uma agenda de pesquisas que busca levantar questões comuns para os pesquisadores desse subcampo, no sentido de avançar nas discussões travadas, seja nas próprias pesquisas, seja durante os encontros de pesquisa. Este artigo, portanto, se soma ao conjunto de iniciativas do GDP e de pesquisadores que entendem que o fortalecimento do campo científico pressupõe o adensamento teórico das pesquisas realizadas.
Arquitectura, imagen y estado
Authors: Medero Santiago
Published: June 2020

El artículo propone adentrarnos, a través de un caso particular, en la problemática de la representación del Estado a través de la arquitectura a comienzos del siglo XX, cuando las bases del Uruguay moderno aún se encontraban en construcción. Mediante la revisión de un antecedente inmediato, una exposición del Ministerio de Obras Públicas en 1914 publicada en la Revista de la Asociación Politécnica del Uruguay, se reflexiona sobre el envío uruguayo a la Panama-Pacific International Exposition de 1915, celebrada en la ciudad de San Francisco, en Estados Unidos. Los edificios, representados a través de fotografías y gráficos, no solamente mostraban a un deseado Uruguay moderno -altamente alfabetizado, equipado y progresista- sino también una concepción de la arquitectura y de la construcción de su capital, Montevideo, deudora del concepto de «monumentalidad». Bajo esta concepción, creadora de «templos laicos», las instituciones arquitectónicas y la alta política encontraron un fondo común para operar.
El aula móvil
Authors: Álvarez-Barrantes José Alberto , Calua-Torres Joel
Published: June 2020

En el presente ensayo se esgrimen argumentos arquitectónicos y educativos como una exigencia puntual ante el requerimiento urgente de poblaciones educativas de primera infancia en zonas vulnerables peruanas. Dichos argumentos refuerzan la necesidad urgente de la implementación de un producto arquitectónico (el aula móvil) que daría solución de habitabilidad a niños del nivel inicial en zonas de pobreza extrema donde ni el Estado tiene cobertura ni al sector privado le interesa. Se inicia con los antecedentes y un breve marco teórico que permite la descripción del problema; finalmente, dicho problema se intenta resolver a través de una hipótesis que se plasma en una propuesta de diseño arquitectónico denominado “aula móvil”. Diseño que sigue las recomendaciones de la normativa peruana y que recoge las experiencias de otros lugares que han tenido la misma necesidad, pero adecuadas a la realidad de una localidad denominada la Shilla, en la periferia de la ciudad de Cajamarca-Perú.