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Introducción a la fonética del dothraki, lengua de Juego de Tronos = Some phonetic aspects of dothraki, the language of Game of Thrones.
Authors: Gándara Fernández Leticia
Published: December 2018

Este trabajo presenta un análisis de la fonética del Dothraki, lengua artificial creada por David J. Peterson para la serie de televisión Juego de Tronos. Exponemos, primeramente, una breve introducción sobre el proceso de creación de la lengua y, por ende, de las influencias de las que Peterson se nutre para crear este sistema. En segundo lugar, analizamos los principales rasgos fonéticos que aparecen en esta creación lingüística. This paper presents an analysis of the phonetics of Dothraki, artificial language created by David J.Peterson for the television series Game of Thrones. First, we present a brief introduction on the processof language creation, and hence on the influences that Peterson uses to create this system. In the second place, we analyze the main phonetic features that appear in this linguistic creation.
FERTILIZAÇÃO COM BORO EM PLÂNTULAS DE Corymbia citriodora
Authors: Pradela V. A. , Lapaz A. M. , Yoshida C. H. P. , Nicolai A. B. , Silva K. A. M. , Tomaz R. S.
Published: December 2018

A formação de mudas saudáveis e de qualidade é de fundamental importância para o cultivo desta cultura, uma vez que garante maior eficiência e resistência da planta às condições edafoclimáticas. Tendo em vista a importância do boro (B) para Corymbia citriodora no desenvolvimento inicial e a sua escassez nos solos, o presente trabalho objetivou-se em avaliar os benefícios da fertilização deste micronutriente em plântulas da espécie Corymbia citriodora. Foi considerado o delineamento experimental inteiramente casualizado, compreendido por 5 tratamentos de doses de B na forma de ‎H3BO3 (0,0; 0,25; 0,50; 0,75; e 1,0 mg L-1). De forma geral, nas condições em que foi cultivada a espécie Corymbia citriodora, a dose de 0,5 mg L-1 de B foi a que proporcionou os maiores incrementos para os parâmetros do diâmetro do caule; comprimento da parte aérea e da raiz; e massa seca da parte aérea e da raiz. No tratamento com ausência do B (controle), foram detectados os menores incrementos para os parâmetros avaliados, evidenciando que a fertilização com B é benéfica nessas condições de cultivo.
ANALYSIS OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN FOOD PRODUCT SECTOR IN TURKEY
Authors: ÇITAK Ferhat , DUFFY Patricia
Published: December 2018

This
paper analyzes the determinants of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the food
products sector in Turkey.  An
Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model is applied to the monthly data over
the period of January 2009 to December 2016.
In the model, FDI inflows are modeled as a function of the degree
of openness, exchange rate, export price, and wage rate. The
empirical results confirm there is an evidence of a long-run equilibrium
relationship among these variables in Turkey. Findings indicate that the degree of
openness and export price have a positive sign and are statistically
significant, while the wage rate has a negative sign and is statistically
significant. The error correction term (ECT) of the estimated model is negative
(0,92) and statistically significant which
indicates that deviations of actual FDI from the previous period’s shock will be converged
to the long-run equilibrium.
Sensitivity to glucocorticosteroids and heterogeneity of in vitro cell response in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Authors: Kadushkin A. G. , Taganovich A. D. , Arabey A. A. , Shishlo L. M. , Lyubetskaya A. P. , Aleshkevich L. V.
Published: December 2018

Inhaled corticosteroids are widely used for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but their efficacy significantly varies between patients. The aim of the study was to establish approaches to reveal steroid-sensitive and steroid-resistant patients with COPD using the blood and lung cells. Methods. Forty five patients with COPD undergoing bronchoscopy were recruited for the study of cytokine secretion by alveolar macrophages under the influence of glucocorticoids. Alveolar macrophages isolated from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid were cultured with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and different concentrations of dexamethasone (0.01 – 1000 nM) for 24 h. Then, supernatants were removed and analyzed for concentrations of interleukin 6 (IL-6), IL-8 and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α). Binding of the glucocorticoid with its receptors was investigated in 24 patients with COPD, 20 healthy smokers and 20 healthy non-smokers. Blood cells were cultured with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-labelled dexamethasone and monoclonal antibodies against surface antigens of lymphocyte and monocyte populations. Fluorescence intensity of FITC-labelled dexamethasone was analyzed in blood cells using flow cytometry. Results. Dexamethasone significantly inhibited IL-6, IL-8, and TNF-α production in alveolar macrophages in a dose dependent manner. The maximal inhibition of cytokine production was observed at dexamethasone concentration of 100 nM, and the maximal cell response variability was found at 10 nM. IL-8 was less sensitive to the corticosteroid compared to IL-6 and TNF-α. Dexamethasone at any concentration failed to reach >50% inhibition of LPS-induced production of IL-8, IL-6 and TNF-α in alveolar macrophages of 40.0%; 11.1% and 8.9% of COPD patients, respectively. The fluorescence intensity of FITC-labelled dexamethasone in blood lymphocytes and monocytes was lower in smokers with COPD compared to healthy smokers and healthy non-smokers. The binding of dexamethasone with its receptors in the blood cells was higher in healthy non-smokers compared to healthy smokers. Conclusion. In vitro response of alveolar macrophages to glucocorticoids in COPD patients is characterized by significant inter-individual variability. The weak corticosteroid-related inhibition of IL-8 production can contribute to neutrophilic inflammation in COPD. The capacity of glucocorticoid receptors to bind with their ligands in blood lymphocytes and monocytes is decreased in COPD patients.
Genetically engineered drugs for treatment of bronchial asthma: recent achievements
Authors: Zyryanov S. K. , Butranova O. I.
Published: December 2018

Current population of patients with asthma is characterized by increasing resistance to standard pharmacotherapeutic agents such as inhaled corticosteroids, antileukotriene agents and anti-IgE antibodies. These findings were confirmed by international statistic data and indicate insufficient efficacy of the treatment. Asthma phenotyping encompassing a role of certain biomarkers for bronchial inflammation could contribute to achieving better response to treatment. Genetically engineered drugs could directly impact on mediators and modulators involved in the inflammation and bronchoconstriction. This is one of the most promising directions of the modern pharmacotherapy, particularly considering severe and difficult-to-treat asthma. A comparative analysis of efficacy and safety of currently available genetically engineered drug groups (monoclonal anti-IgE antibodies, monoclonal antibodies against interleukin (IL)-4/IL-13 and IL-5, and prostaglandin D2 receptor antagonists) was performed by the authors of this article on the basis of results of randomized controlled clinical trials (RCT). According to RCT results, omalizumab is still the leading genetically engineered drug. Moreover, evidence of efficacy and safety of novel agents has been published that allowed implementation these drugs in the routine clinical practice for treatment of severe eosinophilic asthma.
Geo-ecology in the Anthropocene
Authors: Nadal-Romero E. , Cammeraat E.
Published: December 2018

Human activities have left signatures on the Earth for millennials, and these impacts are growing in the last decades. As a consequence, recent global change suggests that Earth may have entered a new human-dominated geological epoch. In the last years, much scientific debate has focused on the definition, stratigraphic signatures and timing of the Anthropocene. However, there is no a geological evidence, because these changes must be recorded in geologic stratigraphic material. Consequently, the definition of Anthropocene is controversial and the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) has not provided a formal and official definition.Regardless of whether one is concerned with the proposed new Anthropogenic geologic epoch, it is evident that humans have significantly altered vegetation patterns and land cover (i.e. agriculture and subsequent land abandonment, conversion of forest to grasslands for pastoral use), water dynamics and distribution of fresh water (i.e. construction of dams), biogeochemical cycles (such as the carbon cycle), soil formation and soil erosion processes. Likewise, human have created and modified new landscapes (defined as anthropogenic landscapes).This special issue includes 11 contributions concerning studies about the definition and timing of the Anthropocene as a new geological era, and showing some of the most important human impacts on the Earth.
Exploring the L2 Motivational Self System in Spain: Study Design and Preliminary Findings
Authors: Brady Imelda Katherine
Published: December 2018

This paper details the design and validation of a Motivational Factors Questionnaire (MFQ) used to explore the L2 Motivational Self System (L2MSS) (Dörnyei 2009) of over 500 Spanish learners of English. The mixed methods Spanish study was a partial replica of Ryan (2009) in Japan and Taguchi, Magid and Papi (2009) in Asia. The final validated version of the MFQ we present here thus contains 67 items comprising 13 psychometric scales targeting the ideal L2 self, the ought L2 self, as well as a diverse range of goal-related and affective motivational variables. We were able to confirm that the ideal L2 self is a relevant construct for the sample although the ought L2 self emerged as having a negative relationship with L2 learning. The L2 learning experience was explored in this study from the perspective of past L2 learning in compulsory education and we ascertained somewhat negative opinions in this regard.
An introspection of quality of novel drug approvals by United States Food and Drug Administration
Authors: Mehani Rekha , Shukla Ajay K.
Published: December 2018

Background: United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the fastest drug review agency in the world. FDA is responsible for protection of the public health by assuring that foods are safe, wholesome, sanitary and properly labelled. Approved Novel drugs are often innovative products that serve unmet medical needs or otherwise help to advance patient care.Methods: FDA novel drug approvals were analysed from calendar year (CY) 2012 to 2016 on the basis of three criteria i.e., impact, access and predictability. Impact measured on the basis of: percentage of novel drug approvals (a) first in class (b) for rare diseases. Access measured on the basis of: percentage of novel drug approvals (a) first cycle approval (b) approval in the U.S. before other countries and (c) percentage of priority reviews. Predictability measured by: the percentage of novel drug approvals that met the PDUFA goal dates for the application review.Results: Total number of novel drugs approved from CY 2012 to 2016 was 176 (average 35 novel drugs/ year). Impact of novel drug approvals: 40% were first in class and 39% were for rare diseases. Access of novel drug approvals: 84% were first cycle approval, 60% were approval in US before other countries, 51% priority reviews among novel drug approvals. Predictability of novel drug approvals: 97% approvals able to meet PDUFA goal dates for application review.Conclusions: Novel drug approvals during CY 2012-2016 had a high quality which is very much evident by their high impact, good access and high predictability.
Potentially inappropriate prescribing in elderly: a comparison of Beers and STOPP criteria in tertiary care
Authors: Mathur Akanksha , Shah Prashant C.
Published: December 2018

Background: Prescribing in elderly is a challenging task as they have age related physiological changes, various co-morbidities, altered pharmacological properties and higher propensity for adverse events. They are often prescribed medications which are potentially inappropriate for them, sometimes may even be unnecessary. The medicines are considered as inappropriate if the risk associated with them outweighs benefits. The objective of this study is to assess the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) at a tertiary care teaching hospital according to the Beers updated 2015 criteria and STOPP criteria and to compare the two criteria in detection of PIMs.Methods: A prospective observational study involving 228 elderly patients (>65years) of medicine wards was conducted from October 2015 to March 2016. Relevant information was recorded in a predesigned proforma. The use of potentially inappropriate medications is assessed using Beers updated 2015 criteria and STOPP criteria using descriptive statistics.Results: The prevalence of PIM use in the sample was 26.31% according to the 2015 Beers criteria and 14.03% using the STOPP criteria. The most prevalent PIM according to the Beers criteria were sliding scale insulin (17.54%) and long acting benzodiazepines (5.26%); according to the STOPP criteria, they were aspirin in heart failure (5.26%) and chlorpheniramine (3.07%).Conclusions: The prevalence of PIM varied when different criteria were applied. The 2015 Beers criteria identified more PIM than the STOPP criteria.
Evaluation of anticonvulsant activity of aqueous extract of Adhatoda vasica leaves by MES model in rats
Authors: A. Sumitha , R. Saranya , R. Dhanasekaran , M. Geetha
Published: December 2018

Background: Epilepsy is the commonest neurological condition affecting people of all ages, race and social class. The present study was taken up to evaluate the anticonvulsant effect of aqueous extract of leaves of Adhatoda vasica in rats. To evaluate the effect of aqueous extract of Adhatoda vasica leaves on maximal electroshock model in albino rats and to compare the effect of aqueous extract of Adhatoda vasica leaves with standard dose of Phenytoin on Maximal electro shock model.Methods: Anticonvulsant activity of aqueous extract of Adhatoda vasica was analysed using MES (Maximal electroshock) model. Phenytoin (25mg/kg) as standard for Maximal electroshock, and two doses of aqueous extract of Adhatoda vasica (100mg/kg and 200mg/kg) were used as test drugs. Parameters observed in MES were abolition of hind limb tonic extension (HLTE) and time taken to regain righting reflex.Results: In MES model, control group showed 0% protection and standard phenytoin group showed 100% protection. Aqueous extract of Adhatoda vasica at 100mg/kg and 200mg/kg showed 33.33% and 50% protection from seizures respectively. The mean duration of time to regain righting reflex was significantly reduced in Adhatoda vasica groups when compared to control group (p <0.001). When groups 100mg/kg and 200mg/kg of Adhatoda vasica were compared for mean difference in the duration of time to regain righting reflex, statistically non-significant results (p >0.05) were obtained.Conclusions: Aqueous extract of leaves of Adhatoda vasica has shown significant anticonvulsant action in MES model.
Density of in-vitro fertilization centers and its correlation with socioeconomic factors in Maharashtra state, India
Authors: Doke Prakash Prabhakarrao , Mangal Daya Krishan , Gulati Anuja
Published: December 2018

Background: The infertility due to various reasons is increasing and correspondingly the number in vitro fertilization (IVF) centers is also increasing. Some procedures in these centers can deliver desired sex of the unborn child. The gender discrimination in India has already resulted unfavorable child sex ratio for girls. Maharashtra is one of the badly affected states. It is feared that the child sex ratio may further decline due to IVF centers. The study was carried out to measure correlation between number of IVF centers with various indicators of sex ratio infertility, and some socio-economic factors.Methods: The study was conducted in 2014 using secondary data. District wise internet search by using words ‘In-Vitro Fertilization center’ and ‘infertility treatment center’ was carried out. Whenever IVF center/procedure was noticed on the internet, the center with its address was included in that district list.Results: There was positive correlation between IVF centers and urbanization, per capita income, female literacy and negative correlation with population sex ratio and no correlation with sex ratio at birth or child sex ratio. The best correlation was observed with urbanization, which explains the observed correlation with other variables.Conclusions: The number of IVF centers is not related with magnitude of infertility and not affecting sex ratio whereas IVF density seems to be an outcome of extent of urbanization.
Prevalence of impostor phenomenon and its association with self-esteem among medical interns in Goa, India
Authors: Mascarenhas Von R. , D’Souza Delia , Bicholkar Abhishek
Published: December 2018

Background: Imposter phenomenon (IP) is an internal experience of intellectual phoniness that those who feel fraudulence and worthlessness have in spite of outstanding academic or professional accomplishment. It is desirable for Medical students and interns to have high self-esteem and low impostor characteristics in order to become successful medical practitioners. This study was carried out among the medical interns of a tertiary care medical college, to determine the prevalence of Impostor Phenomenon and its association with self-esteem.Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted among 150 medical interns. Clance’s impostor phenomenon scale and Rosenberg self-esteem scale were used to assess Impostor characteristics and self-esteem respectively. Data was collected using online survey method.Results: The majority (44.7%) of study participants had moderate IP characteristics, followed by 41.3% with high IP characteristics. Hours of sleep was found to be significantly associated with IP characteristics (p value<0.001). Self-esteem was found to be significantly and inversely correlated with age (r=-0.222), and positively correlated with hours of sleep (r=0.225). Impostor phenomenon and self-esteem were found to be moderately and inversely correlated (r=-0.519).Conclusions: A large number of medical interns were found to have high impostor phenomenon characteristics and low self-esteem. Impostor characteristics were found to be significantly associated with sleep, suggesting a relationship between feelings of fraudulence and skewed sleep patterns. A significant negative correlation between self-esteem and impostor phenomenon suggests that individuals with stronger IP characteristics had lower self-esteem, and vice versa. Low impostor phenomenon characteristics and high self-esteem are favourable for efficient medical practice. Measures to increase level of confidence and self-esteem among medical students and interns should be implemented.
A prevalence study on hypertension among practising advocates in Madurai
Authors: Praveena P. , Edward Shanthi
Published: December 2018

Background: In recent years, the practice of law is demanding and exceedingly stressful occupation. Main factors concerned are, being overloaded with work, unsupported, lack of appreciation, long hours, unattainable targets. Even the most balanced and well-adjusted advocates at some point eventually succumbs to the pressures of working in the legal field. It causes hypertension and a great impact on ones’well being. Hence the main objective of the study is to find out the prevalence of hypertension among practising advocates, thereby effective measures can be taken to prevent and control hypertension and its complications.Methods: : A cross-sectional study was conducted in a sample of 300 practising advocates at Madurai district court for a period of 1 year by simple random sampling method.Results: The overall prevalence of hypertension among the practising advocates was found to be 41% (123). Among the 123 hypertensives, 56 (18.7%) were known hypertensives and 67 (22.3%) were newly detected hypertensives.Conclusions: The cause for hypertension among the advocates may be due to hectic work pressure. Advocates being professionals are well educated and informative. Regular adoption of basic life style modification practices, short vacations, arrangement of health camps in court premises with guidance of bar council association, recruitment of health counsellor in Bar Council Association for health educating and counselling the advocates, regular monitoring of health status by self-care management can control and prevent hypentension.
Verification Oriented Process Ontology
Authors: Garanina Natalia O. , Anureev Igor S. , Borovikova Olesya I.
Published: December 2018

This paper presents the ontology of the concurrent processes close to Hoare communicating sequential processes. It is the part of the intellectual system for supporting verification of behavioural properties of these processes. Our ontological representation of the processes is oriented both to the application of formal verification methods and to the extraction of information from technical documentation (by our previously developed system of information extraction from a natural language text). We describe the ontology classes and domains that define communicating concurrent processes. These processes are characterized by sets of local and shared variables, a list of actions on these variables which change their values, a list of channels for the process communication (which, in turn, are characterized by the type of reading messages, capacity, ways of writing and reading, and reliability), and also a list of communication actions for sending messages. In addition to the formal mathematical definition of classes and domains of the ontology, examples of descriptions of some ontological classes as well as typical properties and axioms for them are specified in the editor Prot ́eg ́e in the OWL language with the use of the inference rules in the SWRL language. The formal operational semantics of communicating processes is determined on their ontological representation and is given as a labelled transition system. It is reduced to the local operational semantics of separate process instances in the interleaving model. We specialize several types of processes from the subject domain of automatic control systems that model the typical functional elements of the automatic control system (sensors, comparators and regulators) as well as their combinations. The concepts of the specialized ontology are illustrated by the example of a control part for a bottle-filling system.
Application of Neural Networks for Recognizing Rail Structural Elements in Magnetic and Eddy Current Defectograms
Authors: Kuzmin Egor V. , Gorbunov Oleg E. , Plotnikov Petr O. , Tyukin Vadim A. , Bashkin Vladimir A.
Published: December 2018

To ensure traffic safety of railway transport, non-destructive test of rails is regularly carried out by using various approaches and methods, including magnetic and eddy current flaw detection methods. An automatic analysis of large data sets (defectgrams) that come from the corresponding equipment is an actual problem. The analysis means a process of determining the presence of defective sections along with identifying structural elements of railway tracks on defectograms. This article is devoted to the problem of recognition of rail structural element images in magnetic and eddy current defectograms. Three classes of rail track structural elements are considered: 1) a bolted joint with straight or beveled connection of rails, 2) a butt weld of rails, and 3) an aluminothermic weld of rails. Images that cannot be assigned to these three classes are conditionally considered as defects and are placed in a separate fourth class. For image recognition of structural elements in defectograms a neural network is applied. The neural network is implemented by using the open library TensorFlow. To this purpose each selected (picked out) area of a defectogram is converted into a graphic image in a grayscale with size of 20 x 39 pixels.
Singular Points of Curves
Authors: Uvarov Artem D.
Published: December 2018

In this paper, we consider the key problem of geometric modeling, connected with the construction of the intersection curves of surfaces. Methods for constructing the intersection curves in complex cases are found: by touching and passing through singular points of surfaces. In the first part of the paper, the problem of determining the tangent line of two surfaces given in parametric form is considered. Several approaches to the solution of the problem are analyzed. The advantages and disadvantages of these approaches are revealed. The iterative algorithms for finding a point on the line of tangency are described. The second part of the paper is devoted to methods for overcoming the difficulties encountered in solving a problem for singular points of intersection curves, in which a regular iterative process is violated. Depending on the type of problem, the author dwells on two methods. The first of them suggests finding singular points of curves without using iterative methods, which reduces the running time of the algorithm of plotting the intersection curve. The second method, considered in the final part of the article, is a numerical method. In this part, the author introduces a function that achieves a global minimum only at singular points of the intersection curves and solves the problem of minimizing this function. The application of this method is very effective in some particular cases, which impose restrictions on the surfaces and their arrangement. In conclusion, this method is considered in the case when the function has such a relief, that in the neighborhood of the minimum point the level surfaces are strongly elongated ellipsoids. All the images given in this article are the result of the work of algorithms on methods proposed by the author. Images are built in the author’s software environment.
High Efficacy of Praziquantel in Schistosoma haematobium-Infected Children in Taraba State, Northeast Nigeria: A follow-up study
Authors: Houmsou Robert S. , Wama Binga E. , Agere Hemen , Uniga John A. , Amuta Elizabeth U. , Kela Santaya L.
Published: December 2018

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the efficacy of praziquantel in reducing urinary schistosomiasis prevalence, parasite burden and morbidity rates among a previously reported sample of Schistosoma haematobium-infected children. In addition, predisposing factors for reinfection one year post-treatment were also determined. Methods: This prospective follow-up study was conducted between March 2014 and February 2015 among 675 previously reported children with urinary schistosomiasis in the Murbai and Surbai communities of Ardo Kola, Taraba State, Nigeria. A single dose of 40 mg/kg of praziquantel was administered to each infected child, with a second dose administered one month later if necessary. The number of S. haematobium eggs in urine samples was calculated at baseline and post-treatment. Results: At four weeks post-treatment, the overall cure rate was 98.1%. Among children with low and heavy parasite burdens at baseline, egg reduction rates (ERRs) were 100% and 96.5%, respectively. The vast majority of children with microhaematuria (98.7%) and proteinuria (98.6%) at baseline were cured at follow-up. Following a second dose, the ERR, overall and morbidity cure rates increased to 100%. At one year post-treatment, 272 infected children (40.3%) were re-assessed; of these, 51 children (18.8%) were reinfected. Close proximity to bodies of water (odds ratio [OR] = 1.23, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.998–1.530; P = 0.05) and fishing (OR = 2.23, 95% CI: 0.828–6.040; P = 0.01) were significant factors that predisposed children to reinfection. Conclusion: A moderate rate of reinfection was noted. Governmental and nongovernmental organisations in Nigeria should collaborate on mass treatment and health education campaigns to reduce the incidence of urinary schistosomiasis reinfections.Keywords: Urinary Schistosomiasis; Praziquantel; Treatment Outcome; Follow-Up Study; Nigeria.
A Triad of Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis, Mandibular Retrognathia and Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: Case report
Authors: Al-Nuumani Issa K. , Bakathir Abdulaziz , Al-Hashmi Ahmed , Al-Abri Mohammed , Al-Kindi Hussein , Al-Macki Intisar , Al-Balushi Zainab
Published: December 2018

The surgical management of paediatric patients with temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis, mandibular retrognathia and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is challenging. We report a nine-year-old boy who presented to the Department of Oral Health, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman, in 2016 with complaints of limited mouth opening, loud snoring and excessive daytime sleepiness. He was diagnosed with TMJ ankylosis, mandibular retrognathia and severe OSA. The patient initially underwent mandibular distraction and, subsequently, release of the TMJ ankylosis and rib graft reconstruction. The overall patient outcome was successful, with improvement in OSA-related symptoms, good facial symmetry and adequate mouth opening.Keywords: Temporomandibular Joint Disorders; Temporomandibular Ankylosis; Retrognathia; Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Case Report; Oman.
Primary Gastric Yolk Sac Tumour
Authors: Qureshi Asim , Al-Moundhri Mansour , Al-Shaibi Maha , Al-Haddabi Ibrahim , Mittal Alok
Published: December 2018

Primary gastric yolk tumours are extremely rare. We report a 52-year-old male who presented to the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman, in 2017 after having undergone a gastrectomy abroad due to a suspected poorly-differentiated adenocarcinoma. The patient subsequently returned to Oman to receive chemotherapy. However, while undergoing chemotherapy, an abdominal computed tomography scan revealed a lobulated mesenteric mass. Microscopic examination of the resected lesion confirmed a diagnosis of a yolk sac tumour. The mass was diffusely positive for α-fetoprotein (AFP) and a gastric carcinoma stain was negative. Gastrectomy slides from the patient’s previous surgery were examined retrospectively. The morphology was typical for a yolk sac tumour and was negative for epithelial markers. An AFP stain showed diffuse immunoreactivity. Thus, the patient was deemed to have had a primary gastric yolk sac tumour which had later metastasised to the mesocolon. Germ cell tumour protocols were initiated and the patient responded well to treatment.Keywords: Yolk Sac Tumor; Germ Cell Tumor; Gastrectomy; Metastasis; Diagnostic Errors; Case Report; Oman.
Multifocal Skin Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake in a Patient with a Large Abdominal Mass
Authors: Yu Run
Published: December 2018

Interesting Medical Image
Large Thrombus on a Prosthetic Mitral Valve During Early Pregnancy
Authors: Kamal Yasser A. , Zahran Mohamed , Oreiby Ahmed
Published: December 2018

Interesting Medical Image
Re: Perceptions of Plagiarism Among Medical and Nursing Students in Erbil, Iraq
Authors: Yasri Sora , Wiwanitkit Viroj
Published: December 2018

Letter to the Editor
2nd International Nursing Conference: Transforming nursing future - Technology, innovation and collaboration
Authors: University Sultan Qaboos
Published: December 2018

Conference Abstracts
A felvidéki és kárpátaljai falusi turizmus összehasonlító jellemzése
Authors: Sass Enikő
Published: December 2018

The article, after a short historical presentation of those Slovakian (the Highland) and Ukrainian(Transcarpathia) regions where Hungarians still play a major role in the population, focuseson the perspectives of rural tourism development in the mentioned areas. The research was conductedin more phases: 1) review of the relevant literature; 2) searching for the eligible hosts;3) evaluation of the questionnaires distributed among the hosts involved in rural tourism inTranscarpathia and in the Highland; 4) processing and evaluation of data.The main aim of this empirical research was to compare the Highland questionnaire surveyfindings with the Transcarpathian data to identify the similarities and differences in rural tourismof these areas that have been developing at different pace and under different socioeconomicconditions in the two countries.
Kárpátalja turisztikai vonzerőinek nyelvi tájképe
Authors: Karmacsi Zoltán
Published: December 2018

The change of the linguistic landscape is a sore spot for the minority population that can bedriven out of the virtual language use. Linguistic landscape is not only indicative of the languagevitality of an area or region’s population, but can also reflect the real language ethnicity.Extralinguistic factors are as important as the two basic functions of linguistic texts andthe models explaining the elements of the linguistic landscape. Such a factor is a small areaor region’s economic, in our case touristic development. The increased tourist demand of themajority brings about numerous phenomena that are of significant influence on the linguisticlandscape of the minorities’ territory. This research is aimed at revealing the influence a localeconomic investment makes (can make) on the formation of the territory’s linguistic landscape.I would like to show the changes in the linguistic landscape recorded by Hodinka Antal Research Centre in its photo database of 2011–2012, February and September of 2016, as well as of 2017 on thebasis of my observations and photographs.
A szimbolikus tér átalakulása az Euromajdan után: Kijev és Kárpátalja összehasonlítása
Authors: Erőss Ágnes , Kovály Katalin
Published: December 2018

The relation between power and public space has been one of the main interest of geographicalresearch in the last decades (Massey 1994, Mitchell 2003). Researches have illustrated thatfollowing a regime change, the symbolic space of the city – compiled of street names, statuesand monuments – usually gets reconfigured. Following the Euromaidan, in 2015, the laws ondecommunization were accepted in Ukraine, which disposed more comprehensibly than ever before the banishment of Communist symbols from the public space. The decommunizationbesides toponymy, entangled other elements of public space resulting in major shifts the urbanlandscape as well.Main interest of present paper is to study the major shifts in symbolic landscape in the capital,Kyiv and compare it to the processes that have taken place in the westernmost periphery of thecountry, Transcarpathia. Based on the examples of Uzhhorod, Berehove raion and Berehove, ourfurther aim is to shed light on the role of locality and how local memory is represented in publicspace.
How do the Spanish families face to crisis?
Authors: Lucia Martinez Virto
Published: December 2018

The impact of the crisis in Spain helped to harden the difficulties of a large number of householdsin Spain. Even though these conditions had a widespread impact, it has been more acute infamilies that prior to the crisis were dealing with difficult situations. The main objective of thispaper is to identify strategies the households developed in order to face these difficulties. Theresults have been selected from a qualitative analysis of 34 excluded household´s life stories. Fromthis analysis two interesting results were obtained: On the one hand, households have developedprevention and survival strategies. On the other hand, the study identifies the consequences ofthe strategies and their impact in terms of household´s social integration. With all the results,the paper invites to reflect on the limits of survival strategies.
Politikai szocializáció serdülőkorban
Authors: Csákó Mihály
Published: December 2018

In the research „School and Society, 2005” we had got an astonishing picture of the political socialization. Nearly four fifths of the high school students support antidemocratic principles: control and one-party political system. In 2008 we repeated the research and we had got similar results. Next time I did this research in 2017 and in this paper I summerize the results of the 2008 and 2017 research. I focus on the similar and different results.
FATORES QUE IMPULSIONAM A ADEQUAÇÃO DO PARTO
Authors: Livinhale Glória Vitória Ferreira
Published: December 2018

O processo do parto acontecia no passado em ambiente domiciliar por mulheres e familiares, no entanto, as mudanças sociais que ocorreram favoreceram a transferência deste domínio para a área da obstetrícia médica. Porém, tanto a parturiente quanto o bebe têm sido expostos a inúmeras intervenções, nem sempre necessárias, deixando de lado os quesitos emocionais, humanos e culturais.  Nesse sentido, este estudo teve como objetivo identificar os principais fatores que impulsionam a adequação ao parto. Trata-se de um estudo de revisão de literatura, cuja busca de dados foi realizada utilizando o Portal Regional da Biblioteca Virtual de Saúde, BVS, nas bases de dados da SciELO e LILACS. Foram incluídos os estudos publicados entre os anos de 2013 a 2018, que contemplam explicitamente os aspectos avaliados. Após a leitura dos artigos emergiram as categorias: Parto humanizado, Presença do acompanhante como auxílio ao cuidado humanizado e Papel dos profissionais no incentivo à autonomia e escolha da parturiente. De maneira geral, os resultados são favoráveis destacando ações humanizadas promovendo um aumento na satisfação materna com a experiência vivida. Sendo assim, foi constatado que a presença de um enfermeiro obstetra, a interação da equipe com a parturiente e a comunicação se destacam como fatores que auxiliam no parto humanizado. A presença do acompanhante auxilia ao promover confiança, relaxamento e apoio físico e emocional. O papel do profissional é realizar a orientação e educação em saúde acerca dos riscos e benefícios dos tipos de parto e de suas possibilidades e limitações, bem como oferecer apoio.
Editorial
Authors: De Toledo Gomes João Paulo
Published: December 2018

Editorial da Revista Eixos Teche-ISSN: 2359-1269 | DOI: 10.18406/2359-1269V. 5 | N° 2 | 2018
ALEITAMENTO MATERNO DO PREMATURO: Ações de enfermagem após alta hospitalar
Authors: Nascimento Karine Vilela , Silva Joana Darc da , Oliveira Marciele Maria de Jesus , Borges Amanda Aparecida , Queiroz Cleide Augusta De
Published: December 2018

O nascimento do prematuro caracteriza-se como um grave problema de saúde pública. De acordo com os dados da Organização Mundial de Saúde (OMS), o Brasil ocupa a décima posição em números absolutos em partos de prematuros, com 279,3 mil partos por ano, correspondendo a 9,2% de nascimentos prematuros no país. O aleitamento materno é uma ferramenta essencial na redução dos índices de mortalidade infantil e possíveis doenças, trazendo incontáveis benefícios para a mãe e a criança. Neste contexto, o presente estudo teve como objetivo compreender as ações desenvolvidas pelos enfermeiros da APS frente ao aleitamento materno do prematuro após alta hospitalar. Trata-se de um estudo de abordagem qualitativa que utilizou a entrevista semi-estrutrada como forma de coleta dos dados. Foram convocados todos os enfermeiros que atuam na Estratégia Saúde da Família. A análise dos dados revelou que os enfermeiros intensificam as ações realizadas pelas instituições hospitalares na promoção ao aleitamento materno. Por meio de visita domiciliar, puericultura e acolhimento o enfermeiro mostra à mãe os benefícios de amamentar o recém nascido. Neste contexto, o estudo foi desenvolvido em quatro categorias: o cuidar do aleitamento materno do prematuro, estratégias de cuidado, barreiras do cuidado ao aleitamento materno do prematuro e facilitador no processo de amamentação.
A CRITICAL STUDY OF INVESTMENTS IN NEW HOTELS IN LEBANON DURING 2012-2016
Authors: Salem Ghada
Published: December 2018

Purpose of the study: This research aims at understanding why investments in new hotels sustained in Lebanon during 2012 -2016 despite the unstable political situation that reigned over the country.

Methodology: It mobilizes a survey based on a total population sample of new hotels to explain the phenomenon and identify its determinants.

Main findings: Investments in new hotels in Lebanon during this crisis period are of a real estate form, encouraged by a number of factors, mainly the low cost of construction materials, the availability of a low waged Syrian manpower, the presence of investments loans and incentives from IDAL, a public agency and KAFALAT, a private one. These new hotels will operate as customized lodging facilities to cope with the growing AirBnB trend from one hand and with the increased demand from middle to high social class families of Syrian refugees.

Limitations: Limitations were mainly at the methodological level. Access to data at the Lebanese Ministry of Tourism and collection of data through questionnaires were the major challenges.

Implications: The analysis of the phenomenon allows a better understanding of its elements, factors and process. Therefore, concerned parties could benefit from it and take appropriate corrective measures where needed and/or adapt existing measures to changes in the hospitality industry in Lebanon. Also, researchers could connect the results to the literature related to post-crisis tourism to reveal promising research tracks.

Originality/Novelty of the study: Theoretically, crises periods in a destination are not favorable for hotels investments. Yet, Lebanon witnessed during the critical period of 2012 – 2016 the construction of new hotels all over its territory. This phenomenon raises questions about the drives of these investments, their source of capitals and their process of decision making. The findings depict new insights regarding investments in new hotels during crisis period. They are basically real estate investments, virtually designed to be hotels but operate as customized lodging facilities.
Real world learning ideas for effectively tutoring the basic concepts of data structure.
Authors: Padmanabhan Arun
Published: December 2018

This paper introduces a real world learning ideas to teach the concept of data structure among the students effectively. Data structure has been the area of research for a long time in the area of technology. The need to understand the concept of data structure is thereby important not only for the students but also for the researchers.
Como ensinar frações? Práticas que (in)formam o professor que ensina matemática
Authors: Pozzobon Marta Cristina Cezar , Oliveira Cláudio José de
Published: December 2018

Neste artigo discute-se sobre a formação do professor que ensina matemática nos anos iniciais, em especial no que se refere ao ensino de frações. O corpus de análise selecionado para este texto se constitui do caderno de matemática de um programa de formação continuada de professores dos anos iniciais do Ensino Fundamental, de uma entrevista com uma professora de Didática da Matemática que atuou na formação de professores na década de 1970 e de seu caderno de planejamento. Para realizar as análises, adotamos uma perspectiva teórica pós-crítica associada aos estudos de Ludwig Wittgenstein. O que defendemos é que os conceitos são produzidos a partir dos usos, em conformidade com suas regras gramaticais, e que os significados de uma palavra e os significados das proposições matemáticas são produzidos nos diferentes jogos de linguagem. Das análises empreendidas no material, foram organizados dois enunciados: a) Ensinar frações: “trazer um bolo” e “fazer um desenho” e b) “Lembrar seu significado” para ensinar o conceito de frações. A partir desses enunciados, problematizamos que os conceitos matemáticos são normas que independem do cotidiano e de aspectos empíricos, intuitivos ou indutivos. Desse modo, sugerimos que o professor tenha conhecimento da natureza das proposições matemáticas e se responsabilize pelo ensino de suas regras, não trazendo a utilidade dos conceitos, mas as convenções produzidas pela linguagem matemática.
Políticas de compensación variable por desempeño (CVD) como herramienta para el éxito de los agronegocios
Authors: Vega Solano Marcos
Published: December 2018

Los modelos de compensación variable por desempeño (CVD) se presentan como una herramienta interesante para mejorar el quehacer de las empresas, en general, y de los agronegocios, en particular. Este documento busca establecer una relación empírica entre la implementación de los modelos CVD y el mejoramiento del desempeño de las empresas analizadas. Para esto se utilizaron dos investigaciones dirigidas por el autor en distintos momentos: un estudio de caso de una empresa hondureña dedicada a la producción y comercialización de camarón, y una encuesta aplicada a una muestra no aleatoria de siete agro empresas ubicadas en distintos países de América Latina. El análisis de la información permitió concluir que si hay un beneficio percibido por los administradores y dueños de las empresas estudiadas, tanto a nivel de producción y finanzas, como a nivel de manejo de recursos humanos (RRHH), ventas y mercadeo y calidad laboral. Sin embargo, el estudio debe profundizar en varios aspectos para establecer un patrón representativo en la industria, por lo que se recomienda realizar a futuro un muestreo aleatorio, acotado por zona geográfica, y ajustar la metodología para eliminar sesgos provocados por otros aspectos que pudieran influir en los indicadores medidos, además de los modelos CVD. Uno de los aspectos que se debe replantear, es la influencia de los altos índices de desempleo en la aplicación y efectividad de los modelos CVD.
Generación de un índice socioeconómico para los productores de plátano de la reserva indígena Rey Curré
Authors: Rodríguez Lizano Víctor , Espinoza Monge Byron
Published: December 2018

El objetivo principal de esta investigación es generar una metodología para la obtención de un índice socioeconómico para la población productora de plátano de la Reserva Indígena de Rey Curré. Para la obtención del mismo se tomaron en cuenta los siguientes indicadores:Ingreso mensual per cápita, escolaridad, vivienda, recursos de la familia y acceso a salud.Seguidamente se ponderó cada uno de los indicadores mediante un panel de expertos, en donde los mismos le otorgan un peso a cada indicador. Los indicadores vivienda, recursos de la familia y acceso a la salud se subdividen cada uno en variables y mediante un panel participativo se obtiene la importancia de cada variable dentro de cada indicador.Finalmente, se le otorga una nota a cada variable y se pondera con el peso otorgado por lo productores y con el peso otorgado por los expertos. Esto genera una nota que va de 0 a 100 para cada productor. El índice arrojó resultados por debajo del promedio nacional en los indicadores ingreso mensual per cápita y en escolaridad. De la misma manera se obtuvo un acceso deficiente a salud; pero por otro lado se poseen viviendas dignas y en buen estado.Finalmente, en relación con recursos familiares-productivos, los productores poseen en su mayoría tierra propia y agua para regar, pero carecen de activos para riego y transporte de mercadería. La unión de todos los indicadores anteriores arroja un índice medio de 45,6 en una escala de 0 a 100 con baja dispersión.