bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Influencia de las variables sociodemográficas sobre la ansiedad y el rendimiento académico adolescente: el contexto pluricultural de Ceuta
Authors: Pulido Acosta Federico , Herrera Clavero Francisco
Published: January 2019

Este trabajo tiene como objetivo fundamental analizar la ansiedad y el rendimiento académico, sus tipos y niveles en función de edad, género, cultura y estrato socioeconómico, así como contemplar las relaciones entre ambas. Se contó con 811 participantes. El 71.6% de la muestra eran musulmanes, mientras que el 28.4% eran cristianos; el 46.1% hombres y el 53.9% mujeres. Como instrumentos de evaluación se empleó el STAIC (Spielberger, 2001) y las calificaciones del alumnado. Se reflejan niveles medio-bajos en ansiedad y medios en rendimiento académico. En la ansiedad influyen edad, género, cultura/religión y estatus socio económico-cultural. Sobre el rendimiento actúan la edad, la cultura y el estatus. No se halló relación estadísticamente significativa entre ansiedad y rendimiento académico.
The Impact of Climate Change on Migration Patterns of Rural Women in Marange, Zimbabwe. (2006-2016)
Authors: Mudefi Rwadzisai Abraham , Sibanda Manasa , Chazireni Evans
Published: January 2019

The paper looks at the impact of climate change on migration patterns of women in Marange, Zimbabwe between 2006 and 2016. Correlational research design was used. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected. A sample of 384 households was selected using a systematic deliberate convenience sampling technique. Focus group discussions, direct observation, desk research, a questionnaire survey and key informant interviews were used to collect data. The SPSS version 12 software was used to analyse quantitative data, while themes were developed for qualitative data. The results established that the major push factors for migration were due to the negative impact of climate change, particularly prolonged drought (94%) and hot temperatures (88%). Locally, migrants settled at water sources, wetlands, river banks and pasture lands with the worst affected areas being Mpudzi, Odzi, Burma Valley and Vumba. These new settlements posed social, economic, and administrative challenges and generated natural resource use conflicts at local level. Internationally, migrants settled in Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia. It emerged that young and single women (18-25 years) migrate more and permanently than older and married (>25 years) who were seasonal migrants. Women from large families (5-9 members) migrated more than those from smaller families (<3 members). The study concluded that the impact of climate change especially prolonged drought increases migration of young and single women from large families. It recommended an investment in infrastructure that promote irrigation and employment creation for locals in the diamond mining field to diversify their livelihood options and reduce outward migration of women
Role of C - reactive protein (CRP) as a Marker of an Acute Phase Response in Case Of Diabetes Mellitus: A Mini Review
Authors: Mohiuddin Shamim Shaikh , Daimi Syed Rehan Hafiz
Published: January 2019

Diabetes Mellitus is one of the most common major public health problems having worldwide distribution. Depending on the etiology of diabetes mellitus, factors contributing to hyperglycemia may include; reduced insulin secretion, decreased glucose usage and increased glucose production. Recently, there in increasing evidence that an ongoing cytokine induced acute phase response which is sometimes called low grade inflammation, but part of a widespread activation of the innate immune system, is closely involved in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus and associated complications such as dyslipidemia and atherosclerosis. Elevated circulatory inflammatory markers such as C-reactive protein and interleukin-6 predict the development of type 2 Diabetes mellitus and several drugs with anti-inflammatory properties both lower both acute phase reactants and glycemia and possible decrease the risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus. In this mini review article, we aimed to systematically review the role of C-reactive protein (CRP) as inflammatory marker with increased risk of type 2 diabetes as well the relation with type 1 diabetes
Infant out-of-Hospital Mortality and Ways to Reduce It
Authors: Kryuchko Daria S. , Ryumina Irina I. , Chelysheva Vera V. , Sokolova Ekaterina V. , Baibarina Elena N.
Published: January 2019

Infant mortality is one of the key indicators of demography, characterizing not only the state of health and a social standard of living in a country, region, city, but also an indicator of the level of state development. In recent years there has been a steady downward trend in infant mortality. To the greatest extent, this trend is driven by improved quality of medical care. However, death of children outside healthcare facilities is the least controlled in the structure of infant mortality. The article considers the main causes of deaths of children under the age of one year outside healthcare facilities in the Russian Federation in 2017, presents data of the world and national statistics, analyses possible solutions to the problem.
Criteria for Differentiation of Non-Bacterial and Haematogenous Osteomyelitis: A Case-Control Study With Prospective Verification of the Outcomes
Authors: Kostik Mikhail M. , Kopchak Olga L. , Taschilkin Alexey I. , Zorin Vyacheslav I. , Maletin Alexey S. , Mushkin Alexander Yu.
Published: January 2019

Background. Patients with haematogenous and non-bacterial osteomyelitis have similar clinical symptoms (pain in the nidus area, soft tissue swelling, fever) and laboratory signs (increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate, leukocyte count, C-reactive protein concentration). The criteria for distinguishing these two states are not determined.Objective. Our aim was to determine diagnostic criteria to differentiate haematogenous and non-bacterial osteomyelitis.Methods. The study included data of patients under the age of 18 years with non-bacterial or haematogenous osteomyelitis hospitalised to two clinical centres from 2009 to 2016. The diagnosis was established and re-verified according to archival data (medical history) and after two years of observation (at least once a year). Clinical, anamnestic and laboratory data (haemoglobin, leukocytes, leukocyte formula, platelets, ESR and C-reactive protein, CRP) as well as the results of radiation diagnostics (X-ray, CT scan, MRI or osteosyntigraphy) obtained at the disease onset were taken into account as potential diagnostic criteria.Results. Out of 145 patients with non-bacterial or haematogenous osteomyelitis, the diagnosis was re-verified in 138, of them non-bacterial osteomyelitis — in 91, haematogenous osteomyelitis — in 47. The following criteria had the highest diagnostic value for establishing cases of non-bacterial osteomyelitis: detection of bone destruction foci surrounded by osteosclerosis area [sensitivity (Se) 1.0; specificity (Sp) 0.79]; absence of fever (Se 0.66; Sp 0.92); the number of bone destruction foci > 1 (Se 0.73; Sp 1.0); CRP 55 mg/L (Se 0.94; Sp 0.73); negative results of bacteriological examination of the material from the bone destruction focus (Se 1.0; Sp 0.67).Conclusion. Diagnostic criteria for differentiation of non-bacterial and haematogenous osteomyelitis have been described. Further research on the efficacy of using these criteria to reduce the risk of diagnostic errors, decrease the diagnostic pause, reduce the risk of non-bacterial osteomyelitis complications is needed.
Nutritional Support for a Child With Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukaemia at Various Stages of Antineoplastic Therapy: A Clinical Case
Authors: Shamsutdinova Mariam S. , Alymova Yulia A. , Vashura Andrey Yu.
Published: January 2019

Background. Juvenile myelomonocytic leukaemia is a malignant disease with clonal impairment of haematopoiesis, characterized by excessive proliferation of monocytic and granulocytic sprout. Currently, the only way to cure it is hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Vigorous treatment is accompanied by the development of a large number of complications, including nutritional ones. Nutritional support for these patients is fraught with many difficulties due to the treatment characteristics, patient’s condition, and complications of therapy.Description of a Clinical Case. A child diagnosed with juvenile myelomonocytic leukaemia, 1 year and 11 months old, received antineoplastic therapy — chemotherapy and bone marrow transplantation. In the course of treatment and after it, severe complications developed, which required various types of nutritional support, depending on the clinical situation. It is illustrated how important timely nutritional support is and how long and difficult nutritional disorders can proceed in these children even after termination of the main therapy.Conclusion. Preventive nutritional support with infant formulas is advisable for children with oncological diseases prior to treatment even with normal nutritional indicators. With the potential long-term impossibility of adequate alimentation per os, it is advisable to consider the placement of a gastrostomy tube for enteral nutrition since problems with appetite can be very long.
New Approaches for Old Testament Preaching
Authors: Stark David
Published: January 2019

Despite numerous developments within homiletics over the last several decades, those who preach the Old Testament often find themselves caught in a 19th century historical-Christological binary. This article analyzes five Old Testament sermons drawn from contemporary homiletic works as potential approaches for freeing the preacher from such a binary. While each sermon presents a distinct option for Old Testament preaching, all five share a common interest in challenging hermeneutics of power, re-envisioning Christology, and portraying the Old Testament as a word that speaks today. These three foci help shape an alternative and constructive approach for the development and evaluation of Old Testament sermons today.
Fenggang Yang, Joy Tong and Allan H. Anderson, eds., Global Chinese Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity
Authors: Álvarez Daniel
Published: January 2019

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Phillis-Isabella Sheppard, Dawn Ottoni-Wilhelm, Ronald J. Allen, eds., Preaching Prophetic Care: Building Bridges to Justice, Essays in Honor of Dale P. Andrews
Authors: Schade Leah D.
Published: January 2019

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James H. Cone, The Cross and the Lynching Tree
Authors: Jon Songbok Bob
Published: January 2019

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Promotion of organ donation: current practices, issues, perspectives
Authors: Reznik O. N. , Reznik A. O.
Published: January 2019

The article describes existing strategies for popularization and promotion ideas of deceased organ donation. The significance of this activity is outlined as the main one for the solution of the main medical problems of transplantation. Promotion of organ donation practices in the countries with developed deceased organ donation system and maximum quantity of deceased donors were highlighted. Negative tendencies in promotion of ideology of organ donation, which are clearly traced in Western transplant community were analyzed. A number of Russian initiatives to promote the idea of deceased donation on various on-line platforms are analyzed. Specific actions are proposed to make the practice of promoting ideas of deceased donation based on ethical principles and altruism in order to be more acceptable by the general public.
Ethical aporia of organ donation development
Authors: Popova O. V.
Published: January 2019

Aim.The Aim of the article is to investigate the ethical and epistemological problems that have arisen in recent years in connection with the emergence of incidents that have caused the problematization of traditional approaches to the definition and ascertainment of death (in particular, cases that reflect the history of Jahi McMath and Anahita Meshkin) and the spread in the West such practices, as «controlled donation» and «donation after euthanasia».

Materials and methods.The article uses the method of socio-ethical analysis and the bioethical case study methodology.

Results.The analysis of the development of ethical support for the practice of organ donation is presented.

Conclusion.The conclusion is made about the pronounced liberalization of the ethics of organ donation, characterized by the dictates of local moral contingency, linguistic manipulations with the categories of «gift», «harm», «autonomy» and the threat of trends in technological instrumentality in the system of development of transplantology and organ donation with the initial minimum of ethical grounds.
Implantable devices: a bridge to heart transplantation
Authors: Zimpfer D. , Wiedemann D. , Neissner A.
Published: January 2019

Terminal stage heart failure represents a substantial worldwide problem for the healthcare system. Despite significant improvements (medical heart failure treatment, implantable cardioverters, cardiac resynchronization devices), long-term survival and quality of life of these patients remain poor. Heart transplantation has been an effective therapy for terminal heart failure, but it remains limited by an increasing shortage of available donor organs along with strict criteria defining acceptable recipients.
Rationale limits of organ donor maximization for heart transplantation
Authors: Zuckermann A. , Laufer G.
Published: January 2019

Cardiac transplantation is an established therapy for end-stage heart failure. The number of heart transplant procedures performed worldwide has remained relatively unchanged in recent years. Although mortality rates on the waiting list have improved due to improved ventricular assist devices and rhythm correction techniques, it remains imperative to maximize use of all potential donor hearts. The recipient now presents with multiple complexities. The continued divergence between the rising number of transplant candidates added to the transplant waiting list and the number of suitable organ donors has increased pressure on clinicians to maximize the use of available thoracic organs for transplantation.
Lung transplantation for idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension: perioperational features
Authors: Poptsov V. N. , Spirina E. A. , Pashkov I. V. , Belikova A. V. , Oleshkevich D. O. , Latipov R. A. , Tsirulnikova O. M. , Epremian A. C. , Shigaev E. F. , Gautier S. V.
Published: January 2019

Lung transplantation (LT) for idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) now is the only radical treatment of this disease.

Aim:to analyze own experience of performing LT in patients with IPAH.

Materials and methods.8 adult IPAH patients, who underwent LT between 2014 and october 2018, were included. In 7 of 8 patients undergoing bilateral lung transplantation on intraoperative venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO) with prolongation into the postoperative period.

Results.VA ECMO support was prolonged into postoperative period 6 and 7 days respectively in 2 (25,0%) patients and 3 days in 6 (75,0%) patients. Hospital mortality in IPAH patients was 1.

Conclusions.Own experience demonstrates that LT is an effective method of treatment in patients with IPAH. Hospital, 1- and 3-year survival rates for the patient collective were 87.5, 75.0 and 75.0% respectively.
Evaluating the Conditionality of Judgmental Forecasts
Authors: Berge Travis J. , Chang Andrew C. , Sinha Nitish R.
Published: January 2019

We propose a framework to evaluate the conditionality of forecasts. The crux of our framework is the observation that a forecast is conditional if revisions to the conditioning factor are faithfully incorporated into the remainder of the forecast. We consider whether the Greenbook, Blue Chip, and the Survey of Professional Forecasters exhibit systematic biases in the manner in which they incorporate interest rate projections into the forecasts of other macroeconomic variables. We do not find strong evidence of systematic biases in the three economic forecasts that we consider, as the interest rate projections in these forecasts appear to be efficiently incorporated into forecasts of other economic variables.
Long-term beef production from pastures established with and without annual crops compared with native savanna in the Eastern Plains of Colombia: A compilation and analysis of on-farm results 1979‒2016
Authors: Vera Raúl R. , Hoyos Garcés Phanor
Published: January 2019

The Eastern Plains of Colombia (“Llanos”) are made up of acid soils with low nutrient concentrations covered by tropical savannas, but they constitute a very important land resource for the country. The Llanos have traditionally supported extensive beef cattle production systems but are increasingly in demand for food, feed and oil production. The establishment of improved tropical pastures is a continuing trend as a means of intensifying beef production. Published data and the authors’ own on-farm databases were collated and analyzed to estimate commercial cattle weight gains. A total of 198 records representing pastures directly drilled into native savanna and pastures undersown with rain-fed upland rice and maize were available for the 1979‒2016 period, and were compared with savanna-based beef production. Records were available for sown paddocks 1‒15 years in age that were managed solely by ranchers or by consensus between ranchers and researchers. Performance was not affected by who made the management decisions. Pastures sown in association with maize largely out-yielded all others, but observations on these paddocks were restricted to only 3 years and there was a steep fall in production with age. Differences between conventionally established and rice-associated pastures decreased rapidly over time, and production from these pastures did not differ over the longer term. Pasture age and stocking rate during the rainy season were the major factors influencing output from all systems. Overall, adjusted, long-term weight gains per year ranged between 11 and 386 kg/ha for savanna and maize undersown pastures. The data suggest a need to document long-term planned, regular, crop-pasture rotations, but none was available. The analyses provide valuable, long-term estimates of realized beef production under commercial conditions that should assist in decision-making by graziers and policy makers.
Demonstrating control of forage allowance for beef cattle grazing Campos grassland in Uruguay to improve system productivity
Authors: Do Carmo Martin , Cardozo Gerónimo , Jaurena Martín , Soca Pablo
Published: January 2019

While low-cost technology can be applied within beef cattle systems to improve economic output and decrease economic risk, methodologies to increase adoption by farmers deserve attention. Here we report 4 case studies where low-cost, high-impact technology was applied on commercial farms in an endeavor to demonstrate increased physical output in what we describe as 'Producer Demonstration Sites'. Forage allowance (FA) affects forage growth, forage intake by animals and energy partitioning to maintenance or production. We decided to demonstrate the benefits to production from controlling forage allowance at specific recommended levels. While we focused on FA, other management tools, e.g. suckling restriction and energy supplementation of cows prior to breeding, were tested in different contexts and time periods to improve the critical responses mentioned. While increases in production from 3 of the farms were demonstrated, only 2 of the farmers showed interest in implementing the strategies on their farms subsequently. We conclude that control of forage allowance improved energy intake. For this approach to be successful and increase adoption, it is important to involve the farmers in discussions regarding the proposed changes from the outset as well as the monitoring of progress during the demonstration.
Transfection of P. knowlesi schizonts v1
Authors: Sanderson Theo , Rayner Julian
Published: January 2019

This protocol describes how we transfect P. knowlesi schizonts. This method was described by Moon et al. (2013) and achieves consistently high transfection results. The protocol uses a Lonza Nucleofector 4D machine - we additionally describe transfection parameters for the BioRad gene pulser that achieve robust transient transfection in our hands.
Immunoblotting of Plasmodium blood stage proteins v1
Authors: Verzier Lisa , Coyle Rachael , Rayner Julian
Published: January 2019

This protocol was developed to study protein expression in Plasmodium red blood stage. Large multispanning membrane proteins, such as pvmdr1 (PVX_080100), could be extracted and detected using this method.
Synchronisation of P. knowlesi by Nycodenz centrifugation v1
Authors: Sanderson Theo , Coyle Rachael , Verzier Lisa
Published: January 2019

This protocol is based on that described in Moon et al. (2013): https://www.pnas.org/content/110/2/531
qPCR Identification Haplosporidium pinnae protocol v1
Authors: López-Sanmartín Monserrat , Catanese Gaetano , Grau Amalia , Maria Valencia Jose , García-March JRafa , not provided JINavas
Published: January 2019

Real time PCR to identify Haplosporidium pinnae from Pina nobilis DNA.
Yönetim Bilgi Sistemi Tasarımında Stratejik Plana Dayalı Bilgi Katmanları Modeli
Authors: BİLGEN İsmail Hakkı
Published: January 2019

Bu araştırmanın temel amacı, bir kurumda yönetim
bilgi sistemi tasarımı için bir metodoloji geliştirmektir. Sistem modelinde yer
alacak alt sistemlerin, stratejik planda yer alan performans göstergeleri
kullanılarak öngörülebileceğinin ortaya konması hedeflenmiştir. Diğer hedefleri
ise, üretilecek bilginin konusuna göre bir bilgi tabanı oluşturarak, alt
sistemlerin bilgi katmanları kapsamında tasarlanması ve metodolojide sistem
mühendisliği ile proje yönetimi yaklaşımlarının uyarlanmasıdır. Önerilen
metodoloji, Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu için uygulanmıştır. Sonuç olarak; mevcut
durum ve gereksinim incelemesi sonrasında belirlenmiş olan sistem modelinin
öngörü ile tam uyumlu olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca; bir bilgi tabanı
oluşturulmasının, karar destek sistemine geçiş konusunda, sistemin iyileştirilmesine
katkıda bulunacağı sonucuna varılmıştır.
A New Home Gateway Design and A Sensor-Based Smart Home Application Including Privacy Protection
Authors: DENER Murat
Published: January 2019

In this study, a new SIM900 GSM / GPRS module
card has been designed. Also, a new home gateway has been designed and
implemented by combining the newly designed module with sensor nodes previously
developed by us. In addition, this home gateway and sensor nodes are used
together to implement a smart home application. In the application,
temperature-humidity, light, air, water and motion sensors are used. Users can
control and monitor both space-based and sensor-based. A secure communication
is established between the sensor nodes and the home gateway with AES
encryption algorithm. The work is an originality because it includes both a new
home gateway design, smart home application and privacy protection. This work
will be beneficial to smart home users and practitioners.
REPRESENTATION OF THE UKRAINIAN DIASPORA'S SCHOLAR AND EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES IN THE USA IN THE PUBLICATIONS OF UKRAINIAN STUDIES
Authors: Antoniuk T.
Published: January 2019

In this paper we explore scholar and educational activities of the Ukrainian Diaspora in the United States. We showcase the role of the Ukrainian Diaspora's researchers in investigation of various aspects of knowledge about Ukraine. Their activities ensured the preservation of Ukrainian identity in the Diaspora and promoted the formation of Ukrainian national identity in Ukraine during the struggle for the Ukrainian independent state. The Ukrainian Diaspora in the USA plays a significant role in state-building processes in the independent Ukraine. Ukrainian educators and scholars had dedicated their lives to theoretical and practical research. Their indefatigable studies influenced a lot independent Ukraine, its science and culture. Studying Ukrainian centers for science and education in emigration, including those United States, is an important part Ukrainian studies in whole as it reveals the peculiarities of international experience of Ukrainians and Diaspora's role in the formation of the Ukrainian independent and sovereign state.
US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 2016 AND THE AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY STRATEGY
Authors: Hryshchenko T.
Published: January 2019

Presidential campaign 2016, given its degree of mutual mistrust and major candidates' profiles, was among the most unusual in the American history. However both H. Clinton and D. Trump managed to formulate quite lucidly their approaches to the national foreign policy strategy. Despite widely spread belief in incompatibility of the platforms of the two leaders competing for the Oval Office, they had a lot of common in their strategic perspectives. Both vehemently argued in favor of America's active world role and shared opinion about the importance of global developments for the wellbeing of common Americans. On the other hand real differences between the strategic paradigms of the two leaders did have place. H. Clinton represented the worldview rooted mainly in her husband's presidential foreign policy, it could be categorized as more proactive version of B. Obama's liberal globalism. On his part D. Trump put forward set of messages that appeared to be a new version of the long standing US global strategy made adaptable to the changed American public moods and the realities of the early 21st century world. Some of his messages sounded like remake of old themes harking back to the times between two World Wars. Yet not clear enough Republican candidate's blueprint contained ideas which could lead to one of the most unconventional and stylistically innovative, if not exotic, presidential international strategies ever known in the American history. Immediate reaction to the election results from Z. Brzezinski and H. Kissinger – two major national authorities in the field of international strategy -- supported the presumption about the expectable differences between D. Trump's electoral rhetoric and his steering of the American foreign policy from the White House. However presidential race 2016 left more questions open than answered when the forthcoming national international strategy is concerned. Thus the initial period of D. Trump presidency had all chances to become the time of prolonged and uneasy efforts of America to make its world strategy compatible with the increasingly complex world.
UKRAINIAN O'CONNORS: THE FAMILY OF IRISH ANCESTRY
IN THE CULTURAL LIFE OF THE 19TH CENTURY UKRAINE
Authors: Kazakevych G.
Published: January 2019

The article is devoted to the O'Connor family, which played a noticeable role in the Ukrainian history of the 19 – early 20th centuries. A founder of the family Alexander O'Connor leaved Ireland in the late 18th century. The author assumes that he was a military man who had to emigrate from Ireland shortly after the Irish rebellion of 1798. After some years in France, where he had changed his surname to de Connor, he and his elder son Victor arrived in Russia where Alexander Ivanovich De-Konnor joined the army. As a cavalry regiment commander, colonel De-Konnor took part in the Napoleonic wars. He married a noble Ukrainian woman Anastasia Storozhenko and settled down in her estate in the Poltava region of Ukraine. His three sons (Victor, Alexander and Valerian) had served as army commanders and then settled in Chernihiv, Poltava and Kharkiv regions respectively. Among their descendants the most notable were two daughters of Alexander De-Konnor jr – Olga and Valeria as well as Valerian De-Konnor jr. Olga De-Konnor married a famous Ukrainian composer and public figure Mykola Lysenko. As a professional opera singer, she stood at the origins of the Ukrainian national opera. Her younger sister Valeria was a Ukrainian writer, publicist and political activist who joined the government of the Ukrainian People's Republic in 1917. Valerian De-Konnor jr. is well known for his research works and translations in the field of cynology.
COMFORTING COMMUNICATION NEAR THE SACRED OBJECTS OF KYIV PECHERSK LAVRA (THE 19TH – THE EARLY 20TH C.)
Authors: Kizlova A.
Published: January 2019

The article deals with the problem of comforting communication for minds and bodies in the sacred space of Kyiv Pechersk lavra (19th – early 20th c.). We investigate the role of the providing comfort in the conventual ideas and praxises and consider the attempts to improve prayers' physical contact with the sanctuaries. To achieve this goal we start with the analysis the Lavra administration preconceptions of the interest's native to stranger prayers and to sacred objects custodians. We also explore the level of operational comfort provided for the coffin-guardians and the cave guids. A special priority is accorded to the caves-going conditions. The features of the communicatively related disciplinary instructions for brethren (ideals and reality) are traced. As we have found out, the communicative comfort near Lavra sacred objects was important in the context of reliability engineering. The sacred objects keepers were able to forestall crowding, injuries or fire near shrines and icons. Increasing of the pilgrimage and incremental load for brethren promoted betterment work in the cloister. The problem of thefts in the Near and the Far caves as well as in all Lavra seems to be a promising topic for the further studies.
Prevalence and determinants of nocturnal enuresis in school going children in Southern Maharashtra, India
Authors: Nakate Dayanand P. , Vaidya Sunil S. , Gaikwad Shahaji Y. , Patil Ramesh S. , Ghogare Manoj S.
Published: January 2019

Background: Nocturnal enuresis or bedwetting is a common health problem in children in the age group of 5 to 15 years. In India the prevalence of nocturnal enuresis ranges from approximately 7% to 12.6%. The prevalence from other parts of the world ranges from 6% to 42%. This study was planned to find the prevalence and determinants of nocturnal enuresis in school going children.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in four primary and secondary schools in Solapur. A predefined questionnaire, prepared in English and translated to local languages, Marathi and Kannada, was handed over to all the children attending the selected schools. Children were asked to hand over the questionnaire to their parents and return with the filled questionnaire. The questionnaire was prepared to obtain the information related to the socio-demographic factors of the family and child, frequency of enuresis and information related the risk factors. Nocturnal enuresis was defined if the frequency of enuresis was more than twice per week.Results: The overall prevalence of nocturnal enuresis was 11.4 %. The maximum prevalence was found in the age group of 8 -9 years (22.96 %). The prevalence of nocturnal enuresis in boys (14.34 %) was significantly more than the prevalence in girls (8.31 %). The study showed that nocturnal enuresis was significantly associated with stress, poor school performance, sleep pattern (hard to awaken), family history, burning micturition etc. But it was not associated with maternal or paternal education, birth order, type of family.Conclusions: The prevalence of nocturnal enuresis is 11.40 % in school going children and it is associated with age, sex, stress, family history, burning micturition, hyperactive child, poor school performance, sleep pattern (hard to awake) avoidance of going to micturate before sleep etc.
Is adding intra-articular steroid in total knee arthroplasty cocktail obligatory?
Authors: Suriyakumar Sundar , Ram Ganesan G. , Ahmed Faraz
Published: January 2019

Background: The patients can undergo total knee replacement surgery either under general anaesthesia, combined spinal and epidural anaesthesia, nerve root block, spinal combined with intra-articular knee cocktail. There is an ongoing debate amongst Arthroplasty surgeons whether to include steroid in the cocktail or not. The aim of this study is to assess whether there is an added benefit of including steroid in the intraarticular mixture.

Methods: This prospective study was conducted at Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher education, Chennai between December 2017 to December 2018. The study was conducted in the Arthroplasty unit, Department of Orthopaedics. SRIHER ethics committee clearance was obtained prior to the start of the study. The inclusion criteria were patients who underwent total knee replacement surgery under combined spinal and intra-articular knee cocktail. Patients were divided into two groups based on the use of steroid in the intra-articular mixture. Patients were evaluated using Visual analogue scale, opioids usage as primary endpoint while any joint infection within six months of the surgery and knee society score at 1 month and 6 months as the secondary endpoint.

Results: The mean visual analogue score for the 0 pod for the group I and group II were 2.3 and 2.4 respectively. There was no case of infection in both groups.

Conclusions: There is no fringe benefit of adding steroid to the knee cocktail. So it is not obligatory to add steroid in intra-articular total knee arthroplasty cocktail.
Alterations in plasma lipid profile and cardiovascular risk indicators in clinically sub-grouped psoriasis
Authors: Srinivas S. , Nagendra S. , Goudappala Prashanthkumar , Kashinath R. T.
Published: January 2019

Background: Psoriasis, a chronic skin complication been considered in the recent years by dermatologists as a systemic disease with multi organ abnormalities. Dyslipidemia commonly observed in psoriasis patients may result in cardiovascular complications hence a prompt routine cardiovascular risk evaluation is essential in these patients. A study was designed to assess plasma lipid profile as well as cardiovascular risk markers in psoriasis patients to find out the relationship between cardiovascular risk indicators and psoriasis disease severity.

Methods: Study consists of 200 subjects including 100 psoriatics. These psoriatics were sub-grouped based on their increasing PASI score into four groups.

Results: The results indicate a significant elevation in lipid parameters and in cadiac risk ratio, atherogenic index of plasma as well as atherogenic coefficient in psoriatics as compared to normal controls. Further a parallel raise has seen in these lipid parameters and risk indicators based on their increasing PASI score.

Conclusions: It can be stated from the study results that psoriatics are more affected group for cardiovascular complications and a proper evaluation of cardiovascular risk indicators in these patients is essential in preventing development of cardiovascular risk. Further the risk indicators atherogenic index of plasma and atherogenic coefficient are more promising in evaluating cardiovascular risk in psoriases patients.
Potential of neural networks for structural damage localization
Authors: Abambres Miguel , Marcy Marilia , Doz Graciela
Published: January 2019

Fabrication technology and structural engineering states-of-art have led to a growing use of slender structures, making them more susceptible to static and dynamic actions that may lead to some sort of damage. In this context, regular inspections and evaluations are necessary to detect and predict structural damage and establish maintenance actions able to guarantee structural safety and durability with minimal cost. However, these procedures are traditionally quite time-consuming and costly, and techniques allowing a more effective damage detection are necessary. This paper assesses the potential of Artificial Neural Network (ANN) models in the prediction of damage localization in structural members, as function of their dynamic properties – the three first natural frequencies are used. Based on 64 numerical examples from damaged (mostly) and undamaged steel channel beams, an ANN-based analytical model is proposed as a highly accurate and efficient damage localization estimator. The proposed model yielded maximum errors of 0.2 and 0.7 % concerning 64 numerical and 3 experimental data points, respectively. Due to the high-quality of results, authors’ next step is the application of similar approaches to entire structures, based on much larger datasets.
Salvadora persica Extract-laden Jellyfish Collagen Hybrid Constructs for Periodontal Tissue Regeneration
Authors: ARSLAN Yavuz Emre , KANTARCIOĞLU İlkim
Published: January 2019

Considerable effort in the field of periodontal tissue engineering has been expended in the construction of advanced biomatrix for the treatment of periodontal diseases caused by poor oral hygiene, malnutrition, genetic factors, and systemic disorders. With this in mind, the ultimate goal of this investigation is to fabricate sophisticated scaffolds using jellyfish collagen (JC) and aqueous Salvadora persica (Miswak) extracts. Rhizostoma pulmo species JC was isolated and characterized in depth. Miswak was extracted using two different methods. The extraction yield was calculated to be 14.2 ± 0.9 % and 17.1 ± 0.4 % for the Method I and II, respectively. gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy (GC-MS) results revealed the extract to be composed of 1,8-cineole (49.3 %), benzyl nitrile (36.2 %), benzyl isothiocyanate (5.9 %), limonene (2.4 %), eugenol (0.8 %) and palmitic acid (0.3 %). Total phenolic content and antioxidant capacities of the extracts were also determined by spectrophotometrically. Human periodontal ligament fibroblast cells were isolated and expanded. Cell viability on JC and miswak extract-laden JC scaffolds was determined by 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-Diphenyltetrazolium Bromide (MTT) assay. Microarchitectures of the JC, 0.05 and 0.1% miswak extract-laden JC scaffolds and also cellular behaviors on these surfaces were evaluated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis. This study suggests that miswak extract-laden JC scaffolds would present new opportunities for periodontal tissue engineering.
How It All Began: The Origins Of LEGO® Serious Play®
Authors: Roos Johan , Victor Bart
Published: January 2019

Over the last years, we have noticed conflicting stories about the origins of the theory, development, and applications of LSP. To set the record straight, this article reviews the story of how LSP arose from the intersection of tedious strategy practices, engaging play, passionate scholars, open-minded executives, and the owner of LEGO Company.
Motyw podróży w reportażu radiowym
Authors: Bachura-Wojtasik Joanna , Sygizman Kinga
Published: January 2019

Artykuł jest próbą opisu współczesnych radiowych reportaży o tematyce podróżniczej. Wskazujemy na różne ujęcia podróży we wspomnianym gatunku oraz – analizując i interpretując wybrane audycje – staramy się zauważać, w jaki sposób i za pomocą jakich środków można w medium pozbawionym obrazu opowiadać o światach bliskich i dalekich. Swoje obserwacje oparłyśmy na wysłuchaniu kilkudziesięciu reportaży powstałych na przestrzeni ostatnich lat. Zaproponowałyśmy tematyczne kategorie podziału audycji, bowiem motyw podróży bywa podejmowany przez autorów w różny sposób. W jednym przypadku dziennikarze skupiają się na postaci podróżnika, w innym na samej podróży. Bywają również audycje przedstawiające podróż jako swoistą ucieczkę przed wojną czy terrorem. Wspomniana różnorodność dotyczy także formalnych rozwiązań. Radiowe reportaże podróżnicze cechuje duża różnorodność stylistyczna, kompozycyjna i estetyczna. Uprawnione jest także mówienie o osobliwości warsztatowej danego twórcy, którego talent, wrażliwość, pomysłowość i poczucie estetyki wpływają na styl konkretnej audycji podróżniczej.
Gatunki w dziennikarstwie poradnikowym (na przykładzie prasy). Część II
Authors: Worsowicz Monika
Published: January 2019

Artykuł prezentuje genologiczne ujęcie poradnikowego dziennikarstwa prasowego na podstawie wybranych tytułów polskiej prasy poradnikowej. Badane teksty zostały uporządkowane w czterech grupach: 1) gatunki „nieobecne” w prasie poradnikowej, 2) gatunki nieporadnikowe, 3) klasyczne formy poradnikowe, 4) twory wielokształtne i genologicznie nieustabilizowane. W niniejszym artykule przedstawione są dwie ostatnie grupy. Najliczniejszą i najbardziej heterogeniczną grupę publikacji tworzą materiały dziennikarskie o pierwszoplanowym celu doradzenia w sytuacji zaistnienia problemu lub zachęcenia do konkretnego postępowania profilaktycznego. Są to m.in. miniporada, porada prasowa, kolaż poradnikowy, instrukcja, przepis kulinarny, galeria inspiracji, galeria modowa, wywiad poradnikowy, reportaż poradnikowy, artykuł poradnikowy. Funkcja doradzania stanowi w nich najważniejszy czynnik decydujący o doraźnym komponowaniu kolekcji gatunków. Powstają one w związku z potrzebą pogłębionego omówienia wybranego problemu i są uzupełniane również o te gatunki, w których rada/pouczenie odgrywa mniej istotną rolę. Zróżnicowana wielkość, łatwość przeredagowania treści na potrzeby infografik oraz ilustracyjność pozwalają na tworzenie materiałów atrakcyjnych wizualnie dla czytelnika, a zarazem zapewniających wszechstronne omówienie tematu. Gatunki o nieustabilizowanej formie są trudne w opisie, gdyż znajdują się jeszcze w stadium kształtowania się i autorskich eksperymentów. Na łamach prasy poradnikowej są to rekomendacje oraz metamorfozy. Analiza genologiczna zawartości pism poradnikowych skłania do umiejscowienia porady prasowej oraz artykułu poradnikowego w centrum zbioru publikowanych w nich dziennikarskich form wypowiedzi. Ich wzorcotwórcze modyfikacje ograniczają monotonność lektury, a zarazem pozwalają autorowi harmonijnie łączyć dyrektywność zaleceń doradcy z postawą życzliwego opiekuna. Jest prawdopodobne, że aspekt pragmatyczny takich publikacji znajdzie swój wyraz w pozytywnej reakcji czytelników na wskazówki i zachęty. Dopełniające poradę i artykuł poradnikowy pozostałe formy, jak m.in. listy z odpowiedziami, sylwetki, reportaże, wywiady, instrukcje, galerie czy wyborniki, różnicują zawartość pism pod względem gatunkowym oraz funkcjonalnym, ale przede wszystkim dowodzą dziennikarskiej kreatywności w tworzeniu przekazów będących kompilacją poradnictwa, informacji i rozrywki.
Katedra Dziennikarstwa i Komunikacji Społecznej UŁ i kształcenie studentów z perspektywy 10 lat
Authors: Bogołębska Barbara
Published: January 2019

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Emotions and Belonging: Constructing Individual Experience and Organizational Functioning in the Context of an Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) Program
Authors: Rau Asta
Published: January 2019

The analytical approach of this article is inspired by C. Wright Mills’ (1959) notion of “the sociological imagination.” Individual experience is viewed through the lens of the wider social context, particularly that of the organization. The socio-organizational context is then viewed through the lens of individual experience. The aim of this bi-directional gaze is to explore the relationship between individual experience and wider society. And in doing so, to identify and reveal the shared motifs—the significant, recurrent themes and patterns—that link and construct personal experience and social world. The aims, findings, and research processes of the original study are rooted in the instrumental epistemology of program evaluation. Specifically, a mixed-method implementation-evaluation of a local non-governmental organization’s Orphans and Vulnerable Children program. The aim of this article is to take the analyses and findings of that evaluation beyond its epistemic roots. Qualitative data were disentangled from the confines of thematic analysis and freed into their original narrative form. This allowed for a deeply reflexive “second reading,” which brings whole narratives into a dialogue with original findings, contextual factors, and sociological discourse. Key conceptual anchors are located in Vanessa May’s ideas on the self and belonging, and in Margaret Wetherell’s writings on affect and emotion. These are important aspects of working with children, particularly orphans and vulnerable children in South Africa, where many fall through the cracks of government’s social services. A second, deeper, qualitative reading of the narratives of children, their parents/caregivers, and the organization’s staff, explores three key pathways of individual and group experience that are inextricably linked to emotions and belonging, and which co-construct the social functioning of the organization itself.
Reflecting on Female Beauty: Cosmetic Surgery and (Dis)Empowerment
Authors: Heggenstaller Alessandra K. , Rau Asta , Coetzee Jan K. , Ryen Anne , Smit Ria
Published: January 2019

This project aims to unwrap some of the complexities related to female beauty and the body. It reflects on the second wave radical feminist view that beautifying the female body serves to attract male approval via the male gaze, both of which are deeply entrenched in patriarchal power. This perspective positions cosmetic surgery as a disempowering act for women. In riposte, we turn to third wave liberal feminist ideas to engage with the narratives of ten participants who tell of their personal experiences of, and motivations for, undergoing a cosmetic intervention. We undertake an in-depth exploration of these lifeworld experiences and the interplay of subjectivity and intersubjectivity in the women’s encounters. Findings suggest that a cosmetic intervention is often obtained for the self as opposed to satisfying the “other.” Importantly, cosmetic interventions allow a process to occur in which an individual’s physical body becomes better aligned to her sense of self. From this liberal feminist perspective, cosmetic surgery is positioned as an empowering act.
Beauty and the Cosmetic Secret
Authors: Heggenstaller Alessandra K. , Rau Asta , Coetzee Jan K. , Smit Ria , Ryen Anne
Published: January 2019

Cosmetic surgery is often linked to the perception that women who resort to cosmetic interventions to alter their physical appearance are vain, superficial, and narcissistic. Few investigations have acknowledged and explored the individual’s personal motivations and experiences of her action and choice with regards to aesthetic surgery. By focusing on subjective experience, alternative insights can be gained on the cosmetic procedure(s) and on how their reshaped body influences an individual’s lifeworld experience. The article explores the perceived benefits and consequences of reshaping, enhancing, and/or reducing a perceived flaw or shortcoming of the body. From this exploration the focus moves to the individual’s subjective and intersubjective perceptions: how she motivates and justifies her physical transformation whilst keeping private, and at times hiding, her surgical intervention. Drawing on narratives from several women, we attempt to understand how they experience cosmetic surgery in terms of their personal sense of self and their everyday social reality.
A Shock to the System: HIV among Older African Women in Zimbabwe
Authors: Chikonzo Ndakaitei , Rau Asta , Coetzee Jan K. , Ryen Anne , Elliker Florian , Young-Hauser Amanda
Published: January 2019

HIV remains a threat to the ordinary everyday life of older woman in African society. In what can be called “a reality shock,” HIV challenges most of the ordinary everyday endeavors in conservative African societies as it imposes new Western prevention, treatment, and health-management methods over long-held African traditions. The reality of the “Western” HIV epidemic, and its impact on the “African” ordinary everyday life, demands that the infected undergo a paradigm shift in order for them to live harmoniously within their society. This calls for a re-examination of traditional values and a strong sense of responsibility, courage, and determination to remain relevant and not be considered odd in one’s community, especially as one grows old with the virus. The study, which focuses on the experiences of women from the Manicaland Province in Zimbabwe who are aging with HIV, observes that growing old with an HIV infection fosters forms of inner strength and wisdom that enable the infected to disregard some of the unquestioned traditions and employ effective ways of living well with the life-threatening condition.
Etyczne aspekty budowy siłowni wiatrowych
Authors: Hamerla Ewa
Published: January 2019

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