bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
La nueva publicidad, un nuevo proceso integrador
Authors: Rangel Celia , Carretero Velasco Mª José
Published: October 2017

El paradigma de la comunicación publicitaria está cambiando. No sólo se trata de adaptarse a los nuevos medios que están naciendo y a la irrupción de las nuevas tecnologías, se trata de dar respuesta a un nuevo consumidor, a una nueva realidad, a un mundo saturado de mensajes: una respuesta integral, integrada. Lejos de la amenaza que muchos perciben en las nuevas tecnologías, en este estudio se ve que, bien empleadas, se convierten en el mejor aliado para empresas y agencias, que, ahora, tienen a su disposición herramientas muy potentes para conectar eficazmente con el público. Las campañas estudiadas son un ejemplo de ello. Más allá de su brillantez creativa, lo que se demuestra es que este tipo de comunicación integrada, funciona, logra sus objetivos, o incluso los supera. Se abre, según se ve, una nueva era publicitaria complicada y apasionante, en la que nada está escrito de antemano.
"Los motorizados" (Camillo Mastrocinque, 1962): una coproducción tipo en el cine español de los años sesenta
Authors: Fernández Hoya Alberto , Fernández Hoya Gema
Published: October 2017

Continuando con una fórmula de negocio estabilizada durante la década anterior, los años sesenta constituyen el periodo de mayor auge para las coproducciones, en la historia del cine español. Los motorizados / I motorizzati, una de las múltiples propuestas comerciales realizadas por la productora española TECISA, fundamentalmente entre 1962 y 1974, supone un buen ejemplo de esta práctica empresarial, que a menudo presenta grandes diferencias entre las películas que finalmente pueden ver los espectadores de uno y otro país. El presente artículo lleva a cabo un estudio del filme, que también tiene en cuenta su particular entorno productivo, así como otras posibles marcas contextuales cuya huella aparece en la ficción cinematográfica
“Remember he ain't in his own country and amongst his own folks”: The Exodus of Huckleberry Finn
Authors: Bailey Charles Janes
Published: October 2017

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has a significant relationship to the Bible's Exodus, demonstrating that Huck's use of metaphor measures his awakening moral consciousness. Indeed, Twain's novel is a metaphoric tale reinforcing the Bible's lesson “love thy neighbor as thyself,” an easy goal, but also “love the stranger as thyself, for thou hast been a stranger,” harder because it requires metaphorical reciprocity and memory. Though usually seen as an odyssey, understanding the novel as an exodus clarifies its moral intent and solves another problem. In the end Huck sells himself and Jim out to Tom. Exodus explains this ending and brings the story full circle. It begins and ends with Moses and Tom, two endangered children in the “bulrushers.” This detail and others suggest Twain's self-conscious reliance on the biblical exodus to sharpen his focus on civilization's moral core.
Of Beginnings and Endings: Huck Finn and Tom Eliot
Authors: Keane Patrick J.
Published: October 2017

In 1950, the year he wrote his introduction to an edition of Huckleberry Finn, T. S. Eliot, visiting the United States, seemed “more human than in England,” more boyishly “American”: a glimpse of his own “happy and lost” childhood, refracted perhaps through the prism of Huck. Defending the novel's final chapters, Eliot found it artistically “right that the mood at the end … should bring us back to that of the beginning,” even back to “the mood of Tom Sawyer.” But the ouroboric rondure that seemed artistically right to Eliot, a modernist poet wedded to what he called “style and order,” may rationalize a flaw. It seems regrettable that Eliot, with his immense authority circa 1950, should have put his imprimatur on an error—validating Mark Twain's original sin against his own (or Huck's) book, in order (to quote one of Eliot's favorite poets) to have the novel “end where it begunne.”
Advocating Customer and Supplier Portfolios in Supply Chain Research: A Systematic Literature Review and Research Agenda
Authors: Schwieterman Matthew A. , Goldsby Thomas J. , Knemeyer A. Michael
Published: October 2017

Firms interact with other parties in their supply chains to access the resources necessary to operate efficiently and effectively. While much of the extant research focuses on dyadic relationships between two firms, another unit of analysis that can be utilized to augment the current research in supply chain management is the portfolio (Tokman et al. 2007). Firms engage in a diverse set of relationships at any given point in time, and these sets of relationships can be conceptualized as portfolios, defined as the set of direct interfirm relationships for the focal firm. Portfolios provide a useful unit of analysis for research because a firm must also have a vision for how to manage its portfolio in support of value creation and appropriation, in addition to understanding how individual relationships provide access to resources and help the organization adapt to the changing environment. In this research, we utilize a systematic literature review to explore supply chain portfolio research from a variety of academic fields. Our findings include multiple themes with conflicting results in the extant literature. We then utilize the findings to motivate directions for future research.
Correspondence between waist-to-height ratio and body mass index in juniors
Authors: Yatsko Andrew
Published: October 2017

Despite the increase in body mass through childhood and adolescence is countered by the increase in height in the Body Mass Index (BMI), this measure is inadequate for judging the degree of excess weight among the young. Unlike using clearly defined cut points, same for any stage of adulthood, it is required to consult BMI-for-age charts, which can be a demanding exercise when data analysis is involved. The waist circumference to height ratio (WCHR) was hypothesised to be invariant to age change, and this is generally supported by the epidemiological evidence. This paper analyses a sample of NHANES data to find a connection between BMI, WCHR and Age. A strong linearity between the anthropometric measures is demonstrated, thus enabling estimation of WCHR for a given BMI and Age. The pattern of change of this parameter at BMI levels that indicate the transition to overweight state or obesity thus becomes unravelled. The results strongly support the feasibility of a universal WCHR threshold for the overweight state past early childhood and through adolescence, and the estimated one is similar to the WCHR levels found elsewhere in the literature.
Assessment of professional nursing governance and hospital magnet components at Alexandria Medical Research Institute, Egypt
Authors: Abou Hashish Ebtsam Aly , Fargally Sally Mohamed
Published: October 2017

Background and objective: In the context of a rapidly evolving health care system, health care institutions strive to set a path towards an excellent professional practice environment. Since improving clinical nurse work environments is a major issue faced by nurse executives and administrators, they become challenged to establish nursing governance models, and leadership practices so that clinical nurses can engage in the work processes and relationships that are empirically linked to quality patient outcomes. The main aim of this study was to assess the current status of professional nursing governance and hospital magnet components at Alexandria Medical Research Institute, Egypt.Methods: A descriptive research design was conducted at Alexandria Medical Research Institute hospital, using a convenience sample (N = 220) that composed of two groups including; all hospital medical administrators (n = 10) and hospital nursing workforce (n = 210). Index of Professional Nursing Governance Questionnaire (IPNGQ) and Magnet Hospital Forces Interview were proved valid and reliable to measure study variables.Results: The overall mean score of professional nursing governance was (187.59 ± 63.74) reflected that staff nurses practice the first level of nursing shared governance (primarily nursing management who take the decision with some staff input). In addition, both medical administrators and nursing staff identified the hospital has a good structure, nursing leadership practices that support shared governance and magnet recognition. Structural equation model and correlation analysis revealed a positive association between overall professional nursing governance and hospital magnet components (p < .05).Conclusions and recommendations: The study emphasized the hospital administrators’ important role for providing supportive organizational structures and leadership practices for increasing participation of nursing staff in work design, problem-solving, conflict resolution, committees and organizational decision-making as “key ingredients to a successful organization” in turn, lead to a healthy and magnet-like work environment. Training programs for nurses’ professional development are recommended which enhance and increases their autonomy and empowerment.
‘New’ Men and ‘New’ Women: Cultural Identity Work of Husbands and Wives Related to Housework and Childcare
Authors: Carrim Nasima M. H.
Published: October 2017

Existing research indicates that the number of dual-career couples is increasing and that, by implication, domestic responsibility should be equally shared between husbands and wives. However, in many societies, women’s paid employment has not resulted in men assuming responsibility for domestic duties and childcare. This article examines the extent to which husbands and wives engage in cultural identity work related to household chores and childcare. A qualitative interpretivist approach was followed and semi-structured interviews were conducted with 25 Indian couples occupying different positions across various management levels in diverse South African organisations. The results of the study indicate that these husbands and wives, who come from diverse socio-economic backgrounds, engage differently in cultural identity work. Additionally, today’s younger wives are more assertive and expect their husbands to be involved to a greater extent in the home and with childcare, resulting in husbands engaging in more identity work. The Indian society in South Africa is undergoing tremendous changes regarding adherence to culture, resulting in varying levels of cultural identity work taking place within dual-earner relationships.
Relationships between Learning Styles, Perceived Advantages of Online Collaborative Learning and Practical Knowledge in Teaching among Taiwanese Student Teachers
Authors: Liu Shih-Hsiung
Published: October 2017

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of the three learning styles (collaborative, competitive, and individualistic) on the perceived advantage of collaborative learning (PAoCL) and practical knowledge in teaching (PKiT) among Taiwanese student teachers in an online collaborative environment. This study built a Facebook Group and developed the tasks of collaborative learning based on field-experience courses. The participants were required to share various practical experiences as the collaborative learning tasks. A total of 100 student teachers who enrolled in field-based courses between August 2016 and January 2017 participated in this study and were required to complete a validated survey in January 2017. This study determined the relationships between the three learning styles and PAoCL and PKiT and further identified predictors of online collaborative learning. The collaborative learning style of student teachers was positively associated with their PAoCL, while competitive learning style was correlated with their PKiT. Accordingly, teacher educators can encourage student teachers to share experiences about teaching practices during participating in field-experience courses through online collaboration. However, teacher educators should remind the student teachers to transfer the online information into PKiT.
Announcement of Retraction
Authors: Tarawneh Fatima Al
Published: October 2017

The editorial board announced this article has been retracted on June 28, 2020.

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Time to Start Adjuvant Systemic Treatment in Breast Cancer; a Retrospective Cohort Study
Authors: Rayan Amal , Hasan Hosam A.
Published: October 2017

Background: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), early diagnosis of cancer was associated with increasing rates of survival for cancers as breast, cervix, mouth, larynx, colon, rectum and skin. Still the optimal time to start adjuvant treatment after definitive surgery is uncertainAim of study: to evaluate the impact of delay to start adjuvant treatment in different biologic subtypes of breast cancer on treatment outcomes as regard response, failure free survival (FFS).Patients and methods: It involved 107 patients with nonmetastatic breast cancer presented to clinical oncology department, Assiut university hospital from January 2011 to December 2012, and were eligible for adjuvant systemic treatment, The time from surgery to the start of 1st cycle of adjuvant systemic treatment was calculated, then this time was divided into three time intervals; ≤30 days, >30 - ≤60 days, and >60 days.Results: 41.1%, 45.8%, 13.1% of patients received adjuvant treatment within 30 days, <30-60 days, and more than 60 days respectively, the median failure free survival was 50±2.104 months (95% CI=45.877-54.125) and was significantly decreased with increasing the time but not significantly differed between different time intervals in the whole study patients, nor in different biologic subtypes except luminal B, patients started early adjuvant treatment, relapsed late with significant effect of different time intervals on the time to relapse, local and distant relapses (P<0.000, P<0.001, P<0.02).Conclusion: Adjuvant systemic treatment for breast cancer should be initiated as early as possible better within 30 days of surgery because of significant poor effect of delay to initiate adjuvant treatment on FFS and TTR.
Comparative Rhetorical Organization of ELT Thesis Introductions Composed by Thai and American Students
Authors: Wuttisrisiriporn Niwat
Published: October 2017

Genre analysis is today’s dominant approach for textual analysis, especially in the ESP learning and teaching profession. Adopting this approach, the present study compares the Introduction chapters of MA theses in ELT (English Language Teaching) written by Thai students to those written by American university students based on the move-step analysis. Two sets of corpora comprise 30 TSI (Thai student Introduction) and 30 ASI (American student Introduction) Introduction chapters from the theses that followed the traditional five-chapter pattern or ILrMRD. All the TSI and ASI datasets were purposively collected from two electronic databases of graduate theses and dissertations, publicly known ThaiLis Digital Collection and ProQuest Dissertations and Theses. These were subsequently analyzed using genre analysis approach. The modified CARS model introduced by Bunton (2002) guides the move-step analysis. To ensure the coding reliability and consistency, the coding analysis of a subset of the entire datasets between the researcher and an expert coder was checked, and the coding agreement was at a highly satisfactory level. The findings demonstrated that both Thai and American MA students followed the moves and steps proposed in the framework to construct their Introduction chapters rhetorically. Both similarities and differences were discovered in the Introduction chapters investigated, in terms of the communicative purpose, the frequency of move-step occurrences, and the move-step classification. Pedagogical implications drawn from the present study are useful for EAP practitioners and research writing instructors, allowing ESL/EFL teachers to equip their graduate students with an appropriate rhetorical outline for thesis Introduction composition.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Business Research, Vol. 10, No. 11
Authors: Duran Kevin
Published: October 2017

International Business Research wishes to acknowledge the following individuals for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Their help and contributions in maintaining the quality of the journal are greatly appreciated.International Business Research is recruiting reviewers for the journal. If you are interested in becoming a reviewer, we welcome you to join us. Please find the application form and details at http://recruitment.ccsenet.org and e-mail the completed application form to ibr@ccsenet.org.Reviewers for Volume 10, Number 11Antônio André Cunha Callado, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernmabuco, BrazilArash Riasi, University of Delaware, USACelina Maria Olszak, University of Economics in Katowice, PolandChuan Huat Ong, KDU Penang University College, MalaysiaDea’a Al-Deen Al-Sraheen, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, JordanEva Mira Bolfíková, Univerzity of P. J. Šafárik in Košice, Slovak RepublicFederica Caboni, University of Cagliari, ItalyGiuseppe Granata, University of Cassino and Southen Lazio, ItalyHongliang Qiu, Tourism College of Zhejiang, ChinaHsiao-Ching Kuo, Washington and Jefferson College, USAHung-Che Wu, Nanfang College of Sun Yat-sen University, ChinaKaren Gulliver, Argosy University, Twin Cities, USAMaria Teresa Bianchi, University of Rome “LA SAPIENZA”, ItalyMiriam Jankalová, University of Zilina, SlovakiaMohamed Abdel Rahman Salih, Taibah University, Saudi ArabiaMohamed Rochdi Keffala, University of Kairouan, TunisiaMongi Arfaoui, University of Monastir, TunisiaMonika Wieczorek, University of Economics in Katowice, PolandMuath Eleswed, American University of Kuwait, USAOnur Köprülü, Mersin University, TurkeyRadoslav Jankal, University of Zilina, SlovakiaRoxanne Helm Stevens, Azusa Pacific University, USASerhii Kozlovskiy, Donetsk National University, UkraineShun Mun Helen Wong, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong KongSumathisri Bhoopalan, Sastra University, IndiaValeria Stefanelli, Università del Salento, ItalyVincent Grèzes, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES-SO Valais-Wallis), SwitzerlandYan Lu, University of Central Florida, USA
Technology and Early Science Education: Examining Generalist Primary School Teachers’ Views on Tacit Knowledge Assessment Tools
Authors: Hast Michael
Published: October 2017

For some time a central issue has occupied early science education discussions – primary student classroom experiences and the resulting attitudes towards science. This has in part been linked to generalist teachers’ own knowledge of science topics and pedagogical confidence. Recent research in cognitive development has examined the role of so-called tacit knowledge and its potential benefits for supporting conceptual development in children. However, the incorporation of such tools would depend on teachers’ willingness to use it. Taking a qualitative approach through interviews, the present study examined 12 generalist primary school teachers’ views on science education and their perceptions of tacit knowledge assessment as an approach to facilitating conceptual change. The overall results indicate positive attitudes embedded within a model centred on trust and responsibility of learning. These findings support the use of relevant software for teaching children by emphasising the willingness of teachers to use such technology, which has further consequences for continuing professional development of classroom teachers who do not have formal science backgrounds, which in turn should promote science achievements among students.
Consolidating the University Career Service System in Taiwan
Authors: Ho Hsuan-Fu , Hu Tien-Ling
Published: October 2017

The university graduate unemployment rate reached a record high of 6% in 2009 in Taiwan; paradoxically, business managers complained that they could not find enough qualified employees. The mismatch between knowledge taught in universities and the requests of the job market has been criticized as the main reason for the escalation of the university graduate unemployment rate. To alleviate the aforementioned crisis, this research endeavored to identify the major career services that should be provided by universities, calculate the relative importance of each career service, and determine which department should be responsible for what career services. The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) was adopted as the major research method, and a self-developed questionnaire was administered to 30 university faculty and 50 students. The results indicated that real work place practice and internships were rated as the most important career service that should be carried out by universities immediately. Moreover, the career center and academic department office are the most important offices in accomplishing the career services.
Transfer of Mother Tongue Rhetoric among Undergraduate Students in Second Language Writing
Authors: Saffari Narges , Noordin Shahrina Md , Sivapalan Subarna , Zahedpisheh Nahid
Published: October 2017

Mother tongue rhetoric transfer is unavoidable in ESL writings, especially for Iranian ESL learners, since Persian and English language is quite different. The paper discusses the negative transfer of mother tongue rhetoric in Iranian undergraduate ESL learners’ writings from the perspectives of choosing rhetorical structure in English and Persian writing. In this regard, 50 intermediate undergraduate Iranian students who are a bachelor in engineering fields at two private higher education institutions located in Malaysia, are selected as participants to give their opinion about which style they prefer to use for both English and Persian writing. Statistical analysis of the participants' performance indicates that Iranian undergraduate students use the same rhetorical pattern for their both Persian and English writing and there is no consideration regarding the knowledge of L1 and L2 differences. The results also state that above 70% of the participants prefer to give a general comment about the topic and encourage readers at the end of the writing in their English and Persian essays.
Simultaneous Effect of Ownership and Economic Sector on the Performance of Enterprises in Vietnam
Authors: Tin Pham Quang , Ngoc Pham Kim , Thuan Nguyen , Dung Doan Gia
Published: October 2017

This paper examines the differences in the impact of ownership types and economic sectors on the business efficiency of 4,733 enterprises in Vietnam by the year of 2015. By the method of analysis of variance (ANOVA), it is shown that while types of ownership, foreign, state and private ownership, have a significant and different impact on the performance of businesses, the difference in economic sectors does not affect the enterprise efficiency. In addition, when testing simultaneous effect of these factors, some findings are as follows: private-owned enterprises’ efficiency in the manufacturing and service sectors is better than those in agriculture, forestry and fishing sector; conversely, foreign invested enterprises operating in agriculture, forestry and fishing sector own better performance than theirs in manufacturing and service sectors; state-owned enterprises in manufacturing and service sectors is very less efficient than theirs in agriculture, forestry and fishing sector.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Statistics and Probability, Vol. 6, No. 6
Authors: Smith Wendy
Published: October 2017

International Journal of Statistics and Probability wishes to acknowledge the following individuals for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Their help and contributions in maintaining the quality of the journal is greatly appreciated.Many authors, regardless of whether International Journal of Statistics and Probability publishes their work, appreciate the helpful feedback provided by the reviewers.Reviewers for Volume 6, Number 6 Afsin Sahin, Gazi University, TurkeyBibi Abdelouahab, University Mentouri Constantine, AlgeriaCarla J. Thompson, University of West Florida, USAChin-Shang Li, University of California, Davis, CA, USAGabriel A. Okyere, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, GhanaGane Samb Lo, University Gaston Berger, SenegalHui Zhang, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, USAIvair R. Silva, Federal University of Ouro Preto – UFOP, BrazilMan Fung LO, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong KongNahid Sanjari Farsipour, Alzahra University, IranPablo José Moya Fernández, Universidad de Granada, SpainSamir Khaled Safi, The Islamic University of Gaza, PalestineShatrunjai Pratap Singh, John Hancock Financial Services, USASohair F. Higazi, University of Tanta, EgyptSubhradev Sen, Alliance University, IndiaTaehan Bae, University of Regina, CanadaTomás R. Cotos-Yáñez, University of Vigo, SpainVilda Purutcuoglu, Middle East Technical University (METU), TurkeyVyacheslav Abramov, Swinburne University of Technology, AustraliaWojciech Gamrot, University of Economics, PolandZaixing Li, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), China
Globalization and Development Trends of Vietnam’s Civil Law
Authors: Hoa Duong Quynh
Published: October 2017

This article studies the development trends of Vietnam civil law in the globalization context. We focus on civil law, globalization and current development trends of Vietnam civil law. The interview results on 12 civil law experts indicated the current situation of Vietnam’s civil law and its development trends. The law tends to develop with the combination of nationality, internationalization, and self-development. The interview results showed some considerable achievements of the current Vietnam civil law in promoting and protecting the legitimate rights and benefits of individuals, organizations, the State and community. However, the experts still believed that the amendment and supplement of civil law is very essential in the globalization context. Hence, the article proposes five recommendations for improving Vietnam’s civil law in the internationalization process.
The Current Rights of Minority Shareholders in Saudi Arabia
Authors: Al-habshan Khalid Saad
Published: October 2017

The preceding articles examined the legal framework of corporate governance in Saudi Arabia and the important elements of the institutional framework for Saudi corporate governance. The discussion in this chapter first focuses on government and government-regulated institutions established to enforce compliance and see that the actions of corporations are in line with corporate governance law. This chapter then examines minority shareholdings interests and rights and investigates minority shareholder protection under the CL. In addition, the board of directors is described, which controls and guides firm operations in compliance with corporate governance standards and regulations.
Strong Goldbach Number in Goldbach’s Problem
Authors: Zhou Pingyuan
Published: October 2017

Based on the data we get, nlog n is acceptable approximation to A(Pn) for small Pn ( most of relative errors are on the order of 1%, 1‰ or 0.1‰ for Pn less than 2000 ), where Pn is the n-th prime for n ≥ 2 and A(Pn) = Ln − Pn but Ln is the largest strong Goldbach number generated by Pn. Thus we propose a proposition that A(Pn) ≈ nlog n for all Pn. To give indirect verification of the proposition for large Pn, we obtain an experimental formula for calculating the number of primes not greater than Pn relying on existence of A(Pn). Using the formula, our found relative errors are generally smaller than that arising from x/log x, for example, there is a found relative error  to be about 0.00935% for the 382465573492-th prime but the relative error is about 3.45305% by x/log x, 0.16046% by x/((log x) − 1.08366), 0.02479% by x/log x + x/(log x)2 + 2x/(log x)3. If the proposition is proven, then Goldbach’s conjecture is true.
Local Government and Citizen in the Period of Crisis in Greece
Authors: Triantafyllopoulou Athanasia
Published: October 2017

Greece has been under fiscal surveillance since 2010, due to the economic recession and the fiscal adjustment program agreed between Greece, the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund. The economic recession and the measures taken as a result of this adjustment had a serious impact on Greek society, a large part of which is at risk of poverty or below the poverty line. Local government has suffered the consequences of the economic crisis, yet it has taken initiatives to coordinate actions of volunteer groups, that were activated during this period, to address social problems.
Comparison of Lung Function Values of Trained Divers in 1.5 ATA Hyperbaric Chamber after Inhaling 100% Oxygen and Regular Air: A Crossover Study
Authors: Ilmi Muhammad , Yunus Faisal , Suryokusumo Mohammad , Damayanti Triya , Samoedro Erlang , Nazaruddin Ahmad , Nurwidya Fariz
Published: October 2017

Introduction: Diving is an activity performed in more than 1 atmosphere absolute pressure (ATA) either underwater or in a hyperbaric chamber. We aimed to compare lung function values of trained divers in 1.5 ATA hyperbaric chambers after inhaling 100% oxygen and regular air. Methods: This experimental study with crossover design involved 18 trained divers in 1.5 ATA hyperbaric room, which is equivalents to a 5-meter depth. The eighteen subjects as the supplementation group, using oro-nasal mask, inhaled 100% oxygen for 30 min followed by a one-day washout period. The subjects were then crossed-over into control group inhaling only regular air for 30 min. Lung function test was performed before and after supplementation. Results: In eighteen subjects inhaling regular air, there was a significant difference (p < 0.05) in FEV1/FVC, PEF, FEF25, FEF50, and FEF75. Whereas in eighteen subjects inhaling 100% oxygen, significant difference (p < 0.05) was observed not only in FEV1/FVC, PEF, FEF25, FEF50 and FEF75, but also in FEV1. Conclusions: There were significant differences in lung function, especially in dynamic volume of trained divers in 1.5 ATA hyperbaric chamber after inhaling 100% oxygen and regular air for 30 min; while there were no significant differences in lung capacity (VC and FVC) in the both groups. Lung function returned to normal following supplementation with a 1-day washout period.
Spontaneous Regression of FDG/PET Positive Lung Adenocarcinoma in an Elderly Man
Authors: Miyoshi Yukari , Takayashiki Norio , Satoh Hiroaki
Published: October 2017

Spontaneous cancer regression, either partial or complete, is a rare phenomenon, particularly in patients with lung cancer. The present paper is the Case Report of an elderly lung cancer patient aged 80 who exhibited spontaneous regression of the primary lesion, without receiving any treatment. Spontaneous regression commenced two years after obtaining pathological specimens by transbronchial biopsy from the pulmonary lesion. It is interesting that the tumor lesion had a strong uptake (standardized uptake value max: 26.3) in 18fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography before biopsy and that the regression occurred after a long interval after the biopsy, and that the regression developed in an elderly man. It is unknown why spontaneous regression was observed in this case and what kind of mechanism was involved in the phenomenon. Even in the elderly, as observed in our case, spontaneous regression can occur. The patient should be closely followed up to monitor the clinical course of such an unusual phenomenon.
Pulmonary Function Tests Leading to the Diagnosis of Vascular Malformations in School-Aged Children
Authors: Kusak Beata , Cichocka-Jarosz Ewa , Jedynak-Wąsowicz Urszula , Lis Grzegorz
Published: October 2017

Vascular rings are congenital defects of great vessels. They cause compression of the trachea or/and the esophagus and therefore result in symptoms like inspiratory stridor, cough, wheezing, recurrent respiratory tract infections or dysphagia. In some cases, the correct diagnosis can be delayed for many years, especially when vascular rings produce less severe symptoms or symptoms mimicking other diseases (most of all asthma). In this article, we would like to emphasis the usefulness of pulmonary function test (spirometry) in the initial diagnosis of vascular rings in school-aged children, as well as the importance of spirometry in evaluating patients with asthma presumption.
Sarcoidosis-Associated Pulmonary Hypertension Treated with Sildenafil
Authors: Kacprzak Aneta , Szturmowicz Monika , Burakowska Barbara , Franczuk Monika , Kober Jarosław , Kurzyna Marcin , Wilk Michał , Szmit Sebastian , Torbicki Adam , Kuś Jan
Published: October 2017

Development of sarcoidosis-associated pulmonary hypertension (SAPH) significantly worsens prognosis in sarcoidosis patients. Unfortunately, there is no treatment of proven benefit for this condition. Medications used for treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension are of great interest in this respect. Here, we report a case of a patient with severe SAPH treated with sildenafil. A significant, but only temporary improvement in functional status was observed, and the patient died of gradually progressing heart and respiratory failure while awaiting for lung transplantation.
Development and Validation of a Novel Stability-Indicating Reversed-Phase Ion-Pair Chromatographic Method for the Quantitation of Impurities in Marbofloxacin Tablets
Authors: Maheshwari Priyanka , Shukla Neelima , Dare Manish Kumar
Published: October 2017

A stability-indicating isocratic reversed-phase ion-pair chromatographic method was designed for the separation of impurities in the presence of degradation products. Marbofloxacin tablets and a placebo were exposed to the stress conditions of oxidative, acid, base, humidity, thermal, and photolytic degradation. Significant and moderate degradation was observed in acidic and oxidative stress conditions, respectively. The degradation products were well resolved from the main peak and its impurities, thus proving the stability-indicating analytical method. The method was developed by using an XTerra RP18 3.5 μm (150 × 4.6 mm) column, with the mobile phase containing a mixture of buffer (pH 2.5)–methanol–glacial acetic acid (77 + 23 + 0.5, v/v). The flow rate of the mobile phase was 1.2 mL/min, with a column oven temperature of 40°C and a detection wavelength of 315 nm. The proposed method met Veterinary International Conference on Harmonization requirements and was successfully used for impurity quantitation in marbofloxacin tablets.
Evaluation of Family Friendly Policy in Lithuania
Authors: Vyšniauskienė Sonata , Brazienė Rūta
Published: October 2017

Purpose of this article is to disclose the effectiveness of family friendly policy implementation based on the attitudes of the parents with juvenile children, attitudes of experts in family friendly policy. The research goals are the following: 1) to describe the concepts family and family friendly policy; 2) to characterize support for family in the context of the welfare states regimes; 3) to analyse family social support system in Lithuania; 4) to prepare qualitative research methodology; 5) to carry interviews with parents with young children and experts on family friendly policy; 6) to present conclusions and recommendations for the improvement family and working life reconciliation. The research results revealed that there are no considerable differences in both parents and expert’s attitudes towards family friendly policy in Lithuania. Both tend to criticize Lithuanian family friendly policy and indicate more disadvantages than advantages. The results indicated, that due to attitudes expressed by the informants, State should ensure adequate benefits and other social assistance means for families with young children; improve existing maternity, paternity and parental leave schemes, the legal basis; to increase public attention and subsidies to young families by helping to purchase real property; to establish more free future parents education centres.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.ppaa.16.3.19342
Economic Regulation Directions Regarding the Essential Shift in the Structure of Economy
Authors: Vidickienė Dalia
Published: October 2017

This article analizes the esential shift in the structure of the economy from industrial to service-dominated economy and the impact of the increasing role of the service sector to the development of economic system and effectiveness of current economic regulation means. Two key theories are dealing with structural changes – deindustrialization theory and post-industrial economy theory. There are distinct research communities providing different perspectives on the rationale, design and delivery of the economic development and economic regulation. The comparative analysis provide an integrative and organising lens for viewing the various contributions to knowledge production from those research communities addressing economic regulation directions and means. The first part of the paper presents a critical assessment of the recomendations to the employment and equality policy makers provided by the deindustrialization theory developing research community. The second part of the paper is devoted for the evaluation of the post-industrial theory perspectives to develop service-dominated economy. This study provides three main trends in economic regulation, which are identified as main accelerators of the economic system evolution, namely: i) creation and maintenance of information-communication infrastructure; ii) servitization of manufacturing and agriculture, and iii) essential reform of educational system.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.ppaa.16.3.19343
Prioritizing Factors of Entrepreneurial University to Inculcate Enterprise Formation Pursuit Among University Graduates Using Analytical Hierarchical Process
Authors: Muhammad Umar  , Mirza Jahanzaib
Published: October 2017

The objective of this paper is to prioritize entrepreneurial activities in higher education institutions to inculcate enterprise development pursuit among university graduates. Various phases of enterprise development process are determined along with prominent activities of entrepreneurial universities through literature review. Problem formulation is done by structuring goal, objectives and alternatives into a hierarchical model in order to prioritize factors with the help of Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP). Experts of academic entrepreneurship are approached for pairwise comparison of factors on the preference scale of nine levels with the help of software tool Expert Choice 11. After recording judgments, preferences of all experts are combined in order to get overall priorities of objectives and alternatives. Results show that Internal Motivation has highest and Business Growth and Sustainability have lowest priority along with priorities of all other objectives of enterprise formation process falling between both. Moreover, University Incubation Center is prioritized among alternatives in order to achieve objectives. Sensitivity analysis of results is carried out with the help of Expert Choice in which weight of a single objective is varied to observe effect on hierarchical model. Research presents a complete picture to academicians and policy makers to determine role of universities for entrepreneurship development in country. It will also help government officials to allocate resources in a prioritized way in order to achieve specific objectives. .
Reactive oxygen species-dependent Toll/NF-κB activation in the Drosophila hematopoietic niche confers resistance to wasp parasitism
Authors: Louradour Isabelle , Sharma Anurag , Morin-Poulard Ismael , Letourneau Manon , Vincent Alain , Crozatier Michèle , Vanzo Nathalie
Published: October 2017

Hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells in the adult mammalian bone marrow ensure blood cell renewal. Their cellular microenvironment, called ‘niche’, regulates hematopoiesis both under homeostatic and immune stress conditions. In the Drosophila hematopoietic organ, the lymph gland, the posterior signaling center (PSC) acts as a niche to regulate the hematopoietic response to immune stress such as wasp parasitism. This response relies on the differentiation of lamellocytes, a cryptic cell type, dedicated to pathogen encapsulation and killing. Here, we establish that Toll/NF-κB pathway activation in the PSC in response to wasp parasitism non-cell autonomously induces the lymph gland immune response. Our data further establish a regulatory network where co-activation of Toll/NF-κB and EGFR signaling by ROS levels in the PSC/niche controls lymph gland hematopoiesis under parasitism. Whether a similar regulatory network operates in mammals to control emergency hematopoiesis is an open question.
Fish larval recruitment to reefs is a thyroid hormone-mediated metamorphosis sensitive to the pesticide chlorpyrifos
Authors: Holzer Guillaume , Besson Marc , Lambert Anne , François Loïc , Barth Paul , Gillet Benjamin , Hughes Sandrine , Piganeau Gwenaël , Leulier Francois , Viriot Laurent , Lecchini David , Laudet Vincent
Published: October 2017

Larval recruitment, the transition of pelagic larvae into reef-associated juveniles, is a critical step for the resilience of marine fish populations but its molecular control is unknown. Here, we investigate whether thyroid-hormones (TH) and their receptors (TR) coordinate the larval recruitment of the coral-reef-fish Acanthurus triostegus. We demonstrate an increase of TH-levels and TR-expressions in pelagic-larvae, followed by a decrease in recruiting juveniles. We generalize these observations in four other coral reef-fish species. Treatments with TH or TR-antagonist, as well as relocation to the open-ocean, disturb A. triostegus larvae transformation and grazing activity. Likewise, chlorpyrifos, a pesticide often encountered in coral-reefs, impairs A. triostegus TH-levels, transformation, and grazing activity, hence diminishing this herbivore’s ability to control the spread of reef-algae. Larval recruitment therefore corresponds to a TH-controlled metamorphosis, sensitive to endocrine disruption. This provides a framework to understand how larval recruitment, critical to reef-ecosystems maintenance, is altered by anthropogenic stressors.
Frailty Phenotype and Neuropsychological Test Performance: A Preliminary Analysis
Authors: Ginsberg Terrie B. , Powell Leonard , Patel Arif , Emrani Sheina , Chopra Anita , Cavalieri Thomas , Libon David J.
Published: October 2017

Context

Frailty is a common problem that affects adults older than 65 years. Correlations between the frailty phenotype and neuropsychological impairment have not been thoroughly researched.

Objective

To examine the association between frailty phenotype, neuropsychological screening test results, and neuropsychological domains known to characterize patients with mild cognitive impairment and dementia.

Methods

This retrospective medical record analysis consisted of ambulatory patients aged 65 years or older seen in an outpatient geriatric practice. All patients were assessed with the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). A portion of those patients also underwent a comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation that assessed executive control, naming/lexical access, and declarative memory expressed as 3 neuropsychological index scores. Frailty phenotype was determined using criteria by Fried et al.

Results

Simple correlation found that lower MoCA test scores were associated with a higher level of frailty (r=−0.34, P<.032). Regression analyses found that greater frailty was associated with worse performance on tests that assessed executive control and working memory (backward digit span; r
2=0.267; β=−0.517; P<.011) and delayed recognition memory (r
2=0.207; β=−0.455; P<.025).

Conclusion

A correlation was found between frailty and neuropsychological impairment, which suggests that frailty may be a potential indicator for the emergence of mild cognitive impairment and dementia.
Contribution to the knowledge of the malacological fauna of four costal lagoons in the state of Sonora, Mexico
Authors: Martínez-Córdoba LR
Published: October 2017

A study was conducted on the malacological fauna of four coastal lagoons in Sonora, Mexico: El Sargento, Santa Rosa, La Cruz and El Soldado. The study covers aspects of species composition and diversity in the four lagoons, as well as qualitative observations of eight commercially important species: Chione gnidia, Chione fluctifraga, Chione californiensis, Chione subrugosa, Anudara grandis, Megapitaria squalida, Megapitaria aurantiaca and Glycimeris gigantea. A total of 102 species of 75 genera were identified, 60 of which were gastropods, 37 pelecypods, 4 polyplacophores, 1 scaphopod and 1 aplacophore. The greatest diversity was found in El Soldado Lagoon and the lowest in La Cruz Lagoon.
Spatial and temporal changes in the cetacean community structure at Bahía de La paz, BCS, México (1988-1991)
Authors: Flores-Ramírez S , Urban-R J , Villarreal-Chávez G , Valle-Jiménez R
Published: October 2017

At two different ecological zones (Canal de San Lorenzo and transitional), located at Bahía de La Paz, we analysed changes in the cetacean community (Shannon and Simpson indexes) in relation to annual and seasonal changes in sea surface temperature, water transparency and inferred and reported food availability. Six odontocete and six mysticete species were recorded during the study period. Due to their high relative abundance and persistent presence, the long beak common (Delphinus capensis) and bottlenose (Tursiops truncatus) dolphins, as well as Bryde’s whales (Balaenoptera edeni) were, respectively, the most important odontocete and mysticete community members. The evidente indicates that sea surface temperature and water transparency, besides food availability, show predictable seasonal and annual changes related to the influence of tropical water masses and to large scale oceanographic phenomena, such as El Niño Southern Oscillation and La Niña. Nevertheless, cetacean diversity did not show consequent changes. The cetacean community was more diverse and stable at the transition between seasonal and annual oceanographic conditions. Cetacean diversity changed significantly at smaller time and space scales, defined by the interaction of particular annual, seasonal and local conditions. This and changes in species richness, mediated by the temporal residence of migrating species of temperate waters or more sporadic tropical visitors, indicate the existence of fast and important changes in species abundance and substitution rates, associated with the behavioural ecology of the species and fluctuations in the ecosystem’s metabolism.
Age determination of the grey mullet Mugil cephafus L. and the white mullet Mugif curema V. (Pisces: Mugilidae) in Tamiahua Lagoon, Veracruz
Authors: Ibañez-Aguirre AL , Gallardo-Cabello M
Published: October 2017

In this study, by means of the sagittu otolith analysis, five and six age groups and the relation age-length of Mugil cephalus and M. curemu, respectively, in Tamiahua Lagoon, Veracruz (Mexico), are established. The anatomy of the scales and sugitta of both species is described. The fast growing bands on the edges show that their formation was higher from March to August for M. cephulus, and from July to November for M. curemu. The development of those bands was related to the spawning migration in both species. The constants of the growth equation of von Bertalanffy were calculated for the species and their sexes, using the scales and the otoliths. Differences in growth between sexes were detected; generally, the females reach a bigger size than the males at the same age in both mulle species. The scales and the otoliths may be used indistinctly in the age determination of both sexes of the species; nevertheless, the otolith showed a better tit to the growth equation.