bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Role of depression, anxiety, testosterone and luteinizing hormone levels in disorders of sexual function
Authors: Jakka Nagendar Reddy , Ramesh Jayanthy
Published: July 2017

Background: Hypogonadism as well as deficiency of testosterone can lead to disorder of sexual function in males. The initial clinical manifestations of this are mostly erectile dysfunction (ED) and hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSSD). This not only causes the sexual dysfunction but can also lead to many health problems. To study the role of depression, anxiety, testosterone and luteinizing hormone levels in disorders of sexual functionMethods: A hospital based cross sectional study was conducted at department of General Medicine, Kamineni Academy of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad for a period of one year among 60 eligible study subjects to study the role of depression, anxiety, testosterone and luteinizing hormone levels in disorders of sexual function. All male patients aged between 21-60 years, who had stable heterosexual relationship, were included. Patients with severe diseases, users of alcohol and smoking, having marital disharmony were excluded. Informed consent was obtained from all the patients.Results: Testosterone and LH levels are significantly lower in subjects with SD, suggesting that a state of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism prevails in male diabetics with SD. Depression and anxiety are significant factors associated with SD. Premature Ejaculation is significantly associated with Anxiety.Conclusions: Testosterone and LH levels are significantly lower in subjects with SD. Depression and anxiety is significant factors associated with SD. Premature Ejaculation is significantly associated with anxiety.
Study of relationship between WBC count and Diabetic complications
Authors: M. Naredi , D. Jhavar , D. Krishnan
Published: July 2017

Background: There is plenty of evidence to support the fact that inflammation is a risk factor for atherosclerotic diseases and other lifestyle related diseases like diabetes and obesity. Elevated leukocyte count is associated with insulin resistance and is also associated with macro and micro vascular complications in diabetes. This study aimed to investigate the relation between peripheral total and differential WBC count in diabetes and its complications.Methods: This was a cross sectional observational study. It was carried out in the outpatient wing of Department of Medicine, M. G. M. Medical College and M.Y. Hospital. A total of 130 consecutive consenting diabetic patients (type 2) were selected. Those with any obvious stressful condition like acute illness were excluded. All the participants were screened for retinopathy, neuropathy, cerebrovascular disease and cardiovascular disease by history and clinical examination and had their height, weight, waist circumference, hip circumference and white blood cell counts notedResults: In the present study, most of the patients were middle aged patients (46 out of 130 were in age group 51-60 years) and were obese (60/130 had BMI of 26 to 30) with most of them having abdominal obesity (87% males i.e. 48/55 had waist hip ratio >0.90, 56% females i.e. 42/75 had waist hip ratio >0.85). It was found that, amongst 130 patients with type 2 diabetes 56% have WBC counts on the higher side of the normal range i.e. 7000-11000/cu mm. Polymorphs were also on higher side of the normal range in 47% of patients i.e. PMN= 61-70% and 26% had polymorphs above 70%. About 61% patients had monocyte count >6%. Out of the 130 patients, 35 had retinopathy, 57 had neuropathy and 9 had nephropathy as micro vascular complications while as macro vascular complications, 9 had a history of CVA, 14 had CAD and 4 had PVD. Also, maximum patients having micro and macro vascular complications had WBC counts in the range of 7000-11000.Conclusions: An elevated leukocyte count even within the normal range was associated with chronic complications in type 2 diabetes and can be used to predict development of micro and macro vascular complications in patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
Incidence of cardiac arrhythmias in patients with acute myocardial infarction during the first 48 hours of the onset of chest pain
Authors: Patil Puneet Rajendra , Khatana Pankaj , Patil Dilip Ratan
Published: July 2017

Background: It is predicted that there will be an increase of 111% in cardiovascular deaths in India by the year 2020 compared to the year 1990. This is much higher than that predicted in any other region both in Asia as well as outside Asia. The objective of this study was to study the incidence of cardiac arrhythmias in acute myocardial infarction during the first 48 hours.Methods: The descriptive study was conducted over a period of two years from April 2016 to January 2017. A total of 102 patients were studied. They were admitted to ICU. Their admission was done as soon as they had chest pain. They were first confirmed to have acute myocardial infarction. All eligible study subjects as per inclusion and exclusion criteria were considered in the present study. Detailed history was taken. A thorough physical examination was done with emphasis on the cardiovascular system.Results: Maximum number of patients was in the age group 51-60 years in both males (37.97%) and females (65.22%). Acute MI observed mostly in the postmenopausal age in all the females. Incidence of myocardial infarction was significantly more in men (77.50%) compared to women (22.50%). 52.90% were smokers. Almost half of the patients had shown anterior wall infarction. The incidence of cardiac arrhythmias was 78.70%. Arrhythmias were more common among elderly female. Maximum arrhythmias were observed in the age group ranging from 50 to 60 years (36.27%).Conclusions: The incidence of cardiac arrhythmia was found to be 78.7% in the present study. The incidence of cardiac arrhythmia was more in the age group 50-60 years (36.27%).
To study the endothelial dysfunction by brachial artery flow mediated dilatation in coronary artery disease patients
Authors: Chouhan Mahendra , Mandloi Sohan Singh , Kansal Archana , Jatav O. P.
Published: July 2017

Background: Brachial artery flow mediated dilatation (BAFMD), assessed by high resolution ultrasonography, reflects endothelium dependent vasodilator function. BAFMD is diminished in patients with atherosclerosis and with coronary risk factors and improves with risk reduction therapy.Methods: Study was conducted on 50 patients of coronary artery disease from In-patients who were admitted in the Department of Medicine and 25 healthy control without cardiovascular disease risk factors. All patients having established CAD i.e. Acute coronary syndrome and past history of CABG/angioplasty were included in study. Those morbidly ill and patients with evidence of chronic inflammatory or malignant disease were excluded. Doppler ultrasound of brachial artery was performed in all of them to assess baseline lumen diameter and flow mediated dilatation (i.e. percent change in brachial artery diameter after occlusion cuff release). Patients were divided into two groups; first group was classified as those having BAFMD less than 7.5% and the second group consisted patients having BAFMD less than 10%.Results: Flow mediated dilatation in cases was 6.87±5.48% as compared to the control group in which it was 13.08±3.40% and was statistically significant (P value 0.000002). Brachial artery flow mediated dilatation was abnormal in 80% cases at a cut off value <10% significant abnormalities; i.e. BAFMD <7.5% was found in 66% patients.Conclusions: Endothelial function as assessed by FMD is significantly impaired in patient of coronary artery disease. Hence it may be used as an important screening tool in people having cardiovascular disease risk factors and may play as a crucial role in preventive cardiology.
Dermoscopic evaluation of therapeutic response to intralesional triamcinolone acetonide in the treatment of Alopecia areata
Authors: Srivastava Sweksha , Goyal Sheena , Dhillon K. S. , Singh Nishant
Published: July 2017

Background: Alopecia areata is a common auto-immune condition, characterized by circumscribed, patches of hair loss usually of the scalp. There are various treatment modalities available but no treatment is fully curative or preventive. Also, alopecia areata can have devastating effects on the patient’s quality of life and self-esteem. The aim of this study was to determine dermoscopy findings of alopecia areata that could be used as a clinical indicator of disease and also to evaluate the efficacy of intralesional injection Triamcinolone acetonide in the treatment of alopecia areata.Methods: Seventy patients with alopecia areata, aged between 11 and 56 years were injected with intralesional triamcinolone acetonide at a 4 weeks interval. Treatment response was evaluated using re-growth scale approach. Dermlite DL3 dermoscope was used to assess disease activity, response to treatment and side effects. Using Wilcoxon signed rank test, changes were assessed in the severity of the disease during follow-ups.Results: Baseline mean percentage area of scalp involved was 23.21±10.70. All the patients had black dots, 98.6% had yellow dots, 27.1% had broken hair, 74.3% had tapering hair and only 71.4% had vellus hair. At baseline, 15 (21.4%) patients had Alopecia Grading Score (AGS) 1, 29 (41.4%) had score 2 and 26 (37.1%) had a score of 3. Injection Triamcinolone acetonide (5 mg/ml) was injected at 1 cm intervals with 0.1 ml on each site and the procedure was repeated every 4 weeks for a maximum period of 24 weeks. From baseline level to the last follow up, proportion of patients with black dots reduced from 100% to 4.3%, yellow dots from 98.6% to 0%, broken hair from 17% to 0% and tapering hair from 74.3% to 0%. Vellus hair increased from 71.4% to 100%. Overall success rate in terms of achievement of re-growth Ssore 4 at last follow up was 60%.Conclusions: Dermoscopic characteristics, such as black dots, yellow dots, broken hair, tapering hair and clustered short vellus hair are primary indicators of alopecia areata.
Assessment of a liquid rocket engine concept based on innovative technologies
Authors: Solodovnikov A. V. , Akinshin I. A. , Golubyatnik V. V. , Krivonogov A. V.
Published: July 2017

Application of innovative methods of production such as additive technologies and use of composite materials in the engine primary structure is one of the promising directions of reducing the cost of production of liquid rocket engines. The purpose of the work is to assess an innovative engine concept with the mixing head made by an additive technology and the cylinder and nozzle made of a composite material. To solve the main tasks of the investigation we analyzed the available experience in introducing innovation production methods into aerospace engineering. A feasibility study of configurations of separate components manufactured by method of additive and traditional technologies was performed. According to the results of the validation firing of the model the operability of the new configuration was confirmed and the main engineering problems to be solved were determined. The results of the analysis of the innovation engine concept show a 3- or 4-fold reduction of labor intensity in serial production, as well as 3-6-fold reduction of the components variety required for a single assembly. In addition, it is necessary to note the 25% reduction of the item mass. The design modification makes it possible to provide the augmentation of engine operation up to 30% of nominal thrust.
Fluctuations of liquid fuel in tanks with oil recovery units
Authors: Dyachenko M. I. , Duy Hung Nguyen , Temnov A. N.
Published: July 2017

The article presents solutions of problems of natural fluctuations of liquid in cylindrical, conical and spherical tanks, with boundary conditions on the free surface and the surface with resistance, i.e. the drain surface. Particular attention is paid to finding the eigenvalues and eigenfrequencies of equations of oscillations of perturbed motion of fluid with the presence of dissipation on the boundary surfaces. It is shown that low speed of lowering of the free surface and resistance conditions on the surface of the drain can affect both the oscillatory and the aperiodic parts of the solution of the fluid oscillation problem.
Возможности и условия нео-индустриализации аграрно-промышленного региона
Authors: Волкова Лидия Игоревна , Ланская Дарья Владимировна
Published: July 2017

В статье на основе анализа теории и практики современной экономической политики в России сформулировано противоречие нынешнего этапа развития, связанное с разрывом между потребностью в приведении в действие новых факторов роста и развития и продолжающимся инерционным развитием с преимущественно сырьевой ориентацией экономики. Сформулирована проблема, определен объект и цель исследования. На статистическом материале уровня и динамики развития региональной экономики, а также инновационной деятельности Краснодарского края определены ключевые проблемы в проведении практик реиндустриализации и радикализации инноваций. Показано, что с учетом мировых трендов развития и с учетом потенциала и его конкурентных преимуществ в Стратегии развития на период до 2030 года в качестве стратегической цели необходимо рассматривать проведение политики неоиндустриализации с формированием сектора экономики знаний и освоения шестого технологического уклада.
Моделирование интеллектуального капитала организации на основе марковской цепи
Authors: Петров Владислав Геннадьевич , Полуновский Андрей Андреевич , Соколянский Василий Васильевич
Published: July 2017

Статья посвящена созданию и технологиям применения математической модели интеллектуального капитала организации. Целью работы является обоснование возможности применения теории цепей Маркова для создания стохастической модели стоимости интеллектуального капитала компании на основе инвестиций в нематериальные активы организации.
В качестве исходной модельной гипотезы принято следующее: инвестиции в нематериальные активы организации являются фактором трансформации интеллектуального капитала в стоимость компании. Основываясь на предложенной гипотезе, проведена оценка стоимости нематериальных активов исследуемой организации, в рамках стохастической модели создана цепь Маркова, состояниями которой являются элементы интеллектуального капитала организации. Сформирована матрица переходных вероятностей и реализовано моделирование предельных вероятностей состояний системы.
В результате проведенного исследования установлено, что с помощью марковской цепи возможно осуществить структурный анализ и моделирование интеллектуального капитала организации как системы, а также определены необходимые условия и границы области применения математической модели.
Предложенный в статье математический метод моделирования интеллектуального капитала компании позволяет определить вклад каждой из структурных компонент в формирование стоимости интеллектуального капитала организации, тем самым становится возможным установить текущий баланс между всеми его элементами, что способствует комплексному исследованию интеллектуальных активов компании.
Role of Phytoalexins in Plant-Microbe Interactions and Human Health
Authors: Sen Suman
Published: July 2017

The biochemical basis of defence mechanisms in plants, conferring disease resistance is under active investigation for years. Plants have evolved a broad array of defense mechanisms involved in disease resistance. Synthesis of Phytoalexins is one such mechanism. Phytoalexins are low molecular weight antimicrobial compounds that are produced by plants as a response to biotic and abiotic stresses. As such they take part in an intricate defense system which enables plants to control invading microorganisms. Most of what is known about phytoalexins derives from extensive work on a limited number of plant families. Various pathways are utilized for producing different phytoalexins. Phytoalexins are considerably less toxic than chemical fungicides. Gain- or loss-of-function genetic approaches addressing phytoalexin production for disease resistance have provided direct and indirect proofs of their implication in plant-microbe interactions. Besides that, Phytoalexins have been reported to display healthpromoting effects in humans. A few of them have been reported to exert antioxidant, anti carcinogenic and cardiovascular protective activities
REVASCULARIZAÇÃO MIOCÁRDICA PERCUTÂNEA APÓS FALHA DE ENXERTOS POR HIPERPLASIA INTIMAL
Authors: NUNES Júlio Tinoco , GALLO Emanuela De Oliveira , PEREIRA Monique Bandoli França , CARNEIRO Matheus Sigiliano , HIPÓLITO Luis Vinícius Andrade , MARANHA Sérgio Rodrigues , SILVA Antônio Carlos Botelho da
Published: July 2017

A hiperplasia intimal é definida como uma resposta exacerbada à reepitelização de células musculares lisas e matrizes extracelulares no compartimento da íntima que ocorre entre 4-6 semanas de pós-operatório estendendo-se até um ano após o ato cirúrgico. Esse processo parece estar relacionado com a isquemia transitória do enxerto após a retirada do seu habitat natural, reperfusão e estresse na parede do vaso após o implante na circulação coronária. O local mais acometido pela hiperplasia intimal é ao nível das anastomoses. Objetivo: Este estudo objetiva relatar o caso de uma paciente de 67 anos admitida no Hospital São José do Avaí (HSJA) com Síndrome Coronariana Aguda após falha de enxertos por hiperplasia intimal três meses após a revascularização do miocárdio e propor uma alternativa rápida, eficaz e menos invasiva para condição clínica abordada. Materiais e Métodos: este estudo será do tipo relato de caso realizado através de entrevista com a paciente, análise do prontuário, revisão dos exames complementares e levantamento bibliográfico em livros e artigos médicos relevantes relacionados ao tema. Resultados: Paciente recebeu alta da Unidade de Terapia Intensiva (UTI) 5 dias após intervenção hemodinâmica percutânea, sem dependência de dispositivos de assistência circulatória ou aminas vasoativas com posterior alta domiciliar em classe funcional I. Conclusão: a intervenção coronária percutânea com stent farmacológico aparece como uma opção eficaz, segura e com boas taxas de sucesso para os casos de Síndrome Coronariana Aguda por falha de enxertos por hiperplasia intimal.
An quantificational method for 51 pesticide residues determination in Pu'er tea by LC-MS/MS
Authors: Wu Xudong , Chen Zeyu , Zhang Jiankang , Man Hongping , Che Tao , Lv Sheng , Mao Jingchun
Published: July 2017

Pesticide residues in tea is a major issue due to their widely used in tea cultivation. Thus, to protect consumers, an appropriate method for determination of their residues in tea should be done. In this study, a method for the simultaneous determination of 51 pesticides in tea was developed and validated. The tea sample was extracted by acetonitrile and purified SPE clearnet TPT column followed by liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) with multi-reaction monitoring (MRM) mode. The method was validated according to the linearity, limit of detention, precision, the percentage of recovery at three different spike levels. The linear concentration range used was 10-100ng/ mL, the square of Correlation coefficient r2 was more than >0.995. Recoveries were adequate being in the acceptable range of 72-89% and RSD of <19 % for all the analytes at three level of 0.01,0.05 and 0.11mg/kg, the LOD of all chemicals from 0.001 mg/kg to 0.01 mg/kg .The method was applied for the determination for 400 tea samples collected from Pu'er which contain green tea and black tea. Among the analyzed samples , 36 % samples had Imidacloprid and 25% sample contain Acetamiprid, which were at a level below the European Union maximum residue levels (EU-MRLs). The information would be beneficial for Pu'er tea exporters.
Research on Methods to Increase the Effectiveness of Construction Site Management
Authors: Zhang Xi
Published: July 2017

The development of architectural industry has promoted construction’s scale development, and the internal structure is also getting more and more complicated, the development status quo of construction works often decides the increased difficulty of construction, therefore, in order to ensure the effectiveness of the overall construction quality, there is a need to adopt reasonable measures to increase the quality standard of construction site management during construction process, to ensure that construction projects can be completed successfully. This article had made specific discussions regarding methods to increase the effectiveness of construction site management, in hope to provide practical references for specific works in the future.
Application and Optimization of Culverts in Rain and Shunt Diversion
Authors: Xu Jianxiang
Published: July 2017

In order to fully consider the influence of the existing facilities and the society on the design of the urban drainage and drainage pipe network, it is necessary to analyze the technical aspects of the drainage structure, elevation, structure, construction technology and other functions and cost influence, through the analysis and calculation of the listed of a number of alternatives to optimize. In the actual transformation of the application, especially for the natural flow through the gravity of the rainwater system, the vault relative to the circular pipe is more appropriate, can be used as the first choice, and according to different circumstances, the parameters of the culvert can be optimized through the calculation has been determined for cost-effective of the program and parameters.
A MAGYAR LÁB ÉS A SZERB NOGA VEZÉRSZAVÚ FRAZÉMÁK KONTRASZTÍV VIZSGÁLATA
Authors: ANDRIĆ Edit , HALUPKA REŠETAR Szabina
Published: July 2017

A kontrasztív kutatások egyik legizgalmasabb területének a frazeológiai vizsgálatok számítanak. Egy-egy nyelv leggazdagabb frazeológiai állományát az ún. szomatizmusok képezik, amelyek az emberi testrészek, szervek megnevezéseit tartalmazó szólásokat és közmondásokat ölelik fel. Ezúttal a magyar láb, illetve a szerb noga vezérszavú szólásokat vesszük számba. A magyar korpusz négy szólásgyűjteményből – Forgács, T. Litovkina, Bárdosi és O. Nagy köteteiből – állt össze, a szerbben viszont a szerb értelmező szótárakra, a Matešić-féle horvát és szerb frazeológiai szótárra, valamint az Otašević szerkesztette szólásszótárra támaszkodtunk. A szólásokat kognitív szempontból, valamint szerkezetük alapján is osztályoztuk, és igyekeztünk következtetéseket levonni arra vonatkozólag, hogy a két – genealógiailag és tipológiailag különböző nyelvcsoportba tartozó – nyelv között milyen mértékben mutathatók ki hasonlóságok és különbségek az említett szomatizmusok esetében.
ÚJ TECHNOLÓGIÁK ALKALMAZÁSA A CSALLÓKÖZI NYELVJÁRÁSOK KUTATÁSÁBAN
Authors: Presinszky Károly
Published: July 2017

A tanulmány a Nyitrai Konstantin Filozófus Egyetem Közép-európai Tanulmányok Karának Magyar Nyelv- és Irodalomtudományi Intézetében folyó dialektológiai kutatások egyik fontos célkitűzéséről, a csallóközi magyar nyelvjárások újabb vizsgálatának kutatási eredményeiről számol be. A kutatás 2010-ben indult, célja egy teljes kutatópont-hálózaton elvégzendő szinkrón nyelvjárási gyűjtés, melynek rögzítése és feldolgozása a Vékás Domokos és Vargha Fruzsina Sára által kifejlesztett Bihalbocs szoftverrel történik. A tanulmány vázolja a folyamatban lévő kutatás eddigi eredményeit, különös figyelmet fordítva az informatizált adatok újszerű, számítógépes feldolgozásának lehetőségeire. Bemutatja a korábbi és az újabb gyűjtésű nyelvjárási adatok összevetésének eredményeit, a jelenségek területi és társadalmi megoszlását szemléltető térképeket, valamint a hanggal szinkronizált nyelvjárási adatok sokrétű elemzésében rejlő lehetőségeket.
Risco de nefropatia induzida por contraste em pacientes submetidos ao cateterismo cardíaco diagnóstico
Authors: Gibim Aline Daiane
Published: July 2017

A nefropatia induzida por contraste (NIC) consiste no declínio agudo da função renal, manifestado por um aumento relativo da creatinina sérica de 25% ou um aumento absoluto de 0,5 mg/dl de 48 a 72 horas após a administração de contraste, na ausência de outras causas. Esse trabalho tem como objetivo construir um instrumento de coleta de dados para a consulta de enfermagem e avaliação do risco para nefropatia induzida pelo contraste. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo realizado por meio de revisão da literatura e discussão com pares sobre os fatores de risco para nefropatia nos pacientes submetidos ao cateterismo cardíaco diagnóstico. A busca foi realizada por meio dos descritores nefropatia, enfermagem, cateterismo cardíaco e contraste, em duas bases de dados - Web of Science e Scielo, e nas publicações da Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia. Foram identificados os fatores de risco e um instrumento para avaliação desse risco, nos pacientes submetidos ao cateterismo cardíaco diagnóstico. O instrumento foi construído em duas partes, sendo a primeira com variáveis sociodemográficas e a segunda com critérios de risco para a nefropatia, de acordo com o Score de estratificação de risco de nefropatia por contraste. O instrumento será submetido à validade de conteúdo e permitirá identificar na clientela submetida ao cateterismo cardíaco diagnóstico ambulatorialmente, os fatores de riscos presentes, que posteriormente serão utilizados como subsídios para criação de protocolos institucionais para prevenir a NIC.
Aluno cego no ensino superior: atendimento da pedagogia especializada
Authors: Mendes Fátima Aparecida Gonçalves , Cruvinel Lila Lea
Published: July 2017

Na Constituição de 1988, em seu artigo 208, consta que o atendimento educacional especializado às pessoas com deficiência deve ocorrer preferencialmente na rede regular de ensino. O primeiro documento que trata sobre o ensino superior e as pessoas com deficiência foi organizado pelo Ministério da Educação e Cultura em 1996. A partir desse documento a legislação traz alterações e novos documentos sobre a inclusão em todos os níveis de ensino. No caso da pessoa com deficiência visual, o sistema Braille e a tecnologia assistiva promovem a autonomia. O presente estudo apresenta as atividades da pedagogia especializada no atendimento de aluno cego no ensino superior, bem como mostra a importância do atendimento especializado para essa clientela. O aluno ingressou em um curso na área da saúde, no ano de 2016, e passou a ser atendido nas atividades de informática e no que se refere ao braille, em um centro de reabilitação no interior do Estado de São Paulo. Neste presente trabalho realizou-se um estudo de natureza qualitativa. O aluno, cego congênito, utiliza a máquina de escrever braille em sala de aula, inclusive para fazer provas e atividades para nota. Essas provas e atividades devem ser transcritas para que o professor possa corrigi-las. Outro meio de comunicação é o uso do computador com um leitor de tela, por exemplo. No computador, já está autônomo em acessar a internet, ler e escrever email, abrir e ler anexos. Conclui-se que a acessibilidade e a autonomia do aluno é essencial para a vida acadêmica.
Há diferença na experiência de cárie dental em habitantes de municípios brasileiros segundo presença de fluoretação da água de abastecimento público? Comparação de duas capitais brasileiras: São Paulo e manaus.
Authors: Franco Decio Henrique , Rando-Meireles Maria Paula , Olivati Fabricio Narciso , Bittar Telmo Oliveira , Marques Taís Cristina Nascimento , Sousa Maria da Luz Rosário
Published: July 2017

A fluoretação da água de abastecimento público é uma medida efetiva e de baixo custo na prevenção da cárie dentária. Este estudo comparou a experiência de cárie entre dois grandes municípios do Brasil, capitais de estados: São Paulo e Manaus, na época, respectivamente, com e sem fluoretação de suas águas de abastecimento público. O estudo utilizou dados do projeto SB Brasil 2010 que avaliou os índices ceod, CPOD e SiC de 2176 indivíduos, seguindo metodologia da OMS. Resultados: Os resultados mostraram que os índices foram maiores em Manaus quando comparado a São Paulo, nas idades de 5 e 12 anos. A porcentagem dos dentes cariados foi maior e a do restaurado menor na faixa de 15 a 19 anos em Manaus. São Paulo apresentou melhor condição de saúde bucal em crianças e adolescentes, e não houve diferença entre adultos e idosos. Conclui-se que, segundo os dados do projeto SB Brasil 2010, o município de São Paulo apresentou melhores condições de saúde bucal do que Manaus e que a fluoretação das águas de abastecimento público tem papel importante neste processo e deve ter continuidade.
Combate ao mosquito aedes aegypti no campus: necessidade de engajamento comunitário
Authors: Taninaga Edite Kazue
Published: July 2017

O Grupo de trabalho de Combate à Dengue da Unicamp,desde a sua criação há 15 anos,vem desenvolvendo ações com objetivo de eliminar os criadouros do mosquito Aedes aegypti e diminuir no campus os casos de doenças a ele relacionados (inicialmente a Dengue,desde 2014,a Febre Chikungunya e a partir de 2015 o Zika vírus).Diversas ações foram realizadas nesse período como:“Arrastões”-vistorias realizadas por grupo treinado para localizar e eliminar focos do mosquito no campus,no entorno e na moradia estudantil.Palestras e participação em eventos voltados à comunidade,visando ampliar o conhecimento sobre a doença,o mosquito e a eliminação de focos.Capacitação de membros da Cipa para que vistoriarem permanentemente os prédios e áreas adjacentes.Criação de folders, envio de informes eletrônicos e emails com o objetivo de manter a comunidade informada sobre medidas de combate ao mosquito e orientações sobre a doença.Vigilância entomológica,através de pneus armadilhas espalhados pelo campus.Apesar de todos os esforços,verificamos o aumento da doença e do vetor,levando a discussões sobre novas formas de combate.Redirecionamos as ações focando na responsabilização individual e coletiva de todos da comunidade universitária.Foram reformulados os conteúdos e estratégias de sensibilização,como:palestras,capacitações,informes,reuniões com dirigentes das unidades e envolvimento da administração superior da Unicamp.Criou-se um novo canal de comunicação (dengue@unicamp.br),articulado com as áreas envolvidas,para que os problemas relacionados à detecção e eliminação de focos da dengue pudessem ser encaminhados e sanados,com a elaboração de um protocolo de pronta-resposta às possíveis demandas internas.
Programa redescobrindo
Authors: Barbosa Kely Cristina , Silva Natalia Francini Alves
Published: July 2017

O envelhecimento no Brasil é uma questão socioeconômica, a terceira idade vem crescendo, segundo o IBGE até 2050 uma em cada três pessoas serão idosas no Mundo. A sociedade e o governo estão se preparando para esta nova realidade, na Universidade não é diferente, é crescente o numero de funcionários entrando nesta fase. O Programa surgiu após uma análise crítica do Serviço Social do GGBS através dos atendimentos sociais aos funcionários aposentados que apresentam demandas sociais significativas relacionadas à saúde, cidadania, respeito, convívio familiar / comunitário e financeiro. Contempla atendimentos Individuais para levantamento de questões sociais e sensibilizações para ações em grupo, encontros realizados quinzenalmente, no âmbito da Universidade e ou atividades externas, com três horas de duração, com 15 participantes. São oferecidos palestras educativas e informativas, oficinas, passeios culturais, atividades físicas e lúdicas; Cartilhas e informativos. Os temas trabalhados são propostos pela equipe técnica ou emergidos nas reflexões e necessidades do grupo a adesão é realizada através de encaminhamento ou demanda espontânea. Mediante avaliações é possível concluir que os resultados positivos e aumento de demanda. Buscamos parcerias e aprimoramento sempre ofertando um serviço eficiente. As atividades desenvolvidas no Programa tem atendido os objetivos, a procura nos últimos seis meses aumentou significativamente a participação funcionários dos aposentados mas também funcionários afastados, que nos levou a desenvolver um projeto de intervenção para atender a demanda emergente.
Development of Performance Assessment Instrument for Nurses Based on Web in Inpatient Unit
Authors: Nuryanti Aprilia , Nursalam Nursalam , Triharini Mira
Published: July 2017

Introduction: Performance assessment instrument will be problematic when it is not representative in describing the competency because it is not obvious indicators and inappropriate performance standard to nursing’s task. The purpose of this study is to develop nurses’ performance assessment instrument based on the web from multi sources assessment inpatient unit at SMC Hospital.Methods: This study had two phases. The first phase was an explanatory overview of the performance assessment system using questionnaires completed by 53 respondents of nurses, selected by purposive sampling. Instrument development based on FGD with six decision makers in the hospital. Validity was tested by Pearson Product Moment Correlation and reliability of instrument’s was tested by alpha Cronbach. The second phase was socialization and instrument test to observe the quality of instrument using a questionnaire by 47 respondents and recommendations made by 8 participants of FGD. The samples were selected by purposive sampling technique. Performance assessment system was moderate at 58.49%. All questions which aimed to measure the performance of nurses were valid and reliable. The quality of nurses’ performance assessment instruments based on the web was a good category, which was functionality: 81.60; reliability: 78.16; efficiency: 80.85; usability: 81.70 and portability: 81.70.Results: The result was a web-based assessment format, scoring with Likert scale, resource assessment by the direct supervisor which was a multisource evaluator, the development of performance graph, and confidentiality of data on the database server.Discussion: Recommendations for hospital is to make policy based on the final value of the performance assessment by the supervisor which was multisource feedback and it needs a global writing on a form of performance assessment result.
Homicide Rates of Transgender Individuals in the United States: 2010–2014
Authors: Dinno Alexis
Published: July 2017

Objectives. To estimate homicide rates of transgender US residents and relative risks (RRs) of homicide with respect to cisgender comparators intersected with age, gender, and race/ethnicity.

Methods. I estimated homicide rates for transgender residents and transfeminine, Black, Latin@, and young (aged 15–34 years) subpopulations during the period 2010 to 2014 using Transgender Day of Remembrance and National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs transgender homicide data. I used estimated transgender prevalences to estimate RRs using cisgender comparators. I performed a sensitivity analysis to situate all results within assumptions about underreporting of transgender homicides and assumptions about the prevalence of transgender residents.

Results. The overall homicide rate of transgender individuals was likely to be less than that of cisgender individuals, with 8 of 12 RR estimates below 1.0. However, the homicide rates of young transfeminine Black and Latina residents were almost certainly higher than were those of cisfeminine comparators, with all RR estimates above 1.0 for Blacks and all above 1.0 for Latinas.

Conclusions. Antiviolence public health programs should identify young and Black or Latina transfeminine women as an especially vulnerable population.
Per Diems in Polio Eradication: Perspectives From Community Health Workers and Officials
Authors: Closser Svea , Rosenthal Anat , Justice Judith , Maes Kenneth , Sultan Marium , Banerji Sarah , Amaha Hailom Banteyerga , Gopinath Ranjani , Omidian Patricia , Nyirazinyoye Laetitia
Published: July 2017

Nearly all global health initiatives give per diems to community health workers (CHWs) in poor countries for short-term work on disease-specific programs. We interviewed CHWs, supervisors, and high-level officials (n = 95) in 6 study sites across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia in early 2012 about the per diems given to them by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. These per diems for CHWs ranged from $1.50 to $2.40 per day.

International officials defended per diems for CHWs with an array of arguments, primarily that they were necessary to defray the expenses that workers incurred during campaigns. But high-level ministry of health officials in many countries were concerned that even small per diems were unsustainable. By contrast, CHWs saw per diems as a wage; the very small size of this wage led many to describe per diems as unjust.

Per diem polio work existed in the larger context of limited and mostly exploitative options for female labor. Taking the perspectives of CHWs seriously would shift the international conversation about per diems toward questions of labor rights and justice in global health pay structures.
Keep That Lane Open!: Race, Space, and Mardi Gras in Kansas City
Authors: Williams Peter A.
Published: July 2017

This essay explores the open-ended and complex performance of an underground Mardi Gras parade in Kansas City, MO, in 2012. The sounds, movement, and route of the parade are shaped by a network of globally circulating images of Mardi Gras in New Orleans, the history of race and space in Kansas City, and the intercultural exchange involved in white performances of black cultural practices as they move from the “circum-Caribbean” city of New Orleans to the U.S. heartland of Kansas City. The parade is a partially improvised performance of a historical narrative linking Kansas City’s mostly white bohemian arts culture in the present to the city’s past as a major jazz city and center for African American culture. This narrative is told by bodily movement through urban space and through improvised sound and dance, and demonstrates the complex social relations that are highlighted when a cultural form is subject to cross-cultural communication, borrowing, and appropriation.
Improvisation as an Evolutionary Force in Laptop Orchestra Culture
Authors: Tsabary Eldad
Published: July 2017

Improvisation has always been at the heart of the laptop ensemble and it constitutes a core force in the evolution of individual laptop orchestras and the art form at large. A drive to innovate artistically, technologically, and collaboratively opens the way for many new modes of improvisation that are unique to the laptop-orchestra (or LOrk) setting, such as improvising with collective instruments, gestural controllers, and live coding. Navigating these novel logistical settings, collaborative forms, technologies, and sonic structures demands rapid, creative responses to emergent possibilities and challenges. Due to their tradition-defying, multidimensional, and hybridic nature at cultural, stylistic, geographical, personal, social, and technological levels, laptop orchestras may be viewed as a matrix of related behaviours and beliefs rather than a definite genre. In this essay I focus on how non-idiomatic improvisation serves as a crucial local and global evolutionary force within LOrk culture by breaking with old patterns to discover new sui generis expressive possibilities and by developing skills that radically expand improvisatory strategies. I also provide a snapshot of current improvisatory practices that are unique or have special implications for laptop orchestras (based on extensive contact and email interviews with laptop orchestra directors and members across various geographical and cultural contexts). Additionally, I offer my own experiences as founder and director of the Concordia Laptop Orchestra (CLOrk).
Sounding like a Mad Hatter: Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky and the Beginnings of Jazz Experimentalism in East Germany
Authors: Kisiedu Harald
Published: July 2017

This article illuminates the beginnings of jazz experimentalism in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) during the 1960s by focusing on one of its critically important proponents: multi-reedist and improviser Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky. I situate Petrowsky’s engagement with jazz experimentalist practices within the context of politico-aesthetic debates surrounding jazz in East Germany that were decisively informed by the notion of socialist realism. Focusing on his work with pianist Joachim Kühn and Ensemble Studio 4, I explore the difficulties these jazz experimentalists faced under the ideological constraints imposed by GDR cultural policy makers during the height of the Cold War. Moreover, emphasizing the conditions in the East German state socialist system, I reconstruct the critical reception of post-war jazz in the GDR and discuss Petrowsky’s engagement with African-American experimentalism during the 1960s.
Global Sounds and Local Sentiments: A Survey of Improvised Music in Contemporary China
Authors: Wang Jing
Published: July 2017

The essay provides a survey of local improvising music practices in major Chinese cities in relation to traditional guqin aesthetics, western rock music, experimental, and improvising music. My analysis proposes that China’s contemporary improvising practices foster a kind of atmospheric relation among musicians, audience, and the environment. Importantly, the environment is not simply the site where improvisation occurs, but an important constitutive element in an improvising event. This context-specific aspect of China is what, I consider, to make its improvising practice unique and significant.
Erratum: Water Science and Technology 75 (10), 2257–2267: Liquid-gas mass transfer at drop structures, Natércia Matias, Asbjørn Haaning Nielsen, Jes Vollertsen, Filipa Ferreira and José Saldanha Matos, doi: 10.2166/wst.2017.103
Authors: Matias Natércia , Nielsen Asbjèrn Haaning , Vollertsen Jes , Ferreira Filipa , Matos José Saldanha
Published: July 2017

Over the last decades, considerable progress has been made in the understanding of the sulfur cycle in sewer systems. In spite of a wealth of experimental and field studies that have addressed the release of hydrogen sulfide from free surface flows in gravity sewers and the corresponding air-water mass transfer, little is known about hydrogen sulfide emission under highly turbulent conditions (e.g., drop structures, hydraulic jumps). In this study, experimental work was carried out to analyze the influence of characteristics of drops on reaeration. Physical models were built, mimicking typical sewer drop structures and allowing different types of drops, drop heights, tailwater depths and flow rates. In total, 125 tests were performed. Based on their results, empirical expressions translating the relationship between the mass transfer of oxygen and physical parameters of drop structures were established. Then, by applying the two-film theory with two-reference substances, the relation to hydrogen sulfide release was defined. The experiments confirmed that the choice of the type of drop structure is critical to determine the uptake/emission rates. By quantifying the air-water mass transfer rates between free-fall and backdrop types of drop, the latter resulted in considerably lower oxygen uptake rates.
Impact of Brand Communication on Customer Brand Loyalty: A Study on Mobile Service Providers
Authors: Sainy Romi , Attri Rekha
Published: July 2017

The increasing competition in every sector has led the marketing professionals discuss and debate about factors that drive customer loyalty. Communication is central to human behaviour, connecting individuals and creating relationships. Communication plays a pivotal role in brand building as the features and benefits of a product can be communicated through the message of the advertisements or other promotional activities. Brand awareness which could be achieved through brand communication is the first step towards purchase of a brand. This paper attempts to study the impact of brand communication on customer brand loyalty for mobile service providers.
Empirical Evidence of Corporate Governance Disclosure and Board Size Modular with Financial Performance in select IT Companies in India
Authors: Kumar Saurabh , Prusty Twinkle
Published: July 2017

This paper investigates the relationship and impacts of board size and corporate governance disclosure of selected listed Indian IT companies on its financial performance using data for five companies over a single period of 2014 to 2015. Using structure equation modelling, the study demonstrates the extent to which board size and disclosure helps explain the financial performance of the selected companies. The main findings show that there’s a significant relationship between independent variable i.e. board size and disclosure and dependent variable i.e. return on assets and capital employed. Thus board size is having inverse relationship with the returns whereas corporate governance disclosure is having positive relationship with the returns. Hence, the more the board size it will negatively affect the returns and more the corporate governance disclosure will lead to increase in returns. At backdrop this paper has also witnessed that different companies are having their own different attitude and approach regarding the disclosure of their corporate governance practice.
Анизотропия термоэдс в высших силицидах переходных металлов
Authors: Кузнецова В.С. , Зайцев В.К. , Соломкин Ф.Ю. , Новиков С.В.
Published: July 2017

Применена новая методика измерения анизотропии термоэдс с использованием поликристаллов, основанная на многократном измерении ансамбля микрокристаллов при их случайной ориентации и статистической обработке результатов измерений. С использованием поликристаллов измерена анизотропия термоэдс ряда высших силицидов переходных металлов (beta-FeSi2, легированного MnSi1.75, ReSi1.75, CrSi2). В кристаллах beta-FeSi2 может возникать очень большая величина анизотропии термоэдс, в кристаллах ReSi1.75 возможна термоэдс различного знака, в CrSi2 установлена сильная зависимость абсолютной величины термоэдс и ее анизотропии от температурных режимов термообработки. Измерены температурные зависимости электропроводности и термоэдс иголок CrSi2. Анизотропия термоэдс в них, так же как и в объемных монокристаллах, сохраняется в широком интервале температур. DOI: 10.21883/FTP.2017.08.44775.44
Разработка математической модели для оптимизации конструкции автомобильного термоэлектрического генератора с учетом влияния его гидравлического сопротивления на мощность двигателя
Authors: Пошехонов Р.А. , Арутюнян Г.А. , Панкратов С.А. , Осипков А.С. , Онищенко Д.О. , Леонтьев А.И.
Published: July 2017

Предложен подход и разработан комплекс моделей для оптимизации конструкции и режимов работы автомобильного термоэлектрического генератора с учетом влияния его гидравлического сопротивления на двигатель внутреннего сгорания. Рассмотрен ряд конструкций генераторов, предназначенных для преобразования в электричество тепловой энергии отработавших газов двигателя внутреннего сгорания за счет эффекта Зеебека в полупроводниковых элементах, отличающихся геометрией проточной части генератора с различным гидравлическим сопротивлением. Совместно рассмотрены модели для расчета термоэлектрических элементов, газового теплообменника и автомобильного двигателя. Проведено моделирование на примере двигателя ВАЗ 21126, показавшее возможность получения до 500 Вт электрической мощности при использовании полупроводниковых термоэлектрических элементов на основе теллуридов германия и свинца. DOI: 10.21883/FTP.2017.08.44778.47
Термоэлементы из твердых растворов халькогенидов висмута и сурьмы
Authors: Иванова Л.Д. , Нихезина И.Ю. , Гранаткина Ю.В. , Дударев В.А. , Кичик С.А. , Мельников А.А.
Published: July 2017

Исследованы термоэлементы для термоэлектрических холодильников из мелкокристаллических материалов на основе твердых растворов халькогенидов сурьмы и висмута p- и n-типов проводимости, полученных горячим прессованием и экструзией из порошков, приготовленных спиннингованием расплава. Проведены расчет характеристик модулей в интервале 100-400 K с учетом температурных зависимостей термоэлектрических параметров материалов его ветвей и оценка согласования ветвей по термоэлектрическим параметрам. Изготовлены модули и проведено сравнение экспериментальных и расчетных характеристик. DOI: 10.21883/FTP.2017.08.44779.48