bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Irreducible Palmar Dislocation of the Distal Interphalangeal Joint Due to Closed Degloving of the Distal Phalanx of the Little Finger
Authors: Hibino Naohito , Hamada Yoshitaka , Toki Shyunichi , Yoshioka Shinji , Yamano Masahiro , Sairyo Koichi
Published: June 2015

Since irreducible dislocation of the distal interphalangeal joint (DIP joint) is dorsal dislocation, irreducible palmar dislocation of the DIP Joint is very rare. This case was associated with a closed degloving injury of the distal phalanx of the little finger and required operative treatment.
Limb Preservation in Recurrent Giant Cell Tumour of Distal End of Radius with Fibular Graft Fracture: Role of Ulnocarpal Arthrodesis
Authors: Kumar Narinder
Published: June 2015

Giant cell tumors of distal radius are locally aggressive tumors with a high rate of recurrence. Though surgery remains the mainstay of treatment, reconstruction remains a challenge in cases of recurrence. Recurrences of GCT in autogenous fibular grafts have been rarely reported and pathological fractures through such grafts are even rarer. Ulnocarpal arthrodesis has never been described as a limb preservation procedure in such a recurrent lesion in distal radius with pathological fracture through a well incorporated fibular graft. A case of pathological fracture in a well incorporated autogenous non-vascularized fibular bone graft in recurrent GCT of distal radius and its successful management with ulnocarpal arthrodesis is reported. In such a scenario where other reconstructive options like allograft or prosthetic reconstructions are not likely to succeed, ulnocarpal arthrodesis may be considered as a salvage procedure.
Osteonecrosis of Interphalangeal Joint of Thumb Two Months after Rattlesnake Bite
Authors: Bonasso Patrick , Lucke-Wold Brandon , Jacob Glen
Published: June 2015

This case report details the osteonecrosis of the interphalangeal (IP) joint of the thumb two months after a rattlesnake bite. It describes the clinical presentation, imaging studies, histological review, pathology review, and review of literature. Our patient was a fifty-one year-old male who obtained a poisonous snakebite to the thumb. While in the hospital for acute treatment, a blood blister was debrided. He was seen two weeks after discharge for further debridement of epidermolysis. Patient presented one month later with a hand x-ray demonstrating bony erosions, and a bone scan showing active changes in the IP joint of his right thumb. He was taken to the OR for further debridement and definitive diagnosis. Pathology results confirmed osteonecrosis with negative bone cultures. The clinical presentation, diagnosis, and operative management of osteonecrosis offer a unique challenge, especially in a patient presenting with osteonecrosis from a poisonous snakebite.
Rings for which every cyclic module is dual automorphism-invariant
Authors: Koşan M. Tamer , Ha Nguyen Thi Thu , Quynh Truong Cong
Published: June 2015

Rings all of whose right ideals are automorphism-invariant are called right [Formula: see text]-rings. In the present paper, we study rings having the property that every right cyclic module is dual automorphism-invariant. Such rings are called right [Formula: see text]-rings. We obtain some of the relationships [Formula: see text]-rings and [Formula: see text]-rings. We also prove that; (i) A semiperfect ring [Formula: see text] is a right [Formula: see text]-ring if and only if any right ideal in [Formula: see text] is a left [Formula: see text]-module, where [Formula: see text] is a subring of [Formula: see text] generated by its units, (ii) [Formula: see text] is semisimple artinian if and only if [Formula: see text] is semiperfect and the matrix ring [Formula: see text] is a right [Formula: see text]-ring for all [Formula: see text], (iii) Quasi-Frobenius right [Formula: see text]-rings are Frobenius.
Quasi-Armendariz generalized power series rings
Authors: Paykan K. , Moussavi A.
Published: June 2015

Let [Formula: see text] be a ring, [Formula: see text] a strictly ordered monoid and [Formula: see text] a monoid homomorphism. The skew generalized power series ring [Formula: see text] is a common generalization of (skew) polynomial rings, (skew) power series rings, (skew) Laurent polynomial rings, (skew) group rings, and Mal’cev–Neumann Laurent series rings. We initiate the study of the [Formula: see text]-quasi-Armendariz condition on [Formula: see text], a generalization of the standard quasi-Armendariz condition from polynomials to skew generalized power series. The class of quasi-Armendariz rings includes semiprime rings, Armendariz rings, right (left) p.q.-Baer rings and right (left) PP rings. The [Formula: see text]-quasi-Armendariz rings are closed under direct sums, upper triangular matrix rings, full matrix rings and Morita invariance. The [Formula: see text] formal upper triangular matrix rings of this class are characterized. We conclude some characterizations for a skew generalized power series ring to be semiprime, quasi-Baer, generalized quasi-Baer, primary, nilary, reflexive, ideal-symmetric and left AIP. Examples to illustrate and delimit the theory are provided.
Classification of monomial Rota–Baxter operators on k[x]
Authors: Yu Houyi
Published: June 2015

Rota–Baxter operators were introduced to solve certain analytic and combinatorial problems and then applied to many fields in mathematics and mathematical physics. The polynomial algebra [Formula: see text] plays a central role both in analysis and algebra. In this paper, we explicitly classified all monomial Rota–Baxter operators on [Formula: see text].
On the content of polynomials over semirings and its applications
Authors: Nasehpour Peyman
Published: June 2015

In this paper, we prove that Dedekind–Mertens lemma holds only for those semimodules whose subsemimodules are subtractive. We introduce Gaussian semirings and prove that bounded distributive lattices are Gaussian semirings. Then we introduce weak Gaussian semirings and prove that a semiring is weak Gaussian if and only if each prime ideal of this semiring is subtractive. We also define content semialgebras as a generalization of polynomial semirings and content algebras and show that in content extensions for semirings, minimal primes extend to minimal primes and discuss zero-divisors of a content semialgebra over a semiring who has Property ([Formula: see text]) or whose set of zero-divisors is a finite union of prime ideals. We also discuss formal power series semirings and show that under suitable conditions, they are good examples of weak content semialgebras.
Globalization of partial actions of groupoids on nonunital rings
Authors: Bagio Dirceu , Pinedo Hector
Published: June 2015

We prove a globalization theorem for a partial action of a groupoid on a [Formula: see text]-unital ring. We also construct a strict Morita context between the partial skew groupoid ring and the skew groupoid ring associated to the globalization.
Ergonomic Synthesis Suitable for Industrial Production of Silver-Festooned Zinc Oxide Nanorods
Authors: Khan G. R. , Khan R. A.
Published: June 2015

For maximizing productivity, minimizing cost, time-boxing process and optimizing human effort, a single-step, cost-effective, ultra-fast and environmentally benign synthesis suitable for industrial production of nanocrystalline ZnO , and Ag -doped ZnO has been reported in this paper. The synthesis based on microwave-supported aqueous solution method used zinc acetate dehydrate and silver nitrate as precursors for fabrication of nanorods. The synthesized products were characterized by X-ray diffractometry (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Raman spectroscopy and UV-Vis–NIR spectroscopy. The undoped and Ag -doped ZnO nanorods crystallized in a hexagonal wurtzite structure having spindle-like morphology. The blue shift occurred at absorption edge of Ag -doped ZnO around 260 nm compared to 365 nm of bulk ZnO . The red shift occurred at Raman peak site of 434 cm-1compared to characteristic wurtzite phase peak of ZnO (437 cm-1). The bandgap energies were found to be 3.10 eV, 3.11 eV and 3.18 eV for undoped, 1% Ag -doped, and 3% Ag -doped ZnO samples, respectively. The TEM results provided average particle sizes of 17 nm, 15 nm and 13 nm for undoped, and 1% and 3% Ag -doped ZnO samples, respectively.
Amicable pairs and aliquot cycles on average
Authors: Parks James
Published: June 2015

Silverman and Stange defined the notion of an aliquot cycle of length L for a fixed elliptic curve E/ℚ, and conjectured an order of magnitude for the function that counts such aliquot cycles. We show that the conjectured upper bound holds for the number of aliquot cycles on average over the family of all elliptic curves with short bounds on the size of the parameters in the family.
Fast vectorized distance matrix computation for multiple sequence alignment on multi-cores
Authors: Al-Neama Mohammed W. , Reda Naglaa M. , Ghaleb Fayed F. M.
Published: June 2015

Although high quality multiple sequence alignment is an essential task in bioinformatics, it becomes a big dilemma nowadays due to the gigantic explosion in the amount of molecular data. The most consuming time and space phase is the distance matrix computation. This paper addresses this issue by proposing a vectorized parallel method that accomplishes the huge number of similarity comparisons faster in less space. Performance tests on real biological datasets using core-i7 show superior results in terms of time and space.
Markov cellular automata models for chronic disease progression
Authors: Hawkins Jane , Molinek Donna
Published: June 2015

We analyze a Markov cellular automaton that models the spread of viruses that often progress to a chronic condition, such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV). We show that the complex dynamical system produces a Markov process at the later stages, whose eigenvectors corresponding to the eigenvalue 1 have physical significance for the long-term prognosis of the virus. Moreover we show that drug treatment leads to chronic conditions that can be modeled by Markov shifts with more optimal eigenvectors.
Sizes and Sufficient Quantities of MSC Microspheres for Intrathecal Injection to Modulate Inflammation in Spinal Cord Injury
Authors: Kumar Suneel , Babiarz Joanne , Basak Sayantani , Kim Jae Hwan , Barminko Jeffrey , Gray Andrea , Mendapara Parry , Schloss Rene , Yarmush Martin L. , Grumet Martin
Published: June 2015

Microencapsulation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) in alginate facilitates cell delivery, localization and survival, and modulates inflammation in vivo. However, we found that delivery of the widely used ∼ 0.5mm diameter encapsulated MSC (eMSC) by intrathecal injection into spinal cord injury (SCI) rats was highly variable. Injections of smaller (∼ 0.2 mm) diameter eMSC into the lumbar spine were much more reproducible and they increased the anti-inflammatory macrophage response around the SCI site. We now report that injection of small eMSC [Formula: see text][Formula: see text]cm caudal from the rat SCI improved locomotion and myelin preservation 8 weeks after rat SCI versus control injections. Because preparation of sufficient quantities of small eMSC for larger studies was not feasible and injection of the large eMSC is problematic, we have developed a procedure to prepare medium-sized eMSC ([Formula: see text][Formula: see text]mm diameter) that can be delivered more reproducibly into the lumbar rat spine. The number of MSC incorporated/capsule in the medium sized capsules was [Formula: see text]5-fold greater than that in small capsules and the total yield of eMSC was ∼ 20-fold higher than that for the small capsules. Assays with all three sizes of eMSC capsules showed that they inhibited TNF-[Formula: see text] secretion from activated macrophages in co-cultures, suggesting no major difference in their anti-inflammatory activity in vitro. The in vivo activity of the medium-sized eMSC was tested after injecting them into the lumbar spine 1 day after SCI. Histological analyses 1 week later showed that eMSC reduced levels of activated macrophages measured by IB4 staining and increased white matter sparing in similar regions adjacent to the SCI site. The combined results indicate that ∼ 0.35 mm diameter eMSC reduced macrophage inflammation in regions where white matter was preserved during critical early phases after SCI. These techniques enable preparation of eMSC in sufficient quantities to perform pre-clinical SCI studies with much larger numbers of subjects that will provide functional analyses of several critical parameters in rodent models for CNS inflammatory injury.
Native Pulmonic Valve Endocarditis due toMycobacterium fortuitum: A Case Report and Literature Review
Authors: Mulhall Aaron M. , Hebbeler-Clark Renee S.
Published: June 2015

Endocarditis secondary toMycobacterium fortuitumis a rare entity often involving prosthetic valves and rarely native valves. Pulmonic valve endocarditis secondary to any organism is rare. We report the first case of native pulmonic valve endocarditis secondary toM. fortuitumand a literature review of native valveM. fortuitumendocarditis.
A Hybridalldifferent-Tabu Search Algorithm for Solving Sudoku Puzzles
Authors: Soto Ricardo , Crawford Broderick , Galleguillos Cristian , Paredes Fernando , Norero Enrique
Published: June 2015

The Sudoku problem is a well-known logic-based puzzle of combinatorial number-placement. It consists in filling an2 × n2grid, composed ofncolumns,nrows, andnsubgrids, each one containing distinct integers from 1 ton2. Such a puzzle belongs to the NP-complete collection of problems, to which there exist diverse exact and approximate methods able to solve it. In this paper, we propose a new hybrid algorithm that smartly combines a classic tabu search procedure with thealldifferentglobal constraint from the constraint programming world. Thealldifferentconstraint is known to be efficient for domain filtering in the presence of constraints that must be pairwise different, which are exactly the kind of constraints that Sudokus own. This ability clearly alleviates the work of the tabu search, resulting in a faster and more robust approach for solving Sudokus. We illustrate interesting experimental results where our proposed algorithm outperforms the best results previously reported by hybrids and approximate methods.
Modeling of Top Scroll Profile Using Equidistant-Curve Approach for a Scroll Compressor
Authors: Liu Tao , Wu Zaixin
Published: June 2015

Scroll profile plays a key role in determining the performance of a scroll compressor. In this study geometric and dynamic characteristics of the scroll profile are analyzed to investigate the influence of its geometric continuity on property of a scroll compressor. Firstly, scroll profiles are created to redesign the geometry of scroll wrap by using the equidistant-curve approach on the basis of a generation line consisting of involute of circle and circular arc. Subsequently, the geometric and dynamic models of the scroll compressor are established. These models are related to parameters of the generation line of scroll profile and rotation angle of a moving scroll. Lastly, some simulation examples of second-order continuity (SOC) scroll profile are compared with first-order continuity (FOC) scroll profiles and some important conclusions are obtained. Results show that SOC scroll profile is superior to FOC profile in terms of volume ratio, stability of gas force, and possible leakage loss in a scroll compressor.
Energy Efficient Link Aware Routing with Power Control in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks
Authors: Katiravan Jeevaa , Sylvia D. , Rao D. Srinivasa
Published: June 2015

In wireless ad hoc networks, the traditional routing protocols make the route selection based on minimum distance between the nodes and the minimum number of hop counts. Most of the routing decisions do not consider the condition of the network such as link quality and residual energy of the nodes. Also, when a link failure occurs, a route discovery mechanism is initiated which incurs high routing overhead. If the broadcast nature and the spatial diversity of the wireless communication are utilized efficiently it becomes possible to achieve improvement in the performance of the wireless networks. In contrast to the traditional routing scheme which makes use of a predetermined route for packet transmission, such an opportunistic routing scheme defines a predefined forwarding candidate list formed by using single network metrics. In this paper, a protocol is proposed which uses multiple metrics such as residual energy and link quality for route selection and also includes a monitoring mechanism which initiates a route discovery for a poor link, thereby reducing the overhead involved and improving the throughput of the network while maintaining network connectivity. Power control is also implemented not only to save energy but also to improve the network performance. Using simulations, we show the performance improvement attained in the network in terms of packet delivery ratio, routing overhead, and residual energy of the network.
An Empirical Study of Greedy Kernel Fisher Discriminants
Authors: Diethe Tom
Published: June 2015

A sparse version of Kernel Fisher Discriminant Analysis using an approach based on Matching Pursuit (MPKFDA) has been shown to be competitive with Kernel Fisher Discriminant Analysis and the Support Vector Machines on publicly available datasets, with additional experiments showing that MPKFDA on average outperforms these algorithms in extremely high dimensional settings. In (nearly) all cases, the resulting classifier was sparser than the Support Vector Machine. Natural questions that arise are what is the relative importance of the use of the Fisher criterion for selecting bases and the deflation step? Can we speed the algorithm up without degrading performance? Here we analyse the algorithm in more detail, providing alternatives to the optimisation criterion and the deflation procedure of the algorithm, and also propose a stagewise version. We demonstrate empirically that these alternatives can provide considerable improvements in the computational complexity, whilst maintaining the performance of the original algorithm (and in some cases improving it).
Surface Photovoltage Spectroscopy and AFM Analysis of CIGSe Thin Film Solar Cells
Authors: Gorji Nima E. , Reggiani Ugo , Sandrolini Leonardo
Published: June 2015

The band gap, grain size, and topography of a Cu(In,Ga)Se2(CIGSe) thin film solar cell are analyzed using surface photovoltage spectroscopy (SPV) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) techniques. From the steep increase in SPV signal the band gap of the CIGSe absorber, In2S3and ZnO layers are extracted and found to be 1.1, 1.3 and 2.6 eV, respectively. Already below the band gap of ZnO layer, a slight SPV response at 1.40 eV photon energies is observed indicating the presence of deep donor states. The root mean square (rms) of the surface roughness is found to be 37.8 nm from AFM surface topography maps. The grain sizes are almost uniform and smaller than 1 μm.
Leader-Following Consensus of Fractional Nonlinear Multiagent Systems
Authors: Ren Guojian , Yu Yongguang , Zhang Shuo
Published: June 2015

The leader-following consensus of fractional nonlinear multiagent systems is investigated over an undirected fixed interaction graph. Mittag-Leffler stability and the fractional Lyapunov direct method are firstly introduced into the fractional multiagent systems. The sufficient conditions are given to guarantee that the leader-following consensus can be achieved in the systems with both single-integrator dynamics and double-integrator dynamics. Finally, the numerical simulations are given to verify the correctness of the presented theory.
A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial of Rituximab versus Cyclosporine in the Treatment of Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy (MENTOR)
Authors: Fervenza Fernando C. , Canetta Pietro A. , Barbour Sean J. , Lafayette Richard A. , Rovin Brad H. , Aslam Nabeel , Hladunewich Michelle A. , Irazabal Maria V. , Sethi Sanjeev , Gipson Debbie S. , Reich Heather N. , Brenchley Paul , Kretzler Matthias , Radhakrishnan Jai , Hebert Lee A. , Gipson Patrick E. , Thomas Leslie F. , McCarthy Ellen T. , Appel Gerald B. , Jefferson J. Ashley , Eirin Alfonso , Lieske John C. , Hogan Marie C. , Greene Eddie L. , Dillon John J. , Leung Nelson , Sedor John R. , Rizk Dana V. , Blumenthal Samuel S. , Lasic Lada B. , Juncos Luis A. , Green Dollie F. , Simon James , Sussman Amy N. , Philibert David , Cattran Daniel C. ,   for the Mentor Consortium group
Published: June 2015

Background: Idiopathic membranous nephropathy remains the leading cause of nephrotic syndrome in Caucasian adults. Immunosuppressive therapy with cyclosporine (CSA) is often successful in reducing proteinuria, but its use is associated with a high relapse rate. Rituximab, a monoclonal antibody that specifically targets CD20 on the surface of B-cells, is effective in achieving a complete remission of proteinuria in patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy. However, whether rituximab is as effective as CSA in inducing and maintaining complete or partial remission of proteinuria in these patients is unknown. The membranous nephropathy trial of rituximab (MENTOR) hypothesizes that B-cell targeting with rituximab is non-inferior to CSA in inducing long-term remission of proteinuria. Methods and Design: Patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy, proteinuria ≥5 g/24 h, and a minimum of 3 months of Angiotensin-II blockade will be randomized into a 12-month treatment period with IV rituximab, 1,000 mg (2 infusions, 14 days apart; repeated at 6 months if a substantial reduction in proteinuria (equal to or >25%) is seen at 6 months) or oral CSA 3.5-5 mg/kg/day for 6 months (continued for another 6 months if a substantial reduction in proteinuria (equal to or >25%) is seen at 6 months). The efficacy of treatment will be assessed by the remission status (based on changes in proteinuria) at 24 months from randomization. Patient safety will be assessed via collection of adverse event data and evaluation of pre- and posttreatment laboratory data. At the 6-month post-randomization visit, patients who have been randomized to either CSA or rituximab but who do not have a reduction in proteinuria ≥25% (confirmed on repeat measurements within 2 weeks) will be considered treatment failures and exit the study. Discussion: This study will test for the first time whether treatment with rituximab is non-inferior to CSA in inducing long-term remission (complete or partial) of proteinuria in patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy.
Effects of Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Injury and Hypothermic Neuroprotection on Neural Progenitor Cells in the Mouse Hippocampus
Authors: Kwak Minhye , Lim Sanghee , Kang Eunchai , Furmanski Orion , Song Hongjun , Ryu Yun Kyoung , Mintz C. David
Published: June 2015

Neonatal hypoxic-ischemic injury (HI) results in widespread cerebral encephalopathy and affects structures that are essential for neurocognitive function, such as the hippocampus. The dentate gyrus contains a reservoir of neural stem and progenitor cells (NSPCs) that are critical for postnatal development and normal adult function of the hippocampus, and may also facilitate the recovery of function after injury. Using a neonatal mouse model of mild-to-moderate HI and immunohistochemical analysis of NSPC development markers, we asked whether these cells are vulnerable to HI and how they respond to both injury and hypothermic therapy. We found that cleaved caspase-3 labeling in the subgranular zone, where NSPCs are located, is increased by more than 30-fold after HI. The population of cells positive for both proliferating cell nuclear antigen and nestin (PCNA+Nes+), which represent primarily actively proliferating NSPCs, are acutely decreased by 68% after HI. The NSPC population expressing NeuroD1, a marker for NSPCs transitioning to become fate-committed neural progenitors, was decreased by 47%. One week after HI, there was a decrease in neuroblasts and immature neurons in the dentate gyrus, as measured by doublecortin (DCX) immunolabeling, and at the same time PCNA+Nes+ cell density was increased by 71%. NSPCs expressing Tbr2, which identifies a highly proliferative intermediate neural progenitor population, increased by 107%. Hypothermia treatment after HI partially rescues both the acute decrease in PCNA+Nes+ cell density at 1 day after injury and the chronic loss of DCX immunoreactivity and reduction in NeuroD1 cell density measured at 1 week after injury. Thus, we conclude that HI causes an acute loss of dentate gyrus NSPCs, and that hypothermia partially protects NSPCs from HI.
ОЦІНЮВАННЯ ПОТРЕБИ У ФАХІВЦЯХ В ОХОРОНІ ЗДОРОВ’Я ТА ЇX ПІДГОТОВКИ В СИСТЕМІ ПІСЛЯДИПЛОМНОЇ ОСВІТИ (Друге повідомлення)
Authors: Voronenko Yu. V. , Mintser O. P.
Published: June 2015

It’s proposed the basis of a new model of assessment of the human resources for health (HRH). There’s consi dered the possi bility of their prediction and study strategies related skills. It’s discusse d methodological features calculation training. These calculations are considered from th e standpoints of needs perspective of th e population in the health services and t h e d em and for them. There’s proposed a new gradient-nter mittent-step system for postgraduate medical training, in which educational content and responsibilities of specialists are congruent.
ЗАСТОСУВАННЯ АПАРАТНО-ПРОГРАМНИХ КОМПЛЕКСІВ В РЕАБІЛІТАЦІЇ ХВОРИХ З ВЕРТЕБРОГЕНИМИ ЗАХВОРЮВАННЯМИ
Authors: Panchenko O. A. , Radchenko S. M. , Antonov V. H. , Zarubaiko A. V.
Published: June 2015

The modern aspects of t h e rehabilitation of patients with pat hology of musculoskeletal system with use hardware-software complexes are consi dered. The results of the use of the rehabilitation programs with the application of kinesitherapy for patients with vertebrogenic path ology are anal ysed. A conclusion ab out efficiency of complexes of t h is class is done and t h eir more wide use is recommended.
ЛОГІКА МІЖДИСЦИПЛІНАРНОГО ПІДХОДУ ДО СВОЄЧАСНОЇ ДІАГНОСТИКИ ТА ЛІКУВАННЯ КРОВОТЕЧ В АКУШЕРСТВІ ТА ГІНЕКОЛОГІЇ : ПОБУДОВА ЗАДАЧНОЇ ОНТОЛОГІЇ
Authors: Golyanovskyy O. V. , Sіnіenko N. A. , Verner O. M.
Published: June 2015

Resume. The questions of the ordering of knowledge in solving problems of diagnosis and treat ment of bleeding in obstetrics and gynecology, the problem of constructing ontological models of medical knowledge for bleeding. There is justified the transformation of modern ideas in the ontological model direction. Through the use of standar di zed rules and corresponding models proposed unified platfor m telemedicine consultation feedback.
ПОРІВНЯЛЬНИЙ АНАЛІЗ РЕКЛАМОВАНОЇ І НЕ РЕКЛАМОВАНОЇ АНАЛОГІЧНОЇ ПРОДУКЦІЇ У ТЕЛЕЕФІРІ УКРАЇНИ НА ПРИКЛАДІ ДРОТАВЕРИНУ ТА НО-ШПИ. ЗАХОДИ НОРМАТИВНО-ДЕЛІКТНОГО ПРАВА ТА ВПЛИВУ НА НЕДОБРОСОВІСНУ ТЕЛЕРЕКЛАМУ ЛІКІВ
Authors: Ponomarenko M. S. , Soloviov O. S. , Kyrpach O. V.
Published: June 2015

There was experimentally proved that advertise d m edicines, which are analogical on t h e active ph ar maceutical ingredients, are 2-3 times more expensive than non-a dvertise d. The results of the comparative index of the prices are based on the example of Drotaverine (home-produced) and imported Drotaverine (Noshpa, France).
ІНФОРМАЦІЙНА ОЦІНКА ТА КОРЕКЦІЯ ЗАБЕЗПЕЧЕННЯ ОПТИМАЛЬНОЇ РОЗУМОВОЇ ПРАЦЕЗДАТНОСТІ ЛЮДИНИ В УМОВАХ ВПЛИВУ ВІКОВОЇ ІНВОЛЮЦІЇ
Authors: Kharkovliuk-Balakina N. V. , Horho Yu. P.
Published: June 2015

The principal difference in infor mation approach proposed in this wor k is t h e development of al gorithm im plementation of intor mation technology evaluation and correction of optimal mental performance of person under conditions of mental fatigue.
ЕФЕКТИВНІСТЬ ІНФОРМАЦІЙНОЇ СИСТЕМИ САМОЗАПИСУ ПАЦІЄНТІВ НА ПРИЙОМ ДО ЛІКАРЯ З МЕТОЮ ПРОТИДІЇ ЗЛОВЖИВАННЯМ В НАДАННІ МЕДИЧНИХ ПОСЛУГ
Authors: Martsenyuk V. P. , Rohalsky I. O.
Published: June 2015

The article analyzes the procedure of implementation of information system of recording for consultation patients to specialists - health workers. It was shown the feasibility of an infor mation system selfrecor ding patients on admission. Are limited prospects improve quality of care through the implementation of the rights of patients to the same account.
ЕФЕКТИВНІСТЬ ВИКОНАННЯ КОМП'ЮТЕРНО-ГЕНЕРОВАНИХ ВПРАВ ІЗ ПРЕДМЕТА «ІНФОРМАЦІЙНІ ТЕХНОЛОГІЇ В ФАРМАЦІЇ НА ОСНОВІ КОГНІТИВНИХ ПРОТОТИПІВ
Authors: Popov A. M.
Published: June 2015

The paper describes a research to corroborate a hypothesis that wor king on training exercises based on prototypes of human cognitive structures helps enhance student’s knowledge digestion and engagement in learning process, gain a higher level of t h eir progress in studies and achieve a better academic performance. The results of t he research confirmed the hypothesis of better and more rapid digestion of declarative knowledge on the subject of “Information Technologies in Pharmacy”, represented in the tor m of prototypes of human cognitive structures. The results of the entrance test controls showed better on average by 10 % (p<0.05) theoretical achievements of students in the experimental group who wor ked on training exercises in the format of cognitive structures. Drowning a ch art of students’ perfor mance in control and experimental groups for ten lessons and a trend line (linear regression) on it allowed us to hi ghlight the si gnificant difference in the inclinations of the lines with indices of 0.067 and 0.111 in the control and experimental group, respectively. This indicated a stable acceleration of knowledge by students in t he experimental group in comparison with the control group and proved an enhanced academic perfor mance among the groups of students.
КОНГРУЕНТНІ РІШЕННЯ ЗАВДАНЬ ТРАНСФЕРУ ЗНАНЬ ТА ПРОБЛЕМ КОГНІТИВІЗМУ ПРИ МЕДИЧНИХ КОМУНІКАЦІЯХ
Authors: Palagin O. V. , Mintser O. P. , Romanov V. O. , Galelyuka I. B.
Published: June 2015

Analysis of possible interrelated directions of communicators in emergency and family medicine development and application was performed. According to the first direction the information communicators are intended for supporting alternative communication with people, loosed temporarily or permanently possibility to speak. According to the second direction proposed communicators have databases included detailed information about types of diseases and traumas, and by results of analysis of injured person symptoms or feelings the software subsystem generates some variants of possible diseases or traumas diagnosis.
ПРО ДОСВІД ІНТЕГРАЦІЇ ХМАРНОГО СЕРВІСУ GOOGLE APPS FOR EDUCATION ТА НАЯВНОЇ ІНФОРМАЦІЙНОЇ ІНФРАСТРУКТУРИ МЕДИЧНОГО ВНЗ
Authors: Semenets A. V. , Kovalok V. Yu. , Chekanov S. B.
Published: June 2015

Some aspects of informatization of the medical ed ucation field are considered. The problem of providing the interoperability
between cloud services and information systems that can exist in the medical university is determined. The approach of the integration of the Google Apps for Education cloud services with the existing information systems based on the Google Apps For Developers features is propose d. The example of the integration solution in Ternopil State Medical University by I. Ya. Horbachevsky which is based on the "SysAdminka" information system development is shown. Practical recipes of the application of the School Directory Sync util as the "SysAdminka" information system component are offered.
Uso de álcool e/ou drogas: avaliação dos aspectos da espiritualidade e religiosos
Authors: Gonçalves Angelica Martins de Souza , Santos Manoel Antônio dos , Pillon Sandra Cristina
Published: June 2015

O estudo teve por objetivo avaliar aspectos da espiritualidade e religiosos em usuários de álcool e/ou drogas. Trata-se de estudo descritivo exploratório, de abordagem quantitativa. Participaram 138 indivíduos do sexo masculino, vinculados a instituições para reabilitação ou grupo de mútua ajuda, que responderam a um questionário sociodemográfico, AUDIT-C e a versão brasileira da Spirituality Self Rating Scale. Na amostra, 47,1% eram usuários de álcool e 52,9% de drogas. Os resultados constataram diferenças entre os grupos em relação aos aspectos religiosos: os usuários de álcool eram católicos (63,1%) e não praticantes de religião (50,8%) e os usuários de drogas eram evangélicos (43,1%) e praticavam uma religião (72,2%). Em relação aos aspectos das práticas espirituais, não foram encontradas diferenças entre os grupos. Ambos demonstraram fazer distinção entre os conceitos de religiosidade e de espiritualidade. Os achados ampliam a compreensão sobre como o enfermeiro pode implementar o cuidado que leva em consideração os aspectos subjetivos do usuário de substâncias psicoativas em sua prática cotidiana.
Contribuição da teoria psicanalítica para a compreensão da toxicomania
Authors: Castaño-Peñuela Angela María , Gonçalves Marlene Fagundes Carvalho
Published: June 2015

Trata-se de uma discussão teórica a partir de pesquisa qualitativa, sustentada em uma análise da produção teórica elaborada dentro de algumas das propostas de intervenção na clínica das toxicomanias, tendo como ponto de análise algumas categorias formuladas a partir da teoria psicanalítica. Pretende-se introduzir contribuições a partir da psicanálise que permitam questionar as abordagens que se tem dado ao fenômeno e estabelecer alguma tentativa inovadora de intervenção para as toxicomanias. O trabalho é uma aposta para restituir o sujeito no campo da intervenção, atualmente centrada no objeto droga. Esta aposta pelo sujeito permite estabelecer uma reflexão sobre o desejo que se organiza no vício e possibilita pensar sobre os modos de satisfação.
Padrão de consumo de álcool e outras drogas entre profissionais de saúde: retrato de alunos de cursos lato sensu de uma instituição pública
Authors: Rocha Patrícia Rodrigues da , David Helena Maria Scherlowski Leal
Published: June 2015

Pesquisa quantitativa, descritiva e exploratória, realizada com 111 alunos de cursos de Pós-Graduação lato sensu, de uma faculdade pública de enfermagem da cidade do Rio de Janeiro. O objetivo foi descrever e discutir a prevalência e padrão de consumo de álcool e outras drogas entre profissionais de saúde, assim como, as formas de enfrentamento do trabalhador e das instituições empregadoras. O álcool foi a droga mais utilizada, seguido pelas substâncias psicoativas. Cerca de 67,6% concordaram que o uso de drogas por funcionários pode estar relacionado ao estresse e/ou condições de trabalho. Portanto, deve-se abordar a questão das drogas no ambiente de trabalho, promovendo programas de prevenção e qualidade de vida ao trabalhador.
Espiritualidade e religião como protetores ao uso de drogas em adolescente
Authors: Felipe Adriana Olimpia Barbosa , Carvalho Ana Maria Pimenta , Andrade Claudia Umbelina Baptista
Published: June 2015

OBJETIVO: o estudo teve como objetivo identificar as evidências disponíveis na literatura sobre a importância da religião/espiritualidade como protetores ao uso de drogas. MATERIAL E MÉTODOS: trata-se de uma revisão integrativa da literatura. Utilizaram-se como descritores: “espiritualidade”, “religião”, “adolescente”, drogas ilícitas”, “alcoolismo” AND “tabagismo”. As bases de dados foram: LILACS, PubMed e CINAHL. RESULTADOS: constatou-se efeito protetor da religiosidade e espiritualidade na prevenção ao uso de drogas, sendo justificado pela menor interação dos adolescentes com os pares desviantes, atitudes conservadora dos amigos e níveis elevados de bem-estar. CONCLUSÕES: trazer à luz o efeito positivo da religiosidade e da espiritualidade poderá contribuir para que os profissionais envolvidos com os adolescentes lancem intervenções com vistas a reduzir o consumo de drogas nesse grupo.
Incidence of Sudden Cardiac Death in a Young Active Population
Authors: Farioli Andrea , Christophi Costas A. , Quarta Candida Cristina , Kales Stefanos N.
Published: June 2015

Background

Little is known about the burden of sudden cardiac death (
SCD
) among active, presumably healthy persons. We investigated the incidence of
SCD
among
US
male career firefighters.

Methods and Results

All on‐duty
SCDs
among
US
male career firefighters between 1998 and 2012 were identified from the
US
Fire Administration and the
US
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health databases. Age‐specific incidence rates (
IRs
) of
SCD
with 95%
CI
s were computed. A joinpoint model was fitted to analyze the trend in
IR
and to help estimate the annual percentage change of
SCD
rates over the years. The effects of seasonality were assessed through a Poisson regression model. We identified 182
SCD
s; based on 99 available autopsy reports, the leading underlying cause of death was coronary heart disease (79%). The overall
IR
was 18.1
SCDs
per 100 000 person‐years. The age‐specific
IR
s of
SCD
ranged between 3.8 (for those aged 18 to 24 years) and 45.2 (for those aged 55 to 64 years) per 100 000 person‐years. The annual rate of
SCD
steadily declined over time (annual percentage change −3.9%, 95%
CI
−5.8 to −2.0).
SCD
events were more frequent during January (peak‐to‐low ratio 1.70; 95%
CI
1.09 to 2.65). In addition, the
IR
was 3 times higher during high‐risk duties compared with low‐risk duties.
IR
s among firefighters were lower than those observed among the
US
general population and
US
military personnel.

Conclusions

SCD
risk in this active working population is overestimated using statistics from the general population. To address public health questions among these subpopulations, more specific studies of active adults should be conducted.
The Information Content of Pore Fluid δ18O and [Cl−]
Authors: Miller Madeline D. , Simons Mark , Adkins Jess F. , Minson Sarah E.
Published: June 2015

Paleoceanographic proxies indicate that the ocean state during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) differed from the modern ocean state. Depth profiles of ocean sediment pore fluid δ18O and [Cl−] have been used to reconstruct the δ18O and salinity at the LGM. Here, it is investigated whether pore fluid profiles can constrain ocean δ18O and salinity at other times and, simultaneously, their ability to constrain the LGM δ18O and salinity. An inverse framework is developed that relies on Bayesian parameter estimation, thus allowing formal separation of prior assumptions from the information in observations. Synthetic problems are used to explore the information about past ocean tracers that can be recovered from pore fluid profiles. It is concluded that prior knowledge of deep ocean mixing time scales is essential to an accurate inverse estimate of LGM ocean salinity and δ18O from modern pore fluid profiles. The most recent 10 000 years of ocean salinity and δ18O and the error in their estimates are better constrained by the pore fluid profiles than are the LGM values. The inverse estimate of salinity and δ18O is strongly correlated with the estimate of diffusivity of oxygen isotopes and [Cl−] in sediment pore fluids. Uncertainty on the diffusivity of oxygen isotopes and chloride in sediments is reduced through inversion of the pore fluid profiles, but simultaneous estimation of δ18O or salinity and diffusivity increases the total uncertainty. The error reported in previous work may underestimate the true uncertainty of LGM deep ocean salinity and δ18O.
Frequency-Based Correction of Finescale Parameterization of Turbulent Dissipation in the Deep Ocean
Authors: Ijichi Takashi , Hibiya Toshiyuki
Published: June 2015

Among the existing finescale parameterizations of turbulent dissipation rates, the Gregg–Henyey–Polzin (GHP) parameterization is thought to produce the most accurate estimates of turbulent dissipation rates since it takes into account distortions from the Garrett–Munk (GM) spectrum using the shear/strain ratio . The GHP parameterization, however, applies the single-wave approximation to infer turbulent dissipation rates in broadband internal wave spectra with a multiplication factor up to 3, so as to adjust the predicted value at to the theoretical value for the GM spectrum. Because of this multiplication, the GHP parameterization overestimates the dissipation rates for . This study explores the possibility of further improvements of the GHP parameterization and reformulates the parameterization to make it applicable to both 1) a narrowband frequency spectrum characterized by a prominent near-inertial peak () and 2) a broadband frequency spectrum like the GM (). Furthermore, the performance of the modified parameterization is assessed in comparison with the GHP parameterization using the available microstructure data obtained near prominent topographic features in the North Pacific.
Tourism and HIV/AIDS
Authors: Falleiro Savio P.
Published: June 2015

Goa (India) is (inter)nationally known as a reputed tourist destination. Tourism is recognized as the most important industry of the Goan economy, especially considering the politico-legal freeze on Goa’s other major industry – mining. With HIV/AIDS playing much havoc particularly in the developing world, with India (and Goa) not being spared, the present article is an attempt to shed light on the vicious connection between haphazard, unethical or volumes-alone-focused tourism, and HIV/AIDS. Considering the serious nature of the impact that HIV/AIDS bears on individuals, households, communities and economies, the article concludes that ethical, responsible, and community-based tourism is needed to contribute to the prevention of HIV/AIDS.
Root cause of differential movement at bridge transition zones
Authors: Stark Timothy D , Wilk Stephen T
Published: June 2015

The results of a Federal Railroad Administration research project into the factors that contribute to differential displacements at railroad track transitions are presented in this paper. Data from instrumented high-speed passenger (Amtrak) sites suggest that poorly supported ties increase the loads applied on the underlying ballast and can accelerate differential displacements. Poorly supported ties amplify the tie–ballast interaction, which eventually results in large permanent vertical displacements at those locations. This paper presents the location and depth at which permanent vertical displacements are occurring, the “root cause” of these permanent differential vertical displacements, and design and remedial measures that focus on reducing poorly supported ties in transition zones.
Accounting for a planned migration through ethnic identity talk
Authors: Jurva Katrina , Jasinskaja-Lahti Inga
Published: June 2015

Previous discursive research on ethnic identity has suggested the complex and multi-faceted nature of accomplishing membership in an ethnic group. In this paper, we explore how ethnic identity claims may be used as a resource in accounting for behavior seen as open to the group, namely a planned migration to one's ancestral homeland. A discursive psychological approach is used to analyze focus group data with potential ethnic return migrants, specifically, adults with Finnish roots who intend to migrate to Finland. Ethnic identity was accomplished in subtle ways by drawing on one's roots and a familiarity with Finnish culture, as well as by accomplishing a preference for Finland. Working up Finnish ethnic identity in these ways allowed participants to account for the planned migration, which was typically constructed as a natural, inevitable and/or long- and highly-desired action. The findings highlight the importance of considering the social action of ethnic identity talk, particularly in light of previous studies that have found ethnic return migrants' pre-migration ethnic identities to be pronounced.
Beyond consensual domains: Enactivism, social representations and third-order unities
Authors: Sridharan Vishnu
Published: June 2015

Although Enactivism and cultural anthropology share many core principles, a satisfactory Enactivist approach to culture has not yet been articulated. While the Enactivist embraces the cultural anthropologist’s skepticism with respect to a pregiven world described through objective truths, one of its stumbling blocks has been its difficulty in accounting for the normative background of interpersonal interaction, or what Wolfgang Wagner has referred to as “Social Representations.” This article argues that in order for the Enactivist to provide the conceptual tools necessary for this analysis, she must make use of what Varela and others refer to as “third-order unities.” The same principles that the Enactivist uses to explain the emergent properties of cells and organisms—autopiesis and identity-production—must be applied at the level of a society in order to understand how cultural meanings emerge and how they influence individual behavior. By applying these concepts at the supra-individual level, we get a more lucid picture of the fundamental features of an Enactivist account of culture, and can better understand the fundamental principles that Enactivism claims underlie all living systems both simple and complex.
Imagination in Vico and Hobbes: From affective sensemaking to culture
Authors: Pern Tuuli
Published: June 2015

Giambattista Vico and Thomas Hobbes both are known for the particular emphasis they put on the workings of imagination in human understanding. Their respective concepts of imagination are compared in this article, with attention to the sensory basis and cultural products related to this capability. The connections and contrasts established in the analysis are contextualized by the notion of affective semiosis. An affective component can be traced at the basis of the process of image creation in both authors. The primary level of human semiotic activity where the most basic differentiation and identification processes take place must describe not only in terms of sensation but also affect, imagination, and memory. The expression of these processes on the level of culture is however understood and valued differently by Vico and Hobbes. Vico sees in myth and metaphor the necessary elements of imaginative sensemaking, for Hobbes they take the role of by-products in mind’s struggle toward rationality.
Worldly beings becoming human beings: Differentiations and articulations within our different ways of being
Authors: Shotter John
Published: June 2015

These excellent papers by Pablo Rojas and Mariagrazia Grantella, both in their own very different ways, begin to bring into view aspects of our social psychological functioning that Descartes’ mechanical–mathematical world view has occluded, i.e., made rationally invisible to us. They both emphasize the degree to which we have our being within already flowing, intra-mingling, strands of both physical and social activities that influence us more than we can influence them. Rojas’ interest is in our coming to feel so “at home,” so to speak, in moving around on a piano keyboard, that we can come to relate to it as we relate to our own vocal tracts in singing—skills that we can develop (but not easily) by rigorous training. Grantella too, in turning to Vico’s notion that the early people’s “were almost entirely body, and practically not at all reflection,” makes a similar point: we need to replace our rationalistic interest in abstract entities with an interest in origins and processes, and to focus on our human ways of being and of living our lives. My only point of criticism of these two excellent paper is that I think that they still start too late in the day.