bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Would placing pictorial health warnings on waterpipe devices reduce waterpipe tobacco smoking? A qualitative exploration of Egyptian waterpipe smokers’ and non-smokers’ responses
Authors: Mostafa Aya , Mohammed Heba Tallah , Hussein Wafaa Mohamed , Elhabiby Mahmoud , Safwat Wael , Labib Sahar , Aboul Fotouh Aisha , Hoek Janet
Published: July 2018

Background

Although Egypt places four generic pictorial health warnings (PHWs) on the front and back half of waterpipe tobacco packs (WTPs), waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS) rates have continued to rise. It has been suggested that PHWs would be more salient if placed on the waterpipe device itself. This qualitative study explored how participants perceived the effects placing PHWs on waterpipe devices would have on warning salience and uptake or quitting of WTS.

Methods

We conducted 10 focus groups and 10 in-depth interviews with 90 adult waterpipe smokers and non-smokers, men and women, who lived in rural, semi-urban and urban regions of Egypt. We presented participants with four novel PHWs of different sizes positioned randomly at four locations on a waterpipe device (the glass body, metal holder, mouthpiece or hose), one at a time. At each session, participants viewed a PHW on all four locations. Novel warnings were shown on plain labels with a dark uniform background and featured pictures, text and the quitline number. Transcripts were analysed using thematic analysis.

Results

Participants thought placing PHWs on waterpipe devices might increase salience, prevent WTS initiation or trigger quit attempts; they favoured placing PHWs on the glass body, mouthpiece or waterpipe hose. Both waterpipe smoker and non-smoker participants thought these potential effects would affect non-smokers or non-established smokers more than established waterpipe users.

Conclusions

Our exploratory study suggests that PHWs featured prominently on waterpipe devices could potentially deter experimentation with waterpipe tobacco products and promote cessation, especially among non-established users.
Reusing Search Data in Ranking and Selection
Authors: Eckman David J. , Henderson Shane G.
Published: July 2018

It is tempting to reuse replications taken during a simulation optimization search as input to a ranking-and-selection procedure. However, even when the random inputs used to generate replications are identically distributed and independent within and across systems, we show that for searches that use the observed performance of explored systems to identify new systems, the replications are conditionally dependent given the sequence of returned systems. Through simulation experiments, we demonstrate that reusing the replications taken during search in selection and subset-selection procedures can result in probabilities of correct and good selection well below the guaranteed levels. Based on these negative findings, we call into question the guarantees of established ranking-and-selection procedures that reuse search data. We also rigorously define guarantees for ranking-and-selection procedures after search and discuss how procedures that only provide guarantees in the preference zone are ill-suited to this setting.
Exact Simulation for a Class of Tempered Stable and Related Distributions
Authors: Dassios Angelos , Qu Yan , Zhao Hongbiao
Published: July 2018

In this article, we develop a new scheme of exact simulation for a class of tempered stable (TS) and other related distributions with similar Laplace transforms. We discover some interesting integral representations for the underlying density functions that imply a unique simulation framework based on a backward recursive procedure. Therefore, the foundation of this simulation design is very different from existing schemes in the literature. It works pretty efficiently for some subclasses of TS distributions, where even the conventional acceptance-rejection mechanism can be avoided. It can also generate some other distributions beyond the TS family. For applications, this scheme could be easily adopted to generate a variety of TS-constructed random variables and TS-driven stochastic processes for modelling observational series in practice. Numerical experiments and tests are performed to demonstrate the accuracy and effectiveness of our scheme.
Voice Disguise in Automatic Speaker Recognition
Authors: FarrÚs Mireia
Published: July 2018

Humans are able to identify other people’s voices even in voice disguise conditions. However, we are not immune to all voice changes when trying to identify people from voice. Likewise, automatic speaker recognition systems can also be deceived by voice imitation and other types of disguise. Taking into account the voice disguise classification into the combination of two different categories (deliberate/non-deliberate and electronic/non-electronic), this survey provides a literature review on the influence of voice disguise in the automatic speaker recognition task and the robustness of these systems to such voice changes. Additionally, the survey addresses existing applications dealing with voice disguise and analyzes some issues for future research.
Imaging the Vascular Bone Marrow Niche During Inflammatory Stress
Authors: Vandoorne Katrien , Rohde David , Kim Hye-Yeong , Courties Gabriel , Wojtkiewicz Gregory , Honold Lisa , Hoyer Friedrich Felix , Frodermann Vanessa , Nayar Ribhu , Herisson Fanny , Jung Yookyung , Désogère Pauline A. , Vinegoni Claudio , Caravan Peter , Weissleder Ralph , Sosnovik David E. , Lin Charles P. , Swirski Filip K. , Nahrendorf Matthias
Published: July 2018

Rationale:

Inflammatory stress induced by exposure to bacterial lipopolysaccharide causes hematopoietic stem cell expansion in the bone marrow niche, generating a cellular immune response. As an integral component of the hematopoietic stem cell niche, the bone marrow vasculature regulates the production and release of blood leukocytes, which protect the host against infection but also fuel inflammatory diseases.

Objective:

We aimed to develop imaging tools to explore vascular changes in the bone marrow niche during acute inflammation.

Methods and Results:

Using the TLR (Toll-like receptor) ligand lipopolysaccharide as a prototypical danger signal, we applied multiparametric, multimodality and multiscale imaging to characterize how the bone marrow vasculature adapts when hematopoiesis boosts leukocyte supply. In response to lipopolysaccharide, ex vivo flow cytometry and histology showed vascular changes to the bone marrow niche. Specifically, proliferating endothelial cells gave rise to new vasculature in the bone marrow during hypoxic conditions. We studied these vascular changes with complementary intravital microscopy and positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging. Fluorescence and positron emission tomography integrin αVβ3 imaging signal increased during lipopolysaccharide-induced vascular remodeling. Vascular leakiness, quantified by albumin-based in vivo microscopy and magnetic resonance imaging, rose when neutrophils departed and hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells proliferated more vigorously.

Conclusions:

Introducing a tool set to image bone marrow either with cellular resolution or noninvasively within the entire skeleton, this work sheds light on angiogenic responses that accompany emergency hematopoiesis. Understanding and monitoring bone marrow vasculature may provide a key to unlock therapeutic targets regulating systemic inflammation.
Implantable Ventricular Assist Device Use and Outcomes in People With End‐Stage Renal Disease
Authors: Walther Carl P. , Niu Jingbo , Winkelmayer Wolfgang C. , Cheema Faisal H. , Nair Ajith P. , Morgan Jeffrey A. , Fedson Savitri E. , Deswal Anita , Navaneethan Sankar D.
Published: July 2018

Background

People with end‐stage renal disease (
ESRD
) are at risk for advanced heart failure, but little is known about use and outcomes of durable mechanical circulatory support in this setting. We examined use and outcomes of implantable ventricular assist devices (
VAD
s) in a national
ESRD
cohort.

Methods and Results

We performed a retrospective cohort study of Medicare beneficiaries with
ESRD
who underwent implantable
VAD
placement from 2006 to 2014. We examined in‐hospital and 1‐year mortality, all‐cause and cause‐specific hospitalizations, and heart/kidney transplantation outcomes. We investigated as predictors demographic factors, time‐period of
VAD
implantation, primary or post‐cardiotomy implantation, and duration of
ESRD
before
VAD
implantation. We identified 96 people with
ESRD
who underwent implantable
VAD
placement. At time of
VAD
implantation, 74 (77.1%) were receiving hemodialysis, 10 (10.4%) were receiving peritoneal dialysis and 12 (12.5%) had renal transplant. Time from incident
ESRD
to
VAD
implantation was median 4.0 (interquartile range 1.1, 8.2) years. Mortality during the implantation hospitalization was 40.6%. Within 1 year of implantation 61.5% of people had died. On multivariable analysis, males had half the mortality risk of females. Lower mortality risk was also seen with
VAD
implantation in a primary setting, and with more recent year of implantation, but these results did not reach statistical significance.

Conclusions

Medicare beneficiaries with
ESRD
are undergoing durable
VAD
implantation, often several years after incident
ESRD
, although in low numbers. Mortality is high among these patients, highlighting the need for investigations to improve treatment selection and management.
Association Between Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonist Use and Outcome in Myocardial Infarction Patients With Heart Failure
Authors: Löfman Ida , Szummer Karolina , Olsson Henrik , Carrero Juan‐Jesus , Lund Lars H. , Jernberg Tomas
Published: July 2018

Background

There are no studies of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (
MRA
) treatment examining outcome in unselected real‐life patients with myocardial infarction (
MI
) and heart failure (
HF
). There is uncertainty regarding effects of
MRA
in relation to left ventricular ejection fraction (
LVEF
) and chronic kidney disease (
CKD
). The aim was to assess
MRA
use and compare outcomes in
MI
patients with
HF
in relation to
LVEF
and
CKD
.

Methods and Results

Patients with
MI
and
HF
registered in the Swedish myocardial infarction registry,
SWEDEHEART
, 2005–2014, were included. Associations between
MRA
use and all‐cause mortality up to 3 years were assessed with multivariable Cox regression, stratified by
EF
groups and presence of
CKD
(estimated glomerular filtration rate <60 mL/min per 1.73 m
2
). Of 45 071 patients with
MI
and
HF
, 4470 (9.9%) received
MRA
. Those with
HF
and
LVEF
<40% more often had
MRA
(19.6%) compared with those with
LVEF
40% to 49% (9.1%) or
LVEF
≥50% (4.7%). 8.6% of patients with
CKD
received
MRA
. After adjustment,
MRA
use was associated with lower mortality in those with
LVEF
<40% (hazard ratio [95% confidence interval] 0.81 [0.75–0.88]) and
LVEF
40% to 49% (0.88 [0.75–1.03]) but not in those with
LVEF
≥50% (1.29 [1.09–1.53]), with significant interaction between
MRA
and
LVEF
(
P
<0.0001). The association between
MRA
use and mortality was similar in those without (0.96 [0.88–1.05]) and with (0.92 [0.85–0.99])
CKD
.

Conclusions

In patients with
MI
and
HF
,
MRA
use was associated with better long‐term survival in patients with
LVEF
<40% but not in those with
LVEF
≥50%, while the mortality risk was similar in
MRA
‐treated patients with or without
CKD
.
Multiple Sluicing, Scope, and Superiority: Consequences for Ellipsis Identity
Authors: Kotek Hadas , Barros Matthew
Published: July 2018

This article defends a semantic identity account of ellipsis licensing. The argument comes from examples of multiple sluicing, especially from Russian. Concentrating on antecedents that contain two quantified statements, we uncover a surprising asymmetry: surface scope antecedents can license a multiple sluice, but inverse scope antecedents cannot. We explain this finding in terms of semantic accounts of ellipsis licensing, where ellipsis is licensed when the sluice corresponds to an (implicit) question under discussion. We show that QUDs cannot be computed from the truth-conditional content of the antecedents alone; instead, they must be computed only after (scalar) implicatures have been calculated and added to the common ground, along with the context of utterance. We further discuss the commitments required of syntactic/LF identity accounts of ellipsis licensing in order to accommodate multiple sluicing with quantified antecedents, and argue that such accounts are practically untenable.
“Artless Dealing: The First Year of Trump’s Relations with China”
Authors: Oyen Meredith
Published: July 2018

Entering the presidency, Donald J. Trump made clear his primary agenda with respect to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) was altering the trade relationship between the two countries. As the challenge of a nuclear North Korea came to dominate his interactions with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, however, Trump was forced temporarily to put his economic complaints on the backburner. Despite his fiery rhetoric, prolific tweeting, and early missteps with respect to Taiwan, other aspects of the relationship looked to maintain the status quo. By the end of the year, Trump’s incoherent policy neither had improved nor irrevocably damaged Sino-American ties, but it did have the effect of altering the leadership position of the United States in East Asia, ceding a great deal to an increasingly internationally engaged China.
Two new species of Chusquea subg. Swallenochloa (Poaceae: Bambusoideae: Bambuseae) from Minas Gerais, Brazil, and complete description of C. caparaoensis
Authors: MACHADO PIANISSOLA EVANDRO , FREITAS PARMA DANIELE , SANTOS GONÇALVES ANA PAULA , GAIL CLARK LYNN
Published: July 2018

Two new species included in Chusquea subg. Swallenochloa, C. fruticosa and C. imbricata, are here described and illustrated, and comments on their morphology, conservation status and distribution are provided. Reproductive structures of Chusquea caparaoensis, a species of this subgenus previously known only vegetatively, are described for the first time. Chusquea caparaoensis is here emended and illustrated, and comments about its morphology, conservation status and distribution are provided. Revised keys are provided based on vegetative and vegetative plus reproductive characters for the Brazilian species of C. subg. Swallenochloa.
The Juggler of Notre Dame and the Medievalizing of Modernity
Authors: Ziolkowski Jan M.
Published: July 2018

This ambitious and vivid study in six volumes explores the journey of a single, electrifying story, from its first incarnation in a medieval French poem through its prolific rebirth in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The Juggler of Notre Dame tells how an entertainer abandons the world to join a monastery, but is suspected of blasphemy after dancing his devotion before a statue of the Madonna in the crypt; he is saved when the statue, delighted by his skill, miraculously comes to life.

Jan Ziolkowski tracks the poem from its medieval roots to its rediscovery in late nineteenth-century Paris, before its translation into English in Britain and the United States. The visual influence of the tale on Gothic revivalism and vice versa in America is carefully documented with lavish and inventive illustrations, and Ziolkowski concludes with an examination of the twentieth century explosion of interest in The Juggler of Notre Dame and its place in mass culture today.

Volume 2: Medieval Meets Medievalism deals with the influence of the tale in nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Europe and America, and the development of literary medievalism at this time.

Presented with great clarity and simplicity, Ziolkowski’s work is accessible to the general reader, while its many new discoveries will be valuable to academics in such fields and disciplines as medieval studies, medievalism, philology, literary history, art history, folklore, performance studies, and reception studies.
How Legal-Oriented Restoration Programs Enhance Landscape Connectivity? Insights From the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
Authors: Rother Débora C. , Vidal Cristina Y. , Fagundes Isabella C. , Metran da Silva Michel , Gandolfi Sergius , Rodrigues Ricardo R. , Nave André G. , Viani Ricardo Augusto G. , Brancalion Pedro H. S.
Published: July 2018

Environmental legislation has fostered ecological restoration programs worldwide, but few studies have reported the outcomes for landscape connectivity. Here, we investigated the contribution of forest restoration programs planned to comply with the Brazilian Forest Code for increasing forest cover and landscape connectivity in agricultural landscapes of southeastern Brazil. We gathered data for 85 landscapes and 2,408 rural properties, totalizing 748,601 ha of farmlands within the Atlantic Forest biome and its ecotone with Cerrado, two global hotspots for biodiversity conservation. Together, rural properties account for 50,783 ha of native vegetation deficit found on Areas of Permanent Protection (APPs). On the basis of this, we performed a landscape connectivity analysis by simulating scenarios in accordance with the requirements of the legislation for two sugarcane mills that are already under ongoing restoration efforts. We evaluated the relative changes promoted by restoring all deforested riparian buffers within APPs, as determined by the Forest Code. The simulation of restoration at the property-level resulted in the reconnection of isolated forest patches, reducing their number in the landscape and increasing their overall and core size. At the sugarcane mill level, the restoration of riparian forests increased the index of connectivity. Despite these benefits, final forest cover (remnant plus restored forests) would still be reduced (<20%—the minimum forest cover on the private land to comply with the environmental law) in most landscapes and insufficient to conserve species sensitive to forest fragmentation. The mandatory restoration of riparian buffers plays a relevant role for improving landscape connectivity in human-modified tropical landscapes, but this strategy shall be complemented by other approaches to increase forest cover and landscape connectivity to mitigate the enormous species extinction debt accumulated for tropical forests.
Phosgene-Free Synthesis of Carbamates Using CO2 and Titanium Alkoxides
Authors: Yuan Hao-Yu , Zhang Qiao , Fukaya Norihisa , Lin Xiao-Tao , Fujitani Tadahiro , Choi Jun-Chul
Published: July 2018

A facile one-pot, phosgene-free method for the synthesis of N-phenylcarbamates is developed. Using this method, various aromatic carbamates could be prepared from aromatic amines, CO2 and metal alkoxides. Aniline reacted with titanium methoxide (Ti(OMe)4) in the presence of CO2 (5 MPa) to give methyl N-phenylcarbamate in 85% yield, in 20 min. Titanium residue could be regenerated by reaction with dimethyl carbonate at 220 °C for 16 h.
Issues Concerning the Architectural Reconstruction of the Monuments of the Sanctuary of Apollo Amyklaios
Authors: Bilis Themistocles , Magnisali Maria
Published: July 2018

Με την κατάρρευση του αρχαίου κόσμου πολλά φημισμένα αρχιτεκτονήματα καταστράφηκαν, λεηλατήθηκαν και τελικά χάθηκαν, είτε ολοσχερώς είτε εν μέρει, αφήνοντας ένα κενό που πολλές φορές πυροδοτεί σε μεγάλο βαθμό την ιστορική περιέργεια και αναζήτηση. Μια τέτοια περίπτωση είναι και ο Θρόνος του Απόλλωνα στις Αμύκλες. Στο άρθρο παρουσιάζονται αφενός τα δεδομένα σχετικά με το πρόβλημα της αναπαράστασης των κατασκευών που συνέθεταν το ιερό και αφετέρου η μεθοδολογία που ακολουθείται για την επίλυσή του. Στο πλαίσιο της περιορισμένης έκτασης του άρθρου σχολιάζονται βασικά θέματα που προκύπτουν τόσο από την ανάγνωση του κειμένου του Παυσανία, όσο και από τη σημερινή νέα θεώρηση της εικόνας του ερειπίου.
Hyakinthos and Apollo of Amyklai: Identities and Cults A Reconsideration of the Written Evidence
Authors: Petropoulou Angeliki
Published: July 2018

Στην εργασία αυτή, που αντλεί κυρίως από αποσπασματικές γραπτές μαρτυρίες, δείχνουμε ότι τα βασικά χαρακτηριστικά της ταυτότητας και της λατρείας του Υάκινθου και του Απόλλωνος στις Αμύκλες είχαν ήδη λάβει μορφή όταν κατασκευάσθηκε ο “Θρόνος” του Απόλλωνος ή έως το τέλος της αρχαϊκής εποχής.
Searching for the Amyklaion: For a History of the ‘Discovery’ of the Sanctuary in the Modern Era
Authors: Matalas Paraskevas
Published: July 2018

Η ανασκαφή του Τσούντα στην Αγία Κυριακή, το 1890, δεν σήμανε μόνο το ξεκίνημα της αρχαιολογικής έρευνας του Αμυκλαίου, αλλά και τον τερματισμό μιας μακράς φάσης αναζήτησής του, μιας φάσης γεμάτης από μυστήρια, παρεξηγήσεις, παρανοήσεις και επινοήσεις. Το τέλος της αρχαιότητας είχε φέρει και την καταστροφή της ίδιας της μνήμης σχετικά με τη θέση των Αμυκλών και του Αμυκλαίου. Η λέξη διατηρήθηκε, στη λόγια παράδοση, αλλά αποκομμένη από το αρχικό της σημαινόμενο. Σε κείμενα των μεσαιωνικών χρόνων, όπως στον Βίο του Οσίου Νίκωνος, το όνομα Αμύκλες ή Αμύκλιον εμφανίζεται ταυτισμένο με το Νίκλι της Αρκαδίας, στην αρχαία Τεγέα. Στη συνέχεια, σαν έδρα επισκοπής, περιφερόμενη από την Τεγέα στο Μουχλί και στην Τριπολιτσά.Ο Γάλλος επιγραφολόγος Abbé Fourmont, που ήρθε στην περιοχή της Σπάρτης την άνοιξη του 1730, ισχυρίσθηκε ότι βρήκε το Αμυκλαίο στο Σκλαβοχώρι και ότι το «κατάστρεψε». Παρουσίασε επίσης δήθεν πανάρχαιες επιγραφές που «ανακάλυψε» στα ερείπια του ιερού, όπως έναν κατάλογο των ιερειών του Αμυκλαίου, τις οποίες είχε πλαστογραφήσει ο ίδιος. Αυτές οι επιγραφές θα θεωρούνταν αυθεντικές επί πολλές δεκαετίες. Ο Fourmont πέρασε και από την Αγία Κυριακή, όπου αντέγραψε μια πραγματική επιγραφή, χωρίς όμως να συνδέσει τη θέση της με το Αμυκλαίο ή τις Αμύκλες. Το δικό του «Αμυκλαίο» το “είδε” στον σημερινό οικισμό Καλύβια Σοχάς, δυτικά από το Σκλαβοχώρι, στη ρίζα του Ταΰγετου. Για ένα μεγάλο διάστημα οι Αμύκλες θα τοποθετούνταν, ασαφώς, κάπου στο Σκλαβοχώρι.Ο επόμενος σημαντικός σταθμός της ιστορίας είναι το 1805, όταν πέρασε ο Βρετανός στρατιωτικός και αρχαιοδίφης William Martin Leake. Ο Leake, βασισμένος κυρίως στην ερμηνεία αρχαίων πηγών όπως ο Πολύβιος, ήταν ο πρώτος που πρότεινε ότι οι αρχαίες Αμύκλες βρίσκονταν στην Αγία Κυριακή. Παρουσίασε την επιχειρηματολογία στο βιβλίο του για την Πελοπόννησο που εξέδωσε το 1830.Αλλά ο πρώτος που τοποθέτησε ρητώς το ιερό του Αμυκλαίου Απόλλωνα πάνω στον λόφο της Αγίας Κυριακής ήταν ο Γάλλος αρχαιολόγος Charles Lenormant, μέλος της Γαλλικής Επιστημονικής Αποστολής του Μοριά, που πέρασε από την περιοχή το 1829. Ωστόσο, αυτή η ταύτιση θα έμενε στην αφάνεια, μέχρι το καλοκαίρι του 1878, όταν επισκέφθηκε για πρώτη φορά την Αγία Κυριακή ο Adolf Furtwängler και αναγνώρισε τα εντοιχισμένα στην εκκλησία αρχιτεκτονικά μέλη ως κομμάτια του Θρόνου.
Εκθέσεις - Εκδηλώσεις - Εκδοτική δραστηριότητα
Authors: Μπενάκη Μουσείο
Published: July 2018

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ΜΥΪΚΗ ΔΥΣΤΡΟΦΙΑ ΤΩΝ ΑΜΝΩΝ* (ΠPΩTH ΠΕΡΙΠΤΩΣΙΣ ΕΝ ΕΛΛΑΔΙ)
Authors: ΣΤΟΦΟΡΟΣ ΕΥΘ.
Published: July 2018

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Ο ΕΡΓΑΣΤΗΡΙΑΚΟΣ ΕΛΕΓΧΟΣ ΤΟΥ ΓΑΛΑΚΤΟΣ
Authors: ΠΑΠΑΔΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ ΑΓΓΕΛΟΣ , ΚΑΡΑΒΑΛΑΚΗΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΗΣ
Published: July 2018

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ΧΕΙΡΟΥΡΓΙΚΗ ΕΠΕΜΒΑΣΙΣ ΕΠΙ ΡΗΞΕΩΣ ΤΗΣ ΜΗΤΡΑΣ ΕΙΣ ΑΓΕΛΑΔΑ
Authors: ΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΙΟΥ ΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΙΟΣ ΧΡ.
Published: July 2018

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ΠΑΡΑΤΗΡΗΣΕΙΣ ΕΠΙ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΡΑΠΕΙΑΣ ΤΟΥ ΑΝΘΡΑΚΟΣ ΤΩΝ ΒOOΕΙΔΩΝ ΔΙΑ ΤΩΝ ΑΝΤΙΒΙΟΤΙΚΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΙΔΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΠΕΝΙΚΙΑΑΙΝΗΣ
Authors: ΚΑΡΔΑΣΗΣ Ι.
Published: July 2018

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Organochlorine Pesticides and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Blue Crabs Callinectes sapidus (Rathbun, 1896) from Akyatan Lagoon in the Eastern Mediterranean Region of Turkey.
Authors: KILERCIOGLU BIGE GULMEN , CENGIZLER IBRAHIM , DAGLIOGLU NEBILE , KILERCIOGLU SERDAR
Published: July 2018

The aim of this study is to determine the levels of organochlorine-based pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls in the edible muscle tissue of blue crabs Callinectes sapidus (Rathbun, 1896) that are harvested from Akyatan Lagoon in the Eastern Mediterranean Region of Turkey. The crabs were harvested in October 2010, January 2011 and March 2011. A total of fifty crabs were studied. A quantitative determination of residue levels was carried out through a Gas Chromatography-Electron Capture Detector (GC-ECD), and compared with acceptable contaminant levels. PCBs were the greatest source of contamination.. The predominant compounds were α-HCH, o,p’-DDE, PCB 28 (2,2',4,4'-PCB) and PCB 52 (2,2’,5,5’-PCB), with mean concentrations of 22.39, 59.45, 347.31 and 362.86  ng/gwet weights, respectively. The present work is highly significant and points out a chronic exposure to pollutants in Akyatan Lagoon. This ecosystem is protected under the Ramsar Convention (Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, especially as Waterfowl Habitat).
Comparative morphology of urohyal bone in brackish water species of the genus Aphanius Nardo, 1827 in the Persian Gulf and Southeastern Mediterranean Sea basins (Teleostei: Aphaniidae)
Authors: TEIMORI AZAD , MOTAMEDI MINA , IRANMANESH ATEFEH
Published: July 2018

Among the skeletal elements in fishes, the urohyal bone which lies in the lower part of the head - the central part of the mandibular skeleton- has proved to be of special significance in fish systematics. The urohyal bone is considered to be a synapomorphic structure in teleostean fish. The urohyal bone of six brackish water Aphanius species (i.e., Aphanius hormuzensis, A. stoliczkanus, A. furcatus, A. ginaonis, A. mento, A. sirhani) was compared using morphological description and linear measurements to explore the effectiveness of urohyal bone morphology in the separation of the Aphanius species. Description of the urohyal bones and their morphological variation allowed identification of the A. furcatus, A. mento and A. sirhani from their relatives. Moreover, the UH.UL separates significantly A. dispar and A. ginaonis, and the MH.UL discriminates significantly A. mento from others studied relatives. Discriminant function analysis (DFA) separated the studied species with high classification success (overall mean 94.7%). These results suggest the power of urohyal bone morphology in separating of the Aphanius species analyzed, and highlighting the taxonomic value of the urohyal bone. By considering the phylogenetic relationships among the studied species, it can be concluded that the observed variation in their urohyal morphology is largely consistent with their phylogeny. This indicated that at least some morphological characters in the shape of urohyal bone in Aphanius are encoded probably by genetic factors, which can be used for species discrimination.
Sertulariamarginata (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) in the Mediterranean: an alien species in expansion?
Authors: GONZÁLEZ-DUARTE M.M. , MEGINA C. , BETHENCOURT M.
Published: July 2018

Mature and dense populations of the tropical hydroid species Sertulariamarginata were detected in the Alboran Sea (Western Mediterranean) and in the Atlantic coast of the Strait of Gibraltar. Until now, it had only been recorded in the eastern basin within the Mediterranean Sea.This species has previously been recorded in estuaries and anthropogenichabitats but, in the area studied here, we only found it in natural zones. These observations could indicate an early expansion and naturalization in the Mediterranean Sea. Due to its limited dispersion capacity by its own natural means and the history of its records, the observations provided here support the hypothesis of an arrival and a spread by anthropogenic vectors.A pathway of arrival and dispersion of alien species into the Mediterranean Sea is proposed for future monitoring: from Macaronesia (particularly Canary Islands) to the Atlantic coast of the Strait of Gibraltar and from here into the Mediterranean.
Promoting men’s awareness, self-examination, and help-seeking for testicular disorders: a systematic review of interventions
Authors: Saab Mohamad M. , Davoren Martin P. , Murphy Aileen , Murphy David , Cooke Eoghan , Landers Margaret , Fitzgerald Serena , Richardson Noel , Rovito Michael J. , Von Wagner Christian , Murphy Mike , Dahly Darren , Hegarty Josephine
Published: July 2018

Background: Testicular cancer (TC) is commonly diagnosed among men aged 15-40 years. The incidence of TC is on the rise. Benign testicular disorders such as testicular torsion and epididymitis can lead to testicular ischemia, sepsis, and infertility if left untreated. This systematic review aims to evaluate the effectiveness of studies promoting men’s knowledge and awareness of testicular disorders and/or self-examination, behaviours and/or intentions to examine their testes, and help-seeking behaviours and/or intentions for testicular symptoms.

Methods: Academic Search Complete, Medline, CINAHL, PsychINFO, ERIC, the Cochrane Library, the World Health Organisation International Clinical Trials Registry Platform, Clinicaltrials.gov, Grey Literature Report, and Open Grey were searched for studies published between November 2014 and April 2018. The methodological quality and level of evidence per outcome were assessed. 

Results: There were five papers included: two were experimental studies, two were systematic reviews, and one was an integrative review. The majority of the reviewed interventions were successful in increasing men’s awareness of TC and self-examination. Examples include a television show featuring a celebrity with TC, a university campaign, and interactive educational sessions. The impact of the reviewed interventions on health beliefs (i.e. perceived susceptibility, severity, benefits, barriers, and self-efficacy) varied across the reviewed literature. Studies promoting help-seeking for testicular symptoms and awareness of benign testicular disorders were lacking.

Conclusions: This review highlights the importance of evaluating educational interventions aimed at younger men, whilst raising their awareness of testicular disorders and increasing their help-seeking intentions for testicular symptoms. Given the lack of consensus around scheduled testicular self-examination among younger men, clinicians are encouraged to instruct men to familiarise themselves with the look and feel of their own testes and to seek timely medical attention for abnormalities.

Registration: The review protocol was registered with the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO) under the registration number CRD42018093671.
Development of Link Column Frame System for Seismic Resistance of Reinforced Concrete Structures
Authors: Joseph Joel Shelton , Gladston Hemalatha , Vellapandi Venkatesh
Published: July 2018

The purpose of the link column frame is to provide acceptable collapse prevention performance and to allow for easy repairs following a moderate earthquake. The experimental and analytical studies that are presented in this article mainly focus on the behavior of normal and link column reinforced concrete (RC) frames with different connection configurations. Quasi-static cyclic load experimental results are presented and discussed for seven 1:3 scaled RC frames with and without link columns. There are various connections between the main beam and the link column. With respect to experimental results and using ANSYS software, the finite element model related to these frames is made and calibrated, and then nonlinear analysis under cyclic static loading is performed. The experimental results show that the yield strength and ultimate strength capacities of the link column frames increase with a decrease in relative story drifts, especially in the hinged link column frame that was designed according to IS 12303-1987, Criteria for Design of RCC Hinges. Greater amounts of energy were dissipated by the link column frame, which has a hinge connection designed according to IS 12303-1987; this connection was found to be more effective and reliable. When compared with the normal frame, the link column frame with the proper connection dissipates more energy by shear yielding of the link beam. The additional link provides extra stiffness to the entire system.
Thermomechanical Modeling of Welding and Galvanizing a Steel Beam Connection Detail to Examine Susceptibility to Cracking
Authors: Nguyen Kien , Nasouri Reza , Bennett Caroline R. , Matamoros Adolfo , Li Jian , Montoya Arturo H.
Published: July 2018

Hot-dip galvanizing is the process of submerging steel elements into molten zinc to form a metallurgically bonded zinc coating that serves as corrosion protection for the steel substrate. Used with great success on an industrial scale for many decades, hot-dip galvanizing is a ubiquitous process. On occasion, cracks in steel members develop during galvanizing. While such cracking remains a poorly understood phenomenon, previous research has attributed the formation of cracks to the combined effects of residual strains introduced by welding and temperature-induced deformations caused by the hot-dip galvanizing process. This article presents thermomechanical analyses of a structural steel beam with a welded double-angle connection detail where cracking occurred during hot-dip galvanizing. Three-dimensional finite element models of the beam and connection detail were analyzed using the finite element analysis software Abaqus (Dassault Systèmes, Vélizy-Villacoublay, France). The welding process was simulated using the Abaqus Welding Interface, maintaining the welding sequence of the connection. After welding, the entire beam was subjected to a temperature field that was specified through a user subroutine in Abaqus, simulating the hot-dip galvanizing process. The temperature field had a bath temperature of 450°C and a thermal cycle that included dipping, dwell time, and removal from the bath. Material properties used in the simulation were nonlinear and temperature dependent. The parameters of the study were the welding sequences, heat input during welding, and the depth of the double-angle connection. It was observed that strain demands due to welding and hot-dip galvanizing were high magnitude at the cracked location in the beam. The relative significance of strain demands due to welding and of hot-dip galvanizing on the propensity for the beam to develop cracks are discussed.
Research on heart failure in Colombia 1980-2015: a systematic review
Authors: Diaztagle-Fernández Juan José , Latorre-Alfonso Sergio Iván , Maldonado-Arenas Sebastián Eduardo , Manosalva-Álvarez Gina Paola , Merchán-Cepeda Johan Sebastián , Centeno-García Carlos David , Guarín-Castañeda Angie Paola , Chaves-Santiago Walter Gabriel
Published: July 2018

Introducción. La falla cardíaca es una de las enfermedades con mayor prevalencia a nivel mundial. En Colombia no se conoce con certeza el estado de la investigación en torno al tema.Objetivo. Describir las publicaciones originales en falla cardíaca en Colombia.Materiales y métodos. Revisión sistemática. Búsqueda electrónica en Embase, PubMed, LILACS Y SciELO, con términos MeSH: “heart failure”, “colombian”, “Colombia”, “Latin America”, “developing countries”. Búsqueda manual en 58 revistas identificadas en Publindex. Se incluyeron investigaciones originales, publicadas entre 1980 y 2015, que evaluaron población adulta colombiana con falla cardíaca.Resultados. Se identificaron 2 684 artículos: 35 cumplieron criterios de inclusión; 30 (85.7%) fueron publicados a partir del 2009; 30 (85.7%) se realizaron en Bogotá y Medellín; 11 (31.4%) tuvieron n>200; 19 (54.2%) fueron descriptivos y 5 (14.2%) cuasiexperimentales; 9 (25.7%) describieron poblaciones generales; 9 (25.7%) abordaron el tema del autocuidado, 3 (8.8%), la rehabilitación cardíaca, 3 (8.8%), la percepción de enfermedad y 3 (8.8%), los factores pronósticos.Conclusión. El número de investigaciones originales publicadas sobre falla cardíaca es escaso; la mayoría se realizó en los últimos años. El diseño descriptivo fue el más común. Los temas abordados con mayor frecuencia fueron el autocuidado y las descripciones poblacionales.
Hypertriglyceridemia and adverse outcomes during pregnancy
Authors: Cortés-Vásquez Jonathan , Noreña Islendy , Mockus Ismena
Published: July 2018

Introducción. Durante el embarazo, los niveles séricos de triglicéridos maternos aumentan como un mecanismo de adaptación fisiológica para suplir las necesidades del feto en desarrollo. Pese a que el incremento excesivo se ha asociado a preeclampsia, macrosomía y parto pretérmino, no se han establecido de manera contundente los niveles a partir de los cuales se deben tomar medidas en cada trimestre para prevenir complicaciones.Objetivo. Hacer una revisión sobre fisiopatología, efectos en madre e hijo, valores esperados en cada trimestre e intervenciones terapéuticas en hipertrigliceridemia gestacional.Materiales y métodos. Se realizó una revisión con la búsqueda de artículos en las bases de datos ScienceDirect, PubMed, Scopus, LILACS, Cochrane y SciELO con los términos: Pregnancy; Hypertriglyceridemia; Maternal-Fetal Exchange; Fetal Development; Pregnancy Complications y sus equivalentes en español.Resultados. Se encontraron 59 artículos que cumplieron los criterios de búsqueda y daban respuesta a los objetivos.Conclusiones. El número limitado y la gran variabilidad de los datos indican la necesidad de realizar más investigaciones que establezcan los rangos de normalidad de los triglicéridos durante los tres trimestres del embarazo y así determinar riesgos e intervenciones eficaces antes de la gestación y reducir la morbimortalidad materno-infantil.
Alcohol consumption in Spanish mental health patients vs. working population
Authors: Ruiz-Flores Bistuer Miguel , Vicente-Herrero Maria Teofila , Lladosa-Marco Silvia , López-González Ángel Arturo , Capdevila-García Luisa Mercedes
Published: July 2018

Introducción. El consumo de alcohol tiene una elevada prevalencia en la sociedad y su consumo crónico es uno de los principales factores relacionados con el estado de salud de los individuos, junto a otros aspectos concernientes al estilo de vida. Debido a su importancia, este tema ha sido objeto tradicional de estudio desde diferentes perspectivas epidemiológicas y en diversos colectivos poblacionales.Objetivo. Realizar una comparativa de patrones de consumo y variables relacionadas en dos colectivos diferenciados: pacientes de unidades de salud mental y trabajadores en general.Materiales y métodos. Estudio transversal realizado en una población de 1 180 trabajadores del sector servicios de la administración pública y 304 pacientes de una unidad de salud mental. Se analizaron variables sociodemográficas y laborales y el patrón de consumo de alcohol.Resultados. Existen diferencias en ambos colectivos en cuanto al número de consumidores, cantidad de consumo y tipo de bebidas consumidas, diferencias que desaparecen en parte cuando se comparan colectivos de trabajadores de ambas muestras poblacionales.Conclusiones. Las diferencias en el patrón de consumo de ambas poblaciones orientan hacia actuaciones preventivo-asistenciales distintas en ambos grupos y hacia una necesidad de implementar actuaciones coordinadas entre todos los afectados mediante programas específicos.
Quantifier scope in sentence prosody?
Authors: Surányi Balázs , Turi Gergő
Published: July 2018

Logical scope interpretation and sentence prosody exhibit intricate, yet scarcely studied interrelations across a variety of languages and constructions. Despite these observable interrelations, it is not clear whether quantifier scope by itself is able to directly affect prosodic form. Information structure is a key potential confounding factor, as it appears to richly interact both with scope interpretation and with prosodic form.

To address this complication, the current study investigates, based on data from Hungarian, whether quantifier scope is expressed prosodically if information structure is kept in check. A production experiment is presented that investigates grammatically scope ambiguous doubly quantified sentences with varied focus structures, while lacking a syntactically marked topic or focus. In contrast to the information structural manipulation, which is manifest in the analysis of the acoustic data, the results reveal no prosodic effect of quantifier scope, nor the interaction of scope with information structure. This finding casts doubt on the notion that logical scope can receive direct prosodic expression, and it indirectly corroborates the restrictive view instead that scope interpretation is encoded in prosody only in cases in which it is a free rider on information structure.
An analysis of Charles Dickens’s gender-based use of speech verbs
Authors: Ruano Pablo
Published: July 2018

This article presents a study of Charles Dickens's gender-based use of speech verbs. The aim of the analysis is to demonstrate that gender is one dimension of variation in the way in which Dickens constructs characters through their ways of speaking, thereby reinforcing the well-established antagonistic representation of male and female character types in his fictional universe. The article focuses on the 130 verbs identified in his fourteen complete novels, more than half of which (73) are associated exclusively, or almost exclusively, with either male or female figures. As will be shown, the systematic use of these gender-marked verbs reveals different personality traits that trigger information about both genders, thus contributing to their dichotomous characterisation. The analysis will also shed further light upon the dominant Victorian ideology concerning the representation of gender in fiction.
Evaluating fatigue performance of hot-mix asphalt using degradation parameters
Authors: Ahmed Taher M. , Ahmed Thamer Yousif , Al-Hdabi Abbas
Published: July 2018

Hot-mix asphalt (HMA) suffers a reduction in stiffness and strength under repeated cyclic loading, such that it eventually cracks. This paper reports the measurement of asphalt fatigue degradation in terms of stiffness modulus and dissipated strain energy (DSE). Three degradation rate parameters were derived from the linear parts of the relationships against a number of cycles: normalised stiffness modulus from the traditional approach (TA), and DSE and cumulative dissipated strain energy (CDSE) from the energy concept approach. Three techniques were used to perform the fatigue test: dynamic shear rheometer, two- and four-point bending tests. Different asphalts were made from open and dense gradings of limestone and granite aggregates, and with soft and hard binders according to British standards. The tests revealed that the DSE and CDSE degradation parameters were incompatible with the TA in the strain-controlled test mode, but compatible in the stress-controlled test mode. The variation and scattering of all degradation parameters was relatively low. In conclusion, the normalised stiffness modulus degradation rate parameter looks most promising for evaluating and predicting the fatigue performance of HMA regardless of the test technique and mode.
Environmental implications of end pit lakes at oil sand mines in Alberta, Canada
Authors: Kabwe Louis K , Scott J Don , Beier Nicholas A , Wilson G Ward , Jeeravipoolvarn Silawat
Published: July 2018

End pit lakes are common at open-pit metal mines around the world and are part of mine closure plans. Those at oil sand mines are no different except that the end pit lakes will be considerably larger, with the area averaging about 4 km2 and reaching up to about 15 km2. In a major study on end pit lakes for oil sand mines, the Cumulative Environmental Management Association defines an oil sand end pit lake as ‘an engineered water body, located below grade in an oil sands post-mining pit’. It may contain oil sand by-product material and will receive surface and groundwater from surrounding reclaimed and undisturbed landscapes. End pit lakes will be permanent features in the final reclaimed landscape, discharging water to the downstream environment. As a permanent feature, the long-term environmental effect of such an oil sand deposit must be carefully designed and monitored. If the end pit lake contains an appreciable thickness of tailings, the consolidation of tailings may continue for many decades. The effects of groundwater leakage are analysed and modelled to show the potentially large amounts of seepage into the underlying stratigraphic units.
ALGILANAN YÖNETİCİ KİBRİNİN, SATIŞ ELEMANLARININ TÜKENMİŞLİK VE İŞTEN AYRILMA NİYETİ ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİSİNE YÖNELİK BİR ALAN ARAŞTIRMASI
Authors: GÜRER Alper , BOZACI İbrahim , ÇİFTÇİ Gamze Ebru
Published: July 2018

Bu
çalışma yönetim literatüründe göz ardı edilmiş ve üzerine yeterince bilimsel
çalışmanın bulunmadığı yönetici kibrinin satış elemanları üzerindeki etkilerini
konu almaktadır. Kibrin insan yaşamının her alanında karşılaşılan ve olumsuz
sonuçlara sebep olan bir olgu olduğu bilinmesine rağmen işletmeler bakımından sonuçlarının
araştırılmaması dikkat çekmektedir. Bu kapsamda çalışma, satış elemanlarının
yönetici kibrine yönelik algılarının tükenmişlik ve işten ayrılma niyetleri
üzerindeki etkisini ve yönetici kibrinin işten ayrılma niyeti üzerindeki
etkisinde tükenmişliğin olası aracı rolünü ortaya koymayı amaçlamaktadır. Ayrıca
bu şekilde işletmelere yönetici kibrinin sonuçları ile ilgili değerli bilgiler
sağlanması hedeflenmektedir. Bu doğrultuda perakende ayakkabı satış sektöründe
faaliyet gösteren bir işletmenin satış elemanlarından yüz yüze anket yöntemi
ile birincil veriler toplanmıştır. Elde edilen veriler istatistiksel paket
programı ile analizlere tabi tutulmuştur. Araştırma bulgularına göre, satış
elemanlarının algıladığı yönetici kibri, tükenmişlik düzeyini ve işten ayrılma
niyetini pozitif yönlü etkilemektedir. Araştırma sonucunda ortaya çıkan bir
diğer bulgu da yönetici kibrinin işten ayrılma niyeti üzerindeki etkisinde
tükenmişliğin aracı rol üstlendiği, yani yönetici kibrinin tükenmişlik
dolayısıyla işten ayrılma niyetini daha fazla etkilediği yönündedir.
An assessment on a large geographic scale of Eurasian inland saline surface waters v3
Authors: Boros Emil , Kolpakova Marina
Published: July 2018

The major ion concentration data of sodium (Na), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), chloride (Cl), sulphate (SO4), bicarbonate (HCO3), carbonate (CO3) and pH (if it was coupled with ion data) were input into the database. The data were drawn from a large geographic scale across Eurasia (Austria, China, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, Serbia, Turkey) and from a large number of saline lakes and pans (N=220) with minimum a 1.0 g L–1salinity threshold. The 1.0 g L–1salinity threshold was selected based on a former study (Boros et al., 2014), where this threshold was experimentally found to be the characteristic boundary of soda ecosystems. Salinity was estimated by the sum of measured concentrations of eight major ions (Na, K, Ca, Mg, Cl, SO4, HCO3, CO3). As generally known, sodium is by far the most common cation in saline lakes and necessarily the dominant cation in soda type lakes. Therefore, sites were excluded from the dataset if Na was not the most abundant ion. If seasonal or annual water data were available, mean values were put into database. Most of the data came from papers (sources are indicated in the table).
Conciliación en equidad: un aporte a la resolución de conflictos en materia de Derecho de Familia, en el municipio de Tumaco, Nariño
Authors: Rosero de la Rosa Sonia
Published: July 2018

La investigación realiza un abordaje de los resultados y alcances de la figura de conciliación en equidad. La metodología empleada se rige por los aportes y planteamientos de la teoría fundamentada (Glaser & Strauss, 1967; Strauss & Corbin, 1990). En el municipio de Tumaco, los sujetos son convocados a audiencia en uno de los cinco Puntos de Atención en Conciliación en Equidad, PACE, acción que constituye un recurso efectivo y garantía de derechos, en el marco de un modelo de autocomposición alternativa de conflictos, de tipo comunitario. Se indaga en actas de conciliación en equidad de los años 2012 a 2014 y los hallazgos permiten concluir la positividad en la construcción colectiva de la paz y la convivencia de la figura de la conciliación en equidad en materia de Derecho de Familia, en la región.