bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The outcome of pregnancy in a kidney transplant patient: A case report and review of the literature
Authors: Glisic Andreja , Divac Nevena , Gojnic-Dugalic Miroslava , Kastratovic-Kotlica Biljana , Vavic Neven , Cerovac Natasa , Prostran Milica
Published: July 2016

Introduction. The possibility of a term pregnancy with favorable maternal and neonatal outcome is one of the greatest advances in kidney transplantation, though concerns still exist regarding the safety of the mother, fetus, and graft. The use of immunosuppressive medications during pregnancy is related to possible fetal adverse effects. Case report. We report a course of a pregnancy in a patient with a kidney transplant. The patient was treated with immunosuppressive therapy (tacrolimus, azathioprine, and prednisolone) during the pregnancy. The outcome of the pregnancy was without maternal and neonatal complications. Serum creatinine levels were stable and no acute organ rejection occurred during pregnancy. Significant elevation of the Ddimer and coagulant factors II, VII, IX and X were noticed during the third trimester. This could be partially attributed to azathioprine, which was a part of the immunosuppressive regimen. On the other hand, there were no radiological or clinical signs of thromboembolism, but low-molecularweight heparin prophylaxis was immediately initiated. Cesarean section was performed at the 39th gestational week and a healthy female infant was delivered with a birth weight of 3,150 g and Apgar score 9. Conclusion. Pregnancies of kidney transplant recipients are high-risk and require a multidisciplinary approach. Careful clinical follow-up is a prerequisite for favorable outcome.
The prevalence of coronary artery anomalies in adults: Studied with computed tomography coronary angiography
Authors: Ilic Dragana , Stojanov Dragan , Koracevic Goran , Petrovic Sladjana , Radovanovic Zoran , Arsic Stojanka
Published: July 2016

Background/Aim. Coronary artery anomalies are an uncommon but important cause of chest pain, and in some cases of hemodynamically significant abnormalities, sudden cardiac death. The aim of the research was to establish the prevalence of the coronary arteries anomalies in our population. Methods. The study group included 1,562 patients (810 men, 752 women, average age 64.3 ? 12.0 years; range 32?80 years) who were scheduled for 64-slice computed tomography (MSCT), which enables detailed visualization of coronary arteries and heart anatomy. All examinations were made due to suspicion (atypical chest pain, angina equivalent symptoms or multiple risk factors for cardiovascular disease) or assumption of progression of coronary artery disease. Results. From January 2010 till December 2014 a total number of 1,562 patients were sent for evaluation of coronary arteries. The coronary anomalies were found in 45 (2.88%) patients. The most frequent coronary anomaly seen in our population group was absence of left main trunk with the separate origin of the left anterior descending artery (LAD) and left circumflex artery (LCx) originating from a left coronary sinus (LCS). This was found in 12 patients (an incidence of 0.77% or 26.7% of all coronary anomalies). Anomalous location of coronary ostium outside normal aortic sinuses in our study was present as right coronary artery (RCA) that arises from left anterior sinus in 5 (0.32%) patients and left coronary artery from non-coronary sinus in two (0.13%) patients. Conclusion. Knowledge of anomalies of the coronary arteries and their recognition on the multislice computed tomography is of great importance for the further planning of a possible therapeutic treatment. Coronary anomalies that are considered insignificant will require no further therapeutic treatment. But the detection of malignant coronary anomalies will certainly save many lives.
The effects of different caloric restriction diets on anthropometric and cardiometabolic risk factors in overweight and obese females
Authors: Mraovic Tatjana , Radakovic Sonja , Ristic-Medic Danijela , Tepsic-Ostojic Vesna , Radjen Slavica , Hajdukovic Zoran , Cairovic Aleksandra , Miljanovic Gora
Published: July 2016

Background/Aim. Obesity is an established risk factor for numerous chronic diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of well-balanced different caloric restriction (CR) diets on anthropometric parameters and standard biochemical cardiovascular risk markers [lipid profile, glucose homeostasis and high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP)] in overweight/obese females. Methods. Participants (age 20? 40 years) were randomized into 3 different CR diet groups: the group I ? restriction of 20% calories from baseline energy requirements, the group II ? restriction of 50% calories from baseline energy requirements and the group III ? alternating daily diets with 70%/30% restriction. The study lasted 42 weeks. Anthropometric parameters were measured at the start and after 4, 8, 20 and 42 weeks after dietary intervention beginning. Biochemical markers were determined at baseline and after 20 and 42 weeks from dietary restriction start. Results. Body weight, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and body fat (in %), in the different CR diet groups significantly decreased after 42 weeks. Body weight was less 11 kg in the group I and 12 kg in the groups II and III. WC was reduced by 11 cm in the groups I and III and by 10 cm in the group II. Different CR diets had the same effects on body fat (a reduction of 15% of body fat). Total cholesterol decreased by 7% in the group I and by 8% in the group III. Low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol decreased by 14% in the group I and by 13% in group III. There were no significant changes in total and LDLcholesterol levels in the group II. The atherogenic index presented as trigliceride/high density lipoprotein (TG/HDL) ratio decreased by 0.22 in the group I, by 0.25 in the group II and by 0.32 in the group III. Various CR diets had the same effects on reducing the hs-CRP levels. Conclusion. Different CR diets with the same macronutrient content are equally effective in reducing body weight, WC and body fat, improve cardiometabolic risk factors and decrease level of proinflammatory hs-CRP in overweight/obese females.
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in pediatric acute appendicitis
Authors: Stankovic Nikola , Stanojevic Ivan , Djordjevic Dragan , Kostic Zoran , Udovicic Ivo , Milickovic Maja , Savic Djordje , Grujic Blagoje , Djuricic Slavisa , Surbatovic Maja
Published: July 2016

Background/Aim. Acute appendicitis (AA) is the most frequent emergency and appendectomy is the most frequent abdominal operation in the pediatric surgery. Diagnosis of AA in children is more difficult due to a lack of cooperation and poor clinical history data, leading to significant number of misdiagnostic cases. Our aim was to explore whether neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) may be useful in diagnosis and follow-up of AA in children. Methods. Prospective investigation of NLR values in 129 consecutive patients admitted to the Mother and Child Healthcare Institute of Serbia and referred for surgery due to AA was performed. According to the pathohistological findings, patients were divided into 3 groups: normal/early, uncomplicated (phlegmonous) and complicated (gangrenous or/and perforated) AA. Laboratory analysis was done preoperativly and on the 1st and the 3rd postoperative days. Results. Statistically significant differences of NLR values were found in the different time points in total of patients and per groups. Some statistically significant differences of NLR values among histopathological groups were recorded. Investigations of correlation of NLR and other laboratory and clinical parameters showed strong positive correlation between NLR and C-reactive protein postoperatively and between NLR and Pediatric Appendicitis Score (PAS) preoperatively. Strong negative correlation with preoperative symptoms duration (PSD) were also present. Optimal cutoff NLR value between negative and positive appendectomies was 6.14. Conclusion. NLR provides well monitoring of progression of AA in children and, its cutoff values may help in distinguishing the phases of AA. Because of that, NLR should be used in diagnosis of AA in children.
Health-related quality of life in patients undergoing hemodialysis
Authors: Miljanovic Gora , Marjanovic Milan , Radakovic Sonja , Janosevic Miljojko , Mraovic Tatjana , Radjen Slavica
Published: July 2016

Background/Aim. Chronic renal disease is one of the growing problems all over the world. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important indicator for those with a chronic disease, such as chronic renal disease, because it may serve as predictor of mortality and hospitalization. The aim of this study was to assess HRQoL in patients on chronic maintenance hemodialysis (HD), and compare it with patients suffering from hypertension (HTA), and normal controls of the same age and gender (C). Methods. The study enrolled 224 males and females older than 18 years: 67 in the HD group, 78 in the HTA group, and 79 in the C group. HRQoL was assessed in all groups using 15-D questionnaire. Results. Significantly higher level of education was recorded in the HD group compared to other two groups. In the HD group there were significantly less employed persons (9%) and significantly more retired (67.2%). All groups were similar regarding an average monthly income and marital status. We found significantly lower total HRQoL score in patients in the HD group, compared to normal controls (0.78 ? 0.16 vs. 0.89 ? 0.10 in the HTA and 0.95 ? 0.06 in the C group) as well as specific scores in almost all investigated domains, except in speech, eating and mental functions. Patients in the HD and HTA groups had similar self-reported quality of life in additional 3 domains: hearing, elimination and distress, while the HD group reported significantly lower scores in remaining 9 domains: mobility, vision, breathing, sleeping, usual activities, discomfort and symptoms, depression, vitality and sexual activity. Patients in the HTA group had significantly lower scores than normal controls in 8 domains (hearing, sleeping, elimination, usual activities, discomfort and symptoms, depression, distress and vitality) as well as in total quality of life, while in remaining 4 domains there was no significant difference (mobility, vision, breathing, sexual activity). Conclusion. Both investigated chronic diseases lead to impairment of HRQoL, which is substantially stronger in hemodialysis than in hypertension. Considering the relationship between depression and HRQoL measures, it may be useful to treat depression of HD patients in order to improve their quality of life.
The effects of extreme low frequency pulsed electromagnetic field on bone mineral density and incidence of fractures in patients with end - stage renal disease on dialysis - three year follow up study
Authors: Rakocevic-Hrnjak Aleksandra , Vuksanovic Miljanka , Dimkovic Nada , Djurovic Aleksandar , Petronijevic Natasa , Petronijevic Milan
Published: July 2016

Background/Aim. A variety of physical therapy options has been developed for the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders including those characterized with low bone mineral density (BMD). Extreme low frequency pulsed electromagnetic field (ELF-PEMF) can accelerate bone formation. Patients with end stage of renal disease (ESRD) are predisposed to high incidence of fractures due to bone disorder with multifactorial pathogenesis. Vitamin D, calcium supplements, antiresorptive and anabolic drugs in those patients have changed pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics and have minimal or limited effects. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of long-term ELF-PEMF therapy applied in concordance with physical exercise on bone mass, incidence of new bone fractures and parathyroid hormone concentrations in ESRD patients on dialysis. Methods. In this 3-year prospective clinical trial, 151 patients with ESRD on dialysis program were subjected to treatment with ELF-PEMF (18 Hz, 2 mT) applied during 40 min after 10 consecutive dialysis procedures, 4 times through one year (120 treatments in total during three years) together with kinesitherapy (study group) or only with kinesitherapy (control group) on the voluntary basis. Results. Total of 124 patients have completed the study. In the study group (n = 54), regardless of sex, significant improvements of BMD, T-score and Z-score on both lumbar spine and femoral neck were achieved after 3-year treatment with ELF-PEMF. In the control group (n = 70), significant decreases of BMD, T-score and Z-score as well as the higher incidence of new bone fractures were recorded. Conclusion. ELF-PEMF could be a convenient and safe non-pharmacological therapeutic strategy for fracture prevention in nephrology practices.
Effect of apical portion of T-, sloped L-, and reversed L-closing loops on their force systems
Authors: Techalertpaisarn Paiboon , Versluis Antheunis
Published: July 2016

Objective: To investigate the effect of the position of the apical portion of closing loops on the force system at both loop ends.

Materials and Methods: T-loops were compared with backward-sloped L-loops (SL) and reversed L-loops (RL). SL-loops were directed toward the anterior side; RL-loops were directed toward the posterior side. Loop response to loop pulling was determined with finite element analysis at six positions of the apical loop portion for 12-mm interbracket distance and 8-mm loop length and height. Three-dimensional models of the closing loops were created using beam elements with the properties of stainless steel. Loop responses (horizontal load/deflection, vertical force, and moment-to-force ratio) at both loop ends were calculated as well as at 100 g and 200 g activation forces.

Results: T-, SL-, and RL-loops with the same position of the apical portion showed approximately the same force system at both loop ends. This behavior was found across the investigated range through which the loops were moved (interbracket center to posterior bracket).

Conclusions: The center of the apical portion determined the force system of the closing loops regardless of the position of the loop legs. The centers of the apical portion of the T-, SL-, and RL-loops acted like V-bend positions.
Whole-Exome Sequencing Suggests LAMB3 as a Susceptibility Gene for Morbid Obesity
Authors: Jiao Hong , Kulyté Agné , Näslund Erik , Thorell Anders , Gerdhem Paul , Kere Juha , Arner Peter , Dahlman Ingrid
Published: July 2016

Identification of rare sequencing variants with a larger functional impact has the potential to highlight new pathways contributing to obesity. Using whole-exome sequencing followed by genotyping, we have identified a low-frequency coding variant rs2076349 (V527M) in the laminin subunit β3 (LAMB3) gene showing strong association with morbid obesity and thereby risk of type 2 diabetes. We exome-sequenced 200 morbidly obese subjects and 100 control subjects with pooled DNA samples. After several filtering steps, we retained 439 obesity-enriched low-frequency coding variants. Associations between genetic variants and obesity were validated sequentially in two case-control cohorts. In the final analysis of 1,911 morbidly obese and 1,274 control subjects, rs2076349 showed strong association with obesity (P = 9.67 × 10−5; odds ratio 1.84). This variant was also associated with BMI and fasting serum leptin. Moreover, LAMB3 expression in adipose tissue was positively correlated with BMI and adipose morphology (few but large fat cells). LAMB3 knockdown by small interfering RNA in human adipocytes cultured in vitro inhibited adipogenesis. In conclusion, we identified a previously not reported low-frequency coding variant that was associated with morbid obesity in the LAMB3 gene. This gene may be involved in the development of excess body fat.
Preferences of Young Adults Regarding Dissemination of Online Vitamin D Information
Authors: Goodman Samantha Erin , Sheeshka Judy
Published: July 2016

Purpose: To explore strategies for disseminating online information about vitamin D to young adults.

Methods: Participants were 50 males and females aged 18–25 years, living in Ontario, Canada. Eight focus groups (4 male; 4 female) were conducted; participants also completed a socio-demographic questionnaire. Audio files were transcribed verbatim; thematic analysis was used to identify key themes.

Results: Thematic analysis revealed that an effective educational intervention geared towards this population should be simple, brief, interesting, personally relevant, credible, and include incentives.

Conclusions: Feedback regarding intervention methodology could be used to inform interventions aiming to increase intake of vitamin D or other nutrients among young adults.
Renaissance of the New Right in Germany? A Discussion of New Right Elements in German Right-wing Extremism Today
Authors: Salzborn Samuel
Published: July 2016

Right-wing extremism in Germany has recently undergone considerable
changes with a new right-wing party, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) successfully
entering several local state parliaments as well as the European Parliament,
“Pegida” demonstrations representing a new type of public action in
terms of social movements, and the emergence of institutions like the Library
of Conservatism and magazine projects like Sezession. This article considers
whether such developments could be seen as a renaissance of the “New
Right”, representing a long-term success in its strategies. Since the 1970s, the
strategy of the New Right has been based on promoting a culturally conservative
metapolitics in the pursuit of “cultural hegemony”, meaning to influence
public opinion in the Federal Republic of Germany and shift it to the right—
which at first glance might seem to have succeeded in light of recent events.
The developments seen in German far-right extremism, however, have been
neither monocausal nor monolithic. Therefore, this article will take a closer
look at various aspects of the idea that recent changes in Germany’s rightwing
extremism might represent a successful implementation of this New
Right strategy.
Effect of Activated Plastic Films on Inactivation of Foodborne Pathogens
Authors: Soriano Cuadrado Belén , Martínez Viedma Pilar , López Aguayo Mari , Ortega Blazquez Irene , Grande Burgos Maria , Pérez Pulido Rubén , Gálvez Antonio , Lucas López Rosario
Published: July 2016

In the present study, low density polyethylene films were activated by co-extrusion with zinc oxide, zinc acetate or potassium sorbate. Films were also surface-activated with tyrosol singly or in combination with lactic acid or p-hydroxybenzoic acid. Activated films were tested on Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Salmonella enterica and Pseudomonas fluorescens. The combinations showing greatest inhibition zones and broadest inhibitory spectrum were the films activated with tyrosol plus p-hydroxybenzoic acid. A small delay in growth of Listeria innocua was observed on seabream packed in ZnO-activated films during refrigerated storage for 7 days. When films activated with 2.5% tyrosol or with 1.5% tyrosol plus 0.5 p-hydroxybenzoic acid were used for vacuum packaging of smoked salmon and smoked tuna challenged with cocktails of S. enterica and L. monocytogenes strains, the combination of tyrosol and p-hydroxybenzoic acid improved inactivation of both pathogens during chill storage compared to films singly activated with tyrosol. The best results were obtained in smoked salmon, since no viable pathogens were detected after 7 days of chill storage for the activated film. Results from the study highlight the potential of plastic films surface-activated with tyrosol and p-hydroxybenzoic acid in the control of foodborne pathogens in smoked seafood.
Comments on Public Health Aspects of Paediatric Dental Treatment under General Anaesthesia. Dent. J. 2016, 4, 20
Authors: Baghdadi Ziad
Published: July 2016

I would like to comment on an article by Thomson [1] recently published in Dentistry Journal.[...]
The Structure of the Class of Maximum Tsallis–Havrda–Chavát Entropy Copulas
Authors: García Jesús , González-López Verónica , Nelsen Roger
Published: July 2016

A maximum entropy copula is the copula associated with the joint distribution, with prescribed marginal distributions on [ 0 , 1 ] , which maximizes the Tsallis–Havrda–Chavát entropy with q = 2 . We find necessary and sufficient conditions for each maximum entropy copula to be a copula in the class introduced in Rodríguez-Lallena and Úbeda-Flores (2004), and we also show that each copula in that class is a maximum entropy copula.
The Hydrodynamic Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation: Space and Time
Authors: Chabchoub Amin , Grimshaw Roger
Published: July 2016

The nonlinear Schrödinger equation (NLS) is a canonical evolution equation, which describes the dynamics of weakly nonlinear wave packets in time and space in a wide range of physical media, such as nonlinear optics, cold gases, plasmas and hydrodynamics. Due to its integrability, the NLS provides families of exact solutions describing the dynamics of localised structures which can be observed experimentally in applicable nonlinear and dispersive media of interest. Depending on the co-ordinate of wave propagation, it is known that the NLS can be either expressed as a space- or time-evolution equation. Here, we discuss and examine in detail the limitation of the first-order asymptotic equivalence between these forms of the water wave NLS. In particular, we show that the the equivalence fails for specific periodic solutions. We will also emphasise the impact of the studies on application in geophysics and ocean engineering. We expect the results to stimulate similar studies for higher-order weakly nonlinear evolution equations and motivate numerical as well as experimental studies in nonlinear dispersive media.
Shisha Smoking Practices, Use Reasons, Attitudes, Health Effects and Intentions to Quit among Shisha Smokers in Malaysia
Authors: Wong Li , Alias Haridah , Aghamohammadi Nasrin , Aghazadeh Sima , Hoe Victor
Published: July 2016

Despite its popularity, shisha smoking practices, reasons for its use, attitudes, detrimental health effects and intention to quit among shisha users in Malaysia have never been investigated. A total of 503 shisha users responded to a cross-sectional study conducted between July 2015 and March 2016. The majority of users were young people aged 21–30; a small minority were underage. The reasons for shisha use were its growing popularity as a favourite pastime activity and the perception of shisha use as cool and trendy. Just over half (57.3%) agree that shisha use exposes the smoker to large amounts of smoke and the majority were unsure about the health risks of shisha smoking compared to tobacco smoking. The three most common detrimental health effects reported by the study respondents were dry throat, headache and nausea. Regular shisha users have significantly higher detrimental health effects compared to no-regular shisha users. Shisha users with a duration of smoking of 6–12 months (odds ratio (OR) 3.212; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.651–6.248) and 6 months and below (OR 2.601; 95% CI 1.475–4.584) were significantly more likely to have a higher proportion who intend quitting smoking than shisha users of more than 12 months duration.
Atmospheric-Induced Stress Corrosion Cracking of Grade 2205 Duplex Stainless Steel—Effects of 475 °C Embrittlement and Process Orientation
Authors: Örnek Cem , Idris Safwan , Reccagni Pierfranco , Engelberg Dirk
Published: July 2016

The effect of 475 °C embrittlement and microstructure process orientation on atmospheric-induced stress corrosion cracking (AISCC) of grade 2205 duplex stainless steel has been investigated. AISCC tests were carried out under salt-laden, chloride-containing deposits, on U-bend samples manufactured in rolling (RD) and transverse directions (TD). The occurrence of selective corrosion and stress corrosion cracking was observed, with samples in TD displaying higher propensity towards AISCC. Strains and tensile stresses were observed in both ferrite and austenite, with similar magnitudes in TD, whereas, larger strains and stresses in austenite in RD. The occurrence of 475 °C embrittlement was related to microstructural changes in the ferrite. Exposure to 475 °C heat treatment for 5 to 10 h resulted in better AISCC resistance, with spinodal decomposition believed to enhance the corrosion properties of the ferrite. The austenite was more susceptible to ageing treatments up to 50 h, with the ferrite becoming more susceptible with ageing in excess of 50 h. Increased susceptibility of the ferrite may be related to the formation of additional precipitates, such as R-phase. The implications of heat treatment at 475 °C and the effect of process orientation are discussed in light of microstructure development and propensity to AISCC.
Stochastic Analysis of the Efficiency of a Wireless Power Transfer System Subject to Antenna Variability and Position Uncertainties
Authors: Rossi Marco , Stockman Gert-Jan , Rogier Hendrik , Vande Ginste Dries
Published: July 2016

The efficiency of a wireless power transfer (WPT) system in the radiative near-field is inevitably affected by the variability in the design parameters of the deployed antennas and by uncertainties in their mutual position. Therefore, we propose a stochastic analysis that combines the generalized polynomial chaos (gPC) theory with an efficient model for the interaction between devices in the radiative near-field. This framework enables us to investigate the impact of random effects on the power transfer efficiency (PTE) of a WPT system. More specifically, the WPT system under study consists of a transmitting horn antenna and a receiving textile antenna operating in the Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) band at 2.45 GHz. First, we model the impact of the textile antenna’s variability on the WPT system. Next, we include the position uncertainties of the antennas in the analysis in order to quantify the overall variations in the PTE. The analysis is carried out by means of polynomial-chaos-based macromodels, whereas a Monte Carlo simulation validates the complete technique. It is shown that the proposed approach is very accurate, more flexible and more efficient than a straightforward Monte Carlo analysis, with demonstrated speedup factors up to 2500.
Kalman Filters in Geotechnical Monitoring of Ground Subsidence Using Data from MEMS Sensors
Authors: Li Cheng , Azzam Rafig , Fernández-Steeger Tomás
Published: July 2016

The fast development of wireless sensor networks and MEMS make it possible to set up today real-time wireless geotechnical monitoring. To handle interferences and noises from the output data, Kalman filter can be selected as a method to achieve a more realistic estimate of the observations. In this paper, a one-day wireless measurement using accelerometers and inclinometers was deployed on top of a tunnel section under construction in order to monitor ground subsidence. The normal vectors of the sensors were firstly obtained with the help of rotation matrices, and then be projected to the plane of longitudinal section, by which the dip angles over time would be obtained via a trigonometric function. Finally, a centralized Kalman filter was applied to estimate the tilt angles of the sensor nodes based on the data from the embedded accelerometer and the inclinometer. Comparing the results from two sensor nodes deployed away and on the track respectively, the passing of the tunnel boring machine can be identified from unusual performances. Using this method, the ground settlement due to excavation can be measured and a real-time monitoring of ground subsidence can be realized.
Recent Progresses in Nanobiosensing for Food Safety Analysis
Authors: Yang Tao , Huang Huifen , Zhu Fang , Lin Qinlu , Zhang Lin , Liu Junwen
Published: July 2016

With increasing adulteration, food safety analysis has become an important research field. Nanomaterials-based biosensing holds great potential in designing highly sensitive and selective detection strategies necessary for food safety analysis. This review summarizes various function types of nanomaterials, the methods of functionalization of nanomaterials, and recent (2014–present) progress in the design and development of nanobiosensing for the detection of food contaminants including pathogens, toxins, pesticides, antibiotics, metal contaminants, and other analytes, which are sub-classified according to various recognition methods of each analyte. The existing shortcomings and future perspectives of the rapidly growing field of nanobiosensing addressing food safety issues are also discussed briefly.
Measuring Localisation Regionally to Form a Bhutanese Index
Authors: Olivier Michelle , Wilson Benjamin , Howard Jonathon
Published: July 2016

Localisation may be used as a strategy to remedy the harmful socio-ecological impacts of economic globalisation, and lead to improved sustainability achievements. This article describes the formation of a regional-level localisation index for the 20 districts of Bhutan, demonstrating a way to identify localised places using regionally specific data. Secondary source data were gathered in Bhutan according to localisation expert-identified metrics, which were then weighted, standardised, scored and ranked. This enabled the formation of a Bhutanese regional-level localisation index. The index may assist those seeking regional-level localisation case studies by enabling the identification of localised places in Bhutan. The article also summarises sustainability-planning interviews carried out across Bhutan to determine causal factors relating to localisation scores, in particular focusing on the top localisation-scoring district, Dagana. The interviews revealed that Bhutan is a highly localised country that has long and intentionally planned many aspects of localisation.
Investigation of the Effects of Ship Induced Waves on the Littoral Zone with Field Measurements and CFD Modeling
Authors: Fleit Gábor , Baranya Sándor , Rüther Nils , Bihs Hans , Krámer Tamás , Józsa János
Published: July 2016

Waves induced by ship movement might be harmful for the habitat in the littoral zone of rivers due to the temporally increasing bed shear stress, the high-energy breaking waves and the consequently related detachment of benthic animals. In order to understand the complex hydrodynamic phenomena resulting from littoral waves, we present the testing of a novel methodology that incorporates field observations and numerical tools. The study is performed at a section of the Danube River in Hungary and analyzes the influence of different ship types. The field methods consist of parallel acoustic measurements (using Acoustic Doppler Velocimetry (ADV)) conducted at the riverbed and Large Scale Particle Image Velocimetry (LSPIV) of the water surface. ADV measurements provided near-bed flow velocities based on which the wave induced currents and local bed shear stress could be estimated. The LSPIV was able to quantify the dynamics of the breaking waves along the bank. Furthermore, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling was successfully applied to simulate the propagation and the breaking of littoral waves. The used techniques complement each other well and their joint application provides an adequate tool to support the improvement of riverine habitats.
Deux récits versifiés de la fondation de l'abbaye des Prés à Douai
Authors: Delmaire Bernard
Published: July 2016

Bernard Delmaire, "Twee verslagen, in verzen, van de oprichting van de Abdy "des Prés" te Douai".

Uitgave van twee verslagen in verzen, ovet de stichting van de vrouwelijke cisterciënzer abdij van Notre-Dame des Prés te Douai (1218) bewaard in een manuscript van begin XlVe eeuw in een private verzameling van St-André-lez-Lille.

Het Franze gedicht, van minderwaardige vorm, en het Latijnse, zijn een vrije vertaling van elkaat.

De vergelijking met de chartes ende dodenlijst laat ons toe hun joistheid na te gaan en de stichting terug te situeren in het kader van Douai en in de krachtinspanninge van de vrouwen van die tijd omhun eigen plaats te veroveren in het godsdienstige leven, zoals de cisterviënzen en de Begijnen.
Le pouvoir municipal à Douai sous l'occupation (1914-1918)
Authors: Vandenbussche Robert
Published: July 2016

En 1914, Charles Bertin, à la tête d'un Conseil municipal centriste, administrait la ville de Douai "en bon père de famille". Type du maire de la Belle Époque, premier magistrat d'une commune à la vie sociale fort hiérarchisée, il se souciait de plus en plus des intérêts de ses électeurs issus des classes moyennes qui dominaient la vie politique douaisienne.

La guerre, qui ne suscita pas de réelle union sacrée, obligea le maire à improviser des choix que limitaient la légalité française et les exigences allemandes. Charles Bertin, comme la plupart des maires du Nord occupé, s'efforça de défendre le droit français en matière municipale. Mais l'occupation rigoureuse imposée par les Allemands imposa une véritable extension et une apparente diversification des fonctions municipales. L'organisation du ravitaillement, le paiement des contributions de guerre, l'émission des bons communaux, conféraient de nouvelles responsabilités au maire de Douai qui, du fait de l'isolement, de la défection inévitable de l'Etat français, des exigences allemandes jointes à celles d'administrateurs ou de financiers soucieux de l'avenir, se chargeait de fonctions élargies à l'ensemble de l'arrondissement.

Face à l'occupant, dans la vie quotidienne de la commune, Charles Bertin, mandaté par son conseil amputé de bien des élus, ne chercha pas à manifester une opposition résolue. Mais il s'efforça assez vite de promouvoir un modus vivendi avec l'occupant. La menace de sanctions, la prise d'otages issus des milieux de la bourgeoisie douaisienne, l'utilisation de sanctions, suffirent à l'autorité allemande pour obtenir la plupart des concessions qu'elle souhaitait. L'impatience provoquée par la durée de la guerre et les rigueurs de l'occupation ne suscita que des mouvements d'humeur au cours de l'année 1916 et de 1917. Même si la population douaisienne manifesta plus de vigueur elle ne désapprouva pas la défense de ses intérêts que Charles Bertin prétendit toujours assumer.

Au moment de la paix, le bilan matériel et financier de la commune apparaissait fort lourd : des ruines à relever, un budget hypertrophié et déficitaire. Cette situation contribua à modeler les exigences de l'après guerre à Douai comme dans la plupart des communes du Nord envahi.
Un monument d'archéologie industrielle : le centre historique minier des Houillères du Nord— Pas-de-Calais à Lewarde
Authors: Thbaut Louis
Published: July 2016

Pour avoir suivi le même processus de développement géographique que celui de la Révolution industrielle, dont elle s'attache à conserver les traces dans les constructions et les sites, l'archéologie industrielle est une nouvelle science auxiliaire de l'Histoire, dont l'apparition est plus récente en France qu'en Grande-Bretagne ou en Belgique.

Les 11 et 12 juillet 1978, s'est tenue, dans le Douaisis, sous l'égide du Ministère de l'Industrie, une première "Conférence nationale pour l'étude et la mise en valeur du patrimoine industriel et le développement de la culture technique.

Ce fut l'occasion, pour les Houillères du Nord— Pas-de-Calais, de faire visiter aux participants le Centre Historique Minier qu'elles réalisent depuis 1974, dans les installations de surface d'une fosse fermée en 1971, le puits Delloye à Lewarde (8 km. de Douai). Déjà 2 000 objets venus de tout le Bassin en voie de disparition, y ont été regroupés, protégés et inventoriés, et leur rassemblement peut être le point de départ d'un Centre de documentation et d'étude de l'histoire des mines de la région. Le problème qui se pose cependant aujourd'hui est celui de la prise en charge de cet important monument d'archéologie industrielle, lors de la disparition, maintenant proche, des Houillères du Nord-Pas-de-Calais.
Remarques sur la christianisation du nord de la Gaule (IVe-VIe siècles)
Authors: Pietri Charles
Published: July 2016

Hagiographers provide us with a rather precise picture of the first steps of the Christian mission in this long isolated part of Gaul : they stress the decisive part played by the kings, the metropolitans of Reims or of some other influent seat in the Second Belgium, like Noyon at the time of Eligius. In their undertaking, the whole better organised Church of the end of the vth century in the Second Belgium, plays a decisive role. At first the country was divided between missionaries, often monks, who sometimes were bestowed the episcopal charge. Conversion itself was made durable through the foundation of episcopal seats, showing their progressive establishement in their monuments : for a period in Tournai, certainly in Cambrai, definitely in Thérouanne. Over two centuries (vith and vnth centuries) the progression was quite slow, though it was given a furthier impetus with Amand's work in Flanders and later on Willibord's in the Frisian country.
Imitation ou adaptation ? Une note sur les inscriptions dans le nord de la Gaule romaine
Authors: Wightman E.M.
Published: July 2016

In Roman Gaul, the habit of carving out inscriptions is rightly viewed as connected with the Romanisation process, as a custom borrowed from the conquerors. But a global examination of the different types of inscriptions and their distribution leads one to believe that they did not assume a similar function in the social environments of Gaul and Italy. Once again Gallic society proves more traditional and rural with a still relatively underdeveloped urban sector.
Deux inscriptions latines conservées à La Flamengrie (Aisne)
Authors: Crinon Philippe , Jacques François
Published: July 2016

Deux inscriptions funéraires, sur des blocs de calcaire dur, sont conservées à La Flamengrie (Aisne), aux limites des Rèmes et des Nerviens. Malgré de nombreuses inconnues (provenance, date précise, statut des défunts), elles témoignent de la romanisation de la région, sans doute sous l'influence de Bavay, au n' ou au début du 111e siècle.
Quelques types de retranchements arasés repérés d'avions en Picardie
Authors: Agache Roger
Published: July 2016

Les prospections aériennes de la région n'étaient guère prises au sérieux avant qu'Ernest Will ne leur apporte son soutien. En moins de 25 ans, des milliers de sites purent ainsi être repérés, inventoriés et cartographies. Si les résultats ont surtout été importants pour l'étude des habitats gaulois et gallo-romains, ils ont en outre permis la découverte de quelques retranchements arasés parmi lesquels une quinzaine de « camps » néolithiques d'une grande variété typologique et chronologique. L'avion a révélé des ensembles fossoyés romains à l'extérieur de l'oppidum de la Chaussée-Tirancourt (Somme), ainsi qu'un énorme système défensif interne. Des camps romains typiques ont été repérés à Liercourt-Erondelle (Somme), à Folleville (Somme) et à Vendeuil-Caply (Oise). Le premier est de l'époque de la conquête, les deux autres quelque peu postérieurs. Il n'est pas impossible que les systèmes d'enclos emboîtés qui entourent les fermes indigènes aient occasionnellement servi de retranchements.

Par ailleurs, on assiste actuellement encore à l'arasement de retranchements et de mottes castrales ainsi que des derniers vestiges — parfois colossaux — des deux guerres mondiales. Seules, les photos aériennes en garderont l'image !
Les enceintes romaines de Boulogne-sur-Mer
Authors: Seillier Claude
Published: July 2016

Uit oude ontdekkingen weten wij dat de noordoostelijke en noordwestelijke flanken van de vierkante midde- leeuwse stadswal van de bovenstad van Boulogne-sur-Mer een stadsmuur uit het Late Keizerrijk bedekken. Récente opgravingen gebben aangetoond dat een militair kamp van de Classis Britannica in het Vroege Keizerrijk de plaats van de huidige bovenstad besloeg. Tijdens grondwerken in de Rue Saint-Jean heeft men kunnen zien dat er drie evenwijdige en opeenvolgende muren waren, van de binnen- naar de buitenkant successievelijk uit het Vroege, het Late Keizerrijk en uit de Middeleeuwen. Men kan verder vaststellen dat de toestand waarschijnlijk dezelfde is op de andere zijden van de rechthoek, gevormd door de middeleeuwse wallen, die zo het tracé van een wal uit het Vroege Keizerrijk volgen. Er is een poort aan elke zijde (in het midden van de kleine zijden, op een vierde voor de lange zijden).
La villa gallo-romaine d'Hamblain-les-Près. Les états du Ier siècle
Authors: Jacques Alain , Tuffreau-Libre Marie
Published: July 2016

De werken van de aanleg van de autostrade, de A 26, lieten toe de pars urbana van een Romeinse villa te onder- zoeken. Houten gebouwen, te situeren in de eerste decennia van onze tijdrekening, komen na een Keltische bewoning (Tène II en Tène III).

De eerste bakstenen gebouwen dateren uit de tijd van Tiberius-Claudius. In de tweede helft van de i' eeuw zijn er belangrijke veranderingen : vergroting van het voornaamste gebouw, aanleg van galerijen voor de gevels, van putten en een badplaats. In de ivc eeuw blijven nog een paar bouwvallige gebouwen over, die snel zullen verdwij- nen. In het midden van de ivc eeuw wordt de plaats definitief verlaten.
Damasquinures mérovingiennes en style animalier de Viscourt
Authors: Roosens Héli
Published: July 2016

Une tombe bouleversée du cimetière mérovingien de Viscourt renfermait encore cinq garnitures de buffleterie, décorées de damasquinures en style animalier. Le décor des deux premières pièces (figure 1 et 2) présente le même schéma de composition — en forme de 8 — et le même modelé des têtes. La contreplaque (figure 3) est décorée d'une simple torsade à une seule tête, de deux têtes marginales et de deux pattes. La terminaison de lanière (figure 4) est garnie de deux torsades entrelacées comportant chacune trois têtes animalières ; c'est une belle réalisation. La plaque carrée (figure 5) porte un décor composé de quatre anneaux, enchaînés deux par deux englobant deux têtes animalières ; le même schéma de composition se voit e.a. sur deux plaques dorsales de Hamoir (figure 6). Les cinq garnitures appartenaient à un ceinturon de scramasaxe et à un baudrier d'épée, faisant probablement partie de l'équipement du maître du domaine mérovingien de Viscourt à la première moitié du vne siècle.
Le quatrième ordre et les lendemains du 9 thermidor à Saint-Omer
Authors: Lancelin Michel
Published: July 2016

1 1 thermidor : on apprend à Saint-Omer, devenue Morin-la-Montagne, l'arrestation et la condamnation à mort de Robespierre. En ville, c'est le soulagement ; pour les suspects, (155 Audomarois sont emprisonnés ou astreints à résidence), c'est l'allégresse. Une à une les autorités locales applaudissent à la chute du «Tyran».

Très vite le petit peuple, «le quatrième ordre», va déchanter : les prix s'envolent, l'assignat s'effondre, la pénurie renaît. Aux premières réactions de joie, succèdent les regrets car tout n'avait pas été négatif, loin s'en faut, à l'époque de la «Terreur».

Le temps du citoyen et du tutoiement n'est plus. Les maîtres sont désormais les «nantis», ceux qui, du moins, avaient eu l'habileté de se rallier à la Révolution et de traverser sans encombre la «Terreur».
La prévoyance sociale dans la région lilloise sous Louis XVI
Authors: Trénard Louis
Published: July 2016

This paper is part of a wider collective work dedicated to the history of welfare during the French Revolution. The thinkers of the «Siècle des Lumières» understood the weight of the deprived and of the outcast in French society ; they tried to substitute a welfare system considered as a public service to the older form of Christian charity. The north provinces, in this respect of welfare, have been particularly active. The 1788 economic depression, by increasing the number of the sick, of the poor, of the abandonned children, of the beggars... led to the development of experiments and innovative attempts at palliating the shortcomings of relief institutions.
Lazare Carnot et l'éveil de la vie politique à Aire-sur-la-Lys
Authors: Therry Olivier
Published: July 2016

Van mei tot September 1791 was Lazare Carnot gekazerneerd in Aire-sur- la- Lys en hij debuteerde daar in het politieke leven in een club, de «Amis de la Constitution», waarvan hij de eerste voorzitter werd. In het archief van deze club kan men nagaan voor wie de toekomstige «organisateur de la Victoire» stelling nam, en welke ideeën hij verdedigde.

De houding van de andere clubleden weerspiegelt zijn populariteit in de streek. Na zijn verkiezing in de wetgevende vergadering van September 1791 blijft hij kontakt houden met Aire-sur-la-Lys tot hij lid wordt van het «Comité de salut public».
La circulation du livre dans la région du Nord à la veille de la Révolution
Authors: Barbier Frédéric
Published: July 2016

The present article comes back, through archive sources hitherto known but mostly unexploited, to the problem and historiography of the «Lumières» in the Nord region.

Hagiographie historiography, just as the more recent tendency to insist on an assumed atony of the Lumières movement in the Nord, do not account for the ancient depth of the regional cultural life (to be perceived indirectly through the growing density of the book networks in the XVIIIth century), or for the complexity of the specific conjuncture of the Nord Aufklàrung. The Nord, effectively dependant on a very deep implantation of Counter-Reformation, does not escape the Lumières movement at all, but it is already, on the whole, set on the course of inventing another modernity -economic and social. This latter will soon make the philosophical response, put forward by still very elitist literature and book-selling circles, inadequate.
Révolution et paysage urbain à Tourcoing (1770-1820)
Authors: Delsalle Paul
Published: July 2016

Tourcoing n'est pas une ville industrielle du XIXe siècle. Mais la «ruralisation» qu'elle a connue durant la période révolutionnaire a contribué à faire oublier son passé urbain et surtout industriel. L'auteur évoque successivement l'aspect de l'agglomération à la fin de l'Ancien Régime et sa force démographique. Il propose une révision des données concernant le nombre de maisons et la population pendant la Révolution, puis il dresse un bilan des destructions de l'habitat. La «ruralisation» de cette ville se mesure aussi à l'aune de l'évolution des catégories socio-professionnelles, principalement du nouvel essor de la paysannerie. Au lendemain de la période révolutionnaire, les labours se sont fortement accrus.
Le Palais des Machines, un palais de la République
Authors: Oudoire Jean-Marie
Published: July 2016

Hoewel men het nu nog altijd wat onverschillig «galerij van de machines» noemt was het paleis van de machine, een creatie van architect F. Dutert met de hulp van ingénieur V. Contamin voor de Wereldtentoonstelling van 1889, niet alleeen een echt paleis, maar vooral het meest vooruit-strevende paleis in een immens paleizencomplex. De Republiek wou in het jaar van de honderste verjaardag van de France Revolutie met dit geheel, een modem Versailles, de nieuwe waarden tonen die zij als de basis beschouwde van het begin van haar duurzaamheid.
Un recueil inédit de baux à ferme de l'abbaye d'Anchin du milieu du XIIIe siècle
Authors: Delmaire Bernard
Published: July 2016

L'histoire du fermage dans la France du Nord est encore mal connue. Cet article présente un cahier dans lequel furent copiés 22 contrats de censé (ferme), en français, de «cours» ou exploitations agricoles de l'abbaye d'Anchin, actes établis entre 1247 et 1252 (Arch. Dép. Nord, 1 H 475). On y trouvera l'analyse détaillée de tous ces actes et l'édition de six d'entre eux.
Manoir seigneurial et métairies dans le Perche (vers 1390-1400)
Authors: Heers Jacques
Published: July 2016

Het pachttboek van de heerlijkheid van Ferté-Bernard in Perche, dat van een paar jaar na 1390 dateert, toen Guillaume de Craon het leen dat voorheen bij zijn broer Pierre in beslag genomen was weer in bezit kreeg, bevat aile verplichtingen en de preciese beschrijving van twee heerlijkheden en 17 pachthoeven. Men kan emit opmaken hoe de gebouwen (en gronden) eruit zagen en wat de verplichtingen waren. Men weet nu hoe groot de bedrijven waren en hoe de bedouwing (veld en weide) verdeeld was en wat het gevolg was van het beleid van de vorige heer.