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HIPPOTHERAPY OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME: DIFFICULTIES, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WORK
Authors: Czerw Monika
Published: May 2018

There are many forms of therapy for children with Down syndrome. Among them, hippotherapy is gaining more and more scientific recognition in Poland. Hippotherapy represents an alternative form of rehabilitation, with a key link being an adequately trained horse. The major benefit of hippotherapy is a broad spectrum of effect. It is important for the rehabilitation of people with Down syndrome that hippotherapy offers great opportunities to stimulate physical, cognitive, sensory and verbal areas. Its effect on social functioning of the individual is also substantial. Attractive forms of the therapeutic sessions, positive results of hippotherapeutic effects and the increasing popularity represent the motivation for both practitioners and scholars for organization of knowledge and limitation of scepticism about this field of science. This paper presents author’s observations collected over many years of work as a hippotherapist with people with disabilities. It is aimed to bring closer the aspect of using hippotherapy in the work with children with Down syndrome. The paper also stresses the difficulties and methods to overcome them. It identifies the risks and the observed successes.
THE USE OF ICT IN THE DIDACTIC PROCESS OF STUDENTS' EDUCATION
Authors: Cupial Michal , Szeląg-Sikora Anna , Kuboń Maciej
Published: May 2018

The modern education process requires introduction of modern information and communication technologies (ICT) in order to make classes more attractive, to properly implement curricular content and, as a consequence, to provide students with education compliant with applicable standards. Some didactic classes are more predisposed to the use of ICT, and others to a lesser extent. The Faculty of Production and Power Engineering of the University of Agriculture in Krakow has been using modern IT solutions to support the teaching process for many years. The mentioned ICT tools include the e-learning platform Moodle, office packages (Microsoft Office, Open Office), groupware tools, Internet platform Google Apps, Microsoft IT Academy and many specialized software. This study presents a case study of the use of ICT tools during selected subjects at the faculty.
ACALCULIA IN PATIENT WITH BROCA APHASIA AND MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT - A CASE STUDY
Authors: Červinková Helena
Published: May 2018

Acalculia is an acquired disorder of calculating which occures isolated or with association with aphasia and mild cognitive impairment. We described a case study of 37-year-old Ms. R. after hemorrhage and ischemia with Broca aphasia and acalculia in the article. Ms. R. was assessed by own diagnostic test for acalculia, by test for aphasia and cognitive functions. The aim of the study was to investigate the link between Ms R.´s acalculia, Broca aphasia nad mild cognitive impairment. Assessment revealed Broca aphasia, verbal apraxia, alexia, agraphia, poor attention, weak working memory and poor later recall of remembered words. Assessment of acalculia showed transcoding impairments, disorders of aritmetic fact retrieval and disorders of calculation procedures. Poor working memory and alexia influenced transcoding of numbers. Alexia is also manifested in comprehension of word problems. Counting backward and counting dots were complicated by poor concentration of attention and weak working memory. Symptoms of aphasia, acalculia and mild cognitive impairment affected each other.
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON DEVELOPMENT OF ADOLESCENTS' INTERACTION SKILLS IN SOCIAL PAINTING
Authors: Barkane Evita , Truskovska Zenija
Published: May 2018

The paper provides an insight into the experimental study on the development of adolescents' interaction skills in social painting that was carried out at Rezekne Academy of Technologies (Latvia) in 2017. The study is part of a broader research conducted from 2015 to 2017.The effectiveness of social painting as a social game and method in development of adolescents' interaction skills in social-pedagogical teamwork is scientifically justified and experimentally validated in the research.
HUMAN VALUES AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS MONEY
Authors: Muzikante Inese , Škuškovnika Daina
Published: May 2018

Spending money which is not earned becomes more available practice with help of the various types of cash loans. It causes social problem in society because easiness of getting money puts families at risk due to the high loan percent. Our study aims to understand ifhuman values are related to attitudes towards money and in what way if any.Values are motivational constructs that apply to abstract goals (Schwartz, 1992). Schwartz believes that the main aspect of value contents is the type of goal or the motivation it expresses (Schwartz, 1992). Also, values are abstract goals and do not effect decisions in specific situations they can work as the underlying assumptions for creating attitudes. Attitudes are more situation-specific and correlate with behavior at moderate level. In our study values were measured using Portrait Values Questionnaire, PVQ-21 (Schwartz, Melech, Lehmann, Burgess, Harris, 2001). Attitudes towards money were measured using modified version of Money Attitude Scale (Yamauchi Templer, 1982). Question regarding money related behavior were also asked. We surveyed one thousand and five respondents from whom 58% were female, all age groups where presented according to Latvia’s population (representative sample). Results reveal that values correlate with attitudes towards money although modestly.
Systematization of obstetric bleeding and preeclampsia “near-missˮ opportunity reasons
Authors: Davlyatova Guldzhahon K. , Kamilova Marhabo Ya. , Ishan-Khodzhaeva Farangis R.
Published: May 2018

The results of the systematization of reasons for obstetric bleeding and preeclampsia near-miss opportunities established during an audit in 20 delivery homes in Tajikistan are presented in this article. The following reasons were reported: knowledge (45%), organizational problems (38%), and necessity for the correction of National Standards of obstetric bleeding and preeclampsia (13%). Therefore, determining recommendations for this country is a practical step to realize “near-miss” opportunities to prevent obstetric bleeding and preeclampsia.
The efficacy of selective cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitors in the treatment of genital endometriosis
Authors: Samoshkin Nikolay G. , Yarmolinskaya Maria I. , Polyakova Victoria O.
Published: May 2018

External genital endometriosis is characterized by the processes of angiogenesis, neurogenesis, impaired apoptosis, local inflammation of the tissues, secretion of estradiol, and cell proliferation. In a similar manner, prostaglandin E2 affects  tissues. The safest drugs that overwhelm COX-2 activity and inhibit the expression of prostaglandin E2 are selective COX-2 inhibitors. As a mediator of inflammation, prostaglandin E2 is involved in all inflammatory processes. It induces the expression of local P450 aromatase and the anti-apoptotic gene Bcl-2. E2 also possesses immunosuppressive-mediated activity and inhibits the synthesis of cytokines IFNγ, TNFα, and IL-12, IL-1β-mediated expression of chemokines, the proliferation of T- and B-cells and reduces the cytotoxic activity of NK cells, creating a background of the immunosuppressive characteristic of endometriosis [1–3].

This study included 100 patients of reproductive age (aged 22-35 years) with a confirmed diagnosis of external genital endometriosis of degree II–IV. Fifty patients received 100 mg of celecoxib in monotherapy and in combination with 2 mg of dienoguest. The control group included 50 people receiving monotherapy with 2 mg of dienogest. The effectiveness of therapy was assessed using the visual analog scale (VAS) and on the basis of the dynamics of algodismenorrhea, pain during coitus, clinical examination, and the patient’s subjective assessment of the degree of irritability and severity of depressive syndrome. The effectiveness of the treatment was evaluated according to MRI and ultrasound of the pelvic organs throughout the study. To control for possible complications of the therapy, the patients performed a comprehensive dynamic survey assessing the indicators of general blood analysis and the blood coagulation system. In the group with the combined application of celecoxib and dienoguest, a clinically significant reduction in pain syndrome and a decrease in the degree of irritability and depressive syndrome were noted relative to the control group. No side effects of celecoxib on the body systems were identified throughout the study. Thus, celecoxib can be recommended as a safe and effective combination therapy for endometriosis.
Ovarian aromatase activity: evaluation methods and the clinical significance in IVF protocols
Authors: Yakovlev Pavel P. , Krylova Julia S. , Mekina Irina D. , Polyakova Victoria O. , Kvetnoy Igor M. , Tarasova Marina A. , Kogan Igor Yu. , Gzgzyan Alexander M. , Rodichkina Valeriia R.
Published: May 2018

Introduction. Cytochrome P450 aromatase is a key enzyme in the biosynthesis of estrogens from androgens. Some gynecological diseases are accompanied with changes in the activity of ovarian aromatase. Moreover, changes in the acti vity of ovarian aromatase are associated with the response to standard gonadotrophin stimulation in women undergoing in vitro fertilization. A new effective method determining the activity of ovarian aromatase without using ovarian tissue biopsy has been developed.

The purpose of the present study was to compare the detection of ovarian aromatase activity using the ratio of estradiol to AMH on the second day of the menstrual cycle through the immunocytochemical evaluation of aromatase expression in cumulus cells.

Methods. Depending on the activity of the ovarian aromatase, calculated on the second day of the menstrual cycle, 16 patients undergoing IVF protocols were categorized into three groups: eight patients with low activity, four with normal activity, and four with high activity. The patients did not differ in age and BMI. The expression of aromatase in cumulus cells obtained through transvaginal puncture was investigated by the immunocytochemical method.

Results. The fluorescence intensities in the low, normal, and high activity groups were 134 (122–161), 238 (201–251), and 259 (240–299), respectively. Differences between these groups were statistically significant (p = 0.008). There was a pronounced positive correlation between the activity of ovarian aromatase, calculated on day two of the menstrual cycle, and the intensity of aromatase fluorescence in cumulus cells (Spearman, r = 0.75, p = 0.001, n = 16).
Silva Freire: o barroco na poesia visual do Cerrado brasileiro
Authors: Pereira Vinicius Carvalho
Published: May 2018

Resumo: Os mais recentes estudos sobre a poesia visual brasileira da segunda metade do século XX têm reiteradamente ressaltado as influências barrocas nos textos de artistas como Haroldo de Campos, Augusto de Campos e Décio Pignatari. No entanto, o estudo das vanguardas poéticas dos anos 1950 aos anos 1970 ainda se limita excessivamente à produção literária do eixo Rio-São Paulo, com algumas exceções (como as dos estudos sobre Ferreira Gullar). Contudo, artistas de Mato Grosso, ainda que hoje pouco conhecidos pela academia fora do estado, tiveram participação ativa e intensa nas formulações teóricas e estéticas das imbricações entre o ler e o ver na poesia visual dessa época. Nesse contexto, o presente artigo destaca a obra do poeta mato-grossense Silva Freire, o qual releu os elementos neobarrocos e concretos da arte de sua época à luz de sua cultura local, evidenciando uma outra possibilidade de entender a poesia visual: sob a lente regional de Cuiabá. Para tanto, analisa-se aqui como o barroco se revela tema, figura retórica e até mesmo item lexical na poesia freireana, mas apartado do eixo Bahia-Minas Gerais do século XVII e transmutado para o Mato Grosso do século XX.Palavras-chave: Silva Freire; barroco; regionalismo; Cuiabá.Abstract: The most recent studies about Brazilian visual poetry from the second half of the twentieth century have highlighted baroque influences on poems by Haroldo de Campos, Augusto de Campos and DécioPignatari. However, research studies on poetic avant-gardes from the 1950 to the 1970 are still excessively limited to the poetry from Rio-São Paulo, with few exceptions (such as the studies on Ferreira Gullar). Nevertheless, artists from Mato Grosso, still disregarded by scholars from other states, actively and intensively contributed to the theoretical and aesthetical discussions on the reading and seeing of visual poetry at that time. This paper highlights the work of a poet from Mato Grosso, Silva Freire, who reinterpreted the neo-baroque and concrete elements of the poetry from his time under the lenses of his local culture. Thereby, he evidenced another way to understand visual poetry: from the regional perspective of Cuiabá. To do so, we herein analyze how baroque can be considered as a theme, a rhetorical figure and a lexical item in Freire’s poetry; and how that poetry detaches baroque from the seventeenth century in Bahia and Minas Gerais and brings it to the twentieth century in Mato Grosso.Keywords: Silva Freire; baroque; regionalism; Cuiabá.
It’s Not About “Us”: Express Newark Prioritizing the Public Good
Authors: Englot Anne Schaper , Davson Victor , Fischzang Chantal , Fleming Tamara , Kline Nick
Published: May 2018

Publically engaged scholarship demands new ways of working within and outside of the academy.
Systems within the university reward faculty for individual achievements. This approach militates against working on collaborative projects because of the difficulty of explaining and quantifying one’s contribution. The culture of academia further inhibits potential collaborations and undermines even the most altruistic faculty, who are socialized to devalue the experiential, place-based knowledge of a community partner and encouraged to adopt a self-concept as “the” authority.         
But if universities are to honor their commitment to the public good, the public must be prioritized in the academic value system, which ought to encourage new modes of thinking that recognize the legitimacy of the expertise of community partners and place value on collaboration with them.
From the community perspective, there is often a lack of models for successful collaboration, with engagement by universities more often than not taking the form of exercising eminent domain or parachuting in to “fix” a problem and then abandoning the community. Community members carry with them skepticism that the university’s only use is as a source of hand-outs rather than a source of the kind of agency afforded by true collaboration.
A Decade of Progress: Lessons Learned in Developing the UCO Downtown
Authors: Barthell John F , Simmons Charlotte K , Youngblood Karen
Published: May 2018

For over a decade, the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) has been engaged in defining its role within the Oklahoma City (OKC) Metropolitan Area. By 2013, an enhanced physical presence developed for UCO within OKC itself, including the creation of the Academy of Contemporary Music and the CHK|Central Boathouse. Afterwards, and in accordance with UCO’s strategic plan, Vision 2020, the Brookings Institution and the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce explored links between OKC and workforce development needs, in parallel with planning for an Innovation District. Emerging from that planning is UCO Downtown, a flexible urban learning facility on the border of OKC’s Business District and the recently designated Innovation District. An upcoming renovation of offices and business incubators will provide additional space for the growth of UCO Downtown, as well as serving as home to Customized Education, a non-degree credit program serving metropolitan businesses. With substantial enrollment increases during the first three cycles of enrollment, programs have begun to anchor themselves into the OKC Downtown. The convergence of UCO Downtown with recent recommendations by the Brookings Institution forms the basis for UCO’s goal of serving OKC’s workforce (especially in STEM) as well as the broader OKC community (Arts, Business, Education, Government, etc.). The purpose of this paper is to describe a case study for the introduction of a learning facility in an urban environment (Oklahoma City) and to reflect on important lessons drawn from that experience. We hope this article will benefit others with similar objectives in their own institutional strategic plans.
The HeART of Listening
Authors: DeMeulenaere Eric
Published: May 2018

Dr. Eric DeMeulenaere is Associate Professor of Education at Clark University in Worcester, MA. When he received the Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement in 2015, he was an Assistant Professor coming up for promotion and tenure. He received the Lynton award because his scholarly work exemplifies deep collaboration with community partners across the faculty roles of teaching, research, and service. That reciprocity and valuing of the knowledge assets in the community comes across strongly in this essay. His essay is fundamentally about engagement that disrupts the dominant epistemology of the academy, which narrowly constrains ways of knowing and passes for legitimate knowledge. Much of this essay reflects the keynote address that Eric gave at the Lynton Colloquium at the University of Massachusetts, Boston in September of 2015. He received the Lynton Award at the annual meeting of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities in Omaha, Nebraska the following month. Scholars like Eric, and all Lynton Award recipients, need supportive institutional environments of campuses—like those of CUMU—that redefine excellence through demonstrated engagement with and positive impact across their local cities and communities, valuing and nurturing their epistemic orientations and those of their students.
—John Saltmarsh, University of Massachusetts, Boston.
Voices from the Field
Authors: Holland Barbara , Seligsohn Andrew , Howard Ted
Published: May 2018

Urban and metropolitan areas face unique challenges in serving the multifaceted needs of their communities, but also have advantages that create some of the world’s greatest universities. Three scholars opened the 2017 CUMU Annual Conference with “Voices from the Field.” Each spoke to the changing role of urban-serving institutions and the place-based advantages CUMU members have in enriching their communities while strengthening the universities’ core commitments.
CUMU advisor Barbara A. Holland, Holland Consulting, described the changing role of higher education and highlighted the distinct and powerful advantages urban-based higher education institutions have in shaping the success of the metropolitan areas they collectively serve.
Ted Howard, The Democracy Collaborative, encouraged universities to move beyond current place-making initiatives and to adopt The Anchor Mission, distilling lessons from CUMU members who are pioneering new approaches to anchor mission work to have greater impacts on their institutions and communities.
Andrew Seligsohn, Campus Compact, reflected on the inter-connected nature of two of higher education’s missions: (a) educating students for democracy; and (b) carrying out their anchor mission, as well as the impact of a civically-engaged student body on creating sustainable change in our communities.
Management of blunt trauma abdomen in a tertiary care teaching hospital: a surgical audit
Authors: H. B. Shashikumar , B. S. Madhu , Sebastian Ajo
Published: May 2018

Background: Blunt abdominal trauma is a common scenario in Emergency department and the common cause being road traffic accidents. With this study we present our experience with blunt trauma of abdominal solid organ injuries over a period of 12 months.Methods: A retrospective study was conducted among 45 blunt trauma of abdominal solid organ injuries who presented to the emergency room of Department of General Surgery of Mysore Medical College and Research Institute, Mysore from 1st January 17 to 31st December 2017.All date were retrieved from medical records and statistical analysis was performed using Epi info version 7.Results: Mean age of study population was 31.46 years. 78.2% of the patients were males. Thirty-three (73.3%) patients undergone non-operative management. Splenic injury was reported as the most common abdominal solid organ injury followed by liver.Conclusions: With the advent of newer investigative modalities like contrast enhanced computed tomography (CECT) abdomen, more and more cases of blunt trauma abdominal solid organ injury can be managed non-operatively with effective ICU care. High-grade injuries do not preclude non-operative management.
A prospective study of cases of intestinal obstruction and role of conservative expectant management
Authors: Pandey Yuktansh
Published: May 2018

Background: Intestinal obstruction continues to be a common surgical emergency throughout the world and its management protocol has evolved over years.  In our study we aimed to provide a complete epidemiological description of intestinal obstruction in adult age group patients in a tertiary care hospital in Northern India.Methods: This is a prospective study of patients belonging to age group more than 12 years admitted in our unit with clinical features suggestive of intestinal obstruction from September 2011 to December 2013 at R. N. T. Medical College, Udaipur. The study comprised of 134 patients.Results: Intestinal obstruction contributed to 6.5% of all surgical admissions. It was nearly twice more common in males. 43% patients presented with features of acute intestinal obstruction in comparison to 57% who presented with features of sub-acute intestinal obstruction. Most common cause observed was obstruction due to intra-abdominal adhesions followed by abdominal tuberculosis 48 and 29 percent respectively. Features of intestinal obstruction resolved in 60% patients with conservative management. Adhesions, abdominal tuberculosis and malignancy counted for majority of patients with sub-acute obstruction.  Emergency surgery was done in 32% of patients and 36.5 % of patients were discharged non-operatively. Planned Surgery after successful expectant management was done in 24 % patients. Most frequently seen complication was wound site collection (72.5%) followed by respiratory tract infections (49%). Total mortality in our study was 12.6% of which 41% was post-operative mortality and 59% mortality seen in patients who expired during conservative management.    Conclusions: This study demonstrates that intra-abdominal adhesions and abdominal tuberculosis account for most cases of intestinal obstruction in countries like India. A watchful expectant management can be tried in patients with prior operative history and those with history of tuberculosis.
A clinical study on diagnostic, clinicopathological correlation of acute cholecystitis
Authors: Mohandhas Gopalakrishnan , Nallathambi Vijayan , Iyenkar Srinivasan Ravi
Published: May 2018

Background: Acute cholecystitis (AC) one of the common surgical emergency. Thorough understanding of the profile of clinical presentation may help in clinical decision making in resource poor settings. Hence the present study is conducted with the objectives to study the clinico pathological profile of acute cholecystitis cases presenting to a tertiary care teaching hospital and to describe the management and complications.Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted in the department of emergency and general surgery of Dhanalakshmi Srinivas medical college and hospital. The study included 50 clinically confirmed cases of acute cholestasis presented between June 2017 to December 2017.Results: A total of 50 subjects were included in the final analysis. The highest proportion of subjects were in 46 to 50 years (28%) or 51 and above (26%) age groups. Females (56%) outnumbered males (44%). Right hypo chondral tenderness (100%) was the most common clinical presentation. The proportion of calculous and acalculous cholecystitis was 84% and 14% respectively, remaining 2% of cases were malignancies. The proportion of emergency and elective surgeries were 12% and 88% respectively. The most common organism cultured was E. coli in 24%, Staph, aureus in 14%, salmonella in 2% of the population. Post-operative wound infection was more commonly seen in culture positive cases.Conclusions: Health care practitioners at various levels need to have a good understanding of varied clinical presentation of acute cholecystitis and different management options, their advantages, and disadvantages to be able to treat the condition effectively.
Efficacy of negative pressure wound therapy using suction drain in the management of chronic wounds
Authors: Imran Mohammed Kashif , K. Mohan Kumar , P. N. Sreeramulu , . Bhaskaran , K. Krishna Prasad , C. A. Shashirekha , Dave Prakash
Published: May 2018

Background: Chronic non-healing wounds are one of the major burden to the patients in the present era and covers about 1% of adult population and 3.6% of the population greater than 65 years. Chronic leg wounds are the common cause of morbidity and its prevalence in the community range from 1.9 to 13.1%. Indian studies show the prevalence of chronic wounds of around 4.5/1000 population. Recent studies have shown that application of a sub atmospheric pressure in a controlled manner to the wound site helps significantly in wound healing. Aim of the present study is to assess the efficacy of topical negative pressure moist wound dressings in wound healing process in chronic wounds and to prove that negative pressure dressings can be used as a much better treatment option than conventional saline dressings in the management of chronic wounds.Methods: After 10 days, in study group the mean rate of granulation tissue formation, mean graft, mean hospital stay was 81.7%,80.6%, 34.7 days respectively and the same in control group it is 41.9%. ,60.45%, 58.60 days respectively.Results: To conclude, topical negative pressure dressing’s help in faster healing of chronic wounds and better graft take up and reduces hospital stay of these patients.Conclusions: The database of our retrospective study regarding age and sex incidence, clinicopathological features and therapeutic outcome was comparable to other studies in various literatures.
Surgical causes of abdominal pain in children: a retrospective study
Authors: Dhanaram Balaji , Chandrasekar Sakthivel , Muthukumaraswamy Baskar
Published: May 2018

Background: Abdominal pain is a very prevalent problem in children and one of the common causes for visit to the hospital. They may be of acute or chronic presentation and depending on severity may also require admission to hospital.Methods: This is a retrospective study conducted in our hospital over a period of 3 years. About 200 children who came to the hospital with abdominal pain and received treatment in surgical outpatient or referred to surgery department from emergency were included in this study and all relevant data were collected.Results: The pain was found to be more in boys and in the age group of 9 to 12years. The most common cause was found to be mesenteric adenitis followed by acute appendicitis. About 38% of children required surgical intervention on that admission due to various surgical causes.Conclusions: The database of our retrospective study regarding age and sex incidence, clinicopathological features and therapeutic outcome was comparable to other studies in various literatures.
A prospective randomized study of use of drain versus no drain after burr-hole evacuation of chronic subdural hematoma
Authors: Velappan Dhanapal Pattanam , Palaniappan Ponnaiyan Natesan , Pandian Anbarasi
Published: May 2018

Background: The incidence of chronic subdural hematoma is 1-2 per 100000 per year in the general population.  Inserting subdural drain might reduce the recurrence rate but is not commonly practiced. There are few prospective studies to evaluate the effect of subdural drains.Methods: A prospective randomized study to investigate the effect of subdural drains in the on-recurrence rates and clinical outcome following burr-hole drainage of chronic subdural hematoma was undertaken. During the study period, 100 patients with CSDH were assessed for eligibility. Among 100 patients fulfilling the eligibility criteria, 52 were assigned to drain inserted into the subdural space following burr hole drainage and 48 were assigned subdural drain was not inserted following burr hole drainage. The primary end point was recurrence needing re-drainage and to prevent post-operative pneumocephalus up to a period of 6 months from surgery.Results: Recurrence occurred in 1 of 100 patients with a drain, and 9 of 100 patients in without drain group the medical and surgical complications were comparable between the two study groups.Conclusions: Use of a subdural drain after burr-hole evacuation of a chronic subdural hematoma reduces the recurrence rate and is not associated with increased complications.
Serum fibrinogen level as a diagnostic tool in diagnosis of acute appendicitis
Authors: Makadia Jay M. , Jain Adessh P.
Published: May 2018

Background: Objective of present study was to evaluate the importance of serum fibrinogen level in diagnosis of acute appendicitis and relation between clinical examination, ALVARADO score, USG Abdomen and Histopathological examination in operated case of acute appendicitis.Methods: This prospective randomized study was done in SSG Hospital and government medical college, Vadodara in August 2016 to December 2016, Symptoms, signs, duration of symptoms, and laboratory investigations along with ultrasound of abdomen were recorded; Alvarado score was calculated and recorded in all the cases, serum fibrinogen levels were measured before surgery. After undergoing definitive surgery histopathological report of specimen of appendix were obtained and the ultimate diagnosis was kept on the basis of histopathological results. Data were recorded using Microsoft Excel, on the basis of histopathological diagnosis two groups were formed one of acute appendicitis another of non-appendicitis. Sensitivity, specificity, accuracy along with negative and positive predictive value was calculated. chi square test was used for calculation of p value, p value of <0.05 was considered significant.Results: During the study period, 213 patients underwent surgery for suspected acute appendicitis. Appendicitis was confirmed in 198 (93%) patients. Out of which 135 (63.4%) patients were male and 78 (36.6%) female. The best diagnostic cut-off point for fibrinogen was found at 300 mg/dl, for Alvarado score at 7.Conclusions: The use of fibrinogen blood level may be a new diagnostic modality in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. The formulation of a triple test is recommended as a criteria in deciding emergency surgery.
Giant cell tumor of tendon sheath: a case series
Authors: Korumilli Ramesh Kumar , Srikanth Jakkula , Muvva Sri Harsha , Reddy B. M. Yashwanth
Published: May 2018

Giant cell tumor of tendon sheath is a relatively rare non-malignant soft tissue tumor arising from the synovial cells and is associated with high recurrence rate. Many factors are considered for high recurrence including proximity to distal interphalangeal joints, presence of degenerative joint disease, pressure erosions in the radiograph and increased mitotic activity. But the most common cause for recurrence is incomplete surgical excision. However, it is the second most common tumor in hands after ganglion cysts. Here we present a case series comprising of 3 cases for whom marginal excision was done and they were kept on regular follow up without any recurrence.
The interaction of new oxicam derivatives with lipid bilayers as measured by calorimetry and fluorescence spectroscopy
Authors: Maniewska Jadwiga , Gąsiorowska Justyna , Szczęśniak-Sięga Berenika Marta , Michalak Krystyna
Published: May 2018

The purpose of the present work was to assess the ability of five new oxicam analogues to interact with the lipid bilayers. To characterize the interaction of newly synthesized NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) analogues with DPPC lipid bilayers the two following techniques were applied – differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and fluorescence spectroscopy. The results obtained by these experimental approaches show that new oxicams analogues interact with the lipid model membranes under consideration. As demonstrated both in calorimetric and spectroscopic studies, the greatest influence on the thermotropic properties of the lipid membrane and on the quenching of fluorescence of Laurdan and Prodan was exerted by a derivative named PR47 containing in its structure a two–carbon aliphatic linker with a carbonyl group, as well as bromine and trifluoromethyl substituents.
Cecal diverticulitis mimicking acute appendicitis
Authors: Bedel Cihan
Published: May 2018

Cecal diverticulitis is a rare cause of acute abdomen
and is often confused with appendicitis because of physical examination
findings that suggest appendicitis. Here I present a case of an 48-year-old
female with cecal diverticulitis who was medically treated. This study aimed to
create awareness for cecal diverticulitis and help avoid unnecessary surgical
procedures for medically treatable pathologies.
Uma proposta de diálogo entre a Psicologia Social de Silvia Lane e a Análise do Comportamento
Authors: Angelo Henrique Valle Belo Ribeiro , Bissoli Enzo Banti
Published: May 2018

Esse ensaio discute possibilidades de diálogo entre a Psicologia Social de Silvia Lane e a Análise do Comportamento. O diálogo terá três eixos centrais: a delimitação de um objeto de estudo, a noção de transformação social e o método de estudo. A partir desses eixos serão abordados pressupostos da Psicologia Social de Lane, bem como a influência do pensamento skinneriano sobre o pensamento de Lane, além disso, serão apontadas e debatidas algumas críticas da autora sobre a Análise do Comportamento de Skinner. Duas propostas de transformação social encontradas na Análise do Comportamento foram discutidas ao lado das propostas de Lane. O método de estudo também é discutido e a pesquisa-ação proposta por Lane é apresentada ao lado de métodos que a Análise do Comportamento tem utilizado para estudar fenenômenos sociais.
Uma interpretação analítico-comportamental de aspectos culturais e simbólicos da fogueira de São João
Authors: Das Neves Anderson Jonas
Published: May 2018

As festas juninas são comemorações populares que foram historicamente relacionadas à fecundidade da terra, às práticas agrárias e ao culto a São João Batista. Um dos elementos mais distintivos dessas festividades é a fogueira de São João. Investigações em Sociologia, Antropologia e Folclore têm esclarecido as origens da fogueira na noite de São João e as relações dessa com as práticas de alguns povos. O presente artigo propõe que a fogueira junina pode ser tratada historicamente como uma prática cultural e um símbolo (ou uma rede relacional simbólica) e, como tal, ser passível de uma análise comportamental. Por meio da seleção de estudos sobre o tema, foi feito um levantamento histórico e buscou-se identificar e analisar algumas contingências e relações simbólicas que perpassaram a fogueira junina. A análise de alguns eventos históricos permite especular que, da chama pagã nos rituais de fertilidade ao fogo cristão de São João, as funções e as redes relacionais simbólicas da fogueira mudaram e configuraram recursos para o controle do comportamento dos indivíduos. Esse trabalho explora algumas possibilidades de interpretação analítico-comportamental da fogueira junina e sugere uma interface da Análise do Comportamento com as ciências humanas para estudar as práticas populares.
Formação de professores para inclusão: histórias pessoal, pro ssional e acadêmica
Authors: Versoza-Carvalhal Cassiana Stersa , De Melo Camila Muchon , Da Silva Silvia Aparecida Fornazari
Published: May 2018

O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar o conteúdo do relato verbal de professoras que atuam com alunos incluídos, buscando investigar a importância da história pessoal, da história pro ssional e da formação acadêmica para o desenvolvimento de comportamentos favoráveis ou não à inclusão. Foi realizada uma entrevista com oito professoras da rede regu- lar de ensino do município de Londrina que tinham alunos incluídos em suas salas de aula, investigou-se aspectos de sua vida pessoal, pro ssional e de formação acadêmica relacionados à educação especial inclusiva, bem como sobre sua atuação e opinião diante da inclusão. Os aspectos identi cados como mais relevantes para o preparo adequado de professores para atuarem com educação inclusiva foram a experiência pro ssional e a vivência prática da edu- cação especial.
Felicidade e prazer: Um diálogo entre Epicuro e Skinner
Authors: Tamura Thais Tiemi , Laurenti Carolina
Published: May 2018

A discussão da felicidade e do prazer ocupou um papel central na loso a de Epicuro. Para o lósofo, o prazer é o início e o m de uma vida feliz. B. F. Skinner também discorre a respeito da questão da felicidade e do prazer. Contudo, argumenta que, mesmo com a abundância de eventos prazerosos na sociedade ocidental, as pessoas estão infelizes. Apesar dessa e de outras diferenças, este texto discute alguns pontos de aproximação entre as loso as de Epicuro e de Skinner. Com isso, mostra não apenas que uma acepção comportamentalista radical da felicidade poderia ser esclarecida pela loso a epicurista, mas também lança luz sobre o desa o contemporâneo de conciliar o desfrute da vida e a sobrevivência das culturas.
Comportamentos verbais do terapeuta no sistema multidimensional para a categorização de comportamentos na interação terapêutica (SiMCCIT)
Authors: Zamignani Denis , Meyer Sonia Beatriz
Published: May 2018

A interação terapêutica tem sido compreendida como um dos principais fatores de mudança na psicoterapia. Sua investigação é denominada pesquisa de processo. Ela conta com o registro de sessões em áudio e/ou vídeo para a categorização de comportamentos e a análise posterior de padrões de interação. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo a apresentação de parte do Sistema Multidimensional para a Categorização de Comportamentos na Interação Terapêutica (SiMCCIT) e da avaliação da concordância entre observadores ao utilizá-lo. A partir de uma análise sistemática da literatura referente à classificação de comportamentos verbais vocais, constatou-se que os sistemas de categorias já existentes não eram satisfatórios para o estudo da terapia analítico-comportamental, exigindo a construção de um novo sistema. Desenvolveu-se então o Sistema de Categorização de Comportamentos Verbais do Terapeuta, composto por 16 categorias, nove delas referentes a comportamento verbal vocal, quatro a comportamento verbal não vocal e três categorias residuais. Elaborou-se ainda um treino padronizado para observadores, cuja aplicação a um participante produziu índices de concordância Kappa satisfatórios (0.67 e 0.84). São discutidas as implicações do uso do sistema para a pesquisa de processo em terapia analítico-comportamental e em outras modalidades terapêuticas em suas diferentes etapas, assim como a possibilidade de uso do instrumento e do software de treino para o ensino de habilidades terapêuticas.
O estudo do insight pela análise do comportamento
Authors: Leonardi Jan Luiz , Andery Maria Amalia Pie Abib , Rossger Nicolas Carsten
Published: May 2018

O “insight” tem sido interpretado na análise do comportamento como a resolução súbita de um problema quando dois ou mais repertórios diferentes, previamente aprendidos em separado, se interconectam em uma nova situação, produzindo sequências originais de comportamento. Este artigo apresenta as principais pesquisas da área, explicitando as variáveis que parecem contribuir para a produção do fenômeno, tais como o tamanho da câmara experimental, a ordem e a quantidade de treino dos repertórios pré-requisitos e a saliência dos estímulos envolvidos. Além disso, o artigo aponta alguns limites na relevância dos estudos realizados, oriundos fundamentalmente do uso de objetos sem função reforçadora na configuração das situações-problema. Por fim, são discutidas algumas dificuldades impostas pela própria interpretação comportamental do fenômeno. A definição de insight como interconexão espontânea de repertórios mantém o aspecto internalista da concepção original do fenômeno e depende da inferência de processos comportamentais conceituados um tanto vagamente – os quais não foram comprovados empiricamente, sendo um fenômeno curioso sob a ótica do modelo causal de seleção por consequências, uma vez que se trata de um processo tudo ou nada no qual a medida de interesse é a ocorrência de um único comportamento. Conclui-se que uma definição de insight ainda é muito incipiente na análise do comportamento.
Análise do comportamento aplicada:
Authors: Malavazzi Dante Marino , Malerbi Fani Eta Korn , Prette Giovana Del , Banaco Roberto Alves , Kovac Roberta
Published: May 2018

A história da análise do comportamento revela um movimento inicial da ciência em direção à prática. A princípio, ela esteve vinculada à pesquisa básica. Aos poucos, envolveu a aplicação dos princípios comportamentais aos problemas cotidianos. Para esclarecer a interface entre ciência e prática na análise do comportamento, esta pesquisa revisou os estudos sobre análise funcional, publicados no Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis (JABA) entre 2004 e 2010, à luz das diretrizes sugeridas por Baer, Wolf e Risley (1968, 1987): (a) aplicada, (b) comportamental, (c) analítica, (d) tecnológica, (e) conceitual, (f) eficaz e (g) generalizável. Sessenta e quatro artigos foram examinados. As pesquisas revisadas puderam ser classificadas como analíticas e conceituais, mas frequentemente negligenciaram os critérios que as tornariam comportamentais, tecnológicas e generalizáveis. Idealizada como uma ponte entre pesquisa e assistência, a análise do comportamento aplicada tem cumprido parcialmente sua finalidade.
A psicologia pode ser uma ciência do cérebro?
Authors: Santana Luiz Henrique , Seixas Aline Maués F. de F.
Published: May 2018

Refletir sobre uma psicologia do cérebro não faria sentido sem levar em conta um conjunto de práticas mais ou menos recentes e que cercam o campo vasto das neurociências. É consenso na literatura que a revolução tecnológica das neuroimagens contribuiu à exploração do sistema nervoso central e ao tratamento de questões ligadas à prática clínica em neuropsicologia, por exemplo. Contudo, a observação do debate teórico-conceitual em torno das neurociências não tem demonstrado um desenvolvimento equivalente ao que se tem obtido em ramos mais aplicados da pesquisa neurocientífica. O desenvolvimento de um espectro de teorias distribuídas nos polos da clássica dicotomia entre globalismo e localizacionismo tem dificultado a conciliação entre a análise experimental do comportamento e as neurociências. Todavia, a constituição de uma análise funcional do comportamento pode ter sua eficácia enormemente suplementada pela consideração das variáveis biológicas que lhe são subjacentes. Esta suplementaridade entre o conhecimento do analista do comportamento e as neurociências parece conduzir para um necessário comprometimento da psicologia comportamental com a pesquisa biológica.
Análise comportamental do discurso: uma entrevista com uma paciente oncológica
Authors: Borloti Elizeu , Haydu Verônica Bender , Ferreira Renatha El Rafihi- , Fornazari Silvia Aparecida
Published: May 2018

Análise Comportamental do Discurso (ACD) é um método interpretativo da função de um conjunto de comportamentos verbais. Para desenvolver uma ACD, a análise dos elementos de segmentos verbais de uma entrevista com uma paciente oncológica complementou-se com as ações de: discriminar-interpretar ocorrências de sentenças-argumento e de seus eventos antecedentes e consequentes; reinterpretá-las para encontrar exemplos que confirmem a regularidade de certas funções; fazer uma descrição funcional da interpretação e auto-descrever funcionalmente o interpretar. Observou-se a ocorrência frequente de unidades autoclíticas que exacerbaram a função das respostas que elas acompanharam, na mesma direção da “intenção” do discurso: aumentar o poder de convencimento. Observou-se o controle múltiplo do discurso e, por isso, o acesso a todas as variáveis que o controlaram foi uma dificuldade na sua análise.
Influência da disponibilidade de reforçadores com diferentes valores sobre respostas de autocontrole
Authors: Bernardes Luiz Antonio , Banaco Roberto Alves , Neto Denigés Maurel Régis
Published: May 2018

Este trabalho apresenta os dados coletados sobre situações de escolha de reforçadores, obtidos com a participação de seis mulheres submetidas a uma atividade sobre a qual incidiu uma contingência propiciadora de supressão condicionada. Elas obteriam pontos que poderiam ser poupados ou trocados por produtos de beleza. Era informado que a disponibilidade dos produtos poderia diminuir a cada sessão e que não seriam repostos. Todas participantes pouparam parte dos pontos para terem acesso a produtos de maior valor no início da coleta. Todas gastaram alguma quantidade de pontos pela primeira vez até a terceira sessão. Nas sessões seguintes, com a escassez dos produtos mais baratos, a maioria delas passou a poupar. Uma das participantes apresentou uma mudança no padrão de economia de pontos, optando por gastá-los com produtos de médio custo que já lhe eram acessíveis, à medida que produtos de custo mais baixo se esgotavam. A disponibilidade dos produtos pareceu ter interferido consideravelmente no gastar/poupar pontos. Os dados sugerem que o valor reforçador dos produtos (preferência) pode ser alterado dependendo de variações na sua disponibilidade, ampliando as considerações no paradigma de autocontrole conforme a definição clássica. Parece aqui que poupar não seria sempre a resposta que produziria o “melhor” reforçador.
Impact of Laissez-Faire Leadership on Role Ambiguity and Role Conflict: Implications for Job Performance
Authors: Al-Malki Mohammed , Juan Wang
Published: May 2018

The paper explores the ways to achieve superior job performance and cooperation among employees. The conceptual review suggests that leadership styles have an influence on role conflict and role ambiguity, which in turn impact job performance and cooperation. A questionnaire survey was prepared and conducted on the sample of Saudi Arabia companies’ employees. The data was analysed using SPSS. The quantitative analysis consisted of descriptive statistics calculation, assumption testing, correlation analysis and regression analysis. The findings of the research suggest that role conflict and role ambiguity have a negative influence on increasing job performance. Another finding of the paper shows that increasing job performance positively impacts on job cooperation. Laissez-faire leadership impact on role ambiguity and role conflict is not significant. The findings of the research can be useful for the managers and leaders in terms of explaining the nature of role stressors and how they should be dealt with to increase the productivity of employees. The research paper builds on the theory of leadership and contributes to the leadership-performance body of work.