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Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer (CMUT): Analytical Evaluation of Membranes Performance Under Fabrication Related Stress
Authors: YILDIZ Fikret
Published: December 2018

Kapasitif
Mikro İşlenmiş Ultrasonik Çevirgeç (kMUÇ)’in alıcı ve verici performansı gap
(kavite) yüksekliği, zar kalınlığı ve zar çapı gibi birçok parametreye
bağlıdır. YHigh power transmission from CMUT (capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer) surface depends on output pressure and membrane displacement. Moreover, fabrication process related stress on membrane should also be considered because it affects CMUT performance in terms of collapse voltage, resonance frequency and gap distance. Therefore, stress on membrane becomes important criteria for CMUT modelling and fabrication. Surface micromachining and wafer bonding technologies are widely used for CMUT fabrications. These fabrication processes include several depositions and etching steps that those induce stress on CMUT membrane. Fabrication process related stress are classified as compressive or tensile. In this study, three common CMUT membranes, Si3Ni4, Poly-Si and SiC, were selected for analytic calculations and displacement and output pressure of these CMUT membranes were evaluated under built in stress. It was shown that stress on membrane has significant effect on membrane deflection and pressure from device surface for three membranes. As a result, stress on vibrating membrane should be minimized and optimized for reliable and high performance device fabrication when considering wide range of CMUT applications.
Благодаря комсомолу...
Authors: Ильинский Игорь Михайлович
Published: December 2018

Текст вступительного слова ведущего круглого стола «Благодаря комсомолу…», который прошел 23 мая 2018 г. в Московском гуманитарном университете и был посвящен 100-летнему юбилею ВЛКСМ.
Опыт осмысления соотношения холода и цивилизации на базе наукоучения И. Г. Фихте и идей российских антропологов
Authors: Винокурова Ульяна Алексеевна , Шачин Святослав Вячеславович
Published: December 2018

В статье анализируется возможность понимания холода как неотъемлемого атрибута цивилизации и фактора ее развития. При этом критикуется обыденное понимание, согласно которому холод есть источник страданий, а Север является местом примитивности и отсталости. На базе метода наукоучения И. Г. Фихте вырабатывается идея о коллективном сверхсознании жителей Севера.

Даются характеристики этого сверхсознания. Показывается, что оно особым образом выражает содержание свободы, имеющей специфические смыслы в духовном мире народов, ведущих кочевой образ жизни в экстремальных условиях Арктики. Холод вносит особый смысл человеческой свободы и влияет на развитие локальных цивилизаций. На основе позитивного отношения к холоду сформировалась арктическая циркумполярная цивилизация. Исследование этнопедагогических способов воспитания детей, использования холода в жизни народов, издревле освоивших холодный пояс земли, выявило пять принципов жизнестойкости в условиях экстремального холода, обусловливающих свободу духа человека.  

На базе идей ряда русских антропологов формулируется вывод о том, что холод является одним из условий возможности цивилизации как в генетическом смысле (без холода было бы невозможно становление цивилизации), так и в содержательном (холод в преобразованном виде содержится в современной цивилизации в самых разных своих проявлениях). Подчеркивается, что фактор холода позволит человечеству прийти к более глубокому осознанию самого себя, а отсюда — к формированию более разумного общественного строя, соответствующего достоинству каждой личности и человечества в целом, т. е. более экофильного общества.
Прусское влияние на формирование японской государственности периода Реставрации Мэйдзи 1868–1888 гг.
Authors: Балакин Вячеслав Иванович
Published: December 2018

Во внутренней политике современной Японии заметно не только влияние неоконфуцианских догматов, но и германской трактовки идеи централизованной государственности. Это восходит к годам правления императора Мэйдзи (1868–1912), когда японская элита заинтересовалась идеями прусского канцлера Отто фон Бисмарка. Период Мэйдзи ознаменовался и началом становления Японской империи в качестве великой мировой державы с приматом национальных интересов.

Реставрация Мэйдзи должна была стимулировать преодоление раздробленности страны. В работе над японской конституцией активное участие принимали немецкие правоведы. Правящая японская элита оказалась весьма восприимчива к германской идее создания в Японии жесткой авторитарной системы правления, подкрепленной конкретными рекомендациями идеологического характера.

Помимо этого, проводилась военная реформа. Прусская идеологическая доктрина военной службы во имя императора послужила весьма удобной формой, реальным содержанием которой стало развивающееся эффективное диалектическое единство традиционных синтоистских ценностей и неоконфуцианских моральных норм.

Японская школа этого периода стала основой формирования новой государственности со своими национальными особенностями, но детально скопировавшей сложившийся прусский педагогический опыт.
Глубокая «прививка» прусского опыта и сокрушительное поражение во Второй мировой войне сыграли свою заметную роль с точки зрения того, что снова, как и в период Реставрации Мэйдзи, предоставили шанс Японии найти собственный неповторимый путь национального возрождения. В отличие от Германии, в Японии постепенно набирала силу тенденция непременно вернуть себе «нормальное государство». Поэтому сегодня вновь повсеместно возрастает интерес к философским ценностям периода Реставрации Мэйдзи. 
Философ в круге Марло: Уолтер Рэли и его трактат «Рассуждение о первоначальной и фундаментальной причине естественной, произвольной, необходимой и противоестественной войны»
Authors: Мархинин Василий Васильевич
Published: December 2018

В статье рассматриваются взгляды Уолтера Рэли (1552–1618), английского политика, военного деятеля, мыслителя и поэта из круга Кристофера Марло. Предметом статьи является концепция войны, выработанная Рэли и сделанная им отправной точкой в анализе динамики общественной жизни в целом.

Рассматривается вопрос о характере возможного влияния социально-философских идей Рэли на мировоззрение Марло, анализируются идеи философских и политических трактатов Рэли, выявляется его место в разработке проблематики войны в философской литературе Ренессанса. Ключевые темы философского творчества Рэли — анализ феноменов войны, политических манипуляций, мотивов политического действия — созвучны  сюжетам драматургии Марло, в то же время содержание его рассуждений коренным образом отличается от распространенного в литературе представления о вольнодумстве Марло. Влияние, которое могло испытывать мировоззрение Марло со стороны философских идей Рэли, по нашему мнению, имело направленность, типичную для христианского гуманизма в духе Эразма Роттердамского.

В своем трактате Рэли выступает с антивоенных позиций и стремится выявить предпосылки возникновения войн и условия, необходимые для их предотвращения. Среди войн он выделяет, во-первых, «естественные», связанные с борьбой за обладание жизненно важными ресурсами. Некоторые из них — неизбежны, другие — произвольны и, следовательно, могут быть предотвращены. Другой тип войн имеет предпосылки субъективного, социально-психологического порядка. Эти войны, среди которых гражданские и религиозные, противоестественны и чужды разумной природе человека. Особенность подхода Рэли к осмыслению войны состоит в синтезе идей макиавеллевского политического реализма и мировоззрения христианского гуманизма.

Текст доклада автора на Первой Всероссийской научной конференции «Кристофер Марло и его творчество в русской и мировой культуре: междисциплинарный взгляд», которая прошла в Москве 22–23 июня 2018 г.
Sergei Yutkevich’s Othello Revisited: A View from the 21st Century
Authors: Gaydin Boris Nikolaevich
Published: December 2018

В статье обобщаются и сравниваются различные оригинальные точки зрения о фильме С. И. Юткевича «Отелло» (1955), которые возникли как внутри, так и за пределами «железного занавеса», а также после распада СССР. Автор рассматривает их сквозь призму режиссерской концепции фильма, которую Юткевич сформулировал в книге «Шекспир и кино» (1973) и других публикациях.

Предлагается авторская версия того, почему работа советского режиссера не так часто попадает в поле исследований западных шекспироведов и киноведов в отличие от «Гамлета» и «Короля Лира» Г. М. Козинцева.

Статья подготовлена на основе доклада автора на круглом столе «Шекспир на советском экране» в рамках IX конференции Европейской шекспировской исследовательской ассоциации «Шекспир и европейские театральные культуры: (ан)атомизация текста и сцены» (Shakespeare and European Theatrical Cultures: AnAtomizing Text and Stage; 27–30 июля 2017 г., Гданьск, Польша).
Контртеррористическая деятельность западнобалканских стран (на примере Албании)
Authors: Димитровска Ана
Published: December 2018

В статье на основе значительного количества албанских источников, ряд из которых впервые вводятся в российский научный оборот, проанализированы методы и инструменты противодействия терроризму и экстремизму на Балканах. Конкретным казусом исследования выбрана Албания. В силу социально-экономического (слабая экономика, высокий уровень безработицы, значительный мусульманский сегмент, широкое распространение радикальных форм ислама) и геополитического положения она является наиболее подверженной из стран региона проникновению лиц, включенных в международные террористические организации. В то же время эта страна занимает первые позиции в оценках рекрутинга боевиков, которые едут воевать в конфликтных зонах на Ближнем Востоке. 

Начиная с 2012 г. руководство страны осуществляет меры контртеррористической направленности. На институциональном уровне это выражается в принятии комплекса документов, в том числе национальных стратегий, в ужесточении наказаний за наемничество, а также в создании соответствующих структур. В настоящее время в Албании действует Антитеррористическое управление государственной полиции, работает Национальный координатор по борьбе с экстремизмом. В контртеррористическую деятельность включены также прокуратура и суды по тяжким преступлениям, Государственная разведывательная служба Албании (SHISH). Однако не наказание и жесткое пресечение террористической деятельности являются приоритетом государственной политики. Тирана уверена в эффективности религиозного образования и социальных программ, направленных в том числе на реабилитацию вернувшихся из горячих точек боевиков. Автор критикует такую позицию.

Содержатся рекомендации по развитию взаимодействия с организациями, имеющими богатый опыт контртеррористической деятельности, в частности, речь идет о выстраивании связей с Антитеррористическим центром стран СНГ.
Мифология лечения, ее спонсоры и протекторы
Authors: Трищенко Дмитрий Александрович
Published: December 2018

Современная система здравоохранения России ориентирована не на сохранение здоровья, а на лечение. Первостепенное внимание уделяется обеспечению населения лекарственными средствами и квалифицированной медицинской помощью. Поэтому рост рынка фармацевтических средств расценивается, скорее, положительно. Один из локомотивов этого рынка — реклама фармацевтических корпораций. Целью исследования является определение основной проблемы, которую заключает в себя телевизионная реклама лекарственных препаратов, обоснование возможности и необходимости более жесткого регулирования рекламы фармацевтических средств.

В исследовании отмечен опыт успешных законодательных ограничений рекламы потенциально небезопасных товаров, анализируется зависимость динамики рынка фармацевтических средств от рекламных усилий фармацевтических компаний, дается оценка результатов коммуникативного воздействия по продвижению лекарств на массовое сознание и рассматривается политика государства в сфере охраны здоровья и рекламы лекарственных средств.
Результаты исследования показали, что рост потребления лекарственных средств не оказывает положительного воздействия на уровень здоровья населения Российской Федерации. Благодаря увеличению рекламных бюджетов фармацевтических компаний, особенно на телевидении, происходит рост потребления прежде всего безрецептурных препаратов, граждане занимаются самолечением. В результате формируется лекарственно-зависимый потребитель. Государство не прилагает достаточных усилий для пропаганды здорового образа жизни, а законодательные инициативы, направленные на ограничение рекламы лекарств, не находят необходимой поддержки.
Патриотизм в русской культуре
Authors: Хорина Галина Петровна
Published: December 2018

В статье анализируются причины особого отношения к патриотизму в России. Анализируются труды зарубежных и отечественных ученых о патриотизме, рассматривается история российского патриотизма. Отмечается, что в России понятие «патриот» входит в обиход с XVIII в. Со времени царствования Петра I патриотизм принимает форму государственной идеологии. В Екатерининскую эпоху и в XIX в. идеи патриотизма в связи с проводимой внутренней и внешней политикой получат новый импульс.

События ХХ в. — революционные события, Гражданская война, строительство нового социалистического общества — внесли свои коррективы в содержание идей патриотизма. Разлом в русской культуре, произошедший после революции, проявился и в разном понимании патриотизма и его реализации. Важную роль в воспитании у молодежи любви к Родине сыграли литература и искусство, которые всеми доступными средствами способствовали этому. В период перестройки, а затем и распада Советского Союза стало меняться отношение к Родине, патриотизму, о них неприлично было писать, говорить. Из словарей, энциклопедий исчез и сам термин «патриотизм». 

Сегодня для успешной реализации задач по патриотическому воспитанию потребуется решение многих внутренних проблем. Укреплению патриотизма в России мешает рост коррупции в высших эшелонах власти, отсутствие социальной справедливости, колоссальный разрыв в уровнях доходов населения, невозможность для большинства людей получать бесплатную высококвалифицированную медицинскую помощь, безработица, особенно среди молодежи и т. д.
Method of prevention of postoperative gray allohernioplasty in laparoscopic ventral hernia
Authors: Ivanov Yu. V. , Panchenkov D. N. , Chaikin R. S. , Zinovsky M. V. , Avdeev A. S.
Published: December 2018

The authors have developed a new method of seroma formation prevention after laparoscopic allohernioplasty in patients with postoperative ventral hernias. The results of the study showed that trans- position of hernia sac into the abdominal cavity and fixation to the unmodified abdominal wall around the perimeter of the hernial orifice can reliably eliminate Grajewo cavity and thereby to eliminate the possibility of seroma formation in the postoperative period. Federal service for intellectual property (Rospatent) decided to grant a patent for this method of seroma formation prevention at the surgery of postoperative ventral hernias as for the invention “Method of laparoscopic plasty of ventral hernias” (№2017120227/14(035085) from 17.01.2018).
Efficacy of combined use of anti-VEGF (Aflibercept) and lasercoagulation for corneal neovascularisation before keratoplasty
Authors: Mamikonyan V. R. , Malozhen S. A. , Krakhmaleva D. A. , Trufanov S. V. , Pivin E. A.
Published: December 2018

It is known that both pre- and postkeratoplasty neovascularization of the cornea can significantly increase the risk of graft rejection reaction.

The article presents preliminary results of the use of a VEGF inhibitor combined with laser coagulation in the treatment of corneal neovascularization before keratoplasty in order to increase corneal transplant survival.
Duplex scanning as an alternative to computer tomography with contrast enhancement for the control of complications after endovascular aneurysm repair
Authors: Korshunov D. I. , Khabazov R. I. , Ustiantseva N. V. , Chupin A. V. , Deryabin S. V.
Published: December 2018

EVAR (endovascular aneurism repair) is the preferred method for the surgical treatment of ananeurysm. The advantage of this type of surgical intervention is that a smaller number of postoperative complications will occur.

The main diagnostic tasks for patients after EVAR are to determine the size of the aneurysmal sac, detection of an endoleak, detection of the endoprosthesis migration and the deformation of the stent graft itself.

Conclusion: early detection of complications in the postoperative period remains the main problem for monitoring patients after EVAR. Duplex scanning is a safe, non-invasive and effective method of measuring the size of an aneurysmal sac and detecting possible complications after EVAR.
Boerhaave’s syndrome: case report and review
Authors: Andreychenko S. A. , Bychinin M. V. , Klypa T. V. , Ivanov Yu. V. , Sazonov D. V. , Dyminov R. M. , Shablovskiy O. R.
Published: December 2018

Well-timed diagnostics of a spontaneous nontraumatic rupture of esophagus or Boerhaave’s syndrome, presents great difficulties because of his rarity and a variety of clinical implications. Esophagus ruptures may feign various organs pathology [2] that most often demands differential diagnostics with a stomach ulcer perforation, acute myocardial infarction, pulmonary artery embolism, aortic dissection and pancreatitis [16, 17]. The treatment can include conservative and surgical tools, but still accompanied by high mortality (up to 35%) [7]; results largely defined by the time between the moment of a rupture and start of the treatment. In addition to the review, described the experience of successful treatment of a patient with Boerhaave’s syndrome in the light of the generalized today data of world medical literature on this problem.
Principles of the approximate program construction for professional retraining in specialty "Health care management and public health"
Authors: Kochoubey A. V. , Konanykhina A. K. , Komarov S. G.
Published: December 2018

The principles of building an approximate educational program for professional retraining in the specialty of “Health care management and public health” were determined on the basis of the results of the analysis of regulatory legal documents, educational programs of domestic and foreign medical universities, a survey of students of additional professional education courses. Principles include the availability of basic and variable part in the form of separate modules for each competence, the possibility of internship, the compulsory of distance learning, of the control, of interactive forms of training, of freedoms for the educational organization in relation to the length and the content of training modules, forms of study and control, duration of distance learning.
Üst gastrointestinal sistem endoskopisinde saptanan çift ektopik pankreas dokusu
Authors: TOPAL Firdevs , AKBULUT Sabiye , SARITAŞ YÜKSEL Elif , İLHAN Nurullah , TOPAL Fatih Esad
Published: December 2018

55 yaşında, erkek hasta. Dispeptik

yakınmaları nedeniyle üst gastrointestinal sistem (GİS)  endoskopisi yapıldı. Mide atrumunda, polipoid

görünümde ve üzeri normal mukoza ile kaplı, ortası çökük, etrafı kabarık, temiz

yüzeyli 2x3 cm çaplarında, yan yana duran, çift ektopik pankreas dokusu izlendi

(Resim 1).  Tanı amaçlı radyal endosonografi

(EUS) yapıldı. Lezyonun 3.tabakadan (submukoza) kaynaklanması, eko paterninin

heterojen olması, pankreas kanalının görülmesi (Resim 2) ile ektopik pankreas tanısı

kondu.

Ektopik pankreas (EP),

gastrointestinal sistemin herhangi bir lokalizasyonunda görülebilen konjenital

bir anomalidir. Midede EP sık görülmeyen gastrik sumukozal lezyonlardır.

Genellikle mide antrumunda, büyük kurvatur yerleşimli ve çoğunlukla

asemptomatiktir. Üst GİS endoskopisi sırasında tesadüfen saptanırlar.

Asemptomatik olmasına rağmen; bazen dispeptik yakınmalar, kanama, pankreatit ve

kanser gelişimi ile kendini göstermektedir (1,2). Üst GİS’de tek EP olguları

bildirilmiş olmakla birlikte; çift EP olgu sunumu oldukça nadirdir. 
Motivos clásicos en la novela Distintas formas de mirar el agua de Julio Llamazares
Authors: Ares Ares Álida
Published: December 2018

En este artículo se analiza la novela de Julio Llamazares Distintas formas de mirar el agua (2015)1 estudiando los elementos característicos de la obra que guardan semejanza con los trenos y plantos del teatro griego. Para ello, en primer lugar, se señalan las similitudes en lo que se refiere a la estructura y a la función de los personajes, así como el contenido temático y los tópicos clásicos del género elegíaco. A continuación, se consideran las distintas funciones del paisaje en la literatura clásica, subrayando los paralelismos y los valores que este adquiere en la novela. Para concluir se hace una breve reflexión acerca del concepto ideológico de tragedia que se refleja en el drama contemporáneo y en la obra del autor.This article analyzes the novel written by Julio Llamazares, Distintas formas de mirar el agua (2015), and takes into account characteristic elements of the work that are reminiscent of Greek Theatre threnodies (planto or treno). In order to do this, we underline in the first place the similarities linked to the structure and function of the characters and also the thematic content and topics of elegiac classical genre. Then we consider various landscape features in classical literature emphasizing parallels and values that it acquires in this novel. In conclusion, we make a brief consideration about the ideological concept of tragedy reflected in contemporary drama and in this work of Llamazares.
La construcción identitaria en la poesía de Juana Castro. Compromiso e indagación, claves para una educación literaria
Authors: Sánchez García María Remedios , Lanseros Sánchez Raquel
Published: December 2018

La obra poética de Juana Castro está vertebrada por una serie de elementos que la dotan de singularidad en el panorama de la poesía española contemporánea: su admiración por la naturaleza (en especial por el paisaje de su comarca natal de Los Pedroches), su fuerte compromiso con la conciencia de la identidad femenina y su preocupación constante por el mundo de la pedagogía y la educación, así como por la transmisión de la poesía en el aula desde edades tempranas. Poeta de vocación personal e independiente, su obra ha sido construida al margen de modas o tendencias estéticas externas, primando siempre en su escritura la diversidad de influencias y estilos. Tradicional y a la vez vanguardista, la poesía de Juana Castro indaga en la búsqueda de la libertad individual, la lucha contra la alienación y la construcción identitaria desde el punto de vista de la mujer; siendo una de sus principales prioridades intelectuales la experimentación y fijación en el imaginario filosófico y estético de la corporeidad femenina. El presente artículo dialoga con su profundización poética en la esencia del aliento femenino y su inclinación vocacional hacia una educación literaria trascendida y alejada de simplificaciones. The poetic work of Juana Castro is backed by a series of elements that give it singularity in the panorama of contemporary Spanish poetry: her admiration for nature (especially for the landscape of her native region of Los Pedroches), her strong commitment with the awareness of the feminine identity and her constant concern for the world of pedagogy and education, as well as for the transmission of poetry in the classroom from early ages. Poet of personal and independent vocation, her work has been built outside external fashions or aesthetic tendencies, always emphasizing in her writing the diversity of influences and styles. Traditional and at the same time avant-garde, Juana Castro’s poetry exploresthe search for individual freedom, the struggle against alienation and the construction of identity fromthe point of view of women; being one of her main intellectual priorities the experimentation of thefeminine corporeity and its attachment to the philosophical and aesthetic imaginary. The present article dialogues with her poetic deepening in the essence of the feminine breath and her vocational inclination towards a literary education which is transcended and far from simplifications.
"Los domingos, Bacanal", de Fernando Fernán-Gómez: una aproximación desde la recepción = On Sundays, Bacchanal, by Fernando Fernán-Gómez: an approach from the reception
Authors: Arroyo Martínez Laura
Published: December 2018

El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo realizar un análisis de Los domingos, bacanal, de Fernando Fer­nán-Gómez, desde la perspectiva de la recepción. Desde este enfoque teórico se puede entender cómo fue interpretada la obra en su estreno y cuáles son los problemas por lo que se produjeron interferencias esenciales entre el autor y los receptores de la misma. Los domingos, bacanal es un texto estéticamente valioso, pero, sin embargo, escasamente estudiado en el conjunto de las aproximaciones críticas a la obra de su autor y muy alejado del teatro representado a principio de los años 80. Este trabajo explicará algunas de las causas del cierto olvido en la que ha caído el texto, desde la perspectiva indicada.The objective of this work is to analyze Fernando Fernán-Gómez’s On Sundays, bacchanal, from the perspective of reception. From this theoretical approach, it is possible to understand how the work was interpreted in its premiere and what are the problems that produced essential interferences between the author and the receivers of the work. On Sundays, bacchanal is an aesthetically valuable text but, never­theless, scarcely studied in the set of critical approaches to the work of its author and very far from the theater represented in the early 80s. This work will explain some of the causes of the certain forgetful­ness into which the text has fallen, from the indicated perspective.
Ana de San Bartolomé: tras la estela teresiana = Ana de San Bartolomé: after the Teresian wake
Authors: Rodríguez Mosquera María José
Published: December 2018

Este artículo pretende analizar las estrategias discursivas de la discípula de Santa Teresa de Jesús: la Beata Ana de San Bartolomé. Siguiendo la estela teresiana, San Bartolomé, con una prosa humilde, sen­cilla y personal logró persuadir, ignorar e incluso desafiar a la autoridad masculina.This paper aims to analyzes the discursive strategies the disciple of St. Teresa de Jesús: blessed Ana de San Bartolomé. Following the wake Teresa, San Bartolomé, with a humble, simple and personal prose manages to persuade, ignore and even challenge male authority.
La difusión de los postulados higienistas en la obra periodística de Emilia Pardo Bazán = The dissemination of hygienist proposals in the journalistic work of Emilia Pardo Bazán
Authors: López Quintáns Javier
Published: December 2018

El artículo señala las circunstancias de la difusión de las teorías higienistas en la España de finales del siglo XIX desde un doble enfoque: la higiene física y la higiene moral. A continuación, se explica el in­terés que la escritora Emilia Pardo Bazán muestra por medidas de intervención muy diversas: desde la higiene en el hogar, hasta la higiene para prevención de enfermedades o el fenómeno del termalismo.The article points out the circumstances of the dissemination of hygienist theories in Spain at the end of the 19th century from a double focus: physical hygiene and moral hygiene. Next, the interest of Emilia Pardo Bazán is explained about very different proposals: hygiene at home, hygiene related to preven­tion of diseases or the phenomenon of hydrotherapy.
Rafael Cañadillas (alias Demaró), Las Campanas De Mateo, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Editorial Escritura Entre Las Nubes, 2018, 54 pp.
Authors: Abril Juan Carlos
Published: December 2018

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Julieta Valero. Que concierne, Epílogo de María Salgado, Madrid, Vaso Roto, 2015, 104 pp.
Authors: Abril Juan Carlos
Published: December 2018

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Miriam Reyes, Haz lo que te digo, Madrid, Bartleby, 2015, 74 pp.
Authors: Abril Juan Carlos
Published: December 2018

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José Manuel Lucía Megías, El único silencio (Poesía reunida, 1998-2017), Prólogo de Caterina Ruta, Madrid, Sial, 2017, 626 pp.
Authors: Balcells Doménech José María
Published: December 2018

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Of balls, inks and cages: Hybrid biofabrication of 3D tissue analogs
Authors: I. Moldovan Nicanor , Moldovan Leni , Raghunath Michael
Published: December 2018

The overarching principle of three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting is the placing of cells or cell clusters in the 3D space to generate a cohesive tissue microarchitecture that comes close to in vivo characteristics. To achieve this goal, several technical solutions are available, generating considerable combinatorial bandwidth: (i) Support structures are generated first, and cells are seeded subsequently; (ii) alternatively, cells are delivered in a printing medium, so-called “bioink,” that contains them during the printing process and ensures shape fidelity of the generated structure; and (iii) a “scaffold-free” version of bioprinting, where only cells are used and the extracellular matrix is produced by the cells themselves, also recently entered a phase of accelerated development and successful applications. However, the scaffold-free approaches may still benefit from secondary incorporation of scaffolding materials, thus expanding their versatility. Reversibly, the bioink-based bioprinting could also be improved by adopting some of the principles and practices of scaffold-free biofabrication. Collectively, we anticipate that combinations of these complementary methods in a “hybrid” approach, rather than their development in separate technological niches, will largely increase their efficiency and applicability in tissue engineering
Revealing emerging science and technology research for dentistry applications of 3D bioprinting
Authors: Rodriguez-Salvador Marisela , Ruiz-Cantu Laura
Published: December 2018

 Science and technology (S&T) on three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting is growing at an increasingly accelerated pace; one major challenge represents how to develop new solutions for frequent oral diseases such as periodontal problems and loss of alveolar bone. 3D bioprinting is expected to revolutionize the health industry in the upcoming years. In dentistry, this technology can become a significant contributor. This study applies a Competitive Technology Intelligence methodology to uncover the main S&T drivers in this domain. Looking at a 6-year period from 2012 to 2018 an analysis of scientific and technology production was made. Three principal S&T drivers were identified: Scaffolds development, analysis of natural and synthetic materials, and the study of scaffold characteristics. Innovative hybrid and multiphasic scaffolds are being developed to regenerate periodontal tissue and alveolar bone by combining them with stem cells from the pulp or periodontal ligament. To improve scaffolds performance, biodegradable synthetic polymers are often used in combination with bioceramics. The characteristics of scaffolds such as fiber orientation, porosity, and geometry, were also investigated. This research contributes to people interested in bringing innovative solutions to the health industry, particularly by applying state-of-the-art technologies such as 3D bioprinting, in this case for dental tissues and dental bone diseases.
Estimation of Stress-Strength Reliability For Weibull Distribution Based on Type-II Right Censored Ranked Set Sampling Data
Authors: AkgÃ¼l Fatma GÃ¼l , ÅženoÄŸlu Birdal
Published: December 2018

In this paper, we consider the estimation of stress-strength reliability Â under the type-II right censored data when the distributions of both the stress and the strength are Weibull. First, we discuss the estimation of Â based on simple random sampling (SRS). Then, we use the effective and the efficient alternative of SRS which is known to be the ranked set sampling (RSS) to estimate . In the estimation procedure of , we use two different approaches they are i) maximum likelihood (ML) which requires an iterative method and ii) modified maximum likelihood (MML) which has an explicit form. Monte-Carlo simulation study is performed to identify the efficient sampling method (i.e., SRS or RSS) and the efficient estimation method (i.e., ML or MML). Finally, strength and wind speed data sets are analyzed to illustrate the proposed methods in practice.
Improved generalized family of estimators of population mean using information on transformed auxiliary variables
Authors: Singh Housila P. , Yadav Anita
Published: December 2018

This paper addresses the problem of estimating the population mean Â of the study variable using information on transformed auxiliary variables. In addition to many, Yasmeen et al (2015) estimator shown to the members of the suggested classes of estimators. We have derived the bias and mean squared error (MSE) of the suggested classes of estimators to the first degree of approximation. We have obtained the optimum conditions for which the suggested classes of estimators have minimum mean squared errors. It has been shown that the proposed classes of estimators are more efficient than the estimators recently envisaged by Yasmeen et al (2015) and other existing estimators.
Improved Structural Equation Models Using Factor Analysis
Authors: Kanyama Busanga Jerome , Njuho Peter , Malela-Majika Jean-Claude
Published: December 2018

We develop an agricultural adaptive structural equation model (SEM) that incorporates a large number of factors. These factors simultaneously account for food production while uncompromising food quality and safety. Using the principal component analysis (PCA), we obtain provisional factors, which we rotate using factor analysis, thus leading to reduced number of variables. To decide on the form of the covariance structure in the estimation of the parameters of the regression model, we conduct analysis of covariance. The generated principal components are incorporated into the SEMs where testing of different inter-associations among latent variables (LV) is conducted. For simplicity of the model, we utilise J reskog linear structural equation (LSE) system throughout the investigation process. Using a comprehensive real-life example, we illustrate the concepts and effects of the outcomes. The results show that factors such as energy, transport, labour and fertilizer make a positive contribution in the increase of the quantity and quality food. In addition, we demonstrate how to determine the key factors that influence food production where some factors are not directly measured.
New Fuzzy Entropy Measure of Order Î±
Authors: Al-Talib Mohammad , Al-Nasser Amjad
Published: December 2018

In this article, a new fuzzy entropy measure of order Î± is proposed. The fuzzy entropy axiomatic requirements are discussed for the new measure, and an empirical comparison are made with several entropy measures including Shannon, RÃ©nyi and Kapur. It turns out, the proposed measure satisfies all axiomatic and outperform the other entropy measures in terms of the fuzziness degree.Â
New General Transmuted Family of Distributions with Applications
Authors: Rahman Md. Mahabubur , Al-Zahrani Bander , Shahbaz Muhammad Qaiser
Published: December 2018

In this paper, we have introduced a new family of general transmuted distributions and have studied the cubic transmuted family of distributions in detail. This new class of distributions oers more distributional exibility when bi-modality appear in the data sets. Some special members of the proposed cubic transmuted family of distributions have been discussed. We have investigated, in detail, the proposed cubic transmuted family of distributions for parent exponential distribution. The statistical properties along with the reliability behavior for the cubic transmuted exponential distribution have been studied. We have obtained the expressions for single and joint order statistics when a sample is available from the cubic transmuted exponential distribution. Maximum likelihood estimation of parameters for cubic transmuted exponential distribution has also been discussed. We have also discussed the simulation and real data applications of the proposed distribution.
Compare the efficiency of colposcopic VIA, VILI, LIQUIPREP TM and conventional Pap smear; as screening procedure for carcinoma cervix
Authors: Subbaiyan Nithya , Kasinathan Sabari
Published: December 2018

Background: Cancer of the cervix is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among women worldwide. Therefore, to curb the disease, there is a need to develop a screening test that has good sensitivity and specificity. The aim is to compare the efficiency of Colposcopic Via, Vili, Liquiprep TM and conventional pap smear; as screening procedure for carcinoma cervix.Methods: This study was conducted in 100 women in the reproductive age. The pap smear and VIA are done in these cases. In positive cases, cervical biopsy and histopathological studies are done, the sensitivity and specificity of each test are determined and compared.Results: In this study, more cases belonged to 30 - 45 years age group. Among 100 women, 15% cases had high-grade lesion. Among high-grade lesions group, one case that is 6.7% had CIN 1, 73.3% had CIN2/3 and 3cases i.e., 20% had cervicitis. Among 100 women, 1% had ASCUS result, 10% belongs to HSIL group, 39% belongs to LSIL group and 2% had an unsatisfactory result.Conclusions: The lack of an effective and implementable screening programme lead to reporting of advanced cases of Ca Cervix. If detected at CIN or early Ca cervix stage, effective treatment can be provided with encouraging results. Therefore, effective and implementable Ca Cervix screening need to be provided in our country.
Semen parameters and the incidence and effects of bacteriospermia in male partners of infertile couples attending a fertility clinic in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana
Authors: Agyepong Edward , Bedu-Addo Kweku
Published: December 2018

Background: Inability to conceive after at least 12 months of unprotected regular intercourse has been recognized as a very serious problem for couples especially those who are at the reproductive age and legally married. Bacterial infection of male genitourinary tract is considered as one of the promoting factors for male infertility. These pathogenic bacteria in the ejaculates can induce a defect in semen parameters, such as sperm count, morphology and motility which are predictors of male fertility potential. The study was conducted to assess the semen quality and the incidence of bacteriospermia in male partners of infertile couples attending fertility clinic at Trust Care Specialist Hospital, Kumasi.Methods: Semen samples of 300 male partners of infertile couples were collected and evaluated by WHO guidelines. The samples were also cultured using standard bacterial culture techniques.Results: Oligozoospermia was the highest semen abnormality identified. This was followed by Teratozoospermia. Other semen abnormalities identified were azoospermia, asthenozoospermia, oligoteratozoospermia, asthenoteratozoospermia, oligoasthenozoospermia, and oligoasthenoteratozoospermia. 67 (22.3%) out of the 300 samples showed significant bacterial growth. Eight different bacteria species were isolated. E. coli, was isolated from 27 of the samples, S. aureus from 13 of the samples, U. urealyticum from 10 of the samples, Chlamydia trachomatis from 9 of the samples, Pseudomonas spp from 5 of the samples Proteus spp, Klesbsiella spp and M. morganii were each isolated from one sample.Conclusions: Although bacteria were isolated in 22.3% of the semen samples, their presence imparted negatively on the semen quality. This suggests that bacterial infection should be one of the investigations to be carried out in the treatment of infertility. Even when count, motility, and morphology look normal other parameters such as infection and sperm DNA should be investigated during the treatment of infertility.
Maternal mortality related to postpartum hemorrhage: a case-control study at the Befelatanana maternity of Madagascar
Authors: Besaina Rakotozanany , Romuald Randriamahavonjy , Laingo Rabearizaka , Tanjona Ratsiatosika , J. A. Randriambelomanana
Published: December 2018

Background: Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) remains the main cause of maternal death throughout the world. present goal was to determine the associated factors to maternal death in postpartum hemorrhage.Methods: This was a retrospective case-control study; carried out within Befelatanana maternity, in Antananarivo, from January 1st, 2013 to December 31st, 2015, on parturients who presented PPH. The cases were represented by the parturients who died despite well-managed care, and the control, by the living parturients.Results: Authors recorded 181 cases of PPH from 20,888 deliveries, with a prevalence of 0.86%; 47 of them died and 134 were alive; the mortality rate by PPH is 25.96%. Factors associated with death were low education (p=0.00 OR:3.2), non-working (p=0.01, OR:2.4), multiparity ( p:2.2 OR:0.01), absence of prenatal care (p:0.01 OR:2.2), cesarean section (p:0.00 OR:5.5); Intrauterine Fetal Death (p= 0.02, OR:2.2); uterine atony (p=0.03, OR 2.1); the state of shock (p=0.00 OR:57.8), sanitary evacuation (p=0.01 OR: 2.4), the need for blood transfusion (p=0.00 OR: 3, 7), use of catecholamines (p=0.00, OR:17.5); delayed management (p=0.01, OR:2.2), hemostasis hysterectomy (p=0.00 OR: 8.67).Conclusions: The decrease of maternal mortality related to PPH requires better monitoring of pregnancy, delivery and postpartum. Speed care management, improvement of technical platform and establishment of a powerful health system are also needed. Thus, the global reduction of poverty is indispensable.
Veress needle versus direct trocar entry for laparoscopy: a retrospective study
Authors: Sinha Sushma , Malik Surya
Published: December 2018

Background: The aim of this paper is to compare the outcomes of veress needle entry versus direct trocar for laparoscopy in terms of the duration of the procedure, ease of performance and the complications encountered during each technique.Methods: The present study was conducted on a retrospective basis from April ‘2008 to September 2017, in the dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology, in a 100 bedded hospital, ABGH hospital. All the cases who underwent laparoscopic ligation procedure during this time were taken into account. From 2008 to 2012 traditional technique of veress needle entry was used for access(group -1) but it had been switched over to direct trocar since 2013(group -2) These two groups were compared in terms of the demographic profile, duration of procedure, previous h/o surgical interventions ,ease of performance and various complications encountered during the procedure.Results: The total number of patients who underwent ligation during this period were 1912, which were divided into two groups ,till 2012(veress needle entry group,group-1) 754 patients(39.44%),and after 2012 (direct trocar,group -2) 1158 patients(60.56%).Duration of procedure was 4.5±1.2 min in group 1 which was significantly higher than group 2,2.2±0.8 min(p-value <0.001).Amount of gas required was greater in group 1, 4.9±1.3 lts as compared to group 2,2.4±0.5lts.Conclusions: Direct trocar entry is a reliable alternative to traditional technique for pneumoperitoneum establishment and should be regarded as a part of the surgical armamentarium of a trained laparoscopic surgeon.
Maternal mortality in tertiary care hospital: a 2-year review
Authors: Patel Juhi Ankit , Nakum Kanaklata D. , Vithal Aditi , Lunagariya Mayank R.
Published: December 2018

Background: Epidemiological data pertaining to maternal mortality is valuable in each set up to design interventional programs to favourably reduce the ratio. This study was done to evaluate the maternal mortality rate in our hospital, to assess the epidemiological aspects and causes of maternal mortality, and to suggest recommendations for improvement.Methods: This was a 2-year retrospective study. Epidemiological data was collected from the Last 2 years of Facility Based Maternal Death Review Form. Maternal mortality ratio, epidemiological factors and causes affecting maternal mortality were assessed.Results: A total of 72 maternal deaths occurred. Most maternal deaths occurred in the age group of 20–24 years (40.27%), multiparous women (70.83%), women from rural areas (65.27%), illiterate women, unbooked patients (83.33%), and patients of low socioeconomic status. Direct causes accounted for 62.4% of maternal deaths where as 37.4% of maternal deaths were due to indirect causes.Conclusions: There is a wide scope for improvement as a large proportion of the observed deaths could be preventable.
Correlation between amniotic fluid lamellar body concentrations at different gestational ages and respiratory distress syndrome
Authors: C. C. Amruta , Patil Hema A.
Published: December 2018

Background: Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) also known as hyaline membrane disease is the most common cause of respiratory failure in neonates. The risk of RDS rises in prematurity due to decreased production of surfactant. Lamellar bodies (LB) are storage form of surfactant and are actively secreted into the alveolar space and hence into the amniotic fluid. The objective of the present study was to find out correlation between amniotic fluid lamellar body concentrations (LBC) at different gestational ages and respiratory distress syndromeMethods: The study was a prospective observational study conducted over a period of 1 year at department of OBG, SDM college of medical sciences, Dharwad. All women undergoing caesarean section were included in the study. 5 ml of amniotic fluid was collected at the time of Caesarean section and sent to laboratory, Lamellar body concentrations (LBC) was counted in auto analyzer by platelet impedance counting. Incidence of RDS at different gestational age with an LBC cut off 40,500 was calculated.Results: Among 300 patients studied, Respiratory distress was seen in 116 (41.3%) of patients. LBC cut off of 40,500 was chosen. Out of 140 preterm babies, 121 (86.8%) had lamellar body count less than 40,500 and 19 (13.5%) had more than 40,500. There is significant correlation between decreasing lamellar body count in preterms and increasing incidence of RDS.Conclusions: LBC count increases with increasing gestational ages and is inversely proportional to the incidence of RDS in preterm newborns.
Perinatal outcome in uncomplicated pregnancies with oligohydramnios
Authors: Gaware Snehal , Bangal V. B.
Published: December 2018

Background: Oligohydramnios refers to amniotic fluid volume that is less than expected for gestational age. We aimed to assess the perinatal outcomes in pregnancies with oligohydramnios.Methods: The prospective study was conducted in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pravara Medical College, Loni in which 200 consecutive singleton pregnancies delivered vaginally, with intact membranes were included. Amniotic fluid index was determined using the Phelan’s technique at the time of admission and women were diagnosed with oligohydramnios if AFI was five or less, which formed the first group and the rest of mother formed the second group. Perinatal outcomes were noted in the proforma as well.Results: Of the 200 mothers included in the study, 38 had AFI ≤ 5. Baseline characteristics was similar in both the groups. Most common antenatal risk factors studies were pregnancy induced hypertension (29% vs 12%; p value <0.05), intrauterine growth restriction (34% vs 10%; p value <0.001) and severe anemia (21% vs 9%; p value <0.05). Proportion of pregnancies needing induction of labor and birth weight less than 2.5 kgs were significantly higher among mothers with oligohydramnios.Conclusions: Authors observed that induction of labor and low birth weight were significantly associated with oligohydramnios. Prospective randomized trials are needed to establish whether early induction of labor in the presence of a oligohydramnios improves perinatal outcome.