bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Dinámica de adopción de buenas prácticas de producción de miel en la península de Yucatán, México
Authors: Martínez-González Enrique Genaro , Arroyo-Pozos Hortencia , Aguilar-Gallegos Norman , García Álvarez-Coque José María , Santoyo-Cortés Vinicio Horacio , Aguilar-Ávila Jorge
Published: December 2017

Los objetivos fueron analizar los cambios en la adopción de buenas prácticas de producción de miel (BPPM) en productores apícolas de la Península de Yucatán, México, antes y después de haber recibido asesoría técnica y capacitación; así como la identificación de factores que inciden en la adopción de dichas prácticas. Considerando 31 BPPM agrupadas en siete categorías, se calculó el índice de adopción de BPPM (InABPPM). Se analizó información de 8,074 apicultores en dos momentos (línea base y línea final), para los estados de Yucatán (n= 3,840), Campeche (n= 3,525) y Quintana Roo (n= 709). Los apicultores se clasificaron de acuerdo al número de colmenas que poseían en: pequeños (1-22, 24 %), medianos (23-35,27 %) y grandes (36-400, 49 %). El InABPPM global presentó un incremento significativo (P<0.01) de 16.8 % en un periodo de ocho meses. Además, se encontraron diferencias significativas (P<0.01) en las categorías de ubicación e instalación del apiario, sanidad apícola, cosecha, personal en campo y programa de limpieza e higiene. No se encontraron diferencias significativas para las categorías de alimentación artificial y materiales para la protección y ahumado de la colmena (P>0.05). Este estudio destaca la importancia de programas para la gestión y difusión de BPPM, con la finalidad de impulsar la actividad apícola y acceder al mercado internacional cumpliendo con las normas de calidad requeridas. Los resultados sugieren impulsar la adopción de las BPPM de proceso, y posteriormente orientar la inversión de los apoyos púbicos en aquellos apiarios con mejor desempeño en cuanto al incremento en sus niveles de adopción.
Evolución de los sistemas de crianza de cabras Criollas Cubanas en el contexto de la conservación del genotipo
Authors: La O Arias Manuel A. , Guevara Hernández Francisco , Rodríguez Larramendi Luis Alfredo , Pinto Ruiz René , Nahed Toral José , Ley de Coss Alejandro , Reyes Muro Luis
Published: December 2017

Se evaluó la evolución de los sistemas tradicionales de crianza de cabras criollas, durante el proceso de conservación de esta raza en la comunidad “26 de Julio”, ubicada en la Sub-cuenca “Cautillo-Jiguaní” del Valle del Cauto, municipio de Jiguaní, provincia de Granma, Cuba. Se evaluaron 13 casos, con 18 variables, respecto a tamaño del hato, manejo, producción y eficiencia. Se definieron tres momentos de evaluación: a) inicio del proceso de conservación, estado de referencia – años 2002 y 2003 –, b) periodo de acompañamiento institucional,  – años, 2005 y 2006 – y c) periodo de autogestión, –años 2008 y 2009 –. Se empleó el modelo estadístico multivariado de medición de impacto (MEMI). El impacto del proceso de conservación de la cabra criolla se resumió en tres dimensiones: a) tenencia y comercialización, b) eficiencia productiva y c) autoconsumo, las cuales explicaron el 82 % de la varianza total. Según el comportamiento de los índices de impacto en estas tres dimensiones, las tipologías de sistemas estudiados mostraron tendencias diferentes en su evolución, con mayor capacidad de crecimiento en los sistemas de fincas, comparados con los sistemas de patios y parcelas. No obstante, las tipologías desarrollaron procesos de crecimiento, colapso y renovación, con capacidad para absorber creativamente los cambios y conservar sus racionalidades socioeconómicas.
A variação de modelos mentais: o conhecimento de cenas do cotidiano como ponto de partida do trabalho de pregação
Authors: Hermelink Jan
Published: December 2017

Pressupondo que a prédica é (também) um texto literário que opera com recursos estéticos, a referência da prédica à situação ou ao mundo pode ser descrita e articulada com recursos da ciência literária. Retomando a linguística textual, este artigo pergunta a respeito dos chamados modelos mentais: processos, cenas e constelações típicas conhecidas a partir do universo do cotidiano que são evocados, concretizados, mas também sempre variados por um texto concreto – portanto também por uma prédica. Ele expõe a interação do texto concreto e seu modelo mental com base em uma prédica exemplar do autor e aponta pistas para a estruturação de uma prédica correspondente a essa interação: como variação criativa de modelos mentais que podem ser encontrados a partir do texto bíblico de referência e/ou da realidade dos ouvintes.
The programme of Aristotelian analytics
Authors: Crubellier Michel
Published: December 2017

En este documento, presento una interpretación general de los Primeros y Segundos Analíticos de Aristóteles que podría expresar, para decirlo en pocas palabras, el punto de vista de que los Analíticos de Aristóteles son analíticos. Es decir, no establecen procesos progresivos o constructivos, en los que, dadas ciertas premisas, términos o reglas fundamentales, uno podría avanzar y sacar conclusiones o incluso construir un cuerpo sistemático de conocimiento sobre la base de estos principios. Más bien, describen un retroceso, a partir de una conclusión propuesta o provisional y preguntando qué premisas podrían (o podrían mejor) ser utilizadas para deducir, apoyar, probar o explicar.
Discurso estético y discurso político en la crítica del modernismo hispanoamericano
Authors: Olalla Marcos
Published: December 2017

Analizamos en un sector del profuso corpus crítico del modernismo hispanoamericano algunas de sus tendencias. Destacamos en ellas su potencial para articular las dimensiones estética y política del fenómeno. Caracterizamos el modo como se ha tramado la relación entre tradiciones críticas diversas desde el nivel más elemental de la contraposición de aquellas dimensiones al nivel más complejo de su complementariedad, en un despliegue que permite establecer la pertinencia de un análisis que bascula entre el texto y su lugar de enunciación, al tiempo que habilita un diálogo entre los campos de la crítica literaria y los estudios culturales.
Another perspective on ACEP policy on critical issues in carbon monoxide poisoning: Invited commentary
Authors:   Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, Hampson Neil B. , Moon Richard E. ,   Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, Weaver Lindell K. ,   Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, Utah
Published: December 2017

The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) recently published its official policy on the evaluation and management of patients with acute carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning [1], an update of the policy previously published in 2008. Three questions regarding CO poisoning were posed to a 30-person ACEP subcommittee, which employed a comprehensive literature review to attempt to draw conclusions. While this is a major step forward, we feel that their conclusions warrant comment.
Cave canem: HBO2 therapy efficacy on Capnocytophaga canimorsus infections: a case series
Authors:   U.O. Anesthesia, Intensive Care and HBOT Unit, “A. Cardarelli” Hospital, Naples, Italy, Marmo Mariano , Villani Romolo ,   U.O. Anesthesia, Intensive Care and HBOT Unit, “A. Cardarelli” Hospital, Naples, Italy, Di Minno Raffaele Maria ,   U.O. Anesthesia, Intensive Care and HBOT Unit, “A. Cardarelli” Hospital, Naples, Italy, Noschese Giuseppe ,   Trauma Center, “A. Cardarelli” Hospital, Naples, Italy, Paganini Matteo ,   Emergency Medicine residency program, University of Padova, Quartesan Silvia ,   Master II Level in Hyperbaric Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, , University of Padova, Rizzato Alex ,   Master II Level in Hyperbaric Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, , University of Padova, Bosco Gerardo ,   Master II Level in Hyperbaric Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, , University of Padova
Published: December 2017

Background: Dog bites are a frequent injury, but the incidence and type of lesions vary across countries. Although only few patients develop complications, the treatment of advanced injuries has a considerable medical, social and economic impact. A frequently isolated pathogen in dog bite wounds is Capnocytophaga canimorsus, a bacterium that can cause sepsis or meningitis. Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) therapy has been shown to be useful in treating anaerobic infections, most likely because it creates an inhospitable environment for the bacterium and enhances the patient’s immune response. Aim: We present a case series of C. canimorsus infections treated with HBO2 in adjunction to antibiotic therapy. Furthermore, we tested the in vitro activity of ceftaroline against C. canimorsus, alone and in association with hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Methods: We included nine (9) patients admitted to surgery department of “A. Cardarelli” Hospital (Naples) after dog bite, from 2010 to 2016. All were initially treated with antibiotics and required transfer to the intensive care unit due to worsening conditions. C. canimorsus was isolated from wounds, and HBO2 therapy was administered in adjunction to antibiotics, until clinical improvement and microbiological test negativity. We tested the activity of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in adjunction to ceftaroline on cultured plates with C. canimorsus versus ceftaroline alone. Minimal inhibitory concentration was evaluated. Conclusions: Our findings confirm the utility of HBO2 therapy after biting injuries. Indeed, increased oxygen supply to the wound (as well as in vitro) may be toxic for bacteria, can improve healing and may improve the effectiveness of antibiotics.
Metabonomic potential plasma biomarkers in abnormal fast buoyancy ascent escape-induced decompression sickness model and the protective effects of pyrrolidine dithiocarbamic acid
Authors:   Department of Diving Medicine, Naval Medical Research Institute, Shanghai, 200433, People’s Republic China, Yiqun Fang , Pu You ,   Department of Diving Medicine, Naval Medical Research Institute, Shanghai, 200433, People’s Republic China, Haitao Wang ,   Department of Diving Medicine, Naval Medical Research Institute, Shanghai, 200433, People’s Republic China, Xiaochen Bao ,   Department of Diving Medicine, Naval Medical Research Institute, Shanghai, 200433, People’s Republic China, Jun Ma ,   Department of Diving Medicine, Naval Medical Research Institute, Shanghai, 200433, People’s Republic China, Shi Zhang ,   Department of Diving Medicine, Naval Medical Research Institute, Shanghai, 200433, People’s Republic China, Yinghui Fan ,   Department of Anesthesiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People’s Republic China
Published: December 2017

Background: Decompression sickness (DCS) induced by fast buoyancy ascent escape (FBAE) is a special DCS, characterized with cardiopulmonary injuries. Serum metabonomics of this type of DCS has not yet been studied. We proposed a metabonomics approach for assessing serum metabonomics changes and evaluating the preventive effect of pyrrolidine dithiocarbamic acid (PDTC) in FBAE-induced DCS rats. Method: Sixty-five (65) rats were divided into three groups, including the Control, DCS and PDTC groups. After receiving physiological saline or PDTC pretreatment, rats in the DCS and PDTC groups received the same protocol of simulated FBAE. Following this, a metabonomics approach – combined with pattern recognition methods including PCA and PLS-DA – was used to characterize the global serum metabolic profile on survival rats (five rats per group) associated with abnormal FBAE-induced DCS. As the VIP-value threshold cutoff of the metabolites was set to 2, metabolites above this threshold were filtered out as potential target biomarkers. Result: Sixteen (16) distinct potential biomarkers in rat plasma were identified. PDTC significantly lowered DSC mortality from 60% to 10%, and alleviated ultra-structural alteration of the left ventricular apex compared to the DCS group. It was found that abnormal FBAE-induced DCS was closely related to disturbed fatty acid metabolism, glycerophospholipid metabolism, sterol lipid metabolism, and bile acid metabolism. With the presented metabonomic method, we system-atically analyzed the protective effects of PDTC. Conclusion: The results demonstrated that PDTC administration could provide satisfactory effects on abnormal FBAE-induced DCS through partially regulating the perturbed metabolic pathways.
Decompression sickness among diving fishermen in Mexico: observational retrospective analysis of DCS in three sea cucumber fishing seasons
Authors:   Universidad Marista de Merida, Merida, Yucatán, Mexico, Huchim-Lara Oswaldo , Chin Walter ,   University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California U.S., Salas Silvia ,   Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Mérida, Mérida, Yucatán, México, Rivera-Canul Normando ,   Universidad Marista de Merida, Merida, Yucatán, Mexico, Cordero-Romero Salvador ,   Universidad Marista de Merida, Merida, Yucatán, Mexico, Tec Juan ,   Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, HGSMF 5, Tizimin, Yucatán, Mexico, Joo Ellie ,   University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California U.S., Mendez-Dominguez Nina ,   Universidad Marista de Merida, Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
Published: December 2017

The probabilities of decompression sickness (DCS) among diving fishermen are higher than in any other group of divers. Diving behavior of artisanal fishermen has been directed mainly to target high-value species. The aim of this study was to learn about the occurrence of DCS derived from sea cucumber harvesting in the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico. We conducted a retrospective chart review of diving fishermen treated at a multiplace hyperbaric chamber in Tizimín, Mexico. In total, 233 recompression therapies were rendered to 166 diving fishermen from 2014 to 2016. The average age was 36.7 ± 9.2 years (range: 20-59 years); 84.3% had experienced at least one DCS event previously. There was a correlation between age and DCS incidents (F: 8.3; R2: 0.07) and differences in the fishing depth between seasons (H: 9.99; p<0.05). Musculoskeletal pain was the most frequently reported symptom. Three divers, respectively, suffered permanent hearing loss, spinal cord injury and fatal outcome. Diving fishermen experience DCS at an alarmingly high rate, probably due to the type of species targeted, given the requirements in each case. Understanding divers’ behaviors and their incentives while in pursuit of high-value species such as sea cucumber could help to find ways to mitigate health risks and help enforce regulation.
A Targeted RNAi Screen Identifies Endocytic Trafficking Factors That Control GLP-1 Receptor Signaling in Pancreatic β-Cells
Authors: Buenaventura Teresa , Kanda Nisha , Douzenis Phoebe C. , Jones Ben , Bloom Stephen R. , Chabosseau Pauline , Corrêa Ivan R. , Bosco Domenico , Piemonti Lorenzo , Marchetti Piero , Johnson Paul R. , Shapiro A.M. James , Rutter Guy A. , Tomas Alejandra
Published: December 2017

The glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor (GLP-1R) is a key target for type 2 diabetes (T2D) treatment. Because endocytic trafficking of agonist-bound receptors is one of the most important routes for regulation of receptor signaling, a better understanding of this process may facilitate the development of new T2D therapeutic strategies. Here, we screened 29 proteins with known functions in G protein–coupled receptor trafficking for their role in GLP-1R potentiation of insulin secretion in pancreatic β-cells. We identify five (clathrin, dynamin1, AP2, sorting nexins [SNX] SNX27, and SNX1) that increase and four (huntingtin-interacting protein 1 [HIP1], HIP14, GASP-1, and Nedd4) that decrease insulin secretion from murine insulinoma MIN6B1 cells in response to the GLP-1 analog exendin-4. The roles of HIP1 and the endosomal SNX1 and SNX27 were further characterized in mouse and human β-cell lines and human islets. While HIP1 was required for the coupling of cell surface GLP-1R activation with clathrin-dependent endocytosis, the SNXs were found to control the balance between GLP-1R plasma membrane recycling and lysosomal degradation and, in doing so, determine the overall β-cell incretin responses. We thus identify key modulators of GLP-1R trafficking and signaling that might provide novel targets to enhance insulin secretion in T2D.
Bayburt‘ta Organik Tarım ve Hayvancılığın Mevcut Durumu
Authors: Bayraktar Bülent
Published: December 2017

Günümüzde, doğal koşullarda kimyasal katkı maddeleri kullanılmadan üretilen organik ürünlere yönelik her geçen gün sürekli olarak artış göstermektedir. Bununla beraber, yeni organik gıda pazarların oluşumu ve organik üretim potansiyeli yüksek olan bölgelerin değerlendirme ve geliştirme konusu önem arz etmektedir. Bu kapsamda, Bayburt ili, organik üretim için çok uygun ekolojik şartları barındırmaktadır. Yüzölçümünün önemli bir kısmını tarım arazileri ile çayır ve meralar oluşturmaktadır. Ayrıca, sanayi tesislerinin yok denecek kadar az ve kimyasal ilaç kullanımının düşük olduğu illerden birisidir. Potansiyeli yüksek olan bölgelerin değerlendirme ve geliştirmesinde kurumların önemli bir rolü bulunmaktadır. Ancak, kurumların belirleyeceği stratejik hedefleri, kaynakları ve yetkinliklerine göre değişkenlik göstermektedir. Bu derlemede, Bayburt ilinde uygulanan ortak projelerin, eğitim faaliyetlerinin ve tarımsal desteklerin, organik üretim gelişimine hız kazandırıcı bir etkisi olduğu gözlenmektedir. Bu yüzden üretimi yapılmayan ancak yüksek potansiyele sahip ürünlerin gelişiminin desteklenmesi mevcut organik tarım ve hayvancılığın gelişme sürecine büyük katkı sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir.
Türkiye‘de Organik Koyun ve Keçi Yetiştiriciliğinin Mevcut Durumu ve Gelişim Stratejileri
Authors: Ceyhan Ayhan , Aksakal Vecihi , Dellal Gürsel , Koyuncu Mehmet , Koşum Nedim , Taşkın Turgay
Published: December 2017

Dünyada artan nüfusun sağlıklı ve dengeli beslenmesi amacıyla tarımsal üretimde konvansiyonel üretim biçimi yaygın olarak yapılmaktadır. Ancak bitkisel ve hayvansal üretimde verimi artırmak ve hastalıklarla mücadele etmek amacıyla kullanılan kimyasal maddeler su ve toprağa geçerek insan ve hayvan sağlığını etkilemektedir. Günümüzde Avrupa Birliği (AB) ülkeleri, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri (ABD), Japonya, Kanada ve Avustralya gibi gelişmiş ülkeler başta olmak üzere dünyadaki tüketiciler çevreye zarar vermeyen, insan ve hayvanlar üzerinde olumsuz etki yapmayan tarım ürünleri tüketim yönünde taleplerde bulunmaktadırlar. Koyun ve keçi yetiştiriciliği hem ülkemizde hem de dünyada organik hayvansal et ve süt üretiminde tüketicilerin taleplerini karşılamada önemli rol almaktadır. Dünyada 2012 yılında organik sertifikalı sığır, koyun ve domuz sayısı sırasıyla; 4,6, 5,6 ve 1,0 milyon baştır. Avrupa Birliği (AB)‘inde bulunan 28 ülkenin 2015 yılında organik sertifikalı sığır, domuz, koyun, keçi ve tavuk sayısı sırasıyla; 3,7, 0,978, 4,5, 0,718 ve 31,6 milyon baştır. Türkiye‘de organik hayvancılıkta en önemli oransal artış keçi yetiştiriciliğinde gerçekleşmiş (%652,1), bunu sırasıyla kanatlı (%187,7) ve koyun (%22,3) yetiştiriciliği izlemiştir. Türkiye‘de 2015 yılında üretilen organik süt üretiminin %2,6 koyundan ve %6,3‘ü keçilerden, organik kırmızı et üretimini ise %38,2 koyundan ve %1,6 keçiden sağlanmaktadır.
O uso das tecnologias da informação e comunicação por estudantes universitários de Administração
Authors: Roza Rodrigo Hipólito , Wechsler Solange Muglia
Published: December 2017

O objetivo do presente estudo foi analisar o uso das Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação (TICs) por estudantes universitários de Administração, matriculados em uma disciplina de negócios em ambientes virtuais, utilizando a metodologia ativa de Aprendizagem Baseada em Problemas, ou Problem Based Learning (PBL), bastante conhecida e referenciada na literatura científica. Participaram da pesquisa 51 estudantes de Administração de uma universidade privada do interior do estado de São Paulo. Os dados para a análise do uso das tecnologias foram obtidos por meio de entrevistas, considerando tanto os recursos de hardware como de software empregados no apoio à realização das atividades da disciplina. De modo geral, os resultados apontaram que os estudantes entrevistados buscaram escolher os recursos mais adequados para realização das atividades acadêmicas, dentro do conjunto de tecnologias que lhes eram acessíveis e familiares, deixando, no entanto, de explorar novas tecnologias potencialmente relevantes no apoio ao processo de aprendizagem.Palavras-chave: Tecnologia da informação e Comunicação. Metodologia ativa. Aprendizado baseado em problemas. Gestão.
RISING STUDENT’S ACADEMIC HONESTY: THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CLASSROOM DEVELOPMENTAL BIBLIOTHERAPY (CDB) IN BAHASA INDONESIA LEARNING AT MADRASAH IBTIDAIYAH
Authors: Khotimah Siti Khorriyatul
Published: December 2017

The aims of this research are to find out: (1) the implementation of classrooom developmental bibliotherapy (CDB) in Bahasa Indonesia learning process to improve student’s academic honesty, and (2) the result of the implementation of CDB in Bahasa Indonesia learning to improve student’s academic honesty. This is a classroom action research. The subjects are 28 students from 5th grade of MI (Madrasah Ibtidaiyah) Cahaya. This research has 3 cycles with 3 to 4 sessions in every cycle. In every session, the learning process are integrated CDB’s stage into Bahasa Indonesia learning process in competencies: reading, writing, and speaking. The qualitative and quantitative data are collected with several technics: observation, interview, students self report and students journals analizes. The process of data analysis are: data reduction, data display, and an overview of conclusions / verification. The data analizes is explained as findings and reflections in every cycle that will be follow up to the next cycle or stop the action. The result are: (1) the implemention of CDB in Bahasa Indonesia learning are success especially in playing drama, and (2) the improvement of student’s academic honesty is known from by the number of honest student increase to 96%, and the students show some behavior to maintain their academic honesty.
MEDIA MUSIK DAN LAGU PADA PROSES PEMBELAJARAN
Authors: Roffiq Ainoer , Qiram Ikhwanul , Rubiono Gatut
Published: December 2017

Suasana lingkungan belajar dalam kelas sangat penting dan berpengaruh terhadap hasil belajar siswa. Suasana lingkungan belajar ini diwujudkan dalam bentuk pengkondisian ruang kelas pembelajaran. Pengkondisian ini menyangkut kondisi fisik bangunan dan juga kenyamanan tempat duduk siswa. Kecukupan cahaya atau penerangan juga diperlukan. Selain itu, hal ini juga dapat dilakukan dengan memberikan kenyamanan tambahan yang salah satunya dapat digunakan yaitu memberikan musik. Hasil-hasil penelitian terdahulu menyatakan bahwa musik bermanfaat bagi ibu hamil dan berpengaruh terhadap janin yang dikandung. Musik dapat mempengaruhi detak jantung pendengarnya. Musik juga dapat menenangkan pikiran seseorang dan menjadi alat bantu bagi pengembangan kecerdasan manusia. Salah satu jenis musik yang banyak dipakai dalam pengkondisian suasana belajar atau suasana kerja adalah jenis musik klasik. Hasil-hasil penelitian tindakan kelas menyatakan bahwa musik berpengaruh terhadap proses pembelajaran siswa dalam kelas.
The Popularity of Karinding among Bandung Society
Authors: Daryana Hinhin Agung
Published: December 2017

ABSTRACT The study focuses on the impact of karinding popularity on Bandungnese. In trying to understand its focus, the study uses several approaches of social sciences such as sociology, anthropology, and qualitative research method including data collection from oral and written sources. Since karinding was played by a band called Karinding Attack, it became popular music in Bandung. In the end, the popularity of karinding gave some impacts on Bandungnese, both its practitioners and its audience. The movements considered as the result of karinding popularity include multiple activities such as tourism activities, networking development, educational activities, revitalization of traditional arts other than karinding, music development, literacy development, and the development of creative economy. Keywords: Impact, Popularity, Karinding, Bandung
The Comparison of the Baroque and Renaissance Aesthetics Paintings of â€œThe Last Supperâ€ by Caravaggio and Leonardo da Vinci
Authors: Adnyana I Wayan Kun
Published: December 2017

Abstract The paintings of Caravaggio’s and Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” are two iconic art works from two maestros in different era. Caravaggio is one of the fame Baroque’s artists and da Vinci is the most famous Renaissance man, who created the same theme of painting: The Last Supper. The theme represents the story of Christ’s supper. Through an inductive view, this comparative study analyzes the aesthetic structures of both paintings, by using Feldman’s perspective (Art as Image and Idea (1967). The analysis includes visual structures: line, form, darkness-lightness; elements of organization: unity, balance, rhythm, and proportion; and elements of perception and aesthetic: empathy and a psychic distance. The result of this research discovers two different perspectives of aesthetic characteristics of Baroque and Renaissance pantings.Key words: Baroque, Caravaggio, Leonardo da Vinci, Renaissance, The Last Supper.
It is good to ask good questions – posing questions in oral history interview as a theoretical problem
Authors: Jarząbek Marcin
Published: December 2017

The author discusses an issue of forming questions in oral history. There are two types of them – research questions and interview questions. Instead of analyzing how to ask questions, the interviewer should rather focus on why to ask them. The article proves that asking questions in oral history is less about formal elements such as what language should be used or what matters should be raised, but more about such elements as emotions or the overall atmosphere of an interview. The author gives some clues on how to prepare proper questions, what difficulties may appear and what to avoid in order to carry out a good interview.
On the Fieldwork in Oral History Research
Authors: Kurkowska-Budzan Marta
Published: December 2017

The article concerns the problem of a lack of both academic tools as well as a catalogue of basic epistemological objectives that could serve oral history in Poland. It has to be stated, however, that there are already many institutions, conferences and journals, that focus on the issue of oral history. The author proposes some solutions that could improve this methodological gap, based on her own experience in oral history, such as introducing a research diary as a scientific research tool.
Oral history and historical education in Poland. Possibilities and application
Authors: Kierzkowski Michał
Published: December 2017

The article deals with an issue of the possible applications of oral history to teaching history at Polish schools. The author states that oral history as an element of educating young people should become a natural part of teaching processes. It can become a factor increasing their awareness of their local history and of the links connecting them with the previous generations. It is also an efficient way of avoiding teaching based only on archival facts and events. This statement is illustrated by chosen examples of the use of oral history at schools and discusses the possibilities of its further use.
Początki tzw. normalizacji w czechosłowackiej Armii Ludowej we wspomnieniach świadków
Authors: Hlaváček Jiří
Published: December 2017

The aim of the following article is to analyse the consequences of the Prague Spring on the Czechoslovak People’s Army on the strength of biographical accounts by direct participants of the events, and to compare them with surviving documents from that period. The research project has been carried out using the oral history method and refers to accounts of soldiers laid off from the army as a result of the so-called normalisation purges that took place from the late 1960s until the mid-1970s. The article presents the chronology of the normalisation methods used in the army and the way they were applied both at official and party level. It also discusses the consequences of these actions on the ordinary lives of the witnesses and thus how reflections of those events were later portrayed for the purpose of the study.
Polacy w Galicji podczas drugiej wojny światowej: doświadczenie i pamięć
Authors: Wylegała Anna
Published: December 2017

Based on biographical interviews coming from different collections of the Oral History Archives of the KARTA Center Foundation and the History Meeting House, the text highlights three main elements of biographical experience which make the narrations of Poles from Galicia different from those of their Ukrainian and Jewish neighbors. 

These were: the Red Army entering the Eastern Borderlands and Soviet repressions, the Polish-Ukrainian conflict, and departure from the Eastern Borderlands. For most speakers the following topics constitute the base of their identification with a national group understood as the community of remembrance. The text shows the difference between memories of people who stayed in the Ukraine after 1945 and those who left the Eastern Borderlands – “repatriates”. It also analyzes dependencies between individual and social memory and the influence of different cultures of memory on shaping biographical narration.
Historia mówiona w muzeach. Przegląd projektów prowadzonych przez polskie placówki muzealne
Authors: Kuzko-Zwierz Katarzyna
Published: December 2017

In recent years a considerable growth of interest in oral history can be observed in museum institutions. It is connected mostly with the narrative model applied when establishing museums (dominant in the Polish narrative), and the more and more popular participating approach. The oral history method and effects given by initiatives based on it seem both to fulfil the need for supplying evidence able to engage the audience in the presented story, and to be a way to engage different social groups in the museum activity. The aim of this article is to take a closer look on the projects run by Polish museum institutions and to give a preliminary analysis of how these possibilities can be used in practice. Particular interest was placed on institutions created in the last ten years. The author analyses projects coordinated by these centres focusing on, among others, the way their oral history collections are built, made available to the public and used to create museum exhibitions and museum projects.
Recensão historiográfica a “Pequena História de uma Escola de Contabilidade: A Aula do Comércio” De Miguel Gonçalves
Authors: Benavente Rodrigues Manuel José
Published: December 2017

Esta obra dedicada ao tema da Aula do Comércio, agora editada pela APOTEC, comemorando o centenário do nascimento de Martim Noel Monteiro, o grande nome da nossa Associação, é fruto de um trabalho do Autor, vencedor do Prémio Martim Noel Monteiro de 2015, do Centro de Estudos de História da Contabilidade da APOTEC, arbitrado por um júri, do qual fizemos parte: “Contabilidade e o palco de setecentos: Estado da Arte na Aula do Comércio de Lisboa com particular referência à oração de abertura do seu 5º curso (1776)”.
УКРАЇНСЬКІ ПІДПРИЄМСТВА НА ТЛІ СВІТОВОГО БІЗНЕСУ
Authors: Naboka E. V. , Fadieieva Iu. V. , Kolisnyk M. E.
Published: December 2017

В роботі проаналізовано ситуацію щодо впровадження продукції українських підприємств на міжнародному ринку. Відображено етапи переходу вітчизняних підприємств в підприємства, що виробляють високоякісну продукцію.
Lecciones aprendidas de dengue y chikungunya
Authors: Eras  Carranza Janette Ester , Arias Montero Imelda Gumercinda , Fernández Nieto Miriam Ivonne , Floreano Solano Lilian Marisol , Saraguro Salinas Sara Margarita , Santos Luna Jovanny Angelina , Vaca Gallegos Ana Marina
Published: December 2017

Introducción: El dengue y chikungunya son infecciones víricas transmitidas por mosquitos. El cuadro clínico varía de simple hasta grave, la carga de enfermedad está invisibilizada en la comunidad al no acceder a los servicios de salud por características atípicas.Objetivo: Describir las características del dengue y Chikungunya en la ciudad de Machala en el año 2015.Métodos: Se realizó estudio descriptivo de la situación epidemiológica de dengue y chikungunya por medio de la construcción del canal endémico con tasas de incidencia semanal de ocho años.Resultados: En el año 2015 fueron 15 semanas de epidemia que coincidió con las semanas de la estación invernal (enero a mayo); el chikungunya apareció en la semana 21. El grupo de edades más afectado fue el de 20 a 49 años del sexo femenino con 55.7%. Entre las medidas implementadas de prevención y control del dengue y chikungunya, fue la fumigación en localidades de riesgo, visitas domiciliarias y además se trabajó con larvicida obteniéndose un índice de depósitos positivos de 1.47%.Conclusiones: El dengue fue endémico y los casos se exacerbaron en estación invernal. Coincidieron como factores de riesgo la presencia del mismo vector transmisor, población expuesta al vector por las prácticas culturales y clima tropical. La diferencia entre dengue y chikungunya estuvo en los cuatros serotipos para dengue y uno para chikungunya, determinando el riesgo y la tendencia mayor para el dengue.
Mobile Tower Radiation Protection System
Authors: Hussein Jabbar Slman
Published: December 2017

Clean environment is one of the most necessarily needs for Human life. So what about mobile effect and its towers pollution? It's effect on public health? Effect of huge groan of mobile networks. In counting of these dangers that will harm us from mobile towers in the far run, was the reasons for writing this research, came this study to look at the mobile towers and mobile effects possible health harm for the purpose of diagnosis of these effects and to suggest ways that can be used to avoid or minimize the risks. 

Faraday Cage, is the solution suggested here, also there are many other solutions for this problem, a Faraday cage is a metallic enclosure that stops the entry or escape of an EM field.

Also, two experiments are accomplished, first one showing the effect of Faraday cage on preventing the EMR from mobile cellphone, and the second  experiment gives the effect of Faraday cage on preventing the EMR from mobile tower EMR on human health listed in the research, that have been done by using conducting shell (grid) design according the EM wavelength used by three company's mobile working in Iraq, the result show good isolations.
Controlling Angular Distortion in Manual Metal Arc Welding of Austenitic Stainless Steels Using Back-step Technique
Authors: Jilabi Abdul Sameea Jasim Abdul Zehra
Published: December 2017

Nowadays, austenitic stainless steels (A.S.S.) have many industrial applications in the fields of chemical and petrochemical processing, marine, medicine, water treatment, petroleum refining, food and drinks processing, nuclear power generation etc. The secret behind this wide range of applications is the fact that A.S.S. have great corrosion resistance, high strength and scale resistance at elevated temperatures, good ductility at low temperatures approached to absolute zero in addition to notable weldability. On the other hand, manual metal arc (MMA) is probably the most common process used for the welding of A.S.S. Unfortunately, MMA welding of A.S.S. could be associated with considerable distortion. Uncontrolled or excessive distortion usually increases the cost of the production process due to the high expense of rectification or replacing the weldment by a non-distorted one.

MMA welding of A.S.S. was carried out using the back-step technique with various bead lengths, and without using this technique for comparison.

Results have showed that the angular distortion was a function of the bead length in the back-step welding of A.S.S. The angular distortion decreased by (14.32%) when the back-step technique was used with a (60 mm) length for each bead, and by (41.08%) when the bead length was (40 mm). On the other hand, it increased by (25%) when the back-step technique was done with a (30 mm) length for each bead.
Study on Associated Risk Factors of Hypertension at Sipaghat of Sindhupalchowk District, Nepal
Authors: Manandhar Naresh
Published: December 2017

Background: Hypertension is a progressive cardiovascular syndrome arising from complex and interrelated etiologies. Males have slightly higher prevalence than female in most of countries of Southeast-Asian region.Objective: The objective of study is to find out prevalence and the risk factors of hypertension at Sipaghat, Sindhulchowk, Nepal.Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Sipaghat of Sindhupalchowk district in May 2016 and 260 persons were selected randomly. Results: The prevalence of hypertension was higher in male (25.4%) than female (17.4%). Mean age of study population was 42.08 years with standard deviation, 15.95 years. Variables namely age group, smoking, alcohol consumption and family history of hypertension were found to be significant at 5 percent level of significance. Alcohol consumption and smokers have more than two times higher chance of getting hypertension compared to alcohol non-consumer and nonsmoker with 95% confidence intervals were 1.08-4.80 and 1.21-6.10, respectively. Persons with family history of hypertension have 3.8 times more chance of getting hypertension compared to no family history of hypertension with 1.89-7.61 of 95% confidence interval.Conclusion: Lifestyle modification reduces blood pressure which prevents or delays the incidence of hypertension. Hypertension can be controlled and prevented by modifying the lifestyle. People should be advised to avoid modifiable risk factors of hypertension like smoking, consumption of alcohol and physical inactivity through health education programs.Nepalese Journal of Statistics, 2017, Vol. 1, 73-82
Strength and work parameters in people with multiple sclerosis and in healthy individuals: A responsiveness study of the ankle dorsiflexors
Authors: Manca Andrea , Dvir Zeevi , Deriu Franca
Published: December 2017

BACKGROUND:

The high variability in muscle performance, especially in muscle strength, typical of people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) implies that in order for strength variations to be clinically interpretable, the extent of variability should be properly quantified.

OBJECTIVE:

To establish the responsiveness of maximal isokinetic strength measurements obtained from the ankle dorsiflexors of PwMS and of a cohort of matched healthy controls.

METHODS:

Twenty PwMS and 20 healthy controls participated in this study. All subjects underwent a dedicated familiarization session and then three isokinetic testing sessions (Test 1; 1-day retest; 1-week retest) in which the peak moment (PM) and maximal work (MW) were recorded in the more affected side.

RESULTS:

PwMS proved significantly weaker than controls ([Formula: see text] 0.00005). The test-retest consistency of the measurements proved high for both groups (all intraclass correlation coefficients [Formula: see text] 0.9). Importantly, the smallest real difference (SRD) scores ranged 11.4–19.8% for PwMS and 9.2–14.4% for controls.

CONCLUSIONS:

The responsiveness of the strength and work findings in this cohort indicates that isokinetic measurements of dorsiflexion performance in PwMS may effectively be employed for detecting the efficiency of an intervention in spite of the fluctuating nature of this disease.
The effects of posterior shoulder stretch on rotator cuff strength ratio in adolescent baseball players with scapular dyskinesis: A randomized controlled trial
Authors: Ilyoung Yu , Minhyeok Kang , Jaeseop Oh
Published: December 2017

BACKGROUND:

Posterior shoulder tightness (PST) has been identified as an important factor that causes scapular dyskinesis. Therefore, rehabilitation programs should focus on an intervention involving a posterior shoulder stretch combined with a scapular stabilization exercise (PSSE). However, few studies have investigated the effects of PSSE on rotator cuff (RC) muscle strength in overhead athletes with scapular dyskinesis.

OBJECTIVE:

To determine the effects of PSSE on RC muscle strength, dynamic control ratio (DCR), range of motion (ROM), and pain.

METHODS:

Twenty-four adolescent baseball players with scapular dyskinesis were randomly allocated to one of two groups which trained for 6-weeks. Group I performed PSSE while group II performed same exercises but without stretching (SSE). The isokinetic peak moment/body weight (PM/BW) of concentric and eccentric external rotation (ERc and ERe) and concentric and eccentric internal rotation (IRc and IRe), the DCR (ERe/IRc and IRe/ERc), ROM, and pain were measured in pre- and post-intervention.

RESULTS:

A time-by-group interaction effect was observed for the concentric and eccentric ER, the DCR, and the ROM only the PSSE group.

CONCLUSIONS:

PSSE intervention is a more effective program than SSE for improving RC muscle strength and balance, particularly in terms of its ER component and the associated DCR.
Theoretical analysis and simulation of single-winding bearingless switched reluctance generator with wider rotor teeth
Authors: Wu Xu , Yang Yan , Liu Zeyuan
Published: December 2017

The bearingless switched reluctance machine with wider rotor teeth (BSRMWR) can achieve decoupled control of suspension and torque in the starter/generator system. This article makes theoretical analysis and simulations of generation mode in 12/8 single-winding BSRMWR. First, the generation and suspension principles of single-winding bearingless switched reluctance generator (BSRGWR) are explained; Second, the levitation force model of BSRGWR is derived based on the Maxwell stress tensor method. Then a suspension control scheme is proposed to eliminate the coupling of levitation forces in X and Y directions. This article also discusses the reasons why the generation currents of one phase should be controlled symmetrically. Finally, the calculation of different control variables are summarized in a flow chart. Then the open- and closed-loop controls of single-winding BSRGWR are also included to justify that the generator can work normally.
Effects of in-utero exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and venlafaxine on term and preterm infants
Authors: Hogue A.N. , Temple-Cooper M.E. , Lagzdins M. , Worley S. , Scwersenski J. , Floyd R. , Saker F.
Published: December 2017

OBJECTIVE:

We hypothesized that in-utero SSRI exposure affects Apgar scores and immediate post-delivery oxygen requirements.

STUDY DESIGN:

SSRI in-utero exposure was assessed retrospectively in preterm neonates ≥ 28 weeks gestation and term neonates. Primary outcome was Apgar <7 at five minutes and delivery room oxygen requirements. Secondary endpoints included one-minute Apgar, length of stay, birth weight, and NICU admission.

RESULTS:

Fifty-one preterm and 117 term neonates were exposed to a SSRI; mostly to sertraline. Pre-term SSRI-exposed neonates had 4.1 times higher delivery room oxygen requirements. One minute Apgar <7 was 3.5 times higher and NICU admission 5 times higher 95% CI (1.3–19) in SSRI-exposed term neonates. Higher doses of sertraline had associated adverse outcomes.

CONCLUSION:

In-utero SSRI exposure was associated with increased neonatal care at birth, differences in Apgar scores compared with controls, and increased NICU admissions. Higher sertraline doses were associated with poorer outcomes.
Correlation of hematocrit and Apgar scores in newborns of women with hypertensive disorders in pregnancy
Authors: Okoye Helen Chioma , Nwogoh Benedict , Odetunde Odutola Israel
Published: December 2017

OBJECTIVES:

To compare the incidence of polycythemia in newborns of women with hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDP) with those of normotensive mothers, to determine the incidence of perinatal stress using Apgar scores and to correlate hematocrit with Apgar scores in these newborn.

STUDY DESIGN:

This was a hospital-based comparative study conducted in the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:

Apgar scores of 200 newborns- 100 from mothers with HDP (case group) and 100 from normotensive mothers (control group)- were taken at 1st and 5th minute of birth and cord blood samples collected to determine hematocrit. The subjects were categorized into polycythemic and non polycythemic using a hematocrit ≥65%.

RESULTS:

Eight percent of newborns of women with HDP had polycythemia while none of the controls did. Apgar scores in the case group with and without polycythemia at one-minute were 4.1±1.8 and 6.6±2.1, respectively and at 5 minutes were 6.9±1.7 and 8.5±1.4 respectively. Hematocrit correlated positively with Apgar scores (both at one and five minutes) in cases without polycythemia ( r = 0.221, p = 0.034 and r = 0.255, p = 0.014). Hematocrit of polycythemic newborns did not correlate with Apgar scores ( r = –0.287, p = 0.491 and r = –0.436, p = 0.281).

CONCLUSION:

The incidence of polycythemia is significantly higher in newborns of women with HDP and these polycythemic neonates had a significantly higher incidence of birth asphyxia. Therefore, birth outcome as determined by Apgar score is influenced by hematocrit.
Newborn drug testing practices in Iowa birthing hospitals
Authors: Wood K.E. , Smith P. , Krasowski M.D.
Published: December 2017

OBJECTIVES:

Federal law mandates states to have policies and procedures to identify newborns exposed to maternal substance use during pregnancy. National guidelines for newborn drug testing are lacking; therefore, procedures are variable and determined by state law and local practices. In Iowa, maternal substance use during pregnancy is considered child abuse and must be reported. The objective of this study was to identify newborn drug testing policies and procedures among birthing hospitals in Iowa.

METHODS:

This was a cross sectional survey of all birthing hospitals in Iowa identified via the Statewide Perinatal Care Program. An electronic survey was sent to the representative at each affiliated hospital.

RESULTS:

Sixty-nine of 76 hospitals completed the survey for a 90.8% response rate. Newborn drug testing is ordered in 97.1% of responding hospitals with most testing 25% or less of newborns annually. The majority utilized a risk assessment tool (89.6%), although many (62.7%) also allowed for provider discretion. No hospital performed universal testing of all newborns. 86.6% of hospitals reported all positive newborn drug test results including illicit and/or prescription drugs to child protective services. 35.0% of hospitals notified mothers of the report and 45.5% offered substance abuse services and/or treatment to the mothers.

CONCLUSIONS:

Most Iowa birthing hospitals perform newborn drug testing and report all positive test results to child protective services. The majority use risk assessment tools. Maternal notification practices and referral for substance use disorder treatment are suboptimal and represent an area for future improvement.