bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
O olhar sobre o lugar: o Istmo de Olinda e Recife na visão dos memorialistas
Authors: Lira Flaviana Barreto
Published: February 2020

O Istmo de Recife e Olinda, estreito caminho de terra entre o Rio Beberibe e o mar que até o começo do século XX conectou por terra essas duas cidades, foi ao longo do tempo lugar de intensas práticas sociais. A partir do século XX, tornou-se esquecimento. Este artigo busca, a partir da leitura das narrativas de memorialistas, identificar diferentes sentidos atribuídos ao Istmo ao longo do tempo, ou seja, diferentes formas de representação do lugar. Com a interpretação dos textos dos memorialistas, buscar-se-á entender os sentidos dados ao Istmo por cada um deles, ou seja, como o Istmo é enunciado. É válido ressaltar que não se pretende, com essa análise, proceder a uma narrativa histórica com rigor cronológico, mas entender as impressões deixadas pelo lugar em cada uma dessas pessoas e, por meio disso, compreender que significados tinha para a sociedade o Istmo em diferentes contextos históricos, sua memória e as razões de seu esquecimento. Desvelar esses sentidos atribuídos não deixa de ser também uma forma de abrir caminhos para a revisão do próprio processo de tombamento do Istmo pelo IPHAN que, ao desconsiderar a sua história, contribui também para o seu esquecimento pelas cidades que por séculos conectou.
Feeding practices of low birth weight Brazilian infants and associated factors
Authors: Ortelan Naiá , Neri Daniela Almeida , Benicio Maria Helena D’Aquino
Published: February 2020

OBJECTIVE: To characterize complementary feeding and to analyze the influence of individual and contextual factors on dietary practices of low birth weight infants. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 2,370 low birth weight infants aged 6 to 12 months included in the Breastfeeding Prevalence Survey in Brazilian Municipalities (2008), which covered the 26 state capitals, the Federal District and 37 municipalities. Dietary practices were assessed using two indicators: I) dietary diversity, characterized by the consumption of five food groups: meat, beans, vegetables, fruit and milk; II) consumption of ultra-processed foods, characterized by the ingestion of at least one of the following foods on the day prior to the survey: soda, or processed juice, or cookie, cracker and crisps. The covariates of interest were the socioeconomic characteristics of infants, mothers and health services. The contextual factor was the “municipal prevalence of child undernutrition.” The individualized effect of the study factors on outcomes was assessed by multilevel Poisson regression. RESULTS: Approximately 59% of infants consumed ultra-processed foods, while 29% had diverse feeding. Mothers living in municipalities with child undernutrition prevalence below 10%, with higher education and working outside the home were more likely to offer dietary diversity. Consumption of ultra-processed foods was higher among infants living in municipalities with child undernutrition prevalence below 10%, whose mothers were younger and multiparous. CONCLUSIONS: The low prevalence of diverse feeding combined with the high prevalence of ultra-processed food consumption characterizes the low quality of feeding of low birth weight Brazilian infants. Individual and contextual factors impact the feeding quality of this population, suggesting the need for effective strategies to increase the consumption of fresh and minimally processed foods and decrease the consumption of ultra-processed foods by this vulnerable population.
Common mental disorders and socioeconomic status in adolescents of ERICA
Authors: Ribeiro Isabel Batista da Silva , Correa Marcia Mara , Oliveira Gabriela , Cade Nágela Valadão
Published: February 2020

INTRODUCTION: Adolescence is a stage of great social, family and emotional demands, and the literature has related common mental disorder (CMD) with poor living conditions. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between CMD and socioeconomic status in Brazilian adolescents aged 12 to 17 years. METHOD: This is a cross-sectional study with data from the Study of Cardiovascular Risk in Adolescents (ERICA – Estudo de Riscos Cardiovasculares em Adolescentes). The outcome was CMD and the exposure was socioeconomic status assessed by race/skin color, maternal schooling, resident/room relationship, type of school, existence of maid and bathroom at home, and work activity. For the calculation of prevalence, the survey mode was used and, in the multivariate analysis, logistic regression with p < 5%, as well as the 95% confidence interval. RESULTS: The prevalence of CMD in girls was 23.3%, and in boys, 11.1%. The variables associated with CMD in girls were age between 15 and 17 years (OR = 1.34; 1.17–1.51), studying in private school (OR = 1.13; 1.01–1.27), having a housemaid (OR = 1.15; 1.00–1.34) and, as a protective factor, unpaid work (OR = 0.64; 0.55–0.75). Boys also had a higher chance of CMD in the highest age group (OR = 1.42; 1.18–1.71) and when they had a housemaid (OR = 1.26; 1.02–1.57), whereas unpaid work decreased this chance (OR = 0.79; 0.67–0.95). CONCLUSION: Socioeconomic variables that were associated with CMD were suggestive of higher economic class, whereas unpaid work favored the mental health of adolescents, results contrary to the literature on socioeconomic status and CMD.
Assessment of Primary Health Care for rural workers exposed to pesticides
Authors: Silvério Alessandra Cristina Pupin , Martins Isarita , Nogueira Denismar Alves , Mello Marco Antônio Santos , Loyola Edilaine Assunção Caetano de , Graciano Miriam Monteiro de Castro
Published: February 2020

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the attributes of Primary Health Care (PHC) for rural workers; to analyze sociodemographic conditions, history of poisoning and hospitalizations for pesticides and use of personal protective equipment; and to verify exposure to pesticides by determining bioindicators. METHODS: Cross-sectional, descriptive-analytical study with a sample of 1,027 rural workers living in municipalities belonging to a regional health department in Southern Minas Gerais, whose PHC is governed by the Family Health Strategy model. We used the adult version of the Primary Care Assessment Tool (PCATool Brazil) and a structured questionnaire to collect socioeconomic data, history of poisoning and hospitalization for pesticides and use of personal protective equipment. Blood samples were collected to measure biomarkers of pesticide exposure and signs of renal and hepatic sequelae. RESULTS: Low education was prevalent, as well as the intense contact of workers with pesticides. Frequent use of personal protective equipment was higher among men, as was the history of poisoning and hospitalizations for pesticides. Rates of 20% poisoning, 15% liver disease and 2% nephropathy were detected. Signs of hepatotoxicity were more frequent in men. Gender differences were all statistically significant. Regarding PHC, only the attribute “degree of affiliation” had a high score. None of the poisoning cases detected in the study were previously diagnosed. CONCLUSIONS: Despite the high coverage of the Family Health Strategy, occupational risk and its consequences have not been detected by health services, which do not seem oriented to primary care, even lacking their essential attributes. There is a need for immediate and effective adaptation of public policies regarding the health of rural workers, with adequate training of teams and review of the portfolio of PHC services offered.
Democracy and Health: reflections and challenges before the 16th Brazilian National Health Conference
Authors: Bispo Júnior José Patrício , Morais Marciglei Brito
Published: February 2020

This text aimed to analyze characteristics and challenges of the 16th Brazilian National Health Conference based on the conference three thematic axes: Health as a right; Consolidation of the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) principles; Adequate and enough funding for SUS. Given the initiatives to dismantle the social security model and the setbacks of social protection policies, to delimitate health in an expanded sense is essential to defend the SUS project. We analyzed the proposal of Universal Health Coverage as an alternative to universal systems. We then presented the restrictions of universal coverage and how the restrictions can threaten the SUS principles. We also discussed insufficient SUS funding and possible worsening in the face of fiscal austerity policies. To strengthen social participation and to monitor the proposals approved at the conference are necessary
Authorship of the generic name Pochytoides (Araneae, Salticidae)

Authors: WESOŁOWSKA WANDA
Published: February 2020

I published recently (Wesołowska 2018) a revision of the African genus of jumping spider Pochytoides. The genus includes eight species now. However, as there is some controversy concerning the authorship of this generic name, this matter needs elucidation.
Modeling classical wavefront sensors
Authors: Wang Congli , Fu Qiang , Dun Xiong , Heidrich Wolfgang
Published: February 2020

We present an image formation model for deterministic phase retrieval in propagation-based wavefront sensing, unifying analysis for classical wavefront sensors such as Shack-Hartmann (slopes tracking) and curvature sensors (based on Transport-of-Intensity Equation). We show how this model generalizes commonly seen formulas, including Transport-of-Intensity Equation, from small distances and beyond. Using this model, we analyze theoretically achievable lateral wavefront resolution in propagation-based deterministic wavefront sensing. Finally, via a prototype masked wavefront sensor, we show simultaneous bright field and phase imaging numerically recovered in real-time from a single-shot measurement.
Tecnologias Digitais nas aulas de Matemática: um olhar para Diretoria de Ensino de São José do Rio Preto – SP
Authors: Malheiros Ana Paula dos Santos , Souza Lahis Braga , Peralta Patrícia
Published: February 2020

Este artigo apresenta resultados de pesquisas acerca da inserção das Tecnologias Digitais nas aulas de Matemática dos anos finais do Ensino Fundamental, na Diretoria de Ensino de São José do Rio Preto. Para tanto, inicialmente apresentamos o projeto “Mapeamento do uso de tecnologias da informação nas aulas de Matemática no estado de São Paulo”, ao qual essas pesquisas estão vinculadas. Posteriormente, dialogamos com parte da literatura pertinente sobre Tecnologias Digitais nas aulas de Matemática, bem como com a formação continuada dos professores para o uso destas. Em seguida, apresentamos o mosaico construído a partir das pesquisas na Diretoria de Ensino, desenvolvido a partir do paradigma metodológico qualitativo. Os resultados evidenciam a necessidade de formação contínua, para além da continuada, dos professores, o papel da gestão como fundamental para que as Tecnologias Digitais adentrem as salas aula, assim como a dificuldade dos docentes na elaboração de atividades com Tecnologias Digitais. Por fim, argumentamos sobre a importância de serem realizados e retratados estudos desta natureza, para gerar discussões e reflexões acerca das tecnologias presentes nas escolas e nas aulas de Matemática na Educação Básica.
Características do Instituto Nacional de Cinema Educativo: organização administrativa e categorização de suas narrativas
Authors: Pereira Lara Rodrigues
Published: February 2020

O artigo que segue foi construído a partir da análise de noventa e nove produções do Instituto Nacional de Cinema Educativo (INCE), compreendidas entre 1936 até 1945. Optei por esse recorte histórico em virtude da vasta produção de filmes ocorrida no período que, não por acaso, é compatível com o grande investimento estatal em educação e propaganda política que marcaram o Estado Novo. Para a maior compreensão da natureza das narrativas cinematográficas do órgão, constam no texto aspectos da criação do Instituto analisados à luz da gestão administrativa do governo Vargas. Os debates e circulação de ideias a respeito do emprego do cinema a serviço da educação, também fazem parte do presente estudo, bem como o destaque à necessidade metodológica de categorização das noventa e nove narrativas analisadas, com o intuito de viabilizar a pesquisa, mapeando temas e abordagens. Ressalta-se que o objetivo da sistematização foi compreender a variedade e riqueza daquelas produções com o intuito de sanar dúvidas sobre a natureza do INCE e seus intentos.
Errata: "Cztery pytania do Dipesha Chakrabarty'ego"
Authors: Chakrabarty Dipesh , Wiśniewski Tomasz , Domańska Ewa
Published: February 2020

Errata

 

Artykuł: „Cztery pytania do Dipesha Chakrabarty’ego”

 

Autorzy: Dipesh Chakrabarty, Tomasz Wiśniewski, Ewa Domańska

 

Czasopismo: ETYKA

 

Dane bibliometryczne: Vol. 58, nr 1, 2019, strony 97–101

 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14394/etyka.1257

 

Afiliacja Tomasza Wiśniewskiego jest niepoprawna. Prawidłową afiliacją autora jest „Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu”. Afiliacja została poprawiona w internetowej wersji artykułu. Wydawca przeprasza

za wszelkie związane z tym niedogodności.
Examining usability of the six thinking hats technique in playwriting education: Turkey as a case study
Authors: Belkis Özlem , Gümüş Yunus Emre
Published: February 2020

Efforts to define creativity have started in the 20th century, with the emergence and spread of psychology as a modern discipline. The relationship between creativity and art education is frequently researched globally in the last twenty years, but studies on the relationship between creativity and performing arts education are few in number. Researching the relationship between creativity and dramatic writing education in context of theoretical approaches and practical techniques could develop new ideas and practical tools to be used. The current study aims to examine the usability of the Six Thinking Hats Technique, which is a creative thinking practice, in playwriting education in Turkey. The method of the study is based on a review of available literature and a case study. First, the creativity concept and creative processes were examined; then the Six Thinking Hats Technique was adopted to be implemented in composing a play-text. The study groups consisted of eight sophomore dramatic writing students who have completed their third semester in a public university in Turkey. Lastly, the participant’s opinions were analyzed with a final test. The study concludes that the Six Thinking Hats Technique can be used in group studies, genre determination and final production in playwriting education in Turkey. This technique may also be used to develop new ideas and practice strategies in intra-class group activities during playwriting education.
A study on the examination of the metaphoric perceptions of middle school students about pattern
Authors: Çenberci Selin , Sezgin Memnun Dilek , İnce Hasibe
Published: February 2020

In this study, it was aimed both to examine middle school students' perceptions of the concept of pattern and to reveal if the metaphoric perceptions which the students created in relation to the concept of pattern changed according to the variable of grade level. The metaphors in relation to the concept were carried out via the "phenomenological" design. For this, a short open ended form was directed to the volunteer fifth, sixth, and seventh-grade students who attended to the research from a middle school in Turkey. The qualitative data were analyzed through content analysis. Besides, the chi-square test was used for quantitative analysis. The perceptions of middle school students were gathered under six different categories. Moreover, the analyses made within the scope of this study revealed that the metaphors which the participant students created for the concept of pattern did not indicate significant difference according to the grade levels.
Czy pedagogika polska ma swoje wielkie pytnia?
Authors: Kwieciński Zbigniew
Published: February 2020

The sources of the great questions of Polish pedagogy originate in the canon of eminent pedagogues of the interwar period, in the development blocks of our collective consciousness, in the dynamic cultural and developmental transformations on a global scale, and in the strong connections of pedagogy with its fundamental sciences.
Wszczep ślimakowy dla pacjentów z głuchotą postlingwalną – szansa na poprawę jakości życia
Authors: Magierska-Krzysztoń Magdalena , Lempska-Wysocka Magdalena Magdalena
Published: February 2020

Permanent hearing damage, which was diagnosed in the postlingling period - prevents “normal” life. Adult, mature people who until now had certain social roles and activities, suddenly experienced the phenomenon of exclusion as a result of hearing loss, which leads in many cases to personal dramas. The aim of the research was to determine the possibility of improving the quality of life of patients with postlingual deafness after implanting the cochlear implant. The study involved 96 patients aged 30-75 years, postlingally deaf, equipped with a cochlear implant. The study used the CES-D questionnaire, the PANAS-PL questionnaire and the diagnostic survey method (questionnaire survey). The results of the study show that in the majority of patients after implantation, there was a subjectively evaluated improvement associated with activity in various spheres of life. The use of the cochlear implant in post-lethal hearing impaired patients allowed to achieve satisfactory auditory functioning, which contributed to the improvement of the quality of life.
Metoda Szkoły Kofoeda i możliwości jej adaptacji do edukacji dorosłych w organizacjach pozarządowych
Authors: Szymczak Sławomir
Published: February 2020

This article is an attempt to look at the possibility of applying a unique method of social work, called the Kofoed’s School Method, to adults education pursued by non-governmental organizations. The use of the method of vocational activation, developed in the Copenhagen social institution – Kofoed’s School, requires a look at the specificsof the method and its theoretical genesis. The Kofoed’s School focuses mainly on the social integration of the unemployed with the local community, although it is also a place of adult learning.The theoretical foundations of this method have been shown through Danish social pedagogy and its implications for adult education. The proposed adaptation of the Kofoed’s School Method refers to the educational practice towards adults in non-governmental organizations. In addition, the article outlines previous experience in the implementation of the Kofoed’s School Method in non-governmental organizations in Europe, as well as the opportunities that this method brings to adults education.
The Opportunities for Development of the Child’s Creative Potential in Local Institutions
Authors: Kasprzak Michlina
Published: February 2020

In this article, the main goal is to present on the basis of own scientificobservations different principles of developing the child’s creative potential. The author presents three elements: encouraging, identifying and fostering in the context of child’s creative potential and then she presents three perspective of opportunities for development child’s creative potential in the local institutions for children. In summary she write a short concept about the opportunities for development to creativity of each child from the disfavoured backgrounds.
The Language of Child’s Emotions
Authors: Kłysz-Sokalska Natalia
Published: February 2020

The article shows the problem of the importance of emotions as one of the soft competencies. The author bases her reflectionson the thesis that an individual understanding of the emotions experienced by oneself and others may influencethe internal (spiritual) integration of a person as well as the sense of acceptance and belonging to the community. Child’s emotions, due to their primarily pre-interpre-tation of reality, also affect other developmental processes such as perception, memory and attention.The author of the article focuses on the importance of the emotional competence of the child expres-sed in a verbal way. She notes that skilfully used rich dictionary of concepts related to emotions can influencethe subsequent proper functioning in community. Also, citing research, the author states that early emotional education influencesthe development of qualities such as sensitivity, ability to empathize and openness to another person. The combination of language education with emotional, moral and social education becomes the starting point for axiolinguistic education.
Sukcesy fińskiego systemu edukacji, czyli dlaczego Finlandia szczyci się jednym z najlepszych systemów szkolnictwa na świecie – porównawcze studium przypadku
Authors: Czujko-Moszyk Ewelina
Published: February 2020

This paper seeks to answer the question why Finland is considered to have one of the best education systems in the world. The author aims at providing a descriptive case study of Finland in comparison to the Polish educational system with some reference to other Western countries. The world first noticed Finland following the release of PISA results in 2001. Yet, PISA overview is just a starting point for this case study. The paper analyses different social, economic and political factors which, in the author’s opinion, contributed the most to the Finnish success in education. Major arguments for the Finnish success are preceded by an overview of educational reforms from the 1950s until the present. The author argues that the remarkably high social status of teachers, their autonomy and great qualifications,consistency in educational reforms which offer high quality, equity and decentralization are the primary reasons for Finland’s global success. All of the above achievements are compared to Poland’s current situation in education.
Małgorzata Bielicka, Efektywność nauczania języka niemieckiego na poziomie przedszkolnym i wczesnoszkolnym w dwujęzycznych placówkach edukacyjnych w Polsce, Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM, Poznań 2017, ss. 396
Authors: Wojewoda Anna
Published: February 2020

Recenzja
Kształcenie nauczycieli dla edukacji włączającej
Authors: Jachimczak Beata
Published: February 2020

Inclusive education as idea of education appeared in the 1990s. The main aim of inclusive education is full participation, opposition to exclusion of anyone from the possibility of education together with their peers, in their place of residence. It draws attention to the necessity to change the educational policy. In the inclusive education most important are needs (special needs) and oportunities of students, and support. One of the important conditions for the implementation of the idea is proper preparation of teachers for inclusive education. Analyzes of international experience indicate that there are similar problems in most countries. It is worth to recognize them, to take systemic action as soon as possible leading to the change of unfavorable indicators in Poland.
Nauczyciel dla nauczycieli i wychowawców. Michał Friedländer jako popularyzator wiedzy o wychowaniu w latach międzywojennych
Authors: Michalska Iwona
Published: February 2020

Michał Friedländer (1894-1942/1943?), a doctor of law by education, left his profession very quickly after his studies in Vienna. At the beginning, he conducted intensive educational project in Borysław and then, having moved to Krakow, became a teacher of German and induction to philosophy in the Private Co-Educational Gymnasium of the Jewish Society of Elementary and Secondary Schools [Żydowskie Towarzystwo Szkoły Ludowej i Średniej]. At the same time, he started cooperating with Polish and Jewish pedagogical and social magazines, where he published works dedicated mainly to the didactics of teaching modern languages and the education of children and teenagers. He was also the author of separate volumes and brochures dedicated to those issues. He sometimes also wrote about co-education, reading of children and teenagers, past and modern school reformers, and schools opened abroad as a result of new tendencies in education. He published information on functioning of out-of-school education in various European countries and held radio lectures, organized by the Ministry of Education, on the main assumptions of “new pedagogy”. Although he did not create new theories, his greatest services consisted in propagating thoughts and solutions resulting from various “new education” tendencies. He was probably one of few people in those years who consistently introduced teachers and educators to foreign reformist pedagogical ideas.
MUHASEBE MESLEĞİNDE ETİK
Authors: AKAY Hüseyin
Published: February 2020

The aim of this paper is to enlighten the ethical rules of accountants in practice must be obeyed. In this regard, ethical issues in accounting will be discussed in terms of local and international practices. In this study, it has been investigated the ethical rules and professional responsibilities which the accountants must obey. So with this purpose a conceptual framework is developed including accounting profession, the importance of accounting profession, characteristics and integrity of accountants, ethical conduct, ethics in accounting and the need for the integrity and ethics in accounting profession. We have also examined AICPA's (The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants) Code of Professional Conduct, regulations of the IFAC (International Federation of Accountants) and EU (European Union), laws and regulations of Turkey, and finally the regulations and obligations of TURMOB (Union of Chambers of Certified Public Accountants of Turkey).
DAĞITIM KANALLARINDA BAYİLERİN ÜRETİCİ FİRMA LEHİNE İŞBİRLİĞİ DAVRANIŞLARINI ETKİLEYEN FAKTÖRLERİ İNCELEYEN BİR ARAŞTIRMA
Authors: YILMAZ Cengiz , TÜMER KABADAYI Ebru
Published: February 2020

This paper highlights the importance of cooperative behaviors between supplier firms and independent resellers in contractual distribution channels, where each reseller (i.e., dealer) acts as an independent profit center. Three major facets of cooperation (i.e., solidarity, information exchange, and flexibility) are discussed, and two major factors (dependence and trust) are theorized as facilitating cooperative behaviors. Supplier dependence, dealer dependence, and dealer’s trust on the supplier are hypothesized as promoting cooperative tendencies of resellers. The relationships hypothesized in the conceptual section of the article are subjected to empirical testing using data obtained from 192 independent dealers in the Turkish automobile industry. Theoretical and managerial implications of the study findings are discussed.
FASB'IN 133 SAYILI FİNANSAL TÜREV ÜRÜNLER VE RİSKTEN KORUNMA İŞLEMLERİNİN MUHASEBESİ ADLI STANDARDININ GETİRDİĞİ YENİ KURALLAR
Authors: TAŞ Oktay
Published: February 2020

Developing in the USA has been extended also in European Countries derivative transactions has becoming a very important role in financial accounting. The purpose of these study is to analyze, examine und evaluate derivative product in the Turkish accountancy and its application according to the general accepted accounting principle und Turkish accounting code end principle. Here is examined forward, futures and options contract and its problems arising from the misapplication in the financial accounting.
YÖNETİCİLERİN İŞ TATMİNİNİN İŞLETMENİN TKY PERFORMANSINA OLAN ETKİSİ ÜZERİNE BİR ARAŞTIRMA
Authors: KİTAPÇI Hakan
Published: February 2020

Meeting the quality expectations of customers and managers, perception of these expectations is possible only with valid improvements in the quality performance of a firm. Aim of this study is to investigate the effect of managers job satisfaction on the performance of Total Quality Management (TQM). An empirical study has been conducted on 23 quality certificated firm at Gebze Organized Industrial Park (GOIP). The relationship between two variables, namely the performance of the firm’s TQM and manager’s job satisfaction, is questioned, and suggestions are made for improving the firm’s TQM performance.
TÜRKİYE’DE BEKLENMEYEN EKONOMİK ve SİYASAL OLAYLARIN ENFLASYON ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİLERİ
Authors: TUNAY K. Batu
Published: February 2020

Rational expectations approach has some radical policy implications. It implies that systematic policies cannot influence real variables even in the short run, since people would have already anticipated what the policies are going to be and acted upon those anticipations. Thus, except for unpredictable random shocks, steady-state equilibrium always prevail and systematic monetary changes produce no suprises, no disappointed expectations, no transitory impacts on real economic activity. Ta have an impact on output and employment the authorities must be able to create a divergence between actual and expected inflation. Rational agents can use past observations on the behavior of the authorities to predict future policy moves. When stabilization actions do occur, they will have no impact on real variables since they will have been discounted and neutralized in advance. In this study, we analyse how was affected inflation in Turkey from both random shocks and unanticipated policy actions, within the framework of determined above.
TÜRKİYE DOĞAL BİTKİ ÖRTÜSÜNDE RELİK BİR TÜR:DIOSPYROS LOTUS L. (KÜÇÜK MEYVELİ TRABZON HURMASI)
Authors: GÜNAL Nurten
Published: February 2020

Today, Diospyros lotus is one of the species of the Diospyros L. taxon which has a wide dispersel area in tropical and subtropical regions of the world and is safe naturally growing species in Turkey. Diospyros lotus, remmant of mild und humid climate of Tertiary, has a limited dispersal area at middle und eastern parts of Blacksea region. Here it is found mired with Euxine und Mediterranean types of elements on stapes facing Black Sea and in some valleys. Probably, the dispersal area of Diospyros lotus which was wider in Tertiary later diminished in Pleistocene due to climatic changes. Thus, Diospyros lotus gradually retreated to the present day parts where ecological conditions as a result of orography were established.
Patient perceptions of misdiagnosis of endometriosis: results from an online national survey
Authors: Bontempo Allyson C. , Mikesell Lisa
Published: February 2020

Background

Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent disease affecting 10% of females in which endometrial-like tissue grows outside the uterus, resulting in pain, infertility, and physical and psychosocial dysfunction. Prior research documenting diagnostic error reports a 6.7-year mean diagnostic delay. This study takes a patient-oriented approach and aims to complement prior research on diagnostic error by examining patient-reported experiences with misdiagnosis.

Methods

Data were part of a larger online survey comprising nonrandomly sampled patients with self-reported surgically confirmed endometriosis (n = 758). We examined patients’ reports of misdiagnosis, to which healthcare professionals (HCPs) they attributed misdiagnosis, mean diagnostic delay, and endometriosis symptoms and physical sites predicting misdiagnosis reports.

Results

Mean reported diagnostic delay was 8.6 years. 75.2% of patients reported being misdiagnosed with another physical health (95.1%) and/or mental health problem (49.5%) and most frequently by gynecologists (53.2%) followed by general practitioners (34.4%). Higher odds of reporting a physical or mental health misdiagnosis was associated with reports of virtually all symptoms and endometriosis on the bladder, small bowel, pelvic sidewall, and rectum. Higher odds of reporting a physical health misdiagnosis was exclusively associated with reports of endometriosis on the appendix. Higher odds of reporting a mental health misdiagnosis was exclusively associated with reports of a younger symptom onset age; endometriosis on the diaphragm, large bowel, lung, and ureter; and comorbid adenomyosis diagnosis.

Conclusions

Endometriosis continues to present serious and complex diagnostic challenges. These findings corroborate previous objective investigations documenting endometriosis diagnostic error, establish the first patient-reported incidence, and further demonstrate value in including patients in diagnostic error research.
2D turbulence closures for the barotropic jet instability simulation
Authors: Perezhogin Pavel A.
Published: February 2020

In the present work the possibility of turbulence closure applying to improve barotropic jet instability simulation at coarse grid resolutions is considered. This problem is analogous to situations occurring in eddy-permitting ocean models when Rossby radius of deformation is partly resolved on a computational grid. We show that the instability is slowed down at coarse resolutions. As follows from the spectral analysis of linearized equations, the slowdown is caused by the small-scale normal modes damping arising due to numerical approximation errors and nonzero eddy viscosity. In order to accelerate instability growth, stochastic and deterministic kinetic energy backscatter (KEBs) parameterizations and scale-similarity model were applied. Their utilization led to increase of the growth rates of normal modes and thus improve characteristic time and spatial structure of the instability.
Impact of essential oil from plants on migratory activity of Sitophilus granarius and Tenebrio molitor
Authors: Martynov V. O. , Hladkyi O. Y. , Kolombar T. M. , Brygadyrenko V. V.
Published: February 2020

Measures against pests should be performed in the context of integrated management of agricultural crops and complex control of pests. Therefore, use of ecologically safe approaches is the best option. Essential oils of plants can make an impact on the main metabolic, biochemical, physiological and behavioural functions of insects. We evaluated the effect of 18 essential oils and 18 dried plants on migratory activity of Sitophilus granarius (Linnaeus, 1758) and Tenebrio molitor Linnaeus, 1758 in conditions of laboratory experiment. Notable repellent activity against S. granarius was exhibited by Citrus sinensis and Picea abies. Repellent action against T. molitor was displayed by dried and cut leaves of Origanum vulgare and Eucalyptus globulus, and also essential oils from Juniperus communis, Р. abies, Pterocarpus santalinus, C. sinensis and C. aurantiifolia. Therefore, out of 18 studied essential oils, only two samples had a notable biological effect on migratory activity of S. granarius and five samples – on T. molitor. These data indicate a possibility of using essential oils or their main components as ecologically safe natural repellents against pests of stored wheat and products of its processing.
Impact of corvitin and alpha-ketoglutarate on heart morphology, expression and activity of matrix metalloproteinases 2/9 in the heart of rats with doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy
Authors: Gordiienko I. A. , Poslavska O. V. , Shevtsova A. I.
Published: February 2020

The anthracycline anticancer drug doxorubicin is an effective and frequently used chemotherapeutic agent for various malignancies but it causes acute ventricular dysfunction, and also induces cardiomyopathy and heart failure. One of the mechanisms of cardiotoxicity of doxorubicin is oxidative stress, which stimulates myocardial remodeling. Matrix metalloproteinases MMP2 and MMP9 play a key role in this process. Despite extensive research, the expression and activity of these enzymes in the doxorubicin-damaged heart and the effect of antioxidants on these indicators have not been sufficiently studied. The aim of this work was to study the possible cardioprotective effect of the antioxidant drugs corvitin and alpha-ketoglutarate in rats with doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy. Cardiomyopathy in rats was induced by intraperitoneal administration of doxorubicin at the dose of 2.5 mg/kg body weight weekly for 28 days. Animals were divided into four groups: group 1 (control) received saline injections (2.5 mL/kg); group 2 – injections of doxorubicin, 3 – corvitin (5 mg/kg) 60 minutes before doxorubicin administration, 4 – doxorubicin and 1% solution of alpha-ketoglutarate in drinking water ad libitum. Heart weight and shape indexes, the ratio of muscle to connective tissues, and heart histology were examined 7 days after the end of drug administration. Activity of MMP2 and MMP9, their intracellular distribution in myocardial tissues were evaluated by gelatin-zymography and immunohistochemistry. It was found that doxorubicin cardiomyopathy in rats was accompanied by a decrease in heart weight index, adaptive change of heart shape from ellipsoid to globular, increase of connective tissue content. Administration of doxorubicin results in profound lesion of the cardiomyocytes of the atria and ventricle, manifested by excessive cytoplasmic expression of MMP2 and MMP9 and an increase their activity in the heart. Antioxidants corvitin and alpha-ketoglutarate have insufficient regenerative effect on mass and shape indexes of heart however, exhibit potent cardioprotective effect by regulation of expression and activity of MMP2 and MMP9.
Microscopic features of lamina muscularis mucosae of the goose gut
Authors: Kushch M. M. , Kushch L. L. , Fesenko I. A. , Miroshnikova O. S. , Matsenko O. V.
Published: February 2020

The aim of work was to determine the features of the microscopic structure of the lamina muscularis mucosae of the goose gut during the postnatal ontogenesis. According to the review of the literature, during the characterisation of the structure of the intestinal mucosa, researchers first pay attention to the condition of the villi, crypts, epithelial layer and their morphometric parameters, leaving the lamina muscularis mucosae aside. The intestinal lamina muscularis mucosae is an under-researched structure of the intestinal wall, the information on which is fragmentary and contradictory. The middle parts of the duodenum, jejunum, ileum, cecum and rectum of large grey geese of 13 age groups were investigated. The classic histological methods of staining by hematoxylin and eosin, aniline blue – orange (by Mallory), as well as azure II – eosin were used. It was established that the lamina muscularis mucosae of the goose’s small intestine is formed by two layers of unstriated muscle tissue: internal and external. In contradistinction to mammals, the thicker inner layer of the LMM has not a circular, but a longitudinal direction of cell location while by contrast the thinner outer layer is located in a circular direction. According to results of our research, the thickness of the lamina muscularis mucosae of the small intestine of the geese rapidly increased with age. The thickness of the duodenum corresponded to the value of adult geese at 60 days of age; jejunum, ileum, and rectum – at 21 days, cecum – at 7 days age. The lamina muscularis mucosae was thinnest in the duodenum, and it was thickest in the ileum. The lamina muscularis mucosa of the large intestine of geese is represented by only one longitudinal layer. By contrast, the thinner outer layer is located in a circular direction. Detailed information of the microscopic structure of the lamina muscularis mucosae of the intestine of geese can be useful for specialists, both morphologists and physiologists, for analyzing the histological preparations of the intestine of birds by the action of biotic and abiotic factors, as well as a basis of comparison with such structure in other species of animals. The description of the construction of this important microscopic structure of the intestine can serve a morphological basis for elucidating its function.
Heavy metals, nitrates and radionuclides in milk of cows depending on their stress resistance
Authors: Chernenko О. М. , Sanzhara R. A. , Shulzhenko N. M. , Mylostyvyi R. V. , Denisyk O. V.
Published: February 2020

The paper presents the results of studies on the content of cesium, strontium, zinc, cadmium, copper, lead and nitrates in the milk of Ukrainian black-and-white milk breed cows with different resistance to stress. The resistance of cows to stress was determined by concentration of cortisol in the blood one hour after a stress effect. The following factors were stressful: fixation of animals for one hour and pre-selection of blood by a veterinarian for general analysis. The objective of the research was establishing a connection between the different adaptive potential of Ukrainian black-and-white milk breeds and the ability of their bodies to excrete via the milk heavy metal salts, nitrates and radioactive elements which enter the body with food and water. The scientific hypothesis was that the state of pressure which occurs in the body under the influence of stress impairs homeostasis. It can affect the quantity and quality of products, it can cause disorders in the metabolic processes, the synthesis of milk components and introduction of some harmful substances into milk, which are differently accumulated in the body of cows with diverse reactions to stress and can be excreted with milk in at different levels. We established that different resistance of cows to stress can affect the concentration of the investigated harmful substances in milk. Concentration of lead, cadmium, zinc and nitrates was lower in milk of more stress-resistant cows (the first group). Their milk had a lower specific activity of 137Cs and 90Sr. For all the seasons, the reliable results were obtained only for nitrates, and 137Cs and 90Sr – in spring, summer and autumn. Thus, milk of cows with higher resistance to stress is safer in terms of contents of the investigated elements. We have drawn a conclusion that stress can affect the ability of the body to excrete via the milk harmful elements which enter the body with food and water. Perspectives of further research are determining the effect of cows’ stress resistance on the suitability of milk for the production of baby food products.
Contamination of hen manure with nine antibiotics in poultry farms in Ukraine
Authors: Shevchenko L. V. , Dobrozhan Y. V. , Mykhalska V. M. , Osipova T. Y. , Solomon V. V.
Published: February 2020

The problem of processing, use and utilization of poultry manure contaminated with antibiotics remains unsolved not only Ukraine but around the world, and theatment and prevention of highly contagious infectious diseases among birds requires antibacterial medication use. By liquid chromatography, 293 hen manure samples of 12 Ukrainian industrial flocks of poultry farms were studied. The residual content of 9 antibiotics in the hen manure was found, including 38.2% of tetracycline preparations (doxycycline, oxytetracycline, tetracycline and chlortetracycline), fluoroquinolone (enrofloxacin and norfloxacin) including combinations of incompatible tetracyclines and fluoroquinolones, broad-spectrum penicillins (amoxicillin), fenicols (florfenicol), macrolides (tylosin) and one sulfanilamide preparation (sulfametazine). The most common antibiotics in hen manure of Ukrainian industrial flocks of poultry farms are the antibiotics of the tetracycline group, the main one being doxycycline. A high correlation was determined between the release of doxycycline with eggs and hen manure after the preparation was used perorally in preventive and therapeutic doses. Time of complete excretion of doxycycline from the hen body at the preventive dose (50 mg/L of water for 7 days) was 14 days for manure, 8 days for eggs, following its withdrawal, and at the therapeutic dose (100 mg/L of water for 7 days ) – 20 days for manure, and 9 days for eggs, following its withdrawal. The perspective of using the obtained data about the duration of excretion of doxycycline with hen manure consists in confirmation of the time of the antibiotic’s excretion with manure following its use for preventive or therapeutic purpose, which will help in controlling it as a source of environmental pollution. The time of doxycycline excretion from the body of hens with eggs and manure may be used practically by professionals in veterinary medicine in the case of prescribing or replacing antibiotics for treatment of infectious diseases of poultry to prevent the combination of incompatible preparations in the body and manure. The obtained experimental data may form the basis for the development of national regulations on the processing, usage and utilization of manure of hens under treatment with antibiotics.
Functional polarization of macrophages of rats with progesterone-induced obesity treated with melanin from the Antarctic yeast Nadsoniella nigra
Authors: Konopelnuk V. I. , Kompanets I. V. , Svyatetska V. M. , Molozhavaya O. S. , Ostapchenko L. I.
Published: February 2020

Progesterone-induced obesity develops in women who use this drug for contraception and the menopause treatment, though its mechanisms remain poorly understood. We studied functional M1 and M2 polarizations of the abdominal cavity macrophages of rats with progesterone induced obesity during 28 days of administration. The effect of melanin from the Antarctic yeast Nadsoniella nigra (Chaetothyriales, Herpotrichiellaceae, Nadsoniella Issatsch, 1914) was investigated. The NO level was determined by the accumulation of nitrites, ROS level was estimated by the NBT-test, arginase activity was assayed by the reaction of L-arginine hydrolysis. The body weights of rats administrated progesterone increased by 27% and continued to increase one month after withdrawal of progesterone (55% higher than control). Melanin prevents the weight gain when administered during one month after progesterone withdrawal. The NO production by peritoneal macrophages of obese animals intensified by 31% indicating their polarization towards pro-inflammatory M1 type. Production of ROS did not change. A 14% increase in arginase activity was observed, indicating the inhibition of M2 (anti-inflammatory) polarization. In the progesterone withdrawal group all these rates significantly decreased, indicating a reduction in the functional activity of peritoneal macrophages’. Melanin decreased the NO and ROS production by 60% and 18% respectively in comparison with the progesterone group and unexpectedly reduced arginase activity. Our data provide evidence of the spread of inflammation in response to progesterone-induced obesity. Peritoneal macrophages are involved in the inflammation in obesity, undergoing polarization towards the pro-inflammatory phenotype. The long-term consequences of such inflammation include the continuation of weight gain and likely the development of systemic inflammation associated with the exhaustion of the functional capacity of peritoneal cavity macrophages. Melanin has an anti-obesity effect and exhibits anti-inflammatory properties preventing progesterone-induced weight gain and macrophage M1 polarization. This requires detailed elucidation and can be valuable in designing countermeasures to prevent obesity outcomes.