bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Método Tracer e a qualidade do cuidado na enfermagem: revisão integrativa da literatura
Authors: Meireles Viviani Camboin , Labegalini Célia Maria Gomes , Baldissera Vanessa Denardi Antoniassi
Published: October 2019

Resumo OBJETIVO Analisar a produção científica sobre o Método Tracer na área da enfermagem. MÉTODO Revisão integrativa, realizada com 22 artigos localizados nas bases de dados: Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências e Saúde (LILACS); Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online(Medline/PubMed); Scientific Eletronic Library Online (SciELO); Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) eWeb of Science. As estratégias de busca incluíram descritores e palavras-chave: Método Tracer, Método traçador, Método rastreador, Método de avaliação, Usuário Guia e Enfermagem correlacionados e combinados com operadores booleanos. RESULTADOS Organizaram-se os dados segundo os cenários de aplicação do método, a saber: agravos à saúde como condição traçadora para avaliar a qualidade dos cuidados, conformidades e não conformidades em relação aos protocolos institucionais, reflexão e capacitação para a acreditação. CONCLUSÃO O Método Tracer é utilizado para avaliação e melhoria da qualidade da assistência.
Fatigue management experiences from women undergoing chemotherapy: self-care strategies
Authors: Cunha Nayara Ferreira , Querino Rosimár Alves , Wolkers Paula Carolina Bejo , Anjos Anna Cláudia Yokoyama dos
Published: October 2019

ABSTRACT Objective: In order to understand the experiences of women with breast cancer managing fatigue due to chemotherapy with the use of non-pharmacological strategies. Methods: Explanatory study, qualitative, with theoretical reference of medical anthropology and resources of the ethnographic method for data collection; in which four women took part. Thematic analysis was performed based on interviews and conducted observations. Results: Three strategies of self-care, resulted from the culture were used for physical fatigue management: rest, energy conservation and eat habits. Physical activities, contact with plants and religiosity were constituted as practices to deal with emotional fatigue. We understand that the meaning attributed to the use of non-pharmacological strategies was the possibility of feeling capable, confident and able to continue treatment. Conclusions and implications for practice: These woman’s experiences revealed the following necessities, the use of specific strategies to deal with fatigue, as well as the appreciation and understanding of their singularities and cultural practices present in their contexts. In the nursing care, it is possible to associate these practices with scientific knowledge and thus complement the care in favor of an integral care.
GROUPNESS RACIAL E FLUTUAÇÕES ATITUDINAIS DE PARDOS ENTRE FRONTEIRAS SIMBÓLICAS E SOCIAIS
Authors: Muniz Jerônimo Oliveira , Porto Nathália , Fuks Mario
Published: October 2019

Neste artigo, examinamos a permeabilidade das fronteiras simbólicas raciais a partir da identificação e análise de atitudes referentes: (1) ao preconceito; (2) à mistura racial e (3) ao apoio às políticas de cotas. Mais especificamente, exploramos a hipótese de que as opiniões posicionais dos pardos, em virtude da sua localização intermediária no espectro de cor brasileiro, são marcadas por uma flutuação entre os padrões adotados por brancos e por pretos. Verificamos que há convergência atitudinal entre os grupos raciais, com exceção da discriminação racial, temática na qual brancos e pardos assumem padrões similares. Este resultado fortalece a visão dos indivíduos pardos como negociadores de fronteiras – seja ao se distanciar dos pretos, como no racismo, ou se aproximar deles, como no caso das cotas – em consonância com as identidades e interesses implicados em sua posição no continuum de cor.
Individualization of soil classes by disaggregation of physiographic map polygons
Authors: Costa José Janderson Ferreira , Giasson Elvio , Silva Elisângela Benedet da , Campos Alcinei Ribeiro , Machado Israel Rosa , Bonfatti Benito Roberto , Bacic Ivan Luiz Zilli
Published: October 2019

Abstract: The objective of this work was to disaggregate the polygons of physiographic map units in order to individualize the soil classes in each one, representing them as simple soil map units and generating a more detailed soil map than the original one, making these data more useful for future reference. A physiographic map, on a 1:25,000 scale, of the Tarumãzinho watershed, located in the municipality of Águas Frias, in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, was used. For disaggregation, three geomorphometric parameters were applied: slope and landforms, both derived from the digital terrain model; and an elevation map. The boundaries of the physiographic units and the elevation, slope, and landform maps were subjected to cross tabulation to identify the existing combinations between the soil classes of each physiographic unit. Based on these combinations, rules were established to select typical areas of occurrence of each soil type in order to train a decision tree model to predict the occurrence of soil classes. The model was trained using the Weka software and was validated with a set of georeferenced soil profiles. Disaggregation enables the individualization and spatialization of soil classes and is useful in producing detailed soil maps.
Technical thinning age of eucalyptus trees grown in crop-forest integration systems
Authors: Tonini Helio , Magalhães Ciro Augusto de Souza , Faria Neto Austeclínio Lopes de
Published: October 2019

Abstract: The objective of this work was to determine indicator methods that help to establish the first thinning age of trees to be used in crop-livestock-forest integration systems based on the relationships between eucalyptus growth and soybean and corn production. The experiment followed a completely randomized block design, with four replicates and three production systems (crop monoculture, forest planting monoculture, and crop-forest integration). The percentage of entries and Veiga’s methods, as well as the target growth rates, were assessed to set the thinning age to be adopted for integration systems. The percentage of entries method, the age of the maximum mean annual volume increase, or tree age when diameter growth stagnation occurs did not prove adequate as a reference for thinning, when yields of agricultural crops are not jointly monitored. Methods focusing on controlling the basal area and target diameter increase are feasible to define the technical age for thinning implementation and control.
La voz de los estudiantes de la titulación de Educación Primaria sobre el Trabajo Fin de Grado
Authors: Moreno Javier Rodríguez , Jaén Mª Dolores Molina , Ruiz Mª Jesús Colmenero
Published: October 2019

Resumen El marco normativo español tras la entrada en vigor del Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior, hace necesaria una revisión del planteamiento actual que se está otorgando a la asignatura Trabajo Fin de Grado -TFG-. El objetivo de este trabajo ha sido analizar la voz del alumnado que ha finalizado el Trabajo Fin de Grado en la titulación de Educación Primaria en base a su proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje, tutorización, evaluación y aplicabilidad del mismo y que ha cursado dicha asignatura en la Universidad de Jaén y en el Centro Universitario SAFA de Úbeda (España). Para ello, se ha analizado el tratamiento que hacen del TFG tanto la comunidad científica como la normativa vigente al respecto. La muestra participante ha sido de 237 alumnos y para tal efecto se ha diseñado un cuestionario ad hoc como instrumento de recogida de información, con una escala tipo Likert compuesta por cuatro dimensiones y 33 ítems en total. Los resultados muestran que el TFG no cumple las expectativas del alumnado en las dimensiones analizadas de tutorización, aplicabilidad, evaluación y desarrollo del proceso enseñanza- aprendizaje, alcanzando estas medias que no sobrepasan, en el mejor de los casos, el 30% de valoración. Las conclusiones ponen de manifiesto que queda todavía camino por recorrer para que TFG y calidad sean sinónimos.
Estudio sobre la formación de futuros docentes en estrategias de comprensión lectora y expresión escrita
Authors: Valverde Gabriel Herrada , Valverde Rosario Isabel Herrada
Published: October 2019

Resumen La comprensión lectora y la expresión escrita son competencias fundamentales para la construcción de conocimiento en el ámbito universitario, ya que constituyen la base necesaria para realizar actividades como la síntesis de información. Dado que muchos estudiantes de las facultades de Educación serán futuros docentes, nos planteamos si realmente dichos estudiantes adquirirán competencias de comprensión lectora y expresión escrita adecuadas para desempeñar con éxito dicha labor profesional. Este estudio, presentado en dos diseños de investigación, analiza en primer lugar, y considerando como variable el momento formativo, las competencias en comprensión y expresión escrita del alumnado que accede al grado de Maestro; y de quienes lo han concluido y estudian posteriormente la licenciatura en Psicopedagogía. Para ello, consideramos al grupo de estudiantes del grado de Maestro como medida Pre-test, consideramos el proceso formativo por el que habían pasado los alumnos de la licenciatura de Psicopedagogía como tratamiento o test, y establecimos a estos últimos alumnos como medida Pos-test. En segundo lugar, y considerando que los entornos de aprendizaje reciben la creciente influencia de las TIC, se analiza si existen posibles diferencias atendiendo a la variable estímulo presentado -textos impresos e hipertextos- al aplicar las habilidades mencionadas en una tarea académica de resumen. Los resultados obtenidos muestran que los alumnos de la Licenciatura de Psicopedagogía, pese a haber recibido durante tres años formación académica en los estudios de Maestro, mostraban las mismas carencias de habilidades de comprensión lectora y expresión escrita que los alumnos que comenzaban el grado de Maestro.
Xylem inoculation with flg22 v1
Authors: Bagchus Cleo
Published: October 2019

Protocol can be used after: Plant Infection with Xanthomonas Campestris Campestris
Bisulphite Sequencing v1
Authors: Lu Fu-Hao , McKenzie Neil , Gardiner Laura-Jayne , Luo Ming-Cheng , Hall Anthony , W Bevan Michael
Published: October 2019

This protocol describes how we generated and processed the bisulphite sequencing data
Three Part Hybrid Encryption Schema
Authors: GENÇOĞLU Hakan , YERLİKAYA Tarık
Published: October 2019

Hybrid encryption schemes are consist of
two parts. First part for encryting the text with symmetric algorithm called
DEM (Data Encryption Mechanism) and the second one is for encrypting the
symmetric algorithm key with asymmetric algorithm called KEM (Key Encryption
Mechanism). If we think to expand the KEM packet with e-sign, message digest
and extra security data for validation and authentication, how will be the
encryption of KEM packet and also the performance KEM mechanism. Our study try
to answer that question and also offer a new hybrid encryption mechanism for
information security.
Radiological profiles of nasopharyngeal anatomy as seen in computed tomography scans of normal patients undergoing brain scans for other neurological problems in Konkani population
Authors: Rajamani Santhosh Kumar , Karodpati Nayanna , Mogre Dilesh A. , Prashant Rashmi
Published: October 2019

Background: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma arises from interactions between underlying genetic and racial predilection and variety environmental factors. It is locally aggressive and presents with occult cervical nodal metastasis. A thorough understanding of radiological regional anatomy of the nasopharynx in Indians particularly Konkani population is important for early detection of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Methods: Routine computed tomography of brain, head and neck for other neurological problems like stroke clearly delineates the loco-regional anatomy of the nasopharynx. Computed tomography (CT) images stored in the computer system were studied to delineate the normal loco-regional anatomy of nasopharynx with special reference to anatomical structure of fossa of Rosenmueller and to find out the normal dimensions of nasopharynx in Konkani population. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a hidden and cryptic killer with relatively higher incidence among young population. To develop a local screening CT program for earlier detection of this occult malignancy was another purpose of this endeavour.  

Results: Internal carotid artery lies at the depth of around 1 to 1.7 cm from floor of lateral pharyngeal recess (fossa of rosenmuller); this figure has to be borne in mind while doing invasive procedures of nasopharynx like biopsies and adenoidectomy.

Conclusions: Posterior pharyngeal wall thickness of more than 2.4 cm and adenoid mass extending to posterior margin of the medial pterygoid plate is suspicious of malignancy. A screening protocol of CT nasopharynx has been suggested as a fruit of this endeavour.
A REVIEW ON DISSOCIATIVE PERSPECTIVE OF ATTENTION AND CONSCIOUSNESS
Authors: Agarwal Aarushi , Patel Ajeet , Singh Tara , Tiwari Trayambak , Lata Singh Anju
Published: October 2019

Purpose of the study: To answer the two existing controversies regarding attention and consciousness as brain processes. 1) Can one be aware of objects or events without attending to it? 2) Can one attend to objects or events without being aware of it? And also how top-down attention and awareness have opposing functions.

Methodology: This article is a systematic review of the relationship between visual attention and awareness. An extensive elaborate study on concepts relating to attention and consciousness dissociation has been done. In this article we also narrow it down to experimental design that requires independent manipulation of each. Which include top-down attention and awareness aspect of consciousness?

Main Findings: Many researches have been put forward supporting the independent nature of attention from awareness using sophisticated experimental and physiological shreds of evidence. On the other hand, some researches still stick to the contemporary common-sense notion of no awareness no attention. Our evaluation suggests an independent nature of attention and awareness.

Application: This article intends to give a clear perspective of the ongoing debate on the relationship between attention and consciousness. Simplification of both umbrella terms will give basis for building more empirical evidence.

Novelty: Further, this article put forward studies on both sides of debate aiming to bridge the gap to get a conclusive outlook in the future.
Moral Distress in Critical Care Nurses: A Qualitative Study
Authors: Rawas Hawazen
Published: October 2019

BackgroundHealth care professionals find themselves participating in insignificant events in human existence such as birth, pain, and death which is a privilege but also poses challenges as this participation involves decisions that can be life-changing and having an effect on everyone involved. The study aimed to explore moral distress within the context of Saudi Arabia.MethodologyA simple qualitative design was used with a research paradigm of constructivism. Data collection included in-depth interviews with five critical care nurses who were purposively sampled. The setting for the study was the critical care units at King Abdul- Aziz Medical City- Jeddah. Data analysis included content analysis. Principles of academic rigor were followed.FindingsTwo themes emerged from this study with various subthemes. Theme 1: Turning away from nursing obligations: hands are tied, the burden of workload, no voice, not honoring oath; Theme 2: Bad practice: hierarchy in practice and feeling guilty.ConclusionsThis study highlights that moral distress within critical care units is a real problem that impacts on critical care nurses' physical and psychological stress. Health care institutions should mobilize resources to reduce these effects on critical care nurses and other health care professionals.
Using common viticultural practices to modulate the rotundone and 3-isobutyl-2-methoxypyrazine composition of Vitis vinifera L. cv. Fer N red wines from a temperate climate wine region with very cool nights
Authors: GEFFROY Olivier , LI CALZI Marco , IBPFELT Kasper , YOBREGAT Olivier , FEILHES Carole , DUFOURCQ Thierry
Published: October 2019

Aim: Rotundone and 3-isobutyl-2-methoxypyrazine (IBMP) are two potent aroma compounds responsible for pepper and bell pepper notes in red wines, respectively. The aim of the study was to modulate, through common viticultural practices, the volatile composition in these two molecules of Fer red wines from a temperate climate wine region with very cool nights, located in the southwest of France.Methods and results: Three viticultural practices (leaf removal 10 days after berry set, removal of lateral shoots, and delayed harvest 7 days after the control) were investigated in 2015 and in 2016. Rotundone concentrations up to 69 ng/L were found in experimental wines. IBMP concentrations were below perception level in wines from 2016 and below detection level in wines from 2015, a vintage with particularly hot climatic conditions between berry set and bunch closure. Delayed harvest induced an increase in rotundone concentration while leaf removal and the removal of lateral shoots had no significant impact on rotundone concentration. Delayed harvest and the removal of lateral shoots were the most efficient practices to decrease IBMP in wines. The three techniques made it possible to increase the odour activity values (OAV) ratio of OAV rotundone to OAV IBMP, with the greatest impact observed for delayed harvest.Conclusion: According to our results, delayed harvest appears to be the best practice to modulate the volatile composition of Fer wines toward an increase in the OAV rotundone to OAV IBMP ratio.Significance and impact of the study: Our results may assist local grape growers to modulate the volatile composition of their wines.
A case for satisfaction classes: model theoretic vs axiomatic approaches to the notion of truth
Authors: Стролло А.
Published: October 2019

One of the basic question we can ask about truth in a formal setting is what, if anything, we gain when we have a truth predicate at disposal. For example, does the expressive power of a language change or does the proof strength of a theory increase?
Satisfaction classes are often described as complicated model theoretic constructions unable to give useful information toward the notion of truth from a general point of view. Their import is narrowed to a dimension of pure technical utility and curiosity. Here I offer an application of satisfaction classes in order to show that they can have a relevant role in confronting proof theoretical equivalent theories of truth.
Correspondence analysis for strong three-valued logic
Authors: Тамминга А.
Published: October 2019

I apply Kooi and Tamminga’s (2012) idea of correspondence analysis for many-valued logics to strong three-valued logic (K3). First, I characterize each possible single entry in the truth-table of a unary or a binary truth-functional operator that could be added to K3 by a basic inference scheme. Second, I define a class of natural deduction systems on the basis of these charac- terizing basic inference schemes and a natural deduction system for K3. Third, I show that each of the resulting natural deduction systems is sound and complete with respect to its particular semantics. Among other things, I thus obtain a new proof system for _ukasiewicz’s three-valued logic.
Choroidal thickness, ganglion cell complex, and photoreceptor outer segment length evaluation in patients receiving tamoxifen therapy by spectral domain optical coherence tomography
Authors: bolukbasi selim , Gursel Ozge Kandemir , Cakir Akin , Erden Burak , Karatas Gamze
Published: October 2019

Background
To evaluate choroidal thickness, ganglion cell complex (GCC) and photoreceptor outer segment length were measured in patients with breast cancer undergoing tamoxifen therapy, using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT); results were compared with those for normal eyes.

Methods
Forty-four patients with breast cancer, undergoing tamoxifen therapy, and 41 healthy controls were included in this prospective, comparative study. All participants underwent a complete ophthalmologic evaluation and SD-OCT. Subfoveal, nasal (nasal distance to fovea 500, 1000, 1500 μm), and temporal (temporal distance to fovea 500, 1000, 1500 μm) choroidal thickness measurements were performed using the enhanced depth imaging mode of SD-OCT. Using an Early Treatment Diagnostic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) circle at the macular level, the automated retinal segmentation software was applied to determine the thickness of the GCC. The photoreceptor outer segment (PROS) length was determined manually, as the distance from the inner surface of the ellipsoid zone to the inner surface of retina pigment epithelium.

Results
The mean choroidal thickness was statistically greater in the tamoxifen group than controls in all quadrants ( p < 0.001 for all quadrants). Of all tamoxifen users (44 eyes of 44 patients), 33 eyes (75%) had UCP. Pachychoroid pigment epitheliopathy (PPE) was detected in five tamoxifen-group patients (11.3%). Patients with PPE in one eye had UCP in the fellow eye. Central serous chorioretinopathy findings were observed in one patient. Tamoxifen users had statistically lower GCC thickness in all inner rings of the ETDRS inlay and in the nasal outer ring only ( p = 0.027, 0.002, 0.002, 0.001, and 0.030, respectively). No statistically significant difference in mean subfoveal PROS length was found between the groups.
Conclusions
SD-OCT provides valuable information for identifying structural changes and evaluating ocular findings in patients receiving tamoxifen therapy. Increased choroidal thickness, PPE and thinning GCC were detected in tamoxifen users. These OCT findings may be an early indicator of retinal toxicity for patients undergoing tamoxifen therapy in the follow-up period.

Keywords
tamoxifen retinopathy, choroidal thickness, ganglion cell complex, PROS, spectral-domain optical coherence tomography
Diagnostic value of Telomerase Activity in patients with Bladder cancer: a meta-analysis of diagnostic test
Authors: Peng Lei , Li Jinze , Ren ZhengJu , Cao Hong De , He Lujia , Wei Qiang , Li yunxiang
Published: October 2019

Background: This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of telomerase activity (TA) for bladder cancer (BC) by meta-analysis.
Methods: We conducted a systematic search of studies published on PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science up to June 1, 2019. We used Stata 15 and Review Manager 5.3 for calculations and statistical analysis.
Results: To evaluate the diagnostic value of TA for BC, we performed a meta-analysis on 22 studies, with a total of 2867 individuals, including sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative likelihood ratio (PLR, NLR), diagnostic odds ratio (DOR), and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). The pooled parameters were calculated from all studies and we found a sensitivity of 0.79 (95% CI: 0.72 – 0.84), a specificity of 0.91 (95% CI: 0.87–0.94), a PLR of 8.91 (95% CI: 5.91–13.43), an NLR of 0.24 (95% CI: 0.15–0.37), a DOR of 37.90 (95% CI: 23.32–61.59), and an AUC of 0.92 (95% CI: 0.90–0.94). We also conducted a subgroup analysis based on the different stages and grades of BC. Results from the subgroup analysis showed that there was no significant difference in TA in either high and low stages of BC, but that low-grade tumours had a lower TA than high-grade tumours.
Conclusions: In BC, there is a high overall diagnostic value for TA, and this could provide an alternative to cystoscopy for staging and grading of tumours. The tumor characteristics also showed a good diagnostic value
Neonatal Mortality And Associated Factors Among Neonates Admitted In Public Hospitals, Afar Pastoral Region: A Health Facility Based Study
Authors: woday abay , Mekuria Yohannes , Denis Christine St
Published: October 2019

Background: Neonatal mortality is a public health issue in developing countries, such as Ethiopia. Unfortunately, the issue is noticeably under-reported and underestimated, so the true gravity of the situation cannot be acknowledged. Subsequently, Afar in Ethiopia contributes the largest burden of under-five mortality when compared to other regions in the country. Regrettably, there is no current information to the rates and predictors of neonatal mortality for the region even for the health facilities. Thus, this study aims to assess neonatal mortality and associated factors in pastoral region, Afar region.
Methods: A health facility-based retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted on 403 neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) from May 1st 2015 - May 2nd 2019. Medical records were reviewed and audited for both mothers and neonates to collect data using a standardized data extraction checklist. The medical records were selected using a systematic sampling technique. Binary logistic regression with odds ratio and 95% Confidence interval was calculated to assess the association between neonatal mortality and associated factors. Finally, the statistical significance level was declared at a p-value <0.05.
Results: In this study, 391 medical records of neonates were included with the data complete rate of 97.02%. The prevalence of neonatal mortality was 14.6% (95% CI 11.0%-18.4%) with mortality rate of 35.5 per 1000 live births. A multivariable logistic regression showed that the lack of antenatal care (ANC) follow up (AOR = 5.92; 95%CI 2.34, 14.97: P<0.001), giving birth through cesarean section (AOR=3.52; 95%CI 1.22, 10.12: P<0.05), giving birth through assisted delivery (AOR=3.28 (1.14, 9.46): P<0.05), having a temperature less than 36.5oC within the first hour of admission (AOR= 5.89; 95%CI 2.32, 14.94: P<0.001), and perinatal asphyxia (AOR= 6.67; 95%CI 2.35, 18.89: P<0.001) were signiﬁcantly associated with neonatal mortality.
Conclusion: This study revealed that the rate of neonatal mortality is still too high compared to the studies conducted in non-pastoral regions of the nation. Thus, the health facilities should give due attention to improve antenatal care, neonatal resuscitation and follow the standard of care protocol for admitted neonates. Additional community based studies supported with qualitative methods are recommended.
Advantage of complex correction of vaginal microbiocenosis at an early reproductive age
Authors: Uvarova E. V. , Batyrova Z. K.
Published: October 2019

Aim of the study: evaluation of the effectiveness of the integrated use of the Vagilac line of intimate hygiene products in young women with bacterial vaginosis (BV). Design of the study: prospective randomized intervention open study. Materials and methods: 45 menstruating young women diagnosed with «BW» at the age of 11-17 years, divided into 3 equal groups, were examined. In the 1st group adolescents received oral probiotic with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1® and Lactobacillus reuteri RC-14® within 15 days, in the 2nd group within 30 days. Group 3 girls, along with probiotic, used liquid soap and Vagilac moisturising gel with lactic acid for intimate hygiene for 30 days. Diagnosis and control of the results were assessed taking into account complaints, vulvovaginoscopy, pH-metry, microscopy and molecular-genetic examination of vaginal microbiocenosis. Results: 1 month after the end of oral probiotic use, the share of Lactobacillus spp. in vaginal TBM in girls who received the probiotic within 15 days was 21.3%, 30 days 53.4%. The parallel use of liquid soap and Vagilac gel for intimate hygiene was manifested by the steady normalization of lactobacillus representation in the vagina. Conclusion: In the case of bacterial vaginosis in young girls, the most appropriate way to restore vaginal normocenosis was to use an oral probiotic with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1® and Lactobacillus reuteri RC-14® for 30 days with the addition of liquid soap and Vagilac moisturising gel for intimate hygiene.
Experience with indolecarbinol used to treat mastopathy
Authors: Khiyaeva V. A.
Published: October 2019

Purpose. Determine efficacy of a drug in patients with pain syndrome in mastopathy. Objectives. Evaluate the efficacy of the drug by measuring its effect on the pain intensity in the mammary glands, tissue density of the mammary glands, changes in size of existing cysts and fibroadenomas performed after 3and 6-month administration of the drug, and 12-month discontinuation of treatment, provided that the prophylactic 3-month course of Indinol Forto was taken.

Material and methods. We examined 60 patients, who applied to the Breast Pathology Department of the National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakova, and complained of pain in the mammary glands, mainly in the second phase of the menstrual period. The age of the patients ranged from 21 to 55 years (median, 36.3 years).

Results: 3-month use of the drug showed a decrease in pain intensity in half of the patients (51%), a decrease in palpation density in 58% of patients, a decrease in cyst size in 24 patients, a decrease in echo density in 27% of patients. The size of fibroadenodoimas did not change in 100% of cases. The drug showed efficacy in all age groups. During the control examination (third visit), a decrease in pain intensity was observed in 85% of patients 6 months later. Palpation density decreased in 70% of patients. The size of cysts and fibroadenomas did not change in comparison with the third visit. Echo density of the tissue decreased in 55% of women. 3 (5%) of 60 patients refused to take the drug during the 4th month, due to dyspeptic disorders, 2 (3%) patients of reproductive age complained of lengthening of the menstrual period also after the 4th month of taking the drug. No recurrence of the disease was detected as a result of a 6-month follow-up of 11 patients receiving Indinol Forto after surgical treatment of fibroadenomas. 57 patients made the fourth visit 12 months later. All patients received a preventive 3-month course of Indinol Forto. 17 (30%) patients had no pain in the mammary glands no longer. 18 patients reported a periodic pain in the mammary glands. 38% of women reported that soreness was rare and completely absent while taking the drug. 11 patients showed no recurrence of fibroadenomas after surgery. There was no significant change in the size of fibroadenomas in non-operated patients. Slight cystic growth was reported in two patients. After 12 months, punctured cysts did not exceed 1 cm in diameter in six patients, who underwent medical and diagnostic puncture of large cysts. The scheduled mammography and ultrasound imaging showed a steady decrease in echographic and mammographic density.
Effect of breast milk microbiome on the health of mothers and newborns
Authors: Pustotina О. A. , Seliverstov A. A.
Published: October 2019

The article presents updated data on the microbial composition of breast milk in healthy women and women with lactational mastitis. The authors describe the main ways of the formation of mammary gland microbiome and its effect on the maternal and newborn health. The feasibility of using probiotic agents created on the basis of strains of lactic acid bacteria isolated from breast milk is substantiated both for the treatment of lactational mastitis and for its prevention in risk groups.
Modern prospects for treating genital herpes
Authors: Khryanin A. A. , Reshetnikov О. V.
Published: October 2019

The review focuses on the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of herpes viral infection, in particular genital herpes. The current treatment options for recurrent genital herpes are presented. The main mechanisms of action of acyclic nucleosides are presented. A detailed description of valaciclovir (Valvir) is given.
Functional activity of blood phagocytes in opistorchiasis patients
Authors: Gorchilova E. G. , Kolenchukova O. A. , Gvozdev I. I. , Savchenko A. A. , Vasyutin A. V. , Tonkikh Yu. L. , Borisov A. G. , Rzhavicheva O. S. , Tsukanov V. V.
Published: October 2019

Introduction. The urgency of the problem of opistorchiasis is dictated by the long clinical course of the disease with the possibility of formation of hepatobiliary pathology, including cancer. Aim. To study the peculiarities of the production of active oxygen forms of blood phagocytes in patients with opistorchiasis. Material and methods. A total of 42 patients with chronic opisthorchiasis (22 men and 20 women) and 35 apparently healthy patients (18 men and 17 women) between the ages of 24 and 45 were examined. Opistorchiasis was diagnosed by three methods: microscopic examination of duodenal bile, coproovoscopy and serological method. The control group was composed of healthy individuals who underwent routine medical examinations, which included biochemical blood tests, identification of markers for viral hepatitis and antibodies to opistorchs. The culture of neutrophils and blood monocytes was isolated by fractionation of cells on the ficoll with subsequent cleaning from adhering cells. Functional activity of neutrophils and blood monocytes was estimated by chemiluminescence method on production of active oxygen species: basic and after induction with zymosan. Results. In patients with opistorchiasis in comparison with healthy people, in neutrophil granulocytes, the maximum intensity of active oxygen species production decreased and the time to reach the maximum of active oxygen species production was increased both in spontaneous and zymosan-induced reactions in luminoland lucigenin-dependent processes. In monocytes during spontaneous reaction study it was discovered that the maximum intensity of oxygen production in luminoland lucigenindependent processes decreased and the time of reaching the maximum of oxygen production in luminol-dependent process increased in opistorchiasis patients in comparison with healthy people. When studying the zymosan-induced reaction in monocytes, a decrease in the maximum intensity of active oxygen species production in both reactions and an increase in the time to reach the maximum output of active oxygen species in the luminol-dependent process was registered in patients with opistorchiasis in comparison with healthy people. Conclusion. The data obtained indicate low functional activity of blood phagocytes in patients with chronic opistorchiasis in comparison with healthy people.
Nopal (Opuntia spp.) and its Effects on Metabolic Syndrome: New Insights for the Use of a Millenary Plant
Authors: Angulo-Bejarano Paola Isabel , Gómez-García María del Rocío , Valverde Maria Elena , Paredes-López Octavio
Published: October 2019

Background:

Nopal (Opuntia spp.) is by excellence the most utilized cactus in human and animal nutrition. It is also a very noble plant; its main physicochemical, nutritional and nutraceutical characteristics allow the use of nopal in diverse food applications. Special focus has been given over the past decades in the use of Opuntia for the treatment of metabolic syndrome (MetS), which is predominantly related to Diabetes Mellitus. In this sense, the prevalence of MetS is increasing at a worldwide level. This in turn has led to a notorious demand for natural and nutraceutical food sources.

Methods:

The objective of this work was to summarize the main contributions in the field of Opuntia spp. research highlighting the potential use of nopal fruits or cladodes in MetS treatment, providing the reader with historical and novel information in this field. Nevertheless, the present work is not a meta-analysis. We included mainly information from recognized scientific databases, such as PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar. No homeopathic based studies were included since they lack scientific validation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first review that fairly categorizes the majority of the information in this field into subsections, which can be of interest for the reader, such as the effect of nopal against cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and obesity among others.

Conclusion:

Nopal constitutes one of the most studied members of the Cactaceae family; its potential effects on human health have been described since ancient times, mostly through traditional medicine. The present work highlights the importance of this plant in the treatment of MetS related maladies and points out the importance of elucidating new compounds and their validation for the interactions of nutraceutical compounds which could be related to MetS.
Cetyl Trimethyl Ammonium Bromide as Anti-Pit Agent for Mild Steel in Sulfuric Acid Medium
Authors: Kumar Harish , Dhanda Tilak
Published: October 2019

Aim:

Pitting corrosion is a very serious problem for mild steel when it comes in
contact with the dilute sulfuric acid medium. Specialized corrosion inhibitors are essentially
required to minimize pitting and uniform types of corrosion in mild steel.

Background:

Most of the corrosion inhibitors discovered so far protects the mild steel from
uniform type of corrosion. But pitting corrosion is more fatal than a uniform type of corrosion
because it immediately makes mild steel unfit for use as leakage starts from the pit.

Objective:

The objective was to protect the mild steel alloys from pitting corrosion when
comes in contact with dilute sulfuric acid by the use of organic corrosion inhibitor.

Methods:

Cetyl Trimethyl Ammonium Bromide (CTAB) is tested as a corrosion inhibitor
for mild steel in 0.1 N H2SO4 as corroding medium at 25.0, 30.0 and 35.0°C by weight
loss, electrochemical polarization, and Impedance spectroscopy methods. Surface study of
corroded and un-corroded specimens of mild steel was carried out by Metallurgical Research
Microscopy (MRM) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) techniques.

Results:

Surface study confirms that the adsorption of CTAB takes place through nitrogen
atom resulting in the formation of uniform, nonporous, passive film confirmed by decrease
in Warburg Impedance (Zw), decrease in Faradaic current, increase in Capacitive current,
an increase in charge transfer resistance, Rct (41 to 401 Ω cm2) and significant increase in
capacitive loop in Nyquist plot with increase in concentration of CTAB which results in
significant decrease in corrosion rate of mild steel in 0.1N H2SO4 medium (percentage corrosion
inhibition efficiency: 95.0%) especially eradicating pitting type of corrosion.

Conclusion:

CTAB was proved to be a very good anti-pit agent for mild steel in 0.1N sulfuric
acid medium. Pitting and uniform type of corrosion was significantly reduced by the
use of CTAB as corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in the dilute sulfuric acid medium at
25.0, 30.0 and 35.0°C.
Photocatalytic Activities, Kinetics and Adsorption Isotherm Studies of CeO2 Nanoparticles Synthesized via Low Temperature Combustion Method
Authors: Yadav Lakshmi Sagar Reddy , Thippeswamy Ramakrishnappa , Shekarappa Pratibha , Kempegowda Raghu Gunigollahalli , Ganganagappa Nagaraju
Published: October 2019

Background:

We synthesized cerium oxide (CeO2) nanoparticles (NPs) via green synthesis method mediated with Rajma seeds powder as a fuel and cerium nitrate as an oxidizer.

Objective:

The obtained cerium oxide nanoparticles are used to study the various environ mental appilications.

Methods:

The achieved CeO2 nanoparticles are tested using PXRD (Powder X-ray diffraction), FTIR (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy), electron microscopic studies including SEM, Raman spectroscopy, UV-Visible spectroscopy. Formation of agglomerated cubic phased CeO2 nanoparticles were confirmed from both PXRD and SEM.

Results:

The average crystallite size of CeO2 nanoparticles was found to be 38 nm calculated from highly intense peak using Debye-Scherer’s formula. The characteristic Ce-O stretching was confirmed by FTIR and Raman studies. CeO2 nanoparticles are promising material for the organic dye degradation. Photocatalytic activities evaluation under various parameters like sunlight, UV light and variation of PH, catalytic dosage etc. CeO2 nanoparticles exhibit highly enhanced photo degradation of Methylene Blue dye. Kinetics and isotherm models of Photocatalysis were studied.

Conclusion:

We have prepared CeO2 nanoparticles by low-temperature combustion technique using Rajma germinated and Rajma non- germinated seeds as fuel. The XRD pattern confirms the formation of cubicphase CeO2 nanoparticles. The existence of Ce-O vibration is confirmed by FTIR and Raman spectra of the CeO2 nanoparticles. The UV-Visible spectra of CeO2 nanoparticles reveal the absorbance band range at 350-390 nm. SEM images of CeO2 nanoparticles indicates the agglomerated with irregular morphology. CeO2 nanoparticles are favorable material for the organic Methylene blue dye degradation. The different amount of the Rajma influences improved Photodegradation of cerium oxide nanoparticles was characteristics of slight crystal dimension, new superficial deficiencies, more band hole and ability to make smaller the electron-hole pair rearrangement. Adsorption kinetics results show that adsorption of MB over cerium oxide follows pseudo-first-order and second-order kinetics. Using the Langmuir isotherm, Freundlich isotherm, maximum adsorption capacity is calculated. Thus it can be used as attractively recoverable nano adsorbent for the removal of MB dye by adsorption technique from effluent water.
Pembelajaran Seni Budaya Melalui Model Pembelajaran Team Assissted Individualization (TAI) / Bantuan Individual Dalam Kelompok (Bidak)
Authors: Endarti Rus
Published: October 2019

Proses pembelajaran Seni Budaya pada kompetensi dasar pameran dan pergelaran seni budaya di SMK Negeri 2 Godean tidak lepas dari beberapa permasalahan di antaranya minimnya kemampuan awal peserta didik dalam bidang seni yang dibawa dari jenjang pendidikan sebelumnya, yaitu hanya satu bidang seni dari keempat bidang seni dalam seni budaya. Sesungguhnya, hal itu menjadi permasalahan tersendiri bagi guru seni budaya karena outcome perguruan tinggi yang mencetak sumber daya guru hanya menyiapkan program studi yang spesifik pada satu bidang seni. Padahal, kebutuhan untuk menjawab tuntutan kurikulum sekolah untuk mata pelajaran seni budaya membidangi empat cabang seni, yaitu seni rupa, musik, tari, dan teater. Dengan demikian, hal itu menjadi tantangan tersendiri untuk terciptanya proses pembelajaran seni budaya yang baik. Untuk mengatasi permasalahan ini, diperlukan suatu solusi dengan menerapkan model pembelajaran yang tepat, yaitu model pembelajaran Team Assissted Individualization (TAI)/Bantuan Individual dalam Kelompok (BIDAK) pada siswa kelas X SMK Negeri 2 Godean. Melalui model pembelajaran ini efektivitas pembelajaran seni budaya dalam empat cabang seni sekaligus meningkat dan pada akhirnya berdampak pada peningkatan prestasi siswa dalam seni budaya dan pengalaman belajar estetis yang sangat berguna bagi kehidupan generasi kelak.
Praktik Berkreasi Hidangan Fusion
Authors: Purwanti Heni
Published: October 2019

Fusion food lahir sebagai makanan yang merupakan kombinasi atau perpaduan antara dua atau lebih citarasa kuliner yang berbeda. Perpaduan atau kombinasi dalam fusion food akan menghasilkan hidangan baru yang memberikan sensasi dan rasa yang berbeda. Perpaduan yang sering dijumpai adalah dengan memadukan gaya memasak dan cita rasa yang khas dari beberapa Negara ataupun daerah, ada juga dengan cara mengganti bumbu-bumbu khas dari suatu daerah sehingga menghasilkan hidangan dengan komposisi yang berbeda dari biasanya.Menyajikan hidangan fusion food, memerlukan keberanian dalam memadukan dan menggabungkan 2 atau lebih makanan sehingga menghasilkan hidangan yang khas dan unik. Selain padupadan bumbu, macam masakan dan teknik memasak juga membutuhkan teknik khusus dalam penyajian  hidangan fusion food. Tampilan hidangan fusion yang menarik dan berbeda dengan yang lain membutuhkan kreativitas dan seni artistik dalam penataan hidangan, dan hal ini membutuhkan ketelitian dan latihan yang tekun dan terus menerus. Hidangan fusion dapat dilakukan dengan cara menampilkan hidangan yang biasa, diberi sentuhan teknik hidang fusion yang luar biasa sehingga menghasilkan hidangan fusion yang sangat luar biasa.
Labourers
Authors: Grandi Barbara
Published: October 2019

The autor, adopting the comparative labour law perspective, gives an insight into the classic reading by Emily Bronte, telling about the suffered living in the English country side of late 1800.
Dinámica de cointegración en la paridad implícita del eurodólar en la República Dominicana
Authors: Penson Enrique
Published: October 2019

El presente estudio explora la relación entre la razón del tipo de cambio local peso/euro y peso/dólar, efectivamente una tasa eurodólar implícita, con el eurodólar oficial internacional. Se encontró que el eurodólar implícito local mantiene una relación de equilibrio de largo plazo con su contraparte internacional; cuando existieron desajustes, la velocidad de convergencia promedio se encontraba alrededor de cinco días previo a la implementación del esquema de metas de inflación del Banco Central, mas ahora pasó a ser de alrededor 20 días. Estos resultados reflejan tres condiciones importantes del mercado financiero dominicano actual: primero, existe un vínculo estrecho entre el desenvolvimiento de los mercados globales y el mercado local; segundo, aún existen oportunidades de arbitraje en el corto plazo en el mercado de divisas; y tercero, que la implementación de un régimen de metas de inflación ha tenido un costo en República Dominicana que parece reflejarse a través de cierta rigidez en el mercado cambiario.
Instrument eller institusjon? Skiftende politiske prioriteringer
Authors: Aamodt Per Olaf , Lyby Lars
Published: October 2019

In Norway, as in all other industrialised countries, a strong expansion in higher education started in late 1950s. This was politically initiated with the aim of a better educated work-force and also broadening access to higher education socially and regionally as well as by gender. In the late 1960s a major reform was initiated in Norway to establish alternatives to universities to handle the expected growth. A new non-university, geographically spread sector was created with the clear aim of stimulating development in all corners of the country.
The present chapter analyses the shifting policies for the regional roles of higher education institutions as stated in central policy documents. During the last 50 years higher education policy has been drawn between their regional roles and institutional concentration. Many colleges have been merged into a few large multi-campus institutions, leaving the impression that the aims of world-class quality and excellence have replaced the regional role. However, most of the campuses that existed before 1990 still exist within new institutional settings.
The original rationale behind a geographically spread institutional structure is less visible in today’s policy, but at the same time the regional role of higher education has become broader and perhaps even more important. Back in the 1960s the objectives were mainly enrolling local students, educating the local workforce and the direct effects of the institution. This is still the case, but gradually R&D activities and innovation have become important contributions of higher education institutions.