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Avar kori földbe mélyített és földfelszíni épületek Rákóczifalva-Bagi-Földek lelőhelyen
Authors: Kondé Zsófia
Published: March 2018

The study offers a typology, a comparison and possible reconstructions of the 45 sunken and 15 above-ground buildings, the latter outlined by post-holes, uncovered at the Avar period settlement site of Rákóczifalva–Bagi-földek. The period’s few analogous sunken and above-ground houses are reviewed in detail. The structures uncovered at the site reflect a rich diversity of architectural forms, calling for a re-assessment of our earlier view of Avar period settlements.
Avar kori teleprészlet Csanádpalota-Országhatár lelőhelyen a 7. Századi telepek kérdése az alföldön
Authors: Pópity Dániel
Published: March 2018

Taking the description of the Avar period settlement recently investigated at Csanádpalota- Országhatár as his springboard, the author discusses various issues in the research of the early Avar settlements of the Hungarian Plain. Addressed in the study are the distinctive traits that can be of help in identifying the period’s settlements in this region. The greatest difficulty in this field of research is the almost complete lack of wheel-turned ceramic wares and the uncertainties in the dating of hand-thrown pottery.
Excavation along the easternmost frontier of the LBK in NE-Hungary at Apc-Berekalja I (2008–2009)
Authors: Domboróczki László , Budek Anna , Daróczi-Szabó László , Kaczanowska Małgorzata , Kalicki Tomasz , Kłusakiewicz Edyta , Kozłowski Janusz K. , Kreuz Angela , Pomázi Péter , Wasilewski Michał , Zoffmann Zsuzsanna K.
Published: March 2018

The topographical position and size of the site, the number of detected houses, the presence of the early phase make the Apc-Berekalja I settlement one of the most significant sites of the LBK in Hungary. The ongoing processing of the excavation data provided already some very important observations. The geoarchaeological results demonstrated the presence of the in situ soil of the Neolithic period and effects of floods on the settlement. The study of the chipped and ground stone material coming from the Neolithic features revealed no conspicuous changes in the lithic industry of the settlement from the pre-Notenkopf to Želiezovce phases of the LBK. Lithic raw materials came exclusively from territories to the east of the site, which is an evidence of the isolation of the LBK groups that inhabited Apc.
Még egyszer a hatvan-boldogi kardról
Authors: Szabó Miklós
Published: March 2018

In a study published in Archaeologiai Értesítő 139 (2014), Tibor Kemenczei reviewed the research history of various prehistoric finds in the collection of the Hungarian National Museum. Based on his meticulous examination of the museum records, he clarified the problem of how the La Tène sword from Hatvan-Boldog was “doubled”. As it turned out, the sword did not perish during World War II, but was taken to Nyíregyháza as part of a loan, where it was later inventoried as an artefact originating from Gáva-Katóhalom. This discussion article addresses the relevant problems based on the records from the 1970s, which offer some instructive conclusions from a museological perspective (documentation of loaned items, re-inventorying, etc.). One significant information for international scholarship is that the sword from Hatvan-Boldog does not have a “twin” in Nyíregyháza. The final section of the study corrects the dating of the sword and touches upon the issue of the type’s designation.
Éremmel keltezett kora Árpád-kori leletegyüttes Esztergomból
Authors: Lovag Zsuzsa
Published: March 2018

The study presents the pottery finds from a pit uncovered under the eastern wing of the monastery excavated at Esztergom-Prímás-sziget, dated by a coin of András I (1046–1060).
Elite children in the early middle ages
Authors: Borzová Zuzana , Molnárová Martina
Published: March 2018

The paper offers a digression into the issue of a specific group of children in the Early Middle Ages – the children of the elite in the northern region of the Carpathian Basin. By means of analysis and evaluation of the grave goods, the elements of the burial rite of children’s graves, it is possible to detect certain distinctive phenomena that show the importance of child individuals of higher social class. In terms of archaeological material, it is shown to a large extent by analogical phenomena of the burials of adult elite individuals. The phenomena manifest themselves with certain deviations due to the effect of a different social and cultural-ethnic development.
The new cult of Pax Augusta 13 BC – AD 14
Authors: Stern Gaius
Published: March 2018

As Augustus returned to Rome in 13 BC, the Senate passed a constitutio to build in his honor a lasting altar of peace, the Ara Pacis Augustae, to signal with a major ceremony the new peace all over the Roman world, Gibbon’s Pax Romana. As we know from Ovid Fast. 1. 709–714, 3. 881–882, the Ara Pacis was the site of two annual sacrifices (on 30 Jan. and 30 March) to Pax, an innovation of the Augustan Age, for formerly Pax had been a minor goddess without a temple. The Augustan regime elevated a new form of Pax as a religious cult and made it acceptable to the Roman people, who had regarded Pax as the phenomenon of a foreign power too beaten down to resist Roman arms any longer and had no use for pacifism (in the modern sense), which would be seen only as cowardly in their dangerous world.

Augustus had started this process, perhaps not intentionally, back when he closed the Gates of Janus in 29. By bringing together Greco-Roman elements of Pax with Jupiter and Janus, he was able to forge a new religious cult to Pax Augusta that could appeal to the average Roman by its promise of prosperity and the absence of civil war. Foreign war was perfectly acceptable and not incompatible with this cult, but the emphasis was on domestic harmony and old traditional religious practices, even if the average listener could not understand some of these obligatory, archaic chants. For this reason, the third closing of the Gates of Janus very likely accompanied one of the Ara Pacis ceremonies.

Augustus also built on precedents from his divine father Julius, who had founded the towns Forum Iulii Pacatum (Fréjus, France) and Pax Iulia (Beja, Portugal) and issued Pax imagery on coinage to gain the moral high ground during the civil war. Augustus went one step further with larger sets of Pax coin issues to tell the people that he, not Antony, was trying to maintain peace when Cleopatra wanted war, and then a sequel after Actium that demonstrated his ability to prevail and restore order. The image of Pax Augusta evolved as it developed, but the epitome is the goddess we see on the East side of the Ara Pacis, surrounded by fertility and prosperity, in a state of security. Rome too would enjoy the same benefits.
Augustus and Dionysus’S triumph: A nonexistent paradox
Authors: Scapini Marianna
Published: March 2018

In this paper I shall describe several iconographic documents attesting the resounding success of a few Dionysiac themes and, more generally, the vitality of Dionysism in the Augustan Age. These materials confirm that in the years of the triumph of Augustus no dichotomy between Dionysus and Apollo was perceived. Amidst the late civil war of the Roman Republic what was fearful was Antony regardless of his identification to Dionysus. Indeed, Dionysus, as Liber, civilizing god, benefactor of Mankind and winner of every enemy and threat, represented an ideal model for young Octavianus, in the same way as Romulus, Hercules and the Dioscouri had proven. In particular, the iconographies highlight that even the particular Dionysiac cult practised by Antony, influenced as it was by Hellenistic beliefs, continued to enjoy great status during the years of the new Augustan era. Indeed, in the first years of his government Augustus might well have taken advantage of the semantic of the Hellenistic royalty, implied by the symbolism inherent within the Alexandrine Dionysus triumphant.
Cultural paraphrase in Roman religion in the age of Augustus. The case of the Sibyl and the Sibylline books
Authors: Gillmeister Andrzej
Published: March 2018

In my paper I examine the use of Sibylline Books during Augustus’ reign. I discuss the role of the Sibyl as well as the collection attributed to her in terms of cultural changes and cultural paraphrases. According to my opinion the prophetess had mainly cultural, not ritual significance. I argue for treating the interventions onto corpus of official Sibylline Books made by Augustus in the category of creating the new cultural identity for the inhabitants of the Empire.
L. Junius Brutus, a model and predecessor for the emperor Augustus. Some remarks on Dionysius of Halicarnassus 4. 71–75
Authors: Poletti Beatrice
Published: March 2018

Contrarily to most traditional accounts on the foundation of the Republic, Dionysius describes the passage from the Tarquins’ monarchy to the Republic as a lawful constitutional reform, in which L. Junius Brutus played a pivotal role. In my paper I analyze the speech that Brutus delivers to the Roman patricians to endorse the establishment of a new government in Rome. The new constitution, although remaining essentially monarchical, will keep its autocratic nature concealed from the people. Throughout this paper, I show how Dionysius in his presentation of Brutus picked up elements both related to the senatorial propaganda against M. Junius Brutus — Caesar’s murderer, who claimed descent from L. Brutus and the tyrannicide Ahala — and, at the same time, the character of Augustus’s newly-founded government. This account may thus be regarded as Dionysius’ own elaboration of Augustus’s constitutional reform.
Velleio Patercolo, Augusto e l’ombra lunga di Tiberio
Authors: Galimberti Alessandro
Published: March 2018

Velleius Paterculus’ judgement of Augustus and of the early years of Tiberius’ reign was deeply influenced by his standpoint on Tiberius and the circumstances of his succession. But it is clear that the historian could lay aside his prejudice while writing the biography of Augustus and estimate the most important persons (Marcellus, Agrippina, Caius and Iulius Caesar) who played an important role at the death of Augustus and were rivals of Tiberius relatively unbiased.
Des Erotica Pathémata : variations sur la passion d’amour chez Parthénios de Nicée et dans les Géorgiques de Virgile
Authors: Pataki Elvira
Published: March 2018

At the end of the Georgics Virgil represents himself as someone nursed by sweet Parthenope (IV 536: dulcis alebat / Parthenope). According to the rather obscure tradition which goes back to Servius, Parthenope would be an allusion to one of the Sirens, patron divinity of Naples-Parthenopolis, which was the favourite place of the poet. Nevertheless, Parthenope used to be considered as a self-referential joke on the nickname of Virgil, called Parthenias (a virgin) because of his moral excellence. The paper offers a new metapoetic reading of the passage which wishes to complete the earlier interpretations based on biographical data and local tradition. The allusion should also be regarded as a statement about inspiration. By suggesting a new approach to the mythology (see the Muse replaced by the Siren), the name of Parthenope appears to create an homage to Parthenius of Nicaea and to his strange collection of erotic myths. The studies about the impact of the Erotica pathemata on Latin poetry generally focus on the Elegiacs and Ovid. Nevertheless, it cannot be excluded that the mythological allusions of the Georgics about the origins of plants, animals, etc. may be influenced by some typical narrative patterns of Parthenius. The series of these virgilian aetological notes alluding to tragic love stories of Greek mythology seems to prepare the great Orpheus myth of Book IV. On the other hand, Virgil’s short allusions might transmit a concept of human passion, which sometimes is rather similar to the emotional world of the Parthenian narratives, but which is always much more rich in ethical concerns.
The lituus and Augustan provincial coinage
Authors: Győri Victoria
Published: March 2018

This paper examines the importance of the lituus on Augustan provincial coinage. On local coins of some thirty cities in Africa and Asia, Augustus’ obverse portraits are accompanied by a lituus, the symbol of the augurs. One of Augustus’ most important priestly offices was that of an augur. Romulus’ most famous achievement as an augur was the foundation of Rome. When Augustus became an augur in 43 BC, it was particularly Romulus’ role as a founder that Augustus emulated the most. Augustus considered himself to be the second founder of Rome, and also founded, re-founded, and reorganized numerous cities in the Roman provinces. I argue, then, that given the far-reaching evidence of the lituus on Augustan provincial coinage, the prominence of Augustus’ position as an augur is not only evident through his provincial (re)foundations, but also through his visual imagery.
The image of Augustus in the work of Sidonius Apollinaris
Authors: Wolff Étienne
Published: March 2018

We found in the work in prose and verse of Sidonius Apollinaris (5th century) a few number of brief allusions to Augustus, and it comes to him in detail in the preface of Majorien’s Panegyric (Poems IV) and, indirectly, in the dedicatory poem of the same Panegyric (Poems III). We here consider for what purpose Sidonius refers to Augustus, how he is presented, and what are the qualities that are highlighted. It appears that his relations with Virgil and Horace represent an ideal relationship between the poets and the power that Sidonius wants to give as an example.
Auguste et les limites de l’empire : la question de l’expansion de l’imperium Romanum dans les sources litteraires
Authors: Miquel Marine
Published: March 2018

Through literary sources of the time of the Principate, one can find remains of the official discourse and debates on the Roman conquest. The long-standing tension between the imperial expansion or stabilization was linked to an old tradition, related to the image of the collapse of Rome under its own weight, but it was updated when Augustus established the Principate and tried to give it longevity.
Inviting gods: Cases of theophanies in the PGM collection1
Authors: Chronopoulou Eleni
Published: March 2018

Theophanies are a structural element of every religion and are based, partly, on the effort to reinforce the religious credo of believers — the appearance of a god before the eyes of a human proves his existence and his power — and, partly, on the need of humans to reassure their faith, always seeking proofs. Probably the earliest description of a theophany is in the Epic of Gilgamesh but certainly the most impressive is the Homeric narration of the encounter between Athens and Ulysses under a tree, where they talk and laugh like old friends.

However, testimonies of theophanies can be also found on the margin of official religion, in the field of magic. The difference here is that god does not appear voluntarily but is compelled by the power of the magic rituals to reveal himself and serve human desires. In this paper, I intend to unfold the PGM (Papyri Graecae Magicae) collection, and, bearing in mind its magico-religious syncretistic character and the multi-cultural and multi-religious environment of its Greco-Roman Egyptian origin, to describe the magical procedures aimed at the appearance of the god and then to analyze their underlying similarities and compare them with the “official” theophanies, in order to detect repeated motifs, influences or problems.
Plato, Numenius and Clement of Alexandria on the divine steersman*
Authors: Somos Róbert
Published: March 2018

The paper aims to show that the suggestion of Alain Le Boulluec, delivered in his commentary, according to which Clement’s divine steersman, in Stromateis VII 5, may be a criticism of Numenius, is right. Clement is alluding to the Platonic myth in the Statesman while opposing some elements of this view. There are common moments between Numenius’ and Clement’s interpretations which are not present in Plato’s account. Clement shares only the positive aspect of the activity of the Son of God described by Numenius. He rejects the Numenian dualistic ontology and its consequence, the movement, the division and the split of the second divine figure providing the sequences of providential and non-providential conditions of the world.
Il vestiario di Giasone Mantelli negli Argonautica di Valerio Flacco
Authors: Hamvas Gábor
Published: March 2018

In the Argonautica of Valerius Flaccus, due to the influence of Apollonius Rhodius, Jason, the main character of the epic, has several cloaks. The most important of these is the one Jason receives from Hypsipyle, when he leaves Lemnos. According to an ekphrasis in Book 2, two pictures woven on the cloak represent the rescuing of Thoas, father of Hypsipyle and the abduction of Ganymede. My paper analyses the function of the description of these representations in the Argonautica, besides, it examines the relationship between the two pictures described in the ekphrasis. It is argued that the purpose of Jason donating all his other cloaks (one from Cyzicus, one woven by his mother, and another one also given to him by Hypsipyle) is to emphasize the importance of the cloak he received from Hypsipyle and to remind the reader of her fidelity, in a further part of the epic.
Un aspetto della “Rangordnung” altoimperiale: le carriere dei centuriones, il rango equestre e le tres militiae
Authors: Colombo Maurizio
Published: March 2018

The present state of the art on legionary centurions owes its core to the works of Brian Dobson. This paper will show how and why his results need a close scrutiny in order to correct factual errors and faulty assumptions about the centurions and their careers.
„Geschwister, rettet uns Geschwister“ love between siblings as a religious issue from Euripides’s Iphigenia Taurica to Goethe’s Iphigenie auf Tauris
Authors: Marco Duranti
Published: March 2018

This article compares Euripides’s Iphigenia Taurica with Goethe’s Iphigenie auf Tauris, and investigates how the theme of love between siblings is related to the religious issue in both tragedies. I firstly analyze how, in the Euripidean tragedy, the value of familial love can connect the two worlds of gods and humans, thanks to the parallel between the human (Iphigenia and Orestes) and the divine couple of siblings (Artemis and Apollo). By sharing this human value, the gods demonstrate that they can be different from the immoral deities depicted in myth, and correspond to Iphigenia’s ethically purified image of them. However, the Euripidean plot included at least three elements which an Eighteenth-century intellectual could not accept (paragraph three): the obscurity of the divine messages; the centrality of theft and cunning; the inability of men to solve the tragic predicament autonomously. The value of family affection is momentous for the removal of those elements (paragraph four): in the Goethean play, the Gods demonstrate that they share it not by directly intervening, but by providing the human sister with the powers of the divine sister: therefore, Iphigenia can heal her brother, and the statue of Artemis need not to be stolen. Iphigenia proves that the gods speak to the human heart, and in this way the problem of communication with the supernatural sphere is solved.
Cultural identity in Apuleius’ metamorphoses
Authors: Natália Gachallová
Published: March 2018

There is hardly any ancient work as complex and multi-layered as Apuleius’ novel Metamorphoses. Whether we regard it as a mere sophisticated literary entertainment, or a religious lesson disguised as fabula Graecanica, it certainly offers many angles of research. The aim of the paper is to examine one of its most significant aspects, namely its multicultural character. Although modelled on a Greek narrative and taking place in completely Greek environments following the Greek literary tradition, it undeniably possesses an air of Romanness. The author lets his characters fluctuate somewhere between Roman and Greek, urban and provincial, local and imperial, barbarian and sophisticated. In many places, Lucius, Apuleius’ alter ego, refers to the relationships between different cultures, especially Greek and Roman, not to forget African with respect to Apuleius’ origins. But we have to look even further and see the novel as a fictitious world of its own, playing on readers’ expectations, prejudices, as well as historical and cultural background. To understand the novel, one must try to uncover these subtle nuances reflecting the tastes of its readership. The paper tries to answer the question how Apuleius treats his target audience which was, no doubt, composed of a very multifarious mass of people, without losing sight of the famous Quis ille? – a paradigm of Apuleius’ approach in this novel, in which the questions asked never seem to expect any answers, and even if so, not just one is tenable.
Tabella plumbea Traguriensis an example of rural magic from Dalmatia?
Authors: Kunčer Dragana
Published: March 2018

This article questions the purpose of the lead tablet from Trogir (CIL III p. 961), which is considered as a phylactery against hail. By reviewing the history of existing editions, by digital examination of new photos of the tablet, as well as by comparison with similar objects a new possible categorization of the tablet will be presented.
Telepes lakóterületek egységes településképének megőrzése és védelmének lehetőségei alacsony-intenzív beépítésű hazai mintaterületek példáján
Authors: Riedel Miklós , Mészáros Ábel
Published: March 2018

A XIX. század második felétől Magyarországon is elterjedő telepes lakóterületeken épült házak nem csak egyedi építészeti értékeikkel jelenthetnek védendő értéket: a jó minőségű, magas színvonalú telepek olyan városléptékű többletértéket adnak hozzá a településképhez, melyet a szakmai közmegegyezés védelmi eszközök segítségével kíván megőrizni. Cikkünkben azt a hipotézist kívánjuk igazolni és mérhető indikátorokkal alátámasztani, hogy ezek az eszközök (védelmi eszköztár, településrendezési eszközök, közös tulajdon/kezelés, felújításhoz nyújtott anyagi támogatás és társadalmi szemléletformálás) csak akkor lehetnek sikeresek és eredményesek, ha nem állnak feloldhatatlan ellentétben a lakók részéről a lakásokkal, házakkal és együttesekkel szemben támasztott kortárs funkcionális, műszaki és erkölcsi követelményrendszerrel. A vizsgálathoz 5-5 városépítészeti és épületléptékű indikátort vezettünk be, melyekkel leírható a lakások és a nekik helyet adó házak és telepek műszaki és morális időtállósága, illetve a kortárs követelményekhez való adaptálhatósága. A bevezetett indikátorrendszert három magyarországi, alacsony-intenzív telepes lakóegyüttes példáján keresztül teszteljük, melyek eltérő korúak, léptékűek és más-más társadalmi csoportot céloztak meg felépítésük idején, eltérő eszközrendszer védi őket, így viszonylag széles spektrumot képviselnek a hasonló telepek között.
Pillanat vagy történeti folyamatosság: Rekonstrukció és/vagy helyreállítás
Authors: Fejérdy Tamás
Published: March 2018

A fizikai valóságában létező műemlék egy adott időmetszetben vizsgálva magán hordozza a megelőző története minden hatásának következményeit, a szándékolt és szándékolatlan beavatkozások eredőjeként. A műemlék hordozta értékek továbbéltetése szorosan összefügg azzal, hogy milyen, nem csupán az anyagi dimenziókra vonatkozó rendeltetést szánnak az adott műemléknek. A történeti folyamatosság értelmezésében a műemlékvédelmi gondolat 19. századi térnyerése óta jelen lévő, ugyanakkor jelentéstartalmában változó fogalmak-elvárások a műemlékként elismert javak hitelesége és integritása. Megőrzésükhöz is elengedhetetlenül szükséges a konzerválás, a restaurálás, illetve mindenekelőtt a folyamatos gondozás — mindez szoros összefüggésben a rendeltetéssel, a fenntartó (és fenntartható) használattal. Felvetődhet a tervezett fejlesztés pillanatában már nem létező részek, meghatározó jelentőségű összetevők rekonstruálásának a gondolata. Az adott pillanatban rendelkezésre álló tudás, információk alapján születik döntés arról, hogy milyen volt, és hogy milyen/melyik legyen az a történeti folyamatosság, amelyet megjeleníteni szándékozunk. A konzerválást, restaurálást meghaladó mértékű beavatkozások az adott pillanat, esetünkben a 21. század alkotásai. A rekonstruktív kiépítés igazolását alátámasztani kívánó módszerek, eszközök tárháza jelentősen bővült az információs technológia (IT) nyújtotta lehetőségekkel.

A rekonstrukció, bár elsődlegesen biztosan nem tekinthető műemlékvédelmi beavatkozásnak, bizonyos körülmények között ebben a körben is értelmezhető. Az időtényező meghatározó jelentőséggel bír e tekintetben. A töredékessé válás vagy a teljes pusztulás utáni nagyobb időtávlat után a rekonstruktív kiépítés kizárólag csak a friss beavatkozás pillanatnyi megközelítéséből vezethető le. A fizikailag fennmaradt értékek megőrzését, fenntarthatóságát szolgáló helyreállítás kiegészítésére az információs technológia számos, visszafordíthatatlan fizikai beavatkozással nem járó eszközt, megoldást is kínál. Az eltúlzott rekonstrukciós beavatkozás manipuláció: „Mostantól kezdve minden másképpen volt.”
The spatial dimension of liturgy
Authors: Katona Vilmos
Published: March 2018

The present study focuses on the spatial aspect of the liturgy, the raison d’être of church building. The topicality of this approach is explained either by the manner of international communication about sacred architecture, or by the work of German architect Rudolf Schwarz (1897–1961), who is cited anew, very often due to his unification of architectural praxis, scientific activity and a life of a devoted man deservedly still influential in the field. A church can be understood by its operative function. Throughout the most important liturgical reform movements of the 20th century, one can get an insight into the spatial concepts of the designers, which, consciously or not, reflect the achievements of these movements even today.

In the contemporary praxis of Latin Rite liturgy, the divorce between the once close-knit aspects of the worship are palpable, thanks to these reforms on the one hand, and their late interpretations on the other. Inspired by autonomous readings, the sacrificial act of the Eucharist (sacrificium) and the symbol of the communal feast (cena) were associated with correspondent models of space. This problem shares root with the frequent contraposition of personal devotion and the communio: the former prevails in oriented spaces, while the latter appears in the central. Spatial concepts capable of respecting both religious devotion and the needs of the community in their primordial unity and theological profoundness, seldom can be found today. Following the terminology of Albert Gerhards and Walter Zahner, these are often referred to as communio-spaces (Communio-Räume). Albeit the proposition of this space type is clearly theoretical, it looks back to important antecedents from the 20th century, and defines a multiplicity of new directions. The story of communio-space spans from Rudolf Schwarz to the contemporary church architecture of Central and Western Europe as well as North America, and still influences the newest designs of liturgical spaces. In Hungary, this recent issue of spatial arrangement is not a question of a substantial debate up to now, yet even this limited number of experiments necessitate the idea and applied examples of communio-space to acquire more attention here as well.
Burnout Among Student-Athlete Services Professionals
Authors: Rubin Lisa M. , Moreno-Pardo Maria D.
Published: March 2018

Literature on job burnout in athletics is limited to coaches, trainers, athletes, and administrators.  Among student-services professionals, studies have focused on those in student support services, student affairs and mid-level administration.  The purpose of this study was to explore factors why student-athlete services professionals burn out and consider leaving the profession.  Themes from the literature on burnout include work overload, work environment/autonomy, evaluation/supervision, social support, and values/motivation/expectations. Burnout also serves as the theoretical framework for this study based on these six themes.  The researchers sought volunteers from the N4A membership willing to be interviewed about burnout in the student-athletes services profession.  We conducted interviews in Fall 2016 with 38 professionals in the field including directors, assistant/associate directors, advisors, learning specialists, and student-athlete development professionals with varying levels of experience in the field, which inform athletic administrators of the factors which lead to burnout and high turnover.  The goal is to share this information as a mode of preventing burnout among talented student-athletes services professionals and their leaving the profession.
Book Review - Unwinding Madness: What Went Wrong with College Sports - and How to Fix It
Authors: McDermand Robert David
Published: March 2018

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Serial Troponin for Early Detection of Nivolumab Cardiotoxicity in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients
Authors: Sarocchi Matteo , Grossi Francesco , Arboscello Eleonora , Bellodi Andrea , Genova Carlo , Dal Bello Maria Giovanna , Rijavec Erika , Barletta Giulia , Rossi Giovanni , Biello Federica , Ghigliotti Giorgio , Canepa Marco , Mussap Michele , Brunelli Claudio , Spallarossa Paolo
Published: March 2018

Background

Rare cases of severe myocarditis are reported during treatment with nivolumab. Troponin, a biomarker of cardiac damage, is a key component of the diagnostic workup of many cardiac disorders, including myocarditis. This study investigates the role of troponin to assess cardiac involvement during nivolumab therapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Materials and Methods

We evaluated 59 NSCLC patients, analyzing serum samples collected within a translational research study. Troponin above the upper normal limit (0.046 ng/mL) was defined as Tn+, whereas normal but detectable troponin (0.015–0.045) was defined as Tndet. Troponin alterations were interpreted on the grounds of the following elements: peak values and time curve, cardiac comorbidities, signs and symptoms coincident to troponin elevation, ECG, echocardiography, and disease progression.

Results

No patient had cardiovascular events. Among 362 available blood samples, Tn+ (max 0.317 ng/mL) was found in 13 determinations belonging to 6 patients. Seven other patients had isolated Tndet. In five patients, Tn+ was attributed to cardiac comorbidities, disease progression, or worsening clinical status. One patient without cardiac history and in good clinical condition had a sustained troponin increase—soon after the start of therapy—and after careful evaluation of all relevant elements, it was interpreted as a marker of nivolumab-related subclinical myocarditis.

Conclusion

Tn+ may occur in NSCLC patients treated with nivolumab, but in most cases it does not indicate nivolumab cardiotoxicity. In some cases, however, a careful interpretation of troponin alteration, especially at the beginning of therapy, enables identification of subclinical myocarditis, thus allowing early cardiac treatment.

Implications for Practice

Myocarditis is a rare but serious adverse event of immune checkpoint blockade with nivolumab, which needs to be recognized as soon as possible. This article suggests that troponin, a user-friendly biomarker of myocardial cytotoxicity, might be useful for early detection of immune-mediated myocarditis. However, because troponin abnormalities might also be related to a number of conditions capable of causing myocardial oxygen demand-supply mismatch, a careful cardiac assessment should be performed in non-small cell lung cancer patients in order to properly interpret any troponin increase. According to the available evidence, monitoring troponin during the first weeks of treatment can be considered reasonable.
Presença de acompanhantes em unidades de terapia intensiva pediátrica – revisão integrativa
Authors: Batista Cabral João Victor , Carneiro Thais Patricia da Silva , Silva Ana Paula Sousa da
Published: March 2018

Objetivo: Descrever a importância de acompanhantes em unidades de terapia intensiva pediátrica. Método: Trata-se de revisão integrativa da literatura, com publicações entre os anos de 2000 a 2016 nas Bases de Dados da Biblioteca Virtual de Saúde. Foram incluídos artigos disponíveis eletronicamente, completos e em português. Resultados: A presença do acompanhante é garantida pelo Estatuto da Criança e do Adolescente no Brasil e se mostra importante no que diz respeito à circunspeção da criança, como medida de segurança do cuidado, atenuante da aflição, ansiedade e medo, elemento de apoio psicológico e social, além da sua participação no delineamento do plano terapêutico. Conclusão: O envolvimento dos familiares durante o processo de cuidar voltado para a criança hospitalizada e a garantia legal da presença do acompanhante no transcorrer de todo período de internação é vista como um grande progresso em termos de humanização, qualidade da assistência e minimização dos efeitos negativos ocasionados pela hospitalização.
Chromosomal DNA Measurement - IMAGE CYTOMETRYA v2
Authors: Ronildo Clarindo Wellington , Roberto Carvalho Carlos
Published: March 2018

The DNA amount can be measured for each chromosome of the karyotype by image cytometry. Image cytometry (ICM) associates microscopy, digital image and software technologies and has been particularly useful in spatial and densitometric cytological analyses. ICM integrates the methodologies of microscopy optical calibration, standard density filters, digital CCD camera and image analysis softwares for quantitative applications. Besides of all system calibration and setup, cytological protocols must perform good slide preparations for efficient and reliable ICM analysis.
AEROTHERMAL OPTIMIZATION OF SQUEALER GEOMETRY IN AXIAL FLOW TURBINES USING GENETIC ALGORITHM
Authors: ALPMAN Emre
Published: March 2018

In turbomachines, a tip gap is required in order to allow the relative
motion of the blade and to prevent the blade tip surface from rubbing. This gap which lay out between the blade tip surface and
the casing, results in fluid leakage due to the pressure difference between the
pressure side and the suction side of the blade. The tip leakage flow causes
almost one third of the aerodynamic loss and unsteady thermal loads over the
blade tip. Previous experimental and numerical studies revealed that the
squealer blade tip arrangements are one of the effective solutions in
increasing the aerothermal performance of the axial flow turbines. In this
paper the tip leakage flow is examined and optimized with the squealer geometry
as a means to control those losses related with the tip clearance. The squealer
height and width have been selected as design parameters and the corresponding
computational domain was obtained parametrically. Numerical experiments with
such parametrically generated multizone structured grid topologies paved the
way for the aerothermal optimization of the high pressure turbine blade tip
region. Flow within the linear cascade model has been numerically simulated by
solving Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations in order to produce a
database. For the numerical validation a well-known test case, Durham cascade
is investigated in end wall profiling studies has been used. Sixteen different
squealer tip geometries have been modeled parametrically and their performance
have been compared in terms of both aerodynamic loss and convective heat
transfer coefficient at blade tip. Also, these
two values have been introduced as objective functions in the optimization
studies. A state of the art multi-objective optimization algorithm, NSGA-II,
coupled with an Artificial Neural Network is used to obtain the optimized squealer
blade tip geometries for reduced aerodynamic loss and minimum heat transfer
coefficient. Optimization results are verified using CFD.
Clinical profile of patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction
Authors: Adhikari Govinda , Baral Dilip
Published: March 2018

Background: Cardiovascular diseases are the number one cause of death globally. Cardiovascular diseases have emerged as a major health burden in developing countries. Myocardial infarction (MI) is defined by the demonstration of myocardial cell necrosis due to significant and sustained ischaemia. Author attempted to study the risk factors and clinical profile of patients with MI admitted in Cardiology Department of tertiary care center, Chitwan, Nepal.Methods: This descriptive retrospective study was conducted in College of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital (CMS-TH), Chitwan, Nepal, from January 2016 to November 2017. Demographic features, cardiovascular risk factors, clinical presentation, Electrocardiogram (ECG) findings, regions of infarction and rhythm disturbances were studied and documented.Results: A total of 132 patients diagnosed with MI were studied. Most of the patients (90.15%) had ST-elevation MI (STEMI). The patients were predominantly male (87%). The majority of patients lied in the age group of 61-70 yrs (29.54%). The most common presenting symptom was chest pain (86.36%) followed by shortness of breath (42.42%) and vomiting (12.87%). Tobacco smoking/chewing (62.87%) was the major risk factor followed by hypertension (43.18%) and diabetes (34.09%). Majority of infarction occurred on anterior wall (52.94%). Most of the patients (90.90%) had normal sinus rhythm on ECG. On arrival to emergency department eight (6.06%) patients had cardiogenic shock and only one had congestive cardiac failure.Conclusions: STEMI was most common type of MI presenting to CMS-TH. Most of the patients were male and the most common risk factor contributing to MI was cigarette smoking. Most of the patients arrived more than 24 hours after onset of symptom.
Patients characteristics associated with better glycemic response to teneligliptin and metformin therapy in type 2 diabetes: a retrospective study
Authors: V. Gadge Pradeep , P. Gadge Roshani , D. Paralkar Nikita
Published: March 2018

Background: Teneligliptin was recently approved for type 2 diabetes (T2D) management in India and is used as monotherapy or in combination with different antidiabetic drugs. The aim of this study was to identify patients’ characteristics associated with better glycemic response to teneligliptin and metformin.Methods: A retrospective analysis of data was performed in patients of T2D with HbA1c above 7% who were treated with teneligliptin 20 mg/d as add on to metformin (500-100 mg/d) and whose follow-up data at 12-weeks was available. Fasting blood sugar (FBS) and post-prandial blood sugar (PPBS) changes were analysed.  Results: Among 66 patients included in analysis, mean age was 61.0±9.8 years and 53% were females. Median duration of diabetes was 2 years. At 12-weeks, a significant reduction PPBS was observed (mean change: -14.3 mg/dL, p=0.009) but not in FBS (mean change: -2.4 mg/dL, p=0.353). Among different patients’ characteristics, age ≤60 years (p=0.006), duration of ≤1 year (p=0.023), body-mass index ≥25 kg/m2 (p=0.009), presence of dyslipidemia (p=0.05) and absence of complications (p=0.012) were associated with significant reduction in PPBS but not in FBS.Conclusions: A younger, newly-diagnosed, obese T2D patients with dyslipidemia without any complications of diabetes can derive better therapeutic effectiveness from teneligliptin added to metformin. These findings need to be confirmed in large, prospective, long duration study.
A prospective study of hypothyroidism in tribal women of East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, India
Authors: Satyanarayana Posina Veera Venkata , Acharya Anand
Published: March 2018

Background: Hypothyroidism is usually categorized under iodine deficient disorder. Ever since universal salt iodization programme is adopted in India there is shift in balance from iodine deficiency to sufficiency state. But studies conducted by various authors during post - iodization period indicated that hypothyroidism is still prevalent in India despite of promotion of iodised salt. So due to lack of information on thyroid status of women in East Godavari of Andhra Pradesh. This study has been conducted to study the hypothyroidism in tribal women in this region.Methods: This is a prospective cross-sectional study conducted in the department of General Medicine Konaseema Institute of Medical Science Godavari between July 2015 to November 2017. Based on specific clinical symptoms of hypothyroidism among 4680 women patient who has attended the health camp 864 patients were selected for haematological evaluation.5ml of fasting blood was collected and thyroid function test was done by estimation of T3, T4, and TSH levels in serum by using ROCHE COBASE-411 immunohistochemistry Analyser.Results: Out of 864 women 342(39.50%) women were euthyroid out of that 84(9.72%) were 15 to30yrs of age, 192(22.2%) were between 31 to 45 years of age and 166(19.21%) were between46 to 65yrs. 316(36.57%) women were having subclinical hypothyroidism, among them 48(5.5%) were between 15 to 30yrs of age, 178(20.60%) were between 31 to 45yrs age and rest 90(10.41%) were between 46 to 65yrs of age. 110 patients were suffering from hypothyroidism that is 12.73%, out of that 12 were between 15 to 30yrs of age, 62(7.17) patients were between 31 to 45yrs age and rest were between 46 to 65yrs that is 36(4.16%).Conclusions: In this study we have found that subclinical hypothyroidism is more common than hypothyroidism.  Author have also found that thyroid disorder was more common in reproductive age group tribal women in east Godavari dist. of Andhra Pradesh.
Primary tubercular submandibular abscess: a rare presentation in two years old girl
Authors: Bajpai Jyoti , Kant Surya , Verma Ajay Kumar , Bajaj Darshan Kumar , Pradhan Akshyaya
Published: March 2018

Extra pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a serious problem in developing countries. The prevalence of extra pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is higher in immunocompromised, especially human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infected patients. The most common site of extra pulmonary tuberculosis is lymph node followed by pleura. Lymph nodes are pivotal component of immune system and hence they are affected in various conditions like infections, autoimmune disorder, malignancy However, tubercular affliction of submandibular lymph node is not common. Only a few cases of tubercular submandibular abscess in immune-competent children have been reported in literature. Here we report a case of two-year old girl with non-healing multiple submandibular lymph node abscess presenting as a primary tuberculosis that proved diagnostically challenging. She responded favourably to a five drug anti-tubercular regimen.
A case of pheochromocytoma presenting as syncope due to long QT syndrome
Authors: Bhat Mohammad Hayat , Naqash Henna , Zargar Parvaiz Ahmad , Sumji Sajad Ahmad , Shah Parvaiz Ahmad
Published: March 2018

Pheochromocytoma, a catecholamine secreting tumour, is rare and we are presenting such a case who presened with syncopal episodes due to arrhythmias associated with the tumour. The patient was managed with pharmacologic and surgical treatment.
Carlos Marichal, Steven Topik y Zephyr Frank (coords.), De la plata a la cocaína. Cinco siglos de historia económica de América Latina, 1500-2000. El Colegio de México/Fondo de Cultura Económica, México, 2017, 526 pp.
Authors: Pinto Joaquín
Published: March 2018

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The Consequences of IMF Conditionality for Government Expenditure on Health
Authors: Moosa Nisreen ,   School of Commerce, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Published: March 2018

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) was established in 1944 to supervise the international monetary system that collapsed in 1971. Since then, the Fund has reinvented itself as some sort of a “development agency,” providing loans with strings attached. Any country that wishes to obtain loans must follow the IMF-prescribed policies that reflect the neoliberal ideas of the Washington Consensus. As these policies are typically contractionary and involve austerity, the IMF has been accused of pursuing policies that exhibit a negative impact on health expenditure, with dire consequences for the population. Although the empirical evidence on this issue is mixed, it is well known that the IMF operations are more likely to exert a negative effect than a positive effect on government spending on health.
Populism versus IMF Conditionalities: Demand Management Policies in Present Regime of Globalization
Authors: Mehar Ayub ,   Iqra University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Published: March 2018

The end of a bipolar regime after the collapse of the Soviet Union diverted the world economies to globalization regime, where economic freedom and liberalization were adopted as most powerful and popular philosophies of the economic welfare and development. The origination of a free trade regime, decentralization in public finance, and revival of the classical school of thought in economic policies are the natural outcomes of the global failure of centrally controlled economic planning experiences. Autonomy of the central banks, market-oriented exchange rates, convertibility of the currencies, privatization, deregulation, and free trade are the banners of classical economic thoughts in the present regime. Meanwhile, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) came into force when the world was divided into left and right arms. The IMF conditionality and recommended measures are still based on demand management mechanism where most of the advices belong to exchange rate mechanism (devaluation), increase in interest rate, increase in tax revenue, reduction in subsidies, transfer payments, so on. The core objective of this study is to review the IMF policies and practices in the contemporary world where supply-side policies and classical theories are regaining their importance in post-Soviet regime. Before any recommendation and contemplating the role of the IMF in the contemporary world, it will be appropriate to review and analyze the current practices of the IMF by three dimensions: History and cause of the creation of the IMF, its governance and financial structure, and its role in global economy and lending activities. The study suggests the change in the IMF governance structure and the coordination between World Trade Organization (WTO), World Economic Forum (WEF), and IMF policies.
Farklı Azot ve Fosfor Seviyelerinin Horozibiği (Amarantus mantegazzianus)’nde Tane Verimi ve Bazı Verim Özelliklerine Etkisi Üzerine Bir Ön Araştırma
Authors: DUMANOĞLU Zeynep , GEREN Hakan
Published: March 2018

Farklı azot
ve fosfor seviyelerinin horozibiği verimliliği üzerindeki etkisini
değerlendirmek için “Don Juan” isimli horozibiği genotipinde, beş azot (0, 5, 10, 15, 20 kg/da) ve üç fosfor
(0, 5, 10 kg/da) seviyesinin araştırıldığı bir saksı denemesi dış
ortamda yürütülmüştür. Çalışmada bitki
boyu, hasat indeksi, tane verimi, tane ham protein oranı ve 1000 tane ağırlığı
gibi özellikler incelenmiştir. Sonuçlar, kontrol uygulamasına göre artan N ve P seviyelerinin verim ve verim
unsurlarını olumlu yönde etkilediğini ve en yüksek tane veriminin dekara 10 kg
P ve 15 kg Nuygulamasından alındığını göstermiştir.