bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Clinical evaluation of a mini locking plate system for fracture repair of the radius and ulna in miniature breed dogs
Authors: Kang Byung-Jae , Ryu Hak-Hyun , Park Sungsu , Kim Yongsun , Kweon Oh-Kyeong , Hayashi Kei
Published: October 2016

Objectives: To retrospectively evaluate the effectiveness of a novel 1.2 mm mini locking plate system in treating fractures of the radius and ulna in miniature breed dogs.

Methods: Medical records and radiographs of miniature breed dogs with fractures treated with a 1.2 mm mini locking plate system were reviewed. The inclusion criteria were: body weight of 2.5 kg or less, trans-verse or short oblique fracture of the radius and ulna, and treatment with a mini locking plate system as the sole method of fixation. For each patient, data including signalment, time to radiographic union, use of bone graft or other agents, and previous repair attempts were recorded. The outcome and complications were determined from clinical and radiographic follow-up examinations.

Results: Fourteen cases with a mean radial width of 4.5 mm (± 0.8 mm) were included into this study. The fractures healed without failure of fixation in all cases. Mean time to adequate radiographic union was 8.4 weeks (± 2.6 weeks). Major complications were not seen in any of the cases, and minor complications occurred in three of the cases. Limb function was graded as ‘normal’ in 10 cases and ‘occasional lameness’ in four cases.

Clinical significance: The mini locking system evaluated in this study was an effective treatment method for radial and ulnar fractures in miniature breed dogs with a radial width smaller than 5.5 mm.

Supplementary Material to this article is available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.3415/VCOT-16-01-0014.
Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells Impair Early Graft Function following Allogeneic Islet Transplantation
Authors: Chow Kevin V. , Carrington Emma M. , Zhan Yifan , Lew Andrew M. , Sutherland Robyn M.
Published: October 2016

Islet transplantation can cure type 1 diabetes but is limited by lack of donor organs and early graft dysfunction, such that many patients require multiple transplants to achieve insulin independence. Monocyte-derived dendritic cells (moDCs) arise during inflammation and allograft encounters where they can promote various innate and adaptive immune responses. To determine whether moDCs impair early graft function following allogeneic islet transplantation, we transplanted MHC-mismatched BALB/c (H-2d) islets into diabetic C57BL/6-CCR2. DTR recipients (H-2b) treated with either saline (control) or diphtheria toxin (DT) to deplete moDCs. Graft function was assessed by blood glucose (BG) measurement. DT treatment resulted in specific depletion of graft site moDCs posttransplant. Despite equivalent pretransplant BG levels [27.0 ± 1.3 vs. 29.6 ± 1.1 mM, not significant (ns)], DT recipients achieved lower posttransplant BG levels and better rates of normoglycemia than control recipients (11.0 ± 1.9 vs. 19.1 ± 1.4 mM, p = 0.004) at 1 day posttransplant in diabetic recipients. When a suboptimal donor dose of 200 islets was transplanted, DT-induced moDC depletion resulted in normoglycemia in 78% compared to 25% of control recipients ( p = 0.03). As well as amelioration of graft dysfunction in the immediate peritransplant period, prolonged DT administration (15 days posttransplant) resulted in improved graft survival (21 vs. 11 days, p = 0.005). moDCs impair early graft function post-allogeneic islet transplantation. moDC depletion may allow for improved early graft function, permit transplantation with lower islet masses, and enhance graft survival.
Peritoneal Dialysis-Related Peritonitis due to Melioidosis: A Potentially Devastating Condition
Authors: Kanjanabuch Talerngsak , Lumlertgul Nuttha , Pearson Lachlan J. , Chatsuwan Tanittha , Pongpirul Krit , Leelahavanichkul Asada , Thongbor Nisa , Nuntawong Gunticha , Praderm Laksamon , Wechagama Pantiwa , Narenpitak Surapong , Wechpradit Apinya , Punya Worauma , Halue Guttiga , Naka Phetpailin , Jeenapongsa Somboon , Eiam-Ong Somchai
Published: October 2016

Background

Melioidosis, an infectious disease caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, is endemic in Southeast Asia and Northern Australia. Although a wide range of clinical manifestations from this organism are known, peritonitis associated with peritoneal dialysis (PD) has rarely been reported.

Patients and Methods

Peritoneal dialysis patients from all regions in Thailand were eligible for the study if they had peritonitis and either peritoneal fluid or effluent culture positive for B. pseudomallei. Patient data obtained included baseline characteristics, laboratory investigations, treatments, and clinical outcomes. When possible, PD fluid and removed Tenckhoff (TK) catheters were submitted for analyses of minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) and microbial biofilm, respectively.

Results

Twenty-six patients were identified who were positive for peritoneal B. pseudomallei infection. The recorded mean age was 50 ± 15 (24 – 75) years, and the majority (58%) were female. Most of the cases were farmers living in Northeastern and Northern Thailand. Almost half of the cases had diabetes. Infections were reported commonly during the monsoon season and winter. The clinical presentations of peritonitis were similar to the manifestations from other microorganisms. Nine patients (41%) died (7 from sepsis), 6 fully recovered, and 7 switched to permanent hemodialysis. The mortality was potentially associated with sepsis ( p = 0.007), infection during the monsoon season ( p = 0.017), high initial dialysate neutrophils ( p = 0.045), and high hematocrit ( p = 0.045). Although no antibiotic resistance to ceftazidime and carbapenems was detected, approximately 50% of patients died with this treatment. Microbial biofilms were identified on the luminal surface of 4 out of 5 TK catheters, but the removal of the catheter did not alter the outcomes.

Conclusion

Peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis due to melioidosis is uncommon but highly fatal. Increased awareness, early diagnosis, and optimal management are mandatory.
Polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene oxide) copolymers as templates for stacked, spherical large-mesopore silica coatings: dependence of silica pore size on the PS/PEO ratio
Authors: Nisticò Roberto , Magnacca Giuliana , Jadhav Sushilkumar A , Scalarone Dominique
Published: October 2016

Large-mesopore silica films with a narrow pore size distribution and high porosity have been obtained by a sol–gel reaction of a silicon oxide precursor (TEOS) and using polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene oxide) (PS-b-PEO) copolymers as templates in an acidic environment. PS-b-PEO copolymers with different molecular weight and composition have been studied in order to assess the effects of the block length on the pore size of the templated silica films. The changes in the morphology of the porous systems have been investigated by transmission electron microscopy and a systematic analysis has been carried out, evidencing the dependence between the hydrophilic/hydrophobic ratio of the two polymer blocks and the size of the final silica pores. The obtained results prove that by tuning the PS/PEO ratio, the pore size of the templated silica films can be easily and finely predicted.
A UNIVERSAL DENSITY STRUCTURE FOR CIRCUMGALACTIC GAS
Authors: Stern Jonathan , Hennawi Joseph F. , Prochaska J. Xavier , Werk Jessica K.
Published: October 2016

We develop a new method to constrain the physical conditions in the cool (∼104 K) circumgalactic medium (CGM) from measurements of ionic column densities by assuming that the cool CGM spans a large range of gas densities and that small high-density clouds are hierarchically embedded in large low-density clouds. The new method combines the information available from different sightlines during the photoionization modeling, thus yielding tighter constraints on CGM properties compared to traditional methods that model each sightline individually. Applying this new technique to the COS Halos survey of low-redshift ∼L* galaxies, we find that we can reproduce all observed ion columns in all 44 galaxies in the sample, from the low ions to

, with a single universal density structure for the cool CGM. The gas densities span the range

(

is the cosmic mean), while the physical size of individual clouds scales as ∼ρ
−1, from ≈35 kpc for the low-density

clouds to ≈6 pc for the highest-density low-ion clouds. The deduced cloud sizes are too small for this density structure to be driven by self-gravity; thus, its physical origin is unclear. The implied cool CGM mass within the virial radius is (1.3 ± 0.4) × 1010

(∼1% of the halo mass), distributed rather uniformly over the 4 decades in density. The mean cool gas density profile scales as

, where R is the distance from the galaxy center. We construct a 3D model of the cool CGM based on our results, which we argue provides a benchmark for the CGM structure in hydrodynamic simulations. Our results can be tested by measuring the coherence scales of different ions.
EXTERNAL COMPTON SCATTERING IN BLAZAR JETS AND THE LOCATION OF THE GAMMA-RAY EMITTING REGION
Authors: Finke Justin D.
Published: October 2016

I study the location of the γ-ray emission in blazar jets by creating a Compton-scattering approximation that is valid for all anisotropic radiation fields in the Thomson through Klein–Nishina regimes, is highly accurate, and can speed up numerical calculations by up to a factor of ∼10. I apply this approximation to synchrotron self-Compton, external Compton scattering of photons from the accretion disk, broad line region (BLR), and dust torus. I use a stratified BLR model and include detailed Compton-scattering calculations of a spherical and flattened BLR. I create two dust torus models, one where the torus is an annulus and one where it is an extended disk. I present detailed calculations of the photoabsorption optical depth using my detailed BLR and dust torus models, including the full angle dependence. I apply these calculations to the emission from a relativistically moving blob traveling through these radiation fields. The ratio of γ-ray to optical flux produces a predictable pattern that could help locate the γ-ray emission region. I show that the bright flare from 3C 454.3 in 2010 November detected by the Fermi Large Area Telescope is unlikely to originate from a single blob inside the BLR. This is because it moves outside the BLR in a time shorter than the flare duration, although emission by multiple blobs inside the BLR is possible. Also, γ-rays are unlikely to originate from outside of the BLR, due to the scattering of photons from an extended dust torus, since the cooling timescale would be too long to explain the observed short variability.
EXPLORING THE ROLE OF SUB-MICRON-SIZED DUST GRAINS IN THE ATMOSPHERES OF RED L0–L6 DWARFS
Authors: Hiranaka Kay , Cruz Kelle L. , Douglas Stephanie T. , Marley Mark S. , Baldassare Vivienne F.
Published: October 2016

We examine the hypothesis that the red near-infrared colors of some L dwarfs could be explained by a “dust haze” of small particles in their upper atmospheres. This dust haze would exist in conjunction with the clouds found in dwarfs with more typical colors. We developed a model that uses Mie theory and the Hansen particle size distributions to reproduce the extinction due to the proposed dust haze. We apply our method to 23 young L dwarfs and 23 red field L dwarfs. We constrain the properties of the dust haze including particle size distribution and column density using Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods. We find that sub-micron-range silicate grains reproduce the observed reddening. Current brown dwarf atmosphere models include large-grain (1–100 μm) dust clouds but not sub-micron dust grains. Our results provide a strong proof of concept and motivate a combination of large and small dust grains in brown dwarf atmosphere models.
Hyperlipidaemia in HIV-Infected Patients on Lopinavir/Ritonavir Monotherapy in Resource-Limited Settings
Authors:   the ACTG A5230 Study Team, Matoga Mitch M , Hosseinipour Mina C , Aga Evgenia , Ribaudo Heather J , Kumarasamy Nagalingeswaran , Bartlett John , Hughes Michael D
Published: October 2016

Background

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is an emerging concern for HIV-infected patients. Hyperlipidaemia is a risk factor for CVD and a complication of protease-inhibitor-based antiretroviral therapy, but little is known about its incidence and risk factors in treated patients in resource-limited settings (RLS).

Methods

We conducted a secondary analysis of ACTG A5230 trial in which HIV-infected adults from India, Malawi, Tanzania, Thailand and South Africa, with virological relapse on first-line therapy were initiated on lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r) monotherapy. Hyperlipidaemia was a grade 2+ elevated fasting total cholesterol (FTC≥240 mg/dl) or fasting triglycerides (FTG≥500 mg/dl) or calculated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL≥160 mg/dl) based on measurements at weeks 12, 24, 48, 68 and 104. We evaluated factors potentially associated with quantitative lipid changes from baseline to week 12. These were age, sex, race, site and baseline body mass index, CD4+ T-cell count, HIV-1 RNA level and lipids.

Results

106 participants without hyperlipidaemia at baseline started LPV/r; median age 39 years, 68% Black African, 55% female. The cumulative incidence of hyperlipidaemia at week 104 was 48% (95% CI 36, 58%). At week 12, there were significant mean increases from baseline in FTC (17 mg/dl, P<0.001) and FTG (104 mg/dl, P<0.001). In multivariable analysis, higher baseline FTC ( P=0.044), FTG ( P=0.025), Thai ( P<0.001) or Indian sites ( P=0.020) versus African sites were associated with increased risk of hyperlipidaemia.

Conclusions

In HIV-infected adults in RLS initiating LPV/r, hyperlipidaemia was common. Baseline lipid measurements and routine monitoring should be recommended in individuals starting LPV/r-based treatments with borderline high lipids.
Economic Outcomes of Influenza in Hospitalized Elderly with and without ICU Admission
Authors: Chan Yik-Kei , Wong Rity YK , Ip Margaret , Lee Nelson LS , You Joyce HS
Published: October 2016

Background

To describe direct medical costs of influenza in hospitalized elderly, with and without intensive care unit (ICU) admission, during the 2014–2015 season in Hong Kong.

Methods

A retrospective study was conducted in 110 inpatients aged ≥65 years with laboratory-confirmed influenza treated by antiviral therapy during season 2014–2015 in a tertiary hospital. Resource utilization of influenza-related diagnostic and laboratory tests, medications for influenza treatment, usage of general medical ward and ICU during the influenza-related length of hospital stay (IR-LOS) were collected.

Results

There were 18 (16.4%) and 92 (83.4%) cases with and without ICU admission, respectively. The difference in influenza-related mortality rates between patients with (11.1%) and without ICU admission (2.2%) was not statistically significant ( P=0.064). Patients with ICU admission reported longer IR-LOS (12.7 ±6.0 days versus 5.5 ±2.7 days; P<0.001) and higher direct costs (36,588 USD ±21,482 versus 5,773 USD ±2,017; P<0.001; 1 USD=7.8 HKD). Male gender (OR=14.50; 95% CI 1.68, 125.07) and respiratory complications (OR=9.61; 95% CI 1.90, 48.50) were positive predictors of ICU admission. Age ≥70 years (OR=0.09; 95% CI 0.02, 0.46) and antiviral therapy initiation within 7 days (OR=0.05; 95% CI 0.003, 0.79) were negative predictors of ICU admission. Influenza B was a positive predictor of high-cost hospitalization in non-ICU survivors (OR=7.33; 95% CI 1.24, 43.29). No predictor of mortality was identified.

Conclusions

Hospitalization cost in elderly for seasonal influenza was substantial in Hong Kong. The cost in patients with ICU admission was significantly higher than those without ICU care. Respiratory complications and male gender predicted ICU admission. Influenza B infection predicted high-cost hospitalization in non-ICU survivors.
La question spirituelle dans le contexte de la maladie grave
Authors: Pujol Nicolas , Gueneau-Peureux Domitille , Beloucif Sadek
Published: October 2016

L’émergence du concept de spiritualité en médecine et l’humanisation des pratiques soignantes ont favorisé la reconnaissance des besoins spirituels de la personne malade. Mais comment y répondre sans qu’ils soient récupérés par la logique médicale ? Les auteurs s’appuient sur une illustration clinique pour poser les balises d’une juste attention à la question spirituelle.
De l’addiction à la dissociation corporelle et psychique
Authors: Rousselet Anne-Victoire , Laqueille Xavier
Published: October 2016

Phénomène de rupture aux manifestations diverses – entre attitudes et propos, entre absence d’idée suicidaire et fait de nuire à son corps, entre valeurs et comportements... –, la dissociation s’inscrit au cœur du comportement addictif, rendant plus complexe sa prise en charge.
La Croix et les hiéroglyphes
Authors: Déléage Pierre
Published: October 2016

Quels sont les processus de transformation d'une forme symbolique ? Comment s'importe-t-elle et s'intègre-t-elle dans des traditions et des rituels qui lui sont étrangers ? Pierre Déléage nous livre ici une belle étude de cas. Son enquête, à la croisée de l'anthropologie et de l'histoire, a pour terrain les relations qui s'établirent, au cours des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles, entre des missionnaires catholiques et les Micmacs, groupe amérindien peuplant les côtes atlantiques de l'actuelle frontière séparant le Canada des États-Unis. Chez les Micmacs, la croix était un signe d'alliance diplomatique, guerrier et chamanique. Confrontés à cette situation, les missionnaires français usent d'un syncrétisme pédagogique pour propager la croix chrétienne. Quant aux « hiéroglyphes » micmacs, méthode d'inscription tout à fait exceptionnelle, ils se constituent à l'intersection des traditions pictographiques autochtones et de l'écriture alphabétique apportée par les missions. Cet ouvrage démontre la force d'innovation produite par les interactions entre des systèmes symboliques différents. Il décrit et explique comment l'hétérogénéité culturelle construit l'efficace des objets et des rituels, assure leur propagation et aboutit à l'invention de traditions nouvelles pour un groupe humain donné à un moment de son histoire.
I luci del Lazio: la documentazione archeologica
Authors: Coarelli Filippo
Published: October 2016

I termini latini per “santuario”: la storia di lucus in età repubblicana, attraverso la documentazione letterariaed epigrafica. Realtà archeologica di un lucus: ilsantuario di Gabiiattribuito a Giunone.
Le mobilier archéologique du sanctuaire de Diane Nemorensis
Authors: Blagg Thomas F. C.
Published: October 2016

Les 2ème et 3ème éditions du Rameau d’Or amplifient les références de Frazer aux fouilles les récentes à Nemi. Cet article commence avec l’histoire des découvertes, dont la collection au Musée de Nottingham est la plus importante, et fait un résumé du mobilier archéologique, qui témoigne de la pratique du culte, de l’architecture du sanctuaire de Diane et de sa clientèle.
Etude d’un cas : le lucus deae Diae à Rome
Authors: Broise Henri , Scheid John
Published: October 2016

Le bois sacré de dea Dia, connu par l’épigraphie et par des fouilles récentes, permet de préciser le statut de ce type d’espace cultuel. Le plan du sanctuaire atteste une série de lieux clos, séparés les uns des autres, et dont la partie supérieure paraît avoir été le lucus. Les arvales y pénètrent uniquement pour célébrer le sacrifice annuel ou pour effectuer des travaux d’entretien. Ils le font à chaque fois après avoir offert un sacrifice expiatoire. Le piaculum ouvrant les cérémonies du sacrifice annuel à dea Dia prouve que les arvales créaient, par des travaux symboliques, la “clairière” (sens étymologique de lucus) qui servait de cadre aux actes cultuels. Ce type de lieu sacré ou cultuel s’oppose aux temples, où aucune précaution de ce type ne s’imposait.
Bois et arbres sacrés en peinture
Authors: Frontisi Claude
Published: October 2016

Dans l’iconographie médiévale, puis tout au long des temps modernes, le motif d’un “Bois sacré” apparaît de façon récurrente. Il ne s’agit pas, dans un premier temps, d’évocations directes du mythe antique, mais de représentations chrétiennes qui traduisent les symboles anciens de façon plus ou moins proche. Au XIXe siècle, la peinture réintégrera le thème dans sa littéralité, avec des visées d’abord archéologiques puis de plus en plus alourdies de symboles divers. Enfin, avec le néo-plasticisme de Piet Mondrian, notre siècle donnera lui aussi sa version — insolite — de la thématique.
Les bois sacrés des autres : les faits africains
Authors: Cartry Michel
Published: October 2016

A travers une relecture de quelques grands textes classiques de l’africanisme, l’auteur met d’abord en évidence deux traditions dominantes dans l’emploi de la notion de bois sacré: l’une qui voit en ces sortes d’espaces des lieux spécialement aménagés pour des écoles d’initiation tenues en “brousse”, l’autre qui tend à réserver l’emploi du terme à des groupements d’arbres qui, à l’intérieur d’une agglomération, forment comme des enclaves interdites. Sont ensuite examinées et mises en contraste deux réalisations particulières de bois sacrés observées en deux sociétés d’Afrique de l’Ouest.
Saturnino, Ostia e l’annona. Il controllo e l’organizzazione del commercio del grano tra II e I secolo a. C.
Authors: Coarelli Filippo
Published: October 2016

La storia edilizia di Ostia in età tardo-repubblicana sembra riflettere fedelmente lo sviluppo del porto, in funzione delle forniture annonarie di Roma. Epigrafi frammentarie rinvenute nell’area del santuario di Via della Foce permettono forse di collegare la monumen-talizzazionedi due dei templi (di Esculapioe di Ercole) con la questura ostiense di Saturninoe con il dominio che il tribuno esercitò sull’annona negli ultimi anni del II sec. a. C. La delimitazione di un’ampia fascia di terreno lungo la riva del Tevere, a est del Castrimi, attribuibile all’età graccana, trova giustificazione nella necessità di riservarla all’uso pubblico, e in particolare all’ampliamento dell’area portuale; qui sorgeranno quasi subito almeno due imponenti magazzini, tra i quali i cosiddetti “Grandi Horrea”, la cui realizzazione è da attribuire agli anni intorno al 100 a. C., e forse è anch’essa da collegare all’attività di Saturninoe al contemporaneo potenziamento delle strutture annonarie di Roma.
Commercio e consumo del grano ad Ercolano
Authors: Pagano Mario
Published: October 2016

Si prendono in esame per la prima volta i ritrovamenti di cereali, sempre ben conservati, di Ercolano, in particolare quelli degli scavi degli anni’30. Si tratta di 12 diverse quantità, recuperate sia in botteghe di generi alimentari che in abitazioni. Si è cercato, per quanto possibile, di ricostruire i contesti originali. Si discute poi della minore quantità di pistrina individuati finora a Ercolano rispetto che a Pompei, forse da ricollegare al diverso carattere economico-sociale delle due città.
Risorse agricole della costa ionica (Metaponto e Crotone) in età romana
Authors: Carter Joseph C.
Published: October 2016

L’evoluzione del territorio di Metapontoe Crotone dal IV sec. a. C. fino al IV sec. d. C. viene tracciata in questo articolo. La tesi di A. Toynbee-che l’Italia meridionale fu trasformata in un deserto abitato unicamente da pecoree schiavi in conseguenza delle campagne annibaliche-viene esaminata alla luce della intensa ricerca archeologicae rivela la sua impossibilità di applicazione per questa zona. Ci si basa qui su prospezioni fatte su larga scala, scavi di siti rurali ed esami di elementi botanici conservati (semie pollini)e di resti animali. L’approccio, di tipo cronologico, si rivolge particolarmente al sito di Metaponto, dove la ricerca è stata di gran lunga più completa.
Herakleia e Metaponto
Authors: Siena Antonio De , Giardino Liliane
Published: October 2016

La sconfitta di Pirroe la sua partenza dall’Italia determinano un rapido processo di romanizzazione che interessa anche la fascia ionica. Le colonie greche di Metaponto ed Herakleia subiscono profonde trasformazioni all’interno delle aree urbanee nei loro rispettivi territori. Metaponto sembra soffrire una maggiore crisi demograficae riduzione degli spazi urbani, mentre Herakleia non presenta sostanziali cesure urbanistiche con il periodo precedente. Il territorio compreso tra le due colonie, specialmente nel corso del II sec. a. C., propone a livello archeologico più presenze rurali, ubicate lungo la grande viabilità. La fattoria greca con il suo lotto diviso ed a conduzione unifamiliare viene sostituita dalla villa rustica, nella quale le dimensioni della struttura sottendono l’appropriazione di una notevole estensione di terrenoe l’avvio di monocolture cerealicole ed arboree. Il porto metapontino costituisce l’unico polo dinamico di un territorio sfruttato, ma non occupato intensamente.
Distribuzione e tipologia degli insediamenti di età repubblicana ed imperiale sull’altopiano Ibleo
Authors: Stefano Giovanni Di
Published: October 2016

Il territorio camarinese (Sicilia sud-orientale) è un’area privilegiata per le ricerche di topografia storica di età romana. Alquanto elevato il numero delle segnalazioni di insediamenti a carattere rurale nel territorio. Interessanti sono pure alcune considerazioni statistiche che è possibile fare in rapporto alla distribuzione delle segnalazioni per quote altimetriche.Le segnalazioni di rinvenimenti compresi fra l’età di Valerio Levinoe Augusto sono il 30% del totale. Alquanto più numerosee diffuse sono le segnalazioni di rinvenimenti relativi all’età imperiale, dai Severi a Costantino. Tuttavia, la documentazione archeologica può considerarsi incompleta. È probabile che in questo periodo siano intervenute modificazioni degli insediamenti agricoli dovuti all’occupazione del territorio, in rapporto alla produzione granaria. L’area in questione per queste possibili letture si propone come una verae propria area-campione.
Genre, migrations et sédentarités
Authors: Le Petitcorps Colette
Published: October 2016

Après quarante années passées en France comme employée de maison, des femmes mauriciennes retournent à l’Ile Maurice pour y passer leur retraite. Leur situation, leurs pratiques spatiales et les représentations à leur égard au retour sont analysées par une approche qui revient sur l’histoire de leur migration et qui interroge le rapport entre migrations et sédentarités sous plusieurs facettes. En partant des récits de femmes et des discours de personnes du voisinage qui assistent à leur réinstallation à l’Ile Maurice, il s’agit de comprendre le sens qui est donné à la migration et à la sédentarité du point de vue des sujets, tout en explorant la forme particulière que prennent les normes de genre en relation aux migrations de femmes dans l’emploi domestique.
Émigration masculine et développement touristique en versant sud du massif des Annapurna (Népal) : les femmes à la manœuvre
Authors: Dérioz Pierre , Upadhayaya Pranil , Loireau Maud , Bachimon Philippe , Le Noac’h Justine , Létang Mauve
Published: October 2016

Essentiellement masculine, l’émigration internationale de travail constitue au Népal, un phénomène ancien et de grande ampleur. Dans les régions où il est le plus actif, il se traduit par une nette féminisation des sociétés locales, qui ne s’accompagne pas partout d’un gain en autonomie et en indépendance pour les femmes qui restent. A partir d’une étude de cas en versant sud du massif des Annapurna où l’absence des hommes est particulièrement marquée, cet article tente de préciser la manière dont le développement touristique, en tant que secteur d’activité, offre des opportunités de travail, et au-delà d’émancipation, aux femmes qui sont en mesure de s’en saisir.
National Incidence, Management and Survival of Urachal Carcinoma
Authors: Collins Dearbhaile C. , Velázquez-Kennedy Kyra , Deady Sandra , Brady Adrian P. , Sweeney Paul , Power Derek G.
Published: October 2016

Urachal carcinoma is an uncommon cancer whose rarity has precluded its study and evidence-based management strategies are lacking. This study assessed all urachal carcinomas in Ireland and clinical parameters in order to improve understanding. Urachal carcinomas diagnosed from 1994 to 2011 were identified from the National Cancer Registry in Ireland. Data obtained included patient age, gender, diagnostic year, pathology, tumor stage, patient treatment strategies and survival. Twenty-six urachal carcinomas were identified, the majority being adenocarcinoma. This comprised 0.3% of all invasive bladder tumors. Patients were predominantly male (62%) and over 50 years of age (58%). Twenty-two patients (85%) underwent surgery, with only six (23%) undergoing chemotherapy. On average, median overall survival was 2.6 years (range 0-15.2 yrs). Survival was longer in women (5 vs. 1.9 yrs), patients under 50 years of age (3.6 vs. 1.9 yrs), those without confirmed metastasis (4.1 vs. 0.7 yrs) and those who received chemotherapy (3.6 vs. 2.6 yrs). The overall survival of urachal carcinoma in Ireland is less than expected from published literature. This study highlights the need for centralization of rare tumors with international collaboration to identify the optimal treatment strategy and improve outcome.
Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Liver: A Rare Tumor in a Rarer Location
Authors: Dey Biswajit , Gochhait Debasis , Kaushal Gourav , Barwad Adarsh , Pottakkat Biju
Published: October 2016

Solitary fibrous tumor is an uncommon mesenchymal neoplasm. Liver is a rare location of this tumor. We report a case of hepatic solitary fibrous tumor in a 56-year-old female, who presented with right upper abdominal pain. An extended right hepatectomy was performed. Histopathological and immunohistochemical examination revealed solitary fibrous tumor of the liver.
The Effect of Astigmatism Axis on Visual Acuity
Authors: Mimouni Michael , Nemet Achia , Pokroy Russell , Sela Tzahi , Munzer Gur , Kaiserman Igor
Published: October 2016

Purpose

To evaluate the effect of astigmatism axis on uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA) in emmetropic eyes that underwent laser refractive surgery.

Methods

This retrospective study included patients who underwent laser in situ keratomileusis or photorefractive keratectomy between January 2000 and December 2015 at the Care-Vision Laser Centers, Tel Aviv, Israel. Eyes with a 3-month postoperative spherical equivalent between -0.5 D and 0.5 D were included in this study. Eyes with ocular comorbidities and planned ametropia were excluded. Study eyes were divided into 3 groups according to the steep astigmatic axis: with the rule (WTR) (60-120), oblique (31-59 or 121-149), and against the rule (ATR) (0-30 or 150-180). The UDVA of these 3 groups was compared. The oblique group was divided into oblique ATR and oblique WTR, which were compared with each other.

Results

A total of 17,416 consecutive eyes of 8,708 patients were studied. The WTR eyes (n = 10,651) had significantly better UDVA (logMAR 0.01 ± 0.08) than the oblique (n = 3,141, logMAR 0.02 ± 0.09) and ATR eyes (n = 3,624, logMAR 0.02 ± 0.10) (p<0.001). The oblique WTR group had significantly better UDVA than the oblique ATR group (p<0.001). The UDVA of the oblique and ATR groups was similar. Stepwise multiple regression analysis showed that the group accounted for 15% of the UDVA variance (p = 0.04).

Conclusions

The astigmatic axis has a small but significant effect on UDVA in emmetropic eyes; WTR was better than oblique and ATR astigmatism. Therefore, when correcting astigmatism, it may be preferable to err towards WTR astigmatism.
Percepção de beleza e cuidados estéticos em mulheres pós-menopausa residentes em um município do interior do Rio Grande do Sul
Authors: Albarello Marcela Jeani , Winkelmann Eliane Roseli , Fontela Paula Caitano , Schneider Juliana , Berlezi Evelise Moraes
Published: October 2016

A diversidade tecnológica na oferta de tratamentos estéticos e a imposição da sociedade pela valorização da beleza podem gerar mudanças de perfil no público feminino que podem ser específicas, considerando-se as características sociodemográficas, econômicas e culturais da população estudada. Este estudo de caráter quantitativo teve como objetivo conhecer a percepção de beleza e os cuidados estéticos em mulheres rurais na pós-menopausa residentes em um município do interior do estado do Rio Grande do Sul. Participaram do estudo, mulheres com idade igual e/ou superior a 65 anos, que faziam parte de um grupo da terceira idade. Foi realizada avaliação dos dados antropométricos e entrevista estruturada com questões sobre a percepção de beleza e a realização de procedimentos estéticos. Foram avaliadas vinte mulheres com média de idade de 69,2 anos, massa corporal e estatura média de 73,9 kg e 1,62 m de altura. Apenas 20% da amostra havia feito dieta para emagrecimento, a maioria, 45%, considerava a beleza “mais ou menos importante”, sendo “muito importante” apenas para 10%. Somente duas delas (10%) haviam passado por procedimento cirúrgico, ambas para redução de mama, conforme recomendação médica. Com relação à estética facial e corporal, 40% e 15% das mulheres, respectivamente, realizaram algum procedimento para esse fim. A maioria delas nunca obteve conhecimento sobre estética facial e/ou corporal. Percebe-se que as mudanças na percepção de beleza determinada pela sociedade atual não atinge as mulheres rurais na pós-menopausa residentes em um município do interior do Rio Grande do Sul.
Violência contra a pessoa idosa no contexto português: questões e contradições
Authors: Fernandes Maria Julia Carneiro , Silva Alcione Leite da
Published: October 2016

A violência contra a pessoa idosa é um fenômeno universal com vários cenários como pano de fundo. Num universo de 53 países europeus, Portugal destaca-se com um dos maiores índices (39,4%). Considerando a sua elevada subnotificação, os dados epidemiológicos constituem apenas a ponta do iceberg de uma cultura relacional de dominação, de conflitos intergeracionais ou de negligências familiares ou institucionais. Este artigo tem como objetivo dar visibilidade ao fenômeno da violência contra a pessoa idosa em Portugal considerando as suas múltiplas formas de expressão e fatores predisponentes no atual processo de envelhecimento mundial da população. Neste sentido, foi realizada uma revisão narrativa para subsidiar esta reflexão no contexto português, tendo como contraponto os avanços alcançados em outros países. Conclui-se que o reconhecimento deste tipo de violência como um problema sério em Portugal requer uma consciência social integradora e um esforço de complementaridade das diversas áreas do conhecimento. Apenas desta forma será possível salvaguardar os direitos da pessoa idosa e encontrar respostas eficazes e humanizadas que permitam prevenir ou atenuar os efeitos da violência na sociedade.
Prevalência de anemia em idosos internados em enfermarias gerais de um hospital universitário
Authors: Muñoz Rilva Lopes de Sousa , Sousa Graziela Batista de , Lucena Germana Ribeiro de , Grigório Mayara Cardoso , Etto Leina Yukari
Published: October 2016

A anemia representa um problema de saúde pública para a população idosa, pois atua negativamente, sobretudo no contexto de hospitalização. Sua prevalência não está clara na literatura em virtude de resultados discrepantes. Os objetivos deste estudo foram avaliar a prevalência de anemia em idosos internados em enfermarias de clínica médica de um hospital universitário brasileiro, assim como determinar a classificação morfológica da anemia e sua distribuição de acordo com a faixa de idade e o sexo. Realizou-se um estudo observacional e transversal envolvendo amostra de cem pacientes com 60 anos ou mais, que se encontravam internados no período. O padrão de referência para diagnóstico de anemia foi o nível de hemoglobina (Hb) abaixo de 12 g/dL para mulheres e 13 g/dL para homens. Anemia leve foi considerada entre esses valores e 10 g/dL. A classificação morfológica da anemia foi feita por meio do volume corpuscular médio, da concentração de hemoglobina corpuscular média e do índice de anisocitose eritrocitária. A média de idade foi 70,7 (±7,2) anos, e 54% da amostra era do sexo masculino. A prevalência de anemia foi de 84%, entre ambos os sexos, normocítica e normocrômica em 63% dos casos, 41,6% leve e 27,4% com anisocitose. Não houve diferença na prevalência de anemia quanto à idade e ao sexo. Conclui-se que a prevalência de anemia em idosos internados em enfermarias clínicas gerais foi elevada, sendo mais frequente a anemia leve e normocítica.
Deformation but not migration and rotation – a model study on vesicle biomechanics in a uniform DC electric field
Authors: Ye Hui , Curcuru Austen
Published: October 2016

Background: Biological cells migrate, deform and rotate in various types of electric fields, which have significant impact on the normal cellular physiology. To investigate electrically-induced deformation, researchers have used artificial giant vesicles that mimic the phospholipid bilayer cell membrane. Containing primarily the neutral molecule phosphatidylcholine, these vesicles deformed under evenly distributed, strong direct current (DC) electric fields. Interestingly, they did not migrate or rotate. A biophysical mechanism underlying the kinematic differences between the biological cells and the vesicles under electric stimulation has not been worked out. Methods: We modeled the vesicle as a leaky, dielectric sphere and computed the surface pressure, rotation torques and translation forces applied on the vesicle by a DC electric field. We compared these measurements with those in a biological cell that contains non-zero, intrinsic charges (carried by the functional groups on the membrane). Results: For both the vesicle and the cell, the electrically-induced charges interacted with the local electric field to generate radial pressure for deformation. However, due to the symmetrical distribution of both the charges and the electric field on the vesicle/cell surface, the electric field could not generate net translation force or rotational torques. For a biological cell, the intrinsic charges carried by the cell membrane could account for its migration and rotation in a DC electric field. Conclusions: Results from this work suggests an interesting control diagram of cellular kinematics and movements by the electric field: cell deformation and migration can be manipulated by directly targeting different charged groups on the membrane. Fate of the cell in an electric field depends not only on the delicately controlled field parameters, but also on the biological properties of the cell.
Juridical Study of Crimes Committed with Computer
Authors: Rostami Soraya
Published: October 2016

By development of computer networks, computer -related crime spreading immoral that had negative impact on social systems including families and organizations and, more children were invaded by, the spread of computer crimes in the third world called cultural invasion.

Committing dishonest acts in ignorance or belief that the right to intervene in the operation of computer systems or data entry, or data deletion, or the messages. those committed acts does not categorize in fraud documentary, if the aforementioned act intended to endamage business rivals and if there is no property gained then that act does not categorize in fraud documentary too. Motivation and intention of act does not impact on kind of crime realization. E-commerce law states in Article 67: (perpetrator is punishable if committed as a result of using fraudulent means, personal or automated processing systems deceived in order to gain a person’s property. For this reason, the mere intention to resort to dishonest means and education funds, property or privileges, is not sufficient to fulfill the offense.
7 usos del análisis de redes en la intervención comunitaria
Authors: Maya Jariego Isidro
Published: October 2016

El análisis y la visualización de redes se integran de múltiples maneras en la intervención social y comunitaria. En esta revisión describimos siete usos específicos de las redes en el diseño, implementación y evaluación de programas, la dinamización comunitaria, y las campañas de prevención y promoción de la salud. En función de la estrategia de intervención, distinguimos (a) la selección de agentes de salud, (b) la segmentación de grupos en campañas de difusión de mensajes de prevención y promoción, (c) las coaliciones comunitarias, (d) el uso de la visualización de redes en dinámicas participativas de investigación-acción, (e) la intervención en grupos de auto-ayuda, (f) las encuestas comunitarias de redes personales y (g) el análisis de la interacción informal entre participantes o aplicadores en la implementación de programas. En cada caso describimos las características de la estrategia de intervención y resumimos las principales aplicaciones de las técnicas de análisis y representación gráfica de redes. Estas siete estrategias se resumen en tres funciones del análisis de redes en la intervención comunitaria: traducción relacional de conceptos, mejora de la efectividad a través de la interacción social, y herramienta de intervención por sí misma.
Redes cualitativas. Métodos mixtos en la investigación sociológica
Authors: Molina José Luis
Published: October 2016

Reseña del libro de Elisa Bellotti (2014), Qualitative networks: Mixed methods in sociological research, London: Routledge.
El grafismo: un arte entre escritura y dibujo
Authors:   Universidad de Girona, Espinosa Berdún Jesús , Juanola Terradellas Roser ,   Universidad de Girona
Published: October 2016

El principal propósito del artículo es rebatir las malas concepciones sobre los inicios y la consolidación de la escritura, así como buscar prácticas de grafismo adecuadas que aporten beneficios que puedan acabar generando ideas emprendedoras. El enfoque del grafismo se abarca, tanto desde la escritura en la vertiente lingüística, como desde el dibujo en la vertiente artística. La intervención educativa, como parte empírica de la investigación, mediante metodologías activas e investigación acción, pretende aportar datos de todo el proceso de aprendizaje, tanto por lo que respecta a los aspectos de identificación y análisis, como a los de aplicación e interpretación, hasta los de creación. Este artículo es el resultado de una investigación cualitativa llevada a cabo en la escuela Pericot de Girona durante el periodo de prácticas del Grado de Maestro de Educación Primaria y den-tro de la mención de educación artística. Ha contado con los alumnos de segundo de Primaria como muestra y un grupo de seguimiento compuesto por el docente especialista, la tutora de la investigación y el autor del proyecto.
Ser escritor é um contrassenso
Authors:   Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Nunes Kamilla
Published: October 2016

O texto “Escrever” de Marguerite Duras e a tese “Marcel Broodthaers: Mu- seu de Arte Moderna, Departamento das Águias, Agora em Português” de Keila Kern são abordados neste ensaio como uma ficção, por um lado e, por outro, como uma análise do Museu de Arte Mo- derna e seus possíveis pontos de contato com o processo de escrita de Marguerite Duras e o curatorial de Keila Kern.
Entre um tijolo e um lance de dados:sobre o escrever e escrever teses, instituições e obras de arte
Authors:   Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Gonçalves Mônica Hoff
Published: October 2016

A partir de análise da tese Museu de Arte Moderna Departamento das Águias, defendida por Keila Kern na ECA/ USP em 2015, o presente artigo busca re- fletir sobre o processo de escrever, fazer arte um trabalho de arte e escrever uma tese como práticas igualmente irregulares e poéticas - escrever como um lance de dados, tal qual defendia Mallarmé; escre- ver para tornarmo-nos selvagens, como argumentara Marguerite Duras.
Escrever o caminho [vazio]
Authors:   Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Santos Wellington William dos
Published: October 2016

Este texto é o resultado de um exercício proposto pela Profª Dra. Rosângela Cherém, durante o Seminário de Pesquisa, ministrado no PPGAV-UDESC. Nos foi proposto articular uma dissertação ou tese de doutorado, que houvera sido apresentado nas aulas anteriores, com a pesquisa de cada um. O texto escolhido é a dissertação de mestrado de Cláudio Mi-klos, sobre zen-budismo e desmaterialização. O texto é desenvolvido por aproximações e distâncias entre os conceitos apresentados e minha produção artística.
O viajante e o pesquisador
Authors:   Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Valgas Paulo Henrique Torres
Published: October 2016

Este artigo trata da trajetória da pes- quisa acadêmica sendo abordada como uma metáfora da viagem e do viajante. Enquanto realiza-se uma análise da tese da professora Sandra Makowiecky e da sua própria pesquisa, pensa-se também nos relatos de Marguerite Duras e outros pesquisadores cujos textos encontram- se no livro “A bússola do escrever”. Os mesmos artistas selecionados para a tese de Makowiecky são tratados aqui como referências às próprias experiências de construção de uma tese/dissertação.
Effect of Nitriding Time on the Structural Evolution and Properties of Austenitic Stainless Steel Nitrided Using High Power Pulsed DC Glow Discharge Ar/N2 Plasma
Authors: Yang S. , Kitchen M. , Luo Q. , Ievlev D.N. , Cooke K.E.
Published: October 2016

A high power pulsed DC glow discharge plasma (HPPGDP) system was employed to perform fast nitriding of AISI 316 austenitic stainless steel in Ar and N2 atmosphere. In-situ optical emission spectroscopy and Infrared pyrometer measurements were used during the plasma nitriding to investigate the effect of dynamic plasma on the nitriding behaviour. SEM and EDX, XRD, Knoop indentation, and tribo-tests were used to characterise microstructures and properties of the nitrided austenitic stainless steel samples. HPPGDP produced high ionization of both Ar and N2 in the plasma that corresponded to dense ion bombardment on the biased steel samples to induce effective plasma surface heating and to form high nitrogen concentration on the biased steel surfaces, and therefore fast nitriding (> 10µm/hour) was achieved. Various phases were identified on the nitrided stainless steel samples formed from a predominantly a single phase of nitrogen supersaturated austenite to a multi-phase structure comprising chromium nitride, iron nitride and ferrite dependent on the nitriding time. All the nitrided AISI 316 austenitic stainless steel samples were evaluated with high hardness (up to 17.3 GPa) and exceptional sliding wear resistance against hardened steel balls and tungsten carbide balls.
Disintegration and compact measures.
Authors: Pachl Jan K.
Published: October 2016

A probability space is compact in the sense of Marczewski if and only if it admits countably additive disintegrations. It follows that the restriction of a compact measure to a sub-$\sigma$-algebra is compact.
Cyclin Kinase-independent role of p21CDKN1A in the promotion of nascent DNA elongation in unstressed cells
Authors: Mansilla Sabrina F , Bertolin Agustina P , Bergoglio Valérie , Pillaire Marie-Jeanne , González Besteiro Marina A , Luzzani Carlos , Miriuka Santiago G , Cazaux Christophe , Hoffmann Jean-Sébastien , Gottifredi Vanesa
Published: October 2016

The levels of the cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor p21 are low in S phase and insufficient to inhibit CDKs. We show here that endogenous p21, instead of being residual, it is functional and necessary to preserve the genomic stability of unstressed cells. p21depletion slows down nascent DNA elongation, triggers permanent replication defects and promotes the instability of hard-to-replicate genomic regions, namely common fragile sites (CFS). The p21’s PCNA interacting region (PIR), and not its CDK binding domain, is needed to prevent the replication defects and the genomic instability caused by p21 depletion. The alternative polymerase kappa is accountable for such defects as they were not observed after simultaneous depletion of both p21 and polymerase kappa. Hence, in CDK-independent manner, endogenous p21 prevents a type of genomic instability which is not triggered by endogenous DNA lesions but by a dysregulation in the DNA polymerase choice during genomic DNA synthesis.