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De la entrevista al biopic. Andrzej Wajda, Walesa: Man of Hope (2013)
Authors: Galindo Arranz Fermín
Published: May 2019

La película Walesa, la esperanza de un pueblo (2013) constituye un ejercicio estilístico en el que a partir de una entrevista en profundidad se trenzan diferentes documentos audiovisuales para organizar un relato sobre la figura de Lech Walesa en forma de biopic. La teoría periodística relativa a la entrevista como género oscila entre la práctica informativa y el canon literario, este dilema permite trasladar al público, además de las palabras del entrevistado, la fugacidad de las impresiones ambientadas en un momento concreto, en un encuentro compartido por ambos. Una atmósfera que Andrzej Wajda utiliza para introducir la conversación que sostuvieron la periodista Oriana Fallaci y el líder de solidaridad Lech Walesa en 1980. Desde el domicilio de este último, explora una de sus obsesiones: el enigma del liderazgo social y su éxito frente a la adversidad. Abstract:The film Walesa, the hope of a people (2013) is a stylistic exercise in which after an in depth interview different audiovisual documents are twisted to organize a story about the figure of Lech Walesa as a biopic. The journalistic theory on the interview as a genre ranges from the practical information and literary canon, this dilemma can move the public, besides the words of the interviewee, the transience of acclimated impressions at a particular time in a shared meeting by both. An atmosphere that Andrzej Wajda used to enter the conversation between the journalist Oriana Fallaci and Solidarity leader Lech Walesa in 1980. Since the domicile of the latter, explores one of his obsessions: the enigma of social leadership and success against the adversity.Palabras clave:Biopic; Wagda; Fallaci; Walesa; entrevista informativa; entrevista literaria; liderazgo  Keywords: Biopic; Wagda; Fallaci; Walesa; Informative Interview; Literary Interview; Leadership.
Aproximación al trabajo de Paul Thomas Anderson. Una revisión sobre The Master (2012)
Authors: Caravaca Mompeán Juan
Published: May 2019

El presente trabajo es un acercamiento a la película The Master. Esta obra de Paul Thomas Anderson vio la luz en el año 2012 y tanto su estreno como su producción estuvieron unidas a un rumor: la película hablaba sobre un movimiento religioso, la Cienciología. Esta sospecha ha comprometido su recepción por parte de la crítica especializada y ha afectado a su mensaje final. Desde aquí planteamos acercarnos a la recepción crítica de la película y recoger las ideas que se han planteado en torno ella para, y a través de esas premisas, realizar un análisis fílmico.Abstract:The work herein presented is an approach to the film The Master. This Paul Thomas Anderson movie released for the first time in 2012, and both, its premiere as its production, were joined by a rumor: the plot of the film was about a religious movement, Scientology. This rumor has committed its critical reception and its final message. In this paper, we approach to this media reception to collect the ideas that have emerged around the movie. And, from these ideas, we will propose a new view about this Paul Thomas Anderson work.Palabras clave:The Master; Paul Thomas Anderson; crítica; medios; CienciologíaKeywords:The Master; Paul Thomas Anderson; Critics; Media; Scientology
Cine, videoclip americano y videoclip japonés: la dirección de arte como hilo conductor. El caso de Not another teen movie
Authors: Vegas Molina Francisco
Published: May 2019

La relación entre cine y videoclip es una cuestión estudiada por los adeptos tanto de una como de otra parte de la ecuación. Estas relaciones suelen abarcar el sentido técnico de ambas materias en tanto que una se nutre de la otra (o la otra de la una); el sentido  narrativo donde en ocasiones entra en juego también el propio teatro; el cultural de por qué estas interferencias que con frecuencia ocurren en el ámbito técnico se producen; y, cómo no, el estético.Sin embargo, se va a dar por sentada de antemano la relación entre el cine y el videoclip en todos estos sentidos al coger como caso un clip que, con motivos promocionales, se ha extraído a conciencia de una película. Este es, el caso del videoclip Tainted Love (2002), protagonizado por Marilyn Manson y dirigido por Phillip G. Atwell, y de la película No es otra estúpida película americana (Not another teen movie,  Joel Gallen, 2001). De esta forma, el análisis se focalizará en cómo todos estos “puentes” (técnico, cultural, visual, narrativo) entre uno y otro terminan condensándose al servicio de la imagen y el simbolismo, para volverse a repetir con un motivo meramente artístico1 por un tercer actor promocional: el grupo de visual kei japonés The Gazette, con la canción que da nombre a su videoclip Inside Beast (Toshihiko Imai, 2013).Abstract:The relationship between film and video is a matter studied by adherents of both one and the other part of the equation. These relationships tend to cover the technical sense of both subjects while a thrives on the other (or another one); the narrative sense that sometimes enters the game also the theater itself; cultural sense of why these interferences that often occur in the technical field are produced; and, of course, aesthetic sense, also closely linked to the latter, among others.However, it is taken for granted in advance the relationship between film and video in all these respects to take as a clip case, for promotional purposes, has been extracted from a film confirmed conscience. This is the case of the video Tainted Love (2002), starring Marilyn Manson and directed by Phillip G. Atwell, and film Not Another Teen Movie (Not Another Teen Movie, Joel Gallen, 2001) which is extracts the first. Thus, the analysis will focus on how all these "bridges" (technical, cultural, visual, narrative) between the two end up condensing the service image and symbolism, to go to repeat with a purely artistic motif for Promotional third foreign actor visual kei group The Gazette, with the title track to his video Inside Beast (Toshihiko Imai, 2013).Palabras clave:cine; videoclip; dirección de arte; visual kei; publicidadKeywords:Cinema; Videoclip; Art Direction; Visual Kei; Advertising
Gabriel García Márquez and the Cinema. Life and Works
Authors: Reseña de Javier Herrera Alessandro Rocco.
Published: May 2019

Reseña del libro de Alessandro Rocco, Gabriel García Márquez and the Cinema. Life and Works.
Aspects on the Forming, Evolution and Improvement of the Soil Cover within the Community Territory of Moroeni
Authors: Morarita Sinziana Venera
Published: May 2019

The purpose of the paper is to thoroughly understand the soil cover in the Moroeni commune, Dâmboviţa County, in order to establish the best measures for its protection, improvement and judicious use.

The paper was drafted on the basis of data gathered in three research stages:

• the investigation and documentation stage, which took place at the end of the academic year 2016-2017;

• the stage of the field, which took place in the summer of 2017, when we made direct observations (on the spot) in the studied area, we made sketches, photographs;

• the processing and interpretation stage of the cartographic material, which took place during the academic year 2017-2018.

In the paper are presented the pedogenic factors and processes that contributed to the formation of the soil cover in the studied territory, as well, there are described both morphologically and in terms of physicochemical analyzes the classes and types of soils that have been identified on the field. It also presents the main categories of use in the studied territory and the measures for the protection and improvement of soils in order to increase their fertility.
Study on the Minimum Workings System and Fuel Consumption Influence
Authors: Moise Virgil
Published: May 2019

Conservative systems are based on less intense soil loosening, carried out by different methods, without turning the furrow and only in the conditions of keeping a certain amount of vegetal residues at the soil surface; for that reasons are therefore considered to be ecological protection strategies. For this study the parcel of 118.78 ha was divided into two plots of 59.39 ha each. On the first plot (P1) the conventional soil works system was used, while on the second plot (P2) was used the system of minimum soil works. The methodology used was to analyze, synthesize and calculation of fuel consumption. Following the application of soil conservation systems, many benefits have been identified: - the time with soil tillage is reduced at 2-4 times;-the fuel consumption per unit area is reduced by 40-50%;- the number of agricultural machinery at the surface unit is reduced;-soil structure is rebuilt and surface and depth compaction is reduced;- the organic matter content from the soil is increased;- soil permeability for water is increased and global soil drainage is improved;
The Analysis of Some Productivity Elements Obtained by Some Maize Hybrids Cultivated in Targoviste’s Plain
Authors: Ivona David
Published: May 2019

In this work, five maize hybrids were analyzed in terms of productivity elements (number of rows of grains on the cob, mass of 1000 grains, yield in grains, production per hectare) cultivated in the pedoclimatic conditions offered by Targoviste’s Plain.

The analyzed hybrids were Caussade, Clariti, KWS Kamelias, KWS Kinemas, Pioneer P0017, KWS 2376, hybrids of FAO 320-390 precocity group. The Pioneer P0017 hybrid was chosen as a control variant because of the frequent cultivation in the area.

The study was conducted during the agricultural year 2017 in Băleni, Dâmboviţa County. The results obtained highlighted values between 14 and 18 rows of grains on the cob, the mass of 1000 grains presented values between 332.7 and 435.7 grams, and the yield in grains 87.16 and 89.9%. Regarding the production of grains per hectare, the analyzed hybrids achieved high levels of this parameter, namely from 9590 to 12846 kg of grains / hectare.
Study on the Exploitation of Cattle in Transylvania
Authors: Cărătuș Nicolae , Vidu Livia , Mărginean Gheorghe Emil
Published: May 2019

In the paper we analyzed the situation of animal breeding in the center region and the evolution of the Romanian Spotted breed. In 2017 there were included in the Official Production Control a number of 130.765 cows of the Romanian Spotted breed cows. A program of improvement of the breed towards the two productions, milk and meat was established.
Czech Protestant Printed Books from the Toleration Period (1781–1861)
Authors: Nešpor Zdeněk R.
Published: May 2019

The issue of the Edict of Toleration legalised Protestants of Lutheran and Reformed confessions in Bohemia and Moravia. Their religious life required the support of printed materials in the form of religious literature of the corresponding confession approved by the state. Relatively high production of Protestant books, both original and translated, began to emerge. They anchored both Protestant denominations but simultaneously became mutually competitive and sometimes came into controversy with Roman Catholic authors. The author of this article monitors all printed Protestant literature in Bohemia and Moravia of the so-called toleration period, i.e. the period when the believers of the two Protestant confessions did not have full-fledged positions and were affected by numerous restrictions. In terms of book culture, it is divided into: 1) the period of early toleration (1781–1800), 2) the period of established toleration (1800–1848) and 3) the period of late toleration (1848–1861). In this framework, he provides an overview of Protestant literature in terms of its typological, authorial and publishing development and also evaluates the readership of this literary production.
The Operation of the Prague Publishing House and Printing Works of František Šimáček (1834–1885)
Authors: Muchka Pavel
Published: May 2019

The aim of the article is to outline the activities of the Czech journalist, publisher and important representative of Czech national-economic thought in the 19th century, František Šimáček. Particular attention is focused on the operation of Šimáček’s business. Through his own company, Šimáček implemented his national-economic ideas as the essence of Czech national emancipation. In his publishing programme, he emphasised the quality of the books prepared for publication (with abundant illustrations and decorative publisher’s binding) in order to gain recognition for Czech books even in the highest social classes. As an employer and journalist, he acted as a classical liberal influenced by the pioneering ideas of Vojta Náprstek, whom he often met privately as well. He became a remarkable figure of Czech national life not only in Prague. He deliberately supported it through the distribution of the printed word, both as a radical journalist, which brought him police execution and large financial losses, and as a publisher or the owner of the printing works that offered not only the production of the publishing house but also a wide range of printed materials especially for Czech savings banks.
Magazine Illustrations – Text Accompaniment as Well as Competition
Authors: Dlábková Markéta
Published: May 2019

The article deals with the role of illustrations in pictorial magazines in the second half of the 19th century (Světozor, Zlatá Praha, Květy etc.) and with changes in the image–text relationship. It focuses both on documentary and reportage drawings, which formed a significant part of magazine pictures, and on a magazine presentation of reproductions of works of art and the character of their accompanying commentaries. A closer inspection reveals that, despite the apparent dominance of the visual part, magazines still saw their crucial role in the textual part – which concerned not only the published articles but also the presentation of reproductions. The variation in the interaction between the image and the text is one of the most interesting methods of communication between illustrated magazines and their readers. On specific examples, the article illustrates how magazines worked with their pictorial part in connection with the reproduction techniques available and what meaning and content the reproductions could acquire in relation to the text.
The Production of the Landfras Printing Works and Publishing House in the 19th Century
Authors: Běhalová Štěpánka
Published: May 2019

The activities of the Landfras printing works and the associated publishing house are an important part of the history of book culture in the Czech lands in the 19th century and form a significant chapter in the history of book printing and publishing in this period. The focus of the production of the printing works and the publishing house reflected the new needs of literate broad social classes in the 19th century, showing increased interest in the printed word. The company used the modern methods and technologies available, which reduced the price of the final book or other printed materials. For publication, it selected titles whose sales were guaranteed or at least expected. The result was the repeated printing of a number of titles of religious, educational and entertainment literature, which had already been popular in previous centuries, and the development of contemporary titles for the general public from both urban and rural areas. For centuries, great popularity was mainly enjoyed by the titles of religious folk literature (Himmelschlüssel prayer books by the theologian Martin von Cochem and other prayer and devotional books), in which Baroque Catholic piety was reflected until the late 19th century. To the original Himmelschlüssel and other traditional titles, the printing works added titles of its regular authors and their translations of contemporary prayer and religious literature. It complemented the titles of secular entertainment literature (reprints of original works, e.g. Kronika o Štilfridovi [The Chronicle of Štilfríd] or Kronika sedmi mudrců [The Chronicle of the Seven Wise Men]) with translations and original works by Jan Hýbl and Václav Rodomil Kramerius, and it also printed moralising stories by local priests. Educational literature, such as guides for homesteaders, cooks and the like sold also well. A separate activity section comprises the publication and printing of textbooks mostly for local schools. Until the end of the 19th century, they were abundantly complemented by printed broadsides, affordable to every household. A significant chapter of the 19th century was the development of periodicals, which was mirrored in the second half of that century also in newly emerging regional titles, especially in the weekly Ohlas od Nežárky [Echoes from the River Nežárka], which began to be published in 1871.
Accounting Books of Zink’s Bookbinding Workshop as a Specific Source for the Study of Bookbinding at the End of the 18th Century and in the First Half of the 19th Century
Authors: Kolda Vlastimil
Published: May 2019

The members of the Zink family ran a bookbinding workshop in České Budějovice for 140 years. From the activities of the two last bookbinding masters, two accounting books with records for the years 1788–1804 and 1817–1868 have been preserved. These books are unique sources on the clientele of the bookbinding workshop, the volume of the bookbinding work performed and the amount of the prices charged for it. After more than two centuries, they make it possible to identify the authors of book bindings of a number of official books preserved in the collections of the state district archives in České Budějovice.
The Encovany Castle Library of Oswald (1524–1589) and Rudolf (1565–1602) Schönfeld von Schönfeld
Authors: Šípek Richard
Published: May 2019

In 1623, the property of Ladislaus Seydlitz von Schönfeld was confiscated and immediately purchased by Polyxena of Lobkowicz. It also included the Encovany estate with Seydlitz’s library, the core of which was the book collection of the previous two lords at Encovany, the Vice--Chancellor of the Kingdom of Bohemia Oswald Schönfeld von Schönfeld (1524–1589) and his son Rudolf (1565–1602). Provenance research into the Library of the Monastery of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin in Roudnice nad Labem and the Roudnice Lobkowicz Library has identified fragments of the earliest Encovany library. The article provides the basic information not only on fragments of this Renaissance castle library but also on the fates of its first owners.
Following the Traces of Books in the Brisigell Family
Authors: Kuchařová Hedvika
Published: May 2019

The Brisigells were one of the families that settled in Bohemia in connection with land acquisitions during the Thirty Years’ War. The family achieved its greatest wealth in the second generation at the turn of the 18th century. The third generation suffered a gradual decline, caused i.a. by financial difficulties and debt. After the middle of the 18th century, the family disappeared from Bohemia. The electronic cataloguing of early printed books with systematically recorded provenances has made it possible to identify in the collections of the Strahov Library and the National Library a small set of books previously owned by individual family members. Not only has the analysis enabled insight into the reading interests of the Brisigell family, but it has also provided information on the wandering of the books within the family as well as within friendly and business relations with other noblemen in the regions of West and Southwest Bohemia.
Albrecht Dürer and the Beginnings of Czech Illustration
Authors: Voit Petr
Published: May 2019

This article deals with printed graphic sheets, cycles and illustrations by Albrecht Dürer, which penetrated into book printing in the Czech language (Nuremberg) and in Bohemia (Prague, Litomyšl) through original printing blocks as well as copies in the first half of the 16th century. Dürer’s graphic sheets were distributed by the Nuremberg printers Hieronymus Höltzel (1509, 1511) and Friedrich Peypus (1534), the Litomyšl printing workshop working for the Unity of the Brethren (Unitas fratrum) in Litomyšl (1520), and the so-called Severin Workshop, connected to the Prague printing workshop of Pavel Severin of Kapí Hora (1529, 1539). Eleven works of religious character associated with Dürer have been discovered among Czech illustrations so far – they were made by means of seven original printing blocks and four copies, which is not so much. In this respect, Dürer was greatly surpassed by his Nuremberg successor, Erhard Schön. After Schön died in 1542, the printer Jan Günther received roughly one quarter of workshop printing blocks (approximately 340 pieces). Two years later, he moved them to Moravia, where they were coming to life in Prostějov, then in Olomouc and eventually in popular books, brochures and broadsides from Skalice until the end of the 19th century.

Dürer’s printing blocks that functioned in the context of Czech book printing depict: [1a] the Nativity, [2c] the apocalyptic Woman Clothed with the Sun, and [5a–e] the Saints (James the Greater, Peter, John the Evangelist, John the Baptist and Judas Thaddaeus). The following subjects were copied: [2b] the apocalyptic Woman Clothed with the Sun, [3b] Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane, [4c] Two Angels (Geniuses), and [6b] the Holy Trinity. The woodcut copies are not exact replicas. The poor artistry and craftsmanship of the copyists, whose names are not known, led to the omission of details. The problem is that the copyists were not trying to present Dürer’s graphic art but needed a cheap and simple acquisition of the biblical scene required. More detailed information on the printing blocks and copies is available in the catalogue attached.
Redox Status, Hematological Parameters as Well Liver and Kidney Function Indicators in Blood of Chickens Receiving Gold Nanoparticles
Authors: Sembratowicz Iwona , Ognik Katarzyna
Published: May 2019

The aim of the study was to assess the biocompatibility of gold nanoparticles (Au-NPs) for chickens by investigating their effect on their growth, hematological parameters, markers of oxidative stress, and indicators of liver and kidney function. The experiment was carried out on 54 chickens assigned to 3 experimental groups of 18 birds each. The control group did not receive gold nanoparticles. The birds in group Au-NPs2.0 received gold nanoparticles in a tube into a crop at a rate of 2.0 mg/kg body weight/day, while the birds in AuNPs5.0 group at a rate of 5.0 mg/kg body weight/day. The blood for analysis was collected after 7, 14, 21 and 28 days of Au-NPs application. The obtained results indicate that short-term (7–14 day) exposure to lower dose (2.0 mg/kg b.w./day) of AuNPs had no toxic impact on chickens, but the extension of the duration time caused toxicological effects evidenced by growth inhibition as well as induction of oxidative stress and liver injury. The higher dose of AuNPs (5.0 mg/kg b.w./day) exerted toxic effects already after 7–14 days of supplementation.
Sensitivity, Impact and Consequences of Changes in Respiratory Rate During Thermoregulation in Livestock – A Review
Authors: Habibu Buhari , Yaqub Lukuman Surakat , Dzenda Tavershima , Kawu Mohammed Umaru
Published: May 2019

This review discusses the thermal conservative and heat dissipating roles of one of the most sensitive thermoregulatory variables (respiratory rate) with the aim of enhancing its application in evaluating both cold and heat adaptation. During cold exposure, livestock enhance the economy of body heat through reduction in respiratory rate with the extent of reduction being greater and commencing at relatively higher ambient temperature in poorly adapted phenotypes. This is accompanied by an increase in tidal volume and alveolar oxygen uptake, but a decrease in partial pressure of oxygen. On the other hand, heat stress induces increase in respiratory rate to enhance evaporative heat loss with the magnitude of such increase being greater and commencing at relatively lower ambient temperature in phenotypes that are poorly-adapted to heat. This is accompanied by a decrease in tidal volume and the development of hypocapnia. The increase in respiratory rate is observed to be greater, moderate and lesser in livestock that are mainly (pigs, rabbits and poultry), moderately (sheep, goats and Bos taurus) and less (Zebu cattle) dependent on respiratory evaporative heat loss, respectively. The changes during chronic heat stress may cause acid-base crisis in all livestock, in addition to reduction in eggshell quality in birds; due to marked decrease in partial pressure of carbon dioxide and a compensatory increase in elimination of bicarbonate. Within and between breed variations in sensitivity of respiratory rhythm to both cold and heat stress has shown high applicability in identifying phenotypes that are more susceptible to thermal stress; with some cellular and metabolic changes occurring to protect the animal from the consequences of hypo- or hyper-thermia. The information in this review may provide basis for identification of genes that support or suppress thermoregulation and may also be of great use in animal breeding, genomics and selective thermal stress mitigation to provide maximum protection and comfort to poorly-adapted phenotypes.
FTO and IRX3 Genes are Not Promising Markers for Obesity in Labrador Retriever Dogs
Authors: Grzemski Adrian , Stachowiak Monika , Flisikowski Krzysztof , Mankowska Monika , Krzeminska Paulina , Gogulski Maciej , Aleksiewicz Roman , Szydlowski Maciej , Switonski Marek , Nowacka-Woszuk Joanna
Published: May 2019

Obesity is a serious problem in numerous dog breeds, but knowledge of its hereditary background is scarce. On the contrary, numerous DNA polymorphisms associated with human obesity have been identified, with the strongest effect being demonstrated for FTO gene. We used targeted next-generation sequencing (tNGS) to search for polymorphisms in the region harboring FTO and IRX3 in 32 Labrador dogs. Moreover, we investigated the selected regions of FTO and IRX3, orthologous to the human regions associated with obesity, in 165 Labradors. For all dogs, the following information was available: age, sex, gonadal status, body weight, and body conformation score (BCS). The use of tNGS revealed 12,217 polymorphisms, but none of these obtained significance when lean and obese dogs were compared. Study of two SNPs in the 5’-flanking region of FTO in 165 dogs – creating two upstream reading frames (uORFs) – also showed no association with body weight and BCS but suggested the need for improvement in FTO annotation. No polymorphism was found in the 5’UTR of IRX3. Additionally, no differences of CpG islands methylation status between lean and obese dogs were found. Our study suggests that FTO and IRX3 are not useful markers of obesity in Labrador dogs.
Influence of Barn Climate, Body Postures and Milk Yield on the Respiration Rate of Dairy Cows
Authors: Pinto Severino , Hoffmann Gundula , Ammon Christian , Amon Barbara , Heuwieser Wolfgang , Halachmi Ilan , Banhazi Thomas , Amon Thomas
Published: May 2019

The main objective of this study was to identify the influences of different climatic conditions and cow-related factors on the respiration rate (RR) of lactating dairy cows. Measurements were performed on 84 lactating Holstein Friesian dairy cows (first to eighth lactation) in Brandenburg, Germany. The RR was measured hourly or twice a day with up to three randomly chosen measurement days per week between 0700 h and 1500 h (GMT + 0100 h) by counting right thoraco-abdominal movements of the cows. Simultaneously with RR measurements, cow body postures (standing vs. lying) were documented. Cows’ milk yield and days in milk were recorded daily. The ambient temperature and relative humidity of the barn were recorded every 5 min to calculate the current temperature-humidity index (THI). The data were analyzed for interactions between THI and cow-related factors (body postures and daily milk yield) on RR using a repeated measurement linear mixed model. There was a significant effect of the interaction between current THI category and body postures on RR. The RRs of cows in lying posture in the THI < 68, 68 ≤ THI < 72 and 72 ≤ THI < 80 categories (37, 46 and 53 breaths per minute (bpm), respectively) were greater than those of standing cows in the same THI categories (30, 38 and 45 bpm, respectively). For each additional kilogram of milk produced daily, an increase of 0.23±0.19 bpm in RR was observed. Including cow-related factors may help to prevent uncertainties of RR in heat stress predictions. In practical application, these factors should be included when predicting RR to evaluate heat stress on dairy farms.
Alternative proofs of some formulas for two tridiagonal determinants
Authors: Qi Feng , Liu Ai-Qi
Published: May 2019

In the paper, the authors provide five alternative proofs of two formulas for a tridiagonal determinant, supply a detailed proof of the inverse of the corresponding tridiagonal matrix, and provide a proof for a formula of another tridiagonal determinant. This is a companion of the paper [F. Qi, V. Čerňanová,and Y. S. Semenov, Some tridiagonal determinants related to central Delannoy numbers, the Chebyshev polynomials, and the Fibonacci polynomials, Politehn. Univ. Bucharest Sci. Bull. Ser. A Appl. Math. Phys. 81 (2019), in press.
Investigation of the Tribological Behaviors of Upholstery Woven Fabrics after Abrasion
Authors: Akgun Mine
Published: May 2019

Fabric surface tribology is an important area of study in upholstery fabrics, which is exposed to high friction and abrasion effects. In the studies on the tribology of upholstery fabrics, it is ensured that criteria such as better performance, less degradation, increased usage time, and user comfort are determined and taken into consideration in the woven fabric design. Surface roughness and friction coefficients are important parameters used in determining abrasion, deformation, and wear behaviors of fabrics. In this study, the surface abrasion behaviors of upholstery fabrics woven with basic and jacquard weave patterns and also different structural parameters were investigated in terms of the changes in surface roughness parameters (amplitude parameters: Ra, Rpm, and Rvmand hybrid parameters: Δa) and the changes in surface friction coefficients. These results were also related to the state of the visual changes in the fabrics. Rpm, Rvm, and Δabeing roughness parameters were found to be important in the evaluation of the surface deformation of the fabrics after abrasion besides the Ra parameter. Results showed that the Δaroughness parameter could be suitable for evaluating the deformation of the textile structures to be used, particularly in sensitive applications.
New Drug Delivery Systems Concept in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care—Controlled Release of Active Compounds
Authors: Dinu Anca , Sandesc Mihai , Popovici Sonia Elena , Dragoi Razvan Gabriel , Elena Amaricai , Bratu Tiberiu
Published: May 2019

With time, medical and pharmaceutical research has advanced significantly. However, one of the major issues is how to administer the active substance. Among these, it counts over-or under-dosage of the active substance, low response to treatment, or increased clinical risk of the patient. An innovative method able to avoid these obstacles is represented by controlled release systems for active substances. The interest for these systems came with allowing encapsulation in the antibiotic release matrices, local anesthetics, protein or other substances. Moreover, a number of such vehicles are now available to release controlled substances used predominantly in the anesthesia and intensive care unit.
The prevalence of Beta Hemolytic Streptococcus in a Children’s Tertiary Care Hospital in Timisoara
Authors: Bobia Ana Antoaneta , Blaj Oana Alexandra , Oancea Denis , Iulia-Cristina Bagiu , Radu-Vasile Bagiu , Delia-Ioana Horhat , Pirtea Laurentiu , Matinca Silvia , Isaq Amel , Ciuca Ioana
Published: May 2019

Background. Beta hemolytic streptococcus (BHS) represents a worldwide health problem because of the complications that can occur. Thus, it is important to identify the presence and type of BHS in time to start treatment if needed, avoiding the complications.

Aim. Our aim was to identify the prevalence of Beta Hemolytic Streptococcus in a Children’s Tertiary Care Hospital in Timisoara.

Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted from April-June 2018 in Emergency Hospital for Children Timisoara. The study lot consists from 1100 children, ages between 0-18 years, which were not given, in the preceding two weeks, any antibiotics. We compared the study with two studies from different cities in Nepal, with the same subject as ours. Group A and Group C Streptococci were identified by beta hemolytic colonies, bacitracin sensitivity, catalase negativity test and latex agglutination test (Oxoid Streptococcal Grouping kit). ASO (Antistreptolysin O) test was also performed from serum samples, for patients with positive cultures. We also tested the antibiotic sensitivity to: Cefepime, Clindamycin, Erythromycin, Tetracycline.

Results. The prevalence of BHS (Beta Hemolytic Streptococcus), especially GABHS (Group A Beta Hemolytic Streptococcus) was 4%, in children from a tertiary care hospital in Timisoara, Romania; which is comparable to the findings of similar studies. In the first study, the prevalence of GABHS was 7.2%, and in the second study was 9%. The patients with positive cultures were also tested for ASO, 28 patients (52%) had high levels, while 26 (48%) had normal levels. On all positive patients an antibiogram was made and we observed that most of the isolates were sensitive to the antibiotics used. A few isolates in Group A were resistant.

Conclusions. Considering the limited data found on our subject, further epidemiological studies on streptococcal disease complex are needed.
Hemofiltration Romanian Registry – Typologies of patients identified by cluster analysis
Authors: Vernic Corina V. , Tamas Paul T. , Buriman Ruxandra , Bedreag Ovidiu Horea , Sandesc Dorel
Published: May 2019

Hemofiltration National Registry is one of the patient registries implemented lately in Romania, currently in use, in response to increased clinical and research needs. The registries of patients with extracorporeal support of vital functions were developed with the support of Romanian Society of Anesthesia and Intensive Care. The registry contains data on over 200 hemofiltration procedures that were per formed in the last 3 years in multiple Romanian hospitals. A sample of data containing records of 2018 was analyzed by K-means clustering, revealing patterns that are potentially useful for healthcare improvement. Among the 6 clusters identified, 3 contain patients with a high mortality rate (90-100%), 1 is defined by intermediate mortality (72%) and 2 by a lower mortality rate (62%). Further research is needed in order to refine the clustering criteria, by using a larger number of cases and potentially examining more outcomes.
Sigmoid growth curves, a new approach to study the dynamics of the epicotyl emergence of oak
Authors: Ukalska Joanna , Jastrzębowski Szymon
Published: May 2019

Three of the most frequently used sigmoidal growth curves from the Richards family are the logistic model, Gompertz model and Richards model. They are used in the analysis of organismal growth over time in many disciplines/studies and were proposed in many parameterisations. Choosing the right parameterisation is not easy. The correct parameterisation of the model should take into account such parameters that are useful to describe the analysed growth phenomenon and are biologically relevant without additional calculations. In addition, each parameter of the model only affects one shape characteristic of each growth curve, which makes it possible to determine standard errors and confidence intervals using statistical software.

Growth curves in germination dynamics studies should provide information on topics such as the length of the lag in onset of germination, the maximum germination rate and, when it occurs, the time at which 50% of seeds will germinate and the final germination proportion. In this article, we present three parameterisations of the logistic, Gompertz and Richards models and indicate two parameterisations for each model, corresponding to the above-mentioned issues. Our proposition is parameterisation by taking into account the maximum absolute growth rate. Parameterisations indicated as useful for germination dynamics are characterised by the fact that each parameter has the same meaning in every model, so its estimates can be compared directly amongst the models. We also discussed the goodness-of-fit measures for nonlinear models and in particular measures of nonlinear behaviour of a model’s individual parameters as well as overall measures of nonlinearity.

All described models were used to study the dynamics of the epicotyl emergence of pedunculate oak. After checking the close-to-linear behaviour of the studied model parameters and by taking into account the criteria of model selection (AICc of each growth curve and the residual variance [RV]), the best model describing the dynamics of epicotyl appearance of pedunculate oak was the Richards curve.
Fungi isolated from shoots showing ash dieback in the Wolica Nature Reserve in Poland and artificially inoculated seedlings with Hymenoscyphus fraxineus
Authors: Żółciak Anna , Nowakowska Justyna Anna , Pacia Artur , Keča Nenad , Oszako Tomasz
Published: May 2019

Ash dieback caused by an alien, invasive fungus Hymenoscyphus fraxineus is a serious disease of European ash species in many parts in Europe. In Poland, the disease was recorded in the beginning of the 1990s. This study was performed in 2016–2017 with the aim to identify fungi isolated from ash shoots showing dieback symptoms in the Wolica Nature Reserve in Poland, as well as from shoots of two years-old ash seedlings inoculated with H. fraxineus in the greenhouse.

The most frequently isolated fungi from shoots of common ash (associated with the pathogenic fungus H. fraxineus) were identified on the basis of sequencing of the internal transcribed spacer region (ITS1) of fungal rDNA. In total, 19 fungal taxa were identified for ash shoots as follows: H. fraxineus, Fusarium avenaceum, Alternaria spp., Phomopsis oblonga, Diplodia mutila and other Phomopsis spp. The pathogen H. fraxineus was not found for all the shoots samples; one year after inoculation the aforementioned fungi and other species as: Alternaria alternata, Bionectria ochroleuca, Epicoccum nigrum, F. acuminatum, F. avenaceum, and Paraphaesphaeria neglecta were identified in inoculation point, as well as H. fraxineus. The same quantitative and qualitative changes of organisms were observed in the case of artificially colonised ash seedlings in the greenhouse, as well as in the shoots of adult ash trees in the forest.
Metazoan parasites of common sole (Solea solea) and scaldfish (Arnoglossus laterna) (Pleuronectiformes) from Sinop coast of Black Sea
Authors: Güven A. , Öztürk T.
Published: May 2019

The metazoan parasites were investigated of two flatfish the common sole, Solea solea (n:140) and the scaldfish, Arnoglossus laterna (n: 22) in the Sinop coast of Black Sea from June 2015 to June 2017. A total of 15 metazoan parasite species belonging to Digenea (6), Cestoda (3), Acanthocephala (1), Nematoda (4) and Isopoda (1) taxonomic groups were identified. Solea solea was found to be infected by Condylocotyla pilodora, Proctoeces maculatus, Opecoelidae gen. sp., Metadena sp., Stephanostomum sp., Progrillotia sp., Capillaria gracilis, Cucullanus campanae, Solearhynchus rhytidotes and Nerocila orbignyi. Arnoglossus laterna was found to be infected by Lecithochirium musculus and Grillotia erinaceus. Scolex pleuronectis, Hysterothylacium aduncum and Dichelyne minutus were determined in both flatfish. Infection prevalence and mean intensity values were re- corded for each parasite species. Infection values for each parasite species in relation to season and fish size were also determined and compared as comparatively. This study is the first one assessing the metazoan parasites both of S. solea and A. laterna collected from the Turkish coast of Black Sea. While Condylocotyle pilodora and Capillaria gracilis are new parasite records for S. solea, Grillotia erinecaus is new parasite record for A. laterna. Moreover, this paper is the first report on occurrence of Opecoelidae gen. sp., Metadena and Stephanostomum genera in S. solea.
First report on mermithid parasitism (Enoplea: Mermithidae) in a Southeast Asian spider (Araneae: Araneidae)
Authors: Košulič O. , Mašová Š.
Published: May 2019

Details about the record of a juvenile mermithid roundworm parasitizing the bark spider Caerostris sumatrana Strand, 1915 from Thailand are presented. The morphology and ecology of both organisms is discussed. Morphological features suggest this juvenile nematode belongs to the genus cf. Aranimermis. Due to the subadult stage of parasite, identification to species-level was not possible. This first report of a nematode infection in C. sumatrana with several recent findings from other studies significantly adds to the current inventory of mermithids parasitizing spiders. Moreover, our finding is among the first record of this host-parasite interaction from Southeast Asia.
Coronary Plaque Geometry and Thoracic Fat Distribution in Patients with Acute Chest Pain – a CT Angiography Study
Authors: Ratiu Mihaela , Rat Nora , Nyulas Tiberiu , Moldovan Geanina , Rus Victoria , Benedek Theodora , Benedek Imre
Published: May 2019

The aim of our study was to investigate the correlation between volumes of thoracic fat distributed in different compartments and the geometry of vulnerable coronary plaques assessed by coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA), in patients with acute chest pain.

Methods: This was a non-randomized, observational, single-center study, including 50 patients who presented in the emergency department with acute chest pain who underwent 128-slice single-source CCTA. Plaque geometry was evaluated in transversal and longitudinal planes, and the assessment of adipose tissue was performed using the Syngo.via Frontier (Siemens AG, Healthcare Sector, Forchheim, Germany) research platform.

Results: Eccentric plaques presented a significantly higher incidence of spotty calcification (40% vs. 22%, p = 0.018), whereas positive remodeling, volume of low attenuation plaque, and incidence of napkin-ring sign were not significantly different between the study groups or in ascending versus descending plaques. The volume of pericoronary fat around the plaque was significantly larger near eccentric lesions (707.68 ± 454.08 mm3 vs. 483.25 ± 306.98 mm3, p = 0.046) and descendent plaques (778.26 ± 479.37 mm3 vs. 473.60 ± 285.27 mm3, p = 0.016). Compared to ascending lesions, descendent ones presented a significantly larger volume of thoracic fat (1,599.25 ± 589.12 mL vs. 1,240.71 ± 291.50 mL), while there was no significant correlation between thoracic fat and cross-sectional eccentricity.

Conclusions: The phenotype of plaque distribution and geometry seems to be associated with a higher vulnerability of coronary lesions and may be influenced by the local accumulation of inflammatory mediators released by the pericoronary epicardial adipose tissue.
Environmental Status of a City Based on Heavy Metal Content of the Tree-Rings of Urban Trees: Case Study at Szeged, Hungary
Authors: Kiss Tímea , Fekete István , Tápai Ibolya
Published: May 2019

Urban vegetation, especially urban trees could act as ecological archives, as they reflect various elements of their environment. The main aim of the study is to evaluate the spatial and temporal variations of environmental conditions in the city of Szeged (Hungary) based on long-term monitoring of the heavy metal content of tree-rings (soft wood). In general, the living conditions of the urban trees (and other organisms as well) at Szeged was the worst in 2001/05, when the heavy metal pollution was the greatest, therefore the biomass production of the sampled trees decreased. Fortunately, the environmental conditions became better, only there are some points in the industrial area, where the heavy metal pollution of the environment is gradually increases. The temporal change in lead pollution (considerable decline in 2013/17) could be explained by the obligatory usage of lead-free petrol since 1999 and the diversion of through-traffic from the town (2011). The introduction of unleaded petrol had delayed favourable results, as the dust particles containing lead probably circulated in the air for a while before they were gradually become fixed in the soil or they were washed out from the town during heavy rains. The cadmium pollution also declined after the traffic diversion, as it is connected to the usage of brake-linings. Whilst the lead and cadmium content of the tree-rings decreased during the studied decades, the trees accumulated increasing amount of zinc throughout the studied periods, as this element could be up-taken from the ground-water, as the larger the canopy of a tree the denser and deeper its root system is.
Polymorphisms in the bovine tumour necrosis factor receptor type two gene (TNF-RII) and cell subpopulations naturally infected with bovine leukaemia virus
Authors: Stachura Alicja , Bojarojć-Nosowicz Barbara , Kaczmarczyk Dariusz , Kaczmarczyk Ewa
Published: May 2019

Introduction: Numerous mutations in the bovine tumour necrosis factor receptor type two (TNF-RII) gene have been identified, but their biological consequences remain poorly understood. The aim of this study was to determine whether polymorphism in the analysed loci of the bovine TNF-RII gene is linked with the size of cell subpopulations naturally infected with bovine leukaemia virus (BLV) which serve important immune functions in the host. Material and Methods: Samples originated from 78 cows. Polymorphisms in the studied gene were determined by PCR-RFLP and DNA sequencing by capillary electrophoresis. BLV infection was diagnosed by the immunofluorescence (IMF) technique and nested PCR. Cell subpopulations were immunophenotyped with IMF. Results: Similar and non-significant differences in the average percentages of TNFα+, IgM+TNFα+, and CD11b+TNFα+ cells infected with BLV were noted in individuals with various genotypes in the polymorphic sites g.-1646T > G and g.16534T > C of the TNF-RII gene, and significant differences in the percentages of these subpopulations were observed between selected microsatellite genotypes (g.16512CA(n)). Conclusion: STR polymorphism and the number of CA dinucleotide repeats in intron 1 of the TNF-RII gene influence the frequency of TNF+, CD11b+TNF+, and IgM+TNF+ subpopulations naturally infected with BLV. Polymorphism in the gene’s other two sites do not affect the size of these cell subpopulations.