bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Особенности прав и обязанностей сторон по договору об ипотеке
Authors: Григорьева Анна Геннадьевна
Published: May 2018

Автор статьи отмечает, что установленные особенности в отношении прав и обязанностей залогодателя и залогодержателя по договору об ипотеке позволяют сохранять обеспечительную функцию ипотеки на протяжении всего срока его действия.
Effect of use of nail polish on bacterial colonization after surgical handwashing in operating room nurses: a preliminary study
Authors: YILDIRIM TANK Dilek , ÇELİK Sevim
Published: May 2018

Purpose: This study aims to analyze the effect of nail polish applied by operating room nurses on bacterial colonization after surgical hand washing. Materials and Methods: This is a self-controlled, experimental study in which the before and after values of the same group were analyzed. This study was conducted on 33 operating room nurses. The glove juice method was used to measure bacterial colonization on the nurses' hand flora. The data were collected using the Introductory Information Form for Nurses and the Data Recording Form. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistical methods along with the Wilcoxon test. Results: Of the nurses, 54.56% had a bachelor's degree, 78.8% had been working as a nurse for at least 11 years, and 63.7% had been working as an operating room nurse for at least 11 years. Of them, 66.7% had nails shorter than 2 mm. and 60.6% sometimes used moisturizer. No statistically significant difference was found between the amount  of bacteria in the samples obtained from the nurses' hands with and without nail polish after surgical hand washing.Conclusion: The findings showed that freshly applied nail polish has no effect on bacterial colonization.
The Meijer's G-Functions: Convenient for Describing β Decay in Unstable Nuclei
Authors: Pishkoo A.
Published: May 2018

The purpose of this paper is to show that the Meijer's G-functions which include all elementary and most of the special functions can describe some phenomena in nuclear physics. In fact, some interesting properties of Meijer's G-functions triggered us to apply these functions in the process β decay. These functions act as "wave functions" for parent and daughter nuclei.
Mode of gavage feeding: does it really matters
Authors: Ambey Ravi , Gogia Priya , Manager Kalpesh
Published: May 2018

Background: The establishment of safe oral feeding in preterm or low birth weight infants may be delayed because of poor co-ordination of sucking and swallowing, neurological immaturity and respiratory distress. Enteral feeds may be delivered through a catheter (feeding tube) passed via the nose or via the mouth. This study was planned to compare oro-gastric and naso-gastric route for placing feeding tube to see duration to achieve full feeding.Methods: The study was conducted in in-patient of SCNU (Sick Newborn Care Unit) of Department of Paediatrics. All patients (200 newborns) in the study were randomly enrolled in groups as per gestational weeks between 28-34 weeks by using New Ballard Scoring (NBS) chart at the time of admission.Results: The mean duration to achieve full feeding either by direct breast feeding or cup feeding in oro-gastric and naso-gastric tube groups are (6.18±0.61) and (6.47±0.59) days respectively. This study will help in the individualization of the mode of gavage feeding in various institutions across the country.Conclusions: In the present study the episodes of non-intentional removal and displacement are more in OGT group and it is statistically significant (p = 0.012 and p <0.0001 respectively). The episodes of feed intolerance are more.
Prognostic significance of hs-CRP in acute ischemic stroke patients
Authors: Pandey Sonika , Kawre K. K. , Dwivedi P.
Published: May 2018

Background: Stroke, a serious neurological disease is a major cause of death and disability throughout world. The pathophysiology of stroke involves inflammatory pathways, oxidative damage, apoptosis, angiogenesis and neuroprotection. High sensitivity C - reactive protein (hs-CRP) is associated with atherosclerosis and predict incident stroke in many patients. Objective of present study was to find out change in pattern of hs-CRP in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients during 3-months follow up and its prognostic significance.Methods: Single centre prospective cross-sectional time bound study. 256 were screened and 130 meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria, of which 100 gave informed consent and 80 patients completed the study at 3 months. Demographic, clinical parameters including NIHSS scoring, biochemical analysis was collected at enrolment, discharge and at end of the study.Results: hs-CRP levels in AIS increased significantly (within 24 hours of stroke) and continued to increase further at discharge, while decreased significantly during 3 months follow up. >7mg/dl hs-CRP at admission had 3.5 fold higher risk of mortality. Age >60 years, metabolic syndrome, hyperlipidemic, SBP >160mmHg and hs-CRP > 7 mg/dL increases relative risk in AIS stroke patients by 1.42, 1.09, 1.11, 1.577 and 3.23 fold respectively.Conclusions: hs-CRP increased significantly in AIS patients during 1st weeks of stroke with subsequent gradual decrease by the end of 3 months, the severity scoring system could determine prognosis on admission to ICU while hs-CRP is the main factor determining short as well as long term prognosis. We recommend serial measurements of hs-CRP for prognostication in AIS subjects.
ECONOMIA MINERAL E OS IMPACTOS NOS TERRITÓRIOS AMAZÔNICOS DO SUDESTE PARAENSE
Authors: Lima Ricardo Ângelo Pereira de , Silva João Marcio Palheta
Published: May 2018

Este artigo analisa os territórios explorados pelos Grandes Projetos mineradores na Amazônia do sudeste paraense, especialmente os municípios de Marabá, Parauapebas e Canaã dos Carajás, durante os anos de 2004 a 2012, região Norte do Brasil, e os impactos territoriais que têm provocado alterações nos processos socioeconômicos de forma diferenciada e com complexidades particulares a cada um desses municípios, colocando em debate o papel da mineração como instrumento de ordenamento territorial e indicativo de desenvolvimento regional a partir da economia mineral, nas cidades sedes que abrigam Grandes empreendimentos de mineração.
POLUIÇÃO DO MEIO AMBIENTE MARINHO: UM BREVE PANORAMA DOS PRINCÍPIOS, INSTRUMENTOS JURÍDICOS E LEGISLAÇÃO BRASILEIRA.
Authors: Aslan Jan Fernandes , Pinto Augusto Eduardo Miranda , De Oliveira Manildo Marcião
Published: May 2018

A poluição marinha tem sido razão de preocupação de toda sociedade mundial. Os níveis de poluição provocados pela ação descontrolada da humanidade têm levado a ONU a organizar diversas Convenções e Tratados para disciplinar o uso do recurso do mar e a prevenção da poluição ambiente marinho. Foram evocados princípios ambientais como o da precaução e o do poluidor-pagador na criação de um conjunto de regras de forma a contribuir efetivamente na diminuição dos riscos de poluição marinha em vários aspectos. O Brasil tem estabelecido importante legislação calcada nos resultados dos tratados e acordos assinados das convenções do qual participou.
SERVIÇOS PÚBLICOS E O DESENVOLVIMENTO URBANO SUSTENTÁVEL
Authors: Ramos Silveira Mozart Victor
Published: May 2018

O presente estudo tem por objetivo a análise da noção de desenvolvimento sustentável, relacionado com os serviços públicos e a sua aplicabilidade nas cidades. Para tal fim, discorrerá sobre o conceito de desenvolvimento sustentável, no seu viés urbano, adotando-se concepções de autonomia, no contexto da sociedade do risco, enfrentando questões sociais e a sua aplicabilidade em políticas públicas.
DANO AMBIENTAL: O FATALISMO DA DIGNIDADE DA PESSOA HUMANA NA CONTEMPORANEIDADE
Authors: Costa Adrielly
Published: May 2018

A crise ambiental é experimentada nos dias atuais alicerçada pelo consumo irracional, apoiada pela atuação estatal através da manipulação dos riscos reais, e principalmente, pela influência da mídia televisiva que corrobora as aquisições irresponsáveis, ao invés de educar e preparar as pessoas para o consumo consciente. O fatalismo do princípio da dignidade da pessoa humana está materializado neste círculo vicioso em que o cidadão está imerso. Por sua vez, o princípio da sustentabilidade mostra-se um verdadeiro mito. Nesse contexto, objetiva-se realizar por meio do método dedutivo, procedimentalmente desenvolvido através de pesquisa bibliográfica e documental, um breve estudo voltado ao meio ambiente e a consequência do consumo irracional para com o planeta, se ocorrerá ou não o caos ambiental e quais atos serão essenciais para a manutenção da vida na Terra.
Três linhas e alguns nós: serviço social, educação e Antropologia na CASAI-SP
Authors: Macedo Valéria , Martins Jaciara Augusto Martins , Troncarelli Maria Cristina Troncarelli
Published: May 2018

Este artigo se volta para a atuação – em atividades conjuntas e outras específicas – de uma assistente social guarani, uma educadora e uma antropóloga na Casa de Apoio à Saúde Indígena em São Paulo. Nosso propósito foi compartilhar experiências e reflexões sobre a CASAI enquanto espaço constituído por diferenças em múltiplas escalas relacionais, com suas potências criativas e tensões. Nessa direção, pacientes e acompanhantes indígenas oriundos de todas as regiões do país e profissionais de diferentes formações encontram-se ali engajados no que Isabelle Stengers designou como cosmopolítica, em que conflitos e alianças prescindem de quaisquer pressupostos universalizantes como denominador comum.
Participação social na saúde indígena: a aposta contra a assimetria no Brasil?
Authors: Teixeira Carla Costa
Published: May 2018

Este artigo enfoca as práticas discursivas dos indígenas na luta pela redução das assimetrias nas políticas de saúde brasileiras. Nessas o discurso da “interculturalidade” se faz quase ausente, diferente do observado nas políticas de educação e em várias políticas indigenistas em outros contextos latino-americanos. O escrutínio de situações e documentos mostrou a ênfase na “participação social” e “atenção diferenciada”. A questão é qual o significado de não tomar o eixo da cultura, implícito na categoria “interculturalidade”, como mediador da defesa dos direitos indígenas na saúde? Para tal apresenta o subsistema de saúde indígena, se detém na 5ª CNSI para refletir sobre a categoria “participação social” e estabelecer um diálogo entre “atenção diferenciada” e “interculturalidade”, propondo que a luta dos indígenas na saúde tem se dado nos termos de garantir um diferencial de poder (político-estratégico e moral) a ser revertido a seu favor e não principalmente como conquista de direitos substantivos.
A Woman of Many Parts
Authors: Morgan Peggy
Published: May 2018

This article seeks to demonstrate the wide-ranging nature of Professor Ursula King’s research and intellectual interests within the field of religious studies. It highlights her personal engagement not only with issues in science, ecology and religions, Hinduism, education, spirituality, feminist and gender studies on an international stage, but also her involvement dialogically with the people whose work and religious lifeways she has encountered.  It shows a continuing and remarkable vitality and freshness in an arena of interests across both local, personal and global issues.
Friendship, Faith and Feminism
Authors: Beattie Tina
Published: May 2018

Tina Beattie weaves together a personal account of her own intellectual development during her years of being a student and close friend of Ursula King, with a celebration of Ursula’s scholarship, life and example, and with a searching exploration of their different approaches to questions of gender, spirituality and postmodernity. Tina positions Ursula as one of the last generation of great European Catholic intellectuals, but also as a pioneer in new approaches to the study of religions and in the fields of feminist theology and gender studies. She considers her wide-ranging interests in spirituality and feminist theology, comparative studies of religion, the life and works of Teilhard de Chardin, the study of Hinduism, and the relationship between science and religion. She describes how she first met Ursula when she was a mature student at the University of Bristol, and how her own intellectual development began to diverge from Ursula’s early influence by way of the ‘linguistic turn’ and a shift to deconstructive and psychoanalytic approaches to language and knowledge. She compares Ursula’s optimistic and progressive account of postmodernity with her own darker and more sceptical approach, observing that these differences represent fundamental issues across the terrain of postmodern scholarship. Situating herself as a postmodern theologian intrigued by the subterranean effects of desire on human knowing and acting, and Ursula as a thinker who exemplifies the progressive vision of liberal modernity in her optimistic account of the potential of postmodernity, she offers both a loving tribute to a cherished friend and mentor, and a searching critique of contemporary intellectual life and its discontents.
Estudiantes Del Título Superior De Música De Viento Madera. Relación Entre Los Niveles Motivacionales Y El Optimismo Disposicional
Authors: Zarza-Alzugaray Francisco Javier
Published: May 2018

The motivation and the dispositional optimism are two constructs that in the population of musicians in training have not yet been taken into account in order to their scientific study. However, we present an approach to the problem, adapting it to the musical contexts, based on the motivational model proposed by Manassero and Vázquez (1998); the motivational factors are the interest, effort, perfectionism, the specific demands of the task and the exams. At the same time, taking as valid the approach to the model of optimism from Carver, Scheier and Segerstrom (2010), in which the optimistic tendency is defined as a belief that each person has in his life towards the experience good experiences, significant relationships have been found between the different motivational factors and optimism; at the same time and with regression techniques it has been possible to explain 29.4% of the variance of the general factor of optimism with only the significant presence in the model of the specific factor of the task. In this sense, more research is needed to increase the knowledge of both constructs for the improvement of pedagogical practice in higher musical training centers.
Pay as You Drink for Sustainability of Community Water Projects
Authors: Ndiritu Anne Wairimu , Mburung’a Solomon Muriungi , Ndiritu Caroline Njoki
Published: May 2018

The main objective of this study was to investigate how community water projects are influenced by water user fee payment by the stakeholders. This studywas carried out in Kieni Constituency, Nyeri County in Kenya. The research was based on the models of sustainability and theories of capital structure. The study was carried out in all the 73 water projects in Kieni Constituency. The units of analysis were all the chairmen of these projects together with 381 beneficiaries of the water projects. Two district water officers and 9 local bank managers were also included in the study. Structured questionnaires, interview and observation schedules were used as research instruments. Pearson’s Product Moment correlation was used in ascertaining the relationships between the study variables and F statistic was used in testing the hypothesis that: there is no significant relationship between the amount of water user fees and sustainability of community water projects. The analysis showed that there was a correlation coefficient r=0.356 depicting a moderate positive correlation which was significant at 0.10 significant level. This indicated a significant moderate positive relationship between water user fee and sustainability of community water projects. It was therefore concluded that an increase in water user fee moderately improves sustainability of community water projects. From the study findings, it was recommended that there is need to establish a sufficient level of water user fee and also a proper management of the collected water user payments
Relación Entre La Sensibilidad Al Premio Y Al Castigo Y Los Niveles Motivacionales. Estudiantes Superiores De Música, Instrumentistas De Viento Metal
Authors: Zarza-Alzugaray Francisco Javier
Published: May 2018

The sensitivity to reward and punishment, within the theory of anxiety of Gray (1986) is considered as one of the ways to explain different motivational aspects and activators or inhibitors of behavior. In this sense, in this article we present how from the two activation or inhibition of behavior ways we can see how the motivation of a sample of students of higher level wind instruments is modulated and explained. Thus, the specific demands of task related together with the sensitivity to punishment are the factors that have the greatest explanatory and associative power, while factors such as sensitivity to punishment or perfectionism need further study to clarify their role in the explanation of the general motivation and of the presence of behavior activation. Finally, a better knowledge of these constructs will allow the educational community to improve the teaching practice.
The Impact of Net-Migration on Total Fertility Rate in Sub-Sahara African Countries: Empirical Evidence from Nigeria
Authors: Obomeghie Muhammed A. , Abubakar Idris , Abdulrahman Yerima Isah
Published: May 2018

The aim of the study is to empirically analyse the impact of netmigration on total fertility rate in Sub-Sahara African countries using data from Nigeria. The rational for the study is under-scored by the need for Sub- Sahara African Countries to have a balanced fertility rate that will enable them to achieve their desired economic growth and development, a situation which their current fertility rate cannot sustain; partly due to the migration activities of its working population. Secondary time series data on targeted variable covering the period from 2000 to 2016 were collected and analysed using econometric packages. Findings show that net-migration impact on total fertility rate positively in Nigeria. It is recommended that government should evolve and maintain a balance migration policy that will help to reduce the current high fertility rate through a cultural re-orientation of Nigeria communities which still places preference on large families.
Harina De Ají De Ratón (Capsicum Mínimum) Como Anticoccidial Natural En Pollos De Engorde, Manabí-Ecuador
Authors: Oñate Francisco Javier , Fiallos Luis , Duchi Nelson , Villafuerte Alex , Peñafiel Isabel , Flores Ángel , Morales Klever
Published: May 2018

The use of natural plants for the control and treatment of diseases is an alternative to drugs and antibiotics. In the present test the hot pepper (Capsicum Minimum) was used as an anticoccidial in broiler chickens, it was taken as a reference to salinomycin (control) including 350g / ton, faced with three increasing levels of hot pepper flour (350, 500 and 1000g / ton). For the effect, 160 newborn chicks of the Cobb 500 line were used, distributed in four treatments and four repetitions under a completely randomized design, for the comparison of means the discrete Tukey test (0,05) was used, the data were analysed in the free version of InfoStat 2014 program. The variables analysed were weight, feed consumption, feed conversion, mortality and counting of Eimeria oocysts in faeces. Regarding the weight, the treatments presented statistical equality (p> 0.05), numerically T3 registered the highest (2405.13 ± 43.33); and food conversion T1 and T2 (1.69), T3 and T4 (1.80) did not present differences between their means. Regarding mortality, T3 did not present deaths, not so, T4 (2.5%); T2 (5%) and T1 (10%); for oocyte count of E. Tenella and Acervulina T3 and T4 do not register eggs, T1 (3000 and 4500) and T2 (2500 and 1500, respectively). The hot pepper flour has anticoccidial activity in broiler chickens, its inclusion did not alter the productive parameters of the flock, which is recommended to be used during the fattening stage of the chickens or fowls.
Importance Ethnobotanique Et Des Menaces Sur Le Délice Du Boboye, Neocarya Macrophylla (Sabine) Prance, (Chrysobalanaceae) Dans La Vallée Fossile Du Dallol Bosso (Niger)
Authors: Kolafane Aboubacar , Soumana Douma , Moustapha Adamou Mahaman , Abdoulaye Hama Insa , Dolores Agundez , Ramatou Sidikou Djermakoye Seyni
Published: May 2018

The present study conducted in the Dallol Bosso fossil valley aims to know the local perception of the level of threat on the Neocarya macrophylla species in order to provide indicators of sustainable management of the natural stand. To do this, surveys were conducted in two agro-ecological zones.The collection of information was carried out through a simple questionnaire based on the woody stand, the sources of supply and the part of the plant taken from the woody food species, as well as the threats they suffer and their causes. It appears that the most dominant species is Neocarya macrophylla ; a multipurpose species among others, used for food, medicine and wood.The survey also reveals the presence of twenty four (24) ligneous foods species among which eighteen (18) are common to both zones. Analyses showed, the excessive cutting of the wood and the unfavorable climatic conditions as the main factors resulting on potential threat of these species. At the same time, threats on Neocarya macrophylla, a characteristic species of Dallol Bosso valley were identified on the field.
Suppressed HF Behaviour in the Periodic Anderson Model
Authors: I. S. Okunzuwa , Ejere Arthur I. I.
Published: May 2018

The periodic Anderson model is applied to 4 electrons on 4 sites with periodic boundary conditions. We applied magnetic field to the localized forbitals, Eσf. The number of electrons is taken to be one per site and the interactions between different sites is restricted to nearest neighbors. The many body eigenvalues are calculated exactly using exact diagonalization technique. We find that the specific heat is suppressed by the variation of the band energy of the localized f-orbitals as mediated by the application of the magnetic field, H, under various hybridization energy. A continuous suppression of the specific heat reduces the heavy fermion behavior in the system.
Modelisation Des Changements D’occupation Des Terres En Region Soudanienne Au Nord-Ouest Du Benin
Authors: Thierry Agbanou , Martin Paegelow , Ismaïla Toko Imorou , Brice Tente
Published: May 2018

In north-west Benin, land occupation is undergoing a significant dynamic due to intense human activities putting the ecosystem in precarious balance. The objective of this study is to quantify landscape dynamics and explore possible futures of land use using remote sensing, GIS and spatiotemporal modelling tools. Landsat socio-economic data and images (1987, 2000 and 2016) were used. A multi-date classification was used to quantify changes in land use. The Land Change Modeler (LCM) of the Terrset software was used to simulate and project land use to 2031. The results show that between 1987 and 2016, the landscape initially dominated by open wooded forests and savannahs (38,8 %) and wooded and shrubby savannahs (25,8 %) in 1987 was replaced in 2016 by land use categories including wooded and shrubby savannahs (40,5 %) and crop and fallow mosaics (50,6 %). The three scenarios Business-As-Usual (BAU), Rapid Economic Growth (CER) and Coordinated Environmental Sustainability (CED), extrapolating the current trends, show that by 2031 this landscape will be dominated by crop and fallow mosaics (+ 50 %). Wood resources occupy 26 % of the area of the sector in the CED scenario, 23 % in the BAU scenario and 19% in the CER scenario. The CED scenario gives hope that the restoration and preservation of plant resources is still possible if decision-makers become aware of it.
Epidemiological Aspects of Nicotinism Among Students of Antananarivo Suburban High School (Madagascar)
Authors: Randriamihangy Narindrarimanana Avisoa , Randrianarivo Raphael Fidelis , Milijaona Xavier Delmas , Sedson Rado Olivier Rakoto , Rakotoarimanana Solofonirina , Rabearivony Nirina
Published: May 2018

Introduction: Nicotinism is of world-wide growing concern among adolescents. The goal is to describe the epidemiological aspects of nicotinism among Antananarivo suburban high school students. Methods: This is a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study conducted in 2015 through a cluster sampling. A standardised, anonymous self-completion questionnaire was given to 903 high school students. Results: We enrolled 901 students. The prevalence of students who experimented with tobacco use was 46.3% next to 11.7% of active smokers . Among active smokers, 47.6% were non-dependent, 14.3% slightly dependent, 29.5% moderately dependent and 6.7% strongly dependent on tobacco. The motive of 70.3% of smokers was to test tobacco. Among former smokers 72.7% stoped smoking for fear of the drawbacks of tobacco-related diseases. Fear of heart disease (p = 0.004) and cancer (p = 0.008) was significantly associated with non-smoking status. Female gender (p = 0.000, OR 0.261 [0.164-0.415], 95% IC) and having been informed on tobacco consequences (p = 0.003, OR 0.401 [0.213-0.753, 95% IC] were protecting factors against tobacco use. The existence of a smoking circle was a risk factor of being a smoker: close friend (p = 0.000, OR 2,677 [2,027-3,534], 95% IC), cousin (p = 0.002, OR 1,529 [1,174-1,993], 95% IC), brother/sister (p = 0.023, OR 1,478 [1,054-2,072], 95% IC). Conclusion: The prevalence of nicotinism is significant despite the current prevention measures. The influence of the smoking circle and education are paramount. An active participation of nonsmokers adolescents in passing the message or raising awareness could improve the outcomes because they have influence on their peers.
Challenges of Coming Out: Inputs in Improving Mental Health
Authors: Maniago Jestoni D.
Published: May 2018

Homosexuals face challenges in unraveling their personality, thus, the process of coming- out becomes a very difficult experience. Most of the homosexuals are craving for the liberty to express their personalities which they believe would give essence to their existence. They are hampered by various factors in the society in which they need to come across and gain acceptance and respect. This queer study reports on the process and findings of a mini- ethnography conducted in a gay organization in the Philippines. The aims of the study were to acquire a comprehensive understanding on the challenges encountered by the homosexual gay members during the process of coming out and to identify structural and cultural enablers or barriers in revealing their homosexual personality. Four themes were strongly identified: “internalized homophobia”, “perceived rejection”, “presence of homosexual friends” and “strong desire”. These themes were seen to influence the homosexual’s coming out process. If the culture of orientation disables gay homosexuals to come out, they would find a culture or make their own culture that would be worthy of their homosexual personality, giving them the liberty of life and security
Effect of Chromolaena Odorata on Hepatotoxicology and Histopathology in the Liver Induced by Salmonella Typhi in Wistar Rats
Authors: Charles Isirima Joshua , Minakiri Siminialayi Iyeopu
Published: May 2018

Typhoid fever, also known as enteric fever, is caused by the human restricted bacterial pathogen known as Salmonella enterica serovars typhi, which is always associated with liver pathology. This study attempts to investigate the Hepatotoxicological and Histopathological changes of the liver associated with Salmonella typhi infection in Wistar rats and to examine the potential of methanol leaf extract of Chromolaena odorata (MLECO) to reverse these adverse changes in comparison to ciprofloxacin treatment. The animals were divided into six groups: group 1 was normal control, group 2 was infected with Salmonella typhi without treatment (negative control), group 3, 4 and 5 were Salmonella typhi infected and treated with 100mg/kg, 200mg/kg and 400mg/kg of the extract respectively, and group 6 was infected and treated with 500mg/70kg of ciprofloxacin. The animals were inoculated with a single contagious dose of Salmonella typhi bacteria and were subsequently treated with the graded doses of the extract and 500mg/70kg dose of ciprofloxacin for a period of fifteen days, after the animals were confirmed infected. The rats were humanely sacrificed using diethyl ether anesthesia and blood samples taken for liver function investigation and liver harvested and processed for histological examination. MLECO reversed the adverse hepatotoxicological and pathological changes in the liver induced by S. tyhi infection in a dose-dependent manner. This was done with the 200mg and 400mg doses being more effective at reversing liver changes than ciprofloxacin.
Comparative Evaluation of Serum Calcium and Magnesium Level in Preeclamptic and NonPreeclamptic Women in a Tertiary Hospital in Southern Nigeria
Authors: DO. Allagoa , OJ. Agbo , CG. Orluwene
Published: May 2018

Background: Calcium and magnesium are two micronutrients whose role in the development of preeclampsia has been investigated over the years. There is paucity of studies on the role of serum levels of calcium and magnesium in the development of preeclampsia in south-south Nigeria. Objective: Our study evaluated the serum level of calcium and magnesium in preeclamptic and non preeclamptic women in a Tertiary Hospital in southsouth Nigeria. Methodology: We carried out a comparative study in which 52 preeclamptic and 52 non preeclamptic women, who satisfied the eligibility criteria, were enrolled for the study. Data entry and statistical analysis was done using statistical software (IBM SPSS® for windows version 21.0). Data were analyzed for mean and standard deviation. Comparison of serum levels of elements between the two groups was performed by student t-test, and P value < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Results: The serum calcium level was statistically lower in the women who developed preeclampsia compared to those who did not (8.37±0.91 mg/dl vs 9.33±1.15mg/dl, p<0.001). The serum magnesium level was not statistically different between women who had preeclampsia and those who did not (1.79±0.24mg/dl vs 1.88±0.37mg/dl, p = 0.102). The systolic and diastolic blood pressure showed a significant negative correlation with serum calcium level, unlike serum magnesiun level in those that had preeclampsia. Conclusion: This study showed that women who developed preeclampsia demonstrated reduced serum calcium level and no reduction in serum magnesium level. This study support the hypothesis that hypocalcaemia, unlike hypomagnecaemia, is a possible aetiology of preeclampsia.
Caractéristiques Dimensionnelles Des Principaux Organes Du Tractus Génital Mâle De Anisopteromalus Calandrae Howard (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) En Fonction De L’âge
Authors: Anani Kafui Yolande Ella , Mondedji Abla Déla , Amevoin Komina , Bressac Christophe , Glitho Isabelle Adolé
Published: May 2018

The reproductive capacity of the parasitoïd of cowpea bruchids Anisopteromalus calandrae Howard (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) male depends on the number of spermatozoa produced and spilled in the seminal vesicle. The objective of this study is to determine the dimensional characteristics of the different parts of the male genital tract of A. calandrae depending on age. Photographs of the parts of the male genital tract of the nymph and the virgin adults of 0- 1- 5- 10- and 15-day old were taken by light microscopy. The dimensional characteristics of the organs of the genital tract of A. calandrae has shown that when the surface of the testes decreases, that of the anterior portion of the seminal vesicle increases and the ratio between the width of the light and the total width of the accessory gland increases from emergence to the fifteenth day. The dimension of the testes decreases in favor of that of the seminal vesicle and the accessory gland of A. calandrae male depending on age.
Estimation De L’exhaustivité De La Surveillance Des Intoxications Médicamenteuses Dans La Région De Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima, Maroc, 2014-2016
Authors: Hmimou Soumaia , Hami Hinde , Hmimou Rachid , Soulaymani Abdelmajid , Mokhtari Abdelrhani , Soulaymani-Bencheikh Rachida
Published: May 2018

The aim of this study is to estimate the completeness of drug poisoning surveillance in the region of Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima in Morocco. The study deals with cases of drug poisoning identified by the Moroccan Anti Poison Control Center (MPCC) and the cases collected by the registers of the provincial hospitals of the studied region between 2014 and 2016 period. The completeness of the surveillance was studied by the capture-recapture method. During the study period, 835 cases of drug poisoning were identified by the MPCC and 892 cases from the registers of hospitals in the region. The number of duplicates was 78. The capture-recapture method made it possible to estimate the total number of cases at 9 549 (95% CI: 8,199-10,900). The completeness of surveillance is estimated at 8.74% from MPCC and 9.34% from hospital registers in the region. The capture-recapture method provided limited completeness of monitoring for drug poisoning in the study area. Improved awareness of doctors about the declaration is necessary to strengthen the system of surveillance of poisoning in Morocco.
Evolución de la afiliación al SGSSS en Colombia, informalidad laboral y desempleo
Authors: Pérez Torres Francisco J.
Published: May 2018

En adición a las particularidades sociodemográficas en que se centran los estudios sobre los determinantes de la afiliación al sistema de salud, en este trabajo se incorporan en el análisis las características heterogéneas del mercado laboral, con el propósito de evaluar específicamente cuál es el impacto sobre la probabilidad de estar afiliado o no a un determinado régimen de salud, de variables como la informalidad, la condición de desempleo, la incapacidad laboral permanente de una persona, el tipo de contratación, el tamaño de la empresa según número de empleados, etc. Puesto que la afiliación al Sistema General de Seguridad Social en Colombia está segmentada en tres alternativas, sin orden alguno definido, la cuestión se reduce a modelar la probabilidad de que la persona tome una decisión y elija una de ellas; por tanto, con la información de la ECV de 1997 y de 2003, en el documento se analizan, mediante modelos multinomiales tipo logit, los hechos estilizados y la evolución de la probabilidad de afiliación al régimen subsidiado y la probabilidad de no afiliación.
Bogotá: metrópoli de conflictos
Authors: López Velázquez Adriana Patricia , Sanabria Landazábal Néstor Juan
Published: May 2018

This essay presents two aspects of Bogota. On the one hand, for the metropolis that is growing and show in the trend in the period analyzed positive values refer to indicators such as the UBN, HDI, foreign direct investment and others. It is Bogota that enjoying the requirement and access to the most dynamic markets, and, in general, the globalization. On the other hand, it also displays of Bogota to who are unemployed, its ability to pay is limited and live in shock as a result of social insecurity. This summary is organized around show that there are two communities, in the same site, mutually complementary and functional, that within the general theory articulated in this research project (Sanabria and López, 2008) is combined by arrange the comprehensive elements of the Quality of Life, from a holistic perspective.
Modelos Egarch aplicados a la prueba del CAPM y los modelos multifactoriales para acciones colombianas (2002-2008)
Authors: Gómez Mejía Alberto
Published: May 2018

The application of Egarch models to the test of the CAPM for Colombia allows to conclude that it occurs under conditions of high volatility and that can be used as a tool for financial analysis and projections of yield of financial and real assets. Also, multifactor models based on Egarch satisfactorily explain the behavior of the yields of the 22 most negotiated stocks in the BVC (Stock market of Colombia) with respect to the main colombian macroeconomic variables during 20002 January of and May of 2008. The behavior of the IGBC stock index is inversely related to the behavior of the real TES yield rate and the ITCR whereas it depends positively on the good news in the behavior of the production represented by the index of the manufacturing monthly sample of the DANE.
Los profesionales del agro en la difusión de innovaciones agrícolas sustentables en la región oriental de Colombia
Authors: Sáenz Torres Santiago Manuel , Helfgott Lerner Salomón
Published: May 2018

The participation of experts of diverse agricultural fields in the processes of sustainable restructuring of the agro ecosystems in Colombia is a key factorfor the development of the new agriculture that the country needs in order to overcome the problems that were caused due to the inadequate management of the conventional agriculture. In the present work, an exploration of the way of action of an important group of experts that participate in agricultural restructuring of the east region of Colombia is made. The results that were found and analyzed with a multivariate statistical system indicated that the experts participate in a wide range of activities in the three climatic areas (cold, mild and warm) and that the preferences in terms of the innovation systems have a direct relation to their academic background.We also found that the agronomists are being replaced by other experts, a fact that would justify a curriculum renovation process in the agronomy academic programs of the country.
Una vía de colaboración entre la economía y la administración: la teoría de los recursos y las capacidades
Authors: Garzón Castrillón Manuel Alfonso , Fischer Andre Luiz
Published: May 2018

The Resource-based view of the organizations arisesfrom the core of the strategic management, under the fundamental premise of the existence of heterogeneity between firms, referred to the amount of resourcesand capabilities. This heterogeneity is considered to be the main reason for the diversity of results between different firms. In the last years a series of transcendental contributions to the theory of the resources and capacities of the organizations has taken place, of whom echo becomes in this I articulate, whose objective is to present/display a global and systematized vision of this theory, undertakes the study of the antecedents of the same one, the content, as it is centered in the definition of the concepts of resources and capacities, the conditions to fulfill by same in the decisions related to the management of the resources and the capacities of the organizations. In the final part the possibilities of application of same to the administration of the organizations and the main limitations of this theory are analyzed as much in which its practical application as on its theoretical foundations.
Weighted Negative Binomial Poisson-Lindley Distribution with Actuarial Applications
Authors: Zamani Hossein , Ismail Noriszura , Shekari Marzieh
Published: May 2018

This study introduces a new discrete distribution which is a weighted version of Poisson-Lindley distribution. The weighted distribution is obtained using the negative binomial weight function and can be fitted to count data with over-dispersion. The p.m.f., p.g.f. and simulation procedure of the new weighted distribution, namely weighted negative binomial Poisson-Lindley (WNBPL), are provided. The maximum likelihood method for parameter estimation is also presented. The WNBPL distribution is fitted to several insurance datasets, and is compared to the Poisson and negative binomial distributions in terms of several statistical tests.
From Stochastic Geometry to Structural Access Point Deployment for Wireless Networks: A Lloyd Algorithm Approach
Authors: Ekti Ali Riza
Published: May 2018

In a wireless network, locations of base stations (BSs)/access points (APs)/sensor nodes can be modeled based on stochastic processes, e.g., a Poisson point process (PPP) or a deterministic pattern planned ahead by providers. While deterministic deployment does not provide tractable interference analysis in general, PPP yields tractable analysis for interference. However, PPP allows APs to be deployed very close to each other and gives pessimistic results compared to the field measurements. In this study, in order to address this issue, Lloyd’s algorithm, which functions as a bridge between random and structural APs deployments, is investigated for analyzing coverage probability in a network. The link distance distribution is modeled as a mixture of Weibull distributions and its parameters are obtained by using the expectation-maximization (EM) algorithm for each iteration of Lloyd’s algorithm. The link distance distribution is further utilized for calculating the coverage probability approximately by exploiting the tractability of PPP.
Energy-Based Performance Analysis of a Sustainable Farming Compartment with Evaporative Cooling System
Authors: Mousavi M. Sina , Mirfendereski Siamak , Park Jae Sung , Eun Jongwan
Published: May 2018

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is significantly dependent on desalinated water and groundwater resource, which is expensive and highly energy intensive. Despite the scarce water resource, only 54% of the recycled water was reused in 2015. In this study, an “Oasis” complex comprised of Sustainable Farming Compartments (SFCs) was proposed for reusing treated wastewater to decrease the ambient temperature of the SFC via an evaporative cooling system. A prototype SFC with half the original scale (width = 1.8 m, depth = 1.5 m, front height = 1.2 m back height = 0.9 m) was designed, built, and tested in an environmentally controlled laboratory and field site to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of the SFC under the climatic conditions in Abu Dhabi. Based on the experimental results, the temperature drops obtained from the SFC in the laboratory and field site were 5 ̊C at initial relative humidity of 60% and 7- 15 ̊C at initial relative humidity of 50%, respectively. An energy simulation using dynamic numerical simulations was performed in comparison to the results of the experiment. The energy-based dynamic simulation shows good agreement with the experimental results. The total power consumption of the SFC system was approximately three and a half times lower than that of an electrical air conditioner.
The FDA and the State of Chronic Diseases: Cardiovascular, Endocrine, Pulmonary, and Renal Diseases
Authors: Fiuzat Mona , Gray Michael P. , Koppel Grace Anne Dorney , Kowalski Aaron , Roy-Chaudhury Prabir , Walsh Mary Norine , Jones Daniel W. , Neptune Enid , Ratner Robert , West Melissa , Wong Brad A. , Califf Robert
Published: May 2018

Despite needs for new therapies and improvements in existing approaches in cardiovascular, pulmonary, endocrine, and renal disease, investment in these areas is lagging relative to other specialties. This article summarizes a meeting of key stakeholders of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials, representatives from academia, national organizations, and patients and caregivers. The purpose was to identify and discuss high-priority issues, establish areas of common interest, and explore opportunities for collaboration. During the meeting (September 2016), the construct of a “multimorbidity continuum” emerged, in which chronic diseases are understood as their effects on the whole rather than individual organ systems. Cross-disciplinary priorities included: 1) the need to generate greater high-quality evidence at lower cost; 2) the imperative to develop and implement patient-centered approaches to clinical investigations; 3) the importance of trial participation in under-represented populations, particularly with comorbid conditions, and 4) the need for progress in tobacco regulation. Representatives from each therapeutic area reported on their consensus priorities, and FDA representatives discussed the agency’s role in facilitating broader approaches to therapeutic development and evaluation of disease as linked across organ systems rather than in isolation, and emphasized the importance of patient engagement, collaboration and communication across stakeholders.
MAGIC: a MATLAB Toolbox for External Control of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Devices
Authors: Habibollahi Saatlou Forough , Rogasch Nigel C. , McNair Nicolas A. , Biabani Mana , Pillen Steven D. , Marshall Tom R. , Bergmann Til O.
Published: May 2018

The capacity to externally control transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) devices is becoming increasingly important in brain stimulation research. Here we introduce MAGIC (MAGnetic stimulator Interface Controller), an open-source MATLAB toolbox for controlling Magstim and MagVenture stimulators. MAGIC includes a series of MATLAB functions which allow the user to arm/disarm the stimulator, send triggers, change stimulator settings such as amplitude, interpulse intervals, and frequency, and receive stimulator setting information via a serial port connection between a computer and the stimulator. By providing external control capability, MAGIC enables greater flexibility in designing research protocols which require trial-by-trial changes of device settings to realize a priori trial randomization or interactive ad hoc adjustment of parameters during an ongoing experiment. MAGIC thus helps to prevent experimental confounds related to the block-wise variation of parameters and facilitates the integration of TMS with cognitive/sensory tasks, and the development of more adaptive brain state-dependent brain stimulation protocols.
Migration of Barchan Dunes in Qatar—Controls of the Shamal, Teleconnections, Sea-Level Changes and Human Impact
Authors: Engel Max , Boesl Fabian , Brückner Helmut
Published: May 2018

Barchan dune fields are a dominant landscape feature in SE Qatar and a key element of the peninsula’s geodiversity. The migration of barchan dunes is mainly controlled by dune size, wind pattern, vegetation cover and human impact. We investigate the variability of dune migration in Qatar over a time period of 50 years using high-resolution satellite and aerial imagery and explore its relation to the regional Shamal wind system, teleconnection patterns, and limitations in sand supply associated with the transgression of the Arabian Gulf. We detect strong size-dependent differences in migration rates of individual dunes as well as significant decadal variability on a dune-field scale, which was found to be correlating with the intensity of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and the Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM). High uncertainties associated with the extrapolation of migration rates back into the Holocene, however, do not permit to further specify the timing of the loss of sand supply and the onset of the mid-Holocene relative sea-level (RSL) highstand. For the youngest phase considered in this study (2006–2015), human impact is anticipated to have accelerated dune migration under a weakening Shamal regime through sand mining and excessive vehicle frequentation upwind of the core study area.