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DISCURSIVE GOVERNMENTAL AND MEDIA RESPONSE TO COVID-19: THE CASE OF SERBIA
Authors: JOVANOVIĆ SRĐAN MLADENOV
Published: April 2020

Serbia’s government, led by Aleksandar Vučić, has in scholarship been classified as semi-authoritarian, using Marina Ottaway’s classification. Its media have also been described as being in heavy, biased support of the government. Scholarship has further revealed that the Vučić-led, post-2012 government, has thrown the country backwards in time, with corruption and affairs being the primary instance by which the regime can be described. Expectedly, the response of the government and the government-supporting media to the COVID-19 pandemic has been less than professional. The initial response included official government press conferences in which the novel coronavirus was deemed to be ’funny’ and that, in the middle of the pandemic explosion and increased deathrate in Italy, Serbia’s population was advised to go to Italy for ’shopping’. The media furthermore tried to pin the pandemic to Serbia’s opposition alleged attempts to topple the government via ’coronavirus propaganda’. This article proposes to tackle the government’s and their supporting media’s responses to COVID-19 in February/March 2019 from a Discourse Analytical perspective.
PERSPECTIVE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN POST-PANDEMIC WORLD: SURVEILLANCE CAPITALISM AND HOPES
Authors: RĄB ŁUKASZ , KETTLER KAROLINA
Published: April 2020

The current coronavirus pandemic is not only a health/healthcare crisis but to a vast extent it will also influence other spheres of life, including social relations, the shape of economy and working models, and natural environment. Sustainable development that relies on the previously mentioned pillars (economy, society, environment) is going to be strongly affected by the virus outbreak. There is a threat that the process of recovering from the corona crisis will accelerate and legitimize the dynamics of surveillance capitalism. A really interesting case is going to be the labor world, where thanks to modern technologies, suppression of personal freedoms and triumph of total surveillance might be particularly easy. However, good scenarios are also plausible. The first 21st century pandemic of that scale may force societies to redefine their current modus operandi and shift capitalism into a more sustainable, humanistic model.
Społeczny model niepełnosprawności a lokalny system wsparcia osób niepełnosprawnych na przykładzie działań Miejskiego Ośrodka Pomocy Rodzinie w Koszalinie w latach 2013–2016
Authors: Gabryszak Renata
Published: April 2020

Społeczny model niepełnosprawności stanowi obecnie w przestrzeni europejskiej dominującą perspektywę podejścia do istoty niepełnosprawności oraz osób nią dotkniętych. Polska, przyjmując w 1997 roku Uchwałą Sejmu Kartę Praw Osób Niepełnosprawnych oraz przystępując w 2012 roku do Konwencji o prawach osób niepełnosprawnych, zobowiązała się do przyjęcia tej perspektywy w swoich regulacjach i działaniach na rzecz osób z niepełnosprawnościami. Celem artykułu była analiza i ocena działań Miejskiego Ośrodka Pomocy Rodzinie w Koszalinie w latach 2013–2016, jako kluczowej instytucji w lokalnym systemie wsparcia osób niepełnosprawnych. Dla realizacji tak sformułowanego celu przyjęto następującą tezę: na poziomie lokalnym polski system instytucjonalnego wsparcia osób niepełnosprawnych nie realizuje w pełni założeń społecznego modelu niepełnosprawności. Przeprowadzona w artykule charakterystyka działań MOPR w Koszalinie zweryfikowała ją pozytywnie, wskazując na prawno-instytucjonalne bariery w skutecznej pomocy osobom niepełnosprawnym zgodnie ze społecznym modelem niepełnosprawności.
Delayed luminescence of seeds: are shining seeds viable?
Authors: Adeboye Kehinde , Börner Andreas
Published: April 2020

Delayed luminescence (DL) has been widely studied for its applications in developmental biology and describes a phenomenon whereby biological materials radiate for a relatively long time (seconds and more) after illumination. Researchers have postulated that DL is potentially useful
for determining the physiological status of biological materials, including crop seeds. Until recently this claim only remained within academia and there have been no known reports for the advancement of its use in seed testing and genebank management. This article examines the gaps in knowledge
for adopting DL for seed testing by reviewing the history of DL applications in analytical studies of crop seeds and the incompletely understood mechanisms within seeds for displaying DL. We identified a need for more experimental data to validate the DL mechanisms in seeds before the procedure
can be used for seed testing.
Electrodeposition process of perrhenate ions from KNO3 and Na2SO4 background electrolytes in the presence of citric acid
Authors: Zhumasheva Nazerke , Kudreeva Leyla , Kalyyeva Akmerey , Badavamova Gulzhan
Published: April 2020

Processes involved in the electrodeposition of perrhenate ions were studied from two different potassium nitrate and sodium sulfate background electrolytes in the presence of citric acid on graphite electrode by cyclic voltammetry method. Anodic and cathodic potentials of deposited film were determined. After electrolysis process, morphology and content of obtained deposited layers were investigated by SEM and X-Ray methods. The coated film from sodium sulfate background electrolyte was not uniform and Re content was 60.83-65.5%, in case of potassium nitrate electrolyte, the deposited film was more densely located, and Re content was 80.94-82.52%. In the presence of nickel sulfate and citric acid, an alloy was formed with content of Re 80.94-82.52%, 14.10-11.83% of Ni, 4.96-5.66% of impurities, which were confirmed by X-Ray method. The current density decreased with addition of citric acid into sodium sulfate background electrolyte and in cathodic area, the reduction potential of perrhenate ions remained the same, but oxidation potentials changed from 0.25 to 0.35 V and from 0.5 to 0.6 V. The influence of citric acid on potentials of the processes of reduction and oxidation of perrhenate ions from potassium nitrate gave following results: reduction peaks shifted from -0.35 to -0.55 V, and multi peaks of oxidation appeared which were not noticeable without citric acid. It was shown that citric acid has inhibitory effect on reduction and oxidation of perrhenate ions. It is shown that the electrochemical reduction of perrhenate ions leads to the formation of rhenium dioxide in different forms.
LEVANTAMENTO DAS PERCEPÇÕES DE EGRESSOS DE CURSOS TÉCNICOS EM AGROPECUÁRIA ACERCA DO CURRÍCULO DO CURSO
Authors: Limeira Clécio Henrique , Limeira Manoella de Queiroz Rodrigues , Siebert Paloma Rodrigues , Chaves Luciano de Sousa
Published: April 2020

O objetivo deste trabalho foi identificar as percepções acerca do currículo desenvolvido na formação de egressos de cursos técnicos em agropecuária. A técnica utilizada foi a observação direta extensiva, por meio de aplicação de questionário estruturado com questões fechadas e de múltipla escolha, além de pesquisa documental. Como resultados observamos que estágio supervisionado foi considerado fundamental pelos egressos, como forma de praticar os conhecimentos teóricos adquiridos e como porta de entrada para o mercado de trabalho. A participação em atividades de pesquisa e extensão foi considerada importante para a maioria dos egressos, servindo como estímulo e influenciando escolhas futuras dos mesmos. Foi verificado que há uma necessidade de atualização curricular para incluir temas atuais da agropecuária. Concluímos que a percepção dos egressos é importante para a construção e reconstrução dos currículos do curso técnico em agropecuária.
Valores médios percorridos no teste de caminhada de seis minutos em crianças saudáveis de Coari (AM)
Authors: Moraes Wandrea Sylvia Loretta Angulo de , Silva Carliane Moraes da , Pin Alessandro dos Santos , Borges Grasiely Faccin , Maciel Thiago dos Santos
Published: April 2020

RESUMO O objetivo desta pesquisa foi estabelecer valores médios percorridos para o teste de caminhada de seis minutos em crianças saudáveis no Norte do Brasil. Este foi um estudo experimental, randomizado, cego e transversal que avaliou 63 crianças saudáveis do sexo masculino e feminino, de 10 a 12 anos, que após terem seus dados antropométricos registrados foram treinadas e instruídas para a realização do teste conforme recomendações da American Thoracic Society, após avaliação-padrão. O teste foi realizado numa pista reta de 30 metros, com marcações a cada 3 metros e cones indicando onde o retorno deveria ser feito para a continuidade do teste. Ao final, foi refeita a avaliação pré-teste. Foi observado índice de massa corporal muito baixo nos meninos de 11 anos, e normal nas outras faixas. A frequência cardíaca imediata pós-teste apresentou-se significativamente elevada em todos os grupos (p<0,001), enquanto todos os outros dados cardiovasculares colhidos não apresentaram alterações. As distâncias percorridas foram significativamente inferiores às previstas por equação-padrão para todos os grupos e sexos (p<0,0001). O valor médio percorrido encontrado em meninas foi de 436,30±56,74m e 460,80±63,90m em meninos, enquanto a média geral foi de 445,70±54,10m, abaixo dos valores esperados para a amostra. O resultado obtido pelo grupo estudado, menor que a média esperada, pode ser creditado ao fenótipo regional, mas o Índice de Desenvolvimento muito mais baixo que a média brasileira deve ter sua influência mais bem estudada. Espera-se que os achados contribuam no apontamento de valores de referência do teste em crianças do Norte brasileiro.
Musculoskeletal disorders, stress perception and physical activity in police officers
Authors: Serra Maysa Venturoso Gongora Buckeridge , Scalon João Domingos , Tonello Maria Georgina Marques , Quemelo Paulo Roberto Veiga
Published: April 2020

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to analyze association between stress perception and physical activity with the prevalence of symptoms of musculoskeletal disorders (SMSD) in police officers. The police officers (n=142) answered the Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10) and the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire. Pearson’s linear correlation coefficient was used to measure strength and direction of relationship between PSS-10 and prevalence of SMSD and showed a positive correlation between variables in the last 7 days (r=0.34, p=0.00001) and in the last 12 months (r=0.40, p=0.00001). The mean prevalence of SMSD in the last 12 months was lower among police officers practicing physical activity (W=1888.5, p=0.04). Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that the practice of physical activities as well as efforts to reduce stress perception both decrease the odds of musculoskeletal disorders. This study indicated that stress level and physical activity practice influenced in prevalence of SMSD. Multidisciplinary interventions with actions to reduce stress level and encourage physical activity practice are needed to control SMSD prevalence.
Falha de extubação em unidade de terapia intensiva pediátrica: estudo de coorte retrospectivo
Authors: Heubel Alessandro Domingues , Mendes Renata Gonçalves , Barrile Silvia Regina , Gimenes Camila , Martinelli Bruno , Silva Luciane Neves da , Daibem Célio Guilherme Lombardi
Published: April 2020

RESUMO Na unidade de terapia intensiva (UTI) pediátrica, a falha de extubação pode aumentar o risco de mortalidade. Este estudo objetivou: (1) verificar a taxa de falha de extubação na UTI pediátrica de um hospital público do município de Bauru (São Paulo, Brasil); (2) identificar a principal causa atribuída à falha de extubação; (3) avaliar se características como a idade e o tempo de ventilação mecânica invasiva (VMI) estão associadas à falha de extubação; (4) avaliar se o tempo de permanência na UTI e hospital é maior entre os pacientes que apresentaram falha de extubação. Foi realizado estudo de coorte retrospectivo com 89 pacientes internados de maio de 2017 até julho de 2018. Os resultados mostraram taxa de falha de extubação correspondente a 16%. A principal causa atribuída à falha de extubação foi o estridor laríngeo, totalizando 57% dos casos. A comparação intergrupos (sucesso vs. falha de extubação) não mostrou diferenças em relação à idade (p=0,294) e ao tempo de VMI (p=0,228). No entanto, observamos que o grupo falha de extubação apresentou maior tempo de UTI (p=0,000) e hospital (p=0,010). Desta forma, concluímos que a taxa de extubação está de acordo com a observada em outros estudos. O estridor laríngeo foi responsável por mais da metade dos casos de falha de extubação. Embora a idade e o tempo de VMI não tenham sido características associadas à falha de extubação, esta contribuiu para o maior período de permanência na UTI e no hospital.
Comparação das respostas fisiológicas do incremental shuttle walk test e do Glittre-ADL test: instrumentos complementares para avaliação da capacidade funcional
Authors: Montemezzo Dayane , Pereira Danielle Aparecida Gomes , Ribeiro-Samora Giane Amorim , Lima Sabrina Costa , Rocha Bianca Louise Carmona , Velloso Marcelo , Britto Raquel Rodrigues
Published: April 2020

RESUMO O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar e comparar respostas metabólicas, cardiovasculares e ventilatórias do incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT) e do Glittre activities of daily living test (Glittre-ADL test). Trata-se de um estudo transversal, realizado com indivíduos saudáveis. A capacidade funcional (CF) foi avaliada pela distância percorrida e consumo de oxigênio pico (VO2pico) no ISWT e pelo tempo gasto e VO2 no Glittre-ADL test. Trinta indivíduos percorreram 656,67 (IC95%:608,8-704,5) metros no ISWT e executaram o Glittre-ADL test em 2,4 (IC95%:2,2-2,6) minutos. O VO2 pico do ISWT foi 27,8 (IC95%25,6-29,9) versus 22,2 (IC95%20,5-24,1)mL×kg−1×min−1 (p<0,001) no estado estável (EE) do Glittre-ADL test. As correlações entre distância percorrida no ISWT e o tempo gasto no Glittre-ADL test, o VO2pico do ISWT e o VO2 no EE do Glittre-ADL test e a FC no pico do ISWT e no EE do Glittre-ADL test foram de moderada a alta magnitude. O Glittre-ADL test apresenta menores respostas metabólicas, cardiovasculares e ventilatórias se comparado ao ISWT.
Aproximaciones en torno a la violencia generada en contra de adolescentes embarazadas
Authors: Candelario Moros Mónica
Published: April 2020

El objetivo del presente artículo de refl exión radica en examinar y analizar la violencia intrafamiliar en contra de adolescentes en embarazo, en el cual, se comprueba las fortalezas y debilidades del tema a nivel general. Asimismo, este artículo entrega como resultados relevantes las consecuencias y repercusiones del fenómeno en todos los estratos sociales, educativos, culturales e incluso étnicos. Metodológicamente este trabajo es de tipo descriptivo, cualitativo, pues pretende registrar una caracterización del fenómeno objeto de estudio a partir de una preocupación empírica que se refl eja en la violencia generalizada contra una de las condiciones más sensibles de la humanidad como son las adolescentes en estado de embarazo.
Kaolin kili ile modifiye edilmiş bitümün reolojik ve mekanik özelliklerinin incelenmesi
Authors: ARSLAN Deniz , GÜRÜ Metin , ÇUBUK Mustafa Kürşat , ÇUBUK Meltem , FARSHBAFİAN Farshad Karimzadeh
Published: April 2020

Bu çalışmada; 50/70 penetrasyon dereceli
bitüm, granit kayaçlardan elde edilen bir kil türü olan ve Türkiye’de arı kil
olarak bilinen kaolin ilave edilerek modifiye edilmiştir. % 1 ile % 4 arasında
değişen oranlarda ilave edilen kaolin ile bitümün reolojik özelliklerinde
meydana gelen değişim rotasyonal viskozite, penetrasyon, yumuşama noktası ve
düktilite testleri ile incelenmiştir. Kaolin ile bitümün viskozitesinin ve
yumuşama noktasının arttığı, penetrasyonunun azaldığı belirlenmiştir.
Penetrasyon ve yumuşama noktası sonuçları ile bitümlere ait penetrasyon indeks
(PI) değerleri hesaplanmış ve kaolin ile PI değerlerinde artma meydana geldiği
görülmüştür. Kaolinin mekanik özellikler üzerindeki etkisi ise Nicholson
soyulma ve Marshall testleri ile değerlendirilmiştir. Test sonuçları, kaolin
katkılı bitüm ile Marshall Stabilite değerinde % 11,2’ye ulaşan artışlar elde
edildiğini göstermiştir.
DAB Solutions v3
Authors: Institute for Brain Science Allen
Published: April 2020

3, 3´ Diaminobenzidine (DAB) is a commonly used chromogen for histological staining. In the presence of peroxidase enzyme, DAB produces a brown precipitate that is insoluble in alcohol and xylene. Peroxidase catalyzes hydrogen peroxide oxidation of substrate DAB. This SOP provides instructions to prepare four different formulations of DAB. DAB for Immunohistochemical staining (IHC), DAB for Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) Staining, Nickel Enchanced DAB for Biocytin staining, and DAB for Biocytin staining. Note: Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute Of Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number U19MH114830. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
Pulling Pipettes using the DMZ-Zeitz Universal v3
Authors: Institute for Brain Science Allen
Published: April 2020

Protocol is used for the manufacture of glass pipettes for patch clamp electrophysiology using the DMZ-Zeitz Universal puller. Note: Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute Of Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number U19MH114830. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
Thermal comfort index in lactating cows in an adapted free-stall facility
Authors: Carvalho Vasconcelos João Marcos de , Ferreira Sindynara , Rezende Elisa de Souza Junqueira , Pereira José Luiz de Andrade Rezende
Published: April 2020

This study was conducted to investigate the thermoregulation of Holstein cattle in an adapted free-stall facility at IFSULDEMINAS, Campus Inconfidentes, by measuring thermal comfort indices. The experimental period was from the end of December 2012 to the start of January 2013, in a total of 16 days. 12 multiparous, lactating, black-and-white Holstein cows were used in a free-stall system. Rectal temperature, respiratory frequency, ambient temperature and relative humidity were recorded at 3:00 a.m., 7:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. The results demonstrate that despite the temporal variations that occurred throughout the evaluation days, the confined animals maintained their body temperature in balance.
Comparative analysis of genomes of tick-borne encephalitis virus strains isolated from mosquitoes and ticks
Authors: Pukhovskaya N. M. , Morozova O. V. , Belozerova N. B. , Bakhmetyeva S. V. , Vysochina N. P. , Zdanovskaya N. I. , Ivanov L. I.
Published: April 2020

The tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) strain Lazo MP36 was isolated from the pool of mosquitoes Aedes vexans collected in Lazo region of Khabarovsk territory in August 2014. Phylogenetic analysis of the strain Lazo MP36 complete genome (GenBank accession number KT001073) revealed its correspondence to the TBEV Far Eastern subtype and differences from the following strains: 1) from ticks Ixodes persulcatus P. Schulze, 1930 [vaccine strain 205 (JX498939) and strains Khekhtzir 1230 (KF880805), Chichagovka (KP844724), Birobidzhan 1354 (KF880805) isolated in 2012-2013]; 2) from mosquitoes [strain Malyshevo (KJ744034) isolated in 1978 from Aedes vexans nipponii in Khabarovsk territory; strain Sakhalin 6-11 isolated from the pool of mosquitoes in 2011 (KF826916)]; 3) from human brain [vaccine strain Sofjin (JN229223), Glubinnoe/2004(DQ862460). Kavalerovo (DQ862460), Svetlogorie (DQ862460)]. The fusion peptide necessary for flavivirus entry to cells of the three TBEV strains isolated from mosquitoes (Lazo MP36, Malyshevo and Sakhalin 6-11) has the canonical structure 98-DRGWGNHCGLFGKGSI-113 for the tick-borne flaviviruses. Amino acid transition H104G typical for the mosquito-borne flaviviruses was not found. Structures of 5’- and 3’-untranslated (UTR) regions of the TBEV strains from mosquitoes were 85-98% homologous to the TBEV strains of all subtypes without recombination with mosquito-borne flaviviruses found in the Far East of Russia. Secondary structures of 5’- and 3'-UTR as well as cyclization sequences (CS) of types a and B are highly homologous for all TBEV isolates independently of the biological hosts and vectors. similarity of the genomes of the TBEV isolates from mosquitoes, ticks and patients as well as pathogenicity of the isolates for new-borne laboratory mice and tissue cultures might suggest a possible role of mosquitoes in the TBEV circulation in natural foci as an accidental or additional virus carrier.
ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY OF PHOSPRENYL AND GAMAPREN AGAINST INFECTION CAUSED BY INFLUENZA A (H5N1) VIRUS IN CELL CULTURE
Authors: Sanin A. V. , Deryabin P. G. , Narovlyansky A. N. , Pronin A. V. , Kozhevnikova T. N.
Published: April 2020

The antiviral activity of Phosprenyl and Gamapren in vitro against highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza H5N1 virus was studied. Inoculation of the virus to the susceptible cell culture led to development of the cytopathogenic effect. Preliminary introduction of Phosprenyl and Gamapren an hour prior to infecting the cells with virus 10.0 TCID50 dose completely inhibited the cytopathogenic activity of the virus. At higher doses of virus (100.0 TCID50) significant inhibition of the infectious activity of the virus was observed: 70% of infected cells survived under the action of Phosprenyl, and 90% under the action of Gamapren. With the introduction of the preparations simultaneously with the infection of cells with virus at a dose of 10.0 TCID50 virtually 100% of infected cells survived, while in control cultures death of 100% of the cells occurred. After infection with the virus at a dose of 100.0 TCID50 Phosprenyl and Gamapren caused 50% protection of the cells. The antiviral effect of the drugs Phosprenyl and Gamapren may be associated not only with their virulicidal, but with anti-viral activity as well.
CYTOKINES AND ANTIBODIES IN EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION OF WILD AND LABORATORY RODENTS (RODENTIA) WITH TICK-BORNE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS
Authors: Bakhvalova V. N. , Panov V. V. , Potapova O. F. , Morozova O. V.
Published: April 2020

Persistence modeling was performed by means of infection of the wild rodents: northern red-backed vole Myodes rutilus (Pallas, 1779) and striped field mouse Apodemus agrarius (Pallas, 1771), as well as of laboratory mice with the tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) in tick suspensions with subsequent detection of the TBEV, hemagglutination inhibition and virus-neutralizing antibodies, as well as expression of cytokine genes during 4 months. Detection rate of the TBEV RNA and antigen E remained high during the whole period of observations; however, virus pathogenic for laboratory suckling mice was isolated mainly during a period of 8 days post infection. At the late stages of the persistent infection (1-4 months) the TBEV RNA detection rate in northern red-backed voles and laboratory mice remained high, whereas in striped field mice it significantly declined (p < 0.001). The viral loads were significantly higher (p < 0.001) in the wild rodents compared to the laboratory mice. Average frequencies of Th2 cytokine gene expression were similar for M. rutilus (50.0 ± 8.5%) and A. agrarius (50.0 ± 9.6%) during the whole period, but Th1 cytokine mRNA detection rate after transcription activation in 2 days post infection and subsequent return to the original values were different (22.2 ± 5.0% and 38.1 ± 7.6%, respectively (p > 0.05)). Meanwhile, a part of animals with interleukin 1β mRNA was significantly higher among A. agrarius than among M. rutilus (p < 0.05), which might cause low levels of spontaneous TBEV infection of field mice compared to red voles. Hemagglutination inhibition and virus-neutralizing antibodies were revealed in wild rodents in 30 days post infection and remained at detectable levels during 4 months. Thus, the TBEV persistence in small rodents was accompanied by the detection of the pathogenic virus in the early period, the viral RNA and antigen E during 4 months with high viral loads in wild animals exceeding the values in laboratory mice. Changes in the proinflammatory cytokine gene expression frequencies and the TBEV-specific antibodies pointed at immunomodulation as the possible mechanism of the TBEV persistence.
Las políticas urbanísticas municipales en España: 40 años de ayuntamientos democráticos (1979–2019)
Authors: Bellet Sanfeliu Carme
Published: April 2020

En los últimos 40 años, las ciudades españolas han cambiado mucho dentro de un marco más general de profunda transformación política, social y económica del país. A través fundamentalmente del análisis bibliográfico y documental el trabajo trata, en primer lugar, de contextualizar y caracterizar la evolución de las políticas urbanísticas desplegadas desde los primeros ayuntamientos democráticos hasta la actualidad e identificar el modelo de ciudad en el que éstas se han ido basando a la vez que construyendo (física y simbólicamente). Para ello, se establecen tres períodos de análisis temporal: 1979–1991; 1992–2007 y 2008–2019, cuya delimitación se realiza teniendo en cuenta, también, la evolución de la dinámica inmobiliaria y las fechas de celebración de las elecciones municipales. Finalmente, se caracteriza el urbanismo del último de los períodos tras la crisis financiera e inmobiliaria (2008–2019), durante el cual, y especialmente tras las elecciones municipales en 2015, irrumpieron en algunos gobiernos locales, partidos y coaliciones que surgieron de los movimientos del 15 M de 2011.
First serological evidence of West Nile virus among equines and birds in Kosovo, 2018-2019
Authors: Rexhepi Agim , Sherifi Kurtesh , Berxholi Kristaq , Xhekaj Betim , Muja-Bajraktari Nesade , Özkul Aykut , von Possel Ronald , Emmerich Petra
Published: April 2020

Background: This study was conducted to survey the presence of West Nile virus (WNV) in Kosovo by serological testing of apparently healthy local horses and attempts to detect viral nucleic acid in birds and mosquitoes. Methods: Between January 2018 and June 2019, 260 equine serum samples were collected, additionally 580 adult mosquitoes (53 pools) grouped in for genera, including Culex spp. (226 individuals; 26 pools), Aedes spp. (136 individuals; 16 pools), Anopheles spp . (184 individuals; 7 pools), Culiseta spp . (34 individuals; 4 pools). 50 domestic birds and 51 wild birds were collected from different regions of Kosovo. Equine and domestic bird serum samples were tested by flavivirus IgG ELISA while mosquitoes and bird viscera were tested for WNV RNA by RT-qPCR. All ELISA-positive results were confirmed by plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT) and by virus neutralization test (VNT). Results: This is the first report providing evidence of WNV antibodies among animals in Kosovo. WNV antibodies were present in 27 out of 260 equine sera (10.38%) and one out of 50 samples in domestic birds by ELISA and PRNT. Eight of 27 positive equine serum samples with high titer neutralized WNV, but not USUV. No WNV RNA was detected in birds or mosquitoes. Conclusions: The occurrence of WNV antibodies in local equines from all regions of Kosovo indicates that the virus is circulating within the country. Public health authorities should therefore plan a risk assessment and disease control program. Keywords: West Nile virus, Kosovo, Equines, Birds, Mosquitoes.
Energy-dense nutrient-poor snacks and risk of non-alcoholic fattyliver disease: a case-control study in Iran
Authors: yari zahra , Cheraghpour Makan , Aghamohammadi Vahideh , Alipour Meysam , Ghanei Nila , Hekmatdoost Azita
Published: April 2020

Objective: The purpose of the present study was to determine the association between energy-dense nutrient-poor snacks intake and the risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in Iranian adults. For this purpose, a total of 143 cases with a newly confirmed diagnosis of NAFLD and 471 controls free of the disease were studied. Dietary intake was assessed using a food frequency questionnaire.Results: The percentage of calories from total energy-dense nutrient-poor snacks was 6.08% and 5.04%, in patients and controls, respectively (p=0.036). Compared with subjects in the lowest quartile of total energy-dense nutrient-poor snacks intake, the risk of NAFLD for those in the top quartile of consumption increased by about two times, in both crude (OR:1.94; 95% CIs: 1.16-3.26; P for trend=0.015) and adjusted (OR:2.27; 95%CIs: 1.19-4.31; P for trend=0.001) models. The relative odds of NAFLD increased significantly in the fourth quartile of dietary cake and biscuit (OR: 1.21, P for trend=0.037) and soft drinks (OR: 1.64, P for trend=0.005) intake compared with the lowest corresponding quartiles, after adjustment for age, sex, body mass index, physical activity, alcohol, energy intake. Our results indicate that there might be a moderate positive association between energy-dense nutrient-poor snacks intake and risk of NAFLD.
A novel biomarker TLCD1 correlates with prognosis and immune infiltrates in hepatocellular carcinoma
Authors: Shen Hanyu , Ren Shiqi , Tang Chenyu , Duan Lian , Wang Wei , Gao Xuyang , Sun Pingping , Wang Ziheng , Duan Yinong
Published: April 2020

Background The HCC has seen a spike in the morbidity and the mortality rate in recent times. This calls for an urgent understanding of the underlying molecular mechanisms of the HCC and to speed up the quest for the search of the target molecules to ensure quick diagnosis and prognosis subsequently. TLCD1 is a gene only reported in membrane fluidity. The variations in the TLCD1 expression levels related to the infiltration of the immune cells in HCC and the prognosis shall be examined initially. Methods The data received from TCGA shall provide the details of the gene expression, clinicopathology analysis and immune infiltration, along with the enrichment analysis. Moreover, we also performed additional analysis of the bioinformatics available. The immune responses of TLCD1 expression in HCC were analyzed using CIBERSORT and TIMER, while the statistical analysis was handled through R. Results Higher TLCD1 expression is strongly correlated with a poor prognostic and worse overall survival. Specifically, the increase in TLCD1 expression positively correlated with Tregs cells and T cells CD4 memory resting. The pathways strongly associated with TLCD1 was fatty acid metabolism and PPAR signaling pathway. Conclusions From the outcome of the study, it could be surmised that TLCD1 could be considered as a potential target for future treatment of HCC, as it was observed to be associated with the tumor-infiltrating immune cells in tumor microenvironment, establishing itself as a novel potential prognostic biomarker in HCC.
Destruction of secondary Schistosoma mansoni sporocysts in Biomphalaria glabrata after phytochemical exposure
Authors: Friani Gabriela , Costa Valdir Almeida da , Mota Ester , Faro Marta Julia , Souza Samaly , Figueiredo Marcela , Golo Patricia , Mello-Silva Clélia Christina
Published: April 2020

Background: Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease and affects over 200 million people worldwide. The snail Biomphalaria glabrata is one of the intermediate hosts of S. mansoni . The aim of this work was to verify the action of Euphorbia milii var. hislopii latex in the hemocytes profile and histopathology of B. glabrata infected by S. mansoni .Methods: Uninfected and infected snails were exposed to sublethal concentrations of E. milii latex for 24 hours (1.0 mg/l less than the LC 50 ) and after this time were analysed.Results: The survival rate was 88.5% for the uninfected snails and 66.6% for the infected and exposed snails. In the snails infected by S. mansoni , the exposure to E. milii latex promoted proliferation of hemocytes in the tentacles, mantle, digestive gland, kidney and ovotestis. In the digestive gland and the kidney, granulomatous reactions occurred around the sporocysts and caused their destruction. Proliferation of hemocytes in the kidney and digestive gland and edema in the mantle area were also observed in the uninfected and exposed snails. The number of circulating hemocytes from the group infected and exposed to E. milii latex was significantly higher than in the other groups. Three types of hemocytes were found: hyalinocytes, granulocytes and blast-like cells, and in all the groups the proportion of hyalinocytes was higher than the other types. There was no significant difference among the cell types and the different groups analyzed. Conclusions: We conclude that the sublethal concentration of E. milii latex influenced the cellular immune response of the susceptible B. glabrata strain to infection by S. mansoni , promoting the destruction of parasites.
The Influence of Similarity Vocabulary on New Vocabulary Learning in Indonesian for Taiwanese Students
Authors: Lase Apriliana
Published: April 2020

This study investigated the new vocabulary effect to remember the old vocabulary in task reading Indonesia as a second language. The similarity of vocabulary related to Phonological neighborhood by giving two pretest and posttest methods in two groups and presenting a control group to be able to see how far the ability of students to understand related vocabulary. The task in the form of reading shows an image. The Lexicon neighbor is constrained because of the similar word can affect the memory of students. The problem of students they have limited time to finish the task of reading — the issue of student they found when running the experiment.
Identification the prognostic value of immune gene signature and infiltrating immune cells of esophageal cancer patients
Authors: Wang Lin , Wei Qian , Zhang Ming , Chen Lianze , Li Zinan , Zhou Chenyi , He Miao , Wei Minjie , zhao lin
Published: April 2020

Background Esophageal cancer (ESCA) is one of the deadliest solid malignancies with worse survival in the world. The poor prognosis of ESCA is not only related to malignant cells, but also affected by the microenvironment. We aimed to establish prognostic signature consisting of immune genes to predict the survival outcome of patients and estimate the prognosis value of infiltrating immune cells in tumor microenvironment (TME). Methods Based on integrated analysis of gene expression profiling and immune gene database, differentially immune-related genes were filtered out. Then, stepwise Cox regression analysis was applied to identify survival related immune genes and construct prognosis signature. Functional enrichment analysis was performed to explore biology function. Kaplan-Meier (K-M) curves and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were performed to validate the predictive effect of predictive signature. We also verified the clinical value of prognostic signature under the influence of different clinical parameters. For deeper analysis, we evaluated the correlation between prognosis signature and infiltrating immune cells by Tumor Immune Estimation Resource (TIMER) and CIBERSORT. Results Finally, we identified 303 differentially immune genes as candidate and constructed immune prognosis signature composed of six immune genes. Furthermore, we observed that the prognosis signature was enriched in cytokine-mediated signaling pathway, lymphocyte activation, immune effector process, cancer pathway, NF-kappa B signaling pathway. K-M survival curves showed that the prognosis signature indeed have good predictive ability in entire ESCA set ( P =0.003), validation set 1 ( P =0.008) and validation set 2 ( P =0.036). The area under the curve (AUC) of ROC curves validated the predictive accuracy of immune signature in three cohorts (AUC=0.757, 0.800 and 0.701), respectively. In addition, we identified the prognosis value of infiltrating-immune cells including activated memory CD4 T cells, T cells follicular helper cells and monocytes and provided a landscape of TME. Conclusions The results indicated that immune prognosis signature can be a novel biomarker to predict survival outcome, which can provide new targets for immunotherapy and individualized therapies in ESCA and open up a new prospect for improving the prognosis of ESCA patients in the era of immunotherapy.
Radiological Features on HRCT and RT-PCR Testing for the Diagnosis of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China: A Comparative Study of 78 Cases in Pregnant Women
Authors: Deng Ming , Sun Wenbo , Hu Jinxiang , Mei Liejun , Weng Dinghu , Liu Bo , Xu Haibo
Published: April 2020

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the quantitative parameters of CT scans performed on pregnant women with COVID-19 who had different reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) results.Methods: Pregnant women with suspected cases of COVID-19 pneumonia (confirmed by next-generation sequencing or RT-PCR) who underwent high-resolution lung CT scans were retrospectively enrolled. Patients were grouped based on the results of the RT-PCR and the first CT scan: group 1 (double positive patients; positive RT-PCR and CT scan) and group 2 (negative RT-PCR and positive CT scan). The imaging features and their distributions were extracted and compared between the two groups.Results: Seventy-eight patients were admitted to the hospital between Dec 20, 2019, and Feb 29, 2020. The mean age of the patients was 31.82 years (SD 4.1, ranged from 21 to 46 years). The cohort included 14 (17.95%) patients with a positive RT-PCR test and 64 (82.05%) with a negative RT-PCR test, there were 37 (47.44%) patients with a positive CT scan, and 41 (52.56%) patients with a negative CT scan. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and accuracy of CT-based diagnosis of COVID-19 were 85.71%, 60.94%, 32.40%, 95.12% and 65.38%, respectively. COVID-19 pneumonia mainly involved the right lower lobe of the lung. There were 53 semi-quantitative and 59 quantitative parameters, which were compared between the two groups. There were no significant differences in the quantitative parameters. However, the Hellinger distance was significantly different between the two groups, albeit with a limited diagnostic value (AUC=0.63).Conclusions: Pregnant women with pneumonia usually present with typical abnormal signs on CT. Although multidimensional CT quantitative parameters are somewhat different between groups of patients with different RT-PCR results, it is still impossible to accurately predict whether the RT-PCR will be positive, which would allow for the earlier detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Selecting Primers for RAPD, Microsatellite and Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase Subunit 1 for Genetic Variation Analysis of Asian Corn Borer (Ostrinia furnacalis Guenée) Population in Java, Indonesia
Authors: Arminudin Ahmad Taufiq , Trisyono Y. Andi , Wijonarko Arman , Suputa Suputa
Published: April 2020

Primer plays an important role in studying genetic diversity of an insect species. This research was aimed to select the suitable primers to visualize the genetic diversity of Asian corn borer (Ostrinia furnacalis) using Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD), microsatellite, and mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 gene (mtCO1). Twenty four RAPD primers (OPA1, OPA4, OPA7,OPA8, OPA10, OPA11, OPA12, OPA13, OPB7, OPB10, OPB11, OPB12, OPB15, OPC4, OPC5, OPC14, OPC16, OPC18, OPC20, OPD3, OPD8, OPD10, OPD13, OPD14) and five microsatellite primers (T3, T4, T5, T81, D25) resulted high polymorphic informations of the genetics of O. furnacalis in Java Indonesia. Universal primers, Lep and Heb were appropriateto do molecular identification of O. furnacalis based on BLAST system on GenBank and BOLD systems.
EDUCAÇÃO FINANCEIRA: ANALISANDO, À LUZ DA EDUCAÇÃO MATEMÁTICA CRÍTICA, SUGESTÕES AO PROFESSOR PRESENTES EM LIVROS DIDÁTICOS DE MATEMÁTICA DOS ANOS INICIAIS DO ENSINO FUNDAMENTAL
Authors: Bezerra dos Santos Laís Thalita , Dos Santos Pessoa Cristiane Azevêdo
Published: April 2020

Este artigo é recorte do estudo de dissertação de Autor (ANO), que investigou atividades de Educação Financeira (EF) presentes em livros didáticos de Matemática dos anos iniciais do Ensino Fundamental aprovados pelo Programa Nacional do Livro Didático (PNLD) (2016). Realizamos o aprofundamento em um dos objetivos do estudo maior: identificar e analisar, à luz da Educação Matemática Crítica e das temáticas elencadas por Autor (ANO), sugestões apresentadas nos manuais dos professores de livros didáticos de Matemática dos anos iniciais do Ensino Fundamental, relacionadas ao desenvolvimento do trabalho com a EF. Como método, identificamos os livros que possuíam atividades de EF, observando, a partir das que foram elencadas com potencial para discutir a EF, as orientações presentes nos manuais, sendo estas analisadas à luz dos ambientes de aprendizagem de Skovsmose (2000) e das temáticas elencadas por Autor (ANO). Como resultados, encontramos 23 sugestões ao professor nos livros de Matemática dos anos iniciais, sendo 21 nos livros de Alfabetização Matemática (1º aos 3º anos) e as demais, 2 sugestões, nos livros de Matemática (4º e 5º anos). Do total de sugestões, 14 trabalham a vida real, com potencial para cenários para investigação, o que indica que, de alguma forma, as sugestões orientam os docentes a discutirem aspectos da realidade, estimulando a reflexão. Apesar disso, ressaltamos a importância de que mais sugestões sejam oferecidas ao professor, inclusive com orientações mais aprofundadas do que as já existentes.
Mortalidad de serpientes en la vía El valle de Toledo-Toledo, Antioquia –Colombia
Authors: Zúñiga-Baos Jorge Alberto , Vera-Pérez Luis Enrique
Published: April 2020

A través de 4 meses de muestreo continúo comprendidos entre el 1 octubre de 2018 y 31 de enero de 2019, se determinó la mortalidad de serpientes causada por el tránsito vehicular en un segmento de 17 km de la vía entre El Valle de Toledo y el municipio de Toledo, departamento de Antioquia, Colombia. Se registraron 18 individuos correspondientes a 14 especies y tres familias, siendo Colubridae la más representativa (12 spp.), y Mastigodryas pleei y Leptophis ahaetulla las especies más atropelladas. Se obtuvo una tasa de atropellamiento (TA) de 0.0043 individuos/km, la cual es relativamente baja al compararla con las obtenidas en otros estudios relacionados. El 50% de los registros ocurrieron en el mes de enero, época de menor precipitación en la zona de estudio. Finalmente, estos resultados muestran una pequeña parte de la afectación vehicular sobre este grupo de fauna, que podría tener mayor impacto hacia el futuro de acuerdo con el desarrollo de la infraestructura vial de la región, para lo cual se proponen algunas estrategias que permitan mitigar los efectos negativos sobre la fauna.
Using Floquet Theory in the Procedure for Investigation of the Motion Stability of a Rotor System Exhibiting Parametric and Self-Excited Vibration
Authors: Ferfecki Petr , Zaoral Filip , Zapoměl Jaroslav
Published: April 2020

The computational procedure for investigation vibration stability of a flexible rotor consisting of an asymmetric shaft, one disc, and supported by ball bearings is developed in this work. Lagrange equations of the second kind were used for derivation of the motion equation. The vibration response stability of the Jeffcott-like rotor was studied by means of eigenvalues of a transition matrix. Three different methods for approximation of the transition matrix have been investigated. The presented simulations are focused on studying the influence of parametric excitation produced by the shaft asymmetry and self-excitation vibration caused by the shaft material damping. The numerical results proved the applicability of the developed procedure, which has been verified by the direct integration of the motion equation.
Analysis of Impact Behaviour of TIG Weldment by Using Hybrid RSM and CSO
Authors: Chandra Moi Subhas , Ramesh Rudrapati , Kumar Pal Pradip , Asish Bandyopadhyay
Published: April 2020

Tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding is a multi-input and multi-output variant process. The input process parameters and other factors of welding process interact in a complicated manner and influence the weld quality – directly or indirectly. Keeping this in mind, the present work has been planned to study the impact behaviour of TIG weldment through experiments, analysis and optimization. Experimental runs have been considered as per Box-Behnken design of response surface methodology (RSM). Based on the recorded data, the mathematical models have been developed to study the effect of process parameters on impact strength. ANOVA has been utilized to identify the influence of input process parameters on the response i.e. impact strength. RSM and cuckoo search optimization (CSO) algorithm have also been applied to optimize the impact strength.
Parametric Analysis of Electrochemical Discharge Drilling on Soda-Lime Glass Material Using Taguchi L27 Orthogonal Array Method
Authors: Pawar Pravin , Kumar Amaresh , Ballav Raj
Published: April 2020

The Electrochemical discharge machining (ECDM) is a hybrid non-traditional process which is specifically used for machining of conducting as well as non-conducting materials. In this research work, the fabricated ECDM experimental setup was used to machine the Soda-lime glass material with Brass tool material. The experiments were done on Soda-lime glass material with the help of Taguchi L27 orthogonal array method and analysed by using MINITAB 17 software. The average hole diameter and average machined depth results were checked after ECDM drilling on Soda-lime glass material with considering the input process parameters such as an electrolyte concentration, voltage and rotation. The experimental results indicated that voltage was the most dominant factor for average machined depth followed by an electrolyte concentration and rotation speed. The rotation speed was the most dominant factor for average hole diameter followed by voltage and electrolyte concentration.
Professional Education Policy: the Professionalized Brazil Program in the school context
Authors: Santos Jean Mac Cole Tavares , Silva Francisca Natália da , Silva Lenina Lopes Soares
Published: April 2020

This paper analyzes the implementation of the Professionalized Brazil Program as a public policy of articulation between High School and Vocational Education in two state schools of the Mossoró/Rio Grande do Norte Education Network. It is grounded on evaluation methodologies through implementation analysis and is guided by the following question: “What actions and measures are required in order to enable the implementation of the Professionalized Brazil Program at the investigated schools?”.The analysis suggests that at Jerônimo Rosado State School, the implementation of the program focused on reforming and expanding the physical structure of the school, reaching the end of 2015 without any classes of the High School Integrated Technical Course in System and Gas. On the other hand, at the Professor Abel Freire Coelho State School, the Technical Course in Occupational Safety is running, although it has some difficulties such as a lack of teachers in specific classes,lack of continued training courses and of specific educational materials in order to guide activities. Therefore, the Program can be considered another policy aimed at the qualification of young people in Brazil bound for discontinuity in the near future,due to conditions shown and discussed in this paper.
Educação Novae concepção cristã de educação: confrontos, deficiências doutrinárias e adaptações limitadas
Authors: Gutierrez Laurent
Published: April 2020

O lugar dos religiosos na escola é questionado em nome do princípio do secularismo. Este estudo tem como objetivo enfatizar o papel significativo dos pensadores da educação cristã da época que, diante desse modernismo educacional, mantiveram certa ambiguidade quanto às possibilidades de adaptação dessa “pedagogia nova” à educação denominacional. Os resultados mostram que a criança deve ser arrancada do mundo em que perdeu sua inocência. Sua razão é impotente em todos os aspectos e somente a intervenção infalível da graça pode salvá-la. Com a segunda abordagem, a concepção de Rousseau, o homem nasce naturalmente bom, mas é corrompido ao se tornar um ser social. Dessa forma, a educação deve procurar trazer a criança de volta ao seu estado natural, sem recorrer à intervenção divina.