bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Коррекция глиатилином нарушений рабочей и референтной пространственной памяти у старых крыс
Authors: Тюренков Иван Николаевич , Волотова Елена Владимировна , Куркин Денис Владимирович
Published: March 2018

Целью настоящей работы явилась оценка влияния глиатилина на пространственную память старых крыс. Состояние когнитивных функций и пространственную память животных оценивали с использованием радиального (8-лучевого) лабиринта. Ошибки рабочей и референтной памяти служили показателями нарушений когнитивных функций. Установлено, что у старых крыс (24 мес) по сравнению с крысами младшей возрастной группы (6 мес) наблюдаются когнитивные нарушения, проявляющиеся в ухудшении процессов кратковременной и долговременной памяти. Курсовое применение глиатилина у крыс старшей возрастной группы в дозе 100 мг/кг приводит к выраженному улучшению рабочей и референтной пространственной памяти у старых крыс.
Сквален: физиологические и фармакологические свойства
Authors: Музалевская Екатерина Николаевна , Мирошниченко Лидия Александровна , Николаевский Владимир Анатольевич , Ушаков Игорь Борисович , Чернов Юрий Николаевич , Алабовский Владимир Владимирович , Батищева Галина Александровна , Бузлама Анна Витальевна
Published: March 2018

В обзоре литературы показано, что сквален, известный большинству специалистов как промежуточный продукт синтеза холестерина, обладает рядом фармакологических свойств, включая гиполипидемическое, гепатопротекторное, кардиопротекторное, антиоксидантное и антитоксическое действие. Сквален эффективен в комплексной терапии сахарного диабета 2 типа, обладает способностью потенцировать действие некоторых противобластомных средств и уменьшать выраженность их нежелательных эффектов. Данное биологически активное вещество является малотоксичным и в терапевтических дозах не оказывает повреждающего действия на организм человека. Перспективным источником для промышленного получения сквалена является масло семян амаранта.
Антиоксидантный эффект даларгина у пациентов с ишемической болезнью сердца и метаболическим синдромом
Authors: Донцов Александр Владимирович
Published: March 2018

Целью исследования была оценка влияния даларгина на состояние перекисного окисления липидов и антиоксидантной системы у больных ишемической болезнью сердца (ИБС) с метаболическим синдромом (МС). В группе из 123 больных стабильной ИБС и МС изучали влияние на общую окислительную способность (ООС) и общую антиоксидантную активность (ОАА) крови, а также на уровень окисленных липопротеинов низкой плотности (ЛПНП) и активность супероксиддисмутазы (СОД) стандартной медикаментозной терапии (СТ) по поводу ИБС (1 группа, n = 63) и СТ c дополнительным назначением даларгина (СТ+Д) интраназально дважды в день по 1 мг в течение 10 дней (2 группа, n = 60) с применением в той же дозировке по 10 дней в течение последующих 2 мес (всего 3 курса за 3 мес). Установлено, что у больных ИБС, протекающей на фоне МС, при СТ за 3-месячный период наблюдения не произошло статистически значимого изменения показателей, характеризующих окислительный потенциал крови (ООС), перекисное окисление липидов (окисленные ЛПНП) и антиоксидантную защиту крови (ОАА и СОД). Включение в терапию даларгина сопровождалось достоверным снижением активности параметров оксидативного стресса: ООС крови на 10,5 %, окисленных ЛПНП – на 14 % (p < 0,001) и повышением антиоксидантных свойств крови: СОД – на 36,1 %, ОАА крови – на 25,3 % (p < 0,001).
Эффективность линимента циклоферона в комплексном лечении хронического гингивита у больных с хроническими инфекциями
Authors: Соболева Л. А. , Шульдяков А. А. , Булкина Н. В.
Published: March 2018

С целью изучения клинико-патогенетической эффективности линимента циклоферона в комплексной терапии хронического гингивита у больных с хроническими инфекционными заболеваниями (ВИЧ-инфекция, бруцеллез, гепатит С) проведено обследование и лечение 42 больных. Доказано, что применение линимента циклоферона в комплексном лечении хронического гингивита у больных с хроническими инфекциями позволяет уменьшить инфекционную нагрузку в пародонтальных карманах и выраженность местного воспаления, нормализовать параметры иммунитета, снизить эндотоксикоз, что обеспечивает ускорение процессов выздоровления, снижение частоты рецидивов заболеваний.
Оптимизация бронхолитической терапии у детей с обострением бронхиальной астмы с учетом риска развития кардиогемодинамических нарушений
Authors: Лебеденко Александр Анатольевич , Семерник Ольга Евгеньевна
Published: March 2018

Проведено исследование влияния бронхолитических препаратов 3 групп (β2-адреномиметика — фенотерола, антихолинергического препарата — ипратропиума бромида и комбинированного препарата — фенотерол/ипратропиум бромид) на кардиогемодинамику у детей в периоде обострения бронхиальной астмы. Установлено, что наиболее существенное влияние неправильный выбор бронхолитического препарата оказывает на показатели давления и скорости кровотока в легочной артерии, митральном и трикуспидальном клапанах, а также способствует появлению признаков диастолической дисфункции миокарда правого и левого желудочков. Методом множественной регрессии построена модель прогнозирования риска развития кардиогемодинамических нарушений, позволяющая на основании анамнестических данных, а также результатов объективного и инструментального обследования больного в течение нескольких минут рассчитать вероятность развития негативных изменений со стороны сердечно-сосудистой системы при введении бронхолитических препаратов. Использование данной модели позволяет не только оптимизировать тактику купирования приступа бронхиальной астмы у детей, но и предотвратить формирование осложнений со стороны сердечно-сосудистой системы в будущем.
Влияние пептида АКТГ4-7-ПГП на перекисное окисление липидов в печени крыс и активность сывороточных трансаминаз в условиях иммобилизационного стресса
Authors: Бобынцев Игорь Иванович , Крюков Алексей Анатольевич , Шепелева Ольга Михайловна , Иванов Александр Викторович
Published: March 2018

Исследовано влияние внутрибрюшинного введения крысам-самцам линии Вистар АКТГ4-7-ПГП (семакс) в дозах 5, 50, 150 и 450 мкг/кг на процессы свободнорадикального окисления в печени и активность трансаминаз сыворотки крови в условиях острого и хронического иммобилизационного стресса. Установлено, что при хроническом стрессе введение пептида во всем диапазоне доз оказывало антиоксидантное действие в гепатоцитах и достоверно повышало активность сывороточных АЛТ и АСТ в дозе 450 мкг/кг. При остром стрессе, напротив, в дозе 150 мкг/кг семакс оказывал прооксидантные эффекты, а направленность изменения активности АЛТ и АСТ зависела от величины использованной дозы: активность АЛТ снижалась после введения семакса в дозах 5 и 50 мкг/кг, но повышалась при дозе 450 мкг/кг. Активность АСТ была достоверно повышена при дозе 5 мкг/кг.
Влияние мексидола и гемисукцината 2-этил-6-метил-3-гидроксипиридина на содержание липофусцина в ткани головного мозга крыс в условиях локальной перманентной ишемии
Authors: Мирзоян Н. Р. , Багдасарян Нарек Араевич , Алиханян К. Б. , Меликсетян В. С. , Багдасарян М. Г. , Кухтарова А. М.
Published: March 2018

В опытах на крысах установлено, что курсовое 6- и 12-дневное применение мексидола или гемисукцината 2-этил-6-метил-3-гидроксипиридина (в дозах 200 мг/кг, внутрибрюшинно) предотвращает избыточное накопление липофусцина в ткани мозга после локальной перманентной ишемии, вызванной перевязкой средней мозговой артерии, как в интактном, так и в поврежденном полушариях головного мозга. Мексидол вызывает выраженное снижение уровня липофусцина после 12 дней введения, тогда как гемисукцинат 2-этил-6-метил-3-гидроксипиридин приводит к значительному снижению концентрации липофусцина уже после 6-дневного лечения.
Гепатопротекторный эффект орегонина при интоксикации ацетаминофеном у крыс
Authors: Шейбак Владимир Михайлович
Published: March 2018

Диарилгептаноид орегонин при курсовом (5-кратном) внутрижелудочном введении крысам в дозе 20 мг/кг предупреждает развитие ацетаминофен-индуцированных изменений лейкоцитарной формулы крови и гепатототоксическое действие. Одновременное введение животным ацетаминофена и орегонина уменьшает развитие аминокислотного дисбаланса и оптимизирует метаболизм серусодержащих соединений.
Pengaruh terapi kognitif terhadap tingkat kecemasan dan ketergantungan activity daily living (ADL) pada pasien gangguan jiwa
Authors: Rahmat Ibrahim
Published: March 2018

This study aimed to determine changes in the level of anxiety and the level of dependency Activity Daily Living ( ADL ) after cognitive therapy in patients with mental disorders. This research method is Quasi Experiment study, pretest and posttest mean cognitive design.Therapy can reduce the level of anxiety, while not statistically significant for patients with mental disorders at the Hospital Grhasia DIY. As for the fulfillment ADL disorders in patients with mental disorders either average or of calculation is statistically significantly may improve fulfillment ADL independently. The results study can suggested to readers that: Hospitals should promote cognitive therapy for patients with depression and anxiety disorder ADL compliance.Â Â
Kepatuhan ibu pada masa kehamilan, persalinan, dan nifas dalam pelaksanaan program pencegahan penularan HIV
Authors: Wahyuni Sri
Published: March 2018

This research aim is to explore theÂ  adherence of mother during the PPIA programme. Qualitative metodhe was used especially with explanatory research. Purposive sampling continued with snowball sampling was used. Results from this study is the third of five informants did not comply with PPIA. During labour, R4 giving birth in community health center. While R1,R2,R5 already adherence gave birth at Hospital Dr. Sardjito. The examination results VCT and Viral Load for children R1, R3, and R5 can be demonstrated to children not infected with HIV by her mother. For children of R4 is already infected with HIV by her mother because it did not comply with the PPIA. For children from R3 can not be proven contracting or not because it is still in gestation.Â
Pengaruh pemberian asi terhadap lama masa nifas di puskesmas trucuk I
Authors: Astuti Eka Rati , Nurdiati R. Detty Siti , Rokhanawati Dewi
Published: March 2018

The study aims to analyze the influence of breast feeding towards the puerperal period in Primary Health Care Trucuk I Klaten in the year of 2015. This research is the type of analytical research that uses the design of retrospective cohort with the quantitative approach. The sample uses purposive sampling. The total sample are 86 Â mothers who breastfeed fully and 86 mothers who breastfeed partially. The result of the analysis shows that there are 103 (59,9%) cases of short peurperal period. The variable that significantly influence the puerperal period is breastfeeding (OR = 34,550; 95% CI = 12,925-92,353) and parity (OR = 0,404; 95% CI = 0,170-0,963). Meanwhile, the variables that have no significant influence the puerperal period is IMD (95% CI=0,756-11,045), mother age (95% CI = 0,221-1,096), and the status of mother employment (95% CI=0,744-2,731).Â
Pengaruh terapi murotal Al Qurâ€™an terhadap hemodinamik dan GCS pasien cedera kepala
Authors: Widaryati Widaryati
Published: March 2018

This study is a pre experimentation, with the design of one group pre test - post test. The variables measured were hemodynamic and GCS values before and after the intervention . Intervention in the form of the Qur'an murotal for 30 minutes 3 times a day. The research sample number 12 head injury patients at PKU Muhammadiyah Hospital in Yogyakarta to intervention. Analysis of data using Wilcoxon test, because the data were not normally distributed. GCS variable analysis results obtained significance value of 0.04. While the value of the significance of variable blood pressure systolic, diastolic, respiration and pulse frequency is greater than 0.05. It can be concluded murotal therapy Qurâ€™an affect the value of GCS, but had no effect on systolic and diastolic blood pressure, respiration and pulse frequency.
Translasi dan validasi iowa infant feeding attitude scale di indonesia
Authors: Utami Fitria Siswi
Published: March 2018

The existence of an instrument to measure mothersâ€™ perception on exclusive breastfeeding and infant feeding nutrition is needed. The purpose of this study is to determine the validity and reliability of Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale (IIFAS) in Indonesia community. This study is an pilot study for the next research. The result shows that the feeding attitude scale has validity with Cronbach alpha was 0.87. Item number 17 was deleted. These results indicate that the instrument has validity and reliability to implement among breastfeeding mothers in Indonesia in order to determine their perception on breastfeeding.Â
Faktor-faktor yang berhubungan dengan kinerja tenaga kesehatan dalam pelayanan antenatal care terpadu
Authors: Christiana Elisa , Sofoewan Sulchan , Kurniawati Herlin Fitriani
Published: March 2018

Abstract: The aim of research to find out the factors related to theperformance of health workers in ANC Integrated in Blitar. This study isa qualitative research with cross-sectional approach. Technique ofsampling with a total sampling found 40 health workers and 3 head ofPuskesmas. The results showed the performance of health workers inANC Integrated categorized 52.5% less, Factors related to theperformance of that age, leadership, attitude and motivation, while factorsunrelated are working time and supervision. The most dominant factorrelated to the performance is leadership after the controlled variablemotivation.Keywords:
Hubungan pengetahuan ibu tentang perawatan bayi berat lahir rendah (BBLR) dengan kenaikan berat badan bayi
Authors: Ningsih Sri Ratna , Suryantoro Purnomo , Nurhidayati Evi
Published: March 2018

Abstrack: The objective of the research is to know the correlation between motherâ€™s knowledge about the treatment of LBW and babyâ€™s weight gain at RSUD Wates in 2016. This research is a correlative-descriptive research using cross sectional time approach. The population of this research was mothers who have LBW, and 59 respondents were selected using quota sampling. This research uses questionnaire to get the data and chi-square for analysis test. Test the validity of using Product Moment correlation and Cronbach Alpha reliability test with. The research result is motherâ€™s knowledge in gaining weight to Low Birth Weight. Therefore, it is hoped that mother whose baby is LBW can enrich knowledge especially is managing correct breastfeeding.
Faktor-faktor yang berhubungan dengan kejadian unintended pregnancy pada remaja
Authors: Sari Lidya Yulanda , Asnindari Lutfi Nurdian
Published: March 2018

Abstract: This research aims to study factors related to the eventunintended pregnancy adolescent. The analysis used is the chi squaretest. Results of research on the variable level of knowledge about theunintended pregnancy in the case group and 46.7% less category 66.7%of control group both categories. In variable teenage promiscuity themajority of the cases 86.7% less category, 40% of the control groupboth categories. In variable parenting parents, the majority of the cases66.7% less category, 73.3% of the control group both categories. Inthe variable of mass media, the majority of the cases 14% less diversecategories, 33.3% of control group is very diverse categories. There isa relationship between the level of knowledge, relationships teens,parenting parents, and the media with a value of Ã± value (0.000) <Ã¡(0.05).
Analisis faktor-faktor yang berhubungan dengan kejadian abortus pada karyawati
Authors: Satriyandari Yekti
Published: March 2018

Abstract: This research aims to see a model of the provision ofbreastfeeding exclusively on an employee in Institute of Health Scienceâ€˜aisyiyah. A method of research is qualitative approach (in-depthinterview) that stress to non numerical analysis and analysis on theinterpretative social phenomena ..The validity of the data with the techniqueof triangulation .Processing and analysis of data using a method of colaizzi.The results of research shows a model of granting exclusive breastfeedingemployee stikes aisyiyah in by squeezing breastfeeding and the provisionof breastfeeding when abandoned by working with using a spoon orteat. The benefits of granting exclusive breastfeeding is the baby immune.Suggested that Stikes Aisyiyah can improve facilities and infrastructureand providing a special room breastfeeding corner.
Efektifitas endorphin massage terhadap fungsi seksual perempuan pada masa menopause
Authors: Wahyuni Sri , Rahayu Tutik
Published: March 2018

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to identify the effectiveness ofendorphine massage on female sexual function during menopause inNgampel District of Kendal Regency. Sampling was done by samplingcriteria acsidental aged less than 60 years old, have a husband, in a healthycondition. Data processing was performed using the Wilcoxon test todetermine differences in sexual function before and after the interventionwhile endorphine effectiveness of massage performed by using MannWhitney.Hasil research: Wilcoxon test showed that there are significantdifferences in sexual function before and after being given endorphineMassage with p value 0.00. While Mann Whitney test showed p value of0.13 and the value of z score of -2.828, which means there is a stronginfluence among endorphine Massage to increased sexual function soendorphine Massage is effective for improving sexual function.
Pendidikan pranikah terhadap kesiapan menghadapi kehamilan pertama pada calon pengantin putri
Authors: Rokhanawati Dewi , Edi Nawangsih Umu Hani
Published: March 2018

Abstract: Pregnancy is the first phase of the reproductive cycle that needsto be prepared by the bride. At the time of pregnancy occurs share thechanges that will affect the physical and psychological condition of women.Objective: to determine the effect of premarital education preparednessfirst pregnancy at bride in KUA Region Bantul, Yogyakarta in 2014.Methods: Data were collected through questionnaires pre and posttest to43 bride chosen by accidental in September 2014. Analysis data by pairedt test. Results: show after educational intervention premarital decrease ofrespondents who are not ready to face the first pregnancy of 57.5% downto 39.5%. Premarital education affect the first pregnancy preparedness onthe bride at KUA Bantul district of Yogyakarta in 2014 (p value = 0.000).Suggestion: to KUA Bantul district is expected to cooperate with the localhealth center to revive the course program bride.
Study on Effect of Remaining Dentin Thickness and Coronal Pulp Size on Dentin Hypersensitivity Following Tooth Preparation
Authors: Ayer Ashok
Published: March 2018

Background & Objectives:Dentin hypersensitivity and pain following tooth preparation of vital teeth occurs with a highly variable prevalence often leading to constant pain requiring endodontic therapy. The study was conducted with objective to evaluate the impact of remaining dentin thickness, coronal pulp size, tooth wear on dentin hypersensitivity following tooth preparation.Materials & Methods:Total 138 permanent vital teeth for abutment of fixed partial prosthesis were included in the study. Tooth wear measured using ‘exact tooth wear index’ and level of sensitivity to stimuli was recorded using a numerical rating scale. Following tooth preparation radiograph using paralleling technique were used for measurement of remaining dentin thickness and pulp chamber.Results:The multiple linear regression predictor model summary and overall fit statistics indicated a high degree of correlation (R = 0.661, 0.889, 0.839 for anterior, premolar and molar teeth respectively). The total variation for pain could be explained in 43.7% (anterior), 79.1% (premolar), and 70.4% (molar) by the independent variables and there was a significant linear relationship between the variables in the model (p < .001).Conclusion:This study investigated few possible variables that may be taken into consideration before referring the vital abutment tooth for intentional root canal therapy so that every attempt can be made to avoid pulp amputation.
Spindle Cell Carcinoma of the hypopharynx: a case report
Authors: Kandel Dillu Ram
Published: March 2018

Spindle cell carcinoma of hpopharynx is a rare pathology. It is a poorly differentiated variant of squamous cell carcinoma and morphologically resembles sarcoma. This is a disease of old age. It is usually associated with smoking and alcohol abuse. When it is associated with radiation exposure history it behaves more aggressively. Surgery is considered as the main modality of treatment and adjuvant radiotherapy if necessary. Here we present a case of 79 year old male with spindle cell carcinomaof right piriform fossa with 2-month history of progressive dysphasia and hoarseness that has been affecting his ability to speak and swallow with history of weight loss and past history of radiotherapy. So possibility of spindle cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx should beconsidered in an old patient with rapidly developing swelling of the hypopharynx with past history of radiation exposure. As it is a highly aggressive disease it should be treated timely and more aggressively to prolong the survival of the patient.
Pedicle screws with a thin hydroxyapatite coating for improving fixation at the bone-implant interface in the osteoporotic spine: experimental study in a porcine model
Authors: Ohe Makoto , Moridaira Hiroshi , Inami Satoshi , Takeuchi Daisaku , Nohara Yutaka , Taneichi Hiroshi
Published: March 2018

OBJECTIVE

Instrumentation failure caused by the loosening of pedicle screws (PSs) in patients with osteoporosis is a serious problem after spinal surgery. The addition of a thin hydroxyapatite (HA) surface coating applied by using a sputtering process was reported recently to be a promising method for providing bone conduction around an implant without a significant risk of coating-layer breakage. In this study, the authors evaluated the biomechanical and histological features of the bone-implant interface (BII) of PSs with a thin HA coating in an in vivo porcine osteoporotic spine model.

METHODS

Three types of PSs (untreated/standard [STPS], sandblasted [BLPS], and HA-coated [HAPS] PSs) were implanted into the thoracic and lumbar spine (T9–L6) of 8 mature Clawn miniature pigs (6 ovariectomized [osteoporosis group] and 2 sham-operated [control group] pigs). The spines were harvested from the osteoporosis group at 0, 2, 4, 8, 12, or 24 weeks after PS placement and from the control group at 0 or 24 weeks. Their bone mineral density (BMD) was measured by peripheral quantitative CT. Histological evaluation of the BIIs was conducted by performing bone volume/tissue volume and bone surface/implant surface measurements. The strength of the BII was evaluated with extraction torque testing.

RESULTS

The BMD decreased significantly in the osteoporosis group (p < 0.01). HAPSs exhibited the greatest mean extraction peak torque at 8 weeks, and HAPSs and BLPSs exhibited significantly greater mean torque than the STPSs at 12 weeks (p < 0.05). The bone surface/implant surface ratio was significantly higher for HAPSs than for STPSs after 2 weeks (p < 0.05), and bonding between bone and the implant surface was maintained until 24 weeks with no detachment of the coating layer. In contrast, the bone volume/tissue volume ratio was significantly higher for HAPSs than for BLPSs or STPSs only at 4 weeks.

CONCLUSIONS

Using PSs with a thin HA coating applied using a sputtering process strengthens bonding at the BII, which might improve early implant fixation after spinal surgery for osteoporosis. However, the absence of increased bone mass around the screw remains a concern; prescribing osteoporosis treatment to improve bone quality might be necessary to prevent fractures around the screws.
Tert-Butylation of Toluene with Tert-butanol Over Transition Metal Oxide-Modified Hbea Zeolite
Authors: Han Yixian , Song Hua , Wang Yuanyuan , Sun Xinglong , Sun Zhigang
Published: March 2018

A series of transition metal oxide-modified HBEA (M x0 y/HBEA) zeolite catalysts were prepared by the wetness impregnation method, and investigated for the alkylation of toluene with tert-butanol to synthesise 4- tert-butyltoluene (4-TBT). Their physico-chemical properties were characterised by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller and NH3 temperature-programmed desorption methods. M x0 y/HBEA zeolite showed higher para-selectivity than parent HBEA due to its improved structural and acidic properties. Though the toluene conversion of M x0 y/HBEA catalyst decreased, the 4-TBT selectivity increased significantly at 190 °C after 4 h. The narrowed pores after loading the M x0 y prompted an increase in selectivity for 4-TBT by increasing the shape selectivity. In addition, the decrease in strong acid sites increased selectivity for 4-TBT by suppressing further isomerisation of the 4-TBT formed on acid sites. Among all the modified HBEA zeolites, Fe203/HBEA exhibited the best catalytic activity and para-selectivity. The factors affecting the reaction over Fe203/HBEA have also been investigated extensively.
Influence of paclobutrazol on growth, yield and quality of mango
Authors: Sarker BC , Rahim MA
Published: March 2018

A study on the effect of paclobutrazol on vegetative growth, harvest time, yield and quality of mango cv. BARI Mango-3 (Amrapali) was conducted at the Germplasm Centre, Department of Horticulture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh. Paclobutrazol @ 7500 ppm, 10000 ppm and control (water application) along with two application times; 15 July and 15 October were used with three replications following RCBD design. Paclobutrazol soil drenched @ 7500 ppm or 10000 ppm on 15 July distinctly advanced panicle emergence and fruit harvest by 23 and 22 days, respectively. Application of paclobutrazol @ 7500 ppm on 15 July produced the highest number of fruits (185) as well as yield (55.05 kg) per plant and the biggest fruit (303.67 g). Paclobutrazol @ 7500 ppm applied on 15 July or 15 October also resulted in higher edible portion, lower stone pulp ratio, longer shelf life, higher TSS, increased vitamin C, lower titratable acidity, higher dry matter, reducing, non-reducing and total sugar contents.Bangladesh J. Agril. Res. 43(1): 1-12, March 2018
Response of strawberry to NPKS on yield in terrace soil
Authors: Ahmed R , Karim MR , Quddus MA , Ahmed S , Siddiky MA
Published: March 2018

Strawberry (Fragaria X annanassa Duch.) is highly exhaustive and responsive to chemical fertilizers. An experiment on strawberry was conducted in fruits research field of Horticulture Research Centre, BARI, Gazipur over three consecutive years, 2009-2010, 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 to find out the suitable combination of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K) and sulphur (S) for yield maximization of strawberry. Fourteen treatment combinations were tested in this trial comprising four levels each of N (0, 90, 115 and 140 kg ha-1), P (0, 20, 40 and 60 kg ha-1), K (0, 85, 110 and 135 kg ha-1) and S (0, 15, 25 and 35 kg ha-1) with blanket dose of 4 kg Zn ha-1, 2 kg B ha-1 and 10 t cowdung ha-1. The experiment was set up in randomized completely block design with three replications. Results showed that treatment combination N115P40K110S25 (underscript represent kg ha-1) produced higher strawberry fruit yield (9.59 t ha-1) followed by N90P40K110S25 kg ha-1 and N140P40K110S25 kg ha-1 treatment combinations. The lowest fruit yield (6.05 t ha-1) was found in control (N0P0K0S0) treatment. Therefore, the combination of N115P40K110S25 kg ha-1 may be considered as suitable dose for strawberry cultivation in terrace soils of Bangladesh.Bangladesh J. Agril. Res. 43(1): 89-97, March 2018
The policy analysis matrix of pulse crops production in Bangladesh
Authors: Rashid MA , Matin MA
Published: March 2018

This study examined the relative efficiency of producing of selected pulse crops in Bangladesh and their comparative advantage in international trade. To know the comparative advantage in production of selected pulse crops. The study have calculated net financial and economic profitability, nominal protection coefficient of output (NPCO), nominal protection coefficient of input (NPCI), effective protection co-efficient (EPC), private cost ratio (PCR), policy analysis matrix (PAM) and domestic resource cost (DRC). Data used in this study were collected through Household surveys from 300 sample farms located in 12 villages under 6 districts in Bangladesh for the period 2015 to 2016. The selected pulse crops i.e lentil, chickpea and mungbean cultivation at farm level is very much remunerative to its growers. The domestic-border price ratio of selected pulse crops indicates that domestic pulse production was taxed and consumers were subsidized. The border price of selected pulse crops at producer level was mostly higher than the domestic producer price indicating that there is a wide scope to cultivate pulse crops for import substitution in Bangladesh. Policy Analysis Matrix for selected pulse crops under import parity prices showed that revenue transfer (Tk -14,755/mt) was negative indicated that government policies affect negatively to the pulse producer. The input transfer (Tk -1108/mt) was also negative indicating that the government has implemented input subsidy policy to the crop sector to offset higher cost of production. The domestic factor transfer was positive (Tk 15,171/mt) indicating that opportunity costs of non-tradable inputs were lower than their market prices. Finally the net profit/net policy transfer (Tk -28,503/mt) was negative which means that, the producers earn less profit and cannot minimize loss under existing condition and vice-versa. This means that under free trade, producers could make more profit in contrast to the existing policy environment. The NPCO values less than one imply that policies do not provide nominal protection for the pulse producers. The findings based on the indicators of NPCO, NPCI, EPC and PCR conclude that the existing government policy environment tends to protect the interest of the pulse producers in agricultural sector at production level. DRC results indicated that Bangladesh had comparative advantage of producing pulse crops and production of pulse crops would be highly efficient for import substitution.Bangladesh J. Agril. Res. 43(1): 109-123, March 2018
Gerald H. Thayer's ornithological work in St Vincent and the Grenadines, Lesser Antilles
Authors: Wiley James W.
Published: March 2018

Gerald Handerson Thayer (1883–1939) was an artist, writer and naturalist who worked in North and South America, Europe and the West Indies. In the Lesser Antilles, Thayer made substantial contributions to the knowledge and conservation of birds in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Thayer observed and collected birds throughout much of St Vincent and on many of the Grenadines from January 1924 through to December 1925. Although he produced a preliminary manuscript containing interesting distributional notes and which is an early record of the region's ornithology, Thayer never published the results of his work in the islands. Some 413 bird and bird egg specimens have survived from his work in St Vincent and the Grenadines and are now housed in the American Museum of Natural History (New York City) and the Museum of Comparative Zoology (Cambridge, Massachusetts). Four hundred and fifty eight specimens of birds and eggs collected by Gerald and his father, Abbott, from other countries are held in museums in the United States.
Wordsworth's Dropsy: Flux and Figure in The Excursion
Authors: Hegele Arden
Published: March 2018

This essay traces how William Wordsworth engages with both Romantic medical discourse and aesthetic theory by insisting that the mind is physically embodied, and finds his most complex and compelling treatment of this subject in his long poem of 1814, The Excursion. Adapting the formal model of poesis as a hydraulic process that he had theorized in the ‘Preface’ to Lyrical Ballads, the Wordsworth of 1814 considers minds as embodied brains governed by the influx of both liquid and language: the discovery of a waterlogged Voltaire corresponds to the shape of the Solitary's psychology through the formal mechanisms of intake, excess, and outflow. In this poem, however, Wordsworth's well-established hydraulics take on a newly pathological function, as his characters employ the imagery of the dropsy of the brain, or hydrocephalus, as they investigate and attempt to treat the Solitary's morbid state of being. What emerges throughout The Excursion – and, in turn, in ‘Simon Lee’ – is that the physical register of disease stands in for the characters' emotional states as a sylleptic structure of feeling. Ultimately, Wordsworth's dropsical brains bring into focus the Romantic idea of poetry as organic form, to ask how mechanistic and organic models might be reconciled in his notion of the hydraulic mind.
Defeat Your Enemy Hiding behind Public WiFi: WiGuard Can Protect Your Sensitive Information from CSI-Based Attack
Authors: Zhang Jie , Li Meng , Tang Zhanyong , Gong Xiaoqing , Wang Wei , Fang Dingyi , Wang Zheng
Published: March 2018

Channel state information (CSI) has been recently shown to be useful in performing security attacks in public WiFi environments. By analyzing how CSI is affected by finger motions, CSI-based attacks can effectively reconstruct text-based passwords and locking patterns. This paper presents WiGuard, a novel system to protect sensitive on-screen input information in a public place. Our approach carefully exploits WiFi channel interference to introduce noise to attacker’s CSI measurements to reduce the success rate of CSI-based attacks. Our approach automatically detects when a CSI-based attack happens. We evaluate our approach by applying it to protect text-based passwords and pattern locks on mobile devices. Experimental results show that our approach is able to reduce the success rate of CSI-based attacks from 92–42% for text-based passwords and from 82–22% for pattern lock.
Acceleration Harmonic Estimation for Hydraulic Servo Shaking Table by Using Simulated Annealing Algorithm
Authors: Yao Jianjun , Wan Zhenshuai , Fu Yu
Published: March 2018

In order to study the anti-shock performance of equipment under different working conditions, a hydraulic servo shaking table is used to replicate the desired motion with high fidelity. However, the sinusoidal acceleration response waveform is not a pure sinusoid due to the inherent nonlinearities within the system. The generating higher harmonic deteriorates the control performance and leads to system instability. To suppress the harmonic distortion and accurately estimate harmonic information, the harmonic estimation scheme based on simulated annealing algorithm is proposed. The sum of error square between actual value and estimated value is defined as the objective function. The amplitude and phase of each harmonic can be directly extracted when the objective function is minimized. Simulation and experimental results indicate that the proposed algorithm has good convergence performance and high estimation precision.
Smart Garment Fabrics to Enable Non-Contact Opto-Physiological Monitoring
Authors: Iakovlev Dmitry , Hu Sijung , Hassan Harnani , Dwyer Vincent , Ashayer-Soltani Roya , Hunt Chris , Shen Jinsong
Published: March 2018

Imaging photoplethysmography (iPPG) is an emerging technology used to assess microcirculation and cardiovascular signs by collecting backscattered light from illuminated tissue using optical imaging sensors. The aim of this study was to study how effective smart garment fabrics could be capturing physiological signs in a non-contact mode. The present work demonstrates a feasible approach of, instead of using conventional high-power illumination sources, integrating a grid of surface-mounted light emitting diodes (LEDs) into cotton fabric to spotlight the region of interest (ROI). The green and the red LEDs (525 and 660 nm) placed on a small cotton substrate were used to locally illuminate palm skin in a dual-wavelength iPPG setup, where the backscattered light is transmitted to a remote image sensor through the garment fabric. The results show that the illuminations from both wavelength LEDs can be used to extract heart rate (HR) reaching an accuracy of 90% compared to a contact PPG probe. Stretching the fabric over the skin surface alters the morphology of iPPG signals, demonstrating a significantly higher pulsatile amplitude in both channels of green and red illuminations. The skin compression by the fabric could be potentially utilised to enhance the penetration of illumination into cutaneous microvascular beds. The outcome could lead a new avenue of non-contact opto-physiological monitoring and assessment with functional garment fabrics.
Performance of the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale-v1.1 in Adults with Major Depressive Disorder
Authors: Dunlop Boadie , Wu Ruizhe , Helms Kathleen
Published: March 2018

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is an under-recognized comorbid disorder among patients with mood disorders. ADHD is an independent risk factor for suicidal ideation and behavior and contributes to many aspects of impaired function in adults. Diagnosis of ADHD in Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) patients is challenging due to the overlap in cognitive symptoms between the two disorders. The ADHD Self-Report Scale, version 1.1 (ASRS-v1.1) is a widely used screening instrument for ADHD in adults but its accuracy has not been evaluated previously in treatment-seeking MDD patients. We administered the ASRS-v1.1 to 55 healthy controls and 40 adults with a primary psychiatric diagnosis of MDD who were participating in clinical research studies. ADHD diagnosis was assessed via structured interview with the adult ADHD module of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview Plus version 6.0.0 (MINI) along with a psychiatrist’s assessment. Overall, full-syndrome ADHD was diagnosed in 12.5% of the MDD patients. MDD patients endorsed all 18 items of the ASRS-v1.1 more frequently than the healthy controls and the number of ASRS-v1.1 items endorsed correlated with levels of anxiety in the MDD patients. The ASRS-v1.1 demonstrated fair performance for identifying full syndrome DSM-IV ADHD diagnosis, with sensitivity 60%, specificity: 68.6%, positive predictive value 21.4%, negative predictive value 92.3% and total classification accuracy of 67.5%. Positive predictive value improved substantially when the ADHD criterion requiring symptom onset before age 7 was omitted. In adult MDD patients, a negative ASRS-v1.1 screen strongly suggests the absence of ADHD but positive screen results require careful evaluation to determine whether self-reported ADHD symptoms simply emerge from depression or whether comorbid ADHD is present.
The Role of Activator Protein-1 (AP-1) Family Members in CD30-Positive Lymphomas
Authors: Garces de los Fayos Alonso Ines , Liang Huan-Chang , Turner Suzanne , Lagger Sabine , Merkel Olaf , Kenner Lukas
Published: March 2018

The Activator Protein-1 (AP-1) transcription factor (TF) family, composed of a variety of members including c-JUN, c-FOS and ATF, is involved in mediating many biological processes such as proliferation, differentiation and cell death. Since their discovery, the role of AP-1 TFs in cancer development has been extensively analysed. Multiple in vitro and in vivo studies have highlighted the complexity of these TFs, mainly due to their cell-type specific homo- or hetero-dimerization resulting in diverse transcriptional response profiles. However, as a result of the increasing knowledge of the role of AP-1 TFs in disease, these TFs are being recognized as promising therapeutic targets for various malignancies. In this review, we focus on the impact of deregulated expression of AP-1 TFs in CD30-positive lymphomas including Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma and Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma.
The Role of Fe2O3 Species in Depressing the Formation of N2O in the Selective Reduction of NO by NH3 over V2O5/TiO2-Based Catalysts
Authors: Kim Moon , Yang Ki
Published: March 2018

Promotion of 2.73% Fe2O3 in an in-house-made V2O5-WO3/TiO2 (VWT) and a commercial V2O5-WO3/TiO2 (c-VWT) has been investigated as a cost effective approach to the suppression of N2O formation in the selective catalytic reduction of NO by NH3 (NH3-SCR). The promoted VWT and c-VWT catalysts all gave a significantly decreased N2O production at temperatures >400 °C compared to the unpromoted samples. However, such a promotion led to the loss in high temperature NO conversion, mainly due to the oxidation of NH3 to N-containing gases, particularly NO. Characterization of the unpromoted and promoted catalysts using X-ray diffraction (XRD), NH3 adsorption-desorption, and Raman spectroscopy techniques could explain the reason why the promotion showed much lower N2O formation levels at high temperatures. The addition of Fe2O3 to c-VWT resulted in redispersion of the V2O5 species, although this was not visible for 2.73% Fe2O3/VWT. The iron oxides exist as a highly-dispersed noncrystalline α-Fe2O3 in the promoted catalysts. These Raman spectra had a new Raman signal that could be tentatively assigned to Fe2O3-induced tetrahedrally coordinated polymeric vanadates and/or surface V-O-Fe species with significant electronic interactions between the both metal oxides. Calculations of the monolayer coverage of each metal oxide and the surface total coverage are reasonably consistent with Raman measurements. The proposed vanadia-based surface polymeric entities may play a key role for the substantial reduction of N2O formed at high temperatures by NH3 species adsorbed strongly on the promoted catalysts. This reaction is a main pathway to greatly suppress the extent of N2O formation in NH3-SCR reaction over the promoted catalysts.
Risk Factors for Brachial Plexus Birth Injury
Authors: Louden Emily , Marcotte Michael , Mehlman Charles , Lippert William , Huang Bin , Paulson Andrea
Published: March 2018

Over the course of decades, the incidence of brachial plexus birth injury (BPBI) has increased despite advances in healthcare which would seem to assist in decreasing the rate. The aim of this study is to identify previously unknown risk factors for BPBI and the risk factors with potential to guide preventative measures. A case control study of 52 mothers who had delivered a child with a BPBI injury and 132 mothers who had delivered without BPBI injury was conducted. Univariate, multivariable and logistic regressions identified risk factors and their combinations. The odds of BPBI were 2.5 times higher when oxytocin was used and 3.7 times higher when tachysystole occurred. The odds of BPBI injury are increased when tachysystole and oxytocin occur during the mother’s labor. Logistic regression identified a higher risk for BPBI when more than three of the following variables (>30 lbs gained during the pregnancy, stage 2 labor >61.5 min, mother’s age >26.4 years, tachysystole, or fetal malpresentation) were present in any combination.
Production of Antagonistic Compounds by Bacillus sp. with Antifungal Activity against Heritage Contaminating Fungi
Authors: Silva Mara , Rosado Tânia , Gonzalez-Pérez Marina , Gobbo Débora , Teixeira Dora , Candeias António , Caldeira Ana
Published: March 2018

In recent years, the population has become acutely aware of the need to conserve the world’s resources. The study of new compounds produced by natural means is important in the search for alternative green solutions that act against biodeteriogenic fungi, which promote biodeterioration of built cultural heritage sites. The present paper reports new solutions, derived from Bacillus sp. CCLBH 1053 cultures, to produce lipopeptides (LPP) that can act as green biocides to promote the safeguarding of stone artwork. In the stationary phases of bacteria growth, peptone supplementation and sub-lethal heat activation improve the second cycle of sporulation, greatly enhancing LPP production. The bioactive compounds produced by Bacillus cultures suppress biodeteriogenic fungi growth on stone materials, and, hence, provide an important contribution to the development of new biocides for cultural heritage rehabilitation.
2D Tsallis Entropy for Image Segmentation Based on Modified Chaotic Bat Algorithm
Authors: Ye Zhiwei , Yang Juan , Wang Mingwei , Zong Xinlu , Yan Lingyu , Liu Wei
Published: March 2018

Image segmentation is a significant step in image analysis and computer vision. Many entropy based approaches have been presented in this topic; among them, Tsallis entropy is one of the best performing methods. However, 1D Tsallis entropy does not consider make use of the spatial correlation information within the neighborhood results might be ruined by noise. Therefore, 2D Tsallis entropy is proposed to solve the problem, and results are compared with 1D Fisher, 1D maximum entropy, 1D cross entropy, 1D Tsallis entropy, fuzzy entropy, 2D Fisher, 2D maximum entropy and 2D cross entropy. On the other hand, due to the existence of huge computational costs, meta-heuristics algorithms like genetic algorithm (GA), particle swarm optimization (PSO), ant colony optimization algorithm (ACO) and differential evolution algorithm (DE) are used to accelerate the 2D Tsallis entropy thresholding method. In this paper, considering 2D Tsallis entropy as a constrained optimization problem, the optimal thresholds are acquired by maximizing the objective function using a modified chaotic Bat algorithm (MCBA). The proposed algorithm has been tested on some actual and infrared images. The results are compared with that of PSO, GA, ACO and DE and demonstrate that the proposed method outperforms other approaches involved in the paper, which is a feasible and effective option for image segmentation.
Assembly of the Boechera retrofracta Genome and Evolutionary Analysis of Apomixis-Associated Genes
Authors: Kliver Sergei , Rayko Mike , Komissarov Alexey , Bakin Evgeny , Zhernakova Daria , Prasad Kasavajhala , Rushworth Catherine , Baskar R. , Smetanin Dmitry , Schmutz Jeremy , Rokhsar Daniel , Mitchell-Olds Thomas , Grossniklaus Ueli , Brukhin Vladimir
Published: March 2018

Closely related to the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, the genus Boechera is known to contain both sexual and apomictic species or accessions. Boechera retrofracta is a diploid sexually reproducing species and is thought to be an ancestral parent species of apomictic species. Here we report the de novo assembly of the B. retrofracta genome using short Illumina and Roche reads from 1 paired-end and 3 mate pair libraries. The distribution of 23-mers from the paired end library has indicated a low level of heterozygosity and the presence of detectable duplications and triplications. The genome size was estimated to be equal 227 Mb. N50 of the assembled scaffolds was 2.3 Mb. Using a hybrid approach that combines homology-based and de novo methods 27,048 protein-coding genes were predicted. Also repeats, transfer RNA (tRNA) and ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes were annotated. Finally, genes of B. retrofracta and 6 other Brassicaceae species were used for phylogenetic tree reconstruction. In addition, we explored the histidine exonuclease APOLLO locus, related to apomixis in Boechera, and proposed model of its evolution through the series of duplications. An assembled genome of B. retrofracta will help in the challenging assembly of the highly heterozygous genomes of hybrid apomictic species.