bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Reversible drug-induced antiphospholipid syndrome
Authors: Risse J , Vieira M , Beuret F , Petitpain N , Zuily S , Wahl D
Published: June 2017

We report an original case of reversible antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) due to minocycline in a young male patient who experienced recurrent strokes while taking minocycline. He started minocycline therapy (50 mg twice daily) at 15 years old for acne. After three years of treatment, the patient experienced a lateral medullary syndrome. He was treated with aspirin while minocycline was continued. Eighteen months later, the patient complained about horizontal binocular diplopia. MRI revealed an infarct of the oculomotor nerve nucleus. Laboratory investigations revealed high titers of anti-beta 2 glycoprotein 1 (antiβ2GP1) antibodies of 470 U/ml (normal range <15 U/ml) and antiphosphatidylethanolamine antibodies of 137.4 U/ml (normal range <18 U/ml). Other laboratory tests were normal. Six weeks after discontinuation of minocycline, anti-β2GP1 antibodies decreased to 335 U/ml and to 36 U/ml at six months and then remained negative for six years. Many drugs have been considered as possibly causing APS but only in a limited number of patients. To our knowledge this is the first case of drug-induced APS with complete disappearance of high titers of anti-β2GP1 antibodies after minocycline withdrawal.

This case also illustrates the need to monitor the levels of antiphospholipid antibodies, even though initial values are high and confirmed after 12 weeks.
Defining Research: The Effect of Linguistic Choices on the Intentions to Participate in Clinical Research
Authors: Strekalova Yulia A.
Published: June 2017

Significant barriers to participant recruitment for clinical research (CR) are related to effective communication, and nurse coordinators are entrusted with being knowledge brokers between investigators and prospective participants. This prospective cohort study sought to identify linguistic choices that could inform and facilitate recruitment efforts. Healthy adults ( N = 204) were invited to join an online survey to assess the likelihood of participation in CR based on short and extended definitions of CR. Five short definitions included clinical trial, clinical study, health-related research study, community participatory study, and quality improvement study. The likelihood of participation in CR was the lowest for clinical trial and the highest for health-related research study. However, when only an extended definition was provided, those differences were not observed. A linguistic change from trial to study could lead to positive attitude toward CR and improvements in recruitment. However, ethical implications of linguistic choices should be considered.
Feline leprosy due to Mycobacterium lepraemurium: Further clinical and molecular characterisation of 23 previously reported cases and an additional 42 cases
Authors: O’Brien Carolyn R , Malik Richard , Globan Maria , Reppas George , McCowan Christina , Fyfe Janet A
Published: June 2017

Objectives:

This paper, the second in a series of three on ‘feline leprosy’, provides a detailed description of disease referable to Mycobacterium lepraemurium, the most common cause of feline leprosy worldwide.

Methods:

Cases were sourced retrospectively and prospectively for this observational study, describing clinical, geographical and molecular microbiological data for cats definitively diagnosed with M lepraemurium infection.

Results:

A total of 145 cases of feline leprosy were scrutinised; 114 ‘new’ cases were sourced from the Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory records, veterinary pathology laboratories or veterinarians, and 31 cases were derived from six published studies. Sixty-five cats were definitively diagnosed with M lepraemurium infection. Typically, cats were 1–3 years of age when first infected, with a male gender predilection. Affected cats were generally systemically well. All had outdoor access. Lesions tended to consist of one or more cutaneous/subcutaneous nodules, typically located on the head and/or forelimbs, possibly reflecting the most likely locations for a rodent bite as the site of inoculation for organisms. Nodules had the propensity to ulcerate at some stage in the clinical course. The cytological and histological picture varied from tuberculoid, with relatively low bacterial numbers, to lepromatous with moderate to high bacterial numbers. Treatment was varied, although most cats underwent surgical resection of lesions with adjunctive medical therapy, most often using a combination of oral clarithromycin and rifampicin. Prognosis for recovery was generally good, and in two cases there was spontaneous remission without the requirement for medical intervention. Untreated cats continued to enjoy an acceptable quality of life despite persistence of the disease, which extended locally but had no apparent tendency to disseminate to internal organs.

Conclusions and relevance:

M lepraemurium causes high bacterial index (lepromatous) or low bacterial index (tuberculoid) feline leprosy. The infection typically causes nodules of the skin and/or subcutis (which tend towards ulceration) on the head and/or forelimbs. The disease usually has an indolent clinical course and infected cats have a generally favourable response to therapeutic interventions, with rare cases undergoing spontaneous resolution. Genomic analysis may yield clues as to the environmental niche and culture requirements of this elusive organism. Prospective treatment trials and/or additional drug susceptibility testing in specialised systems would further inform treatment recommendations.
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: Therapeutic Options and Challenges
Authors: Vakulin Andrew , Yap Carissa , McEvoy R Doug , Chai-Coetzer Ching Li
Published: June 2017

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a common sleep disorder that is associated with significant negative health outcomes including cardiovascular disease, daytime sleepiness, neurocognitive deficits, and increased motor vehicle and workplace accidents. There is wide variation in OSA symptoms and other downstream effects between patients highlighting the need to individualise therapy. Continuous positive airway pressure delivered by a face mask is the gold standard treatment, but adherence to this therapy is poor and improvements in outcomes are often incomplete. A range of alternative treatments are available and may suit different patients. These include behavioural treatments such as weight loss, mandibular advancement using an oral device, sleep posture modification, upper airway surgery, and upper airway muscle stimulation. Towards individualised OSA therapy, novel phenotyping approaches are being developed to identify the specific pathophysiological causes of OSA applying to individual patients. Furthermore, research is underway to help identify patients with OSA at higher risk of daytime sleepiness and adverse cardiovascular and neurocognitive consequences and predict how individuals might respond to treatment. In this article, we review the prevalence, risk factors, and main consequences of OSA; the main treatment modalities available at present; and some new methods for phenotyping patients with OSA that hold promise for a more personalised and effective approach to screening, diagnosis, and treatment.
Inevitability and contingency: The political economy of Brexit
Authors: Thompson Helen
Published: June 2017

Placing Britain’s vote on 23 June 2016 to leave the European Union (EU) in historical time raises an immediate analytical problem. What was clearly the result of a number of contingencies, starting with the 2015 general election where we can see how events could readily have turned out otherwise, the result might also represent the inevitable end of Britain’s membership of the EU seen from the distant future. This article seeks to take both temporal perspectives seriously. It aims to provide an explanation of the turn to Brexit that recognises the referendum result as politically contingent and also argues that the political economy of Britain generated by Britain’s position as non-euro member of the EU while possessing the offshore financial centre of the euro-zone and Britain’s eschewal in 2004 of transition arrangements on freedom of movement for that year’s accession states made Brexit an eventual inevitability, saving a prior collapse of the euro-zone.
Integrating Research and Practice: Looking Back
Authors: Wang Jia
Published: June 2017

The Problem

The divide between research and practice has long been recognized by both scholars and practitioners in multiple applied fields, including our field of human resource development (HRD). Significant amount of energy has been devoted to identify ways to bridge the gap, yet the divide has remained noticeably wide. Developing scholar-practitioners is considered a viable solution, yet how to prepare them is not quite so clear.

The Solution

This issue provides an actionable plan by drawing upon the firsthand experiences and real-life examples from those who have successfully crossed the two worlds. By focusing on the how-to, this issue provides a tool box for multiple parties.

The Stakeholders

Three groups of stakeholders will benefit directly from this issue, scholar-practitioners, practitioners seeking scholarly practice, and scholars desiring to ground their research in practice. This issue will also benefit organizations, intermediaries, and HRD as an applied field.
Renal dysfunction indicative of outcomes in hospitalized patients with takotsubo syndrome
Authors: Ando Kaoru , Sukekawa Hiroyasu , Takahata Aoi , Kobari Yusuke , Tsuchiya Hayato , Ishigaki Daisuke , Tamabuchi Toshiaki , Koyama Yo
Published: June 2017

Background:

Left ventricular dysfunction as part of takotsubo syndrome is reversible, and the long-term prognosis appears favorable. However, life-threatening complications are not uncommon during the acute phase, and it remains unclear whether renal dysfunction is a factor in complications suffered by hospitalized patients with takotsubo syndrome. The present study was conducted to investigate the implications of renal dysfunction in this setting.

Methods:

Data from 61 consecutive patients (male, 21; female, 40) diagnosed with takotsubo syndrome at our hospital between years 2010 and 2016 were evaluated retrospectively. In-hospital complications by definition were all-cause deaths and severe pump failure (Killip class ≥III).

Results:

Overall, 30 patients (49%) developed renal dysfunction. In the 32 patients (52%) who suffered in-hospital complications (mortality, 10; severe pump failure, 22), estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was significantly lower by comparison (51.3±29.8 vs. 69.5±29.0; p=0.019). Low eGFR (<30 ml/min per 1.73m2) proved independently predictive of in-hospital complications (hazard ratio =2.84, 95% confidence interval: 1.20–6.69) in multivariate Cox hazard analysis, also showing a significant association with peak event rate of Kaplan–Meier curve (log-rank test, p=0.0073). Similarly, patients with chronic kidney disease were at significantly greater risk of in-hospital complications (hazard ratio=2.49, 95% confidence interval: 1.01–5.98), relative to non-compromised counterparts (eGFR >60 ml/min per 1.73m2).

Conclusion:

Renal dysfunction is a simple but useful means of predicting complications in hospitalized patients with takotsubo syndrome, especially those with chronic kidney disease.
H Δυτική Μακεδονία, o Πολιτισμός της και ο Πλούταρχος
Authors: Κεραμόπουλλος Α. Δ.
Published: June 2017

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Το Κάστρο του Πλαταμώνα
Authors: Βακαλόπουλος Απ.
Published: June 2017

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Η Φιλική Εταιρεία και ο Γεώργιος Λασσάνης
Authors: Τζιάτζιος Ευάγγ. Στ.
Published: June 2017

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Ανασκαφή παρά την λίμνην της Δοϊράνης
Authors: Μακαρόνας Χαράλαμπος Ι.
Published: June 2017

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Συμβολαί εις την ιστορίαν των εκκλησιών Αχρίδος και Ιπεκίου
Authors: Ζακυθηνός Διον. Α.
Published: June 2017

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Δημητρίου Μισυρλή, Η συμμετοχή της Μακεδονίας εις τον υπέρ της Ελευθερίας των Ελλήνων ιερόν Αγώνα τον 1821. Θεσσαλονίκη 1937. Σελ. 58
Authors: Τζιάτζιος Ευαγγ. Στ.
Published: June 2017

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Τα δραματικά γεγονότα της Θεσσαλονίκης κατά το Μάιο 1876 και οι επιδράσεις τους στο Ανατολικό ζήτημα
Authors: Βακαλόπουλος Απόστολος Ε.
Published: June 2017

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Η τεκνοποιία εν Βογατσικώ
Authors: Λέτσας Αλέξανδρος
Published: June 2017

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W. Α. Heurtley, Prehistoric Macedonia . Anarchaeological reconnaissance of Greek Macedonia (West of the Struma) in the Neolithic , Bronzeand Early . Iron Ages. 40V, σελ. XXVI+275, frontispiece, εικ. 112 , πίν. 23. Cambridge University Press 1939.
Authors: Μ. Χ.
Published: June 2017

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Ανδρέου Ξυγγοπούλου, Βυζαντινόν κιβωτίδιον μετά παραστάσεων εκ του βίου του Αγίου Δημητρίου. Ανατύπωσις εκ της Αρχαιολογικής Εφημερίδος ετ. 1936, σελ. 101-136, μεθ' 11 εικόνων και δύο παρενθέτων πινάκων.
Authors: Σ. Α.
Published: June 2017

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Gyula Moravcsik, Hellénisme antique - Hellénisme vivant. Budapest 1940. Σελ. 25. Ουγγριστί μετά γαλλικής περιλήψεως.
Authors: Τζιάτζιος Ευαγγ. Στ.
Published: June 2017

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Περί των τάφων της Τρεμπένιστας και περί των κατά την Λυχνιδόν λαών
Authors: Κεραμόπουλλος Αντών. Δ.
Published: June 2017

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Πέτρου Πέννα, "Ιστορία τών Σερρών, άπο της αλώσεως αυτής υπό των Τούρκων μέχρι της απελευθερώσεως της υπό των Ελλήνων (1383 — 1913). Σελ. 215 μεθ' ενός τοπογραφικού διαγράμματος και πολλών εικόνων.
Authors: Τζιάτζιος Ευαγγ. Στ.
Published: June 2017

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Δημ. Α. Ζώτου, Η εθνική συνείδησις της Ηπείρου διά μέσον των αιώνων. (η΄) Αθήνα(ις), 1940. σσ. η ' + (9-) 74.
Authors: Βιζουκίδης Περικλής Κ.
Published: June 2017

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Ανδρέα Horvàth, Η ζωή και τα έργα του Γεωργίου Ζαβίρα. «Ουγγροελληνικαί Μελέται» αριθ. 3. (Ελληνιστί μεθ'ουγγρικής περιλήψεως.) Budapest, 1937.
Authors: Τζιάτζιος Ευάγγ. Στ.
Published: June 2017

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Σωκράτους Κουγέα, Η υπό τους Μακεδόνας ένωσις τών αρχαίων Ελλήνων και ο καταστατικός αυτής χάρτης (Διάλεξις γενομένη εν τη αιθούση της Εταιρείας Μακεδονικών Σπουδών). [Μακεδονική λαϊκή βιβλιοθήκη αρ. 6]. Θεσσαλονίκη, 1252. 8ον α. 16.
Authors: Κυριακίδης Στίλπων Π.
Published: June 2017

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Ι. Κ. Βασδραβέλλη, Οι Μακεδόνες εις τους υπέρ τής ανεξαρτησίας αγώνας 1796-1832. Εκδ. δευτέρα. [Εταιρεία Μακεδονικών Σπουδών. Μακεδονική βιβλιοθήκη αριθ. 10]. Θεσσαλονίκη, 1950. 8ο σ. ιβ' + 346.
Authors: Βακαλόπουλος Απ.
Published: June 2017

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Γ. Χ. Μόδη, Μακεδονικός αγών και Μακεδόνες αρχηγοί. [Εταιρεία Μακεδονικών Σπουδών. Μακεδονική βιβλιοθήκη αρ. 9.] Θεσσαλονίκη, 1950. 8ο σ. 323.
Authors: Βακαλόπουλος Απ.
Published: June 2017

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Ίω. Κ. Βασδραβέλλη, Η Θεσσαλονίκη κατά τον αγώνα της ανεξαρτησίας. [Εταιρεία Μακεδονικών Σπουδών. Μακεδονική βιβλιοθήκη αρ. 5]. Θεσσαλονίκη, 1946. 8ον σ. 46.
Authors: Κόλιας Γ. Τ.
Published: June 2017

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Κ. Δ. Ρακτιβάν, Έγγραφα και σημειώσεις εκ της πρώτης Ελληνικής διοικήσεως της Μακεδονίας (1912- 1913). Επιμέλεια Ι. Θ. Δημαρά. [Εταρεία Μακεδονικών Σπουδών. Μακεδονική βιβλιοθήκη αριθ 12]. Θεσσαλονίκη, 1951. 8ov σ. 117.
Authors: Κόλιας Γ. Τ.
Published: June 2017

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Ladislas Gàldi, Lesmots d 'origine néo - grecque en Roumain à l' époque des Phanariotes. «Ουγγροελληνικαί Μελέται» αριθ. 9. Budapest 1939. Σελ. 272.
Authors: Τζιάτζιος Ευάγγ. Στ.
Published: June 2017

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Αντώνη Γ. Θεοδωρίδη, Η δραματική συμβολή της Θεσσαλονίκης στον Αγώνα τον 1821. Ιστορικό ρεπορτάζ. θεσ/νίκη 1940. Σελ. 80.
Authors: Τζιάτζιος Ευάγγ. Στ.
Published: June 2017

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Effectiveness of the Technopark Organization in the Field of High Technologies in the Republic of Ingushetia
Authors: Евлоева  , Evloeva Madina
Published: June 2017

The article analyzed and systematized organization of technopark in the field of high technologies in the Republic of Ingushetia. Based on the analysis of technology parks at the regional level it was proposed to create a technopark in the sphere of high technologies in the Republic of Ingushetia. According to the statistics and analysis of the region’s economy the main sectors of activity of the technopark are identified. The aims and objectives of the technology Park are considered. On the basis of the analysis of Russian technology parks the main criteria for the creation of industrial parks are given. For efficient functioning of technopark in the sphere of high technologies in the Republic of Ingushetia since the construction it was offered to consider activities of planning and forecasting the organization and creation of audit Department and internal control. On the basis of the analysis of the research base of the concept of «technopark» was offered the own definition of «technopark». The main provisions, methods and conclusions can be used as in the activities of technopark in the sphere of high technologies in the Republic of Ingushetia and the construction of technology parks at the regional level.
Creation of modern business models in the industry
Authors: Бобрышев  , Bobryshev Artur
Published: June 2017

The book is oriented, generally to the highest managerial personnel of the companies having systematic knowledge and practical experience in the sphere of creation and business development. The reader is given an opportunity to broaden the horizons in this area, having studied rather new concept of business simulation which firmly took roots in a circle of foreign specialists in management of investment projects. In addition to fact-finding function, the book also shows the author's line item in questions of creation and reforming of business models of industrial enterprises based on profound knowledge of practice of work of domestic production companies. The material saturated with practical examples will also be useful to experienced entrepreneurs, teachers of higher education institutions and students.
An undergraduate placement at the St John Eye Hospital, Jerusalem
Authors: Dickinson Ruth
Published: June 2017

The elective placement is an opportunity for nursing undergraduates to independently decide where to go and what to do to widen their clinical experience. Being able to decide on and participate in an elective placement provides student nurses with a chance to work in a different area and explore personal ambitions. This reflective account examines a student nurse's experiences while on an elective placement at an eye hospital in East Jerusalem and the West Bank.
Recognising outstanding care
Authors: Glasper Alan
Published: June 2017

Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, from the University of Southampton, discusses a report from the Care Quality Commission that sets out some examples of good and outstanding care
A disclosure scheme for protecting the victims of domestic violence
Authors: Griffith Richard
Published: June 2017

Richard Griffith, Senior Lecturer in Health Law at Swansea University, explains how the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme aims to protect potential victims by allowing disclosure of a partner's previous crimes
What compassion means to me
Authors: Price-Dowd Clare
Published: June 2017

In the first instalment in a series of blogs, Clare Price-Dowd, Senior Programme Lead, NHS Leadership Academy, Leeds, talks about her personal experience of compassionate nursing and discusses why it is so important in the NHS
Establishing a nurse-led pelvic floor and functional bowel service
Authors: Turner Jane
Published: June 2017

Jane Turner, Colorectal Nurse Specialist, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, was awarded a travel scholarship by the Florence Nightingale Foundation. She used it to find out about the running of nurse-led pelvic floor and functional bowel services around the UK
Proposed changes to nurse education: get ready to have your say
Authors: Rosser Elizabeth
Published: June 2017

Elizabeth Rosser, Deputy Dean (Education and Professional Practice) and Professor of Nursing at Bournemouth University, examines the radical changes to undergraduate nurse education currently proposed
Life before and after the cyber attack
Authors: Cox Ella
Published: June 2017

Following the cyber attack on the NHS and a subsequent IT glitch at her surgery, Ella Cox reflects on what life was like in the medical profession before computers
Light sources for high-volume manufacturing EUV lithography: technology, performance, and power scaling
Authors: Fomenkov Igor , Brandt David , Ershov Alex , Schafgans Alexander , Tao Yezheng , Vaschenko Georgiy , Rokitski Slava , Kats Michael , Vargas Michael , Purvis Michael , Rafac Rob , La Fontaine Bruno , De Dea Silvia , LaForge Andrew , Stewart Jayson , Chang Steven , Graham Matthew , Riggs Daniel , Taylor Ted , Abraham Mathew , Brown Daniel
Published: June 2017

Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography is expected to succeed in 193-nm immersion multi-patterning technology for sub-10-nm critical layer patterning. In order to be successful, EUV lithography has to demonstrate that it can satisfy the industry requirements in the following critical areas: power, dose stability, etendue, spectral content, and lifetime. Currently, development of second-generation laser-produced plasma (LPP) light sources for the ASML’s NXE:3300B EUV scanner is complete, and first units are installed and operational at chipmaker customers. We describe different aspects and performance characteristics of the sources, dose stability results, power scaling, and availability data for EUV sources and also report new development results.
Classification of pulmonary pathology from breath sounds using the wavelet packet transform and an extreme learning machine
Authors: Palaniappan Rajkumar , Sundaraj Kenneth , Sundaraj Sebastian , Huliraj N. , Revadi S.S.
Published: June 2017

Background:

Auscultation is a medical procedure used for the initial diagnosis and assessment of lung and heart diseases. From this perspective, we propose assessing the performance of the extreme learning machine (ELM) classifiers for the diagnosis of pulmonary pathology using breath sounds.

Methods:

Energy and entropy features were extracted from the breath sound using the wavelet packet transform. The statistical significance of the extracted features was evaluated by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). The extracted features were inputted into the ELM classifier.

Results:

The maximum classification accuracies obtained for the conventional validation (CV) of the energy and entropy features were 97.36% and 98.37%, respectively, whereas the accuracies obtained for the cross validation (CRV) of the energy and entropy features were 96.80% and 97.91%, respectively. In addition, maximum classification accuracies of 98.25% and 99.25% were obtained for the CV and CRV of the ensemble features, respectively.

Conclusion:

The results indicate that the classification accuracy obtained with the ensemble features was higher than those obtained with the energy and entropy features.
Improving potato cultivation using siphons for partial root-zone drying irrigation: A case study in the Blue Nile river basin, Ethiopia
Authors: Yactayo Wendy , Ramírez David A. , German Tigist , Worku Alemu , Abeb Atklte , Harahagazwe Dieudonné , Mares Victor , De Mendiburu Felipe , Quiroz Roberto
Published: June 2017

Partial root-zone drying (PRD) is an irrigation technique which consists of alternating the water supply from one furrow to another, and keeping the other one dry during the weekly alternation period. Studies assessing PRD in potato have reported a 30-50% of water savings with no tuber yield reductions and an increase of antioxidant concentrations and marketable tubers. In this study, we adapted the PRD technique to rural Ethiopian conditions and compared it against the customary (C) irrigation practiced by local farmers. Two PRD alternatives were evaluated; with (PRDs) and without (PRDw) locally made flexible-hose siphons. Only PRDs showed no significant differences in total (35.8±1.6 t ha-1) and marketable (34.2±1.6 t ha-1) tuber yield when compared with customary irrigation (39.4±1.3 and 37.6±1.2 t ha-1 corresponding to total and marketable yield, respectively). The PRDw was more water restricted, showing significantly lower total (29.7±1.1 t ha-1) and marketable (27.6±1.2 t ha-1) yields. PRDs had the benefit of a better control of applied water allowing a saving of 50% of the irrigation water without negatively affecting yield. The use of the siphons PRD technique provides options for saving scarce water and reaching out to many smallholder farmers who are in serious need of irrigation water in the Blue Nile river basin.
GdCuMg with ZrNiAl-type structure – an 82.2 K ferromagnet
Authors: Stein Sebastian , Heletta Lukas , Pöttgen Rainer
Published: June 2017

GdCuMg has been synthesized by induction-melting of the elements in a sealed niobium ampoule followed by annealing in a muffle furnace. The sample was studied by powder and single crystal X-ray diffraction: ZrNiAl type,P6̅2m(a=749.2(4),c=403.3(1) pm),wR2=0.0242, 315F2values and 15 variables. Temperature dependent magnetic susceptibility measurements have revealed an experimental magnetic moment of 8.54(1) μBper Gd atom. GdCuMg orders ferromagnetically belowTC=82.2(5) K and based on the magnetization isotherms it can be classified as a soft ferromagnet.
Rating of Perceived Exertion as a Method of Volume Autoregulation Within a Periodized Program
Authors: Helms Eric R. , Cross Matt R. , Brown Scott R. , Storey Adam , Cronin John , Zourdos Michael C.
Published: June 2017

Helms, ER, Cross, MR, Brown, SR, Storey, A, Cronin, J, and Zourdos, MC. Rating of perceived exertion as a method of volume autoregulation within a periodized program. J Strength Cond Res 32(6): 1627–1636, 2018—The purpose of this investigation was to observe how a rating of perceived exertion (RPE)-based autoregulation strategy impacted volume performed by powerlifters. Twelve (26 ± 7 years, n = 9 men, n = 3 women) nationally qualified powerlifters performed the back squat, bench press, and deadlift 3x per week on nonconsecutive days in a session order of hypertrophy, power, and then strength; for 3 weeks. Each session subjects performed an initial top set for a prescribed number of repetitions at a target RPE. A second top set was performed if the RPE score was too low, then subsequent back-off sets at a reduced load were performed for the same number of repetitions. When the prescribed RPE was reached or exceeded, sets stopped; known as an “RPE stop.” The percentage load reduction for back-off sets changed weekly: there were 2, 4, or 6% RPE stop reductions from the top set. The order in which RPE stop weeks were performed was counterbalanced among subjects. Weekly combined relative volume load (squat + bench press + deadlift), expressed as sets x repetitions x percentage 1-repetition maximum was different between weeks (p < 0.001): 2% = 74.6 ± 22.3; 4% = 88.4 ± 23.8; 6% = 114.4 ± 33.4. Combined weekly bench press volume (hypertrophy + power + strength) was significantly higher in accordance with load reduction magnitude (2% > 4% > 6%; p ≤ 0.05), combined squat volume was greater in 6 vs. 2% (p ≤ 0.05), and combined deadlift volume was greater in 6 vs. 2% and 4% (p ≤ 0.05). Therefore, it does seem that volume can be effectively autoregulated using RPE stops as a method to dictate number of sets performed.
Relationship Between Dryland Strength and Swimming Performance: Pull-Up Mechanics as a Predictor of Swimming Speed
Authors: Pérez-Olea José I. , Valenzuela Pedro L. , Aponte Concepción , Izquierdo Mikel
Published: June 2017

Pérez-Olea, JI, Valenzuela, PL, Aponte, C, and Izquierdo, M. Relationship between dryland strength and swimming performance: pull-up mechanics as a predictor of swimming speed. J Strength Cond Res 32(6): 1637–1642, 2018—This study aimed to examine the validity of the countermovement jump (CMJ) and the pull-up exercise as predictors of swimming performance. Twelve young male swimmers (Mean ± SD, 19 ± 3 years; 75 ± 10 kg; 180 ± 6 cm) with a homogenous level of performance (50-m freestyle time [50F]: 26.41 ± 1.44 seconds, coefficient of variance: 5.5%) participated in this study. Subjects performed a test of a single pull-up (PU) and a test of maximum number of pull-ups until muscular failure (PUF), and the mechanics of the ascending phase were recorded using a lineal force transducer. The height reached in a single CMJ test and the mean height during 30 consecutive CMJs were also determined. The swimmers' 50-m leg-only swimming time (50L) was also registered. The 50F time was strongly correlated with different variables of the PU (r = −0.76 to −0.80; p ≤ 0.05) and PUF test (r = −0.64 to −0.88; p ≤ 0.05), but not with the number of pull-ups performed. A significant relationship between 50F and 50L was observed (r = 0.78; p ≤ 0.05), with no relationship between the CMJ tests and swimming performance. Furthermore, multiple linear regression showed that 50L and the relative loss of velocity during the PUF test accounted for 84% (p < 0.001) of the 50F performance variance. This study shows the validity of the analysis of pull-up mechanics and 50L to predict short-distance swimming performance in trained swimmers, confirming the importance of upper-limb strength and leg kick on this sport.
Psychopathy and Deviant Workplace Behavior: A Comparison of Two Psychopathy Models
Authors: Carre Jessica R. , Mueller Steven M. , Schleicher Karly M. , Jones Daniel N.
Published: June 2017

Although psychopathy is an interpersonally harmful construct, few studies have compared different psycho athy models in predicting different types of workplace deviance. We examined how the Triarchic Psychopathy Model (TRI-PM) and the Self-Report Psychopathy-Short Form (SRP-SF) predicted deviant workplace behaviors in two forms: sexual harassment and deviant work behaviors. Using structural equations modeling, the latent factor of psychopathy was predictive for both types of deviant workplace behavior. Specifically, the SRP-SF signif cantly predicted both measures of deviant workplace behavior. With respect to the TRI-PM, meanness and disinhibition significantly predicted higher scores of workplace deviance and workplace sexual harassment measures. Future research needs to investigate the influence of psychopathy on deviant workplace behaviors, and consider the measures they use when they investigate these constructs.
Adverse Effects of Outcome Monitoring Feedback in Patients With Personality Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Day Treatment and Inpatient Settings
Authors: de Jong Kim , Segaar Jaap , Ingenhoven Theo , van Busschbach Jan , Timman Reinier
Published: June 2017

This study aimed to evaluate the differential effect of outcome monitoring feedback to therapists and to patients on outcomes in cluster B, cluster C, and personality disorder not otherwise specified (PD-NOS) patients. Day treatment patients (n = 112) and inpatients (n = 94) were randomly assigned to a feedback to therapist (FbT), feedback to therapist and patient (FbTP), or no feedback (NFb) condition. Feedback was based on weekly administrations of the Outcome Questionnaire-45 (OQ-45). In cluster B and PD-NOS patients FbTP resulted in increased OQ-45 scores during the first 6 months of therapy for not on track (NOT) patients. In cluster C patients, no adverse effects of feedback were found. These results suggest that for certain personality disorder patient groups, providing feedback during treatment may not always be beneficial, although more research is needed to further assess these effects.
El grupo de Bogotá y la filosofía latinoamericana en la Universidad Santo Tomás: un testimonio
Authors: Houghton Pérez Tere
Published: June 2017

El texto aborda, a manera de testimonio, el tema de la historia del Grupo de Bogotá –surgido en la Universidad Santo Tomás– y la Filosofía latinoamericana, en las décadas de 1970 y 1980, mediante el comentario de autores y textos que han hecho el análisis y la crítica del mismo grupo. Para hacerlo, se vale de las lecciones de verano de 1988, de Peter Sloterdijk, extraídas de su texto Venir al mundo venir al lenguaje, que aborda el tema del nacimiento como una “poética del comenzar”.
Capital humano y sociedad de control
Authors: Rubio Ríos Alejandra
Published: June 2017

Partiendo de la noción de “arte de gobierno liberal”, que encuentra su configuración en la forma de una Economía Política y su modelo normativo en un gobierno frugal, pretendemos elevar nuestro estudio hacia un análisis del tipo de subjetividad que funciona como correlato de la racionalidad política (neo)liberal: el homo oeconomicus y su actualización en la forma de sujeto “empresario de sí mismo”. Para tal fin nos veremos en la necesidad de señalar la mutación epistemológica planteada por el análisis neoliberal –iniciado por la Escuela de Friburgo y, más específicamente, desarrollado por la Escuela de Chicago en el ámbito norteamericano–, el cual tiende un puente entre el análisis de los procesos económicos y el estudio de la racionalidad interna del comportamiento humano. Asimismo, haremos una incursión en la teoría del Capital Humano a través de intelectuales como Theodore W. Schultz y Gary S. Becker y sus derroteros actuales. Lejos de iniciar una relectura en términos puramente académicos, con nuestro análisis –y siguiendo un método praxeológico– pretendemos llamar la atención sobre una de las numerosas vías de investigación que Foucault dejó abiertas. Con esto pretendemos abrir el espacio para un ejercicio crítico que tome por objeto las derivas de esta comprensión de los sujetos en términos de “riqueza” en ámbitos de la vida que no son estrictamente económicos.
Comparative Mapping of Seed Dormancy Loci Between Tropical and Temperate Ecotypes of Weedy Rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Authors: Zhang Lihua , Lou Jieqiong , Foley Michael E , Gu Xing-You
Published: June 2017

Genotypic variation at multiple loci for seed dormancy (SD) contributes to plant adaptation to diverse ecosystems. Weedy rice (Oryza sativa) was used as a model to address the similarity of SD genes between distinct ecotypes. A total of 12 quantitative trait loci (QTL) for SD were identified in one primary and two advanced backcross (BC) populations derived from a temperate ecotype of weedy rice (34.3°N Lat.). Nine (75%) of the 12 loci were mapped to the same positions as those identified from a tropical ecotype of weedy rice (7.1°N Lat.). The high similarity suggested that the majority of SD genes were conserved during the ecotype differentiation. These common loci are largely those collocated/linked with the awn, hull color, pericarp color, or plant height loci. Phenotypic correlations observed in the populations support the notion that indirect selections for the wild-type morphological characteristics, together with direct selections for germination time, were major factors influencing allelic distributions of SD genes across ecotypes. Indirect selections for crop-mimic traits (e.g., plant height and flowering time) could also alter allelic frequencies for some SD genes in agroecosystems. In addition, 3 of the 12 loci were collocated with segregation distortion loci, indicating that some gametophyte development genes could also influence the genetic equilibria of SD loci in hybrid populations. The SD genes with a major effect on germination across ecotypes could be used as silencing targets to develop transgene mitigation (TM) strategies to reduce the risk of gene flow from genetically modified crops into weed/wild relatives.
História de vida e profissional da historiadora brasileira Laura de Mello e e Souza: intersecções entre memória e biografia
Authors: Liblik Carmem Silvia Da Fonseca Kummer
Published: June 2017

O objetivo deste artigo é mostrar as relações entre história biográfica e memória na trajetória de vida e profissional da historiadora Laura de Mello e Souza. A articulação entre a memória feminina e biografia é tratada conforme seus relatos sobre a infância, a relação com familiares e amigos de profissão, as viagens realizadas, o ingresso na universidade e a conciliação entre a vida acadêmica e a maternidade. Quanto ao aspecto metodológico, tanto os recursos da história oral quanto da análise biográfica conduziram a pesquisa que teve como material fundamental uma entrevista concedida pela própria historiadora no dia 27 de setembro de 2013, em sua residência, na cidade de São Paulo.
Towards a territorial praxis
Authors: Ramírez Galindo José Alfredo , Olóriz Sanjuán Clara
Published: June 2017

ResumenHoy, la profesión de la arquitectura se ha visto disminuida y el impacto de la disciplina, en algunos casos, es casi irrelevante para la producción de nuestro mundo contemporáneo. En comparación con otras profesiones, economistas, políticos, desarrolladores, científicos de la computación; los arquitectos juegan un modesto papel en la configuración social, política y física de nuestro mundo. Pareciera que con mayor frecuencia la arquitectura le importa sólo a los arquitectos, puesto que el trabajo que se produce es admirado por la singularidad del objeto diseñado. Es elogiado por su capacidad técnica o características estéticas, pero fuera del ámbito de la vida cotidiana de la mayoría de las personas. Dentro del Programa de Posgrado Landscape Urbanism del Architectural Association School of Architecture y el estudio Groundlab, se aborda el surgimiento del “territorio” como campo para el ejercicio del diseño e investigación y como forma de intervenirlo mediante el diseño, con la finalidad de incorporar la arquitectura dentro de un marco cada vez más amplio y a la luz de la urgentes condiciones contemporáneas. AbstractWithin current contemporary conditions the profession of Architecture has been diminished and the impact of the discipline in some cases is almost irrelevant to the production of our contemporary world. Compare to other professions, economists, politicians, developers, policy-makers, computer scientists, architecture plays a tiny role in shaping our world, socially, politically and physically. Architecture seems to increasingly matter only to architects and the work that is produced admired for the singularity of the designed object. It is praised by its technical ability or aesthetical features but outside the realm of the majority’s everyday life. In this essay we explain the emergence of “territory” as a field of design praxis as research and praxis by the Landscape Urbanism Master Programme at the Architectural Association and at Groundlab in order to incorporate architecture into a wider framework within current and urgent contemporary conditions and as way to intervene within it through design.
Coopeprocesadora de infusiones naturales de la zona del caribe de Costa Rica
Authors: Jiménez Quesada Harold
Published: June 2017

Resumen:La Coopeprocesadora de infusiones naturales de la zona del Caribe de Costa Rica es un proyecto académico ideado para la dinamización y desarrollo de la comunidad de Siquirres. El proyecto busca rescatar el valor del medio natural como recurso clave para la creación de empleos a través de nuevas actividades industriales en la región. La arquitectura de la Coopeprocesadora consta de una piel inspirada en el origami y el rescate de elementos clave para el manejo bioclimático de los espacios. Abstract:The Natural Infusion Processing Cooperative of the caribbean zone of Costa Rica is an academic project designed for the dynamization and development of the community of Siquirres. The project seeks to rescue the value of the natural environment as a key resource for job creation through new industrial activities in the region. The architecture of the processing cooperative consists of a skin inspired by origami and the rescue of key elements for the bioclimatic management of spaces.
Effect of Seed Inoculation on Alfalfa Tolerance to Water Deficit Stress
Authors: ZAFARI Mahnaz , EBADI Ali , JAHANBAKHSH GODEHKAHRIZ Sodabeh
Published: June 2017

Water deficit is one of the most important environmental stresses that adversely affect crop growth and production and mycorrhizal fungi and symbiotic bacteria have important role in resistance to drought stress. The effect of biofertilizers on alfalfa stress tolerance was studied at the greenhouse condition. Treatments comprised three water-deficit stresses (35%, 55% and 75% of field capacity) and four seeds inoculations (Glomus mosseae, Sinorhizobium meliloti, G. mosseae + S. meliloti and non-inoculated). Water-deficit stress decrease cell membrane stability (39%), total Chl (24.05%), carotenoid (35.55%), quantum yield (50.64%) and forage yield (28.20%), while increased the proline and soluble sugars content (68.55 and 46.53% respectively) and osmotic potential (45.84%). The inoculation of seeds increased the capability of the plants in counteracting the stress, so that the production of compatible solutes was increased and the photosynthetic indices, proline, osmotic potential, membrane stability and forage yield were improved by seed inoculation. Mycorrhiza improved photosynthetic indexes and proline, but bacteria had more efficacy on membrane stability and forage yield. However, double inoculation due to the synergistic effect of mycorrhiza and Sinorhizobium, had the greatest effect than Solitary inoculation. Our results suggest that biofertilized alfalfa plants were better adapted than non- biofertilized ones to cope with water deficit.
Prediction of Physical Parameters of Pumpkin Seeds Using Neural Network
Authors: DEMIR Bunyamin , ESKI Ikbal , KUS Zeynel A. , ERCISLI Sezai
Published: June 2017

The design of the machines and equipment used in harvest and post-harvest processing should be compatible with the physical, mechanical and rheological characteristics of the fruits and vegetables. In machine design for agricultural products, several characteristics of relevant products and seeds should be known ahead. Designers can either measure all these design parameters one by one, or they may use intelligent systems to estimate such parameters. Neural networks (NNs) are new computational tools that provide a quick and accurate means of physical properties prediction of agricultural materials, and have been shown to perform well in comparison with traditional methods. In this research, some physical properties of pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.) seeds, including linear dimensions, volume, surface and projected area, geometric mean diameter and sphericity were calculated tridimensional in lab conditions. Then, prediction of these parameters was carried out using NNs. The research was divided into two parts; experimental investigation and simulation analysis with NNs. Back Propagation Neural Network (BPNN) and Radial Basis Neural Network (RBNN) structures were employed to estimate physical parameters of the pumpkin seeds. The Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE) was 0.6875 for BPNN and 0.0025 for RBNN structures. The RBNN structure was superior in prediction and could be used as an alternative approach to conventional methods.
One Century of Interactions Between Intensive Breeding and Genetic Diversity Conservation of Barley
Authors: BENKOVÁ Michaela , HUDCOVICOVÁ Martina , KLČOVÁ Lenka , MIHÁLIK Daniel , KRAIC Ján
Published: June 2017

The footprint left by one century of intensive breeding on the phenotype and genotype has been studied in barleys that originated and were developed at the territory of Moravia and south-western Slovakia. The set of barleys (Hordeum vulgare L.) used in retrospective analysis included 106 landraces, obsolete and modern cultivars from the period 1900-2003. The one-hundred year breeding effort resulted to crucial changes of agronomic and technological parameters. The number of spikes m-2, spike density, protein and starch contents were significantly (P<0.05) different in new barleys (developed after the year 1972). Improvement of malting quality was through decreasing of proteins (average annual decline 0.034% year-1) and increasing of starch (average annual gain 0.074% year-1) in grains. Change in genetic diversity has been studied at 27 microsatellite loci with conclusion that nothing adverse happened at these loci during one century of breeding. The oldest barleys were heterogeneous populations, the modern ones were more homogeneous, and moreover introduction of new germplasm within the breeding process has brought new microsatellite alleles. Both, the total number of alleles and average number of alleles per locus indicated that molecular diversity was not reduced by long-term breeding. However, the average number of alleles per genotype pointed to the existence of genetic erosion caused by the gradual replacement of original landraces and local cultivars by modern cultivars. The index of genetic diversity reflected that reduction of genetic diversity from the thirties to the seventies has been turned by breeders in the eighties of the 20th century.
The Effects of Night-time Temperatures on Physiological and Biochemical Traits in Rice
Authors: ALVARADO-SANABRIA Oscar H. , GARCES-VARON Gabriel A. , RESTREPO-DIAZ Hermann
Published: June 2017

High nighttime temperatures impair rice yield. Additionally, heat stress periods have increased during the last years in the rice areas of the tropics. The aim of this study was to physiologically characterize six genotypes of rice (a commercial cultivar (ʻF60ʼ) and five selected lines (ʻIR 1561ʼ, ʻFLO 2764ʼ, ʻLV447-1ʼ, ʻCT19021ʼ, and ʻLV1401ʼ) subjected to two nighttime temperatures (24 and 30 °C), based on different physiological traits. When the collar formed on leaf 6 of the main stem, one group of six plants in each genotype was subjected to 30 °C from 18:00 to 24:00 hours for eight days, while the other group remained at 24 °C. Differences were found in the interaction between genotype and nighttime temperatures, where a high night temperature reduced leaf photosynthesis by approximately 50% in all genotypes compared to the controls (20 µmol vs. 10 µmol CO2 m-2 s-1, respectively). In general, higher plant respiration was also observed in almost all genotypes when the plants were exposed to 30 °C. However, rice plants of the genotype ʻF60ʼ showed a constant respiration under two different night temperatures. A high nighttime temperature increased the electrolyte leakage and malondialdehyde content only in the ʻLV1401ʼ plants. Plant growth and Fv/Fm ratio were separately conditioned by the night temperature or the genotype factor. A lower total plant dry weight was found at 30 °C (620.36 mg) than in rice plants exposed to 24 °C (254.16 mg). The Fv/Fm ratio was slightly diminished at a high nighttime temperature. These results suggest that physiological variables, such as leaf photosynthesis, plant respiration, malondialdehyde content and leaf photosynthetic pigments, can be considered markers for characterizing tolerant genotypes in earlier growth phases during plant breeding programs.