bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Ways of improving burners of two-staged combustion chambers
Authors: Bantikov D. Y. , Grechishnikov O. V. , Rogalev V. V. , Roslyakov A. D. , Tsybizov Y. I.
Published: May 2017

This article contains materials about defect of two-stage combustion chamber gas turbine engine occurringby high temperatures. The design of basic burner with blade swirler is shown. Improvement of burner byusing of the minimum of design changes is required. Ways by absence overheating of elements homogeneousburners combustion chambers is developed. Six variants of burners were selected for their studying. They weremade by machining bush of basic burner. This machining bush consists of increasing diameter of inner centerhole. It is having variant complete deleting bush and his changing on groove nozzle. Data of experimental worksto determine capacity eight types of burners as function of air pressure and formatting field of pressure on edgeof burner is presented. The research result of two types burner with groove nozzle for search new ways to solvetask of increasing reliability burners is shown. Optimal method tweaking burners for absence overheating swirlerwas selected.
Lessons Learned Through Community-Engaged Planning
Authors: Patrick Robert J , Machial Laura , Quinney Kendra , Quinney Len
Published: May 2017

This article explores the potential for community-engaged planning to empower Indigenous communities to take ownership of planning and plan-making. We do this through a source water protection planning process with a First Nation community in Alberta, Canada. Access to safe drinking water for many First Nation communities in Canada remains problematic. Source water protection planning seeks to better integrate land and water management to prevent contamination of the drinking water supply. We employ a community-based planning initiative to develop a source water protection plan. While the planning initiative developed a successful drinking water protection plan it also served to built trust between the participants, respected traditional and Western values, as well as empowered the community. Lessons learned from this initiative are shared.
Proteome alteration of soybean as a function of pod distortion syndrome
Authors: Payghamzadeh Kamal , Toorchi Mahmood , Shobbar Zahra Sadat
Published: May 2017

Pod distortion syndrome (PDS) is a particular type of growth in which soybean plants remain green long after pod maturation. The aim of this study was to assess protein profiles of PDS and non-PDS soybeans via proteomics approaches. Therefore, protein expression profiles of PDS and non-PDS soybean cultivars viz. Katul and Gorgan 3 were analyzed by nESI-LC-MS/MS. Comparative analysis of significant proteins via nESI-LC-MS/MS revealed that 5 and 11 proteins in Gorgan 3 had significantly different expression levels in PDS and non-PDS, respectively. Most of these proteins had already been known to regulate diverse cellular activities e.g. energy production, metabolism, signal transduction, gene transcription and translation as well as protein destination and storage. But, the present findings suggest that the key regulators of PDS in soybean plants may be are 14-3-3 like protein, Nascent Polypeptide-Associated Complex Alpha Subunit, Rubisco large subunit, and oxygen evolving enhancer protein 2 protein.
Effect of fertilizers at various levels of recommended dosages with organic manures and seed inoculation on phosphorus fractions in postharvest soils
Authors: Aziz M.A. , . M.Tahir , Mushtaq Tahmina , Islam Tajamul , Bhat S. J. A.
Published: May 2017

A field experiment was conducted at KVK, Srinagar during two consecutive Kharif of 2009-10 and 2010-11 to study the effect of fertilizers at various levels of recommended dosages with organic manures and microbial inoculation of seeds on the contents of different P fractions (Fe-P, Al-P and Ca-P) in postharvest soils under temperate conditions. The field experiment with soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merill] as the crop was laid out with 18 treatments viz. three levels of recommended dosages (RD) of inorganic fertilizers (50, 75 and 100% RD) along with organic manures (control, and FYM and Dalwood, both at 10 t ha-1) and biofertilizers by means of seed inoculation (control and dual inoculation with Rhizobium + PSB), in complete randomised block design. Each treatment was replicated thrice. The results revealed that the application of inorganic fertilizers, organic manures and bio-inoculation (INM) significantly increased the Fe-P, Al-P and Ca-P fractions in postharvest soils. With the application of fertilizers at 100 per cent level of RD along with the manures and seed inoculation, postharvest soil Fe-P, Al-P and Ca-P contents were higher than when the fertilizers were applied at 50 and 75 per cent level of RD. FYM proved to be superior to Dalweed towards increasing the levels of soil P fractions (Fe-P, Al-P and Ca-P). The levels various inorganic P-fractions increased also with dual inoculation of Rhizobium and PSB of the seeds.
Cultivar identification and diversity analysis based on morphological descriptors and image analysis in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)
Authors: Joshi Monika A. , Aggarwal Divya , Sanyal Archana
Published: May 2017

Thirty three genotypes of chickpea including 9 kabuli and 24 desi types were evaluated for distinctiveness based on 13 qualitative and 7 quantitative morphological DUS descriptors. In desi type, only 4 traits were polymorphic whereas, in kabuli type, only 3 were polymorphic. Identification profiles were generated on the basis of grouping and essential characters prescribed by DUS Guidelines of PPV and FR Authority. However, out of twenty four desi genotypes, distinct profiles could be created only for sixteen varieties and in kabuli type, only three out of nine genotypes could be singled out individually. Image analysis using scanned images of flowers of desi types successfully complemented the morphological descriptors to establish genotypic identity based on differences in the petal colour intensity and venation pattern. Genetic parameters for all the quantitative traits revealed less environmental influence on the characters expression thus, signifying their utility in the varietal characterization. Seven agro-morphological traits were used to assess the variability using Ward’s Minimum Variance Cluster Analysis. Thirty three cultivars from both types were grouped into four cluster each, however, none of the clusters contained genotypes with all the desirable traits, which could be directly selected and utilized.
Field evaluation of mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) germplasm for resistance against pod borer complex
Authors: Soundararajan R.P. , Chitra N.
Published: May 2017

Field evaluation of 44 mungbean Vigna radiata (L.) germplasm was carried out during kharif and rabi 2012 for screening against resistance to pod borer complex. The population of legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata (Geyer) larva was assessed at flowering stage. The damage in the pods were estimated in the harvested pods for different borer pests viz., M. vitrata, gram pod borer Helicoverpa armigera (Hub.), blue butterfly Lampides boeticus L., pod bug Riptortus sp. Based on cumulative pod damage, Pest Score Index (PSI) was worked out for all the germplasm. The results revealed that population of legume pod borer larva were more during kharif (0.33- 3.75/plant) than rabi (0.13-1.50/plant) season. The damage based scoring, PSI indicated that none of the mungbean germplasm was recorded as resistant. However, five entries were moderately resistant with PSI 3 during kharif. In rabi season two entries were recorded as moderately resistant. Four germplasm viz., KM 2-B, NPM 3-1, VGG 90, VGG 04-016 grouped as moderately resistant in both seasons with consistency in their level of resistance against pod borer complex.
Effect of liming, planting time and tillage on system productivity, resource use efficiency and energy dynamics of rice (Oryza sativa) - lathyrus (Lathyrus sativus) cropping system under rainfed lowland condition of North East India
Authors: Sorokhaibam Sakhen , Singh* N. Anando , Nabachandra L.
Published: May 2017

A field experiment was conducted at Imphal, Manipur during 2010-12 to study the effect of liming, planting time and tillage on system productivity, resource use efficiency and energy dynamics of rice (Oryza sativa L.) - lathyrus (Lathyrus sativus L.) cropping system. The experiment was laid out in split plot design with 3 replications. The treatment consisted of two factors i.e. liming (liming and no liming) and planting time (early and normal) given to rice crop during kharif season in the main plots and two tillage practices (no tillage and conventional tillage) were given in the succeeding lathyrus crop during the rabi season in the sub plots. Results showed that application of lime @ 500 kg CaCO3/ha before planting rice improved system productivity marginally in terms of rice-equivalent yield (REY of 6.32 t/ha) and water use efficiency (WUE) of the system (20.51 kg/ha-mm), however, it failed to increase benefit: cost (B: C) ratio. Advancing planting time of rice 15 days ahead of normal planting enhanced growth and yield of succeeding lathyrus crop resulting in increase of REY, land use efficiency (LUE), production efficiency (PE), and partial factor productivity (PFP) of the system by 19.3, 1.7, 17.0 and 17.0 %, respectively and moreover, it recorded higher system B:C ratio (1.20). No tillage enhanced PFP, NUE, WUE and B: C ratio of the system, while conventional tillage increased energy consumption by 9.45 %.
Advanced backcross strategy for alien introgression for productivity enhancing traits in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)
Authors: Bhavyasree R.K , Singh Sarvjeet , Singh Inderjit
Published: May 2017

A chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) cultivar, GPF2, was crossed with two accessions, EC556270 and ILWC21, of its wild relative C. reticulatum with the objective to introgress productivity enhancing traits from wild to cultivated chickpea. The F1s were backcrossed to cultivated parent to generate backcross derived generations and also selfed to generate F3 progenies. In BC1F1 and BC2F1 generations, plants showing superiority for fruiting branches, pods and seed yield over the recurrent parent were recovered. A set of 77 BC1F2 and F3 progenies along with recurrent parent was grown to record data on various morphological traits, yield components and seed yield were recorded. There was significant improvement in number of pods, number of primary and secondary branches and seed yield. Some BC1F2 progenies recorded 30-32% higher seed yield as compared to recurrent parent. Many backcross progenies were superior to the cultivated parent for more than one trait. It was observed that F2 and F3 progenies were inferior as compared to the backcross derived progenies due to the undesirable characters like prostrate growth habit, seed shape and dull seed colour which were inherited from the wild parent. Results showed that the wild donors contributed several positive alleles for yield and yield contributing traits. The study also suggested that one or two backcrosses are required to reduce linkage drag of undesirable traits from the wild donors.
Studies on variability, heritability and genetic advance as per cent of mean in Spanish bunch groundnut genotypes (Arachis hypogaea L.)
Authors: . G.Bhargavi , Rao V. Satyanarayana , Babu D. Ratna
Published: May 2017

Twenty Spanish bunch groundnut genotypes were collected from Agriculture Research Station, Kadiri, Andhra Pradesh, along with the check TMV 2 were used to study their variability, heritability and genetic advance as per cent of mean for nineteen characters viz., days to 50% flowering, SPAD chlorophyll meter reading (SCMR) at 40, 50, 60, 70 DAS and at maturity, days to maturity, number of mature pods per plant, biological yield per plant (g), pod yield per plant (g), biological yield per hectare (q), pod yield per hectare (q), harvest index, 100 kernel weight (g), shelling percentage, kernel yield per plant (g), kernel yield per hectare (q), oil content (%) and oil yield per hectare (q) during summer 2013 at Agricultural College farm, Bapatla. The results revealed that the highest PCV and GCV were observed for number of mature pods per plant. High heritability accompanied with high genetic advance as per cent of mean was recorded for number of mature pods per plant, biological yield per plant (g), pod yield per plant (g), biological yield per hectare (q), pod yield per hectare (q), kernel yield per plant (g), kernel yield per hectare (q), 100 kernel weight (g) and oil yield per hectare (q) indicating the preponderance of additive gene action which might be exploited through simple selection procedures. The study revealed that the genotypes Abhaya and JCG 88 were better for further breeding from yield point of view.
Stability analysis of pigeon pea genotypes by deployment of AMMI model under rainfed environment
Authors: Singh Jogendra , Kumar Amit , R. Abdul Fiyaz , Singh Muneendra Kumar
Published: May 2017

Twenty one genotypes of pigeon pea were evaluated in a randomized complete block design during the Kharif season of 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 based upon number of primary branches per plant, pod length, number of grains per pod, 100-seed weight and seed yield per plant. The stability was studied by deploying AMMI (additive main effects and multiplicative interaction) model. The significant differences among the years were observed and measured more than 50% of the treatment sum of squares. First principal component axis (PCA1) of the interaction captured more than 60% of the interaction sum of squares for almost all the traits studied. The mean seed yield per plant was found highest (39.15 g) and at par similar in all the three years. Nine stable and high yielding genotypes viz., PUSA 2003-1; CORG-2001-5; WREG- 28; PANT-A-286; H-94-6; GT 101; ICPL-99004; ICPL-85010 and UPAS-120 exhibited stable performance under the rainfed environmental conditions for more than one traits studied and also under more than one year.
Photosynthetic and antioxidant variability in soybean genotypes under Cadmium stress
Authors: Khan* Faheema , Al-Huqail Asma
Published: May 2017

Soybean, the worldwide main source of oil and high protein feeds for the livestock sector has a high cadmium (Cd) accumulation capacity. With this background, the hydroponic culture experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of different concentrations of Cd (0-100 µM) on growth, water relations, photosynthetic variables, oxidative stress, and antioxidant response in two soybean genotypes P-218 and P-898. Ten days old seedlings were subjected to (0-100 µM CdCl2) for 15 days. The results indicated that the growth of genotype P-218 was not affected significantly upto 75 µM CdCl2 treatment growth of P-828 was reduced significantly beyond 25 µM CdCl2 treatments. Cd toxicity caused severe impairments in photosynthetic variables like photosynthetic rate, chlorophyll fluorescence and chlorophyll content, in P-898 than in P-218. The activities of antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase, catalase, ascorbate peroxidase and glutathione reductase) were higher in P-218 than in P-828 at various levels of Cd treatments. Chlorophyll fluorescence measurements revealed that non-photochemical quenching increased in P-218 and decreased in P-828 whereas the electron transport rate increased under Cd stress in P-828 and decreased in P-218. It is concluded that tolerance capacity of P-218 against Cd can be associated with the capability of this genotype in keeping an active photosynthetic system and strong antioxidant defense system.
Response of mungbean to NPK and lime under the conditions of Vindhyan Region of Uttar Pradesh
Authors: Varma Dinesh , Meena* Ram Swaroop , Kumar Sunil , Kumari Ekta
Published: May 2017

A field experiment was conducted for the management of soil acidity with fertility and lime levels to sustain the productivity of acid soil of Vindhyyan region of Uttar Pradesh (India). Results of the study demonstrated that significant improvement in plant height (49.23 cm), number of nodule (76.95), dry weight of nodule (49.75 mg), highest LAI (4.45), yield parameters, yields, protein (21.39%), nutrient content and total NPK uptake (96.68 kg/ha ) were recorded with 100% RDF. Similar results were observed for all growth and yield parameters such as protein (%), nutrient (%) and total NPK uptake by crop with application of 200 kg lime/ha. A significantly higher seed yield (6.22 q/ha) was recorded with 100 % RDF + 200 kg lime/ha as compared to other treatment combinations, which was at par with 100 % RDF + 300 kg lime/ha and 125 % RDF + 300 kg lime/ha.
The effects of olive wastewater on the early growth of fababean and Rhizobium nodulation
Authors: YAVAŞ İlkay , Özyılmaz Ümit , ÜNAY Aydın , Kayhan Barış
Published: May 2017

Olive processing waste (OPW) is a by-product of olive oil production. Most of the studies about olive processing waste are carried-out in cotton, sunflower, wheat etc. However, there is little research performed on the effects of OPW on legumes. Therefore, the effect of OPW on growth of fababean and Rhizobium bacteria was studied in this research. It was used in doses of 0 (control), 18, 30 and 42 grams per pot, which is equivalent to doses of 3, 5 and 7 kg m-2. Increasing concentration of OPW improved the root fresh weight, nodule area, nodule diameter, root nodules scale value and the number of Rhizobium in one gram nodules. The results showed that the optimum OPW dose was 30 g pot-1 according to plant growth, nodules and Rhizobium. It was concluded that the OPW concentrations of 3% and it’s below can be used for fababean growing.
26S: Novel reference gene from leaves and roots of common bean for biotic stress expression expression studies based on PCR
Authors: Montero-Tavera Victor , Escobedo-Landín María A. , Acosta-Gallegos Jorge A. , Anaya-Lopez1 José L. , Ruiz-Nieto2 Jorge E.
Published: May 2017

The aim of this study was to evaluate the variation in the expression levels of five traditional housekeeping genes under contrasting conditions of abiotic stress to identify the most stable reference gene. In the evaluation of expression levels by RT-PCR, the gene with less variation among cultivars and treatments was the ribosomal 26S. Regarding to the variation between foliage and root tissues the more stable genes were â-tubulin and 26S, while between phenological stages the best were 26S and the 1-â elongation factor. The evaluation of expression levels by absolute qPCR confirmed that the 26S gene is a stable reference for the study of gene expression based on the PCR technique due to its low coefficient of variation through contrasting abiotic stress conditions.
Simultaneous Detection of Oral Pathogens in Subgingival Plaque and Prostatic Fluid of Men With Periodontal and Prostatic Diseases
Authors: Estemalik John , Demko Catherine , Bissada Nabil F. , Joshi Nishant , Bodner Donald , Shankar Eswar , Gupta Sanjay
Published: May 2017

Background: Chronic prostatitis (CPr) and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) are complex inflammatory conditions for which etiologic determinants are still poorly defined. Periodontitis is caused by subgingival colonizing bacteria in the oral cavity. The causal effect of periodontal disease on prostatic inflammation has not been established. The purpose of this study is to isolate oral pathogens from expressed prostatic secretions of patients with periodontal disease and CPr or BPH.

Methods: Twenty‐four men diagnosed with CPr/BPH participated in the study. A complete periodontal examination consisting of probing depth, bleeding on probing, tooth mobility, gingival index, and plaque index was performed on the men, and prostatic secretion was collected for the study. Dental plaque and prostatic secretion samples were used for analysis of bacterial DNA for Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg), Prevotella intermedia (Pi), Treponema denticola (Td), and Escherichia coli using reverse transcription‐polymerase chain reaction.

Results: Six patients were diagnosed with severe, seven with moderate, and four with mild chronic periodontitis. Seventeen of 24 (70.8%) of the prostatic secretion samples showed one or more of the studied oral pathogens. Nine of 10 BPH and eight of 14 patients with CPr had at least one oral pathogen in their prostatic secretions. Pg was found in both prostatic secretion and plaque samples in six of 17 (35.3%) patients, Td was found in both samples in seven of 15 (46.7%) patients, and E. coli was found in both samples in three of 15 (20%) patients. Pi was detected in all dental plaque samples but not in the prostatic secretion.

Conclusion: An association between chronic inflammatory prostate and periodontal diseases has been demonstrated by the presence of similar bacterial DNA in both prostatic secretion and subgingival dental plaque from the same individual.
A Novel Integrated High Precision Vacuum Microelectronic Accelerometer
Authors: Liu Haitao , Wen Zhiyu , Huang Wengang , Li Donglin , Chen Li , Yuan XiaoHan
Published: May 2017

In this paper, a novel integrated high precision vacuum microelectronic accelerometer is put forward based on the theory of field emission, the accelerometer consists of sensitive structure and interface ASIC. The sensitive structure has a mass of a cathode cone tips array, a folded beam, an emitter electrode and a feedback electrode. The sensor is fabricated on a double side polished (1 0 0) N-type silicon wafer, the tips array of cathode are shaped by wet etching with HNA (HNO3, HF and CH3COOH) and metalized by TiW/Au thin film. The structure of sensor is released by ICP process finally. The interface ASIC was designed and fabricated based on the P-JFET high voltage bipolar process. The accelerometer is tested through static field rollover test, and the test results show the integrated vacuum microelectronic accelerometer has good performances, which sensitivity is 3.081V/g and non-linearity is 0.84% in the measuring range of −1g~1g.
Komunikacja kliniczna – porównanie opinii lekarzy i pacjentów
Authors: Sobczak Krzysztof , Leoniuk Katarzyna , Pawłowski Leszek , Spolak Natalia
Published: May 2017

Wstęp: Celem badań była ocena komunikacji medycznej z punktu widzenia lekarzy klinicznych i ich pacjentów.Materiały i metody: Badaniem objęto 100 lekarzy i 378 pacjentów klinicznych. Zastosowano autorskie narzędzie przygotowane przez interdyscyplinarny zespół specjalistów. Narzędzia badawcze składały się z analogicznych dla obu grup pytań zamkniętych dotyczących oceny jakości komunikacji medycznej. Do analizy zmiennych nieciągłych oraz statystycznej niejednorodności grup zastosowano test χ² Pearsona, przyjmując za istotną statystycznie wartość p < 0,05.Wyniki: Średnia ocena poziomu zadowolenia pacjentów z komunikacji z lekarzami w 11-stopniowej skali wyniosła 6,79 zaś mediana 8,0. Statystycznie najwięcej zastrzeżeń zgłaszały kobiety z wykształceniem wyższym w przedziale wiekowym30–͔͘40 lat. Zaledwie co drugi pacjent zadeklarował, że otrzymywał na bieżąco informacje medyczną od lekarza prowadzącego. Chociaż wszyscy zapytani lekarze uznali, że przekazują informacje w sposób zrozumiały i precyzyjny, to 38,8% pacjentów ujawniło, że pozostało z wątpliwościami po rozmowie ze swoim lekarzem. Aż 77,4% pacjentów stwierdziło, że nie zostali w sposób wystarczający poinformowani o możliwych powikłaniach i ryzyku terapeutycznym, chociaż 96,9% lekarzy zadeklarowało przekazanie tego rodzaju wiadomości.Wnioski: Profil analiz wskazał na zadowalającą ocenę jakości komunikacji medycznej. Jednocześnie pacjenci sygnalizowali istnienie istotnego deficytu w zakresie bieżącego otrzymywania informacji o procesach diagnostyczno-terapeutycznych.
Piperine as a Potential Anti-cancer Agent: A Review on Preclinical Studies
Authors: Manayi Azadeh , Nabavi Seyed Mohammad , Setzer William N. , Jafari Samineh
Published: May 2017

Recently many studies showed anticancer activities of piperine, a pungent alkaloid
found in black pepper and some other Piper species. We attempted to summarize acquired
data that support anticancer potential of this natural agent. Piperine has been reported
to possess effective chemopreventive activity. It has been studied to affect via several
mechanisms of action, in brief enhancing antioxidant system, increasing level and activity
of detoxifying enzymes and suppressing stem cell self-renewal. Moreover, piperine
has been found to inhibit proliferation and survival of various cancerous cell lines via
modulating cell cycle progression and exhibiting anti-apoptotic activity, respectively.
This compound has been shown to modify activity of various enzymes and transcription
factors to inhibit invasion, metastasis and angiogenesis. Interestingly, piperine has exhibited
antimutagenic activity and also inhibited activity and expression of multidrug resistance
transporters such as P-gp and MRP-1. Besides, about all reviewed studies have reported
selective cytotoxic activity of piperine on cancerous cells in compared with normal
cells. Altogether, the studies completely underline promising candidacy of piperine for
further development. The collected preclinical data we provided in this article can be useful
in the design of future researches especially clinical trials with piperine.
Impact of Diabetes on Cardiac and Vascular Disease: Role of Calcium Signaling
Authors: Smani Tarik , Gallardo-Castillo Isabel , Ávila-Médina Javier , Jimenez-Navarro Manuel F. , Ordoñez Antonio , Hmadcha Abdelkrim
Published: May 2017

The pathophysiology linking diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) is
complex and multifactorial. The specific type of cardiomyopathy associated with diabetes,
known as diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM), is recognized as asymptomatic progression
of structural and functional remodeling in the heart of diabetic patients in the absence
of coronary atherosclerosis and hypertension. In other words, the presence of heart disease
specifically in diabetic patients is also known as diabetic heart disease. This article
reviews the impact of diabetes in heart and vascular beds focusing on molecular mechanisms
involving the oxidative stress, the inflammation, the endothelium dysfunction and
the alteration of the homeostasis of calcium, among others mechanisms. Understanding
these mechanisms will help identify and treat CVD in patients with diabetes, as well as to
plan efficient strategies to mitigate DCM impact in those patients.
Going Global: Toward Competency‐Based Best Practices for Global Health in Dental Education
Authors: Seymour Brittany , Shick Elizabeth , Chaffee Benjamin W. , Benzian Habib
Published: May 2017

The Global Oral Health Interest Group of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (GOHIG‐CUGH) published recommended competencies to support development of competency‐based global health education in dental schools. However, there has been no comprehensive, systematically derived, or broadly accepted framework for creating and delivering competency‐based global health education to dental students. This article describes the results of a collaborative workshop held at the 2016 American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Annual Session & Exhibition designed to build on the GOHIG‐CUGH competencies and start to develop systematic approaches for their practical application. Workshop organizers developed a preliminary theoretical framework for guiding the development of global health in dental education, grounded in published research. Collectively, workshop participants developed detailed outcomes for the theoretical framework with a focus on three educational practices: didactic, experiential, and research learning and how each can meet the competencies. Participants discussed learning objectives, keys to implementation, ethical considerations, challenges, and examples of success. Outcomes demonstrated that no educational practice on its own meets all 33 recommended competencies for dental students; however, the three educational practices combined may potentially cover all 33. Participants emphasized the significance of sustainable approaches to student learning for both students and communities, with identified partners in the communities to collaborate on the development, implementation, evaluation, and long‐term maintenance of any student global health activity. These findings may represent early steps toward professional consensus and best practices for global health in dental education in the United States.
Using Assessments of Dental Students’ Entrepreneurial Self‐Efficacy to Aid Practice Management Education
Authors: Mollica Anthony G. , Cain Kevin , Callan Richard S.
Published: May 2017

In the past, the typical practice management curriculum in U.S. dental schools was found to place a heavy emphasis on customer service, whereas areas typically stressed in business entrepreneurship and management courses (e.g., long‐range planning, competing strategies, and supplier relationship) received less attention. However, future dentists will likely have many points in their careers at which they must decide whether to begin a new business or to associate with a practice, and entrepreneurial and management training can help them make and implement those decisions. The aim of this exploratory study was to investigate the impact of one dental school's practice management education on students’ entrepreneurial self‐efficacy (ESE), a construct examined for the first time in dental education. ESE is an individual's belief that he or she is personally capable of planning for, operating, and managing a successful business. In December 2014, all students in all four classes were asked to complete a survey measuring their ESE. The response rates for each class were D1 94%, D2 91%, D3 87%, and D4 79%. The results showed that the mean scores of the fourth‐year class were higher on all five examined dimensions than those of the other three classes. The same was true for the mean for each class with the exception of the competency regarding an individual's perception of his or her abilities to deploy and manage human resources, in which the first‐year class had a higher score than the fourth‐year class (149.07>146.06). The fourth‐year class had statistically significant higher scores than the third‐year class, consistent with the implementation of practice management courses in the curriculum.
The Effect of Calibration on Caries Risk Assessment Performance by Students and Clinical Faculty
Authors: Young Douglas A. , Alvear Fa Bernadette , Rogers Nicholas , Rechmann Peter
Published: May 2017

Caries management requires a complete oral examination and an accurate caries risk assessment (CRA). Performing Caries Management by Risk Assessment (CAMBRA) is inefficient when the caries risk level assignment is incorrect. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of faculty members and students at one U.S. dental school to correctly assign caries risk levels for 22 CRA cases, followed by calibration with guidelines on how to use the CRA form and a post‐calibration test two months after calibration. Inter‐examiner reliability to a gold standard (consensus of three experts) was assessed as poor, fair, moderate, good, and very good. Of the 162 students and 125 faculty members invited to participate, 13 students and 20 faculty members returned pre‐calibration tests, for response rates of 8% and 16%, respectively. On the post‐calibration test, eight students and 13 faculty members participated for response rates of 5% and 10%, respectively. Without guidelines and calibration, both faculty members and students when evaluated as one group performed only poor to fair in assigning correct caries risk levels. After calibration, levels improved to good and very good agreements with the gold standard. When faculty and students were evaluated separately, in the pre‐calibration test they correctly assigned the caries risk level on average in only one‐quarter of the cases (students 24.1%±13.3%; faculty 23.6%±17.5%). After calibration, both groups significantly improved their correct assignment rate. Faculty members (73.8% correct assignments) showed even significantly higher correct assignment rates than students (47.7% correct assignments). These findings suggest that calibration with a specific set of guidelines improved CRA outcomes for both the faculty members and students. Improved guidelines on how to use a CRA form should lead to improved caries risk assessment and proper treatment strategy for patients.
Wundt y la música: argumentos genealógicos para repensar la Psicología de la Música
Authors: Castro Tejerina Jorge , Sánchez Moreno Iván
Published: May 2017

En este artículo se plantea la posibilidad de explorar el pasado de la psicología para reivindicar problemas y cuestiones desterradas, olvidadas o poco atendidas en la agenda contemporánea de la psicología de la música; aspectos que pueden resultar importantes a la hora de redefinir el área a la vista de los retos planteados por el escenario post-moderno. En nuestra reconsideración genealógica de la psicología de la música hemos tomado como punto de partida los “Elementos de psicología de los pueblos” de W. Wundt, un trabajo donde el maestro de Leipzig ensayó un reconsideración de psi-cológica de la mente humana desde el punto de vista de los productos culturales y el devenir histórico-social de las actividades colectivas. Para Wundt, el arte se convierte, junto a al mito, la costumbre y la lengua, en uno de los dominios arquetípicos para ex-plorar la “evolución espiritual del hombre”. En relación con ese marco genérico, Wun-dt prestará una atención muy especial a la cuestión de las artes temporales ofreciendo una peculiar visión etnopsicológica de las mismas.  Sin entrar en incompatibilidades con las aproximaciones psico-fisiológicas y experimentales de la tradición helmhotzi-ana -las de Stumpf, Pratt, Seashore o el propio Wundt del canónico “Compendio de Psicología”-, la psicología de los pueblos abre un escenario alternativo que complejiza y enriquece la “cuestión musical” incorporando factores instrumentales, mediaciona-les, colectivos, empáticos, funcionales, etc. de difícil encaje en las persectivas generales e individualistas de las psicologías -mecanicistas o espiritualistas- decimonónicas. La posición etnopsicológica de Wundt, en cualquier caso, no es tan original como sin-tomática de una línea de trabajo importante en la etapa fundacional de la psicología disciplinar; una etapa donde la cuestión estética, en general, y musical, en particular, estaba plena y perfectamente incorporada en los grandes sistemas psicológicos de au-tores como Ribot, Baldwin, Sergi, Bergson o Taine, entre otros muchos. En el artículo tratamos de mapear mínimamente los temas y argumentos cruciales de esta línea de trabajo tomando como motivo conductor la apuesta etnopsicológica wuntiana. Final-mente, a partir de ese mapeo, ofrecemos a título  programático los dos horizontes  genealógicos de sentido respecto de los cuáles tales cuestiones deber ser sopesadas: por un lado, la interrupción final de tal sensibilidad psicoestética ante el programa de la estética experimental y la propia reorientación de los intereses teóricos y aplicados de la psicología como empresa
Audición armónica extendida. El rol del cuerpo y la experiencia en el uso del instrumento musical
Authors: Tanco Matías , Aún Agustín
Published: May 2017

La audición musical, entendida en el marco de la cognición corporeizada, supone una mente que se constituye más allá del cerebro, implicando a las acciones y movimientos corporales en el pensamiento. De acuerdo a la teoría de la mente extendida, el uso de un instrumento musical durante la práctica de la audición armónica cumplirá un rol esencial, constituyéndose en una herramienta de pensamiento integrada en el sistema cognitivo. Sin embargo, la idea de “mente” como producto del acoplamiento del cuerpo con el instrumento necesita ser considerada más concienzudamente en el contexto de la práctica musical, ya que se supone que la concreción de ese tipo de pensamiento en contexto sería el resultado de la forma que toman los ciclos de percepción-acción. La audición armónica en tanto práctica corporeizada implica un tipo de pensamiento orientado a “extraer” y/o sintetizar aspectos de la música en movimiento vinculados al componente armónico. En esta tarea, el uso del instrumento musical permite recuperar experiencias musicales pasadas, debido a la posibilidad que ofrece para conectar durante la performance actual las trayectorias motoras que fueron generadas anteriormente en la percepción armónica. Pensar a la audición armónica con el instrumento como una experiencia corporeizada y anclada que surge en la actividad de percepción-acción nos permitirá situar a la teoría de la mente extendida en el contexto de la práctica musical.
Patrones tonales, generalización por clases y representación de la tonalidad. Un modelo de cognición tonal dependiente del contexto y el aprendizaje
Authors: Anta Juan Fernando
Published: May 2017

En el presente artículo se revisan dos modelos de cognición tonal ampliamente difundidos en la literatura psico-musicológica: el de la acumulación de clases de eventos y el de los vectores de clases de intervalos. Se argumenta que tales modelos presentan aspectos críticos, particularmente en lo que se refiere a cómo proponen que se infiere y se representa la tonalidad. El mayor problema estribaría en que asumen que la tonalidad es representada en términos de clases de elementos musicales, alturas o intervalos, respectivamente; este es problemático porque dichas clases de elementos pueden no tener realidad cognitiva en la mente musical de los oyentes. Atendiendo a esto, se formula aquí un modelo de cognición tonal fundado no en la idea de ‘clases de elementos’ sino en la idea de una inferencia y generalización progresiva del sentido tonal. Según el modelo propuesto, la tonalidad sería inferida a partir de los elementos contenidos en los contextos musicales considerados, y luego representada en términos de áreas tonalmente activas cuyo tamaño y perfil interno de activación dependen tanto del contexto musical de referencia como del nivel de formación musical del oyente.
La diversidad de caminos en la construcción de conocimiento musical. Una experiencia socio-comunitaria
Authors: Gonnet Daniel
Published: May 2017

A menudo damos por sentado a qué hacemos referencia cuando hablamos de música. Particularmente dentro de las culturas occidentales donde pareciera existir consenso acerca de una visión del fenómeno musical anclada en modelos liberales de origen centroeuropeo. Aun así, un sinnúmero de prácticas musicales tienen presencia en las comunidades. Este hecho ofrece una muestra tanto de la importancia sociocultural de la música como así también de modalidades de transmisión de notable efectividad inherentes a sus prácticas. Se hace necesario plantear dos aspectos de un mismo campo de problemas. En primer lugar situar las construcciones de conocimiento en su contexto, ampliando el espectro hacia otros aspectos que trascienden las consideraciones estéticas y hedónicas vertebradas por los modelos hegemónicos (Cross, 2010). En segundo término la de revisitar lógicas de construcción y transmisión de conocimiento que permitirán nutrir alcances de la educación musical y roles de sus actores educadores. El presente artículo relata una experiencia sostenida en el tiempo, que no ha sido gradual o sistemática, que no ha tomado como objetivos los puntos de partida de ontologías de texto y objeto, sino que ha privilegiado condiciones iniciales que promovieron el encuentro intersubjetivo (Cross, 2010) y la participación musical interpersonal (Turino, 2008).
Post-Transplant Hypophosphatemia and the Risk of Death-Censored Graft Failure and Mortality after Kidney Transplantation
Authors: van Londen Marco , Aarts Brigitte M. , Deetman Petronella E. , van der Weijden Jessica , Eisenga Michele F. , Navis Gerjan , Bakker Stephan J. L. , de Borst Martin H. ,   on behalf of the NIGRAM Consortium
Published: May 2017

Background and objectives

Hypophosphatemia is common in the first year after kidney transplantation, but its clinical implications are unclear. We investigated the relationship between the severity of post-transplant hypophosphatemia and mortality or death-censored graft failure in a large cohort of renal transplant recipients with long-term follow-up.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

We performed a longitudinal cohort study in 957 renal transplant recipients who were transplanted between 1993 and 2008 at a single center. We used a large real-life dataset containing 28,178 phosphate measurements (median of 27; first to third quartiles, 23–34) serial measurements per patient) and selected the lowest intraindividual phosphate level during the first year after transplantation. The primary outcomes were all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, and death-censored graft failure.

Results

The median (interquartile range) intraindividual lowest phosphate level was 1.58 (1.30–1.95) mg/dl, and it was reached at 33 (21–51) days post-transplant. eGFR was the main correlate of the lowest serum phosphate level (model R
2 =0.32). During 9 (5–12) years of follow-up, 181 (19%) patients developed graft failure, and 295 (35%) patients died, of which 94 (32%) deaths were due to cardiovascular disease. In multivariable Cox regression analysis, more severe hypophosphatemia was associated with a lower risk of death-censored graft failure (fully adjusted hazard ratio, 0.61; 95% confidence interval, 0.43 to 0.88 per 1 mg/dl lower serum phosphate) and cardiovascular mortality (fully adjusted hazard ratio, 0.37; 95% confidence interval, 0.22 to 0.62) but not noncardiovascular mortality (fully adjusted hazard ratio, 1.33; 95% confidence interval, 0.9 to 1.96) or all-cause mortality (fully adjusted hazard ratio, 1.15; 95% confidence interval, 0.81 to 1.61).

Conclusions

Post-transplant hypophosphatemia develops early after transplantation. These data connect post-transplant hypophosphatemia with favorable long-term graft and patient outcomes.
Disidencias sexuales en Argentina: tres películas del siglo XXI
Authors: Peidro Santiago
Published: May 2017

Este trabajo pretende plantear lo problemático que resulta abordar las especificidades de las sexualidades disidentes latinoamericanas desde un modelo gay importado de los Estados Unidos. Si bien el análisis aquí realizado de focaliza principalmente en la Argentina, tomando como referencia una selección de su cinematografía, la propuesta de este escrito trasciende las fronteras nacionales para poder ser pensada en el contexto Sudamericano en general.
Melena as a first sign of metastatic hepatic angiosarcoma: A case report
Authors: Sokic-Milutinovic Aleksandra , Toncev Ljubisa , Glisic Tijana , Matovic Vera , Micev Marjan , Djuranovic Srdjan , Krstic Miodrag
Published: May 2017

Introduction. Angiosarcomas are malignant tumors of vascular endothelium that may arise from different locations. Although primary hepatic angiosarcoma accounts for only 1.8% of primary liver tumors, it is the most common malignant mesenchymal tumor of the liver. We report a case of primary hepatic angiosarcoma with melena as an unusual initial manifestation of this extremely rare tumor. Case report. Forty-four-years old patient with melena was referred to our Clinic because melena was not resolved after repeated argon plasma coagulation of bleeding lesions during esophagogastroduodenoscopy in the regional hospital. Abdominal ultrasound and multislice computed tomography (MSCT) revealed enlarged liver, with focal lesion 6 cm in diameter localized in the left lobe with multiple satellite lesions in both liver lobes, enlarged spleen and extremely dilated and long umbilical vein. Double-balloon enteroscopy and video capsule endoscopy detected the multiple bleeding vascular lesions in the small bowel. Histopathological examination and immunohistochemistry of the small bowel lesions revealed malignant mesenchymal proliferation with vascular/endothelium differentiation of neoplastic cells. The patient was diagnosed with metastatic angiosarcoma probably of hepatic origin with metastasis in the small bowel, that caused melena, and in the lumbar spine, causing back pain. Conclusion. Rare causes of melena include bleeding from primary or metastatic hemangiosarcoma localized in the gastrointestinal tract, especially small bowel.
Editorial Isu-isu Internasional: Kebahasaan Kebijakan Luar Negeri, Keamanan Manusia, Kelompok Lobi, Diaspora, Disabilitas dan Globalisasi
Authors: Bainus Arry , Rachman Junita Budi
Published: May 2017

Sebagai sebuah jurnal akademik, Intermestic: Journal of International Studies senantiasa akan menjadi wahana wacana dan forum diskusi bagi para cendikia (scholar) mengenai ragam isu internasional dan  intermestik yang perlu diangkat dan diperhatikan khalayak pembaca. Pada Volume 1, No. 2, Mei 2017, meskipun belum mengkhususkan pada sebuah tema tertentu, namun artikel-artikel yang kami persembahkan di sini memiliki keistimewaan dalam mengangkat isu kajian berdimensi internasional yang kerap terpinggirkan untuk dibahas. Antara lain adalah isu mengenai psikologis kebahasaan dalam kebijakan luar negeri, keamanan manusia, kelompok lobi, hubungan interkultural diaspora, penyandang disabilitas, serta globalisasi.
Appraisal Analysis in Media Conference between the Government of Indonesia and Australia Towards Bilateral Relations Normalization
Authors: Amalia Rosaria Mita , Hakim Fauzia Zahira Munirul
Published: May 2017

This descriptive study aims to identify and analyze the types of appraisal found in the media conference between the Indonesian government and the Australian government in 2013. Appraisal is the evaluation of available types of attitudes delivered within a discourse. There are three types of attitudes in appraisal: affect, judgment, and appreciation. Affect is a means of how individuals express their feelings in discourse. Judgment is divided into personal judgment and moral judgment. Personal judgment includes individualâ€™s admiration or criticism, while moral judgment includes individualâ€™s praise or condemnation. Appreciation concerns individualâ€™s attitudes towards surrounding things. The result shows that there is no negative appraisal proposed by the representatives of both governments. Both representatives agreed to continue and restore the almost damaged bilateral relations after the surveillance scandal conducted by the Australian government to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
Konrad Ratz (1931-2014)
Authors: Aguilar Ochoa Arturo
Published: May 2017

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Sobre Pilar Gonzalbo Aizpuru y Anne Staples, Historia de la educación en la ciudad de México
Authors: Arredondo Adelina
Published: May 2017

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Mexicanos por naturalización en la primera mitad del siglo XX. Un acercamiento cuantitativo
Authors: Yankelevich Pablo
Published: May 2017

Este trabajo se funda en la reconstrucción de la serie histórica de cartas de naturalización expedidas por los gobiernos mexicanos a lo largo de casi dos siglos. Sobre esta base se explora la dimensión cuantitativa de la política de naturalización de extranjeros durante la primera mitad del siglo XX. ¿Cuántos extranjeros se naturalizaron y cuáles fueron sus orígenes nacionales? ¿Cuál fue la distribución por sexo, estado civil, lugar de residencia y ocupación? ¿El volumen de naturalizados fue engrosado por regímenes de excepción en beneficio de ciertas comunidades de inmigrantes? ¿Es posible encontrar correlaciones entre nuevos flujos inmigratorios y la gestión de la política de  naturalización? ¿Los cambios en las normas sobre migración y extranjería impactaron en las naturalizaciones? Entre otros, estos interrogantes guiaron una investigación interesada en cuantificar el universo de extranjeros naturalizados en unas décadas en que se registraron los más altos índices de naturalización, a pesar del poderoso nacionalismo que impulsó las políticas de extranjería más restrictivas que conoció México.
Sobre José Mariano Leyva, Perversos y pesimistas. Los escritores decadentes mexicanos en el nacimiento de la modernidad
Authors: Jiménez Marce Rogelio
Published: May 2017

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