bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Simulation of electrostatic field in electrospinning of polymer nanofibers
Authors: Li Y. , Zhang X. , Trudick E. , Chase G.G.
Published: January 2016

Electrospinning is a popular process for fabricating submicron diameter gibers. The process applies a strong electric gield to launch a polymer jet that elongates to create the gine gibers. The jet dries as the solvent evaporates and the dried giber collects on a grounded surface. Most of electrospinning literatures focus the polymer solution compositions and the properties of the produced gibers. Less attention is applied to the electrostatic gield geometries and operating conditions. Through computer simulations and laboratory experiments thiswork shows that by applying the grounded voltage to different regions of the collector surface, the electric gield can be moved spatially to direct the electrospinning jets towards select locations of the grounded surface.
Solving nonlinear boundary value problems by the Galerkin
method with sinc functions
Authors: Alkan Sertan , Secer Aydin
Published: January 2016

In this paper, the sinc-Galerkin method is used
for numerically solving a class of nonlinear differential
equations with boundary conditions. The importance of
this study is that sinc approximation of the nonlinear term
is stated as a new theorem. The method introduced here is
tested on some nonlinear problems and is shown to be a
very efficient and powerful tool for obtaining approximate
solutions of nonlinear ordinary differential equations.
Dynamic Visualization Of Sensor Measurements: Context Based Approach
Authors: Stampach Radim , Kubicek Petr , Herman Lukas
Published: January 2016

An amount of data measured with sensors is increasing year to year. Every sensor has a location and sensor data are mostly measured for long time period, so visualization of location and regular updating of visualized value is necessary. Various characteristics (e.g. meteorological conditions) can be automatically read at frequent intervals and those readings can be aggregated into the interactive map visualization. This map must be not only legible but also understandable also for readers that are experts in their specialisation, however, not in cartography. This paper presents possibilities of using and implementation of adaptive cartography and visual seeking principles for interactive visualization and analysis of sensor based data measured in real time. Our solution is described on experimental application for precise farming that we developed during research project Agrisensor.
Tourist Traffic In The Aconcagua Massif Area
Authors: Marek Aneta , Wieczorek Małgorzata
Published: January 2016

The aim of the article is an analysis of tourist traffic in the Aconcagua massif, one of the most popular peaks of the Seven Summits. On the basis of statistical data, the tourist traffic was analysed in a temporal and spatial perspective. The applied data made it possible to capture the dynamics of visits in the period 2000/2001 – 2012/2013 and with a breakdown into months, which helped analyse the tourist traffic in this area. In each of the analysed periods, January dominates. Data concerning the origin of tourists according to countries and continents, their age, gender and type of mountaineering activity were also taken into account. Most tourists came from Argentina, the USA and Germany. These are people of age groups 21–30 (33%) and 31–40 (31%). Men account for over 75% of visitors. The favourite mountaineering activity is climbing (about 60%). Aconcagua has invariably been a very popular peak among tourists and climbers. It is a place for training and acclimatisation for alpinists, participating in Himalayan expeditions and climbers collecting peaks of the Seven Summits.
The Curious Case Of 2½ D
Authors: Tobler Waldo
Published: January 2016

Some geographical phenomena are continuous and exist in whole number dimensions. Topography, for example. Other phenomena, such as population density, depend heavily on the area used in their computation. Some refer to this as existing in 2½ dimensions. Is the difference just because it is a computed, rather than an observed quantity? I argue the case for considering treatment of discrete geographic data as continuous.
Volumetrische Strömungsmessungen mittels
plenoptischer Hochgeschwindigkeitskamera
Authors: Fischer Andreas , Kupsch Christian , Gürtler Johannes , Czarske Jürgen
Published: January 2016

Um für komplexe, hochdynamische Strömungsprozesse wie bei
Einspritzungen in Verbrennungsmotoren eine hohe Datenrate zu erreichen,
d. h. eine große Voxelanzahl im dreidimensionalen Messvolumen und eine
hohe Messrate, wird der Aufbau einer Lichtfeld-High-Speed-Kamera sowie
deren Anwendung für ein frequenzmoduliertes Doppler-Global-Velozimeter
(FM-DGV) vorgestellt. Die Lichtfeldauswertung gestattet hierbei die
3D-Rekonstruktion des Messvolumens für jedes aufgenommene Bild.
Das Messsystem wurde zunächst für zwei simultan
beobachtete Messebenen aufgebaut und es wird die Untersuchung eines
instationären Sprays präsentiert.
The Genre Apocalypse Reconsidered
Authors: Collins John J.
Published: January 2016

The analysis of the genre apocalypse published in Semeia 14 (1979) relied on a classificatory approach, which identified core features of the genre, listed features that were typical but not necessary, and distinguished different types of apocalypses. The main difficulty encountered by such an approach is that genres have fuzzy edges. Some works that fit the definition are atypical of the genre, while some that do not have much in common with it. The emergence of prototype theory as a method of analysis is helpful in this regard, and allows for a less rigid kind of classification, without lapsing into the indeterminacy of family resemblances. Genres are recognized on the basis of a few clear exemplars. Other works may resemble them to a greater or lesser extent.
Talking Skulls: On Some Personal Accounts of Hell and Their Place in Apocalyptic Literature
Authors: Grypeou Emmanouela
Published: January 2016

Established definitions of apocalypticism and apocalyptic literature in Late Antiquity often disregard a variety of apocalyptic visions and ideas that are included in a variety of genres of the Christian literature of Late Antiquity. The present paper discusses personal afterlife accounts and more specifically, personal hell visions, as found in various Christian texts and sources, such as monastic and hagiographical or martyrological literature. These visions and their special features are analysed in the context of related apocalyptic literature and traditions, as well as in their relationship with pagan local traditions and necromantic rituals. As will be argued, personal accounts of afterlife present a specific literary phenomenon in the history of ancient Christian apocalyptic literature and tradition, but they also demonstrate a significant diachronic popularity in other religious communities and their literatures.
The placebo effect in thyroid cancer: a meta-analysis
Authors: Llavero-Valero María , Guillén-Grima Francisco , Zafon Carles , Galofré Juan C
Published: January 2016

Context

The natural history of advanced thyroid malignancies is largely unknown. The outcome of patients included in the placebo arm of clinical trials could be reflective of their therapy-free evolution.

Objective

To analyze the response rate, symptoms and adverse effects of locally advanced or metastatic differentiated (DTC) and medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) in patients treated with placebo in clinical trials.

Design

PubMed (MEDLINE) and SCOPUS databases were searched through September 2015 to identify high-quality randomized controlled clinical trials. We included studies that recruited patients with DTC or MTC with a placebo arm.

Methods

We conducted a meta-analysis for each category of response rate, adherence to treatment, and adverse events. An empirical Bayesian random-effect model was used.

Results

We identified five clinical trials. DTC and MTC were independently analyzed. In the placebo arm, no complete response was observed; partial response occurred in 1.6% (0.6–3) and 6.4% (3.4–10.3) of DTC and MTC respectively; stable disease was described in 40.5% (34.6–46.9) and 53.9% (44.3–64.4) of DTC and MTC respectively. DTC reached a disease control rate of 42.3% (36.2–48.9) and MTC of 60.2 (50.1–71.4). Treatment discontinuation rate was 3.5% (1.9–5.5) in DTC and 5.7% (3.0–9.4) in MTC. Rate of dose reduction was 7.3% (4.8–10.5) in DTC and 6.2% (3.3–10.0) in MTC.

Conclusions

This meta-analysis provides extensive data on the response rate and adverse effects of locally advanced or metastatic DTC and MTC in patients treated with placebo. These results may be used for comparisons with results from clinical trials without a placebo arm.
Bello Horror. La imagen de la revuelta en Walter Benjamin
Authors: Vargas Mariela Silvana
Published: January 2016

En este trabajo me ocuparé del vínculo del Denkbild Bello Horror con la referencia a la Liga Espartaquista en Sobre el concepto de historia. Si bien este pequeño texto no ha sido tenido en cuenta en este contexto, el montaje de imágenes visuales y sonoras, emociones y afectos políticos que Benjamin lleva allí a cabo constituye el núcleo de sus reflexiones sobre la temporalidad de la revuelta. Bello Horror reúne y articula plásticamente los elementos centrales de su concepción del levantamiento revolucionario y muestra la manera en que Benjamin concibe la relación entre la política y las imágenes.http://dx.doi.org/10.15304/ag.35.1.2221
¿Qué es la pólis? Una isla (A propósito de la fundación de Cirene en las odas de Píndaro)
Authors: Barciela Aida Míguez
Published: January 2016

The aim of this paper is to outline an interpretation of three Pindaric Odes which recount from three different perspectives the foundation of Kyrene. Besides an analysis of the formal problems that arise from the fact that a melic poem embarks himself in telling a certain story, we consider that the polis grows up from an uprooting movement that crystallizes in the figure of an island, i.e. the land that wanders in the sea. Finally we make some remarks about the founding act itself, paying attention to the presuppositions that make that act difficult to understand for the modern reader.http://dx.doi.org/10.15304/ag.35.1.2318
Javier Sádaba y la política: una recepción posible
Authors: Del Olmo Ibáñez María
Published: January 2016

El presente artículo trata de recoger el pensamiento político del filósofo Javier Sádaba, centrado, principalmente, en la realidad política de la historia de nuestro país desde la Transición a la actualidad. Un pensamiento que pretende definir, al mismo tiempo, una manera comprometida de ser ciudadanos.http://dx.doi.org/10.15304/ag.35.1.2367
Privataus dokumento patvirtinimo priemonės Lietuvos Didžiojoje Kunigaikštystėje XIV amžiaus pabaigoje–XV amžiuje
Authors: Klovas Mindaugas
Published: January 2016

Straipsnio tikslas – ištirti seniausių žinomų privačių dokumentų patvirtinimo priemonių panaudojimą Lietuvos Didžiojoje Kunigaikštystėje nuo XIV a. pabaigos iki XV a. pabaigos. Empirinę medžiagą sudarė daugiau nei 250 privačių dokumentų. Pagrindinės dokumentų patvirtinimo priemonės: antspaudavimas, liudininkų ir raštininko nurodymas, rečiau notaro patvirtinimas. Dokumentų patvirtinimo skirtumai sietini tiek su skirtingomis dokumentų rūšimis, tiek su skirtingomis raštijos tradicijomis.
Lietuvių tautinė mažuma Latvijoje (nuo XIX a. pabaigos iki 1940 m.): lietuviai katalikų kunigai
Authors: Jekabsonas Erikas
Published: January 2016

Nuo XIX a. antros pusės Latvijos pramoniniai miestai – Ryga, Liepoja, taip pat Jelgava – tapo svarbiais lietuvių bendruomeninio gyvenimo centrais, nes juose įsikūrė gana daug lietuvių tautybės gyventojų. Dauguma jų dirbo pramonės įmonėse bei kitus paprastus darbus ir buvo katalikai. Lietuvių taip pat gyveno kai kuriuose miesteliuose ir kaimo parapijose. Po Pirmojo pasaulinio karo nemenkai lietuvių daliai persikėlus į etninę tėvynę, Latvijoje liko nemažai lietuvių, kurie sudarė palyginti didelę lietuvių mažumą. Lietuvių tautybės kunigų veikla Latvijoje buvo labai reikšminga ne tik Katalikų bažnyčios, bet ir lietuvių mažumos ir visos Latvijos valstybės istorijoje. Čia ypač svarbus laikotarpis iki 1918 m., kai lietuvių kunigai ne tik veikė lietuvių visuomeniniame sąjūdyje Rygoje bei kitose vietose, bet ir įsitraukė į latvių tautinio atgimimo procesus Latgaloje. Atsižvelgiant į tą reikšmę, kokią parapijos ganytojas ir jo pažiūros aptariamu laiku turėjo katalikų parapijose, kunigų vaidmuo buvo labai svarbus. Tarpukariu jie taip pat vaidino esminį vaidmenį užtikrinant ir plėtojant lietuvių mažumos kultūros, švietimo ir visuomeninių organizacijų sistemos veiklą.
Netradicinis pasakojimas apie pilietiškumą
Authors: Šermukšnytė Rūta
Published: January 2016

Rec.: Leonidas Donskis, Pilietinis ugdymas: bendrojo lavinimo mokyklų 10 klasės vadovėlis, Vilnius: Versus aureus, 2010.
Lietuvos pasakojimas mokykloje: kokį turime, kokį kursime? Apie pirmąjį lituanistų ir istorikų forumą
Authors: Šermukšnytė Rūta
Published: January 2016

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Lietuvos Didžiosios Kunigaikštystės pilies, kaip romantizuoto simbolio, virsmas istoriniu fenomenu
Authors: Černiauskas Norbertas
Published: January 2016

Apie Vytauto Volungevičiaus daktaro disertaciją „Pilis ir jos sociopolitinės transformacijos Lietuvos Didžiojoje Kunigaikštystėje XIV–XVI a. pirmoje pusėje“ ir jos gynimą
Oбраз Кревской унии в дореволюционной российской историографии XIX – начала XX века
Authors: Мегем Максим Е.
Published: January 2016

В статье анализируется образ Кревской унии, присущий российской дореволюционной историографии XIX – начала XX вв., т. е. то, как исследователи воспринимали польско-литовский договор 1385 г., в своих работах. Историография Кревской унии рассматривается на фоне эволюции подходов российских ученых к прошлому Литвы.
Įdomusis XIX amžius: naujos įžvalgos ir tarpdisciplininių metodų taikymas
Authors: Naudžiūnienė Akvilė
Published: January 2016

Rec.: Darius Staliūnas, Enemies for a Day: Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Violence in Lithuania under the Tsars, CEU Press, 2015
1918 M. VASARIO 16-OSIOS AKTO KONSTITUCINĖ SAMPRATA
Authors: Vaičaitis Vaidotas A. , Paužaitė-Kulvinskienė Jurgita
Published: January 2016

February 16, 1918 Lithuanian independence act has received too little attention from Lithuanian legal science so far, but hopefully this situation might be improved appoaching centenary anniversary of this document. It might be said that this Indpendence act might be considered as certain Lithuanian archetype act laying foundations for all contemporary Lithuanian legal and constitutional system. Nevertheless, this act rarely was analyzed in the context of Lithuanian constitutional traditions, therefore, the author of this article tries to fill up this gap, analysing it not only as constitutional, but even as certain supra-constitutional act. Analysing the content of the 1918 Indpendence act from constitutional point of view, might help us to find three constitutional provisions (clauses) in it as follows: constituent independence clause, international law clause and democracy clause. Therefore, all these three constitutional values let us consider the Act as part of the Lithuanian constitutional traditions. The article also shows certain historic hermeneutics of the 1918 Independence act, starting with so called Vilnius Conference decisions (1917) and finally ending with independence and republican resolution of Lithuanian Constituent Assembly (Steigiamasis Seimas) of May 15, 1920. The article finally ends with certain conclusions reflecting the very content of this analysis.
EKONOMINIŲ, SOCIALINIŲ IR KULTŪRINIŲ TEISIŲ KINTAMUMAS EKONOMINĖS KRIZĖS KONTEKSTE
Authors: Gómez Isa Dr. Felipe
Published: January 2016

The current finacial crisis is having a significant impact on the enjoyment of socioeconomic rights in Europe but, in particular, in Southern countries such as Spain, Portugal, Italy or Greece. Even though International Human Rights Law imposes some limitations to the measures to be adopted in the face of the economic crisis, States do not generally approach the social cuts from a human rights angle. My paper will try to outline, firstly, the obligations assumed by States in the field of economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR) and, secondly, the limited opportunities to challenge retrogressive measures from an International Human Rights Law paradigm.
Pengaruh Rekening Dormant dan Dana Pihak Ketiga Terhadap Laba Bank di Bank Syariah Mandiri
Authors: Khoirunnisa K.
Published: January 2016

The Effect of Dormant Accounts and Deposit Funds to Bank's Profits in Bank of Sharia MandiriThe purpose of this research is to analyze the effect’s dormant accounts and the amount of third party funds (DPK) to the bank's profit in Bank of Sharia Mandiri. The analysis of the data used in this research is a method of multiple linear regression with the dependent variable is profit and the independent variables are dormant account and third party funds. The result shows that the dormant account didn’t have an effect on bank’s profit. Otherwise, the third party funds/deposit funds has an effect of bank’s profit. This result imply that bank should reduce the dormant account, if there is a decreasing in dormant account there will be an increasing too in third party funds, and if the third party funds is increasing the bank’s profit will be also increasingDOI: 10.15408/etk.v14i1.2264
Konsep Rate of Profit dan Stabilitas Ekonomi Perbankan Syariah
Authors: Supriyanto Trisiladi
Published: January 2016

The Rate of Profit Concept and Economic Stability in Islamic BanksThis study aims to find the concept of rate of profit on Islamic banking that can create economic justice. Rate of profit that creates economic justice can be achieved through its role in maintaining the stability of the financial system in which there is an equitable distribution of income and wealth. To determine the role of the rate of profit as the basis of the sharing system implemented in the Islamic financial system, we can see the connection of rate of profit in creating financial stability, especially in the asset-liability management of financial institutions that generate a stable net income or the rate of profit that is not affected by the ups and downs of the market risk factors including indirect effect on interest rates. Futhermore, Islamic financial stability can be seen from the role of the rate of profit on the stability of the Islamic financial assets that are measured from the Islamic financial asset price volatilityDOI: 10.15408/etk.v14i2.2270
Pengusulan Pasangan Calon Presiden Dan Wakil Presiden Sebagai Peserta Pemilu Menurut Undang-Undang Pilpres
Authors: Subhi Ahmad Farhan
Published: January 2016

Abstract : Nomination of the Candidate Pair of President and Vice President For Participants Election According to the Presidential Election Law. Knowing the legal position of the candidates for President and Vice-President and the Political Parties Elections, namely Knowing setting Political Parties in the nomination of the Candidate Election of President and Vice-President and the timing of the nomination of the candidate of President and Vice President based on legal analysis. It is motivated by the lack of rules regarding the nomination of candidates for President and Vice President of the Law No. 42 Year 2008 on the General Election of President and Vice President, namely in the norm of Article 9 and Article 14 paragraph (2) which do not conform to the norms of Section 22E paragraph (3) and the norm of Article 6A paragraph (2) of the Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia (the 1945 NRI 1945).  Abstrak : Pengusulan Pasangan Calon Presiden dan Wakil Presiden Sebagai Peserta Pemilu Menurut Undang-Undang Pilpres. Mengetahui kedudukan hukum calon Presiden dan Wakil Presiden dan Partai Politik Peserta Pemilu, yakni Mengetahui pengaturan Partai Politik Peserta Pemilu dalam pengusulan Calon Presiden dan Wakil Presiden dan pengaturan waktu pengusulan Calon Presiden dan Wakil Presiden berdasarkan analisa hukum. Hal tersebut dilatar belakangi oleh adanya aturan mengenai pengusulan calon Presiden dan Wakil Presiden dalam Undang-Undang Nomor 42 Tahun 2008 Tentang Pemilihan Umum Presiden dan Wakil Presiden, yakni di dalam norma Pasal 9 dan Pasal 14 ayat (2) yang tidak sesuai dengan norma Pasal 22E ayat (3) dan norma Pasal 6A ayat (2) Undang-Undang Dasar Negara Republik Indonesia Tahun 1945 (UUD NRI 1945).  DOI: 10.15408/jch.v2i2.2324
COSTA RICA SEM FRONTEIRAS #12
Authors: Aragón-Vargas Luis Fernando
Published: January 2016

Nesta seção são publicados os resumos em espanhol de artigos que foram publicados por pesquisadores de universidades costarricenses em outras revistas no mundo, com sua devida referência ao trabalho original, e com uma breve explicação de onde a investigação foi realizada. Os artigos originais foram publicados em outros idiomas; as revistas têm conselho editorial e manejam um processo de revisão por pares.Os resumos correspondem a estudos relacionados a ciências do exercício e da saúde, que se conformam aos critérios gerais da revista, ou seja, trata-se de “... estudos experimentais ou que façam recomendações concretas para solucionar problemas ou perguntas relevantes (...) trabalhos originais ou de meta-análises. ” Solicitamos às pessoas que publicaram este tipo de trabalhos em outros idiomas que nos deixem cientes para incluir seus resumos em futuras entregas desta seção.
El primer registro de Pogonias cromis (Sciaenidae, Perciformes) en el Pleistoceno Tardío de México
Authors: Hernández-Jasso Roberto E. , Hernández Andrés I.
Published: January 2016

Se describe la mandíbula faríngea inferior de Pogonias cromis colectada en sedimentos lacustres de edad del Pleistoceno tardío de la Laguna Madre, Tamaulipas, México. Este espécimen representa el primer registro fósil del pez corbina negra en el territorio mexicano, lo cual amplifica el área de distribución de la especie durante el Pleistoceno e incrementa el conocimiento de la familia Sciaenidae.
“Are We There Yet?”
Authors: Muller Stephen
Published: January 2016

The proposition “We are all archaeologists now”, appears to equate public interest in the past with the practice, theory and method of archaeology. To argue that this is not the case is not to adopt an elitist position but rather to consider the complexities of such a statement. The importance of public involvement in archaeology is acknowledged as both supporting, broadening and democratising the profession and the discussion of past lives and cultures. However, the limitations of generalised archaeological presentations, particularly as often presented in the general media is highlighted, noting that the ethical dimensions of archaeological practice is often ignored in favour of a methodological focus and attached with western bias. The application of an Australian context questions both the applicability and indeed relevance of the proposition to Traditional Owners for whom archaeological approaches may be viewed through the prism of past western cultural treatment and exploitation. Consequently the use of ‘we’ as an inclusive term is debatable within this contested cultural dimension. The limits of a general Australian public engagement and interest in Indigenous archaeology further undermines the proposition, although the potential for archaeology to play a positive ongoing role in promoting and supporting a reconciliation of these issues of understanding in collaboration with Traditional Owners is advocated. We may not all be archaeologists then, but we all have a stake in and role to play for a greater mutual understanding of the past and its effects on the present, with a view to the preservation of our collective cultural heritage.
Everything is Everything
Authors: Zambelli Alessandro
Published: January 2016

Artists, architects, musicians and archaeologists have all pondered the universal applicability of their own discipline and wondered at the bounty available through the dissolving of disciplinary constraints. But this paper argues that strong, speculative interdisciplinary work necessarily requires strong and vital disciplinary centres. My own interdisciplinary navigations outwards from architecture towards archaeology have explored, in particular, similarities between architectural and archaeological drawing practices revealing otherwise obscured resemblances between the purported aims of those disciplines. Central amongst these repressed similarities being the fallacy of regarding archaeology as past-facing and architecture as future-facing. This paper argues that despite these temporal teleologies both disciplines are enacted in the present and that their ostensibly unconnected practices of design and reconstruction in fact share common aims with positive repercussions for both disciplines.
ASPECTOS E IMPACTOS AMBIENTAIS DE UM LABORATÓRIO DE BIOLOGIA
Authors: Oliveira Jaísa Marília dos Santos Mendonça , Silva Robson Garcia
Published: January 2016

O presente trabalho tem como objetivo avaliar os aspectos e impactos ambientais de um laboratório de Biologia do IFRN Campus Natal Central (CNAT). A pesquisa é do tipo exploratória e descritiva, na qual foram adotados como procedimentos as pesquisas bibliográfica e documental e o estudo caso. Para avaliação de aspectos e impactos do laboratório foi adotado o método de Análise dos Modos e Efeitos das Falhas (FMEA). Como resultados constatou-se que nos doze processos do laboratório há oito tipos de aspectos ambientais que causam cinco tipos de impactos ambientais. 50% dos aspectos ambientais foram considerados significativos (prioridade I) e os outros como não significativos (prioridade II). Por fim, foram recomendadas ações para todos os aspectos ambientais, com ênfase nos aspectos significativos, com o objetivo de evitá-los ou controlá-los.
Ventricular-Arterial Coupling in Breast Cancer Patients After Treatment With Anthracycline-Containing Adjuvant Chemotherapy
Authors: Koelwyn Graeme J. , Lewis Nia C. , Ellard Susan L. , Jones Lee W. , Gelinas Jinelle C. , Rolf J. Douglass , Melzer Bernie , Thomas Samantha M. , Douglas Pamela S. , Khouri Michel G. , Eves Neil D.
Published: January 2016

Background.

Anthracycline-containing chemotherapy (Anth-C) is associated with long-term cardiovascular mortality. Although cardiovascular risk assessment has traditionally focused on the heart, evidence has demonstrated that vascular dysfunction also occurs during and up to 1 year following Anth-C. Whether vascular dysfunction persists long-term or negatively influences cardiac function remains unknown. Hence, the present study evaluated ventricular-arterial coupling, in concert with measures of vascular structure and function, in the years following Anth-C.

Methods.

Arterial elastance (Ea), end-systolic elastance (Ees), and ventricular-arterial coupling (Ea/Ees) were measured during rest and exercise using echocardiography. Resting vascular function (flow-mediated dilation) and structure (carotid intima-media thickness, arterial stiffness) were also measured.

Results.

Thirty breast cancer survivors (6.5 ± 3.6 years after Anth-C) with normal left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) (60% ± 6%) and 30 matched controls were studied. At rest, no differences were found in Ea, Ees, Ea/Ees, or LVEF between groups. The normal exercise-induced increase in Ees was attenuated in survivors at 50% and 75% of maximal workload (p < .01). Ea/Ees was also higher at all workloads in the survivors compared with the controls (p < .01). No differences in vascular structure and function were observed between the two groups (p > .05).

Conclusion.

In the years after Anth-C, ventricular-arterial coupling was significantly attenuated during exercise, primarily owing to decreased LV contractility (indicated by a reduced Ees). This subclinical dysfunction appears to be isolated to the heart, as no differences in Ea were observed. The previously reported adverse effects of Anth-C on the vasculature appear to not persist in the years after treatment, as vascular structure and function were comparable to controls.
A macro–meso chemo-physical analysis of early-age concrete based on a fixed hydration model
Authors: Zhou Wei , Feng Chuqiao , Liu Xinghong , Liu Shuhua , Zhang Chao
Published: January 2016

This work employs a finite-element analysis of a chemo-thermal coupled concrete model that is clearly distinguishable from other models in the existing literature. Finite-element simulations are performed on both a macro- and mesoscale, with a mesoscopic mesh of random polygons generated by a Monte Carlo method. In order to link the two scales and identify their differences, a multi-scale framework based on a homogenisation scheme is adopted in the parameter studies. Macroscopic simulations are run on concrete samples with various water–cement ratios, and the outcomes are compared to experimental temperature curves, which show that the hydration model provides a relatively high accuracy. Mesoscopic thermo-chemical behaviours are accurately predicted for concrete samples with various volume fractions and aggregate compositions. The results show that the cooling conditions and the aggregate volume fraction and composition play a significant role in the chemo-physical process. The inhomogeneous distribution of hydration degree caused by the coarse aggregates in the concrete may lead to the presence of temperature gradients and slow the growth of cement strength, particularly in the areas where aggregates are concentrated.
Alternative Splicing in CKD
Authors: Stevens Megan , Oltean Sebastian
Published: January 2016

Alternative splicing (AS) has emerged in the postgenomic era as one of the main drivers of proteome diversity, with ≥94% of multiexon genes alternatively spliced in humans. AS is therefore one of the main control mechanisms for cell phenotype, and is a process deregulated in disease. Numerous reports describe pathogenic mutations in splice factors, splice sites, or regulatory sequences. Additionally, compared with the physiologic state, disease often associates with an abnormal proportion of splice isoforms (or novel isoforms), without an apparent driver mutation. It is therefore essential to study how AS is regulated in physiology, how it contributes to pathogenesis, and whether we can manipulate faulty splicing for therapeutic advantage. Although the disease most commonly linked to deregulation of AS in several genes is cancer, many reports detail pathogenic splice variants in diseases ranging from neuromuscular disorders to diabetes or cardiomyopathies. A plethora of splice variants have been implicated in CKDs as well. In this review, we describe examples of these CKD-associated splice variants and ideas on how to manipulate them for therapeutic benefit.
DISEÑO Y CONSTRUCCIÓN DE SENSORES AUTOMATIZADOS DE GASES DE EFECTO INVERNADERO EN LA BAJA TROPOSFERA
Authors: Muñoz Rios Erith Alexander
Published: January 2016

La determinación del contenido de Monóxido de Carbono (CO) y Metano (CH4) en la baja troposfera tiene gran importancia en los estudios de cambio climático y polución del aire. Por este motivo este trabajo se enfocó en el diseño, construcción y calibración de un instrumento que permita medir la concentración de CO y CH4, además de la temperatura y presión en aire ambiental. El dispositivo diseñado, cuenta con un circuito de acople para los sensores de CO, CH4, Temperatura y presión, un microcontrolador, un display LCD, un reloj y una Micro SD el cual permite el almacenaje y transmisión de datos a través de un convertidor RS-232 a USB. Los resultados indican que la señal de los detectores de CO y CH4 genera una respuesta de tipo exponencial proporcional con la concentración en el rango de0 a 120 ppm, sin embargo, se estableció que la respuesta fue de tipo lineal para concentraciones bajas en el rango 0 a 15 ppm. La respuesta de los gases evaluados difiere para cada uno de los sensores, siendo el CH4 el que mostró la mejor sensibilidad en el rango de0 a 2 ppm.
The Topic of Life and Death in Verbal Creativity of Adolescents aged 14—16 Years
Authors: Hoziev V.B. , Vasenichev S.A.
Published: January 2016

The paper focuses on how adolescents aged 14—16 years use the topic of life and death in their verbal creativity. The authors carried out an experimental research on the genesis of this process and describe how the topic evolves as a specific new formation of verbal creativity in adolescence. At the center of the research were conditions of verbal creativity. The subjects in three samples (traditional learning; spontaneous development; project-based-learning) were asked to write an essay on any topic; these essays were subsequently assessed using content analysis. The outcomes revealed that the topic of life and death is likely to appear in the essays of those adolescents whose reference group is more comfortable psychologically. The literary merit of writing statistically correlates with the effectiveness of verbal creativity acquisition. In its psychological content the topic was actually a challenge, a manifestation of rebellion of a young man, an important attempt to get closer to the hidden boundary of the known, a significant step in initiation.
The preface as a genre in english translations in the 17th century
Authors: Buesa Gómez María Carmen
Published: January 2016

El concepto prólogo está relacionado con el género dramático y la oratoria clásica. Sus antecedentes pertenecían a la tradición de la tragedia griega. Por lo tanto, nos encontramos con la primera definición de la palabra prólogo en el Diccionario Oxford de Inglés como el prólogo o introducción a un discurso o el rendimiento; un discurso preliminar, proemio, prólogo, preámbulo
Jesús Nieto Ibáñez. San Cosme y San Damián
Authors: Balcells José María
Published: January 2016

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Armando López Castro. El canto de la alondra. Estudios sobre María Zambrano
Authors: Pradel Atefano
Published: January 2016

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Concordance and discordance between objectively and subjectively measured successful aging and their linkages with mortality
Authors: Gu Danan
Published: January 2016

Successful aging has extended from the biomedical-oriented model to the biomedi-cal-and-psychosocial mixed model. However, few studies have investigated the subtypes of the joint classification between subjective (psychosocial-oriented) (SSA) and objective (biomedi-cal-oriented) (OSA) measures to identify and distinguish different risk groups. This study aims to examine how concordance and discordance between SSA and OSA are associated with sub-sequent mortality based on five waves of a nationwide longitudinal survey in China from 2000 to 2011 with 30,948 sampled persons aged 65 and older. SSA was measured by absence of poor life satisfaction, poor self-rated health, and psychological distress, while OSA was measured by absence of disability, cognitive impairment, and chronic diseases. We then defined a variable with four subtypes of concordance and discordance from these two dichotomous variables: Type I (not-OSA & not-SSA), Type II (not-OSA & SSA), Type III (OSA & not-SSA) and Type IV (OSA & SSA). Types I and IV are concordance types, while Types II and III are discordance types. The results showed that a negative association between Type IV (SSA & OSA) and risk of mortality was universal over age groups and sexes. Compared to Type I (not-SSA & not-OSA), Type IV (SSA & OSA) has a 25–71% lower risk of mortality, depending on age group and sex, after controlling for a rich set of confounders. Concordance and discordance between OSA and SSA provide added power in predicting subsequent mortality. Public health programs should target those more vulnerable subtypes to promote successful aging.
Diagnosis and control of hypertension in the elderly populations of Japan and the United States
Authors: Saito Yasuhiko , Davarian Shieva , Takahashi Atsuhiko , Schneider Edward , Crimmins Eileen M.
Published: January 2016

The Japanese have the highest life expectancy in the world while the United States (U.S.) has relatively low life expectancy. Furthermore, the Americans have relatively poorer health compared to the Japanese. Examination of the treatment of specific conditions such as hypertension in these two countries may provide insights into how the health care system con-tributes to the relative health in these two countries. In this study, we focus on the treatment of hypertension, as this is the most common condition requiring therapeutic interventions in se-niors. This study examines hypertension diagnoses and controls in nationally representative samples of the older populations (68 years old or older) of Japan and the U.S. Data come from two nationally representative samples: the Nihon University Japanese Longitudinal Study of Aging (NUJLSOA) (n = 2,309) and the U.S. Health and Retirement (HRS) Study (n = 3,517). The overall prevalence of hypertension is higher in Japan than the U.S. Undiagnosed hyperten-sion is about four times higher in Japan than in the U.S., while the control of blood pressure is more than four times higher in the U.S. than in Japan. Thus, the use of antihypertensive medi-cation is much more frequent and more effective in the U.S. The medical care system seems to be more effective in controlling hypertension in the U.S. than in Japan. This may be due to the more aggressive diagnosis and treatment of hypertension in the U.S.                                
Prescribing pattern, polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate prescribing in hospitalized elderly patients: a retrospective study in a teaching hospital in Nepal
Authors: Basnet Sangharshila , Paudel Keshab Raj , Sah Ajit Kumar , Jha Rajesh Kumar , Sah Phoolgen , Adhikari Sandeep , Shrestha Sony
Published: January 2016

Background: Evaluate prescribing pattern, polypharmacy, and prescribing potentially inappropriate medicine (PIM) in elderly population to contribute in awareness towards rational use of drugs.

Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional and observational study was done in hospitalized geriatric patients in Nepal. The World Health Organization (WHO) “core prescribing indicators” and Beers' 2012 updated criteria were used to assess prescribing pattern and inappropriate prescribing respectively. The drug- drug interactions were checked using Medscape drug interaction checker. In addition, disease prevalence and the most commonly prescribed drugs were also assessed where diseases and drugs were classified according to International Classification of Diseases-10 (ICD-10) and the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) classification respectively.

Results: Out of 225 patients, 118 (52.4%) were males and most of the patients were in the age group 65-74 years (125, 55.6%). The diseases of circulatory system were more prevalent (135, 60%) and the average number of drugs was 8.19±3.50. Generic name prescribing was 8.51% and 77.33% of prescription contained antibiotic(s). Injection(s) prescribed were 80%, and drugs prescribed from national essential drug list and WHO essential drug list were 52.55% and 46.15% respectively. Medicines for alimentary tract and metabolism (215, 95.55%) and cardiovascular system (155, 68.89%) were most frequently prescribed. Polypharmacy (≥5 drugs) was found in 195 (86.66%) patients and was significant (P= 0.001). The potentially inappropriate medicines (PIMs) prescribed were 133 (7.21%) and at least one PIM was prescribed to 78 (34.67%) patients. Almost half numbers of patients (48.9%) were detected with at least one potential drug-drug interaction (DDI).
Conclusions: Majority of hospitalized elderly patients received polypharmacy with drugs which may have serious drug-drug interactions. Thus, less number of drugs per prescription with minimum potential of drug-drug interaction and inappropriate medicines for elderly can be reinforced by implementing proper system of recording and analysing the therapy.
CYP1A1 gene polymorphism among central Indian population and its genetic distribution
Authors: Pandey Snehlata , Tripathi Arvind , Tripathi Jitendra , Dubey Sanjeev
Published: January 2016

Background: The human gene, CYP1A1, encodes a member of the cytochrome P450 superfamily of enzymes. Cytochrome P450 (CYP1A1) enzymes are involved in the oxidative metabolism of endogenous compounds such as steroids, fatty acids, leukotrienes, prostaglandins, in the metabolism of foreign chemicals such as drugs, carcinogens, and other environmental pollutants and in polycyclic hydrocarbon metabolism. This was the first study done in the region of vindhyan Madhya Pradesh.

Methods: The study population included total 300 samples from random population patients and normal healthy individuals (between 192 urban’s and 108 tribals). Physical data was collected during the sample collection.Genetic polymorphism study was carried out by using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) method and the observed genotype frequencies, allele frequencies and P- value for CYP1A1 gene polymorphism. All the statistical analyses were performed using spss software.

Results: The genotype distribution pattern was not found different between tribal’s and urban population (χ2 =1.434 and P Value=0.4882) and overall allele frequency was also not statistically significant between two respective groups. Smoking and drinking activity data was generated through questionnaire organized during Sampling and the findings suggest that smoking have high effect over CYP1A1 gene polymorphism susceptibility.
Conclusions: The genotype distribution pattern was not found different between tribal’s and urban population (χ2=1.434 and P Value=0.4882) and overall allele frequency was also not statistically significant between two respective groups.
Clinical profile of 128 HIV positive cases with abdominal tuberculosis
Authors: Borkar Mangala S. , Joshi Anil Shrinivasrao , Kashid Akshay Arvind , Gawale Chaya Ganpat , Kakade Rohit Dharmaraj , Chimote Hemant Nanda
Published: January 2016

Background: Tuberculosis and HIV co-infection remains a major public health challenge throughout the world. An extra 25% of deaths among TB patients are attributable to co-infection with HIV according to the WHO 2009 TB report. TB is often the first opportunistic infection and a leading cause of death in HIV infected persons. The main objective was to study the clinical profile of the patients co-infected with HIV and abdominal tuberculosis in Government Medical College, Aurangabad.

Methods: Patients co-infected with HIV and abdominal tuberculosis were included in this observational study. Patients were either HIV positive and later diagnosed to have abdominal tuberculosis or diagnosed to be HIV positive when investigations were done after the diagnosis of abdominal TB. The common presenting symptoms were weight loss, fever, loss of appetite, pain in the abdomen and chronic diarrhoea. Ultrasound and routine chest X-ray were done along with other routine blood investigations including CD4 count.

Results: We studied 407 cases of HIV-TB co-infected patients out of whom 248 (61%) were of  extra-pulmonary tuberculosis. Out of 248, 128 cases (51.6%) were diagnosed to have abdominal tuberculosis which was the commonest type of extra pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV –TB co- infected patients. They had higher morbidity, but we found that 96.06% patients completed anti-tubercular treatment and responded. Mortality rate of abdominal TB was lowest (3.94%) among all types of extra-pulmonary and also pulmonary TB in HIV co -infected patients. So we can conclude that HIV TB co infected patients show good response to anti- tubercular treatment if we diagnose this condition early.

Conclusions: Abdominal tuberculosis is the commonest type of extra pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV patients. On ultrasonography, the common abnormalities seen were intra-abdominal lymphadenopathy, splenic abscesses, ascites etc. All the patients who were diagnosed within few weeks of symptoms recovered with anti tubercular therapy, similar to HIV negative patients.
El proceso político y el desarrollo económico de México
Authors: Rosenzweig Hernández Fernando
Published: January 2016

Examina las consecuencias  que  los desajustes entre  la estructura   social  y política generan en la organización  económica  mexicana,   entre   1800 y 1900,   en   un  análisis   global   de  la historia   del periodo.
Entrevista a Ricaurte Soler
Authors: Espino Rodrigo , Martínez Raúl
Published: January 2016

El historiador  panameño expone   su posición sobre  generalidades   de  la  historia   nacional decimonónica:   las  vínculos  geográficos   de Panamá  con  Centroamérica  y sus lazos históricos  con  Sudamérica;  peculiaridades   en  el tratamiento   histórico  de  la región; la sociedad  y la economía  pos independiente,  etc.
Uruguay: de los militares a la democracia
Authors: Dutrénit Silvia
Published: January 2016

Consideraciones  acerca  de  la transición  a la democracia en Uruguay a partir  de 1985, atendiendo al hecho  de que  las fuerzas  armadas no  han  sido  despojadas  de  legitimidad.

Enfrentamiento  popular   a la ley que  otorga impunidad   a  los  militares  que   cometieron delitos  contra la humanidad.
Cómo aproximarnos a la cuestión de la democracia en Centroamérica
Authors: Salazar Valiente Mario
Published: January 2016

Análisis de  las formas   democráticas   en que se  expresan  los  movimientos   de  la  región, especialmente     el   Estado     revolucionario nicaragüense    y SU   régimen.   Sostiene   que el  método     de   análisis    de   la  democracia latinoamericana    debe   ceñirse   a la  realidad concreta  e investigar  la totalidad  de  la dialéctica   social.
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Authors: Grafenstein Gareis Johanna von
Published: January 2016

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Haití: un reto de la esperanza
Authors: Gilbert Randolph
Published: January 2016

Durante los últimos 30 años Haití  careció   de los  derechos  ciudadanos  más  elementales  y tuvo  el menor   desarrollo  económico. El logro  de garantas es condición  impostergable del  desenvolvimiento  económico  y humano, que   requiere   de   una   amplia   participación social.  Aristide  surge  como   una  respuesta  a la embestida neoduvalierista , cada vez más  virulenta,  y abre  una  transición  democrática  portadora   de  una  doble   legitimidad,  tanto  electoral como  popular.  Ponencia al  Coloquio  Democracia  Política, Democracia Social  en América Latina.
Las caras de Jano. Teorías actuales sobre la democracia en América Latina
Authors: Oliver Costilla Lucio
Published: January 2016

Critica comparativa de tres teorías sobre la democracia política en Latinoamérica  desarrolladas  por  distintos  organismos  y autores. Versan   entre   el  ideal,  la  revalorización  y la inexistencia   de la democracia bajo diversas circunstancias.  Concuerdan  con  la necesidad de  un  cambio,   paulatino  o radical,   de  la cultura   política.   Concluye   que   las  tres   no   se ajustan  a la realidad  y que  carecen  de un tratamiento  profundo  del papel  de las clases sociales  y sus objetivos  particulares.
Periodismo heroico, moral y virilidad revolucionaria: la juventud y la mujer en la revista Por Qué?, 1968-1974
Authors: Sánchez Sierra Juan Carlos
Published: January 2016

A través de un abordaje conceptual y empírico, en este artículo se propone un análisis de las transformaciones del periodismo de oposición entre las décadas de 1960 y 1970 a la luz de Por Qué?, una de las publicaciones más representativas de la época. Además de contener un tono paternalista y condescendiente, el examen del discurso moralista del periodismo de oposición evidencia cómo la izquierda, al promover entre jóvenes y mujeres la adopción de posiciones críticas frente al régimen político mexicano, construía un ideal de periodismo heroico que era refrendado por los efectos de la represión entre sus más notables líderes. Esta investigación propone algunas líneas de interpretación sobre la progresiva formación de un periodismo alternativo a la “gran prensa” favorecida por el régimen, y el papel que el periodismo heroico jugó en la idealización de subjetividades que vehiculadas en un ideal revolucionario mantuvieron marginada la participación femenina y juvenil en el ámbito político mexicano.

 