bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Modeling and Simulation of Phase Change Materials: Application to Building with Low Energy Consumption
Authors: Saouane Izzeddine , Chaker Abla , Messai Tarek , Farh Hichem
Published: September 2019

The use of phase change materials must allow storage / destocking of energy from solar or internal gains. The applications in the case of light constructions will lead to an improvement in the thermal comfort of users and a reduction in energy consumption. The use of phase change materials (PCMs) in the energy-saving walls themselves makes it possible to substitute sensible heat storage for latent heat storage which requires a much lower volume and mass for the same amount of thermal energy. The objective of this work is the study of heat transfer by conduction during a phase change, and aims on the one hand to model and simulate the phase change behavior and on the other hand to approach the mechanism of heat exchange at the solid-liquid interface. The results obtained in 2D show the temporal evolution of the temperature, the position and the speed of the solid-liquid interface.
Constitutive Modelling of an Industrial Rolled Sheet for a DIN 1623 St14 (DC04) Steel
Authors: Regaiguia Badreddine , Chahaoui Oualid , Boulahrouz S. , Brinis N. , Fares Mohamed Lamine
Published: September 2019

The comprehension of the anisotropy impacts on mechanical properties of the rolled steel sheets was investigated using a non-quadratic anisotropic yield function. In this study, experimental and modelling determination of behavior of an industrial rolled sheets for a DIN 1623 St14 steel were carried out. The yield stresses and Lankford r-values in uniaxial were experimentally determined but the balanced biaxial tension stress states and rb were assumed. The parameters of the associated yield equation, derived from the three orthotropic yield functions proposed by Hill48 and Yld2000-2d, were determined. Predictions and the evolution of normalized yield stress and normalized Lankford parameters (plastic strain ratio) obtained by the presented investigative are considered. In order to describe the path of equivalent plastic behavior, the isotropic hardening function is described using the following various empirical standard formulae based on: Hollomon, Ludwick, Swift and Voce model.
Protection from Endotoxin Shock by Selective Targeting of Proinflammatory Signaling to the Nucleus Mediated by Importin Alpha 5
Authors: Liu Yan , Veach Ruth Ann , Zienkiewicz Jozef , Boyd Kelli L , Smith Taylor E , Xu Zhi-Qi , Wylezinski Lukasz S , Hawiger Jacek
Published: September 2019

Endotoxin shock is induced by LPS, one of the most potent virulence factors of the Gram-negative bacteria that cause sepsis. It remains unknown if either proinflammatory stress-responsive transcription factors (SRTFs), ferried to nucleus by importin α5, or lipid-regulating sterol regulatory element binding proteins (SREBPs), transported to the nucleus by importin β1, mediate endotoxin shock. A novel cell-penetrating peptide targeting importin α5 while sparing importin β1 protected 80% of animals from death in response to a high dose of LPS. This peptide suppresses inflammatory mediators, liver glycogen depletion, endothelial injury, neutrophil trafficking, and apoptosis caused by LPS. In d-galactosamine–pretreated mice challenged by 700-times lower dose of LPS, rapid death through massive apoptosis and hemorrhagic necrosis of the liver was also averted by the importin α5–selective peptide. Thus, using a new tool for selective suppression of nuclear transport, we demonstrate that SRTFs, rather than SREBPs, mediate endotoxin shock.
Referral from vascular surgery to cardiovascular rehabilitation and related outcomes in patients with peripheral arterial disease: the THINKPAD-RELOADED survey
Authors: Ambrosetti Marco , Faggiano Pompilio , Greco Cesare , Mureddu Gian Francesco , Temporelli Pier Luigi , Pedretti Roberto F.E.
Published: September 2019

The utilization of cardiovascular rehabilitation (CR) programmes in patients with Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease (LEPAD) is generally poor, with limited evidence of current policies for referral. The aim of the study was to evaluate, within a cohesive network of CR and vascular surgery facilities with facilitated referral process, the clinical characteristic of LEPAD patients referred to CR and related outcomes, as compared to patients not referred. The present is an observational prospective study of consecutive patients recruited at vascular surgery facilities. Out of 329 patients observed, the average referral rate to CR was 34% (28% and 39% in patients with and without recent peripheral revascularization, p<0.05). LEPAD patients entering the CR programme were similar to those who did not according to sex, age, the vascular surgery setting of evaluation, and localization of arterial lesions. Patients with moderate intermittent claudication and patients with acute limb ischemia as index event were more represented among those who attended CR (41% vs 21% and 9% vs 2% respectively, p<0.05). Patients referred to CR had five times more episodes of acute coronary syndrome and heart failure as complication of the index event. The cardiovascular risk profile (obesity 29.5% vs 11%, p<0.05; hypercholesterolemia 80% vs 61%, p<0.05) was much worse in LEPAD patients referred to CR, but conversely, they better achieved secondary prevention targets, particularly for blood pressure control (97% vs 57%, p<0.05). All-cause 2-year mortality in the whole patients’ population was 6%. Patients entering the CR programme displayed less events (13.5% vs 37.7%, p<0.05), mainly death (3.1% vs 11.3%, p<0.05) and limb-related events (4.2% vs 15.2%, p<0.05). The results of our study suggest that when a cohesive network of vascular surgery and CR facilities becomes available, the referral rate to rehabilitation may increase up to one third of eligible patients. Patients with higher comorbidity and cardiovascular risk seem to have priority in the referral process, nevertheless those with peripheral revascularization are still underestimated. Entering CR may ensure better cardiovascular risk profile and cardiovascular prognosis in LEPAD patients, and consequently the systematic adoption of this care model needs to be strongly recommended and facilitated.
Antônio Palocci e o pêndulo do Partido dos Trabalhadores: entre a política e o mercado
Authors: Camfield Barbosa Luis Guilherme , Teixeira Perez Reginaldo
Published: September 2019

O principal propósito deste artigo é examinar como o Partido dos Trabalhadores manejou, retoricamente, com o mercado em 2002/2003, momento crucial de sua história, quando foi vencedor, pela primeira vez, de uma eleição presidencial no Brasil. Nos anos de sua trajetória política, o partido cresceu, profissionalizou-se e logrou vencer eleições nos diversos níveis da federação – municipal, estadual e, por fim, federal. Pondo-se em relevo a hipótese de que, no decorrer de 2002 e início de 2003, o partido equilibrou capital eleitoral e moderação política, pretende-se testá-la examinando-se a Carta ao Povo Brasileiro e o Discurso de Posse do ex-ministro da Fazenda Antônio Palocci.
The Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative - Progress Report on Implementation
Authors:   International Monetary Fund
Published: September 2019

Reports on the implementation of the MDRI since December 2005, in line with the request made by Directors that a progress report be presented to the Board before the 2006 Spring Meetings. Includes a focus on the implementation of the initiative in the Fund, and covers implementation in other multilateral institutions.
Staff Guidance Note on the Application of the Joint Fund-Bank Debt Sustainability Framework for Low-Income Countries (LICs)
Authors:   International Monetary Fund
Published: September 2019

The guidance note covers analytical aspects of the DSA framework, including the main changes introduced in this note. It also discusses DSA design and operational implications and technical modalities for preparing DSAs including timing, information sharing, review, and clearance. It outlines arrangements for HIPCs and discusses a communications strategy. An annex provides a user’s guide to the templates.
Implementation of the Joint Management Action Plan on Bank-Fund Collaboration
Authors:   International Monetary Fund
Published: September 2019

In light of the multilateral effort to ensure the adequacy of the financial resources available to the International Monetary Fund (the “Fund”), and with a view to supporting the Fund’s ability to provide timely and effective balance of payments assistance to its members, the Swedish Riksbank (“Riksbank”) agrees to lend to the Fund an SDRdenominated amount up to the equivalent of EUR 2.47 billion, on the terms and conditions set out in this paper.
Mandatory Financial Stability Assessments Under the Financial Sector Assessment Program - Update
Authors:   International Monetary Fund
Published: September 2019

In September 2010, the Executive Board made financial stability assessments under the Financial Sector Assessment program (FSAP) a regular and mandatory part of bilateral surveillance under Article IV for jurisdictions with systemically important financial sectors. This decision recognized that although financial sector issues were at the core of the Fund’s surveillance mandate, the FSAP as designed in the late 1990s had severe limitations as a tool. Voluntary participation, the low frequency of assessments, and their very broad coverage (particularly in emerging market and developing countries, where assessments are typically conducted jointly with the World Bank) limited the usefulness of the FSAP for surveillance. Building on the revamp of the FSAP during the 2009 program review that delineated the institutional responsibilities of the Fund and the World Bank and defined the content of the stability assessment under the FSAP, the Executive Board took the next step in 2010 to make these stability assessments mandatory every five years for members with systemically important financial sectors
Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative and Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative - Statistical Update
Authors:   International Monetary Fund
Published: September 2019

The HIPC Initiative and MDRI are nearly complete with 35 countries having already reached the completion point under the HIPC Initiative. One country, Chad, remains in the interim phase. Debt relief under the Initiatives has substantially alleviated debt burdens in recipient countries and has enabled them to increase their poverty-reducing expenditure by two and a half percentage points between 2001 and 2013.

Creditor participation in the Initiative has been strong amongst the multilateral and Paris Club creditors; however participation from the other creditor groups still needs to be strengthened. The total cost of debt relief to creditors under the HIPC Initiative is currently estimated to be US$75.0 billion, while the costs to the four multilateral creditors providing relief under the MDRI is estimated to be US$41.1 billion in end-2013 present value terms.
Chad
Authors:   International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Published: September 2019

Selected Issues
Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative and Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI)—Statistical Update
Authors:   International Monetary Fund,   World Bank
Published: September 2019

This report reviews developments in the implementation of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative and Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI). It also provides updates on debt service and poverty-reducing expenditure by beneficiary countries, as well as on the cost of debt relief, creditor participation rates, and litigation against HIPCs.
Intercomparison of FY-3 and AIRS Gravity Wave Parameter Extraction Based on Three Methods
Authors: Chang Shujie , Sheng Zheng , Ge Wei , Zhang Wei , He Yang , Luo Zhixian
Published: September 2019

Abstract. Two types of temperature profile products from the FY-3 (FengYun-3) satellite system, using GNOS and VASS, together with AIRS operational Level 2 data, are used to compare and analyze gravity wave parameters. The advantages and disadvantages of these three types of temperature profile data for gravity wave parameter extraction are determined, based on three extraction methods: vertical sliding average, double-filter and single-filter. By comparing the three methods, the conditions under which each dataset can be applied are obtained. Accurate gravity wave disturbance profiles cannot be obtained using the vertical sliding average method. The double-filter method can extract gravity waves in a vertical wavelength range from 2 to 10 km. The single-filter method can obtain gravity wave disturbances with vertical wavelengths less than 8 km. For all three gravity wave parameter extraction methods, the GNOS temperature profile product performs better in the lower layer of 5–35 km. From 35 to 65 km the AIRS temperature profile product is better than GNOS. Using the single-filter method, GNOS and AIRS filter out the vertical linear trend in the disturbance profile well, reflecting the advantages of a single filter. The vertical resolution of VASS is lower, but larger vertical scale components are retained.
ON THE FUSION OF CAMERA AND LIDAR FOR 3D OBJECT DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION
Authors: Kozonek N. , Zeller N. , Bock H. , Pfeifle M.
Published: September 2019

Abstract. In this paper we present a sensor fusion framework for the detection and classification of objects in autonomous driving applications. The presented method uses a state-of-the-art convolutional neural network (CNN) to detect and classify object from RGB images. The 2D bounding boxes calculated by the CNN are fused with the 3D point cloud measured by Lidar sensors. An accurate sensor cross-calibration is used to map the Lidar points into the image, where they are assigned to the 2D bounding boxes. A one-dimensional K-means algorithm is applied to separate object points from foreground and background and to calculated accurate 3D centroids for all detected objects. The proposed algorithm is tested based on real world data and shows a stable and reliable object detection and centroid estimation in different kind of situations.
FUTUREGAN: ANTICIPATING THE FUTURE FRAMES OF VIDEO SEQUENCES USING SPATIO-TEMPORAL 3D CONVOLUTIONS IN PROGRESSIVELY GROWING GANS
Authors: Aigner S. , Körner M.
Published: September 2019

Abstract. We introduce a new encoder-decoder GAN model, FutureGAN, that predicts future frames of a video sequence conditioned on a sequence of past frames. During training, the networks solely receive the raw pixel values as an input, without relying on additional constraints or dataset specific conditions. To capture both the spatial and temporal components of a video sequence, spatio-temporal 3d convolutions are used in all encoder and decoder modules. Further, we utilize concepts of the existing progressively growing GAN (PGGAN) that achieves high-quality results on generating high-resolution single images. The FutureGAN model extends this concept to the complex task of video prediction. We conducted experiments on three different datasets, MovingMNIST, KTH Action, and Cityscapes. Our results show that the model learned representations to transform the information of an input sequence into a plausible future sequence effectively for all three datasets. The main advantage of the FutureGAN framework is that it is applicable to various different datasets without additional changes, whilst achieving stable results that are competitive to the state-of-the-art in video prediction. The code to reproduce the results of this paper is publicly available at https://github.com/TUM-LMF/FutureGAN.
SUPERVISED DETECTION OF BOMB CRATERS IN HISTORICAL AERIAL IMAGES USING CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORKS
Authors: Clermont D. , Kruse C. , Rottensteiner F. , Heipke C.
Published: September 2019

Abstract. The aftermath of the air strikes during World War II is still present today. Numerous bombs dropped by planes did not explode, still exist in the ground and pose a considerable explosion hazard. Tracking down these duds can be tackled by detecting bomb craters. The existence of a dud can be inferred from the existence of a crater. This work proposes a method for the automatic detection of bomb craters in aerial wartime images. First of all, crater candidates are extracted from an image using a blob detector. Based on given crater references, for every candidate it is checked whether it, in fact, represents a crater or not. Candidates from various aerial images are used to train, validate and test Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) in the context of a two-class classification problem. A loss function (controlling what the CNNs are learning) is adapted to the given task. The trained CNNs are then used for the classification of crater candidates. Our work focuses on the classification of crater candidates and we investigate if combining data from related domains is beneficial for the classification. We achieve a F1-score of up to 65.4% when classifying crater candidates with a realistic class distribution.
SUPER-RESOLUTION FOR SENTINEL-2 IMAGES
Authors: Galar M. , Sesma R. , Ayala C. , Aranda C.
Published: September 2019

Abstract. Obtaining Sentinel-2 imagery of higher spatial resolution than the native bands while ensuring that output imagery preserves the original radiometry has become a key issue since the deployment of Sentinel-2 satellites. Several studies have been carried out on the upsampling of 20 m and 60 m Sentinel-2 bands to 10 meters resolution taking advantage of 10 m bands. However, how to super-resolve 10 m bands to higher resolutions is still an open problem. Recently, deep learning-based techniques has become a de facto standard for single-image super-resolution. The problem is that neural network learning for super-resolution requires image pairs at both the original resolution (10 m in Sentinel-2) and the target resolution (e.g., 5 m or 2.5 m). Since there is no way to obtain higher resolution images for Sentinel-2, we propose to consider images from others sensors having the greatest similarity in terms of spectral bands, which will be appropriately pre-processed. These images, together with Sentinel-2 images, will form our training set. We carry out several experiments using state-of-the-art Convolutional Neural Networks for single-image super-resolution showing that this methodology is a first step toward greater spatial resolution of Sentinel-2 images.
Study of the fractality in an MHD Shell model forced by solar wind fluctuations
Authors: Domínguez Macarena , Nigro Giuseppina , Muñoz Víctor , Carbone Vincenzo , Riquelme Mario
Published: September 2019

Abstract. The description of the relationship between interplanetary plasma and geomagnetic activity requires complex models. Drastically reducing the ambition of describing this detailed complex interaction, and if we are interested only in the fractality properties of the time-series of its characteristic parameters, a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) shell model forced using solar wind data, might provide a possible novel approach. In this paper we study the relation between the activity of the magnetic energy dissipation rate obtained in one such model, which may describe geomagnetic activity, and the fractal dimension of the forcing. In different shell model simulations, the forcing is provided by the solution of a Langevin equation where a white noise is implemented. Since this forcing has shown its unsuitableness in describing the driver due to solar wind action, we propose to consider the fluctuations of the product between the velocity and the magnetic field solar wind data as the noise in Langevin equation, whose solution provides the forcing in the magnetic field equation. We compare the fractal dimension of the magnetic energy dissipation rate obtained, of the magnetic forcing term, and of the fluctuations of v · bz, with the activity of the magnetic energy dissipation rate. We examine the dependence of these fractal dimensions on the solar cycle. We show that all measures of activity have a peak near solar maximum. Moreover, both the fractal dimension computed for the fluctuations of v · bz time series and the fractal dimension of the magnetic forcing have a minimum near solar maximum. This suggests that the complexity of the noise term in the Langevin equation may have a strong effect in the activity of the magnetic energy dissipation rate.
El epigrama 10.47 de Marcial ("Vitam quae faciant beatiorem") en algunos poetas neolatinos
Authors: Mañas Núñez Manuel
Published: September 2019

El presente artículo analiza una imitación cristiano-católica que Juan de Silva escribió de este epigrama latino a finales del siglo XVI en tercetos castellanos. También examinaremos unas cuantas recreaciones neolatinas que humanistas europeos, la mayoría de ellos alemanes de los círculos reformistas y protestantes, hicieron entre los siglos XVI y XVII, con una clara hostilidad, no tanto hacia Marcial, como principalmente contra Epicuro. Y concluiremos el trabajo con la labor editorial de Scriverio, un «Marcial redivivo», y el epigrama que su amigo Hugo Grocio escribió para ensalzar su edición de Marcial.
INCLUSÃO, INTERAÇÃO E DEFICIÊNCIA VISUAL: UM RELATO DE DUAS EXPERIÊNCIAS NO PROCESSO DE ENSINO-APRENDIZAGEM COM CEGOS
Authors: Souza Sweder , Do Nascimento Juscelino Francisco
Published: September 2019

Existem alguns documentos oficias, tais como o Programa Educação Inclusiva: direito à diversidade(2003 a 2007), o Programa de Formação Continuada de Professores na Educação Especial – modalidade à distância(2010) (MELLO, 2011), o Programa de Implantação de Salas de Recursos Multifuncionais(2005 a 2008), entre outros, que trazem orientações aos docentes de diversas áreas do conhecimento, em específico no trato com a comunidade cega ou de baixa visão, mas as lacunas científicas e legais (ainda) permanecem. Portanto, este trabalho visa um debate crítico-reflexivo acerca do processo de ensino-aprendizagem de deficientes visuais, baseados nas questões de inclusão e de interação que subjazem este processo. Dessa forma, serão relatadas duas experiências com ensino-aprendizagem para cegos: uma vivida no âmbito de um projeto intitulado English for Blinds;e a outra no Curso de Letras/Inglês da Universidade Federal do Piauí, na modalidade EAD, no polo de Canto do Buriti, a serem mediadas pela literatura pertinente da área, a fim de que dialogue com o relato aqui exposto.
CONHECENDO A LINGUÍSTICA QUEER: ENTREVISTA COM RODRIGO BORBA
Authors: Lau Heliton Diego , Borba Rodrigo
Published: September 2019

O convidado desta entrevista para o dossiê “Visibilidades e (R)existências” é Rodrigo Borba. O tema desta entrevista é a Linguística Queer afim de promover um panorama a respeito desta área na Linguística Aplicada. Como de costume em entrevistas, faz-se um panorama do que seria o tema abordado antes de passar para ela em si. Ouso dispensar esse “formalismo”, pois pensei a entrevista para pessoas curiosas e que desconhecem a Linguística Queer. Faço um convite para desbravá-la a partir das perguntas e respostas concedidas.
O CORPO EM CENAS INICIAIS DE (RE)CONSTRUÇÃO DA SEXUALIDADE ENTRE HOMENS: UMA PERSPECTIVA QUEER DE LEITURA
Authors: S. Filho Ismar Inacio
Published: September 2019

Vivemos em um contexto de forte tensão discursiva, no qual, dentro dos parâmetros regulatórios das identidades sexuais e de gênero, há pessoas que importam e outras que não importam, porque são consideradas como estando fora dos limites da heteronormatividade. Logo, são necessárias práticas de pesquisas em estudos de linguagem que, em diálogo com o paradigma epistemológico queer, tomem como o objeto de reflexão a relação linguagem, sexualidade (e gênero), objetivando problematizar os aspectos a partir dos quais a linguagem está conectada e forja a sexualidade, assumindo, para tanto, a noção de performatividade. Perseguindo esse propósito, nesse contexto histórico-cultural, propomo-nos a analisar cenas de uma telenovela, objetivando entender como a enunciação corporal, em seus recursos semióticos, de dois homens adultos participa do desalinhamento da sexualidade, figurando uma reconstrução dos afetos, desejos e prazeres em fase adulta, compreendendo, assim, que a telenovela dá lições de sexualidade, entendida como um conjunto de efeitos produzidos nos corpos, nos comportamentos e nas relações sociais dos sujeitos por dispositivos sociais/discursivos.
Folklore and Historic Preservation: Past, Present, and Future
Authors: Sommers Laurie Kay
Published: September 2019

This article seeks to reinvigorate folklorists’ engagement with historic preservation in the United States. It provides an overview of major historic preservation legislation and organizations, summarizes past benchmarks, and highlights selected case studies that successfully integrate folklore with historic preservation. A folklore lens focuses on both tangible and intangible cultural resources, shaping projects and policies that promote a more inclusive view of history, a richer sense of place, and a more sustainable future.
The Management of Accountability for Innovation in an Organization
Authors: Jamal Abu-Hussain , Tilchin Oleg
Published: September 2019

The suggested comprehensive three-step method for management of the employees’ accountability for innovation is aimed at intensification of the innovation activity in an organization. The innovation process is characterized by suitability, feasibility, and applicability of the ideas. It is performed by the phases: finding new ideas, evaluation of ideas, development of ideas including their experimentation and implementation. Change of the innovation process characteristics causes the need of the accountability management. As a result of the management, the accountability characteristics such as a sphere, a level, and a measure of the employees’ accountability for innovation are changed. The method is realized by sequence of the steps: setting accountability, evaluating accountability, and managing accountability. The steps are aligned with the innovative process phases. At the first step, the spheres and the levels of employees’ accountability for generating ideas are set. At the second step, the spheres, levels, and measures of employees’ accountability for development of the ideas are determined. The measure of accountability characterizes accountability of the members of the dynamic and heterogeneous group which is self-formed by employees as a result of the idea assessment. It is set equal to the idea value. The idea value is calculated by summation of assessments of the innovative process characteristics. At the third step, the spheres, levels, and measures of employees’ accountability while development of the ideas are guided. Sharing accountability among the group members is based on their knowledge and skills. The preferable innovation direction and the key idea are revealed.
Preoperative Bariatric Surgery Utilization Is Associated With Increased 90-day Postoperative Complication Rates After Total Joint Arthroplasty
Authors: Liu James X. , Paoli Albit R. , Mahure Siddharth A. , Bosco Joseph , Campbell Kirk A.
Published: September 2019

Background:

This study evaluates the incidence of bariatric surgery (BS) before total joint arthroplasty (TJA) in New York State and compares patient comorbidities and 90-day postoperative complications of patients with and without BS before TJA.

Methods:

The NY Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System database between 2005 and 2014 was reviewed and 343,710 patients with TJA were identified. Patients were stratified into the following three cohorts: group 1 (patients who underwent BS < 2 years before TJA [N = 1,478]); group 2 (obese patients without preoperative BS [N = 60,259]); and group 3 (nonobese patients without preoperative BS [N = 281,973]). Principal outcomes measured were patient comorbidities, 90-day complication rates, length of inpatient stay, discharge disposition, mortality rate, and total hospital costs.

Results:

BS before TJA incidence increased from 0.11 of 100,000 to 2.4 of 100,000 from 2006 to 2014. Preoperative BS did not notably change the number of patient comorbidities at the time of TJA. Group 1 had more patients with 90-day complications (40.7% versus 36.0%, P < 0.001) than group 2. No difference was found between group 1 and the other groups in home discharge, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, and mortality rates. Total hospital costs were higher for group 1 ($18,869 ± 9,022 versus $17,843 ± 8,095, P < 0.001) compared with those for group 2.

Conclusion:

BS before TJA has increased annually over a 10-year period in New York State and is associated with greater 90-day postoperative complication rates and higher immediate hospital costs when compared with obese patients without BS.
Indications for Caesarean Sections in Rundu State Hospital in Kavango East Region, Namibia
Authors: Hatupopi Saara Kerthu , Nghamukamo Mirjam , Nghitanwa Emma Maano , Tuhadeleni Olivia Ningeninawa
Published: September 2019

BACKGROUND: A caesarean section is a life saving procedure for both the mother and the baby. However, the fact that caesarean section rates are increasing worldwide, in both the developed and developing countries is becoming an issue of increasing concern, which raised a concern. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the indications for a caesarean section in the Rundu State Hospital.

METHODS: A cross sectional retrospective study was conducted.The study population comprised the records of women who had undergone caesarean section between 1 January 2017 to 31 March 2017. After conducting a sample size calculation the delivery, records of 149 women who had undergone a caesarean section during the study period were reviewed. The required data was collected using individual data collection sheets and then analysed using SPSS version 24.

RESULTS: The age of participants ranged between 20 and 50 years. The mean age for the study group was 25.1 years. The overall leading indications for a caesarean section included foetal distress (25.6%), previous uterine scar (18.1%) and Cephalopelvic disproportion (16.1%) while other major contributing indications were eclampsia (16.1%), mal-presentation (8.1%), prolonged labour (6.7%, ante partum haemorrhage (3.4%), failed vaginal birth after caesarean section (2.0%), cord prolapse (1.3%) and severe vaginal warts (0.6%). In addition, the study found that a primary caesarean section was more common at 81.9% as compared to previous uterine scar at 18.1 % while maternal indications contributed to 61% of caesarean sections while foetal indications constituted 39%.

CONCLUSION: Overall, the study found that the leading indications for caesarean section were foetal distress and previous uterine scar. It was recommended that foetal distress, as the main indicator for a primary caesarean section, should be further confirmed with a printed cardiotocograph. Training health workers on the interpretation of cardiotocograph and the importance of the use of other methods, such as the fetoscope and doptone, may help to reduce the incidence of unnecessary primary caesarean section due to foetal distress. In addition, previous uterine scar cases should be embark on labour before a decision is made.
Effect of Hydrothermal, Phytase, or Organic Acid Pretreatments of Canola Meal on Phytate Level of the Meal
Authors: Darambazar Enkhjargal , Damiran Daalkhaijav , Beaulieu Denise
Published: September 2019

The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of pretreatment of canola meal with hydrothermal processing, phytase, and organic acid on phytate degradation. Six experiments were conducted processing canola meal in a hydrothermal reactor with different moisture conditions (15-350%), acid additions (hydrochloric acid, citric acid, malic acid, and lactic acid), pH (pH 4, 5, and 6), incubation times (30, 45, and 60 min), and phytase enzymes (‘Quantum Blue’ and ‘Finase’). The study revealed that although hydrothermal pretreatment of canola meal with phytase and higher moisture (200-350%) would allow 24.8-36% phytate breakdown, and a higher moisture addition (200%) combined with organic acid increased even further to 46.6%, lower moisture (50 and 100%) and organic acid was still effective in reducing phytate (by 7.9-19.4%). Optimal pH and incubation time in hydrothermal reactor for phytase efficacy were determined to be pH 4 and 5 and 30 to 60 min. Still, the results of the current study suggest that pretreatments should be further evaluated to optimize the efficacy of enzyme and organic acids as prebiotics to reduce anti-nutrients in canola meal, thus improving its utilization for livestock and reducing excretion to environment.
The comparisons of blood plasma and cerebrospinal fluid S100B protein
concentrations in patients with Alzheimer`s disease, amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis, and multiple sclerosis
Authors: Tarasiuk J. , Kapica-Topczewska K. , Chorąży M. , Borowik-Zaręba A. , Mroczko B. , Kochanowicz J. , Kułakowska A.
Published: September 2019

Introduction:S100 calcium-binding protein B
(S100B) is a biochemical marker of astroglial
damage.

Purpose: To assess the pathophysiological
implications of S100B concentrations in blood
plasma and cerebrospinal fluid of patients with
neurodegenerative central nervous system disorders.

Materials and Methods: In this study, we
determined and compare S100B concentrations in
blood plasma and cerebrospinal fluid obtained from
subjects diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (n=20),
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (n=12), multiple
sclerosis (n=40) and the reference group (n=20),
using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

Results: Concentrations of S100B in plasma
collected from patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's
disease (252,38±183,50 pg/mL) and multiple
sclerosis (164,92±250,14 pg/mL) were above
laboratory standards, but in patients with
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (53,96±56,92 pg/mL)
and the reference group (2,12 pg/mL) were below
laboratory norms (N>75 pg/mL). Concentrations of
S100B in plasma collected from patients with
Alzheimer's disease (252,38±183,50 pg/mL) were
significantly higher than in patients with
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (53,96±56,92 pg/mL)
(p<0,029). Concentrations of S100B in CSF
collected from the reference group (546,96±236,62
pg/mL) and from patients with Alzheimer's disease
(587,53±189,57 pg/mL), amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis (404,41±179,56 pg/mL), multiple sclerosis
(462,03±146,01 pg/mL) were very similar, and none
of pairwise comparisons reached statistical
significance.

Conclusions: Results of our studies indicate the
importance of S100B protein concentration
assessment in blood in central nervous system
disorders differential diagnostics.
Quality of life of osteoarthritis patients in the aspect of analgesic treatment
Authors: Niczyporuk M. , Kłossowska J. , Kleszczewska E. , Shpakou A. , Knaś M.
Published: September 2019

Introduction: Osteoarthritis an inflammatory process in the synovial membrane. These changes cause pain and joint deformities. Pharmacists can assess patients’ quality of life, which can be a good criterion for assessing analgesics treatment effectiveness and prevent the growing phenomenon of polypharmacy and self-treatment.

Purpose: To answer these questions: 1) Is there a relationship between the quality of life of patients with osteoarthritis taking analgesics and those with osteoarthritis taking analgesics and implemented rehabilitation? 2) Do patients using analgesics practice polypharmacy? 3) Are patients with osteoarthritis the main consumers of painkillers? and 4) Does the use of analgesics affect the health-related quality of life of patients with osteoarthritis?

Materials and methods: The study was conducted on 240 people who were divided into three groups: osteoarthritis, reference (generally healthy, occasionally taking analgesics), and control (generally healthy, no intake of analgesics). To assess the rise in analgesics consumption by patients with osteoarthritis and the phenomenon of polypharmacy, an original questionnaire was used.

Results: There is a relationship between the quality of life of patients with osteoarthritis taking analgesics. Statistical analysis showed that in the years 2013-2015 the purchase of prescription analgesics and without a prescription systematically, significantly increased.

Conclusions: Patients using analgesics unknowingly practice polypharmacy. In Ars Medica Pharmacies, analgesics purchases by patients with osteoarthritis grew significantly in the analyzed period, but they are not the main analgesics consumers. Use of analgesics by patients with osteoarthritis improves their health-related quality of life.
Lipodystrophy as dietary and cosmetic problem
Authors: Niczyporuk M. , Bacisz Ł. , Jankowska B. , Knaś M.
Published: September 2019

Introduction: Lipodystrophy is a skin composition disorder. One of the kinds of lipodystrophy is cellulite. Differences in fat tissue composition between woman and man are the cause that lipodystrophy affects women more often. It affects women of different ages - from maturation to menopause. Is estimated that this problem affects 85% of women above the age of 20.
Purpose: To analyse the impact of cosmetic procedures and diets on skin affected by cellulite.

Materials and methods: The study was conducted based on a survey using a proprietary questionnaire filled by 57 clients of beauty salon Health and Beauty Center “Anamed”, located in Lomza. The study was conducted between 12.2014 and 01.2015.

Results: The diet and treatments performed by the respondents were analyzed and their subjective effectiveness assessed. After analyzing the data, it was observed that one-way actions do not bring the expected results. In order to reduce cellulite, it is necessary to undertake multidirectional activities.

Conclusions: Cosmetic treatments minimize cellulite changes and improve the overall condition of the skin. Proper healthy eating habits should be promoted because they help to act in the treatment and more importantly preventive in the formation of cellulite.
The physical and occupational activity of patients with multiple sclerosis depending on the form of clinical disease
Authors: Wyszyńska E. , Sienkiewicz D. , Kułak W.
Published: September 2019

Introduction: The progressive nature of multiple sclerosis (MS) is associated with numerous neurological deficits, leading gradually to deteriorating health and to disability.
Purpose: The aim of this study was a subjective assessment of the physical and occupational activity of individuals with MS depending on the clinical form of the disease.
Materials and methods: We used the original to conduct the research, with 28 closed questions. The study was carried out from December 1, 2018, to January 31, 2019, following approval by the Bioethics Committee of the Medical University of Bialystok, among persons belonging to the Association for Helping Sick People for Multiple Sclerosis in Białystok and patients of the Neurology Department of the University Clinical Hospital in Bialystok. The study sample comprised 50 people diagnosed with MS, 41 women and 9 men.
Results: The most frequently occurring clinical form of MS was relapsing-remitting (68%). In this form, most participants had good physical fitness (44%). In those with the progressive-recurrent form (50%), very poor physical fitness was subjectively noted. Of those with the relapsing-remitting type of MS, 50% were professionally active, while none of the participants with the progressive-recurrent form were. Both the physical and occupational activities of MS patients were frequently limited by fatigue, balance disturbances, and movement difficulties. Fatigue was the most common symptom for most individuals with MS (82%).
Conclusion: MS has a significant impact on both the physical activity and occupational functioning of patients. In the clinical form of MS, relapsing-remitting, patients’ physical fitness was better.
The impact of "health promotion program" on health perception and healthy life style applied to a group of adolescent students
Authors: Yıldırım ÖÖ. , Altın A. , Şener S. , Avci İA.
Published: September 2019

Purpose: This study was carried out to evaluate the effect of health education on adolescents' healthy lifestyle and health perceptions given an adolescent group.

Materials and methods: The study's universe constitutes a total of 234 students attending the 9th grade of a high school. The study was constructed according to the single-group pre-test, quasi-experimental research model, in the 9th class in a high school. Data collection form, Adolescent lifestyle scale(ALS) and health perception scale were applied to the adolescents as a pre-test during the first phase of the study. The adolescents who were below the median score of ALS were accepted as the risk group and taken to the experimental group. Adolescents in the experimental group received a 6-week "Health Promotion Program" and a final test was given to the adolescents at the end of the training sessions.
Descriptive statistics, Paired-t-test, independent-, and correlation were used in the evaluation of the data.

Results: ALS total score was 94.52±9.53 before adolescents' health promotion education and 104.05±15.4 after education. The relationship between them was statistically significant(p<0.05). It was determined that the health perception of adolescents included in the study decreased after post-training total scores compared to the pre-training scores and that this relationship was statistically significant(p<0.05).

Conclusion: Public health nurses may be recommended to develop healthy lifestyle behaviours by raising healthy adolescents by providing more adolescent education through school health services.
REGISTERS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL HERITAGE IN
MUSEUMS FOLLOWING THE INTRODUCTION
OF THE ACT ON MUSEUMS IN 1996
Authors: Jaskanis Agnieszka
Published: September 2019

The Act on Museums of 1996 regulated
peculiar challenges faced by museums. At the same time it
separated museum preservation of archaeological heritage
from the system of the preservation of monuments. From
that moment onwards those museums whose collections
were movable archaeological heritage were obliged in their
museum procedures to comply with the regulations of two
acts: the afore-mentioned Act on Museum and the Act on the
Protection and Guardianship of Historical Monuments of 2003,
together with its implementing regulations.
The ordinance of the Minister of Culture and Art on
the standard for registering heritage items in museums
introduced quite a revolutionary change in the registering
of archaeological heritage in those institutions as for
object inventorying. The registering was to be from then
on applied only to single tangible heritage items, and not
to archaeological sites together with all the collections like in previous years. The change implied quite a lot
of organizational repercussions, including difficulties in
defining the collection’s countability and its financial worth,
or the unequivocal item’s identification. The challenges
caused are, among others, problems with the decisions how
to qualify different historic groups of scientific sources to be
entered into museum documents. This is connected with
the necessity to differentiate and define what archaeological
mass finds versus museum objects are in museum registers.
New principles of museum object identification were
introduced, and their implementation in the documentation
practice forced significant changes in the attitude to the
traditionally perceived methodology of creating information
on archaeological monuments. Furthermore, the value
assessment of archaeological monuments is questionable. It
is the lack of standards for assessing the value of this group
of monuments that is related to this issue.
Clustering Similarity Measures for Architecture Recovery of Evolving Software
Authors: E. U. Silva Douglas , A. Bittencourt Roberto , T. Calumby Rodrigo
Published: September 2019

Automated software architecture recovery of module views from source code is a challenging research issue. Different similarity measures are used to evaluate clustering algorithms in the software architecture recovery of module views. However, few studies seek to evaluate whether such measures accurately capture the similarities between two clusterings. This work presents an evaluation of six clustering similarity measures through the use of intrinsic quality and stability measures and the use of ground truth architectures proposed by developers. The results suggest that the MeCl metric is the most adequate to measure similarity in the context of comparison with ground truth models provided by developers. However, when the architectural models do not exist, the Purity metric shows the best results, as measured by the correlation with the intrinsic Silhouette coefficient.
Objektive Zurechnung und Tatherrschaft
Authors: von Atens Rebecca
Published: September 2019

For decades, cases of autonomous self-endangerment and consensual endangerment by third parties have been treated as constellations of objective attribution by jurisprudence as well as by the prevailing theory, whereby their contentual differentiation is made by means of the criterion of authority of action from the dogmatics of participation. According to the author, this is astonishing, since, according to the prevailing theory, the legal forms of objective attribution and participation are to be distinguished from one another with regard to dogmatics and criminal systematics. Therefore, she conducts a detailed analysis of cases of self-endangerment and of endangerment by third parties, as well as of the relationship between the two categories. The author concludes that the prevailing dualistic understanding of attribution and participation is not convincing and that instead, a uniform offence, which includes the category of objective attribution as well as that of participation, should be assumed.
Etnografia da roda de choro do Instituto Casa da Cidade
Authors:   Universidade de São Paulo, Rosa Luciana Fernandes
Published: September 2019

Este trabalho apresenta a etnografia de uma roda de choro ocorrida em julho de 2016 no Instituto Casa da Cidade, situado na Vila Madalena, bairro da cidade de São Paulo/SP. A roda em questão, na época realizada mensalmente, era organizada por um músico veterano no cenário do choro paulistano e reunia músicos amadores, profissionais, estudantes e ouvintes. Foram observados aspectos do fazer musical da roda e o perfil de seus participantes sob a perspectiva de alguns autores ligados à etnomusicologia, entre eles Ruth Finnegan, Thomas Turino, John Blacking e Etienne Wenger, por meio da observação participante e entrevistas realizadas com frequentadores do evento. Conclui-se que a roda tem características que a diferem de outras rodas de choro da capital, por ter a participação de músicos amadores e profissionais em um ambiente democrático e acolhedor, e por evidenciar aspectos de resgate da história pessoal dos músicos.
As vozes da letra na fonosfera grega: um estudo sobre os cantares da Antiguidade
Authors:   UFU - Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Abreu Tiago Eric
Published: September 2019

A historiografia da Antiguidade grega apresenta música e linguagem intimamente associadas. As fórmulas métricas pressupõem artifícios mnemônicos e indicam a preponderância da dimensão aural das performances sobre a escrita. Haveria características intrínsecas da língua grega que amoldariam as possibilidades melódicas? Ao ser colocada a questão do elo música-palavra, a seguinte rede temática será evidenciada: como se forma a ressonância melódico-textual? De que modo se dá, no canto, a convergência de elementos rítmico-melódicos, semânticos e performáticos? Ora propomos um estudo do elo canto-palavra desde os vestígios de canções gregas notadas com a escrita musical antiga. A problematização das relações entre o ritmo musical, a melodia e a métrica poética põe à mostra possíveis características das inflexões vocálicas como arquétipos específicos de performances e composições. Pela perspectiva da filosofia humanista da música (LIPPMAN, 2006), entende-se a vocalidade grega como um rito. A partir desse prisma, é possível interpretar as práticas composicionais e os vestígios de performances nas canções, considerando os valores antrópicos – mitopoéticos e catárticos – que se expressam nos gêneros lítero-musicais.