bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effects of oxygen ozone therapy on cardiac function in a patient with a prior myocardial infarction
Authors: Pandolfi Sergio , Zammitti Angelo , Franzini Marianno , Simonetti Vincenzo , Liboni William , Valdenassi Luigi , Molinari Filippo
Published: October 2017

Oxygen-ozone therapy has been piloted in Italy patients with ischemic heart disease or suffering from myocardial infarction since 1991. Over time, it has been observed that ozone exerts a significant anti-inflammatory and rheological activity: ozone activates the redox system, lowers the pro-inflammatory cytokines16β, TNFα, modulates the NF-KB system, reduces platelet aggregation, and stimulates the release of growth factors. It is because of these characteristics that oxygen-ozone therapy is used in the prevention and treatment of ischemic heart disease and for post-infarction rehabilitation. The case study – a critically ill patient aged 76 with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), suffering from ischemic heart disease and heart attacks, high blood pressure, renal failure, ischemic vascular pluri-infarct CNS disease, Parkinsonism, stroke, neurological bladder disease and debilitating inguinal hernia – after a year and a half of AMI with infusions of autologous blood treated with ozone (GAE), recovered the left ventricular ejection fraction from 33 to 50% and underwent a successful inguinal hernia operation. It appears evident that oxygen ozone therapy using GAE protect the hearts of patients suffering from ischemic heart disease, and is useful during the acute phase of infarctions, as well as for rehabilitating patients who have had an AMI with stenting.
Ozone therapy in dentistry: clinical experiences
Authors: Babando Piermarco
Published: October 2017

The aim of the paper is to investigate in depth how the entry of ozone gas into clinical dental practice can modify common procedures by involving both equipment and clinical procedures. After a careful bibliographic review, clinical proposals for surgical, implant and periodontal treatment are described.
Automated Quantification of the Landing Error Scoring System With a Markerless Motion-Capture System
Authors: Mauntel Timothy C. , Padua Darin A. , Stanley Laura E. , Frank Barnett S. , DiStefano Lindsay J. , Peck Karen Y. , Cameron Kenneth L. , Marshall Stephen W.
Published: October 2017

Context: 

The Landing Error Scoring System (LESS) can be used to identify individuals with an elevated risk of lower extremity injury. The limitation of the LESS is that raters identify movement errors from video replay, which is time-consuming and, therefore, may limit its use by clinicians. A markerless motion-capture system may be capable of automating LESS scoring, thereby removing this obstacle.

Objective: 

To determine the reliability of an automated markerless motion-capture system for scoring the LESS.

Design: 

Cross-sectional study.

Setting: 

United States Military Academy.

Patients or Other Participants: 

A total of 57 healthy, physically active individuals (47 men, 10 women; age = 18.6 ± 0.6 years, height = 174.5 ± 6.7 cm, mass = 75.9 ± 9.2 kg).

Main Outcome Measure(s): 

Participants completed 3 jump-landing trials that were recorded by standard video cameras and a depth camera. Their movement quality was evaluated by expert LESS raters (standard video recording) using the LESS rubric and by software that automates LESS scoring (depth-camera data). We recorded an error for a LESS item if it was present on at least 2 of 3 jump-landing trials. We calculated κ statistics, prevalence- and bias-adjusted κ (PABAK) statistics, and percentage agreement for each LESS item. Interrater reliability was evaluated between the 2 expert rater scores and between a consensus expert score and the markerless motion-capture system score.

Results: 

We observed reliability between the 2 expert LESS raters (average κ = 0.45 ± 0.35, average PABAK = 0.67 ± 0.34; percentage agreement = 0.83 ± 0.17). The markerless motion-capture system had similar reliability with consensus expert scores (average κ = 0.48 ± 0.40, average PABAK = 0.71 ± 0.27; percentage agreement = 0.85 ± 0.14). However, reliability was poor for 5 LESS items in both LESS score comparisons.

Conclusions: 

A markerless motion-capture system had the same level of reliability as expert LESS raters, suggesting that an automated system can accurately assess movement. Therefore, clinicians can use the markerless motion-capture system to reliably score the LESS without being limited by the time requirements of manual LESS scoring.
Multiplicative Energy of Shifted Subgroups and Bounds On Exponential Sums with Trinomials in Finite Fields
Authors: Macourt Simon , Shkredov Ilya D. , Shparlinski Igor E.
Published: October 2017

We prove a new bound on collinear triples in subgroups of prime finite fields and use it to give some new bounds on exponential sums with trinomials.
Connections on Parahoric Torsors over Curves
Authors: Balaji Vikraman , Biswas Indranil , Pandey Yashonidhi
Published: October 2017

We define parahoric

\mathcal G

-torsors for a certain class of Bruhat–Tits group schemes

\mathcal G

on a smooth complex projective curve

X

when the weights are real, and also define connections on them. We prove that a

\mathcal G

-torsor is given by a homomorphism from

\pi_1(X\setminus D)

to a maximal compact subgroup of

G

, where the finite subset

D \subset X

is the parabolic divisor, if and only if the

\mathcal G

-torsor is polystable.
Convexity Properties of Intersections of Decreasing Sequences of $q$-Complete Domains in Complex Spaces
Authors: Colţoiu Mihnea , Joiţa Cezar
Published: October 2017

We construct a decreasing sequence of 3-complete open subsets in

\mathbb C^5

such that the interior of their intersection is not 3-complete. We also prove that, for every

q\geq 2

, there exists a normal Stein space

X

with only one isolated singularity and a decreasing sequence of open sets that are

2

-complete, but the interior of their intersection is not

q

-complete with corners. In the concave case we show that, for every integer

n > 1

, there exists a connected complex manifold

M

of dimension

n

such that

M

is an increasing union of

1

-concave open subsets and

M

is not weakly

(n{-}1)

-concave.
Radon Transforms of Twisted D-Modules on Partial Flag Varieties
Authors: Yahiro Kohei
Published: October 2017

In this paper we study intertwining functors for twisted D-modules on partial flag varieties and their relation to the representations of semisimple Lie algebras. We show that certain intertwining functors give equivalences of derived categories of twisted D-modules. This is a generalization of a result by Marastoni. We also show that these intertwining functors from dominant to antidominant direction are compatible with taking global sections.
Extending the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) modeling system to hemispheric scales: overview of process considerations and initial applications
Authors: Mathur Rohit , Xing Jia , Gilliam Robert , Sarwar Golam , Hogrefe Christian , Pleim Jonathan , Pouliot George , Roselle Shawn , Spero Tanya L. , Wong David C. , Young Jeffrey
Published: October 2017

Abstract. The Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) modeling system is extended to simulate ozone, particulate matter, and related precursor distributions throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Modeled processes were examined and enhanced to suitably represent the extended space and timescales for such applications. Hemispheric-scale simulations with CMAQ and the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model are performed for multiple years. Model capabilities for a range of applications including episodic long-range pollutant transport, long-term trends in air pollution across the Northern Hemisphere, and air pollution–climate interactions are evaluated through detailed comparison with available surface, aloft, and remotely sensed observations. The expansion of CMAQ to simulate the hemispheric scales provides a framework to examine interactions between atmospheric processes occurring on various spatial and temporal scales with physical, chemical, and dynamical consistency.
Sub-micrometer refractory carbonaceous particles in the polar stratosphere
Authors: Schütze Katharina , Wilson James Charles , Weinbruch Stephan , Benker Nathalie , Ebert Martin , Günther Gebhard , Weigel Ralf , Borrmann Stephan
Published: October 2017

Abstract. Eleven particle samples collected in the polar stratosphere during SOLVE (SAGE III Ozone loss and validation experiment) from January until March 2000 were characterized in detail by high-resolution transmission and scanning electron microscopy (TEM/SEM) combined with energy-dispersive X-ray microanalysis. A total of 4202 particles (TEM  =  3872; SEM  =  330) were analyzed from these samples, which were collected mostly inside the polar vortex in the altitude range between 17.3 and 19.9 km. Particles that were volatile in the microscope beams contained ammonium sulfates and hydrogen sulfates and dominated the samples. Some particles with diameters ranging from 20 to 830 nm were refractory in the electron beams. Carbonaceous particles containing additional elements to C and O comprised from 72 to 100 % of the refractory particles. The rest were internal mixtures of these materials with sulfates. The median number mixing ratio of the refractory particles, expressed in units of particles per milligram of air, was 1.1 (mg air)−1 and varied between 0.65 and 2.3 (mg air)−1. Most of the refractory carbonaceous particles are completely amorphous, a few of the particles are partly ordered with a graphene sheet separation distance of 0.37 ± 0.06 nm (mean value ± standard deviation). Carbon and oxygen are the only detected major elements with an atomic O∕C ratio of 0.11 ± 0.07. Minor elements observed include Si, S, Fe, Cr and Ni with the following atomic ratios relative to C: Si∕C: 0.010 ± 0.011; S∕C: 0.0007 ± 0.0015; Fe∕C: 0.0052 ± 0.0074; Cr∕C: 0.0012 ± 0.0017; Ni∕C: 0.0006 ± 0.0011 (all mean values ± standard deviation).High-resolution element distribution images reveal that the minor elements are distributed within the carbonaceous matrix; i.e., heterogeneous inclusions are not observed. No difference in size, nanostructure and elemental composition was found between particles collected inside and outside the polar vortex. Based on chemistry and nanostructure, aircraft exhaust, volcanic emissions and biomass burning can certainly be excluded as sources. The same is true for the less probable but globally important sources: wood burning, coal burning, diesel engines and ship emissions. Recondensed organic matter and extraterrestrial particles, potentially originating from ablation and fragmentation, remain as possible sources of the refractory carbonaceous particles studied. However, additional work is required in order to identify the sources unequivocally.
Dome effect of black carbon and its key influencing factors: A one-dimensional modelling study
Authors: Wang Zilin , Huang Xin , Ding Aijun
Published: October 2017

Abstract. Black carbon (BC) has been identified to play a critical role in aerosol-planet boundary layer (PBL) interaction and further deterioration of near-surface air pollution in megacities, which has been named as its dome effect. However, the impacts of key factors that influence this effect, such as the vertical distribution and aging processes of BC, and also the underlying land surface, have not been quantitatively explored yet. Here, based on available in-situ measurements of meteorology and atmospheric aerosols together with the meteorology-chemistry online coupled model, WRF-Chem, we conduct a set of parallel simulations to quantify the roles of these factors in influencing the BC's dome effect and surface haze pollution, and discuss the main implications of the results to air pollution mitigation in China. We found that the impact of BC on PBL is very sensitive to the altitude of aerosol layer. The upper level BC, especially those near the capping inversion, is more essential in suppressing the PBL height and weakening the turbulence mixing. The dome effect of BC tends to be significantly intensified as BC aerosol mixed with scattering aerosols during winter haze events, resulting in a decrease of PBL height by more than 25 %. In addition, the dome effect is more substantial (up to 15 %) in rural areas than that in the urban areas with the same BC loading, indicating an unexpected regional impact of such kind of effect to air quality in countryside. This study suggests that China's regional air pollution would greatly benefit from BC emission reductions, especially those from the elevated sources from the chimneys and also the domestic combustions in rural areas, through weakening the aerosol-boundary layer interactions that triggered by BC.
A low-cost PM2.5 monitor for wildland fire smoke
Authors: Kelleher Scott , Quinn Casey , Miller-Lionberg Daniel , Volckens John
Published: October 2017

Abstract. Wildfires and prescribed fires produce emissions that degrade visibility and are harmful to human health. Smoke emissions and exposure monitoring is critical for public and environmental health protection; however, ground-level measurements of smoke from wildfires and prescribed fires has proven difficult, as existing (validated) monitoring technologies are expensive, cumbersome, and generally require line power. Few ground-based measurements are made during fire events, which limits our ability to assess the environmental and human health impacts of wildland fire smoke. The objective of this work was to develop and validate an Outdoor Aerosol Sampler (OAS) – a filter-based air sampler that has been miniaturized and weatherproofed. This sampler was designed to overcome several of the technical challenges of wildland fire monitoring by being relatively inexpensive and solar powered. The sampler design objectives were achieved by leveraging low-cost electronic components, open-source programming platforms, and in-house fabrication methods. A direct-reading PM2.5 sensor was selected and integrated with the OAS to provide time-resolved concentration data. Cellular communications established via Short Message Service (SMS) technology were utilized in transmitting online sensor readings and controlling the sampling device remotely. A Monte Carlo simulation aided in the selection of battery and solar power necessary to independently power the OAS, while keeping cost and size to a minimum. Thirteen OAS were deployed to monitor smoke concentrations downwind from a large prescribed fire. Aerosol mass concentrations were interpolated across the monitoring network to depict smoke concentration gradients in the vicinity of the fire. Strong concentration gradients were observed (spatially and temporally) and likely present due to a combination of changing fire location and intensity, topographical features (e.g. mountain ridges), and diurnal weather patterns. Gravimetric filter measurements made by the OAS (when corrected for filter collection efficiency) showed relatively good agreement with measurements from an EPA federal equivalent monitor. However, the real-time optical sensor (Sharp GP2Y1023AU0F) within the OAS suffered from temperature dependence, drift, and imprecision.
Global Sensitivity Analysis of Parameter Uncertainty in Landscape Evolution Models
Authors: Skinner Christopher J. , Coulthard Tom J. , Schwanghart Wolfgang , Van De Wiel Marco J. , Hancock Greg
Published: October 2017

Abstract. Landscape Evolution Models have a long history of use as exploratory models, providing greater understanding of the role large scale processes have on the long-term development of the Earth’s surface. As computational power has advanced so has the development and sophistication of these models. This has seen them applied at increasingly smaller scale and shorter-term simulations at greater detail. However, this has not gone hand-in-hand with more rigorous verifications that are commonplace in the applications of other types of environmental models- for example Sensitivity Analyses. This can be attributed to a paucity of data and methods available in order to calibrate, validate and verify the models, and also to the extra complexity Landscape Evolution Models represent – without these it is not possible to produce a reliable Objective Function against which model performance can be judged. To overcome this deficiency, we present a set of Model Functions – each representing an aspect of model behaviour – and use these to assess the relative sensitivity of a Landscape Evolution Model (CAESAR-Lisflood) to a large set of parameters via a global Sensitivity Analysis using the Morris Method. This novel combination of behavioural Model Functions and the Morris Method provides insight into which parameters are the greatest source of uncertainty in the model, and which have the greatest influence over different model behaviours. The method was repeated over two different catchments, showing that across both catchments and across most model behaviours the choice of Sediment Transport formula was the dominate source of uncertainty in the CAESAR-Lisflood model, although there were some differences between the two catchments. Crucially, different parameters influenced the model behaviours in different ways, with Model Functions related to internal geomorphic changes responding in different ways to those related to sediment yields from the catchment outlet. This method of behavioural sensitivity analysis provides a useful method of assessing the performance of Landscape Evolution Models in the absence of data and methods for an Objective Function approach.
GB-InSAR monitoring of slope deformations in a mountainous area affected by debris flow events
Authors: Frodella William , Salvatici Teresa , Pazzi Veronica , Morelli Stefano , Fanti Riccardo
Published: October 2017

Abstract. Diffuse and severe slope instabilities affected the whole Veneto region (north-eastern Italy) between 31 October and 2 November 2010, following a period of heavy and persistent rainfall. In this context, on 4 November 2010 a large detrital mass detached from the cover of the Mt. Rotolon deep-seated gravitational slope deformation (DSGSD), located in the upper Agno River valley, channelizing within the Rotolon Creek riverbed and evolving into a highly mobile debris flow. The latter phenomena damaged many hydraulic works, also threatening bridges, local roads, and the residents of the Maltaure, Turcati, and Parlati villages located along the creek banks and the town of Recoaro Terme. From the beginning of the emergency phase, the civil protection system was activated, involving the National Civil Protection Department, Veneto Region, and local administrations' personnel and technicians, as well as scientific institutions. On 8 December 2010 a local-scale monitoring system, based on a ground-based interferometric synthetic aperture radar (GB-InSAR), was implemented in order to evaluate the slope deformation pattern evolution in correspondence of the debris flow detachment sector, with the final aim of assessing the landslide residual risk and managing the emergency phase. This paper describes the results of a 2-year GB-InSAR monitoring campaign (December 2010–December 2012) and its application for monitoring, mapping, and emergency management activities in order to provide a rapid and easy communication of the results to the involved technicians and civil protection personnel, for a better understanding of the landslide phenomena and the decision-making process in a critical landslide scenario.
Combined SMAP/SMOS Thin Sea Ice Thickness Retrieval
Authors: Pațilea Cătălin , Heygster Georg , Huntemann Marcus , Spreen Gunnar
Published: October 2017

Abstract. The spaceborne passive microwave sensors Soil Moisture Ocean Salinity (SMOS) and Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) provide brightness temperature data at L-band (1.4 GHz). At this low frequency the atmosphere is close to transparent and in polar regions the thickness of thin sea ice can be derived. SMOS data covers a large incidence angle range whereas SMAP observes at a fixed 40° incidence angle which makes thin sea ice thickness retrieval more stable as incidence angle effects do not have to be taken into account. Here we transfer a retrieval algorithm for thickness of thin sea ice (up to 50 cm) from SMOS data at 40° to 50° incidence angle to the fixed incidence angle of SMAP. Now the SMOS brightness temperatures (TBs) at a given incidence angle are estimated using empirical fit functions. SMAP TBs are calibrated to SMOS for providing a merged SMOS/SMAP Sea Ice Thickness product.
An analysis of offshore wind farm SCADA measurements to identify key parameters influencing the magnitude of wake effects
Authors: Mittelmeier Niko , Allin Julian , Blodau Tomas , Trabucchi Davide , Steinfeld Gerald , Rott Andreas , Kühn Martin
Published: October 2017

Abstract. For offshore wind farms, wake effects are among the largest sources of losses in energy production. At the same time, wake modelling is still associated with very high uncertainties. Therefore current research focusses on improving wake model predictions. It is known that atmospheric conditions, especially atmospheric stability, crucially influence the magnitude of those wake effects. The classification of atmospheric stability is usually based on measurements from met masts, buoys or lidar (light detection and ranging). In offshore conditions these measurements are expensive and scarce. However, every wind farm permanently produces SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) measurements. The objective of this study is to establish a classification for the magnitude of wake effects based on SCADA data. This delivers a basis to fit engineering wake models better to the ambient conditions in an offshore wind farm. The method is established with data from two offshore wind farms which each have a met mast nearby. A correlation is established between the stability classification from the met mast and signals within the SCADA data from the wind farm. The significance of these new signals on power production is demonstrated with data from two wind farms with met mast and long-range lidar measurements. Additionally, the method is validated with data from another wind farm without a met mast. The proposed signal consists of a good correlation between the standard deviation of active power divided by the average power of wind turbines in free flow with the ambient turbulence intensity (TI) when the wind turbines were operating in partial load. It allows us to distinguish between conditions with different magnitudes of wake effects. The proposed signal is very sensitive to increased turbulence induced by neighbouring turbines and wind farms, even at a distance of more than 38 rotor diameters.
Reflexiones en torno al «juego de velos» del "Fedro" y una posible alusión al "Hipólito velado"
Authors: Lavilla de Lera Jonathan
Published: October 2017

El presente texto nace como anexo a una investigación previa sobre el Fedro de Platón. En aquella ocasión, al elaborar un nuevo comentario del diálogo en su totalidad, tuvimos que refl exionar acerca de los posibles sentidos del pasaje en el que Sócrates cubre su rostro para pronunciar su primer discurso sobre el amor (cf. Phdr. 235a4-5). Fruto de dicho análisis, se planteó la siguiente hipótesis: ¿podría este texto contener una alusión implícita al Hipólito velado de Eurípides? Entonces, se decidió posponer el estudio en profundidad acerca de esta conjetura, pues no resultaba fundamental para captar el signifi cado del susodicho pasaje. Unos meses más tarde, el presente artículo retoma aquella cuestión, tratando de ofrecer una respuesta. Si bien no resulta posible probar que el Fedro aluda al Hipólito velado, hay algunos indicios que hacen posible que dicha intertextualidad exista. Precisamente, el objetivo de este texto es mostrarlos.
Surgical outcomes according to distance between preplaced suture and muscle insertion in lateral rectus recession
Authors: Jin Ki W. , Lee Yoon P. , Choi Dong G.
Published: October 2017

Purpose:

To compare surgical outcomes according to the distance between the preplaced suture and the muscle insertion in lateral rectus (LR) recession for exotropia.

Methods:

We retrospectively reviewed 64 patients who had undergone unilateral LR recession by one right-handed surgeon and divided the patients into 2 groups: right LR recession (R group, 26 patients) and left LR recession (L group, 38 patients). In the R group, the preplaced suture was behind the hook, far from the insertion; in the L group, the suture was in front of the hook, near the insertion. The main outcome measures were postoperative alignment and surgical success rate and the secondary outcome measure was effect/dose ratio. Surgical success was defined as an alignment between 10 prism diopters (PD) of exodeviation and 5 PD of esodeviation both at distance and at near. The effect/dose ratio was defined as the corrected angle of deviation at postoperative 6 months divided by the amount of LR recession.

Results:

The mean angle of deviation at distance showed a significant difference between the groups at postoperative 3 months (p = 0.022), but not at final follow-up (p = 0.163). There was no difference between the groups in the mean angle of deviation at near postoperatively. Surgical success was achieved in 73.1% of the R group and 71.1% of the L group at final follow-up, which was not significant (p = 0.860).

Conclusions:

The distance between the preplaced suture and the muscle insertion in LR recession did not affect the surgical success rate or the postoperative alignment at final follow-up.
Is endoprosthetic replacement of the proximal femur appropriate in the comorbid patient?
Authors: Khajuria Arun , Ward Jonathon , Cooper George , Stevenson Jonathon , Parry Michael , Jeys Lee
Published: October 2017

Introduction:

Patients with failed hip arthroplasty requiring extensive femoral reconstruction often present with a multitude of comorbidities. Many treatment options limit initial mobilisation relying on bone graft incorporation. The use of endoprosthetic replacement (EPR), despite often being a “last resort”, offers an expeditious solution with early mobilisation that is crucial in the comorbid individual. Many perceive that the surgical insult of EPR is associated with an increased mortality. The aim of this study was to report our experience of proximal femoral EPR as the treatment for failed arthroplasty or fracture fixation. Primary outcomes included mortality, complications, revision and function.

Methods:

Retrospective review of proximal femoral EPR undertaken at our institution for non-oncological indications between 2007 and 2015 identified 37 patients with a mean follow-up of 33 months. Patient case notes, demographics and radiographs were studied.

Results:

The 90-day mortality following proximal femoral EPR was 2.7%. 9 patients had died at the time of final follow-up (mean time to death was 33 months). The mean preoperative and postoperative Oxford Hip Score improved from 8 to 31 respectively (p<0.05). When considering revision for any cause, 5-year survival was 94.6%. 2 patients suffered periprosthetic joint infection and 1 patient required revision for prosthesis dislocation.

Conclusions:

We report a relatively low incidence of perioperative complications, with a mortality rate similar to other revision options in this high-risk cohort. Whilst further revision may not always be possible, this “last resort” technique is safe in the comorbid population presenting with significant proximal femoral bone deficiency.
Time-kill assays of amphotericin B plus anidulafungin against Candida tropicalis biofilms formed on two different biomaterials
Authors: Fernández-Rivero Marcelo E. , del Pozo José L. , Ramírez Paula , Valentín Eulogio , Ruiz-Gaitán Alba , Pemán Javier , Cantón Emilia
Published: October 2017

Purpose:

To determine the fungicidal activity by time-killing assays of amphotericin B (AMB) combined with anidulafungin (ANF) against biofilms of 2 clinical isolates of Candida tropicalis and the reference strain ATCC® 750, developed on polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and titanium, using the CDC Biofilm Reactor (CBR) as an in vitro model.

Methods:

Biofilms were developed for 24 hours on the disk surfaces and then exposed to AMB (40 mg/L), ANF (8 mg/L), alone and combined. At predetermined time points after drug exposure, biofilms were removed from the disk surface by vortexing-sonication to quantify viable biofilm cells.

Results:

Drug activity was dependent on strain and time. After exposure to AMB, the mean decrease in viable cells attached to PTFE was 2.23 ± 0.89 Log10 cfu/cm2 (range 0.6-3.56 Log10), and on titanium 2.91 ± 1.04 (range 1.49-4.51 Log10). The reduction with ANF was 0.78 ± 0.5 (0.03-1.58 Log10) on PTFE and 0.8 ± 2.26 (0.42-1.16 Log10) on titanium. The reduction obtained with the combination of AMB + ANF was 1.8 ± 1.07 (0.22-3.54 Log10) on PTFE and 1.97 ± 0.49 (1.36-2.84 Log10) on titanium. The interaction was classified as indifferent with a tendency to antagonism.

Conclusions:

The activity of antifungal agents depends on the biomaterial surfaces the biofilm forming capacity of the isolate. AMB + ANF is less effective than AMB alone on both surfaces. Thus, the combination of these antifungals does not seem to add additional benefits to the treatment of C. tropicalis biofilm-related infections.
Bioética: diálogo y cooperación entre filósofos, médicos e investigadores
Authors: Rodríguez Allen Ana
Published: October 2017

No abstracts available.Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 119, 2009: 9-12
Una estética de la salud
Authors: Lapoujade María Noel
Published: October 2017

If philosophy creates concepts intended to cure both cultural and individual diseases, an aesthetic philosophy, which comes from the force of human imagination, represents an interesting alternative in order to contribute to health. Altogether with bioethics, a bio-aesthetic must be constructed. Not as two autonomous spheres but as one: a bio-ethics-aesthetics. Our proposal is aesthetics towards health and life with dignity.Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 119, 2009: 169-182
Leer la historia de la independencia mexicana desde otras miradas
Authors: Alvarenga Luis
Published: October 2017

No abstract available
San Pablo en la filosofía política contemporánea: un estado de la cuestión
Authors: Liceaga Gabriel
Published: October 2017

The following paper explores the state of the question of the works written by some contemporary philosophers (Franz Hinkelammert, Alain Badiou, Jacob Taubes, Giorgio Agamben and Enrique Dussel) about Pauline epistles. This essay is intended to clarify which are the main theoretical interests behind the interpretations of the Apostle to the Gentiles in the last decades and also pretends to shoe which interpretative lines predominate in each author. Likewise, the author formulates some hypotheses to explain the theoretical concerns that have guided the different approaches to Paul. Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 121, 2009: 471-485
La reconstrucción de un pensamiento y una praxis crítica en la psicología latinoamericana
Authors: Dobles Oropeza Ignacio
Published: October 2017

Beyond the scientific field, the defeat of many social movements affected the most radical approaches in Psychology. This has been evidenced in the reception of the works of Ignacio Martín Baró. The universality of his contributions and the Marxist elements of his thought have been denied by some critics. His contributions are, undoubtedly, a firm support of a new critical and renewing impulse of Latin American Psychology, struggling for not falling into a new intellectual dependence of the knowledge hegemonic centres. Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 121, 2009: 577-588
La crítica a la alienación en El Capital, a la luz de la ética argumentativa
Authors: López Velasco Sirio
Published: October 2017

The author of the following paper interprets the Marxist criticism to alienation from the perspective of the  comunitarianist argumentative criticism. Marx’s criticism to alienation is interpreted from three basic premises: the duty of caring for our individual freedom to decide; the duty to consensually fulfil that freedom and the duty of caring for the health of both human and non-human nature.Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 121, 2009: 603-697
La civilización que devora a sus hijos
Authors: González Torres Julián
Published: October 2017

No abstractRealidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 121, 2009: 717-719
Elementary Students’ Situational Interest in Lessons of World Music
Authors: Roberts J. Christopher
Published: October 2017

The purpose of this collective case study was to discern the characteristics of lessons of world music that evoke situational interest in elementary school students. Situational interest refers to the temporary interest that emerges out of the specific characteristics of the immediate learning environment. As part of their normal curriculum, nine classes of students in kindergarten through fifth grade experienced lessons of unfamiliar world music. Each unit took up portions of 5–8 lessons and was rooted in sound recordings of culture-bearers, with students participating in a range of activities that included focused listening, singing, instrument playing, and learning cultural context about the music, people, history, and regions of study. Class sessions were videotaped and observed, and students participated in semistructured interviews designed to elicit their opinions of the most and least interesting aspects of the lessons. Four themes that impacted students’ level of situational interest emerged from analysis: the degree of novelty contained within the learning experiences, the opportunity for students to be physically engaged, the ways in which the activities related to their previous experiences and knowledge, and their sense that the music and performers were real people.
Chorister Perceptions of Collegiate Top-Level Choral Experiences: Replication and Extension
Authors: Dakon Jacob M. , Major Marci L.
Published: October 2017

At the collegiate level, directors implement specific strategies to help choristers of mid-level ensembles build a strong sense of identity, thereby promoting a choral experience with intellectual, psychological, emotional, social, and musical benefits. This study examined if such strategies applied only to mid-level ensemble choristers or if they could be generalized to other choral ensembles, specifically those considered top level. We surveyed members of top-level choral ensembles (N = 337) from 8 collegiate institutions in 6 different regions of the United States. Results indicated that although top- and mid-level collegiate choristers share similar values when constructing ensemble identity, these values do not translate into the same kind of dedication and enrollment factors. Top-level choristers tended to identify more, feel more dedication to, and want to remain with their current choirs. In contrast, mid-level choristers often enjoyed their choral experience but were more mobile and in greater pursuit of prestige.
The Merits of Specialized Microfinance Instruments and Their Feasibility in Alleviating Poverty in Albany-Dougherty County, Georgia
Authors: Nwaokoro Amaechi N. , Ojemakinde Abiodun , Washington Lee
Published: October 2017

Albany-Dougherty County, Georgia has poverty-related indexes that include unemployment and economic disparity. The high unemployment and deteriorating economic climate can be traced to an exodus of major manufacturing employers. Public health issues and educational services continue to decline. These proxies of misery must be addressed by a contemporary mix of market related factors of financing and entrepreneurial enthusiasm. This research addresses the ever increasing poverty and related challenges on the road to prosperity. Secondly, this exploratory study highlights the relevance of a mix of micro-financing instruments that could assist the community to engage market-based economic activities that could enhance economic profiles. Based on the data collected with a survey instrument, the study highlights an apparent reluctance of concessionary financial institutions to lend.
“A woman should not be so cheap” The Prostitute as a Constructed Other in Estonian Post-Soviet Life Stories
Authors: Taavetti Riikka
Published: October 2017

This article discusses the construction of the female prostitute figure in Estonian life stories on love and sexuality that were collected in 1996. As prostitution was mentioned in the questions posed in the call for writings, more than half of the 61 respondents discussed their attitudes as well as experiences concerning prostitution. The writers portray prostitution as a stable phenomenon that is needed in society; one that cannot be eradicated but should be controlled. Additionally, prostitution is connected to the spread of sexually transmitted diseases and particularly to AIDS. The image of prostitution constructed in the writings carries ethicised meanings as it is exoticised as well as portrayed as something inherently Estonian. The main point in this article is that the figure of the female prostitute was constructed as an ‘other’ in the life stories, a sexual outsider who is needed in the society but who is nonetheless perceived as essentially different from the writers themselves. The contributors used this othering in their writing to construct their selves as well as the concept of acceptable heterosexuality.This article was submitted to the European Journal of Life Writing on August 17th 2016, and published on August 28th 2017.
Organized Smuggling of Goods in the Criminal Law of Iran and Turkey
Authors: Aghazadeh Alireza , Ardebili Mohammadali , Ashouri Mohammad , Mahdavisabet Mohammadali
Published: October 2017

Smuggling of goods, known as one of the most obvious instances of economic crimes, has done irreversible harms to the economic systems of countries through placing obstacles in the way of productive investment, undermining healthy competitions in business, and finally forming and expanding underground and hidden economies. Creating the areas of money laundering and committing transnationally organized crimes, smuggling jeopardizes the economic and political security of countries seriously. On the other hand, committing smuggling crimes in groups has led to the expansion and intensification of such actions and made it quite difficult for the criminal justice systems to identify and deal with them. Organized crimes, which are among more evolved forms of group crimes, influence different areas of society because such crimes are compulsorily accompanied by the prevalence of bureaucratic and financial corruption. In addition, such crimes have negative impacts on the cultures of societies. Based on the proportionality of crimes, punishments, and distributive justice and the theory of punishment, criminal policy makers, therefore, have considered the quality of committing smuggling crime, such as organization, in order to effectively deal with this phenomenon in different countries. They have also showed differentiating and strict reactions to this type of crime. The aim of the current study was to investigate the theoretical concepts and foundations of organized smuggling of goods in Iran and Turkey. It was also intended to study the legal approaches adopted by these countries to this type of crime along with the similarities and differences of their legal systems.
De transformatie van kennis voor klimaatadaptatie
Authors: Boezeman Daan
Published: October 2017

The transformation of knowledge for climate change adaptation

Scientific knowledge plays a pivotal yet problematic role in identifying, assessing and evaluating climate impacts, and hence in their governance. This raises questions of how knowledge for adaptation policy is made. This article studies the production of authoritative and meaningful knowledge claims in the Delta Committee, regional water management and urban warming. It is argued that the conventional supply-and-demand conceptualisation with its notion of ‘knowledge transfer’ has fundamental flaws. This study shows how the wicked issue of climate change is tamed and made tractable in climate adaptation. In these processes knowledge of climate change transforms. This article presents a conceptual apparatus to study transformation. Transformation has a Janus face. While transformation brings climate change in conversation with localised meaning to create concrete adaptation responses, it also closes down and becomes blind to particular climate risks. Transformations are affected by the goals and institutions of policy fields. To overcome problems of blindness and cognitive path dependencies, more institutional change is necessary than the current piggyback approach of mainstreaming and knowledge co-creation entails.
Als ambtenaren in de spiegel kijken
Authors: van Heek Jochem , Brandsen Taco
Published: October 2017

The mirror and the civil servant: research on narcissist tendencies and professional motivation in the public sector

Discussions of public service motivation tend to emphasize the idealistic side of civil servants, stressing how they are led by self-sacrifice and a commitment to the public good. This article adopts a different perspective by linking the personality trait of narcissism to public service motivation. This notion was tested through a survey among employees of three public organizations. The statistical analysis shows that personalities with narcissistic elements tend to be more attracted to the world of policy and politics. This is accompanied by diminished feelings of compassion. Although the significance of this correlation should not be overstated, it does show that the link between public service motivation and commitment to the public interest is more complex than is sometimes suggested. Given the growth of narcissistic tendencies in contemporary society, it may be effective to take account of them in recruiting and managing civil service personnel.
Framing en interactie in grootschalige rechercheonderzoeken
Authors: Salet Renze
Published: October 2017

Framing and interaction rituals in criminal investigation: Goffman’s perspective

This empirical study examines how criminal investigative police officers (re)construct a criminal case and the vulnerabilities of their logic.The investigation process is analyzed through Goffman’s framing and interaction theories. While Goffman’s theories have been widely applied to other disciplines, such contributions remain rare in criminology. Here, they shed light on how detectives understand and give meaning to the situation surrounding the criminal case they encounter. The results indicate that this approach shows promise for improving our understanding of the investigative process, if complemented by other theoretical views.
Profesor Zygmunt Gzella – Kierownik Katedry Wychowania Muzycznego w latach 1976–1999
Authors: Sobolczyk Barbara
Published: October 2017

Profesor Zygmunt Gzella był demokratycznie wybranym rektorem Akademii Muzycznej w Łodzi oraz przez 23 lata Kierownikiem Katedry Wychowania Muzycznego tejże uczelni. Okres jego kadencji to czas wielu zmian i znaczącego rozwoju Akademii i Wydziału. Jako zdeklarowany zwolennik szerokiego rozumienia wychowania muzycznego, widział prof. Gzella jego miejsce w szkołach ogólnokształcących z wychowaniem przedszkolnym włącznie, w szkolnictwie muzycznym, w ruchu amatorskim, w instytucjach muzycznych i mediach. Jednym z głównych założeń takiej wizji było intensywne upowszechnianie kultury wysokiej w społeczeństwie i wyposażanie osób działających na jej rzecz w nowoczesne narzędzia. Celom tym służyły liczne działania obejmujące nowatorskie projekty artystyczne i nowe formy dydaktyczne angażujące studentów i pracowników uczelni. Profesor Gzella prowadził równocześnie aktywną działalność koncertową jako dyrygent, nagraniową, naukową i popularyzatorsko­‍‑dziennikarską. Ta nieprawdopodobnie rozległa i zróżnicowana działalność na wielu polach została doceniona i wielokrotnie nagrodzona m.in. medalem papieskim „Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice”.

Professor Zygmunt Gzella was a democratically elected Rector of the Academy of Music in Łódź and for 23 years he also served as the Head of the Music Education Chair of the Academy. His term of office was the period of numerous changes and significant development of both the Academy and the Faculty. As a self-admitted proponent of a broad understanding of music education, Professor Gzella believed that the place of music education was in comprehensive schools, including pre-schooling, in music schools, in an amateur movement, in music institutions and in the media. Some of the main assumptions of this vision were an intense promotion of high culture within the society and equipping the people working for culture with modern tools. What served these aims were numerous activities comprising innovative artistic projects and new didactic methods involving students and the Academy employees. Professor Gzella simultaneously pursued an intensive concert and recording activity as a conductor; he also embarked on academic, promotional and journalistic undertakings. His activity, incredibly extensive and varied, pursued in so many fields was recognized and awarded on many occasions, e.g. with the papal “Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice” medal.
Walerian Bierdiajew, dyrektor Państwowej Opery im. S. Moniuszki w Poznaniu i profesor Państwowej Wyższej Szkoły Muzycznej w Poznaniu
Authors: Chrenowicz Jakub
Published: October 2017

Niniejszy artykuł ma na celu usystematyzowanie wiedzy na temat poznańskiego okresu działalności Waleriana Bierdiajewa. Punktem wyjścia dla rozważań o słynnym dyrygencie są materiały archiwalne zgromadzone w Archiwum Teatru Wielkiego im. S. Moniuszki w Poznaniu oraz w Archiwum Akademii Muzycznej im. I. J. Paderewskiego w Poznaniu. Na podstawie analizy archiwaliów omówione zostały osiągnięcia Waleriana Bierdiajewa w dwóch nurtach jego aktywności: dyrygenckiej i pedagogicznej.
Autor artykułu zaprezentował fakty dotyczące premier operowych i baletowych, poprowadzonych przez Waleriana Bierdiajewa w poznańskiej Operze, a także przeanalizował osiągnięcia pedagogiczne Waleriana Bierdiajewa w Akademii Muzycznej w Poznaniu oraz w innych uczelniach, w których słynny dyrygent pracował. Działalność Waleriana Bierdiajewa wiąże się z artystami, z którymi współtworzył on swoje spektakle. Studenci, spośród których kilku zostało słynnymi dyrygentami (symfonicznymi i chóralnymi) to postaci, przez pryzmat których można mówić o Bierdiajewie jako o pedagogu. Źródła związane z Walerianem Bierdiajewem stały się dla autora artykułu pretekstem do wspomnienia związanych z nim artystów – niektórych określanych dziś jako legendarnych,
innych – mniej znanych czy wręcz zapomnianych.

The article aims to systematize the information on Walerian Bierdiajew’s activity during his residency in Poznań. The starting point for reflections on the famous conductor are archive materials collected by the Archives of the S. Moniuszko Grand Theatre in Poznań and the Archives of the I. J. Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań. Based on the analysis of the aforementioned materials, the two kinds of Walerian Bierdiajew’s achievements – conducting and teaching – have been discussed.
The author of the article presents facts regarding opera and ballet premieres, conducted by Walerian Bierdiajew in the Poznań Opera House, as well as analyzes his didactic achievements at the Academy of Music in Poznań and other educational institutions he worked for. Walerian Bierdiajew’s activity is interconnected with other artists, with whom he co-created his performances. His students, some of whom became famous conductors (symphonic and choral ones), are personages who cast light on Walerian Bierdiajew as a pedagogue. Bierdiajew­‍‑related sources have become a pretext for the author to recall the artists associated with the conductor – some of them are now described as legendary, while others are less known or even forgotten.