bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Hepatitis B Virus X Protein-Induced Serine Protease Inhibitor Kazal Type 1 Is Associated with the Progression of HBV-Related Diseases
Authors: Zhu Chengliang , Han Huan , Li Jie , Xu Limin , Liu Fang , Wu Kailang , Liu Xinghui
Published: May 2019

Objective. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) causes inflammation of the liver and is the leading cause of both liver cirrhosis (LC) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Serine protease inhibitor Kazal type 1 (SPINK1) is an acute-phase response protein that is overexpressed in liver cancer tissue. This study investigated the clinical value of SPINK1 with regard to the diagnosis of HBV-related diseases and its regulatory mechanism. Methods. Serum levels of SPINK1 in HBV-infected patients and healthy participants were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Reverse transcription quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and western blotting were used to detect differential expression of SPINK1 mRNA and protein in HepG2 and HepG2.2.15 cells. The HBV infectious clone pHBV1.3 and its individual genes were cotransfected into HepG2 cells with the SPINK1 promoter coupled to a luciferase reporter; luciferase activity was measured, and the expression levels of SPINK1 were examined. Results. Serum SPINK1 levels of HBV-infected patients were significantly higher than those of healthy participants, and the serum levels of SPINK1 in patients who tested positive for HBeAg were significantly higher than those in patients who tested negative for HBeAg. The serum SPINK1 levels of patients with LC or HCC were markedly higher than those of patients with chronic hepatitis. The HBV X protein (HBx) activated the SPINK1 promoter to upregulate expression of SPINK1 at both mRNA and protein levels. Conclusions. HBV enhances expression of SPINK1 through X. SPINK1 levels are increased during progression of HBV-related diseases and might be utilized as a biomarker for the diagnosis of HBV-related diseases.
The Epidemic Genotypes of Human Adenovirus in Outpatient Children with Adenoviral Conjunctivitis from 2011 to 2012 in Jiangxi, China
Authors: Gong Tian , Wang Hua-Gui , Shi Yong , Zhou Jun , Xiao Fang , Liu Shi-Wen , Li Jian-Xiong , Xu Gang , Zhang Yan-Ni , Liu Xiao-Qing , Xiong Ying
Published: May 2019

Background: Human adenoviruses (HAdV) are a common cause of viral conjunctivitis, making surveillance of them from sporadic cases of conjunctivitis important. Methods: To acquire a better understanding of the epidemic genotypes of HAdV in outpatient children with adenoviral conjunctivitis in Jiangxi Province, China (2011–2012), 179 samples from cases with a high suspicion of HAdV were analyzed by PCR. Samples confirmed to be HAdV-positive by PCR were cultured in Hep-2 cells to isolate the viruses, which were then identified through hexon gene sequencing. Results: The adenoviral conjunctivitis positivity rate was 74.86% (134/179), from which 71.64% (96/134) were infections in boys, and 92.54% (124/134) were infections in children under 5 years of age. Sixty-nine HAdV strains were isolated from the positive samples and 69 sequences were obtained. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that 33 strains (47.82%) clustered with HAdV-B7, 21 (30.43%) with HAdV-B3, 6 (8.70%) with HAdV-B55, 6 (8.70%) with HAdV-E4, 1 with HAdV-B21 (1.45%), 1 with HAdV-D37 (1.45%), and 1 with HAdV-D64 (1.45%). Conclusions: This is the first identification of HAdV-B55 relating to adenoviral conjunctivitis in China. These findings provide a firm basis for future surveillance of adenoviral conjunctivitis in China or other East Asian regions.
A Reservoir Computing Model of Reward-Modulated Motor Learning and Automaticity
Authors: Pyle Ryan , Rosenbaum Robert
Published: May 2019

Reservoir computing is a biologically inspired class of learning algorithms in which the intrinsic dynamics of a recurrent neural network are mined to produce target time series. Most existing reservoir computing algorithms rely on fully supervised learning rules, which require access to an exact copy of the target response, greatly reducing the utility of the system. Reinforcement learning rules have been developed for reservoir computing, but we find that they fail to converge on complex motor tasks. Current theories of biological motor learning pose that early learning is controlled by dopamine-modulated plasticity in the basal ganglia that trains parallel cortical pathways through unsupervised plasticity as a motor task becomes well learned. We developed a novel learning algorithm for reservoir computing that models the interaction between reinforcement and unsupervised learning observed in experiments. This novel learning algorithm converges on simulated motor tasks on which previous reservoir computing algorithms fail and reproduces experimental findings that relate Parkinson's disease and its treatments to motor learning. Hence, incorporating biological theories of motor learning improves the effectiveness and biological relevance of reservoir computing models.
A Case of Near-Optimal Sensory Integration Based on Kohonen Self-Organizing Maps
Authors: Gustafsson Lennart
Published: May 2019

This letter shows by digital simulation that a simple rule applied to one-dimensional self-organized maps for integrating sensory perceptions from two identical sources yielding position information as integers, corrupted by independent noise sources, yields almost statistically optimal results for position estimation as determined by maximum likelihood estimation. There is no learning of the corrupting noise sources nor is any information about the statistics of the noise sources available to the integrating process. The simple rule employed yields a measure of the quality of the estimated position of the source. The letter also shows that if the Bayesian estimates, which are rational numbers, are rounded in order to comply with the stipulation that integers be identified, the Bayesian estimation will have a larger variance than the proposed integration.
The effect of fumigation on nematode communities in California almond orchards
Authors: Hodson Amanda K. , Milkereit Janina , John Gavin C. , Doll David A. , Duncan Roger A.
Published: May 2019

Fumigants, such as 1,3-dichloropropene and chloropicrin, have become key to pre-plant pest management in almond production. Whilst the use of these fumigants has become increasingly restricted due to human health concerns, less is known about their below-ground non-target effects in orchards and how nematode communities recover from fumigation over time. In this study, replicated trials compared 1,3-dichloropropene + chloropicrin to non-treated controls in two almond orchards in California, USA. Nematode communities, nematode indices and nematode metabolic footprints were quantified soon after fumigation and for 2 years afterwards. Fumigation reduced the Herbivore Metabolic Footprint in year 1, and populations of Pratylenchus vulnus in year 3. Fumigation also reduced populations of larger omnivores and predators, resulting in lower levels of the Structure Index at one site. Populations of fungal-feeding nematodes were more adversely affected by fumigation than bacterial-feeding nematode populations. At both sites, fumigation still influenced nematode community composition 2 years after treatment application.
THE PLATONIC ACADEMY AND DEMOCRACY
Authors: Wallach John R.
Published: May 2019

From the days of Plato's Academy, academic life and discourse have operated in tension with political life, and often the political life of democracy. Since World War II, this tension has been read as essentially antagonistic. In this survey of the relationship of the original and subsequent incarnations of the Academy to ancient Athens, republican Rome, and the Florentine city-state, it becomes clear that the tension was, in fact, potentially as much of an asset to democracy as an assault upon it—even as the tension forever remained real. Readings of Plato and vers ions of the Academy become antagonistic to civic life only when their intellectual posture takes refuge in metaphysical doctrines or political ideologies that bear only marginal connections to the effective argument of Plato's dialogues or the initial political postures of Academic life.
Developing an Iranian Antarctic Science Roadmap: A Legal and Policy Outlook
Authors: Madani Zia E. , Jabour Julia
Published: May 2019

The Antarctic offers unique opportunities to scientists in many disciplines for improving understanding of regional and global conditions. The governing Antarctic Treaty has 53 State Parties, many of which do not have geographical proximity to the continent. However, the importance of various disciplines of science and many other factors, urge them to participate in the Antarctic scientific activities. Therefore, it is not surprising that Iran is considering participation in Antarctic scientific research, and it has now set processes in motion to join these states in their endeavour to undertake research in Antarctica and contribute to its governance. Iran will develop a strategic plan prior to the commencement of its Antarctic activities, outlining its vision and objectives of an Antarctic program, as well as the financial and logistical implications, and is currently undertaking preparatory work that will culminate in the drafting of an Antarctic strategic plan. In doing so, the authors examined a number of factors including ones that could be identified in Antarctic law and policy as influencing the status and development of the existing Antarctic regime, the recent Antarctic Treaty States’ accession processes and strategies, the express or implied motivations for States to join the Antarctic Treaty, and generally the Antarctic Treaty System, all of which can be reached based on the aforementioned examination that can be incorporated in an Iranian Antarctic science roadmap.
Population Growth and Inter-Provincial Economic Disparity
Authors: Sodhar Muhammad Qasim
Published: May 2019

Pakistan’s population growth is the highest in Asia, yet savings is the lowest. By looking at the concept and meaning of development, this paper analyzes how population growth, along with problems of bad governance, inter-provincial and intra-provincial economic disparities, and poor–rich divides have affected Pakistan’s economic development. The study focuses on the relationship between population growth and economic development by looking at the Malthusian population trap theory, taking Pakistan as a contemporary case study. Also discussed is whether population growth is an actual problem behind poverty and underdevelopment, or whether the problem is caused by something else, such as unequal distribution of wealth between developed and developing nations or poor–rich divides. The paper addresses the political Left’s point of view and looks at inter-provincial economic disparity in Pakistan. Having discussed the problems of population growth and inter-provincial economic disparity in Pakistan through comparative study of Punjab, the most populated and highly developed province, with other provinces of Pakistan, specifically Balochistan, through analyzing the merger of Balochistan with Pakistan to the emergence of the Baloch separatist movement, this paper shows possible ways to resolve these issues in light of social, political, and religious issues prevailing in Pakistani society today.
­­­Talaromyces omanensis sp. nov.: phenotypic and molecular characterization of a novel species isolated from Rhazya stricta in Oman
Authors: HALO BOSHRA A. , MAHARACHCHIKUMBURA SAJEEWA S.N. , AL-YAHYAI RASHID A. , AL-NABHANI ABDULRAHMAN A. , AL-SADI ABDULLAH M.
Published: May 2019

The endophytic Talaromyces omanensis sp. nov., a new microfungus isolated from the desert plant Rhazya stricta in Oman, is described and illustrated. The new species forms a distinct sister clade to the section Subinflati in the phylogeny of internal transcribed spacer (ITS), β-tubulin (benA) and Calmodulin (CaM). Talaromyces omanensis remains distinct and unique from the other species in the section Subinflati in having monoverticillate conidiophores.
First description of deep-sea polyclad flatworms from the North Pacific: Anocellidus n. gen. profundus n. sp. (Anocellidae, n. fam.) and Oligocladus voightae n. sp. (Euryleptidae)
Authors: QUIROGA SIGMER Y. , BOLAÑOS D. MARCELA , LITVAITIS MARIAN K.
Published: May 2019

Two deep-sea polyclad species are described. Both species were found in association with wood-boring bivalves on oak and fir wood blocks that had been deployed on heavy sediment in the Cascadia Basin and Escanaba Trough in the North Pacific Ocean. Anocellidus profundus n. gen. n. sp. warrants erection of Anocellidae, n. fam. because of the unique position and orientation of the male copulatory apparatus. A. profundus lacks eyes but has long, nuchal tentacles and a ventral, arrowhead-shaped organ of putative sensory function. The male copulatory apparatus is located posterior to the male gonopore and is directed anteriorly. Highly muscularized spermiducal bulbs are present, a prostatic vesicle is lacking. A large Lang’s vesicle characterizes the female reproductive system. Oligocladus voightae n. sp. is defined by the presence of a mouth located anterior to the brain. Few and minute tentacular eyes are present. The seminal vesicle is connected to an auxiliary sperm storage vesicle, and a posterior anal pore is present in the main median branch of the intestine. All type material is deposited at the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
A new species and a new record of the genus Acalypta (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Tingidae) from Japan
Authors: SOUMA JUN
Published: May 2019

Two moss-feeding species of the lace bug genus Acalypta Westwood, 1840 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Tingidae), are reported from Japan. Acalypta cooleyi Drake, 1917, is recorded for the first time from Japan (Honshu), and a new species, A. pallidicoronata sp. nov., is described from Tsushima Island.
Effect of earthquake excitation on circular tunnels: Numerical and experimental study
Authors: Singh DK , Karumanchi SR , Mandal A , Katpatal YB , Usmani A
Published: May 2019

This paper studies the behaviour of circular tunnel subjected to dynamic excitation. Tunnels with three different diameters were selected to perform the shake table test at three different covers. The dry sandy soil was used for testing. The mechanical properties like Young’s modulus and shear modulus of sand was calculated from bender element test. The soil–tunnel interface coefficient was calculated from the direct shear test. The soil pressure generated due to dynamic loading were measured by soil pressure transducers. The actual motion of shake table was captured by hand-held vibration analyser. The tunnel was placed parallel and perpendicular to the direction of shaking. The three-dimensional finite-element model was developed for tunnel with both the orientations. The tunnel was assumed to be elastic. Dry sand was assumed to follow non-linear elasto-plastic material using Mohr–Coulomb failure criterion with non-associated flow rule. The results obtained from numerical analysis are compared with experimental results and are expressed in the form of peak dynamic stresses. The time history and fast Fourier transform results of dynamic stresses are also compared. It shows reasonable agreement with both values. Finally, the seismic design guidelines for tunnel are suggested.
Understanding the Impact of Strategic Change Management on the Maritime Crude Oil Transportation Industry in Nigeria
Authors: Aluko Akinseye Olatokunbo , Odularu Gbadebo Olusegun Abidemi
Published: May 2019

Maritime transportation plays a strategically crucial role in the diversification of the Nigerian economy due to its trade (exports and imports) facilitation role in enhancing value chain competitiveness. Thus, this article investigates the role of strategic change management (SCM) on the Nigerian Maritime Crude Oil Transportation Industry (MCOTI) within the context of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Furthermore, the study finds that both managers and end users think a “radical change” rather than a “gradual change” is needed in the MCOTI in Nigeria. However, both managers and end users gave significantly different reasons for a radical change in the industry. For example, most managers argued that government intervention through deregulation, increased investment in technology, and trade facilitation infrastructural development are critical for the survival, restructuring, repositioning, expansion, and growth of the industry (in terms of ship registry and number of cabotage vessels in Nigerian coastal waters), whereas end users focused on product pricing and availability as well as increased opportunities for the vulnerable and economically disadvantaged.
Pages from a sociometric notebook: Reconsidering the effects of selective missingness
Authors: Bukowski William M. , Dirks Melanie Ann , Commisso Melissa , Velàsquez Ana Maria , Lopez Luz Stella
Published: May 2019

The effects of selective missingness on the size of observed correlations between scores derived from peer assessment procedures were examined with a sample of 719 boys and girls drawn from 57 peer groups in seven schools in Montréal, Québec, Canada or Barranquilla, a city on the northern Caribbean coast of Colombia in Latin America. Peer groups (i.e., the boys or girls within in a school classroom) in which participation rates exceeded 90% were randomly assigned to either a “complete” or a “missing” group. In separate procedures, children whose scores placed them above the 20th percentile for their group were excluded from the “missing” groups on measures of passive withdrawal, popularity, and aggression. When the correlations observed with the “complete” groups were compared with the correlations observed with the “missing” groups, few differences were observed. These findings are discussed within the context of the effects of missing data on peer assessment techniques and the factors underlying the association between different peer assessment measures.
Multicenter research on tumor and pregnancy outcomes in patients with early-stage cervical cancer after fertility-sparing surgery
Authors: Wang Aihong , Cui Guanyi , Jin Canhui , Wang Ying , Tian Xiaoyu
Published: May 2019

Objective

To investigate tumor and pregnancy outcomes after fertility-sparing surgery for cervical cancer.

Methods

A total of 83 patients with cervical cancer who received fertility-sparing surgery at 10 gynecologic cancer research centers in Henan Province were enrolled from January 2010 to June 2016. Clinical data and follow-up results were collected. Of them, 78 had cervical squamous carcinoma and five had cervical adenocarcinoma. International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (2009) staging showed that 26 patients had stage IA1, 11 had stage IA2, and 46 had stage IBI. Seventy-two patients underwent radical trachelectomy and retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy, whereas 11 underwent subradical trachelectomy and retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy. Moreover, 17 patients received one to two courses of preoperative neoadjuvant chemotherapy and five received two to four courses of postoperative chemotherapy. Eighty-three patients were followed up postoperatively (median follow-up duration, 36.2 months).

Results

With regard to tumor outcomes, one (1.2%) patient showed recurrence following fertility-sparing surgery. In 69 patients with planned pregnancy after treatment, 54 had 58 pregnancies, including 42 full-term births and eight premature births. Seventy-nine patients were satisfied with their quality of life.

Conclusions

Radical/subradical trachelectomy is safe and effective as fertility-sparing surgery for young patients with early cervical cancer, with good pregnancy outcomes.
Civic participation and connectivity with a metro newspaper
Authors: Thorson Esther , Chen Weiyue , Lacy Stephen
Published: May 2019

A survey of people in the market distribution area of the Florida Times-Union (T-U) showed that amount of exposure to the newspaper indirectly predicted positive attitudes about civic participation and civic participation behaviors such as volunteering and religious activities, as mediated through connectivity with the T-U and news interest. Online and offline communication were also directly related to positive civic participation attitudes and indirectly to community volunteering and religious activities.
More Time on Technology, Less Happiness? Associations Between Digital-Media Use and Psychological Well-Being
Authors: Twenge Jean M.
Published: May 2019

Studies using large samples consistently find that more frequent users of digital media are lower in psychological well-being than less frequent users; even data sets used as evidence for weak effects show that twice as many heavy users (vs. light users) are low in well-being. Differences in perspective may stem from the statistics used; I argue that comparing well-being across levels of digital-media use is more useful than the percentage of variance explained, as most studies on digital-media use do not measure other influences on well-being (e.g., genetics, trauma), and these other influences, unlike frequency of digital-media use, are rarely controllable. Nonusers are generally lower in well-being than light users of digital media, however, suggesting that limited use may be beneficial. Longitudinal and experimental studies suggest that at least some of the causation moves from digital-media use to lower well-being. Mechanisms may include the displacement of activities more beneficial to well-being (sleep, face-to-face social interaction), upward social comparison, and cyberbullying.
Book review: Kalpana Ram, Fertile Disorder: Spirit Possession and its Provocation of the Modern
Authors: Janarthanan Dhivya
Published: May 2019

Kalpana Ram, Fertile Disorder: Spirit Possession and its Provocation of the Modern. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2013, xiii+317 pages, US$ 57 (hardcover). ISBN: 978-0-8248-3630-6.
From Data to Causes I: Building A General Cross-Lagged Panel Model (GCLM)
Authors: Zyphur Michael J. , Allison Paul D. , Tay Louis , Voelkle Manuel C. , Preacher Kristopher J. , Zhang Zhen , Hamaker Ellen L. , Shamsollahi Ali , Pierides Dean C. , Koval Peter , Diener Ed
Published: May 2019

This is the first paper in a series of two that synthesizes, compares, and extends methods for causal inference with longitudinal panel data in a structural equation modeling (SEM) framework. Starting with a cross-lagged approach, this paper builds a general cross-lagged panel model (GCLM) with parameters to account for stable factors while increasing the range of dynamic processes that can be modeled. We illustrate the GCLM by examining the relationship between national income and subjective well-being (SWB), showing how to examine hypotheses about short-run (via Granger-Sims tests) versus long-run effects (via impulse responses). When controlling for stable factors, we find no short-run or long-run effects among these variables, showing national SWB to be relatively stable, whereas income is less so. Our second paper addresses the differences between the GCLM and other methods. Online Supplementary Materials offer an Excel file automating GCLM input for Mplus (with an example also for Lavaan in R) and analyses using additional data sets and all program input/output. We also offer an introductory GCLM presentation at https://youtu.be/tHnnaRNPbXs . We conclude with a discussion of issues surrounding causal inference.
Friction measurement and correction method in quasi-static tests of columns under combined axial and cyclic lateral loading
Authors: Wang Zeyuan , Feng Peng , Cheng Shi , Yu Tao
Published: May 2019

In quasi-static tests of large-scale structural columns and/or columns under large axial loads, the lateral friction force between the column and the loading system can become a significant problem: they may cause considerable deviation between the measured lateral force and the actual reaction force of the column, especially under large axial compression load. Many researchers have come up with different methods to reduce or eliminate the influence of such friction force. In this article, previous treatments on the lateral friction force in quasi-static tests are first discussed. A shear force measurement device, for accurate measurement of the friction force, is then presented and calibrated. Based on the friction forces measured by the device in real tests, a simple model is proposed to predict the lateral friction force in quasi-static tests. Using the model, the measured lateral force in such tests can be corrected to obtain the actual reaction force of the column when a friction measurement device is absent. The proposed model and the correction method are then validated using results from several previous tests.
Optimizing growth factor induction of tenogenesis in three-dimensional culture of mesenchymal stem cells
Authors: Rajpar Ibtesam , Barrett Jennifer G
Published: May 2019

Adult tissue stem cells have shown promise for the treatment of debilitating tendon injuries. However, few comparisons of stem cells from different tissue sources have been made to determine the optimum stem cell source for treating tendon. Moreover, it is likely that the application of tenogenic growth factors will improve tendon stem cell treatments further, and a comprehensive comparison of a number of growth factors is needed. Thus far, different types of stem cells cannot be evaluated in a high-throughput manner. To this end, we have developed an approach to culture mesenchymal stem cells isolated from bone marrow in collagen type I hydrogels with tenogenic growth factors using economical, commercially available supplies. To optimize growth factors for this assay, FGF-2, TGF-β1, IGF-1, and/or BMP-12 were tested singly and in novel combinations of (1) BMP-12 and IGF-1, (2) TGF-β1 and IGF-1, and/or (3) BMP-12 and FGF-2 over 10 days. Our data suggest that BMP-12 supplementation alone results in the strongest expression of tendon marker genes, controlled contractility of constructs, a higher degree of cell alignment, and tendon-like tissue morphology. This easy-to-use benchtop assay can be used to screen novel sources of stem cells and cell lines for tissue engineering and tendon healing applications.
Mission Impossible? The professionalisation of Austrian probation between desistance and “what works”
Authors: Hofinger Veronika
Published: May 2019

Over the last few years, desistance research has gained importance as an alternative to the risk-based “what works” approach. When significant proponents speak of a new desistance-paradigm arising, it has to be borne in mind that their analyses focus mainly on the practice of probation in the UK where dramatic restructuring and cost-cutting were implemented under the “what works” label. This paper presents the results of a research project investigating the implementation of a cognitive behavioural programme in probation in Austria. This programme, developed on the basis of “what works” and Risk-Need-Responsivity ("RNR")-principles, is assessed from a desistance perspective. Probationers themselves reflect on what helped them to “go straight” and what role the programme played in the desistance process. It is shown that the “what works”- and the desistance-perspective may complement each other under specific circumstances, even if certain conceptual differences remain.
How Much Do Psychological Factors Affect Lack of Return to Play After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction? A Systematic Review
Authors: Nwachukwu Benedict U. , Adjei Joshua , Rauck Ryan C. , Chahla Jorge , Okoroha Kelechi R. , Verma Nikhil N. , Allen Answorth A. , Williams Riley J.
Published: May 2019

Background:

Variables affecting return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) are multifactorial. The nonphysical factors germane to successful return to play (RTP) are being increasingly recognized.

Purpose:

To (1) evaluate the available evidence base for psychological factors relating to RTP after ACLR, (2) identify psychological factors affecting RTP after ACLR, and (3) understand currently available metrics used to assess psychological RTP readiness.

Study Design:

Systematic review; Level of evidence, 4.

Methods:

A review of the MEDLINE database was performed for studies reporting RTP after ACLR. Studies reporting on the psychological determinants of RTP were included. Demographic, methodological, and psychometric properties of the included studies were extracted. Weighted analysis was performed after patients were pooled across included studies.

Results:

Of 999 studies identified in the initial search, 28 (2.8%) studies, comprising 2918 patients, were included; 19 studies (n = 2175 patients) reported RTP rates. The mean time for RTP was 17.2 months. There was a 63.4% rate of RTP, and 36.6% of patients returning to sport were not able to perform at their prior level of play. Of the 795 patients who did not achieve RTP, 514 (64.7%) cited a psychological reason for not returning. Fear of reinjury was the most common reason (n = 394; 76.7%); other psychological factors included lack of confidence in the treated knee (n = 76; 14.8%), depression (n = 29; 5.6%), and lack of interest/motivation (n = 13; 2.5%). The Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the ACL–Return to Sport after Injury scale, and the Knee Self-Efficacy Scale were reported measures for assessing the influence of psychology on RTP.

Conclusion:

Psychological factors play an important role in RTP after ACLR. Among studies evaluating the impact of psychology on RTP, there was a delay in returning as well as lower RTP rates compared with the previously reported normative literature. Fear of reinjury was the most commonly reported impediment to RTP. The psychosocial measures identified in this review may have a role in RTP protocols for assessing mental resiliency; however, their roles need to be further investigated and validated in patients who have undergone ACLR.
Z dziejów realizmu politycznego
Authors: Zakrzewski Maciej
Published: May 2019

From the History of Political Realism: Aleksander Bochensky and His Memorial on Polish Politics From April 1945The article describes one of the most significant documents in the history of the Polish conservative doctrine. In the face of Soviet domination over Poland, in April 1945, a conservative politician, Aleksander Bocheński started negotiations with Jerzy Borejsza, an officer of the Polish People’s Army. Bocheński planned to organise a political group that from the realistic point of view, would accept political domination of the Soviet Union, but the final goal was to limit the consequences of the communist reform in Poland. At this time Bocheński wrote his Memorial, where he justified his political line. In this way he renewed the former conservative tradition from the period of the Partitions. The Memorial on Polish politics was lost form the beginning of the 1990s and its details were not known. The full text of the document, discovered in Bocheński Family Archive is attached to the article.
Od pochwały „demokracji szlacheckiej” do krytyki „rządu monarchiczno‑demokratycznego”
Authors: Lis Rafał
Published: May 2019

From the Apology of a ‘Noble Democracy’ to the Criticism of a ‘Monarchical-Democratic’ Form of Government: The Confederacy of Targowica and the New Trends in the Development of Noble RepublicanismThe article presents main doctrinal trends within the tradition of noble republicanism at the end of the Four Year Seym, affected especially by the Confederacy of Targowica (1792). Acknowledging different attitudes of earlier exponents of noble republicanism towards social issues (especially in the works of Adam Rzewuski and Wojciech Turski), it suggests that this tradition, taken as a whole, willingly identifying with the notion of ‘democracy’, was still in the position to work out a more modern stance. But significantly enough, such a doctrinal development was no longer possible after the announcement of the Confederacy of Targowica. Now, eagerly connoting the extremes of the French Revolution with democracy per se, the exponents of a new political rhetoric not only defended a traditional form of a republic but also the social status quo. The author suggests that this changes indicates a shift from a more ‘democratic’ characteristic of noble republicanism to a strongly class-oriented defence of social privileges, leaving, eventually, less and less room for a more promising and challenging republican stance. Although most of these traits can be already discerned in the narratives of such conservative representatives of noble republicanism as Seweryn Rzewuski, Leonard Olizar and Szczęsny Potocki, it was especially Józef Kossakowski, analyzed in the concluding parts of the article, who was the best exponent of this phenomenon.
Problemy rozwoju gospodarczego państw nieuznawanych na przykładzie Abchazji
Authors: Jakubowski Andrzej
Published: May 2019

Problems of Economic Development of the Unrecognised State – the Case of AbkhaziaSince its inception as a result of the victorious war with Georgia, the de facto independent Abkhazia has been struggling with a deep economic crisis characterised by war damage, economic blockade and the lack of international recognition. The aim of this paper is to analyse the main problems and challenges of unrecognised states in the field of economic development on the example of the Republic of Abkhazia. The article summarises the economic consequences of the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict, characterises the economic development of Abkhazia in the post-war period and analyses the effects of the economic blockade as well as the economic effects of the support of the external patron (the Russian Federation).
Mitologia radziecka (beletrystyka i reportaż rosyjski XX i XXI wieku)
Authors: Duda Katarzyna
Published: May 2019

Soviet Mythology (Russian Belles-Lettres and Non-fiction Literature in 20th and 21st Century)Soviet history, since just after the October Revolution until the present day, has been full of myths created by the communist ideology and politics. In the past, these numerous myths (together with utopias) helped people to believe in the existence of a paradise on the Earth. The most popular of these myths are the myth of the victim, the myth of a hero fighting for ‘the peace in the whole world’, the myth connected with the figure of a Leader, Teacher showing how people have to speak, behave and act, the myth of the Great Patriotic War… The last one is especially well known all over the world because Soviet politicians always consider themselves winners who had regained freedom. These days the Great Patriotic War myth is used or even overused in the Russian Federation because people are looking for an event which could connect all former Soviet nations. Books written by Russian authors are the proof of this tendency.
Tożsamość narodu rosyjskiego w ujęciu Fiodora Dostojewskiego
Authors: Raźny Anna
Published: May 2019

Identity and the Russian Nation According to Fyodor DostoevskyThe nation occupies a central place in the works of Fyodor Dostoevsky, one that is closely connected with anthropological issues. For the author of The Devils, the nation constituted a collective entity based on the ethos of personalism, which is such a distinctive feature of Russian Orthodox thought. The immersion of the individual in the Orthodox community protects him against what Dostoevsky regarded as the pernicious and destructive individualism of European civilization. Thanks to this community, the Russian people can protect themselves against the degeneration of European nations and the rationalist consciousness that gave birth to the anti-Christian ideas of revolution and socialism. For Dostoyevsky, the identity of the Russian nation is infused with a sense of religious messianism combined with political messianism. This is a mystical-nationalistic messianism, which comes to the fore most emphatically in the conviction that Russia carries God within itself. It is the incarnation of God. It is this belief that fashions, in Dostoevsky’s opinion, the political mission of Russia – to provide brotherly protection for other Orthodox peoples and come to the rescue of a Europe in crisis. However, while in Dostoyevsky’s Christian anthropology the highest expression of the self is achieved through dialogue with another self, such interactions are not possible in the Russian nation’s relations other nations. The diversity of voices shaping the dialogue of nations does not correspond to the diversity of voices existing in interpersonal dialogues This is made impossible by the position and attitude of Russia as a nation serving a mission at two important levels of its existence: at the religious level and the political-state level. Not only in Dostoyevsky’s journalism, but also in the polyphony of his literary works, the Russian nation has a closed, non-polyphonic structure.
Polityczne konsekwencje nowelizacji ustaw medialnych w Polsce w latach 2015‑2016
Authors: Miżejewski Maciej
Published: May 2019

The Political Consequences of the Amendments to the Media Laws in Poland in 2015-2016Public media in Poland have become the subject of strong political pressure from the current government. This is demonstrated by the legislative initiatives undertaken to take full control of the circulation of information by the executive. According to the opposition, as well as the European institutions (the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, Council of Europe) the implemented legislative solutions posed a threat to media pluralism, constitutional guarantees of freedom of expression, and their task is only to consolidate power. Depriving the public media of the function of the public debate forum makes them an instrument in the hands of government administration.
CAMINHOS POSSÍVEIS PARA PRODUÇÃO DE PRÁTICAS PEDAGÓGICAS NO ENFRENTAMENTO DAS VIOLÊNCIAS DE GÊNERO E SEXUALIDADE
Authors: Silva Daniel Vieira
Published: May 2019

O presente trabalho apresenta achados de pesquisa de mestrado realizada entre os anos de 2015 e 2017, pelo Programa de Pós Graduação em Educação, Cultura e Comunicação (PPGECC/UERJ), onde foram investigadas as possibilidades, desafios e potências na produção de práticas pedagógicas voltadas para a discussão das temáticas relacionadas à gênero e sexualidade no espaço escolar. A partir dos relatos e experiências de quatro professoras da rede municipal de Nova Iguaçu, município da região metropolitana do estado do Rio de Janeiro, foi possível perceber elementos que diferenciam as práticas produzidas por essas professoras a partir do olhar atento para as questões de violência, marginalização e produção de desigualdade frente às percepções e performances de gênero e sexualidade. Inicialmente, serão apresentadas algumas reflexões sobre as relações de gênero e sexualidade na escola, e em seguida nos aproximaremos das possibilidades na produção de práticas pedagógicas que se coloquem como ferramentas de questionamento e enfrentamento da violência e marginalização.
Cessação do tabagismo entre usuários da estratégia saúde da família
Authors: Mattos Larissa Rodrigues , Abreu Ângela Maria Mendes , Portela Luciana Fernandes , Jomar Rafael Tavares , Paixão Louise Anne Reis da
Published: May 2019

Objetivo: ddescrever a cessação do tabagismo entre usuários da estratégia saúde da família. Método: estudo longitudinal realizado em duas unidades de atenção básica no período de junho a dezembro de 2016 com usuários tabagistas participantes do Programa de Tratamento do Tabagismo. A cessação do tabagismo foi descrita segundo variáveis sociodemográficas e variáveis relacionadas à história tabagística e à participação no Programa. As análises bivariadas se basearam no teste exato de Fisher, nos testes não paramétrico U de Mann-Whitney e Correlação de Spearman); foi adotado nível de significância de 5%. Resultados: verificou-se que sexo masculino, uso de medicamento e número de sessões que o indivíduo participou relacionaram-se estatisticamente à cessação do tabagismo. Conclusão: O presente estudo evidenciou que a cessação do tabagismo é influenciada pelo sexo masculino, participação nas sessões propostas pelo programa de tabagismo e uso de medicamentos oferecidos pelo Sistema Único de Saúde.
Theories of stress and coping and how they relate to individuals with venous leg ulceration
Authors: Haynes Samantha , Holloway Samantha
Published: May 2019

The experience of living with venous leg ulceration has been shown to have a negative effect on an individual's physical, psychological and social functioning. Associated factors such as pain, exudate, odour and limitations to an individual's mobility and social life are common stressors that impact on a patient's quality of life which can lead to stress, depression and anxiety. While acute stress is an innate and necessary physiological response, chronic stress can lead to alterations in the immune system that can prolong wound healing. Cognitive theories of stress and coping can help to explain how people react to these experiences, an understanding of which could help healthcare professionals develop an improved level of concordance with their patients. This narrative review examines existing theories regarding stress and coping and explores how these relate to people who have a venous leg ulcer using a case study approach as a basis for the discussion.
Genetics in palliative care: too much to ask?
Authors: Jacobs Chris , White Stephanie , Phillips Jane
Published: May 2019

People with an inherited condition who receive palliative care may be missing out on the opportunity to store a DNA sample for future use by their families and offspring. A DNA sample from a family member affected with an inherited condition can help at-risk relatives to access accurate risk assessment and, where relevant, enhanced surveillance and risk-reducing measures. As genetic and genomic testing becomes increasingly important in all aspects of healthcare, health professionals specialising in palliative care will be asked to communicate about family history risk and testing. This article highlights the importance of discussing genetics and genomics issues for people receiving palliative care, their families and the health professionals caring for them.
Politics and palliative care: Madagascar
Authors: Smyth Dion
Published: May 2019

Dion Smyth's review of palliative nursing on the internet
Exercising perception
Authors: Strate Lance
Published: May 2019

This article details two classroom exercises in perception. The Witness-Detective Exercise is relatively elaborate, and involves perception, memory and interaction. The second exercise is relatively simple, and involves listening to a word list and memory. Both exercises is demonstrate both the selective nature of perception and the fact that we can perceive and remember things that were not actually present or presented to us. The article concludes with a set of generalizations regarding the process of perception.
Communication as travel: The genre of letters to the dead in public media
Authors: Aronis Carolin
Published: May 2019

The phenomenon of personally addressing the dead through letters published in public media is a prevalent communicative practice that has earned little academic notice. This practice disrupts some common communication principles and provides us with new understandings of how communication works – by travelling, rather than reaching an end. To encapsulate and characterize this phenomenon, this article focuses on an Israeli case study of letters written to the dead and published in popular newspapers. I use a media ecology approach to phenomenologically classify five sets of characteristics in order to stimulate future discussion and analysis.
Empowering Persons with Intellectual Disabilities Through Work/School Alternation: a Positive Case study
Authors: Emanuela Zappella
Published: May 2019

Entry into the world of work is an important moment for people with disabilities and for their professional inclusion. Using a case study, This research presents the project of school/work alternation carried out with a student with intellectual disability within a supermarket during the frequency of the last year in a higher institute in northern Italy. This study intends to describe the process and highlight the strategies used in this experience. The paper ends with an analysis of the factors that can favour a positive experience and which can be a starting-point for other, similar experiences. This experience shows that, with adequate training, people with intellectual disabilities can be protagonists of an experience that favors their well-being and social inclusion.
Escrevendo cartas: a sexualidade na vida e na formação docente de Biologia
Authors: Barzano Marco Antonio Leandro , Santos John Erliton Simão dos
Published: May 2019

Trata-se de um artigo-carta ou uma carta-artigo. Uma proposta que temos apostado em nosso grupo de pesquisa – RIZOMA – para tentar insubordinar os modos de pesquisar, pensar, escrever, criar, interpretar, dialogar, experimentar.Desde 2015 nosso grupo tem se debruçado nos estudos sobre Narrativas e uma dissertação foi nossa primeira experiência para divulgação que aqui pretendemos apresentar em forma de artigo-carta-artigo.Inspirados na perspectiva pós-estruturalista, pretendemos expor não apenas o extrato da dissertação, um pedaço de um capítulo. Não! No presente texto trazemos aquilo que movimentou nossos pensamentos durante o desenvolvimento da pesquisa, ou seja, os rabiscos, os silêncios, as dúvidas, a emoção, o afeto, a dureza, a inconsistência, a potência e por aí vai... O artigo-carta-artigo é o resultado daquilo que dois pesquisadores – orientador e orientando – viveram, (des)construíram por dois anos de trabalho da pesquisa de mestrado, mas também, na continuidade pós-defesa, dois anos depois, durante as reuniões do grupo de pesquisa.

PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Escritas Narrativas. Cartas. Sexualidade. PIBID.
Saberes e (In)Visibilidades dos Corpos Trans nos Espaços Educativos
Authors: Magalhães Joanalira Corpes , Ribeiro Paula Regina Costa
Published: May 2019

Nesse texto, questionamos os significados e as práticas que vão sendo (re)produzidos acerca dos corpos trans, nos diferentes espaços educativos como a ciência, a mídia e os livros didáticos de Biologia. Para tanto, discutimos os corpos como construções discursivas problematizando e desconstruindo a produção dos corpos-homem e dos corpos-mulher pautada numa visão essencialista e binária. Nas análises, percebemos uma explosão de saberes sobre as questões trans na ciência e nas mídias, porém ao olharmos para o livro didático, observamos um silenciamento e uma invisibilidade da temática trans. Assim, discutir a centralidade da categoria corpo nas experiências, nos trânsitos e nas itinerâncias dos sujeitos trans nos espaços educativos, possibilita-nos perceber o quanto a desconstrução dos binarismos torna-se necessária para que possamos reconhecer a multiplicidade de performances de gênero.

PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Corpos. Transexualidade. Ciência. Binarismo. Artefatos Culturais.
El libro del Deuteronomio, el cierre del Pentateuco y el surgimiento de la identidad de Israel
Authors: Guevara Miren Junkal
Published: May 2019

El Deuteronomio, hoy quinto y último libro del Pentateuco, constituye, en una perspectiva literaria, una colección de discursos puestos en boca de Moisés en la Transjordania, antes de morir y delegar el liderazgo de la entrada en la tierra en manos de Josué. En una aproximación teológica, es un libro fundamental para comprender buena parte de la teología del Antiguo Testamento, porque sintetiza los elementos fundamentales de la fe israelita: ley, alianza, elección y pueblo. Su composición, larga y compleja, permitió a Israel dar forma a una reflexión de identidad que convirtió el texto en uno de los libros religiosos más populares durante el segundo templo, y en la clave para comprender la Escritura como pieza fundamental de la instrucción de Israel. Esta popularidad explica también que ejerciera una influencia notable en el Nuevo Testamento.