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Οιονεί χαρτογράφηση εννοιολογικής προσέγγισης της ιστορίας στο νηπιαγωγείο
Authors: Καραμανώλη Ελένη
Published: December 2019

Η διδασκαλία της ιστορίας στο νηπιαγωγείο σχετίζεται με τη σταδιακή καλλιέργεια της κριτικής σκέψης και την ιστορική κατανόηση μέσα από την κατανόηση των ιστορικών δομικών εννοιών (χρόνος, συνέχεια-αλλαγή, αίτιο-αποτέλεσμα). Σε αυτήν την κατάκτηση θα συμβάλλει η ανάπτυξη δραστηριοτήτων σχετικών με την μίκρο ιστορία (οικογένεια, γειτονιά) αλλά και με τη μάκρο ιστορία (σχολείο, κοινωνία). Στο νηπιαγωγείο τίθενται οι βάσεις για την προσέγγιση των ιστορικών γεγονότων, αξιοποιώντας εμπειρίες και γεγονότα από τη ζωή των ίδιων των παιδιών. Η παρούσα έρευνα διερευνά τους στόχους, τους σκοπούς της διδασκαλίας καθώς και τις στρατηγικές που μπορούν να εφαρμοστούν σε αυτό το στάδιο εκπαίδευσης. Δίνεται έμφαση στις ιστορικές έννοιες και στον τρόπο που αυτές μπορούν να αξιοποιηθούν ώστε να επιτευχθεί η ιστορική κατανόηση με την αξιοποίηση ομαδοσυνεργατικών μεθόδων αλλά και τη μέθοδο project.
Διαγωνισμός συγγραφής μιας ιστορίας για παιδιά μικρής ηλικίας με θέμα τη Θεσσαλονίκη
Authors: Κανατσούλη Μελπομένη
Published: December 2019

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Diagnosis, monitoring and prognosis of secondary brain damage in icu patients with traumatic brain injuries
Authors: Karipiadou Aikaterini , Korfias Stefanos , Papastavrou Evridikh
Published: December 2019

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the brain injury that occurs whenever a physical force that impacts the head leads to neuropathology. The types of primary TBI are penentrating TBI or non-penetrating TBI and it can lead to intracerebral contusions, hemorrhages or extra-axial hematomas. Patients with TBI can also have skull fractures or concussions. The injury severity can be classified in many ways but the most established and common used is the Glascow Coma Scale (GCS). However, with the GCS, each of the severity criteria has limitations and might mot be an accurate predictor of TBI severity and outcome when used alone. For this reason it is often used in conjunction with other parameters (Abbreviated Injury Scale - AIS). Secondary Brain Damage is the injury that occurs to the TBI patient not at the time of the accident, but during the following minutes, hours or days. There are many mechanisms that lead to development of cerebral edema, blood-brain barrier disruption, vasospasm, increase in volume of bleeding, contusions and intracranial hypertension. These mechanisms can act either in cellular level or systemic level. The cellular mechanisms that lead to secondary brain damage include necrosis or apoptosis, mitochondrial dysfunction, excitotoxicicty, formation of free radicals, changes in cerebral glucose metabolism and inflammation. The mechanisms at systemic level include hypoxia-cerebral oxygenation, hypo or hypertension, hypo or hyper-capnia, anemia, hyponatremia and hyper or hypoglycemia. The first tool to diagnose severe TBI and secondary brain injury is neurological assessment. Neuroimaging is one of the most important ways for diagnosis. Computed Tomography (CT scan), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), cerebral angiography, transcranial Doppler, CT perfusion, Xenon CT, MRI diffusion, MRI perfusion, MRI spectrometry and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) are possible ways of imaging that not only help in the diagnosis but give important information that help in choosing the correct management. Moreover, neuromonitoring, helps in the correct management of the patient.
The corticosteroids in aesthetics
Authors: Chrysoglou Charikleia-Lydia , Goula Maria
Published: December 2019

The aim of this study is to present the role of corticosteroids in aesthetics. To begin with, the actions of corticosteroids are analyzed as well as their adverse effects, their classification and methods to avoid possible adverse effects when they are used topically. The use of corticosteroids in aesthetics is limited because of their variety of pharmacological actions. Corticosteroids affect almost every system of human body even if they are used topically, so they must not be considered as moisturizing or soothing products, but as medications with specific properties, indications and contraindications. Their administration is always on medical prescription, at a certain dose and for a specific period of time, even for local application on the skin. In addition, the classification of topical corticosteroids according to their potency by World Health Organization (WHO) is further discussed. Furthermore, the role of topical corticosteroids is further investigated. Finally, methods of application depending on the skin area are analyzed and combinations of corticosteroids with other medications such
Knowledge of patients with acute myocardial infarction in relation to risk factors of heart disease
Authors: Gkika Christina , Vasilopoulos Georgios
Published: December 2019

Background: Acute myocardial infarction is directly related to specific predisposing risk factors. Some of these factors, if modified in time, would probably not have led to the disease. Aim: To investigate the levels of information for patients with acute myocardial infarction in relation to predisposing factors. Methodology: For the study's needs, a thorough review of articles in Greek and foreign-language scientific journals, in databases such as PubMed and Scopus, using the key words in Greek and in English, in all possible combinations. Results: According to literature it appears that only a small percentage of patients have a good level of knowledge about the predisposing factors of the disease. Also, the good level of knowledge is directly related to the male gender and the highest level of education. Focusing on patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction is lacking a good level of knowledge, but in a smaller percentage than other cardiac patients. The implementation of aggressive educational strategies aimed at informing the population is the main way to tackle the growing incidence of the disease. In this educational process, medical and nursing staff play a key role, which should be encouraged to educate patients about the onset and progression of disease, predisposing factors and prevention measures when providing health services. Conclusions: There are not enough studies in the literature to estimate the knowledge of patients with acute myocardial infarction on predisposing factors. New studies should therefore be carried out with a view to providing a more detailed picture of the level of knowledge, as the depiction of knowledge will contribute
A new start
Authors: Marvaki Christina
Published: December 2019

No abstract available
Open heart surgery patients’ education. a source of anxiety?
Authors: Kadda Olga
Published: December 2019

In recent years the interest of health care professionals has focused on the process of patient pre and post operative education and in what way the psychological status is affected. They particularly emphasized the need to design effective and individualized trainings programs which concern preoperative and postoperative information, cardiac rehabilitation after open heart surgery so as to enhance patient’s comfort and anxiety reduction.The main idea of the programme is to change patient’s behaviour regarding modifiable risk factors and improve their quality of life. Moreover, the aim of the individual educational programme is to understand the surgical procedure, complications may occur, maintaining treatment compliance at a high level, the improvement of psychological status and quality of life not only for the patient but for its family too.Cardiac surgery is a very difficult process that causes a lot of stress and one of the most important nurse’s roles is to provide information and patient support throughout their recovery period.
Effective communication in operating room and patient safety
Authors: Neriman Akansel
Published: December 2019

No abstract available
Effectiveness of negative pressure wound healing systems applying in sternotomy after cardiac surgery: a systematic review
Authors: Christodoulou Eleni , Vasilopoulos Georgios , Kalogianni Antonia , Jahaj Edison
Published: December 2019

Introduction: Despite the progress of prevention and peri-operative care of cardiac surgery patients, complications of the surgical wound still occur to 1-3% of patients and they are connected with high rates of hospital mortality.Aim: The present systematic review aims to investigate the effectiveness of the application of negative pressure wound therapy in median sternotomy wounds after cardiac surgery that occur deep infections.Material and Method: All the relevant Greek and International bibliography was searched  to Pubmed, Cinahl, Sciverse Scopus and Proquest database. The Key words that were used were negative pressure wound treatment AND sternotomy AND cardiac surgery regarding the pursuit of the title, the abstract or the key words for publications from 2012 and after.Results: From 123 articles, 7 articles were finally chosen for studying of the full text. According to the results of the review,  negative pressure wound treatment’s use to median sternotomy wounds provide the healing, the treatment and the prevention of infections and contributes to the reduction of the time and cost of hospitalization.Conclusions: The need to carry out more randomized clinical trials is highlighted so that the results can be generalized.
Mortality rate of ICU patients according to APACHE II and SAPS II score
Authors: Kostoglou Ariadni , Kotanidou Anastasia , Marvaki Christina , Orfanos Stylianos
Published: December 2019

Introduction:  Two of the most important systems measuring the severity of disease classification in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) are APACHE II and SAPS II. The scores that the two systems generate can be the cause of increased mortality.Aim: of subject study is to record mortality of 28 days in ICU of a Hospital located in Piraeus and to investigate its dependence on the variables APACHE II and SAPS II. Material and Methods: Population of the study consisted of 200 patients, older than 18 years, admitted to ICU. The application of normal distribution for continuous variables has been evaluated based on Kolmogorov-Smirnov parametric analysis.Results: 62, 5% of the sample were male, while 37,5% were female. The average age of patients participating in the study was 58,02 years ± 19,085, average APACHE II score 22,33 ± 8,038 and average SAPS II score 37,03 ± 16,169. 51,5% of those patients were diagnosed with pathological problems, 25,5% with surgical problems and 23% had trauma. Mortality in ICU was 32%. The area below ROC curve for the prediction of mortality from APACHE II score was 0.748 (95% confidence interval: 0.684-0.808, p<0.001). Conclusions : From the regression ran  based on multiple confounding variables (age, gender, diagnosis, APACHE II and SAPS II scores) we conclude that mortality of 28 days in a polyvalent ICU is affected only by APACHE II score, which predicted independently (p= 0.036) the mortality of the patients of the present study.
Causes of admission of patients 18-­30 years old in intensive care units
Authors: Monastirioti Marina , Kalogianni Antonia , Vasilopoulos Georgios , Papageorgiou Dimitrios
Published: December 2019

Introduction: The causes that lead to the admission of young adults into Intensive Care Units (ICUs) are a multivariable phenomenon of modern times with a variety of social extensions.Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the causes of admission of young adult population aged 18-30 in Intensive Care Units.Method and material: The studied population consisted of people aged 18-30 years who were hospitalized in an Intensive Care Unit of Attica, Greece during the years 2016 and 2017. A specially formatted registration form was used to collect the data, which except for the demographic data, included variables related to the reasons of admission to ICU, the duration of the hospitalization, as well as the final outcome. The SPSS 23 statistical package and the x2 method were used to analyze the data.Results: The 71.1% of the study population were male and 28.9% female. Regarding nationality, 81.1% were Greeks, while 18.9% were foreigners. As a first cause of admission to ICU was the road traffic accidents with percentage of 41.2%, followed by pathological causes with 32%, postoperative monitoring with 16.2%, suicide attempts at 4.4%, drug abuse at 3.5%, and work-related accidents at 2.6%. The statistical analysis of the results showed that men were more frequently admitted into the ICUs compared to women with a statistically significant difference p <0,000. The marital status does not seem to be related to the frequency of admission, which also applies to nationality, comparing the percentage of foreigners in the sample with the percentage of the population, there was no statistically significant difference. By studying the other social and demographic characteristics, there was a statistically significant dependence of the causes of admission both with the profession (p = 0.001) and with the place of residence (p = 0,013). The overwhelming majority (87.5%) of drug addicts and 50% of those who attempting to commit suicide were unemployed.Conclusions: It is identified that demographic and social characteristics affect to a large extent the admission of young people into the ICU.
Anxiety of patients undergoing ct imaging in emergency department
Authors: Kakagianni Eyaggelia , Kelesi-Stauropoulou Martha , Dokoutsidou Eleni , Govina Ourania
Published: December 2019

Introduction: The performance of computed tomography (CT) causes anxiety and discomfort to patients and increases the overall psychological burden.Aim: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the anxiety of patients undergoing CT when entering in the Emergency Department (ED).Material and Methods: To achieve the research objectives was conducted primary research in the ED of a General Hospital of Athens. The research was based on Convenience sampling and the data collected by a self-completion questionnaire during the period May to September 2016. The study sample consisted of 150 people. The State - Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was the questionnaire of this study.Results: The mean value of the current anxiety was 58.70(± 7.32), while the general anxiety was 39.77 (± 7.32), with statistically significant difference (p <0.001). The majority of patients were very anxious prior to performing the CT. In contrast, patients do not feel special stress and anxiety in their lives in general. The factors affecting the current anxiety of patients attending ED and are to undergo CT were: age, education level, marital status, previous experience, cause of examination and presence of pain.Conclusions: One of the many challenges to be faced by health professionals is the stress management of the patient prior of the CT. The organization of intervention programs will positively contribute to the stress management and outcomes of patients.
Dog therapy for people with dementia: a systematic review
Authors: Posadas Laura Tejedor , Hançerlioğlu Sadic , Fountouki Antigoni , Theofanidis Dimitrios
Published: December 2019

Background: Dogs in particular have been singled out as a non-pharmacological means to help those with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Hence, Dog Assisted Therapy (DAT) has emerged as a direct intervention where a dog that meets specific criteria for treatment purposes may assist and benefit a person with AD.Aim: to synthesize research on DAT for AD, in order to investigate if this therapy has a positive influence on people with this disease.Methods: A systematic literature search on Medline, Scopus, Google scholar, Cochrane Library and CINAHL was conducted. The search was carried out in November-December 2018 for papers meeting the following inclusion criteria: articles published in English and Spanish, research articles and not reviews, within the last 30 years (1989-2019) that were available in their entirety, rather than just an abstract.Results:Twenty two studies were examined and all showed a favorable effect on patient status following DAT i.e. positive impact on patient outcomes due to while none reporting a negative effect. Yet, the studies did vary in terms of the intervention, i.e. in some, a small dog was used to improve patient outcomes, while others used a real dog, compared to a robotic dog or a video.Discussion:DAT programs are becoming increasingly popular as supplementary to drug therapies. They were found to increase positive social behaviors, increased interaction and engagement amongst those with dementia resulting in fewer incidents requiring staff intervention. Also, conversation, touches, looks, smiling and laughing was stimulated by dog visits. All these positive effects were attributed to the presence of the animal which patients were encouraged to pet, touch and talk to the dogs.  Furthermore, most authors acknowledge that DAT benefits blood pressure management and increases neuro-chemicals associated with relaxation and bonding. Hence, these benefits may influence behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia by reducing aggression, agitation and anti-social behaviour.Conclusions:People with dementia show a more cheerful mood with DAT and show significant increase in a variety of positive social behaviors such as smiles, looks, tactile gestures and verbalizations, i.e. DAT enhances pro-social behaviour. Furthermore, DAT is suggested to have a beneficial impact on physiological parameters as well, such as blood pressure management, heart rate and skin temperature. Yet, the psychological state of the patients is also noteworthy as DAT minimizes agitation, anxiety, apathy and aggression.
BOSC 2019, the 20th annual Bioinformatics Open Source Conference
Authors: Harris Nomi L. , Cock Peter J.A. , Fields Christopher J. , Greshake Tzovaras Bastian , Heuer Michael , Hokamp Karsten , Munoz-Torres Monica , Peltzer Alexander , Rieck Bastian , Wiencko Heather , Yehudi Yo
Published: December 2019

The Bioinformatics Open Source Conference is a volunteer-organized meeting that covers open source software development and open science in bioinformatics. Launched in 2000, BOSC has been held every year since. BOSC 2019, the 20th annual BOSC, took place as one of the Communities of Special Interest (COSIs) at the Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology meeting (ISMB/ECCB 2019). The two-day meeting included a total of 46 talks and 55 posters, as well as eight Birds of a Feather interest groups. The keynote speaker was University of Cape Town professor Dr. Nicola Mulder, who spoke on “Building infrastructure for responsible open science in Africa”.

Immediately after BOSC 2019, about 50 people participated in the two-day CollaborationFest (CoFest for short), an open and free community-driven event at which participants work together to contribute to bioinformatics software, documentation, training materials, and use cases.
Antecedentes gerenciais e tecnológicos da exaustão no trabalho
Authors: Crispim Ingrid Aparecida Siqueira , Cappellozza Alexandre
Published: December 2019

O objetivo foi analisar as influências de fatores como justiça distributiva, conflito de papéis e confiança na gestão com o estresse tecnológico, ou tecnoestresse, à exaustão no trabalho. Por meio dos dados de 273 participantes e análise de equações estruturais, confirmou-se que o tecnoestresse é a maior influência à exaustão no trabalho comparado aos outros fatores. Os resultados também mostraram que o conflito de papéis tem efeito positivo ao cansaço dos trabalhadores e oposto à justiça distributiva. Finalmente, a confiança na gestão não foi confirmada como fator que influencia a exaustão dos profissionais no exercício das suas atividades laborais.
Editorial
Authors: Moraes Joysi
Published: December 2019

Editorial
Relationship with the mother and closeness to grandparents in relation to resilience in adolescents in families of single mothers. Significance of the absence of the father
Authors: Napora Elżbieta
Published: December 2019

Aim of the study

The father leaving the family is undoubtedly an example of those new experiences, and one that disturbs functioning of the family members. Observations confirm that children suffer most as a result of changes in the family life and in an atmosphere of conflict. Such changes often lead to separation and divorce, after which the parents remain in conflict and the mother experiences negative emotional states, which might be harmful to the children. The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between a subjective assessment of adolescents’ relationship with the mother and emotional closeness with the grandparents, and resilience in adolescents from single mother families, with consideration of the context provided by the role of the absence of father.

Subject or material and methods

The study was conducted on a sample of 309 participants, with the Questionnaire of Family Relationships, Resilience Scale (SPP-18), and the original Scale of Closeness to Grandparents.

Results

The results indicated that, aside from consistency with the mother, closeness with the grandparents also stimulates resilience in adolescents.

Discussion

The dimension of control over an adolescent significantly lowers resilience of the individual. The duration of the absence of the father was not a significant determinant of resilience in young people.

Conclusions

The results obtained in the study may prove useful to psychologists in constructing assistance programs for youth and families of single mothers; they can also be treated as a starting point for future research.
Psychiatrist and psychotherapist. An attempt to summarize work of Jerzy Witold Aleksandrowicz
Authors: Bomba Jacek , Cyranka Katarzyna , Sobański Jerzy
Published: December 2019

Jerzy Witold Aleksandrowicz (1936-2018) was born in Krakow and in Krakow he graduated from medicine and philosophy. He completed his postgraduate training in psychiatry at the Department of Psychiatry, Medical Academy Kraków. Actually his first position was that of clinical assistant in Regional Psychiatric Hospital in Jarosław. But, he soon joined the staff of the above mentioned academic Department of Psychiatry. At this institution Aleksandrowicz worked under direction of professors Eugeniusz Brzezicki, Karol Spett, Antoni Kępiński and Adam Szymusik. All successive chairmen of psychiatry emphasized the importance of harmonious joining clinical work with research and teaching. Aleksandrowicz complied with this attitude and followed this rule through whole his professional life. He was industrious researcher eager to publish results of his studies. Completed his training in psychiatry he continued his career to get the scientific degrees of doctor of medicine, habilitated doctor of medical sciences, and finally the scientific title of professor of medical sciences.
Editorial
Authors: Samochowiec Jerzy , Cyranka Katarzyna
Published: December 2019

This present issue of our Journal is quite a unique one, as this year we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy.
What it means is 81 volumes since 1999, i.e. more than 800 peer-reviewed research papers and case reports published over the course of the last 20 years.

In those last twenty years, we have witnessed various significant changes in psychiatry: a shift from the isolation model towards community psychiatry, introduction of novel, new generation drugs, as well as numerous therapeutic approaches and interventions, to name but a few.
Rapid technological progress, changes in communication channels, and the rise of social media in our pst-modern reality also have an indubitable effect on psychotherapy, as evidenced in controlled studies.
Perceived social support and depression among pregnant and child-rearing teenagers in Ile-Ife, Southwest Nigeria
Authors: Ayamolowo Sunday Joseph , Olajubu Aanuoluwapo Omobolanle , Akintola Funke Elizabeth
Published: December 2019

Background

The mental strain of pregnancy and child-rearing can lead to depression, especially when the expectant mother is also a teenager who will need robust social support to adequately cope with motherhood at this vulnerable stage of life. In Nigeria, teenage pregnancy and motherhood can prevent them from acquiring an education or the skills to earn money, and many teenage mothers struggle with depression and other health issues.

Aim

To assess the relationship between perceived social support and level of depression among pregnant and child-rearing teenagers in the Ife East Local Government Area, Southwest Nigeria.

Methods

A descriptive study design was employed and a structured questionnaire was used to elicit response from 120 pregnant and child-rearing teenagers who were selected using a multistage sampling technique. Descriptive statistics were computed on sociodemographic characteristics, level of perceived social support, and level of depression among respondents. The Pearson correlation test was used to assess the relationship between perceived social support and level of depression.

Findings

More than half (54.2%) of the respondents reported a moderate level of perceived social support, and few respondents (12.5%) reported that they received low social support. Many (44.2%) of the respondents reported no depression, and few respondents (10.0%) were categorised as severely depressed. The study found a significant, moderately strong, negative correlation between respondents' level of social support and depression (r=−0.510, P=<0.0001).

Conclusion

There is a significant association between the level of perceived social support received and the development of depression among pregnant and child-rearing teenagers in Nigeria. Hence, there is an urgent need for appropriate community health information, education and programmes to facilitate support for pregnant and child-rearing teenagers. This will help to reduce depression and improve health outcomes for teenage mothers.
Poisons affecting the liver
Authors: Bates Nicola
Published: December 2019

The liver is a multifunction organ involved in metabolism and synthesis of essential compounds. As the first organ after the gut to receive ingested substances and because of its role in metabolism, it is at particular risk of damage from ingested poisons and their toxic metabolites. Poisons affecting the liver are discussed in this article, part of a series on poisons by organ system. Among the most readily accessible liver toxicants are xylitol and paracetamol, which are commonly available in the home. The mechanism of xylitol-induced liver toxicity is unknown, but paracetamol is metabolised to toxic metabolites when normal mechanisms are overwhelmed and/or inadequate. Various natural sources of hepatotoxins are also discussed including some mushroom species (e.g. some Amanita species and Gyromitra esculenta), some cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) and plants such as cycads which can be grown as houseplants. The mechanism of liver damage with these natural sources includes direct hepatotoxins and toxic metabolites. The management of toxic liver damage is generally supportive with gut decontamination where appropriate and liver protectants, such as acetylcysteine and S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAMe).
Modification of obturator to femoral nerve transfer for femoral nerve palsy
Authors: Graham DJ , Sivakumar BS , Lawson R
Published: December 2019

Postoperative femoral nerve palsy with nerve division is a potentially devastating complication with a poor prognosis, especially when there is a delay in diagnosis. We present a novel ‘belt and braces’ approach for managing this unusual injury, using a modification of a nerve transfer, which has only been previously reported in the literature three times to our knowledge.
Calibration method for a line-structured light vision sensor based on a single cylindrical target
Authors: Zhu Zhenmin , Wang Xinyun , Zhou Fuqiang , Cen Yigang
Published: December 2019

This paper presents a new, to the best of our knowledge, calibration method for line-structured light vision sensors. The laser stripe intersecting the cylindrical target and the line-structured light is captured by the camera, and the light plane parameters of the line-structured light are obtained by combining the cross-sectional characteristics of the ellipse. The nonlinear optimization of the light plane parameters use multiple locations to get the optimal solution of the light plane equation. This method requires only a single cylindrical target, which in turn greatly simplifies the calibration process. The results of simulation experiments and physical experiments show that the proposed calibration method can achieve higher calibration accuracy and measurement accuracy. The effectiveness of the new calibration method is verified.
Moon with amethyst hues during full eclipse from tropical region
Authors: Strojnik Marija
Published: December 2019

We report on the first documented observations, to the best of our knowledge, of the amethyst (super wolf) Moon recorded in the region just south of the northern Tropic of Cancer (latitude

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), at about 2000 m height above the sea level during the lunar eclipse on 20 January 2019. During the color transition from the brownish red to amethyst blue (a mixture of dark blue and some red), the moon in the center of the Earth shadow (mid-eclipse) was nearly in zenith in Leon, Mexico. We interpret the amethyst color as arising from the inability of red rays to curve into the axial regions of the lunar spherical surface, while the scarce, randomly distributed blue rays are still incident there.
Three-dimensional nanoscale localization of point-like objects using self-interference digital holography
Authors: Marar Abhijit , Kner Peter
Published: December 2019

We propose localizing point-like fluorescent emitters in three dimensions with nanometer precision throughout large volumes using self-interference digital holography (SIDH). SIDH enables imaging of incoherently emitting objects over large axial ranges without refocusing, and single molecule localization techniques allow sub-50 nm resolution in the lateral and axial dimensions. We demonstrate three-dimensional localization with SIDH by imaging 100 and 40 nm fluorescent nanospheres. With 49,000 photons detected, SIDH achieves a localization precision of 5 nm laterally and 40 nm axially. We are able to detect the nanospheres from as few as 13,000 detected photons.
Fabrication of flexible transparent Ag square-shaped mesh electrode by top-flat nanosecond laser ablation
Authors: Yu Xiaohan , Qi Dongfeng , Zhang Qingwei , Paeng Dongwoo , Han Xiang , Wang Andong , Huang Donglin , Wang Letian , Zhang Zifeng , Chen SongYan , Dai Shixun , Shen Xiang
Published: December 2019

We report a facile top-flat square nanosecond (ns) laser direct writing ablation technique in a thin silver film substrate to fabricate the silver square-shaped cell structure of flexible transparent electrodes. Square silver cell structures feature smooth surface morphology, excellent edge definition, mechanical stability, strong adhesion to the substrate, and favorable resistance and transparency. In particular, this strategy enables fabrication of a high square-shaped cell areal density (ablated square cell to the total area) Ag mesh, substantially improving transparency (

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unit of resistance). Consequently, the proposed metallic square-shaped structure shows compatibility with a polyethylene naphthalate flexible substrate for silver-based wearable electronic devices without any protective layer over the electrodes.
Fine-tuning of the optical properties of hollow-core light cages using dielectric nanofilms
Authors: Jang Bumjoon , Gargiulo Julian , Ziegler Mario , Ando Ron Fatobene , Hübner Uwe , Maier Stefan A. , Schmidt Markus A.
Published: December 2019

Here, we show that the optical properties of direct-laser-written on-chip hollow-core waveguides—so-called light cages—can be controlled to a very high degree by dielectric nanofilms. Using low-temperature atomic layer deposition (ALD), alumina nanofilms are concentrically deposited on the high-aspect strands that surround the central air core and confine the light via the anti-resonant effect. In accordance with modal cutoff simulations without any free parameters, a linear spectral shift of the resonances with increasing film thickness is experimentally observed. The phenomenon is explained by a shift in the dispersions of cladding supermodes. As neither cage geometry nor polymer is affected by the film deposition, our results suggest ALD to be an essential tool for fine-tuning the properties of hollow-core light cages and to protect them from aggressive substances, being relevant for, e.g., bioanalytics or quantum technology.
Axial super-resolution using a double-zone pinhole in a confocal microscope
Authors: Huang Xiangdong , Tan Jiubin
Published: December 2019

A double-zone pinhole intensity ratio measurement method is proposed for confocal microscopy based on the inverse phase characteristics of the axial response between the central and annular portions of the spot. The simulation and experimental results show that when the normalized optical radius of the central region is 3.2 and the peak values of the axial response of the two regions are similar, the central lobe of the axial characteristic curve can be compressed by 72.8%, without changing the original structure of the system. This simple method can effectively suppress both the light-source intensity drift and changes in the measured surface reflectance.
Volume holographic waveguide display with large field of view using a Au-NPs dispersed acrylate-based photopolymer
Authors: Shen Zhongwen , Zhang Yuning , Liu Ao , Weng Yishi , Li Xiaohua
Published: December 2019

We present a volume holographic waveguide display by dispersing gold nanoparticles (Au-NPs) in acrylate-based photopolymer. The diffractive bandwidth and diffraction efficiency (DE) of the volume holographic grating (VHG) applied for waveguide displays are characterized and analyzed through both the simulations and experiments. The results show that the wavelength bandwidth of the VHG can be enlarged to 30 nm with a corresponding refractive index modulation (RIM) increased to around 0.08 by dispersing the Au-NPs with a concentration of 0.012 g/ml into the acrylate-based photopolymer. Finally, the green monochromatic waveguide display system with 30° horizontal field of view (FOV) is realized.
Measurement of the strain-optic coefficients of PMMA from 800 to 2000 nm
Authors: Roselló-Mechó X. , Delgado-Pinar M. , Díez A. , Andrés M. V.
Published: December 2019

The strain-optic coefficients of PMMA are measured in a broad wavelength range from 800 to 2000 nm. The sensitivity of the azimuthal whispering gallery mode resonances to the strain is exploited to measure the strain-optic coefficients of PMMA micro-rods. The technique is based on measuring the wavelength shift of the resonances of both polarizations states, the TE and TM, when an axial strain is applied to the polymer rods. This method enables the determination of the strain-optic coefficients of the material in a broad wavelength range. In particular, in the near-infrared range, the PMMA exhibits negligible dispersion and anisotropy, and the strain-optic coefficients show constant values within the experimental error: p11 = 0.298 ± 0.010 and p12 = 0.294 ± 0.010.
Comajoan-Colomé, Llorenç y Pérez Saldanya, Manuel (2018): Los tiempos verbales del español. Descripción del sistema y su adquisición en segundas lenguas. Barcelona: Octaedro Ele. 135 Páginas
Authors: Domínguez García María Noemí
Published: December 2019

Reseña de: Comajoan-Colomé, Llorenç y Pérez Saldanya, Manuel (2018): Los tiempos verbales del español. Descripción del sistema y su adquisición en segundas lenguas. Barcelona: Octaedro Ele. 140 Páginas, ISBN: 9788417219819.
Desbordar el territorio. Re-apropiaciones femeninas de la naturaleza y el paisaje
Authors: Abellán Muñoz Rocío
Published: December 2019

Desde el inicio de los tiempos la vinculación entre el hombre, la naturaleza y el arte ha sido incontestable. En consecuencia, es posible trazar una línea evolutiva que, desde la prehistoria hasta la actualidad, refleje dicha relación. En este contexto es preciso acotar la forma en que la mujer, como artista, ha sido históricamente la gran excluida de esta ecuación. Sin embargo, pese a esta realidad, es imposible eludir la correspondencia forjada en el imaginario occidental entre mujer y naturaleza, basada en las teorías ilustradas que consolidaron la imagen de la mujer como un ser no racional y, por tanto, adscrito exclusivamente al ámbito de lo natural. Dicha categorización, a todas luces discriminatoria, relegó a a la mujer al interior del hogar y la limitó a tareas de reproducción y producción doméstica.Mediante una visión analítica, sociológica y de género, esta intervención va a profundizar en las prácticas artísticas llevadas a cabo por mujeres, bien tomando la naturaleza como referente, bien actuando directamente sobre ella, con el fin de subvertir el vínculo, hasta entonces impuesto, que las había unido de forma inexorable. En definitiva, las obras de las artistas analizadas van a revelar, de una forma tan semántica como literal, las transformaciones conceptuales, ontológicas, estéticas y políticas sufridas en torno a la correspondencia mujer-naturaleza a lo largo del último siglo, al tiempo que van a poner en evidencia nuevas formas de habitar la naturaleza sustentadas en la recuperación de la autonomía, la expresión y la identidad femenina.
El “giro mediterráneo” de España en un mundo en tránsito
Authors: Hernández José Luis Neila
Published: December 2019

El Mediterráneo fue un eje determinante de la política exterior española desde comienzos del siglo XX, sin embargo, su vertiente mediterránea fue básicamente una política marroquí, con todos los componentes internacionales, coloniales y de seguridad. No sería hasta el tramo final del siglo –precisamente tras la normalización de la posición internacional de España desde sus anclajes atlánticos y europeos, entre 1982 y 1988, cuando realmente emergería una auténtica política mediterránea –el “giro mediterráneo” propiamente dicho. España ejerció como puente y como cabeza de puente desde su proyección hacia su frontera meridional, entonces también frontera geopolítica europea y atlántica. Asimismo, modelaría una política mediterránea con personalidad propia que cristalizó en el Proceso de Barcelona, y emprendió una ambiciosa rearticulación de la escala y las estrategias en sus relaciones con el Magreb.
“Para Hacer un Buen Reentry es Esencial que te Salga Bien el Bottom Primero” – The Presence of English in Portuguese and Spanish Surf Talk
Authors: Granvik Anton
Published: December 2019

Although modern surfing can be traced back to early 20th century Hawaii, only quite recently has surfing become a truly global phenomenon. The aim of this paper is to discuss how the arrival of such a new cultural phenomenon as surfing to the Spanish and Portuguese speaking world is managed linguistically, i.e. to account for how one goes about talking about surfing in Portuguese and Spanish. I propose to investigate how the existing surfing vocabulary in English affects surf talk in Portuguese and Spanish. On the one hand, I will determine which words are incorporated as such and which pieces are incorporated as semantic loans. On the other hand, I will describe what old, native vocabulary is adapted to fit the needs of surf talk. The results indicate that loans are used in roughly 65 per cent of the surfing terms in both Portuguese and Spanish. On a more detailed level, the surfing manoeuvres and conditions, for example, are mostly lexicalized using direct loans, as the terms rentry ‘re-entry’ and bottom ‘bottom turn’ used in the title indicate. Waves, on the other hand, are most often described by means of loan translations, i.e. using Portuguese and Spanish terms reflecting English uses. For example, the goal of any surfer is to ride a tube, tubo in both Portuguese and Spanish. The main difference between the two languages is found in the manoeuvre terms, where Portuguese has introduced several own expressions (e.g. cavada and rasgada) while Spanish relies almost uniquely on direct loans from English.
Sports Terminology as a Source of Synonymy in Language: the Case of Czech
Authors: Klégr Aleš , Bozděchová Ivana
Published: December 2019

Modern sports and their terminologies in European and other languages have been strongly influenced by English. The reason is that some of the most popular sports originating in Anglophone countries have been exported to other countries together with established terminology. There are several possibilities of how to transfer terminology into recipient languages: to borrow and adapt original English terms, to use vernacular terms, or to do both. For the purposes of the study, 100 essential terms were selected for three different Anglophone sports, association football, tennis and golf, and all their Czech equivalents were gathered using available sources. It was assumed that a typical development involves the adoption of an Anglicism which is subsequently either replaced or supplemented by a vernacular term or terms. It was found that the 300 English terms are matched by the total of 540 equivalents. Thus, the results confirm the Anglicism-to-vernacular shift as a potent source of synonyms, though other intervening factors such as the length of time since the introduction of the sport, the general and social media popularity and accessibility of the sport for the general public play an important part and explain alternative patterns.
We Are What We Think: Downregulating the Chronic Stress Response with Technology-Assisted Mindfulness Meditation
Authors: Anderson-Ross Krista
Published: December 2019

For hundreds of thousands of years of human evolution, high alertness was the key to survival in a predatory and dangerous world. Those whose stress responses remained active survived to pass along their genes, thus setting up modern humans with a mechanism primed to respond to threats to survival. This mechanism in the modern world can become maladaptive when prolonged exposure to chronic stressors keeps it on high alert, even in the absence of any threats. This article explores the potential of technology-assisted mindfulness meditation to support a healthy stress response within the demanding context of modern lifestyles.
NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND THE CURRENT COMMUNICATIONS MODEL IN THE 2018 BRAZILIAN ELECTIONS
Authors: Lôbo Edilene , Morais José Luiz Bolzan de
Published: December 2019

This article considers the impact of new technologies in the 2018 Brazilian elections, and investigates the possibilities of changes due to the prominent use of social networks to directly connect citizens and candidates, without the customary intervention of political parties and traditional media. It also questions the role of fake news in the electoral process, and the means to fight it, without undermining free thought, as an essential human right for the practice of citizenship in the new digital age.
HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR LAW
Authors: Stürmer Gilberto
Published: December 2019

This text addresses the right to work, and labor law based on the Protocol of San Salvador, which is part of the American Convention on Human Rights, also called the Pact of San José, Costa Rica. The aims of Labor and labor legislation within the scope of human rights, and also in Brazilian constitutional system as part of the fundamental rights and guarantees, is to achieve a Democratic State of Law and social justice, which are the basis of a fair and fraternal society. This investigation is linked to positive or negative social impact of the regulations on the right to work and labor law, both within the domestic legal system (such as rights and fundamental principles), and internationally, as human rights (especially in the Protocol of San Salvador). This work therefore aims to demonstrate that the regulation of the right to work and labor law is part of a broad social context of rights.
Desafios contemporâneos da Atenção Primária à Saúde
Authors: Magalhães Júnior Helvecio Miranda
Published: December 2019

O artigo, resultado de conferência proferida na 1ª Oficina do Comitê Gestor APS – Inovações para APS forte no SUS, realizada  na Faculdade de Ciências Econômicas FACE/UFMG –em março de 2019,    discute  os desafios atuais da APS através do resgate  histórico  até o momento atual. A implementação do SUS, desde os seus primeiros passos, se deu concomitante a um novo papel para os municípios brasileiros, também nascidos como entes federados na mesma Constituição e à expansão de cobertura assistencial, em especial da atenção básica ou primária,  já em curso desde os movimentos pré SUS. A partir de 1994, com o formato do PSF – Programa de Saúde da Família e dos ACS- Agentes Comunitários de Saúde, sustentado por experiências internacionais e iniciativas de vários municípios brasileiros, tudo isto corolário da trajetória, ainda que com idas e vindas, do movimento sanitário brasileiro. Esta brevíssima histórico é importante, por deixar como imagem um vetor de sempre crescimento da APS no país, em diferentes modalidades, com variadas tecnologias e potências, mas, progressivamente   vertebrada a partir da Estratégia de Saúde da Família. Fato é que as robustas evidências internacionais e resultados de investigações no Brasil.
Battery Charger for Hybrid Locomotive
Authors: Novák Jaroslav , Sadílek Ondřej , Mašek Zdeněk
Published: December 2019

The paper introduces the concept and functionality of the battery charger – pulse rectifier control system for hybrid shunting locomotive. The locomotive producer is the company CZ LOKO a.s. The pulse rectifier operates in several modes including modes with charging of the traction battery from the alternator or from the distribution net, emergency mode or test modes. The paper presents the integration of the pulse rectifier into the context of the hybrid drive and the results of partial tests of drive control.
A Learning Approach to Evaluate the Quality of 3D City Models
Authors: Ennafii Oussama , Le Bris Arnaud , Lafarge Florent , Mallet Clément
Published: December 2019

The automatic generation of three-dimensional (3D) building models from geospatial data is now a standard procedure. An abundance of literature covers the last two decades, and several solutions are now available. However, urban areas are very complex environments. Inevitably, practitioners
still have to visually assess, at a city-scale, the correctness of these models and detect frequent reconstruction errors. Such a process relies on experts and is highly time-consuming, with approximately two hours/km 2 per expert. This work proposes an approach for automatically evaluating
the quality of 3D building models. Potential errors are compiled in a novel hierarchical and versatile taxonomy. This allows, for the first time, to disentangle fidelity and modeling errors, whatever the level of details of the modeled buildings. The quality of models is predicted using the
geometric properties of buildings and, when available, Very High Resolution images and Digital Surface Models. A baseline of handcrafted, yet generic, features is fed into a Random Forest classifier. Both multiclass and multilabel cases are considered: due to the interdependence between classes
of errors, it is possible to retrieve all errors at the same time while simply predicting correct and erroneous buildings. The proposed framework was tested on three distinct urban areas in France with more than 3000 buildings. 80%–99% F-score values are attained for the most frequent
errors. For scalability purposes, the impact of the urban area composition on the error prediction was also studied, in terms of transferability, generalization, and representativeness of the classifiers. It showed the necessity of multimodal remote sensing data and mixing training samples
from various cities to ensure a stability of the detection ratios, even with very limited training set sizes.