bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
INTERRELATION OF ALLELIC VARIANTS OF HEMOSTASIS SYSTEM GENES ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND COURSE OF LUPUS NEPHRITIS
Authors: Borisov E. N. , Ivanitsky L. V. , Samokhodskaya L. M. , Krasnova T. N. , Pavlikova E. P. , Kamalov A. A.
Published: February 2019

THE AIM: to evaluate the effect of allelic variations in the hemostatic system genes on the development and course of lupus nephritis. PATIENTS AND METHODS. The study analyzed 100 patients with SLE Caucasians. 80 women and 20 men aged 16 to 73 years (mean age 37, ± 14 years). The duration of observation was for 73 patients over 5 years, for 18 – from 1 year to 5 years and for 9 – less than 1 year A rise in the level of creatinine in the blood above or equal to 2 mg / dl was considered a significant sign of impaired renal function. RESULTS. Among the patients included in the study, kidney damage was detected in 61 people (61%). In 33 of them (54.1%), a variant of renal pathology was observed according to the type of rapidly progressive lupus nephritis (BPVN). In patients with BH, mutations in the MTHFR (C677T) gene were statistically significantly more frequent (p = 0.033). The OR for the mutant genotype is 6.146 with 95% CI from 1.692 to 22.326. In patients with PWHD, mutations in the MTHFR (C677T) gene were statistically significantly more frequent (p = 0.031). The OR for the mutant genotype is 1.625 with 95% CI from 1.034 to 4.771. The five-year renal survival in carriers of the mutant allele of the MTHFR gene (C677T) is statistically significantly lower (72.8%) than in patients without this mutation (81.9%) (p = 0.027). Ten-year renal survival in carriers of the mutant allele of the MTHFR gene (C677T) is statistically significantly less (55.6%) than in patients without this mutation (70.5%) (p = 0.016). In patients with BH, mutations in the PAI-1 gene (4G / 5G 675) were statistically significantly more frequent (p = 0.046). OR for mutant genotype – 1.766 with 95% CI from 1.061 to 4.758. CONCLUSION. The mutant alleles of the MTHFR (C677T) and PAI-1 (4G / 5G 675) genes are likely to be associated with the development of BH. Polymorphism of the MTHFR gene (C677T) is associated with an unfavorable course of HH.
DETERMINING OF MONOCLONAL GAMMOPATHY IN NEPHROLOGICAL PATIENTS
Authors: Lysenko L. B. , Chebotareva N. V. , Mrykhin N. N. , Rameev V. V. , Androsova T. V. , Varshavsky V. V. , Kogarko I. N. , Roshchupkina S. V.
Published: February 2019

BACKGROUND. Мonoclonal gammopathy (MG) is not only the state preceding of hematological neoplasms, but also associated with non- hematological diseases, in particular damage of kidneys. Earlier diagnosis of MG represents an important area in treating patients with renal diseases associated with MG. THE AIM: To determine the frequency of MG among therapeutic and nephrological patients for optimization of methods of their diagnosis and treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In common, 11392 patients were analyzed within 4 years (2013-2016). The standard clinical examination was conducted. Method of an electrophoresis of proteins of serum of blood and the 24-hour urine, method of immunofixation of proteins of serum and urine, and method of free light chains definition in serum (Freelite) were used for MG identification. RESULTS: MG is diagnosed in 174 of 11392 patients: 49 % of men and 51 % of women aged from 18 up to 85 years. MG was found 2.1 times more often in nephrological patient than in patients of therapeutic departments. Among patients of this group, AL-amyloidosis with kidney involvement was diagnosed in 41 %, cryoglobulinemic glomerulonephritis – in 18 %, chronic glomerulonephritis – in 35 %, also there was small number of patients with light chain disease and cast-nephropathy. 86 % of nephrological patients had less than 5 g/l of monoclonal protein that corresponds oligo secretory MG, and at 46 % from them – less than 1 g/l, other 10 % had MG of 5-10 g/l, and only in 4.42 % of patients MG more 10g/l was defined. CONCLUSION: We conclude that MG, especially oligo secretory form, play a significant role in pathogenesis of renal damage. It is important to apply sensitive methods – immunofixation of proteins and method «Freelite» for nephrological patients.
Dynamics of Dry-Down in Seed, Head and Stalk from Sunflower Genotypes Sprayed with Chemical Desiccants After Physiological Maturity
Authors: Szemruch Cyntia Lorena , García Federico , Zuil Sebastian , Teysseire Christian , P Renzi Juan , A Cantamutto Miguel , Renteria Santiago , P Rondanini Deborah
Published: February 2019

Chemical desiccation can advance the sunflower harvest time. Paraquat has been extensively used, but other less risky chemicals, as Carfentrazone and Saflufenacil, can rise as an alternative. Moisture levels of seed, head and the upper portion of stalk are all relevant for mechanical harvesting, but dry-down dynamics of each tissue is unknown. The aim was to study the dry-down dynamics of seed, head and stalk in sunflower genotypes sprayed with Paraquat, Carfentrazone and Saflufenacil after physiological maturity. Seven experiments were carried out in the field in Argentina (from 29 to 39Âº S) during 2014/2015 and 2015/2016. The genotypes used included hybrids and female inbred lines of both oil and confectionery types. The dry-down of sunflower plant was accelerated by desiccants with Paraquat, reducing seed and stalk moisture to a greater extent. The head moisture remained very high (>80 and 70%) during several days after application, without differences among desiccants and control. Dynamics of seed, head, and stalk moisture was not associated to vapor pressure deficit or meteorological conditions after chemical application. Loss of green color of leaves was not a reliable indicator of seed dry-down dynamics. Seed germination was not affected by chemical desiccation on either oil-type or confectionery female plants. Under broad conditions of these experiments, the Paraquat was effective for seeds/grains and stalks drying in both sunflowers hybrids and inbred lines. The slowly drying of heads makes it necessary to continue investigating with new doses and combinations of desiccants to ensure an optimal harvest. Desiccants were safe for seed germination, which benefits their usefulness in the seed industry.
ANÁLISE COMPARATIVA DA EFICIÊNCIA TÉCNICA DE SISTEMAS DE PRODUÇÃO AGROFLORESTAIS, ORGÂNICOS E CONVENCIOAIS NO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO
Authors: Tateishi Henrique Ryosuke , Bragagnolo Cassiano , De Castro Eduardo Rodrigues
Published: February 2019

Este trabalho consistiu em mensurar a eficiência técnica de pequenas propriedades rurais da região de Sorocaba e São Paulo em relação a três sistemas de produção diferentes: convencional; orgânico e não agroflorestal; e agroflorestal. A hipótese foi de que os três sistemas de produção podem apresentar potencialmente uma eficiência técnica semelhante. Para isso, a metodologia utilizada foi a análise de fronteira estocástica estimada a partir de uma função de produção. Assim, os resultados apontaram que os três sistemas de produção podem ser igualmente eficientes, trabalhando com a máxima eficiência e o sistema agroflorestal apresentou uma vantagem em relação aos demais em relação à eficiência inicial, enquanto o orgânico, uma desvantagem. A variação do fator mão de obra apresentou, nesta amostra, o maior impacto na receita total, enquanto o fator capital foi de pequena magnitude. O aumento do fator área plantada pode ser benéfico para a receita total, porém, pode causar uma diminuição na eficiência da propriedade.
É a Índia um mercado relevante para as exportações agropecuárias brasileiras?
Authors: Freitas Rogério Edivaldo
Published: February 2019

O estudo objetiva analisar a concentração das exportações agropecuárias brasileiras em torno do mercado importador da Índia. Para tal, foi estruturada uma série de 27 anos (1989-2015) de exportações agropecuárias Brasil-Índia. Os procedimentos metodológicos consistem do Quociente Locacional (QL), do Coeficiente de Gini Locacional (CGL) e do índice de Hirschman-Herfindahl modificado (HHm). Igualmente, averiguou-se existência de uma tendência com base no tempo ao longo do período investigado. Os resultados evidenciaram leve aumento de concentração dos produtos brasileiros em torno do mercado da Índia até 2005, com perda de força do fenômeno a partir de então. Mapearam-se também produtos em que a Índia exerce uma demanda líquida destacável. Questões para aprofundamento são sugeridas, em termos dos bens de demanda líquida identificada e em função dos potenciais que a Índia guarda enquanto demanda internacional de alimentos.
AMAPÁ: A NEW GRAIN AGRIBUSINESS FRONTIER
Authors: Chelala Cláudia Fernandes , Chelala Charles Achcar
Published: February 2019

The search for new land for agribusiness to expand remains in Brazil, and Amapá state has recently become one of the new frontiers of the country. As in other geographical spaces engaged with agribusiness, Amapá also has its uniqueness, represented by the fact of being a state with reduced agricultural tradition, great participation of the public sector in the economy, and high percentage of its land transformed into specially protected spaces. On the other hand, it presents an area with savanna vegetation (the Brazilian Cerrado) that has been little explored, cheap land, and a strategic geographical location. This article analyzes the process of introducing agribusiness in the state, highlighting the limitations to its development and the potentials capable of transforming the productive sector of the state.
REPASSE DA TAXA DE CÂMBIO SOBRE OS PREÇOS DE EXPORTAÇÃO NOS PORTOS DA REGIÃO SUL DO BRASIL
Authors: Neto Roque Pinto de Camargo , Barbosa Márcio Nora , Teixeira Gibran da Silva , Abdallah Patrízia Raggi
Published: February 2019

O presente estudo visa testar a hipótese de que características regionais ou portuárias possam influenciar o repasse da taxa de câmbio sobre os preços de exportação. Para isso, utiliza-se uma amostra contendo preços de exportação nos portos de Rio Grande, Paranaguá e Itajaí, de janeiro de 2002 a dezembro de 2015. Assim, estima-se um vetor autorregressivo com correção de erros (VECm), cujos resultados apontam que há heterogeneidade nos coeficientes de Exchange rate pass-through (ERPT), sendo que, para o porto de Rio Grande encontrou-se um ERPT completo (1,07), o que significa que as variações cambiais são repassadas integralmente sobre os preços, ao invés de absorvidas na margem de lucro das empresas, como no caso dos portos de Paranaguá e Itajaí onde encontrou-se um ERPT incompleto, com coeficientes 0,64 e 0,32 respectivamente, essas informações podem ser indícios da concorrência intra-portuária.
PAPEL DA ADEQUAÇÃO SANITARIA NO MERCADO INTERNACIONAL DE CARNES: UMA DISCUSSÃO SOBRE A CONTRIBUIÇÃO CATARINENSE
Authors: De Pellegrini Elias Lilian , Maluf de Lima Lilian , Brito Ortelan Camila
Published: February 2019

O Brasil conta com zonas livres de aftosa com e sem vacinação para bovinos, livre de peste suína clássica e livre de gripe aviária. A qualidade sanitária está ancorada em programas de controle sanitário consolidados em regiões como o estado de Santa Catarina. Esta qualidade permite o avanço de negociações internacionais. Este artigo se propõe a discutir a inserção das carnes de Santa Catarina nos mercados internacionais.
Relationship of Ferritin Levels of Pregnant Women Who Had Fe Deficiency Anemia with Ferritin Levels and APGAR of the Neonates
Authors: Zuliyana Zuliyana , Yanwirasti Yanwirasti , Sri Yanti Roza
Published: February 2019

Iron deficiency anemia in pregnant women can have a negative impact on the baby, such as placental development, low birth weight, prematurity, baby health, hypoxia, decreased immune status, possibility of having physiological disorders and infant growth. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship of ferritin levels of pregnant women who had Fe deficiency anemia with ferritin levels and Apgarof the neonates.This was a cross sectional study in the population of pregnant women who had Fe deficiency anemia and neonates who met the inclusion criteria taken by consecutive sampling technique in the working area of Lubuk Buaya Health Center, Ambacang Health Center and Ikur Koto Health Center. Examination of ferritin levels was carried out in the Biomedical Laboratory of  Faculty of Medicine, Andalas University using ELISA method. Data were analyzed by Pearson Test and Mann-Whitney Test.  The results of this study showed there was no significant relationship between maternal ferritin levels on neonatal ferritin r = 0.248, p = 0.204. It also showed that there was no relationship between maternal ferritin levels on APGAR p value = 0.199 and there was a significant relationship between neonatal ferritin levels on APGAR p value = 0.002. The conclusion of this study is that there was a positive relationship between maternal ferritin levels with neonatal ferritin levels, there was no significant relationship between maternal ferritin levels and APGAR score, there is a significant relationship betweenneonatal ferritin levels with APGAR score. By improving nutrition, socioeconomic, qualitative antenatal care, early referral of risky cases and iron supplementation can reduce the incidence of anemia.
Pengaruh Dukungan Kelompok Keluarga Sesama Penderita (family peer-led support group) terhadap Pencegahan Relaps Penderita Skizofrenia di Kabupaten Sleman, Yogyakarta
Authors: Ghofur Abdul
Published: February 2019

Background. Psychoeducation conducted by professionals, not fully able to overcome the problems faced by families. Therefore, continuity of services at the community level has not run continuously and focused its efforts on empowering families in optimizing the role and function according to development tasks.  Objectives. This study aims to determine the influence of the family support group of fellow patients (family peer-led support group) on the prevention of schizophrenia’s relapse. Method. This research method using a quasi-experimental design with pre and post control group. A sample of 36 families who have a schizophrenic patient who lived in Community Health Centres Godean I and Gamping II in Sleman district, which is divided into 18-person family in the treatment group and 18 families in the control group. Technics sampling with randomized control trials.  Results. While indicators of relapse using the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) before the intervention in the treatment group had a mean ± SD of 25.06 ± 11.79 after intervention mean ± SD of 24.28 ± 11.09; while the control group mean ± SD of 19.83 ± 5.38, after intervention mean ± SD of 27.61 ± 9.97. Based on bivariate analysis showed mean ± SD of 0.36 ± 6.40 (t: -2.112; Sig α (<0.05): 0.042; 95% CI: -16.788 to -0.322).  Conclusion. Support family group of fellow patient (family peer-led support group) can reduce the risk of schizophrenia’s relapse.
Application of Dynamic Cone Penetration Test to Gypseous Soils
Authors: Al-Obaidi Ahmed A. H. , Al-Ashoishi Qudama A. A.
Published: February 2019

Dynamic cone penetration test (DCPT) is a fast, economical and easy to conduct. It is widely used to assess the strength of natural and compacted soils. The device is introduced in the 1950s. However, it was newly introduced in Iraq. This study aims to evaluate the potentials of DCP in geotechnical explorations in the gypseous soil since it covers a large area of the country and to obtain correlations with the California bearing ratios (CBR) and investigating the effect of gypsum on the CBR-DCP relationship. Field and Laboratory tests were conducted on soil sample retrieved from six sites with different gypsum contents (28-41) %. Laboratory tests include performing CBR and DCP tests in a cylindrical mold. A statistical analysis of the results shows that gypsum content is an affecting factor on DCP and good CBR-DCP correlations on gypsum content were obtained.
Effects of Rice Husk Ash–Magnesium Oxide Addition on Wear Behavior of Aluminum Alloy Matrix Hybrid Composites
Authors: Awad Abbas Y. , Ibrahim Mohammed N. , Hussein Mohamed K.
Published: February 2019

A336.0 aluminum alloy used to fabricate hybrid composites using rice husk ash (RHA) and MgO particles as reinforcement. The influence of the particles on the wear behavior of A336.0 aluminum alloy as a matrix that reinforced with MgO and RHA was investigated. Firstly, the rice husk burned at 700°C and then heat treated at 1100°C for 2 hrs. The ash characterized by X-ray florescence and X-ray diffraction. Less than 53 and 125 micron are the particle sizes of MgO and RHA respectively. The hybrid composites manufactured using stir casting method in two steps. A336.0 aluminum alloy reinforced with 4:0, 3:1, 2:2, 1:3 and 0:4 of RHA: MgO with 10 wt% total reinforcement phase. Optical microscope and X-ray diffraction were used to characterize the prepared hybrid composites. Dry sliding wear, hardness, apparent density, percentage of porosity and coefficient of friction were examined. Results indicated that porosity, apparent density and hardness enhanced with increasing MgO, while increasing wt% of RHA decreased the apparent density. Results indicated that with inceasing the applied load the wear rate of the composites was enhanced. Coefficient of friction varies inversely with applied load and wt% of RHA. Hardness increased with increasing RHA while the friction coefficient and the wear rate decreased. The minimum wear rates were at 10% RHA and Al-alloy-(RHA-MgO) [3:1] composites, while the minimum friction coefficients were at 10% RHA composites.
Societal Perceptions of Breast Cancer among Elderly Women in Nigeria
Authors: Anugwom Kenechukwu Nwakego
Published: February 2019

The study examined the impact of the societal perceptions of breast cancer among elderly women on both its care and prevention in south-eastern Nigeria. A representative sample of adult members of the population was drawn in three local government areas in Enugu State. The study drew its rationale from the recognition that the societal perceptions of the causes, nature and management of breast cancer can make a major difference in whether aged women in Nigeria afflicted by breast cancer survive or not. The data were collected using a multistage sampling technique that consisted of a questionnaire and in-depth interviews. It was found that there is a need for more awareness creation, sensitivity workshops and the committed involvement of social workers, counsellors and allied professionals in providing care and counselling for elderly women, as they are often perceived as lying beyond reproductive health ailments in popular discourse.Â
A Group of Reliefs from the Village of Mramba (Republic of Abkhazia): Refinement of the Dating
Authors: Endoltseva Ekaterina Yu.
Published: February 2019

The research is dedicated to the problem of dating refinement for a group of monuments (carved limestone blocks) discovered in church ruins in the village of Mramba (Republic of Abkhazia). The author suggests to consider the reliefs from the Mramba church as a single stylistic group within the context of the art of the Abkhazian Kingdom (8th — 11th centuries). This explains the relevance of the study: previously, these monuments were not treated as a compact stylistic unity and were dated to different times. The author’s contribution to development of this topic is the dating refinement, attribution and correlation of a number of architectural monuments of Abkhazia with the art of the period of the Abkhazian Kingdom (and the General Byzantine context). Their stylistic and iconographic parallels are analyzed and revealed, which became possible only due to the researches of the last 10 years when many medieval monuments from the territory of Abkhazia had been correlated with the period under consideration. First of all, the article deals with the reliefs with zoomorphic images from the church of saint Theodor on Anacopia Mountain and the relief with a bull and a lion near the cross on Sukhum Mountain. Recent studies prove that the reliefs from Anacopia Mountain (those with zoomorphic images) may be dated to the 11th century. This conclusion comes from the fact that the bull and lion relief near the cross was made simultaneously with the inscription on it. The inscription on the relief mentions the Byzantine Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos. Numerous stylistic analogies from geographically more remote regions of the Byzantine Empire also refer to the 10th — 11th centuries. Thus, the author concludes that the stylistic and iconographic analysis of the carved limestone blocks from the Mramba church allows to consider them as a stylistically homogenous group that may be dated to the 11th century.
Substances abuse in HIV positive pregnant women
Authors: Șerbănescu Alina , Sima Romina-Marina , Pleș Liana
Published: February 2019

Substances abuse and HIV infection are major health issues globally, with a significant increase in morbidity and mortality. But what are the consequences of the association between the two, especially in a pregnant woman?
Substance abuse in a pregnant HIV positive woman, regardless of the substance used (tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, opioids etc.) is at greater risk of HIV maternal-fetal transmission, as well as obstetric, neonatologic and pediatric complications, such as miscarriage, abruptio placentae, premature birth, eclampsia, fetal alcohol syndrome, stillbirth, sudden infant death syndrome and neurological deficits.
For these reasons cessation of substance abuse is mandatory before planning a pregnancy, especially for HIV infected women. This can be achieved through counselling, guidance towards rehab facilities and prenatal screening programs, often with optimistic results, as pregnancy is the time with the highest success rate regarding substance abuse cessation than any other time in a woman’s life.
Computational modeling of open framework silicates: the case of ferrierite reveals intriguing links between mineralogy, material science, and applications
Authors: Trudu Federica , tabacchi gloria , Fois Ettore
Published: February 2019

1) main text file of the paper: "Computational modeling of open framework silicates: probing straight bond angles in ferrierite reveals intriguing links between mineralogy, nanomaterial science and technological applications"by F. Trudu, G. Tabacchi, E. Fois (pdf file)2) supporting information (pdf file)3) zip folder containing relevant data files in cif format

Twitter handle of the submitting author:@BL76276
Quantum Package 2.0: An Open-Source Determinant-Driven Suite of Programs
Authors: Garniron Yann , Applencourt Thomas , Gasperich Kevin , Benali Anouar , Ferte Anthony , Paquier Julien , Pradines Barthelemy , Assaraf Roland , Reinhardt Peter , Toulouse Julien , Barbaresco Pierrette , Renon Nicolas , David Gregoire , Malrieu Jean-Paul , Veril Mickael , Caffarel Michel , Loos Pierre-Francois , Giner Emmanuel , Scemama Anthony
Published: February 2019

Quantum Package is an open-source programming environment for quantum chemistry specially designed for wave function methods. Its main goal is the development of determinant-driven selected configuration interaction (sCI) methods and multi-reference second-order perturbation theory (PT2). The determinant-driven framework allows the programmer to include any arbitrary set of determinants in the reference space, hence providing greater method- ological freedoms. The sCI method implemented in Quantum Package is based on the CIPSI (Configuration Interaction using a Perturbative Selection made Iteratively) algorithm which complements the variational sCI energy with a PT2 correction. Additional external plugins have been recently added to perform calculations with multireference coupled cluster theory and range-separated density-functional theory. All the programs are developed with the IRPF90 code generator, which simplifies collaborative work and the development of new features. Quantum Package strives to allow easy implementation and experimentation of new methods, while making parallel computation as simple and efficient as possible on modern supercomputer architectures. Currently, the code enables, routinely, to realize runs on roughly 2 000 CPU cores, with tens of millions of determinants in the reference space. Moreover, we have been able to push up to 12 288 cores in order to test its parallel efficiency. In the present manuscript, we also introduce some key new developments: i) a renormalized second-order perturbative correction for efficient extrapolation to the full CI limit, and ii) a stochastic version of the CIPSI selection performed simultaneously to the PT2 calculation at no extra cost.
Using the Basilica
Authors: Jong Hylkje de
Published: February 2019

When working with the Groningen edition of the Basilica, it is necessary to apply the periodical divisions of Roman law (classical Roman law, Justinianic law, early and later Byzantine law) to the texts in order to make the differences in meaning, according to their historical background, better visible. Each historical context shows its own characteristics, for example in expressions and references. To interpret data from the Basilica correctly, one must also know how to collect all relevant fragments.
Vom Seedarlehen zur Versicherung in der mittelalterlichen Rechtswissenschaft
Authors: Lohsse Sebastian
Published: February 2019

The Evolution from Sea Loans to Insurance in the Medieval Legal Discourse. In medieval law sea loan contracts are faced with the canon law prohibition of usury. The lender thus may not claim any interest on the loan. Moreover, by the decretal Naviganti the lender is also charged with usury when asking for a compensation for taking over the risk of transport by ship. The article considers the question of how and on which basis jurists subsequently justified the legitimacy of such a premium for the adoption of risk and how thereby the insurance contract originated as a spin-off of the sea loan.
Vier Arten von Römern unter den Franken im 6. bis 8. Jh.
Authors: Liebs Detlef
Published: February 2019

Four kinds of Romans in the Frankish kingdoms in the 6th to 8th centuries. Roman law texts from Merowingian Gaul make a difference between cives Romani, Latini and dediticii, all considered as Romans. This difference mattered only to slaves who had been freed. The status of Latin and dediticius was hereditary, whereas the descendants of one who had been freed as civis Romanus were free born Romans, who should be classified as a proper, a fourth kind of beeing Roman; it was the standard kind. The difference was important in civil law, procedural law and criminal law, especially in wergeld, the sum to be payed for expiation when somebody had been killed: Who had killed a Roman, had to pay different sums according to the status of the killed.
Redesigning the Welfare State
Authors: Boston Jonathan
Published: February 2019

Since the beginnings of the welfare state, Aotearoa New Zealand has lacked a principled, comprehensive and consistent system for indexing social assistance to movements in consumer prices and/or wages. This deficiency applies not only to cash transfers but also to in-kind benefits. The absence of a robust and durable indexation regime is no accident. It reflects, among other things, an unwillingness of governments to determine an acceptable minimum standard of living for citizens and then protect, if not enhance, this standard over time. No doubt, the fiscal implications of a more consistent approach to indexation have loomed large in the political calculus. Yet if the current and future governments are to meet ambitious child poverty reduction targets and ensure greater distributional fairness, a new framework for indexation is essential. This article discusses the nature and purpose of indexation, the principles and other considerations that should inform the design of an indexation regime, the policy options available, and how a durable and defensible policy framework might be secured.
The Universal Basic Income
Authors: Stephens Robert
Published: February 2019

A universal basic income (UBI) would provide all citizens with a guaranteed income, irrespective of their earnings, age or household status. It would be financed from a flat-rate personal income tax. It would replace the existing work-based social security system with its plethora of benefit types, abatement rates and eligibility rules. However, when the trade-offs between the competing objectives of a tax/benefit scheme are considered, and the variety of individual and family circumstances that need to be addressed, the apparent simplicity of a UBI quickly disappears. The article shows that while the current tax/benefit system represents a ‘welfare mess’, and needs substantial restructuring, a UBI does not necessarily provide an adequate income for poverty relief, nor ensure labour force incentives, at an acceptable fiscal cost.
Nga-tahi Project
Authors: Wills Russell , Gabriel Bernice , Matthews Kay Morris
Published: February 2019

Ngätahi is a three-year project aiming to identify and embed the additional competencies needed for the children’s workforce to work with families experiencing intimate partner violence, child abuse and neglect, mental illness, addictions, poverty and poor supports. Mäori tamariki (children) and whänau are over-represented in this client group. Collective impact, appreciative inquiry and a robust tikanga inform the project. A formal Treaty of Waitangi partnership with the local iwi, Ngäti Kahungunu, provides cultural leadership at all levels of the project. Twenty-seven agencies or services representing 441 practitioners have engaged in the project in Hawke’s Bay. The three priorities for competency development identified are: engaging effectively with Mäori (EEWM), mental health and addictions (MHA) and trauma-informed practice (TIP). Within the TIP work stream, addressing practitioners’ burnout, fatigue and vicarious trauma is the first priority. The three work streams are currently developing curricula and identifying leaders to deliver training locally, and delivering activities to embed the new competencies into practice and metrics to demonstrate the impact of the new competencies on practice and on outcomes. Qualitative interviews demonstrate high commitment from the workforce and its leaders, consistent priorities for development of additional competencies and important lessons learnt. We suggest that this model may be helpful for policymakers considering other collaborative activities to address ‘wicked’ or complex problems, and offer some lessons learnt to date.
Взаимосвязь маркеров эндотелиальной дисфункции при гнойном холангите у больных с хроническим гепатитом и без хронического гепатита на фоне обтурационной желтухи
Authors: Mammedov A. A. , Alieva E. A. , Hasanov N. M. , Idrisov F. S. , Iskenderov E. A.
Published: February 2019

Цель. Изучение взаимосвязи маркеров эндотелиальной дисфункции при гнойном холангите у больных с хроническим гепатитом и без хронического гепатита на фоне обтурационной желтухи, выявление его раннего перехода в цирроз печени и оптимизация тактики лечения в до- и послеоперационном периоде с оценкой показателей исследуемых лабораторных тестов. Материалы и методы. Исследование проведено в отношении 15 больных с гнойным холангитом, из них у 9 больных был хронический гепатит, у 6 больных хронического гепатита не было. Из 9 больных с хроническим гепатитом 4 больным противовирусную терапию не проводили, 5 - проводили. Результаты. Непосредственные результаты проведенного лечебно-диагностического исследования свидетельствуют о сходных проявлениях эндотелиальной дисфункции при гнойном холангите у больных с хроническим гепатитом и без хронического гепатита. Всем больным с гнойным холангитом выполняли декомпрессию желчных протоков, устраняли причины обтурации, проводили дезинтоксикационную терапию. По данным корреляционного анализа показателей функционального состояния эндотелия у больных с хроническим гепатитом, получавших противовирусную терапию, улучшение отметили на 10-е сут, через 1 мес оно было более выраженным, чем у больных, не получавших противовирусную терапию. У 6 больных с гнойным холангитом без хронического гепатита своевременное хирургическое, дезинтоксикационное лечение совместно с озонотерапией привело к улучшению показателей функционального состояния эндотелия на 10-е сут, через 1 мес они приблизились к норме. Выводы. Своевременное выявление эндотелиальной дисфункции при гнойном холангите у больных с хроническим гепатитом и без хронического гепатита способствует раннему прогнозированию его перехода в стадию цирроза печени и правильному выбору тактики лечения в до- и послеоперационном периоде. Подытожив полученные данные, можно сделать вывод о том, что при гнойном холангите у больных с хроническим гепатитом целесообразно проведение противовирусной терапии до и после операции.
Тransplantation of autologous stem cells, obtained from adipose tissue, in complex treatment of chronic ischemia of the lower extremities
Authors: Mishalov V. G. , Litvinova N. Yu. , Kefeli-Yanovska O. I. , Chernyak V. A. , Dubenko D. E. , Dzhalilova E. A. , Azarov O. I. , Kaminsky R. F.
Published: February 2019

Objective. To investigate the efficacy of application of autologous mesenchymal stem cells (AMSC) in treatment of patients, suffering critical ischemia of the lower extremities (CILE). Маterials and methods. In 2012 - 2015 yrs there was conducted the treatment of 41 patients, suffering CILE: 22 (53.7%) - men, and 19 (46.3%) - women. In the Group I (the main) 21 (51.2%) patients have had obtained a standard course of treatment, using AMSC. In the Group II (the control one) 20 (49.8%) patients have obtained a standard course of conservative treatment, using prostaglandins of group Е1 (PGЕ1). The results were investigated, measuring ankle-brachial pressure index, and the indices of a laser duplex flowmetry and a walking distance.
Results. During a one-year follow-up a trustworthy enhancement of microcirculation index was registered in the patients, who were treated, using AMSC, comparing with the patients, who obtained a course of therapy of PGЕ1 (р=0.037). Positive dynamics of the microcirculation index while a PGЕ1application was observed during (1.8 ± 0.3) mo, аnd while application of AMSC the microcirculation index have been enhanced trustworthily in (2.7 ± 0.4) mo and persisted during one-year of follow-up.
Conclusion. Development of therapeutic effect in groups of patients, who were treated with AMSC and PGЕ1, did not occur simultaneously, thus , a complex treatment with simultaneous application of both methods and conduction of a dosed physical training may be considered a rational option.
Показники гемодинаміки при артропластиці кульшового суглоба в умовах різних методів знеболювання
Authors: Kolomachenko V. I.
Published: February 2019

Мета. Порівняння гемодинамiчних профілів пацієнтів при артропластиці кульшового суглоба (КС) в умовах різних методів знеболювання.

Матеріали і методи. У 132 пацієнтів у ході виконання артропластики КС оцінювали показники гемодинаміки в періопераційному періоді в залежності від методики інтраопераційної анестезії та післяопераційної аналгезії.

Результати. На тлі спінальної анестезії спостерігали суттєве зниження артеріального тиску (АТ) з тенденцією до брадикардії, що потребувало вазопресорної підтримки. Загальна анестезія супроводжувалась досить стабільним рівнем АТ з епізодами тахікардії. Найбільш стабільною була гемодинаміка на тлі паравертебральної і каудальної епідуральної анестезії та блокад нервів (поперекового сплетення та сідничного нерва). В післяопераційному періоді гемодинаміка була найбільш стабільною на тлі пролонгованих реґіональних методів аналгезії.

Висновки. Пролонговані паравертебральні блоки є оптимальним варіантом знеболювання при артропластиці КС з точки зору забезпечення гемодинамічної стабільності.
Вплив антиадгезивних гелів на основі гіалуронату натрію на формування інтраперитонеальних спайок в експерименті
Authors: Melnychenko M. G. , Sytnikova V. O. , Kvashnina A. A.
Published: February 2019

Мета. Вивчити вплив антиадгезивних гелів (ААГ) на основі гіалуронату натрію на формування інтраперитонеальних спайок в експерименті.
Матеріали і методи. Дослідження проведено на 45 статевозрілих щурах (самцях і самках) лінії Wistar масою тіла 200 – 250 г. На першому етапі створювали модель інтраабдомінального спайкоутворення, на другому - вивчали вплив ААГ на основі гіалуронату натрію на інтраабдомінальне спайкоутворення в асептичних умовах та в умовах інфікування.
Результати. У тварин, яким після створення моделі інтраабдомінального спайкоутворення в умовах інфікування застосували локальну аплікацію концентрованого гелю (10 мг/мл) на основі гіалуронату натрію, спостерігали достовірно більш низькі показники тяжкості інтраабдомінального спайкоутворення (р < 0,01) за всіма шкалами оцінки. Повна обробка черевної порожнини ААГ істотно запобігала тяжкості і поширеності післяопераційних перитонеальних спайок (р < 0,05). За наявності перитоніту тяжкістьспайкового процесу була оцінена в середньому в 2,14 бала (0; 5) за шкалою Matoba, поширеність – в 1,0 бала (0; 2) за шкалою Hoffman, що також достовірно нижче у порівнянні з контрольною групою – відповідно 5,17 (3; 7) та 2,17 (2; 3) бала.
Висновки. Аплікація гелю гіалуронату натрію в концентрації 10 мг/мл на ділянки перитонеального пошкодження є ефективним способом профілактики післяопераційного інтраабдомінального спайкоутворення в експерименті. Зрошення черевної порожнини гелем гіалуронату натрію в концентрації 5 мг/мл зменшує тяжкість та поширеність післяопераційного спайкоутворення в асептичних умовах та за наявності перитоніту в експерименті. Локальна аплікація гелю гіалуронату натрію в концентрації 5 мг/мл не чинить статистично значущого пригнічення спайкоутворення.
Estigmatización a personas con VIH-SIDA en la atención primaria como barrera de apego al tratamiento.
Authors: Saucedo Pahua Gerardo , Huerta Baltazar Mayra Itzel , Alcántar Zavala Ma. Lilia , Ruiz Recéndiz Ma. de Jesús , Jiménez Arroyo Vanesa , Avila Cazarez Lorena
Published: February 2019

RESUMEN Introducción: La infección por VIH es un problema a nivel mundial que afecta la salud de quien la contrae y en él se experimentan procesos psicoemocionales y de estigmatización. El estigma, es resultado del desconocimiento de los actores directos en la atención primaria a la salud. Este problema social crea una barrera en las personas seropositivas a no buscar un tratamiento oportuno, lo que deteriora ampliamente su calidad de vida.  El objetivo: Presentar una reflexión crítica sobre las razones por el cual las personas seropositivas refieren sentir estigmatización y discriminación por los involucrados en la atención primaria. Conclusiones: Dentro de la cultura Mexicana existe una diversidad de pensamiento hacia las personas que viven con VIH, dado a esto se han implementado políticas públicas a favor de éste sector altamente vulnerable, el propósito es salvaguardar y respetar la integridad de los individuos seropositivos, del mismo modo la Secretaría de Salud es el eje rector en promover información, detección y tratamiento oportuno a las personas que demandan  atención primaria a la salud, mediante la difusión de información científica a través de los actores directos de la atención. Es necesario desarrollar herramientas de evaluación que permitan corroborar que la información emitida tenga un impacto cognitivo significativo.Palabras clave: VIH-SIDA, Estigma, Discriminación. SUMMARYIntroduction: HIV infection is a worldwide problem that affects the health of those who contract it and in it psycho-emotional and stigmatization processes are experienced. The stigma is the result of ignorance of the direct actors in primary health care. This social problem creates a barrier in seropositive people not to seek timely treatment, which greatly deteriorates their quality of life. Objective: To present a critical reflection on the reasons why HIV-positive people report feeling stigmatization and discrimination for those involved in primary care. Conclusions: Within the Mexican culture there is a diversity of thinking towards people living with HIV, given that public policies have been implemented in favor of this highly vulnerable sector, the purpose is to safeguard and respect the integrity of HIV-positive individuals. Similarly, the Ministry of Health is the guiding axis in promoting information, detection and timely treatment for people who demand primary health care, through the dissemination of scientific information through the direct actors of care. It is necessary to develop assessment tools to corroborate that the information issued has a significant cognitive impact.Keywords: HIV-AIDS, Stigma, Discrimination.
PENILAIAN JENIS MULTIGEAR PADA USAHA PERIKANAN TANGKAP SKALA KECIL DI PERAIRAN SUNGSANG KABUPATEN BANYUASIN SUMATERA SELATAN
Authors: Fauziyah . , Agustriani Fitri , Satria Bakti , Putra Apriansyah , Nailis Welly
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACT  Multigear has been commonly used in small-scale fishery activities in Sungsang waters. The aim of using the multigear is to enable the fishermen carry out their activities at every catching season. Inaccurate and inefficient use of the multigears are the concern that will present inefficiency or even conflict among the fishermen.  Therefore the research was carried out with the objective to determine the best type of a multigear that will be used in the small scale fishery at Sungsang waters based on economic, productivity, social and biological aspects. Multiple Criteria Analysis (MCA) is the method of assessment on the quality type of the multigear.  The outcome of the research presented that the best quality type of the multigear  is 1) the multigear type with the combination of trammel net  and drift longline; 2) the multigear type with the combination of drift gillnet (mesh, 3 inches) and drift long line; 3) the multigear type with the combination of drift gillnet (mesh, 2 inches) and trammel nets.  Key Words: MA analysis, small-scale fishery, the best quality multigear,ABSTRAKMultigear telah banyak digunakan pada usaha perikanan tangkap skala kecil di Perairan Sungsang. Tujuan penggunaan multigear adalah dikarenakan agar nelayan dapat terus melakukan aktivitas penangkapan dalam setiap setiap musim penangkapan.  Penggunaan multigear yang tidak tepat dan bijak, dikhawatirnya malah akan menimbulkan inefisiensi atau bahkan menimbulkan konflik antar nelayan. Oleh kerana itu, penelitian ini dilakukan dengan tujuan untuk menentukan jenis multigear unggulan pada usaha perikanan tangkap skala kecil di Perairan Sungsang berdasarkan aspek ekonomi, aspek produktivitas, aspek sosial, dan aspek biologi. Penilaian keunggulan jenis multigear menggunakan metoda Multiple Criteria Analysis (MCA). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa jenis multigear unggulan adalah: 1) jenis multigear dangan kombinasi jaring udang dan rawai hanyut;  2)  jenis multigear dangan kombinasi jaring insang hanyut (mesh, 3 inci) dengan rawai hanyut (umpan), dan 3) jenis multigear dengan kombinasi jaring insang hanyut (mesh, 2 inci) dan jaring udang. Kata kunci:  MCA analysis, perikanan skala kecil, multigear unggulan
Sobre Laura Restrepo y el Delirio
Authors: Rodriguez Fabio Andrés
Published: February 2019

El siguiente artículo retoma los planteamientos principales de la investigación titulada: Sobre Laura Restrepo y Delirio. Investigación que se desarrolló en 2014 en la Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga y que corresponde a un acercamiento crítico literario a la novela Delirio de la escritora colombiana con la cual ganó el prestigioso premio Alfaguara de novela. En esta investigación se utiliza como herramienta metodológica el análisis de discursoPalabras claves: Novela, Análisis del discurso, Violencia, Escritura
Pax, novela de postconflicto
Authors: González Gilberto
Published: February 2019

Resumen Los contenidos de la novela política colombiana Pax, publicada en 1907, ofrecen significados interesantes para comprender el conflicto conocido como Guerra de los Mil Días en la historia de Colombia. En este escrito comienzo por reafirmar el doble carácter histórico y político de la novela, lo mismo que su valor como documento de postconflicto en el contexto de las negociaciones de paz que se desarrollan entre el gobierno colombiano y la guerrilla de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC). El propósito fundamental es resaltar desde el análisis del discurso que el narrador omnisciente elegido por los autores para contar los hechos es en realidad la voz del grupo conservador gobernante que enfrentó la revolución liberal de 1899. De ahí que la novela muestre cómo el partido conservador representa los auténticos valores sociales y religiosos de la sociedad en crisis, y los rebeldes liberales representen un elemento externo anárquico, motivado por ambiciones personalistas de riqueza y poder político. Palabras Clave: Narrativa colombiana, novela
The Impact of Austerity Measures on Social Security Beneficiaries: The Case of Greece
Authors: I. Mouratidou Savvoula
Published: February 2019

This article discusses how welfare cuts in Greece affected social insurance beneficiaries’ access to better living conditions by raising the question why welfare benefits are not excluded from cuts even though they obviously minimize poverty rates in people of the third and fourth age. It focuses on the Memoranda reform measures imposed after 2010 acknowledging on the one hand that these measures are for the most part unjustifiable and in parallel locating which changes have been accepted and welcomed by the social insurance fund executives.
KOMPETENSI DIGITAL SEBAGAI STRATEGI PENINGKATAN PENDIDIKAN TINGGI DI ERA MODERN
Authors: Heriyanto
Published: February 2019

Permasalahan dalam kajian ini adalah bagaimana sebuah kompetensi digital ditumbuhkan dalam lingkungan akademik perguruan tinggi khususnya STABN Sriwijaya sehingga menjadi sebuah strategi dan langkah-langkah strategis guna peningkatan proses pendidikan yang dilakukan. Penjabaran data kualitatif permasalahan dalam pemanfaatan teknologi digital mahasiswa, dosen, dan tenaga kependidikan dalam proses mendapatkan informasi, mengevaluasi informasi, menciptakan dan meyebarkan knowledge baru memberikan gambaran kompetensi yang dibutuhkan guna keluar dari permasalahan yang ada.Kajian ini merupakan kajian kualitatif dengan pendekatan deskriptif. Objek kajian adalah keterampilan dan kemampuan digital Sivitas Akademika yang terlibat dalam operasional akademik STABN Sriwijaya, dengan subjek yang meliputi mahasiswa, dosen, dan tenaga kependidikan STABN Sriwijaya. Data dalam kajian ini berupa data kualitatif yang didapatkan dari sumber primer dan skunder. Analisis data dengan menggunakan model analisis Miles and Huberman. Metode pengumpulan data dengan observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi.Hasil kajian menjelaskan kompetensi digital mejadi solusi dan strategi dalam mengatasi berbagai permasalahan yang ada pada perguruan tinggi khususnya dalam menghadapi era pendidikan modern. Kompetensi Knowledge Assembly, Etika Komputer, Internet Searching, Content Evaluation, Knowledge Assembly, Manajement Data, Security Computer, Backup Data, Hypertextual Navigation, dan Maintenance Computer merupakan sebuah keharusan yang menjadi penting terhadap operasinal pendidikan. Mahasiswa, dosen, dan tenaga kependidikan diharapakkan mencapai dan memiliki kompetensi digital untuk keluar dari permasalahan yang ada, lebih lanjut akan memberikan kontribusi besar terhadap tercapainya tujuan pendidikan yang telah ditetapkan. Impelemntasi kompetensi digital membutuhkan langkah-langkah strategis dan perencanaan yang baik sehinga dapat terwujud dan memberikan kontribus maksimal terhadap peningkatan pendidikan di era modern. Model, strategi, dan pendekatan pembelajaran salah satu bentuk strategi impelemtasi kompetensi digital pada mahasiswa. Sedangkan untuk dosen dan tenaga kependidikan, langkah strategis implementasi kompetensi digital dapat dilakukan melalui seminar, pelatihan, Focus Group Discussion (FGD), dan berbgai kegiatan knowledge sharing