bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Fluoroscopic-Guided Lumbar Spinal Drain Insertion for Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Surgery
Authors: Awad Hamdy , Ramadan Mohamed Ehab , Tili Esmerina , Hackett Kathryn , Bourekas Eric C.
Published: December 2016

We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 11 patients who were referred by anesthesiologists to an interventional neuroradiologist for fluoroscopy-guided lumbar spinal drain insertion for thoracic aortic aneurysm repair between January 2010 and June 2015. Successful drain insertion was achieved in all patients. Three (27.3%) patients developed drain-related complications. Fluoroscopy-guided spinal drain insertion is an alternative to the conventional, nonimage-guided, blind technique used by anesthesiologists when they expect to encounter difficulty with insertion or in cases of failed insertion.
Improving Prediction of Postoperative Myocardial Infarction With High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T and NT-proBNP
Authors: Kopec Michael , Duma Andreas , Helwani Mohammad A. , Brown Jamie , Brown Frank , Gage Brian F. , Gibson David W. , Miller J. Philip , Novak Eric , Jaffe Allan S. , Apple Fred S. , Scott Mitchell G. , Nagele Peter
Published: December 2016

BACKGROUND:

This study sought to determine whether preoperatively measured high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) improve cardiac risk prediction in patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery compared with the standard risk indices.

METHODS:

In this ancillary study to the Vitamins in Nitrous Oxide trial, patients were included who had preoperative hs-cTnT and NT-proBNP measured (n = 572). Study outcome was the incidence of postoperative myocardial infarction (MI) within the first 3 postoperative days. hs-cTnT was considered elevated if >14 ng/L and NT-proBNP if >300 ng/L. Additional cutoff values were investigated on the basis of receiver operating characteristic statistics. Biomarker risk prediction was compared with Lee’s Revised Cardiac Risk Index (RCRI) with the use of standard methods and net reclassification index.

RESULTS:

The addition of hs-cTnT (>14 ng/L) and NT-proBNP (>300 ng/L) to RCRI significantly improved the prediction of postoperative MI (event rate 30/572 [5.2%], Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve increased from 0.590 to 0.716 with a 0.66 net reclassification index [95% confidence interval 0.32–0.99], P < .001). The use of 108 ng/L as a cutoff for NT-proBNP improved sensitivity compared with 300 ng/L (0.87 vs 0.53). Sensitivity, specificity, positive, and negative predictive value for hs-cTnT were 0.70, 0.60, 0.09, and 0.97 and for NT-proBNP were 0.53, 0.68, 0.08, and 0.96.

CONCLUSIONS:

The addition of cardiac biomarkers hs-cTnT and NT-proBNP to RCRI improves the prediction of adverse cardiac events in the immediate postoperative period after major noncardiac surgery. The high negative predictive value of preoperative hs-cTnT and NT-proBNP suggest usefulness as a “rule-out” test to confirm low risk of postoperative MI.
Shaping an Ear for Climate Change
Authors: Chisholm Dianne
Published: December 2016

How does contemporary music cultivate ecological thinking and climate-change awareness in our era of global warming? This essay investigates how the music of Pulitzer Prize–winning Alaskan composer John Luther Adams incites ecological listening and shapes an ear for climate change. It examines Adams’s evolving signature style of composing and/or performing with climatic elements and natural forces, and it further examines how this style effectively attunes audiences to ongoing environmental events that weather the world outside the concert hall. In other words, it investigates the idea and play of “Sila” in Adams’s work, Sila being a concept that Adams derives from the Inuit to signify in the largest possible sense the weather, its cosmic and chaotic modalities, and the wisdom that attends to them.
Linking maternal and somatic 5S rRNA types with different sequence-specific non-LTR retrotransposons
Authors: Locati Mauro D. , Pagano Johanna F.B. , Ensink Wim A. , van Olst Marina , van Leeuwen Selina , Nehrdich Ulrike , Zhu Kongju , Spaink Herman P. , Girard Geneviève , Rauwerda Han , Jonker Martijs J. , Dekker Rob J. , Breit Timo M.
Published: December 2016

5S rRNA is a ribosomal core component, transcribed from many gene copies organized in genomic repeats. Some eukaryotic species have two 5S rRNA types defined by their predominant expression in oogenesis or adult tissue. Our next-generation sequencing study on zebrafish egg, embryo, and adult tissue identified maternal-type 5S rRNA that is exclusively accumulated during oogenesis, replaced throughout the embryogenesis by a somatic-type, and thus virtually absent in adult somatic tissue. The maternal-type 5S rDNA contains several thousands of gene copies on chromosome 4 in tandem repeats with small intergenic regions, whereas the somatic-type is present in only 12 gene copies on chromosome 18 with large intergenic regions. The nine-nucleotide variation between the two 5S rRNA types likely affects TFIII binding and riboprotein L5 binding, probably leading to storage of maternal-type rRNA. Remarkably, these sequence differences are located exactly at the sequence-specific target site for genome integration by the 5S rRNA-specific Mutsu retrotransposon family. Thus, we could define maternal- and somatic-type MutsuDr subfamilies. Furthermore, we identified four additional maternal-type and two new somatic-type MutsuDr subfamilies, each with their own target sequence. This target-site specificity, frequently intact maternal-type retrotransposon elements, plus specific presence of Mutsu retrotransposon RNA and piRNA in egg and adult tissue, suggest an involvement of retrotransposons in achieving the differential copy number of the two types of 5S rDNA loci.
On the background to Karin Mark’s monograph "Finno-Ugric Peoples Physical Anthropology" (2014)
Authors: Kasmel Jaan , Kasmel Tiiu
Published: December 2016

This article describes how Karin Mark’s (1922–1999) monograph Physical Anthropology of Finno-Ugric Peoples, a bulky and beautifully designed book, (Tallinn: Academy of Sciences Press and Institute of History, Tallinn University, 2014, 542 pp.), reached publication.For better understanding of the background, short summaries are given of the research activities of three major Estonian anthropologists – Prof. Juhan Aul, Karin Mark and Leiu Heapost.When analysing the materials collected from 1955–1976 and preparing her life’s work for print as Origin of Finno-Ugric Peoples According to Anthropological Data, K. Mark passed away, and the book was unfinished. Only the unique collections of materials and manuscripts based on their analysis remained.Based on these, Leiu Heapost began to compile, enlarge and edit K. Mark’s monograph that by today has been published under the new title. Why did L. Heapost decide to do it, what were her aims, by which principles was she guided, where did she consider it necessary to make corrections and additions, etc.? Answers to all of this can be found in the materials L. Heapost included in the monograph compiled by her.It is certain that the unique materials collected by K. Mark and published 15 years after her death open new prospects for researchers for further indepth studies of the theme.
Sports anthropological and somatotypical comparison between female wrestlers and hapkidoin of different performance levels
Authors: Raschka Christoph , Heppenheimer Victoria
Published: December 2016

The present study compares the anthropometry and somatotyping of 13 healthy female wrestlers (age range 15–26 years) and 30 hapkidoin (age range 20–44 years) of various performance categories.The hapkidoin of higher performance levels are 5 cm larger on average than the wrestlers and the hapkidoin of the lower class. In almost all circumferences the wrestlers achieve higher values than the Hapkidoin. For most circum ferences and skinfolds, significantly higher values in the higher weight classes are observed in the wrestlers. The BMI of all examined athletes is in the normal range. In the constitution typology after Conrad (1963), the wrestlers appear to be leptomorph-metroplastical, the hapkidoin appear to be leptomorph-hypoplastical.In the Cartesian coordinate system after Knußmann, the representatives of both martial arts disciplines are macrosom and superleptomorph, i.e. muscular, tall and slender. In the somatochart after Heath & Carter (1967), the average type of the hapkidoin is 7 – 2 – 2, that of the wrestlers is 6 – 1 – 2. These somatotypes are much stouter and less muscular than the martial arts somatotypes in the study of Gualdi-Russo et al. (1993). From this observation we can infer a considerable development potential of the examined sportswomen in our study.
Creating poetry in time perspective
Authors: Volchek Olga D.
Published: December 2016

The author discusses the results of a study of multiyear variations in the occurrence of letters in 12,925 pieces of poetry composed by 317 Russian poets in 1796–2012 in correlation with geocosmic weather and of seasonal variations in the occurrence of letters in 2,551 poems by 132 male poets and 30 female poets. The conclusion is that there are multiyear and seasonal fluctuations of the occurrence of letters, which, for virtually all 33 letters, are synergetic with variations in the main indices of geocosmic weather. Temperature, Earth’s rotation rate, precipitation and solar activity indices appear to be the most influential ones, with 23, 17, 17 and 11 correlations, respectively, at p≤0.05–0.001. Seasonal variations in parameters of poetry created by men and by women are significantly different, which reflects gender differences in natural adjustment.
Problems and Prospects of Management Development in Russia
Authors: Антонов  , Antonov Viktor
Published: December 2016

The article deals with current issues of management development in the world and in Russia. The analysis of the development of management in different periods of time and its current status is given. The factors and assumptions to develop a new concept of management, defined its most important features and conditions

of sale are considered.
Problematics, Tasks and Prospects of Education Development in the Corporate Governance Area in the Russian High School
Authors: Кириллова  , Kirillova O.
Published: December 2016

This article discusses the problematic of educational institutions management systems in higher education.

On example of the main educational program - Corporate Governance – the author shows the competencies

relationship acquired during training, educational paths and work functions of professional standards

underpinning training in a given subject area.
Justification of Administrative Decisions on the Basis of Management Accounting Data
Authors: Жернакова  , ZHyernakova Marina , Шестакова  , Shestakova Irina
Published: December 2016

The article analyzes the place and role of management accounting in making managerial decisions. The

authors believe that the current economic crisis demands flexibility, control and efficiency strategic and

operational decisions. The article describes the stages of development of management accounting, a

comparison of the content of such economic categories as management accounting, controlling, planning,

economic activity, and economic calculation. Given the periods of economic crises and changes in

management accounting. The article highlights the processes of improving the management in the USSR.

The authors consider the characteristics of strategic and operational management accounting, purpose

of management accounting in the organization, the requirements to the information formed in system of

management accounting.
Organization of the Expert-Methodological Work, As a Way of Solving Problems in the System of Corporate Governance of Subsidiaries and Dependent Organizations
Authors: Усачев  , Usachev Arkadiy , Самосудов  , Samosudov Mikhail
Published: December 2016

The article presents the experience of solving the problem of support of the system of corporate governance

of subsidiaries and dependent organizations with the necessary information as well as training of specialists

for the control system of the group of companies “Delicate moving”.

Article is an invitation for discussion and interaction.
The Impact of Corporate Management on the Effectiveness of the Company
Authors: Харчилава  , Kharchilava Khvicha , Боттаев  , Bottaev A.
Published: December 2016

Nowadays international examples show us that corporate management plays an important role in

development of companies and international integration attracts useful and effective standards of corporate

management other countries. In this article the main idea deals with influence of corporate management

for efficiency of organization in all. There are few types of indicators that can assess the significance of

corporate governance rating for the efficient functioning of the company, the rating, which is able to reflect all

of the advantages and disadvantages of the company to stakeholders. However, those indicators don’t give

us accurate results, because there are a lot of reasons which should be pointed. That’s why authors offer to

use a model called “Balanced Scorecard”.
Forecasting in Crisis Management Organization
Authors: Лоханова  , Lokhanova Valyentina
Published: December 2016

The relevance of scientific research in the field of crisis management due to the depressed state of the

Russian economy, including its business sector. One of the important directions of the scientific school of the

Department of corporate management is forecasting the development of the organization in crisis. The article

defines the essence of anti-crisis forecasting, its objective, stages and influencing factors. Special attention

is given to forecasting methods, their classification, selection criteria. The contribution of famous Russian

and foreign scientists to the theory of forecasting of bankruptcy of the organization, a comparative analysis

of the advantages and disadvantages of different methods of forecasting. The list of critical indicators of the

probability of bankruptcy.
Anti-crisis Communication Competence
Authors: Румянцева  , Rumyantseva I.
Published: December 2016

The article presents the rules of constructive communication that you need to apply in crisis management. These rules are found a lot in common with constructive negotiating techniques. Selected types of communication interactions in a crisis. Using presented in the paper rules, it is proposed that crisis communication competence of executives necessary to successfully manage interactions in the team in today’s economy.
Scientific and Methodical Basis of the Modern Fine Arts Lessons in Primary School
Authors: Пожарская  , Pozharskaya Alla
Published: December 2016

The article considers the problems of the domestic primary school art education in the field of fine arts. The problems of design and construction of modern fine arts lessons at primary school in the context of the requirements of the Federal state educational standard of the second generation are considered. The process of art education of primary schoolchildren is considered on the basis of the conceptual idea of forming of aesthetic perception of the world, the criteria and parameters of measurement are marked out.
Titmouse’s Day
Authors: Переверзева  , Pereverzeva E.
Published: December 2016

The article presents an interesting educational material that can be used at the “World Around Us” lessons and extracurricular classes as means

of ecological education of younger schoolchildren. This article describes the different forms of such events; it describes the long tradition of the

titmouse’s’ holiday, which history refers to the time immemorial; the features of tits that live in our country are given.
THE SYSTEM DESIGNATION OF THE AUTOMATED DESIGN OF CAPITAL TRACK REPAIR (CAD CTR)
Authors: Журавлева  , Zhuravleva I.
Published: December 2016

In article operating conditions of a railway track, feature of its content and repair are considered. For effective functioning and accomplishment of a complete cycle of repair work at subjects of designing, a number of the criteria providing the high level of the high computing technologies on the example of use of the CAD CTR system is determined.
THE CALCULATION OF DISPERSION PARAMETERS OF THE RELEASE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AT THE INDUSTRIAL SITE AND THE CHOICE OF EFFECTIVE MEASURES TO ENSURE THE SAFETY
Authors: Манохин  , Manokhin V. , Манохин  , Manokhin M. , Сазонова  , Sazonova Svetlana
Published: December 2016

He data to establish values of maximum permissible emissions. Asphalt plant for calculation of the dispersion parameters of the emission of harmful substances.
INFLUENCE OF PROCESS OF DESIGN OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENT BASE ON THE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM BY THE DESIGN CENTER OF MICROELECTRONICS
Authors: Новикова  , Novikova Tatyana
Published: December 2016

In article the analysis of specifics of processes of designing and production of EKB, influence of process of designing on development of the information management system by the design center of microelectronics is carried out.
RESULTS OF TESTS OF PRODUCTS TO INFLUENCE OF HEAVY CHARGED PARTICLES
Authors: Скляр  , Sklyar V. , Зольников  , Zolnikov Vladimir
Published: December 2016

In article assessment of resistance of chips to influence of heavy charged particles is considered, the test environment, material support of tests are described.
MODELING OF LOW-INTENSIVE INFLUENCE OF SPACE
Authors: Скляр  , Sklyar V. , Зольников  , Zolnikov Vladimir
Published: December 2016

In article process of impact of space ionization radiation on products of electronic component base is considered, the structure of an algorithm of calculation of firmness of CMOS VLSI at influence of factors of space is described.
The 'Comedy of a Duke of Ferrara' in 1598
Authors: Steggle Matthew
Published: December 2016

The 'Comedy of a Duke of Ferrara' is a title of convenience for a lost play associated with the Englische Kömedianten in Germany in 1604. It appears to be linked to an extant German play, Tiberius und Annabella, and therefore to John Marston's The Fawn. This essay discusses a hitherto unnoted reference to the play in English print. The allusion acts as an anchor for all the other records and has implications, not just for the 'Comedy of a Duke of Ferrara', but also for Tiberius und Annabella, The Fawn, and — arguably — Shakespeare's Measure for Measure.
Introduction: Exploring Neighbourhoods
Authors: Highley Christopher
Published: December 2016

This essay summarizes scholarship about the neighbourhoods and parishes surrounding London’s early modern theatres, and in the process introduces three essays for the Early Theatre Issues in Review ‘Theatre and Neighbourhood in Early Modern London’.
MATHEMATICAL WORKING SPACE RELATIONS WITH CONVERSIONS BETWEEN REPRESENTATIONS AND PROBLEM SOLVING IN FRACTION ADDITION
Authors: Gagatsis Athanasios , Deliyianni Eleni
Published: December 2016

The present study is focused on the cognitive level of Mathematical Working Space (MWS) and the component of the epistemological level related to semiotic representations in fraction addition. A test measuring students’ conversion and problem - solving ability in fraction addition was developed and administered to 388 primary and secondary school students (about 11-14 years old) three times. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) for repeated measures and implicative method revealed that the students’ performance improved as they move within primary school and within secondary school. A hiatus in performance progress is indicated, though, when the students moved from primary to secondary school. This finding is in line with a compartmentalized way of thinking indicated for this age group. Didactical implications are discussed.
REGISTROS Y ESTRATOS EN ETM AL SERVICIO DEL PENSAMIENTO FUNCIONAL
Authors: Carrión Miranda Vicente , Pluvinage François
Published: December 2016

En este artículo nos interesamos en el tema de funciones reales de variable real, desde la perspectiva de los Espacios de Trabajo Matemático (ETM). En la primera parte señalamos observaciones hechas con varios públicos que dan crédito a la hipótesis de que el saber álgebra no es suficiente para los tratamientos que ponen en juego las funciones. Se necesita un pensamiento que calificamos como funcional que precisamos en una segunda parte. En la última parte presentamos los resultados de un taller exploratorio dirigido a profesores del nivel medio superior, organizado con el propósito de profundizar nuestra hipótesis. La especificidad del estudio propuesto fue que los participantes trabajaron en grupos, considerando para todos la misma situación matemática pero cada grupo utilizaría una herramienta diferente. Los grupos, caracterizados por las herramientas que utilizaron, fueron los siguientes: “A pie” (papel - lápiz), hoja de cálculo, calculadora, software de cálculo formal y software de geometría dinámica. Los participantes se dieron cuenta de cómo el uso de herramientas tecnológicas ejerce influencia en el proceso de resolución y en el manejo de conceptos.
LE TRAVAIL MATHÉMATIQUE EN INTERACTION AVEC UN LOGICIEL DE GÉOMÉTRIE DYNAMIQUE TRIDIMENSIONNELLE
Authors: Blossier Mathieu , Richard Philippe R.
Published: December 2016

Il arrive souvent que les didacticiels pour l’enseignement des mathématiques se constituent en référence à des modèles informatiques, laissant implicites les modèles d’apprentissage qui découlent de l’usage de l’outil et qui auraient pu contribuer à sa conception. Dans le jeu des allers et retours entre les concepteurs et les usagers, si les nouvelles possibilités de développement communautaire facilitent déjà le raffinement de l’outil logiciel selon les demandes enseignantes, il favorise aussi l’appropriation au comportement humain qui utilise déjà l’outil. Ce n’est donc pas tant dans les mathématiques représentées qu’il faut chercher les modèles d’apprentissage, mais plutôt en regardant les interactions de celui dont l’action «interroge» un milieu logiciel qui lui «répond». En considérant les conceptions de l’élève et l’espace de travail mathématique qui émergent d’interactions réelles ou potentielles, notre propos vise à rendre compte du travail mathématique engendré par l’usage du logiciel de géométrie dynamique tridimensionnelle GeoGebra 3D.
TRAVAIL MATHÉMATIQUE ET DOMAINES MATHÉMATIQUES
Authors: Kuzniak Alain
Published: December 2016

Dans le cadre théorique des Espaces de Travail Géométrique (ETG), la différenciation des approches de la géométrie s'appuie sur la notion de paradigmes géométriques. Grâce à cette notion, il est possible de pointer des différences épistémologiques dans les approches de la preuve mais aussi de comprendre et d'expliquer des variations dans les genèses instrumentales et figurales. L'extension du cadre théorique des ETG aux Espaces de Travail Mathématique attire l'attention sur l'usage simultané de plusieurs domaines mathématiques dans le travail mathématique. Nous examine rons deux problèmes s'appuyant initialement sur un support géométrique mais dont la solution peut être donnée dans un autre domaine mathématique qui, d'un point de vue scolaire, ne se situe pas alors nécessairement ni au même niveau paradigmatique ni au même niveau d'élaboration didactique ou pédagogique. Ces différences de niveaux peuvent être source de malentendus et de dysfonctionnements dans la pratique scolaire.
ESPACIOS DE TRABAJO MATEMÁTICO. PUNTOS DE VISTA Y PERSPECTIVAS
Authors: Kuzniak Alain , Philippe R. Richard
Published: December 2016

Este número especial de la Revista Latinoamericana de Investigación en Matemática Educativa (RELIME) es el resultado de distintos artículos elaborados para el tercer simposio Espacio de Trabajo Matemático (ETM), cuyo objeto de estudio es el desarrollo y los usos posibles de la noción de ETM en la didáctica de las matemáticas. El trabajo matemático y su funcionamiento en el marco escolar están a la base del enfoque de los ETM. En esta introducción se sintetiza el enfoque teórico, no como algo prescriptivo sino como una propuesta sugerente para enriquecer el estudio didáctico del trabajo matemático del alumnado y profesorado. Seguidamente, se describe la organización temática de las contribuciones.
LA MEDIACIÓN DOCENTE Y LOS ESPACIOS DE TRABAJO MATEMÁTICO
Authors: Figueras Olimpia , Flores Patricia , Pluvinage François
Published: December 2016

El maestro pone en juego estrategias para facilitar que los alumnos aprendan matemáticas. Como resultado de varios acercamientos a clases de matemáticas de maestros de educación básica, en este artículo se caracterizan cinco dificultades que el profesor enfrenta para mediar una concurrencia significativa entre los Espacios de Trabajo Matemático institucionales e individuales.
Effect of Different Planting Structure of Maize and Soybean Intercropping on Fodder Production and Silage Quality
Authors: Htet Maw , Soomro Rab , Bo Hai
Published: December 2016

A study was conducted to examine the effects of different planting structure of maize (Zea maysL.) and soybean (Glycine max L.) intercropping on fodder production and silage quality.Maize was cultivated alone and intercropped with soybean as follows;1 row maize to 1 row soybean (1M1S),1 row maize to 2 rows soybean (1M2S) and 1 row maize to 3 rows soybean (1M3S).The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design with four treatments and three replications.The crops were harvested when the maize reached at heading stage (at about 35% dry matter).The results indicated significant increase in fresh biomass and dry matter production of maize fodder alone as compared to maize intercropped with soybean fodder.However,no difference (p>0.05) was observed in ether extract (EE ), ash (%)and acid detergent fibre (ADF) of nutrient composition of fodder among the four treatments.After 60 days of ensiling period,silage samples were analysed for pH,dry matter (DM),crude protein (CP),ether extract (EE),neutraldetergent fibre (NDF), acid detergent fibre (ADF) and water soluble carbohydrate (WSC).All intercropped silages had higher CP values (1M1S,12.1%;1M2S,12.1%;1M3S,12.7%) than the monocrop maize (SM,8.4%) silage.The NDF and ADF levels were higher for maize silage as compared to intercropped silages. The study showed that among all intercropped silages the IM3S (1 row maize to 3 rows soybean) was preferable according to nutrient composition than other intercropped silages.
Cluster Model of Agroforestry Land Use to Support Food Sustainability
Authors: Susanto Anang , Triyono Joko
Published: December 2016

This research aims to develop the model of land utilization in private forest management in order to support the food sustain in agroforestry system. The result shows that the clustering private forest for crops can predict the crops development area in private forest and management of agroforestry system performance in private forest. This model is related to knowledge management dan crops zoning. The private forest zoning can be classified into 2 main components : (i) planting area (ii) type of plants cultivated by the farmers. The forest management consists of horticulture plants stands, labor. It can be concluded that clustering model of agroforestry area utilization in supporting food sustain which is managed by laction question zoning principles can predict the domination of crops in private forest area. The crops which still become the mainstay of society, cassava value LQ 3.53 is still cultivated in 2015. In addition, for stands, mangga value 3.58 is still potential as an alternative choice in order to add income of society around the forest area in 2015.
Combined Tillage Tools– A Review
Authors: Prem Manjeet , Swarnkar Raghunandan , Kantilal Vyas , Jeetsinh Pargi , Chitharbhai Khodifad
Published: December 2016

The costliness of energy, forces the farmers to choose another cost efficient tillage methods. The cost as well as time of operation plays a critical role in choosing another tools for tillage. Combined tillage is the way in which two or more different tillage implements operates at the same time in order to manipulate the soil and reduce the number and time of field operations. It was envisaged that such an implement would affect considerable saving of time, fuel and energy. This would also reduce the cost of operation. There was an efficient and potential reduction in the soil compaction, labour and fuel cost, saving in time and reduction of multiple tillage operation in single pass. The conventional tillage practices are becoming increasingly expensive in terms of time, fuel and equipment costs and are also causing more soil damage and compaction due to higher number of passes required for the conventional implements during seedbed preparation. As the land sizes in India are small, the scope for increasing the speed or width of existing implements is less feasible. Hence, reducing the number of passes by combining two or more field operations with the use of combination tillage implements may provide better solution. In a single run the combined tillage tool performs primary as well as secondary tillage operations.
Intraoperative Epiaortic Ultrasound for Traumatic Pseudoaneurysm of the Ascending Aorta
Authors: Eddins Michelle , Aguirre Marco , Price Jonathan , Wait Michael , Bajona Pietro
Published: December 2016

Epiaortic ultrasound is an imaging modality that is commonly used to evaluate the ascending aorta for atheroma and other mural lesions during elective cardiac surgery. Its use in contained aortic rupture has not been established. We present a case of thoracic trauma with contained pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta. At operation, the precise location of the aortic tear could not be identified by visual inspection, manual palpation, or transesophageal echocardiography. Epiaortic ultrasound was employed and the aortic defect was identified and successfully repaired. This intraoperative imaging modality may play an increasing role in the identification of aortic pathology when visual inspection and other intraoperative imaging is insufficient.
The experience of being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease
Authors: Warren Emma , Eccles Fiona , Travers Vicky , Simpson Jane
Published: December 2016

Being diagnosed with a chronic illness such as Parkinson's disease (PD) can have a considerable psychological impact on a person's life. However, this has been under explored and so it is unclear what support may be most beneficial at this time. This study therefore explored personal experiences of being diagnosed with PD. Six participants were interviewed and interview transcripts were analysed using thematic analysis. Three overarching themes emerged: ‘Understanding it is an important thing’—the value of knowledge; ‘You've got to get used to accepting the fact that you need help’—the social implications of being diagnosed with PD; and ‘I think you need to talk to somebody’—the importance of supportive others. The process of diagnosis was complex and often challenging for participants, with respect to their own understanding and that of others. Recommendations for future practice within specialist PD services are made, in order to improve the support that is offered at this time.
Claims for psychological harm
Authors: Griffith Richard
Published: December 2016

In this article Richard Griffith considers the law in relation to compensation for psychological harm and the approach to damages claims when a person suffers psychological harm because of another's negligent act
‘Catch me if you can!’
Authors: Chapman Ailsa
Published: December 2016

Ailsa Chapman describes how making a display of The Ginger Bread Man tale was a runaway success.
Modelling compassionate veterinary nursing care – eight steps towards a more compassionate approach to patients, their owners and oneself
Authors: Kerrigan Lynne
Published: December 2016

Organisational elements can have a major influence on the capacity to be compassionate, however there are also individual factors that affect this capacity and these are important to address. Being positive can have an effect on the individual and those most adept at compassion may have greater resilience in the healthcare setting. Nonetheless, the demands of frequent contact with patients and their owners who are suffering are generally considered to be a significant stressor that may, at times, limit ones capacity for compassion. This article will outline eight steps that veterinary nurses can seek to undertake daily to help facilitate compassionate behaviour towards themselves, their clients and their patients.
Presentations, Management and Outcomes of Temporomandibular Disorders (TMDs) in Port Harcourt: One-Year Prospective Analysis
Authors: Akadiri Oladimeji Adeniyi , Yarhere Kesiena Seun , Akinbami Babatunde Olayemi , Udeabor Samuel Ebele
Published: December 2016

Temporomandibular joint disorders (TMDs) constitute a spectrum of chronic orofacial pain condition for which no specific treatment modality has proven to be always effectual. Experiences and outcomes vary between patients. Management is always a dilemma for clinicians who must be skilled and knowledgeable in making diagnosis and providing holistic care for the TMD patient. Literature documenting clinical experiences with TMD patients is very sparse; in fact, none was found from the Nigerian medical literature. This article presents our experience in a Nigerian teaching hospital and a secondary state facility for oral and maxillofacial care. It is a record of management of TMD patients encountered over a one-year period during which patients were prospectively followed and their treatment profiled according to a self designed protocol adopted by our department. Here, we present our experience with fifteen patients followed up for a minimum of 6 months during the study period. Treatments were administered at various levels according to our protocol and outcome was satisfactory in over 50% of cases.
Prevalence of Self Injuries and Dental Trauma in a Sample of Autistic Patients in Caracas – Venezuela
Authors: Morales-Chávez M. C.
Published: December 2016

The object of this research was to establish the prevalence of self-injuries and dental trauma in a group of autistic patients. An observational cross-sectional study was made with 94 pediatric patients diagnosed with autism of ages ranging between 4 and 14 years. The patients were evaluated and the presence of self-injuries was established; the legal guardians were also asked if the children showed any self-injurious behavior. It was determined that 20.2% (19 patients) showed self-injuries and, while 13.8% of the children evaluated had a history of trauma, the remaining 82.3% did not show any previous history of trauma. No significant statistical difference was observed between their diet and the presence of self-injurious behaviors.
Papilla Height as an Objective Parameter to Measure Gingival Biotype
Authors: Mandaloy Akash , Sridhar Raja , Singh Abhilasha , Shirahatti Ravi
Published: December 2016

Background: There is lack of objective criteria to classify gingival biotype. The aim of the present study is to establish the papillary length - a surrogate parameter, as an objective criterion to classify periodontal biotype as thick or thin in periodontally healthy subjects. Methods: In 76 periodontally healthy subjects gingival thickness was assessed by probe transparency at the midfacial aspect of both maxillary central incisors. The papillary length between the two central incisors (PL sum 1), the sum of papillary length between central and lateral incisor on either side and between the two central incisors (PL sum 3), the sum of papillary length between canine and lateral incisor, central and lateral incisor on both sides and between the two central incisors (PL sum 5) was calculated. The data so obtained were subjected to statistical analysis to find a correlation between PL sum scores and gingival biotype. Results: PL sum scores displayed larger PL sum scores for thin biotype group as compared to thick biotype group wherein the mean PL sum 1 score was 4.53 and 4.49mm and PL sum 5 score was 21.8 and 19.83 for thin and thick biotype groups respectively. The difference in the mean PL sum scores for PL sum 1, 3, and 5 were not significant between thick and thin gingival biotypes. According to the binary logistic regression analysis, age was the only significant predictor of gingival biotype (thick/thin). Gender as well as different calculations of PL sum scores had no significant effect on the gingival biotype as outcome. A part of the variation obtained in the biotype was predicted by the sum scores though with a weak canonical correlation of 0.37. Conclusion: Scores of PL may be used as an objective parameter to assess the gingival biotype of patients which is a variable needed to be evaluated prior to restorative or surgical treatment procedures in order to gain a favourable treatment outcome.
Álcool e drogas: Um problema vivido por adolescentes usuários em um município do sudoeste da Bahia
Authors: Lobo Luana Alves , Barbosa Mirella Cristina Leto
Published: December 2016

RESUMOO presente estudo aborda sobre o problema de adolescentes usuários de drogas de um município do sudoeste da Bahia, analisando as consequências e causas que levam os adolescentes a serem usuários de drogas. Nota-se que o período da adolescência é fundamental para o desenvolvimento humano, em que acontece uma busca pela idade adulta, pois há o abandono das características físicas e identidade infantis, desenvolvimento de sua autonomia, aderindo formas mais independentes dos seus progenitores, com acentuada procura pela identidade própria, nesta fase os questionamentos são muito presentes e é comum que o adolescente siga um caminho levado pelas más influências, como o das drogas. Neste sentido a assistência a este público é necessária e deve ser constante já que, há carência de atendimento para esta população especial, além da necessidade de novos estudos nesse âmbito. Observa-se que embora 65,6% destaquem, que na escola deles há preocupação com jovens que usam drogas, 41,4% são jovens deste ambiente que utilizam tal sustância, 96,5% já presenciaram uso de drogas licitas, e 44,8% de drogas ilícitas. Dos entrevistados 10,3% já experimentaram algum tipo de droga ilícita e 34,3% fazem uso de drogas licitas, ressaltando que, 98,2% já receberam orientação para não usar drogas. Contudo percebeu-se o quão a realidade das drogas é alarmante devido ao alto índice de usuários em idade entre 12 e 20 anos, necessitando de mais medidas de combate em prol de erradicar esse problema nas escolas.
Condições de saúde de idosos portadores de Diabetes mellitus e hipertensão arterial sistêmica
Authors: Ferraz Marília De Oliveira Silva , Reis Luciana Araújo dos , Lima Pollyanna Viana
Published: December 2016

Objetivo: O presente estudo tem como objetivo investigar as condições de saúde de idosos portadores de Hipertensão Arterial Sistêmica e de Diabetes Mellitus. Metodologia: Trata-se de um estudo do tipo descritivo, com abordagem quantitativa, realizado com 53 idosos cadastrados no programa Hiperdia. Os instrumentos utilizados para a coleta dos dados foram o Mini-Exame do Estado Mental, o questionário sociodemográfico e econômico e o de condições de saúde. Para realização da análise foi utilizado o programa estatístico SPSS®, versão 20.0. Resultados: 66,0% dos idosos são hipertensos e 22,6% são hipertensos e diabéticos; 86,8% não possuem sequela; 45,3% tem histórico de hipertensos na família e 28,3% de diabetes e hipertensão; 71,7% não foram internados nos últimos cinco anos; 56,6 consome verduras; 88,7% seguem a dieta recomendada; 81,10% não são fumantes; 90,6% não bebem bebida alcoólica e 49,1% não praticam atividade física. Conclusão: os idosos têm condições de saúde favoráveis.
Perfil da Assistência Farmacêutica no Município de Tremedal - BA
Authors: Pinto Anita Da Silva , Marques Matheus Santos
Published: December 2016

Assistência Farmacêutica é o conjunto de ações que visam a promoção, proteção e recuperação da saúde e contribução na qualidade de vida da população. Este estudo teve como objetivo geral: avaliar como é realizada a assistência farmacêutica no município de Tremedal – BA. Trata-se de uma pesquisa de natureza quantitativa, com objetivos de cunho descritivo acompanhada do procedimento técnico de pesquisa de campo. Foram entrevistados 03 farmacêuticos da rede privada e um da rede pública, em que foi aplicado um questionário contendo 15 questões que abordaram o tema em questão.Embora tenha se constatado que 100% dos entrevistados estão de acordo com o que rege a RDC Nº 44,no tocante a três aspectos, compreende-se que o município investigado é carente de Assistência Farmacêutica, a começar pelo número de farmacêuticos na rede pública, que é inferior ao que se recomenda, e que não promovem a devida assistência aos pacientes, como era de se esperar. Enquanto que na rede privada, o objetivo maior é realizar as vendas do medicamento e não prestar a devida atenção farmacêutica. Espera-se com este trabalho suscitar reflexões sobre a importância da Assistência Farmacêutica para aqualidade de vida da população seja melhorada.
Projeto Político Pedagógico: Uma estratégia para o sucesso da Gestão Escolar
Authors: Nogueira Maria Zuleide De Lima , Brito Sislândia Maria Ferreira
Published: December 2016

Este artigo comenta sobre a educação, seu processo de evolução  e o funcionamento interno da escola à partir do Projeto Político Pedagógico (PPP), avaliando cada ator da Gestão e sempre enfatizando a importância do planejamento para que seja adequado e democrático. A exposição clara dos objetivos a serem alcançados e, a existência de uma aliança entre a comunidade e a escola, também são enfocadas como facilitadoras no processo. A proposta é discutir a inclusão dos métodos culturais de ensino, bem como adaptações nas avaliações pedagógicas, de forma a que a escola exerça sua função social. Discutir-se-á sobre a importância que o Projeto Político Pedagógico na dinâmica escola e comunidade.
Humanist Spirituality and Poetry: Rabindranath Tagore & George Herbert
Authors: Datta Kitty Scoular
Published: December 2016

This paper concentrates on how the growth of Rabindranath’s spiritual awareness is gradually revealed in his poetry from 1882 onwards, and in his prose lectures and novels, especially Gora and Chaturanga. Comparison of his devotional outlook with George Herbert’s (already present in the review of the English Gitanjali, Times Literary Supplement, 7 November, 1912) is further explored for the present. His sense of divine presence in the natural world and in the heart (jivan devata) is related to his social consciousness and his moderation, and transcended the ordinary thinking of his conflict-ridden times in both East and West, to present a continuing challenge to both religions and secularity in the post-colonial world.
Understanding Rabindranath Tagore’s Spirituality as Deep Ecology, Deep Anthropology and Political Theology
Authors: Marsh Christine
Published: December 2016

The subject of this paper is the relevance of Rabindranath Tagore’s spirituality to the challenges we face in the world today. Tagore’s mission was ‘to work towards the true union of East and West’. The spiritual worldview Tagore brought to the West from 1912 onwards has been defined by Bengali scholars as ‘the integration of man and nature and God’. This can be expressed in more modern terms as ‘deep ecology, deep anthropology and political theology’, themes that run through the texts of the lectures Tagore gave on his foreign tours. He warned that the machine age would be disastrous for planet and people and urged a return to traditional village based society. He predicted that the dehumanising and destructive modern systems would come to an end, making way for a ‘new chapter in history’. The present crisis of democratic capitalism could lead to disruption or disaster, or else be an opportunity for relocalisation such as Tagore advocated. Movements for world change today focussed on taking responsibility for looking after ourselves and the environment directly through community involvement and decision making could be encouraged and affirmed by association with one of the greatest thinkers of the modern age.
Plyometric exercising of athletes at adolescence period
Adolesan dönemde bulunan sporcularda pliometrik antrenman
Authors: Yüksel Yılmaz , Hekim Mesut , Tokgöz Mehmet , Zengin Serkan , Ulukan Hasan , Kaya Erdi
Published: December 2016

Strength is among the most frequently researched subjects in the field of sports sciences. The main reason for strength’s being researched this much in sports is thought to be its being an important motoric characteristic that affects sportive performance  most of the researches focusing on strength have focused on relationship between strength and sportive performance, relationship between strength and the other motoric characteristics, and the effects of different exercising models on strength development.   Among those strength exercises, plyometric trainings have become the mostly preferred exercising models. Plyometric trainings are strength development methods that include jumping drills and pliometric exercises for the upper extremity. While plyometric exercises are the methods used by elite athletes frequently, they have been used on adolescence athletes as well in recent years. However, although there are some reservations on the implementation of plyometric exercises on adolescence athletes, it is also stated that provided that these exercises are done relevant to their aims and in a systematic way, they contribute to a healthy strength development.     This study focused on the content and characteristics of plyometric exercises different from adults, their effect on strength development. ÖzetSpor bilimleri alanında üzerinde en fazla araştırma yapılan konuların başında kuvvet gelmektedir. Sporda kuvvet ile ilgili çok sayıda araştırma yapılmasının temelinde kuvvet özelliğinin sportif performansı etkileyen önemli bir motorik özellik olmasının yattığı düşünülebilir. Kuvvet üzerine yapılan araştırmalarda genellikle kuvveti sportif performans ile ilişkisi, kuvvetin diğer motorik özellikler ile ilişkisi ve uygulanan farklı kuvvet antrenman modellerinin kuvvet gelişimine etkilerinin ele alındığı görülmektedir. Söz konusu kuvvet antrenmanları içerisinde pliometrik antrenmanlar da son yıllarda en fazla kullanılan antrenman modellerinin içerisinde yer almaktadır. Pliometrik antrenmanlar sıçrama drillerinin üst ekstremiteye yönelik pliometrik egzersizlerin yer aldığı kuvvet geliştirme yöntemleridir. Pliometrik antrenmanlar elit düzeyde sporcuların sıklıkla kullandığı bir yöntem iken, son yıllarda adolesan dönemdeki sporcular üzerinde de kullanılmaya başlanmıştır. Ancak literatürde adolesan sporcularda pliometrik antrenmanların uygulanışına yönelik bazı kaygılar bulunmakla beraber, amacına uygun ve sistemli yapılan pliometrik antrenmanların sağlıklı bir kuvvet gelişimine katkı sağladığı da belirtilmektedir. Yapılan bu araştırmada da adolesanlarda pliometrik antrenmanların içeriği, yetişkin antrenmanlarından ayrılan özellikleri ve kuvvet gelişimine etkileri üzerinde durulmuştur.
The Carboniferous medullosalean pteridosperm Havlenaea praeovata (Němejc) Šimůnek & Cleal (Stradonice, Central Bohemia) is conspecific with Neuropteris coriacea Ettingshausen
Authors: Šimůnek Zbyněk , Cleal Christopher J.
Published: December 2016

A study of Ettingshausen’s type material of Neuropteris coriacea stored in the Geologisches Bundesanstalt in Vienna has demonstrated that they are conspecific with Havlenaea praeovata (Němejc) Šimůnek & Cleal (Carboniferous medullosalean pteridosperm). Because of priority, the epithet coriacea must take precedence, and a new combination is proposed: Havlenaea coriacea (Ettingshausen) Šimůnek & Cleal, comb. nov.
Solvability of a product-type system of difference equations with six parameters
Authors: Stević Stevo
Published: December 2016

Closed form formulas for well-defined complex-valued solutions to a product-type system of difference equations of interest
with six parameters are presented. The form of the solutions is described in detail in terms of the parameters and initial values.