bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Insulin resistance in obese and lean women with polycystic ovarian syndrome
Authors: S. Jayashree , P. Shylaja , Ajjammanavar Virupakshi
Published: December 2018

Background: According to NIH criteria for PCOS, the estimated prevalence of this disorder has been reported to range from 4% to 10% of women in their reproductive years, which designates PCOS as the most common endocrinopathy of women. Insulin resistance is common in PCOS and obesity contributes an additional component to insulin resistance in obese PCOS.Methods: The study was a prospective study. One-hundred and twenty PCOS women were divided into two groups: Group O - obese (n = 60) and Group L - lean (body mass index [BMI] cutoff <23 kg/m2). Oral glucose tolerance test, serum fasting insulin and HOMA- IR were compared between these groups.Results: Impaired glucose tolerance was seen in 33.3 % of lean PCOS and 36.7% of obese PCOS women. 5% of lean PCOS and 10% of obese PCOS women had hyperinsulinemia. 38.3% of lean PCOS and 51.7% of obese PCOS women had insulin resistance. But the differences were not statistically significant. However, HOMA-IR and fasting insulin values showed a significant positive correlation with BMI.Conclusions: Both obese and lean women with PCOS are vulnerable to the problems of insulin resistance irrespective of BMI and insulin resistance shows a positive correlation with BMI.
Clinical study of factors affecting outcome of tubal recanalization using microsurgical techniques: a retrospective study
Authors: G. Rashmi A. , Singh Shikha
Published: December 2018

Background: In India, many couples complete their families by the age of 25 to 30 years and opt for tubal sterilization as a method of family planning in spite of availability of other spacing methods. Due to unforeseen circumstances, 10 % of them regret their decision and about 1% want to restore their fertility due to various reasons like loss of only child, loss of male child, desire to have more children, loss of children in natural calamities, remarriage and other socioeconomic factors. The objective of the present study was to analyze various factors which are involved in pregnancy rate in tubal recanalization.Methods: 31 women undergoing microsurgical tubal recanalization by mini laparotomy in RRMCH, Bengaluru during a study period of 2 year from 2014 -2016 were followed up for a period of 2 years by telephonic conversation.Results: An overall 67.7 % pregnancy rate was achieved with microsurgery technique.Conclusions: The important factors determining the success of operation were age of the patient, method of previous ligation and the remaining length of tube after recanalization. The microsurgical technique should be available at specialized centres to improve the success of family planning services and also this could be the hope for hopeless.
A review of significant aspects contributing to curriculum development
Authors: Rajurkar Savita , Chavan Kalidas D. , Kachewar Sushil G. , Giri Purushottam A.
Published: December 2018

Curriculum is an essentially signified foundation of an academic arena. The master key of the treasure curriculum is anchored in its development. The basic and progressive aspects are the prominent spectrums of curriculum in navigating the stakeholders. Empowerment of curriculum by augmenting its development has been a topic of ongoing discussion in the enrichment of the educational field. By reviewing selected past and present relevant articles, this review article is aimed to provoke and fortify insights for the due perfection, systematization, and standardization in the futuristic aspects towards curriculum development. This is a sincere effort to present the versatile role of the concept of curriculum development and validate its significant aspects by keeping the various stakeholders in mind. It is hoped that this article would help motivate elder and newer generations of curriculum developers, academicians and researchers for expounding the process, for recognizing the intrinsic and upcoming challenges in the field of curriculum development for recognizing needs to refresh, update technology and upgrade pedagogics, for standardizing curriculum at the global application and for instigating an urge to research various aspects of this topic to bring in the due change, advancement and standardization.
A study on faciomaxillary trauma in a tertiary care hospital: a prospective study
Authors: Sivamuthu T. Chenthil
Published: December 2018

Background: Faciomaxillary injuries are increasing in incidence in Tirunelveli district due to the increasing number of vehicles on the street which are inadequate and due to assault. The common denominator in both these situations is alcohol abuse. This study aims to assess the incidence, causative factors and management options of Faciomaxillary trauma.Methods: Around 50 case of faciomaxillary injuries admitted in the Department of Plastic surgery, TVMCH were taken up for study. The cases were studied for age, sex, personal habits, mode of injury, associated injuries, involved bones and type of fracture, clinical features, treatment modalities, and complications.Results: Road Traffic Accident (RTA) was the most common cause. Males aged 20-30 were the most commonly involved. Alcohol abuse and Intoxication was the most common antecedent event. Associated head, limbs and chest injuries were common. Mandible was the commonest bone to be fractured followed by zygoma, maxilla and nasal bones. ORIF and IMF was the common surgery performed.Conclusions: Alcohol abuse is the leading cause of faciomaxillary injuries. Educating the public about the traffic rules and the ill effects of drunken driving will go a long way to prevent these injuries.
Utility of cord blood albumin as a predictor of significant neonatal jaundice in healthy term newborns
Authors: Parikh Yogesh N. , Ghetia Jay C. , Makawana Aarti M.
Published: December 2018

Background: The aim is to study the association between cord blood albumin level and subsequent development of significant neonatal jaundice (NNJ) in healthy term newborns.Methods: A prospective study was conducted on 106 term healthy neonates. Genders, gestational age, mode of delivery were taken into consideration. It was ascertained that there was no other risk factor for hyperbilirubinemia amongst the neonates. The neonates were divided into two groups based on cord blood albumin level of <3.2gm/dl and >3.2gm/dl.Results: Out of the 106 babies included in the study, 44 babies were under group A (<3.2mg/dl) and 62 babies were under group B(>3.2mg/dl). 24 babies (55%) in group A and 16 babies (26%) in group B developed clinical icterus of which 16(66.6%) in group A and 4(25%) in group B required phototherapy. There was no significant difference between the cases who did and who did not develop significant neonatal jaundice with respect to various factor such as type of delivery, gender and meconium stain liquor.Conclusions: Cord albumin levels help to determine and predict the possibility of hyperbilirubinemia among neonates. Hence this can help to identify the at-risk neonates. So routine determination of cord albumin can be advocated to keep a track on at risk neonates.
Profile of retinopathy of prematurity in late preterm newborn in a district level special newborn care unit of Eastern India
Authors: Sardar Syamal Kumar , Pal Somnath
Published: December 2018

Background: The aim of this study was to analyse the incidence, severity and risk factors of retinopathy of prematurity in late preterm newborn at a district level SNCU in eastern India.Methods: The initial examination was carried out at 3 weeks of postnatal age or at 31weeks of post-conceptional age, whichever was later. Retinopathy was graded into stages and zones as per the ICROP classification. Those who had ROP were examined every week till regression occurred or till they reached criteria for laser treatment which was type I Prethreshold ROP as per ET ROP guideline. Risk factors for the development of ROP were determined by reviewing maternal and perinatal history and hospital case records.Results: 212 late ptreterm newborn were examined. The incidence of ROP in late preterm was 16.51% (35 out of 212 newborn). Incidence of stage I ROP was 6.60 % (14 newborn had stage I ROP). Incidence of stage II ROP was 6.60% (14 had stage II ROP). None had stage III ROP. 7 had APROP. Incidence of APROP was 3.30 %. 5 out of 14 newborns with stage II ROP (35.71%) required laser treatment. All newborn with APROP required both laser and Anti VEGF treatment. Overall 34.28% of late preterm with ROP required treatment. There was no difference in gestational age and birth weight in late preterm with and without ROP. There was significant difference in the duration of oxygen therapy in late preterm with and without ROP (6.657±2.531days vs 0.694±1.397 days, p<0.001). In stepwise logistic regression analysis-use and duration of oxygen, birth asphyxia and anemia were found to be significant risk factors of ROP in late preterm.Conclusions: ROP is common in late preterm newborn in developing country like India.
Are other feasible options available for screening of risk assessment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women at community level in Southern Coastal India
Authors: Reddy Gowry , Rathi Priya , B. Unnikrishnan , Kamath Surendra , Shringapure Kalpita
Published: December 2018

Background: Osteoporosis is a chronic debilitating condition which exhibits iceberg phenomenon. Identification at an early stage of disease will enable preventive measures to reduce the incidence of disease and complications. Owing to the cost of diagnostic test, this study, various screening tools such as WHO fracture risk assessment tool, osteoporosis self-assessment tool for Asians, simple calculated osteoporosis risk estimation and osteoporosis risk assessment instrument   have been used for assessment, in order to screen postmenopausal women in the preliminary stages.Methods: A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 107 postmenopausal women carried over a period of five months.Results: Prevalence of osteoporosis and osteopenia was 24.3% and 69.2%. The area under the curve for osteoporosis self-assessment tool for Asians (OSTA), simple calculated osteoporotic risk estimation (SCORE) and osteoporotic risk assessment instrument (ORAI) was 0.731, 0.407 and 0.172 respectively. OSTA proved to be effective in differentiating normal BMD from low BMD score (i.e., osteopenia and osteoporosis) with a cut off of 1.1, SCORE to be more effective in screening osteoporosis than the other tools because it had a higher positive probability with a cut off 22.  FRAX tool predicted probability of five and three percent probability of major fracture and hip fracture risk in ten yearsConclusions: Various tools assessed in the studies can be utilized at community level for identifying high risk women in post-menopausal stage but with different cut offs. This will reduce the cost of screening and also facilitate non pharmacological measures to reduce the progression of disease.
Characteristics and motivation with nurse performance in applying patient safety in hospital
Authors: Morika Honesty Diana , . Suharizal , . Yasmi
Published: December 2018

Background: Nurse performance in patient safety implementation context is closely related to efforts to prevent the impact of unexpected events on patients such as death and permanent disability. The individual performance can be seen from the characteristics and motivation that determine the results of work. Early survey found that there were nurse who did not implemented patient safety. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between characteristics and motivation with the performance of nurses in implementing patient safety in the Inpatient Unit of Regional Public Hospital dr. Rasidin Padang.Methods: The type of research was a cross sectional study. 45 nurses in surgical, child and internal room as sample were taken using simple random sampling technique. Data was analysis with chi square test.Results: The results of this research are known as age with p value (0.291), gender with p value (1,000), education with p value (0.862), marital status with p value (0.196) and working period with p value 0.247 and motivation with pvalue (0.000).Conclusions: There was a relationship between motivation and nurses' performance in implementing patient safety.
Impact of educational intervention on awareness of breast cancer among female students of Government College of Nursing, Nagpur
Authors: Yadav Seema P. , Jiwane Niwrutti N. , Dhanorkar Abhay
Published: December 2018

Background: The nurses have a major influence on the behavior  of  our  women,  they  need  to  be knowledgeable themselves about breast cancer risk  factors  and  the  importance  of  early detection through screening,  thereby improving a chance of longer life for the patient. The need of the hour is to create awareness about breast cancer for early management of this disease.Methods: The present pre-post test study was carried out among female students in a Government College of Nursing in Nagpur to assess the impact of educational intervention on awareness of breast cancer using a predesigned self-administered questionnaire.Results: The overall knowledge about risk factors, signs and symptoms, diagnosis and treatment modalities of breast cancer of significantly increased from pre test to post test.Conclusions: The impact of intervention shows significant increase in knowledge of breast cancer.
Foot care practices, its barriers and risk for peripheral neuropathy among diabetic patients attending medical college in rural Puducherry
Authors: Begum Shaheen , Venkatesan Murugan , Ganapathy Kalaiselvan
Published: December 2018

Background: Diabetes has becoming an increasing cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Along with the rising prevalence of diabetes increase in the complications are expected which will further burden our health care services. Poor knowledge of foot care and poor foot care practices were identified as important risk factors for foot problems in diabetes.Methods: The present study was a mixed methods study conducted among diabetic patients attending medicine OPD. Quantitative data for foot care practices and peripheral neuropathy was collected from 190 diabetic patients and free listing among 20 diabetic patients was done to identify perceived barriers for foot care practices. Collected data were entered in Epi Info (3.5.3) and analysed using SPSS version 24 software.Results: The prevalence of peripheral neuropathy among the study participants was 52.9%. Significant association was found between peripheral neuropathy and male sex (p=0.006), occupation (p=0.003), smoking status (p=0.013) and longer duration of disease (p=0.04). The various reasons for poor foot care practices perceived by patients were poor knowledge about foot care, lack of knowledge about complications and health care provider did not teach them.Conclusions: The prevalence of peripheral neuropathy is common among diabetic patients and most of them are having poor foot care practices so there is a need in the community to lay emphasis on health education programs to improve foot care practices.
Burnout among health professionals in a tertiary medical college of northern Kerala, India
Authors: Binub Kanniyan
Published: December 2018

Background: Health care has emerged as an industry with potential source of stress in the workplace environment. Burnout is characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment. The objectives of the study were to study proportion and associated factors of burnourt among health professionals in medical college.Methods: Data was collected using a questionnaire by using Copenhagen burnout inventory. From a sample frame from of 856, proportionate sampling was to get 187. Data was expressed in proportions and Chi square test was used as test of significance.Results: There are 187 subjects participating in the study which comprised of 52 (27.8%) males and 135 (72.2%) females. Most of the participants who are stressed, falls in the age group less than thirty five years age, i.e. 59.9%. Client related stress was seen in subjects who were staying alone without family. Those who worked more than six hours per day had more personal burn out 17% and the result were significant. 60.4% had job related stress due to night shifts. Those subjects whose income was less than forty thousand rupees had high job related burn out 51.3%. Work related burn out was increased in subjects who had no exercise 47% at all and the result was very highly significant.Conclusions: Professional development programmes should be incorporated to improve the fit between the organisation and the professionals.
Effectiveness of an ‘abridged course in medical education technology’ based on students’ evaluation of the teachers’ performance
Authors: John Alexander , Joy Teena Mary , Paul Nimitha , Unni Sumithra , Gopalakrishnan Suja , Anusha G.
Published: December 2018

Background: To sustain the standards of quality medical education, the faculty needs to be well trained in the medical education technologies, both traditional and innovative. Students are the real beneficiaries of all training programmes conducted for faculty development and they appreciate good teaching. Their involvement in all possible aspects of teaching and learning will go a long way in achieving the best outcomes. The objective of the study was to assess the effectiveness of an ‘Abridged course in Medical Education Technology’ for entry level teachers based on the students’ evaluation of the (teaching) performance of the teachers.Methods: An interventional study was carried out amongst 447 students, in which an educational intervention was done and the effectiveness of the ‘Abridged course’ was assessed. Teaching by the teacher trained through the ‘Abridged course’ formed the ‘intervention’ in the study. ‘Evaluation of the teaching performance’ by the students was the outcome studied.Results: The performance of teacher as assessed by the students had a higher mean score (61.28, SD 9.8) for residents who underwent training in medical education technology, as compared to other residents (56.81, SD 9.2) with a p-value of <0.001.Conclusions: This study highlights that an abridged course in teaching methodology for entry level medical teachers improves the quality of their teaching.
Prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes among rural South Indian population
Authors: Prabhune Akash Gajanan , Ojha Biwesh , Manoharan Aparna
Published: December 2018

Background: Objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of self-reported and undiagnosed diabetes and prediabetes cases in rural south Indian population.Methods: The study was carried as secondary analysis of the data collected in our Health management information system (HMIS) as a part of our health systems initiative in Alakkudi gram panchayat, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. We analysed the fasting glucose and post prandial glucose values of 1307 individuals form our database to assess the prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes and prediabetes as per the cut off recommended by Indian Council of Medical Research 2018 diabetes diagnostic criteria. We also presented the descriptive analysis of demographic features, risk behaviour, anthropometric data along with personal and family history of all the individuals analysed in this study. The secondary data retrieved from the HMIS system was free of any personal identifiers.Results: The self-reported prevalence of diabetes among adults in the village was 6.88% (90 out of 1307). The prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes among adults of Alakkudi village was 12.85% (168 out of 1307) and the prevalence of undiagnosed prediabetes among adults of Alakkudi village was 8.03% (105 out of 1307). Proportion of undiagnosed cases of diabetes in the village was 53%.Conclusions: The proportion of undiagnosed cases of diabetes is quite high in rural India and the proportion of prediabetes is also higher. It is the need of the hour to create awareness regarding diabetes and prediabetes amongst the rural India population and increasing health systems efforts for regular community-based screening among the rural Indians.
Outcome of yoga nidra practice on various mental health problems and general wellbeing: a review study
Authors: Dhamodhini Kalamani , Sendhilkumar Muthappan
Published: December 2018

Mental disorders comprise a wide range of mental health problems with different symptoms. The most of the mental health disorders can be successfully treated with proper treatment and care by health facilities. The yoga founders were great saints and sages from India. The great Yogis presented rational interpretation of their experiences of yoga and brought about a practical and scientifically sound method within every one’s reach. Yoga nidra effectively provides impact on stress, anxiety levels, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms like rage and anxiety and increased feelings of relaxation and peace after yoga nidra as a therapy.
Functional outcome of wide resection and autologous avascular proximal fibular graft arthroplasty in distal radius GCT
Authors: Murugan Yuvaraja , Shanmugasundaram Balasubramaniam , Dulasi Kamalasekaran , Vaidyanathan Singaravadivelu
Published: December 2018

Background: Giant cell tumor (GCT) of distal radius usually presents in late stages with aggressive progression. Extended curettage alone is usually inadequate and wide resection is the most common surgery performed. Reconstruction of the resulting defect poses significant challenges.

Methods: 11 patients with distal radius GCT treated with wide resection and autologous avascular proximal fibular graft arthroplasty were studied retrospectively. One patient was Campanacci grade II and the rest 10 were Campanacci grade III. All patients underwent a standard preoperative workup and underwent a standard procedure. Patients were followed up for a mean period of 33 months (range: 1 year–7 years). Wrist movements were documented and functional outcome was scored using revised musculoskeletal tumor society scoring (MSTS).

Results: Of the 11 patients, eight had excellent outcome, two had good outcome and one had satisfactory outcome according to MSTS scoring. Mean dorsiflexion, palmar flexion, supination and pronation was 44 degrees (range 10-80), 34 degrees (range 10-70), 60 degrees (range 20-80), 54 degrees (range 15-70) respectively. The complications encountered were fibulo-ulnar diastasis in 3 patients, fibulo-carpal subluxation in 2 patients, soft tissue recurrence in 1 patient and graft site non-union in 1 patient. Despite fibula-ulnar and fibula-carpal instability functional outcomes were seen to be excellent (4 patients) or good (1 patient).

Conclusions: Avascular autologous proximal fibular arthroplasty provides for excellent to good functional outcomes after wide resection in distal radius GCT even if radiological appearances are suboptimal.
Do we need early ankle arthroscopy for the patients with acute lateral ankle instability
Authors: Yildirim Ahmet , Özer Mustafa
Published: December 2018

Background: Lateral ankle injury is the most frequently encountered trauma in physically active populations. The general approach to acute lateral ankle instabilities is conservative treatment.

Methods: We investigated the effects of compliance to conservative treatment on permanent instability and other intra-articular pathologies and the outcomes of insufficiently treated lateral ankle instability. These patients underwent conservative treatment for at least 3 months. At the end of this period, anterior ankle arthroscopy was performed for patients who continued to report ankle problems. The patients were grouped according to compliance and noncompliance with conservative treatment.

Results: The rate of compliance for conservative treatment was 41.4%. Arthroscopy revealed that the rate of osteochondral lesions of the talus was 45.3%; 51.6% of the patients had partial or complete lateral ankle ligament injury. The rate of lateral ankle instability was significantly lower in patients who were compliant with conservative treatment (39.6% vs. 60%, p<0.05). Lateral ankle instability was accompanied by osteochondral defects in only 5 patients who were compliant with conservative treatment.

Conclusions: For ankle injuries associated with lateral ankle instability, conservative treatment can decrease instability levels and other pathologies, which may become chronic over time. However, arthroscopy may be required due to ankle pathologies accompanying instability and an early decision for arthroscopy may reduce the incidence of permanent lateral ankle instability.
Effects of low intensity pulsed ultrasound to reduce the effusion volumes and pain with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial
Authors: Shanmuga Raju P. , Ramu Chokkarapu , Harshavardhan N. S. , Rajender K. , Sachin G.
Published: December 2018

Background: The study aim was to determine the effect of low intensity pulsed ultrasound therapy to reduce the effusion volumes and pain in patients with Knee OA.

Methods: This study design was randomized controlled trial. Total 50 patients diagnosed with Knee osteoarthritis were randomly assigned to two groups. Group I was using treatment of low intensity pulsed ultrasound therapy and group II was administered TENS with home exercise respectively. Treatments were 6 days per week and duration of 2 week. The amount of effusion volume will be measured via ultrasonograpy in knee.

Results: The maximum number of cases are lying in age group >60 years which is 28% and 40% in cases and control group respectively and age distribution in both the group is statistically not significant. The mean age of patients in cases and control group is 57.08±7.40 years and 58.04±9.93 years respectively.

Conclusions: Low intensity pulsed ultrasound therapy significantly reduced the effusion volumes and pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
Effectiveness, safety and tolerability of botulinum toxin in focal hyperhidrosis and dynamic facial wrinkles
Authors: Gopalakrishnan K.
Published: December 2018

Background: Botulinum toxin is a potent neurotoxin that inhibits the release of acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junction thereby causing localized muscle relaxation which smoothen the overlying skin and reduces dynamic facial wrinkles. Also clinical studies suggest that intra dermal injections of botulinum toxin are effective in the treatment of palmar hyperhidrosis by blocking the excessive sympathetic cholinergic sudomotor nerve traffic to the palmar surface of the hands.

Methods: We treated twenty patients with palmar hyperhidrosis and fifteen patients with dynamic facial wrinkles with intra dermal botulinum toxin type A.

Results: Among patients treated, complete response was seen in 90% of patients with hyperhidrosis and 70% for patients with facial wrinkles. The relapse of symptoms was highly variable among patients and the average relapse was seen at 14 weeks for both the indications. No major side effects noted.

Conclusions: Botox is an effective and highly tolerable treatment for both hyperhidrosis and facial wrinkles.
A magyar nyelvtörténet kézikönyve
Authors: Németh Miklós
Published: December 2018

Ez a kézikönyv a maga műfajában az első, tekintettel arra, hogy a magyar történeti nyelvészetnek ilyen jellegű összefoglalója még soha nem jelent meg. A vizsgált könyv perspektívájában is példátlan szintézis, amely a történeti nyelvészetnek azt a felfogását tükrözi, amely az adott tudományág szociolingvisztikai-pragmatikai forradalma után született. Egy nyelv történetét a nyelvváltozatok és az egyéni nyelvhasználatok történetének tekinti, számol a nyelvhasználat heterogenitásával, a nyelvtörténeti folyamatokat meghatározó társadalmi és pragmatikai tényezőkkel. A kötet megfelelő tömörséggel tárgyal bonyolult nyelvtörténeti problémákat, és közérthető módon szólítja meg a nem szakmabeli olvasót, ugyanakkor figyelembe veszi a legfrissebb kutatási eredményeket is. Vannak olyan részei, amelyek sok évtizedes tudományos és ismeretterjesztő hiányt pótolnak.
Szent István kori szórványok névtani vizsgálata
Authors: Póczos Rita
Published: December 2018

A dolgozat a pécsi püspökség alapító okiratának helynévi adatait veszi számba etimológiai szempontból, különös tekintettel a nevek lehetséges folytonosságára. A dokumentum legtöbb helynévadata valószínűleg a honfoglalás előtti előzmények folytatása; ez azonban nem feltétlenül jelenti minden esetben a népesség folytonosságát. A névfolytonosság valószínűsége a különböző névtípusok között eltérő. A dokumentumban latin alakban előforduló folyónevek (valamint a párhuzamos vulgáris változatok, mint a Duna vagy a Száva) folyamatosak voltak Az oklevél más latin nevei mögött húzódó, de írott forrásokban csak később megjelenő vulgáris Pécs, esetleg a német Raab szintén kontinuusak lehetnek, és a vízneveknél határozottabban, földrajzilag kötöttebben utalnak az egymást váltó népcsoportok kontaktusára. Az oklevél helynevei közül bizonyosan a honfoglalás után keletkeztek a Győr és a Tápé településnevek, valamint a Kapos víznév. A többi név esetében a kontinuitás kérdésében jelenleg aligha tudunk állást foglalni.
Beszermény és besermen
Authors: Senga Toru
Published: December 2018

A magyar böszörmény korábbi formája a beszermény volt, az etimológiai szótárakban általában nem található meg. Első bizonyított előfordulása a Bezermen helynév a 13. századból. Jelentése ’muszlim’. Az óoroszban és az ócsehben is megtalálhatók azonos alakú és jelentésű szavak. A besurmen alak először a Kijevi Krónika 1184-es bejegyzésében fordult elő. A Lavrentij-évkönyv 1282-es bejegyzésében a besurmen egyszer, a besermen pedig ötször fordul elő. A hirtelen és váratlan változás valószínűleg egy későbbi másoló vagy fordító saját nyelvének nem szándékos hatására vezethető vissza. A besurmen alak valószínűleg a polovecek nyelvéből származik. Abból a tényből kiindulva, hogy a volgai bolgárokat később a 14. században az óoroszban besermenként emlegették, feltételezhetjük, hogy az óorosz a szót a volgai bolgárok nyelvéből, a csuvas típusú török nyelvek egyikéből kölcsönözte. A besermen forma először a Vlagyimir-Szuzdali fejedelemségben terjedt el, majd az egész Rusz területén uralkodóvá vált. A magyar beszermény egy másik csuvas típusú török nyelv kölcsönszava lehet, legkésőbb a 9. században kölcsönözték. Az ócseh bezzermene (Besermené) eredetét tekintve a magyar terjedés valószínűbb, mint a keleti szláv. A 13. században ezeknek a szavaknak a jelentése ’muzulmán’ volt a Volgától nyugatra, egészen a Moldva folyóig, különösebb etnikai utalás nélkül. Ugyanaz a jelentés rejtőzik a Biserminben, amit Plano Carpini említett, a ferences szerzetes tévesen etnikai névnek hitte. Ezzel szemben útitársa, a szláv nyelveket ismerő Benedictus Polonus a cseh és az orosz szót vette köznévnek, útleírásában nem említette a Bisermin szót.
Fejezetek a 19. századi nyelvemlékkiadás történetéből
Authors: Terbe Erika
Published: December 2018

A reformkor függetlenedési törekvései során felértékelődött a nyelv kérdése. Az 1830-ban megalakuló Magyar Tudós Társaság intézményes keretet adott a magyar nyelv ápolásának: első és legfontosabb feladata a nemzeti nyelv művelése. 1832-ben döntöttek arról, hogy a lappangó régi magyar kéziratokat össze kell gyűjteni, hogy az elavult magyar szavakat és a régi magyar szerkezeteket kimentsék a nyelvemlékekből; a magyar történelem oknyomozó feltárásához a hazai könyvtárakban lévő kéziratok felkutatását, eredeti oklevelek összegyűjtését, lemásolását, majd kútfők gyűjteményében kiadását határozták el. Az összegyűlt nyelvemlékeket először a Régi Magyar Nyelvemlékek sorozatban adták közre. A szerkesztéssel és a nyomdai előkészítő munkákkal Döbrentei Gábort bízták meg 1834-ben. Az 1. kötet 1838-ban, a 2. 1840-ben, a 3. 1842-ben jelent meg. A 4–5. kötet szerkesztését 1888-ban Volf György fejezte be. Az RMNy. forrásközlési alapelvei ma is helytállóak, bár a szövegkiadásban vannak hibák. Döbrentei Gábor (1785–1851) az Akadémia egykori titkára, irodalomszervező, fordító, író – irodalomtörténeti megítélése ellentmondásos. Legnagyobb érdeme a nyelvemlékek gyűjtésében végzett munkája, de nyelvújítóként is tevékenykedett: szóalkotásai mellett a budai hegyvidék neveinek visszamagyarosításában vállalt fontos szerepet.
New perspectives in the treatment of hard-to-heal wound
Authors: Cwaliński Jarosław , Paszkowski Jacek , Banasiewicz Tomasz
Published: December 2018

Hard-to-heal wounds continue to be a challenge in the everyday surgical practice. Their treatment is time-consuming, expensive and in many cases requires interdisciplinary assessment. Therapy option include properly selected surgical procedures and dressings combined with systemic antibiotherapy. Application of  vacuum assisted closure (VAC) facilitates the evacuation of pathological discharge, reduces tissue oedema and eliminates bacterial biofilm. Complementary administration of antibiotics to control chronic infection relies today in most cases on vancomycin, ciprofloxacin or piperacillin with tazobactam, with good clinical effect.

An alternative to antibiotics against MRSA, administered at hospitals might be dalbavancin, a new generation lipoglycopeptide, which belongs to the same class as vancomycin. Introduction of dalbavancin and VAC might be an alternative to traditional methods of therapy.
Teaching Referencing And Plagiarism Awareness Using LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®
Authors: Bond Michelle
Published: December 2018

In this article I reflect on my use of LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® as a teaching intervention in sessions on referencing and plagiarism awareness. Building on a paper I presented at the Librarians’ Information Literacy Annual Conference (LILAC) in early 2018 (Bond 2018), I explore how I use LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® to build student understanding of the reasons why referencing is important as an academic practice. I discuss my experiences of using LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® in referencing classes and finally, propose ways I can expand on its use and effectiveness.
La pesquisa cartográfica. Indicios de la configuración del paisaje ganadero del litoral rioplatense
Authors: Jacob Nadia
Published: December 2018

La cartografía entendida como un objeto de cultura, y no simplemente como como una producción técnica, se convierte en una herramienta que permite estudiar el paisaje a escala territorial. En este sentido, el mapa es un testimonio, es el resultado de una simbolización colectiva, pero también personal. Asimismo, su condición de imagen le confiere la capacidad comunicar de manera clara e “instantánea” los resultados de complejos procesos de transformación.

En el Litoral Rioplatense argentino, el paisaje ganadero tuvo un proceso de industrialización diferido, producto de su contexto de producción, y de la existencia de terrenos de bajo costo y de ganado cimarrón. De esta manera, aunque esta actividad productiva estuvo asociada históricamente a la región geo-ecológica conocida como Pampeana, no se considera solamente la matriz física para definir la unidad de paisaje a analizar.

Un paisaje solo puede entenderse desde la comprensión de los diversos procesos que le dieron origen y que lo fueron configurando. Es por esto que para este trabajo nos proponemos el estudio de las representaciones espaciales del paisaje ganadero comenzando por el análisis de la cartografía de período colonial que evidencia las primeras formas de organización espacial de la producción ganadera en el área de estudio.
CHANGES IN C : N : Р RATIOS IN PLANT BIOMASS, SOIL AND SOIL MICROBIAL BIOMASS DUE TO THE WARMING AND DESSICATION EFFECT OF FLARING
Authors: Dudareva D. M. , Kvitkina A. K. , Yusupov I. A. , Yevdokimov I. V.
Published: December 2018

Climate warming results in significant changes in the structure and functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. The ecosystems situated near oil-well gas flares may be used as model ones for studying warming effect on soil and vegetation. By contrast to regular manipulation experiments where ecopysiological factors are modified or controlled artificially, we used anthropogenically affected condi-tions caused by the gas flaring. Our research was aimed to assess the warming and desiccation effect on the stoichiometric ratios of the principle nutrients (C : N : P) in pine phytomass, soil and soil microbial biomass. Soil organic matter (SOM) and dying microbial biomass were found to be exposed to the increased rate of mineralization under conditions of the abiotic stress. In addition, the de-crease of relative С content in sustainable SOM pools occured along with the increase of C content in the most labile water-soluble pools. Accelerated SOM mineralization decreasing C : N with respect to phosphorus ratio in soil and soil microbial biomass was sufficiently intensified by the decrease in C : N : P in pine needles. Thus, studying changes in stoichiometric ratios of biophylic ele-ments as affected by abiotic factors seems to be prospective and promising methodological approach for predicting terrestrial ecosystem transformations under global climate changes.
Development of an attitude scale towards story writing for third-fourth-grade primary school students
Authors: KAYA Bengisu , KAN Adnan
Published: December 2018

The aim of this study is to develop a valid and reliable Likert-type attitude scale for toward story writing for third- and fourth-grade primary school students. 354 children from three different schools in the Ereğli district of Zonguldak province, Turkey constituted the sample of this research. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were carried out to analyze the data. EFA identified 20 items and two factors for the scale. These factors were termed as “positive attitude” and “negative attitude.” CFA confirmed the two-factor structure of the scale. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficients were found to be .92 for the overall scale, .90 for the first factor, and .89 for the second factor. The test-retest reliability coefficients were .82 for the overall scale, .87 for the first factor, and .83 for the second factor. The results indicate a valid and reliable measure for students’ attitudes towards story writing.
Another H-super magic decompositions of the lexicographic product of graphs
Authors: Hendy H , Sugeng Kiki A. , Salman A.N.M , Ayunda Nisa
Published: December 2018

Let H and G be two simple graphs. The concept of an H-magic decomposition of G arises from the combination between graph decomposition and graph labeling. A decomposition of a graph G into isomorphic copies of a graph H is H-magic if there is a bijection f : V(G) ∪ E(G) → {1, 2, ..., ∣V(G) ∪ E(G)∣} such that the sum of labels of edges and vertices of each copy of H in the decomposition is constant. A lexicographic product of two graphs G1 and G2,  denoted by G1[G2],  is a graph which arises from G1 by replacing each vertex of G1 by a copy of the G2 and each edge of G1 by all edges of the complete bipartite graph Kn, n where n is the order of G2. In this paper we provide a sufficient condition for $\overline{C_{n}}[\overline{K_{m}}]$ in order to have a $P_{t}[\overline{K_{m}}]$-magic decompositions, where n > 3, m > 1,  and t = 3, 4, n − 2.
On the local metric dimension of t-fold wheel, Pn o Km, and generalized fan
Authors: Solekhah Rokhana Ayu , Kusmayadi Tri Atmojo
Published: December 2018

Let G be a connected graph and let u, v  ∈  V(G). For an ordered set W = {w1, w2, ..., wn} of n distinct vertices in G, the representation of a vertex v of G with respect to W is the n-vector r(v∣W) = (d(v, w1), d(v, w2), ...,  d(v, wn)), where d(v, wi) is the distance between v and wi for 1 ≤ i ≤ n. The set W is a local metric set of G if r(u ∣ W) ≠ r(v ∣ W) for every pair u, v of adjacent vertices of G. The local metric set of G with minimum cardinality is called a local metric basis for G and its cardinality is called a local metric dimension, denoted by lmd(G). In this paper we determine the local metric dimension of a t-fold wheel graph, Pn  ⊙  Km graph, and generalized fan graph.
ADAPTIVE PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN THE SYSTEM OF INCLUSIVE INTERMEDIATE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN THE TAMBOV REGION
Authors: KONOVALOV Aleksey Yurevich , OSMANOV Esedulla Mallaalievich , DUTOV Sergey Yurevich
Published: December 2018

With the signing of the United Nations Convention “On the Rights of People with Disabilities” the attitude of the state to people with health limitations and disabilities began to change radically for the better way. In this regard, a number of legal acts were adopted, including the state program “Accessible environment” for 2011–2020, the purpose of which is to create conditions conducive to the integration of people with health limitations in society and improve the level and quality of their lives. One of the promising tools for professional adaptation and social integration of people with disabilities and people with health limitations are means of adaptive physical culture in the process of obtaining professional education, which, however, are currently not sufficiently developed and require further study. The aim of our research is to study the indicators characterizing the effectiveness of the process of adaptive physical education of people with health limitations and disabilities in the system of regional inclusive intermediate vocational education. The results of the study indicate a lack of effectiveness in this area, which requires the development of targeted scientifically based measures to improve the motor activity of people with health limitations and disabilities. we discover that the indicator of the number of people with health limitations and disabilities with high motor activity is formed under the positive influence of the number of sports sections in the institution, the number of sports events with the joint participation of students without disabilities, and people with health limitations, within the institution, at the municipal and regional level, the level of funding. The obtained formulas of forecast can be used to calculate the projected number of people with health limitations with high motor activity, with an increase in a particular indicator by a certain number of points. The established indicators should be used to develop measures to execution the process of adaptive physical education in the system of regional inclusive intermediate vocational education.
DIDACTIC PROPERTIES AND METHODICAL FUNCTIONS OF CORPUS TECHNOLOGIES
Authors: SYOMICH Yulia Igorevna
Published: December 2018

A language corpus is one of the modern Internet technologies, on the basis of which students can develop the skills of written foreign language interaction. Under the language corpus we propose to understand the various types of arrays of texts combined in a single electronic system for a specific typological basis. The most common typological types are: type of linguistic data, tags, language, register, purpose of the corpus, chronological sign, indexing, character marking, purpose of the corpus, mode of existence of the corpus and online access. Based on the analysis of methodological literature on the use of modern information and communication technologies in teaching a foreign language (blogs, wiki, podcasts, linguistic corpus, social service Twitter), we identify the didactic properties of the language corpus. These include the following: multilingualism, contextuality, dynamism, the ability to search in the corpus according to a given pattern, the ability to select functional text types in the corpus, sorting of the search results and network access. Each of the didactic properties corresponds to a certain methodological function, consideration of which is necessary when identifying and justifying a number of psychological and pedagogical conditions, as well as developing a methodology for teaching students written foreign language interaction based on the linguistic corpus.
An Experimental Investigation of the Impact of Electromagnetic Radiations Emitted from Mobile Phone on General Health, pH, Flow Rate and Electrolytes Concentrations of Saliva in Female Adults
Authors: Alattar Etimad , Elwasife Khitam , Radwan Eqbal , Abu Warda Hadeer , Abujami Mohammed
Published: December 2018

The main objective was to determine the effect of mobile phone radiation on general health and electrolytes among students who use mobile phones. A questionnaire was designed and applied to 103 healthy and 36 deaf female students to select cases that meeting the inclusion criteria. For assessment of salivary parameters, the participants were classified into three groups. Group I was the control group, which included 17 deaf students. Group II was healthy students who have mobile phone for less than 5 years. Group III was healthy students who have mobile phone for 5 years or more. The results showed that the participants who use mobile phone had several problems in their health including dry mouth, bad odor from mouth, drooling of saliva, as well as ear and eye pain. The participants who use mobile phone complained of headache, anxiety and forgetfulness as compared to deaf participants. The study showed that there was no significant difference between pH and flow rate of saliva in all tested groups. This study has also shown that salivary level of Na+ and K+ were significantly lower in mobile phone users when compared to non users of mobile phone.
The Role of Every-Day Cosmetics in Altering the Skin Microbiome: A Study Using Biodiversity
Authors: Wallen-Russell Christopher
Published: December 2018

As described in previous work, the use of synthetic chemical ingredients in modern cosmetics is postulated to be a cause of damage to the skin microbiome. The discovery that biodiversity on the human skin is currently the only reliable indicator of skin health, meant that for the first time, a mechanism to test for healthy skin was possible. Using this mechanism and in collaboration with The Medical University of Graz, who carried out the independent study, this work aimed to help answer whether modern day synthetic cosmetics are a main cause of long term damage to the skin microbiome. Thirty-two human participants tested three different face washes for their effect on the skin’s microbial diversity, along with skin pH, moisture and TEWL (trans-epidermal water loss), washing twice a day for four weeks. The upper volar forearm of the volunteers was swabbed at the beginning, two weeks in and end (four weeks). 16S rRNA sequencing was used. One leading ‘natural’ brand full of synthetic ingredients, a leading synthetic brand and a 100% natural face wash were used. Results give the first indications of a link between synthetic ingredients in a cosmetics product, and its effect on skin microbiome biodiversity. It paves the way for future studies on the topic with a larger sample group, longer test period and standardised methodology to create a universal standard for testing the health of skin using benchmark diversity values. This can be used in the future to test the effectiveness of cosmetics or ingredients on skin health, leading to the banning of products proven to harm the skin’s natural environment.
Imām al-Ḥaramayn al-Juwaynī and Jadal Theory in the Eleventh Century (A critical analysis of Imām al-Ḥaramayn’s al-Kāfīya fi al-jadal)
Authors: Widigdo Mohammad Syifa Amin
Published: December 2018

This study presents a critical navigation and interpretation of the book al-Kāfiya fī al-jadal by Imām al-Ḥaramayn al-Juwaynī (d. 478/1085). In this book, he elucidates foundational thoughts of jadal (dialectic) theory and its application. Despite its importance in the development of jadal in Islamic scholarship and dialectical art, Imām al-Ḥaramayn’s al-Kāfiya unfortunately has never been studied. Existing studies on the art of Islamic disputation theory discuss al-Kāfiya’s position and contribution, but the discussion of its content is not comprehensive. In this respect, this article not only provides a more comprehensive understanding of Imām al-Ḥaramayn’s theory of jadal but more importantly demonstrates how Imām al-Ḥaramayn formulates jadal as a scholastic method. He shows that jadal is essentially scholastic for its orientation of finding truth in the forms of epistemological and psychological certainty (al-yaqīn) in juridical and theological knowledge. 