bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Routes to Diagnosis for Suspected Sarcoma: The Impact of Symptoms and Clinical Findings on the Diagnostic Process
Authors: Buvarp Dyrop Heidi , Vedsted Peter , Rædkjær Mathias , Safwat Akmal , Keller Johnny
Published: December 2016

Background and Objectives. Sarcoma patients often experience delay before diagnosis. We examined the association between presenting symptoms/signs and time intervals for suspected sarcoma patients.Methods. 545 consecutive patients suspected for sarcoma referred over a one-year period were included. Median time intervals in routes to diagnosis were collected from medical records and questionnaires.Results. 102 patients (18.7%) had a sarcoma; 68 (12.5%) had other malignancies. Median interval for the patient (time from first symptom to first doctor visit), primary care, local hospital, sarcoma center, diagnostic, and total interval for sarcoma patients were 77, 17, 29, 17, 65, and 176 days, respectively. Sarcoma patients visited more hospital departments and had longer median primary care (+10 days) and diagnostic intervals (+19 days) than patients with benign conditions. Median primary care (−19 days) and sarcoma center (−4 days) intervals were shorter for patients with a lump versus no lump. Median patient (+40 days), primary care (+12 days), diagnostic (+17 days), and total intervals (+78 days) were longer for patients presenting with pain versus no pain. GP suspicion of malignancy shortened local hospital (−20 days) and total intervals (−104 days).Conclusions. The main part of delay could be attributed to the patient and local hospitals. Length of time intervals was associated with presenting symptoms/signs and GP suspicion.
The Effect of Sodium Hyaluronate on Ligamentation and Biomechanical Property of Tendon in Repair of Achilles Tendon Defect with Polyethylene Terephthalate Artificial Ligament: A Rabbit Tendon Repair Model
Authors: Li Shengkun , Ma Kui , Li Hong , Jiang Jia , Chen Shiyi
Published: December 2016

The Achilles tendon is the most common ruptured tendon of human body. Reconstruction with polyethylene terephthalate (PET) artificial ligament is recommended in some serious cases. Sodium hyaluronate (HA) is beneficial for the healing of tendon injuries. We aimed to determine the effect of sodium hyaluronate in repair of Achilles tendon defect with PET artificial ligament in an animal tendon repair model. Sixteen New Zealand White rabbits were divided into two groups. Eight rabbits repaired with PET were assigned to PET group; the other eight rabbits repaired with PET along with injection of HE were assigned to HA-PET group. All rabbits were sacrificed at 4 and 8 weeks postoperatively for biomechanical and histological examination. The HA-PET group revealed higher biomechanical property compared with the PET group. Histologically, more collagen tissues grew into the HA-PET group compared with PET group. In conclusion, application of sodium hyaluronate can improve the healing of Achilles tendon reconstruction with polyethylene terephthalate artificial ligament.
Basic Parameters of Blood Count as Prognostic Factors for Renal Cell Carcinoma
Authors: Prokopowicz Grzegorz , Życzkowski Marcin , Nowakowski Krzysztof , Bogacki Rafał , Bryniarski Piotr , Paradysz Andrzej
Published: December 2016

Background. Renal cell carcinoma is the most common type of kidney cancer. Taking account of morbidity and mortality increase, it is evident that searching for independent prognostic factors is needed.Aim of the Study. The aim of the study was to analyze routinely performed blood parameters as potential prognostic factors for kidney cancer.Material and Methods. We have retrospectively reviewed the records of 230 patients treated for renal cell carcinoma in the years 2000–2006. Preoperative blood parameters, postoperative histopathological results, and staging and grading were performed. To estimate the risk of tumor recurrence and cancer specific mortality (CSM) within five years of follow-up, uni- and multivariate Cox and regression analyses were used. To assess the quality of classifiers and to search for the optimal cut-off point, the ROC curve was used.Results. T stage of the tumor metastasis is the most important risk factor for early recurrence and cancer specific mortality (p<0.001). The preoperative platelet count (PLT) above 351 × 103/uL (95.3%; 55.1%) and AUC of 77% are negative prognostic factors and correlate with increased cancer specific mortality (CSM) during the five-year follow-up (p<0.001). Increased risk of local recurrence was observed for PLT above 243.5 × 103/ul (59%; 88%) and AUC of 80% (p=0.001). The opposite was observed in the mean platelets volume (MPV) for cancer specific mortality (CSM). The cut-off point for the MPV was 10.1 fl (75.4%; 55.1%) and for the AUC is of 68.1% (p=0.047).Conclusions. Many analyzed parameters in univariate regressions reached statistical significance and could be considered as potential prognostic factors for ccRCC. In multivariate analysis, only T stage, platelet count (PLT), and mean platelet volume (MPV) correlated with CSM or recurrent ccRCC.
Nephroprotective Effects of N‐Acetylcysteine Amide against Contrast‐Induced Nephropathy through Upregulating Thioredoxin‐1, Inhibiting ASK1/p38MAPK Pathway, and Suppressing Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis in Rats
Authors: Gong Xuezhong , Duan Yiru , Zheng Junli , Wang Yiquan , Wang Guohua , Norgren Svante , Hei Tom K.
Published: December 2016

Contrast‐induced nephropathy (CIN) is a leading cause of hospital‐acquired acute kidney injury (AKI) due to apoptosis induced in renal tubular cells. Our previous study demonstrated the novel N‐acetylcysteine amide (NACA); the amide form of N‐acetyl cysteine (NAC) prevented renal tubular cells from contrast‐induced apoptosis through inhibiting p38 MAPK pathway in vitro. In the present study, we aimed to compare the efficacies of NACA and NAC in preventing CIN in a well‐established rat model and investigate whether thioredoxin‐1 (Trx1) and apoptosis signal‐regulating kinase 1 (ASK1) act as the potential activator for p38 MAPK. NACA significantly attenuated elevations of serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, and biomarkers of AKI. At equimolar concentration, NACA was more effective than NAC in reducing histological changes of renal tubular injuries. NACA attenuated activation of p38 MAPK signal, reduced oxidative stress, and diminished apoptosis. Furthermore, we demonstrated that contrast exposure resulted in Trx1 downregulation and increased ASK1/p38 MAPK phosphorylation, which could be reversed by NACA and NAC. To our knowledge, this is the first report that Trx1 and ASK1 are involved in CIN. Our study highlights a renal protective role of NACA against CIN through modulating Trx1 and ASK1/p38 MAPK pathway to result in the inhibition of apoptosis among renal cells.
Protonic Conduction of Nanostructured Y-Doped BaZrO3
Authors: Park Hee Jung , Roh Jong Wook
Published: December 2016

Nanostructured ionic conductors have recently attracted our attention due to the expectation that they may lead to new functionalities absent in microcrystalline conductors. In this study, nanostructured barium zirconate with perovskite crystal structure was prepared and its grain and grain boundary protonic conduction was investigated using ac impedance measurements as a function of temperature (RT ~ 400°C) and water partial pressure. The grain was highly conductive of protons, which is governed by the concentration of protonic defects at all temperatures. On the other hand, the grain boundary was not the preferred route for protonic conduction due to high resistance. However, enhanced protonic transport was observed at certain temperatures (<100°C). The protonic resistivity below that temperature decreased with decreasing temperature, showing positive activation energy in relation to temperature. The conduction route for the enhanced transport was the serial grain boundary. In addition, the route was compared with that of nanostructured zirconia with fluorite crystal-structure.
Modal Logic Axioms Valid in Quotient Spaces of Finite CW-Complexes and Other Families of Topological Spaces
Authors: Nogin Maria , Xu Bing
Published: December 2016

In this paper we consider the topological interpretations of L□, the classical logic extended by a “box” operator □ interpreted as interior. We present extensions of S4 that are sound over some families of topological spaces, including particular point topological spaces, excluded point topological spaces, and quotient spaces of finite CW-complexes.
Identification of Factors for the Preoperative Prediction of Tumour Subtype and Prognosis in Patients with T1 Lung Adenocarcinoma
Authors: Zhu Wang-Yu , Zhang Yong-Kui , Chai Zhen-da , Hu Xiao-fei , Tan Lin-lin , Wang Zhao-yu , Chen Zhi-jun , Le Han-bo
Published: December 2016

Aims. Identification of factors that can predict the subtypes of lung adenocarcinoma preoperatively is important for selecting the appropriate surgical procedure and for predicting postoperative survival. Methods. We retrospectively evaluated 87 patients with lung adenocarcinomas ≤30 mm. Results. Preoperative radiological findings, serum CEA level, serum microRNA-183 (miR-183) level, and tumour size differed significantly between patients with adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS) or minimally invasive adenocarcinoma (MIA) and those with invasive adenocarcinoma (IAC). Receiver operating characteristic curves and univariate analysis revealed that patients who were older than 57 years or had a pure solid nodule or a tumour with mixed ground-glass opacity (mGGO), a tumour >11 mm, a serum CEA level >2.12 ng/mL, or a serum miR-183 level >1.233 (2-ΔΔCt) were more likely to be diagnosed with IAC than with AIS or MIA. The combination of all five factors had an area under the curve of 0.946, with a sensitivity of 89.13% and a specificity of 95.12%. Moreover, patients with a cut-off value >0.499 for the five-factor combination had poor overall survival. Conclusions. The five-factor combination enables clinicians to distinguish AIS or MIA from IAC, thereby aiding in selecting the appropriate treatment, and to predict the prognosis of lung adenocarcinoma patients.
HDAC6 Inhibitors Rescued the Defective Axonal Mitochondrial Movement in Motor Neurons Derived from the Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells of Peripheral Neuropathy Patients with HSPB1 Mutation
Authors: Kim Ji-Yon , Woo So-Youn , Hong Young Bin , Choi Heesun , Kim Jisoo , Choi Hyunjung , Mook-Jung Inhee , Ha Nina , Kyung Jangbeen , Koo Soo Kyung , Jung Sung-Chul , Choi Byung-Ok
Published: December 2016

The Charcot‐Marie‐Tooth disease 2F (CMT2F) and distal hereditary motor neuropathy 2B (dHMN2B) are caused by autosomal dominantly inherited mutations of the heat shock 27 kDa protein 1 (HSPB1) gene and there are no specific therapies available yet. Here, we assessed the potential therapeutic effect of HDAC6 inhibitors on peripheral neuropathy with HSPB1 mutation using in vitro model of motor neurons derived from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) of CMT2F and dHMN2B patients. The absolute velocity of mitochondrial movements and the percentage of moving mitochondria in axons were lower both in CMT2F‐motor neurons and in dHMN2B‐motor neurons than those in controls, and the severity of the defective mitochondrial movement was different between the two disease models. CMT2F‐motor neurons and dHMN2B‐motor neurons also showed reduced α‐tubulin acetylation compared with controls. The newly developed HDAC6 inhibitors, CHEMICAL X4 and CHEMICAL X9, increased acetylation of α‐tubulin and reversed axonal movement defects of mitochondria in CMT2F‐motor neurons and dHMN2B‐motor neurons. Our results suggest that the neurons derived from patient‐specific iPSCs can be used in drug screening including HDAC6 inhibitors targeting peripheral neuropathy.
Simultaneous Determination of Bergapten, Imperatorin, Notopterol, and Isoimperatorin in Rat Plasma by High Performance Liquid Chromatography with Fluorescence Detection and Its Application to Pharmacokinetic and Excretion Study after Oral Administration of Notopterygium incisum Extract
Authors: Teye Azietaku John , Yu Xie-an , Li Jin , Hao Jia , Cao Jun , An Mingrui , Tan Zhijing , Chang Yan-xu
Published: December 2016

A specific, sensitive, and reliable high performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection (HPLC-FLD) was first optimized and then used in the simultaneous quantification of bergapten, imperatorin, notopterol, and isoimperatorin in rat plasma using osthole as the internal standard. Liquid-liquid extraction with ethyl acetate was employed in treating the rat plasma samples obtained. Separation was carried out with a Hedera™ ODS column (4.6 × 250 mm, 5 μm) by gradient elution at a temperature of 40°C. Excitation and emission of the fluorescence detector were set to 300 and 490 nm, respectively. The lower limits of quantification for bergapten, imperatorin, notopterol, and isoimperatorin in rat plasma were 4, 40, 4, and 2 ng mL−1, respectively. The intraday and interday precision and accuracy for the four coumarins were within acceptable criteria. The recovery of the method was satisfactory with a range of 80.3–114%. The validated method was successfully used for the simultaneous determination of the four coumarins in Notopterygium incisum extracts and also for the pharmacokinetic and excretion study of bergapten, imperatorin, notopterol, and isoimperatorin in rats.
Infestation and Identification of Ixodid Tick in Cattle: The Case of Arbegona District, Southern Ethiopia
Authors: Kemal Jelalu , Tamerat Nateneal , Tuluka Temesgen
Published: December 2016

The study was conducted from October 2014 to June 2015 to estimate tick prevalence and identify major tick genera infesting cattle and the associated risk factors in Arbegona district, southern Ethiopia. A total of 2024 adult ticks were collected from main body parts of animals and eight species of ticks which belong to three genera were identified. Questionnaire survey was employed concerning the general case on the tick infestation problems on the cattle. From 384 cattle examined, 291 (75.7%) were found to be infested with one or more types of tick species. The relative prevalence of each genera wasAmblyomma(34.9%),Rhipicephalus (Boophilus)(26.6%),Hyalomma(19.2%), andRhipicephalus(19%). The prevalence of tick infestation in good (65.5%), medium (74%), and poor body condition animal (100%) was found to be statistically significant (p<0.05). There was also significantly (p<0.05) higher prevalence in old (98.4%) than adult (78.8%) and young (59.8%) age groups of animals. In the survey, 87.5% of respondents believe that there was tick infestation problem in their locality. This study showed there was high burden and prevalence of ticks that still play major roles in reducing productivity and cause health problems of cattle in the area which call for urgent attention.
QFT Based Robust Positioning Control of the PMSM Using Automatic Loop Shaping with Teaching Learning Optimization
Authors: Katal Nitish , Narayan Shiv
Published: December 2016

Automation of the robust control system synthesis for uncertain systems is of great practical interest. In this paper, the loop shaping step for synthesizing quantitative feedback theory (QFT) based controller for a two-phase permanent magnet stepper motor (PMSM) has been automated using teaching learning-based optimization (TLBO) algorithm. The QFT controller design problem has been posed as an optimization problem and TLBO algorithm has been used to minimize the proposed cost function. This facilitates designing low-order fixed-structure controller, eliminates the need of manual loop shaping step on the Nichols charts, and prevents the overdesign of the controller. A performance comparison of the designed controller has been made with the classical PID tuning method of Ziegler-Nichols and QFT controller tuned using other optimization algorithms. The simulation results show that the designed QFT controller using TLBO offers robust stability, disturbance rejection, and proper reference tracking over a range of PMSM’s parametric uncertainties as compared to the classical design techniques.
A Hybrid Model of EMD and PSO-SVR for Short-Term Load Forecasting in Residential Quarters
Authors: Wang Xiping , Wang Yaqi
Published: December 2016

Short-term load forecasting plays a vital role in the daily operational management of power utility. To improve the forecasting accuracy, this paper proposes a hybrid EMD-PSO-SVR forecasting model for short-term load forecasting based on empirical mode decomposition (EMD), support vector regression (SVR), and particle swarm optimization (PSO), also considering the effects of temperature, weekends, and holidays. EMD is used to decompose the residential electric load data into a number of intrinsic mode function (IMF) components and one residue; then SVR is constructed to forecast these IMFs and residual value individually. In order to gain optimization parameters of SVR, PSO is implemented to automatically perform the parameter selection in SVR modeling. Then all of these forecasting values are reconstructed to produce the final forecasting result for residential electric load data. Compared with the results from the EMD-SVR model, traditional SVR model, and PSO-SVR model, the result indicates that the proposed EMD-PSO-SVR model performs more effectively and more stably in forecasting the residential short-term load.
Population status, distribution and potential threats of the Blue Bull Boselaphus tragocamelus (Mammalia: Cetartiodactyla: Bovidae) along the Tinau River of Rupandehi District, Nepal
Authors: Aryal Mohan , Panthi Saroj , Bhatta Manoj , Magrati Thakur Prasad , Shrestha Ashok Kumar , Shrestha Puran Bhakta , Karki Ajay
Published: December 2016

The status and conservation of the Blue Bull Boselaphus tragocamelus is becoming one of the prominent discourses of wildlife research.  The study was carried out along the Tinau River at Rupandehi District in western Nepal to ascertain the population status, distribution and potential threats to the Blue Bull.  The study was conducted along six transect lines in the forest.  A total of 40 Blue Bulls were recorded in different transects.  The average group size was five.  The average population density was 0.228 Blue Bulls per ha and the sex ratio was 1 male: 3 females.  The potential threats of the Blue Bull along the Tinau River were habitat destruction, overgrazing, conflict, flooding and accident.
Status assessment of the Saddlepeak Dewflower (Murdannia saddlepeakensis Ramana & Nandikar: Commelinaceae): an endemic spiderwort plant of Andaman Islands, India
Authors: Tagore Johny Kumar , Soosairaj Sebastian , Ramana M.U. Venkat , Sanjappa M. , Ganeshaiah K. N.
Published: December 2016

The current distribution and threat assessment of Murdannia saddlepeakensis Ramana & Nandikar (Commelinaceae), an endemic plant of Saddle Peak National Park, northern Andaman is presented here.  The data available from field surveys indicate that this species is Critically Endangered according to the 2011 IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria.
Diversity of Orthoptera (Insecta) fauna from Gomerda Wildlife Sanctuary, Chhattisgarh, India
Authors: Gupta Sunil Kumar , Chandra Kailash
Published: December 2016

The paper deals with the study of faunal diversity of Orthoptera of Gomerda Wildlife Sanctuary, Raigarh District of Chhattisgarh.  Altogether 47 species pertaining to 44 genera under seven families are reported for the first time from the sanctuary.  Two species, i.e., Phonarellus (Phonarellus) erythrocephalus erythrocephalus (Serville, 1839) and Teleogryllus (Macroteleogryllus) mitratus (Burmeister, 1838) are new additions to the Chhattisgarh State.
Cnemaspis flaviventralis, a new species of gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Western Ghats of Maharashtra, India
Authors: Sayyed Amit , Pyron Robert Alexander , Dahanukar Neelesh
Published: December 2016

Cnemaspis flaviventralis, a new species of day gecko, is described from the forests of Amboli, Sindhudurg District, Maharashtra State, northern Western Ghats, India.  The new species was previously confused with the sympatric species Cnemaspis girii, C. indraneildasii, C. kolhapurensis and C. goaensis.  It is distinguished from C. giri by having spine-like tubercles on flanks, granular dorsal scales intermixed with large, depressed, slightly keeled scales (vs. lack of spine-like tubercles on flanks, granular dorsal scales, intermixed with large smooth scales); from C. indraneildasii by having dorsal scales heterogeneous (vs. homogenous), lacking a series of enlarged median sub-caudal scales, and 28–29 (vs. 20) ventral scales across mid-body; from C. kolhapurensis by having heterogeneous (vs. homogenous) dorsal scalation, lacking spine-like tubercles on flanks and lacking pre-cloacal pores (vs. 24–28 pre-cloacal-femoral pores); and from C. goaensis by lacking pre-cloacal pores and lacking a series of enlarged median sub-caudal scales.  We further provide partial mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene sequences for the new species and for the sympatric species C. girii, C. kolhapurensis and C. goaensis, and show that the new species is genetically distinct.
The sighting of Howarth’s Hairstreak (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae: Chrysozephyrus disparatus interpositus Howarth, 1957) from Tenga Valley, Arunachal Pradesh, India, extending its known range
Authors: Singh Rachit Pratap , Sondhi Sanjay
Published: December 2016

The butterfly subspecies, Chrysozephyrus disparatus interpositus is sighted at Tenga Valley, Western Arunachal Pradesh, 58 years after its original description, extending its known range eastwards by 350 km.
Echolocation calls of the two endemic leaf-nosed bats (Chiroptera: Yinpterochiroptera: Hipposideridae) of India: Hipposideros hypophyllus Kock & Bhat, 1994 and Hipposideros durgadasi Khajuria, 1970
Authors: Srinivasulu Bhargavi , Srinivasulu Chelmala , Kaur Harpreet
Published: December 2016

We provide the echolocation call characteristics of two endemic Hipposiderid bats, the Kolar Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros hypophyllus and Durga Das’s Leaf-nosed Bat H. durgadasi from Kolar district, Karnataka, India for the first time. The calls consisted of a constant frequency (CF) component followed by a frequency modulated (FM) tail. It was found that, on comparison with the call frequencies of other members of the bicolor group of the genus Hipposideros previously reported from different parts of southeast Asia, H. durgadasi, though larger than H. cineraceus, called at a much higher frequency (168.4 – 175.7 kHz). H. hypophyllus, on the other hand, called between 103.0 – 106.4 kHz. In this paper we present our findings and analysis of the calls of these endemic species.
The genus Zeuxine Lindl. (Orchidaceae) in Tripura State, India
Authors: Panda S.P. , Singh B.K. , Sharief M.U. , Hameed S.S. , Pramanik A.
Published: December 2016

An account of two species of Zeuxine Lindl. (Orchidaceae) occurring in Tripura is presented in this paper. Zeuxine longilabris (Lindl.) Benth. ex Hook.f. turned out to be a new distributional record for the state of Tripura.
Rediscovery of the Frilled Tail Gecko Hemidactylus platyurus (Schneider, 1792) in Sri Lanka after more than 160 years
Authors: Silva Anslem De , Madawala Majintha , Bauer Aaron M. , Karunarathna Suranjan
Published: December 2016

Eight species of Hemidactylus are currently recognized in Sri Lanka—frenatus, leschenaultii, scabriceps, parvimaculatus, depressus, hunae, lankae, and pieresii—with the latter four endemic to the island.  A ninth species, Hemidactylus platyurus, was until now only confirmed from Sri Lanka by two specimens sent to the British Museum of Natural History by E.F. Kelaart in 1855.  There was no exact collection locality recorded for these specimens, which are associated simply with the provenance “Ceylon” (now Sri Lanka).  The present communication reports the rediscovery of the gecko H. platyurus and confirms its occurrence in Sri Lanka.
The first record of Stripe-necked Mongoose Herpestes vitticollis Bennett, 1835 (Mammalia: Carnivora: Herpestidae) from the Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India
Authors: Balaji Kumpatla , Satyanarayana Jarugulla Eswar
Published: December 2016

There has been no records of the Stripe-necked Mongoose from the entire range of the Eastern Ghats. This is the first photographic evidence reported on distribution of Stripe-necked Mongoose from Papikonda National Park and its adjacent reserve forests in the Eastern Ghats, Andhra Pradesh.
A new species of Protosticta Selys, 1885 (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platystictidae) from Western Ghats, Kerala, India
Authors: Emiliyamma K. G. , Palot Muhamed Jafer
Published: December 2016

A new species of Protosticta Selys, 1885 from Kerala part of Western Ghats is described and illustrated.  The holotype male and paratype female is distinguished from other Protosticta species based on its complete black dorsal surface of abdomen, 7th and 8th abdominal segment without yellow or blue color dorsally and its distinct anal appendages.  The new species, Protosticta monticola sp. nov. was collected from shola forests of Idukki District, Kerala, southern Western Ghats.  A key is also provided for the identification of all described species of Protosticta known from the Western Ghats.
Amorphous Formability and Temperature-Sensitive Luminescence of Lanthanide Coordination Glasses Linked by Thienyl, Naphthyl, and Phenyl Bridges with Ethynyl Groups
Authors: Hirai Yuichi , Ferreira da Rosa Pedro Paulo , Nakanishi Takayuki , Kitagawa Yuichi , Fushimi Koji , Hasegawa Yasuchika
Published: December 2016

The glass-transition properties and temperature-sensitive luminescence of lanthanide (Ln(III)) coordination compounds are reported. The glass formability was systematically provided by incorporation of bent-angled phosphine oxide (2,5-bis(diphenylphosphorylethynyl)thiophene: dpet, 2,7-bis(diphenylphosphorylethynyl)naphthalene: dpen, 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphorylethynyl)benzene: m-dpeb) ligands with thienyl, naphthyl, phenyl cores, and ethynyl groups. The glass-transition points were clearly identified for all Ln(III) coordination compounds (Tg = 65–87 °C). The Tb(III)/Eu(III) mixed coordination glass [Tb,Eu(hfa)3(m-dpeb)]3 (hfa: hexafluoroacetylacetonate) also showed green, yellow, orange, and red photoluminescence depending on temperature.
Problem of import substitution in tourism: informational aspect
Authors: Бондаренко Анна , Bondarenko Anna
Published: December 2016

The state course of import substitution, designated by the government of the Russian Federation, raises basic questions of development of domestic and inbound tourism with a new shtick. The theme of the development of the tourism industry attracts more and more attention every year, often because of high- profile bankruptcies of tour operators. The focus is on the processes of management in organizations of hospitality and tourism, issues of state regulation in the industry, and the solution of emergency situation consequences. In this case, the solution to the problems of tourism as an interdisciplinary complex of the national economy, does not only amount strategy state program of the Russian Federation on development of culture and tourism, but also affects other priority areas such as innovation, information and communication technologies. Information technology, innovation and information support of tourism activity plays a relatively modest role in solving the problems of increasing volumes of domestic and in- bound tourism,. While information technology is an integral part of the tourist industry in the production, promotion and distribution of tourism products. The main issues of tourism in times of crisis is character- ized from the point of view of the use of technical and informational Internet marketing that allows you to identify main regions with high tourism potential. Adaptation of innovative development, successfully applied to the outbound tourism market, gives the opportunity to evaluate the displacement demand on the domestic market and to give impetus to development of the Russian tourism in the process of import substitution. A method to determine targets based on data from Internet-resources will help assess the effectiveness of the measures implemented in the state program of the Russian Federation “Development of culture and tourism”.
Prospects of “Import Substitution” in the tourist industry
Authors: Якунин Вадим , Yakunin Vadim , Овсянников Валерий , Ovsyannikov Valeriy
Published: December 2016

The hypothesis suggests the tourism as the sector which is able greatly to expand its activities in the humanitarian and patriotic education of youth that coincides with the general line on “import substitution” and the need of refocusing on the domestic market in the tourism business. Proceeding from it the goals and tasks of overcoming the “motivational crisis” at today’s youth and the development of new social technologies for the tourism industry contributing to the intellectual and creative potential of consumers are formulated. In the terms of a radical transformation of the socio-economic structure of modern society the emphasis in the education of youth should be on a common culture that requires an adjustment of the directions of tourism industry development. However most tourism projects are not oriented to the requirements of today’s youth, which strongly put forward a request for the unified national projects rallying people around Russian values, based on the historical and cultural heritage of the country. The tourism industry should be included in the processes of change in the value priorities of young people. In the framework of the national process patriotic component of tourism activity can be presented as a kind of strategy that is implemented on the basis of industry-specific principles. The consistency in the formation of worldviews, the continuity of patriotic education, humanization, dynamism, individualization and inter- industry linkages should be among them. One of such approaches may be the greater involvement of youth in volunteerism through volunteer tourism, creation of multimedia applications on local history and patriotic trend. It requires a fundamentally new approach to the creation of the tourist product where knowledge is produced in relevant activities. In this perspective, the educational function of the tourism sector can cooperate with the education and promote the socio-personal competences. The main goal in this project will be solved by the scientific community of the cities where it is supposed to implement the applications. One of the most promising for such project is Samara region (brief overview of tourist objects is represented).
Statistical approaches to service quality management
Authors: Лавренченко Сергей , Lavrenchenko Sergey , Згонник Людмила , Zgonnik Lyudmila , Гладская Инна , Gladskaya Inna
Published: December 2016

The purpose of this article is to reduce the gap between queuing and quality control theories on the one hand and lagging practical successes on the other hand. In this paper statistical approaches in management and service are developed and demonstrated. They are based on the use of the normal and exponential probability distributions in modeling service systems. Those approaches are demonstrated on the following examples: (I) fast-food restaurants and (II) mul- tifunctional service centers in Moscow (Russia). The related Pascal software is given; its usage is illustrated on concrete examples. In particular, a method is suggested for setting the maximum limit for the waiting time in a queue to be served, which is interpreted in statistical terms as the failsafe (by level) quantile of waiting time. Given the average waiting time, a formula is obtained for specifying the maximum limit for the waiting time considering an allowable percentage of customers who will have to wait longer than the maximum waiting time set. The formula reads as follows: the maximum limit for the waiting time is equal to the average waiting time multiplied by the absolute value of the natural logarithm of the quantity F, where F is the failure level which is equal to the anticipated share of customers who will have to wait longer than the time set by the manager as the maximum waiting time or, in other words, 100 F% is the percentage of failures. For the sake of advertising efficiency, the manager is interested in setting the minimum allowable maximum limit for the waiting time; this time corresponds to a maximum allowable F. Software is provided for computing the maximum limit for the waiting time. As a byproduct, a curious result is obtained: In any queue, 37% of customers wait longer than the average waiting time to be served while 39% of customers wait shorter than half of the average waiting time. In summary, the main time-related quality characteristic of service is the average waiting time in a queue. This characteristic is equal to the ratio of two characteristics: the maximum limit for the waiting time / the absolute value of the natural logarithm of the share of failures in the total number of customers, that is, the proportion of customers who will have to wait longer than the time declared as the maximum waiting time.
Literary places of Kuntsevo in the 20-30s of XX century
Authors: Прохоров Михаил , Prokhorov Mikhail
Published: December 2016

The article discusses the formation after the revolution and Civil war in 20–30-ies of XX century in the town of Moscow region called Kuntsevo and the surrounding areas, which were the center of culture and leisure of the creative intellectuals as writers, poets, literary critics. The author turns out the circumstances of their stay in these places, the attitude towards Kuntsevo landscape and nature, the people of the town. The author opens the subject of the reflection in the intellectuals’ works of sights in Kuntsevo. There are specific examples from the personal lives of figures of literature and culture related to Kuntsevo surroundings, their joint meet- ings, conversations, collective and individual recreation. Special attention is paid to their way of life, family situation, daily life and destiny. E. Bagritsky, A. Gaidar, V. Shalamov, P. Vasiliev lived in Kuntsevo places after the revolution. V. Lugovskoy, M. Gorky, M. Koltsov, P. Zamojski, M. Tsvetaeva and many other representatives of the literary environment came there. The article reflects the emergence of new literary cadres of young people working in local factories, the creation of their literary societies and the manifestation of the keen

interest in literature. Creative working youth, as a rule, were formed in the folk clubs and palaces of culture. Such clubs existed in almost all Kuntsevo enterprises of pre-revolutionary period as well as enterprises created in the years of industrialization. Special popularity was gained by the clubs “Precepts of Ilyich” and “Dawn” (Vorovskoi club). The study examines the participation of youth in dramatic and literary societies and their meetings with Soviet writers and poets: L. Seifullina, A. Serafimovich, A. Zharov, K. Paustovsky. Articles of working journalists were often published on the pages of factory newspapers. These Kuntsevo societies were the motheland of famous poets as V. Bagritskyand S. Smirnov.
People and challenges of globalization
Authors: Вигель Нарине , Vigel Narine
Published: December 2016

The author analyzes the processes of culture globalization, in which standardization and unification con- trary to the traditional identity. The standardization of culture is prevailing; it is the influence of the media and diffusion of new consumption ways. Mass cultures wider introduce a new form of high cultures, that is, technological or scientific ones, which promote harmonization and standardization. The content of the mate- rial culture is more uniform than in the past, many newest practices are in widespread use on large areas. As a result of the globalization the high cultural concentration and mobility increasingly provoke cross-cultural encounters. In the field of intangible components in the current cultural situation, there is cultural clash of traditionalism and globalization, while in the sphere of material components of the culture the contemporary person is becoming more and more follower of the products of globalization. Food culture as a method of studying social and cultural transformations indicates that nowadays there is cultural diffusion and the Islamization of a global culture. Studies of food consumption show that there is a strong link between religion and consumer choice of food. The motivation and behaviour of each person is different because they are based on cultural characteristics, which is most evident in consumer shopping behavior. In modern consumer culture the symbols often appear in the form of logos and trademarks. Often, they choose for logos the modification of the widely known traditional cultural symbols which are based on recognizable cultural meanings and which, at the same time, design modern world-view, creating modern myths based on traditional. The most popular trademark of modernity is the Apple logo or “Bitten apple.” A modern interpretation of this symbol is based on the fact that traditionalism is strong, but the active person is always out of the local area. As a result the person feels lonely due to the weakening of traditional ties and looks for replace lost forms of identity.
Incidence of postpartum depression and couple relationship quality
Authors: Małus Aleksandra , Szyluk Justyna , Galińska-Skok Beata , Konarzewska Beata
Published: December 2016

Cel pracy

Narodzenie dziecka stanowi ważne wydarzenie w życiu kobiety oraz w diadzie małżeńskiej/partnerskiej. Zmiany, które zachodzą wymagają przeorganizowania dotychczasowych stylów radzenia sobie i rozwinięcia nowych sposobów adaptacji, co nie zawsze przebiega łagodnie. W niniejszym badaniu oceniano, w jakim stopniu rozwinięcie objawów depresji poporodowej u kobiet jest związane z ich satysfakcją w zakresie funkcjonowania relacji.

Metoda

Badaniem objęto 100 kobiet w pierwszym miesiącu po porodzie. Ankietowane udzieliły odpowiedzi na temat danych socjodemograficznych oraz wypełniły kwestionariusze dotyczące depresji poporodowej (Postpartum Depression Screening Scale) i jakości relacji małżeńskiej/partnerskiej (Kwestionariusz Dobranego Małżeństwa).

Wyniki

Wystąpił statystycznie istotny związek pomiędzy poziomem doświadczania depresji poporodowej a jakością relacji w związku. Większe nasilenie objawów depresji poporodowej (kłopoty ze snem/jedzeniem, niepokój/niepewność, wahania nastroju, chaos psychiczny, poczucie utraty własnego JA, poczucie winy/wstydu, myśli samobójcze) występowało u osób mniej zadowolonych ze swego związku, to jest takich, które doświadczały mniejszego poczucia intymności, samorealizacji i podobieństwa oraz większego poczucia rozczarowania. Kobiety, które deklarowały większe zadowolenie ze swego związku, ujawniały jednocześnie lepsze samopoczucie psychiczne po narodzeniu dziecka. Nie zaobserwowano związku pomiędzy występowaniem objawów depresji poporodowej a zmiennymi socjodemograficznymi (wiek, wykształcenie, miejsce zamieszkania) i zmiennymi związanymi z historią położniczą kobiety (liczba dzieci, liczba ciąż, występowanie poronień, planowanie ciąży, wcześniejsze występowanie depresji, rodzaj porodu, stan dziecka po porodzie, sposób karmienia).

Wnioski

U pacjentek niezadowolonych z jakości relacji w związku obserwowano większe nasilenie objawów depresyjnych po porodzie. Większe zadowolenie ze związku deklarowały kobiety żyjące w związkach formalnych.
Psychiatric illnesses in inflammatory bowel diseases – psychiatric comorbidity and biological underpinnings
Authors: Nowakowski Jarosław , Chrobak Adrian , Dudek Dominika
Published: December 2016

Nieswoiste zapalenia jelit, do których zaliczają się choroba Leśniowskiego-Crohna i wrzodziejące zapalenie jelita grubego, są przewlekłymi chorobami wiążącymi się ze zwiększoną częstością współistnienia zaburzeń psychicznych. Spośród nich do najczęstszych należą zaburzenia depresyjne oraz lękowe, jakkolwiek istnieją przesłanki epidemiologiczne i biologiczne sugerujące zwiększoną częstość innych zaburzeń, jak np. choroby afektywnej dwubiegunowej. Szczególną podatność pacjentów z nieswoistym zapaleniem jelit na pojawienie się tych zaburzeń psychicznych tłumaczą mechanizmy biologiczne, leżące u podłoża zarówno nieswoistych zapaleń jelit, jak i depresji oraz lęku. Szczególną rolę odgrywają interakcje osi jelitowo-mózgowej, zaburzenia immunologiczne, stres oksydacyjny i dysfunkcja nerwu błędnego – znaczenie tych czynników, stanowiących pomost pomiędzy patofizjologią nieswoistych zapaleń jelit i zaburzeń depresyjnych oraz lękowych, omówiono szczegółowo w niniejszej pracy. Współwystępowanie zaburzeń depresyjnych oraz lękowych może negatywnie wpływać na przebieg nieswoistych zapaleń jelit, zwiększać częstość i ciężkość zaostrzeń oraz utrudniać ich leczenie, toteż poznanie powiązań między zaburzeniami psychicznymi a nieswoistymi zapaleniami jelit okazuje się niezbędne w pełnieniu skutecznej opieki nad pacjentem.
Anxiety associated with parachute jumping as the cause of blood red-ox balance impairment
Authors: Kowalczyk Mateusz , Kozak Katarzyna , Ciećwierz Julita , Sienkiewicz Monika , Kura Marcin , Jasiak Łukasz , Kowalczyk Edward
Published: December 2016

Cel pracy

Celem badań jest ocena wpływu lęku związanego ze skokami spadochronowymi na wybrane parametry równowagi oksydacyjno-redukcyjnej u żołnierzy zawodowych wojsk powietrzno – desantowych. Badanie pozwoli ocenić czy żołnierze – spadochroniarze narażeni, z racji na specyfikę służby, na wysoki poziom stresu psychicznego znajdują się jednocześnie pod wzmożonym wpływem stresu oksydacyjnego.

Metoda

Badania przeprowadzono na 46 zawodowych żołnierzy z sił powietrznych podzielonych na grupy w zależności od liczby wykonywanych skoków spadochronowych. Od badanych trzykrotnie w ciągu eksperymentu została pobrana na czczo krew żylna obwodowa celem wykonania oznaczeń wybranych parametrów równowagi oksydacyjno- redukcyjnej: w zwykły dzień roboczy, w dniu w którym był wykonywany skok spadochronowy, w dniu następnym po skoku spadochronowym. Terminy wykonywanych oznaczeń miały odzwierciedlać wyjściową równowagę ustroju, stan w momencie działania czynnika stresowego i efekty jego działania na ustrój.

Wyniki

Nasze badania wykazały brak różnic w aktywności enzymów antyoksydacyjnych (CAT i SOD) w odpowiedzi na stres psychiczny w zależności od doświadczenia badanej grupie w spadochroniarstwa. Stwierdzono spadek aktywności GSH-Px w odpowiedzi na stres psychiczny we wszystkich badanych grupach. Poziom TBARS był wyższy u bardziej doświadczonych skoczków.

Wnioski

Analiza zmian wybranych parametrów równowagi red-ox może być przydatna w monitorowaniu lęku związanego z skokami spadochronowymi.
Review of health and risk-behaviours, mental health problems and suicidal behaviours in young Europeans on the basis of the results from the EU-funded Saving and Empowering Young Lives in Europe (SEYLE) study
Authors: Wasserman Danuta
Published: December 2016

Szacuje się, że na świecie dochodzi do 800 000 zgonów w wyniku samobójstwa. Globalnie, na 100 000 osób przypada 11,4 samobójstw; 15,0/100 000 w przypadku mężczyzn i 8,0/100 000 w przypadku kobiet. Biorąc pod uwagę cały świat, samobójstwo to druga najczęstsza przyczyna śmierci osób w wieku 15-29 lat. Chcąc wspólnym wysiłkiem zmniejszyć wysoką liczbę samobójstw i ilość problemów ze zdrowiem psychicznym u młodych ludzi w całej Europie 7. Program Ramowy Unii Europejskiej sfinansował projekt SEYLE (Saving and Empowering Young Lives in Europe).
Dane epidemiologiczne na temat 11.110 uczniów w grupie wiekowej 14-16 lat, przy średniej wieku 14,8 roku (odch. st. ±0,8), którzy pochodzili ze 168 szkół w 10 krajach Unii Europejskiej: Austrii, Estonii, Francji, Niemiec, Węgier, Irlandii, Włoch, Rumunii, Słowenii i Hiszpanii, ze Szwecją w roli centrum koordynacyjnego, wykazały następujące skłonności: używanie alkoholu (13,4%), palenie (30,9%), brak aktywności fizycznej (32,8%), patologiczne korzystanie z Internetu (4,4%) i spanie średnio 7,7 godzin w ciągu nocy. W kontekście zdrowia reprodukcyjnego inicjacja seksualna była udziałem 18,8% całej próby. Uczniowie w wieku 16 lat i więcej częściej mieli za sobą inicjację seksualną (38%) niż uczniowie w wieku 15 lat i mniej (13,2%). Występowała ona również częściej u chłopców (21,3%) niż u dziewczyn (16,9%).

SEYLE to randomizowana kontrolowana próba kliniczna (Randomized Controlled Trial - RCT), której celem jest promowanie stylu życia pozwalającego poprawić stan zdrowia psychicznego, a jednocześnie zapobieganie psychopatologii i zachowaniom samobójczym wśród osób w wieku dojrzewania.
Cardiac rehabilitation: an effective secondary prevention intervention
Authors: Milligan Fiona
Published: December 2016

A combination of quantitative and qualitative research was used to determine the effectiveness of a cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programme in a cohort of patients referred to the service at a London hospital. Quantitative data analysis provided evidence of effectiveness of participation in CR in reduced hospital readmission rates and use of recognised pharmacological management strategies. Self-reported physical activity levels and quality of life (QOL) in individuals who participated in the cardiac rehabilitation programme were qualitatively measured with questionnaires. Results provided evidence of benefit in continued participation in exercise. However, there was no evidence of benefit to QOL status post participation at 1 year. A p-value of 0.001 provided significant statistical evidence supporting the hypothesis of benefit in continued participation in exercise in participants following attendance at a cardiac rehabilitation programme. QOL status; a statistically significant p-value of 0.001 rejected the hypothesis (H1) of benefit. This would imply that participation CR programmes does not appear to provide sustained benefits in QOL. A number of moderating variables were suggested as explaining the finding such as homogeneity of respondents, age, mood bias and the timeframe of 1 year between participation in rehabilitation and self-reporting. CR appears to be an effective but time-limited intervention in relation to improvements in QOL. Collaborative working partnerships between specialist interventions, such as CR with chronic disease management strategies may provide greater sustainability of benefits gained from participation in cardiac rehabilitation programmes.
A Robust Finger Knuckle Print Authentication using Topothesy and fractal dimension
Authors: Hanmandlu Madasu , Mittal Neha , Vijay Ritu
Published: December 2016

This paper presents the finger knuckle based biometric authentication system using the approaches like structure entropy, GSHP (Gaussian smoothed High pass), GSOD (Gaussian Smoothed Oriented Directives) and also the well known method for surface roughness measurement called the fractal profiles represented by Topothesy and fractal dimension which describe  not only the roughness but also the affine self similarity. We have also implemented Daisy descriptor for the representation of texture. The results of fractal parameters along with the refined scores are comparable to those of the compcode and impcompcode.
Efficient Underground Object Detection for Ground Penetrating Radar Signals
Authors: Mesecan Ibrahim , Bucak Ihsan Omur
Published: December 2016

Ground penetrating radar (GPR) is one of the common sensor system for underground inspection. GPR emits electromagnetic waves which can pass through objects. The reflecting waves are recorded and digitised, and then, the B-scan images are formed. According to the properties of scanning object, GPR creates higher or lower intensity values on the object regions. Thus, these changes in signal represent the properties of scanning object. This paper proposes a 3-step method to detect and discriminate landmines: n-row average-subtraction (NRAS); Min-max normalisation; and image scaling. Proposed method has been tested using 3 common algorithms from the literature. According to the results, it has increased object detection ratio and positive object discrimination (POD) significantly. For artificial neural networks (ANN), POD has increased from 77.4 per cent to 87.7 per cent. And, it has increased from 37.8 per cent to 80.2 per cent, for support vector machines (SVM).