bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Cross-reactivity of commercial and non-commercial deoxynivalenol-antibodies to emerging trichothecenes and common deoxynivalenol-derivatives
Authors: Nguyen N.T. , Varga E. , Maragos C. , Baumgartner S. , Adam G. , Berthiller F.
Published: December 2018

Immunoassay based techniques are an important and fast option for the detection and quantification of mycotoxins. They are frequently used as on-site screening tools in grain elevators, storage and production facilities. However, accurate quantification may be hampered by the co-recognition of structurally related metabolites by the used antibodies. Therefore, it is crucial to assess their cross-reactivity to avoid misinterpretation of the results. Several immunoassays for the determination of deoxynivalenol (DON) are commercially available. Recently, novel trichothecene mycotoxins with structures similar to DON, the NX-toxins (NX-2, NX-3 and NX-4), were discovered, which can potentially co-occur with DON in cereals. So far, no data about the cross-reactivity of those toxins with DON-antibodies are available. The aim of this study was to assess the cross-reactivities of NX-toxins and some other DON-related metabolites with DON-antibodies in buffer solutions. Six commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) and two previously developed DON-antibodies (Mab#1 and Mab#22) were tested. Cross-reactivity with NX-metabolites was not observed for any of the ELISA-kits nor Mab#22, whereas Mab#1 reacted moderately against NX-3 and NX-4 (cross-reactivity based on a molar basis of 14 and 30%, respectively). Modifications at position C-3 (3-acetyl-DON and DON-3-glucoside) led to moderate or high cross-reactivity with Mab#22 and the commercial ELISA-kits, whereas these compounds were not recognised by Mab#1. Similar to NX-metabolites, 15-acetyl-DON interacted only weakly with Mab#22 and the commercial ELISA-kits, but strongly with Mab#1. The results demonstrate the importance of proper antibody characterisation. If NX-metabolites prove to be widely distributed and reach significant levels, the development of specific antibodies targeting these novel metabolites might become necessary.
Co-occurrence of mycotoxins, including aflatoxins, trichothecenes, and zearalenone, in Chinese feedstuffs collected in 2013 and 2014
Authors: Han X. , Xu W. , Li F. , Xu J.
Published: December 2018

A total of 357 feedstuff samples, including cottonseed meal plus soybean meal (CSM), wheat bran (WB) and dried distillers grain with solubles (DDGS) collected from 14 provinces in China in 2013 and 2014 were analysed for the co-occurrence of mycotoxins, including 4 aflatoxins, 7 trichothecenes, and zearalenone (ZEA), by high-performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC/ESI-MS/MS). Deoxynivalenol (DON) was the most prevalent mycotoxin found in Chinese feedstuffs, followed by ZEA and aflatoxin B1 (AFB1). It was found that out of 357 samples, 27 (7.6%), 11 (3.1%) and 5 (1.4%) samples were positive for DON, ZEA and AFB1 at levels exceeding the Chinese regulatory limit of 1000 μg/kg, 500 μg/kg, 50 μg/kg for DON, ZEA, and AFB1, respectively. DON, ZEA, and AFB1 levels ranged from 1,005.5 to 2,893.1 μg/kg, 510.8 to 4,845.9 μg/kg, and 53.9 to 72.9 μg/kg, respectively. These samples were more easily co-contaminated by other mycotoxins, such as DON, ZEA, AFB1, AFB2, 3-acetyldeoxynivalenol (3-ADON), and 15-ADON. CSM was more easily contaminated by aflatoxins than WB and DDGS, and WB was more easily contaminated by DON and ZEA. Besides, 339 samples (95.0%, 339/357) were contaminated by at least two mycotoxins, and 16 samples (4.5%, 16/357) were only contaminated by one mycotoxin, and 2 samples (0.6%, 2/357) were not contaminated by any mycotoxin studied. There were 30, 66, and 66 different mycotoxin combination types in CSM, WB, and DDGS, respectively, but DON+3-ADON+15- ADON+ZEA was the most frequent mycotoxin combination, with a frequency of 13.16% (5/38) in CSM, 17.29% (23/133) in WB, and 18.8% (35/186) in DDGS. These results indicate that mycotoxin co-occurrence is very common in Chinese feedstuffs, and it is very important to conduct multi-mycotoxin monitoring in Chinese feedstuffs.
Effect of Prophylactic and Therapeutic Mitomycin C on Corneal Apoptosis, Cellular Proliferation, Haze, and Long-term Keratocyte Density in Rabbits
Authors: Netto Marcelo V , Mohan Rajiv R , Sinha Sunilima , Sharma Ajay , Gupta Pankaj C , Wilson Steven E
Published: December 2018

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: To determine the mechanism through which topical mitomycin C prevents and treats corneal haze after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and to examine the effects of dosage and duration of exposure.

METHODS: In 224 New Zealand rabbits, -9.0 diopter PRK with mitomycin C or balanced salt solution was performed. Haze level was graded at the slit-lamp. Rabbits were sacrificed at 4 hours, 24 hours, 4 weeks, or 6 months after surgery and immunohistochemistry was performed with TUNEL assay, Ki67, and α-SMA.

RESULTS: TUNEL-positive apoptotic cells marginally increased in all mitomycin C groups whereas Ki67-positive mitotic cells decreased significantly following mitomycin C application. A greater decrease in myofibroblasts was noted with prophylactic mitomycin C treatment than therapeutic mitomycin C treatment. There was, however, an anterior stromal acellular zone (approximately 20% of the total stroma) in eyes treated with mitomycin C, which persisted to the maximum follow-up of 6 months.

CONCLUSIONS: Mitomycin C treatment induces apoptosis of keratocytes and myofibroblasts, but the predominate effect in inhibiting or treating haze appears to be at the level of blocked replication of keratocytes or other progenitor cells of myofibroblasts. Treatment with 0.002% mitomycin C for 12 seconds to 1 minute appears to be just as effective as higher concentrations for longer duration in the rabbit model. However, a persistent decrease in keratocyte density in the anterior stroma could be a warning sign for future complications and treatment should be reserved for patients with significant risk of developing haze after PRK. [J Refract Surg. 2006;22:562-574.]
The Effect of Topical Apraclonidine on Subconjunctival Hemorrhage and Flap Adherence in LASIK Patients
Authors: Aslanides loannis M , Tsiklis Nikolaos S , Ozkilic Efekan , Coskunseven Efekan , Pallikaris loannis C , Jankov Mirko R
Published: December 2018

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: To determine whether the use of topical apraclonidine just before the LASIK procedure prevents subconjunctival hemorrhage and to study its effect on postoperative flap adherence.

METHODS: Topical apraclonidine 0.125% was randomly applied to 1 eye of 66 myopic patients who underwent primary bilateral LASIK. Apraclonidine was instilled 1 hour prior to and 30 seconds before placing the vacuum ring of the microkeratome, whereas the other eye served as control. Thirty minutes after the operation, all patients were examined by the surgeon to evaluate hyperemia and identify flap-related complications (eg, slippage, dislocation, or flap folds). The size of subconjunctival hemorrhage was also evaluated on postoperative days 1 and 7. All 132 eyes in the study were examined after surgery to identify flap folds and/or their dislocation.

RESULTS: In the apraclonidine group, 48 (72.8%) eyes had no hyperemia, 16 (24.2%) eyes had mild hyperemia, 2 (3%) eyes had moderate hyperemia, and no (0%) eyes had severe hyperemia. In the control group, 37 (56.1%) eyes had mild hyperemia, 21 (31.8%) eyes had moderate hyperemia, 1 (1.5%) eye had severe hyperemia, and 7 (10.6%) eyes had no hyperemia. In the apraclonidine group, 44 (66.7%) eyes had no subconjunctival hemorrhage (grade 0); grade 1 was present in 19 (28.8%) eyes whereas grades 2 and 3 were present in 2 (3%) eyes and 1 (1.5%) eye, respectively. In the control group, 19 (28.8%) eyes showed grade 0, 13 (19.7%) eyes had grade 1, and grades 2 and 3 were present in 20 (30.3%) eyes and 14 (21.2%) eyes, respectively. Chi-square test showed a highly significant difference between the two groups (P<.001). No flaprelated problems were reported in either group.

CONCLUSIONS: Topical apraclonidine applied before LASIK surgery may prevent immediate postoperative hyperemia and prolonged subconjunctival hemorrhage by its alpha-mimetic vasoconstrictor effect without inducing flap adherence complication. [J Refract Surg. 2006;22:585-588.]
One-year Outcomes of Epi-LASIK for Myopia
Authors: Dai Jinhui , Chu Renyuan , Zhou Xingtao , Chen Chongda , Qu Xiaomei , Wang Xiaoying
Published: December 2018

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: To evaluate the early clinical outcomes of epi-LASIK for myopia.

METHODS: This study comprised 302 eyes of 162 patients. Epi-LASIK was performed with an automatically rotational epikeratome (KM-5000D). Epithelial separation was achieved mechanically without the use of alcohol. After laser ablation, the epithelial sheet was repositioned and a therapeutic contact lens was applied to the cornea immediately for 3 to 5 days. Postoperative visual acuity, symptoms, epithelial sheet, contrast sensitivity, wavefront aberration, and haze formation were evaluated 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively.

RESULTS: Of the 302 eyes, 72 eyes (42 patients) with a mean spherical equivalent refraction of -9.13 ±4.23 diopters (D) (range: -1.25 to -19.0 D) had >l-year follow-up. One eye failed to make the epithelial sheet because of the narrow palpebral fissure. An integrated epithelial sheet with a diameter of 8 to 9 mm was made in 289 (95.7%) eyes, leaving a superior hinge of approximately 2 to 4 mm. In 1 eye, stromal tissue remained in the epithelial sheet. Free epithelial flaps were made in 12 (4%) eyes. Mild discomfort was reported by 150 patients (282 eyes, 93.4%). Twelve patients (20 eyes, 6.6%) reported moderate symptoms. At 1 day postoperatively, corneal epithelium was almost transparent or had mild focal edema in 288 (95.4%) eyes; moderate edema was reported in 14 (4.6%) eyes. At 1 year postoperatively, spherical equivalent refraction of 60 (83.3%) eyes was within ±1.0 D of attempted refraction. Grade 0.5 haze was found in 2 eyes; all other eyes had no haze. No eye lost any lines of best spectaclecorrected visual acuity (BSCVA), whereas 12 (16.7%) of 72 eyes gained one or two lines of BSCVA. Contrast sensitivity decreased 1 month postoperatively and was restored to preoperative levels in eyes with preoperative spherical equivalent refraction <-10.0 D. Higher order aberration increased significantly postoperatively.

CONCLUSIONS: Epi-LASIK is a safe and efficient method to correct myopia with the advantage that it has only mild symptoms and mild haze. A larger study with longer follow-up is needed to determine its long-term clinical outcomes. [J Refract Surg. 2006;22:589-595.]
Acanthamoeba Keratitis After LASIK
Authors: Balasubramanya Ramamurthy , Garg Prashant , Sharma Savitri , Vemuganti Geeta K
Published: December 2018

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: To report a case of Acanthamoeba infection following LASIK.

METHODS: A 20-year-old woman developed pain, redness, decreased vision, and corneal infiltrate in the right eye 15 days after bilateral LASIK. She did not use contact lenses postoperatively. Patient examination 3 months after surgery revealed a large, central, full-thickness corneal infiltrate with multiple satellite lesions in the right eye. Corneal scrapings were taken and the flap excised, and submitted for histopathologic examination.

RESULTS: Microscopic examination of smears revealed Acanthamoeba cysts and non-nutrient agar showed a significant growth of Acanthamoeba. Histopathology examination of the excised flap demonstrated numerous Acanthamoeba cysts in tissue sections. The infiltrate was treated with a combination of topical polyhexamethylene biguanide, Chlorhexidine, atropine sulfate, and oral itraconazole and resolved within 2 months.

CONCLUSIONS: Laser in situ keratomileusis can be complicated by Acanthamoeba infection. Microbiologic evaluation is essential for accurate early diagnosis and treatment. [J Refract Surg. 2006;22:616-617.]
Les hôpitaux de Rennes et leurs cimetières (xie-xvie siècles) : gestion de la pauvreté, de la maladie et de la mort
Authors: Gagnard Laura
Published: December 2018

Les hôpitaux, à la fois établissement de soins, de
charité et de piété, se développent à partir du xiie siècle, selon un phénomène que Michel
Mollat a appelé « floraison hospitalière ». Ils se multiplient
jusqu’au xvie siècle, et ils évoluent en
même temps que la société. Initialement créés et gérés par des
autorités religieuses afin d’accueillir les malades, les pèlerins et
les pauvres pour les soigner et les remettre dans le chemin de la
vertu, ils passent petit à petit sous le giron de la bourgeoisie
urbaine, voire des municipalités, au xive siècle. Les sources archivistiques et
archéologiques nous permettent de reconstituer l’évolution du système
hospitalier à Rennes et d’évoquer un aspect encore peu étudié, celui
des décès au sein des hôpitaux.
Entre grands desseins et désillusions, le difficile réarmement de la France en 1944-1945 vu à travers les cas des 10e et 19e Divisions de Paris et de Bretagne
Authors: Weiss Stéphane
Published: December 2018

La majorité du territoire français a été libérée par les forces alliées durant l’été 1944. Pour le gouvernement provisoire de la République française, cette libération a ouvert la perspective d’un vaste programme de réarmement reposant sur la mobilisation des effectifs trouvés en métropole, en premier lieu desquels les volontaires des Forces françaises de l’Intérieur. Parallèlement, le gouvernement a tablé sur l’obtention d’un programme américain d’équipement militaire, similaire à celui mis en œuvre en Afrique du Nord en 1943. Dès le mois de septembre 1944, sans attendre la fin des négociations entamées avec les Alliés, deux projets de nouvelles divisions ont d’emblée été lancés en Bretagne et en région parisienne : les 19e et 10e Divisions d’infanterie (DI). Les quelques livraisons de matériel américain obtenues n’ont pas été à la hauteur des ambitions françaises. Pour autant, les effectifs trouvés en France ont permis la levée de huit nouvelles divisions d’infanterie dès avant le 8 mai 1945, parmi lesquelles les 10e et 19e DI. Le parcours de ces deux divisions, annoncées précocement, est révélateur des multiples obstacles rencontrés par les projets français de réarmement en 1945. Cet article propose de les exposer.
Automated Evaluation of Open Government Data Portals
Authors: Nascimento Fabiano Rodrigo Alves , Cesar da Rocha Junior , Garcia Ana Cristina Bicharra
Published: December 2018

The quality of public data made available by governments is a crucial factor in achieving greater transparency and also for such data to be used effectively by society. Several models of quality evaluation of open data portals have been proposed in recent years. The vast majority of these models incorporate manual evaluation processes, which makes it time consuming and expensive to maintain a continuous evaluation of open data portals. In order to verify the reliability of the results generated by an automated evaluation model, a comparative analysis was performed between an automated model and a manual model. The results showed the degree of convergence of the quality criteria of the automated model in relation to the manual evaluation model.
A Novel Finger-Vein Recognition Based on Quality Assessment and Multi-Scale Histogram of Oriented Gradients Feature
Authors: Zeng Junying , Chen Yao , Zhai Yikui , Gan Junying , Feng Wulin , Wang Fan
Published: December 2018

Inferior finger vein images would seriously alter the completion of recognition systems. A modern finger-vein recognition technique combined with image quality assessment is developed to overcome those drawbacks. By the quality assessment, this article can discard the inferior images and retain the superior images which are then transferred to the recognition system. Different from previous methods, this article assesses the quality features of the image for the purpose of distinguishing whether the image contains rich and stable vein characteristics. In light of this purpose, the quality assessment is implemented: first, the finger vein image is automatically annotated; second, the finger vein image is cut into image blocks to expand the training set; third, the average quality score of multiple image blocks from an image is the final quality score of the image in the course of testing. Next, the Histogram of Oriented Gradients (HOG) features are extracted from the four transformed high-quality sub-images, whose features are cascaded into the multi-scale HOG feature of an image. Finally, two modules, the quality assessment module using Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) and finger vein recognition module which make full use of multi-scale HOG, are perfectly combined in this article. The test results have demonstrated that light-CNN can identifies inferior and superior images accurately and the multi-scale HOG is feasible and effective. What's more, this article can see the robustness of this combined method in this article.
Towards Risk Based Effort Estimation
Authors: Abraham Cerene Mariam , Elayidom M. Sudheep , Santhanakrishnan T.
Published: December 2018

Studies have shown that requirement defects are among the major sources of failure constituting 32.65%. It is one of the overlooked aspects in requirements engineering and is generally considered as a potential problem that can affect the projects in a negative way. The main objective of this article is to propose a risk-based effort estimation technique that identifies, analyzes, and classifies risk at requirement engineering phase to restrain them from propagating to the later stages of the project lifecycle. This article extends the scope by integrating both threats and opportunities and their further classification based on extensive requirement analysis. The validation of the proposed approach was conducted on successfully delivered real project data. A survey is also conducted as a part of qualitative analysis for analyzing the applicability of the proposed approach. The results of the proposed method are promising and strongly support findings of literature stating that the effort needed to fix issues at a later stage in project lifecycle are costly as compared to early stages.
How to Build Successful Cloud Computing Relationships
Authors: Egender Klaus , Hodosi Georg , Rusu Lazar
Published: December 2018

A company has to operate with flexibility and cost-efficiency due to the continuously competitive business environment. Nowadays, cloud computing (CC) plays an essential part in flexibility and cost-efficiency of IT infrastructure. Companies using CC have to know how different types of contracts and their terms, modes of relationships, contract quality, and relationship management influence their CC activities. This article discusses how to build successful relationships in CC. The field of this study is CC from a service buyer perspective. The applied research strategy was survey research and the data was collected through interviews with IT managers in different medium-sized companies in Sweden. To identify and analyse the influencing factors of relationships in CC this research has used Transaction Cost Theory. The findings of this research are the identified influential factors to improve a cloud computing relationship like asset specificity, fee-for-service contracts, contract length, provider/buyer organisation sizes and the number of providers including guidelines for decision makers to strengthen this CC relationship.
Efficient Large-Scale Stance Detection in Tweets
Authors: Yan Yilin , Chen Jonathan , Shyu Mei-Ling
Published: December 2018

Stance detection is an important research direction which attempts to automatically determine the attitude (positive, negative, or neutral) of the author of text (such as tweets), towards a target. Nowadays, a number of frameworks have been proposed using deep learning techniques that show promising results in application domains such as automatic speech recognition and computer vision, as well as natural language processing (NLP). This article shows a novel deep learning-based fast stance detection framework in bipolar affinities on Twitter. It is noted that millions of tweets regarding Clinton and Trump were produced per day on Twitter during the 2016 United States presidential election campaign, and thus it is used as a test use case because of its significant and unique counter-factual properties. In addition, stance detection can be utilized to imply the political tendency of the general public. Experimental results show that the proposed framework achieves high accuracy results when compared to several existing stance detection methods.
Learning and Interpreting Features to Rank
Authors: Chen Shixing , Dong Ming , Zhu Dongxiao
Published: December 2018

Previously, it was taken for granted that features learned for classification can also be used for ranking. However, ranking problems possess some distinctive properties, e.g., the ordinal class labels, which indicates the necessity of developing new feature learning procedures dedicated for ranking. In this article, the authors propose to use a convolutional neural network (CNN)-based framework, ranking-CNN, for learning and interpreting features to rank. As a case study, the authors propose to analyze, visualize and work to understand the deep aging patterns in human facial images using ranking-CNN. The authors develop a visualization method that can compare the facial appearance and track its changes at different ages through the mapping between 2D images and a 3D face template. The framework provides an innovative way to understand the human facial aging process.
Augmenting Labeled Probabilistic Topic Model for Web Service Classification
Authors: Pang Shengye , Zou Guobing , Gan Yanglan , Niu Sen , Zhang Bofeng
Published: December 2018

Web service classification has become an urgent demand on service-oriented applications. Most existing classification algorithms mainly rely on the original service descriptions. That leads to low classification accuracy, since it cannot fully reflect the semantic feature specific to a service category. To solve the issue, this article proposes a novel approach for web service classification, including service topic feature extraction, service functionality augmentation, and service classification model learning. The characteristic is that the original service descriptions can be semantically augmented, which is fed to deriving a service classifier via labeled probabilistic topic model. A benefit from this approach is that it can be applied to an online service management platform, where it assists service providers to facilitate the registration process. Extensive experiments have been conducted on a large-scale real-world data set crawled from ProgrammableWeb. The results demonstrate that it outperforms state-of-the-art methods in terms of service classification accuracy and convergence speed.
Experimental Investigation on the Tilt Helical Milling of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics (CFRP)
Authors: Wang Qiang , Wu Yong Bo , Lu Dong , Bitoh Teruo , Feng Ming
Published: December 2018

Carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) has been widely used in various aircraft structural components. However, it is difficult for conventional methods such as drilling and helical milling to meet the requirements on high quality and efficient holes creation. Hence a so-called tilt helical milling (THM) method has been proposed. This new method is performed by replacing the revolving motion of the tool in conventional helical milling (CHM) with a conical pendulum motion, in which the tool axis is tilted towards the hole axis at a certain angle. As a step toward the establishment of the new method, in this work, the fundamental drilling characteristics of CFRP by the THM is elucidated by experimentally investigating the effects of tilt angle on thrust force and delamination factor. The obtained experimental results demonstrated that thrust force and delamination factor can be reduced with THM technique. In addition, THM can achieve better hole surface finish than CHM.
Development of Apparatus for Evaluation of Wrinkles in Sheet Metal Forming Using Angle Beam Technique
Authors: Segawa Yuji , Nishikubo Daichi , Marumo Yasuo , Nonaka Tomohiro , Sakata Yutaka
Published: December 2018

Ultrasonic measurement is used to evaluate wrinkles during sheet metal forming. The authors developed a new apparatus for investigating the relationship between the wrinkles in press forming and the ultrasonic reflection characteristic of an angle beam. The new evaluation apparatus was composed of probe-fixing parts, an upper die, a middle die, and a lower die. A specimen was sandwiched by a pair of dies in the evaluation apparatus. Angle beam probes for transmission and reception were set on the upper die. Specimens in the form of plates having periodic trapezoidal wrinkles were fabricated by electro-discharge machining. In the new evaluation apparatus, the specimen is placed in contact with the die. Wrinkling was found to change the ultrasonic reflection characteristic of an angle beam. The new apparatus can thus be used to evaluate wrinkles using the angle beam technique.
Fabrication of Aluminum Alloy Rods Using a Single Wheel Caster with Rotating Side Dam Plates and Pool-Less Pouring
Authors: Haga Toshio , Miyake Taisei
Published: December 2018

A single wheel caster equipped with rotating side dam plates was proposed and assessed in conjunction with a pool-less pouring method as a compact and economical system for producing metal rods. The diameter and width of the single wheel were 600 and 10 mm, respectively, while those of the rotating side dam plates were 200 and 15 mm. Both were made from mild steel and rotated at the same speed. This system was tested using 5182 aluminum alloy at a casting speed of 5 m/min, and it was determined that rods with convex cross-sections could be formed with cross-sectional areas ranging from 75 to 135 mm2.
Mechanical Interlocking of Titanium and Steel Using Friction Stir Forming
Authors: Mofidi Tabatabaei Hamed , Orihara Shun , Nishihara Tadashi , Ohashi Takahiro
Published: December 2018

This study presents a novel method for mechanically interlocking dissimilar alloys of pure titanium with steel through using the principles of friction stir forming (FSF) technique. In present study, titanium plate is placed on top of a steel sheet containing a screwed hole. FSF is conducted on top of the titanium alloy, which produces sufficient heat to plasticize the alloy. This results in a flow of titanium into the screw hole in the steel, due to the plastic deformation, thereby mechanically interlocking titanium with the steel. The mechanical properties of the developed interlock are investigated through tensile and hardness tests and microstructural observation.
Review of the distribution of Sapygidae in Italy and new records (Hymenoptera: Vespoidea)
Authors: Ceccolini Filippo , Cianferoni Fabio
Published: December 2018

The distribution of the Italian species of Sapygidae is reviewed and new occurrence records for some species are given. Monosapyga clavicornis (Linnaeus, 1758) is recorded for the first time in Lazio and Abruzzo, Polochrum repandum Spinola, 1806 in Abruzzo, and Sapygina decemguttata (Jurine, 1807) in Veneto. Due to insufficient sampling efforts in Italy, all the Italian species of Sapygidae should be currently considered as Data Deficient (DD) according to the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria.
Lab observations on prolonged chrysalis diapause of Brahmaea (Acanthobrahmaea) europaea Hartig (Lepidoptera: Brahmaeidae)
Authors: Spicciarelli Renato
Published: December 2018

Brahmaea (Acanthobrahmaea) europaea Hartig, 1963, is an Italian endemic species exhibiting a very restricted geographic distribution (Basilicata and Campania regions, Grotticelle di Monticchio Nature Reserve and neighbouring areas), and developing as larvae on a few Oleaceae (Fraxinus angustifolia subsp. oxycarpa, Ligustrum vulgare and Phyllirea latifolia). From spring 2015 to spring 2017 a series of bioethological observations on the moth were conducted, as well as surveys aimed to study the distribution of its host plants in the habitats of SAC “Grotticelle di Monticchio”. In this short communication a prolonged diapause of B. europaea chrysalis kept in the laboratory is documented. In spring 2018, four successfully adult eclosions occurred from two years old pupae, a case never previously reported in literature records for this rare and threatened taxon.
Notes on genus Epitrichius Tagawa, 1941 in Vietnam, with description of a new species and a new synonym (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae)
Authors: Ricchiardi Enrico
Published: December 2018

The study of several specimens of Epitrichius recently caught in central and southern Vietnam allowed to put in synonymy one species and to describe a new one, which extends considerably southwards the distribution area of the genus.
Phylogenetically problematic Aater cangshanensis gen. et sp. nov. from Southwest China suggests multiple origins of prosternal canal in Molytinae weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Authors: Grebennikov Vasily V.
Published: December 2018

A new weevil taxon, Aater cangshanensis gen. et sp. nov. is established for a single female specimen sifted from the forest litter on the Cang Shan Mountain Range in Yunnan, China. This small flightless beetle (the combined length of pronotum and elytra is 3.4 mm) has relatively long and straight rostrum, contiguous procoxae and tuberculate elytra with effaced shoulders. Remarkably, the new genus has a prosternal canal on the ventral side of the prothorax. This feature is characteristic to the weevils of the Old World nominal tribe Aminyopini (=Euderini of some authors) and to the China-Nepal genus Niphadomimus (Typoderini). A phylogenetic molecular analysis using an alignment of 2,956 bp from one mitochondrial and two nuclear fragments outputted a mainly inconclusive topology with low backbone resolution. Terminals with prosternal canal were grouped into four clades not most closely related to each other: Aater cangshanensis gen. et sp. nov., Niphadomimus, African Aminyopini and Asian Aminyopini; the latter three clades each with bootstrap support of 100%. The prosternal canal has either evolved more than once, or reversed once or more, or both. The sister group of Aater gen. nov. cannot be reliably identified and, therefore, the new genus is assigned to Molytinae incertae sedis.
Malattie croniche da ricercare attivamente e mettere in trattamento nel paziente anziano multimorbido al momento della dimissione da un reparto di Medicina Interna a seguito di un ricovero per insufficienza respiratoria acuta attribuita a riacutizzazione di BPCO
Authors: Fabbri Guest Editors: L.M. , Nozzoli C.
Published: December 2018

IntroduzioneP. Gnerre, L.M. Fabbri, C. Nozzoli

Criteri minimi per la diagnosi, valutazione di gravità e trattamento dello scompenso cardiacoP. Gnerre

BPCO e cardiopatia ischemicaG. Vescovo

Criteri minimi per la diagnosi, valutazione di gravità e trattamento della fibrillazione atrialeD. Panuccio

Criteri minimi per la diagnosi, valutazione di gravità e trattamento dell’ipertensione arteriosaM. D’Avino, G. Caruso

Criteri minimi per la diagnosi, valutazione di gravità e trattamento di malattie croniche respiratorie concomitantiC. Nozzoli, L.M. Fabbri

Criteri minimi per la diagnosi, valutazione di gravità e trattamento delle dislipidemieG. Imperiale

Criteri minimi per la diagnosi, valutazione di gravità e trattamento del diabeteF. Costanzo, L. Magnani

Criteri minimi per la diagnosi, valutazione di gravità e trattamento del rischio tromboembolicoF. Dentali

BPCO e arteriopatiaE. Maduli, E. Zoppis

Criteri minimi per la diagnosi della vasculopatia cerebrale e delle malattie neurologiche degenerative nel paziente con BPCOI. Cova, S. Pomati, L. Pantoni

Criteri minimi per la diagnosi, valutazione di gravità e trattamento delle tireopatieM. Grandi, C. Sacchetti, S. Pederzoli

Criteri minimi per la diagnosi, valutazione di gravità e trattamento dell’osteoporosiP. Leandri, A. Cenni, S. Fiorino, G. Belmonte, R. Nardi

Criteri minimi per la diagnosi, valutazione di gravità e trattamento di eventuali malattie croniche renaliD. Manfellotto

Criteri minimi per la diagnosi, valutazione di gravità e trattamento di eventuali epatopatie cronicheL. Fontanella

Criteri minimi per la diagnosi, valutazione di gravità e trattamento di eventuali malattie infiammatorie croniche dell’intestinoA. Lonardo, S. Lugari

Criteri minimi per la diagnosi di fragilità, disabilità e multimorbilità ed interventi generali per tutti i pazienti anziani multimorbidi (vaccinazioni, attività fisica/intellettiva, dieta, ecc.)R. Antonelli Incalzi, C. Pedone

La politerapia del paziente anziano con comorbilità: problematiche in causaF. Tangianu, R. Nardi, G. Pinna, A. Sacchetta, M. Campanini

Esami di laboratorio essenziali per l’inquadramento del paziente anziano multimorbidoM. Pelloso, F. Tosato, M. Plebani

Schemi riassuntivi
Editor's Introduction
Authors: Bartesaghi Mariaelena
Published: December 2018

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Magnetic resonance imaging findings of infectious sacroiliitis associated with iliopsoas abscess: a case report in a young male
Authors: Diacinti D. , Gioia C. , Vullo F. , Cannavale G. , Catalano C. , Valesini G.
Published: December 2018

Infectious sacroiliitis is an infection of the sacroiliac joint, not easy to diagnose because of its non-specific signs, symptoms and laboratory abnormalities. We describe a case of a 16 year-old male with 5 days’ history of fever, abdominal pain, constipation, low-back and left hip pain extended to the left knee associated with sudden inability to walk. In the first place, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination of his sacroiliac joint revealed an enlarged corpuscolated fluid collection near the left iliopsoas muscle, extended to homolateral paravertebral muscles and a little fluid at the left sacroiliac joint. Drainage by aspiration of the iliopsoas abscess was applied; Staphylococcus aureus was found in the aspirated fluid and isolated from the blood too. Therefore intravenous antibiotic therapy was begun. Follow-up MRI exams confirmed the muscle abscess and revealed also a spongy bone edema of the left sacroiliac joint, persisting despite the disappearance of symptoms and the normalization of inflammatory values. It is important to make an early diagnosis of infectious sacroiliitis in order to begin antibiotic therapy as soon as possible, because of the increasing morbidity of infection of sacroiliac joint. In our case MR findings have provided significant orientation towards the final diagnosis of infectious sacroiliitis.
Randomized study to compare efficacy of short stretch bandage systems from KOB with locally used Cotton Crepe Bandages in the treatment of lower limb lymphoedema
Authors: Dhar Anita , Srivastava Anurag , Misra M.C.
Published: December 2018

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Why to sell car to junkyard?
Authors: John Albert
Published: December 2018

If you are planning to salvage cars near me, then you should keep certain important things in mind. Selling old cars can help you to gain cash in your hand and this is really quite an interesting deal. Old cars are usually sold as junks or scraps and thus you will get almost half the cost of the purchasing value. You can definitely get the chance of receiving comparatively higher cost if you make a thorough market research. There are some basic strategies that can help you to get higher cost like proper car-maintenance, regular servicing, low damages and others. Why cars are sold to junkyards?One of the simplest explanations regarding why people junkyard car parts near me is for earning instant cash. If you are currently facing any financial difficulties, then you can definitely get cash immediately by means of selling your car but in this case right junkyard needs to be chosen so that you can get the fair selling rate.This cash will enable you in meeting up various kinds of daily expenses like premium payment, house rent, payment of utility bills and others. If you are intending to buy a new car and want to make initial down-payment, then you can choose the option of selling out your existing car. In this way, you will have enough cash in your hand for investing in your new car.If your car has got severely damaged, then you can take the decision of selling out the car. Severely damaged cars involved higher repair and replacement costs and if you are not ready to bear the same, then nothing can be the best option other than selling out your car to any junkyard. There are many critical financial emergencies that can be only fulfilled by means of the concerned option. Basic requirements for junked vehicles There are some commonest requirements that need to be fulfilled by the junked cars and then only they can be purchased by the junkyards. Some vital ones are as follows:-• Auto documents or paperwork should be completed in full otherwise the selling of the junk cars cannot be conducted legally. Along with title document, damage-disclosure statement should also to be submitted to the junkyard so that the actual car rate can be decided accurately without any kind of confusion. The papers should be verified directly from the DMV and then only they will be considered as legitimate ones.• Registration proof and vehicle-title documents should be shown to the junkyard. The junkyard will verify about the authenticity of the papers first and then only the deal will be finalized. If the registration has been cancelled then you might face a great difficulty in selling your car. The car documents should be updated from time to time so that the accurate sale value can be decided.• License plate of your vehicle should be relinquished so that the junkyards can use the vehicle in their own way. The junkyard will use a new license plate for re-selling the same properly.
El café como espacio para el concierto público en el Madrid de Fernando VII
Authors: González Rodríguez Iván
Published: December 2018

Ligado al concepto de publicidad (lo público) y estrechamente relacionado con el desarrollo y proyección que la prensa ejerció en la configuración de la esfera pública, el café se alza como uno de los principales espacios de análisis para el estudio del concierto en Madrid durante la restauración fernandina (1814-1833). La celebración de conciertos en los salones de los cafés fue cada vez más recurrente en la oferta musical madrileña. Este artículo se centrará en examinar los principales elementos que caracterizaron la vida concertística madrileña de este periodo, poniendo especial énfasis en los cambios en los patrones de consumo y sociabilización que propiciaron cambios determinantes en la vida musical en Madrid, proceso en el que el café se constituye en un espacio de especial relevancia.
“Más poéticas que pedagógicas palabras”: Gerardo Diego y el curso de historia de la música para piano en el Ateneo de Soria (1921)
Authors: Gonzalo Delgado Sonia
Published: December 2018

La excepcional pasión por la música de la que Gerardo Diego hizo gala a lo largo de toda su vida dio lugar a una ingente producción poética, crítica y ensayística, además de notas al programa, colaboraciones radiofónicas y un sinfín de conferencias-concierto. Entre febrero y mayo de 1921, durante su primer curso como catedrático de Literatura, Diego llevó a cabo el ambicioso proyecto de explicar e interpretar doscientos años de literatura pianística ante los socios del Ateneo de Soria en trece conferencias-concierto. Este “Curso de historia de la música para piano” fue, sin duda, su primer proyecto de gran envergadura. En consecuencia, el presente artículo valora la realización de este curso como una muestra inequívoca del talento precoz y exquisito bagaje musical que el joven Gerardo Diego forjó durante sus años formativos en Santander, Bilbao y Madrid y como un inusitado ejemplo de la presencia de agendas musicales cosmopolitas en un contexto local gracias a la generosa contribución de valiosos individuos.
Ideología, cientificismo y neutralidad: una reconsideración critica de la economía desde una perspectiva marxiana-gramsciana
Authors: Lampa Roberto , Hernán Zeolla Nicolás
Published: December 2018

La construcción de conocimiento dentro de la economía mainstream u ortodoxa considera a la abstracción lógica de los supuestos, la formalización de los razonamientos y la enunciación de hipótesis contrastables a partir de la efectividad de sus predicciones como garantía de neutralidad investigativa y rigurosidad científica. Sin embargo, como cualquier otra propuesta metodológica sobre la construcción de conocimiento científico dista de ser neutral. A partir del concepto de ideología en Karl Marx y Antonio Gramsci es posible comprender que la metodología adoptada en la ciencia económica es el resultado de un proceso histórico cuyo objetivo fue dar forma a una teoría capaz de establecer un nuevo sentido común económico que legitimara las necesidades del bloque histórico dominante. Su origen puede rastrearse desde el surgimiento de la revolución marginalista a fines del siglo XIX, pasando por la matematización de la disciplina en la segunda posguerra
Chapter 3 once more
Authors: Correa Romar
Published: December 2018

We revisit the famous chapter in Keynes’ General Theory (GT) with the tools of modern microeconomics to 1. derive expressions for the elasticity of the supply curve, 2. define effective demand, 3. draw out Keynes’ comparative statics. The reconstruction is inspired by the inhouse to and fro preceding and following the publication of the classic, collated in The Collected Writings (CW).
Book Review: Brian Tracy, Something for Nothing, Why We Do the Things We Do. Jaico Publishing House, Mumbai, 2009, reprint 2011, p. 245, ISBN: 9788184950564
Authors: Katundu Mangasini
Published: December 2018

In his book Tracy discusses “the something for nothing” syndrome, he answers the main question, “why we do the things we do?” The author associates what we do the things we do with what he called “human nature”, that every individual has both the “bright side” and a “dark side” of his nature, an angel and a devil. According to the author these two forces compete continually in an individual’s mind and heart and hence, they control individual’s thoughts, feelings and actions (p. 2). He reminds everyone that, real life is different from dreams; people have various sweet dreams which sometimes may not come true. Life is difficult; we need to work hard to realize our dreams.
Commentary
Authors: Thornber Karen , Lu Sheldon
Published: December 2018

This commentary begins with a review of the status and development of the burgeoning field of environmental humanities, of which ecocriticism (literature and environment studies) is an important subfield. The authors call for more attention to environmental humanities on a global scale, beyond the confines of Western academia. The second part of the commentary discusses the individual essays collected in this special issue of Comparative Literature Studies which together not only reveal ecological consciousness and eco-writing as having been a vibrant part of East Asian culture throughout the ages but also promote new understandings of world literature.
Is Man Superior to Animals? A Comparative Reading of Animals in Biblical Narratives and Chinese Classic Texts
Authors: Ye Luofu
Published: December 2018

This article aims to discuss the interrelations between human and animals from the perspective of comparative reading of biblical narratives and Chinese classic texts. By reviewing animal symbolism in these two traditions, this article argues that the Chinese symbolic animals are closer to nature, and the biblical symbolic animals are depicted with political and theological reflection. The article reads the garden of Eden narrative with a cross-textual approach, the understanding of she in traditional Chinese culture shed light on the serpent, an alternative interpretation of the serpent's theological importance is unveiled.
From Rice to Apple-Pear Style: An Ecocritical Approach to China's Korean Ethnic Minority Literature
Authors: Piao Yuming
Published: December 2018

In Northeast China, China's Korean ethnic group has made the ecological combination of sustainable development with nature by planting rice and apple-pear. This process has been described richly in the literature of Korean ethnic group and the stories about Korean ethnic group. Though the stories used to be considered as manifestation of Korean ethnic immigrant history and the history of their fighting against Japanese in the Anti-Japanese War, they can be designed as the discourse of the process of ecological positive and negative feedback, self-organization, stability domains, and the adaptation in human social systems and ecosystems from ecocritical perspective.
Speculating Extinction: Eco-Accidents, Solastalgia, and Object Lessons in Wu Ming-Yi's The Man with the Compound Eyes
Authors: Tsai Robin Chen-Hsing
Published: December 2018

Taiwanese nature writer Wu Ming-Yi's The Man with the Compound Eyes explores important environmental issues such as eco-accidents, the garbage vortex, speculative extinction, and memory in the age of the Anthropocene. While examining the Anthropocene hypothesis and the eco-accidents it triggers, I analyze the ways in which Wu's nonanthropocentric, object-oriented neuro-poetics can help theorize a new materialism of the brain based on Australian philosopher Glenn Albrecht's “solastalgia,” a feeling of “unhomeliness” while still living “at home” due to environmental distress.
The Future of Terror: Derrida's Political Thought Today
Authors: Brown Derek
Published: December 2018

This article reinscribes a question asked by J. Hillis Miller nearly a decade ago: How can Derrida's political thought help us today? It answers this question by reading Derrida's treatment of the relationship between citationality and event, especially as this relationship is articulated in 9/11 and in autoimmune responses to 9/11—which continue to plague “us” today. In short, the citational structure of 9/11 demands that our responses to this trauma be “kept open” to the future and to the democracy to come. Desires for nationalisms and walls are so many attempts to close off this openness, this future: desires to deny the citational structure of the event.
Fifty Years Gone: A Personal Statement
Authors: DeMott Robert
Published: December 2018

This personal reminiscence of John Steinbeck's life and works recalls the novelist's ethical impact, concluding that Steinbeck does us all a continuing service by his lifelong adherence to honoring truthfulness, accurate discourse—and especially the humanistic values of perfectibility, empathy, and inclusiveness that allow us to achieve “understanding and communication,” as he pointed out in his 1962 Nobel Prize acceptance speech. Steinbeck's greatest books are an antidote to—if not a blatant call to resist—the tidal wave of vain posturing, fake news, obfuscation, debasement of language, and outright lies that seem to be the stock in trade of our grievously callous and incompetent current administration.
John Steinbeck's Time in Algeria
Authors: Ben Ali Chaker Mohamed
Published: December 2018

This article bridges a gap in Steinbeck's biographies. It is both a historical account of Steinbeck's stint in Algeria and an invitation inviting readers to visit the places that Steinbeck saw so that they may have a more panoramic view of his adventurous life. Steinbeck covered World War II for The Herald Tribune newspaper in Algeria in 1943. While there, he compared Algiers to some places in the United States such as Coney Island, New York, and Monterey Bay, California. He described it as a white, salad bowl, polyglot city. Just as Steinbeck used the Salinas Valley as a setting for his fiction, so he also used Algeria. He came across many iconic American figures during his stay in the Aletti Hotel. Although his second trip to Algeria with his third wife, Elaine Scott, in 1952 was unexpected, they enjoyed attending an all-night lavish party thrown by the French general of the air forces. Their third trip was in 1963 when Algeria became a newly independent state. In a letter to W. F. Vickers, he described their stay and his first meeting with the Algerian president Ahmed Ben Bella when he visited the United Sates.