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The Anti-inflammatory Potential of Selected Plant-derived Compounds in Respiratory Diseases
Authors: Wieczfinska Joanna , Sitarek Przemyslaw , Kowalczyk Tomasz , Skała Ewa , Pawliczak Rafal 
Published: April 2020

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Inflammation plays a major role in chronic airway diseases like asthma, COPD, and cystic fibrosis.
Inflammation plays a crucial role in the worsening of the lung function resulting in worsening symptoms. The
inflammatory process is very complexed, therefore the strategies for developing an effective treatment for inflammatory
airway diseases would benefit from the use of natural substances.

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Parthenolide, apocynin, proanthocyanidins, and boswellic acid present different mechanisms of actions - among
others, through NF-κB or NADPH oxidase inhibition, therefore showing a wide range of applications in various
inflammatory diseases. Moreover, some of them have also antioxidant properties.

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Naturally occurring substances may exert some anti-inflammatory effects by modulating some of the inflammatory
pathways. These agents have been used in different cultures for thousands of years and have proven to be
relatively safe.

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Parthenolide, apocynin, proanthocyanidins, and boswellic acid present different mechanisms of actions - among
others, through NF-þB or NADPH oxidase inhibition, therefore showing a wide range of applications in various
inflammatory diseases. Moreover, some of them have also antioxidant properties.

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This review provides an overview of the anti-inflammatory effects of some of the natural agents and illustrates
their great potential as sources of drugs to cover an extensive range of pharmacological effects.
Postoperative Complications in Hemorrhoidal Disease and Special Conditions
Authors: Romaguera Vicent Primo , Sancho-Muriel Jorge , Alvarez-Sarrdo Eduardo , Millan Monica , Garcia-Granero Alvaro , Frasson Matteo 
Published: April 2020

Background:
Hemorrhoidal disease is still one of the most prevalent proctological diseases.
Pain is the most common complication after surgery but bleeding, urinary retention and perianal
infection are also frequent. There is also an important group of patients, such as those with inflammatory
bowel disease, pregnancy or immunosuppression, who can present an increased rate or
more severe complications.

Objective:
To describe the complications following different surgical and instrumental techniques
for hemorrhoids in a literature review. Special situations were reviewed to determine how they affect
the management of the disease.

Methods:
During August 2019, a narrative review of hemorrhoid surgery complications and special
situations was performed using the Pubmed MESH DATABASE.

Conclusions:
Pain, urinary retention and bleeding remain the most frequent complications after
surgery for hemorrhoids; however, special situations must be taken into account in order to choose
the best technique to prevent more severe complications.
Study on the Attractiveness of Fruit Flies Bactrocera spp. to Mango Fruit’s Extract
Authors: Handaru Oka Dwi , Witjaksono Witjaksono , Martono Edhi 
Published: April 2020

Fruit fly (Bactrocera spp.) is a global major pest species of the fruit export and import activities. The controlling and monitoring strategies based on the ecology of fruit flies were expected to overcome the problem of fruit flies. The study on the attractant compound of fruit flies from mango extract may provide an alternative to control and to monitor fruit flies, both male or female. This research was aimed to determine the strength of attractiveness (number and type of species) and durability (day) on mango extract which could attract fruit flies. The experiment was conducted in mango plantation in Sragen Regency using Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with five different locations for setting up the trap, each location consisted of nine treatments. The parameter observations were the number of trapped-fruit flies, the sex of fruit flies, the type of species fruit flies, and the durability of mango extract. The results revealed that mango extract could attract the male and female fruit flies with mechanism through the presence of nutrition and oviposition site. Extract of raw Pakel mango had a good ability to attract fruit flies, either male or female of B. carambolae and B. papaya, and male of B. albistrigata with a total of 15 flies per trap in one week.
Morphometric Analysis and Host Range of the Genus Pentalonia Coquerel (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Infesting Banana in Java
Authors: Bagariang Willing , Hidayat Purnama , Hidayat Sri Hendrastuti 
Published: April 2020

Banana aphid, Pentalonia nigronervosa Coquerel (Hemiptera: Aphididae) is known as vector of Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) that threatening production of banana worldwide. It was reported recently that P. nigronervosa and P. caladii is “cryptic species”. A good and proper identification is necessary to verify the correct species and its status. Research was conducted to identify and to find the host range of banana aphids in Java. Aphid collection was conducted in several locations in West Java, Central Java, and East Java. Eleven morphometric characters were analyzed to assess the morphometric variations among banana aphids. Morphological identification and principle component analysis (PCA) approach were conducted for accurate identification of banana aphids. Two species of aphids were found during the survey in Java, i.e. P. nigronervosa and P. caladii. P. nigronervosa mostly infested bananas (Musa spp.), and a few was found on heliconia (Heliconia sp.) and banana traveler (Ravenala madagascariensis). In contrast, P. caladii generally infested taro (Colocasia esculenta), turmeric (Curcuma longa), costus (Costus sp.), dumbcane (Dieffenbachia sp.), but rarely on bananas.
Detection and Development of Infestation Rate of Aphelenchoides besseyi on Various Rice Seed Varieties
Authors: 'Azizah Nikmatul , Indarti Siwi , Widiastuti Ani , Trisyono Y. Andi 
Published: April 2020

Aphelenchoides besseyi is a seed borne nematode caused white tip disease. Infested rice seeds are beneficial inoculum source forA. besseyi widespread. The objective of this research was to determine the occurence and development of symptom level caused by A. besseyi in rice seed varieties. The research was done by detecting A. besseyi in rice seed using Hoshino and Togashi method and counting the nematode population in the seed; observing the incubation time and measuring disease incidence every week. The result revealed that A. besseyi was found in 16 of 17 varieties, i.e. R1 IR64, R2 IR64, R3 IR64, R1 Situbagendit, R2 Situbagendit, Inpari 33, R1 Memberamo, R2 Memberamo, R3 Memberamo, R1 Way Apo Buru, R2 Way Apo Buru, Mekongga, Pepe, Ketan, Sintanur, and Ciherang.A. besseyi infection increased every week in many varieties depend on quantitative (statistics) and qualitative (symptom) indicators. There were 4 varieties have to be investigate further because they were infested by A. besseyi>30 nematodes/100 seeds, i.e. R1 Way Apo Buru, R1 Situbagendit, Ketan and R3 IR 64. A practice that is also required is the elimination of A. besseyi inoculum in rice seed before cultivate.
Um fio narrativo de histórias: professoras pioneiras das artes visuais no curso de Pedagogia
Authors: Martins Mirian Celeste , Lombardi Lucia Maria Salgado dos Santoslucialombardiufs 
Published: April 2020

O artigo discorre sobre a trajetória educativa de cinco professoras pioneiras no ensino de Artes Visuais no curso de Pedagogia no Brasil: Ana Angélica Albano, Ana Luiza Ruschel Nunes, Analice Dutra Pillar, Maria Felisminda de Rezende e Fusari e Susana Rangel Vieira da Cunha. Narrar sobre a história do surgimento desta área por meio de testemunhos das professoras que abriram caminhos, propicia uma reflexão sobre necessidades, valores, esforços e objetivos mais significativos do campo desde a década de 1980. Entrelaçamos as memórias com as experiências contemporâneas, já que é a partir das nossas heranças que atuamos no constante construir e reconstruir as práticas artísticas e educativas.
#OfuturoÉfake?Kkkkk O tempo passa e a queda é sempre no mesmo buraco?
Authors: Cunha Fernanda Pereira da 
Published: April 2020

Análise de aspectos históricos brasileiros, que colocam à baila os ecos de nossa herança colonialista, cujo legado se apresenta como elemento fundamental na (de)formação da identidade e por conseguinte na capacidade da expressão estético-digital na contemporaneidade, no tocante ao (des)comprometimento com o desenvolvimento da consciência crítica em prol da autogovernança. A década de 1990 no Brasil marca a transição da mente analógica para a mente digital, cujo processo de transição está imbrincado na tessitura com nossa herança colonialista, que se vincula com os processos tecnológicos de produção e “culturalização” no tocante à espetacularização e exploração humana. O objetivo central é refletir acerca de respostas e/ou questões que se apresentam na cartografia do ontem, do hoje sobre a estética digital que se assevera rumo ao amanhã.
Peguero–Lo Presti criteria for diagnosis of left ventricular hypertrophy: a cardiac magnetic resonance validation study
Authors: Guerreiro Cláudio , Azevedo Pedro , Ladeiras-Lopes Ricardo , Ferreira Nuno , Barbosa Ana Raquel , Faria Rita , Almeida João , Primo João , Melica Bruno , Braga Pedro 
Published: April 2020

Aims
The diagnostic performance of the new Peguero–Lo Presti ECG criteria for left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) has not been validated by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR). The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the diagnostic performance of Peguero–Lo Presti, Cornell and Sokolow--Lyon voltage criteria for LVH as defined by CMR in an all-comers European population.

Methods
A total of 240 consecutive patients referred for CMR who had a concomitant electrocardiogram for review were evaluated. LVH group patients were defined according to the reference values for sex and age of left ventricular mass index (LVMi). A control group, adjusted by sex, was randomly selected from a population without LVH. We applied the ECG voltage criteria to both groups and evaluated their diagnostic accuracy. Diagnostic sensitivity and specificity were compared.

Results
Two hundred and forty patients (mean age 63 years; 65% men) were divided into two groups (LVH n = 149; control n = 91). The main causes of LVH were hypertension (24.8%) and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (21.5%). The remaining patients of this group had a diagnosis of dilated cardiomyopathy (14.8%), valvular heart disease (7.4%) and infiltrative cardiomyopathy (2.0%). Overall, the sensitivity for LVH diagnosis of the Peguero–Lo Presti criteria outperformed both the Cornell (47 vs. 29%, P < 0.001) and Sokolow--Lyon voltage criteria (vs. 25%, P < 0.001). The specificities of all the criteria were above 94%, without significant differences between them.

Conclusion
In an all-comers European population with LVH defined by CMR, the criteria of Peguero–Lo Presti showed increased sensitivity for this diagnosis, when compared with the Sokolow--Lyon and Cornell voltage criteria. As such, they could become the preferred ECG diagnostic tool when evaluating patients at risk for LVH.
Social Media Networks and Community Development in Work-based Undergraduate Students
Authors: Murphy Dom , Deeming Abbie , Millward Helen , Jones Julie 
Published: April 2020

Abstract
The purpose of the study was to explore how students on two related work-based degree courses with limited opportunities for face to face interaction used social media platforms to support their experiences and learning. The students involved work as teaching assistants in a range of mainstream and special schools in the East Midlands and attend classes one day a week. It was noted by tutors that students made frequent references to using various social media platforms for sharing student-to-student information relating to the taught sessions or assignments in preference to the university’s virtual learning environment. To investigate this phenomenon, a case study approach, using focus groups and a paired interview, was adopted. The entire student population on the courses was invited to participate, so the sample was self-selecting and a total of 11% of the students volunteered, participating in either a focus group discussion or paired interview. The study found that students made extensive use of social media platforms, mainly Facebook and Whatsapp, for academic and affective support. Students found this to be an effective way to keep in touch with one another away from university, to share resources and experiences and felt that it helped with their identity as a higher education student.
Language Taught to Students with Refugee Background Integration. The Context and the Importance of Developing Intercultural Communication Competence in School Education
Authors: Młynarczuk-Sokołowska Anna 
Published: April 2020

Abstract
The purpose of the article is to show the importance of developing intercultural communication competences in the use of the language of the host society among students with refugee backgrounds. The article begins with the presentation of the fundamental role of language. This research paper aims to analyse the relationship between culture and communication. The problems being presented revolve around the nature of the acculturation process and signal the connection between its successful course and the development of intercultural communication competences. The considerations undertaken in the text are illustrated by fragments of narrative from students with refugee migration experiences (from Chechnya and Ukraine) in the context of learning Polish in school education.
Experiential Learning and Educational Tools for Self-assessment in Schools
Authors: Scalcione Vincenzo Nunzio 
Published: April 2020

Abstract
The school as a laboratory is the place where not only knowledge is processed, but also a set of training opportunities, to produce new knowledge and develop new skills; it therefore becomes a space for dialectical interaction, between theoretical and practical knowledge. Learning, within such a framework, becomes an active process, in which students build new ideas, and concepts based on their current / past knowledge. In the educational sphere, the concept of efficacy has assumed ever greater importance; therefore, there is a need to specify valid and reliable results indicators, capable of promoting the accountability process, to which the education system is subjected. This is also to be able to indicate the relationship between education processes and learning levels among students. In this direction, a useful tool can be represented by the self-assessment sections, capable of promoting reflection and / or revision of the goals achieved. In this regard, the conclusions of a study on Active Citizenship Education, promoted by the „Directorate-General for Culture and Education“ of the European Commission, which examined more than 100 projects in 33 countries, analyzing quality and governance factors, are used.
Estimation of Material Properties of Carbon Nanotubes Using Finite Element Method
Authors: Jozef Bocko , Pavol Lengvarský , Miroslav Pástor 
Published: April 2020

Abstract
The paper deals with estimation of material properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). The SWCNTs are simulated as frames, where carbon atoms are replaced by nodes and interatomic interactions are replaced by beams. The tension and torsion loading is applied on SWCNTs for determining the elastic modulus, Poisson’s ratio, shear modulus and membrane stiffness of SWCNTs. The simulations for obtaining elongations and torsion angles of SWCNTs are accomplished by the finite element method.
Extension of the FGM Beam Finite Element by Warping Torsion
Authors: Justín Murín , Juraj Hrabovský , Mehdi Aminbaghai , Vladimír Kutiš , Juraj Paulech , Stephan Kugler 
Published: April 2020

Abstract
In the contribution, our 3D FGM Timoshenko beam finite element with 12x12 stiffness and mass matrices for doubly symmetric open and closed cross-section [1] is extended by warping torsion effect (non-uniform torsion) to 14x14 finite element matrices. A longitudinal continuous variation of effective material properties is considered by the finite element equations derivation, which can be obtained by homogenization of the spatial varying material properties in real FGM beam. Results of numerical elastostatic non-uniform torsional analysis of the FGM cantilever beam of I-cross-section are presented and the accuracy and effectiveness of the new FGM beam finite element is discussed and evaluated.
Experimental Modelling and Control of a Tower Crane in the Frequency Domain
Authors: Čápková Romana , Kozáková Alena , Minár Martin 
Published: April 2020

Abstract
The laboratory tower crane by INTECO is used in research and education of control engineering for mechatronics. Its modelling and control include several subsystems. The paper deals with identification of dynamic model of trolley motion along the jib and trolley position controller design, as well as design of compensator to damp payload oscillations in the direction along the jib. A thorough frequency domain analysis of obtained results is provided.
Biomechanics – Experimental Determination of Critical Force Needed for Cannula to be Torn out
Authors: Halo Tomáš , Frydrýšek Karel , Čepica Daniel , Kopelent Michal , Fojtík František , Pleva Leopold 
Published: April 2020

Abstract
The aim of this paper is to determinate critical (tearing) force. This force is needed to be caused, for cannula and its securing fixation (in this case by tapes), to be torn out from patient’s body, (i.e. applications in medico-chirurgical branches). To determine this quantity, experimental approach was used, in which for more realistic approach real human cutis (skin) was used. Data acquired from this experiment may be later used in designing of a device for automatic winding of infusion tubes etc. Measurements were performed on porcine and human skin.
Evaluation of Wear of Milling Cutters for Drilling of Nail Holes Used for Osteosynthesis of Long Bones of Lower Limbs
Authors: Kubášová Kristýna , Sedláček Radek , Horný Lukáš 
Published: April 2020

Abstract
This paper deals with wear of intramedullary milling cutters for the drilling of nail holes used for osteosynthesis of lower limbs long bones. After the physician’s complaints about the increasing resistance and total change of its properties that are caused by the reuse the instrument, we have designed a suitable methodology to verify and quantify this problem. The experiment was carried out on three types of milling cutters, differing in their diameter. Using statistical tests, we compared pressure force and torque before and after wear.
CFD Analysis of Dry Cask Nuclear Fuel Storage
Authors: Kutiš Vladimír , Gálik Gabriel , Paulech Jauraj , Murín Justín , Goga Vladimír 
Published: April 2020

Abstract
The article describes the thermo-hydraulic analysis of a dry cask storage building that is used for the storage of depleted nuclear fuel to determine the viability of a buoyancy driven cooling system. The analysis is performed in the form of steady-state CFD simulations. The resulting temperature distributions are them evaluated based on required operation criteria.
Software for Model Preparation of Transmission Lattice Construction
Authors: Paulech Juraj , Gálik Gabriel , Kutiš Vladimír , Murín Justín 
Published: April 2020

Abstract
This paper presents the preparation phase for model of transmission tower lattice construction using ANSYS APDL environment. Beam elements are used for the model which introduce complications in the preparation phase because of the need to define the beam shape. Considering that the lattice construction of the transmission tower consists of hundreds of trusses it is obvious that some auxiliary tool is necessary for preparation of such model in ANSYS APDL. This tool was programmed in SW Wolfram Mathematica.
Influence of Selected Synthesis Gas Component on Internal Parameters of Combustion Engine
Authors: Andrej Chríbik , Marián Polóni , Matej Minárik 
Published: April 2020

Abstract
The paper deals with the influence of selected component of synthesis gas on internal parameters of combustion engine that is planned to be used in micro-cogeneration unit. The aim is to better understand the mechanism of combustion of carbon monoxide mixed with methane and as a follow-up to optimize the operation of the Lombardini LGW 702 engine on change of fuel composition. Generally, an increasing proportion of carbon monoxide in methane mixture leads to a decrease in engine performance (mean indicated pressure) and the hourly fuel consumption in each of the operating modes of the engine increases. With growing proportion of CO in mixture with CH4, the maximum pressure in the cylinder increases together with pressure rise rate up to approximately 10 % vol. of CH4. With further increasing proportion of CH4, there is a significant decrease of the before-mentioned engine parameters. The optimum ignition angle for pure methane, or carbon monoxide, does not change significantly and it is about 27° CA BTDC.