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Migration as one of several adaptation strategies for environmental limitations in Tunisia: evidence from El Faouar
Authors: Sobczak-Szelc Karolina , Fekih Naima 
Published: February 2020

AbstractWater scarcity and management of this problem are increasingly acknowledged in development policies as well as in adaptation and migration discourse. In South Mediterranean countries, insufficient water supplies in oases are the biggest limitation on yields of sufficient quantity and quality and increase in arable land, in short, the development of agriculture. Insufficient income from agriculture, when it is the main source of revenue, can push people to migrate. However, migration does not have to be the measure of last resort. Proper adaption to this limitation, including proactive migration, can reduce forced movements from this region in the future. The main aim of this paper is to identify and analyse household strategies, including migration, to cope with and adapt to the impact of environmental changes and limitations on agricultural development in the South Mediterranean. This paper is based on field research carried out in the El Faouar oasis area in Tunisia using a mixed-method approach. The results show that the inhabitants of El Faouar must cope with unforeseen crop destruction limiting their daily expenses by selling livestock or, in years of drought, migrating to look for additional sources of income. The results also show that local households try to increase their resistance to climate change, environmental limitations, and permanent migration by developing their agricultural capacity, provided they have additional resources from such endeavours as work outside El Faouar or remittances. Moreover, migration has become part of a wider process of socio-economic transformation in which people leave in order to cope with or adapt to environmental changes.
Impact of manual correction over automated segmentation of spectral domain optical coherence tomography
Authors: de Azevedo Alexandre Gomes Bortoloti , Takitani Guilherme Eiichi da Silva , Godoy Bruno Rebello , Marianelli Bruna Ferraço , Saraiva Vinicius , Tavares Ivan Maynart , Roisman Luiz 
Published: February 2020

Abstract
Objective
To study the automated segmentation of retinal layers using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) and the impact of manual correction over segmentation mistakes.

Methods
This was a retrospective, cross-sectional, comparative study that compared the automated segmentation of macular thickness using Spectralis™ OCT technology (Heidelberg Engineering, Heidelberg, Germany) versus manual segmentation in eyes with no macular changes, macular cystoid edema (CME), and choroidal neovascularization (CNV). Automated segmentation of macular thickness was manually corrected by two independent examiners and reanalyzed by them together in case of disagreement.

Results
In total, 306 eyes of 254 consecutive patients were evaluated. No statistically significant differences were noted between automated and manual macular thickness measurements in patients with normal maculas, while a statistically significant difference was found in central thickness in patients with CNV and with CME. Segmentation mistakes in macular OCTs were present in 5.3% (5 of 95) in the normal macula group, 16.4% (23 of 140) in the CME group, and 66.2% (47 of 71) in CNV group. The difference between automated and manual macular thickness was higher than 10% in 1.4% (2 of 140) in the CME group and in 28.17% (20 of 71) in the CNV group. Only one case in the normal group had a higher than 10% segmentation error (1 of 95).

Conclusion
The evaluation of automated segmented OCT images revealed appropriate delimitation of macular thickness in patients with no macular changes or with CME, since the frequency and magnitude of the segmentation mistakes had low impact over clinical evaluation of the images. Conversely, automated macular thickness segmentation in patients with CNV showed a high frequency and magnitude of mistakes, with potential impact on clinical analysis.
Super-Kamiokande neutrino oscillations and the supersymmetric model
Authors: Faessler A. 
Published: February 2020

The standard model predicts a ratio of 2 for the number of atmospheric muon to electron neutrinos, while super-Kamiokande and others measure a much smaller value (1.30±0.02 for super-Kamiokande). Super-Kamiokande is also able to measure roughly the direction and the energy of the neutrinos. The zenith-angle dependence for the muon neutrinos suggests that the muon neutrinos oscillate into a third neutrino species, either into the r neutrino or a sterile neutrino. This finding is inves- tigated within the supersymmetric model. The neutrinos mix with the neutralinos, this meaning the wino, the bino and the two higgsinos. The 7 x 7 mass matrix is calculated on the tree level. One finds that the mass matrix has three linearly dependent rows, which means that two masses are zero. They are identified with the two lightest neutrino masses. The fit of the super-Kamiokande data to oscillations between three neutrinos yields, together with the result of supersymmetry, that the third neutrino mass lies between 2x10^-2 and 10^-1 eV. The two lightest neutrino masses are in supersymmetry on the tree level zero. The averaged electron neutrino mass which is the essential parameter in the neutrinoless double-beta decay is given by {m_ve) ~ m_v3 P_ze < 0.8 x10^-2 eV (95% confidence limit). It is derived from the super-Kamiokande data in this supersymmetric model to be two orders smaller than the best value (1 eV) from the neutrinoless double-beta decay.
Heavy-ion RBS characterization of multilayer TiNx-SiO2-Si structures
Authors: Aslanoglou X. , Evangelou E. , Konofaos N. , Dimitriades Ch. , Kossionides E. , Kaliampakos G. 
Published: February 2020

Multilayer structures consisting of TiNx-SiO2-Si layers operating as MOS devices were constructed and tested for their electrical properties. RBS measurements were performed for the characterization of the structure of the devices. The results show a correlation between the structure found by RBS and the electrical performance of the devices.
The short story and the bigger picture: Epiphanic analepses and violence in American literature
Authors: Wilson-Scott Joanna 
Published: February 2020

Abstract
Self-sufficient and epiphanic, the analeptic short story is presented in this article as a separate type of narrative that exists within the larger novel. Distinct from the analepsis in general, such short stories can be read as autonomous in that, despite their brevity, they are self-contained and cohesive fictions, able to stand alone and still function as a whole. As this article demonstrates, analeptic short stories are revelatory and can serve to destabilize the larger narratives in which they are found. Through an analysis of violence and childhood trauma in novels such as A. M. Homes’s The End of Alice and its companion piece Appendix A, along with Thomas Harris’s Red Dragon, this article offers a discussion on the ways in which analeptic short stories are pivotal elements of their wider context, and come to eclipse the larger narrative through revelation and a concise exploration of the characters and events within. Thus, it is argued that the analeptic short story is a specific type of short fiction, one that raises intriguing theoretical questions surrounding the American short story.
A mindenség ernyőjére kivetítve
Authors: Osztroluczky Sarolta 
Published: February 2020

A Pázmány Péter Katolikus Egyetem, a Kortárs folyóirat és a Veres Pálné Gimnázium közös regénykonferenciája2019. november 29–30.
A konferencia ötlete 2019. május 9-én, az Ottlik-emléknapi koszorúzást követő kerekasztal-beszélgetés alkalmával merült fel először. Hernádi Mária (PPKE BTK), Korda Eszter (Veres Pálné Gimnázium), Thimár Attila (Kortárs folyóirat) és én arról beszélgettünk, hogy milyen „ürüggyel” lehetne az Ottlik-életművet kedvelő kutatók, oktatók és (ehhez mindannyian ragaszkodtunk) középiskolások között párbeszédet kezdeményezni. A dátumból adódóan az Iskola megjelenésének 60. évfordulója lett az apropó (Kelecsényi László még arra is emlékezett, hogy a regény 1959 őszén, egészen pontosan ’59 novemberében jelent meg), és a regénnyel foglalkozó, novemberre kitűzött tudományos konferencia terve egy középiskolásoknak szóló projekt ötletével is kiegészült.
Stories of Straightening Up: Reading Femmes in the Archives of Romantic Friendship
Authors: VanHaitsma Pamela 
Published: February 2020

Abstract
Archives are central to GLBTQ worldmaking. Recognizing the importance of archives, and building on increased interest in “archive stories,” this essay shares archive stories of what I theorize as “straightening up.” My conception of straightening up emerges from stories of reading and being read as a self-identified queer femme in the archives of romantic friendship. Ultimately, the essay underscores the inventive possibilities of archive stories, showing how stories of straightening up may prompt queer scholars to reflect critically on questions of archival embodiment and reading.
Measurement of inotropy and systemic oxygen delivery in term, low- and very-low-birth-weight neonates using the Ultrasonic Cardiac Output Monitor (USCOM)
Authors: Zheng Man-Li , He Shao-Ru , Liu Yu-Mei , Chen Lin 
Published: February 2020

AbstractBackgroundThe aim of this study was to assess the normal values of the Smith-Madigan inotropy index (SMII) and oxygen delivery index (DO2I) in low-birth-weight (LBW) and very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) newborns on the first 3 days of life, and to identify how different degrees of maturity influence cardiovascular alterations during the transitional period compared with term neonates.MethodsTwenty-eight VLBW newborns, 46 LBW newborns and 50 normal full-term newborns admitted to our department were studied. Hemodynamics of the left heart were measured in all neonates over the first 3 days using the Ultrasonic Cardiac Output Monitor (USCOM). This was combined with hemoglobin concentration and pulse oximetry to calculate DO2I. Blood pressure was combined with the hemodynamic measures and hemoglobin concentration to calculate SMII.ResultsSMII showed statistically significant differences among the three groups (VLBW 0.48 ± 0.11; LBW 0.54 ± 0.13; term 0.69 ± 0.17 W/m2 P < 0.001), which was in line with the following myocardial parameters: stroke volume index (SVI) and cardiac index (CI) (P < 0.001 and <0.001). For systemic oxygen delivery (DO2) parameters, significant differences were found for DO2I (P < 0.001) while hemoglobin concentration and pulse oximetry demonstrated no significant differences. In the VLBW group, SMII and DO2I showed no significant change over the 3 days.ConclusionNormal inotropy and systemic DO2I values in VLBW neonates over the first 3 days of life were assessed. SMII and DO2I were significantly lower in VLBW neonates during the first 72 h of life. With increasing birth weight, higher myocardial inotropy and DO2 were found. The addition of USCOM examination to standard neonatal echocardiography may provide further important information regarding cardiac function.
Pregnancy outcomes among women with peptic ulcer disease
Authors: Rosen Charlotte , Czuzoj-Shulman Nicholas , Mishkin Daniel S. , Abenhaim Haim Arie 
Published: February 2020

AbstractBackgroundLittle is known about the impact of peptic ulcer disease (PUD) on pregnancy. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of PUD on pregnancy and newborn outcomes.MethodsA retrospective cohort study was carried out using the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)-National Inpatient Sample (NIS) from the United States. The cohort consisted of all births that took place from 1999 to 2015. PUD was classified on the basis of the International Classification of Diseases-Ninth Revision (ICD-9) coding. Multivariate logistic regression was used to evaluate the adjusted effect of PUD on maternal and neonatal outcomes.ResultsOf the 13,792,544 births in this cohort, 1005 were to women with PUD (7/100,000 births). Between 1999 and 2015, prevalence of PUD in pregnancy increased from 4/100,000 to 11/100,000, respectively. Women with PUD were more commonly older and more likely to have comorbid illnesses. Women with PUD were at greater risk of preeclampsia [odds ratio (OR) 2.11, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.67–2.66], preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM; OR 2.16, 95% CI 1.30–3.59), cesarean delivery (OR 1.60, 95% CI 1.40–1.82), venous thromboembolism (OR 3.77, 95% CI 2.08–6.85) and maternal death (OR 24.50, 95% CI 10.12–59.32). Births to women with PUD were at increased risk of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR; OR 1.54, 95% CI 1.11–2.14), preterm birth (OR 1.84, 95% CI 1.54–2.21), intrauterine fetal death (OR 2.18, 95% CI 1.35–3.52) and congenital anomalies (OR 2.69, 95% CI 1.59–4.56).ConclusionThe prevalence of PUD in pregnancy has risen over the last several years. PUD in pregnancy should be considered a high-risk condition associated with important adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes.
Reliability of strain elastography using in vivo compression in the assessment of the uterine cervix during pregnancy
Authors: Kwak Dong Wook , Kim Mina , Oh Soo-young , Park Hyun Soo , Kim Sa Jin , Kim Moon Young , Hwang Han Sung 
Published: February 2020

AbstractObjectiveTo determine the reproducibility of the mean strain value in various cervical areas and new elastographic parameters for measuring cervical stiffness evaluated by strain elastography usingin vivocompression generated by internal organ movement.MethodsA prospective observational study (140 singleton pregnant women; 15–33 weeks of gestation) was performed at two tertiary centers. Cervical strain was evaluated using E-cervix™ elastography. The mean strain levels of various cervical areas [internal os (IOS), external os (EOS) and endocervical area] and several new parameters [i.e. the ratio of the strain level of IOS and EOS, elasticity contrast index (ECI), and hardness ratio] were assessed twice by two independent examiners. The inter-observer and intra-observer variances were calculated using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) with a 95% confidence interval (CI). Bland-Altman (B-A) analysis was also performed.ResultsThe median gestational age was 24.0 weeks, and the mean cervical length (CL) was 3.8 cm. The intra-observer and inter-observer ICCs of the mean strain levels of the specified cervical area and new elastographic parameters were statistically significant (P < 0.001, all); the intra-observer ICC was 0.639–0.725, and the inter-observer ICC was 0.538–0.718.ConclusionThe reproducibility of elastographic parameter measurements usingin vivocompression is improvable.
Full-Dimensional Photodynamics of Bistable Proton Transfer Switches
Authors: Raeker Tim , Hartke Bernd 
Published: February 2020

Abstract
Excited-state intramolecular proton transfers (ESIPT) are one of the fastest reactions in chemistry (<100 fs) which – among other features like high photostability – makes them an important reaction class for molecular switches. ESIPTs can be coupled with double bond rotation/isomerization, so that molecules can act as “molecular cranes”, facilitating long-range proton transfer. A versatile model system is 7-hydroxy-4-methylquinoline-8-carbaldehyde (HMQCA): it features two proton-accepting sites, two stable ground-state isomers and should allow for easy derivatization. There is also experimental and theoretical reference data available, however, only for static properties, e.g. ground-state IR spectra or potential energy surface scans. In this contribution we show the results of full-dimensional surface-hopping molecular dynamics (MD) of HMQCA after photo-excitation, employing semiempirical quantum mechanics coupled to floating-occupation configuration interaction. The results support the potential of HMQCA as prototype system for directed proton transport by ESIPT.
Reduced Function of the Glutathione S-Transferase S1 Suppresses Behavioral Hyperexcitability inDrosophilaExpressing Mutant Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels
Authors: Chen Hung-Lin , Kasuya Junko , Lansdon Patrick , Kaas Garrett , Tang Hanxi , Sodders Maggie , Kitamoto Toshihiro 
Published: February 2020

AbstractVoltage-gated sodium (Nav) channels play a central role in the generation and propagation of action potentials in excitable cells such as neurons and muscles. To determine how the phenotypes of Nav-channel mutants are affected by other genes, we performed a forward genetic screen for dominant modifiers of the seizure-prone, gain-of-function Drosophila melanogaster Nav-channel mutant, paraShu. Our analyses using chromosome deficiencies, gene-specific RNA interference, and single-gene mutants revealed that a null allele of glutathione S-transferase S1 (GstS1) dominantly suppresses paraShu phenotypes. Reduced GstS1 function also suppressed phenotypes of other seizure-prone Nav-channel mutants, paraGEFS+ and parabss. Notably, paraShu mutants expressed 50% less GstS1 than wild-type flies, further supporting the notion that paraShu and GstS1 interact functionally. Introduction of a loss-of-function GstS1 mutation into a paraShu background led to up- and down-regulation of various genes, with those encoding cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes most significantly over-represented in this group. Because GstS1 is a fly ortholog of mammalian hematopoietic prostaglandin D synthase, and in mammals CYPs are involved in the oxygenation of polyunsaturated fatty acids including prostaglandins, our results raise the intriguing possibility that bioactive lipids play a role in GstS1-mediated suppression of paraShu phenotypes.
Rosselia Trace Fossil in Lower Jurassic Sediments from Cape Airkat (Northern Siberia)
Authors: Popov A.Yu. , Shurygin B.N. 
Published: February 2020

Abstract
—We study the morphology and sedimentary facies of trace fossils formerly identified as Arctichnus found at the base of the Jurassic section near Cape Airkat (northern Siberia). They are most often found in shoreface silty sand and are similar to Rosselia socialis ichnospecies in morphology, taphonomy, and depositional environments. On the basis of this similarity, the Airkat trace fossils should be identified as Rosselia socialis Dahmer, 1937. Analysis of the type collection of Arctichnus arcticus has revealed new morphological features of the taxon.
Recording the Vertical Component of the Electric Field in Magnetotelluric Sounding
Authors: Plotkin V.V. , Mogilatov V.S. 
Published: February 2020

Abstract
—Magnetotelluric sounding (MTS) usually records variations in five components of the electromagnetic field. Interpretation of distorted MT responses of an inhomogeneous earth may be problematic. The problem can be solved by recording additionally the vertical component Ez of the electric field in order to improve the quality of inversion and to gain more information. Currently Ez variations are estimated by measuring voltage on a vertical line immersed in water. The land measurements of this kind require special drilling or using the existing boreholes, which is not always feasible. Otherwise, a circular electric dipole (CED) can be used as a receiver to record the electric field behavior along the vertical component. Its applicability to MT soundings is analyzed in this paper.
Arterial stiffness as a factor of structural and functional cardiac remodeling in obesity
Authors: Druzhilov M. A. , Kuznetsova T. Yu. 
Published: February 2020

Aim. To analyze the association of parameters characterizing the degree of arterial stiffness and echocardiographic criteria for cardiac remodeling in patients with abdominal obesity.Material and methods. The study included 194 patients (men aged 46 to 55 years (49,0±2,3 years)), without hypertension (24-hour average blood pressure (BP) 117,5±5,5/73,0±4,1 mmHg), diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, with abdominal obesity (waist circumference >94 cm, body mass index 31,3±3,5 kg/m2). Lipids and glucose concentrations were evaluated, and glomerular filtration rate was estimated using the CKD-EPI equation. We conducted 24-hour monitoring of blood pressure and arterial stiffness parameters (aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV), augmentation index (AIx) and systolic BP in the aorta), and echocardiography.Results. Left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy was detected in 14 (7,2%) patients, LV diastolic dysfunction — in 36 (18,6%) patients. The correlation of the average aortic PWV and the AIx with the LV mass index and the left atrial volume was shown. Patients with a high aortic PWV exceeding the 75th percentile of distribution (8,2 m/s) were characterized by a higher incidence of hypertrophy (18,8% vs 4,9%,p<0,01) and LV diastolic dysfunction (50,0% vs 12,3%, p<0,001). Patients with/with-out LV hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction were characterized by higher values of average 24-hour aortic PWV, AIx and systolic BP in the aorta. According to the regression analysis, the predictors of LV diastolic dysfunction were age, waist circumference, aortic PWV, and AIx.Conclusion. The relationship of parameters characterizing the degree of arterial stiffness, primarily, aortic PWV and echocardiographic parameters of the structural and functional cardiac remodeling in obese patients was revealed. Patients with a high aortic PWV (>8,2 m/s for men aged 46-55 years) are characterized by a higher prevalence of LV hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction, as well as left atrial dilatation. This association is probably a reflection of one of the many pathogenesis links of HF and supraventricular cardiac arrhythmias in obese patients.
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE TAX REGULATION SOCIALIZATION STRATEGIES ON TAX PAYERS’ COMPREHENSION AND COMPLIANCE IN IMPLEMENTING THEIR TAX OBLIGATIONS
Authors: Herawati Hetti , Tabroni Roni , Lusiana Senny 
Published: February 2020

In order to increase state’ earning from tax, government should be active in making society awareness on their obedience to pay tax. This study was based on the importance of tax socialization by the tax office to tax payers through different kinds of media. Socialization has been carried out not only by face to face method, but also by mass media appropriate to the recent situation. The goal of this study was to know the socialization strategies done by the Tax Office for the tax payers both through mass media and directly done by the Representative Accountants. Besides, this study also was to evaluate the effectiveness of these strategies on tax-payers’ comprehension and their obedience. The output of this study was the formalization the appropriate socialization standards for the tax office in order to increase the tax-payers’ awareness and as a result the tax revenue will increase automatically. First stage, this study observed the Tax Office policies especially on the aspect of tax regulation socialization strategies. Further study on the aspect of media itself as the tool for socialization. Finally, this study would have the conclusion about the relationship between socialization methods and the awareness and the obedience of tax payers in tax payment. This study used descriptive associative methods. The first analysis stage was to test the basic assumption i.e. normality test, and then for the hypothesis testing used Path Analysis. This study concluded that there was the positive correlation between socialization strategy on tax regulation and tax payers’ comprehension and the awareness and the obedience of tax payers.