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Effectiveness of Laser Acupuncture and Battlefield Acupuncture Therapy for Pain Management in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis : A Case Report
Authors: Supriyana Dwi Surya , Prasetyawati Arsita Eka , Sebayang Robby G , Abdurrohim Kemas 
Published: July 2020

<p><strong>Introduction : </strong>Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is a comprehensive chronic condition of a joint inflammatory autoimmune process, resulting a decrease of function in a long period characterized by fever and pain, which is include all form of unknown etiology that begin before 16 years old. Here we reported effectiveness of Laser Acupuncture and Battlefield Acupuncture Therapy for pain management in JIA case.<strong></strong></p><p><strong>Case report :</strong> A 10-year-old girl diagnosed with JIA was admitted to the pediatric department in Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, and treated by clinical multidisiplinary team from pediatrict, orthopedist, nutritionist, physiotherapist, and medical acupuncture doctor. She was referred to the Medical Acupuncture Department due to complaining of prolonged continous pain throughout her joints, and swelling in her right knee joint. The patient received laser acupuncture therapy in acupoints LI4 Hegu, LI11 Quchi, ST36 Zusanli, SP9 Yinliquan, and EX-LE5 Xiyan. Battlefield Acupuncture Points method (ears) of Omega2, Shenmen, Gyrus Cingulate, Thalamus, and Point Zero. The Therapy was given every day for two weeks and showed a significant improvement on patient’s Visual Analog Score.</p><p><strong>Conclusion :</strong> The combination regimen was effective in relieving pain and swelling, and caused a significant Visual Analog Score and Range of Motion improvement in our case.</p><p> </p>
Industrial business groups in a context of deindustrialization. The Uruguayan Case, 1980-2015
Authors: Geymonat Juan Ignacio 
Published: July 2020

During the 1990s, a series of institutional transformations took place that strongly affected the national productive structure, as well as its agents. Among the main effects of the new openness and liberalization policies are: the loss of relevance of the manufacturing sector in the economy, the abandonment of the complex system of tariffs and subsidies and the accelerated growth of foreign direct investment. How have these transformations impacted the structure of national industrial business groups? This is the central question that guides the article.The paper takes two samples from large industrial business groups in the late 1980s and in 2015, comparing their evolution in both benchmark years. In the construction of both samples, information was taken from the Central Bank of Uruguay, the Montevideo Stock Exchange, Official Newspaper and press sources, in addition to previous work. The evidence presented shows that aspects such as size, level of diversification and the form of family control have not varied much in each period. In this sense, the groups have remained stable around certain attributes. On the other hand, there are notable variations in the formation of alliances, the sector distribution of the business portfolio and the links with the government in different modalities.These variations and permanence can be explained by the impact of the new institutional context in the framework of a small economy like Uruguay. Although similar reforms in other countries in the region have strengthened national business groups (promoting their internationalization and their internal expansion into new business areas), the Uruguayan case seems to represent the opposite. In this way, the paper contributes to the discussion about family groups and their adaptation to the context of the second globalization in peripheral economies.
Mini-Scheimpflug lidar system for all-day atmospheric remote sensing in the boundary layer
Authors: Mei Liang , Li Yichen , Kong Zheng , Ma Teng , Zhang Zhen , Fei Ruonan , Cheng Yuan , Gong Zhenfeng , Liu Kun 
Published: July 2020

Development of a lightweight, low-cost, easy-to-use and low-maintenance lidar technique has been of great interest for atmospheric aerosol remote sensing in recent years and remains a great challenge. In this work, an 808 nm mini-Scheimpflug lidar (SLidar) system with about 450 mm separation between the transmitter and the receiver has been developed by employing a 114 mm aperture Newtonian telescope (F4). System performances, such as the beam characteristic, the range resolution, and the signal-to-noise ratio of the lidar signal, have been carefully investigated. Despite employing a small receiving aperture, all-day measurements were still feasible with about a one-minute signal averaging for both the horizontal urban area monitoring and the slant atmospheric sounding in the boundary layer. The lidar signal in the region of 29–50 m with a scattering angle less than 179.5° could be slightly underestimated due to the variation of the phase function. The extinction coefficient evaluated in the region between 29 and 2000 m according to the Klett method agreed well with the concentrations of particulate matters for both horizontal and slant measurements. The promising result demonstrated in this work has shown great potential to employ the robust mini-SLidar system for atmospheric monitoring in the boundary layer.
Laser induced damage in coatings for cryogenic Yb:YAG active mirror amplifiers
Authors: Wang Hanchen , Meadows Alexander R. , Jankowska Elzbieta , Randel Emmett , Reagan Brendan A. , Rocca Jorge J. , Menoni Carmen S. 
Published: July 2020

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Estatística de jogos: blackJack
Authors: Reis Fábio Pascoal dos , Esteves Cristiano de Siqueira , Y Castro Elisangela Aparecida 
Published: July 2020

O principal objetivo deste artigo é compreender a fundo o mecanismo de funcionamento do jogo de cartas blackjack, bem como estabelecer uma estratégia simples para maximizar as chances de vitória. Inicialmente, foi feito um breve histórico sobre esse jogo, discutindo suas origens e evolução. Explicou-se em detalhes as regras do blackjack (sistema de pontuação e procedimentos do jogo). Para contextualizar a popularidade do blackjack, foram citados livros, filmes e jogos de vídeo game onde o mesmo apresenta algum protagonismo. A seguir, foi apresentado na íntegra o programa computacional utilizado para fazer o levantamento numérico das probabilidades de obter uma dada pontuação usando o sistema de pontos do blackjack, quando sorteamos aleatoriamente 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 e 11cartas de um baralho francês comum e completo, contendo 52 cartas. Explicou-se minunciosamente o algoritimo desse programa, apresentou-se seus resultados e os analisamos em detalhes. Por fim, simulou-se várias rodadas de blackjack com apenas um jogador e um crupiê. Nessas simulações, proibiu-se que o jogador pedisse novas cartas quando sua pontuação ultrapassasse uma certa pontução máxima (Pmax) ou quando ele chega a um certo número máximo de cartas (Nmax). Mais uma vez, apresentou-se o programa computacional completo e o discutimos linha a linha. Analisando os resultados de 100 simulações, onde varreu-se o valor de Pmax de 12 a 21 e o valor de Nmax de 2 a 11, procurou-se pela combinação de valores de Pmax e Nmax que trazem a melhor chance de vitória. Na melhor situação, as chances de vitória do crupiê são apenas 4,7% maiores do que as do jogador.
LANTUNAN SYAIR LI KHAMSATUN DI TENGAH PANDEMI COVID-19: PERSPEKTIF LIVING ISLAM
Authors: Zuhri Zuhri 
Published: July 2020

This paper explores the historical and epistemic dimensions of the famous Syiir Li Khamsatun phenomenon in the Javanese Muslim community to deal with the Covid- 19 pandemic. The poem that simply contained the lamentation and sadness of the followers of Ali, the 4th caliph after the Prophet, now reappeared in Muslim societies who were lamenting the destruction of the social, economic, cultural, and religious systems caused by the Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) pandemic. The sad tones of Syiir Li Khamsatun strengthen the solidarity of Muslims for the occurrence of the disaster, war, plague, and even defeat. The poem strongly indicates the existence of spiritual leaders who always protect them all the time. The poem can also be used as evidence that the social facts of Covid-19 are no longer sufficiently scrutinized from a rational and health perspective, but can also be seen as a phenomenon of the Muslim community's response to the plague (Covid-19) based on the history of Muslim experience with a set of irfani truths and this also confirms that Religion always shows its characteristic existence in the dynamics of society.
The Impact of Vegetation on Archaeological Sites in the Low Arctic in Light of Climate Change
Authors: Matthiesen Henning , Fenger-Nielsen Rasmus , Harmsen Hans , Koch Madsen Christian , Hollesen Jørgen 
Published: July 2020

Vegetation is changing across the Arctic in response to increasing temperatures, which may influence archaeological sites in the region. At the moment, very little is known about how different plant species influence archaeological remains. In this study we visited 14 archaeological sites stretching across a climatic gradient from the outer coast to the inner fjords in the Nuuk Fjord area of West Greenland to assess the impact of vegetation growth on archaeological preservation. Examination of the physical disturbance of archaeological layers and materials by roots from different plant species showed that horsetail (Equisetum arvense) was particularly destructive because of its deep penetrating rhizomes and ubiquity across the study area. Willow (Salix glauca) also caused physical disturbance due to a dense root network, but its roots were mainly found in the upper 30 cm of the soil. Focus was also given to the impact from vegetation on the visibility of sites, where growth of willow was found be the main problem, especially in the inner fjords. Historic descriptions and aerial photographs from the sites show that shrub growth was already widespread in the region by the 1930s, but photos of some of the sites investigated show that the willow shrubs are significantly taller today, which has decreased the visibility of site features. The impact from horsetail and willow on archaeological sites may be mitigated using geotextiles and grazing by livestock, but both methods require further studies before being implemented in the study area.
Solving a Two-stage Continuous-discrete Problem of Optimal Partitioning-Allocation with Subsets Centers Placement
Authors: Kiseleva Elena , Prytomanova Olha , Hart Liudmyla 
Published: July 2020

AbstractA two-stage continuous-discrete optimal partitioning-allocation problem is studied, and a method and an algorithm for its solving are proposed. This problem is a generalization of a classical transportation problem to the case when coordinates of the production points (collection, storage, processing) of homogeneous products are continuously allocated in the given domain and the production volumes at these points are unknown. These coordinates are found as a solution of the corresponding continuous optimal set-partitioning problem in a finite-dimensional Euclidean space with the placement (finding coordinates) of these subsets’ centers. Also, this problem generalizes discrete two-stage production-transportation problems to the case of continuously allocated consumers. The method and algorithm are illustrated by solving two model problems.
High prevalence of smoking in patients with adrenal incidentalomas: causality or case selection?
Authors: Olsen Henrik , Kjellbom Albin , Löndahl Magnus , Lindgren Ola 
Published: July 2020

Objective:
Autonomous cortisol secretion and possible autonomous cortisol secretion (ACS/pACS) are associated to an increase of cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus and dyslipidaemia. To our knowledge, the prevalence of smoking, another well-established risk factor for cardiovascular disease, has not been studied in detail in people with ACS/pACS or adrenal incidentalomas.

Methods:
Patients with adrenal incidentalomas were examined with the 1-mg overnight dexamethasone suppression test (cortisolONDST). Information about current smoking was collected from the patient’s records.

Results:
We studied 1044 patients, of whom 370 (35%) were current smokers. Of these, 22% had bilateral AI compared to 12% of the non-smokers (P < 0.001). Among patients with unilateral adrenal incidentalomas, smokers had larger adrenal incidentalomas than non-smokers (22 mm vs 19 mm, P < 0.001). Smokers also more often had cortisolONDST ≥50 nmol/L than non-smokers, 54% vs 40% (P < 0.001), a finding independent of the size of the adrenal incidentaloma in patients with unilateral adrenal incidentalomas.

Conclusions:
In the present study of patients with adrenal incidentalomas, the prevalence of current smoking was higher than in the general population. Furthermore, smokers had larger unilateral adrenal incidentalomas, more often bilateral adrenal incidentalomas, and more frequently ACS/pACS. Whether smoking is a risk factor for adrenal incidentalomas and ACS/pACS or our findings are due to case selection needs to be further studied.
The Anti-Blanchard model and structural change in Latin America: An analysis of Chile, Argentina and Mexico
Authors: Bibi Samuele 
Published: July 2020

This paper was born with the purpose of encouraging academic debate within the economic discipline that has been dominated by a purely orthodox or mainstream approach. One of the most innovative books in the expository-pedagogical part and its content is represented by the Anti-Blanchard macroeconomics by Emiliano Brancaccio. Beyond the analysis of the two contrasting models, the Anti-Blanchard model is used to study the situation in several Latin American countries. In particular, the structural change happened in those countries since the stronger wave of increasing neoliberal policies seem to fit particularly well in the explanation of the Anti-Blanchard model.
Representaciones del cuerpo como destinatario de la violencia (neo)colonial en la poesía mapuche contemporánea
Authors: Libro María Fernanda 
Published: July 2020

La poesía mapuche contemporánea escenifica una multiplicidad de procesos sufridos por este pueblo: desde las acometidas colonizadoras, hasta el desplazamiento forzoso y la reterritorialización en las periferias urbanas. En este artículo me interesa abordar las representaciones del cuerpo que proponen dichas poéticas, específicamente, en las obras de cuatro autores: Jaime Huenún, Adriana Paredes Pinda, David Aniñir y Liliana Ancalao. Allí analizo los procedimientos poéticos a través de los que tanto Huenún como Paredes Pinda representan el cuerpo indígena como destinatario de la violencia colonizadora, sostenida hasta la actualidad. Además, abordo las poéticas de Aniñir, Ancalao y Huenún, observando las representaciones de cuerpos reducidos, condenados a la precarización de la vida a partir de la división racial del trabajo. El punto de vista que guía esta lectura es el cuerpo, representado como territorio de ultraje y dominio en una operación metonímica entre la tierra y el cuerpo.
Obtaining bioproducts by slow pyrolysis of coffee and cocoa husks as suitable candidates for being used as soil amendment and source of energy
Authors: Milian-Luperón Lorelis , Hernández-Rodríguez Mónica , Falcón-Hernández José , Otero-Calvis Alexis 
Published: July 2020

The agricultural economic policy of Cuba pretends to triplicate the crops of coffee and cocoa by 2021, a measure which will bring about both an increase in biomass waste and the need to find a proper method for its disposal. Slow pyrolysis process can transform lignocellulosic waste into added value products as biochar, bio-oil and gas. The present research evaluated the yield and the theoretical potential energy of co-products (biochar, bio-oil, and gas) from coffee and cocoa seed husks using the pyrolysis process as a source of friendly and renewable energy. Results indicated that coffee husks are more suitable for the production of gas with a yield of 40.4%, while cocoa seed husks are better suited for the production of bio-oil, with a yield of 37.4%. For 2021 the theoretical energy potential estimated is 8291 MWh, equivalent to 716000 kg for the coffee husks, and 1384 MWh equivalent to 121000 kg for the cocoa seed husks. The bio-char characterization indicated high contents of carbon, calcium, potassium, nitrogen, and oxygen, which makes it a suitable candidate for being used as a soil amendment. The conversion of coffee and cocoa seed husks into added value products through slow pyrolysis process will help clean the environment, decrease the greenhouse effect, and will aid farmers in the rural populations by providing them with an additional source of income.
Impacto de la escuela de directores (EDCE) el aprendizaje del estudiantado en República Dominicana
Authors: Florentino Morillo Basilio , Martínez Jorge Adalberto , Rodríguez Roberto 
Published: July 2020

El objetivo del estudio consistió en evaluar el impacto de la Escuela de Directores (EDCE) en la calidad de los aprendizajes, medidos por medio de los resultados en las Pruebas Nacionales de octavo grado del nivel básico (hoy segundo grado del secundario) de República Dominicana. El estudio se fundamentó en el enfoque cuantitativo, caracterizado por la medición numérica y análisis mediante el uso de técnicas estadísticas. Se tomó una muestra de 400 centros educativos, en la que la mitad (200) era dirigida por egresados de la EDCE y tomada, aleatoriamente, de las primeras cohortes del programa, capacitadas en el 2012 y 2013. La otra mitad de la muestra se tomó de manera intencional, siendo cada centro el más próximo a cada uno de los primeros. Los centros dirigidos por egresados de la EDCE, conformaron el grupo experimental y el segundo, el grupo control. Se realizó un análisis comparativo de los resultados de Pruebas Nacionales entre el período 2011 y 2016 de ambos grupos. Los resultados indicaron que en el año escolar 2011-2012, el rendimiento del estudiantado, en el grupo experimental, mostraba similitud con el del grupo control. En cada año siguiente, se observó un mayor y ascendente rendimiento en los centros educativos que conformaron el grupo experimental. Se concluyó que el estudiantado de centros educativos dirigidos por egresados de la EDCE, tiene mejor aprendizaje que el estudiantado de centros educativos dirigidos por otros directores.
Estrategias de comprensión e interpretación de textos argumentativos en estudiantes de educación superior
Authors: Bracho Pérez Kleeder , Ardila Moreno Andry 
Published: July 2020

Uno de los problemas que enfrenta la educación superior, es la comprensión e interpretación de textos escritos, el cual debe ser abordado en todos los escenarios educativos, para lograr que los estudiantes comprendan lo que leen, desarrollen habilidades que no solamente les permita descifrar o leer palabras, sino que, también, las entiendan e internalicen el mensaje que leen. Son variadas las estrategias que se han puesto en práctica en las aulas de clase, con el fin de crear hábitos de lectura; pero, en muchos casos, han resultado infructuosas, poco motivantes y con baja expectativa por parte de los estudiantes. En tal sentido, el objetivo de la investigación consistió en analizar las estrategias de comprensión e interpretación de textos argumentativos que emplean los estudiantes del V semestre del Programa de Pedagogía Infantil de la Universidad de Pamplona, ampliación Cúcuta. La metodología se enmarcó en la filosofía positivista, con un método analítico descriptivo. El diseño fue de tipo no experimental, de orientación cuantitativa, transeccional de campo. Para la recolección de datos se utilizó un cuestionario validado por expertos, cuya consistencia interna reportó un Alfa de Cronbach de 0.96. Se concluyó que los estudiantes utilizan herramientas pedagógicas para promover el desarrollo cognitivo, estimulan la formulación de hipótesis, manejan eficientemente la comprensión de textos, emplean estrategias inferenciales que posibiliten el acceso a la profundidad del texto y comprenden escritos de alto nivel para extraer conclusiones.
Value of Precision Medicine in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Real-World Outcomes Associated with the Use of Companion Diagnostics
Authors: John Ani , Shah Roma A. , Wong William B. , Schneider Charles E. , Alexander Marliese 
Published: July 2020

Abstract

Background
Companion diagnostic (CDx) testing for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (aNSCLC) identifies patients more likely to benefit from biomarker-driven treatments.

Methods
Patients with nonsquamous cell (non-Sq) aNSCLC from the Flatiron Health database (diagnosed January 1, 2011–May 31, 2018) who had CDx testing were compared with those who had no reported evidence of testing. The association between CDx testing and overall survival was evaluated by unadjusted and adjusted Cox proportional hazards regression models. Logistic regression analysis identified characteristics associated with CDx testing. The revised modified Lung Cancer Prognostic Index and other factors identified a priori were included in the adjusted models.

Results
A total of 17,555 patients with non-Sq aNSCLC (CDx, n = 14,732; no CDx, n = 2,823) with mean ± SD age of 67.2 ± 10.0 years were included. Most were insured (91.7%) and white (67.1%). Asian patients and those who were never-smokers were more likely to undergo CDx testing. Those with CDx testing lived longer than those without (median [95% confidence interval (CI)] survival, 13.04 [12.62–13.40] vs. 6.01 [5.72–6.24] months) and had a decreased mortality risk (adjusted hazard ratio [95% CI], 0.72 [0.69–0.76]). A survival advantage was also seen for patients with CDx testing who received biomarker-driven first-line therapy.

Conclusion
Patients with non-Sq aNSCLC who had CDx testing had a greater survival benefit than those without, supporting broader use of CDx testing in routine clinical practice to identify patients more likely to benefit from precision medicine.

Implications for Practice
Companion diagnostic (CDx) testing coupled with biomarker-driven treatment offers a greater survival benefit for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (aNSCLC). In this study, patients with nonsquamous aNSCLC from Flatiron Health, a large, real-world oncology database, with CDx testing had a reduced mortality risk and lived longer than patients without reported evidence of CDx testing; those who received biomarker-driven therapy as their first line of treatment were likely to survive three times longer than those who did not. These results demonstrate the clinical utility of CDx testing as the first step in treating nonsquamous aNSCLC in real-world clinical practice.