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Enhancement of cured cement using environmental waste: particleboards incorporating nano slag
Authors: Ali Isam Mohamad , Nasr Mohammed Salah , Naje Ahmed Samir 
Published: March 2020

AbstractIndustrial waste is constantly increasing, so measures must be taken to recycle it in more practical and environmentally friendly ways. The aim of this study was to investigate the suitability of sawdust wasted particles for the production of cement bonded particleboards, and to enhance their compatibility with cement by using physical pretreatment processes, addition of nano slag and accelerated carbonation curing. All tests were carried out with different manufacturing parameters: sawdust/cement: (20%, 30% and 40%), treated and untreated wood, CO2curing and the addition of nano slag. Experiments were performed to assess the mechanical properties of produced particleboards such as density (D), water absorption (WA), thickness swelling (TS), bending strength (BS), and microstructural properties of the cement particleboards. For treated sawdust, the outcomes demonstrated an enhancement in the mechanical and microstructural characteristics of produced cement bonded particleboards by using the accelerated CO2curing method for sawdust particleboards. According to Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) micrographs, part of the carbonate crystals was found to be diffused into the cell walls and cavities and were found to protrude from sawdust surfaces.
La responsabilidad social de la publicidad: el rol de las campañas de bien público
Authors: Tomba Flavia Carolina , Muñoz Cecilia , Allisiardi Andrés 
Published: March 2020

La publicidad forma actitudes y transmite valores, su masividad la transforma en referente para la sociedad. Nuestro trabajo resulta de una investigación acerca de la efectividad de las campañas de bien público, tipología publicitaria caracterizada por la difusión de mensajes para lograr una mejor calidad de vida. Nuestro proyecto incorpora al debate el rol de las campañas publicitarias en su concepción social. Nuestro objetivo principal es determinar cuáles recursos, estilos y enfoques son pertinentes para comunicar responsable y efectivamente las problemáticas sociales. Adoptamos un diseño metodológico no experimental, y abordamos el estudio a través de técnicas de recolección de datos cuali-cuantitativas. Analizamos todas las campañas y paralelamente realizamos un análisis social para comprender el contexto. Sometimos la muestra a un análisis de contenido para el estudio de la construcción de los mensajes, a través de la tabla Ecrep para evaluar los niveles de creatividad, donde ninguna de las campañas superó el nivel bajo de creatividad; y desarrollamos tres Focus Group para analizar el impacto y comprensión del mensaje y para obtener información de la claridad comunicacional, pero hubo coincidencias en que la mayoría de las piezas pasa desapercibida. En cuanto a la preferencia de los medios, los audiovisuales son los más elegidos. Validamos nuestra hipótesis evidenciando que las campañas de bien público argentinas no cuentan con los recursos creativos necesarios para garantizar su eficacia. La publicidad de bien público debería desarrollarse con parámetros máximos de eficacia, para no perder su esencia y lograr contribuir a la mejora del colectivo social.
Propuesta de intervención impulsada por la delegación del gobierno de España para la violencia de género. Análisis de un documento de referencia para profesionales
Authors: Aparicio Martín Encarnación 
Published: March 2020

Este trabajo ha llevado a cabo el análisis de una propuesta de pautas de intervención con mujeres víctimas de violencia de género, impulsada por la Delegación del Gobierno de España para la Violencia de Género y dirigida a profesionales. Desde un análisis crítico del discurso, el trabajo tiene como objetivo visibilizar el marco revictimizante desde el que se aborda la intervención ante la violencia de género. También pretende evidenciar una falta de rigor extendida hasta procesos clave que conforman la que debiera ser una atención profesional y que, inevitablemente, impacta en las personas susceptibles de necesitar dicha atención. Consecuentemente, se puede constatar la concepción simplista y reduccionista que subyace de la Intervención Social y que devalúa tanto a ésta como a sus profesionales (mujeres en su mayor parte). Entendiendo el documento como una producción discursiva institucional, sirve como ejemplo del estado de la cuestión. Este trabajo señala la necesidad de mejora de la intervención ante la violencia de género y también algunos de los mecanismos invisibles que sostienen el carácter estructural y sistémico de la desigualdad, tales como la individualización de lo social o la perspectiva de desvalorización científico-profesional de la Intervención Social y, con ella, de las disciplinas implicadas.
Dynamic Response Analysis of Airport Asphalt Pavement Subjected to High-Temperature Jet Wake Based on Finite Element Simulation
Authors: Dong Zejiao , Wang Tongxu , Ma Xianyong , Cao Cheng , Kong Fandong , Leng Zhen 
Published: March 2020

Abstract
With the dramatic increase of air traffic volume and the rapid development of civil aviation airport construction in China, asphalt layers overlaying original concrete pavement in civil aviation airports has become the primary rehabilitation scheme. However, asphalt airport pavement is prone to excessive deformation when subjected to the repeated and heavy aircraft loading, especially when coupled with high-temperature field. However, the impact of high-temperature jet wake is rarely considered in the existing structural design and analysis of airport asphalt pavement. In order to investigate the impact of high-temperature jet wake on the dynamic response of asphalt pavement, the coupling of finite element (FE) simulation of the temperature field and aircraft loading based on sequential decoupling methodology was implemented herein. Firstly, the temperature field distribution induced by the high-temperature jet wake on the asphalt pavement was simulated and analyzed by FE simulation on the ABAQUS CFD platform. Then, the temperature field distribution was integrated within the asphalt pavement structure by combining the temperature field distribution produced by jet wake and thermal conduction between ambient radiation and pavement. Secondly, the viscoelastic parameters of each asphalt layer under the obtained temperature field distribution were calculated to represent more real material properties. Finally, FE simulation of airport asphalt pavement subjected to the coupling of aircraft loading and integrated temperature field was conducted. The results show that the amplitudes of transverse strain, vertical strain, and longitudinal strain of the asphalt pavement considering jet wake together with ambient radiation are basically higher than those without consideration. Consequently, the dynamic responses of airport asphalt pavement produced by jet wake and ambient radiation should be fully considered in the design and analysis of airport asphalt pavement.
Immunotherapy in Underrepresented Populations of Patients with Cancer: Do We Have Enough Evidence at Present? A Focus on Patients with Major Viral Infections and Autoimmune Disorders
Authors: Antonuzzo Andrea , Calabrò Fabio , Quaglino Pietro , Roila Fausto , Sebastiani Gian Domenico , Spina Francesco , Pasqualetti Giuseppe , Cortinovis Diego , Tagliaferri Enrico , Peri Alessandro , Presotto Elena Margherita , Egidi Maria Francesca , Giacomelli Luca , Farroni Ferruccio , Di Maio Massimo , De Luca Emmanuele , Danova Marco , Scottè Florian , Jordan Karin , Bossi Paolo ,   on behalf of Network Italiano Cure di Supporto in Oncologia (NICSO)
Published: March 2020

AbstractThe safety and activity of immune checkpoint inhibitors have been characterized in interventional and observational studies. However, only small studies have specifically investigated these agents in patients who are excluded or underrepresented in clinical trials, frequently referred to as “special populations” or “underrepresented populations.” These include older adults, those with dysregulated immune activation, patients with a compromised immune function, and those carrying major viral infections, lymphoproliferative diseases, and major organ dysfunctions. Therefore, there remains substantial uncertainty regarding the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors in these specific settings. The Network of Italian Supportive Care in Oncology has carried out a multidisciplinary project, with the contribution of oncologists and other specialists, to retrieve the existing evidence on the use of immunotherapy in patients with solid and hematological cancers with the final aim to provide an expert guidance. The results of this effort are presented in this article, which is focused on patients with major viral infections or those with immune dysregulation/autoimmune diseases, and could be useful to guide decisions in clinical practice and to design prospective clinical trials focusing on the use of immunotherapy in these populations.Implications for PracticeSubstantial uncertainty remains regarding the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors in “underrepresented” patients, such as older adults, those with dysregulated immune activation, and patients with a compromised immune function, major viral infections, lymphoproliferative diseases or major organ dysfunctions. The Network of Italian Supportive Care in Oncology has carried out a multidisciplinary project to retrieve the existing evidence on the use of immunotherapy in underrepresented patients with cancer in order provide an expert guidance. The results of this effort, with a focus on patients with major viral infections or those with immune dysregulation/autoimmune diseases, are presented in this article and could be useful to guide decisions both in clinical practice and to design clinical trials.
Plantas vasculares de la Reserva de la Biosfera Pantanos de Centla, México
Authors: López-Jiménez Leonardo Noriel , Jiménez-López Derio Antonio , Castillo-Acosta Ofelia , Gallardo-Cruz José Alberto , Fernández-Montes de Oca Ana Isabel 
Published: March 2020

Antecedentes: La Reserva de la Biosfera Pantanos de Centla (RBPC) es considerada uno de los humedales más importantes de Mesoamérica. El objetivo principal de este estudio fue actualizar el listado de plantas vasculares con base en la revisión e integración de fuentes de información.
Preguntas: ¿Cuál es la riqueza actual de plantas vasculares nativas en la RBPC? ¿Cuál es la forma de crecimiento y hábito más frecuente de estas especies? ¿Qué proporción de plantas son acuáticas?
Área de estudio: Reserva de la Biosfera Pantanos de Centla, México.
Métodos: La lista de especies se hizo a través de una revisión de la literatura, de colecciones digitales y herbarios.
Resultados: La flora incluyó 813 taxones específicos, distribuidas en 462 géneros y 115 familias, de las cuales 731 son especies nativas, 64 introducidas y 18 cultivadas. Incluyendo únicamente a especies nativas, las familias mejor repsentadas fueron fueron Fabaceae, Poaceae y Cyperaceae. Las herbáceas fueron la forma de crecimiento más abundante con 432 especies, el hábito terrestre fue el más frecuente con 440 especies, incluyendo 63 acuáticas y 85 hidrófitas. Esta lista florística aumenta en un 15 % las especies nativas que se habían registrado para el RBPC
Conclusiones: La actualización de la lista florística representa un aumento significativo en la diversidad de plantas vasculares para los humedales mexicanos. Esta información contribuye a la toma de decisiones correctas para el manejo de la biodiversidad de la RBPC y a un profundo conocimiento de los humedales en el país.
Anti-virulence activities of some Tillandsia species (Bromeliaceae)
Authors: Pérez-López Macrina , Flores-Cruz María , Martínez-Vázquez Mariano , Soto Hernández Ramón Marcos , García-Contreras Rodolfo , Padilla-Chacón Daniel , Castillo-Juárez Israel 
Published: March 2020

Background: Using molecules that inhibit bacterial virulence is a potential strategy to fight infections, with the advantage that, in contrast to bactericidal compounds, they do not induce resistance. Several compounds with anti-virulence properties have been identified in plants, however, they represent a small portion of the total diversity, and in Mexico there are still few studies on this matter.
Hypothesis: Extracts of species of the Tillandsia genus inhibit the expression of diverse virulence factors without affecting the bacterial growth.
Studied species: Tillandsia recurvata (L.) L., T. schiedeana Steud. and T. fasciculata Sw.
Study site and date: These species were collected in December 2016 in the municipalities of Ixtlahuaca and Santo Tomás de los Plátanos, State of Mexico.
Methods: The ability of dichloromethane (CH2Cl2) and methanol (CH3OH) extracts to inhibit production of violacein in Chromobacterium violaceum was evaluated, as well as the virulence factors regulated by quorum sensing, motility and biofilm in Pseudomonas aeruginosa . In addition, the bioactive fractions obtained were partially identified by 1H NMR.
Results: CH2Cl2 and CH3OH extracts reduced violacein production from 43 to 85 %, but only those from CH2Cl2 reduced protease activity, biofilm formation and swarming. Interestingly, CH3OH extracts stimulated the formation of biofilms by up to 37 %. Presence of terpenes and phenolic compounds in these species was confirmed. In T. schiedeana glycosylated compounds and cycloartane-type triterpenes were identified.
Conclusion: The species of Tillandsia show anti-virulence activity, mainly on factors related to adhesion and dispersion in Pseudomonas aeruginosa .
INSTITUTE OF PRE-EMPTION AND MEDIATION IN ENSURING THE RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUBJECTS: PRACTICE AND PROSPECTS
Authors: Rozhkova Anna 
Published: March 2020

This paper is devoted to the issues of using prevention institutes and the mediation in rights ensuring institute of individual enterprise in the sphere of the control by public authorities. The aim of the research is to analyze the peculiarities of practice to use the methods of inspection by the state supervision agency in order to ensure the rights of individual enterprise’s subject. The aim of the research is linked to the contradictory problems during the implementation of inspection’s legal nihilism of government officials’ right treatment during of inspections and possible essential risks for IE and effect lowering of rights securing. The novelty of the work is expressed in topicality and justification of the prevention institute in order to minimize the risks to ensure the legal consciousness and the rights of individual enterprise. According to this aim several tasks have been solved and as result some basic principles have been formulated and the conclusions were drawn. More precise definitions were provided to the understanding of distinction “government control” and “checking” via the assistance of intercommunication establishment through the general and special principles of material and procedural mutual concern, which are topical for an individual enterprise owing to minimization of administrative risks. Having been based the efficacy of Institute of prevention as the method of preventive measure and influence on the behavior of the characters of individual enterprise. So in sphere of rights ensuring of characters of Individual enterprise the principles of conclusive reasons for conducting preliminary verifications was suggested. The efficiency of the mediation institute in the sphere of public rights was justified.
Proceedings of Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics 2018
Authors: Dederichs Anne , Köster Gerta , Schadschneider Andreas 
Published: March 2020

The International Conference on Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics is carried out biennially by scientists interested in pedestrian and evacuation movement.The field of pedestrian movement and evacuation dynamics is an interdisciplinary discipline. The modelling of evacuation and pedestrian dynamics has evolved from calculations based entirely on physical processes e.g. granular flow, to simulation that now begins to include psycho-social processes accouting for limited decision-making and group behaviour. Given projected demographic changes, the diversity of the evacuees and pedestrians populations and their capacity to achieve objectives has become increasingly important. Accessibility and egressibility, and the relationship between them, has therefore moved to the fore. This is further complicated as a building is used according to a number of management concerns as safety, security and operations, that are employed under different scenarios -emergency and non-emergency. The need for analysis to assess the effectiveness of management procedures is therefore significant and expanding. Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics welcomes contributions of physicists, mathematicians, engineers as well as psychologists and sociologists with an interest in the description of small and large groups as well as individual pedestrians and evacuees. The PED conference focuses on the modelling of people movement during emergency and non-emergency scenarios. This modelling may range from enhancing our understanding such movement, the development of conceptual models, to the quantitative assessment of such movement, the development of engineering or computational tools. The applications of interest range from small domestic settings to the movement of thousands of people. The research objectives and applications may vary; however, the common intention is to aid in our understanding and/or assessment of pedestrian movement under emergency or non-emergency scenarios.PED is a therefore a conference, with a focus on the development of models that describe pedestrian and evacuee dynamics and the various activities that support this development: data collection, model development, model application in novel areas, using new techniques and the employment of the results gained in innovative ways.Citation:Please cite the full conference proceedings as follows:Dederichs, A., Köster, G., Schadschneider, A.; Proceedings of Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics 2018, Collective Dynamics, A26, 1-442 (2020). DOI 10.17815/CD.2020.26Single articles inside the proceedings should be cited as:Authors; Title.In: Proceedings of Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics 2018, Collective Dynamics, pages (2020)
Seismic Hazard Assessment of the Mid-Northern Segment of Xiaojiang Fault Zone in Southwestern China Using Scenario Earthquakes
Authors: Liu Jingwei , Zhang Lifang , Du Yi 
Published: March 2020

ABSTRACTSeismic hazards in the vicinity of the mid-northern segment of the Xiaojiang fault zone were estimated from scenario earthquakes. Based on its history of earthquakes and activity data, the whole segment is considered capable of generating large earthquakes. The characteristics of previous ruptures and the geometric structures of the fault were used to establish seven scenario earthquakes with various strike and length properties. On the basis of focal mechanism parameters and the distribution of previous earthquakes, we determined the values of the source parameters for each scenario using empirical equations. We then used a stochastic finite-fault model to generate the ground motion from the targeted fault. The results show that the vicinity of the mid-northern segment of the Xiaojiang fault zone faces significant seismic hazards. The peak ground acceleration (PGA) values along the fault line are obviously larger than in other areas. Based on the recurrence interval theory, the Qiaojia–Menggu and Xiaoxinjie–Xujiadu areas have a high probability of being struck by large earthquakes in the near future. The results also show that the current design PGA for the near-fault area of the mid-northern segment of Xiaojiang fault zone might not be adequate.
Study of drug sensitivity profile of patients with throat infections in lower Himalayan region
Authors: Singh Manjeet 
Published: March 2020

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Infections of throat is a major health problem in developing countries. It can cause significant complications and morbidity if not addressed on time. The aim of the study was to study the drug sensitivity profile of patients with throat infections in lower Himalayan region.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> 100 patients with throat infections or sore throat were included in the study. Throat samples collected through a sterile culture sensitivity tube and sent to microbiological lab in the Regional Hospital Bilaspur (SRL diagnostics). </p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> Gram positive organisms were resistant to benzyl penicillin or ampicillin, clindamycin, ciprofloxacin or levofloxacin, trimethoprim or sulphamethoxazole and sensitive to tetracycline, gentamicin and linezolid. Gram negative organisms were resistant to ampicillin, amoxyclav and sensitive to pipracillin or tazobactum, cefoperazone, amikacin, gentamicin, imipenem, cefepime, ciprofloxacin and trimethoprim or sulphamethoxazole.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Throat infections along with emerging drug resistance are still a major health in developing countries.</p>
Incidence and outcome of thyroglossal duct cyst
Authors: Delwar A. H. M. , Mazumder Jahangir A. , Rashid M. S. , Mustafa M. G. , Hossain A. B. M. T. 
Published: March 2020

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Thyroglossal duct cyst (TGDC) is the cyst in the cervical midline that arises from the embryonic remnant of the thryroglossal duct. It is most common congenital abnormality in the head and neck region which may present at any age particularly occur in children. The definitive treatment is surgical excision of the cyst and tract.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> It is a cohort retrospective study of 26 cases in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck surgery, Comilla Medical College Hospital, Bangladesh from 01 July 2016 to 31 June 2019. </p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> Incidence of TGDC was 0.02% out of total outdoor patient and 0.94% in total indoor routine operation. All patient was operated by Sistrunk’s procedure and recurrent 2 (7.69%) cases were operated by modified or extended Sistrunk’s procedure without complications afterwards. Of them female was 14 (53.85%), male was 12 (46.15%), children were 22 (84.61%), adult were 4 (15.35%). Infrahyoid was 21 (80.76%), surahyoid was 5 (19.24%). The patient presented as painful abscess were 10 (38.46%) and fistula were 3(11.51%), painless cyst was 8 (30.77%) and fistula were 5 (19.24%).</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> TGDC is common congenital anomaly. It has a various type of presenting feature. Sistrunk’s procedure is gold standard surgical treatment procedure. But recurrence cases need modified or extended Sistrunk’s procedure to minimize the postoperative complication and manage the patient’s hope and requirements.</p>