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Are the Hessdalen Lights a Reality, an Illusion, or a Mix of the Two ?
Authors: Pascoli Gianni 
Published: September 2021

The Hessdalen lights (HLs in the following) are luminous, floating, more or less spherical atmospheric phenomena, with a lifetime of a few seconds to sometimes several minutes. These phenomena are seen in the Hessdalen Valley in Norway for decades. Unfortunately a full understanding of these baffling events is still lacking in spite of solid working scientific projects intended to explain them. This paper tries to improve the situation. It raises the questions where the energy for the creation of the HLs comes from, and what was its nature : (geo) chemical, electric or still other ? We propose a new scenario for the Hessdalen lights. It exploits the recent idea of stable and traversable wormholes whose the potential existence is beginning to be recognized in physics. Even though appearing highly speculative, this hypothesis has not been so far explored elsewhere while it could supply a full description of the wholeness of the phenomenon. On the other side even if the probability that a HL could indeed be a wormhole is may be low, this question should not dismissed out of hand. These theoretical considerations could help to increase knowledge and understanding of both the HLs and the wormholes, drawing mutual enrichment. In other words HLs could betray the presence of hidden wormholes and we must not let slip through our fingers this possibility even if it is very tiny. In this framework we discuss of the stability, the energetics and the oversized dimension of the HLs. In physics the final arbiter is not the theory but the experiment. Thus some “simple” experiments are eventually suggested (high time resolution photometry and magnetic field measurements). Eventually, if the process described is real and after mastering it, there is a free and inexhaustible source of energy that would be derived, a tremendous breakthrough after which we could forget the controlled nuclear fusion. Regarding its structure, the paper is divided in four paragraphs 1, 2,3, 4 independent of each other. Illustrative pictures help to understand the text.
Silicon: From the Invention of the Microprocessor to the New Science of Consciousness by Federico Faggin
Authors: Pilkington Rosemarie 
Published: September 2021

I was a little apprehensive about reviewing this book because I know little about engineering or the inner workings of the computer, but in the interest of full disclosure, I wanted to know more about Federico Faggin. Twenty years ago, returning from an afternoon trip during the SSE conference in San Diego, I sat next to him on the bus and mentioned that since we last met I had lost the vision in my right eye, which I was still adjusting to physically and emotionally. He volunteered that he had lost the vision in his left eye when he was a youth in Italy and lightly commented that depth perception, which concerned me, was only an issue for six or seven feet. His admission and attitude were not only a revelation, but an inspiration for me: If this eminent gentleman had made world-changing inventions, was a successful businessman and had a happy social and family life despite monocular vision; I certainly could get on successfully with my life as well.
Silicon is the fascinating story of Federico Faggin’s remarkable life, but it is also his personal journey from scientific materialism to an awakening to a deeper level of consciousness. He divides his narrative into his four “lives.”
His first life took place in his native northern Italy where he was a brilliant student with a wide range of interests. He became interested in computers and transistors, which had been recently invented and read all he could independently, since it was not taught in his school. His fascination deepened and he got a job with Olivetti where he learned much more than he could have at school and which become pivotal to his subsequent career.
Radiculopathy with concomitant sacroiliac dysfunction and lumbosacral degenerative disease: illustrative case
Authors: Oliver Jeffrey D. , Lessing Noah L. , Mushlin Harry M. , Olexa Joshua R. , Crandall Kenneth M. , Sansur Charles A. 
Published: September 2021

BACKGROUND
The sacroiliac joint (SIJ) is an important cause of low back pain and referred leg pain (RLP). Pain from SIJ dysfunction may occur in isolation or may result from a combination with lumbosacral area–mediated pain. SIJ fusion is one treatment modality for medically refractory symptoms and may also have a role in the treatment of RLP.

OBSERVATIONS
The authors present a challenging case of concomitant lumbosacral degenerative disease and SIJ dysfunction in a patient with radiculopathy. They provide clinical characteristics and imaging findings and discuss difficulties in dealing with the intersection of these two distinct diagnoses. In addition, the authors offer a review of the relevant literature, elucidating the role of SIJ dysfunction in causing radicular lower extremity pain, the relationship to concomitant lumbosacral degenerative disease, and outcome data for SIJ fusion as it relates to RLP.

LESSONS
With increasing numbers of patients undergoing spinal instrumentation in the setting of degenerative lumbosacral arthritis, as well as randomized controlled trial data demonstrating the efficacy of SIJ fusion for medically refractory SIJ dysfunction, it is important to recognize the challenges in understanding how both of these patient groups may present with radiculopathy. Failure to do so may result in incorrect patient selection, poor outcomes, and increased morbidity for at-risk patients.
Atlantoaxial wiring hardware failure resulting in intracranial hemorrhage and hydrocephalus: illustrative case
Authors: Benomar Anass , Westwick Harrison J. , Obaid Sami , Nzokou André , Yuh Sung-Joo , Shedid Daniel 
Published: September 2021

BACKGROUND
Atlantoaxial sublaminar wiring has many known complications related to hardware failure, but intracranial hemorrhage is a rare complication.

OBSERVATIONS
A 61-year-old female patient with prior atlantoaxial sublaminar wiring for odontoid fracture nonunion experienced decreased level of consciousness due to a subarachnoid and subdural hemorrhage of the posterior fossa with intraventricular extension and hydrocephalus. Rupture of the sublaminar wire with intramedullary protrusion was the cause of the hemorrhage. The patient was treated with ventriculostomy for hydrocephalus and occipital cervical fusion for spinal instability, along with removal of the broken wire and drainage of a hematoma.

LESSONS
This uncommon cause of intracranial hemorrhage highlights an additional risk of atlantoaxial sublaminar wiring compared with other atlantoaxial fusion techniques. In addition, this case suggests cervical instrumentation failure as a differential diagnosis of subarachnoid and subdural hemorrhage of the posterior fossa when a history of prior instrumentation is known.
An algorithm to improve lateralization accuracy of inferior petrosal sinus sampling: procedural nuances for complex patterns of venous drainage. Patient series
Authors: Matur Abhijith V. , Body Alaina M. , Johnson Mark D. , Smith Matthew S. , Bhabhra Ruchi , Lester Emily J. , Stahl Trisha L. , Grossman Aaron W. , Shirani Peyman , Forbes Jonathan A. , Prestigiacomo Charles J. 
Published: September 2021

BACKGROUND
Inferior petrosal sinus sampling (IPSS) is a useful technique in the diagnosis of Cushing’s disease (CD) when the imaging finding is negative or equivocal. Different authors have reported considerable variability in the ability to determine tumor laterality with IPSS. Here the authors present a retrospective case series of 7 patients who underwent IPSS using a systematic algorithm to improve lateralization accuracy by identifying optimal sampling sites on the basis of individual cavernous sinus drainage patterns in each patient.

OBSERVATIONS
Of the 7 patients identified, 6 were determined to have CD and subsequently underwent surgery. IPSS was accurate in all patients from whom laterality was predicted. Arterial and venous angiography were used to define cavernous sinus drainage patterns and determine optimal sampling sites. All patients who underwent surgery achieved hormonal cure.

LESSONS
All IPSS predictions of lateralization were correct when available, and all patients who underwent surgery achieved hormonal cure. Advances in angiographic techniques for identification of the site of primary drainage from the cavernous sinus and subsequent optimization of microcatheter placement may improve the ability to predict tumor laterality.
Florida Natural Resources Leadership Institute
Authors: Carriker Roy R. 
Published: September 2021

FE-667, a 6-page fact sheet by Roy R. Carriker, provides an introduction to the FNRLI. It describes the structure and the content of the curriculum, profiles the natural resource leaders for whom the program is designed and introduces the faculty and staff. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, September 2006.
FE667/FE667: The Florida Natural Resources Leadership Institute (ufl.edu)
The Comparison of ISUP Grades Between Prostate Biopsy and Radical Prostatectomy: The Incoherence and Related Factors
Authors: Ceyhan Erman , Yılmaz Burak , Öztürk Bülent 
Published: September 2021

Objective: To assess the incoherence rates between prostate biopsies and radical prostatectomy specimens with the use of the International Society of Urological Pathology grading system and to identify the related factors.
Materials and Methods: 89 radical prostatectomy patients were analyzed retrospectively. Patients with Gleason score≥6 were included to the study. Patients’ prostate spesific antigen levels, digital rectal examination, prostate biopsy parameters, prostate cancer risk groups and final prostatectomy pathologies were examined. Gleason scores and International Society of Urological Pathology grades of prostate biopsy and prostatectomy specimens were compared. The coherence, upgrading and downgrading rates of pathologies assessed and related factors were identified.
Results: Patients’ mean age was 63.1±6.0 years. Prostate spesific antigen levels ranged from 2.8 to 114.0ng/mL(mean:14.8±16.7). The mean number of cores biopsied was 10.9±3.1. Number of patients in low, intermediate and high risk group were 27(30.3%), 34(38.2%) and 28(31.5%) respectively. The coherence, upgrading and downgrading rates according to International Society of Urological Pathology grading were 49.4%, 33.7% and 16.9% respectively. The low risk prostate cancer group showed the most coherent pathologies with the rate of 70.4%(p<0.05, both for International Society of Urological Pathology grading and Gleason scoring). There was no significant relation between prostate spesific antigen level, number of cores biopsied, percentage of cancer involvement, presence of perineural invasion coherence, upgrading and downgrading. Also no significant difference found between coherent, upgrading and downgrading pathologies with respect to the time to radical prostatectomy.
Conclusion: The incoherence between prostate biopsy and radical prostatectomy is challenging. Risk of upgrading and downgrading should be considered in decision making. Low risk prostate cancer shows the most coherent pathology between prostate biopsy and radical prostatectomy.
POR POLÍTICAS EDUCACIONAIS PARA ATENDER IMIGRANTES/REFUGIADOS NO BRASIL: ANÁLISE PRELIMINAR DAS A PARTIR DA REALIDADE ACREANA
Authors: Araújo José Júlio César Nascimento , CÓ NELSON JAIME , NICÁCIO MARCOONDES LIMA , De Farias Cleilton Sampaio 
Published: September 2021

Nas últimas décadas do século XX, diferentes fatores têm colaborado para a intensificação dos fluxos migratórios em nível internacional. Nesse sentido, o presente texto busca, diante dos fluxos migratórios, que envolve o Acre, analisar as políticas públicas educacionais. No Acre, a circulação de imigrantes e/ou refugiados se alargou a partir de 2010, quando se tornou rota através da fronteira Brasil-Peru. Esse deslocamento de pessoas é provocado por problemas de ordem política, econômica e social enfrentados pelos países de origem. No território acreano, a movimentação é caracterizada, principalmente, pela chegada de africanos e haitianos, sendo que do Haiti é o que apresenta maior número de pessoas a se deslocar para o Brasil, por conta da gravidade das mazelas ocorridas, já que o terremoto de 2010, o surto de cólera e a instabilidade política geraram as motivações de saída do território de origem (SÁ; FERNANDES, 2016). Este artigo tenta responder a questão como estão organizadas as políticas educacionais voltadas a atender o imigrante/refugiado? Ao mesmo tempo, apresenta-se o esboço de uma proposta transdisciplinar para uma possível proposta educativa. Palavra-chaves: abordagem transdisciplinar em educação; educação do imigrante; políticas educacionais para os refugiados; política educativa acreana;
ІСТОРИЧНІ АСПЕКТИ ПРАВОВОГО РЕГУЛЮВАННЯ ВОЛОНТЕРСЬКОЇ ДІЯЛЬНОСТІ ПІД ЧАС ПРОВЕДЕННЯ АНТИТЕРОРИСТИЧНОЇ ОПЕРАЦІЇ / ОПЕРАЦІЇ ОБ’ЄДНАНИХ СИЛ (2014–2020 рр.)
Authors: Євсєєв Ігор 
Published: September 2021

Вдосконалення існуючого та формування нового законодавства у сфері волонтерській діяльності, зокрема у напрямку надання волонтерської допомоги українській армії під час антитерористичної операції / операції об’єднаних сил є важливим завданням на шляху забезпечення сталої стратегії діяльності держави у цьому напрямку. Автором зроблено спробу об’єктивного воєнно-історичного аналізу розвитку законодавчих актів, що здійснюють правове регулювання цієї діяльності, а також розглянуто його особливості в указаний період часу. За результатами проведеного дослідження доводиться, що саме в період проведення антитерористичної операції / операції Об’єднаних сил відбулася інституалізація волонтерської діяльності у сфері забезпечення національної безпеки і оборони України.
Ключові слова: волонтерська діяльність, волонтери, правове регулювання, нормативно-правове забезпечення, антитерористична операція, операція об’єднаних сил, матеріально-технічне забезпечення.
Determinación de áreas susceptibles a deslizamientos en el corregimiento de Cerro Punta, provincia de Chiriquí, Panamá
Authors: Santamaría Tomás , Samudio Marissa , Sáez Deeyvid 
Published: September 2021

El corregimiento de Cerro Punta se encuentra en una zona geodinámicamente activa, tanto internamente como externamente. Esto, combinado con las acciones antrópicas, hace que las amenazas a deslizamientos de tierra sean recurrentes en esta zona, causando pérdidas de vidas humanas y económicas. Tomando en cuenta esta problemática, se realizó un estudio de áreas susceptibles a deslizamientos aplicando el método de índice de susceptibilidad a deslizamientos (LSI), con su respectiva validación. El método de LSI es un modelo estadístico bivariado que utiliza como datos de entrada un inventario de deslizamientos históricos y una serie de parámetros que condicionan la ocurrencia de deslizamientos de tierra. El estudio contó con un inventario de 68 deslizamientos georreferenciados, con los cuales se desarrolló y validó un mapa de susceptibilidad a deslizamientos en la zona de estudio. Del inventario total, 30 deslizamientos fueron utilizados para aplicar el modelo estadístico y 38 para validarlo (23 de estos 38 ocurrieron durante el paso del huracán Eta). Para el modelo estadístico se analizaron 9 mapas de parámetros elaborados en ArcGIS, a fin de conocer el nivel de influencia de cada parámetro, resultando la proximidad a carreteras como el parámetro más influyente. Posteriormente, se utilizó la herramienta de superposición ponderada de ArcGIS para realizar el mapa de susceptibilidad, generando 5 niveles de susceptibilidad. La validación del mapa arrojó un 89.4% de predicción, lo que aporta información relevante para la toma de decisiones en gestión de riesgos, planificación urbana en el área de estudios e investigaciones futuras
Nutritional status and vitamin D intake in children with severe AD
Authors: Makarova S. G. , Emeliashenkov E. E. , Fisenko A. P. , Murashkin N. N. , Galimova A. A. , Pronina I. Yu. , Semikina E. L. , Yasakov D. S. , Chumbadze T. R. 
Published: September 2021

Relevance of topic. Atopic dermatitis is a wide-spread skin disease that can significantly reduce patient’s quality of life. Many authors around the globe conduct research to find correlation between atopic detmatitis in children, their growth, development of allergic comorbidities (food allergy in particular) and elimination diet prescription.Aim of the study. To estimate growth indices and nutritional status in children with severe atopic dermatitis and allergic comorbidities on the elimination diet.Methods. This study included children of age 0-17 years 11 months, hospitalized in Dermatology with the Laser Surgery department in the National Medical Research Centre of Children’s Health from September 2020 to May 2021. Anthropometric indices, levels of serum vitamin D, albumin, hemoglobin and total IgE were estimated in all children.Results. This study included 80 children. There was a moderate negative correlation between the number of excluded food groups, the disease longitude (p = 0.003; r = -0.333) and HAZ (p = 0.010; r = -0.351). There was a moderate negative correlation between the age of children and serum vitamin D (p = 0.040; r = -0.317) and a moderate positive - between BAZ and serum vitamin D (p = 0.030; r = 0.332). There was a weak negative correlation between serum vitamin D and total serum IgE (p = 0.033; r = -0.239) and between BAZ and serum hemoglobin (p = 0.028; r = 0.246).Conclusions. The results of this study demonstrate a low intake of vitamin D in children with severe atopic dermatitis, worsening with age. Vitamin D level correlated with BAZ, also the results showed lower vitamin D intake in children with high levels of total Ig E.
Antibacterial Peptide HHC-36 Sustained-Release Coating Promotes Antibacterial Property of Percutaneous Implant
Authors: Miao Qiang , Sun Jin-Long , Huang Fei , Wang Jing , Wang Pei , Zheng Ya-Fei , Wang Feng , Ma Chu-Fan 
Published: September 2021

Percutaneous implants are widely used in clinical practice. However, infection is the main clinical problem of percutaneous implants. Titanium dioxide nanotubes are suitable for forming coatings on complex surfaces such as implants. HHC-36, a cationic antimicrobial peptide, has been identified to have a strong broad-spectrum antibacterial effect. In the present study, we use poly D,L-lactic acid (PDLLA) and poly lactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) coating to build HHC-36 sustained-release system on the surface of titanium dioxide nanotubes. The titanium specimens were anodized coated with HHC-36-PDLLA/PLGA. The morphology and surface elemental distribution of the specimens were evaluated. Besides, results in the present study demonstrated that with antibacterial peptide HHC-36 sustained-release coating, titanium dioxide nanotubes maintain effective drug release for 15 days in vitro, and show significant antibacterial activity. The proliferation of Staphylococcus aureus can be effectively inhibited by PDLLA/PLGA-HHC-36 coated titanium dioxide nanotube. In addition, PDLLA-HHC-36 and PLGA-HHC-36 coating was demonstrated to be biocompatible and antibacterial in vivo. These findings demonstrated that HHC-36 coated titanium nanotube could improve antibacterial potential of percutaneous implants, and indicated a novel and efficient strategy in preventing bacterial infection of percutaneous implants.
Direct N-Glycosylation Profiling of Urine and Prostatic Fluid Glycoproteins and Extracellular Vesicles
Authors: Blaschke Calvin R. K. , Hartig Jordan P. , Grimsley Grace , Liu Liping , Semmes O. John , Wu Jennifer D. , Ippolito Joseph E. , Hughes-Halbert Chanita , Nyalwidhe Julius O. , Drake Richard R. 
Published: September 2021

Expressed prostatic secretions (EPS), also called post digital rectal exam urines, are proximal fluids of the prostate that are widely used for diagnostic and prognostic assays for prostate cancer. These fluids contain an abundant number of glycoproteins and extracellular vesicles secreted by the prostate gland, and the ability to detect changes in their N-glycans composition as a reflection of disease state represents potential new biomarker candidates. Methods to characterize these N-glycan constituents directly from clinical samples in a timely manner and with minimal sample processing requirements are not currently available. In this report, an approach is described to directly profile the N-glycan constituents of EPS urine samples, prostatic fluids and urine using imaging mass spectrometry for detection. An amine reactive slide is used to immobilize glycoproteins from a few microliters of spotted samples, followed by peptide N-glycosidase digestion. Over 100 N-glycan compositions can be detected with this method, and it works with urine, urine EPS, prostatic fluids, and urine EPS-derived extracellular vesicles. A comparison of the N-glycans detected from the fluids with tissue N-glycans from prostate cancer tissues was done, indicating a subset of N-glycans present in fluids derived from the gland lumens. The developed N-glycan profiling is amenable to analysis of larger clinical cohorts and adaptable to other biofluids.
Physical Origin of Dual-Emission of Au–Ag Bimetallic Nanoclusters
Authors: Peng Bo , Zheng Liu-Xi , Wang Pan-Yue , Zhou Jia-Feng , Ding Meng , Sun Hao-Di , Shan Bing-Qian , Zhang Kun 
Published: September 2021

On the origin of photoluminescence of noble metal NCs, there are always hot debates: metal-centered quantum-size confinement effect VS ligand-centered surface state mechanism. Herein, we provided solid evidence that structural water molecules (SWs) confined in the nanocavity formed by surface-protective-ligand packing on the metal NCs are the real luminescent emitters of Au-Ag bimetal NCs. The Ag cation mediated Au-Ag bimetal NCs exhibit the unique pH-dependent dual-emission characteristic with larger Stokes shift up to 200 nm, which could be used as potential ratiometric nanosensors for pH detection. Our results provide a completely new insight on the understanding of the origin of photoluminescence of metal NCs, which elucidates the abnormal PL emission phenomena, including solvent effect, pH-dependent behavior, surface ligand effect, multiple emitter centers, and large-Stoke’s shift.