bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Gender estimation from angular parameters of mandible in Turkish adults
Authors: SERTEL MEYVACI Seda , GÖLLER BULUT Duygu , ÖZTÜRK Ayşe Tuğçe , ANKARALI Handan 
Published: September 2021

Aim: In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the effect of angular parameters, which are a part of mandibular morphometry, on gender assessment with the help of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT).
Material and Methods: A total of 197 healthy adults, 100 females and 97 males, aged between 18-68 years were included in our study. Ten angular parameters of the mandible were evaluated using CBCT. Independent samples t-test was used to compare the gender for each of the age and angle measurements. In addition, the success of the angles in gender diagnosis was examined by a stepwise linear canonical differential analysis. Statistical significance level was accepted as p0.05). In order to eliminate the effect of age difference, a total of 11 variables including age were comprised in the model, and discriminant analysis was performed with the stepwise variable elimination method to select only the variables that could make significant gender discrimination. As a result of variable elimination, we found that the overall correct classification success of the discriminant function, which includes a total of 4 angles, sexually dimorphic right α angle, left Go angle, right β angle, and left α angle, was 71.5%.
Conclusion: This study showed that among the angular parameters of the mandible, the left Go angle being the highest, the right α angle, right β angle and left α angles have sexual dimorphic properties, and gender estimation can be made with 71.5% overall accuracy with the discriminant function containing these parameters.
Lições da Primeira Evangelização
Authors: Boff Clodovis M. 
Published: September 2021

Que nos ensina a primeira evangelização do nosso continente a nós que estamos envolvidos com a “nova evangelização”? Não se trata aqui de fazer o processo do passado, mas de aprender com ele em função de nosso presente. O passado pode nos sugerir o que devemos fazer e também o que não devemos. “A história é mestra de vida” – repetiam os antigos. Que podemos, pois, aprender com os primeiros missionários da América Latina?
Desenvolveremos a seguir algumas lições importantes que podemos tirar de nosso passado.
ОРГАНІЗАЦІЯ ІНФОРМАЦІЙНОЇ ДІЯЛЬНОСТІ В УПРАВЛІННІ: ТЕНДЕНЦІЇ РОЗВИТКУ ТА ФАКТОРИ ВПЛИВУ
Authors: Климова Катерина 
Published: September 2021

В сучасних умовах організація інформаційної діяльності в управлінні зазнає суттєвих модифікацій і потребує аналізу тенденцій і визначення перспективних напрямів її розвитку. Основними тенденціями в організації інформаційної діяльності сфери управління є зростання ролі і значення організаційних засад в інформаційній підготовці та реалізації управлінських стратегічних планів і проектів; узалежнення організаційних засад інформаційного забезпечення управління від законодавчо-нормативної бази у сфері інформації, документації та інформаційної діяльності; нормативна база управлінської інформаційної діяльності має потужну правову основу, і саме закони визначають правове поле розробляння нормативних актів, які охоплюють всі аспекти роботи з документованою управлінською інформацією; організація інформаційної діяльності в управлінні охоплює всі стадії життя документів та має тісний зв’язок з питаннями архівування задокументованої управлінської інформації; підпорядкування інформаційного та документаційного забезпечення менеджменту цілям і завданням політики ‒ державної, політики установи/підприємства/організації; розширення предметного поля організаційних засад інформаційної діяльності в умовах демократизації суспільного життя та забезпечення доступу до публічної інформації; швидке пристосування до технічних змін і новітніх технологій створення та функціонування документованої інформації; зростання ролі наукових засад організації інформаційної діяльності важливим фактором якого є діяльність наукових інституцій, університетських кафедр; вплив міжнародного досвіду на організаційні засади інформаційно-документаційного забезпечення менеджменту; поява нових структур ‒ субʼєктів інформаційної діяльності ‒ інформаційних посередників; активізація діяльності інформаційних та інформаційно-аналітичних підрозділів установ; вплив правових питань функціонування та використання інформації, гарантування дотримання прав власності на інформацію, забезпечення доступу до відкритої інформації, що знаходиться в розпорядженні державних органів, органів місцевого самоврядування, окремих установ/організацій.
Expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS/NOS II) in the hydropic vestibule after injection of keyhole limpet hemocyanin into the endolymphatic sac of guinea pigs
Authors: Watanabe Ken-ichi , Tomiyama Shunichi , Jinnouchi Ken , Hess Alexander , Michel Olaf , Yagi Toshiaki 
Published: September 2021

This study was undertaken to examine the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS / NOS II) in the hydropic vestibule of guinea pigs. Animals were systemically sensitized with 500 μg of keyhole limpet hemocyanin. Two weeks after the first injection, keyhole limpet hemocyanin (100 μg/5 μl) was injected into the endolymphatic sac following the intradural approach, and the next day temporal bones were removed for the immunohistochemical examination. Endolymphatic hydrops was evidenced by the expansion of the Reissner's membrane in the cochlea after direct injection of keyhole limpet hemocyanin into the endolymphatic sac. Inducible nitric oxide synthase expression was increased in the sensory cells, supporting cells and vestibular ganglion cells, while temporal bones, where only phosphate buffered saline was injected, did not show any inducible nitric oxide synthase immunoreactivity. High levels of inducible nitric oxide synthase-catalyzed nitric oxide were detected prior to the development of the inner ear dysfunction. Our results suggest that the occurrence of inducible nitric oxide synthase immunoreactivity parallels the inner ear disturbance as seen in endolymphatic hydrops.
Effects of hypothermic anesthesia of the feet on vibration-induced body sway and adaptation
Authors: Stål F. , Fransson P.A. , Magnusson M. , Karlberg M. 
Published: September 2021

The aim of this study was to investigate the significance of information from the plantar cutaneous mechanoreceptors in postural control and whether postural control could compensate for reduced cutaneous information by adaptation. Sixteen healthy subjects were tested with eyes open or eyes closed with hypothermic and normal feet temperature during posturography where body sway was induced by vibratory proprioceptive stimulation towards both calf muscles. The hypothermic anesthesia was obtained by cooling the subject's feet in ice water for 20 minutes. Body movements were evaluated by analyzing the anteroposterior and lateral torques induced towards the supporting surface by a force platform during the posturography tests. The reduction of cutaneous sensor information from the mechanoreceptors of the feet significantly increased the vibration-induced torque variance mainly in the anteroposterior direction. However, the effects of disturbed mechanoreceptors information was rapidly compensated for through postural adaptation and torque variance was in level with that without anesthesia within 50 to 100 seconds of stimulation, both when standing with eyes open and eyes closed. Our findings suggest that somatosensory input from mechanoreceptors in the foot soles contribute significantly in maintaining postural control, but the sensory loss could be compensated for.
Eye-head coordination in darkness: Formulation and testing of a mathematical model
Authors: Ramat Stefano , Schmid Roberto , Zambarbieri Daniela 
Published: September 2021

Passive head rotation in darkness produces vestibular nystagmus, consisting of slow and quick phases. The vestibulo-ocular reflex produces the slow phases, in the compensatory direction, while the fast phases, in the same direction as head rotation, are of saccadic origin. We have investigated how the saccadic components of the ocular motor responses evoked by active head rotation in darkness are generated, assuming the only available sensory information is that provided by the vestibular system. We recorded the eye and head movements of nine normal subjects during active head rotation in darkness. Subjects were instructed to rotate their heads in a sinusoidal-like manner and to focus their attention on producing a smooth head rotation. We found that the desired eye position signal provided to the saccadic mechanism by the vestibular system may be modeled as a linear combination of head velocity and head displacement information. Here we present a mathematical model for the generation of both the slow and quick phases of vestibular nystagmus based on our findings. Simulations of this model accurately fit experimental data recorded from subjects.
Eye movement responses to active, high-frequency pitch and yaw head rotations in subjects with unilateral vestibular loss or posterior semicircular canal occlusion
Authors: Gianna-Poulin Claire C. , Stallings Valerie , Black F. Owen 
Published: September 2021

This study assessed the eye movement responses to active head rotation in six subjects with complete unilateral vestibular loss (UVL), five subjects with posterior canal plugging (PCP) and age- and sex-matched normal subjects. Subjects performed head rotations in the pitch and yaw planes at frequencies ranging from 2 to 6 Hz, while looking at an earth-fixed target. Vertical eye movement gains obtained in UVL, PCP and normal subjects were not significantly different. Vertical phases decreased with increasing head movement frequencies in both UVL and PCP subjects. Although this decrease produced significantly different vertical phases between UVL and normal subjects for head movements above 3.9 Hz, vertical phases in some normal subjects were similar to those obtained in UVL subjects. We conclude that active head oscillations in the pitch plane are not clinically useful for the detection of vertical canal impairment limited to one ear. As expected, UVL subjects showed reduced horizontal gains, and eye velocity asymmetries during active head rotation in the yaw plane. Results in some PCP subjects suggested possible minor impairments of horizontal vestibulo-ocular reflexes.
A ATUAÇÃO DA ASSESSORIA DE PELE NA PREVENÇÃO DE LESÃO POR PRESSÃO EM PACIENTES COM COVID 19 EM UNIDADE DE TERAPIA INTENSIVA
Authors: Silva Adellúcia dos Santos , Barbosa Silva Raisa 
Published: September 2021

Resumo. O sistema tegumentar é composto pela pele e seus anexos, exerce extrema importância na fotoproteção, imunologia, proteção de perda de líquidos, termoregulação, produção de vitamina D, manutenção do equilíbrio hídrico e eletrolítico, percepção de estímulos dolorosos e agradáveis e é um indicador de saúde e doença. A pele em sua integridade total nos defende de penetração de microorganismos da flora normal e de microrganismos do meio hospitalar, ela quando rompida perde a capacidade de proteção, deixando os pacientes vulneráveis as infeções. Na pandemia de COVID 19, observamos uma incidência de lesões por pressão ocasionada em pacientes acamados em leitos de UTI, devido a instabilidade hemodinâmica, muitos necessitavam de posição prona para facilitar os padrões respiratórios e com isso, dificultou a execução de técnicas de prevenção, favorecendo o surgimento de lesão por pressão. Portanto para realização desse trabalho foram utilizadas ferramentas de pesquisa qualitativa de forma virtual, a exemplo de manuais, guias ministeriais, protocolos da ANVISA, artigos indexados na Scielo. A assessoria de pele composta por técnicos e enfermeiros habilitados na prevenção e tratamento de lesões contribuem para a execução de técnicas que minimizam ou eliminam a incidência de lesões por pressão, utilizando cheklist de mudança de decúbito, orientações de reposicionamento da cabeça e braços a cada 2 horas, colocação de coxins adptados as áreas de pressão, espuma de hidropolímero e silicone ( região inframamária, região abdominal, face, mandíbula e artelhos), orientações mudanças passivas em 15º por 15 segundos nos membros superiores e inferiores, hidratação da pele em áreas sem eritema, aplicação de creme com base de óxido de zinco e dimeticone em regiões mais sensíveis a agressões. Observamos que com medidas simples de prevenção minimizamos o aparecimento de novas lesões e o compromentimento tissular profundo, quando o paciente é supinado. O acompanhamento da assessoria de pele juntamente com os profissionais de saúde setoriais, engajados em ações preventivas, alcançarão melhores resultados, quando comparados com execução fracionadas de medidas de prevenção, sendo essa, uma das mais importantes ferramentas para deshospitalização, controle de infecção e reabilitação dos pacientes acometidos pelo COVID-19.
Utilization of Synthetic Hematocrit Derived from Cardiac MRI for Estimating Extracellular Volume
Authors: Erdemir Ahmet Gürkan , Gümeler Ekim , Öcal Osman , Hazırolan Tuncay 
Published: September 2021

Objective: For a correct estimation of extracellular volume, patients’ blood samples must be taken at least within 24 hours after cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, which may cause problems in immediate or retrospective evaluation. The aim of this study is to demonstrate the applicability of synthetic hematocrit for the calculation of extracellular volume.
Materials and Methods: Cardiac magnetic resonance images including T1 mapping were retrospectively reviewed. Medical records of each patient were also collected and patients who had blood samples including hematocrit values within 24 hours of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging were included in the study. Simple linear regression along with intraclass correlation coefficient were used to calculate the coefficient of determination and agreement between the two measurements of hematocrit and extracellular volume values. The compatibility of the synthetic extracellular volume with the native extracellular volume was analysed using “Kappa Analysis”.
Results: Synthetic and native hematocrit values showed significant correlation (p<0.001). Synthetic hematocrit had a high intraclass correlation coefficient (0.833). Kappa analysis for each region (Apex κ=0.88, Mid κ=0.75, Basal κ=0.87) showed significant interobserver reliability (p<0.001).
Conclusion: Synthetic hematocrit formulas for each vendor may help improve synthetic extracellular volume values without contrast administration.
Creativity in the Aspect of Composition of Business Models of Manufacturers from the Agricultural Machines Sector: An Attempt to Assess the Significance of the Requirements
Authors: Nogalski Bogdan , Niewiadomski Przemysław , Szpitter Agnieszka 
Published: September 2021

“We tell people that if nobody has mocked even one thought of theirs, this means that they are not creative enough”Bill GATES
As a consequence of broad recognition of creativity as an element related to the development of business models under the conditions of a variable environment that is difficult to forecast, it has been appreciated by management sciences. In the context of the above, research was commenced in order to attempt to provide an answer to the question: is the scope and type of business models implemented by manufacturers a derivative of the creativity level assimilated by them?In connection with the above, it was necessary to:

from the theoretical perspective – using the method of reconstruction and interpretation of the Polish and foreign literature on the subject – present creativity as a factor contributing dynamics to the development of business models;
from the design perspective – determine which business models are adopted by micro, small and medium-sized production enterprises operating in the Polish farm machines sector;
from the empirical perspective – establish to what extent implementation of the mentioned business models is determined by creativity desired by manufacturers.

This publication has been created as an effect of the authors’ thoughts and searches; first of all, their practical experience and activity in management practice.
IgA nephropathy associated acute kidney injury with ankylosing spondylitis and HLA-B27 positive: a case report
Authors: Hasan Mahmud Javed , Quddus ASM Ruhul , Ray Nitai Chandra 
Published: September 2021

We are reporting a rare case with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), renal impairment with IgA nephropathy. Here, we discuss the course of diagnosis. A 32 year-old man with bilateral pain of the sacroiliac joints for 5 years and leg swelling for 10 days. A Diagnosis of AS by HLA-B27 and pelvic X-ray tests, pathological diagnosis and IgA nephropathy based on renal biopsy. We administered methylprednisolone 500 mg/d for 3 consecutive days, followed by methylprednisolone 40 mg oral QD for a month. The patient was followed up once a month. In the sixth month, the patient's serum creatinine had decreased to 0.96 mg/dL, urine microalbumin creatinine ratio decreased to 173.3 mg/g, and albumin had risen to 33.1 g/L. Pain and morning stiffness were relieved. Although the causal relationship between AS and IgA nephropathy in this patient still needs to be established. In clinical practice, patients with AS need to be screened for renal complications.
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A Lexical Analysis of Zechariah 6:1-8
Authors: Chia Philip Suciadi , Juanda Juanda 
Published: September 2021

Zechariah 1:1-6 summarizes a speech to the people that reports the failure of the previous generations to heed the message of the prophets who God has sent while successfully challenging the current generation to turn to YHWH. The eight visions of the second block (1:7-6:15) share common compositional elements, but they also show evidence of later reworking. The third block, Zechariah 7-8, constitutes a collection of short sayings dated approximately two years after temple construction began.
Zechariah 6:1-8 could be divided into two sections. First is disclosure of the vision (6:1-4) and the last one is the disclosure and explanation of the vision (6:5-8). Particularly, in this first subparagraph, Zechariah seems to present his thoughts in chiasmus. This chiasmus has a structural function which often a chiastic couplet is used to both open and close a stanza or poem. Zechariah introduced his eighth vision with four verbs, which are thematic words.
Cerebral Visual Impairment on the Web: An Exploration of an Educational Web Resource as a Bridge to Public Understanding
Authors: Ravenscroft John , St Clair Tracy Helen , Blaikie Andrew 
Published: September 2021

Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI) is the most common form of childhood visual impairment. Yet it remains the least well understood by parents and professionals alike. There is an urgent need to provide a bridge between academic knowledge concerning CVI, and to give a practical understanding of the condition to those affected, parents, carers, and professionals alike so that a common language can be shared between patients, their carers and professionals. The wide ranging manifestations of CVI, and the lack of accessible well recognised terms to describe it, render it difficult to understand how someone with their own unique form of CVI actually “sees”. However, with graded progressive explanation, knowledge can be gained, leading to an understanding of the visual effects of CVI from the perspective of those affected. The current position of limited understanding of the condition presents a major challenge for health and education professionals: How does one bring about the requisite CVI literacy, to render the subject accessible to families, affected children and adults, and the public?One way of doing this is by means of a plain language, multi-media resource, hosted on a publicly available website, driven by a partnership of adults with CVI, parents of children with the condition and experienced professionals from around the world, including those from the vision sciences and education. Within this context, we have explored the website resource of the not-for-profit organisation CVI Scotland (https://cviscotland.org/). This comprises a growing body of CVI knowledge created for teaching, sharing, learning and developing knowledge and understanding. By analysing anonymised data concerning the activity of 80,000 users from 170 countries, we have examined where the users who are accessing the website come from, what users are seeking in terms of information, how they have accessed the website, and what devices they use. The results are interpreted though frequency analysis and linear regression. Based on this analysis several recommendations are made in terms of disseminating information about CVI to members of the public as well as developments to enhance the website itself. To our knowledge this is the first study to examine the use of a website dedicated to CVI using Google analytics.
Case Report: Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy After Traumatic Brain Injury
Authors: Wang Fajun , Darby Joseph 
Published: September 2021

Introduction: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) or “stress cardiomyopathy” is an uncommon condition characterized by transient cardiac dysfunction with left ventricular apical ballooning in an appropriate clinical context. TCM has been observed in a variety of acute neurological conditions most prominently in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and status epilepticus. TCM has only been reported infrequently in association with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Herein we present a patient who developed TCM 3 days after hospital admission with severe TBI.Case Presentation: A 30-year-old male presented to the hospital with an acute subdural hematoma, anisocoria, declining consciousness and CT evidence of uncal herniation after being found down in a hotel room. The patient was taken emergently to the operating room for decompressive hemicraniectomy and hematoma evacuation. On the post-trauma day (PTD) 3, the patient developed acute dyspnea with increased oxygen requirements that improved with diuresis. On PTD 4, nursing staff noted T waive inversions (TWI) on the bedside monitor prompting an electrocardiogram (ECG) that showed a prolonged QTc interval and worsening TWI in leads I, II, aVL, and V2-6. Troponin I level was mildly elevated at 0.63ng/mL. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) was subsequently performed and showed a low ejection fraction (EF 26%) with apical hypokinesis and basal hyperkinesis, consistent with TCM. A diagnosis of TCM was confirmed by Cardiology consultation and he was started on a beta-blocker and an ACE inhibitor. Follow-up TTE on PTD 20 showed a normal left ventricular EF.Conclusion: While rarely reported in patients with TBI, TCM developed in an otherwise healthy young male following severe TBI necessitating decompressive hemicraniectomy. TTE should be considered in patients with TBI who have cardio-pulmonary symptoms or unexplained ECG abnormalities.