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Possibility of Operative Treatment of Uterine Sarcoma: Case Report
Authors: Ivanovic Radenko , Maric Helena , Cancar Vladimir , Nikolic Dragana , Lecic Radislavka , Arsenovic Milan 
Published: August 2018

Abstract
Uterine sarcomas make up only 5% of all malignancies in gynecology. Their classification is complicated due to low incidence and large histological differences. Uterine sarcoma is usually diagnosed in postmenopausal women, and this is most often done accidentally at the postoperative stage. The existence of uterine sarcoma should be suspected in cases of rapid uterine growth in postmenopausal state. Postmenopausal abnormal bleeding is the most common reason for a medical examination.
In this paper, a 48-year-old patient is presented in whose case during a regular gynecological examination; the existence of tumour change in the uterine part of uterus has been noticed. The patient did not have gynecological problems until then. The patient was then subjected to a diagnostic exploratory curettage. The pathohistological finding was negative. Given that the onset change is present after the control check, it is decided to proceed with an operative procedure. A pathohistological finding (uterus and adnexa) indicates that it is a uterine sarcoma. After that, the patient was re-treated with two more operations and then had chemotherapy and radiation therapy. After completing the whole treatment, for the period of six years, the patient now feels well and performs her usual work tasks.
Preparation and Thermal Features of Composite Paraffin Room Temperature Phase Change Mortar
Authors: Tian Guo Hua , Lv Heng Lin , Huang Jian En , Liu Peng , Feng Wei 
Published: August 2018

Abstract
To enhance the thermal storage capacity of building envelopes and reduce the energy consumption associated with construction, a composite paraffin room temperature phase change ceramisite for a building envelope was developed. Based on a single factor test method, 52# paraffin and liquid paraffin were heated and melted together to prepare the composite phase change material, which was infiltrated into the ceramisite by vacuum adsorption. The ceramisite adsorbed with paraffin was encapsulated using acrylic emulsion, epoxy resin, or cement paste. The sand in the traditional ceramisite was replaced with the phase change ceramisite to prepare the phase change energy storage mortar for the building application. Using mercury porosimetry, differential scanning calorimetry, and thermal conductivity detection, the phase transition temperature, phase transition latent heat, encapsulation effectiveness, adsorption rate, coefficient of thermal conductivity, and specific heat capacity of the mortar were measured for the phase change ceramisite. The results indicated the following: the phase transition temperature of the composite paraffin could accommodate the range of indoor and outdoor thermal environments (18°C–35°C); a large amount of paraffin could be adsorbed into the ceramisite interior by vacuum adsorption, with the adsorption rate being higher than 58 %; with incorporation of the phase change ceramisite, the coefficient of thermal conductivity of the mortar gradually decreased and the specific heat capacity gradually increased; and when the ceramisite ratio reached 50 %, the coefficient of thermal conductivity decreased by 51.47 % and the specific heat capacity increased by 80.6 %, indicating favorable heat storage performance.
Effect of Jute Reinforcement Parameters on Mechanical Properties of Composite Structures
Authors: Gopinath P. , Suresh P. 
Published: August 2018

Abstract
In this study, yarn finenesses that are used in the fabric preform, fabric preform density, and preform laying angle were taken as the three important variables, and then the range of the process parameter was also selected based on the pilot run. These selected process parameters and their three different ranges were selected to conduct the experiments. In pure jute composites, the measured properties of tensile strength, flexural strength, and compression strength were very high in the plain-woven composites. This is ascertained through verification of experiments by producing a new sample. Through signal-to-noise ratio analysis, the research found that an optimum flexural value of 85.6822 MPa is obtained by maintaining the process parameter pattern as A1B1C1.
Emergency response to occupational brucellosis in a pharmaceutical manufacturing enterprise
Authors: Yuan Weiming , Zhang Meibian , Zou Hua , Gao Xiangjing , Luan Yuqing 
Published: August 2018

Abstract

Objectives
Human brucellosis, as a zoonosis, is a serious public health problem in many developing countries, including China. To date, there has been no case report on occupational brucellosis and the emergency response in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry. The aim of this report is to describe an emergency brucellosis outbreak in this unusual setting and the associated treatment methods from an occupational health perspective.

Methods
The emergency response included a field epidemiological investigation, a hierarchy of control strategy, and validation of control measures.

Results
Seven workers in the defrosting, grinding, and hydrolysis departments suffered from human brucellosis during two periods. The main symptoms were whole-body joint pain and undulant fever for several weeks, and Brucella-specific serum antibody was found in the patients. A hierarchy of exposure control strategy was implemented, including elimination, engineering control, administrative control, and the use of personal protection equipment. Raw material and environmental monitoring, measurement of placental temperature, Escherichia coli inactivation tests, and health examinations demonstrated that these measures were effective.

Conclusions
This report describes an emergent case and the response to two consecutive outbreaks of occupational brucellosis among workers in a pharmaceutical manufacturing enterprise. The hierarchical control strategy used in this case may prevent new outbreaks, and several lessons can be learned from this event.
Filling the Position of Constitutional Court Judge and its Corraletion With the Independence of Judges (Comparative Study of Some Countries)
Authors: Kurniawan M Beni 
Published: August 2018

Abstract.This article explains how to fill the position of judges of the Constitutional Court in Indonesia by comparing the mechanism of filling the office of judges of the Constitutional Court in several countries in the world. This study also conducted a study on the correlation of filling the position of judges of the Constitutional Court with the independence of judges of the Constitutional Court in carrying out its functions and authority. This article concludes that there are three ways of recruitment of constitutional judges applicable in some countries. First mentioned, the single body mechanism, the appointment mechanism, the executive may determine all members of the Constitutional Court without further supervision by the legislative branch. Second, cooperative appointment mechanisms model; the appointment of this model calls for cooperation between institutions in determining the composition of a court or similar organ. Third is a representative reproduction model, this model involves a number of state institutions. For example, in Italy three of the nine constitutional justices are filed by the President, three by parliament, and three by the Supreme Court.Keywords: Filling the Position of Judge of the Constitutional Court, Independence, Comparison Abstrak. Artikel ini menjelaskan bagaimana pengisian jabatan hakim Mahkamah Konsitutisi di Indonesia dengan melakukan perbandingan terhadap mekanisme pengisian jabatan hakim Mahkamah Konsitutisi di beberapa negara di dunia. Penelitian ini juga melakukan studi terhadap korelasi pengisian jabatan hakim Mahkamah Konstitusi dengan Independensi hakim Mahkamah Konstitusi dalam menjalankan fungsi dan wewenangnya. Artikel ini menyimpulkan bahwa ada tiga cara rekruitmen hakim konstitusi yang berlaku di beberapa negara. Pertama disebut, single body mechanism, mekanisme pengangkatan ini, eksekutif dapat menentukan seluruh anggota Mahkamah Konstitusi tanpa pengawasan lebih lanjut oleh cabang legislatif. Kedua, model cooperative appointment mechanisms; pengangkatan model ini menghendaki kerja sama di antara lembaga-lembaga dalam menentukan komposisi mahkamah atau organ sejenisnya. Ketiga, adalah model pengankatan representative, model ini melibatkan sejumlah lembaga negara. Sebagai contoh di Italia tiga dari Sembilan hakim konstitusi diajukan oleh Presiden, tiga oleh parlemen, dan tiga oleh Mahkamah Agung. Kata kunci: Pengisian Jabatan Hakim MK, Independensi, Perbandingan
Improving Hospital-to-Home Transitions for Children Entering Foster Care
Authors: DeLucia Michael , Martens Anna , Leyenaar JoAnna , Mallory Leah A. 
Published: August 2018

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
Hospital-to-home transitions present safety risks for patients. Children discharged with new foster caregivers may be especially vulnerable to poor discharge outcomes. With this study, our objective is to identify differences in discharge quality and outcomes for children discharged from the hospital with new foster caregivers compared with children discharged to their preadmission caregivers.

METHODS:
Pediatric patients discharged from the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center between January 2014 and May 2017 were eligible for inclusion in this retrospective cohort study. Chart review identified patients discharged with new foster caregivers. These patients were compared with a matched cohort of patients discharged with preadmission caregivers for 5 discharge quality process measures and 2 discharge outcomes.

RESULTS:
Fifty-six index cases and 165 matched patients were identified. Index cases had worse performance on 4 of 5 discharge process measures, with significantly lower use of discharge readiness checklists (75% vs 92%; P = .004) and teach-back education of discharge instructions for caregivers (63% vs 79%; P = .02). Index cases had twice the odds of misunderstandings needing clarification at the postdischarge call; this difference was not statistically significant (26% vs 13%; P = .07).

CONCLUSIONS:
Hospital-to-home transition quality measures were less often implemented for children discharged with new foster caregivers than for the cohort of patients discharged with preadmission caregivers. This may lead to increased morbidity, as suggested by more frequent caregiver misunderstandings. Better prospective identification of these patients and enhanced transition improvement efforts targeted at their new caregivers may be warranted.
The Placenta and Neurodevelopment in Preterm Newborns
Authors: Garfinkle Jarred , Miller Steven P. 
Published: August 2018

In caring for preterm neonates, a major challenge lies in understanding the contributors to brain dysmaturation and injury, both of which serve as precursors to childhood neurodevelopmental impairment. In addition to the various adverse exposures that the preterm newborn encounters in postnatal life, the placental antecedents of preterm delivery, in and of themselves, may affect brain dysmaturation and injury. The abnormal placenta is a frequent complication of pregnancy, and placental pathologies, such as placental insufficiency and acute chorioamnionitis, often precede preterm birth.
Placental insufficiency is the principal cause of fetal growth restriction and acts via chronic fetal hypoxia. During fetal hypoxia, cardiac output redistribution to the brain represents an important fetal adaptive response; however, vascular sparing of the brain does not ensure normal brain growth. Early fetal growth restriction, which is associated with a hypermature and malperfused placenta, results in neurodevelopmental impairment independent of the duration of gestation in preterm newborns. Acute chorioamnionitis is characterized by infiltration of the placenta by immune cells and often results from infection that induces an inflammatory response. Chorioamnionitis can lead to the fetal inflammatory response syndrome and preterm labor, and thus can add to subsequent neonatal brain injury. Placental health should be assessed in understanding the origins of preterm brain dysmaturation and injury, and subsequent neurodevelopmental impairment.
Significance of biochemical markers in diagnosis of bone remodeling disturbances among diabetic mellitus persons
Authors: Safarova S. S. 
Published: August 2018

Aim. To assess the influence of changes, observed in men and women with type 1and 2 diabetes mellitus (DM1, DM2) on the state of bone metabolism markers; to determine the directions of changes in bone remodeling serum markers among patients of both genders, suffering from this disease.
Materials and methods. The cross-sectional study of patients, diagnosed DM1 (n = 98) and DM2 (n = 137) was conducted; the control group included 82 persons. In all patients, calciotropic hormones, the serum markers of bone remodeling, were studied.
Results. The obtained results, regarding assessment of bone metabolism markers content in blood of DM1 and DM2 patients compared to the control, indicated the presence of pathological changes in bone remodeling processes in the form of decrease in osteogenesis marker PINP for patients with DM1 by 16 %, DM 2 – by 12 %, compared with the control group, and increase in bone resorption marker b-CTx in 32 % of patients with DM1 and 25 % with DM2; inconsistency of changes in bone remodeling processes in DM1 patients, with preferential alterations of bone resorption indices, was determined in 28 % of cases. Patients with DM2 had lower PINP and b-CTx levels that reflects the lower bone tissue metabolism, compared to DM1 patients, irrespective of age and duration of disease.
Conclusions. The bone mass loss in the majority of the examined patients with diabetes is connected with suppression of osteogenesis and to a significantly lesser extent – with bone tissue resorption. Bone remodeling marker values in patients with DM2 are lower than with DM1. Such factors as glycemic profile compensation, duration of diabetes and presence of diabetic nephropathy are able to influence bone metabolism.
Improvement of reparative regeneration in surgery
Authors: Plecheva D. V. , Okroyan V. P. , Ibragimov T. R. , Galimov O. V. , Khanov V. O. 
Published: August 2018

Aim. To improve the reparative tissue regeneration, applying oxymethyluracil in surgical patients.
Materials and methods. The impact of 5-oxymethyluracil-2,4-dioxo-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropirimidine (5-OMU) on the processes of regeneration stimulation in the tissues was studied in 4 groups, including different organs and systems of the body. The analysis of the results of using 5-OMU for torpid wounds in general surgery included 145 patients, erosive-ulcerous lesion of the upper parts of gastrointestinal tract – 126, reparative surgeries on GIT – 105 and revasculizing interventions on the heart – 63. To develop experimental models, mature rats, aged 11–12 months, with the body mass 2.9 ± 1.7 kg were used. Two sets of experiments with cut and burn wounds were implemented.
Results. The experimental studies, aimed at investigation of histological and histochemical preparations, demonstrated positive influence of oxymethyluracil on the healing of skin wounds.
Conclusions. On the basis of the studies carried out, the preparation is also recommended for use in other fields of surgery for the treatment of erosive-ulcerous lesions of the upper part of gastrointestinal tract, for intestinal anastomoses and when performing revasculizing surgeries on the heart. Different drug forms of this preparation were developed to reach its maximum concentration in the tissues, clinical trials were conducted and its efficient use in clinical practice was confirmed.
Los signos distintivos: implicaciones de una marca colectiva frente a una denominación de origen
Authors: Garcia Velasco Isabel Cristina 
Published: August 2018

Este articulo parte del interés académico sobre dos de las categorías de los signos distintivos, la marca colectiva y la denominación de origen. Colombia es un país diverso en muchos aspectos, lo cual influye en sus productos artesanales, agroalimentarios que los hace tener características únicas, que puede hacerlos merecedores por sus calidades de categorías de reconocimiento nacional e internacional con un signo distintivo, como una marca colectiva o una denominación de origen. La primera identifica productos que responden a unos reglamentos de uso previamente establecidos que entran a identificar este tipo de productos. La segunda, trata de protegerlos, siempre que cumplan con condiciones de factores geográficos y humanos que los individualicen. Categorías con diferencias conceptuales, aspectos jurídicos, sociales y económicos a tener en la cuenta al momento de optar por una u otra de estos signos distintivos.
Se utilizó una metodología cualitativa para analizar estos signos distintivos. Tanto la marca colectiva como la denominación de origen, identifican productos de calidad, qué llevan a escoger por parte de los empresarios, productores y población en general la promoción de sus productos, para concluir que tanto la marca colectiva como la denominación de origen son categorías que adquieren importancia por su impacto social, económico y el gran beneficiado es el consumidor final.
Factores determinantes y tendencias de la transferencia de resultados de investigación universitaria al sector productivo
Authors: Morales Rubiano Maria Eugenia , Sanabria Rangel Pedro Emilio , Plata Pacheco Paola Andrea 
Published: August 2018

Este artículo busca identificar factores determinantes y tendencias de la transferencia de resultados de investigación universitaria al sector productivo. Para esto se realizó una revisión de artículos académicos que se han generado entre 1994 y 2014 sobre el tema, y que recogen casos internacionales. Se identificaron factores relevantes para dicha transferencia agrupándolos en: enfoque de la universidad, mecanismos y unidades de enlace, perfil y posición de los actores, proceso de investigación y transferencia, capacidades internas de la universidad y condiciones del entorno. Respecto a las tendencias, en las naciones desarrolladas existe un avance hacia relaciones formales de transferencia entre diversas organizaciones, especialmente a partir de financiamiento privado
El estado colombiano y el emprendimiento empresarial: éxito o fracaso de su programa clave
Authors: Cajigas Romero Margot , Haro María del Carmen , Ramírez Elbar 
Published: August 2018

Este trabajo valora el nivel de éxito o fracaso del Estado colombiano en materia de fomento del emprendimiento empresarial, a partir del programa insignia Fondo Emprender, el cual aporta capital semilla para poner en operación los proyectos aprobados. El estudio tuvo carácter empírico, analizó 2.119 iniciativas emprendedoras financiadas entre 2006 y 2013, empleando como instrumentos de medición de éxito o fracaso las variables propias del programa. Para identificar la incidencia de las variables se utilizaron elementos cualitativos y cuantitativos, aplicando estadística descriptiva, corriendo el modelo de regresión de respuesta binaria LOGIT. Se concluyó que las variables gestión de empleo, gestión presupuestal y gestión en las ventas, son variables determinantes del éxito, mientras que el fracaso está asociado a ofrecer más financiación a cambio de más empleos. Finalmente, se determina que un año es un plazo insuficiente para evaluar un proyecto empresarial y definir su fracaso o éxito.
Curvas de eliminación de huevos por gramo de materia fecal de parásitos gastrointestinales en Búfalos de agua (Bubalus bubalis) del Magdalena Medio Colombiano
Authors: Prada Sanmiguel German Alonso , Plazas Caro Elverto 
Published: August 2018

El presente estudio fue realizado en la hacienda bufalera La Suiza, municipio de Puerto Nare Antioquia en el Magdalena Medio Colombiano. El objetivo del estudio fue determinar las variaciones en la eliminación de huevos por gramo (hpg) de materia fecal de parásitos gastrointestinales durante los meses de enero a diciembre a un total de 150 Búfalos de agua (Bubalus bubalis), los cuales fueron divididos en tres grupos de cincuenta animales: menores de 12 meses de edad, de 13 a 36 meses de edad y mayores a 37 meses de edad seleccionados al azar de un inventario total de 4.200 Búfalos. La materia fecal se recolectó directamente del recto mes a mes durante un año, luego fue procesada mediante la técnica de Mc-Master modificada por Scmidht para el respectivo conteo de huevos. Se utilizó el programa Statistix para calcular la estadística descriptiva, la correlación entre las variables climáticas (Temperatura, Brillo Solar y Precipitación), y cada grupo de parásito; el análisis de varianza fue calculado en Microsoft Excel. Se establecieron las curvas de eliminación anual de huevos por gramo de materia fecal del orden Strongylida y los géneros Strongyloides, Toxocara y Eimeria. En el grupo de animales menores de 12 meses de edad los huevos de parásitos más constantes durante todo el año fueron Strongyloides spp. y ooquistes de Eimeria spp; en los grupos de 13 a 36 meses de edad y mayores de 37 meses, los parásitos más constantes fueron del orden Strongylida y del género Eimeria spp, siendo los huevos de Trichuris spp. Los huevos de menor eliminación; en cuanto a la eliminación de hpg de Toxocara vitulorum, sólo se encontró en el grupo menor de 12 meses de edad con una única presentación en los meses de enero, junio y agosto.
Determinación de los valores normales del índice de tei (índice de performance miocárdico) y otros parámetros ecocardiográficos doppler de la función ventricular izquierda en caninos sanos
Authors: Álvarez Iván , Ortiz Carlos , Cruz Luis Eduardo 
Published: August 2018

La falla cardiaca está relacionada con anormalidades en la contracción y relajación ventricular. Estudios recientes han mostrado que en la mayoría de los pacientes con insuficiencia cardiaca coexisten alteraciones de la función sistólica y diastólica, y en algunos casos la función sistólica es normal pero la falla cardiaca es generada por disfunción ventricular diastólica. El índice de performance miocárdico (tiempo de contracción isovolumétrica sumado al tiempo de eyección ventricular dividido el tiempo de eyección, “Índice de Tei”) ha sido descrito como una manera más efectiva para el análisis de la Disfunción Miocárdica Global que otros parámetros de función sistólica y diastólica. Con base en estos antecedentes, los autores determinaron el valor normal del índice de Tei para el ventrículo izquierdo en caninos sanos en la ciudad de Bogotá (2.600 msnm) con el objeto de utilizar dicho valor como índice de la función sistodiastólica. Se obtuvo un valor medio de 0,33 con un desvío estándar de 0,10. Asimismo pudo verificarse que no existe correlación con la frecuencia cardiaca, peso corporal ni con la fracción de eyección ventricular izquierdo (P<0,05).