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Towards lean and green thinking in construction projects at Gaza Strip
Authors: El-sawalhi Nabil I. , Jaber Bilal Majid , Shukri Abed Al 
Published: December 2018

Abstract
Background and problem: Integrating lean and green principles while implementing construction project has become an important aspect of modern construction. Lean construction and green building are used to maxi­mize the economic benefits, address quality, reduce waste and minimize the negative environmental impacts in con­struction.
Aims: The objectives of this paper were to measure the degree of knowledge of lean and green approaches in con­struction industry in Gaza Strip and to identify the most important benefits from application of lean and green in construction.
Methodology: Literature review and questionnaire survey were used in this study. A total of 155 copies of the questionnaire were distributed randomly to owners, con­sultants and contractors in the Gaza Strip, and 119 copies of the questionnaire were received.
Results: The results revealed that the awareness level of lean and green construction by owners, consultants and contractors in the construction industry in Gaza Strip is moderate. There are very important benefits of applying lean and green construction such as “reduce non-useful work that does not add value to work”, “reduce the environmental impact of the construction process” and “saving the money needed to complete the project”.
Conclusions: It was concluded that integrating both concepts on projects showed that lean leads to green but not necessarily vice versa. The fields of lean and green thinking, however, have been developed largely independent of each other. There is a big gap in the knowledge and application of the lean construction and the green application.
Combined telovelar-minimal transvermian approach for a bleeding pontine cavernoma in a 48-year-old patient – case report and literature review
Authors: Radu R. , Petrescu G. , Gorgan C. , Cristescu C. , Brehar F. M. , Gorgan R.M. 
Published: December 2018

Abstract
Symptomatic pontine cavernous malformations carry a high risk of recurrent bleeding, which may result in permanent neurological deficit. Such lesions require surgical management that can be challenging to the neurosurgeon due to their anatomical location and their proximity to delicate neural structures. An ideal surgical approach should provide maximal surgical resection with minimal morbidity. We present the case of a 48-year-old woman with a pontine cavernoma with repeated spontaneous intralesional hemorrhages, resected using a telovelar approach extended by a minimal incision of the inferior vermis, with good surgical outcome. The telovelar approach provided a good access to the lateral recesses and the foramen of Luschka, while the lower vermian incision provided a greater vertical working angle inside the ventricle.
Filum terminale paraganglioma with associated cyst: a case report
Authors: Adam Danil , Moisescu Cristiana , Iftimie Dragos , Burdusa Gina 
Published: December 2018

Abstract
Background and importance: Paragangliomas are neuroendocrine tumors that occur most often within the adrenal glands. The most frequent extra-adrenal locations include the carotid body and the jugular bulb. Filum terminale paragangliomas are extremely rare, with just 33 cases reported to date. Imagistic appearance is similar with other types of intradural extramedullary tumors such as ependymomas and schwannomas. Histopathological examination is the only method of establishing a definitive diagnosis. They are classified as grade I WHO tumors with favorable prognosis in the case of total resection. Clinical presentation: A 46-year-old woman without any relevant medical history was admitted to our Neurosurgical Department, complaining of low back pain with bilateral sciatica. She presented no neurological deficits and routine blood tests, as well as heart rate and blood pressure, were within normal ranges. Lumbar spine MRI with gadolinium enhancement revealed an intradural tumor with irregular, well defined margins and intense homogeneous enhancement, located at the level of the L3 vertebra. It presented an unenhancing intradural cystic lesion that extended cranially up to the level of the L1 vertebra. The tumor and associated cyst were completely resected through L2-L4 laminectomy. The tumor-cyst complex was attached, yet nonadherent to the conus medullaris and nerve roots, which allowed safe total removal. Histopathological examination was suggestive for paraganglioma, a diagnosis confirmed by immunohistochemistry that classified it as moderately differentiated, non-secreting type. Serum metanephrines subsequently determined were within normal ranges. Also, additional imagistic tests consisting of cervical and abdominal ultrasound and contrast enhanced CT scans did not detect any additional tumors. Postoperatively, the patient was neurologically intact, with complete remission of presenting symptoms at 3 months follow-up. Conclusion: Filum terminale paraganglioma is a rare diagnosis which is frequently overlooked. However, gross total resection, a common goal for all spinal tumors, can be curative in these particular cases.
High Flow Bypass for Cavernous Carotid Aneurysms
Authors: Matmusaev Maruf , Duschanov Temur , Yamada Yasuhiro , Takizawa Katsumi , Kawase Tsukasa , Tanaka Riki , Kyosuke Miyatani , Kato Yoko , Ansari Ahmed 
Published: December 2018

Abstract
Introduction and objective: High flow extracranial to intracranial (HF EC-IC) cerebral revascularisation may be necessary in the management of complex skull base tumours and intracranial aneurysms. Bypass grafting can be considered high flow when a radial artery or the saphenous vein is interposed between the extracranial carotids arteries and intracranial vessels. The decision as to whether to use a low flow or high flow bypass is determined by the anticipated cerebral blood flow needed and the availability of a supply source. In this study, we have used this method to bypass for two cases of giant aneurysms of the cavernous sinus part of the ICA. Methods: Two cases of giant ICE aneurysm not amenable to clipping or coiling were taken since 2016. Patients were treated in Neurosurgery department of Fujita Health University Banbuntane Hotokukai Hospital, Nagoya, Japan. During bypass surgery, intraoperative methods were used to determine the patency of the graft artery: Doppler sonography and indocyanine green (ICG) Dual-Image Videoangiography (DIVA). Results: Two patients with symptomatic large and giant cavernous carotid aneurysms were evaluated as not amenable for clipping or endovascular treatment due to location and size of the aneurysm and associated high morbidity risk with these treatment options. In both cases radial artery graft was used for high-flow EC-MCA bypass and proximal internal carotid artery was ligated. Additionally, for high-flow bypass was performed superficial temporal artery (STA) to middle cerebral artery (MCA) bypass. DIVA, ICG and Doppler sonography were used multiple times to assess the patency of graft artery. In one case there was not complete ligation of the IC after postop DSA, the next day was performed reintervention to completely ligate IC. Postoperative course was uneventful, there were no mortality or morbidity. Follow-up showed good recovery and postoperative CT and DSA showed complete occlusion of ligated IC and patent functioning arterial graft. Conclusions: Cavernous carotid aneurysms (CCA) are rare and pose considerable challenges in management. A bypass procedure before parent artery occlusion, preferable to reduce the risks of postocclusion stroke. Intraoperative Doppler sonography and DIVA makes it easy to check the patency of the graft. DIVA is superior over Doppler or ICG in terms of better visualization of related anatomical structures.
Surgery for recurrent high-grade gliomas: the dilemma of debate
Authors: Musa Wael , Taha Ahmed N. 
Published: December 2018

Abstract
Background: Treating recurrent gliomas is a big dilemma in the literature and no uniform protocol is approved to treat such disappointing problem. Although improvement in the RT techniques, new CTX techniques and new techniques including targeted therapy and gene therapy; all fail to dramatically improve the outcome and solve the problem of significant mass effect when the recurrent tumor is big So resurgery play a role in treating such challenging problem. The aim of the study: to assess the goal and outcome of surgery in treatment of recurrent malignant glioma. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the data of 56 patients who were operated upon for recurrent or progressed high grade gliomas in the Mansoura neurosurgery department allover 2007 to 2016. We have excluded patients with recurrent thalamic gliomas and patients with Kps score less than 70. Results: 12 patient underwent sterotactic biopsy for their tumor and were sent for adjuvant radiotherapy, 29 patients underwent partial tumor resection and gross total resection was done in 15 patients. The median time to progression was 5 months. All patients were sent after surgery for poster radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The median overall survival was 4 months. Conclusion: Recurrent high grade glioma is one of unsolved problem and optimal management is no longer available. Redo surgery is quiet challenging with higher minorities and no add to overall survival. Surgery is indicated to relieve significant mass effect. Outcome of surgery is better for those who did aggressive surgical resection at initial surgery than those who did only partial resection.
Furuncular Botfly Myiasis – A Case Report
Authors: Gao Juliana , Tešić Vera , Petronić Rosić Vesna 
Published: December 2018

Abstract
Botfly myiasis is an infestation of the skin or a body cavity by developing larvae of Dermatobia hominis, one of the most common flies that cause human infestation among the local population, in regions ranging from Mexico into South America and in travelers. The life cycle starts when a female fly glues the eggs to the vector, a blood-sucking arthropod, which carries the unhatched larvae to the susceptible host. A case of furuncular botfly myiasis in an 85 year-old female with recent travel to Belize is presented here to highlight the parasite life cycle and review the different treatment options.
Indeterminate Cell Histiocytosis – Case Report and Review of Literature
Authors: Vojvodić Aleksandra R. , Mijušković Željko , Kandolf Sekulović Lidija 
Published: December 2018

Abstract
Introduction. Indeterminate cell histiocytosis is a rare proliferative disorder of indeterminate dendritic cells, reported in only 50 case reports so far. It is clinically presented as yellow, red or brown papules and nodules that appear in otherwise healthy adult individuals. Indeterminate cells are distinct dendritic cells of the skin that have ultrastructural similarities to the epidermal Langerhans cells but do not contain the characteristic Birbeck’s granules and they are also langerin-negative, unlike LCH. Indeterminate cell histiocytosis is an exceptional entity with variable clinical, histopathologic or immunohistochemical findings, sharing morphologic and immunophenotypic features with both Langerhans- and non-Langerhans cell histiocytoses. Case Report. We present a case of indeterminate histiocytosis in a 77-year-old man with 3-year history of asymptomatic, multiple reddish and brown papules and nodules over the entire body, including the oral mucosa. Skin biopsy was done, and histopathological analysis with immunohistochemistry was performed. The positive ICH staining of cells for CD68, CD1a, and S-100 enabled us to diagnose ICH in our patient. Also, BRAF V600E mutation was detected in tumor tissue. The treatment was started with methotrexate that was effective for 6 months, but due to the disease recurrence, further therapy with thalidomide was advised, without effect. Conclusion. Indeterminate histiocytosis is a rare disease, therefore no standardized treatment has been established and the treatment options are limited.
Dermoscopy Of The Month: Dermoscopic Finding of Pigment Network in Lesions of Eruptive Syringoma
Authors: Ivkov Simić Milana , Gajinov Zorica , Matić Milan , Vučković Nada , Prćić Sonja 
Published: December 2018

Abstract
Syringoma is a benign adnexal tumor derived from intraepidermal eccrine ducts. The usual presentation of syringoma is a small smooth skin-colored, yellowish or brownish papule with flattened or rounded top. Eruptive syringoma is a rarely reported form, where lesions are numerous and occur in successive crops. A case of a 57-year-old Caucasian male with a twenty four-year history of multiple asymptomatic, erythematous and brownish papules, predominantly over the anterior aspect of the trunk is presented. All lesions appeared after prolonged sun exposures within a few days and persisted without further changes afterwards. Contact non-polarized dermoscopy showed a fine light brown, regular pigment network on a light pink background, being the same in all lesions. History of the disease, clinical finding and dermoscopy were inconclusive, and biopsy was performed. Histopathology revealed signs of syringoma. Dermoscopic finding was thought to be intriguing and therefore is discussed in this paper.
Changes in microbiological properties of soil during fungicide degradation
Authors: Baćmaga Małgorzata , Wyszkowska Jadwiga , Kucharski Jan , Kaczyński Piotr 
Published: December 2018

Abstract
Laboratory tests were performed on sandy loamy soil to establish the relations between bacterial diversity, soil enzyme activity and degradation of Amistar 250 SC, Falcon 460 EC and Gwarant 500 SC fungicides. Apart from carrying out microbiological and biochemical analyses, the residues of active substances from the tested fungicides were determined. Structural diversity of was determined based on the next-generation sequencing (NGS) method, and fungicide residues the liquid chromatography tandem-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). It was found that changes in bacterial diversity occurred in the soil subject to fungicide treatment, particularly at the family and genus level. Proteobacteria, Firmicutes and Actinobacteria were prevailing in all soil samples. Bacillus occurred both in the control soil and in the soil treated with fungicides, while Pseudonocardia occurred only in the fungicide-treated soil. Of all the fungicides tested, the biggest changes in bacterial diversity were caused by Gwarant 500 SC. The preparations tested not only affected the composition of soil microbiota, but also contributed to changes in the biochemical properties of soil by inhibiting the activity of almost all tested enzymes, with the exception of alkaline phosphatase and β-glucosidase. Chlorothalinil was the fastest degraded in the soil and spiroxamine at the slowest.
Influence of biomass ash, lime and gypsum fertilization on macro- and microelement contents in the soil and grains of spring wheat
Authors: Stankowski Sławomir , Sobolewska Magdalena , Jaroszewska Anna , Gibczyńska Marzena 
Published: December 2018

Abstract
The addition of lime and gypsum to wood ash and straw ash were used in the studies. The subject of the study was estimation of the fertilization effect of biomass, ash, gypsum and lime on the content of macro- and microelements in soil and grain of spring wheat. The experiment was carried out in 2016 in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. The study compared three factors: wood ash of deciduous and coniferous trees and cereal straw ash (I. factor), two types of ash additions: lime or gypsum (mixture composition: 60% ash and 40% lime or gypsum) (II. factor), three doses of ash with lime or gypsum mixture: 2, 4, 6 Mg·ha−1 and control (III. factor). The analysis of the microelements contents (copper, chromium, nickel and lead) in the soil shows that the application of fertilizer in a form of wood or straw ash as well as PROFITKALK lime or SulfoPROFIT gypsum did not exceed the threshold values for the soil from the first group of land specified in Regulation of the Minister of the Environment of September 1, 2016 on the manner of assessing the pollution of the earth’s surface. After application of biomass ashes (wood or straw) an increase of some macroelements (potassium, phosphorus and calcium) in the soil was observed. The experiment did not reveal any influence of applied fertilization in the form of wood or straw ash nor PROFITKALK lime nor SulfoPROFIT gypsum on changes in iron, manganese and zinc abundance in grains of spring wheat.
Public and Private Investment and Economic Growth: An Empirical Investigation
Authors: Makuyana Garikai , Odhiambo Nicholas M. 
Published: December 2018

Abstract
This paper provides new evidence to contribute to the current debate on the relative impact of public and private investment on economic growth and the crowding effect between the two components of investment in South Africa. Using annual data from 1970 to 2017, the study applies the recently developed Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL)-bounds testing approach to cointegration. The study finds that private investment has a positive impact on economic growth both in the long run and short run, while public investment has a negative effect on economic growth in the long run. Further, in the long run, gross public investment is found to crowd out private investment, while its infrastructural component is found to crowd in private investment. The results of the study also reveal that both gross public investment and non-infrastructural public investment crowd out private investment in the short run. Overall, the study finds private investment to be more important than public investment in the South African economic growth process and that the importance of infrastructural public investment in stimulating private investment in the long run cannot be over-emphasized.
A Priority-Based Multichannel Mac to Support the Non-Safety Applications in SCH Interval at RSU in V2I Communication
Authors: Le Duc Tran , Nguyen Tri Gia , Simonina Olga , Buinevich Mikhail , Vladyko Andrei 
Published: December 2018

Abstract
The transmission of safety applications in VANET is clearly the top concern. However, the non-safety applications, which improve the quality of experience, as well as the efficiency of the traffic, also need to be paid more attention. In VANET, the safety applications are transmitted in control channel interval and the non-safety applications can be transmitted only in service channel interval. In this paper, we propose a priority-based multichannel MAC to support the non-safety applications in service channel interval in Vehicle-to-Infrastructure communication with the presence of roadside unit. The novel MAC also allocates service channel according to the priority and divides the vehicles, which have the same required service channel, into four priority groups to enhance the EDCA mechanism. We use the mathematical model and the simulation for evaluating the performance under the influence of velocity with a different number of vehicles in the network.
Analysis of Crowd Flow Parameters Using Artificial Neural Network
Authors: Yugendar Poojari , Ravishankar K.V.R. 
Published: December 2018

Abstract
Research scientists have been developing mathematical tools to detect objects, recognize objects and actions, and discover behaviours and events to human abilities. In all these efforts, the understanding of human actions is of a special interest for both application and research purposes. In this study, crowd flow parameters are analysed by considering linear and non linear relationships between stream flow parameters using conventional and soft computing approach. Deterministics models like Greenshield and Underwood were applied in the study to describe flow characteristics. A non-linear model based on Artificial Neural Network (ANN) approach is also used to build a relationship between different crowd flow parameters and compared with the other deterministic models. ANN model gave good results based on accuracy measurement to deterministic models because of their self-processing and intelligent behaviour. Mean absolute error (MAE) and root mean square error (RMSE) values for the best fitted ANN model are less than those for the other models. ANN model gives better performance in fitness of model and future prediction of flow parameters.
Risk and Damage Assessment for Transportation of Dangerous Freight
Authors: Batarlienė Nijolė 
Published: December 2018

Abstract
The article provides information on transportation of dangerous freight. Legal acts regulating transportation of Dangerous freight are discussed. Major problems and non-compliances with The European Agreement concerning International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) are distinguished. The type of risk that one encounters is analysed, as well as who is to take responsibility for transportation of dangerous freight. Transport accidents of dangerous substances are increasingly frequent and can cause serious injuries in inhabited areas or pollution of the environment. For quantitative risk assessment and mitigation planning, consequence calculations are necessary. The aim of this article is to present methods of the first approach for calculating costs and overall expenses of an accident and to demonstrate the main recommendations for the next development stage in the area of transport accident modelling. By the means of risk assessment models, it is possible to calculate the extent of the consequences and reduce the risks during the process of transportation. Based on Technology of Dangerous Freight Transportation, the accident calculation principles are suggested, which enables to assess the costs and to find a generalized accident rate. The calculation results are provided.
The Japanese School Sports Day. The Socio-Cultural Role of a Ritualistic School Event in Contemporary Japan
Authors: Mühleder Peter 
Published: December 2018

AbstractThis paper provides a thorough socio-cultural analysis of Sports Day in Japanese education. Basing myself on contemporary ritual research and Gerard Genette’s notion of intertextuality, I describe the ritual ‘Sports Day’ as a ‘cultural palimpsest’, a form of practice where new meanings are constantly inscribed or rewritten without the former meanings being completely lost. This allows me to provide a detailed analysis of this school event by incorporating its ever-changing cultural dimensions. Since the introduction of the event into Japanese education in the early Meiji period, the most prominent discourses inscribed in Sports Day are elemental questions such as the relationship between the central national authorities and local practices or the problem of individualism and competitiveness in Japanese education. In an ethnographic account of a junior high school Sports Day which is based on my own fieldwork, I show how these discourses provide the framework in which Sports Day is still operated and experienced today.