bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Results of qualitative test on fatty acid binding cardiac protein in suspected acute coronary syndrome and various kidney function level
Authors: Kokorin V. A. , Kochmareva E. A. , Arefiev M. N. , Gordeev I. G. 
Published: September 2018

Aim.To evaluate diagnostic properties of qualitative tests for cardiac fraction of the fatty acid binding protein (cFABP) in patients hospitalized with suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS), depending on glomerular filtration rate (GFR) level.Material and methods.Totally, 465 patients included, admitted with ACS within 24 hours from onset. All patients underwent cFABP test with immune chromatographic express tests “CardioFABP” (Novosibirsk, Russia) and/or “CARD-INFO” (Obninsk, Russia), as the levels of serum creatinine with further GFR calculation. Assessment of diagnostic characteristics was done by the values of specificity, sensitivity, and diagnostic correctness, as well as overall positive and negative test results according to GFR.Results.The analysis did not reveal significant difference in the number of positive and negative results of cFABP with the “CARD-INFO” (χ2=6,822, р=0,146), “CardioFABP” 10 ng/mL (χ2=4,968, р=0,291) and “CardioFABP” 15 ng/mL (χ2=8,673, р=0,07) in comparison by GFR. With coupled comparison, in the groups of patients by GFR there were differences in specificity for “CARD-INFO” (Fischer criteria =0,017, р˂0,05) and precision for “CardioFABP” (10 ng/mL) (χ2=5,793, р=0,017) in patients by GFR levels 60-90 and 30-59 mL/min/1,73 m2. For the other parameters of diagnostical efficacy there were no differences by GFR. In severe renal dysfunction (GFR ˂15 mL/min/1,73 m2) results of qualitative cFABP were false positive in 10 cases among 11 (90,9%).Conclusion.In patients hospitalized for suspected ACS, the results and diagnostic characteristics of the express-tests for cFABP “CARD-INFO” and “CardioFABP” depended mildly on GFR level with its values ≥15 mL/min/1,73 m2. Low number of patients with GFR ˂15 mL/min/1,73 m2made not possible to acquire significant data on cFABP in this category of patients, however the data available make it not to apply the test in this category of patients.
Predictive significance of raised blood pressure in children and adolescents (32-year prospective follow-up)
Authors: Aleksandrov A. A. , Rozanov V. B. , Pugoeva Kh. S. , Ivanova E. I. 
Published: September 2018

Although on the first glance, the prevention of arterial hypertension (AH) is effective since childhood and adolescence, further research is needed, as it is not well known how to make it effective.Aim. Based upon the analysis of 32-year long dynamics of various levels of blood pressure (BP), to define the efficacy of screening investigations in children.Material and methods. A 32-year long prospective, cohort study conducted, the observation of males beginning at age 11-12 y. o. In 32 years, among 1005 participants, 303 (30,1%) were investigated, and the cohort consisted finally of 290 persons. The assessment included: surveying, triple BP measurement, pulse count, body mass and height measurement, triceps skin folds thickness measurement, as scapular and abdominal, waist and hip circumference, total cholesterol measurement, as the high density, and level of triglycerides, electrocardiogram.Results. Among the males that at the age 12 were in the upper 20% (5th quintile) by systolic BP, in 32 years almost one quarter remained in the same quintile. The stability of raised BP the parameters influence such as body mass and skin fold thickness. Combination of raised systolic BP in high body mass in 13 y. o. adolescents does increase the risk of AH at 43 y. o. the same grade that does an isolated body mass increase — this witness on the decrease of baseline BP values role in hypertension developemnt with remaining role of body mass. The risk of AH development with the baseline age 15 y. o. was significantly higher in combination of overweight and AH.Conclusion. For AH prevention, even in childhood and adolescence it necessary to monitor closely those with raised systolic BP and overweight, and active prevention should start before the age 20 y. o.
Influence of tobacco smoking on clinical efficacy of a 1-year rehabilitation programme for myocardial infarction patients of economically active age
Authors: Bubnova M. G. , Aronov D. M. , Novikova N. K. 
Published: September 2018

Aim. Evaluation of the efficacy of 1-year exercise based program (EP) in coronary heart disease (CHD) patients of economically active age after acute myocardial infarction (MI), depending on smoking status.Material and methods. To the study, males included (n=338) after MI (not later than 3 weeks from the event). Four groups shaped by randomization: EP patients smokers (group 1, n=84), EP non-smokers (group 2, n=85); no EP smokers (group 3, n=85) and no EP non-smokers (group 4, n=84). All patients received standard medication treatment. The EP were added, of moderate intensity (50-60% from the load in exercise test) 3 times a week during 1 year.Results. After EP in smokers (n=41) and non-smokers (n=85) there was an increase of load duration by 30,3% (p<0,001) and by 28,4% (p<0,001), and its intensity by 31,2% (p<0,001) and 30,8% (p<0,001), with 3,8% (p<0,01) increase of economicity of physical work, but only in smokers. With no EP only in non-smokers there was slight increase of exercise duration by 10,1% (p<0,01) and its intensity by 11,1% (p<0,05), but milder, and in smokers, in contrary, the economicity parameter declined by 13,3% (p<0,05). This was linked with the heart size enlargement and the left ventricle ejection fraction increase in smokers and non-smokers; in the absence of EP there were no changes, just slight (by 1,9%) (p<0,05) increase of the left ventricle ejection fraction in non-smokers. Only at EP, with similar grade in smokers and non-smokers there was decrease of atherogenic lipids levels and high density cholesterol increase. In 1 year of EP, all cases of cardiovascular adverse events significantly decreased in smokers by 44,8% (р<0,05) and in nonsmokers by 50,9% (р<0,05).Conclusion. Long term (1 year) EP of moderate intensity, in both smokers and non-smokers MI patients lead to stable disease course, decrease the rate of cardiovascuar complications and improve patients life quality. However the “smoking factor” decreases rehabilitational potentional of patient and interferes with better results achievement in cardiorehabilitation.
Obesity trends in populations of the Russian Federation and the United States of America. Thirty-year long dynamics
Authors: Vilkov V. G. , Shalnova S. A. , Deev A. D. , Balanova Yu. A. , Efstifeeva S. E. , Imaeva A. E. , Kapustina A. V. , Muromtseva G. A. , Kiseleva N. V. 
Published: September 2018

Aim. To evaluate the dynamics of obesity and mean body mass index (BMI) in Russia and USA in various age and gender categories during 1975-2014.Material and methods. By a repeat analysis of one-moment studies of Russian and US population in 1975-1982 and 2007-2014, the values of obesity and BMI were assessed in men and women age 25-64 y. o. Into analysis, the data was included from Russian part of the Lipid Clinics study and multicenter ESSE-RF study (Epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases and risk factors in various regions of Russian Federation). American data acquired from the studies NHANES (National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey), open access. Total number of observations 48974.Results. In the 80s of XX century in all age groups of women the mean BMI levels were lower in USA comparing to Russia, in men there were no significant differences. For the following 30 years in Russia the situation improved for men and women <45 y. o. — differences with USA changed modality, and currently BMI in Russia is lower than in USA.Conclusion. Russia was below the US 30 years ago by the mean BMI in females of all ages, with no differences for males. For the following 30 years in the US there was significant increase of BMI in all age strata of men and women, and in Russia dynamics was the same, but lesser. Comparison of the prevalence of obesity in men 30 years ago showed some predominance of obesity in American males, especially young, but not statistically significant. Russian women had higher prevalence of obesity regardless of age. Currently, obesity in young age is more prevalent in men and women of USA, and >45 years old — in Russia.
Nipah virus infection: a deadly disease emerging in India
Authors: Verma Ramesh , Dhankar Mukesh , Singh Avneet , Chayal Vinod , Kumar Raj , Dhaka Rohit , Bhalla Kapil , Agrawal Ginni , Kumar Gopal 
Published: September 2018

Nipah virus infection is an emerging zoonotic disease caused by a virus called Nipah virus (NiV). First outbreak was occurred among pig farmers in Malaysia and Singapore in the year 1998-99 with 30% case fatality rate. In India, two outbreaks of Nipah virus have been reported in the eastern state of West Bengal in the years 2001 and 2007 where nearly 70% deaths were occurred. Recently, third outbreak of Nipah virus infection has been reported in India from two districts Kozhikode and Mallapuram of Kerala on 19 May 2018 and 17 patients were died from 19 reported cases (18 laboratory confirmed cases) from these two affected districts. Till now, no reasons of the outbreak in Kerala have been identified and situation was controlled immediately because of taking stringent containment and preventive measures like enhancement of acute fever and acute encephalitis syndrome surveillance system and strengthening of Hospital and community surveillance. There is no effective treatment or vaccine available that’s why the primary focus should be on the prevention like avoidance of drinking of raw palm sap (palm toddy) contaminated by bat excrete, don’t consumed partially eaten fruits by bats and water from wells infested by bats and avoid exposure to bats in endemic areas and sick pigs. The WHO suggests that health care professionals should wear gloves and other protective clothing during any pig slaughtering and culling procedures.
PRAGMATIC COMMENT RELATIONS IN THE SYSTEM OF ENGLISH DISCOURSE FUNCTIONAL LINKS
Authors: Ponomarenko E. V. 
Published: September 2018

The article considers the issue of adjacent utterances functional interaction through which discourse sense space is formed. In particular, the input of the pragmatic comment relation in this process is analysed. The topicality of the stated problem arises out of the necessity to reveal the participation of linguistic means in building up constructive and promising, or, conversely, destructive and hopeless for society, role of verbal communication. Methods of the functional linguistic analysis make an optimal research basis to this end. Examples of English discourse from books by American and British writers of the XX–XXI centuries are taken as the empirical material which models typical communicative situations. Proceeding from works by T.A. van Dijk, functional relations are defined as pragmasemantic links between utterances in a speech chain in the process of communication between the sender and the recipient of the message.The author looks into the specificity of the pragmatic comment relation in comparison with other functional links of discourse, the range of the pragmasemantic meanings under discussion, different variants of contamination of pragmatic comment functional components with relations of other types. The pragmatic comment relation is special due to the fact that, unlike other links, it does not advance the narration propositionally; it only discloses the speaker’s personal impression and modality of his/her perception of the situation. It is this emotional sensation that makes the purport of superphrasal unities which actualize the given functional relation. The growing frequency of such emotive linguistic means is also noted in business communication, which usually shows the communicativepartners’ strife for solving their professional tasks by exerting the desired rhetorical impact on each other.Finally, the author concludes that pragmatic comment as a special type of pragmasemantic links in English discourse reveals a variety of the meanings expressed, stylistic effectiveness and wide occurrence in fiction and actual speech.
Teor e acúmulo de micronutrientes em gérbera de vaso em função de fontes e doses de potássio
Authors: Guerrero Amaralina Celoto , Fernandes Dirceu Maximino , Ludwig Fernanda , Ferreira Guilherme Amaral 
Published: September 2018

Estudos sobre absorção de nutrientes através da análise mineral em determinados estádios fenológicos e órgãos amostrados, colaboram para eficiência da nutrição das espécies, predizendo os nutrientes mais absorvidos e também a época de maior exigência nutricional. O objetivo desse trabalho foi avaliar o teor e acúmulo de micronutrientes em gérbera nos períodos vegetativo e reprodutivo, conduzidos com o uso de concentrações e fontes de potássio na solução nutritiva. O experimento foi conduzido em casa de vegetação do DRN/Ciência do Solo, da Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas da UNESP, Botucatu (SP). O delineamento experimental adotado foi o de blocos casualizados, em esquema fatorial 2x5 (duas fontes e cinco doses de potássio), quatro repetições e cinco plantas por parcela. As fontes utilizadas foram o cloreto e o silicato, aplicados nas doses de 0, 50, 100, 150 e 200 mg L-1 de potássio. A cultivar de gérbera utilizada foi a Red. De forma geral o silicato de potássio promoveu maior teor e acúmulo de micronutrientes nas folhas, diferindo somente quanto ao Cl e Si, específicos das fontes, bem como minimizou os efeitos tóxicos do Fe, Mn e Zn. A ordem decrescente para teor de micronutrientes e silício na parte aérea das plantas de gérbera foi de Fe>Mn>Zn>B>Cu>Si>Cl ao final do experimento.Content and accumulation of micronutrients in pot gerbera according to sources and doses of potassiumAbstract: Studies on nutrient absorption by analyzing the mineral analysis at certain growth stages and sampled agencies collaborate to the species nutrition efficiency, predicting the most absorbed nutrients and also the time of greatest nutritional requirement. The aim of this study was to evaluate the content and accumulation of micronutrients in gerbera in vegetative and reproductive periods, conducted using concentrations and sources of potassium in nutrient solution. The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse of the DRN / Soil Science, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences of UNESP, Botucatu (SP). The experimental design was a randomized complete block in a factorial 2x5 (two sources-five potassium doses), four replications and five plants per plot. The sources used were silicate chloride and applied at doses of 0, 50, 100, 150 and 200 mg L-1 potassium. The cultivar gerbera used was Red. Generally potassium silicate promoted higher content and micronutrient accumulation in the leaves, differing only on the Cl and Si, specific sources and downplayed the toxic effects of Fe, Mn and Zn. The descending order for micronutrient content and silicon in shoots of gerbera plants was Fe> Mn> Zn> B> Cu> Si> Cl the end of the experiment.
Acúmulo e translocação de cobre e zinco em plantas de Crambe abyssinica
Authors: Tito Gilvanise Alves , Chaves Lúcia Helena Garófalo , Vasconcelos Ana Carolina Feitos de 
Published: September 2018

Crambe (Crambe abyssinica) é uma cultura promissora para a produção de biodiesel. No entanto, não há muita informação disponível sobre as técnicas e pesquisas sobre o melhor desempenho em diferentes regiões para explorar o seu potencial. Objetivou-se avaliar o efeito de cobre e zinco no acúmulo e distribuição destes elementos nesta planta. O estudo foi realizado em casa de vegetação e constou de dois experimentos independentes, em delineamento experimental inteiramente casualizado, com três repetições. Em um deles, os tratamentos consistiram em cinco doses de cobre, ou seja, 0, 10, 15, 20 e 25 mg kg-1 e no outro , cinco doses de zinco, 0, 20, 30, 40 e 50 mg kg-1. Após 100 dias de germinação as plantas foram colhidas e avaliadas os níveis de cobre e zinco em tecidos de plantas. Os dados foram submetidos à análise de variância e comparação de médias pelo teste de Tukey a 1 e 5% de significância. Os teores de cobre e zinco aumentaram significativamente na fitomassa do crambe em função da aplicação destes elementos no solo. Os acúmulos de cobre e zinco nas plantas de crambe obedeceram às seguintes ordens, respectivamente: raiz > parte aérea; parte aérea > raiz. O índice de translocação do zinco foi maior que a do cobre nas plantas de crambe.Content and translocation of copper and zinc in plant Crambe abyssinicaAbstract: Crambe is a promising crop for biodiesel production. However, there is no much information available about techniques and research regarding the best performance in different regions to explore its potential. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of copper and zinc in the accumulation and distribution of these elements in this plant. The study was carried out in a greenhouse and it consisted of two independent experiments in completely randomized design, with three replications. Two metals with five levels were applied: 0, 10, 15, 20 and 25 mg∙kg−1 for copper and 0, 20, 30, 40 and 50 mg∙kg−1 for zinc. After 100 days of germination the plants were harvested and assessed the levels of copper and zinc in plant tissues. Data were subjected to analysis of variance and comparison of means by Tukey test at 1 and 5% significance. Copper and zinc content increased significantly in the biomass of crambe due to the application of these elements in the soil. Copper and zinc accumulation in crambe plants followed the following orders, respectively: root> shoot; shoot> root. The zinc translocation ratio was higher than that of copper in crambe plants.
Crescimento e absorção de macronutrientes na cultura da melancia no estado de Pernambuco
Authors: Aguiar Neto Pedro , Souza Raimunda Ariádna Gomes de , Maracajá Patricio Borges , Medeiros Aline Carla de , Pimenta Thiago Alves , Lima Tiago Silva 
Published: September 2018

Objetivou-se avaliar o crescimento e acúmulo de macronutrientes por cultivares de melancia no estado de Pernambuco. O trabalho foi conduzido na estação experimental Bebedouro (Petrolina-PE) pertencente à EMBRAPA Semiárido, no período de setembro a dezembro de 2009. O solo da área experimental foi classificado como argilosolo vermelho-amarelo eutrófico (EMBRAPA, 1999). O delineamento utilizado foi em blocos casualizados completos, com quatro repetições em esquema fatorial 2x5. Os tratamentos resultaram da combinação de duas cultivares de melancia (Quetzale e Shadow) e cinco épocas de coletas: 15, 25, 35, 45 e 55 dias após o transplantio. Em cada coleta foram utilizadas três plantas por repetição. A unidade experimental para o experimento foi constituída por três fileiras de plantas de 10,5 m de comprimento, com espaçamento de 2,0 x0,50m perfazendo um total de 63,0 m2. As coletas de plantas foram realizadas na fileira central. As cultivares Quetzale e Shadow apresentaram crescimento inicial lento, intensificando a partir dos 25 dias após o transplantio. Maiores incrementos na matéria seca total da parte aérea e do fruto ocorreram no período de 45 a 55 dias após o transplantio. Na colheita, a parte aérea e o fruto da cultivar Quetzale apresentaram os maiores acúmulos de 52%. E os macronutrientes foram absorvidos pelas cultivares na seguinte ordem: K ˃N˃Ca˃P˃Mg.Growth and macronutrient absorption in the watermelon crop in the State of PernambucoAbstract: This study aimed to evaluate the growth and accumulation of macronutrients by watermelon cultivars in the state of Pernambuco. The experiment was conducted in the experimental station of Bebedouro (Petrolina-PE) which belongs to EMBRAPA Semiarid from September to December in 2009. The soil of experimental area was classified as red-yellow eutrophic claylish soil.The experimente was done in a complete randomized with four replications in a factorial scheme 2 x 5. The treatments resulted from the combination os two cultivars of watermelon (Quetzale and Shadow) and five collects: 15, 25, 35, 45 and 55 days after transplanting. Three plants were used per repetition in each collect. The experimental unit consisted of three rows of plants with 10,5 m long, spaced by 2,0 x 0,50 m making up 63,0 m2. The plants were collected from the central row. The cultivars Quetzale and Shadow presented slow initial growth, improving from the twenty-fifth day after transplanting. The largest increases in the total dry matter of the aerial part and fruit happened between 45 and 55 days after transplanting. At harvest, the aerial part and the fruit of the cultivar Quetzale presented the largest accumulations , in a total of 52%. And the macronutrients were absorbed by both cultivars in the following order: K ˃ N ˃ Ca˃P ˃ Mg.
Amazônia: uma liturgia da beleza
Authors: Loureiro João De Jesus Paes 
Published: September 2018

O objetivo original desse texto foi apresentar conexões epistemológicas entre ciência e arte para alunos da Disciplina Natureza, Agricultura e Artes do Mestrado em Agriculturas Familiares e Desenvolvimento Sustentável da Universidade Federal do Pará. Reflete-se articulando percepções que se convertem em objetos de contemplação ou em provas científicas tendo ambas como base a experiência e a experimentação. A esses produtos atribui-se o conceito de conhecimento. Recorre-se a obras de arte eautores consagrados nos diversos campos do conhecimento filosófico, artístico, religioso e científico como Leonardo da Vinci, Bernardo de Claraval, Max Weber, Bachelard, Durand, Eidorfe Moreira, Zuininga, Humberto Eco e ancora-se na tese defendida em 1994 pelo próprio autor. Passeia por exemplos amazônicos a título de aproximar teoria e exercícios de percepção e conclui com perguntas que abrem para a reflexão sobre as mudanças na interpretação estética e nas mudanças epistemológicas que estão a exigir novos posicionamentos.
The Practice of Wearing Hijab in a Multicultural Mosque of America
Authors: Rahman Muhammad Sigit Andhi , Firdaus Aini 
Published: September 2018

This research examined the practice of wearing the hijab among Hampton Roads Muslim women of Islamic Center of Tidewater (known as the ODU Mosque) in Norfolk, Virginia. This research asked two main questions: how did Muslim women at the ODU Mosque negotiate the social meanings embedded in the hijab? And, how did the ODU mosque as a cultural institution and as a multicultural space for Muslim women shape their practice of wearing the hijab? This research followed qualitative research method. The observation was primarily conducted during November 2017. For this research, interviews were conducted with five Muslim women who were at least 18 years of age, resided in Norfolk. This research finds that there is a cultural hybridization of the practices of wearing the hijab among Muslim women of this community. Moreover, by using the concept of ‘space’ by de Certeau, the researchers contend that the mosque has become not only a place of worship but space for them to interact and negotiate their Islamic practices or so-called their Muslimness. The ODU mosque is a space for them to negotiate their practices of Islamic rulings including the hijab.