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Wind speed regime in Tangier in 2021-2050
Authors: El Hadri Y. , Khokhlov V. M. 
Published: June 2019

Introduction. The Moroccan energy system is highly dependent on external energy markets. This is why the current Moroccan energy strategy is focused on deployment of renewable technologies projects. Morocco has abundant wind resources.
The purpose of this publication is identifying the characteristics of wind regime in Tangier in 2021-2050 to assess the wind potential.
Results. This particular study used the data of regional climate modelling (RCM) with high spatial resolution of the CORDEX project. The article contains the results of RCM modelling using the RCP 4.5 scenario presented in the rectangular coordinate system with spatial resolution of ≈ 44 km. An ensemble of 11 climatic models was used for the analysis. To verify the RCM retrospective simulations for the period of 2011-2016 were used and to verify the RCM forecasts associated with wind speed we used the observations made at the Tangier meteorological station. The performed analysis allows us to conclude that average ensemble-based series of average monthly values are close to average values of the observed meteorological parameters. The models reflect the climatic parameters with varying degrees of accuracy and their results can be used to analyze future conditions of the climatic system in this region. Average wind speed for the period of 2021-2050 at the Tangier station will be equal to 5.1 m/s which exceeds the current value of 0.6 m/s. According to the forecast the wind speed in the territory of Tanger – Tetouan − Al Hoceima region will exceed 4.5 m/s. Comparison of the RCM-calculated wind speed value with the observational data for the period of 2005-2014 showed its increase. Based on the average annual wind speed values in each of the grid's nodes the linear regression coefficients were calculated.
Conclusion. RCM-modelling showed that in 2021-2050 the territory of Tanger – Tetouan − Al Hoceima region will be dominated by the conditions being favourable for operation and further development of wind energy. Comparison of model calculations with observational data of the current climatic period showed that the Strait of Gibraltar area and the adjacent territories will see the wind speed increase in the future. The maximum value of wind speed annual run will be observed during the cold period of the year which coincides with the period of increased demand for electricity by its consumers.
Directions of further research. The results of this study will be used as the basis for calculating the wind power in this region in 2021-2050.
Examination of the ozone layer condition and level of ultraviolet irradiation within the territory of Ukraine in 2018
Authors: Dvoretska I. V. , Savenets M. V. , Umanets A. P. , Komisar K. M. 
Published: June 2019

The paper contains the results of daily monitoring of the ozone layer condition and level of ultraviolet irradiation within the territory of Ukraine in 2018. The analysis was carried out using the values of total ozone content measured by a satellite device Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) and estimated ultraviolet values / ultraviolet index. The monitoring was implemented for a regular grid with 1̊ spatial resolution and separately for grid nodes matching the geographic grids of Ukrainian administrative centres. Most of the year total ozone values slightly differed from average long-term values and varied from 270 to 370 Dobson units (D.u.). The paper defines and establishes the reasons for two positive ozone anomalies for the period from February, 24 to March, 4 which resulted in two independent processes of ozone-rich air masses inflow from north. Advective air masses were characterized by high ozone content, which was typical for cold season. First air inflow lasted from February, 24 till February, 26 and caused ozone content increase over the north-western part of Ukraine to 490 D.u. The second inflow over the northern and western parts of Ukraine which lasted from February, 28 to March, 4 caused ozone content increase to 500 D.u. Ozone layer instability over the territory of Ukraine observed from January till April was replaced by slight ozone field variations. From May until the end of the year maximum deviations from average values did not exceed 0.5σ by absolute values. It was established that minimum and maximum ranges of ozone content values constantly changed, however, lower values were observed mainly over the eastern and south-eastern regions. Observations indicated the total ozone spread increase which is typical for seasonal increase of concentrations. Stability of ozone layer total values during the most of the year and absence of significant negative deviations led to ultraviolet index not exceeding 7. In summer, with the highest solar irradiance near the earth's surface, stable ozone content varying within average long-term values not more than by 0.2σ, prevented dangerous ultraviolet index values exceed. Therefore, no high or extremely high ultraviolet irradiation values were observed during the year.
Revisión sobre la terapia de grupo en niños y adolescentes con trastornos de la conducta alimentaria
Authors: Lineros-Linero R. , Martínez-Núñez B. 
Published: June 2019

Introducción: En los últimos años ha aumentado la visibilización de los Trastornos de la Conducta Alimentaria (TCA), se diagnostican mejor, de forma más temprana y han adquirido una gran relevancia en la sociedad, tanto por la gravedad de la clínica psíquica como sus comorbilidades. Son trastornos que requieren, en la mayoría de las ocasiones, un largo camino hacia la recuperación, precisando un abordaje de tratamiento multimodal.
Objetivo: Realizar una revisión de la bibliografía existente sobre tratamientos psicoterapéuticos en formato grupal en adolescentes con TCA.Material y métodos: Se realiza una búsqueda bibliográfica en PubMed, Cochrane, UptoDate y Google Scholar, incluyendo todos los resultados hasta febrero 2018 (sin límite de fecha de publicación). Los idiomas seleccionados han sido inglés y español. Se han usado las combinaciones de eating disorder (OR anorexia, bulimia, binge) AND adolescence (OR Young) AND group theraphy (OR pshychotheraphy) y los equivalentes en español.
Resultados: En la población infanto-juvenil se han publicado cinco trabajos en este ámbito. Uno se trata de una revisión de los tratamientos existentes siendo el resto artículos originales. De entre ellos, dos presentan un enfoque basado en la terapia de rehabilitación cognitiva con buenos resultados en adolescentes. Otro estudioprofundiza sobre la autoestima y las habilidades sociales, hallando una mejoría notable en las mismas tras la terapia. Por último, encontramos un trabajo basado en la terapia cognitivo conductual, mejorando tanto la sintomatología alimentaria como la ansiedad asociada, problemas de autoestima o relaciones interpersonales.
Conclusiones: Tanto en población adulta como en adolescentes se encuentran beneficios y efectividad demostrada en terapia grupal como parte del tratamiento de trastornos de la alimentación, no obstante, la evidencia es escasa. Es necesario seguir investigando en este ámbito ya que hay poca bibliografía publicada, a pesar de ser frecuente en la práctica clínica.
Multiple sclerosis: A high-incidence immune-mediated disease of the central nervous system
Authors: Rumrill, Phillip D. , Bishop Malachy 
Published: June 2019

BACKGROUND: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common neurological disorders in the world, and it is increasing in incidence and prevalence in the United States. OBJECTIVE: This article describes the medical, psychosocial, and vocational aspects of MS. Current information regarding the diagnosis and treatment of MS is presented. The authors review recent research on the impact of MS on health, function, employment, and community participation. CONCLUSION: Important considerations for providing responsive vocational rehabilitation services to people with MS are thoroughly discussed.
Life domains that are important to quality of life for people with multiple sclerosis: A population-based qualitative analysis
Authors: Bishop Malachy , Fraser Robert , Li Jian , Rumrill Phillip D. , Burns Maura , LaRocca Nicholas , Frain Michael , McDaniels Bradley , Lee Beatrice 
Published: June 2019

BACKGROUND: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is among the most prevalent chronic neurological conditions worldwide and is associated with a wide range of symptoms and psychosocial impacts. Quality of life (QOL) is recognized as a comprehensive and person-centered framework for exploring and understanding these impacts. Although there is a strong history of including people with MS in the development of health-related and patient-reported outcomes QOL instruments in MS, there have been relatively few large-scale qualitative investigations of what is important to the QOL of people with MS. As part of an ongoing evaluation by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS), in which the NMSS is seeking to evaluate the impact of its work on the lives of people living with MS, we surveyed a sample of 748 Americans with MS about the areas of their life that are most important to their QOL. RESULTS: The results suggest that social relationships, health, independence, and participation in meaningful activities, including employment, were among their top priorities. The diversity of life areas identified underscores the importance of understanding the individual’s unique priorities and experiences of QOL, and recognizing the diversity of the population. CONCLUSION: The results are discussed in terms of the implications for understanding of priorities and experiences of Americans living with MS.
A review of interview preparation via virtual and mixed reality for individuals with intellectual and developmental disorder
Authors: Walker Zachary , Lee Sheena J. E. , Wienke Wilfred , Tan Desiree S. 
Published: June 2019

BACKGROUND: There is substantial evidence that a lack of social skills and social competence is the primary barrier to gaining and maintaining employment for individuals with IDD. Data on employment outcomes along with scholarly literature on social skills education provide evidence that current programming is unsuccessful for individuals with IDD transitioning into the workplace. OBJECTIVE: This literature review provides a broad overview of innovative media and technology offering educators novel practices and strategies to improve interview performance and employment preparation for individuals with intellectual and developmental disorder (IDD). RESULTS: The literature shows that multiple currently available technologies, including virtual reality and mixed reality, can improve the social skills required for successful interpersonal interactions and interviewing in individuals with IDD. CONCLUSIONS: Transition educators should be encouraged to consider how innovative technologies can be used to support the development of social skills for students with IDD in employment preparation.
The accuracy assessment of ultrasound for the diagnosis of ischiofemoral space – A Validation Study
Authors: Lu Bo , Deng Heping , Chen Baicheng , Zhao Jian 
Published: June 2019

OBJECTIVE: To investigate and evaluate the accuracy of ultrasound (US) imaging for measurement of ischiofemoral space (IFS) compared with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). METHODS: Twenty-five hips of 16 patients with hip pain and ipsilateral quadratus femoris muscle (QFM) edema were recruited to the IFI group, and 19 hips of 19 patients without hip pain and QFM edema were recruited as the control group. IFS of both groups was measured by US and MRI. The correlations and differences between US and MRI measurements were then assessed. Last, the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) data analysis was performed. RESULTS: The US results revealed a decreased IFS in IFI hips compared with controls ( P < 0.001), suggesting that US were valuable in identifying IFI. IFS measured by US and MRI showed positive correlations in both the IFI group ( r = 0.409, P = 0.042) and control group ( r = 0.575, P = 0.01). There were no statistically significant differences between IFS measured by US and MRI in the control group ( P = 0.657), while IFS measurements in the IFI group performed with US were significantly greater than those with MRI ( P < 0.001). ROC curve analysis revealed that the cutoff value of IFS measured with US was 2.14 cm, with a sensitivity of 92.0% and specificity of 68.4%, while measured by MRI was 1.87 cm, with a sensitivity of 96.0% and specificity of 84.2%. CONCLUSIONS: IFS measurements obtained with US are very similar to those obtained with MRI. Therefore, US provides a low-cost and easy-to-operate alternative imaging modality to measure IFS.
Cancer treatment and survivorship statistics, 2019
Authors: Miller Kimberly D. , Nogueira Leticia , Mariotto Angela B. , Rowland Julia H. , Yabroff K. Robin , Alfano Catherine M. , Jemal Ahmedin , Kramer Joan L. , Siegel Rebecca L. 
Published: June 2019

AbstractThe number of cancer survivors continues to increase in the United States because of the growth and aging of the population as well as advances in early detection and treatment. To assist the public health community in better serving these individuals, the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute collaborate every 3 years to estimate cancer prevalence in the United States using incidence and survival data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results cancer registries; vital statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics; and population projections from the US Census Bureau. Current treatment patterns based on information in the National Cancer Data Base are presented for the most prevalent cancer types. Cancer‐related and treatment‐related short‐term, long‐term, and late health effects are also briefly described. More than 16.9 million Americans (8.1 million males and 8.8 million females) with a history of cancer were alive on January 1, 2019; this number is projected to reach more than 22.1 million by January 1, 2030 based on the growth and aging of the population alone. The 3 most prevalent cancers in 2019 are prostate (3,650,030), colon and rectum (776,120), and melanoma of the skin (684,470) among males, and breast (3,861,520), uterine corpus (807,860), and colon and rectum (768,650) among females. More than one‐half (56%) of survivors were diagnosed within the past 10 years, and almost two‐thirds (64%) are aged 65 years or older. People with a history of cancer have unique medical and psychosocial needs that require proactive assessment and management by follow‐up care providers. Although there are growing numbers of tools that can assist patients, caregivers, and clinicians in navigating the various phases of cancer survivorship, further evidence‐based resources are needed to optimize care.
Serum Sodium Level in Children Suffering from Acute Bronchiolitis Admitted in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Authors: Shova Shamima Sharmin , Salim AFM , Mutanabbi Mahbub 
Published: June 2019

Background: Acute bronchiolitis is a clinical syndrome produced by inflammation of the terminal bronchioles. It usually occurs in association with viral respiratory tract infection. Children with bronchiolitis are at risk of developing hyponatraemia. The objective of this study is to find out any change of serum Na+ values in bronchiolitis.
Methodology: A cross sectional observational study was done during January to June 2015 among the children between age of 2 months to 2 years admitted in the pediatric ward of Institute of Child Health & Shishu Sasthya Foundation Hospital, Dhaka, who were diagnosed as acute bronchiolitis. Data were collected by interviewing, physical examination and laboratory investigations and recorded through a proforma. Data were processed and analyzed using computer software SPSS.
Results: A total of 50 cases suffering from bronchiolitis were studied. Among them only 5 (10.0%) cases had hyponatraemia considered as group I and rest 45 (90.0%) patients had normonatraemia considered as group II. The mean age was found to be 10.8±5.3 months and 8.91±5.8 months in group I and group II respectively. Male was found 4 (80.0%) in group I and 27(60.0%) in group II. Mean respiratory rate was found to be 50.0±1.4 per min in group I and 54.18±3.9 per min in group II, which was significantly higher in normonatraemia group. Seizure, requirement for mechanical ventilation and mortality were not found in any child suffering from acute bronchiolitis.
Conclusion: These results indicate that normonatraemia was predominant and hyponatraemia was found only 10% cases and all were in mild degree. The clinical outcome of all the hyponatraemia cases was good and they were not associated with any complications.
Bangladesh J Child Health 2018; VOL 42 (3) :4-8
Birth Defect and it’s Impact in Neonatal Health : A Review
Authors: Mannan MA , Afroze Sharmin , Dey Sanjoy Kumer , Moni Sadeka Choudhury , Shabuj Mohammad Kamrul Hassan , Jahan Ismat , Sultana Shahjadi Nasreen , Shahidullah Mohammod 
Published: June 2019

Birth defects are one of the leading causes of neonatal mortality worldwide. Every year more than 8.14 million children are born with a serious birth defect. The risk factors predictive of birth defects in babies vary from country to country even from region to region. About 60% of the causes of birth defect in humans are still unknown. However, in about 25% cases, the causes seem to be “multifactorial”, indicating a complex interaction between genetic and environmental risk factors. Many studies have been conducted to determine the association of various risk factors with the incidence of birth defects. Most of them found significant association with maternal age, parity, consanguinity, poor nutrition, life style factors, low socioeconomic condition and many more. But still there is debate in certain issues like common type of birth defect, specific age of mother for having birth defect babies, role of drugs during pregnancy etc. With advancement of diagnostic tools, birth defects can be identified both prenatally and post- natally. This helps further in decision making and planning for both parents as well as physicians to provide accurate treatment in time. Major birth defect babies require intensive care and more hospitalization. Often multidisciplinary approach is essential for them. But till now birth defect cases are neglected in society. Increasing awareness about maternal care during pregnancy, educational programs on birth defect and the consequences of consanguineous marriages need to be highlighted to decrease the incidence of birth defect and their co-morbidities as well as mortality.
Bangladesh J Child Health 2019; VOL 43 (1) :49-58
Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba Syndrome, Rare Etiology of Intestinal Hamartomatouspolyposis: A case report
Authors: Sonia Zannatul Ferdous , Rukunuzzaman Md , Karim ASM Bazlul , Yasmin Afsana , Thakur Shashi Bhushan 
Published: June 2019

Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome (BRRS) is a rare autosomal dominant congenital disorder, characterized bymacrocephaly, lipomas, hamartomas, and pigmented macule in genitalia.Several dozen cases have been reported in the medical literature, but no case has been reported in Bangladesh. We report a case of BRRS in a 11-year-old male child with recurrent per rectal bleeding with hamartomatouscolonic polyposis & multiple subcutaneous lipomas on the anterior abdominal wall.In addition, patient had macrocephaly, intellectual impairment.Bleeding polyps were removed by colonoscopic polypectomy.
Bangladesh J Child Health 2019; VOL 43 (1) :62-65
Myxedema Ascites: A Rare Case Report
Authors: Hamid Farzana , Quaium Syed Moosa MA , Rahman Azizur 
Published: June 2019

Congenital hypothyroidism is a very common condition in developing world, but myxedema ascites is very rare in pediatric population. We report a case of 13 years old girl with congenital hypothyroidism on irregular thyroxin started on second half of infancy, presented with recurrent ascites excluding all other causes and discuss different aspects of the condition on the basis of literature review.
Bangladesh J Child Health 2019; VOL 43 (1) :66-68
Peroxidase from infected fruit of Solanum sp. grown in Nsukka
Authors: KO Omeje , SOO Eze , Chilaka FC 
Published: June 2019

In this study, we characterized the activity of peroxidase a quality control enzyme from the infected fruit of Solanum sp. Peroxidase was purified to homogeneity by ammonium sulfate precipitation, dialysis, ion exchange chromatography and size exclusion chromatography. The molecular weight of the native enzyme was 63000 da. The enzyme was shown to have two iso-enzymes with distinct optimum pH of 4.5 and 7.0 and optimum temperature of 40 and 70⁰C. The purified enzyme had broad substrate specificity with o-dianisidine being the ideal substrate. Na+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Mn2+, Cu2+, Al3+ were shown to be activators of the enzyme, while the peroxidase activity was severely inhibited by Co2+.
Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res.54(2), 131-138, 2019
Amelioration of lead (Pb) from contaminated soil using organic amendments
Authors: Mondol MN , Hussain KA , Zubaer MR , Hossain MA , Chamon AS 
Published: June 2019

Pot experiments were conducted at the department of Soil, Water and Environment, University of Dhaka to evaluate the effect of used tea leaves and poultry litter in ameliorating lead uptake and to alleviate toxicity of lead in Red amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor L.). The length, fresh weight and dry weight of shoot was decreased significantly by 34.83, 34.69 and 36.48%, respectively, in 200 mg kg-1 Pb treated pots compared to the control. The similar significant decreasing trend in case of macro nutrient concentration in shoot and root samples were also observed. %N, P, K, S, Mg and Ca concentration in edible parts (shoots) decreased by 66.3, 5.27, 52.17, 30.32, 61.54 and 62.87% in 200 mg kg1 lead (Pb) treated pots compared to the control. On the other hand Pb concentration in shoot and root was the highest at 200 mg kg-1Pb treated pots (55 and 189 mg kg-1 pot-1) and the lowest was in the control treatment (0.45 and 20 mg kg-1 pot-1). Biomass production were positively influenced by the application of organic amendments as well as lead uptake was significantly ameliorated into Red amaranth shoot and root due to application of used tea leaves and poultry litter which reduced soil to plant transfer (TrF) of Pb by 47.39, 56.34 and 16.67, 22.22% in shoots and roots of red amaranth, respectively, compared to the untreated pots.
Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res.54(2), 177-186, 2019