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Diverse Lineages ofCandida albicansLive on Old Oaks
Authors: Bensasson Douda , Dicks Jo , Ludwig John M , Bond Christopher J , Elliston Adam , Roberts Ian N , James Stephen A 
Published: November 2018

AbstractMost humans are inhabited by the yeast Candida albicans at some point. While largely harmless, it is the most common cause of yeast infections. Though previously unclear whether the yeast can live outside of warm-blooded animals, Bensasson et al.....The human pathogen Candida albicans is considered an obligate commensal of animals, yet it is occasionally isolated from trees, shrubs, and grass. We generated genome sequence data for three strains of C. albicans that we isolated from oak trees in an ancient wood pasture, and compared these to the genomes of over 200 clinical strains. C. albicans strains from oak are similar to clinical C. albicans in that they are predominantly diploid and can become homozygous at the mating locus through whole-chromosome loss of heterozygosity. Oak strains differed from clinical strains in showing slightly higher levels of heterozygosity genome-wide. Using phylogenomic analyses and in silico chromosome painting, we show that each oak strain is more closely related to strains from humans and other animals than to strains from other oaks. The high genetic diversity of C. albicans from old oaks shows that they can live in this environment for extended periods of time.
Eigenvalue problems for fractional differential equations with mixed derivatives and generalized p-Laplacian
Authors: Wang Yupin , Liu Shutang , Han Zhenlai 
Published: November 2018

This paper reports the investigation of eigenvalue problems for two classes of nonlinear fractional differential equations with generalized p-Laplacian operator involving both Riemann–Liouville fractional derivatives and Caputo fractional derivatives. By means of fixed point theorem on cones, some sufficient conditions are derived for the existence, multiplicity and nonexistence of positive solutions to the boundary value problems. Finally, an example is presented to further verify the correctness of the main theoretical results and illustrate the wide range of their potential applications.
Performance study and evaluation of a solar PV testbed system using LabVIEW
Authors: Farooq A. , Aftab R. 
Published: November 2018

The world is running out of the oil and natural resources with each passing day. Most of the electricity around the world is generated using natural resources. E-governments are trying to move the electricity production from natural resources to hydro and solar generation. For the places such as in the Middle East and deserted areas in Sindh district of Pakistan, where water resources are low and solar is superlative for generating electrical energy. The objective of this research is to implement, model, design and simulate the Photovoltaic Solar Monitoring (PVSM) systems. The simulation for the system is implemented on LabVIEW software and tests are carried out for certain values of input. All the details, expected outcomes, problems, and results are part of this research.
The scope of this research is to obtain the results using real-time simulations performed in LabVIEW. The simulation performed in LabVIEW mimics the implementation of the advanced automation and control system technique Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA). The objective of this research work is to perform the essential simulation that is required to investigate current products for PV factors monitoring that influence solar panels efficiency. The goals are: to design and to develop a system for monitoring the PV solar systems using LabVIEW, to simulate the performance of PV solar system using the theoretical methods, to monitor system by means of LabVIEW and to show theoretical effects in the method of the curve of PV performance parameters. Implementing the interfacing technique at home level to monitor the local solar parameters helps in utilizing the solar generated energy in an efficient way. Analysis in LabVIEW helps in studying the parametric condition of the environment where solar is required to be installed.
Survey of the status of iron and sclerostin in major Thalassemia Patients
Authors: Moinzadeh Leila , Reza Keramati Mohammad , Taha Jalali Mohammad , Keikhaei Bejan , Saki Najmaldin , Saki Malehi Amal , Mohammadi Zahra , Mirdoraghi Mohammad , Fatemeh Shams Seyyede , Hadi Sadeghian Mohammad 
Published: November 2018

Background and Aims: Thalassemia is one the most prevalent genetic anemia in the world; homozygote patients usually suffer from severe disturbances. Osteopenia and osteoporosis are of various types of thalassemia complications which are increase in rate in patients with iron overload conditions. Sclerostin is a protein which enhances bone loss by inhibiting osteoblasts. The aim of this study was to measure sclerostin protein and its association with iron overload in major thalassemia patients.
Materials and Methods: Forty patients with major beta-Thalassemia and 40 healthy control individuals were includedin the study; Sclerostin protein and ferritin were evaluated using ELISA method.
Results: Mean sclerostin protein was 100.7 pg/ml, in the case group; it was 143.1 pg/ml in the control group.There was a significant differences between sclerostin protein in case and control groups (p= 0.015). The association of sclerostin and ferritin was not significant in the case group (p= 0.7), while it was meaningful in the control individuals (p= 0.037).
Conclusion: Our findings suggest that sclerostin protein can play an important role in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis.
Western Dietary Pattern Reduced Male Fertility: A Systematic review and Meta-analysis of Observational Studies
Authors: Hasanizadeh Shirin , Salehi-Abargouei Amin , Hosseinzadeh Mahdieh 
Published: November 2018

Background: Previous studies have investigated the associations between dietary patterns and male infertility, but found contradictory results. So, this meta-analysis was conducted to examine the association between dietary patterns and male infertility. Methods: An electronic search was conducted to identify the studies over association between dietary patterns and male infertility. The western and healthy dietary patterns were selected in this regard. The random-effect model was used to compute the summary risk estimates. Results: We found eight articles, of which five (n = 7679 participants) were included in our meta-analysis. This meta-analysis determined that the western dietary patterns containing high levels of processed, meat, high-fat dairy, and low levels of vegetables, fruit, and whole grains could significantly reduce the sperm concentration (MD = -0.07, P = 0.01). However, no significant relationship was observed between this dietary pattern and the sperm motility and morphology (MD = 0.01, P = 0.71, MD = 0.2, P = 0.39, respectively). Moreover, regarding the healthy dietary pattern, which contains high level of fruit, vegetables, whole grain, low-fat dairy, as well as low level of red meat and processed food, no significant relationship was observed (sperm concentration: MD = 0.11, P = 0.11, morphology: MD = -0.02, P = 0.42 and motility: MD = 0.35, P = 0.09). Conclusions: Findings of our meta-analysis suggested that the western dietary patterns could decrease the sperm concentration and reduce male fertility. Further prospective studies are required to confirm this result.
A Content Based Image Retrieval Model for E-Commerce
Authors: Kimutai Gibson , Cheruiyot Prof. Wilson , Otieno Dr. Calvins 
Published: November 2018

In the last decade, large database of images have grown rapidly. This trend is expected to continue in to the future. Retrieval and querying of these image in efficient way is a challenge in order to access the visual content from large database. Content Based Image Retrieval (CBIR) provides the solution for efficient retrieval of image from these huge image database. Many research efforts have been directed to this area with color feature being the mostly used feature because of its ease of extraction. Although many research efforts have been directed to this area, precision of majority of the developed models are still at less than 80%. This is a challenge as it leads to unsatisfying search results. This paper proposes a Content Based Image Retrieval model for E-Commerce.
A New Method for Multi-hop Communication Over Bluetooth in Smartphones
Authors: Prakash A , Pavithra A. , Reddy M.Taneesh 
Published: November 2018

In this investigation, we built up a versatile application that gives scatternet organize setup utilizing Bluetooth interface on advanced mobile phones running Android Operating System to meet the communication needs of individuals, where there is no Central Access Point, the Internet or physical framework on the earth. The messages transmitted on the system are transmitted shared in a multi-hop way. Each gadget that joins the system can act both server and shopper jobs. Every gadget likewise fills in as a switch. Companions partaking in the system can take in the current condition of the system from the gadget to which they are connected as a tree structure. Along these lines, each associate takes in the current structure of the system. In the meantime, a calculation was created and executed to spread the data of the recently included gadget to all reporters the system. The created application design is planned to be utilized as an elective specialized strategy in a wide range of outside and indoor situations, in regions where normal conditions, for example, mines are hard to impart, cataclysmic event territories, protect tasks, digital fear monger assaults and running remote sensor systems.
Farklı Vitis Türlerine Mensup Üzüm Çeşit/Genotiplerinde Bazı Fenolik Madde Değişimlerinin Belirlenmesi
Authors: ATAK Arif , GOKSEL Zekiye 
Published: November 2018

Amaç: Bu çalışmada farklı türlere mensup üzüm çeşit/genotiplerinin külleme ve mildiyö hastalıkları sonrasında yapraklarındaki bazı fenolik madde değişimleri iki yıl süre ile incelenerek hastalıklara dayanıklılık ile bu bileşenler arasındaki ilişki incelenmiştir.Materyal ve Metot: Çalışmada 2 V. labrusca genotipi, 11 V. vinifera çeşit/genotipi ve 2 türler arası melez çeşit ile çalışılmıştır. Çeşit/genotiplere mildiyö ve külleme hastalığı suni inokülasyon ile uygulanmış ve akabinde, hastalık öncesi ve sonrasında alınan yaprak örneklerindeki toplam fenolik madde miktarı (spektrofotometrik), antioksidan aktivitesi (spektrofotometrik), rutin (HPLC) ve klorogenik asit (HPLC) değişimleri incelenmiştir.Bulgular: Üzüm çeşit ve genotiplerinde mildiyö ve külleme hastalıkları sonrasında toplam fenol miktarı ile antioksidan aktivitesinde ciddi artışlar görülmesine karşılık; rutin ve klorogenik asit miktarlarında ise çeşit veya genotipe ayrıca hastalığa bağlı olarak farklılıklar görülmüştür. Çalışma sonucunda FX1-1 genotipi hastalıklara dayanıklılığı ve farklı fenolik bileşenleri yüksek miktarda içermesi sebebiyle dikkat çekici bulunmuştur.Sonuç: Benzer pek çok çalışmada olduğu gibi özellikle toplam fenol miktarı ve antioksidan aktivitesinde hastalıklar sonrasında ciddi artışlar olduğu görülürken diğer bileşenlerdeki artışların değişkenlik gösterdiği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Çalışmada kullanılan çeşit/genotiplerin büyük bir kısmının hastalık inokülasyon sonuçlarına göre dayanıklı ve tolerant oldukları belirlenirken sınırlı sayıda çeşit/genotipin ise özellikle külleme yönünden hassas oldukları tespit edilmiştir. Bundan sonraki çalışmalarda toplam fenol miktarı ve antioksidan aktivitesindeki artışlar üzerine yoğunlaşarak neden arttıkları ve hastalıklara dayanıklılıkta ne gibi etkileri olduğu konusunda kapsamlı çalışmalar yapılması yararlı olacaktır.
Seeding Rate Influence on Rainfed Maize Grain Yield and Components in the Western Corn Belt
Authors: Kruger Greg R. , Mason Stephen C. , Kmail Zaher , Golus Jeffrey A. , Milander Jeremy J. 
Published: November 2018

Core Ideas
Maize seeding over 20,000 kernels ha–1 seldom increased yield in water‐limited western Nebraska.
Increased seeding rate increased the number of ears m–2, which was compensated for by other yield components to reduce or maintain grain yield in western Nebraska.
Primary yield components had greater effect than secondary yield components in water‐limted western Nebraska, compared with other studies under well‐watered conditions.
Grain yield components were analyzed to determine the influence of seeding rate on maize (Zea mays L.) yield under rainfed conditions in the Western Corn Belt. The objectives were to compare maize yield and yield components at four seeding rates in Brule, Ogallala, and North Platte, NE, in 2012 and 2013. Research was conducted by planting multiple maize hybrids at 20,000 to 57,000 kernels ha−1. Grain yield, ears m−2, rows ear−1, kernels ear−1, kernels row−1, 100‐kernel weight, and bulk grain density were determined. Path and regression correlation analyses was used to understand yield determination with seeding rates, and determine yield component relative importance. Seeding rates >20,000 kernels ha−1 only increased maize yield in one environment, whereas decreasing yield by approximately 1 Mg ha−1 in three environments. In the hot, dry 2012 growing season, ears m−2, kernels ear−1, and 100‐kernel weight had positive direct effects on yield for sites with silt loam and loam soil textures, but only the kernels ear−1 for the sandy soil site. In the higher rainfall environments of 2013, positive direct effect of ears m−2 with yield were present, but in the lower rainfall site, ears m−2 had negative direct effect with yield. Based on the magnitude of the direct effects, the yield component ears m−2 was most important for yield determination followed by the kernels ear−1, and lastly kernel weight. Maize should be planted at 20,000 kernels ha−1 in the Western Corn Belt to optimize grain yield and the number of ears m−2 produced.
Quantification of Different Forms of Iron from Intact Soil Cores of Paddy Fields with Vis‐NIR Spectroscopy
Authors: Xu Shengxiang , Zhao Yongcun , Wang Meiyan , Shi Xuezheng 
Published: November 2018

Core Ideas
The spectra of intact soil cores can be used to predict various soil Fe forms.
SVMR shows superiority to PLSR for determining soil Fe contents.
The study provides an alternative for determination of soil Fe forms in paddy fields.
Iron (Fe) occurs in almost all soils and the analysis of various forms of Fe in the soil is of great pedological interest. Very little is known, however, about how visible and near‐infrared (Vis‐NIR) spectroscopy performs in intact soil cores of paddy fields for quantifying Fe concentrations. Our objective was to evaluate the feasibility of Vis‐NIR spectroscopy of intact soil cores for rapid determination of the four Fe forms: total Fe (Fet), pyrophosphate‐extractable Fe (Fep), dithionite‐citrate‐bicarbonate extractable Fe (Fed), and oxalate‐extractable Fe (Feo). A total of 148 intact soil cores in Yujiang County, China, were sampled, and Vis‐NIR spectra (350–2500 nm) were sectioned and scanned on four horizontal surfaces (5‐cm depth intervals) of each soil core in the laboratory. Partial least squares regression (PLSR) and support vector machine regression (SVMR) models were compared using 70% of the section samples for calibration and 30% for independent validation. Results showed that the nonlinear SVMR models performed better than the PLSR models for the predictions of all Fe forms. The SVMR models produced the best predictions in the independent validation set for Fed (RMSEP = 2.223; R2P = 0.88; RPDP = 2.86), Feo (RMSEP = 0.994; R2P = 0.85; RPDP = 2.59), Fet (RMSEP = 3.693; R2P = 0.82; RPDP = 2.32), and Fep (RMSEP = 0.086; R2P = 0.79; RPDP = 2.17). It was concluded that Vis‐NIR spectroscopy coupled with SVMR is suitable for quantitatively determining different Fe forms in intact soil cores of paddy fields.
On the way to creating a professional portal – “International internet school for parents”
Authors: Goncharova O. V. 
Published: November 2018

The article demonstrates the prospectivity of the professional remote education for parents in the International internet school for parents (baby-inform.com) created by the All-Russian Public Organization “Union of Women-Doctors of Russia” (the member of the World Association of Women-Doctors). The project includes “School of the future parents for antenatal clinics” and the “Room of a healthy child for children’s clinics”. For the first time in Russia there was tested the remote screening diagnostics of the development of children from 2 to 16 months in Moscow (n=545) using the Internet version of the KID-survey via the “Internet school”. 21.84% of children had a developmental lag, 48.62% had general development corresponded to the age, and 29.54% of children were ahead of the age indicators. The highest percentage of children with developmental lag wasfound in the areas “self-service” (23.85%) and “motor development” (23.3%) as compared to “speech development” (20.73%), “cognitive development” (20.55%) and “social” (19.48%). The implementation of Internet-School has been begun in the Far East.Conflict of interest: The author of this article confirmed the lack of conflict of interest and financial support, which should be reported.
COMPLEX ULTRASOUND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PANCREAS IN CHILDREN WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Authors: Bulatov V. P. , Rylova N. V. 
Published: November 2018

Objective:to evaluate the condition of the pancreas in children with cystic fibrosis using complex ultrasound.We examined 80 children from 3 to 18 years: 50 children with mixed cystic fibrosis and 30 conditionally healthy children. The complex ultrasound consisted of gray scale US, color dopplerography, energy dopplerography and pulse-wave dopplerography.Results.A complex study of such parameters as splenic vein diameter, volume and linear blood flow with postprandial response help to obtain more complete picture of pancreatic damage in children with cystic fibrosis. This highly sensitive and specific method with nutritional load has no contraindications, it is non-invasive, readily available, and it does not require large costs and opens up wide prospects in diagnosing the structural condition of the pancreas in children with cystic fibrosis.
THE PREVALENCE OF HERPES VIRUS INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN WITH HYPERTROPHY OF THE GLUTAL MINDALINE
Authors: Khaliullina S. V. , Anokhin V. A. , Khaliullina K. R. , Pokrovskaya E. M. 
Published: November 2018

Objective: to evaluate the clinical and epidemiological features of chronic adenoiditis and adenotonzillitis in children with nasopharyngeal carriage of the Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus and human herpesvirus 6. We conducted open comparative study, which involved 200 patients undergoing conservative and surgical treatment (adenotomy, adenotonzillotomy) at the ENT department of the Medical Center “Mart” (Kazan).Results. We obtained positive result of herpesvirus test in 65% (95% CI 58.4–71.6), 130/200 cases. There were registered 92 cases of the Epstein-Barr virus infection (70.8% [95% CI 63–78.6]), 46 – cytomegalovirus (35.4% [95% CI 27.2–43.6]) and 56 – human herpesvirus 6 (43.1% [95% CI 34.6–51.6]). 100% of patients with herpesvirus 6 had recurrent respiratory diseases, an increase in the cervical group of lymph nodes; 36.4% (95% CI 16.4–56.4%), 8/22 of these patients did not need operative treatment. Patients with the Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus and their combination more often complained of hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsil, recurrent otitis and a decrease in hearing, p<0.01. Patients with Epstein-Barr virus infection (11.9% [95% CI 2.2–21.6]), 5/42) were more often dissatisfied with the treatment results.Conclusion: effective options of treatment and prevention of hypertrophy of the lymphoid tissue of the pharyngeal ring should include etiotropic therapy of herpesvirus infections.
COMPARATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE IMMUNOGLOBULINS OF BREAST MILK AND BLOOD SERUM IN THE POSTNATAL PERIOD IN WOMEN WITH DIFFERENT HEALTH LEVELS
Authors: Dementeva Yu. N. , Cherdantsev A. P. , Kuselman A. I. , Guschina A. A. , Bahtogarimov I. R. 
Published: November 2018

Breast milk is considered to be the best nutrition for infants, as it provides all the nutrients necessary for proper development during the first 6 months of life. Objectives: to study the level of immunoglobulins of the main classes in breast milk and peripheral blood in women with different health status in lactation dynamics. The IgA, sIgA, IgE, IgM, IgG parameters in breast milk and peripheral blood were determined in 3-5 days after delivery and in 1, 3 and 6 months of lactation.Results.The paper presents data on the level of immunoglobulins in 96 women with different health status. It demonstrates that female milk contains the main classes of immunoglobulins which have reverse dynamics of secretion dependent on the lactation term.
Comparative analysis of the effectiveness of local therapy of chronic tonsillitis in children
Authors: Vladimirova T. Yu. , Baryshevskaya L. A. , Rodionova S. V. , Zeleva O. V. , Ayzenshtadt L. V. 
Published: November 2018

Objective: comparative analysis of the antibacterial efficacy of local treatment of chronic tonsillitis in children. Material and methods. The study included 116 children from 5 to 12 years old divided into two groups: Group 1 (main group) and Group 2 (control group), 59 and 57 patients respectively. All patients were subjected to examination of ENT organs, bacterial and viral antibodies check-up, and microbiological research of the tonsil’s lacunae. Group 1 was subjected to rinsing lacunas with a solution of furasol (potassium furazidin), Group 2 was subjected to rinsing lacunas with a solution of furatsilin (nitrofural). With similar input data, clinical examination and microbiological research in one month after the end of treatment showed higher efficacy of furazidine potassium in relation to the main pathogenic agents of the tonsil’s lacunae as compared to furatsilin. Conclusion: 1. The lacunae of the tonsils contain several microorganisms of different groups, which requires a more careful selection of the treatment in relation to bacteria with a high pathogenic potential. 2. Furasol is a highly effective antimicrobial drug for the local treatment of chronic tonsillitis, which helps to restore the biocenosis of the tonsils by affecting the pathogenic flora without adversely affecting saprophytic bacteria.Conflict of interest: The authors of this article confirmed the lack of conflict of interest and financial support, which should be reported.
Dental health of adolescents with arterial hypertension: rationale for approaches to prevention using calcium glycerophosphate and magnesium chloride
Authors: Kolesnikova L. R. , Pogodina A. V. , Fedotova M. V. , Rychkova L. V. , Valyavskaya O. V. 
Published: November 2018

Summary. Objective: to characterize the dental health of adolescents with arterial hypertension and to increase its level with a complex of therapeutic and prophylactic measures based on the results obtained. The study included 130 adolescents (65 – with arterial hypertension and 65 – control group) of 14.3 ± 2 years old. The level of systolic blood pressure in the main group was higher than that of the adolescents in the control group (126.6 ± 12.6 mm Hg vs 113.2 ± 7.4 mm Hg, p=0.00009), while the level of diastolic blood pressure was comparable. The data obtained suggest that adolescents with arterial hypertension are characterized by unsatisfactory oral hygiene indicators and a significantly higher incidence of major dental diseases: dental caries and periodontitis. It justifies the selection of adolescents with arterial hypertension in a group that is vulnerable both to the development of new and to the progression of existing diseases of the dental-maxillary system, which can significantly worsen cardiovascular health. Therefore, there is a need to develop a system of preventive actions built on the basis of an interdisciplinary approach with the active participation of somatic and dental specialists.Conflict of interest: The authors of this article confirmed the lack of conflict of interest and financial support, which should be reported.