bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Boosting diabetes and pre-diabetes screening in rural Ghana
Authors: Effah Nyarko Bernard , Amoah Rosemary Serwah , Crimi Alessandro 
Published: March 2019

Background: Diabetes is a growing worldwide disease with serious consequences to health and with a high financial burden. Ghana is one of the developing African countries where the prevalence of diabetes is increasing. Moreover, many cases remain undiagnosed, when along with pre-diabetic cases they can be easily detected. Pre-diabetes condition occurs when blood sugar levels are higher than normal but are not high enough to be classified as diabetes, and it is still reversible. The main objective of this study is to propose a novel method to increase diabetes and pre-diabetes early detection in rural areas. A secondary aim is to look for new related behavioral determinants specific to rural Ghana, by comparing subjects at risk with those already diagnosed as diabetic. Methods: The screening approach was based on tests performed pro-actively by community nurses using glucometers and mobile phone apps. As a pilot for future policies, glycemic tests were carried out on 101 subjects from rural communities in Ghana deemed at risk and unaware of their diabetic/pre-diabetic status. A comparison of dietary and lifestyle habits of the screened people was conducted in regards to a cohort of 103 diabetic patients from the same rural communities. Results: The pilot screening detected 2 diabetic subjects (2% of the cohort) showing WHO diabetic glycemic values, and 20 pre-diabetic subjects (19.8% of the cohort) which showed the effectiveness of the user-friendly approach. The need for further campaigns on alcohol consumption and physical activity has emerged, even in rural areas. Conclusions: Policies based on prevention screening as reported in the manuscript have the potential to reduce diabetes incidence, if actions are taken while patients are pre-diabetic, reduce complication related to late diagnosis and indirectly related health-care costs in the country.
Correlation between ultrasonic and radiographic imaging of developmental dysplasia of the hip
Authors: Spaans A. J. , Beek F. J. A. , Uiterwaal C. S. P. M. , Pruijs J. E. H. , Sakkers R. J. 
Published: March 2019

Purpose The correlation between the degree of developmental hip dysplasia (DDH) measured on ultrasound images compared with that measured on radiographs is not clear. Most studies have compared ultrasonography (US) and radiographic images made at different times of follow-up. In this study the correlation between US images and radiographs of the hip made on the same day was evaluated. Methods US images and radiographs of both hips of 74 infants, who were treated for stable DDH, were reviewed in a retrospective study. Only infants who had an US examination and a radiograph on the same day were included. Results The correlation between α-angle of Graf and femoral head coverage on US was strong (p ≤ 0.0001). Weak correlations were found between the acetabular index of Tönnis on radiographs and α-angle of Graf on US (p = 0.049) and between acetabular index of Tönnis on radiographs and femoral head coverage of Morin on US (p = 0.100). Conclusion This study reports on the correlation between US and radiographic imaging outcomes, both made on the same day in patients for treatment and follow-up of DDH. Level of Evidence IV
Construcción discursiva de Diana y Julio César Turbay en “Noticia de un secuestro”
Authors: Arango Gaviria Irma Piedad 
Published: March 2019

En este artículo analizamos cómo son re-construidos discursivamente el ethos y la legitimidad de Diana Turbay y su padre, el expresidente Julio César Turbay, en Noticia de un secuestro, de Gabriel García Márquez (1996). Para el análisis, utilizamos el esquema de la doble enunciación (Serrano, 2013b); los puntos valor, de Jouve (2001); los tipos de evaluación, de Philippe Hamon (1984), y el concepto de legitimidad, de Patrick Charadeau (2005). En la conclusión se evidenció que la estrategia narrativa y argumentativa consistió en instalar un narrador que puso diestramente el reflector en aquellas secuencias en las que se narra el padecimiento de esta familia con el secuestro de su hija, a manos de Pablo Escobar, mientras se evita enunciar aquellas en las que los Turbay ejercieron y usufructuaron el poder. Esta maniobra por omisión demuestra el sesgo ideológico de este reportaje
Everyday Lifestyles of Young Workers in the Provinces
Authors: Lukyanova Evgeniya L. , Goncharova Natalya V. 
Published: March 2019

The paper focuses on the results of a qualitative study of lifestyles among young Ulyanovsk workers conducted in 2017. The authors consider in detail how the character and the work schedule structure the daily life of young blue-collar workers and determine their recreation activities. The article examines the modes of adoption and resistance to the established lifestyles and the choice of alternative strategies. The paper challenges the view of young blue-collar workers as a marginalized group in the social hierarchy. The authors argue that the researchers’ moralistic attitude towards the group hinders objective analysis of ongoing changes. The most important of these changes is reassessment of labor’s value and manual occupations and perception of them as a place for self-determination rather than an ultimate life choice.
Acknowledgment. The authors gratefully acknowledge financial support from Russian Foundation for Basic Research for the collective project “Everyday Culture of Young Workers in Their Strategies of Life and Employment» (project No. 17-03-00716-ОГН\18, project manager E.L. Omelchenko) and express appreciation to colleagues from the “Region” Scientific Research Center for the empirical data and helpful comments.
The Byzantine antiquarian: a case study of a compiled colophon
Authors: Boeten Julie , De Groot Sien 
Published: March 2019

Abstract
In this article, we present a colophon epigram found in the manuscript Napoli, Biblioteca Nazionale, gr. II C 33. We edit the text, provide a translation and commentary and supply it with a thorough metrical analysis. Throughout the article, we investigate whether the scribe meant this colophon to be one text or three separate texts. By doing so, we will touch upon broader issues, such as Byzantine metrics in general and the Byzantine habit of compiling texts from an antiquarian perspective.
Graecia est professa discordiam. Teoderico, Anastasio e la battaglia di Horreum Margi
Authors: Cristini Marco 
Published: March 2019

Abstract
Cassiodorus, Jordanes, Ennodius and Marcellinus Comes offer quite different accounts of the battle between Ostrogoths and imperial troops which took place at Horreum Margi in 505. A careful study of these sources indicates that Theoderic and Anastasius were uneasy when mentioning the respective allies and that they both tried to hide the other’s involvement in the conflict. Ennodius’ mention of discordia is very important to understand both the causes and the consequences of Horreum Margi. In fact, Anastasius attacked an ally of Theoderic in order to show that the king was not willing to come to the rescue of his foederati. The Ostrogothic quick reaction led to an unforeseen conflict and opened a period of tense relations between Ravenna and Constantinople, whose end, a few years later, was sealed by Cassiodorus’ first letter, a document centered on the concept of concordia.
À la recherche de l’auteur de sept lettres inconnues: la collection épistolographique du codex Vat. gr. 1020
Authors: Taxidis Ilias 
Published: March 2019

Abstract
F. 1v-9v of the codex Vat. gr. 1020, which is dated to the first half of the 14th century, contains seven unknown and anonymous letters, the last one mutilated. In this study, at first, the ascription of the letters to Maximus Neamonites as proposed by the database of the PINAKES is rejected, and a number of assumptions are made concerning the name of their writer in the light of the little prosopographical information offered. The content is studied, as well as the style of the letters and their place in the literary context of the Palaiologan Rennaisance of the 13th-14th centuries. A critical edition of the letters completes the article.
The Impact of Digital Research: Thinking about the MARK16 Project
Authors: Clivaz Claire 
Published: March 2019

Abstract
This article presents the challenges of developing Humanities research in a digital environment in relation to a New Testament test-case: the MARK16 project. The first section argues that virtual research environments (VREs) have become an excellent milieu in which to develop a digitized research project based on collaborative work. The second section presents an overview of VREs and digital projects on the New Testament. The third section demonstrates the ways in which the MARK16 project participates in the development of VREs and fosters new modes of engaging material in digitized NT research.
La exigibilidad de las obligaciones naturales en el proceso monitorio regulado en el código general del proceso
Authors: Petro González Ingrid Regina , Pulgarin Osorio Sebastian , Zamora Sanchez Carlos 
Published: March 2019

La presente investigación gira en torno a determinar la aplicación práctica en relación a la posibilidad de pretensiones favorables en un proceso monitorio de una obligación natural que fue civil; considerando situaciones fácticas en el proceso monitorio que no estén contempladas en el artículo 419 del Código General del Proceso con títulos valores ya prescriptos, de la misma manera se analizará la prescripción de una obligación en dinero de hace 15 años que nunca tuvo un documento y su posibilidad de presentar el proceso monitorio. Para ello la metodología aplicada en este trabajo investigativo es la observación, desde el planteamiento de casos específicos frente al proceso monitorio. Todo ello para poder concluir que dicha figura no puede estar solo condicionada o sujeta a un plazo, pues entonces es claro y en vista de que la normatividad no prohíbe la posibilidad de presentar el proceso monitorio de una obligación natural que esta se ha convertido por el trascurrir del tiempo, el juzgador puede aceptar una pretensión de un proceso monitorio frente a una obligación natural que se ha convertido en está mediante la prescripción, como fácilmente otro juzgador lo puede negar.
OPTIMIZATION OF COLLIMATOR APERTURE GEOMETRY FOR BNCT KARTINI RESEARCH REACTOR USING MCNPX
Authors: S.B. Ramadhan Valiant Gill , Sardjono Yohannes 
Published: March 2019

Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) is one of the promising cancer therapy modalities due to its selectivity which only kills the cancer cells and does not damage healthy cells around cancer. In principle, BNCT utilizes the high ionization properties of alpha (4He) and lithium (7Li) particles derived from the reaction between epithermal and boron-10 neutrons (10B + n → 7Li + 4He) in cells, where trace distance of alpha and lithium particles is equivalent with cell diameter. The neutron source used in BNCT can come from a reactor, as a condition for conducting BNCT therapy tests, there are five standard parameters that must be met for a neutron source to be used as a source, and the standards come from IAEA. This research is based on simulation using the MCNPX program which aims to optimize IAEA parameters that have been obtained in previous studies by changing the shape of the collimator geometry from cone shape to cylinder with variations diameter from 3, 5 and 10 cm and also the simulation divided into two schemes namely first moderator Al is placed in a position 9.5 cm behind the collimator and the second is the moderator Al is pressed into the base point of the aperture in the collimator. In this work, neutrons originated from Yogyakarta Kartini research reactor have the energy range in the continuous form. The results of the optimization on each scheme of the collimator are compared with the outputs that have been obtained in previous studies where the aperture of the collimator is in the cone shape. The most optimal output obtained from the results is a collimator with a diameter of 5 cm in the second scheme where the results of IAEA parameters that are produced (n/cm2 s) = 2.18E+8, / (Gy-cm2/n) = 6.69E-13, / (Gy-cm2/n) = 2.44E-13, = 4.03E-01, and J/ = 6.31E-01. These results can still be used for BNCT experiments but need a long irradiation time and when compared to previous studies, the output of the collimator with the diameter of 5 cm is more optimal.Keywords: BNCT, Collimator, IAEA Parameters, MCNPX, Cylindrical shape
Desenvolvimento Radicular de Macaúba (Acrocomia aculeata) em Dois Solos
Authors: Machado Wesley , Gasparetto Augusto César , Morimoto Letícia Suemy Barreto , Guimarães Maria De Fátima 
Published: March 2019

O sistema radicular das plantas tem papel fundamental na absorção dos nutrientes e na sua sustentação. As palmeiras possuem raízes pouco profundas, mas oferecem grande aporte ao seu sustento. Suas raízes formam um aglomerado de raízes secundárias, terciárias e quaternárias constituindo um bom sistema de absorção de água e de nutrientes. O estudo de raízes é moroso, e em palmeiras é incipiente. O objetivo do presente trabalho foi avaliar o desenvolvimento radicular da Acrocomia aculeata ecotipo sclerocarpa em dois solos. O estudo foi desenvolvido na Universidade Estadual de Londrina, em vasos preenchidos com dois solos, Latossolo Vermelho eutroférrico (argiloso) e um Latossolo Vermelho distroférrico (arenoso), em telado. Avaliou-se o sistema radicular da macaúba a cada 90 dias se utilizando o programa Safira®. As variáveis avaliadas foram: volume (mm3), área (mm2), diâmetro (cm) e comprimento (mm) de raízes. A parte aérea também foi mensurada a cada 30 dias, em altura (cm), diâmetro do coleto (cm) e número de folhas. As plantas foram avaliadas até 360 dias. Verificou-se um aumento significativo, nos dois solos, para todas as variáveis. O sistema radicular no Latossolo Vermelho eutroférrico se desenvolveu melhor atingindo médias elevadas, exceto no comprimento. O Latossolo Vermelho distroférrico, aos 360 dias, obteve o maior comprimento de raízes. Na parte aérea, o solo arenoso se destacou em relação ao argiloso, mantendo suas médias constantes em altura, número de folhas e diâmetro. Palavras-chave: Sistema Radicular. Latossolo. sclerocarpa. AbstractThe plants’ root system plays a key role in the nutrients absorption in their support. Palm trees have shallow roots, but offer great contribution to their livelihood. Their roots form a cluster of secondary, tertiary and quaternary roots constituting a good system for absorbing water and nutrients. The study of roots is lengthy, and in palm trees, it is incipient. The objective of this study was to evaluate the root development of Acrocomia aculeata sclerocarpa ecotype in two soils. The study was conducted at the State University of Londrina, in pots filled with two soils, Oxisol (clayey) and an Oxisol (sandy), in greenhouse. The root system of macaw palm was evaluated every 90 days using the Safira® program. The variables evaluated were: volume (mm3), area (mm2), diameter (cm) and length (mm) of roots. The shoot was also measured every 30 days, height (cm), stem diameter (cm) and number of leaves. The plants were evaluated up to 360 days. There was a significant increase in both soils, for all the variables. The root system in Oxisol (clayey) developed better hitting high averages, except length. The Oxisol (sandy) at 360 days, had the highest root length. In the shoots, the sandy soil stood out compared to clay, maintaining its constant average height, leaf number and diameter. Keywords: Root system. Oxisol. sclerocarpa.
Estratificação de Indivíduos com HIV/AIDS Considerando Aspectos Demográficos e Contagem de Células Cd4/Cd8 em Hospital Provincial de Angola, África
Authors: Pedro Alberto Sandra Augusta , Amadei Janete Lane 
Published: March 2019

Angola, país Africano, registra perdas consideráveis relacionadas às doenças transmissíveis e às mortes prematuras e evitáveis, principalmente, de mulheres e de crianças, agravadas pela desestruturação da qual o país foi vítima ao longo do conflito armado. No diagnóstico da AIDS, os exames laboratoriais de contagem de células T CD4+, CD8+ e carga viral são usados como parâmetros para monitorar a saúde dos pacientes, que utilizam a terapia antirretroviral e avaliar o momento certo para iniciar ou modificar esta terapia. Estudo desenvolvido com objetivo de analisar exames para HIV/Aids realizados em Hospital Provincial de Lubango, Angola – África. Estudo descritivo, retrospectivo compreendendo o período de janeiro a junho de 2014. Foram analisados 981 resultados de exames com uma média de 163,5 por mês. A idade média obtida foi de 35 anos, com resultados médios de 385,1/mm3 para CD4+ e 1060,0/ mm3 para CD8+. Os itens que apresentaram significância com p<0,01 foram: procedência ambulatorial; menores valores de CD4+ para os homens, com idade de 60 anos ou mais seguido de 30 a 60 anos. O monitoramento de linfócitos T CD4+ apresentou valores baixos na maioria da população que realizou os exames, implicando em indicação de terapia antirretroviral e progressão da patologia com comprometimento da saúde das pessoas analisadas. Palavras-chave: Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida. Gestão de Saúde. Sistema de Saúde. Atendimento Secundário AbstractAngola, an African country, has considerable losses related to communicable diseases and premature and preventable deaths mainly of women and children, aggravated by the destructuring of which the country has been victimized during the armed conflict.The progression of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) characterized by numerous pathological changes in the cellular immune system. Study designed to analyze tests for HIV / AIDS held in Hospital Provincial laboratory Lubango, Angola - Africa. Descriptive, retrospective study conducted in Hospital Provincial covering the period from January to June 2014. 981 test results were analyzed spread between the months from January to June 2014 with an average of 163.5 per month. The average age obtained was 35 years, with average scores of 385.1 / mm3 for CD4+ and 1060.0 / mm3 for CD8+. The items which were significant highlights are lower CD4+ values for men aged 60 years or more followed 30-60 years; with outpatient origin. Monitoring of CD4+ T lymphocytes are underestimated in most of the population who performed the tests. This involves antiretroviral therapy indication of the pathology affecting the analyzed people’s health living with HIV / AIDS . Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. Health Management. Health System. Secondary Care.
Katı Faz Fermantasyon Tekniği ile Bacillus circulans ATCC 4516’dan Ekstrasellüler β-Galaktosidaz Üretimi
Authors: SERİN Besi , AKCAN Nurullah 
Published: March 2019

Çoğu mikrobiyal enzim, derin fermantasyonu ile
üretilmesine rağmen, katı faz fermantasyonu (KFF) ile tarımsal atıkların
substrat olarak kullanılmasıyla enzimlerin üretimi daha ekonomik hale gelir. Enzim
üretim sürecini KFF açısından kayda değer ölçüde ucuz hale getirmek için,
maliyeti düşük substratların kullanımı büyük ilgi görmektedir. Bu çalışmada,
KFF yönteminde substrat olarak pirinç kepeği kullanılarak Bacillus circulans ATCC 4516’dan β-galaktosidaz üretimi ve enzim üretimine etki eden
bazı parametlerin etkisi incelendi. İnkübasyon zamanı, inkübasyon sıcaklığı, inokülüm
seviyesi, başlangıç pH’sını içeren belirli fermantasyon parametreleri ayrı ayrı
incelendi. Maksimum miktarda β-galaktosidaz üretimi; %35 inokülüm oranı, pH 7.5, 37°C'de ve
48. saatte elde edildi. Ayrıca fermantasyon ortamına çeşitli karbon ve azot kaynakları
eklenerek β-galaktosidaz üretimi üzerine etkisi incelendi. Elde edilen
sonuçlara göre ortama eklenen karbon ve azot kaynakları enzim üretimini
baskıladı. Son zamanlarda endüstriyel önemi olan enzimlerin
daha ekonomik bir şekilde üretilmesine yönelik çalışmalara olan ilgi
artmaktadır. Elde edilen sonuçlara göre pirinç kepeği substrat olarak kullanılarak Bacillus circulans ATCC 4516’dan düşük maliyetle β-galaktosidaz enzimi
üretilebilir.
Otomobil Isı Pompası Sistemlerinde R152a’nın Kullanımında Çevre ve Akış Şartlarının Sistem Performansı Üzerine Etkisi
Authors: DİREK Mehmet , YÜKSEL Fikret 
Published: March 2019

Bu çalışmada, bir otomobil ısı pompası sisteminde R152a soğutucu akışkanının kullanımı farklı hava sıcaklık ve hızlarında test edilmiştir. Deneylerde iç ve dış üniteye (yoğuşturucu ve buharlaştırıcı) giren hava akımı hız ve sıcaklıkları değiştirilerek, sistemin ısıtma durumundaki performansı belirlenmiştir. Klima ve ısı pompası sistemlerinde yaygın olarak kullanılan R134a soğutucu akışkanı çalışma şartları ile R152a’nın çalışma şartları karşılaştırılmıştır. Sonuç olarak, R152a soğutucu akışkanı ile çalıştırılan sistemin ısıtma kapasitesinin R134a’ya göre daha yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir. İç ünite girişindeki hava debisinin artmasıyla ile R152a’nın ısıtma kapasitesi değerlerinin azaldığı görülmüştür. Ayrıca, hava akış şartlarının performansa olan etkisinin sıcaklık şartlarına göre daha yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir. R152a’nın gerekli iyileştirmeler yapıldığında otomobil iklimlendirme sistemlerinde uygun alternatif bir soğutucu akışkan olabileceği belirlenmiştir.
On The Properties Of The Complex Fibonacci And Lucas Numbers With Rational Subscript Via Roots Of The Fibonacci Matrix
Authors: KÖKEN Fikri 
Published: March 2019

In this study, we exploit general techniques from matrix theory to establish some identities for the complex Fibonacci and Lucas numbers with rational subscripts of the forms and . For this purpose, we establish matrix functions and of the Fibonacci matrix of order for integer odd nand discuss some relations between two special matrices functions and , respectively. Also, some identities related to the complex Fibonacci and Lucas numbers with rational subscripts of the forms and are given for every integer odd n and, respectively.
Genelleştirilmiş Srivastava-Attiya Operatörü Yardımıyla Tanımlanan Konkav Yalınkat Fonksiyonlarda Fekete-Szegö Problemi
Authors: BAYRAM Hasan , YALÇIN TOKGÖZ Sibel 
Published: March 2019

Bu makalede daha önce tanımlanan konkav yalınkat fonksiyonların alt
sınıfı ön bilgi olarak verilmiştir. Ardından Fekete-Szegö Problemi olarak
bilinen λ∈(0,1] reel değerli sayısına bağlı katsayı bağıntısının üst sınırını
bulma problemi kısaca tanımlanmıştır. Sonuç olarak makalenin sonunda verilen
teoremin ispatı için gerekli tüm durumlar incelenip Genelleştirilmiş
Srivastava-Attiya Operatörü yardımıyla tanımlanan konkav yalınkat
fonksiyonlarda Fekete-Szegö Problemi çözülmüştür.
Effect of alkaloid and phenolic extract administration oi Allium cepa L Ù on some biochemical parameters of blood on albino mice
Authors: Journal Baghdad Science 
Published: March 2019

Ø› Ù¡Ù¨his study male and female albino mice werdministr^d doses of alkaloid and phenolic extracts of Allium cepa at doses of( 25 ,50,100, 200) mg / kg of( body weight). males and females were divided into four groups and each croup comprised mice were injected intra^ritonially daily for one week and orally Ù¢Ù Ù¢ one month . After which animals were killed and the serum was separated for biochemical analysis (total blood suger, total protein , otal cholesterol). Results showed significant decrease ( p< 0,05) in the total blood suger and total cholesterol on the serum of both males and females and significant increase( p< 0,05) in the total serum protein of both males and females of the two types of injection and oral administration and by both Alkaloid and phenolic extracts . However it was found that the alkaloid extract was more effective than phenolic extract.â€ƒ