bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Estimation of pentraxin-3(PTX3)in Rheumatoid arthritis males patients with (with and without) type II diabetes mellitus in Iraq
Authors: Sultan Nashwa S. , AL- Tai Anwar F. 
Published: December 2018

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease its etiology is unknown . The classical autoimmune diseases, have adaptive immune genetic associations with autoantibodies and major histocompatibility complex(MHC) class II such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), diabetes mellitus type two (DM II). Serum of99 males suffering from RA without DMII as group (G1), 45 males suffering from RA with DM II as group (G2) and 40 healthy males as group (G3) were enrolled in this study to estimation of alkaline phosphates (ALP),C-reactive protein(CRP) and Pentraxin-3(PTX). Results showed a highly significant increase in PTX3 levels in G1 and G2 compared to G3 and a significant decrease in G1comparing to G2. Results also revealed a significant increase in CRP levels in G1 and G2 when compared to G3 , as well as a significant increase in G2 comparing to G1. Results showed a significant decrease in ALP levels in G1 and G2 while this phrase must no differences was observed betweenG1 and G2and there was no significant positive correlation between PTX3 and ALP in sera of RA males patients with and without DM II it be showed in our study.
Evaluation and Correlation of Hepcidin-25 Hormone, Hemoglobin and Packed Cell Volume of Patients With Î²-Thalassaemia Intermedia Before and After Blood Transfusion for Iraqi Children Patients
Authors: Saadoon Mohammed Q. , Ali Bushra H. 
Published: December 2018

Î²-thalassaemia consists of 3 chief forms: thalassaemia primary (other called "cooley's Anaemia" or "Mediterranean durability Anaemia"), thalassaemia intermedia or thalassaemia minor also frequent termed "Î²-thalassaemia carrier", "Î²-thalassaemia trait" however, "heterozygous Î²-thalassaemia". separately from the rare magisterial forms, problem along Î²-thalassaemia essential are homozygotes or made heterozygotes because B0 and B+ genes, problem including thalassaemia intermedia are typically homozygotes and compound heterozygotes then subjected with thalassaemia minor are broadly heterozygotes.
In this study, we take eighty humans the age about them had been meanÂ±SD (9.68Â±2.08), 40 patients along Î²-thalassaemia intermedia, then 40 healthy people as much control. extraction gore 5ml from thalassaemia's patients before gore transfusion then afterwards take the blood by way of three days. The samples we instituted are 120, forty samples before blood transfusion, 40 samples after gore transfusion then 40 control samples. Then we separated every pattern of twin's tubes.
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further than its instruction was once shown up iron focus meanly affect through hepcidin-25 level, therefore so hepcidin-25 used to be surprisingly significant exchange in Î²-thalassaemia intermedia affected person afterwards blood advancement yet so much conduct to iron overload. So we conclude low level of Hemoglobin before and after blood transfusion due to decrease or absent formation of Î²-globin that because gene disorder, and conclude correlation between hepcidin hormone with Hb and PCV.
The aim of this study is to evaluate hepcidin-25 levels, hemoglobin [Hb] and packed cell volume [PCV] before and after blood transfusion, then correlation of hepcidin-25 hormone with [Hb] and [PCV] of children patients with Î²-thalassaemia intermedia.
Comparative Study of Thymidine Kinase -1 and Total Antioxidant Capacity in Iraqi Children with Platelet Count Disorder
Authors: Jabar Manar Satar , Abass Eiman AA. 
Published: December 2018

This study aimed to find relationship between thymidine kinase-1 (TK-1) as tumor marker and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) in Iraqi children patients with thrombocytopenia and with thrombocytosis. The present study conducted 60 children patients (30 patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP) and 30 patients with thrombocytosis caused by leukemia) attending the Children Fever Hospital in the Medical City / Baghdad, and 30 healthy children as a control group. All study groups were with range ages (1-15) years, and they were diagnosed by assay of platelet count, Prothrombin Time (PT), and partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT). The results shown elevation in plasma TK-1 and TAC values in children patients with thrombocytopenia and with thrombocytosis when compared with control group, and there was no significant different in TK-1 level and a significant different in TAC level in two patients groups. There were a highly significant positive correlation between TK-1 and TAC levels in both Iraqi children patients with thrombocytopenia and with thrombocytosis. The current study concluded that TK-1 may be a novel biomarker for platelet count disorder disease and there was a probability of expose these patients for tumor diseases.
İŞ ERTELEME: DEMOGRAFİK ÖZELLİKLER AÇISINDAN FARKLILIKLARIN ANALİZİ
Authors: KAPLAN Metin 
Published: December 2018

İş erteleme, işleri yarına kadar erteleme, daha sonraya bırakma, ağırdan alma ve geciktirme anlamına gelmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, demografik özellikler açısından çalışanların iş erteleme davranışları arasında anlamlı bir farklılık olup olmadığını ortaya koymaktır. Bu çalışmada bağımsız değişken demografik özellikler, bağımlı değişken ise iş ertelemedir. Veri toplama tekniği olarak anket tekniği kullanılmış olup, anket iki bölümden oluşmaktadır. Birinci bölümde iş erteleme, ikinci bölümde ise demografik özellikler ile ilgili sorular yer almaktadır. Araştırmanın örneklemini, Nevşehir ilinde faaliyet gösteren bankalarda çalışan 218 iş gören oluşturmaktadır. Verilerin normal dağılım gösterip göstermediğini tespit etmek içi K-S testi uygulanmıştır. Veriler normal dağılım göstermediği için, parametrik olmayan testler; Mann-Whitney U” ve “Kruskall Wallis" testleri uygulanmıştır. Araştırma bulgularına göre, çalışanların eğitim düzeyi değişkeni açısından iş erteleme davranışı arasında anlamlı bir farklılık olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Ancak çalışanların cinsiyet, medeni durum, yaş, iş deneyimi ve konum değişkenleri açısından iş erteleme davranışı arasında anlamlı bir farklılık olmadığı ortaya konulmuştur.
Desarrollo del pensamiento crítico en estudiantes de Educación Secundaria: Diseño, aplicación y evaluación de un programa educativo
Authors: Albertos Gómez Daniel , De la Herrán Gascón Agustín 
Published: December 2018

Resumen:Existe un consenso generalizado en otorgar al pensamiento crítico un puesto de relevancia entre las competencias más imprescindibles en el siglo XXI. Asimismo, se ha constatado en diversos estudios la falta de habilidades de este tipo de pensamiento en los estudiantes. Por ello, para cubrir esta necesidad educativa, surge la propuesta de crear un programa específico para desarrollar el pensamiento crítico. Tras su diseño, se aplicó a estudiantes de 16-17 años de edad, en un instituto de Educación Secundaria de la Comunidad de Madrid. Se utilizó un enfoque de infusión, abordando la enseñanza del pensamiento crítico desde la base de la formación de la competencia científica. Para comprobar la calidad del programa, su correcto desarrollo y su eficacia, se evaluó siguiendo el modelo de Pérez Juste (2000). Paralelamente, se llevó a cabo un estudio de casos múltiple con el objetivo de comprender mejor el proceso de adquisición de las habilidades trabajadas en el programa. Los resultados cuantitativos, siguiendo una metodología cuasi-experimental, con medidas en la prueba HCTAES antes y después de la aplicación, y mediante el uso de grupo control, constataron la eficacia del programa. Por otra parte, desde el punto de vista cualitativo, se pusieron de manifiesto las dificultades principales en la adquisición de este tipo de habilidades y la transferencia de las mismas, desde un contexto científico a otro de carácter social. Este estudio puede suponer un paso previo para la futura implantación del programa en otros cursos, otras materias relacionadas u otros centros educativos.
Clínica odontológica infanto-juvenil no período noturno: percepções e satisfação dos acompanhantes
Authors: Figueiredo Márcia Cançado , Silvestre Eduarda Maria Pereira de , Da Cunha Luísa Lapenta , Silva Jéssica Vaz 
Published: December 2018

Com o início do atendimento na Clínica Odontológica Infanto-juvenil no período noturno na Faculdade de Odontologia da UFRGS, tornou-se necessário avaliar a percepção dos acompanhantes/responsáveis pelas crianças quanto ao horário de atendimento, pontuando questões que poderiam influenciar na vinda dos pacientes para a consulta, tais como segurança, mobilidade e acesso; o padrão comportamental da criança em relação à consulta e no dia posterior ao atendimento; a escolaridade e renda familiar; assim como a razão da busca pelo atendimento odontológico noturno. Foi realizado estudo transversal, observacional e analítico, por meio de questionário. Foram obtidas respostas de 58 acompanhantes, na maioria dos casos a mãe do paciente (60,34%), residindo no mesmo município da instituição (56,90%), com ensino médio completo (37,93%), renda familiar de até 2 salários mínimos (41,38%) e usuários de transporte público (58,62%) para ir e voltar das consultas. Dor e prevenção foram os principais motivos da busca por atendimento. Foram verificadas associações estatisticamente significativas entre responder excelente ou bom para o horário de atendimento e avaliar a qualidade do atendimento como excelente ou boa (p=0,05); informar que o horário não é desgastante para a criança (p=0,01); que a criança não demora para dormir após a consulta (p=0,02); e nunca ter faltado a consultas (p=0,02). A percepção dos acompanhantes foi que a falta de segurança e o congestionamento do tráfego característico do horário de início da consulta foram barreiras enfrentadas para comparecimento. Os acompanhantes apresentaram-se satisfeitos como atendimento noturno e sua percepção foi de que este horário não afetou o padrão comportamental das crianças.
Building blocks of healthy family meals: A meta-analysis
Authors: Dallacker Mattea , Hertwig Ralph , Mata Jutta 
Published: December 2018

Objective: A higher frequency of family meals is associated with better diet quality and lower body mass index (BMI) in children. However, the effect sizes are small and it remains unclear which aspects of family meals contribute to these positive health outcomes. This meta-analysis synthesizes studies on social, environmental, and behavioral attributes of family meals to identify their building blocks that are related to better nutritional health in children. Methods: A systematic literature search (43 studies, 40,569 participants, 57 reported effect sizes) identified six different building blocks of healthy family mealtimes. Separate meta-analyses examined the association between each building block and children’s nutritional health. Age (children vs. adolescents), outcome type (BMI vs. diet quality), and socioeconomic status (SES; controlled vs. not controlled for SES) were examined as potential moderators. Results: Positive associations consistently emerged between five building blocks and children’s nutritional health: turning the TV off during meals (r = .08), higher food quality (r = .11), parental modeling of healthy eating (r = .11), positive atmosphere (r = .12), and longer meal duration (r = .20). Children’s involvement in meal preparation was associated with better diet quality (r = .08), but also with higher BMI (r = −.06). Very few moderating effects were found. Conclusions: How a family eats together shows larger associations with nutritional health than how often. Randomized control trials are needed to further verify these findings. The generalizability of the identified mealtime building blocks to other contexts of social eating is discussed, as are practical implications.
Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Botulinum Toxin Injection with Nitroglycerine Ointment for Treatment of Chronic Anal Fissure
Authors: Timilsina Binaya , Agarwal C.S. , Adhikari S. , Agrawal S. , Gupta R.K. 
Published: December 2018

Background and Objectives: Although surgery is the gold standard treatment for anal fissure, the main concern remains its side effects and complications in terms of permanent incontinence. In recent years, treatment of chronic anal fissure has shifted from surgical to medical. This study compares the efficacy and safety of two non-surgical treatments- botulinum toxin (BTX) injection with nitroglycerine (NTG) ointment for the treatment of chronic anal fissure.
Methods: One hundred and twelve adults were assigned randomly to receive treatment with either type A botulinum toxin (15 units) injected into internal anal sphincter or 0.2% nitroglycerine ointment applied thrice daily for 8 weeks.
Results: After 2 months, the fissures were healed in 50 (89.3%) of 56 patients in botulinum toxin group and in 39 (69.6%) of 56 patients in nitroglycerine group (P= 0.01). Seventeen (23%) patients in nitroglycerine group complained of headache while none of the patients in botulinum toxin group had any forms of adverse effects. The recurrence rate of nitroglycerine group was higher than botulinum toxin group at 3 months (4.3% in BTX vs 16.7% in NTG, P = 0.057) and at 6 months (8.5% in BTX vs 36.1% in NTG, P = 0.002).
Conclusion: Although treatment with either topical nitroglycerine or botulinum toxin is effective as an alternative to surgery for patients with chronic anal fissure, botulinum toxin is the more effective option.
Effect of Zirconium Hydrides on the mechanical behavior of cladding
Authors: Martín-Rengel M. A. , Gomez F. J. , Ruiz-Hervias J. 
Published: December 2018

Abstract
During some operations previous to the dry storage, which involve high temperature and hoop stress on the cladding, a part of the hydride platelets may precipitate along the radial direction. As a consequence, cladding embrittlement may occur. In this paper, the experimental techniques developed for the authors to produce hydride reorientation in unirradiated cladding are shown. Samples of fuel cladding with 150 and 500 ppm of hydrogen were prepared. Subsequently, these samples were subjected to reorientation treatments by applying high temperature (400 °C) and constant hoop stress (60, 90, 120 and 140 MPa). Finally, ring compression tests (RCT) were carried out to study the cladding embrittlement. Samples after the reorientation treatment (i.e. with radial hydrides) were subjected to RCT at 20, 135 and 300 °C and the results are discussed.
Investigations on potential methods for the long-term monitoring of the state of fuel elements in dry storage casks
Authors: Hampel U. , Kratzsch A. , Rachamin R. , Wagner M. , Schmidt S. , Fiß D. , Reinicke S. 
Published: December 2018

Abstract
Extended dry storage of spent nuclear fuel is a relevant issue in many countries operating nuclear power plants. Beside regulatory and security aspects there are questions with respect to the long-term integrity of the spent fuel as this is of relevance for final transportation and reloading to final waste repository casks. Within the frame of the BMWi project DCS-MONITOR, we investigate the potentials of different methods for non-intrusive monitoring of dry cask storage containers with spent nuclear fuel. These are thermography, radiation-based methods, and acoustic methods. For all of them we study the sensitivity and cross-sensitivity with respect to defined changes in the nuclear fuel distribution inside the containers. The analyses are mainly based on numerical simulations but also include some dedicated experimental studies.
Os saberes lúdicos contextualizados na prática pedagógica da educação infantil (Bento Gonçalves/RS): um estudo de caso
Authors: Souza José Edimar de , Silveira Ana Paula 
Published: December 2018

O objetivo foi analisar os modos como os saberes da ludicidade de crianças de quatro a cinco anos são contextualizados nas práticas pedagógicas docentes a partir da realidade de uma escola de Educação Infantil do município gaúcho de Bento Gonçalves/RS. A perspectiva teórica é freireana e quanto aos aspectos metodológicos estes se sustentaram no estudo de caso e na análise documental. E vale-se da técnica da entrevista com professoras para acessar os saberes das crianças. A empiria também foi produzida a partir de observações, identificando o modo como os saberes da ludicidade evidenciam-se no planejamento docente. Para explicar os saberes e as práticas pedagógicas, apoiou-se em teóricos que ressaltam a importante questão da formação docente e da necessidade de inovação. Destaca-se no conjunto da análise que as docentes já possuem o entendimento que as atividades realizadas em folha de papel, por vezes, poderiam ser substituídas por brincadeiras que ampliam a aprendizagem.
Reflexões sobre o desenvolvimento humano na perspectiva histórico-cultural: relações e inter-relações da mediação cultural, da escola e do professor
Authors: Vitti Sylvia Cristina de Azevedo , De Azevedo Maria Alice Salvador Busato 
Published: December 2018

Com base nas contribuições teóricas de Vygotsky, são apresentadas reflexões sobre o desenvolvimento dos seres humanos como seres sociais e culturais. Destaca-se a sua posição de criadores de cultura que, diferentemente dos outros animais, constituem linguagem e são constituídos pela mesma, sistema organizado de signos, que lhes dá acesso ao universo simbólico. Ressalta-se a mediação cultural nesse processo e o papel da escola como locus privilegiado para a aquisição de cultura e de conceitos científicos. Neste contexto, o professor atua como figura-chave e agente pedagógico, guiando os jovens na apropriação de conhecimentos. Escola e professor devem ser devidamente valorizados pelo seu importante papel no desenvolvimento das jovens gerações e na sua apropriação do legado histórico e cultural da civilização.
O ser em si e a poesia: Sartre leitor de Francis Ponge
Authors: Perius Cristiano 
Published: December 2018

Tomando por fio condutor o ensaio de Jean-Paul Sartre sobre Francis Ponge, “O homem e as coisas”, publicado em Situações I, este artigo visa problematizar o lugar da poesia como “voz das coisas”, isto é, a tentativa de neutralização do para si em benefício do ser em si. Fundado na metáfora da “petrificação” poética, o efeito das imagens visa a renovação da linguagem a partir do contato originário entre as palavras e as coisas. Entre as iniciativas poéticas que merecem maior relevo, destaca-se a valorização da antilírica e a substantivação poética centrada no poder nominativo da linguagem. O exercício poético, porém, apesar de visar “as coisas mesmas” e o que Sartre chamou de “fenomenologia materialista”, tem seus limites na própria condição humana. Pela ação de projetar-se sobre as coisas o homem visa libertar a linguagem de uso pragmático e, ao mesmo tempo, pensar o objeto sem parti pris idealista.
A study on the vibration analysis of a maglev vehicle -- A theoretical investigation of the effect of magnetic damping on a vibration control system
Authors: Watanabe Ken , Ohta Yasuhiro , Nagai Masao , Kamada Takayoshi 
Published: December 2018

The superconducting Maglev system is conceptualized as the next generation high-speed public transportation system. For practical use, it is important to improve the ride comfort particularly in high-speed running. The Maglev vehicle is composed of lightweight car bodies and bogies which are mounted with SCMs (superconducting magnets), on-board refrigerating system, etc. The vibration isolation performance is lower than in conventional railways, since the mass ratio of sprung mass to un-sprung mass in the Maglev vehicle is lower than in the typical railway car. In this magnetically levitated system, the passive electromagnetic damping between the SCMs and ground coils is very small. Therefore, it is important to add active electromagnetic damping to the primary suspension between the SCMs and ground coils, and to adjust the secondary suspension between the car body and bogie. This paper examines lateral and rolling vibration control of the Maglev vehicle using LQ (linear quadratic) control theory. Moreover, the estimated electromagnetic damping, which interacts between the SCMs and the guideway, is also considered in the model to improve the ride comfort.
Analysis of the heat load of thin metal foil during electron beam scanning
Authors: Drabik A. , Drabik W. , Rabinski M. 
Published: December 2018

The thermal loading of thin metal foils used as extraction windows in high current electron accelerators is one of the most important processes which should be analysed during the design of such devices. Heat loads at metal surface are also of special interest in many other plasma applications. The distribution of heat loads at the surface of thin metal foil is evaluated from the energy absorption in the foil and forced cooling with air flow. Time dependence of temperature distribution at the foil surface is calculated from the two-dimensional heat conduction equation. The simplified heat transient analysis is also given to determine the influence of scanning frequencies, electron beam size and shape ,shape of current impulses in scanning coils, energy loss in foil, the beam current and air cooling coefficient on time evolution of temperature for an arbitrary fixed point at the foil in first period of electron beam scanning.
Computation of higher order modes in TESLA structures
Authors: van Rienen Ursula , Glock Hans-Walter , Hecht Dirk , Rothemund Karsten 
Published: December 2018

This paper presents results on the computation of Higher Order Modes(shortly HOMs) in the designs for the accelerating structures which have already been built in into the TESLA [1] Test Facility (TTF) or are presently being studied as final design for the TESLA collider. Depending on the complexity of the studied arrangement different computational strategies are followed: 1. the use of commercial software packages like MAFIA [2] or CST Microwave Studio (MWS) [2] on workstations, and 2. a recently implemented tool for Coupled S-Parameter Calculation (CSC) which easily allows to calculate the scattering properties of rf-sections connected to each other with arbitrary topology or to determine eigenmodes of resonating structures.
A communication system for ALS patients using eye blink
Authors: Takeshita Kazuhiro , Uchibori Akihiko , Mizukami Yoshiki , Satoh Taiji , Tanaka Kanya , Uchikado Shigeru 
Published: December 2018

The purpose of our research is to design a communication system for ALS patients who have difficulty in using their hands and mouth. In the proposed system, eye blink is adopted as a switch to tell judging patient's intention by using several image processing. A list of intentions is displayed on the PC monitor; each intention is displayed with an adequate time interval. The patient can select the candidate intention by blinking his/her eye. To investigate the efficiency of the proposed system, we conducted experiments on 10 subjects. The experimental results show that the proposed system distinguished conscious and unconscious eye blink.