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Clinical Case of Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
Authors: Radenkova-Saeva J. , Naydenov H. 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
Toxic epidermal necrolysis or Lyell’s syndrome is a severe life-threatening adverse drug reaction with a high mortality rate. The drugs most commonly involved are: antibiotics; anticonvulsants; antiretroviral drugs; nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, allopurinol. Case report: A 68-year-old female, presented with complaints of fever and extensive rashes on the skin of the face, the neck and the trunk, severe itching of the skin, ulcerations and erythema of the conjunctiva and the oral cavity and difficulty in swallowing. She has a period of two or three days of general discomfort and fatigue, rash, fever up to 38°C, sore throat, arthralgia, myalgia, loss of appetite and have been treated with antipyretics, antibiotic – ampicillin, antihistamines, vitamins. Her state worsened during the next 3 days, therefore she was hospitalized in the Toxicology clinic of University Hospital “N. I. Pirogov”. Multiple maculopapular and bullous eruptions, plaques were present all over the body, blisters that cover a substantial portion of the body. The entire skin covering the body surface was denuded and peeled off with minor manipulation – the Nikolsky’s sign. Intraorally, multiple oral ulcers of the buccal mucosa, tongue, palate, labial mucosa, and soft palate were seen. Hemorrhagic erosions were also seen on both the upper and lower lips. Conjunctivitis and ulceration of genitalia were also noted. The lesions got slowly better with serum therapy, fluid and electrolyte replacement, systemic corticosteroids, antihistamines, antibiotic, vitamins, H2 blockers, topical care of mucosal changes. Evolution was satisfactory with epidermization and the patient was discharged from the hospital after 1 month.
High-Order Melnikov Method for Time-Periodic Equations
Authors: Chen Fengjuan , Wang Qiudong 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
This paper discusses a high-order Melnikov method for periodically perturbed equations. We introduce a new method to compute

M
k

⁢

(

t
0

)

{M_{k}(t_{0})}

for all

k
≥
0

{k\geq 0}

, among which

M
0

⁢

(

t
0

)

{M_{0}(t_{0})}

is the traditional Melnikov function, and

M
1

⁢

(

t
0

)

,

M
2

⁢

(

t
0

)

,

…

{M_{1}(t_{0}),M_{2}(t_{0}),\ldots\,}

are its high-order correspondences. We prove that, for all

k
≥
0

{k\geq 0}

,

M
k

⁢

(

t
0

)

{M_{k}(t_{0})}

is a sum of certain multiple integrals, the integrand of which we can explicitly compute. In particular, we obtain explicit integral formulas for

M
0

⁢

(

t
0

)

{M_{0}(t_{0})}

and

M
1

⁢

(

t
0

)

{M_{1}(t_{0})}

. We also study a concrete equation for which the explicit formula of

M
1

⁢

(

t
0

)

{M_{1}(t_{0})}

is used to prove the existence of a transversal homoclinic intersection in the case of

M
0

⁢

(

t
0

)

≡
0

{M_{0}(t_{0})\equiv 0}

.
Hamburger Juden – deutsche Patrioten. Alfred Cossen und die Sportgruppe »Schild«
Authors: Bade Claudia 
Published: June 2017

AbstractAfter the National Socialists came to power in 1933 the Jews in Germany were excluded from most sports clubs. As a reaction to this, and in order to still be able to participate in all kinds of sports, many Jews assembled in Jewish sports associations. In Germany, there were two competing sports organizations: the Maccabi sports movement which was part of the National Jewish/Zionist movement, and the »Sportbund Schild« (shield) which attracted the »assimilated« and patriotic German-Jewish followers. Using the example of the Jewish »Sportgruppe Schild« in Hamburg, which existed between 1933 and 1938, this contribution shows that the Jewish Sports organization meant much more than only physical training and social networking: for the young generation in particular, the »Sportgruppe Schild« played an important part in enhancing their self-confidence and strengthening their Jewish identity.
The origin of East European Ashkenazim via a southern route
Authors: van Straten Jits 
Published: June 2017

AbstractIn der Literatur werden zwei Populationen als Vorfahren der osteuropäischen Aschkenazim erwähnt: Deutsche Juden und Chasaren. Ein deutscher Ursprung ist demografisch nicht möglich, eine Chasarische Herkunft kann ebenfalls nicht nachgewiesen werden und ist auch nicht plausibel. Der Verfasser schlägt das Denkmodell vor, dass die Vorfahren der osteuropäischen Aschkenazim zunächst um den Kimmerischen Bosporus angekommen sind, vorwiegend aus Anatolien und Südeuropa. Er führt Beweise an, dass es schon vor der Zeitwende eine jüdische Anwesenheit auf der Krim gab, die bis zum 7. Jahrhundert dauerte. Hinzu kamen während des 7. und 8. Jahrhunderts noch Juden aus Byzanz. Diese These wird unterstützt durch genetische Beweise, die einen Unterschied zwischen west- und osteuropäischen Aschkenazim zeigen. Der Verfasser erklärt die Umwandlung von einer Slawisch zu einer Yiddisch sprechenden jüdischen Population mit dem »language-cum-ethnic shift« Modell nach Ehret.
Justices as “Sacred Symbols”: Antonin Scalia and the Cultural Life of the Law
Authors: Christopher Jones Brian , Sarat Austin 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
Perhaps no single judge in recent years has embodied the intricacies and difficulties of the cultural life of the law as much as American Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. While common law judges have traditionally acquired status—and cultural relevance—from the significance, eloquence and forcefulness of their judicial opinions, Justice Scalia took an altogether different route. Both on and off the bench, he pushed the limits of legal and political legitimacy. He did this through a strict adherence to what we call a “judicial mandate,” flamboyant but engaging writing, biting humor and widespread marketing of his originalist and textualist interpretative theories. This article chronicles these features of Scalia’s jurisprudence and public life more generally, ultimately characterising the late justice as a “sacred symbol” in American legal and political circles, and beyond.
Scalia’s Legacy: Originalism and Change in the Law of Standing
Authors: Pfander James E. 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
Perhaps no single Justice fashioned as many changes to the law of standing as that most gifted originalist, Antonin Scalia. It was Justice Scalia who first deployed twentieth century standing rules to invalidate a citizen suit provision; who promoted the prudential rule against the adjudication of generalized grievances to constitutional status; who pressed to constitutionalize the adverse-party rule; who reconfigured informer litigation to preserve the injury-in-fact requirement; and who recently re-packaged the Court’s old prudential standing doctrine as a merits-based inquiry into the plaintiff’s statutory right to sue. That he has done so much to re-work modern litigation in the name of fidelity to the workways of eighteenth century lawyers “in the English courts at Westminster” testifies to his considerable rhetorical skills. In this essay, I evaluate Justice Scalia’s contributions to this important body of jurisdictional law and then step back to consider his legacy.
Missed Opportunities, Good Intentions: The Takings Decisions of Justice Antonin Scalia
Authors: Epstein Richard A. 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
The late Justice Antonin Scalia sensibly pushed his powerful originalist agenda as a bulwark against activist justices of any persuasion from enacting their policy preferences into law. But while this commitment to originalism may explain what the justices should not do, it does not explain, affirmatively, how they should interpret constitutional texts in accordance with the originalist agenda. One area in which this is most critical is the law of takings, which polices the boundary line between private rights and public power. Here it is necessary to integrate explicit constitutional provisions dealing with the terms “taken,” “private property,” “just compensation,” “public use,” and the implied “police power” into a coherent whole. The law of takings is relatively straightforward when the government takes private property into public possession. But it is far more difficult to explicate when private parties retain some interests in property after the government either occupies or regulates the use and disposition of the rest. Justice Scalia’s application of takings law to such cases of divided interests has fallen short in four key contexts: the permitting process in Nollan; rent control in Pennell; development rights in Lucas; and environmental protection schemes in Stop the Beach Renourishment. In these cases, Justice Scalia often reached the right result for the wrong reasons, often on ad hoc grounds. The correct analysis requires a far more thoroughgoing protection of private property interest in the context of both regulatory and possessory takings. This article explains how he should have handled these missed opportunities.
Review paper. Gluten-related disorders and schizophrenia - potential linking mechanisms, diagnostic and therapeutic challenge
Authors: Tomaka Joanna , Karakuła-Juchnowicz Hanna , Morylowska-Topolska Justyna , Dzikowski Michał , Juchnowicz Dariusz , Flis Marta , Siek Aleksandra , Próchnicki Michał 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
More and more evidence confirms the theory that the intake of cereal products containing gluten may play an important role in the pathogenesis of many diseases. There are also premises indicating the relationship between the so-called gluten-related diseases and the development and course of mental disorders, including schizophrenia.
The aim of this article is to review the literature on the potential relationship between the consumption of gluten and schizophrenia, considering the etiopathogenesis and the role of gluten-free diet in the treatment of schizophrenia.
Methods: There were analysed available research papers in PubMed and Google Scholar with the key words: schizophrenia, gluten- related disorders, allergy to grain products, celiac disease, microbiota, immune system, exorphins and time span: 1960-2016 .
Conclusions: Existing research results indicate a possible relationship between diet rich in grain products with high gluten content and the occurrence or exacerbation of schizophrenia symptoms. However, further studies are necessary to: 1) identify groups of patients for whom the consumption of cereal products (gluten) is associated with a particular risk of schizophrenia exacerbation, 2) determine the mechanisms relating the consumption of gluten with the mental state of schizophrenic patients, 3) get the possible benefits of implementing gluten-free diet in patients with schizophrenia.
Review paper. Neuropsychological dimension of schizophrenia - evaluation possibilities and therapeutic implications
Authors: Makarewicz Agata , Karakuła-Juchnowicz Hanna , Łobejko Łukasz 
Published: June 2017

AbstractIntroduction: In the last decades, researchers' attention has been focused on cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia. Numerous studies indicate the existence of neurodegenerative deficits in schizophrenia including, but not limited to, motor functions, learning and memory, executive functions, attention, language, spatial skills and general intelligence.Method: A review of available literature on the topic of the past two decades, available in the Pubmed, EBSCO, SCOPUS databases has been made using the keywords: schizophrenia, cognition, early intervention.Results: Cognitive dysfunction is an important feature of the prodromal phase and the first episode of schizophrenia. Researchers have thus proposed to initiate early therapeutic interventions for people with so-called risky mental conditions. The article includes the reference to research on neurocognitive disorders essence in schizophrenia, the definition and review of methods used to identify specific cognitive deficits and issues related to risk of developing psychosis and early therapeutic intervention in high-risk states.Conclusions: Researchers report the importance of detecting cognitive disorders in the early stages of schizophrenia. This broadens the range of therapeutic interventions and enables early intervention in the increased risk of psychosis.
Analysis of Traces of Tobacco-Specific Nitrosamines (TSNAs) in USP Grade Nicotine, E-Liquids, and Particulate Phase Generated by the Electronic Smoking Devices
Authors: Moldoveanu Serban C. , Zhu Jeff , Qian Nancy 
Published: June 2017

Summary
The present study describes the development of a liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) technique for the analysis of trace levels of four tobaccospecific nitrosamines (TSNAs): nitrosoanabasine (NAB), nitrosoanatabine (NAT), 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK), and nitrosonornicotine (NNN). The technique can be applied for the analysis of TSNAs in USP grade nicotine. Nicotine used in e-liquids for the electronic smoking devices is typically obtained from tobacco plant materials (Nicotiana tabacum, Nicotiana rustica) and, although it is purified, it contains besides nicotine low levels of several contaminants such as minor alkaloids. It also contains traces of TSNAs. Analysis of TSNAs in USP grade nicotine is a challenging task since the analyzed samples contain about 10+7–10+8 times more nicotine than individual TSNAs. Because the analyzed solutions cannot be diluted too much in order to keep the TSNAs level above the limit of quantitation (LOQ), even for apparently good chromatographic separations, the peak tailing of nicotine may generate interferences. The new method of analysis uses a Luna Omega 1.6 μm particles chromatographic column for separation and detection on a LC-MS/MS instrument with scheduled multiple reaction monitoring (Scheduled MRM). The levels of TSNAs in nicotine of USP purity from four commercial sources varied between 3 to 8 ng/g NAB, 4 to 20 ng/g NAT, 30 to 50 ng/g NNK, and 0.5 to 2 ng/g for NNN. Besides the analysis of TSNAs in nicotine, the technique has been applied successfully in the analysis of TSNAs in e-liquids and in particulate phase generated by the electronic smoking devices.
On generalized Baskakov-Durrmeyer-Stancu type operators
Authors: Kumar Angamuthu Sathish , Finta Zoltán , Agrawal Purshottam Narain 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
In this paper, we study some local approximation properties of generalized Baskakov-Durrmeyer-Stancu operators. First, we establish a recurrence relation for the central moments of these operators, then we obtain a local direct result in terms of the second order modulus of smoothness. Further, we study the rate of convergence in Lipschitz type space and the weighted approximation properties in terms of the modulus of continuity, respectively. Finally, we investigate the statistical approximation property of the new operators with the aid of a Korovkin type statistical approximation theorem.
Xylocopa valga Gerst. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Poland
Authors: Huflejt Tomasz , Gutowski Jerzy M. 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
In this article, we review the distribution and new data on the occurrence of Xylocopa valga Gerst. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Poland. This is also the first report of X. valga occurring in the Białowieża Forest, where it was captured visiting flowers of Lychnis flos-cuculi L. in a sandy grassland adjacent to the forest in the vicinity of Grudki, a small village near Białowieża. All 15 known records of this species in Poland are compiled into a detailed list, and the location of each sighting is presented on the map. In two cases, the known distributional data have been corrected and were brought up to date. The first case is a forgotten record of the species (Popov 1947) that was reconstructed based on museum specimens collected in the 1870s at Karolath, Silesia (formerly Germany, currently Poland: locality now named Siedlisko), and this record was added to the list. However, the second case concerns a record from Tuchla near Jarosław (Banaszak 1989), which was excluded from the list because it had been published as a result of misinterpretation of the label on the old museum specimens. Information on the species’ biology, especially on the preferred habitats and nesting in dead wood, are also presented. X. valga is regarded as a saproxylic species occurring in forests, but its ability to inhabit the steppe zone is also discussed in this article. Furthermore, a list of flowering plants (95 species representing 30 families) visited by this bee species has been prepared based on the data from the literature as well as our own observations. The new record of X. valga in the Białowieża Forest in combination with the recent data from Western Europe suggests that this subpontic-mediterranean species is expanding its natural range probably due to climate change. We are thus also discussing its potential to spread further north.
Changes of water quality in the Łutownia and Perebel rivers in the Białowieża Primeval Forest
Authors: Janek Magdalena 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
The aim of the study was to determine changes in water quality, including chemistry of outflow from two rivers: Łutownia and Perebel located in the Białowieża Primeval Forest.
Water chemistry was investigated once in every three months in the years 2011-2014. Catchments differed in forest cover and habitat types. The results of the analysis of river waters were compared with the limit values for each class of water quality as settled by the legal standards.
It was found that the quality of the water in rivers declined due to high concentrations of carbon and nitrogen organic forms.
In general, there was observed a decrease of the concentration of organic nitrogen and an increase of the concentration of mineral nitrogen, especially in the Perebel catchment area.
Seismic data filtering using non-local means algorithm based on structure tensor
Authors: Yang Shuai , Chen Anqing , Chen Hongde 
Published: June 2017

AbstractNon-Local means algorithm is a new and effective filtering method. It calculates weights of all similar neighborhoods’ center points relative to filtering point within searching range by Gaussian weighted Euclidean distance between neighborhoods, then gets filtering point’s value by weighted average to complete the filtering operation. In this paper, geometric distance of neighborhood’s center point is taken into account in the distance measure calculation, making the non-local means algorithm more reasonable. Furthermore, in order to better protect the geometry structure information of seismic data, we introduce structure tensor that can depict the local geometrical features of seismic data. The coherence measure, which reflects image local contrast, is extracted from the structure tensor, is integrated into the non-local means algorithm to participate in the weight calculation, the control factor of geometry structure similarity is added to form a non-local means filtering algorithm based on structure tensor. The experimental results prove that the algorithm can effectively restrain noise, with strong anti-noise and amplitude preservation effect, improving PSNR and protecting structure information of seismic image. The method has been successfully applied in seismic data processing, indicating that it is a new and effective technique to conduct the structure-preserved filtering of seismic data.
Discovery of the Badenian evaporites inside the Carpathian Arc: implications for global climate change and Paratethys salinity
Authors: Báldi Katalin , Velledits Felicitász , Ćorić Stjepan , Lemberkovics Viktor , Lőrincz Katalin , Shevelev Mikhail 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
Massive evaporites were discovered in the Soltvadkert Trough (Great Plain, Hungary) correlating to the Badenian Salinity Crisis (13.8 Ma, Middle Miocene) on the basis of nannoplankton and foraminifera biostratigraphy. This new occurrence from Hungary previously thought to be devoid of evaporites is part of a growing body of evidence of evaporitic basins inside the Carpathian Arc. We suggest the presence of evaporites perhaps in the entire Central Paratethys during the salinity crisis. Different scenarios are suggested for what subsequently happened to these evaporites to explain their presence or absence in the geological record. Where they are present, scenario A suggests that they were preserved in subsiding, deep basins overlain by younger sediments that protected the evaporites from reworking, like in the studied area. Where they are absent, scenario B suggests recycling. Scenario B explains how the supposedly brackish Sarmatian could have been hyper/normal saline locally by providing a source of the excess salt from the reworking and dissolving of BSC halite into seawater. These scenarios suggest a much larger amount of evaporites locked up in the Central Paratethys during the salinity crisis then previously thought, probably contributing to the step-like nature of cooling of the Mid Miocene Climate Transition, the coeval Mi3b.
Geochemical and isotopic evidence for Carboniferous rifting: mafic dykes in the central Sanandaj-Sirjan zone (Dorud-Azna, West Iran)
Authors: Shakerardakani Farzaneh , Neubauer Franz , Bernroider Manfred , Von Quadt Albrecht , Peytcheva Irena , Liu Xiaoming , Genser Johann , Monfaredi Behzad , Masoudi Fariborz 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
In this paper, we present detailed field observations, chronological, geochemical and Sr–Nd isotopic data and discuss the petrogenetic aspects of two types of mafic dykes, of alkaline to subalkaline nature. The alkaline mafic dykes exhibit a cumulate to foliated texture and strike NW–SE, parallel to the main trend of the region. The 40Ar/39Ar amphibole age of 321.32 ± 0.55 Ma from an alkaline mafic dyke is interpreted as an indication of Carboniferous cooling through ca. 550 °C after intrusion of the dyke into the granitic Galeh-Doz orthogneiss and Amphibolite-Metagabbro units, the latter with Early Carboniferous amphibolite facies grade metamorphism and containing the Dare-Hedavand metagabbro with a similar Carboniferous age. The alkaline and subalkaline mafic dykes can be geochemically categorized into those with light REE-enriched patterns [(La/Yb)N = 8.32–9.28] and others with a rather flat REE pattern [(La/Yb)N = 1.16] and with a negative Nb anomaly. Together, the mafic dykes show oceanic island basalt to MORB geochemical signature, respectively. This is consistent, as well, with the (Tb/Yb)PM ratios. The alkaline mafic dykes were formed within an enriched mantle source at depths of ˃ 90 km, generating a suite of alkaline basalts. In comparison, the subalkaline mafic dykes were formed within more depleted mantle source at depths of ˂ 90 km. The subalkaline mafic dyke is characterized by 87Sr/86Sr ratio of 0.706 and positive ɛNd(t) value of + 0.77, whereas 87Sr/86Sr ratio of 0.708 and ɛNd(t) value of + 1.65 of the alkaline mafic dyke, consistent with the derivation from an enriched mantle source. There is no evidence that the mafic dykes were affected by significant crustal contamination during emplacement. Because of the similar age, the generation of magmas of alkaline mafic dykes and of the Dare-Hedavand metagabbro are assumed to reflect the same process of lithospheric or asthenospheric melting. Carboniferous back-arc rifting is the likely geodynamic setting of mafic dyke generation and emplacement. In contrast, the subalkaline mafic sill is likely related to the emplacement of the Jurassic Darijune gabbro.