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Microvascular Obstruction in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Authors: Dregoesc Ioana , Iancu Adrian , Manole Simona , Bălănescu Şerban 
Published: January 2018

Abstract

Introduction: The no-reflow phenomenon has been described in 20–40% of patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, despite restoration of TIMI 3 myocardial flow. It is associated with adverse left ventricular remodeling and an unfavorable long-term prognosis.

Case presentation: A 45-year-old gentleman was admitted one hour after the onset of an acute anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Emergency coronary angiography was performed, and a severe stenosis of the left anterior descending artery was identified. The lesion was crossed with a pressure-wire, and a drug-eluting stent was directly implanted, with restoration of TIMI 3 epicardial flow. Predilatation was not performed. Coronary wedge pressure was measured during stent deployment. The mean pressure value was 27 mmHg. However, a tall systolic wave was identified in the morphology of the pressure curve. Myocardial blush grade and ST-segment resolution were concordant with early micro-vascular obstruction. Similarly, at transthoracic Doppler echocardiography, the flow in the left anterior descending artery revealed the same pattern. An apical left ventricular aneurysm was echocardiographically detected. The MRI described extensive interstitial edema that affected the anterior, septal, and apical regions of the left ventricle. Areas of intramyocardial hemorrhage and microvascular obstruction were also detected. According to recent literature data, the morphology of the coronary wedge pressure wave suggested at least the presence of pre-procedural distal embolization.

Conclusions: In the setting of acute myocardial infarction, the integrity of coronary microvasculature is an important issue. The distal coronary pressure wave pattern before primary percutaneous revascularization can be a deciding factor for an early therapeutic approach.
The probability of return conditional on migration duration: evidence from Kosovo
Authors: Kotorri Mrika 
Published: January 2018

AbstractThe aim of this paper is to conceptualise the migration duration decision within the expected utility maximisation framework, and from that to derive and estimate an empirical proposition. For this purpose, the conceptual framework in Kotorri (2015) is extended where households decide to return to the home country conditional on their migration duration. In the empirical analysis, the Cox proportional hazards model is employed. This analysis is the first to investigate migration duration based on a random sample stemming from the Kosovo census of population conducted in 2011. The findings suggest rather mixed support for the household approach. The hazard to return decreases with income but not nonlinearly. The results indicate that household return migration behaviour is influenced by demographic characteristics, psychic income, and political factors.
The social and financial efficiency of microfinance institutions: the case of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Authors: Efendic Velid , Hadziahmetovic Nejra 
Published: January 2018

Abstract
This paper investigates the financial and social efficiency of microfinance institutions (“MFIs”) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the effects of the latest crisis on these “two-dimensional” efficiencies. Specifically, we analyze the efficiency of MFIs in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) as a good case of a European, post-war country in transition with a developed micro-financial sector. The efficiency analysis relies on secondary data collected and investigated through Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). The study covers data for the period commencing in 2008 and ending in 2015. In our empirical investigation, we find a suboptimal level of both financial and social efficiency among MFIs in BiH. However, financial efficiency is significantly higher than social efficiency, while small-sized MFIs over perform larger ones in both the financial and social dimensions. As a result of the crisis, MFIs recorded a declining trend in efficiency up to 2010, after which they began to show signs of slow recovery. However, our results suggest that MFIs prioritized financial over social goals in recovery period following the crisis.
How did rapid credit growth cause non-performing loans in the CEE Countries?
Authors: Peric Blanka Skrabic , Konjusak Nikola 
Published: January 2018

Abstract
This paper investigates the influence of three types of credit growth on non-performing loans in eleven Central and Eastern European countries during the period from 1999 to 2013. As opposed to previous research on credit risk, we have moved the focus from the usually investigated bank-specific and macroeconomic variables to different types of credit growth from earlier periods. At the same time, the results of this research give answer on the studies before the crisis, which tried to determine the possible consequences of rapid credit growth in the CEE countries. The results indicate that at least two years are necessary for each type of credit growth to increase credit risk. Finally, empirical results confirm the importance of both bank-specific and macroeconomic variables.
Human resource management practices stimulating knowledge sharing
Authors: Matošková Jana , Směšná Petra 
Published: January 2018

Abstract
The major goal of the paper was to develop a theoretical framework that conceptualizes the indirect impact on human resource management practice on knowledge sharing in the organization. In the current competitive environment, the ability to use knowledge assets and to continuously renovate it is required for organizational success. Therefore, the field of human resource management should dedicate great effort to understanding how to enhance the knowledge flows within the organization. Theoretical indications were provided about HRM practices that influence the quality and quantity of knowledge sharing within an organization. Further, a conceptual model of relations between HRM practices and factors influencing knowledge sharing within an organization was introduced. It is supposed that HRM practices have direct impacts on personality traits of employees, organizational culture, characteristics of managers, and instruments used for knowledge sharing. Subsequently, these factors have direct effects on the perceived intensity of knowledge sharing. The paper offers 12 testable propositions for the indirect relation between HRM practices and knowledge sharing in the organization. The suggested model could assist future research to examine the influence of HRM practices upon managing knowledge is a more complex way. Via a theoretical contribution to the debate on the influence on HRM practices upon managing knowledge, the study contributes to further research development in this field.
Research on the Quality Assurance of Fresh Cow’s Cheese with Addition of Probiotics
Authors: Constantinescu Maria Adelina , Tița Mihaela Adriana 
Published: January 2018

Abstract
Fresh cow’s cheese is a unfermented product obtained from cow’s milk. Probiotics are microorganisms which are believed to offers benefits for health when are consumed. The objective of the research is to identify the hazards, to assess the risks and to establish the critical control points from the technological flow of obtaining fresh cow cheese with addition of probiotics.
Can Responsible Leadership Affect Work-Life Balance/Imbalance? A Study on Female Pharmacists in Egyptian Public Hospitals
Authors: Mousa Mohamed 
Published: January 2018

Abstract
As a result of the scandals in organizations like Enron, Arthur Anderson and WorldCom in addition to the 2008 global economic crisis, management scholars and practitioners have started to ask about the adequacy of current styles of leadership. Many management academic experts have realized that focusing only on maximizing shareholder profit is no longer acceptable as a sole business target. This has fostered the emergence of responsible leadership in the last 7 years as an attempt to fulfill both shareholders and stakeholders well-being.
Over the past two decades there has been a growing awareness of labor market participation and feminist active lobbying, and the concept “work-life balance” has come to be considered a buzzword in both management and organization studies. Moreover, the concept has also gained a rising significance owing to its positive correlation with individual and organizational performance.
This study focuses on public hospital in Menoufia province (Egypt) and investigates the effect of responsible leadership dimensions (aggregate of virtues, stakeholder involvement, model of leader’s role and principles of ethical values) on forms of work-life balance of pharmacists (time-based balance/imbalance, strain-based balance/imbalance and behavior-based balance/imbalance). Having collected and analyzed 230 questionnaire forms and used hierarchical regression analysis, the researcher found that only the aggregate of virtues is not considered a significant statistical predictor of the three forms of work-life balance/imbalance, whereas the other 3 dimensions of responsible leadership were found to be strong determinants of the 3 forms of work-life balance/imbalance.
Collision models in quantum optics
Authors: Ciccarello Francesco 
Published: January 2018

AbstractQuantum collision models (CMs) provide advantageous case studies for investigating major issues in open quantum systems theory, and especially quantum non-Markovianity. After reviewing their general definition and distinctive features, we illustrate the emergence of a CM in a familiar quantum optics scenario. This task is carried out by highlighting the close connection between the well-known input-output formalism and CMs. Within this quantum optics framework, usual assumptions in the CMs’ literature - such as considering a bath of noninteracting yet initially correlated ancillas - have a clear physical origin.
Olanzapine-Based Triple Regimens Versus Neurokinin-1 Receptor Antagonist-Based Triple Regimens in Preventing Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting Associated with Highly Emetogenic Chemotherapy: A Network Meta-Analysis
Authors: Zhang Zhonghan , Zhang Yaxiong , Chen Gang , Hong Shaodong , Yang Yunpeng , Fang Wenfeng , Luo Fan , Chen Xi , Ma Yuxiang , Zhao Yuanyuan , Zhan Jianhua , Xue Cong , Hou Xue , Zhou Ting , Ma Shuxiang , Gao Fangfang , Huang Yan , Chen Likun , Zhou Ningning , Zhao Hongyun , Zhang Li 
Published: January 2018

Abstract

Background
The current antiemetic prophylaxis for patients treated with highly emetogenic chemotherapy (HEC) included the olanzapine-based triplet and neurokinin-1 receptor antagonists (NK-1RAs)-based triplet. However, which one shows better antiemetic effect remained unclear.

Materials and Methods
We systematically reviewed 43 trials, involving 16,609 patients with HEC, which compared the following antiemetics at therapeutic dose range for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting: olanzapine, aprepitant, casopitant, fosaprepitant, netupitant, and rolapitant. The main outcomes were the proportion of patients who achieved no nausea, complete response (CR), and drug-related adverse events. A Bayesian network meta-analysis was performed.

Results
Olanzapine-based triple regimens showed significantly better no-nausea rate in overall phase and delayed phase than aprepitant-based triplet (odds ratios 3.18, 3.00, respectively), casopitant-based triplet (3.78, 4.12, respectively), fosaprepitant-based triplet (3.08, 4.10, respectively), rolapitant-based triplet (3.45, 3.20, respectively), and conventional duplex regimens (4.66, 4.38, respectively). CRs of olanzapine-based triplet were roughly equal to different NK-1RAs-based triplet but better than the conventional duplet. Moreover, no significant drug-related adverse events were observed in olanzapine-based triple regimens when compared with NK-1RAs-based triple regimens and duplex regimens. Additionally, the costs of olanzapine-based regimens were obviously much lower than the NK-1RA-based regimens.

Conclusion
Olanzapine-based triplet stood out in terms of nausea control and drug price but represented no significant difference of CRs in comparison with NK-1RAs-based triplet. Olanzapine-based triple regimens should be an optional antiemetic choice for patients with HEC, especially those suffering from delayed phase nausea.

Implications for Practice
According to the results of this study, olanzapine-based triple antiemetic regimens were superior in both overall and delayed-phase nausea control when compared with various neurokinin-1 receptor antagonists-based triple regimens in patients with highly emetogenic chemotherapy (HEC). Olanzapine-based triplet was outstanding in terms of nausea control and drug price. For cancer patients with HEC, especially those suffering from delayed-phase nausea, olanzapine-based triple regimens should be an optional antiemetic choice.
Potensi Kombinasi Teknologi Mutan Padi Toleran Kekeringan dan Polimer Superabsorben: Peran IPTEK Nuklir dalam Peningkatan Produksi Padi Lahan Kering
Authors: Herwibawa Bagus , Kusmiyati Florentina 
Published: January 2018

Padi merupakan sumber bahan pangan pokok, yang dikonsumsi lebih dari 95% penduduk Indonesia. Kebutuhannya terus meningkat tiap tahun, namun belum berhasil dicukupi dari produksi sendiri, sehingga masih bergantung impor hingga 1.347.856 ton per tahun. Upaya yang dapat dilakukan selain impor, adalah peningkatan produksi padi melalui ekstensifikasi dan intensifikasi pertanian. Namun 72,98% daratan Indonesia yang sesuai untuk pertanian merupakan lahan kering, tentu akan menghambat peningkatan produksi padi. IPTEK Nuklir dapat berperan dalam optimalisasi pemanfaatan lahan kering, dimana keterbatasan keragaman alami dalam pemuliaan tanaman padi toleran kekeringan, dan polimerasi serta grafting polimer superabsorben, keduanya dapat diperbaiki melalui radiasi pengion. Kombinasi teknologi mutan padi toleran kekeringan dan polimer superabsorben sangat potensial sebagai satu diantara upaya-upaya untuk meningkatkan produksi padi. Namun, upaya penerapan teknologi tersebut tentu akan menimbukan masalah karena lemahnya diseminasi teknologi inovatif, dan lambatnya adopsi teknologi. Diperlukan perhatian yang lebih besar dari peneliti, pengambil kebijakan, dan masyarakat pengguna.
Un futuro frente al río. Gestos de interpretación en el discurso de lo urbano
Authors: Millán María del Rosario 
Published: January 2018

En este trabajo analizo un proyecto de planificación urbana aprobado por el Concejo Deliberante de la Ciudad de Posadas, Misiones, Argentina. Concentro mi atención en relevar ciertos efectos de sentido y gestos de interpretación derivados de este texto en particular. Considero que este tipo de documentos puede ser analizado en tanto materialización del "discurso de lo urbano" entendido como el discurso referido a la organización urbana, que tiene un alcance performativo sobre la figuración física y simbólica de la ciudad, ya que constituye uno de los principales discursos que sustentan y legitiman los actuales procesos de transformación urbana que experimenta la ciudad.
Espaços enunciativos transnacionais: como a capitalização linguística afeta a ordem da língua portuguesa (do Brasil)?
Authors: Araújo Angela Aguiar 
Published: January 2018

ZOPPI-FONTANA, Mónica (Org.). O português do Brasil como língua transnacional. Campinas, SP: Editora RG, 2009. 122 p. (Estante ametista). ISBN 9788561622114 (broch.).
Adsorption of Selenite and Selenate on Ferrihydrite in the Presence and Absence of Dissolved Organic Carbon
Authors: Favorito Jessica E. , Eick Matthew J. , Grossl Paul R. 
Published: January 2018

This study examines selenite [Se(IV)] and selenate [Se(VI)] adsorption on two‐line ferrihydrite in the presence and absence of two low‐molecular‐weight dissolved organic carbon (DOC) species, citric and salicylic acid. Ferrihydrite surface potential measurements were also examined to identify shifts in isoelectric points, which suggest possible adsorption mechanisms. Sorption was completed in batch reactor systems at environmentally relevant pH. Our results indicate citric acid suppressed both Se(IV) and Se(VI) sorption on ferrihydrite, which may be caused by competition. This was especially evident at pH 5 to 7 for Se(IV) and pH 5 to 6 for Se(VI). Little sorption suppression was observed for both Se species in the presence of salicylic acid. In the presence of Se(IV) and Se(VI), citric acid adsorption was reduced (pH 5–8). Salicylic acid sorption was almost completely suppressed in the presence of Se(IV) throughout the entire pH range examined, with minimal sorption occurring at pH 5. In the presence of Se(VI), the largest reduction in salicylic acid sorption occurred at pH 5 to 6. Small shifts in the surface potential of ferrihydrite at higher pH suggest that Se(VI) and salicylic acid form weak, outer‐sphere complexes. However, at pH 5 and 6, there is a shift in the surface potential measurements to more negative values, indicating possible formation of stronger, inner‐sphere complexes. Larger surface potential shifts for Se(IV) and citric acid suggest the formation of strong, inner‐sphere complexes. This work demonstrates the ability of low‐molecular‐weight DOC species (particularly for citric acid) to increase Se(IV) and Se(VI) solubility through sorption suppression.Core Ideas
Citric acid effectively reduced selenite and selenate sorption at lower pH.
Citric acid sorption was reduced by both selenite and selenate.
Little sorption suppression was exhibited by salicylic acid with both Se species.
Salicylic acid sorption was suppressed by selenite and reduced by selenate.
Surface potential shifts suggest inner‐sphere complexes for citric acid and selenite.
Yield Stability Differs in Commercial Maize Hybrids in Response to Changes in Plant Density, Nitrogen Fertility, and Environment
Authors: Mastrodomenico Adriano T. , Haegele Jason W. , Seebauer Juliann R. , Below Frederick E. 
Published: January 2018

ABSTRACTContinued yield increases in modern commercial maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids will require increased plant density, improved nitrogen‐use efficiency, and breeding for a hybrid's potential yield response to this management. The objective of this study was to determine the genetic variation of commercial hybrids in response to plant density and nitrogen (N) fertilizer levels to assist breeding programs to select hybrids with high yield stability or adaptability to crop management. From 2011 to 2014, 101 hybrids were grown in eight different environments at two planting densities (79,000 and 110,000 plants ha‐1) and three N rates (0, 67, and 252 kg N ha‐1). Broad‐sense heritability increased with increased N rate and plant density. Increased plant density altered yield from ‐0.60 Mg ha‐1 to +0.58 Mg ha‐1 under high N conditions, whereas the yield response to increased N ranged from +4.47 to +5.64 Mg ha‐1. Hybrids that combined above‐average yield under unfertilized and low‐N conditions exhibited greater‐than‐average yield stability across environments under high‐N conditions. Hybrid yield stability variance was larger under high‐N than under low‐N conditions because of greater genotype × environment interaction. Hybrids that were adaptable to high plant density and N conditions exhibited greater‐than‐average yield potential and yield variation across environments. Selecting hybrids with both high yield and yield stability may be difficult, as yield under lower N levels and yield increases with high N fertilization were negatively correlated.
A Century of Judicial Style: Changing Patterns in Judgment Writing on the High Court 1903-2001
Authors: Groves Matthew , Smyth Russell 
Published: January 2018

In a recent issue of the Australian Law Journal Enid Campbell argued that both the length of High Court judgments and the number of multiple separate High Court judgments has increased and that this is counterproductive. This view echoes similar concerns expressed by some judges and others in the profession. This argument is based on several assumptions about the High Court that are widely held among lawyers, but which have not been subject to any detailed empirical research. Those assumptions are: (a)High Court judgments have become significantly longer in recent times.(b)There is an increase in the number of concurring judgments on the High Court.(c)There is an increase in the number of dissenting judgments on the High Court.
Does the High Court Disagree More Often in Constitutional Cases? A Statistical Study of Judgment Delivery 1981-2003
Authors: Lynch Andrew 
Published: January 2018

The central purpose of this article is to test the assumption that constitutional cases generally produce a heightened level of disagreement amongst the members of the High Court. In addition to extra-judicial statements indicating that is so, there are a number of theoretical and pragmatic reasons why we would expect greater individuality in the delivery of constitutional judgments than might be observed in other areas. However, there has not been an empirical study of the Court’s behaviour in these cases which is of sufficient longitudinal scope so as to verify this suspicion, no matter how compelling the arguments or anecdotal impressions.This study attempts to overcome that deficiency. In order to do so, it adopts the following structure. In Part II, the hypothesis under examination will be stated with consideration of the reasons currently given for its acceptance. In Part III, the methodology employed to test the hypothesis will be set out. In Part IV, results of the study will be presented with accompanying analysis. In the concluding Part, the findings of the study will be summed up and possible directions for future research will be suggested.
The Common Law and Federal Jurisdiction — What Exactly Does Section 80 of the Judiciary Act Do?
Authors: Hill Graeme 
Published: January 2018

It is clear that s 80 of the Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) (‘the Judiciary Act’) operates on the common law in cases in federal jurisdiction, but its precise effect is somewhat obscure. Section 80 provides:So far as the laws of the Commonwealth are not applicable or so far as their provisions are insufficient to carry them into effect, or to provide adequate remedies or punishment, the common law in Australia as modified by the Constitution and by the statute law in force in the State or Territory in which the Court in which the jurisdiction is exercised is held shall, so far as it is applicable and not inconsistent with the Constitution and the laws of the Commonwealth, govern all Courts exercising federal jurisdiction in the exercise of their jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters.Until recently, the High Court tended to concentrate on s 79 of the Judiciary Act (which applies the laws of the State and Territory where a court is exercising federal jurisdiction), and to consider s 80 only as an afterthought.
Alexander Meiklejohn, American Constitutional Law, and Australia’s Implied Freedom of Political Communication
Authors: Buss William G 
Published: January 2018

Sometime after 1992, I first learned that the High Court of Australia had discovered that the Australian Constitution contained something that sounded very much like a freedom of speech guarantee. And the reasoning that supported that discovery sounded like the philosophy of Alexander Meiklejohn which I had been teaching in a seminar on Free Speech for several years.Although Meiklejohn was talking about the United States Constitution, he was not emphasising the words of the First Amendment thereto. Drawing upon pre-Bill of Rights commitments recorded in various historical documents, Meiklejohn's view was that the framers of the United States Constitution had made a covenant with each other to build a democracy in which the people were both the governors and the governed. Freedom of speech, according to Meiklejohn, was necessary to make a democracy, and that was all that freedom of speech was designed to do.