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The Effects of Silica Fertilizer as an Anti-Herbivore Defense in Cucumber
Authors: Callis-Duehl Kristine L. , McAuslane Heather J. , Duehl Adrian J. , Levey Douglas J. 
Published: July 2017

Abstract
This study aims to improve our understanding of silicon’s role in deterring herbivores from Cucumis sativa. We hypothesized that silicon’s role in plant defense is due to the presence of silica augmenting other physical and/or chemical defenses used by the plant. Using C. sativa plants treated with either a silica fertilizer treatment (Si+) or a control solution (Si-), we monitored feeding preferences of two types of herbivores, a chewing herbivore (Diabrotica balteata) and a piercing/sucking herbivore (Bemisia tabaci). Leaves from treatment plants were visited less and eaten less than leaves from control plants. We then assessed the differences in physical defenses by comparing the leaf structural components, nutrient and water content, and trichome density between treatment and control plants. For chemical plant defenses, we measured leaf carbon and nitrogen levels in, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from treatment and control plants. We found no significant difference between treatment and control plants in: lignin content, most elemental plant nutrients, water content, trichome density, and quantity of carbon and nitrogen. We did see an increase in the VOC Indole, known for plant defense priming, an increase in phosphorous levels and a decrease in cellulose levels in silica treated plants.
Evaluation of Resistance, Enzymatic Response, and Phenolic Compounds in Roots of F1Cucumber Hybrids to Fusarium Oxysporum F. Sp. Radicis-Cucumerinum
Authors: Moghbeli Ecehagh , Nemati Seyed Hossein , Aroiee Hossein , Olfati Jamal-Ali 
Published: July 2017

AbstractCucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) is widely cultivated in many parts of the world. Its production is significantly affected by Fusarium root and stem rot, which is caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis-cucumerinum, a major disease of cucumber in some regions. Most of the management programs for the control of Fusarium root and stem rot are not successful; therefore, growing resistant cultivars may be the best solution. Use of disease-resistant cultivars is a key to environmentally friendly and economically sustainable disease control in modern crop production. To find resistance sources, 10 F1cucumber hybrids were screened against F. oxysporum f. sp. radicis-cucumerinum. Total phenolic content (PC), soluble peroxidase (POX), and polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activities were evaluated at 0, 4, and 8 days after inoculation. Significant differences were observed between resistant and susceptible genotypes in increase of total PCs and enzymatic activities at fourth day after inoculation. These findings can be used in breeding programs of cucumber aiming at creating F1cultivars resistant to Fusarium root and stem rot.
Alcaeus and Antimenidas: Reassessing the Evidence for Greek Mercenaries in the Neo-Babylonian Army
Authors: Fantalkin Alexander , Lytle Ephraim 
Published: July 2017

SummaryThe alleged testimony of Alcaeus about the mercenary service of his brother Antimenidas in the Neo-Babylonian army has long served as the inspiration for a range of theories concerning the possible employment of Greek mercenaries in Near Eastern armies and their assumed role in the transfer of eastern influences to Greece during the Archaic period. A careful reassessment of Alcaeus’ fragments and Strabo’s testimony as well as the historical and archaeological evidence at hand suggests that there is little reason to believe that Antimenidas served Nebuchadnezzar II as a mercenary, and the evidence is certainly insufficient to conclude that Greek mercenaries were routinely employed in the Neo-Babylonian army.
Mégabyze de Zopyros et le roi Artoxerxès Ier
Authors: Biondi Ennio 
Published: July 2017

RésuméLa section desPersikàconsacrée à la vie d’Artoxerxès est en réalité l’histoire des exploits de Mégabyze, un aristocrate qui rivalise avec le roi pendant toute sa vie. L’analyse de la source nous amène à réfléchir sur les motivations qui poussèrent Ctésias à donner une grande importance à Mégabyze et en même temps nous renseigne sur certaines dynamiques historiques et politiques de l’histoire perse du milieu du Vesiècle av. J. -C.
Symmachus und die Ortsgebundenheit der Götter Roms
Authors: Franco Chiai Gian 
Published: July 2017

ZusammenfassungDie Gebundenheit einer Gottheit an einen Ort oder an eine Stadt stellt eines der wichtigsten und am wenigsten erforschten Elemente der klassischen Religion dar. Im Rahmen des Nachdenkens über das Wesen Gottes im philosophischen und literarischen Diskurs der Spätantike werden die traditionellen Gottheiten häufig gemäß dem plotinianischen Modell als Emanationen und Manifestationen eines höchsten göttlichen Wesens betrachtet. Auch Symmachos teilte diese Ansicht und fasste die Gebundenheit der göttlichen Wesen an einen Ort als von derdivina mensgewollt auf. Diese Vorstellung wird im Rahmen seiner bekannten drittenrelatiogeäußert, als der Rhetor die Dea Roma in Gestalt einer alten und schutzflehenden Frau vor dem Kaiser auftreten lässt, die ihn bittet die Ausübung der traditionellen Riten zu erlauben, welche Rom die Gunst der Götter sicherte. Diese unkonventionelle Darstellung der Dea Roma, die einen Bruch mit der herkömmlichen Ikonographie der Göttin darstellt, ist nicht zufällig: Hiermit konnte der Rhetor metaphorisch den Status der Stadt, die vom Kaiser verlassen und vernachlässigt wurde, zur Sprache bringen.
Improving Asthma Care by Building Statewide Quality Improvement Infrastructure
Authors: Dolins Judith C. , Powell Jennifer , Wise Edward , Giuliano Kimberly , Stemmler Peggy , Stubblefield Wes , White P. Cooper , Wiley James , Kuo Dennis Z. 
Published: July 2017

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
Pediatric medical professionals have an increasing desire for quality improvement (QI) methods that produce sustainable changes in health care delivery. Previous reports have described QI in single settings or single coordinating entities that work with multiple sites. The objectives of this project are (1) to improve care for children with asthma across multiple practice settings and (2) to develop state-level expertise to support QI projects across entities in multiple states.

METHODS:
Using a multiwave approach, the Chapter Quality Network of the American Academy of Pediatrics implemented statewide learning collaboratives in several states. For each cycle, a national leadership team coached multiple American Academy of Pediatrics chapter leadership teams, which, in turn, coached individual pediatric practices through 2 nested learning collaboratives. State chapters received data and reporting tools and a curriculum fostering QI learning and support change at the practice level. Practices implemented an asthma assessment tool and registry, analyzed work flows, and implemented self-management tools in plan-do-study-act cycles. Sixteen process and outcome measures, including optimal asthma care, were collected and analyzed by using run charts on a monthly dashboard. Chapter leaders provided feedback on sustainable QI change through surveys and interviews.

RESULTS:
Optimal asthma care improved from 42% to 81% across the 4 waves. The percentage of patients rated by physicians as well controlled rose from 59% to 74%.

CONCLUSIONS:
Asthma care can be improved by supporting practice change through statewide QI learning collaboratives.
In-Hospital Quality-of-Care Measures for Pediatric Sepsis Syndrome
Authors: Odetola Folafoluwa O. , Freed Gary , Shevrin Caroline , Madden Brian , McCormick Julie , Dombkowski Kevin 
Published: July 2017

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
Sepsis syndrome, comprising sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock, is a leading cause of child mortality and morbidity, for which the delivery of time-sensitive care leads to improved survival. We aimed to describe the development and testing of quality measures for in-hospital care of pediatric sepsis syndrome.

METHODS:
Seven measures of quality of care for children hospitalized with sepsis syndrome were developed by using an iterative process including literature review, development of concepts and candidate measures, and selection of measures for feasibility and importance by 2 panels of experts. The measures were tested for reliability and validity among children 0 to 18 years of age hospitalized with sepsis syndrome from January 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013.

RESULTS:
Of 27 hospitals, 59% had no protocol for the identification and treatment of pediatric sepsis syndrome. Blood culture was performed in only 70% of patients with pediatric sepsis syndrome. Antibiotics were administered within 1 hour of diagnosis in 70% of patients with pediatric severe sepsis or septic shock, and timely fluid resuscitation was performed in 50% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock. Documentation of heart rate during fluid resuscitation of children with severe sepsis or septic shock was observed in 18% of cases. Two measures could not be rigorously tested for validity and reliability given the rarity of septic shock and were deemed infeasible.

CONCLUSIONS:
This multisite study to develop and validate measures of the quality of hospital care of children with sepsis syndrome highlights the existence of important gaps in delivery of care.
Вплив хелатних сполук мікроелементів і β-каротину на морфологічний та хімічний склад яєць перепелів
Authors: Shevchenko L. V. , Yaremchuk O. S. , Gusak S. V. , Myhalska V. M. , Poliakovskiy V. M. 
Published: July 2017

<p>The quail chickens took feeding complex of glycine chelated microelements and microbial β-carotene during 90-day growing period. The inorganic compounds of copper, zinc, iron, manganese and cobalt were replaced by their glycine forms in a dose corresponding to the physiological daily norm in these elements.</p><p>We fixed increasing the thickness of shell eggs by 5.2 % compared with the control group, and by 11 % compared to quails, which took feeding complex of glycinate microelements and microbial β-carotene in a dose equal to half physiological norm.</p><p>Replacement of inorganic sources of microelements with their glycinate in doses of norm and half norm did not affect the weight of the eggs, yolks and shell of egg; nevertheless, the quail that treated of glycinate microelements in half norm doses, increased weight protein eggs by 3.3 % compared to quail, that feeding by glycinate microelements in norm dose.</p><p>Feeding of quail of glycinate microelements and microbial β-carotene in a half norm dose caused the egg shell thickness reduction by 5l6 % compared to the control group.</p><p>The introduction of glycinate microelements and microbial β-carotene in a daily norm dose contributed to the accumulation of dry matter in eggs by 3% due to the increase of organic matter, including 1.6 per cent of crude protein, 0.6 per cent of nitrogen free extract, and 0.17 per cent of ash.</p><p>We registered strong increase of nitrogen free extract in the eggs of Group II by 0.88 % compared to the control. </p>
ПРОДУКТИВНІСТЬ МОЛОДНЯКУ ПЕРЕПЕЛІВ ЗА ВИКОРИСТАННЯ РІЗНИХ ДЖЕРЕЛ КУПРУМУ У КОМБІКОРМІ
Authors: Golubiev M. I. , Sychov M. Yu. , Golubieva T. A. 
Published: July 2017

<p>We investigated the growing quail patterns while feeding with different sources of copper. We conducted experimental studies in terms of problem research Laboratory of feed additives, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine. We selected Pharaon quails as the material for scientific experiments which was carried out by analog group method. The study was conducted on 120 day-old Japanese quail chicks which were randomly divided into three group viz., 1, 2, and 3 of hundred birds each. Group 2 and 3 were given feed supplement, with copper sulphate, copper glycinate, and copper citrate twice per day – in morning and in evening along with basal diet and the group 1 was kept as control.</p><p>We established that body weight of quails fed with copper citrate (copper contain 8 mg/kg of feed) was by 2 % larger then in control group. During the study, we registered high level of quail preservation in the experimental groups. The poultry, which fed copper citrate had the lowest cost of feed per one kilo of growth.</p>
Spore morphology of the representatives of the subfamily Ceratopteridoideae (J. Sm.) R.M. Tryon from the family Pteridaceae E.D.M. Kirchn. (Pteridophyta)
Authors: Vaganov A. V. , Gureyeva I. I. , Kuznetsov A. A. , Shmakov A. I. , Romanets R. S. , König V. A. 
Published: July 2017

<p>Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to perform a comparative study for four representatives of the subfamily <em>Ceratopteridoideae</em> (J. Sm.) R.M. Tryon from East Asia: <em>Ceratopteris thalictroides</em> Brongn., <em>C. pteridoides</em> (Hook.) Hieron., <em>Acrostichum aureum</em> Linn., and <em>A.</em> <em>speciosum </em>Willd. The analysis of the external morphology of the representatives of <em>Ceratopteridoideae</em> revealed a strong difference between <em>Ceratopteris</em> and <em>Acrostichum</em>.</p><p>The external morphology of spores of <em>Ceratopteris</em> and <em>Acrostichum</em> exhibited the features characterizing the family Pteridaceae as a whole: tetrahedral spores with a three-ray laesure, from triangular-roundish to roundish, distinct exosporium with a pronounced surface ornamentation and absence of perisporium, the exosporium surface varying from smooth and rough to that covered with large tubercles and roller-like bulges.</p><p>The external morphology of spores of <em>Acrostichum</em> is quite simple, although among other representatives of the family Pteridaceae,<em> </em>the<em> </em>spores of <em>Ceratopteris</em> have distinctive features: very large equatorial diameter (106–124 µm); spores are almost roundish; distinct cylindrical folds running parallel to the corners of the spore across its extensive distal surface.</p><p> </p>
New data on the distribution of some Erebidae and Noctuidae species in Kazakhstan
Authors: Titov S. V. , Volynkin A. V. , Černila M. 
Published: July 2017

<p>The paper contains new data on the distribution of two Erebidae and ten Noctuidae species in Kazakhstan. New northernmost known localities for Leiometopon simyrides Staudinger, 1888, Lophoterges centralasiae (Staudinger, 1901) and Anarta vaciva (Püngeler, 1906), westernmost locality for Hadena dsungarica Hacker, 1996, easternmost localities for Autophila chamaephanes Boursin, 1940, Acronicta megacephala ([Denis &amp; Schiffermüller], 1775), Episema tersa ([Denis &amp; Schiffermüller], 1775), Leucochlaena fallax (Staudinger, 1870), Dasypolia timoi Fibiger &amp; Nupponen, 2006 and Hadena persimilis Hacker, 1996, and southernmost localities for Acronicta megacephala and Phidrimana amurensis (Staudinger, 1892) are provided. Phidrimana amurensis is reported here for Kazakhstan for the first time. Four new localities in Kazakhstan for Thumatha senex (Hübner, [1808]) are given in addition to the single one known previously.</p>
Relação entre classe funcional e fração de ejeção do ventrículo esquerdo em pacientes com doença coronariana candidatos à reabilitação cardíaca
Authors: Albuquerque Isabella Martins de , Garlet Andrieli Barbieri , Cardoso Dannuey Machado , Santos Tamires Daros , Pereira Sérgio Nunes 
Published: July 2017

***Relationship between functional class and left ventricular ejection fraction in patients with coronary heart disease who were candidates for cardiac rehabilitation***AIMS: To assess the potential relation between the New York Heart Association functional class and left ventricular ejection fraction in coronary heart disease patients who were candidates for cardiac rehabilitation.METHODS: This is a retrospective cross-sectional study based on the analysis of medical records of coronary heart disease patients who were candidates for the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program of Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Both male and female patients aged 50 to 65 were included, whereas patients with chronic renal failure, anemia, poor echocardiographic image quality, non-sinus rhythm, and also those individuals whose medical records lacked sufficient information were excluded. Data were collected from August 2015 to March 2016, and the information that made up the variables of interest was extracted from the medical records, such as: clinical and demographic data (sex, age, comorbidities, clinical diagnosis, surgical and drug treatment), left ventricular ejection fraction values obtained by echocardiography (conventional and tissue Doppler echocardiography), and functional class from the ergometric test. Statistical analysis was performed using Kruskal-Wallis test followed by Dunn’s post-hoc test. The significance level was set at p<0.05.RESULTS: A total of 131 medical records were consecutively evaluated, of which 102 met the inclusion criteria. Mean age was 59.23±7.95 years and 70 (68.63%) patients were male, with a predominance of functional class I. There was an inverse relation between functional class and ejection fraction: the more advanced the functional class, the more compromised the cardiac performance (p=0.036).CONCLUSIONS: In this sample of patients with coronary heart disease who were candidates for cardiac rehabilitation, there was an inverse relation between left ventricular ejection fraction and functional class. This finding provides information about the limitations imposed by the disease on patient’s exercise capacity and heart function and can contribute to the development of a physical training program.
Quando hipertensão arterial persistente no adolescente tem uma origem endócrina rara: relato de dois casos e revisão da literatura
Authors: Gomes Clara , Laranjo Gabriela , Santos Elisabete , Faria Cristina 
Published: July 2017

*** When persistent hypertension in adolescents has a rare endocrine etiology: report of two cases and literature review ***AIMS: To report two clinical cases of pheochromocytoma, a rare tumor in the pediatric population, that affects the adrenal medulla, is malignant in up to 47% of cases, and whose clinical manifestations result from hypersecretion of catecholamines.CASE DESCRIPTION: Two cases of pheochromocytoma in adolescents are described, both with persistent hypertension and one with headache, sweating, and tachycardia. Renal and adrenal ultrasound, computed tomography angiography, and measurements of catecholamines and their metabolites revealed pheochromocytoma in the left adrenal gland. Adrenalectomy was performed after pretreatment with α-blockers. Pathological examination confirmed the diagnosis. Blood pressure returned to normal in both patients after treatment.CONCLUSIONS: Pheochromocytoma has a varied and nonspecific clinical presentation, but this condition should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of high blood pressure. Early diagnosis may imply a less aggressive treatment, lower morbidity, and a lesser impact on patients’ quality of life. The high likelihood of recurrence of pheochromocytoma, including as metastatic disease, requires follow-up visits for several years after its initial clinical presentation, even in the case of an apparent cure.
A Historical Overview and Initiating Historiography of Islam in the Philippines
Authors: Thohir Ajid 
Published: July 2017

Understanding the history of Islam in the Southeast Asia will be more accurate through the geo-political and historical background perspective in particular. This assumption is based on Western Colonial influence in the past such as Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, British, French, and United States that makes up the typology of Islamic culture in South East Asian region, which is strengthens the plurality of Islamic character. It also seems increasingly clear, especially for the Muslim communities in Philippine, who represented the community formed of Moro Islamic movement. Islamic culture in the Philippine is produced by the Spanish and the United States colonial policy which determines the fate and the treats of Muslims as a conquered state. This historical background results the emergence of a heroic character in Philippines Muslims that is different from the other Muslims community in South East Asia who are relatively considered quiet and peaceful. This paper will briefly explain the historiography of Islam in South East Asia region through involving cases of Muslims in the Philippine who will not found the plurality of character in the other country.
The Role of Therapy Education of Islamic Meaning to Overcome Global Human Crisis Today
Authors: Aminah Nina 
Published: July 2017

Modern community today showed the current issues that related to the complexity of personality. Islam offers a therapeutic meaning to overcome the global human crisis through the holy Quran. The aim of this study is to provide a qualitative analysis of logo therapy alternative to global human being who has experience critical conditions such as for someone who becomes the door of death (Sakarat al-Maut), acute illnesses, HIV Aids, kidney illness, stroke, coma, depression or stress, due to the hazards, and the other refractory diseases. Through the Quranic analytical perspective, the result of this study showed that the therapy of Islamic meaning based on the holy Quran can be seen as the broader and more comprehensive than the meaning therapy by Viktor E. Frank’s method.
The Pattern of Islamic Moderate Movement in Java under Political Fluctuations in Early 20th Century
Authors: Wahyudhi Nostalgiawan 
Published: July 2017

The previous studies of Islamization in Java follow a clear distinction of Priyayi-Abangan-Santri thesis, which was gradually developed and incompatible to capture the changing of political preferences of Javanese Muslims. This paper examines what kind of patterns formed on the dynamics of the Islamization process in Java under the influence of socio-political changes. The output of this paper is to show the pattern of Islamization process in Java under the political dynamic changes of Indonesian politics in the early twentieth century. The pattern of Islamization in Java was influenced by ethical policy, the transmission of Middle East Islam, and caused by the politization of Islam by the Colonial government. The ethical policy encouraged the creation of a public space for political contestations that determined the new identity of Indonesian elite. The transmission of Middle Eastern Islam triggered the polarization of Javanese Muslims into two patterns: the modernist Muslim strengthened the pattern of Priyayi-Santri in urban communities with Islamization through modern institutions. In this, the traditionalist Muslim also developed an intellectual genealogy through Pesantren networks scattered in the rural areas created the pattern of Santri-Abangan. Meanwhile the politization of Islam by Colonial government created a benefit to the unification of Islamic institutions.