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Learning in Later Life: The Perspective of Successful Ageing
Authors: Šatienė Salomėja 
Published: December 2015

Abstract
The integrated approach to the development of educational theory of later life learning should be informed by comprehensive knowledge of ageing as a social construct. Establishment of the role of later life learning in the context of successful ageing paradigm encompasses both sociological and educational perspectives taking into consideration the complexity of older people’s engagement in society and participation in education with regard to social use for the learning outcomes and personal growth. In the context of successful ageing, it should provide the answers to the questions related to the meaning and role of learning in later life. The present research aims to explore the role of learning in the construct of successful ageing and to analyze the characteristic features of non-formal later life learning in Lithuania in the perspective of successful ageing based on the review some recent literature on psychological and social aspects of successful ageing and older adult education and research in the fields of educational and psychosocial gerontology. It pursues answers to the questions as to “How can learning in later life contribute to successful ageing? What are the implications for the role of learning in the models of successful ageing? How is the role of third-age learning conceptualized in the perspective of successful ageing?” The answers to these questions provide better insight into the conceptual background of older adult education and suggests prospective research on the issue of the role of learning in older age. The multidimensional nature of the concept of successful ageing revealed by the literature review suggests that the role of learning in the construct of successful ageing is analyzable in relationship with health, psychological and social domains. The role of learning in later life is manifested through its impact on maintenance of cognitive function, psychological resources and social functioning. The positive impact of learning in later life on mental health through maintenance of cognitive function and the utilization of psychological resources through stimulation of personal growth and self-efficacy of older adult learners has been supported by findings of many recent studies. Education has been identified as one of the predictors of active engagement with life as an essential component of successful ageing.
Impact of Different Variables on Recovery Time in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis
Authors: Smokovska Nikolina , Grozdanovski Risto , Spasovski Goce 
Published: December 2015

Abstract
Introduction. Patients on hemodialysis (HD) are proven to have impaired Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) compared to the general population. Recovery from the hemodialysis session is a permanent problem among majority of patients receiving HD treatment. A partial explanation may be the osmotic imbalance between different compartments of the body due to the fluid and electrolyte movement across the cell membrane which is a part of the HD process itself. The aim of our study was to see whether the length of recovery time (RT) is associated with different clinically relevant variables and dialysis treatment features in our HD population.
Methods. We performed a cross-sectional study on patients receiving trice weekly HD in a single hemodialysis center. The recovery time was defined by posing a single question "How long does it take you to recover after a hemodialysis session?" and was calculated in hours (up to 2, 2-6, 6-12, and 12-24 hours) / minutes. Various demographic and clinical characteristics were analyzed for association with the RT.
Results. The mean RT was 364.62±339.24 minutes. From all of the analyzed variables a significant statistical correlation was obtained with the level of albumin, urea, interdialytic weight gain (IDWG), protein catabolic rate (PCR), body mass index (BMI) and the level of hemoglobin (p<0.05 for all parameters). The longest mean RT had patients with hypertension and glomerulonephritis as a primary cause of ESRD and the shortest, patients with an adult dominant polycystic kidney disease. With the multiple regression analysis a significant correlation was obtained only for the level of hemoglobin (Hb) with a coefficient for partial regression analysis - 0.2635. The t-test showed that the influence of the level of hemoglobin on recovery time in patients was statistically significant (p = 0.039).
Conclusions. RT in our study was associated with IDWG, albumin, urea, BMI, and PCR, while the level of hemoglobin was also shown to have a significant impact on the RT and on patients’ overall health status. Hence, we could conclude that maintaining Hb levels in dialysis patients within reference values among the other benefits, may improve the recovery time and HRQoL of our patients.
Patients with Primary Brain Tumors as Organ Donors
Authors: Orlic Lidija , Sladoje-Martinovic Branka , Mikolasevic Ivana , Zupan Zeljko , Racki Sanjin 
Published: December 2015

Abstract
Organ transplant is now the treatment of choice for many end-stage diseases. The success of solid organ transplantation is accompained by a severe shortage of available organs for those currently awaiting transplantation. In recent years, there has been an increasing demand for organs, but not a similar increase in the supply leading to a severe shortage of organs for transplant that resulted in increasing waiting times for recipients. This has resulted in expanded donor criteria to include older donors and donors with mild diseases. Malignancy is considered a contra-indication to organ donation, with a few possible exceptions. There is a significant controversy in the transplant literature around the use of organs from donors with primary brain tumors (PBT). While case reports and registry data have certainly documented transmission of PBT with resultant morbidity and even mortality, the loss of quality and quantity of life by those on the waiting list remains a staggering and sobering reality. Ultimately the decision regarding transplantation from such donors lies with the transplanting team that should weigh the risk of donor tumor transmission against the risk of their patient dying on the waiting list.
Development of Acute Peritonitis after Gynecological Procedure in a Peritoneal Dialysis Patient
Authors: Klaric Dragan 
Published: December 2015

Abstract
Although the majority of peritonitis cases in peritoneal (PD) dialysis patients are caused by gram-positive cocci, streptococcus agalactiae, a gram-positive group B β haemoliticus streptococcus, may rarely be found in this group of patients. We present a case of acute peritonitis caused by streptococcus agalactiae with bacteriemia and septic shock occurring after a curettage indicated because of gynecologic bleeding. The patient did not receive antimicrobial prophylaxis since the gynecologist considered this case as a "routine" procedure without the need to administer antibiotics. Our case demonstrate that small procedures may cause great problems and therefore one should always give priority to individual approach regardless of the protocol for "routine" surgery, especially if there are no indications for the emergency procedure
A patient with AL amyloidosis with negative free light chain results
Authors: Milani Paolo , Valentini Veronica , Ferraro Giovanni , Basset Marco , Russo Francesca , Foli Andrea , Palladini Giovanni , Merlini Giampaolo 
Published: December 2015

AbstractThe detection and quantification of amyloidogenic monoclonal light chains are necessary for the diagnosis and evaluation of response to treatment in AL amyloidosis. However, the amyloid clone is often small and difficult to detect. We report the case of a 68-year-old man who was referred to our Center in April 2013 after syncope and the identification of left ventricular hypertrophy at echocardiography, suspected for amyloidosis. A commercial agarose gel electrophoresis immunofixation (IFE) did not reveal monoclonal components in serum and urine. The κ serum free light chain (FLC) concentration was 21.5 mg/L, λ 33 mg/L (κ/λ ratio 0.65), NT-proBNP 9074 ng/L (u.r.l. <332 ng/L) and an echocardiogram confirmed characteristic features of amyloidosis. The abdominal fat aspiration was positive and the amyloid typing by immune-electron microscopy revealed λ light chains deposits. A high-resolution (hr) IFE of serum and urine showed a faint monoclonal λ component in the urine. A bone marrow biopsy showed 8% plasma cells (BMPC) and a kappa/lambda light-chain restriction with λ light chain on immunofluorescence. The diagnosis of AL (λ) amyloidosis with cardiac involvement was made. In May 2013, patient was started on cyclophosphamide, bortezomib and dexamethasone. After six cycles, serum and urine hr-IFE were negative, the bone marrow biopsy showed 3% BMPC without light chain restriction by immunofluorescence, and a decrease of NT-proBNP was observed (5802 ng/L).Thus, treatment was discontinued. In this patient the amyloid clone could be detected only by in house hr-IFE of urine and bone marrow examination. The detection of the small dangerous amyloidogenic clone should be pursued with a combination of high-sensitivity techniques, including assessment of BMPC clonality. Studies of novel tools, such as mass spectrometry on serum and next-generation flow cytometry analysis of the bone marrow, for detecting plasma cell clones in AL amyloidosis and other monoclonal light chain-related disorders are warranted.
Concurrent Training in Prepubescent Children: The Effects of 8 Weeks of Strength and Aerobic Training on Explosive Strength and V̇o 2max
Authors: Alves Ana R. , Marta Carlos C. , Neiva Henrique P. , Izquierdo Mikel , Marques Mário C. 
Published: December 2015

Abstract
Alves, AR, Marta, CC, Neiva, HP, Izquierdo, M, and Marques, MC. Concurrent training in prepubescent children: the effects of 8 weeks of strength and aerobic training on explosive strength and V̇o
2max. J Strength Cond Res 30(7): 2019–2032, 2016—The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of 8-week training periods of strength training alone (GS), combined strength and aerobic training in the same session (GCOM1), or in 2 different sessions (GCOM2) on explosive strength and maximal oxygen uptake (V̇o
2max) in prepubescent children. Of note, 168 healthy children, aged 10–11 years (10.9 ± 0.5), were randomly selected and assigned to 3 training groups to train twice a week for 8 weeks: GS (n = 41), GCOM1 (n = 45), GCOM2 (n = 38) groups, and a control group (GC) (n = 44; no training program). The GC maintained the baseline level, and trained-induced differences were found in the experimental groups. Differences were observed in the 1 and 3-kg medicine ball throws (GS: +5.8 and +8.1%, respectively; GCOM1: +5.7 and +8.7%, respectively; GCOM2: +6.2 and +8%, respectively, p < 0.001) and in the countermovement jump height and in the standing long jump length (GS: +5.1 and +5.2%, respectively; GCOM1: +4.2 and +7%, respectively; GCOM2: +10.2 and +6.4%, respectively, p < 0.001). In addition, the training period induced gains in the 20-m time (GS: +2.1%; GCOM1: +2.1%; GCOM2: +2.3%, p < 0.001). It was shown that the experimental groups (GCOM1, GCOM2, and GS) increased V̇o
2max, muscular strength, and explosive strength from pretraining to posttraining. The higher gains were observed for concurrent training when it was performed in different sessions. These results suggest that concurrent training in 2 different sessions seems to be an effective and useful method for training-induced explosive strength and V̇o
2max in prepubescent children. This could be considered as an alternative way to optimize explosive strength training and cardiorespiratory fitness in school-based programs.
Rhabdomyolysis After Performing Blood Flow Restriction Training: A Case Report
Authors: Tabata Shogo , Suzuki Yukio , Azuma Koichiro , Matsumoto Hideo 
Published: December 2015

Abstract
Tabata, S, Suzuki, Y, Azuma, K, and Matsumoto, H. Rhabdomyolysis after performing blood flow restriction training: a case report. J Strength Cond Res 30(7): 2064–2068, 2016—Rhabdomyolysis is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition related to resistance training. Despite numerous reports of low-intensity blood flow restriction (BFR) training inducing muscle hypertrophy and increasing strength, few reports of rhabdomyolysis related to BFR training have been published. Here, we report a 30-year-old obese Japanese man admitted to our hospital the day after his first BFR training session with complaints of severe muscle pain in his upper and lower extremities, high fever, and pharyngeal pain. He was diagnosed with acute rhabdomyolysis based on a serum creatine phosphokinase level of 56,475 U·L−1 and a urine myoglobin level of >3,000 ng·ml−1, and with acute tonsillitis based on a white blood cell count of 17,390 and C-reactive protein level of 10.43 mg·dl−1. A number of factors are suspected to be related to the onset and exacerbation of rhabdomyolysis, including excessive muscular training with BFR, bacterial infection, and medication. After 10 days of hospitalization with intravenous fluids and antibacterial drugs, he recovered without complications. This case indicates that BFR training should be conducted with careful consideration of the physical condition and strength of the individual to prevent serious complications, such as rhabdomyolysis.
Ultrasound Changes in Achilles Tendon and Gastrocnemius Medialis Muscle on Squat Eccentric Overload and Running Performance
Authors: Sanz-López Fernando , Berzosa Sánchez César , Hita-Contreras Fidel , Cruz-Diaz David , Martínez-Amat Antonio 
Published: December 2015

Abstract
Sanz-López, F, Berzosa Sánchez, C, Hita-Contreras, F, Cruz-Diaz, D, and Martínez-Amat, A. Ultrasound changes in Achilles tendon and gastrocnemius medialis muscle on squat eccentric overload and running performance. J Strength Cond Res XX(X): 000–000, 2015—Previous studies have proven the adaptation to load in the Achilles tendon and gastrocnemius muscle after different types of exercise, such as running, heel drop training, and a variety of sports. These findings have been applied to improve performance and in the treatment and prevention of overuse injuries. However, the effects that squat performance may have on the Achilles tendon and gastrocnemius muscle are still unknown. Squats are a widely used training exercise that involves calf-muscle activation. Similarly, no reports have been published regarding the adaptation to load of trained and untrained subjects during several consecutive days of running. The purpose of this study was to analyze changes in the Achilles tendon and in the pennation angles of the gastrocnemius medialis after eccentric overload training and within 3 days of running. Twenty healthy males who volunteered for this study were divided into 2 groups. Subjects in the eccentric overload training (ECC) group performed 6 weeks of eccentric overload training (twice weekly, 4 sets of 7 repetitions in a Yoyo squat device) before the running intervention. All participants, ECC and control (CONT) groups, ran on 3 consecutive days. After the eccentric training, an increase in the cross-sectional area of the Achilles tendon and in the pennation angle was observed. As for the running intervention, the behavior of tissues in both groups was similar. These results suggest that eccentric overload training with squats promotes changes in the Achilles tendon and in the pennation angle of the gastrocnemius medialis muscle. Nevertheless, significant changes in the tissue do not appear between the running performance of trained and untrained subjects.
Speech and Gesture in Classroom Interaction: A Case Study of Angola and Portugal
Authors: Livingstone Kerwin A. 
Published: December 2015

<p class="p1">Una de las principales razones por la cual los seres humanos usan el lenguaje es para comunicarse. Sus comunicaciones, sin embargo, no se realizan de forma mecánica o robótica. Suele haber una sinergia entre el acto de habla y ciertas partes del cuerpo. En la medida que se producen enunciados hablados, se mueven estas partes corporales produciendo así acciones que son visibles, denominadas ‘acciones corporales visibles’. Estas acciones corporales visibles suelen ejecutarse con distintas partes del cuerpo. Se utiliza el término ‘gestos’ para referirse al movimiento de los miembros superiores del cuerpo. Estos gestos están vinculados más directamente con el habla. Sin importar su edad, nacionalidad, cultura, antecedentes o etnia, los seres humanos, cuando hablan, hacen gestos de forma natural y ubicua. Estos movimientos revelan mucho de sus pensamientos, objetivos, creencias e intereses, entre otros. A la luz de lo anteriormente mencionado, esta investigación pretende comparar descriptivamente el habla y el gesto en dos contextos distintos con dos métodos didácticos diferentes (Angola y Portugal). Se revisan unos metrajes de video de los contextos de interacción —con estudiantes adolescentes y profesores— y se lleva a cabo un análisis descriptivo comparativo general. Por medio del software ELAN, se efectúa un microanálisis de 30 segundos de cada uno de los contextos de interacción. Se presentan algunas conclusiones basadas en el estudio realizado.</p>
Tolerance and phenological avoidance of herbivory in tarweed species
Authors: Krimmel Billy , Pearse Ian S. 
Published: December 2015

AbstractAvoidance and tolerance of herbivory are important components of plant interactions with herbivores. Their relationship to each other and to plant defense is important in understanding how plants maximize fitness in the face of herbivore pressure. Various tarweed species have populations comprised of both early‐season and late‐season flowering individuals. Late‐season flowering individuals employ a recently described indirect defense against herbivores in which the accumulation of dead insects on their sticky surfaces attracts predatory insects that eat herbivores. In two tarweed species (Hemizonia congesta and Madia elegans), we observed that key herbivores rarely interact with early‐season individuals in the field, and early‐season individuals did not invest in dense glandular trichomes that cause indirect defense. We conducted field and greenhouse bud‐removal experiments to assess tolerance of M. elegans to herbivore damage. We found that late‐season individuals were more tolerant of simulated herbivory than early‐season individuals in both the field and the greenhouse. Late‐season individuals that were forced into an earlier phenology with a 24‐h light cue lost their tolerance to simulated herbivory. One possible mechanism linking phenological avoidance of herbivores with decreased tolerance is that early‐season individuals invested less in below‐ground biomass than late‐season individuals, which may accumulate belowground resources for regrowth at the expense of early flowering.
Inhibition of cell proliferation in gastric cancer cell lines on exposure to rubriflordilactone A
Authors: Peng Shang-Jin , Chen Jue-Wei 
Published: December 2015

<p class="Abstract">The present study investigates the effect of rubriflordilactone A on the viability and its underlying mechanism in gastric cancer cell lines (SNU-1 and SNU-5) and normal gastric epithelial cell line (GES‑1). Incubation of the gastric cancer and non cancer cell lines in acidic media led to reduction in the viability of the non cancer cells without any effect on cancer cells. Apoptosis in SNU-1 and SNU-5 cells was induced on exposure to rubriflordilactone A after 48 hours compared to the control cells (p&lt;0.01). The percentage of apoptosis in SNU-1 and SNU-5 cells on exposure to rubriflordilactone A was 79.3 ± 4.7 and 74.0 ± 5.1, respectively after 48 hours. Exposure of SNU-1 and SNU-5 cancer cell lines to rubriflordilactone A at a concentration of 10 μM in media with acidic pH decreased phosphorylation of ERK ½. The similar reduction was caused by ERK 1/2 phosphorylation inhibition, PD98059. Thus rubriflordilactone A reduces viability of gastric cancer cell lines by inducing apoptosis through the reduction of ERK 1/2 phosphorylation.</p><p> </p>
Anti-oxidant and anti-acetylcholinesterase activities of <i>Zygophyllum album</i>
Authors: Kchaou Mouna , Ben Salah Hichem , Mhiri Rania , Allouche Noureddine 
Published: December 2015

<p class="Abstract">The present study was carried out to explore the anti-acetylcholinesterase activity and anti-oxidant effect as well as content of phenolic compounds of various extracts from Zygophyllum album. It was observed that dichloromethane and ethanol extracts were endowed with a powerful anti-acetylcholinesterase activity with IC<sub>50</sub> values of 40 and 58 µg/mL, respectively. These two extracts exhibited the highest DPPH radical scavenging activity (IC<sub>50</sub>=0.2 mg/mL), the highest total anti-oxidant capacity (185.2 and 222.4 mg vitamin E/mg extract, respectively), the highest reducing power effect, and the highest β-carotene bleaching capacity. The findings showed that the extents of anti-acetylcholinesterase activity of Z. album extracts as well as their anti-oxidant capacity are in accordance with their phenolic contents. Hence, Z. album leaves would be useful against Alzheimer's disease.</p><p> </p><p><strong>VIDEO CLIP</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/M03zi4Mzh6k">Determination of flavonoids content:</a> 2 min 50 sec</p><p> </p>
La biodiversité en question
Authors: Devictor Vincent 
Published: December 2015

La crise de la biodiversité est devenue le symptôme d’une diversité de crises. Crise de l’ objet biodiversité qui se pense dorénavant comme un système complexe et dynamique, à la fois fonctionnel, évolutif et écologique. Crise des moyens car cette transformation scientifique s’accompagne d’une mutation pratique : les données et les méthodes utilisées pour étudier la biodiversité se complexifient. La mise en réseau de données et de technologies nouvelles bouleverse ainsi notre façon de mesurer les différentes facettes de la biodiversité. Les représentations sociales de la biodiversité s’affirment par ailleurs comme une composante essentielle de sa protection. Crise des fins car la conservation de la nature semble renforcer ses justifications éthiques utilitaristes : protéger la nature reviendrait à protéger les « services » que cette nature fournit aux sociétés humaines. Ce chapitre vise à caractériser à l’aide d’exemples concrets ces transformations épistémologiques récentes de l’étude de la biodiversité et de sa protection. Au-delà d’un simple problème scientifique, cet examen révèle que la manière d’aborder la crise de la biodiversité représente un enjeu philosophique. Pour que cette polycrise demeure intelligible, une réflexion épistémologique menée au cœur de l’activité scientifique s’impose aujourd’hui.
La biodiversité en question
Authors: Delord Julien 
Published: December 2015

À l’heure où les politiques de protection de la biodiversité échouent systématiquement à résorber son érosion, il est temps de s’interroger sur les fondements philosophiques du concept de biodiversité. En partant du symptôme de la multiplication des définitions de la biodiversité, nous analysons la nature floue de cette notion. En nous appuyant sur une analyse historique du concept de diversité biologique, nous serons conduits à faire de la biodiversité générale un concept-grappe dont la scientificité est questionnable. Au contraire, nous assimilons les concepts de biodiversité limités à des « sortes » théoriques. Cette dualité épistémologique inhérente aux concepts de biodiversité nous permet de conclure sur les faiblesses de la notion de biodiversité relativement à son usage conservationniste.