bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Recurrent Episodes of Pericardial Effusion as Isolated Manifestation of Tuberculosis: Case Report
Authors: Westin Oscar , Qayyum Abbas Ali 
Published: June 2017

Background:
Recurrent episodes of isolated pericardial effusion due to tuberculosis,
leading to reduced Left Ventricle Ejection Fraction (LVEF), are uncommon.

Methods:
This is a case report of a previously healthy 32-years old male with tuberculous induced
pericardial effusion as isolated manifestation. The only known exposure of tuberculosis was a
brother with whom the patient did not have physical contact during the last year. The pericardial
effusion repeatedly appeared after being drained a total of three times. Due to recurrent episodes of
pericardial effusion, severe thickening of the pericardium, pericardial adherences and increasing
affection on the heart, pericardiectomy was ultimately performed.

Results:
Biochemical examination, chest X-ray, computed tomography of thorax and abdomen and
cytology report did not reveal any signs of malignancy, connective tissue disease or other infections
including extra-pulmonary/pulmonary tuberculosis. However, the pericardial biopsy was Polymerase
Chain Reaction positive (PCR) for tuberculosis DNA and showed granulomatous inflammation
with necrosis. After 6 months anti-tuberculous therapy, biochemical parameters, LVEF
and the clinical condition of the patient were normalized.

Conclusion:
Tuberculosis can be difficult to diagnose when it only manifests as pericardial effusion
especially if the time for exposure is long before the appearance of symptoms and admission.
Можливості корекції функціональних розладів біліарного тракту та паразитарних інвазій у дітей молодшого віку з використанням рослинного комплексу Ворміл Фіто
Authors: Savytska K.V. , Solodovnichenko I.G. , Pavlenko N.V. , Kaafarani A.M. 
Published: June 2017

Останнім часом відзначається значне зростання паразитарних інвазій серед дітей молодшого віку, причому захворювання у них найчастіше перебігає під маскою гастроентерологічної патології. У цій віковій категорії, за даними вітчизняної та світової літератури, превалюють функціональні захворювання. У травні 2016 року на Американському тижні гастроентерології були прийняті Римські критерії IV. Як і в попередніх редакціях, в них пропонується призначати лікарську терапію за принципом переважного симптому, віддаючи перевагу так званій комплементарній та альтернативній медицині, зокрема фітотерапії, як додатковому лікуванню захворювання, але також з позиції доказової медицини. Першим таким комбінованим фітокомплексом, який викликав до себе інтерес з боку клінічних дослідників і пацієнтів, є Ворміл Фіто — суміш екстрактів тринадцяти рослин. Метою нашого дослідження стало удосконалення терапевтичних підходів до корекції поєднаної функціональної патології біліарного тракту та паразитарних інвазій і непоєднуваних патологій біліарного тракту з використанням в основних схемах лікування фітокомплексу Ворміл Фіто. Було обстежено 60 дітей, розділених на три групи: до першої групи увійшли хворі з поєднаним функціональним розладом біліарного тракту та паразитарною інвазією, до другої групи — з функціональним розладом біліарного тракту, які одержували фітокомплекс Ворміл Фіто, в третю групу — пацієнти з функціональним розладом біліарного тракту, які одержували традиційну терапію.У ході дослідження були отримані дані, що свідчать про ефективну і сприятливу дію фітокомплексу Ворміл Фіто: препарат має протигельмінтні властивості, нормалізує кінетику біліарного тракту, швидко покращує апетит, нівелює диспептичну симптоматику в ранні терміни.
División de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería-UAM Azcapotzalco
Authors: Torres Rodríguez Miguel 
Published: June 2017

<p class="p1"><strong>RESUMEN: </strong>En el presente documento, se describen los trabajos y las áreas en Nanociencia y Nanotecnología (NyN) que se desarrollan en la División de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería de la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, unidad Azcapotzalco (CBI-UAM-A), se presentan los antecedentes, las líneas de investigación, los proyectos institucionales y financiados por CONACyT y PRODEP, el número de profesores investigadores, las carreras que se imparten, así como, su relación con los temas de NyN, además se describe brevemente la infraestructura y se abordan las perspectivas a futuro. </p>
Length and Weight Relationships for 31 Species of Fishes Caught by Trawl Off the Arabian Sea Coast of Oman
Authors: Human Brett A. , Al-Busaidi Haithem 
Published: June 2017

Length and weight measurement for 31f ish species encountered in the Arabian Sea , o f f t h e Oma n Coast, were collected by demersal trawling during March 2007 and March 2008. A total of 3,261 specimens were measured for total length, or fork length, where appropriate, and green weight. Several commonly caught commercial species undergo onboard processing (dressing) prior to packaging, and dressed weight to green weight regressions and conversion factors were calculated for 12 of these species. The relationships obtained in this study were compared with those of other studies for the same fish species. These data are fundamental to understanding the biological parameters of fishes, and can be applied to fisheries stock assessment and management models.
Effects of Hypoxia on the Behaviour, Mortality and Plasma Electrolyte Concentrations of Goldlined Seabream, Rhabdosargus sarba
Authors: Al-Gheilani Hamed M. , Waring Colin , Al-Kindi Abdulaziz , Amer Shehla 
Published: June 2017

The behaviour, mortality rates and plasma electrolyte concentrations of goldlined seabream Rhabdosargus sarba challenged with low dissolved oxygen (DO) conditions was studied in an experimental setup, comprising a control (7.9 ml/l DO) and two hypoxic (2 ml/l and 1 ml/l DO) treatments. Increased ventilation rates and decreased swimming activity were observed in hypoxic treatments, but some fish exhibited strenuous avoidance actions. No mortalities were observed after 3 h, 6 h, or 24 h, but 50% of males and 18% of females died in the 48 h treatment at 1 ml/l DO. The mean size of surviving fish (305± 32.1 g total weight) was significantly smaller than those that died (425 ± 33.1 g). The plasma concentrations of Na+, Cl- and Mg2+ did not vary significantly relative to treatment, exposure time, fish size and gender, or interactions among treatment, time and gender. Ca2+ concentrations increased significantly after 48 h at 1 ml/l, but this result may be artificial because of the small sample size. The results suggest that R. sarba is comparatively tolerant of the low oxygen or hypoxic conditions that often occur in the coastal waters of Oman, where seasonal upwellings and high primary productivity have in the past caused mass mortalities of demersal fishes.
A Computer Model for the Hydraulic Analysis of Open Channel Cross Sections
Authors: Shayya W. H. , Mohtar R. H. , Baasiri M. S 
Published: June 2017

Irrigation and hydraulic engineers are often faced with the difficulty of tedious trial solutions of the Manning equation to determine the various geometric elements of open channels. This paper addresses the development of a computer model for the design of the most commonly used channel-sections. The developed model is intended as an educational tool. It may be applied to the hydraulic design of trapezoidal , rectangular, triangular, parabolic, round-concered rectangular, and circular cross sections. Two procedures were utilized for the solution of the encountered implicit equations; the Newton-Raphson and the Regula-Falsi methods. In order to initiate the solution process , these methods require one and two initial guesses, respectively. Tge result revealed that the Regula-Flasi method required more iterations to coverage to the solution compared to the Newton-Raphson method, irrespective of the nearness of the initial guess to the actual solution. The average number of iterations for the Regula-Falsi method was approximately three times that of the Newton-Raphson method.
Marine biotechnology: Emerging opportunities and future perspectives
Authors: Goddard Stephen 
Published: June 2017

The rapid growth of genetic, cellular and molecular technologies is enabling scientists to explore and develop marine resources for widespread applications in the food, medical, pharmaceutical, environmental and energy industries. Marine biotechnology products and services were estimated at 2.8 billion euros in 2010, with a cumulative annual growth rate of 4-5% (Marine Board-European Science Foundation, 2010) The Sultanate of Oman occupies a strategic geographical position and has a coastline in excess of 3000km, with the Arabian Sea located to the south and the Sea of Oman and Arabian Gulf to the north. These oceans have rich biodiversity and potential resources which we are only beginning to explore. Based on its marine resources, coupled with a rapidly-growing educational and research infrastructure, the Sultanate of Oman is well positioned to take advantage of the commercial opportunities presented by marine biotechnology. In recognition of potential development an international symposium was organized by the Center of Excellence in Marine Biotechnology, Sultan Qaboos University. One hundred and forty eight delegates attended the meeting, representing 15 countries. In planning the symposium three major themes were identified viz. Marine Biofouling and its Prevention, Fisheries and Aquaculture Biotechnology and Marine Biodiversity and Natural Products. The topics were selected on the basis of current and planned research activity in Oman and elsewhere in the GCC region. Three keynote addresses were presented, 23 oral presentations made and a poster exhibition held. A final session reviewed national and regional issues and the delegates agreed formally on a number of future actions. Full details of the symposium and the results and analysis of a post-symposium survey on the future development of marine biotechnology are given in Goddard et al. (2015).The symposium was supported logistically and financially by Sultan Qaboos University, The Research Council, and the
Nutrient Uptake by Wheat and Weed Under Different Fertilizer Application Methods and Competition Periods
Authors: Tanveer A. , Ahmad S. , Hussain A. , Ahmad R. 
Published: June 2017

A field experiment was conducted to estimate nutrient losses by Phalaris minor Retz, in wheat under different fertilizer application methods and competition periods. The study consisted of a Side-placement and a broadcast incorporate method of fertilizer application, and competition periods of O, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 wk after emergence (WAE) and full season competition. Nitrogen, P, K, uptake by Phalaris minor Retz, was 11.33, 1.20 and 8.34 kg.ha-1 respectively, using the broadcast incorporate method whereas full season competition resulted in a maximum uptake of 28.41 kg.ha-1, N and 3.13 kg.ha-1 P by Phalaris minor Retz. Potassium uptake by Phalaris minor Retz, reached a maximum (17.45 kg.ha -1) at 8 wk competition. Nitrogen, P, and K concentrations in wheat were higher in Side-placement than in the broadcast incorporate method of fertilizer application. Wheat under zero competition showed higher N, P, and K concentrations than that of the different competition periods.
Farm related and wild animals inflicted injuries related to orthopaedics in Eastern Nepal: Epidemiology and prospects for control
Authors: Bajracharya Suraj , Shrestha B P 
Published: June 2017

Background: Farm related and animal inflicted injuries are common in Nepal.Objective: To assess the pattern of farm related and wild animal inflicted injury in patients presenting to B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences. Method: This prospective observational study of farm related and wild animals inflicted injuries related to Orthopaedics, conducted from May 2005 to April 2007 at Department of Orthopaedics of B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences Dharan, Nepal, consisting of 87 patients admitted to the Orthopaedic ward of BPKIHS, is presented. The preformed structured proforma were used to record the data and, later those records were analyzed.Result: Altogether 78 domestic related injuries and 9 wild animal related injuries were recorded in the recruitment a period of one year. Twenty-three femoral fractures, 14 humeral fractures, 11 cervical spine injuries, 10 leg bone fractures, 9 forearm fractures were found. Fall from buffalo, hit by buffalo were common cause of injuries in domestic related injuries whereas hit / kick by elephant, attack by bear were causes of wild animal related injuries. All adolescents and adults, irrespective of age or sex, should be the target groups for community education and intervention programs for prevention of such injuries.Conclusion: Femoral fractures were the most common bone injury among farm related and animal inflicted injury.Health Renaissance 2015;13(2): 66-71
Tooth impaction: A new variable in difficulty index of third molar extraction
Authors: Jaisaini Mehul Rajesh , Dongol A , Acharya P , Yadav AK 
Published: June 2017

Third molar surgery is one of the major events carried out world-wide in a maxillofacial clinic. Preoperative assessment of surgical difficulty is fundamental to planning of extraction of impacted third molars. Various models for this assessment have been proposed but none is universally applicable. Although several studies have identified a plethora of factors associated with extraction difficulty, as measured via a wide variety of proxy variables, still, there are conflicting reports and wide variations of the enumerated factors. Adding to the existing knowledge, through this communication we would like to suggest that tooth impaction should also be considered as a variable of difficult third molar extraction. It requires both surgical expertise and added operating time thus affecting difficulty index.So we suggest tooth impaction should be considered as a difficulty assessment tool and studies be carried out to produce an evidence based database. Health Renaissance 2015;13(2): 180-182
Psychological morbidity and return to work after injury: multicentre cohort study
Authors: Kendrick Denise , Dhiman Paula , Kellezi Blerina , Coupland Carol , Whitehead Jessica , Beckett Kate , Christie Nicola , Sleney Judith , Barnes Jo , Joseph Stephen , Morriss Richard 
Published: June 2017

BackgroundThe benefits of work for physical, psychological, and financial wellbeing are well documented. Return to work (RTW) after unintentional injury is often delayed, and psychological morbidity may contribute to this delay. The impact of psychological morbidity on RTW after a wide range of unintentional injuries in the UK has not been adequately quantified.AimTo quantify the role of psychological factors, including anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic distress, on RTW following unintentional injuries.Design and settingA longitudinal multicentre prospective study was undertaken in Nottingham, Bristol, Leicester, and Guildford, UK.MethodParticipants (n= 273) were 16–69-year-olds admitted to hospital following unintentional injury, who were in paid employment prior to injury. They were surveyed at baseline, then at 1, 2, 4, and 12 months following injury; demographic data were collected along with injury characteristics, psychological morbidity, and RTW status. Associations between demographic, injury and psychological factors, and RTW between 2 and 12 months after injury were quantified using random effects logistic regression.ResultsThe odds of RTW between 2 and 12 months after injury reduced as depression scores early in the recovery period (1 month after injury) increased (odds ratio [OR] 0.87, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.79 to 0.95) and as length of hospital stay increased (OR 0.91, 95% CI] = 0.86 to 0.96). For those experiencing threatening life events following injury (OR 0.27, 95% CI = 0.10 to 0.72) and with higher scores on the Crisis Support Scale (OR 0.93, 95% CI] = 0.88 to 0.99), the odds of RTW between 2 and 12 months after injury were lower. Multiple imputation analysis found similar results, but those relating to crisis support did not remain statistically significant.ConclusionPrimary care professionals can identify patients at risk of delayed RTW who may benefit from management of psychological morbidity and support to RTW.
High-fidelity Simulations of the Near-Earth Object Search Performance of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope
Authors: Vereš Peter , Chesley Steven R. 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
We perform high-fidelity simulations of a wide-field telescopic survey searching for Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) larger than 140 m, focusing on the observation and detection model, as well as detection efficiency and accuracy. As a test survey, we select the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST). We use its proposed pointings for a 10-year mission, and model the detection of NEOs in the fields. We discuss individual model parameters for magnitude losses, vignetting, fading, asteroid rotation and colors, fill factor, limiting magnitude, rate of motion, field shape and rotation, and survey patterns. We assess results in terms of the cumulative completeness of the detected population as a function of size and time. Additionally, we examine the sources of modeling uncertainty, and derive the overall NEO population completeness for the baseline LSST survey to be 55 ± 5% for NEOs with absolute magnitude brighter than 22. Including already discovered objects and ongoing surveys, the NEO completeness at the end of the LSST baseline survey should reach ∼77%.
Giant Planets Can Act as Stabilizing Agents on Debris Disks
Authors: Muñoz-Gutiérrez M. A. , Pichardo B. , Peimbert A. 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
We have explored the evolution of a cold debris disk under the gravitational influence of dwarf-planet-sized objects (DPs), both in the presence and absence of an interior giant planet. Through detailed long-term numerical simulations, we demonstrate that when the giant planet is not present, DPs can stir the eccentricities and inclinations of disk particles, in linear proportion to the total mass of the DPs; on the other hand, when the giant planet is included in the simulations, the stirring is approximately proportional to the mass squared. This creates two regimes: below a disk mass threshold (defined by the total mass of DPs), the giant planet acts as a stabilizing agent of the orbits of cometary nuclei, diminishing the effect of the scatterers; above the threshold, the giant contributes to the dispersion of the particles.
A Circumstellar Disk around HD 169142 in the Mid-Infrared (N-Band)∗
Authors: Okamoto Yoshiko Kataza , Kataza Hirokazu , Honda M. , Yamashita T. , Fujiyoshi T. , Miyata T. , Sako S. , Fujiwara H. , Sakon I. , Fukagawa M. , Momose M. , Onaka T. 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
The Herbig Ae star HD 169142 is one of the objects that show complex structure, such as multiple (innermost, middle, and outer) disks, gaps, and unresolved sources. We made N-band (8–13 μm) observations of HD 169142 with the Cooled Mid-Infrared Camera and Spectrometer on the 8.2 m Subaru Telescope. The images are spatially resolved out to an ∼1″ radius in all the observed bands. We made a simple disk model composed of an unresolved central source (representing the innermost disk/halo) and the ring at a radius r ∼ 25 au (corresponding to the inner wall or edge of a middle disk at ∼25–40 au). The radial intensity profile within the central region (≲0.″3 or

au) is well reproduced by the model. Furthermore, we subtracted the model image from the observed one to search for additional structures. In the model-subtracted images, we found an unresolved west source separated by 17.0 ± 2.9 au in the direction of position angle 260° ± 5° from the original emission peak, which is supposed to correspond to the position of the central star, and a bright east arc located at r ∼ 60 au. The west source is different from the L′-band unresolved source recently found in coronagraphic observations. It could be a structure related to planet formation in the disk, such as a circumplanetary disk or clumpy disk structure. The east arc corresponds to the inner wall or edge of the outer disk.
La rumeur du PizzaGate durant la présidentielle de 2016 aux États-Unis
Authors: Rebillard Franck 
Published: June 2017

Au moment de la présidentielle de 2016 aux États-Unis, une rumeur selon laquelle le directeur de campagne d’Hillary Clinton aurait organisé un trafic sexuel d’enfants, dans une pizzeria de Washington, a été colportée sur Internet. Cette rumeur dite du PizzaGate a pris appui sur plusieurs types de documents accessibles en ligne, diversement réinterprétés et réexploités : e-mails de responsables du Parti démocrate exhumés sur Wikileaks, photographies du propriétaire du restaurant piochées sur son compte Instagram, avis de recherche de Scotland Yard lié à un logiciel de reconstitution faciale. Leur analyse permet d’illustrer une composante de la médiatisation du politique en ligne souvent négligée, sa composante documentaire, susceptible de renforcer les discours conspirationnistes et l’agitation politique de façon plus générale.
Abundance of chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera and Ischnocera) increases with the body size of their host woodpeckers and sapsuckers (Aves: Piciformes: Picidae)
Authors: Galloway Terry D. , Lamb Robert J. 
Published: June 2017

AbstractSpecimens of five species of woodpeckers (Piciformes: Picidae) from Manitoba, Canada, were weighed and examined for chewing lice, 1998–2015: downy woodpecker (Picoides pubescens (Linnaeus), n=49), hairy woodpecker (Picoides villosus (Linnaeus), n=23), pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus (Linnaeus), n=10), northern flicker (Colaptes auratus (Linnaeus), n=170), and yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius (Linnaeus), n=239). The relationship between body mass of each host species and infestation by seven species of lice was analysed: Menacanthus pici (Denny) from all host species, Brueelia straminea (Denny) from Picoides Lacépède species, Penenirmus jungens (Kellogg) from northern flicker, Penenirmus auritus (Scopoli) from the other four hosts, Picicola porisma Dalgleish from northern flicker, Picicola snodgrassi (Kellogg) from Picoides species, and Picicola marginatulus (Harrison) from pileated woodpeckers. Mean abundance of lice increased with the mean mass of their host. Neither the species richness of lice nor the prevalence of lice were related to host body mass. Host body mass explained 98% of the variation in mean intensity of louse infestation among hosts. The positive association of mean intensity and body size was also detected for three genera of lice. Louse intensity also increased with body size for individual birds, more so for some species of lice and hosts than others. Body size matters, but the adaptations that allow higher mean intensity on larger host species remain to be determined.