bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of the radiation dose exposure and associated cancer risks in patients having preoperative parathyroid localization
Authors: Moosvi SR , Smith S , Hathorn J , Groot-Wassink T 
Published: May 2017

OBJECTIVE The study aimed to evaluate the total effective and organ absorbed radiation doses associated with three- and four-phase parathyroid computed tomography (CT) and sestamibi scans used for the preoperative localisation of parathyroid adenomas in a cohort of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism at a single institution. We aimed to assess the risk of cancer incidence for the organs demonstrating the highest absorbed doses for the different imaging techniques, and more specifically determine the risk for our cohort of patients. METHODS Fifty patients with primary hyperparathyroidism had both multiphase CT and sestamibi scans. The Imaging Performance Assessment of CT Scanners (ImPACT) calculator was used to estimate the patient-effective and organ-absorbed radiations doses for all the CT examinations. For sestamibi scans, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission NUREG/CR-6345 publication was used to estimate the dose for each patient. The attributable risks of cancer were calculated using the Health Protection Agency HPA-CRCE-028 publication. RESULTS The mean patient total effective doses were 15.9% ± 2.8 mSv, 20.2% ± 2.8 mSv and 5.6 ± 0.24 mSv for three-phase CT, four-phase CT and sestamibi examinations, respectively. In our cohort, the highest attributable lifetime risk was for lung cancer (0.03%) after multiphase CT. This compared with a tenfold lower risk for thyroid cancer (0.003%). After sestamibi, the highest risk was for colon cancer (0.06%). CONCLUSIONS Multiphase CT is associated with a higher radiation dose and thus a higher potential risk of cancer, but this risk is low in the older population that constituted the majority of our cohort.
Laboratory risk indicator for necrotising fasciitis (LRINEC) score for the assessment of early necrotising fasciitis: a systematic review of the literature
Authors: Bechar J , Sepehripour S , Hardwicke J , Filobbos G 
Published: May 2017

Introduction Early operative debridement of necrotising fasciitis is a major outcome determinant. Identification and diagnosis of such patients can be clinically difficult. The Laboratory Risk Indicator for Necrotising Fasciitis (LRINEC) score first published in 2004 is based on routinely performed parameters and offers a method for identifying early cases. No literature review has yet been performed on the application of such a score. Methods A systematic review of English-language literature was performed from 2004 to 2014 to identify articles reporting use of LRINEC score and the incidence of necrotising fasciitis. We performed a critical review of PubMed, Medline and Embase in line with the PRISMA statement. A meta-analysis was performed with a random effects model and 95% confidence interval. Suitable correlation coefficient and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were also calculated. Results After application of inclusion criteria, 16 studies with 846 patients were included. The mean LRINEC score in patients with necrotising fasciitis was 6.06. Two papers reported LRINEC score in patients without necrotising fasciitis with a mean 2.45. All six studies with a reported coefficient of variance were < 1; Pearson correlation coefficient was r = 0.637 (P = 0.011). An ROC curve showed an area under the curve of 0.927. Conclusions The LRINEC score is a useful clinical determinant in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of patients with necrotising fasciitis, with a statistically positive correlation between LRINEC score and a true diagnosis of necrotising fasciitis.
ASPECTOS DE MEDIAÇÃO COMUNITÁRIA, CIDADANIA E DEMOCRACIA
Authors: Bertaso João Martins , Prado Keila Sim do 
Published: May 2017

O texto trabalha a mediação comunitária como processo de empoderamento da sociedade civil. Para tal, aproxima categorias como cidadania, democracia, educação e políticas públicas. Essas categorias norteiam e perpassam as sociedades atuais, complexas e multiculturais. A mediação comunitária é tomada como mecanismo voltado a alavancar uma cultura fraterna, democrática, participativa e produtora de autonomias. A mediação comunitária como mecanismo emancipatório, e o diálogo como condição de possibilidades de um novo modo de se realizar as interações e os conviveres sustentáveis interculturais, funciona como reconhecimento do outro nas sociedades atuais. A mediação comunitária como procedimento e o diálogo como meio, tornam-se caminhos de fuga, como alternativas, para a cidadania de viés intercultural nas sociedades atuais. Em suas diferentes variantes a mediação é geradora de autonomia, já que viabiliza a comunicação horizontal e seus genes carregam aspectos dialogais, por meio dos quais abrem espaços restaurativos de vínculos socioafetivos rompidos. Projeta-se a mediação comunitária como realização da cidadania, já que consolida a materialidade democrática forte e efetiva.
Investigación y/o extensión: Profesores memorables de la carrera de Historia: pensamiento crítico y relaciones pasado–presente en sus prácticas de enseñanza // Memorable professors of the History career: critical thinking and past-present relationships in their teaching practices
Authors: Álvarez Lucrecia Milagros 
Published: May 2017

Este artículo presenta los avances de una investigación realizada en la Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL), «Estudio de casos de prácticas de enseñanza de profesores memorables de Geografía e Historia que promueven el pensamiento crítico en la universidad». (2)En esta ocasión se analizan las prácticas de enseñanza de dos profesores de la carrera de Historia mencionados por sus alumnos como dignos de ser ecordados.Se hace hincapié en cómo promueven el pensamiento crítico a través de la relevancia que le otorgan al establecimiento de relaciones pasado–presente en el marco de la enseñanza de la disciplina
Experiencias institucionales: Tercera Autoevaluación Institucional (TAI) en la Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL) // Third Institutional Self-Assessment (TAI) of the Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL)
Authors: Stubrin Adolfo , Díaz Natalia 
Published: May 2017

El artículo, de autoría institucional, informa acerca de un asunto de trascendencia institucional y político–universitario: la realización por tercera vez de unproceso de consulta y participación tendiente a la autoevaluación institucional global de la Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL).En el texto se reseñan antecedentes y se caracteriza la evolución experimentada por las autoevaluaciones UNL a través de las dos décadas. Quedan consignados los mecanismos organizativos con los que la UNL asumió la iniciativa, como una tarea global pero también como una colección bien organizada de sus particularidades disciplinares. Las comisiones organizadoras, integradas por consejeros superiores ydirectivos de los distintos claustros e instaladas en el nivel tanto de la Universidad como de cada una de las Facultades, expresó una combinación virtuosa entre elarriba–abajo y el abajo–arriba de un ejercicio de diagnóstico que se caracterizó por elpluralismo de perspectivas y por la convergencia de conclusiones.En el texto se mencionan los mecanismos de recolección de información, el análisis por medio de indicadores y las actividades participativas de consulta y debate, que fueron variadas y de amplio alcance. Por último, se exponen detalles operativos de la evaluación externa a cargo del comité de pares designado por CONEAU, cuyo Informe está próximo a recibirse en los días de cierre de edición de la revista.
Bilingual and multilingal Russian-English phraseological dictionaries
Authors: Arsenteva Elena , Ayupova Rosa 
Published: May 2017

AbstractThe paper looks into macrostructural and microstructural parameters of bilingual and multilingual Russian-English phraseological dictionaries. The dictionaries are considered in chronological order, beginning from the very first to the latest ones. Macrostructural parameters description includes the number of head phrases presented, their choice, order of their presentation. Analysis of microstructural parameters of dictionaries pays special attention to introducing head phrases from the formal viewpoint, revealing their grammatical valiency and lexical collocability, stylistic labels, giving examples illustrating the ways of their use and presentation of synonyms and antonyms. The paper also analyzes the volume and quality of the information unit of dictionary entries. The conclusions are that their volume is constantly extended and the quality of each parameter description is enhanced. Authors of dictionaries published later try to add still more parameters of phraseological unit meaning to be described in bilingual dictionaries.
Phraseological signaling of discourse organization in academic lectures: A comparison of lexical bundles in authentic lectures and EAP listening materials
Authors: Schnur Erin 
Published: May 2017

AbstractAlthough recorded lectures are frequently used in EAP listening courses, the use of formulaic language in EAP listening material has been largely overlooked. This article reports the results of a study on the frequency and use of phraseology for discourse organization in recorded English for Academic Purposes (EAP) lectures and authentic lectures. Using corpus linguistics methodology in combination with qualitative analysis, the present study identifies strings of frequently co-occurring words (lexical bundles) that are frequent in EAP listening materials and goes on to compare the frequency and use of these bundles and those identified by Biber, Conrad, and Cortes (2004) from the T2K-SWAL teaching subcorpus, in both EAP listening materials and authentic lectures. Lexical bundles used for discourse organization were more frequently occurring in EAP lectures than academic lectures, and analysis of the functions and context of these two registers provides insight into the cause.
Der Einfluss der préciosité auf das Gegenwartsfranzösische. Eine korpusbasierte Untersuchung formelhafter Wendungen aus Molières Les Précieuses ridicules (1659)
Authors: Issel-Dombert Sandra , Serwe Marie 
Published: May 2017

Abstract
Molière’s farce Les Précieuses ridicules (1659) contains a vast selection of formulaic expressions. The play serves as a historical reference for the identification of formulaic language influenced by a period called the préciosité, originating in 17th-century France. Based upon a survey of French native speakers, this paper will deal with the question of whether these formulaic expressions have left traces upon present day French. Given the empirical evidence, one must conclude that the majority of these expressions are widely known and are in general use today. Furthermore, the hypothesis that such expressions predominate in higher-register French (cf. Klare 2011: 126) is confirmed.
Inheritance of lethal gene ‘luteus-Pa’ from cacao progenies obtained by self and cross-fertilization
Authors: Meza S Zurel N , García Carrión Luis Fernando , García Rodríguez Patricia Vanessa 
Published: May 2017

With the aim to study the inheritance of lethal gene ‘luteus-Pa’ in three derivated progenies from self and cross-fertilization of cacao (Theobroma cacao L) varieties, a study was carried out during January to September 2013. As genetic material C-25, S-5 y Pa-150 varieties were utilized and this one were self and cross pollinated and their progenies were divided in two replicates with 100 seeds each and sowed in plastic recipients containing a substrate 2:1(soil: sand). In order to contrast theobserved segregation with its expected homologous 3:1 (monogenic inheritance), the Chi-square (X2) test was utilized. The results shown that only one from self-fertilized progeny of C-25 variety exhibited the mendelian segregation 3:1 in both replicates, so that it lead to infer this one is carrier of lethal gene ‘luteus-Pa’ in heterozygote condition whereas that the progeny from Pa-150 x C-25 cross no found none lethal seedling and submitted to Chi-square (X2) test it could be to infer this one no segregate in the proportion 3:1 therefore, the Pa-150 variety is no carrier of this lethal gene. A better comprehension on photobiological origin, supported by molecular markers and the functional genomics of this mutant can help to identify and understand the factors involve in the photosynthetic mechanisms.
Artisanal mining and the use of plant diversity
Authors: García-Cossio Fabio , Cossio-Mosquera Heiler , Conto García Bertha , Sarria Palacios Vianney , Conto García Luis Emilio 
Published: May 2017

This essay presents the variety of vegetation which is utilized in traditional mining activities in the municipalities of Cértegui (Subdistricts of: Cértegui cabecera, La Toma y Recta Larga) and the Panamerican Union (Subdistricts of Animas, Agua Clara and Quiadó). The data is a product of an ethnographic investigation which selected 57 active traditional miners of the local population in the project’s area of influence to demonstrate a sample of the “Application of techniques and practices for cleaner production in gold and platinum mining in the department of Chocó”. These miners aided in recognizing, collecting, photographing, and identifying 78 species of vegetation used in activities associated with traditional mining such as: separation of metals (separating gold from jagua, settling the greasy gold and blackening the troughs), creating traditional tools (troughs, sifters, mining tools to store save and weigh gold) to work in different types of traditional mining (‘guaches’ or pits, mazamorreo or barequeo (gold-panning), hoyadero (underground mining), zambullidero (underwater mining), canalon (sluice box), agua corrida (streaming water), cuelgas (channels) and arrimadero), and confirming the affectivity by performing demonstrations of the separation of gold from jagua with mucilaginous strata of vegetation. Examples of this vegetation include: snakewood (Cecropia peltata), rhombus-leaved sida (Sida rhombifolia), Common Broom (Pavonia fruticosa), Shoeblackplant (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis), Balsa tree (Ochroma pyramidale) and Guácimo (Apeiba tibourbou).
Estado nutricional e risco de quedas em idosos hospitalizados
Authors: Annes Maria Luiza Freitas , Motta Marchi Daniela De Souza , Urbanetto Janete De Souza , El Kik Raquel Milani 
Published: May 2017

The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between nutritional status and the risk of falls in hospitalized elderly. This is a cross-sectional study with a sample of elderly (≥60 years), admitted to the geriatric inpatient unit of a teaching hospital, from May 2014 to September 2015. The variables were demographic data (gender and age), nutritional status the Mini Nutritional Assessment® and risk of fall through the Morse Fall Scale. There were 96 inpatients in this study, the average age was between 82.9±7.9 years (61 to 101 years), being 67.7% (65) from the female gender. According to the Mini Nutritional Assessment®, 53.2% (41) were malnourished, 35.1% (27) were at risk and 11.7% (9) were eutrophic. According to the Morse Fall Scale, 68.8% (66) of the patients had high risk of falling, 26% (25) had moderate risk and 5.2% (5) were at low risk. There was no association between the nutritionalstatus and the risk of fall, although it was observed that 59.6% of the malnourished elderly had high risk of falling and 47.6% at nutritional risk had also medium risk of falling. The elderly presented high risk of falls, besides high incidence of malnourishment. Despite that, there was no association betweennutritional status and risk of fall.
Diferenças na gravidade da queda entre idosos jovens e longevos
Authors: Oliveira Gabriela Guimarães , Neves Bruna Borba , Jorge Luisa Braga , Dantas Neris Jéssika Cefrin , Rauber Bruna Rios , Caberlon Iride Cristofoli , Bós Ângelo José Gonçalves 
Published: May 2017

Objective: To observe the possible differences in the severity of the decline among elderly young and the oldest old.Methods: We identified all elderly young (60-79 years) and oldest old (80 or older) admitted to fall in 2010, in two Urgent Care Units and Emergency Hospital in Porto Alegre. Upon review of the service bulletins, data were extracted for the elderly, among them, the fall of the consequences, classified by the index proposed by Caberlon and Bos (2015). The mean decrease in severity were compared between the two age groups and tested by Student's t test. The relationship between gender, age and the degree of severity has been tested by chi-square. Results: Most attended were female (72%), among which 24% were long-lived. The percentage of long lifetime was significantly higher than the oldest (19%, p<0.001). The overall average severity score was 5.7. Oldest old showed an index of 6.5±5.45 while the elderly young had a lower rate of 5.5±6.39 (p<0.001). Women showed a higher frequency of severe gravity. Conclusion: We conclude that the oldest old have higher severity of falls. This conclusion also applies to the female sex, and fall more often have higher severity of falls mainly in the number of fractures in the evaluated age groups (young and the oldest old). Also completed is possible to use an assessment tool of decrease in quality that can be used in future research in order to contribute to the achievement of a surveillance more effective and resolute.
Pesquisa de métodos mistos nas ciências da saúde
Authors: Lorenzini Elisiane 
Published: May 2017

A pesquisa de métodos mistos oferece poderosas ferramentas para investigação de sistemas e processos complexos em saúde, educação e ciências sociais. Estas áreas vêm utilizando, de forma crescente, complexos delineamentos de pesquisa de métodos mistos1. Este método engloba o procedimento completo de pesquisa, incluindo assunções filosóficas, questões de pesquisa, desenho, coleta, análise, integração e estruturas de apresentação dos dados e resultados2. Cómo citar este artículo: Lorenzini E. Pesquisa de métodos mistos nas ciências da saúde. Rev Cuid. 2017; 8(2): 1549-60. http://dx.doi.org/10.15649/cuidarte.v8i2.406
Unusual nesting behavior in <i>Megachile</i> (<i>Eutricharaea</i>) <i>rotundata</i> (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)
Authors: Sheffield Cory Silas 
Published: May 2017

The Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee, Megachile (Eutricharaea) rotundata (Fabricius), is one of the most studied solitary bees in the world. Although its nesting biology is well documented, it has not yet been reported nesting in cavities that expose the nests to open environments. Reported here for the first time is evidence of this species nesting in an unusual manner which would subject the natal cells to exposure and increased parasite attack.
Más allá de la palabra escrita. La utilización de recursos visuales como estrategia metodológica en ciencias sociales y de la educación / Beyond the text. Using visual resources as a methodological strategy in education and social sciences
Authors: Esteban-Guirart Moisés , Pallisera María , Fullana Judit , Gifre Mariona 
Published: May 2017

RESUMENTradicionalmente, la transcripción de entrevistas, ya sea individuales o grupales, constituye, con frecuencia, el material empírico básico para llevar a cabo estudios cualitativos en ciencias sociales y de la educación. Sin embargo, la utilización de estrategias visuales (dibujos, fotografías, videos) se ha convertido en las últimas décadas en un recurso metodológico especialmente sensible y adecuado para aquellas personas que, por distintas razones, no tienen un nivel lingüístico o comunicativo desarrollado. Este es el caso, por ejemplo, de niños y niñas, personas de origen extranjero con poca competencia en la lengua de la sociedad de destino o de algunas personas con discapacidad intelectual. El objetivo de este artículo es describir e ilustrar la utilización metodológica de recursos visuales, así como discutir sus posibilidades, a partir de ejemplos de su uso desarrollados en tres investigaciones socioeducativas. ABSTRACTTraditionally, the transcription of interviews, either individual or group, has become the basic empirical material to conduct qualitative studies in social sciences and education. However, in the last few decades, the use of visual strategies (drawings, photographs, videos) has become a methodological resource, particularly sensitive and suitable for those people who do not have a level or communicative language developed for whatever reason. This is the case of children, people of foreign origin with less competence with the language of the society of destination or people with intellectual disabilities, for example. The objective of this article is to describe and illustrate the use of methodological visual resources within the framework of three research projects. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the use of these strategies through experience with the projects that are described and illustrated in this article.
Effects of capnoperitoneum for laparoscopy on liver, renal and pulmonary functions: a prospective observational study
Authors: G. Gautham , Anand Chetan , S. Manoj Karthik , R. Pajanivel 
Published: May 2017

Background: Laparoscopy is the mainstay of surgical intervention in today’s era. Carbondioxide is an ideal insufflation gas, for creating pneumoperitoneum for laparoscopic surgeries. Although capnoperitoneum has been established as safe gas, our study was carried out to assess any clinical or subclinical changes produced by capnoperitoneum in a semiurban setting thereby creating awareness among our suburban population and also to add to the existing research data.Methods: We studied 60 patients who underwent laparoscopic surgeries in various surgical disciplines at our institution between October 2014 and August 2016 and fulfilling the inclusion criteria. The pre-operative and post-operative values of liver, renal and pulmonary functions were collected. These parameters were assessed using paired t test. Patient’s with preexisting diseases of these systems were excluded from the study.Results: Of the 60 patients assessed, there was a change in the values of the pre and postoperative values of the liver, renal and the pulmonary function tests, but these changes were insignificant as assessed by the paired t test. The demographic data was representation of the population who took part in the study.Conclusions: Laparoscopic surgeries using capnoperitoneum produce a transient change in the parameters of the liver, renal and pulmonary functions. However, these insignificant changes also were evidenced to fall back to normal range within short interval of time. Thus, it can be concluded that capnoperitoneum does not produce any clinical or sub-clinical changes, and is considered safe, in patients with normal organ functions.
Assunção de responsabilidade e reflexão dirigida no curso de pedagogia: implicações para a adaptação e formação no ensino superior
Authors: Morais Alessandra de , Bataglia Patricia Unger Raphael , Lepre Rita Melissa , Dias Carmen Lucia , Oliveira Rogério Eduardo Cunha de 
Published: May 2017

Um ambiente acadêmico favorável à aprendizagem relaciona-se ao provimento de oportunidades de assunção de responsabilidade e de reflexão dirigida, as quais se referem à possibilidade de aplicar o conhecimento em circunstâncias diversificadas e de respectiva reflexão orientada. Objetivou-se identificar essas oportunidades em um curso de Pedagogia, na percepção de alunos e professores. Foram realizados grupos focais e os dados foram tratados por meio de análise de conteúdo, com o auxílio do software ALCESTE©. Os resultados demonstraram que o curso oferece diversas oportunidades para a participação ativa de seus alunos, no entanto os estudantes do período noturno apresentam dificuldades para as usufruírem, não sendo disponibilizados serviços e propostas que atendam suas necessidades. Quanto às possibilidades de reflexão dirigida, deflagraram-se problemas no modo como o estágio curricular está configurado, resultando em lacunas importantes na formação dos graduandos.