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Ives and MacPherson: Judicial Process in the Regulatory State
Authors: Witt John Fabian 
Published: June 2016

AbstractA century ago, the New York Court of Appeals decided a case whose implications have reverberated through American law ever since. The case, like so many, arose out of one of the most notorious body-smashing technologies of the modern world. And it was a case whose opinion was authored by an up-and-coming jurist rumored to be a likely future nominee to the United States Supreme Court. Naturally, that opinion has appeared in torts casebooks ever since. The case, of course, was not MacPherson v. Buick, the occasion for this symposium, but rather Ives v. South Buffalo Railway, in which the New York Court of Appeals struck down what was essentially the nation’s first workmen’s compensation statute. It does not appear in that many casebooks. But it does in some. In an opinion written by Judge William Werner, the court tried to throw itself in front of the coming regulatory state. It failed, of course, at least in the most obvious sense. The regulatory state plays a vast role in the contemporary state, and has for more than three quarters of a century at least. But the Ives case’s engagement with the compensation scheme anticipated the central theme in American tort law in the century since: the relationship between tort adjudication and the common law, on one hand, and the forms of administration, on the other.
Improving Segmentation of 3D Retina Layers Based on Graph Theory Approach for Low Quality OCT Images
Authors: Stankiewicz Agnieszka , Marciniak Tomasz , Dąbrowski Adam , Stopa Marcin , Rakowicz Piotr , Marciniak Elżbieta 
Published: June 2016

AbstractThis paper presents signal processing aspects for automatic segmentation of retinal layers of the human eye. The paper draws attention to the problems that occur during the computer image processing of images obtained with the use of the Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography (SD OCT). Accuracy of the retinal layer segmentation for a set of typical 3D scans with a rather low quality was shown. Some possible ways to improve quality of the final results are pointed out. The experimental studies were performed using the so-called B-scans obtained with the OCT Copernicus HR device.
An Implementation of a Compact Smart Resistive Sensor Based on a Microcontroller with an Internal ADC
Authors: Czaja Zbigniew 
Published: June 2016

Abstract
In the paper a new implementation of a compact smart resistive sensor based on a microcontroller with internal ADCs is proposed and analysed. The solution is based only on a (already existing in the system) microcontroller and a simple sensor interface circuit working as a voltage divider consisting of a reference resistor and a resistive sensor connected in parallel with an interference suppression capacitor. The measurement method is based on stimulation of the sensor interface circuit by a single square voltage pulse and on sampling the resulting voltage on the resistive sensor. The proposed solution is illustrated by a complete application of the compact smart resistive sensor used for temperature measurements, based on an 8-bit ATxmega32A4 microcontroller with a 12-bit ADC and a Pt100 resistive sensor. The results of experimental research confirm that the compact smart resistive sensor has 1°C resolution of temperature measurement for the whole range of changes of measured temperatures.
Morphology, thermal and mechanical performances of SR composites containing sepiolite and HGMs as binary fillers
Authors: Huo Shanshan , Wang Jinwei , Wu Xinyu 
Published: June 2016

Abstract
Binary fillers-filled silicone rubber (SR) matrix composites are prepared to improve the thermal and mechanical properties of SR as a lightweight thermal insulating material. Sepiolite and hollow glass microspheres (HGMs) can be evenly dispersed in SR matrix to obtain SR/sepiolite/HGM composites with superior performances at amounts of around 7.5 parts per hundreds of rubber (phr) and 20 phr, respectively, as observed from scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The density of the composites increases slightly with the addition of sepiolite in a linear trend, while the addition of HGMs results in the abrupt reduction in density lower than 0.7 g/cm3. Sepiolite exhibits a strengthening effect in the SR matrix; however, the addition of HGMs in this matrix slightly enhances the stress of the composite; its maximum elongation at break can increase up to 300%. The addition of sepiolite and HGMs improves the initial decomposition temperatures of SR composites a little; the excellent thermal insulating effect provided by HGMs is further verified by their significant decrease in thermal conductivity at 200°C, providing the facts that these SR/sepiolite/HGM composites can be used as lightweight materials for thermal insulating purposes.
Circulating IL-6 and neopterin concentrations link cell-mediated immunity and tumor stage in patients with gastro-intestinal adenocarcinoma: relevance to the pituitary-adrenal axis and pituitary-thyroid axis
Authors: Engin Ayse Basak , Engin Atilla , Sepici-Dincel Aylin , Kurukahvecioglu Osman 
Published: June 2016

Abstract
Although cortisol is a powerful modulator of the immune system and inhibits production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) levels do not correspond to the chronically elevated concentrations of cortisol in cancer patients. Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) has been shown to have an effect on immunological functions. Actually it is not known whether cortisol, TSH and IL-6 have an effect on tumor progression via modulation of cell mediated immunity in patients with gastrointestinal carcinoma. Sixty-seven gastrointestinal cancer patients and 42 cancer-free subjects with cholelithiasis as the control group, were included in the study. Serum ACTH, cortisol, TSH, thyroid hormones, IL-6, IL-10 and neopterin levels were measured. Diagnosis and pathological staging were confirmed by surgical intervention. Cortisol levels were correlated with IL-6 in cancer patients. In addition to elevated neopterin values, linear regression analysis revealed that serum neopterin was associated more strongly with the increase of cortisol rather than IL-6 levels in advanced stage carcinoma. Furthermore, neopterin also correlated with IL-6, IL-10, cortisol and TSH levels in advanced carcinoma cases. These data indicated that cortisol, IL-6 and neopterin values of cancer patients were influenced by the tumor presence and progression.
Could Ergonomics of Portable Oxygen Cylinders Prevent Wastage? Comparison of Two Delivery Devices
Authors: Bodier-Montagutelli Elsa , Maréchal Antonin , Porcher Richard , Remérand Francis , Respaud Renaud 
Published: June 2016

Abstract: Ambulatory oxygen therapy is sometimes needed when transferring inpatients. The prescribed administration rate must be maintained during the entire transit time. This implies that paramedical staff calculates the volume of gas remaining in the cylinder, based on the residual pressure displayed on the oxygen cylinders. This step carries a risk of errors and wastage. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of a digital autonomy display system on the use of oxygen cylinders at the hospital.: Two B5 oxygen cylinders (Air Liquide Santé France) were compared: Presence™ (regular manometer) and Takeo™ (digital display). This study was carried out in two wards; Presence™ cylinders were supplied for two months, and then Takeo™ cylinders for the next two months. For each period, we measured the turnover rates of the cylinders and their residual pressure. The economic impact of this change in practice was estimated by a cost study.: Use of Takeo™ cylinders resulted in a significant decrease in the turnover rate (69 % vs. 93 %,: A digital autonomy display increases the delivery performance of portable medicinal oxygen cylinders and generates an economic gain.
Sorption of Th(IV) onto ZnO nanoparticles and diatomite-supported ZnO nanocomposite: kinetics, mechanism and activation parameters
Authors: Yusan Sabriye , Bampaiti Anastasia , Erenturk Sema , Noli Fotini , Aslani Mahmut A. A. , Aytas Sule 
Published: June 2016

Abstract
In this study, for the first time ZnO nanoparticles and diatomite-supported ZnO nanocomposite have been utilized as adsorbent for the removal of Th(IV) ions from aqueous solutions under different experimental conditions. The Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin and Dubinin– Radushkevich (D–R) isotherms were used to analyze the equilibrium data. The sorption equilibrium data were fitted well to the Langmuir isotherm with maximum sorption capacities values was found to be 1.105 mmol/g and 0.320 mmol/g for ZnO nanoparticles and diatomite supported ZnO nanocomposite, respectively. Pseudo-first and pseudo-second order equations, Intraparticle diffusion and Bangham’s models were considered to evaluate the rate parameters and sorption mechanism. Sorption kinetics were better reproduced by the pseudo-second order model (R
2 > 0.999), with an activation energy (E
a) of +99.74 kJ/mol and +62.95 kJ/mol for ZnO nanoparticles and diatomite-supported ZnO nanocomposite, respectively. In order to specify the type of sorption reaction, thermodynamic parameters were also determined. The evaluated ΔG
* and ΔH* indicate the non-spontaneous and endothermic nature of the reactions. The results of this work suggest that both of the used materials are fast and effective adsorbents for removing Th(IV) from aqueous solutions and chemical sorption plays a role in controlling the sorption rate.
Self-assembled DNA/RNA nanoparticles as a new generation of therapeutic nucleic acids: immunological compatibility and other translational considerations
Authors: Dobrovolskaia Marina A. 
Published: June 2016

AbstractTherapeutic nucleic acids (TNAs) are rapidly being embraced as effective interventions in a variety of genetic disorders, cancers, and viral/microbial infections, as well as for use in improving vaccine efficacy. Many traditional nucleotide-based formulations have been approved for clinical use, while various macromolecular nucleic acids are in different phases of preclinical and clinical development. Various nanotechnology carriers, including but not limited to liposomes, emulsions, dendrimers, and polyplexes, are considered for their improved delivery and reduced toxicity compared to traditional TNAs. Moreover, a new generation of TNAs has recently emerged and is represented by DNA/RNA nanoparticles formed by the self-assembly of DNA, RNA, or hybrid DNA-RNA oligonucleotides into 1D, 2D, and 3D structures of different shapes. In this mini-review, I will discuss immunocompatibility and other translational aspects in the development of this new class of promising nucleic acid therapeutics.
La investigación sobre intangibles en España
Authors: Pascual Julián González , Lazcani Paulina Almonacid 
Published: June 2016

<p align="justify">La importancia de los recursos intangibles ha generado muchas corrientes de estudios que han permitido avances considerables en la materia, lo que refleja que estamos ante un tema de indudable interés con aspectos pendientes por resolver y un campo de trabajo importante por delante. El objetivo principal de este trabajo consiste en establecer y analizar las distintas líneas de investigación que han surgido en España durante esta última década, en relación con los activos intangibles y el capital intelectual. La idea es obtener una muestra lo suficientemente representativa de las principales tendencias de investigación que nos permita aportar una clasificación temática sobre ellos. Nuestro objetivo final será dar a conocer los principales resultados obtenidos de estos enfoques y así detectar las líneas de investigación que actualmente permanecen abiertas, y que tienen un mayor potencial de desarrollo.</p>
La aplicación de criterios prudentes en la valoración de activos, costos, gastos y pasivos
Authors: Pachón María Amparo Pachón 
Published: June 2016

<p align="justify">El documento presenta una amplia caracterización de los criterios técnicos que deben tenerse en cuenta para el reconocimiento de las partidas contables, y especialmente sobre el tratamiento de las contingencias. Recoge los principales argumentos que se presentan en la valoración de partidas contingentes y rescata los criterios de conservadurismo que son necesarios para el registro de los hechos económicos.</p>
A REVIEW OF THE LEAF-BEETLES (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE) OF SUBFAMILIES ALTICINAE AND CASSIDINAE OF THE MONGOLIAN ALTAI.
Authors: Guskova E.V. 
Published: June 2016

<span lang="EN-US">A check-list for the subfamilies Alticinae, Cassidinae is provided. Currently, 59 species of 16 genera of these subfamilies are known from the <span>Mongolian Altai</span>. <span>Nine species of leaf-beetles, <em>Psylliodes macella<strong></strong></em>Weise, 1900, <em>Argopus</em> <em>nigritarsis </em>(Gebler<em>, </em>1823),<em> Altica tamaricis<strong> </strong></em>Schrank, 1785,<em> A. balassogloi </em>(Jacobson, 1892), <em>Longitarsus<strong> </strong>violentus </em>Weise, 1893, <em>Hispa atra</em> </span>(Fabricius<em>, </em>1775),</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><em><span lang="EN-US">Cassida murraea</span></em><span lang="EN-US"> Linnaeus, 1767, <em>C. berolinensis</em>Suffrian, 1844 and <em>Hypocassida subferruginea</em> (Schrank, 1776) <span>are new records for </span>Bayan-Ulegei aimak, two <span>species, <em>Chaetocnema sahlbergii</em> (Gyllenhal, 1827) and <em>Ch. mannerheimi<strong> </strong></em>(Gyllenhal, 1827)<strong><em> </em></strong>are new for </span>Hovd aimak and three <span>species, <em>Crepidodera plutus<strong> </strong></em>(Latreille, 1804), <em>Longitarsus luridus<strong> </strong></em>(Scopoli<em>, </em>1763) and </span><em>Cassida<strong> </strong>berolinensis </em>Suffrian, 1844 are new for Gobi-Altai aimak.</span>
ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF OIL-BEARING PLANTS LAMIACEAE LINDL. TOWARDS ESCHERICHIA COLI
Authors: Kotyuk L.A. 
Published: June 2016

<p> </p><p>The paper relates to study of biological activity of 40% ethanol extracts of <em>Dracocephalum moldavica,</em> <em>Hyssopus officinalis</em>, <em>Satureja hortensis</em>, <em>Lophanthus anisatus</em> and <em>Monarda diduma</em>, grown in Ukrainian Polissya, against a pathogenic agent <em>Escherichia coli</em> UCM – B (ATCC 25922).</p><p>The research proves that ethanol extracts of <em>H. officinalis</em>, <em>D. moldavica, S. hortensis, L. anisatus</em> exert antimicrobial activity as the extracted substances provided a twofold increase in minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) values against <em>E. coli. </em>Likewise, a twofold increase was observed in minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of <em>L. anisatus</em> ethanol extracts. As to <em>M. diduma </em>ethanol extracts, their inhibitory and bactericidal influence on <em>E. coli</em> was not registered.</p><p>Oil-bearing plants (family <em>Lamiaceae), </em>grown in Zhytomyr Polissya, are characterized by antimicrobial properties, attributed to biologically active substances that are formed and accumulated in the plant material. The main components of hyssop essential oil are isopinocamphone (44.43%), pinocamphone (35.49%), myrtenol (5.26 %), germacrene D (3.15 %), pulegone (2.93 %), bicyclogermacrene (1.35 %). In mint anise essential oil prevailed pulegone (59.19%), izomenton (14.34%), bicyclogermacrene (3,21 %), <em>β</em>-kariofilen (2,99 %), menton (2.21 %), 1,6-germacradien-5-ol (1.5 %), isopulegone (1.4 %), in summer savory – carvacrol (89.07%), g-terpinene (3.53%), <em>α</em>-thujone (1.7 %), camphor (1.48 %). The dominant components of moldavian dragonhead essential oil were geranial (26.19%) and neral (22.36%), 2-(1-hydroxy-1-isopropyl)-cyklopentanon (8.29 % ), 2,3-dehydro-1,8-cineole (6.87 %), 3-(1-hydroxy-1-isopropyl) cyklopentanon (6,51 %), nerol (4.74 %), 3-methyl-2-cyclohexane 1-on (2.13 %).<em></em></p><p>The paper draws attention to further more detailed study of ethanol extracts of hyssop, moldavian dragonhead, summer savory, mint anise with the aim of producing antibacterial herbal preparations.</p>
ВПЛИВ АБІОТИЧНИХ ЧИННИКІВ НА МОРФО-ФІЗІОЛОГІЧНІ ОСОБЛИВОСТІ РОСТУ ТА РОЗВИТКУ РОСЛИН НА ФОНІ ПРОТЕКТОРНОЇ ДІЇ ПРОДУКТІВ ВЕРМІКУЛЬТУРИ
Authors: Vasilyuk O.M. 
Published: June 2016

<p>The effect of <em>MgSO<sub>4</sub></em> on morphometric specifics of the <em>Salix alba</em> L., which characterized by high rates of growth and development is investigated. Mg<sup>2+ </sup>was added in the form of <em>MgSO<sub>4*</sub>3H<sub>2</sub>O</em> at a concentration of 2.5 g/l considering of salt water content in the research solutions with <em>S. alba</em> L. and combined with plant growth regulator (GR) of natural origin Humisol. These studies have shown toxicity of<em>MgSO<sub>4</sub></em> at a concentration of 2.5 g/l during all the period of growth and development. So, <em>MgSO<sub>4</sub></em> had toxic effect on plant growth and development within whole period of observation. We registered negative correlation (R = - 0.99) between toxic properties of salt and the age of the studied plants (for example, the growth rate of shoots and leaf blades by <em>S. alba</em> L.) and positive correlation (R = 0.99) while studied the root growth rate, which was caused by the direct contact of rhizosphere and negative stressors.</p><p>The GR Humisol accelerated the rate of physiological processes of growth and development of shoots and roots in 2-3 times, but the growth of leaf blade was not activated regards the control. The combined effect of magnesium salts and GR levelled toxic concentrations of magnesium sulphate were accelerated plant growth or stimulated growth up to control values, promoted adaptation mechanisms of plants and provided a protective role against excessive salinity. We suggested using the Humisol as a natural product, vermiculture, adaptogene, protector, and fertilizer agent of natural origin, which provides for biota to consume the environmental services without damage to the environment under conditions of excessive pressure of salt stress on plant organism.</p>
If Intervention Is Method, What Are We Learning?
Authors: Zuiderent-Jerak Teun 
Published: June 2016

In STS and Researcher Intervention Strategies, Brian Martin expresses his concern about the lack of strategic guidance STS offers for intervening in controversies in which actors are being marginalized. This is an interesting contrast with some classic critiques of Actor-Network Theory. Leigh Star famously argued that the over-emphasis of ANT on strategic action made it particularly poorly equipped to study heterogeneity––an analytical and political problem at once. I argue that guidance on intervention as research method should actively resist the urge to make intervention “strategic.” Considering intervention as a scholarly method for producing novel insights about our topics is diametrically opposed to considering intervention strategically, that is, as means to achieving predefined scholarly or normative goals. Drawing on previous, recent, and ongoing work on intervention as an equally non-strategic and non-detached method for developing new knowledge and new normativities, I explore how such work would speak to Martin’s challenge of intervening in controversies and what could be some interesting lessons such an experiment might spark. A strategic take on intervention is important for Martin because it challenges a linear model of STS knowledge production: scholars prioritizing the development of greater understanding of phenomena, hoping that such knowledge can then be beneficial for society later on. Approaching intervention as method, however, challenges problematic linear models of STS knowledge, not by inverting the linearity (from areas of social importance to knowledge production), but by extending non-linear scholarship to our own and others’ normativities. This allows STS scholars to take their concerns about the practices they are involved in seriously without violating their equal attachment to reflexivity, unpredictability, and situatedness. Such a prospect may help STS scholars to explore what it means to live the multiple membership of societally and academically concerned communities, which is what considering intervention strategically would make us lose.
Consequências da Polifarmacoterapia em Idosa Vestibulopata
Authors: Paulino Célia Aparecida , Costa Fabiane Maria , Aprile Maria Rita 
Published: June 2016

<p>A polifarmacoterapia para tratamento de múltiplas doenças é uma realidade na população idosa. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar as consequências do uso de múltiplos fármacos em idosa com vestibulopatia. O estudo foi previamente aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa (Protocolo 475.835/2013) e realizado com base em informações de idosa de 64 anos, com labirintopatia vascular e queixas de tontura, zumbido e desequilíbrio, além de relato de queda. A idosa é hipertensa, apresenta insuficiência arterial e venosa crônica, aterosclerose de artérias coronárias e hérnia discal lombar. Passou por cateterismo e angioplastia. Faz uso contínuo e concomitante de nove medicamentos, cada um contendo apenas um fármaco, a saber: Captopril, Propranolol, Hidroclorotiazida, Ácido acetilsalicílico, Pravastatina, Bezafibrato, Meloxicam, Omeprazol e Hidróxido de alumínio. Os fármacos foram classificados pela Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) e as interações analisadas pelo The Medical Letter Drug Interactions Program. Todos os fármacos fizeram algum tipo de interação, com exceção do Bezafibrato, que não pôde ser analisado. As principais consequências das diferentes interações foram: diminuição do efeito anti-hipertensivo e diurético (em diferentes interações); redução do efeito hipotensor (em diferentes interações); bloqueio do efeito terapêutico do Ácido acetilsalicílico sobre a mortalidade após infarto do miocárdio; piora da insuficiência cardíaca congestiva; arritmias cardíacas; aumento do risco de insuficiência renal; indução e agravamento da insuficiência renal (provável efeito aditivo); hiponatremia; hipotensão; maior risco de toxicidade gastrintestinal; possível toxicidade do Ácido acetilsalicílico; aumento do efeito hiperglicêmico da Hidroclorotiazida; redução da absorção e do efeito do Captopril, Propranolol e Ácido acetilsalicílico. A polifarmacoterapia utilizada resultou em diferentes interações medicamentosas, cujas consequências farmacológicas podem ter repercussões clínicas importantes para a saúde desta idosa e de outros idosos que utilizam as mesmas medicações, sobretudo os que apresentam vestibulopatias.</p>