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Eating attitudes and its relationship with nutritional status: a micro level study on a group of adolescent girls in the city of Howrah, West Bengal
Authors: Mallick Nadira , Mukhopadhyay Susmita , Ray Subha 
Published: January 2017

AbstractBackground:To assess the relationship between eating attitudes and nutritional status.Methods:This cross-sectional study was conducted among 400 adolescent girls (258 aged 14–17 years and 142 aged 18–21 years) from the city of Howrah, West Bengal. Eating attitude was measured using eating distress syndrome (EDS) questionnaire. Nutritional status was assessed using body mass index, waist-hip ratio (WHR) and body fat percentage (BF%).Results:Participants with disordered eating attitudes revealed significantly higher values for body mass index (BMI), WHR and BF% than those with normal eating attitudes (p≤0.01). Hierarchical linear regression analyses show that eating attitudes and socio-demographic characteristics (like mothers’ education and occupation, age and birth order of the participants) significantly predict nutritional status.Conclusion:The nutritional status of adolescents depends on their eating attitudes and socio-demographic characteristics.
Isolated heart models for studying cardiac electrophysiology: a historical perspective and recent advances
Authors: Yeo Jie Ming , Tse Vivian , Kung Judy , Lin Hiu Yu , Lee Yee Ting , Kwan Joseph , Yan Bryan P. , Tse Gary 
Published: January 2017

Abstract
Experimental models used in cardiovascular research range from cellular to whole heart preparations. Isolated whole hearts show higher levels of structural and functional integration than lower level models such as tissues or cellular fragments. Cardiovascular diseases are multi-factorial problems that are dependent on highly organized structures rather than on molecular or cellular components alone. This article first provides a general introduction on the animal models of cardiovascular diseases. It is followed by a detailed overview and a historical perspective of the different isolated heart systems with a particular focus on the Langendorff perfusion method for the study of cardiac arrhythmias. The choice of species, perfusion method, and perfusate composition are discussed in further detail with particular considerations of the theoretical and practical aspects of experimental settings.
Three-dimensional ultrasound first trimester fetal volume measurement and its relation to pregnancy outcome
Authors: Torky Haitham A. , Moussa Asem A. , Ahmad Ali M. , Dief Osama , Eldesoouky Manar A. , El-Gayed Ahmed S. 
Published: January 2017

AbstractAim of work:To determine whether fetal volume (FV) measured by three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound was able to detect fetuses at risk of low birth weight (primary outcome) and/or preterm labor (secondary outcome).Methods:One hundred pregnant women carrying a singleton living pregnancy who were sure of dates, and had a dating scan, with gestational age between 11 weeks and 13 weeks+6 days coming for routine first trimester nuchal translucency (NT) were examined by both two-dimensional (2D) and 3D ultrasound (Vocal System) for crown-rump length (CRL) and FV then followed up regularly every 4 weeks until 28 weeks then biweekly until 36 weeks then weekly until delivery both clinically and by ultrasound biometry.Findings:Eighty-seven cases had a normal outcome, while the remaining 13 cases had either preterm labor (four cases) or low-birth weight (nine cases). FV positively correlated with CRL (P=0.026), gestational age in weeks (P=0.002), neonatal body weight in grams (P=0.018) and neonatal body length at birth (P=0.04). A mean FV of 8.3 mmConclusion:3D assessment of FV in the first trimester provides an accurate method for predicting pregnancy outcome namely low birth weight and neonatal complications, however, it is a better positive predictor than a negative one.
Extinction of a two species non-autonomous competitive system with Beddington-DeAngelis functional response and the effect of toxic substances
Authors: Chen Fengde , Chen Xiaoxing , Huang Shouying 
Published: January 2017

Abstract
A two species non-autonomous competitive phytoplankton system with Beddington-DeAngelis functional response and the effect of toxic substances is proposed and studied in this paper. Sufficient conditions which guarantee the extinction of a species and global attractivity of the other one are obtained. The results obtained here generalize the main results of Li and Chen [Extinction in two dimensional nonautonomous Lotka-Volterra systems with the effect of toxic substances, Appl. Math. Comput. 182(2006)684-690]. Numeric simulations are carried out to show the feasibility of our results.
The twinned crystal structure of (4SR)-7-benzyl-2,4,8,8-tetramethyl-7,8-dihydroimidazo[5,1-c][1,2,4]triazine-3,6(2H,4H)-dione, C16H20N4O2
Authors: Tzvetkov Nikolay T. , Neumann Beate , Stammler Hans-Georg 
Published: January 2017

Abstract
C16H20N4O2, triclinic, P1̅ (no. 2), a = 9.0959(5) Å, b = 9.1993(5) Å, c = 18.5825(9) Å, α = 100.534(4)°, β = 94.120(4)°, γ = 94.752(4)°, V = 1517.44(13) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0801, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.2371, T = 100(1) K.
Semiotic study for the analysis of communications within organizations: Theoretical approach from organizational semiotics
Authors: Pérez Carlos González 
Published: January 2017

AbstractIn this paper we develop a methodological proposal for the study of communications within organizations from a semiotic approach. This proposal includes a semiotic study based on three central concepts: 1. the sign and its development – we begin with Charles S. Peirce’s well-known concept of sign and continue with the discourse transformation perspective; 2. the development of operations for the analysis of semiotic expressions to find a specific mechanism which enables us to analyze interpretative-cognitive processes in iconic, indexical, and symbolic expressions; and 3. interpretation processes in organizations developed from the analysis of the role of dynamic objects in the creation of signs to try to develop a descriptive, analytic, and reconstructive approach on how dynamic objects work and go further in the description of possible semiotic worlds. We develop concepts such as social semiosis (as a system), semiotic expressions (as updates to this system) in organizational environments, and the concept of semiotic actors closely related to the construction of an organizational world. This study enables us to approach the dynamics in communicational processes within organizations in all its elements to perform a critical analysis.
Mapping our underlying cognitions and emotions about good environmental behavior: Why we fail to act despite the best of intentions
Authors: Power Nicola , Beattie Geoffrey , McGuire Laura 
Published: January 2017

AbstractDespite the widespread recognition of climate change as the single biggest global threat, the willingness of people to change their behavior to mitigate its effects is limited. Past research, often focusing on specific categories of behavior, has highlighted a very significant gap between people’s intentions to behave more sustainably and their actual behavior. This paper presents a new approach to this issue, by using more open-ended questions to map a much broader range of cognitions and emotions about good environmental behavior. Two key findings emerged. Firstly, participants were aware of the contradiction between their level of concern about the environment and their willingness to act in more sustainable ways. The qualitative analysis further revealed that this discrepancy often hinged on a lack of knowledge about how to act more sustainably; the analysis also revealed a desire for more information about genuinely green behavior. Secondly, pro-environmental behavior was often conceptualized by participants in essentially “social” terms; anticipated emotions relating to sustainable/non-sustainable behavior were as closely tied to the behavior of one’s peers as to one’s own behavior. This finding suggests that we must highlight the social dimension in any interventions to increase sustainable behaviors amongst the public.
Actualité de la rhétorique : métaphore et image
Authors: Zilberberg Claude 
Published: January 2017

RésuméCet essai propose une illustration et un approfondissement de la sémiotique tensive. L’article analyse les définitions de la métaphore et de l’image formulées par Aristote, Du Marsais, Fontanier, Ricoeur et Breton, en discutant des concepts tels que la ressemblance, la comparaison, la distance sémantique, la cohérence et la surprise. En s’appuyant sur ces éléments, nous définissons les deux procédés discursifs dans le cadre de la sémiotique tensive. La métaphore est du ressort de la syntaxe extensive, celle qui opère par tris et mélanges, puisqu’elle vise le mélange de deux grandeurs saisies sur le plan syntagmatique. Apprécier une occurrence de la figure implique l’évaluation de son tempo et de sa tonicité. Inversement, l’image intéresse la syntaxe intensive des augmentations et des diminutions, sous l’autorité de la syntaxe jonctive qui opère selon l’implication ou la concession. L’exploration de ces figures nous permettra d’approfondir le concept sémiotique du tempo.
Naive geography and geopolitical semiotics: The semiotic analysis of geomental maps of Russians
Authors: Zelyanskaya Natalya , Belousov Konstantin , Ichkineeva Dilara 
Published: January 2017

AbstractThis article is devoted to the study of naive geopolitical pictures of the world. The material of the study is “naïve” maps of participants from several regions of Russia. A semiotic approach was used on the description of the materially-produced results based on the analysis of two codes: graphic (location, toponomas, size, etc.) and verbal (verbalized representations). The study provides new knowledge about the importance of the regional factor, the ratio of the natural and social, the correlation of one’s own and somebody else’s world, etc., in ordinary consciousness.
Supramolecular association in (μ2-pyrazine)-tetrakis(N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)dithiocarbamato)dizinc(II) and its di-dioxane solvate
Authors: Jotani Mukesh M. , Poplaukhin Pavel , Arman Hadi D. , Tiekink Edward R.T. 
Published: January 2017

Abstract
The crystal and molecular structures of {Zn[S2CN(CH2CH2OH)2]2}2(pyrazine), (1), and its di-dioxane solvate, (2), are described. In each of these, the centrosymmetric, binuclear molecule features a five-coordinated, highly distorted square-pyramidal geometry based on a NS4 donor set. The three-dimensional architectures in 1 and 2 are sustained by extensive networks of distinctive hydroxyl-O–H···O(hydroxyl) hydrogen bonding. The topology of the lattices are very different with that of 2 having a more regular appearance. The dioxane molecules reside in channels defined by the host molecules in 2 but, do not make many significant interactions with the host. The fact that 1 exhibits a significantly greater packing efficiency and a higher density suggests 1 is more stable than 2. The retention of dioxane in crystals of 2 probably reflects its intimate involvement in nucleation and high boiling point, meaning it is retained during crystallisation. Hirshfeld surface analyses were conducted and confirm the importance of the hydroxyl-O–H···O(hydroxyl) hydrogen bonding but, also reveal the presence of other interactions, most notably C–H···π(chelate) interactions.
Synthesis and structural characterization of Li3Y(BO3)2
Authors: Bräuchle Sebastian , Huppertz Hubert 
Published: January 2017

Abstract
Li3Y(BO3)2 was prepared by high-temperature solid state synthesis at 900°C in a platinum crucible from lithium carbonate, boric acid, and yttrium(III) oxide. The compound crystallizes monoclinically in the space group P21/c (no. 14) (Z=4) isotypically to Li3Gd(BO3)2. The structure was refined from single-crystal X-ray diffraction data: a=8.616(3), b=6.416(3), c=10.014(2) Å, β=116.6(2)°, V=494.9(3) Å3, R1=0.0211, and wR2=0.0378 for all data. The crystal structure of Li3Y(BO3)2 consists of [Y2O14] dinuclear units, which are interconnected to each other by planar B(1)O3 groups and LiO4 tetrahedra via common edges and corners along the a axis.
PEGylation potentiates hepatoma cell targeted liposome-mediated in vitro gene delivery via the asialoglycoprotein receptor
Authors: Mkhwanazi Nkosiyethu K. , de Koning Charles B. , van Otterlo Willem A.L. , Ariatti Mario , Singh Moganavelli 
Published: January 2017

Abstract
Hepatocellular carcinoma is a burgeoning health issue in sub-Saharan Africa and East Asia where it is most prevalent. The search for gene medicine treatment modalities for this condition represents a novel departure from current treatment options and is gaining momentum. Here we report on nonPEGylated and on sterically stabilized PEGylated cationic liposomes decorated with D-galacto moieties linked to 24.1 Å spacers for asialoglycoprotein receptor (ASGP-R)-targeted vehiculation of pCMV-luc plasmid DNA. Cargo DNA is fully liposome associated at N/P ratio=3:1 and is partially protected from the effects of serum nucleases. Moreover, at this ratio, lipoplex dimensions (89–97 nm) are compatible with the requirements for extravasation in vivo. Ethidium displacement assays show that the reporter DNA is in a less condensed state when bound to PEGylated liposomes than with nonPEGylated liposomes. PEGylated lipoplexes were well tolerated by both HEK293 (ASGP-R-negative) and HepG2 (ASGP-R-positive) cell lines and delivered DNA to the human hepatoma cell line HepG2 by ASGP-R mediation at levels three-fold greater than nonPEGylated lipoplexes. PEGylated ASGP-R-targeted liposomes reported in this study possess the required characteristics for hepatotropic gene delivery and may be considered for further application in vivo.
Spectrum of vascular abnormalities in color Doppler examination of upper extremities tested for suitability for AV fistula creation in patients of renal failure
Authors: Grover Seema , Bolisetti Suprabhat , Sangani Shailesh , Gadhavi Sonali , Kulkarni Neeraja 
Published: January 2017

Background: Almost all patients with end stage renal disease require haemodialysis at some stage of their disease and arteriovenous fistula is the most convenient option. The purpose of this study was to analyse the prevalence of vascular abnormalities in the upper limbs of patients posted for creation of haemodialysis access. Knowledge of the variant anatomy of upper limb vessels helps in better planning of surgery, avoiding unnecessary surgery and improving the success rate of haemodialysis access creation.Methods: This study is a retrospective analysis of colour Doppler study of 150 upper extremities of end stage renal disease patients posted for AV fistula creation. The limbs were evaluated for arterial and venous anatomy rendering them fit or unfit for fistula creation.Results: We found abnormal vasculature in more than 60% of the upper limbs. Congenital arterial abnormality was found in 9 % of upper limbs and venous abnormality was found in 65 % of upper limbs. Unnecessary surgery could be avoided in approximately 74 % of patients. 10 % had correctable abnormality.Conclusions: Pre-operative ultrasound and Doppler assessment resulted in more patients being subjected to proximal fistulas and alternate suitable dialysis processes like permcath or peritoneal dialysis. Primary fistula success rate obtained by this pre-operative evaluation was close to 95 %.
Spatial and temporal variation of reference evapotranspiration under climate change: a case study in the Sanjiang Plain, Northeast China
Authors: Song Xinyi , Zhu Kui , Lu Fan , Xiao Weihua 
Published: January 2017

Abstract
It is essential to understand the changing patterns in reference evapotranspiration (ET0) and its relation to climate variables. In this study, meteorological data obtained from the Sanjiang Plain (SJP) between 1959 and 2013 are used to calculate ET0 via the Penman–Monteith method. This study analyses the spatial and temporal changes of ET0 and determines which meteorological variables have an impact on this. The Mann–Kendall test, moving t-test, sensitivity analysis and simulated results have been used to conduct these analyses. The results demonstrate the following. (1) Spatially, there is an increasing trend in the annual ET0 values in agricultural areas. However, significant decreasing trends (P &lt; 0.05) can be found in mountainous regions. (2) Temporally, two abrupt changes can be detected in the early 1980s and the late 1990s for the entire SJP, leading to large inter-annual differences. (3) Sensitivity analysis shows that relative humidity (RH) is the most sensitive climate variable and has a negative influence on ET0, followed by temperature, sunshine duration and wind speed, all of which exert positive impacts. (4) The simulated result shows that ET0 is most sensitive to RH. However, significant reductions in wind speed can exert large influences on the ET0 values.
Modelling of runoff and sediment yield using ANN, LS-SVR, REPTree and M5 models
Authors: Bharti Birendra , Pandey Ashish , Tripathi S. K. , Kumar Dheeraj 
Published: January 2017

AbstractIn this study, the performance evaluation of five machine learning models, namely, ANNLM, ANNSCG, least square-support vector regression (LS-SVR), reduced error pruning tree (REPTree) and M5, was carried out for predicting runoff and sediment in the Pokhariya watershed, India using hydro-meteorological variables as input. The input variables were selected using the trial-and-error procedure which represents the hydrological process in the watershed. The seven input variables to all the models comprised a combination of rainfall, average temperature, relative humidity, pan evaporation, sunshine duration, solar radiation and wind speed. The monthly runoff and sediment yield data were used to calibrate and validate all models for the years 2000 to 2008. Evaluation of models' performances were carried out using four statistical indices, i.e., Nash–Sutcliffe coefficient (NSE), coefficient of determination (R2), percent bias (PBIAS) and RMSE-observations standard deviation ratio (RSR). Comparative analysis showed that the ANNLM model marginally outperformed the LS-SVR model and all the other models investigated during calibration and validation for runoff modelling whereas the LS-SVR model surpassed the artificial neural networks (ANN) model and other models for sediment yield modelling. Moreover, M5 model tree is better in simulating sediment yield and runoff than its near counterpart, the REPTree model, and marginally inferior when compared to LS-SVR and ANN models.
On The Effectiveness of Social and Environmental Accounting
Authors: Orlitzky Marc , Whelan Glen 
Published: January 2017

This paper presents the broad outline of an instrumental theory of social and environmental accounting (SEA) at two levels of analysis: organizational and societal. We argue that, given the impact of signaling and transaction costs as well as various other costs and benefits of SEA, the level of SEA should be set so that marginal costs of SEA equal marginal benefits (at the firm level) or marginal costs of SEA to society equal marginal benefits to society (in line with the tenets of social efficiency). In this context, we summarize the overall empirical evidence regarding the financial benefits of social and environmental disclosures for the reporting organization. Moreover, because all organizational decision making is embedded in political governance systems, we also highlight the importance of these systems for SEA and conclude with three suggestions for future research.<br /><br />
Further Thoughts on Mega-Accounting and the Need for Standards
Authors: Mathews M. R. 
Published: January 2017

This paper continues previous research (Mathews 1984, 1997b, 2000a, 2000b, 2003) into developing a proposal for a system of comprehensive<br />reporting based on a concept called megaaccounting. The ideas in mega- accounting are similar to those behind GRI (2002) and triple bottom line (TBL) reporting (Elkington 1997), but with a different underlying philosophy, a social contract approach compared to one based on organisational legitimacy or the need for management to drive sustainability and sustainable capitalism which is sometimes called ‗the<br />business case‘. The paper attempts to develop the concept of mega- accounting by identifying the purpose underlying the reports, identifying the basis of a conceptual framework and providing an indication<br />of the content that social and environmental accounting reports may include in the future. Of necessity the research perspective is normative<br />and deductive, as is much of the process of developing accounting standards, the model upon which it is argued social and environmental<br />accounting should be based. The paper concludes by reiterating that the way forward for social and environmental accounting and reporting is for a conceptual framework to be agreed and standards developed via a normative-pragmatic process that will provide the basis for comprehensive, audited, corporate reports encompassing the social, environmental and economic dimension. Furthermore, additional work is needed on the areas of macro-social accounting and externalities in order to develop a comprehensive framework.<br /><br />
The Determinants of the Relationship of Corporate Social Performance and Financial Performance: Conceptual Framework
Authors: Fauzi Hasan 
Published: January 2017

The objective of this paper is to investigate relationship between CSP and CFP using contingency perspective derived from the strategic management domain. The investigation will be done using lens of slack resource and good management theory. This study is expected to provide a new insight on the link between corporate social performance and corporate financial performance using contingency perspective as suggested in the strategic management and accounting literature, an area has not been examined<br />in the prior studies. The result of this study can resolve the existing conflict<br />in the literatures by developing an integrated model of the link between <br />CSP and CFP and the notion of corporate performance which, in strategic management, is highly affected by four factors: business environment, strategy, organization structure, and control system. The model will explain<br />in what condition the relationship of CSP and CFP is valid.
An Urgent Need for Ethics Education for Accountants
Authors: Kannaiah Desti , Kumar N. S. 
Published: January 2017

Social, political and technological changes have challenged traditional idea of professional practice by accountants. Accounting is both an essential practice and a vital profession in the economically developed world of today (Ronald F.Duska and Brenda Shay Duska,2003). Today, professional accountants cannot exist by technical knowledge alone; they have to posses and apply that within a framework of professional values, ethics and attitudes.(Peter Williams, 2007). Ethics, values and principles serve as benchmarks of the accounting profession. They determine what is right and wrong, appropriate and inappropriate, on a universal basis every time. (Joe Lienandt, 2003). Enron‟s bankruptcy case, in which their auditors and consultants from the accounting firm Arthur Anderson, came under criticism for not apparently carrying out their responsibilities as accountants. The Enron/Arthur Anderson‟s case has raised the ethical question, „what is the appropriate behaviour for accountants?‟ and „what are the accountants <br />supposed to do?‟ This paper attempts to address the following issues: How to teach ethics to those entering the profession; How to ensure that the ethical standards and behaviour of experienced accountants are as fresh and relevant as technical knowledge. <br /><br />