bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Emotion recognition and theory of mind in chronic
schizophrenia: association with negative symptoms
Authors: Andrzejewska Marta , Wójciak Paweł , Domowicz Klaudia , Rybakowski Janusz 
Published: December 2017

Aim of the studyAssessing a relationship between the negative symptoms and deficits in emotion recognition and theory of mind (ToM) as well as social functioning, in chronic schizophrenia patients.Subject or material and methodsTwenty patients with schizophrenia (10 male, 10 female), aged 36+11 years, with mean duration of the illness of 13+9 years, were studied during improvement period, stabilized on medications for at least 3 months. For the assessment of symptoms, the Positive and Negative Symptoms Scale (PANSS) and the Brief Negative Symptoms Scale (BNSS) were used. Emotion recognition was measured by the Facial Emotion Identification Test (FEIT) and ToM - by the Reading Mind in the Eyes (R-MET) test. Patients' social functioning was evaluated by the Personal and Social Performance Scale (PSP).ResultsSignificant correlations were obtained between the negative symptoms of PANSS and BNSS, and the results of FEIT and R-MET. Association between BNSS and FEIT was observed for anhedonia, distress, asociality, avolition, blunted affect, alogia, and with R-MET, for distress, emotional blunting and alogia. Both PANSS and BNSS negative symptoms significantly correlated with the results of PSP.DiscussionThe results correspond to those of recent studies showing a priority of negative over positive symptoms in determining deficits in social cognition and functioning in chronic schizophrenia.ConclusionsAll domains of negative symptoms assessed by the BNSS correlated with deficits in emotion recognition and of social functioning and some domains correlated with the measure of the ToM.
Testing High-Voltage Electrical Discharges in Disintegrating Claystone for Isotopic and Mineralogical Studies: An Example Using Opalinus Claystone
Authors: Zwingmann Horst , Berger Alfons , Eggenberger Urs , Todd Andrew , Herwegh Marco 
Published: December 2017

AbstractThe radiogenic isotope systematics of clay minerals are complex because of the intimate mixture of minerals from different origins such as detrital and authigenic sources. An important aspect of dating clays is the primary sample preparation and disintegration method. In the present study, a sample of weakly deformed Opalinus claystone from the Mont Terri underground site (Switzerland) was investigated after disintegration by three different methods. The Opalinus Clay was sedimented in the late Toarcian and early Aalenian and reached maximum temperatures of ~85°C during burial in the Cretaceous. The present study reports data from a comprehensive investigation comparing the effects of disintegration by: (1) disc milling; (2) repeated freezing and thawing; and (3) high-voltage discharges. K-Ar age values of the finest clay (<0.1 µm) released by the different disintegration methods are indistinguishable, indicating that the high-voltage liberation method does not influence grains as small as 100 nm. The K-Ar age values of particle-size separates decreased with decreasing particle size. The age values of the 2–6 µm separates correspond to the Carboniferous Period, which reflects the dominance of Paleozoic detritus in that size range. The age values of the smallest separates (<0.1 µm), on average 213 ± 4 Ma, exceed the numerical age of the formation (~177−172 Ma), which show predominance of detrital grains over authigenic grains even in the finest illite. In summary, isotope geochronology data suggest that the high-voltage method can be applied reliably for disintegrating claystones.
Knowledge, attitude and perception of orthodontic treatment among dental students
Authors: Agrawal Riya 
Published: December 2017

Introduction: Malocclusion is known to contribute overall health status, as well as affecting individualâ€™s psychosocial health.Aim: To establish knowledge, attitude and perception of orthodontics treatment among dental students of one of the dental college of M.P.Material & Method: A descriptive cross study was carried out among 300 undergraduate dental students of people dental academy Bhopal M.P. India. Each classroom of the participants were visited. Self-administered questionnaire were distributed to a 300 students. The scores were calculated, and statistical analysis were done. Categorical variables were evaluated using a Chi-square test with the level of significance ofÂ PÂ < 0.001.Â Results: About 85% of the students were aware of their dental esthetics. About 85% of females were satisfied with the attractiveness of their teeth when compared to 70% males. House surgeons had more positive attitude compared to the 1st year students.Â Conclusion:Â The dental students had good knowledge about the orthodontic treatment and had a positive attitude toward it. Females had very good knowledge, satisfaction and positive attitude compared to the males regarding dental esthetics and treatment. House surgeons were much more aware, very much satisfied and had a more positive attitude than 1st year students.
Two versions of pseudo-differential operators involving the Kontorovich–Lebedev transform in L
2(ℝ+;dx/x)
Authors: Prasad Akhilesh , Mandal Upain K. 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
The Pseudo-differential operators (p.d.o.)

L
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x
,

A
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)

{L(x,A_{x})}

and

ℒ
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(
x
,

A
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)

{\mathcal{L}(x,A_{x})}

involving the Kontorovich–Lebedev transform are defined. An estimate for these operators in the Hilbert space

L
2

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(

ℝ
+

;

d
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x

)

{L^{2}(\mathbb{R}_{+};\frac{dx}{x})}

is obtained. A symbol class Λ is defined and it is shown that the product of any two symbols from this class is again in Λ. At the end, commutators for the p.d.o. and their boundedness results are discussed.
Fluid resuscitation and markers of glycocalyx degradation in severe sepsis
Authors: Wu Xinhui , Hu Zhenjie , Yuan Hufang , Chen Lei , Li Yong , Zhao Congcong 
Published: December 2017

Abstract

Background
The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between fluid resuscitation and glycocalyx degradation in severe sepsis.

Methodology
15 post-thoracotomy patients with severe sepsis and 11 patients in recovery after open chest surgery (controls) were enrolled.

Results
Plasma syndecan-1 concentrations were significantly higher in the sepsis group than that in control group, and were correlated with fluid balance in the sepsis group (P=0.026). Survival was not related to trends in plasma syndecan-1 concentrations (ascending/descending) in the sepsis group (P = 0.409). Fluid balance at 24 h was significantly higher in sepsis patients who died than in those who survived (P = 0.010). Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II scores, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment scores, duration of mechanical ventilation, and length of intensive care unit stay did not differ with the trend of plasma syndecan-1 concentrations. Compared with plasma syndecan-1 concentrations, lactate clearance at a cutoff of 0.40% had a higher diagnostic value.

Conclusions
In patients with severe sepsis, the glycocalyx plays an important role in liquid distribution in different phases. With time, it changes as well. At present, lactate clearance has greater diagnostic value than plasma syndecan-1 concentrations in severe sepsis. A better indicator of endothelial glycocalyx is therefore required.
Acute Effect of Aerobic and Strength Exercise on Heart Rate Variability and Baroreflex Sensitivity in Men With Autonomic Dysfunction
Authors: de Paula Tainah , Neves Mario F. , da Silva Itaborahy Alex , Monteiro Walace , Farinatti Paulo , Cunha Felipe A. 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
de Paula, T, Neves, MF, da Silva Itaborahy, A, Monteiro, W, Farinatti, P, and Cunha, FA. Recovery pattern of cardiac autonomic control after aerobic and strength exercises in overweight prehypertensive men. J Strength Cond Res 33(10): 2743–2752, 2019—The extent to which postexercise cardiac autonomic control depends on exercise modality remains unclear, particularly among individuals with autonomic dysfunction (cardiac autonomic dysfunction [CADysf]). This study compared heart rate variability (HRV) and baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) responses to acute aerobic exercise (AE) and strength exercise (SE) in men with CADysf. Twenty men were assigned into control (n = 10: 33.8 ± 3.0 years; 23.7 ± 1.5 kg·m−2) and CADysf (n = 10: 36.2 ± 9.8 years; 28.4 ± 2.6 kg·m−2) groups. Cardiac autonomic dysfunction underwent AE, SE, and a nonexercise control day (control session [CTL]) in a randomized, counter-balanced order. Heart rate variability and BRS were assessed in a supine position during 25 minutes of recovery after AE, SE, and CTL. Both HRV indices (p ≤ 0.05; effect size [Cohen's d]: >1.4) and BRS at rest were significantly lower in CADysf than those in controls (p < 0.01; effect size [Cohen's d]: ≥1.36). In CADysf, postexercise increases in heart rate, sympathetic activity (low-frequency [LF] band), and sympathovagal balance (LF:high-frequency [HF] ratio), as well as decreases in R-R interval, parasympathetic activity (HF band), and BRS were observed in AE (p ≤ 0.05; effect size [Cohen's d]: ≥1.31) and SE (p ≤ 0.05; effect size [Cohen's d]: ≥0.79) vs. CTL, but changes were larger after AE than SE (p ≤ 0.05; effect size [Cohen's d]: ≥0.73). In conclusion, both AE and SE elicited postexercise changes in HRV and BRS among CADysf men, primarily reflected by lowered vagal modulation, increased sympathovagal balance, and a delayed BRS recovery pattern. However, those changes seem to be more likely to occur after AE than SE.
Evaluation of efficacy of Carica papaya leaf extracts to increase platelet count in hydroxyurea induced thrombocytopenia in Albino rats
Authors: Kumar M. Santhosh , M. Geetha , Shah Mansi J. , Goyal Malvika , L. D. Srinivas 
Published: December 2017

Background: Dengue is an infectious disease associated with high mortality and morbidity. Being a viral disease, there is no specific drug available for treatment. There are some reports that Carica papaya leaf extract may improve the clinical condition of dengue patients. However, to support this, at present, there is no systematically searched and synthesized evidence available. Hence this study was undertaken to compare the efficacy of commercial preparation of Carica papaya leaves with freshly prepared Carica papaya leaf extracted.Methods: 48 albino rats were randomly divided into eight groups of six each. Thrombocytopenia was induced by giving hydroxyurea (15mg/kg) orally. Group I and II served as saline and toxic control group respectively. Other six groups were given two different doses of either commercial extract or fresh extract orally for five days. 1ml of blood was withdrawn at baseline,3rd and 6th day of the study. Platelet, WBC, RBC count, clotting and bleeding time were determined.Results: Mean platelet count increased significantly on day 6 in both low dose (2.06 to 4.93lakh/mm3) and human equivalent dose (2.73 to 7.66lakh/mm3) of commercial extract groups compared to the toxic control group (p<0.05). Similarly, the mean platelet count increased significantly for human equivalent dose in fresh leaf extract group (3.17 to 4.69lakh/mm3) but the increase in low dose fresh extract (3.28 to 3.76lakh/mm3) was not significant. There was no significant rise in mean platelets count, mean RBC count, WBC count, decrease in mean bleeding and clotting time between commercial extract and fresh leaf extract group for both low dose and human equivalent dose.Conclusions: Efficacy of fresh leaf extract of Carica papaya was not inferior to commercial available preparation. Fresh Carica papaya leaf extract no doubt offers a potential therapeutic efficacy which is cost effective, more affordable and accessible treatment in patients with thrombocytopenia.
Igrà za Bog da prost’: Interethnic, genealogical and semantic aspects of dedicating the dance to the dead in the village of Sviniţa
Authors: Rakočević Selena 
Published: December 2017

The village of Svinica (Romanian: Sviniţa) is situated in the southern area of the Romanian Banat, which is known as Dunavska klisura (Romanian: Clisura Dunarii). According to historical sources the village of Svinica was founded immediately after 1738 and was inherited by the Serbs. The geopolitical possition of the village influenced that it was separated from the other villages in this area. The isolation of the villagers was enlarged by the endogamy which was practiced until late 1960’s. Even mixed Serbian/Romanians merriages are numerous nowadays, Serbs are still majority population.
Based on the immediate fieldwork participant observation, this article focuses on the archaic mortuary ritual which is still alive in this village. This is a ritual known as joc/ora/hora de pomana (called by the locals Igra za Bog da prost’ or namenjuvanje). During this ritual, family members devote a dance to the dead person that takes place within a dance event lasting for several hours. Along with the ethnographic narrative, I discuss this ritual in the context of the contemporary dance practice of the wider area of Serbia and Romania where ritual of commemorating dance to the dead still exists. Genealogical and semantic aspects of kinetic and musical components of the ritual are also discussed.
An Essay on the film „Enclave“ by Goran Radovanović: what we experience and what we remember thinking about the watching of a contemporary historical cinematographic work
Authors: Naumović Slobodan 
Published: December 2017

The essay uses elements of anthropological (Steven Caton and Marc Augé), cinematographic (David Bordwell), philosophical (Stanley Cavell and William Rothman) and historiographical approaches to studying film (Robert Rosenstone) in order to develop a suitable framework for an encompassing anthropology of one specific film – Enclave (2015, 92 mins) by Goran Radovanović. The aim is to achieve a more complete understanding of the author's actions through which the logic of this "contemporary historical film", a film that deals with "history which is still ongoing" practically influences the viewers of the film. Specifically, the paper attempts a precise uncovering of the way in which Radovanović's audio-visual story of the painstaking rise of a friendship between an Albanian and a Serbian boy in an enclave in Kosovo struggles with, resists, but simultaneously blends with the knowledge, expectations and memories carried by those who had the opportunity to view the film, including, foremost, the author of this essay. In a nutshell, the key question addressed by the essay is how, or rather, why certain films become meaningful in the lives of those who watched them, or, as Stanley Cavell would put it, what are the reasons of one's own (or anyone else's) understanding of a specific film, such as it is?
Global citizenship and the challenge from cultural relativism
Authors: Eriksen Thomas Hylland 
Published: December 2017

: Do human beings live in a shared world or in several? The traditional answer from social and cultural anthropology has been that although the physical world is uniform, the world as it is perceived by humans is fundamentally and irreducibly diverse, since human worlds are culturally constructed and cultures are unique and particular in character.
As a result of this perspective, there has always been a tense relationship between anthropology and universalist claims, as in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948. This chapter charts the dialogue and tension between the cultural relativism of classic anthropology and human rights universalism, but the main focus is on the consequences of globalisation for anthropological thinking about diversity and human universals. It is argued that as a direct result of the increased interconnectedness of human societies, classic cultural relativism has become both epistemologically obsolete and normatively objectionable. Although the moral worlds inhabited by humans are still diverse, they are now connected in ways which have implications for the ethics of anthropological research. By discussing a handful of examples, the analytical and moral dilemmas are exposed, and the contrast with mid-20th century anthropology, when the world was still widely seen as ‘an archipelago of cultures’, is made abundantly clear.
Lyydin lähteillä
Authors: Koivisto Vesa 
Published: December 2017

Arvioitu teos:
Miikul Pahomov: Lyydiläiskysymys. Kansa vai heimo, kieli vai murre? Helsinki: Helsingin yliopisto & Lyydiläinen Seura 2017. 311 s. ISBN 978-951-51-2902-4.
TOPIC-BASED INSTRUCTION FOR TEACHING ENGLISH FOR YOUNG LEARNERS
Authors: Riryn Fatmawaty Tiara Retno Haryani 
Published: December 2017

Penelitian ini pentingnya dikembangkan untuk memberikan model pengajaran bahasa Inggris yang menarik bagi pelajar muda. Mengacu pada kebutuhan siswa SD pada materi "penyajian kembali" untuk pengajaran bahasa Inggris yang mencakup keaslian dan permintaan analisis kebutuhan, maka penelitian ini dilakukan. Instruksi berbasis topik sebagai bahan dasar dipilih karena bahan ajar ini sesuai dengan kebutuhan siswa sekolah dasar pada tingkat pemula. Materi dibutuhkan karena siswa harus "diperkenalkan dengan baik" dengan bahasa Inggris sebagai bahasa asing yang mereka butuhkan untuk dikuasai. Dengan kata lain, minat siswa SD dalam bahasa Inggris akan ditentukan oleh kesan pertama mereka dalam bahasa Inggris di sekolah, terutama dengan materi (buku) sebagai instruksi tambahan di kelas mereka.Penelitian ini menggunakan desain deskriptif kualitatif, yang mana menggunakan angket dan wawancara sebagai instrument penelitian. Instruksi bahasa Inggris yang dilakukan di kelas dasar menggunakan pengajaran berbasis tema yang bertujuan untuk mencapai tujuan berikut: pertama, untuk meningkatkan siswa pada tingkat minat pemula dan untuk mengurangi ketakutan mereka untuk belajar bahasa Inggris. Kedua, untuk meningkatkan basis anak dalam bahasa Inggris termasuk empat kemampuan bahasa, tata bahasa dan kosa kata. Yang terakhir adalah memberikan kenyamanan dan 'ramah' bagi anak-anak untuk belajar dan berlatih bahasa Inggris mereka. Akhirnya, hasil dari penelitian ini adalah ada beberapa topik yang dipilih oleh siswa, yang terus menerus, peneliti mengatur prototipe bahan sebagai buku ajar pengajaran. Tanggapan siswa sangat bagus dalam pengajaran berbasis topik. Menurut mereka, mereka bisa merasakan antusias dan minat untuk belajar dengan topik yang telah mereka pilih dan ketahui.Kata kunci: Instruksi berbasis topik, bahasa Inggris untuk pelajar muda
Course of Recognition: A Theoretical and Methodological Approach to Understanding Journalism as a Subject in Communication.
Authors: Bonsanto Dias André 
Published: December 2017

As a subject in communication, journalism is part of a course of recognition. In such course, journalism is historically conditioned to articulate a series of strategies to reveal the “competencies” of an institution that seeks to be perceived as more reliable and/or truthful than others, legitimating its authority. Based on this assumption, this article discusses some theoretical and methodological approaches to journalism that takes its devices into account. This is an attempt to pave the way for drawing a historical overview of a course inherent in what we perceive as “truth” of the institution itself, present in its self-legitimating discourses.Como sujeito em comunicação, o jornalismo está inserido em um percurso do reconhecimento. Percurso que o condiciona a articular, historicamente, uma série de estratégias para revelar as “capacidades” de uma instituição que se quer passar como mais confiável e/ou verdadeira do que outras, legitimando assim sua autoridade. Com base neste pressuposto, o presente artigo procura problematizar alguns caminhos teórico-metodológicos para envolver o jornalismo em seus dispositivos. É uma tentativa de abrir pistas para a historicização de um percurso, inerente àquilo que entendemos como a constituição de uma “verdade” da própria instituição, presente em seus discursos de autolegitimação. Como sujeto en comunicación, el periodismo se inserta en un camino de reconocimiento. Camino que lo condiciona a articular, historicamente, una serie de estrategias para revelar las “capacidades” de una institución que quiere se pasar más fiable y/o verdadera que otras, legitimando así su autoridade. Con base en este presuposto, el presente artículo busca problematizar algunos caminos metodológicos para involucrar el periodismo en sus dispositivos. Es un intento de abrir pistas para la historización de un camino inherente a lo que entendemos como el establecimiento de una "verdad" de la institución, presente en sus discursos de auto-legitimación.
ВЛИЯНИЕ ТЕХНОЛОГИЧЕСКИХ ПАРАМЕТРОВ ПРОЦЕССА ТРАНСПОРТИРОВАНИЯ БЕТОННЫХ СМЕСЕЙ ПО ТРУБОПРОВОДАМ НА ПРОИЗВОДИТЕЛЬНОСТЬ РАСТВОРОБЕТОНОНАСОСОВ(БЕТОНОНАСОСОВ)
Authors: Емельянова И. А. , Задорожный А. А. , Меленцов Н. А. 
Published: December 2017

Выполнен анализ процесса движения бетонной смеси по трубопроводу ипредложена зависимость для определения производительностирастворобетононасосов(бетононасосов). Приведены расчетные данныетехнологических параметров процесса транспортирования бетонных смесей с учетомпроизводительности машин и диаметров трубопроводов.Ключевые слова: бетононасос, бетонная смесь, транспортный трубопровод, средняя скорость, вязкость, подвижность.
Optimum Bridge Site Selection using Network Analysis Tool (Al Muwaffaqiyah Bridge in Iraq as A case Study)
Authors: Ali Abdulhaq Hadi Abed 
Published: December 2017

The main objective of this research is to select the best site for the establishment of a new bridge on the Al Gharraf river within the limits of the Al Muwaffaqiyah region . Al Muwaffaqiyah region is located in Wasit province in Iraq. The study area is divided into multiple zones . Three alternatives are proposed to construct the bridge site. The best one is selected using network analyst tool of ArcGIS software depending on the largest number of routes passing between zones. The route link between both sides of Al Gharraf river in Al Muwaffaqiyah region is one of the important projects in the city. The project will provide a new crossing point on Al Gharraf river . The proposed route will contribute to reduce traffic congestion depending on the foundations of planning and traffic so that gives the desired result of this project in terms of the location and importance of economic feasibility.
Visual outcome following scleral fixated intraocular lens implantation
Authors: Shrestha Chunu , Shrestha Sabina , Manoranjan Aparajita 
Published: December 2017

Introduction: Scleral fixated intraocular lens(SFIOL) implantation to correct aphakia offers superior visual rehabilitation in comparison to aphakic spectacles or contact lens. This study was done to evaluate a simplified technique of scleral fixation of posterior chamber intra-ocular lens (IOL) in terms of visual outcome and complications.Methods: This was a prospective study enrolling 23 eyes of 23 patients who underwent anterior vitrectomy followed by ab-externo sclera fixation of posterior chamber IOL using 10.0 polypropylene sutures from January 2016 to February 2017 in Nepal Eye Hospital.Scleral flap was made at 3 and 9'o clock meridian to cover the knots which prevent erosion of the knots through conjunctiva. Main outcome measures were post-operative best corrected visual acuity and post-operative complications.Result: Best corrected visual acuity were 6/6 - 6/18 in 86.9% (n=20), 6/24 - 6/60 in 8.7% (n=2) and worse than 6/60 in 4.3% (n=1)at six months followup. The mean spherical equivalent before surgery was +10.60 diopter and -1.14 diopter post-surgery. The common indicationsfor scleral fixated intraocular lens weretrauma in 60.86% (n=14), surgical aphakia in21.73% (n=5), spontaneous posterior dislocation of lens in 13.0% (n=3) and subluxated intraocular lens in 4.34% (n=1). The common complications were astigmatism in 91.30% (n=21), decentered IOL in 4.34% (n=1) and uveitis in 4.35% (n=1).Conclusion: Ab-externosclerated fixated intraocular lens is a safe and effective method for visual rehabilitation with low post-operative risk.