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Alpha-2-Antiplasmin : A Fibrinolytic Peptide, could be a Potential Biomarker for Diagnosis of High Altitude Induced Pulmonary Hypertension
Authors: Reddy Prasanna K. , Malik Shajer M. 
Published: December 2017

<p class="p1">Prolonged exposure to high altitude is known to cause pulmonary vascular remodeling and pulmonary hypertension. Despite the advancements in diagnostics of pulmonary hypertension (PH), a potential biomarker for early diagnosis of PH progression is still lacking. High altitude induced pulmonary hypertension (HAPH) is great concern in mountain regions across the world. Early diagnosis and monitoring the disease progression are critical for therapeutic decisions. A fibrinolytic peptide, alpha-2-antiplasmin (α2AP) is known to cause tissue and vascular remodeling. Recently, elevated levels of α2AP were reported in different forms of PH; however its role in high altitude induced pulmonary hypertension is not yet known. To assess whether α-2AP can be used as diagnostic marker for HAPH, a cross sectional study was carried out on 100 healthy male Indian army soldiers who were posted to high altitude (14,800 ft to 18,700 ft) for a prolonged period of 6 to 8 months. We used 2D Echocardiography to screen the pulmonary arterial systolic pressure (PASP) and semi-quantitatively ELISA method for estimation of α-2AP in plasma. We found 34 out of 100 subjects have elevated PASP upon immediate screening after de-induction to moderate altitude of 10,000 ft. Age matched 17 subjects with elevated PASP were assessed for plasma levels of α-2AP in comparison to subjects with normal PASP, but posted to same altitude for same duration of time. Here for the first time we demonstrated an increase in plasma level of α-2AP was positively correlated with hypoxia induced elevated pulmonary arterial pressure. However, additional comprehensive investigations are warranted with large sample size to confirm our findings and explore the use of α2AP as potential diagnostic marker for monitoring progression of HAPH.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
Effects of Glycerol and Diameter of Holes in Breaker Plate on Performance of Screw Mixer for Nanocomposites
Authors: Fadeyibi A. , Osunde Z.D. , Yisa M.G. 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
A breaker plate of a screw mixer is an efficient mixing device for use in homogenizing nanocomposites. This research was undertaken to investigate the effects of glycerol and diameter of holes in a breaker plate on performance of a screw mixer for nanocomposites. Samples of the nanocomposites were formulated by blending 1000 g cassava starch, 45-55% glycerol and 2% magnetite nanoparticles; and used to evaluate the performance of a locally developed screw mixer at 5 mm and 7 mm diameters of holes in its breaker plate. The effects of glycerol and diameter of holes in the breaker plate on mixing index, amount of unmixed nanocomposites and output/1000g were evaluated as performance indices for 1 hour. Empirical models were determined for predicting the performance of the mixer within the designed criteria. The results showed that the output/1000g and the mixing index increased with higher glycerol and diameter of holes in the breaker plate. However, the amount of unmixed nanocomposites decreases with a higher diameter of holes in the breaker plate (p<0.05). The maximum output/1000g and mixing index lies between 5 mm diameter of holes in the breaker plate and 55% glycerol concentration with an approximate desirability of 0.60. The empirical models developed were fit (R2=0.89, p<0.05); and there were no significant differences between actual and predicted values. The results suggest application of 5 mm diameter of holes in the breaker plate for homogenizing nanocomposites for optimum performance.
Investigation of mixing time in liquid under influence of rotating magnetic field
Authors: Przybył Alicja , Rakoczy Rafał , Konopacki Maciej , Kordas Marian , Drozd Radosław , Fijałkowski Karol 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
The aim of the study was to present an experimental investigation of the influence of the RMF on mixing time. The obtained results suggest that the homogenization time for the tested experimental set-up depending on the frequency of the RMF can be worked out by means of the relationship between the dimensionless mixing time number and the Reynolds number. It was shown that the magnetic field can be applied successfully to mixing liquids.
Simultaneous velocity measurement of phases in a liquid-gas system
Authors: Musoski Radosław , Stelmach Jacek 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
Results of velocity measurements of liquid and gas bubbles in a tank with a self-aspirating disk impeller are analysed. Studies were carried out using a fluorescent dye tracer in the measuring system with two cameras (simultaneous phase velocity measurement) and with one camera (sequential measurement of phase velocity). Based on a comparative analysis of the acquired data it was found that when differences in the phase velocities were small the simultaneous velocity measurement gave good results. However, sequential measurement gives greater possibilities for setting the measuring system and if the analysis of instantaneous velocities is not necessary, it seems to be a better solution.
Lithological indicators of loess sedimentation of SW Poland
Authors: Krawczyk Marcin , Ryzner Kamila , Skurzyński Jacek , Jary Zdzisław 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
High-resolution grain-size investigations were carried out in two SW Polish loess sections: Biały Kościół (Niemcza-Strzelin Hills) and Zaprężyn (Trzebnica Hills). Each sequence was sampled by using the same methodology and samples were taken at 5 centimeters intervals. The particle size distribution was obtained with a Mastersizer 2000 laser, used for diffraction methods. From the obtained results the basic parameters and grain size indicators were calculated: Mz, Grain Size Index ratio, U-ratio and the percentage content of clay (< 4μm) and sand (> 63 μm). Both loess-soil sequences are composed of interfluve and slope loess facies and consist of five litho-pedostratigraphic units developed during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene: two loess units L1LL1, L1LL2 and three polygenetic fossil soils sets S0, S1 and L1SS1. The distance between these two profiles is about 60 km. Zaprężyn, as a section located more to the north, has almost no lower younger loess and higher level of weathering which could be related to proximity of this site to the Ice Sheet margin. The climate here was more extreme and harsh. What is more, the difference in development of soil L1SS1 can be observed: while in Biały Kościół pedogenesis process was slower and less disturbed than in Zaprężyn. The upper part of L1SS1 in Biały Kościół was deformed by gelifluction, frost heave and other periglacial processes. Mz indicator by the grain-size distribution in these sediments reflects subtle variations in the climatic system. Moreover, in Zaprężyn the content of sand fraction is higher than in Biały Kościół what can be the evidence of short episodes of strong winds during cold period of sedimentation. The aim of this paper is to compare two loess profiles by their stratigraphical and lithological similarities which are result of climate conditions and features of surrounding environment.
Translating emotion-related metaphors: A cognitive approach
Authors: Hanić Jasmina , Pavlović Tanja , Jahić Alma 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
The paper explores the existence of cognitive linguistics principles in translation of emotion-related metaphorical expressions. Cognitive linguists (Lakoff & Johnson, 1980; Lakoff, 1987) define metaphor as a mechanism used for understanding one conceptual domain, target domain, in terms of another conceptual domain, source domain, through sets of correspondences between these two domains. They also claim that metaphor is omnipresent in ordinary discourse. Cognitive linguists, however, also realized that certain metaphors can be recognized and identified in different languages and cultures whereas some are language- and culture-specific. This paper focuses on similarities and variations in metaphors which have recently become popular within the discipline of Translation Studies. Transferring and translating metaphors from one language to another can represent a challenge for translators due to a multi-faceted process of translation including both linguistic and non-linguistic elements. A number of methods and procedures have been developed to overcome potential difficulties in translating metaphorical expressions, with the most frequent ones being substitution, paraphrase, or deletion. The analysis shows the transformation of metaphorical expressions from one language into another and the procedures involving underlying conceptual metaphors, native speaker competence, and the influence of the source language.
Textual Immediacy and Sexual Intimacy: Kierkegaard’s Diary of a Failure
Authors: Eriksen Sarah Bienko 
Published: December 2017

AbstractForegoing a moralistic approach to the figure of Johannes the seducer, the present article seeks to assess his aesthetic project by those criteria outlined in Forførerens Dagbog itself. By closely tracing the thread of performativity in his art, especially as it regards mirroring, the article will demonstrate how Johannes fails to abide by his own aesthetic philosophy at both the narrative and the narratological levels, thus dismantling the diary from within. In particular, it will be argued that the mimetic immediacy of the seducer’s project is inversely proportional to the intimacy it achieves. The article concludes by relating Johannes’ failure to Enten/Eller as a whole and, in turn, to Søren Kierkegaard’s view of Romanticism as well as his own “performance” of the diary in his public life.
Prayer as God-knowledge (via Self)
Authors: Cockayne Joshua 
Published: December 2017

AbstractWhat is the purpose of prayer? According to Kierkegaard, “prayer does not change God, but it changes the one who prays.” Whilst much contemporary philosophy of religion focuses on the so-called puzzle of petitionary prayer, less is written about how prayer can change the person who prays. In this paper, I discuss Kierkegaard’s account of prayer in The Sickness unto Death and “An Occasional Discourse on the Occasion of Confession.” Prayer, as it is presented here, allows a person to gain a certain kind of self-knowledge and thereby draw near to God. After outlining Kierkegaard’s account, I draw some comparisons with Harry Frankfurt’s account of the will to demonstrate how prayer might allow for both self-knowledge as well as God-knowledge
Schelling in the Kierkegaardian Project: Between Kantian Critique and the Second Ethics
Authors: Rogers Chandler D. 
Published: December 2017

AbstractSeeking to determine what it is that incites Kierkegaard’s enthusiasm during Schelling’s early lectures at Berlin, then what it is that thoroughly extinguishes his hope in months to follow, I establish: first, that the criticisms of Hegel in Schelling’s negative philosophy depend upon Kantian distinctions and reflect Kant’s critical methodology; secondly, that the leveling function Schelling assigns to these distinctions corresponds to the notion of irony as a destructive force found in The Concept of Irony; finally, that Kierkegaard will come to concretize an account that adheres more closely to Kant’s transition from negative to positive than to Schelling’s.
“Philosophy and Christianity can never be united”: The Role of Sibbern and Martensen in Kierkegaard’s Reception of Schleiermacher
Authors: Stewart Jon 
Published: December 2017

AbstractThe present article explores the possible influence of Schleiermacher on Kierkegaard based primarily on a reading of the famous journal entry AA:13, in which the young Kierkegaard declares “Philosophy and Christianity can never be united.” It is argued that Kierkegaard’s reflections here and later constitute a part of an ongoing critical discussion with a number of Danish thinkers who were likewise interested in the issue of the relation of philosophy to Christianity or knowledge to faith. Schleiermacher’s thought can thus be seen to have passed through a Danish filter, which is the primary context for Kierkegaard’s engagement with it.
On some properties of 𝓙-approximately continuous functions
Authors: Hejduk Jacek , Wiertelak Renata 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
In this paper we will consider 𝓙-density topology connected with a sequence 𝓙 of closed intervals tending to 0 and a 𝓙-approximately continuous function associated with that kind of density points. It will be the continuation of the investigations started in “𝓙-approximately continuous functions” by J. Hejduk, A. Loranty and R. Wiertelak published in Tatra Mountains Mathematical Publications. In particular, we will show that topology generated by the sequence 𝓙 from the special family 𝔍
α
is always completely regular.
Ideal convergent subsequences and rearrangements for divergent sequences of functions
Authors: Balcerzak Marek , Popławski Michał , Wachowicz Artur 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
Let 𝓙 be an ideal on ℕ which is analytic or coanalytic. Assume that (fn
) is a sequence of functions with the Baire property from a Polish space X into a Polish space Z, which is divergent on a comeager set. We investigate the Baire category of 𝓙-convergent subsequences and rearrangements of (fn
). Our result generalizes a theorem of Kallman. A similar theorem for subsequences is obtained if (X,μ) is a σ-finite complete measure space and a sequence (fn
) of measurable functions from X to Z is 𝓙-divergent μ-almost everywhere. Then the set of subsequences of (fn
), 𝓙-divergent μ-almost everywhere, is of full product measure on {0,1}ℕ. Here we assume additionally that 𝓙 has property (G).
Properties of Powder Composite Polyhydroxybutyrate–Chitosan-Calcium Phosphate System
Authors: Medvecky L. , Stulajterova R. , Giretova M. , Faberova M. 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
Prepared powder polyhydroxybutyrate – chitosan - calcium phosphate composite system with 10 wt % of biopolymer component can be utilized as biocement which is characterized by the prolonged setting time and achieves wash out resistance after 5 minutes of setting. The origin powder tetracalcium phosphate/nanomonetite agglomerates were coated with the thin layer of biopolymer which decelerates both the transformation rate of calcium phosphates and hardening process of composites. The porosity of hardened composite was around 62% and the compressive strength (8 MPa) was close to trabecular bone. No cytotoxicity of composite resulted from live/dead staining of osteoblasts cultured on substrates.
Regional disparities, absorption capacity and Structural Fund payments: A case study of the Czech Republic
Authors: Novosák Jiří , Novosáková Jana , Hájek Oldřich , Horváth Peter 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
The intention of this paper is to provide empirical evidence on how the factors of socio-economic disadvantage and absorption capacity influence the spatial distribution of Structural Fund (SF) payments among the Czech Republic’s micro-regions during the 2007–2013 programming period. The empirical results indicate that agglomeration economies, innovation and entrepreneurship are associated with higher SF absorption capacity and higher SF payments, challenging the tendency for socio-economically disadvantaged regions to converge. SF absorption capacity measured especially by the number of project applications submitted for SF financing and by the average SF budget per project application, is a crucial concept in order to understand the relationship between within-country regional disparities and SF interventions.
Conflicts around Germany’sEnergiewende: Discourse patterns of citizens’ initiatives
Authors: Weber Florian , Jenal Corinna , Rossmeier Albert , Kühne Olaf 
Published: December 2017

AbstractEspecially since the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe (2011), Germany has expanded its renewably sourced energies. Nuclear power is to be phased out by 2022. What is central to federal policy is the expansion of wind-generated energy. Plans for new wind farms have, however, faced opposition. And the transportation of electricity from the windy north to the high-use south entails an expansion of the existing power grid, which also provokes conflict. The article scrutinises dominant patterns of discourse on these issues. Based on current discourse theory, the research sheds light on the argumentative power of citizens’ initiatives with respect to nature conservation, landscape, health and economics.
Relationship between tympanic membrane perforation and conductive hearing loss in patients with chronic otitis media
Authors: Ali Amjed H. , Alshareda Isam M. 
Published: December 2017

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Study performed to evaluate relationship between surface area of tympanic membrane perforation and degree of hearing loss and the effect of perforation site on that relationship in patients with chronic otitis media<span lang="EN-IN">. </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> Seventy-five perforated tympanic membranes from 63 patients aged between 14-45 years with inactive mucosal chronic otitis media included in this study. Rigid endoscope (0 degree) used to take an image for each perforation that analyzed by Autodesk Design Review 2013 program. Degree of hearing loss assessed by pure tone audiometry. Surface area of perforation classified into four groups according to its percentage. Perforation site categorized into three groups regarding its relation to handle of malleus. Data analysis carried out with SPSS program version 17<span lang="EN-IN">. </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> We studied 34 females and 29 males with different surface area and site of perforations. It observed that with increment of surface area of tympanic membrane perforation, the degree of conductive hearing loss increases (P value=0.000). This relationship expressed in a logarithmic equation. The mean hearing loss of posterior perforation was 1.7±0.5 dB for each 1% of perforation but in anterior perforation was 1.5±0.6 dB for each 1% of perforation (p value 0.185)<span lang="EN-IN">. </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> In chronic otitis media, there is a quantitative logarithmic relationship between surface area of tympanic membrane perforation and degree of conductive hearing loss. The site of perforation does not play a significant role in determining degree of conductive hearing loss<span lang="EN-IN">.</span></p>
Role of adenoid hypertrophy in causation of chronic middle ear effusion
Authors: C. J. Timna , D. Chandrika 
Published: December 2017

<p>Abstract:</p><p><strong>Background</strong>: Hearing plays a valid role in speech development in children. Otitis media with effusion is one among the commonest causes of hearing loss in children especially below 12 years. It is defined as the presence of fluid in the middle ear without signs or symptoms of acute ear infection</p><p><strong>Methods</strong>: A prospective study was carried out in Lourdes Hospital, Kochi, over a period of 1 year from January 2013 to December 2013. Thirty patients with chronic middle ear effusion below the age of 12 years were selected for the study.</p><p><strong>Results</strong>: of the 30 patients 59.5% of patients were in the age group of 5-7 years of age, 16.6 % of patients were in the age group of 9-11 years of age .13.3% of patients each were in the age group of 3-5 years and 7-9 years of age.Among the 30 patients ,60% were male children and 40% patients were female children.Among the 30 patients , 40% of them had grade 3 adenoid hypertrophy ,33.3% of them had grade 2 adenoid hypertrophy and 30% of them had grade 4 adenoid hypertrophy and none had grade 1 adenoids. majority of them had grade 3 adenoid hypertrophy by endoscopic assessment.Among the 30 patients ,66.6 % of them had eustachian tube blockade by the adenoid mass and 33.4% of them didn’t have eustachian tube blockade. 100% of them with eustachian tube blockade found to have fluid on doing myringotomy and there was 20% of chance of absence of fluid ,if there is absence of eustachian tube blockade.</p><p> Significant association was found between type B tympanogram and presence of fluid on myringotomy .92.5% of patients with type B tympanogram had fluid on myringotomy . 57.1 % of patients with type C tympanogram had fluid on doing myringotomy.There were 2 patients with grade 4 adenoid hypertrophy ,without eustachian tube blockade with bilateral type C tympanogram and there was bilateral dry tap on myringotomy. This reveals that type B tympanogram and eustachian tube blockade better predictor of otitis media with effusion than grade of adenoid hypertrophy.</p><p><strong>Conclusion:</strong></p><p> The present study showed that chronic middle ear effusion was found to be most common in the age group of 3-5 years of age group and relatively common in the male children. Tympanogram type B was found to be strongly associated with fluid on myringotomy .All the children with chronic middle ear effusion in the study group were found to have ,grade 3 grade 2,and grade 4 adenoid hypertrophy in the descending order of frequency.Grade 3 adenoid hypertrophy was present in majority of the children in the study group .Lateral adenoid hypertrophy ,abutting on the nasopharyngeal orifice of Eustachian tube was present in majority of children. Eustachian tube obstruction was found to be strongly associated with fluid on myringotomy and grommet insertion</p><p> </p>
Early complications of tracheostomy: a study on 100 patients at a single tertiary care centre
Authors: Pal Pooja , Sood Arvinder Singh , Singla Sumant 
Published: December 2017

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Tracheostomy is a life saving procedure, which when performed correctly greatly impacts the final outcome of the patient. Although uncommon, fatal complications have been known to occur. The present study was conducted to observe the incidence of early complications of tracheostomy in a tertiary care centre.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> 100 consecutive patients subjected to tracheostomy were enrolled, and data pertaining to the indication, and intraoperative and early postoperative complications was collected. </p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> The overall incidence of complications was 77%, with 53% cases of intraoperative bleeding and 13% tube obstruction. A higher incidence of complications was noted in emergency procedures and pediatric tracheostomies. No mortality was seen in the present series.</p><p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Serious complications may be associated with tracheostomies, many of which can be avoided by meticulous surgical technique and postoperative care.</p>