bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
First Report of Lasiodiplodia theobromae Causing Needle Blight and Stem Canker Diseases on Araucaria heterophylla in Ethiopia
Authors: Darge Wendu Admasu 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
Canker and needle blight of Araucaria heterophylla (Norfolk Island pine) trees were observed during the surveys conducted in Addis Ababa and Adama cities (Ethiopia) from November to December 2016. The main objective of this study was to investigate fungal pathogens that cause diseases on Araucaria heterophylla trees. Six localities with Araucaria heterophylla plantings were purposively surveyed for disease symptoms. Samples from symptomatic parts of trees were collected, surface sterilized, cultured on PDA and morphologically identified for genus and species. A total of 36 isolates of fungi were identified. Based on macro- and microscopic morphological features of the colonies, the fungal isolates were found to be the genus Diplodia and species Lasiodiplodia theobromae (Pat.) Griffon & Maubl (syn. Botryodiplodia theobromae), the anamorph of Botryosphaeria rhodina (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Arx. The pathogenicity test showed that the isolates of Lasiodiplodia theobromae, caused stem canker and needle blight on Araucaria heterophylla. This finding is important in the study of management options for future prevention and control of diseases in the country.
Die Kanaan-Karten des R. Salomo Ben Isaak (Raschi) – Bedeutung und Gebrauch mittelalterlicher hebräischer Karten-Diagramme
Authors: Petzold Kay Joe 
Published: December 2017

AbstractR. Shlomo Yitṣḥaki (Hebrew: שלמה יצחקי), generally known by the acronym Rashi, was a medieval French rabbi who lived between 1040 and 1105 in Troyes (Champagne). Rashi was the author of two comprehensive commentaries on the Talmud and on the Tanakh. His commentary on the Talmud, which covers nearly all of the Babylonian Talmud (a total of 30 tractates), has been included in every edition of the Talmud since its first printing by Daniel Bomberg in the 1520 s. His commentary on the most books of the Tanakh – especially on the Chumash – is still an indispensable exegetical tool to almost all students of the Hebrew Bible. This perush al ha-Torah supplemented almost all printed Hebrew Bibles or Chumash Editions and initiated more than 300 super-commentaries, which analyze and elucidate Rashi’s choices of exegesis, grammar, variant readings, Masora and midrash citations. The manuscript editions of his commentary were augmented with various map diagrams of Erets Israel, which disappeared in the printed editions of the Rashi commentary. Abraham Berliner mentioned this loss and recent scholarship is rediscovering these Rashi diagrams and maps. This paper elucidates the so-called Numeri 34 map-diagrams in the oldest extant manuscripts of the Rashi commentary, and their refinement and recycling within the Masora (figurata) of Ashkenazi bible manuscripts.
Ordnen und Verstehen – Die Zeichnungen des Villard de Honnecourt in einem diagrammatischen Denkmodell
Authors: Rathmann-Lutz Anja 
Published: December 2017

AbstractThe article shows the impact of diagrammatic thought and pattern in the transformation of ‘what has been seen’ into more or less systematic sketches, using the example of Villard’s de Honnecourt ‘Portfolio’ (Paris, BnF, Ms. fr. 19093, c. 1240). Rather than discussing the later use of the ‘Portfolio’, the focus is on Villard’s initial use of basic geometrical operations to understand, construct and amend his environment through the process of drawing. Analyzing his approach can thus contribute to the understanding of knowledge organization not only concerning the architecture of the 13th century but also to an understanding of knowledge organization in general.
Pharmacogenetics of Opioid Therapy in Treatment of Postoperative Pain: A Review
Authors: Dzambazovska-Trajkovska Vаnja , Nojkov Jordan , Kartalov Adrijan , Kuzmanovska Biljana , Spiroska Tatjana , Trajkovski Gjorgji , Geshkovska-Matevska Nadica , Dimovski Aleksandar 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
The safe and effective analgesia during and after surgery is an important clinical, social and economic problem. The goal of good analgesia is an individual balancing that patient's pain is reduced to a low level, and side effects are minimized. Data from the literature suggest genetic differences between patients in their ability to metabolize a particular drug. The effect of the drug is determined by interreaction of several genetic polymerphisms that affect the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the drug, including differences in potency of binding to receptors and activity of drug enzymes and transportters. There is evidence suggesting that mutations of the mu-opioid receptor gene affects interindividual differences in opioid sensitivity. This review of the literature aims to analyze the current knowledge on the impact of genetic polymorphisms of CYP3A4, ABCB1 C3435, ABCB1 2677 and OPRM1 A118G gene on analgesic effect and side effects of opioids in the treatment of postoperative pain.
Methods for Vascular Control in Liver Resections Due to Colorectal Metastases - Impact on Residual Parenchyma
Authors: Petrovski Stefan , Arabadzhieva Elena , Bonev Saso , Bulanov Dimitar , Popov Valentin , Dimitrova Violeta 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
Introduction. Massive blood loss while performing resections of the liver continues to be a serious problem with potentially lethal outcome. Therefore in the last 2-3 decades there has been a significant developement of techniques for vascular control during liver resections. Methods. In the period from 01.01.2006 to 31.12.2015 in KOCPH UMBAL "Aleksnadrovska" a total of 239 patients with colorectal liver metastases underwent surgery of whom: 179 patients were radicaly operated on and 57 patients were subjected to Pringle maneuver. Using the statistical software SPSS-19 we analyzed various factors that may affect the early postoperative results. Results. In resections of colorectal liver metastases there was a significant difference in the postoperative functional parameters (AST, ALT), which correlated with the degree of liver damage, in patients with Pringle and without Pringle maneuver 265.32 vs. 448 (p=0.001), and 300.53 vs. 481.91 (p=0.002),-respectively. There was no significant difference in the postoperative results in comparisson of resections <15 minutes, performed without Pringle and with Pringle maneuver. The blood loss is another factor that affects the postoperative complications (p = 0.048), and it was lowest in the Pringle group <15 min. Conclusion. Pringle maneuver is a simple and effecttive method for vascular control. As a result of its use we can observe the damage of the residual liver volume from the continuous ischemia to the reperfusion period. Thus, in liver resections, due to colorectal metastasis, vascular control strategy should be individual and corresponding to the extent of the procedure and associated diseases of the liver-fatty liver, cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis and others.
Influence of Trauma, Sport Activity and Body Mass Index on Knee Lesions Evaluated by Magnetic Resonance
Authors: Petrovska Tanja , Novotni Antoni 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
Introduction. The aim of the study was to analyze effusion, bone edema, joint/articular cartilage, menisci and ligaments in correlation with pain intensity, sport activity and BMI. Methods. In our prospective study, 261 knee MRIs of patients with acute knee trauma were analyzed, who had a negative x-ray of the knee for fracture, and pain lasting for 1 month despite conservative therapy. Results. Gender distribution: 65.1% male and 34.87% female patients. Majority of subjects had body mass index from 18.5-24.9 (41.76%) The presence of an edema in the medial condyle of the femur was detected in 12.64% of patients. The most common lesion was lesion on the cartilage of the medial condyle on the femur (33.72%). We found lesions of the ACL in 40% of the cases. All patients with a combined trauma to the anterior cruciate ligament and the posterior horn of the medial meniscus had also a bone edema type 1 and type 2. Conclusion. Age and body weight do not have an impact on the cause of trauma and the type and grade of the knee lesions. Athletes and not athletes have signifycantly different causes of trauma to the knee. Patients with lesions in the posterior horn of the medial meniscus grade 3 had significantly more bone edemas (p=0.013). Localization of the pain is not linked to the cause of injury, but it depends on the developed lesions on the knee.
Minoxidil Overdosage: A Case Report
Authors: Petkovska Lidija , Petronijevic Zvezdana , Chibishev Andon , Petkovski Dushan , Stevchevska Aleksandra 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
A 64-year-old man ingested about 60 ml 2% of topical minoxidil solution in order tomake his hair grow faster. Twelve hours after ingestion he was brought to the University Clinic of Toxicology with severe hypotension, tachycardia, chest pain and subendocardial ischemia. ECG showed diffuse T-wave inversion and depressed ST segments. He was also oligoanuric at admission. In spite of the intensive hydration with crystalloidsolutions and intravenous dopamine administration that resulted in partial hemodynamic improvement and resolution of the ECG changes, kidneyfailure occurred. After two hymodialysis sessions, urea and creatinine levels returned to normal and rebound hypertension appeared. The patient was discharged after 12 days of hospitalization in a good condition. Topical minoxidilsolution is formulation used for treatment of androgenic alopecia. If orally ingested it leads to severe hypotension, acute coronary syndrome, compensatory tachycardia and acute kidneyfailure. Emergency therapeutic approach is a precondition for successful outcome.
Leak Detection in Waterworks: Comparison Between STFT and FFT with an Overcoming of Limitations
Authors: Lay-Ekuakille Aimé , Griffo Giuseppe , Visconti Paolo , Primiceri Patrizio , Velazquez Ramiro 
Published: December 2017

AbstractDetection of leakages in pipelines is a matter of continuous research because of the basic importance for a waterworks system is finding the point of the pipeline where a leak is located and − in some cases − a nature of the leak. There are specific difficulties in finding leaks by using spectral analysis techniques like FFT (Fast Fourier Transform), STFT (Short Term Fourier Transform), etc. These difficulties arise especially in complicated pipeline configurations, e.g. a zigzag one. This research focuses on the results of a new algorithm based on FFT and comparing them with a developed STFT technique. Even if other techniques are used, they are costly and difficult to be managed. Moreover, a constraint in the leak detection is the pipeline diameter because it influences accuracy of the adopted algorithm. FFT and STFT are not fully adequate for complex configurations dealt with in this paper, since they produce ill-posed problems with an increasing uncertainty. Therefore, an improved Tikhonov technique has been implemented to reinforce FFT and STFT for complex configurations of pipelines. Hence, the proposed algorithm overcomes the aforementioned difficulties due to applying a linear algebraic approach.
Minimization of Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury in ARDS Patients – Part I: Complex Model of Mechanically Ventilated ARDS Lungs
Authors: Glapiński Jarosław , Jabłoński Ireneusz 
Published: December 2017

AbstractA complex model of mechanically ventilated ARDS lungs is proposed in the paper. This analogue is based on a combination of four components that describe breathing mechanics: morphology, mechanical properties of surfactant, tissue and chest wall characteristics. Physical-mathematical formulas attained from experimental data have been translated into their electrical equivalents and implemented in MultiSim software. To examine the adequacy of the forward model to the properties and behaviour of mechanically ventilated lungs in patients with ARDS symptoms, several computer simulations have been performed and reported in the paper. Inhomogeneous characteristics observed in the physical properties of ARDS lungs were mapped in a multi-lobe model and the measured outputs were compared with the data from physiological reports. In this way clinicians and scientists can obtain the knowledge on the moment of airway zone reopening/closure expressed as a function of pressure, volume or even time. In the paper, these trends were assessed for inhomogeneous distributions (proper for ARDS) of surfactant properties and airway geometry in consecutive lung lobes. The proposed model enables monitoring of temporal alveolar dynamics in successive lobes as well as those occurring at a higher level of lung structure organization, i.e. in a point P0 which can be used for collection of respiratory data during indirect management of recruitment/de-recruitment processes in ARDS lungs. The complex model and synthetic data generated for various parametrization scenarios make possible prospective studies on designing an indirect mode of alveolar zone management, i.e. with
The Effect of Breathing Mixtures on Physical Capacity of Rats in Hyperbaric Conditions
Authors: Doboszyński Tadeusz , Łokucijewski Bogdan , Siermontowski Piotr , Rejman Marek , Olszański Romuald 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of composition of various breathing mixes on physical capacity of rats swimming in hyperbaric conditions. The said effect was determined on the basis of results of a swim test performed in a pressure chamber. The study was performed with the use of atmospheric air, a mixture of nitrogen and oxygen (N2/O2) at a ratio of 89.5/10 and 92/7.5, as well as a mixture of argon and oxygen at a ratio of 79.5/20 (Ar/O2). The tests were conducted at a pressure range between 0-4 atm. The results suggest that the physical capacity of the tested animals decreased along with pressure increase regardless of the breathing mix used. Due to the fact that the burdening of rats with physical effort in hyperbaric conditions intensifies the adverse effects of components of breathing mixes on their performance, it seems appropriate to continue the study of physiological responses to breathing mixtures of various compositions in human body subjected to physical effort while under water.
The Effect of High Pressures on the Radiological Image of the Maxillary Sinuses in Divers
Authors: Klajman Stanisław , Dęga Kazimierz , Torbus Janusz , Wlazłowski Zbigniew 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
The barofunction of paranasal sinuses is of great significance in terms of diving safety and comfort. The paper aimed at determining the changes in the aeration of maxillary sinuses as a result of diving activities on the basis of a radiological image. Inter alia, it was observed that individuals who frequently practise diving show persistent changes in the radiological image of sinuses, however, usually they do not influence the diving capacity.
The Role of Public Population Institutions on Fertility Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa
Authors: May John F. 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
The UN Population Division currently projects the population of Sub-Saharan Africa will reach 4 billion by the end of this century, unless we see a sharp decline in the region’s fertility rates. Although the region has embarked on its demographic transition, this process is occurring at a slower rate than in the rest of the developing world and seems to be stalling in several countries. The economic benefits that would follow from an acceleration of the fertility decline are now widely recognized but the SSA leadership is only slowly changing its attitude towards population issues. This paper’s discussion of SSA population growth focuses on fertility, and the identification of factors that may lead to fertility decline, with particular attention to the direct influence of public institutions. These are the public institutions dealing with family planning programs or those designed to prepare and implement population policies and/or monitor the demographic dividend. Reviewing the experience of these institutions in the SSA context allows us to suggest ways to strengthen them with the view of accelerating the fertility transition in the region, opening a demographic window of opportunity, and capturing a first demographic dividend.
Inklusion und Studium – Ergebnisse einer Befragung von Studierenden
Authors: Janßen Christian , Mayer Maximilian 
Published: December 2017

Zusammenfassung
Im Rahmen eines Forschungsprojektes „Inklusion und Studium“ wurden 491 Studierende der Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften München zu ihren Studienbedingungen und Einstellungen zum Thema „Inklusion“ befragt. Von den befragten Studierenden waren ca. 10% selbst von einer Beeinträchtigung betroffen. Während die meisten Befragten angaben, keine Berührungsängste zu Studierenden mit Beeinträchtigung aufzuweisen, war der Kenntnisstand zum Thema „Inklusion“ auffallend gering. Ein Drittel der Studierenden mit Beeinträchtigung hat sich mindestens schon einmal ausgegrenzt gefühlt.
Gehörlose Menschen im Alter – Herausforderungen in der gesundheitlichen Versorgung
Authors: Kaul Thomas , Büchler Nele , Gelhardt Anne 
Published: December 2017

Zusammenfassung
Gehörlose Menschen, die bevorzugt Gebärdensprache nutzen und sich als Angehörige einer sprachlichen und kulturellen Minderheit verstehen, stoßen auf erhebliche Barrieren im Zugang zu Informationen ebenso wie zu Angeboten der Gesundheitsversorgung. Insbesondere im Alter, bei Pflegebedarf und Demenz, ist die Gefahr von Isolation, Fehldiagnosen und gesundheitlicher Unterversorgung sehr groß. Für einen chancengleichen Zugang sind kultursensible Angebote mit Gebärdensprache von zentraler Bedeutung.
Leben mit einem „GdB“
Authors: Heberlein Ilse 
Published: December 2017

Zusammenfassung
Durch die Anerkennung einer Schwerbehinderung erhalten behinderte Menschen Zugang zu einer Reihe von Rechten und Nachteilsausgleichen, die die Teilhabe am Leben in der Gesellschaft, insbesondere am Arbeitsleben fördern sollen. Die Beschäftigung schwerbehinderter Menschen ist in den vergangenen Jahren angestiegen, während sich an der Arbeitslosigkeit insgesamt nur wenig geändert hat. Eine ungünstige Entwicklung zeigt sich in der Gruppe älterer Menschen und seelisch Kranker mit einer Schwerbehinderung. Hier bedarf es weiterer Teilhabeförderungen, die über die im Bundesteilhabegesetz im Januar 2017 getroffenen Verbesserungen des Schwerbehindertenrechts hinausgehen.
Behindern verhindern. Zeit für barrierefreies Handeln!
Authors: Mühlner Susann 
Published: December 2017

Zusammenfassung:
Die Staatsregierung des Freistaates Sachsen hat sich unter anderem zum Ziel gesetzt, sachsenweit Barrieren abzubauen und somit allen Bürgerinnen und Bürgern gesellschaftliche Teilhabe zu ermöglichen. Seit Jahren liegt deshalb ein besonderer Fokus auf der Gestaltung einer inklusiven Gesellschaft und Förderung der Barrierefreiheit. Der folgende Beitrag erörtert den umfangreichen Aktionsplan der Sächsischen Staatsregierung zur Umsetzung der UN-Behindertenrechtskonvention, mit dem die gesetzten Ziele erreicht werden sollen.
Erste sexuelle Erfahrungen von jungen Erwachsenen mit Beeinträchtigungen
Authors: Retznik Laura , Wienholz Sabine , Seidel Anja , Conrad Ines , Riedel-Heller Steffi G. 
Published: December 2017

Zusammenfassung
Im Rahmen der vorgestellten Studie wurden die sexuellen Erfahrungen von 152 jungen Erwachsenen mit Beeinträchtigungen untersucht. Insgesamt waren die Befragten (75%), insbesondere mit körperlicher Beeinträchtigung, weniger koitus- erfahren als junge Erwachsene ohne Beeinträchtigung. Als Gründe dafür nannten sie u.a. ihr mangelndes Selbstvertrauen und ihre Beeinträchtigung. Insbesondere die ProbandInnen mit Sinnes- oder körperlicher Beeinträchtigung hatten ebenfalls PartnerInnen mit Beeinträchtigung.
Auswirkungen des Bundesteilhabegesetzes auf die medizinische Rehabilitation
Authors: Fuchs Harry 
Published: December 2017

Zusammenfassung
Das Bundesteilhabegesetz (BTHG) enthält zur medizinischen Rehabilitation – bis auf die Frühförderung – keine wesentlichen leistungsrechtlichen Änderungen im Teil 1 der am 1.1.2018 in Kraft tretenden überarbeiteten Fassung des Neunten Sozialgesetzbuches (SGB IX). Dagegen wird das Verfahrensrecht für alle Leistungen zur Teilhabe (§ 5 SGB IX) weiter konkretisiert. Das BTHG setzt erweiterte Maßstäbe für die Erkennung und Ermittlung des Bedarfs an Teilhabeleistungen sowie die Koordinierung der Leistungen, die künftig für alle Rehabilitationsträger abweichungsfest verbindlich sind und von denen auch die Länder im Bereich der Eingliederungshilfe nicht abweichen können.
An Italian Person of Quality Indeed!
Authors: Crowder Ashby Bland 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
Robert Browning’s “Up at a Villa-Down in the City” is a dramatic monologue, a fact unnoted by criticism. Browning employs irony throughout that undercuts the stated views of the speaker, who is not a person of quality, as the subtitle has announced. The speaker reveals himself to be a man of little experience in art and literature, of meager taste, poor judgement, and in general dull and inflexible. Browning cleverly sets up the clues whereby the reader can distinguish between what the speaker intends and what the reader understands. The speaker’s repudiation of the countryside actually makes clear the virtues of country life, and his praise of city life makes it clear what is undesirable in it. Browning accomplishes this manipulation through imagery, ambiguity in language, and by reference to outside facts.
The Impact of World War I on Middle East “Arabs” in Awwad’s “Al-Raghif”: A Cultural Perspective
Authors: Hamid Lateef Wisam 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
My paper will explore the genre of war narrative from a cultural perspective, namely the impact of the Great War on Arabs in the novel Al-Raghif (The Loaf’) in 1939 by the Lebanese novelist Tawfiq Yusuf Awwad, as it is the first Arabic novel which is totally concerned with WWI and its longlasting consequences: hunger, despair and the elusive promise of freedom to Arabs.
Long and Short-Term Dynamic Relationship between Macedonian and Croatian Stock Markets
Authors: Angelovska Julijana 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
The aim of this study is the empirical investigation of the long-run relations and the short-term dynamics between two Balkan stock markets: Macedonian and Croatian. The presence of long run common trend between the Macedonian and Croatian stock market indices is identified by applying Johansen’s cointegration maximum eigenvalue and trace tests, while potential causal relations are examined by employing Granger’s causality tests. Data sample spans from January 3rd, 2005 to March 31st, 2017. The stock market indices were found to be co-integrated with significant relationships. A bi-directional pattern of causality is documented between the Macedonian and Croatian returns. This pattern is remarkably stable and suggests significant economic ties between the investors in Macedonian and Croatian stock markets. The findings are important for the investors meaning that they cannot gain diversification benefits of investing in the Croatian or Macedonian stock market.