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Two-step mode of clay formation in the extensional basins: Cambrian–Ordovician clastic rocks of the Antalya unit, SW Turkey
Authors: Bozkaya Ö. , Yalçin H. , Schroeder P.A. 
Published: December 2017

AbstractOrdovician clastic rocks of the Antalya unit in SW Turkey bear mineralogical/geochemical evidence of Triassic extensional rift timing and spatial relations. The crystal chemistry of the phyllosilicate assemblages (illite, chlorite, kaolinite, mixed-layer illite-smectite, chlorite-vermiculite and chlorite-smectite) is consistent with the rock experiencing a multi-generational burial history. The appearance of kaolinite and illite-smectite-bearing rocks in the Antalya unit is characteristic of diagenetic-anchimetamorphic conditions and is of higher grade than their anchi-epizonal equivalents in other regions of the Tauride belt. Illites and chlorites are of both detrital and authigenic origin, whereas I-S and kaolinites are authigenic. Detrital micas have been altered to chlorite and K-white mica stacks in which relicts suggest the chlorites were derived from detrital biotites. The broad X-ray diffraction illite peaks show that they are composed both of illite and illite-smectite. Na,K-mica and paragonite occur within the chlorite-mica stacks as replacements of muscovite, probably driven by Na-rich solutions. The authigenic clays were formed within the microporous matrix and the interplanar spaces of {001} planes of chlorite-mica stacks, with textures independent of the bedding and foliation planes of the rocks. The authigenic chlorites exhibit higher Si and Fe and lower Mg contents than their detrital counterparts. Authigenic chlorite thermometry indicates rift-related temperatures of 50–150°C, whereas pre-rift detrital chlorites formed at temperatures of  >200°C. Authigenic illite and illite-smectite are phengitic in composition and contain more Si, Mg, Fe and Ca and less Al and K than detrital K-white micas. The textural, mineralogical and chemical characteristics support the hypothesis that the mineral assemblages were a result of a two-step mode of formation with diagenetic overprints of previously anchizonal rocks in extensional basin conditions.
Targeted Temperature Management After Cardiac Arrest: Systematic Review and Meta-analyses
Authors: Kalra Rajat , Arora Garima , Patel Nirav , Doshi Rajkumar , Berra Lorenzo , Arora Pankaj , Bajaj Navkaranbir S. 
Published: December 2017

BACKGROUND:
Targeted temperature management (TTM) with therapeutic hypothermia is an integral component of postarrest care for survivors. However, recent randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have failed to demonstrate the benefit of TTM on clinical outcomes. We sought to determine if the pooled data from available RCTs support the use of prehospital and/or in-hospital TTM after cardiac arrest.

METHODS:
A comprehensive search of SCOPUS, Elsevier's abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature, from 1966 to November 2016 was performed using predefined criteria. Therapeutic hypothermia was defined as any strategy that aimed to cool post–cardiac arrest survivors to a temperature ≤34°C. Normothermia was temperature of ≥36°C. We compared mortality and neurologic outcomes in patients by categorizing the studies into 2 groups: (1) hypothermia versus normothermia and (2) prehospital hypothermia versus in-hospital hypothermia using standard meta-analytic methods. A random effects modeling was utilized to estimate comparative risk ratios (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).

RESULTS:
The hypothermia and normothermia strategies were compared in 5 RCTs with 1389 patients, whereas prehospital hypothermia and in-hospital hypothermia were compared in 6 RCTs with 3393 patients. We observed no difference in mortality (RR, 0.88; 95% CI, 0.73–1.05) or neurologic outcomes (RR, 1.26; 95% CI, 0.92–1.72) between the hypothermia and normothermia strategies. Similarly, no difference was observed in mortality (RR, 1.00; 95% CI, 0.97–1.03) or neurologic outcome (RR, 0.96; 95% CI, 0.85–1.08) between the prehospital hypothermia versus in-hospital hypothermia strategies.

CONCLUSIONS:
Our results suggest that TTM with therapeutic hypothermia may not improve mortality or neurologic outcomes in postarrest survivors. Using therapeutic hypothermia as a standard of care strategy of postarrest care in survivors may need to be reevaluated.
The Impact of Prehospital Tranexamic Acid on Blood Coagulation in Trauma Patients
Authors: Stein Philipp , Studt Jan-Dirk , Albrecht Roland , Müller Stefan , von Ow Dieter , Fischer Simon , Seifert Burkhardt , Mariotti Sergio , Spahn Donat R. , Theusinger Oliver M. 
Published: December 2017

BACKGROUND:
There is limited data on prehospital administration of tranexamic acid (TXA) in civilian trauma. The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in coagulation after severe trauma from on-scene to the hospital after TXA application in comparison to a previous study without TXA.

METHODS:
The study protocol was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02354885). A prospective, multicenter, observational study investigating coagulation status in 70 trauma patients receiving TXA (1 g intravenously) on-scene versus a control group of 38 patients previously published without TXA. To account for potential differences in patient and trauma epidemiology, crystalloid and colloidal resuscitation fluid, 2 propensity score matched groups (n = 24 per group) were created. Measurements included ROTEM, standard coagulation tests and blood gas analyses on-scene and emergency department admission. Presented values are mean and [standard deviation], and difference in means and 95% confidence intervals.

RESULTS:
Patient epidemiology was not different between groups. Coagulation assays on-scene were comparable between the TXA and C. Prehospital hyperfibrinolysis was blunted in all 4 patients in the TXA group. Viscoelastic FIBTEM maximum clot firmness (MCF), representing functional fibrinogen levels, did not change from on-scene to the emergency department in the TXA group, whereas MCF decreased −3.7 [1.8] mm in the control group. Decrease of MCF was significantly reduced in the TXA group in EXTEM by 9.2 (7.2–11.2) mm (P < .001) and INTEM by 6.8 (4.7–9.0) mm (P < .001) in favor of the TXA group. Production of fibrinogen fragments (represented by D-dimers) was significantly lower in the TXA group compared to group C.

CONCLUSIONS:
Early prehospital administration of TXA leads to clot stabilization and a reduction of fibrinolytic activity, causing a decrease in fibrin degradation products buildup (D-dimer).
Κι αν ήσουν εσύ; Ένα πρόγραμμα ευαισθητοποίησης στα ανθρώπινα δικαιώματα και σε θέματα προσφύγων με βιωματικές δραστηριότητες, τεχνικές θεάτρου και εκπαιδευτικού δράματος
Authors: Choleva Athanasia 
Published: December 2017

Το "κι αν ήσουν εσύ;" είναι ένα πρόγραμμα για την ευαισθητοποίηση στα ανθρώπινα δικαιώματα και σε θέματα προσφύγων με την αξιοποίηση τεχνικών θεάτρου και εκπαιδευτικού δράματος. Το πρόγραμμα υλοποιείται από το Πανελλήνιο Δίκτυο για το Θέατρο στην Εκπαίδευση και την Ύπατη Αρμοστεία του Οργανισμού Ηνωμένων Εθνών για τους Πρόσφυγες. Στο άρθρο αυτό παρουσιάζονται το θεωρητικό του πλαίσιο, οι επτά κύριοι άξονες δράσεων που περιλαμβάνει, ποιοτικά και ποσοτικά στοιχεία, καθώς και μια πρώτη αξιολόγηση μέχρι σήμερα.
Infectious pancreatic necrosis virus triggers antiviral immune response in rainbow trout red blood cells, despite not being infective
Authors: Nombela Ivan , Carrion Aurora , Puente-Marin Sara , Chico Veronica , Mercado Luis , Perez Luis , Coll Julio , Ortega-Villaizan Maria del Mar 
Published: December 2017

Background: Some fish viruses, such as piscine orthoreovirus and infectious salmon anemia virus, target red blood cells (RBCs), replicate inside them and induce an immune response. However, the roles of RBCs in the context of infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV) infection have not been studied yet.Methods: Ex vivo rainbow trout RBCs were obtained from peripheral blood, Ficoll purified and exposed to IPNV in order to analyze infectivity and immune response using RT-qPCR, immune fluorescence imaging, flow cytometry and western-blotting techniques.Results: IPNV could not infect RBCs; however, IPNV increased the expression of the INF1-related genesifn-1,pkrandmxgenes. Moreover, conditioned media from IPNV-exposed RBCs conferred protection against IPNV infection in CHSE-214 fish cell line.Conclusions: Despite not being infected, rainbow trout RBCs could respond to IPNV with increased expression of antiviral genes. Fish RBCs could be considered as mediators of the antiviral response and therefore targets of new strategies against fish viral infections. Further research is ongoing to completely understand the molecular mechanism that triggers this antiviral response in rainbow trout RBCs.
Rootsi 17. sajandi vaskmüntide leid Põhja-Tartumaalt Vaidaverest [Abstract: A hoard of Swedish copper coin from Vaidavere]
Authors: Tvauri Andres 
Published: December 2017

The paper discusses a hoard of Swedish copper coins discovered using metal detector in 2013 in Vaidavere, eastern Estonia. 11,104 coins were hidden in the ground in a wooden box. Youngest of the coins were minted in the year 1654. Vast majority of the hoard consists of ¼ öre from the reign of queen Christina. 10 coins were struck for King Gustav II Adolf. Oldest coins of the hoard are from the year 1624.
Considering the numer of the coins, Vaidavere hoard is the largest in
Estonia and it also represents a largest hoard of seventeenth-century Swedish copper coins ever to have reached public collections. The owner of Vaidavere coins died probably during the Russo-Swedish War (1656–61), more precisely in the year 1656 when Russian troops conquered Tartu and looted neighbouring territories. Approximately 40 hoards discovered in Estonia can be associated with the hostile activities of the same war.
The paper compares the composition of Vaidavere hoard to the composition of other larger seventeenth-century copper coin hoards unearthed in Estonia and neighbouring countries. Results of the study reveal that the composition of different ¼ öre find assemblages from Estonia and Ingria is largely similar and in good correlation with the production rates of different Swedish mints in different years. Weighing of ¼ öre from Vaidavere hoard revealed that their average weight was considerably lower than the officially fixed minted standard.
Evaluation of Conditions during Weaned Pig Transport
Authors: Harmon Jay D. , Hoff Steven J. , Baas Thomas J. , Zhao Yang , Xin Hongwei , Follett Lendie R. 
Published: December 2017

Abstract.Transport of weaned pigs poses special challenges because of their size and thermal needs as well as the extended distances and transport times. The resultant economic impact can be substantial. Compared to transport of market pigs, weaned pigs generally encounter much farther travel distances with different adapting abilities to the environmental conditions. The objectives of this study were: 1) to characterize the environmental conditions within a typical transport trailer for weaned piglets to determine if current management practices and trailer design provides an acceptable environment as evidenced by mortality rates and environmental parameters, and 2) to analyze airflow patterns of the tranport trailer using a scale model in a wind tunnel. Data from 78 usable transport trips were collected for air temperature in each trailer compartment, ambient temperature,distance traveled, time traveled, stocking density, and mortality by compartment. The 78 trips had an average distance of 778 km (range of 264 to 1016 km), travel time of 8.51 h (range of 3.4 to 12.3 h), and mortality rate of 0.031% (range of 0 to 1.11%). There was no significant difference in mortality by compartment (p&gt;0.05). The results indicate that if pigs are transported at a higher stocking density, the compartment temperatures would be similar during cold weather (e.g., 2°C). Under mild weather condition (e.g., 16°C), significant differences could exist in compartment temperature between part of the upper deck (Upper 1) and the lower deck (Lower 4) (p&lt;0.05). In comparison, no significant differences were found at warm conditions (e.g., 29°C) (p&gt;0.05). In addition to the weather influence, in-trailer environment is affected by the side openings which may be adjusted by the driver. Keywords: Click here to enter keywords and key phrases, separated by commas, with a period at the end
Research Room Design Using Artificial Heat Sources to Implement Heat Stress Studies of Pigs
Authors: Hilbrands Adrienne  M , Jacobson Larry   D. , Hetchler Brian  P. , Reese Curt  D. , Johnston Lee   J. 
Published: December 2017

Abstract. Heat stress continues to be an important challenge for the swine industry, largely due to continued genetic improvements resulting in leaner animals with higher metabolic heat production coupled with climatic changes trending towards warmer temperatures. In northern climates, there are two likely scenarios that would allow the study of heat stress in commercial barns. The use of natural summer heat to stress the pigs while mechanically cooling non-stressed pigs or using cool winter temperatures to create a thermoneutral environment for non-stressed pigs while using supplemental heat to induce heat-stress. Our experiment was designed to demonstrate the latter approach and was completed in a commercial-like growing-finishing pig barn mimicking historical hot weather conditions found in Southern Minnesota. The winter experiment maintained one room in the pig's thermoneutral zone (TN) by controlling ventilation with ambient inlet air while another room exposed pigs to heat stress (HS) temperatures with the use of natural gas-fired heaters and minimum ventilation. Pigs (n = 432; 9 pigs/pen; 24 pens/room) with average starting weight of 25 kg were placed in a growing-finishing pig barn at a research farm located at Morris, MN. Pigs were weighed monthly throughout the experiment and average daily feed intake (ADFI) was calculated. Average daytime and nighttime temperatures for the HS room were 29°C and 22°C, respectively, and 17°C and 15°C, respectively, for the TN room. Heat stress was evident in the HS pigs as indicated by greater respiration rates observed on the third (P &lt; 0.05; SE = 7.78; 83 vs 28 breaths/minute, respectively) and fourth observation dates (P &lt; 0.05; SE = 7.78; 128 vs 29 breaths/minute, respectively) when compared to TN housed pigs. Average daily feed intake was also reduced for the HS pigs (P &lt; 0.05; SE = 0.04) at the end of periods 2 (2.77 vs. 3.00 kg) and 3 (2.85 vs. 3.27 kg) compared to TN housed pigs. Average daily gain (ADG) did not differ during the first two observation periods and only tended to differ (P &lt; 0.10, SE = 0.02) at the end of the experiment (0.83 vs. 0.87 kg) with the TN pigs gaining slightly more than the HS pigs. However, gain:feed ratio (G:F) was greater (P &lt; 0.05; SE = 0.005) for the HS pigs during period 2 (0.34 vs. 0.32) and period 3 (0.29 vs 0.27) than for the TN pigs. Average CO2 concentrations were below 5,000 ppm (2,800 and 3,400 ppm for HS and TN rooms, respectively) and NH3 concentrations were similar (9 and 14 ppm for the HS and TN rooms, respectively). The findings of this experiment demonstrate that it is technically possible to conduct a heat stress experiment during the winter, utilizing existing heat sources to impose heat stress on pigs. Keywords: Air quality, Heat stress, Pig cooling, Pig housing, Swine.
A New Automated Passive Capillary Lysimeter for Logging Real-Time Drainage Water Fluxes
Authors: Jabro J. D. , Iversen W. M. , Stevens W. B. , Allen B. L. , Sainju U. M. 
Published: December 2017

Abstract.Effective monitoring of chemical transport through the soil profile requires accurate and appropriate instrumentation to measure drainage water fluxes below the root zone of cropping systems. The objectives of this study were to methodically describe in detail the construction and installation of a novel automated PCAP (passive capillary) lysimeter design, and to evaluate the efficacy of this design for logging and monitoring real-time drainage water fluxes occurring below the root zone of corn ( L.) and soybean ( L.) under an overhead sprinkler irrigation system. Sixteen cylindrical PCAP lysimeters with outside dimensions of 32.39 cm in diameter ×74.8 cm height (1000 cm2 surface area) were designed, constructed, and placed 90 cm below the soil surface in a Lihen sandy loam. Two watermark soil moisture and temperature sensors were positioned at 30 and 76 cm depths above each PCAP to monitor soil temperature and water potential continuously. This new design incorporated wireless spread spectrum technology to enable an automated datalogger to transmit drainage water amounts simultaneously every 15 min to a remote host. Logged drainage amounts were compared with those manually collected using several statistical methods. The root mean square error (RMSE), the logging efficacy (EF), and the mean difference (MD) were 0.0375, 0.964 and 0.0335 cm, respectively, for 4-yr combined data. The MD between logged and collected drainage amounts was very small and not significantly different from zero for 4-yr combined results. Statistical results indicated that the new lysimeter performed exceptionally well and was capable of monitoring drainage water fluxes in the vadose zone. Real-time seamless monitoring and logging drainage water fluxes was thus possible without the need for costly time-consuming supportive procedures. Keywords: Drainage, Lysimeter, Root zone, Vadose zone.
Encapsulation of power electronics components for operation in harsh environments
Authors: Stosur Mariusz , Sowa Kacper , Piasecki Wojciech , Płatek Robert , Balcerek Przemysław 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
This paper reports on analyses and testing of sensitive power electronics components encapsulation concept, enabling operation in harsh, especially high pressure environments. The paper describes development of the concept of epoxy modules that can be used for protecting of the power electronics components against harsh environmental conditions. It covers modeling of the protective capsules using a simple analytical approach and Finite Element Method (FEM) models and validation of the developed models with the high pressure tests on samples fabricated. The analyses covered two types of the epoxy modules: of sphere- and elongated- shape, both with electrical penetrators that enable electrical connection of the encapsulated components with external power sources as well as other power modules and components. The tests were conducted in a pressure chamber, with a maximum applied pressure of 310 bars, for which online strain measurements have been conducted. The experimental results were compared with the simulation results obtained with analytical and FEM models, providing validation of the models employed. The experimental part of this work was conducted in collaboration with Polish Naval Academy in Gdynia.
A General Approximation Approach for the Simultaneous Treatment of Integral and Discrete Operators
Authors: Vinti Gianluca , Zampogni Luca 
Published: December 2017

AbstractIn this paper, we give a unitary approach for the simultaneous study of the convergence of discrete and integral operators described by means of a family of linear continuous functionals acting on functions defined on locally compact Hausdorff topological groups. The general family of operators introduced and studied includes very well-known operators in the literature. We give results of uniform convergence and modular convergence in the general setting of Orlicz spaces. The latter result allows us to cover many other settings as theLp{L^{p}}-spaces, the interpolation spaces, the exponential spaces and many others.
Entwicklung von Modelltransformationen für multimodale Benutzungsschnittstellen
Authors: Freund Matthias , Braune Annerose , Janschek Klaus 
Published: December 2017

Zusammenfassung
Mit dem sogenannten Model-based User Interface Development existiert ein vielversprechendes Konzept zur
automatischen Erzeugung von Benutzungsschnittstellen. Die Entwicklung der hierfür benötigten Modelltransformationen
stellt allerdings einen aufwändigen, fehleranfälligen und daher kostenintensiven Prozess dar. Zur Erleichterung dieses
Prozesses schlägt dieser Beitrag eine spezielle Vorgehensweise vor, die auf der Konfiguration von Modelltransformationen
in deklarativen Abbildungsmodellen basiert und die explizite Berücksichtigung von Kontextabhängigkeiten ermöglicht.
Salivary adiponectin concentration in healthy adult males in relation to anthropometric measures and fat distribution
Authors: Abdalla Mona Mohamed Ibrahim , Soon S. C. 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
Objectives. Body fat content, fat distribution, and adiponectin level are important variables in the development of obesity related complications. Anthropometric indices may provide an economic and faster method in measuring the risk for complications through their predictive effect of fat distribution and adiponectin concentration. We aimed to determine, which of the waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and body mass index (BMI) may be the best predictor for the total fat percentage (WF), visceral fat level (VF), and subcutaneous whole-body fat (SCWBF). We aimed also to investigate the potential use of the anthropometric measures and fat distribution as predictors for the salivary adiponectin level in the healthy adult males. Subjects. A total of 88 adult males aged between 18−25 years with a wide range of BMI were studied. Anthropometric indices were measured using standardized methods and salivary adiponectin level was assessed using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results. In path analysis of the Structural Equation Model (SEM) using IBM@SPSS AMOS, version22, BMI and WC, but not WHR, were strong predictors for WF and SCWBF (p<0.05). BMI but not WC was a strong predictor for VF (p<0.001). WF was strong predictor for SCWBF (p<0.001), but not for VF. BMI, WC, WHR, WF, VF, and SCWBF were poor predictors of the salivary adiponectin level. Conclusion. BMI is the best predictor for the total body fat and fat distribution. However, WHR seems to be of a little value and the salivary adiponectin level independent of BMI and body fat in healthy adult Malay males.