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Research Progress on IgG4-Related Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
Authors: Ji Guang 
Published: June 2017

AbstractIgG4-related disease is a systemic autoimmune disease with unknown cause and involves multiple organs and tissues. This disease became one of research hotspots in the last ten years. IgG4-related Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) exhibits unique clinical pathological characteristics: serum-free thyroxine reduction and increases in thyroid peroxidase antibody and IgG4; massive IgG4-positive plasmocyte infiltration in tissues; significant matrix fibrosis; and severe degeneration of thyroid follicular epithelium. IgG4-related HT is a subtype of HT; it presents relatively good therapeutic effect after thyroxine treatment. Cortical hormones can be used for IgG4 HT patients who may suffer from hypothyroidism with significant thyroid injury during early stage to constrain immune injury. This thesis summarizes clinical and pathological histology of IgG4-related HT based on its characteristics.
Occupational Exposure of Medical Staff of a Tianjin Grade 3 Hospital to Human Immunodeficiency Virus in 2013–2015
Authors: He Wenlong , Wen Chao , Wang Xiaoyu 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
Purpose: This study aims to gain insights into occupational exposure of medical staff to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and to provide effective precautionary measures to protect them against risks arising from blood-borne pathogens.
Methodology: Data on 46 confirmed HIV-infected patients were analyzed statistically.
Results: Medical staff were exposed to blood-borne pathogens in 45 cases, and most were female and probationary nurses. Risks of occupational exposure of medical staff to HIV increased continuously as more HIV-infected patients were admitted by hospitals each year.
Conclusion: Medical staff should receive information about HIV blood-borne pathogen infection of patients, shorten the window period for HIV exposure, and practice specified precautionary measures and cut down risks of exposure to HIV.
Advances in Research on the Role of Chemokines in Occurrence and Development of Autoimmune Thyroid Disease
Authors: Ji Guang 
Published: June 2017

AbstractChemokines can be divided into four categories: α, β, γ, and δ. Chemokine α is related to neutrophil chemotaxis. Chemokine β is correlated with adsorption of monocytes, basophils, and eosinophils. Chemokine γ is mainly a lymphocyte chemokine. Function of chemokine δ remains unclear. Chemokines α and β are primarily related to occurrence and development of autoimmune thyroid disease. This study reviews chemokines and their receptors that are related to Graves’ disease and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis.
Simulation Framework for Realization of Priority-based ZigBee Network
Authors: Aleksieva V. 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
ZigBee is a wireless technology, which provides low power consumption of devices in personal area network (WPAN) for low data rate applications that require long battery life and secure networking. ZigBee gives effective ways of supporting of QoS (Quality of Service), functionality and manageability, because ZigBee devices can transmit data over long distances (more than 100 meters) by passing data through a mesh network of intermediate devices to reach more distant ones. In this paper is proposed a simulation framework for ZigBee technology. It implements modified algorithm for the construction of a priority-based and energy-balanced WPAN network and visualize the method of transmission. The results of the conducted experiments are given.
Improving the Performance of an Information Retrieval System through WEB Mining
Authors: Sathiyamoorthi V. 
Published: June 2017

AbstractIt is generally observed throughout the world that in the last two decades, while the average speed of computers has almost doubled in a span of around eighteen months, the average speed of the network has doubled merely in a span of just eight months!. In order to improve the performance, more and more researchers are focusing their research in the field of computers and its related technologies. World Wide Web (WWW) acts as a medium for sharing of information. As a result, millions of applications run on the Internet and cause increased network traffic and put a great demand on the available network infrastructure. The slow retrieval of Web pages may reduce the user interest from accessing them. To deal with this problem Web caching and Web pre-fetching are used. This paper focuses on a methodology for improving the proxy-based Web caching system using Web mining. It integrates Web caching and Pre-fetching through an efficient clustering based pre-fetching technique.
A multilevel Bayesian approach for modeling the time-to-serve in professional tennis
Authors: Kovalchik Stephanie A. , Albert Jim 
Published: June 2017

AbstractTemporal characteristics have been a main area of focus in the study of pre-performance routines in elite sports. Ball and player tracking data is currently available that precisely measures service preparation times in professional tennis. However, this data has yet to be utilized for studying service pre-performance routines. In this paper, we present a Bayesian multilevel model of the time-to-serve in a professional tennis match, which includes heterogeneous means, variances and covariate effects. Applying the model to a sample of serves played at the 2016 Australian Open reveals that the typical time-to-serve was 19 s for male players and 20 s for female players. Point importance and the length of the previous rally account for approximately 15% of the within-match variance. However, even with this adjustment, within-match variation is notably larger than between-player variation, 60% greater for men and 30% greater for women. The proposed Bayesian modeling approach is demonstrated to be a useful tool for analyzing in-competition temporal data on preparation time for tennis and other sports.
The topos “revenge” in the Gothic narrative “A legend of the Nightfort”: ways of crystallisation
Authors: Ihina Zoia 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
The article explores how the meaning of the topos revenge is crystallised (accumulated and interpreted) in the gothic narrative “A legend of the Nightfort” at two planes: internal (the one concerning the narrator-narratee roles) and external (concerning the implied author-reader roles). Both planes are linked in the process of intranarrative transgression, where the first mode of crystallisation is regarded as an allegorical interpretation of revenge and the second one – as a symbolic interpretation.
The Role of the Media in Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo+Juliet
Authors: Iftimie Nicoleta-Mariana 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
Hailed by some and passionately criticized by others, Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo+Juliet (1996), one of the best known cinematic adaptations of Shakespeare’s story of the “star-cross’d lovers” has appealed to the young audiences because it succeeded in intermingling the delivery of Shakespeare’s language with the modern discourse promoted by late 20th century media, particularly television and journalism. Different types of media pervade the movie from the outset to its very end: the black screen at the beginning makes room in its centre to a TV set, which moves forward into the viewer’s space, while displaying a newscaster who delivers the play’s Prologue in a monotone; in a symmetrical manner, the image of the television set appears again at the end and we see the newscaster delivering the last lines of the play. After the lines are recited, the television set gets smaller and smaller, until it fades away and the screen becomes black. The whole movie is thus embedded into a news programme; the news story is located as the one which is being witnessed by the viewer in real time.
The paper will analyze the role of the television and printed media in the unfolding of Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo+Juliet, with a view to point out its impact on the textual and visual structure of the movie.
Conceptual Maps of European Values
Authors: Nagórka Piotr 
Published: June 2017

AbstractSystems of human values reflected in European languages have not yet been diagnosed in language sciences, as no accurate diagnostic measures have been proposed. Research has been conducted into methods of modelling conceptual systems of moral values. Since ethics, unlike subjects related to natural sciences, resists lexicographic approach reliant on topicality, linked with market demand, a new research method has been devised. Specialised lexicography tools can be optimized to deal with the subject of ethics. The new method takes into account differences between subject areas regarding their associations with a type of science. Systems of human values can be measured based on prioritizing documents created in European languages according to the degree to which concepts referred to in these documents are fixed. These findings give rise to a cross-historical and cross-cultural linguistic enterprise. Its aim is to identify moral concepts and to connect them into semantic maps. The maps, one per language, are contrasted to find out which moral concepts are ‘shared’ across languages, and which of them are less common, or language specific. The model of ‘common’ values can be seen as an instrument to preserve and promote European moral heritage.
Role Play as a Method of Improving Communication Skills of Professionals Working with Clients in Institutionalized Care – a Literature Review
Authors: Turzák Tomáš , Turzáková Jana 
Published: June 2017

AbstractEffective communication skills represent a crucial aspect of competence of professionals working in institutionalized care. Quality of communication between professionals and clients has an impact on how the care is delivered, how clients perceive the care and how professionals experience their role. The aim of the present review is to provide an overview of current research on the education interventions aimed at improving communication skills of professionals working with clients in institutionalized care, e.g. nursing homes. Main keywords and phrases (communication, language, education, training, intervention, role play, professionals, institutionalized care) were used to search for relevant papers in the available databases. Studies fulfilling the inclusion criteria were analyzed from the perspective of study design, target sample (social workers, health care professionals, andragogists), applied methods of education, and quality of measures employed to assess the effect. Interventions for effective communication skills development were identified. The study summarizes the main theoretical perspectives, empirically supported intervention approaches and future directions.
Optical, photonic and optoelectronic properties of graphene, h-BN and their hybrid materials
Authors: Wang Jingang , Ma Fengcai , Liang Wenjie , Wang Rongming , Sun Mengtao 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
Because of the linear dispersion relation and the unique structure of graphene’s Dirac electrons, which can be tuned the ultra-wide band, this enables more applications in photonics, electronics and plasma optics. As a substrate, hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) has an atomic level flat surface without dangling bonds, a weak doping effect and a response in the far ultraviolet area. So the graphene/h-BN heterostructure is very attractive due to its unique optical electronics characteristics. Graphene and h-BN which are stacked in different ways could open the band gap of graphene, and form a moiré pattern for graphene on h-BN and the superlattice in the Brillouin zone, which makes it possible to build photoelectric devices.
Donors Do Not Trust
Authors: Yagodin Dmitry , Tegelberg Matthew 
Published: June 2017

AbstractFocusing on a story exposing Donors Trust (DT) as a funding source for climate denial campaigns, we introduce actor-network theory (ANT) as a methodological tool for studying online intermedia agenda-setting. The DT story, unveiled by prominent British media in early 2013, had the potential to become a global media sensation. However, this did not occur in two distinct communication actor-networks, Russia and Canada, raising questions regarding climate change journalism and agenda-setting in contemporary networked news environments. This article takes a fresh approach to studying agenda-setting processes by using ANT to trace connections between national climate agendas, networks of power and sites of mediated information. By mapping ties between attributes of DT story actor-networks, it illuminates moments that preclude or facilitate intermedia agenda-setting in online media networks. This demonstrates ANT’s potential to help better understand processes of information dissemination in an era characterised by the exceptional interconnectedness of media landscapes.
News Media and the Öresund Region
Authors: Falkheimer Jesper , Blach-Ørsten Mark , Eberholst Mads Kæmsgaard , Möllerström Veselinka 
Published: June 2017

AbstractThis article presents a first attempt to investigate the news content and news routines of Danish and Swedish news media covering the Öresund region. From a theoretical perspective, the Öresund region can be considered a possible best-case example of what is categorised as horizontal Europeanisation, in other words, of the potential for increased communication linkages in news media content among European Union (EU) member states. We investigate this topic by analysing news content published by selected media outlets from 2002 to 2012 and by interviewing Danish and Swedish journalists who cover the region. We find that most news content does not mention the Öresund region, and that one reason for this lack might be that neither Danish nor Swedish reporters consider the region to be newsworthy.
Changes of historical metadata reflected in the wind parameters at Iași meteorological station
Authors: George-Stelian Tudorache , Nicoleta Ionac , Bogdan Maco , Ancuța Manea 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
The metadata are defined as the informations behind the data. The purpose of the metadata in meteorological activity is to represent where, when, how and by whom meteorological data has been obtained, colected and recorded. Ideally, a comprehensive metadata base should contain records of all changes that have occured throughout the entire period in which the meteorological station has functioned, the so called „station history”. This paper renders the preliminary results of the analysed wind parameter values (percentages of wind calm and wind frequency) for the time period between 1961 and 2015 at Iași meteorological station. The data were analysed based on various historical metadata information (e.g. the emergence of new construction(s) around the station, relocation of the station, changes in the equipment used to measure the wind etc.), information that may influence the wind parameters measured at Iași weather station.
European railway reforms and efficiency: Review of evidence in the literature
Authors: Fitzová Hana 
Published: June 2017

AbstractThe objective of the European railway reforms which started in the 1990s was to enable the entry of competition to raise the efficiency of railway transport. This was undertaken because the level of services, particularly in former Eastern Bloc countries, was very low due to neglected investment, and so railway transport market share was in decline. The primary goal of this text is to determine based on available empirical studies whether the reforms affected the efficiency of the railway sector positively, and the secondary aim is to identify the factors which complicate evaluation of the reforms’ impact. According to empirical studies, the effect of competition on efficiency is unclear. The reforms have brought the most benefit to consumers, but their overall effect depends on many other factors. Competition for the market appeared to be a better way of implementing competition than competition in the market. In addition, comprehension of the problems complicating the analysis and their inclusion in the evaluation process constitutes an important point in evaluating the reforms’ effects and could be inspiring for countries that have not yet implemented all reforms.
The Effect of Depreciation of the Exchange Rate on the Trade Balance of Albania
Authors: Kurtović Safet 
Published: June 2017

AbstractAlmost all countries face the problems of trade balance, although they are more inherent in developing countries and economies in transition. A majority of economists adheres to a common opinion real depreciation may lead to an improvement of the trade balance. That said, countries encountering trade balance issues use real exchange rate depreciation in order to improve the trade balance situation. Albania belongs to the group of transition countries that has been facing negative trade balance over last two decades. National currency devaluations of the lek (ALL) have been used by Albania to improve its trade balance. Therefore, this paper intends to investigate the effect of the real effective exchange rate depreciation of the ALL on the trade balance of Albania using quarterly data from 1994 to 2015. Bounds testing cointegration approach, vector error correction model (VECM) and impulse response were used for empirical analysis. The results of the study show that there exists a long-term cointegration between the real effective exchange rate depreciation and the trade balance. Specifically, real effective exchange rate depreciation positively affects the trade balance of Albania in both the long-run and short-run indicating the weak presence of the J-curve effect. Important recommendations were derived from the results.
Therapeutic properties of organotin complexes with reference to their structural and environmental features
Authors: Iqbal Muhammad , Ali Saqib , Haider Ali , Khalid Nasir 
Published: June 2017

AbstractOrganotin complexes are being extensively studied and screened for their therapeutic potential. Although many recent advances and achievements in this field have been made, the exact mode of action of these complexes is yet to be unveiled. In the present review, an attempt has been made to correlate the therapeutic properties of organotin complexes with their structural features and the environment in which these interact with biological systems. The mechanism, various modes of interaction with biological systems, and physiological target sites of organotin complexes have been highlighted as well.
The study and numerical solution of some inverse problems in simulation of hydrophysical fields in water areas with ‘liquid’ boundaries
Authors: Agoshkov Valery I. , Sheloput Tatiana O. 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
Some inverse problems related to mathematical modelling of hydrophysical fields in water areas (seas and oceans) under the presence of ‘liquid’ (open) boundaries are studied and solved numerically in the paper. Numerical solution algorithms for these problems are based on procedures of variational data assimilation.
New Monte Carlo algorithms for investigation of criticality fluctuations in the particle scattering process with multiplication in stochastic media
Authors: Ambos Andrey Yu. , Lotova Galiya , Mikhailov Guennady 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
A Monte Carlo algorithm admitting parallelization is constructed for estimation of probability moments of the spectral radius of the operator of the integral equation describing transfer of particles with multiplication in a random medium. A randomized homogenization method is developed with the same aim on the base of the theory of small perturbations and diffusive approximation. Test calculations performed for a one-group spherically symmetric model system have shown a satisfactory concordance of results obtained from two models.
Statistical modelling algorithm for solving the nonlinear Boltzmann equation based on the projection method
Authors: Rogazinsky Sergey V. 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
A statistical modelling algorithm is constructed for solution of the nonlinear kinetic Boltzmann equation based on the projection method. Hermite polynomials are used as an orthonormalized basis. The algorithm was tested on calculations for the problem of one-dimensional relaxation of gas with a known solution.
Numerical investigation of diagnostic properties of p53-dependent microRNAs
Authors: Voropaeva Olga F. , Senotrusova Sofia D. , Shokin Yurii I. 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
In the present paper we propose a mathematical model and study numerically the functioning of the p53 tumors suppressor protein and the direct positive connection of microRNA molecules related to it. The adequacy of the model is confirmed by qualitative concordance of calculation results with the experimental data concerning transactivation of specific p53-dependent microRNAs. Estimates of stability of individual and p53-mediated properties of microRNA as factors in diagnosing cancer and neurodegenerative diseases are given within the framework of the accepted model.
The Role of the Number of Banks on Debt Dynamics: Evidence from Eurozone Countries
Authors: Karpetis Christos , Papadamou Stefanos , Varelas Erotokritos 
Published: June 2017

AbstractThis paper addresses the issue of impacts of the banking market structure on debt dynamics. Using a simple theoretical model, we analytically find a positive link between number of banks and growth rate of debt. By applying panel data analysis on a set of Eurozone countries, sufficient evidence for this positive relationship is provided. In case of Portugal, Italy, Greece, Spain (PIGS countries) the effects are more pronounced. More specifically, the dominant effects on debt were the GDP growth rate, the primary balance over debt ratio and the number of banks. Therefore, bank regulation should pay attention on theses linkages, implying significant benefits for debt stability.
Fiscal Decentralization and Delivery of Public Services: Evidence from Education Sector in Pakistan
Authors: Rauf Abdur , Khan Amara Akram , Ali Sher , Qureshi Ghulam Yahya , Ahmad Dilshad , Anwar Numera 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
Fiscal Decentralization is the devolution of fiscal assignments to lower governments for high growth and better delivery of public services. The current study covering the period from 1972 to 2009 is an attempt to find out the impacts of fiscal decentralization on public services deliveries in Pakistan. Public services are proxy by Gross enrollment at primary school level while fiscal decentralization by fiscal transfer and expenditure sides of devolution. Using time series data, it is found that the individual impacts of fiscal transfer are although insignificant but still support the theoretical proposition regarding fiscal decentralization and public services relationship while delegation of expenditure responsibilities helps in improving the gross enrollment at primary school level. Furthermore the study evident that complete delegation of fiscal responsibilities to lower governments enhance enrollment ratio in Pakistan.