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Cerebrospinal Fluid Total Protein Reference Intervals Derived from 20 Years of Patient Data
Authors: McCudden Christopher R , Brooks John , Figurado Priya , Bourque Pierre R 
Published: October 2017

Abstract

BACKGROUND
Reference intervals are vital for interpretation of laboratory results. Many existing reference intervals for cerebrospinal fluid total protein (CSF-TP) are derived from old literature because of the invasive nature of sampling. The objective of this study was to determine reference intervals for CSF-TP using available patient data.

METHODS
Twenty years of hospital database information was mined for previously reported CSF-TP results. Associated demographic, laboratory, and clinical diagnosis (International Classification of Diseases 9/10 codes) details were extracted. CSF-TP results included 3 different analytical platforms: the Siemens Vista 1500, Beckman Lx20, and Roche Hitachi 917. From an initial data set of 19591 samples, the following exclusion criteria were applied: incomplete data, white blood cells (WBCs) &gt;5 × 106/L, red blood cells (RBCs) &gt;50 × 106/L, and glucose &lt;2.5 mmol/L. Patient charts were reviewed in detail to exclude 60 different conditions for which increases in CSF-TP would be expected. A total of 6068 samples were included; 63% of the samples were from females. Continuous reference intervals were determined using quantile regression. Age- and sex-partitioned intervals were established using the quantile regression equation and splitting age-groups into 5-year bins.

RESULTS
CSF-TP showed a marked age dependence, and males had significantly higher CSF-TP than females across all ages. CSF-TP results from the 3 different instruments and manufacturers showed small (approximately 0.04 g/L), but statistically significant, differences. CSF-TP showed weak, but again statistically significant, correlation with WBC and RBC but was independent of serum total protein and creatinine.

CONCLUSIONS
The age dependence of CSF-TP supports that age-partitioned reference intervals will be more accurate than a single cutoff, particularly in patients with advancing age.
Section of Cybernetics in Mining of Mining Committee of Polish Academy of Sciences – Pro Memoria
Authors: Wojaczek Antoni , Miśkiewicz Kazimierz 
Published: October 2017

Abstract
Section of Cybernetics in Mining of Mining Committee of Polish Academy of Science (PAN) has been created by PAN Mining Committee in 1969. It was a section in Mining Committee of PAN, whose operation range included widely understood issues of automation, telecommunication and informatics in mining industry. The main operation method of the Section was to organize the periodic conferences dedicated to issues of control systems in mining. The first conference took place in 1971 in Katowice. Together with new (the current one) term of office of Mining Committee of PAN this Section ceased to exist. The paper presents (pro memoria) over 40 year long conference output of this Section that functioned within the scope of operation of Mining Committee of PAN up to 12th January 2016.
Issues of Exploitation of Induction Motors in the Course of Underground Mining Operations
Authors: Gumula Stanisław , Hudy Wiktor , Piaskowska-Silarska Malgorzata , Pytel Krzysztof 
Published: October 2017

Abstract
Mining industry is one of the most important customers of electric motors. The most commonly used in the contemporary mining industry is alternating current machines used for processing electrical energy into mechanical energy. The operating problems and the influence of qualitative interference acting on the inputs of individual regulators to field-oriented system in the course of underground mining operations has been presented in the publication. The object of controlling the speed is a slip-ring induction motor. Settings of regulators were calculated using an evolutionary algorithm. Examination of system dynamics was performed by a computer with the use of the MATLAB / Simulink software. According to analyzes, large distortion of input signals of regulators adversely affects the rotational speed that pursued by the control system, which may cause a large vibration of the whole system and, consequently, its much faster destruction. Designed system is characterized by a significantly better resistance to interference. The system is stable with the properly selected settings of regulators, which is particularly important during the operation of machinery used in underground mining.
The essentiality of selenium for humans, animals, and plants, and the role of selenium in plant metabolism and physiology
Authors: Garousi F. 
Published: October 2017

AbstractAfter its discovery, selenium was most noted for its harmful effects. Selenium was the first element identified to occur in native vegetation at levels toxic to animals. Poisoning of animals can occur through consumption of plants containing toxic levels of selenium. Livestock consuming excessive amounts of selenized forages are afflicted with “alkali disease” and “blind staggers”. Typical symptoms of these diseases include loss of hair, deformed hooves, blindness, colic, diarrhoea, lethargy, increased heart and respiration rates, and eventually death. On the other hand, selenium deficiency in animal feeds can cause “white muscle disease”, a degenerative disease of the cardiac and skeletal muscles. In this regard, this review paper attempts to summarize the essentiality of selenium for humans, animals, and plants and the role of selenium in plant metabolism and physiology.
The role of vitamins in the diet of the elderly I. Fat-soluble vitamins
Authors: Csapó J. , Albert Cs. , Prokisch J. 
Published: October 2017

Abstract
Following a discussion on the daily energy and protein requirements of elderly people, the authors will go on to talk about vitamin needs and the role of the four fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, and K). They point out that vitamin requirements in old age do not essentially differ from adult people’s, but they must take account of the fact that the body’s vitamin stores might get filled up, which may reduce vitamin needs, on the one part, but the altered physiological processes may increase them, on the other. Regarding the case of fat-soluble vitamins, reduced fat absorption, decreased vitamin storage capacity of the liver, reduced dietary intake, partial deficiency of digestive enzymes, and absorption disorders in the intestines may all lead to vitamin deficiencies. Problems may also arise due to multiple vitamin overdose developed either as a consequence of overconsumption of vitamin tablets or because the body’s vitamin stores are constantly filled up to maximum capacity. Positive and negative changes resulting from the consumption of several times the daily dose recommendations are covered as well. The authors show that A, D, E, or K vitamin deficiency occurs very rarely in the case of a normal diet; however, great care must be taken in order to meet vitamin D and, simultaneously, calcium requirements so that to avoid osteoporosis and an increased risk of bone fractures in elderly people. The paper discusses the fat-soluble vitamin needs of the elderly and, where necessary, specifies the requirements for men and women separately, while also touching upon those foodstuffs and methods that can contribute to the optimal satisfaction of the elderly people’s vitamin needs.
Classroom assistants for foreign language pedagogy
Authors: O’Brien Trudy 
Published: October 2017

AbstractThis paper describes how Applied Linguistics (AL) seminar students that are proficient in languages other than English intern as classroom assistants (CAs) in foreign language classrooms. The CAs gain useful insights from the seminar on theoretical and pedagogical approaches, methods and techniques in L2 pedagogy and then apply this knowledge through their practical experience as mentors/tutors to language learners. A diverse range of second/foreign language courses thus benefit from these “participant-observers”. Seminar students report on their experiences through written and oral exercises, discussions and presentations, and finally through journal reflections which are first reviewed by their supervising language instructors before submission to the seminar professor. A review of these journal entries shows that placing informed classroom assistants into a second/foreign language classroom can be very helpful to language instructors, their students and the CAs themselves, as long as communication lines are clear and assumptions about theoretical perspectives and practical tasks are understood. Such a course would be a fruitful supportive option in Applied Linguistics programmes with access to second/foreign language programmes that would benefit from informed classroom aides.
Optimizing language instruction at the tertiary level: student needs analysis toward educational change
Authors: Sieglová Dagmar , Stejskalová Lenka , Kocurová-Giurgiu Ioana 
Published: October 2017

AbstractThe job expectations and requirements of the information age bring with them a need for a change in teaching and studying. A quantitative approach to working with information and a frontal style of teaching, still a wide practice in many institutions, no longer seem to be suitable preparation for current students’ needs. One of the areas affected by these changes are the foreign language competences necessary to efficiently deal with study and job related practices and, correspondingly, to succeed in the job market. Along with the change in student needs comes the demand for change in the organization of language classrooms and instruction. Young people, facing a deluge of information and unlimited access to resources, are challenged by the changing needs in processing the material. A qualitative approach to information is required with a growing focus on information processing, analysis, critical evaluation and implementation in practice. Similarly, the need for efficient communication skills such as negotiation, argumentation or presenting seem to be more in demand than grammatical precision or encyclopedic knowledge. From this perspective, language instruction accentuating activities focused on memorizing and drills needs to be restructured so the students can develop targeted key competences for the current times. This paper focuses on the research of student needs and how they are perceived from the perspective of students and their study or internship experience, as well as from the perspective of teacher practitioners. The purpose of the study is to identify the key competences students need to succeed in the job market as a resource for restructuring university language instruction.
Language Centres as translation-service providers: Joining forces at European level
Authors: Harvey Julia , Owen David , Palumbo Giuseppe 
Published: October 2017

AbstractThe Translation Focus Group (TFG) within CercleS has paid particular attention to issues concerning the production of multilingual institutional texts within the context of European higher education, specifically in order to enhance the quality and effectiveness of terminology and style in ways that ensure the availability of the best possible approved, validated and relevant translations. Building on various initiatives launched by TFG members at local level, the group as a whole is currently designing a project that aims to create an integrated multilingual online platform specifically to assist producers of higher-education institutional texts.
Nightlife sector from a gender point of view: The case of Ibiza
Authors: Cardona José Ramón , Sánchez-Fernández María Dolores 
Published: October 2017

AbstractTourism depends largely on the good will of local inhabitants and over the past decades many studies have been conducted concerning the attitudes of residents towards tourism. There is not much academic literature concerning nightlife, and in most cases the nightclubs are an element of a context in which another phenomenon is analyzed. There is a limited amount of literature analyzing the differences between men and women in their role as residents of a tourist destination, and there are also no studies concerning the attitudes of women towards nightlife. This paper intends to provide a first study of the attitudes of women towards the nightclubs, in the case of Ibiza Island. The analysis of the attitudes towards nightlife was carried out by means of an array of items integrated into a broader survey on attitudes of residents towards tourism. A total of 418 valid questionnaires were obtained, 266 of them were completed by women. Although the general view of the sector is negative, women are much more critical about the island’s nightlife. When breaking down the sample of women it can be seen that one part of women has similar opinions to those of men (Moderates), mainly those that depend economically on the sector, but the other part has very contrary opinions (Haters). Women have a more conservative and adverse stance towards risk than men, and they are more contrary to offers that may have a significant negative impact on local society, as would be the case for nightclubs.
Phylogeography of a widespread sub-Saharan murid rodent Aethomys chrysophilus: the role of geographic barriers and paleoclimate in the Zambezian bioregion
Authors: Mazoch Vladimír , Mikula Ondřej , Bryja Josef , Konvičková Hana , Russo Isa-Rita , Verheyen Erik , Šumbera Radim 
Published: October 2017

AbstractMurid rodents of the genusAethomysare one of the most common rodents in drier habitats in sub-Saharan Africa. Among them, the red veld ratAethomys chrysophilusis the most widespread species with the core distribution located in the Zambezian bioregion. In this study, we describe phylogeographic structure of the species and estimate its age from a time-calibrated phylogeny of the genus. Seven parapatric clades were identified in the mitochondrial cytochromebphylogeny, where some of the distributions of these clades have been separated by previously described biogeographical divides (Zambezi-Kafue river system, Rukwa Rift and the Eastern Arc Mountains). One internal clade corresponded to populations previously described as a distinct species,Aethomys ineptus. The wholeA. chrysophiluscomplex was estimated to be 1.3 (0.5–2.4) Mya old, withA. ineptusoriginating 0.7 (0.1–1.4) Mya before present. The internal position ofA. ineptuswas also recovered in phylogenetic reconstruction based on two nuclear genes and thus it is not a consequence of mitochondrial introgression. In addition, we analyzed skull form variation across the species’ distributional range and found no significant difference betweenA. ineptusand the rest ofA. chrysophiluscomplex.
Manufacturing of highly ordered porous anodic alumina with conical pore shape and tunable interpore distance in the range of 550 nm to 650 nm
Authors: Norek Małgorzata , Łażewski Maksym 
Published: October 2017

AbstractIn this work, highly ordered porous anodic alumina (PAA) with tapered pore structure and interpore distance (Dc) in the range of 550 nm to 650 nm were fabricated. To produce hexagonal close-packed pore structure a two-step process, combining anodization in etidronic acid electrolyte in the first step and high-concentration, high-temperature anodization in citric acid electrolyte in the second step, was applied. The Al pre-patterned surface obtained in the first anodization was used to produce regular tapered pore arrays by subsequent and alternating anodization in 20 wt.% citric acid solution and pore wall etching in 10 wt.% phosphoric acid solution. The height of the tapered pores was ranging between 2.5 μm and 8.0 μm for the PAA with Dc= 550 nm and Dc= 650 nm, respectively. The geometry of the obtained graded structure can be used for a production of efficient antireflective coatings operating in IR spectral region.
The molecules of color in Portuguese postage stamps (1857–1909)
Authors: Pinto Catarina , de Melo J. Sérgio Seixas 
Published: October 2017

Abstract
The nature of the pigments or dyes used to dye the first Portuguese postage stamps has remained unknown until now. In this work, a study has been made of the inks used for red, rose, purple and orange colors in a selected number of Portuguese postage stamps from the period 1857 to 1909. This is based on analysis involving a variety of techniques (X-ray fluorescence, UV-Vis spectroscopy, HPLC-MS/HPLC-DAD, steady and time resolved fluorescence). It was found that the inks included, among others, the inorganic pigments cinnabar (HgS), lead oxide (Pb3O4) and chromate (PbCrO4), lead sulphide (PbS), and the organic compounds carminic acid and Eosin Y. The study demonstrated a non-destructive analysis method for identification of two molecules of color involving the UV-Vis (for carminic acid and Eosin Y) and fluorescence spectra, together with quantum yields and lifetimes (for Eosin Y).
Water splitting catalyzed by titanium dioxide decorated with plasmonic nanoparticles
Authors: Gellé Alexandra , Moores Audrey 
Published: October 2017

Abstract
The development of active, cheap, efficient and visible-light-driven water splitting catalysts is currently the center of intense research efforts. Amongst the most promising avenues, the design of titania and plasmonic nanoparticle hybrids is particularly appealing. Titania has been known for long to be an active photocatalyst, able to perform water splitting under light irradiation. However, this activity is limited to the ultraviolet spectrum and suffers from too rapid charge carrier recombination. The addition of plasmonic nanostructures enables to push absorption properties to the visible region and prevent unwanted charge recombination. In this review, we explain the principles behind the activity of such nanohybrids towards visible light water splitting and detail the recent research developments relying on plasmonic metals, namely Au, Ag and Cu.
New insights into phosphate based materials for the immobilisation of actinides
Authors: Neumeier Stefan , Arinicheva Yulia , Ji Yaqi , Heuser Julia M. , Kowalski Piotr M. , Kegler Philip , Schlenz Hartmut , Bosbach Dirk , Deissmann Guido 
Published: October 2017

Abstract
This paper focuses on major phosphate-based ceramic materials relevant for the immobilisation of Pu, minor actinides, fission and activation products. Key points addressed include the recent progress regarding synthesis methods, the formation of solid solutions by structural incorporation of actinides or their non-radioactive surrogates and waste form fabrication by advanced sintering techniques. Particular attention is paid to the properties that govern the long-term stability of the waste forms under conditions relevant to geological disposal. The paper highlights the benefits gained from synergies of state-of-the-art experimental approaches and advanced atomistic modeling tools for addressing properties and stability of f-element-bearing phosphate materials. In conclusion, this article provides a perspective on the recent advancements in the understanding of phosphate based ceramics and their properties with respect to their application as nuclear waste forms.
Primary Cilium Formation and Ciliary Protein Trafficking Is Regulated by the Atypical MAP Kinase MAPK15 inCaenorhabditis elegansand Human Cells
Authors: Kazatskaya Anna , Kuhns Stefanie , Lambacher Nils J , Kennedy Julie E , Brear Andrea G , McManus Gavin J , Sengupta Piali , Blacque Oliver E 
Published: October 2017

AbstractKazatskaya et al. uncover a role for the atypical MAP kinase MAPK15 in regulating primary cilium structure and morphology in both C. elegans and human..Motile and immotile (or primary) cilia are microtubule-based structures that mediate multiple cellular functions, including the transduction of environmental cues, developmental signaling, cellular motility, and modulation of fluid flow. Although their core architectures are similar, motile and primary cilia exhibit marked structural differences that underlie distinct functional properties. However, the extent to which ciliogenesis mechanisms are shared between these different cilia types is not fully described. Here, we report that the atypical MAP kinase MAPK15 (ERK7/8), implicated in the formation of vertebrate motile cilia, also regulates the formation of primary cilia in Caenorhabditis elegans sensory neurons and human cells. We find that MAPK15 localizes to a basal body subdomain with the ciliopathy protein BBS7 and to cell–cell junctions. MAPK15 also regulates the localization of ciliary proteins involved in cilium structure, transport, and signaling. Our results describe a primary cilia-related role for this poorly studied member of the MAPK family in vivo, and indicate a broad requirement for MAPK15 in the formation of multiple ciliary classes across species.
Rivadeneira Vargas Antonio José y Carlos Helver Barrera Martínez. 2010. Tuta: Estampas de la Labranza Soleada. Identidad e Historia Local. Tunja: Academia Boyacense de Historia - Editorial Jotamar, ISBN: 978-958-44-7816-0
Authors: Londoño Uriza Elidio Alexander 
Published: October 2017

A la mejor manera de las historias locales y regionales modernas, que enfatizan su elaboración bajo la atmosfera ideológica de la construcción republicana, los autores —Antonio José Rivadeneira Vargas y Carlos Helver Barrera Martínez— ofrecen una ilustración de los orígenes del pueblo de Tuta (Boyacá, Colombia) hasta los comienzos del siglo XXI. Para ello, dividen el libro en dos secciones complementarias que resaltan aspectos varios como la geomorfología del territorio, los procesos de emplazamiento de la población y sus alrededores, la conformación histórica de la agricultura y la agroindustria, los procesos de transformación social y cultural de los vecinos, los cambios políticos vividos en la localidad, y la intervención regional boyacense en los asuntos del municipio.
Frank Safford: “…me parece que ya existe un enfoque en la historia regional y local, que sin duda continuará.”
Authors: Jimenez Patiño Hernan David 
Published: October 2017

El 16 de agosto de 2011, el Consejo Superior Universitario de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia confirió el Doctor Honoris Causa a Frank R. Safford por su obra El ideal de lo práctico: El desafío de formar una élite técnica y empresarial en Colombia (Bogotá: Universidad Nacional de Colombia – El Ancora Editores, 1989) y por inmortalizar la historia de la ingeniería en Colombia