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Semi-Analytical Solution of Functionally Graded Circular Short Hollow Cylinder Subject to Transient Thermal Loading
Authors: Eskandari Jam Jafar , Nezhad Y. Rahmati 
Published: February 2015

Abstract
In this paper, by using a semi-analytical solution based on multi-layered approach, the authors present the solutions of temperature, displacements, and transient thermal stresses in functionally graded circular hollow cylinders subjected to transient thermal boundary conditions. The cylinder has finite length and is subjected to axisymmetric thermal loads. It is assumed that the functionally graded circular hollow cylinder is composed of N fictitious layers and the properties of each layer are assumed to be homogeneous and isotropic. Time variations of the temperature, displacements, and stresses are obtained by employing series solving method for ordinary differential equation, Laplace transform techniques and a numerical Laplace inversion.
Rehabilitation Robot Prototypes Developed by the ITAM Zabrze
Authors: Michnik Andrzej , Brandt Jacek , Szczurek Zbyszek , Bachorz MichaŁ , Paszenda Zbigniew , Michnik Robert , Jurkojć Jacek , Rycerski Wiesław , Janota Jan 
Published: February 2015

Abstract
Limb physical movements disability is the result of illnesses or serious injuries, impaired execution of daily activities and limitations or even inability to perform working activity. Restoration of fitness in such cases is possible through rehabilitation that requires arduous repetition of appropriate exercises with participation of an experienced physiotherapist. Exercises using the robot to repeat movements would speed up the process of rehabilitation. The paper presents the concept of rehabilitation robot control system realizing a specified purpose.
Effect of Tool Geometry and Welding Speed on Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Friction Stir Welded Joints of Aluminium Alloys AA6082-T6
Authors: Patil Hiralal Subhash , Soman Sanjay N. 
Published: February 2015

Abstract
Friction stir welding is a solid state innovative joining technique, widely being used for joining aluminium alloys in aerospace, marine automotive and many other applications of commercial importance. The welding parameters and tool pin profile play a major role in deciding the weld quality. In this paper, an attempt has been made to understand the influences of welding speed and pin profile of the tool on friction stir welded joints of AA6082-T6 alloy. Three different tool pin profiles (tapered cylindrical four flutes, triangular and hexagonal) have been used to fabricate the joints at different welding speeds in the range of 30 to 74 mm/min. Microhardness (HV) and tensile tests performed at room temperature were used to evaluate the mechanical properties of the joints. In order to analyse the microstructural evolution of the material, the weld’s cross-sections were observed optically and SEM observations were made of the fracture surfaces. From this investigation it is found that the hexagonal tool pin profile produces mechanically sound and metallurgically defect free welds compared to other tool pin profiles.
A Two-Dimensional Discrete Model for Dynamic Analysis of Belt Transmission with Dry Friction
Authors: Kubas Krzysztof 
Published: February 2015

Abstract
The paper presents a model for dynamic analysis of belt transmission. A twodimensional discrete model was assumed of a belt consisting of rigid bodies joined by translational and torsion spring-damping elements. In the model, both a contact model and a dry friction model including creep were taken into consideration for belt-pulley interaction. A model with stiffness and damping between the contacting surfaces was used to describe the contact phenomenon, whereas a simplified model of friction was assumed. Motion of the transmission is triggered under the influence of torque loads applied on the pulleys. Equations of motion of separate elements of the belt and pulleys were solved numerically by using adaptive stepsize integration methods. Calculation results are presented of the reaction forces acting on the belt as well as contact and friction forces between the belt body and pulley in the sample of the belt transmission. These were obtained under the influence of the assumed drive and resistance torques.
Investigation of the Stress-Strain State of Seamless Pipe in the Initial State
Authors: Malachowski Jerzy , Hutsaylyuk Volodymyr , Yukhumets Petr , Dmitryenko Roman , Beliaiev Grigorii , Prudkii Ihor 
Published: February 2015

Abstract
Mechanical properties of the pipeline samples that had been cut in annular and axial directions were investigated. The methodology of modeling and calculation of the real stress-strain state was described. The stable state during in the deformation process was defined. The results of the experimental researches were used as a test variant during examination of pipe strength.
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) Methods in Machine Design and Operation
Authors: Barski Marek , Kedziora Piotr , Muc Aleksander , Romanowicz Paweł 
Published: February 2015

Abstract
The present paper is devoted to the discussion and review of the non-destructive testing methods mainly based on vibration and wave propagation. In the first part, the experimental methods of actuating and analyzing the signal (vibration) are discussed. The piezoelectric elements, fiber optic sensors and Laser Scanning Doppler Vibrometer (SLDV) method are described. Effective detecting of the flaws needs very accurate theoretical models. Thus, the numerical methods, e.g. finite element, spectral element method and numerical models of the flaws in isotropic and composite materials are presented. Moreover, the detection of the damage in structures, which are subjected to cyclic or static loads, is based on the analyzing of the change in natural frequency of the whole structure, the change of internal impedance of the material and the change in guided waves propagating through the investigated structure. All these cases are characterized in detail. At the end of this paper, several applications of the structural health monitoring systems in machine design and operation are presented.
Towards a general theory of landscape systems: the integration of the geoecological and bioecological approaches
Authors: Tandarić Neven 
Published: February 2015

Abstract
Ever since its beginnings, landscape ecology has been developing in two different directions: the bioecological and the geoecological. While the bioecological approach is focused on the relationship between organisms and their abiotic environment, the geoecological approach is based on the relationship between human society and its, primarily abiotic, environment. Therefore, the geoecological approach can be applied in planning human use of the environment in a long term sustainable manner, while the bioecological approach could represent the basis for the planning of conservational and environmental usage. The merging of these two approaches will result in a comprehensive and more holistic landscape ecology, which will thus gain the potential for coordinating interdisciplinary landscape research and a more prominent role in contributing to spatial planning. The merge will also enhance attempts to create a general theory of landscape systems.
The public and economic aspects of the functioning of protected areas within a commune
Authors: Jaros Henryk 
Published: February 2015

Abstract
Between 2009 and 2013, research was conducted in the commune offices for the Podlaskie voivodeship which have large areas of protected Natura 2000 sites. The research is repeated every few years and widened to include new communes. The aim of the research was to determine the influence of the protected areas on the economic conditions of the communes. It is widely assumed that protected areas generate income for communes, however the communes claim that they incur large additional costs. The surveyed communes were critical of obligatory legal requirements in relation to the protected areas. It was argued that there are problems with obtaining natural resources and with the establishment of new summer resorts, residential and farm buildings and infrastructure; as well as the use and management of the site. The communes’ benefits incidental to the ownership of the protected area are not clear. As part of the benefits, the protected areas offer an opportunity for tourism development. According to the communes, protected areas generate losses in which the estimated losses are several times higher than the potential income. Studies indicate that the conservation cost factor should be considered in terms of financing the communes from the state budget.
Cide-A Gene Expression in Patients with Obesity Qualified for Endovascular Treatment of Abdominal Aorta Aneurysm
Authors: Feldo Marcin , Kocki Janusz , Feldo Jan , Łukasik Sylwia , Bogucki Jacek , Skwarzyński Adam , Wroński Jacek , Kęsik Jan , Zubilewicz Tomasz 
Published: February 2015

Abstractgene and the genes of LRP group play a key role in the regulation of the body weight and lipid metabolism in mammals.was to define the role of. The study group consisted of 38 subjects, including 27 men and 11 women qualified for endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). The subjects with abdominal aortic aneurysm were enrolled in the study group, depending on the body mass index (BMI); in obese patients (BMI > 30). The control group (n = 16) included subjects without lipid disorders. One-step isolation of RNA from lymphocytes and adipose tissue cells was performed using the modified TRI method by Chomc-zynski and Sacchi, and then the gene expression was tested by real-time PCR.. The highest mean relative of the gene expression for. Due to the important role of the
First Observation of the Yellow-Browed Warbler Phylloscopus Inornatus in Romania
Authors: Bolboacă Lucian-Eugen , Baltag Emanuel Ştefan , Fasolă-Mătăsaru Lucian , Ion Constantin 
Published: February 2015

ABSTRACT
The Yellow-browed Warbler is a species of the Sylviidae family that breeds in Asia and winters in South East Asia and western Europe. In northern and north-western Europe it is considered one of the most numerous nocturnal migratory species from Siberia. In the southern and eastern part of the continent there are fewer observations of the presence of the species in passage or in winter. On 29 September 2013, during a ringing session in the southern part of the Danube Delta (Romania), we captured a juvenile individual of the Yellow-browed Warbler. This is the first record of the species in Romania.
Fracture Through an Enthesophyte on the Olecranon Process
Authors: Hoppes Carrie W. , Jonson Scott R. 
Published: February 2015

The patient was a 54-year-old man who was currently serving in the military. He was evaluated by a physical therapist in a direct-access capacity for a chief complaint of left elbow pain that began 3 weeks prior. The physical therapist ordered radiographs, which revealed a linear lucency through a large enthesophyte at the insertion of the triceps tendon on the olecranon process that was consistent with a fracture. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2015;45(2):143. doi:10.2519/jospt.2015.0402
Report of the NIH Task Force on Research Standards for Chronic Low Back Pain
Authors: Deyo Richard A. , Dworkin Samuel F. , Amtmann Dagmar , Andersson Gunnar , Borenstein David , Carragee Eugene , Carrino John , Chou Roger , Cook Karon , Delitto Anthony , Goertz Christine , Khalsa Partap , Loeser John , Mackey Sean , Panagis James , Rainville James , Tosteson Tor , Turk Dennis , Von Korff Michael , Weiner Debra K. 
Published: February 2015

Note fr'5ym PTJ's Editor in Chief: Both investigators and readers get frustrated reading research on low back pain because of different definitions of “chronic” and different outcome measures. Lack of consensus on study methods makes it difficult to determine if contradictory findings are based on different methods or different interventions; lack of consensus also prevents synthesis across studies. Dr. Partap Khalsa, Deputy Director, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, announced the release of Research Standards for Chronic Low Pain, and the hope is that future investigations will adopt them and reduce variability in research reporting. The task force on research standards was an international, multidisciplinary team including Anthony Delitto, PT, PhD, FAPTA. Its findings have been published in leading pain journals. PTJ is among the first professional journals to share the report with its readers.
Despite rapidly increasing intervention, functional disability due to chronic low back pain (cLBP) has increased in recent decades. We often cannot identify mechanisms to explain the major negative impact cLBP has on patients' lives. Such cLBP is often termed non-specific and may be due to multiple biologic and behavioral etiologies. Researchers use varied inclusion criteria, definitions, baseline assessments, and outcome measures, which impede comparisons and consensus. Therefore, NIH Pain Consortium charged a Research Task Force (RTF) to draft standards for research on cLBP. The resulting multidisciplinary panel recommended using 2 questions to define cLBP; classifying cLBP by its impact (defined by pain intensity, pain interference, and physical function); use of a minimum dataset to describe research participants (drawing heavily on the PROMIS methodology); reporting “responder analyses” in addition to mean outcome scores; and suggestions for future research and dissemination. The Pain Consortium has approved the recommendations, which investigators should incorporate into NIH grant proposals. The RTF believes that these recommendations will advance the field, help to resolve controversies, and facilitate future research addressing the genomic, neurologic, and other mechanistic substrates of chronic low back pain. We expect that the RTF recommendations will become a dynamic document and undergo continual improvement. Perspective: A task force was convened by the NIH Pain Consortium with the goal of developing research standards for chronic low back pain. The results included recommendations for definitions, a minimum dataset, reporting outcomes, and future research. Greater consistency in reporting should facilitate comparisons among studies and the development of phenotypes.
Global cancer statistics, 2012
Authors: Torre Lindsey A. , Bray Freddie , Siegel Rebecca L. , Ferlay Jacques , Lortet‐Tieulent Joannie , Jemal Ahmedin 
Published: February 2015

AbstractCancer constitutes an enormous burden on society in more and less economically developed countries alike. The occurrence of cancer is increasing because of the growth and aging of the population, as well as an increasing prevalence of established risk factors such as smoking, overweight, physical inactivity, and changing reproductive patterns associated with urbanization and economic development. Based on GLOBOCAN estimates, about 14.1 million new cancer cases and 8.2 million deaths occurred in 2012 worldwide. Over the years, the burden has shifted to less developed countries, which currently account for about 57% of cases and 65% of cancer deaths worldwide. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among males in both more and less developed countries, and has surpassed breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer death among females in more developed countries; breast cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death among females in less developed countries. Other leading causes of cancer death in more developed countries include colorectal cancer among males and females and prostate cancer among males. In less developed countries, liver and stomach cancer among males and cervical cancer among females are also leading causes of cancer death. Although incidence rates for all cancers combined are nearly twice as high in more developed than in less developed countries in both males and females, mortality rates are only 8% to 15% higher in more developed countries. This disparity reflects regional differences in the mix of cancers, which is affected by risk factors and detection practices, and/or the availability of treatment. Risk factors associated with the leading causes of cancer death include tobacco use (lung, colorectal, stomach, and liver cancer), overweight/obesity and physical inactivity (breast and colorectal cancer), and infection (liver, stomach, and cervical cancer). A substantial portion of cancer cases and deaths could be prevented by broadly applying effective prevention measures, such as tobacco control, vaccination, and the use of early detection tests. CA Cancer J Clin 2015;65: 87–108. © 2015 American Cancer Society.
Risk factors for tibial tuberosity fracture after tibial tuberosity advancement in dogs
Authors: Nutt A. E. , Garcia-Fernandez P. , San Roman F. , Parkin T. , Calvo I. 
Published: February 2015

SummaryObjective: To retrospectively identify factors that predispose to tibial tuberosity (TT) fracture after tibial tuberosity advancement (TTA) in dogs.Methods: The medical records and radio-graphs of a group of control dogs (n = 212) that had TTA surgery (n = 241 procedures) and did not sustain a fracture between 2008 and 2013, and those of 12 dogs that did sustain a fracture (n = 13 procedures) between 2008 and 2013 at two veterinary teaching hospitals were evaluated to determine the effect of signalment, body weight and surgical inaccuracies on TT fracture. Multivariable logistic regression was performed with the occurrence of TT fracture as the outcome variable of interest.Results: Signalment and body weight were not found to be associated with TT fracture. Of the surgical inaccuracies, osteotomy shape (p = 0.003), plate position (p = 0.009), and cage position (p = 0.039) were factors significantly associated with TT fracture.Clinical significance: This study provides data to support the hypothesis that poor plate position, poor cage position, and narrow distal osteotomy width are associated with TT fracture after TTA. We conclude that it is of paramount importance to pay careful attention to surgical technique in order to reduce this risk.
Impact of fixation method on postoperative complication rates following surgical stabilization of diaphyseal tibial fractures in cats
Authors: Bruce M. , Perry K. L. 
Published: February 2015

SummaryObjectives: To compare the complication rate between open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) and external skeletal fixation (ESF) for feline diaphyseal tibial fractures.Methods: In a retrospective study spanning a 10 year period, 57 feline tibial fractures stabilized via ESF or ORIF were included for analysis and complication rates were compared between the two methods.Results: In the overall study population, 23 (40.4%) cases suffered complications (9 major, 20 minor, 6 with both major and minor). All of the major complications occurred in the ESF group. Complications were more common in cats with ESF (50.0%) while only one (7.7%) of the ORIF cases suffered complications (OR 12.0 [CI: 2.09; 228.10], p = 0.02). Use of postoperative antibiotic medications was identified as a confounder. After adjusting for confounding, stabilization using ESF remained associated with a higher risk of complications (OR = 13.71 [CI: 2.18; 274.25], p = 0.02). Cats with ESF had a longer duration of follow-up (15.6 weeks; 95% CI: 13.0; 18.3) compared to ORIF (9.5 weeks; 95% CI: 6.4; 12.7) (p = 0.003), and a higher number of revisits (mean 3.0; 95% CI: 2.4; 3.6) than the ORIF group (mean 1.6; 95% CI: 0.9; 2.3) (p = 0.002).Clinical significance: This study demonstrates a significant difference in complication rates between the methods of stabilization, with ESF resulting in a significantly higher complication rate compared to ORIF. Based on these results, it may be prudent to select ORIF for stabilization of feline tibial fractures wherever practical.
Villes d'eaux, villes de loisirs
Authors: Carribon Carole 
Published: February 2015

Le tourisme thermal connaît un grand essor en France à partir de la seconde moitié du XIX e siècle. Les loisirs, entendus comme temps et espaces de délassement et de distractions, font partie intégrante de la villégiature thermale. Dès lors, il est légitime de s’interroger sur leur inscription dans l’espace urbain, et les possibles interactions entre la vocation médicale et touristique des stations hydrominérales et leur équipement en lieux et infrastructures dédiés aux loisirs. Ces derniers, destinés à une clientèle saisonnière, peuvent de prime abord sembler disproportionnés au regard de la population permanente des « villes » d’eaux, lesquelles sont majoritairement, hors-saison, des bourgs de taille modeste, exception faite de quelques stations importantes qui constituent à la fois le fleuron et la vitrine du thermalisme français. Durant la saison estivale, entre 300 000 et 500 000 visiteurs annuels – « baigneurs », accompagnateurs et touristes – affluent dans les stations hydrominérales. Des loisirs leur sont proposés autour de lieux-clefs : le parc thermal, espace de détente et de sociabilité au sein d’une nature recomposée et maîtrisée, les équipements sportifs, en plein essor au début du XX e siècle, et surtout le casino et la pléiade d’activités qu’il offre à toute heure du jour... et de la nuit. Lieu emblématique des « villes d’eaux », il concentre les contradictions inhérentes aux stations thermales en tant que lieux de villégiature de santé soumis à des impératifs de modernité et de sociabilité, et aspirant à incarner un modèle d’urbanité.
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Authors: AGORA+  
Published: February 2015

Pour re-penser l’ordinaire , le texte se développe autour et à travers un objet quotidien. Mais comment le choisir ? Quel peut être le plus ordinaire des objets ? Cette question a permis de faire émerger un champ lexical lié à la transparence et à la perte et que l’ordinaire induirait une forme d’invisibilité du quotidien. Ainsi, le fait de mettre en exergue ce quotidien fait-il basculer l’ ordinaire vers un état extraordinaire ? Selon un principe d’associations libres, nous avons choisi un billet de cinq euros. L’objet présente de nombreux aspects, à la fois par sa forme (un morceau de papier, plié, froissé, usé), par sa valeur fiduciaire (ce que signifie ce morceau de papier pour la société dans laquelle il circule), par son image (une création reproduite à des millions d’exemplaires peut-elle être associée au pop-art ?). L’interrogation s’est produite individuellement et collectivement sur l’ordinaire de l’objet afin de le penser en plus . Nous avons rompu avec cet ordinaire en lui apposant un langage, une mise en exergue sans pour autant vouloir le renommer. Ce choix, malgré son apparente spontanéité, n’est pas anodin et de nos productions émergent des principes communs ; à partir du billet de cinq euros, objet quotidien, et à travers nos travaux plastiques, aura été tenté de re-penser l’ordinaire .
Monstruosités esthétiques et esthétique de la monstruosité chez Gina Pane et Orlan : féminin mutilé, altérité transgressée ?
Authors: Bilot Mylène 
Published: February 2015

L’art corporel, parce qu’il participe d’une survivance de la figure du martyr, apparaît propice à l’étude de la monstruosité et de sa contre-partie, la normativité. L’esthétique de la monstruosité mise en oeuvre par Gina Pane et Orlan, artistes françaises contemporaines, permet de mettre au jour des mécanismes d’oppression et d’incorporation travaillés par les rapports du moi à l’autre.Comment s’articulent, d’une part, la construction et la transgression du corps monstrueux ; de l’autre, la violence symbolique de la sphère sociale qui le produit ? Les oeuvres de Gina Pane ainsi que celles d’Orlan se confrontent, à travers notre hypothèse de réminiscence du martyr, à cette question des rapports de pouvoir qui lient et opposent autrui à soi-même.Après avoir analysé le dérèglement que constituent les monstruosités esthétiques, nous étudions, à travers le prisme d’une lecture genrée, les dispositifs de mise en tension du féminin, ce qui nous conduit à aborder la stratégie de transgression que constitue le recours au corps comme ouverture à l’Autre et au sacré.