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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Attenuating effect of Ginsenoside Rb1 on LPS-induced lung injury in rats
Authors: Yuan Qing , Jiang Yan-wen , Ma Ting-ting , Fang Qiu-hong , Pan Lei 
Published: December 2014

Abstract
Background
Sepsis causes neutrophil sequestration in the lung which leads to acute lung injury (ALI). Radix Ginseng (RG), a traditional herb used as herbal remedy in eastern Asia for thousands of years, which has been traditionally used in China to improve blood circulation and ameliorate pathological hemostasis. This study investigated whether Ginsenoside Rb1, the main components of RG, can attenuate ALI induced by LPS.

Methods
In vivo, 30 male Wistar rats were divided into three groups (n = 10 each groups) on the basis of the reagent used, which were subjected to LPS injection with or without Ginsenoside Rb1 (5 mg/kg) treatments to induce ALI model. Lung injury was assessed by pulmonary histology, lung wet-weight to dry-weight (W/D) ratio, the number of myeloperoxidase (MPO) positive cells, immunohistochemical analysis of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), gene expression of ICAM-1, ultrastructure changes of pulmonary microvasculature, concentration of inflammatory markers and in plasma. In vitro, pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (PMVECs) were stimulated with LPS in the presence and absence of Ginsenoside Rb1 (50 mM), nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) p65 was measured by immunocytochemistry staining and western blotting.

Results
Infusion of LPS induced lung injury, in vivo, as demonstrated by pulmonary edema with infiltration of neutrophils and hemorrhage, the increase in lung W/D ratio, the number of MPO positive cells, the level of inflammatory markers such as TNF-α, MCP-1 and IL-8, enhanced expression of ICAM-1 and ICAM-1 gene. Moreover, resulted in the changes of intercellular junctions in the endothelial cells of pulmonary microvasculature. In vitro, the significant increased release of NF-κB p65 and its subsequent translocation into the nucleus in PMVECs were observed. In contrast, Ginsenoside Rb1 treatment significantly ameliorated the LPS-induced lung injury, as judged by the marked improvement in all these indices.

Conclusions
These results indicate that Ginsenoside Rb1 attenuated LPS-induced lung injury through an inhibition of the inflammatory signaling pathway, besides the direct inhibitory effect on proinflammatory molecules.
Unmethylated CpG motifs in the L. donovani DNA regulate TLR9-dependent delay of programmed cell death in macrophages
Authors: Das Sushmita , Ghosh Ayan Kumar , Singh Shikha , Saha Bhaskar , Ganguly Ashish , Das Pradeep 
Published: December 2014

Abstract
Regulation of macrophage PCD plays an important role in pathogenesis of leishmaniasis. However, the precise involvement of any parasite molecule in this process remains uncertain. In the current study, in silico wide analysis demonstrated that genes in the Leishmania donovani genome are highly enriched for CpG motifs, with sequence frequency of 8.7%. Here, we show that unmethylated species-specific CpG motifs in LdDNA significantly (P = 0.01) delay macrophage PCD by endosomal interaction with TLR9 via the adaptor protein MyD88. Importantly, LdDNA triggered high levels of luciferase activity (P = 0.001) under NF-κB-dependent transcription in HEK-TLR9 cells. Furthermore, the activation of caspases in macrophages was inhibited (P = 0.001) in the presence of LdDNA. Notably, the delay of PCD was mediated by modulation of the antiapoptotic proteins, Mcl-1 and Bfl-1, and impairment of loss of Δψm in macrophages through the neutralization of oxidative and nitrosative stress. The inhibition of caspase activation and up-regulation of Mcl-1 by LdDNA were TLR9 dependent. Analysis of the targets of LdDNA identified an early activation of the TLR9-dependent PI3K/Akt and SFK pathways, which were required for the observation of the antiapoptotic effects in macrophages. Moreover, we demonstrate that LdDNA modulates the TLR9–IκB-α pathway by promoting the tyrosine phosphorylation of TLR9 and the TLR9-mediated recruitment of Syk kinase. The results have identified a novel, TLR9-dependent antiapoptotic function of LdDNA, which will provide new opportunities for discovering and evaluating molecular targets for drug and vaccine designing against VL.
CronoClock: A Multiagent Mobile Model to Assist Drivers in Park Zones
Authors: Navarro María , De La Prieta Fernando , Villarrubia Gabriel , Mohamad Mohd Saberi MOHAMAD 
Published: December 2014

We present a model based on multiagent environment to help users of park zones. A multiagent system is built to communicate the different roles and devices belonging to the system. The result is a model that assists the different users in their payments and identifies the vehicle plate by image recognition and NFC (Near Field Communication) technology. An evaluation of the system is provided to know the efficiency of the model.
Retail Tobacco Display Bans
Authors: Irvine Ian J. , Nguyen Van Hai 
Published: December 2014

AbstractBans on retail tobacco displays, of the type proposed by New York’s Mayor Bloomberg in March 2013, have been operative in several economies since 2001. Despite an enormous number of studies in public health journals using attitudinal data, we can find no econometric event studies of the type normally used in Economics. This paper attempts to fill that gap by using data from 13 cross sections of the annual Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Surveys. These data afford an ideal opportunity to study events of this type given that each of Canada’s 10 provinces implemented display bans at various points between 2003 and 2009. Accordingly, we use difference-in-difference methods to study three behaviors following the introduction of bans: participation in smoking, the intensity of smoking and quit intentions. A critical element of the study concerns the treatment of contraband tobacco. Our estimates provide very little support for the hypothesis that behaviors changed following the bans.
Effect of Titania Loading on Properties and Catalytic Activity of Nanostructured Phosphate–Vanadia-Impregnated Silica–Titania Oxidative–Acidic Bifunctional Catalyst
Authors: Lee Siew Ling , Mohd Ekhsan Jamilah , Kasiran Nur Azleena , Aziz Azira Abdul 
Published: December 2014

Abstract
Effect of titania loading on physical–chemical properties and bifunctional catalytic activity of phosphate–vanadia-impregnated silica–titania was investigated. Different concentrations of titanium were impregnated into fumed silica, followed by impregnation of vanadium and phosphoric acid simultaneously onto the prepared silica–titania. Results revealed that Ti amount did not have significant effect on crystallinity, surface area and particle size of the resulted materials. However, quantity of tetrahedrally coordinated Ti species increased with increasing Ti content in the sample. Pyridine adsorption study showed the presence of both Brønsted and Lewis acid sites in all the samples even in the titanium-free phosphate–vanadia-impregnated silica sample. The catalytic testing showed that phosphate–vanadia-impregnated silica–titania with the molar ratio of Si:Ti=33:1 was the best bifunctional catalyst in the transformation of 1-octene to 1,2-octanediol using aqueous hydrogen peroxide as oxidant.
Ill-conditioning versus ill-posedness for the boundary controllability of the heat equation
Authors: Ben Belgacem Faker , Kaber Sidi Mahmoud 
Published: December 2014

Abstract
Ill-posedness and/or ill-conditioning are features users have
to deal with appropriately in the controllability of
diffusion problems for secure and reliable outputs. We investigate those
issues in the case of a boundary Dirichlet control,
in an attempt
to underline the origin of the troubles
arising in the numerical computations and to shed some light on
the difficulties to obtain good quality simulations.
The exact-controllability is severely ill-posed while,
in spite of its well-posedness, the null-controllability turns out to be very
badly ill-conditioned.
Theoretical and numerical results are stated on the heat equation in
one dimension to illustrate the specific instabilities
of each problem.
The main tools used here are first a characterization of the subspace where the HUM (Hilbert Uniqueness Method) control
lies and the study of the spectrum
of some structured matrices, of Pick and Löwner type, obtained from the Fourier calculations on
the state and adjoint equations.
Van der Waals interactions in selected allotropes of phosphorus
Authors: Bachhuber Frederik , von Appen Joerg , Dronskowski Richard , Schmidt Peer , Nilges Tom , Pfitzner Arno , Weihrich Richard 
Published: December 2014

Abstract
Selected allotropes of phosphorus are investigated by different levels of density functional theory (DFT) calculations to evaluate the relative stability orders with a special focus on the role of van der Waals interactions. Phosphorus is an excellent reference system with a large number of allotropes. Starting from low-dimensional molecular (0D, white P) and polymer structures (1D, P nanorods) to layered (2D, black P) and tubular structures (2D and 3D, crystalline forms of red P), covalent structure motifs are interconnected by van der Waals interactions. They are a key factor for the correct energetic description of all P allotropes. A comparative study is carried out within the local density approximation (LDA) and the generalized gradient approximation (GGA), with and without implementation of a dispersion correction by Grimme (GGA-D2). Our intention is to achieve a reasonable agreement of our calculations with experimental data, the plausibility of energy values, and the treatment of long-range interactions. The effect of van der Waals interactions is exemplified for the interlayer distances of black phosphorous and its electronic structure.
Effect of Ion Irradiation on α and β Phase Evolution of Sputtered Tantalum Thin Films
Authors: Sosnowski Marek 
Published: December 2014

AbstractTantalum thin films were deposited by RF (13.56 MHz) magnetron sputtering on silicon and aluminum substrates with ion irradiation (~ 0.3 mA per sqaure cm) controlled by applying different DC bias voltages (0-300 V) to the substrate. The presence of two main crystallographic phases of Ta in deposited films was investigated. Results showed that only the tetragonal â-phase formed in thin Ta films on both Si <100> and Al substrates at zero bias voltage (ion energy ~10 eV), and only bcc α-phase of Ta formed at the ion irradiation energy to 150 eV. Both phases were present at the ion energy of 100 eV. With increase of the ion energy to 250 eV, or higher, â-phase Ta dominated the film structure on Si <100> but not on Al substrate. Ta films were deposited in compressive stress with the lowest stress measured for α-phase Ta films deposited with ion energy of 150 eV. A new set of deposition parameters, significantly different than those previously reported, for low temperature growth Ta films with bcc crystallographic structure, desired for most applications, was found. An advantage of the new deposition parameters is relatively simplicity of the required equipment, which can be easily scaled up for an industrial process.
Definição de framework para a padronização de processos em um periódico científico com base em revisão da literatura e nos objetivos de desempenho
Authors: Garcia José Augusto Campos , Oliveira Marina Buranelli de , Rodrigues José de Souza , Albino João Pedro 
Published: December 2014

Este trabalho apresenta o resultado de uma pesquisa cujo objetivo foi estabelecer um framework para padronização de processos em um periódico científico. Ele tem uma equipe que executa rotinas operacionais reguladas por normas (externas) e padrões (internos e externos). A rotatividade elevada de membros da equipe de apoio (bolsistas) gerava perda de informação e aumentava a variabilidade da qualidade do serviço prestado. A pesquisa partiu do pressuposto de que a padronização (que inclui a formalização) dos processos poderia ser uma forma de reduzir este efeito secundário. Técnicas para padronização foram identificadas a partir de revisão da literatura nas principais bases de dados de periódicos e congressos nacionais e internacionais. As técnicas identificadas foram analisadas considerando-se o número de vezes em que apareceram nos artigos analisados e os objetivos de desempenho propostos por Slack et al. (2009). Como resultado obteve-se um framework para padronização de processos adaptado às necessidades do periódico estudado e viável de ser utilizado de forma mais ampla, dada a sua similaridade estrutural com o modelo proposto por Campos (2004), uma referência brasileira na área. Palavras-chave: Padronização de Processos. Periódico Científico. Equipe Editorial. Revisão da Literatura. Objetivos de Desempenho.
Somatic Expression of Psychological Problems (Somatization): Examination with Structural Equation Model
Authors: Çolak Tuğba Seda 
Published: December 2014

The main purpose of the research is to define which psychological symptoms (somatization, depression, obsessive-compulsive, hostility, interpersonal sensitivity, anxiety, phobic anxiety, paranoid ideation and psychoticism) cause somatic reactions at most. Total effect of thesepsychologicalsymptoms on somatic symptoms had beeninvestigated. Study was carried out with structural equation model to research the relation between the psychological symptoms and somatization. The main material of the research is formed by the data obtained from 492 people. SCL-90-R scale was used in order to obtain the data. As a result of the structural equation analysis, it has been found that
1) Psychoticism, phobic anxiety, and paranoid ideation do not predict somatic symptoms.
2) There is a negative relation between interpersonal sensitivity level and somatic reactions.
3) Anxietysymptoms had been found as causative to occurthe highest level of somatic reactions.
Impact of Picky Eating on Level of Family Stress in Healthy Children between the Ages of 3 and 6 Years
Authors: Ramos-Paúl Rocío , J. Marriage Barbara , Ruiz Debeza Roberto , Oliveros Leal Liliana , Ros Mar Luis , Torres Cardona Luis , A. Williams Jennifer 
Published: December 2014

Objective.
One of the goals of this study was to measure the impact of a child’s eating habits on a family’s level of stress related to meal times in the home.

Methods.
A cross-sectional survey study was conducted on 1,090 children between the ages of three and six years, in Madrid, Spain from 2010 to 2011. Questionnaires about the child’s eating habits, family stress, and medical history, along with a three-day food record were filled out by parents.

Results.
Levels of family stress related to meal time occasions were statistically higher in the picky eater (PE) group compared to the healthy eater (HE) group (p=0.007).

Conclusion.
This study demonstrates a possible relationship between picky eating behaviors and family stress in the home. Higher levels of family stress can have long-term negative behavioral consequences or changes on the family dynamic, which may further exacerbate feeding disorders.
YouTube Sustainability Reporting: Empirical Evidence from Eurozone-Listed Companies
Authors: Bonsón Enrique , Bednárová Michaela 
Published: December 2014

ABSTRACT
CSR reporting is gaining momentum among Eurozone companies. The objective of this paper is to provide evidence regarding companies using YouTube as a communication and engagement channel for sustainability issues. Legitimacy theory and stakeholder theory are applied as a theoretical background for this study. Data on 306 Eurozone companies listed on the STOXX Euro 600 Index were collected to describe these practices and to identify whether sustainability reporting on YouTube follows the same patterns as CSR reporting in general. The main findings indicate that, in spite of its potential, sustainability reporting using YouTube is still in an early stage. The independent measures examined in this study only influence the extent of environmental reporting via YouTube; they do not affect other sustainability disclosures. Specifically, the factors influencing environmental YouTube disclosure are the sector in which the company operates, the proportion of independent directors, and company size.
Nature pour tous
Authors: Godi François 
Published: December 2014

Nature for all
The Franco-Swiss Interreg project “Nature for all” (2010–2013) arose from the realisation that few natural spaces are accessible to people with reduced mobility. Through various studies, exchanges of experience and actions, it has helped to fill this gap by providing concrete answers to questions linked to accessibility of natural spaces to people with limited mobility. Supported by communes in both France and Switzerland, the project has had an impact on the communes' perceptions of the various handicaps and how to address them in the framework of the management of natural spaces. The results of the experience under the project since 2010 have been brought together in the guide “Nature for all – recommendations for accessibility”.
Intersubjectivité et subjectivation à l'école
Authors: Bruyant Catherine 
Published: December 2014

Des recherches actuelles sur le fonctionnement du cerveau éclairent des observations cliniques faites depuis longtemps sur le fonctionnement psychique, notamment celui des enfants avec des troubles envahissants du développement. Comment l’école peut travailler le « vivre ensemble » dans l’accompagnement de ces enfants par des Auxiliaires de Vie Scolaire ? La question de la relation interpersonnelle n’est que peu abordée dans l’Éducation nationale surtout lorsqu’on constate que le temps accordé aux jeux, si importants dans la construction de l’enfant, tend à disparaître. L’accueil n’est pas un vain mot ; c’est une fonction qui, incarnée par l’enseignant et l’ avs , peut permettre de construire un cadre contenant et rassurant pour l’enfant en situation de handicap. De l’équilibre entre accueil de l’enfant tel qu’il est et désirs que l’adulte a pour l’enfant dépend la possibilité d’entrer dans une relation interpersonnelle.
L'oreille du Sphinx et la parole du sujet
Authors: Quesney Alain 
Published: December 2014

À l’occasion du décès de Ginette Raimbault survenu en février dernier, un pédiatre se penche et s’épanche (un peu) sur un passé pas si ancien : une période féconde durant laquelle pédiatrie et pédopsychiatrie s’enrichissaient mutuellement auprès de la psychanalyse. Le clinicien ne peut que rendre hommage à Ginette Raimbault dont la pensée claire et éclairante fut déterminante pour sa pratique quotidienne.
Sélection naturelle ou volonté de puissance : comment interpréter le processus de destruction créatrice ?
Authors: Lapied André , Swaton Sophie 
Published: December 2014

La délicate mise en rapport de la philosophie nietzschéenne et de l’économie est d’une pratique récente. Dans ce contexte, cet article est motivé par l’introduction du traitement nietzschéen de la « destruction créatrice » en économie et la manière de justifier philosophiquement cette référence. Pour cela, nous mettons en concurrence les interprétations évolutionnistes et nietzschéennes de la destruction créatrice. Ces deux métaphores nous semblent difficilement conciliables et nous avançons des arguments en faveur de la volonté de puissance, contre la lutte pour la vie, pour mieux interpréter le mécanisme de destruction créatrice.
L'étendue spatiale et temporelle des esprits : Descartes et le holenmérisme
Authors: Anfray Jean-Pascal 
Published: December 2014

La simplicité est le critère distinctif de l’âme et du corps selon Clarke. Mais cette propriété n’apparaît pas conciliable avec l’attribution de l’étendue. Clarke s’efforce de concilier les deux en reprenant l’idée de Henry More d’une étendue indivisible. On revient ici sur la manière dont Clarke conçoit la simplicité comme indivisibilité plutôt que comme absence de parties. En comparant cette étendue spatiale à l’étendue temporelle on voit que les critiques de More et Clarke contre le holenmérisme des scolastiques, initialement défendu par More, les rapprochent des tenants du « quadri-dimensionnalisme » dans la métaphysique contemporaine. Le holenmérisme repose à l’inverse sur la possibilité qu’un particulier soit « multilocalisé », ce qui le rapproche des conceptions « tridimensionnalistes » de la persistance temporelle.
ARTICLE RETIRÉ : L'effort pour continuer à penser dans un groupe de patients psychotiques
Authors: Borgel Maurice 
Published: December 2014

Résumé À partir du matériel issu de séances d’un groupe de patients psychotiques en institution, je me suis centré sur l’effort pour créer/maintenir une activité de pensée chez l’analyste et les patients. Il est apparu que la confusion, le magma du discours psychotique exigeait, pour le rétablissement d’une continuité temporelle, de partir d’une origine : moment de l’effondrement, mythe, etc. Ce temps du groupe devient un temps vécu créateur d’espaces interne et externe.
Psychothérapie groupale des troubles sévères du jeune enfant : une clinique aux limites de la théorisation
Authors: Jacquet Éric 
Published: December 2014

La pratique des petits groupes psychanalytiques auprès de très jeunes enfants à troubles psychopathologiques sévères, questionne quant à sa pertinence tout autant qu’elle questionne la théorie. Elle confronte à la fois au traitement d’une groupalité psychique interne constituée à un stade au mieux embryonnaire et à des formes de désymbolisation extrêmes. Or ces groupes constituent un terrain privilégié d’observation des premières modalités d’auto-saisissement, dans le lien à l’autre, des processus de pensée. L’auteur propose de situer épistémologiquement la réflexion sur ces pratiques au carrefour de plusieurs modèles et de préciser les axes organisateurs du processus associatif. S’il s’agit essentiellement d’une clinique « de la limite », elle se situe également « aux limites » de la théorisation interrogeant notamment la classique opposition entre l’intrapsychique et l’interpsychique du côté de leur progressive différenciation et de leurs influences réciproques.
Le groupe de pairs de la pédagogie institutionnelle : un espace psychique partagé ?
Authors: Geffard Patrick 
Published: December 2014

Quelles sont les dynamiques psychiques à l’œuvre dans les groupes de travail mis en place par les praticiens de la pédagogie institutionnelle ? Partant d’entretiens cliniques à visée de recherche conduits auprès d’enseignants ayant mis en place cette approche d’enseignement particulière et qui sont également membres de groupes d’élaboration de la pratique professionnelle, l’auteur tente de mettre en évidence certaines fonctions de ces groupes de pairs et la manière dont elles influent sur le positionnement subjectif des enseignants dans un « espace psychique partagé » dont ils sont à la fois initiateurs et responsables. Les modalités de liaisons intersubjectives qui apparaissent dans le discours des praticiens, en lien avec les dispositifs qu’ils utilisent, semblent ouvrir certaines perspectives sur ce qui pourrait favoriser, dans ce champ professionnel, les processus de pensée.
Le scénodrame. Un espace groupal analytique favorisant l'articulation du sujet de l'inconscient et du sujet culturel
Authors: Baron-Preter Brigitte , Clément Sandra , Béon Sébastien , Allain Lisa 
Published: December 2014

Le scénodrame, en tant que groupe à médiation, permet une contenance de la pulsionnalité. Il accélère les processus de transformation et de médiation intra et inter-psychique. Agissant tel un métacadre culturel qui soutient le processus de structuration psychique en introduisant à l’ordre de la différence, de la langue et de la nomination, il permet l’élaboration du sujet culturel. Trois vignettes cliniques illustrent notre propos et rendent plus lisible le travail d’élaboration réalisé pendant les séances et, en reprise, par les thérapeutes. Pour accéder à une compréhension des transformations en émergence dans le groupe, ils sont amenés à articuler les concepts de la métapsychologie freudienne avec les concepts analytiques du groupe qui ouvrent sur une métapsychologie de 3e type. De ce fait, ils sont amenés à penser des formations de l’inconscient qui se coordonnent dans des espaces psychiques différents.