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E-virtual reality exposure therapy in acrophobia: A pilot study
Authors: Levy Fanny , Leboucher Pierre , Rautureau Gilles , Jouvent Roland 
Published: August 2015

Virtual reality therapy is already used for anxiety disorders as an alternative t o in vivo and in imagino exposure. To our knowledge, however, no one has yet proposed using remote virtual reality (e-virtual reality). The aim of the present study was to assess e-virtual reality in an acrophobic population . Six individuals with acrophobia each underwent six sessions (two sessions per week) of virtual reality exposure therapy. The first three were remote sessions, while the last three were traditional sessions in the physical presence of the therapist. Anxiety (STAI form Y-A, visual analog scale, heart rate), presence, technical difficulties and therapeutic alliance (Working Alliance Inventory) were measured. In order to control the conditions in which these measures were made, all the sessions were conducted in hospital. None of the participants dropped out. The remote sessions were well accepted. None of the participants verbalized reluctance. No major technical problems were reported. None of the sessions were cancelled or interrupted because of software incidents. Measures (anxiety, presence, therapeutic alliance) were comparable across the two conditions. e-Virtual reality can therefore be used to treat acrophobic disorders. However, control studies are needed to assess online feasibility, therapeutic effects and the mechanisms behind online presence.
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und jede Menge Mangas – Anregungen zur Leseförderung anhand von Ausleihzahlen
Authors: Arend Helga , Mahrt Nina 
Published: August 2015

Zusammenfassung:
Der vorliegende Artikel untersucht die Ausleihzahlen von jugendlichen Lesern der Koblenzer Stadtbibliothek aus dem Jahr 2013. Die Zahlen zeigen, welche Bücher von Mädchen und Jungen in den Altersstufen von eins bis 17 Jahren besonders häufig ausgeliehen wurden. Darüber hinaus werden auch Nicht-Buch-Medien berücksichtigt, unter denen Comics bzw. Manga auffallend häufig vertreten sind. Die Auswahl der Bücher, die Kinder und Jugendliche in ihrer Freizeit präferieren, soll als Impuls zur Leseförderung dienen. Daher bietet der Artikel auch einen Blick in die beliebtesten Bücher, um zu ermitteln, was Jugendliche in diesen Fällen inhaltlich oder formal besonders anspricht.
Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal-axis associations with self- vs. parental ratings of depression in boys with an autism spectrum disorder
Authors: Bitsika Vicki , Sharpley Christopher F. , Andronicos Nicholas M. , Agnew Linda L. 
Published: August 2015

AbstractDepression can be a major comorbidity in young people with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Although there is an association between major depressive disorder (MDD) and cortisol concentrations in non-ASD children, relatively little is known about that relationship in children with an ASD, or whether there are development effects on the relationship. It is also unclear whether self-reports or parents’ reports of depression in these children are more closely associated with cortisol.Salivary cortisol from morning and afternoon, plus Child and Adolescent Symptom Inventory responses for MDD, were collected from a sample of 139 boys with an ASD. Parents of these boys also provided ratings of their sons on the Child and Adolescent Symptom Inventory for MDD.Afternoon cortisol was significantly correlated with total depression scores for younger boys but not for older boys. There were also significant differences between the parents’ and the boys’ ratings for five of the 10 MDD symptoms. Parents’ ratings of their sons’ MDD symptoms of irritability, feeling sad or depressed, and sleeping problems were significantly correlated with the boys’ cortisol concentrations. Both boys’ and their parents’ ratings for thoughts of death, feeling worthless, and concentration problems were significantly associated with the boys’ cortisol concentrations.A reliable assessment of MDD in young people with an ASD requires careful consideration of the relative validity of parents’ and children’s reports of the latter’s individual MDD symptomatology.
Performance estimation of linear algebra numerical libraries
Authors: De Rosis Alessandro 
Published: August 2015

AbstractIn this work, numerical algebraic operations are performed by using several libraries whose algorithm are optimized to drain resources from hardware architecture. In particular, dot product of two vectors and the matrix-matrix product of two dense matrices are computed. In addition, the Cholesky decomposition on a real, symmetric, and positive definite matrix is performed through routines for band and sparse matrix storage. The involved CPU time is used as an indicator of the performance of the employed numerical tool. Results are compared to naive implementations of the same numerical algorithm, highlighting the speed-up due to the usage of optimized routines.
Quasi-optimal convergence of AFEM based on separate marking, Part II
Authors: Rabus Hella 
Published: August 2015

AbstractVarious applications in computational fluid dynamics and solid mechanics motivate the development of reliable and efficient adaptive algorithms for nonstandard finite element methods (FEMs). Standard adaptive finite element algorithms consist of the iterative loop of the basic steps Solve, Estimate, Mark, and Refine. For separate marking strategies, this standard scheme may be universalised. The (total) error estimator is split into a volume term and an error estimator term.Since the volume term is independent of the discrete solution, an appropriate data approximation may be realised by a high degree of local mesh refinement. This observation results in a natural adaptive algorithm based on separate marking. Its quasi-optimal convergence is proven in this second part for the pure displacement problem in linear elasticity and the Stokes equations and nonconforming Crouzeix-Raviart FEM. The proofs follow the same general methodology as for the Poisson model problem in the first part of this series. The numerical experiments confirm the optimal convergence rates and reveal its flexibility.
Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae, Myersiella microps (Duméril and Bibron, 1841): new records and geographic distribution map
Authors: Peixoto Marco Antônio de Amorim , Lacerda João Victor Andrade , Guimarães Carla Da Silva , Teixeira Bruno , Da Silva Emanuel Teixeira , Feio Renato Neves 
Published: August 2015

Myersiella microps (Duméril and Bibron, 1841) is considered data deficient (DD) in the State of Minas Gerais, Southeastern Brazil. Herein we provide new records and a geographic distribution map of this Poorly known species. These data provide valuable information for a conservation status assessment of M. microps.
Experimental investigation on thermophysical properties of ethylene glycol based copper micro- and nanofluids for heat transfer applications
Authors: Nikkam Nader , Ghanbarpour Morteza , Khodabandeh Rahmatollah , Toprak Muhammet S. 
Published: August 2015

ABSTRACTThe present work reports on the fabrication, experimental and theoretical investigation of thermal conductivity (TC) and viscosity of ethylene glycol (EG) based nanofluids/microfluids (NFs/MFs) containing copper nanoparticles (Cu NPs) and copper microparticles (Cu MPs). Cu NPs (20-40 nm) and Cu MPs (0.5-1.5 μm) were dispersed in EG with particle concentration from 1 wt% to 3 wt% using powerful ultrasonic agitation, and to study the real impact of dispersed particles the use of surface modifier was avoided. The objectives were to study the effect of concentration and impact of size of Cu particles on thermo-physical properties, including thermal TC and viscosity, of EG based Cu NFs/MFs. The physicochemical properties of NPs/MPs and NFs/MFs were characterized by using various techniques. The experimental results exhibited higher TC of NFs and MFs than the EG base liquid. Moreover, Cu NFs displayed higher TC than MFs showing their potential for use in some heat transfer applications. Maxwell effective medium theory as well as Einstein law of viscosity was used to compare the experimental data with the predicted values for estimating the TC and viscosity of Cu NFs/MFs, respectively.
THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT IRRIGATION DEPTHS ON RADISH CROPS
Authors: KLAR ANTÔNIO EVALDO , Putti Fernando Ferrari , GABRIEL FILHO LUÍS ROBERTO ALMEIDA , DA SILVA JUNIOR JOSUÉ FERREIRA , CREMASCO CAMILA PIRES 
Published: August 2015

THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT IRRIGATION DEPTHS ON RADISH CROPS ANTÔNIO EVALDO KLAR1; FERNANDO FERRARI PUTTI2; LUÍS ROBERTO ALMEIDA GABRIEL FILHO3; JOSUÉ FERREIRA DA SILVA JUNIOR4 E CAMILA PIRES CREMASCO3 ¹ UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas, Departamento de Engenharia Rural E-mails: klar@fca.unesp.br² UNIFENAS - Univ José do Rosário Vellano, Campus de AlfenasE-mails: fernandoputti@gmail.com3 UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Campus Experimental de Tupã, Laboratório de Matemática Aplicada e Computacional e Faculdade de Ciências AgronômicasE-mails: gabrielfilho, camilapires@tupa.unesp.br4 UNIVEF - Centro Universitário de VotuporangaE-mail: josuefsjr@hotmail.com 1 ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to analyze the performance of the radish crop under different levels of water replacement. The experiment was carried out at the Department of Rural Engineering, College of Agricultural Sciences - UNESP/Botucatu – SP. The experimental design was randomized blocks with five irrigation depths (25%, 50%, 75%, 100% and 125% Etc) and 10 replicates. A total of two crop cycles were conducted to analyze the crop performance. The following parameters were evaluated: number of leaves; root, bulb and above-ground green phytomass; bulb length and diameter and root length. Similar performance was observed for both cycles, characterized by a quadratic increase in irrigation depths with an optimal point from 60% to 80% Etc. Keywords: management, optimization, efficiency, evapotranspiration. KLAR, A. E.; PUTTI, F. F.; GABRIEL FILHO, L. R. A.; SILVA JUNIOR, J. F. da; CREMASCO, C. P.EFEITOS DE DIFERENTES LÂMINAS DE IRRIGAÇÃO NA CULTURA DO RABANETE 2 RESUMO O objetivo do presente do presente trabalho foi analisar o comportamento da cultura do rabanete submetido em diferentes taxas de reposição hídrica. O experimento foi realizado no Departamento de Engenharia Rural, da Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas, FCA-UNESP, na cidade de Botucatu – SP, em que adotou-se o delineamento em blocos casualizados, onde foram adotadas 5 lâminas de irrigação (25%, 50%, 75%, 100% e 125% da ETc) e foram utilizadas 10 repetições. Foram conduzidos 2 ciclos da cultura para constatar o comportamento da cultura. Foram realizadas as avaliações do número de folhas, fitomassa verde da parte aérea, raiz e bulbo, comprimento e diâmetro do bulbo e comprimento de raiz. Pôde-se constatar que foi verificado o comportamento semelhante em ambos os ciclos, sendo que responderam de forma quadrática o aumento das lâminas de irrigação, em que o ponto ótimo obtido foi na faixa de 60% a 80% da ETc. Palavras-chave: manejo, otimização, eficiência, evapotranspiração.
ESTATÍSTICA MULTIVARIADA E ANÁLISE DE CONTRASTES ORTOGONAIS APLICADAS EM VARIÁVEIS DIMENSIONAIS DE BACIAS HIDROGRÁFICAS.
Authors: Barros Bruna Soares Xavier de , Barros Zacarias Xavier de , Pollo Ronaldo Alberto 
Published: August 2015

ESTATÍSTICA MULTIVARIADA E ANÁLISE DE CONTRASTES ORTOGONAIS APLICADAS EM VARIÁVEIS DIMENSIONAIS DE BACIAS HIDROGRÁFICAS. BRUNA SOARES XAVIER DE BARROS1; ZACARIAS XAVIER DE BARROS2 E RONALDO ALBERTO POLLO3. 1 Pós Doutoranda em Agronomia, Energia na Agricultura, FCA, UNESP, Botucatu, SP.2 Professor Titular, Dep. de Engenharia Rural, FCA, UNESP, Botucatu, SP.3 Doutorando em Agronomia, Energia na Agricultura, FCA, UNESP, Botucatu,SP. 1 RESUMO No presente estudo aplicou-se estatística multivariada e análise de contrastes ortogonais entre médias (teste “t”) a variáveis dimensionais de bacias hidrográficas de terceira ordem de ramificação, obtidas por imagens aéreas não orbitais, pertencentes ao município de Itobi-SP, com objetivo de agrupar bacias segundo graus de similaridade, bem como detectar a representabilidade da distribuição espacial dos agrupamentos e através do teste “t” verificar os contrastes ortogonais entre os solos envolvidos em relação ao Mapa Pedológico do Estado de São Paulo de 1999. Foram utilizadas fotografias aéreas verticais, escala nominal aproximada 1:30000; cartas planialtimétricas, escala 1:50000 (IBGE-1973), como base cartográfica e o mapa de solos do estado de São Paulo. Neste trabalho foram estudadas 16 bacias hidrográficas, distribuídas por todo o município, o qual apresenta dois solos predominantes, quais sejam: Argissolo Vermelho-Amarelo (PVA) e Latossolo Vermelho-Amarelo (LVA). As variáveis dimensionais, submetidas à análise de agrupamento, discriminaram 60% das bacias consideradas para a unidade de solo PVA e 50% das bacias correspondentes ao LVA. Palavras-chaves: bacias hidrográficas, análise multivariada, teste “t”. BARROS, B.S.X. de; BARROS, Z.X. de; POLLO, R.A.MULTIVARIATE STATISTICS AND ANALYSIS OF ORTHOGONAL CONTRASTS APPLIED TO DIMENSIONAL VARIABLES OF WATERSHEDS 2 ABSTRACT In the present study, the multivariate statistics and analysis of orthogonal contrasts among means (T test) were applied to dimensional variables in third order watersheds. They were obtained by non-orbital aerial images in the Itobi city-SP, aiming at grouping watersheds of second degree of similarity, as well as detecting how representative the spatial distribution of groups is. Moreover, the orthogonal contrasts among the soils involved, regarding the Soil Map of São Paulo State from 1999, were verified by the Student´s t test. Vertical aerial photographs, 1:30000 approximate nominal scale; plani altimetric maps in 1:50000 scale (IBGE-1973) were used as cartographic basis as well as the soil maps of São Paulo state. A total of 16 watersheds distributed throughout the city were studied. The city has two predominant types of soil as follows: Alfisol and Oxisol. The dimensional variables subjected to grouping analysis discriminated 60% and 50% of watersheds considered for the Alfisol soil and Oxisol soil, respectively. Keywords: watersheds, multivariate analysis, Student T test
Influência da fertirrigação por sulco utilizando água residuária e diferentes níveis de adubação na produtividade do feijoeiro
Authors: Souza Débora Pantojo de , Queluz João Gabriel Thomaz , Silva Alexsandro Oliveira da , Sánchez Román Rodrigo Máximo 
Published: August 2015

A prática do reúso de águas residuárias é uma alternativa importante para a agricultura irrigada, pois essas águas apresentam elevadas concentrações de nutrientes essenciais para as plantas. O objetivo do presente trabalho foi verificar se a irrigação com esgoto tratado e o uso de diferentes níveis de adubação influenciam na produtividade da cultura do feijoeiro (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). O experimento foi realizado em um delineamento casualizado em blocos onde foram testados cinco níveis de adubação (100, 75, 50, 25 e 0% da dose recomendada) com quatro repetições, totalizando 20 parcelas experimentais em um sistema de irrigação por sulcos. Os parâmetros utilizados para avaliar o efeito dos tratamentos aplicados foram: altura das plantas, produtividade, número de vagens, número de grãos por vagem, massa fresca e seca das plantas e massa de 100 grãos. Com os dados de produtividade obtidos e o uso de análise de regressão observou-se que a maior produção ocorreu para uma dose de 55,87% da adubação recomendada. Por outro lado, nos tratamentos com elevadas doses de adubação (75 e 100%) houve uma diminuição na produtividade devido ao excesso de nutrientes. Após a colheita, vagens, plantas e raízes foram coletadas e não se constatou contaminação por coliformes fecais. Os resultados permitem concluir que para o feijoeiro a utilização de 50% da adubação recomendada ou de uma porcentagem ainda menor (25%), em conjunto com água residuária, permite a obtenção de elevada produtividade (>3500 kg/ha).
Right ventricular failure and pulmonary hypertension at recurrent thromboembolism of small branches of the pulmonary artery in cancer patients
Authors: Kamalov I A , Tukhbatullin M G 
Published: August 2015

Aim. Develop new approaches to the diagnosis of right heart failure and pulmonary hypertension in recurrent thromboembolism of small branches of the pulmonary artery in patients with malignant tumors.
Methods. 83 patients with malignant tumors of various localizations were examined and followed-up. The main group included 49 patients with malignant tumors of various localizations and related venous thrombosis. The control group included 34 patients who did not have venous thrombosis. Patients in both groups underwent ultrasonography of inferior vena cava system veins and echocardiography at intervals of 3-4 days during the diagnosis and treatment of malignant tumors. Right ventricle ejection fraction and systolic pressure in the pulmonary artery were calculated at echocardiography.
Results. No signs of inferior vena cava system veins thromboses, right heart failure, pulmonary hypertension were identified in patients of the control group while setting up the diagnosis and treatment of malignancies. In 38 out of 49 patients of the main group, right ventricular failure and pulmonary hypertension of varying severity were detected. The condition of 46 patients of the main group gradually improved after treating with anticoagulants.
Conclusion. Recanalization of venous thrombosis is accompanied by frequent rejection of micro thrombi and embolization of small branches of pulmonary artery, causing right heart failure and pulmonary hypertension, which can be promptly detected by repeated echocardiography.
Algorithm of morphological assessment for predicting clinical course of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma
Authors: Abdurakhmanov O B 
Published: August 2015

Aim. To determine the association between morphological characteristics of tumor growth and clinical manifestations of progression.
Methods. The study included 118 patients with juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma who were examined and treated at the department of head and neck cancer of Cancer Research Center of Uzbekistan from 2003 to 2013. The main group included 69 patients with primary nasopharyngeal angiofibroma, control group - 49 patients with relapsing tumors who underwent surgery. Standard histological examination was performed in all patients. The algorithm for determination of morphological changes degree was developed based on approach proposed by K.M. Mardaleyshvili (1985), which was modified by authors.
Results. Seven most important morphological features of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma were outlined. On this basis, we proposed to determine the degree of morphological changes for the prediction and treatment monitoring, which is a graded scale for the signs in each of the seven groups. In the main group of patients with cell type of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma growth, the scores ranged from 10 to 13, marking the 1st degree of morphological changes. Patients with vascular fibrous type of tumor growth had 18-19 points, which corresponds to the 2nd degree of morphological changes in the tumor. Tumor samples of patients with vascular fibrous type of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma had the most evident morphological changes in the tumor tissue, which corresponded to 3rd degrees with the scores reaching 28.
Conclusion. The proposed algorithm for determining the grade of morphological characteristics may be used for determining the treatment tactics and monitoring the tumor growth in patients with juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma, as well as the prognostic factor.
New approach in complex treatment of purulent odontogenic diseases and inflammatory complications of mandibular fractures
Authors: Faizov T T , Mubarakova L N 
Published: August 2015

Aim. To evaluate antioxidant and therapeutic effects of multivitamins on the area of inflammation in the complex treatment of purulent odontogenic diseases and inflammatory complications of mandibular fractures.
Methods. The study included 120 patients with acute odontogenic suppurative inflammatory diseases and infectious inflammatory complications of mandibular fractures. Control group included 23 healthy subjects aged of 20 to 27 years. Levels of phosphorus (P), calcium (Ca), silicon (Si), strontium (Sr), and zinc (Zn) in the oral fluid were measured by atomic absorption and atomic emission spectroscopy with inductively coupled plasma. Therapeutic effect of «Vinibis» adaptogen containing a complex of vitamins, macro- and micronutrients, amino acids of natural origin was analyzed.
Results. All patients receiving «Vinibis» adaptogen had the following changes in the oral fluid. In acute purulent odontogenic periostitis because of the increased concentration of strontium up to 0.1374±0.0334 mg/l (p 0.05), as well as in chronic traumatic osteomyelitis complicated by phlegmon down to 137.95±11.01 (p >0.05).
Conclusion. Differentiated use of «Vinibis» adaptogen, considering its potential antioxidant action due to the value of vitamins synergy coefficient of 1.14, might improve the efficiency of complex treatment of purulent odontogenic inflammatory diseases and complications of mandibular fractures.
Proline‐Rich Peptide Mimics Effects of Enamel Matrix Derivative on Rat Oral Mucosa Incisional Wound Healing
Authors: Villa Oscar , Wohlfahrt Johan C. , Mdla Ibrahimu , Petzold Christiane , Reseland Janne E. , Snead Malcolm L. , Lyngstadaas Staale P. 
Published: August 2015

Background: Proline‐rich peptides have been shown to promote periodontal regeneration. However, their effect on soft tissue wound healing has not yet been investigated. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of enamel matrix derivative (EMD), tyrosine‐rich amelogenin peptide (TRAP), and a synthetic proline‐rich peptide (P2) on acute wound healing after a full‐thickness flap procedure in an incisional rat model.Methods: This experimental study has a split‐mouth, randomized, placebo‐controlled design. Test and control wounds were created on the palatal mucosa of 54 Sprague‐Dawley rats. Wounds were histologically processed, and reepithelialization, leukocyte infiltration, and angiogenesis were assessed at days 1, 3, and 7 post‐surgery.Results: EMD and P2 significantly promoted early wound closure at day 1 (P <0.001 and P = 0.004, respectively). EMD maintained a significant acceleration of reepithelialization at day 3 (P = 0.004). Wounds treated by EMD and P2 showed increased angiogenesis during the first 3 days of healing (P = 0.03 and 0.001, respectively). Leukocyte infiltration was decreased in EMD‐treated wounds at day 1 (P = 0.03), and P2 and TRAP induced a similar effect at days 3 (P = 0.002 and P <0.0001, respectively) and 7 (P = 0.005 and P <0.001).Conclusion: EMD and P2 promoted reepithelialization and neovascularization in full‐thickness surgical wounds on rat oral mucosa.