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Spolno Prenosljive Okužbe Z Bakterijo Chlamydia Trachomatis V Sloveniji / Sexually Transmitted Infections With The Bacteria Chlamydia Trachomatis In Slovenia
Authors: Ponikvar Barbara Mihevc , Krotec Irena , Klavs Irena 
Published: February 2013

IzvlečekNamen:Namen prispevka je na osnovi sistematičnega pregleda objavljenih raziskav oceniti prevalenco genitalnihokužb z bakterijo Chlamydia trachomatis v Sloveniji.Metode:Pregledana je bila literatura v dveh elektronskih podatkovnih zbirkah, in sicer v zbirki PubMed z uporabokombinacije ključnih besed »chlamydia« in »Slovenia« ter v zbirki Cobiss Slovenija s pomočjo ključnih besed»klamidija«, »chlamidia« in »chlamydia«. Vključene so raziskave, ki so bile v navedenih zbirkah vpisane do vključnokonca novembra 2011 in so vsebovale izsledke o pogostosti klamidijskih okužb med prebivalci Slovenije.Rezultati:V obdobju od leta 1980 do vključno konca novembra 2011 je bilo objavljenih 18 raziskav, ki so ustrezaleiskalnim merilom. Večina raziskav je bila izvedena na različnih skupinah prebivalcev Slovenije in ne na verjetnostnihnacionalnih vzorcih. Klamidijska okužba je bila ugotovljena v 0-19% primerih. Pri preiskovancih z nekaterimi stanji,ki so lahko povezana z višjo prevalenco spolno prenosljivih okužb, je bila klamidijska okužba ugotovljena v 4,9-19%,pri tistih, ki takšnih stanj niso imeli opisanih, pa v 0-16,5%. Pet raziskav je bilo končanih po letu 2000 in pri teh jebila klamidijska okužba ugotovljena v 0-6,5%. Največ okuženih je med starimi 20 in 24 let.Zaključki:Chlamydia trachomatis je pomembna povzročiteljica spolno prenosljivih okužb v Sloveniji. Večineklamidijskih okužb zaradi nizkih stopenj testiranja ne prepoznamo in tako zamujamo številne priložnosti za zdravljenjein preprečevanje kasnih posledic, predvsem za reproduktivno zdravje žensk
Potentiation of electrochemotherapy by intramuscular IL-12 gene electrotransfer in murine sarcoma and carcinoma with different immunogenicity
Authors: Sedlar Ales , Dolinsek Tanja , Markelc Bostjan , Prosen Lara , Kranjc Simona , Bosnjak Masa , Blagus Tanja , Cemazar Maja , Sersa Gregor 
Published: February 2013

Background. Electrochemotherapy provides good local tumor control but requires adjuvant treatment for increased local response and action on distant metastasis. In relation to this, intramuscular interleukin-12 (IL-12) gene electrotransfer, which provides systemic shedding of IL-12, was combined with local electrochemotherapy with cisplatin. Furthermore, the dependence on tumor immunogenicity and immunocompetence of the host on combined treatment response was evaluated.
Materials and methods. Sensitivity of SA-1 sarcoma and TS/A carcinoma cells to electrochemotherapy with cisplatin was tested in vitro. In vivo, intratumoral electrochemotherapy with cisplatin (day 1) was combined with a single (day 0) or multiple (days 0, 2, 4) intramuscular murine IL-12 (mIL-12) gene electrotransfer. The antitumor effectiveness of combined treatment was evaluated on immunogenic murine SA-1 sarcoma in A/J mice and moderately immunogenic murine TS/A carcinoma, in immunocompetent BALB/c and immunodeficient SCID mice.
Results. Electrochemotherapy in vitro resulted in a similar IC50 values for both sarcoma and carcinoma cell lines. However, in vivo electrochemotherapy was more effective in the treatment of sarcoma, the more immunogenic of the tumors, resulting in a higher log cell kill, longer specific tumor growth delay, and also 17% tumor cures compared to carcinoma where no tumor cures were observed. Adjuvant intramuscular mIL-12 gene electrotransfer increased the log cell kill in both tumor models, potentiating the specific tumor growth delay by a factor of 1.8-2 and increasing tumor cure rate by approximately 20%. In sarcoma tumors, the potentiation of the response by intramuscular mIL- 12 gene electrotransfer was dose-dependent and also resulted in a faster onset of tumor cures. Comparison of the carcinoma response to the combined treatment modality in immunocompetent and immunodeficient mice demonstrated that the immune system is needed both for increased cell kill and for attaining tumor cures.
Conclusions. Based on the comparison of the antitumor effectiveness of electrochemotherapy to intratumoral cisplatin administration, we can conclude that the fraction of cells killed and the tumor cure rate are higher in immunogenic sarcoma tumor compared to moderately immunogenic carcinoma tumor. The tumor cell kill and cure rate depend on the immune response elicited by the destroyed tumor cells, which might depend on the tumor immunogenicity. The effect of adjuvant intramuscular mIL-12 gene electrotransfer is dependent on the amount of IL-12 in the system and the immune competence of the host, as demonstrated by the dose-dependent increase in the cure rate of SA-1 tumors after multiple intramuscular mIL-12 gene electrotransfer and in the differential cure rate of TS/A tumors growing in immunocompetent and immunodeficient mice.
Recycling of styrofoam waste: synthesis, characterization and application of novel phenyl thiosemicarbazone surface
Authors: Siyal Ali N. , Memon Saima Q. , Khuhawar M.Y. 
Published: February 2013

Abstract
An attempt has been made to recycle Styrofoam waste to a novel functional polymer, Phenyl thiosemicarbazone surface (PTS). Polystyrene (PS) obtained from Styrofoam waste was acetylated and then condensed to PTS by reacting it with 4-Phenyl-3-thiosemicarbazide ligand and characterized by FT-IR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. Synthesized PTS was applied successfully for the treatment of lead contaminated water by batch extraction method. Sorption variables were optimized (pH 8, adsorbent dose 53mg, initial Pb(II) ion concentration 10mgl-1 and agitation time 90min) by factorial design approach. Lead uptake by PTS was found much sensitive to the pH of Pb(II) ion solution. The maximum removal (99.61%) of Pb(II) ions was achieved at optimum conditions. The Langmuir and D-R isotherm study suggested the monolayer, favorable (RL=0.0001-0.01) and chemisorption (E=20.41±0.12kJmol-1) nature of the adsorption process. The sorption capacity of PTS was found to be 45.25±0.69mgg-1. The FT-IR spectroscopy study showed the involvement of nitrogen and sulphur of thiosemicarbazone moiety of PTS for the uptake of Pb(II) ions by five membered chelate formation.
Terrestrial Mollusks (Gastropoda) of the Slovechansko-Ovrutsky Ridge (Zhytomyr Region, Northern Ukraine)
Authors: Balashov I. 
Published: February 2013

Abstract
Thirty-five species of terrestrial mollusks were found in the Slovechansko-Ovrutsky ridge. Findings of Clausilia cruciata, Ruthenica filograna and Monachoides vicinus are especially interesting. Reproductive system of Morlina glabra is described. Problems of the conservation of terrestrial mollusks in the region are discussed.
Three New Species of the Genus Kisaura (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae) From Indian Himalaya
Authors: Saini M. S. , Pandher M. S. , Ramamurthy V. V. 
Published: February 2013

Abstract
Kisaura malickyi sp. n., K. bhagati sp. n. from Uttarakhand, and K. kanchenjungaensis sp. n. from Sikkim are described and illustrated in this paper.
Song Repertoire of the Crimean Chaffinch, Fringilla Coelebs (Fringillidae), and Comparative Analysis of the Vocalization Features of F. C. Solomkoi, F. C. Coelebs and F. C. Caucasica Subspecies
Authors: Tsvelykh A. N. , Yablonovska-Grishchenko E. D. 
Published: February 2013

Abstract
Song repertoire of chaffinch F. c. solomkoi subspecies from Crimea was analyzed. We discerned 38 song types in Crimean chaffinches’ repertoire, 27 of them were more frequent. Comparing Crimean chaffinches’ songs with those of nominative subspecies from Eastern Europe showed no common songs. Comparison of individual song elements showed that songs of F. c. solomkoi consisted of 108 elements, of which 18 were distinctive to Crimean birds, 18 were specific to Crimean chaffinches and Carpa-thian F. c. coelebs population while absent in songs of chaffinches from Eastern Europe plains. Comparison of F. c. solomkoi songs with songs of Caucasian subspecies F. c.caucasica revealed no common types of songs. There are certain similarities in song structures between some Crimean chaffinches and hybrid popula-tion of F. c. caucasica and F. c. solomkoi from Northwest Caucasus. Other specifics of vocalization showed drastic differences in rain-call structures of all subspecies and no after-song “kit“ element for Caucasian sub-species
100 Years since the Birth of Milton Friedman
Authors: Loužek Marek 
Published: February 2013

Abstract
The paper deals with the economic theory of Milton Friedman. Its first part outlines the life of Milton Friedman. The second part examines his economic theories - “Essays in Positive Economics” (1953), “Studies in the Quantity Theory of Money“ (1956), “A Theory of the Consumption Function” (1957), “A Program for Monetary Stability” (1959), “A Monetary History of the United States 1897 to 1960” (1963), and “Price Theory” (1976). His Nobel Prize lecture and American Economic Association lecture in 1967 are discussed, too. The third part analyzes Friedman’s methodology. Milton Friedman was the most influential economist of the second half of the 20th century. He is best known for his theoretical and empirical research, especially consumption analysis, monetary history and theory, and for his demonstration of the complexity of stabilization policy.
The use of the hot-ball method for observing the transport of moisture in porous stones
Authors: Fidríková Danica , Kubičár Ľudovít 
Published: February 2013

AbstractThe effect of moisture on materials leads to changes in their physical and chemicalproperties. Materials with different porosities are saturated by various mechanisms. Thispaper is focused on water transport or diffusion in various porous structures. The Hot-BallMethod is used for determining the water content in certain parts of a specimen. Theprocess of water transport or water diffusion is closely related to a porous structure.Porosity affects the transport properties of a material; therefore, knowledge of themechanisms distributing the water in materials with different porosities is very important.The measurements were carried out by thermal conductivity sensors (hot-ball sensor)located in different positions along the path of the water’s movement. The principle of thehot-ball sensor (thermal conductivity sensor) is based on the Hot-Ball Method formeasuring thermal conductivity. The local moisture content and local temperature ofa porous stone is inspected using the Hot-Ball Method, where the measured values of thethermal conductivity are correlated with the water content. The experimental set up for theinvestigation of the water diffusion in stones is described.
Prison-based drug treatment in Finland: History, shifts in policy making and current status
Authors: Tourunen Jouni , Weckroth Antti , Kaskela Teemu 
Published: February 2013

Aim The article outlines, at the level of political discourse, changes in drug and criminal policy that may have influenced the penal system as a backdrop to the rise of prison-based drug treatment programmes (PBDT) in Finland. Methods and Data Our perspective is historical. The article is based on historical and political documents, scholarly research and white papers. Results The history of PBDT in Finland is characterised by an absence of drug treatment programmes until the 1980s, first initiatives at the end of the 1980s, enthusiastic programme development from the mid-1990s, and decreasing interest during recent years. Unlike the National Drug Strategy, the Prison Drug Strategy aimed at a drug-free environment (zero tolerance) and implemented harm-reduction measures only to a limited extent. Conclusion The development of PBDT represents the new way of performing treatment in prisons, with features of managerialism. PBDT is also affected by an organisational segregation of rehabilitation and medical treatment, which prevents integration of harm-reduction measures with rehabilitative treatment, and is in conflict with general aims of integrating substance abuse treatment to mental and healthcare services in Finland. In the spirit of a new kind of Penal Welfarism, the role of documented individual risk and needs assessment in defining an offender's sentence has increased.
The Royal Components of Melchizedek in Hebrews 7
Authors: Kang Dae-I 
Published: February 2013

The Royal Components of Melchizedek in Hebrews 7
The royal component of Melchizedek in Hebrews 7 has often been disregarded.
This study investigates the royal component of Melchizedek in Hebrews 7 through the research
of the divine kingship in the Ancient Near East and the royal components of Melchizedek
in Genesis 14, Psalm 110, and the Second Temple writings. The images of divine kingship
in the Ancient Near East continue in Psalm 110 and Hebrews 7. There is not only the priestly
but also the royal image of Melchizedek in Genesis 14, Psalm 110, and the Second Temple
writings. Based on the research, the royal components of Melchizedek in Hebrews 7 can be
drawn. It is evident that the author of Hebrews focused on the superior priesthood of Christ
by using Melchizedek as a model for Christ in Hebrews 7. As the priesthood of Melchizedek is
a royal priesthood, the priesthood of Christ is also a royal priesthood. Therefore, the royal
priesthood should not be neglected in Hebrews 7.
Tolerance and Intolerance. Contemporary Attitudes withing Religious, Racial, National, and Political Sphere
Authors: Chirimbu Sebastian M. 
Published: February 2013

Tolerance and Intolerance. Contemporary Attitudes withing Religious, Racial, National, and Political Sphere
Tolerance is an often debated topic in the contemporary global village. It is
permanently invoked and accusations of intolerance are equaly frequent. It is said that when a
word is too much used it loses its deep meaning, its essence, its initial purpose, so that it
becomes nothnig ore than a meaningless word among other meaningless words making up a
discourse. The word tolerance is not an exception. We hear it every day in the street, at school,
in debates, and especially on television. We might ask ourselves what tolerance stil means in the
contemporay world. Is it a virtue or just a convention used at international level? These
questions start, on the one hand, from Fethullan Gulen’s words who says that tolerance is
forgiveness, forgiveness of all sins, compassion and mercy for the whole Creation, the hiding of
people’s shame and mistakes, and on the other hand from the realities of the 21st century, the
global world ordered by laws, rules, conventions. The present paper is an attempt to define
and to comment on the concepts of tolerance and intolerance.
Calvin's Doctrine of the Lord's Supper
Authors: Janse Wim 
Published: February 2013

Calvin's Doctrine of the Lord's Supper
In order to pinpoint its proprium, it is necessary to understand John Calvin’s Eucharistic
theology within the wider context of the intra-Protestant debates of his time. As a second-
generation Reformer, Calvin developed his ideas explicitly in reaction to and as a middle
way between the Lutheran and Swiss Reformed discussions of the 1520’s. To that end this essay
first focuses on the main developments from the Middle Ages onwards, and then presents
Calvin from the perspective of the positions taken up by some of his contemporaries, in particular
Philipp Melanchthon. Next, some representative texts written by Calvin himself are analysed.
Although Calvin’s Eucharistic views were not from the beginning a coherent and unified
doctrine but developed only gradually, they may be described in a systematic-synthetic way.
With respect to the matter of closed, open, and frequent communion, it is observed that for
Calvin a regular celebration is essential to the deepening of the believer’s union with Christ.
A Calvinist and Anabaptist Understanding of the Ban
Authors: Harding Matthew Scott 
Published: February 2013

A Calvinist and Anabaptist Understanding of the Ban
Amidst a growing renewal of interest in Calvinism and Calvin scholarship
throughout the globe in the wake of John Calvin’s 500th anniversary of his birth (1509-2009),
this article focuses on John Calvin’s early ecclesiological development. In contrast to advancing
theories that Calvin developed his ecclesiological understanding of church discipline from earlier
Anabaptist doctrines and leaders which he would have been exposed to intimately during
his exile in Strasbourg (1538-1541), this article argues that Calvin had already determined and
articulated a well-balanced and detailed understanding of the ban (church discipline) before
his arrival in the protestant refuge city of Strasbourg. Further, this article argues that Calvin’s
sojourn and interaction with Anabaptists in Strasbourg cannot adequately explain Calvin’s ecclesiological
understanding or increasing practice of Church discipline in Strasbourg or Geneva,
but rather displays a vivid disparity between Calvin and the Anabaptist position on the ban
which Calvin denounces as false perfectionism.
The Plight of Humanity in Paul
Authors: Boo Sang 
Published: February 2013

The Plight of Humanity in Paul
In Paul and Palestinian Judaism, E. P. Sanders argues that, for Paul, humanity’s
plight was not the condition that necessitated the solution of Jesus Christ. Instead, the solution
was presented to Paul first on the Damascus road, and humanity’s plight was simply the logical
corollary to the solution. This study will critically examine the particulars of Sanders’s argument—
particularly with regard to Romans 7, Philippians 3, and Galatians 3—and offer some
alternative exegetical analyses. This essay will argue that, while the development of Paul’s thinking
may indeed have run from solution to plight, the exposition of Paul’s thinking goes from
plight to solution. The movement of Paul’s exposition may suggest that his conception of the
plight of humanity was born out of his ideational milieu, which must have been fed, at least, by
the Old Testament and evidenced, at least, by literature such as 4 Ezra.
Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma with intratumoral hemorrhage
Authors: Ogiwara Hideki , Morota Nobuhito 
Published: February 2013

The authors report on 2 cases of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma (SEGA) with intratumoral hemorrhage causing acute hydrocephalus, necessitating emergent resection of the tumor. They review the literature and present their insights on the management of SEGA showing growth on serial imaging.
Intratumoral hemorrhage causing acute hydrocephalus can occur not only in the pediatric ages but also in the early 20s in patients with SEGA. Awareness of this sequela is considered to be important in addressing surgical timing. The authors suggest early resection of the lesions when the evidence of growth has been confirmed, to prevent possible morbidity and mortality.
Treatment of 139 Pregnancies in Antiphospholipid-positive Women Not Fulfilling Criteria for Antiphospholipid Syndrome: A Retrospective Study
Authors: Del Ross Teresa , Ruffatti Amelia , Visentin Maria Serena , Tonello Marta , Calligaro Antonia , Favaro Maria , Hoxha Ariela , Punzi Leonardo 
Published: February 2013

Objective.The effect of low-dose aspirin (LDA) on pregnancy outcome in antiphospholipid (aPL)-positive women not fulfilling the criteria for antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) was evaluated retrospectively.Methods.We evaluated 139 pregnancies of 114 aPL-positive women not fulfilling the Sydney classification criteria for definite APS (104 treated with LDA, 35 untreated). Inclusion criteria consisted of (1) any titer of aPL and no previous pregnancy or no pregnancy losses (defined as aPL carriers); (2) any titer of aPL and 1 or 2 pregnancy losses before the 10th gestational week. No women had previous thrombosis. The rate of pregnancy loss, gestational age at delivery, and birth weight percentile were compared in the treated and untreated patients. Associations between clinical and laboratory characteristics and pregnancy outcomes were investigated.Results.The rate of pregnancy loss was low in both treated and untreated groups (7.7% vs 2.9%, respectively). There were no statistically significant differences in the rate of pregnancy loss, gestational age at birth, or birth weight percentile in the treated and untreated groups. There were significant associations between gestational age at birth ≤ 34th week and positivity for lupus anticoagulant (p = 0.025) and anti-ß2-glycoprotein I IgG antibodies at titers > 99th (p = 0.016).Conclusion.LDA treatment does not appear to improve pregnancy outcome in low-risk women not fulfilling the criteria for APS. Because antibody profile seems to influence pregnancy outcome, further studies of patients stratified according to their antibody profile are warranted.
Psychological Intervention for Adolescents with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: For Whom and When?
Authors: Fuchs Coralie Elisabeth , Van Geelen Stefan Matthijs , Hermans Hubertus Johannes Matthias , Van De Putte Elise Machteld , Van Geel Rolf , Sinnema Gerben , Kuis Wietse 
Published: February 2013

Objective.To study which adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) benefit from psychological intervention, and what is the best moment for it.Methods.In 3 months, 28 adolescents with JIA and 14 healthy adolescents as a control group received psychological intervention with the Self-confrontation Method (SCM), which combines the personal narrative with its affective structure. The adolescents with JIA were split into groups with low health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and high HRQOL. The Child Health Questionnaire, Checklist Individual Strength, and Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire were used to measure fatigue and physical and psychosocial functioning at baseline, and at 3 months and 9 months after baseline.Results.Adolescents with JIA and low HRQOL at baseline reported less fatigue and better HRQOL after psychological intervention. These changes could not be explained by changes in disease activity. Low HRQOL at baseline was associated with a more recent onset of JIA, higher levels of pain, more severe physical disability, and higher levels of fatigue.Conclusion.Two-thirds of adolescents with JIA function well before and after psychological intervention. One-third of adolescents with JIA reporting low HRQOL at baseline benefit from guided self-reflections and should be the focus of psychological intervention. The most effective moment for this psychological intervention is when the adolescent reports difficulties in HRQOL.
Figures et fonctions de la mort en corse : un monde en mouvement
Authors: Hurstel Françoise 
Published: February 2013

Résumé À partir principalement de deux enquêtes (1960-1975) et (2002-2010) menées en Corse, sur les rêves prémonitoires (« sogni ») et les visions (« finzioni »), je présente les caractéristiques du « monde des morts » et les personnages qui le peuplent, leurs rapports avec les vivants et leurs fonctions, en organisant ces données de l’imaginaire corse autours de trois questions : Quelles sont les figures de la mort et des morts ? Quelles en sont les fonctions pour les vivants ? Ce monde de la mort est-il immuable ou se présente-t-il comme un monde en mouvement lorsque l’on compare les données des entretiens des années 1960 à celles recueillies dans les années 2000 ?