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The Concentration of Immunoglobulins A, G, and M in Cow Milk and Blood in Relation with Cow Seasonal Keeping and Pathogens Presence in the Udder
Authors: Kociņa Iveta , Antāne Vita , Lūsis Ivars 
Published: August 2012

The Concentration of Immunoglobulins A, G, and M in Cow Milk and Blood in Relation with Cow Seasonal Keeping and Pathogens Presence in the UdderRecent studies show that immunoglobulins A, G, and M contribute significantly to the maintenance of udder health. Unfortunately, the concentration of immunoglobulins in cow milk during the middle period of lactation is low therefore the question of how to stimulate and maintain a sufficient level and spectrum of antibodies in the udder is topical. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the dynamics of the amount of immunoglobulins A, G, and M in cow milk and blood serum in relation with the cow seasonal keeping and presence of pathogens in the udder. The experimental part of the study was carried out on the dairy farm "Pērles", Valmiera region. Cows were kept in a cold loose housing system, grouped and fed differently depending on cow productivity and lactation period. Two times in the housing period and two times in the grazing period milk and blood were sampled from 16 dairy cows and examined for the concentration of immunoglobulins A, G, and M and for the presence of pathogens. Cows for the study were selected with the aim to analyze the milk obtained from clinically healthy udder quarters of cows of similar-age and productivity in the middle stage of lactation. It was determined that seasonal keeping of cows had significantly affected the concentration of immunoglobulins G and A in milk (p<0.001), and of immunoglobulins A, G, and M in blood serum (p<0.001). Some pathogenic bacteria species infecting the udder quarters had considerably influenced the values of immunoglobulins G, A, and M (p<0.05,p<0.001, andp<0.001, respectively) in blood serum. A wide variation amplitude of immunoglobulin G, A, and M concentration in milk and blood serum was observed, which indicates the important role of the individual factor of an animal in the formation of animal defence response.
The Role of Pilates and Aquafitness Exercises in Sustaining the Health and Fitness of Elderly Women
Authors: Boguszewski Dariusz , (Cieślik) Monika , Adamczyk Jakub , Ochal Andrzej 
Published: August 2012

The Role of Pilates and Aquafitness Exercises in Sustaining the Health and Fitness of Elderly WomenBackground: The aim of this study was an evaluation of the effectiveness of two forms of physical activity: Pilates and aquafitness - gymnastics in water, in sustaining the health and fitness of women after the age of 55.Material and methods: In research groups were twenty five volunteer women - participants of physical training of the age from 55 to 76 years. One of the groups (Group 1) conducted exercise according to the Pilates method, and the second group (Group 2) practiced in water - aquafitness. The exercises took place once a week, 1.5 hours each. The research ("up and go" test, test for strength and endurance of lower limbs, test for strength of upper limbs, test for suppleness of the lower body part) has been conducted twice - in the first four weeks of training and after ten weeks.Results: The strength of upper limbs considerably increased (p=0.038) in the case of women practicing in water. The program of aquafitness contains a lot of resistance exercises for the upper limbs, which had impact on the above mentioned result. Improvement in the results of tests of suppleness of lower body part was observed (after an 10-week cycle of exercises) in Pilates groups.Conclusions: Pilates and aquafitness were beneficial for the level of suppleness of seniors. The frequency of exercises - once a week - is insufficient for sustaining full fitness, however, even such minimal doze of physical activity positively affects the physical and mental condition of the seniors.
Martial Arts Trauma Recovery Strategies
Authors: Slăvilă Mircea , Dumitrescu Remus , Aducovschi Daniela 
Published: August 2012

Martial Arts Trauma Recovery Strategies
Martial arts expose the practitioners to accidents that include injuries, especially traumatic. The technical, physical and psychological training along with the rest of the sport training factors are responsible for trauma production. Athletes make a huge physical and mental labor, therefore, both during training and competitions, they could acquire injuries of different severity.
A Comparative Study on Strength between American College Male and Female Students in Caucasian and Asian Populations
Authors: Chen Gong , Liu Liu , Yu Jing 
Published: August 2012

A Comparative Study on Strength between American College Male and Female Students in Caucasian and Asian Populations
Muscle strength has been considered as a major factor on sport performance, martial arts competitions, self-defense, and other physical activities. The purpose of the study was to investigate potential difference on muscle strength between male and female college students. The results indicated that the muscle strength of female students is significantly lower than male students on strength of arm, upperbody and chest, shoulder, leg, and abdominal. Females have 37-68% of muscle strength of males in general. The difference on muscle strength between females and males is more on upper body, and less on lower body. Females are relatively stronger on their legs than arms and shoulders.
Effect of Intranasal Steroids on Glucose and Hemoglobin A1c Levels in Diabetic Patients
Authors: Mizrachi Aviram , Bachar Gideon , Yaniv Eitan , Hadar Tuvia , Vinker Shlomo 
Published: September 2012

Background Intranasal steroids are widely used for the treatment of inflammatory diseases of the nose and sinuses such as rhinosinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and nonallergic rhinitis. Along with the general otherwise healthy population, many diabetic patients use intranasal steroids as well. This study was designed to evaluate the adverse effects of long-term treatment with intranasal corticosteroid preparations in diabetic patients. Methods The study group included all diabetic patients treated with intranasal steroids for at least 3 months at primary care clinics in Clalit Health Services Central District in Israel in 2002–2007. The central database had been reviewed for demographic data, medical history, medications, and laboratory test results. Results A total of 1768 diabetic patients were treated with topical nasal steroid sprays during the study period. Data on hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels both before and during steroid treatment was available for 245 patients, and data on fasting serum glucose levels at both time points was available for 163 patients. On statistical analysis, there was no change in either measure from baseline to 3 months after starting treatment (p = 0.104 and p = 0.101, respectively). Treatment with triamcinolone acetonide was associated with a significantly greater increase in fasting serum glucose levels than other preparations (p = 0.006). Conclusion Intranasal corticosteroids seem to have no adverse effects on HbA1c and serum glucose levels in diabetic patients. Their long-term use appears to be safe, provided that the patients are carefully monitored, especially those receiving triamcinolone acetonide.
Dysregulated Survivin Expression in Nasal Polyps of Individuals with Aspirin Exacerbated Respiratory Disease
Authors: Fruth Kai , Schramek Eduard , Docter Dominic , Haxel Boris R. , Schneider Astrid , Mann Wolf J. , Brieger Juergen 
Published: September 2012

Background A derailed balance of cell proliferation and apoptosis is presumed to result in cell hyperplasia as a typical feature of nasal polyps. Survivin, a protein of the inhibitors of the apoptosis family is proposed to promote polyp formation. However, studies concerning survivin expression in chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with nasal polyps are rare and the specificity of the survivin expression in nasal polyps from individuals with aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) has not been investigated. Methods Immunohistochemical survivin expression analysis was performed. Samples were taken from the ethmoid sinus of individuals with CRS with nasal polyps with and without AERD during sinus surgery and control specimens of the inferior turbinate from individuals without CRS. Cell cultures were stimulated with recombinant vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF165) and the resulting survivin expression was analyzed by Western blot. Results The survivin expression of 61 specimens was analyzed by quantitative immunohistochemistry d a potential VEGF-dependant stimulation of survivin in cell cultures was investigated. The survivin expression in nasal polyps from individuals with AERD was increased compared with the controls (median, 1194 versus 927 arbitrary units [A.U.]; p = 0.054). Western blot analysis revealed in vitro a VEGF-dependant regulation of survivin in nasal polyps from individuals without AERD, but not in those with AERD (p = 0.05). Conclusion Enhanced survivin expression might result in decreased apoptosis and cellular hyperplasia as a part of the largely unknown pathophysiology of nasal polyp formation. Furthermore, we hypothesize a pathological, VEGF-independent constitutive survivin expression in nasal polyps of individuals with AERD.
Automatic Correction of Gaps in Cerebrovascular Segmentations Extracted from 3D Time-of-Flight MRA Datasets
Authors: Schmidt-Richberg A. , Fiehler J. , Illies T. , Möller D. , Handels H. , Säring D. , Forkert N. D. 
Published: August 2012

Summary
Objectives: Exact cerebrovascular segmentations are required for several applications in today’s clinical routine. A major drawback of typical automatic segmentation methods is the occurrence of gaps within the segmentation. These gaps are typically located at small vessel structures exhibiting low intensities. Manual correction is very time-consuming and not suitable in clinical practice. This work presents a post-processing method for the automatic detection and closing of gaps in cerebrovascular segmentations.
Methods: In this approach, the 3D centerline is calculated from an available vessel segmentation, which enables the detection of corresponding vessel endpoints. These endpoints are then used to detect possible connections to other 3D centerline voxels with a graph-based approach. After consistency check, reasonable detected paths are expanded to the vessel boundaries using a level set approach and combined with the initial segmentation.
Results: For evaluation purposes, 100 gaps were artificially inserted at non-branching vessels and bifurcations in manual cerebrovascular segmentations derived from ten Time-of-Flight magnetic resonance angiography datasets. The results show that the presented method is capable of detecting 82% of the non-branching vessel gaps and 84% of the bifurcation gaps. The level set segmentation expands the detected connections with 0.42 mm accuracy compared to the initial segmentations. A further evaluation based on 10 real automatic segmentations from the same datasets shows that the proposed method detects 35 additional connections in average per dataset, whereas 92.7% were rated as correct by a medical expert.
Conclusion: The presented approach can considerably improve the accuracy of cerebrovascular segmentations and of following analysis outcomes.
Isolation and characterization of a first set of polymorphic microsatellite markers in saffron, Crocus sativus (Iridaceae)
Authors: Nemati Zahra , Zeinalabedini Mehrshad , Mardi Mohsen , Pirseyediand Seyed M. , Marashi Seyed H. , Khayam Nekoui Seyed M. 
Published: August 2012

• Premise of the study: Twelve novel polymorphic microsatellite loci were developed and characterized from a repeat‐enriched genomic library of Crocus sativus to study population and conservation genetics of this economically and medically important species.• Methods and Results: The microsatellite loci were isolated using a modified Fast Isolation by AFLP of Sequences COntaining repeats (FIASCO) method. The average number of alleles per locus was 2.6. The observed and expected heterozygosities varied from 0.07 to 0.92 and 0.1 to 0.58, respectively. Polymorphic information content value ranged from 0.09 to 0.55 with an average of 0.34. Four out of twelve loci showed significant departures from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium.• Conclusions: The microsatellite markers reported here will be useful for evaluating genetic diversity and will likely serve as an ideal resource for use in marker‐assisted breeding programs, germplasm analysis, and varietal identification.
Nuclear microsatellites for Pinus pinea (Pinaceae), a genetically depauperate tree, and their transferability to P. halepensis
Authors: Pinzauti F. , Sebastiani F. , Budde K. B. , Fady B. , González‐Martínez S. C. , Vendramin G. G. 
Published: August 2012

• Premise of the study: Pinus pinea is one of the few widespread plant species that are also genetically depauperate. It is also an important commercial species with high market value seeds. A deeper knowledge of the existing population genetic variation was needed.• Methods and Results: Twelve nuclear microsatellites were isolated from genomic and cDNA sequences and screened for variability in 729 individuals from 33 natural populations. Low level of genetic variability was confirmed with average expected heterozygosity of 0.11. Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium expectations were not met in only ∼10% of the possible locus/population combinations. All loci were in linkage equilibrium, and the frequency of null alleles was very low (≤1% in 332 out of 396 locus/population combinations). Nine out of the 12 microsatellites were successfully transferred to P. halepensis.• Conclusions: Despite low polymorphism, these new markers will be useful to resolve population structure and hold potential for seed origin identification and traceability.
Development of microsatellite markers for Anadenanthera colubrina var. cebil (Fabaceae), a native tree from South America
Authors: Barrandeguy María E. , Prinz Kathleen , García María V. , Finkeldey Reiner 
Published: August 2012

• Premise of the study: Microsatellite primers were developed in the native legume tree Anadenanthera colubrina var. cebil to study the genetic diversity and genetic structure in natural populations in Argentina.• Methods and Results: Nine microsatellite markers were identified using a genomic library enriched for tandemly repeated motifs, eight of which markers were polymorphic. The polymorphism of these markers was assessed by investigating 20 individuals for fragment polymorphism; three to 13 alleles were observed for each locus. Observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.300 to 1.000 and from 0.463 to 0.900, respectively.• Conclusions: These results confirm that these primers will be useful for investigating the genetic diversity and genetic structure of natural populations of A. colubrina var. cebil in future studies.
The epiphytic microbiota of the globally widespread macroalga Cladophora glomerata (Chlorophyta, Cladophorales)
Authors: Zulkifly Shahrizim , Hanshew Alissa , Young Erica B. , Lee Philip , Graham Melissa E. , Graham Michael E. , Piotrowski Michael , Graham Linda E. 
Published: September 2012

• Premise of the study: The filamentous chlorophyte Cladophora produces abundant nearshore populations in marine and freshwaters worldwide, often dominating periphyton communities and producing nuisance growths under eutrophic conditions. High surface area and environmental persistence foster such high functional and taxonomic diversity of epiphytic microfauna and microalgae that Cladophora has been labeled an ecological engineer. We tested the hypotheses that (1) Cladophora supports a structurally and functionally diverse epiphytic prokaryotic microbiota that influences materials cycling and (2) mutualistic host–microbe interactions occur. Because previous molecular sequencing‐based analyses of the microbiota of C. glomerata found as western Lake Michigan beach drift had identified pathogenic associates such as Escherichia coli, we also asked if actively growing lentic C. glomerata harbors known pathogens.• Methods: We used 16S rRNA gene amplicon pyrosequencing to examine the microbiota of C. glomerata of Lake Mendota, Dane, Wisconsin, United States, during the growing season of 2011, at the genus‐ or species‐level to infer functional phenotypes. We used correlative scanning electron and fluorescence microscopy to describe major prokaryotic morphotypes.• Key results: We found microscopic evidence for diverse bacterial morphotypes, and molecular evidence for ca. 100 distinct sequence types classifiable to genus at the 80% confidence level or species at the 96–97% level within nine bacterial phyla, but not E. coli or related human pathogens.• Conclusions: We inferred that bacterial epiphytes of lentic C. glomerata have diverse functions in materials cycling, with traits that indicate the occurrence of mutualistic interactions with the algal host.
Les formes actuelles du malaise dans la culture
Authors: Richard François 
Published: August 2012

Le malaise actuel dans la culture est-il la continuation de celui dépeint par Freud ou constitue-t-il quelque chose de différent ? Cet article reprend l’idée freudienne sur la contradiction entre barbarie et civilisation lorsqu’elle agit à l’intérieur même du Surmoi culturel collectif. Ceci éclaire les évolutions contemporaines, à condition de compléter la notion de pulsion de mort par celle de désengagement subjectal, de comprendre qu’à la névrose actuelle s’est substituée une modalité nouvelle de l’insatisfaction, et enfin d’envisager la complexité d’une situation où l’on trouve à la fois un souci moral croissant et l’expression d’un cynisme sans vergogne.
Traduction et traumatisme
Authors: Pestre Élise , Benslama Fethi 
Published: August 2012

Les violences politiques et sociales ont le pouvoir d’engendrer des effets destructeurs sur le sujet mais, au-delà, sur sa descendance. Comment peut-on se construire lorsqu’on hérite de silences traumatiques ? Existe-t-il des possibilités de symbolisation et de traductions de ces traumatismes ? Et si oui, de quelle manière peuvent-elles s’instaurer ? L’étude de la trajectoire de Janine Altounian, auteur de plusieurs ouvrages sur les effets de ces violences transmises entre générations et elle-même descendante de parents rescapés du génocide arménien, rend compte des tentatives subjectives de traduction d’un héritage traumatique. Plus généralement, la clinique des réfugiés permettra d’envisager le déploiement de la traduction, à l’œuvre chez ceux dont les assises subjectives ont été profondément mises à mal par l’épreuve du réel.
Crée ! Stratégies de survie
Authors: Masson Céline 
Published: August 2012

Dans cet article, nous nous intéressons aux stratégies du créer et du sujet en création. Le concept de création renvoie à l’impératif de créer, à ce que nous pourrions nommer une pulsion de créer. Il s’agit d’un engagement coûte que coûte pour ne pas céder à l’effondrement mélancolique ou à la destruction physique. Cette poussée du créer est un acte qui engage le sujet ; acte de vie/mort qui est un bouclier contre l’angoisse. La création fait acte dans le temps du sujet et l’inscrit dans une temporalité en produisant une constellation de signes reliés entre eux par des lignes imaginaires. Ces lignes sont des lignes de vie et tracer, c’est s’inscrire dans le temps. Qu’est-ce qui pousse à faire-forme, à produire des formes qui sont autant de repères internes, de lignes de conduite guidant vers le dehors ? Ce travail de lignes, de lignage est un ajustement qu’opère le sujet entre le dedans et le dehors, créant ainsi des points d’appui intérieurs par l’exploration de la matière. Cette surface devenant comme nous le disions dans un précédent travail une surface extra-topique psychique/plastique. À partir de l’autobiographie du peintre Gérard Garouste, nous explorerons les souvenirs que l’artiste nous livre dans ce livre et nous verrons comment l’acte de créer s’est imposé en urgence, pour la vie.
L'art : un témoin comme un autre « dans les profondeurs du cancer » ?
Authors: Lombard Marjorie 
Published: August 2012

Il s’agit, dans cette recherche, de contribuer à une meilleure connaissance du vécu subjectif du sujet confronté à la traversée du cancer, dans les nuances qui composent son histoire personnelle et familiale. Autrefois témoins de la mort par cancer d’un proche, les sujets de notre étude s’incarnent acteurs dans l’occurrence de cette même pathologie, ainsi engagés dans un changement de statut. Ils détiennent un « savoir » sur le cancer et leur engagement dans la maladie implique une forme de retrouvaille « savante » avec celui d’autrefois. De quelle manière est-il marqué par ce « bout de savoir en plus », irréversiblement détenu ? Un tel passage nous interroge sur la voie par laquelle le sujet peut devenir son « propre témoin ». Et l’art, en tant que « voix » de passage possible, se poserait comme lieu d’inscription d’une situation de l’extrême. Pourquoi l’art ? Il serait, en fait, appréhendé à l’instar d’une parole paradigmatique parce que voie élue traduisant cette possibilité d’immersion dans l’univers abyssal qui a conduit le sujet hors de lui-même, déporté de sa propre histoire par un ancêtre qui ferait retour. L’impact avec la maladie grave pousserait l’œuvre au cœur d’un mouvement à triple destinée : l’art serait « atomisé », « intoxiqué » ou « immunisant » pour son créateur.
The “Out-of-Body Experience” – A New Orientation for the Clinic of the Body?
Authors: Le Maléfan Pascal 
Published: August 2012

Deux hypothèses sont présentées dans cet article. D’abord celle postulant que la phénoménologie de « sortie hors du corps » connaît une actualité qui doit intéresser le clinicien. Les apports de Lacan sur l’ego peuvent trouver ici une contribution. Ensuite celle suggérant que cette actualité est corrélative d’une modification contemporaine du rapport au corps, celle promouvant une distanciation.
Comparative Study of Three High Order Schemes for LES of Temporally Evolving Mixing Layers
Authors: Yee Helen C. , Sjögreen Bjorn , Hadjadj Abdellah 
Published: August 2012

AbstractThree high order shock-capturing schemes are compared for large eddy simulations (LES) of temporally evolving mixing layers for different convective Mach numbers ranging from the quasi-incompressible regime to highly compressible supersonic regime. The considered high order schemes are fifth-order WENO (WENO5), seventh-order WENO (WENO7) and the associated eighth-order central spatial base scheme with the dissipative portion of WENO7 as a nonlinear post-processing filter step (WENO7fi). This high order nonlinear filter method of Yee & Sjögreen is designed for accurate and efficient simulations of shock-free compressible turbulence, turbulence with shocklets and turbulence with strong shocks with minimum tuning of scheme parameters. The LES results by WENO7fi using the same scheme parameter agree well with experimental results compiled by Barone et al., and published direct numerical simulations (DNS) work of Rogers & Moser and Pantano & Sarkar, whereas results by WENO5 and WENO7 compare poorly with experimental data and DNS computations.