bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Neurofibroma in a Striped Mullet: Histochemical and Immunohistochemical Study
Authors: Marino F. , Macrì D. , Lanteri G. , Manganaro M. , Monaco S. , Germanà A. 
Published: July 2010

Abstract
A case of neurofibroma is reported in a wild striped mullet Mugil cephalus. Macro- and microscopic features are described. The tumor arose on the head as a white–grayish, firm mass protruding outwards but covered by the epidermis. The neoplastic tissue showed well-defined borders and was encapsulated; it was predominantly composed of elongated cells with ellipsoid, hyperchromatic nuclei and pale cytoplasm. The cells were irregularly arranged; in the context of the neoplastic proliferation, these cells were usually densely packed, sometimes forming parallel arrays, but without distinctive nuclear palisades. The diagnosis of neurofibroma is also supported by the positive immunostaining for S-100 and vimentin as well as by the negative calretinin reaction.
Effect of 1,6-Hexamethylene Diisocyanate Exposure on Peak Flowmetry in Automobile Paint Shop Workers in Iran
Authors: Pourabedian Siyamak , Barkhordari Abdullah , Habibi Ehsanallah , Rismanchiyan Masoud , Zare Mohsen 
Published: July 2010

Effect of 1,6-Hexamethylene Diisocyanate Exposure on Peak Flowmetry in Automobile Paint Shop Workers in IranThe aim of this study was to investigate the effects of occupational exposure to 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) on peak flowmetry in automobile body paint shop workers in Iran. We studied a population of 43 car painters exposed to HDI at their workplaces. Peak expiratory flow was tested for one working week, from the start to the end of each shift. Air was sampled and HDI analysed in parallel, according to the OSHA 42 method.Daily and weekly HDI exposure averages were (0.42±0.1) mg m-3 and (0.13±0.05) mg m-3, respectively.On painting days, 72 % of workers showed more than a 10 % variation in peak expiratory flow. Inhalation exposure exceeded the threshold limit value (TLV) ten times over. This strongly suggests that HDI affected the peak flowmetry in the studied workers.
Endotoxin Exposure Assessment in Wood-Processing Industry: Airborne Versus Settled Dust Levels
Authors: Pipinić Ivana , Varnai Veda , Lučić Ružica , Čavlović Ankica , Prester Ljerka , Orct Tatjana , Macan Jelena 
Published: July 2010

Endotoxin Exposure Assessment in Wood-Processing Industry: Airborne Versus Settled Dust LevelsWood processing is usually performed in environments with large amounts of endotoxin-rich bioaerosols that are associated with a variety of health effects. The aim of this preliminary study was to assess the relation between endotoxin levels in settled and airborne dust in wood-processing industry. Ten pairs of airborne and settled dust samples were collected in a sawmill and parquet manufacture of two wood-processing plants in Croatia. Endotoxin was assayed with a chromogenic end-point LAL (Limulus amebocyte lysate) method. The results showed that endotoxin levels in airborne respirable dust were above the proposed occupational exposure limit of 125 EU m-3 and could be considered hazardous for the respiratory system. In settled dust they ranged between 229.7 EU mg-1 and 604.3 EU mg-1 and in airborne dust between 166.8 EU mg-1 and 671.6 EU m-3, but there was no significant correlation between them (Spearman's rho=0.358, P=0.310). This study points to sawmill settled dust as endotoxin reservoir and suggests that it may add to already high exposure to airborne endotoxins associated with wood processing. Investigations of the relation between settled and airborne endotoxin levels should be continued to better understand the sources and sites of endotoxin contamination in wood-processing industry.
Extreme Hyperkalaemia Caused by Concomitant use of a Nsaid and an Ace Inhibitor in an Elderly Patient
Authors: Rogulj Dinko , Hauptfeld Marko , Iskra Mojca , Zorko Vanda , Strašek Milena 
Published: July 2010

Extreme Hyperkalaemia Caused by Concomitant use of a Nsaid and an Ace Inhibitor in an Elderly PatientExtreme hyperkalaemia is a life-threatening electrolyte disorder. It is relatively common in patients with severe renal insufficiency. This report describes a case of extreme hyperkalaemia caused by drugs in an 82-year-old female patient without severe renal insufficiency, who was successfully treated without haemodialysis. The patient had been treated for arterial hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus for 30 years. Over the last years she had been receiving enalapril and metformin. Three weeks before the admission to the hospital, she was receiving a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) because of the back pain. She was admitted to hospital due to a collapse and weakness in the limbs. Laboratory tests showed extreme hyperkalaemia, high blood sugar, metabolic acidosis, elevated serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen (BUN), and a slightly elevated serum sodium. On ECG, we noticed typical signs of hyperkalaemia.The patient was treated with a slow intravenous bolus of calcium gluconate and intravenous infusion of sodium chloride with insulin, glucose with insulin and sodium bicarbonte. After the treatment, all laboratory findings normalised together and the patient felt better. This case shows that physicians should be very careful when prescribing NSAIDs to elderly patients treated with drugs that affect renal function.
Coloring of lattices
Authors: Nimbhokar S. , Wasadikar M. , Pawar M. 
Published: July 2010

Abstract
The concept of coloring is studied for graphs derived from lattices with 0. It is shown that, if such a graph is derived from an atomic or distributive lattice, then the chromatic number equals the clique number. If this number is finite, then in the case of a distributive lattice, it is determined by the number of minimal prime ideals in the lattice. An estimate for the number of edges in such a graph of a finite lattice is given.
On the existence of solutions for singular boundary value problem of third-order differential equations
Authors: Wang Feng , Cui Yujun 
Published: July 2010

Abstract
The singular boundary value problems of third-order differential equations $$
\begin{array}{*{20}c}
{ - u'''(t) = h(t)f(t,u(t)), t \in (0,1),} \\
{u(0) = u'(0) = 0, u'(1) = \alpha u'(\eta )} \\

\end{array}
$$ are considered under some conditions concerning the first eigenvalues corresponding to the relevant linear operators, where h(t) is allowed to be singular at both t = 0 and t = 1, and f is not necessary to be nonnegative. The existence results of nontrivial solutions and positive solutions are given by means of the topological degree theory.
Spaces of lower semicontinuous set-valued maps I
Authors: McCoy R. 
Published: July 2010

Abstract
We introduce a lower semicontinuous analog, L
−(X), of the well-studied space of upper semicontinuous set-valued maps with nonempty compact interval images. Because the elements of L
−(X) contain continuous selections, the space C(X) of real-valued continuous functions on X can be used to establish properties of L
−(X), such as the two interrelated main theorems. The first of these theorems, the Extension Theorem, is proved in this Part I. The Extension Theorem says that for binormal spaces X and Y, every bimonotone homeomorphism between C(X) and C(Y) can be extended to an ordered homeomorphism between L
−(X) and L
−(Y). The second main theorem, the Factorization Theorem, is proved in Part II. The Factorization Theorem says that for binormal spaces X and Y, every ordered homeomorphism between L
−(X) and L
−(Y) can be characterized by a unique factorization.
Spaces of lower semicontinuous set-valued maps II
Authors: McCoy R. 
Published: July 2010

Abstract
This is a continuation of “Spaces of lower semicontinuous setvalued maps I”. Together, these two parts contain two interrelated main theorems. In the previous part I, the Extension Theorem is proved, which says that for binormal spaces X and Y, every bimonotone homeomorphism between C(X) and C(Y) can be extended to an ordered homeomorphism between L
−(X) and L
−(Y). In this part II, the Factorization Theorem is proved, which says that for binormal spaces X and Y, every ordered homeomorphism between L
−(X) and L
−(Y) can be characterized by a unique factorization.
Vertical distribution of phototrophs in the pelagic zone of three small Lobelia lakes
Authors: Szelαg-Wasielewska Elżbieta 
Published: July 2010

Vertical distribution of phototrophs in the pelagic zone of three small Lobelia lakes
The community structure and biomass of pelagic phototrophs, with a particular focus on the picoplanktonic fraction, were studied in three small, soft-water lakes in the Pomerania Lake District (north Poland). The smallest phototrophs were usually dominated by picocyanophytes, both single-celled and colonial. Picochlorophytes were less frequent, and they formed dense populations only in one lake. The nano- and microplankton included many groups of organisms, but the main groups were comprised of dinoflagellates, chrysophytes and chroococcoid and/or filamentous cyanophytes and large raphidophytes. Community structure changed significantly with depth and in all lakes remarkable differences were observed between the epilimnion and both the meta- and hypolimnion. The hypolimnion was characterized by the presence of photosynthetic green sulfur bacteria or their symbiotic consortia.
The role of emergent macrophytes in nutrient cycling in Lake Niepruszewskie (western Poland)
Authors: Ławniczak Agnieszka 
Published: July 2010

The role of emergent macrophytes in nutrient cycling in Lake Niepruszewskie (western Poland)
The role of emergent macrophytes in nutrient cycling was investigated in the littoral zone of Lake Niepruszewskie, which is dominated by this type of vegetation. The lake is characterized by an advanced stage of eutrophication as is evident in the frequent blooms that cause low transparency and high concentrations of chlorophyll a and seston. The shoot biomass of Phragmites australis and Typha angustifolia is the major component of the plant cover with respect to nutrient accumulation. Other plants play a marginal role in the nutrient turnover of the studied lake.
Lithuanian Population After the Socio-Economic Transition
Authors: Stanaitis Algirdas 
Published: July 2010

Lithuanian Population After the Socio-Economic Transition
The article presents changes of Lithuanian population after the restoration of state self-dependence and future prognoses. The article is based on the data at the Statistical Department of the Republic of Lithuania. There are brief analysis of the principal demographic indices: natural movement of population and migration flows. The analysis embraces the years before and after restoration of independence and future perspectives. The results of analysis was showed that the negative natural increment and migration balance have adversely affected other demographic indices: age structure, lifespan, number of marriages, deaths due to external causes, etc.
Human Development index and Informatisation of Society in CIS
Authors: Rodionova Irina , Gordeeva Anastasia 
Published: July 2010

Human Development index and Informatisation of Society in CIS
Knowledge and know-how of calculation methods of indicators and indices allow to evaluate, compare and correlate if not fully then to a considerable extent the situation in different countries and regions of the world. Moreover, in countries with "transitional economy" to which Russia and other countries of former Soviet Union are attributed to, the situation has significantly changed and it is necessary to adjust the directions and perspectives of development considering the changed environment.The article characterizes a position of Russia and other CIS's countries (Commonwealth of Independent States) on the international rating of Human Development Index and Networked Readiness Index.
Income and Expenditure of the Polish Population in 2006 (An analysis of Regional Diversification)
Authors: Parysek Jerzy , Mierzejewska Lidia 
Published: July 2010

Income and Expenditure of the Polish Population in 2006 (An analysis of Regional Diversification)
Changes in the political system after 1989 have led to the opening up of new areas of study in many fields of research, including socio - economic geography. One such example, undoubtedly, is the regional diversification of income and expenditure of the population, which was the subject of the ongoing studies, whose selected results are presented in this study. An analysis of the level of income and expenditure of the population was important, as it provided information on: the level of socio-economic development, the standard of living, the level of civilization and culture development, consumption structures, consumption patterns, changes in the structure of demand, etc. Therefore, it was significant for understanding the process of changes which have taken place in Poland. The analysis also provided new generic approaches (problems). This article presents, above all, the research results of the regional diversification of income and expenditure levels as well as the consumption structures of the Polish population in 2006 (in an elementary, complex and synthetic section). A further aim of the research, was to determine statistically significant factors which influence the income and consumption patterns - both factors which had a positive impact (the level of urbanization, the efficiency and productivity of the economy, agricultural produce) and a negative one (unemployment, age structure of the population, population growth and industrial production). This resulted from the conviction that, each description is valuable only if it is supplemented with an explanation of the reasons for such a state of affairs.
Analysis of extreme hydrological Events on THE danube using the Peak Over Threshold method
Authors: Bačová-Mitková Veronika , Onderka Milan 
Published: July 2010

Analysis of extreme hydrological Events on THE danube using the Peak Over Threshold methodThe Peak Over Threshold Method (POT) was used as an alternative technique to the traditional analysis of annual discharge maxima of the Danube River. The POT method was applied to a time-series of daily discharge values covering a period of 60 years (1931-1990) at the following gauge stations: Achleiten, Kienstock, Wien, Bratislava and Nagymaros. The first part of the paper presents the use of the POT method and how it was applied to daily discharges. All mean daily discharges exceeding a defined threshold were considered in the POT analysis. Based on the POT waves independence criteria the maximum daily discharge data were selected. Two theoretical log-normal (LN) and Log-Pearson III (LP3) distributions were used to calculate the probability of exceeding annual maximum discharges. Performance of the POT method was compared to the theoretical distributions (LN, LP3). The influence of the data series length on the estimation of theN-year discharges by POT method was carried out too. Therefore, with regard to later regulations along the Danube channel bank the 40, 20 and 10-year time data series were chosen in early of the 60-year period and second analysed time data series were selected from the end of the 60-year period. Our results suggest that the POT method can provide adequate and comparable estimates ofN-year discharges for more stations with short temporal coverage.
Radial Basis Function Network Based Design of Incipient Motion Condition of Alluvial Channels with Seepage
Authors: Kumar Bimlesh , Sreenivasulu Gopu , Rao Achanta 
Published: July 2010

Radial Basis Function Network Based Design of Incipient Motion Condition of Alluvial Channels with SeepageIncipient motion is the critical condition at which bed particles begin to move. Existing relationships for incipient motion prediction do not consider the effect of seepage. Incipient motion design of an alluvial channel affected from seepage requires the information about five basic parameters, i.e., particle sized, water depthy, energy slopeSf, seepage velocityvsand average velocityu.As the process is extremely complex, getting deterministic or analytical form of process phenomena is too difficult. Data mining technique, which is particularly useful in modeling processes about which adequate knowledge of the physics is limited, is presented here as a tool complimentary to model the incipient motion condition of alluvial channel at seepage. This article describes the radial basis function (RBF) network to predict the seepage velocity vs and average velocityubased on experimental data of incipient condition. The prediction capability of model has been found satisfactory and methodology to use the model is also presented. It has been found that model predicts the phenomena very well. With the help of the RBF network, design curves have been presented for designing the alluvial channel when it is affected by seepage.
Model interpretation of results of measurement mixing zone in the Elbe River downstream from the WWTP Hradec Králové
Authors: Šajer Jiří 
Published: July 2010

Modelová interpretace výsledků měření mísící zóny v Labi pod vypouštěním z ČOV Hradec Králové
Ve shodě se Směrnicí 2008/105/ES mohou členské státy vymezit regulační mísící zóny přilehlé k místu vypouštění. Koncentrace jedné nebo více látek uvedené v seznamu v části A přílohy 1 této směrnice smějí překračovat významné normy environmentální kvality uvnitř takových regulačních mísících zón, pokud nebudou mít vliv na dodržení těchto norem ve zbývající části vodního útvaru. Jako základ pro vymezení regulační mísící zóny přilehlé k existujícímu bodovému zdroji znečištění je velmi důležitá co nejlepší znalost skutečné hydrodynamické zóny. To je důvod, proč byla v Labi pod čistírnou odpadních vod (ČOV) Hradec Králové měřena konduktivita. V tomto článku je popsána modelová interpretace výsledků měření. ČOV Hradec Králové se nachází na levém břehu Labe a patří mezi jednu z největších ČOV v České republice s kapacitou přesahující 100 000 EO. Studie se zajímá o oblast po kompletním vertikálním promísení. Je použito modelování dvoudimenzionálního (2D) šíření vlečky znečištění z bodového zdroje v řece, založené na metodě, kterou uvádí Fischer et al. (1979) s korekcí pro účinný začátek vypouštění. Porovnání numerických výsledků s výsledky z terénního měření ukazují, že metoda je použitelná pro predikci hydrodynamické mísící zóny přilehlé k ČOV Hradec Králové v případě, že odpadní vody jsou v recipientu positivně nadlehčovány.
Eastern Poland as the Borderland of the European Union
Authors: Komornicki Tomasz , Miszczuk Andrzej 
Published: July 2010

Eastern Poland as the Borderland of the European Union
The purpose of the present paper is to characterise the socio-economic potentials of the regions situated on both sides of the Polish-Russian, Polish-Belarusian and Polish-Ukrainian boundaries (against the background of historical conditions), as well as the economic interactions taking place within these regions. The analysis, carried out in a dynamic setting, sought to identify changes that have occurred owing to the enlargement of the European Union (including those associated with the absorption of the means from the pre-accession funds and from the structural funds). The territorial reach of the analysis encompasses four Polish units of the NUTS 2 level (voivodeships, or "voivodeships"), situated directly at the present outer boundary of the European Union: Warmia-Mazuria, Podlasie, Lublin and Subcarpathia. Besides, the analysis extends to the units located just outside of the eastern border of Poland: the District of Kaliningrad of the Russian Federation, the Belarusian districts of Hrodna and Brest, as well as the Ukrainian districts of Volyn, Lviv and Zakarpattya.
Kienbock's Disease
Authors: O'Laughlin Shaun J. 
Published: July 2010

The patient was a 53-year-old male with a chief complaint of right wrist pain of insidious onsent for the past month. The patient reported no recent trauma, but said he had multiple falls while skiing and mountain biking. Wrist radiographs and magnetic resonance imaging revealed ulnar variance and signs of osteonecrosis of the lunate, or Kienbock's disease. The patient underwent a radial shortening osteotomy in an effort to reduce compressive forces on the lunate and further fragmentation and collapse. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2010;40(6):376. doi:10.2519/jospt.2010.0409
Effect of triazophos on mitotic activity and chromosomal behavior in root meristems of <i>Allium cepa</i> L.
Authors: Pandey Archana , Sakya Shyam R 
Published: July 2010

Effect of triazophos (an organophosphorous insecticide) on mitotic activity and chromosomal behavior in the meristematic region of root tip cells of Allium cepa L. was assessed. The insecticide showed mitotic depression and positive chromo-toxic effects. Abnormalities, such as stickiness, plasmolysed cells, equatorial plate shifting, polar shifting, irregular chromosome arrangement, precocious arms formation, bridge formation, C-metaphase, fragmentation of chromosomes, unequal cytokinesis, diagonal cytokinesis, delayed cytokinesis and formation of binucleated cells, were recorded in the chemically pretreated root meristem. Key-words: chromosomal and cellular abnormalities; cytotoxic effect; mitotic index; phase indices.DOI:	10.3126/botor.v6i0.2903 Botanica Orientalis - Journal of Plant Science (2009) 6: 4-7
Phenology of ectomycorrizal fungi in subtropical evergreen <i>Castanopsis</i> forest
Authors: Christensen Morten 
Published: July 2010

The mycota of Himalaya is poorly described and information on the ecology of ecto-mycorrhizal species in the region is very limited. Three years (2004-2006) of intensive studies of the fruitbodies in Schima-Castanopsis forest in Central Nepal have documented a high diversity of ecto-mycorrhizal fungi. Systematic information collected from five forests in the surrounding of Pokhara are analyzed to describe the phenological patterns. The species diversity of fruitbodies is highest just after the first pre-monsoon rainfall in late May to early July and by the late monsoon rain of September and early October. Similar bimodular patterns are described from areas with warm humid climate in Japan. In cold Temperate and Boreal areas in Europe and North America as well as in the mountainous areas of Nepal only one peak of the ecto-mycorrhizal fungi is found. In these areas the temperature seems to be the main agent in determining the time of fructification of the ecto-mycorrhizal fungi. In contrast studies from Subtropical Mediterranean climate in Southern Europe with winter rain found fructification in the cold season, indicating that moisture is more crucial for the fruitbody creation than temperature in subtropical areas. Key-words: Central Nepal; ecto-mycorrhiza; Himalaya; Schima-Castanopsis forest.DOI:	10.3126/botor.v6i0.2904 Botanica Orientalis - Journal of Plant Science (2009) 6: 8-11
Taxonomic study of some medicinally important species of <i>Swertia</i> L. (Gentianaceae) in Nepal
Authors: Rijal Dilli Prasad 
Published: July 2010

Among 100 species of Swertia reported from the world, Nepal harbors 30 species along with four varieties. In Nepal, species of Swertia are highly exploited as raw materials for different traditional medicines. Among them, S. chirayita, a vulnerable species, has been considered to be superior in medicine and trade. One of the main issues in its trade is adulteration with other species which are considered to be inferior in medicinal quality. Species which are mixed with S. chirayita are S. angustifolia, S. ciliata, S. dilatata, S. paniculata, S. racemosa, etc. There is a need for the selection of most important morphological characteristics for instant identification of different species of Swertia to check illegal trade as well as adulteration. This paper aims to provide the most important identifying characters of eight species of Swertia traded from Nepal on the basis of their morphological studies. Color of the petal, number of floral parts (tetramerous vs. pentamerous) and number of glands in petal are the key characters for the identification of the species. Key-words: adulteration; medicinal plant; morphological characters.DOI:	10.3126/botor.v6i0.2906 Botanica Orientalis - Journal of Plant Science (2009) 6: 18-24