Saturday, June 29, 2019

Polypropylene Microfibers Against Explosive Spalling of Concrete. Strength Properties of Concrete with Fiber-Civil Engineering Research Journal-Juniper Publishers

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Polypropylene Microfibers Against Explosive Spalling of Concrete. Strength Properties of Concrete with Fiber


Authored by Sergey Antonov*

Russian fire-safety legislation, applied to fire resistance of building constructions by loss of bearing capacity (R), seems unfinished contradictory (to other legislations) to many specialists. Nevertheless, ministry of construction in Russia considers that applied to fire resistance it is harmonized enough, the objects are specified and instruments of law enforcement exist (such as 384-FZ, 123-FZ, sets of rules and GOSTs – state standards). Firstly, Russian legislation makes no distinction between load-bearing and self-supporting constructions, whether they are under or over ground, made from concrete, wood or steel etc. Each one of them while being designed or exploited must have a proven fire resistance. It is mentioned in 384-Ф3 «Technical safety regulation for buildings and constructions» in clause 5: «1. Buildings and constructions’ safety, as well as related processes such as design, engineering, installation, adjustment, exploitation, utilization (demolition), is provided through the setting of meeting the safety requirements design values of parameters of buildings and constructions; qualitative characteristics during the whole life cycle of building/construction. Safety depends on implementation of specified values and characteristics during the building process, reconstruction, overhaul (hereinafter «building») and their further maintenance». And even if 384-FZ lacks some technical requirements, then according to this same standard, point 3.5 « Additional buildings’ safety requirements can be set by other technical regulations. However, they cannot contradict the requirements of the given federal law». (we will refer to this point later). Thus, while developing project decision, the constructor must be sure that fire resistance of the designed constructions complies with legislation. It’s his direct duty. Russian town-planning code № 190-FZ from 29.12.2004 has a mention in clause 48.

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Friday, June 28, 2019

Sensory Evaluation of Ancient whole Grain Gluten- free Buckwheat, Peanut Meal, Beets Flatbreads-Nutrition & Food Science International Journal-Juniper Publishers

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Sensory Evaluation of Ancient whole Grain Gluten- free Buckwheat, Peanut Meal, Beets Flatbreads


Authored by Talwinder S Kahlon*

The sensory evaluation of whole grain, gluten-free, Buckwheat (B), Peanut Meal (P) and Beets (B) flatbreads was conducted. The flatbreads were BPB, BPB-Onions, BPB-Garlic and BPB-Ginger. Buckwheat is an ancient grain, gluten-free and good source of many essential minerals. Peanut Meal was utilized to formulate higher protein flatbreads and to add value to this low value farm byproduct. Fresh beets a vegetable with bile acid binding and health promoting potential was used to increase vegetable consumption. Onions, garlic and ginger contain many healthful phytonutrients. The levels of buckwheat, peanut meal, beets, onions, garlic and ginger were determined by consensus of the laboratory personnel. Flatbread dough was prepared using 55-83ml water per 100g as is ingredients. The ingredients were Buckwheat flour, Peanut Meal and Beets (22-33%) as is basis. Onions, Garlic and Ginger flatbreads contained 33%, 8% and 20% of the respective ingredients. 50g flatbread dough was pressed between parchment paper in Sol Luna tortilla press to about 8-inch circle. They were cooked in flatbread cooker for 2-2.25 minutes at (165-195 ͦC). Seventy-seven in-house volunteers evaluated Color/Appearance, Texture/Mouth feel as well as Acceptance of the four kinds of flatbreads tested to be statistically similar. Odor/Aroma of BPB-Onions was significantly (p ≤ 0.05) higher than BPB flatbreads. Taste/Flavor of the BPB-Onions and BPB-Garlic was similar and significantly better than BPB-Ginger and BPB flatbreads. For BPB-Ginger flatbreads these values were also significantly higher than BPB. The acceptance of the flatbreads tested was BPB-Onions 79%, BPB-Garlic 78%, BPB 68% and BPB-Ginger 66%. These flat breads used only 3-4 ingredients and could be made in any house kitchen or commercial production. These whole gain, high protein, gluten-free, vegetable, flatbreads offer tasty, nutritious and healthy choice to all and those sensitive to gluten.

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Thursday, June 27, 2019

Clinical Outcomes of Children Operated for Rheumatic Valvular Heart Disease in A Tertiary Hospital in South Africa-Academic Journal of Pediatrics & Neonatology-Juniper Publishers

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Clinical Outcomes of Children Operated for Rheumatic Valvular Heart Disease in A Tertiary Hospital in South Africa


Authored by Zongezile Masonwabe Makrexeni*

Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF) is a post infectious, non-suppurative sequel of pharyngeal infection with streptococcal pyogens, or group a beta hemolytic streptococcus [1]. Rheumatic fever occurs in 3-4% of untreated group a streptococcal pharyngitis. Devastating complications of Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) include severe valve regurgitation, heart failure, strokes and infective endocarditis, usually affecting both younger schools going and economically active, child bearing members of society [2].

Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) is of global health significance. It is estimated that 15.6-19.6 million people live with RHD, with almost 80% of those residing in low and middle income countries, whilst it has become rare in high income countries [3,4,5] Rheumatic heart disease remains a preventable non-communicable disease [6].

Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) is of global health significance. It is estimated that 15.6-19.6 million people live with RHD, with almost 80% of those residing in low and middle income countries, whilst it has become rare in high income countries [3,4,5] Rheumatic heart disease remains a preventable non-communicable disease [6].

The options for surgical management of rheumatic valve disease are valve repair and replacement with either bio-prosthetic or mechanical prosthesis. For patients with mitral valve stenosis an option is percutaneous mitral valve balloon valvuloplasty [10].

Percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty, has demonstrated good immediate and midterm results and has replaced surgical mitral commissurotomy as the preferred treatment of choice for rheumatic mitral stenosis in appropriately selected candidates [11].

Retrograde (Trans arterial) and antegrade (transvenous) approaches to percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty have been described. Currently, the antegrade approach with trans-septal catheterization is more widely used. It is usually performed through the femoral vein; however, the jugular venous approach has also been described [11].

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Wednesday, June 26, 2019

JAK2 and Its Regulators beyond Myeloproliferative Neoplasms-Journal of Tumor Medicine & Prevention-Juniper Publishers

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JAK2 and Its Regulators beyond Myeloproliferative Neoplasms


Authored by Nahla A M Hamed*

Dysregulated JAK2 is at the apex of three classic oncogenic signaling cascades including STAT, PI3K/Akt/mTOR, and MAPK pathways. Their interrelationship and dependencies downstream of JAK2 in MPN cells is incompletely understood. Combined pathway inhibition in vitro might prove beneficial due to a synergistic impact on functionally redundant oncogenic axes, might allow lower doses of the different agents with better tolerability, and might avoid or delay the development of resistance.

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Tuesday, June 25, 2019

A Case of Mycobacterium Simiae Mimicking Malignancy-International Journal of Pulmonary & Respiratory Sciences-Juniper Publishers

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A Case of Mycobacterium Simiae Mimicking Malignancy


Authored by Patricio and Peters Jay*

In 1965, Mycobacterium simiae was first isolated from macaques. Isolation of M. simiae has been mostly confined to the Southern US, Israel, and Cuba but is increasingly reported worldwide. In the University Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, M. simiae has become the second most frequently isolated non- tuberculous mycobacterium surpassed only by Mycobacterium avium complex. Out of patients analyzed in this facility during an 11 year period, 10% had definite infection and 76% were thought to be colonized. M. simiae often colonizes the airway, but clinical disease has been increasingly reported especially in immunocompromised patients and those with an underlying lung disease.

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Monday, June 24, 2019

Effect of Plasma Treatment on Moisture Management Properties and Drying Behavior of Polyester and Blend Fabrics for Sportswear Application-Current Trends in Fashion Technology & Textile Engineering-Juniper Publishers

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Effect of Plasma Treatment on Moisture Management Properties and Drying Behavior of Polyester and Blend Fabrics for Sportswear Application


Authored by Adivarekar RV*

The hygienic and comfort properties of fabrics for clothing are basically determined by their electrifiability and ability to absorb moisture, i.e. the hygroscopicity and capillarity, which are quantitative characteristics of the hydrophilicity of materials. Unfortunately, the most common synthetic fibre, Polyester exhibits high electrifiability and low hydrophilicity, which makes it unsuitable for fabrication of fabrics with properties close to cellulosic fibre and significantly restricts the area of their application. However, now a days, it is more preferable in the active sportswear due to its excellent physical properties like abrasion resistance, strength etc. and low cost. The present study aims at increasing the hydrophilicity of polyester and polyester blends by combination of plasma modification and chemical treatment. Surface modification of the developed fabrics is carried out by di-electric barrier discharge plasma in presence of air and subsequently the fabrics are subjected to chemical treatment to impart hydrophilic property to make it suitable for active sportswear. The moisture management properties, drying rate and air permeability, abrasion resistance etc. of these fabrics are evaluated.


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Saturday, June 22, 2019

The Diagnostic Challenges of Pain in Temporomandibular Joints Area-Anatomy Physiology & Biochemistry International Journal-Juniper Publishers

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The Diagnostic Challenges of Pain in Temporomandibular Joints Area


Authored by Bordea Ioana Roxana*

Chronic pain is difficult to manage and detrimental to the patients’ quality of life. Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain is caused by multiple etiological factors and, in some cases, several factors can be associated. Sometimes, TMJ pain can radiate or be referred in other anatomical regions; thus, setting the diagnosis could be challenging for the medical practitioner. Moreover, the pain originating from various adjacent or remote tissues and organs can be referred to the TMJ area. For this reason, the patients often address to physicians of different specialties and undergo multiple laboratory and imagistic examinations without revealing the real pathology. This article presents the case of a 36-year-old woman with the following symptoms: bilateral chronic pain localized in the TMJ areas radiating to the upper jaw and headache radiating to the cervical spine. She had been examined by several doctors, who referred her for cranial CT scan and MRI, but these examinations showed no signs of pathology. This paper also discusses the diagnostic challenges for the practitioners and the patient’s evolution after non-invasive local treatments: low level laser therapy (LLLT) and functional therapy.

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Friday, June 21, 2019

Re-Examining the Genetic Bottleneck: Atavistic Regression in Acquired Traits Affects the Outcome for Many Subspecies at the Allelic Level-International Journal of Cell Science & Molecular Biology-Juniper Publishers

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Re-Examining the Genetic Bottleneck: Atavistic Regression in Acquired Traits Affects the Outcome for Many Subspecies at the Allelic Level


Authored by Yosemite Sam*

Genetic “bottlenecks” have long been understood to restrict the ability of a species to pass on its genetic traits to later generations. Such events occur when the numbers of one species are too small to pass on a full range of genes. Inevitably, an impoverished genome results, one that is prone to disease or to inbreeding. Now, however, a second effect of these bottlenecks is shown. Replication is the benthic standard for assessing genetic bottlenecks from wide stochastic studies.

The loss of human-wide association studies is that they may facilitate little discovery of the basis of common diseases in a little neural framework. The technical advances of lowthroughput screening with data out those intensive studies. The bizarre challenges of recurring studies are considerable. Perhaps the most conspiculent problem lies in dual testing concerns which rise from the numerous math tests performed per human leading to a little potential for the discovery of false findings when data are not corrected. Peter et al. Prove a multiple recurring burden of approximately nine million tests for genome-wide association analyses in recent samples. Even when applied properly, inane testing collections do not emicote bases advertently incorporated into human design and informational analysis that may also lead to spurious relationships. To reduce such recurring associations, regular investigators, as well as technicians, have provided guidelines for conducting gene recurrence studies, advocating feedback as a part of validity This provides a recurring and complex text of data which help to prevent the loss of T. migratorius. Unfortunately, this requirement may fill up human associations when those are a part of a larger epistic quirk or when atavism is ignored. Our resolve on phish here does not reduce the importance of the discovery phase. A phaser with sufficient stringency will likely lower a duck’s ability to replicate both ecumenical effects and shotgun sequencing as the testing phase as the former phase is decreased.

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Thursday, June 20, 2019

Employees with Disabilities in Special Employment Centers Perceptions: Similarities and Differences Considering Educational Level-Global Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities-Juniper Publishers

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Employees with Disabilities in Special Employment Centers Perceptions: Similarities and Differences Considering Educational Level


Authored by Marina Romeo*

It is usually considered that the worker with disability experiences job satisfaction just for having a job. In this context, we analyze the reality of people with disabilities in Special Employment Centers (SEC), given their important role as employers of this group during the years of economic crisis. The degree of satisfaction, motivation, commitment, and perception of employability, according to the educational level, of employees with disabilities is compared. Employees with or without university studies, feel motivated, committed and willing to continue in the SEC where they work, although the levels of satisfaction in relation to their work are moderate. Disabled employees with higher education have a greater perception of employability, either in general company or in another special employment center, contributing to the empowerment of the employees, giving them a perception of competence and self-efficacy.

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Wednesday, June 19, 2019

The Effectiveness of Eccentric-Concentric Training, Isometric Contractions, Scapular and Rotator Cuff Strengthening on Pain and Disability in Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy: A Case Report-Journal of Physical Fitness, Medicine & Treatment in Sports-Juniper Publishers

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The Effectiveness of Eccentric-Concentric Training, Isometric Contractions, Scapular and Rotator Cuff Strengthening on Pain and Disability in Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy: A Case Report


Authored by Stasinopoulos Dimitrios*

Objective of the Study: The aim of the present case report is to present the effect of an exercise programme consisting of static stretching exercises, isometric, concentric-eccentric training and strengthening of rotator cuff and scapula muscles exercises on pain and disability in a patient experiencing Lateral Elbow tendinopathy (LET).

Case Report: A patient with unilateral LET for 6 months was included in the present report. The patient followed a supervised exercise programme consisting of slow progressive concentric-eccentric training of the wrist extensors, isometric training of the wrist extensors and static stretching exercises of the extensors muscles of the wrist five times per week for 4 weeks. In addition, the rotator cuff and scapular muscles were strengthened. The programme was individualized on the basis of the patient’s description of pain experienced during the procedure. Outcome measures were pain, using a visual analogue scale, and function, using a visual analogue scale and the pain-free grip strength. The patients were evaluated at baseline, at the end of treatment (week 4) and 1 month (week 8) after the end of treatment.

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Tuesday, June 18, 2019

The Top Hundred Papers of Uveitis Research. A Bibliometric Analysis-JOJ Ophthalmology-Juniper Publishers

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The Top Hundred Papers of Uveitis Research. A Bibliometric Analysis


Authored by Andreas Frings*

To identify and evaluate the 100 most frequently cited articles containing uveitis research. Utilizing Databases, specifically of the Institute for Scientific Information, we recognized all issued articles relevant to the topic of uveitis research. All articles containing uveitis research, a publication date ranging from 1900 to September 2016, and had been cited at least 100 times, were included. The top 100 of that list matching the criteria from the above were then further analyzed. Out of the 100 most-cited articles the most cited one in uveitis research with 923 citations was entitled Standardization of uveitis nomenclature for reporting clinical data. A result of the First International Workshop (Jabs et al.). Citations ranged from 106 to 923 and the two main focus areas were clinical and basic research articles. The leading countries of origin were the U.S. followed by the United Kingdom. Most articles represented Level-III evidence, followed by Level IIb and IV. Our present study demonstrates that the majority (n= 54) of the top ranked articles were published in six of the top ranked journals. Four of these journals originated in the U.S. and one each of these originated in the Netherlands and the U.K. Younger case studies had higher citation rate (in 2015) as older studies. The biggest portion of articles represented Level -III clinical outcome studies implicating that even smaller case series or cohort studies could gain attention.


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Monday, June 17, 2019

Reviewing the Role of Netnographic Research in Bridging the Gap between Youngsters and Adults-Global Journal of Archaeology & Anthropology-Juniper Publishers

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Reviewing the Role of Netnographic Research in Bridging the Gap between Youngsters and Adults


Authored by Sarnou Dalal*

Either referred to as the information age, computer age or most commonly now as the digital age, this era of an unprecedented technological advancement in all fields has captured the attention of scholars in the humanities to investigate the ubiquitous nature of computing and the prolific use of technology in almost all aspects of human activity. Because the last two decades or so have been characterized by communication based on information technologies, a myriad of researches studying the very nature of human interaction with and through new technologies has escalated. Aiming at redefining humanity in the digital age, many scholars have brought about new theorizations that seek to answer questions like: do we shape technology or is it technology that shapes us? Donna Haraway’s Cyborg theory (1991), for instance, proposes an imaginary world of fusions between animal and machine. Rosi Braidotti’s the Posthuman Project (2012) explains that in the era of advanced postmodernity, the notion of ‘the human’ is both de-stabilized by technologically mediated social relations in a globally connected world and is thrown open to contradictory redefinitions of what is to be human.

By putting emphasis on the deeply-rooted changes that are happening to humanity at a high pace, the present paper reflects on new directions in the humanities that seek to decipher these technology-related changes. More particularly, my focus is to consider how Robert Kozinets’ netnography, as an emerging research method in digital anthropology, can help educators, parents and students to understand the transformations that are taking place in their behavior in real life situations. By accentuating the strong impact spending long hours on social media and being glued to one’s electronic devices have on our social behavior, I inquire, in this article, about the role netnographers could play in assisting teachers and parents to bridge the gap between the latter and youngsters by explaining to them the behavior of their students/ children who have become virtualized.

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Friday, June 14, 2019

Oceanography & Fisheries Open Access Journal-Juniper Publishers

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The Global Dispersal of the Non-Endemic Invasive Red Alga Gracilaria vermiculophylla in the Ecosystems of the Euro-Asia Coastal Waters Including the Wadden Sea Unesco World Heritage Coastal Area: Awful or Awesome?


Authored by Vincent van Ginneken*

Urethral stricture is an uncommon urological condition in developing countries like India. It usually results from trauma, iatrogenic injuries and venereal infections. Penile carcinoma is a common genital cancer with usual risk factors being phimosis, human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, tobacco smoking, sexual promiscuity and poor hygiene. The occurrence of carcinoma in penile stump following Johannson’s staged urethroplasty for anterior urethral stricture is extremely rare. Herein, we report a rare delayed occurrence of squamous cell carcinoma in the penile stump following Johannson’s staged urethroplasty for anterior urethral stricture in a circumscribed man.

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Thursday, June 13, 2019

Study on Efficiency of Alternate Light Source for Detection of Latent Fingerprints-Journal of Forensic Sciences & Criminal Investigation-Juniper Publishers

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Study on Efficiency of Alternate Light Source for Detection of Latent Fingerprints


Authored by Peter Kiran A*

Latent prints being the most common form of evidence at a crime scene, links the person directly to the crime scene and needs to be detected and collected using a non-destructive method which includes the use of light sources and different illumination methods. It is known that detecting fresh latent prints at a crime scene using light sources is quite easy, but using the light sources to detect latent prints which have been deposited over a period of time is a challenge. The purpose of the current study is to determine how long Alternate Light Source (ALS) can be used as an effective method in detecting latent prints which have been deposited on the surface over a period of time and by evaluating the quality of the latent prints and determining the best light source and the best illumination method for detecting and photographing the latent prints.

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Unveiling the Intersection of Age and Gender in the Emotional Well-being of Older Students: A Pilot Study at the Permanent University for Adults in Alicante (Spain) - Juniper Publishers

 Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine - Juniper Publishers Abstract This study assesses the emotional impact and well-being of older stud...