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  1. The impact of the pumped-storage hydropower plant Cierny Vah on caddisfly communities

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    Handanovicova, I.; Navara, T.

    2015-01-01

    The trichopterological research was conducted in six localities of the Cierny Vah river and one locality in the Vah river, not far from the confluence of the Biely Vah and the Cierny Vah rivers. The upper part of the Cierny Vah river represents an undisturbed section, which was examined in four localities. After this section, the river is impacted by the pumped-storage hydropower plant Cierny Vah. Cluster analysis (Ward's method) separated two below-dam localities from other metarhithral localities. The last locality belonged to the unimpacted group, which signalised renaturalization of the river. The dominant species of the unimpacted section was Ecclisopteryx dalecarlica while the below-dam section was dominated by a tolerant genus Hydropsyche. (authors)

  2. Pumped Storage Hydro Power Plant Cierny Vah

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    Regula, E.

    1998-01-01

    In this leaflet the pump-storage power plant Cierny Vah is presented. A Cierny Vah pumped storage power plant (PSP) has been designed and built for providing the reliable and quality electric energy supply and for covering load changes of an electrification system. (ES). It is mainly the pumped storage hydro power plants plants which in our conditions are the sources operatively covering the sudden changes of the ES load from the ecological, economic but mainly from the operational point of view. The electric energy generation volume is not the primary standpoint but especially their control functions in the ES. During the building of the Cierny Vah PSP the peak operation with the daily accumulation, participation in frequency control and output in ES and the compensation function in ES were to be its main tasks. After putting it into operation by especially after its becoming independent of the Slovak ES in 1994 the static functions (energy generation from pumping, balance output reserves, daily control, ...) gave way to dynamic functions which gained greater importance. After interconnection of the ES with the UCPTE West European Association in which there are besides other things, the strict criteria for observing balance outputs, the main functions of PSPs are as follows: (1) Dynamic services for ES; (2) Dispatching reserve for the fall out of the greatest ES block; (3) Observing the foreign cooperation balance agreed; (4) Compensation of peaks and also of sudden daily load diagram reductions. Technical parameters of the upper and lower reservoir are described. The hydro power plant is a body lower reservoir. In it there are six vertical pumping aggregates in the three machine layout: the motor-generator - the turbine - the pump. Between the turbine and the pump there is a hydraulically controlled claw clutch engaging at rest and disengaging also during the aggregate operation. During pumping air is involved inside the turbine. The Francis turbines have a

  3. Impact of pumped-storage hydropower plant PVE Cierny Vah on transport of particulate organic matter and periphyton biomass

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    Bokorova, L.; Kokavec, I.

    2015-01-01

    Although the Serial Discontinuity Concept (SDC) is supported by the results of scientific research, there are specific cases where changes in certain factors get opposite values. The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of PVE Cierny Vah on POM and periphyton biomass. Below the PVE Cierny Vah was found more than 5- fold increase in periphyton biomass compared to the site above the dam, which was also reflected in the amount of BOM. Reservoir acts as a sediment trap, but PVE Cierny Vah on average captures nearly 30% of TOM. Therefore sedimentation takes place below the dam as well as above. The decrease in the POM ratio dowstream of the PVE Cierny Vah confirms the SDC hypothesis about the impact of the dam in the headwaters. Each reservoir is somewhat unique, and therefore, it is necessary to consider all factors potenti (authors)

  4. Pumped storage hydroelectric power plant Cierny Vah

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    2006-01-01

    This leaflet describes the Enterprise Cierny Vah Pumped storage hydropower plants of the joint stock company Slovenske elektrarne, a.s. (Cierny Vah PSHP). Cierny Vah PSHP has been designed and built for providing the reliable and quality electric energy supply and for covering load changes of an electrification system (ES). It is mainly the pumped storage hydro power plants which in our conditions are the sources operatively covering the sudden changes of the ES load from the ecological, economic but mainly from the operational point of view. The electric energy generation volume is not the primary standpoint but especially their control functions in the ES. During the building of the Cierny Vah PSP the peak operation with the daily accumulation, participation in frequency control and output in ES and the compensation function in ES were to be its main tasks. After putting it into operation but especially after its becoming independent of the Slovak ES in 1994 the static functions (energy generation from pumping, balance output reserves, daily control,...) gave way to dynamic functions which gained greater importance (sudden load changes control of ES, immediate meeting of the daily load diagram, frequency control and outputs given in ES, etc.) After interconnection of our ES with the UCPTE West European association in which there are besides other things, the strict criteria for observing balance of outputs, the main functions of PSPs are as follows: 1. Dynamic services for ES 2. Dispatching reserve for the fall out of the greatest ES block 3. Observing the foreign cooperation balance agreed 4. Compensation of peaks and also of sudden daily load diagram reductions. All the work is divided into four parts from the building point of view: The upper reservoir is an artificial one without the natural water inflow, built by excavation and slope on an Unknown elevation more than 1.150 m above sea level. A leading slope with a gradient 1:2 and a bottom of the reservoir

  5. Influence of development of Zilina on the Vah River; Vplyv rozvoja mesta Zilina na rieku Vah

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    Slabeciusova, B. [Univerzita Komenskeho, Prirodovedecka fakulta, Katedra krajinnej ekologie, 84215 Bratislava (Slovakia)

    2013-04-16

    The city Zilina was created on the riverside of the River Vah. The meaning of the river to the city was very important in the past. It was source of subsistence, used as transportation channel and had a function in defending of the city. In this work, we have studied how the development of the cities changed the structure of landscape, focusing on the River Vah. Researching of the historical maps, photos and drawings, we were comparing the position of the river Vah to Zilina's city center. We have found out that the development of the city has influenced the river. Relationships that were important a few centuries ago, and often essential to the life and operation of the city, are now deleted or deeply disturbed. Gradually they lose values, which restoration is no longer possible. (authors)

  6. The most important structures utilizing primary and secondary hydroenergetic potential for electric energy production

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    Zacharovsky, M [Slovenske elektrarne, a.s., Vodne elektrarne Trencin (Slovakia)

    1997-12-01

    In this paper the construction, technological parameters and operation of Gabcikovo (primary hydro energy power) and Cierny Vah (secondary hydro energy power) are described. Construction of the hydroelectric power plant (HPP) Gabcikovo started in 1978 as a part of a system of hydro power projects Gabcikovo-Nagymaros. Basic technical data are: installed capacity 8 x 90 MW, production in an average aqueous year 2.650 GWh, number of hydroelectric generating sets (HGS) 8, turbine flow 8 x 413-636 m{sup 3}/s, head 12.9-24 m.The Gabcikovo plant produced 9.163 GWh of electricity from the beginning of its operation till the end of 1966. The construction of the pumped storage plant (PSP) Cierny Vah started in 1976 and it was put into operation at the end of 1980. The main goal of the PSP Cierny Vah is to meet the control functions of an electrification system of the Slovak Republic, a substitute function in the cases of unexpected power outages and a planned electricity production from re-pumping. Technological parts are: six re-pumping vertical HGS in a three machine arrangement - a motor-generator, a turbine, a pump - are located in three double-blocks. Basic technical data: installed capacity 6 x 122.4 MW + 0.768 MW, yearly production 1,281 GWh, number of HGS 6, number of domestic hydroelectric generating sets 1, turbine flow 3 x 30 m{sup /}s, pump flow 6 x 22 m{sup 3}/s, upper reservoir volume 3.7 mil. m{sup 3}, max. head 434 m, peak time 5.71 hour, pumping time 7.78 hour, re-pumping cycle efficiency 74.36%. From putting the PSP into operation till the end of 1996, the HGS in operation 145,269 hours in total, including 53,332 hours in a turbine mode of operation, 70,293 hours in a pumping mode operation and 21,644 hours in a compensation mode operation. Whereas they supplied 5,346 GWh in the mains and the consumed 6,933 GWh of electricity for pumping. Hydroenergetic potential is a primary source of energy which is recyclable, i.e. unexhaustible and also ecologically the

  7. The most important structures utilizing primary and secondary hydroenergetic potential for electric energy production

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    Zacharovsky, M.

    1997-01-01

    In this paper the construction, technological parameters and operation of Gabcikovo (primary hydro energy power) and Cierny Vah (secondary hydro energy power) are described. Construction of the hydroelectric power plant (HPP) Gabcikovo started in 1978 as a part of a system of hydro power projects Gabcikovo-Nagymaros. Basic technical data are: installed capacity 8 x 90 MW, production in an average aqueous year 2.650 GWh, number of hydroelectric generating sets (HGS) 8, turbine flow 8 x 413-636 m 3 /s, head 12.9-24 m.The Gabcikovo plant produced 9.163 GWh of electricity from the beginning of its operation till the end of 1966. The construction of the pumped storage plant (PSP) Cierny Vah started in 1976 and it was put into operation at the end of 1980. The main goal of the PSP Cierny Vah is to meet the control functions of an electrification system of the Slovak Republic, a substitute function in the cases of unexpected power outages and a planned electricity production from re-pumping. Technological parts are: six re-pumping vertical HGS in a three machine arrangement - a motor-generator, a turbine, a pump - are located in three double-blocks. Basic technical data: installed capacity 6 x 122.4 MW + 0.768 MW, yearly production 1,281 GWh, number of HGS 6, number of domestic hydroelectric generating sets 1, turbine flow 3 x 30 m / s, pump flow 6 x 22 m 3 /s, upper reservoir volume 3.7 mil. m 3 , max. head 434 m, peak time 5.71 hour, pumping time 7.78 hour, re-pumping cycle efficiency 74.36%. From putting the PSP into operation till the end of 1996, the HGS in operation 145,269 hours in total, including 53,332 hours in a turbine mode of operation, 70,293 hours in a pumping mode operation and 21,644 hours in a compensation mode operation. Whereas they supplied 5,346 GWh in the mains and the consumed 6,933 GWh of electricity for pumping. Hydroenergetic potential is a primary source of energy which is recyclable, i.e. unexhaustible and also ecologically the most tolerable

  8. The current state of forests in the lower reaches of the Vah section Sala - Nove Mesto nad Vahom

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    Abrahamova, A.

    2009-01-01

    Area of interest lies in the central part of the Danube plain and extends along both sides of the river Vah. Naturally occurring habitats close to small-scale, and are considerable anthropicly contingent either directly (forestry) or indirectly (modified water regime). The contribution gives phyto-sociological characteristics of forests in the lower reaches of the Vah section Sala - Nove Mesto nad Vahom. We drew up the 21 phyto-sociological entries characterizing forest vegetation, which we classified into two associations Salici-Populetum, Fraxino Ulmetum-and community-Crataegus monogyna Populus nigra.

  9. Immune responses of B. malayi thioredoxin (TRX) and venom allergen homologue (VAH) chimeric multiple antigen for lymphatic filariasis.

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    Anugraha, Gandhirajan; Jeyaprita, Parasurama Jawaharlal; Madhumathi, Jayaprakasam; Sheeba, Tamilvanan; Kaliraj, Perumal

    2013-12-01

    Although multiple vaccine strategy for lymphatic filariasis has provided tremendous hope, the choice of antigens used in combination has determined its success in the previous studies. Multiple antigens comprising key vaccine candidates from different life cycle stages would provide a promising strategy if the antigenic combination is chosen by careful screening. In order to analyze one such combination, we have used a chimeric construct carrying the well studied B. malayi antigens thioredoxin (BmTRX) and venom allergen homologue (BmVAH) as a fusion protein (TV) and evaluated its immune responses in mice model. The efficacy of fusion protein vaccine was explored in comparison with the single antigen vaccines and their cocktail. In mice, TV induced significantly high antibody titer of 1,28,000 compared to cocktail vaccine TRX+VAH (50,000) and single antigen vaccine TRX (16,000) or VAH (50,000). Furthermore, TV elicited higher level of cellular proliferative response together with elevated levels of IFN-γ, IL-4 and IL-5 indicating a Th1/Th2 balanced response. The isotype antibody profile showed significantly high level of IgG1 and IgG2b confirming the balanced response elicited by TV. Immunization with TV antigen induced high levels of both humoral and cellular immune responses compared to either cocktail or antigen given alone. The result suggests that TV is highly immunogenic in mice and hence the combination needs to be evaluated for its prophylactic potential.

  10. The current state of forests in the lower reaches of the Vah section Sala - Nove Mesto nad Vahom; Sucasny stav lesov dolneho toku Vahu v useku Sala - Nove Mesto nad Vahom

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    Abrahamova, A [Slovenska akademia vied, Ustav krajinnej ekologie, P.O.Box 254, 81499 Bratislava (Slovakia)

    2009-04-22

    Area of interest lies in the central part of the Danube plain and extends along both sides of the river Vah. Naturally occurring habitats close to small-scale, and are considerable anthropicly contingent either directly (forestry) or indirectly (modified water regime). The contribution gives phyto-sociological characteristics of forests in the lower reaches of the Vah section Sala - Nove Mesto nad Vahom. We drew up the 21 phyto-sociological entries characterizing forest vegetation, which we classified into two associations Salici-Populetum, Fraxino Ulmetum-and community-Crataegus monogyna Populus nigra.

  11. Qualitative-quantitative characteristic of bird community of middle course alluvium of the Vah River (Piestany - Nove Mesto); Kvalitativno-kvantitativna charakteristika ornitocenoz aluvia stredneho toku Vahu (Piestany - Nove Mesto nad Vahom)

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    Lacko, J. [Univerzita Komenskeho v Bratislave, Prirodovedecka fakulta, Katedra ekologie, 84215 Bratislava (Slovakia); Topercer, J. [Botanicka zahrada Univerzity Komenskeho v Bratislave, pracovisko Blatnica, 03815 Blatnica pri Martine (Slovakia)

    2013-04-16

    The research focuses on the analysis of structure and dynamics of bird communities in two transects on the Vah river alluvium between cities Piestany and Nove Mesto nad Vahom. The research is aimed on the analysis of species composition, distribution and multitude of aquatic and wetland birds, on the analysis of their seasonal dynamics, inter-annual variability in species composition, diversity and others indicators of birds in these transects. The secondary aim is to find out the main types of disturbances, their intensity, antropogenous effects and others chosen environment variables in these transects of Vah river alluvium. We will utilize statistical analyses from these environmental variables and explain their impact on bird communities of this area. From these findings suitable management measures for the conservation or improvement of conservation status of target species will be derived. (authors)

  12. Cierny-Mader Type III chronic osteomyelitis: the results of patients treated with debridement, irrigation, vancomycin beads and systemic antibiotics

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    Karaduman, Mert

    2007-01-01

    Cierny-Mader (C-M) Type III osteomyelitis is defined as a localised lesion with both medullary and cortical involvement that is stable mechanically after debridement. The treatment of C-M Type III osteomyelitisis is difficult and requires a precise protocol to achieve a disease-free long-term follow-up. We report here the results of our study on 26 patients (19 men and 7 women; average age: 34.7 years) with C-M Type III osteomylelitis who were treated with radical debridement, irrigation, vancomycin-impregnated custom-made beads and culture-specific systemic antibiotics. Those patients with metaphyseal involvement were treated with deroofing of the cortex and debridement by means of a “trough” (16 patients); those with diaphyseal involvement were treated with both intramedullary reaming and debridement from a trough (ten patients). Antibiotic cement rods were used as an additional therapy in five patients with diaphyseal involvement. Recurrence developed in three patients and was attributed to inadequate debridement; all three patients were treated again in the same manner with success. The mean follow-up is currently 3.6 years (range: 2–6 years). All of the patients have normal clinical, radiographic and laboratory parameters, and all are ambulatory and have returned to their pretreatment level of activity or better. We conclude that C-M Type III chronic osteomyelitis can be safely treated with this protocol. PMID:17375299

  13. Chapter 2. The production units

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    1998-01-01

    In the second chapter of this CD ROM the production units of the Slovak Electric, Plc. (Slovenske elektrarne, a.s.), are presented. It consist of next paragraphs: (1) Nuclear power plants (A-1 Nuclear Power Plant (History, Technological scheme, basic data are presented); V-1, V-2 Bohunice Nuclear Power Plant (History 1972-1985, technological scheme; nuclear safety, radiation protection, heat supply, international co-operation and basic data are presented); Mochovce Nuclear Power Plant (History 1980-1998, technological scheme, construction completion, milestones of commissioning, safety and environmental protection as well as basic data are included). (2) Conventional sources of energy (Vojany fossil power plant (History 1959-1992, Technological units of power plant, Impact of operation on the environment, Plant of Vojany FPP Renewal and Reconstruction, Basic data are listed), Novaky fossil power plant (History 1949-1998, Technological scheme, current investment construction, basic data, Handlova heating plant). Kosice Combined Heat Power Plant (History 1960-1995, technological scheme, State metrology centre, acredited chemical laboratory, basic data). (3) Hydroelectric power plants (Trencin HPPs: Cierny Vah pumped storage HPP, Liptovska Mara HPP, Orava HPP, Sucany HPP, Miksova HPP, Nosice HPP, Velke Kozmalovce HPP, Gabcikovo HPP, Dubnica HPP, Nove Mesto n/V HPP, Madunice HPP, Kralova HPP) and Dobsina HPPs: (Dobsina HPP, Ruzin HPP, Domasa HPP, small HPPs) are presented

  14. Tachjian Vahé, La France en Cilicie et en Haute-Mésopotamie. Aux confins de la Turquie, de la Syrie et de l’Irak (1919-1933, Paris, éditions Karthala, 2004, 465 p.

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    Nadine Méouchy

    2006-01-01

    Full Text Available Vahé Tachjian nous offre avec cet ouvrage, de facture classique et sans aspérités stylistiques, un apport documentaire considérable, qui ouvre de véritables horizons à la réflexion des historiens de la Turquie, de la Syrie et de l’Irak dans l’Entre-deux-guerres. Cette richesse documentaire est fondée sur l’exploitation des sources diplomatiques et militaires françaises, des sources de presse arménienne et de la bibliographie existante sur le sujet traité. Les sources de la partie turque ne so...

  15. Progressive technologies, modernization of hydro power projects aimed at rationalization in a use of hydroenergetic potential and environment protection

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    Sabela, P

    1997-12-01

    A process of modernization of nodes of equipment of hydroelectric power plants (HPPs) and pumped storage plants (PSPs) has been extended lately to cover all pieces of equipment of HPP aimed at an increase in effectiveness of HPP as a unit. Turbine wheels of selected HPPs were replaced in the past , replacement of impellers of pumps of machines in PSP Cierny Vah started started at present and a complex modernization of our oldest HPP Ladce (1936) is planned aimed at an increase in absorption capacity of water turbines with an increase in their efficiency. The process of increasing the efficiency of the existing units without substantial construction changes in blocks of turbines gives also economic acceptability to the mentioned approaches from the point of view of both the gained installed capacity and electrical energy production compared to an option of building a modern HPP and it is also more acceptable from the point of view of environment protection than newly built HPPs. All of the technical changes, a process of increases of increasing the use of a hydroenergetic potential and also environment protection are being realized and will be realized only by high quality workers. Thus a program of transition to a more effective provision of activities with simultaneous increase in qualification and multipurpose use of labor force is a part of the equipment development program.

  16. Progressive technologies, modernization of hydro power projects aimed at rationalization in a use of hydroenergetic potential and environment protection

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    Sabela, P. et al.

    1997-01-01

    A process of modernization of nodes of equipment of hydroelectric power plants (HPPs) and pumped storage plants (PSPs) has been extended lately to cover all pieces of equipment of HPP aimed at an increase in effectiveness of HPP as a unit. Turbine wheels of selected HPPs were replaced in the past , replacement of impellers of pumps of machines in PSP Cierny Vah started started at present and a complex modernization of our oldest HPP Ladce (1936) is planned aimed at an increase in absorption capacity of water turbines with an increase in their efficiency. The process of increasing the efficiency of the existing units without substantial construction changes in blocks of turbines gives also economic acceptability to the mentioned approaches from the point of view of both the gained installed capacity and electrical energy production compared to an option of building a modern HPP and it is also more acceptable from the point of view of environment protection than newly built HPPs. All of the technical changes, a process of increases of increasing the use of a hydroenergetic potential and also environment protection are being realized and will be realized only by high quality workers. Thus a program of transition to a more effective provision of activities with simultaneous increase in qualification and multipurpose use of labor force is a part of the equipment development program

  17. Contribution of intracranial vertebral artery asymmetry to vestibular neuropathy.

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    Chuang, Y M; Chern, C M; Liao, W H; Hsu, L C; Lien, C F; Lirng, J F; Shiao, A S; Ko, J S C

    2011-07-01

    To test the hypothesis that vertebral artery hypoplasia (VAH) may affect the lateralisation of vestibular neuropathy (VN), probably through haemodynamic effect on the vestibular labyrinth. 69 patients with unilateral VN were examined with a magnetic resonance angiographic (MRA) and caloric test. 50 healthy subjects served as controls. The diagnosis of intracranial VAH was based on MRA if 40%. The authors then correlated the canal paretic side with the VAH side. MRA study revealed 29 VAH (right/left: 23/6) in VN subjects and six VAH in controls (right/left: 5/1). The RR of VAH in VN subjects compared with controls was elevated (RR=2.2; 95% CI 1.8 to 2.8). There was a high accordance rate between the side of VAH and VN. Among 29 patients with unilateral VAH, 65.5% (N=19) had an ipsilateral VN, in which left VAH showed a higher accordance rate (83.3%) than the right side (60.9%). VN subjects with vascular risk factors also had a higher VAH accordance rate (81%) than those without (25%). VAH may serve as a regional haemodynamic negative contributor and impede blood supply to the ipsilateral vestibular labyrinth, contributing to the development of VN, which could be enhanced by atherosclerotic risk factors and the left-sided location.

  18. Vertebral Artery Hypoplasia and Posterior Circulation Infarction in Patients with Isolated Vertigo with Stroke Risk Factors.

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    Zhang, Dao Pei; Lu, Gui Feng; Zhang, Jie Wen; Zhang, Shu Ling; Ma, Qian Kun; Yin, Suo

    2017-02-01

    We aimed in this study to investigate the prevalence of vertebral artery hypoplasia (VAH) in a population with isolated vertigo in association with stroke risk factors, to determine whether VAH is an independent risk factor for posterior circulation infarction (PCI). We sequentially enrolled 245 patients with isolated vertigo with at least 1 vascular risk factor, who were divided into PCI and non-PCI groups, according to present signs of acute infarction on diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging. All patients underwent magnetic resonance angiography and cervical contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography to screen for VAH. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to identify the significant risk factors for PCI. VAH was found in 64 of 245 patients (26%). VAH (odds ratio [OR] = 2.70, 95%confidence interval [CI] 1.17-6.23, P = .020), median stenosis of the posterior circulation (OR = 7.09, 95%CI = 2.54-19.79, P vertigo with PCI complicated by VAH was mainly small-artery occlusion. Our findings suggest that VAH is an independent risk factor for PCI in patients with isolated vertigo with confirmed risk from stroke. Copyright © 2017 National Stroke Association. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  19. POTENTIAL FOR GREAT EGRETS (ARDEA ALBA) TO TRANSMIT A VIRULENT STRAIN OF AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA AMONG CHANNEL CATFISH (ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS) CULTURE PONDS.

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    Jubirt, Madison M; Hanson, Larry A; Hanson-Dorr, Katie C; Ford, Lorelei; Lemmons, Scott; Fioranelli, Paul; Cunningham, Fred L

    2015-07-01

    Aeromonas hydrophila is a gram-negative, rod-shaped, facultative, anaerobic bacterium that is ubiquitous in freshwater and slightly brackish aquatic environments and infects fish, humans, reptiles, and birds. Recent severe outbreaks of disease in commercial channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) aquaculture ponds have been associated with a highly virulent A. hydrophila strain (VAH), which is genetically distinct from less-virulent strains. The epidemiology of this disease has not been determined. Given that A. hydrophila infects birds, we hypothesized that fish-eating birds may serve as a reservoir for VAH and spread the pathogen by flying to uninfected ponds. Great Egrets (Ardea alba) were used in this transmission model because these wading birds frequently prey on farmed catfish. Great Egrets that were fed VAH-infected catfish shed VAH in feces demonstrating their potential to spread VAH.

  20. Draft genome sequence of Pseudomonas mosselii Gil3, isolated from catfish and antagonistic against hypervirulent Aeromonas hydrophila

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    Pseudomonas mosselii Gil3 was isolated from a catfish that survived from lethal challenge with hypervirulent Aeromonas hydrophila (vAh). When assayed in vitro, the bacterium showed antagonism against vAh. Sequence analysis revealed that the genome of P. mosselii Gil3 encodes numerous aromatic metabo...

  1. Experimental induction of motile Aeromonas septicemia in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus by waterborne challenge with virulent Aeromonas hydrophila

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    Dunhua Zhang

    2016-05-01

    Full Text Available Motile Aeromonas septicemia (MAS, caused by virulent clonal isolates of Aeromonas hydrophila (vAh, is emerging as a major disease in catfish (Ictalurus punctatus aquaculture in the Southeastern United States. Predisposing conditions leading to vAh infection in catfish were however largely unknown. The objective of this study was to investigate factors that predispose catfish to vAh infection and establish a waterborne challenge model that mimics natural occurrence of MAS. Results of this study indicated that wounding on the fish body surface was one of the key factors that predisposed catfish to vAh infection via waterborne route. Relatively uniform wounds were created by clipping part of the fish adipose fin. Adipose fin clipped (Af-clipped fish behaved normally in terms of swimming and feeding and no mortality occurred in the control treatment (a mock challenge. When subjected to challenge in vAh-infected water, Af-clipped fish were highly susceptible, showing typical symptoms of MAS observed in the field. The mortality rate of Af-clipped fish was significantly associated with vAh concentration, challenge time and water temperature. About 90% mortality occurred within 48 h when Af-clipped fish were challenged for 1 h with vAh at the concentration of 2 × 107 colony forming units per mL of water (27 ± 1 °C. The waterborne challenge model was further tested using four field isolates including A. hydrophila and A. veronii. All vAh isolates caused about 90% mortality of Af-clipped fish and one isolate of Aeromonas veronii caused no mortality under the same challenge conditions. The waterborne challenge model described in this study would facilitate urgently-needed studies of MAS prevention (such as wound avoidance and healing and control (such as prophylactic vaccination; antibiotics treatment and probiotics screening. Keywords: Adipose fin, Channel catfish, Motile Aeromonas septicemia, Virulent Aeromonas hydrophila, Waterborne challenge

  2. Cadmium and zinc response of the fungi Heliscus lugdunensis and Verticillium cf. alboatrum isolated from highly polluted water

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    Jaeckel, Petra; Krauss, Gerd-Joachim; Krauss, Gudrun

    2005-01-01

    The aquatic hyphomycete Heliscus lugdunensis and the terrestrial fungus Verticillium cf. alboatrum, both isolated from a highly polluted surface water, were investigated for their tolerance against Cd and Zn. Hl-H4 showed a 50% growth inhibition at 0.1 mM Cd, whereas at 0.7 mM Cd the growth of Va-H4 was only reduced by 30%. The fungi also showed a remarkable difference in their Zn-tolerance. The growth of Va-H4 was not inhibited at 1 mM Zn, whereas for Hl-H4 no growth occurred above 0.3 mM Zn. The biosorption and accumulation capacities for Cd or Zn of both fungi differed between the fungal species. In a 0.1 mM Cd-medium Hl-H4 biosorbed 15-fold and accumulated 39-fold more Cd than Va-H4. Exposure to 0.3 mM Zn resulted in a 13-fold higher biosorption and 11-fold higher accumulation for Hl-H4 than Va-H4. As glutathione (GSH) is known to be involved in the phytochelatin synthesis and other stress related processes we investigated its synthesis. Both fungi increased their synthesis of GSH in response to Cd. For Hl-H4 a concentration of 0.0125 mM Cd, corresponding to an intracellular Cd content of 2.1 nmol Cd mg -1 dw, increased the GSH content, whereas Va-H4 only responded with a higher production of GSH at 1 mM Cd and a concomitant intracellular Cd content of 22.5 nmol Cd mg -1 dw. An increased GSH synthesis under Zn-stress was only detectable for Va-H4 (20 mM)

  3. Efficacy of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor agonist in the treatment of virus-associated haemophagocytic syndrome in a rabbit model.

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    Hsieh, Wen-Chuan; Lan, Bau-Shin; Chen, Yi-Ling; Chang, Yao; Chuang, Huai-Chia; Su, Ih-Jen

    2010-01-01

    Virus-associated haemophagocytic syndrome (VAHS) is a fatal complication of viral infections, such as Epstein-Barr virus and H5N1 influenza, that results from macrophage activation and pro inflammatory cytokine injuries. The high comorbidity and mortality of current therapy urgently demands an ideal agent based on VAHS pathogenesis. Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR) agonists, regulators of metabolic syndrome, can exhibit immunomodulatory effects on macrophage activation and cytokine secretion. In this study, we adopted rosiglitazone, a PPAR-gamma agonist, for VAHS control in a Herpesvirus papio (HVP)-infected rabbit model. Various doses of rosiglitazone were orally administered to rabbits on day 7 or day 20 after intravenous challenge with 5 x 10(7) copies of HVP. The rabbits that received 4 mg/day rosiglitazone had significantly increased survival when treated at an early stage of infection (P<0.01), whereas a higher dose (8 mg/day) was required at the advanced stage of the disease (P<0.05). All rosiglitazone-treated rabbits had significantly improved laboratory parameters and plasma tumour necrosis factor-alpha levels. Importantly, rosiglitazone could also inhibit viral replication in vitro and in vivo. PPAR agonists could represent a potentially new agent for the therapy of VAHS.

  4. A NEW CLASSIFICATION OF OSTEOMYELITIS FOR DEVELOPING ...

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    2003-07-01

    Jul 1, 2003 ... Background : The term osteomyelitis (OSM) was first coined by Nelaton in 1844. Waldvogel et al, Cierny-Mader, May et al classifications of OSM from developed countries and Meier et al's from Nigeria have been described. Objective:This new classification was developed to highlight significant pathology ...

  5. Kunst linnaruumi, kunst vaatajani! : Madalmaad / Kirke Kangro

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    2004-01-01

    Skulptuurinäitusest "Den Haag Sculptuur 2004" Haagi kesklinnas. Sümpoosioni peateemaks "Giants: European Conversation Pieces / Hiiglased: Euroopa vestluskillud". Kuraator Marie Jeanne de Rooij. Balint Havasi ja Andras Galiku (Little Warsaw, Ungari) võidutööst, Damien Hirsti (Inglismaa), Esther Brugginki ja Tom Claasseni (Holland), Anton Cierny (Slovakkia), Monika Sosnowska (Poola) ning Eesti esindanud Kirke Kangro tööst

  6. The influence of surface oxygen and hydroxyl groups on the dehydrogenation of ethylene, acetic acid and hydrogenated vinyl acetate on pure Pd(1 0 0): A DFT study

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    Huang, Yanping [Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, R& D Center for Petrochemical Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin (China); Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin 300072 (China); Dong, Xiuqin [Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, R& D Center for Petrochemical Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin (China); Yu, Yingzhe, E-mail: yzhyu@tju.edu.cn [Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, R& D Center for Petrochemical Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin (China); Zhang, Minhua, E-mail: mhzhangtj@163.com [Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, R& D Center for Petrochemical Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin (China)

    2016-12-01

    Highlights: • All dehydrogenation reactions in vinyl acetate synthesis on Pd(1 0 0) were studied. • The energy barriers of the transition state of the three reactions were calculated. • The influence of surface Os and OHs on all dehydrogenation actions was discussed. - Abstract: On the basis of a Langmuir–Hinshelwood-type mechanism, the dehydrogenation of ethylene, acetic acid and hydrogenated vinyl acetate (VAH) on pure Pd(1 0 0) with surface oxygen atoms (Os) and hydroxyl groups (OHs) was studied with density functional theory (DFT) method. Our calculation results show that both Os and OHs can consistently reduce the activation energies of dehydrogenation of ethylene, acetic acid and VAH to some degree with only one exception that OHs somehow increase the activation energy of VAH. Based on Langmuir–Hinshelwood mechanism, the three dehydrogenation reactions in presence of surface Os and OHs are almost consistently favored, compared with the corresponding processes on clean Pd(1 0 0) surfaces, and thus a Langmuir–Hinshelwood-type mechanism may not be excluded beforehand when investigating the microscopic performance of the oxygen-assisted vinyl acetate synthesis on Pd(1 0 0) catalysts.

  7. T Cell Depletion for Recipients of HLA Haploidentical Related Donor Stem Cell Grafts

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    2017-08-29

    Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; Non Hodgkins Lymphoma; Myelodysplastic Syndrome; Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia; Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH); Familial Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (FLH); Viral-associated Hemophagocytic Syndrome (VAHS); X-linked Lymphoproliferative Disease (XLP)

  8. Pollution of spruce Picea abies Karst. by emissions of F, As, Pb, Cd, and S from an aluminium plant

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    Mankovska, B

    1979-01-01

    In two year old needles of P. abies polluted by industrial emissions, the following elements were determined: As, Pb and Cd by atomic absorption, F spectrophotometrically and S gravimetrically. All values of F, As, Cd and S close to the aluminum plant exceed those from Cierny Balog and are statistically significant at the P/sub 0/ /sub 01/% level. Only the content of Pb is insignificant. 8 references, 7 figures, 2 tables.

  9. Capacity of the inflow river channels of the Krpelany and Hricov reservoirs with respect to flood control

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    Capekova, Z.

    2004-01-01

    In this presentation author deals with the capacity of the inflow river channels of the Krpelany and Hricov reservoirs with respect to flood control (Vah River, Orava River, Kysuce River and Rajcianka River, Slovakia)

  10. Antifouling property of the fruits of Randia brandisii (Rubiaceae) and Sapindus trifoliatus (Sapindaceae)

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    Sawant, S.S.; Wagh, A.B.

    Methanol extracts of fruits of Randia brandisii (Gamble) and Sapindus trifoliatus (Vah) were assessed for marine antifouling properties. The coatings of these crude extracts on aluminium coupons were found to inhibit settlement of macrofoulers...

  11. Prospects of renewable energy sources

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    2010-01-01

    Slovenske elektrarne has been dealing with exploitation of hydropower potential during long-term period and conceptually. In this paper parameters of construction of new planned small-scale hydroelectric power plants on the Vah River (Slovakia) are presented.

  12. Publications | Page 53 | IDRC - International Development Research ...

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    Results 521 - 530 of 6335 ... ... of a high value spice, Javanese Long Pepper (Piper Retro Fractum VahL.) ... Working students and students from large families are more ... If a student works even one additional hour more than average work hours, ...

  13. Treatment of Alice in Wonderland Syndrome and Verbal Auditory Hallucinations Using Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation : A Case Report with fMRI Findings

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    Blom, Jan Dirk; Looijestijn, Jasper; Goekoop, Rutger; Diederen, Kelly M. J.; Rijkaart, Anne-Marije; Slotema, Christina W.; Sommer, Iris E. C.

    2011-01-01

    Background: Alice in Wonderland syndrome (AIWS) is a rare cluster of CNS symptoms characterized by visual distortions (i.e. metamorphopsias), body image distortions, time distortions, and deja experiences. Verbal auditory hallucinations (VAHs) are the most prevalent type of hallucination in adults

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    Results 531 - 540 of 6389 ... ... of a high value spice, Javanese Long Pepper (Piper Retro Fractum VahL.) ... Working students and students from large families are more ... If a student works even one additional hour more than average work hours, ...

  15. The auditory dorsal stream plays a crucial role in projecting hallucinated voices into external space

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    Looijestijn, Jasper; Diederen, Kelly M. J.; Goekoop, Rutger; Sommer, Iris E. C.; Daalman, Kirstin; Kahn, Rene S.; Hoek, Hans W.; Blom, Jan Dirk

    Introduction: Verbal auditory hallucinations (VAHs) are experienced as spoken voices which seem to originate in the extracorporeal environment or inside the head. Animal and human research has identified a 'where' pathway for sound processing comprising the planum temporale, the middle frontal gyrus

  16. PDGF-beta receptor expression and ventilatory acclimatization to hypoxia in the rat.

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    Alea, O A; Czapla, M A; Lasky, J A; Simakajornboon, N; Gozal, E; Gozal, D

    2000-11-01

    Activation of platelet-derived growth factor-beta (PDGF-beta) receptors in the nucleus of the solitary tract (nTS) modulates the late phase of the acute hypoxic ventilatory response (HVR) in the rat. We hypothesized that temporal changes in PDGF-beta receptor expression could underlie the ventilatory acclimatization to hypoxia (VAH). Normoxic ventilation was examined in adult Sprague-Dawley rats chronically exposed to 10% O(2), and at 0, 1, 2, 7, and 14 days, Northern and Western blots of the dorsocaudal brain stem were performed for assessment of PDGF-beta receptor expression. Although no significant changes in PDGF-beta receptor mRNA occurred over time, marked attenuation of PDGF-beta receptor protein became apparent after day 7 of hypoxic exposure. Such changes were significantly correlated with concomitant increases in normoxic ventilation, i.e., with VAH (r: -0.56, P < 0.005). In addition, long-term administration of PDGF-BB in the nTS via osmotic pumps loaded with either PDGF-BB (n = 8) or vehicle (Veh; n = 8) showed that although no significant changes in the magnitude of acute HVR occurred in Veh over time, the typical attenuation of HVR by PDGF-BB decreased over time. Furthermore, PDGF-BB microinjections did not attenuate HVR in acclimatized rats at 7 and 14 days of hypoxia (n = 10). We conclude that decreased expression of PDGF-beta receptors in the dorsocaudal brain stem correlates with the magnitude of VAH. We speculate that the decreased expression of PDGF-beta receptors is mediated via internalization and degradation of the receptor rather than by transcriptional regulation.

  17. Õhksoojuspumbad vastavad lubadustele / Markku Lindell, Juho Huttula ; tõlge Ingrid Maasik

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    Lindell, Markku

    2009-01-01

    Võrdluses on 6 soojuspumpa: Gree Artful 12, IVT Nordic Inverter 12 GR-N, Mitsubishi Electric Kirigamine+ MSZ-FD35VAH, Panasonic Flagship HE12GKE, Technibel Techno GRF128R51, Toshiba RAS-13S-ND. Vt. samas: Pekka Rantti. Kuidas mõõdeti

  18. Meteorological aspects of benzene transport, dispersion and personal exposure in Valdez, Alaska

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    Murray, D.R.; Ball, R.J. [TRC Environmental Corp., Windsor, CT (United States)

    1994-12-31

    The Valdez Air Health Study (VAHS) was conducted in Valdez, Alaska to determine the personal exposure of the residential population of Valdez to certain volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The VAHS used the EPA`s Total Exposure Assessment Methodology (TEAM) with continuous meteorology, air quality and intense tracer measurements to monitor personal and indoor/outdoor concentrations of VOCs in the community. The Valdez fjord is the site of the Alyeska Marine Terminal, the largest crude oil loading terminal in the United States, with a maximum capacity of 2.2 million barrels per day. The Alyeska Marine Terminal is the transfer point for Prudhoe Bay crude oil from the pipeline to marine tankers. During 1990, the terminal and marine tankers were estimated to emit approximately 450 metric tonnes/year of benzene to the air at an average throughput of 1.8 million barrels/day while benzene emissions from other sources in the basin were estimated to be approximately 3 tonnes/year.

  19. Classification of a hypervirulent Aeromonas hydrophila pathotype responsible for epidemic outbreaks in warm-water fishes

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    Lineages of hypervirulent Aeromonas hydrophila (vAh) are the cause of persistent outbreaks of motile Aeromonas septicemia in warm-water fishes worldwide. Over the last decade, this virulent lineage of A. hydrophila has resulted in annual losses of millions of tons of farmed carp and catfish in the P...

  20. Animal in vivo models of EBV-associated lymphoproliferative diseases: special references to rabbit models.

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    Hayashi, K; Teramoto, N; Akagi, T

    2002-10-01

    Animal models of human EBV-associated diseases are essential to elucidate the pathogenesis of EBV-associated diseases. Here we review those previous models using EBV or EBV-like herpesviruses and describe the details on our two newly-developed rabbit models of lymphoproliferative diseases (LPD) induced by simian EBV-like viruses. The first is Cynomolgus-EBV-induced T-cell lymphomas in rabbits inoculated intravenously (77-90%) and orally (82-89%) during 2-5 months. EBV-DNA was detected in peripheral blood by PCR from 2 days after oral inoculation, while anti-EBV-VCA IgG was raised 3 weeks later. Rabbit lymphomas and their cell lines contained EBV-DNA and expressed EBV-encoded RNA-1 (EBER-1). Rabbit lymphoma cell lines, most of which have specific chromosomal abnormality, showed tumorigenicity in nude mice. The second is the first animal model for EBV-infected T-cell LPD with virus-associated hemophagocytic syndrome (VAHS), using rabbits infected with an EBV-like herpesvirus, Herpesvirus papio (HVP). Rabbits inoculated intravenously with HVP-producing cells showed increased anti-EBV-VCA-IgG titers, and most (85%) subsequently died of fatal LPD and VAHS, with bleeding and hepatosplenomegaly, during 22-105 days. Peroral spray of cell-free HVP induced viral infection with seroconversion in 3 out of 5 rabbits, with 2 of the 3 infected rabbits dying of LPD with VAHS. Atypical T lymphocytes containing HVP-DNA and expressing EBER-1 were observed in many organs. Hemophagocytic histiocytosis was observed in the lymph nodes, spleen, bone marrow, and thymus. These rabbit models are also useful and inexpensive alternative experimental model systems for studying the biology and pathogenesis of EBV, and prophylactic and therapeutic regimens.

  1. Eco information 9. Influence of operation of the plants Jadrova vyradovacia spolocnost, a.s., on the environment, locality of Bohunice, within September 2014

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    2014-10-01

    In this leaflet the results of monitoring of chemical gaseous and liquid effluents into the rivers Vah and Dudvah as well as of radiation monitoring of Bohunice V1 NPP, Interim Spent Fuel Storage (MSVP), Bohunice Radioactive Waste Processing Centre (VK808 - BSC), The Main Production Unit (VK 46A - HVB) and Bitumenation Lines (VK 46B - BL) are presented. The radioactive effluents into atmosphere within January - September 2014 (for NPP V1, MSVP, BSC, HVB and BL, respectively) were: 1.483 MBq (0.002 of AL) for V1, 0.087 MBq (0.029% of AL) for MSVP, 0.084 MBq (0.060% of AL) for BSC, 0.400 MBq (0.061% of AL) for HVB and 0.028 MBq (0.020% of AL) for BL of aero-soles. The radioactive effluents into atmosphere and hydrosphere within a September 2014 for NPP V1, MSVP, and VK 808 BSC, respectively, were: 0.258 MBq (V1), 0.007 MBq (VK MSVP), 0.018 MBq (VK 808 BSC), 0.005 MBq (VK 46A) and 0.002 MBq (VK 46B) of aero-soles into atmosphere; 1.169 MBq (V1 and MSVP) and 0.522 MBq (TSU RAO and NPP A1) of corrosive and fission products, and 0.002 GBq (V1 and MSVP) and 16.740 GBq (TSU RAO and NPP A1) of tritium into the Vah River and 0.000 GBq (V1 and MSVP) and 0.000 MBq (TSU RAO and NPP A1) of corrosive and fission products and 0.000 GBq of tritium (V1) and 0.000 GBq of tritium (TSU RAO and NPP A1) into the Dudvah River). For the period January - September 2014 these radioactive effluents into recipient of Vah River represent for corrosive and fission products 12.402 MBq (0.095% of AL for V1 and MSVP) and 5.010 MBq (0.042% of AL for TSU RAO and MSVP); and for tritium it is 8.382 GBq (0.419% of AL) for V1 and MSVP, and 98.415 GBq (0.984% of AL) for TSU RAO and NPP A1 (into the Vah River) and for corrosive and fission products 0.000 MBq (V1 and MSVP) and 0.000 MBq (TSU RAO and NPP A1) (0.0000 of AL) of tritium (into the Dudvah River). Chemical effluents are reported, too.

  2. Eco information 1. Influence of operation of the plants Jadrova vyradovacia spolocnost, a.s., on the environment, locality of Bohunice, within January 2016

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    2016-02-01

    In this leaflet the results of monitoring of chemical gaseous and liquid effluents into the rivers Vah and Dudvah as well as of radiation monitoring of Bohunice V1 NPP, Interim Spent Fuel Storage (MSVP), Bohunice Radioactive Waste Processing Centre (VK808 - BSC), The Main Production Unit (VK 46A - HVB) and Bitumenation Lines (VK 46B - BL) are presented. The alpha radioactive effluents into atmosphere within January 2016 (for NPP V1, MSVP, BSC, HVB and BL, respectively) were: 0.051 MBq (0.0001 of AL) for V1, 0.006 MBq (0.002% of AL) for MSVP, 0.007 MBq (0.005% of AL) for BSC, 0.027 MBq (0.004% of AL) for HVB and 0.003 MBq (0.002% of AL) for BL of aero-soles. The radioactive effluents into atmosphere and hydrosphere within a January 2016 for NPP V1, MSVP, and VK 808 BSC, respectively, were: 0.051 MBq (V1), 0.006 MBq (VK MSVP), 0.007 MBq (VK 808 BSC), 0.027 MBq (VK 46A) and 0.003 MBq (VK 46B) of aero-soles into atmosphere; 0.192 MBq (V1 and MSVP) and 0.346 MBq (TSU RAO and NPP A1) of corrosive and fission products, and 0.001 GBq (V1 and MSVP) and 10.991 GBq (TSU RAO and NPP A1) of tritium into the Vah River and 0.000 GBq (V1 and MSVP) and 0.000 MBq (TSU RAO and NPP A1) of corrosive and fission products and 0.000 GBq of tritium (V1) and 0.000 GBq of tritium (TSU RAO and NPP A1) into the Dudvah River). For the period January - January 2016 these radioactive effluents into recipient of Vah River represent for corrosive and fission products 0.192 MBq (0.0015% of AL for V1 and MSVP) and 0.346 MBq (0.003% of AL for TSU RAO and MSVP); and for tritium it is 0.001 GBq (0.00003% of AL) for V1 and MSVP, and 10.991 GBq (0.110% of AL) for TSU RAO and NPP A1 (into the Vah River) and for corrosive and fission products 0.000 MBq (V1 and MSVP) and 0.000 MBq (TSU RAO and NPP A1) (0.0000 of AL) of tritium (into the Dudvah River). Chemical effluents are reported, too.

  3. Eco information 4 Influence of operation of the plants Jadrova vyradovacia spolocnost, a.s., on the environment, locality of Bohunice, within April 2016

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    2016-05-01

    In this leaflet the results of monitoring of chemical gaseous and liquid effluents into the rivers Vah and Dudvah as well as of radiation monitoring of Bohunice V1 NPP, Interim Spent Fuel Storage (MSVP), Bohunice Radioactive Waste Processing Centre (VK808 - BSC), The Main Production Unit (VK 46A - HVB) and Bitumenation Lines (VK 46B - BL) are presented. The alpha radioactive effluents into atmosphere within January - April 2016 (for NPP V1, MSVP, BSC, HVB and BL, respectively) were: 0.141 MBq (0.0002 of AL) for V1, 0.027 MBq (0.006% of AL) for MSVP, 0.029 MBq (0.016% of AL) for BSC, 0.127 MBq (0.015% of AL) for HVB and 0.009 MBq (0.006% of AL) for BL of aero-soles. The radioactive effluents into atmosphere and hydrosphere within a April 2016 for NPP V1, MSVP, and VK 808 BSC, respectively, were: 0.017 MBq (V1), 0.008 MBq (VK MSVP), 0.006 MBq (VK 808 BSC), 0.029 MBq (VK 46A) and 0.003 MBq (VK 46B) of aero-soles into atmosphere; 0.880 MBq (V1 and MSVP) and 0.397 MBq (TSU RAO and NPP A1) of corrosive and fission products, and 0.315 GBq (V1 and MSVP) and 7.163 GBq (TSU RAO and NPP A1) of tritium into the Vah River and 0.000 GBq (V1 and MSVP) and 0.000 MBq (TSU RAO and NPP A1) of corrosive and fission products and 0.000 GBq of tritium (V1) and 0.000 GBq of tritium (TSU RAO and NPP A1) into the Dudvah River). For the period January - April 2016 these radioactive effluents into recipient of Vah River represent for corrosive and fission products 2.658 MBq (0.0204% of AL for V1 and MSVP) and 1.744 MBq (0.015% of AL for TSU RAO and MSVP); and for tritium it is 0.736 GBq (0.03679% of AL) for V1 and MSVP, and 31.833 GBq (0.318% of AL) for TSU RAO and NPP A1 (into the Vah River) and for corrosive and fission products 0.000 MBq (V1 and MSVP) and 0.000 MBq (TSU RAO and NPP A1) (0.0000 of AL) of tritium (into the Dudvah River). Chemical effluents are reported, too.

  4. Eco information 2. Influence of operation of the plants Jadrova vyradovacia spolocnost, a.s., on the environment, locality of Bohunice, within February 2016

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    2016-03-01

    In this leaflet the results of monitoring of chemical gaseous and liquid effluents into the rivers Vah and Dudvah as well as of radiation monitoring of Bohunice V1 NPP, Interim Spent Fuel Storage (MSVP), Bohunice Radioactive Waste Processing Centre (VK808 - BSC), The Main Production Unit (VK 46A - HVB) and Bitumenation Lines (VK 46B - BL) are presented. The alpha radioactive effluents into atmosphere within January - February 2016 (for NPP V1, MSVP, BSC, HVB and BL, respectively) were: 0.100 MBq (0.001 of AL) for V1, 0.013 MBq (0.004% of AL) for MSVP, 0.017 MBq (0.012% of AL) for BSC, 0.048 MBq (0.007% of AL) for HVB and 0.005 MBq (0.003% of AL) for BL of aero-soles. The radioactive effluents into atmosphere and hydrosphere within a February 2016 for NPP V1, MSVP, and VK 808 BSC, respectively, were: 0.049 MBq (V1), 0.007 MBq (VK MSVP), 0.011 MBq (VK 808 BSC), 0.020 MBq (VK 46A) and 0.002 MBq (VK 46B) of aero-soles into atmosphere; 0.706 MBq (V1 and MSVP) and 0.738 MBq (TSU RAO and NPP A1) of corrosive and fission products, and 0.419 GBq (V1 and MSVP) and 7.479 GBq (TSU RAO and NPP A1) of tritium into the Vah River and 0.000 GBq (V1 and MSVP) and 0.000 MBq (TSU RAO and NPP A1) of corrosive and fission products and 0.000 GBq of tritium (V1) and 0.000 GBq of tritium (TSU RAO and NPP A1) into the Dudvah River). For the period January - February 2016 these radioactive effluents into recipient of Vah River represent for corrosive and fission products 0.898 MBq (0.0069% of AL for V1 and MSVP) and 1.084 MBq (0.009% of AL for TSU RAO and MSVP); and for tritium it is 0.420 GBq (0.02098% of AL) for V1 and MSVP, and 18.470 GBq (0.185% of AL) for TSU RAO and NPP A1 (into the Vah River) and for corrosive and fission products 0.000 MBq (V1 and MSVP) and 0.000 MBq (TSU RAO and NPP A1) (0.0000 of AL) of tritium (into the Dudvah River). Chemical effluents are reported, too.

  5. Possibilities of further utilization of hydroenergetic potential of the Slovak Republic

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    Tarbajovsky, L

    1997-12-01

    This entry deals with a description of possibilities of energetic utilization of so far not used sections of main streams, it does not cover possibilities of construction of hydroelectric power plans on border streams (rivers Vah, Hron, and Orava) and less important streams in the eastern part of the Slovak Republic.

  6. Possibilities of further utilization of hydroenergetic potential of the Slovak Republic

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    Tarbajovsky, L.

    1997-01-01

    This entry deals with a description of possibilities of energetic utilization of so far not used sections of main streams, it does not cover possibilities of construction of hydroelectric power plans on border streams (rivers Vah, Hron, and Orava) and less important streams in the eastern part of the Slovak Republic

  7. Optimisation of using of dams

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    Regula, E.

    2003-01-01

    The aim of solving of research task ''Optimalisation of planning'' was to work out the model of co-operation of basins Orava and Liptovska Mara and working out of mathematical model of Vah cascade of water power plants so, that the operation of basins and water power plants could be optimalised. (author)

  8. O škalach ekvivalentnych uslovij, charakterizujuščich vesovoje neravenstvo Stiltjesa

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    Gogatishvili, Amiran; Persson, L. E.; Stepanov, V.D.; Wall, P.

    2012-01-01

    Roč. 447, č. 1 (2012), s. 13-14 ISSN 0869-5652 R&D Projects: GA ČR GA201/08/0383 Institutional support: RVO:67985840 Keywords : integral inequalities * Stieltjes inequality * Stieltjes transform * scales of equivalents conditions Subject RIV: BA - General Mathematics http://www.maikonline.com/maik/showArticle.do?auid=VAH8R2F8ME

  9. सुनामी और तबाही

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  10. Minocycline blocks glial cell activation and ventilatory acclimatization to hypoxia.

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    Stokes, Jennifer A; Arbogast, Tara E; Moya, Esteban A; Fu, Zhenxing; Powell, Frank L

    2017-04-01

    Ventilatory acclimatization to hypoxia (VAH) is the time-dependent increase in ventilation, which persists upon return to normoxia and involves plasticity in both central nervous system respiratory centers and peripheral chemoreceptors. We investigated the role of glial cells in VAH in male Sprague-Dawley rats using minocycline, an antibiotic that inhibits microglia activation and has anti-inflammatory properties, and barometric pressure plethysmography to measure ventilation. Rats received either minocycline (45mg/kg ip daily) or saline beginning 1 day before and during 7 days of chronic hypoxia (CH, Pi O 2  = 70 Torr). Minocycline had no effect on normoxic control rats or the hypercapnic ventilatory response in CH rats, but minocycline significantly ( P minocycline administration during only the last 3 days of CH did not reverse VAH. Microglia and astrocyte activation in the nucleus tractus solitarius was quantified from 30 min to 7 days of CH. Microglia showed an active morphology (shorter and fewer branches) after 1 h of hypoxia and returned to the control state (longer filaments and extensive branching) after 4 h of CH. Astrocytes increased glial fibrillary acidic protein antibody immunofluorescent intensity, indicating activation, at both 4 and 24 h of CH. Minocycline had no effect on glia in normoxia but significantly decreased microglia activation at 1 h of CH and astrocyte activation at 24 h of CH. These results support a role for glial cells, providing an early signal for the induction but not maintenance of neural plasticity underlying ventilatory acclimatization to hypoxia. NEW & NOTEWORTHY The signals for neural plasticity in medullary respiratory centers underlying ventilatory acclimatization to chronic hypoxia are unknown. We show that chronic hypoxia activates microglia and subsequently astrocytes. Minocycline, an antibiotic that blocks microglial activation and has anti-inflammatory properties, also blocks astrocyte activation in respiratory

  11. Clean-up levels for recovery of a 137Cs contaminated site in the Slovak Republic

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    Slavik, O.; Moravek, J.

    2003-01-01

    The 19 km long banks of the Bohunice NPP waste water recipient (Manivier canal (0.3 m 3 /s) and Dudvah River (0.8 m 3 /s)) has been identified as contaminated by 137 Cs as a result of two accidents on the CO 2 cooled and heavy water moderated NPP-A1 unit in 1976 and 1977. Until 1992, NPP waste water had been derived through a 5 km-long canal to the Dudvah River (Q a 1.8 m 3 /s) conducting with the Vah River (150 m 3 /s) after 13 km downstream at 90 km from Vah's mouth into the Danube River. Between 1976 and 1978, when both accidents happened, construction of a flood control project on Dudvah River had just been being implemented in the length of 8 km upstream of its mouth. In the next upstream part of the River with about 5 km long river section, affected by NPP, the flood control conditions are insufficient and has, hitherto, caused permanent concern of the public. In this paper authors deals with the radiological characterization of the contaminated banks, re-consideration of the restoration project, criteria dose assessments and cleanup level developments, as well as present conditions for implementation of planned bank restoration

  12. ELVİYE-İ SELASE/ÜÇ SANCAK (KARS, ARDAHAN VE BATUM)'DA ERMENİLERİN TÜRKLERE YAPTIKLARI MEZALİM

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    Dayı (Derinsu), Esin

    2010-01-01

    ÖZETRuslar, LDünya Savaşı'nda işgal ettikleri Anadolutopraklarından Erzincan Mütarekesi geregince geri çekilince;yerlerine işbirlikçi silahlı Ermeni çeteleri geçmiş, bu çeteler DoguAnadolu ve Elviye-i Sel4sç'de Türk katliamı .ve mezalimibaşlatmışlardı, .Bölgede Ermenilerin Türklere yaptıkları, insanlıgın asla kabuledemeyecegi vahşet ve katliama son vermek maksadıyl...

  13. Epstein-Barr virus-containing T-cell lymphoma presents with hemophagocytic syndrome mimicking malignant histiocytosis.

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    Su, I J; Hsu, Y H; Lin, M T; Cheng, A L; Wang, C H; Weiss, L M

    1993-09-15

    The previously designated malignant histiocytosis (MH) may include lymphoid neoplasms of T-cell lineage as well as patients with benign virus-associated hemophagocytic syndrome (VAHS). In this study, the association of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) with T cell lymphomas which present with clinicopathologic features indistinguishable from malignant histiocytosis (MH) was investigated further. Four adult patients, three women and one man, were admitted because of fever, cutaneous lesions, hepatosplenomegaly, and jaundice. Laboratory examinations revealed pancytopenia, abnormal liver functions and coagulopathy. All patients ran a fulminant course terminating in a hemophagocytic syndrome within 1 month. Immunophenotypic study, Southern blot analysis, and in situ hybridization were performed on the specimens obtained from the four patients. The biopsy-necropsy specimens from skin, liver, spleen, and bone marrow showed infiltration of atypical large cells with reactive histiocytosis and florid hemophagocytosis activity. Based on the clinical and histologic findings, these cases would have been designated as MH by previous criteria. Immunophenotypic, Southern blot, and in situ hybridization studies, however, showed clonotypic proliferation of EBV genomes in the nuclei of the large atypical cells that expressed T-cell antigens. Therefore, these patients should be diagnosed as a recently described EBV-associated peripheral T-cell lymphoma (EBV-PTCL). EBV-PTCL may present with a fulminant hemophagocytic syndrome indistinguishable from the previously designated MH. This finding represents a step forward in our changing concept regarding MH, some of which only recently has been suggested to be of T-cell lymphoma origin. Differentiation from benign VAHS is clinically important. Features useful in this distinction are tabulated and discussed.

  14. Eco information 12. Influence of operation of the plants Jadrova vyradovacia spolocnost, a.s., on the environment within December 2008

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    2009-01-01

    In this leaflet the results of monitoring of chemical gaseous and liquid effluents into the rivers Vah and Dudvah as well as of radiation monitoring of Bohunice V1 NPP and Bohunice Radioactive Waste Processing Centre (MSVP) are presented. The radioactive effluents into atmosphere within January - December 2008 (for NPP V1, A1, and MSVP, respectively) were: 6.834 TBq (0.342% of annually limit (AL)) for V1 of rare gases; 19.956 MBq (0.025% AL) for V1), 18.56 MBq (1.97% of AL) for A1 and 0.545 MBq (0.18% of AL) for MSVP) of aero-soles; 16.754 MBq (0.026% of AL) for V1) of iodine. The radioactive effluents into atmosphere and hydrosphere within a December 2008 for NPP V1, A1 and MSVP, respectively) were: 0.844 TBq (V1) of rare gases; 0.998 MBq (V1), 14.68 MBq (A1) and 0.047 MBq (MSVP) of aero-soles; 0.229 MBq (V1) of iodine; 0.670 MBq (V1) and 7.46 MBq (A1 and MSVP, totally) of corrosive and fission products, and 52.9 GBq (V1) and 12.98 GBq (A1 and MSVP, totally) of tritium. For the period January - December 2008 these radioactive effluents into recipient of Vah River represent for corrosive and fission products 17.704 MBq (0.136% of AL) for V1, 113.23 MBq (0.94% of AL) for A1; and for tritium it is 4330.1 GBq (21.650% of AL) for V1, 212.37 GBq (2.12% of AL) for A1. Chemical effluents are reported, too

  15. Eco information 1. Influence of operation of the plants Jadrova vyradovacia spolocnost, a.s., on the environment within January 2009

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    In this leaflet the results of monitoring of chemical gaseous and liquid effluents into the rivers Vah and Dudvah as well as of radiation monitoring of Bohunice V1 NPP and Bohunice Radioactive Waste Processing Centre (MSVP) are presented. The radioactive effluents into atmosphere within January - January 2009 (for NPP V1, A1, and MSVP, respectively) were: 0.470 TBq (0.024% of annually limit (AL)) for V1 of rare gases; 0.437 MBq (0.001% AL) for V1), 0.531 MBq (0.06% of AL) for A1 and 0.011 MBq (0.004% of AL) for MSVP) of aero-soles; 4.024 MBq (0.006% of AL) for V1) of iodine. The radioactive effluents into atmosphere and hydrosphere within a January 2009 for NPP V1, A1 and MSVP, respectively) were: 0.470 TBq (V1) of rare gases; 0.437 MBq (V1), 0.531 MBq (A1) and 0.011 MBq (MSVP) of aero-soles; 4.024 MBq (V1) of iodine; 1.358 MBq (V1) and 2.68 MBq (A1 and MSVP, totally) of corrosive and fission products, and 124.4 GBq (V1) and 13.12 GBq (A1 and MSVP, totally) of tritium. For the period January - January 2009 these radioactive effluents into recipient of Vah River represent for corrosive and fission products 1.358 MBq (0.010% of AL) for V1, 2.66 MBq (0.02% of AL) for A1; and for tritium it is 124.4 GBq (0.622% of AL) for V1, 13.12 GBq (0.13% of AL) for A1. Chemical effluents are reported, too

  16. ELVİYE-İ SELASE/ÜÇ SANCAK (KARS, ARDAHAN VE BATUM)'DA ERMENİLERİN TÜRKLERE YAPTIKLARI MEZALİM

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    ÖZETRuslar, LDünya Savaşı'nda işgal ettikleri Anadolutopraklarından Erzincan Mütarekesi geregince geri çekilince;yerlerine işbirlikçi silahlı Ermeni çeteleri geçmiş, bu çeteler DoguAnadolu ve Elviye-i Sel4sç'de Türk katliamı .ve mezalimibaşlatmışlardı, .Bölgede Ermenilerin Türklere yaptıkları, insanlıgın asla kabuledemeyecegi vahşet ve katliama son vermek maksadıyla TürkOrdusu 12 Şubat 1915'de başlatlıgı ileri bir ha...

  17. Conversos and Freethought. Searching for Traces (16th and 17th c.

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    Full Text Available In the 16th and 17th centuries, among Iberian New Christians there can be detected some radical manifestations of religious disruption. Following the research of Yitzhak Baer, Carl Gebhardt and most notably Israël S. Révah, these phenomena repeatedly have been linked both to late medieval Jewish «averroism» and the Spinozistic philosophy of the 17th century. However, more perspectives are possible. Here, we would like to present the trends of converso unbelieve with their academic background and in the European context, paying special attention to a group of five New Christian physicians, who, about 1630, together studied at the University of Alcalá de Henares.

  18. Alluviation of pond of the hydro-electric plant Hricov

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    Jurak, M.

    2003-01-01

    Water basin Hricov has projected reserved volume 6,394 mil. cubic meters. Since 12 th August to 31 st October 2002 the channel Hricov - Miksova - Povazska Bystrica was launched for revisory works of drainage of Vah. Meterage of existing sludging of water basin was a part of releasing of basin was. Profiles of sediments were measured by released basin. They show, that basin is more than from one third choked with and sludging represents more than one third of used volume. Annually dredged volume of deposits represents approximately 40,000 cubic meters per year. Increase of deposits in basin Hrieov is approximately 150,000 cubic meters per year, what causes yearly decreasing of its accumulation volume. The sediments in basin are contaminated by cadmium, copper, zinc, polychlorinated biphenyls, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and petroleum products. (author)

  19. Smáčivost povrchových úprav DPS

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    Tato bakalářská práce se zabývá měřením smáčecích charakteristik pomocí metody smáčecích vah u vzorků různých povrchových úprav od firmy Gatema. Věnuje se vlivu izotermálního stárnutí a přetavovacích procesů na smáčecí charakteristiky povrchových úprav ENIG, bezolovnatý HAL a imerzní cín. U povrchové úpravy imerzním cínem je sledován vliv intermetalické vrstvy na celkovou smáčivost. Dále se zabývá smáčivostí vrstvy niklu, po odstripování zlata, u povrchové úpravy ENIG. This bachelor’s thes...

  20. What are we like

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    2006-01-01

    Every outage of water works during which a channel is emptied shows how our citizens 'care' about environment. It can be seen also these days as the part of a derivation cascade on the river Vah between Dolne Kockovce and Trencin has been emptied. Drowned cars are without any doubt a consequence of crimes even though there is a difference between 'a crime' and a 'CRIME'. (Someone who wanted to have a drive but didn't have an own car and someone who stole a car to commit another crime, e. g. a bank or a post office robbery.) All the cars that find their resting place in our channel are not only a barrier for a river flow but at the same time they pollute water as each car has a battery filled with an acid and cars contain fuels and greases. (author)

  1. Determination of the silver content in some ancient coins using an Am-Be neutron source

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    Cosma, C.; Fiat, T.; Znamizovschi, V.; Daraban, L.; Morariu, V.; Boros, D.; Alicu, D.

    1985-01-01

    The silver content of 40 Roman and Greek coins was determined using neutron activation analysis. with an M-Be thermal source. The pure silver standard had a weigth and shape similar to those of the analyzed coins. A monopchannel spectrometer with a NaI(Tl), 45x40 mm scintillator crystal was used. The coins were placed at the center of the entrance window of the crystal, the maximum measuring geometry being about 2π. A VA-5-968 scintillation probe was used, placed in a VA-H-161 lead shield in order to reduce the background of the detector. The irradiation time, cooling time and measuring time were 2 min, 20 sec and 1 min correspondingly. The ratio of counting rates for the standard material and the background was 2,5. The experimental errors were about 5% for concentrations higher than 50% and increasingly higher for lower silver concentrations

  2. VAC Therapy Direct to the Medullary Cavity for Chronic Tibial Osteomyelitis.

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    Miyamura, Satoshi; Tsuji, Shigeyoshi; Iwai, Takao; Hamada, Masayuki

    2016-06-01

    Vacuum-assisted wound closure (VAC) is useful for difficult wound beds, although sites where bleeding or infection is expected are usually regarded as problematic for this therapy. This report outlines the treatment of chronic tibial osteomyelitis (Cierny- Mader type III) due to mixed infection with Nocardia spp and Bacteroi- des fragilis by postoperative VAC therapy direct to the medullary cavity, followed by wound coverage with a gastrocnemius myocutaneous skin flap. A 64-year-old man developed chronic left tibial os- teomyelitis after a work injury. The nonviable tissues were debrided, including a sequestrum. Nocardia spp and B. fragilis were isolated from surgical bone specimens, and chronic tibial osteomyelitis due to mixed infection was diagnosed. Postoperatively, VAC therapy was performed directly to the open medullary cavity of the tibia and sub- sequently covered the residual soft tissue defect with a gastrocnemius myocutaneous flap. The authors could not find any English literature on VAC therapy direct to the medullary cavity combined with transplantation of a myocutaneous flap for osteomyelitis. Nocardia spp can cause a variety of infections, among which osteomyelitis occupies a relatively small percentage. This case raises the possibil- ity of treating chronic tibial osteomyelitis caused by mixed infection with Nocardia spp and B. fragilis by applying postoperative VAC ther- apy directly to the medullary cavity and covering the residual wound with a gastrocnemius myocutaneous flap.

  3. Herbs containing L- Dopa: An update.

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    Ramya, Kuber B; Thaakur, Santhrani

    2007-07-01

    L-Dopa is the drug of choice in the treatment of Parkinson's disease but it has dose related adverse effects such as nausea, vomiting, orthostatic hypotension, end of dose deterioration, on off phenomena and on chronic therapy motor complications synonymous to parkinsonism. Mucuna pruriens (M.P) commonly known as velvet beans or cowitch are used in case of spasms associated with Parkins onism. Clinical efficacy of seeds of this plant was confirmed and the efficacy was contributed to its L-Dopa content. M.P extract showed twice the antiparkinsonism activity compared with synthetic L-Dopa. There is sufficient L-Dopa in broad bean (Vicia faba) pods. One study proved its efficacy in Parkinsonism. Ginkgo biloba extract showed protective effect in vivo and invitro. 50% ethanolic extract of Plumbago zeylanica was effective in rats. The following plants were reported to have L-Dopa but their protective effect is yet to be established in animal models. Vigna aconitifolia, Vigna unguiculata, Vigna vexillata, Prosopis chilensis, Pileostigma malabarica, Phanera vahlis, Parkinsonia acculeata, Macuna urens, Canvavalia glandiata, Cassia floribanda, Casia hirsute and Dalbergia retusa etc.

  4. Peri-Prosthetic Knee Infection Management: Spacers Loaded with Two or Three Antibiotic Agents.

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    Ortola, David Joaquin; Fenga, Domenico; Marcellino, Sandra; Rosi, Massimiliano; Centofanti, Francesco; Rosa, Michele Attilio

    2017-07-01

    The purpose of this work was to compare pre-made antibiotic-loaded spacers with two commercially available antibiotic agents and custom-made cements with three antibiotic agents added. We evaluated: (a) the validity of our procedures, (b) the control of the rate of infection in the long term, (c) complications, and (d) quality of life and patient satisfaction. A retrospective cohort study was performed on 112 consecutively treated patients between January 2010 and December 2013; 56 patients were treated with a pre-formed cement spacer (clindamycin + gentamicin), and 56 patients were treated with a spacer loaded with three antibiotic agents (clindamycin + gentamicin + vancomycin). Demographic data were collected: Classification of infection according to criteria of Cierny-Mader; microbiologic results; number of previous operations; and years of disease. Infection control or relapse after at least 18 months of follow-up was evaluated. Complications were recorded. Every patient completed the SF-36 test and Oxford Knee Score. With a follow-up of 32.87 months (standard deviation 12.04), at the end of treatment, amputation occurred in three of 112 patients because of recurrence of infection, and one patient died from other causes not related to the infection. The study population presented a rate of recurrence of infection of 2.70%. Our results suggest that a two stage re-implant with three antibiotic agents added to the spacer should be considered to avoid rescue procedures, especially in patients with multi-resistant micro-organism infections.

  5. Relationship between landslide in the western edge of Nitra Upland and coming Siladice dam

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    Petrydesova, L.

    2010-01-01

    Today, implementation of the Siladice dam (hereafter VD) to the Vah river between the towns Hlohovec - Sered mentions more frequently. In connection with this prospective construction the issue of stability of the landslide areas of the western boundary of the Nitrianska upland is coming to spotlight. Impact of landslides on the VD, and contrariwise is not only positive but also negative in nature. Regular monitoring of slope deformations, particularly landslides is important not only for existing water works, but even before their construction phase. A failure of monitoring prior to construction, during construction or during operation VD can lead to major damage not only financial (equity), but also the loss of human lives (Vajont, Italy). The detailed monitoring of slope deformations is performed, the better and the accurate can be identified the causes of the mechanism of slope movements. Use and correlation of different methods of monitoring enable better monitoring of landslide movement. Aim of this paper is to outline briefly the issue of landslides of the area in relation to the future dam. The contribution is focused mainly on the critical (most sensitive) sections, which come into direct contact with VD during its construction and use.

  6. निमो: क्लाउन फ़िश

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  7. नैनो टेक्नोलॉजी - मत्स्य क्षेत्र मे रामबाण

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    Abidi, S.A.H.; Ansari, Z.A.; Bhagat, D.; Gupta, N.

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  8. Suicide ideation and attempt in a community cohort of urban Aboriginal youth: a cross-sectional study.

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    Luke, Joanne N; Anderson, Ian P; Gee, Graham J; Thorpe, Reg; Rowley, Kevin G; Reilly, Rachel E; Thorpe, Alister; Stewart, Paul J

    2013-01-01

    There has been increasing attention over the last decade on the issue of indigenous youth suicide. A number of studies have documented the high prevalence of suicide behavior and mortality in Australia and internationally. However, no studies have focused on documenting the correlates of suicide behavior for indigenous youth in Australia. To examine the prevalence of suicide ideation and attempt and the associated factors for a community1 cohort of Koori2 (Aboriginal) youth. Data were obtained from the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS) Young People's Project (YPP), a community initiated cross-sectional data set. In 1997/1998, self-reported data were collected for 172 Koori youth aged 12-26 years living in Melbourne, Australia. The data were analyzed to assess the prevalence of current suicide ideation and lifetime suicide attempt. Principal components analysis (PCA) was used to identify closely associated social, emotional, behavioral, and cultural variables at baseline and Cox regression modeling was then used to identify associations between PCA components and suicide ideation and attempt. Ideation and attempt were reported at 23.3% and 24.4%, respectively. PCA yielded five components: (1) emotional distress, (2) social distress A, (3) social distress B, (4) cultural connection, (5) behavioral. All were positively and independently associated with suicide ideation and attempt, while cultural connection showed a negative association. Suicide ideation and attempt were common in this cross-section of indigenous youth with an unfavorable profile for the emotional, social, cultural, and behavioral factors.

  9. Information about environmental effects of Bohunice NPPs V-1 and V-2 within February 2002

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    In this leaflet the results of monitoring of chemical gaseous and liquid effluents into the rivers Vah and Dudvah as well as of radiation monitoring of Bohunice V-1 and V-2 NPPs are presented. The radioactive effluents within a February 2002 (for NPP V-1 and NPP V-2, respectively) were: 0.571 TBq and 0.664 TBq of rare gases, 0.711 MBq and 0.244 MBq of aero-soles, 2.121 MBq and 0.138 MBq of iodine, 2.022 MBq and 0.564 MBq of corrosive and fission products, and 1.420 TBq and 1.643 TBq of tritium. For the period January - February 2002 these radioactive effluents represent for rare gases 1.286 TBq for NPP V-1 and 1.475 TBq for NPP V-2 (2.761 TBq (0.069% of annually limit (AL) for the locality Bohunice), for aerosols 2.645 MBq for NPP V-1 and 0.542 MBq for NPP V-2 (3.187 MBq (0.002% of AL for the locality Bohunice), for corrosive and fission products 3.848 MBq for NPP V-1 and 1.510 MBq for NPP V-2 (5.358 MBq (0.01% of AL) for the locality Bohunice), and for iodine 2.616 MBq for NPP V-1 and 0.279 MBq (2.894 MBq (0.002% of AL) for the locality Bohunice), and for tritium it is 2.395 TBq for NPP V-1 and 3.532 TBq for NPP V-2 (5.358 TBq (13.56% of AL) for the locality Bohunice

  10. Rapid surface-water volume estimations in beaver ponds

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    Karran, Daniel J.; Westbrook, Cherie J.; Wheaton, Joseph M.; Johnston, Carol A.; Bedard-Haughn, Angela

    2017-02-01

    Beaver ponds are surface-water features that are transient through space and time. Such qualities complicate the inclusion of beaver ponds in local and regional water balances, and in hydrological models, as reliable estimates of surface-water storage are difficult to acquire without time- and labour-intensive topographic surveys. A simpler approach to overcome this challenge is needed, given the abundance of the beaver ponds in North America, Eurasia, and southern South America. We investigated whether simple morphometric characteristics derived from readily available aerial imagery or quickly measured field attributes of beaver ponds can be used to approximate surface-water storage among the range of environmental settings in which beaver ponds are found. Studied were a total of 40 beaver ponds from four different sites in North and South America. The simplified volume-area-depth (V-A-h) approach, originally developed for prairie potholes, was tested. With only two measurements of pond depth and corresponding surface area, this method estimated surface-water storage in beaver ponds within 5 % on average. Beaver pond morphometry was characterized by a median basin coefficient of 0.91, and dam length and pond surface area were strongly correlated with beaver pond storage capacity, regardless of geographic setting. These attributes provide a means for coarsely estimating surface-water storage capacity in beaver ponds. Overall, this research demonstrates that reliable estimates of surface-water storage in beaver ponds only requires simple measurements derived from aerial imagery and/or brief visits to the field. Future research efforts should be directed at incorporating these simple methods into both broader beaver-related tools and catchment-scale hydrological models.

  11. The Miksova water power station

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    2005-01-01

    This leaflet describes the Miksova water power station. The Miksova water power station is part of the second derived cascade of hydro power stations on the river Vah. It was built at the end of a huge development in Slovak hydro-energy in the late 1950's and the beginning of the 1960's. It is the second water power station on this derived cascade, which is situated downstream the Hricov reservoir and water power station. At the power station, three turbine sets with vertical Kaplan turbines are installed with a total power output of 3 x 31.2 = 93.6 MW. With this power output the Miksova water power station (Miksova I) was the biggest water power station in the Slovak Republic until the construction of Pumping water power station Liptovska Mara. And it is still the biggest channel water power station on the Vah so far. It was put into operation during the period 1963 to 1965. There are three turbine sets with Kaplan turbines from CKD Blansko, with a synchronous hydro-alternator installed in the power station. Their installed capacity is 93.6 MW in total and the projected annual production of electrical energy is 207 GWh. The turbines are fi ve-bladed (on the Hricov and Povazska Bystrica water power stations they are four-bladed) and the impeller wheel has a diameter of 4800 mm. They are designed for extension of the head from 24.1 to 22.21 m and each of them has an absorption capacity of 134 m 3 .s -1 nd a nominal operating speed of 2.08 m 3 .s -1 , runaway speed 4.9 m 3 .s -1 . Each synchronous hydro-alternator has a maximum power output of 31.2 MW, a nominal voltage of 10.5 kV and power factor cos φ of 0.8. Power from the power station is led out through 110 kV switchgear. The water power station operates under automatic turbine mode of operation with remote indication and control from the Dispatch Centre at Vodne elektrarne, in Trencin. From start of operation until the end of 2003 all three turbine sets operated for a total of 450,500 running hours and the

  12. Deletion of pro-angiogenic factor vasohibin-2 ameliorates glomerular alterations in a mouse diabetic nephropathy model

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    Masuda, Kana; Ujike, Haruyo; Hinamoto, Norikazu; Miyake, Hiromasa; Tanimura, Satoshi; Sugiyama, Hitoshi; Sato, Yasufumi; Maeshima, Yohei; Wada, Jun

    2018-01-01

    Angiogenesis has been implicated in glomerular alterations in the early stage of diabetic nephropathy. We previously reported the renoprotective effects of vasohibin-1 (VASH1), which is a novel angiogenesis inhibitor derived from endothelial cells, on diabetic nephropathy progression. Vasohibin-2 (VASH2) was originally identified as a VASH1 homolog and possesses pro-angiogenic activity in contrast to VASH1. In addition, VASH2 was recently shown to promote epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition via enhanced transforming growth factor (TGF)-β signaling in cancer cells. Herein, we investigated the pathogenic roles of VASH2 in diabetic nephropathy using VAHS2-deficient mice. The type 1 diabetes model was induced by intraperitoneal injections of streptozotocin in VASH2 homozygous knockout (VASH2LacZ/LacZ) or wild-type mice. These mice were euthanized 16 weeks after inducing hyperglycemia. Increased urine albumin excretion and creatinine clearance observed in diabetic wild-type mice were significantly prevented in diabetic VASH2-deficient mice. Accordingly, diabetes-induced increase in glomerular volume and reduction in glomerular slit-diaphragm density were significantly improved in VASH2 knockout mice. Increased glomerular endothelial area was also suppressed in VASH2-deficient mice, in association with inhibition of enhanced vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor 2 (VEGFR2), but not VEGF level. Furthermore, glomerular accumulation of mesangial matrix, including type IV collagen, and increased expression of TGF-β were improved in diabetic VASH2 knockout mice compared with diabetic wild-type mice. Based on the immunofluorescence findings, endogenous VASH2 localization in glomeruli was consistent with mesangial cells. Human mesangial cells (HMCs) were cultured under high glucose condition in in vitro experiments. Transfection of VASH2 small interfering RNA (siRNA) into the HMCs resulted in the suppression of type IV collagen production induced by high glucose

  13. Huzursuzlukla Yuvaya Dönüş: Fatih-Harbiye Ve Bir Tereddüdün Romanı’nda Aşılamayan Kriz

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    Full Text Available Döneminin en önemli romancı ve düşünce adamlarından biri olan Peyami Safa (1899-1961, hemen her devride romanları üzerine düşünülen ve söz söylenen bir yazar olmuştur. Özellikle ilk dönem romanlarının şematik yapısından sıkça söz edilmiş ve bu romanlar çoğunlukla “ulusal alegori” düşüncesi etrafında değerlendirilmişlerdir. Fatih-Harbiye ve Bir Tereddüdün Romanı kitaplarındaki kadın-erkek ilişkileri çoğunlukla bir medeniyet krizinin görünümleri olarak ele alınmış, romanlardaki bazı önemli detaylar görmezden gelinebilmiştir. Her iki romanın sonunda da Batıyı temsil eden değerler savuşturulmuş gibi görünse de, aslında romanlar bir tür bezginlik, boşvermişlik ve huzursuzlukla son bulur. Peyami Safa genelde söylendiği gibi dişil, irrasyonel, kozmopolit unsurları bünyesinden kovmayı arzular görünse de, tam da dişil, irrasyonel veya “vahşi ölçüde samimi” olanın alanındayken kısmen daha özgür bir bilinçle nitelikli edebiyat yapıyordur. Birbirine sıkı sıkıya bağlı olan bu unsurlar, yazarın “milli ideal” etrafında ördüğü kürsü konuşmaları tarafından gizlenmeye, baskılanmaya çalışılsa da, bunları ele alışı sayesinde Peyami Safa’daki “büyük romancı” kendini gösterebilmiştir

  14. Planning for environmental restoration of the contaminated banks near NPP Bohunice

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    Slavik, O; Moravek, J [Nuclear Power Plants Research Institute, a.s., Trnava (Slovakia); Vladar, M [Inst. of Preventive and Clinical Medicine, Bratislava (Slovakia)

    1996-12-31

    The 18 km long banks of the Bohunice NPP waste water recipient are contaminated by cesium-137 as a result of two accidents on the CO{sub 2} cooled NPP A{sub 1} unit in 1976 and 1977. Since 1992, all he contaminated waste waters dumping from NPP Bohunice has been carried out directly to the Vah River through a specially constructed 15 km long pipeline. The final extent of contamination in the Bohunice site is represented. The overall contaminated area in this site with cesium-137 activity above 1 Bq/g of soil is about 67000 m{sup 2} and thus, the corresponding volume of top 20 cm thick soil layer is about 13000 m{sup 3}. For optimizing less costly remedial measures (warning signs...) an agreed scenario with a pre-estimated factor factor collective dose 2.10{sup -7} man.Sv.y{sup -1}/(m{sup 2}.Bq{sup 137}Cs.g{sup -1}) was applied. Limitation of individual effective doses according to a site specific stay scenario was also considered for this purposes with a limiting value of 0.25 mSv/y. Cost analysis of available remedial techniques were carried out, too. Two techniques have been selected for the contaminated banks restoration project: 1) removing/disposal of 20 cm soil top layer from steep and unengineered banks, and 2) mechanical dilution/fixation of contamination by clean 15 cm soil cover for the contaminated flat areas. Two-fold reduction of anticipated potential radiation risk were accepted, maximally, for the lastly mentioned technique, however cost saving is considerable (about 10-time lower the cost comparing to removing/disposal technique one). The basic acceptance limits AL for {sup 137}Cs in soil and criteria size of continuously contaminated bank areas were derived as: AL{sub 200} = 6.0 Bq/g and 800 m{sup 2} (300 m) or AL{sub 50} 8.0 Bq/g and 200 m{sup 2} (80 m) for removing/disposal of the soil on steep unengineered banks. For clean soil covering technique the resulting limits are in an interval AL{sub 50C} = 8 up to 16 Bq/g. (Abstract Truncated)

  15. Planning for environmental restoration of the contaminated banks near NPP Bohunice

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    Slavik, O.; Moravek, J.; Vladar, M.

    1995-01-01

    The 18 km long banks of the Bohunice NPP waste water recipient are contaminated by cesium-137 as a result of two accidents on the CO 2 cooled NPP A 1 unit in 1976 and 1977. Since 1992, all he contaminated waste waters dumping from NPP Bohunice has been carried out directly to the Vah River through a specially constructed 15 km long pipeline. The final extent of contamination in the Bohunice site is represented. The overall contaminated area in this site with cesium-137 activity above 1 Bq/g of soil is about 67000 m 2 and thus, the corresponding volume of top 20 cm thick soil layer is about 13000 m 3 . For optimizing less costly remedial measures (warning signs...) an agreed scenario with a pre-estimated factor factor collective dose 2.10 -7 man.Sv.y -1 /(m 2 .Bq 137 Cs.g -1 ) was applied. Limitation of individual effective doses according to a site specific stay scenario was also considered for this purposes with a limiting value of 0.25 mSv/y. Cost analysis of available remedial techniques were carried out, too. Two techniques have been selected for the contaminated banks restoration project: 1) removing/disposal of 20 cm soil top layer from steep and unengineered banks, and 2) mechanical dilution/fixation of contamination by clean 15 cm soil cover for the contaminated flat areas. Two-fold reduction of anticipated potential radiation risk were accepted, maximally, for the lastly mentioned technique, however cost saving is considerable (about 10-time lower the cost comparing to removing/disposal technique one). The basic acceptance limits AL for 137 Cs in soil and criteria size of continuously contaminated bank areas were derived as: AL 200 = 6.0 Bq/g and 800 m 2 (300 m) or AL 50 8.0 Bq/g and 200 m 2 (80 m) for removing/disposal of the soil on steep unengineered banks. For clean soil covering technique the resulting limits are in an interval AL 50C = 8 up to 16 Bq/g. According to the criteria developed, it is necessary to subject to restoration about 11000 m 2 of

  16. ZİHİN KİRLİLİĞİ YABANCI DİLDE OKUMAYI ZORLAŞTIRABİLİR MENTAL POLLUTION IMPEDES FOREIGN LANGUAGE READING COMPREHENSION

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    Full Text Available The same Turkish foreign language learners of a university preparatory school (N=35 were tested twice on the same preintermediate reading passage within one month interval. In the first condition students were given the reading test (pre-test during theclass time upon watching a documentary on wild life for 40 minutes. After a month before they were given the same reading test (post –test in the same classroom setting, they were shown mental pollutants - a compilation of various videos with violent, scary, erotic, and comedic content from popular video-sharing websites for 40 minutes. It was hypothesized that mental pollutants would contaminate students’ mind by distracting emotional states and slowing mental processes and thus impeding the comprehension of foreign language reading material. The statistical results based on T-test Paired Samples Statistics and OneSample Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test show that exposure to mental pollutants remarkably results in poor L2 reading comprehension Bir üniversitenin hazırlık sınıfındaki aynı Türk öğrenciler (N=35, alt orta seviyedeki aynı okuma parçasıyla bir ay arayla 2 kere test edildi. İlk durumda öğrencilere 40 dakikalık bir vahşi yaşam belgeseli izletildikten sonra ders sırasında okuma parçası verildi (ilk test. Bir ay sonra aynı sınıf ortamında, öğrencilere aynı okuma parçası (son test verilmeden önce 40 dakika boyunca ünlü video paylaşım sitelerinden toplanmış şiddet, korku, erotik ve komedi içerikli zihinsel kirliliğe yol açacak videolar gösterildi. Varsayılan şey zihin kirliliğinin öğrencilerin dengelerini bozarak zihinsel fonksiyonlarını dağıtarak öğrencilerin hafızasını yavaşlatacağı ve dolayısıyla yabancı dilde yazılı okuma parçasını anlamaya da engel olacağıdır. Eşleştirilmiş iki grup arasındaki farkların testine ve tek grup Kolmogorov-Smirnov testine dayalı istatistiksel sonuçlar zihin kirleticilere maruz kalman

  17. The Trencin water power station

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    2005-01-01

    This leaflet describes the Trencin water power station. The Trencin water power station was built seven years after the Dubnica nad Vahom water power station started its operation and was the last stage of the first and the oldest derived cascade of water power stations on the Vah River. After completing water power stations at Ladce (1936), Ilava (1946) and Dubnica nad Vahom (1949) and before constructing the Trencin water power station, the whole second derived cascade of water power stations including water power stations at Kostolna, Nove Mesto nad Vahom and Horna Streda was built as soon as possible mainly because the need to get compensation for discontinued electricity supplies as well as energetic coal from the Czech Republic. Hereby, experiences from the construction of previous grades were used, mainly as far as the dimensioning was concerned, as the fi rst installed power stations had, in comparison with the growing requirements on the electricity supplies, very low absorption capacity - only 150 m 3 .s -1 . Thus the Trencin power station (original name was the Skalka power station) was already dimensioned for the same absorption capacity as the cascade located downstream the river, that is 180 m 3 .s -1 . That was related also to growing demands on electricity supplies during the peaks in the daily electric system load diagram, and thus to the transfer from continuous operation of the water power station to semi-peak or even peak performance. According to the standards of power station classification, the Trencin water power station is a medium size, low pressure, channel power station with two units equipped by Kaplan turbines and synchronous hydro-alternators. The water power station installed capacity is 16.1 MW in total and its designed annual production of electrical energy for medium water year is 85,000 MWh, while the average annual production during the last 30 years is 86,252 MWh. Installed unit has a four-blade Kaplan turbine with the diameter

  18. Batman’da Yeni Bir Keşif: Deraser (Arık Mağara Resimleri A New Discovery In Batman Province: Prehistoric Cave Paintings Of Deraser (Arik

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    kurulmuştur.Tarihi yerleşim birimlerinden biri de bugün Batman ilinin Gercüşilçesine bağlı Deraser (Arık mezrasıdır. Burada çok sayıda tarihi kalıntıbulunmaktadır. Gercüş ilçesine yaklaşık 20 kilometre uzaklıktabulunan ve Dicle nehrine hakim bir noktada kurulan Deraser (Arıkmezrasında çeşitli yapı kalıntıları, kayalara oyulmuş mezarlar vemağara duvarlarına çizilmiş tarihöncesi olduğu tahmin edilen resimlerbulunmaktadır. Anadolu’da kayalara çizilmiş tarihöncesi resimlerebirçok yerde rastlanmaktadır ancak kırmızı ve siyah boyayla freskotekniğiyle yapılmış resimler nadir olarak görülmektedir. Bu nedenleDeraser’deki (Arık Berha Nivisandi (Yazılı Mağara olarak adlandırılantoprak ya da kök boyayla yapılmış kırmızı ve siyah renkli resimlerinbulunması önemli bir gelişmedir. Buradaki mağara resimlerindegenellikle evcil hayvan tasvirleri, vahşi hayvan mücadeleleri ve kadınlıerkeklişenlik sahneleri bulunmaktadır. Dünyanın pek çok yerindebulunan tarihöncesi mağara resimleri ile tematik olarak benzeşmeklebirlikte çizim tekniği bakımından özgün bir biçime sahiptir.Çalışmamızda daha önce bölgede çalışan araştırmacılar tarafındançeşitli nedenlerle farkına varılamayan Deraser (Arık mağaralardanderlenmiş resimlere ve bu resimlerle ilgili olarak yapılan araştırmasonuçlarına yer verilecektir.

  19. Dede Korkut Hikâyelerinde Savaşçı Eğitimi Warrior Training In Dede Korkut Stories

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    Lütfü Kerem BAŞAR

    2012-12-01

    ı, devamlı hareket ve mücadeleye dayanır. Bu mücadeleler ise, sadece tabiat ve çevre şartlarıyla değil, aynı zamanda düşmana karşı da verilmiştir. Bu nedenle kuvvet ve savaşçılık, böyle bir hayat tarzını devam ettiren asıl unsurlar olmuştur. Doğa şartlarının sertliği, avcılıkla uğraşma ve çevredeki toplumlarla sürekli mücadele gibi faktörler, göçebe insana savaşçı ve mücadeleci bir kimlik kazandırmada birinci derecede etkili olmuştur. Mücadelelere dayalı olan Dede Korkut Hikâyeleri’nde, savaşçı bir kimliğe sahip olması beklenen kahramanın yetiştirildiğini gösteren sahneler çokça yer almaktadır. Kuvvetli insana dayanan göçebe toplumlarda da, erkek çocuğa büyük bir değer verilmiştir. Bu nedenle özellikle erkek çocuklar, hem boylar arasındaki mücadelede, hem zor durumdaki ve tutsak olan aile bireylerini kurtarmada, hem de avlanma amacıyla yapılan vahşi hayvanlarla mücadelede âdeta özel bir savaş eğitimine tâbi tutulmuştur. Bu çalışmada, Dede Korkut Hikâyelerindeki kahramanların savaşçı bir kimlik kazanmada geçirdiği aşamalar ve hikâyelerin, savaşçı eğitimiyle ilgili olarak vermiş olduğu mesajlar tespit edilmeye çalışılmıştır.