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Impact of Escherichia coli on Urine Citrate and Urease-Induced Crystallization
Escherichia coli (E. coli) is usually not a urease producer. It is, however, often cultured in urinary phosphate containing calculi including ammonium magnesium phosphate stones. This suggests the possibility that E. coli might be involved in stone forming process. The effect of E. coli on urine citrate and urease-induced crystallization in human urine has been studied in vitro. E. coli was found to strongly reduce urine citrate (after 48 hours). In the E. coli inoculated samples, the urease-induced crystallization was increased. There was a strong correlation, r = 0.8, between the citrate decrease and the increase in calcium precipitation. The results indicate that E. coli and the reduced urine citrate influences urease-induced crystallization in vitro
Pengaruh Suku Bunga Deposito, dan Volume Perdagangan Saham Terhadap Return Saham
Pasar modal sebagai salah satu alternatif sumber dana selain perbankan dan salah satu tempat investasi bagi para investor. Setiap investor sangat membutuhkan informasi yang relevan dengan perkembangan transaksi di bursa. Hal ini sangat penting untuk dijadikan bahan pertimbangan pengambilan keputusan investasi yang tepat. Dalam mengambil keputusan untuk melakukan suatu investasi perlu diperhatikan dua hal yaitu return dan resiko investasi. Penelitian bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh suku bunga deposito dan volume perdagangan saham terhadap return saham pada perusahaan perbankan yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia. Teknik pengambilan sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah dengan menggunakan metode purposive sampling, sehingga dari 27 perusahaan perbankan yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia selama periode penelitian, hanya ada 20 perusahaan yang memenuhi syarat untuk dijadikan sampel. Data yang diperoleh kemudian dianalisis dengan regresli liner berganda. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa dari dua variabel independen yang diuji terhadap return saham perusahaan perbankan, satu variabel berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap return saham yaitu volume perdagangan saham, sedangkan variabel suku bunga deposito berpengaruh negatif dan signifikan terhadap return saha
Conflicting discourses of church youths on masculinity and sexuality in the context of HIV in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Masculinity studies are fairly new and young churchgoers are an under-researched group in the current Congolese church context. In response to this knowledge gap, this paper attempts to explore discourses of youngĀ churchgoers from deprived areas of Kinshasa regarding masculinity and sexuality in the era of HIV. A series of 16 semi-structured interviews were conducted with unmarried young churchgoers from the Salvation Army, Protestant and Revival churches. The interviews were tape-recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed using discourse analysis. Five main discourses emerged: āwe are aware of the church message on sexā, āyoung men need sexā, āyoung women need moneyā, āto use or not to use condomsā and āwe trust in the church messageā. Although all informants knew and heard church messages against premarital sex, many of them were sexually active. The perception was that young men were engaged in sexual activities with multiple partners as a result of sexual motivations surrounding masculinity and sexual potency, while young women sought multiple partners through transactional and intergenerational sex for economic reasons. These sexual practices of young people conflicted with church messages on sexual abstinence and faithfulness. However, a small number of participants challenged current gender norms and suggested alternative ways of being a man or a woman. To elucidate theseĀ alternatives, we suggest that church youths and church leaders might take concrete actions to deconstruct misconceptions about being men. In this way, they can possibly enhance a frank and fruitful dialogue on sex, sexuality and gender to promote positive masculinities and constructive partnerships to prevent HIV.Keywords: masculinity, sexuality, young churchgoers, HIV prevention, gender equality, DR CongoDans le contexte actuel des eĀ“glises Congolaises, les eĀ“tudes relatives a` la masculiniteĀ“ sont presque reĀ“centes et les jeunes chreĀ“tiens constituent un groupe dāindividus qui ne font pas lāobjet des recherches scientifiquesĀ approfondies. En reĀ“ponse a` cette insuffisance de connaissances dans le contexte a` VIH, le preĀ“sent article tente dāexplorer les discours relatifs a` la masculiniteĀ“ et a` la sexualiteĀ“ des jeunes chreĀ“tiens issus desĀ quartiers deĀ“favoriseĀ“s de Kinshasa. Une seĀ“rie de 16 interviews semi-structureĀ“es ont eĀ“teĀ“ meneĀ“s aupre`s des jeunes chreĀ“tiens ceĀ“libataires appartenant a` lāArmeĀ“e du Salut, aux eĀ“glises Protestantes et a` celles du ReĀ“veil du Congo. Les interviews ont eĀ“teĀ“ enregistreĀ“es et analyseĀ“es en utilisant la meĀ“thode du discours. Cinq discours ont eĀ“mergeĀ“ notamment: Ā« Nous connaissons le message des eĀ“glises au sujet du sexe Ā», Ā« les garcĀøons ont besoin des rapports sexuels Ā», Ā« les filles ont besoin dāargent Ā», Ā« faudrait-il utiliser ou ne pas utiliser les condoms Ā» et Ā« nous croyons dans le message des eĀ“glises Ā». Alors que tous les participantsĀ connaissaient le message des eĀ“glises qui interdisent les rapports sexuels preĀ“maritaux, beaucoup dāentre eux eĀ“taient deĀ“ja` sexuellement actifs. Les garcĀøons ont eĀ“teĀ“ percĀøus comme des personnes qui ont des rapports sexuels avec plusieurs partenaires concomitants pour prouver leur masculiniteĀ“ et leur puissance sexuelle. Les filles chercheraient a` avoir des rapports sexuels mercantiles et intergeĀ“neĀ“rationnels avec des partenairesĀ multiples a` des fins eĀ“conomiques. Ces pratiquesĀ sexuelles des jeunes sāopposent aux discours des eĀ“glisesĀ qui promeuvent lāabstinence sexuelle et la fideĀ“liteĀ“. Cependant, quelques participants ont remis en cause les normes courantes du genre et ont suggeĀ“reĀ“ des alternatives en ce qui concerne lāidentiteĀ“ des hommes et des femmes. Pour les eĀ“lucider, nous proposons que les jeunes chreĀ“tiens et les leaders des eĀ“glises puissent mener des actions concre`tes dans le but de deĀ“construire les conceptions erroneĀ“es de ce que veut dire eĖtre homme. Ce faisant, ils peuvent probablement maximiser les chances dāun dialogue franc et productif en ce qui concerne le sexe, la sexualiteĀ“ et le genre afin de promouvoir la masculiniteĀ“ positive et le partenariatĀ constructif, susceptibles de preĀ“venir lāinfection a` VIH.Mots cleĀ“s: masculiniteĀ“, sexualiteĀ“, jeunes chreĀ“tiens, preĀ“vention du VIH, eĀ“galiteĀ“ du genre, RD Cong
Energy Dependence of the Contribution of Pion Exchange to Large-Rapidity-Gap Events in Deep Inelastic Scattering
We study the energy dependence of the contribution of pion exchange to
large-rapidity-gap events in deep inelastic scattering. The results show that
this contribution can be quite significant at low energy and that the LRG
events observed by E665 collaboration in \mu Xe and \mu D interactions at 490
can be reasonably well described in terms of meson exchange. We also show
that the distribution of the maximum rapidity for all hadrons is quite
different from that for charged hadrons only and that the former exhibits also
shoulder-like structure for events at 490 similar to that at HERA.Comment: 12 pages, 4 figures, Phys. Rev. D (in press
Towards an unified description of total and diffractive structure functions at HERA in the QCD dipole picture
It is argued that the QCD dipole picture allows to build an unified
theoretical description -based on BFKL dynamics- of the total and diffractive
nucleon structure functions. This description is in qualitative agreement with
the present collection of data obtained by the H1 collaboration. More precise
theoretical estimates, in particular the determination of the normalizations
and proton transverse momentum behaviour of the diffractive components, are
shown to be required in order to reach definite conclusions.Comment: latex file with 5 encapsulated figures, 19 page
Diffractive Higgs boson production at the Tevatron and LHC
Improved possibilities to find the Higgs boson in diffractive events, having
less hadronic activity, depend on whether the cross section is large enough.
Based on the soft color interaction models that successfully describe
diffractive hard scattering at HERA and the Tevatron, we find that only a few
diffractive Higgs events may be produced at the Tevatron, but we predict a
substantial rate at the LHC.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures, uses Revtex
The narratives of Hardship: : The new and the old poor in the aftermath of the 2008 crisis in Europe
This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of the following article: Hulya Dagdeviren, Matthew Donoghue, and Lars Meier, āThe narratives of hardship: the new and the old poor in the aftermath of the 2008 crisis in Europeā, The Sociological Review, vol. 65 (2): 369-385, May 2017. The final, definitive version of record is available online at doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-954X.12403. Published by SAGE.This paper examines poverty and hardship in Europe after the 2008 crisis, using household interviews in nine European countries. A number of findings deserve highlighting. First, making a distinction between āthe old poorā (those who lived in poverty before as well as after the crisis) and āthe new poorā (thosewho fell into hardship after the crisis), we show that hardship is experienced quite differently by these groups. Second, the household narratives showed that while material deprivations constitute an important aspect of hardship, the themes of insecurity and dependency also emerged as fundamental dimensions. In contrast to popular political discourse in countries such as the UK, dependency on welfare or family was experienced as a source of distress and manifested as a form of hardship by participants in all countries covered in this study.Peer reviewedFinal Accepted Versio
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