Maple+GrTensorII libraries for cosmology

The article mainly presents some results in using MAPLE platform for computer algebra and GrTensorII package in doing calculations for theoretical and numerical cosmologyComment: LaTeX LLNCS style, 8 pages, accepted for SYNASC 2004 - 6th International Symposium on Symbolic and Numeric Algorithms for Scientific Computing, Timisoara, Romania, September 26-30 200

ALLERGIC CONTACT DERMATITIS TO AN EYELID SHADOW

Introdução: A dermatite de pálpebras secundária à exposição a cosméticos é descrita na literatura entre 2.5% e 26%. A maquilhagem pigmentada pode conter alergénios metálicos, incluindo níquel, crómio e cobalto.Caso clínico: Doente do sexo feminino, 52 anos, cabeleireira, com antecedentes de atopia. Recorreu à consulta de Dermatologia com história de prurido, eritema e descamação das pálpebras com 7 meses de evolução. Na sua história médica passada foi referida dermatite do lóbulo da orelha aos brincos. Foi encaminhada à consulta de Alergologia Cutânea para realização de testes epicutâneos com a série básica do Grupo Português de Dermatite de Contactos, série cosméticos, série cabeleireiro e os produtos pessoais da doente (em teste semiaberto). Foram observadas reacções positivas ao sulfato de níquel 5% em vaselina (++ em D3) e valentina D kejal® (sombra de olhos cinzenta).Conclusões: Os cosméticos são uma potencial fonte sensibilizante da pele da face, especialmente em mulheres com atopia e alteração da barreira cutânea, o que favorece a penetração de alergénios. Isto permite que o níquel em baixas concentrações, mesmo que, como contaminante, desencadeie reacção palpebral.Introduction: The published percentage of patients with eyelid dermatitis from cosmetic exposure lies between 2.5% and 26%. Pigmented make-up may contain metal allergens, including nickel, chromium and cobalt.Case report: A 52-year-old atopic woman, hairdresser, with a 7-month history of itching, erythema and scaling of both eyelids. Her medical history revealed earlobe dermatitis in childhood. She was referred for patch-testing in our contact allergy department with baseline series from Portuguese Contact Dermatitis group (GPEDC), cosmetic and hairdresser series and the patient´s own products in semi-open test. Positive reactions were observed to nickel sulphate 5% in petrolatum (++ at D3) and valentina D kejal®, grey eye shadow (++ at D3).Conclusions: Cosmetics are a potentially sensitizing source, on thin facial skin and especially for atopic woman, who have a damaged skin barrier that may favour penetration of allergens, allowing lower nickel concentrations, even as a contaminant, to trigger an eyelid reaction

Analisis Risiko Logam Berat Cd, Cr, Dan Cu Pada DAS Gelis (Studi Kasus: Sungai Gelis, Kabupaten Kudus)

Banyaknya aktivitas yang dilakukan di sepanjang DAS Gelis, seperti aktivitas rumah tangga, industri dan pertanian yang dapat menyebabkan pencemaran logam berat, terutama Cd, Cr dan Cu pada DAS Gelis. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengukur dan membandingkan konsentrasi logam berat Cd, Cr dan Cu terhadap standar yang berlaku serta menganalisis risiko logam berat tersebut terhadap pengguna sungai. Penelitian ini menggunakan sampel air Sungai Gelis pada 5 titik yang berbeda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa sebagian besar konsentrasi logam berat Cd, Cr dan Cu pada titik sampling masih di bawah baku mutu, kecuali konsentrasi Cd pada titik 5 sebesar 0.029 dan Cu pada titik 4 yang cenderung melewati batas baku mutu, yaitu sebesar 0.02. Nilai risiko yang lebih dari 1, RQ>1 yaitu adalah nilai risiko Cd pada titik 5 sedangkan untuk nilai risiko lainnya masih dibawah 1, sehingga masih dikatakan tidak berisiko

Neither exit nor voice : loyalty as a survival strategy for the Uzbeks in Kazakhstan

The June 2010 conflict between the Kyrgyz and Uzbek communities in southern Kyrgyzstan once again demonstrated the complexity of the ethnic question in Central Asia. Little is known, however, about the Uzbeks in Kazakhstan, whose settlements are concentrated in the south of the republic, in areas adjacent to Uzbekistan. What problems did the Kazakhstani Uzbeks face after the collapse of the Soviet Union and how did they seek to address these issues? This paper examines the attempts of Uzbek leaders to secure their share of power in their compact settlements and how they were co-opted or marginalized under the Nazarbaev administration. This paper shows that loyalty to the regime, not migration to the ethnic homeland or political mobilization, is an option available, and also preferable, for this ethnic minority in Kazakhstan.Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Minority ethnic group problems, Immigrants' community, Ethnic minority, Mobilization, Co-optation, Uzbeks

Konvergencija kao razvojna tendencija u funkcionisanju bankarskih i nebankarskih finansijskih institucija

In recent decades, developed countries are characterized by numerous changes in the banking industry. Specifically, there was the emergence of new trends. Permanent trend of ''Creating new banking products'',as a result of the requirements and wishes of consumers, but also increased competition between banks and non-banking financial institutions. Due to increased competition banks have lost a significant share of the financial market. Due to the new situation, banks increasingly, within its banking products, include newer products, or services, in order to counter the competition of nonbanking financial institutions. In this way, many banks are engaging in highrisk zone, which, if not guided properly can endanger the bank. The achievements of modern information technologies and their practical application have significantly changed the world of banking, which no longer resembles the traditional banking that existed twenty years ago. The boundaries between banking and other financial institutions are thinner. Deregulation and liberalization of financial operations, as well as the development of financial markets, allows non-banking financial institutions to perform activities that were reserved for banks, and the banks are entering into new areas and activities in order to maintain their presence in the market. Due to the increased deregulation of the banking sector, there is a concentration of banks and the globalization of the world economy, which was a prerequisite for numerous fusion (interbank, merger) banks. Revealed processes of deregulation, competition, globalization, information technology progress and diversification of business risk, led to the rapid development of non-banking operations of banks, primarily in western countries, where these processes are most developed, but also in countries in transition as they embarked on social and economic reform

Linguistic and Culturological Commentary of Clothing Nominations in the Subdialects of the Middle Ob: Manufacturing Material

The article describes the features of linguistic and culturological commenting on lexical units related to the nominations of the traditional Russian costume. The focus is on the lexemes that denote the type of fabric. The research objective was to identify the cultural connotative component in the semantics of clothing nominations, associated with the fabric.   The relevance of the study was in the fact that it made it possible to reveal the cultural component of the lexical meaning, objectified in the real communication of subdialect speakers. An attempt was made to reveal the cultural semantics of fabric names. This lexical group has never appeared in the focus of scientific attention. The study involved the speech of rural population from the Middle Ob region as it was recorded in the dictionaries of the Tomsk Dialect School and the Tomsk Dialect Corpus. The sampling procedure revealed more than two thousand linguistic units associated with clothes. The methods included interpretation, linguistic and culturological commentary, and systematization. The study defined the cultural connotative component of lexical meaning and three groups of fabric: 1) fabrics of industrial production intended for festive clothes, which demonstrated the wealth and status of the owner; 2) home-made fabrics for everyday wear; 3) seasonal materials of animal origin, which also characterized the status. The linguistic and cultural commentary revealed various characteristics of fabrics according to gender, season, social status, and routine vs. holidays. The parameters included utility, seasonality, prosperity, and status. They served as indicators of cultural traditions and can be interpreted as a cultural text represented through a linguistic and cultural commentary