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The Anthropologist Inversed Laudatio: for Distinguished Professor Katherine Verdery, City University of New York, Graduate Center, on the Occasion of the Award of the Doctor Honoris Causa Title of Babeş-Bolyai University

I have the special honour and great joy to pronounce the laudatio for Professor Katherine Verdery in the name of the Department of Sociology. For most of its members, grown as sociologists and anthropologists after 1989, her work has been constitutive. The professional field that we embraced, learning the power of ideas, the practical form of knowledge, and the relational and historical character of the social world, has been considerably shaped by the nuanced and complex understanding that she gave us through her studies. They have Romania as site of empirical investigation, and socialism and its successors as space of theoretical elaboration. Professor Verdery is Julien J. Studley Faculty Scholar and Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York since 2005, and Acting Chair, Department of Anthropology, City University of New York. Her extraordinary professional trajectory developed in two of the core centers of American academic Anthropology, at Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore, Maryland and University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor. She received a BA in Anthropology from Reed College, Portland, Oregon, and an MA in Anthropology from Stanford University, Stanford, California. In 1977 she is awarded a PhD in Anthropology from Stanford University, for a
EVALUATING HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM INTERVENTIONS USING ANALYTICAL AND MODELING METHODS

In recent years the value of the use of evaluation methods in all aspects of economic sectors, including the field of health care, has been increasingly recognized. The thrust of this paper is to explore the potential use of a) Cost-Benefit Analysis and b) Simulation and Modeling methods in estimating the value of Health Information System (HIS) projects. These methods were chosen for consideration as the most appropriate, primarily because CBA can measure delivered value of HIS interventions by weighting cost and benefits and identifying what is more socially desirable, while Simulation and Modeling tools can be used to estimate the future value of health care changes concerning HIS. The paper discusses these two families of methods, their evaluation potential is analyzed, and arguments for and against the use of each method are presented. Finally, methodological considerations and limitations are discussed and areas for future research are suggested.
Germination of Soybean Seed Primed in Aerated Solution of Polyethylene Glycol (8000)

Seed priming have been used successfully in an attempt to improve germination and seedling establishment of many vegetables and field crops. The objective of this research was to study the effect of polyethylene glycol (PEG) 8000 concentrations and seed treatment durations on soybean seed germination. Three experiments were conducted: In experiment 1, the seeds were treated for 1, 2, or 7 days. The osmotic potentials of the PEG solutions were 0, -0.1, -0.2, -0.4, -0.5, -0.7 and -1.1 MPa including control. In control the seeds were treated with water for the above duration. In experiment 2, the seeds were treated for 24, 48 or 72 hours The osmotic potentials of the PEG solutions was 0, -0.3, -0.5, -0.9 and -1.5 MPa including control. The control was not treated with water or PEG. In experiment 3, the seeds were separated into small and large seed and was treated with PEG solution having osmotic potentials of -0.5, -1.1 and -1.8 MPa for 0 (control), 24 and 48 hours. The control was not treated with water or PEG. PEG solution having osmotic potentials (-1.1 and -1.8 MPa) improved germination compared to control (no PEG treatment). Seed treatment durations longer than 48 hours was deleterious and reduced the germination. Seed size has no effect on germination.
Badge of Honor or Scarlet Letter? Unpacking Investors' Judgment of Entrepreneurs' Past Failure

Research shows that most ventures fail, yet it has devoted limited attention to the consequences of entrepreneurs' past failure for investors' decisions. Our motivating insight is that failure can be due to bad luck, lack of skill or both. Therefore, failure conveys ambiguous information about skill. We predict that investors will discount entrepreneurs that experienced past failure. However, in the presence of a signal of skill, the magnitude of the failure discount is reduced. We test our predictions using an online experiment where respondents are potential investors in seed stage ventures via equity crowdfunding. Respondents evaluate a realistic investment opportunity in a between-subjects design, where we decompose the effect of failure into luck and skill. Our results indicate that investors discount entrepreneurs who have experienced failure. Past failure in the presence of a signal of skill, however, is not discounted. The findings indicate no discount of failure based on the "failed" label only. Overall, our analysis sheds light on the rationality of investors. In a world where entrepreneurial failure is prevalent, we find that investors are sensitive to its core drivers: luck and skill.
Computação Afetiva aplicada à Educação: uma revisão sistemática das pesquisas publicadas no Brasil

This paper aims to perform a survey of the scientific work carried out in the last 15 years in the area of Affective Computing in the context of Computers in Education. For this, a systematic mapping was carried out in the main scientific databases of the area in Brazil, being the SBIE, WIE and RBIE, which are events and journal of CEIE. Based on six research objectives, 53 articles were selected. After being analyzed, according to previously defined inclusion and exclusion criteria, a total of 24 articles were selected. From these, the data was mined, aiming to answer the research questions of this work. As a result, the current state of art in Affective Computing was presented. In addition, it was presented the Affective Socio-Dimensions taken into consideration in the selected papers, a map containing the types of studies and the research objectives and, finally, the presentation of the main authors and research groups in the area of Affective Computing in Brazil. Resumo. Este artigo tem como objetivo realizar um levantamento dos trabalhos científicos brasileiros, realizados nos últimos 15 anos, na área da Computação Afetiva no contexto de Informática na Educação. Para isso, foi realizado um mapeamento sistemático nos principais veículos brasileiros de divulgação científica na área, sendo eles o SBIE, WIE e a RBIE, veículos mantidos pela Comissão Especial de Informática na Educação da SBC. Inicialmente, foram coletados 53 artigos, dos quais 24 foram selecionados para análise. Como resultado, foi apresentado o atual estado da arte em Computação Afetiva em relação aos estados afetivos e outros fenômenos socioafetivos levados em considerações nos trabalhos. Também foram desenvolvidos um mapa contendo os tipos de estudos e os objetivos de pesquisa e uma apresentação dos principais autores e grupos de pesquisas na área da Computação Afetiva aplicada à Educação no Brasil.
Genetic Relationship of Rhododendron ripense Makino to Japanese Evergreen Azalea Cultivars Evaluated by SSR Markers

Evergreen azalea cultivars as the important ornamental shrubs and pot plants have been developed based on the genetic resources of Japanese wild azaleas. Rhododendron ripense Makino is one of the representative wild azalea species endemic to West Japan and the ancestral parent of evergreen azalea cultivars. In this study, we focused on this large flowered riverside azalea and the genetic contribution to azalea cultivars was evaluated by means of SSR markers. The results of PCoA using SSR data made plot distributions, which would reflect the taxon and genetic relationship between cultivar groups and their ancestral species. All individuals of R. ripense which classified in subsection Scabra makes distribution group apart from R. kaempferi and R. kiusianum group which classified in subsection Tsutsusi. The cultivars of R. ripense, Ryukyu azalea (R. × mucronatum) and ‘Oomurasaki’ (R. × pulchrum) are all included in this R. ripense plot group. These results of this study suggested the important genetic contribution of R. ripense to the development of these azalea cultivars.
Oscillatory attractors: a new cosmological phase

In expanding FRW spacetimes, it is usually the case that homogeneous scalar fields redshift and their amplitudes approach limiting values: Hubble friction usually ensures that the field relaxes to its minimum energy configuration, which is usually a static configuration. Here we discover a class of relativistic scalar field models in which the attractor behavior is the field oscillating indefinitely, with finite amplitude, in an expanding FRW spacetime, despite the presence of Hubble friction. This is an example of spontaneous breaking of time translation symmetry. We find that the effective equation of state of the field has average value ⟨ w⟩=−1, implying that the field itself could drive an inflationary or dark energy dominated phase. This behavior is reminiscent of ghost condensate models, but in the new models, unlike in the ghost condensate models, the energy-momentum tensor is time dependent, so that these new models embody a more definitive breaking of time translation symmetry. We explore (quantum) fluctuations around the homogeneous background solution, and find that low k-modes can be stable, while high k-modes are typically unstable. We discuss possible interpretations and implications of that instability.
Intelligent Traffic Information System a Real-Time Traffic Information System on the Shiraz Bypass

Real-time traffic information system is an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) that allows commuters to make their traveling plan better. In this regard, an intelligent and real-time traffic information system was developed based on the video detection and an image processing algorithm was applied to measure traffic-flow according to the average speed of vehicles. Then, traffic status of each pass way is broadcasted to the electronic boards installed on all decision making entrance / exit. Different levels of congestion related to the routes ahead are shown on the boards with different colors in order to assist commuters. This system was implemented on the Shiraz Dry River’s bypasses which account as vital routes to moderate traffic of city center. Experimental results are promising due to the proximity of determined traffic status by the system compared to the detection done by traffic experts. Average speed improvement is another result of using this system. This intelligent system developed and implemented in Shiraz city for the first time in Iran.s.
IMPROVED PHAGE DISPLAY METHODS FOR THE SELECTION OF DNA-SHUFFLED AVIDIN MUTANTS

Background and aims: Phage display is a library screening method that allows efficient selection of proteins or peptides according to their ligand-binding affinities or other properties. However, non-specific binding of the phages and selection bias in the elution step may prevent the selection of proteins that have extremely high ligand-binding affinities. The aim of this study was to evaluate the suitability of seven different phage panning protocols for the phage display selection of DNA-shuffled avidin mutants. Materials and methods: DNA-shuffled AVD/AVR2, AVD/BBP-A and AVR2/BBP-A libraries were panned for 3 5 rounds according to various phage display protocols. In all of these protocols, disulphide-containing linkers were used in the immobilization of biotin to allow dissociation-independent elution of the ligand-bound phages by a DTT treatment. In addition, the effects of various sample treatments and phage pre-elutions were evaluated in order to reduce the level of non-specific binding. The avidin mutants that were enriched during the phage panning experiments were functionally analyzed with phage-ELISA and with a microplate assay developed in this study. Results: The use of the modified phage display protocols resulted in the enrichment of some previously unknown avidin mutants. In the preliminary functional analysis, some of these novel avidin mutants showed slow dissociation from immobilized biotin. However, phages displaying wild-type avidin, AVR2 or BBP-A were not enriched during phage panning. To evaluate the functional properties of the avidin mutants, a novel microplate assay was developed. This assay was proved to be an efficient and reproducible method for the screening of biotin-binding proteins according to the dissociation rate constants. Conclusions: The new phage display protocols evaluated in this study were successfully used in the selection of novel avidin mutants with promising functional properties. However, as avidin mutants with extremely high biotin-binding affinities were not found, it is possible that non-specific binding and differences in the expression levels of the displayed proteins may have affected the results. Nevertheless, the work presented here provides a solid foundation for future development and optimization of the methods used in the phage display selection of avidin mutants.
Reducing Brutality Through Improved Police-Community Relations

This paper responds to negative public perceptions of United States law enforcement agencies. The research in this paper addresses six areas of policing reforms that have the potential to positively impact police-community relations: (1) building trust and legitimacy, (2) policy and oversight, (3) technology and social media, (4) community policing and crime reduction, (5) officer training and education, and (6) police-media relations. This paper reviews the existing literature in each topic area. The purpose of each literature review is to more accurately understand possible solutions to the widespread distrust of police and the issue of police brutality. This paper makes its own recommendations for how United States law enforcement agencies can successfully improve police-community relations and reduce occurrences of brutality. The recommendations made at the end of this research are applicable to all federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies across the country. Ultimately, it is the thesis of this research that improvements to police-community relations will lessen the necessity of police force and effectively reduce brutality. REDUCING POLICE BRUTALITY 3 Table of
Econometric model for analysing the structural funds absorption at regional level – the Regional Operational Programme

The paper focuses on one of the current operational programmes in Romania, i.e. the Regional Operational Programme. The aim of the research is to build and run an econometric model which is able to analyze the absorption level for the above-mentioned programme. Following a brief presentation of the research methodology, the paper shows the content of the model together with the main findings based on the available data. The consistency of the model and research findings have been assessed. The model will be further extended to other operational programmes in Romania.
Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Children’s Active Play Imagery Questionnaire

Objectives. The purpose of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of the Persian version of the children’s active play imagery questionnaire. Methods. For this purpose, 190 athletic children of the average age of 11.5 years were chosen through random sampling and they completed the Persian version of the children’s active play imagery questionnaire (CAPIQ). At first, the data was confirmed with the use of back translation methods and check translation accuracy. Then, a confirmatory factor analysis, based on the structural equations model, was done to determine the constructive validity of the questionnaire. To determine its internal consistency, the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was used. The intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) in the test-retest method was calculated to assess the temporal reliability of items. Results. The confirmatory factor analysis results suggested that the approximation square mean root was 0.07 and the comparative fit index was 0.94. Three factors and 11 items were properly verified in the questionnaire. The results of the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and the ICC showed that the CAPIQ has appropriate internal and temporal consistency in answers. Conclusion. Therefore, the Persian version of the CAPIQ can be regarded as a valid and reliable tool to be used by the researchers.
Adaptive algorithm based on clustering techniques for custom reading plans

Individuals use Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to relate remotely to each other, perform any sort of transactions, and produce and assimilate large volumes of information, among other things. This has led information repositories in digital format to grow exponentially. At the same time, accessing large volumes of information and selecting the closest one to the user's interests is increasingly difficult. With the aim of facing this problem, a tool oriented toward the personalization of readings plans in a learning environment, was developed with a view to assessing its effectiveness and the user's satisfaction vis-a-vis the proposed adaptation algorithm. This application is based on information recovery techniques, clustering algorithms and adaptation rules to adjust the user's model to contents and objects of study. The initial results reflect the effectiveness of the system and the users' acceptance degree.
Histological study of capuchin monkey (Cebus apella) ovarian follicles

O objetivo do presente trabalho foi obter dados quantitativos e qualitativos da populacao folicular ovariana de femeas de Cebus apella. Foram obtidos 7 ovarios de 4 femeas adultas de C. apella atraves de ovariectomia. Os ovarios foram submetidos a preparacao para histologia otica de rotina. O numero de foliculos pre-antrais e antrais por ovario foi estimado utilizando o Metodo Fracionador. Os foliculos pre-antrais foram classificados em primordial, transicao, primario e secundario. Foram considerados foliculos antrais todos aqueles que apresentavam uma cavidade antral. Todos os foliculos contados foram classificados em normais ou degenerados. Com o intuito de acompanhar o desenvolvimento folicular, os diâmetros medios folicular, oocitario e do nucleo do oocito foram determinados. Todos os resultados foram apresentados em Media ± Erro Padrao. A populacao media de foliculos pre-antrais foi de 56.938 ± 21.888 e 49.133 ± 26.896 para os ovarios direito e esquerdo, respectivamente. A percentagem de foliculos pre-antrais estimados normais foi de 80,00 ± 4,95 %. O diâmetro medio folicular variou de 22,0 ± 0,5 µm a 61,2 ± 4,0 µm. No tocante aos foliculos antrais, a populacao media de foliculos normais e degenerados por ovario foi de 60,0 ± 19,0 e 3 ± 1,8 foliculos, respectivamente. O diâmetro medio folicular foi de 514,4 ± 56,6 µm. Para concluir, as informacoes obtidas neste trabalho poderao servir como parâmetro para posteriores estudos in vivo ou in vitro da foliculogenese de primatas nao-humanos neotropicais da especie C. apella.
On Construction of Codes by using Fuzzy Sets and Soft Sets

The objective of this paper is to study the codes arising from Fuzzy sets and Soft sets.Properties of fuzzy linear codes and fuzzy cyclic codes are discussed by means of fuzzy linear space. P-fuzzy sets are considered as mapping from an arbitrary nonempty set S into a partially ordered set P which determines a binary block code V of length n . At last, the codes developed by using soft sets,called soft codes(soft linear codes) are discussed with examples. AMS Mathematics Subject Classification(2010) : 03E72, 06D72,11T71.
Effect of K + and Salicylic Acid on Broccoli (Brassica oleraceae var. Italica) Plants Grown Under Saline Water Irrigation

High salinity affects plant growth and productivity of most vegetable crops through osmotic effects which inhibition of water uptake by roots or specific ion effects and causes toxicity of salt ions, as well as changes in soil physical and chemical properties causing a decrease in the growth of the roots and plants. This research conducted to improve the agricultural practices of broccoli production by using the K + and salicylic acid (SA); which will contribute to overcome the deleterious effect of salinity stress. The results of this study showed that broccoli plants grown under saline water that receiving K + at concentration 1000 mg l -1 as foliar application were recorded minimum the deleterious impacts of salinity stress and achieved maximum plant height, number of leaves and branches, leaf area per plant, the main, secondary and total curd yield (t ha -1 ) and water use efficiency (WUE) over control treatment. Furthermore, the curd diameter (of main and secondary), curd weight (of main, secondary and plant) dry matter percentage of the curds and the leaf and curd mineral contents (N, P and K%) were improved with foliar application of K up to 1000 mg l -1 . Moreover, the vegetative growth, cruds yield and its quality, WUE and leaf and crud mineral contents of broccoli plants irrigated with saline water increased significantly and successively as the SA concentration was increased up to 200 mg l -1 . The combined foliar application of 1000 mg l -1 K + with salicylic acid at 200 mg l -1 as a dernch and foliar application is the most efficient combination treatment, which gave the best results to alleviate the deleterious impact of salinity stress on the vegetative growth, curd yield and its quality characters, leaf and curds chemical contents of broccoli plants irrigated with saline water.
Infection of Caenorhabditis elegans by Salmonella typhi Ty2

Several serovars of Salmonella infect and kill the nematode C. elegans. However, here we report that Salmonella typhi Ty2, a representative strain of this human pathogen, readily infects the intestinal lining of C. elegans without significantly affecting its viability. Our observation suggests extending the use of the C. elegans model system for the study of host parasite relationships, to address problems concerning the biology of S. typhi .
Plasma Lipid Profiles in Hypertensive Nigerians

Background: The association between hypertension and dyslipidaemia is well established and both may add up to increase patients’ susceptibility to the development of coronary heart disease. Methods: Lipid profiles were studied in one hundred and fifty (150) hypertensive patients aged 30-59 years and thirty (30) ageand socio-economically matched normotensive controls using standard laboratory techniques. Results: Of the 150 hypertensive patients, 54% (n = 69) were females with majority (45.7%) in the age range 50-59 years while majority (53.6%) of hypertensive males were in the age group 40-49 years. Hypertensive patients have significantly higher lipid profile except for HDL-Cholesterol, which did not show any significant difference in the two groups. Among the hypertensive patients, total cholesterol was positively correlated with triglyceride (0.399,p < 0.05), LDL-cholesterol (r = 0.609,p < 0.05) and HDLcholesterol (r = 0.866,p < 0.05) and HDL-C positively correlated with LDL-C (r = 0.218,p < 0.05). In normotensive patients however, LDL-cholesterol was negatively correlated with triglyceride (r = -0.409,p < 0.05) while total cholesterol was positively correlated with LDL-cholesterol (r = 0.876,p < 0.05). Conclusion: Hypertensive Nigerians have significantly elevated plasma total cholesterol, Triglyceride and LDL-C but comparable HDL-C with normotensives. The clinical implications of elevated HDL-C in hypercholesterolemic hypertensive Nigerians are unclear.