bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Android Application of Expert System for Gastroenteritis Detection
Authors: Saputri Misik Puspajati Nurmadjid , Isnanto R. Rizal , Windasari Ike Pertiwi
Published: August 2017

Lack of public understanding of gastroenteritis, which is often suspected as diarrhea, causes the treatment of the disease to be less effective. An expert system application was developed to help people to detect gastroenteritis easily. The application used forward chaining method and best-first-search search algorithm. Expert knowledge was obtained from two doctors of the Gastroenterohepatology of Internal Medicine. The application runs on Android devices and has been able to detect gastroenteritis disease without dehydration, acute dehydration gastroenteritis mild, moderate and severe.
RFID Based Parking System and Vehicle Plate Number Image Recognition
Authors: Widianto Eko Didik , Wijaya Herrizal Muhammad , Windasari Ike Pertiwi
Published: August 2017

The length of time in manually recording vehicle license plates in the parking system leads to long vehicle queues. This research developed automatic parking system based on RFID and vehicle plate number recognition. Authentication used a camera and Arduino Uno as the controller for RFID reading, feedback and gatekeeper control. The system will compare the character's image and RFID in the record of the database to authorize a vehicle. Image processing was done by contour analysis method and had 91% in accuracy at 60 cm of distance and 131.89 milliseconds of reading speed. The system had been able to work to automatically open and close gates based on the match of RFID and vehicle plate number recognition.
Multi Layer Perceptron Model for Indoor Positioning System Based on Wi-Fi
Authors: Lukito Yuan
Published: August 2017

Indoor positioning system issue is an open problem that still needs some improvements. This research explores the utilization of multilayer perceptron in determining someone’s position inside a building or a room, which generally known as Indoor Positioning System. The research was conducted in some steps: dataset normalization, multilayer perceptron implementation, training process of multilayer perceptron, evaluation, and analysis. The training process has been conducted many times to find the best parameters that produce the best accuracy rate. The experiment produces 79,16% as the highest accuracy rate. Compared to previous research, this result is comparably lower and needs some parameters tweaking or changing the neural networks architectures.
A Comparison of ArcGIS and QGIS for Animation
Authors: Stuckey Owen
Published: August 2017

I compare two GIS programs which can be used to create cartographic animations—the commercial Esri ArcGIS and the free and open-source QGIS. ArcGIS implements animation through the “Time Slider” while QGIS uses a plugin called “TimeManager.” There are some key similarities and differences as well as functions unique to each plugin. This analysis examines each program’s capabilities in mapping time series data. Criteria for evaluation include the number of steps, the number of output formats, input of data, processing, output of a finished animation, and cost. The comparison indicates that ArcGIS has more control in input, processing, and output of animations than QGIS, but has a baseline cost of $100 per year for a personal license. In contrast, QGIS is free, uses fewer steps, and enables more output formats. The QGIS interface can make data input, processing, and output of an animation slower.
New characterization of symmetric groups of prime degree
Authors: Asboei A. K. , Mohammadyari R.
Published: August 2017

In this paper, will show that a symmetric group of prime degree p ≥ 5 is recognizable by its order and a special conjugacy class size of (p − 1)!.
Properties of nearly ω-continuous multifunctions
Authors: Carpintero C. , Pacheco J. , Rajesh N. , Rosas E. , Saranyasri S.
Published: August 2017

Erdal Ekici has introduced and studied nearly continuous multifunctions in [5]. The purpose of the present paper is to introduce and study upper and lower nearly ω-continuous multifunctions as a weaker form of upper and lower nearly continuous multifunctions. Basic characterizations, several properties of upper and lower nearly ω-continuous multifunctions are investigated.
MHD boundary layer flow and heat transfer characteristics of a nanofluid over a stretching sheet
Authors: Ferdows M. , Khan Md. Shakhaoath , Alam Md. Mahmud , Afify A. A.
Published: August 2017

The study of radiative heat transfer in a nanofluid with the influence of magnetic field over a stretching surface is investigated numerically. Physical mechanisms responsible for magnetic parameter, radiation parameter between the nanoparticles and the base fluid, such as Brownian motion and thermophoresis, are accounted for in the model. The parameters for Prandtl number Pr, Eckert number Ec, Lewis number Le, stretching parameter b/a and constant parameter m are examined. The governing partial differential equations were converted into nonlinear ordinary differential equations by using a suitable similarity transformation, which are solved numerically using the Nactsheim-Swigert shooting technique together with Runge-Kutta six order iteration scheme. The accuracy of the numerical method is tested by performing various comparisons with previously published work and the results are found to be in excellent agreement. Numerical results for velocity, temperature and concentration distributions as well as skin-friction coefficient, Nusselt number and Sherwood number are discussed at the sheet for various values of physical parameters.
Maturation-related differences in neuromuscular fatigue after a short-term maximal run
Authors: Äyrämö Sami , Vilmi Nikke , Mero Antti Antero , Piirainen Jarmo , Nummela Ari , Pullinen Teemu , Avela Janne , Linnamo Vesa
Published: August 2017

Purpose

This study investigated maturation-related differences in neuromuscular fatigue after a short-term maximal run.

Methods

Eight male children, eight adolescents, and eight adults performed a maximal ca. 50-s run (300/350/400 m, respectively). Mechanisms of neuromuscular fatigue were assessed through isometric plantar flexor tests, electrical stimulation of the posterior tibial nerve, soleus electromyography, and blood tests.

Results

All the groups showed a decrease in the running speed (children: –12.2 ± 6.5%; adolescents: –9.8 ± 5.1%; adults: –12.2 ± 3.1%), but only adults revealed a decline in the maximal isometric plantar flexor torque (–16.1 ± 13.0%). On the other hand, the relative pre- to post-fatigue change in the maximal isometric plantar flexor torque differed only between adults and adolescents. The peak torque in the passive twitch test decreased in adolescents (–19.2 ± 12.2%) and adults (–23.7 ± 13.7%). Moreover, post-fatigue minimum blood pH (children: 7.18 ± 0.03; adolescents: 7.14 ± 0.07; adults: 6.97 ± 0.06) differed between the groups. No changes were observed in the neural drive or mechanisms at the spinal level.

Conclusions

Despite the loss of running speed, children showed no post-exercise fatigue, whereas adolescents and adults demon­strated fatigue at peripheral sites. Central fatigue could not be established for the studied groups.
Design of All-optical Half-subtractor Circuit Device using 2-D Principle of Photonic Crystal Waveguides
Authors: Swarnakar Sandip , Kumar Santosh , Sharma Sandeep
Published: August 2017

A design of all-optical half-subtractor (AOHS) is presented based on two-dimensional (2-D) photonic crystal (PhC) waveguides without using optical amplifiers and nonlinear materials. It is an essential component of various photonic integrated circuits. The design of AOHS circuit is based on beam interference principle, using square lattice of Y-shaped and T-shaped waveguides with silicon dielectric rods in air substrate. It is validated through finite-difference time-domain and using MATLAB simulations.
Landslides Hazard Assessment Using Different Approaches
Authors: Coman Cristina , Manea Sanda
Published: August 2017

Romania represents one of Europe’s countries with high landslides occurrence frequency. Landslide hazard maps are designed by considering the interaction of several factors which, by their joint action may affect the equilibrium state of the natural slopes. The aim of this paper is landslides hazard assessment using the methodology provided by the Romanian national legislation and a very largely used statistical method. The final results of these two analyses are quantitative or semi-quantitative landslides hazard maps, created in geographic information system environment. The data base used for this purpose includes: geological and hydrogeological data, digital terrain model, hydrological data, land use, seismic action, anthropic action and an inventory of active landslides. The GIS landslides hazard models were built for the geographical area of the Iasi city, located in the north-east side of Romania.
Calamagrostis (Poaceae, Agrostidinae) in Vietnam
Authors: Paszko Beata , Liu Bing , Ma Hai-Ying
Published: August 2017

New taxonomic and distributional data are provided for three eastern Asian species of Calamagrostis (Poaceae, Agrostidinae) in Vietnam: C. abnormis (Hook. f.) Shukla, C. extremiorientalis (Tzvel.) Prob. and C. tripilifera Hook. f. The new national record of C. extremiorientalis is reported here for Vietnam, where it was previously misidentified as C. elatior (Griseb.) A. Camus or Deyeuxia petelotii Hitchc. (= C. abnormis). The presence of C. tripilifera and C. abnormis in Vietnam is confirmed. Additional new provincial records of C. extremiorientalis from Japan’s Bonin Islands (also known as the Ogasawara Islands) and C. tripilifera from Daba Mountains in the northern Chongqing Municipality (Central China) are reported here. A key for identification of Calamagrostis species in Vietnam, nomenclatural data and information about geographical, altitudinal and habitat distributions are provided. Maps showing their complete distribution in eastern Asia are presented.
Characterisation of Growth Variability and Mycelial Compatibility of Botrytis Cinerea Isolates Originated from Apple and Strawberry in Lithuania
Authors: Rasiukevičiūtė Neringa , Moročko-Bičevska Inga , Sasnauskas Audrius
Published: August 2017

Botrytis cinerea Pers.:Fr. is a widespread necrotrophic pathogen causing grey mould on many economically important horticultural crops. The variability in various B. cinerea populations is known to be very high. Despite the economic importance, the variability of B. cinerea has not been investigated previously on fruit crops in Lithuania. The aim of the study was to characterise the variability of B. cinerea strains isolated from strawberry and apple in different growth conditions on various agar media and to assess mycelial compatibility among the isolates. Larger colony diameter after four days of incubation was observed for isolates from strawberry on potato dextrose and beer universal agars in 24 h dark or light regime, followed by pectin agar in 24 h light. Similarly, the maximum radial growth of the isolates from apple was on potato dextrose agar (dark), followed by beer universal agar (dark and light), after four days of incubation at 20 °C. In the mycelial compatibility tests, barrage formation was evident in mycelial contacts between several isolates, indicating their vegetative incompatibility. The tests revealed that 76% were compatible and 24% were incompatible among investigated strains.
Fruit-Growing in Latvia – Industry and Science
Authors: Kaufmane Edīte , Skrīvele Māra , Ikase Laila
Published: August 2017

In all times, fruit trees for family use have been grown at Latvian farms. Yet these fruits obtained market value only after the land ownership reform in 19th century. This facilitated rapid area increase of different fruit crops, allowing supply with fruits not only the local market, but also for export to the largest cities of Russia. Especially fast development of fruit-growing was observed during the first independent republic (1919–1940). The demand for planting material increased, and plants were imported from Western Europe. Choice of unsuitable cultivars and rootstocks was the main reason of the massive orchard area loss during the following severe winters. After the Second World War, the Soviet powers supported only the establishment of large orchards for processing needs, 200-300 ha, which were unsuitable for the Latvian climate and terrain. At the same time, numbers of allotment gardens rapidly increased and part of their produce was sold also on the market. After regaining of independence and private property, interest in fresh fruit and berry production for market, as well as processing, renewed. It was hindered by lack of continuity in experience and knowledge. Diversity of terrain, soils and climate all demand considerate choice of suitable orchard location and cultivars. Direct use of foreign experience often led to failure. At present, development of the fruit industry is most of all hindered by lack of qualified specialists of different levels, which does not allow to establish an appropriate consulting system. Cooperation of growers for easier marketing also is developing too slowly. Insufficient economic and market research does not allow to balance the demand with increase of plantation area, especially for large-scale processing and export, so strategic guidance of the fruit industry is not possible. Development of fruit-growing is hindered also by a lack of continuous long-term support to horticultural science. As a result of research by the Institute of Horticulture: 1) new local breeding fruit crop cultivars were obtained and recommended for commercial orchards; variety testing including growing technologies was initiated in different regions of Latvia; 2) monitoring of harmful and favourable organisms was conducted in plantations, with development of a system for prognosis and control; and 3) research results were transferred to growers through practical recommendations, publications, seminars and demonstrations.
Physical activity of cancer survivors who participated in 2014 Warsaw International Onco-Olympics
Authors: Skowroński Waldemar , Rak Jagoda , Molik Bartosz , Rutkowska Izabela , Bednarczuk Grzegorz
Published: August 2017

Introduction: This study sought to identify and analyse the ranges, determinants and differences in physical activity levels of athletes with cancer. Materials and methods: The analysis included questionnaire responses provided by 169 out of 210 participants of the Onco-Olympics (80 out of 92 girls and 89 out of 118 boys). The mean age was 13.05 years for girls and 13.08 years for boys. The study group consisted of the following participants: 62 girls and 69 boys from Poland, 6 girls and 4 boys from Lithuania, 4 girls and 8 boys from Romania and 8 girls and 8 boys from Ukraine. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) was used in the study. Results: Girls demonstrated lower levels of vigorous (3.56 days per week, 88 minutes per day) and moderate (3.61 days per week, 96.5 minutes per day) physical activity than boys (3.91 days per week, 99.35 minutes per day, and 4.20 days per week, 103.7 minutes per day, respectively). Walking time per week was 16.18 hours for girls and 15.91 hours for boys, while sitting time per week was 5.17 hours for girls and 5.57 hours for boys. Athletes with neuroblastoma and bone cancer displayed the highest levels of vigorous and moderate physical activity, while its lower levels were found in athletes with leukemia, lymphoma and solid tumors. Physical activity levels differed depending on the type of cancer. Conclusions: Physical activity of Polish athletes with cancer does not depend on their sex, age in the examined range, body mass, body height or the BMI but it depends on the type of cancer. Drawing on the example of the group of athletes under investigation, it is reasonable to assume that recommended physical activity levels (expressed in MET - minutes per week) ought to be different for persons with different types of oncological diseases.
SMART - a tool for assessing patients with discordes of consciousness
Authors: Waraksa Tomasz , Wójcik Agnieszka
Published: August 2017

Accurate assessment of patients with disorders of consciousness is still a great medical challenge. Despite a recent implementation of state-of-the-art neuroimaging techniques (EEG, fMRI, PET and others), proper diagnosis is still seriously hindered. The lack of accurate diagnosis results in the fact that patients′ capacities and full potential are not used. This aspect is particularly important in terms of communicating with patients. The effort of interdisciplinary teams ought to be channelled into creating and developing a complex diagnostic tool. It would aim at providing complete information regarding patients′ state and facilitating possible communication with them. Therefore, according to a number of research teams, it is necessary to make use of behavioural scales such as SMART (Sensory Modality Assessment and Rehabilitation Technique) that are based on observational criteria.
Two-dimensional penalized splines via Gibbs sampling to account for spatial variability in forest genetic trials with small amount of information available
Authors: Cappa E. P. , Lstiburek M. , Yanchuk A. D. , El-Kassaby Y. A.
Published: August 2017

Spatial environmental heterogeneity are well known characteristics of field forest genetic trials, even in small experiments (<1ha) established under seemingly uniform conditions and intensive site management. In such trials, it is commonly assumed that any simple type of experimental field design based on randomization theory, as a completely randomized design (CRD), should account for any of the minor site variability. However, most published results indicate that in these types of trials harbor a large component of the spatial variation which commonly resides in the error term. Here we applied a two-dimensional smoothed surface in an individual-tree mixed model, using tensor product of linear, quadratic and cubic B-spline bases with different and equal number of knots for rows and columns, to account for the environmental spatial variability in two relatively small (i.e., 576 m2and 5,705 m2) forest genetic trials, with large multiple-tree contiguous plot configurations. In general, models accounting for site variability with a two-dimensional surface displayed a lower value of the deviance information criterion than the classical RCD. Linear B-spline bases may yield a reasonable description of the environmental variability, when a relatively small amount of information available. The mixed models fitting a smoothed surface resulted in a reduction in the posterior means of the error variance (σ2e), an increase in the posterior means of the additive genetic variance (σ2a) and heritability (h2HT), and an increase of 16.05% and 46.03% (for parents) or 11.86% and 44.68% (for offspring) in the accuracy of breeding values, respectively in the two experiments.
Genetic parameter estimates and parental selection in Eucalyptus longirostrata and Corymbia henryi populations tested in South Africa
Authors: Swain Tammy-L. , Louw Andrea K.
Published: August 2017

The sub-tropical species, Eucalyptus longirostrata (formerly E. punctata var longirostrata) and Corymbia henryi were investigated as alternative species for growth on the Zululand coastal plain in South Africa. Provenance/progeny trials were established in 2001 at two sites, namely, Nyalazi and Kwambonambi. The seed material purchased from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization in Australia in 2000 included six provenances of E. longirostrata and five provenances of C. henryi. Six-year diameter at breast height measurements were completed in 2007. Individual narrow-sense heritability coefficients for diameter growth varied from 0.30 to 0.58 for both species, with heritabilities being higher at the drier Nyalazi site. Heritabilities and breeding values were calculated prior to making selections in field. A total of 143 selections were made in the E. longirostrata trials, and 113 in the C. henryi trials during 2008. Predicted gains for the next generation range from 2.8 cm (20%) to 6.1 cm (61%) increase in diameter for E. longirostrata, and 3.4 cm (23%) to 5.4 cm (49%) increase for C. henryi, depending on site and selection scenario. Provenance differences were evident in E. longirostrata at both sites; however, there were no significant differences between the C. henryi provenances of Australian origin. The top families of both species performed better than the hybrid controls at the Nyalazi site, indicating that both E. longirostrata and C. henryi are viable alternative species for successful growth on the drier sites of the Zululand coastal plain.
Short note: Development of Six EST-SSR Markers in Larch
Authors: Yang X. , Sun X. , Zhang S.
Published: August 2017

Six simple sequence repeats (SSR) markers were developed from expressed sequence tags (ESTs) in the genus Larix. Based on evaluation with 49 L. kaempferi genotypes, the number of alleles per locus ranged from two to four, and the expected (He) and observed (Ho) heterozygosity values were 0.225−0.694 and 0.201−0.656, respectively. The inbreeding coffcient (F
IS) for all loci were less than zero except that LAReSSR85 was 0.4383. All the six EST-SSR markers were transferable to L. gmelini, L. olgensis var Koreana, L. principisrupprechtii and L. olgensis. BlastX analysis showed that five of the EST-SSRs were homologous to known genes. The six EST-SSR markers developed here can be valuable for biological applications in Larix.
Comparison of French and German sessile oak (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) provenances
Authors: Grotehusmann H. , Schönfelder E.
Published: August 2017

Provenances originating from French and German sessile oak seed sources were analysed 23 years after planting at nine different locations in Northwest Germany. In general, German provenances are better adapted to the prevailing conditions of the test sites showing a better survival. Differences between the provenances in measured growth characters (“DBH”, “height”) were less pronounced than in observed quality parameters (“form”, “crown”). Five of the German provenances showed a better stem form; only three French provenances exceeded the overall mean. Variation in phenotypic stability between provenances could be observed as well as rank changes of provenances measured at different ages. Observed variation in stability was mainly attributable to single provenances, however, no pattern of variation could be detected. Besides the German seed sources “Bundesgebiet”, “Spessart” and “Göhrde” some French provenances (“Reno Valdieu”, “Bertranges”, “Darney” and “Der”) can be recommended as substitute in low crop years.
Microsatellite-based Genotyping of the CommercialEucalyptusClones Cultivated in China
Authors: Li F. , Gan S. , Zhang Z. , Weng Q. , Xiang D. , Li M.
Published: August 2017

A proper identification of clones is necessary in clonal forestry and will help to protect the legitimate interests of breeders, growers and industry. Twenty-four of theEucalyptusclones most widely cultivated in China were analyzed using a set of 24 microsatellite markers to develop their DNA-based fingerprints and exploit the genetic variations. A total of 286 alleles were detected, averaging at 11.9 alleles per marker locus. All the microsatellites were polymorphic among the clones investigated. The observed heterozygosity (Ho) varied with locus between 0.500 and 1.000 with a mean of 0.885. The 24 clones could be uniquely fingerprinted based on their multilocus genotypes at a minimum of three loci (Embra169, Embra72 and Embra2). The dendrogram constructed from the genotypic similarity coefficients separated the 24 clones into three groups, matching essentially the historically known or speculated clonal origins. Clones T13, Guanglin-5 and Guanglin-9 turned out to be full siblings of cross DH32 while the DH201-2 sampled here appeared to be mislabelled.
Primer Note: Microsatellite-AFLP development for Araucaria araucana (Mol.) K. Koch, an endangered conifer of Chilean and Argentinean native forests
Authors: Marconi G. , Martín M. A. , Cherubini M. , Raggi L. , Drake F. , Villani F. , Albertini E. , Mattioni C.
Published: August 2017

Araucaria araucana (Mol.) K. Koch is one of the most important native species of Chile and Argentina, and also one of the most endangered. In this study, we report the development and characterization of a set of microsatellite markers in the species by means of the microsatellite-AFLP (M-AFLP) technique. A total of 25 M-AFLP derived bands, showing a typical microsatellite pattern, were selected and sequenced. Of these, 12 that contained microsatellite sequences, were used for primer extension. Six of the resulting SSR markers provided easily interpretable patterns and were used to investigate the level of genetic diversity in two populations of A. araucana. A total of 43 alleles were amplified. The mean overall loci of observed and expected heterozygosities for the Conguillio and Villa Araucaria populations were 0.322 and 0.443, respectively. The primers presented in this study may provide useful information for the establishment of a conservation strategy in the species.
Terrestrial Molluscs of the Tsyr-Pripyat Area in Volyn (Northern Ukraine): the First Findings of the Threatened Snail Vertigo Moulinsiana in Mainland Ukraine
Authors: Balashov I. , Yarotskaya M. , Filatova J. , Starichenko I. , Kovalov V.
Published: August 2017

26 species of terrestrial molluscs were found in the studied area, including the rare and globally threatened Vertigo moulinsiana that is listed in “Habitats Directive” of the EU and in numerous red lists. Until now it was known in Ukraine only by one population in the Crimea that became extinct in 2014. Its conservation status, taking threats into account, is considered to be “Critically Endangered” on the national level in Ukraine. The characteristics of the phytocenoses to which it is restricted and the associated molluscan faunas are discussed.
Differentiation of Rhizobium japonicum. II. Enzymatic Activities in Bacteroids and Plant Cytoplasm during the Development of Nodules of Glycine max
Authors: Stripf R. , Werner D.
Published: August 2017

Phytotron grown plants of Glycine max var. Caloria infected with Rhizobium japonicum 61-A-101 under controlled conditions as 14 d old seedlings develop a sharp maximum of nitrogenase activity of 13 ± 3 nmol C2H4 · h-1 · mg nodule fresh weight-1 19 d after infection, followed by a long period of reduced activity (3 -5 nmol) between 30 and 45 days after infection. A higher maximum activity (18 nmol C2H4 · h-1 · mg nodule-1, lasting 7 days was found in Glycine max var. Mandarin, with a similar peroid of low activity (3 - 4 nmol) following, between 35 and 50 d after infection. Nitrogenase activity in the varieties infected with Rhizobium japonicum strain 3I1 b 85 is very similar. In both varieties, the leghaemoglobin continues to increase (3 fold) after the maximum nitrogenase activity is reached and starts to decline only after 35 to 40 d.

Specific activities of the three enzymes aspartate aminotransferase (E.C.2.6.1.1.), glutamate dehydrogenase (E.C.1.4.1.2.) and alanine aminotransferase (E.C.2.6.1.2.) in the plant cell cyto­plasm are changing very similarly to nitrogenase activity in the bacteroids, whereas the specific activities of the three enzymes in the bacteroids decrease only very slightly between 19 and 45 d. For these 3 enzymes the specific activity in the bacteroids during the phase of maximum nitrogenase activity is only 20 - 40% of the specific activity in the cytoplasm.

A constant low activity (0.350 units) of glutamine synthetase (E.C.6.3.1.2.) is found in bacteroids from 19 to 45 d old nodules, whereas the specific activity in the plant cytoplasm increases from about 1.2 units at 19 d to more than 6 units at 45 d. The specific activity of GOGAT (E.C.1.4.13.) in bacteroids is 2 - 3 times higher than in the plant cell cytoplasm and increases slightly. Alanine dehydrogenase (E.C.1.4.1.1.) and 3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase (E.C.1.1.1.30.) activities in bacteroids increase between 19 and 35 d after infection by a factor of 2 - 3. In 35 - 45 d old nodules, the specific activity of aianine-dh in bacteroids of the same Rhizobium japonicum strain (61-A-101) from plant var. Caloria is significantly smaller than in bacteroids from plant var. Mandarin, whereas for 3-hydroxybutyrate-dh the activity in bacteroids from var. Caloria is enhanced compared to bacteroids from var. Mandarin.
Analysis of the Prompt Fluorescence Induction by Means of Computer Simulation of the Primary Photosynthetic Reactions
Authors: Holzapfel Christian
Published: August 2017

The induction phenomenon of prompt fluorescence of the photosynthetic system in green plants reflects the adaptation of the electron transport system from a dark adapted state to a steady state under light condition. The appearance of the P-peak in the prompt fluorescence induction curve is explained by the decay of the electrochemical gradient across the thylakoid membrane in the dark. The decay of the electrochemical gradient in the dark is calculated using measured fluorescence induction curves with different times of dark adaptation. The influence of photophosphorylation inhibitors is discussed and the threshold effect of ATP-formation depending on the electrochemical gradient is explained by the coupling of the ATP-formation with the electron transport in the thylakoid membrane.
pth moment exponential stability of stochastic fuzzy Cohen–Grossberg neural networks with discrete and distributed delays
Authors: Xu Changjin , Li Peiluan
Published: August 2017

In this paper, stochastic fuzzy Cohen–Grossberg neural networks with discrete and distributed delays are investigated. By using Lyapunov function and the Ito differential formula, some sufficient conditions for the pth moment exponential stability of such stochastic fuzzy Cohen–Grossberg neural networks with discrete and distributed delays are established. An example is given to illustrate the feasibility of our main theoretical findings. Finally, the paper ends with a brief conclusion. Methodology and achieved results is to be presented.
Unusual Father-to-Daughter Transmission of Incontinentia Pigmenti Due to Mosaicism in IP Males
Authors: Fusco Francesca , Conte Matilde Immacolata , Diociaiuti Andrea , Bigoni Stefania , Branda Maria Francesca , Ferlini Alessandra , El Hachem Maya , Ursini Matilde Valeria
Published: August 2017

Incontinentia pigmenti (IP; Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man catalog #308300) is an X-linked dominant ectodermal disorder caused by mutations of the inhibitor of κ polypeptide gene enchancer in B cells, kinase γ (IKBKG)/ nuclear factor κB, essential modulator (NEMO) gene. Hemizygous IKBKG/NEMO loss-of-function (LoF) mutations are lethal in males, thus patients are female, and the disease is always transmitted from an IP-affected mother to her daughter. We present 2 families with father-to-daughter transmission of IP and provide for the first time molecular evidence that the combination of somatic and germ-line mosaicism for IKBKG/NEMO loss of function mutations in IP males resulted in the transmission of the disease to a female child. We searched for the IKBKG/NEMO mutant allele in blood, urine, skin, and sperm DNA and found that the 2 fathers were somatic and germ-line mosaics for the p.Gln132×mutation or the exon 4–10 deletion of IKBKG/NEMO, respectively. The highest level of IKBKG/NEMO mutant cells was detected in the sperm, which might explain the recurrence of the disease. We therefore recommend careful clinical evaluation in IP male cases and the genetic investigation in sperm DNA to ensure correct genetic counseling and prevent the risk of paternal transmission of IP.
Synthesis of acyl-hydrazone from usnic acid and isoniazid and its anti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis activity
Authors: Barrera Tomas Melissa , Tomas Chota Gloria Eva , Sheen Cortavarría Patricia , Fuentes Bonilla Patricia , Inocente Camones Miguel Angel , Santiago Contreras Julio Cesar
Published: August 2017

Se evaluó el ácido úsnico (1), aislado del liquen Evernia prunastri (Cajamarca-Perú), producto natural conocido por sus actividades biológicas, y, del mismo modo, se evaluó la síntesis de su derivado acil-hidrazona (2), obtenido a partir de una reacción de condensación entre el ácido úsnico y la isoniazida en solución etanólica a reflujo, con un rendimiento global de 95%. Ambos compuestos fueron evaluados y comparados con la isoniazida según su actividad anti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis basada en el ensayo de susceptibilidad mediante el método TEMA. Los resultados mostraron que el compuesto 1 presenta valores de MIC de 16,0 μg/mL frente a las cepas H37Rv, TB DM 97 y MDR DM 1098, mientras que el compuesto 2 presenta valores de MIC de 2,0; 64,0 y 64,0 μg/mL respectivamente.
Caracterización de filtros comerciales para agua a base de carbón activado para el tratamiento de agua del río Tumbes - Perú
Authors: Silupú García Carmen Rosa , Solís Castro Rosa Liliana , Cruz Cerro Gerardo Juan Francisco , Gómez León Mónica Marcela , Solis Veliz José Luís , Keiski Riitta L.
Published: August 2017

Se caracterizaron y se evaluaron carbones activados comerciales (A, B, C y D) utilizados en filtros para el tratamiento de agua en la descontaminación de metales pesados presentes en agua de río y en la eliminacion de microorganismos coliformes; los carbones comerciales resultaron tener estructuras microporosas y mesoporosas. Se determinaron areas superficiales entre 705 y 906 m2/g. Los carbones fueron amorfos y se detectó la presencia de agentes antibacterianos, tales como Ag, Cl, Cu y Si. Se determinó que para el As y Pb, cuyas concentraciones iniciales en el agua contaminada (agua del Río Tumbes-Perú) fueron 56,7 y 224,0 μg/L, respectivamente, el porcentaje de adsorción fue cercano al 100%. También se encontró que la relación entre el pH de carga cero de los carbones y pH del agua del río durante los experimentos juega un rol determinante en la adsorción de los elementos analizados. Por otro lado, la capacidad antibacteriana fue evaluada satisfactoriamente frente a las siguientes cepas de bacterias gram negativas fecales: Escherichia coli (ATCC® 25922™), Salmonella typhimurium (ATCC® 14028™) y Shigella flexneri (ATCC® 12022™). Esta capacidad se basa en la presencia superficial en los carbones de los agentes antibacterianos mencionados.
Nanopartículas de CuO y su propiedad antimicrobiana en cepas intrahospitalarias
Authors: Gómez León Mónica Marcela , Román Mendoza Luz Esmeralda , Castro Basurto Flavia Vanessa , Maúrtua Torres Dora Jesús , Condori César , Vivas Darwin , Bianchi Ana Elisa , Paraguay Delgado Francisco , Solís Veliz José Luis
Published: August 2017

Empleando un prototipo de reactor, se sintetizaron nanopartículas (NPs) de CuO a través del método de precipitación a partir de CuSO2·5H2O y de Cu(CH3COO)2·H2O. Las NPs obtenidas fueron caracterizadas mediante XRD, FT-IR, TEM y SEM. La actividad antimicrobiana de las NPs se determinó mediante el método de difusión en placa, colocando 20 mg de NPs de CuO sobre cuatro cepas intrahospitalarias o nosocomiales aisladas de la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos de un hospital nacional de Lima norte (Staphylococcus epidermidis, Aerococcus viridans, Ochrobactrum anthropi y Micrococcus lylae). La caracterización de las NPs de CuO demostró que las sintetizadas a partir de acetato (CuO–Acet) presentaron una fase pura de CuO, mientras que las sintetizadas a partir de sulfato (CuO–Sulf) presentaron dos fases, donde la de CuO representó más del 84%. Los dominios cristalinos del CuO–Acet y CuO–Sulf fueron 15 y 19 nm, respectivamente. Los halos de inhibición de las cepas estudiadas fueron mayores para las NPs de CuO–Sulf que para las NPs de CuO–Acet; solo para la cepa chrobactrum anthropi se presentaron halos similares para ambos tipos de NPs.
Diseño y producción de diversas proteínas fusión de la nicotinamida/nicotinato mononucleótido adenilil transferasa (NMNAT) de Plasmodium falciparum
Authors: Nieto Clavijo Carlos Alfonso , Forero Baena Nicolás , Ramírez Hernández María Helena
Published: August 2017

Las proteínas recombinantes se han convertido en herramientas útiles en la investigación bioquímica. Sin embargo, durante su producción, aparecen cuerpos de inclusión (IB), debido, por un lado, a la alta expresión de proteína producida a partir de los vectores usados que poseen promotores de alta eficiencia y, por otro lado, a características propias de la proteína. Ahora bien, la nicotinamida/nicotinato mononucleótido adenililtransferasa (NMNAT) es una proteína central en la biosíntesis del NAD(H)+, molécula esencial en el metabolismo celular, y ha sido estudiada en parásitos protozoos. Para el estudio de la NMNAT de estos parásitos se ha recurrido a la expresión de su versión recombinante en E. coli, obteniéndose gran cantidad de proteína como IB. Con el fin de aumentar la solubilidad de la proteína, se clonó la secuencia codificante de la NMNAT de Plasmodium falciparum en diferentes vectores de expresión, se indujo la expresión de la proteína recombinante en E. coli BL21(DE3) y se analizó la solubilidad. La proteína fusión con mayor solubilidad fue purificada y evaluada enzimáticamente. La adición de la etiqueta MBP (proteína de unión a maltosa) a la PfNMNAT incrementó su solubilidad y permitió obtener una proteína funcional con una alta pureza.
¿La danza clásica contemporánea, un estilo coreográfico del siglo XXI?
Authors: De la Rosa Barreto Clara Inés
Published: August 2017

El ballet durante el siglo XX se vio sujeto a transformaciones expresivas por la necesidad de mantener vigente un género con más de dos siglos de antigüedad y que parecía ajeno a las exigencias de entonces. Así, la danza se fue transfigurando, rebelándose contra su manifestación clásica. Se rompieron los esquemas rígidos de su cuerpo técnico en pro de una liberación creativa con coreógrafos, bailarines y maestros capaces de organizar un nuevo sistema técnico y estético que dio forma a la danza moderna y contemporánea. Ambos géneros dancísticos, ballet y danza contemporánea, consiguieron tolerarse y comprenderse, dando origen a la danza clásica contemporánea, desde finales del siglo XX y con toda su riqueza estética en el siglo XXI, como un nuevo estilo coreográfico que llegó a México, en este caso, con la ejecución de tres obras por parte de la Compañía Nacional de Danza (CND), lo que da cuenta de su vigencia en nuestro siglo.
«Волшебный сон Востока»: гендерная и национальная проблематика в травелогах Елены Димитриевич
Authors: Бодрова А. Г.
Published: August 2017

The paper deals with the national and gender specificity of Jelena Dimitrijević’s travelogues. This specificity is significantly caused both by the phenomenon of women travelling, its literary representation (the female author achieves a special status leaving her home as the place prescribed by the patriarchal culture to women) and her own Balkan culture identity. Dimitrijević’s texts are analyzed here in connection with the concept of the Balkan orientalism and the theory of nomadic subject. The paper considers the explicitly transnational character of Dimitrijević’s writings.
Zur jüngsten Sprachensituation in der Ukraine (2012–2016)
Authors: Moser Michael
Published: August 2017

The tragic events of the most recent history of Ukraine, particularly, the “Euromaidan” of 2013–2014 and the subsequent war in Eastern Ukraine, have been closely linked with problems of Ukrainian identity and language. Currently, an overall positive development of the Ukrainian language can be observed in many spheres, as corroborated by a variety of statistic data. Some significant initiatives in the sphere of language legislation have been made; the unconstitutional language law of 2012 is likely to be cancelled soon. Most importantly, the civic society of Ukraine is strongly supporting the position of the Ukrainian language.
Эпизод из истории литературных контактов: рецепция сочинений Франца Костера SI в книжной культуре Речи Посполитой XVI–XVII вв.
Authors: Корзо М. А.
Published: August 2017

The history of the ascetic works composed by the Flemish Jesuit Franz Coster (1531–1619) and their translations into Polish and “prosta mova” are considered as an interesting example of the 17th-century literary contacts in Europe and an example of the spread of Catholic works among adherents of Orthodoxy. Coster’s Bulla super forma iuramenti professionis fidei (1576) was originally intended to members of the Catholic Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Cologne. Two Polish-language reversed editions entitled Skarb duszny (1582 and 1594) served as a source of a concise text of admonition written in “prosta mova” to the confession Nauka i priklady, which can be found in two editions of the 17th-century Orthodox Vilna’s Poluustav: ca. 1637–1640 and ca. 1643–1644. The Polish translation later was taken as a basis for drawing up a manual of confession Nauka o tainie svyatogo pokayaniya (1671) published in the Kiev Monastery of the Caves. The question of the translator from Latin into Polish as well as the translator from Polish into “prosta mova” remains open.
Переклади текстів Святого Письма в барокових проповідях
Authors: Зелінська Оксана
Published: August 2017

Some peculiarities of the translation of Holy Scripture fragments in the texts of baroque sermons are discussed in the paper. The author analyzes the features of the national language testified in the translations, and concludes that the preachers studied gospel stories creatively, made them more stylistically expressive, which can be explained by the specificity of homiletic work.
Loop-mediated isothermal amplification based approach as an alternative to recombinase polymerase amplification based detection of Mangalitza component in food products
Authors: Zsolnai A. , Szántó-Egész R. , Ferencz-Elblinger E. , Dang Huu A. , Jánosi A. , Koppányné Szabó E. , Anton I.
Published: August 2017

We used an alternative approach, loop-mediated isothermal amplification, to detect Mangalitza component in food products, and it has been compared to an established Recombinase Polymerase Amplification test. The correlation between the assays was significant (P<0.01). Linear determination coefficient between the assays was 0.993 and level of diagnostic agreement was high (Kappa=0.971).

Previously, a real-time PCR method based on TaqMan probe was developed (Szántó-Egész et al., 2013) for detection of Mangalitza meat in food products, using a Mangalitza specific sequence. Other Mangalitza specific sequences suitable for the same purpose are also in use (V. Stéger, personal communication).

Approaches like real-time monitoring of accumulation of the specific DNA product usually require specialised laboratory equipment. For Mangalitza detection, portable Recombinase Polymerase Amplification (RPA) approach has been developed (Szántó-Egész et al., 2016), which requires a device capable of maintaining 39 °C and a lateral flow strip with easy yes/no indication of the successful amplification.

We wanted to develop another fast, non-PCR based test with minimal laboratory requirement to provide a third possibility to detect Mangalitza component in food.
Theorizing Religion and Nationalism
Authors: Sutherland Liam T.
Published: August 2017

This introduction urges critical scholars of religion to apply the same contextual rigour and critical reflexivity to “nationalism” that they would to “religion” because the former is an area of study which is frequently bound up with religion. The fact of their mutual entanglement means that unreflective or essentialized approaches to the “nationalism” which form an unavoidable part of our studies of “religion” will inevitably have a detrimental impact on our analysis of our object of study. The chapters in this special edition of Implicit Religion address theoretical issues which emerge from particular case studies related to religion and nationalism. This introduction provides a more general discussion of nationalism from a religious studies perspective (though one thoroughly indebted to nationalism studies scholars: I will make a case for the broader approach to nationalism prevalent in that field). As such, I will address one thing which is associated with religion and nationalism: conflict. I demonstrate that many of the same assumptions which can be critiqued in the study of religious conflict are also identifiable with claims about nationalism. I show that the critical rigour needed to approach “nationalism” often simply involves the application of the same critical tools and observations developed in the study of religion: avoiding essentialism, emphasizing the importance of context, avoiding reifying the objects of study etc.
Cogeime e ABIEE - um encontro marcado
Authors: Garros Klaudy
Published: August 2017

Ano 2000 – iniciava-se um novo ano letivo. Deixando a Direção do Colégio Batista Alagoano/AL, em março passei a residir em Brasília/DF, para onde foi transferida a sede oficial da Associação Nacional de Escolas Batistas sendo necessário que a Diretora Executiva ali residisse. Tudo era novo e desafiador, mas Deus, que sempre conduz a história, é tambem o suficiente sustentador.Três meses se passaram quando a ANEB recebe um surpreendente convite para um encontro em Piracicaba/SP.  Vindo do COGEIME e assinado pelo Secretário Geral, Pr Jorge Mesquita e pelo Presidente, Dr Almir de Souza Maia, tal convite certamente continha um propósito especial.Depois se alguns contatos, ficou muito claro o objetivo do pretendido encontro. Tratava-se de uma iniciativa, muito bem idealizada e construída pelo COGEIME, com o indicativo da criação de um orgão representativo de todas Instituições evangélicas de ensino existentes no País. Esse primeiro encontro deu-se em maio de 2000, na sede da Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba(SP), cujo Reitor era o Dr Almir de Souza Maia.
ПЛОТНОСТЬ И ВЯЗКОСТЬ РАСТВОРОВ ХЛАДАГЕНТ R600a / МИНЕРАЛЬНОЕ МАСЛО / ФУЛЛЕРЕНЫ С60
Authors: Мороз C. А. , Лукьянов Н. Н. , Железный В. П.
Published: August 2017

В статье представлены результаты экспериментального исследования температурной и концентрационной зависимостей плотности и вязкости, растворов хладагент R600a/минеральное масло ХФ16-12/ фуллерены С60. Измерения плотности выполнены пикнометрическим методом в диапазоне температур 258-353 К. Вязкость измерена методом катящегося шарика в интервале температур 253-283 К. На основании полученных экспериментальных данных выполнен анализ влияния примесей компрессорного масла и фуллеренов С60 на плотность и вязкость хладагента R600a. Показано, что примеси фуллеренов способствуют понижению вязкости рабочего тела (хладагент R600a/минеральное масло ХФ16-12) во всем интервале параметров исследования. Рабочее тело - R600a/минеральное масло ХФ16-12/ фуллерены С60 рекомендуется для использования в бытовой холодильной технике.
Racial prejudice and social values: how I perceive others and myself
Authors: Lins Samuel Lincoln Bezerra , Lima Tiago Jessé Souza de , Souza Luana Elayne Cunha de , Lima-Nunes Aline , Camino Leoncio
Published: August 2017

Abstract The process of attribution values to some groups can be used as a resource for determining differences between ingroup and outgroup, what may lead to discriminatory behavior against the outgroup. In this sense, the present study sought to determine whether individuals perceive dissimilarities between the values attibuted to themselves, to white and to black people, and if these dissimilarities can follow a prejudice-based logic, expressing subtle racial prejudice. Study 1 (n = 220) aimed to rank the values in terms of socio-economic progress, identifying values that are representative of developed and underdeveloped countries. Study 2 (n = 420) evaluated whether the values attibuted to themselves, to the black and to the white are different and this difference follows a prejudice-based. Overall, results showed a tendency towards the association of third world values such as collectivism to blacks, and first world values such as individualism to whites.