bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Genital herpes: Silent but not ignored
Authors: Oliver Stephanie , Geraghty Sadie
Published: August 2017

The herpes simplex virus (HSV) is associated with possible risks for both the mother and fetus, and potential complications may arise throughout pregnancy, including transmission in utero, intrapartum and postpartum. This article discusses the prevalence and risk factors for acquiring the virus, and the pharmacological, surgical, complementary and alternative treatment options. HSV-2 and its significance in pregnancy is also explored, including the management during and after pregnancy.
Effective prescribing in a walk-in centre
Authors: Shepherd Alison Burton
Published: August 2017

In the UK, many walk-in centres (WIC)/urgent care services and out-of-hours treatment services are nurse-led with minimal general practitioner support. This has provided nurses with an opportunity to become more autonomous, upskilled and increasingly specialised. When faced with a patient who is severely ill and requires emergency admission, or when trying to elicit a medical history from a patient who is taking a cocktail of medicines and does not have a current list, limited, or no, access to patient notes can make the role of nurse prescriber in this setting difficult. This article describes some of the prescribing challenges faced in a WIC environment.
Short Communication: Rapid and accurate genetic authentication of Penthorum chinense by improved RAPD-derived species-specific SCAR markers
Authors: MEI ZHIQIANG , KHAN MD. ASADUZZAMAN , ZHANG XIANQIN , FU JUNJIANG
Published: August 2017

Mei Z, Khan MA, Zhang X, Fu J. 2017. Short Communication: Rapid and accurate genetic authentication of Penthorum chinense by improved RAPD-derived species-specific SCAR markers. Biodiversitas 18: 1243-1249. For the genetic identification and authentication of living organisms, development of Sequence-Characterized Amplified Region (SCAR) markers from Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) fragments is a valuable molecular approach. By using SCAR markers, molecular analysis is simplified to a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) analysis using PCR primers designed from specific sequences of the RAPD amplicons. In this study, RAPD fragments from improved RAPD amplification of a perennial herb Penthorum chinense Pursh from China were cloned into a T-vector, and positive clones were identified by PCR amplification, and sequenced with the Sanger sequencing method for the SCAR marker development. Five SCAR markers were developed that were very specific to P. chinense, and deposited in GenBank (accession numbers: KX671029, KX671030, KX671031, KX671032 and KX671033). BLAST searches of these five nucleotide sequences in the GenBank database showed no identity with markers from other species. This study was developing five specific SCAR markers, has enabled reliable genetic identification of the herbal plant species Penthorum chinense Pursh, useful for authenticating future samples of this important medicinal herb.
Sein und Teilen
Authors: Weber Andreas
Published: August 2017

Sein heißt Teilen. Teilen heißt Sein, auf allen Ebenen, vom Atom bis zu unserer Erfahrung von Glück. Lebendigsein folgt der Sehnsucht, ganz Individuum zu werden - und diese erfüllt sich nur in Austausch und Verwandlung. Erst aus Teilhabe entsteht Stimmigkeit, das Gefühl, ein eigenes Selbst, Zentrum der eigenen Erfahrung zu sein. Unser Stoffwechsel, gelingende Beziehungen, Sinnerfahrungen, aber auch der Austausch von Gütern und Leistungen können nur gedeihen, wenn wir sie als gemeinsame Teilhabe an einer schöpferischen Wirklichkeit erschaffen. Diese ist Stoff, und sie ist Fantasie. Atmen heißt Teilen, Körpersein ist Teilen und Lieben bedeutet Teilen. Sein durch Teilen ist die Seele der lebendigen Wirklichkeit. In dieser durchdringen sich Innen und Außen. Sie ist ein leidenschaftlicher Beziehungsprozess, in dem das Begehren nach Identität erst im Leuchten des Anderen eingelöst wird.
Genealogy of Source Material for Its Use in Apple Breeding in Southern Russia
Authors: Dubravina Irina , Vasilenko Igor , Chepinoga Irina , Gorlov Sergey
Published: August 2017

Prebreeding research on Malus domestica Borkh. specimens was conducted to broaden the genetic diversity of cross breeding components for faster creation of cultivars of adaptive and technological orientation. Genealogical analysis has practical value in the study of the apple trees gene pool for accelerated development of cultivars with desired properties. Genealogical analysis of 55 apple cultivars from the gene pool of branch of the Department of Horticulture of Kuban State Agrarian University - Krymsk Experimental breeding station (Krymsk), complex donors were selected by traits of immunity to scab and high quality of fruits - ‘Gold Rush’, ‘Pristine’, ‘Enterprise’. Cultivar ‘Golden Delicious’ was selected as a “hidden” donor by the trait of medium (autumn) ripening time.
A Questionnaire for Assessing Fear of Radiotherapy in Oncology Patients
Authors: Radojevic Marija Zivkovic , Folic Marko , Jankovic Slobodan
Published: August 2017

Radiotherapy is a frequently prescribed and highly effective form of treatment of oncology patients. However, many patients feel rational or irrational fear of the application of radiotherapy, which may provoke mental and physical stress, anxiety, growing anger and hostility, thus reducing quality of life. The aim of this study was to develop, reliability test and validate a questionnaire for assessing the level of fear of radiotherapy in oncology patients.

We performed a prospective qualitative study based on the development, validation and reliability testing of the questionnaire developed for assessing radiotherapy-caused fear in oncology patients treated in the Centre for Oncology and Radiology, Department of Radiotherapy, Clinical Centre Kragujevac.

The study included 154 patients and the final version of the questionnaire integrated 15 questions. After the elimination of inappropriate questions the Cronbach coefficient α was 0.946. The questionnaire consists of two factors which represent 57.423% and 6.925%, making a total of 64.348% of the variance of the questionnaire.

The results of our study show that the questionnaire used is a unique, reliable and valid instrument for assessing the level of fear of radiotherapy in oncology patients the application of which will allow us to identify patients with elevated levels of fear of radiotherapy.
Learning and Stress Shape the Reward Response Patterns of Serotonin Neurons
Authors: Zhong Weixin , Li Yi , Feng Qiru , Luo Minmin
Published: August 2017

The ability to predict reward promotes animal survival. Both dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area and serotonin neurons in the dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) participate in reward processing. Although the learning effects on dopamine neurons have been extensively characterized, it remains largely unknown how the response of serotonin neurons evolves during learning. Moreover, although stress is known to strongly influence reward-related behavior, we know very little about how stress modulates neuronal reward responses. By monitoring Ca2+signals during the entire process of Pavlovian conditioning, we here show that learning differentially shapes the response patterns of serotonin neurons and dopamine neurons in mice of either sex. Serotonin neurons gradually develop a slow ramp-up response to the reward-predicting cue, and ultimately remain responsive to the reward, whereas dopamine neurons increase their response to the cue but reduce their response to the reward. For both neuron types, the responses to the cue and the reward depend on reward value, are reversible when the reward is omitted, and are rapidly reinstated by restoring the reward. We also found that stressors including head restraint and fearful context substantially reduce the response strength of both neuron types, to both the cue and the reward. These results reveal the dynamic nature of the reward responses, support the hypothesis that DRN serotonin neurons signal the current likelihood of receiving a net benefit, and suggest that the inhibitory effect of stress on the reward responses of serotonin neurons and dopamine neurons may contribute to stress-induced anhedonia.

SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENTBoth serotonin neurons in the dorsal raphe and dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area are intimately involved in reward processing. Using long-term fiber photometry of Ca2+signals from freely behaving mice, we here show that learning produces a ramp-up activation pattern in serotonin neurons that differs from that in dopamine neurons, indicating complementary roles for these two neuron types in reward processing. Moreover, stress treatment substantially reduces the reward responses of both serotonin neurons and dopamine neurons, suggesting a possible physiological basis for stress-induced anhedonia.
A wire transducer in a system with a van der Pol oscillator and velocity feedback
Authors: Cieplok Grzegorz
Published: August 2017

The work concerns wire transducers, which use a system with a van der Pol oscillator, with the aim of maintaining non-decreasing natural vibrations in the wire. As opposed to classical solutions, in which the feedback signal of the oscillator contains the course of displacement and velocity of the vibrating mass, a simple solution based only on the course of velocity is used. Such a solution is more advantageous from a practical perspective as regards to physical systems, because in the case of velocity transducers it eliminates the need to integrate the signal and the problems connected with it.Particular places for this solution may be found in wire tensometer systems designated for the long-term constant measurement, as well as for the measurement of time-variable courses, including those of a chaotic character.In the work, analysis was conducted on a modified van der Pol equation adapted for the movement of a discrete mass for the determination conditions of the existence of a limit cycle, the vibration course as well as the definition of the capabilities of adapting the results in the case of a wire transducer.The results of theoretical analysis were confirmed by the results of the experimental tests conducted on a laboratory model constructed for this purpose.
Modern Greek Ethno-Religious Nationalism
Authors: Lycourinos Damon Zacharias
Published: August 2017

Since Greece’s independence in 1829, modern Greek identity has been perceived in both scholarly and popular accounts as the ideological interrelationship of Hellenic nationhood and Greek Orthodoxy. Through state-funded representations, this interrelationship has produced the ethno- religious identity of “Helleno-Christianism” shaping conceptions of the “Self” and the “Other” in terms of emic claims to a “lived” historical memory of topographical boundaries, cultural uniqueness, and national heritage. Rather than speak of Greek nationhood as an “imagined community” of the modernist constructions of the nation-state, in this study I argue that Greek nationhood is the product of a pre-modern process of geographical and ideological relocation of ethno-religious self-perception in response to the Sack of Constantinople by the Latin Crusaders in 1204, which reduced the Byzantine Empire to its “Hellenic” geographical space making it a Greek state of ethnic, cultural, and linguistic homogeneity. The theoretical contribution of this study is to examine how the nationalistic enterprise of modern Greek ethno-religious identity formation constitutes synchronic relations and diachronic extensions that involve the strategic sacralization of geographic space as a pragmatic expression of pre-modern nationalistic discourse promoting a notion of the “Self” as a resistance to the “Other.”
Por aí vai a história...
Authors: Pinto Lopes Sérgio Marcus
Published: August 2017

É significativo que o COGEIME promova neste ano a comemoração do quinquagésimo aniversário de sua fundação, ocorrida em 1967. Na tradição israelita este ano correspondia ao chamado Ano do Jubileu, durante o qual deveriam ocorrer eventos que reafirmavam as intenções de justiça do deus Javé, com o retorno das propriedades a seus antigos donos. A despeito do fato de que isto nem sempre ocorreu, este ano se tornou um símbolo destas intenções e veio a se tornar também importante na tradição cristã. É natural, pois, que este período signifique para o COGEIME uma importante marca, porque representa também a metade de um século de existência.
International cooperation for student mobility: the case of Umesp and Zuyd
Authors: Martins Vanessa , Montague Alexandra , Silva Paulo Bessa Da
Published: August 2017

This paper briefly contextualizes the internationalization of universities, its main concepts, historical aspects, motivations and realities emphasizing the Brazilian and Dutch contexts. It describes the institutional cooperation between the Methodist University of Sao Paulo (UMESP) – Brazil and the Zuyd University of Applied Sciences (ZUYD), in the Netherlands.  Focus is placed on the exchange of students for the semester mobility program.  It makes a narrative since the beginning of the partnership, describing its objectives, the way it evolved and the outcome during the period. Special attention is given to the successes and challenges to operate the program. Student evaluations were analyzed to determine future improvements for the exchange.
ВВЕДЕНИЕ В ЭКСЕРГЕТИЧЕСКИЙ АНАЛИЗ АБСОРБЦИОННО-РЕЗОРБЦИОННОЙ ХОЛОДИЛЬНОЙ МАШИНЫ
Authors: Морозюк Л. И. , Грудка Б. Г.
Published: August 2017

Эксергетический метод термодинамического анализа стал неотъемлемым элементом научных исследований в области холодильной  и теплонасосной техники.  Информация, полученная в результате эксергетического анализа более масштабная по сравнению с другими видами анализа, например, энергетического. Это в первую очередь  относится к абсорбционным машинам, наиболее сложному и менее изученному типу холодильных машин. В работе представлен алгоритм углубленного эксергетического анализа абсорбционно-резорбционной холодильной машины как частного случая абсорбционной, в которой сумма физической и химической эксергии используется для каждого потока вещества.
МАТЕМАТИЧЕСКОЕ МОДЕЛИРОВАНИЕ РАБОЧИХ РЕЖИМОВ ДЕФЛЕГМАТОРА АБСОРБ-ЦИОННОГО ВОДОАММИАЧНОГО ХОЛОДИЛЬНОГО АГРЕГАТА В СИСТЕМАХ ПОЛУЧЕНИЯ ВОДЫ ИЗ АТМОСФЕРНОГО ВОЗДУХА С ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЕМ СОЛНЕЧНОЙ ЭНЕРГИИ
Authors: Осадчук Е. А. , Кирилов В. Х.
Published: August 2017

Разработана математическая модель режимов пленочного течения с восходящим потоком паровой смеси с высокоэффективным отводом тепла в режиме вынужденной конвекции.  Проведена оценка параметров пленочного течения жидкости и парового потока (скорости и числа Рейнольдса) для типичных значений диаметров труб дефлегматора 20, 32 и 40 мм. Показано, что режим пленочного течения ламинарный, а парового потока – развитый турбулентный, причем толщина пленки практически неизменна для рассматриваемых размеров труб дефлегматора.
АЛГОРИТМ РАСЧЕТА ДЕМПФИРУЮЩЕГО КОЛПАКА ДЛЯ ПОРШНЕВОГО НАСОСА
Authors: Чжоу ХуиЮй , Kоролев А. В.
Published: August 2017

В статье представлена математическая модель колпака-гасителя колебаний давления в поршневых насосах и ее апробация на практических расчетах. Цель работы – получение теоретического обоснование обоснования для расчета колпака-гасителя колебаний давлений по заданным условиям. Показано, что известные  два метода расчета колпаков-гасителей не удовлетворяют условиям практики. С помощью анализа передаточной функции колпака, как преобразователя (ослабителя) сигнала, получено соотношение, позволяющее рассчитать конструктивные характеристики колпака-гасителя по заданной степени снижения давления. Выполнены расчеты по условиям промышленных и энергетических насосов. Полученное выражение позволяет  оценивать размеры колпака гасителя с учетом свойств газа и конструктивных условий на выходе из гасителя. Показано, что эффективность колпака – гасителя, не зависит от режима работы насоса. Конструкция колпака – гасителя рассчитанная по предложенной методике обладает меньшей металлоемкостью, чем известные конструкции.
ТЕХНОЛОГИЯ ПРОИЗВОДСТВА ТЯЖЕЛОЙ ВОДЫ ВЫМОРАЖИВАНИЕМ
Authors: Смирнов Л. Ф.
Published: August 2017

Предлагается вымораживающая   технология производства тяжелой воды.  Технология основана на значительном коэффициенте разделения изотопов водорода  в  процессах  вымораживания. Используется принцип колоночной кристаллизации  и  плавления льда по высоте ректификационной колонны, позволяющий при еще не очень большой высоте колонны получать высокую концентрацию дейтерия. Рассмотрены физическая и математическая модели колоночной кристаллизации с определением методики расчета концентрации дейтерия по высоте колонны. Особенно перспективна технология при комбинировании производства тяжелой воды с опреснением-разделением  соленой воды вымораживанием, когда  уже полученный  чистый лед опреснителя еще до его расплавления используется попутно в концентраторе тяжелой воды, что существенно уменьшает энерго  и капзатраты ее производства.
Social Representations and Rural Sociability Among Farmers of a Rural Community
Authors: Bonomo Mariana , Souza Lídio de , Epifanio Paola Zanotti , Trindade Zeidi Araujo
Published: August 2017

Abstract Guided by the Social Representation Theory, this study aims at investigating rural social representations among farmers in State of Espírito Santo Brazil by analyzing the semantic field associated to the representational object “rural person”; the organizational principles of individual attitude in face of shared content; and the anchoring processes. Two hundred (200) residents, aged between 7 and 81, belonging to four generations of a rural community participated in individual interviews in this study. The results analyzed using software SPAD-T showed that rural sociability is represented from the positive association to the agricultural and community spheres, as well as from the negative comparison between country and city life, which causes feeling of depreciation and critical evaluation about the poor investments in rural areas. It also identified that personal and community values strengthen the positive image of rural identity, showing strategies to maintain the country way of life among different generations in this community.
Training in Psychology and the Institutional Scientific Initiation Scholarship Program
Authors: Oliveira Andressa Maia de , Yamamoto Oswaldo Hajime
Published: August 2017

Abstract This study has investigated how the Institutional Scientific Initiation Scholarship Program (PIBIC, in Portuguese), strategic initiative for research training at the undergraduate level, contributes to the formation of psychologists. Electronic questionnaires were sent to the PIBIC scholarship students of psychology in Brazil (622; 104 answered), containing questions about developed activities and tutoring. Scientific production was also investigated through their Lattes (curriculum vitae). Results show that: (1) students perform technical activities and reflective ones; (2) 50% execute a personal scientific project; and (3) 25% of the students have published scientific articles or book chapters, demonstrating that they are possibly excluded from this phase of the research process. However, the proximity with the advisor is related to the accomplishment of tasks, which contributes to a reflective training. Finally, it is emphasized the potential role for the undergraduate education to develop more critical psychologists able to propose contextualized practices.
Insufficient intake of alpha-linolenic fatty acid (18:3n-3) during pregnancy and associated factors
Authors: VASCONCELOS Letícia Garcia , GOMES Caroline de Barros , MALTA Maíra Barreto , DICHI Isaias , BENÍCIO Maria Helena D’Aquino , CARVALHAES Maria Antonieta de Barros Leite
Published: August 2017

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze alpha-linolenic fatty acid intake in two cohorts of pregnant women, and to identify factors associated with alpha-linolenic acid intake. Methods: This is a cohort study involving pregnant women with low obstetric risk (N=353) in public health system from a municipality of São Paulo state, Brazil. In each trimester, two 24-hour food recalls were collected. Descriptive analyses of dietary lipid profiles were performed, followed by a multiple comparison test. According to the trimester of pregnancy, differences were assessed using the mean difference test. To evaluate the adequacy of linoleic fatty acid and alpha-linolenic acid intake, the adequate intake test was used. The association between alpha-linolenic acid intake adequacy and maternal characteristics was investigated using a binary logistic regression model. Results: Total lipids intake and the percentage contribution to dietary energy met recommended levels. One-third of the diets demonstrated a lower than daily recommended intake of alpha-linolenic acid. Overweight pregnant women were twice as likely to have inadequate alpha-linolenic acid intake. Pregnant women from a more disadvantaged socioeconomic situation had greater risks of inadequate intake. Conclusion: Over-intake of lipids is not problematic, but quality is an issue, with one third of the pregnant women and their fetuses exposed to adverse effects due to low intake of omega-3 fatty acids, indicating important nutritional vulnerability in this population.
A participação do usuário na arquitetura e em intervenção urbana
Authors: Arruda Flávia Marcarine
Published: August 2017

Resumo Este artigo se concentra em discutir a especificidade e as consequências decorrentes da adoção de processos participativos na arquitetura e em intervenção urbana, os quais são entendidos aqui como as propostas que têm como ponto inicial a partilha das atividades da produção em arquitetura com o usuário. Busca-se saber se tais processos promovem, de fato, a produção de um espaço menos determinista em relação ao seu uso, a emancipação dos sujeitos e o estímulo ao sentimento de pertencimento. Com essa intenção, analisam-se, especificamente, as experiências das intervenções urbanas “O lixo não existe”, propostas pelo coletivo Basurama e realizadas em São Paulo no período de 2012-2014. Essa análise é fundamentada nas entrevistas feitas com um dos membros do coletivo e de uma participante. Para tanto, procede-se a um cruzamento entre a concepção de emancipação/dissenso de Jacques Rancière e da ética do bem-dizer da psicanálise de Jacques Lacan.
Estudo do desempenho catalítico das zeólitas Beta e ZSM-5 contendo ferro para decomposição de óxido nitroso
Authors: Moura Ana Paula Neiva de , Batista Marcelo da Silva
Published: August 2017

RESUMO Catalisadores Fe-ZSM-5 tem mostrado alta atividade para decomposição de N2O (de-N2O), mas poucos trabalhos apresentam o seu desempenho junto com gases que coexistem nas emissões (CO2, CH4, O2 e H2O). Recentemente, Fe-BETA apresentou na de-N2O conversões superiores a Fe-ZSM-5, no entanto, a atividade desses catalisadores ainda precisa ser comparada em condições reais. Este trabalho tem como objetivo estudar o desempenho de Fe-BETA, Fe-ZSM-5 e Fe2O3 na decomposição de N2O com a adição de gases presentes em emissões reais. Os catalisadores Fe-BETA (preparado por troca iônica), Fe-ZSM-5 e Fe2O3 foram calcinados, caracterizados por FRX, DRX e TPR-H2 e avaliados na decomposição de N2O na presença de CO2, CH4, O2 e H2O. Os resultados evidenciaram a presença de óxido de ferro na superfície e de íons de ferro compensando carga na estrutura das zeólitas. A conversão de N2O aumentou com o aumento da temperatura de reação e os catalisadores Fe-ZSM-5 e Fe-BETA foram muito mais ativos do que Fe2O3 mássico. Esses resultados mostram que as espécies de ferro em posição de intercâmbio nas zeólitas são as mais ativas para a reação de decomposição de N2O. Os catalisadores Fe-ZSM-5 e Fe-BETA mostraram alta atividade (> 90%) e resistência à presença de CO2, CH4, O2 e H2O. Fe-BETA foi mais seletivo a reação de decomposição de N2O e mostrou grande potencial para o abatimento das emissões de N2O em condições reais.
Deposição de filmes finos de nitreto de titânio em plasma com efeito de comprimento de catodo oco em gaiola catódica
Authors: Silva Sandro Santos da , Bottoni Cintia de Laet Ravani , Gontijo Leonardo Cabral , Ferreira Sukarno Olavo
Published: August 2017

RESUMO A utilização de gaiola catódica se apresenta com um grande potencial de deposição de filmes finos e espessos, seja em substrato de vidro ou em peças metálicas. São inúmeras as possibilidades dessa técnica. Neste trabalho, a descarga de plasma em gaiola catódica foi usada para deposição de filmes de nitreto de titânio em substrato de vidro. O objetivo foi o de comparar as propriedades dos filmes depositados com uso de duas gaiolas com tampas de espessuras diferentes. Para caracterização dos filmes foram feitas análises por difração de raios X, medidas de espessura por reflectometria, medidas de resistividade elétrica, transmitância e imagens das superfícies por microscopia eletrônica de varredura e análise da composição por EDS. A reflectometria mostrou que a taxa de deposição e a rugosidade dos filmes aumentaram com a utilização de tampa de maior espessura (10 mm). O filme depositado na atmosfera de 155 sccm de N2 , 95 sccm de H2 e pressão de 0,5 Torr apresentou baixa transmitância na região do vermelho e infravermelho próximo, tornando-o um candidato para ser utilizado como filtro de infravermelho.
Identificação dos mecanismos de sorção em zeólita NaY e sílica gel
Authors: Fagnani Helida Monique Cordasso , Deolin Mara Ellen , Barros Maria Angélica Simões Dornellas de , Arroyo Pedro Augusto
Published: August 2017

RESUMO O estudo do mecanismo de sorção e da influência do pH inicial da solução em materiais sólidos se faz necessário, pois o simples fato de alterar o valor de pH da solução pode alterar a capacidade de sorção de um adsorvato. Foi avaliada a sorção dos íons Ca2+ e Mg2+ em três valores de pH dependendo do ponto de carga zero (pHPCZ) em zeólita NaY ou sílica gel (pH < pHPCZ; pH = pHPCZ; pH > pHPCZ). Foi obtida a cinética de sorção e ajustados os modelos de pseudo-primeira ordem, pseudo-segunda ordem e difusão intrapartícula dos íons nos dois materiais de estudo. Na zeólita NaY o valor de pH que obteve maior capacidade de sorção foi o 4,3 (pH < pHPCZ) e o modelo de pseudo-segunda ordem obteve um melhor ajuste aos dados experimentais. Neste material a quantidade adsorvida é pequena quando comparada à troca iônica. Enquanto, na sílica gel a maior capacidade de sorção se deu no valor de pH de 6,7 (pH > pHPCZ) e o modelo que melhor se ajustou aos dados experimentais também foi o de pseudo-segunda ordem, concluindo-se que a adsorção é o principal mecanismo de sorção.
Uso do Role-Playing Game (RPG) como complemento didático no ensino de Imunologia
Authors: Laureano Matheus De Oliveira Lunardi , Campos Matheus Lewi Cruz Bonaccorsi de , Sassi Francisco De Menezes Cavalcante , Almeida Martha Elisa Ferreira de
Published: August 2017

O Role-Playing Game (RPG) é definido como um jogo de interpretação de papéis, no qual os participantes podem jogar uns contra os outros, ou trabalharem juntos em prol de um objetivo. Assim, elaborou-se um jogo de RPG para trabalhar o conteúdo de Imunologia com crianças e adolescentes (5a a 8a série) onde as batalhas medievais, envolvendo criaturas fantásticas, se associam a elementos que compõem o Sistema Imunológico, como um xamã que representa um linfócito T. O mestre, neste caso o professor, guiará os participantes para ensinar o conteúdo de forma lúdica, ao longo de uma “guerra” dentro de uma pessoa. Os alunos controlarão os personagens responsáveis por atacar e defender o corpo (agentes infecciosos e glóbulos brancos, respectivamente) dispondo de um dado para a rolagem de suas ações no jogo. Como resultado, espera-se com este trabalho que o conteúdo de Imunologia seja fixado mais facilmente, de forma agradável e divertida.
A fotografia do jardim de inverno
Authors: Marques Ana Martins
Published: August 2017

Este texto se volta para a junção de texto e imagem fotográfica na obra de Roland Barthes. A partir, sobretudo, de três livros do autor – O império dos signos, Roland Barthes por Roland Barthes e A câmara clara –, buscou-se investigar o modo como o autor conecta escrita autobiográfica e fotografia, num dispositivo híbrido, fragmentário, que coloca em questão não apenas a relação entre texto e imagem, entre escrita de si e imagem de si, mas também a própria prática do livro.
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Authors: Guimarães Gustavo Cerqueira
Published: August 2017

Este texto foi escrito, em 2008, durante o período de atividade do grupo de leituras de Roland Barthes, que se reunia quinzenalmente na casa da professora Eneida Maria de Souza.Em 2012, o texto foi gravado, em estúdio, em Florença, sob a direção de Francesca Della Monica, cantora e antropóloga da voz, quando também foi traduzido para o italiano por Lydia Del Devoto e publicado na revista do sindicato nacional dos escritores, Le Reti di Dedalus (Roma, ano VII), na seção “Traducendo mondi”.Posteriormente, ele foi publicado na tese de doutorado defendida pelo autor como um exercício de leitura-escrita, “fragmento”, dedicado ao Barthes.  Aqui, apresenta-se a gravação em estúdio ao lado do “Estudo nº 11”, para violão, de Villa-Lobos.
BATISTA, Fernando Teixeira. Fernando Namora - retratos ficcionais de um país real. Pref. de José Manuel Mendes. Ribeirão: Húmus, 2017. 428 p.
Authors: Maringelli Claudio
Published: August 2017

Resenha do livro BATISTA, Fernando Teixeira. Fernando Namora - retratos ficcionais de um país real. Pref. de José Manuel Mendes. Ribeirão: Húmus, 2017. 428 p.
Application of additional input amplitude masks in schemes of optical image encryption with spatially incoherent illumination
Authors:   National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, Evtikhiev N. , Krasnov V. ,   National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, Cheremkhin P. ,   National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, Shifrina A. ,   National Research Nuclear University MEPhI
Published: August 2017

Application of additional input amplitude masks in schemes of optical image encryption with spatially incoherent illumination is proposed. The masks are used for increasing the signal-to-noise ratio in decrypted images and enhancing the security of encrypted images. Two kinds of additional input amplitude masks were developed and tested. The first one is a rectangular grating mask. Its application results in duplications of the original image spectrum at high spatial frequencies corresponding to mask’s frequency. The second one is a random mask. Its application results in the distribution of each component of the original image spectrum throughout the entire Fourier spectrum. Computer simulations of optical encryption with spatially incoherent illumination and additional input amplitude masks were performed. Increase in signal-to-noise ratio of ? 2 times was achieved, as well as attaining the enhanced security of the encrypted image.
Modeling the illuminance distribution in the detection plane of a spaceborne Offner hyperspectrometer
Authors:   Joint Stock Company ", Rastorguev A. ,   Rocket and Space Center",   Progress", Kharitonov S. ,   Image Processing Systems Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences - Branch of the FSRS "Crystallography and Photonics" RAS,   Samara National Research University, Kazanskiy N. ,   Image Processing Systems Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences - Branch of the FSRS "Crystallography and Photonics" RAS,   Samara National Research University
Published: August 2017

The modeling of the illuminance distribution in the detection plane of an optical scheme composed of an objective and an Offner spectrometer is conducted. We calculate the illuminance distribution in the detection plane of the hyperspectrometer in the geometric optics approximation. The calculations use models of the atmospheric brightness, earth's surface irradiance, and the spectral transmission of the atmosphere.
An algorithm for information embedding into compressed digital images based on replacement procedures with use of optimization
Authors:   Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics, Evsutin O. , Shelupanov A. ,   Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics, Meshcheryakov R. ,   Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics, Bondarenko D. ,   Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics
Published: August 2017

In the paper, we consider a particular direction of digital steganography — information embedding into the compressed JPEG images. A scheme of information embedding based on procedures of DCT-coefficients replacement is introduced. Variants of the scheme algorithmic implementation are offered and investigated. A genetic algorithm is used for the improvement of the embedding quality. The main result of the investigation is a steganographic algorithm of information embedding into the compressed JPEG images. This algorithm utilizes an unstable region of embedding at the level of one block of DCT-coefficients. The choice of an optimum region of embedding is performed by the genetic algorithm.
A review of algorithms for text detection in images and videos
Authors:   Tomsk Polytechnic University, Bolotova Yu. , Spitsyn V. ,   Tomsk Polytechnic University, Osina P. ,   Tomsk Polytechnic University
Published: August 2017

This article reviews the history and state-of-the-art optical character recognition systems, such as ABBYY FineReader, Tesseract, CuneiForm, with particular attention given to their inner algorithms, including page layout analysis; page segmentation and document skew angle estimation. The overview includes the description and comparison of different methods proposed for the last 30 years in terms of speed and versatility. Critical analysis and discussions about the status of the field and open problems are reported.
Research of an algorithm for crystal lattice parameter identification based on the gradient steepest descent method
Authors:   Samara National Research University, Shirokanev A. , Kirsh D. ,   Samara National Research University,   Image Processing Systems Institute оf RAS, – Branch of the FSRC “Crystallography and Photonics” RAS, Kupriyanov A. ,   Samara National Research University,   Image Processing Systems Institute оf RAS, – Branch of the FSRC “Crystallography and Photonics” RAS
Published: August 2017

In the analysis of a crystalline substance, the problem of crystal lattice parameter identification is of a great interest. However, the existing methods for solving this problem, such as the Bravais cell parameters estimation method and Wigner-Seitz cell volume estimation method, do not provide the required level of accuracy. Aiming to address the problem of low identification accuracy, the paper proposes an algorithm for crystal lattice parameter identification based on the gradient steepest descent method. The study of the feasibility of the structure parameter identification is carried out using a large set of distorted lattices. The results obtained show a significant increase in the identification accuracy in comparison with the above-mentioned parameter identification methods.
Training Primary Care Providers in the Use of Motivational Interviewing for Youth Behavior Change
Authors: Vallabhan Monique K. , Kong Alberta S. , Jimenez Elizabeth Yakes , Summers Linda C. , DeBlieck Conni J. , Feldstein Ewing Sarah W.
Published: August 2017

Background and Purpose: Adolescent obesity is a global epidemic. Motivational interviewing (MI) is a promising strategy to address adolescent obesity risk behaviors. However, primary care providers (PCPs) tend to express discomfort with learning and adopting MI practices and with addressing patient weight issues. PCP proficiency in using MI to discuss body mass index, health screening results, and nutrition and physical activity behaviors after receiving training and coaching from an MI expert and practicing the technique was evaluated. We hypothesized that comfort with MI would increase consistently over time. Methods: Self-assessment surveys in MI proficiency were administered to PCPs after every youth participant MI session. MI comfort as determined by proficiency was categorized into low, medium, and high comfort according to survey Likert scale responses. Data were analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Fisher’s exact tests. Results: Two hundred twenty-seven youth were seen for MI-based discussions by 4 PCPs. Two hundred twenty-six surveys had complete data for analysis. As anticipated, overall PCPs reported significantly more comfort with MI from the first to the final MI session over a 2- to 3-month period (p < .001). Comfort scores did not increase linearly over time for all PCPs. Despite standard training practices, overall MI proficiency as measured by comfort scores varied by PCP (p < .01). Implications for Practice: This type of MI training program should be considered for clinical nurses and nurse practitioners during their nursing education training to facilitate their ability to consistently and effectively support youth behavior change for conditions such as obesity (ClinicalTrials.gov Number NCT02502383).
Desarrollo del futuro en las lenguas de los Andes Centrales
Authors: Quesada Castillo Félix
Published: August 2017

Elucidamos el desarrollo de los paradigmas del futuro en un grupo de lenguas amerindias de los Andes centrales no relacionadas genéticamente: quechua, aimara, jaqaru, uru-chipaya, mochica y puquina. El desarrollo del futuro en las lenguas estudiadas consiste en el cambio del significado lexical al significado gramatical, fenómeno universal que se denomina gramaticalización. En consecuencia, el proceso de formulación del futuro es similar en las lenguas y la gramaticalización consiste en un proceso de generalización o universalización de un significado lexical particular. Nuestra investigación ha llegado a los siguientes resultados: a) Los morfemas del tiempo futuro en las lenguas de los Andes Centrales constituyen el resultado del proceso del cambio semántico y fonético (fusión y reducción) a partir de un conjunto limitado de elementos lexicales (raíces); b) El significado de las formas léxicas implicadas en el desarrollo del futuro se refieren a movimiento, deseo, intención, obligación, necesidad, suposición, comando y posesión; c) El significado nuclear del futuro es el de la predicción que resulta de un proceso de extensión semántica de los significados lexicales; d) El significado nuclear está acompañado de varios significados modales (deseo, intención, obligación, necesidad y suposición) queson retenciones de los significados de las fuentes lexicales; e) En algunas lenguas como el mochica, las formas con significado de futuro aún exhiben su condición de raíces o partículas, evidencia que apoya nuestra hipótesis.
A note on the Gadi Central Pandam Sacred Grove of East Sikkim, Sikkim, India.
Authors: Mudadla Sankararao , Panigrahi Ashok Kumar , Sahu Alaka
Published: August 2017

Sacred groves are small forest patches conserved by local people through socio-religious and historical beliefs. Gadi Central Pandam is one of the oldest sacred groves and protected more than 300 years due to its various religious, historical and archaeological significances. It is situated in the Sumin Resrve Forest of Rangpo Block of East Sikkim District. The sacred grove harbors a wide variety of plant species. This grove is facing serious threats due to various developmental activities. Therefore, it is suggested here to create awareness among the native people about the traditional values of this sacred grove and environmental benefits to the region and better sustenance of mankind by conserving the biodiversity of the region. The native people should also be encouraged to involve actively in protection and sustainable conservation managements of this grove for posterity.
Evaluation of the growth and sporulation of different entomopathogenic fungi in different liquid and solid media at varied concentrations
Authors: K. Chandra Teja , S. J. Rahman
Published: August 2017

Entomopathogenic fungi like Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae and Lecanicillium lecanii are used in biological control of agricultural insect pests. Their specific mode of action makes them an effective alternative to the chemical Insecticides. Virulent strains of Entomopathogenic fungi are effectively formulated and used as bio-insecticides world-wide. Amenable and economical multiplication of a virulent strain in a large scale is important for them to be useful in the field. Culture media plays a major role in the large-scale multiplication of virulent strains of Entomopathogens. Different substrates and media components are being used for this purpose. Yet, each strain differs in its nutritional requirements for the maximum growth and hence it is necessary to standardize the right components and their optimum concentrations in the culture media for a given strain of Entomopathogen. In the current study, three different nitrogen sources and two different carbon sources were tried to standardize the mass multiplication media for seven test isolates of Entomopathogenic fungi. A study was also conducted to determine the ideal grain media for the optimum conidial yields of the test isolates. Yeast extract was found to be the best Nitrogen source for the isolates. The isolates tested, differed in their nutritional requirements and showed variation in the best nitrogen and carbon sources necessary for their growth. Variation was also found in the optimum concentration of both the ingredients for the growth and sporulation of the isolates. In the solid-state fermentation study, rice was found to be the best grain for the growth of most of the fungi followed by barley. The significance of such a study in the development of an effective Myco-insecticide is vital and can be successfully employed in agriculture is discussed.
Nutritional diagnoses of oriental beech trees in damaged Caspian forest sites, using the diagnosis and recommendation integrated system (DRIS)
Authors: Alimohamadi Afrooz , Hamid Jalilvand Hamid , Akbarinia Moslem , Banje Shafiei Abas , Afzali Khadijeh
Published: August 2017

Oriental beech established in the Hyrcanian forests, is a valuable tree whose habitats are constantly exposed to destructive factors which change the nutritional status of soil and leaves. Analysis of foliar elements is a commonly used method for studying tree nutrient status that indicates site's quality. Foliar analysis of beech (Fagus orientalis Lipsky) was carried out in Kojour (Mazandaran) in order to assess the nutritional balance of trees in a damaged forest site (a direct result of livestock grazing and anthropogenic perturbations). Sunny leaves of dominant trees were taken in August and foliar concentration of macroelements, N, P, Ca, K and Mg were measured. The diagnosis and recommendation integrated system (DRIS) analysis was applied for evaluating the nutritional state. The results showed deficiency with K and P in disturbed stands. Nutrient Balance Index (NBI) indicated imbalance in nutrient status. These results suggest the usefulness of DRIS for foliar tissue analysis as an indicator of nutritional status and elemental stress in natural forests.
Should forest regeneration studies have more replications?
Authors: South David B. , VanderSchaaf Curtis L.
Published: August 2017

When it comes to testing for differences in seedling survival, researchers sometimes make a Type II statistical error (i.e. failure to reject a false null hypothesis) due to the inherent variability associated with survival in tree planting studies. For example, in one trial (with five replications) first-year survival of seedlings planted in October (42%) was not significantly different (alpha = 0.05) from those planted in December (69%). Did planting in a dry October truly have no effect on survival? Authors who make a Type II error might not be aware that as seedling survival decreases (down to an overall average of 50% survival), statistical power declines. As a result, the ability to declare an 8% difference as â€œsignificantâ€ is very difficult when survival averages 90% or less.Â  We estimate that about half of regeneration trials (average survival of pines <90%) cannot declare a 12% difference as statistically significant (alpha = 0.05).Â  When researchers realize their tree planting trials have low statistical power, they should consider using more replications.Â  Other ways to increase power include: (1) use a one-tailed test (2) use a potentially more powerful contrast test (instead of an overall treatment F-test) and (3) conduct survival trials under a roof.
Reforestation following harvesting of conifer plantations in Japan: Current issues from silvicultural and ecological perspectives
Authors: Masaki Takashi , Oguro Michio , Yamashita Naoko , Otani Tatsuya , Utsugi Hajime
Published: August 2017

Following the Second World War, the number of Cupressaceae plantations in Japan increased, in accordance with government policy for the restoration of timber resources and conservation of soil and water. Currently, these even-aged plantations occupy approximately 44% of the forested area and 24% of the national land area of Japan. Although many of these plantations have become available as timber resources, there are several silviculture-related problems associated with reforestation following clear-cutting of these plantations. The abundant annual precipitation in Japan allows for dominance by competitive vegetation, which makes natural regeneration difficult and increases the cost of silvicultural operations during and after the planting of seedlings. Because the number of seedling producers has decreased, there has been little incentive to keep seedling production techniques up to date. Additionally, damage to planted seedlings by the overabundant sika deer (Cervus nippon) population has increased dramatically in the last dozen years or so. To determine how to overcome these difficulties, various studies are underway in Japan. For example, seedling studies have examined the relationship between seedling size and competitive ability with other species in reforested areas, and have led to the development of lower-cost systems to produce customized Cupressaceae seedlings, as well as measures to minimize transplanting damage to seedlings. Previous studies have shown that no-weeding operations might lower the risk of sika deer browsing seedlings, although this silvicultural countermeasure may potentially reduce seedling growth. Studies have also examined the types of physical protection against sika deer browsing that are most efficient. We must combine these findings into a unified silvicultural system for successful restoration via lower-cost plantations.
Los sufijos formadores de adjetivos en español moderno: valores genéricos y valores específicos
Authors: Faitelson-Weiser Silvia
Published: August 2017

En este número no se incluyeron resúmenes ni palabras clave.
Eduardo Benot, Arte de hablar. Gramática filosófica de la lengua castellana (Madrid, 1910). Reproducción facsímil con "Introducción" de Ramón Sarmiento. Anthropos, Barcelona, 1991; xlix + 461 pp.
Authors: Lope Blanch Juan M
Published: August 2017

Se reseñó el libro: Arte de hablar. Gramática filosófica de la lengua castellana.
Peter C. Barkman & Robert M. Hammond (eds.), American Spanish pronunciation. Theoretical and applied perspectives. Georgetown University Press, Washington, DC, 1989; 262 pp.
Authors: Freisinger Dagmar
Published: August 2017

Se reseñó el libro: American Spanish pronunciation. Theoretical and applied perspectives.
Bruce Manheim, The language of the Inka since the European invasion. University of Texas Press, Austin, 1991; 326 pp.
Authors: Sánchez Arroba María Elena
Published: August 2017

Se reseñó el libro: The language of the Inka since the European invasion.
Teatro castellano de la Edad Media. Ed. Ronald E. Surtz. Taurus, Madrid, 1992; 203 pp. (Clásicos castellanos, 13).
Authors: Ávalos Ortiz Rogelio
Published: August 2017

Se reseñó el libro: Teatro castellano de la Edad Media.
José Luis Gómez-Martínez, Teoría del ensayo. 2a ed. UNAM, México, 1992; 221 pp.
Authors: Sánchez Aguilera Osmar
Published: August 2017

Se reseñó el libro: Teoría del ensayo. 2a ed.
De nuevo sobre el poder y la solidaridad. Apuntes para un análisis internacional de la alternancia "tú/usted"
Authors: Blas Arroyo José Luis
Published: August 2017

En este número no se incluyeron resúmenes ni palabras clave.