bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Light Enhanced Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT+) for Sleep and Fatigue: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial during Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer
Authors: Bean Helena Rose , Stafford Lesley , Little Ruth , Diggens Justine , Ftanou Maria , Alexander Marliese , Francis Prudence A , Bei Bei , Wiley Joshua F
Published: July 2019

Background

Women with breast cancer experience a significantly higher prevalence of sleep disturbances and insomnia compared with the general population. The experience of persistent sleep disturbance places breast cancer patients at a higher risk of psychological and physical morbidity and a reduced quality of life. Treatment of sleep in this population is not standard and is often inadequately managed. This randomised controlled study will examine the effects of both Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for insomnia and sleep (CBT-I) and bright light therapy (BL) on the symptoms of insomnia, fatigue and mental health.

Method/design

Women diagnosed with breast cancer who are or will be receiving intravenous chemotherapy treatment at a major metropolitan cancer centre in Melbourne will be recruited (n=80). Recruitment will occur after diagnosis and prior to completion of chemotherapy. Eligible participants will be randomised to the CBT+ intervention (CBT and BL) or relaxation audio enhanced treatment as usual (TAU+). The intervention group will receive one face-to-face session on sleep strategies, one telephone call, and seven email packages containing CBT-I based information and strategies. Participants will also wear Luminette light glasses for 20 minutes each morning for the six-week duration of the intervention. TAU+ will receive two relaxation audio tracks via email. Outcomes will be measured at multiple points throughout the 6 weeks. Primary outcomes will be symptoms of insomnia and sleep efficiency, measured using the Insomnia Severity Index and a self-reported sleep diary. Secondary outcomes include objective measures of sleep assessed using the ActiGraph wGT3X-BT; and sleep-related complaints, fatigue and mental health, all assessed using the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) measure. Data will also be collected on potential treatment moderators and mechanisms, and adherence to treatment. There will be 3-month follow-up measurements of fatigue, sleep-related impairment, sleep disturbance, depression, and anxiety.

Discussion

This is the first randomised controlled trial to combine CBT and BL for the treatment of sleep disturbances in women with breast cancer. This novel design addresses the multiple causal factors for sleep complaints in this population. Results from this trial will advance knowledge in this field and may have important clinical implications for how best to treat sleep disturbance and insomnia in this population. If effective, the largely email-based format of the intervention would allow for relatively easy dissemination.
Pruebas a aplicaciones móviles: avances y retos
Authors: Velásquez Sandra Milena , Monsalve Sossa Doris Elena , Zapata Mauricio Eduardo , Gómez Adasme Marta Ester , Ríos Juan Pablo
Published: July 2019

En los últimos años, las aplicaciones móviles han penetrado todos los mercados de cualquier industria, razón por la que cada vez es más importante para los desarrolladores conocer las técnicas y métodos de prueba específicos para aplicaciones móviles. Dichas aplicaciones son diferentes a las de la web y de escritorio tradicionales, por lo que requieren un enfoque distinto en su construcción. Este enfoque debe generar confiabilidad en el usuario final, quien puede ser cualquier persona que utilice un teléfono inteligente. Tal situación conlleva nuevos desafíos para las empresas o personas que desarrollan aplicaciones móviles. Por este motivo, este trabajo busca reflexionar sobre los avances de las técnicas y métodos de prueba para las aplicaciones móviles, así como de los retos que las empresas y los desarrolladores pueden tener a la hora de crear una estrategia para probar sus aplicaciones y poder lanzarlas al mercado disminuyendo el riesgo de errores en producción.
Determinantes del uso de herramientas financieras: análisis desde las finanzas personales
Authors: Loaiza Marín Valeria , Usuga Giraldo Jennifer , Correa Mejía Diego Andrés , Betancur Ramírez Yuddy Milena
Published: July 2019

La gestión de las finanzas personales es una herramienta clave para llevar a cabo un proceso de toma de decisiones financieras que contribuya a la estabilidad económica de los individuos. El propósito de este artículo es identificar las variables que influyen en el uso de las herra-mientas financieras desarrolladas en la carrera de Contaduría Pública de la Universidad de Antioquia, en la gestión de las finanzas personales. Se utilizó una muestra que consideró a los estudiantes de octavo, noveno y décimo semestre, para lo cual se utilizó la encuesta como instrumento de recolección de evidencia y se recurrió a la regresión logística como el modelo idóneo para el procesamiento de los datos.
The Metabolism of Tanshinone IIA, Protocatechuic Aldehyde, Danshensu, Salvianolic Acid B and Hydroxysafflor Yellow A in Zebrafish
Authors: Wang Ya-Li , Yin Shi-Jun , Yang Feng-Qing , Hu Guang , Zheng Guo-Can , Chen Hua
Published: July 2019

Background:

Tanshinone IIA (TIIA), protocatechuic aldehyde (PA), danshensu (DSS), salvianolic
acid B (SAB) and hydroxysafflor yellow A (HSYA) are the major components of Salvia miltiorrhiza
Bge. (Danshen) and Carthamus tinctorius L. (Honghua) herbal pair. These active components
may contribute to the potential synergistic effects of the herbal pair.

Objective:

This study aimed to investigate the metabolites of TIIA, PA, DSS, SAB and HSYA in
zebrafish, and to explore the influence of HSYA on the metabolism of TIIA, PA, DSS, and SAB.

Method:

48 h post-fertilization zebrafish embryos were exposed either to each compound alone, TIIA
(0.89 μg/mL), PA (0.41 μg/mL), DSS (0.59 μg/mL), SAB (2.15 μg/mL), and HSYA (1.83 μg/mL) and
in combination with HSAY (1.83 μg/mL). The metabolites of TIIA, PA, DSS, SAB, and HSYA in
zebrafish were characterized using high-performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry
(HPLC-MS/MS) and quantitatively determined by HPLC-MS with single and combined exposure.

Results:

Among the 26 metabolites detected and characterized from these five compounds, methylation,
hydroxylation, dehydrogenation, hydrolysis, sulfation and glucuronidation were the main phase I
and phase II metabolic reactions of these compounds, respectively. Furthermore, the results showed
that HSYA could either enhance or reduce the amount of TIIA, PA, DSS, SAB, and their corresponding
metabolites.

Conclusion:

The results provided a reference for the study on drug interactions in vivo. In addition, the
zebrafish model which required much fewer amounts of test samples, compared to regular mammal
models, had higher efficiency in predicting in vivo metabolism of compounds.
Design and Development of Smoking Cessation Apps Based on Smokers’ and Providers’ Perspectives in China: Survey Study
Authors: Xu Junfang , Bricker Jonathan , Fu Xiaoxing , Su Chunyan , Wang Peicheng , Qi Tengfei , Cheng Feng
Published: July 2019

Background

Although there are more than 60 smartphone apps for smoking cessation in China, many of them do not include the content and features that health care professionals and smokers prefer—which may make them impractical, unengaging, and ineffective. Therefore, we investigated both health care providers’ and smokers’ preferences for features of future smoking cessation apps.

Objective

This study aimed to investigate Chinese health care providers’ and smokers’ desired features of a smoking cessation app, with the goal of providing design recommendations for app designers and researchers.

Methods

Both Chinese smokers who own smartphones (n=357) and Chinese health care providers (n=224) responded to a survey collecting data on their sociodemographic characteristics and opinions on the importance of 20 smoking cessation app design features studied in previous US research.

Results

Chinese health care providers expressed strong support of smoking cessation apps on a number of attitude indicators (range 153/224, 68.3% to 204/224, 91.1%). They rated nearly all (18/20) features as very or extremely important (range 52.2%-83.4%) and rated nearly all features (17/20) as more important than the smokers did. More than 60% of smokers rated the following 4 features as very or extremely important: allow sharing the process of smoking cessation with family members and friends (216/319, 67.7%), helping smokers track their progress (such as the amount of smoking per day; 213/319, 66.8%), helping with the side effects of medications and nicotine withdrawal symptoms (201/319, 63.0%), and adapting to ongoing needs and interests of smokers (194/319, 60.8%). Contrary to a similar study of US smokers and health care providers, Chinese smokers and providers rated reputation and ability to communicate with family members and friends as important features, whereas Chinese smokers rated privacy and security as less important.

Conclusions

The design of future smoking cessation and health behavior change apps should consider perspectives of both providers and smokers as well as the role of culture.
Predicting Energy Expenditure During Gradient Walking With a Foot Monitoring Device: Model-Based Approach
Authors: Kim Soon Ho , Kim Jong Won , Park Jung-Jun , Shin Myung Jun , Choi MooYoung
Published: July 2019

Background

Many recent commercial devices aim at providing a practical way to measure energy expenditure. However, those devices are limited in accuracy.

Objective

This study aimed to build a model of energy consumption during walking applicable to a range of sloped surfaces, used in conjunction with a simple, wearable device.

Methods

We constructed a model of energy consumption during gradient walking by using arguments based in mechanics. We built a foot monitoring system that used pressure sensors on the foot insoles. We did experiments in which participants walked on a treadmill wearing the foot monitoring system, and indirect calorimetry was used for validation. We found the parameters of the model by fitting to the data.

Results

When walking at 1.5 m/s, we found that the model predicted a calorie consumption rate of 5.54 kcal/min for a woman with average height and weight and 6.89 kcal/min for an average man. With the obtained parameters, the model predicted the data with a root-mean-square deviation of 0.96 kcal/min and median percent error of 12.4%.

Conclusions

Our model was found to be an accurate predictor of energy consumption when walking on a range of slopes. The model uses few variables; thus, it can be used in conjunction with a convenient wearable device.
Using a Mobile Diary App in the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder: Mixed Methods Feasibility Study
Authors: Helweg-Joergensen Stig , Schmidt Thomas , Lichtenstein Mia Beck , Pedersen Susanne S
Published: July 2019

Background

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a disorder characterized by difficulties with regulating emotions and impulsive behavior. Long-term monitoring of progress during BPD psychotherapy constitutes a challenge using paper and pencil registration. Hence, a mobile app assessing emotions and progress in treatment may be useful.

Objective

The aim of this study was to examine the feasibility of using the mDiary app as an adjunct to dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) for the treatment of BPD.

Methods

A total of 9 focus group interviews were conducted and analyzed according to the grounded theory approach. Furthermore, the usability of the mDiary app was examined using the System Usability Scale (SUS). The app was implemented in a standard DBT program as an adjunct to DBT. In total, 16 patients (age range 19-41 years) and 23 therapists (age range 25-64 years) from 5 Danish public outpatient psychiatric treatment facilities participated in the study.

Results

Overall, patients were satisfied with the mDiary app, as it was “easy to use” and “always there.” Inside-out innovation, meaning new work tasks generated during implementation and communication of modifications needed in the app, was found to influence the perceived usability negatively among the interviewed therapists. The patients rated the usability as high (mean SUS score 81.2, SD 9.9), whereas therapists rated the mDiary app at an average level (mean 68.3, SD 14.3). Older age of the users correlated with lower usability ratings on the SUS score (Pearson r=−0.60).

Conclusions

The mDiary app was considered as an acceptable and relevant way of registering DBT diary data for both patients and therapists generating increased long-term overview. Older users were overall more reluctant to accept this new technology in clinical practice. Time to align expectations among involved parties needs to be set aside when implementing this new approach to patient monitoring. Here, the focus should be on the realistic use of resources and expected impact on present clinical work.
Variabilities in Childhood Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Incident Diabetes in Adulthood: The Bogalusa Heart Study
Authors: Du Tingting , Fernandez Camilo , Barshop Rupert , Fonseca Vivian , Chen Wei , Bazzano Lydia A.
Published: July 2019

OBJECTIVE

Although emerging evidence indicates that increased variability in cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) among populations at midlife or later is a reliable predictor of adverse health outcomes, it is unknown whether intraindividual CVRF variability during childhood or adolescence is an independent predictor of later-life diabetes. We aimed to examine the association of CVRF variability during childhood with diabetes in later life.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS

We included 1,718 participants who participated in the Bogalusa Heart Study and had measures at least four times during childhood (aged 4–19 years). The mean follow-up period was 20.5 years. Intraindividual CVRF variabilities during childhood were calculated using SD, coefficient of variation, deviation from age-predicted values, and residual SD based upon four to eight serial measurements in childhood.

RESULTS

Increased variability in BMI or HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) during childhood, irrespective of the indices used, was significantly positively associated with later-life diabetes risk independent of their respective mean levels in childhood and other possible confounding factors. In combined analysis, the magnitude of the association with diabetes risk was similar for high childhood BMI variability and high childhood HDL-C variability. After adjustments for potential confounding variables, other CVRF variabilities including systolic/diastolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, triglycerides, and LDL cholesterol were not significantly associated with diabetes.

CONCLUSIONS

Increased BMI and HDL-C variabilities during childhood were significant risk factors for the development of diabetes independently of diverse risk factors, which may offer new insights into the childhood origin of adult-onset diabetes.
RESISTENSI Eleusine indica TERHADAP GLIFOSAT PADA PERKEBUNAN KELAPA SAWIT DI KABUPATEN BATU BARA
Authors: Tampubolon Koko , Purba Edison , Hanafiah Diana Sofia
Published: July 2019

Populasi Eleusine indica dari perkebunan kelapa sawit di Kabupaten Batu Bara secara menyeluruh belum pernah dilaporkan resisten-glifosat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melaporkan sebaran populasi dan mengklasifikasi resistensi E. indica terhadap herbisida glifosat pada perkebunan kelapa sawit di Kabupaten Batu Bara. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di Lahan Pusat Penelitian Gulma Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Sumatera Utara pada Oktober 2016 - Agustus 2017. Penelitian ini menggunakan glifosat dengan dosis rekomendasi 720 g b.a.ha-1 dan tiga ulangan. Populasi ESU0 (dari Lapangan Bola Politeknik Negeri Medan) sebagai pembanding. Analisis data menggunakan software IBM SPSS Statistics 20. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa populasi E. indica yang paling resisten (63,33%) pada perkebunan kelapa sawit di Kabupaten Batu Bara terdapat pada ESU4.11 (afdeling 4 Kebun Tanah Gambus). Populasi E. indica yang tergolong resisten-glifosat 83,33% (10 populasi), tergolong moderat resisten-glifosat 16,67% (2 populasi) dan tidak ada populasi yang sensitif-glifosat pada dosis rekomendasi 720 g b.a.ha-1 pada perkebunan kelapa sawit di Kabupaten Batu Bara.
KELIMPAHAN ARTHROPODA TANAH PADA PERTANAMAN UBIKAYU YANG DIPERLAKUKAN DENGAN PUPUK MIKRO
Authors: Tanjung Rioga N , Susilo F.X. , Hariri Agus M , Setiawan Kukuh
Published: July 2019

Penambahan pupuk mikro merupakan salah satu upaya dalam pemenuhan nutrisi bagi tanaman untuk dapat tumbuh dengan optimal. Tanaman yang sehat akan cenderung lebih tahan terhadap serangan hama. Hal ini dapat diketahui dari keberadaan organisme yang ada pada tajuk tanaman tersebut. Kelimpahan arthropoda tanah menjadi indikator keterkaitan antara organisme yang berada di atas dan di bawah tajuk tanaman. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kelimpahan arthropoda tanah pada lahan pertanaman ubikayu yang diperlakukan dengan pupuk mikro. Penelitian dilakukan pada pertanaman ubikayu di DesaBumi Aji, Kecamatan Anak Tuha, Kabupaten Lampung Tengah pada November 2016 – Mei 2017. Rancangan percobaan disusun menggunakan nested design dengan tiga perlakuan yaitu tanpa pupuk mikro (A0), pupuk mikro 20 kg/Ha (A1), danpupuk mikro 40 kg/Ha (A2). Sampling arthropoda tanah dilakukan dengan pitfall trap. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis ragam. Pemisahan nilai tengah dilakukan dengan Uji BNT pada taraf 0,05. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa sepuluh ordo arthropoda tanah ditemukan pada pertanaman ubikayu di Desa Bumi Aji, yaitu Collembola, Hymenoptera, Orthoptera, Coleoptera, Hemiptera, Diptera, Isoptera, Diplura, Araneae, dan Diplopoda. Adapun dari sepuluh ordo arthropoda tersebut, terdapat dua ordo yang dominan, yakni Collembola dan Hymenoptera. Pupuk mikro tidak berpengaruh pada kelimpahan Collembola, namun menurunkan kelimpahan Hymenoptera (semut). Pupuk mikro tidak berpengaruh pada kelimpahan Orthoptera, Coleoptera, Hemiptera, Diptera, Isoptera, Diplura, Araneae, dan Diplopoda.
PENGARUH APLIKASI IRIGASI AWAL TERHADAP HASIL PRODUKSI DUA VARIETAS KEDELAI (Glycine max)PADA TANAH ULTISOL DI KEBUN PERCOBAAN BPTP LAMPUNG SELATAN
Authors: Tri Atmaja Pri Angga , Afandi Afandi , Afrianti Nur Afni , Wiharso Didin
Published: July 2019

Tanaman kedelai memegang peranan penting dalam sektor pertanian, terutama di sektor pangan dan industri.Ketahanan varietas yang dibudidayakan terhadap kekeringan dan terhadap organisme pengganggu tanaman juga sangat berpengaruhterhadap produksi tanaman kedelai. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk : (1) untuk mengetahui pengaruh aplikasi irigasi dengan volume yang berbeda dalam mengoptimalkan pertumbuhan dan produksi tanaman kedelai, (2) untuk mengetahui varietas yang lebih unggul saat dilakukan penanaman pada musim kemarau dengan perlakuan irigasi yang berbeda, dan (3) untuk mengetahui interaksi yang terjadi antara irigasi dengan penggunaan varietas kedelai yang berbeda terhadap produktivitas tanaman. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di Kebun Percobaan BPTP,Kec. Tegineneng,Kab. Lampung Selatan, Provinsi Lampung dari 19 September 2014 hingga 21 Januari 2015dengan menggunakan Rancangan Acak Kelompok (RAK)dengan 2 faktor perlakuan, faktor pertama yaitu 2 perbedaanlama waktu irigasi; 3 hari sekali (I 1 ) dan 6 hari sekali (I 2 ) dengan jumlah pemberianair 40 liter per plot dan faktor kedua yaitu 2 varietas kedelai; Tanggamus (V 1 ) dan Anjasmoro (V 2 ). Setiap perlakuan diulang sebanyak 3 kali, sehingga terdapat total 12 plot percobaan dengan luasan wilayah per plot 2 x 2 m. Sistem irigasi 3 hari sekali dapat meningkatkan tinggi tanaman, total jumlah polong, dan bobot 100 butir kedelai, sedangkan sistem irigasi 6 hari sekali dapat meningkatkan jumlah cabang reproduktif dan mempercepat umur panen kedelai. Penggunaan varietas Tanggamusdapat meningkatkan tinggi tanaman, jumlah cabang reproduktif, total jumlah polong, bobot 100 butir dan mempercepat umur panen kedelai jika dibandingkan dengan penggunaan varietas Anjasmoro.Sistem irigasi 3 hari sekali dengan varietas Tanggamus dapat meningkatkan tinggi tanaman, total jumlah polong, dan bobot 100 butir kedelai, sedangkan sistem irigasi 6 hari sekalidengan varietas Tanggamus dapat meningkatkan jumlah cabang reproduktif dan mempercepat umur panen kedelai.
KETAHANAN BEBERAPA GENOTIPE SORGUM (Sorghum bicolor [L]Moench) TERHADAP PENYAKIT ANTRAKNOSA (Colletotrichum graminicola) PADA DUA SISTEM POLA TANAM BERBEDA
Authors: Ratnasari Agnes , Efri Efri , Hadi Muhammad Syamsoel , Akin Hasriadi Mat
Published: July 2019

Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu mengetahui ketahanan 15 genotipe sorgum yang ditanam pada dua sistem tanam berbeda yaitu monokultur dan tumpangsari. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada bulan April 2017- Februari 2018 di Desa Sukanegara, Kecamatan Tanjung Bintang, Kabupaten Lampung Selatan, Lampung dan di Laboratorium Hama dan Penyakit Tanaman Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Lampung. Perlakuan disusunmenggunakan rancangan acak kekompok dalam Split Plot Design dengan faktor utama adalah sistem pola tanam (tumpangsari, monokultur), dan anak petak adalah 15 genotipe sorgum (Numbu, Samurai 1, GH3, UPCA, GH4, P/I WHP, GH6, Super 2, GH13, P/F 51-93-C, Super 1, GH5, Mandau, GH7 dan TalagaBodas). Monokultur sorgum ditanam pada jarak 80 cm x 20 cm. Tumpangsari sorgum ubikayu dilakukan dengan cara menanam sorgum di antara tanaman ubikayusehingga jarak tanam sorgum tetap 80 cm x 20 cm, sedangkan jarak tanam ubikayu 80 cm x 60 cm, baik sorgum maupun ubikayu ditanam secara bersamaan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa sistem tanam tumpangsari lebih efektif untuk menekan intensitas penyakit antraknosa. Pada penelitian ini intensitas penyakit antraknosa terhadap 15 genotipe sorgum yang diamati dikelompokan menjadi 3 kategori yaitu tinggi, sedang dan rendah. Genotipe Numbu, GH3, Talaga Bodas, Super 1, dan Mandau adalah genotipe dengan intensitas penyaki terendah dibandingkan genotipe Samurai 1, UPCA, GH4, P/I WHP, GH13, P/F 5-193-C, GH5, GH6 dan GH7 . Genotipe Samurai 1, UPCA, GH4, P/I WHP, GH13, P/F 5-193-C, GH5, GH6 dan GH7 adalah genotipe yang intensitas penyakitnya lebih rendah dibandingkan genotipe Super 2. Dan genotipe Super 2 adalah genotipe dengan intnsitas penyakit antraknosa tertinggi.
Effects of Light Wavelength on Daughter Cladode Growth and Quality in Edible Cactus Nopalea cochenillifera Cultured in a Plant Factory with Artificial Light
Authors: Horibe Takanori , Imai Shousei , Matsuoka Takuya
Published: July 2019

In this study, we investigated the effects of different-colored light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on the growth and quality of daughter cladodes of the edible cactus Nopalea cochenillifera. Cladodes were cultured hydroponically using the deep-flow technique under red, blue, or a combination of red and blue, or red, blue, and green light in an enclosed-type plant factory. We found that daughter cladodes developed from the mother cladodes in all the treatments, despite pH of the nutrient solution drastically decreasing over time. However, the elongation growth rate of the first daughter cladodes and the number of daughter cladodes produced were highest under red light and lowest under blue light, indicating that blue light suppresses daughter cladode development. The total fresh weight (FW) of the daughter cladodes emerging from a single mother cladode was also lowest under blue light. However, the average FW of the daughter cladodes was the highest under blue light, or under simultaneous irradiation with red and blue light. The number of spines, which is an undesirable characteristic in edible cacti, was significantly lower under red light than under blue light, while the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity of the daughter cladodes was the highest under blue light or under simultaneous irradiation with red and blue light. Our results show that light wavelength has a strong effect on daughter cladode development in N. cochenillifera, so controlling the light environment represents an effective approach for improving the growth and quality of this edible cactus.
The Use of Physical Factors for Seed Quality Improvement of Horticultural Plants
Authors: Krawiec Marcela , Dziwulska-Hunek Agata , Kornarzyński Krzysztof
Published: July 2019

Due to the common trend towards limitation of excessive use of chemicals in agriculture, there is a growth of interest in methods of seed quality improvement that would be safe for the environment. These include methods based on the effect of various physical factors, such as laser light, magnetic field, seed treatment with magnetized water, electric field. The work provides detailed information on the impact of seed stimulation of these factors on germination, growth, development and yielding of horticultural plants. Summarizing the results of the study, it can be concluded that the application of physical factors in appropriate doses can be an effective way to enhance many plant parameters that increase their productivity. The beneficial effects of seed stimulation are mainly related to the first stages of plant life, i.e. – germination, emergence and growth of seedlings. In many cases, the enhancement of these features is also the result of the increase of plant yields. The increase of yield is even several dozen percent. The results of the study encourage the implementation of these physical methods of seed quality improvement into agricultural and horticultural practice.
Molecular Diversity of Two-Spotted Spider Mite (Tetranychus urticae) in Apple Orchards Across Poland and its Potential Link with the Resistance to Meti-Acaricides
Authors: Jęcz Tomasz , Korbin Małgorzata , Gorzka Damian , Mohamed Abdel-Rahman A. , Olszak Remigiusz
Published: July 2019

Two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae, Koch) possess tremendous ability to develop resistance to pest control chemicals. Hence, although METI-acaricides are quite new group of pesticides, the resistance to this chemicals may shortly become a serious obstacle in two-spotted spider mite management. In presented study, molecular and phenotypic diversity of three laboratory strains and seven T. urticae populations collected from pest-protected apple orchards were analysed in reference to METI-acaricides resistance. The inter-population molecular diversity analysis with a set of RAPD markers revealed 6 populations to be in close relation to susceptible reference strain (GSS). Only one population turned out to be linked relatively close with METI-acaricides resistant strain (Akita). Simultaneously, the results of biological test showed similar relation among the analysed populations, according to the resistance incidence ratio. Obtained results suggest that METI-acaricides resistance trait in two-spotted spider mite is likely to be determined at genomic level and may be considered as an initial stage for developing molecular biology tools for early detection of METI-acaricides resistance in T. urticae populations.
Schriften zur Universitätsidee
Authors: Jaspers Karl
Published: July 2019

Die Aufgabe der Universität im 20. Jahrhundert
Die Fragen nach den Aufgaben, den strukturellen Veränderungen und dem gesellschaftlichen und politischen Stellenwert der Universität waren für Karl Jaspers über 45 Jahre hinweg Gegenstand philosophischer und sozialkritischer Reflexion. Hierfür steht neben 13 veröffentlichten Vorträgen, Aufsätzen und Interviews vor allem die 1923 erstmals publizierte, dann 1946 neu konzipierte und zuletzt 1961 gemeinsam mit Kurt Rossmann in die damaligen Reformdebatten eingebrachte Schrift Die Idee der Universität. Durch die Verortung der Universität im Kontext von Wahrheit, Freiheit und Frieden avancierten Jaspers’ Texte zur Universitätsidee zu einem Plädoyer für politische Freiheit, Demokratie und Humanismus, das in den aktuellen Diskussionen um Gestalt, Aufgaben und Ziele der Universität seinesgleichen sucht. Der vorliegende Band versammelt erstmals sämtliche von Jaspers selbst veröffentlichten Texte zur Universität. Der Kommentar gibt Einblicke in inhaltliche Zusammenhänge, die zeitgeschichtlichen Kontexte sowie die Genese der einzelnen Schriften.
Europa in Basel - Das Konzil von Basel (1431-1449) als Laboratorium der Kunst
Authors: Lucas Jana
Published: July 2019

Jana Lucas zeichnet in ihrem Buch ein lebendiges Bild des künstlerischen Austauschs im Kontext des Basler Konzils und bietet damit erstmals eine umfassende Zusammenschau des Kunstgeschehens im konziliaren Basel. Die Stadt tritt als eine Art Scharnier der bedeutenden Kunstzentren Europas am Beginn der Renaissance hervor. Zugleich betont die Autorin den eminent eigenständigen Charakter der oberrheinischen Künstler, allen voran von Konrad Witz. Ihm und seinen Zeitgenossen gelang es, sich die auf verschiedenen Wegen in die Konzilsstadt gekommenen künstlerischen Anregungen und Innovationen zu je eigenem Ausdruck anzuverwandeln.
Wer sich ein Bild vom spätmittelalterlichen Basel zur Zeit des Konzils machen möchte, kommt um die Publikation von Jana Lucas nicht herum.
Análisis factorial, fiabilidad y validez de la escala de autoeficacia general (EAG) en estudiantes ecuatorianos
Authors: Moreta-Herrera Rodrigo , Lara-Salazar Mariela , Camacho-Bonilla Pamela , Sánchez-Guevera Sandy
Published: July 2019

Objetivos: Confirmar la estructura factorial unidimensional de la Escala de Autoeficacia General (EAG), verificar su fiabilidad en adolescentes y jóvenes ecuatorianos, así como la validez. Método: La investigación es cuantitativa e instrumental, que analiza la estructura factorial, la fiabilidad y la validez de la EAG. Participantes: 742 adolescentes y jóvenes adultos, estudiantes de centros educativos de la ciudad de Ambato y Pelileo en Ecuador. Resultados: A nivel factorial la EAG con un solo factor explica el 52,1% de la varianza con un ajuste óptimo X2= 82,06; df= 28; p< 0,001; X2/df= 2,93; GFI= 0,96; NFI: 0,93; CFI: 0,96; RMSEA= 0,06 [0,05 – 0,08]. Además es fiable para jóvenes α= 0,896 y adolescentes α= 0,876 y válida con pruebas de procrastinación. Conclusiones: La EAG se presenta como una prueba estandarizada para la población ecuatoriana de adolescentes y jóvenes, además de fiable y válida para el uso en la investigación.
La lectura y la escritura académica en educación superior: el taller como estrategia didáctica
Authors: Asensio Pastor Margarita Isabel
Published: July 2019

Este artículo recoge una propuesta didáctica de intervención en el aula universitaria centrada en la escritura y la lectura académica, puesto que el Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior (EEES) y la implantación del Plan Bolonia han supuesto un incremento de las horas prácticas y la implantación de un trabajo final de grado para poder graduarse. Por tanto, en este artículo, ofrecemos una propuesta de intervención didáctica basada  en el modelo pedagógico de taller por su carácter reflexivo-experimental. En dicho taller nos centramos en las destrezas de comprensión lectora y expresión escrita centradas en los textos científicos académicos: atender a la especificidad de estos textos, el tipo de lenguaje estereotipado y convencional, la estructura de un trabajo académico, la citación, entre otros aspectos. Todas estas características discursivas suponen un desafío para los estudiantes de nuevo ingreso en la educación superior que ha de manejar tanto para realizar sus estudios como para dotarse de las competencias profesionales que requiere sus estudios para su ingreso laboral. En el artículo, además, ofrecemos el análisis de los datos relativos a la intervención didáctica basándonos en un modelo metodológico de investigación-acción.
19th-Century Ame­rican Schoolbooks as Primary Sources in Cultural Studies: Their Production and Use
Authors: Smetanina Karina Yu.
Published: July 2019

The article focuses on the 19th-century American history schoolbooks as primary sour­ces in historiography and cultural studies. The re­levance of the topic is determined by the fact that historically several regions with different econo­mic, cultu­ral and ideological characteristics existed and deve­loped in the USA. Therefore, broad political powers of the state governments that traditionally made laws in the field of education may give us the reason to assume that the narration of the American history in books produced and used in different parts of the country might have reflected values and beliefs of those particular states.

The study was based on the principle of historicism, which let us closely analyze such questions as the authorship, places of schoolbook publishing and areas of their distribution with re­ference to the changing sociocultural realia of the 19th-century America.

The following conclusions were drawn. The advent and development of public education as well as the blossom of the printing industry in New England contributed to the fact that in the 1820s there emerged a big group of authors who wrote the most popular American histories. Simultaneously with the growth of the number and influence of publi­shing firms in New York and Philadelphia, the center of the textbook production moved to the Mid-Atlantic Region in the latter half of the century.

The United States territorial acquisitions of the 19th century predetermined the mass migration of the American citizens who amongst other possessions carried their children’s textbooks to new places. Due to the fact that the system of public edu­cation was still in its juvenile years and did not enjoy authority among the citizens, school administrations and teachers were not able to make parents buy new schoolbooks from the lists approved by schools, counties, or states, which led to the problem of textbook diversity and to the distribution of the northern books throughout the whole country. Concurrently, high profits in textbook business attracted many people who tried to write and sell as many histories as possible. This resulted in the problem of oversupply of schoolbooks.
Photoluminescence Emission Induced by Localized States in Halide Passivated Colloidal Two-Dimensional WS2 Nanoflakes
Authors: Mastria Rosanna , Loiudice Anna , Vávra Jan , Nobile Concetta , Scarfiello Riccardo , Cozzoli P. Davide , Sestu Nicola , Marongiu Daniela , Quochi Francesco , Buonsanti Raffaella , Saba Michele , Calzolari Arrigo , Rizzo Aurora
Published: July 2019

Engineering physicochemical properties of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide (2D-TMD) materials by surface manipulation is essential for their practical and large-scale application especially for colloidal 2D-TMDs that are plagued by the unintentional formation of structural defects during the synthetic procedure. However, the available methods to manage surface states of 2D-TMDs in solution-phase are still limited hampering the production of high quality colloidal 2D-TMD inks to be straightforwardly assembled into actual devices. Here, we demonstrate an efficient solution-phase strategy to passivate surface defect states of colloidally synthetized WS2 nanoflakes with halide ligands, resulting in the activation of the photoluminescence emission. Photophysical investigation and density functional theory calculations suggest that halide atoms enable the suppression of non-radiative recombination through the elimination deep gap trap states, and introduce localized states in the energy band structure from which excitons efficiently recombine. Halide passivated WS2 nanoflakes importantly preserve colloidal stability and photoluminescence emission after several weeks of storing in ambient atmosphere, corroborating the potential of our developed 2D-TMD inks.
Global Aromaticity at the Nanoscale
Authors: Rickhaus Michel , Jirasek Michael , Tejerina Lara , Gotfredsen Henrik , Peeks Martin D. , Haver Renee , Jiang Hua-Wei , D. W. Claridge Timothy , Anderson Harry L.
Published: July 2019

Aromaticity is an important concept for predicting electronic delocalisation in molecules, particularly for designing organic semiconductors and single-molecule electronic devices. It is most simply defined by the ability of a cyclic molecule to sustain a ring current when placed in a magnetic field. Hückel’s rule states that if a ring has [4n+2] π-electrons, it will be aromatic with an induced magnetisation that opposes the external field inside the ring, whereas if it has 4n π-electrons, it will be antiaromatic with the opposite magnetisation. This rule reliably predicts the behaviour of small molecules, typically with circuits of less than about 22 π-electrons (n = 5). It is not clear whether aromaticity has a size limit and whether Hückel’s rule is valid in much larger macrocycles. Here, we present evidence for global aromaticity in a wide variety of porphyrin nanorings, with circuits of up to 162 π-electrons (n = 40; diameter 5 nm). We show that aromaticity can be controlled by changing the molecular structure, oxidation state and three-dimensional conformation. Whenever a global ring current is observed, its direction is correctly predicted by Hückel’s rule. The magnitude of the current is maximised when the average oxidation state of the porphyrin units is around 0.5–0.7, when the system starts to resemble a conductor with a partially filled valence band. Our results show that aromaticity can arise in large macrocycles, bridging the size gap between ring currents in molecular and mesoscopic rings.
Revista VIS, volume 12, número 2, ano 2013 - Editor Responsável: Thérèse Hofmann Gatti Rodrigues da Costa
Authors: Oliveira Emerson Dionisio Gomes de
Published: July 2019

Editorial

 

A morfogênese no contexto da arte computacional evolutiva

Tiago Barros Pontes e Silva

 

Metainstalações: expografia e montagem de exposições em arte computacional

Tania Fraga

 

Projetos ZN:PRDM e Ø25 – Quarto Lago

Gilberto Prado e Grupo Poéticas Digitais

 

Da singulariade da arte tecnológica

Cleomar Rocha

 

ARTeligent: princípios e relações entre emergências e criatividade em arte computacional com agentes de inteligência artificial

Francisco de Paula Barretto

 

Diálogos criativos na gameficação da arte

Carlos Praude

 

Entre forma e comportamento: fluxos, metaestabilidade, interações

Carlos Augusto Moreira da Nóbrega

 

Aspectos teóricos e práticos em estética na produção do software e instalações A-Memory Garden 1.0

Marília Lyra Bergamo

 

O corpo ilustrado

Mônica Tavares e Grupo arte, design e mídias digitais

 

O hibridismo radical da arte digital

Lúcia Santaella

 

Mídias sociais expressivas e colaborativas

Paulo Meirelles e Suzete Venturelli

 

Memorias del futuro, prospectivas de la imaginación poética

Raúl Niño Bernal

 

Politique & poétique dans l’art-contemporain: 12 renversements. Hommage à Walter Zanini

François Soulages

 

Dissertações e Teses defendidas no PPG-Arte no período 2º/2013

 

Normas para colaboradores
Pustular Eruptions in Children as Manifestations of Autoinflammatory Diseases
Authors: Santiago Felicidade , Torrelo Antonio
Published: July 2019

Nowadays, in clinical practice, when attending a child with a pustular eruption and systemic inflammation, it is mandatory to think of an autoinflammatory disease, once infectious causes have been ruled out. Although rare, autoinflammatory disease must be recognized as early as possible, accurately diagnosed (including gene testing), and treated with targeted therapy if available.
Language Comment as a Method of Correcting Mistakes Associated with Impaired Accuracy of Speech in Written Works of Bilingual Students
Authors: Medvedeva N. V.
Published: July 2019

The article discusses the method of organizing a language comment as a method of correcting mistakes associated with impaired accuracy of speech in written works of bilingual students. The author highlights reasons for checking the accuracy of word usage in writing assignments by bilingual students, reveals the causes of mistakes and defects, and offers options for correcting them.
Identidades e fronteiras étnicas no processo de inserção dos migrantes haitianos no município de Cascavel/PR
Authors: Cardin Eric Gustavo , Manica Carmem Aparecida
Published: July 2019

O objetivo do artigo é analisar o processo de inserção social dos migrantes haitianos no município de Cascavel/Paraná, explorando os obstáculos enfrentados pelos migrantes e as redes sociais constituídas. Não suficiente, partindo do pressuposto que as identidades são relacionais, refletimos sobre as relações entre redes sociais, inserção social e as fronteiras étnicas. Para tanto, o estudo utilizou de entrevistas qualitativas realizadas entre 2015 e 2017 e possibilitou o entendimento de que as estratégias de construção identitárias não são ideais puros, mas coexistem nas práticas cotidianas dos migrantes.
PRE-EMERGENCE HERBICIDE APPLICATION IN CORN CROP
Authors: Kashukoev М. V. , Khutsinova М. М. , Kanukova Zh. О.
Published: July 2019

Presents the results of a study of the effectiveness of herbicides from different chemical classes for pre-emergence control of weeds in maize crops. Investigations were carried out in 2014–2016 in Cherek-Kolos LLC, Urvansky District, Kabardino-Balkaria Republic. The time of studies was distinguished by favourable moisture: the level of fallen September precipitation varied by year: in 2014 – 48 mm, 2015 – 24.3 mm, in 2016 – 51.4 mm and fairly warm weather. The conditions complied with the environmental requirements established for corn. According to the particle-size distribution, the soil of the pilot site is light clay over the whole profile with the content of “physical clay” 51.8 ... 58.9%. Among the fractions of particle-size distribution dominates large dust (30.4-35.8%) and silt (23.6-29.7%), whose portion in physical clay near 51%. The accumulation of the silt fraction (< 0.001 mm) is clearly traced in the upper horizons of the soil profile, that is, silting occurs in the upper horizon, which is determined by the indicator of removal – accumulation, the coefficient of which in the chernozem typical residual meadow is equal to 121.6. The clay fraction is an active part of the soil, it is a colloidal and precolloidal mass consisting of fine clay minerals, hydrophilic and capable of equivalent exchange reactions with the liquid phase. In pre-emergence control, the maximum suppression of perennial dicotyledonous weeds of 82.9-100% is achieved using the herbicides Anaconda, CE (1.6 l / ha) and Adengo, KS (0.5 l / ha). The effectiveness in suppressing perennial cereal weeds when using the herbicide Trophy 90, EC (2.5 l / ha) is 91.0%. Efficiency in the fight against gumaem with the use of the herbicide Lyumaks, SC (4.0 l / ha) is 83%. The grain yield of corn for pre-emergence use of the herbicides Anaconda, CE (1.6 l / ha), Trophy 90, CE (2.5 l / ha), Lyumaks, SC (4.0 l / ha) increases by 29-47% .
Protein kinase C-ε contributes to a chronic inhibitory effect of IL-1β on voltage-gated sodium channels in mice with febrile seizure
Authors: Wang Jinli , Xu Fenfen , Zheng Yuan , Cheng Xu , Zhang Piaopiao , Zhao Hongyang
Published: July 2019

This study aimed to understand the role of Interleukin-1β in mouse febrile seizures. To investigate the chronic effects of raised Interleukin-1β on seizures, the sodium currents of hippocampal neurons were recorded by whole-cell voltage clamp. Interleukin-1β inhibited sodium currents in mouse hippocampal neurons and verified that protein kinase C epsilon contributed to the effect of Interleukin-1β exposure. The inhibitory effect was also identified in neurons from a protein kinase C epsilon null mutant mouse. Action potentials were recorded using a ramp depolarizing current. Peak spike depolarization was significantly reduced by Interleukin-1β treatment, and was abolished following the administration of a protein kinase C epsilon inhibitor, εV1-2. However, neither Interleukin-1β nor εV12 had any significant effect on spike threshold. Interleukin1β reduced the amplitude of action potentials due to its inhibitory effect on sodium channels. This is hypothesised to decrease the release of presynaptic transmitters of neuroexcitability, thus exerting a neuroprotective role in excitotoxicity. To ascertain the role of protein kinase C epsilon on febrile seizures in vivo, a heated water-bath model was used to identify susceptible mice. It was found that protein kinase C epsilon reduced susceptibility to, and frequency of, febrile seizure onset. This may be related to the neuroprotective effect of Interleukin-1β on hippocampal neurons.
Minimally invasive puncture and drainage versus craniotomy: basal ganglia intracerebral hemorrhage in elderly patients
Authors: Yang Ke , Zhang Yuan , Song Jun , Zhang Xinghu , Wan Wenhui
Published: July 2019

The two most common surgical interventions for spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage in the basal ganglia of patients more than 65 years old are either minimally invasive puncture and drainage or craniotomy. This study aimed to compare the curative effects of these two procedures in such patients. A retrospective study of patients older than years with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage was conducted between January 2012 and December 2015. Of the 86 patients, 47 received minimally invasive puncture and drainage and 39 underwent craniotomy. One year after surgery no statistically significant difference was observed between the two groups with respect to: evacuation rate of the hematoma five days after the operation, volume of residual hematoma, occurrence of rebleeding, development of infectious meningitis, length of hospitalization, fatality, or Glasgow Outcome Scale and Barthel Index scores. However, the amount of blood loss during the procedure (P < 0.001), total cost of hospitalization (P = 0.004), and incidence of epilepsy (P = 0.045) were significantly higher for the craniotomy group than the minimally invasive puncture and drainage group. It was found that, in patients older than 65 years with basal ganglia hemorrhage, minimally invasive puncture and drainage is less invasive, more cost efficient and induces less bleeding during surgery than craniotomy.
The tripartite mechanism as the basis for a biochemical memory engram
Authors: Marx Gerard , Gilon Chaim
Published: July 2019

In this paper, we address the enigma of the memory engram, the physical trace of memory in terms of its composition, processes, and location. A neurochemical approach assumes that neural processes hinge on the same terms used to describe the biochemical functioning of other biological tissues and organs. We define a biochemical process, a tripartite mechanism involving the interactions of neurons with their neural extracellular matrix, trace metals, and neurotransmitters as the basis of a biochemical memory engram. The latter inextricably link physiological responses, including sensations with affective states, such as emotions.
ПСИХОЛОГИЯ И ПЕДАГОГИКА В ВУЗЕ// Actual Problems of Applied Sciences Journal World, 6(16), 2019/ Chief Editor Markus Hemmer: Open European Academy of Public Sciences (OEAPS Inc.). 06.07.2019. Barcelona, Spain, 2019. - PP. 9-15.
Authors: Цагараева Ольга Батыровна
Published: July 2019

В статье рассматривается роль психологических знаний в процессе обучения, анализируются современные подходы к организации подготовки преподавателей высшей школы в Узбекистане, выявлены основные тенденции и этапы формирования их компетентности, выявлены наиболее эффективные методы и формы повышения методической и психологической квалификации будущих преподавателей.The article discusses the role of psychological knowledge in the learning process, analyzes modern approaches to the organization of training of high school teachers in Uzbekistan, identifies the main trends and stages of formation their competencies, the most effective methods and forms of improving the methodological and psychological qualifications and future teachers.