bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Repetition and Prominence
Authors: Duane Ben
Published: December 2016

This study examines the difference between prominent and non-prominent lines (e.g., melodies and accompaniments). After reviewing research suggesting that lines with few repeating patterns would readily capture attention, the hypothesis that prominent lines tend to be less repetitive is tested. Various probabilistic models are used to quantify the repetitiveness of lines from three musical corpora—two containing Classical string quartets, one including songs by the Beatles. The results suggest that notes from prominent lines tend to have lower probability. This trend, along with others found in the corpora, is consistent with the hypothesis that prominent lines are generally less repetitive.
Absurd Speculations
Authors: Reznicek Matthew L.
Published: December 2016

Matthew L. Reznicek, “Absurd Speculations: The Tragedy of Development in Maria Edgeworth’s Ormond” (pp. 291–314)

This essay explores shared concerns regarding the representation of economic development that occurs in Maria Edgeworth’s Irish bildungsromanOrmond (1817) and in Johann Wolfang von Goethe’s two-part tragic retelling of the Faust myth (1808, 1832), building on recent interest in the representation of money in literature from the romantic period. While these two literary works are often seen as foundational texts in their respective national literatures, they both also explore the damning effects of economic and social development, especially through the medium of paper money. To this end, I examine the representation of paper money in Goethe’s Faust Part Two and of the capitalist ventures of Sir Ulick O’Shane in Ormond in order to situate more firmly Edgeworth’s writing within the broad European literary and social landscape. By focusing on the tragic representation of modernizing economics in these two works, it becomes obvious that Edgeworth, like Goethe, participates in and advances the formation of a modern world.
“Sacred Ties of Brotherhood”
Authors: Magyarody Katherine
Published: December 2016

Katherine Magyarody, “‘Sacred Ties of Brotherhood’: The Social Mediation of Imperial Ideology in The Last of the Mohicans and Canadian Crusoes” (pp. 315–342)

This essay analyzes narrative patterns of colonist-indigenous relations within Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe (1719) and two Robinsonade texts, James Fenimore Cooper’s The Last of the Mohicans (1826) and Catharine Parr Traill’s Canadian Crusoes (1852). Within the latter texts, the multiplication of Crusoe into “castaway” groups allows for an investigation of the social collateral of reaffirming racial hierarchies via settlers’ allegiance to indigenous individuals while destroying larger indigenous communities. In The Last of the Mohicans, the hybrid Cora Munroe and the Mohican Uncas’s love for her threatens the established pattern of homosocial interracial friendship; their deaths reaffirm racial boundaries. Conversely, by depicting a “coterie” of Scotch, French-Canadian, hybrid, and Mohawk members, Canadian Crusoes self-consciously rewrites the tragedy of Cooper’s novel so that sororal love enables cross-cultural marriage. Nevertheless, Traill’s proleptic descriptions of Canadian settlement mark her narrative as an alternate history that diverges from the progressive alienation of Native communities.
Debt, Taxes, and Reform in Walter Scott’s Count Robert of Paris
Authors: Goldberg Brian
Published: December 2016

Brian Goldberg, “Debt, Taxes, and Reform in Walter Scott’s Count Robert of Paris” (pp. 343–368)

Walter Scott’s Count Robert of Paris (1831) treats “debt” in a way determined by the author’s response to the Reform Crisis of 1830–1832. Scott’s solution to the reformist impulse was the reintroduction of the income tax. He believed that an income tax would give the nation’s elites an opportunity to acknowledge their duties and contribute their fair share toward the payment of the national war debt, thus stabilizing the economy and eliminating a crucial motive for reform legislation. Count Robert of Paris reimagines this solution by translating the nation’s relationship to government debt into a system of personal indebtedness. While the novel’s main characters, the Anglo-Saxon mercenary Hereward and the Crusader Count Robert, assume their roles in a working hierarchy through the assumption and discharge of debt, these developments take place in a dystopian fictional world that reflects Scott’s apprehensions about reform. In Count Robert’s late-eleventh-century Constantinople, leaders evade responsibility, justice is inscrutable or impossible to achieve, and the city is populated by Crusaders and Byzantines who are unwilling or unable to recognize or pay what they owe.
PESTO SAUCE TYPE PRODUCTS: INFLUENCE OF BEESWAX AND STORAGE CONDITIONS ON RHEOLOGY AND COLLOIDAL STABILITY
Authors: Bouacida Saoussen , Muresan Vlad , Essaidi Ismahen , Blecker Christophe , Bouzouita Nabiha
Published: December 2016

One of the major problems for pesto sauce type products is the tendency of oil to cream, causing their alteration and decreasing consumer’s acceptability. In this study, colloidal and oxidative stability of pesto samples with (0.5-1.2%) of beeswax was evaluated during storage at 4, 20 and 40°C. The rheological behavior and color analysis was evaluated at the same temperatures. Sensory evaluation by using a hedonic test was also perfomed. Increasing the samples beeswax content increased the pesto colloidal stability. The samples with 0.8-1.2% have the highest stability and overall performed well on sensory analysis. The peroxide values of samples increased significantly (p
PERFORMANCE AND MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION OF BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM THE GUT OF BROILER BIRDS AFTER ANTIBIOTIC ADMINISTRATION AND ENZYME SUPPLEMENTATION
Authors: T. S. Ofongo – Abule Ruth , Etebu Ebimieowei , I. Ohimain Elijah
Published: December 2016

This study evaluated the effect of feed additives (antibiotic or enzyme) on performance and bacteria population in the ileum of one day – old broiler chicks (ANAAC 2000) randomly distributed to three treatments having eight replicates and ten birds per replicate. Completely randomized design was used and experiment lasted for 35 days.
Maize–soybean meal diet without antibiotic administration or enzyme supplementation served as control and was the same diet for all treatments. Antibiotic (Dicoxin plus ®) was administered to birds fed diet 2 and enzyme (Roxazyme G 2G ®) was supplemented to diet 3.Bacterial specific primers for rRNA gene sequences were used to amplify bacterial genes from samples and sequenced. Bacteria were identified from the gene sequences using Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) against the National Centre for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
Enzyme supplementation significantly (P
IN VITRO AND IN SILICO ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF PRANGOS¬ FERULACEA (L.) Lindl AND PRANGOS ULOPTERA DC, AND THEIR MUTAGENICITY IN THE AMES TEST
Authors: Nosrati Mokhtar , Behbahani Mandana
Published: December 2016

The present study was conducted to study antibacterial activity of different extracts of Prangos ferulacea and Prangos uloptera. The antibacterial activity was measured by disc diffusion and micro-broth dilution methods at different concentrations (250, 500, 750, 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500 and 3000μg/ml).The studied bacteria were Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Serratia marcescens, Escherichia coli, Salmonella enterica.The in sillico antibacterial activity of pinens and coumarins was performed by Autodock 4 software. The molecular docking between phytochemicals and six target proteins (DNAgyrase subunit B, pinicilin binding protein, D-alanin D-alanin syntase, dihydrofolate reductase, and dihydropteroate synthetase and isoleucyl-tRNA sinthetase) has been investigated. The mutagenicity of these extracts at different concentrations (500, 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500, 3000µg/ml) were also investigated on Salmonella typhimurium strain TA98. The results confirmed that all tested extracts have modest to weak antibacterial activity against studied bacteria without any mutagenicity effect.The root and seed extracts of both species respectively had highest and lowest antibacterial effects.The antibacterial activity of pinens of these plants was significantly more than coumarins. DNA gyrase subunit B and penicilin binding proteins (PBP) were the main targets of tested coumarins. DNA gyrase subunit B was also the main target of studied pinens.Our study found that P.ferulacea and P.uloptera displayed a great potential of antibacterial activity.
IMMOBILIZATION OF NITROGEN-FIXING BACILLUS FLEXUS STRAIN BLY01 FOR ENHANCED SYNTHESIS OF α-AMYLASE AND ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE
Authors: Pal Saha Soma
Published: December 2016

A nitrogen-fixing gram positive spore forming bacteria was isolated from potato waste and produced α-amylase and alkaline phosphatase (APase) when the organism had been fed on starch and insoluble Ca2(PO4)3 in nitrogen free medium. The organism was identified as Bacillus flexus BLY01 on the basis of morphological as well as phylogenetic analysis using 16S rDNA sequencing. Under optimized conditions in broth culture, fresh cells produced about 56 unit/ml of α-amylase and 16.75 unit/ml of alkaline phosphatase. The log phase cells of strain BLY01 had been immobilized in Ca-alginate gel capsules and were used for the semi-continuous production of the substrate specific enzymes individually. The immobilized cells showed about 27% and 126% enhancement in activity of α-amylase and APase, respectively. The immobilized system retained 80% - 84% of its initial efficiency after 3rd cycle of fermentation batches.
One unit of α-amylase activity = 10 µg of reducing sugar per ml per min from soluble starch and one unit of APase =10 µg of para-nitrophenol formed per ml per min at 370C at pH 8.0.
INDUCTION OF CALLUS FROM LEAF AND STEM TISSUES OBTAINED FROM CAPSICUM ANNUUM EXPLANT GROWN ON WASTE ENGINE OIL-POLLUTED SOILS
Authors: Ikhajiagbe Beckley , Chukwuemeka Eke Ralph , Osasumwen Guobadia Betsy
Published: December 2016

The present study investigated callusing frequency of explants from leaf and stem tissues obtained from Capsicum annuum explant exposed to waste engine oil contamination. The explants obtained from 21-31 days old seedlings were cultured on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with various concentrations of BAP (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 mg/l) and NAA, IAA, 2, 4-D and IBA (0, 5, 10, 15 and 20 mg/l). Results showed that efficient callusing in leaves and stems explants (21 days old) was achieved after explants were cultured on MS semi-solid media containing 1-5 mg/l BAP and 0.5-1.5 mg/l IBA for 4 weeks; while callus formation was hindered in older tissues. An effective protocol for callogenesis of 21 day-old explants (stems) of C. annuum obtained from oil-polluted soil in a semi-solid state MS medium using BAP and IBA was thus developed. The study also documented the ability of IBA to induce callus.
Blackness and Heathenism. Color, Theology, and Race in the Portuguese World, c. 1450-1600
Authors: Marcocci Giuseppe
Published: December 2016

The coexistence of a process of hierarchy and discrimination among human groups alongside dynamics of cultural and social hybridization in the Portuguese world in the early modern age has led to an intense historiographical debate. This article aims to contribute to extending our perspectives, focusing on the circulation of two global categories of classification: negro (Black) and gentio (Heathen) between the mid-fifteenth and late-sixteenth century. In particular, it explores the intersections between the perception of skin color and the reworking of theological concepts in a biologizing direction, which ran parallel to the development of an anti-Jewish theory based on blood purity. The line of enquiry leads from the coasts of West Africa, where it immediately meets the problem of slavery, to Brazil, via South Asia. The intense cross-fertilization of the categories of negro and gentio in the Portuguese world provides us with an alternative geography and institutional process of racialization to that of the Spanish Empire.
Los mejores médicos de la Tierra. El “pueblo de Israel” en el Examen de ingenios de Juan Huarte (1575)
Authors: Mandressi Rafael
Published: December 2016

El Examen de ingenios del médico navarro Juan Huarte de San Juan, que conoció una amplísima difusión desde la publicación de su primera edición en Baeza (1575) hasta comienzos del siglo xviii, expone una teoría de las aptitudes basada en el saber médico y en la filosofía natural de raíz aristotélico-galénica. Se trata, así mismo, de un libro político, desde que en función de esa teoría, Huarte propone una clasificación de los individuos según el “ingenio” del que estén naturalmente dotados para el estudio y/o el ejercicio de alguna disciplina en particular. En el capítulo dedicado a la medicina, una extensa argumentación apunta a demostrar la superioridad de los judíos (el “pueblo de Israel”) en lo que respecta a la medicina práctica. Del análisis de ese largo pasaje surge una asociación estrecha no solo entre un “ingenio” natural y una ciencia, como en el resto de los capítulos correspondientes a la parte aplicada del libro, sino además de ambas cosas con un pueblo, definido por ende en virtud de rasgos naturales específicos, inscriptos en el cuerpo, y, por añadidura, transmisibles por vía hereditaria. El modo según el cual Huarte fundamenta la especial aptitud del pueblo judío para la medicina práctica constituye, en el contexto en el que se expresa, un gesto político significativo y robusto.
Dime cuál es tu procedencia y te diré quién eres. Clasificaciones sociales en las provincias de Santafé, 1550-1635
Authors: Leal Bernardo
Published: December 2016

Se ofrece una aproximación a la red de términos que se utilizaba para clasificar e identificar a los pobladores de las Indias. La indagación se realiza con base en las cartas de venta, los asientos y un ejemplo de una causa de amparo depositados en la Notaría Primera de Santafé y en la de Tunja, entre 1550 y 1635, es decir, en los primeros años en que se instauró la Real Audiencia y se nombraron los primeros escribanos y funcionarios encargados de legitimar los procesos de venta de esclavos y los conciertos de trabajo con los indios.
Ramón de la Sagra y la esclavitud acomodada. Colonialismo y abolición en Cuba a mitad del siglo xix
Authors: Sánchez Cobos Amparo
Published: December 2016

Tras la independencia de las colonias españolas en América y en pleno auge del sistema plantacionista en Cuba, el reformador español, Ramón de la Sagra, elaboró una serie de propuestas de orden económico y social para la isla, entre las que incluyó la abolición progresiva de la esclavitud. Se analizan estas propuestas resaltando sus implicaciones políticas, ya que el autor las veía como una solución de futuro y de continuidad del régimen colonial en Cuba. Para ello se examinan sus escritos de las décadas 1820-1840 integrando sus ideas sobre la isla en el resto de su pensamiento y haciendo una diferenciación entre las distintas etapas que lo atraviesan para resaltar cómo acomodó la esclavitud en cada una de ellas.
Abriendo la caja negra de la tecnología: una historiografía de las técnicas en Colombia
Authors: Herazo Ericka
Published: December 2016

Se ofrece una revisión historiográfica sobre la historia de la tecnología en Colombia desde el último tercio del siglo xx hasta el presente. La revisión se centró en dos tipos de literatura, de un lado, la historia económica, incluyendo la historia empresarial e industrial, y, del otro, la historia social de la tecnología, mostrando los puntos de diferencia y conexión entre ambas perspectivas de análisis. El propósito es establecer un estado del arte en la materia analizando críticamente estas contribuciones, enfatizando los aportes positivos que las diversas corrientes han desarrollado y, en definitiva, promoviendo la apertura de la caja negra de la tecnología.
Odonata (Insecta) from Nova Xavantina, Mato Grosso, Central Brazil: Information on species distribution and new records
Authors: Calvão Lenize Batista , De Marco Júnior Paulo , Batista Joana Darc
Published: December 2016

Odonates are found in all freshwater environments, and are specially species rich in tropical freshwater ecosystems. Currently about 800 odonate species are known to Brazil, but only 29% of the Brazil territory have been surveyed for this group. Here we provide a species list with information on distribution and new records for Odonata in nine streams in Nova Xavantina, Mato Grosso, Central Brazil. We used the scan procedure with a fixed area for three days in each stream between 10:00 and 14:00h. We collected 1038 dragonfly specimens belonging to 67 species, which represents 8% of the known Brazil odonate fauna. Additionally, five new records for the study area are presented.
Mammalia, Didelphimorphia, Chiroptera, and Rodentia, Parque Nacional Chaco and Capitán Solari, Chaco province, Argentina
Authors: Teta Pablo , Pereira Javier A. , Muschetto Emiliano , Fracassi Natalia
Published: December 2016

We studied the small mammal assemblage (bats, marsupials and rodents) of Parque Nacional Chaco and Capitán Solari (Chaco Province, Argentina) based on captures and analysis of owl pellets. Twenty-one species were recorded during a brief survey, including two marsupials, seven bats, and twelve rodents. In addition, we documented the first occurrence of the bat Lasiurus ega in the Chaco Province, and extended to the southwest the distribution of the didelphid marsupial Cryptonanus chacoensis and the oryzomyine rodent Oecomys sp. We also provided a second occurrence site in the ents Calomys laucha and Holochilus brasiliensis. Identified taxa belonged to species that are typical of the Humid Chaco ecoregion of Argentina.
Reptilia, Serpentes, Dipsadidae, Phalotris lativittatus: distribution extension and geographic distribution map
Authors: Vasconcelos Tiago Da Silveira , Santos Tiago Gomes dos
Published: December 2016

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Fish, Cubatão River basin, Atlantic Rainforest stream, Paraná, Brazil
Authors: Abilhoa Vinícius , Bastos Leonardo Pussieldi
Published: December 2016

The freshwater ichthyofauna of the Cubatão River basin was studied. This drainage belongs to the Atlantic rainforest biome in Paraná state coastal region, southern Brazil. Considering fish collection data and extensive new collections, 41 species were listed of the families Characidae, Erythrinidae, Crenuchidae, Curimatidae, Heptapteridae, Pseudopimelodidae, Callichthyidae, Trichomycteridae, Loricariidae, Gymnotidae, Cichlidae, Anablepidae, Poeciliidae, and Synbranchidae. The river studied showed the ichthyofaunistic pattern of the coastal drainages of the Atlantic rainforest biome of southeastern Brazil, characterized by a high degree of endemism. A key for species identification is provided.
Amphibia, Anura, Centrolenidae, Cochranella adenocheira: distribution and range extension, Brazil
Authors: Toledo Luís Felipe , Araújo Olívia G. S. , Ávila Robson W. , Kawashita-Ribeiro Ricardo A. , Morais Drausio H. , Cisneros-Heredia Diego F.
Published: December 2016

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Mammalia, Artiodactyla, Cervidae, Blastocerus dichotomus, municipality of Barreiras do
Piauí, state of Piauí, Northeastern Brazil: distribution extension
Authors: Miranda Cleuton Lima , Rossi Rogério Vieira , Sousa e Silva Júnior José de , Santos Marcos Pérsio Dantas , Lima Marcela Guimarães Moreira
Published: December 2016

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Reptilia, Testudines, Chelidae: Hydromedusa tectifera: distribution extension in Brazil
Authors: Sousa Bernadete Maria de , Novelli Iara Alves
Published: December 2016

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Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae, Elachistocleis skotogaster: map of geographic distribution, distribution extension, and new altitudinal records
Authors: Cajade Rodrigo , Barrasso Diego A. , Nenda Santiago J.
Published: December 2016

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Amphibia, Anura, Leptodactylidae, Leptodactylus syphax: new state record
Authors: Martins Lucas Borges , Da Silva Wagner Rodrigues
Published: December 2016

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Reptilia, Squamata, Teiidae, Tupinambis quadrilineatus: distribution extension and geographic distribution map
Authors: Silveira Adriano Lima
Published: December 2016

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Aves, Booderee National Park, Jervis Bay territory, south-eastern Australia
Authors: Lindenmayer David B. , MacGregor Christopher , Brown Darren , Montague-Drake Rebecca , Crane Mason , Michael Damian , Lindenmayer Bruce D.
Published: December 2016

A large-scale, long-term study is being conducted to describe the bird assemblages inhabiting a 6500 ha area at Booderee National Park, south-eastern Australia. In this paper, we provide a list of birds recorded within rainforest, forest, woodland, shrubland, heathland and sedgeland during surveys conducted each spring between 2003 and 2007. Of particular interest was the contrast between the birds of sites burned in a wildfire in 2003 and sites that remained unburned. We recorded a total of 103 species from 35 families. We found that after the major fire, the vast majority of individual species and the bird assemblage per se in most vegetation types recovered within two years. Exceptions occurred in structurally simple vegetation types such as sedgeland and wet heathland in which reduced levels of species had not returned to pre-fire (2003) levels by 2007.
Aves, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Calidris fuscicollis (Vieillot, 1819) (White-rumped Sandpiper): documented records for the states of Piauí and Ceará in north-eastern Brazil
Authors: Fedrizzi Carmem Elisa , Carlos Caio José
Published: December 2016

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Reptilia, Testudines, Chelidae, Acanthochelys macrocephala: distribution extension, geographic distribution map, and hatchling morphology
Authors: Ferronato Bruno De Oliveira , Molina Flavio De Barros
Published: December 2016

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Numerical simulation of solidification around a circular cylinder with natural convection
Authors: Truong Vu Van , Anh Truong Viet , Ngoc Hoang Thi Bich
Published: December 2016

An analysis is carried out for solidification around a cold cylinder in a rectangular cavity using numerical simulations. The transient influences of solidification accompanied by natural convection are investigated in detail. The governing equations, in terms of one-fluid formulation, including the Navier-Stokes and energy equations for incompressible Newtonian fluids are written for the whole domain. The no-slip and Dirichlet-type isothermal temperature boundary conditions are both implemented using a linear interpolation technique (immersed boundary method). The solidification interface is represented by connected elements that move on the fixed background grid. Code validations are carried out through various problems. Finally, the temporal dependence of the solid area ratio of the solid phase to the cylinder upon various dimensionless parameters, such as Rayleigh number, Prandtl number, Stefan number, thermal property ratios as well as a parameter indicating the effect of superheat is studied.
Social Medicine Integration for Clinical Years in Arab World
Authors: Khan Abdul Sattar
Published: December 2016

This article was migrated. The article was not marked as recommended. The adaptation of western style curriculum in Arab culture brought so many good features as well as some concerns. The social medicine integration in medical education itself raises several questions related to the place where, how to teach, and how to assess. In my personal view I suggest three ways to teach the social medicine, including community based intervention (CBI) and recommended to assess it by 360-degree evaluation.
Fabrication and in vitro evaluation of diclofenac sodium microparticles
Authors: Zaman Muhammad , Batool Nighat , Atta-Ur-Rehman
Published: December 2016

The present study was designed with the aim to succeed in formulating a microparticulate drug delivery system of diclofenac sodium by using ethyl cellulose and Eudragit L100. The solvent evaporation technique was used to fabricate five different types of formulations by varying the concentrations of the polymers as well as the drug-to-polymer ratios. The prepared microparticles were subjected to micromeritics, chemical compatibility between drug and polymers, surface morphology, in vitro dissolution studies and kinetic modelling of release data. The results revealed that the microparticles were free-flowing and chemically compatible. The microparticles were spherical to irregularly shaped with a rough surface. The drug contents of the particles were quite satisfactory, and the release of the drug was sustained with anomalous case II transport type of release mechanism. The statistical analysis (analysis of variance) advocated the significant impact (p < 0·05) of variations in the polymer concentration on drug release. Finally, successful preparation of diclofenac sodium was confirmed with a suitable sustained effect.
AQUA cloning v1
Authors: Behle Anna , Nicolas Schmelling not provided
Published: December 2016

Protocol for seamless, scarless, homology-based cloning of vectors using an enzyme-free technique. The method was published by Zurbriggen et al., 2015, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0137652 It relies on the endogenous homologous recombination machinery ofE. coli lab strains.
Multiple Alignments and Weblogo v1
Authors: Schmelling Nicolas
Published: December 2016

This protocol show you how to create a sequence alignment with multiple sequences using CLUSTAL Omega and to futher modify it with Jalview and visualize it with Weblogo.
Az egyvirágú here (Trifolium ornithopodioides (L.) Sm.) „újrafelfedezése” a Hortobágyon
Authors: Nótári Krisztina , Jakab Gusztáv , Pifkó Dániel
Published: December 2016

Az első szerző 2009 nyarán a Hortobágyon található Ágota-puszta délkeleti részén megtalálta az egyvirágú here (Trifolium ornithopodioides) vegetatív állapotú egyedeit. A növény a megtalálás helyén egy ősmedervonulat szikfok-zónájában él. A faj másik állományát 2016-ban a második szerző találta a karcagi Ecse-zugban, kiszáradt, legelt ecsetpázsitosban. Az egyvirágú herének a Hortobágyról csak egy adata volt ismert ezidáig, melyet Szujkó-Lacza et al. (1982) publikált egy 1974-es gyűjtés alapján. A gyűjtés bizonyító példánya, amely a Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum Növénytárában (BP) található, rosszul határozható, hiányos példány, de a pálhalevelek vizsgálata alapján feltételezhető, hogy nem Trifolium ornithopodioides egyede van a lapon. Így tehát a 2009-es észlelés az egyvirágú here első hiteles adata a Hortobágyról.
O Avesso do Caráter Procedimental da Constituição: Ativismo Judicial, “Novo” CPC e STF
Authors: Carnio Henrique Garbellini , Pereira Joaquim Eduardo
Published: December 2016

O presente artigo pretende discutir uma concepção do caráter procedimental da Constituição que parece não estar sendo adequadamente levado em consideração em nosso país, a saber, como avesso ao ativismo judicial e as formas dissimuladoras de governabilidade reveladas em conflitos relativos aos poderes institucionais brasileiros. Nesse trilho, o texto ao tempo que procura expor um cenário deflagrado de crise dos rumos que a relação entre a teoria e a prática jurídica têm tomado em nosso país, apresenta criticamente dois exemplos que procuram elucidar o objeto desta crise; o primeiro trata de uma situação paradoxal em duas decisões do STF e o segundo sobre o novo CPC e a atividade jurisdicional. A Constituição não pode ser utilizada para bloquear discussões fundamentais nem para sustentar interpretações ilegais, refletir sobre isso em tempos cínicos é o que almeja de forma e em tom introdutório este texto.
Em Conformidade com o Direito Fundamental à Saúde Previsto na Constituição Brasileira de 1988, É Possível Exigir do Estado a Prestação de Fosfoetanolamina Sintética para Pessoas com Câncer?
Authors: Otero Cleber Sanfelici , Massarutti Eduardo Augusto de Souza
Published: December 2016

No artigo, a proteção à saúde é observada como um direito fundamental integrante do direito ao mínimo de recursos para uma vida digna, assegurado pela Constituição brasileira a título universal. Em razão da escassez de recursos públicos para a saúde, o direito de requerer o composto fosfoetanolamina sintética ao Poder Público é analisado, considerando que esta substância ainda não foi reconhecida pela Medicina como eficaz no tratamento do câncer e não passou por todos os testes exigidos pela Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (ANVISA) para aprovação e registro. Para atingir este objetivo, é realizada uma investigação na literatura jurídica, com o método de abordagem dedutivo e os métodos de procedimento sistemático e dialético.
A Importância da Compreensão do que é o Homem para o Princípio da Dignidade da Pessoa Humana
Authors: Ruiz Ivan Aparecido , Silva Priscilla Galli
Published: December 2016

O objetivo deste texto é fazer uma abordagem da evolução do conceito do homem ocorrido com o passar do tempo e demonstrar a relação direta desse conceito com o princípio da dignidade humana. Nesse contexto, verifica-se que para concretizar e operacionalizar o referido princípio, sem que se acabe por deixá-lo sem conteúdo, devido a sua complexidade, é preciso realizar uma análise profunda a respeito do que é o homem. Partindo dessa resposta se torna possível vislumbrar o princípio da dignidade da pessoa humana como algo tangível, não permitindo que se incorra em um discurso vazio, que apenas prega a importância dele, mas não consegue utilizá-lo para dar a resposta que uma situação concreta exige. Desse modo, constata-se a importância de atribuir uma carga ontológica ao homem, bem como analisá-lo em seu aspecto relacional. Assim, tendo em vista que o princípio da dignidade humana deve proteger aquelas características intrínsecas do homem, sem as quais deixa de ser pessoa, elencá-las em um conceito do que seja o homem torna mais compreensível a conceituação do referido princípio e, consequentemente, melhora sua aplicação nos casos que se apresentem ao Poder Judiciário.
Route-Based Tourism Product Development as a Tool for Social Innovation: History Valley in the Cserehát Region
Authors: Nagy Katalin , Piskóti István
Published: December 2016

Route-based tourism product development is known worldwide, and can be particularly advantageous for lessdeveloped areas, which are less familiar in the tourism market. By mixing the phenomena of tourism, the economy,innovation and social difficulties, certain types of tourism routes can be tools for social innovations, if they arecombined with spatial development, support of local communities and integration of local products. The first part ofthis study gives a literature review regarding route-based tourism products, alongside the explanation of conceptualdifferences. In the second part, we introduce the so-called “History Valley” in the Cserehát region, with a multi-viewanalysis.
Varicose veins: a clinical study
Authors: Mulla Sameer Ahmed , Pai Srinivas
Published: December 2016

Background: Varicose veins are a common condition affecting the lower limbs. Apart from being a cosmetic problem, it can have some serious complications if not treated in time. Multiple modes of surgical management exist for the disease. Complications of the surgery are troublesome and difficult to treat.Methods: This is a prospective study done in inpatients of SDM college of Medical Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka, India. A total of 70 patients were included in this study and various general, demographic, clinical and surgical data outcomes were studied over a period of 4 years.Results: In our study of 70 patients we found the mean age of the study population to be 45.6% with a range of 21 to 70 years. Male patients (80%) outnumbered the females (20%). Among the 70 limbs studied, 30 (42.85%) patients had the involvement of GSV and communicating system, 6 (8.57%) had involvement of GSV and SSV systems, whereas SSV and CS were affected in 2 (2.85%) patients. 2 (2.85%) had all the three systems involved. Complications of surgery were noted in 22 (31.42%) patients, seroma formation (10%) was the commonest, followed by recurrence of the disease (8.57%), hematoma (4.28%), wound infection (2.85%) and neuropathy (5.71%).Conclusions: Varicose veins are a frequent occurrence. Commonly affect middle aged males, required to work standing for prolonged hours. The great saphenous and the communicating systems are most commonly involved, followed by great saphenous system alone. Pain is the most common presenting symptom and pigmentation the most common complication of the disease. The treatment depends on the site of incompetence and should hence be tailor-made for each case.
Clinical profile of patients with pancreatitis
Authors: Shakeel MD. , Irfan Syed Shahid
Published: December 2016

Background: Pancreatitis is an inflammatory process leading to abdominal pain, progressive destruction of the exocrine tissue and in some patients a loss of endocrine tissue as well. However owing to the tremendous reserve of pancreatic function, insufficiency may be at subclinical at least in the beginning of the disease.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted which included the patients admitted with pancreatitis. For all the patients, meticulous records will be maintained regarding clinical features, family history of pancreatitis, alcohol intake, dietary habits, and stigmata of alcoholic liver diseases and by performing various investigations. 200 cases admitted, diagnosed to have pancreatitis.Results: The most common diagnosis was acute pancreatitis (48%) followed by chronic pancreatitis (12%), acute pancreatitis and pseudocyst (12%), acute on chronic pancreatitis (12%), necrotizing pancreatitis (8%) and acute pancreatitis with others (8%).Conclusions: Overall acute pancreatitis constituted 76%, chronic pancreatitis 12% and acute on chronic pancreatitis 12%.
Tatarstan and Bashkortostan: A Political and Religious Test for Tsar Putin
Authors: D’Agostino Glauco
Published: December 2016

The process of institutional centralization launched by Mr. Putin in a Federation currently counting 85 entities (including the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol’) is likely to collide with the self-government aspirations, particularly by the 22 republics, because of a documented extensive presence of ethnic minority groups living in their territories. Each of them has its own constitution and legislation. But, according to the Russian Federal Law, all regional heads are to be nominated by Russian President. On the other hand, the Tatar Constitution, aimed to guarantee minority ethnic, religious, or linguistic rights, maintains President of the Republic has to be popularly elected. This situation is creating a framework, if not of legal uncertainty, at least of institutional tensions threatening to escalate unless it would be properly addressed, also due to the specific ethno-religious features of Republics, particularly Tatarstan and Bashkortostan. Both republics are regarded as a model of winning multiethnic states, mainly for the ability to bring together Christians and Muslims to live peacefully.Moscow concerns give substance to the ghost of never vanished pan-Turkism, since Tatarstan still has relevant independence movements, with a mix of nationalist ideals and religious revival, but all of them with features of peaceful struggle and never extremist. The traditional theological school of law among Muslims of the region is the Ḥanafī one, and the gradual presence of Salafis in the Ural region is regarded by many (though disputed by others) as a source of rampant extremism. TheRussian Federationshould undertake to recognize and to spread among Tatarstan and Bashkortostan population the value of ethnic and religious coexistence underpinning theRussian Federationconcept in the post-Communist era.
Editorial: Pensar y escribir sobre arquitectura, ciudad, territorio y patrimonio
Authors:   Universidad de Cuenca, Jaramillo Medina Carlos
Published: December 2016

Nuestra afirmación queda formulada en los siguientes términos: lo que más se requiere en la Facultad de Arquitectura en este tiempo contemporáneo es pensar y escribir sobre Arquitectura, Ciudad, Territorio y Patrimonio.
A new territorial model of peri-urban areas of natural protection in the micro-watershed of the Tarqui River
Authors:   Universidad de Cuenca, Orellana Diana Alejandra
Published: December 2016

La ordenanza que sanciona el Plan de Ordenamiento Territorial del cantón Cuenca, vigente desde el año 2003, determina el suelo no urbanizable en el área de influencia inmediata a la ciudad debido a algunos factores, uno de ellos es el valor natural que poseen cinco zonas bien delimitadas denominadas Zonas de Protección Natural (ZPN), en éstas zonas se restringe toda actividad que implique la artificialización del suelo, prohibiéndose también su fraccionamiento; sin embargo, hasta ahora se muestran vulnerables por el crecimiento urbano al no existir un plan alguno que defina su gestión.Bajo esa circunstancia, se aplicó la metodología planteada por el doctor Domingo Gómez Orea para la elaboración del Plan de Ordenamiento Territorial de tres de las cinco ZPN periurbanas: Loma de Huizhil, Cerro Monjas, Agua Santa y el área de influencia inmediata -la microcuenca del río Tarqui- común a los tres territorios, la misma que se caracteriza por armonizar las actividades y aspiraciones humanas con la capacidad de acogida de cada territorio.
Towards a compact city: Cuenca and its residential areas
Authors:   Universidad de Cuenca, Mera María Augusta , Santacruz María Elizabeth ,   Universidad de Cuenca
Published: December 2016

Los asentamientos residenciales en la ciudad de Cuenca se han ido conformando a la par de intervenciones urbanísticas realizadas con la intención de planificar un crecimiento de la ciudad, o por sucesos que han transcurrido a lo largo del tiempo.En la actualidad, la urbe cuenta con un modelo de asentamiento en lo que corresponde a los usos de suelo que subyace tras la “Ordenanza que sanciona el Plan de Ordenamiento Territorial del cantón Cuenca: Determinaciones para el uso y ocupación del suelo urbano” emitida por el Municipio de Cuenca en 1998 y reformada en el 2003. Este modelo ha permitido a la población facilidades de servicios, comunicación y un entorno apto para el desenvolvimiento de las actividades cotidianas; sin embargo, luego de transcurrida una década de su vigencia, se ha creído pertinente evaluar y ajustar dicho modelo con la intención de propender hacia un asentamiento compacto. Esta investigación se ha enfocado en buscar aquellos recursos que permitan mejorar las condiciones existentes en el modelo de usos de suelo actual a la vez que se ha planteado una serie de estrategias y recomendaciones para avanzar hacia una ciudad compacta.
Editorial: Reflections and recommendations for the management of the cultural heritage of Cuenca, after 15 years of registration in the World Heritage list
Authors:   Proyecto vlirCPM de la Universidad de Cuenca
Published: December 2016

Reflexiones y recomendaciones para la gestión del patrimonio cultural de Cuenca, tras 15 años de inscripción en la lista del Patrimonio Mundial
Presentación Estoa 6
Authors:   Proyecto vlirCPM de la Universidad de Cuenca, Cardoso Martínez Fausto
Published: December 2016

15 años atrás, un miércoles 1 de diciembre de 1999, en Marrakech, Marruecos, la XXIII reunión del Comité de Patrimonio Mundial anunciaba que la ciudad de Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca, había sido admitida a formar parte de la Lista de Patrimonio de la Humanidad. Los habitantes de Cuenca festejaron con júbilo la inscripción y a partir de ese momento, un nuevo y fresco sentimiento de orgullo y autoestima se sumó al espíritu de la colectividad.
The transformations in the landscape generated by the urban sprawl of Cuenca
Authors:   Universidad de Cuenca, Carrasco Castro Fabián
Published: December 2016

El análisis de las transformaciones en el paisaje generadas por la expansión urbana de Cuenca, se realiza a través de una revisión de la historia de la ciudad, para poder obtener una visión sobre su futuro; es decir, qué hicieron nuestros antepasados en esta región, qué estamos haciendo nosotros en el presente y, especialmente, qué debemos hacer para el futuro. En este contexto, se analiza el crecimiento urbano y el incremento poblacional de la ciudad de Cuenca en los últimos cincuenta años.
The heritage as a resource: the change of paradigms in urban conservation from an international perspective
Authors:   Universidad de Cuenca, Carofilis Nelson , García Gabriela ,   Universidad de Cuenca
Published: December 2016

El artículo estudia la emergente noción de patrimonio como recurso para el desarrollo desde dos entradas1: la disciplina de la conservación urbana y los discursos globales en torno a la cultura y el desarrollo. Al examinar los avances en ambas y aclarar los vínculos entre la ciudad, los entornos históricos y la sostenibilidad, se identifican un conjunto de valiosos puntos de vista que invitan a repensar las estrategias de desarrollo urbano en las ciudades históricas andinas y ecuatorianas.
The heritage as a resource for tourism development
Authors:   Ministerio de Turismo, Zona 6, Escudero Lorena
Published: December 2016

Patrimonio y turismo tienen objetivos socioeconómicos, culturales y territoriales comunes. La conservación de los recursos patrimoniales y su proceso de transformación en productos turísticos son un incentivo para la revitalización de la identidad cultural a nivel regional, nacional e internacional. La relación entre cultura, patrimonio y turismo brinda al visitante experiencias únicas, que fortalecen a Cuenca como destino prioritario a nivel mundial.
New ways of inhabiting the city: Aerotropolis and Generic City. The case of Quito
Authors:   Universidad de Alcalá, Rosero Añazco Verónica
Published: December 2016

Son las ciudades contemporáneas igual que los aeropuertos? ¿Es decir, todas iguales? Esta hipótesis planteada en La Ciudad Genérica (Koolhaas, 1997) es aún más controversial: ¿qué pasa cuando un territorio es planificado en función de un aeropuerto, un “no-lugar”? como lo califica Marc Augé? (1993). La aerotrópolis es un modelo urbano aplicado en diversas ciudades del mundo de manera genérica, pese a las diferencias geográficas, culturales, económicas, idiosincráticas y sociopolíticas. John Kasarda, autor del concepto de aerotrópolis (2000), argumenta que aunque sus principios básicos de planificación se pueden aplicar a la mayoría de los lugares, su implantación exitosa depende mucho de los factores locales. ¿Pueden llegar el aeropuerto y el territorio afectado a una integración simbiótica en la que el primero aporte capital económico y el segundo identidad? A través del caso del nuevo aeropuerto internacional de Quito se reflexiona sobre esta controversia mediante un análisis crítico de su territorio. Estrategias como la contrastación con la polis griega, o el planteamiento de territorios inteligentes aportan luces al debate sobre esta nueva formar de habitar y planificar la ciudad.
Tapatia architectural modernity: the use of elements and resources of the traditional construction
Authors:   Universidad de Guadalajara, Rueda Velázquez Claudia
Published: December 2016

Cuando la modernidad arquitectónica había sido ya asumida en la capital de México, en la ciudad de Guadalajara –una de las principales y más prósperas provincias mexicanas– comenzaba a ser acogida. Ignacio Díaz Morales, amigo y compañero de generación de Luis Barragán en la Escuela de Ingeniería, fue quién se propuso la tarea de organizar una Escuela con el ideario de un modelo propio de arquitectura, tan local como universal, ajustada a las necesidades culturales y al impulso económico que vivía Guadalajara. Una de las bases de la Escuela fue el uso de recursos y elementos de la construcción tradicional y artesanal con una clave de modernidad.
Historic Architecture and Inmaterial Cultural Heritage: A necessary symbiosis Merida’s Cultural Heritage zones, state of Yucatán-Mexico
Authors:   Universidad Marista de Mérida, Rivero Canto Raúl
Published: December 2016

Se explica y analiza la relación simbiótica y necesaria que existe entre la conservación de la arquitectura histórica y la preservación del patrimonio cultural inmaterial. Se seleccionó el conjunto de zonas de patrimonio cultural de la ciudad de Mérida, Estado de Yucatán-México. Se incluye los marcos teórico, histórico y normativo donde destacan las características del patrimonio cultural inmaterial, la evolución de la Ciudad, las leyes y reglamentos aplicables en la arquitectura histórica. Un aspecto relevante es la identificación de la piedad popular católica como manifestación cultural representativa de las zonas estudiadas; se analiza cada una de ellas para demostrar cómo la arquitectura histórica favorece que las tradiciones sobrevivan al mismo tiempo que las manifestaciones intangibles fortalecen la conservación de los inmuebles en los que ocurren.
Ecuadorian Landscape National legislation contrasted to regional and international landscape policies
Authors:   Proyecto vlirCPM de la Universidad de Cuenca, Moscoso Cordero María Soledad , Wijffels Anja Louisa María ,   Proyecto vlirCPM de la Universidad de Cuenca, Astudillo Cordero Sebastián ,   Proyecto vlirCPM de la Universidad de Cuenca, Cardoso Martínez Fausto ,   Proyecto vlirCPM de la Universidad de Cuenca
Published: December 2016

La ubicación geográfica del Ecuador conjuntamente con su topografía, le ha dotado de un paisaje natural privilegiado que se caracteriza por su alta biodiversidad y excepcionales vistas. Ecuador cuenta con tres sitios del patrimonio mundial que se encuentran a lo largo de los valles glaciares y las cadenas montañosas de la Cordillera de los Andes, donde las pendientes pronunciadas y en constante cambio del uso del suelo lo hacen especialmente vulnerable a alteraciones del paisaje. Los paisajes ecuatorianos dan testimonio de la interacción humana con el medio natural, dando origen a paisajes culturales de destacado valor histórico. Este artículo busca hacer algunas recomendaciones políticas relativas a la protección de los paisajes ecuatorianos. El objetivo es contribuir al debate mediante una reflexión sobre las políticas nacionales y regulaciones relativas al paisaje y compararlas con el estado del arte en la región y el resto del mundo.
Energetic efficiency in residential buildings
Authors:   Universidad de Cuenca, Guillén Mena Vanessa , Quesada Molina Felipe ,   Universidad de Cuenca, López Catalán María ,   Universidad de Cuenca, Orellana Valdés Diana , Serrano Alex ,   Universidad de Cuenca
Published: December 2016

Esta investigación, hace una revisión bibliográfica sobre la eficiencia energética en las edificaciones residenciales, en el que se considera el consumo energético, políticas y estrategias de eficiencia energética, normativa internacional y métodos de evaluación sustentable más influyentes, que han surgido con el fin de mitigar el impacto ambiental y reducir el consumo energético, manteniendo las condiciones óptimas de confort. En base a la categoría “Energía” de los métodos Leed, Breeam, Verde, Casbee y Qualitel, este trabajo tiene por objeto identificar los requerimientos de evaluación que mayor incidencia presentan en el consumo energético de las edificaciones residenciales, a fin de que se pueda analizar su desempeño. Los requerimientos identificados podrán aplicarse en diferentes localidades previo un análisis de los parámetros geográficos, culturales, económicos y sociales.
Presentación Estoa 8
Authors:   Universidad de Cuenca, Salazar Ximena
Published: December 2016

El contenido en este octavo número de ESTOA. Revista dela Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo de laUniversidad de Cuenca, aborda principalmenteresultados de investigación, los cuales han surgido enbuena parte del trabajo que ha venido desarrollandonuestra Facultad de Arquitectura, pero tambiénexponemos resultados provenientes de autores deinstituciones extranjeras, ya que efectivamente hemoscomenzado un proceso de internacionalización ampliodonde tienen un trascendente valor las aportacionesforáneas.