bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Eheliche Auflösung und Neugründung von Paargemeinschaften: Analyse von Geschlechtereffekten beim Einkommen
Authors: Masia Maurizia
Published: November 2016

Dieser Beitrag untersucht die Veränderung des Einkommens von Frauen und Männern infolge einer Trennung oder der Gründung einer neuen Lebensgemeinschaft. Neben individuellen Ressourcen interessieren insbesondere die geschlechtsspezifischen Einflüsse auf das Einkommen. Den theoretischen Angelpunkt der Analyse bilden lebensverlaufsbezogene, mikroökonomische und geschlechterrollentheoretische Überlegungen. Die Datengrundlage für die empirische Analyse stellt der harmonisierte Cross-National Equivalent File (CNEF) für die Schweiz und Deutschland dar (Zeitraum 1999-2007). Die Befunde deuten darauf hin, dass infolge der Auflösung und Bildung von Paargemeinschaften unterschiedliche Geschlechtereffekte im Einkommen resultieren. Aufgrund von Mehrebenenanalysen kann gezeigt werden, dass je nach Veränderung des institutionellen Charakters einer Paargemeinschaft und unter Kontrolle von sozioökonomischen und kontextbezogenen Einflüssen gegenläufige Gendereffekte im Einkommen hervorgehen.
Le réseau social, un outil inégalitaire ?
Authors: Turtschi Nicolas
Published: November 2016

Le réseau social d’un individu est souvent considéré comme un élément fondamental pour sa réinsertion professionnelle. Cependant, le réseau ne se développe pas ex nihilo mais, comme montré dans l’article, en fonction des caractéristiques sociodémographiques de l’individu. De plus, les résultats indiquent que ce sont les personnes les moins vulnérables sur le marché de l’emploi qui disposent également des caractéristiques nécessaires à la constitution d’un réseau efficace pour l’insertion professionnelle, ce qui accroît encore les inégalités entre elles et les plus vulnérables.
Erwerbstätige mit privaten Pflegeaufgaben am Beispiel zweier schweizerischer Unternehmen
Authors: Radvanszky Andrea , Craviolini Julie , Bischofberger Iren
Published: November 2016

In Zukunft werden mehr Personen mit privaten Pflege- und Betreuungsaufgaben im Erwerbsprozess stehen. Über diese Gruppe ist in der Schweiz bislang wenig bekannt. Was das Vereinbarkeitsphänomen und das Zusammenwirken der einschlägigen Indikatoren betrifft, besteht ein erheblicher Erkenntnisund Forschungsbedarf. In diesem Beitrag werden verschiedene Faktoren für die Pflegeübernahme und den Pflegeumfang mittels zweier Erhebungen in einer öffentlichen Verwaltung und einem privaten Unternehmen multivariat untersucht. Für die Pflegeübernahme erweisen sich das Alter, das Geschlecht und die Lohnhöhe als relevant, während der Pflegeumfang mit Charakteristika, die die Pflegesituation betreffen, korreliert. Gleichzeitig verdeutlichen die Divergenzen zwischen den Unternehmen den Effekt struktureller Variablen, die eine differenzierte Betrachtung vereinbarkeitsfördernder Massnahmen erlauben.
Nationalisme sexuel : le cas de l’excision et de la chirurgie esthétique génitale dans les discours d’experts en Suisse
Authors: Bader Dina
Published: November 2016

Cet article examine les constructions de sens (frames) autour de l’excision et de la chirurgie esthétique génitale, par l’exemple de la nymphoplastie. L’analyse porte sur des entretiens menés auprès d’experts ayant une connaissance approfondie des pratiques de modification génitale en Suisse. Les résultats montrent que l’excision et la nymphoplastie sont placées dans un rapport de « miroir inversé », où la nymphoplastie est décrite par des caractéristiques positives alors que l’excision représente son miroir négatif. Par conséquent, cet article argumente que le débat sur les « mutilations génitales féminines » en Suisse reproduit l’allégorie du « Nous versus les Autres », conformément à la rhétorique du nationalisme sexuel.
Morphometric Analysis to Extrapolate Geoecological Potential of the Rivers in the “Iron Gates” Natural Park (Banat, Romania)
Authors: Tetelea Cristian
Published: November 2016

The present study is based on morphometric analysis of watersheds from the “Iron Gates” Natural Park. Morphometric parameters of a river basin are influenced by a series of biotic and abiotic factors. This aspect makes the morphometric analysis very useful in describing the river systems and offers an image of all the interactions and processes that define the geoecological potential of running waters ecosystems. The parameters used in morphometric analysis are a good alternative for understanding the underlying geoecological factors at watershed scale, and especially where the necessary data on soil, lithology, geomorphology, vegetation and other are scarce.
A norterpenoid and tripenoids from Commiphora mukul: isolation and biological activity
Authors: Rehman Najeeb Ur , Hussain Hidayat , Khan Husain Yar , Csuk René , Abbas Ghulam , Green Ivan R. , Al-Harrasi Ahmed
Published: November 2016

Bio-guided fractionation of the guggul gum resin of Commiphora mukul HOOK using the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay for the breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231 led to the isolation of a new C17 norditerpene named myrrhanone C (1) along with two known polypodane-type triterpenes, namely, myrrhanone B (2) and myrrhanol B (3). The structures of the isolated compounds were elucidated by means of 1D (1H and 13C) and 2D (correlation spectroscopy, heteronuclear single-quantum coherence, heteronuclear multiple-bond correlation, and nuclear Overhauser effect spectroscopy) NMR spectroscopy as well as mass (electrospray ionization-mass spectroscopy) spectral analyses. Interestingly myrrhanone C (1) was able to induce a substantial decline in cell proliferation. It reduced the viability of cancer cells by almost 81% and 87% at concentrations of 50 and 100 μg mL−1, respectively. Myrrhanone B (2) and myrrhanol B (3) showed a concentration-dependent growth inhibitory effect on cancer cells, with the latter being slightly more cytotoxic than the former at both the concentrations tested. Furthermore, myrrhanone C (1) and myrrhanone B (2) showed good α-glucosidase and urease inhibition.
Bohemian Rhapsodist: Antonín Dvořák's Píseň bohatýrská and the Historiography of Czech Music
Authors: Campo-Bowen Christopher
Published: November 2016

Standard histories of Antonín Dvořák's life have largely ignored his output in the field of the symphonic poem, especially his final work in the genre, Píseň bohatýrská (Heroic Song). Composed in 1897 after four other tone poems explicitly based on poems by the Czech writer and ethnographer Karel Jaromír Erben, this piece features a much more abstract program and depicts the life, travails, and ultimate victory of a Slavonic bardic hero, assumed by many to be the composer himself. It premiered in late 1898 and early 1899 in Vienna and Prague, respectively, inviting mostly favorable reviews and performances in many other European cities before sliding into obscurity after the turn of the twentieth century. I situate Píseň bohatýrská in both the context of Dvořák's larger output and the critical discourses of the late nineteenth century, using it as a focal point to examine not only Dvořák's mythologized image as a composer at the fin de siècle, but the history of the symphonic poem, the politics of the Vienna-Prague critical axis, and the hardening of critical orthodoxy in the twentieth century. Through an in-depth study of Píseň bohatýrská's reception, I reveal a picture of Dvořák at once familiar and unfamiliar: as the naive, spontaneously creative absolute musician at odds, in the eyes of the critics, with the unfamiliar territory of the symphonic poem, and as a specifically Czech musician who was nevertheless placed in the same masculinized, Germanocentric composer-hero lineage of genius as Beethoven and Liszt. Nevertheless, the understanding of Dvořák as absolute Czech musician par excellence ultimately triumphed, weathering the assaults of his program music to survive into the present. This article provides a new understanding of the complexity of Dvořák's image near the end of his life, inviting a reconsideration of the composer.
Differential roles of RET isoforms in medullary and papillary thyroid carcinomas
Authors: Lian Eric Y , Maritan Sarah M , Cockburn Jessica G , Kasaian Katayoon , Crupi Mathieu J F , Hurlbut David , Jones Steven J M , Wiseman Sam M , Mulligan Lois M
Published: November 2016

The RET receptor tyrosine kinase mediates cell proliferation, survival and migration in embryogenesis and is implicated in the transformation and tumour progression in multiple cancers. RET is frequently mutated and constitutively activated in familial and sporadic thyroid carcinomas. As a result of alternative splicing, RET is expressed as two protein isoforms, RET9 and RET51, which differ in their unique C-terminal amino acids. These isoforms have distinct intracellular trafficking and associated signalling complexes, but functional differences are not well defined. We used shRNA-mediated knockdown (KD) of individual RET isoforms or of total RET to evaluate their functional contributions in thyroid carcinoma cells. We showed that RET is required for cell survival in medullary (MTC) but not papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) cells. In PTC cells, RET depletion reduced cell migration and induced a flattened epithelial-like morphology. RET KD decreased the expression of mesenchymal markers and matrix metalloproteinases and reduced anoikis resistance and invasive potential. Further, we showed that RET51 depletion had significantly greater effects on each of these processes than RET9 depletion in both MTC and PTC cells. Finally, we showed that expression of RET, particularly RET51, was correlated with malignancy in a panel of human thyroid tumour tissues. Together, our data show that RET expression promotes a more mesenchymal phenotype with reduced cell–cell adhesion and increased invasiveness in PTC cell models, but is more important for tumour cell survival, proliferation and anoikis resistance in MTC models. Our data suggest that the RET51 isoform plays a more prominent role in mediating these processes compared to RET9.
Exendin-4 increases oxygen consumption and thermogenic gene expression in muscle cells
Authors: Choung Jin-Seung , Lee Young-Sun , Jun Hee-Sook
Published: November 2016

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP1) has many anti-diabetic actions and also increases energy expenditurein vivo. As skeletal muscle is a major organ controlling energy metabolism, we investigated whether GLP1 can affect energy metabolism in muscle. We found that treatment of differentiated C2C12 cells with exendin-4 (Ex-4), a GLP1 receptor agonist, reduced oleate:palmitate-induced lipid accumulation and triglyceride content compared with cells without Ex-4 treatment. When we examined the oxygen consumption rate (OCR), not only the basal OCR but also the OCR induced by oleate:palmitate addition was significantly increased in Ex-4-treated differentiated C2C12 cells, and this was inhibited by exendin-9, a GLP1 receptor antagonist. The expression of uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1), β3-adrenergic receptor, peroxisome proliferator-activator receptor a (PPARa) and farnesoid X receptor mRNA was significantly upregulated in Ex-4-treated differentiated C2C12 cells, and the upregulation of these mRNA was abolished by treatment with adenylate cyclase inhibitor (2′5′-dideoxyadenosine) or PKA inhibitor (H-89). As well, intramuscular injection of Ex-4 into diet-induced obese mice significantly increased the expression of UCP1, PPARa and p-AMPK in muscle. We suggest that exposure to GLP1 increases energy expenditure in muscle through the upregulation of fat oxidation and thermogenic gene expression, which may contribute to reducing obesity and insulin resistance.
In female rat heart mitochondria, oophorectomy results in loss of oxidative phosphorylation
Authors: Pavón Natalia , Cabrera-Orefice Alfredo , Gallardo-Pérez Juan Carlos , Uribe-Alvarez Cristina , Rivero-Segura Nadia A , Vazquez-Martínez Edgar Ricardo , Cerbón Marco , Martínez-Abundis Eduardo , Torres-Narvaez Juan Carlos , Martínez-Memije Raúl , Roldán-Gómez Francisco-Javier , Uribe-Carvajal Salvador
Published: November 2016

Oophorectomy in adult rats affected cardiac mitochondrial function. Progression of mitochondrial alterations was assessed at one, two and three months after surgery: at one month, very slight changes were observed, which increased at two and three months. Gradual effects included decrease in the rates of oxygen consumption and in respiratory uncoupling in the presence of complex I substrates, as well as compromised Ca2+buffering ability. Malondialdehyde concentration increased, whereas the ROS-detoxifying enzyme Mn2+superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) and aconitase lost activity. In the mitochondrial respiratory chain, the concentration and activity of complex I and complex IV decreased. Among other mitochondrial enzymes and transporters, adenine nucleotide carrier and glutaminase decreased. 2-Oxoglutarate dehydrogenase and pyruvate dehydrogenase also decreased. Data strongly suggest that in the female rat heart, estrogen depletion leads to progressive, severe mitochondrial dysfunction.
Severe Hemolysis and Pulmonary Hypertension in a Neonate With Upshaw–Schulman Syndrome
Authors: Tsujii Nobuyuki , Shiraishi Isao , Kokame Koichi , Shima Midori , Fujimura Yoshihiro , Takahashi Yukihiro , Matsumoto Masanori
Published: November 2016

Pulmonary involvement is extremely rare in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. In this report, we present a girl patient with congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, known as Upshaw–Schulman syndrome (USS), complicated with severe hemolysis and pulmonary hypertension (PH). The assay results of a disintegrin-like and metalloprotease with thrombospondin type 1 motifs 13 (ADAMTS13) activity measured by FRETS-VWF73 and ADAMTS13-act-ELISA were different. Hyperbilirubinemia (total bilirubin, 25.3 mg/dL) interfered strongly with the FRETS-VWF73 assay. Plasma levels of ADAMTS13 activity by act-ELISA were <0.5% of normal. The diagnosis of USS was confirmed by ADAMTS13 gene analysis, which showed compound heterozygous mutations of p.G139Vfs*17 and p.I673F. The p.G139Vfs*17 mutation was previously unreported, and its effect in splicing was confirmed by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. The patient received oxygen therapy for PH and exchange blood transfusion for severe hemolysis. The PH resolved without specific treatment. Based on these findings, the PH may have been caused by free hemoglobin that scavenged nitrogen oxide or platelet thrombi in the lungs caused by ADAMTS13 deficiency. Thus, severe PH can occur in neonatal patients with USS, and severe hemolysis might result in overestimation of ADAMTS 13 activity. Both possibilities are important for the diagnosis and management of USS.
Fifty years of environmental changes of the Amacuzac riparian ecosystem: a social perceptions and historical ecology approach
Authors: Eufracio-Torres Angel E. , Wehncke Elisabet V. , Lopez-Medellin Xavier , Maldonado-Almanza Belinda
Published: November 2016

Critical aspects of hydrological science need to include historical perspectives about land and water use, and to understand the kind of knowledge policy­makers and society require, so that this expertise can be translated into actions directed to water management challenges. We combined environmental perceptions with historical ecology techniques to understand the past and present relationships between people and the riparian environment, and to highlight the overriding influences of historic land­use changes in the region. We analyzed the perceptions of elderly stakeholders who have lived for >50 years in ten localities established inside and outside a protected area along the Amacuzac, one of the largest rivers in Morelos, Mexico. The river was and still is an important part of community life, in spite of its present poor condition. Perspectives of elders living inside the protected area were mostly related to conservation aspects of ecosystem functioning, impact on vegetation, and water problems related to land use. The loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services were recognized as the leading cause ofthe loss of ecosystem products and of their commercialization, as well as other changes in local economies. We conclude that effectively protected areas can improve the biological quality of watercourses if a decidedly more conservationist focus is placed upon streams and the surrounding territory.
Anurans in bromeliads, Parque Estadual da Serra do Brigadeiro, state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil
Authors: Lacerda João Victor Andrade de , De Assis Breno , Santana Diego José , Feio Renato Neves
Published: November 2016

This study presents a list of anurans associated to bromeliads in Parque Estadual da Serra do Brigadeiro, state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. It also brings information regarding the type of association between these anurans and plants. We recorded eight species belonging to five genera and two families, Cycloramphidae and Hylidae. The most abundant species was Scinax gr. perpusillus, followed by Scinax aff. perereca, Dendropsophus minutus, Bokermannohyla circumdata, Hypsiboas faber, Thoropa miliaris, Hypsiboas polytaenius and Dendropsophus elegans. Most species observed occupying bromeliads uses these microhabitats only as diurnal shelter. Scinax gr. perpusillus was the only classified as bromeligenous, depending upon the plants to complete its reproductive cycle.
Insecta, Hymenoptera, Apidae: range extensions and new state records from Santa Catarina, Brazil
Authors: Luz David Richard da , Althoff Sérgio Luiz
Published: November 2016

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Amphibia, Gymnophiona, Caeciliidae, Siphonops hardyi Boulenger, 1888: distribution extension, new state record and notes on meristic data
Authors: Maciel Adriano Oliveira , Santana Diego J. , Da Silva Emanuel Teixeira , Feio Renato Neves
Published: November 2016

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Amphibia, Leptodactylidae, Paratelmatobius mantiqueira Pombal and Haddad, 1999: distribution extension
Authors: Vrcibradic Davor , Ariani Cristina V. , Van Sluys Monique , Rocha Carlos Frederico D.
Published: November 2016

A female Paratelmatobius mantiqueira Pombal and Haddad, 1999 was collected in November 2005 at an altitude of ca. 1,650 m at an Atlantic Forest area within the Área de Preservação Ambiental (APA) da Mantiqueira, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The current record extends its distribution 130 km eastward from the type locality, represents the first records in the state, and provides information on its color in life.
Reptilia, Serpentes, Colubridae, Tachymenis Wiegmann, 1836: latitudinal and altitudinal distribution extension in Chile
Authors: Valenzuela-Dellarossa Gustavo , Núñez Herman , Heibl Christoph , Ortiz Juan Carlos
Published: November 2016

Observations and pictures of two snakes, Tachymenis peruviana Wiegmann, 1836, and Tachymenis chilensis (Schlegel, 1837), were taken in the Atacama coastal desert, province of Antofagasta, Chile. Furthermore, in the collection of the Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Santiago, we found two individuals of T. c. chilensis from Cachapoal and Talca provinces. These records represent a northward extension of the known range of T. c. chilensis along the Andean foothills of more than 180 km.
Vascular flora of semi-arid region, São José do Piauí, state of Piauí, Brazil
Authors: Mendes Maura Rejane de Araújo , Castro Antonio Alberto Jorge Farias
Published: November 2016

The Caatinga biome is located in the semi-arid region of northeastern Brazil and covers about 37 % of Piauí state. The main objective of the present study was a characterization of the Caatinga flora of the farm of Morro do Baixio, in state of Piauí, Brazil (06°51’13” S; 41°28’15” W, at 400 to 540 m above sea level) in view of the fact that very few such surveys were conducted in the state. The flora of the farm was surveyed monthly, during a year, to gather herbs, epiphytes, parasites, sub shrubs, shrubs and trees. We encountered 136 species belonging to 46 families, including a new species of Bauhinia. The richest families were Caesalpiniaceae (15 spp.), Fabaceae (11 spp.), Bignoniaceae and Mimosaceae (both with nine spp.). We observed a higher frequency of typical species from sedimentary Caatinga. However, local conditions favor the appearance of species that occur in Carrasco and Cerrado.
Vascular plants of oxbow lakes of Turvo River, Upper Paraná River basin, São Paulo State, Brazil
Authors: Araujoa Renato Braz de , Langeani Francisco , Ranga Neusa Taroda
Published: November 2016

Vascular plants were investigated in oxbow lakes of Turvo River, Upper Paraná River basin, between Icém and Nova Granada municipalities, state of São Paulo, Brazil. In this region, six lagoons were sampled: Ganzella, Mustafá, Braço Morto, 45, Federal, and Parente. The survey showed a total of 54 species, 36 genera and 22 families. The species richest families were Poaceae, Cyperaceae, and Polygonaceae. Eichhornia crassipes (Pontederiaceae) was the single species encountered in all the six lakes.
Pisces, Perciformes, Cichlidae, Laetacara dorsigera (Heckel, 1840): distribution extension and first record for Uruguay River basin, and state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil
Authors: Lanés Luis Esteban Krause , Maltchik Leonardo , Lucena Carlos Alberto S. de
Published: November 2016

The present study records for the first time the small cichlidae fish Laetacara dorsigera (Heckel, 1840) at Uruguay River basin and state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil, previously known from Amazon, Paraná and Paraguay River basins. Although the ichthyofauna of Uruguay River basin is relatively well known, this record suggests that there are still unexplored environments, such as wetlands, where there may be species not yet reported, and found in other hydrographic systems.
Reptilia, Squamata, Tropiduridae, Stenocercus sinesaccus Torres–Carvajal, 2005: distribution extension
Authors: Morais Alessandro R. , Signorelli Luciana , Vieira Raísa R. S. , Bastos Rogério P.
Published: November 2016

The present study reports the easternmost known record for the tropidurid lizard Stenocercus sinesaccus Torres–Carvajal, 2005, at Floresta Nacional de Silvânia, state of Goiás, Brazil, in a transition area between cerrado sensu strictu and gallery forest.
New records of freshwater fish for Uruguay
Authors: Zarucki Matías , González-Bergonzoni Iván , Teixeira-de-Mello Franco , Duarte Alejandro , Serra Sebastián , Quintans Federico , Loureiro Marcelo
Published: November 2016

Based on National Collections records, this article presents the first report of eight freshwater fish species for Uruguay in the middle and lower Uruguay River basin, extending their current distribution: Cyanocharax alegretensis Malabarba and Weitzman, 2003; Leporinus lacustris Amaral Campos, 1945; Microglanis aff. eurystoma Malabarba and Mahler, 1998; Tatia boemia Koch and Reis, 1996; Lepthoplosternum pectorale (Boulenger, 1895); Crenicichla missioneira Lucena and Kullander, 1992; C. minuano Lucena and Kullander, 1992; Apistogramma borellii Regan, 1906. These species were previously recorded either for upper Uruguay River or Paraná River.
Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae, Hypsiboas raniceps Cope, 1862: distribution extension
Authors: Zina Juliana , Sá Fábio Perin de , Prado Cynthia A. P.
Published: November 2016

Hypsiboas raniceps is a large treefrog typically found in the Cerrado and Caatinga biomes. Here we provide information about new records of this species in the Atlantic Forest and raise some hypotheses that could explain the late record of this species in this biome.
Amphibia, Anura, Centrolenidae, Espadarana callistomma (Guayasamin and Trueb, 2007): first country records from Colombia
Authors: Ospina-Sarria Jhon Jairo , Bolívar-G. Wilmar , Mendez-Narvaez Javier
Published: November 2016

The glassfrogs diversity in the Chocoan tropical rain forest in Colombia is far from being thoroughly documented. We report here, the first record of Espadarana callistomma for the lowlands of Colombia. Further work in this region can yield results of interest to clarify the phylogenetic relationships of this group.
Angiosperms, Hydrophytes of five ephemeral lakes of Thiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu, India
Authors: Udayakumar Muthulingam , Ajithadoss Kanakasanthi
Published: November 2016

The aim of this study was to document the Angiosperm diversity of five ephemeral lakes of Thiruvallur District of Tamil Nadu South India. Qualitative floristic surveys were carried out during 2005-2007. Herbarium specimens with voucher number, taxonomical and ecological information were deposited to the herbarium, Pachaiyappa’s College (PCH) Chennai, Tamilnadu. Forty five species of hydrophytes belonging to 21 families and 34 genera were documented. Most speciose families were Poaceae with 5 species followed by Polygalaceae and Nymphaeaceae (4) Cyperaceae, Hydrocharitaceae, Najadaceae, and Scrophulariaceae (3 species each). Mean depth of all five lakes shrinking gradually due to severe anthropogenic pressure. Conservation of wetlands is the need of the hour to protect the biota as well as quality of drinking water.
Pisces, Gymnotiformes, Hypopomidae, Brachyhypopomus draco (Giora, Malabarba and Crampton, 2008): new species record at Lagoa do Peixe National Park, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Authors: Claudino Marlucy Coelho , Corrêa Fabiano , Bastos Rodrigo Ferreira , Garcia Alexandre Miranda
Published: November 2016

The present paper describes a new occurrence of the species Brachyhypopomus draco in a wetland area of the Lagoa do Peixe National Park, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Insecta, Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, Trachyderini: new state and country records from South America
Authors: Quintino Hingrid Y. S. , Botero R. Juan Pablo , Monné Marcela L.
Published: November 2016

Based on the revision of the collections of the Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, the current work provides new localities for 32 species and two subspecies of Trachyderini from South America. Thirteen new country records from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Surinam and Venezuela and 35 new state records from Brazil are registered.
Digenea, Strigeidae, Australapatemon canadensis Dubois and Rausch, 1950: first record in South America and a new host record
Authors: Drago Fabiana B. , Lunaschi Lía Inés
Published: November 2016

Australapatemon canadensis Dubois and Rausch, 1950 (Digenea, Strigeidae) is reported parasitizing to Cygnus melancoryphus (Molina) (Anatidae) from Lacombe Lagoon, Buenos Aires Province and Pellegrini Lake Río Negro Province, Argentina. This species is described and compared with related species. The finding of A. canadensis in C. melancoryphus in Argentina represents a new host record extending to South America the geographical distribution of this species.
Amphibia, Anura, Centrolenidae, Hyalinobatrachium crurifasciatum Myers and Donnelly, 1997: first record from Brazil and geographic distribution map
Authors: Rodrigues Domingos De Jesus , Lima Marcelo De Morais , Morais Drausio H. , Kawashita-Ribeiro Ricardo A.
Published: November 2016

The current note reports the presence of Hyalinobatrachium crurifasciatum at municipality of Cotriguaçu, state of Mato Grosso, Central Brazil. This is the first occurrence of this species in Brazil.
Fish, Characiformes, Characidae, Astyanax turmalinensis Triques, Vono and Caiafa, 2003: distribution extension
Authors: Triques Mauro Luís , Queiroz Frederico Miranda de
Published: November 2016

Astyanax turmalinensis was described from upper Jequitinhonha River basin and this note extends the species distribution to two adjacent drainages, the São Francisco and the Doce River basins, in the Parque Nacional da Serra do Cipó.
Amphibia, Anura, Leiuperidae, Physalaemus cicada Bokermann, 1966: first records for the state of Sergipe
Authors: Caldas Francis Luiz Santos , De-Carvalho Crizanto Brito , Santana Daniel Olivera , Santos Rafael Alves dos , Da Silva Bruno Duarte , Faria Renato Gomes
Published: November 2016

The genus Physalaemus is distributed from north to south in South America, east at Andes. Physalaemus cicada, belongs to the Physalaemus cuvieri group, is widely distributed and is usually found in the Caatinga calling in lentic and/or temporary water bodies. Herein, we present the first records of Physalaemus cicada for the state of Sergipe, corresponding to two localities (Serra da Guia and Monumento Natural Grota do Angico) in the municipality of Poço Redondo.
Hymenoptera, Formicidae Latreille, 1809: new records for Atlantic Forest in the state of Rio de Janeiro
Authors: Veiga-Ferreira Sergio , Orsolon-Souza Guilherme , Mayhé-Nunes Antonio José
Published: November 2016

Standardized sample design helped to increase our knowledge on the ant fauna of Brazilian biomes, in particular leaf litter ants of Atlantic Forest. In this study are presented the new records of nine ant species for the state of Rio de Janeiro: Amblyopone armigera Mayr, 1897, A. elongata (Santschi, 1912), Prionopelta punctulata Mayr, 1866, Lachnomyrmex plaumanni Borgmeier, 1957, Trachymyrmex iheringi (Emery, 1887), Pachycondyla arhuaca Forel, 1901, P. stigma (Fabricius, 1804), Thaumatomyrmex mutilatus Mayr 1887 and Proceratium brasiliense Borgmeier, 1959. They were captured during three systematic inventories carried out in Tinguá Biological Reserve, in Restinga da Marambaia and in Vista Chinesa Forest Reserve. Winkler’s extractors and pitfall traps were used as sampling techniques to access ants’ fauna.
Mammalia, Carnivora, Mustelidae, Lontra longicaudis Olfers, 1818: occurrence record in an estuary area in the state of São Paulo, Brazil
Authors: Ribeiroza Jose Pedro N. , Miotto Renata A.
Published: November 2016

A new record of Lontra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818) in the Massaguaçu River estuary (São Paulo, Brazil) is reported based on indirect (footprints and feces) and direct registers of otters presence. This record details the otter distribution in the Atlantic Rain Forest.
Platyhelminthes, Trematoda, Digenea Carus, 1863: distribution extension in Argentina and new Anura and Ophidia hosts
Authors: Lunaschi Lía Inés , Drago Fabiana Beatriz
Published: November 2016

The aim of this paper is to increase the knowledge on the diversity of digenean parasites in ophidians and anurans from northeastern Argentina. Specimens of the snakes Eunectes notaeus, Hydrodynastes gigas, Micrurus corallinus, Philodryas sp. and Sibynomorphus sp., and the anurans Rhinella schneideri, Phyllomedusa azurea and Leptodactylus latrans were examined. Twelve digenean species were identified: Catadiscus corderoi Mañé-Garzón, 1958, Catadiscus dolichocotyle (Cohn, 1903), Catadiscus uruguayensis Freitas & Lent, 1939, Choledocystus elegans (Travassos, 1926), Gorgoderina parvicava Travassos, 1922, Haplometroides buccicola Odhner, 1911, Heterodiplostomum lanceolatum Dubois, 1936, Infidum similis Travassos, 1916, Mesocoelium monas (Rudolphi, 1819), Plagiorchis luehei (Travassos, 1927), Telorchis clava (Diesing, 1850) and Travtrema stenocotyle (Cohn, 1902). New host species and/or new locality records from Argentina are presented.
Case report: Elonis v. United States
Authors: Kaplan Jeffrey P.
Published: November 2016

The U.S. Supreme Court's 2015 decision in Elonis v. United States (575 U.S. __ (2015)), a case about threats, and the underlying trial and appellate decisions, are analysed. Threats can be perlocutionary or illocutionary. When they are illocutionary, they are always indirect speech acts, requiring a Gricean chain of reasoning to infer their threatening nature. This has the consequence that every putative threat has, also, a non-threat interpretation, making it sometimes difficult to prove that an utterance was a threat. In this report, Anthony Elonis's Facebook postings of allegedly threatening items are analysed pragmatically; the sophisticated linguistic reasoning used by the appeals court after Elonis's conviction – involving semantic opacity – is described; and the final outcome of Elonis's case, the Supreme Court's decision, is analysed. That decision is both frustrating, because it leaves unresolved what the standard for proof is for threatening, and interesting, because the majority opinion, and, in particular, the dissent by Justice Alito, adduce a factor – recklessness – unnecessary to the linguistic analysis of threatening but relevant to the legal standard of proof for conviction for unlawful threatening.
Возобновление ставропигии и право книгопечатания Киево­‑Печерской лавры в украинско­‑российских отношениях 1688–1689 гг.
Authors: Станiславський В’ячеслав
Published: November 2016

В статье рассмотрены отношения украинских и российских политических и духовных властей в вопросах восстановления ставропигии Киево­‑Печерской лавры, сохранения права и свободы книгопечатания в лаврской типографии, роли отдельных исторических личностей в этих вопросах – гетмана Ивана Мазепы, архимандрита Варлаама Ясинского, патриарха Иоакима. Основой исследования стали материалы Российского государственного архива древних актов.
Zagrożenie buntem chłopskim w południowo­‑wschodnich województwach Rzeczypospolitej Obojga Narodów w latach 1788–1789
Authors: Trąbski Maciej
Published: November 2016

Jednym z wielu problemów z jakim w XVIII wieku zmagały się struktury administracji państwowej, samorządowej i prywatnej w południowo­‑wschodnich województwach Rzeczypospolitej Obojga Narodów było rozbójnictwo, występujące na tamtych terenach pod określeniem hajdamaczyzny, oraz związane z nim zagrożenie buntem ludności ukraińskiej. Po raz ostatni obawy z tym związane dały o sobie znać w czasie obrad Sejmu Czteroletniego. Obawiano się, że podobnie jak w 1768 roku Rosja popchnie chłopstwo przeciwko szlachcie, w celu wywołania chaosu w południowo­‑wschodnich województwach Rzeczypospolitej, a tym samym doprowadzi do przerwania obrad sejmowych i przywróci swoje zwierzchnictwo nad krajem. Za agitarorów uważano duchowieństwo prawosławne, rosyjskich kupców, kozaków, a nawet księży grekokatolickich.
Meta-evaluation of History and English Language Pedagogy Study Programme with Focus on Transformational Learning
Authors: Andziulienė Loreta
Published: November 2016

Higher education internalization, professional mobility and competitive participation in the international labour market requires the new 21st century competences that involve the transformational change of future teachers, academic staff and the teacher training institution itself. Integrated content and foreign language (CLIL) study programmes create preconditions for such transformational learning based on cooperative learning/teaching, critical thinking, formative assessment and reflection. Simulations, case studies, problem solving, project work, research based learning develop students’ ability to work cooperatively and produce collectively. Pedagogical scaffolding strategies, constructive feedback and formative assessment enable students monitor their progress and plan their further learning. Systematic reflection helps understand better meaningfulness and complexity of the teaching profession, directs one’s transformation and equips students with lifelong learning skills. CLIL study programs prove to have high transformational impact on in-service teachers’ conceptual thinking, procedural skills and encourage reassessing the validity of learning. Ability to direct one’s change empowers future teachers to construct and reconstruct their knowledge based on their experience and needs, critically evaluate educational and work environment, transfer the acquired knowledge and skills to new contexts and actively participate in the reconstruction of the changing society.
Hybrid anode concrete corrosion protection – independent study
Authors: Dodds Wayne , Christodoulou Christian , Goodier Chris
Published: November 2016

This study was the first of its kind to investigate the long-term performance of hybrid anode systems in reinforced concrete as part of a holistic approach to corrosion risk assessment. An independent appraisal of the site performance of hybrid anode corrosion protection systems (UK invention disclosed in Patent GB2426008B) was conducted on six bridge structures in 2014. The aim of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of current design approaches in meeting the residual service life when the anodes are operating in the galvanic phase. This was achieved by analysing data on the general condition of the structures, studying the ongoing performance of the installed hybrid anodes and assessing the overall corrosion risk. It was found that the six structures were generally in good condition, with low associated corrosion risk in areas protected by the hybrid anode systems. This is a positive finding for the wider implementation of hybrid anode systems as an alternative corrosion management technique. The reinforcement in the protected areas remained predominately in a passive condition, with calculated corrosion rates below the ISO 12696:2012 recommended threshold of 2 mA/m2. Recommendations regarding design are provided in order to improve the redundancy, functionality and robustness of hybrid anode systems.
Temporal scour evolution at non-uniform bridge piers
Authors: Oliveto Giuseppe , Marino Maria Cristina
Published: November 2016

Scour at uniform cylindrical piers has received considerable attention in the past. However, bridge foundations can be subjected to the flow due to single or combined effects of long-term riverbed degradation, lateral shifting of the stream, contraction scour, local scour or other factors. This paper focuses on bed morphology changes due to local scour at piers founded on piles or caissons when the foundation is located at the initial bed level. Experiments were carried out in a 1 m wide 20 m long rectangular channel under clear-water and steady flow conditions. The majority of runs were of long duration in order to guarantee sufficient interaction between the flow and pier foundation and to approach the equilibrium phase. Two nearly uniform bed sediments were considered to assess grain size effects. The experimental data obtained provided new information on the temporal variation of scour depth, the areal extent of the scour hole and the scour volume, which are useful for validation of advanced numerical models. In this paper, scour depths are compared with the HEC-18 approach and agreements appear suitable only at the equilibrium phase. Moreover, scour progress is compared to that of uniform cylindrical piers and foundation effects are emphasised. A generalised scour equation is proposed, accounting for such effects.
spatio-temporal analysis of fires in South Africa
Authors: Strydom Sheldon , Savage Michael J.
Published: November 2016

The prevalence and history of fires in Africa has led to the continent being named ‘the fire continent’. Fires are common on the continent and lead to a high number of annual fire disasters which result in many human fatalities and considerable financial loss. Increased population growth and concentrated settlement planning increase the probability of fire disasters and the associated loss of human life and financial loss when disasters occur. In order to better understand the spatial and temporal variations and characteristics of fires in South Africa, an 11-year data set of MODIS-derived Active Fire Hotspots was analysed using an open source geographic information system. The study included the mapping of national fire frequency over the 11-year period. Results indicate that the highest fire frequency occurred in the northeastern regions of South Africa, in particular the mountainous regions of KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga, and in the Western Cape. Increasing trends in provincial fire frequency were observed in eight of the nine provinces of South Africa, with Mpumalanga the only province for which a decrease in annual fire frequency was observed. Temporally, fires were observed in all months for all provinces, although distinct fire seasons were observed and were largely driven by rainfall seasons. The southwestern regions of South Africa (winter-rainfall regions) experienced higher fire frequencies during the summer months and the rest of the country (summer-rainfall regions) during the winter months. Certain regions – those which experienced bimodal rainfall seasons – did not display distinct fire seasons because of the complex wet and dry seasons. Investigation into the likely effects of climate change on South African fire frequency revealed that increased air temperatures and events such as La Niña have a marked effect on fire activity.

Significance: 

Fires have played a significant role in the morphology of the African continent.
Fires provide a number of environmental services.
Fires were observed in all months in all provinces in South Africa, although distinct fire seasons were observed and were largely driven by rainfall seasons.
Global climate change will result in an increase in the frequency of fires.
Student-perceived criteria for assessing university relevance in community development
Authors: Francis Joseph , Kilonzo Beata , Nyamukondiwa Pertina
Published: November 2016

In sub-Saharan Africa, universities are increasingly being called upon to contribute more towards combating poverty and promoting development in rural areas. Yet, it is still argued that universities are ivory towers, and as a result, their contribution to finding sustainable solutions to issues hampering the realisation of improved quality of life of people in rural areas remains unsatisfactory. This perception emanates from the universities’ apparent failure to articulate and demonstrate how they can achieve the desired goal stated above. Moreover, there are no universally embraced criteria for assessing the relevance of a rural area based university to the community it serves. This study was therefore carried out to determine the perceptions of University of Venda undergraduate students on what they believed were appropriate criteria for assessing the relevance of a rural area based university in community development in South Africa. Reflection circles, anchored on participatory research techniques, were used to engage the students. The results of the engagement were organised into sub-themes. The most prominent perceptions were: ‘A university has active long-term community-based development initiatives’; ‘A university is continuously addressing the real needs of the communities in question’; ‘University initiatives are creating jobs for its graduates and community members’; and ‘Continuous community requests for university assistance in solving the challenges militating against development’. The wide range of perceptions of students observed in this study is a useful input into initiatives seeking to develop an objective tool for assessing the relevance of a rural area based university in community development.

Significance: 

A set of criteria that students believe should be used to assess the relevance of universities in community development were generated.
The criteria can be used to develop an index that might serve as a tool for ranking university relevance to their constituencies.
The criteria can also be used to sharpen the business of community engagement directorates in ruralbased universities.
Enfoque metodológico para el estudio y representación de comportamientos complejos en mercados de electricidad
Authors: Valencia-Calvo Johnny , Franco-Cardona Carlos Jaime , Olivar-Tost Gerard , Dyner-Rezonzew Isaac
Published: November 2016

En el siguiente documento se propone un enfoque de análisis cualitativo y con este una síntesis metodológica para definir y comprender el comportamiento complejo de un mercado de electricidad nacional. Para tal fin, se presenta una propuesta metodológica que rescata el conjunto de ecuaciones diferenciales ordinarias, para un modelo basado en dinámica de sistemas, cuyo propósito es reunir las principales características de un mercado de electricidad nacional fundamentado en la estrategia económica de oferta y demanda. Como se mostrará a lo largo del artículo, el propósito del mismo se fundamenta en el aprovechamiento y la manera en que para mercados de electricidad es posible utilizar la dinámica de sistemas y los sistemas dinámicos con un solo propósito, la formulación de elementos de política energética entendidos como un marco regulatorio. De esta manera, se logró demostrar la pertinencia metodológica e incuso reconocer para un mercado de electricidad nacional, los puntos de apalancamiento y las variables auxiliares que cambian el comportamiento del mercado de acuerdo a sus efectos directos en las ecuaciones que lo describen. Finalmente, se concluye acerca de la relevancia y complementariedad existente entre la dinámica de sistemas y los sistemas dinámicos para fortalecer el análisis de mercados de electricidad.
Identity formation in unstable times
Authors: Brzezińska Anna I. , Cieciuch Jan
Published: November 2016

The process of adolescence, including identity formation, differs significantly from what it was in previous generations. This is a consequence, among other things, of the demographic and economic changes that have taken place in recent years, locally as well as globally. This introduction is devoted to a review of these problems, and the current issue comprises texts addressing selected questions in detail. Some scholars identify groups of young people characterized by a tendency to consciously avoid making commitments typical of adults. However, research results point to the positive impact of taking on adult roles on perceiving oneself as an adult. The person’s identity develops from childhood, encompassing various domains. During the transition from childhood to adolescence, the increase in self-awareness is accompanied by an intensification of seeking information about oneself and one’s own functioning and of making plans for the future. The stage of adulthood involves the verification of previously made choices by resuming exploratory activities, whose intensity is in proportion to the amount of significant changes in the individual’s environment.
Formowanie się tożsamości w niestabilnych czasach
Authors: Brzezińska Anna I. , Cieciuch Jan
Published: November 2016

The process of adolescence, including identity formation, differs significantly from what it was in previous generations. This is a consequence, among other things, of the demographic and economic changes that have taken place in recent years, locally as well as globally. This introduction is devoted to a review of these problems, and the current issue comprises texts addressing selected questions in detail. Some scholars identify groups of young people characterized by a tendency to consciously avoid making commitments typical of adults. However, research results point to the positive impact of taking on adult roles on perceiving oneself as an adult. The person’s identity develops from childhood, encompassing various domains. During the transition from childhood to adolescence, the increase in self-awareness is accompanied by an intensification of seeking information about oneself and one’s own functioning and of making plans for the future. The stage of adulthood involves the verification of previously made choices by resuming exploratory activities, whose intensity is in proportion to the amount of significant changes in the individual’s environment.