bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Generalized Method of Modeling Minute‐in‐Trail Strategy for Air Traffic Flow Management
Authors: Huang Jinglei , Xu Qiucheng , Yan Yongjie , Ding Hui , Tian Jing
Published: December 2019

With the rapidly increasing air traffic demand, the demand‐capacity imbalance problem of sector is surfaced gradually. And, minute‐in‐trail/miles‐in‐trail (MIT) is an effective strategy to balance the traffic demands and capacity. In this work, we consider the MIT strategy generation problem for the situation that a sector with NC corridors is affected by convection weather for Timb time periods. Given the sector capacity , t = 1, …, Timb, under convection weather, we propose a three‐phase optimization framework to generate E‐MIT strategy to achieve the demand‐capacity balance. First, we take the sector capacity of Timb time periods under convection weather as a whole, that is, , and then a dynamical programming‐based method is proposed to allocate for NC corridors such that the capacity resources of each corridor CORi, i = 1, …, NC, can be determined. Second, a 0‐1 combination algorithm is used to allocate the capacity resources into Timb time periods for each corridor CORi such that the candidate strategies set CSi of each corridor can be determined, where a strategy is an array with Timb numbers and each number represents the maximum allowed number of flights entering into sector from CORi in one time period. Finally, a modified shortest path algorithm based on the backtracking method is taken to select the optimal strategy from CSi for NC corridors such that the total delay cost and air traffic control load are minimized. Additionally, a dynamical programming‐based method is proposed to generate E‐MIT strategy for the special case that the sector capacities of different time periods under convection weather are the same, that is, , and the generated strategies of Timb time periods for a corridor are also the same. Experimental results show that compared with the proposed three‐phase optimization method, rate‐based method and need‐based method will spend more 8.1% and 6.3% of delay cost, respectively. When considering the special case, the experimental results show that compared with the proposed dynamical programming‐based method, the rate‐based method and need‐based method will spend more 10.2% and 7.5% of delay cost, respectively.
Correlation between Serological Biomarkers and Disease Activity in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Authors: Xu Mengque , Cen Mengsha , Chen Xiaoli , Chen Haotian , Liu Xing , Cao Qian
Published: December 2019

Background. Current biomarkers have been routinely used noninvasive methods for assessing disease activity of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but none of them are specific. This study was aimed to determine the performance of the serological biomarkers for detecting disease activity in patients with IBD. Methods. A prospective study that included 73 ulcerative disease (UC) subjects, 141 Crohn’s disease (CD) subjects, and 30 of them complicated with C. difficile infection (CDI) were diagnosed at a single-institution IBD center. Disease activity was assessed using by Truelove and Witts criteria for UC and Harvey Bradshaw Simple Index for CD. Serological inflammatory biomarkers were compared in different severity groups. Receiver operator curve analyses assessed the performance of each biomarker in discriminating disease states. Results. For UC patients, elevated monocyte counts, C-reactive protein (CRP), and decreased lymphocyte counts and lymphocyte/monocyte ratio (LMR) significantly differed between subjects with active and inactive UC. LMR of 3.1 was 76% sensitive and had a specificity of 67% for active UC. For CD patients, higher values of neutrophils, monocytes, neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio, CRP, fibrinogen, and lower values of LMR and hemoglobin were significantly different between subjects with active and inactive CD. None of the biomarkers included had a good correlation with disease activity (area under the ROC Curve < 0.70). Conclusions. A low LMR represents an inexpensive, readily available test with a promising value to identify disease activity in UC patients, whereas none of the inflammatory biomarkers showed a discriminative value in disease activity of CD.
Nivolumab-Induced, Late-Onset, Steroid-Sensitive, High-Grade Pneumonitis and Durable Tumor Suppression in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report
Authors: Mendiola Vincent Louie , Kesireddy Meghana , Jana Bagi
Published: December 2019

Nivolumab, an antiprogrammed death-1 checkpoint inhibitor, has been approved for use in unresectable/metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Nivolumab-induced pneumonitis, a rare, but often severe and potentially life-threatening immune-related adverse event, has been reported, typically, early during the treatment. Due to its low incidence, more studies are needed to better elucidate this condition and its possible effects on cancer progression. We now present a 57-year-old Hispanic male patient with metastatic RCC-clear cell type who, after his 34th cycle of nivolumab (16 months after being on nivolumab), developed a late-onset, immune-related adverse event (IRAE) including a grade 3 pneumonitis, which resolved completely, clinically, and on serial lung imaging with steroids and drug discontinuation. His cancer remained stable with no progression for 18 months despite discontinuation of nivolumab which showed tumor progression resistance. This case report is aimed at providing further information regarding the rare phenomena of a late-onset IRAE, in particular, a grade 3 nivolumab-induced pneumonitis which also responded rapidly to treatment, as well as at discussing this immunotherapy’s durable tumor suppressive effect and a possible associated factor to this phenomenon.
Skin and Soft Tissue Lesions in a District Hospital in Central Nigeria: A Histopathological Study
Authors: Duduyemi Babatunde M. , Omonisi Abidemi E. , Titiloye Nicholas A.
Published: December 2019

Introduction. Skin and soft tissue diseases form a large and heterogeneous group of mesenchymal extraskeletal and dermatologic lesions in humans. Diseases of the skin and soft tissue can develop virtually anywhere in the body, extremities, the trunk, the retroperitoneum, the head, and the neck. Our study aims to review skin and soft tissue specimens from our centre describing the histopathological patterns.Method. A cross sectional study was done using secondary data of all skin and soft tissue specimens over a 3 year period. Patients’ demographics, sites of specimen, and histological diagnoses were extracted from the surgical day book. The data were analysed in terms of age and sex distribution and histological characteristics of pathologic lesions using the SPSS version 22. The data for these patients were presented in tables and figures.Result. 451 skin and soft tissue specimens constituting 18% of all the specimens with an M : F ratio of 1 : 1.2. The age range of our patients was 4–85 years with a mean of 33.52 ± 15.05 years. The peak age of occurrence was 30–39 years. Most of our cases were seen in the extremities (50.7%) followed by head (22.2%), while the least common sites were the perineal and neck areas (5.3% each). The commonest site in females was the upper limb (32.4%); the head and lower limb were the commonest sites in males (28.4% each). Most of our patients have neoplastic lesions of skin and soft tissue constituting 68.3%, inflammatory lesions (16.9%), and the least common lesion being hamartoma (0.2%). The most common category of lesions includes inflammatory (nonspecific dermatitis 6.5%); cysts (dermoid cyst 6%); reactive (hypertrophic scar 1%); and neoplastic (lipoma 32.4%). The benign neoplasms were more common (92.9%) than the malignant ones (7.1%). The neoplastic lesions were relatively more common in males than females and the reverse was true for the inflammatory lesions.Conclusion. Skin and soft tissue lesions are relatively common in our environment with majority being benign neoplastic lesion.
Evolutionary Game Dynamics of the Competitive Information Propagation on Social Networks
Authors: Yang Xue , Zhu Zhiliang , Yu Hai , Zhao Yuli , Guo Li
Published: December 2019

To better control the scope of information propagation and understand its dynamic characteristics, we propose an information propagation model based on evolutionary game theory. The model can simulate an individual’s strategy selection in social networks when facing two pieces of competitive information, whereby “competitive information” is defined as two pieces of information which have the opposite meaning. First, a reasonable payoff function is designed for individuals based on pairwise interaction. Second, each individual selects a friend it trusts. Third, a probability value is used to indicate whether an individual imitates the strategy of the selected friend. In the model, we consider not only the heterogeneous influence of friends’ strategies on individual decision‐making in the process of communication but also the attenuation of individuals’ attention to information when information about friends is received repeatedly. The simulation results show that our model can accurately simulate the propagation of two pieces of competitive information. Furthermore, we find that the basic payoff that accrues to individuals as a result of spreading their information and the network topology are two factors that significantly influence the propagation result. The results provide effective insights into how to better control and guide public opinion.
Glycemic Index and Load of Selected Ethiopian Foods: An Experimental Study
Authors: Dereje Nebiyu , Bekele Gadise , Nigatu Yemisrach , Worku Yoseph , Holland Roger P.
Published: December 2019

Background. Determining the glycemic index and load of foods has significant impact on meal planning for diabetes. However, there is no data on the glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL) of Ethiopian foods. Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyze the glycemic index and glycemic load of Teff Injera, Corn Injera, and White Wheat Bread. Methods. Experimental study design was conducted among selected healthy adults. Teff Injera, Corn Injera, and White Wheat Bread were selected as test foods for the study, and glucose was used as the reference food. The postprandial glucose concentrations in the blood were recorded at 0, 15, 30, 45, 90, and 120 minutes. The relative glycemic index of each food was calculated, and the presence of statistical difference in glycemic index among the three foods was analyzed. Results. The mean age of the participants was 23 years (±1.6 years). The glycemic indexes of Teff Injera, White Wheat Bread, and Corn Injera were 36 (low), 46 (low), and 97 (high), respectively, and the glycemic loads were 7 (low), 14 (moderate), and 22 (high), respectively. There was a significant difference in glycemic index and load among the three food items (p<0.001). Teff Injera had a much lower glycemic index and load compared with Corn Injera (p<0.001) and White Wheat Bread (p=0.03). Conclusions. Teff Injera and White Wheat Bread have low glycemic index and are recommended to be consumed by diabetic patients, whereas Corn Injera has high glycemic index and is not recommended for diabetic patients. Therefore, Teff Injera should be considered globally in the dietary modification programs for diabetes.
Determination of Lymphocyte Cytokinesis-Block Micronucleus Values in Apparently Healthy Children by means of Age and Sex
Authors: Durmaz Burak , Taslidere Hasan , Koturoglu Guldane , Gunduz Cumhur , Orman Mehmet , Cogulu Ozgur
Published: December 2019

The cytokinesis-block micronucleus (MN) assay on blood lymphocytes is one of the most important tests implemented in cytogenetics for the measurement of genotoxicity. For the purpose of biological dosing, it is crucial to know the spontaneous frequency of MN and its normal values in general population, especially in children, which are used for the population databases. In this study, MN levels were investigated in cytokinesis-blocked lymphocytes of 150 apparently healthy children aged 1 to 15. Our aim was to assess the variability of MN values according to age and sex. The mean MN frequency among boys was 3.69 ± 1.747‰ and 4.12 ± 1.867‰ in girls where there was no significant difference in relation to age and sex. However, when we separated age groups as 0–2 years, 3–5 years, 6–10 years, and 11–15 years, one-way ANOVA test showed significant association. Significance was obvious in the 0–2 years age group with the 3–5 years age group and 6–10 years age group. When we grouped our study population as 0–2 years and 3–15 years, the mean MN frequency among the 0–2 years age group was 2.85 ± 1.599‰ and 4.07 ± 1.867‰ in the 3–15 years age group which was also statistically significant. This difference may be attributed to age-related increase of close contact with environmental hazardous agents. In conclusion, normal values of MN obtained in this study will add valuable information in regard to update the current childhood population data and will act as a reference for further genotoxicity studies.
Synergistic Effect of Network-Based Multicomponent Drugs: An Investigation on the Treatment of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer with Compound Liuju Formula
Authors: Su Xing , Jiang Meng , Li Yueping , Zhu Jinglin , Zheng Chunli , Chen Xuetong , Zhou Jun , Xiao Wei , Wang Yonghua , Li Yan
Published: December 2019

Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer death with high morbidity and mortality, which non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounting for the majority. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is effective in the treatment of complex diseases, especially cancer. However, TCM is still in the conceptual stage. The interaction between different components remains unknown due to its multicomponent and multitarget characteristics. In this study, compound Liuju formula was taken as an example to isolate compounds with synergistic biological activity through systems pharmacology strategy. Through pharmacokinetic evaluation, 37 potentially active compounds were screened out. Meanwhile, 116 targets of these compounds were obtained by combing with the target prediction model. Through network analysis, we found that multicomponent drugs can present a synergistic effect through regulating inflammatory signaling pathway, invasion pathway, proliferation, and apoptosis pathway. Finally, it was confirmed that the bioactive compounds of compound Liuju formula have not only a killing effect on NSCLC tumor cells but also a synergistic effect on inhibiting the secretion of correlative inflammatory mediators, including TNF-α and IL-1β. The systems pharmacology method was applied in this study, which provides a new direction for analyzing the mechanism of TCM.
Observações sobre fauna e flora na “Relação da Viagem, que fez o Conde da Azambuja da cidade de S. Paulo para a Villa do Cuyabá no anno de 1751” (cod‑546 da Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal)
Authors: Papavero Nelson
Published: December 2019

Antônio Rolim de Moura, Conde de Azambuja (1709‑1792), foi nomeado em 1748 por seu primo, o rei de Portugal, D. João V, Governador da Capitania de Mato Grosso. Chegou ao Brasil (Recife) em abril de 1749, dirigindo-se em junho ao Rio de Janeiro. No início de 1750 chegou a São Paulo. De 1º de abril a 1º de maio desse ano fez uma viagem a Parati, no estado do Rio de Janeiro. Regressando à cidade de São Paulo ocupou-se com os preparativos para a aventurosa viagem fluvial até Cuiabá (Mato Grosso). Embarcou a 5 de agosto, chegando em Cuiabá aos 12 de janeiro de 1751. Ainda nesse ano escreveu o relato de sua viagem, dirigido a D. João V, narrando os perigos e vicissitudes da empresa e tecendo comentários sobre as regiões percorridas, animais, plantas e índios. Esse manuscrito (cod‑546), atualmente na Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal, é aqui transcrito e comentado.
Taxonomic study on a collection of terrestrial mollusks from the region of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil
Authors: Silva Fernanda Santos , Simone Luiz Ricardo L. , Salvador Rodrigo Brincalepe
Published: December 2019

The malacological collection of the Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, curated by Dr. Carla B. Kotzian, has been recently donated to the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo (MZSP, Brazil). The collection is rich in well preserved specimens of terrestrial gastropods from central Rio Grande do Sul state, in southernmost Brazil. That region, centered in the municipality of Santa Maria, represents a transitional area between the Atlantic Rainforest and Pampas biomes and has been scarcely reported in the literature. Therefore, we present a taxonomical study of these specimens, complemented by historical material of the MZSP collection. Overall, we report 20 species, mostly belonging to the Stylommatophora, from which four represent new records for Rio Grande do Sul: Adelopoma brasiliense, Happia vitrina, Macrodontes gargantua, and Cyclodontina corderoi. The present report of C. corderoi is also the first from Brazil. Two introduced species were found in the studied material: Bradybaena similaris and Zonitoides sp.
Disputas en torno a la Televisión Pública
Authors: Heram Yamila
Published: December 2019

El objetivo del presente artículo es analizar las críticas de televisión al canal Televisión Pública de Argentina, durante la gestión actual (2015-2018), para así reconocer cuáles han sido las preocupaciones e imaginarios que preponderaron en torno a la emisora. Se examinarán las críticas a partir de una sistematización de los ejes primordiales que se reiteran en las mismas y se problematizará sobre las alcances y limitaciones de los imaginarios sobre la televisión pública.
Posfácios da coleção Jornalismo Literário
Authors: Lima Myrian Regina Del Vecchio de , Fernandes José Carlos , Conceição Cíntia Silva da , Macedo Keyse Caldeira de Aquino
Published: December 2019

A relação entre o jornalismo e a literatura se apresenta como perspectiva sedutora para produtores e leitores de narrativas midiáticas. Este trabalho tem como corpus 39 títulos da coleção Jornalismo Literário, publicada pela editora Companhia das Letras, de 2002 a 2018. Foram examinadas as interferências editoriais que compõem cada livro, em especial seus posfácios. Ao pressupor que tais interferências são marcadas por definições de jornalismo literário e suas derivações, temos como objetivo reconhecer quais olhares/ênfases os diversos autores dos posfácios lançam sobre essa modalidade do jornalismo. Usou-se metodologia qualitativa para levantar inferências a partir de categorias que emergiram dos textos examinados. O procedimento confirma a amplitude do conceito de jornalismo literário e sua porosidade.
Crítica de mídia, sucesso de escândalo e narrativa política no Brasil hoje
Authors: Lana Lígia
Published: December 2019

Este trabalho reconstrói, pela ótica da crítica de mídia, narrativas políticas no Brasil, entre o final de 2018 e meados de 2019. Trata-se de uma revisão de textos publicados por articulistas e críticos de televisão na mídia brasileira. O quadro teórico é orientado pelos conceitos de sucesso de escândalo e entretenimento político, e a metodologia estabelece três operadores analíticos – celebridades, redes sociais e metacrítica. As conclusões do trabalho discutem as semelhanças entre a cultura da celebridade e a narrativa política; as transformações, trazidas pela internet, nas narrativas políticas; e o papel social da mídia na crítica dos processos políticos hoje.
Fronteiras dos discursos audiovisuais sobre o jovem em conflito com a lei
Authors: Lamas Caio
Published: December 2019

O artigo tem por finalidade apresentar dados contextuais, pressupostos teóricos e algumas análises iniciais de pesquisa de doutorado em desenvolvimento na Universidade de São Paulo. A partir da análise do longa-metragem De menor (2013) e da websérie O filho dos outros (2017), procura-se encontrar convergências entre narrativas audiovisuais de diferentes gêneros e mídias com o intuito de melhor oferecer subsídios ao estudo de representações de jovens em conflito com a lei na cultura audiovisual. Conclui-se que ambas as produções estabelecem uma crítica ao sistema de justiça, além de tensionar os estereótipos de jovens autores de ato infracionais.
O factual e o ficcional nas imagens sobre médicos na reportagem e no drama televisivos
Authors: Miranda Amanda Souza de
Published: December 2019

Este trabalho tem o objetivo de compreender as dicotomias e as imbricações nas formas narrativas apresentadas em um conjunto de imagens de dois conteúdos midiáticos veiculados na TV Globo, em 2017: a série de reportagens Tudo pela Vida, comandada pelo médico Drauzio Varella, no Fantástico, e o drama seriado Sob pressão, produto ficcional gravado e ambientado em um hospital público do Rio de Janeiro. A partir de um conjunto de frames coletados em um episódio de cada produto, refletimos sobre como o personagem médico é construído nestas narrativas e identificamos proximidades e afastamentos na sua representação, alinhada aos novos realismos e categorizadas no gênero de reality TV.
Por um jornalismo transformativo
Authors: Gusman Juliana
Published: December 2019

Pretendemos problematizar como experiências inscritas no âmbito da reportagem, as quais objetivam representar corpos femininos não normativos por meio de uma abordagem autorreflexiva e posicionada, podem dialogar com a noção de reconhecimento antipredicativo. A partir de comentários sobre a obra Presos que menstruam, escrita por Nana Queiroz, cuja perspectiva é marcadamente feminista, iremos discorrer sobre sua ação política no âmbito de um reconhecimento transformativo e desidentitário, sobre a importância de desnaturalizar a generificação violenta dos corpos e sobre os inevitáveis limites destes esforços no campo jornalístico.
Miradas políticas e horizontes éticos na crítica midiática
Authors: Grupo de Estudos de Linguagem MidiAto
Published: December 2019

Editorial
Crítica midiática e reconhecimento
Authors: Sena Ercio , Serelle Marcio
Published: December 2019

Crítica midiática e reconhecimento
Articulação de categorias para a análise da financeirização e da produção do espaço no capitalismo contemporâneo
Authors: Monteiro Júnior Laércio
Published: December 2019

Esse artigo apresenta uma leitura crítica da categoria renda da terra a partir dos conceitos de valor, preço e lucro no interior da indústria imobiliária e dos sentidos possíveis que estes podem atribuir à propriedade privada da terra e dos imóveis. Partindo desses esclarecimentos, o texto retoma o debate sobre o funcionamento da propriedade da terra e dos imóveis como puros ativos financeiros. Discute-se que a financeirização levou à superação das barreiras entre valores mobiliários e imobiliários, mas que as características concretas que os diferenciam impedem uma completa fusão de sentidos. Seguindo autores que estudam os processos de precificação do imobiliário, discute-se que as próprias metodologias do mercado se apoiam em processos abstratos que se distanciam da realidade concreta, ocultando e dissimulando a origem dos preços dos ativos no processo de valorização do capital.
Henri Lefebvre e a morfologia de uma dialética espacial
Authors: Santos César Simoni
Published: December 2019

Frequentemente o trabalho de Henri Lefebvre é admitido como extensão capaz de iluminar o pensamento de Marx ou como uma porta de entrada para a compreensão da dialética, contudo essa via está repleta de armadilhas. O tratamento da dialética lefebvriana como continuidade imediata e aplicação rigorosa do que já estava inscrito em Marx é uma delas. A nem tão pouco usual identificação das tríades de Lefebvre com a estrutura triádica da dialética hegeliana é outra. Nesse sentido, este artigo busca apresentar os aspectos da morfologia e da estrutura do pensamento dialético de Henri Lefebvre marcando a especificidade radical que faz parte da forma como o autor reelabora o material que lhe foi herdado para a composição de novas bases para o pensamento crítico.
Aos vencedores, o direito a quê?
Authors: Paixão Fernando , Bagolin Luiz Armando , Dantas Monica Duarte
Published: December 2019

Editorial
Ambivalências da derrota
Authors: Lima Pedro Luiz
Published: December 2019

O presente artigo busca elaborar uma interpretação dos ensaios e passagens da obra de Roberto Schwarz em que o populismo e o golpe de 1964 são tratados. A partir da ênfase no tema da derrota política, argumenta-se que Schwarz desenvolve dois modos distintos, ainda que por vezes entrelaçados, de tratamento da questão: um afim à linguagem e aos pressupostos da crítica marxista do populismo, e outro que ultrapassaria tais pressupostos, tendo como eixo-chave a noção de democratização. Da análise de ambos os modos e de suas dissonâncias, ressalta-se uma compreensão ambivalente da derrota, em que a ambivalência é índice de uma maior aproximação com as contradições objetivas da vida política nacional.
A inautenticidade como inflexão no esquema de Schwarz
Authors: Farias Edson
Published: December 2019

Este artigo tem o propósito de ensaiar uma reflexão sobre o lugar-chave ocupado pela inautenticidade como termo de inflexão lógica e sociocultural na formação do regime de autoria artístico-literária no país. Assim, tal como proposto em Ao vencedor as batatas e Um mestre na periferia do capitalismo, examino a contrapartida estabelecida por Schwarz entre a montagem do espaço literário no país e a peculiaridade própria à escrita machadiana, quando esta entrosa cosmopolitismo e localidade no seu discurso. Na parte final do texto rastreio sugestões a respeito das condições de possibilidade sobre a posição de autoria artística singularizada na figura do mesmo Machado de Assis.
O pensamento intelectual e sua preservação
Authors: Sarraf Viviane Panelli , Borges Karoliny Aparecida De Lima
Published: December 2019

Este artigo tem como objetivo discutir a utilização de documentos presentes no Fundo Waldisa Rússio Camargo Guarnieri, salvaguardado no Arquivo do Instituto de Estudos Brasileiros da Universidade de São Paulo (IEB/USP), na tentativa de retomada do pensamento da professora e museóloga brasileira Waldisa Rússio, com a apresentação de análise de documentos feitos fora de uma lógica de produção teórica, e que, portanto, não foram pensados por sua produtora como forma de síntese de seu pensamento.
O trabalho da crítica
Authors: Cevasco Maria Elisa
Published: December 2019

Este artigo pretende examinar, através da leitura de ensaios-chave de Roberto Schwarz, o poder de elucidação da crítica cultural.
Mapeamento estratigráfico utilizando sísmica de alta resolução no trecho da futura Ponte Salvador-Itaparica, Bahia, Brasil
Authors: Santos Isaac De Oliveira , Dominguez José Maria Landim
Published: December 2019

As sequências sedimentares marinhas do Quaternário têm sido amplamente estudadas pela sísmica marinha de reflexão rasa, a qual se baseia na propagação das ondas sísmicas, com o intuito de realizar imagens das feições geológicas de subsuperfı́cie. Dados sísmicos em associação com furos de sondagens SPT podem produzir informações sobre litologia, coesão, profundidade, espessura e continuidade lateral das camadas, tendo assim grande utilidade no planejamento e na execução de obras de engenharia em regiões submersas, como pontes. Este trabalho realizou o mapeamento estratigráfico para identificar o topo do substrato rochoso e a espessura da cobertura sedimentar recente na região da Baía de Todos os Santos (BTS), na qual será construída uma ponte que ligará a cidade de Salvador à ilha de Itaparica. As linhas sísmicas de alta resolução foram obtidas utilizando-se fontes Boomer e Sparker. As linhas foram processadas por meio de um fluxo de processamento normalmente utilizado na indústria do petróleo no aplicativo Seismic Unix. A interpretação das linhas foi feita no aplicativo Meridata MDPS. Dessa forma, o embasamento rochoso (bacia do Recôncavo) foi mapeado, e a espessura da cobertura sedimentar quaternária foi determinada. Quatro unidades estratigráficas foram identificadas, sendo que a mais basal são as rochas sedimentares da Bacia do Recôncavo. Dentre as três unidades quaternárias identificadas, a mais inferior se acumulou sob condições subaéreas antes da inundação da baía. As duas unidades superiores se acumularam após a inundação da baía e estão separadas entre si por uma superfície de ravinamento por marés.
Relações de contato entre rochas alcalinas máficas e sieníticas na Praia do Jabaquara, setor norte da Ilha de São Sebastião, SP
Authors: Timich Marco , Azzone Rogério Guitarrari , Rojas Gaston Eduardo Enrich , Silva Filho Saulo Vieira da , Ruberti Excelso , Gomes Celso De Barros
Published: December 2019

Relações de contato entre as rochas sieníticas do stock de Serraria e as rochas máficas plutônicas e hipoabissais do setor norte da suíte alcalina da Ilha de São Sebastião (Ilhabela) são descritas pela primeira vez, permitindo a indicação de relações temporais entre diferentes pulsos magmáticos. Os afloramentos apresentam variedade sienítica hololeucocrática hospedando mega-, macro- e microxenólitos de diferentes rochas, formando agmatitos. Cinco unidades principais são descritas: álcali feldspato sienitos, melassienitos, diabásios, cumulatos máficos (melagabros/clinopiroxenitos) e gabros heterogêneos. Geoquimicamente,o magmatismo alcalino bimodal encontrado na ilha é bem representado pelas rochas dos afloramentos estudados. A sequência de eventos magmáticos consiste em: colocação e cristalização de pulsos de magmas básicos alcalinos, em ambiente de câmara magmática, gerando as variedades gabroicas cumuláticas, principalmente melagabros e clinopiroxenitos com olivina, e brechas de matriz gábrica com evidências de reequilíbrio textural por ação de temperatura; intrusão de novos pulsos de magma básico alcalino, representados pelos fragmentos de diabásios, que apresentam também, reequilíbrio textural (textura granoblástica predominante); intrusão de pulso sienítico na câmara máfica que fragmentou o gabro já parcial ou totalmente cristalizado, transportando ampla proporção de xenocristais e xenólitos, o que gerou rochas classificadas como melassienitos; nova intrusão de pulso sienítico, que fragmenta todo o sistema formando um agmatito com megaxenólitos e microxenólitos de gabro cumuláticos, diabásios, agmatitos de matriz gabroica (gabros heterogêneos) e melassienitos; veios e diques de pegmatito e aplito de sienitos com quartzo cortam todos os litotipos. Todos os tipos amostrados como xenólitos apresentam algum grau de recristalização e de reação química com o magma sienítico final que os hospeda.
Carex phacota, Spreng. (Cyperaceae): a new record for the central Western Ghats of Karnataka, India
Authors: Udupa E.S.K. , Abhijit H.U. , Bhat K.G.
Published: December 2019

Carex phacota, Spreng. Is an least concern species, it is distributed in south and east Asia, Indo-China and Japan. In India it is found in Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Kerala and Tamilnadu, is reported as a new record for Karnataka, India along with Photo, herbarium and description.
An assessment of bird communities across Ujjani and its five satellite wetlands in Solapur District of Maharashtra, India
Authors: Karikar Shraddha Prabhakar , Mali Subhash Vitthal , Prasad Kulkarni , Priti Aphale
Published: December 2019

Ujjani wetland is a potential Ramsar site in Maharashtra, India with several satellite wetlands associated with it.  The present study contributes to single large or several small habitat conservation theories by assessing wetland bird communities.  Aquatic bird communities were assessed using area search and point count methods at Kumbhargaon (Ujjani), Bhadalwadi, Madanwadi, Palasdev, Pimple and Ravangaon wetlands between October 2011 and September2012.  These are representative satellite wetlands around Ujjani.  One-hundred-and-ten species of wetland birds across 12 orders and 29 families were recorded.  Out of these, 66 were resident and 44 were found to be migrants.  These birds represent 23% mudflat feeder, 16% upland feeder, 14% marsh feeder, 12% bird of prey, 11% surface feeder and fish eaters, while divers and wet meadow feeders were represented with 8.5% and 5% of the species, respectively.  Among the birds recorded, Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus, Common Pochard Aythya farina, and Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga belong to the Vulnerable category; while Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata, Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster, Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa, Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus, Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor, Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala, River Tern Sterna aurantia, and Great Thick-knee Esacus recurvirostris represent Near Threatened category on the IUCN Red List.  The presence of these bird species underlines the importance and conservation priorities of a major as well as smaller satellite wetlands.  Anthropogenic activities such as cattle grazing, fishing, sand and soil mining, land encroachment, urban development and tourism were observed as some of the threats to this wetland ecosystem as well as bird communities.
Efficacy of oxyclozanide and levamisole treatment on the gastrointestinal parasites in captive Lions Panthera leo
Authors: Ganager Dhareppa , Mamatha Gotakanapura Sanjeevamurthy , Muralidhara Asoor , Jaya Nagappa Lakkundi , Shivashankar Beechagondahalli Papanna
Published: December 2019

A study was carried out to determine the efficacy of anthelmintics on gastrointestinal parasites in lions under captivity at Bannerghatta Biological Park (Bengaluru), Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Garden (Mysuru) and Tiger-Lion Safari Tyavarekoppa (Shivamogga) during the period from January to June, 2018.  Out of 20 faecal samples subjected to qualitative and quantitative methods, 66.6% were found positive for eggs of Ancylostoma spp., 60.0% for Toxascaris leonina, 20.0% for Spirometra spp. and 13.3% for Balantidium coli cysts with an overall infection rate of 75.0%.  A combination of oxyclozonide 6% w/v and levamisole 3% w/v (Neozide plus) at the rate of 1ml per 4kg body weight revealed egg per gram counts for Ancylostoma spp., T. leonina and Spirometra spp. to be reduced from 100, 11,450 ± 11,250 and 100 to zero respectively on subsequent 3, 7, 10 and 21 days post treatment and proved to be cent per cent effective.
The windowpane oyster family Placunidae Rafinesque, 1815 with additional description of Placuna quadrangula (Philipsson, 1788) from India
Authors: Das Rocktim Ramen , Deepak Samuel Vijay Kumar , Sampath Gautham , Krishnan Pandian , Ramachandran Purvaja , Ramachandran Ramesh
Published: December 2019

The Bivalvia family Placunidae Rafinesque, 1815 in India is reviewed in this paper based on previous literature and records.  Additionally, the species Placuna quadrangula is described from the Indian sub-continent.  Being an economically important family in this geographic region, this paper can be regarded as a baseline for further ecological, management and policy-related studies pertaining to Placunidae and other exploited species.
A review on status of mammals in Meghalaya, India
Authors: Lyngdoh Adrian Wansaindor , Kumara Honnavalli Nagaraj , Karunakaran P.V. , Babu Santhanakrishnan
Published: December 2019

In this paper we present an updated checklist of mammals found in Meghalaya.  Using online databases and search engines for available literature, we provide the scientific names, accepted English names, conservation status as per IUCN Red List, Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act schedules, appendices in CITES, local distribution status, endemism, last reported sighting, an account of previous studies carried out relative to mammals and a tentative bibliography of the mammalian species found in Meghalaya.  A total of 162 species were found to be existing in the state with Chiropterans forming the largest group and 27 species found to be threatened, seven Near Threatened and seven Data Deficient.
Amphibian abnormalities and threats in pristine ecosystems in Sri Lanka
Authors: Silva G.K.V.P.T. , Mahaulpatha W.A.D. , De Silva Anslem
Published: December 2019

Amphibian abnormalities are caused by numerous etiologies prevailing in the environment.  Since amphibians are good bio indicators of the environment, amphibian abnormalities are popularly known as a veritable ecological screening tool to assess ecosystem health.  The present study was carried out encompassing within and outside the Horton Plains National Park areas, from January to November 2017.  Distribution of amphibian morphological abnormalities were assessed in and around the five lentic water bodies through gross visual encounter.  Six quadrates of 1m×2m were randomly placed in each sampling site.  Frequency and composition of amphibian abnormalities were assessed in a total of 694 amphibians, belonging to four families and 11 species.  Thereby, 4.5% and 80.87% abnormality indexes were accounted for respectively within and outside the park, comprehended surficial abnormalities, ectromelia and femoral projection abnormality types.  Surficial abnormalities were the most predominant in both localities, generally occurring at the hind limb region of pre-mature stages of Taruga eques.  Two lentic water bodies were identified as “abnormality hotspots” within and outside the Horton Plains National park; however, a multiplicity of possible combinations of potential causes of abnormalities were present in the environment.  Hence, finding the exact causes of amphibian abnormalities are an extremely difficult exercise in the field.
Growth rate of captive Gharials Gavialis gangeticus (Gmelin, 1789) (Reptilia: Crocodylia: Gavialidae) in Chitwan National Park, Nepal
Authors: Khadka Bed Bahadur , Bashyal Ashish
Published: December 2019

Gharials Gavialis gangeticus have been reared in ex situ facilities in the Gharial Conservation and Breeding Center (GCBC) in Chitwan National Park of Nepal since the 1980s.  There remains a paucity of detailed information concerning their growth rates, particularly with respect to season.  We randomly selected 20 gharials (45 months old) in the GCBC, tagged them, and recorded total length (TL) and weight over three warm (April–September) and two cold (October–March) seasons between 01 April 2013 and 30 September 2015.  We also recorded amounts of fish consumed by these gharials every month over the 30-month period.  On average per season, the gharials grew by 9.48±3.63 cm (1.58cm/month) in length and gained 2.61±1.14 kg (0.43kg/month).  Growth rates were significantly higher during warm seasons.  The highest increase in both length (mean= 21.2±8.61 cm) and weight (mean =5.59±2.12 kg) occurred during the first warm season (April 2013–September 2013) of the study, and annual growth rate was also highest during the first year.  Our data indicated strong correlation between mean length and body weight.  A total of 2,103.9kg fish was consumed by 20 gharials over 30 months, for a mean consumption of 3.5kg fish per individual per month.  Mean fish consumption was also significantly higher during warm (96.99±37.35 kg) versus cold (29.83±17.09 kg) seasons.  Survival rate was 100%.  Our findings establish baseline data for growth and feeding rates of captive gharials that will be useful in making management decisions in captive breeding and rearing facilities.
Compendium of Traded Indian Medicinal Plants
Authors: Reviewed by A. Rajasekaran
Published: December 2019

Compendium of Traded Indian Medicinal Plants

ISBN: 978-81-908965-4-2

Published by Foundation for Revitalization of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT), Bengaluru, Karnataka 560064, India

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F-Sodium Fluoride Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Ex Vivo Human Coronary Arteries With Histological Correlation
Authors: Youn Trisha , Al’Aref Subhi J. , Narula Navneet , Salvatore Steven , Pisapia David , Dweck Marc R. , Narula Jagat , Lin Fay Y. , Lu Yao , Kumar Amit , Virmani Renu , Min James K.
Published: December 2019

Objective:

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F-sodium fluoride (NaF) position emission tomography (PET) activity correlates with high-risk plaque. We examined the correlation between
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F-NaF PET activity and extent of calcification (microcalcification and macrocalcification) in coronary arteries.

Approach and Results:

Eighteen ex vivo human coronary arteries were imaged with
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F-NaF PET/CT, and target to background ratios were analyzed from 101 plaques. Histopathologic analysis evaluated for microcalcification and macrocalcification, plaque morphology, and inflammation. Plaques with microcalcification demonstrated higher
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F-NaF PET activity (n=84; mean target to background ratio±SD, 9.0±9.7,) than plaques without microcalcification (n=17, 2.9±3.8;
P
<0.0001). Higher
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F-NaF PET activity was associated with advanced plaques characterized by fibroatheroma (n=54, 10.7±10.3) compared with plaques with intimal thickening (n=22, 3.5±3.9) or pathological intimal thickening (n=25, 6.1±8.4;
P
=0.004). No significant association was found between
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F-NaF PET activity and inflammation (
P
=0.08).

Conclusions:

In ex vivo human coronary arteries, higher
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F-NaF PET activity was associated with microcalcification and advanced plaque morphology. Since microcalcification and fibroatheromas are high-risk plaque features,
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F-NaF PET/CT may improve risk-stratification.
How to Measure Arterial Stiffness in Humans
Authors: Segers Patrick , Rietzschel Ernst R. , Chirinos Julio A.
Published: December 2019

Despite the wide recognition of larger artery stiffness as a highly clinically relevant and independent prognostic biomarker, it has yet be incorporated into routine clinical practice and to take a more prominent position in clinical guidelines. An important reason may be the plethora of methods and devices claiming to measure arterial stiffness in humans. This brief review provides a concise overview of methods in use, indicating strengths and weaknesses. We classified and graded methods, highly weighing their scrutiny and purity in quantifying arterial stiffness, rather than focusing on their ease of application or the level at which methods have demonstrated their prognostic and diagnostic potential.
Ridging Associated with Drought across the Western and Southwestern United States: Characteristics, Trends, and Predictability Sources
Authors: Gibson Peter B. , Waliser Duane E. , Guan Bin , DeFlorio Michael J. , Ralph F. Martin , Swain Daniel L.
Published: December 2019

Persistent winter ridging events are a consistent feature of meteorological drought across the western and southwestern United States. In this study, a ridge detection algorithm is developed and applied on daily geopotential height anomalies to track and quantify the diversity of individual ridge characteristics (e.g., position, frequency, magnitude, extent, and persistence). Three dominant ridge types are shown to play important, but differing, roles for influencing the location of landfalling atmospheric rivers (ARs), precipitation, and subsequently meteorological drought. For California, a combination of these ridge types is important for influencing precipitation deficits on daily through seasonal time scales, indicating the various pathways by which ridging can induce drought. Furthermore, both the frequency of ridge types and reduced AR activity are necessary features for explaining drought variability on seasonal time scales across the western and southwestern regions. The three ridge types are found to be associated in different ways with various remote drivers and modes of variability, highlighting possible sources of subseasonal-to-seasonal (S2S) predictability. A comparison between ridge types shows that anomalously large and persistent ridging events relate to different Rossby wave trains across the Pacific with different preferential upstream locations of tropical heating. For the “South-ridge” type, centered over the Southwest, a positive trend is found in both the frequency and persistence of these events across recent decades, likely contributing to observed regional drying. These results illustrate the utility of feature tracking for characterizing a wider range of ridging features that collectively influence precipitation deficits and drought.
Estuarine Exchange Flow Variability in a Seasonal, Segmented Estuary
Authors: Conroy Ted , Sutherland David A. , Ralston David K.
Published: December 2019

Small estuaries in Mediterranean climates display pronounced salinity variability at seasonal and event time scales. Here, we use a hydrodynamic model of the Coos Estuary, Oregon, to examine the seasonal variability of the salinity dynamics and estuarine exchange flow. The exchange flow is primarily driven by tidal processes, varying with the spring–neap cycle rather than discharge or the salinity gradient. The salinity distribution is rarely in equilibrium with discharge conditions because during the wet season the response time scale is longer than discharge events, while during low flow it is longer than the entire dry season. Consequently, the salt field is rarely fully adjusted to the forcing and common power-law relations between the salinity intrusion and discharge do not apply. Further complicating the salinity dynamics is the estuarine geometry that consists of multiple branching channel segments with distinct freshwater sources. These channel segments act as subestuaries that import both higher- and lower-salinity water and export intermediate salinities. Throughout the estuary, tidal dispersion scales with tidal velocity squared, and likely includes jet–sink flow at the mouth, lateral shear dispersion, and tidal trapping in branching channel segments inside the estuary. While the estuarine inflow is strongly correlated with tidal amplitude, the outflow, stratification, and total mixing in the estuary are dependent on the seasonal variation in river discharge, which is similar to estuaries that are dominated by subtidal exchange flow.
Impact of Assimilating PECAN Profilers on the Prediction of Bore-Driven Nocturnal Convection: A Multiscale Forecast Evaluation for the 6 July 2015 Case Study
Authors: Chipilski Hristo G. , Wang Xuguang , Parsons David B.
Published: December 2019

Using data from the 6 July 2015 PECAN case study, this paper provides the first objective assessment of how the assimilation of ground-based remote sensing profilers affects the forecasts of bore-driven convection. To account for the multiscale nature of the phenomenon, data impacts are examined separately with respect to (i) the bore environment, (ii) the explicitly resolved bore, and (iii) the bore-initiated convection. The findings from this work suggest that remote sensing profiling instruments provide considerable advantages over conventional in situ observations, especially when the retrieved data are assimilated at a high temporal frequency. The clearest forecast improvements are seen in terms of the predicted bore environment where the assimilation of kinematic profilers reduces a preexisting bias in the structure of the low-level jet. Data impacts with respect to the other two forecast components are mixed in nature. While the assimilation of thermodynamic retrievals from the Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer (AERI) results in the best convective forecast, it also creates a positive bias in the height of the convectively generated bore. Conversely, the assimilation of wind profiler data improves the characteristics of the explicitly resolved bore, but tends to further exacerbate the lack of convection in the control forecasts. Various dynamical diagnostics utilized throughout this study provide a physical insight into the data impact results and demonstrate that a successful prediction of bore-driven convection requires an accurate depiction of the internal bore structure as well as the ambient environment ahead of it.