bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Iraupen luzeko irakasleriaren garapenaren eraginkortasuna: irakasleriaren kontzepzioetan, hurbilketan eta kultura instituzionalean
Authors: Madinabeitia Ezkurra Alba , Fernandez Fernandez Idoia
Published: June 2015

Este artículo parte de un concepto comprensivo del desarrollo docente y estudia el impacto de la estrategia de desarrollo de ERAGIN. Para ello se analizan dos ámbitos de impacto, por un lado el nivel docente individual, y por otro los niveles organizativos e institucionales. Para realizar este análisis tomaremos como caso la primera promoción del programa ERAGIN para desarrollo de metodologías activas (Método de Caso, Aprendizaje basado en Problemas y Aprendizaje basado en Proyectos. A través de una estrategia larga en el tiempo (350 horas) y trabajando en grupos de co-mentoría, el estudio empírico da evidencias del impacto de esta formación en los conceptos sobre la enseñanza y el aprendizaje (E-A) de los docentes, en su enfoque pero también en la capacidad para investigar la docencia (scholarship of teaching and learning) o para liderar en ámbitos docentes. Estos aspectos nos introducen ya en el cambio organizativo y colaboran en la progresiva materialización del currículum híbrido.Por lo tanto a lo largo del artículo analizaremos los siguientes aspectos: nuestros objetivos y las claves teóricas que los soportan, el contexto empírico de esta investigación, la metodología aplicada, los resultados obtenidos y finalmente, las conclusiones generales abordadas.
Ahozko adierazpena eta dramatizazioa Haur Hezkuntzako irakasleen baliabide
Authors: Argüelles Razquin Garbiñe , Zelaieta Anta Edu
Published: June 2015

Este artículo se basa en un Trabajo de Fin de Carrera y versa sobre dos modos de comunicación que utiliza el profesorado en la etapa de Educación Infantil: la expresión oral y la dramatización. Este proyecto ofrece la oportunidad de conocer la importancia y los beneficios de estos dos modos de comunicación utilizándolos como recursos educativos. Asimismo, el objetivo de este análisis se sustenta en analizar el papel y la importancia de estas vías de comunicación en la práctica educativa para así poder reflexionar al respecto. Para ello, se han analizado las opiniones y las aportaciones de cinco profesoras de Educación Infantil: ¿Qué opinan sobre la expresión oral y sobre la dramatización? ¿Qué importancia tienen estos dos medios de comunicación? ¿Cómo los utilizan en su día a día? ¿Qué estrategias utilizan para ello? En conclusión, las siguientes líneas destacan la relevancia de la expresión oral y la dramatización del profesorado en el proceso de aprendizaje de los niños de Educación Infantil.
La población desocupada en la ciudad de Elche
Authors: Larrosa Rocamora José Antonio
Published: June 2015

El Censo de Población es, después del extraordinario empobrecimiento del Padrón de Habitantes, y ante la insuficiencia de criterios espaciales y temáticos de otras fuentes estadísticas, la única publicación que puede mostrar la realidad sociolaboral de los distintos espacios urbanos (los barrios). El presente artículo es un ejemplo de utilización del Censo en el estudio del paro de una ciudad de tamaño medio y de marcado carácter industrial, Elche, a dos niveles espaciales: en primer lugar, se analizan las características sociodemográficas que definen a la población desocupada del municipio ilicitano, a partir de la información existente en el Censo de Población de 1991 (el sexo, la edad, el estado civil, la instrucción y la experiencia profesional), y en contraposición al perfil del parado de Alicante (capital y provincia); en segundo lugar, se muestra la heterogénea configuración social y laboral del espacio intraurbano, resultado de una segregación residencial compleja, que se ha visto favorecida por la masiva llegada de inmigrantes a Elche desde mediados de los años 50.
Urbanismo hispanoamericano. El plano de Santa Fe de 1811
Authors: Chiappero Rubén Osvaldo
Published: June 2015

La cartografía santafesina se caracteriza por la escasez manifiesta en el período hispánico. Sólo dos planos brindan una geometral referencia de la planta urbana: el plano de 1787 y el de 1811. Luego, se sucederán los relevamientos, pero ya dentro del período independiente. Aunque el plano de 1811 es posterior a los sucesos de mayo de 1810, este relevamiento, a los efectos del estudio del urbanismo hispanoamericano, evidentemente pertenece aún a ese período. Eustaquio Giannini y Bentallol, miembro del Real Cuerpo de Ingenieros de Marina, quedó demorado en Santa Fe por los acontecimientos del año 1810. De su permanencia en la ciudad, quedó la obra cartográfica, eslabón entre los planos de 1787 y 1824, que permite el análisis urbano complementario a los estudios sobre los aspectos defensivos e hidrográficos realizados por el Dr. Federico Cervera en el contexto de las campañas navales patriotas entre 1811 y 1814. Si a este plano sumamos los comentarios de los hermanos Robertson (1812), podremos comprender el espacio urbano santafesino como «un espacio que se crea al delimitar la naturaleza estando colmada de funciones y fines humanos», al decir del arquitecto Yoshinobu Ashihara.
Tipificación de las condiciones del tiempo durante el Proyecto Cubano de Modificación Artificial del Tiempo
Authors: Aroche Ramírez Roberto , Gamboa Romero Félix , Batista Tamayo Luis Manuel
Published: June 2015

Durante el Proyecto Cubano de Modificación Artificial del Tiempo (PCMAT) (1985- 90), en el Polígono Meteorológico de Camagüey (PMC) se obtuvo un volumen tal de información que ha permitido, aún en la actualidad, continuar extrayendo resultados que modestamente pensamos que puedan aportar algo nuevo al conocimiento del amplio campo de la meteorología tropical. En el presente trabajo se brindan los fundamentos teóricos de una metodología de tipificación de las condiciones meteorológicas y su aplicación práctica en la determinación desde el punto de vista sinóptico de los días propicios para realizar Influencia activa en las nubes cúmulos tropicales, así como el momento adecuado para efectuar la siembra. Se utilizan materiales tanto sinópticos como de radiolocalización obtenidos durante el desarrollo de los experimentos de física de las nubes.
Los inmigrantes marroquíes en Andalucía y las políticas de cooperación hispano-marroquíes
Authors: Carella Maria
Published: June 2015

El objetivo de esta investigación es analizar el flujo migratorio de marroquíes hacia el sur de España, a través de los residentes de esta nacionalidad en la Comunidad Autónoma de Andalucía. En la primera parte se analiza los orígenes y la evolución del flujo marroquí hacia España y la ubicación de los inmigrantes en los sectores laborales andaluces. La segunda parte se centra en el estudio de los acuerdos bilaterales, de los proyectos de cooperación y de las diferentes medidas adoptadas por España con la finalidad de limitar y reglamentar la movilidad marroquí. En el contexto de esta amplia problemática, otro objetivo es el de indagar sobre las respuestas de carácter político y demo-económico procedentes de la Junta de Andalucía, y sobre las tentativas de colaboración entre la misma y los países de la ribera sur del Mediterráneo.
Las obras hidráulicas en los sistemas fluviales de la Costa Brava: preferencias locales y limitaciones de un modelo convencional de adaptación al riesgo de inundación
Authors: Roset Pagès Dolors , Saurí Pujol David , Ribas Palom Anna
Published: June 2015

Este artículo tiene por finalidad analizar las medidas de adaptación al riesgo de inundación que se han realizado en el ámbito de la Costa Brava, con especial incidencia en el papel que han tenido las obras de infraestructura hidráulica en la prevención de avenidas. Se intenta comprobar hasta que punto la percepción local dominante sobre las obras hidráulicas como una de las formas más eficientes para la prevención de inundaciones se contradice con las nuevas tendencias tanto en relación a los costes ecológicos de la construcción de estos dispositivos hidráulicos como al planeamiento urbanístico y fluvial, en general.
Un suceso atmosférico singular: el tornado del 17 de octubre de 1999 en la comarca de la Vega Baja del Segura
Authors: Soriano Andreu Francisco Javier
Published: June 2015

En este artículo se analiza un suceso meteorológico verdaderamente inusual: el tornado ocurrido la tarde del 17 de octubre de 1999 en la Vega Baja del Segura. La rareza, espectacularidad y las nefastas consecuencias económicas convierten y hacen del mismo un tema de gran interés geográfico.
La evolución de las precipitaciones en la cuenca occidental del Mediterráneo: ¿tendencia o ciclos?
Authors: Quereda Sala José , Montón Chiva Enrique , Escrig Barberá José
Published: June 2015

El presente trabajo trata de responder a dos de las más inquietantes cuestiones que actualmente se plantean a la Climatología mediterránea. Estas interrogantes son: ¿acaso están disminuyendo las precipitaciones de la región mediterránea? y, asimismo, ¿está esa evolución pluviométrica sujeta a ciclos?. La respuesta a ambas cuestiones se fundamenta en el análisis de las series de los 37 principales observatorios históricos, con datos anteriores al siglo XX, enclavados en el entorno de la cuenca occidental del Mediterráneo.
El modelo turístico de la Marina Alta: apuntes para una nueva etapa desde la sostenibilidad como referencia
Authors: Vera Rebollo José Fernando
Published: June 2015

El propósito de las siguientes reflexiones no es otro que aportar algunas ideas en el marco de un debate necesario sobre el modelo territorial-turístico de la Marina Alta, en el contexto de una nueva filosofía de desarrollo que lleva implícitos, como contenidos clave, la gestión racional de los recursos naturales y culturales y la calidad de vida de las poblaciones locales. Son aspectos a los que el turismo puede aportar argumentos, en tanto que su futuro como actividad ha de estar basado en la calidad, la gestión ambiental y la diferenciación de los espacios de destino.
El status de la mujer migrante. Las marroquíes en España
Authors: Vitale Serena
Published: June 2015

La participación de las mujeres en los movimientos migratorios ha pasado desapercibida durante mucho tiempo, o se ha cristalizado, en particular con respecto a la emigración de mujeres magrebíes, en el tipo de una migración pasiva y una adaptación difícil a la sociedad occidental. Las mujeres que protagonizan el nuevo flujo inmigratorio de Marruecos a España, en cambio, parecen ajustarse a la sociedad española sin chocarse con fronteras rígidas, sin sentirse «fuera de lugar». Al mismo tiempo, actúan como transmisoras del cambio, negocian con sus familias, sobre todo con los hombres, los términos de la identidad nueva que van adquiriendo como consecuencia de la experiencia migratoria.
Parques científicos y tecnológicos: los nuevos espacios productivos del futuro
Authors: Ondategui Rubio Julio César
Published: June 2015

Los Parques Científicos y Tecnológicos (PCyT) están en constante evolución por todo el mundo. Este trabajo aborda el fenómeno desde sus orígenes hasta la actualidad. La primera parte plantea los antecedentes (polos de los años sesenta) y la difusión de los proyectos tomando la referencia del modelo americano. En la segunda parte, dada la proliferación de iniciativas y situaciones reales, proponemos una definición que sirve para analizar el concepto mediante nuevos espacios productivos como el PT, la incubadora, el tecnopolo y la tecnópolis. Aunque parten de objetivos similares, la experiencia a escala internacional es diferente. Estos espacios donde se localizan empresas de nuevas tecnologías están sirviendo tanto para rehabilitar y recualificar áreas urbanas como para atraer proyectos de nuevo contenido industrial. Como nuevas infraestructuras donde está concentrado el conocimiento y la tecnología, los PCyT serán efectivos tejiendo redes, estableciendo flujos con el tejido industrial, así como creando industrias y no sólo empresas.
Cambio técnico, marco institucional y gestión de recursos naturales: el caso del agua
Authors: Ramos Gorostiza José Luis
Published: June 2015

El propósito de este artículo es analizar —a través de ejemplos relativos a la gestión del agua— la relación entre el cambio técnico, el marco institucional y la conservación del medio natural. La idea principal del trabajo es que el mejor arreglo institucional depende de las posibilidades tecnológicas del momento y cambia con ellas. Más concretamente, el artículo desarrolla tres cuestiones básicas: los problemas ambientales derivados de la combinación de un entorno institucional estático y un rápido cambio técnico, la interdependencia entre innovación técnica y acuerdos institucionales en la gestión de recursos naturales, y la complementariedad entre las «opciones técnicas» y las «opciones institucionales» en el desarrollo de políticas públicas de gestión.
Reestructuración agraria y abandono de usos: el caserío vasco
Authors: Alberdi Collantes Juan Cruz
Published: June 2015

En este artículo analizamos las consecuencias que la concentración de la capacidad productiva en un reducido número de explotaciones va a tener sobre los usos del suelo del caserío vasco. Observamos cómo van a ser muy pocas las explotaciones agroganaderas que van a continuar y menos aún las que se van a ver necesitadas de suelo agrícola. Como resultado, a medio plazo, una vez que se consolide el proceso que lleva al abandono definitivo de la mayoría de las unidades productivas actuales, las tierras más alejadas de zonas próximas a ganaderías y las que no pueden ser objeto de maquinaria agrícola dejarán paso a la regeneración de la cubierta vegetal.
Agricultura ecológica y cooperativismo en Andalucía: una fórmula de desarrollo alternativa
Authors: Campo Tejedor Alberto del , Navarro Luna Javier
Published: June 2015

La agricultura ecológica es un sistema de producción que aspira a compaginar el respeto al medio ambiente, la producción de alimentos de calidad sin el uso de sustancias químicas de síntesis, y una mayor rentabilidad que la producción agraria convencional. El modelo agroecológico, especialmente en aquellas iniciativas gestionadas bajo formas de economía social (sociedades cooperativas), se afianza en Andalucía como una eficaz alternativa a la desestructuración y desarticulación del panorama agrario andaluz. A través de un estudio de caso en la comarca de Los Pedroches (Córdoba), este texto analiza las causas del crecimiento de este sistema productivo, así como los principales obstáculos para su consolidación.
Retention, separation selectivity and system efficiency of selected basic psychotropic drugs on different RPLC columns
Authors: Petruczynik Anna , Wróblewski Karol , Dzioba Kamil , Waksmundzka-Hajnos Monika
Published: June 2015

Retention parameters of psychotropic drug
standards were determined on different columns,
i.e., Octadecyl silica, Phenyl, Phenyl-Hexyl, Polar
Reverse Phase, Pentafluorophenyl, and Cyanopropyl
using aqueous eluent systems containing methanol or
acetonitrile as organic modifiers, acetate buffer at pH 3.5
and addition of silanol blocker − diethylamine (DEA).

The retention, separation selectivity, and sequence of
elution were different when using eluents containing various
organic modifiers. The significant differences were observed
in retention parameters with a change of the used stationary
phase. The various properties of stationary phases resulted
in differences in analyte retention, peaks shape, systems
efficiency and separation selectivity. The best shape of
peaks were on Cyanopropyl (CN) column and the highest
efficiency for most investigated psychotropic drugs were
obtained on Phenyl-Hexyl and Polar RP columns.
Multidisciplinary management of giant genital tract venous malformations during pregnancy: case report and review of the literature
Authors: Hubinont Corinne , Roelants Fabienne , Boon Laurence , Minlangu Ana Bila , Hermans Cédric , Debiève Frédéric
Published: June 2015

Malformation affecting the genital tract is a rare condition. Enlargement of the mass and specific complications may occur following hemodynamic changes associated with pregnancy. A 25-year-old pregnant primigravida affected by an extended vulvar and thigh venous malformation with localised intravascular consumptive coagulopathy was referred to our hospital. Her antenatal care was uneventful until term. She underwent an elective caesarean section because the venous malformation location precluded vaginal birth. At 3 days postpartum, she suffered life-threatening bleeding in the abdominal cavity with disseminated intravascular coagulation requiring multiple blood and platelets transfusions as well as transarterial embolisation. The patient recovered and was discharged after 20 days. Specific counselling and management of pregnant patients with large vascular malformations is essential as it is associated with increased complications rate such as peripartal thrombosis and haemorrhages. These patients should be referred to tertiary centres and should be managed by a multidisciplinary team including an obstetrician, anaesthesiologist, haematologist, interventional radiologist and plastic surgeon.
The First Catholic Bible in Chinese: Gabriele Allegra and His Translation
Authors: De Gruttola Raissa
Published: June 2015

Christian missionaries play an important role in the history of the relationship between China and Europe. Their presence in China has been widely explored, but little attention has been paid to the role played by the Bible in their preaching.

From 13th to 19th century, although they did not translate the Bible, Catholic missionaries preached the Gospel orally or with catechisms. On the other hand, the Protestant missionaries had published many version of the Chinese Bible throughout the 19th century.

It was only in the 20th century that the Franciscan friar Gabriele Allegra decided to go to China as a missionary to translate the Holy Scriptures into Chinese. He arrived in China in 1931 and translated from 1935 to 1961. He also founded a biblical study centre to prepare expert scholars to collaborate in the Bible translation. Allegra and his colleagues completed the translation in 1961, and the first complete single-volume Catholic Bible in Chinese was published in 1968.

After presenting the historical background of Allegra’s activity, a textual analysis of some passages of his translation will be presented, emphasizing the meanings of the Chinese words he chose to use to translate particular elements of Christian terminology. This study will verify the closeness of the work by Allegra to the original Greek text and the validity of some particular translation choices.
Contemporary Afghanistan Outlook: Between Counterinsurgency and Search of the Social Contract
Authors: Bivainis Andrius
Published: June 2015

This article is based on reassessment of the contemporary results of counterinsurgency and nation-building in Afghanistan. Nation-building initiatives have been started in the country since the Bonn agreement in December 2001. This agreement brought into reality the current governing system of Afghanistan. Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan has been initiated in full mode since 2009 after a sound success on Iraqi frontier. However, each operational area is bringing its own specifics into play. The same was with Afghanistan. The newly established constitutional presidential republic has faced with inheritance of unresolved sensitive ethnical identity issues, confrontation between different groups for self-governing authority and security of essential resources. These preconditions have brought a diversified and even confrontational social environment into reality. Prolonged military operations in Afghanistan could show that diversified social environment and misevaluated cultural heritage has led to misleading assumptions that centralized presidential governing system could become an effective ruling model for post-Taliban country.

One of the key notions of this article is that historical lessons taught by long years of colonialist rule in Afghanistan has not been learned and misevaluation of diversified and confrontational local entities has brought another historical lesson of Afghan tribal resistance. More than that, diversified and confrontational entities of Afghanistan have not been a favorable subject for possible social contract. The term social contract was introduced as explanatory method of national political behavior and systemic structure by Jean Jacques Rousseau in 18th century Europe. Afghan society has become the subject to this model of political philosophy only as counterinsurgency campaign gained full capabilities around 2009. Reassessment of long term nation building efforts in this article is based on evaluation of Afghan social contract’s progress.
Flexible Reference Frames for Grasp Planning in Human Parietofrontal Cortex
Authors: Leoné Frank T. M. , Monaco Simona , Henriques Denise Y. P. , Toni Ivan , Medendorp W. Pieter
Published: June 2015

Reaching to a location in space is supported by a cortical network that operates in a variety of reference frames. Computational models and recent fMRI evidence suggest that this diversity originates from neuronal populations dynamically shifting between reference frames as a function of task demands and sensory modality. In this human fMRI study, we extend this framework to nonmanipulative grasping movements, an action that depends on multiple properties of a target, not only its spatial location. By presenting targets visually or somaesthetically, and by manipulating gaze direction, we investigate how information about a target is encoded in gaze- and body-centered reference frames in dorsomedial and dorsolateral grasping-related circuits. Data were analyzed using a novel multivariate approach that combines classification and cross-classification measures to explicitly aggregate evidence in favor of and against the presence of gaze- and body-centered reference frames. We used this approach to determine whether reference frames are differentially recruited depending on the availability of sensory information, and where in the cortical networks there is common coding across modalities. Only in the left anterior intraparietal sulcus (aIPS) was coding of the grasping target modality dependent: predominantly gaze-centered for visual targets and body-centered for somaesthetic targets. Left superior parieto-occipital cortex consistently coded targets for grasping in a gaze-centered reference frame. Left anterior precuneus and premotor areas operated in a modality-independent, body-centered frame. These findings reveal how dorsolateral grasping area aIPS could play a role in the transition between modality-independent gaze-centered spatial maps and body-centered motor areas.
Concomitant Transapical Transcatheter Valve Implantations: Edwards Sapien Valve for Severe Mitral Regurgitation in a Patient with Failing Mitral Bioprostheses and JenaValve for the Treatment of Pure Aortic Regurgitation
Authors: Aydin Unal , Gul Mehmet , Aslan Serkan , Akkaya Emre , Yildirim Aydin
Published: June 2015

Transcatheter valve implantation is a novel interventional technique, which was developed as an  alternative therapy for surgical aortic valve replacement in inoperable patients with severe aortic stenosis. Despite limited experience in using transcatheter valve implantation for mitral and aortic regurgitation, transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation and valve-in-valve implantation for degenerated mitral valve bioprosthesis can be performed in high-risk patients who are not candidates for conventional replacement surgery. In this case, we present the simultaneous transcatheter valve implantation via transapical approach for both degenerated bioprosthetic mitral valve with severe regurgitation and pure severe aortic regurgitation.
Can Preoperative Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Serve as an Indicator for Midterm Adverse Events after Coronary Bypass Grafting?
Authors: Togan Turhan , Günday Murat , Çiftçi Özgür , Bingol Hakan
Published: June 2015

Objective: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) may serve as a reasonably good indicator for coronary heart disease as usually ESR is elevated in these patients. The measurement of ESR is a very simple and cheap laboratory test that can be performed in routine blood examinations. In this study, we investigated the association between preoperative erythrocyte sedimentation rate and postoperative midterm adverse events after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).
Methods: In the study, only male patients were included. The patients were divided into two groups: group 1 (preoperative sedimentation rate [<20 mm/h] normal [n = 232, 63.9%]) and group 2 (preoperative sedimentation rate
[>20 mm/h] above normal [n = 131, 36.1%]). The hemogram and biochemistry panel values were measured one day before operation, on the postoperative first day, on the postoperative seventh day, and on the postoperative third month.
Results: Among the laboratory values, there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups with respect to postoperative first-day ESR and postoperative third-month high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (P < .05). In terms of postoperative morbidity, there was also a statistically significant difference (P < .05) between the two groups with regard to pleural effusion, infection of the soft tissue over the sternum, pulmonary infection, return to the intensive care unit, rehospitalization, and mortality.  Conclusion: Elevated preoperative sedimentation rate is associated with postoperative adverse events in patients who undergo CABG. For this purpose, we suggest that patients with higher sedimentation rates undergo detailed examination to prevent mortality and morbidity.
Improved Detection and Characterization of Copy Number Variations Among Diverse Pig Breeds by Array CGH
Authors: Wang Jiying , Jiang Jicai , Wang Haifei , Kang Huimin , Zhang Qin , Liu Jian-Feng
Published: June 2015

As a major component of genomic variation, copy number variations (CNVs) are considered as promising markers for some phenotypic and economically important traits in domestic animals. Using a custom-designed 1M array CGH (aCGH), we performed CNV discovery in 12 pig samples from one Asian wild boar population, six Chinese indigenous breeds, and two European commercial breeds. In total, we identified 758 CNV regions (CNVRs), covering 47.43 Mb of the pig genome sequence. Of the total porcine genes, 1295 genes were completely or partially overlapped with the identified CNVRs, which enriched in the terms related to sensory perception of the environment, neurodevelopmental processes, response to external stimuli, and immunity. Further probing the potential functions of these genes, we also found a suite of genes related important traits, which make them a promising resource for exploring the genetic basis of phenotype differences among diverse pig breeds. Compared with previous relevant studies, the current study highlights that different platforms can complement each other, and the combined implementation of different platforms is beneficial to achieve the most comprehensive CNV calls. CNVs detected in diverse populations herein are essentially complementary to the CNV map in the pig genome, which would be helpful for understanding the pig genome variants and investigating the associations between various phenotypes and CNVs.
Reports of the use of Urticaceae collected in Brazil and deposited in the herbaria of Kew (K), New York (NY) and Paris (P)
Authors: Corrado Amanda Roberta , Gagliatti André Luiz , Romaniuc Neto Sergio , Ming Lin Chau
Published: June 2015

The purpose of this study was to use a historical series of exsiccates as a documentary source, aiming to retrieving information on species of Urticaceae Juss. The study approached the collections of exsiccates belonging to herbaria of the Royal Botanic Gardens (K), Kew, England; Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (P), Paris, France; and New York Botanical Garden (NY), New York, USA, also printed sources and manuscripts. We analyzed more than 2800 exsiccates, comprising the period between 1783 and 2003. From the information labels of the exsiccates, it was possible to obtain the use and common name of the Urticaceae species. A total of thirteen species with register of use were find in the labels, six genera of Urticaceae: five species of Pourouma Aubl., three of Cecropia Loefl., two of Urera Gaudich., one of Boehmeria Jacq., one of Coussapoa Aubl., one of Laportea Gaudich. Five categories of usage were identify: (1) animal feeding; (2) human feeding; (3) medicinal; (4) fiber and (5) fuel. The analysis of the labels registers pointed to be efficient to raise information related to Urticaceae species, and combined to the research of printed sources and manuscripts provide more details to the data. Furthermore, adding information to the review of the collections history in Brazil. It is necessary to establish initiatives which facilitate the access to documents associated to exsiccates, like the manuscripts of collectors, for continuing the advances in the retrieval of knowledge registered.
Gender specification and occupational titles: An investigation of French women’s CVs
Authors: Lipovsky Caroline
Published: June 2015

The adoption of antidiscrimination and equal employment opportunity legislation in France in 1983 sparked feminist language reform initiatives with the aim of legitimizing women’s participation in the workforce and better representing their role in French society. This article aims to evaluate the success of these feminist language planning reforms by investigating their impact in the wider speech community. In particular, it aims to explore French women’s selection of gender specification when describing their occupations, drawing from a set of CVs collected, in 2012, from the professional social network Viadeo. The analysis shows that women have become more willing to adopt feminine job titles that highlight their gender as well as their occupation, in particular for higher status posts, thus challenging norms of usage which discriminate against women.
Contemporâneo clássico: a recepção de Pierre Bourdieu no Brasil
Authors: Bortoluci José Henrique , Jackson Luiz C. , Pinheiro Filho Fernando A.
Published: June 2015

O Brasil foi um dos casos pioneiros na recepção internacional de Pierre Bourdieu, sociólogo que, desde a década de 1990, tornou-se um dos mais citados em todo o país. Essa questão é discutida articulando-se duas séries históricas: a produção e consagração da obra de Bourdieu a partir da França e a dinâmica da institucionalização das ciências sociais no Brasil. Desde o final dos anos de 1960, a circulação de pesquisadores brasileiros na França aumentou consideravelmente, e alguns deles se constituíram em importantes mediadores da recepção de Bourdieu no Brasil; suas trajetórias e os papéis desempenhados são avaliados neste artigo. Inicialmente recebido como um dos autores contemporâneos mais propensos à renovação teórica e metodológica das ciências sociais nas décadas de 1970/80, o autor seria instituído, a partir da década de 1990, como referência obrigatória, a despeito das resistências que suscitou.
Balanço dos estudos sobre os conselhos de políticas públicas na última década
Authors: Almeida Carla , Cayres Domitila Costa , Tatagiba Luciana
Published: June 2015

Este artigo apresenta uma revisão da literatura sobre os conselhos de políticas públicas no Brasil com base em artigos, dissertações e teses produzidos entre 2000 e 2011 com o objetivo de contribuir com a conformação das novas agendas de pesquisa na área. Na primeira parte do trabalho, traçamos um diagnóstico do perfil geral e das tendências dessa produção e, na segunda, analisamos de forma comparada a identidade do debate sobre os conselhos nos quatro campos disciplinares que mais têm produzido sobre o tema: as ciências sociais, a saúde, o serviço social e a educação. Os dados mostram que ocorreram crescimento e consolidação dessa área de estudos e que houve importantes inflexões na agenda de pesquisa no período investigado, sugerindo seu amadurecimento. Essas tendências gerais ganham, entretanto, diferentes graus, contornos e direções, dependendo dos campos disciplinares considerados.
Distribuição espacial da condutividade elétrica do solo medida por indução eletromagnética e da produtividade de cana-de-açúcar
Authors: Siqueira Glécio Machado , Silva Ênio Farias de Franca e , Dafonte Jorge
Published: June 2015

A agricultura atual requer a inserção de novas tecnologias que permitam a identificação dos padrões de solo e planta, possibilitando a determinação da sua variabilidade espacial. O objetivo deste trabalho foi determinar a relação espacial entre a produtividade da cana-de-açúcar, da condutividade elétrica do solo medida por indução eletromagnética e da textura do solo. A área experimental está localizada em Goiana (Pernambuco, Brasil) (Latitude 07°34’25”S, Longitude 34°55’39”W). O experimento foi conduzido em uma área de 6,5 ha. A produtividade da cana-de-açúcar e a condutividade elétrica aparente do solo (CEa) foram medidas em 90 pontos de amostragem distribuídos aleatoriamente na área de estudo. Os mapas de condutividade elétrica do solo (CEa-V e CEa-H) apresentaram comportamento semelhante ao da produtividade de cana-de-açúcar. A correlação linear apresentou valores de 0,74 (produtividade x CEa-H) e 0,85 (produtividade x CEa-V). A condutividade elétrica medida por indução eletromagnética apresentou-se como uma ferramenta importante para a previsão da produtividade da cana-de-açúcar. Os atributos texturais (argila, silte e areia) apresentaram elevada variabilidade espacial.
The Evolving Role of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Cancer Treatment
Authors: Pennock Gregory K. , Chow Laura Q.M.
Published: June 2015

Traditional treatment modalities for advanced cancer (radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or targeted agents) act directly on tumors to inhibit or destroy them. Along with surgery, these modalities are predominantly palliative, with toxicity and only modest improvements in survival in patients with advanced solid tumors. Accordingly, long-term survival rates for most patients with advanced cancer remain low, thus there is a need for cancer treatments with favorable benefit and toxicity profiles that can potentially result in long-term survival. The immune system plays a critical role in the recognition and eradication of tumor cells (“immune surveillance”), and immunotherapies based on this concept have been used for decades with some success against a few tumor types; however, most immunotherapies were limited by a lack of either substantial efficacy or specificity, resulting in toxicity. We now have a greater understanding of the complex interactions between the immune system and tumors and have identified key molecules that govern these interactions. This information has revitalized the interest in immunotherapy as an evolving treatment modality using immunotherapeutics designed to overcome the mechanisms exploited by tumors to evade immune destruction. Immunotherapies have potentially complementary mechanisms of action that may allow them to be combined with other immunotherapeutics, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, or other traditional therapies. This review discusses the concepts and data behind immunotherapies, with a focus on the checkpoint inhibitors and their responses, toxicities, and potential for long-term survival, and explores promising single-agent and combination therapies in development.

Implications for Practice:

Immunotherapy is an evolving treatment approach based on the role of the immune system in eradicating cancer. An example of an immunotherapeutic is ipilimumab, an antibody that blocks cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) to augment antitumor immune responses. Ipilimumab is approved for advanced melanoma and induced long-term survival in a proportion of patients. The programmed death-1 (PD-1) checkpoint inhibitors are promising immunotherapies with demonstrated sustained antitumor responses in several tumors. Because they harness the patient's own immune system, immunotherapies have the potential to be a powerful weapon against cancer.
Adjuvant Therapy Reduces Rate of Dissemination but Shortens Survival Thereafter
Authors: Fink Michael K. , Kleeberg Ulrich R. , Bartels Stefan
Published: June 2015

In the subgroup of patients who suffer from metastases despite adjuvant therapy, survival after dissemination is shortened. This is partially due to an adjuvant chemotherapy-induced resistance to previous treatment and may be similar after hormonal therapy and immunotherapy.
Lectura celebrativa de un poema: “Cuestión de estadísticas” de Piedad Bonnett
Authors: Suárez R. Juan Camilo
Published: June 2015

Paul Ricœur sostiene que en el poema el lenguaje está de fiesta. Teniendo como punto de partida esta afirmación y sumando otros elementos tomados tanto de la teoría literaria como de la hermenéutica proponemos al poema como un caso ejemplar de lenguaje celebrativo. El presente artículo ofrece una lectura de “Cuestión de estadísticas” de Piedad Bonnett haciendo uso de dicha concepción con el fin de desarrollar en un ejercicio concreto la potencia del texto lírico concebido como celebración.
Observatorio Nacional de Cáncer Colombia
Authors: Ospina M. Martha L. , Huertas Jancy A. , Montaño C. José I. , Rivillas G. Juan C.
Published: June 2015

En Colombia el cáncer es un problema de salud pública en aumento, que representa grandes repercusiones psicoafectivas, sociales y económicas imponiendo un reto para el sistema de salud. Según las estadísticas del Globocan, para Colombia en el año 2012, aproximadamente 104 personas fallecieron cada día por esta enfermedad y 196 personas enfermaron de cáncer. Esto exige generar intervenciones oportunas, eficaces y articuladas para promover los factores protectores, aumentar la detección temprana, reducir la discapacidad y mortalidad evitables, mejorar la calidad de vida de los pacientes afectados, así como asegurar un desempeño costo-efectivo del sistema sanitario. Aunque se presentan unas cifras breves para revisar el panorama del cáncer en el país, no es el propósito de este artículo proporcionar información estadística que ya se encuentra disponible en el Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social, el Instituto Nacional de Cancerología (INC), el Instituto Nacional de Salud (INS) y los registros poblacionales de cáncer en el país. En su lugar, este artículo describe de forma general los avances y desarrollos del Observatorio Nacional de Cáncer (ONC) Colombia en el marco del Sistema de Información Nacional en Cáncer SINCan, puntualizando las fuentes de información en cáncer disponibles en sispro, el set de indicadores para monitorear el panorama en el país, los planes de análisis y las salidas de información (canales de acceso y divulgación de la evidencia y publicaciones relevantes) como herramientas necesarias para gestionar adecuadamente el conocimiento sobre mortalidad, morbilidad, acceso a servicios y acciones para reducir las desigualdades en cáncer en Colombia.
The Role of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone Biosimilars in the Management of Growth Disorders
Authors: Romer Tomasz E ,   Endocrinologist, Private Practice, Warsaw
Published: June 2015

Since ancient times plant and animal tissues have been used as medicines. In the 20th century growth hormone as a purified extraction from human pituitaries was still used to treat growth disorders. Since the genetic engineering of host cells became possible, a new generation of medicines obtained using recombinant DNA (rDNA) technology has emerged. These medicines have been named ‘biopharmaceuticals’. The first biopharmaceutical growth hormones were patented in the 1980s, so already over two decades of clinical experience support the development of a new, off-patent growth hormone preparation obtained by rDNA technology. The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has put in place a centralised procedure for the approval of new biopharmaceuticals. This procedure includes testing comparability with a reference product and demands post-approval pharmacovigilance. Omnitrope® was the first off-patent recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) approved on the basis of the biosimilar pathway; it underwent a very demanding approval procedure in 2006 and is now used for several indications in Europe, the US, Canada, Japan, Australia and other countries where it has received marketing approval.
Android mobile application for monitoring and recording human nutritional status implemented in a free hardware platform
Authors: Robayo Faber Ignacio , Neira Jhon Alexander , Vásquez Martín Adolfo
Published: June 2015

This work consists of the real-time measurement of anthropometric variables, such as weight, by means of a digital scale, and height, by means of an ultrasonic sensor HC-SR04; these data are read by an Arduino Nano card and sent through an HC-05 Bluetooth module to the Android mobile operating system, which has an application where the values are processed. The mobile application uses the received variables and other data that the user enters, calculates the BMI (body mass index), the ideal weight, and, according to the result, creates a personal record of weight and nutritional status to be stored in a database each time the user chooses a new control. In addition, the data accumulated over time can be viewed in a web page that contains dynamic graphs of the evolution of the user’s body weight and baseline nutritional status. This project helps to create awareness among the population about the risks to health of being overweight, obese or lean.
Performance of a system with full- and pilot-scale sludge drying reed bed units treating septic tank sludge in Brazil
Authors: Calderón-Vallejo Luisa Fernanda , Andrade Cynthia Franco , Manjate Elias Sete , Madera-Parra Carlos Arturo , von Sperling Marcos
Published: June 2015

This study investigated the performance of sludge drying reed beds (SDRB) at full- and pilot-scale treating sludge from septic tanks in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The treatment units, planted with Cynodon spp., were based on an adaptation of the first-stage of the French vertical-flow constructed wetland, originally developed for treating sewage. Two different operational phases were investigated; in the first one, the full-scale unit was used together with six pilot-scale columns in order to test different feeding strategies. For the second phase, only the full-scale unit was used, including a recirculation of the filtered effluent (percolate) to one of the units of the French vertical wetland. Sludge application was done once a week emptying a full truck, during 25 weeks. The sludge was predominantly diluted, leading to low solids loading rates (median values of 18 kgTS m−2year−1). Chemical oxygen demand removal efficiency in the full-scale unit was reasonable (median of 71%), but the total solids removal was only moderate (median of 44%) in the full-scale unit without recirculation. Recirculation did not bring substantial improvements in the overall performance. The other loading conditions implemented in the pilot columns also did not show statistically different performances.
The energy-saving anaerobic baffled reactor membrane bioreactor (EABR-MBR) system for recycling wastewater from a high-rise building
Authors: Ratanatamskul Chavalit , Charoenphol Chakraphan
Published: June 2015

A novel energy-saving anaerobic baffled reactor–membrane bioreactor (EABR-MBR) system has been developed as a compact biological treatment system for reuse of water from a high-rise building. The anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR) compartment had five baffles and served as the anaerobic degradation zone, followed by the aerobic MBR compartment. The total operating hydraulic retention time (HRT) of the EABR-MBR system was 3 hours (2 hours for ABR compartment and very short HRT of 1 hour for aerobic MBR compartment). The wastewater came from the Charoen Wisawakam building. The results showed that treated effluent quality was quite good and highly promising for water reuse purposes. The average flux of the membrane was kept at 30 l/(m2h). The EABR-MBR system could remove chemical oxygen demand, total nitrogen and total phosphorus from building wastewater by more than 90%. Moreover, it was found that phosphorus concentration was rising in the ABR compartment due to the phosphorus release phenomenon, and then the concentration decreased rapidly in the aerobic MBR compartment due to the phosphorus uptake phenomenon. This implies that phosphorus-accumulating organisms inside the EABR-MBR system are responsible for biological phosphorus removal. The research suggests that the EABR-MBR system can be a promising system for water reuse and reclamation for high-rise building application in the near future.
Sulfate reduction and mixotrophic sulfide-utilization denitrification integrated biofilm process for sulfate-laden wastewater treatment and sulfur recovery
Authors: Li Wei , Liang Xiao , Lin Jianguo , Cao Binxia , Guo Ping , Liu Xinyi , Wang Zhen
Published: June 2015

A novel and integrated biofilm process – the sulfate reduction (SR) and mixotrophic (MR) sulfide-utilization denitrification process (SMSD) – was recently proposed for sulfate treatment and sulfur recovery. The process consisted of two bioreactors: a 5.1 L anaerobic upflow reactor for SR, and a 3.5 L anaerobic upflow reactor for MR desulfurization–denitrification. The experiment was conducted for 370 days to evaluate the performance of SMSD at various sulfate concentrations and hydraulic retention times. The process successfully achieved sulfate, organics and nitrogen compound removal efficiencies of 94.1, 97.7 and 99.1%, respectively. Sulfate was predominantly converted to element sulfur, while nitrate and nitrite were finally converted to nitrogen gas. In SR, with the help of high pH and sponge cubes with various bacteria, 97.5% of sulfide conversion efficiency and 540 mgS/L of sulfide were obtained. In MR, sulfide was removed up to 100% and was partially oxidized to sulfur. The extent of heterotrophic denitrification, which ranged from 35.8 to 59.8%, depended on the categories of electron acceptors.
Treatment of aqueous bisphenol A using nano-sized zero-valent iron in the presence of hydrogen peroxide and persulfate oxidants
Authors: Girit B. , Dursun D. , Olmez-Hanci T. , Arslan-Alaton I.
Published: June 2015

Bisphenol A (BPA) is an industrial pollutant considered as one of the major endocrine-disrupting chemicals found in natural waters. In the present study, the use of a commercial, air-stable, zero-valent iron (ZVI) powder, consisting of Fe0 surface stabilized nanoparticles was examined for the treatment of 20 mg/L, aqueous BPA solutions. The influence of pH (3, 5, 7), addition of hydrogen peroxide (HP) and persulfate (PS) oxidants (0.0, 1.25 and 2.5 mM) as well as temperature (25 and 50 °C) was studied for BPA treatment with 1 g/L ZVI. ZVI coupled with HP or PS provided an effective treatment system, which was based on rapid ZVI-mediated decomposition of the above-mentioned oxidants, resulting in complete BPA as well as significant total organic carbon (TOC) (88%) removals, in particular when PS was employed as the oxidant. Increasing the PS concentration and reaction temperature dramatically enhanced PS decomposition and BPA removal rates, whereas HP was not very effective in TOC removals and at elevated temperatures. According to the bioassays conducted with Vibrio fischeri and Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata, the acute toxicity of aqueous BPA fluctuated at first but decreased appreciably at the end of ZVI/PS treatment.