bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Feasibility on the Use of Pre-Compressed Scrap Tire Strips as Components of Laminated Building Structures
Authors: Ogot Madara M.
Published: January 2017

This study developed the necessary underlying experimental data and models to demonstrate the feasibility of using pre-compression of scrap tire strips as components of laminates within building structures. The approach presents an economical alternative for the reuse of scrap tires, while accounting for the tire material properties that may not be directly suitable for use in building structures. The proposed approach exploits the elasticity of the tire material as the basis for creating adhesion between the strip tire laminates. Pre-compression of the tire laminates creates frictional forces that prevent layer separation, and able to withstand winds up to 140 mph. Both experimental and theoretical approaches are presented to show the approaches potential.
Assessment of Gravel Properties Sourced within Oyo North Senatorial District: Case Study of Ogbomoso
Authors: Bamigboye Gideon , Olukanni David O. , Adedeji Adeola A. , Ofuyatan Olatokun , Busari Ayobami Adebola , Tenebe Imokhai T , Emenike Praisegod C. , Oniemayin Babatunde
Published: January 2017

The study evaluated the properties of gravel aggregate sourced within Oyo north senatorial district for concrete production in place of crushed granite crushed at exorbitant cost since characteristic properties show significant reflections on the qualities of gravel aggregate used and also play major role in determining the properties of hardened concrete.Samples of gravel from four commonly used borrow pits: Aroje, Bolanta, Sunsun and Olomi sites were obtained and tested for Aggregate Crushing Value (ACV), Aggregate Impact Value (AIV), Specific Gravity, Water absorption Capacity, Bulk Density, Moisture Content and Particle Size Distribution.On the average the results of the observation for the selected four locations were 22.56 g, 28.17 g, 33.37 g and 40.19 g for Aggregate Crushing Value (ACV), 2.44 g/ml, 2.53 g/ml, 2.57 g/ml and 2.62 g/ml for Bulk density, 0.17 %, 1.43 %, 2.42 %, and 2.48 % for moisture content, 2.02 %, 2.92 %, 2.00 % and 3.15 for water absorption, 2.52, 2.63, 2.60 and 2.55 for specific gravity, 41. 55 %, 45.25 %, 45.59 % and 47.08 % for aggregate Impact respectively.The study revealed that, gravel aggregates from Aroje has superior properties over those of Sunsun, Bolanta and Olomi as compared with coarse aggregate properties in BS 812: 1995 and BS 882: 1992. It is hereby recommended for coarse aggregate in concrete production.
Effects of Viscous Dissipation and Double Stratification on MHD Casson Fluid Flow over a Surface with Variable Thickness: Boundary Layer Analysis
Authors: Ajayi Tunde M. , Omowaye A.J. , Animasaun Isaac Lare
Published: January 2017

In this article, the motion of two-dimensional Casson fluid flows with temperature dependent plastic dynamic viscosity together with double (i.e. thermal and solutal) stratification in the presence of Lorentz force is investigated. The case where the viscosity of the fluid tends to take energy away from the motion (kinetic energy) and transform it into internal energy is considered. The nonlinear governing equations and their associated boundary conditions are transformed and non-dimensionalized using similarity variables which are thereafter solved numerically using the shooting method together with the Runge-Kutta technique. The effects of the magnetic field parameter, temperature dependent viscosity parameter, Casson parameter, Eckert number, velocity power index, pressure gradient parameter and wall thickness parameter on the velocity, temperature, and concentration profiles are showed graphically and discussed. Substantial increase in temperature distribution is certain with an increase in the magnitude of Eckert number. Local skin friction coefficient decreases with an increase in pressure gradient parameter.
Chiropractic Rehabilitation for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: End-of-growth and Skeletal Maturity Results
Authors: Morningstar Mark W. , Dovorany Brian , Stitzel Clayton J. , Siddiqui Aatif
Published: January 2017

The aim of this study was to evaluate the radiographic outcomes obtained in a sample of patients treated with a chiropractic scoliosis-specific exercise program for patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Patients were treated and subsequently followed through skeletal maturity, and their results were reported in accordance with the SOSORT Consensus Guidelines. A total of 60 patient charts were consecutively selected when they met inclusion criteria. Cobb angle measurements and Risser staging were collected on all images. Using SOSORT criteria, 51.7% of patients achieved curve correction and 38.3% achieved stabilization. In the curve correction group, average total correction was 12.75°. A small number of sampled patients’ curves progressed, with a 13% failure rate based upon patients who dropped out before skeletal maturity combined with those who had progressed at skeletal maturity. Future studies are needed to corroborate these observations.
Sample "integrity" - an evaluation of sample variability of soils around Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec
Authors: Knight R D , Hernderson P J
Published: January 2017

A detailed soil sample collection grid was established 3 km southwest of the Horne smelter at Rouyn - Noranda, Quebec. The work supports interpretation of a regional geochemical survey of humus and soil within 100 km radius of the smelter and was designed to
determine geochemical variability at a site affected by smelter particulate deposition. Soils in the grid are luvisols formed on glacial lake silts and clays and overly pillowed volcanic bedrock. Vegetation comprises small poplars and alders, with a fern ground cover; carbonized stumps and a thin
layer of charcoal beneath humus indicate the site has been subject to fire. Litterfall, humus, and B-horizon soil samples were collected at 10, 20, and 30m from the intersection of two perpendicular transects and at a point halfway between the 30m sample locations. Three samples of each were
collected at the point of intersection. C-horizon soil was collected at the intersection, the 30m sites, and halfway between the 30m sample locations In preparation for ICP-AES geochemical analyses, litterfall and humus samples were macerated, and all samples sieved to <2mm. The
litterfall samples were digested using perchloric acid, and all other samples using aqua-regia. The B- and C-horizon soil samples were analysed in duplicate. A total of 48 analyses were carried out.
Geochemical variation among litterfall, B-horizon, and C-horizon samples lies within the range of analytical variation, and trace metal concentrations (Cu, Pb, Zn, Ni, Cr) are 10s to 100s of ppm. For non-smelter-related elements, such as Ni, humus concentrations are equivalent to those of C-horizon
soil. For Cr, humus values are lower than those of C-horizon soil. In contrast, smelter-related elements, Cu, Pb, and Zn, have humus concentrations that are 1000's of ppm, and range within a variability of several 1000 ppm across the site.
Humus geochemistry reflects non-uniform distribution of metal-rich smelter particulate, and indicates that site variability is an important factor in mapping the distribution of smelter particulate and in modeling deposition.
Stratigraphy of the Mount Clark, Mount Cap and Saline River formations in the Hornaday River canyon, Northwest Territories (NTS 97A)
Authors: Bouchard M L , Turner E C
Published: January 2017

This report documents the stratigraphic succession of Lower and Middle Cambrian formations in Hornaday River canyon, northeastern mainland Northwest Territories. Essentially flat-lying strata of the Mount Clark, Mount Cap, and Saline River formations were
documented in overlapping sections along the Hornaday River to form a complete composite section. Both the lower, unconformable contact with the Neoproterozoic Boot Inlet Formation and the upper, conformable contact with the Cambro-Ordovician Franklin Mountain Formation are exposed in these
sections. The Mount Clark Formation (approximately 78 m thick) consists of cross-bedded, bioturbated quartz arenite with local layers of wacke and was deposited in a high to moderate energy environment, initially over a karsted surface with at least 1-2 m of paleotopography. The Mount Cap Formation
(approximately 34 m thick) consists of bioturbated and cross-bedded dolostone interbedded with glauconitic sandstone, deposited in a lagoonal environment. A sharp and possibly unconformable contact separates the Mount Cap Formation from the overlying Saline River Formation. The Saline River
Formation (approximately 40 m thick) consists of sandy dolostone, dolomudstone, and mudstone that were deposited in an evaporitic environment. It contains no biogenic structures, but abundant desiccation cracks and halite moulds. Its upper contact with dolostone of the Franklin Mountains Formation
is gradational (by interbedding) over 5 - 10 cm.
Об одной кротовой норе с тонкой оболочкой
Authors: Ovgun Ali , Sakalli Izzet
Published: January 2017

С помощью известной техники Виссера разрезания и склейки на основе черной дыры со скалярными волосами построена скалярная кротовая нора с тонкой оболочкой в размерности $2+1$. Поверхностное напряжение, сконцентрированное в горловине кротовой норы, определено с использованием формализма Дармуа-Израэля. Анализ устойчивости кротовой норы с тонкой оболочкой проводится с применением различных газовых моделей. Область устойчивости изменяется с помощью подстройки параметров $l$ и $u$. Отмечается, что полученная кротовая нора, возникающая из черной дыры со скалярными волосами, может оказаться более устойчивой при конкретном значении параметра $l$, однако для нее по-прежнему нужна экзотическая материя.
Geoinformacijska podpora pri določanju primerne lokacije za postavitev lesnopredelovalnega centra v občini Ilirska Bistrica
Authors: Kafol Stojanović Ajda , Repe Blaž
Published: January 2017

V prispevku je opisan primer uporabe geoinformacijske podpore odločanju pri iskanju primerne lokacije za postavitev lesnopredelovalnega centra. Analiza je bila omejena na občino Ilirska Bistrica, ki izkazuje velik potencial za rabo lesne biomase. Odločitev smo podprli z ovrednotenimi dejavniki in omejitvami, ki vplivajo na primernost lokacije. Rezultat večkriterijskega vrednotenja je zemljevid primernosti za postavitev lesnopredelovalnega centra in predstavitev najprimernejše, terensko preverjene lokacije v neposredni bližini Ilirske Bistrice.
Pojav znižane meje sneženja na območju doline Planice in Peči (Tromeje)
Authors: Strle Danijela , Ogrin Matej
Published: January 2017

V prispevku analiziramo padavinski dogodek v noči s 25. na 26. marec 2016 ob prehodu hladne fronte. Analiza temperaturnih razmer na proučevanem območju (dolina Planice in Peč) pokaže, da v času padavin v višinah pod 2500 m ni bilo hladne advekcije. Podatki kažejo celo rahel porast temperature. Vendar pa so v času najmočnejših padavin temperature na naših temperaturnih postajah padle blizu ledišča in za kratek čas je bil nad Planico oblikovan izotermni profil, tako da je za nekaj ur snežna meja dosegla dolinsko dno. Podatki tudi kažejo, da je v času najmočnejših padavin in ohlajevanja nastopilo skoraj brezvetrje, kar kaže na to, da sta dolinska atmosfera in atmosfera nad njo v smislu advekcije in posledično temperaturnih sprememb v času znižane meje sneženja povsem ločeni.
Stratospheric tropical warming event and its impact on the polar and tropical troposphere
Authors: Kodera Kunihiko , Eguchi Nawo , Mukougawa Hitoshi , Nasuno Tomoe , Hirooka Toshihiko
Published: January 2017

Abstract. Stratosphere–troposphere coupling is investigated in relation to middle atmospheric subtropical jet (MASTJ) variations in boreal winter. An exceptional strengthening of the MASTJ occurred in association with a sudden equatorward shift of the stratospheric polar night jet (PNJ) in early December 2011. This abrupt transformation of the MASTJ and PNJ had no apparent relation to the upward propagation of planetary waves from the troposphere. The impact of this stratospheric event penetrated into the troposphere in two regions: in the northern polar region and the tropics. Due to the strong MASTJ, planetary waves at higher latitudes were deflected and trapped in the northern polar region. Trapping of the planetary waves resulted in amplification of zonal wave number 1 component, which appeared in the troposphere as the development of a trough over the Atlantic sector and a ridge over the Eurasian sector. A strong MASTJ also suppressed the equatorward propagation of planetary waves, which resulted in weaker tropical stratospheric upwelling and produced anomalous warming in the tropical stratosphere. In the tropical tropopause layer (TTL), however, sublimation of ice clouds kept the temperature change minor. In the troposphere, an abrupt termination of a Madden–Julian Oscillation (MJO) event occurred following the static stability increase in the TTL. This termination suggests that the stratospheric event affected the convective episode in the troposphere.
Altitude registration of limb-scattered radiation
Authors: Moy Leslie , Bhartia Pawan K. , Jaross Glen , Loughman Robert , Kramarova Natalya , Chen Zhong , Taha Ghassan , Chen Grace , Xu Philippe
Published: January 2017

Abstract. One of the largest constraints to the retrieval of accurate ozone profiles from UV backscatter limb sounding sensors is altitude registration. Two methods, the Rayleigh scattering attitude sensing (RSAS) and absolute radiance residual method (ARRM), are able to determine altitude registration to the accuracy necessary for long-term ozone monitoring. The methods compare model calculations of radiances to measured radiances and are independent of onboard tracking devices. RSAS determines absolute altitude errors, but, because the method is susceptible to aerosol interference, it is limited to latitudes and time periods with minimal aerosol contamination. ARRM, a new technique introduced in this paper, can be applied across all seasons and altitudes. However, it is only appropriate for relative altitude error estimates. The application of RSAS to Limb Profiler (LP) measurements from the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) on board the Suomi NPP (SNPP) satellite indicates tangent height (TH) errors greater than 1 km with an absolute accuracy of ±200 m. Results using ARRM indicate a ∼ 300 to 400 m intra-orbital TH change varying seasonally ±100 m, likely due to either errors in the spacecraft pointing or in the geopotential height (GPH) data that we use in our analysis. ARRM shows a change of ∼ 200 m over ∼ 5 years with a relative accuracy (a long-term accuracy) of ±100 m outside the polar regions.
Role of zooplankton in determining the efficiency of the biological carbon pump
Authors: Cavan Emma L. , Henson Stephanie A. , Belcher Anna , Sanders Richard
Published: January 2017

Abstract. The efficiency of the ocean's biological carbon pump (BCPeff – here the product of particle export and transfer efficiencies) plays a key role in the air–sea partitioning of CO2. Despite its importance in the global carbon cycle, the biological processes that control BCPeff are poorly known. We investigate the potential role that zooplankton play in the biological carbon pump using both in situ observations and model output. Observed and modelled estimates of fast, slow, and total sinking fluxes are presented from three oceanic sites: the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean, the temperate North Atlantic, and the equatorial Pacific oxygen minimum zone (OMZ). We find that observed particle export efficiency is inversely related to primary production likely due to zooplankton grazing, in direct contrast to the model estimates. The model and observations show strongest agreement in remineralization coefficients and BCPeff at the OMZ site where zooplankton processing of particles in the mesopelagic zone is thought to be low. As the model has limited representation of zooplankton-mediated remineralization processes, we suggest that these results point to the importance of zooplankton in setting BCPeff, including particle grazing and fragmentation, and the effect of diel vertical migration. We suggest that improving parameterizations of zooplankton processes may increase the fidelity of biogeochemical model estimates of the biological carbon pump. Future changes in climate such as the expansion of OMZs may decrease the role of zooplankton in the biological carbon pump globally, hence increasing its efficiency.
An International Comparison of Nongovernmental Education Research Agencies
Authors: Cheng Sheng Yao
Published: January 2017

Since the beginning of 1990s, nations like the United Kingdom and the United States and multilateral organizations like UNESCO and OECD were looking forward to promoting the quality of education research and linking bridges among education research, education policies, and schooling. The principal investigator focuses on the issues associated with nongovernmental education research agencies with a goal to improve the construction of nongovernmental education research agencies in Taiwan. To overcome the research purposes we mentioned in the beginning, the researcher collects an extensive literature review related to education research agencies, education research policies, education research quality indicators, and schooling first. Moreover, the author aims at the issue related to nongovernmental education research agencies in eight case countries or international organizations to analyze the problems and struggles along with education research policies, education research quality indicators, and education practice via field study and in-depth interview data collection methods in each case country. Finally, the researcher juxtaposes and compares the development and models of nongovernmental research agencies in the world along with current issues in Taiwan. By conducting a series of focus group discussion panels on the issues of nongovernmental research agencies, the researcher reflects on the recent situation of nongovernmental research agencies with the interaction among education research, education research policies, education research quality indicators, and education practices, and provide some suggestions for future strategic plans on the development of nongovernmental research agencies and education research in Taiwan.
INVESTIGATION OF DIFFERENT CROSS-LINKING METHODS OF EOC:PDMS THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS FOR CABLE INSULATION APPLICATION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THERMAL, RHEOLOGICAL, CREEP, AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
Authors: Ramachandran Padmanabhan , Dutta Joyeeta , Chatterjee Tuhin , Nando Golok B. , Naskar Kinsuk
Published: January 2017

This article demonstrates the influence of different cross-linking methods of the ethylene octene copolymer (EOC)–polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) rubber blends. From rheology analysis, it is understood that the EOC with a high co-monomer content has better radiation cross-linkability as compared with the EOC with a low co-monomer content. Also, from the curing study using an oscillating die rheometer, it was found that as the octene content increases, the cross-linking efficiency of the peroxide to cross-link that particular EOC decreases. The tensile strength of the EOC2:PDMS blend with a high co-monomer content was drastically improved by 39% on irradiation with a dosage of 50 kGy, whereas for the EOC:PDMS blend with a low co-monomer content, the tensile strength was drastically improved by 60% on peroxide cross-linking. It is inferred that both the peroxide and radiation cross-linked blends show higher creep resistance compared with the neat blends. From the thermal studies, it was found that through blending and subsequent radiation cross-linking, the maximum degradation temperature of the high-octene-content EOC was increased from 480.5 °C to 509.1 °C. The cross-linked blends show higher-volume resistivity as compared with the un-cross-linked counterparts.
Vietnamese Banking System in the Context of ASEAN Financial Integration
Authors: DO Hao Thi Kim , Chu Lan Khanh , Nguyen Phuong Minh
Published: January 2017

This paper enlightens the main features of ASEAN Banking Integration Framework (ABIF) and the requirements for Qualified ASEAN Banks (QABs). Using Moody’s evaluation method and Bankscope database for banking systems in 7 ASEAN countries, the paper compares Vietnamese banking system with the rest of the region on asset quality, capital adequacy, profitability and liquidity aspects. The results show that Vietnamese banks are relatively low-developing, and will face fierce competition from foreign banks on their home market. Measuring the effects of integration appears essential for the regulators and banks in seeking appropriate and prompt solutions to these challenges and in seizing valuable opportunities to obtain sustainable and efficient development.
Dichotomy and dialogue in conceptualizations of competency in health professionals’ education
Authors: Blanchet Garneau Amelie , Lavoie Patrick , Grondin Myrian
Published: January 2017

Most research on the definition of competency and its application in health professionals’ education programs is focused on semantic matters, while contextual influences are rarely discussed or solely presented as background context. The aim of this article is to gain a comprehensive understanding of the issues raised by definitions of competency and to describe the contextual factors that have given rise to those definitions. This is achieved by presenting the results of a literature review that synthesized different conceptualizations of competency. We analyzed relevant literature listed in the CINAHL, Embase, MEDLINE, and PsycINFO databases as of 2015. The results show that authors define competency based on two diverging driving forces: one aimed at professional regulation and the other at professional emancipation. The analysis revealed common grounds between these perspectives. From these common grounds we discuss the possibility of conceptualizing competency on a continuum instead of perpetuating the dichotomized discourses presented in the current literature. The integration of both perspectives gives the opportunity to rethink policies, structures and strategies of professional education toward an integrated perspective of professional development situated in a lifelong learning enterprise, achieving both minimal professional standards and excellence in healthcare practices from initial education throughout a career.
A simple dressing for hypospadias surgery in children
Authors: Méndez-Gallart Roberto , García-Palacios Maria , Rodríguez-Barca Pablo , Estevez-Martinez Elina , Lema-Carril Ana , Bautista-Casasnovas Adolfo
Published: January 2017

One of the most controversial aspects of hypospadias surgery is the election of an appropriate wound dressing. In fact, there may be as many different types of dressing as there are types of surgical repair. Here, we describe a new, simple method for hypospadias dressing in children that minimizes painful removal.
A bulbar artery pseudoaneurysm following traumatic urethral catheterization
Authors: Bettez Mathieu , Aubé Melanie , El Sherbiny Mohamed , Cabrera Tatiana , Jednak Roman
Published: January 2017

Traumatic urethral catheterization may result in a number of serious complications. A rare occurrence is the development of a urethral pseudoaneurysm. We report the case of a 13-year-old male who required placement of a Foley catheter for an orthopedic surgical procedure. The Foley was misplaced in the bulbourethra, resulting in the development of a bulbar artery pseudoaneurysm. Profuse bleeding via the urethra was noted after removal of the catheter, and the patient experienced severe intermittent hematuria during the postoperative period. Cystoscopy revealed a pulsatile mass within the bulbourethra. Angiography confirmed a bulbar artery pseudoaneurysm, which was successfully embolized with resolution of bleeding.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 7, No. 2
Authors: John Albert
Published: January 2017

International Journal of Chemistry wishes to acknowledge the following individuals for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Their help and contributions in maintaining the quality of the journal is greatly appreciated.Many authors, regardless of whether International Journal of Chemistry publishes their work, appreciate the helpful feedback provided by the reviewers. Reviewers for Volume 7, Number 2 Adel F. ShoukryAhmad GaladimaAhmet Ozan GezermanAjeet KumarAna Sanches-SilvaAnshuman MangalumAprajita ChauhanBhargava KarumudiBinod P PandeyChanchal Kumar MalikDebashis MandalDesheng ZhengGreg PetersHo Soon MinIsmail Ab RahmanJalal IsaadJiajue ChaiJuan Giner-CasaresK. Ishara SilvaLei ShenMadduri SrinivasaraoMarianna TorokMichael Rajesh StephenNanda GunawardhanaNejib Hussein MekniOng Siew TengPraveen KumarQun YeR. K. DeyRabia RehmanRajasekhar Reddy NaredlaRizvi SyedRuogu PengSayandev ChatterjeeShu-Ching OuSitaram AcharyaValter Aragão do NascimentoVijay RamalingamWenkai ZhangXianlong WangYu ChenYu HouZhixia LiuZhixin Tian Albert JohnOn behalf of,The Editorial Board of International Journal of ChemistryCanadian Center of Science and Education
Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 8, No. 3
Authors: John Albert
Published: January 2017

International Journal of Chemistry wishes to acknowledge the following individuals for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Their help and contributions in maintaining the quality of the journal is greatly appreciated. Many authors, regardless of whether International Journal of Chemistry publishes their work, appreciate the helpful feedback provided by the reviewers. Reviewers for Volume 8, Number 3 Ahmet Ozan GezermanAna SilvaAyodele Temidayo OdularuKallen Mulilo NalyanyaKhandan AmirsalarLeiming WangOng Siew TengPrathapan SreedharanR. K. DeyRabia RehmanRizvi SyedRuogu PengSitaram Acharya    Albert JohnOn behalf of,The Editorial Board of International Journal of ChemistryCanadian Center of Science and Education
Financial Development and Poverty in Developing Countries: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
Authors: Zahonogo Pam
Published: January 2017

The paper investigates how financial development affects poverty indicators in developing countries. We implement this analysis with a poverty model using data from 42 Sub-Saharan African countries and covering the period 1980-2012. We employ the System Generalized Method-of-Moment (GMM) that is appropriate to control country specific effects and the possible endogeneity. The empirical evidence shows that there indeed exists a financial development threshold below which financial development has detrimental effects on poor and above which financial development could be associated with less poverty. The evidence then points an inverted U curve type response and the findings are robust to changes in poverty measures and to alternative model specifications, suggesting thus the non-fragility of the linkage between financial development and poverty for sub-Saharan African countries. Our findings are then promising and support the view that the relation between financial development and poverty reduction is not linear for sub-Saharan African countries.
The Effect of Promotion Strategy in the Jordanian Islamic Banks on a Number of Customers
Authors: Al-Sharif Bader Mustafa , Qwader Amjad , Fattah Al-Slehat Zaher Abdel
Published: January 2017

This study aimed at recognizing the effect of promotion strategy in the Jordanian Islamic banks on a number of customers. To accomplish the objective of this study, the researcher designed a questionnaire composed of three parts. The first part designed to collect data about the sample, while the second part was designed to collect information about the attitude to deal with Islamic banks. The questionnaire was distributed for a sample of 100 dealers with Islamic banks. The researcher recovered 95% of the distributed questionnaires. The collected questionnaires were entered to statistical software (SPSS) and analyzed. The results showed that the advertisement is the most important field in promotion that should be concerned by banks to increase its customers. The study concluded that the marketing strategy in Islamic banks is practiced randomly and not concentrated on that Muslims prefer the deal with Islamic banks.
Antixenosis Studies in Different Genotypes of Bitter Gourd Fruits against the Infestation of Melon Fruit Fly
Authors: Nath Paras , Pandey A. K. , Kumar Akhilesh , Palanivel Hemalatha
Published: January 2017

In crop plants, three principle mechanism viz., non-preference (antixenosis), antibiosis and tolerance are responsible for imparting resistance to insects. Non preference denotes a group of plants character and insect response that keep away the insect from using a particular plant or variety for oviposit ion, food, shelter, or combination of both. Keeping in this view, seventy four promising genotypes of bitter gourd were screened against fruit fly infestation to identify the antixenosis traits involved in host plant selection by the melon fruit fly. On the basis of percent fruit infestation and the average number of larvae per damage fruit, the genotypes were categorized in to different groups i.e. (Highly resistant, resistant, moderately resistant, susceptible, and highly susceptible). The fruit infestation during the 2006 and 2007 summer season (Average of two years) ranged from 13.23% to 83.75%. Larval density per fruit ranged from 2.59 to 8.13 larvae per fruit. The larval density increased with the increase in percent fruit infestation and showed significant positive correlation (r = 0.98).The depth of ribs in resistant genotypes was higher as compared to susceptible genotypes. The number of seed was recorded maximum in the genotype VRBT-96 (31.8) and minimum was recorded in the genotype IC 68314(14.8). The fruit toughness had significant negative effect on fruit infestation(r = -0.52) and larval density (r = -0.57) of fruit fly. There was a strong correlation between number of ribs and fruit toughness, and these traits can be used as markers to select bitter gourd genotype resistant to melon fruit fly.
Early Screening of Some Kurdistan Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Cultivars under Drought Stress
Authors: Ahmad Nariman S. , Kareem Shadia H. S. , Mustafa Kamil M. , Ahmad Dastan A.
Published: January 2017

Due to the rapid climatic change drought becomes abiotic constraint globally. A factorial laboratory experiment was designed with CRD to evaluate the effects of kernel priming on wheat cultivars under induced drought stress. Seven common wheat cultivars in Kurdistan (Adana, Maxipak, Sham4, Sham6, Aras, Azadi and Rizgari) were tested under different negative osmotic solutions (0, -0.5, -1 and -1.5 Mpa), using Polyethylene glycol (PEG-6000). Among different cultivars Azadi exhibited better survival at high levels of drought stress for germination and its related traits. It also revealed high performance for shoot growth under the water stress, which was affirmed by the principal component analysis and cluster analysis. The superiority of this cultivar might be refer to exposing of this genotype to natural selection for a long duration under semiarid conditions of the local environment. Rizgari also had better performance mostly for the seedling characteristics, being a suitable cultivar for the late induced drought. The other cultivars had an intermediate response to the induced drought stress. This method could assist the plant breeder for rapid detection of drought tolerant genotypes in a large population with the reduced cost and labor compared to field trials.
Fast-HPLC Fingerprinting to Discriminate Olive Oil from Other Edible Vegetable Oils by Multivariate Classification Methods
Authors: Jiménez-Carvelo Ana M , González-Casado Antonio , Pérez-Castaño Estefanía , Cuadros-Rodríguez Luis
Published: January 2017

A new analytical method for the differentiation of olive oil from other vegetable oils using reversed-phaseLC and applying chemometric techniques was developed. A 3 cm short column was used to obtain the chromatographic fingerprint of the methyl-transesterified fraction of each vegetable oil. The chromatographic analysis tookonly 4 min. The multivariate classification methods used were k-nearest neighbors, partial least-squares (PLS) discriminant analysis, one-class PLS, support vector machine classification, and soft independent modeling of class analogies. The discrimination of olive oil from other vegetable edible oils was evaluated by several classification quality metrics. Several strategies for the classification of the olive oil wereused: one input-class, two input-class, and pseudo two input-class.
Rare freshwater sponges of Australasia: new record of Umborotula bogorensis (Porifera: Spongillida: Spongillidae) from the Sakaerat Biosphere Reserve in Northeast Thailand
Authors: Ruengsawang Nisit , Sangpradub Narumon , Artchawakom Taksin , Pronzato Roberto , Manconi Renata
Published: January 2017

Umborotula bogorensis (Weber, 1890) is a freshwater sponge species that is recorded occasionally, mainly on islands and peninsulas of Australasia. Less than 10 records with morphological descriptions and illustrations have been published so far, and the most recent record is dated 1978. A list of the few voucher specimens from museum collections is provided here together with the rich unpublished Sasaki collection from Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, recently deposited in a Japanese museum. The present new record from Northeast Thailand enlarges the geographic range of U. bogorensis to the Indochina mainland. A comparison of historical data vs present Thai records is performed by morpho-analysis (SEM) as well as biogeographic, ecological and climatic data. Results show low variability in shape and size of the diagnostic morphotraits in populations scattered over the wide geographic range. Here we also formally accept the new taxonomic status (rank elevation) of the previous suborder Spongillina as a new order Spongillida. The presence of this potentially threatened species in the Sakaerat Biosphere Reserve, together with its possible long-term persistence in the Bogor Botanical Garden, may support its conservation. Only a census of the known, extremely scattered populations will define the status of this species.
Ocurrence of the invasive species Pacifastacus leniusculus (Dana, 1852) (Decapoda, Astacidae) in the Segura River Basin (SE, Spain)
Authors: Zamora-Marín José Manuel , Zamora-López Antonio , Torralva Mar , Oliva-Paterna Francisco José
Published: January 2017

Se detecta por primera vez en noviembre de 2015 la presencia del cangrejo señal, Pacifastacus leniusculus (Dana, 1852), en la Cuenca del río Segura. Esta introducción, probablemente, es resultado de una liberación intencionada o negligente realizada por particulares. La expansión de la especie podría tener serias implicaciones medioambientales, a tenor de los graves impactos sobre el hábitat y las especies nativas que el cangrejo señal ha tenido en muchas otras regiones.

The occurrence of the signal crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus (Dana, 1852) in the Segura River Basin was detected for the first time in November 2015. Its presence is probably consequence of a deliberate or neglected introduction carried out by citizens. If it expanded in the Segura Basin, the signal crayfish could have serious environmental implications, based on the severe impacts on habitats and native species reported in other regions.
La clave del mundo: corporalidad y autognosis en Arthur Schopenhauer
Authors: Cabrera Rodríguez José Antonio
Published: January 2017

En este artículo nos proponemos ofrecer algunas reflexiones hermenéuticas sobre la gnoseología de la corporalidad de Schopenhauer. Desdiciendo las clásicas posturas racionalistas, en las que la dimensión somática no aportaba certeza alguna a nuestro conocimiento, para Schopenhauer el cuerpo constituye el escenario adecuado para la gran revelación metafísica: el cuerpo es la clave del mundo. A esta identidad entre corporalidad y voluntad se añaden algunas consideraciones metafísicas sobre el carácter finito y contingente del cuerpo junto con su capacidad, gracias a los genitales, de generar nuevos individuos, reforzando así su condición de clave del mundo.
El cuerpo como apriori del conocimiento científico y el “giro hacia la facticidad” de la Física contemporánea. Un diálogo de K.-O. Apel con y contra M. Heidegger
Authors: Molina Molina Laura
Published: January 2017

El presente artículo tiene como principal objetivo mostrar por qué el análisis y la valoración que K.-O. Apel realiza de una parte importante de la Física contemporánea en lo referente a sus presupuestos epistemológicos lo lleva a distanciarse de las tesis que M. Heidegger dirige contra el modelo de conocimiento que subyace a la Física en general. La tesis que aquí se sostiene es que la clave para entender dicho distanciamiento reside en que mientras Apel es consciente del estatuto epistemológico que los últimos desarrollos de la Física contemporánea conceden al cuerpo del observador frente al resto de cuerpos observados, Heidegger parece pasar por alto este hecho.
Julie Barnsley: la empatía kinestésica en la rebeldía del cuerpo y su performatividad
Authors: Ponce Flores Leyson Orlando
Published: January 2017

El imaginario sobre la rebeldía del cuerpo ha sido un referente indiscutible en los estudios  dramatúrgicos y prácticas performativas abocados a esta novedosa perspectiva estética. En el ámbito concreto de la danza contemporánea venezolana, la noción de rebeldía elaborada por la británica Julie Barnsley ocupa un puesto privilegiado como herramienta de comprensión y exégesis en los análisis semióticos y ontológicos del cuerpo y su movimiento en tanto organicidad y nueva sensibilidad. Ante la vigencia de su propuesta, resulta preciso insistir en la particu­laridad de su nueva consciencia de cuerpo frente a otros usos e interpretaciones del proceder performativo. En tal sentido, este artículo tratará de enfatizar en la especificidad de sus ideas sobre el fenómeno, a través de un recorrido teórico en el proceso kinestésico y recepción de esa rebeldía del cuerpo planteada por esta coreógrafa y directora escénica en el contexto de la danza contemporánea en Venezuela.
 

 
La plasticidad forzada. Cuerpo y trabajo
Authors: López Álvarez Pablo
Published: January 2017

Las transformaciones en la organización del trabajo son esenciales para una filosofía contemporánea del cuerpo, aunque no sea un campo prioritario en los estudios actuales. Este escrito expone el sentido de alguna de estas transformaciones, relativas a la organización espacio-temporal del trabajo, la semántica de la nueva cultura del trabajo y la individualización de los procedimientos de evaluación.
Filosofía de la danza: Cuerpo y expresión simbólica
Authors: Monasterio Astobiza Anibal
Published: January 2017

La filosofía de la danza se define como el estudio sobre un cierto tipo de arte no-representativo que a través del movimiento del cuerpo alcanza efectos estéticos. Desde la aproximación de las ciencias cognitivas se desmiente esta presuposición original de la danza como arte no-representativo. Se introducen, brevemente, varias razones para ver la filosofía de la danza desde el enfoque naturalista de las ciencias cognitivas donde el cuerpo tiene capacidad de expresión simbólica.
El cuerpo de Electra: una lectura política de la tragedia
Authors: Basili Cristina
Published: January 2017

En 1936, la filósofa francesa Simone Weil (1909-1943) escribe un pequeño ensayo sobre la Electra de Sófocles. El texto forma parte de un proyecto más amplio: presentar las obras maestras de la literatura griega a la clase trabajadora. Sin embargo, el breve escrito no representa solamente un admirable ejemplo de divulgación, sino que apunta hacia muchas de las intuiciones políticas de la filósofa. El presente trabajo pretende investigar las conexiones entre la representación de Electra como figura de la opresión y la posición de Weil respecto a la moderna concepción de la política.

 
«We don't eat people»: la nueva ética del sistema caníbal propuesta por la narrativa audiovisual postapocalíptica del siglo XXI.
Authors: Rodríguez de Austria Giménez de Aragón Alfonso Maximiliano
Published: January 2017

El género de películas de catástrofes está estrechamente relacionado con los tiempos de crisis económica y social. Fue a partir de la «crisis del petróleo» de comienzos de los años setenta cuando el género se consolidó. Estas películas tenían la función de servir de catarsis y mostrar a la población lo afortunada que era de no sufrir una desgracia peor que la crisis. La crisis global que emergió en el año 2005 ha traído consigo una nueva acumulación de películas centradas en la vida tras el apocalipsis. La función de estas películas no es servir de catarsis, sino proponernos el abandono de nuestros viejos esquemas morales en beneficio de una moral de supervivencia más acorde con la crisis global y perpetua que padeceremos.
Elogio de la Melancolía. Una historia marginal de la bilis negra
Authors: De Freitas Juan Horacio
Published: January 2017

Este ensayo se desarrolla a partir de la siguiente hipótesis: hay, por lo menos, dos historias posibles de la melancolía. No se trata, sin embargo, de historias indiferentes entre sí, sino más bien de historias entrecruzadas que pretenden ignorarse una a la otra, que se confunden, dialogan y se enfrentan a lo largo de su transcurso. Nos permitiremos elaborar una pequeña genealogía que nos permita comprender la forma en la que nacieron estas dos presuntas historias de la melancolía a las que hacemos referencia, y así mostrar las diferentes transformaciones por las cuales ha pasado la bilis negra, sustancia que ha sido asociada con fenómenos tan disímiles entre sí como lo patológico, la genialidad e, incluso, lo humorístico.
El secreto de los cuerpos y el cuerpo del secreto.
Authors: Gallego Dueñas Francisco Javier
Published: January 2017

La concepción simmeliana del secreto centraba la atención en el enorme poder que tiene para unir a las personas que lo comparten. La sociología del secreto intenta explicar cómo funciona este mecanismo. El cuerpo, a veces, es el objeto a esconder: funciones corporales relacionadas con la comida, el descanso o el sexo que necesitan seguridad y privacidad. La teoría sobre el proceso civilizador de Elias abundaba en esta idea. Por otra parte, el cuerpo puede ser una herramienta efectiva para esconder, compartir o incluso, revelar secretos. El cuerpo se convierte en un significante, el propio cuerpo es un símbolo para los secretos. La manera con la que gestionamos nuestro cuerpo ejemplifica las cualidades del funcionamiento social del secreto. El tema artístico Nuda Veritas resume perfectamente este concepto: el cuerpo desnudo es la metáfora de la verdad desnuda.
Sociogénesis del feminismo liberal: el feminismo utilitarista.
Authors: Delgado Pastor Diego
Published: January 2017

La historia del movimiento feminista ha sido estudiada con desigual interés. Los estudios sobre la primera ola se han visto reducidos a lo anecdótico de la vindicación de los derechos de la mujer. Esta reducción justifica los conceptos fundamentales de las diferentes obras de la época proponiendo una imagen inocente de las primeras movilizaciones feministas, sujeta todavía al curso mayor de las revoluciones liberales burguesas.

Abordar esta primera etapa desde la sociología de sus filosofías y del movimiento social que supuso ya a principios del siglo XIX, es tarea necesaria para consolidar una imagen más real de la complejidad de la organización feminista en sus orígenes. Sólo así podremos hacernos una idea consecuente con la complejidad de sus propuestas. 
Aquello que escapa a la duración. Cuerpo, política y aceleración
Authors: Miravet Salvador Nerea
Published: January 2017

A partir de las reflexiones de Reinhart Koselleck, Paul Virilio, Zygmunt Bauman y Hartmut Rosa sobre el significado e implicaciones de la modernización, el presente texto aborda la relación entre la descorporalización detectada por estos autores y la pérdida de vigencia de la promesa moderna de autonomía que asimismo identifican y deploran.
Poder, teoría queer y cuerpo Cyborg
Authors: Peres Díaz Daniel
Published: January 2017

En el presente artículo se analizan los conceptos de poder, género, sexo, cuerpo y Cyborg a partir de la ligazón entre teoría queer, ciberfeminismo y una ontología que podría calificarse como “posthumanista”. El objetivo principal radica en deconstruir el discurso del poder hegemónico y dibujar las líneas maestras de un nuevo proyecto emancipatorio basado en la implementación de tecnologías inteligentes que mejorarían las capacidades del ser humano y darían forma a un sujeto nómada, cuya peculiar condición ontológica le convertiría en un ser subversivo. Para ello, se propone una crítica de los conceptos mencionados como hilo conductor de la argumentación. 
El cuerpo como principio de libertad en Spinoza
Authors: Rodríguez Benavides Iván Ramón
Published: January 2017

Con este artículo exponemos algunos alcances políticos del pensamiento de Spinoza en torno al cuerpo. Consideramos que Spinoza es uno de los primeros filósofos de la modernidad que se ocupa de pensar el cuerpo en la política, para hacerlo rompe con la presunción clásica de la oposición entre cuerpo y alma como dos sustancias que conforman al hombre, de las cuales la parte esencial sería el alma. En cambio, para Spinoza el cuerpo es tan constitutivo de lo humano como el alma, «alma y cuerpo son una y la misma cosa», así apreciamos, en parte, la novedad de su pensamiento.
Ser-en-el-cuerpo: tentativas para un esclarecimiento sobre cómo aparece un cuerpo. En y mundo.
Authors: Garrido Periñán Juan José
Published: January 2017

El cuerpo ha sido un problema para la mayor parte del pensamiento filosófico. En concreto, para el filósofo alemán Martin Heidegger, quien apenas realizó algún comentario sobre el mismo. En nuestra meditación, por tanto, hemos intentado cuestionar, con la ayuda de algunos conceptos heideggerianos, la problemática de la corporalidad humana, entendiéndola como ser-en-el-cuerpo. Para ello, hemos comprendido a éste como “un comportarse”, en el horizonte fenomenológico de un “en” y un “mundo”. En relación a ello, se ha explicitado los equívocos de ciertas concepciones contemporáneas al considerar el cuerpo como significante hegemónico, a fin de proponer, a modo de esbozo, una cierta propedéutica  cuya principal tarea sea la de transparentar nuestro propio modo ser. Si transparentamos nuestro modo de ser, esclareceremos la problemática de la corporalidad. 
Paradojas y retos de los transfeminismos
Authors: Gamero Cabrera Isabel Gloria
Published: January 2017

En este artículo reflexiono sobre tres corrientes transfeministas (negras, chicanas y queer) con el objetivo de comprender mejor sus propuestas, sus críticas a otros feminismos y su continuidad o ruptura con los feminismos de primera y segunda ola. Las dificultades de los transfeminismos se expresarán en términos de paradojas y las posibles soluciones a tales dificultades, como retos.
El feminismo de Freud
Authors: Meléndez Vivó Ana
Published: January 2017

El psicoanálisis freudiano supone una subversión de la filosofía del sujeto. El yo no es, para Freud, una función primordial, pues no existe en el individuo desde el principio ninguna unidad comparable al yo, sino que este ha de ser desarrollado. La historia del desarrollo del sujeto es la historia de su sexuación. Y su sexuación no es resultado de un producto natrural ni predeterminado, sino que es algo permeable que se constituye discursivamente. Freud preconiza, de este modo, una de las tesis más aclamadas en el debate feminista actual: la diferencia sexual no es originaria sino que, más bien, es originada.