bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Preaching as master’s discourse. A Foucauldian interpretation of Lutheran pastoral power
Authors: Tilli Jouni
Published: May 2019

Michel Foucault acknowledged that the Reformation was a pastoral battle and a reorganization of pastoral power. He did not, however, analyze Protestantism much further. This article broadens the scope of critical research on Protestantism, focusing on Lutheranism. Preaching is a fruitful way to overcome overemphasis on confession. In this endeavor I apply Foucault’s concept of “master’s discourse.” I argue that while, in Lutheranism, conversion through comprehensive soul-searching is an individual matter, at the same time it relies on technologies aimed at a collective audience, such as preaching. Since preaching is divine speech, the Lutheran priest wields enormous spiritual power: the preacher is the truth-teller and the subject is required to listen to and internalize the proclaimed truth, instead of confessing their sins.
Perception of stigma in patients with primary progressive multiple sclerosis
Authors: Pérez-Miralles Francisco , Prefasi Daniel , García-Merino Antonio , Ara José R , Izquierdo Guillermo , Meca-Lallana Virginia , Gascón Francisco , Martínez-Ginés María L , Ramió-Torrentà Lluis , Costa-Frossard Lucienne , Fernández Óscar , Moreno-García Sara , Maurino Jorge , Casanova-Estruch Bonaventura
Published: May 2019

Stigma associated with neurological disorders may contribute to a poor health-related quality of life. However, limited information is available in primary progressive multiple sclerosis. We investigated the presence and impact of stigma in patients with primary progressive multiple sclerosis. A non-interventional, cross-sectional study was conducted. A total of 55 primary progressive multiple sclerosis patients were studied (mean age 55.8±9.5 years, 56.4% male). The median Expanded Disability Status Scale score was 5.5 (4.0–6.5). Stigma prevalence was 78.2% ( n=43). Twenty-four patients (43.6%) were classified as depressed. Scores on the eight-item Stigma Scale for Chronic Illness correlated with physical (rho=0.464, p<0.001) and psychological (rho=0.358, p=0.007) 29-item Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale subscores. Stigma predicted concurrent depression (odds ratio=1.13; p=0.046). Stigma was highly prevalent with a detrimental effect on quality of life and mood in primary progressive multiple sclerosis.
Aortic Root Translocation for Repair of Transposition of Great Arteries With Absent Pulmonary Valve
Authors: Katewa Ashish , Bhargava Nishith , Sahu Balswaroop , Prabhu Atul , Gajpal Shivani
Published: May 2019

Absent pulmonary valve is a rare congenital heart defect where the pulmonary valve is either absent or rudimentary. It is usually associated with tetralogy of Fallot although it has been reported with other lesions. We present a rare case of absent pulmonary valve associated with transposition of great arteries and non-routable ventricular septal defect that was surgically managed by aortic root translocation.
Specialty Physician Designation in Referrals from a Vertically Integrated PCMH
Authors: Schreiner Andrew D. , Holmes-Maybank Keri T. , Zhang Jingwen , Marsden Justin , Mauldin Patrick D. , Moran William P.
Published: May 2019

Introduction:

Primary care referrals to specialty physicians once relied upon the medical skill of the specialist, the quality of past communication, and previous consultative experiences. As health systems vertically integrate, patterns of specialty physician referral designation are not known.

Methods:

This cross-sectional study from a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) evaluated the proportion of referrals with named specialists. All outpatient specialty referrals from the PCMH between July and December of 2014 were eligible for inclusion, and 410 patients were randomly selected for chart review. The outcome of interest was specialty physician designation. Other variables of interest included PCMH provider experience, the reason for referral, and time to specialty visit. Univariate analysis was performed with Fisher exact tests.

Results:

Of 410 specialty referrals, 43.7% were made to medical specialties, 41.7% to surgical specialties, and 14.6% to ancillary specialties. Resident physicians placed 224 referrals (54.6%), faculty physicians ordered 155 (37.8%), and advanced practice providers ordered 31 (7.6%). Only 11.2% of the specialty referral orders designated a specific physician. No differences appeared in the reason for referral, the referral destination, the proportion of visits scheduled and attended, or the time to schedule between those referrals with and without specialty physician designation. Faculty physicians identified a specific specialist in 21.4% of referrals compared to residents doing so in 4.9% ( P < .0001).

Conclusion:

Patient-centered medical home referrals named a specific specialty physician infrequently, suggesting a shift from the historical reliance on the individual characteristics of the specialist in the referral process.
Joint contractures in severe burn patients with early rehabilitation intervention in one of the largest burn intensive care unit in China: a descriptive analysis
Authors: Tan Jianglin , Chen Jian , Zhou Junyi , Song Huapei , Deng Huan , Ao Ming , Luo Gaoxing , Wu Jun
Published: May 2019

Background

Joint contracture is the major clinical complication in burn patients, especially, the severe burn patients. This study aimed to investigate the number and severity of joint contractures in patients with burns affecting greater than or equal to 50% of the total body surface area (TBSA) undergoing early rehabilitation in a burn intensive care unit (BICU).

Methods

We analyzed burn patients with burns affecting greater than or equal to 50% of the TBSA admitted to a BICU who received early rehabilitation within 7 days post-injury from January 2011 to December 2015. Demographic and medical information was collected. The range of motion (ROM) of different joints was measured 1 month post-admission. Spearman’s correlation coefficient and logistic regression analysis was used to determine predictors of the presence and severity of contractures.

Result

The average affected TBSA of the included burn patients was 67.4%, and the average length of stay in the BICU was 46.2 ± 28.8 days. One hundred and one of 108 burn patients (93.5%) developed at least one joint contracture. The ROM in 67.9% of the affected joints was mildly limited. The majority of contractures in severe burn patients were mild (37.7%) or moderate (33.2%). The wrist was the most commonly affected joint (18.2%), followed by the shoulder, ankle, hip, knee, and elbow. A predictor of the presence of contractures was the length of hospital stay (p = 0.049). The severe contracture was related to the area of full-thickness burns, the strict bed rest time, and the duration of rehabilitation in BICU. The length of rehabilitation stay (days) in patients with moderate contracture is 54.5% longer than that in severe contracture (p = 0.024)

Conclusion

During the long stay in BICU, the length of rehabilitation stay in a BICU could decrease the severity of contractures from severe to moderate in the patients with equal to 50% of the TBSA. Hence, this research reveals the important role of early rehabilitation interventions in severe burn patients.
Student Anxiety and Perception of Difficulty Impact Performance and Persistence in Introductory Biology Courses
Authors: England Benjamin J. , Brigati Jennifer R. , Schussler Elisabeth E. , Chen Miranda M.
Published: May 2019

Students respond to classroom activities and achievement outcomes with a variety of emotions that can impact student success. One emotion students experience is anxiety, which can negatively impact student performance and persistence. This study investigated what types of classroom anxiety were related to student performance in the course and persistence in the major. Students in introductory biology classes self-reported their general class, test, communication, and social anxiety; perceived course difficulty; intention to stay in the major; and demographic variables. Final course grades were acquired from instructors. An increase in perception of course difficulty from the beginning to the end of the semester was significantly associated with lower final course grades ( N = 337), particularly for females, non-Caucasians, and students who took fewer Advanced Placement (AP) courses. An increase in communication anxiety slightly increased performance. Higher general class anxiety at the beginning of the semester was associated with intention to leave the major ( N = 122) at the end of the semester, particularly for females. Females, freshmen, and those with fewer AP courses reported higher general class anxiety and perceived course difficulty. Future research should identify which factors differentially impact student anxiety levels and perceived difficulty and explore coping strategies for students.
Melatonin: A New Probe in Psychiatric Investigation?
Authors: Arendt J.
Published: May 2019

The pineal gland, Descartes' seat of the soul, was variously considered until recently as a somewhat mysterious vestigial organ, or simply a good neuroradiological marker. The former point of view arose partly out of ignorance and the curious mythical associations related to its function as a ‘third eye’ in some lower vertebrates. The latter is due to the calcification which is present in most adult human pineal glands.
Forensic Aspects of Mental Handicap
Authors: Turk Jeremy
Published: May 2019

Areas of need exist where people with a mental handicap experience problems greater than, or differing from, the rest of the population. For example, there is a greater than average incidence of psychiatric disorder in mentally handicapped adults (Heaton-Ward, 1977) and children (Rutter et al, 1970; Gath & Gumley, 1986). Also, their families experience greater psychological distress and require support in their own right (Dupont, 1986; Shulman, 1988).
Drug Treatments of Dementia
Authors: Whalley L. J.
Published: May 2019

Present drug treatments for the more common types of dementia are largely palliative or symptomatic, but the promise of drugs to prevent the development of dementia does not seem unrealistic. Neuropharmacological strategies that aim to improve behavioural or cognitive symptoms in dementia are subdivided into drugs that modify central cholinergic, serotonergic, dopaminergic, GABAnergic, and peptidergic transmission. There are no clear clinical guidelines for the management of demented patients who are also hypertensive. The early identification of patients with incipient dementia, the detection of slight but theoretically important beneficial effects, the optimum method of drug administration, more soundly based treatment of behavioural symptoms, and the evaluation of drug combinations are all identified as areas requiring further research.
Small Intestine Permeability in Schizophrenia
Authors: Lambert M. Timothy , Bjarnason Ingvar , Connelly James B. , Crow Timothy J. , Johnstone Eve C. , Peters Timothy J. , Smethurst Paul Robert
Published: May 2019

Gastrointestinal permeability was assessed by means of absorption of 51Cr-labelled EDTA in 24 patients with schizophrenia (12 in relapse and 12 in remission). The results were compared with those for patients with coeliac disease and those for normal controls. Significant differences between the schizophrenic patients and the normal controls were not established. The results for the schizophrenic patients in remission were no different from those for the patients in relapse, and there was no evidence from the study of an effect on gastrointestinal permeability of either anticholinergic or antidepressant medication. It is concluded that schizophrenia is, at least in the majority of cases, unrelated to coeliac disease.
Patterns of Psychotropic Drug Use in a Spanish Rural Community
Authors: Vázquez-Barquero J. L. , Manrique J. F. Diez , Peña C. , Gonzalez A. Arenal , Cuesta M. J. , Artal J. A.
Published: May 2019

Psychotropic drug use was investigated using a two-stage survey of a random sample of persons aged 17 and over from a rural Spanish community. It was found that 6.9%, 11.8% and 25.1% of the population were consuming psychotropic, analgesic and somatic medicines respectively. Women presented a higher rate of psychotropic use than men (prevalence for women 10.7%, for men 2.6%). This female predominance was found to be significantly related to sociodemographic and medical factors. Psychotropic use was also associated with the physical health of the respondent. The coexistence of physical and mental illness generated an increase of consumption, whereas the absence of both types of illness was associated with a very low rate. The rates for physical and for mental illness alone were intermediate and were almost equal.
Anorexia Nervosa in a Swedish Urban Region
Authors: Råstam Maria , Gillberg Christopher , Garton Maja
Published: May 2019

The total population of 15-year-olds in Göteborg, Sweden, were screened in 1985 for anorexia nervosa using brief questionnaires, growth charts and individual school nurse reports. An accumulated frequency of anorexia of 0.84% for girls up to and including 15 years of age was obtained, with 85% of the cases fulfilling DSM–III–R criteria. Boys were affected just over one-tenth as often as girls. The frequency of anorexia nervosa appeared to be much higher in private than in comprehensive schools. The peak age of onset seemed to be 14 years.
Season of Birth and Childhood Psychosis
Authors: Fombonne Eric
Published: May 2019

This paper reports a test of the hypothesis that winter birth is a risk factor for childhood psychosis. All psychotic children (n = 208) admitted to a day-treatment facility in Paris from 1960 through to 1986 were compared with 1040 controls matched by sex and year of birth. Risk ratio estimates were computed for each month, and a significant increase was observed for boys born in December. This association was stronger in some years than in others. The fact that there were no excesses in contiguous months detracts from the persuasiveness of this association.
The Predictive Value of the Dexamethasone Suppression Test
Authors: Peselow Eric D. , Stanley Michael , Filippi Ann-Marie , Barouche Faouzia , Goodnick Paul , Fieve Ronald R.
Published: May 2019

We evaluated the dexamethasone suppression test (DST) as a predictor of response to drugs and placebo in 105 patients, in a large double-blind placebo-controlled out-patient trial to determine the efficacy of paroxetine HCI, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, compared with that of imipramine HCI and placebo. The presence of a positive or negative DST did not predict response to either paroxetine or imipramine. However, a positive DST predicted a poorer response to placebo: only 3 out of 18 patients who showed DST non-suppression responded to placebo, as opposed to 11 out of 21 who exhibited DST suppression (P<0.05). A positive DST was associated with a 61% response to drugs and a 16% response to placebo. This finding suggests that the presence of a positive DST implies the need for active somatic treatment.
A Comparison of Early-Onset and Late-Onset Depressive Illness in the Elderly
Authors: Burvill P. W. , Hall W. D. , Stampfer H. G. , Emmerson J. P.
Published: May 2019

Elderly patients with early-onset and late-onset depressive illness presenting to psychiatrists for treatment were compared for social, demographic, and clinical measures. For most factors measured no statistically significant differences were found. In the early-onset cases, patients were significantly more severely depressed. There was some evidence for the hypotheses that family history is less important and biological factors more important in late-onset depression. It is suggested that the latter hypothesis should be tested by a range of the newer neuroanatomical and neurophysiological laboratory investigations. The findings indicate that neuroticism is an important underlying factor in both early-onset and late-onset depression in the elderly.
The Classification of Psychiatric Morbidity in Attenders at a Dermatology Clinic
Authors: Wessely S. C. , Lewis G. H.
Published: May 2019

Of a random sample of new attenders at a dermatology out-patient clinic, 40% were classified as suffering from a psychiatric disorder. There was no correlation between psychiatric morbidity and the severity or site of skin disease. Self-report measures of the behavioural impact of skin disease and attitudes to appearance were related to psychological morbidity. Except in subjects without visible skin pathology (5%) there was no evidence that psychiatric illness was an aetiological factor in the development of skin disease. Self-report measures were used to distinguish between those patients in whom psychiatric morbidity was closely related to skin disease (75%), and those in whom it may be coincidental (20%). Psychological care for the former group is most appropriately provided by physicians, who should be encouraged to improve their detection and management of psychiatric morbidity.
Pervasive Developmental Disorders and Psychoses in Adult Life
Authors: Clarke David J. , Littlejohns Carl S. , Corbett John A. , Joseph Susan
Published: May 2019

Of five patients with pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs), four developed psychotic illnesses in adult life. The other was treated with antipsychotic medication for many years following a mistaken diagnosis of schizophrenia.
Brief Intermittent Neuroleptic Prophylaxis for Selected Schizophrenic Out-patients
Authors: McClelland H. A. , Harrison G. , Soni S. D.
Published: May 2019

“A study was conducted to investigate a novel approach to the prophylaxis of schizophrenic relapse. The treatment strategy comprised brief intermittent courses of neuroleptic agents begun as soon as non-psychotic symptoms believed to be early signs of relapse appeared. Fifty four stable, remitted outpatients meeting the American Psychiatric Association's DSM–III criteria for schizophrenia were randomised double blind to receive brief intermittent treatment with either active or placebo depot neuroleptic injections. Only three patients given placebo injections and two controls were admitted to hospital during one year of follow up. Eight (30%) of the patients given placebo injections and only 2 (7%) of the controls, however, had a recurrence of schizophrenic symptoms. Patients given placebo injections experienced fewer extrapyramidal side effects and showed a trend towards a reduction in tardive dyskinesia. Dysphoric and neurotic symptoms were identified before eight out of 11 relapses, and these symptoms were more frequent in patients given placebo depot injections. These results suggest a viable but not necessarily better alternative to continuous oral or depot treatment for less ill, chronic, stabilised schizophrenics based on the early treatment of putative prodromal symptoms of relapse.”
The History of the National Health Service
Authors: Freeman Hugh
Published: May 2019

In the current furore over fundamental changes proposed for the NHS, it would be much better if everyone involved clearly understood how and why the service was established, how it evolved early on, and what had existed before. A fairly safe bet, though, is that given an MCQ on those subjects, most participants in today's events would emerge with little credit. Yet the whole story is now accessible to them -told by Charles Webster (1988) with outstanding scholarship and clarity, lightened by a slightly acerbic wit.
Loan Words as Patternsof Real and Virtual Language Personality’s Speech Behaviour
Authors: Китанина Э. , Kitanina E. , Труханова Д. , Truhanova D.
Published: May 2019

The article deals with the problems of filling cognitive-semantic gaps by borrowings-anglicisms denoting intolerant behavior. The authors present an analysis of some of the most frequent lexical units in different aspects: the meaning, frequency of use and word-formation potential of these lexemes are described, the specificity of the use of these lexemes in real and virtual communication are considered. Special attention is paid to media texts and the functioning of borrowings in the headlines. The authors also establish the features of assimilation of the vocabulary, its determinologization and transition to the active thesaurus of native speakers. Analyzing the level of development of these lexemes, the authors conclude that this group of vocabulary is gradually being included in the active thesaurus of native speakers. The article also presents some results of the analysis of the perception of the borrowings by native speakers of the recipient language. About 20 lexical units were analyzed.
Retraining and Advanced Training of Employees and Specialists
Authors: Закиева Р. , Zakieva R.
Published: May 2019

Personnel training is one of the key conditions for the successful functioning of any organization. This has become especially important in the modern world, when an increase in the pace of development of scientific and technological progress greatly accelerates the process of obsolescence of professional knowledge and skills. The contradiction of the qualifications of employees to the needs of the company is negatively manifested in the results of its activities. The growing sense of vocational training for the organization and a noticeable increase in the need for it over the past forty years have shown that the first companies in the market have taken up the improvement of the skills of their employees. Preparation of the implementation of vocational training has become the leading direction of personnel management, and the cost of it is the highest (after wages) in the list of expenses of many companies. Professional development is the process of equipping an employee with the knowledge to perform assigned tasks, new production functions, to obtain new positions, without the difficult solution of new tasks. In huge multinational corporations there are special professional development departments, managed by a manager with the rank of director or vice president, which emphasizes their great importance to the company. The need for professional development for current organizations is also described by the fact that the motives in this border are drawn up into personal plans (from the implementation of which the employee’s earnings are proportionally calculated) by the heads of most corporations: presidents, regional vicepresidents, directors of national companies
Pairwise Completely Positive Matrices and Conjugate Local Diagonal Unitary Invariant Quantum States
Authors: Johnston Nathaniel , MacLean Olivia
Published: May 2019

A generalization of the set of completely positive matrices called pairwise completely positive (PCP) matrices is introduced. These are pairs of matrices that share a joint decomposition so that one of them is necessarily positive semidefinite while the other one is necessarily entrywise non-negative. Basic properties of these matrix pairs are explored and several testable necessary and sufficient conditions are developed to help determine whether or not a pair is PCP. A connection with quantum entanglement is established by showing that determining whether or not a pair of matrices is pairwise completely positive is equivalent to determining whether or not a certain type of quantum state, called a conjugate local diagonal unitary invariant state, is separable. Many of the most important quantum states in entanglement theory are of this type, including isotropic states, mixed Dicke states (up to partial transposition), and maximally correlated states. As a specific application of these results, a wide family of states that have absolutely positive partial transpose are shown to in fact be separable.
The determinant of a complex matrix and Gershgorin circles
Authors: Bünger Florian , Rump Siegfried
Published: May 2019

Each connected component of the Gershgorin circles of a matrix contains exactly as many eigenvalues as circles are involved. Thus, the Minkowski (set) product of all circles contains the determinant if all circles are disjoint. In [S.M. Rump. Bounds for the determinant by Gershgorin circles. Linear Algebra and its Applications, 563:215--219, 2019.], it was proved that statement to be true for real matrices whose circles need not to be disjoint. Moreover, it was asked whether the statement remains true for complex matrices. This note answers that in the affirmative. As a by-product, a parameterization of the outer loop of a Cartesian oval without case distinction is derived.
Social Support and Motherhood
Authors: Oakley Ann
Published: May 2019

Drawing on vast experience as an academic researcher and writer, the author develops a sociology of the research process itself, telling the story of how a research project is undertaken and what happens during it, to both researchers and those who are researched. The book focuses on a topic of great importance in the provision of health services — caring and social support. Setting neglect of this topic in the wider context of an ongoing crisis in gendering knowledge, this book is now reissued for a contemporary audience. It has much resonance for social science researchers and others interested in the experiences of mothers, and in the relations between social research, academic knowledge and public policy.
Entre Risos e Negócios: Uma Análise das Competências Empreendedoras dos Humoristas
Authors: Silva Mara Rosalia Ribeiro , Paiva Luis Eduardo Brandão , Lima Tereza Cristina Batista de
Published: May 2019

Título do trabalho: Entre risos e negócios: uma análise das competências empreendedoras dos humoristas Objetivo:  Investigar as competências empreendedoras dos humoristas cearenses pertencentes à indústria criativa local, com destaque e representatividade nacional. Método: Realizou-se uma pesquisa de natureza qualitativa com entrevistas semiestruturadas junto a 12 humoristas cearenses. Para o tratamento dos dados, utilizou-se o método da análise de conteúdo, com o auxílio do software ATLAS.ti 7 para a codificação dos dados obtidos nas entrevistas com os humoristas. Originalidade/Relevância: Esta pesquisa buscou preencher uma lacuna na literatura empírica e conceitual acerca da atividade empreendedora de humoristas, principalmente diante do desenvolvimento da indústria criativa relacionada ao humor cearense. Resultados: Os resultados apontaram que: (i) os humoristas desenvolveram competências empreendedoras ao longo de suas carreiras, adquirindo um conjunto de conhecimentos, habilidades e atitudes direcionadas ao empreendedorismo, com retorno financeiro e sucesso nas suas atividades profissionais; e (ii) as competências empreendedoras podem impulsionar o desenvolvimento da indústria criativa, diante da criação de negócios para gerar emprego e renda para a sociedade. Contribuições teóricas/metodológicas: Foi adotado um modelo adaptado para a análise de competências empreendedoras dos humoristas, baseando-se no arcabouço teórico-metodológico de autores como: McClelland (1987), Man e Lau (2000) e Ahmad, Ramayah, Wilson e Kummerow (2010). Além disso, foi obtido um esforço adicional ao alinhar esses modelos das competências empreendedora aos humoristas cearenses, um público pouco investigado no campo dos estudos relacionados à indústria criativa.
A Governança de Redes Interorganizacionais: Uma Análise da Tensão entre Eficiência e Inclusão no Processo Decisório
Authors: Schmidt Joel Ricardo Rocha , Wegner Douglas , Fortes Marcos Vinícius Bitencourt
Published: May 2019

Objetivo: Analisar como os fatores contingenciais críticos da governança de redes interorganizacionais – confiança, número de integrantes, consenso de objetivos e necessidade de competências em nível de rede – descritos por Provan e Kenis (2008), influenciam a tensão entre eficiência do processo decisório e inclusão dos participantes nas decisões.Método: Adotou-se como estratégia o estudo de casos múltiplos em três redes interorganizacionais de Pequenas e Médias Empresas. Os dados foram coletados por meio de entrevistas, análise documental e observação.Originalidade/Relevância: A pesquisa se insere na discussão acerca do papel dos fatores contingenciais críticos e sua relação com a tensão existente entre a eficiência e a inclusão no processo decisório de redes. O estudo é original por meio da evidenciação empírica acerca do papel destes fatores na tensão estudada.Resultados: apresenta-se o papel dos fatores contingenciais críticos, os mecanismos utilizados para o gerenciamento da tensão e identifica-se a existência de dois outros fatores contingenciais adicionais: a confiança na gestão da rede e a dispersão geográfica dos seus integrantes.Contribuições teóricas/metodológica: O estudo contribui para a literatura confirmando por meio de evidências empíricas que os fatores contingenciais críticos exercem influência na tensão entre eficiência e inclusão do processo decisório. Além disso demonstra a existência de dois outros fatores contingenciais críticos: a confiança na gestão da rede e a dispersão geográfica dos integrantes.Contribuições sociais / para a gestão: A partir da análise dos resultados identificou-se que conceder maior autonomia para os gestores executivos das redes e suas equipes internas e valorizar os momentos de contato com os membros para garantir participação são mecanismos recomendáveis para o gerenciamento da tensão estudada.
Growth, gas exchange and photochemical efficiency of the cowpea bean under salt stress and phosphorus fertilization
Authors: Sá Francisco Vanies da Silva , Ferreira Neto Miguel , Lima Yuri Bezerra de , Paiva Emanoela Pereira de , Prata Rômulo Costa , Lacerda Claudivan Feitosa , Brito Marcos Eric Baborsa
Published: May 2019

Cowpea is widely cultivated in semiarid regions; however, these regions face serious problems with salinity of water and soil, thus constituting an abiotic stress that limits the development of this species. The objective of this study was to study the influence of phosphate fertilization on the morphophysiological components of cowpea plants irrigated with salinized water during the vegetative and reproductive phase. The research was carried out in a greenhouse from September to December 2015. A randomized complete block design with treatments arranged in a 5 x 3 factorial scheme with five replications was used. The factors consisted of the use of five levels of electrical conductivity of irrigation water: 0.5; 1.5; 2.5; 3.5 and 4.5 dS m-1 and three doses of phosphorus corresponding to 60%, 100% and 140% of the dose recommended for the culture that was 60 kg ha-1. The plants of cowpea cv. Paulistinha were cultivated in lysimeters with a capacity of 8 dm3. At 30 and 49 days after sowing, periods corresponding to the vegetative (V4) and reproductive (V8 / R1) phases of the culture were evaluated gas exchange, chlorophyll fluorescence and growth. The increase in the electrical conductivity of the water reduced the growth, the photochemical activity and the phytomass accumulation of the cowpea plants, independent of the phenological phase. The higher dose of simple superphosphate increased the growth and photosynthetic activity of cowpea, mainly in the reproductive phase; Independent of the salinity of irrigation water.
Implications for Provenance since the Last Glaciations in Southeastern Andaman Sea Sediments by Clay Mineralogy
Authors: BUNSOMBOONSAKUL Suratta , SOMPONGCHAIYAKUL Penjai , LIU Zhifei , CHABANGBORN Akkaneewut , SNIDVONGS Anond
Published: May 2019

This study presents high-resolution clay mineralogy of Core MASS-III-10, located in the southeastern Andaman Sea. The study aimed to investigate terrigenous sedimentary input from various potential provenances throughout different periods of geological time. The clay mineral assemblages of MASS-III-10 reveal a high amount of smectite at 73% (65-79%), a moderate kaolinite at 12% (10-17%), and a low illite and chlorite content(<15%) over the last 45 ka. Provenance analysis suggests the most fine-grained terrigenous sediments originated from the Irrawaddy Delta Shelf (IDS), with minor sediments deriving from the Andaman Islands, the East Continental Shelf (ECS), and Sumatra provenance. The results show that IDS were predominantly smectite (~44%) while the ECS largely produced kaolinite (47%). The provenance interpretation based on the smectite content revealed that over time there has been no change in the main source of sediment in the Andaman Sea, despite changes in the volume of sedimentary input. Since the last glaciation, the Myanmar provenance (including IDS) has always contributed clay minerals, while other sources made up only minor contributions to the Andaman Sea. The clay minerals from the Myanmar provenance increased when the sea level was at a low stand (MIS 2), potentially due to shoreline retreat which enabled easier transportation of sediment from other sources. During the interglacial period (MIS 1 and 3), the study found a decrease in Myanmar-sourced clay minerals, which may be because the higher sea level made clay mineral deposition more difficult.
The Impact of Agricultural Environmental Pollutions on the Population’s Quality of Life. The Experience of Kazakhstan
Authors: MUSTAFAYEVA Bagila , KALTAYEVA Saule , SAPAROVA Ainura , ALIMKULOVA Elvira , KULBAYEVA Meruert
Published: May 2019

The purpose of the present study is analyzing the trends of agricultural pollutions and their impact on the health of the population of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The main research methods include a bibliographic review of the literature on the research subject, as well as qualitative and quantitative analysis of statistical indicators of agricultural production development, and the dynamics of agroecological indicators of the Republic of Kazakhstan. To assess the impact of agricultural changes on the quality of life associated with the health of the population, the analysis of secondary data of sociological research conducted by the Environmental Fund of Kazakhstan was carried out. The results of the study show that since 1999 the agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan has undergone structural changes which are characterized by active mechanization, intensification, and specialization. At the same time, the widespread use of fertilizers and pesticides, as well as irrigation, the growth of pollution from livestock, and the employment of heavy machinery have adverse effects on water and soil.
Linking Ownership Concentration to Firm Value: Mediation Role of Environmental Performance
Authors: UTOMO Mohamad Nur , WAHYUDI Sugeng , MUHARAM Harjum , HELMINA Monica Rahardian Ary
Published: May 2019

Research was aimed to examine the indirect effect of ownership concentration on firm value through environmental performance. Firms with businesses at mining, manufacture, and agriculture sectors, and that listing at Indonesia Stock Exchange and participating with Environmental Performance Assessment Program (PROPER), were the sample of research. Research has given some results. Ownership concentration has positive impact non-linearly on environmental performance. Ownership concentration can increase firm value through strategy of improving environmental performance. These results supported stakeholder theory and legitimacy theory. Corporate action that adopts environmentally friendly issue was selected as strategy to create firm value.
Information Support of Monitoring as a Tool of Ecological Optimization of Agricultural Land Use
Authors: BAKINOVA Tatiana Ivanovna , DARBAKOVA Natalia Evgenievna , KAZAKOVA Gerenzel Yashkulovna , SANGADZHIEVA Saglara Alexandrovna , DARBAKOVA Irina Evgenievna
Published: May 2019

The purpose of the present work is to analyze the features of negative processes occurring in the land fund of the Republic of Kalmykia, to substantiate the organizational measures aimed at providing information support of monitoring as a tool for environmental optimization of the territory.

Methods. The authors used general scientific methods, such as comparison, generalization, analysis, synthesis, as well as particular scientific methods, which included statistical, field, cartographic, and expert evaluation methods. The use of these methods made it possible to carry out ecological and geographical, environmental analysis of the territory, as well as to assess the adverse anthropogenic effects.

Regional studies with regard to the degradation processes, their rates and intensity allowed justifying the choice of model polygons in different areas of Kalmykia. Model polygons will serve the basis for the data generation for the information database in order to predict the development of certain processes, as well as identify positive and negative trends.
Logistics System of Waste Management at the Mining Enterprises
Authors: MOCHALOVA Lyudmila , SOKOLOVA Olga , YURAK Vera
Published: May 2019

The article considers the solutions related to the formation and use of production and consumption wastes at the enterprises of the mineral resources complex. Particular attention is paid to production waste in the form of solid mineral waste (man-made mineral deposits), which, on the one hand, represents a secondary mineral resource base, on the other hand - has a significant negative impact on various elements of the environment. The research aim is to form a logistics system of waste management at the enterprises of the mineral resources complex. The scientific novelty lies in the application of logistic principles, approaches and methods to the sphere of production and consumer waste management during the formation of a large amount of production waste. The article substantiates the importance of the formation and functioning of a logistics system of waste management at enterprises of the mineral resources complex. This logistic system can increase the level of organizational security and economic efficiency of managing production and consumption waste and thereby mitigate the environmental and economic problems of these enterprises.
Revisiting Legal Understanding of Wild Life as a Sustainable Value. The Case of Ukraine
Authors: ZAPARA Svitlana I. , FOTINA Hanna A. , KLOCHKO Alyona M. , FOTINA Tetiana I. , YATSENKO Ivan V.
Published: May 2019

Animal rights in recent years occupy a significant place among the themes of general national discourse in Ukraine.  This year, under the pressure of the public in Ukraine, a law according to the humane attitude towards the "younger brothers" was adopted. But which rights do animals have? And what’s really going on? Legislation on animal protection is not executed even at the level where it is. How often do people who cause animal suffering in my country have the appropriate punishment? The report provides an analysis of the preconditions for reforming the attitude towards animals and their rights. The complexity of solving problem of humane attitude towards animals lies in the fact that it can not be regulated just based on the data of scientific experiments. Evaluation of the ability of animals to consciously feel pain, suffer, think, speak, understand themselves and the events around them is a difficult issue for many people. So, what is Animal Law? And what is Animal Ethic? Do we understand and recognize such concepts in my country?
Improving the Innovation of Appropriate Technology in the Home Industry of Pemindangan in Coastal Communities of Tambaksari Village
Authors: SUCIPTANINGSIH Oktaviani Adhi , PRAJANTI Sucihatiningsih Dian Wisika , SETYOWATI Dewi Liesnoor , PRIYANTO Agustinus Sugeng , MARETTA Yoris Adi
Published: May 2019

The purpose of this research is to analyze the improvement of appropriate technology innovation in home industry of pemindangan in coastal community of Tambaksari Village. The research method used is qualitative with case study approach. The subjects of the research were the home industry of pemindangan, while the informant was the Tambaksari community and the consumers of pindang fish. The method of data collection used observation, indept interview and documents. Data validity technique used data triangulation and data analysis technique used nvivo data analysis technique. The results showed that there was an increase in production quality in home industry of pemindangan using precise technology pan presto pindang pangkon. The production process becomes time-saving, cost-effective and energy-efficient, in addition to the more hygienic production process and the result of pindang fish is more durable. The benefits are increasing to improve the life quality of pemindangan home industry shoppers. The conclusion is that pindang pangkon is one of the appropriate technological innovations that can be used in home industry of pemindangan.
The Role of Responsibility Feeling in Mediating the Effects of the Environmental Education Course, Socio-Economic Conditions, and Awareness as the Caliph on Environmental Behavior
Authors: WIDHIASTUT Ratieh , SETIYANI Rediana , KARDIYEM KARDIYEM , RAHMANINGTYAS Wisudani
Published: May 2019

This study aims to determine the direct and indirect effects of the role of enviromental education course, socio-economic conditions, and the awareness of the caliph on the environmental behavior through responsibility feeling. The research sample was all students of accounting education in 2016. The research data were primary data obtained by using a questionnaire. Data analysis used Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results showed that the variables of environmental education course, socio-economic conditions, and awareness as caliphs had no direct efect on the environmental behavior, only responsibility feeling variable that could affect the environmental behavior. The variables of environmental education course, and awareness as caliphs had no direct effect on the responsibility feeling while the variable of socio-economic conditions had direct effect on the responsibility feeling. Responsibility feeling was able to mediate the effect of the variables of socio-economic conditions and awareness as a caliph on the environmental behavior, but was not able to mediate the relationship of the effect of the variable of environmental education course on the environmental behavior.
The Costs of Reduction Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation. Concepts and Issues
Authors: WALUYO Tri , DIGDOWISEISO Kumba , PUTERA El Amry Bermawi , SUGIYANTO Eko
Published: May 2019

This study examines the concept of “Reduction Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation” - REDD costs by using the existence costs of Boucher (2008) such as opportunity costs, transaction costs, implementation costs, stabilization costs, and administration costs. In addition, it provides some actual issues of REDD. The study proves that global simulation models yield far higher REDD prices than empirical models, however, they can be criticized for their use of aggregated data and other simplifications. Moreover, adding implementation, administration, stabilization costs into transaction costs could potentially lead to double-counting problem. Finally, REDD is an inexpensive option compared to reducing emissions in the energy sectors of industrialized countries and has a potential to generate substantial benefits in addition to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, it is important for countries to manage these issues that can be potentially defect REDD adoption.
Formation of Agrarian Production Infrastructure in the Areas Inhabited by Indigenous Small-Numbered Peoples of the North. Case Study of Krasnoyarsk
Authors: PARSHUKOV Denis Victorovich , NEVZOROV Victor Nikolayevich , YANOVA Marina Anatolevna , OLEYNIKOVA Elena Nikolayevna , MATSKEVICH Igor Victorovich
Published: May 2019

The article is devoted to the problems of protecting and developing traditions and ways of life of indigenous small-numbered peoples of the North through employment. Stability of northern clans is reviewed through the problems related to the development of nature’s potential and the use of the northern territories’ biological resources, the creation of supporting agrarian zones in the inhabited areas and formation of relevant production infrastructure. The article addresses development directions of such traditional industries and trades of the North as reindeer herding, hunting and fishing, and gathering of forest foods. The authors chose for the research the Taymyr Dolgan-Nenets District and the Evenkiysky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, which are home to a large group of indigenous small-numbered peoples of the North. Research methods include analysis of official and analytical reports, publications, regulations, results of field surveys, and economic calculations. It has been established that the districts under research have substantial resources for the development of traditional northern industries and trades. Having generalized the collected materials, the authors assessed the reserves of the areas’ biological resources, and potential production volumes for the traditional industries and trades, as well as determined locations for production infrastructure facilities. The main constraints to the development of the traditional industries and trades are the poor development of transportation infrastructure, the difficulties related to the export of goods from the areas, the monopolistic nature of the procurement of goods from indigenous peoples, and changes in the state approach to the management of northern territories.
Environmental Effects Evaluation of Innovative Renewable Energy Projects
Authors: SALNIKOVA Anastasia A. , SLAVJANOV Andrej S. , KHRUSTALEV Evgenii Yu. , KHRUSTALEV Oleg E.
Published: May 2019

Developing sustainable renewable energy projects involves complex decision-making processes. At present time planning and developing of renewable energy projects across the globe imply calculation and consideration of negative environmental effects at all stages of energy project life cycle. The aim of the paper is to develop an environmental effects evaluation methodology based on ecological impact categories through all the stages of lifecycle of renewable energy technologies. We used data envelopment analysis to calculate the efficiency score for each renewable energy technology. EcoInvent database has been chosen as a source of eco-indicators. We suppose the efficiency ratio will remain unchanged when transferring estimates of the life cycle of renewable energy facilities to another territory. This allows us to use data obtained in other regions of the world to extrapolate comparative assessments and make the deliberate choice of the most environmentally preferable technology. The input-oriented DEA modelling has demonstrated geothermal and biogas technologies are the most preferable from an environmental point of view with the highest possible score. The least effective technologies are both modifications of PV with the minimum efficiency score. The results of the presented work indicated that DEA showed great promise to be an effective evaluating tool for future analysis on energy policy issues.
The Impact of Eco-Friendly Behaviors on Life Satisfaction
Authors: LEELAKULTHANIT Orose
Published: May 2019

In order to protect today’s deteriorating environment, various environmentally-friendly behaviors are necessary. The question is how desirable they are. It is the intention of this study to investigate this relationship by looking at the influences of eco-friendly behaviors on life satisfaction. The identified eco-friendly behaviors in this study are energy savings, avoiding buying unnecessary things, reusing, recycling, buying longer-life products even if they are more expensive, buying eco-friendly products even if they are more expensive, buying products from social and environmentally-responsible companies, and living a simple life. A total of 560 responses were collected from adult shoppers in Bangkok, Thailand. The results of the multiple regression analysis indicated that energy savings and buying longer-life products even if they are more expensive were positively related to life satisfaction. However, avoiding buying unnecessary things was found to be negatively related to life satisfaction. Further discussion and analysis will be included in the article.