bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Novel Honokiol-eluting PLGA-based scaffold effectively restricts the growth of renal cancer cells
Authors: Hamedani Yasaman , Chakraborty Samik , Sabarwal Akash , Pal Soumitro , Bhowmick Sankha , Balan Murugabaskar
Published: December 2020

Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) often becomes resistant to targeted therapies, and in addition, dose-dependent toxicities limit the effectiveness of therapeutic agents. Therefore, identifying novel drug delivery approaches to achieve optimal dosing of therapeutic agents can be beneficial in managing toxicities and to attain optimal therapeutic effects. Previously, we have demonstrated that Honokiol, a natural compound with potent anti-tumorigenic and anti-inflammatory effects, can induce cancer cell apoptosis and inhibit the growth of renal tumorsin vivo. In cancer treatment, implant-based drug delivery systems can be used for gradual and sustained delivery of therapeutic agents like Honokiol to minimize systemic toxicity. Electrospun polymeric fibrous scaffolds are ideal candidates to be used as drug implants due to their favorable morphological properties such as high surface to volume ratio, flexibility and ease of fabrication. In this study, we fabricated Honokiol-loaded Poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) electrospun scaffolds; and evaluated their structural characterization and biological activity. Proton nuclear magnetic resonance data proved the existence of Honokiol in the drug loaded polymeric scaffolds. The release kinetics showed that only 24% of the loaded Honokiol were released in 24hr, suggesting that sustained delivery of Honokiol is feasible. We calculated the cumulative concentration of the Honokiol released from the scaffold in 24hr; and the extent of renal cancer cell apoptosis induced with the released Honokiol is similar to an equivalent concentration of direct application of Honokiol. Also, Honokiol-loaded scaffolds placed directly in renal cell culture inhibited renal cancer cell proliferation and migration. Together, we demonstrate that Honokiol delivered through electrospun PLGA-based scaffolds is effective in inhibiting the growth of renal cancer cells; and our data necessitates furtherin vivostudies to explore the potential of sustained release of therapeutic agents-loaded electrospun scaffolds in the treatment of RCC and other cancer types.
Physiological indices and driving performance of drivers at tunnel entrances and exits: A simulated driving study
Authors: Xu Jinliang , Zhang Xiaodong , Liu Huan , Yang Kaige , Ma Fangchen , Li Haoru , Sun Yufei
Published: December 2020

The entrance and exit sections of a tunnel are the accident black-spots in an expressway. For a safe operation of road tunnels, it is necessary to understand a driver’s physiological indices and driving performance when driving through tunnels. In this study, the UC-Win/Road simulation software was used to build 12 tunnel models of different lengths. A simulated driving experiment was carried out in a 6-DoF motion platform. The lateral position of vehicles characterizing the driving performance was measured using the motion platform. Electrocardiogram and eye movement data of 25 recruited drivers were collected simultaneously through the experiment. The spatial changes in a driver’s heart rate (HR) growth rate, RMSSD, pupil diameter growth rate and vehicle lateral deviation within 300 m before and after the tunnel entrance and exit were analyzed to determine the variation rules in the different tunnels. The study identified the length range in the tunnel entrance and exit sections that influences the drivers. A quantitative analysis was further carried out to analyze the relationship between the physiological indices and the driving performance indicator. The results showed that a driver’s heart rate fluctuates significantly 250 m before the tunnel entrance and 50 m before the exit. In this region, the pupil diameter increases gradually, and drivers tend to shift the vehicle to the left. At the tunnel exit, the HR and RMSSD are affected significantly by the tunnel length, and the variation is higher in longer tunnels. In comparison, the tunnel length has no significant effect on the physiological indicators and driving performance of the drivers at the entrance and exit.
Marine n-3 fatty acid consumption in a Norwegian renal transplant cohort: Comparison of a food frequency questionnaire with plasma phospholipid marine n-3 levels
Authors: Chan Joe , Svensson My , Jenssen Trond , Schmidt Erik B. , Eide Ivar A.
Published: December 2020

Background

High levels of plasma marine n-3 fatty acids (n-3FAs) are associated with improved patient and graft survival in renal transplant recipients (RTRs). The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility of a new food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to estimate marine n-3FA consumption in future epidemiological research.

Methods

We developed an FFQ with a simple design of 10 questions to assess intake of marine sources of n-3FAs. RTRs included in the recent ORENTRA trial (n = 132) completed the study FFQ at the baseline visit eight weeks after engraftment and at the end of study visit one year post-transplant. We measured the reference biomarker plasma phospholipid (PL) marine n-3FA levels by gas chromatography at the same time points to evaluate association and degree of agreement between FFQ based marine n-3FA consumption estimates and the biomarker.

Results

The median plasma PL marine n-3FA level was 6.0 weight percentage (wt)% (interquartile range [IQR] 4.7 to 7.3) at baseline and 6.3 wt% (IQR 4.8 to 7.4) at end of study. Median FFQ based marine n-3FA consumption estimates were 22.8 g/month (IQR 13.0 to 34.0) at baseline and 20.3 g/month (IQR 14.5 to 32.3) at end of study. FFQ based marine n-3FA consumption estimates showed a moderate correlation with plasma PL marine n-3FA levels at baseline (Spearman’s correlation coefficient rs= 0.43, p<0.001) and a stronger correlation at end of study (rs= 0.62, p<0.001). Bland Altman plots showed a reasonable degree of agreement between the two methods at both time points.

Conclusions

Marine n-3FA consumption estimates based on the FFQ showed a moderate correlation with the reference biomarker plasma PL marine n-3FA levels. The FFQ might be useful in epidemiological studies where resources are limited.
C/EBPα induces Ebf1 gene expression in common lymphoid progenitors
Authors: Barberi Theresa , Cui Cheng , Friedman Alan D.
Published: December 2020

C/EBPα is required for formation of granulocyte-monocyte progenitors (GMP) and also participates in B lymphopoiesis. The common lymphoid progenitor (CLP) and preproB populations but not proB cells expressCebpa, and pan-hematopoietic deletion of the +37 kbCebpaenhancer using Mx1-Cre leads not only to reduced GMP but also to 2-fold reduced marrow preproB and >15-fold reduced proB and preB cells. We now show that IL7Rα-Cre-mediated deletion of the +37 kbCebpaenhancer, which occurs in 89% of Ly6D+and 65% of upstream Ly6D-CLP, leads to a 2-fold reduction of both preproB and proB cells, and a 3-fold reduction in preB cells, with no impact on GMP numbers. These data support a direct role for C/EBPα during B lineage development, with reduced enhancer deletion in Ly6D-CLP mediated by IL7Rα-Cre diminishing the effect on B lymphopoiesis compared to that seen with Mx1-Cre. Amongst mRNAs encoding key transcriptional regulators that initiate B lymphoid specification (PU.1, E2A, IKAROS, EBF1, FOXO1, and BACH2), onlyEbf1levels are altered in CLP upon Mx1-Cre-mediatedCebpaenhancer deletion, withEbf1reduced ~40-fold in Flt3+Sca-1intc-kitintIL7Rα+CLP. In addition,CebpaandEbf1RNAs were 4- and 14-fold higher in hCD4+versus hCD4-CLP fromCebpa-hCD4 transgenic mice. Histone modification ChIP-Seq data for CLP indicate the presence of active, intronicEbf1enhancers located 270 and 280 kb upstream of the transcription start sites. We identified aciselement in this region that strongly binds C/EBPα using the electrophoretic mobility shift assay. Mutation of this C/EBPα-binding site in anEbf1enhancer-TK-luciferase reporter leads to a 4-fold reduction in C/EBPα-mediated trans-activation. These findings support a model of B lymphopoiesis in which induction ofEbf1by C/EBPα in a subset of CLP contributes to initiation of B lymphopoiesis.
Does social trust slow down or speed up the transmission of COVID-19?
Authors: Min Jungwon
Published: December 2020

Social trust has been an important mechanism in overcoming crises throughout history. Several societies are now emphasizing its role in combating the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to investigate how variations in social trust across 68 countries are related to the transmission speed of COVID-19. Specifically, using cross-national index data from the World Value Survey, the study tests how variations in social trust across countries generate different time durations at which each country reaches the peak in terms of increases in new infections of COVID-19. Using data drawn between December 31, 2019 and July 31, 2020, this study found that in countries with a high level of social trust, particularly trust among ingroup members, or with a narrower or wider range than the intermediate range of trustees, the number of new infections tended to reach the first peak within a shorter time duration than in other countries. These results imply that in such societies, on the one hand, high cooperation among people to achieve common goals and strong compliance to social norms may allow them to begin neutralizing COVID-19 faster. On the other hand, however, the low risk perception and prevalence of cohesive relationships among people may lead to speedier transmission of COVID-19 before neutralization takes place.
Particularidades de operacionalização do cálculo mental nas dificuldades de aprendizagem
Authors: Pereira Fernando Oliveira
Published: December 2020

O cálculo mental é uma tarefa ou actividade que recorre às operações cognitivas inerentes à funcionalidade psíquica do sujeito da acção. Objectivo: pesquisar particularidades de operacionalização que diferenciam alunos com e sem dificuldades de aprendizagem no cálculo mental. Participantes: 550 de ambos os sexos na faixa etária 7 – 15 anos, divididos em dois contingentes – um de 275 com e outro de 275 sem dificuldades de aprendizagem. Instrumentos metodológicos: entrevista e observação psicológicas e o cálculo mental nas modalidades crescente e decrescente, com registo de erros cometidos e tempo despendido. Resultados: Alunos com dificuldades de aprendizagem cometem mais erros e despendem bastante mais tempo, verificando-se diferenças estatisticamente significativas entre os dois contingentes. Conclusão: Alunos com dificuldades de aprendizagem indiciam desenvolvimento deficitário ou insuficiente das operações cognitivas, nomeadamente da função abstracta do raciocínio dedutivo e indutivo, reflectindo-se na insuficiente capacidade de antecipação e previsibilidade dos resultados face às exigências inerentes à real complexidade da tarefa.
A QUESTÃO DO MÉTODO
Authors: Souza José Gilberto de , Fulino Raquel
Published: December 2020

O texto apresenta uma reflexão sobre o método na pesquisa geográfica, explicitando suas relações imanentes para com os elementos gnosiológicos (epistêmicos) e ideológicos na produção do conhecimento. A posição epistêmica do geógrafo e sua visão de mundo materializam-se dialeticamente na demarcação do método de pesquisa, suscitando, assim, suas bases ontognosiológicas. As possibilidades de interlocuções entre as dimensões da subjetividade e da objetividade são, de fato, efetivas na pesquisa científica, cabendo ao pesquisador, portanto, a clareza de seu método de investigação na atenuação das formas supra-subjetivas de suas posições, bem como nas diferenciações concretas no que diz respeito ao saber do “senso comum”. Por outro lado, cabe ainda, na posição de método adotada, a compreensão das impossibilidades ontológicas de neutralidade do pesquisador e da completa negação de suas mediações enquanto ser social.
O SERTÃO SUL-MARANHENSE: UM ESPAÇO GEOGRÁFICO EM DES-RE-CONSTRUÇÃO
Authors: Rocha Rosimary Gomes , Silva Marcos Nicolau Santos da
Published: December 2020

O espaço sul-maranhense está caracterizado por uma identidade regional construída mediante o entrelaçamento de formas e funções tradicionais e modernas, em que coexistem práticas do modo de vida sertanejo e dinâmicas espaciais modernizadoras do território. Para tanto, entende-se que as práticas culturais possuem papel relevante para o entendimento da organização e construção do lugar. Para este estudo, enquanto recurso metodológico, utilizamos de revisão bibliográfica que aborda o processo de construção histórico-regional por criadores de gado, bem como foram utilizados conceitos para pensar o lugar e os sujeitos. Completou-se a metodologia com o trabalho de campo, para observação e análise socioespacial, além de conversas com os sujeitos sertanejos guiadas e analisadas por meio da rememoração. Dessa forma, o contra-argumento encontrado é que, mesmo quando o Sertão apresenta-se como uma categoria inexistente, segundo alguns estudiosos, em decorrência dos eventos modernizadores que foram inseridos na região ao longo dos últimos cinquenta anos, perscruta-se que aí ainda há elementos que condizem com formas de vida ligadas ao tradicional, havendo um entrelaçamento de lógicas sociais anteriores com as constantes na atualidade.
DAS ABÓBORAS AOS GRÃOS DE SOJA: UMA ANÁLISE TERRITORIAL DE RIO VERDE, GOIÁS
Authors: Soares Fernando Uhlmann , Gonçalves Ricardo Junior de Assis Fernandes
Published: December 2020

O presente texto apresenta resultados da pesquisa que teve como centralidade compreender as implicações territoriais da modernização conservadora da agricultura e do território de Rio Verde no Sudoeste Goiano. A metodologia contou com procedimentos de pesquisas qualitativa e quantitativa, como investigação bibliográfica, pesquisa de campo, entrevistas, registros fotográficos, levantamento e sistematização de dados e informações em mapas, gráficos e quadros. Os resultados permitiram constatar que a formação econômica e social de Rio Verde revela a integração dos territórios do Cerrado às redes de produção globais da economia capitalista. Ademais, sublinha-se que esse processo, revelador de transformações das forças produtivas, toca uma mudança de representação do município como “cidade das abóboras” para “cidade do agronegócio” ou “capital do agronegócio”. Como reação crítica a isso, defende-se que Rio Verde, devido às contradições e conflitos do modelo monocultor e agroexportador, pode ser denominado de “cidade do agrotóxico”. Finalmente, a interpretação territorial desenvolvida na pesquisa permitiu sistematizar resultados que contribuem com o debate geográfico crítico promovido em Goiás.
INSTRUMENTOS DA POLÍTICA URBANA E PRODUÇÃO DO ESPAÇO: ANÁLISE DA IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DO PARCELAMENTO, EDIFICAÇÃO E UTILIZAÇÃO COMPULSÓRIOS - PEUC E IPTU PROGRESSIVO NO TEMPO EM PALMAS - TOCANTINS
Authors: Coriolano Germana Pires , Tellez Ibrahin Amhed León , Nobre Eduardo Alberto Cusce
Published: December 2020

A última capital planejada no Brasil desenvolveu-se seguindo uma lógica excludente, de ocupação esparsa e segregada, materializando uma configuração urbana de baixíssima densidade, com um alto custo de urbanização e a população de menor renda à margem do espaço planejado. O objetivo deste trabalho é compreender de que forma os instrumentos da política urbana, especialmente PEUC e IPTU Progressivo, vêm sendo implantados no intuito de reverter a lógica da ocupação insustentável do solo urbano de Palmas. Observou-se na análise que, durante o processo de planejamento temas como: a dispersão urbana, a segregação e o alto custo de urbanização da cidade, são definidos como parte dos principais problemas existentes e, apesar da legislação apresentar avanços, não há efetividade na aplicação dos instrumentos, não revertendo (ou enfrentando) a lógica capitalista de produção da cidade.
Les voies de la résilience se déclinent à tous les temps du passé au futur
Authors: Koninckx Guy
Published: December 2020

L’effondrement des Twin Towers en septembre 2001, l’éruption volcanique de l'Eyjafjöll en mars 2010 et l’épidémie de maladie à virus Ebola en 2013 ont secoué la planète. La pandémie du COVID-19 ne l’épargne guère et met la planète à l’arrêt.

Très locale au départ, elle s’étend  au point de toucher les populations de tous les territoires. Le retentissement affecte le fonctionnement de nombreux domaines. C’est comme si le COVID-19 s’impose dans nos contextes au point de rythmer nos quotidiens aux niveaux macro, meso ou micro.

Formulé en termes systémiques c’est l’ensemble des éléments en interaction dynamique orientés vers une finalité qui se découvrent concernés. Un système s’inscrit dans la temporalité, dans un cycle de vie. Dans le cas présent elle relève d’avantage du cycle de vie d’une crise. Certaines stratégies retenues relèvent des aménagements alors que d’autres relèvent des mutations à opérer. Panser ou penser nous amène à décliner des scénarios différents. Loin de vouloir les opposer purement et simplement, ne s’agit-il pas d’une cohabitation  bénéfique ?

Les enjeux ne se situent-ils pas dans le déploiement de capacités collectives à traverser des crises, de l’amont à l’après, à initier d’autres comportements au sein des systèmes, à revisiter nos croyances ?

Ces démarches peuvent s’appuyer sur les ressources de la résilience, les capacités de rebond du système pour naviguer en temps incertains. Il s’agit non seulement de maintenir les activités du système dans des limites acceptables mais de les redéployer dans des activités d’une autre nature. C’est là que la résilience de type 1 ainsi que la résilience de type 2 se complètent et alimentent les temps du décloisonnement.
Colonial Anxiety and Identity: Ethnic Networks as Cultural Supports in Colonial South Asia and Sumatra
Authors: Teggin Edward Owen
Published: December 2020

This study was inspired by research into the personal correspondence of colonial servants in Sumatra and South Asia, and the realisation that their articulation of negative emotions such as anxiety or fear are ill-fitted to the current wider understanding of colonial anxiety. This article argues that the progress of colonial empires was widely shaped by negative emotions such as these, yet there were also methods used by colonial servants to deal with such negative experiences. The core example of this has been the case studies of Robert Cowan and Alexander Hall; these men’s letter archives display their usage of correspondence networks as part of their coping strategy. It is argued that these specifically ethnic, and at times gendered, correspondence networks formed a cultural bulwark which was used to cope with aspects of colonial anxiety. The method of this study therefore was epistolary examination to gather evidence and construct arguments. The archives of Cowan and Hall were compared and examined side by side to identify common patters and content. These were then considered in tandem with the current wider understanding of colonial anxiety. Based on the evidence gathered, it has been concluded that ethnic networks such as those examined could mitigate aspects of colonial anxiety. At the same time, these also demonstrate the great potential for future interdisciplinary studies involving personal histories tied to both Sumatra and South Asia.
Indie Weerbaar Polemic and the Radicalization of Sarekat Islam (1917-1918)
Authors: Fachrurozi Miftahul Habib
Published: December 2020

This article analyses the polemic relationship between the formation of Indie Weerbaar and the radicalization of the Sarekat Islam. The organization later protected the Dutch East Indies from the effects of the First World War. The support from Sarekat Islam initiated  polemics with left groups within the Sarekat Islam. This article was written using the historical method. It emphasizes on the using of primary sources in the form of writing records from some prominent figures of Sarekat Islam. The results show that the Sarekat Islamdecentralization policy implemented by the Governor-General of Idenburg resulted in the organization's leadership losing control of its agencies. Abdoel Moeis' involvement in the Indie Weerbaar committee triggered a polemic against leftist figures in Sarekat Islam, especially Semaoen. Semaoen managed to take advantage of the formation polemic of Indie Weerbaar to increase his influence and popularity. Semaoen even succeeded in influencing the Sarekat Islam congress participants to support more radical organizational policies such as the labor movements. In other hand, Semaoen also succeeded in influencing other Sarekat Islam leaders, including Tjokroaminoto, to become more radical through the organization of Radicale Concentratie in Volksraad. Thus, it can be seen that the polemic on the formation of Indie Weerbaar led to the radicalization of the Sarekat Islam movement.
Perilaku gizi dan hidrasi selama kehamilan berhubungan dengan konstipasi
Authors: Palupi Khairizka Citra , Sa’pang Mertien , Mulyani Erry Yudhya , Laili Aditya Fatkhi
Published: December 2020

Background: Prevalence of constipation in pregnant women is estimated at 11-38%. Impact of constipation in pregnant women are haemorrhoids and decreased quality of life. Meanwhile, determinants known to influence constipation during pregnancy are hormonal changes, poor diet, low physical activity and lack of fluid consumption. Objectives: Identify the determining factors that can affect occurrence of constipation and investigated the difference based on constipation status among pregnant women in Public Health Centre in Jakarta, Indonesia;Methods: This research was a cross sectional design conducted in July 2019 to October 2019. The subject was pregnant women. We used accidental sampling method to recruit subjects in Public Health Centre, Kebun Jeruk, West Jakarta. We measured the determining factors of constipation among pregnant women. Characteristic of pregnant women, knowledge, attitudes and practices were measured by questionnaires. Anthropometrics data for weight, height, and mid arm circumference were measured. Haemoglobin level was also measured. Bivariate analysis using Pearson or Spearman was used to investigate which factors associated significantly with constipation among pregnant women. We also assessed the difference of characteristic of pregnant women, knowledge, attitudes and practices using differential analysis (Mann-Whitney U-test). Results: The results showed that prevalence of constipation was 30%. Differential analysis showed that mothers who experienced constipation had a younger age and low nutritional and hydration behaviour scores. Other variables such as gestational age, weight before pregnancy, upper arm circumference, height, haemoglobin, knowledge score and nutritional attitude and hydration did not show significant differences based on constipation status. Correlation analysis showed an inverse relationship between maternal age and incidence of constipation, with r = 0.242 and a p-value = 0.015. Maternal age, nutritional behaviour and hydration also showed significant inverse relationship with incidence of constipation (r = -0.206 and p-value 0.039);Conclusion: Nutritional and hydration behaviour during pregnancy was related to the occurrence of constipation. Mothers are advised to have good nutrition and hydration behaviour to prevent constipation.
Comparison of different cryoprotective agents on swamp buffalo semen cryopreservation
Authors: Herbowo M. T. , Arifiantini R. I. , Karja N. W. K. , Sianturi R. G.
Published: December 2020

Present study aimed to determine the effectivenessof dimethylformamide (DMF)as cryoprotective agent (CPA) by determining its optimum concentration inTris Eggyolk (TEY) extender on the quality of post-thaw swamp buffalo semen. Only ejaculates having > 60% sperm motility were divided into eight s tubes. Four tubes were diluted in TEY with 4, 5, 6, 7% of glycerol and four other tubes were diluted in TEY with 4, 5, 6, 7% of DMF. Diluted semen then packed into ministraw (0.25 mL), equilibrated at 4°C for 4 hours and freezed at 8 cm above liquid nitrogen vapour for 10 minutes and then stored at liquid nitrogencontainer. After 24 hours of storage, straws were thawed at 37°C for 30 seconds. The result showed that sperm motility after equilibration tend to be the same at all four glycerol concentrations, whereas the decrease in motility was highest in extenders with a DMF concentration of 7% (P <0.05). Post-thaw sperm motility and recovery rate in TEY extender containing 5% DMF or 7% glycerol were highest (P<0.05) than other glycerol or DMF concentration. Sperm viability and membrane integrity did not differ among TEY containing 6% or 7% glycerol, both  were higher (P<0.05) than 4% or 5% glycerol. Viability and membrane integrity of sperm in 5% DMF was superior (P<0.05) to 4%, 6% or 7%. This research concluded that 5% DMF or 7% glycerol was considered to be the most suitable CPAs for swamp buffalo semen cryopreservation.
Intestinal morphology and growth performance of the Indonesian indigenous crossbred chickens supplemented with formic acid and Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Authors: Erya S. N. , Wahyuni H. I. , Yudiarti T. , Widiastuti E. , Sugiharto S.
Published: December 2020

The study investigated gut ecology and morphology of the Indonesian indigenous crossbred chickens (IICC) supplemented with the combination of formic acid and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Two hundreds day-old IICC were distributed to T0 (control diet), T1 (T0 + 0.2% formic acid), T2 (T0 + 0.3% S. cerevisiae), T3 (T0 + 0.2% formic acid and 0.3% S. cerevisiae). Excreta was collected at week 8, while intestinal ecology and morphology were determined at week 9. In duodenum, T3 chicks showed higher and wider (P<0.05) villi. The T2 and T3 chicks showed deeper (P<0.05) crypt than that of T0. The jejunal villi was higher (P<0.05) in T3 than in T0. The T3 chicks had deeper (P<0.05) crypt compared to other groups. In ileum, the villi height was lowest (P<0.05) in T0. The crypt was deeper (P<0.05) in T3 than in other. Crude protein digestibility coefficient was highest (P<0.05), while fecal protein was loswest (P<0.05) in T1 than in other groups. Compared to T0, the treated IICC showed higher (P<0.05) weight gain and feed intake with T3 had the highest gain and intake but gain:feed rasio was the lowest (P>0.05). IIn conclusion, the inclusion of formic acid and S. cerevisiae in diets improved intestinal ecology and morphology. The IICC chickens fed with formic acid and S. cerevisiae exhibited improved growth performance and nutrient digestibility.
Success in community-based forestry: is the community missing?
Authors: Prateek G. , Knopf R.C.
Published: December 2020

Evaluation of successful outcomes in community-based natural resource management has long been debated in academic and policy literature. Scholarly assessments of success in Van Panchayats (VPs) of Uttarakhand, representing the oldest thriving institution of community-based forestry
in India, are also under contestation. Predominantly, success has been identified with forest conditions (ecological) and the workings of VPs (institutional). Although these assessments have been useful, the perspectives of the community of users in defining successful outcomes have been less
emphasized. Drawing upon two phases of field-work in Almora, Uttarakhand we first use an interpretive approach in exploring the success of VPs through the narrative framings of its three primary stakeholders. Through qualitative analysis, we show the prominence of three contextual issues:
human-wildlife conflicts, constraints to women's participation, and subsistence livelihood needs, deemed crucial to the success of VPs by the user's community. Using the analysis of household survey data and secondary sources in the second phase of field work, we then show the validity of
the community's concerns raised in the first phase. As a result, we argue that evaluations of successful outcomes should consider interpretive approaches, involving the community of users, to uncover the local contextual conditions crucial to the success of community-based forestry.
STAMBENA INTEGRACIJA IMIGRANATA IZ BiH U HRVATSKOJ: PRIMJER GRADA ZAGREBA
Authors: Podgorelec Sonja , Klempić Bogadi Sanja , Gregurović Margareta
Published: December 2020

U radu se analiziraju rezultati istraživanja stambene integracije kao važnog dijela funkcionalne integracije najbrojnije imigrantske skupine u Hrvatskoj – građana Hrvatske rođenih u Bosni i Hercegovini. Istraživanje je provedeno 2014. metodom ankete licem u lice (CAPI) u gradskoj četvrti Sesvete, Grad Zagreb, na prosudbenom uzorku od 301 ispitanika. Cilj je rada analizirati objektivne uvjete stanovanja (vlasništvo nad stambenim prostorom, kvaliteta stanovanja, susjedstvo) i subjektivne procjene pokazatelja stambene integracije skupine doseljenika iz BiH u jednoj četvrti Grada Zagreba. U većem dijelu rada provedene su deskriptivne analiza prikupljenih podataka, a pomoću odabranih testova u odnos su stavljene dvije ili više karakteristika ispitanika s njihovim procjenama standarda i kvalitete stanovanja. Pri zaključivanju na temelju prikupljenih rezultata pozornost je usmjerena na ograničenja u načinu izbora uzorka i specifičnosti migrantske skupine bosanskohercegovačkih doseljenika. Ovisno o etničkoj pripadnosti imigranata jezik, povijesna i kulturna tradicija identična je (Hrvati) ili vrlo slična (Srbi i Bošnjaci) većinskom društvu u zemlji primitka što znatno olakšava sve aspekte integracije. Analizirani pokazatelji stambene integracije i razvoja kvalitete stanovanja ispitanika u uzorku potvrdili su visoku razinu uspješnosti. U gotovo svim ispitivanim karakteristikama stanovanja, vlasništvom nad stambenim prostorom, načinom stanovanja (kuća ili stan) i infrastrukturnom opremljenosti prostora, imigranti iz BiH ne razlikuju se od ukupnog stanovništva Hrvatske, dok su, primjerice, u površini korisnoga stambenog prostora i broja soba iznad prosjeka. Zabilježene su razlike s obzirom na razdoblje i razloge doseljavanja. Analiza usporedne procjene kvalitete stanovanja i ukupnoga životnog standarda u Zagrebu 2014. i u vrijeme odlaska iz BiH pokazala je da ispitanici u većini (57 %) smatraju da im je stanovanje i životni standard u Hrvatskoj bolji no što bi bio da su ostali živjeti u BiH.
METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES IN RESEARCH ON URBAN GREEN SPACES IN THE CONTEXT OF COASTAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
Authors: Perković Darija , Opačić Vuk Tvrtko
Published: December 2020

Urban green spaces, especially those in the coastal areas, are of great and multiple importance for sustainable urban and tourism development. At the same time, they are endangered by excessive construction caused by the urbanisation process. Increased urbanisation occurs as the consequence of spatial expansion of the built-up land of coastal towns due to strong littoralisation processes, but also as a consequence of an increasing coastal tourism development. Scientific research on the connection between urbanisation and tourism is conducted in various scientific areas and disciplines, representing urban green spaces mainly in a wider context, rarely as immediate objects of research. Understanding and comparison of research results are made difficult due to non-standardised methodology and terminology applied in research. Therefore, the main purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of methods applied in research of urban green spaces and, on its grounds, to select methodological approaches applicable for geographic research on urban green spaces within the context of coastal tourism development. The meaning of “urban green space” and its relationship with tourism were defined. The subject of research, terminology and classification of urban green spaces, spatial and temporal context of research, applied methodology and interpretation of results were analysed. Two most frequent methodological approaches in urban green spaces research in the context of coastal tourism development were identified: a) Comparative spatio-temporal research of transformation of urban green space due to tourism development and b) Research on attitudes and perception of urban green space users within the context of tourism development. The identified approaches are applicable in geographic research of urban green spaces, and they are based on methodological background of the positivist and humanistic- behavioural approach in contemporary geography.
Osamdeset godina od smrti prof. Lucijana Marčića
Authors: Đokić Vlastimir
Published: December 2020

Godine 2020. navršava se osam desetljeća od smrti antropogeografa, prirodoslovca i muzealca, profesora Lucijana Marčića. Riječ je o osobi mnogostrukih darova i širine obrazovanja, nesvakidašnjoj u vremenu u kojem je živio, intelektualca u najdoslovnijem značenju riječi ali, nažalost, i osobi čije je djelo i u hrvatskoj i u srpskoj kulturi (s kojom je okolnostima života i rada bio povezan) krajnje nezasluženo zanemareno i izloženo opasnosti zaborava. Ovaj biobibliografski prilog neka posluži očuvanju sjećanja na tu izuzetnu osobnost i izvorno znanstveno djelo.
Educación emocional y fortalecimiento de habilidades emocionales y sociales en el contexto educativo
Authors: Arias Ortiz Constanza
Published: December 2020

Este artículo es producto de la investigación “La Educación Emocional como facilitadora de procesos de paz para promover la convivencia en paz y prevenir la violencia desde el Preescolar”, realizada bajo el paradigma cualitativo y tuvo como objeto la Educación Emocional para promover la convivencia en paz y prevenir los índices de violencia desde el Preescolar. Partió de la pregunta: ¿De qué manera, se fortalece la Educación Emocional en los niños y niñas de 5 y 6 años para promover la convivencia en paz y prevenir la violencia en las aulas?Los teóricos abordados plantean, (López, É, 2012, p. 18), “que la educación emocional se inicia en los primeros momentos de la vida y debería estar presente a lo largo de todo el ciclo vital”, (Mendoza, M T, 2011, p. 9) que “el acoso escolar o bullying, es cualquier forma de maltrato psicológico, verbal o físico producido entre escolares de forma reiterada a lo largo de un tiempo determinado”, (Cohen, J, 2005, p. 85) “la clase como comunidad para el aprendizaje emocional y social de los niños, (Sierra, A, 2008, p. 70), (Jiménez, M, 2000, p. 22), que las relaciones interpersonales en la infancia son determinantes de comportamientos asertivos.La muestra estuvo conformada por profesores de los grados Jardín y Transición. Para la recolección de información y análisis de resultados se realizaron grupos focales.Se concluye, que es prioritario involucrar a la familia en este proceso y establecer transversalmente desde el currículo la Educación Emocional, puesto que un niño sano emocionalmente está dispuesto a aprender, conocer, relacionarse y construir aprendizajes significativos.
Sharía y ciudadanía en España: una propuesta para investigar los marcos normativos y la dimensión transnacional
Authors: Arigita Elena
Published: December 2020

Este artículo es una propuesta de aproximación teórica a los marcos normativos sobre los que se construyen las nociones de ciudadanía, identidad musulmana y pertenencia en España. A partir de la revisión de algunas de las referencias principales de la literatura académica sobre el islam en Europa, se hace una propuesta para investigar en el plano local el activismo asociativo inspirado por el islamismo árabe que reivindica la sharía como fuente de autoridad.
Describir, prescribir, perfomar. La inteligibilidad de la sharía en el siglo XXI
Authors: Gómez García Luz
Published: December 2020

La sharía ha estado sometida a la tensión hermenéutica sobre su significado, deudor de una única mención coránica. Durante siglos, ha sido objeto de manipulaciones ideológicas y políticas que, según las circunstancias, activaban su potencial performativo, prescriptivo o simplemente descriptivo. En este artículo, se analiza cómo la naturaleza performativa es el distintivo primigenio de la sharía y cómo se ha actualizado en el siglo XXI tras un proceso de estatalización normativa que la había desviado de su capacidad de garantizar la autonomía del individuo. Se parte del concepto de performatividad de Judith Butler como categoría analítica para establecer la inteligibilidad de la sharía y se examinan distintas realizaciones prácticas y propuestas teóricas.
Application of Islamic Law in the UK and Universal Human Rights
Authors: Manea Elham
Published: December 2020

Should Islamic Law be introduced into Western legal system? At the heart of the issue is a debate on legal pluralism, which envisions a society where different laws apply to different religious groups. This paper explores question using the British case of Sharia Councils. Building on the author’s knowledge of the situation of women in Middle Eastern and Islamic countries, she undertook firsthand analysis of the Islamic Sharia councils and Muslim arbitration tribunals in various British cities. She offers a pointed critique of legal pluralism, highlighting the type of Islamic law being used and its human rights ramifications.
Significados ideacionales asociados a la comunidad gay en textos de ciberprensa chilena
Authors: Araya Seguel Claudio
Published: December 2020

This article describes the participation of social actors from the gay community in the Chilean cyber press between 2012-2017. These texts were gathered in the socio-historical context of significant milestones for the gay community: the Zamudio Case, Anti-discrimination Law, Civil Union Agreement and discussion on Equal Marriage. The participation of these social actors is explored using the IDEATIONAL system from functional systemic linguistics (FSL). The processes associated with the collective and individual actors that represent the gay community in the corpus shape socio-cultural phenomena linked to the political work and influence of these actors in social changes. The social role of the gay community evidences realignments of power relations which can be synthesized in the ideological category “political gay” and its variants, “victim” and “activist”.
Corpografías fronterizas en Waiting for the Barbarians (1980) de J.M. Coetzee
Authors: Pardo-Gamboa Christian , Calderón Le Joliff Tatiana
Published: December 2020

The study of corpography (corpographèse) in J.M. Coetzee’s Waiting for the Barbarians establishes a symptomatology of the body -linked to the experiences of torture and eroticism- that associates the illness with somnolence in the fictional text and the parasitization of the represented historical text. The tortured and undesired bodies of the protagonists undergo a process of objectification that manifests the acceleration of the fall of the Empire and the fragmentation of its discursive body as well as reinforces the secrecy and illegibility of the text inscribed in the body of barbarism. This indecipherable text/body is defined by the paradox of the border labyrinth whose specularity gives rise to the illusion of control at the frontier between empire and barbarism. We will study, first of all, the writing of torture on the bodies, focusing on two organs - the eyes and the feet. Then, we will be interested in the erotic experience between the two protagonists. Finally, we will see how these vacuous bodies establish, at the border, a suspensive temporary bond with the historical and the memorial text.
A linguagem na vida e a linguagem na abstração
Authors: Primo Delanoy Claudio
Published: December 2020

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Obscure: criação de marca com foco no estilo skate de vestir
Authors: Porto Alisson de Oliveira , Miranda Leschko Nadia
Published: December 2020

Este artigo apresenta os resultados da etapa prática de um trabalho de conclusão de curso. O trabalho teve como objetivo estudar e entender conceitos de marca, identidade visual e posicionamento de marca, a fim de aplicá-los na criação da marca de vestuário estilo skate denominada “Obscure”. Para tanto, foi feita revisão bibliográfica de autores que abordam o assunto.
Sociolinguistic Monitoring of Word Usage Frequency of Youth Sociolect
Authors: Petrova Anna , Sytina Nadezhda , Aleksandrova Elena
Published: December 2020

The current paper describes the lexical units of youth sociolect and is aimed at monitoring youth speech. Special attention is given to heterogeneous social factors that influence the word usage in youth sociolect and involve micro-and macrosociolinguistic pilot projects on frequency occurrence of English words in a multicultural society. Miscrosociolinguistic analysis was focused on societal and gender differences in youth sociolect. The initial stage of the macrosociolinguistic monitoring included the questionnaire development, setting the boundaries of a sociolinguistic survey and the number of lexical items under consideration. The second step in the project was monitoring itself. Finally, the results of the monitoring were analyzed. The study was carried out through an online questionnaire, face-to-face and remote interviewing, with native English speakers and speakers of other languages from different countries and regions. The monitoring of usage frequency demonstrated that a limited number of English lexical units are used in interpersonal and professional communication; the other part of words presents a diverse picture. The respondents involved in professional activity tend to demonstrate more tolerance to the youth sociolect than ordinary people. The analysis proved the point about the heterogeneous character of sociolect usage by youth and its dependence on the sphere of communication.
Concept “Freundschaft” (“Friendship”) in Virtual Communication
Authors: Ivanova Maria
Published: December 2020

The paper focuses on the influence of virtual communication on the German language, exemplified by linguistic and cultural concept "Freundschaft" ("Friendship"). The research aims to distinguish and systematize linguistic means that objectify the concepts "Freundschaft" and "Netzfreundschaft" in real and virtual communication, and to characterize their notional, image and value components. The peculiarities of German-language virtual communication are presented. It is shown that active use of social networks and messengers has led to the development of the new concept "Netzfreundschaft" ("Internet friendship"). Its notional component is explicated through the new meanings of lexical units Freund and Freundschaft. In order to nominate new phenomena, the lexemes and word-combinations (entfreunden, Überfreundung, Freundschaft kündigen) appear. They were not previously represented in the lexical and semantic system of the language or have gained new meanings under the influence of virtual communication. The image component of concept "Netzfreundschaft" is characterized by new metaphorical models, as compared to concept "Freundschaft". The author concludes that verbalization of the processes of emergence, development and termination of friendship, regarded as virtual contact, is established to differ from concept "Freundschaft"; it is represented in the value component of concept "Netzfreundschaft". The phenomenon described in the article is a vivid example of concept sphere evolution under the influence of network communication.
Rational choice of enclosing structures of residential buildings, as cyber-physical systems, according to the criterion of energy efficiency
Authors: Kourkin Sergey , Chulkov Vitaly
Published: December 2020

The article deals with the issue of energy efficiency of enclosing structures and residential buildings in General. Since the issue under consideration is raised in the XXI century, for its consideration and more detailed study, the author turns to cyberphysical systems, which at the moment in Russia, in comparison with foreign countries, are on the initial path of formation, which allows you to quickly and fully integrate new original domestic developments and make it possible to read heat loss indicators in real time from sensors that will be installed on the considered enclosing structures in order to increase reliability and energy efficiency.
The author uses the theoretical level of scientific knowledge, which is associated with the predominance of mental activity, with the understanding of empirical materials and their comparison. In order to compare energy efficiency indicators, the author provides indicators of Russia and foreign countries.
The author of the article focuses on the huge heat loss of residential buildings through enclosing structures, which leads to a huge consumption of conventional fuel and energy, and also makes you think about choosing more rational enclosing systems and creating a single airtight circuit.
The article presents various types of facade systems (traditional, plaster, ventilated, translucent and adaptive facade systems), which are considered from the point of view of energy efficiency and labor intensity during installation. The main criterion of which is the heat engineering calculation performed in accordance with the current standards on the basis of which the operating costs and payback period are determined
Strategic directions for the development of consumer cooperation in rural areas (on the example of the south- and north-eastern regions of the Republic of Bashkortostan)
Authors: Gataullin Rinat , Akhmetov Vilyur
Published: December 2020

The revival and sustainable development of consumer cooperation in rural areas is currently one of the strategic directions of modern agricultural policy. Based on the advanced foreign and domestic experience, this is most relevant in relation to depressed rural areas, where cooperation can be a kind of driver in improving the quality of socio-economic development.
Due to the development of consumer cooperatives of various forms and areas of activity, not only the problems of production, processing and marketing of agricultural products are effectively solved, but also the emergence of new non-agricultural sectors of the rural economy, its wide diversification is initiated, which contributes to the creation of new jobs, an increase in income and the quality of life of the population.
Republic of Bashkortostan at the end of 2018–2019 is the leader among the subjects of the Russian Federation in terms of the number of agricultural consumer cooperatives created annually. However, the problem of their sustainability in the long term is currently acute. In addition, it is important to preserve the system of the Bashkir Union of Consumer Societies that has existed since the beginning of the 20th century and to revive it on a new market basis. Therefore, within the framework of this article, using the example of the southeastern and north-eastern regions of the Republic of Bashkortostan, the need to develop and implement, in addition to regional, municipal and intermunicipal strategies for the development of agricultural consumer cooperatives, including the second and third levels, for the organization of sustainable regional cooperative systems is actualized. and lifting depressed rural areas out of the crisis
A INFLUÊNCIA DA FINANCEIRIZAÇÃO SOBRE A TAXA DE JUROS REAL BRASILEIRA
Authors: Attilio Luccas Assis
Published: December 2020

RESUMO Esse artigo analisa a taxa de juros real do Brasil. Em primeiro lugar, definimos financeirização como a maior influência do sistema financeiro sobre a política doméstica. Utilizamos a proxy proporção do estoque da dívida pública federal detida por agentes do mercado financeiro para representar a financeirização. Posteriormente, e investigando o período compreendido entre os anos 2007 e 2017, adotamos a metodologia VEC, realizando análises por meio da cointegração e de funções impulso resposta. Os resultados sugerem que a financeirização exerce um efeito positivo sobre o patamar da taxa de juros real.