bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Escultura em madeira em Laranjeiras/SE: Perspectivas do patrimônio material e imaterial no século XXI
Authors: Mello Janaina Cardoso de
Published: February 2018

O trabalho traça o panorama conceitual e prático do “patrimônio material” e “patrimônio imaterial”, em suas intercessões, no contexto da cidade de Laranjeiras em Sergipe. A metodologia utiliza a entrevista gravada, semi-estruturada, com Demar (Ademar), escultor em madeira, cuja produção cria, expõe e comercializa no Centro de Artesanato, agraciado com o título de “patrimônio vivo” pela Prefeitura. Com a alta tecnologia, a Arqueologia Pública deve ir às comunidades, ouvir suas demandas para compartilhar de informações, registro e conservação do patrimônio cultural que congrega em si características de seu modus vivendi, valorizando a diversidade e a sobrevivência da arte. Como referência os trabalhos de Sandra Pelegrini, Pedro Paulo Funari, UNESCO, IPHAN e Ana Carla Reis.
Análise do espaço e da cultura material no extinto Terreiro da Gomeia (Duque de Caxias/RJ): um estudo etnoarqueológico
Authors: Pereira Rodrigo
Published: February 2018

O presente artigo versa sobre a proposta de estudo em etnoarqueologia que visa elucidar como se forma o registro da cultura material em terreiros de candomblé extintos e/ou abandonados, pesquisa que se encontra em desenvolvimento em projeto de doutoramento. Para tanto, utilizaremos como estudo de caso o extinto Terreiro da Gomeia (Duque de Caxias/RJ)
Sistemas de Informação Geográficos (SIG) em Arqueologia
Authors: Infantini Leandro
Published: February 2018

Os sistemas de Informações Geográficas (SIG ou GIS - Geographic Information System, em inglês) são sistemas de informação espacial, procedimentos computacionais e recursos humanos que permitem a análise, gestão ou representação do espaço e dos fenômenos que nele ocorrem. Na arqueologia, vem sendo utilizado desde a década de 60 do século XX, em campos tais como a criação de modelos preditivos de terreno, análises geomorfológicas e hidrológicas de sítios e reconstruções paleoambientais, alcançando resultados amplos na interpretação dos contextos investigados. Nesse sentido, a oficina apresentada na II Semana de Arqueologia da Unicamp, vinculando-se ao eixo temático Diálogos teórico-metodológicos contemporâneos, buscou demonstrar o uso dos chamados Sistemas de Informação Geográfica (SIG) na Arqueologia, tanto na detecção de áreas com potencial arqueológico, como na interpretação de sítios e suas relações ambientais. O curso foi dividido em duas partes, sendo a primeira introdutória, dedicada à exploração dos diversos usos dos SIG na Arqueologia e da utilização de software livre e fontes livres de informação, e a segunda avançada, dedicada à análise de estudos de caso e à discussão das possibilidades de uso de tais ferramentas.
Os ceramistas na paisagem paulista: Uma proposta metodológica
Authors: Perez Glauco Constantino , Afonso Marisa Coutinho
Published: February 2018

Este artigo apresenta o método de pesquisa utilizado durante um levantamento de dados feito para a construção de um banco de dados (BD) que tem sido utilizado para o projeto de doutorado do autor. O BD tem por intuito ser fonte para a construção de mapas georreferenciados onde se possam observar zonas de contato e fronteiras entre as populações ceramistas que ocupavam a região entre as Bacias dos rios Tietê e Paranapanema, ao sul do Estado de São Paulo. Informações preliminares levantadas até o momento indicam a existência de 728 sítios arqueológicos em que foram identificadas cerâmicas Tupi e Jê. A discussão da gestão do patrimônio arqueológico poderá ser debatida já que esta pesquisa tem como intuito também a proposição de uma nova maneira de organização e disponibilização dos dados arqueológicos.
Textos metálicos: imagens monetárias com símbolos religiosos. Dominação romana e resistência da Judeia/Palestina.
Authors: Faria Neto Felinto Pessôa de
Published: February 2018

A arqueologia lança seu labor científico para investigar as civilizações do passado, buscando analisar suacultura, sociedade, política, economia e religião. A numismática insere-se nessa proposta, pois através das moedas pode se resgatar traços sociais, mediante análise dos símbolos monetários, que foram instrumentalizados nas relações de poder.
As paredes que tem voz: História do Museu Histórico Abílio Barreto
Authors: Retes Bianca , Siqueira André Cruz Moreno
Published: February 2018

Este artigo visa o estudo da sede da Fazenda do Leitão, construída em 1893, enfatizando suas atribuições distintas através de processos históricos e sua constituição, em 1940, no primeiro museu de Belo-Horizonte: o Museu Histórico Abílio Barreto. O objetivo é fazer um questionamento crítico em relação à escolha de tal edificação para a fundação do museu e a mensagem que se passa através desta opção, entendendo que os prédios onde os museus se encontram instalados representam eles mesmos a conjuntura e o projeto político da sociedade que lhes deu origem (BITTENCOURT, 2004). Diante desta análise, pretende-se debater por quais motivos a estrutura foi escolhida para sediar o primeiro museu da cidade; e de que maneira a casa, entendida enquanto cultura material que (trans)forma a realidade, dialoga com os atores sociais e com as diferentes representações construídas historicamente por e sobre ela (ZARANKIN, 2002).
Group Investigation Learning Implementation and EAOAT-Based Assessement on Profession Education Subject
Authors: Merdekawati Krisna
Published: February 2018

ABSTRACT: Profession Education subject has wide coverage lecture material and tend to be regarded as a theoretical matter. Profession Education conventionally, students will only examine theoretically and less meets the subject goals. Evaluation shows that it needs improvement efforts from material aspects, strategies, and assessment systems in Profession Education lectures. The study focused on the description of the implementation and effect of GI in Professions Education subject, a description of EOOAT-based assessment implementation. Subjects of this study were students of Chemical Education Islamic University of Indonesia who took Profession Education subject in the academic year 2016/2017. Lectures conducted with the collaboration of lecturers and expert lecturers from National University of Malaysia. The research instruments include course outline, lecture events unit, hand outs, diagnostic tests, project assessment, cognitive assessment, self-assessment, student satisfaction questionnaires, and expert lecturer’s assessment questionnaire. Lectures conducted in accordance with the stages in the GI, namely: identification of topics, planning investigations, execution of investigations, preparation of the final report, presentation of the final report, an evaluation of progress. Oriented learning outcomes should ideally use a rating system that can give a continuous process and performance. With EOOAT-based assessment, teachers can determine the difficulties and competencies that have not reached by the students. Lecturers can further specify corrective measures in learning to allow students to achieve competence expected. Data research shows that GI learning and EOOAT-based learning has a positive impact. The final grade point average of students was 79.2. The average score of student satisfaction was 92.5. The expert lecturer’s assessment scores were 95.8. From self assessment showed that students understand the lecture material and the interest in the teacher profession was increased after the lecture.
The Implementation of Role Playing on Water, Soil, and Air Lab at Diploma of Analytical Chemistry, Islamic University of Indonesia
Authors: Rohyami Yuli , Istiningrum Reni Banowati
Published: February 2018

ABSTRACT: The implementation of role playing learning with self-assessment and assessment trial in Analysis of Water, Land and Air Practicum Course has been performed. Learning role playing scenarios in modules that have been developed for the implementation of control and quality assurance in laboratory quality management system ISO / IEC 17025. Development of learning is done through role playing includes four steps, namely the preparation of the draft development of learning, the development of assessment instruments, learning implementation, and evaluation of learning with a self-assessment and trial assessment.The implementation of role playing with self-assessment and trial assessment can influence the attainment of students in the Practical Analysis of Water, Land, and Air. Achievement of competence for the basic package and UV-Vis spectrometry through self-assessment methods 69.07% and 47.86%, while the assessment of trial results in 68.58 and 49.11%. implementation of role playing with self-assessment and trial assessment on the Practical of Analysis of Water, Land and Air can improve learning outcomes. Achievement of learning outcomes with an average in grade A was 87.96% with an average NKMD value of 3.72.
On the Performance of the Cache Coding Protocol
Authors: Maboudi Behnaz , Sehat Hadi , Pahlevani Peyman , Lucani Daniel E.
Published: February 2018

Network coding approaches typically consider an unrestricted recoding of coded packets in the relay nodes for increased performance. However, this can expose the system to pollution attacks that cannot be detected during transmission, until the receivers attempt to recover the data. To prevent these attacks while allowing for the benefits of coding in mesh networks, the Cache Coding was proposed. This protocol only allows recoding at the relays when the relay has received enough packets to decode an entire generation of packets. At that point, the relay node recodes and signs the recoded packets with its own private key allowing for the system to detect and minimize the effect of pollution attacks and make relays accountable for changes on the data. This paper analyzes the delay performance of Cache Coding to understand the security-performance trade-off of this scheme. We introduce an analytical model for the case of two relays in an erasure channel relying on an Absorbing Markov Chain and a approximate model to estimate the performance in terms of the number of transmissions before successfully decoding at the receiver. We confirm our analysis using simulation results. We show that Cache Coding can overcome security issues of unrestricted recoding with only a moderate decrease in system performance.
Applicability of Commonly Accepted Factors on preventing the Pit Latrines Correlated Ground Water Contamination in Kalpitiya Peninsula, Sri Lanka
Authors: Piyadasa Ranjana U.K. , Herath H.M.M. Sonali D.
Published: February 2018

The coastal dry zone areas of Sri Lanka mostly rely on ground water as the potable drinking water source because pipe born water is rarely provided. Most of the domestic units construct dug wells adjacent to houses where the ground water is exposed to fecal contamination due to pit – latrines. There available standards and commonly accepted factors regulating the construction of ground water extraction sources yet there is lack of evidence whether following them effectively prevent ground water fecal contamination. This research focus on applicability of commonly accepted factors on preventing the pit latrines correlated ground water contamination, taking twenty (20) sampling locations of Kalpitiya Peninsula of Sri Lanka as the case study area. The ground water was tested for Total coliform bacteria at 37 °C and E.Coil at 44 °C to identify the water quality level related to fecal contamination. The depth of water table, gap of infiltration layer, depth of latrine pit and distance between dug well and latrine pit were identified as the most commonly considered factors. Accordingly, case specific and area specific reasons apart from the ‘commonly accepted factors’ are highly influencing the pit latrines correlated ground water contamination in Kalpitiya Peninsula, Sri Lanka.
On the Method of Inverse Mapping for Solutions of Coupled Systems of Nonlinear Differential Equations Arising in Nanofluid Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer
Authors: Dewasurendra Mangalagama , Vajravelu Kuppalapalle
Published: February 2018

Very recently, Liao has invented a Directly Defining Inverse Mapping Method (MDDiM) for nonlinear differential equations. Liao’s method is novel and can be used for solving several problems arising in science and engineering, if we can extend it to nonlinear systems. Hence, in this paper, we extend Liao’s method to nonlinear-coupled systems of three differential equations. Our extension is not limited to single, double or triple equations, but can be applied to systems of any number of equations.
Actividades acuáticas educativas escolares
Authors: Albarracín Pérez Apolonia
Published: February 2018

El estudio de las actividades acuáticas ha tenido en las últimas décadas un gran auge, saliendo desde entonces del encasillamiento de la natación de competición, y dirigiéndose hacia una diversificación mucho más amplia y enriquecedora. Moreno y Gutiérrez (1998) resaltaban en su clasificación varios ámbitos de trabajo en el medio acuático, siendo el educativo uno de ellos. Dado que éste último puede desarrollarse en varios escenarios, en este caso hemos destacado el escolar, debido a su importancia en la formación motriz del ser humano. Además, según el currículo de educación física, es la forma de englobar todas las posibilidades motrices dentro del agua, comenzando por el juego, pasando por el desarrollo de habilidades básicas acuáticas, el acondicionamiento físico, y acabando con el ámbito de salud y seguridad en el medio.
Mexican Unconventional Plays: Geoscience, Endowment, and Economic Considerations
Authors: Luque Marcela Marian , Urban-Rascon Edgar , Aguilera Roberto F. , Aguilera Roberto
Published: February 2018

Successful activities in the Eagle Ford Shale in Texas through drilling of horizontal wells and completions by use of multistage-hydraulic-fracturing jobs suggest that the potential of shale reservoirs farther south will be quite significant.

This observation leads to the objective of this paper: to examine geoscience and engineering data of tight and shale reservoirs in Mexico with a view to estimating the oil and gas endowment, and to determine the economics of developing these plays under current and forecast possible oil and gas prices.

Plays considered in this study include the Burgos, Sabinas, Tampico, Tuxpan (Platform), Veracruz, and Chihuahua Basins. Endowment is defined by the US Geological Survey (USGS) (USGS 2000) as the sum of known volumes of oil and gas (cumulative production plus remaining reserves) and undiscovered volumes.

The economics of these plays is examined with the use of cumulative long-run supply (or availability) curves. These are presented as crossplots of production costs per barrel of oil or per Mcf of gas vs. endowments for the aggregate of basins, and are very useful to demonstrate how endowment volumes vary at different price levels.

It is concluded that the potential of unconventional resources in Mexico is quite significant and will help to change the slope of production rates in the country from negative to positive. As a result, it is anticipated that Mexico will become an important part of the shale-petroleum revolution started in the US.
Conhecimento farmacológico e etnobotânico de alunos do primeiro ano do ensino médio, numa escola pública do Município de João Pessoa, Paraíba
Authors: Silva Gibran Anderson Oliveira da
Published: February 2018

A presente tem como objetivo identificar e integrar o conhecimento popular e científico de estudantes do primeiro ano do Ensino Médio sobre quatorze espécies de plantas e suas propriedades farmacológicas: Alliums sativum (alho), Cinnamomum cassia (canela), Cymbopogon citratus (capim-santo), Cocos nucifera (coco), Coffea arabica (café), Daucus carota (cenoura), Lippia sp. (erva-cidreira), Matricaria chamomilla (camomila), Mentha piperita (hortelã), Ocimum basilicum (manjericão), Olea europaea (azeitona), Origanum vulgare (orégano), Saccharum sp. (cana-de-açúcar) e Zingiber officinale (gengibre). Foram obtidas 19 publicaçães científicas as quais foram sintetizadas e utilizadas para elaboração de questionários pré-teste, aplicados anterior a execução de uma aula dinâmica, e pós-teste. Os alunos demonstraram conhecer todas as plantas como medicinais, tanto no pré-teste, em percentual baixo, quanto no pós-teste. Em sua maioria, os alunos conhecem mais de uma planta medicinal e as informações sobre as plantas foram obtidas verbalmente através de familiares (58%), professores (58%), agentes de saúde (41%) e amigos (21%). A forma de utilização dessas plantas foi majoritariamente através de chás (93%), consumo (43%) e inalação (21%), para o tratamento de gripe (86%), febre (71%), inflamações (57%), dor de cabeça (50%), ferimentos (43%) e insônia (43%). Certamente, as 14 espécies mencionadas fazem parte do contexto sócio-histórico e cultural dos estudantes do primeiro ano do Ensino Médio de uma escola pública de João Pessoa, e foram utilizadas como fitoterápicos através de informações obtidas particularmente através do conhecimento popular pela transmissão verbal da informação para combater diversos sintomas. Também se pode enfatizar que o uso da aula dinâmica e do método foi eficaz tanto para interação e diálogo entre aluno-aluno e aluno-professor quanto no aumento da compreensão dos estudantes.
DOĞAL ÇEVRE FELAKETLERİNİN SUÇA ETKİSİ
Authors: AKKUŞ Zafer , EFE Tamer
Published: February 2018

Doğal
çevrenin değişik zamanlarda maruz kaldığı felaketler, binlerce/milyonlarca
canlının ölmesine ve/veya yaralanmasına neden olurken beraberinde yaşam
ortamlarında bulunan her türlü yapı/yapılara geçici/sürekli tahribatlar
bırakmıştır/bırakmaktadır. İnsanoğlunun doğal çevreye bilinçli/bilinçsiz
müdahaleleri ile dünya gittikçe savunmasız bir hale dönüşmeye başlamıştır.
Kendini koruma olgusundan insan faktörü ile uzaklaşan dünya, tarihsel süreç
içerisinde birçok doğal felaketin yaşandığı gezegen olmuştur/olmaktadır. Doğal
felaketlerin yaşandığı yerler beraberinde güvenlik sorunlarını da ortaya
çıkarmaktadır. Suç işleme potansiyeli (gizilgüç) olan birey/bireyler afetlerde
maddi/manevi zarar görmüş canlıların/cansızların yaşadığı çevrelerde suça
yönelik girişimlerde bulunabilmektedir. Bu araştırmada, suç teorileri (birey -
hedef - suç) kapsamında doğal çevre felaketlerinin suça etkisi/etkileri konusu
tartışılacaktır.
THE CHALLENGING FACETS OF EFL LEARNERS’ WRITING PERFORMANCE
Authors: ZIDANE Rahmouna
Published: February 2018

Writing constitutes an important
skill that has to be acquired by learners of English as a foreign language
(EFL) to be able to express themselves in a written form within different
contexts including academic studies and realistic situations. It requires the
manipulation of a set of linguistic and cognitive sub-skills that determine the
quality of the written product. The mastery of these features is reflected in
the level of the learners’ writing performance. Therefore, this article
attempts to highlight the interrelationships between the distinct writing
traits and their role in increasing or hindering the students’ achievement.
First, the literature review of writing instruction and assessment is provided.
Also, the main elements of writing performance are explained. Then, the
research methodology and the analysis of the collected data are described.
Finally, the main findings are discussed and some suggestions are proposed for
the purpose of developing EFL learners’ writing performance.
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE METHODS OF IDENTIFICATION OF STATIC CONTROL OBJECTS
Authors: Pachkin Sergey , Pachkin Sergey , Kotlyarov Roman , Kotlyarov Roman
Published: February 2018

One of the main tasks solved in the development of automatic control systems is the identification of the control object, which consists in obtaining its mathematical description. The nature and type of the mathematical model is determined by the goals and tasks for which it will be used. In the present case, the aim of obtaining the model is the synthesis of an automatic control system. Proceeding from the requirements of control problems, the identification problem consists in determining the structure and parameters of the mathematical model that ensure the best similarity of the model and object responses to the same input action. The article considers the experimental method of obtaining a mathematical description of the control object based on the results of measuring its input and output parameters and then processing the obtained results. The control object is the EP10 emulator made by the Oven Company, which is a miniature furnace. The emulator is used in experimental research in the process of commissioning using thermostat controls, and also applicable for educational purposes as part of training and research stands. As a result of structural identification with subsequent adjustment of the coefficients with the help of parametric identification, a model of the control object in the form of a second order aperiodic link is obtained. Parameters and type of the mathematical model allowed to make calculations and determine the parameters of adjustment of the TRM251 PID-controller. The software implementation of the automatic control system in the MatLAB environment made it possible to evaluate transient processes in a closed system. Thus, the calculation and analysis of the automatic control system in the first approximation were made. The final result can be obtained at the stage of commissioning the automatic temperature control system in the EP10 emulator using adaptation algorithms.
Preparation of granular activated carbons from composite of powder activated carbon and modified β-zeolite and application to heavy metals removal
Authors: Seyedein Ghannad S. M. R. , Lotfollahi M. N.
Published: February 2018

Heavy metals are continuously contaminating the surface and subsurface water. The adsorption process is an attractive alternative for removing the heavy metals because of its low cost, simple operation, high efficiency, and ﬂexible design. In this study, influences of β-zeolite and Cu-modified β-zeolite on preparation of granular activated carbons (GACs) from a composite of powder activated carbon (PAC), methylcellulose as organic binder, bentonite as inorganic binder, and water were investigated. A number of granular samples were prepared by controlling the weight percentage of binder materials, PAC and zeolites as a reinforcing adsorbent. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and X-ray diffraction techniques were employed to characterize zeolite, modified zeolite and produced GAC. The produced GACs were used as the adsorbent for removal of Zn+2, Cd2+ and Pb2+ ions from aqueous solutions. The results indicated that the adsorption of metals ions depended on the pH (5.5) and contact time (30 min). Maximum adsorption of 97.6% for Pb2+, 95.9% for Cd2+ and 91.1% for Zn+2 occurred with a new kind of GAC made of Cu-modified β-zeolite. The Zn+2, Cd2+ and Pb2+ ions sorption kinetics data were well described by a pseudo-second order model for all sorbents. The Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models were applied to analyze the experimental equilibrium data.
Эвристическая модель интеграции религиозности и социально-психологической адаптации
Authors: Chernov Aleksandr Yu. , Bulanova Irina S. , Kurysheva Ol'ga V.
Published: February 2018

Introduction. The relationship between religiosity and adaptation is an important issue in the psychology of religion. The present study introduces a heuristic model integrating these phenomena. The model components are organized in a two-dimensional space, where extreme points indicate the intensity of the phenomena. The study revealed four types of relationship: (1) external religiousness – adaptation, (2) external religiosity – desadaptation, (3) internal religiousness – adaptation, and (4) internal religiousness – desadaptation.

Methods. The data statistical processing included the following steps: (a) checking the adequacy of graphically presenting the model, (b) checking the hypothesis of the differentiation of adaptation strategies depending on their location on the coordinate plane of the geometric space of the model, (c) revealing the content of adaptation/desadaptation variables.

Results. The adequacy of graphically presenting the constructed model gained empirical confirmation. Combinations of the parameters of adaptation/desadaptation and external/internal religiosity led to specific behavior types. Desadaptation resulted from external religiosity and the adaptation strategy of “leaving the environment and searching for a new one”, without the desire for change in the environment or self-changing. Adequate responses to changes in the environment led to adaptation. However, religion did not characterize the individual’s adaptation.

Discussion. The presented model can be a form of cognitive scheme which simplifies the internal processing of life experience. The paper describes prospects for further research.
Выделение профессионально важных качеств инспектора Государственной инспекции по маломерным судам МЧС России
Authors: Shoigu Julia S. , Tarasova Anastasia A.
Published: February 2018

Introduction. Recently, considerable attention has been paid to studying various kinds of professional activities. However, psychological studies on professional activities of inspectors in the State Small Vessels Inspectorate (SSVI) of EMERCOM of Russia are still lacking. The present study examines professionally important qualities which determine the efficiency of professional activities in this group of specialists.

Methods. The study involved 275 inspectors in the SSVI of EMERCOM of Russia residing in various federal subjects of Russia. An expert survey helped to choose psychodiagnostic techniques for studying intellectual, cognitive, and personal characteristics of inspectors in the SSVI of EMERCOM of Russia. The experts comprised 40 persons. The study employed methods for mathematical and statistical treatment of data.

Results. The comparison of successful and unsuccessful inspectors in the SSVI of EMERCOM of Russia revealed the professionally important qualities that could predict the efficiency of professional activities in this group of specialists. The professionally important qualities were grouped as follows: (a) intellectual and mnestic, (b) emotional and personal, (c) and motivational and volitional. The level of each professionally important quality was measured by mean scores in the group of successful inspectors.

Discussion. The carried out psychological study of professional activity of inspectors in the SSVI of EMERCOM of Russia revealed the professionally important qualities necessary for achieving professional goals. The findings are of great help in improving professional psychological selection and determining the degree of compliance of a candidate’s psychological qualities with the requirements for the specialty.
Феномен протестной активности личности: субъектно-бытийная интерпретация
Authors: Guseinov Aleksandr Sh. , Ryabikina Zinaida I. , Fomenko Galina Yu. , Shipovskaya Viktoriya V.
Published: February 2018

Introduction. The paper (a) presents the principles of the subjective-existential approach, (b) overviews its theoretical and methodological models, and (c) describes the phenomenology of protest activity. The subjective-existential approach focuses on value foundations of personal being, and also the way the individual resolves contradictions in the spaces of his/her life. Protest activity deconstructs micro- and macro-society in accordance with personal self-determination. Value-meaning positioning and existential self-determination are key characteristics of the protest activity system. The study introduces (a) a structural dialectical model of protest, and (b) typology of protest forms. These protest forms are modes of being, resulting from individual subject activity.

Methods. The empirical study of value-meaning positioning in destructive protest forms (n = 2600; M = 21.3 years) employed the Protest Activity Questionnaire which included the following scales: emancipation, negativism, opposition, escapism, and nihilism. The test was valid, reliable (Cronbach’s alpha (α) ranged from 0.63 to 0.81), and structured. Confirmatory Factor Analysis Model was as follows: CMIN/DF = 1,084; IFI = 0,987; CFI = 0,989; RMSEA = 0,013. The study employed factor and correlation analysis.

Results. A value-meaning contradiction in the destructive forms of protest (opposition, nihilism, escapism, and negativism) consisted in the respondents’ desire to express their personality by choosing socially unapproved forms of subjective positioning. Individuals with non-constructive forms of protest did not accept the uncertainty of the external and inner world and refused existential self-determination. Deformation and devaluation of spiritual values were characteristic for destructive forms of protest.

Discussion. Personal contradictions depend on the problem of alienation, self-identification, and also inability to form and maintain an authentic being in individuals with non-constructive forms of protest. When accumulating, these contradictions become insuperable and cause destructive protest. Addressing the causes of the person’s destructive activity – creating conditions for successful adolescent and adult socialization – is important.
Категоричность в оценках себя, других и ситуации у старшеклассников, употребляющих наркотические вещества
Authors: Rasskazova Elena I. , Tkhostov Aleksandr Sh. , Lukomskaya Marina I. , Bryun Evgenii A. , Demenko Elena G. , Arshinova Viktoriya V.
Published: February 2018

Introduction. Mechanisms and factors for psychoactive substance dependence and also psychological methods for its treatment and prevention have been widely researched. However, early diagnostics and prevention of psychoactive substance dependence among schoolchildren remain important today. The paper presents the results of the study of (a) categoricity in self-estimation and estimation of other people and situations in adolescents using drugs and (b) its relationship with other psychological risk factors for involvement in drug use. Categorical answers indicate the way of thinking when a person makes conclusions before considering all the possible alternatives. Such a way of thinking derives from difficulties in voluntary regulation with insufficient regard for possible solutions and future prospects. The present study is the first attempt to reveal associations among categoricity and psychological risk factors for involvement in drug use.

Methods. The participants comprised 108 high school students using drugs, 637 high school students from various regions of Russia, and 540 middle school students. A methodical complex of psychological diagnostics of risk factors for adolescent involvement in drug use was employed in the study.

Results. High school students’ categorical estimates indicated the risk of drug use and were associated with difficulties in voluntary regulation with unwillingness to plan the future and consider the alternatives in the clinical group. A defensive strategy of answers manifested itself in the association among categoricalness, overestimation of voluntary self-regulation, and denial of problems. On the contrary, the association between categoricity and accepting difficulties characterized an open strategy of answers when using drugs. High school students in the control groups had no such associations.

Discussion. Categorical answers can be a nonspecific criterion for assessing the risk of drug involvement among high school students.
Диагностический и лечебный процесс в психиатрии и психотерапии – единый процесс или разные модальности работы?
Authors: Chistyakov Maksim S.
Published: February 2018

Introduction. The article draws attention to the difference between psychiatric and psychotherapeutic approaches to treating and diagnosing mental disorders. These approaches rely on different definitions of norm and also treatment goals and methods. Given the lack of critical attention paid to such a difference in the literature and clinical practice, this issue merits special attention. The paper presents a generalized model for the process of psychotherapeutic diagnosis and treatment.

Theoretical Basis. The study rested upon the principle of complementarity formulated by the physicist N. Bohr in quantum mechanics for systematization of the data received in different circumstances of observation by the observers with different attitudes. Thus, the psychiatric approach and psychotherapy were considered not only as different and relatively independent but also as complementary modes of working with patients.

Discussion. The generalized model for the process of psychotherapeutic diagnosis and treatment demonstrated differences between diagnosis and treatment in psychotherapy and psychiatry. When practicing psychotherapy and training young psychotherapists, the three main kinds of psychotherapy (psychodynamic, humanistic, and cognitive behavioural) should be considered as complementary and also independent integral models. For effective treatment, clinicians must consider each patient separately within the psychiatric and psychotherapeutic approaches, switching from one perspective to another.

Conclusion. The new approach (a) can be readily used in practice to make the psychiatric and psychotherapeutic models more logical, clear, free from contradictions, and focused on the relationship and (b) contributes to the development of these models.
Fen Bilgisi Öğretmen Adaylarının Sahip Oldukları Teknolojik Pedagojik Alan Bilgisi (TPAB) Özyeterliklerinin Belirlenmesi ve Çeşitli Değişkenlere Göre İncelenmesi
Authors: Balçın Muhammed , Ergün Ayşegül
Published: February 2018

Bu
araştırmada Fen bilgisi öğretmen adaylarının materyal geliştirme konusunda
sahip oldukları TPAB öz-yeterliklerinin bazı değişkenlere göre incelenmesi
amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmada kesitsel tarama modeli kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu Türkiye’nin altı coğrafi
bölgesindeki on iki devlet üniversitesinin üçüncü ve dördüncü sınıfında öğrenim
görmekte olan 510 fen bilgisi öğretmen adayı oluşturmuştur. Veri toplama aracı
olarak araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen “Fen Bilgisi Öğretmen Adaylarının
Materyal Geliştirme Konusundaki Teknolojik Pedagojik Alan Bilgisi (TPAB)
Öz-yeterlik Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre, öğretmen
adaylarının kendilerini en yeterli gördükleri TPAB özyeterlik boyutu alan
bilgisi olarak tespit edilmiştir. Öğretmen adaylarının TPAB özyeterlik
düzeylerinin PAB ve TPB boyutlarında çok iyi; diğer boyutlarda ise iyi olduğu
belirlenmiştir. Fen bilgisi öğretmen adaylarının
materyal geliştirme konusunda sahip oldukları TPAB öz-yeterlik düzeylerinin mezun
olunan lise türü, bilgisayara sahip olma durumu, bilgisayar kullanma süresi ve bilgisayar
kullanma düzeyi değişkenlerine göre anlamlı farklılık gösterdiği; cinsiyet,
genel not ortalaması, sınıf düzeyi ve internet erişimi sağlanan yer
değişkenlerine göre anlamlı farklılık göstermediği tespit edilmiştir.
Comparing Approaches to Mobile Depression Assessment for Measurement-Based Care: Prospective Study (Preprint)
Authors: Bauer Amy M , Baldwin Scott A , Anguera Joaquin A , Areán Patricia A , Atkins David C
Published: February 2018

BACKGROUND

To inform measurement-based care, practice guidelines suggest routine symptom monitoring, often on a weekly or monthly basis. Increasingly, patient-provider contacts occur remotely (eg, by telephone and Web-based portals), and mobile health tools can now monitor depressed mood daily or more frequently. However, the reliability and utility of daily ratings are unclear.

OBJECTIVE

This study aimed to examine the association between a daily depressive symptom measure and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), the most widely adopted depression self-report measure, and compare how well these 2 assessment methods predict patient outcomes.

METHODS

A total of 547 individuals completed smartphone-based measures, including the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) modified for daily administration, the PHQ-9, and the Sheehan Disability Scale. Multilevel factor analyses evaluated the reliability of latent depression based on the PHQ-2 (for repeated measures) between weeks 2 and 4 and its correlation with the PHQ-9 at week 4. Regression models predicted week 8 depressive symptoms and disability ratings with daily PHQ-2 and PHQ-9.

RESULTS

The daily PHQ-2 and PHQ-9 are highly reliable (range: 0.80-0.88) and highly correlated (r=.80). Findings were robust across demographic groups (age, gender, and ethnic minority status). Daily PHQ-2 and PHQ-9 were comparable in predicting week 8 disability and were independent predictors of week 8 depressive symptoms and disability, though the unique contribution of the PHQ-2 was small in magnitude.

CONCLUSIONS

Daily completion of the PHQ-2 is a reasonable proxy for the PHQ-9 and is comparable to the PHQ-9 in predicting future outcomes. Mobile assessment methods offer researchers and clinicians reliable and valid new methods for depression assessment that may be leveraged for measurement-based depression care.
FATTY ACIDS COMPOSITION OF TOCTE (JUGLANS NEOTROPICA DIELS) WALNUT FROM ECUADOR
Authors: E Vilcacundo , M Alvarez , M Silva , C Carpio , D Morales , W Carrillo
Published: February 2018

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the fatty acids composition in a tocte seeds oil (Juglans neotropica Diels) sample cultivated in Ecuador.Methods: Tocte oil was obtained from tocte seeds using the cold pressing method. Fatty acids analysis was carried out using the gas chromatography method with a mass selective detector (GC/MSD) and using the database Library NIST14.L to identify the compounds.Results: Methyl esters fatty acids were identified from tocte (J. neotropica Diels) walnut using the GC–MS analytical method. The total lipid content of tocte walnuts seeds of plants cultivated in Ecuador was of 49.01% of the total lipid content on fresh weight. Fatty acids were analyzed as methyl esters on a capillary column DB-WAX 122-7062 with a good separation of palmitic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, and linolenic acid. The structure of methyl esters fatty acids was determined using the GC–MS. Tocte walnut presents 5.05% of palmitic acid, 2.26% of stearic acid, 19.50% of oleic acid, 65.81% of linoleic acid, and 2.79% linolenic acid of the total content of fatty acids in tocte oil. Fatty acids content reported in this study were similar to the data reported for other walnuts seeds.Conclusions: Tocte seeds are a good source of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Tocte oil content oleic acid and with a good content of ɷ6 α-linoleic and ɷ3 α-linolenic. Tocte walnut can help reduce risk cardiovascular diseases in Ecuador for their good composition of fatty acids.
CONTENT OF NUTRIENTS COMPONENT AND FATTY ACIDS IN CHIA SEEDS (SALVIA HISPANICA L.) CULTIVATED IN ECUADOR
Authors: M Cardenas , C Carpio , D Morales , M Álvarez , M Silva , W Carrillo
Published: February 2018

Objective: The aim of this work was to determine the fatty acids content in chia seeds oil (Salvia hispánica L.) sample cultivated in Ecuador.Methods: Chia oil was obtained from chia seeds using the cold pressing method. Methyl esters fatty acids (FAME) analysis was carried out using the gas chromatography (GC) method with a mass selective detector (MSD) and using the database Library NIST14.L to identify the compounds present in the oil of chia seed.Results: Methyl esters fatty acids were identified from chia (Salvia hispanica L.) seeds using the GC–mass spectrometer (GS–MS) analytical method. The total protein, lipid, and fiber content of chia seeds of plants cultivated in Ecuador was of 19.78, 16.06, and 27.88%, respectively, of the total content on fresh weight. Fatty acids were analyzed as methyl esters on a capillary column DB-WAX 122-7062 with a good separation of palmitic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, elaidic acid, linoleic acid, arachidic acid, and linolenic acid. The structure of FAME was determined using the GS-MS. Chia oil high content of linolenic acid (omega 3) with a value of 54.08% the total content of fatty acids in chia oil. Omega 6 content was of 18.69% and omega 9 content was of 10.24% the total content of fatty acids in chia oil.Conclusions: Chia oil has a good content of fatty acids omega 3, 6, and 9. The higher value was of omega 3 with 54.08%. Omega 3 is recommended to the prevention of risk cardiovascular.
ASSOCIATION OF VIRULENCE FACTOR (PANTON–VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN) WITH MECA GENE IN STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS ISOLATES IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL
Authors: Patil Nilima R , Mv Ghorpade
Published: February 2018

Objectives: This study was aimed to determine the association between mecA gene and virulence genes such as pvl gene in strains of S. aureus and to determine the prevalence of the pvl gene in S. aureus isolates using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique.Methods: A total of 200 non-repeated, confirmed clinical isolates of S. aureus were used from various departments. Cefoxitin (30 ug) disc diffusion method was used as phenotypic method for detection of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). We used PCR amplification to test for the pvl and mecA gene in S. aureus isolates.Results: Of 200 strains of S. aureus isolated in our hospital, 60 (30%) were identified as MRSA based on cefoxitin disc diffusion method. These same 30 isolates were confirmed for mecA gene by PCR. All strains had mecA gene. All mecA positive strains of S. aureus were tested for pvl gene. Of 200 S. aureus, 123 (61.5%) strains were pvl positive. Among which 33 (55%) were pvl positive MRSA and 90 (64.28%) pvl positive methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) strains.Conclusion: The prevalence of the pvl among the MRSA isolates was found relatively higher in number among pus samples which indicate a possible key role of pvl in pathogenesis of pyogenic infections, especially skin and soft tissue infections in community setting.
STUDY OF THE ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTIVITY OF FOLIC ACID AND VITAMIN-D ON RESERPINE INDUCED DEPRESSION IN MICE.
Authors: L Borah , M Lahkar , S Dasgupta
Published: February 2018

Objective: Low levels of folic acid and deficiency of Vitamin D have been found to be associated with poor mood and depression. This study was designed to investigate whether these vitamins show antidepressant activity in models of depression in mice.Methods: Reserpine was used to induce depression in the study groups. Low and high doses of folic acid and Vitamin D as well as combinations of these vitamins in low and high doses were administered after induction of depression. The test animals were then tested on forced swim test, tail suspension test, and open field test models for evaluation of the antidepressant activity.Results: After 2 weeks of drug treatment, all the treated groups showed a significant reduction in immobility time in both the test models (p<0.05). High dose folic acid showed consistently greater antidepressant property in all the test models throughout the study period. High dose Vitamin D (p<0.05) also showed good antidepressant activity after 2 weeks, the delayed antidepressant effect of which might be attributable to the molecular mechanism of action of Vitamin D.Conclusion: Our study demonstrates that both folic acid and Vitamin D have antidepressant activity. The antidepressant activity of high dose folic acid (50 mg/kg) in reserpine-induced depression in mice at the end of 2 weeks was more pronounced in our study. Studies with longer duration of treatment are warranted to further evaluate their antidepressant effect.
A STUDY ON ANTIMICROBIAL SENSITIVITY AND COST ANALYSIS OF ANTIBIOTICS IN PEDIATRIC UNIT AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL.
Authors: Kurian Alan , V Aswini , B Shiva Ranjini , M Jerry Davis , P Rama , Vinoth Vadivel
Published: February 2018

Objectives: (1) To determine the antimicrobial susceptibility pattern in pediatrics, (2) to identify the pattern of empirical antibiotic usage, (3) to determine the cost analysis of generic antibiotic usage pattern, (4) to assess the different dosage forms of antibiotics.Methods: A retrospective observational study was carried out. The study population included the medical records of children aged day 1–15 years with bacterial infection who got admitted in the pediatric department of the hospital. The average cost for each generic dosage form of antibiotic was calculated.Result: Among the 176 cases taken for the study, sepsis (35.8%) was found to be the most common disease. Bacterial infection showed gender predominance in males (62.5%) and occurrence of sepsis was highly found in age groups of 0–1 years (55.68%). Among the 14 causative organisms, methicillin-resistant coagulase negative staphylococci (61.93%) was predominant in Gram-positive and Escherichia coli (38.06%) for Gram-negative. Highly prescribed drug for empirical therapy was considered to be amikacin (39.20%). Widely prescribed antibiotics were amikacin (21%), ceftriaxone (15.1%), ampicillin (12.34%) and meropenem (9.57%), among which meropenem was found to be of high cost.Conclusion: It should be taken care that the drug should be given not only based on the sensitivity pattern but can also consider the economic affordability of the patient, with reference to existing brands from the formulary. This would help in reducing the burden of health-care cost for the patients.
ANTIBACTERIAL AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF LEUCAS ASPERA FLOWERS FROM BIHAR, INDIA.
Authors: Sabri Gulnaaz , Y Vimala
Published: February 2018

Objective: The aim of this study was to explicate antibacterial, antifungal, and antioxidant activities of Leucas aspera flowers.Methods: Antibacterial activity was done by agar diffusion method. The ethyl acetate extract of L. aspera flower was evaluated against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Antifungal activity was also done by agar diffusion method. The agar used for antifungal activity was Czapek Dox Agar. Nitric oxide scavenging assay and free radical scavenging assay were used for the antioxidant activity. Griess reagent was used in nitric oxide scavenging assay. 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl was used in free radical scavenging assay.Results: L. aspera flower extract showed good antibacterial activity with the highest zone of inhibition against Vibrio cholera with 23 mm followed by Bacillus polymyxa showing 20 mm zone of inhibition. The ethyl acetate extract of L. aspera flower showed quite a good results with the highest inhibitory activity against Aspergillus niger with 13 mm zone of inhibition and lowest for Trichoderma viridae with 5 mm zone of inhibition. Antioxidant activity of L. aspera flower extract was done by free radical scavenging assay and nitric oxide scavenging assay. Nitric oxide scavenging assay showed prominent results almost performed equal to standard compound Butylated hydroxyl anisole (BHA) The values for 10 μl of L. aspera extract was 50.27, for the standard (BHA) showed 50.81. L. aspera extract values for 50 μl was 69.73 and for BHA, the values was 77.30. For 100 μl, the extract gave 82.70, and for standard BHA, the reading was 89.73.Conclusion: The results showed that L. aspera flower has broad-spectrum antibacterial activity ranging from 23 to 13 mm zone of inhibition. L. aspera flower has strong antioxidative power on nitric oxide radicals. The medicinal properties of plant species have made an outstanding contribution to the origin and evolution of many traditional herbal therapies.