bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Pradinių klasių moksleivių fizinių ypatybių vertinimas
Authors: Simonaitienė Ligita , Ulevičiūtė Simona , Jagelavičiūtė Agnė
Published: December 2015

Skeleto-raumenų sistemos sutrikimus lemia spartus vaikų augimas tam tikrais periodais, netaisyklinga laikysena, mažas fizinis aktyvumas, nepritaikyti suolai mokinio ūgiui, sunkios bei didelės kuprinės, netaisyklingas kuprinių nešiojimas ir kt. Tyrimo tikslas. Įvertinti pradinių klasių (pirmų-antrų) moksleivių laikyseną, ieškoti netaisyklingos laikysenos tarpusavio sąsajų su fizinėmis ypatybėmis: liemens raumenų ištverme, pėdų būkle, stuburo paslankumu, kūno masės indeksu. Tyrimo metodika. 2015m. pavasarį Kauno pradinėje mokykloje buvo ištirta 123 pirmų - antrų klasių moksleivių (69 mergaitės, 54 berniukai). Tiriamųjų amžius 7-8 metai. Tyrimo metu buvo atlikti antropometriniai matavimai bei vertinama moksleivių laikysena pagal vizualinę laikysenos vertinimo sagitalioje ir frontalioje plokštumose metodiką. Taip pat buvo matuojamas stuburo paslankumas pirmyn ir į šonus, testuojama statinė pilvo, nugaros bei šoninių liemens raumenų ištvermė. Plantografijos metodu tiriamos moksleivių pėdos (plokštumo koeficientas). Duomenys tvarkomi SPSS bei Excel programomis. Rezultatai. Normalų kūno masės indeksą turi dauguma berniukų (68%) ir mergaičių (75%), antsvorį turi 20% berniukų bei 11% mergaičių, nutukę yra 9% mergaičių ir 8% berniukų. 13% mergaičių ir 22% berniukų laikysena įvertinta kaip puiki, 44% mergaičių ir 46% berniukų laikysena įvertinta gerai, o 43% mergaičių ir 32% berniukų laikysena įvertinta patenkinamai. Plokščiapėdystė nustatyta 21,1% moksleivių, o suplokštėjusios pėdos – 26,8%. Prastesni stuburo paslankumo ir statinės liemens raumenų ištvermės rezultatai susiję su didesniu kūno masės indeksu (KMI).Išvados. Vertinant visų vaikų (neatskiriant berniukų ir mergaičių) raumenų ištvermę, gauti rezultatai rodo, kad mažesnė nugaros raumenų (p<0,05) ir dešinės pusės šoninių liemens raumenų ištvermė (p<0,05) tiesiogiai susijusi su didesniu KMI. Vaikai, kurie turi didesnę dešinės pusės liemens raumenų ištvermę, atitinkamai turi išvystytus visus liemens raumenis (p<0,001). Blogesnį stuburo paslankumą pirmyn turi vaikai, kurių yra silpni dešinės pusės šoniniai liemens raumenys (p<0,05). Laikysena geresnė didesnio ūgio bei didesnį KMI turinčių vaikų (p<0,05). Vertinant laikysenos ir lyties įtaką nugaros raumenų ištvermei, berniukai turėjo didesnę ištvermę nei mergaitės (p<0,05). Tiek berniukai, tiek mergaitės, turintys didesnį KMI, atitinkamai turėjo ir didesnį pėdų plokštumo koeficientą (p<0,05).
Pacientų, patenkančių į rizikos veiksnių grupę, požiūris į širdies ir kraujagyslių ligas bei širdies ir kraujagyslių ligų prevencines programas
Authors: Rastenienė Vilma , Lastauskienė Loreta
Published: December 2015

Politiniai, ekonominiai, socialiniai pastarųjų metų pokyčiai turėjo įtakos Lietuvos gyventojų sveikatai. Lietuvos gyventojų mirties priežasčių struktūra jau daugelį metų išlieka nepakitusi. 2013 m. nuo kraujotakos sistemos ligų mirė daugiau nei pusė, t.y. 56,3 proc. gyventojų. Pasiekti geresnių sveikatos rodiklių galima įtraukiant kuo daugiau gyventojų į sveiką gyvenseną skatinančias programas. Tačiau programas reikia tinkamai valdyti, todėl programos efektyvumo vertinimas yra labai svarbus elementas. Širdies ir kraujagyslių ligos visame pasaulyje siejamos su netinkama žmonių gyvensena: nesveika mityba (maiste per daug riebalų, cholesterolio, druskos), rūkymu, sumažėjusiu fiziniu aktyvumu, antsvoriu bei negydomu padidėjusiu arteriniu kraujospūdžiu ar cukriniu diabetu. Užsienio ir mūsų šalies patirtis rodo, kad galima išvengti daugelio širdies ir kraujagyslių ligų rizikos veiksnių bei pailginti žmonių gyvenimą. Programos tikslas yra suteikti pacientams galimybes prisiimti atsakingą vaidmenį sprendžiant savo ligos - simptomų monitoravimo, taisyklingo vaistų vartojimo, pagalbos poreikio situaciją. Šių intervencijų taikymas gali sumažinti išteklių naudojimą sveikatos priežiūros sistemoje.
Burnos higienisto veikla: lietuvos ir suomijos atvejis
Authors: Varaškevičienė Asta , Urbutytė Ernesta
Published: December 2015

Straipsnyje pristatomo tyrimo tikslas - atskleisti burnos higienistų darbo ypatumus skirtingose šalyse - Lietuvoje ir Suomijoje. Tyrime dalyvavo 424 burnos higienistai (191 iš Lietuvos, 233 iš Suomijos), dirbantys pagal šią kvalifikaciją. Taikytas duomenų rinkimo metodas - apklausa raštu. Atlikto tyrimo rezultatai parodė, kad Lietuvos ir Suomijos burnos higienistų veikloje yra ir skirtumų, ir panašumų. Didžioji dalis tyrime dalyvavusių Lietuvos burnos higienistų dirba privačiose įstaigose, pacientų apžiūrai skiria 5 - 10 min.(71%), pacientų asmeninės higienos mokymui skiria 5 - 10 min. (55%); didžioji dalis Suomijos burnos higienistų dirba valstybinėse įstaigose, pacientų apžiūrai skiria daugiau nei 10 min.(70%). Ultragarsinius skalerius šalinti mineralizuotus apnašus naudoja didžioji dalis abiejų šalių burnos higienistų. Poliravimo pastą šepetėliu ar kalpokėliu po instrumentavimo naudoja beveik visi tyrime dalyvavę respondentai. Skirtingi tyrimo rezultatai stebimi naudojant sodapūtę: niekada sodapūtės nenaudoja 34 procentai Suomijos burnos higienistų, o 33 procentai Lietuvos burnos higienistų naudoja dažnai. Tyrimo rezultatai atskleidė skirtingas rekomendacijas: Lietuvos burnos higienistai rekomenduoja pacientam rankinį šepetėlį (81%), Suomijos burnos higienistai rekomenduoja elektrinį dantų šepetėlį (98%), nerekomenduoja burnos skalavimo skysčių ,visada rekomenduoja ksilitolio turinčius produktus. Abiejų šalių burnos higienistai dalyvauja edukacinėje veikloje.
Edukacinė metodika socialiniame darbe
Authors: Verbylė Dalia
Published: December 2015

Straipsnyje pristatoma edukacinio socialinio darbo metodika: pateikiami metodai pagal jų prigimtį, aptariami vidiniai, kylantys iš asmens vidinių galių (Sokrato ir Montessori), išoriniai, kylantys iš aplinkos ( Socialinės analizės, Dejew eksperimentinis ir Freire iššifravimo) bei visuminiai, apimantys asmens vidų ir aplinką (Istorijos pasakojimas ir Vertybių refleksija kaip prasmės ieškojimo būdas).
Gliukozės toleravimo mėginio svarba kasdienėje ambulatorinėje praktikoje
Authors: Zabulienė Lina , Pauliukienė Birutė , Urbonienė Jurgita , Stukas Rimantas
Published: December 2015

Tikslas. Diabetas yra didėjanti neišspęsta visuomenės sveikatos problema visame pasaulyje. Dėl nebylios diabeto eigos daugeliui asmenų ilgą laiką liga yra nenustatoma. Glikemijos nevalgius veninio kraujo plazmoje tyrimai ar gliukozės toleravimo mėginys yra pagrindinės diabeto atrankos ir antrinės prevencijos priemonės. Šio tyrimo tikslas nustatyti gliukozės apykaitos sutrikimų dažnį, glikemijos skirtumus atsižvelgiant į lytį bei amžinius pokyčius ir diabeto raidos greitį suaugusiems asmenims pagal kasdienės sveikatos priežiūros veiklos duomenis. Metodai. VšĮ Antakalnio poliklinikoje vykdyta 2011 m. sausio mėn. – 2014 m. gruodžio mėn. akredituotoje laboratorijoje atliktų gliukozės toleravimo mėginių, atliktų 5933 suaugusiems pacientams, rezultatų analizė. Anonimizuoti duomenys gauti iš laboratorijos elektroninės duomenų bazės. Diabetas, sutrikusi glikemija nevalgius (SGN) ir gliukozės toleravimo sutrikimas (GTS) nustatyti pagal 2006 m. PSO kriterijus. Rezultatai. Vidutinis pacientų amžius buvo 54,02 ± 15,52 m. Vidutinė glikemija nevalgius buvo 6,00 ± 0,89 mmol/l, glikemija 2 val. po krūvio – 6,9 ± 2,25 mmol/l. Vyrų glikemija nevalgius buvo 0,29 mmol/l didesnė nei moterų, o moterų glikemija 2 val. po krūvio buvo 0,16 mmol/l didesnė nei vyrų (p<0,05). Vidutinė glikemija 2 val. po krūvio su amžiumi didėjo, tačiau glikemija nevalgius nuo 50 m. stabilizavosi. Atlikus GTM nauji diabeto atvejai buvo nustatyti 4,9 proc. pacientų, SGN – 25,6 proc., GTS – 5,0 proc., SGN ir GTS derinys – 8,1 proc. Prediabetinės būklės 1,3 karto dažniau nustatytos vyrams nei moterims (p<0,0001). Pakartojus GTM nustatyta 60 naujų diabeto atvejų. Vidutinis laikotarpis po pirmo GTM, per kurį buvo išaiškintas naujo diabeto atvejis, buvo 16,27 ± 10,51 mėnesio. Išvados. Gliukozės toleravimo mėginys – nepakeičiama gliukozės apykaitos sutrikimų diagnozavimo ir antrinės diabeto prevencijos priemonė. 43,6 proc. ambulatorinės sveikatos priežiūros įstaigos pacientų, atlikusių GTM, nustatyti gliukozės apykaitos sutrikimai. Naujai nustatyto cukrinio diabeto dažnis siekė 4,9 proc. Vyrams prediabetinės būklės nustatytos dažniau, vyraujant SNG bei SGN ir GTS deriniui. Moterims dažniau nustatytas GTS. 6,7 proc. pacientų vidutiniškai per 16,27 ± 10,51 mėnesio diagnozuoti nauji diabeto atvejai, 83,3 proc. buvusio GTM metu stebėti gliukozės apykaitos sutrikimai.
Lėtinės obstrukcinės plaučių ligos ambulatorinio gydymo kompensuojamaisiais vaistais tvarkos laikymosi vertinimas
Authors: Zablockis Rolandas , Danila Edvardas
Published: December 2015

Įvadas. Lietuvoje lėtinės obstrukcinės plaučių ligos (LOPL) ambulatorinį gydymą kompensuojamaisiais vaistais reglamentuoja Lietuvos Respublikos sveikatos apsaugos ministro įsakymu patvirtintas tvarkos aprašas. Darbo tikslas. Įvertinti, kaip laikomasi šio tvarkos aprašo. Norėta sužinoti, kokiam LOPL sergančių ligonių skaičiui 2014 m. skirti kompensuojamieji vaistai; kokiai daliai jų šie vaistai skirti pirmą kartą; kaip dažnai kompensuojamieji vaistai išrašyti ligoniui esant stacionare; kokia dalis asmenų, gydomų kompensuojamaisiais vaistais (iš jų – kuriems šie vaistai buvo paskirti pirmą kartą) buvo tais metais konsultuoti pulmonologo. Duomenys surinkti iš pri�- valomojo sveikatos draudimo informacinės sistemos „Sveidra“. Rezultatai. 2014 m. 34972 asmenims, sergantiems LOPL, buvo išrašyti kompensuojamieji vaistai ambulatoriniam gydymui. Iš jų 25,4 proc. ligonių jie skirti pirmą kartą. 45,2 proc. ligonių šie vaistai išrašyti jiems esant stacionare. Pulmonologas konsultavo 47,3 proc. visų asmenų, kuriems buvo išrašyti kompensuojamieji vaistai LOPL gydyti. Iš jų – 55,3 proc. ligonių, kuriems šie vaistai buvo išrašyti pirmą kartą. Išvada. Lietuvoje LOPL ambulatorinio gydymo kompensuojamaisiais vaistais tvarkos laikomasi nepakankamai. Ligoniai per retai siunčiami gydytojui pulmonologui konsultuoti. Neretai net pirmą kartą skiriant kompensuojamuosius vaistus ambulatoriniam LOPL gydymui ligonis nenukreipiamas pulmonologui konsultuoti. Tai, kad didelei daliai ligonių šie vaistai išrašomi jiems esant stacionare, netiesiogiai rodo, kad daugeliu atvejų ligos diagnostika ir (ar) kontrolė yra nepakankama.
Mirada y poder. Una interpretación post-estructuralista del mito de Perseo
Authors: Fernández Guerrero Olaya
Published: December 2015

La mirada jerarquiza, organiza y etiqueta la realidad. Entonces, siguiendo a Foucault, la mirada puede interpretarse como una práctica de poder. Este trabajo se inspira en sus teorías y las aplica a uno de los ámbitos simbólicos más poderosos de la cultura occidental: los mitos griegos. Las nociones de visibilidad, invisibilidad y panoptismo arrojan nueva luz sobre la historia de Perseo y Medusa, y propician una relectura de este mito centrada en las distintas formas de poder que emergen de la mirada.
Receptive Vocabulary of CLIL and Non-CLIL Primary and Secondary School Learners
Authors: Canga Alonso Andrés
Published: December 2015

CLIL instruction has been reported to be beneficial for foreign language vocabulary learning since CLIL students show higher vocabulary profiles than students of their same age in traditional EFL contexts. However, to our knowledge, the receptive vocabulary knowledge of CLIL and non-CLIL learners at the end of primary and secondary education has not been examined yet. Hence, this study aims at comparing the receptive vocabulary size 79 CLIL primary learners with the receptive vocabulary knowledge of 331 non-CLIL learners at the end of primary and secondary school. Sex-based differences were also analysed. The 2k Vocabulary Levels Test (VLT) was used for the purposes of the study. Results revealed that learners’ receptive vocabulary sizes lie within the most frequent 1000 words, non-CLIL secondary school students throw better results than primary students but the differences between the secondary group and the CLIL group are not statistically significant. As for sex-based differences, we found no significant differences among the groups. These findings led us to believe that the CLIL approach offers a benefit for vocabulary acquisition since CLIL learners have been exposed to the foreign language for a shorter period of time and the results are quite similar to their non-CLIL secondary school partners.
La Inteligencia Competitiva en los procesos de internacionalización empresarial: Una guía de recursos de información para la empresa española y el periodismo económico
Authors: Muñoz-Cañavate Antonio , Fernández-Falero Rosario
Published: December 2015

La información se ha convertido en un recurso imprescindible para el proceso de toma de decisiones en las empresas, y elemento fundamental en el proceso de Inteligencia Competitiva. La globalización económica y la libre circulación de mercancías, bien sea dentro de estructuras supranacionales o derivados de la firma de Tratados internacionales, han aumentado el número de competidores presentes en los mercados, pero también las oportunidades para acceder a otros mercados internacionales. Este trabajo describe los recursos de información más importantes que puede necesitar una empresa en su acceso a los mercados internacionales, y que proceden tanto de organismos públicos como privados.
Creación de una filmoteca de prácticas para la Facultad de Ciencias de la Información de la UCM: Adecuación de espacio y estrategias de catalogación
Authors: Goroskieta Estella Patricia , Sánchez-Dehesa Clara
Published: December 2015

En el presente trabajo se da el primer paso para la creación de una Filmoteca de Prácticas en la facultad de Ciencias de la Información de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid. El Patrimonio Fílmico se ve gravemente expuesto al paso del tiempo y el abandono por lo que se necesita un rescate urgente. Mediante un riguroso trabajo de investigación, en el que se estudian diferentes propuestas y normativas expuestas por organismos especializados, se redacta un manual de inicio. Se han investigado, diseñado y propuesto las herramientas básicas y útiles para poner en funcionamiento la primera Filmoteca de Prácticas en el ámbito universitario español.
Cine policíaco del tardofranquismo: El thriller en el “Período Oscuro” del cine español (1969-1975)
Authors: López Sangüesa José Luis
Published: December 2015

Definición de la etapa de crisis del aparato cinematográfico franquista, llamada aquí “Período Oscuro” (1969-1975), discusión de la etiqueta de subgéneros aplicada al cinema bis de la época, y caracterización histórica del thriller español y de sus corrientes estéticas y conceptuales internas en dicho período. La acotación del período 1969-1975 es clarificada previamente ante el vacío historiográfico al respecto. Se caracteriza la crisis que tiene lugar en el “Período Oscuro”, desde su comienzo oficial en 1969, que supuso el definitivo cierre de las políticas proteccionistas emprendidas por el Director General de Cinematografía García Escudero en 1962. Después se define y discute la etiqueta de subgéneros aplicada tradicionalmente al cine español de género de bajo presupuesto. Luego, se especifican, definen y analizan las diversas categorías dentro del thriller español de 1969-1975: se trata de categorías temáticas y argumentales, estéticas, o bien relacionadas con corrientes internacionales del policíaco europeo. Por último, se extraen las conclusiones pertinentes.
El apoyo a la investigación en las bibliotecas universitarias españolas
Authors: Tovar Sanz María R.
Published: December 2015

Los cambios sufridos por los modelos de comunicación científica hacen que las bibliotecas universitarias se vean obligadas a dar nuevos servicios. Para adecuarse al investigador los bibliotecarios están desarrollando habilidades, colaborando con cada vez más estamentos y sustentando el acceso abierto. Apoyándose en una lista de posibles servicios, basada en la literatura especializada, este trabajo pretende cuantificar y evaluar el apoyo a la investigación desde las bibliotecas universitarias españolas. El sondeo demuestra la aparición de nuevos servicios e infraestructuras. Pero estas asistencias no suelen sistematizarse, difundirse ni evaluarse. Y, por otra parte, las consecuentes inversiones en personal y TIC han generado una brecha entre universidades
Identification and differentiation of Ricinus communis L. using SSR markers
Authors: Gálová Zdenka , Vivodí­k Martin , Balážová Želmí­ra , Hlozáková Tí­mea Kuťka
Published: December 2015

The castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis L.), a member of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae), is a versatile industrial oil crop that is cultivated in many tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Castor oil is of continuing importance to the global specialty chemical industry because it is the only commercial source of a hydroxylated fatty acid. Castor also has tremendous future potential as an industrial oilseed crop because of its high seed oil content, unique fatty acid composition, potentially high oil yields and ability to be grown under drought and saline conditions. Knowledge of genetic variability is important for breeding programs to provide the basis for developing desirable genotypes. The aim of this study was to assess genetic diversity within the set of 60 ricin genotypes using 10 SSR primers. Ten SSR primers revealed a total of 67 alleles ranging from 4 to 9 alleles per locus with a mean value of 6.70 alleles per locus. The PIC values ranged from 0.719 to 0.860 with an average value of 0.813 and the DI value ranged from 0.745 to 0.862 with an average value of 0.821. Probability of identity (PI) was low ranged from 0.004 to 0.018 with an average of 0.008. A dendrogram was constructed from a genetic distance matrix based on profiles of the 10 SSR loci using the unweighted pair-group method with the arithmetic average (UPGMA). According to analysis, the collection of 60 diverse accessions of castor bean was clustered into six clusters. We could not distinguish 2 genotypes grouped in cluster 1, RM-96 and RM-98, which are genetically the closest. Knowledge on the genetic diversity of castor can be used to future breeding programs of castor.
Effect of different feed supplements on selected quality indicators of chicken meat
Authors: Haščí­k Peter , Trembecká Lenka , Bobko Marek , Kačániová Miroslava , Bučko Ondřej , Tkáčová Jana , Kunová Simona
Published: December 2015

The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of different feed additives (bee pollen extract, propolis extract, and probiotic) on meat quality of broiler chickens. A total of 180 one day-old broiler chicks of mixed sex (Ross 308) were randomly divided into 3 groups. Dietary treatments were as follows: basal diet, free of supplements (control group; C);  basal diet  plus 400 mg bee pollen extract per 1 kg of feed mixtures and 3.3 g probiotic preparation added to drinking water (group E1); basal diet  plus 400 mg propolis extract per 1 kg of feed mixtures and 3.3 g probiotic preparation added to drinking water (group E2). In the experiment, the probiotic preparation based on Lactobacillus fermentum (1.109 CFU.g-1 of bearing medium) was used. Fattening period lasted for 42 days. Feed mixtures were produced without any antibiotic preparations and coccidiostatics. Meat quality was evaluated by following technological properties: cooling, freezing and roasting loss; colour parameters based on CIELab system; and shear force. Both dietary supplementations led to decrease in cooling (p ≤0.05) and freezing (p ≥0.05) losses compared with control. On the contrary, the supplemented diet tended to increase roasting losses (p ≤0.05) and shear force values in thigh muscle (p ≤0.05). Significantly higher L* values (p ≤0.05) in breast and thigh muscles, as well as the b* values in thigh muscle, were found when broiler chickens were fed the supplements, especially bee pollen extract and probiotics. In addition, the supplements improve redness (a*) of meat. The redness of breast muscle appeared to be the most affected (p ≥0.05) by propolis extract plus probiotics supplementation, while thigh muscle had the highest value (p ≤0.05) in bee pollen extract plus probiotics supplemented group. These findings suggested that the supplements have a beneficial effect on quality of chicken meat due to positive changes in most of quality indicators investigated in the study.
Varietal dependence of chemoprotective substances in fresh and frozen spinach (Spinacia oleracea, L.)
Authors: Bystrická Judita , Musilová Janette , Tomáš Ján , Kavalcová Petra , Lenková Marianna , Tóthová Kristí­na
Published: December 2015

Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) is an important source of bioactive compounds. It is commonly consumed fresh or frozen products. Spinach is rich sources of polyphenols, it is a good source of vitamin C and has potential beneficial properties for human health. This study provides some knowledge about content of total polyphenols, and antioxidant activity in selected varieties of fresh and frozen spinach samples. Four spinach cultivars (̓Boa ̓, ̓ Hudson ̓, ̓Chica ̓, ̓Trombone ̓) were analysed. The content of the total polyphenols (TPC) was determined by the Folin-Ciocalteu reagent (FCR). Antioxidant activity (AA) was measured using a compound DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl). The content of total polyhenols in fresh samples of spinach ranged from 975 ±97.15 mg.kg-1 to 1493 ±50.42 mg.kg-1 and values of antioxidant activity were in interval from 77.55 ±0.34% to 82.57 ±0.83%. The highest level of TP content in fresh spinach was recorded in variety Hudson (1493 mg.kg-1) and the lowest in variety Chica (975 mg.kg-1). Between these varieties statistically significant difference in the content of total polyphenols was found. The highest value of antioxidant activity in fresh spinach was recorded in variety Trombone (82.57%) and the lowest in variety Boa (78.59%). This difference was also statistically significant. The highest level of TP content in frozen spinach samples was found in variety Hudson (1749 mg.kg-1) and the lowest in variety Chica (855 mg.kg-1). The values of antioxidant activity in frozen spinach samples were in range from 45.86 ±7.84%to 79.67 ±0.88%. The highest value of antioxidant activity in frozen spinach was found in variety Hudson (79.67%) and the lowest in variety Chica (45.86%).
Content of total polyphenols and antioxidant activity in selected varieties of onion (Allium cepa L.)
Authors: Kavalcová Petra , Bystrická Judita , Trebichalský Pavol , Kopernická Miriama , Hrstková Miroslava , Lenková Marianna
Published: December 2015

Onion (Allium cepa L.) is one of the most important vegetable crops widely consumed in the world. The bulb onion is grown as fresh shoots and as bulbs for consuming uncooked, cooked, and pickled or production of seed and sets. They can be eaten raw, boiled, steamed and roasted. Onion has high nutritional value. Onions are a good source of vitamins, minerals and major component like polyphenols, ﬂavonoids, fructooligosaccharides, thiosulﬁnates and other sulfur compounds. Polyphenols belong to significant antioxidants in human diet. Antioxidant compounds (polyphenols, flavonoids) scavenge free radicals, inhibit the oxidative mechanisms that lead to degenerative diseases. Antioxidant compounds in food play an important role as a health protecting factor. Onions have a wide range of beneficial properties for human health, such as anti-cholesterolaemic, anti-mutagenic and antioxidant capacity. In this work we evaluated content of total polyphenols and antioxidant activity in selected varieties of onion. Samples of plant material we collected at the stage of full maturity in the locality of Pružina. Pružina is locality without negative influences and emission sources. Total polyphenols content and antioxidant activity were measured in six varieties of onion, namely in red variety (Red matté), in yellow varieties (Boston, Bingo, Sherpa) and white varieties of onion (Diamond, White dry). The content of the total polyphenols was determined by using the Folin-Ciocalteu reagent (FCR).  Antioxidant activity was measured by using a compound DPPH˙. In the present experiment it was detected, that total polyphenols content in samples ranges from 142.01 mg.kg-1 GAE (white variety of onion- White dry) to 1083.04 mg.kg-1GAE (red variety of onion- Red matté). Statistically significant highest value of total polyphenols (1083.04 mg.kg-1 GAE) was recorded in variety Red matté. Another indicator that has been evaluated and compared was the antioxidant activity. The values of antioxidant activity were in interval from 7.74% to 41.67%. Based on the measured values of antioxidant activity in onion the samples can beclassified as follows: Red matté (41.67%) > Boston (25.77%) > Sherpa (24.34%) > Bingo (19.54%) > White dry (8.10%) > Diamond (7.74%).
The effect of intesification factors to total antioxidant activity of highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) and lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.)
Authors: Medvecký Michal , Daniel Ján , Vollmannová Alena , Zupka Stanislav , Kopernická Miriama
Published: December 2015

Public attention is increasingly drawn to the protective effects of natural antioxidants against civilization diseases. An important source of antioxidants are berries, which until recently has received little attention, but the latest research towards the right to it. The phenolic profile and quantitative composition of blueberries as well as the corresponding antioxidant activity of blueberries is well documented. The aim of this paper was the determination of the relationship between different methods of fertilization and total antioxidant activity of six selected varieties of blueberries and five varieties of lingonberries. Each sample of blueberry varieties (Bluejay, Nelson, Bluecrop, Patriot, Berkeley and Brigitta) and lingonberry varieties (Koralle, Ida, Sanna, Linnea and Sussi) were collected from the research station Krivá in Orava. The values of total antioxidant activity of the extracts of studied varieties of blueberry after organic fertilization ranged from 27.15 to 52.25 μg.mg-1 eq. Trolox. After mineral fertilization, the values of total antioxidant activity of the extracts of studied varieties of blueberry ranged from 21.27 to 51.00 μg.mg-1 eq. Trolox. In the control treatment, the values of total antioxidant activity of the extracts of studied varieties of blueberry ranged from 26.99 to 54.15 μg.mg-1 eq. Trolox. The values of values ​​of total antioxidant activity of the extracts of studied varieties of lingonberry after organic fertilization ranged from 42.49 to 60.27 μg.mg-1 eq. Trolox. After mineral fertilization, the values of total antioxidant activity of the extracts of studied varieties of lingonberry were in the interval from 38.85 to 55.15 μg.mg-1 eq. Trolox. In the variant without fertilization, the values of total antioxidant activity of the extracts of studied varieties of lingonberry ranged from 37.16 to 65.11 μg.mg-1 eq. Trolox. The application of organic fertilizer has a positive effect to increasing values of antioxidant activity in blueberries and lingonberries. It should be noted that the value of the total antioxidant activity is significantly influenced by the rainfall.
Quality evaluation of Korbačik cheese
Authors: Čuboň Juraj , Kunová Simona , Kačániová Miroslava , Haščí­k Peter , Bobko Marek , Bučko Ondřej , Petrová Jana , Cviková Petronela
Published: December 2015

The aim of the present study was analysed the physical and chemical parameters in lump cheese and Korbáčik cheese. Sensory evaluation was performed only in Korbáčik cheese. There was compared quality of Korbáčik cheese made from lump cheese ripened one and three weeks. The statistical analysis of the moisture showed significant differences (p <0.001) among Korbáčik cheese made from raw material ripened one and three weeks. Average moisture of the Korbáčik made from cheese ripened one week was 44.73% and of the Korbáčik made from cheese ripened three weeks was 53.73%. The statistical analysis of the dry mater value showed significant differences (p <0.001) among the Korbáčik cheese made from raw material ripened one and three weeks. Average value of dry matter of the Korbáčik made from cheese ripened one week was 55.27% and of the Korbáčik made from cheese ripened three weeks was 46.27%. The statistical analysis of the fat content showed significant differences (p <0.01) among the Korbáčik cheese made from raw material ripened one and three weeks. Average fat content of the Korbáčik made from cheese ripened one week was 22.67% and of the Korbáčik made from cheese ripened three weeks was 20.20%. The statistical analysis of the fat content in dry matter showed significant differences (p <0.001) among Korbáčik cheese made from raw material ripened one and three weeks. Average NaCl content in the Korbáčik made from cheese ripened one week was 3.78% and in the Korbáčik made from cheese ripened three weeks was 2.93%. The statistical analysis of MDA content showed significant differences (p <0.05) among the Korbáčik cheese made from raw material ripened one and three weeks. Average MDA content in the Korbáčik made from cheese ripened one week was 0.29 mg.kg-1 and in the Korbáčik made from cheese ripened three weeks was 0.36 mg.kg-1. Korbáčik cheese made from cheese aged 3 weeks was practically in all sensory parameters better evaluated than the Korbáčik cheese made from cheese aged one week.
Composition of fatty acids in selected vegetable oils
Authors: Frančáková Helena , Ivanišová Eva , Dráb Štefan , Krajčovič Tomáš , Tokár Marián , Mareček Ján , Musilová Janette
Published: December 2015

Plant oils and fats are important and necessary components of the human nutrition. They are energy source and also contain fatty acids - compounds essential for human health. The aim of this study was to evaluate nutritional quality of selected plant oil - olive, rapeseed, pumpkin, flax and sesame; based on fatty acid composition in these oils. Fatty acids (MUFA, PUFA, SFA) were analyzed chromatography using system Agilent 6890 GC, injector multimode, detector FID. The highest content of saturated fatty acids was observed in pumpkinseed oil (19.07%), the lowest content was found in rapeseed oil (7.03%), with low level of palmitic and stearic acids and high level of behenic acid (0.32%) among the evaluated oils. The highest content of linoleic acid was determined in pumpkinseed (46.40%) and sesame oil (40.49%); in these samples was also found lowest content of α-linolenic acid. These oils have important antioxidant properties and are not subject to oxidation. The richest source of linolenic acid was flaxseed oil which, which is therefore more difficult to preserve and process in food industry. In olive oil was confirmed that belongs to the group of oils with a predominantly monosaturated oleic acid (more than 70%) and a small amount of polysaturated fatty acid. The most commonly used rapeseed oil belongs to the group of oils with the medium content of linolenic acid (8.76%); this oil also showed a high content of linoleic acid (20.24%). The group of these essentially fatty acids showed a suitable ratio ∑n3/n6 in the rapessed oil (0.44).
Phytoestrogens dietary intake and health status of retiree from middle-north Slovakia region
Authors: Čurlej Jozef , Židek Radoslav , Belej Ľubomí­r , Zajác Peter , Čapla Jozef
Published: December 2015

Phytoestrogens found in foods of plant origin presents chemical substances that possess a wide range of biochemical benefits. It has been found that they contribute in different health related problems. A wide range of commonly consumed foods contain appreciable amounts of phytoestrogens. Consumption of diet rich to phytoestrogen acts as a protective factor against many diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, post-menopausal symptoms in the context of osteoporosis, cancerous illnesses of colon, prostate and breast. Three main classes of phytoestrogens covers: isoflavones, lignans and coumestans. Selected nine major phytoestrogens had been analyzed simultaneously in the same foods. Questionnaire designed to determine intake frequency as well as amount of selected foods and the most common diseases presented in the population has been used to find relationships between dietary habits and health status. Evaluation of selected goals in the present study has been realized in cooperation with 140 respondents in retired age (divided into Males - covered by 34 individuals and Females - 106 individuals), comming from middle-north Slovakia region. On the base of collected data it can be concluded, that evaluated population is presented by high values of lignans intake and particularly secoisolariciresinol, mainly caused by relative high proportion of cereals and linseed in the diet. Furthermore, the relationship between phytoestrogens intake and eating habits as well as its contribution in protection against selected diseases was demonstrated.
The Role of Installment Buying Plans in Increasing the Impulse Buying Behavior among Jordanian House Holds
Authors: Jamil Firas
Published: December 2015

The current financial status of families and households in Jordan does not give them the chance to indulge themselves with the needed commodities and appliances due to its high prices and the families' inability to pay in cash. For that reason, the idea of installment buying appeared in order to ease the process of buying commodities among families and at the same time increase the price of the item in compensation for the installment in the payments. A questionnaire was distributed randomly on individuals in order to find out the relationship between the installment plans that are becoming more famous each day and the degree of their impulsion towards buying stuff that they do not eagerly need or stuff that are mean to be for leisure and entertainment. The results show that the impulse buying behavior influence the people’s attraction towards the installment plans positively.
Comprehensive Five-Year Program Assessment Study
Authors: Crowell Tara , Calamidas Elizabeth
Published: December 2015

This comprehensive five-year program assessment study illustrates the full circle of the assessment cycle: development, implementation, feedback, and reshaping of curriculum. First, this study provides specific information on the development and implementation of multiple measures of program assessment for both core and track goals and objectives. Second, it provides five years of quantitative and qualitative data illustrating the use of internship e-portfolios and presentations in assessing students' proficiencies on 13 specific core competencies and numerous track competencies. Data collected from students' self-rating, faculty's rating, and Site supervisors' assessment provide evaluations of students' performance and levels of preparedness to enter the public health field and indicate high levels of proficiencies for students and support that program and track goals and objectives are being met. Qualitative data support these statistics and provide insight into program needs that are not being met; based on both sets of data, program solutions are identified and implemented creating an assessment feedback loop. Finally, audience feedback from internship presentations provides a final measure of program assessment and also supports the numerous benefits of students attending these events. Results of all these measures provide valuable insight into future program and course curriculum, along with teaching strategies and techniques in order to increase student learning.
Evaluating and Redesigning a College Assessment System to Close the Loop
Authors: Hamill Sharon Boland
Published: December 2015

Whereas “best practice” institutions provide information on conducting assessment and closing the loop, their approach may not generalize to other campuses as each institution has its own unique structure and culture. Using Walvoord's (2010) approach to diagramming an assessment structure, this article extends this work by describing an adaptive process for evaluating and redesigning an assessment system. Through a case study of a public institution, a step-by-step guide is provided for institutions that want to create a simple, meaningful, and sustainable assessment system reflective of their own campus and its unique culture.
Evaluability Assessment in Higher Education: Supporting Continuous Improvement, Accountability, and a Culture of Assessment
Authors: Walser Tamara M.
Published: December 2015

The purpose of this article is to describe the use of evaluability assessment, an approach to program evaluation, to inform continuous improvement efforts, support accountability requirements, and facilitate a culture of assessment in higher education. Examples of two evaluability assessments conducted in a college of education are discussed, including the key activities carried out for each component of the evaluability assessments, findings and recommendations from each evaluability assessment, and how results of the evaluation work have been used. The examples demonstrate the utility of evaluability assessment as part of a higher education assessment system. They further highlight the value of stakeholder involvement, initiation of assessment by leadership based on need, and use of results in supporting a culture of assessment in higher education. Future research is needed to better understand the utility of evaluability assessment in other program evaluation approaches in diverse higher education contexts.
Murder and Morality in Salman und Morolf
Authors: Boyer Tina
Published: December 2015

There is an ethical dilemma in Salman und Morolf. This dilemma is not only medieval but also one of modern interpretation. Since the work was first analyzed by great scholars of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, this particular event has been referred to as the “pilgrim scene.”1 Furthermore, this episode is shared in another epic, Morant und Galie. Here, too, critics have downplayed its significance by calling it an “epische Unterbrechung” (epic break) and “spielmännisch” (conceived by a minstrel), interpreting it as another instance of cunning and disguise.
“Alle in generalle and nothing in specialle”: General and Special in Julian of Norwich’s Revelation of Love
Authors: Rush Rebecca M.
Published: December 2015

In his meditation on the divine works in the second book of Summa Contra Gentiles, Thomas Aquinas argues that “distinctio . . . rerum secundum speciem” (the distinction of things according to species) is an essential element of creation and not merely a result of chance.1 To support his claim, he points to the first chapter of Genesis, where God creates the world precisely by making a series of distinctions: he divides the light from the darkness and the waters above the firmament from those below before proceeding to create the plants and the living creatures of the earth, sky, and sea, each classified into “speciem suam” (its own kind or species).
Effect of Macrophytes on Flow Conditions and Deposition of Suspended Particles in Small Streams: an Experimental Study Using Artificial Vegetation
Authors: Rolland Delphine C. , Haury Jacques , Marmonier Pierre , Lagadeuc Yvan
Published: December 2015

Aquatic macrophytes are often the dominant element that influences flow conditions within streams, and are often considered as ecosystem engineers that modify their aquatic environment as a result of their physical structure and metabolic activity. The role of aquatic macrophytes on suspended matter sedimentation was studied in three shallow low-order streams in Brittany (North-western France). Field experiments were carried out in April 2007 using Callitriche-like artificial macrophytes and cylindrical sediment traps dug into the channels. Hydrodynamic characteristics (velocity profile, percentage of velocity decrease and turbulence), volume of trapped sediment, particle size characteristics, and total organic matter content were measured within the macrophytes and compared with the control traps. The aquatic macrophytes operated as sediment traps by modifying the local hydrodynamic parameters. Sedimentation of fine suspended particles within the macrophytes reached maximum values when the velocity was significantly reduced, i.e. when the initial velocity was low (less than 0.5 m∙s‑1) and the depth shallow enough for the plant to occupy the entire volume of the column water. Conversely, turbulence was generated around the macrophyte stands, which induced the resuspension of fine particles and only coarse particles were trapped. This study shows the importance of threshold values at the local scale and the highly dynamic effect of macrophytes on flow characteristics.
L’homoparentalité et la transparentalité au prisme des sciences sociales : révolution ou pluralisation des formes de parenté ?
Authors: Gross Martine , Bureau Marie-France
Published: December 2015

Compte tenu des développements rapides tant des progrès scientifiques en matière de procréation que des pratiques sociales, l’homoparentalité et la transparentalité ont cristallisé de nombreuses interrogations portant sur la parenté ainsi que sur les définitions de la paternité et de la maternité dans plusieurs disciplines. L’homoparentalité et la transparentalité remettent en question le modèle biologique et biparental (une mère et un père) dans lequel les parents ont procréé leurs enfants ou peuvent passer pour l’avoir fait, et sont au plus au nombre de deux. Au-delà des inquiétudes concernant le développement psychologique des enfants nés dans ces types de famille, auxquelles de nombreuses études en psychologie ont tenté d’apporter une réponse, les familles homoparentales et transparentales offrent de nouvelles possibilités de questionnements et réflexions – que ce soit en sociologie, anthropologie, en droit de la famille et de la filiation. En effet, ces familles rassemblent dans leur diversité des situations de désintrication de la conjugalité, la procréation, la filiation et la parenté. Cette désintrication, qui met à mal le modèle dans lequel les dimensions procréative (être né de), légale (être fils/fille de) et affective (être élevé par) sont confondues, est aujourd’hui présente également dans plusieurs autres configurations familiales, notamment les recompositions familiales, le recours à la procréation assistée avec tiers donneur ou l’adoption.

Cet article introductif sera l’occasion de rappeler ce qu’on entend par homoparentalité et transparentalité, et fera dialoguer autour des enjeux soulevés par ces thématiques des travaux issus de disciplines différentes. Une revue de la littérature rassemblera ensuite les travaux menés sur l’homoparentalité depuis les années 1990, selon trois approches principales : psychologique, socio-anthropologique et socio-juridique. Enfin, les travaux sur la transparentalité, moins nombreux et plus récents, seront regroupés dans une partie distincte. Cet article s’achèvera par une présentation des articles constituant ce numéro.
L’interdiction de discriminer les personnes trans* dans la Charte des droits et libertés de la personne
Authors: Sauvé Jean-Sébastien
Published: December 2015

Au Québec, la Charte des droits et libertés de la personne interdit, dans une certaine mesure, la discrimination des personnes trans*. Ce régime couvre cependant difficilement les différentes facettes de l’identité de genre et de l’expression de genre et certaines situations pouvant en découler, dont la transparentalité. En réponse à cette lacune et à l’aide d’une approche positiviste, l’article proposé suggère l’ajout de l’« identité de genre » et de l’« expression de genre » à la liste des motifs de distinction illicites énoncés à l’article 10 de la Charte. Cela permettrait d’offrir aux personnes trans* une meilleure « protection » juridique – à supposer qu’une telle protection existe réellement. L’état du droit se verrait, par ailleurs, clarifié. Afin de soutenir cette affirmation, l’interdiction de discriminer les personnes trans* est, dans un premier temps, étudiée. Il est ainsi montré que le « sexe » et l’« état civil » apparaissent comme des motifs centraux au coeur d’une telle analyse. Cependant, en raison de l’interprétation qui leur en est donnée, ils ne permettent pas d’embrasser pleinement et explicitement la situation de toute personne résistant aux stéréotypes de genre. Le régime juridique québécois se montre donc, à cet égard, insuffisant pour interdire complètement et explicitement la discrimination contre les personnes trans*. Face à cette insuffisance, il est, dans un deuxième temps, proposé d’ajouter, à la liste des motifs de distinction illicites, l’« identité de genre » et l’« expression de genre ». De plus en plus prisée ailleurs au Canada, une modification semblable de la Charte permettrait de pallier le problème décrit ci-dessus. S’il est vrai que les effets concrets d’une telle modification législative sont difficilement mesurables considérant le fait que la « protection » contre la discrimination, au sens strict, relève du mythe, l’auteur soutient qu’il demeure opportun de modifier en ce sens la Charte des droits et libertés de la personne.
« J’ai aidé deux femmes à fonder leur famille » : le don de gamètes entre particuliers en contexte québécois
Authors: Côté Isabel , Lavoie Kévin , de Montigny Francine
Published: December 2015

Cet article présente les résultats de recherche visant à mieux comprendre le point de vue et l’expérience d’hommes agissant à titre de donneurs de sperme dans la concrétisation de projets parentaux d’autrui. Notre démonstration s’appuie sur des données qualitatives tirées de deux corpus d’entrevues réalisées auprès d’hommes ayant offert leur sperme à des couples lesbiens, soit dans le cadre d’un rapport relationnel préexistant avec les femmes (n = 10), ou d’une entente établie à partir d’un contact sur Internet (n = 8). Les résultats plaident pour une conception plus nuancée de leur participation au projet parental d’autrui. Non seulement la conviction de poser un geste altruiste pour les couples lesbiens est perçue par ces hommes comme une source importante d’accomplissement, mais la méthode de procréation préconisée s’inscrit dans une démarche consensuelle et transparente, à la rencontre des besoins des personnes impliquées et de leurs motivations respectives.
La gestion médicale de la parenté trans en France
Authors: Hérault Laurence
Published: December 2015

Cet article s’intéresse à la manière dont les personnes trans sont accueillies dans les centres de PMA (procréation médicalement assistée) en France et plus largement à la façon dont la procréation des personnes trans est actuellement pensée et gérée dans le cadre médical français. On analysera ainsi comment les CECOS (centres d’étude et de conservation des oeufs et du sperme humains) ont pris en charge les couples formés par des personnes trans, avant d’explorer plus attentivement la manière dont est actuellement prise en compte la question de la préservation des gamètes avant la transition. On s’attachera notamment à saisir comment, dans ces différents cadres médicaux, la parenté transgenre, et plus particulièrement l’engendrement par des personnes trans, est constituée de façon problématique et spécifique alors même qu’elle ne se distingue en rien des modalités ordinaires de procréation en PMA. Il s’agira autrement dit de comprendre par quelles procédures et quels dispositifs elle est faite problème.
Route Optimization for the Distribution Network of a Confectionary Chain
Authors: İnanlı Anıl , Ünsal Başak , Eliiyi Deniz Türsel
Published: December 2015

This study considers the distribution network of a well-known perishable food manufacturer and its franchises in Turkey. As the countrywide number of stores is increasing fast, the company is facing problems due to its central distribution of products from a single factory. The objective is to decrease the cost of transportation while maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction. Hence, the focus is on the vehicle routing problem (VRP) of this large franchise chain within each city. The problem is defined as a rich VRP with heterogeneous fleet, site-dependent and compartmentalized vehicles, and soft/hard time windows. This NP-hard problem is modelled and tried with real data on a commercial solver. A basic heuristic procedure which can be used easily by the decision makers is also employed for obtaining quick and high-quality solutions for large instances.