bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Pengelolaan Kondisi Ekosistem Mangrove dan Daya Dukung Lingkungan Kawasan Wisata Bahari Mangrove Di Karangsong Indramayu
Authors: Prihadi Donny Juliandri , Riyantini Indah Riyantini , Ismail Mochamad Rudyansyah
Published: April 2018

Riset ini dilakukan pada bulan April sampai September 2017. Lokasi riset ini di kawasan mangrove Karangsong, Kecamatan Indramayu, Kabupaten Indramayu, Propinsi  Jawa Barat. Tujuan riset ini adalah untuk memperoleh data keanekaragaman dan kerapatan mangrove, mendapatkan status biofisik ekosistem mangrove di Karangsong Indramayu, mengevaluasi daya dukung lingkungan kawasan wisata bahari di Karang Song Indramayu, dan mengevaluasi status pengelolaan kawasan wisata bahari mangrove di Karang Song Indramayu. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode survey dan wawancara. Metode ini untuk mengetahui data keanekaragaman, kerapatan mangrove dan biofisik kawasan wisata mangrove. Hasil yang ditemukan adalah ditemukannya 3 jenis mangrove yaitu Avicennia marina, Rhizophora stylosa, dan Rhizophora mucronata. Dalam kawasan mangrove ditemukan Kepiting Uca (Uca sp), Kepiting bakau (Scyalla serata) yang berlimpah, sehingga bisa dimanfaatkan untuk masyarakat sekitar. Kerapatan mangrovenya yaitu berkisar dari 380 – 1040 individu/Ha. Adapun daya dukung lingkungan kawasan mangrove sebesar 643 orang/hari yang bisa ditampung secara efisien agar kawasan tersebut tetap terjaga lestari. Evaluasi status pengelolaan oleh kelompok masyarakat Pantai Lestari adalah dengan mempertahankan dan memajukan wisata bahari sebagai program unggulannya. Penambahan luasan kawasan oleh kelompok Pantai Lestari adalah dengan menjadikan arboretum dan silvofishery dengan apik dan rapih kelompok masyarakat Pantai Lestari menjaga dan mengembangkannya, walaupun kawasannya berada berbeda di sebrangnya kawasan ekowisata mangrove Karangsong Indramayu. Sesuai wawancara dengan kelompok masyarakat Pantai Lestari akan mengajak masyarakat yang mempunyai tambak dan akan bisa menambah luasan kawasan ekowisata mangrove.
Histological Comparison of New Bone Formation Using Amnion Membrane Graft Versus Resorbable Collagen Membrane: An Animal Study
Authors: Koushaei Soheil , Samandari Mohammad Hassan , Razavi Sayed Mohammad , Khoshzaban Ahad , Adibi Shahriar , Varedi Payam
Published: April 2018

The purpose of this article was to evaluate the bone induction effects of an amnion membrane–protected graft compared with a collagen membrane–protected graft in the repair of tibial bony defects in dogs. This study was performed using the tibial bone of dogs. After the removal of periosteum, similar holes were made with a 16-mm trephine drill (38 holes in total). For the study group, 10 holes were covered by absorbable collagen and 16 holes by amniotic membrane. In the control group, 12 holes were made and covered by the overlying soft tissue. Tibial bones were exposed after 6 and 12 weeks, and the samples were harvested and histologically processed. New bone formation was evaluated by histomorphometric study. Four Iranian mixed dogs older than 1.5 years were included in this study. The new bone formation was less in the control group when compared with the collagen group (P = .863). The collagen group showed less bone formation than the amnion group (P = .194), but this difference was not significant. However, bone formation in the amnion group was significantly more than in the control group (P = .050). Using the amniotic membrane appears to accelerate bone formation in guided bone regeneration. However, further studies should investigate its clinical impact on bone healing.
Planificación turística, promoción y sostenibilidad ambiental: el caso de España
Authors: Plumed Lasarte Marta , Gómez Bruna Diana , Martín Duque Clara
Published: April 2018

En el mercado turístico actual, la alta competencia existente entre los destinos lleva a sus responsables a invertir dinero, tiempo y esfuerzo en tratar de transmitir una buena imagen, para lo cual se desarrollan importantes estrategias de promoción. En el caso objeto de estudio del presente trabajo, España, la promoción turística del país llevada a cabo a nivel internacional desde el gobierno central ha jugado un papel importante en el desarrollo y crecimiento de España como destino turístico, que desde hace años ocupa puestos líder en rankings internacionales. El boom turístico de los años 50 supuso para España un alto nivel de ingresos y popularidad, pero también serios perjuicios en el entorno cuando todavía no se prestaba atención a la sostenibilidad de la actividad turística. Poco a poco, las estrategias promocionales en España se fueron adaptando a las necesidades del mercado y a la importancia de que el turismo fuera sostenible. Para que el desarrollo turístico de un destino sea sostenible es necesaria la implantación de planes estratégicos adecuados, y este trabajo permite, gracias al estudio de un caso real, analizar la influencia de la promoción turística en la evolución de un destino turístico hacia la sostenibilidad.
Effect of Demographic Profile and Investors Preferences on Investment in Mutual Funds
Authors: Agarwal Mayank
Published: April 2018

Investment objectives vary from individual to individual and Mutual Funds present a great number of schemes to cater to all type of investors. The ambit of services includes equity funds, debt funds, liquid funds, gilt funds and balanced funds. There are also funds intended exclusively for each age group, different income level and risk appetite investors. While investors of all classes can choose varied investment options on their own, they still opt for mutual funds for the sole aim that all gains come in a bundle. In this paper, the effects of respective demographic factors on investors’ preference for mutual fund have been examined. For evaluating various phenomena and examining the collected data effectively and efficiently for bringing out conclusions, Chi-square test has been employed. For finding out the various factors responsible for investment in mutual funds, rating was done on the basis of weighted scores.
Valuation of Financial Synergies in Mergers and Acquisitions: A Case Study of Multiple Indian Entities
Authors: Kalsie Anjala , Nagpal Aishwarya
Published: April 2018

Mergers and acquisitions are broadly undertaken to have extraneous advantages for the combined entity vis-à-vis standalone entities. The objective of the study is to evaluate the actual financial synergy realisations in case of four recent and significant MandA deals in three different sectors in India: automobile, banking, and pharmaceuticals. These are: Amtek Auto and JMT Auto; Kotak Mahindra and ING Vysya Bank; Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd and Ranbaxy Laboratories; and Express Scripts and Medco Health Solutions. Synergies are calculated for few basic parameters including revenue, expenditure, and PAT in all the four deals and also for industry-specific elementary performance indicators for proper evaluation of the industry. The results suggest Kotak Mahindra -ING Vysya Bank and Sun Pharma-Ranbaxy deals were able to realise most of the synergies that were estimated and were on the right track towards synergy realisation in the post-acquisition period. However, the Amtek Auto-JMT Auto deal couldn’t realise cost synergies as their expenditures elevated to high levels after the merger but it managed to attain lower cost of capital financial synergies. On the other hand, Express Scripts-Medco deal badly failed because it couldn’t attain revenue synergies after the merger. The study concludes with the relevant policy implications.
State-wise Assessment of Banking Frauds in India: A Study of Trends in 21st Century
Authors: Rohilla Anju
Published: April 2018

Fraud costs an arm and a leg to a bank. The bank has to face reputational, monetary loss as well as loss of customer faith. Increasing number of bank frauds arouses the interest of research to examine the current picture of the banking frauds prevailing in the states of Indian Economy. The study is extended over a period of 10 years i.e. from 2007-2016.The analysis has been done to show the trend of frauds in the 21st century. RTI is used as the primary sources of data collection and Lok Sabha starred and unstarred questions are used as secondary sources of data. The methodologies adopted for analysing the trend consists of descriptive statistics and the graphical presentation. The finding of the study shows an increasing trend in the number and amount of banking frauds in the states of India. If we go by the number and amount, Maharashtra is the most affected state of the economy but if we talk about average amount involved in fraud, Chandigarh and West Bengal fall among the most affected states of India. The study signifies the importance of strengthening the mechanism of preventing banking fraud. The government of India and RBI are recommended to frame the judicial policies for curbing the banking frauds as slow and weak judicial procedures/ prosecution provide a platform to fraudsters and delay in fraud detection provides an escape route.
Diversification of Employment in the State of Punjab: Factors and Future Prospects
Authors: Bhullar Gurinder Jit Singh , Mohan Harinder
Published: April 2018

This paper examines the diversification of the employment scenario in the state of Punjab by utilising secondary data sources collected from various government and non-governmental sources. The results of the study show that the economy of Punjab has gone through the process of structural transformation which is revealed from the changing pattern of per capita contribution in net State Domestic Product. However, the economy of Punjab has not witnessed any transformation in terms of employment generation. In this sense, the rural population in the state of Punjab largely depends on the agricultural sector. The study also identified the major factors that contributed towards the non-farm employment generation in the state of Punjab. The empirical results of the study highlighted the level of education, values of non-farm assets, and the distance of the village from the nearest town as the major contributors towards rural non-farm sector. Based on the findings, the study suggests that efforts should be made to enhance infrastructural facilities to enhance the participation in the non-farm activities. Along with this, there is a dire need to strengthen the farm and non-farm linkages to enhance better opportunities for employment in rural areas of Punjab.
QIAGEN Allprep mini RNA extraction with QIAGEN RNase-Free DNase Set. v1
Authors: not provided vggh
Published: April 2018

Validated with : rodent liver, kidney, eye, skeletal muscles, adrenal gland.
Poultry Enterprise Longitudinal Study Design for Salmonella spp. Detection v1
Authors: Crabb Helen
Published: April 2018

This protocol describes the longitudinal study design and strategy for sampling within a vertically integrated poultry enterprise
Poultry Enterprise Environmental Sampling Methodology for Salmonella spp. Detection v3
Authors: Crabb Helen
Published: April 2018

Details of envrionmental sampling methodology of different production locationswithin a broiler production enterprise. Specific details regarding the sampling methodology and samples collected are provided.
Mahkeme Kararı Olmaksızın Yurt Dışında Opere Olan Bir Cinsiyet Değişimi Vakası (Olgu Sunumu)
Authors: Atan Yusuf , Akbaba Murat , Tataroğlu Zekeriya , Asıldağ Mustafa Kenan , Daş Veysal
Published: April 2018

Cinsiyet değişiminin etiyolojisinde rol
oynayan faktörler biyolojik ve psikososyal faktörler olarak iki ana başlıkta ele
alınabilir. Bildirilen oranlara bakılarak transseksüalitenin erkeklerde
kadınlara göre 3-4 kat daha sık görüldüğü söylenebilir.

36 yaşında olgu, yurt dışında opere
olduktan sonra cinsiyet değişimi için Gaziantep Üniversitesi Adli Tıp Anabilim
Dalına başvurmuştur.

Olgu, Adli Tıp Anabilim Dallarına 'cinsiyet
değişimi' vakalarının neden sıklıkla opere olduktan başvurdukları konusunu
tartışmaya açmak amacı ile sunulmuştur.
Sosyal Bilgiler Öğretiminde Menkıbelerin Kullanılma Durumuna İlişkin Öğretmen Görüşleri
Authors: Topçu Ersin , Kaymakcı Selahattin
Published: April 2018

Dili
güzel ve etkili kullanma sanatı olarak da adlandırılan edebiyat, nazım ve
nesir temelinde çok farklı türlere ayrılır. Bunlardan birisi de nesir
türünde yazılan menkıbelerdir. “Din büyüklerinin veya tarihe geçmiş ünlü
kimselerin yaşamları ve olağanüstü davranışlarıyla ilgili hikâyeler” olarak da
tanımlanan menkıbeler, içerikleri itibariyle sosyal bilgiler öğretiminde
kullanılabilecek oldukça zengin hazinelerdir. Tarihin pek fazla bilinmeyen
dönemlerine ışık tutması, günümüzde insanlığın ihtiyaç duyduğu evrensel/milli
ahlaki değer ve davranışları öğrencilere kazandırması ve örnek insan
tipleri ortaya koyması gibi özellikleri nedeniyle sosyal bilgiler öğretiminde
menkıbelerden yararlanılmaktadır. İlgili literatür tarandığında sosyal bilgiler
öğretiminde menkıbelerin kullanımına ilişkin çalışmalarda nicelik ve nitelik
açısından birtakım sınırlılıklar bulunduğu tespit edilmiştir. Bu bağlamda
araştırmanın amacı sosyal bilgiler öğretmenlerinin menkıbelerden
yararlanma durumunu ortaya koymaktır. Araştırmada nitel metodoloji
kapsamında fenomenolojik yöntem kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın
çalışma grubunu, 2017-2018 eğitim-öğretim yılı güz yarıyılında Kastamonu,
İstanbul ve Manisa il merkezindeki 9 ortaokulda görev yapan toplam 20 sosyal
bilgiler öğretmeni oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak standartlaştırılmış açık uçlu görüşme formu kullanılmıştır.
Araştırmada elde edilen veriler içerik analizi aracılığıyla
çözümlenmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda; katılımcıların çoğunluğunun
derslerinde menkıbeleri kullandıklarını söylemekle birlikte sosyal bilgiler öğretim programı ve ders kitaplarında menkıbelere
yeterince yer verilmediğini düşündükleri ortaya çıkmıştır
La multiculturalidad en el discurso oficial y en los hechos. Valoración de lo indígena en la percepción local y en la acción institucional en la Sierra Norte de Puebla
Authors: Ramírez Puerto Andrés
Published: April 2018

En los años 70 del siglo XX, la República Mexicana, tras una política de asimilación cultural instituyó el discurso de la riqueza de la multiculturalidad de la nación. Cuarenta años después de este giro político-ideológico analizamos cual es el estado de la lengua y cultura originaria en la Sierra Norte de Puebla en cuanto a su presencia y valoración. Por un lado expongo la opinión de indígenas recogida mediante entrevistas, por otro, observo instituciones públicas y privadas presentes en la región, entre cuyas directrices supuestamente se encuentra el respeto e incluso la promoción de la multiculturalidad. Todo ello aporta evidencias de una persistente discriminación cultural, una desvalorización que ha llegado a interiorizarse por parte de los indígenas, dando como resultado un retroceso en el uso de la lengua y costumbres locales, a pesar de los esfuerzos de organizaciones indígenas por evitarlo.
La serpiente de agua en la cosmovisión y ritualidad de los ngiguas de San Marcos Tlacoyalco, Puebla, México
Authors: Gámez Espinosa María del Socorro Alejandra
Published: April 2018

La cosmovisión y la ritualidad mesoamericana han tenido como fundamento central  la naturaleza, debido a que las sociedades indígenas históricamente han basado su subsistencia en la agricultura, lo que las ha hecho altamente dependientes de los fenómenos naturales como la lluvia y la fertilidad de la tierra,  de las cuales depende el crecimiento del maíz. Por ello muchas de las antiguas deidades mesoamericanas  relacionadas con el agua siguen siendo símbolos dominantes en la cosmovisión de gran parte de los pueblos indígenas de México. Los  fenómenos naturales han sido concebidos como sujetos humanizados con voluntad propia, con los cuales se mantienen relaciones de dependencia, reciprocidad y poder tal es el caso de la  denominada Gran Víbora de agua. El objetivo de este texto es proporcionar un análisis etnográfico de las actuales configuraciones de la cosmovisión y la ritualidad indígena  entre los  ngiguás o popolocas del sureste de Puebla (México),  a partir de la descripción de un ritual propiciatorio dedicado a una deidad dadora de lluvia, llamada también la Serpiente emplumada. Consideramos que el ritual es uno de los dispositivos privilegiados para la trasmisión y reproducción de la cosmovisión.
Castigos figurados a judas y judíos en la Semana Santa española. El caso particular asturiano
Authors: Álvarez Saavedra Reinerio
Published: April 2018

En el presente trabajo se trata de determinar la extensión, contenido, razón, vigencia y caducidad de un objeto cultural consistente en una práctica que necesariamente debe ser abordada, a los efectos de suficiente comprensión, desde consideraciones hechas bajo enfoques de la Antropología, Sociología, Historia e incluso Sicología. Los elementos que la componen vienen informados a través de fuentes primarias y secundarias suficientemente autorizadas. Nos interesó el porqué de su subsistencia hasta el último tercio del siglo XX y la casi ausencia de interés académico, siquiera fuera por su peso dentro del elenco de las tradiciones locales asturianas.
Coordenar cursos de ensino superior: sitematização de comportamentos por graus de abrangência
Authors: Pinheiro Auler Rodrigues Priscilla Lourenço
Published: April 2018

Organizações buscam cargos com base nas atribuições dos que o exercem. As instituições de ensino superior, tal como as organizações, em geral, também têm seus cargos ocupados por pessoas que executam rotinas de trabalho e não conseguem, muitas vezes identificar qual a função do cargo exercido. Um desses cargos é o de coordenador de curso. Para identificar os comportamentos para exercício deste cargo foi elaborado um método em três etapas. Na primeira etapa foram selecionadas duas fontes de informação, na segunda os comportamentos foram identificados a partir de sentenças gramaticais e na terceira as sentenças foram organizadas e sistematizadas por graus de abrangência. Foram descobertos 234 comportamentos de “coordenar cursos de ensino superior”. Esses comportamentos foram organizados em conjuntos compostos por “coordenar”, e “coordenar cursos de ensino superior”. A descoberta dos mesmos possibilitou identificar lacunas em relação as funções efetivas do coordenador sendo possível discutir sobre as implicações de coordenar uma instituição de ensino superior.
Do berço ao berçário: uma travessia complexa
Authors: Marques Circe Mara , Pisoni Unger Tamara , Lenz Ziede Mariangela
Published: April 2018

Este artigo trata da adaptação escolar na educação infantil. Teve como objetivo discutir a importância da participação da família na adaptação da criança na escola e o modo como se concretiza essa participação. A pesquisa, de ordem qualitativa, envolveu um estudo de caso, realizado em uma escola pública de Educação Infantil, localizada na região da grande Porto Alegre. A coleta de dados ocorreu por meio de observações e de entrevistas semiestruturadas com a gestora, as professoras e familiares das crianças. Os resultados mostraram que as escolas investem mais esforços na decoração do espaço e na invenção de estratégias para separar a criança dos pais do que em escutar e construir relações com as famílias. O choro é visto como sendo o principal problema, desconsiderando outros modos da criança expressar seus sentimentos. A escola não precisa (e não deve) apressar o afastamento entre a criança e a família, mas ao contrário, usufruir desses momentos para construir laços e aprender sobre os modos como os pais lidam com seus filhos nas diferentes situações. A travessia do berço à escola é um fenômeno complexo que envolve uma rede de relações na tessitura de um projeto compartilhado.Fapesc
Saberes docentes e complexidade: em busca de uma natureza comum
Authors: De Pinho Maria José , Da Silva Bruno Leite
Published: April 2018

O presente artigo tem o objetivo de apresentar os conceitos de saberes docentes trabalhados por Maurice Tardif e indagá-los acerca de sua natureza para que se possa compreender seu sentido nuclear e, assim, buscar sua ampliação a partir do pensamento complexo de Edgar Morin. Dessa forma, constrói-se um debate sobre o contexto social em que tais saberes são formados, o papel do próprio sujeito na construção destes saberes e, posteriormente, uma aproximação entre o pensamento de Tardif e Morin. Para tanto, realizou-se uma pesquisa bibliográfica com abordagem qualitativa, viabilizando o confronto das perspectivas dos dois autores. Como resultado, propõe-se uma nova perspectiva, mediante a qual se reconheça a complexidade dentro da formação dos saberes docentes, considerando os operadores cognitivos da mesma.
Interação universidade e escola: o estágio supervisionado como possibilidade de uma prática transdisciplinar
Authors: Da Costa Aires Berenice Feitosa , Suanno João Henrique
Published: April 2018

Este artigo apresenta os resultados de um trabalho inovador, desenvolvido no Projeto de Extensão Interação Universidade e Escola, vinculado ao Estágio Curricular do Curso de Pedagogia da Universidade Federal do Tocantins (UFT), aplicado na Escola Municipal Benedita Galvão, em Palmas, Tocantins. Para a análise dos discursos que impregnam as práticas interdisciplinares, desenvolvidas no ano de 2016, foram realizadas entrevistas com grupos focais (estagiárias do Curso de Pedagogia-UFT), e feita a análise documental dos relatórios finais de estágio que apresentam os resultados das práticas aplicadas no projeto de Interação Universidade e Escola. Baseamos a nossa argumentação nas teorias e propostas paradigmáticas dos seguintes autores: Pimenta (2004), Morin (2000, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015), Suanno, J. H. (2013a, 20013b, 2015a, 2015b), Suanno, M.V.R. (2014, 2015), Moraes (2008), Torre (2005, 2012) e outros. Pretendeu-se problematizar como o processo formativo de professores articula pensamento complexo, interdisciplinaridade e transdisciplinaridade na ação das estagiárias nas práticas pedagógicas das atividades de estágio curricular nos anos iniciais do Ensino Fundamental. Constatou-se que os entrevistados consideram relevante a inserção de Estágio Curricular por meio de Projetos de Extensão que promovam a articulação entre Escola e Universidade, vinculando formação inicial e continuada no desenvolvimento de suas ações
Race, Politics, and Public Safety: A Panel Study of U.S. Highway Patrol and State Police Strength, 1981-2015
Authors: Malone Chad A.
Published: April 2018

This study assesses the social, political, economic, and traffic-/travel-related predictors of sworn highway patrol and state police strength in the United States between 1981 and 2015. Fixed-effects estimates based on analyses of 1,635 state-years indicate that theoretical accounts centered on racial threat theory, partisan politics, and gendered politics in part explain variation in this outcome. Findings suggest that changes in population density, the tax base, the percentage of the population without a high school degree, violent crime rates, and spending on social welfare at the state level, as well as shifts in local law enforcement strength, also influence state police and patrol organization strength over this period. Surprisingly, fluctuations in the number of state traffic fatalities per million vehicle miles traveled and the number of driver’s licenses per 100,000 state population—two seemingly important traffic-/travel-related factors—have no impact on the rate of state police and patrol officers per 100,000 population.
Graphing the Self: An application of graph theory to memetic self-mapping in psychotherapy
Authors: Robertson Lloyd Hawkeye , McFadden Robert Cassin
Published: April 2018

The benefits of using mathematical concepts are frequently overlooked in qualitative inquiry. In this paper Graph Theory (GT) is applied to a series of two dimensional representations of the self used to illustrate the therapeutic progress of a suicidal youth and to a young mother coping with depression.  These self-maps are shown to be equivalent to GT networks with the memes of the self-maps corresponding to GT vertices, the pair-wise relationships between memes corresponding to GT edges, and the time evolution of the self-mapping diagrams corresponding to GT sequence analysis. Consideration is given to the notion that the self so mapped functions as a small world network with emotive psychological triggers serving as “long range” connections. The advantages of using an interactive Graphical User Interface and GT metrics for client centered therapy and future research applications in social science are discussed.
DOES THE GLOBAL NORTH STILL DOMINATE WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZING? A NETWORK ANALYSIS FROM 1978 TO 2008*
Authors: Hughes Melanie M. , Paxton Pamela , Quinsaat Sharon , Reith Nicholas
Published: April 2018

Over the last century, women increasingly transcended national boundaries to exchange information, build solidarity, and bring change. Accounts suggest that as women's international presence expanded, the types of women who participated also shifted. During the first wave of women's movements, White Western women dominated, but over time women of the Global South increasingly organized themselves. Yet we do not know whether North-South inequalities in women's organizational membership have diminished. We collect longitudinal network data on 447 women's international nongovernmental organizations (WINGOs) and use visual tools and network measures to explore changes in the network structure from 1978 to 2008. Results suggest (1) WINGOs—while increasing in frequency—are not connecting to greater numbers of countries, (2) the North/South split in WINGO memberships does not change over time, (3) significant power differences between the North and South persist, and (4) substantial inequalities in WINGO memberships within the Global South also exist.
BIG GUNS OR BIG TALK? HOW THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION MATTERS FOR CONCEAL CARRY WEAPONS LAWS*
Authors: Steidley Trent
Published: April 2018

Social movement organizations (SMOs) often aim to influence society through policy change. However, policy change may actually be the result of public opinion, political opportunities, or other factors, thus creating a spurious relationship between SMO activity and policy outcomes. Interestingly, the power of the National Rifle Association (NRA) to influence policy is often assumed but seldom tested. Drawing on social movement and political-sociological theories of policy change, this study assesses NRA influence on state-level firearm policy outcomes using the case of concealed carry weapons (CCW) laws. Using event-history analyses, I find the NRA does influence CCW laws, but its effect is mediated by public opinion, political ideologies, competitive elections, and political opportunities. Issue-specific public opinion and political ideologies also interact with one another to influence CCW laws. These findings build upon a growing literature that illustrates how SMOs interact with political contexts to generate policy change.
SOLIDARITY OR SCHISM: IDEOLOGICAL CONGRUENCE AND THE TWITTER NETWORKS OF EGYPTIAN ACTIVISTS*
Authors: Abul-Fottouh Deena , Fetner Tina
Published: April 2018

Social movement scholarship on the role of coalitions in advancing social change claims that communication across ideological boundaries can foster a collective identity among diverse groups of activists. New communications technology, especially activists' widespread adoption of social media, calls into question whether these claims apply equally to online social media-based coalitions. Using the case of the Egyptian revolution in the Arab Spring, we conduct a series of social network analyses of the Twitter networks of activists. We find that social movement coalitions theory accurately predicts the conditions under which coalitions form and dissolve for online activists, as it does for on-the-ground activists. Among activists of diverse ideologies, we identify a pattern of solidarity in the early days of the revolutionary period, followed by a period of schism after a military crackdown on protestors. This research extends social movement theory to the sphere of digital activism.
Maternal and fetal outcome of Placenta Previa at a tertiary centre in North Kerala, India
Authors: C. Mohammed Sidhiq
Published: April 2018

Background: Placenta previa is defined as placenta that is implanted somewhere in the lower uterine segment either over or very near the internal cervical os. Placenta previa and coexistent accrete syndromes contribute substantively to maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality.Methods: This study was conducted in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology during the period from June 2016 to May 2017 including antenatal patients of 24 weeks of gestation regardless of their parity. They would be selected from the same O.P day as that of case in a 1:4 case: control manner. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS version 16.0 for Windows.Results: Age, booking status, Gestational age at delivery and gravidity was comparable between the two groups. The risk for placenta praevia was more among patients with a previous history of CS. Risk for antepartum bleeding was significantly higher among cases of placenta praevia. CS rate and proportion of patients who required blood transfusion was significantly high among cases. Intraoperative and postoperative complications were significantly higher among cases. There was no significant difference in neonatal death rate and NICU admission rate between the two groups.Conclusions: Incidence of placenta previa is 0.78%. There is significant association with placenta previa and maternal morbidity, first trimester and second trimester bleeding increased blood transfusions, need for caesarean section, prolonged hospital stay, previous caesarean section, previous dilatation and curettage, placenta accreta, postoperative complications and NICU admission. Measures to reduce the primary caesarean section rate should be adopted.
Incidence of wound infection in common paediatric day care surgeries following a no-antibiotic protocol: a viable recommendation for a public hospital in India
Authors: Kekre Geeta , Dikshit Vishesh , Kothari Paras , Mudkhedkar Kedar , Gupta Abhaya , Patil Prashant
Published: April 2018

Background: The use of broad spectrum antibiotic administered intravenously 1 hour before incision has a well-established role in preventing surgical site infection following major surgeries. However, the benefit of this practice in clean, day care surgeries is less clear. The aim of the our study is to determine the incidence of wound infection in paediatric day care surgeries where antibiotics were not used. The objective of the present study was to observe the rate of Surgical Site Infection in paediatric day care surgery at a tertiary care public hospital where prophylactic antibiotics are not used empirically.Methods: We reviewed all paediatric patients undergoing day care common procedures namely herniotomy, open orchiopexy, circumcision and other minor procedures such as lymph node biopsy, lipoma excision, mucous retention cyst excision and dermoid cyst excision at our institute in a public hospital between January 2015 and December 2016.  Those with heart diseases requiring infective endocarditis prophylaxis, those with immunosuppression and those who had received antibiotics perioperatively for any reason other than treatment of surgical site infection were excluded. Surgical site infection (SSI) was classified as superficial or deep as defined by the Centre For Disease Control (CDC). Results: A total of 576 paediatric patients underwent clean day- care procedures at our institute between January 2015 and December 2016, of which 478 patients met the inclusion criteria and were included in the study. 2 (0.41%) of these 478 patients developed surgical site infection. 1 patient had serous discharge at one point along the suture line while the other developed pus and required debridement.Conclusions: Clean day- care surgeries in children can be carried out safely without the empiric use of perioperative antibiotics even in the setting of a public hospital in a developing country.
Approach to hernial defect in laparoscopic incisional hernia repair
Authors: N. A. Nijas , Koppad Sanjay N.
Published: April 2018

Background: Ventral hernias are the second most common type of abdominal hernias and account for approximately 10% of all hernias. Recurrence rates after open suture repair have been reported to be as high as 31% to 49%. Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (LVHR) has been reported to have reduced recurrence rates as compared to open mesh repair, reduced infection rate, shorter recovery time and hospital stay. During LVHR, closure of the hernial defect is a contentious issue. Author describe our observations with the closure of hernial defect in LVHR in comparison to non-closure of defects in relation to seroma, pain, ileus, and recurrence.Methods: An observational study of closure versus non-closure of hernial defect in laparoscopic ventral hernia mesh repair was conducted in 81 patients from March 2016 to March 2017. Ventral hernia repair with mesh was done without closure of defect in 32 cases as compared to 49 cases in which closure of defect was done.Results: Seroma, pain, ileus and recurrence incidence are less in closure of defect in comparison to non-closure of defect in present study.Conclusions: With increasing experience, different theories and techniques have been described by different surgeons to overcome the intra operative and postoperative problems. During LVHR, closure of the hernial defect is a contentious issue. Closure of defect in the experience decreases rate of seroma formation. Closure of defect induce more post-operative pain but may be superior with regard to other important surgical outcomes. Duration of follow up is inadequate to conclude about incidence of recurrence in present study.
Patrimonio cultural y el diseño: el caso de un sistema producto para el sitio arqueológico de Cochasqui, Ecuador
Authors: Burbano Iván Patricio
Published: April 2018

Este ensayo resume un trabajo realizado por la Universidad San Francisco de Quito y el Connecticut College en 2010, que consistió en el desarrollo de un sistema producto sobre el sitio arqueológico de Cochasquí (Quito, Ecuador). Está constituido por un tour virtual en 3D, modelos 3D de 360º de las cerámicas del sitio, animaciones 3D de la relación de los solsticios y equinoccios con las pirámides del sitio, videojuegos que relatan acontecimientos históricos,recopilación de videos y fotografías del lugar, así como entrevistas, todo esto junto en un sitio web a disposición del público. La elaboración del proyecto representó un reto ante la escasez de datos y la existencia de información contradictoria. Sin embargo, la aproximación multifacética del proyecto proporciona al usuario información que le permite generar su propia interpretación del sitio.
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Authors: Burgos Hugo Demetrio , Castellanos Santiago Raúl , Garzón Anamaría , Klein Christine
Published: April 2018

En esta sección, realizamos una reflexión meta sobre todo el número. Algo importante para los editores es reconocer las distintas formas de escritura y argumentación académica, así como buscar extenderlas en su capacidad de dialogar entre áreas de conocimiento, prácticas y modos de hacer y pensar. Por ello hemos organizado el libro en cuatro secciones. 'Akademus' es donde se presentan papers o textos académicos construidos bajo esquemas tradicionales de investigación, pero que proponen innovadoras formas de investigar constructos teóricos o metodológicos. 'Radar' busca ser el foro de investigaciones aplicadas, pero que construyen un conocimiento al servicio del campo de estudio, no de clientes. Es la manera académica de problematizar los procesos, los productos y las prioridades de áreas profesionales. 'Videre' es un espacio para obras visuales, ya sea como productos de creadores visuales, o como trabajos de curadores. Su fin no es decorativo, más bien busca empujar argumentos de discusión desde una experiencia estética. Finalmente, 'Praxis' es la intersección entre teoría y práctica, donde se presentan obras y sus creadores en las áreas de las artes, diseño, cine, etc., pero que provocan nuevas formas de conocimiento a partir de su exhibición, consumo, distribución.
(Algunas) Reflexiones sobre los estudios de performance en la academia
Authors: Garzón Mantilla Anamaría
Published: April 2018

En esta edición de post(s) presentamos algunos ensayos que somatizan nociones de performance y performatividad. La convocatoria de esta serie monográfica es abierta y no todos los temas entran en ese paraguas; sin embargo, esos ensayos performados, performativos y performáticos son un síntoma que quisiéramos que sea viral y se disperse en las siguientes ediciones, pues proponen maneras de investigar y crear a través/desde/con1 el cuerpo, desdoblando tejidos disciplinares almidonados por la tradición. Estos ensayos se abren como cajas de herramientas para pensar la propia identidad como performance, para entender cómo los archivos de lo invisible, los gestos, construyen sentidos. Hablan de la performatividad del lenguaje, usando a las palabras como objetos, haciendo que no signifiquen tanto por su carga semántica, sino por su condición escultórica. También hay ensayos que hablan de la manera en que los artefactos influyen en la performatividad de lo cotidiano y ensayos con historias incompletas, construidas con el cuerpo en movimiento, con tránsitos que no se terminan.
Textual and Visual Analysis of Latin America’s Official, Online Climate Change News Articles: A Complementary Study
Authors: Viteri Fátima , Pérez María Gabriela , Serrano Sofía
Published: April 2018

Las noticias oficiales sobre cambio climático (CC) implícitamente educan a los lectores. En un estudio previo se reconstruyeron representaciones educativas emergentes de sus textos (14) e imágenes (35) a través de análisis de contenido cualitativo. El presente estudio expande dicho análisis a través del análisis de contenido cuantitativo. Un resultado prominente demuestra que los textos incluyen principalmente datos, objetivos, causas y consecuencias del CC lo que se limita a conocimientos y comprensión. La producción de noticias se mantiene baja y orientada hacia la política. Se recomienda mayor estudio incluyendo otros productores de noticias sobre CC.
Supernatural, aburrimiento e historia
Authors: Ribadeneira Vargas Wendy , Parreño Christian
Published: April 2018

Según Fredric Jameson, el aburrimiento es un "útil instrumento para explorar el pasado, y establecer un encuentro con el presente" (Jameson, 1991, p. 303). Es decir, en el estudio de la historia, lo que se ha olvidado es tan significativo como lo que se conserva y oficializa como memoria. Al agotar lo célebre —el hartazgo con los clásicos—, se da espacio a lo que no calificó para la posteridad debido a que en el momento de su estimación fue percibido como irrelevante.
[Catja] Fragmentos para un diario filmado
Authors: Kueva Fabiano
Published: April 2018

[catja] opera como un dispositivo de lo cotidiano, como una trama audiovisual de detonantes poéticos y gérmenes narrativos, en pos de un texto ficcional posible pero no unívoco ni unísono. relaciones cuerpo/espacio/tiempo/poder y estancias en lugares comunes públicos/privados/íntimos se van acumulando literal, metafórica y electrónicamente. son signos de la tensión irresoluble entre la ciudad deseada y la ciudad cierta, que nos quedan tras una deriva, un sobrevuelo o un naufragio. entonces, el registro se convierte en su evidencia, vestigio o secreto. entonces, un mapa se convierte en su script y viceversa
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Authors: Burgos Hugo , Castellanos Santiago , Viteri Juan Pablo
Published: April 2018

Esta sección es una reflexión sobre la tercera edición de post(s). Link se construye a partir de una conversación entre el Comité Editorial de la revista y un invitado. Los temas tratados en este texto pasan por los ejercicios de traducción, las formas de crear conocimiento, el potencial de la academia y la relación inseparable entre práctica y teoría.
Todos los territorios
Authors: Rosero Contreras Paul
Published: April 2018

Este es un ensayo visual que reúne fotografías en 35 mm tomadas desde 1999 a 2017 en Brasil, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile y Ecuador.
La radio musical entra a internet
Authors: Wall Tim
Published: April 2018

Este ensayo explora cómo la idea de la radio musical ha cambiado profundamente en la última década. Ofrece ejemplos de la forma en que los servicios de radio musical tradicionales han tratado de negociar su transmisión vía internet; junto con una investigación más detallada de los nuevos servicios de música, los cuales imitan o modifican la experiencia de escuchar radio. No obstante, debemos ser cuidadosos para evitar el supuesto de que son las propias tecnologías las que determinan la forma en que se han desarrollado la radio musical y los servicios de radio vía internet. En muchos sentidos, la experiencia del escucha de servicios como Last.fm es superficialmente similar a la generada por una estación de radio tradicional, pero sus diferencias –una transmisión continua de música sin interrupciones de DJ– representan una revolución en la radio musical. Por ejemplo, el servicio de streaming de música de Last.fm se basó en la idea de listas de reproducción personalizadas creadas a partir de "mapas musicales" compartidos. Estos y otras modificaciones son indicadores de cambios fundamentales en la forma en que la economía política organiza la producción, la distribución y el consumo de la cultura.
Borges y el concepto de lo político
Authors: Plot Martin
Published: April 2018

En este artículo, se interroga la manera en la que el autor argentino Jorge Luis Borges puede y debe ser leído no como un escritor político sino como un escritor de lo político (así como muchas veces un artista conceptual no es un artista político sino un artista de lo político)—esto es, no un escritor o un artista que interviene en los conflictos visibles de su tiempo (a pesar de que esto Borges también lo hizo, mayormente con resultados poco interesantes y hasta profundamente desagradables) o un escritor o un artista que describe procesos políticos visibles de su y de otros tiempos (aunque esto también Borges lo hizo, con resultados mucho más lúdicos y sugerentes), sino un escritor o un artista que interroga el enigma de la institución de la sociedad, el enigma que está en el centro de la preocupación del pensamiento y la filosofía política en su lidiar con lo invisible de lo visible, con el sentido de aquello que aparece, desaparece o reaparece, que es invisibilizado o revelado como visible, en la vida colectiva. Esta lectura política de Borges se hace en diálogo con la teorización que Carl Schmitt, Hannah Arendt y Claude Lefort hicieran del concepto de lo político.
New Freshwater Aquaculture Systems in the Red River Delta of Vietnam: Evolution of a Key Role in Food Systems and Rural Development
Authors: Van Huong Nguyen , Cuong Tran Huu , Thu Tran Thi Nang , Lebailly Philippe
Published: April 2018

Freshwater aquaculture production systems are closely related to Integrated Agriculture Aquaculture systems. The systems are traditionally integrated with crop production, horticulture, and livestock husbandry. Improved aquaculture systems are currently able to not only improve the nutrients of local farmers' diets and economic conditions, but are also able to create employment opportunities and lead to better resource‐utilization and rural development. This paper aims to present the changes in food systems affected by the rapidly developing freshwater aquaculture in northern Vietnam. It will shed light on how the aquaculture system plays various roles in supporting agrarian livelihoods, their relationships to well‐being, and food security using a clear example of small‐scale aquaculture in a province of the Red River Delta. The challenges and opportunities presented to small‐scale producers and culture systems are assessed, and the likely future of small‐scale freshwater production systems is discussed and forecast.

Combining historical, adaptive, and systematic approaches, the study revealed the features and characteristics of inland aquaculture systems at the household level over a decade of the evolutionary process (1997–2015). By investigating 151 aquaculture households in two representative districts of the region, the three existing systems are identified: VAC system (23%) (whereby V=vuon‐gardens (horticulture), A=Ao‐ponds (aquaculture) and C=Chuong‐animal sheds/pens (livestock husbandry)); aquaculture/livestock (AF) system (43%); and the commercially intensive fish culture (FS) system (34%). Beyond the positive benefits to the food system and rural development, potential considerably exists for further aquaculture integration within VAC systems in the region, which will contribute to poverty reduction and improvement of the livelihoods of small‐scale rural farmers.
What shapes the governance of the dairy value chain in Vietnam? Insights from Ba‐Vì milkshed (Hanoi)
Authors: Nguyen Mai‐Huong , Duteurtre Guillaume , Moustier Paule
Published: April 2018

Vietnam has experienced a rapid growth in the dairy sector since the early 2000s. However, the organization of the sector is said to be inequitable and its motivational mechanisms are not sufficient to ensure the development of smallholder farmers. To assess smallholders' prospects in the upgrading process of the whole dairy sector, we conducted a study in Ba‐Vì district, the largest “milkshed” in the Red River Delta, which has undergone a remarkable transition from state‐owned concentrated production to smallholder farms. The study focuses on value chain governance and upgrading strategies. The local dairy value chain is dominated by smallholders and characterized by contractual relations between private milk collectors and industrial, semi‐industrial, and cottage processors. The local chain is featured by a mixed relational‐captive governance pattern. Relational governance characterizes the two sub‐channels in which small‐scale industries operate. Captive governance describes the leading role of a medium‐size dairy firm that has invested in UHT processing facilities and benefited from support from the local government. The strong role of public authorities and some challenges for chain upgrading are discussed.
Land, State, and Society in Laos: Ethnographies of Land Policies
Authors: Petit Pierre
Published: April 2018

Land policies are a contentious topic in Laos. The banning of swidden agriculture in the 1990s prompted widespread resettlements, while land allocation was implemented during the same period; the following decade saw massive land grabs. Unfavorable to small farmers, these processes transformed everyday social relations with land, which used to be managed at the village level but presently fall more and more within the administration's domain. However, State employees are not alone in using a new lexicon to refer to land issues; those impacted by such measures are also adopting it to protect themselves, sometimes with relative success. Gossip and rumor can affect the authorities' decisions. And land policies can never be implemented without vernacularization, which ends up constructing a practical order on land negotiated—in uneven terms—by the local administration and the local actors. Ethnographic case studies throughout Laos illustrate how the state has become an inescapable mediator between people and land, transforming the social fabric and reshaping people's agency.
The appearance of pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis on dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
Authors: Fathala Ahmed , Alduraibi Alaa
Published: April 2018

Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan has been widely
used as standard method of assessing bone density. Artefacts and incidental
findings are frequently encountered on the DEXA scan images, some of which may
affect bone mineral density values and the others are only of incidental
findings. In this case report, we present a 44-year-old male diagnosed with pulmonary
microlithiasis that was confirmed on a transbronchial biopsy. To
our knowledge, we report the first case in the literature, describing the
appearance of pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis on DEXA scan with brief review
of literature on both pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis and artifacts and
incidental findings encountered on DEXA scan.