bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Ecological aspects and genetic diversity of Shorea balangeran in two forest types of Muara Kendawangan Nature Reserve, West Kalimantan, Indonesia
Authors: INDRIANI FITRI , SIREGAR ULFAH J , MATRA DEDEN D , SIREGAR ISKANDAR Z
Published: March 2019

Abstract. Indriani F, Siregar U, Matra DD, Siregar IZ. 2019. Ecological aspects and genetic diversity of Shorea balangeran in two forest types of Muara Kendawang Nature Reserve, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 20: 482-488. Shorea balangeran (balangeran) belongs to the Dipterocarpaceae family that is distributed naturally in Indonesia with a wide range of ecological conditions including peat swamp and heath forests. Good adaptability of S. balangeran remains unknown concerning molecular (genetic) responses that are important to provide scientific knowledge for supporting forest restoration, especially for peatland restoration efforts. The main objective of this research was to analyze the ecological aspects and genetic diversity of S. balangeran in two types of forests, namely: peat forests (wetland) and heath forests (dry land). Field research was conducted in Muara Kendawangan Nature Reserve, West Kalimantan following standard vegetation analysis by establishing purposively sample plots (50 m x 50 m). Genetic diversity was assessed by RAPD analysis using ten random polymorphic primers. Results showed that both in heath and peat forests, S. balangeran was dominant, but only at pole and tree stages indicating that poor regeneration capacity of S. balangeran. This finding also confirmed the critically endangered status of S. balangeran as listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Genetic analysis using RAPD did not show a clustering of S. balangeran between peat forest and heath forest populations, indicating that S. balangeran has good adaptability to grow in both forest types.
Nutritional component of Barbonymus balleroides: A wild fresh water fish from Indonesia
Authors: ANITA SYAHFITRI , HARYONO HARYONO , WAHYUDEWANTORO GEMA
Published: March 2019

Abstract. Anita S, Haryono, Wahyudewantoro G. 2019. Nutritional component of Barbonymus balleroides: A wild fresh water fish from Indonesia. Biodiversitas 20: 581-588. Barbonymus balleroides is a native species of fish from Indonesia that threatens by overfishing activity and habitat damage whereas little is known about its nutritional information. This study aimed to evaluate the nutritional content of wild barb fish that was collected from two different sites in Indonesia. Fishes were collected from Serayu and Cipunagara River. The body part of fishes was grouped and weighted to identify the ratio. Proximate composition was determined for flesh and byproduct parts. Flesh parts of fish were then examined for mineral content, fatty acid, and amino acid profile. Barb fish samples mainly form Cipunagara River contain high protein compare to several Indonesian freshwater fishes that commonly consumed. Flesh samples from both fish group were the heaviest part followed by its edible byproduct that often wasted. The amount of moisture and protein were higher in the flesh parts while byproduct showed higher content of fat and ash. Both samples contained a dominant amount of macro elements K and P. Fatty acid profile of flesh samples showed essential fatty acid that is good for human health. Amino acid profile showed the most dominant amino acid found in both samples was glutamic acid.
New record of Grateloupia taiwanensis S.-M. Lin et H.-Y. Liang in Vietnam: Evidence of morphological observation and rbcL sequence analysis
Authors: XUAN-NGUYEN XUAN-VY , NGUYEN TRUNG-HIEU , DAO VIET-HA , LIAO LAWRENCE
Published: March 2019

Abstract. Nguyen XV, Nguyen TH, Dao VH, Liao L. 2019. New record of Grateloupia taiwanensis S.-M. Lin et H.-Y. Liang in Vietnam: Evidence of morphological observation and rbcL sequence analysis. Biodiversitas 20: 688-695. Members of Grateloupia show highly diverse morphological traits, and this makes species classification more difficult.  Samples were found growing with other marine algae nearshore, 3–5 m depth at Da Nang City. Morphological observation of vegetative and reproductive structures as well as phylogenetic analysis based on the large subunit of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate-carboxylase-oxygenase (rbcL) sequence confirmed its identification.  Phylogeny of members of Grateloupia inferred from Bayesian Inference, Maximum Likelihood, Maximum Parsimony and Neighbour Joining indicated materials collected in Vietnam compared well with known G. taiwanensis from the type locality, with very little sequence divergence. Grateloupia taiwanensis S.-M. Lin et H.-Y. Liang is therefore reported for the first time from Vietnam.
A new trophic interaction between invasive weed, its biological control agent, and local insects: A case study of Chromolaena odorata
Authors: RIZALI AKHMAD , HADI MOCHAMMAD SYAMSUL , PUDJIANTO PUDJIANTO , BUCHORI DAMAYANTI
Published: March 2019

Abstract. Authors. 2019. A new trophic interaction between invasive weed, its biological control agent, and local insects: a case study of Chromolaena odorata. Biodiversitas 20: 1006-1011. Invasive species have been known to cause biotic homogenization. The presence of Chromolaena odorata, an alien invasive weed, in agricultural habitat has outcompeted many crop plants. The presence of alien invasive weed creates a new trophic interaction especially with local herbivores as well as other associate insects. This study was aimed to investigate a new trophic interaction that has been established between C. odorata, its introduced biological control agent, and local insects. The research was conducted in various land-use types in both of Arjuno and Bromo mountain landscape. In each landscape, we surveyed the population density of C. odorata and its biological control agent (a gall fly, Cecidochares connexa) as well as observed the diversity and abundance of other insects associated with C. odorata. Samples were taken along the transect lines at various altitudinal gradients, from 400 to 1100 m asl. In total, 124 species of insects were found associated with C. odorata which include herbivores, parasitoids, and predators. The difference of land-use types affected the population density of C. odorata but not its herbivores (i.e. C. connexa and aphids). A new association was found between the introduced insect, C. connexa and local parasitoids. The field survey also discovered new associations between the invasive weed with local herbivores such as aphids that are found with high abundance. The aphids were found to have a symbiosis interaction with ants such as Anoplolepis gracilipes (invasive species) and Dolichoderus thoracicus. In conclusion, the ecological consequence of the presence of invasive weed species is the shaping of a new trophic interaction with local insects, even with other invasive ant species. This interaction arguably is part of an ecological process that formed an equilibrium interaction which may cause either a negative or positive impact on C. odorata.
A Rare Cause of Fever of Unknown Origin: Reverse Shapiro’s Syndrome
Authors: Dag Huseyin , Turkmenoglu Yelda , Uzunhan Tugce Aksu , Erdogan Edebali , Ugurlar Ozge Yapıcı , Gedik Habip
Published: March 2019

Reverse Shapiro’s syndrome is described as unexplained hyperthermia coexisting with agenesis of the corpus callosum. Its pathophysiology dwells on the role of dopaminergic hypersensitivity caused by hypothalamic dysfunction. Until now, only 5 cases have been described in the literature as reverse Shapiro’s syndrome. We present a case of a 6-month-old girl who is now the sixth patient described in the literature. A 6-month-old female patient was admitted to the pediatrics unit for fever of unknown origin. Her fever occurred 2-3 times a day on average between 38°C and 39.5°C, and lasted for 1-2 hours. The fever was not diurnal, and antipyretics or staying in an air-conditioned room had no effect. She also had 2 convulsions during her hospital stay. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was requested owing to the patient’s convulsion history and retarded development. The cranial MRI showed diffuse hypoplasia of the corpus callosum in the midline sagittal T2-weighted image. T1-weighted imaging showed hypointensity due to delayed myelination of the genu of the corpus callosum (Figure 2, white arrow), which should normally appear hyperintense like the posterior limb of the internal capsule. Although dopamine agonists and serotonin agonists are recommended for the treatment, the rate of response to medical treatment is very low. Our patient did not benefit from cyproheptadine and methyl prednisolone.
Yeast Species Mediated Bioprocesses and Bio-Products for Biotechnological Application
Authors: Srivastava Rajesh K.
Published: March 2019

Yeast as unicellular organism, has shown multiple application due to exhibition of noble ability in its cells. And engineered yeast has found more suitability in bioprocesses application as well as adverse conditions adaptation. Different types of yeast strains showed their best capability to adapt the salt and sugar rich environment with their optimal growth capability. These strains, used as suitable and novel cell factories for production of value added bio-products (via utilization of fermentation processes) and also for different types of bioprocesses. Application of yeast species in biotechnology field, enhanced in current periods, due to conversion of its wild to engineer strain, suitable for bioprocesses utilization and also for different types of biochemical synthesis. Different yeast species identified due to known their genetic, regulatory mechanism and also competitive metabolic pathways. In this regards, different type of engineering approaches (for genetic or pathways modification), applied to construct the optimal and suitable cell factories for different types of bioprocesses as utilized in different sectors (foods with mineral or protein rich, bread, brewing, cosmetics, chemical, agriculture, pharmacy and distillation industries) via improving the quality of bio-products. Further, in silico designed based metabolic engineering technique showed the improvement in performance of yeast strain. System and synthetic biology with engineering approaches applied to further improve the yeast mediated bioprocesses as well as biochemical products formation for industrial or biotechnological application. Some bio-products such as functional bio-molecule, different types of alcoholic biofuels, organic acids and enzymes etc are good examples of yeast mediated biochemicals products, utilized more frequently in our life. Author will focus recent research and development on bio-product formation or bioprocesses with their regulatory control mechanism in different yeast strains.
Rhetoric in sustainability report at PT Krakatau Steel Indonesia.
Authors: Putra Rediyanto , Sumadi Sumadi , Wijayanti Rahma Rina , Pratiwi Berlina Yudha , Ardhiarisca Oryza
Published: March 2019

This research was motivated by the implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities at PT. Krakatau Steel, having suffered losses for five consecutive years. The objective of this study is to understand and prove the use of rhetorical communication techniques in the sustainability report by PT Krakatau Steel (public limited company). The data were taken from the sustainability report of PT Krakatau Steel from 2012 until 2016. This research uses qualitative approach with interpretive method. The analysis was done by means of a semiotic analysis of Charles Sanders Pierce. The result of semiotics studies, on the sustainability report of PT Krakatau Steel in 2012 until 2016 successfully proves that sustainability report is made as the company's rhetorical story. Rhetorical story on sustainability report of PT Krakatau Steel from 2012 to 2016 is structured for the purpose of three main objectives: (1) obtaining a form of recognition of legitimacy from external parties, (2) creating a positive image of the company conveyed to external parties, and (3) negative image disappearance
La précarité : un analyseur des chantiers dans les sciences sociales critiques
Authors: Mazières-Vaysse Adrien , Mensitieri Giulia , Tasset Cyprien
Published: March 2019

Pour les chercheurs et les chercheuses en sciences sociales ayant le désir de produire des savoirs critiques sur les transformations contemporaines du travail et des groupes sociaux, la notion de précarité est incontournable, mais aussi problématique. 

Avant de présenter les contributions de ce dossier, les auteur·e·s dressent, dans cette introduction, un bref inventaire des différents sens que peut revêtir la notion de précarité, tant dans le champ académique que dans le vaste halo des discours journalistique et politique. En effet, à la fin des années 1970, dès les premières occurrences de la notion, celle-ci se diffracte en diverses acceptions qui peuvent renvoyer à une manière de désigner les formes particulières d’emploi en lien avec le développement de nouvelles formes de pauvreté, à l’émergence d’un nouveau sujet politique dans un capitalisme en mutation ou encore aux modes de vie marginaux inspirés par le refus du travail. Objet d’une circulation internationale dans les sciences sociales et le champ militant, la notion de précarité est réappropriée dans de nombreux pays et nous revient aujourd’hui chargée de sens diversifiés, à l’origine de ce dossier. La précarité renvoie ainsi aux défaillances contemporaines de la société salariale, aux subjectivités produites par les nouveaux dispositifs de travail et, enfin, à la vulnérabilité, aux interdépendances dont procède des interrogations en termes de care et de subsistance.
My Boss is an App
Authors: Poier Salvatore
Published: March 2019

In this self-ethnographic text, the author tells us about his precarious experience both as a doctor without a position and as a driver for Uber and Lyft in Pittsburgh. He shows the striking ability of platforms to capture the lives of its subjects-workers and to extend their availability by manipulating their perception of possible rewards. The author thus exposes how platforms overburden workers in terms of the constant availability required from them, and shows what ensues from it: an appropriation of the present, invaded by the urgency to do, to be there, at all cost, in the hope of obtaining a fare, a situation that is not so different from the effects entailed by precariousness in the field of academia.
A Spatial Study of Waisai Central Business District, in response to Raja Ampat’s tourism potential, West Papua
Authors: Firmandhani Satriya Wahyu , Indriastjario I. , Susanti Retno , Rahmi Humaira M.
Published: March 2019

This study aims to analyze the Waisai district in terms of spatial aspects, as an attempt to respond to tourism potential in Raja Ampat with descriptive qualitative methods using a built and architectural environment design approach responding to natural potential. The study successfully concluded that the Waisai District lacked tourism magnets that could attract tourists and support the Raja Ampat tourism sector, and recommended the revitalization of the tourism potential of Waisai city, such as beaches, pedestrian ways, and city parks, hence Raja Ampat can be known for not only its magnificent sea, but also the Waisai’s central business district (CBD).
IDENTIFIKASI LANGGAM DAN PERIODISASI ARSITEKTUR KOLONIAL NUSANTARA PADA BANGUNAN CAGAR BUDAYA
Authors: Sahmura Yemima , Wahyuningrum Sri Hartuti
Published: March 2019

Pada umumnya masyarakat awam masih menganggap bahwa peninggalan sejarah dan benda-benda cagar budaya tidak memiliki arti dan manfaat bagi kehidupan langsung masyarakat. Masyarakat di sekitar lokasi tempat benda cagar budaya sadar atau tidak sadar, sebenarnya telah menikmati hasil dari keberadaan benda cagar budaya tersebut. Namun pada kenyataannya masyarakat seringkali tidak terlibat dalam upaya pelestarian benda cagar budaya tersebut. Dalam proses plestarian walaupun tidak menghasilkan karya rancangan baru, proses pelestarian terdiri dari beberapa tahap kegiatan yang saling berkesinambungan.  Apabila merujuk UU RI no. 11 tahun 2010 tentang Cagar Budaya, maka terdapat tiga tahap kegiatan, yaitu : [1] perlindungan, [2] pengembangan, dan [3] pemanfaatan. Adapun tahapannya, Tahap 1 : identifikasi arsitektural objek bersejarah, Tahap 2 : pemetaan kondisi objek dan rekomendasi tindakan pelestarian. Dengan Studi Kasus Poliklinik Bethesda, Semarang, keberadaan bangunannya menjadi satu lingkungan dengan GKI Peterongan. Sekarang bangunan ini termasuk bangunan cagar budaya terdaftar sebagai rumah  Tan Siang Swie.  Dalam studi ini, digunakan metode deskriptif-eksploratif, analisa deskriptif kualitatif dengan pendekatan tipologi wajah arsitektur kolonial Belanda pada Klinik Bethesda Semarang. Melalui tahapan penelitian sebagai berikut: (a) observasi lapangan pada lokasi pengamatan; (b) mengidentifikasi setiap bangunan berdasarkan, kekhasan langgam/gaya, lalu menyesuaikan dengan teori yang berkaitan dengan tipologi wajah bangunan;(c) mengidentifikasi dan menganalisa detail dari setiap elemen wajah bangunan (atap, dinding, dan lantai) dan ditipologikan berdasarkan langgam/gaya bangunannya;(d) menarik kesimpulan dari analisa tersebut tentang tipologi wajah bangunan arsitektur kolonial.
Controlled Reeb dynamics — Three lectures not in Cala Gonone
Authors: Geiges Hansjörg
Published: March 2019

These are notes based on a mini-course at the conference RIEMain in Contact, held in Cagliari, Sardinia, in June 2018. The main theme is the connection between Reeb dynamics and topology. Topics discussed include traps for Reeb flows, plugs for Hamiltonian flows, the Weinstein conjecture, Reeb flows with finite numbers of periodic orbits, and global surfaces of section for Reeb flows. The emphasis is on methods of construction, e.g. contact cuts and lifting group actions in Boothby–Wang bundles, that might be useful for other applications in contact topology.
Contract Law Aspects of Sustainable Companies’ Certification in the Global Value Chain
Authors: Yang Juan
Published: March 2019

Against the background of economic globalization, sustainable development has attracted increasing attention. Given the boundary limits of jurisdiction, national legal systems are often insufficient to promote sustainability on a transnational level. Intergovernmental agreements and the private self-regulation are at play to fill the gap. As an effective instrument of the latter, sustainable companies’ certification assesses the sustainability of the company as a whole rather than evaluate particular products or services. Although private certification schemes vary greatly across different countries, they are all based on contracts. Three parties are involved in the certification regime, namely certification bodies, companies, and third parties such as customers as well as investors. There are different legal relationships between each two of them. In the case of misleading certification, the German Civil Law provides different approaches to solve disputes according to the legal relationship between the parties.
European Union Litigation
Authors: Esposito Fabrizio , Hacker Philipp
Published: March 2019

This article provides an overview of cases decided by the Court of Justice of the European Union concerning contract law. The present issue covers the period between mid-July 2018 and the end of January 2019.
Nano-lignocellulose from recycled fibres in coatings from aqueous and ethanolic media: effect of residual lignin on wetting and offset printing quality
Authors: Imani Monireh , Ghasemian Ali , Dehghani-Firouzabadi Mohammad Reza , Afra Elyas , Gane Patrick A. C. , Rojas Orlando J.
Published: March 2019

Nano-lignocellulose (NLC) and lignin-free nanocellulose (nano-holocellulose, NHC) were used in paper coating to investigate their effect on coating layer quality and offset printing. The NLC was produced by microfluidisation of unbleached secondary fibres while the reference NHC was obtained from the same fibre source after lignin removal (OHEPH bleaching), following the same mechanical process. TEMPO-mediated oxidation of the fibres prior to microfluidisation was applied to increase the electrostatic charge and hydrophilicity of the nanofibrils. The coatings, displaying given surface morphology and energy, were applied on Kraft, printing-grade papers at three grammage levels. The structure of the coated and uncoated (reference) papers were accessed (SEM and AFM) and IGT printing was carried out to determine the print density, print gloss, rub-off resistance, surface energy, roughness, ink transfer, dry pick resistance, water interference and set-off. The results highlight the important effect of residual lignin or type of nanocellulose on the coating layer and the development of offset printing properties. It was observed that roughness was a key factor leading to a deterioration of the print properties, predominantly affecting the NLC coating. Considering the lower hydrophilicity of NLC, an alternative dispersion with water-alcohol mixtures is proposed. By using this dispersing medium, tailorable surface coverage, surface smoothness, ink acceptance and improved printability was achieved. We show that under these conditions and compared to NHC, NLC is equally effective as a coating layer.
User expectations of privacy in robot assisted therapy
Authors: Henkel Zachary , Baugus Kenna , Bethel Cindy L. , May David C.
Published: March 2019

This article describes ethical issues related to the design and use of social robots in sensitive contexts like psychological interventions and provides insights from one user design study and two controlled experiments with adults and children. User expectations regarding privacy with a therapeutic robotic dog, Therabot, gathered from a 16 participant design study are presented. Furthermore, results from 142 forensic interviews about bullying experiences conducted with children (ages 8 to 17) using three different social robots (Nao, Female RoboKind, Male RoboKind) and humans (female and male) as forensic interviewers are examined to provide insights into child beliefs about privacy and social judgment in sensitive interactions with social robots. The data collected indicates that adult participants felt a therapeutic robotic dog would be most useful for children in comparison to other age groups, and should include privacy safeguards. Data obtained from children after a forensic interview about their bullying experiences shows that they perceive social robots as providing significantly more socially protective factors than adult humans. These findings provide insight into how children perceive social robots and illustrate the need for careful considerationwhen designing social robots that will be used in sensitive contexts with vulnerable users like children.
The trichotomic machine
Authors: Marty Robert
Published: March 2019

The formal analysis of the principles leading the classification of the hexadic, decadic, and triadic signs from C. S. Peirce especially, gives rise to a general methodology allowing to systematically classify any n-adic combinatory named “protosign.” Basic concepts of the algebraic theory regarding the categories and functors will be used. That formalization provides an additional benefit by highlighting and systematizing formal immanent relationships between the classes of protosigns (or signs). Well known hierarchical structures (lattices) are then obtained. Thanks to the contribution of specific concepts in the Homological Algebra, new methodologies of analysis and creation of significations can be introduced.
Test-retest repeatability of questionnaire for pain symptoms for school children aged 10–15 years
Authors: Pirnes Katariina P. , Kallio Jouni , Siekkinen Kirsti , Hakonen Harto , Häkkinen Arja , Tammelin Tuija
Published: March 2019

Background and aims

There is a growing body of evidence, that pain is common at school age. Less is known about the repeatability of pain questionnaires for children. This study aimed to assess the test-retest repeatability of the Finnish version of the electronic pain questionnaire for school-aged children.

Methods

Primary (n = 79) and lower secondary (n = 127) schoolchildren aged 10–15 years from two schools from the Jyväskylä region of Finland, filled in an electronic questionnaire twice in an interval of 2 weeks. It captured the frequency of pain symptoms with a five-point Likert-scale questionnaire covering nine areas of the body for the last 3 months. The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) values 0.40–0.59 reflected fair and 0.60–0.74 good repeatability.

Results

The highest prevalences of pain were in the head (29%) and neck and shoulder (NS) (23%) areas. ICC values showed good repeatability for questions about pain frequency in the head, NS and lower extremities. In primary school, these values were good in the lower extremities and fair in NS, lower back and the head. In lower secondary school, the ICC values were good in NS and the head, fair in the stomach and lower extremities.

Conclusions

This electronic questionnaire was an acceptably repeatable indicator to measure the frequency of pain in the most prevalent pain areas: the head and NS.

Implications

It is important to be aware of the impact of health-related outcomes on children’s ability to be successful in their lives. With the help of a simple electronic questionnaire, it is possible to cost-effectively capture, for example, the prevalence and frequency of pain during the school hours. The identification of children’s pain symptoms accurately provides more possibilities to prevent and to minimize the chronic pain among schoolchildren.
Synthesis and Antiplatelet Potential Evaluation of 1,3,4-Oxadiazoles Derivatives
Authors: Ramzan Ayesha , Nazeer Areesha , Irfan Ahmad , Al-Sehemi Abdullah G. , Verpoort Francis , Khatak Zafar A. , Ahmad Aftab , Munawar Munawar A. , Khan Misbahul A. , Basra Muhammad Asim Raza
Published: March 2019

A novel series of 2-(3-methyl-1,6-diphenyl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-4-yl)-5-aryl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles (4a–4h) has been synthesized from corresponding hydrazones (3a–3h) and evaluated their antiplatelet aggregation effect induced by arachidonic acid and collagen. Spectral data and elemental evaluation were used to confirm the structure of the compounds while molecular docking against cyclooxygenase 1 and 2 (COX1 & COX2) and quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) were performed in describing their antiplatelet potential. All synthesized compound exhibited more than 50% platelet aggregation inhibition against both arachidonic acid and collagen. Antiplatelet activities results showed that 4b and 4f compounds have highest % inhibition against arachidonic acid. High Egap and ionization potential values showed that the compound 4d, 4e and 4f were supposed to be more active and good electron donor while 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e, 4g and 4h might be more active due to more electrophilic sites. Interaction with more than one residues in the binding pocket of COX-1 in comparison with aspirin and ligand efficacy (LE) consequences showed that compounds have excellent action potential for COX-1. Computational evaluations are in good agreement with antiplatelet activities of the compounds. All compounds might be promising antiplatelet agents especially 4b, 4f and helpful in the synthesis of new drugs for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs).
Adaptation of an Evidence-Based Intervention to Reduce HIV Risk in an Underserved Population: Young Minority Men in New York City Jails
Authors: Wiersema Janet J. , Santella Anthony J. , Dansby Allison , Jordan Alison O.
Published: March 2019

To address HIV-risk among justice-involved minority men, New York City Health + Hospitals Correctional Health Services implemented a modified version of Choosing Life: Empowerment, Action Results (CLEAR), an evidence-based intervention to influence behavior. A total of 166 young (i.e., 20–29 years old) minority (e.g., non-Hispanic Black or Latinx) men at risk for HIV and incarcerated in New York City jails completed the adapted group-format intervention and corresponding evaluation assessments. Participants showed significantly improved HIV knowledge on the 18-item HIV-KQ-18 scale (mean increase = 3.11 correct, from 13.23 [SD = 3.80] pre-intervention to 16.34 [SD = 2.29] post-intervention). Similarly, participant summary scores for substance use risk, sexual risk, and health promotion improved significantly. At 90 days after jail release, participants reported improved “CLEAR thinking,” reduced risk behaviors and improved health-promoting behaviors. Health and HIV-prevention education programs implemented in the jail setting may help reduce health inequities and improve health outcomes.
Restrained Dendritic Growth of Adult-Born Granule Cells Innervated by Transplanted Fetal GABAergic Interneurons in Mice with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Authors: Gupta Jyoti , Bromwich Mark , Radell Jake E. , Arshad Muhammad N. , Gonzalez Selena , Luikart Bryan W. , Aaron Gloster B. , Naegele Janice R.
Published: March 2019

The dentate gyrus (DG) is a region of the adult rodent brain that undergoes continuous neurogenesis. Seizures and loss or dysfunction of GABAergic synapses onto adult-born dentate granule cells (GCs) alter their dendritic growth and migration, resulting in dysmorphic and hyperexcitable GCs. Additionally, transplants of fetal GABAergic interneurons in the DG of mice with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) result in seizure suppression, but it is unknown whether increasing interneurons with these transplants restores GABAergic innervation to adult-born GCs. Here, we address this question by birth-dating GCs with retrovirus at different times up to 12 weeks after pilocarpine-induced TLE in adult mice. Channelrhodopsin 2 (ChR2)-enhanced yellow fluorescent protein (EYFP)-expressing medial-ganglionic eminence (MGE)-derived GABAergic interneurons from embryonic day (E)13.5 mouse embryos were transplanted into the DG of the TLE mice and GCs with transplant-derived inhibitory post-synaptic currents (IPSCs) were identified by patch-clamp electrophysiology and optogenetic interrogation. Putative synaptic sites between GCs and GABAergic transplants were also confirmed by intracellular biocytin staining, immunohistochemistry, and confocal imaging. 3D reconstructions of dendritic arbors and quantitative morphometric analyses were carried out in >150 adult-born GCs. GABAergic inputs from transplanted interneurons correlated with markedly shorter GC dendrites, compared to GCs that were not innervated by the transplants. Moreover, these effects were confined to distal dendritic branches and a short time window of six to eight weeks. The effects were independent of seizures as they were also observed in naïve mice with MGE transplants. These findings are consistent with the hypothesis that increased inhibitory currents over a smaller dendritic arbor in adult-born GCs may reduce their excitability and lead to seizure suppression.
Increased uptake of oxLDL does not exert lipotoxic effects in insulin-secreting cells
Authors: Ma Z , Ketelhuth D F J , Wirström T , Ohki T , Forteza M J , Wang H , Grill V , Wollheim C B , Björklund A
Published: March 2019

Modified lipoproteins can negatively affect beta cell function and survival. However, the mechanisms behind interactions of modified lipoproteins with beta cells – and in particular, relationships to increased uptake – are only partly clarified. By over-expressing the scavenger receptor CD36 (Tet-on), we increased the uptake of fluorescent low-density modified lipoprotein (oxLDL) into insulin-secreting INS-1 cells. The magnitude of uptake followed the degree of CD36 over-expression. CD36 over-expression increased concomitant efflux of3H-cholesterol in proportion to the cellular contents of3H-cholesterol. Exposure to concentrations of oxLDL from 20 to 100 µg/mL dose-dependently increased toxicity (evaluated by MTT) as well as apoptosis. However, the increased uptake of oxLDL due to CD36 over-expression did not exert additive effects on oxLDL toxicity – neither on viability, nor on glucose-induced insulin release and cellular content. Reciprocally, blocking CD36 receptors by Sulfo-N-Succinimidyl Oleate decreased the uptake of oxLDL but did not diminish the toxicity. Pancreatic islets of CD36−/−mice displayed reduced uptake of3H-cholesterol-labeled oxLDL vs wild type but similar toxicity to oxLDL. OxLDL was found to increase the expression of CD36 in islets and INS-1 cells. In summary, given the experimental conditions, our results indicate that (1) increased uptake of oxLDL is not responsible for toxicity of oxLDL, (2) increased efflux of the cholesterol moiety of oxLDL counterbalances, at least in part, increased uptake and (3) oxLDL participates in the regulation of CD36 in pancreatic islets and in INS-1 cells.
Características fermentativas y nutricionales de mezclas ensiladas de subproductos de cervecería con melaza, melaza deshidratada y pulpa de cítricos peletizada como fuentes de carbohidratos no fibrosos.
Authors: Campos-Granados Carlos Mario , Rojas-Bourrillon Augusto
Published: March 2019

Se evaluó la inclusión de tres fuentes de carbohidratos no fibrosos (CNF) en mezclas ensiladas de subproductos de cervecería, como mejoradores del proceso fermentativo. Mediante la técnica de microsilos y utilizando un diseño irrestricto al azar se prepararon cuatro tratamientos con cinco repeticiones cada uno, para comparar las diferentes fuentes de carbohidratos no fibrosos. La inclusión de estas fuentes se definió para que cada una de ellas aportase un total de 2,8% de CNF de la materia seca, según las siguientes mezclas: a) subproducto de cervecería, b) subproducto de cervecería + 5,70% p/p de melaza de caña de azúcar deshidratada. c) subproducto de cervecería + 4,00% p/p de melaza de caña de azúcar, d) subproducto de cervecería + 4,91% p/p de pulpa de cítricos deshidratada. Después de 60 días de fermentación se evaluó las características organolépticas de los cuatro tratamientos y se obtuvo los mejores valores para el tratamiento con pulpa de cítricos peletizada (p<0,05) con olores agradables, color ideal y textura firme y consistente, los cuales son indicativos de un adecuado proceso fermentativo. Se determinó también las características fermentativas de las cuatro mezclas y se obtuvo los mejores resultados para el tratamiento con pulpa de cítricos peletizada (p<0,05), tanto para materia seca (23%), pH (4,20) y nitrógeno amoniacal (5,00% del total de nitrógeno), lo cual concuerda con los resultados obtenidos en la evaluación organoléptica como indicadores de un adecuado proceso fermentativo. Finalmente se evaluó la composición nutricional de los cuatro tratamientos y los mejores valores fueron obtenidos para el tratamiento con pulpa de cítricos peletizada (p<0,05) para proteína cruda, componente fibroso, carbohidratos no fibrosos y fraccionamiento energético. Se concluye que la técnica de ensilaje puede ser utilizada para conservar las características de calidad e inocuidad del subproducto de cervecería y la utilización de pulpa de cítricos peletizada es la mejor opción para favorecer un adecuado proceso fermentativo.
A virtude do Desenho_ na proximidade do projeto
Authors: Alves dos Santos Magalhães Graça Maria , Mendes de Seiça da Providência Santarém Francisco Maria
Published: March 2019

Do ponto de vista heurístico, o desenho recria modos de ver que são dinamizadores do projeto. O desenho, como sustentação e impulsionador da ideia, vai ao longo do projeto contribuindo para o seu desenvolvimento e conformação de forma independente e esclarecedora. Neste caso,  trataremos, genericamente, da visibilidade das imagens e, em particular, os cadernos do desenhador e designer Francisco Providência (1961 - ), debruçando-nos sobre as questões do desenho enquanto imagem e instrumento do projeto. Assunto antigo, tanto quanto a palavra disegno como referência fundadora da prática de desenhar como atividade do corpo e do espírito. Neste caso, a nossa reflexão parte da observação e manipulação dos cadernos do autor, cuja ideia de representação extravasa a consideração funcional das imagens de projeto, considerando-as matéria visiva por excelência, propensa à manipulação criativa.
Planificación local del territorio en una economía global. Algunas reflexiones sobre el territorio rural de Costa Rica
Authors: Vargas Bryan Roberto
Published: March 2019

En este ensayo interesa hacer mención de los modelos de desarrollo costarricense, que como veremos, han estado muy vinculados con los territorios rurales en todas las etapas de la agroexportación aún vigente, e interesa hacer un acento en las dificultades que tienen los gobiernos locales rurales en miras de un ordenamiento cuando se yuxtaponen dinámicas económicas imperantes. El ensayo fue elaborado mediante revisión bibliográfica. Las principales conclusiones advierten que los instrumentos de ordenamiento y administración territorial, que históricamente no han funcionado, han permitido la presencia de territorios rurales con cultivos que trascienden áreas administrativas, donde prácticamente es una actividad supra regional y que se corresponde con una apuesta económica país, aunado a esto, es donde mayormente se ubican las poblaciones con los indicadores sociales más desfavorables.
El modelo panóptico y el control del espacio: el caso del colegio San Luis Gonzaga, Cartago – Costa Rica
Authors: Céspedes Solís Pablo
Published: March 2019

El panóptico fue creado para el control de los individuos. Su implementación no esarbitraria. El investigador descubre, dentro de este modelo arquitectónico, cómo lamorfología de los inmuebles determina el control del espacio social. Está diseñadopara la estricta vigilancia de los individuos que en él interactúan. En este artículo sediscute cómo este modelo arquitectónico favorece la implantación de una ideología, y más concretamente, “una tecnología de poder”, en palabras de Foucault (1979). En un principio, se establece los fundamentos teóricos del panóptico como lo propuso Bentham y, seguidamente, se analiza su implementación y aplicación al caso concreto del colegio San Luis Gonzaga en la provincia de Cartago.
Movilidad y accesibilidad universal en la arquitectura. Caso Universidad San Gregorio de Portoviejo. Ecuador
Authors: Bonilla Ponce Andrea Nataly , Alcívar Vélez Danny Emir , García Muñoz José Elvis , Carrillo Franco Alexi Jaime
Published: March 2019

El trabajo de investigación desarrollado consiste en el estudio de la movilidad y accesibilidad universal en la arquitectura, aplicado en los espacios que conforman la Universidad San Gregorio de Portoviejo (USGP), institución de educación superior ubicada en la Ciudad de Portoviejo, Provincia de Manabí, en la República del Ecuador. El objetivo de este trabajo es determinar la situación actual de la movilidad y la accesibilidad universal que propician todos los espacios construidos de la USGP, mediante la aplicación de técnicas de investigación que permitirán identificar las potencialidades y debilidades que brinda el campus universitario hacia todas las personas que acceden a ella, de acuerdo a lo que establecen las leyes y normativas técnicas tanto nacionales como  internacionales. La base metodológica aplicada consiste en la aplicación de fichas de observación elaboradas por la Secretaría Técnica de Discapacidades del Ecuador (SETEDIS), las cuales constituyen un instrumento útil para el diagnóstico de elementos arquitectónicos construidos y, por tanto, permiten concluir si el objeto arquitectónico posee espacios acordes a la accesibilidad desde un punto de vista integral.Palabras clave: accesibilidad universal; arquitectura integral; inclusión; movilidad.
Impronta del espacio público en la formación del ser humano
Authors: Otárola Guevara Marcela
Published: March 2019

ResumenEl crecimiento progresivo y acelerado de las urbes en las últimas décadas, ha producido asentamientos cada vez más densos donde convergen seres humanos con distintas procedencias que se apropian del espacio público, fáctica o simbólicamente. Reflexionar cómo repercute esta transformación de la morfología urbana en la conciencia de quien habita la ciudad, requiere establecer un derrotero teórico que facilite, en primera instancia, la comprensión de los procesos de construcción de sí mismo que realiza el sujeto y que le permite interpretar y vincularse con su entorno y todo lo que él contiene. Para lograr este cometido, se retoman propuestas teóricas que vienen de distintos campos cognoscentes que muestran varias formas de forjar la subjetividad del individuo, evidencian la importancia del rol del espacio como lugar de socialización y permiten elucidar mecanismos de desigualdad que atentan contra la convivencia humana.Palabras clave: subjetividad; intersubjetividad; espacio público; desigualdad.
Knezha 461 - A new maize hybrid from the middle early group
Authors: Petrovska N. , Valkova V.
Published: March 2019

The article presents the biological and morphological parameters of the new grain maize hybrid from middle early group. The hybrid is acknowledged in 2017, after three years of testing in the territorial station at Executive Agency of Variety Testing, Field Inspection and Seed Control (EAVTFISC) with standard American hybrid P 9494 and Knezha 435, a widespread Bulgarian hybrid. During the period of testing under conditions without irrigation in the experimental field of the Maize Research Institute – town of Knezha the three years average of the new hybrid exceeded the standard P 9494 by 7.4%, and Knezha 435 by 8.6%. In the ecological network of the country in 2011, under conditions without irrigation, the hybrid produced grain yield 2.6% above the foreign and 4.7% above the Bulgarian standard. In 2016 at EAVTFISC the Knezha 461 maize hybrid exceeded by average grain yield the P9494 standard by 1.5%. The testing was conducted at four points under non-irrigated conditions. The moisture content in the harvesting time is near to that of P9494 and lower than the moisture of Knezha 435. The new high-yielding and competitive hybrid Knezha 461 supplies deficiencies in the middle early group of Bulgarian hybrids, where the foreign ones take prevalence.
Laying performance and cost-benefits of feeding brown laying hens with raw or processed tropical sickle pod (Senna obtusifolia) seed meal based-diets
Authors: Augustine C. , Kwari I.D. , Igwebuikwe J.U. , Adamu S.B. , Medugu C.I. , Mojaba D.I.
Published: March 2019

Abstract. A feeding trial was conducted for 16 weeks to evaluate the effects and cost-benefits of feeding raw or processed Senna obtusifolia (S. obtusifolia) seed meal based-diets on the laying performance of ISA brown laying hens. Six experimental diets were compounded to contain 0% S. obtusifolia seed meal (T1) and 20% each of the raw, boiled, soaked, sprouted and fermented S. obtusifolia seed meals designated as T2, T3, T4, T5 and T6, respectively. One hundred and eighty (180) ISA brown laying hens aged 36 weeks were housed in battery cages (5 birds/0.95m2) and assigned to the six (6) dietary treatments in groups of thirty (30) birds in a completely randomized design. Each replicate cage contains 10 laying hens. Data were collected on feed intake, hen-day egg production (HDEP), hen-house egg production (HHEP), egg weight, egg mass, feed conversion ratio per egg mass, feed cost per kilogram, feed cost per egg mass and mortality. The results indicated that the group of laying hens fed raw S. obtusifolia seed meal based diet recorded the lowest HDEP (52.42%), egg weight (53.08g) and egg mass (2782.45g). Among the hens fed the processed S. obtusifolia seed meal based diets, the laying hens fed the fermented S. obtusifolia seed meal based diet indicated significantly (p<0.05) better HDEP (64.05%), egg weight (58.45g) and egg mass (3743.72g). On economic grounds, the use of raw S. obtusifolia is not cost effective because feed cost per kilogram egg was relatively high (N317.47 or $0.82) in the group of laying hens fed raw S. obtusifolia seed meal based diet. However, the processed S. obtusifolia seed meal based diets showed some economic advantage. In conclusion, 20% of fermented S. obtusifolia seed meal can be incorporated in the diets of laying hens with little or no depreciation in laying performance and economic-benefits.
Grain yield response of some agronomy practices on contemporary common winter wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum L.)
Authors: Nankova M. , Atanasov A.
Published: March 2019

Abstract. During 2014–2017, the influence of some main agronomy factors on the size of the resultant agronomic effect from their application to contemporary common winter wheat cultivars was investigated. The study was carried out in the experimental field (Haplic Chernozems soil type) of Dobrudzha Agricultural Institute – General Toshevo. The trial was designed by the split plot method, in four replications, on harvest area of 12m2. Cultivars Sadovo 1, Pryaspa, Kami, Kalina, Kiara, Kossara and Katarjina were grown after winter oilseed rape, spring pea, sunflower and grain maize at four levels of nutrition regime. The nutrition regime was differentiated depending on the previous crop. After spring pea, 30, 60 and 90 kg N/ha were used, and after the rest of the previous crops – 60, 120 and 180 kg N/ha. With the exception of the check variant all fertilizer variants were against background fertilization with 60 kg P2O5/ha and 60 kg K2O/ha. The positive reaction from the complex interaction of the tested agronomy factors was best expressed in 2015 – 2409.2 kg/ha, while during the extremely unfavorable year 2016, the effect was only 628.2 kg/ha. The independent and combined action of the mineral fertilization and the year conditions had determining influence on the size of the agronomic effect (AE). The positive effect from the mineral fertilization on the values of AE was accompanied by slight differentiation between the tested fertilization norms. Within this study, the highest mean value of AE was determined after fertilization with N180P60K60 – 2274.2 kg/ha. The variation in the mean size of AE depending on the type of previous crop was high – from 900.6 kg/ha (pea) to 2031.2 kg/ha (oilseed rape). The applied agronomy practices caused differentiation in the mean values of AE according to the type of cultivar. The cultivars Kiara (1796.1 kg/ha) and Kalina (1704.5 kg/ha) were with the highest size of AE. They exceeded the AE values of the two standard cultivars Sadovo 1 and Pryaspa by 30.26% and 23.62%, respectively. Averaged for the research, it was found that AE was in positive statistically significant correlation with grain yield and its physical properties.
Interakciós szemléletű hipnóziskutatás: a hipnózis szociál-pszichobiológiai modelljének kísérleti háttere
Authors: Bányai Éva
Published: March 2019

A tanulmány a hipnózis interakciós szemléletű megközelítésének hátterében álló elméleti megfontolások öszszefoglalása után leírja azt a többdimenziós komplex vizsgálati paradigmát, amelyet munkacsoportunk 1982-től alkalmaz. Párhuzamosan vizsgáljuk a hipnózis-interakció mindkét résztvevőjének – a hipnotizőrnek is – a hipnózis kialakulásában fontos szerepet játszó élettani, magatartási, szubjektív élménybeli és kapcsolati jellemzőit, és elemezzük e tényezők kölcsönhatásait. A vizsgálatok legfontosabb eredményeinek ismertetése után a cikk összefoglalja az ezek alapján kialakított szociál-pszichobiológiai hipnózis modellt, majd kitér ennek gyakorlati, terápiás jelentőségére és nemzetközi fogadtatására.
A hipnotikus interakciók fenomenológiája: útban egy új szinkronjelenség felé
Authors: Varga Katalin
Published: March 2019

A tanulmány elméleti megfontolásokat és empirikus adatokat mutat be a hipnotikus interakció résztvevői által átélt szubjektív élmények párhuzamos feldolgozásával kapcsolatban. A hipnotizőr és alanya élményeinek jellegzetes egybecsengése alapján a fenomenológiai szinkront is az interakciós szinkronjelenségek körébe sorolhatjuk. A modern anya–gyerek kutatásokat figyelembe véve a tanulmány konklúziója, hogy a hipnózis a kedvezőtlen korai élmények korrigálásának eszköze lehet.