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Estimation of flood warning runoff thresholds in ungauged basins with asymmetric error functions
Authors: Toth E.
Published: June 2015

Abstract. In many real-world flood forecasting systems, the runoff thresholds for activating warnings or mitigation measures correspond to the flow peaks with a given return period (often the 2-year one, that may be associated with the bankfull discharge). At locations where the historical streamflow records are absent or very limited, the threshold can be estimated with regionally-derived empirical relationships between catchment descriptors and the desired flood quantile. Whatever is the function form, such models are generally parameterised by minimising the mean square error, that assigns equal importance to overprediction or underprediction errors. Considering that the consequences of an overestimated warning threshold (leading to the risk of missing alarms) generally have a much lower level of acceptance than those of an underestimated threshold (leading to the issuance of false alarms), the present work proposes to parameterise the regression model through an asymmetric error function, that penalises more the overpredictions. The estimates by models (feedforward neural networks) with increasing degree of asymmetry are compared with those of a traditional, symmetrically-trained network, in a rigorous cross-validation experiment referred to a database of catchments covering the Italian country. The analysis shows that the use of the asymmetric error function can substantially reduce the number and extent of overestimation errors, if compared to the use of the traditional square errors. Of course such reduction is at the expense of increasing underestimation errors, but the overall accurateness is still acceptable and the results illustrate the potential value of choosing an asymmetric error function when the consequences of missed alarms are more severe than those of false alarms.
Flood fatality hazard and flood damage hazard: combining multiple hazard characteristics into meaningful maps for spatial planning
Authors: de Bruijn K. M. , Klijn F. , van de Pas B. , Slager C. T. J.
Published: June 2015

Abstract. For comprehensive flood risk management, accurate information on flood hazards is crucial. While in the past an estimate of potential flood consequences in large areas was often sufficient to make decisions on flood protection, there is currently an increasing demand to have detailed hazard maps available to be able to consider other risk-reducing measures as well. Hazard maps are a prerequisite for spatial planning, but can also support emergency management, the design of flood mitigation measures, and the setting of insurance policies. The increase in flood risks due to population growth and economic development in hazardous areas in the past shows that sensible spatial planning is crucial to prevent risks increasing further. Assigning the least hazardous locations for development or adapting developments to the actual hazard requires comprehensive flood hazard maps. Since flood hazard is a multi-dimensional phenomenon, many different maps could be relevant. Having large numbers of maps to take into account does not, however, make planning easier. To support flood risk management planning we therefore introduce a new approach in which all relevant flood hazard parameters can be combined into two comprehensive maps of flood damage hazard and flood fatality hazard.
An interactive web-GIS tool for risk analysis: a case study in the Fella River Basin, Italy
Authors: Aye Z. C. , Jaboyedoff M. , Derron M. H. , van Westen C. J. , Hussin H. Y. , Ciurean R. L. , Frigerio S. , Pasuto A.
Published: June 2015

Abstract. This paper presents a prototype of an interactive web-GIS tool for risk analysis of natural hazards, in particular for floods and landslides, based on open-source geospatial software and technologies. The aim of the presented tool is to assist the experts (risk managers) in analysing the impacts and consequences of a certain hazard event in a considered region, providing an essential input to the decision making process in the selection of risk management strategies by responsible authorities and decision makers. This tool is based on the Boundless (OpenGeo Suite) framework and its client side environment for prototype development, and it is one of the main modules of a web-based collaborative decision support platform in risk management. Within this platform, the users can import necessary maps and information to analyse areas at risk. Based on provided information and parameters, loss scenarios (amount of damages and number of fatalities) of a hazard event are generated on-the-fly and visualized interactively within the web-GIS interface of the platform. The annualized risk is calculated based on the combination of resultant loss scenarios with different return periods of the hazard event. The application of this developed prototype is demonstrated using a regional data set from one of the case study sites, Fella River of North Eastern Italy, of the Marie Curie ITN CHANGES project.
Automatic monitoring of the effective thermal conductivity of snow in a low-Arctic shrub tundra
Authors: Domine F. , Barrere M. , Sarrazin D. , Morin S. , Arnaud L.
Published: June 2015

Abstract. The effective thermal conductivity of snow, keff, is a critical variable which determines the temperature gradient in the snowpack and heat exchanges between the ground and the atmosphere through the snow. Its accurate knowledge is therefore required to simulate snow metamorphism, the ground thermal regime, permafrost stability, nutrient recycling and vegetation growth. Yet, few data are available on the seasonal evolution of snow thermal conductivity in the Arctic. We have deployed heated needle probes on low-Arctic shrub tundra near Umiujaq, Quebec, (N56°34'; W76°29') and monitored automatically the evolution of keff for two consecutive winters, 2012–2013 and 2013–2014, at four heights in the snowpack. Shrubs are 20 cm high dwarf birch. Here, we develop an algorithm for the automatic determination of keff from the heating curves and obtain 404 keff values. We evaluate possible errors and biases associated with the use of the heated needles. The time evolution of keff is very different for both winters. This is explained by comparing the meteorological conditions in both winters, which induced different conditions for snow metamorphism. In particular, important melting events in the second year increased snow hardness, impeding subsequent densification and increase in thermal conductivity. We conclude that shrubs have very important impacts on snow physical evolution: (1) shrubs absorb light and facilitate snow melt under intense radiation; (2) the dense twig network of dwarf birch prevent snow compaction, and therefore keff increase; (3) the low density depth hoar that forms within shrubs collapsed in late winter, leaving a void that was not filled by snow.
Resource Wars: An On the Ground Understanding of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining in Appalachia, West Virginia
Authors: Fabricant Nicole
Published: June 2015

This article sketches student responses and subsequent political action to directly witnessing the tragedy of Mountaintop Coal Mining (MTR) on Kayford Mountain in West Virginia. I have created an "engaged anthropological curriculum" as part of my Resource Wars of 21st Century (an upper level elective course) where students spend four days on an active battlefield in order to a) expose students first-hand to the stories and testimonials of social, economic, physical degradation caused by MTR.
Teaching and Practicing Climate Politics at College of the Atlantic: Student-inspired, Student-driven
Authors: Stabinsky Doreen
Published: June 2015

College of the Atlantic students past and present play leadership roles in the international climate justice youth movement. Student interest in climate change politics at the global level, particularly within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, has inspired the development of a range of courses at COA in global environmental diplomacy. The courses provide a climate justice framework for understanding the geopolitics and political economy of the negotiations, serve to link students with key actors in the climate justice movement, and ultimately to contribute to their own development as climate justice leaders.
Teaching Note: Young Adult Literature in the College Classroom: Teaching the Novel Feed
Authors: Myers Jason
Published: June 2015

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A simple approach for statistical modelling of ice phenomena in the Curonian Lagoon, the south-eastern Baltic Sea
Authors: Rukšėnienė Viktorija , Dailidienė Inga , Myrberg Kai , Dučinskas Kęstutis
Published: June 2015

The paper addresses the possibilities of spatio-temporal statistical modelling of basic hydrophysical and meteorological parameters of sea surface layer in the south-eastern Baltic Sea, Curonian Lagoon. The aim of the paper is to compare two methods (multivariate linear regression and regression kriging) for the analysis of changes and trends of ice phenomena, their dependence on changes in the air temperature, sea surface temperature and water salinity. The prediction of ice conditions for several locations at different distances from the reference sites shows that spatial information is an extremely important factor in making forecasts. The application of the regression kriging is more efficient than the multivariate linear regression for predicting the ice phenomena in semi-enclosed basins and lagoons.
Quasi-biennial oscillation effect on climate indicators: Lithuania’s case
Authors: Akstinas Vytautas , Bukantis Arūnas
Published: June 2015

The quasi-biennial oscillation (further – QBO) is a quasi-periodic oscillation of the equatorial zonal wind between easterlies and westerlies in the tropical stratosphere with a mean period of 26 to 29 months. Together with other circulation mechanisms, the QBO comprises a global climate system which affects the climate indices of different regions of the globe including Lithuania. The authors of the present paper chose to address the issue of the anomalies of precipitation in Lithuania. The research encompasses the time frame from 1953 to 2009: relationship between the periods without precipitation 10 and more days, monthly precipitation sum and different phases of QBO. The highest statistically significant precipitation deviations according the QBO phase at the 30 hPa level were established in May, September and November. The anomalies of precipitation were found to be predetermined by the atmospheric circulation patterns.
Holocene biogenic sediments of the Curonian Spit (south-eastern Baltic Sea coast)
Authors: Sergeev Alexander , Sivkov Vadim , Zhamoida Vladimir , Ryabchuk Daria , Bitinas Albertas , Mažeika Jonas
Published: June 2015

This article is devoted to the results of study of organic rich sediments of the Curonian Spit marine coast. Radiocarbon dating of relict tree stumps, as well as buried peat and palaeosols, found in the Russian part of the Curonian Spit (around the villages of Lesnoy and Rybachy) and in the vicinity of Zelenogradsk indicate the formation of these sediments during the large age scale since 7300 by 300 cal. BP and represent different stages of the Curonian Spit formation in Holocene. Organic rich sediments are objects of interest in terms of environmental protection, potential accumulators of oil (or its products) pollution, indicators of intensity of coastal erosion, also they play a suitable role for the understanding and reconstruction of the geological evolution of the whole Curonian Spit and Lagoon during the Late Glacial and Holocene.
The Pleistocene stratigraphy of the south-eastern sector of the Scandinavian glaciation (Belarus and Lithuania) : a review
Authors: Šeirienė Vaida , Rylova Tatjana , Karabanov Alexander , Baltrūnas Valentinas , Savchenko Irina , Karmaza Bronislavas , Demidova Svetlana , Kisielienė Dalia
Published: June 2015

The paper summarises geological and palaeobotanical investigation data on Pleistocene sediments of recent decades in Lithuania and Belarus. The main problems in Pleistocene stratigraphy and correlation of sections are discussed. As a result the chronostratigraphical correlation chart of Lithuania and Belarus is presented and some changes in local stratigraphic schemes proposed. The majority of the stratigraphical units is comparable and correlates well however some unsolved stratigraphical problems still exist. To solve these problems additional very detail investigations are needed by applying the new modern methods. The lack of the absolute dates of the Pleistocene sediments is the main problem in both countries.
The Arcadian Federation: A Benchmark for the Further EU Integration
Authors: Economou Emmanouil M. L. , Kyriazis Nicholas K.
Published: June 2015

In the present paper we analyse the institutional set-up of the Arcadian federation, a Greek democratic federation, through an interactive analysis. We compare its federal political and economic institutions with the European Union (EU) in order to show if the ancient federation can offer us any institutional feedback for the further integration of the EU. We present its institutional (political and economic) set ups and then discusses differences and similarities. We have found that some of the basic Arcadian federal institutions could serve as a benchmark for the further promotion of democratic procedures and social cohesion in the EU.
A HISTOLOGICAL STRUCTURE AND SPECIFIC PROTEIN OF BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE OF MONGOLIAN LAMBS
Authors: Khorolmaa Ch , Demberel Sh , Battsetseg B , Gereltsetseg G , Andrei S
Published: June 2015

Brown fat tissue of Mongolian lamb is divided histologically into a number of lobules with connective tissue and connective-muscular tissue septa, consists of fat cells, cytoplasm of which contains small vacuoles showing the presence of multiple lipid droplets (multilocular), and blood vessels are abundant there. However, lipid droplets in cytoplasm of brown adipose tissue /BAT/cells of 7-day old lambs enlarge and cells are generally unilocular type. Immunohistochemical analysis of this fat tissue by using specific antiserum of sheep UCP1 protein (rabbit anti-serum against UCP1)detected an antigen of UCP1 protein and approximately 350 bp length DNA fragment encoding specific protein UCP1 was found in lamb genome by PCR.Mongolian Journal of Agricultural Sciences Vol.13(2) 2014: 8-12
МОРФОХИМИЧЕСКИЕ ИЗМЕНЕНИЯ В СЕМЕННИКАХ БЫКОВ СИММЕНТАЛИЗИРОВАННОЙ ПОРОДЫ
Authors: Цыдыпов Р.Ц.
Published: June 2015

Андрологические болезни наносят достаточный экономический ущерб хозяйствам. Нарушения отмечаются в репродуктивной системе самцов в виде бесплодия, простатитов и др.В данной работе приводятся гистологическое строение гонад взрослых быков и содержание в них биологически активных веществ (гликогена, нейтральных гликопротеинов, протеогликанов и общего белка). Описаны изменения высоты эпителия и диаметра просвета извитых семенных канальцев.Mongolian Journal of Agricultural Sciences Vol.13(2) 2014: 33-36
DISTRIBUTION AND GENETIC RESOURCE OF MONGOLIAN NATURAL WILD SEABUCKTHORN /HIPPOPHAE.RH/
Authors: Oyungerel D , Juuperelmaa U , Nasanjargal D , Altangoo G , Battumur S
Published: June 2015

Mongolian natural wild seabuckthorn covers 13.5 thousand hectare along six river basins of six aimags (Selenge, Bulgan, Zavkhan, Govi-Altai, Khovd and Uvs), respectively. Within the frame of the study 43 forms were selected by morphology-biological peculiarity and 21 forms were determined as selection’s basic material and genetically important material and stored in the gene pool of agricultural cultivars. To see the chemical composition of natural cultivars, the samples had medium sugar, low fat and medium vitamin C content. 50-86.7% of all bushes and trees have age of over 10 years, 13-50% have 10-18 years age, this shows tree and bushes are relatively young.Mongolian Journal of Agricultural Sciences Vol.13(2) 2014: 55-59
REFLECTION OF POTATO VARIETIES TO MIDSEASON WATER LIMITATION
Authors: Orgodol Kh , Nyamgerel Kh , Oyun-Erdene S
Published: June 2015

Climate change is expected to exacerbate drought events throughout the world, resulting in large-scale ecosystem alteration and failure of drought-sensitive crops. In addition, periods of drought vary from year to year both in severity and length, making it difficult for plants to adapt to more severe conditions. Many modern varieties of potatoes are considered to be drought-sensitive. Potato growing in the agro-ecology environment of the country is believed as little risky for dry farming, but weather change during the last years’ requests to be reassessed the circumstances. Especially, the coincidence of hot weather frequency and rainfall shortage in July with potato tuber bulking causes the downed harvest. This trial conducted to reveal potato plant tolerant to water stress, including 6 more common varieties. The varieties were grown in non-stressed and 15 days water limitation conditions. There was revealed that potato growing in the non-stressed condition provided to harvest 6.0 t/ha or 15,6per cent higher yield than with water limitation treatment.Mongolian Journal of Agricultural Sciences Vol.13(2) 2014: 60-62
FEASIBILITY STUDY RESULT ON INTRODUCING MILK THISTLE (SILYBUMMARIANUM L.) IN MONGOLIA
Authors: Batmunkh L , Ariunaa S , Batdelger B
Published: June 2015

Milk thistle, Silybummarianum (L.)Gaertn.,is grown throughout the world for its hepatoprotectant flavonolignans, known collectively as silymarin. Silymarin is found primarily in the seeds. Milk thistle was grown outdoor field for determination of plant growth, seed yield under various variants of row spacing (30x20, 40x20 and 50x20) and different sowing dates (May 20, May 30 and June 10). Plant height measured (ranging from 43.5-82.6cm)and yield (ranging from 5.24-70.31cg/ha) that there was a significant difference among different sowing dates and row spacing.Mongolian Journal of Agricultural Sciences Vol.13(2) 2014: 73-75
RESULT OF HERBICIDES APPLIED AGAINST OF WEEDS IN SOYBEAN FIELD
Authors: Ariunaa O , Otgonsuren M
Published: June 2015

Herbicides, if used properly, are safe and effective in controlling weeds in soybean. The choice of herbicide, however, depends on the predominant weed species and the availability of the herbicide. Chemical control is currently the most widely used control for soybean crops, due to its ease of control and to the small areas planted in Mongolia. In the soybean field the 15species of weeds belonging to 9 families, 12 genus including 62.5 % annual, 37.5%perennial weeds are distributed.The major grassy weeds; Common millet-(Panicummiliaceum L), Couch grass-(Agropyronrepens L), Bristlegrass-(Seteriaviridis L) sp and broadleaved weeds Redroot Pigweed-(Amaranthtusretro flexus),lambs guarters-(Chenopodium album), AristateGoosfoot-(Chenopodiumaristatum L), Black bindweed-(Polygonum convolvulus), Mallow weed-(Malvamochileviensis Down), Field bindweed-(Convolvulus arvensis), Bristhly thistle-(Cirsiumsetosum ), Dwarf bifurcate cinquefoil -(Potentillabifurca), Perennial Sowthisle-(Sonchusarvensis L) weeds have been distributed in the soybean field.In soybean field the Forward herbicide were applied in doses of 1.0-1.2l/ha have reduced the number of weeds by 90.1-91.6%, weight by 59.5-66.1% and super herbicide Gallantsuper applied in doses of 0.45-0.65l/ha have reduced the number of weeds by 91.0-95.0%, weight by 39.5-59.8% while Cobra herbicide applied in doses of 0.45-0.55l/ha used in broadleaved weed distributed field, have reduced the number of weeds by 90.2-94.6% and weight by 42.7-50.7%. The herbicide application increased of yield hectare by 3.6-9.0 center.Mongolian Journal of Agricultural Sciences Vol.13(2) 2014: 76-79
STUDY ON THE DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT CHARACTERISTICS OF BRANDT’S VOLE
Authors: Enkhbold N , Dazhao Shi , Batsaikhan N , Wang Deng , Tseveendorj D , Erdenetuya B
Published: June 2015

Many species have suffered changed habitable area due to recent climate change or/and human activities. Brandt’s vole (Lasiopodomys brandtii) is same as it.The species is undergoing a continuous habitat change as a consequence of the human’s production, climate change and retrogressive succession of grassland ecosystems. The distribution of the Brandt’s vole was update in China and Mongolia. Based on the historical distribution map, which was made by overlaying the historical data with vegetation type’s map of the grassland resources in China and Mongolia. And the distribution map was modified according to the on-site investigate data in recent years. The current species’ distribution was range Hulunbei’er, northern Xilinguole, which comprise a landscape through the east of Dornod Aimag, Mongolia, and southern Hunshandake Sandy Land in China which just includes the areas around the Zhengxiangbai Qi. There were no the species in the east of Daxinganling Mountains, Liaoning, Shanxi province and Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. The species’ distribution is discontinuous in Mongolia, including western, middle and eastern Mongolia. The western distribution along Hangay Mountains and extends for the west, the northern boundary extended to between Ider river and Chulouk river. Southward reaches of the Malhin along the plain between Hangay Mountain and Altay Mountain. The middle and east of the species’ range lie in the part areas of Tov, Hentiy, Dundgovi, Dornogovi. extends to Hulunbei’er and northern Xilinguole eastwardly and southwardly respectively, northward reaches of the Trans-Baikalia, Russia.Mongolian Journal of Agricultural Sciences Vol.13(2) 2014: 88-95
THE RESULT OF PLANT PATHOGENIC FUSARIUM SPP ISOLATED FROM CONIFEROUS FOREST IN NEAR ULAANBATAAR CITY
Authors: Nasanjargal D , Otgonzaya M , Chinzorig R , Byambasuren M
Published: June 2015

Fusarium type of fungi forms whitish or bright color and grows really fast. Fusarium subglutinans f. sp. pini (F. circinatum Nirenbery & O’Donnell), F. Oxysporum f. sp. Psidii and F. solani are widely distributed plant entomopathogenic fungi. This fungus usually gives a signs of yellowing, drying and shedding when causing disease.

Main aim of our study is to identify Fusarium spp fungi based on disease symptoms such as yellowing, drying and shedding of the needles then define isolated pure culture of fungi and formulate control method. [4,6,7]

In this study atotal of sixty-nine samples including larch, pine and spruce were collected from 8 locations out of 127 pieces collected from 13 locations are used. According to standard methodology, when isolating mixed and pure culture samples were placed on wet Petri dish in incubator at 26°C for 7 days until the fungus growth appearedalso average mycelia growth and conidia have observed.

This Fusariumspecie typically gives whitish tinged grayish-violent color in colony center on PDA. Observing culture mycelia growth and conidia, genus name has identified using “Identification of Mitosporic Fungi” by Dr. Katsuhiko Ando. When formulating control method against fungi, bioproduct of Bacillus subtilis 26D strain, made in Russian as well as plant originated bioproduct called 1.5 % Matrine & Osthole Asmade in China have been experimented against entomopathogenic fungi Fusarium sppareused. Based on the study results Fusarium type of fungi is detected from samples taken from Bogdiin am, Jigjid and Taivan mountain. Hence bioproduct of Bacillus subtilis 26D strain inhibited fungal growth whereas can be possible biocontrol for Fusarium spp whereas plant originated bioproduct 1.5% Matrine & Osthole AS made in P.R.C cannot inhibit the growth of this fungi.

Forest morbidity is not well researched in Mongolia. Based on our research forest regions near Ulaanbaatar city have higher morbidity rate. Disease symptoms of conifers have shown yellowing, drying and even shedding of the needles.

A total of sixty-nine samples including larch, pine and spruce were collected from 8 locations near Ulaanbaatar city. Samples were placed on wet plates in incubator at 26°C for 7 days until the fungus growth appeared. Fresh fungal growth from the plated samples then transferred onto PDA. Fusarium species typically have average mycelia growth, aerial mycelium and gives whitish tinged grayish-violent color in colony center on PDA.

Mongolian Journal of Agricultural Sciences Vol.13(2) 2014: 101-104
HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION OF ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE LL-37 IN CHINESE CABBAGE WITH ENHANCED RESISTANCE TO PATHOGENS
Authors: Ishvaanjil Bayartbat , Jung Yu-Jin , Temuujin Uyangaa , Lee Soon-Youl , Kang Kwon-Kyoo
Published: June 2015

The human antimicrobial peptide, LL-37 gene was overexpressed in Chinese cabbage ‘Osome’ (Brassica rapa) by Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation. In order to increase the expression of the antimicrobial peptide, we used RolA intron sequence in front of the LL-37peptide gene. We confirmed the expression of LL-37 in cabbage by RT-PCR and Western Blot analysis. Four transgenic T1 plants were confirmed that LL-37 was expressed. Cabbages expressing the humanLL-37 gene were challenged by various plant pathogen. Transgenic cabbage plants overproducing human LL-37 are expected to possess a durable and wide-spectrum resistance against various pathogens.Mongolian Journal of Agricultural Sciences Vol.13(2) 2014: 124-130
ACCOUNTING AND TAX REPORTING OF FINANCIAL RESULTS
Authors: Deitch U Yu
Published: June 2015

This article presents a synthetic and analytical accounting of financial result from the sale of products and the final financial result; reflects the operational and non-operating income and expenses from fines, penalties. And, also in this paper, we consider the differences, similarities and the interaction of tax and accounting.Mongolian Journal of Agricultural Sciences Vol.13(2) 2014: 141-145
ONE HEALTH AND BIOSAFETY -NEED OF HARMONIZATION IN MONGOLIA
Authors: Batsukh Zayatiin , Battsetseg Gonchigoogiin
Published: June 2015

The One Health concept recognizes that the health of humans is connected to the health of animals and the environment. The major aim of the One Health is to improve health and well-being through the prevention of risks and the mitigation of effects of crises that originate at the interface between humans, animals and their various environments.Regardless of which of the many definitions of One Health is used, the common theme is collaboration across sectors. Collaborating across sectors that have a direct or indirect impact on health involves thinking and working across silos and optimizing resources and efforts while respecting the autonomy of the various sectors. To improve the effectiveness of the One Health approach, there is a need to establish a better sectoral balance among existing groups and networks, especially between veterinarians and physicians, and to increase the participation of environmental and wildlife health practitioners, as well as social scientists and development actors.As this kind of collaboration newly introduced in Mongolia, there are numerous complications and difficulties may arise, that eventually could lead to the results, with higher negative impact to the public and personal health. From the technical perspective, it is undoubtfully important to evaluate the system and reveal the gap and weakness of each stakeholder in this important network and try to introduce common standard operational procedures for the handling and maintaining infective agents to avoid the unpleasant spill over the pathogen into the environment.Mongolian Journal of Agricultural Sciences Vol.13(2) 2014: 146-152
МОРФОФУНКЦИОНАЛЬНЫЕ ИЗМЕНЕНИЯ В МАТКЕ САМОК ЯКОВ В РАЗЛИЧНЫЕ ПЕРИОДЫ ПОЛОВОГО ЦИКЛА
Authors: Томитова E.A.
Published: June 2015

Яки распространены на территории России, Монголии и в др. странах. Выявление морфофункциональных изменений в половых органах дает ценный материал для глубокого познания механизма регуляции репродуктивной функции, необходимых как для теории, так и для решения практических вопросов в области гистологии и акушерства (Завадовский М.М.1963; Попов А. П., 2004; Нежданов А.Г., 2007).Mongolian Journal of Agricultural Sciences Vol.13(2) 2014: 153-158
From Committees of RUSA: The Listen List 2015
Authors: Narration Council Outstanding Audiobook
Published: June 2015

The Listen List highlights extraordinary narrators and listening experiences that merit special attention by a general adult audience and the librarians who advise them. Recordings are selected because they are engaging and make one reluctant to stop listening. Titles are also named to the list because the narration creates a new experience, offering listeners something they could not create by their own visual reading and because the narrator achieves an outstanding performance in terms of voice, accents, pitch, tone, inflection, rhythm and pace. This juried list, designed for avid listeners and those new to the pleasures of stories read aloud, includes fiction and nonfiction and features voices that enthrall, delight, and inspire.
Sources: The Essential Lapsit Guide: A Multimedia How-To-Do-It Manual and Programming Guide for Stimulating Literacy Development from 12 to 24 Months
Authors: Stenis Jenny Foster
Published: June 2015

Ernst brings her thirty-five years of experience to this update and compilation of two previous books: Lapsit Services for the Very Young and Lapsit Services for the Very Young II. Ernst's prose is very accessible and engaging, and the book's structure guides the progression of learning for the librarian who uses it.
Sources: Guide to Reference: Essential General Reference and Library Science Sources
Authors: Graveline Laura
Published: June 2015

ALA's classic print publication, Guide to Reference Books, was replaced in 2009 with the online Guide to Reference. As the online introduction states, the web subscription version of the Guide to Reference serves as a gateway with interactive features that the former print guide never could have replicated. Indeed, because print publications are by their nature hampered by size limitations, the online guide simply can provide more cross referencing, offer more extensive comparative evaluations and annotations of sources, and become more global in coverage.
Sources: Library as Safe Haven: Disaster Planning, Response, and Recovery
Authors: Clark Sarah
Published: June 2015

Neal-Schuman's series of how-to manuals are typically practical, down-to-earth guides to aspects of library management and leadership. Halsted, Clifton, and Wilson's Library as Safe Haven: Disaster Planning, Response, and Recovery is a particularly useful addition to the series. Library directors understand that they must have disaster response plans in place, and most have at least a rudimentary system for dealing with fires, floods, and other emergencies. However, they may also feel overwhelmed at the prospect of developing a response and recovery plan for every possible crisis that could befall the library. This book provides a straightforward system for devising such a plan with a reasonable amount of effort.
Sources: New on the Job: A School Librarian's Guide to Success, Second Edition
Authors: Galliton Amanda
Published: June 2015

Weisburg and Toor have updated New on the Job: A School Librarian's Guide to Success. Whether the librarian is new, seasoned, starting in a new job at a new school, or changing grade levels, this book will help with the transition.
Sources: Owning and Using Scholarship: An IP Handbook for Teachers and Researchers
Authors: Gottschalk George
Published: June 2015

Digital technologies challenge the assumptions of preexisting legal regimes, even as they enable new modes of scholarship. Whether using others' intellectual works or disseminating and safeguarding their own, educators and scholars often navigate a morass of issues. This audience needs guidance that is sound in practice and concise yet robust in context. Drawing on his experience offering such guidance as the director of Copyright and Scholarly Communications for Duke University Libraries, Kevin Smith offers a handbook directed at achieving these ambitious aims.
Sources: The Personal Librarian: Enhancing the Student Experience
Authors: Tillotson Calantha
Published: June 2015

The Personal Librarian: Enhancing the Student Experience champions the personal librarian concept as a revolutionary solution to many of the issues currently facing academic libraries, revealing what a personal library program can do for a library and how such a program should be built. The book is well crafted, flowing and connecting exceptionally well, despite the fact that each chapter embodies a completely separate essay. In particular, the book's organization provides readers with an easy transition from skeptical critic to enthusiastic participant, as each chapter transfers the energy and optimism of the authors to the reader.
Sources: Putting the User First: 30 Strategies for Transforming Library Services
Authors: Donovan Judy Gelzinis
Published: June 2015

The author is quick to point out that UX is not just for websites, but for in-person visitors to our libraries as well. The first strategy in the book is a real eye-opener: "You are not your user--so forget thinking that you are." The author makes a strong case that we information professionals, because of our knowledge and training, are impaired by it and will struggle to understand the approach to our services that the average user has. Unless, of course, we admit that we don't really understand and are willing to make changes not based on our perspective and training.
Sources: The Brain, the Nervous System, and Their Diseases
Authors: Melssen Maria C.
Published: June 2015

Jenniefer L. Hellier's The Brain, the Nervous System, and Their Diseases fulfills its purpose as a single, comprehensive resource that covers all aspects of the brain, nervous system, and the diseases effecting these organ systems. The text is easy to navigate: entries are listed alphabetically and by topic. A detailed index is also provided at the end of volume 3. The 333 entries vary in length from several paragraphs to multiple pages and include "see also" references and lists of further readings. Images, tables, charts, and graphs are provided when available. A list of recommended resources at the end of the encyclopedia provides only eight resources; however, each entry's own list of further readings makes up for the brevity of this list.
Sources: Drugs in American Society: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, Culture, and the Law
Authors: Creitz Abigail
Published: June 2015

Drugs in American Society: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, Culture, and the Law fills a hole in reference resources that examine the breadth of drugs' impact on American Society. There are other works that address the topic directly, such as Drugs in American Society by Erich Goode, currently in its 8th edition (McGraw-Hill, 2012), but that work does not match the scope of this new encyclopedic set.
A política de cotas raciais e as mudanças na prática pedagógica
Authors: Alende Carmen Terezinha Maciel , Segundo Mário Augusto Correia San
Published: June 2015

Este estudo teve como objetivo identificar as mudanças na prática pedagógica após a implantação da política de cotas raciais, com ênfase na população negra em um curso técnico. Trata-se de pesquisa qualitativa exploratória, desenvolvida com sete professores. Como práticas pedagógicas que contribuem para a implantação do sistema de cotas raciais, evidenciaram-se as metodologias ativas de ensino e a leitura de materiais acadêmico-científicos. Como práticas que desfavorecem a implantação da política estão a postura do docente e o modelo convencional/tradicional de ensino. Sugere-se a formação continuada dos docentes como estratégia que pode auxiliar para um repensar coletivo dos professores, atentando para as questões étnico-raciais e construindo uma prática pedagógica contextualizada.Palavras-chave: política de cotas, ensino, práticas pedagógicas.
Educar en la laicidad. Revisando conceptos con Charles Taylor.
Authors: Rodríguez García Sonia E.
Published: June 2015

A partir de (1) la polémica suscitada en torno a la materia de Educación para la Ciudadanía y los Derechos Humanos, en este artículo pretendemos (2) aclarar el uso de algunos términos relacionados con el ideal político de la laicidad y exponer la teoría de la laicidad de Taylor, que incluye no sólo (3) una nueva definición sino también (4) la separación entre principios constitutivos y acuerdos institucionales, con el fin de reflexionar sobre (5) el verdadero significado de educar en la laicidad.
El cuerpo y sus expresiones patológicas en el devenir contemporáneo de la infoesfera
Authors: García Ferrer Borja
Published: June 2015

Hablar del nuevo malestar en la cultura que nos hostiga es hacerlo de un inquietante huésped que entra y sale, clandestinamente, por todas partes. Pero por mucho que se trate de una realidad inescrutable por definición, el ascenso imparable de enfermedades sociales en los últimos tiempos no deja lugar a dudas. En el presente trabajo, abordamos el papel que juegan las nuevas tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (NTIC) al respecto, crucial en la medida que simulan in distans un mundo que no es mundo alguno. Encapsulado en este sentido, la actualidad del cuerpo y sus expresiones en el devenir contemporáneo de la tele-comunicación radica en el desarraigo y la errancia, hasta el punto que los profusos dispositivos de la técnica consumada nos resultan actualmente más familiares que el sentido del mundo que nos ha visto nacer.
Filosofía y mística. De la soledad del Príncipe al “Solo Dios basta” del Apóstol en el siglo de Oro
Authors: Lázaro Pulido Manuel
Published: June 2015

En este trabajo repasamos dos tipos de experiencia filosófica: inmanente (teoría política) y trascendente mística cuyos resultados afectarán la vida práctica. La soledad del príncipe de Maquiavelo es una soledad no querida que busca el reconocimiento del pueblo, inmanente, asumida. Frente a esta soledad existe otra experiencia de soledad diferente, la del místico que alimenta el apóstol, cuyo fin no tiene nada que ver con la del príncipe, pero cuyos resultados fundamentarán en parte (o al menos) una cierta nueva ordenación del mundo.
Malgré l’héritage : sur ce qui reste en suspens entre Freud et Derrida
Authors: Agüero Águila Enrique Javier
Published: June 2015

Ce travail présente une scène virtuelle de l’héritage entre Freud et Derrida. Héritage compris ici non pas comme ce qui se déplace depuis celui qui hérite jusqu’au légataire sous une forme passive et sans objection, mais au contraire comme un héritage assumé en tant qu’altération de ce dont on hérite. À partir de cette idée philosophique de l’héritage défendue par Derrida, celui-ci nous serait révélé resignifié, a-temporel et en constante transformation
El Comentario a las Categorías de Aristóteles en el Palimpsesto de Arquímedes
Authors: Crespo Saumell Jordi
Published: June 2015

El Palimpsesto de Arquímedes fue comprado, restaurado y completamente transliterado mediante la aplicación de modernas técnicas digitales en 2011. El presente artículo pretende ofrecer un retrato general de este documento único, así como introducir algunos elementos críticos en lo que hasta ahora se conoce sobre uno de los múltiples textos que ha conservado. Se tratará en primer lugar del palimpsesto en tanto que fenómeno cultural, trayendo a colación las razones de su elaboración durante la Edad Media. Se prestará después atención a algunos detalles referentes a su composición, para luego considerar el tratado aristotélico de las Categorías. Se arrojará algo de luz en lo tocante tanto a la autoría como a las fuentes del comentario conservado en el palimpsesto por medio de la crítica textual. Finalmente, se resaltan algunos paralelismos entre lo que le ocurrió al comentario y las actuales tendencias culturales.
Reseña del libro "Maquiavelo en España y Lationamérica", Moisés González y Rafael Herrera Guillén (Coords.)
Authors: Torres Pazos Óscar
Published: June 2015

Reseña del libro "Maquiavelo en España y Latinoamérica", de Moisés González y Rafael Herrera.
Kant y la diferencia sexual
Authors: Posada Kubissa María Luisa
Published: June 2015

Este artículo se hace cargo de un aspecto del pensamiento kantiano poco conocido, como es su filosofía sobre los sexos. Este aspecto, que compone lo menos ilustre del filósofo ilustrado, se aborda en particular a partir de la hermenéutica feminista contemporánea y, más concretamente, de la que procede de la órbita alemana. A partir de aquí se concluye cómo esta filosofía de los sexos de Kant se sitúa en posiciones no alejadas del esencialismo del pensamiento de la diferencia sexual, tal como el mismo se expresa en sus pensadoras fundacionales, como es el caso de  la francesa Luce Irigaray.
A simple retinal mechanism contributes to perceptual interactions between rod- and cone-mediated responses in primates
Authors: Grimes William N , Graves Logan R , Summers Mathew T , Rieke Fred
Published: June 2015

Visual perception across a broad range of light levels is shaped by interactions between rod- and cone-mediated signals. Because responses of retinal ganglion cells, the output cells of the retina, depend on signals from both rod and cone photoreceptors, interactions occurring in retinal circuits provide an opportunity to link the mechanistic operation of parallel pathways and perception. Here we show that rod- and cone-mediated responses interact nonlinearly to control the responses of primate retinal ganglion cells; these nonlinear interactions, surprisingly, were asymmetric, with rod responses strongly suppressing subsequent cone responses but not vice-versa. Human psychophysical experiments revealed a similar perceptual asymmetry. Nonlinear interactions in the retinal output cells were well-predicted by linear summation of kinetically-distinct rod- and cone-mediated signals followed by a synaptic nonlinearity. These experiments thus reveal how a simple mechanism controlling interactions between parallel pathways shapes circuit output and perception.
The images theory of addiction
Authors: Sulkunen Pekka
Published: June 2015

Sulkunen, P. (2015). The images theory of addiction. The International Journal Of Alcohol And Drug Research, 4(1), 5-11. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.7895/ijadr.v4i1.191In everyday language, addiction usually refers to a strong desire that drives people to continue habitual behaviour despite acknowledged harm and their own will to quit. Many theorists and practitioners have long rejected the concept because of its tendency to individualize problem behavior, to focus on treatment rather than prevention, and to limit harmful consequences unduly to a selected group of users. There is no commonly accepted etiology of, or evidence-based treatment for, the condition, and diagnostic definitions are based on syndromes only. This article argues that the objections are not valid if we understand addiction as a generic concept, defined in terms of characteristics shared by several specific types, of which some are called prototypes. Addictions involve neurological adaptations but are not caused by them. They always emerge from culturally regulated behaviours, they are processes rather than on-off conditions, and involve types and pathways that depend on the social conditions in which they evolve. Addicted and normal uses are closely related and governed by images that define the functions, norms, meanings and use-values of the behavior. These will be transformed as addictions develop. The Images Theory of Addiction opens the way to understanding cultural variations in the addictive process, as well as to identify particularly risky images of potentially addictive behaviors. The theory is illustrated with examples from recent comparative studies.
The Italian “alcohol question” from 1860 to 1930: Two opposing scientific interpretations
Authors: Petrilli Enrico , Beccaria Franca
Published: June 2015

Petrilli, E., & Beccaria, F. (2015). The Italian “alcohol question” from 1860 to 1930: Two opposing scientific interpretations. The International Journal Of Alcohol And Drug Research, 4(1), 37-43. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.7895/ijadr.v4i1.193Background: In recent years, English-speaking and Northern European alcohol researchers have turned a historical gaze towards their subject, and in particular have explored how a medical view attempted to describe and explain phenomena such as alcohol abuse and addiction. Although there was a heated and prolific debate in Italy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, there are few historical studies of the first scholars’ thoughts on alcohol-related problems.Aims: The article depicts how the Italian scientific community interpreted and explained alcohol-related concerns following the emergence of the alcohol issue in the late 19th century. Specifically, the stances of the two main groups of scientists who dealt with the issue, the Positive School of Criminology and Legal Socialism, are examined.Method: The article is based on the materials collected by the Italian research group during a comparative study carried out as part of the ALICE RAP project. More than 40 books and five scientific journals were consulted.Results: Medical-related concerns were never predominant in the late 19th-century Italian debate on the alcohol question, but were addressed in the broader discussion of criminality, where positivists’ and legal socialists’ perspectives both focused mainly on social consequences, albeit with differing interpretations of causalities and remedies.
Addiction as an adaptation process in the brain, a view from neurobiology
Authors: Korpi Esa R.
Published: June 2015

Korpi, E. (2015). Addiction as an adaptation process in the brain, a view from neurobiology. The International Journal Of Alcohol And Drug Research, 4(1), 91-94. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.7895/ijadr.v4i1.194Research on the brain mechanisms of dependence on alcohol and drugs of abuse has rapidly advanced during the last two decades. We know the main processes, especially how the drugs are acting on their targets on brain cells, but this basic knowledge has not been well translated to better therapies. Not surprisingly, neurobiological addiction research is tackling the same fundamental questions as all neuropsychiatric research. For example, what are the roles of individual neuronal populations in different phases of addiction (development, maintenance, craving and compulsion, abstinence and relapse)? For preclinical research, novel neurogenetic methods now show great promise to answer at least some of the questions, but more innovative work is required to build models and find mechanisms for social and environmental interactions in addiction and to translate the inventions to clinical therapies. Addiction as a disease concept still gives a proper framework for this line of important research.
Clay‐sized Hf‐Nd‐Sr isotopic composition of Mongolian dust as a fingerprint for regional to hemispherical transport
Authors: Zhao Wancang , Sun Youbin , Balsam William , Zeng Lin , Lu Huayu , Otgonbayar Khureldavaa , Ji Junfeng
Published: June 2015

Hf‐Nd‐Sr isotopic fingerprinting has been employed as a powerful method for distinguishing dust sources. However, the Hf and Sr isotopic compositions of dust are highly dependent on particle size to accurately identify dust provenance. Here we compare the Hf‐Nd‐Sr isotopic compositions of clay‐sized fractions from dust sources (the Mongolian Plateau) to sinks (Beijing and Greenland). Our results document that clay‐sized Hf‐Nd‐Sr isotopic compositions of Mongolian dust are controlled by two isotopic/geochemical provinces: Southern Mongolian Gobi (SMG) and Northern Mongolian Plateau (NMP). Our data indicate that the SMG is potentially an important dust source to the loess in Beijing and Hulun Buir and could be a contributing source of dust to Greenland, whereas the NMP contributes little dust to the Chinese loess and the Greenland. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the deserts of northwest China are one of the main dust contributors to Beijing and Greenland, but not to Hulun Buir.