bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
BECOMING OF SUBJECT FIELD OF CONTEMPORARY VISUAL STUDIES
Authors: Tormakhova A. M.
Published: July 2016

Purpose of the work is to analyze the trends of contemporary visual studies that represent a combination of visual presentations of social and cultural communities and traditions. The task is to make an attempt to highlight main theories leading authors to create a coherent system of concepts related to the field of visual studies. The methodology involves an appeal to the philosophical, cultural, cultural-anthropological concepts that define the specificity of contemporary visual studies. The works of Western scholars like P. Bourdieu, U. Eco, U. Mitchell, N. Mirzoeff, S. Pink, G.  Rose, J. Rubi, P. Shtompka, N. Underberg, E. Zorn are also involved. In the article presented the theory of A. Usmanova and S. Avanesov. Originality lies in the creation of a single integrated approach to the visual review. There were clarified the concepts that form the basis of visual studies: visual culture, visual turn and visual practice. The results can be used for the training course "Visual practices and communication." The conclusions indicated that the study of practical areas, including the study of the phenomenon of fashion, the visual design of the city, cinema and photography, advertising and television is important, both in the west and in the national philosophy. Perceptions and practices of various forms of visual presentation serve as communication. They pointed out that the study provides a visual environment to attract a large array of material, which is typically analyzed within disciplines philosophical, cultural and anthropological circles. Using an interdisciplinary approach will contribute to the development of a single methodology, which can be involved in the analysis of all phenomena of visual culture.
AMBIGUOUS JANUS OF MODERN DEMOCRACY
Authors: Khmil Volodymyr V.
Published: July 2016

Purpose. The purpose of the research is to analyze ambiguous concept of  democracy as a phenomenon of political and social formation based on political and instrumental approach. As a result, some deep fundamentals of  human social existence and values as social life basis are blurred. Task. The task of  this investigation is to reveal the concept of democracy in its invariative philosophical  meaning and find the consequences of global social transformations towards social entropy. Methods of investigation. To implement the task an activity approach has been used with further possibility to single out two approaches - politological and philosophical. The focus on democracy from philosophic point of view makes possible to anticipate negative entropic processes that lead  to future ambiguity. Subject matter. Chaotic social processes can result in  ruined family, spiritual, legal and moral formations. Regulatory and legal paradigms are becoming less effective and entail disintegration of spiritual and value constituents of worldview causing necessary conditions for social entropy. Originality and Findings. Possible threats for human freedom that hinder the way to targeted  prospects of mankind have been considered in the paper. Thus, taking into account all positive aspects of democracy, it is simultaneously becoming the tool of continuous differentiation of society into tiny autonomous communities similar to nomadic atomization of society. The concept based on moral substantial existence basis as in “axis time” by K. Jaspers that can prevent social entropy resulting in world anthropologic catastrophes has been grounded in the present research.
MIRACLES AND THE PERFECTION OF BEING: THE THEOLOGICAL ROOTS OF SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS
Authors: Halapsis Alexis V.
Published: July 2016

Purpose of the article is to study the Western worldview as a framework of beliefs in probable supernatural encroachment into the objective reality. Methodology is underpinned with the idea that every cultural-historical community envisions the reality principles according to the beliefs inherent to it which accounts for the formation of the unique “universes of meanings”. The space of history acquires the Non-Euclidean properties that determine the specific cultural attitudes as well as part and parcel mythology of the corresponding communities. Originality consists in the approach to the miracle as a psychological need in a religious authority, expressed through the religious and non-religious (scientific) worldviews, which are interconnected by invariant thinking patterns deeply inside. It has been proven that the full-fledged existence of the religion is impossible without a miraculous constituent. It has been illustrated that the development of society causes a transformation of beliefs in gods and in miracles they do. The theological origins of the scientific beliefs stating the importance and regularity of the natural processes have been outlined. Conclusions. Religion suggests emotional involvement and reasoning which is realized by means of a miracle. The modern science reproduces the theological concept of the permanence of God and His will at own level. Through the history of humankind not only the nature of miracle (whereof the common tendency belongs to the daily reality expansion) underwent changes but also its suggested subject (wherein abstraction is in trend).
Integrating Insect, Resistance, and Floral Resource Management in Weed Control Decision-Making
Authors: DiTommaso Antonio , Averill Kristine M. , Hoffmann Michael P. , Fuchsberg Jeffrey R. , Losey John E.
Published: July 2016

Managing agricultural pests with an incomplete understanding of the impacts that tactics have on crops, pests, and other organisms poses risks for loss of short-term profits and longer-term negative impacts, such as evolved resistance and nontarget effects. This is especially relevant for the management of weeds that are viewed almost exclusively as major impediments to crop production. Seldom considered in weed management are the benefits weeds provide in agroecosystems, which should be considered for optimal decision-making. Integration of weed costs and benefits will become increasingly important as management for pests transitions away from nearly complete reliance on herbicides and transgenic crop traits as the predominant approach for control. Here, we introduce a weed-management decision framework that accounts for weed benefits and exemplify how in-crop weed occurrence can increase crop yields in which a highly damaging insect also occurs. We highlight a case study showing how management decision-making for common milkweed, which is currently controlled primarily with glyphosate in herbicide-tolerant corn, can be improved by integrating management of the European corn borer (ECB), which is currently controlled primarily by the transgenic toxin Cry1 inBacillus thuringiensiscorn. Our data reveal that milkweed plants harboring aphids provide a food source (honeydew) for parasitoid wasps, which attack ECB eggs. Especially at high ECB population densities (> 1 egg mass leaf–1), maintaining low milkweed densities (< 1 stem m–2), effectively helps to minimize yield losses from ECB and to increase the economic injury level of this aggressive perennial weed. In addition, milkweed is the host for the monarch butterfly, so breeding-ground occurrences of the plant, including crop fields, may help sustain populations of this iconic insect. Using a more-holistic approach to integrate the management of multiple crop pests has the capacity to improve decision-making at the field scale, which can improve outcomes at the landscape scale.
Kilburn High Road Revisited
Authors: Capineri Cristina
Published: July 2016

Drawing on John Agnew’s (1987) theoretical framework for the analysis of place (location, locale and sense of place) and on Doreen Massey’s (1991) interpretation of Kilburn High Road (London), the contribution develops an analysis of the notion of place in the case study of Kilburn High Road by comparing the semantics emerging from Doreen Massey’s interpretation of Kilburn High Road in the late Nineties with those from a selection of noisy and unstructured volunteered geographic information collected from Flickr photos and Tweets harvested in 2014–2015. The comparison shows how sense of place is dynamic and changing over time and explores Kilburn High Road through the categories of location, locale and sense of place derived from the qualitative analysis of VGI content and annotations. The contribution shows how VGI can contribute to discovering the unique relationship between people and place which takes the form given by Doreen Massey to Kilburn High Road and then moves on to the many forms given by people experiencing Kilburn High Road through a photo, a Tweet or a simple narrative. Finally, the paper suggests that the analysis of VGI content can contribute to detect the relevant features of street life, from infrastructure to citizens’ perceptions, which should be taken into account for a more human-centered approach in planning or service management.
Вышла в свет научная монография «Драматургия А. С. Пушкина: проблема сценичности»
Authors: Гайдин Борис Николаевич
Published: July 2016

В статье анонсируется издание 2015 года — коллективная научная монография «Драматургия А. С. Пушкина: проблема сценичности» (авторы — Н. В. Захаров, Вал. А. Луков, Вл. А. Луков).
Влияние средств массовой коммуникации на развитие социальной модернизации в России
Authors: Акимова Елена Михайловна
Published: July 2016

В статье рассматриваются проблемы социальной модернизации России. Особое внимание уделяется анализу российского менталитета, объективной необходимости его трансформации, раскрывается первостепенное значение средств массовой коммуникации в решении этих актуальных задач.
Afrontamiento, estrés parental y calidad de vida de los cuidadores principales de personas TEA || Coping, parental stress and quality of life of primary caregivers of people with ASD
Authors: Durán Montserrat , García-Fernández Manuel , Fernández Juan Carlos , Sanjurjo Beatriz
Published: July 2016

El objetivo de este estudio ha sido analizar la calidad de vida de los cuidadores principales de personas con TEA. Para ello se contó con una muestra de 50 cuidadores de personas con TEA con edades comprendidas entre 2 y 35 años. Además de la calidad de vida, se evaluaron las estrategias de afrontamiento y el estrés parental. Los resultados mostraron que (1) el estrés parental, las estrategias de afrontamiento y la calidad de vida no se asocia significativamente con la etapa evolutiva de la persona con TEA; (2) la calidad de vida en los dominios psicológico, social y ambiental es peor en los cuidadores con niveles de estrés parental clínicamente significativos; y (3)  la calidad de vida en el dominio psicológico es mejor entre quienes utilizan estrategias de afrontamiento más adaptativas, como el apoyo social o la reevaluación positiva. Por el contrario, la utilización de estrategias del tipo reacción agresiva, evitación emocional o dificultades de afrontamiento se relaciona con una peor calidad de vida en los dominios  psicológico, social y ambiental.
Reseña del libro: A investigación educativa en Galicia 2002-2014 || Review of the book: Educational research in Galicia 2002-2014
Authors: Barca-Enríquez Eduardo
Published: July 2016

Reseña de: Santos Rego, M. A. (Ed.) (2016). A investigación educativa en Galicia 2002-2014. Vigo: Galaxia. 518 pp. ISBN: 978-84-9865-697-8. Depósito legal: VG 253-2016.Se trata de la obra que recoge las principales aportaciones a la investigación educativa en Galicia entre los años 2002 y 2014. Se relacionan las principales investigaciones realizadas, las tesis doctorales leídas,  los libros, capítulos de libros/monografías, artículos publicados en relación con las principales áreas y núcleos temáticos relacionados con la educación como, entre otras, la psicología y la educación, las dificultades de aprendizaje, trastornos del desarrollo, tecnología educativa, formación de profesores, fundamentos teóricos, filosóficos y sociológicos de la educación; didáctica,  organización escolar e innovación educativa… Es una obra dirigida a toda persona interesada por los temas educativos en sus diferentes ámbitos y con el objetivo de adecuar la educación en Galicia  a las necesidades sociales en la actualidad.
Relación entre el recuerdo y el vaticinio de emociones hacia las ciencias por los profesores en formación inicial || Relationship between memory and prediction of emotions towards sciences by pre-service teachers
Authors: Borrachero Ana-Belén , Dávila María-Antonia , Costillo Emilio , Bermejo María-Luisa
Published: July 2016

Diferentes investigaciones ponen de manifiesto la necesidad de estudiar el dominio afectivo en el proceso de enseñanza/aprendizaje de las ciencias, pues se ha justificado que el desarrollo de actitudes positivas, a través del fomento de emociones y sentimientos positivos, facilitan un cambio en las expectativas y creencias hacia la materia, evitando el alejamiento de los estudiantes al campo científico. Con esta investigación se pretende conocer qué emociones recuerdan haber experimentado los futuros profesores de Secundaria como alumnos de ciencias y qué emociones vaticinan experimentar al enseñar contenidos científicos en sus prácticas docentes, con el fin de encontrar una relación entre el recuerdo y el vaticinio de sus emociones en ciencias. La muestra  está constituida por 83 estudiantes del Máster Universitario en Formación del Profesorado de Educación Secundaria de la Universidad de Extremadura, matriculados en tres especialidades de la rama de ciencias: Biología/Geología, Física/Química y Matemáticas. Los resultados obtenidos nos indican que las emociones que experimentaron como estudiantes de ciencias de Educación Secundaria (Biología, Geología, Física, Química y Matemáticas) son principalmente positivas, al igual que las emociones que vaticinan experimentar en sus prácticas docentes. Además, no existen diferencias significativas al comparar las emociones experimentadas en las materias de ciencias entre el recuerdo y el vaticinio. Este último dato nos lleva a afirmar que el enseñar contenidos científicos les provocará las mismas emociones que experimentaron como estudiantes de ciencias, es decir, que sus emociones como estudiantes se han transferido a su labor como docente.
Changing Use of Seventh Chords: A Replication of Mauch et al. (2015)
Authors: L Hubert
Published: July 2016

Mauch, MacCallum, Levy, and Leroi (2015) carried out a large-scale study of changes in American popular music between 1960 and 2010. Using signal processing methods, they found evidence suggesting a decreasing use of the dominant seventh chord and increasing use of the minor-minor seventh chord. While signal analysis methods have improved substantially in recent years, the accuracy of signal-based analysis remains imperfect. Using a contrasting method and independent musical sample, this paper reports converging evidence replicating these findings.
The Yale-Classical Archives Corpus
Authors: White Christopher William , Quinn Ian
Published: July 2016

The Yale-Classical Archives Corpus (YCAC) contains harmonic and rhythmic information for a dataset of Western European Classical art music. This corpus is based on data from classicalarchives.com, a repository of thousands of user-generated MIDI representations of pieces from several periods of Western European music history. The YCAC makes available metadata for each MIDI file, as well as a list of pitch simultaneities ("salami slices") in the MIDI file. Metadata include the piece's composer, the composer's country of origin, date of composition, genre (e.g., symphony, piano sonata, nocturne, etc.), instrumentation, meter, and key. The processing step groups the file's pitches into vertical slices each time a pitch is added or subtracted from the texture, recording the slice's offset (measured in the number of quarter notes separating the event from the file's beginning), highest pitch, lowest pitch, prime form, scale-degrees in relation to the global key (as determined by experts), and local key information (as determined by a windowed key-profile analysis). The corpus contains 13,769 MIDI files by 571 composers yielding over 14,051,144 vertical slices. This paper outlines several properties of this corpus, along with a representative study using this dataset.
Theoretical Corpora and Compositional Practice
Authors: Plazak Joseph
Published: July 2016

By combining two distinct research tools, algorithmically generated musical corpora and computational models of music perception, Dean & Pearce (this volume) report a novel methodology and results that might be of interest to both composers and theorists of non-tonal music. This commentary briefly elaborates on one particular implication of their work, namely, the potential to predict the salience of theoretical principles prior to implementing them within compositional practice. Several limitations specific to this particular implication are discussed.
Toward A Better Understanding of Perceived Complexity in Music: A Commentary on Eerola (2016)
Authors: Margulis Elizabeth Hellmuth
Published: July 2016

Eerola (2016) evaluates models of musical complexity based on expectancy violation and information theory. This commentary notes the deep relationship between these two phenomena, and argues for a more active partnership between computational and psychological approaches in understanding perceptions of musical complexity.
A evolução da proteção patrimonial dos cônjuges no direito de família: um estudo de caso do regime de separação de bens
Authors: Santos Sombra Thiago Luís
Published: July 2016

Nos últimos anos, verificou-se no cenário mundial uma onda crescente de alterações legislativas voltadas a proteger a igualdade e a situação patrimonial dos cônjuges. Neste cenário e considerada a mudança do papel das mulheres na sociedade, o Código Civil Brasileiro de 2002 elevou o cônjuge sobrevivente à condição de herdeiro necessário, além de lhe ter assegurado prerrogativas como o direito real de habitação e a particiação na sucessão no regime de separação convencional de bens. Este artigo terá como objetivo analisar a evolução da proteção patrimonial dos cônjuges sobreviventes a partir de uma ressignificação cultural da jurisprudência do Superior Tribunal de Justiça do Brasil.
Desarrollos del derecho contractual europeo y tradición jurídica
Authors: Petrucci Aldo
Published: July 2016

La presente contribución tiende a una doble finalidad: de una parte, quiere ofrecer una panorámica sobre las nuevas evoluciones del derecho contractual europeo ocurridas en los últimos años y los posibles escenarios futuros, y de otra, concentra su atención sobre las relaciones entre algunas soluciones normativas incluidas en los proyectos que en materia de unificación se han hecho y la larga tradición jurídica europea que se remonta al derecho romano.
Coupled-inductor High Step-up Integrated Topologies: Synthesis, Analysis and Experimental Results
Authors: Dreher Jacson R. , Andrade António M. S. S. , Schuch Luciano , Martins Mário L. da S.
Published: July 2016

This paper presents a new integration concept to generate high voltage step-up non-isolated DC/DC converters with the aid of coupled-inductors. The integration concept relies on the separation of the converter circuit into two or three parts named input, middle and output sections. Hence, any basic converter can partially or fully share one of its sections with another basic converter since both circuits comply with the integration rules. The merged converters become an integrated topology with fewer components. According to this paper, for the input section parallel integration, the circuits remaining output sections can be associated in three different ways, in a series, parallel or cascaded connection. These output sections associations allow for a merged topology to enhance their voltage gain that becomes the sum of the voltage gains of the former topologies alone. An example of integration of the boost and flyback converter is provided to illustrate the theory. The resulting integrated topologies are theoretically and experimentally evaluated. The results prove that the integration methodology is an effective way to obtain high voltage conversion ratio circuits and that the derived topologies are highly efficient due to their low converter series resistances.
Conversores Fotovoltaicos Multifuncionais - Classificação e Requisitos de Compatibilidade com a Rede e com as Cargas
Authors: Bellinaso Lucas V. , Michels Leandro
Published: July 2016

Conversores fotovoltaicos multifuncionais, comercialmente conhecidos como inversores híbridos, podem fornecer energia à rede e apresentam armazenamento de energia em baterias para alimentar cargas na ausência de rede elétrica. Estes conversores reúnem as características de inversores conectados à rede convencionais e fontes ininterruptas de energia (UPS). Este trabalho propõe classificações desses conversores e requisitos relacionados à rede e cargas. Os conversores são classificados de acordo com configurações de UPS da IEC 62040-3 e de acordo com o intervalo de interrupção durante transferências. Logo a seguir, são listados requisitos gerais que podem ser aplicados a conversores fotovoltaicos multifuncionais. Com base nas regulamentações existentes como a NBR 16149, PRODIST e IEC 62040-3, foram definidos possíveis requisitos de compatibilidade com a rede e com as cargas. Alguns conflitos entre essas normas foram encontrados, sendo propostas algumas soluções para estes casos.
Conversor Ca-cc Trifásico Bidirecional de Único Estágio com Correção de Fator de Potência e Isolado em Alta Frequência
Authors: Almeida Bruno Ricardo de , Jr. Demercil S. Oliveira
Published: July 2016

Este artigo apresenta o estudo e a implementação de um novo conversor CA- CC trifásico bidirecional de único estágio com correção de fator de potência e isolado em alta frequência. O conversor proposto é concebido utilizando-se o conceito de interleaving, e o dual active bridge (DAB) com controle phase-shift. São desenvolvidas análises teóricas baseadas no uso do modelo fundamental e utilizando-se o conceito da modulação AM DSB (Amplitude Modulation with Double Side-Band), sendo validado por simulações numéricas. Resultados experimentais obtidos com um protótipo de 1,5 kW são apresentados a fim de validar o estudo da topologia proposta.
RECUPERAÇÃO DE DADOS EM BANCO DE DADOS POR MEIO DA LINGUAGEM NATURAL
Authors: Pinto Bruno Perché , Pinheiro Denis , Pereira Denilson Alves
Published: July 2016

A Linguagem Natural é uma alternativa para consultas em bancos de dados, principalmente para usuários leigos em computação, que provavelmente têm dificuldades em utilizar linguagens de consulta como o SQL ou similares. Este trabalho apresenta um protótipo de uma ferramenta para a recuperação de dados em bancos de dados utilizando Linguagem Natural em Português. Serão apresentadas algumas técnicas e métodos para o Processamento de Linguagem Natural (PLN), mostrando suas principais aplicações e importância para recuperar a informação em banco de dados.
O IDEB COMO INDICADOR DA QUALIDADE DA EDUCAÇÃO BRASILEIRA: O CASO DA REGIÃO SUDESTE
Authors: Costa Cláudia Cristina Rios Caxias da
Published: July 2016

O Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (IDEB) é um indicador que combina informações de fluxo e de desempenho dos alunos, criado para promover um sistema de responsabilidade , visando à melhoria da qualidade da educação no país. Ao elaborar metas detalhadas para cada rede de ensino e escola – com as quais governadores e prefeitos se comprometeram por meio do Compromisso Todos Pela Educação, ao calcular e divulgar amplamente os resultados do Ideb, o Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anísio Teixeira (INEP) possibilitou que os atores educacionais pudessem ser responsabilizados pelos resultados de sua unidade e que o Ministério da Educação (MEC) identificasse e premiasse as escolas que atingem as metas, mas também oferecesse assistência técnica e financeira para as redes com piores resultados. Neste artigo, serão tratadas a origem, princípios e matrizes teórico-metodológicas do Ideb, com base, sobremaneira, nas notas técnicas disponibilizadas pelo Inep, desde a concepção deste índice, em 2007. Para denotar a importância do índice, utilizar-se-ão dados dos anos 2005, 2007 e 2009 e projeções referentes às unidades federativas que compõem a Região Sudeste brasileira.
Efficacy of 0.12% Chlorhexidine Gluconate for Non‐Surgical Treatment of Peri‐Implant Mucositis
Authors: Menezes Karyna M. , Fernandes‐Costa Anderson N. , Silva‐Neto Reinaldo D. , Calderon Patrícia S. , Gurgel Bruno C.V.
Published: July 2016

Background:Because peri‐implant mucositis may progress to peri‐implantitis, effective treatment resulting in resolution of inflammation could prevent peri‐implantitis. Current treatment protocols for this condition are still unpredictable. The purpose of this study is to analyze efficacy of non‐surgical treatment for patients with peri‐implant mucositis during a 6‐month follow‐up period.

Methods:This controlled, randomized, double‐masked clinical trial included 37 patients diagnosed with peri‐implant mucositis, randomly assigned into test group (basic periodontal therapy + 0.12% chlorhexidine) with 61 implants; and control group (basic periodontal therapy + placebo) with 58 implants. Therapy consisted of adaptation of the full‐mouth scaling and root planing protocol. Clinical parameters of visible plaque index (VPI), gingival bleeding index (GBI), probing depth (PD), and bleeding on probing (BOP) were measured in implants and were evaluated at baseline and at 1, 3, and 6 months post‐therapy. Data were analyzed using the split‐plot analysis of variance and χ2tests with a significance level of 5%.

Results:Intragroup analysis showed that VPI, GBI, PD, and BOP presented statistically significant improvements compared with baseline. No statistically significant differences were found between the test and control groups at any time.

Conclusions:Both isolated mechanical therapy and its association with 0.12% chlorhexidine mouthwash reduced peri‐implant mucositis. Therefore, 0.12% of chlorhexidine was not more effective than placebo.
ALTERAÇOES DA MORFOLOGIA EM PLANTA DE UMA PRAIA DE ENSEADA APÓS A INSTALAÇÃO DE ESTRUTURAS RÍGIDAS: O CASO DE ITAIPAVA, ESPÍRITO SANTO
Authors: Barreto Nara Rodrigues , Santos James Rafael Ulisses dos , Mantovanelli Rafael , Nascimento Thatyane Mônico , Thompson Deise , Albino Jacqueline
Published: July 2016

Praias de enseada tendem a ter sua forma em planta em equilíbrio estático quando as ondas incidentes mais frequentes são controladas pelo processo de difração em torno dos promontórios que as limitam. Este equilíbrio é interrompido com a alteração do ponto de difração, como no caso de implementação de estruturas rígidas. O artigo apresenta um estudo de caso realizado na praia de Itaipava, localizada no distrito de Itapemirim, Espírito Santo, Brasil, onde foi construído um quebra-mar com a finalidade de ampliar a capacidade de suporte portuário nesta localidade. O estudo teve como objetivo reconstituir a evolução morfológica da praia e discutir os efeitos morfodinâmicos decorrentes da implementação do quebra-mar. Os métodos utilizados incluíram a superposição de imagens aéreas na determinação da evolução da linha de costa nas últimas 4 décadas (1970-2013). A partir da aplicação do modelo parabólico de enseada baseado em Hsu e Evans (1989), da análise dos dados de ondas e de perfis de praia foi possível compreender as alterações ocorridas ao longo dessa porção do litoral. O estudo concluiu que após a construção das estruturas ocorreram significativas mudanças na planta da praia. Os resultados indicaram que a porção norte da praia, sob efeito direto das intervenções, encontrava-se em equilíbrio estático antes da intervenção, contudo agora encontra-se na condição de equilíbrio dinâmico, com intensificação da deriva longitudinal, retirada e transporte de sedimentos da porção central da praia rumo ao porto. Desta forma, tanto o recuo da porção central quanto a sedimentação na porção protegida da praia prejudicaram as atividades econômicas da região, como o turismo e a pesca. Já o setor sul manteve sua tendência à progradação. A aplicação do modelo parabólico de planta de enseadas e a análise de dados morfodinâmicos permitiram compreender como se deu o processo adaptativo, e poderiam ter sido utilizados antes da intervenção no sentido de prever as consequências.
CARACTERIZAÇÃO MORFOLÓGICA, HIDRODINÂMICA E SEDIMENTAR DAS PRAIAS ABRIGADAS CARDOSO E LAGOA NA BAIA DE TIJUCAS, BOMBINHAS- SC.
Authors: Longarete Camila , Dalinghaus Charline , Abreu José Gustavo Natorf de
Published: July 2016

Este trabalho teve como objetivo a caracterização morfodinâmica e sedimentar das praias abrigadas do Cardoso e da Lagoa, ambas localizadas na baia de Tijucas, ao sul do Município de Bombinhas-SC. Para esta caracterização realizaram-se levantamentos topográficos em cinco perfis ao longo de cada praia, coletas de amostras sedimentares e medições visuais da altura e período de ondas. As amostragens ocorreram em saídas de campo com periodicidade sazonal. A partir dos dados de campo foi analisado as modificações dos perfis ao longo do período amostral, as variáveis estatísticas do sedimento e os parâmetros ômega e ômega teórico propostos para praias expostas. As praias também foram classificadas segundo modelos propostos para ambientes protegidos e, por último, calculou-se a forma das praias. Os resultados mostraram que ambas as praias se enquadram na classificação de praias refletivas por apresentarem valor de ômega inferior a 1, com granulometria de areia grossa e mais influenciadas pela maré do que pelas ondas, de acordo com os valores de RTR (entre 3 e 12). Baseado na classificação de ambientes protegidos, as praias apresentaram uma forma côncava, com parâmetro de forma da praia linear devido suas declividades acentuadas.
COMPARTIMENTAÇÃO DO ESTADO DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL, BRASIL, ATRAVÉS DO USO DE GEOMORPHONS OBTIDOS EM CLASSIFICAÇÃO TOPOGRÁFICA AUTOMATIZADA
Authors: Robaina Luís Eduardo de Souza , Trentin Romario , Laurent François
Published: July 2016

Trabalhos relacionados à análise de relevo são instrumentos básicos em projetos e planos de gestão. Desta forma o presente trabalho possui como objetivo a determinação de compartimentos de landforms para o estado do Rio Grande do Sul, através do uso dos elementos de geomorphons determinados em classificação topográfica automatizada. Para a definição dos geomorphons foi utilizada o MDE obtido através dos dados SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission), processado em ambiente online. Através do agrupamento manual a partir de interpretação de tela em SIG definiu-se sete compartimentos de landforms, sendo: Encostas com bases Amplas, Encostas com topos estreitos e alongados, Encostas com vales encaixados, Áreas Planas associadas a encostas de bases amplas, Áreas Planas, Encostas amplas com rebaixamentos na meia-encosta e Encostas com base ampla e topos com ressaltos. O Compartimento de landforms definido como Áreas planas associadas a encostas de bases amplas é o predominante no estado, com 25,95% da área total. Ocorre, principalmente, seguindo a planície de inudação dos rios como Ibicui, em direção a oeste, rio Jacuí, em direção Leste, e os rios Santa Maria, a Sul. Constitui os principais elementos de relevo da região geomorfológica Depressão Central Gaúcha, sobre substrato de rochas sedimentares da Bacia do Paraná. O segundo maior compartimento de landforms do estado é o compartimento das Encostas com bases Amplas, ocupando 21,52% da área total. Este compartimento ocupa a maior área no Norte do estado, formando os divisores entre as duas mais importantes bacias, do Uruguai e a do Guaíba. A identificação dos elementos do relevo, denominados geomorphons, se mostrou uma técnica bastante eficiente na delimitação de diferentes compartimentos de landforms no estado do Rio Grande do Sul, com distintas e peculiares características que correspondem a unidades reconhecidas geomorfologicamente.
PADRÕES ESPACIAIS DO TRANSPORTE, PRODUÇÃO E VARIABILIDADE DE SEDIMENTOS SUSPENSOS DOS RIOS AMAZÔNICOS DE ÁGUAS BRANCAS
Authors: Montanher Otávio Cristiano , Souza Filho Edvard Elias de , Novo Evlyn Márcia Leão de Morais
Published: July 2016

A produção e transporte de sedimentos suspensos são importantes processos geomorfológicos atuantes nos sistemas fluviais amazônicos, especialmente nos denominados Rios Amazônicos de Águas Brancas (RAAB). O estudo sintetizado neste artigo foca na representação e compreensão das variações espaciais do transporte de sedimentos desses rios. Este trabalho utilizou uma nova série de valores de concentração de sedimentos suspensos, estimados por meio de imagens do satélite Landsat 5/TM, para estender e preencher as séries de dados coletadas in situ. A partir dessa compilação de dados, foram geradas séries temporais de transporte de sedimentos suspensos para nove estações nos RAAB. Grandes rios amazônicos como o Amazonas, Solimões e Madeira possuem agora séries de aproximadamente 30 anos de dados de transporte de sedimentos suspensos de alta frequência temporal. Foram feitas análises sobre: i) diferenças regionais de produção e transporte de sedimentos; ii) variabilidade da produção de sedimentos nas escalas intranual e interanual; iii) relações entre variáveis espaciais, como latitude, longitude e área da bacia, e a produção de sedimentos e sua variabilidade. Os resultados obtidos permitem as seguintes conclusões em relação aos padrões espaciais e relações determinantes: i) quanto mais à jusante, e maior a área da bacia de drenagem, maior é o transporte de sedimentos, conforme uma relação logarítmica; ii) enquanto o transporte de sedimentos suspensos é maior nas estações de jusante, a produção média das bacias possui um padrão contrário, sendo maior nas estações de montante; iii) considerando toda a bacia, os menores valores de produção de sedimentos concentram-se no período entre os meses de agosto e outubro, e o período que possui os maiores valores é entre janeiro e março. A região que produz a maior quantidade de sedimentos é a bacia do alto rio Madeira, em que grande parte da massa é transportada no período chuvoso, entre os meses de janeiro a abril. Esta bacia, no entanto, possui valores extremamente baixos nos meses secos; iv) as estações que estão no centro da bacia possuem uma menor variabilidade temporal, tanto interanual quanto mensal. As variabilidades anuais e mensais possuem uma forte relação e foram explicadas pelas mesmas variáveis (área de drenagem e longitude). Os coeficientes da regressão linear mostram que, quanto maior a área da bacia, e quanto mais a oeste, menor a variabilidade temporal da produção de sedimentos.
Pharmacological Assessment of Anti-anaemic Activity of Aqueous Leaves Extracts of Telfairia occidentalis and Spondias mombin in Rats
Authors: Sylvester Chika Ohadoma
Published: July 2016

To investigate the anti-anaemic activity of aqueous leaves extracts of Telfairia occidentalis and Spondias mombin on experimental rats. The aqueous leaves extracts of T. occidentalis and S. mombin were obtained by cold maceration and processed for 48 h. The chloramphenicol model for experimental induction of anaemia in rats was employed. Anti-anaemic activity was determined by measuring haematological parameters of packed cell volume (PCV), haemeglobin count (Hb) and white blood cell count (WBC). The PCV and Hb levels of extracts treated rats were significantly (p < 0.05) increased compared to control group. The aqueous extract of T. occidentalis produces higher anti-anaemic activity compared to S. mombin. The decrease in WBC level was recorded with both extracts. The leaves extracts of T. occidentalis and S. mombin possess anti-anaemic activity, and validated their uses as haematinics by traditional healers.
Evaluation of Antiulcer Activity of Different Extracts of Clitoria ternatea Leaves on Experimental Animals
Authors: Abhishek Saxena  , Anil Middha  , Vikas Saxena  , Pankaj Mishra
Published: July 2016

We planned to evaluate the antiulcer effects of four different extract of Clitoria ternatea leaves.  Gastric lesions were induced in rats by oral administration of Indomethacin (10 ml/kg). The antiulcer activity of Petroleum ether, Chloroform, Methanol and aqueous extract of Clitoria ternatea leaves (200 mg/kg and 400 mg/kg body wt) was compared with standard drugs. The parameters studied were ulcer index, gastric juice volume and pH of gastric juice. Clitoria ternatea leaves showed a dose dependent curative ratio compared to ulcer control groups. Pretreatment with extract displayed significant antiulcer activity which is almost equal to that of the standard drug. The volume of acid secretion, and ulcer index were decreased and pH of the gastric juice was increased compared to ulcer control group. The petroleum extract showed maximum antiulcer activity compared to other extract.
Synthesis and Evaluation of Anti-inflammatory Activity of Some Cinnoline Derivatives-4(-2-amino-thiophene) Cinnoline-3-Carboxamide
Authors: Pankaj Mishra  , Anil Middha  , Vikas Saxena  , Abhishek Saxena
Published: July 2016

A prolonged increase in pro-inflammatory cytokines, TNF-α and IL-6 occurs in inflammatory diseases. Although cinnoline belongs to a family of fairly well known heterocycles, the interest in the study of its derivatives continues. Cinnoline compounds demonstrate interesting bioactivity and many research papers have discussed the biological property, structure-activity relationship, and applications in medicinal science. A new series of substituted Cinnoline derivatives condensed with Thiophene moieties (12a-j) were synthesized and their anti-inflammatory was evaluated. The anti-inflammatory activity was assessed by rat paw edema method. The pharmacological screening showed that many of these obtained compounds have significant anti-inflammatory activity, comparable to the standard drug (phenylbutazone). The compound 12DSDi produces maximum anti-inflammatory activity compared to other tested compound.
Evaluation of Antidiabetic Activity of Different Extracts of Clitoria ternatea Leaves in STZ-Induced Diabetic Rats
Authors: Abhishek Saxena  , Anil Middha  , Vikas Saxena  , Pankaj Mishra
Published: July 2016

We planned to evaluate the antidiabetic effects of four different extract of Clitoria ternatea leaves. The different doses of petroleum ether, chloroform, methanol and aqueous extract of Clitoria ternatea leaves (200 mg/kg and 400 mg/kg body wt) were administered orally in Streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. After the administration of extracts, blood glucose levels were monitored at specific intervals and it was found that they were significant lowered. Glibenclamide was used as a standard drug at a dose of 0.50 mg/kg body weight. The experimental data revealed that extract has significant antidiabetic activity in streptozotocin-induced rats compared to standard drug. The methanol extract showed maximum antidiabetic activity compared to other extract.
Synthesis, Biological evaluation and Comparative Study of Some Cinnoline Derivatives
Authors: Pankaj Mishra  , Anil Middha  , Vikas Saxena  , Abhishek Saxena
Published: July 2016

In medicinal chemistry nitrogen containing heterocycles are the most important compounds which show various biological activities. The cinnoline are nitrogenous derivatives and found to elicit many pharmacological actions like anti-hypertensive, antithrombotic, antihistamine, antileukemic, CNS activity, anti tumor, antibacterial and antisecretory activity. We planned to synthesis new series of substituted Cinnoline derivatives, and evaluated for antibacterial, antifungal and anti-inflammatory activity. The Cinnoline moiety substituted with different substituents condensed with Pyrazole, Piperazine, Imidazole, Furan and Thiophene moieties separately. The antibacterial and antifungal activities of synthesized compounds were determined by disc diffusion method. The anti-inflammatory activity of synthesized compounds was assessed by rat paw edema method. The synthesized compound exhibited moderate to good antibacterial, antifungal and anti-inflammatory activity. The substituted Cinnoline Piperazine series and Cinnoline thiophene series compound exhibited maximum antibacterial activity and antifungal activity, respectively. The substituted Cinnoline Imidazole series revealed potent anti-inflammatory activity. Further investigations are required to find out possible mechanism of action.
Software Fault Prediction Using Two -Stage Data Preprocessing Method
Authors: Palatse Varsha G. , Nandedkar Vaishali S.
Published: July 2016

Software testing plays important role in software development life cycle (SDLC) while dealing with critical business applications. From SDLC 70% of time and cost is used for testing only, it is time consuming and costly phase. For this one of the cost effective technique can be used which predicts a module as fault-prone and non-fault prone prior to testing. Predicting a safe module during testing and after development increases the cost of projects. As need to allocate better-test resources for module. This process may take most of the time in preparation and may lose some modules untested which cause accidental failure. Defective software modules cause software failures, increase development and maintenance costs, and decrease customer satisfaction. In this research, we present a novel fault prediction technique that reduces the probability of false (pf) and increases the precision for detection of faulty modules. Software Reliability is becoming an essential attribute of any software system. To improve software quality and testing efficiency by constructing predictive models from code attributes to enable a timely identification of fault-prone modules.Software defect prediction model helps in early detection of faults and contribute to their efficient removal and producing a reliable software system.
Spectral and Polarization Signatures of Relativistic Shocks in Blazars
Authors: Boettcher Markus
Published: July 2016

Relativistic shocks are one of the most plausible sites of the emission of strongly variable, polarized multi-wavelength emission from relativistic jet sources such as blazars, via diffusive shock acceleration (DSA) of relativistic particles. This paper summarizes recent results on a self-consistent coupling of diffusive shock acceleration and radiation transfer in blazar jets. We demonstrate that the observed spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of blazars strongly constrain the nature of hydromagnetic turbulence responsible for pitch-angle scattering by requiring a strongly energy-dependent pitch-angle mean free path. The prominent soft X-ray excess (``Big Blue Bump'') in the SED of the BL Lac object AO 0235+164 can be modelled as the signature of bulk Compton scattering of external radiation fields by the thermal electron population, which places additional constraints on the level of hydromagnetic turbulence. It has further been demonstrated that internal shocks propagating in a jet pervaded by a helical magnetic field naturally produce polarization-angle swings by 180$^o$, in tandem with multi-wavelength flaring activity, without requiring any helical motion paths or other asymmetric jet structures. The specific application of this model to 3C279 presents the first consistent, simultaneous modeling of snap-shot SEDs, multi-wavelength light curves and time-dependent polarization signatures of a blazar during a polarization-angle (PA) rotation. This model has recently been generalized to a lepto-hadronic model, in which the high-energy emission is dominated by proton synchrotron radiation. It is shown that in this case, the high-energy (X-ray and $\gamma$-ray) polarization signatures are expected to be significantly more stable (not showing PA rotations) than the low-energy (electron-synchrotron) signatures.
Analysis of Pyramidal Horn Antenna for J-Band Application
Authors: Bhanarkar Muralidhar , Waghmare Ganesh , Navarkhele Vaijjanath
Published: July 2016

In this research paper, design and development of pyramidal horn antenna for J-band application is reported. It is particularly designed for 17 dB gain and half beam width about 25 degrees at 6.93 GHz. Horn aperture, horn axial length and distance from the throat of the antenna to aperture are the main design constraints which are calculated and used for the antenna design and simulation. Beam width in E-plane and H-plane horn is calculated and it is 19.18 dB and 22.86 dB respectively. The reported antenna design shows good performance for J-band in radiometry, satellite, and radar applications.
The Effect of Capital Structure on Firms’ Profitability (Evidenced from Ethiopian)
Authors: Negasa Tariku
Published: July 2016

This study was aimed to investigate the effect of capital structure on firms’ profitability with special emphasis on Ethiopian Large Private Manufacturing Firms using panel data of five consecutive years (2006/07-2010/11G.C). The secondary data sources (audited financial statements) have been collected from the randomly selected thirty three large private manufacturing firms in Ethiopia. Linear regression model has been employed to analyze the relationship between firms’ profitability and capital structure. Specifically, Random-effect Generalized Least Square of panel data regression model has been selected to empirically test the literature driven hypotheses. Finally, the findings of this study revealed that a significant positive relationship between firms’ profitability and total debt ratio which indicate firm’s capital structure.
Investors Perception Towards Investment With Reference To Modern And Other Traditional Tools
Authors: Rathod Bhavesh Kumar , Asha V , Naidu J Gajendra
Published: July 2016

There are many modern and traditional methods in valuing the performance of the company among them EVA, CVA are modern methods where as EPS, ROI, ROE etc. are some of the traditional methods. modern and traditional methods are not only used to check the performance of a company but it also used in investment decisions by the investors. Stern Stewart, managing partner of M/s Stern Stewart & Co. introduced a modified concept of economic profit in 1990 in the name of Economic Value Added (EVA) as measure of business performance and CVA is only a cash consideration in EVA. In this paper an attempt is made to study which method is used by the investors while taking the investment decisions i.e. traditional methods are modern methods. 100 respondents (Investors) are questioned and collected their views, we are assuming that there is no impact of traditional or modern methods while taking investment decisions by the investors.
Cooperação e Governança nos Arranjos Produtivos Locais: o caso das empresas de Software no Estado do Paraná
Authors: Gussoni Wendell Myler da Silva , Weise Andreas Dittmar , Medeiros Flaviani Souto Bolzan
Published: July 2016

Arranjos Produtivos Locais (APLs) têm se constituído em importante instrumental de competitividade e de desenvolvimento local. A cooperação entre agentes econômicos desses APLs decorre da necessidade de coordenação de recursos e informações, e nestes também se encontram a estrutura de governança que trata das instituições e regimes formais de coordenação e autoridade e de sistemas informais. Esta pesquisa está voltada aos APLs, e tem como objetivo analisar como a cooperação e a governança contribuem para a melhoria do desempenho organizacional das empresas instaladas nos Arranjos Produtivos Locais de Software do Estado do Paraná. Para tanto, utilizou-se de uma pesquisa descritiva com abordagem quantitativa. Os resultados obtidos permitiram concluir que as formas de cooperação indicadas pelos respondentes das 38 empresas que participaram da pesquisa, contribuem para o desempenho organizacional. Constatou-se também que a governança tem contribuído para o crescimento desses arranjos, pois esses APLs vêm se desenvolvendo em bases competitivas, sendo cada vez mais fortalecidos na cooperação entre os empresários, e isso só é possível com uma boa estrutura de governança.