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Conflictos y protestas socio-ambientales en Chile: Reflexiones metodológicas y resultados
Authors: Allain Mathilde
Published: September 2019

Este artículo presenta las primeras reflexiones basadas en el análisis de la base de datos del Observatorio de Conflictos del Centro de Estudios de Conflicto y Cohesión Social (COES). En una primera parte, el artículo detalla las principales bases de datos disponibles, aborda la definición de los términos “conflicto” y “socio-ambiental” y el rol clave de las investigaciones en visibilizar o invisibilizar procesos sociales. En una segunda parte se presentan algunos resultados de una investigación en curso que participa de la definición del “conflicto socio-ambiental” centrándose en uno de sus aspectos: la protesta. De esta forma se abordan dos preguntas centrales ¿Quiénes son los ciudadanos que protestan, y cuáles son sus demandas socio-ambientales? Este artículo puede ser útil para los estudiosos de los conflictos socio-ambientales confrontados a una variedad de fuentes de datos.
Regionalización del índice de concentración en el norte de Chile y su relación con la componente orográfica (1966-2015)
Authors: Baltazar Fernández Alexis , Meseguer-Ruiz Oliver
Published: September 2019

Este artículo analiza la distribución espacial de la irregularidad de las precipitaciones diarias en el norte de Chile (desde los 17° hasta los 29° S), mediante la aplicación del índice de concentración (CI). El CI se calculó para un total de 161 estaciones meteorológicas, en el periodo 1966-2015. El propósito fue generar una regionalización espacial del CI, un índice diario que mide la irregularidad de las precipitaciones. Teóricamente, se ensayó una hipótesis que señala el efecto que tendría la orografía sobre el CI, provocando un aumento del índice desde las planicies litorales a zonas de mayor altitud como la Cordillera de los Andes, con un gradiente creciente oeste-este. Los resultados alcanzados no dan cuenta de un aumento hacia el este como era de esperar, pero si dejan ver un componente zonal caracterizado por un gradiente creciente norte-sur. Además, los resultados del CI permitieron la identificación de cuatro regiones que comparten valores similares del CI: la zona norte, con valores del CI entre 0,45 y 0,58; la zona sur, con altas concentraciones de precipitación con valores entre 0,49 y 0,74; las tierras altas, con valores entre 0,45 y 0,67; y la zona costera, con valores entre 0,45 y 0,64.
Plan de Fomento del Alojamiento de Sevilla, 1929
Authors: Flores-Alés Vicente , Abad Flores María De los Reyes , Cortés Albalá Isidro , Calama Rodríguez José María
Published: September 2019

El modelo de desarrollo hotelero propuesto en el Plan de Alojamientos de la Exposición Iberoamericana de Sevilla de 1929 planteaba la construcción de edificios versátiles que una vez finalizada la muestra se transformaran en edificios de viviendas, de manera que se incentivase la inversión mediante un sistema que pretendía asegurar la rentabilidad, al tiempo que impulsaba la industria de la construcción ante la necesidad de un nuevo modelo de edificación que resolviera la escasez de vivienda para las emergentes clases medias urbanas. El hotel América Palace, interpretado impecablemente por el arquitecto Fernando Guerrero Strachan, es el único que cumplió exhaustivamente con el modelo de transformación. El edificio se proyecta con un estilo muy personal y una visión claramente determinada a facilitar su posterior uso como bloque de viviendas, destaca la sencillez compositiva que combina la tradición del regionalismo con nuevos materiales de construcción.
Imprenta del Sótano: colección de clisés de la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia
Authors: Reyes Sarmiento Claudia Angélica
Published: September 2019

El presente artículo es resultado del proyecto de investigación titulado "Imprenta e impresiones en la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia: análisis gráfico, histórico, patrimonial y estético de la colección de clisés de la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia y de las publicaciones en las que circularon (1930 - 1960)", desarrollado entre la Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano y la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia. El proyecto obtuvo el financiamiento de la Dirección de investigaciones de la Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, a través de una convocatoria interna de investigación.
En el año 2015 se encontraron algunas planchas metálicas de impresión en la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia. Desde entonces, se ha generado gran interés en torno a una serie de imágenes, escudos, fotograbados, textos y firmas (279 en total), que dan cuenta de una parte de la historia de la institución y del país. Estos hallazgos se deben a que en el edificio de la Biblioteca funcionó la Imprenta Nacional de Colombia, cuyos talleres se encontraban en el sótano. Es decir, que desde allí se produjeron diversas publicaciones que enriquecieron nuestro patrimonio bibliográfico.
Los clisés de impresión son objetos susceptibles de investigación histórica, con lo cual se amplían las posibilidades de trabajar con fuentes documentales, que al mismo tiempo son documentos históricos, para reconstruir el pasado y presente de la sociedad colombiana, la historia del diseño y las publicaciones periódicas, entre otros.
Publicaciones infantiles y su carga ideológica. República Liberal de Colombia (1933-1938)
Authors: Peters Rada Victoria Eugenia , Trujillo Acosta Milena
Published: September 2019

En la década de los treinta, el gobierno liberal y la iglesia, de filiación conservadora, se disputaban el control en la formación de los ciudadanos. En la búsqueda de encontrar formas de influir, variar el ordenamiento social y transformar la realidad, uno y otra instrumentalizaron la educación por ser un medio apropiado para modelar el pensamiento desde la infancia. Chanchito, revista ilustrada para niños (1933-1934), expuso el ideario conservador y Rin Rin, revista infantil (1935-1939) junto con El país de Lilac (1938), libro de cuentos para niños, sirvieron de soporte a las ideologías liberales modernizadoras. El propósito de las publicaciones consistió en influir en la formación ciudadana desde la infancia y para la construcción del rol social del niño; cada una supo responder a propósitos instrumentalistas del discurso promovido por sus impulsores ideológicos. Desde la perspectiva de S. Jäger (2003), las tres publicaciones adquirieron el carácter de dispositivo.
Mecanismos que garantizan y protegen el derecho a una vivienda familiar en el departamento de Santa Ana
Authors: Orellana Villalobos Juan Carlos , Orellana Villalobos Karina Beatriz
Published: September 2019

El Estado salvadoreño, como ente garante y proteccionista de los derechos fundamentales de las personas, debe procurar que la familia salvadoreña posea una vivienda que reúna las condiciones mínimas y necesarias para el desarrollo personal de los miembros que la integran, mediante la creación e implementación de políticas públicas encaminadas para tal efecto. Sin embargo, las instituciones u organismos involucrados en el tema de la vivienda no han podido solventar o reducir la problemática habitacional para aquellas familias que puedan resultar beneficiadas, debido a que algunos de sus programas exigen requisitos mínimos por cumplir como, porejemplo, percibir un ingreso monetario fijo. En El Salvador existe un elevado porcentaje de la población que no posee una vivienda digna en donde su familia pueda desarrollarse productivamente; especialmente aquellos sectores social y económicamente más vulnerables, cuyos ingresos son variables. En ese contexto, la investigación se fundamentó en información documental disponible y entrevistas realizadas a los actores involucrados y tuvo la finalidad de analizar los mecanismos que garantizan y protegen el derecho a una vivienda familiar. Se evidenció que existe un déficit habitacional para aquellos sectores vulnerables; además, los mecanismos con que se cuentan no son suficientes para velar y hacer cumplir el derecho a la vivienda, debido a las circunstancias económicas, sociales y culturales imperantes. Es necesario que las diferentes instituciones públicas y privadas trabajen de forma coordinada bajo el principio de corresponsabilidad y elaboren políticas efectivas que logren suplir este derecho universal.
Diagnóstico de aplicación de un sistema presupuestario como herramienta de gestión administrativa en las empresas industriales del departamento de Santa Ana
Authors: Vásquez Gómez Felipe Joaquín
Published: September 2019

El objetivo de la investigación fue comprobar la aplicación de sistemas presupuestarios como herramientas de planificación y control de utilidades en las empresas industriales del departamento de Santa Ana. El estudio fue de tipo descriptivo en el que se aplicaron las técnica de la encuesta y la entrevista, a un total de 100 personas pertenecientes al quehacer administrativo de empresas industriales. Se comprobó que las empresas clasificadas como grandes sí aplican un sistema presupuestario, pero las empresas medianas y pequeñas todavía no lo están utilizando. Algunas de las empresas que aún no lo utilizan, manifiestan que las principales dificultades que han tenido en aplicar la técnica presupuestal han sido: contar con poco personal especializado; la falta de concientización por parte de la alta gerencia y los costos necesarios para poder desarrollarlo.
Estado de las bóvedas de la carretera que conduce de Santa Ana a Ahuachapán
Authors: Quiteño Ana Aracely
Published: September 2019

El artículo pretende establecer la importancia que tienen en una carretera los sistemas de drenajes, los cuales permiten un manejo adecuado de los fluidos, para lo cual son importantes los procesos de captación, conducción y evacuación de los mismos. Las carreteras en El Salvador se encuentran sometidas – durante la época de lluvia - a la acción del agua con más frecuencia; lamentablemente, las obras de drenaje muchas veces son utilizadas como botaderos de basura, generando azolvamientos. De ahí la importancia de verificar en qué condiciones se encuentran actualmente las bóvedas de la carretera RN-13 en el tramo El Portezuelo – Ahuachapán, constatando su estado y mantenimiento. En el tramo estipulado se encontraron nueve bóvedas, de las cuales siete de ellas tienen más de 70 años; únicamente fueron ampliadas cuando se trabajó la carretera. En la inspección realizada se verificó que existe mantenimiento para ellas, pero no es rutinario, siendo necesario concientizar sobre la importancia de la inspección periódica y mantenimiento de las obras de drenaje para evitar el cierre en las carreteras.
Cryptocurrencies for the Payment of Products or Services: Risks, Accounting Practices and Regulations
Authors: Allen David , Aselta James , Engel Russell
Published: September 2019

This paper examines the risks, accounting practices and disclosures of companies who accept cryptocurrency for the payment of products or services. We provide a brief history of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology that allows the reader to deepen their understanding of the subject before moving on to a discussion of how regulatory bodies such as the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are treating the accounting for cryptocurrency transactions.
Shade nets and substrates in seedling production of Annona squamosa L. in the Roraima Cerrado
Authors: Sakazaki Roberto Tadashi , Araújo Wellington Farias , Monteiro Neto João Luiz Lopes , Chagas Pollyana Cardoso , Chagas Edvan Alves , Murga-Orrillo Hipólito , Bardales-Lozano Ricardo Manuel , Abanto-Rodríguez Carlos
Published: September 2019

Sugar apple (Annona squamosa L.) is one of the most widely grown member of the Annonaceae family in several regions, but there is still a lack of agronomic data regarding the management of its initial growth stages under Cerrado conditions. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the production of Annona squamosa L. seedlings under different environmental conditions achieved by using shade nets (E1: ChromatiNet® Silver 50%; E2: ChromatiNet® red 50%; E3: ChromatiNet® red 35%; E4: ChromatiNet® Silver 35%) in combination with four different substrates (S1: soil + sand + chicken manure; S2: soil + sand + cattle manure; S3: soil + sand + cattle manure + chicken manure; S4: soil + sand + sheep manure). An experiment was set up using a completely randomized design with treatments in a split-plot arrangement, with four replicates and ten plants per experimental unit. Seedling growth parameters and quality indices were evaluated. The tested environments had higher local temperatures relative to the external environment, which had a negative effect on plant growth. Environment E2 resulted in the highest plant height and dry weight, but led to uneven growth among the evaluated plant parts. The substrate with sheep manure (S4) did not benefit seedling production. The best results for seedling growth and quality were obtained with substrates S2 (soil + sand + cattle manure) and S3 (soil + sand + cattle manure + chicken manure), which are therefore promising for Annona squamosa L. seedling production in the Roraima Cerrado.
Yield responses of Macrotyloma axillare (family Fabaceae) to combinations of doses of phosphorus and calcium
Authors: Barbosa Henrique Zavarez , Batista Karina , Gimenes Flavia Maria de Andrade , Gerdes Luciana , Giacomini Alessandra Aparecida , Mattos Waldssimiler Teixeira de , Barbosa Cristina Maria Pacheco
Published: September 2019

The present study aimed to assess the effects of combinations of doses of phosphorus and calcium on the yield characteristics of Macrotyloma axillare access NO 279 (family Fabaceae) in a Red-Yellow Argisol with average P level (24 mg dm-3). The experiment was carried out in greenhouse in Nova Odessa/SP, Brazil, from August to December 2015. A 52 fractional factorial design with 13 combinations for doses of phosphorus and calcium in mg dm-3: 0-0; 0-40; 0-80; 15-20; 15-60; 30-0; 30-40; 30-80; 45-20; 45-60; 60-0; 60-40; 60-80, in a randomized complete block design with four replications. Two cuttings were made on the plants. The phosphorus x calcium interaction and the isolated doses of calcium were not significant for the parameters assessed. The production of dry biomass of the aerial part, the leaf area, the number of leaves and the number of branches of Macrotyloma showed significant responses to the isolated doses of phosphorus applied in the primary growth. In the secondary growth, only the number of branches and the dry biomass production of the dead material responded to the doses of phosphorus. Phosphorus was a modulator of dry biomass production of roots and of the production of nodules and the number of nodules of macrotyloma. The content of calcium present in the soil, together with the increase of the value of base saturation to 50%, was sufficient for the establishment and growth of the legume. Therefore, a supplemental dose of this nutrient was not required.
Outbreak of Clostridium perfringens type D enterotoxemia in sheep
Authors: Salvarani Felipe Masiero , Faccin Mayane , Freitas Nayra Fernanda de Queiroz Ramos , Matos Mônica Regina de , Garcia Edismair Carvalho , Pagliosa Geane Maciel , Barbosa José Diomedes , Lobato Francisco Carlos Faria , Viott Aline de Marco
Published: September 2019

This work describes the first Brazilian laboratory-confirmed outbreak of enterotoxemia caused by Clostridium perfringens type D in sheep, which occurred in the state of Paraná. We address the epidemiological aspects involved, the diagnostic modalities employed, and the clinical signs and pathological findings observed. Eight healthy pregnant female sheep with no history of vaccination for clostridiosis presented with a history of abrupt feeding changes and neurological manifestations that quickly evolved to illness, coma and death. Four other females with clinical neurological signs were referred to the Veterinary Hospital of the Universidade Federal do Paraná, Palotina Sector. These animals presented with lethargy, motor incoordination, opisthotonus, pedal movements, muscle tremors, spastic paralysis, bruxism, mandibular trismus, sialorrhea, hyperexcitability and the inability to stand. They were examined and euthanized due to the seriousness of the clinical picture with an unfavorable prognosis. We performed gross anatomical and microscopic analyses of the organs and intestinal contents. We also performed bacterial isolation with molecular typing. From the intestinal contents, we detected toxins by means of the seroneutralization technique in mice. At necropsy, we noted pulmonary edema (2/4), necrotizing enteritis (4/4) and hyperemia of the leptomeninges (1/4). Microscopically, we observed lymphohistiocytic interstitial pneumonia, necrotic enteritis associated with the presence of rods, and nephrosis with interstitial lymphohistiocytic nephritis. No significant brain lesions were observed. Using serum neutralization, we identified epsilon toxin in the intestinal contents of all four animals. C. perfringens type D was identified. Based on the history, clinical signs, postmortem findings, and laboratory confirmation of the presence of epsilon toxin, we concluded that C. perfringens type D enterotoxemia caused this outbreak of sheep deaths.
Zeolite inclusion in dog extruded diets: digestibility, fecal characteristics, and palatability
Authors: Lowndes Fernanda Gonçalves , Sabchuk Tabyta Tamara , Risolia Larissa Wünsche , Félix Ananda Portella , Maiorka Alex , Oliveira Simone Gisele de
Published: September 2019

Addition of zeolite to caninedietscan improve fecal characteristics, reducing its moisture and odor. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of an increasing dietary inclusion of zeolite on nutrient and energy digestibility, fecal characteristics, and diet palatability for dogsfed diets containing high soybean meal level. Two experiments were performed. The first experiment evaluated the effect of increasing concentrations (0, 10, 20, 30, 40, or 50 g/kg) of zeolite (clinoptilolite) in extruded dog foods on diet digestibility and fecal quality. Six adult dogs were distributed to treatments arranged in a 6 x 6 Latin square design. The second assessed the effect of 20 or 50 g clinoptilolite per kg of diet on food palatability, where in 20 dogs were distributedinto two tests, in a completely randomized experimental design (0 vs.20 g/kg and 0 vs. 50 g/kg zeolite). Despite the small variation, dietary zeolite inclusion reduced diet metabolizable energy content (15.4 to 14.7 MJ/kg, P < 0.05) and the coefficient of total tract apparent digestibility of dry matter (0.773 to 0.740, P < 0.05). Fecal dry matter (fDM) content increased as zeolite concentrations increased (30.4% to 36.1%, P < 0.05), but fecal score had no effect. Zeolite concentrations caused no changes (P > 0.05) in ammonia nitrogen, sialic acid, fecal pH,or diet palatability.The inclusion of up to 50 g natural clinoptilolite per kg of diet increases fDM content, maintains adequate fecal score and has no negative impact on diet palatability.
Passion fruit by-product as a substitute for Tifton 85 hay in diets for dairy heifers
Authors: Figueiredo Mércia Regina Pereira de , Saliba Eloisa de Oliveira Simões , Barbosa Geraldo Sérgio Senra Carneiro , Silva Filipe Aguiar e , Silva Cecília Ribeiro da Mota e , Nunes Andressa Nathalie , Moreira Guilherme Rocha , Martins Tássia Ludmila Teles
Published: September 2019

This study was undertaken to examine the intake, nutrient digestibility, protein and energy balance and feeding behavior of dairy heifers fed diets in which Tifton 85 bermuda grass (Cynodon sp) hay was substituted by a passion fruit (Passiflora edulis) by-product. Sixteen Holstein × Zebu crossbred heifers with an average weight of 363.00 ± 27.7 kg were assigned to four treatments represented by diets in which levels of a passion fruit by-product (0, 12, 24 and 36%; dry matter basis) were added as a substitute for Tifton 85 bermuda grass. The intakes of crude protein and ether extract (P > 0.05) rose as the by-product was added to the diets. Nitrogen intake, absorbed nitrogen and urinary nitrogen also increased with the inclusion of the by-product. Passion fruit by-product can be included in diets for dairy heifers up to the level of 36%.
Effect of the use of golden mussel flour contaminated with lead as a source of calcium on the performance of broilers
Authors: Wachholz Lucas , Nunes Ricardo Vianna , Gonçalves Junior Affonso Celso , Eyng Cinthia , Castilha Leandro Dalcin , Cirilo Edinan Hagdon , Broch Jomara , Souza Cleison de
Published: September 2019

The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of lead contaminated golden mussel flour (GMF) as a source of calcium for broiler chickens from 14 to 42 days of age and to verify the probable effects on performance, tissue contamination, blood parameters, Pb digestibility, and bone quality. The experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design (DIC), with four levels of Pb contamination (71.33, 147.55, 223.78, and 300 mg kg-1 Pb) in GMF, with five replicates and three birds per experimental unit. Sixty-four-day-old Cobb male broilers housed in metabolism cages were used. GMF was added to rations instead of calcitic limestone. The zootechnical variables were evaluated: feed intake, weight gain, and feed conversion, as well as the digestibility of nutrients. In addition, the serum biochemistry of the birds transaminases, total bilirubin, calcium, and phosphate was studied and the concentration of lead in the tissues and the bone quality of the birds was determined. The tibia was collected for evaluation of bone quality. The levels of Pb contamination in the golden mussel did not change the performance of the birds (P ? 0.05) or the Pb levels in the muscle Pectoralis major, skin, liver, feather, bones, and serum, or the serum levels of ALT, GGT, and total bilirubin, however, there was an effect of Pb levels (P < 0.01) on AST concentrations. Pb levels altered the values (P < 0.01) of the apparent digestible Pb and the coefficient of apparent digestibility of Pb, with an increasing linear effect. There was no effect (P ? 0.05) on bone stiffness, however flexibility and bone strength were altered (P < 0.05). Serum Ca and P concentrations did not show changes (P ? 0.05) due to the use of Pb levels in GMF. In this study, it can be observed that the use of GMF with Pb up to 300 mg kg-1 as a source of Ca in broiler diets does not alter performance, however the use of GMF contaminated with Pb above 73.33 mg kg-1 promotes contamination of the tissues of the animals with Pb, making it impossible to consume the birds. It was concluded that the increase in Pb concentrations in GMF increases the digestibility and metabolism of this metal and causes an increase in the production of AST by the liver. Pb levels in GMF above 214.11 mg kg-1 impair bone strength and flexibility.
Fibrosarcoma arising after femur osteosynthesis with pin and plate placement in a cat
Authors: Cecco Bianca Santana de , Henker Luan Cleber , Souza Mariana de Jesus de , Vielmo Andréia , Ferreira Marcio Poletto , Gomes Cristiano , Costa Fernanda Vieira Amorim da , Sonne Luciana
Published: September 2019

A 6-year old spayed female Siamese cat was presented with a history of left limb acute lameness. Radiographic imaging revealed a complete comminuted diaphyseal femur fracture, which was corrected through intramedullary pin placement along with plate osteosynthesis. After two months the animal returned to the hospital presenting severe diffuse enlargement of the left hindlimb, characterized as a non-delimited, solid, and firm plaque-like mass surrounding the pin and bone, which extended from the femorotibiopatelar joint to the pelvis, and infiltrated the adjacent musculature. Incisional biopsy exam indicated a highly malignant sarcoma. The entire limb was surgically removed and sent to histopathological evaluation. Microscopically, the mass was composed of spindle shaped cells, displaying high pleomorphism and cellular atypia. Abundant collagen production was evidenced through Masson's trichrome stain and strong cytoplasmic staining for vimentin. These results were consistent with fibrosarcoma. The cat went through one session of chemotherapy; however, tumor recurrence occurred 20 days later, and the animal was submitted to euthanasia. This is the first description of fibrosarcoma arising in the vicinity of an intramedullary pin and plate in a cat.
Mergers and Acquisitions and Multinational Companies: A Review and Research Agenda
Authors: Kyei-Mensah Justice
Published: September 2019

We review the theoretical and empirical studies concerned with mergers and acquisitions (M&A) to evaluate the knowledge in the area and to recommend new areas for future research. Unlike other reviews, we focus on research in finance, accounting, and management literature. While the area of M&A is well-researched in all three subject areas, to date it is unclear what factors actually drive M&A decisions and the specific impacts of M&A deals on shareholder wealth. The core material in the finance and accounting journals tend to provide a quantitative basis for accessing the success or failure of M&A deals. The management journals tend to explore qualitative aspects of mergers. While financial considerations rely heavily on behavioural considerations for their success, we aim to provide an integrated approach to our review.
The Domestic Political Unrest and the Military Doctrine Change in the Neighborhood: Arab Uprisings and Israel (2011–2015)
Authors: Badry Eid Mohammad
Published: September 2019

The “Arab Spring” uprisings are a historic milestone from Israel’s national security perspective, regarding to the political and security changes in the regional strategic environment, as Israel’s geographic neighboring, Egypt and Syria, have become more threatening.
As a serious scientific attempt under the umbrella of the balance of power theory in the political science literature on military doctrine change, this paper aims to examine conditions under which a domestic political change or unrest in a state may affect, positively or negatively, the change of the military doctrine of another state or states in neighborhood. By applying this research question to the case of the Arab uprisings and Israel, the study examines, from Israeli elite’s perspective, why and how the aforementioned uprisings affect the Israeli military doctrine, and explores whether the particular components of this doctrine have been affected to the same degree.
The study uses elite approach, and discourse analysis as key methodological tools.
The general findings indicated that the Arab uprisings have strong and diversified impacts on the components of the Israeli military doctrine. These impacts may be compared to those of regional wars and military conflicts, as they have reshaped the map of security risks and threats.
Legal and Policing Model to Counter Organised Crime and Terrorism in Slovakia
Authors: Lošonczi Peter , Reitšpís Josef , Mašľan Martin
Published: September 2019

Organized crime and terrorist networks belong to the most important threats in Europe, including Slovakia. The number of assets confiscated from organized crime is still increasing, which indicates its rise, especially in the areas of carousel tax fraud, unlawful financial operations, VAT collection, and the distribution of drugs. These activities are often accompanied with corruption. Europe, including Slovakia, is now facing the growing migration wave that increases the risk of foreign fighters entering its territory, who could be recruited for terrorists attacks. The efficiency of the fight against organized crime and terrorism depends on the coordination of activities, the cooperation of the involved authorities, as well as their independence, and a permanent effort to minimize unprofessional and illegal interventions into the work of police, courts and prosecution. This is an area in which permanent improvement is necessary.
The Impact of Sex and Gender on the Perception of the Personal Security of Uniformed Public Services
Authors: Kempa Magdalena
Published: September 2019

The article presents a psychological approach to sex and gender in uniformed public services, and is based on the author’s own research. The research examines the role of women in the military and the popular perception of women participating in the armed forces, as well as possible differences in this regard between the military and the civilian environment. The paper also presents the results of research on the perception of personal security by uniformed public service members when on duty. In the course of the analysis of the factors significant for the investigated phenomenon, i.e. for the psychological gender, a number of specific research problems has been identified. The identified problems are dependent in nature and relate to the significance of relations between variables. The analysis of the research problem, conducted on the basis of subject literature, indicates that psychological gender is one of the significant factors that determine perceived personal security. This factor is chosen as the primary independent variable in this paper. Psychological gender is understood here as spontaneous readiness to apply the dimension of gender in relation to oneself and the external world.
IP Fundamentals – What Every CEO Should Know About IP in Biotechnology
Authors: Doyle Kathryn
Published: September 2019

This chapter addresses four essential components of Intellectual Property as it relates to patents: (1) patents and the patent process, (2) developing a strategy to maximize patent protection for a product or a process, (3) due diligence, and (4) issues of inventorship and ownership. By way of an overview, there are four basic types of Intellectual Property – Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Trade Secrets. Patents cover ideas that are novel, non‑obvious, have utility and satisfy the enablement and written description provisions of the U.S. patent Statute. Trademarks cover identification of goods and services. Copyrights protect tangible expression, including writings, computer code, websites and the like. A Trade Secret is a form of intellectual property where secrecy is maintained over a process or an ingredient of a product over a period of time. This chapter will focus almost exclusively on patents.
How to Talk about Mental Health: Addressing Misunderstandings about Mental Health in the Media
Authors: Golden Laura , Danforth Joel ,   Massachusetts Statewide Youth Advisory Council
Published: September 2019

This tip sheet was developed as a collaboration between the Massachusetts Statewide Youth Advisory Council (SYAC) and the Learning and Working Center at the Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research (TACR) to clear up some common misunderstandings about mental health conditions and to share strategies to talk about mental health in a more accurate and more helpful way! Read on to learn more about mental health.
Identidad y agencia colectiva del movimiento ciberfeminista en América Latina. El caso de [ciberfeministaslatam]
Authors: Binder Inés
Published: September 2019

El objetivo de la presente investigación es identificar y sistematizar los marcos conceptuales a través de los cuales las participantes de la lista de correos [ciberfeministaslatam] le dan sentido a su práctica ciberfeminista. Para ello realizamos una serie de entrevistas en profundidad con activistas ciberfeministas que participan de la lista de correos [ciberfeministaslatam]. Las ciberfeministas latinoamericanas entienden que su activismo es una manera de ver la vida, un posicionamiento político desde el cual pensar y actuar. Uno de los marcos conceptuales más fuertes en el plano de la agencia es el de la noción de que el mundo tecnológico y sus espacios deben ser ocupados. La ocupación es entendida como una estrategia política de disputa por el poder simbólico del rol de las mujeres tanto en el ciberespacio como en los espacios de socialización tecnológica. Podemos hablar de la existencia de un movimiento ciberfeminista latinoamericano porque cumple con las características que los nuevos movimientos sociales autónomos adoptan en la era digital: desde la organización horizontal en redes difusas que adoptan prácticas de política contenciosa como acciones directas creativas o la creación de imaginarios radicales, hasta el uso intensivo de TIC, como medio y como objeto de crítica y transformación.
La otra campaña de Barcelona en Comú: Som Comuns, Movimiento de Liberación Gráfica y la guerrilla comunicativa
Authors: García Carretero Lucía , Establés María-José
Published: September 2019

En mayo de 2015, Ada Colau, activista de la Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca, Ada Colau, activista de la Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca, ganaba la alcaldía de Barcelona en 2015. Un punto de inflexión en el que los ‘partidos-movimientos contra la austeridad’ irrumpían en la escena política institucional mediante las ‘ciudades del cambio’, capitalizando el descontento social de los movimientos sociales. El uso de las redes digitales como herramienta de comunicación política, unido a la naturaleza del partido político y el rápido proceso de configuración de la formación, dieron lugar a que la campaña electoral se caracterizase por la relevancia de la comunicación online y por una organización descentralizada en términos comunicativos.De esta forma, Barcelona en Comú introducía elementos propios de las campañas electorales americanas pero manteniendo el tono de los movimientos sociales. Por otro lado, la “otra campaña”, formada por activistas y simpatizantes, formaría parte del denominado fandom político. En este sentido, se ha procedido al análisis de los elementos creados desde fuera e incorporados a la campaña, así como la creación de una #guerrillacomunicativa. Además, se ha partido de estudios previos en el análisis de dicha campaña en Twitter y también de entrevistas realizadas a participantes de este proceso.Esta investigación, permite observar la convivencia tanto de estrategias institucionalizadas y como de otras alternativas, llevadas a cabo por activistas, ambas en el seno de una campaña online. Asimismo, se vislumbra la redefinición de aspectos propios de la comunicación política clásica como por ejemplo, la campaña negativa, en un nuevo marco de forma (memes, GIF) y fondo (dinamismo y humor).
PaintXYZ, pintando la realidad mediante mundos virtuales
Authors: Martí Nieto Ivan
Published: September 2019

PaintXYZ es un prototipo de interacción de entornos virtuales, haciendo uso de las últimas tecnologías a coste reducido. El sistema toma como base las herramientas de creación de contenidos cotidianas adaptadas a entornos de RV y RA, combinadas con las últimas tecnologías de geolocalización, permitiendo insertar objetos tridimensionales en entornos reales.
Late Toarcian marine gastropods from the Cleveland Basin, UK: systematics, palaeobiogeography and contribution to biotic recovery from the early Toarcian extinction event
Authors: Ferrari Mariel , Little Crispin TS , Atkinson Jed W
Published: September 2019

As part of a study to evaluate the recovery from the early Toarcian extinction event in the Cleveland Basin, 477 new gastropod specimens were collected from mid-late Toarcian rocks of the Ravenscar section, North Yorkshire, UK. The gastropods were preserved in two modes: 1) specimens preserved with recrystallized shells, mainly in the Whitby Mudstone Formation, but also some in the Blea Wyke Sandstone Formation; 2) specimens preserved as external moulds in mineralized patches of shells in the Yellow Sandstone Member. The fossil assemblage comprised fifteen species, of which three are new: Katosira? bicarinata sp. nov., Turritelloidea stepheni sp. nov. and Striactaenonina elegans sp. nov. Four species are described in open nomenclature, as Tricarilda? sp. Jurilda sp., Cylindrobullina sp. and Cossmannina sp. The other species have previously been described: Coelodiscus minutus (Schübler in Zieten), Procerithium quadrilineatum (Römer), Pseudokatosira undulata (Benz in von Zieten), Palaeorissoina aff. acuminata (Gründel), Pietteia unicarinata (Hudleston), Globularia cf. canina (Hudleston), Striactaeonina cf. richterorum Schulbert & Nützel, Striactaenonina aff. tenuistriata (Hudleston) and Sulcoactaeon sedgvici (Phillips). Most of these species are the earliest records of their respective genera and show palaeobiogeographical connections with contemporary gastropod associations from other regions of Europe and South America. The taxonomic composition of the late Toarcian Cleveland Basin gastropod assemblage differs substantially from the faunas of the late Pliensbachian and early Toarcian Tenuicostatum Zone, showing the strong effect of the early Toarcian mass extinction event on the marine gastropod communities in the basin. Only a few gastropod species are shared between the late Toarcian faunas and the much more diverse Aalenian gastropod faunas in the Cleveland Basin, suggesting there was a facies control on gastropod occurrences at that time. This is also a potential explanation for the taxonomic differences between the late Toarcian gastropod faunas in the Cleveland Basin and those in France, and Northern and Southern Germany.
Long duration of ecological recovery from the early Toarcian extinction event in the Cleveland Basin, North Yorkshire, UK
Authors: Atkinson Jed W , Little Crispin TS , Dunhill Alexander M
Published: September 2019

The Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event and associated early Toarcian mass extinction event (ETME) have attracted a great deal of research effort, focusing primarily on the causal mechanisms. In contrast, there is less known of the patterns of biotic recovery following this mass extinction (and others). Yet such recoveries are of interest as they record how surviving organisms radiate into newly vacated ecospace. The Cleveland Basin, North Yorkshire, has one of the most expanded Toarcian rock sections globally. Previous studies have presented a limited view of the recovery interval as the upper Toarcian sequence across much of the basin was truncated by a period of erosion during the Middle Jurassic. However, the Ravenscar coastal section preserves all of the upper Toarcian stratigraphy. In the summers of 2013 and 2017 JWA and CTSL collected 24,002 macrofossil specimens from 37 sample points covering 45 metres of the Ravenscar section, from the top of the Alum Shale Member of the Whitby Mudstone Formation to the top of the Blea Wyke Sandstone Formation. The samples included benthic taxa (principally bivalves and gastropods, with smaller number of brachiopods, echinoderms, serpulids, scaphopods, crustaceans and bryozoans) and nektic taxa (belemnites and ammonites). These allowed us to construct new range data, and allowed us a full evaluation of the biotic recovery from the ETME. Ecological tiering was the first to respond to the amelioration of conditions in the Bifrons Zone, approximately 1.75-2.71 million years following the extinction event. Many of the ecological groups that disappeared across the extinction interval began to reappear, although often represented by only a single species. Benthic species richness and ecological diversity subsequently dropped in the Variabilis and Thoarsense Zones, and then both increased substantially in the Levesquei Zone, coincident with the onset of sandy facies deposition in the basin, 5.1-6.89 million years after the extinction event. It was only then that species and ecological diversity regained their pre-extinction late Pliensbachian to Tenuicostatum Zone values. This surprisingly protracted recovery interval may have been caused by persistent environmental stress and/or sea-level change. Some of the benthic taxa appearing in the late Toarcian Levesquei Zone into the Cleveland Basin are typical of Middle Jurassic faunas. Future work will be to ascertain from where these immigrants came. This will present taxonomic challenges that require whole-community collaboration.
The occurrence of pharmaceutical waste in different parts of the world: A scoping review
Authors: Jin Kim Yun , Aslam Muhammad Shahzad
Published: September 2019

Pharmaceutical waste in our ecosystem is the huge burden for our future generations, especially in developing countries. It can be in every place even in drinking water after water treatment. It was observed the presence of over the counter drugs such as ibuprofen, naproxen, acetaminophen and antibiotic such as sulfamethoxazole, trimethoprim, erythromycin the most in the environment. Among all result, Carbamazepine which is known to treat epilepsy was found the most in the environment when the results were compiled from different parts of the world due to its low biodegradable properties. The current article is focused on the occurrence of pharmaceutical waste in the last eight years (January 2010- July 2018) published research work.
SPILL IMPACT MITIGATION ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK FOR OIL SPILL RESPONSE PLANNING IN THE ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT
Authors: Robinson Hilary , Gardiner William , Wenning Richard J. , Rempel-Hester Mary Ann
Published: September 2019

ABSTRACT #2017-351

When there is risk for oil release into the marine environment, the priority for planners and responders is to protect human health and to minimize environmental impacts. The selection of appropriate response option(s) depends upon a wide range of information including data on the fate and behavior of oil and treated oil, the habitats and organisms that are potentially exposed, and the potential for effects and recovery following exposure. Spill Impact Management Assessment (SIMA; a refinement of Net Environmental Benefits Analysis, or NEBA, in the context of oil spill response) and similar comparative risk assessment (CRA) approaches provide responders a systematic method to compare and contrast the relative environmental benefits and consequences of different response alternatives. Government and industry stakeholders have used this approach increasingly in temperate and subtropical regions to establish environmental protection priorities and identify response strategies during planning that minimize impacts and maximize the potential for environmental recovery. Historically, the ability to conduct CRA-type assessments in the Arctic has been limited by insufficient information relevant to oil-spill response decision making. However, with an increased interest in shipping and oil and gas development in the Arctic, a sufficiently robust scientific and ecological information base is emerging in the Arctic that can support meaningful SIMA. Based on a summary of over 3,000 literature references on Arctic ecosystems and the fate and effects of oil and treated oil in the Arctic, we identify key input parameters supporting a SIMA evaluation of oil spill response in the Arctic and introduce a web portal developed to facilitate access to the literature and key considerations supporting SIMA.
Limitations on the Use of Spill Treating Agents at Low Temperature
Authors: Fieldhouse Ben , Alsaafin Alaa , Jung Caroline , Dave Sailly , Guest Brandon
Published: September 2019

ABSTRACT 2017-367

Selecting appropriate countermeasures for spill response requires access to reliable information on the utility and limitations of available countermeasures for the oil type and environmental conditions encountered. The scope of use for four classes of oil spill treating agent was assessed using laboratory tests to provide insight to the functional limitations relative to low temperature. Dispersant effectiveness is found to be relatively unaffected by temperature, however the rheological properties of oil that physically limit dispersibility are temperature-dependent. A limiting threshold value for effective dispersion is established at which rheological properties dominate, while remaining highly dispersible below the threshold. Surface washing agent effectiveness is shown to be impacted by both the increased viscosity of the oil at low temperatures, as well as reduced penetration of the product into the oil. Greater benefit may be achieved through SWA use as an enhancement to warm water flushing, ensuring selection of a product with favorable cold-weather qualities to penetrate heavy oil residue. Herder effectiveness was not examined, however an assessment of physical properties found that product density may limit the scope of use in fresh water. Both products assessed had density values very near that of water. At low temperatures one of the assessed products became negatively buoyant in fresh water, with implications to marine applications where salinity at the surface is reduced. Solidifier effectiveness was found to modestly improve with decreasing temperature, reaching a limit at the point that the solidifier-treated oil lost cohesiveness as a gel. At a temperature of −10 °C, the solidifier is merely a rigid particulate sorbent; however, functionality is restored when the temperature is raised.
Integrated Nutrient Management of Hilly Soil of Meghalaya Cropped with Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
Authors: Warjri Rupabakor C. , Saha Dipankar
Published: September 2019

Irrespective of treatment combinations total N, available P2O5, K2O and S decreased with the age of potato crop. However, changes in organic C in soil showed an opposite trend of results. Irrespective of treatments, organic C content increased with increase in the period of crop growth. Pooled data of two years revealed that comparatively higher amount of total N, available P2O5, K2O and S is accumulated in soil at maturation stage of potato which received recommended doses of N, P and K along with FYM at 10 t ha-1 as well as biofertilizer and S at 40 kg ha-1(T9). Statistical analysis of the results also revealed that T9 treatment is significant with respect to control. Results thus pointed out that balanced and proper dose of fertilization increased available nutrient contents in soils.
Abundance and Morphometric Study of Some Lizards (Agama Lizard, Skinks and Wall Gecko) in the University Community in Nigeria: Obafemi Awolowo University as a Case Study
Authors: Bamidele A. O. , Olutunji Y. E.
Published: September 2019

This study investigated the abundance and some morphometric parameters of lizards (Agama. agama, Hemadactylus. brookii, Trachylepis. affinis and Trachylepis. quinquetaeniata) in the University campus, Ile-Ife. The specimens were collected in five different locations in the University campus. The samples were collected with sweep nets in all the locations. A total of 624 specimen of lizards (324 of A. agama, 185 of H. brookii, 60 of T. affinis and 55 of T. quinquetaeniata) were caught in all the locations and external body measurement was carried out with the help of calliper. A. agama was found to be abundant in all the locations followed by H. brookii. The number of Skinks (T. affinis and T. quinquetaeniata) in the residential area was low but high in University parks and garden and markets. The morphometric parameters showed that A. agama was different in all the parameters measured compared to the rest specimens and it was expected since the specimens were not of the same family except the Skinks (T. affinis and T. quinquetaeniata). There were similarity in values of some of the measured body parts of H. brookii, T. affinis and T. quinquetaeniata. The Principal Components Analysis (PCA) showed that all the specimens differ in Tail length, Tail width, and Trunk length. In conclusion, the abundance of the Lizards in the University call for concern because their waste can contaminate food and cause infection since they are hosts to a number of parasites.