bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
CONCORDÂNCIA ENTRE PESO E ALTURA CORPORAIS AFERIDOS E ESTIMADOS EM ADULTOS E IDOSOS HOSPITALIZADOS
Authors: Dias Daniela Paranhos Borges , Clemente Rodolfo Castilho , Pinto Sônia Lopes
Published: September 2019

Objetivo: Comparar medidas de peso e altura corporais aferidos e estimados por equações preditivas em pacientes adultos e idosos hospitalizados. Métodos: Estudo transversal com 100 adultos e 100 idosos hospitalizados. Altura e peso corporais, sexo, cor da pele, circunferência da cintura, da panturrilha e do braço, semienvergadura, dobra cutânea subescapular e altura do joelho foram obtidos por um profissional treinado. Peso e altura foram estimados por meio das equações validadas. A concordância entre as medidas aferidas e estimadas foi avaliada por meio do coeficiente de correlação intraclasse, teste T pareado, Bland & Altman e curva Receiver Operating Characteristic. O nível de significância estatística adotado foi de 5%. Resultados: Segundo o coeficiente de correlação intraclasse, a equação de Chumlea mostrou melhor concordância com peso (CCI=0,95) e altura aferidos em adultos (CCI=0,88). Para idosos, a fórmula de Rabito apresentou melhor concordância para ambas as medidas, peso (CCI=0,92) e altura (CCI=0,80). O índice de massa corporal estimado por ambas equações mostrou boa capacidade preditiva de excesso de peso. O método Bland & Altman mostrou diferenças importantes entre medida aferida e estimada em nível individual, resultando em superestimação quanto subestimação do peso e da altura corporal. Conclusão: Considerando o erro individual médio, a altura estimada pela equação de Chumlea e o peso corporal, estimado por Rabito, foram mais adequados para adultos. Já para os idosos, a altura estimada por Rabito e peso corporal, estimado por Chumlea, se mostraram mais adequados. Porém, ambos os métodos mostraram baixa acurácia.DOI: 10.12957/demetra.2019.37391
AVALIAÇÃO DA DISPONIBILIDADE DE FRUTAS E HORTALIÇAS NOS ESTABELECIMENTOS QUE COMERCIALIZAM REFEIÇÕES NA UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO
Authors: Salari Bortolot Beatriz , Périco Perez Patricia Maria , Da Silva Franco Amanda
Published: September 2019

Objetivos: Descrever a oferta de frutas e hortaliças no ambiente alimentar universitário, além de identificar a presença de propagandas e a disposição das frutas e hortaliças no balcão de distribuição de refeições, e avaliar a qualidade e acessibilidade física e financeira. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo seccional, conduzido em todos os estabelecimentos que comercializavam refeições na universidade, com aplicação de checklist. Resultados: Foram estudados oito estabelecimentos, dos quais, 50% ofereciam frutas e 100% pelo menos um tipo de verdura. 100% ofereciam as frutas in natura, inteiras e/ou em pedaços, e dentre esses, apenas 12,5% a fruta frita. As hortaliças eram oferecidas in natura, cozida e refogada. 100% das frutas apresentaram boa qualidade e 25% dos estabelecimentos apresentaram três variedades com qualidade ruim. Com relação ao preço das refeições ofertadas pelos estabelecimentos destaca-se o Restaurante Universitário por possuir o menor valor da refeição e subsidiado pela universidade. Somente um estabelecimento apresentou propaganda para suco de fruta. Conclusão: O universo de estabelecimentos aqui avaliados, no tocante a oferta de frutas e hortaliças pode facilitar escolhas alimentares saudáveis, porém, considerando todos os estabelecimentos que contemplam o campus analisado, infere-se a predominância de um ambiente não promotor da alimentação saudável.DOI: 10.12957/demetra.2019.37913
POTENCIAL EROSIVO DE BEBIDAS CONSUMIDAS POR CRIANÇAS BRASILEIRAS: UM ESTUDO IN VITRO EM DENTES DECÍDUOS DE BOVINOS
Authors: Pires Carine Weber , Lamadrid Aurélio Iana , Scapinello Ana Cristina Corso
Published: September 2019

Objetivo: Verificar o potencial erosivo in vitro de bebidas frequentemente consumidas por crianças brasileiras, como refrigerantes à base de cola convencional e sem açúcar sucos de caixa industrializados e em pó, bebida láctea achocolatada e água torneiral. Métodos: Foram preparados 42 dentes bovinos decíduos hígidos, de modo que superfícies planas de esmalte fossem obtidas, e distribuídos em seis grupos. O pH de cada bebida foi medido. Os espécimes foram submetidos a desafio erosivo com os produtos testados durante 28 dias consecutivos. A rugosidade superficial foi avaliada antes e depois da ciclagem erosão-remineralização em perfilômetro. Os dados foram analisados pelo teste t pareado (grupos com distribuição normal) e pelo teste de Wilcoxon (grupos com distribuição não normal). O nível de significância adotado para todas as análises foi de 5%. Resultados: De modo geral, os valores de rugosidade superficial do esmalte dental bovino decíduo aumentaram em relação aos valores iniciais. Para os grupos água (p=0,134), achocolatado (p=0,283) e sucos (p=0,091), a rugosidade não apresentou diferença significativa intragrupo antes e após desafio erosivo. O refrigerante a base de cola convencional (p=0,043) e o refrigerante a base de cola sem açúcar (p=0,049) demonstraram efeito erosivo significativo em dentes bovinos decíduos. Conclusões: Os refrigerantes a base de cola convencional e sem açúcar influenciam significativamente na rugosidade do esmalte dental bovino decíduo, demonstrando maior potencial erosivo entre as bebidas mais consumidas por crianças brasileiras.DOI: 10.12957/demetra.2019.38327
CONHECIMENTO E PERCEPÇÃO DE AUTOEFICÁCIA E EFICÁCIA COLETIVA DE PROFISSIONAIS DE SAÚDE PARA A IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DO GUIA ALIMENTAR NA ATENÇÃO BÁSICA
Authors: Reis Lígia Cardoso dos , Jaime Patricia Constante
Published: September 2019

Objetivos: Este estudo comparou o conhecimento e a percepção de autoeficácia e eficácia coletiva para aplicar o Guia Alimentar para a População Brasileira [Guia Alimentar] entre nutricionistas e demais profissionais de saúde da Atenção Básica. Métodos: Analisou-se o desempenho de 209 participantes em estudo de validação de constructo de duas escalas: GAB1 (conhecimento) e GAB2 (autoeficácia e eficácia coletiva). Geraram-se grupos segundo percentil (<75 e >75) e testaram-se as diferenças entre variáveis quantitativas/qualitativas e ser nutricionista. Razões de chance por modelos de regressão logística bivariada e múltipla foram calculadas para investigar as variáveis explicativas de cada constructo. Resultados: A média de conhecimento e autoeficácia dos nutricionistas foi estatisticamente superior a das outras profissões, observando-se associação entre ser nutricionista e elevado conhecimento e autoeficácia para aplicar o Guia Alimentar. Ser nutricionista e possuir elevada autoeficácia mostraram-se determinantes para elevado conhecimento sobre o Guia Alimentar. Ser nutricionista e possuir elevado conhecimento sobre o Guia Alimentar mostraram-se determinantes para elevada autoeficácia. A média de eficácia coletiva dos nutricionistas não foi estatisticamente diferente a das outras profissões. Nenhuma variável se mostrou explicativa para elevada eficácia coletiva. Discussão: Pelo nosso conhecimento, este estudo é o primeiro a avaliar o preparo de profissionais de saúde para implementar o Guia Alimentar, salientando a urgência de processos eficazes de capacitação profissional para consolidar o nutricionista como referência técnica para os demais profissionais. Conclusões: Ser nutricionista associou-se ao maior conhecimento e à maior autoeficácia para aplicar o Guia Alimentar, mas a eficácia coletiva não esteve associada à profissão.DOI: 10.12957/demetra.2019.39140
Feeling Good About Your Smile: Implementation and Evaluation of an Oral Health Intervention for People With Intellectual Disability
Authors: Kurth Noelle K. , Hall Jean P.
Published: September 2019

To address the need to improve oral health among people with intellectual disability (ID), the Kansas Disability and Health Program provided workshops to groups of adults with ID as a prevention strategy. Feeling Good About Your Smile, a hands-on experience, was delivered by trained Registered Dental Hygienists to 63 adults with ID accompanied by 24 supporting family or attendants in seven workshops. Program evaluation data indicate participants improved their knowledge about how to care for their teeth and mouths. Implications for future research, policy, and practice are discussed.
PROKRASTINASI AKADEMIK DITINJAU DARI REGULASI DIRI DAN ADVERSITY QUOTIENT PADA MAHASISWA YANG BEKERJA DI PERGURUAN TINGGI “X” YOGYAKARTA
Authors: Wardani Asti Kusuma , Nurwardani Mayrena
Published: September 2019

Abstract. Students are the person that devepelopment to preparing themselves for accept the responsibility as fully adult person. In  college period, students are free with their study time system. The part time worker usually has a problem with their time management. That can be affect with their academic in college. Their usually didn’t have so much time to doing their task in college. The procrastination can happen by the part time worker because of so many activity. This reseacrh used quantitative method and data are collected by using likert scale to 100 students who part time worker in “X” University. The analytical data showed that the significantcy number is 0,000 (p<0,005). Data showed the mayor hypothesis are approved that means sifnificant correlation between self regulation and adversity quotient with academic procrastination. Self regulation and adversity quotient affect 30,4% and 69,6% affect with other variable.Keyword: time worker, students, academic procrastination, self regulation, adversity quotient
Production of Natural Bamboo Fiber—2: Assessment and Comparison of Antibacterial Activity
Authors: Rocky Bahrum Prang , Thompson Amanda J.
Published: September 2019

Since fibers are strongly bonded in bamboo, extraction of fibers in their natural form is very difficult. This difficulty has favored viscose processing of bamboo. This study covers routes to produce spinnable natural bamboo fibers through eco-friendly processes, while retaining antibacterial and other innate properties. Natural bamboo fibers treated under mild conditions showed better antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus than the raw red margin bamboo plant ( Phyllostachys rubromarginata). Bamboo contains compounds that promote bacterial growth, as well as others that are antibacterial. If bacterial growth promoting soluble compounds are removed, antibacterial activity increases in natural bamboo fibers. Some antibacterial activity may even remain in viscose fiber made from bamboo. This study provides information on antibacterial activity in red margin bamboo, natural bamboo fibers, and commercial bamboo viscose.
Photocatalytic Clearing of Disperse Dyed Polyester
Authors: Eren Semiha
Published: September 2019

Trials were conducted to examine the efficiency of photocatalytic afterclearing on disperse dyed polyester. The photocatalytic afterclearing was performed by ultraviolet (UV) irradiation and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Polyester fabric samples were dyed with three disperse dyes at 4% depth of shade, individually. The control afterclearing treatment was a conventional reductive clearing by thiourea dioxide and caustic soda. The H2O2 impregnated samples, using various concentrations of H2O2 at various pH values, were treated under 254 nm UV irradiation (5, 10, 20, and 30 min) at room temperature. Color, color difference, wash fastness, and tensile strength values of the samples were compared. Photocatalytic clearing of disperse dyed polyester was successful in giving comparable wash fastness results as compared to conventional reduction clearing without significant color differences.
Hydrogen Peroxide Bleaching of Cationized Cotton Fabric
Authors: Fu Sha , Farrell Matthew J. , Ankeny Mary A. , Turner Edwin T. , Rizk Victoria
Published: September 2019

Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is the most commonly used bleaching agent for cotton fabric. However, the conventional H2O2 bleaching formula is not applicable for cationized cotton due to the low whiteness index after bleaching, fabric weakening, and a significant loss of cationic sites. In this work, magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) was added in the H2O2 bleaching formula to stabilize the bleaching system for cationized cotton. Additionally, a screening experiment with temperature and time, and sodium hydroxide (NaOH), H2O2, and MgSO4 concentrations as the factors, and whiteness index, bursting strength, and color strength from dyeing as the responses, was formulated. A statistical model was created using JMP software, which demonstrated how the bleaching conditions influenced the fabric properties. This procedure can be useful for bleaching cationized cotton in production settings.
Perencanaan Memiliki Anak pada Wanita dengan HIV Positif di Kota Semarang
Authors: Pratiwi Nastiti Bandari , Shaluhiyah Zahroh , Suryoputro Antono
Published: September 2019

Background: Pregnant women with HIV positive is potential risk to transmit the virus to their infants. Prevention Mother to Child Transmittion (PMTCT) program is a solution for HIV women if they want to have children. However, most pregnant women detected HIV positive when they have been pregnant for more than 6 months through Provider initiated test and counselling (PITC). On the other hand, the data shows that the increasing number of HIV positive women who have been willing to have children.  This research aims to identify and examine the factors influence the plan of having children among HIV-positive women who access HIV treatment in Kariadi Hospital Semarang. Method: This study employs a quantitative research design with cross sectional approach, followed by qualitative study to explore the feeling and attitudes of women with HIV positive to plan of having children. There were 31 women involved in this study, selected with the criteria of fertile women HIV positive who have been taking antiretroviral therapy in Kariadi Hospital and willing to participate in this study. Qualitative data collected from two women who has been planning to have children. Quantitative data were analyzed by univariate, Chi-Square and multiple logistic regression. Whilst, qualitative data employ content analysis.Results: There were 16% of women with HIV positive who have been intending to have children in this study. The rest have not planned it because they worried if their pregnancy and delivery could transmit HIV to their infants. CD4 cell count, ARV access and women’s attitudes have significant correlation to the intention of having children among women with HIV positive. Comprehensive information about PMTCT and ARV were needed to deliver to fertile women with HIV positive.
Peran Pendamping Program Keluarga Harapan dalam Meningkatkan Kunjungan K1-K4 Ibu Hamil ke Pelayanan Kesehatan
Authors: Antono Shella Putri Permadani Hardi , Rokhmah Dewi , Nafikadini Iken
Published: September 2019

Background:  Family Hope Program (PKH) as referred to as conditional cash transfer is a government poverty alleviation program by providing conditional cash money to induces healthy behavior especially pregnant, lactating mother and children under 5 years nutritional status in poor families.  This program is assisted by field staff to facilitate PKH participants to comply antenatal care visits of pregnant mothers and improving nutritional status of children under five years. This study aims to explore the perception of PKH participants regarding the role of field staffs as a motivator, facilitator, educator, and mediator in assisting participants.Method:This is a qualitative study using  in-depth interviews to nine pregnant mothers (as PKH participants) who lived in Sumbermalang, Situbondo District. The informants were selected purposively with inclusion criteria is pregnant mothers as well as their husbands who have been participating in PKH program for more than 2 years. In-depth interviews were also conducted to health providers (village midwives) and field staffs of PKH. Data were analyzed using thematic content analysis.Results: The characteristics of informants were mostly around 20-25 years old, 7-9 months of pregnancy, as housewive and husbands’ occupation was a building construction. Most informants say that the field staffs have facilitated them to improve their behavior to visit health center or village midwives to control their pregnancy, and also provided health education including motivated pregnant mother to consume ferrum tablet completely as well as other medicine. There were no obstacles arising in visiting health center to control their pregnancy and children. PKH field staff roles were necessary as a facilitator, motivator, mediator, and educator of PKH participants in order to help participants to change their behavior. Increase coordination among PKH field staffs and health workers including village midwives is needed to run this program smoothly.
Pengaruh Pemasangan Poster Anjuran Buang Sampah terhadap Pemanfaatan Tempat Sampah di Tempat Wisata
Authors: Prastiwi Nining , Shaluhiyah Zahroh , Agushybana Farid
Published: September 2019

Background: Cleanliness of tourist area is managers and visitors responsibilities to maintain the beauty of tourist destinations. Disposing of trash in its place becomes very important in maintaining the cleanliness of tourist sites. The role of health promotion media to improve awareness and behavior of tourist in maintaining cleanliness is necessary to be conducted. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of providing garbage disposal posters towards the utilising trash bin in tourist sites.Method: This study employs a quantitative method with a quasy experimental approach, non randomized control group pretest posttest design. It was carried out in four tourist sites which consist of two tourist sites as intervention area and the others as control. Sample of this study was consisted of 15 bins/each site which met the criteria of sanitation standards and selected purposively so that the total sample was 30 bins in the intervention and 30 bins in the control areas. The variables included the volume of waste in each trash bin, the quality of trash bin distributed and the number of visitors before and after intervention. Measurements were conducted for 14 days.Results: The volume of waste was increased significantly after providing posters in the intervention sites compared to controls’. Likewise, the quality of trash bin distributed at tourist sites was also increased significantly in the intervention areas compared to controls. The number of visitors at four destinations was increased significantly after intervention because post-test was conducted at long vacation period. That would directly effect to waste volume in the trash bin at 4 tourist destinations. This study recommends to managers to put interesting poster or other instagramable media to promote healthy behaviour related to the cleanliness and beauty at tourist areas.
Pengaruh Pemanfaatan Aplikasi Keluarga Sehat terhadap Kinerja Petugas Promosi Kesehatan Puskesmas
Authors: Ekowati Ekowati , Shaluhiyah Zahroh , Agushybana Farid
Published: September 2019

Background: Keluarga Sehat (KS) application is a system  to provide data and information about family’s health which expected to have benefit to the programmer in developing health promotion planning in health center. The benefit of this program would be maximized when man,organization and technology support each other. This study aims to evaluate the utilization of KS application and its effect to the performance of health promotion programmer in developing health programs.Method: This is quantitative study with cross sectional approach to identify and examine  causal relationships between user satisfaction, system utilization and health staff performance in health promotion programs. There were 60 health promotion staffs from health centers  who were trained about KS application in 2016-2018 by Ministry of Health or Pati and Semarang City Health Offices were involved in this study. Independent variables consists of system quality, information quality, personal capability, leadership or management support, co-worker support and availability of facilities. Whilst, dependent variables consists of user satisfaction, system utilization and performance of health promotion staffs. The analysis of the system refers to HOT-Fit Model. Results: Personal capability, system utilization, leadership or management supports have  significantly positive influence on the performance of health promotion staffs. User satisfaction, co-worker support, availability of facilities, system quality and information quality both directly and indirectly through user satisfaction and system utilization did not have any significant influence on the performance of health promotion staffs. It is recommended to provide training in processing and analyzing data from the application as well as strengthening internet network and adding the server.
On Changes in Concept and General Composition of Agricultural Tractors
Authors: Tajanowskij Georgij , Tanaś Wojciech , Szymanek Mariusz
Published: September 2019

Conclusions on the analysis of the state of development in the tractor industry are formulated, aspects of the forecasting concept of transformation, general layout solutions and the theory of promising tractor units with new propulsion systems are considered, a general approach to the pre-design substantiation of new generation tractors is presented.
Population structure of Carex dioica L. (Cyperaceae) in Ukraine under different growth conditions
Authors: Sosnovska Svitlana , Danylyk Ivan
Published: September 2019

The population structure of Carex dioica – a rare boggy species in Ukraine – has been studied for the first time. As a result, five types of spatial arrangement of C. dioica individuals, depending on their reproduction and living conditions, were established: scattered-diffuse, densely-diffuse, group, spotted and mosaic. Intensive vegetative propagation (often in the absence of seed reproduction) of individuals contributes to the group and spotted spatial structure of population. For low intensity of seed and vegetative reproduction, the arrangement of generative individuals turned out to be scattered-diffuse. Effective generative reproduction of a population was accompanied by a densely-diffuse distribution of individuals, and a combined type of reproduction (effective generative and vegetative) under favourable growth conditions contributes to its mosaic spatial structure.

Regardless of the growth conditions, all C. dioica populations were characterised by a left-hand age spectrum which was the result of an effective vegetative renovation of individuals and a stress-tolerant type of strategy of this species.

Under optimal growth conditions, the C. dioica populations were characterised by the prevalance of females compared to male ones (2:1), and under stress – a radical change in their sex ratio was observed towards a complete dominance of one of the genders. It was found that 50% of the studied C. dioica populations appeared to be thriving. Regardless of the vitality type of the population, the female individuals of this species, compared to male ones, realised their growth potential much better and, therefore, made a greater contribution to population vitality.
Thematic structure of research on crop weeds in Poland
Authors: Jackowiak Bogdan
Published: September 2019

The paper presents an analysis of problems of arable field weeds discussed by Polish authors in 2853 botanical scientific works published in the years 1870-2015. The research included both widely available publications and scientific works that appeared in Polish in regional and local journals, as well as the brief conference proceeding. The thematic structure of Polish studies on segetal weeds consists of several levels and includes eight main thematic groups and 51 subgroups. The review and multi-subject works were included in the ninth group. Taking into account the number of publications, main thematic groups are ranked as follows: (1) Weed flora and vegetation: structure, distribution and dynamics; (2) Weediness of different crop types, crop fields and fallow lands; (3) Interactions between weeds and the environment; (4) Biology and weed development; (5) Variability, taxonomy and weed diagnostics; (6) Research methodology; (7) Extinction and protection of weeds; (8) Weeds of archaeological localities.
On the Relation Between Health and Income: A Cross-Country Analysis
Authors: Kobylinski Katarina , Tyrowicz Joanna
Published: September 2019

An examination of the correlation between health and wealth cannot determine the direction of causality between the two. Countries’ geographic characteristics have an important effect on health, and they are plausibly uncorrelated with other determinants of wealth. This paper uses two climate variables – population-weighted temperature and precipitation – to obtain instrumental variables estimates of the effect of health on wealth.
Insights into giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus Kerr, 1792) reproduction
Authors: Desbiez Arnaud Leonard Jean , Massocato Gabriel Favero , Kluyber Danilo
Published: September 2019

This paper presents unique data on the reproductive behavior of the rare giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus), including gestation, inter-birth intervals, number of offspring and parental care. It also describes a potential non-parental infanticide. The study used telemetry, camera traps and track observations for over 7 years in a 300-km2 area in the central Brazilian Pantanal. Females with young were recorded 5 times. Reproductive events did not appear to be seasonal. A 5-month gestation period was estimated. Parental care is long, as the offspring is completely dependent on its mother’s milk until 6–8 months of age. Weaning was estimated to occur at 11–12 months, but the offspring continued to be dependent on its mother’s burrows until 18 months old. Three births were recorded over a 6-year period for one individual. The offspring from the first birth recorded was killed at 4 weeks of age in a potential infanticide, but 7 months after the first birth, a second offspring was born. A third birth was recorded 3 years after the second birth. Results from this study suggest that the population growth rate of giant armadillos is very low and the species can therefore easily be locally extirpated.
Ranking Strategic Objectives in a Strategy Map Based on Logarithmic Fuzzy Preference Programming and Similarity Method
Authors: Safari Hossein , Khanmohammadi Ehsan , Maleki Meysam , Cruz-Machado Virgilio , Shevtshenko Eduard
Published: September 2019

This paper aims to rank strategic objectives in a strategy map to improve the efficiency of strategy implementation. Objectives are ranked based on strategic destinations using the combination of Logarithmic Fuzzy Preference Programming (LFPP) and similarity method. In the first step, the weight of strategic destinations is obtained using LFPP technique; then objectives are ranked by similarity method. Similarity method uses the concept of alternative gradient and magnitude for effectively solving the general multi-criteria analysis problem. Finally, objectives are ranked in an actual strategy map. As a practical and efficient tool, the proposed approach can assist managers and decision-makers in drawing more efficient output from strategy maps.
Preparation and evaluation of a stable and sustained release of lansoprazole-loaded poly(d,l-lactide-co-glycolide) polymeric nanoparticles
Authors: Alsulays Bader B. , Anwer Md. Khalid , Aldawsari Mohammed F. , Aodah Alhussain , Adam Elsadig , Alshehri Sultan , Abdel-Kader Maged S.
Published: September 2019

The aim of the study was to prepare lansoprazole (LNS)-loaded poly(d,l-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) nanoparticles in order to improve the physicochemical stability associated with LNS. We synthesized LNS-loaded PLGA nanoparticles in the presence of magnesium oxide as alkalizer to improve the release of LNS and stability against photodegradation. The LNS-encapsulated PLGA nanoparticles were developed by the nanoprecipitation/solvent evaporation method, resulting in a particle size of 246.7 ± 3.4 nm, polydispersity index (PDI) of 0.126, percent drug entrapment (PDE) of 82.85 ± 4.5%, percent drug loading (PDL) of 3.54 ± 0.34%, and pH of 8.10 ± 0.56. The developed nanoparticles were further evaluated for in vitro release and resistance to photodegradation by NMR spectroscopy and LC-MS. The sustained release of the drug was confirmed after the encapsulation of LNS in the PLGA matrix. The protection of LNS in the PLGA matrix against photodegradation was confirmed by NMR and LC-MS studies. The LC-MS of UV-exposed samples of pure LNS and LNS-loaded PLGA nanoparticles at 254 nm showed the same (M + 1) peak at 370 m/e, and the base peak at 369 m/e accounted for the unchanged structure of LNS inside PLGA nanoparticles. Overall, it was proved that PLGA nanoparticles in the presence of magnesium oxide are an efficient carrier to deliver and protect LNS from physicochemical instability.
Early warning indicators for macrofinancial activity in romania
Authors: Sprincean Nicu
Published: September 2019

Overheating of economic and financial activities leads to macrofinancial imbalances that may disrupt financial stability, and can be detected by studying relevant indcators. In this study we developed an aggregate early warning index of macrofinancial activity for Romania over the 1998q1-2020q4 period, employing data from six categories: (i) macroeconomic risks, (ii) bank risks, (iii) activity of corporations and households, (iv) monetary and financial conditions, (v) risk appetite and (vi) external shocks. We determine the utility of these variables from two perspectives: (i) whether these indicators are able to detect overheating of macrofinancial activity in Romania in two periods characterized by systemic crises and (ii) whether these variables successfully minimize various statistical errors involved in forecasting future events. Comparing the evolution of our index with a series of indicators that measure investors’ perception of macrofinancial stability or the probability of default of Romanian economy, we note the positive correlation between these two, but our index exhibits a more pronounced early warning component, making it extremely useful in anticipating future systemic crises.
Systemically Important Banks in Europe: Risk, Complexity and Cross-Jurisdictional Activities
Authors: Băluţă Ana-Ștefania , Nistor Simona
Published: September 2019

This paper aims to investigate the effects of the assets and liabilities structure of financial institutions considered for regulatory purposes on their probability of default, across a sample of European banks that are designated as Global Systemically Important Banks (G-SIBs). Our analysis spans from 1995 to 2018. The empirical findings of a Fixed Effects panel model indicate that characteristics like size, complexity and cross-jurisdictional activities have a considerable impact on banks’ distance to default. This study also finds that financial institutions with greater Capital Tier1 ratios are more likely to have a lower probability of default, a result that highlights the importance of implementing the BASEL III Capital Accord specifications.
Ultrasonic Vocalizations Emitted during Defensive Behavior Alter the Influence of the Respiratory Rhythm on Brain Oscillatory Dynamics in the Fear Circuit of Rats
Authors: Carney Rosalind S.E.
Published: September 2019

Highlighted Research Paper:New Insights from 22-kHz Ultrasonic Vocalizations to Characterize Fear Responses: Relationship with Respiration and Brain Oscillatory Dynamics, by Maryne Dupin, Samuel Garcia, Julie Boulanger-Bertolus, Nathalie Buonviso, and Anne-Marie Mouly
Compilação dos cancioneiros galego-portugueses primitivos
Authors: Barros Penafiel Andre
Published: September 2019

A tradição manuscrita da lírica profana galego-portuguesa é composta principalmente por três cancioneiros que revelam semelhanças excepcionais na seleção e ordenamento dos textos líricos, semelhanças que levavam já os primeiros investigadores a supor manuscritos perdidos que explicassem as coincidências. O debate acadêmico recebeu contributos importantes a partir da década de 1960 quando as relações de parentesco entre os três cancioneiros foram estabelecidas em suas linhas gerais. Nos últimos anos, os investigadores voltaram a se debruçar sobre este tópico sobre óticas complementares: a lógica por trás da formação dos cancioneiros, a codicologia e a grafemática. O presente estudo contribui com este debate enfocando a importância da compilação no período medieval. Partindo da análise codicológica, argumenta-se que o modus operandi da equipe responsável por confeccionar o Cancioneiro da Ajuda variou ao longo do manuscrito. Com esta constatação, questiona-se se as fontes do Cancioneiro da Ajuda também teriam variado conforme o manuscrito era executado. São traçados paralelos entre o conteúdo deste cancioneiro com o dos dois cancioneiros italianos, que se somam às variações codicológicas. Defende-se que o Cancioneiro da Ajuda, seu principal ancestral imediato e o ancestral dos manuscritos italianos compilaram ativamente a partir de material lírico avulso, acarretando diferenças ignificativas nos atuais códices. Conclui-se precisando as relações de parentesco entre os três cancioneiros existentes, ponderando que este parentesco é radicalmente diferente em função dos poemas específicos que se comparem.
Realizaciones temporales de la construcción fraseológica [Ssing PREP Ssing]
Authors: López Meirama Belén
Published: September 2019

El objetivo de este trabajo es realizar una descripción tanto formal como semánticopragmática de las realizaciones de valor temporal de la construcción binomial [Ssing PREP Ssing], de uso habitual en español. Para ello se lleva a cabo un análisis detallado, basado en datos de corpus, que incluye la justificación de su carácter fraseológico a través de los rasgos de frecuencia y de fijación, así como la explicación de los significados detectados en distintos contextos de uso y de las diferencias fundamentales entre las preposiciones empleadas y los sustantivos temporales que cubren el slot. En el análisis se presta especial atención a los datos de coocurrencia léxica.
Las actitudes hacia la matemática, el desarrollo social, el nivel educativo de la madre y la autoeficacia como factores asociados al rendimiento académico en la matemática
Authors: Zamora-Araya José Andrey
Published: September 2019

El documento trata sobre la problemática del bajo rendimiento académico en matemática (RAM) y, como objetivo principal, analiza de qué manera se relaciona este con las actitudes hacia la materia, la autoeficacia percibida, el desarrollo social y el nivel educativo. Participaron 197 estudiantes de 7.o, 8.o y 9.o grado de colegio con edades entre los 13 y 16 años. El estudio es de tipo correlacional y se utilizaron las técnicas de análisis factorial exploratorio y regresión múltiple, para determinar la asociación entre los constructos. Tales tácticas confirman la importancia de que los estudiantes tengan seguridad en sí mismos cuando realizan tareas matemáticas, lo que se refleja en los coeficientes significativos para las dimensiones de confianza (p = 0.001) y experiencia de maestría (p < 0.001), pero no así el nivel educativo de la madre. También, se obtuvieron resultados inesperados con respecto al desarrollo social y algunas dimensiones de la escala de actitudes hacia la matemática; sin embargo, se reafirma lo fundamental de estos constructos y la autoeficacia en el RAM, por lo que se recomienda ampliar la investigación sobre dichas variables.
Forma y política de lo urbano. La ciudad como idea, espacio y representación
Authors: Arango López Diego
Published: September 2019

Este libro compila once capítulos de historia urbana sobre distintos espacios del mundo articulados, principalmente, alrededor de la dimensión política de las formas urbanas. Uno de los principales desafíos a los cuales se enfrentan los autores, y en especial el editor de la colección, Francisco Colom González, es el de garantizar la coherencia general del libro. Pues, cabe anotar, se propone un recorrido por la historia urbana que va desde la Roma antigua, las medinas islámicas, las ciudades renacentistas de Castilla, los espacios del poder en Venecia, hasta la historia contemporánea de ciudades en Latinoamérica. La perspectiva global asumida puede constituir un aporte para la producción de conocimiento nuevo, e igualmente puede generar pistas metodológicas para la comprensión de las problemáticas urbanas en la historiografía.
La expansión urbana como centro de tensión entre la normativa liberalizadora y la planificación urbana en Perú (1995-2019)
Authors: Granados Flores Armando Said
Published: September 2019

El presente trabajo de reflexión ha sido motivado por el insostenible e ineficiente crecimiento de las ciudades peruanas que se expresan en el consumo irracional del suelo —recurso natural, escaso y no renovable—, una dosis alta de dispersión con densidades bajas y en desmedro de la ancestral vocación agrícola que caracteriza sus entornos. Versa en el análisis diacrónico de los dispositivos más relevantes que en materia de expansión urbana e intangibilidad de tierras agrícolas periféricas han venido rigiendo en Perú desde la centuria pasada, con el propósito de evidenciar la antinomia existente entre la Ley 26505 (1995) —dispositivo que liberaliza el uso del suelo, al eliminar la intangibilidad de tierras agrícolas periféricas— y la planificación urbana —cuyo fin es el de regir adecuadamente el crecimiento de las urbes—, y proponer un ajuste jurídico que conlleve a superar dicha contradicción; además de coadyuvar a la consolidación del derecho urbanístico peruano. Para el efecto, se recurrió a la investigación documental, la cual privilegió la información contenida en diversos dispositivos, sistematizando su estudio desde una perspectiva diacrónica. Efectuada la investigación, se concluye efectivamente que la Ley en cuestión colisiona con la dimensión normativa de los planes urbanos, y para superar esta divergencia la reflexión llega a plantear el ajuste jurídico pertinente, de modo tal que la normativa que regula el uso de las tierras agrícolas armonice con aquella que emana de los planes urbanos.
La corrupción en América Latina. Países de América Latina según el grado de corrupción en el sector público en 2018
Authors: Chevalier S.
Published: September 2019

El pasado martes 29 de enero, la organización no gubernamental Transparencia Internacional (ti) presentó su informe anual sobre la percepción de la corrupción en el sector público en 2018. La clasificación, que abarca un total de 180 países, se basa en el Índice de Percepción de la Corrupción (ipc), este elaborado gracias a los testimonios de expertos y actores del sector privado. Tanto a nivel global como regional, el informe de este año subraya el vínculo entre la corrupción y el debilitamiento de las democracias. Tal y como muestra esta infografía de Statista, Venezuela ocupa el peor puesto en percepción de corrupción en América Latina, con 18 puntos sobre 100, seguido de Nicaragua y Guatemala, con 25 y 27 puntos, respectivamente. Al igual que en 2017, Uruguay sigue liderando la región en materia de transparencia, ubicándose en el puesto 23 a nivel global y obteniendo la primera posición a nivel regional, con una puntuación de 70 sobre 100.
Is tourism affecting polychaete assemblages associated with rhodolith beds in Northeastern Brazil?
Authors: Costa Dimítri de Araújo , Da Silva Francisco de Assis , Silva José Marcelino de Lima , Pereira Amaury Ramos , Dolbeth Marina , Christoffersen Martin Lindsey , De Lucena Reinaldo Farias Paiva
Published: September 2019

ABSTRACT. Introduction: Rhodoliths are biogenic structures distributed worldwide, formed by several types of calcareous algae. They may host a great diversity of marine invertebrates, among which polychaetes are conspicuous and diversified representatives. Rhodolith beds are notwithstanding vulnerable to several human activities (e.g. exploitation of commercial species associated with rhodoliths, petroleum exploration, fishing activities, effluent discharges, and tourism), which may compromise that diversity. Tourism is presently increasing its impact on rhodolith beds. Global warming and ocean acidification are also determinant factors in faunal change. Objective: to analyse the polychaete assemblages associated with rhodolith beds subject to different intensities of touristic pressure at Seixas Beach (NE Brazil), where tourism is gradually increasing over time. Methods: Effects were evaluated at two depths, 1.5 m and 4.0 m. Sampling was done every two months during 2015, encompassing the two marked seasons of the year in the region (rainy and dry). Quadrats of 15 x 15 cm were placed in each depth during sampling. All rhodoliths present within the quadrat were collected (usually four to five rhodoliths). Our hypothesis was that the deeper depth and the samples from the dry season months would be increasingly subject to the impact of tourism. Results: Overall, 49 species were found (from 21 different families), and a total of 733 individuals were collected. The most abundant species was Eunice wasinensis (280 individuals, 38.2% of total abundance). The species Eurythoe complanata, Eunice biannulata, E. wasinensis, Lysidice ninetta, Oxydromus pugettensis and Ceratonereis (Ceratonereis) singularis appeared in all months. The study detected a tendency for higher diversity to occur at the depth of 1.5 m for all indices, but only the Shannon-Wiener values were significantly higher there (p < 0.05). No clear differences were found regarding months or season. Conclusions: These results suggest that a higher potential pressure due to tourism may occur at 4.0 m due to more intense craft shipping activities (traffic of catamaran boats transporting tourists to and from the reefs) in that area.
Eunicida and Amphinomida polychaetes (Annelida) inhabiting dead coral fragments in the Chinchorro Bank Biosphere Reserve, Mexican Caribbean
Authors: Hernández-Alcántara Pablo , Cruz-Pérez Ismael Narciso , Solís-Weiss Vivianne
Published: September 2019

ABSTRACT. Introduction: The polychaete fauna inhabiting Chinchorro Bank has been poorly studied and only 35 species have been previously reported. Objective: To examine the taxonomic composition of the Eunicida and Amphinomida associated to dead coral substrates from this coral reef atoll, a Biosphere Reserve located in the southern Mexican Caribbean. Methods: In April 2008, dead coral fragments of the genus Porites were manually collected by SCUBA diving at eight stations between 4-16.2 m depth. Results: A total of 714 individuals belonging to 17 genera and 48 species of the families Amphinomidae, Dorvilleidae, Eunicidae, Lumbrineridae, Oenonidae and Onuphidae were identified. Eunicidae was clearly the more diverse (29 species; 60.4 %) and abundant family (479 individuals; 67.1 %), while the Oenonidae and Onuphidae were represented by only one individual-species each. Thirty-eight species (79.2 %) were new records for Chinchorro Bank, of which 23 species (47.9 %) were newly reported for the Western Caribbean ecoregion. Conclusions: The polychaete fauna recorded showed that the Chinchorro Bank reef is a species-rich habitat that deserves further study; the 48 species from six families identified were similar or even greater than the number of species reported from dead coral environments of other Caribbean Sea regions.
Polychaetes from Burdwood Bank: “Namuncurá I” Marine Protected Area and slope, SW Atlantic Ocean
Authors: Bremec Claudia , Elías Rodolfo , Calla Sofía , Genzano Gabriel , Puente-Tapia Alejandro , Schejter Laura
Published: September 2019

Introduction: The first open-sea (non-coastal) Marine Protected Area in Argentina, named “Namuncurá I” (NMPA), was created in 2013 at Burdwood Bank (BB), an undersea plateau located about 200 km south from Malvinas Islands (Falkland Islands) and 150 km east from Staten Island, SW Atlantic Ocean. It comprises three different management areas: the central one (“core”, strict protection, only control and monitoring activities), surrounded by a “buffer” area (authorized activities, e.g. scientific research) and an external “transition” area (productive and extractive activities contemplated in the Management Plan). Beyond the transition area, only the southern shelf-break is protected, after the creation of the “Namuncurá II” MPA in December 2018. Objective: provide the inventory of polychaetes collected during 2016 and 2017 at the core (98 m depth), buffer (128 m depth), transition (133 m-189 m depth) areas of the Namuncurá I MPA, together with slope areas (220 m-798 m depth). Methods: taken with a trawl net used to characterize the faunal assemblages and to compare results with other Magellan areas. Multidimensional Scaling (MDS) and Cluster Analysis (CA) were applied to a Bray-Curtis similarity index to assess polychaete assemblages in the NMPA - BB slope and Magellan region respectively; SIMPER (Similarity Percentage Analyses) and ANOSIM (Analysis of Similarities) were performed. Results: A total of 918 individuals, which correspond to 39 taxa distributed in 22 families, were recorded in samples from NMPA and BB slope, mainly epibenthic or associated with the large corals collected. Ampharete kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885; Hyalinoecia artifex Verrill, 1880; Idanthyrsus macropaleus (Schmarda, 1861); Laetmonice producta Grube, 1877; Onuphis pseudoiridescens Averincev, 1972; Pista mirabilis McIntosh 1885 and Terebellides malvinensis Bremec & Elias, 1999 constitute new records for Burdwood Bank. A similar polychaete assemblage characterized the three areas of NMPA and slope locations, while H. artifex characterized locations at the NW deepest slope of the bank. Conclusions: These results indicate strong connections between the fauna collected at NMPA and the polychaetes assemblage in other Magellan areas dominated by soft bottoms. The biogeographic importance of the BB as connection for benthic polychaete species between South America and the Antarctic Peninsula merits future investigation.
Health productivity in macroeconomic level in Turkey: A Multi-level Causality Test approach
Authors: Fadime Çinar*, Halil Sengül
Published: September 2019

Although private health services have been common, it is known that healthis a global public good, and it is related with global public expenditures.Recent studies shoved that productivity in health services is a main domainof government, nongovernmental organizations, and public sector. Thus,increase in productivity of health services provides efficient use of publicgoods. Moreover, public health services and productivity in health sector is apart of macroeconomic level. In this research, it is aimed to evaluate effects ofmacroeconomic indicators in health productivity. In the research, datacollected from Turkey Statistics Institute (TUIK) for 2001-2016 were used toenlighten macroeconomic indicators and health productivity outcomes.According to results of the study, health expenditures and % in GDP rates arecauses for fertility rate (p<0.05). Moreover, health expenditures also causesfor number of health organizations and number of birth (p<0.05). Number ofbirth causes price level indices (p<0.05). All these causality results show thattheir correlations are positive, since both F statistic level and dataobservations support positive correlations.Key words: Health, macroeconomic, productivity
Linda M. Koldau, Mythos U-Boot
Authors: Niebisch Arndt
Published: September 2019

Linda M. Koldau, Mythos U-Boot

Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag, 2010 [513 pp. ISBN 978-3-515-09510-5]
Danielle Birkett and Dominic McHugh, eds., Adapting the Wizard of Oz: Musical Versions from Baum to MGM and Beyond
Authors: Woller Megan
Published: September 2019

Danielle Birkett and Dominic McHugh, eds., Adapting the Wizard of Oz: Musical Versions from Baum to MGM and Beyond

New York: Oxford University Press, 2019 [272 pp. ISBN: 9780190663186. $35.00 (paperback)]. Photographs, music examples, illustrations, tables, appendix, and index.
Hannah Lewis, French Musical Culture and the Coming of Sound Cinema
Authors: Roust Colin
Published: September 2019

Hannah Lewis, French Musical Culture and the Coming of Sound Cinema

New York: Oxford University Press, 2019 [xiv, 245 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-063598-5. £64.00 (paperback)]. Oxford Music/Media Series. Music examples, photos, figures, index, filmography, and bibliography.