bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
O que se passa na infância não fica na infância. Sobre o respeito pelo outro nas relaçoes sociais
Authors: Vilhena Junia De , Bittencourt Maria Inês Garcia de Freitas , Novaes Joana De Vilhena , Rosa Carlos Mendes
Published: October 2017

Este trabalho propõe um olhar sociológico e psicanalítico acerca da formação psíquica da infância na contemporaneidade. Coloca em evidência a importância do acolhimento, nos primórdios da vida, como condição essencial do processo de amadurecimento da criança. O texto dá relevância às relações alteritárias e ao reconhecimento subjetivo que levam ao sentimento de pertencimento a uma sociedade. Aponta que a confiança no afeto do outro é fundamental para a criança se sentir no direito de expressar suas opiniões e afetos. Em oposição, seres marcados pelo desamparo, se não receberem cuidado, desestruturam-se, definham e perdem o sentido do viver.
Requalificação pela desqualificação: o discurso da reurbanização no “novo” Rio Vermelho
Authors: Gusmão Roney
Published: October 2017

O presente artigo é produto de pesquisas que fizemos sobre as obras de requalificação do bairro Rio Vermelho, em Salvador. Nessa investigação, empenhamo-nos em problematizar os impactos do enobrecimento em curso no bairro, sobretudo para a população de menor poder aquisitivo, que tem sido alijada do direito de participar dos projetos da prefeitura. As intervenções urbanas feitas no Rio Vermelho mostram-se orquestradas pela mesma lógica que gerencia a cidade-empresa, onde (re)estruturas são balizadas para atender a expectativas de investidores e consumidores, negando a prerrogativa democrática do direito à cidade.
Análise da precipitação pluviométrica no município de Castelo do Piauí, Nordeste do Brasil
Authors: Santos Francílio De Amorim dos , Aquino Cláudia Maria Sabóia de
Published: October 2017

Esta pesquisa analisa a precipitação pluviométrica no município de Castelo do Piauí, localizado no Nordeste do Brasil, por meio de estatística descritiva e do índice de anomalia da chuva (IAC). A partir de uma série histórica anual de 39 anos (1963 a 2001), identificou-se uma média histórica de 1.006,3 mm para o município, tendo 1983 e 1985 sido considerados, respectivamente, o menos e o mais chuvoso. A estação chuvosa concentra-se nos meses de janeiro a abril, sendo março o mais chuvoso, e agosto o menos chuvoso. Foram encontrados valores de variabilidade pluviométrica superiores a 40% para todos os meses e distribuição assimétrica positiva. O IAC permitiu estabelecer os seguintes anos secos e chuvosos: 1963, 1964 e 1989 (muito chuvosos); 1974 e 1985 (extremamente chuvosos); 1976, 1981, 1992, 1993, 1998 e 2001 (muito secos); 1983 e 1990 (extremamente secos). Em suma, o presente estudo constatou o predomínio de anos secos a extremamente secos na área estudada, com índice de 53,8%.
Micropolíticas no Campeche: entre diagramas cristalizados, planejamento urbano e produção de desejos
Authors: Lenzi Maria Helena , Cazetta Valéria
Published: October 2017

Neste texto, analisamos movimentos micropolíticos de uma parcela da população residente no balneário do Campeche, em Florianópolis-SC, que, de forma organizada e conjunta, questionou o modelo de desenvolvimento econômico e urbano proposto pelo Instituto de Planejamento Urbano de Florianópolis (Ipuf). Estudamos movimentos de contraposição a ideias, planos e ações que pretendiam transformar o Campeche num espaço modulado a partir de modelos internacionais, sem nenhuma relação com as geografias do balneário. Para tanto, recorremos a uma analítica da formação dos desejos, também entendida como análise micropolítica, por meio da fala de moradores(as) do Campeche e de narrativas construídas pelo órgão do poder público municipal responsável pelo planejamento urbano.
Bitcoin: a moeda do ciberespaço
Authors: Pires Hindenburgo Francisco
Published: October 2017

A recente expansão global do uso de moedas virtuais passou a ser objeto de debate nos três últimos Fóruns das Nações Unidas sobre Governança da Internet (IGF), de 2014, 2015 e 2016. A capitalização e a rápida expansão geográfica do uso de criptomoedas chamaram a atenção de pesquisadores e mobilizaram representantes da sociedade civil e empresários em várias partes do mundo, que demonstraram interesse no desenvolvimento de inovações impulsionadas pela expansão do uso globalizado desse novo tipo de atividade econômica. Os principais objetivos deste trabalho são: analisar como a recente crise financeira do capitalismo influiu no surgimento e na expansão geográfica do uso de criptomoedas; refletir sobre serviços e atividades que usam criptomoedas, bitcoin e blockchain; e debater os desafios colocados pelo crescimento desse uso.
Digitalização, globalização e capital financeiro hipermóvel
Authors: Warf Barney
Published: October 2017

Desde o fim do século XX, e com a revolução da microeletrônica, o capital tornou-se completamente digitalizado, movendo-se sem esforço por todo o mundo por meio de sistemas eletrônicos de transferência de fundos (EFTS). Este artigo apresenta o aumento do dinheiro eletrônico desde o colapso do sistema regulatório de Bretton-Woods, na década de 1970, e a mudança para fundos extremamente móveis que circulam por cabos de fibra óptica. Em segundo lugar, examina alguns dos maiores sistemas EFTS do mundo e seus impactos em diferentes tipos de mercados de capitais. A terceira parte discute a forma como o dinheiro digital enfraqueceu as regulações financeiras nacionais impostas pelos Estados-nação. Por fim, a quarta seção analisa o papel dos EFTS no crescimento dos centros bancários offshore.
O visível e o invisível: o sistema financeiro-corporativo mundial sob o prisma da extraterritorialidade e do binômio legal/ilegal
Authors: Machado Lia Osorio
Published: October 2017

Tomando a abordagem do sistema financeiro-corporativo como um paradigma para compreender o processo de globalização, este artigo discute alguns argumentos favoráveis ou contrários à ideia de que esse processo anuncia o fim do sistema de Estados territoriais soberanos. Propõe que a convivência entre eles é captada pelo conceito de extraterritorialidade, exposto na análise de arranjos espaço-jurisdicionais vinculados ao sistema financeiro-corporativo. Por depender do princípio de soberania territorial, esses arranjos apontam questões mais complexas, entre elas, a disputa entre ordens legais e a manifesta ambiguidade do binômio legal/ilegal nas sociedades atuais.
O fim do capitalismo dos bancos de investimento? Uma geografia econômica do emprego e do poder financeiro
Authors: Wójcik Dariusz
Published: October 2017

Este artigo investiga os padrões de emprego, remuneração e relações de poder no setor financeiro dos EUA entre 1978 e 2008 e demonstra que os bancos de investimento têm tido um papel central na indústria da securitização, que foi até aqui o segmento do setor financeiro estadunidense que se expandiu e contribuiu significativamente para a crescente desigualdade de renda. O poder dos bancos de investimento aumentou nos últimos 30 anos como consequência da crescente demanda por serviços de investimento, de mudanças tecnológicas, da desregulamentação e da globalização. Os bancos de investimento estão no centro do chamado shadow banking system, inventando muitos dos produtos usados por ele e muitas vezes dissimulando seu funcionamento e, assim, concorrendo decisivamente para a crise financeira global de 2007-2009. Com os principais bancos de investimento dos EUA convertidos em holdingse devido a uma possível re-regulação financeira, o futuro desses bancos é incerto. Seu relacionamento com fundos soberanos também implica incerteza, envolvendo tanto oportunidades quanto desafios. Este artigo identifica a geografia econômica dos bancos de investimento como uma das chaves para compreender a dinâmica da economia mundial contemporânea, numa abordagem de mesonível da geografia das finanças.
Patterns of association among female Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) in a population forming large groups
Authors: Nishita Miki , Shirakihara Miki , Amano Masao
Published: October 2017

Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) around Amakusa-Shimoshima, Japan form large groups of >100 individuals, a remarkable feature of this population, which is much larger than previously studied bottlenose dolphins. Using photo-identification data collected on 33 days in 2012, associations among 70 females were investigated using two scales of association measure (photograph- and group-based association) to know whether they associate based on their reproductive status, as is typically observed in other populations with smaller group size. Significant differences in associations between females of the same reproductive status category and those in different categories were detected, and a female that lost her calf within a year decreased associations with females with calves of the same age. These suggests that even in a population with large group size, the reproductive status of females is one of the factors influencing their associations.
Why do female desert lizards construct burrows to lay eggs?
Authors: Li Shu-Ran , Hao Xin , Bi Jun-Huai , Du Wei-Guo
Published: October 2017

Many oviparous animals construct well-designed nests to provide relatively favourable conditions for their eggs and hatchlings, but the direct evidence that nest structure can determine their reproductive success is insufficient. In the present study, we explored the structure of nests and its effect on nest environments and reproductive success in the toad-headed agama (Phrynocephalus przewalskii). We observed that female P. przewalskii constructed burrow nest consisting of an inclined tunnel and an expanded chamber. We constructed artificial nests with or without the burrow to determine how burrows influence nest environments, egg survival and successful emergence of hatchlings. Our results indicated that burrow nests had higher and more stable humidity than non-burrow nests. More importantly, egg survival and the emergence success of hatchlings were significantly higher for burrow nests than for non-burrow nests. Therefore, our manipulation experiments provide direct evidence that maternal nest construction behaviour could determine parental reproductive success in reptile.
Is righting response lateralized in two species of freshwater turtles?
Authors: Smith Geoffrey R. , Rettig Jessica E. , Iverson John B.
Published: October 2017

Laterality has been found in a variety of reptiles. In turtles, one important behaviour is the righting response. Here, we studied laterality of righting response of two species of freshwater turtles, the Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) and the Eastern Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus). We found evidence of individual-level laterality in righting response inC. picta, but notS. odoratus. Neither species showed evidence of population-level laterality in righting response. Our results suggest that there is variation in the extent of laterality of righting response in turtles. Possible explanations for variation in laterality of righting response in turtles include shell shape and use of terrestrial habitats. However, more species of turtles need to be examined to demonstrate any general patterns in laterality of righting response in turtles.
A new fossil species of the genus Limodromus Motschulsky, 1850 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Platynini) from Baltic amber with remarks on its death process
Authors: Gamboa Sara , Ortuño Vicente M.
Published: October 2017

Limodromus emetikos
sp. n. (Coleoptera: Carabidae) is described and illustrated from Baltic amber (Eocene). Based on its morphological features, the new species is considered a sister taxon of the extant Holarctic assimilis species group. Furthermore, the specimen described here could represent a case of stress-triggered regurgitation, which would represent the first fossil record of such a process in beetles.
DNA barcodes and morphology reveal unrecognized species in Chironomidae (Diptera)
Authors: Lin Xiao-Long , Stur Elisabeth , Ekrem Torbjørn
Published: October 2017

For over a decade, DNA barcoding has proven an effective modern tool in taxonomy, evolutionary biology and biodiversity research. Many new species have been discovered and described with DNA barcodes as part of their diagnostic features. Using DNA barcodes, we uncovered a number of potential species within the Tanytarsus curticornis and Tanytarsus heusdensis species complexes (Diptera: Chironomidae) and detected morphological differences a posteriori that support the description of new species. Unusually large intraspecific divergence in COI p-distance (up to 10%) was observed for two species complexes. In total, eight species new to science are described and figured: T. adustus
sp. n., T. heberti
sp. n., T. madeiraensis
sp. n., T. pseudoheusdensis
sp. n., T. songi
sp. n., T. thomasi
sp. n., T. tongmuensis
sp. n. and T. wangi
sp. n.. Tanytarsus reei and T. tamaoctavus are redescribed, and T. tusimatneous is listed as a new junior synonym of T. tamaduodecimus. The diagnostic characters of the remaining species of the complexes are discussed. Keys to males and pupae are given.
Dohrniphora (Diptera: Phoridae) from the Miocene Mexican and Dominican ambers with a paleobiological reconstruction
Authors: Solórzano Kraemer Mónica M. , Brown Brian V.
Published: October 2017

Male specimens of the phorid fly genus Dohrniphora Dahl from Miocene Mexican and Dominican amber are revised and described. This is the first systematic revision of the fossil species, and 11 new species are recognized from two Dohrniphora groups: those with and without large hind tibial setae. The group lacking hind tibial setae is notably more diverse and frequent in amber than those with such setae.

Swarming behavior in Dohrniphora females is noted for the first time. Probably, these females were frequently attracted in large numbers to dead and decaying insects and other animals trapped in resin. Another phorid genus with similar habits, Puliciphora, frequently co-occurs in amber pieces containing Dohrniphora specimens.
Studies in Mexican Grasshoppers: Three new species of Dactylotini (Acrididae: Melanoplinae) from Mexico and a review of existing conspecifics with comments on their geographical distributions
Authors: FONTANA PAOLO , MARIÑO-PÉREZ RICARDO , SANABRIA-URBÁN SALOMÓN , WOLLER DEREK A.
Published: October 2017

Three new species of the tribe Dactylotini (Acrididae: Melanoplinae) are described from Central and Southern Mexico. 1) Dasyscirtus monicae sp. nov. Fontana, Mariño-Pérez, Sanabria-Urbán, & Woller is described from the eastern portion of the Balsas River Basin and the outer slope of the Mexican Volcanic Belt; 2) Perixerus obscurus sp. nov. Fontana, Mariño-Pérez, Sanabria-Urbán, & Woller is described from the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca mountain range; and 3), Perixerus triqui sp. nov. Fontana, Mariño-Pérez, Sanabria-Urbán, & Woller is described from the Sierra Madre del Sur mountain range and towards the Pacific Coast of Oaxaca. Taxonomic placement of these species is justified based on distinct morphology and comparisons with congeneric species are provided. Finally, we provide a biogeographical explanation for the distribution of the species in both genera.
Remarkable biodiversity of flabelligerids in Japan: seven new species of Diplocirrus (Annelida: Flabelligeridae) from Japanese waters
Authors: JIMI NAOTO , FUJIWARA YOSHIHIRO , KAJIHARA HIROSHI
Published: October 2017

Seven new species of Diplocirrus are described from Japan: D. asamushiensis sp. nov., D. imajimai sp. nov., D. mamoi sp. nov., D. ohtsukai sp. nov., D. seisuiae sp. nov., D. tohokuensis sp. nov., and D. toyoshioae sp. nov. These species are distinguished from all the known species of Diplocirrus by the following features: length of the cephalic cage, length of lateral papillae, presence of gonopodial lobe, adhering pattern of sediment particles, length of caruncle, length and morphological feature of branchiae, articles and morphological features of neurochaetae, and swollen area along the body.
New taxa and notes of katydids from the tribe Meconematini (Orthoptera: Meconematinae) from Brunei Darussalam
Authors: TAN MING KAI , GOROCHOV ANDREJ V. , WAHAB RODZAY BIN HAJI ABDUL
Published: October 2017

Based on the new material collected in Kuala Belalong in Brunei Darussalam, four new taxa of Meconematini katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae) are described here. Three new species from three previously known genera are described: Alloteratura (Alloteratura) belalongensis sp. nov., Leptoteratura (Rhinoteratura) chela sp. nov., and Pseudoteratura (Pseudoteratura) kenuan sp. nov. Moreover, one new genus is erected based on the unique type species which is also new to science: Pulchroteratura huiqing gen. et sp. nov.
Physoschistura harkishorei, a new species of loach from Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern India (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae)
Authors: DAS DEBANGSHU NARAYAN , DARSHAN ACHOM
Published: October 2017

Physoschistura harkishorei, a new species of nemacheilid loach, is described from the Dibang and Lohit Rivers of Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern India. The new species can be distinguished from all known congeners by the combination of the following characters: the second branched ray of pectoral fin with a distal filamentous extension; body colour pattern consisting of 9–10 vertically-elongated brownish spots or blotches along the flank, and 8–10 brownish saddles on back, the saddles not contiguous with the lateral blotches; lateral line complete; prominent, well-developed pelvic-fin lobe; a well-developed free posterior chamber of the air-bladder; and caudal fin with 7+8 branched rays. The new species occurs sympatrically with Physoschistura dikrongensis and P. elongata in the Brahmaputra basin.
Recognition of a new species of Carmenta from New Mexico supported by
morphology and mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I data (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae: Sesiinae: Synanthedonini)
Authors: TAFT WILLIAM H. , COGNATO ANTHONY I.
Published: October 2017

A preliminary phylogeny of 36 species of Carmenta (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) was reconstructed based on mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I DNA sequences using parsimony and Bayesian inference in order to assess the placement of a suspected new species. Although the phylogeny was not completely resolved, there were well-supported species groups associated with geography. Based on these results and diagnostic morphological characters, Carmenta wildishorum, n. sp., is described and illustrated from the Cimarron Mountain Range in northeastern New Mexico. The new species is sister to C. texana with a 5.2% nucleotide difference between the two, which is similar to the distance between other Carmenta species and exceeds the intraspecific difference observed within C. texana (0.3%). The phylogeny also suggests additional hidden species diversity among Carmenta species that have large geographic distributions.
Weddell Polynya Transport Mechanisms in the Abyssal Ocean
Authors: Zanowski Hannah , Hallberg Robert
Published: October 2017

Weddell Polynya transport mechanisms in the deep and abyssal oceans are examined in the NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory’s (GFDL) coupled climate model CM2G. During an 1820-yr-long integration of the model, polynyas are forced every 29 years in the Weddell Sea via an increase in the diapycnal diffusivity. Composites of the events are used to examine the mechanisms responsible for transporting polynya signals away from the Weddell Sea. Polynya signal transport is governed by two dynamical mechanisms that act on different time scales and spread at different rates. Large-scale waves, such as Kelvin and planetary and topographic Rossby waves, propagate the polynya signal rapidly, on interannual-to-decadal time scales, while advection transports the signal more slowly, on decadal-to-centennial time scales. Despite their different spreading rates, these mechanisms can act contemporaneously, and it is often their combined effect that governs the property changes in the global deep and abyssal oceans. Both waves and advection cause temperature changes on isobaths. In the deep Atlantic, advection accounts for <15% of the total temperature change in the model, indicating that waves are strongly dominant there. Elsewhere, waves are still the stronger contributor, but advection accounts for 20%–40% of the total temperature change.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Digital Subtraction Angiography Investigation of Childhood Moyamoya Disease
Authors: Song Peiji , Qin Jing , Lun Han , Qiao Penggang , Xie Anming , Li Gongjie
Published: October 2017

Because digital subtraction angiography (DSA) is not an ideal angiographic examination for moyamoya disease in the pediatric population, magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) provides a noninvasive contrast-free angiographic examination; whereas magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides superior spatial resolution and soft-tissue contrast for lesion assessment. Ninety patients with moyamoya disease were examined by MRI and DSA to assess the distribution of lesions and their diagnostic agreement between modalities. MRI examination revealed 439 lesions. Punctate lesions were the most abundant, followed by patchy lesions. These lesions generally covered a smaller area than the abnormal-vascular corresponding brain parenchyma. Steno-occlusive changes at bilateral anterior, medial, and posterior cerebral arteries were identified by MRA and DSA. MRI showed moderate agreement in identifying lesions after steno-occlusive changes in anterior and medial cerebral arteries, and good agreement in posterior cerebral arteries; 6% to 11% of cases were misdiagnosed by MRA.
Clay-lipid nanohybrids: towards influenza vaccines and beyond
Authors: Wicklein Bernd , Darder Margarita , Aranda Pilar , Del Burgo María Angeles Martín , Del Real Gustavo , Esteban Mariano , Ruiz-Hitzky Eduardo
Published: October 2017

The design of nanostructured materials based on natural components, such as clay minerals, offers new solutions to biomedical challenges such as more efficient and storage-stable vaccines. Clay-lipid hybrid materials have proved useful as adjuvants in influenza vaccines and with a possible projection to leishmaniasis vaccines and other pathogens. Self-assembly of phospholipid molecules on the surface of microfibrous sepiolite and lamellar Mg/Al layered double hydroxide renders a biocompatible lipid bilayer membrane that ensures non-degrading immobilization of proteins and other biological species including viral particles and DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). Immunization tests in mice showed the superior immunogenicity of a clay-lipid-supported virus compared to a commercial aluminium hydroxide adjuvant.
Mineralogy, geochemistry and physical properties of bentonites from the Western Thrace Region and the islands of Samos and Chios, East Aegean, Greece
Authors: Koutsopoulou E. , Christidis G.E. , Marantos I.
Published: October 2017

Greece is a major bentonite producer, with Milos Island being one of the largest bentonite mining centres in the world. In addition to the bentonite deposits which are well known, various other occurrences exist in the islands of Chios and Samos, Eastern Aegean and in some areas of Thrace, in NE Greece. These bentonites are associated with volcanic activity and their age ranges from Lower Oligocene in Thrace, to Lower–Middle Miocene in Chios and to Upper Miocene in Samos. Although some of these materials have been utilized since ancient times (e.g.the Samian Earth), these bentonites have been mined only at a local scale. In this study the first data on the mineralogical and geochemical characteristics of these bentonites are presented.

The Samos bentonites of UpperMiocene age are medium–lowgrade (40–70% smectite) and crop out in the SE margin of the Karlovasi Basin formed at the expense of acidic pyroclastic flows mainly in a subaeriallacustrine environment. They consist mainly of Ca-rich medium–high-charge montmorillonite, opal-CT and sanidine with minor quartz and locallymordenite. The Chios bentonites of Lower–MiddleMiocene agewere formed at the expense of trachyandesitic tuffs in a lacustrine environment in the Neogene Basin at theSEpart of the island. They consist mainly of Ca,Mg-rich high-charge montmorillonite (33–75%), similar to the SAz-1, and opal-CT, minor plagioclase, chlorite, plagioclase, carbonates and traces of talc and serpentine. In Thrace, LowerOligocene pyroclastic flows, tuffs and lavas of acidic-intermediate compositionwere altered to zeolites and bentonites in the sedimentary basins of the Feres-Pefka, Skaloma and Sappes areas. The parent pyroclastic rockswere altered to Ca-rich and in places,Na-rich, dioctahedralmontmorillonite or Fe-rich beidellite (Sappes area) and with minor opal-CT,mordenite, quartz, plagioclase and, in places, illite. The bentonites are medium–high grade (50–58% smectite in Feres-Pefka, 74–86% in Skaloma and 29–40% in Sappes).

The bentonites havemoderate cation exchange capacity andmoderate/lowswelling index and viscosity and they are not suitable for the drilling and foundry industries. However, preliminary results show that after processing, most of the depositsmight be utilized in high added-value applications such as bleaching earths or in the synthesis of clay-based polymer nanocomposites.
The smectite to corrensite transition: X-ray diffraction results from the MH-2B core, western Snake River Plain, Idaho, USA
Authors: Walker Jeff , Wheeler Joseph
Published: October 2017

The MH-2B borehole, a part of Project HOTSPOT, was drilled to a depth of 1821 m in late Cenozoic basalts, hyaloclastites and interbedded lake sediments, on the Mountain Home Air Force Base in southern Idaho, USA. Drillers encountered hot water (145°C) under artesian pressure at 1745 m in a narrow zone of highly fractured rock associated with a major sub-surface fault. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis identified corrensite (with and without smectite) between 1700 and 1800 m, but only smectite above 1700 m and below 1800 m. This corrensite horizon contains a relatively narrow zone of fracturing and hot artesian water near its centre but for the most part occurs in relatively massive basalt flows. No evidence was found for randomly interstratified chlorite-smectite.
SEM and TEM evidence of mixed-layer illite-smectite formed by dissolutioncrystallization processes in continental Paleogene sequences in northwestern Argentina
Authors: Do Campo Margarita , Bauluz Blanca , Nieto Fernando , Papa Cecilia Del , Hongn Fernando
Published: October 2017

In the northernmost Calchaquí Valley (Salta, Argentina), the Paleogene continental sediments show a transition from smectite, at the top, to R3 I-S (>90% illite) through R1 I-S (65–80% illite), in contrast to the remaining sectors, containing smectite up to the bottom. Samples at the base of the succession were characterized by high-quality step-scan X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and analytical high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). Analysis by SEM demonstrated dissolution of primary phases (feldspars, micas and quartz) and crystallization of illite, I-S and kaolinite. As this alteration is not pervasive, an intermediate fluid/rock ratio could be inferred. The lattice-fringe images of the samples from upper parts of the sequence show abundant I1-rich areas, whereas in the lower parts of the sequence, illite packets and I3 I-S coexist and compositions evolve towards muscovite (tetrahedral-charge increase, principally compensated by Mgby- Al substitution in octahedral sites and by a slight decrease in Ca in interlayer sites). As burial temperatures were probably similar in all the samples, depth was not responsible for the illite formation at the bottom. The TEM textures suggest that illitization proceeded mainly by dissolution-crystallization. The active faults close to the northern Calchaquí Valley probably promoted the circulation of hot, deep fluids, favouring illitization.
Vermiculite expansion through non-artificial processes in pyroclastic carbonatites from Catanda (Angola)
Authors: Xu J. , Campeny M. , Tauler E. , Melgarejo J.C. , Gonçalves A.O.
Published: October 2017

The pyroclastic carbonatitic rocks from the Catanda volcanic area (Angola) contain annite and phlogopite grains which have been affected to a significant extent by vermiculitization. A mineralogical study of these micas has revealed that the annite was altered to K-vermiculite while vermiculitization of phlogopite generated Ca-vermiculite. Intermediate alteration products such as intergrowths of phlogopite/Ca-vermiculite were also found, but interstratified crystals of phlogopite/ vermiculite, a common intermediate product during vermiculitization processes, are not reported in the Catanda rocks. The two types of vermiculitized micas show ‘accordion’ textures, related to the expansion of vermiculite. To the authors’ knowledge, the present study is the first report of expanded vermiculites described in natural rocks and not generated as a consequence of industrial processing.
Risk and timing of cardiovascular death among patients with myelodysplastic syndromes
Authors: Brunner Andrew M. , Blonquist Traci M. , Hobbs Gabriela S. , Amrein Philip C. , Neuberg Donna S. , Steensma David P. , Abel Gregory A. , Fathi Amir T.
Published: October 2017

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are clonal hematopoietic stem cell disorders associated with progression to leukemia and poor survival. Clonal hematopoiesis in people without an MDS diagnosis carries an increased risk of cardiovascular death. Many clonally restricted mutations are shared between patients with MDS and those with non-MDS clonal hematopoiesis; therefore, we evaluated the risk of cardiovascular death among patients with MDS. We evaluated adults with MDS in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database of the National Cancer Institute and compared them with the general population living in the same states. We grouped histological subtypes of MDS into lower-, intermediate-, and higher-risk disease. The primary outcomes were overall survival and primary cause of death (COD) as reported to state registries. A total of 21 372 patients with MDS between 2001 and 2011 died during follow-up with a known COD. The rate of death due to cardiovascular disease (CVD) was 4613 per 100 000 person-years, compared with 2091 in the age- and-sex-adjusted US population (standardized mortality ratio, 2.21). At 24 months, the cumulative incidence of death attributed to MDS or leukemia was 23% vs 8% for CVD. Among those alive at 60 months, 27% eventually died of CVD compared with 29% from MDS or leukemia; those with lower-risk disease who survived >60 months had more deaths attributed to cardiovascular causes (30%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 26.7-33.2%) than MDS itself (24%; 95% CI, 21.4-27.5%). Patients with MDS are more likely to die of cardiovascular causes than the general population. Modifying cardiovascular risk factors, especially among those with lower-risk disease, may be warranted for MDS-related clinical care.
Epigenetic mediated zinc finger protein 671 downregulation promotes cell proliferation and tumorigenicity in nasopharyngeal carcinoma by inhibiting cell cycle arrest
Authors: Zhang Jian , Wen Xin , Liu Na , Li Ying-Qin , Tang Xin-Ran , Wang Ya-Qin , He Qing-Mei , Yang Xiao-Jing , Zhang Pan-Pan , Ma Jun , Sun Ying
Published: October 2017

Background

Epigenetic abnormalities play important roles in nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC), however, the epigenetic changes associated with abnormal cell proliferation remain unclear.

Methods

We detected epigenetic change of ZNF671 in NPC tissues and cell lines by bisulfite pyrosequencing. We evaluated zinc finger protein 671 (ZNF671) expression in NPC cell lines and clinical tissues using real-time PCR and western blotting. Then, we established NPC cell lines that stably overexpressed ZNF671 and knocked down ZNF671 expression to explore its function in NPC in vitro and in vivo. Additionally, we investigated the potential mechanism of ZNF671 by identifying the mitotic spindle and G2/M checkpoint pathways pathway downstream genes using gene set enrichment analysis, flow cytometry and western blotting.

Results

ZNF671 was hypermethylated in NPC tissues and cell lines. The mRNA and protein expression of ZNF671 was down-regulated in NPC tissues and cell lines and the mRNA expression could be upregulated after the demethylation agent 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine treatment. Overexpression of ZNF671 suppressed NPC cell proliferation and colony formation in vitro; silencing ZNF671 using a siRNA had the opposite effects. Additionally, overexpression of ZNF671 reduced the tumorigenicity of NPC cells in xenograft model in vivo. The mechanism study determined that overexpressing ZNF671 induced S phase arrest in NPC cells by upregulating p21 and downregulating cyclin D1 and c-myc.

Conclusions

Epigenetic mediated zinc finger protein 671 downregulation promotes cell proliferation and enhances tumorigenicity by inhibiting cell cycle arrest in NPC, which may represent a novel potential therapeutic target.
High-resolution stratigraphic characterization of natural fracture attributes in the Woodford Shale, Arbuckle Wilderness and US-77D Outcrops, Murray County, Oklahoma
Authors: Ghosh Sayantan , Hooker John N. , Bontempi Caleb P. , Slatt Roger M.
Published: October 2017

Natural fracture aperture-size, spacing, and stratigraphic variation in fracture density are factors determining the fluid-flow capacity of low-permeability formations. In this study, several facies were identified in a Woodford Shale complete section. The section was divided into four broad stratigraphic zones based on interbedding of similar facies. Average thicknesses and percentages of brittle and ductile beds in each stratigraphic foot were recorded. Also, five fracture sets were identified. These sets were split into two groups based on their trace exposures. Fracture linear intensity (number of fractures normalized to the scanline length [[Formula: see text]]) values were quantified for brittle and ductile beds. Individual fracture intensity-bed thickness linear equations were derived. These equations, along with the average bed thickness and percentage of brittle and ductile lithologies in each stratigraphic foot, were used to construct a fracture areal density (number of fracture traces normalized to the trace exposure area [[Formula: see text]]) profile. Finally, the fracture opening-displacement size variations, clustering tendencies, and fracture saturation were quantified. Fracture intensity-bed thickness equations predict approximately 1.5–3 times more fractures in the brittle beds compared with ductile beds at any given bed thickness. Parts of zone 2 and almost entire zone 3, located in the upper and middle Woodford, respectively, have high fracture densities and are situated within relatively organic-rich (high-GR) intervals. These intervals may be suitable horizontal well landing targets. All observed fracture cement exhibit a lack of crack-seal texture. Characteristic aperture-size distributions exist, with most apertures in the 0.05–1 mm (0.00016–0.0032 ft) range. In the chert beds, fracture cement is primarily bitumen or silica or both. Fractures in dolomite beds primarily have calcite cement. The average fracture spacing indices (i.e., bed thickness-fracture spacing ratio) in brittle and ductile beds were determined to be 2 and 1.2, respectively. Uniform fracture spacing was observed along all scanlines in the studied beds.
Noninfectious Fever in the Near-Term Pregnant Rat Induces Fetal Brain Inflammation: A Model for the Consequences of Epidural-Associated Maternal Fever
Authors: Segal Scott , Pancaro Carlo , Bonney Iwona , Marchand James E.
Published: October 2017

BACKGROUND:

Women laboring with epidural analgesia experience fever much more frequently than do women who chose other forms of analgesia, and maternal intrapartum fever is associated with numerous adverse consequences, including brain injury in the fetus. We developed a model of noninfectious inflammatory fever in the near-term pregnant rat to simulate the pathophysiology of epidural-associated fever and hypothesized that it would produce fetal brain inflammation.

METHODS:

Twenty-four pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats were studied at 20 days gestation (term: 22 days). Dams were treated by injection of rat recombinant interleukin (IL)-6 or vehicle at 90-minute intervals, and temperature was monitored every 30 minutes. Eight hours after the first treatment, dams were delivered of fetuses and then killed. Maternal IL-6 was measured at delivery. Fetal brains (n = 24) were processed and stained for ED-1/CD68, a marker for activated microglia, and cell counts in the lateral septal and hippocampal brain regions were measured. Fetal brains were also stained for cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), a downstream marker of neuroinflammation. Eight fetal brains were further analyzed for quantitative forebrain COX-2 by Western blotting compared to a β-actin standard. Maternal temperature and IL-6 levels were compared between treatments, as were cell counts, COX-2 staining, and COX-2 levels by Mann-Whitney U test, repeated-measures analysis of variance, or Fisher exact test, as appropriate.

RESULTS:

Injection of rat IL-6 at 90-minute intervals produced an elevation of maternal temperature compared to vehicle (P < .0001). IL-6 levels were elevated to clinically relevant levels at delivery in IL-6 compared to vehicle-treated animals (mean ± standard deviation: 923 ± 97 vs 143 ± 94 pg/mL, P = .0006). ED-1–stained cells were present in significantly higher numbers in fetal brains from IL-6 compared to saline-treated dams (median [interquartile range]: caudal hippocampus, 99 [94–104] and 64 [57–68], respectively, P = .002; lateral septum, 102 [96–111] and 68 [65–69], respectively, P = .002), as well as COX-2 immunostaining (lateral septum, 22 [20–26] and 17 [15–18], respectively, P = .005; dorsal hippocampus, 27 [22–32] and 16 [14–19], respectively, P = .013) and quantitative COX-2 Western blotting activity (mean ± standard error of the mean: vehicle, 0% of β-actin intensity versus IL-6, 41.5% ± 24%, P < .001).

CONCLUSIONS:

Noninfectious inflammatory fever is inducible in the near-term pregnant rat by injection of IL-6 at levels comparable to those observed during human epidural labor analgesia. Maternal IL-6 injection causes neuroinflammation in the fetus.
Taking Apart the Wycliffite Bible: Patterns of Selective and Integrative Reading
Authors: Raschko Mary
Published: October 2017

The Wycliffite Bible, the first comprehensive translation of the Bible in English, survives in greater numbers than any other Middle English work. Yet the great majority of the more than 250 manuscripts catalogued as Wycliffite bibles do not contain the full canon of scriptures. While many contain the full New Testament, others include only select books or even select chapters of scripture and combine those translations with exegetical, devotional, or pastoral texts. This article explores how producers and readers took apart and reassembled Wycliffite translations to open up varied interpretive questions and different modes of textual engagement. It first presents a brief survey of books catalogued as Wycliffite bibles, highlighting the diverse forms in which Wycliffite translation appears. It then shows common patterns of reading, evident across a range of books, that seek to integrate scripture with Christian traditions and to find thematic coherence across biblical texts.
Toward a New Cultural History of the Geneva Bible
Authors: Fulton Thomas
Published: October 2017

The most widely circulated bible in the English Renaissance was produced by exiled English Protestants living in Geneva during the reign of Queen Mary I. With over 140 editions and half a million copies in circulation, the Geneva Bible and its complex marginal devices played a major role in shaping the English reader. Two of its innovative paratextual features are of particular importance: the breaking down of chapters into enumerated verses, facilitating the easy extraction of individual passages, and the expanded use of annotations, animating and enabling the application of biblical passages in contemporary social and political contexts. This essay rethinks the interpretive procedures and the cultural contexts of the notes, which, though influential in Elizabethan England, reflect the condition and polemical discourses of their exiled Marian community. Consequently, the Geneva Bible's notes construct a vision of the English “nation” as persecuted, captivated, and threatened by idolaters.
The Royal Provenance and Tudor Courtly Reading of a Wycliffite Bible
Authors: Rankin Mark
Published: October 2017

This analysis of Cambridge University Library, MS Mm.2.15 indicates some ways in which the English Bible may have been read by social elites during the mid-Tudor period. The presence of the Cambridge manuscript within the royal collection followed a precedent set by several of Edward VI's predecessors, who owned manuscript copies of the Wycliffite Bible. The exclusive status of the Middle English scriptural text changed after printed English bibles became more available, beginning with William Tyndale's New Testament edition in 1526. Despite this proliferation of printed versions of the Bible in English, however, the Cambridge manuscript indicates that privileged readers showed a readiness to adapt older manuscript copies of the text for their use.
Catalyst-Free Reaction of Ethynyl-π-Extended Electron Acceptors with Amines
Authors: Takai Atsuro , Takeuchi Masayuki
Published: October 2017

Imide- or amide-based π-systems, as represented by naphthalenediimides (NDIs), perylenediimides (PDIs), or diketopyrrolopyrroles (DPPs), have been extensively studied owing to their characteristic optical properties, their electronic structures, and so forth. Here, we present syntheses of NDIs, a PDI, and a DPP with ethynyl substituents, and their use as new building blocks for the synthesis of amino-functionalized electron-accepting π-conjugated systems. The reaction between the ethynyl group of the electron acceptor and an amine proceeds almost quantitatively, without a catalyst, to give a Michael-addition-type product that shows remarkable changes in its optical properties, redox properties, and dipole moment. The progress of the reaction can be visually monitored in various media. On the basis of a kinetic analysis of the amine-addition reaction, various amino-functionalized asymmetric and symmetric π-systems were obtained in a designed manner.
PROJECT MATURITY OF ORGANIZATIONS IMPLEMENTING RESEARCH PROJECTS - PREPARING FOR QUESTIONNAIRE RESEARCH
Authors: Klaus-RosiĹ„ska Agata , Betta Jan
Published: October 2017

The purpose of this article is to provide a way of creating a maturity model for organizations implementing research projects. This will be done with an emphasis on constructing questionnaires to collect the necessary data. The result of the article is not the final version of the questionnaires but a guideline on how the construction can look like. The article presents also the reasons and explanations why maturity models in project the management area are important. The methods used in the article are literature review and lessons learned from previous experiences.
NEURO LINGUISTIC PROGRAMMINNG AND DIFFERENTIATED TRAINING
Authors: Petrovici Constantin , Stanciu Tudor
Published: October 2017

This article analyses the different modalities of applying the theory of learning styles in the teaching-learning-assessment process.On the assumption that the mode of receiving information influences how we learn, the researchers Richard Bandler and John Grinder created the Neuro linguistic programming theory. Learning that considers the neuro-linguistic paradigm is an inclusive learning type, which harmonizes the individual needs of the learner with concrete ways to meet those needs. This type of differentiated training represents a tool which allows teachers to achieve the best possible correspondence between their teaching strategies and individual learning styles.To support our arguments, we created an example of teaching activities using the Neuro linguistic paradigm in mathematics lessons. This example illustrates how each student can be directed in the process of solving tasks useful in the issue demonstration, tasks which are appropriate to his learning style.
VISION OF CHILDREN IN AN ORPHANAGE ABOUT FAMILY AND FAMILY LIFE
Authors: PtĂˇk Boris , Fecenko Jozef , BarabasovĂˇ Bibiana , BenecovĂˇ Nikola
Published: October 2017

The aim of this paper is to refer the issue of the vision of children in an orphanage about family and family life. The aim of the research is to identify, analyze and describe their own idea of their future family and family life. The theoretical introduction briefly describes the family, types and functions of the family and the institution of a children's home. In this study we used a quantitative questionnaire method and the techniques of descriptive (mean, median, mode) and inferential statistics. Based on the author's questionnaire we can confirm and subvert predefined research questions and draws a clear conclusion. Children from orphanages state that the most important value for them is family. In this regard, the contribution shows importance of family and recommendation of counseling for children before leaving the orphanage to help have a successful family life in the future.
SYSTEM OF DIGITAL CRITERIA FOR EDUCATIONAL WEB RESOURCE ASSESSMENT
Authors: Solovyova Valentina Aleksandrovna
Published: October 2017

An educational web resource is a tool that can help discern useful data on the Internet. A system of criteria, however, is needed to assess the quality of this resource. Existing assessment models use various principles for this purpose. Ten such models are considered in this paper, though none of these use the basic principles of education. This paper suggests a unique new model that considers the major pedagogical principles of scientific content, visualization, the availability and feasibility of education, humanization of education, and studentsâ€™ consciousness and participation. These principles are modified for the requirements of e-learning. The main focus of creating the model is the learner. Some assessment-related points in the suggested model are described in a more detailed manner than in previous models. The new model provides criteria that can ensure the quality of an educational Web resource. Thus, the model can form the foundation for creating educational resources.
REGARDING THE TRANSFERABILITY OF SKILLS AND COMPETENCY AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT IN THE COURSE OF EDUCATION IN MATHEMATICS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL
Authors: Petrov Peter , Temnikova Maria
Published: October 2017

Introduction: The building up of transversal competencies and the creation of transferable skills is one of the most important factors for efficient education of mathematics in primary school. Purpose of study: The purpose of this article is the development of the concepts of transferable skills and transversal competencies, as well as the alternatives for their creation and development in and through the education of mathematics in Grades 1 â€“ 4. Methods: For the purposes of this study, longitudinal qualitative and quantitative research was applied. The following methods were used: experiment, observation, test, analysis of the content, and mathematical-statistical methodology for data processing.Findings and results: The percentage of the Grade 4 students who wrongly correlate the text of the mathematical task to a given mathematical model decreased from 42,31% to 3,85%. Also, the percentage of the students who were not able to create a mathematical model decreased from 38,46% to 7,69%. The percentage of the students who correctly created mathematical models increased from 26 % - 38%. Conclusions: Transferable skills and cognitive transversal competency for processing of information were developed completely.