bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Deep Times of Planetary Trouble
Authors: Parikka Jussi
Published: December 2016

This introduction to the special section on mediated geologies contextualizes the articles that follow within recent discussions concerning cultural politics of the environment, ecological contexts of contemporary media, and debates concerning the Anthropocene. The special section approaches the topics from the angle of media studies and argues for new ways to understand media culture as read through a materials focus: from waste to building materials and from temperature control to more conceptual developments concerning new materialism. The introduction discusses these ideas as extensions of material media theory and addresses how they can complement already existing ideas in the field.
Of Mud, Media, and the Metropolis
Authors: Mattern Shannon
Published: December 2016

For millennia, mud and its geologic analogues have bound together our media, urban, architectural, and environmental histories. Some of the first writing surfaces, clay and stone, were the same materials used to construct ancient city walls and buildings, whose facades also frequently served as substrates for written texts. The formal properties of those scripts—the shapes they took on their clay or, eventually, parchment and paper foundations—were also in some cases reflected in urban form: how the city molded itself from the materials of the landscape. And those written documents have always been central to our cities’ operation: their trade, accountancy, governance, and culture. In examining the place of mud in the Kulturetechniken of city-making and record-keeping, we see that urban and administrative culture are both utterly dependent on geological resources. Aggregating these often separate historical lineages has the potential to enrich the disparate disciplinary knowledges that are bound together here, but there’s more at stake than historiography. These public squares, city walls, building facades, urban archives, and sandy stores where earthen materials and writing intersect are the humble city sites where politics play out at myriad scales—where the entanglement of global and local political-economic forces enter people’s lives through the material, the geological, and the aesthetic.
MODERN METHODS AND APPROACHES OF INFORMATION PROCESSING OF SPRING WHEAT PRODUCTIVITY
Authors: Ибятов  , Ibyatov Ravil , Шайхутдинов  , Shaykhutdinov Farit , Валиев  , Valiev Abdulsamad
Published: December 2016

The productivity of spring wheat crops is the result of a complex interaction of many different factors. Construction of mathematical models, using modern methods and approaches, make it possible to explore and optimize the conditions of the environment in relation to the genetic program of a particular culture and thus increase crop productivity. We used the monitoring results of wheat yield for 32 years and eight major independent factors, affecting it: humidity, the effective temperature during the growing season, rainfall, vegetation period, gluten content, the weight of a thousand grains, grain weight from one ear, straw length. The factor analysis was used previously to improve the efficiency of the model. The use of this analysis led to reveal a latent correlation between factors, and group the data, thereby reducing the dimension of the problem. We obtain four main components (MC), corresponding a linear combination of factor loadings and factors, that describe the 83% of output factor dispersion. A part of dispersion, explained by MC1, is approximately 37%; MC2 - 21%, MC - 13% MC4 - 12%. Further investigation is to build and compare two mathematical models. The first classical model is deal with the construction of the regression equation and the second is a neural network research model, based on neural networks of multilayer perceptron type with one input, one output, and one hidden layer. The four major components are used as input parameters of the model. The models were tested on the input set and checked for adequacy of using Fisher’s exact test. As a result, both models showed good results, but more similar to the original data were the results of the neural network model.
ANALYSIS OF CORRELATION OF VEGETABLE HARICOT PRODUCTIVITY WITH ITS STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
Authors: Маракаева  , Marakaeva Tatyana
Published: December 2016

88 samples of vegetable haricot are studied on the main economic and valuable signs and their influence on productivity of seeds is defined in the conditions of the southern forest-steppe of Western Siberia. Research was conducted in 2013-2015. A high correlation dependence is noted between productivity and quantity of beans (r=0.8±0.04) and mass of seeds from one plant (r=0.8±0.04). The average coefficient of correlation is recorded between productivity and the interphase periods of “seedling – blossoming” (r=0.6±0.09), “blossoming – maturing” (r=0.6±0.09), seeds quantity in a bean (r=0,5±0,09), height of a plant (r=0.4±0.08), length of a bean (r=0.3±0.07), an attachment of the lower bean (r=0.3±0.07) and distance from a bean tip to the soil (r=0.4±0.08). Influence of mass of 1000 seeds on productivity isn’t revealed (r=0.1±0.05).
ORGANIZATION OF FOREST SOILS MONITORING
Authors: Сабиров  , Sabirov Ayrat
Published: December 2016

The impact of productive activity of human on the ecological balance of nature. Ecological functions of soils of forest biogeocenoses. Regional features of the ecosystems functioning, soil formation factors. Organization of the soil cover state monitoring. Environmental monitoring of forest soils. Objectives of soil monitoring of forest ecosystems. Collection of the available information on forest ecosystems. Choice of monitoring objects. Soil and environmental hospitals. Fixed trial areas. Long-term and seasonal observations of soil properties. Temporary trial areas. Soil monitoring on the route courses. The use of satellite imagery in the environmental assessment of erosive landscapes. Controlled soil indicators. Research methods of soil properties and composition of pollutants. Processing of experimental data using information technology. Mathematical models of the spread of pollutants, the interrelation between soil indicators (in the soil), between soil properties and indicators of the characteristic of forest, the evolution of forest soil. Small-scale and medium-scale regional maps of land erosion, soil contamination by chemicals. Large-scale maps of physical degradation of soils, the content of macronutrients and micronutrients, acidity, humus condition of soils. Maps are accompanied by an explanatory note (soil sketch). Maximum permissible amount of the chemicals (maximum allowable concentrations) polluting the soil. Maximum permissible loading on forest soils under anthropogenic impact. Rational use and protection of forest ecosystems.
‘Best-placed?’ School nursing services' role in providing early mental health interventions
Authors: Motamedi Maya
Published: December 2016

School nurses are often described as the ‘best placed’ professionals to provide early mental health interventions. Maya Motamedi asks whether this is really the case and discusses the changes needed to ensure they are.
Definition of compassion in healthcare: a systematic literature review
Authors: Perez-Bret Encarnación , Altisent Rogelio , Rocafort Javier
Published: December 2016

Aim:

To reflect on the definition of compassion and analyse the concepts encompassed by the term.

Background:

A large number of authors have defined compassion, with certain nuances that differ from case to case. This raises the need for specificity in the definition of the term.

Data sources:

First, a systematic search was conducted of scientific databases. Second, a selection of experts were consulted and a request made to them for specific articles. Third, the snowball method was used.

Design:

The keywords used in the literature search were ‘compassion’ and ‘empathy’, a MeSH term given for compassion. There are terms, such as self-compassion, compassion meditation, compassion fatigue and mindfulness, which, owing to their specific nature, were not included, because this study deals with the general aspects of compassion.

Results:

The systematic search found 104 articles, of which 6 articles were selected after applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The eight experts provided a total of 14 references, of which seven articles met the inclusion criteria. Finally, 15 references were identified with the snowball method (n=28).

Conclusions:

Compassion originates as an empathic response to suffering, as a rational process which pursues patients' wellbeing, through specific, ethical actions directed at finding a solution to their suffering. We therefore define the term compassion to mean the sensitivity shown in order to understand another person's suffering, combined with a willingness to help and to promote the wellbeing of that person, in order to find a solution to their situation. This should be a duty in healthcare professionals' daily work.
Politics and palliative care: Mali
Authors: Smyth Dion
Published: December 2016

Dion Smyth's review of palliative nursing on the internet
Entitled to be a Radical? Counter-Terrorism and Travesty of Human Rights in the Case of Babar Ahmad
Authors: Poynting Scott
Published: December 2016

This article asserts that the construction of the prevailing notion of “radicalisation” in pursuit of counter-terrorism under US-led hegemony sustains practices of “empire crime” that systematically undercut the rights of Muslim populations in countries such as the UK and the US. This argument is advanced through the case study of Babar Ahmad, who was detained without trial for eight years in the UK, before being sent, under a new and lopsided extradition treaty, to the US to face terrorism charges over his expression of support for the Taliban on his web pages in 2002. Mr Ahmad suffered torture and racist humiliation at the hands of the London Metropolitan Police (Met) after the raid in 2003 on his home by counter-terrorism officers, acting on advice from the US. Ahmad eventually won compensation for the “sustained and gratuitous violence” admitted by the Met. Nevertheless, he was held at Long Lartin high-security prison for eight years, and then extradited to the US where he spent four years on remand, under abusive conditions. The civil and political rights, as expressed in the international covenant of that name, were notably missing in the case of Mr Ahmad. His indictment in Connecticut was shown to be error-ridden and invalid. The judge whom he finally faced after a plea bargain was struck, described him as a “good person”, who had never been interested in terrorism.
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Decolonizing Solidarity: Dilemmas and Directions for Supporters of Indigenous Struggles
Authors: Deckert Antje
Published: December 2016

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Pre-Crime: Pre-Emption, Precaution, and the Future
Authors: Coleman Roy
Published: December 2016

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Diversificação, Massificação e Esvaziamento da Oferta de Educação e Formação de Adultos (EFA) em Portugal: Algumas Reflexões e Inquietações
Authors: Barros Rosanna
Published: December 2016

Admitindo o Estado, nas suas várias reconfigurações hodiernas, como ator político principal no dever de zelar pela garantia e efetivação do direito dos adultos à educação, adota-se na análise uma ótica de justiça social que ultrapassa e torna dilemática a ótica de justiça de mercado. Com esta matriz de fundo reflete-se sobre as características, bem como ambivalências e tensões, tanto da agenda de diversificação como da agenda de massificação da Oferta Nacional de Educação e Formação de Adultos (EFA). Por fim, tecem-se reflexões sobre o momento político atual considerando que dados internacionais apontam agora Portugal como o último país da União Europeia quanto à Educação ao Longo da Vida dos adultos pouco escolarizados. Neste texto posicionamo-nos contra os traços neoliberais na governação hodierna do sector.
Uma Educação de Pessoas Adultas Sensível ao Género: Perspetiva Crítica
Authors: Ostrouch-Kamińska Joanna , Vieira Cristina C.
Published: December 2016

Este artigo tem como objetivo fomentar uma reflexão sobre o significado do género na educação de pessoas adultas, tendo em conta que o mesmo traduz uma ordem social arraigada nas relações do quotidiano, seja qual for o domínio da vida que se escolher como objeto de análise.A investigação tem demonstrado que ser homem ou ser mulher tem implicações distintas na relação criada entre quem aprende e a própria situação de aprendizagem, em grande parte porque os contextos de aprendizagem formais, não formais e informais tendem a ser congruentes, no que diz respeito a uma série de mensagens baseadas em estereótipos de género que podem restringir o desenvolvimento individual. As experiênciasrelacionadas com o género influenciam o modo como o conhecimento é adquirido, as expetativas que os/as aprendizes formam sobre si próprios/as, as suas opções de aprendizagem e a sua autoconfiança para aprender.A utilização das lentes de género para desconstruir tais normas aprendidas torna-se, por isso, imperiosa no domínio da educação de pessoas adultas, como forma de promover a subjetividade (social) dos/as aprendizes contemporâneos.
Patrones de interacción y grupos de discusión política en las redes personales de jóvenes colombianos
Authors: Ramos-Vidal Ignacio , Castro Belkis , Palacio Jorge
Published: December 2016

Utilizamos el análisis estructural para evaluar las redes personales de participación sociopolítica de 51 jóvenes colombianos vinculados a organizaciones estudiantiles en el ámbito universitario. Las redes son cohesivas, presentan altos niveles de densidad (.53) y transitividad (.78), constan de 4 conglomerados de media y están formadas por amigos (81%) y en menor medida por parientes (13%). La homofilia en función del sexo, edad y nivel educativo parece jugar un papel clave en la configuración de las redes.
Environmental control of growth variation in a boreal Scots pine stand – a data-driven approach
Authors: Kulmala Liisa , Žliobaitė Indre , Nikinmaa Eero , Nöjd Pekka , Kolari Pasi , Kabiri Koupaei Kourosh , Hollmén Jaakko , Mäkinen Harri
Published: December 2016

Despite the numerous studies on year-to-year variation of tree growth, the physiological mechanisms controlling annual variation in growth are still not understood in detail. We studied the applicability of data-driven approach i.e. different regression models in analysing high-dimensional data set including continuous and comprehensive measurements over meteorology, ecosystem-scale water and carbon fluxes and the annual variation in the growth of app. 50-year-old Scots pine stand in southern Finland. Even though our dataset covered only 16 years, it is the most extensive collection of interactions between a Scots pine ecosystem and atmosphere. The analysis revealed that height growth was favoured by high water potential of the tree and carbon gain during the bud forming period and high water potential during the elongation period. Diameter growth seemed to be favoured by a winter with high precipitation and deep snow cover and a spring with high carbon gain. The obtained models had low generalization performance and they would require more evaluation and iterative validation to achieve credibility perhaps as a mixture of data-driven and first principle modeling approaches.
SAICM Science Sector and IUPAC Activities
Authors: Makarova Anna S. , Humphris Colin
Published: December 2016

The Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) is a policy framework designed to foster the sound management of chemicals globally. SAICM is a key United Nations initiative on sustainable development that is being undertaken jointly through the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). These two agencies have organised the SAICM Secretariat. SAICM builds on the series of World Summits on Sustainable Development that recognised the economic importance of the chemical industry, but also its potential environmental and health costs (see box).
Pitch Error Coding the Sight Read, Practice, and Performance of an Elite Oboist
Authors: de Graaff Deborah L. E. , Schubert Emery
Published: December 2016

This paper presents a developing Pitch Error Coding Protocol for assessing the accuracy of a musician’s performance. The protocol organized performance errors into any of three main categories, each based on an established cognitive theory of music memory and processing: (1) the Serial Distance Hypothesis (SDH); (2) the Implication Realization (I-R) model; and (3) the mental organizing principle of the Schema Theory (SCH). An elite oboist formed the basis of a detailed case study where his sight reading, practice, and performance of a challenging excerpt of music were examined. These data were used to: 1) investigate the protocol; 2) ask whether any protocol components could explain errors better than others; 3) and show where improvements after practice occurred. The results revealed that the SDH accounted for the majority of pitch errors, these originated in a three-note proximity of the target and some SDH errors overlapped with the I-R category errors. Although final counts for SDH and I-R are similar, SDH uniquely identified errors more frequently than the I-R. Future research and development of the protocol might look at combinations of pieces and performer to determine whether SDH may be a dominant source of error.
ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PROBIOTIC LACTOBACILLUS SPECIES FROM CURD SAMPLES AND EVALUATION OF THEIR ANTAGONISTIC POTENTIAL
Authors: Satapathy Satyajit , Mohapatra Balaram , Shekhar Dutta Himanshu , Tapan Tripathy Tarun
Published: December 2016

Fermentative milk products with probiotic properties escalate as a necessary substitution in human and animal feed consumption for well being of the gut microflora. One of the key aspects is being the reducing the population of pathogens and production of vitamins. The live bacterial community of these fermented foods can reduce the effect of antibiotics and increase the immune function. Ten beneficial Lactobacillus sp. were isolated from two local curd samples and characterized in terms of morphological, biochemical, molecular and physiological characteristics. Antagonistic potential of all the isolates were studied against enteric pathogens; Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi, Shigella boydii and Enterococcus faecalis. All are gram-positive rod of non-endospore forming ability with pH tolerance range of 5-8, NaCl tolerance limit of 5% (w/v). A wide spectrum of antibiotic resistance was noticed for all the isolates. Almost all isolates showed antagonism against E. coli and S. typhi followed by S. boydii and E. faecalis and strains OC3 and KC2 were found to be the best potential candidates. Bacteriocin extract showed a little difference denoting OC3 and KC2 as well as OC5 as effective against all the enteric pathogens. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis and phylogenetic characterization revealed the taxonomic affiliation of the strain OC3 and KC2 to L. brevis ATCC 14869 (T) and L. paraplantarum DSM 10667 (T) showing 99% of sequence similarity with high phylogenetic lineage towards probiotic Lactobacillus type strains. These strains can be used as potential probiotic agents as starter inoculum for the fermented foods and reducing disease incidence caused by enteric pathogens in human and help in dropping antibiotic consumption.
EVALUATING VIABLE CELL INDICATORS FOR FILAMENTOUS CYANOBACTERIA AND THEIR APPLICATION
Authors: J. Johnson Tylor , B. Hildreth Michael , Gu Liping , L. Baldwin Emily , Zhou Ruanbao , R. Gibbons William
Published: December 2016

Filamentous cyanobacteria, such as Anabaena 7120 have great industrial potential due to their capability to be genetically engineered to produce next-generation biofuels while using minimal nutrients. One challenge of working with these microbes is that classical methods of quantifying cell viability are not effective due to their filamentous morphology. Therefore, fluorescent assays were evaluated to determine if they could be used as a reliable indicator of cell viability. Initially, a dual-stain assay using SYTO® 9 and SYTOX® Blue was investigated. Fluorescence from SYTO® 9 was accurately correlated with viable cells; however, SYTOX® Blue did not work as a non-viable cell indicator due to non-specific binding in both viable and non-viable cells. Autofluorescence from light harvesting pigments was also evaluated as a viable cell indicator, but unfortunately these pigments resulted in several emission peaks that couldn’t be captured by a single emission filter. Moreover, certain light harvesting pigments continued to fluoresce after the cell became non-viable. SYTO® 9 was then compared to absorbance and chlorophyll content to quantify viable Anabaena 7120 in a chemical inhibition testing protocol. This protocol requires a low initial biomass concentration to prevent binding of the chemicals to cell biomass, and at low cell densities SYTO® 9 was superior to absorbance and chlorophyll content in quantifying viability. It was also determined that SYTO® 9 allows for the evaluation of different cultivation media on the growth of cyanobacteria in photobioreactors. SYTO® 9 is a reliable, accurate indicator of viability of filamentous cyanobacteria and can be used in a high-throughput manner via a microplate reader.
ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF OZONIZED OLIVE (OLEA EUROPAEA L.) AND VENADILLO (SWIETENIA HUMILIS ZUCC.) OILS AGAINST ESCHERICHIA COLI AND STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS
Authors: Soto Beltran Marcela , Jiménez Maribel , A. Amézquita-López Bianca , Martínez-Rodriguez CÃ©lida , Chaidez Cristobal
Published: December 2016

Ozonized oils are antimicrobial agents obtained from the combination of ozone and unsaturated fatty acids of vegetables oils. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the antimicrobial effectiveness of ozonized olive oil (OOO) and ozonized venadillo oil (OVO) against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. The antibacterial activity was conducted by the agar dilution method to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and the bacterial Log10 reduction. The lowest MIC (4.5 mg/mL) against E. coli was obtained when OOO and OVO were ozonized during 12 and 6 hours, with 2.5 Log10 of bacterial reduction, respectively; while, the lowest MIC against S. aureus (1.5 mg/mL) was obtained when OVO was ozonized during 6 hours, with 3.4 Log10 of bacterial reduction. The OOO reached peroxide values of 642.53 and 703.7 mmol-equiv/kg after 6 and 12 hours, respectively, while an 892.12 mmol-equiv/kg was obtained after 6 hours for OVO. Data reported here suggest that both ozonized oils are promising effective treatment for bacterial infections.
IN VITRO EFFECTS OF THE CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII EXTRACT ON BOVINE SPERMATOZOA
Authors: Tvrdá Eva , Michalko Jaroslav , Matušíková IldikÃ³ , Lukáč1 Norbert
Published: December 2016

In vitro storage and processing of animal semen is represents a risk factor to spermatozoa vitality, potentially leading to reduced fertility. A variety of substances isolated from natural sources may exhibit protective or antioxidant properties on the spermatozoon, thus extending the lifespan of stored ejaculates. Chlamydomonas has been shown to possess antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, turning the extract into a potential candidate for preserving liquid animal semen during in vitro storage. This study compared the ability of different concentrations of the Chlamydomonas reinhardtii extract on the motility, viability and superoxide production of bovine spermatozoa during different time periods (0, 2, 6, 12 and 24h) of in vitro culture. Spermatozoa motility was assessed using the SpermVisionTM CASA (Computer aided sperm analysis) system. Cell viability was examined using the metabolic activity MTT assay and the nitroblue-tetrazolium (NBT) test was applied to quantify the intracellular superoxide formation. The CASA analysis revealed that the Chlamydomonas extract supplementation was able to prevent a rapid decline of spermatozoa motility, especially in the case of concentrations ranging between 1 and 5 µg/mL (P
MICROSATELLITE DNA MARKER FOR MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF AFRICAN MAIZE (Zea mays L.) LANDRACES
Authors: A. Omere Esosa , N. C. Nwaoguala Chibuzo , O. Emede Timon
Published: December 2016

Maize (Zea mays L) originated from Mexico but has been introduced and domesticated in various parts of the world. Maize is an important cereal crop having subsistent, commercial and industrial uses. The aim of this study was to characterize genetic diversity in some African maize landraces using microsatellite DNA markers. Maize landraces were collected from some parts of Edo State, Nigeria, while others were sourced from IITA (International Institute of Tropical Agriculture), Ibadan, Nigeria and Premier Seed Company, Nigeria. Fourteen populations of 15 plants each were characterized, the application of 7 microsatellite markers sufficiently provided information on genetic diversity of all 14 populations investigated. The study revealed a total number of 21 alleles across all loci, with a mean number of 3 alleles per locus. Polymorphic information content (PIC) ranged from 0.26 (umc1161) to 0.71 (umc1196), with a mean of 0.52, indicating that markers used were polymorphic. The dendrogram displayed two main clusters; cluster 1 had most populations from Nigeria grouped together with populations from Malawi and Togo, while populations from Guinea, Chad, Tzm-ese, Tzm-enee and Tzm-1340 from Kano, Nigeria grouped together in cluster 2. Population Tzm-1413 from Somalia in East Africa was a complete outlier, as revealed by the dendrogram. Results suggest that the populations studied were not greatly diverse but can be used to establish a field trial, where germplasm will be scored based on adaptation, tolerance and resistance to biotic and abiotic factors, which will furthermore validate the genetic variability revealed by the microsatellite markers.
Nicotine and Tobacco as Substances of Abuse in Children and Adolescents
Authors: Siqueira Lorena M. ,   COMMITTEE ON SUBSTANCE USE AND PREVENTION, Ryan Sheryl A. , Gonzalez Pamela K. , Patrick Stephen W. , Quigley Joanna , Walker Leslie R.
Published: December 2016

This Technical Report was revised. See https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2023-061806.

Nicotine is the primary pharmacologic component of tobacco, and users of tobacco products seek out its effects. The highly addictive nature of nicotine is responsible for its widespread use and difficulty with quitting. This technical report focuses on nicotine and discusses the stages of use in progression to dependence on nicotine-containing products; the physiologic characteristics, neurobiology, metabolism, pharmacogenetics, and health effects of nicotine; and acute nicotine toxicity. Finally, some newer approaches to cessation are noted.
La moralización de la república en Miguel Antonio Caro
Authors: Mojica Villamil Alejandro
Published: December 2016

El presente artículo aborda los entendimientos que Miguel Antonio Caro esgrimió acerca del concepto de moral. Este fue un eje central dentro de su lenguaje y constituyó una parte fundamental de los lineamientos ideológicos que propiciaron la transformación administrativa y política del Estado en el último cuarto del siglo xix en Colombia. Sobre esta premisa, el propósito del artículo es brindar un análisis sobre la propuesta de moralización de la sociedad elaborada por Caro, la cual no solo abarcó política, religión y educación, sino que también promovió un marco conductual para la sociedad. La consolidación de esta propuesta, expresada en la Constitución política de 1886, permite comprender, en perspectiva, el periodo histórico conocido como la Regeneración.
Eduardo Valenzuela. Maleficio: Historias de hechicería y brujería en el Chile colonial.
Authors: Robledo Ángela Inés
Published: December 2016

Este trabajo del historiador Eduardo Valenzuela es un análisis de varios casos de hechicería y brujería que sucedieron en tres áreas geográficas diferentes de Chile en el siglo xviii y llegaron a la Real Audiencia de Lima. Valenzuela indagó en los archivos de esa institución para demostrar que esas causas poseen algunos rasgos propios, es decir, configuran una tipología de delitos. Tales procesos, como queda dicho, fueron atendidos por la Justicia Ordinaria debido a que en todos ellos hubo rasgos considerados criminales: producir enfermedad, daño o muerte y el ejercicio de las prácticas mágicas fue el medio para cometer las transgresiones. Cabe anotar que todos los maleficiadores, indígenas, españoles, negros y castas, debían responder ante esos tribunales. La corrección y control de las prácticas religiosas indígenas “blandas” como danza, música y aspectos de irreligiosidad menores dependían del Juez eclesiástico que debía “enderezar” a los nativos.
El positivismo de José Eusebio Caro en la Mecánica social: un viejo error en la historiografía colombiana
Authors: Gélvez Higuera Carlos Rubén
Published: December 2016

José Eusebio Caro, filósofo colombiano, es considerado por algunos historiadores como el primer positivista latinoamericano. En 1836, a los 19 años de edad, compuso un tratado al que tituló Mecánica social o teoría del movimiento humano considerado en su naturaleza, en sus efectos y en sus causas. En él se evidencia una influencia poco estudiada en la historia de las ideas en Colombia: la de la fisiología francesa (la escuela de Victor Broussais, Georges Cabanis y Main de Biran), de la cual bebió también el positivismo de Auguste Comte. A partir de un estudio del texto se desmiente la filiación positivista del joven Caro y se ubica su pensamiento en la escuela del filósofo liberal radical Charles Comte, la verdadera influencia detrás de la Mecánica social.
Políticas culturales: la producción historiográfica sobre América Latina en la primera mitad del siglo xx
Authors: Pulido Londoño Hernando
Published: December 2016

Se explora la noción de “política cultural” en una producción historiográfica reciente sobre América Latina de la primera mitad del siglo xx. El texto propone cuatro pasos argumentativos: primero, considera los vínculos conceptuales entre “política” y “cultura”; segundo, destaca los actores, instituciones y procesos que constituyen los objetos de investigación histórica; tercero, examina algunas discusiones historiográficas relevantes; y, por último, aborda conceptos complementarios como “hegemonía”, “nación” e “identidad”, junto con las fuentes y posturas metodológicas sobresalientes. La literatura estudiada indaga las relaciones históricas entre política y cultura para un periodo de intensa urbanización, industrialización y masificación de las sociedades latinoamericanas, en el cual los vínculos entre las “culturas nacionales”, proyectos políticos y conflictos sociales fueron relevantes.
Compact spatio-spectral algorithm for single image super-resolution in hyperspectral imaging
Authors: Marquez Castellanos Miguel Angel , Vargas Cesar Augusto , Arguello Henry
Published: December 2016

Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) is used in a wide range of applications such as remote sensing, space imagery, mineral detection, and exploration. Unfortunately, it is difficult to acquire hyperspectral images with high spatial and spectral resolution due to instrument limitations. The super-resolution techniques are used to reconstruct low-resolution hyperspectral images. However, traditional superresolution (SR) approaches do not allow direct use of both spatial and spectral information, which is a decisive for an optimal reconstruction. This paper proposes a single image SR algorithm for HSI. The algorithm uses the fact that the spatial and spectral information can be integrated to make an accurate estimate of the high-resolution HSI. To achieve this, two types of spatio- pectral downsampling, and a three-dimensional interpolation are proposed in order to increase coherence between the spatial and spectral information. The resulting reconstructions using the proposed method are up to 2 dB better than traditional SR approaches.
Effects of an educational intervention on the technical writing competence of engineering students
Authors: Ramírez-Echeverry Jhon Jairo , Olarte Dussán Fredy Andrés , García-Carrillo Agueda
Published: December 2016

This article presents the design, implementation and appraisal of an educational intervention developed to explore how education, practice and feedback of cognitive elements, regarding writing summaries, have an effect on the technical writing competence of freshman engineering students. The educational intervention was designed based on the methodol-ogy of Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) and it consisted of three phases: teaching, practice and feedback. In total, 177 students participated, distributed into three groups: 54 Electronic Engineering students (year 2014), 57 Electrical Engineering students (year 2015) and 66 Electronic Engineering students (year 2015). The intervention effects were studied by quantitative and qualitative evidence. Quantitative evidence was collected through an evaluation rubric of the summaries written by the students; this rubric analyzes ten criteria of the writing competence. Qualitative evidence was collected through open-ended questions about the students’ learning experience throughout the intervention. Results show that the three partici-pating groups improved their technical writing competence due to their participation in this educational intervention. Sen-tence construction (g-Hedges = 0,62) and text sequences (g-Hedges = 0,59) criterion presented the highest effect rates. The other writing criteria, evaluated through the rubric, presented a positive gain with statistical significance, but only in some groups of students.
Investigating the influence of infill percentage on the mechanical properties of fused deposition modelled ABS parts
Authors: Álvarez Kenny , Lagos Rodrigo F. , Aizpun Miguel
Published: December 2016

3D printing is a manufacturing process that is usually used for modeling and prototyping. One of the most popular printing techniques is fused deposition modeling (FDM), which is based on adding melted material layer by layer. Although FDM has several advantages with respect to other manufacturing materials, there are several problems that have to be faced. When setting the printing options, several parameters have to be taken into account, such as temperature, speed, infill percentage, etc. Selecting these parameters is often a great challenge for the user, and is generally solved by experience without considering the influence of variations in the parameters on the mechanical properties of the printed parts.This article analyzes the influence of the infill percentage on the mechanical properties of ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) printed parts. In order to characterize this influence, test specimens for tensile strength and Charpy tests were printed with a Makerbot Replicator 2X printer, in which the infill percentage was varied but the rest of the printing parameters were kept constant. Three different results were analyzed for these tests: tensile strength, impact resistance, and effective printing time. Results showed that the maximum tensile force (1438N) and tensile stress (34,57MPa) were obtained by using 100% infill. The maximum impact resistance, 1,55J, was also obtained with 100% infill. In terms of effective printing time, results showed that printing with an infill range between 50% and 98% is not recommended, since the effective printing time is higher than with a 100% infill and the tensile strength and impact resistance are smaller. In addition, in comparing the results of our analysis with results from other authors, it can be concluded that the printer type and plastic roll significantly influence the mechanical properties of ABS parts.
Visibilidad de la Revista Ingeniería e Investigación
Authors: Pavas Andres
Published: December 2016

Se revisa la visibilidad de la Revista Ingeniería e Investigación en diversas bases de datos.
Distribution extension of Glyphobothrium zwerneri Williams & Campbell, 1977 (Tetraphyllidea: Serendipeidae) from the cownose ray Rhinoptera bonasus (Mitchill, 1815) (Myliobatiformes: Myliobatidae) from Campeche, México
Authors: Pulido-Flores Griselda , Monks Scott
Published: December 2016

The collection of four specimens of Glyphobothrium zwerneri extends the geographic distribution of the species from the original locality (Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, U.S.A.) to at least Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, México, at the southern limit of the Gulf of Mexico. The species is a parasite of Rhinoptera bonasus, a stingray that is thought to migrate within a wide range, suggesting that conservation efforts should be consistent within the stingray’s range, just as is necessary for birds and other species that migrate.
Distribution extension of Acanthobothrium cartagenensis Brooks & Mayes, 1980 (Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae) in Urobatis jamaicensis (Cuvier, 1816) (Myliobatiformes: Urotrygonidae) from Quintana Roo, México
Authors: Monks Scott , Pulido-Flores Griselda , Lara-Sánchez Marcelo
Published: December 2016

The collection of eight specimens of Acanthobothrium cartagenensis on the coast of Quintana Roo, México extends the geographic distribution of the species from the original locality (Cartagena, Colombia) to at least the northeastern limit of the Mexican coast of the Caribbean Sea.  The species is a parasite of Urobatis jamaicensis, a common stingray of the tropical western Atlantic.  This species has not been reported since the original description in 1980.
First record of Dactylobiotus parthenogeneticus Bertolani, 1982 (Eutardigrada: Murrayidae) in Mexico
Authors: Moreno-Talamantes Antonio , Roszkowska Milena , Ríos Guayasamín Pedro , Flores Maldonado José Juan , Kaczmarek Łukasz
Published: December 2016

In this paper we provide the first record of the eutardigrade Dactylobiotus parthenogeneticus Bertolani, 1982 from Mexico (North America). Our report increases the range of this species and the number of tardigrade species known from Mexico to 43 taxa.
Reptilia, Colubridae, Helicops angulatus: distribution extension and rediscovery in the state of Ceará
Authors: Roberto Igor Joventino , Ribeiro Samuel Cardozo , Delfino Morgana Maria de Sousa , Almeida Waltécio De Oliveira
Published: December 2016

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Fish, Creagrutus melasma (Ostariophysi, Characiformes, Characidae): new Venezuelan distribution records
Authors: Agudelo-Zamora Henry D. , Rodríguez-Olarte Douglas , Taphorn Donald C.
Published: December 2016

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Amphibia, Anura, Hypsiboas stenocephalus: distribution extension and geographic distribution map
Authors: Santos Julia Tolledo , Oliveira Eliana Faria de , São-Pedro Vinícius Avelar , Monteiro-Leonel Ana Cristina , Feio Renato Neves
Published: December 2016

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Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae, Cissia terrestris: first record from Costa Rica
Authors: Montero-Ramírez José Joaquín , González-Maya José Fernando
Published: December 2016

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Reptilia, Squamata, Colubridae, Lygophis meridionalis: type locality
Authors: Cacciali Pier , Wüest Urs
Published: December 2016

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Reptilia, Squamata, Dipsadidae, Pseudotomodon trigonatus (Leybold, 1873): distribution extension
Authors: Avila Luciano Javier
Published: December 2016

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Mammalia, Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae, Vampyrum spectrum (Linnaeus, 1758): first record for the state of Rondônia, Brazil, and new prey records
Authors: Discher Danayre Santana , Bernarde Paulo Sérgio , Facure Kátia Gomes
Published: December 2016

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Squamate reptiles from Parque Nacional das Emas and surroundings, Cerrado of Central Brazil
Authors: Valdujo Paula Hanna , Nogueira Cristiano De Campos , Baumgarten Leandro , Rodrigues Flavio Henrique Guimarães , Brandão Reuber Albuquerque , Eterovic André , Ramos-Neto Mário Barroso , Marques Otavio A. V.
Published: December 2016

We present a list of squamate reptiles from Parque Nacional da Emas (PNE), ten neighbor private properties and Parque Estadual Nascentes do Rio Taquari, states of Goiás, Mato Grosso, and Mato Grosso do Sul. The study area encompasses the headwaters of Araguaia and Taquari river basins and part of Paranaíba River Basin, resulting in significant habitat heterogeneity. Inside PNE, we recorded 74 squamate species: 47 snakes, 21 lizards and six amphisbaenians. If we consider also the neighboring areas, richness value raises to 87 species: 54 snakes, 27 lizards and six amphisbaenians. From these, 52 % of the lizards, 19 % of the snakes and 33 % of the amphisbaenians are Cerrado endemics. Forest-specialist species are more common outside than inside PNE. Additional species are expected to occur in the PNE region, in view of their known geographical ranges.
Herpetofauna, Ponte de Pedra Hydroelectric Power Plant, states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Authors: Da Silva Jr. Nelson Jorge , Cintra Carlos Eduardo Domingos , Silva Hélder Lúcio Rodrigues , Costa Marcio Candido , Souza Claudiano Do Amaral , Pachêco Jr. Antônio Alves , Gonçalves Fernanda Anziliero
Published: December 2016

This paper presents a check list of amphibians and reptiles of the area under influence of Ponte de Pedra hydroelectric power plant on Correntes River (municipality of Sonora), between the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The list was the result of collecting efforts of a Faunal Program (inventory, rescue, and monitoring) carried out between November 2003 and April 2005. The list comprises 2 orders (Gymnophiona and Anura), 7 families (Caeciliidae, Bufonidae, Cycloramphidae, Hylidae, Leiuperidae, and Leptodactylidae) 14 genera, and 33 species of amphibians and 3 orders (Testudines, Crocodylia, and Squamata), 20 families (Chelidae, Testudinidae, Alligatoridae, Amphisbaenidae, Anguidae, Gekkonidae, Phyllodactylidae, Gymnophtalmidae, Hoplocercidae, Polychrotidae, Scincidae, Teiidae, Tropiduridae, Anomalepididae, Leptotyphlopidae, Typhlopidae, Boidae, Colubridae, Elapidae, and Viperidae), 51 genera, and 72 species of reptiles.
The herpetofauna of Sonora, Mexico, with comparisons to adjoining states
Authors: Enderson Erik F. , Quijada-Mascareñas Adrian , Turner Dale S. , Rosen Philip C. , Bezy Robert L.
Published: December 2016

Situated in the topographically complex transition between the Neotropics and the temperate biomes of North America, the state of Sonora, Mexico, has an extraordinarily diverse herpetofauna. Surprisingly little research has been conducted on the state’s amphibians and reptiles and many systematic and biogeographic questions remain unanswered. To facilitate future research, we provide a checklist of Sonora’s herpetofauna, documenting species presence based on museum specimens, our fieldwork, and published research. Sonora’s herpetofauna is placed in a regional biogeographic perspective via a checklist for the six adjoining states together with faunal analyses. A total of 402 species of amphibians and reptiles are recorded from these seven states. Sonora has the greatest species richness (187 species), followed by Chihuahua (169 species), and Sinaloa (146 species). Sonora's herpetofauna is most similar to that of Chihuahua, with which it shares a long border. Eleven biogeographic affinity-based faunal groups are recognized. Of these, three are dominant in Sonora: a core group classified as "Sonoran" demonstrates strong affinity to Sonoran Desertscrub and Sinaloan Thornscrub communities; a Tropical group - with many species reaching their northern distributional limits in the state; and a Madrean group consisting largely of montane species. Our state-level faunal analysis provides some evidence of peninsular depauperization of the herpetofauna on the Baja California peninsula due in part to the small number of Neotropical species present in Baja California Sur. Our faunal analysis points toward distinctive mainland and peninsular Sonoran Desert herpetofaunas centered on Sonora and the Baja California Peninsula, respectively, each with about 50 non-insular species, and each with species-level endemism nearing 50%.
Amphibia, Anura, Leiuperidae, Physalaemus cicada Bokermann, 1966: distribution extension and geographic distribution map
Authors: Lisboa Barnagleison Silva , Haddad Célio Fernando Baptista
Published: December 2016

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Reptilia, Squamata, Colubridae, Liophis sagittifer sagittifer: distribution extension
Authors: Avila Luciano Javier
Published: December 2016

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Mayflies (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) from Venezuela
Authors: Chacón María M. , Pescador Manuel L. , Hubbard Michael D. , Segnini Samuel
Published: December 2016

A list of the known mayfly (Ephemeroptera) fauna of Venezuela is given, along with the states and bioregions from which each species is known. Depositions of the type specimens of each species are also listed.
Reptilia, Polychrotidae, Anolis fuscoauratus: distribution extension
Authors: Goyannes-Araújo Pablo , Almeida-Gomes Mauricio , Borges-Junior Vitor Nelson T. , Albuquerque Hermano Gomes , Vrcibradic Davor , Rocha Carlos Frederico D.
Published: December 2016

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The Role of Higher Institutions in Creating Awareness on Challenges of MUIP in Communicating its Waqf Possession
Authors: Mohamad Noraini , Zulkifli Zahanum
Published: December 2016

This paper analyzes the fenomena regarding issues of waqf and its impact on the ummah development. Waqf has significant impact on the ummah development in term of social, economic, political and legal process. The good governance of waqf institutions of waqf assets and properties, MUIP in particular has enhanced the economic, education and worship of the ummah within the MUIP jurisdiction. Waqf reported as an important aspect of religious ummah’s activity, that is increasing the awareness of social care.
Equivalent-inclusion approach for the conductivity of isotropic matrix composites with anisotropic inclusions
Authors: Hoang Do Quoc , Chinh Pham Duc , Binh Tran Anh
Published: December 2016

Many effective medium approximations for effective conductivity are elaborated for matrix composites made from isotropic continuous matrix and isotropic inclusions associated with simple shapes such as circles or spheres, ... In this paper, we focus specially on the effective conductivity of the isotropic composites containing the disorderly oriented anisotropic inclusions. We aim to replace those inhomogeneities by simple equivalent circular (spherical) isotropic inclusions with modified conductivities. Available simple approximations for the equivalent circular (spherical)-inclusion media then can be used to estimate the effective conductivity of the original composite. The equivalent-inclusion approach agrees well with numerical extended finite elements results.
Technology of the pilot production of the tetrahydroquinoline derivative (3aS*,4R*)-4-cyano-1,2,3,3а,4,5-hexahydro-1Н- pyrrolo[1,2-а]quinoline-4-carbothioamide
Authors: Poluikova A. A. , Platonova A. Yu.
Published: December 2016

The regulations of the pilot production of (3aS*,4R*)-4-cyano-1,2,3,3а,4,5-hexahydro-1Н-pyrrolo[1,2-а]quinoline-4-carbothioamide designed in Ltd. U-Synthesis is presented in the present work. Main steps of the production are considered, the material balance of the process, specification of main production steps and applied equipment are given.