bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Regulation of Glutamate Signaling in the Sensorimotor Circuit by CASY-1A/Calsyntenin in Caenorhabditis elegans
Authors: Thapliyal Shruti , Ravindranath Shruthi , Babu Kavita
Published: February 2018

Locomotion is one of the most prominent behaviors in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Neuronal circuits that ultimately produce coordinated dorso-ventral sinusoidal bends mediate this behavior. Synchronized locomotion requires an intricate balance between excitation and inhibition at the neuromuscular junctions (NMJ), the complex cellular and molecular mechanisms of which are not fully understood. Here, we describe the role of a cell adhesion molecule CASY-1, which functions to maintain this balance at the NMJ. In this study, we dissect out mechanisms by which the longer CASY-1A isoform could be affecting the excitatory cholinergic signaling at the NMJ by modulating the activity of sensory neurons. Mutants in casy-1 appear to have hyperactive sensory neurons, resulting in accelerated locomotion and motor circuit activity. These sensory neurons mediate increased motor activity via enhanced glutamate release. Using genetic, pharmacological, and optogenetic manipulations, we establish that CASY-1A is required to monitor the activity of these neurons. Our study illustrates a novel neuromodulatory role of CASY-1-mediated signaling in regulating the excitation-inhibition balance of the motor circuit.
The Challenge of Implementing Green ICT in Computer Colleges: Improving Initiative and Awareness
Authors: Purwaningsih Mardiana
Published: February 2018

Implementation of Green ICT awareness for computer college in Indonesia already initiated  by Association of Computer College in 2010, to realize the Green Campus. Appeared several challenges facing the college in raising awareness in applying the activity in college. This initiation should be supported by formal policy by the leadership, to conform with the purpose of the implementation of Green ICT. This policy is continuously disseminated, Green ICT practices performed consistently, as well as in the medium or long-term need to be measured by a variety of methods of measurement. In order for the implementation of Green ICT can efficiently, there needs to be coordination between the IT Division and the person in charge of the computer laboratory which is separate from the part of IT management. So that information about IT masterplan includes laboratory can be arranged properly, so that it can be monitored clearly. This coordination will also help the college in calculating the energy consumption of electricity used by IT equipment, both of which focused on the IT Division and in the laboratory.
Effect of Thermocycling on Color Stability of Acrylic Resin Materials Immersed in Denture Cleansers
Authors: Abou-Obaid Ala'a Ibrahim
Published: February 2018

Objective: To evaluate the effect of thermocycling on the color stability of heat and self-cure resins after immersion in denture cleansers.

Material and methods: Forty-eight disks of heat and self-cure resins were fabricated. The specimens of each material were divided into 4 subgroups (n = 12) and immersed in different denture cleansers (Distilled water {control}, Corega, StainAway Plus and Polident) daily for 1 week and first color measurements (T1) were recorded (before thermocycing). The specimens were then subjected to 5000 cycles of thermocycling and the second color measurements (T2) were recorded (after thermocycling).

Results: A significant increase of color change was noticed in self-cure compared to heat-cure resins after thermocycling (p=0.001). The color change in heat-cure resins immersed in different solutions was insignificant (p>0.05). Whereas, there was significant color changes in self-cure resins among denture cleansers (p<0.05). The mean difference of color change was greater in self-cure resins immersed in Corega (3.93 ± 2.71) and Polident (3.55 ± 2.06) compared to the control group (0.15 ± 1.66) and lower in specimens immersed in Stain Away Plus (1.36 ± 1.60) compared to Corega. There was a significant decrease in the mean of color change after thermocycling in heat-cure resins immersed in distelled water and Stain Away Plus (p<0.05) and in self-cure resins immersed in Corega, Stain Away Plus and Polident compared to color change before thermocycling (p<0.05).

Conclusion: Aging process resulted in a significant color change in self-cure compared to heat-cure resins and the value of color difference was varied according to the denture cleanser used.
Anti-inflammatory Effect of Alcoholic Extract of Nigella sativa L on Bovine Fibroblast-like synoviocyte and THP-1
Authors: Hossein Dr Maghsoudi, , Haj-allahyari Samaneh
Published: February 2018

Due to the side effects of current therapies for osteoarthritis one of the alternative medicine is using herbal medicine such as Nigella sativa .L which in Iranian traditional medicine has been used as a treatment option. The purpose of this study is evaluating the effect of alcoholic extract of Nigella sativa (AENS) on pro-inflammatory cytokines in Bovine Fibroblast-like BFLs (BFLS) and THP-1. BFLS cells were isolated from Radiocarpal joint. After evaluating of LC50 (27 µg/mL), both cells (5x105 (cells\wel)) were incubated at 37 ° C and 5% CO2 and 90% humidity for 72 hours with AENS (6.13 μg\ml as a media LC50). One set of cells was activated for 1h with LPS for RT-PCR analysis of COX-2, INOS, IL-1β, TNF-α expression and another set of cells was activated for 24h, cells supernatant were analyzed for PGE-2 and nitrite content. The present study demonstrates that AENS reduced expression levels of COX-2, INOS, TNF-α in control group. Reduced expression of COX2 and INOS was significantly along with the reducing production of NO and PGE2.Also, AENS decreased the expression of TNF-α and iL-1β in control group. Our results showed that the anti-inflammatory effect of AENS not only has anti-inflammatory effect on the BFLS cells but also related to the THP-1 that are active in the synovial membrane.
The Impact of Lexia Reading Program on Early Childhood Literacy: A Case Study of Kindergarten Students
Authors: Sawyer Dr. Felicia , Hunter Dr. Sharon , Little Dr. Bobbie , Elliott Dr. Gloria
Published: February 2018

The purpose of this study is to analyze student progress after the frequent usage of a computerized reading program that provides phonics instruction and gives students independent practice in basic reading skills.
Effects of the Aqueous Extract of Mimosa Pudica on Experimentally-Induced Prostatic Hyperplasia
Authors: B.E Arayombo , O. S. Adewole , S. K Ojo . , S.T Adelodun , A. K. Adefule , R. A. Bejide , K. A. Salako , I. O. Olabanji , A.O. Ojewole J.
Published: February 2018

Benign prostatic hyperplasia, a non-cancerous condition of unknown etiology, is the most common prostatic disease in men globally. The present study investigated the possible ameliorative effects of aqueous extracts of Mimosa pudica on experimentally-induced prostatic hyperplasia in Wistar rats.

Twenty adult, male Wistar rats weighing 120-180 g were randomly divided into four groups (A, B, C, D) of five animals each. Group A, normal control, was given corn oil only; Group B rats were hormone-treated. Groups C and D rats were hormone and extract treated, and received continuous doses of 300 μg and 80 μg of testosterone and estradiol, respectively, on alternate days for three weeks subcutaneously in the inguinal region. The extract-treated rats received an additional 400 mg/kg b. w and 800 mg/kg b. w. of M. pudica orally for another four weeks. Immediately after induction of benign prostatic hypertrophy, some animals were randomly selected and sacrificed for gross inspection of prostate enlargement, prostate specific antigen analysis (PSA) and sperm count evaluation. These procedures were repeated again after four weeks of extract treatment. The prostates were excised and processed routinely for paraffin embedding and stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E).

Results obtained showed significant (P<0.05) reduction in PSA levels, increase in sperm count and also a reversal of histological hyperplastic changes.
Customer Loyalty Creation Based On Customer and Trust Satisfaction from Quality of Service in Pt. Pharos Indonesia Branch Denpasar
Authors: Trisna Utami Ni Ketut , Sujana I Wayan , Suardhika I Nengah
Published: February 2018

This study aims to test and analyze service quality, customer satisfaction, trust and customer loyalty. This research was conducted at PT. Pharos Indonesia Denpasar Branch with research population is outlet that make purchasing, sample used 100 units with purposive sampling method. All data obtained from questionnaires are suitable for use, then analyzed using structural equation model based on variance analysis known as Partial Least Square (PLS).

The results showed that the better the quality of service provided to customers, it will have a better impact on improving customer satisfaction, the better the quality of services provided to customers, it will have an impact on increasing trust customers, the more satisfied customers will have an impact on the increase of customer loyalty, the higher the trust the customer will have an impact on increasing customer loyalty, the more satisfied customers will have an impact on increasing trust customers and the better quality of services provided to customers will have an impact on increased customer loyalty.

The implication of this research is that service quality can be improved by considering reliability, customer satisfaction can be improved by paying attention to customer satisfaction to the whole product. Trust can be improved by taking into account competence and customer loyalty can be improved by paying attention to make purchases regularly.
The Effect of Transformational Leadership and Organizational Commitment to Employee Performance with Citizenship Organization (OCB) Behavior as Intervening Variables (At PT Sarana Arga Gemeh Amerta in Denpasar City)
Authors: Vipraprastha Tiksnayana , Sudja I Nengah , Yuesti Anik
Published: February 2018

Organizations that are successful in achieving goals and being able to fulfill their social responsibilities will depend largely on their leaders. The transformational leadership style can encourage and motivate employees to increase the extra role and performance of employees towards the organization. The purpose of this study is to analyze and explain the influence of transformational leadership and organizational commitment to employee performance with organizational citizenship behavior as intervening variable at PT. Sarana Arga Gemeh Amerta (SAGA) Denpasar. The research population is the employees of PT. Sarana Arga Gemeh Amerta (SAGA) Denpasar with the number of samples is 88 respondents. The sampling technique used is proportional random sampling. The research instrument used questionnaire and analysis method using Partial Least Square (PLS) with SmartPLS v 3.0 software. The results of this study show that (1) transformational leadership has a negative effect on employee performance (2) organizational commitment has a significant positive effect on employee performance (3) transformational leadership has a significant positive effect on organizational citizenship behavior (4) organizational commitment has significant positive effect on organizational citizenship behavior (5) organizational citizenship behavior has a significant positive effect on employee performance (6) organizational citizenship behavior fully and positively and significantly mediates relationship between transformational leadership and employee performance (7) organizational citizenship behavior mediate partially and positively and significantly to the relationship between organizational commitment and employee performance. Suggestions on research that is transformational leadership should be preferred by managers because based on the results of research that transformational leadership variables have a negative effect on employee performance. Employees are also advised to further improve mutual attitudes and pay attention to its extraneous role to the organization as it can improve employee performance. Furthermore, further research can broaden the research orientation within the larger organizational and population scope and add other variables.
Ethnographic accounts of visitors from the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy to the Asian peripheries of Russia and their contribution to the development of systematic ethnological studies in the Monarchy: Preliminary results and research perspectives
Authors: Mészáros Csaba , Krist Stefan , Bashkuev Vsevolod , Bělka Luboš , Hacsek Zsófia , Nagy Zoltán , Sántha István , Kristóf Ildikó Sz.
Published: February 2018

The authors intend to provide an overview of the diaries, travelogues, and correspondence of Austro-Hungarians who traveled to the Asian peripheries of Russia during the Dual Monarchy. We aim to contribute to ongoing discussions on colonial discourses of otherness, as well as to the historical development of ethnographic scholarship in Europe. Travel writing, orientalism, and colonial encounters with Asian otherness are closely intermingling phenomena in the modern era. We argue that the rich corpus of visual and verbal representations of North-, Central-, and Inner-Asian peoples recorded by the subjects of the Dual Monarchy provides instructive examples of colonial encounters with non-colonizers in 19th century Asia. Furthermore, we believe that these examples will bring forth a more detailed picture of how the ideas born in the centers of German enlightenment (like Völkerkunde) impregnated the intellectual life of more peripheral regions in Europe. As ethnographic scholarship developed within national research traditions rather than in the frame of a monolithic, European intellectual project, our question is whether or not the Dual Monarchy provided a meaningful frame to bridge national research traditions.
From Hernádszentandrás to BioSzentandrás
Authors: Báti Anikó
Published: February 2018

Sustainable agriculture is the re-production of resources, which has a positive impact on the natural environment, assists in the survival of rural communities, and improves the quality of life through food production. The job opportunities can also positively influence the population retention of the communities. The study seeks to answer why a farming community in a traditionally agricultural area may have to re-learn the foundations of crop production on a social agricultural farm created by the local government. In this case study based on my fieldwork, I present the operation of an organic farm established with the help of external resources and specialists as a sustainable agricultural model, its effect on community life, and briefly referring to food culture and lifestyle changes that occurred in Hungary in the second half of the 20th century.
Aspects to the understanding of the social dynamics of organic food through the example of a community garden in Budapest
Authors: Hajba Gergő
Published: February 2018

Due to the results of my recent anthropological analysis conducted in a community garden in Budapest my aim is to highlight the keypoints, dynamics, and community demand on the organic food production. In this paper I present the main discourse topics, acts and behaviours that sorrounds crop cultivation and defines what the community members consider as organic. Organic is a social construct, and as such, thinking about this issue is multifarious. While contributing to this issue with specific considerations, at the same time I try to measure the importance of organic food in urban context.
Wild plants for sale in the markets of Pécs then and now (Baranya, Hungary)
Authors: Dénes Andrea
Published: February 2018

Based on ethnographic and botanical sources as well as observations between 2012 and 2015, we have data about the sale of 130 species of wild plants in the markets of Hungary’s fifth largest city. Most species, 98 of them, were sold as bouquets or wreaths, as ornamental plants. Sources reported sales of 67 wildflowers in the past, while between 2012–2015 they offered a total of 57 species in ornamental bouquets at the market but only 23 of the species sold in the past were among them. The main reason for changes in the wildflower species is that several species have become protected and hence their sale prohibited. Based on the available data, only 30 species of herbs and edible plants gathered in the wild were sold – 10 species as wild vegetables, 6 species as flowers, and 18 species as fruits. Today, of the edible wild species, mostly wild fruits and wild onions are available on a regular basis. Because the sale of medicinal plants became regulated very early on, their sale in the markets is not common, available mostly through wholesalers and already processed. Even today it is mostly edible herbs that are available in the market. During the 4 years of observation, they also sold 38 mushroom species in the markets of Pécs as forest products.
The growing importance of local pumpkin seed oil production in Slovenia
Authors: Golija Maja Godina
Published: February 2018

Food represents a significant segment of human culture. It is not only a component of the material world and a means to satisfy basic biological needs, but also plays an important role in the economic and social life of the individual and community. Until the middle of the 20th century, the food culture of the Slovene population strongly depended on regional origin. Pumpkin seed oil has a special dietary role and a long tradition among the inhabitants of North- East Slovenia and the cultivation of oil seed pumpkins and production of pumpkin seed oil in the region was already mentioned in 18th century. Slovene pumpkin seed oil is of high-quality and is processed according to the traditional procedure. Since 2005, Styrian-Prekmurje pumpkin seed oil has been protected in the European Union with the Geographical Indication-PGI.

Nowadays, the pumpkin seed oil is also becoming an important expression of regional affiliation and a notable factor of economic development in Prekmurje, Porabje and Štajerska, especially significant for tourism, catering and the production of traditional rural products.
Collective vertigo
Authors: Kuligowski Waldemar
Published: February 2018

This paper is an attempt to apply Roger Caillois’ “théorie de la fête” to the contemporary music festivals in Poland and Hungary. The French ethnologist suggested that modernity does not provide the opportunity for collective vertigo, marginalizes the festival, and transforms it into a possibility that is difficult to achieve. Accordingto the results of my ethnographic fieldwork, the festival is a place of rest, fun, elation, rewarding belonging to a community, or even freedom at different levels. For many participants, it is a holiday in its purest form; a festival whose subject is music, but whose purpose is mental rest. In this context, the concept of festivalization should be redefined. In the analyzed cases (Jarocin Festival, OFF Festival, and O.Z.O.R.A. Festival), festivalization is not reduced to specific, collective forms of consumption; it also means the possibility of creating specific space-times of rest and freedom.
“Up” and “Down”. “Zomia” and the Bru of the Central Vietnamese Highlands
Authors: Vargyas Gábor
Published: February 2018

In the first part of my study, based on micro-historical data related to Scott’s hypothesis, I examined whether the Bru were native to their current territory. I came to the conclusion that the Bru are, if not “native”, at least the oldest known inhabitants of this area, and although their history is inseparable from the histories of the surrounding states, they are not a people fleeing from – and only partially because of – the latter. In part two, I examine the other side of the coin: the issue of state evasion, proving that notwithstanding my criticism, Scott still provides a deep insight into the Bourdieu-esque habitus of mountain-dwellers, including the Bru, and that his thesis is much more than just a “populist post-modern history of nowhere”. In the final part of my paper, I refute Salemink’s recent propositions contending Scott’s theory, rejecting his ideas about an alleged wish for inscription into “modernity” through communism and Christianity – a wish that he attributes to hill peoples.
Guillain, Barraquer and I
Authors: Dourado Mario Emílio
Published: February 2018

ABSTRACT The year 2016 was the centennial anniversary of the recognition of the Guillain-Barré syndrome, which was first described by George Guillain, Jean-Alexandre Barré and André Strohl. In celebration of the centennial, this historical review describes aspects of the contributions of Guillain and the Spanish neurologist, Barraquer-Bordas and a brief account of the Fourth International Neurological Congress, which brought together Guillain and Barraquer-Bordas. There were many outstanding Brazilian physicians at that meeting. Finally, the author describes his interaction with Barraquer-Bordas and provides an account of his influence in shaping a generation of Brazilian neurologists, including himself.
Does Parkinson's disease start in the gut?
Authors: Gershanik Oscar S.
Published: February 2018

ABSTRACT Current understanding of the pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease suggests a key role of the accumulation of alpha-synuclein in the pathogenesis. This critical review highlights major landmarks, hypotheses and controversies about the origin and progression of synucleinopathy in Parkinson's disease, leading to an updated review of evidence suggesting the enteric nervous system might be the starting point for the whole process. Although accumulating and compelling evidence favors this theory, the remaining knowledge gaps are important points for future studies.
Naming and verbal learning in adults with Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment and in healthy aging, with low educational levels
Authors: Hübner Lilian Cristine , Loureiro Fernanda , Tessaro Bruna , Siqueira Ellen Cristina Gerner , Jerônimo Gislaine Machado , Gomes Irênio , Schilling Lucas Porcello
Published: February 2018

ABSTRACT Language assessment seems to be an effective tool to differentiate healthy and cognitively impaired aging groups. This article discusses the impact of educational level on a naming task, on a verbal learning with semantic cues task and on the MMSE in healthy aging adults at three educational levels (very low, low and high) as well as comparing two clinical groups of very low (0-3 years) and low education (4-7 years) patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) with healthy controls. The participants comprised 101 healthy controls, 17 patients with MCI and 19 with AD. Comparisons between the healthy groups showed an education effect on the MMSE, but not on naming and verbal learning. However, the clinical groups were differentiated in both the naming and verbal learning assessment. The results support the assumption that the verbal learning with semantic cues task is a valid tool to diagnose MCI and AD patients, with no influence from education.
A Construção da Autonomia Política do Judiciário na América Latina: Um Estudo Comparado entre Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colômbia e Venezuela
Authors: Engelmann Fabiano , Bandeira Júlia Veiga Vieira Mâncio
Published: February 2018

RESUMO O artigo traz elementos para a compreensão histórico-política das relações entre as Cortes superiores e o espaço político na América Latina. A análise enfoca os regimes políticos dos últimos vinte e cinco anos na Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colômbia e Venezuela. O objetivo central é a compreensão dos padrões de recrutamento das cúpulas judiciais e seu grau de autonomia em relação ao espaço político. Os dados são construídos a partir da comparação histórica e dos perfis e trajetos políticos, profissional e intelectual dos componentes das cortes superiores. Os resultados obtidos evidenciam diferentes configurações nos países analisados permitindo opor os cenários nos quais predominam a autonomia corporativa das cortes superiores aos que se caracterizam por maior imbricação entre as cúpulas judiciais e a esfera política.
Burocracias Profissionais Ampliam Capacidade Estatal para Implementar Políticas? Governos, Burocratas e Legislação em Municípios Brasileiros
Authors: Marenco André
Published: February 2018

RESUMO Este artigo desenvolve uma análise dos dados oferecidos por informações sobre status profissional e escolaridade de funcionários públicos na administração direta de 5,5 mil municípios brasileiros. Tomando os “estatutários com formação superior” como proxy para identificar burocracia profissional, buscou-se constatar a escala de sua participação no serviço público municipal e a medida em que maior proporção de funcionários recrutados por concurso, com estabilidade no cargo e escolaridade superior, pode ser associada à maior chance para implementação de uma agenda de políticas urbanas. Os resultados indicaram que mesmo quando controlado por variáveis demográficas ou eleitorais, a presença de burocracia profissional mostrou-se robusta para explicar as chances de introdução de legislação regulatória sobre o espaço urbano nos municípios brasileiros. Não estando submetidos aos ciclos eleitorais e de governos, burocratas de carreira disporiam de recursos técnicos e informacionais e incentivos políticos e organizacionais para equacionar vetos decorrentes de custos concentrados gerados por este tipo de legislação.
Despesas de Campanha e Sucesso Eleitoral nos Pleitos Legislativos Brasileiros
Authors: Arraes Ronaldo , Amorim Neto Octavio , Simonassi Andrei
Published: February 2018

RESUMO Este artigo contribui para a crescente literatura nacional sobre os determinantes do sucesso em pleitos legislativos por meio da mensuração do impacto eleitoral de fatores financeiros, políticos e pessoais associados aos candidatos à Assembleia Legislativa do Ceará em 2010. Escolheu-se um estado de porte mediano para minimizar o potencial problema de endogeneidade e maximizar a homogeneidade da amostra, de modo a se obterem resultados estatísticos mais robustos. Da aplicação empírica baseada em modelos com dados contáveis, destacam-se as seguintes constatações: 1) os impactos na votação diferem drasticamente de acordo com a localização geográfica dos municípios; 2) características pessoais dos candidatos são relevantes para a obtenção de votos, sobressaindo a condição de casado; 3) dentre as variáveis políticas, a filiação a um partido que integra a coligação do governador é importante apenas para candidatos eleitos com votos obtidos na região metropolitana, não tendo nenhuma delas se revelado significante para os não eleitos; 4) candidatos incumbentes possuem vantagem significativa na obtenção de votos; 5) as despesas declaradas de campanha são decisivas para o desempenho eleitoral dos candidatos. Essa última verificação empírica revela um grave problema relativo ao funcionamento das instituições representativas de um país profundamente desigual do ponto de vista socioeconômico.
Decisão e Secularização na Reflexão de Juventude de Carl Schmitt
Authors: Branco Pedro H. Villas Bôas Castelo
Published: February 2018

RESUMO Este artigo se propõe a jogar luz em escritos de juventude de Carl Schmitt a fim de salientar sua relevância para a compreensão de alguns dos conceitos mais importantes elaborados ao longo de sua reflexão político-jurídica. A despeito de tais trabalhos, redigidos entre 1910 e 1914, serem pouco conhecidos, parte deles contém o estágio inicial do desenvolvimento de conceitos não apenas imprescindíveis à compreensão de sua obra, mas também à elucidação de terminologia central no vocabulário da teoria política contemporânea. O presente estudo revisita sobretudo um dos primeiros trabalhos de Schmitt com intuito de elucidar o percurso de elaboração dos conceitos de decisão, secularização, exceção e teologia política. Recuperar seus escritos até hoje relegados a segundo plano e iluminar a construção de alguns conceitos, não só permite questionar interpretações que os negligenciam como também chamar a atenção para a atualidade de suas ferramentas conceituais.
IBA levels and substrates in the rooting of UENF/CALIMAN 02 hybrid papaya minicuttings in a semi-hydroponic system
Authors: Oliveira Márcio José Vieira de , Schmildt Edilson Romais , Coelho Ruimário Inácio , Amaral José Augusto Teixeira do
Published: February 2018

Abstract Mini-cutting is a technique with large applications in various crops, mainly due to the increase in the percentage and quality of adventitious roots, reducing time for the formation of clonal seedlings. The aim of this study was to evaluate IBA levels and substrates on the rooting of UENF/CALIMAN 02 hybrid papaya mini-cuttings. To perform the experiment, papaya mini-cuttings were taken from mother plants grown in pots in greenhouse, induced to produce shoots through pruning and growth regulator applications. Mini-cuttings were fixed in vermiculite or coconut fiver substrates placed in alveolate trays with 4.5x4.5x5.0 cm cells, and styrofoam trays were placed in plastic trays where different IBA levels were added in a modified Hoagland solution. After 45 days, rooted buds were transplanted to plastic pots of 600 mL of volume with soil, sand, well-cured bovine fertilizer, in the proportion of 3:1:1, remaining for 45 days. When they were taken from pots, roots were carefully washed, and the length of shoots, length of the largest root, dried mass of shoots and radicular system and root percentage were measured. The experiment was set up in a randomized complete block 5 x 2 factorial design, with 5 IBA levels: 0; 2.5; 5.0; 7.5 and 10 mg L-1, two substrates: vermiculite and coconut fiber, three replicates, with six plants per replicate. IBA levels of 5.0 mg L-1 and substrate vermiculite are the most adequate for the rooting of ‘UENF/CALIMAN 02’ papaya mini-cuttings in semi-hydroponic system in alveolate styrofoam trays with 4.5x4.5x5.0 cm cells.
Physical, chemical, microbiological and sensory carachterization of Manipuça jellies for municipal school meals of Fortaleza-CE
Authors: Azevedo Lidiane Medeiros Freitas , Lucena Eliseu Marlônio Pereira de , Bonilla Oriel Herrera , Silveira Márcia Régia Souza da , Silva Júnior Antenor
Published: February 2018

Abstract This research aimed to characterize the physical, chemical, microbiological and sensory characterization of manipuçá (Mouriri cearensis Huber) jellies as an alternative to school meals of an elementary public school in Fortaleza-CE. The fruits, in maturation stages 4 (mature) and 5 (senescent), were collected in the Botanical Garden of São Gonçalo, in São Gonçalo do Amarante-CE. Initially, the fruits of manipuça were processed and to obtain the jelly five formulations were proposed (treatments) containing different proportions of water and pulp (4:1-F1; 4:2-F2, 4:3-F3: 4:4-F4; and 4:5-F5), which then they were subjected to physicochemical analysis (total soluble solids-TSS; total titratable acidity-TTA; pH; TSS/TTA ratio-SAR; vitamin C-CV; total soluble sugar-TSSu, reducing sugar-RS and non-reducing sugars-NRS), microbiological (coliforms at 35°C-CF) and sensory (aroma-A; color-C; appearance-AP; flavor-F; texture-T; and the purchaser intends-PI). We used the Assistat program in statistical analyzes. The results showed the following variation in the five formulations: TSS (°Brix) - 72 (F1) to 85.12 (F5); TTA (%) - 0.95 (F1) to 0.54 (F5); pH - 4.09 (F1) to 4.30 (F5); SAR - 75.22 (F1) to 156.20 (F5); CV (mg / 100g) - 7.40 (F2) to 14.19 (F5); TS (%) - 63.97 (F1) to 79.73 (F5); RS (%) - 44.53 (F2) to 66.98 (F5); NRS (%) - 12.47 (F1) to 32.98 (F4); absence of CF; for A, C, AP, F and T, F5 was greater than F2, F3, F4 and equals to F1; and for PI, F5 was superior to all. In conclusion: the F5 is sweeter and less acidic, however, the F1 is less sweet and more acidic; the F5 obtained greater acceptance among students, so this is the ideal formulation to use as an alternative to school meals for primary school students from public schools in Fortaleza-CE.
“O Papa é o melhor prefeito que a cidade já teve”: uma etnografia da paisagem urbana na capital da fé
Authors: Godoy Adriano Santos
Published: February 2018

Resumo Este artigo é baseado na etnografia da visita do Papa Francisco ao Santuário Nacional de Nossa Senhora Aparecida, no ano de 2013, e tem por objetivo explorar a configuração da paisagem urbana da cidade-santuário de Aparecida, no interior paulista. Assim, pretende-se por um lado demonstrar como as relações entre os poderes religiosos e os poderes políticos manifestam-se naquele município, e por outro lado desvendar como a simultaneidade destes poderes coordena a paisagem urbana na Capital da Fé.
Das Encruzilhadas: As Categorias Tempo-Espaço em Rituais e Cosmologias
Authors: Rattes Kleyton
Published: February 2018

Resumo Este ensaio discute como a categoria tempo e, tangencialmente, a de espaço podem ser pensadas, via etnografias em contextos africanos, com concepções distintas da noção de categorias a priori do entendimento. A partir do chamado “espaço atlântico”, viso estabelecer um diálogo e uma contraposição entre a ambiciosa proposta de Gell e algumas reflexões, como de Shaw e Graeber, sobre memórias da escravidão. Os casos empíricos mobilizados evidenciam práticas, rituais e construtos cosmológicos por meio de formas codificadas de expressão e produção mnemotécnica sobre passados escravistas, colocando em destaque formas diferentes de conceber tempo e espaço. O desiderato final é o de destacar a impossível fuga da filosofia, expressa em trabalhos tão díspares, cabendo à noção de tempo um destaque particular.
Música gospel no Brasil - reflexões em torno da bibliografia sobre o tema
Authors: Bandeira Olívia
Published: February 2018

Resumo O sucesso do mercado de música gospel no Brasil no início do século XXI foi seguido por uma ampliação da produção acadêmica que busca entender esse fenômeno social. As áreas que se voltam para esse objeto também se multiplicam, sendo que hoje podemos encontrar pesquisas desenvolvidas em Ciências da Religião, Sociologia, Antropologia, Musicologia e Comunicação Social. O objetivo deste artigo é fazer uma revisão bibliográfica, buscando compreender criticamente as principais temáticas e abordagens a partir das quais esse objeto é analisado. Espera-se que essa revisão crítica possa contribuir para o desenvolvimento de novas perspectivas para o estudo dos bens culturais e das práticas religiosas.
O Sacrifício de Animais nas Religiões Afro-Brasileiras: uma polêmica recorrente no Rio Grande do Sul
Authors: Oro Ari Pedro , Carvalho Erico Tavares de , Scuro Juan
Published: February 2018

Resumo Este artigo versa sobre uma ampla polêmica gerada pela apresentação na Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, no início de 2015, de um projeto de lei, proposto por uma deputada evangélica e ativista na defesa dos direitos dos animais. Fundamentalmente, o projeto visava proibir o sacrifício de animais pelas religiões afro-brasileiras no estado do Rio Grande do Sul. O texto retoma e atualiza as disputas e debates gerados por um projeto semelhante apresentado há dez anos neste mesmo Estado. Ambos possuem a recorrência de terem sido propostos por legisladores declaradamente evangélicos e visarem a interdição da imolação de animais nas religiões afro-riograndenses. São analisados os discursos e argumentos acionados pelos atores sociais defensores e contrários ao projeto, o que coloca em confronto não apenas concepções cosmológicas distintas, mas também diferentes entendimentos acerca da liberdade religiosa no Brasil.
Intracoelomic pressure and coelomic perfusion pressure in healthy tegus (Salvator merianae)
Authors: Silva André Nicolai Elias da , Bressan Thais Feres , Carregaro Adriano Bonfim
Published: February 2018

ABSTRACT: The evaluation of intracoelomic pressure is very important, as many diseases can culminate with an increase in intracoelomic pressure and a consequent reduction in perfusion of the abdominal organs. The aim of this study was to measure the intracoelomic pressure and coelomic perfusion pressure in tegus (Salvator merianae). Twelve healthy tegus without sexual distinctions, weighing 1.64±0.39kg, were enrolled in this study. Intracoelomic pressure was measured using two methods: a handmade water column system and a pressure transducer connected to a multiparameter monitor. Coelomic perfusion pressure was determined by subtracting the intracoelomic pressure from the mean arterial pressure, which was measured using an oscillometric method. Intracoelomic pressure was 0mmHg (range, 0 - 0.5) according to the water column method and 2mmHg (range, 0 - 2.0) according to the pressure transducer. Coelomic perfusion pressure was 76mmHg (range, 62 - 105) according to the water column system and 82mmHg (range, 57 - 93) according to the pressure transducer. No significant difference was observed between the values obtained by the different measurement methods. Intracoelomic pressure value reported in this study might be useful in tegus, but the coelomic perfusion pressure should be used with caution, considering the blood pressure method that was used.
Practices and obstetric interventions in women from a state in the Northeast of Brazil
Authors: Prado Daniela Siqueira , Mendes Rosemar Barbosa , Gurgel Rosana Queiroz , Barreto Ikaro Daniel de Carvalho , Bezerra Felipa Daiana , Cipolotti Rosana , Gurgel Ricardo Queiroz
Published: February 2018

Summary Objective: To describe practices and interventions used during labor and childbirth and factors associated with such practices in puerperae in the state of Sergipe. Method: A cross-sectional study with 768 postpartum women from 11 maternity hospitals interviewed 6 hours after delivery, and hospital records review. The associations between best practices and interventions used during labor and delivery with exposure variables were described using simple frequencies, percentages, crude and adjusted odds ratio (ORa) with the confidence interval. Results: Of the women in the study, 10.6% received food and 27.8% moved during labor; non-pharmacological methods for pain relief were performed in 26.1%; a partogram was filled in 39.4% of the charts; and an accompanying person was present in 40.6% of deliveries. Oxytocin, amniotomy and labor analgesia were used in 59.1%, 49.3% and 4.2% of women, respectively. Lithotomy position during childbirth was used in 95.2% of the cases, episiotomy in 43.9% and Kristeller maneuver in 31.7%. The variables most associated with cesarean section were private financing (ORa=4.27, 95CI 2.44-7.47), higher levels of education (ORa=4.54, 95CI 2.56-8.3) and high obstetric risk (ORa=1.9, 95CI 1.31-2.74). Women whose delivery was funded privately were more likely to have an accompanying person present (ORa=2.12, 95CI 1.18-3.79) and to undergo labor analgesia (ORa=4.96, 95CI 1.7-14.5). Conclusion: Best practices are poorly performed and unnecessary interventions are frequent. The factors most associated with c-section were private funding, greater length of education and high obstetric risk.
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and sleep quality in hypertensive patients
Authors: Bacci Marcelo Rodrigues , Emboz Jonathan Naim Mora , Alves Beatriz da Costa Aguiar , Veiga Glaucia Luciano da , Murad Neif , Meneghini Adriano , Chagas Antonio Carlos P. , Fonseca Fernando Luiz Affonso
Published: February 2018

Summary Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnea and hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is one of the developmental factors of high blood pressure (HBP), a relevant global public health problem. OSAHS is characterized by the reduction or complete cessation of respiratory airflow due to intermittent airway collapse. Additionally, significant changes in sleep rhythm and pattern are observed in these patients. Objective: To evaluate the association between OSAHS and sleep quality in essential and resistant hypertensives. Method: A cross-sectional, observational study evaluated 43 hypertensive patients treated at the outpatient clinics of the Faculdade de Medicina do ABC (FMABC) who were medicated with two or more antihypertensive drugs and divided into nonresistant or resistant to treatment. Results: Group I (using up to two antihypertensive agents – 60.47% of the sample) presented mean systolic blood pressure (SBP) of 127.5±6.4 mmHg, mean diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of 79.6±5.2 mmHg, mean body mass index (BMI) of 27.2±5.3 kg/m2 and mean age of 51.2±15.1 years. Group II (using more than two antihypertensive drugs – 37.2% of the sample) presented mean SBP of 132.1±9.3 mmHg, mean DBP of 84.5±5.8 mmHg, mean BMI of 27.2±7.2 kg/m2 and mean age of 55.5±13.4 years. The patients presented low quality of sleep/sleep disorder evaluated by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), which represents a preponderant factor for OSAHS. Conclusion: Patients at high risk for OSAHS had poor sleep quality and high levels of DBP, suggesting a causal relation between these parameters. However, they did not present a higher prevalence of resistant high blood pressure (RHBP).
Oncological results of surgical treatment versus organ-function preservation in larynx and hypopharynx câncer
Authors: Calvas Oscar Israel Jaramillo , Ramos Daniel Marin , Matos Leandro Luongo , Kulcsar Marco Aurélio Vamondes , Dedivitis Rogério Aparecido , Brandão Lenine Garcia , Cernea Claudio Roberto
Published: February 2018

Summary Introduction: Since the beginning of the 1990s, non-surgical radiochemotherapy treatment has become popular with the prospect of maintaining oncological results and preserving the organ in patients with advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx and hypopharynx. However, subsequent studies demonstrated increased recurrence and mortality after the non-surgical treatment became popular. Objective: To compare the oncological results of surgical and non-surgical treatments of patients with larynx and hypopharynx cancer and to evaluate the variables associated with disease recurrence. Method: This is a retrospective cohort study of 134 patients undergoing surgical (total or partial laryngectomy) or non-surgical (isolated radiotherapy, chemotherapy or induction chemotherapy followed by radiotherapy and chemotherapy) treatment, with 62 patients in the surgical group and 72 in the non-surgical group. Results: Disease-free survival rates were higher in the surgical group (81.7% vs. 62.2%; p=0.028), especially in III/IV stages (p=0.018), locally advanced tumors T3 and T4a (p=0.021) and N0/N1 cases (p=0.005). The presence of cervical lymph nodes, especially N2/N3, was considered a risk factor for disease recurrence in both groups (HR=11.82; 95CI 3.42-40.88; p<0.0001). Patients not undergoing surgical treatment were 3.8 times more likely to develop recurrence (HR=3.76; 95CI 1.27-11.14; p=0.039). Conclusion: Patients with larynx or hypopharynx cancer non-surgically treated had a poorer disease-free survival, especially in cases with locally advanced tumors (T3 and T4a) and in which the neck was only slightly affected (N0/N1).
Water salinity, nitrogen and phosphorus on photochemical efficiency and growth of west indian cherry
Authors: Sá Francisco V. da S. , Gheyi Hans R. , Lima Geovani S. de , Paiva Emanoela P. de , Moreira Rômulo C. L. , Silva Luderlândio de A.
Published: February 2018

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate the interaction between water salinity and doses of nitrogen and phosphorus on chlorophyll a fluorescence and on the growth of West Indian Cherry (‘acerola’) plants in the initial growth stage. The research was carried out in a protected environment, in lysimeters filled with Regolithic Neosol of loamy clay texture and low initial phosphorus content. The experiment was conducted in a randomized block design, arranged in a factorial scheme with two factors, five levels of electrical conductivity of the irrigation water - ECw (0.6, 1.4, 2.2, 3.0 and 3.8 dS m-1) and four proportions of the recommendation of phosphorus/nitrogen - P/N (100:100, 140:100, 100:140 and 140:140% P/N of recommendation), with three replicates, and each plot consisted of one plant. Water salinity above 2.2 dS m-1 decreases the quantum efficiency of photosystem II and the growth of west indian cherry plants. Increase in nitrogen and/or phosphorus supply improves the energy stability of west indian cherry plants by reducing the effects of salt stress on the quantum efficiency of photosystem II. The increase of 40% in the nitrogen dose increased the chlorophyll a fluorescence, but did not influence the plant growth.
Physiological, biochemical and productive changes in sesame genotypes subjected to different rates of water replenishment
Authors: Lima Maria S. R. , Rocha Maria do S. , Melo Alberto S. de , Dutra Wellison F.
Published: February 2018

ABSTRACT The sesame crop has stood out due to the high nutritional content of its seeds, in addition to being able to be cultivated in the tropical and subtropical regions such as Northeast Brazil. Thus, it is necessary to identify the physiological, biochemical and productive changes related to the tolerance to stress. Objective of this study was to evaluate the physiological, biochemical and productive aspects of sesame genotypes as a function of different rates of water replenishment. The experiment was carried out at the Embrapa Cotton Experimental Unit, located in the municipality of Barbalha-CE, Brazil, under field conditions. The experiment was carried out in a randomized complete block design, with treatments in a factorial scheme (4 × 6), corresponding to four irrigation depths (40, 70, 100 and 130% ETo) and six sesame genotypes (G1 = T3-EGSGO3; G2 = T7-EGSGO7; G3 = T5-EGSGO5; G4 = T2-EGSGO2; G5 = T6-EGSGO6; G6 = T4-EGSG04), with three replicates. Data corresponding to the following variables were collected: leaf area, photosynthetic pigments, relative water content in leaf, electrolyte leakage, catalase, peroxidase, yield and oil content. The genotypes did not differ statistically and there were differences in the variables between the water replacement rates. Increments in growth and, consequently, in production, enzymatic activity, oil content and maximum production potential were observed with water depths between 75 and 90% ETo. Contents of chlorophyll a and b, total chlorophyll and carotenoids, were increased with the application of 80% ETo.
Agro-economic performance of the association of beet with green cowpea in different amounts of hairy woodrose
Authors: Sousa Daciano M. de , Bezerra Neto Francisco , Lima Jailma S. S. de , Lima Grace K. L. de , Chaves Aridênia P. , Silva Josimar N. da
Published: February 2018

ABSTRACT Intercropping systems of beet and green cowpea are beginning to be implemented in the northeastern semi-arid region in Brazil. The great challenge is to know if there is agro-economic efficiency in these systems when fertilized with organic matter produced by spontaneous species of the Caatinga biome. Thus, the objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of green manuring using different amounts of hairy woodrose (Merremia aegyptia) in the association of beet with green cowpea under the semi-arid conditions. The experiment was carried out at the Rafael Fernandes Experimental Farm, rural area of Mossoró, RN, Brazil, in the period of September-December 2015, in a randomized complete block design with four treatments and five replicates. The treatments consisted of hairy woodrose amounts incorporated into the soil (10, 25, 40, 55 t ha-1 on a dry basis). The cultivars of beet and green cowpea planted were ‘Early Wonder’ and ‘BRS Itaim’, recommended for the semi-arid conditions of the Brazilian Northeast. The best agro-economic performance for intercropping system of beet and green cowpea was obtained with 55 t ha-1 of hairy woodrose incorporated in the soil. The use of the hairy woodrose species as green manure is agronomically viable in intercropped systems with beet and green cowpea.