bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Use of a 1318 nm Nd:YAG laser for the resection of limited forms of pulmonary tuberculosis
Authors: Bashenow Alexander V. , Motus Igor Y. , Skornyakow Sergey N. , Neretin Anton V. , Rayewskaya Natalya V. , Dyachkow Ilia A. , Berdnikow Roman B. , Golubewa Lyudmila A.
Published: July 2016

Objective:

A first experience of using a Nd:YAG laser with a wavelength of 1318 nm for limited forms of pulmonary tuberculosis surgery is reported.

Subjects and methods:

During the period from June 2013 to August 2015 a total of 32 patients (19 men and 13 women) underwent surgery for tuberculous granulomas. The average age of the patients was 37.3 years (median, 36 years; range, 18–61 years). Resections of granulomas were carried out using the laser alone (25 patients) or in combination with suturing devices (seven patients).

Results:

Overall 39 tuberculomas were removed from the 32 patients. The biggest growth measured 2.4×2.2×3.1 cm, while the smallest measured 0.5×0.5×0.5 cm. Overall, the average surgery time was 57 min (median, 50 min; range, 25–115 min). In the combined resection subgroup (using the laser and staplers), the average surgery time was 75 min (median, 50 min; range, 45–115 min). In the subgroup where lung resection was carried out using the laser alone, the average surgery time was 52 min (median, 45 min; range 25–95 min). Total blood loss during surgery was 53 ml (median, 45 ml; range 10–150 ml), 87 ml (median, 50 ml; range 15–150 ml) in the combined lung resection subgroup and 44 ml (median, 35 ml; range, 10–100 ml) in the laser only resection subgroup. Morphological analysis revealed the following results: a high level of tubercular activity was maintained in 12/39 (31%) resected tuberculous granulomas, a moderate level of tubercular activity was detected in 11/39 (28%) resected masses and remitting activity was identified in 16/39 (41%) resected masses. Along the laser resection line of the lung the edge of a tuberculous growth was found in 10/39 cases (26%). The average post-operative duration of pleural drainage was 3.9 days (median, 3 days; range, 2–9 days) in total, 4.1 days (median, 5 days; range, 2–6 days) in the combined subgroup and 3.8 days (median, 3 days; range, 2–9 days) in the laser-only subgroup. The number of post-operative complications assessed according to the Clavien-Dindo scale was two out of 32 patients (6.2%), with two cases of residual pleural cavities. Post operative mortality was 0%.

Conclusion:

Our first experience of using the Nd:YAG laser with a wavelength of 1318 nm for the resection of limited forms of tuberculosis demonstrated a high level of efficacy and excellent aero- and hemostatic properties with a low rate of post-operative complications even though the differences between the combined resection and laser-only subgroups were not statistically significant (p>0.05). However, the method is applicable in surgery of limited forms of lung tuberculosis in different variants, performing pure laser resections and as an additional method for other types of lung resections.
6 Pluralism, Autonomy and Public Deliberation
Authors: Jakl Bernhard
Published: July 2016

In a pluralistic world, the exercise of private autonomy by different individuals and groups can lead to clashes of interest. If a peaceful solution for these clashes of interest is sought, especially by means of public discussion, the focus turns to the questions: What kinds of reasons count? How should ambiguous concepts like “public order” or “good morals” be handled? In regard to content, moral-philosophical, socio-theoretical and political-philosophical interpretations enable different interpretations of “good morals” as a form of “public order”. But, the contribution argues, the starting point for all the interpretations must be the pluralization of practical subjects and thus the co-existence of law and ethics as different normative orders. Thereby, it is essential to pursue different justification strands for “good morals” without deferring the central normative requirement for respect and recognition of private autonomy.
13 Communicative Power and the Public Sphere
Authors: Kreide Regina
Published: July 2016

A deliberative model of politics has recently been criticized for not being very well equipped to conceptualize public spheres in world society.

A first critique is that this model assumes a conception of public spheres that is too idealistic, because it presupposes counterfactual conditions of communication in public discourse that do not meet empirical real word conditions. Secondly, it assumes an antiquated notion of a shared “we” of political actors. Because of this it does not take into consideration the “digital turn” and the ego-centering and depersonalizing effects of social media like Facebook, twitter, and blogs, which have led to a rapid decline of the public sphere. And a third critique states that the deliberative model ignores the fact that politics, and especially protests and revolutions, are not seminar-like debates but spontaneous, chaotic and sometimes violent expressions. So it is not just unreceptive for the “digital space” but also for gathering and protesting in real public places surrounded by military troops.

I will argue that all of these critiques fall short. A deliberative model of politics allows us to address the tension between the ideal and the real, the “old media” and the so-called digitalization of public spheres as well as peaceful discourse and violent uprisings. Especially the concept of communicative power, a notion also used by Hannah Arendt, reveals the potential for future participation in digital spaces and public places.
16 The Confucian Concept of “Cheng” (Integrity) in Relation to Publicity and Justice
Authors: Döring Ole
Published: July 2016

This paper explores the meaning of the Confucian concept of Cheng as a philosophical proposition for facilitating publicity and justice according to ethical best practice. Cheng is interpreted as a guide for teleological judgement and a moral prescript for cultivation that provides orientation for becoming a Junzi, an “accomplished person”. It can also serve to describe a form of proper behavior indicating a moral character. In particular, Cheng interconnects and qualifies all internal and external acts in relation to Ren(humaneness) and Yi(righteousness). It represents the interface between intentionality and practice in view of the subject individual concerned with introspective self-attention Shen qi du and publicity and justice in view of her/his role in society, facilitated through the functional and performative requirements of Cheng. Thus, it can be accommodated with a maxim ethics that expressly requires publicity and justice as indicators for acceptability.
20 Context, Perspective and Research Method: Several Problems of the Research on Publicness
Authors: Jun-feng Ma
Published: July 2016

Due to the Reform and Openness of China’s market, Chinese people are increasingly aware of subjective and civic consciousness. What’s more, the attention to and demand for public affairs, public life and public spirit is increasing. Correspondingly, the research on publicness is becoming an academic hotspot, and divergent opinions are inevitable. This paper discusses publicness from the philosophical perspective. The difference between eastern and western contexts and disciplinary perspectives is noteworthy as is a self-conscious critical spirit and democratic consciousness of enlightenment. Finally, the real problems of contemporary China should be focused on, so that research on publicness can play its due role in the realization of China’s modernization.
26 Practical Wisdom in Confucian Philosophy
Authors: Lai Chen
Published: July 2016

Confucianism, since the time of Confucius, emphasizes the significance of “practical wisdom” as the realization of philosophy. This approach accentuates the practical aspects of wisdom rather than the analytical rationale of the intellect. Emphasis on practical wisdom persistently reinforces a moral foundation that is not differentiated from personal virtue. At the same time, practical wisdom in Confucianism stresses self-cultivation, or the complete transformation of the self, derived from the internal state of the heart/mind (xin).
30 Characteristics of Chinese Philosophy and the Chinese National Spirit
Authors: Shan Li Cun
Published: July 2016

Humanistic and ethical thought existed in China already in the ancient culture period, and was strongly enhanced during the Spring and Autumn era. Based on this background and foundation, Confucius is ‘a creator of the paradigm’ of Chinese philosophy, and Lao-Tzu is ‘an original metaphysician,’ both establishing the basic tendencies of Chinese philosophy. After that, the philosophies of pre- and post-Qin eras, all continued to develop along their thought. Chinese philosophy has several characteristics, including the unity of nature and man, truth and goodness, cognition and behavior, ontology and cosmology, humanity and natural law, the theory of human nature and values and many others. Its theoretic framework and basic structure aims to enlighten what humans ought to be - a question at the core of Chinese culture, reflecting the national spirit. The Chinese spirit is paradigmatically expressed in two sayings, “as Heaven’s movement is ever vigorous, so must a gentleman ceaselessly strive,” and “as Earth is broad and profound, so must a gentleman be greatly virtuous and lenient.”
The Effects of Categorization on Perceptual Judgment are Robust across Different Assessment Tasks
Authors: de Leeuw Joshua R. , Andrews Janet K. , Livingston Kenneth R. , Chin Benjamin M.
Published: July 2016

Learned visual categorical perception (CP) effects were assessed using three different measures (similarity rating, same-different judgment, and an XAB task) and two sets of stimuli differing in discriminability and varying on one category-relevant and one category-irrelevant dimension. Participant scores were converted to a common scale to allow assessment method to serve as an independent variable. Two different analyses using the Bayes Factor approach produced patterns of results consistent with learned CP effects: compared to a control group, participants trained on the category distinction could better discriminate between-category pairs of stimuli and were more sensitive to the category-relevant dimension. In addition, performance was better in general for the more highly discriminable stimuli, but stimulus discriminability did not influence the pattern of observed CP effects. Furthermore, these results were consistent regardless of how performance was assessed. This suggests that, for these methods at least, learned CP effects are robust across substantially different performance measures. Four different kinds of learned CP effects are reported in the literature singly or in combination: greater sensitivity between categories, reduced sensitivity within categories, increased sensitivity to category-relevant dimensions, and decreased sensitivity to category-irrelevant dimensions. The results of the current study suggest that the cause of these different patterns of CP effects is not due to either stimulus discriminability or assessment task. Other possible causes of the differences in reported CP findings are discussed.
Imputation of DNA Methylation Levels in the Brain Implicates a Risk Factor for Parkinson’s Disease
Authors: Rawlik Konrad , Rowlatt Amy , Tenesa Albert
Published: July 2016

Understanding how genetic variation affects intermediate phenotypes, like DNA methylation or gene expression, and how these in turn vary with complex human disease provides valuable insight into disease etiology. However, intermediate phenotypes are typically tissue and developmental stage specific, making relevant phenotypes difficult to assay. Assembling large case–control cohorts, necessary to achieve sufficient statistical power to assess associations between complex traits and relevant intermediate phenotypes, has therefore remained challenging. Imputation of such intermediate phenotypes represents a practical alternative in this context. We used a mixed linear model to impute DNA methylation (DNAm) levels of four brain tissues at up to 1826 methylome-wide sites in 6259 patients with Parkinson’s disease and 9452 controls from across five genome-wide association studies (GWAS). Six sites, in two regions, were found to associate with Parkinson’s disease for at least one tissue. While a majority of identified sites were within an established risk region for Parkinson’s disease, suggesting a role of DNAm in mediating previously observed genetic effects at this locus, we also identify an association with four CpG sites in chromosome 16p11.2. Direct measures of DNAm in the substantia nigra of 39 cases and 13 control samples were used to independently replicate these four associations. Only the association at cg10917602 replicated with a concordant direction of effect (P = 0.02). cg10917602 is 87 kb away from the closest reported GWAS hit. The employed imputation methodology implies that variation of DNAm levels at cg10917602 is predictive for Parkinson’s disease risk, suggesting a possible causal role for methylation at this locus. More generally this study demonstrates the feasibility of identifying predictive epigenetic markers of disease risk from readily available data sets.
Menjadi Dosen Profesional dan Inspiratif
Authors: Ahmad Supriyadi
Published: July 2016

Abstract:Professional and inspirational lecturer become the dream of every academician. Professional lecturer is professional teacher and scientist with the primary task of transforming, developing, and disseminating science, technology, and the arts through education, research, and social community. Professional lecturer must have pedagogic, professional, good personality, and social competence. In order to be inspirative, lecturer must have the sense of never ending learning, competence, sincere, spiritual, total, motivator, creative, inovative, and discipline.Keyword: Lecturer, Professional, Inspirative. Abstrak: Dosen profesional dan inspiratif menjadi dambaan setiap insan akademik. Dosen profesional adalah pendidik profesional dan ilmuwan dengan tugas utama mentransformasikan, mengembangkan, dan menyebarluaskan ilmu pengetahuan, teknologi, dan seni melalui pendidikan, penelitian, dan pengabdian kepada masyarakat. Dosen profesional harus mempunyai kompetensi pedagogik, profesional, kepribadian, dan sosial. Agar menjadi inspiratif, dosen harus mempunyai sifat haus ilmu sehingga terus-menerus belajar, terus belajar, kompeten, ikhlas, spiritualis, totalitas, motivator dan kreatif, pendorong perubahan, dan disiplin.Kata Kunci: Dosen, Profesional, Inspiratif.
Transcription Factor Trps1 Promotes Tubular Cell Proliferation after Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury through cAMP–Specific 3′,5′-Cyclic Phosphodiesterase 4D and AKT
Authors: Ju-Rong Yang , Ke-Hong Chen , Kun Huang , Bi-Qiong Fu , Li-Rong Lin , Jian-Guo Zhang , Kai-Long Li , Ya-Ni He
Published: July 2016

Trichorhinophalangeal 1 (Trps1) is a transcription factor essential for epithelial cell morphogenesis during kidney development, but the role of Trps1 in AKI induced by ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) remains unclear. Our study investigated Trps1 expression during kidney repair after acute I/R in rats and explored the molecular mechanisms by which Trps1 promotes renal tubular epithelial cell proliferation. Trps1 expression positively associated with the extent of renal repair after I/R injury. Compared with wild-type rats, rats with knockdown of Trps1 exhibited significantly delayed renal repair in the moderate I/R model, with lower GFR levels and more severe morphologic injury, whereas rats overexpressing Trps1 exhibited significantly accelerated renal repair after severe I/R injury. Additionally, knockdown of Trps1 inhibited and overexpression of Trps1 enhanced the proliferation of renal tubular epithelial cells in rats. Chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing assays and RT-PCR revealed that Trps1 regulated cAMP–specific 3′,5′-cyclic phosphodiesterase 4D (Pde4d) expression. Knockdown of Trps1 decreased the renal protein expression of Pde4d and phosphorylated Akt in rats, and dual luciferase analysis showed that Trps1 directly activated Pde4d transcription. Furthermore, knockdown of Pde4d or treatment with the phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase inhibitor wortmannin significantly inhibited Trps1–induced tubular cell proliferation in vitro. Trps1 may promote tubular cell proliferation through the Pde4d/phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase/AKT signaling pathway, suggesting Trps1 as a potential therapeutic target for kidney repair after I/R injury.
On Bernstein's sociology of pedagogy and how it can inform the pedagogic realisation of poor and working-class children in South African primary maths education
Authors: Pausigere Peter
Published: July 2016

This article discusses how current South African primary maths curriculum pedagogical changes are characterised by a strengthened frame. This strengthened pedagogical frame results from strong sequencing and pacing and a transformed regulative discourse combining positional and expressive social features denoting mixed pedagogies. Sociological research indicates that the strong sequencing and pacing of pedagogic practices resonate with middle-class children and disadvantages poor and working-class learners. Drawing from both educational sociological studies and Bernstein's central thesis about the social-class basis of pedagogic framing, the paper shows how responsive pacing, sequencing, and mixed pedagogies that reflectively relate with the mathematical concepts to be relayed, ensure learning for children from different social classes. Based on the theoretical framework and related literature review, the paper explores second sites of learning strategies and compensatory pedagogic interventions that can disrupt middle-class social assumptions and support learning access for low-income-background learners in South African primary maths classes. Contextual tensions within the suggested approaches are also considered. Thus, this review offers sociological insights on humanising primary maths interactions that may interrupt social reproduction and ensure low-income children's pedagogic realisation.
Humanising higher education in South Africa through dialogue as praxis
Authors: Roux Cornelia , Becker Anne
Published: July 2016

Freire (1993) premised his pedagogical theory on the assumption that humanisation is the fundamental objective of education, and he emphasised the role of dialogue as praxis in achieving this. In South Africa, race has played a constitutive and dehumanising role in higher education since its beginnings during colonialism and apartheid (Soudien, 2015, 2016). During 2014 and 2015, higher education in South Africa came under attack from various student organisations for alleged discrimination, racism, and exclusive practices. We propose two conditions for dialogue as humanising praxis in higher education: the acknowledgement of situated selves, and the ontological need for, and right to, voice. We conclude that these conditions are interrelated and point to the possibilities of humanising post-1994 higher education. We use qualitative data from the NRF-funded project, Human rights literacy: a quest for meaning (Roux & du Preez, 2013) to explore student teachers' experiences of implicit and explicit exclusion, racism, and discrimination at institutions of higher education in South Africa.
Compositional uncertainty should not be ignored in high-throughput sequencing data analysis
Authors: Gloor Gregory Brian , Macklaim Jean M. , Vu Michael , Fernandes Andrew D.
Published: July 2016

High throughput sequencing generates sparse compositional data, yet these datasets are rarely analyzed using a compositional approach. In addition, the variation inherent in these datasets is rarely acknowledged, but ignoring it can result in many false positive inferences. We demonstrate that examination of point estimates of the data can result in false positive results, even with appropriate zero replacement approaches, using an in vitro selection dataset with an outside standard of truth. The variation inherent in real high-throughput sequencing datasets is demonstrated, and we show that this varia- tion can be approximated, and hence accounted for, by Monte-Carlo sampling from the Dirichlet distribution. This approximation when used by itself is itself problematic, but becomes useful when coupled with a log-ratio approach commonly used in compositional data analysis. Thus, the approach illustrated here that merges Bayesian estimation with principles of compositional data analysis should be generally useful for high-dimensional count compositional data of the type generated by high throughput sequencing.
La loa en las Indias: la obra de Antonio Marcos en las Fiestas de la Coronación de Carlos IV en Cuenca de Perú
Authors: Paniagua Pérez Jesús
Published: July 2016

In this paper the recovery of a eulogistic piece -loa- composed by Antonio Marcos for the celebrations held in the city of Cuenca in Ecuador on the occasion of the coronation of King Charles IV of Spain is describe d. The work may not be of any great literary merit, but it does reflect the activity that was triggered by the great festivities organised by Spanish-American cities to celebrate events conncected with the monarchy. Such commemorative acts allowed the survival there of a minor literary genre which in Spain was in crisis.
Entrevista com o Professor Lauro Frederico Barbosa da Silveira
Authors: Nunes Sergio
Published: July 2016

Entrevista  com o  Prof. Dr. Lauro Barbosa da Silveira, filósofo e semiólogo reconhecido por sua vasta produção nacional e internacional, o qual discorre em alguns artigos sobre seu trabalho realizado na Amazônia.
Autores
Authors: Nunes Iran de Maria Leitão
Published: July 2016

Biografia
Expediente
Authors: Nunes Iran de Maria Leitão
Published: July 2016

Ficha catalográfica
CONSIDERAÇÕES SOBRE A APARÊNCIA A PARTIR DE ROUSSEAU E KANT: aproximações e diferenças
Authors: Carvalho Zilmara de Jesus Viana de
Published: July 2016

A presente investigação visa analisar o tema do refinamento dos costumes no séc. XVIII à luz do pensamento de Rousseau e Kant, assim como o consequente jogo da aparência que o envolve. Considera-se, para tanto, que, se por um lado, tais filósofos tecem, de forma recorrente, considerações sobre a civilidade, entendendo-a como um sintoma do progresso e vendo-a como algo que não pode ser pretendido como o estágio final da humanidade, sob pena do estranhamento do homem em relação ao seu ser, por outro, possuem diferenças insuperáveis em suas abordagens. Sendo assim, nossa pretensão é demonstrar que são precisamente as concepções distintas que estes têm acerca do homem e de seu desenvolvimento que definirão as expectativas que ambos possuem em relação à espécie.Palavras-chave: Civilidade. Aparência. Progresso. Moralidade. CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT APPEARANCE FROM ROUSSEAU AND KANT: similaritiesand differencesAbstract: This research aims to analyze the theme of refinement of manners in the century. XVIII in the light ofthe thought of Rousseau and Kant, as well as the consequent appearance of game that involves. It is considered,therefore, that on the one hand, these philosophers analyzes on a recurring basis, consideration of civility, understandingit as a symptom of progress and seeing it as something that can not be intended as the final stage of humanity,on pain of estrangement of man in relation to his being on the other, have insurmountable differences in theirapproaches. Therefore, our intention is to demonstrate that are precisely the different conceptions they have aboutthe man and his development, outlining the expectations that both have in relation to the species.Keywords: Civility. Appearance. Progress. Morality. CONSIDERACIONES ACERCA DE LA APARIENCIA DE ROUSSEAU Y KANT: similitudes y diferenciasResumen: Esta presente investigación analiza el tema del refinamiento de las costumbres en el siglo XVIII a la luz del pensamiento de Rousseau y Kant, así como el consecuente juego de apariencia que envuelve. Se considera, por lo tanto, que, por un lado, estos filósofos tejen de manera recurrente, consideraciones sobre la civilidad, entendiéndola como un síntoma de progreso y verla como algo que no puede ser destinado como la etapa final de la humanidad,  con pena de extrañamiento del hombre en relación con su ser, en el otro, tienen diferencias insuperables en sus abordajes. Así, nuestra intención es demostrar que son precisamente las concepciones distintas que que estos tienen sobre el hombre y su desarrollo que establecerá las expectativas de que ambos tienen en relación con la especie.Palabras clave: Civilidad. Apariencia. Progreso. Moralidad.
The Effects of Reading Engagement on Literacy Achievement for Elementary Students
Authors: McClanahan Meredith M. , Ennis Leslie S. , Connell Peggy H.
Published: July 2016

Since reading achievement is a determining factor for academic success, children who struggle with reading often continue to struggle throughout their school careers. The purpose of this study was to compare the reading gain scores of fourth and fifth grade students at an elementary school in northeast Alabama to the quantity of their extracurricular reading activities, controlling for gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status (SES). Over a 20-week period, the researcher utilized a daily reading log as the instrument to determine the amount of students’ outside-of-school reading time engagement. The results of a factorial ANOVA indicated that the amount of out-of-school reading times did not significantly increase their gain scores on the STAR reading benchmark tests. This was true for gender, socioeconomic status, and race. The results have implications for utilization of out-of-school reading requirements.
Modelos de história natural: as imagens dos bustos raciais nos museus escolares
Authors: Paz Felipe Rodrigo Contri
Published: July 2016

Em levantamento realizado em museus localizados em espaços escolares na Região Metropolitana de Porto Alegre localizou-se a presença de imagens representativas dos diferentes tipos raciais humanos no museu escolar do antigo Instituto São José – La Salle/Canoas (RS) e no Museu Metodista de Educação do Colégio Americano (RS). O objetivo deste trabalho é verificar e analisar os diferentes usos destes materiais no ensino, e suas possíveis relações com o método intuitivo. Problematizando o giro conceitual destes modelos de gesso na história da educação brasileira, evidencia-se que estes foram tendência de ensino sobre a espécie humana e suas diferentes raças, bem como aportes de teorias racialistas correntes na época. Como resultados parciais, descobriu-se que estes bustos também podem ser verificados nos acervos de escolas de grandes centros como o Rio de janeiro e Lisboa. No caso português essas peças remontam o século XIX. No Rio de Janeiro, o Colégio Pedro II, considerado um modelo a ser seguido pelas demais escolas nacionais, adquiriu peças semelhantes entre as décadas de 1920 e 1930, o que demonstra certa tendência do uso destes objetos no ensino escolar.
Apresentação da ficha de inventário e história do Museu Escolar do Colégio Marista Arquidiocesano de São Paulo
Authors: Braghini Katya Zuquim , Assis Paula Maria de , Pedro Ricardo Tomasiello , Piñas Raquel Quirino
Published: July 2016

O objetivo do artigo é apresentar um breve histórico do patrimônio escolar, científico do Museu Escolar do Colégio Marista Arquidiocesano de São Paulo; registrar o atual estado das peças; expor os primeiros trabalhos com o inventário, pensando-o como ferramenta de gestão e peça chave para a produção de novos conhecimentos, dando destaque à construção do instrumento de identificação de peças ou ficha de inventário. Levando em conta que a montagem de tal ficha deve seguir critérios específicos que tem relação com a definição da coleção, diferentes modos de identificação e classificação. Levou-se em consideração às indicações dadas pelo Museu de Astronomia e Ciências afins (MAST) para a catalogação de objetos científicos associados a interesses de investigação particulares à história da educação.
Garments Texture Design Class Identification Using Deep Convolutional Neural Network
Authors: Islam S.M. Sofiqul , Dey Emon Kumar , Tawhid Md. Nurul Ahad , Hossain B. M. Mainul
Published: July 2016

Automatic garments design class identification for recommending the fashion trends is important nowadays because of the rapid growth of online shopping. By learning the properties of images efficiently, a machine can give better accuracy of classification. Several methods, based on Hand-Engineered feature coding exist for identifying garments design classes. But, most of the time, those methods do not help to achieve better results. Recently, Deep Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) have shown better performances for different object recognition. Deep CNN uses multiple levels of representation and abstraction that helps a machine to understand the types of data (images, sound, and text) more accurately. In this paper, we have applied deep CNN for identifying garments design classes. To evaluate the performances, we used two well-known CNN models AlexNet and VGGNet on two different datasets. We also propose a new CNN model based on AlexNet and found better results than existing state-of-the-art by a significant margin.
Calculating Energy Spectra from Drifters
Authors: LaCasce Joseph H.
Published: July 2016

The relations between the kinetic energy spectrum and the second order longitudinal structure function in two dimensions are derived, and several examples are considered. The forward conversion (from spectrum to structure function) is illustrated first with idealized power law spectra, representing turbulent inertial ranges. The forward conversion is also applied to the zonal kinetic energy spectrum of Nastrom and Gage (1985) and the result agrees well with the longitudinal structure function of Lindborg (1999). The inverse conversion (from structure function to spectrum) is tested with data from 2D turbulence simulations. When applied to the theoretical structure function (derived from the forward conversion of the spectrum), the result closely resembles the original spectrum, except at the largest wavenumbers. However the inverse conversion is much less successful when applied to the structure function obtained from pairs of particles in the flow. This is because the inverse conversion favors large pair separations, which are typically noisy with particle data. Fitting the structure function to a polynomial improves the result, but not sufficiently to distinguish the correct inertial range dependencies. Furthermore the inversion of non-local spectra is largely unsuccessful. Thus it appears that focusing on structure functions with Lagrangian data is preferable to estimating spectra.
A Review on Environmentally-safe Corrosion deterrence of Metals in Various Media
Authors: Jothi R. Vasantha , Saratha R. , Priya S. V.
Published: July 2016

The present review gives a brief application of environmentally – safe corrosion inhibitors for various metals like aluminum, copper, mild steel, and zinc. Due to the enormous increase of industrial activities, a large amount of mineral acids are consumed. Therefore more number of metals gets corroded. These problems can be solved by using corrosion deterence. Although many chemical deterence are available most of them are highly virulent. So there is a need to explore a new class of corrosion inhibitors with good inhibition efficiency and that are environmentally - safe. Consequently, it can be achieved by using plant materials as corrosion inhibitors which are non-toxic, easily available and biodegradable.
Synovial Ganglion of the Hip as a Rare Cause of L5 Radiculopathy
Authors: Briem Tim , Haemmerle Gerard , Kramers-de Quervain Inès , Leunig Michael
Published: July 2016

Case:

We report a rare case of a dorsal synovial ganglion of the left hip causing L5 radiculopathy in a 48-year-old woman. After a 12-month history of intermittent pain in the groin, left buttock, and left lower limb, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pelvis revealed a 10-cm-long cystic ganglion. The lesion originated from the posterior aspect of the hip joint capsule and extended through the sciatic notch toward the L5 nerve root, causing severe nerve compression. Open resection of the ganglion via surgical hip subluxation was performed.

Conclusion:

Combined presentation of symptoms attributable to intrinsic hip disease and peripheral radiculopathy should raise suspicion for a shared cause of these entities.
Pediatric Intra-Articular Localized Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor Presenting as an Acutely Irritable Hip
Authors: Saadat Ehsan , Vargas Sara O. , Anderson Megan , Glotzbecker Michael
Published: July 2016

Case:

An otherwise healthy 9-year-old girl developed a fever and atraumatic right hip pain with inability to bear weight and exquisite pain with any motion. Her peripheral white blood-cell count was 9.85 × 103/μL, erythrocyte sedimentation rate was 18 mm/hr, and C-reactive protein level was 7.56 mg/L. Aspiration yielded bloody fluid with 611,932 red blood cells/μL, 49,529 white blood cells/μL (92% neutrophils), negative Gram stain, and no crystals. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an intracapsular lesion anterior to the femoral neck. The joint was irrigated and the lesion was excised. Microscopic examination showed neutrophils interspersed within an otherwise histologically classic tenosynovial giant cell tumor.

Conclusion:

Tenosynovial giant cell tumor may rarely present as an acutely irritable hip.
Fitness of Hybrids between Two Types of Transgenic Rice and Six Japonica and Indica Weed Rice Accessions
Authors: Shengnan Liu , Xiaoling Song , Yanhua Hu , Weiming Dai , Sheng Qiang
Published: July 2016

Studies of hybrid fitness can help in evaluating the potential introgression of a transgene from transgenic rice (Oryza sativa L.) to weedy rice. The objective of this study was to assess the composite fitness of intra‐ (within the same subspecies either indica or japonica) and inter‐ (between individuals of different subspecies) hybrids between two transgenic glufosinate‐resistant rice lines and six weedy rice accessions in the field. Compared with their weedy rice counterparts, intrahybrids may be similar or greater, and the interhybrids may be lower, similar, or greater in fitness. Using japonica transgenic rice Y0003 as male progenitor, composite fitness of intrahybrids increased over generations, while that of interhybrids kept variable over generations. Using indica transgenic rice 86B as paternal plants, the composite fitness of all intrahybrids decreased, but that of interhybrids increased over generation. Regardless of japonica or indica transgenic rice being paternal plant, pollen viability, and seed set were greater in intrahybrids but lower in interhybrids than their weedy rice counterparts. Moreover, inter‐F2 and inter‐F3 hybrids segregated for plant height, heading period, and seed set. Therefore, potential risk of gene flow from transgenic rice to weedy rice was dependent on the genotype of both weedy rice and transgenic rice. Gene flow from transgenic rice to weedy rice of the same or different subspecies should be prevented either through mitigation or stewardship owing to the similar or greater fitness of intraspecific hybrids compared with parental weedy rice and the similar or increased composite fitness of majority interhybrids over generations.
Genetic Factors Underlying Dry‐Milling Efficiency and Flaking‐Grit Yield Examined in US Maize Germplasm
Authors: Macke Joshua A. , Bohn Martin O. , Rausch Kent D. , Mumm Rita H.
Published: July 2016

A small but important proportion of US maize (Zea mays L.) grain is channeled to create breakfast cereals and other food products; yet, little focus has been devoted to genetic improvement of corn hybrids to meet needs of dry millers and other end users in the cereal pipeline. This study was designed to evaluate a broad range of US maize germplasm for key dry‐milling traits: dry‐milling efficiency (DME), the proportion of flaking grits produced from dry‐milled maize grain, and flaking‐grit yield (FGY), the amount of flaking grits produced per unit land. Genetic parameters for DME and FGY were characterized based on grain produced over 3 yr, and the associations between dry‐milling, agronomic, ear, and kernel traits were assessed. Means for DME among experimental hybrids ranged from 24.0 to 36.0%. The DME was negatively correlated with grain yield and positively correlated with test weight; associations with other ear and kernel traits were weak despite being statistically significant in some cases. The DME is moderately heritable (h2 = 0.53) and controlled largely by additive gene action. A moderate amount (31%) of the variation in FGY was explained by multiple linear regression of grain yield and simple physical kernel properties: test weight, kernel thickness, and 100‐kernel volume. Genetic variation for DME in US maize germplasm was demonstrated, which could be exploited to develop new maize hybrids with improved DME and, ultimately, FGY. However, more work is needed to develop indirect selection approaches to predict DME and FGY at or before harvest.
Animal and Pasture Responses to Grazing Management of Chemically Suppressed Tall Fescue in Mixed Pastures
Authors: Williamson Jessica A. , Aiken Glen E. , Flynn Ernest S. , Barrett Michael
Published: July 2016

Treatment of toxic endophyte‐infected tall fescue [Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) Darbysh] with metsulfuran‐methyl {Methyl 2‐[[[[(4‐methoxyl‐6‐methyl‐1,3,5‐triazin‐2‐yl)‐amino]carbonyl]amino]sulfonyl] benzoate}, as delivered by Chaparral herbicide (Dow AgroSciences, Indianapolis, IN) can mitigate fescue toxicosis and enhance forage nutritive value by suppressing seedhead emergence. A grazing experiment was conducted with steers (2013) and heifers (2014) to evaluate animal and plant responses to grazing management of mixed cool‐season grass pastures treated with Chaparral. Continuous and rotational stocking treatments were assigned to six, 3.0‐ha pastures in a randomized complete block design with three replications in 2013 and two replications in 2014. Each pasture had six tester animals, and stocking rates were varied using put‐and‐take animals. Pastures were grazed from 16 April to 8 July 2013 and 20 May to 12 Aug. 2014. Pasture carrying capacity was 20% greater for rotational than continuous stocking. Calves on rotationally stocked pastures also had 26% greater average daily gain (ADG) and body weight (BW) gain per hectare than those on the continuous treatment. Pre‐grazed herbage had less neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and acid detergent fiber (ADF) than post‐grazed herbage and herbage from continuously stocked pastures in 2013, but they did not differ in 2014. Crude protein (CP) was lower in post‐graze rotational pasture than in continuous or pre‐graze rotational pasture. Fescue roots in rotationally stocked pastures had greater water soluble carbohydrates (WSC) and N concentrations than continuously stocked pastures following the second year of grazing. Results indicated that rotational stocking of Chaparral treated mixed pastures can improve animal performance and pasture productivity.
Deep Vadose Zone Respiration Contributions to Carbon Dioxide Fluxes from a Semiarid Floodplain
Authors: Tokunaga Tetsu K. , Kim Yongman , Conrad Mark E. , Bill Markus , Hobson Chad , Williams Kenneth H. , Dong Wenming , Wan Jiamin , Robbins Mark J. , Long Philip E. , Faybishenko Boris , Christensen John N. , Hubbard Susan S.
Published: July 2016

Core Ideas

A significant fraction of CO2 fluxes from a semiarid floodplain originates from below the root zone.

Measured and calculated field CO2 fluxes are consistent.

Laboratory‐measured respiration rates are consistent with field results.

Although CO2 fluxes from soils are often assumed to originate within shallow soil horizons (<1‐m depth), relatively little is known about respiration rates at greater depths. We compared measured and calculated CO2 fluxes at the Rifle floodplain along the Colorado River and measured CO2 production rates of floodplain sediments to determine the relative importance of deeper vadose zone respiration. Calculations based on measured CO2 gradients and estimated effective diffusion coefficients yielded fluxes that are generally consistent with measurements obtained at the soil surface (326 g C m−2 yr−1). Carbon dioxide production from the 2.0‐ to 3.5‐m depth interval was calculated to contribute 17% of the total floodplain respiration, with rates that were larger than some parts of the shallower vadose zone and underlying aquifer. Microbial respiration rates determined from laboratory incubation tests of the sediments support this conclusion. The deeper unsaturated zone typically maintains intermediate water and air saturations, lacks extreme temperatures and salinities, and is annually resupplied with organic carbon from snowmelt‐driven recharge and by water table decline. This combination of favorable conditions supports deeper unsaturated zone microbial respiration throughout the year.
African space/time concepts and the Tusona ideographs in Luchazi culture
Authors: Kubik Gerhard
Published: July 2016

Tusona ideographs and amadinda compositions are not merely â€˜artâ€™ or â€˜musicâ€™ in the Western sense. They are little closed systems of functional and causal relationships, little universes without exits. The minds who created them must have been researchers in the basic sense of the word. By creating the self-contained mini-universes of these configurations they also created mini-replicas of what our macro-universe may ultimately be like. They discovered abstract relationships which are not man-made, which come about and exist without human deliberation. And it must have become an immense passion once these ancients were on the track of such discoveries. The infinite proliferations in both traditions are proof enough of a persevering experimental spirit behind them.
МАТЕМАТИЧНА МОДЕЛЬ ДИНАМІКИ УСТАНОВКИ ПІДГОТОВКИ ВУГЛЕКИСЛОГО ГАЗУ У ТЕХНОЛОГІЧНОМУ ПРОЦЕСІ ВИРОБНИЦТВА КАРБАМІДУ
Authors: Брунеткин, А. И. , Гусак А. В.
Published: July 2016

Приведена приближенная модель в сосредоточенной постановке, описывающая процесс нагрева бесконечной пластины, цилиндра, шара, позволяющая определить момент его окончания. Полученные результатысравнены с известными точными решениями на основе распределенной модели. Показана их высокая точность при изменении критерия Био в диапазоне 0,005 – 1000. Для всех рассматриваемых форм тел результаты описаны с помощью единого выражения, в зависимости от одной переменной в форме числаподобия – модифицированного числа гомохронности.
Para uma Estrutura dos Provérbios nas Línguas Românicas: uma Experiência
Authors: Mexias-Simon Maria Lucia
Published: July 2016

Sendo a língua dinâmica e mutante, os provérbios permanecem em sua forma arcaizada que lhes dá o aval da tradição. Encontram-se semelhanças fônicas. morfo-sintáticas e lexicais entre as frases feitas em diversas línguas. São os provérbios ainda semelhantes quanto à preferência por determinadas esferas semânticas e quanto a seu emprego na manutenção do estabelecido.
A Divulgação Científica como Forma de Disseminação de Conhecimentos sobre Agricultura Orgânica
Authors: Rabelo Fábio Freire , Latini Rose Mary
Published: July 2016

Este trabalho teve por objetivo compreender a estrutura e organização da agricultura orgânica, a partir do olhar dos sujeitos diretamente envolvidos com esta realidade. O cenário é uma das regiões produtoras no estado do Rio de Janeiro, a cidade de São José do Vale do Rio Preto (RJ). Utilizamos a pesquisa qualitativa, de cunho exploratório e descritivo, tendo como sujeitos produtores de orgânicos e outros atores sociais da região. Para levantamento de dados utilizamos conversas informais e entrevistas semi-estruturadas. Os resultados apontam que conhecimentos sobre as formas de manejo na agricultura, mercado, meio ambiente e sociedade são conhecimentos que podem contribuir não somente para o entendimento desta forma de produção, mas também para a formação de uma consciência socioambiental. Assim, a divulgação científica, pode contribuir para o entendimento sobre a agricultura orgânica, sua relação com a saúde e o ambiente, além de proporcionar aos interessados a ampliação de seus conhecimentos e sua interação com o meio natural.
Fuga de padrões e a figura da mulher em contos machadianos: possíveis influências feministas
Authors: De Souza Ariel Erick Paulo , Da Silva Cláudio Rodrigo Gomes , Da Silva Lucas Ferreira Rodrigues , Da Fonseca Rafael Italo Fernandes
Published: July 2016

Não somente o magnum opus de Machado de Assis contém as características de suas técnicas literárias. Embora muito mais se tenha a dizer do autor através de seus romances, este artigo empenha-se em sugerir um cenário de possíveis relações entre as personagens femininas subjugadoras dos contos “A Cartomante”, “Singular Ocorrência” e “Noite de Almirante” e os discursos da primeira onda do feminismo, da qual o tempo de vida do escritor brasileiro foi integrante.
Estado e MST no Médio Paraíba Fluminense: território e contra-hegemonia (2000-2011)
Authors: Santos Raul Almeida
Published: July 2016

No artigo que por ora se apresenta buscamos, através da historicização das ações do Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra (MST) no Médio Paraíba Fluminense (MPF), analisar as relações entre Estado e Movimento Social, que são reflexos de conflitos de classe e frações de classe, e a configuração da luta pela terra no MPF, intentando trazer novas luzes aos estudos sobre Estado e Movimentos Sociais, sobretudo por se tratar de um período recente, ainda pouco explorado pelos historiadores.
Mulheres e a igualdade de gênero no Século XXI: Realidade ou mera utopia?
Authors: Queiroz Camila De Sousa , Bernardino Adriana Vasconcelos da Silva
Published: July 2016

A mulher contemporânea, a partir de suas conquistas nos vários aspectos sociais, culturais, econômicos e políticos, deparase com a necessidade de reformular seus papéis no desempenho de tarefas relacionadas ao casamento, à maternidade, à família, à sexualidade e à sua carreira profissional. Essa nova mulher, que tem voz, que pode expressar seus desejos e anseios com autonomia sobre sua própria vida, terá conquistado a tão anunciada igualdade junto aos homens? Como podemos avaliar, atualmente, a “condição de gênero”, uma realidade ou mera utopia? O objetivo desta pesquisa é investigar as transformações e conquistas da mulher contemporânea, e o quanto as heranças patriarcais permanecem enraizadas nos estereótipos, paradigmas e machismos que permeiam as mulheres em diferentes espaços, de maneira velada e sutilnos dias atuais. Percebemos que mesmo diante de transformações significativas em diferentes espaços, muitas famílias continuam a eleger a mulher como referência, nos levando a crer que o máximo conquistado foi um acúmulo de novas funções.
Conflitos familiares e desempenho acadêmico numa visão humanista: relato de uma experiência
Authors: Rocha Fátima Niemeyer , Crahim Suely Cristina De Souza Fernandes
Published: July 2016

O texto apresenta o relato da experiência de atuação psicoterapêutica e psicopedagógica no Núcleo de Apoio Psicopedagógico de uma instituição de ensino superior. Foi possível observar que o universo relacional que envolve a dinâmica familiar de jovens universitários pode exercer uma forte influência negativa no seu desempenho acadêmico, provocando dificuldades e insucessos. Alguns dos fatores produtores de conflitos familiares, relatados pelos alunos, foram: rivalidade entre os irmãos, rejeição clara ou velada do filho pelos pais, ciúme dos pais em relação ao filho, ressentimento dos pais quanto às realizações do filho, exigência excessiva dos pais quanto ao sucesso acadêmico do filho, superproteção do filho, exagerado sentimento de responsabilidade familiar do filho e solidão no período de adaptação a vida acadêmica. Numa visão humanista, as atuações tanto psicológica quanto psicopedagógica objetivaram proporcionar ao aluno um suporte facilitador da aquisição de uma competência para aprender.