bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Selection Incentives for Health Insurers in the Presence of Sophisticated Risk Adjustment
Authors: van Kleef Richard C. , Eijkenaar Frank , van Vliet René C. J. A.
Published: February 2019

This article analyzes selection incentives for insurers in the Dutch basic health insurance market, which operates with community-rated premiums and sophisticated risk adjustment. Selection incentives result from the interplay of three market characteristics: possible actions by insurers, consumer response to these actions, and predictable variation in profitability of insurance contracts. After a qualitative analysis of the first two characteristics our primary objective is to identify the third. Using a combination of claims data ( N = 16.8 million) and survey information ( N = 387,195), we find substantial predictable variation in profitability. On average, people in good health are profitable, while those in poor health are unprofitable. We conclude that Dutch insurers indeed face selection incentives. A complete measure of selection incentives, however, captures the correlation between individual-level profitability and consumer response to insurer-actions. Obtaining insight in this correlation is an important direction for further research.
In the field but not of the field: Clifford Geertz, Robert Bellah, and the practices of interdisciplinarity
Authors: Bortolini Matteo , Cossu Andrea
Published: February 2019

The intellectual trajectories of social scientists Robert N. Bellah and Clifford Geertz are compared as a case study in the production of successful interdisciplinary work. Geertz and Bellah started from a similar position, in terms of scholarly habits, network centrality, and symbolic capital. However, while Geertz became an interdisciplinary star and left his mark in disciplines as diverse as history, sociology, and cultural studies, Bellah’s interdisciplinary appeal was more limited, while his ability to speak to the general public as a public intellectual was unmatched by Geertz. We thus review Bellah’s and Geertz’s parallel careers using a multidimensional analytical model intended to complete current field-based and performative-pragmatist models of intellectual success, arguing that interdisciplinary success can be accounted for by a combination of local ecological factors, images of intellectual work, and texts showing a high degree of cross-disciplinary fluency.
Wernicke’s encephalopathy: An uncommon complication from hyperemesis gravidarum
Authors: Shah Roshan , Malhamé Isabelle , Fayek Mariam , Merolli Alisa , Mehta Niharika
Published: February 2019

Hyperemesis gravidarum is a complication of pregnancy associated with severe nausea and vomiting that can lead to fluid-electrolyte imbalances and nutritional deficiencies. Wernicke’s encephalopathy is a neurologic manifestation of acute thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency. We describe a case of hyperemesis gravidarum presenting with gait ataxia and nystagmus which led to a diagnosis of Wernicke’s encephalopathy.
Pregnancy outcomes, fertility, and family planning in women with psoriatic arthritis
Authors: Eudy Amanda M , McDaniel Gary , Clowse Megan EB
Published: February 2019

Objective

To quantify pregnancy outcomes and the frequency and cause of infertility among women with psoriatic arthritis.

Methods

Women with psoriatic arthritis aged 20–50 years completed a questionnaire about prior pregnancies, infertility, and family planning. Patient-reported pregnancy outcomes were validated by chart review.

Results

In 40 women with psoriatic arthritis, 67% of 70 pregnancies were live births. Patient-reported preterm birth and preeclampsia were more common after psoriatic arthritis diagnosis but were significantly over-reported. Most women reported no or mild joint pain during pregnancy and few took medications for psoriatic arthritis. Infertility was reported by 36% of women who were ever pregnant or ever tried to become pregnant, primarily due to polycystic ovary syndrome.

Conclusion

The patient-reported pregnancy outcomes in this retrospective survey were not supported by chart review, making prospective studies essential to understand the interaction of psoriatic arthritis and pregnancy. Infertility, particularly due to polycystic ovary syndrome, appears to be an important issue in this population.
From Right to Permission: Asylum, Mediterranean Migrations, and Europe’s War on Smuggling
Authors: Albahari Maurizio
Published: February 2019

The European Union (EU) and its member states have sought to curb unauthorized maritime migrant arrivals through a proactive combination of deterrence, intelligence, surveillance, anti-smuggling activities, border enforcement, and policing and readmission collaboration with Turkey, Libya, and Libya’s African neighbors. Through these actions, the right to seek asylum is being de facto transformed into a state-granted permission to seek asylum. Containment policies ensure that one cannot ask for sovereign permission without first paying smugglers.

In support of their policies, EU and national authorities widely use an anti-smuggling discourse that focuses on the ruthlessness of smugglers and the passive victimhood of migrants, including asylum seekers and refugees. This rhetoric aligns itself with what is perceived to be politically palatable, and it contributes to preserving a volatile status quo. EU and national policies have failed to significantly curb maritime arrivals. Migrants face worsened conditions on Libyan soil, and death at sea. In recent memory, 2011 was seen as the deadliest year on record for Mediterranean migrations, only to be surpassed first by 2014 and then by 2016. During 2017, at least 3,119 persons died or went missing in the Mediterranean Sea ( UNHCR 2017b ). Deterrence, containment, and the related war on smuggling prove ineffective and do not justify such a heavy cost. They quell the outrage cyclically generated by powerful images of Mediterranean carnage, even as they fail to mitigate the carnage itself.

European and other liberal-democratic governments can act in more pragmatic, just, and dignified ways, including by attending to migrant agency and to local civic engagements. Provisions for family reunification, refugee resettlement, study visas, and temporary protection should be enhanced. More ambitiously, governments need to reverse the very policies that eviscerate the right to seek asylum. In addition, labor immigration quotas should be set that go beyond attracting skilled “talent” and seasonal workers, to reflect the demands of the job market and of Europe’s ageing societies, while protecting worker rights. Such measures would lessen unauthorized arrivals and the demand for smugglers, ease asylum workloads, and challenge nativist arguments. There is always a political market for effective policies such as these, but until European authorities begin to reject easy resort to tropes of ruthless smuggler criminality, that market will remain disturbingly untapped.
Sonographic Detection and Evaluation of Thrombosis in a Patient With Recent Pancreas Transplant
Authors: Dickey Kelly , Anderson Sharlette
Published: February 2019

Simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplants are most commonly evaluated with sonography. Thorough understanding of the variety of surgical techniques, postoperative anatomy, and potential complications is necessary for proper diagnosis. A common complication following pancreas transplant surgery is venous thrombosis. In the presented case, sonography was able to demonstrate portosplenic thrombosis, and computed tomography angiography was used as a secondary means of imaging. Following treatment, sonography was used to follow the resolution of the thrombus, which facilitated survival of the pancreas graft.
Prospective observational study in patients with obstructive lung disease: NOVELTY design
Authors: Reddel Helen K. , Gerhardsson de Verdier Maria , Agustí Alvar , Anderson Gary , Beasley Richard , Bel Elisabeth H. , Janson Christer , Make Barry , Martin Richard J. , Pavord Ian , Price David , Keen Christina , Gardev Asparuh , Rennard Stephen , Sveréus Alecka , Bansal Aruna T. , Brannman Lance , Karlsson Niklas , Nuevo Javier , Nyberg Fredrik , Young Simon S. , Vestbo Jørgen
Published: February 2019

Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have overlapping clinical features and share pathobiological mechanisms but are often considered distinct disorders. Prospective, observational studies across asthma, COPD and asthma–COPD overlap are limited. NOVELTY is a global, prospective observational 3-year study enrolling ∼12 000 patients ≥12 years of age from primary and specialist clinical practices in 19 countries (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier:NCT02760329).

NOVELTY's primary objectives are to describe patient characteristics, treatment patterns and disease burden over time, and to identify phenotypes and molecular endotypes associated with differential outcomes over time in patients with a diagnosis/suspected diagnosis of asthma and/or COPD. NOVELTY aims to recruit real-world patients, unlike clinical studies with restrictive inclusion/exclusion criteria.

Data collected at yearly intervals include clinical assessments, spirometry, biospecimens, patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and healthcare utilisation (HCU). PROs and HCU will also be collected 3-monthlyviainternet/telephone. Data will be used to identify phenotypes and endotypes associated with different trajectories for symptom burden, clinical progression or remission and HCU. Results may allow patient classification across obstructive lung disease by clinical outcomes and biomarker profile, rather than by conventional diagnostic labels and severity categories.

NOVELTY will provide a rich data source on obstructive lung disease, to help improve patient outcomes and aid novel drug development.
A new method for interpolating linear features in aeromagnetic data
Authors: Naprstek Tomas , Smith Richard S.
Published: February 2019

When aeromagnetic data are interpolated to make a gridded image, thin linear features can result in “boudinage” or “string of beads” artifacts if the anomalies are at acute angles to the traverse lines. These artifacts are due to the undersampling of these types of features across the flight lines, making it difficult for most interpolation methods to effectively maintain the linear nature of the features without user guidance. The magnetic responses of dikes and dike swarms are typical examples of the type of geologic feature that can cause these artifacts; thus, these features are often difficult to interpret. Many interpretation methods use various enhancements of the gridded data, such as horizontal or vertical derivatives, and these artifacts are often exacerbated by the processing. Therefore, interpolation methods that are free of these artifacts are necessary for advanced interpretation and analysis of thin, linear features. We have developed a new interpolation method that iteratively enhances linear trends across flight lines, ensuring that linear features are evident on the interpolated grid. Using a Taylor derivative expansion and structure tensors allows the method to continually analyze and interpolate data along anisotropic trends, while honoring the original flight line data. We applied this method to synthetic data and field data, which both show improvement over standard bidirectional gridding, minimum curvature, and kriging methods for interpolating thin, linear features at acute angles to the flight lines. These improved results are also apparent in the vertical derivative enhancement of field data. The source code for this method has been made publicly available.
Scholarship on the Rise of the Right
Authors: Pearson Chad
Published: February 2019

While the explosion of studies on the rise of the right has undoubtedly enriched our understanding of these powerful forces and individuals, we are due for critical assessments of these studies from the left. Over the past few decades, dismissals of class-based interpretations of history have plagued this type of scholarship. Expressed by some of the profession's most institutionally privileged members, such dismissals have led to a narrowing of discussions and debates by limiting studies to the tensions between liberals and conservatives and by downplaying or ignoring leftist critiques of liberalism.
Energy-minimization multiscale based mesoscale modeling and applications in gas-fluidized catalytic reactors
Authors: Lu Bona , Niu Yan , Chen Feiguo , Ahmad Nouman , Wang Wei , Li Jinghai
Published: February 2019

Gas-solid fluidization is intrinsically dynamic and manifests mesoscale structures spanning a wide range of length and timescales. When involved with reactions, more complex phenomena emerge and thus pose bigger challenges for modeling. As the mesoscale is critical to understand multiphase reactive flows, which the conventional two-fluid model without mesoscale modeling may be inadequate to resolve even using extremely fine grids, this review attempts to demonstrate that the energy-minimization multiscale (EMMS) model could be a starting point to develop such mesoscale modeling. Then, the EMMS-based mesoscale modeling with emphasis on formulation of drag coefficients for different fluidization regimes, modification of mass transfer coefficient, and other extensions are discussed in an attempt to resolve the emerging challenges. Its applications with examples of development of novel fluid catalytic cracking and methanol-to-olefins processes prove that the mesoscale modeling plays a remarkable role in improving the predictions in hydrodynamic behaviors and overall reaction rate. However, the product content primarily depends on the chemical kinetic model itself, suggesting the necessity of an effective coupling between chemical kinetics and flow characteristics. The mesoscale modeling can be believed to accelerate the traditional experimental-based scale-up process with much lower cost in the future.
Efectos de un derrame de petróleo crudo en la comunidad de macroinvertebrados bentónicos de un río amazónico ecuatoriano
Authors: Marina Soto Luz , Lafuente Wilson , Domínguez-Granda Luis , López Carlos
Published: February 2019

Los derrames de petróleo constituyen una fuente importante de perturbación de los macroinvertebrados bentónicos de aguas continentales. Sin embargo, los estudios referentes a estas perturbaciones en las regiones tropicales, y particularmente en el Neotrópico, son limitados. En el presente trabajo se evaluaron los efectos de un derrame de 11 700 barriles de petróleo en las comunidades de macroinvertebrados bentónicos de los ríos Santa Rosa, Quijos y Coca, amazonia ecuatoriana, mediante el uso de índices bióticos, variables de calidad de agua y sedimentos, tanto en sitios impactados como en sitios de referencia en los años 2011 y 2012. Las correlaciones de Spearman establecieron relaciones negativas significativas (p < 0.05) entre la variable “hidrocarburos totales de petróleo” y los taxa Ephemeroptera-Plecoptera-Trichoptera (índice EPT), Trichoptera, y la familia Elmidae. Se estableció una relación inversa entre el índice SIGNAL2 con los hidrocarburos totales de petróleo. El procedimiento de permutación de respuesta múltiple determinó una diferencia entre las comunidades de macroinvertebrados de estaciones de referencia e impactadas del año 2011, y entre las comunidades de macroinvertebrados de estaciones de referencia año 2011 y estaciones impactadas año 2012. El escalamiento multidimensional no-métrico implicó usar tres dimensiones, en el cual el eje dos estuvo mejor relacionado con los hidrocarburos totales de petróleo (r = 0.45). Estos resultados sugieren que factores distintos a hidrocarburos totales de petróleo son los responsables de la composición heterogénea de las comunidades de macroinvertebrados.
Phototherapy for Neonatal Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia: Examining Outcomes by Level of Care
Authors: Fein Eric Herschel , Friedlander Scott , Lu Yang , Pak Youngju , Sakai-Bizmark Rie , Smith Lynne M. , Chantry Caroline J. , Chung Paul J.
Published: February 2019

OBJECTIVES:

Newborns hospitalized with unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia without critical comorbidities may receive intensive phototherapy (IP) in non-ICU levels of care, such as a mother-newborn unit, or ICU levels of care. Our aim was to compare outcomes between each level.

METHODS:

Using hospital discharge data from 2005 to 2011 in New York’s State Inpatient Database, we performed multivariate analyses to compare outcomes that included total cost of hospitalization, length of stay, 30-day readmission rate after IP, and the number of cases of death, exchange transfusion, and γ globulin infusion. We included term newborns treated with IP in their first 30 days of life and without diagnosis codes for other critical illnesses. Explanatory variables included level of care, sex, race, insurance type, presence or absence of hemolysis, hospital, volume of IP performed at each hospital, and year of hospitalization.

RESULTS:

Ninety-nine percent of IP was delivered in non-ICU levels of care. Incidence of major complications was rare (≤0.1%). After adjusting for confounders, ICU level of care was not associated with difference in length of stay (relative risk: 1.2; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.91 to 1.15) or 30-day readmission rate (odds ratio: 0.74; 95% CI: 0.50 to 1.09) but was associated with 1.51 (95% CI: 1.47 to 1.56) times higher costs.

CONCLUSIONS:

For otherwise healthy term newborns with jaundice requiring IP, most received treatment in a non-ICU level of care, and those in intensive care had no difference in outcomes but incurred higher costs. IP guideline authors may want to be more prescriptive about IP level of care to improve value.
Tocopherol and fatty acids content and proximal composition of four avocado cultivars (Persea americana Mill)
Authors: Amado D.A.V. , Detoni A.M. , de Carvalho S.L.C. , Torquato A.S. , Martin C.A. , Tiuman T.S. , Aguiar C.M. , Cottica S.M.
Published: February 2019

Avocado pulp is widely regarded as a great source of edible oil containing fat-soluble vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids (FA). However, avocado peel and seeds are also good sources of edible oil and are less explored byproducts. This paper aimed at determining the proximal composition, FA and tocopherol contents of the pulp, peel, and seeds of Quintal, Fortuna, Margarida, and Hass avocado cultivars. The pulps presented high concentrations of oleic acid. In addition, peel and seeds presented lower omega-6/omega-3 ratios than the pulp. There was also a considerable amount of tocopherol in the peel and seeds, especially in Hass peel (230.7 mg/100 g). According to the results, the peel and seeds of avocado that are considered byproducts, can be utilized in food industry.
Microphones of Christ: Lessons from the Pulpit of Oscar Romero
Authors: Colón-Emeric Edgardo A.
Published: February 2019

From the beginning of Latin American history, the pulpit has been the first line of defense of human dignity. This paper presents Oscar Romero as a distinguished witness to this tradition. His preaching life and death offer a short primer on the liberating message of the gospel. Romero’s Augustinian Christology coupled with the radio broadcasting of his sermons in the face of state resistance led him to express the preaching task in terms of the metaphor of a microphone. Christ is the best microphone of God; the church is the best microphone of Christ. For Romero, preaching Christ requires reading the Scriptures, the life of the church, and the signs of the times. When this happens the voice coming from the microphone sounds like many voices, like the voice of the voiceless, like the voice crying in the wilderness, and like the voice of the shepherd.
“Lo aceptó, pero con indiferencia”: Silencio, indiferencia y rebelión en Tristana de Pérez Galdós
Authors: Muñoz Muriana Sara
Published: February 2019

A partir de la emergencia de un inusitado número de sujetos femeninos que configuran su subjetividad en la narrativa española de finales del XIX a través del lenguaje, el presente artículo explora el papel del silencio como acto de enunciación en Tristana (1892) de Benito Pérez Galdós, una novela repleta de elipsis, discontinuidades y omisiones en la que el silencio juega un papel fundamental. En su periplo narrativo, el personaje femenino desarrolla una habilidad lingüística excepcional estrechamente relacionada con la elaboración de un discurso feminista y el deseo de vivir “libre y honrada”. Pero tras la amputación de una pierna que la dejará mutilada e inmóvil, el personaje se refugia en una actitud de indiferencia, expresión máxima del silencio que domina la novela. Dicha indiferencia responde sin duda a una técnica aleccionadora para restaurar el orden alterado por el espíritu feminista del personaje. Sin embargo, propongo leerla como una forma de resistencia y un acto de poder a partir del cual cuestionar estructuras básicas del orden vigente y anular viejos valores tales como el matrimonio, el ideal de belleza femenina o las diferencias sexuales, todo ello en el marco de las transformaciones que consolidan la modernidad española.
Analysis of an energy pile enduring cyclic temperature loads
Authors: Wang Zhong-jin , Zhang Ri-hong , Fang Peng-fei , Wang Wen-jun , Wang Heng-yu
Published: February 2019

Based on the conclusion that the effect of normal pressure on temperature distribution and the effect of temperature on soil–concrete interface friction are negligible, the finite-element model was established to analyse the characteristics of a pile enduring cyclic temperatures, adopting the sequential thermal coupling method. The temperature-induced additional displacements and axial forces along the pile depth were analysed, and the influences of temperature on the additional axial force distribution of the energy pile were analysed with different pile head loads. The analysis results showed that cyclic heating and natural cooling will lead to additional axial pile forces and displacements along the pile depth. It was concluded that loads applied at the energy pile top should not be heavier than the value at which plastic deformation at the pile end soil would be initiated and at which non-linear pile top settlement occurred.
Undiseased Human Cardiac Ventricular Cells v1
Authors: clancy Colleen , Yang Pei-Chi
Published: February 2019

We have created a prototype Cardiac use-case package for modeling and simulation of autonomic effects on the cardiovascular system. The Cardiac use-case package consists of a single-cell model, 1D and 2D tissues models with documentation.
Sustainability standards for patrimonial housing in the Historic Center of Cuenca - Ecuador
Authors: Espinoza Mosquera José , Quesada Molina Felipe , Calle Pesántez Andrea , Ortiz Fernández Jessica
Published: February 2019

The aim of the study is to analyze the standards of energy efficiency and quality of the indoor environment of the heritage dwellings in the Historic Centre of Cuenca, considering the following factors: energy consumption, temperature, indoor air quality, natural lighting and acoustic comfort. The methodology used is mixed and of longitudinal design, involving quantitative and qualitative variables for the evaluation of environmental and electrical measurements, as well as the perceptions of comfort of the occupants of the houses. In a first stage, a survey is carried out to 280 houses in Cuenca to determine energy consumption habits and indoor environment conditions; in a second phase, a monitoring of electrical and environmental variables is carried out in three houses with patrimonial characteristics, through the use of measurement sensors, simulations and perception surveys. Subsequently, the results are analyzed and evaluated in order to compare them with energy efficiency and indoor environment quality standards of national and international standards, determining results that demonstrate that users adapt to comfort conditions different from those established by standards, such as temperature, where users, in response to the Andean climate, admit lower ranges than the established standards.
АНАЛИЗ ЭФФЕКТИВНОСТИ ПРИМЕНЕНИЯ ВЯЗКОУПРУГОГО ПОВЕРХНОСТНО-АКТИВНОГО СОСТАВА НА МЕСТОРОЖДЕНИЯХ ЗАПАДНОЙ СИБИРИ
Authors: (Gulnur R. Gumerova) Гумерова Гульнур Рашитовна , (Natalya R. Yarkeeva) Яркеева Наталья Расатовна
Published: February 2019

Актуальность исследования определена тем, что современное состояние многих нефтяных месторождений характеризуется массовым их вступлением в позднюю стадию разработки. Cкважинная продукция сопровождается увеличением обводненности скважин при сохранении достаточного количества остаточных извлекаемых запасов нефти. При воздействии на пласт заводнением не все пропластки вовлекаются в разработку. Причинами являются неоднородность пласта, как по вертикали, так и по латерали, высокое соотношение вязкостей добываемой нефти и нагнетаемой воды. При этом процессы в пласте также сопровождаются преждевременным прорывом воды и, следовательно, снижением коэффициента нефтеотдачи. В связи с этим многие нефтяные компании уделяют большое внимание использованию методов регулирования фильтрационных потоков. Одной из таких эффективных технологий, с потокоотклоняющим действием, является применение сшитых полимерных составов. Их преимущества: более высокая вязкость раствора, чем у обычного полимера, создание высокого фактора остаточного сопротивления и способность проникать на более дальние расстояния от ствола нагнетательной скважины. Цель: оценка технологической эффективности от закачки вязкоупругого поверхностно-активного состава на одном из месторождений Западной Сибири. Объектом исследования является участок пласта с невовлекаемыми в разработку запасами и высокой обводненностью. Методы исследования основаны на анализе работы участка проведения обработки, построении карт, оценки запасов. Результаты. Расчитана эффективность обработки нагнетательной скважины на основе интегральной характеристики вытеснения и результатов промысловых геофизических исследований. Выявлено, что технология использования вязкоупругого поверхностно-активного состава успешно была применена и может быть в дальнейшем использована на других месторождениях Западной Сибири.
Respiratory and Non-respiratory Symptoms/Signs in Exposed Camphor Industrial Workers in Aba, Abia State, South East Nigeria
Authors: Mmehibe FO  , Alagwu ND  , Ngwu EE  , Alagwu EA
Published: February 2019

Respiratory and Non-respiratory symptoms/sign in exposed Camphor industrial workers in Aba, Abia State, South East Nigeria, were studied. 100 selected Igbo women, working in Camphor industry for over 15 years were studied and they constitute the test group. They were compared with control subjects not exposed to Camphor or any known air pollutants. Both subjects were aged 25-50 years and weighed between 50-70 kg. Respiratory symptoms studied include dry unproductive cough, productive sputum cough, running/nasal congestion, sneezing, breathlessness, wheeze and chest pain. Non-respiratory symptoms investigated include feeling hot, general body pain, waist pain, internal heat, night fever, excessive sweating, occasional vomiting, abdominal ache, heat rashes, insomnia and blood pressure. The study lasted 3 months and was carried out using questionnaires and other necessary instruments after obtaining their consents. Results obtained showed that all respiratory symptoms in the study subjects (test) were highly significant when compared with control subjects (P<0.001). In non-respiratory symptoms, vomiting, abdominal ache and blood pressure in both the test and control were not statistically significant (P>0.05), others were statistically significant when the test subjects were compared with control (P<0.05). It was concluded that Camphor has significant effects on respiratory and non-respiratory symptoms/signs in exposed Camphor industrial workers.
CULTURA ESCRITA E ESCOLARIZAÇÃO
Authors: De Sousa Priscila
Published: February 2019

O tema deste estudo é a ampliação dos usos sociais da escrita por alunos oriundos de um programa de correção de fluxo. Tendo como fundamentação teórica os Estudos do Letramento, a pesquisa objetiva descrever analiticamente um processo de ensino escolar desenvolvido a partir de um projeto de letramento. Busca formas de empreender um processo escolar que promova participação em eventos de letramento, ampliação das práticas de letramento e imersão na cultura escrita. As compreensões provenientes desta pesquisa repercutiram no desenvolvimento de ações movidas pelo compromisso de contribuir para o processo de imersão dos alunos na cultura escrita.
REFLEXÕES SOBRE A PRÁTICA DOCENTE NO ENSINO DA ESCRITA/REESCRITA DA RESENHA DE FILMES
Authors: Lima Paulo da Silva , Lima Luciana de Queiroz
Published: February 2019

Este artigo aborda o uso de ferramentas didáticas no ensino do gênero textual Resenha. Para isso, são analisadas as ações de uma professora que utilizou a Sequência Didática como instrumento norteador de sua prática pedagógica durante sua pesquisa-ação do Mestrado Profissional em Letras. Objetiva analisar questões teóricas sobre o ensino de gêneros e a prática de sala de aula. Os resultados demonstram que, apesar de não ter se apropriado de alguns saberes teóricos sobre o ensino de gêneros, a professora busca contemplar em sua prática atividades que estimulem os alunos a efetivarem verdadeiras ações de linguagem nas aulas.
DIZER O CORPO EM ESPAÇO PÚBLICO
Authors: Reis Naiane Vieira dos
Published: February 2019

Este trabalho objetiva analisar o discurso sobre a mulher no espaço público em uma publicação em rede social digital, observando as construções sociais que perduram e implicam na exclusão do feminino. Como subsídio teórico, lançamos mão das discussões sobre gênero, pelas perspectivas da história e dos estudos de gênero, tendo em vista a inscrição da mulher nos âmbitos de participação social, além de considerar categorias de análise da semiótica discursiva para a análise de dados. O corpo, nesses discursos enunciados em espaço público, é instância de denúncia e negociação de direitos de gênero.
ATRAVÉS DA TOLERÂNCIA E DO RESPEITO À DIVERSIDADE: UMA EDUCAÇÃO PARA REEDUCAR O HOMEM ATUAL
Authors: Silva Haleks Marques , Rodrigues Walace
Published: February 2019

Este artigo nasce dos estudos e pesquisas sobre o conceito de cultura e identidade cultural na disciplina de “Tópicos I: Ensino e Valorização da Diversidade”, do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ensino de Língua e Literatura (PPGL-UFT). Este escrito objetiva refletir e analisar a identidade cultural pós-moderna tendo em vista uma perspectiva educacional metamórfica e solidária do ser humano. A metodologia utilizada foi teórica de cunho bibliográfica, feita através de análises de artigos, revistas, livros e em sites especializados no assunto. Os resultados mostram que a desfragmentação da identidade na pós-modernidade é apenas um começo de uma nova era e um novo modo de ser-no-mundo, sem certezas, sem portos fixos, sem verdades absolutas. A crise de identidade traz consigo também uma não aceitação do outro, do diferente, do diverso. Faz-se necessário, então, uma educação que seja capaz de suscitar nas mentes o respeito às diferenças e a busca sincera da própria verdade.
O MISMATCH SEMÂNTICO E SUAS IMPLICAÇÕES NO ENSINO DE LÍNGUA PORTUGUESA
Authors: Ribeiro Roza Maria Palomanes , Souza Juliana Behrends de
Published: February 2019

Baseando-se em estudos dentro das ciências cognitivas (Tomasello, 2003; Francis e Michaelis, 2002; Fillmore 1986), este artigo apresentará caminhos que auxiliem alunos na identificação do conflito gerador. É comum que, durante essa identificação, aconteçam mismatches, ou seja, uma falha no processo de interpretação. O equívoco em relação ao vocábulo conflito é recorrente, justificando a necessidade do reconhecimento do mismatch semântico. Observações feitas no ambiente escolar revelaram que professores desconhecem o assunto, gerando práticas que desconsideram o mismatch. Desta forma, apresentar-se-á uma mediação que oferece caminhos para evitá-lo. Espera-se que as contribuições desta pesquisa auxiliem professores a reconhecerem e evitarem o mismatch semântico.
PLANEJAMENTO DE AULAS PARA CONTEXTO DIVERSOS
Authors: Okaigusiku Alberto Eikiti , Grande Gabriela Claudino , Vilaço Fabiana Lacerda
Published: February 2019

Visto que a sociedade se relaciona com a linguagem de forma multissemiótica, o trabalho discute o ensino de língua inglesa a partir das perspectivas dos letramentos críticos, dos multiletramentos e da transliguagem, analisando 8 planos de aula do curso Comunicação Intercultural oferecido pelo Idiomas Sem Fronteiras. O artigo propõe reflexões acerca da relevância de tais teorias e suas contribuições para a prática docente e construção linguística, analisando e refletindo sobre as atividades e textos trabalhados em sala de aula, inclusive as produções finais no gênero podcast, nas quais a criticidade e o letramento digital tomam forma em textos de relevância social.
Emotional intelligence and frequency of alcohol use and during adolescence
Authors: Calero Alejandra Daniela , Barreyro Juan Pablo , Formoso Jesica , Injoque- Ricle Irene
Published: February 2019

AbstractIntroduction: Emotional intelligence has proven to be a relevant construct during adolescence and includes three components: attention to feelings, clarity of feelings, and mood repair. Within this age group, alcohol consumption is a central problem. Objective: The aim of this work is to study the relation between emotional intelligence and frequency of alcohol consumption in adolescents that attendant a high school from the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Methodology: The TMMS-21 was administered to assess emotional intelligence, and an ad hoc questionnaire was administered to assess alcohol consumption. We performed comparisons between age groups and between genders, and we studied the predictive power of emotional intelligence through a lineal regression. Results: Attention to feelings was lower in those adolescents with frequent alcohol consumption. Moreover, results showed that attention to feelings was a predictor of alcohol consumption frequency in women, while age was a predictor of frequency of alcohol consumption for both genders. Conclusion: These findings suggest that alcohol consumption could function as a way of coping with the emotions that are not being attended to.
Seasonal Patterns of Carbohydrates and Proline in Jojoba Clones that Differ in Frost Susceptibility
Authors: Khalafalla Mubarak S. , Palzkill David A.
Published: February 2019

Total nonstructural carbohydrates (TNC), starch, total soluble sugars, sucrose, and proline concentrations were monitored for 18 months in leaf tissue of two jojoba [Simmondsia chinensis (Link) Schneider] clones that differ in frost susceptibility. Seasonal changes in TNC and starch concentrations, with maxima in the winter and minima in summer, were significant. Sugar levels decreased from fall to spring and increased during early summer. The more frost-resistant clone (C-1) had significantly higher sugar concentrations during most of the study than the less frost-resistant clone (C-2). Proline concentrations largely followed the trends found for TNC. The C-1 clone had the higher levels of proline, except when C-2 was frost-injured. Growth trends were similiar between C-1 and C-2, with a major growth flush from March to May. Relatively high levels of starch preceded growth flushes.
In Vitro Multiple Bud Formation by 20-year-old Western Larch Buds and Stems
Authors: Chesick E.E. , Bilderback D.E. , Blake G.M.
Published: February 2019

Vegetative long-shoot buds, greenwood stems, and immature needles of 20-year-old western larch (Larix occidentalis Nutt.) were cultured to induce multiple bud formation. Explants were collected year-round and cultured on a modified Schenk and Hildebrandt (SH) medium containing 6-benzyladenine (BA) at 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, or 100 μm. Multiple buds were produced on buds and stems with terminal meristems, but not on needles or stem sections. The induction of de novo buds and development of axillary buds required BA at 1 to 10 μm; higher concentrations of BA were less effective. More explants formed multiple buds on SH than on modified Murashige and Skoog (MS) media. Multiple buds formed on more buds and stems excised during the growing season than from dormant buds. Buds cultured on media containing gibberellin died within 6 weeks; auxin caused bud elongation but no multiple buds formed. Chemical names used: N-[(trichloromethyl)thio]-4-cyclohexene-1,2-dicarboximide (captan); 6-benzyladenine (BA); 1H-indole-3-butyric acid (IBA); 1H-indole-3-acetic acid (IAA); gibberellin (GA4+7).
Selective Flower Removal Increases Cranberry Fruit Set
Authors: Birrenkott Brian A. , Stang Elden J.
Published: February 2019

Selective flower removal was used in 1987 and 1988 to evaluate intraplant competition or inhibition within flowering uprights of `Searles' cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.). The lowest two flowers were removed from uprights at various stages of plant development in 1987. With one or both of the two earliest, i.e., lowest, flowers developing `into fruit, 25% of the remaining flowers matured into fruit. Removal of the earliest two flowers at preblossom or late blossom resulted in ≈ 46% fruit set for the remaining flowers. Slightly fewer upper flowers set (36%) when the earliest flowers and fruit were removed at early fruit development. In 1988, the lowest two flowers were removed at preblossom and natural insect pollination was supplemented by hand pollination. Hand-pollinated (upper) flowers set 58% when the lowest two flowers were removed, compared to 17% for the unthinned control. Yield and fruit numbers were lowered slightly as a result of flower thinning in both years. A significant amount of variation in fruit production was explained by the number of flowering uprights per unit of production area in both years.
Carpetgrass Seedhead Suppression with Plant Growth Regulators
Authors: Fry Jack D. , Wells D. Wayne
Published: February 2019

Field studies were conducted in south Louisiana to identify plant growth regulators that suppress carpetgrass (Axonopus affinis Chase.) seedhead development. In an initial study, best results were obtained with sethoxydim (0.11 kg·ha-1) and sulfometuron methyl (0.6 kg·ha-1), which reduced seedhead development by 88% and 86%, respectively, compared to untreated plots 21 days after treatment. Sulfometuron methyl caused unacceptable carpetgrass injury, however. Evaluation of seven sethoxydim application levels between 0 and 0.34 kg a.i./ha showed that carpetgrass seedhead number and elongation rate declined with increasing sethoxydim amount [SEEDHEAD NUMBER (m-2) = 515 – 1340 (kg), R2 = 0.82; ELONGATION (cm) = 25.3 – 151 (kg) + 276 (kg2), R2 = 0.77]. Carpetgrass seedhead production was restricted up to 6 weeks after sethoxydim (0.17 and 0.22 kg·ha-1) application. Chemical names used: (2-[1-(ethoxyimino)butyl]-5-[2-ethylthio)propyl)-3-hydroxy-2-cyclohexen-1-one) (seth-oxydim); (2-[[[[(4,6-dimethyl-2-pyrimidinyl)amino]carbonyl]amino]sulfonyl]benzoic acid) (sulfometuron methyl).
Teaching the Principles of Landscape Bidding with an Electronic Spreadsheet
Authors: Beattie David J. , Ragan Lawrence C.
Published: February 2019

An interactive spreadsheet program was developed to demonstrate how a landscape bid is estimated. Information from a profit and loss statement, entered periodically, is retained for succeeding bids. Machine and labor costs are determined separately. For an individual bid, inputs include cost of materials, overhead, labor and machine times, contingency, and profit. Labor costs are automatically modified to reflect crew efficiency, and materials costs reflect storage, freight, and other charges. Overhead is based on the relationship between annual direct and indirect costs. The calculations section displays intermediate steps of the final bid estimate. Summaries from calculations include a final bid estimate. A printing option allows the user to selectively print any of the sections, a customer's copy, or the entire bid. The program uses an Apple Macintosh computer, was written for Microsoft Excel software, and uses macro programs. Its concept can be adapted to any electronic spreadsheet and can be protected to allow entry of only certain input data. The program can be used for small landscape businesses, classroom instruction, and/or extension instruction in which higher-order thinking skills are emphasized.
INTERACTION BETWEEN SOLUBLE SOLIDS AND ETHANOL IN DETERMINING FLAVOR AND TOLERANCE OF FRUITS TO LOW OXYGEN ATMOSPHERES
Authors: Ke Dangyang , Kader Adel A.
Published: February 2019

Selected cultivars of several fruit species were exposed to 0.25% or 0.02% O2 at 0, 5, or 10C for short durations to investigate the potential of these treatments as quarantine procedures for postharvest insect control. Beneficial effects of such low O2 treatments included inhibition or delay of ripening processes as indicated by reduction in respiration and ethylene production rates, retardation of skin color changes and flesh softening, and maintenance of titratable acidity. While appearance was not adversely influenced by the short-term low O2 treatments, the development of alcoholic off-flavor was the most important detrimental effect, which limited the tolerance of fresh fruits to low-O2 atmospheres. Ethanol content and flavor score of the fruits had a logarithmic relationship. The threshold ethanol concentration associated with off-flavor detection (EO) increased with SSC of the commodity at the ripe stage, and it could be estimated using the following formula (Log EO)/SSC = 0.228. Using SSC of ripe fruits and average ethanol accumulation rate per day (V) from each low O2 treatment, the tolerance limit (Tl) of fruits to low O atmospheres could be predicted as follows: Tl = EO/E = 1 00.228 SSC2/V.E
BACKYARD FARMER: AN EXTENSION OUTREACH PROGRAM
Authors: Steinegger Donald H.
Published: February 2019

“Backyard Farmer” is a Cooperative Extension (CE) television program that airs one night a week on the Nebraska Educational Television Network (ETV). “Backyard Farmer” is a one-hour program which airs throughout the lawn and gardening season from approximately April 1 to September 1 each year. This program combines a live call-in format, along with mailin questions and samples to be answered by the panel. In addition they discuss timely topics which are illustrated by videotapes and live demonstrations. The panelists are specialists in horticulture, entomology, plant pathology and agronomy (weed science).

Slightly over two-thirds of the Nebraska households (69%) were familiar with “Backyard Farmer”. Backyard Farmer has been watched in 49% of Nebraska households. Thus Backyard Farmer is viewed in approximately 270,000 households.

Viewers are more likely than non-viewers to have sought advice from Cooperative Extension in the past two years. Although the total number of viewers in the urban area was higher than in the rural area, there was a higher proportion of viewers in the rural area. Nearly half of the “Backyard Farmer” viewing audience (47%) was under age 45.
Technique for Improving Marketable Yield and Quality of Hydroponically Forced Witloof Chicory
Authors: Tan Zhi Yi , Corey Kenneth A.
Published: February 2019

A method was developed to improve the yield and quality of chicons of witloof chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) forced hydroponically from roots taken following long-term storage. The method combines the use of a resilient material (polyurethane foam) with the application of pressure to the developing chicons. At the start of forcing, weights of 0, 150, 300, 450, and 900 g/root were applied to the crown and maintained until harvest. Marketable yields and density of chicons of the late-forcing cultivar Faro increased with increasing weight applied. Increasing weight also significantly decreased the length: diameter ratio of chicons, an indicator of quality. Increased marketable yield and improved quality of `Bea' (intermediate to late-forcing cultivar) chicons were achieved with application of 450 g/root. The technique provides a tool for improving economic yields of late-season, hydroponically forced witloof chicory.
Reduction in Transpiration and Return Bloom in Apple by Two Sterol-inhibiting Fungicides
Authors: Biggs Alan R.
Published: February 2019

The proportion of spurs blooming on `McIntosh' apples (Malus domestica Borkh.) was reduced significantly in 1986 and 1988, but not in 1987, following seasonal programs of six bitertanol or flusilazole treatments applied at two and three rates, respectively. The fungicides were not associated with any visible phytotoxic effect nor was shoot length reduced by any fungicide treatment. In two of three experiments conducted in May and June 1986, transpiration was reduced by the low rate of flusilazole and the high rate of bitertanol relative to both the captan and nonsprayed trees. In all three experiments, flusilazole at 1.4 g a.i./100 liter was associated with transiently reduced transpiration rates, lasting a minimum of 48 hours, relative to the nonsprayed control. Fungicides affected the diffusive resistance of apple leaves in all three experiments; however, there were no consistent treatment effects on diffusive resistance among the three experiments.
Combining Ability Analysis of Juvenile Period in Pear
Authors: Bell Richard L. , Zimmerman Richard H.
Published: February 2019

Combining ability for transmission of juvenile period duration was studied in a large pear breeding population. The 92 parents, consisting of cultivars and selections of Pyrus communis L. and its interspecific hybrids with P. pyrifolia (Burm.) Nakai and P. ussuriensis Maxim., as well as genotypes of P. calleryana Decne., were crossed in 298 combinations. General combining ability was highly significant and of much larger magnitude than specific combining ability, indicating that juvenile period length was under predominantly additive genetic control. Selection of parents based on their juvenile period or their combining ability constants is likely to result in significant reduction in mean juvenile period.
Floral Initiation and Development in Aquilegia
Authors: White J.W. , Chen H. , Zhang X. , Beattie D.J. , Grossman H.
Published: February 2019

Floral initiation and development of greenhouse and growth room-grown Aquilegia × hybrida Sims cultivars were studied using a scanning electron microscope. All greenhouse-grown cultivars initiated floral buds before cold treatment, ≈ 5 months after sowing. Floral initiation occurred at the apical meristem and proceeded acropetally on an elongated conical axis in the sequence: sepals, petals, stamens, stamenodia, and carpels. In a second experiment, 13 Aquilegia cultivars, three of which had been used in the first experiment, were grown as seedlings in a growth room at 20C under an 8-, 12-, 16-, or 20-hr photoperiod, each totaling 10.2 mol·day-1·m-2 irradiance from cool-white fluorescent lamps. Here, floral initiation was absent even after 7 months from sowing, presumably because there was no diurnal variation in irradiance or temperature.
GROWING ARBORVITAE CULTIVARS FROM SEED
Authors: Bee A. A.
Published: February 2019

Seeds from arborvitae, Thuja occidentalis L., cultivars were grown to determine phenotypic variations which might be useable as new cultivars. Seeds were germinated and grown under greenhouse and lath house condition. Many seedlings from isolated plants of T. occidentals `Hetz Midget' and `Holmstrup' were similar or identical to the parent plant (98% and 58%, respectively). Seedlings grown from seeds of plants in a mixed planting produced seedlings similar to the seed parent as follows: `Hetz Midget' 100%, `Minima' 78%, `Little Giant' 0%, `Sherwood Moss' 11%, `Spiralis' 24%, `Hoseri' 36%; cultivars that produce a high percentage of true to type seedling could be propagated sexually.