bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Detection of cryIII gene in Local Isolate of Bacillus thuringiensis Using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Authors: Dwi Wahyuni Febriana , Fransisca Cindy , Saraswati Henny
Published: February 2020

Bacillus thuringiensis is a biological biopesticide that was used for defense against pests. In B. thuringiensis there is a Cry protein that is only toxic to certain insects. This Cry protein is encoded by cry gene. There are many types of cry genes that have been identified, one of which is cryIII gene that is toxic to insects from the Coleoptera group as pests in sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas). The aim of this study was to amplify the cryIII gene from local isolate of B. thuringiensis. The method that can be used  for cryIII gene amplification is Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). The primer pair is one of the important factors that determine the success of PCR. From a number of designed primers, the primer pair selected to be used in this study is Cry3B forward 5’-AAAGTGCGGCTATTCGACCA-3’ and Cry3B reverse 5’-CACTTCATCCTGTGACGCCT-3’. This primer pair successfully amplified cryIII gene and showed a DNA band with molecular size approximately 914 base pairs. Gradient PCR needs to be done for optimizing specific amplification of cryIII gene.
 
Keywords: PCR, primer, sweet potato
Uluslararası Ticaret ve Elektronik Konişmentonun (BOLERO) Rolü
Authors: MERAL Yurdagül
Published: February 2020

Elektronik ticaret ve elektronik belgelerin artışıyla, SWIFT ve Through Transport Club (TT Club) ortak girişimi ile elektronik konişmento, BOLERO (Bill of Lading Electronic Registry Organisation) sistemi kurulmuştur. Bu çalışmanın amacı, 1994’de Avrupa Birliği tarafından finanse edilen BOLERO projesinin, beklentilerin aksine yaygın kullanılmama nedenlerini tanımlamaktır. Literatür taraması sonucu, yaygın kullanımının önündeki engellerin başında bankacılık sektörünün teminat ve ödemelerde hala geleneksel orijinal kâğıt konişmento talep etmesi bulunmuştur. Ayrıca, elektronik konişmentoyu ilk kez tanımlayan uluslararası kurallar dizisi Rotterdam Kurallarının henüz yürürlüğe girmemiş olması, dolayısıyla ülkelerin yerel hukuki alt yapısının elektronik konişmentoya uygun olmamasının yanı sıra, BOLERO sisteminin, dışa kapalı, herkese açık bir sistem olmaması ve son olarak ise yüzlerce yıldır kullanılan orijinal kâğıt konişmento yerine elektronik konişmentonun, sektörün güvenini henüz kazanmaması olduğu görülmüştür.
THE ROLE OF SINCERITY AS A MOTIVATING FACTOR TO WORK FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
Authors: Abdullah Agung
Published: February 2020

Purpose of the study: This study aimed to examine the sincerity factor as the main motivation to work for non-profit organizations, especially in waqf institutions. To be more specific, the paper examines the factor of sincerity influence commitment and professionalism. In Indonesia, the majority of waqf asset is used for mosques, prayer rooms, orphanages, tombs, schools include pesantren or Islamic boarding school. Methodology: This study uses a qualitative approach, interviews with 20 waqf practitioners (Nadzir) both as top leaders and implementers in pesantren or Islamic boarding school. The set of the location of this study was taken at Java and Madura, based on data from the Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs most of the Islamic boarding schools in Indonesia are located on this island. The criteria for Islamic Boarding School which are the objects of this study are having assets above 50 billion rupiahs (3,6 million USD). Main Findings: Based on the interviews with the waqf managers sincerity is a motivation that is felt right to foster commitment and professionalism of waqf property managers. Sincerity (ikhlas) does not only originate from wakif who inherits his property for waqf, but also the managers of the waqf property. The continuity of represented institutions (especially Islamic schools) is then managed with sincerity more guaranteed. Applications of this study: This research covers only several waqf institutions that manage education (pesantren) and have productive business charities to meet their needs. Further study can be extended to waqf institutions that manage education (other than pesantren) or other modern waqf institutions. Novelty/Originality of this study: This paper is the first paper to discuss the role of sincerity in waqf management, particularly that uses an empirical approach. A previous paper in waqf management discusses waqf from productive waqf, cash waqf, accountability of waqf and trust in waqf.
Effect of anatomic fibula on tibia union and alignment after intramedullary nailing of tibia shaft fractures
Authors: EVREN Ali Teoman , YARADILMIŞ Yüksel Uğur , OKKAOĞLU Mustafa Caner , ATEŞ Ahmet , DEMİRKALE İsmail , ALTAY Murat
Published: February 2020

Objectives: The effect of an intact or fixated fibula on tibial union and alignment in tibial shaft fractures applied with intramedullary nailing is investigated.Methods: A retrospective examination was made of 67 patients aged 19-85 years who were applied with intramedullary nailing for a tibial shaft fracture (AO-42) between January 2010 and December 2016. The 44 patients included in the study were separated into 2 groups as those with anatomic fibula (Group 1, n = 12) and those with a fibula fracture which is not fixated (Group 2, n = 32). The patients were evaluated in respect of bone union and malalignment from direct radiographs. Union was evaluated according to the RUST criteria, and the threshold for malalignment was taken as 5˚ in the coronal and sagittal planes.Results: The patients comprised 24 males and 20 females (M/F: 6/5) with a mean age of 42.7 years (range, 19-76 years). Non-union was observed in 3/12 patients (25%) in Group 1, and in 2/32 (6.3%) patients in Group 2 at 6 months. Malalignment was observed in 1/12 (8.3%) patients in Group 1 (procurvatum) and in 7/32 (21.8%) patients in Group 2, of which 3 (9.3%) were varus, and 4 (12.5%) were valgus. The rate of malalignment was significantly lower in Group 1 than in Group 2.Conclusions: The results demonstrated that bone union of a tibial shaft fracture is slower in patients with an anatomic fibula compared to those with non-anatomic fibula. Although the anatomic fibula slows the rate of union, it prevents malalignment.
Organisational Structure and Strategy Implementation: Empirical Evidence from Oil Marketing Companies in Kenya
Authors: Mohamed Yabarow Musa , Muathe Stephen M. A.
Published: February 2020

The paper aims to investigate the relationship between organisational structure and strategy implementation in oil marketing companies. The study attempts to ascertain the perceptions of the employees regarding the impact of organisational structure on strategy implementation using four organisational variables: hierarchical levels, organisational communication, decision making structures and organisational culture. Based on a sample of 148 respondents working in Kenyan oil marketing companies, the study found that hierarchical levels, organisational communication, decision making structures and organisational culture have a certain influence on strategy implementation. By considering the influence of communication, decision-making, and organisational culture, this study attempts to explore the ways in which organisational structure influences strategy implementation in Kenyan oil marketing companies.
Assessment of anxiety and pain in patients with lumbosacral radiculopathy at the early stage of rehabilitation with various rehabilitation programs after microdiscectomy
Authors: Blokhina V. N. , Melikyan E. G.
Published: February 2020

Rationale: The role of the psychogenic component in chronic pain and delayed rehabilitation in patients with lumbosacral radiculopathy (LSR) has been extensively studied. However, there is a paucity of studies evaluating anxiety and pain in LSR patients early after microdiscectomy. Only a few studies have performed a differentiated assessment of state (SA) and trait (TA) anxiety. The effects of repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation (rPMS) on the TA level in the Russian LSR patients have not been investigated.Aim: To assess changes in anxiety and pain over time in LSR patients with various rehabilitation programs at the early stage after microdiscectomy.Materials and methods: The study included 71 patients with LSR after microdiscectomy (mean age 46.8 ± 10.5 years). At Day 7 after surgery, the patients were randomized into two groups. The patients in the 1stgroup (n = 35) received a rPMS course in addition to conventional rehabilitation, whereas the patients in the 2ndgroup (n = 36) were rehabilitated only conventionally. Pain was assessed by a visual analogue scale (VAS), and anxiety levels by Spielberger StateTrait Anxiety Inventory (validated Russian version).Results: There was a significant decrease of SA and TA levels in the patients of both groups at Day 21 of rehabilitation, compared to those at Day 7 (p < 0.001). At Day 21, there was a significant inter-group difference (p = 0.036) in the leg pain VAS score and the TA frequency distribution (p = 0.042, Fisher test).Conclusion: Better improvement of pain and trait anxiety in the patients treated with rPMS indicates that it would be reasonable to include an rPMS course into the comprehensive rehabilitation program after microdiscectomy.
Carcass Yield and Histo-Anatomical Changes in Broilers Fed on Diet Supplemented with Different Levels of Phytobiotics
Authors: Saleem Muhammad Usman , Javid Muhammad Arshad , Kiani Faisal Ayub , Nazir Muhammad Mudasser , Bhatti Sheraz Ahmed
Published: February 2020

The present study investigates the comparative effectiveness of different concentrations of garlic (Allium Sativum) and ginger (Zingiber Officinale) on carcass yield and selected histo-anatomical parameters of broilers. A total of 80 one day- old chicks were divided into five different groups with each group having 4 replicates in a trial of 35 days. The first group was kept as control whereas, the second, third, fourth and fifth groups diet were supplemented with garlic at 0.25 and 0.5% and ginger at 0.25 and 0.5% respectively in the diet. At the end of trial all birds were slaughtered for analysis. Results revealed that carcass weight and carcass yields were significantly (plessthan 0.05) improved by garlic supplementation at 0.5% compared to other groups. Histo-anatomy revealed that the strength of tibia bone increased significantly plessthan 0.05) whereas, the number of intraepithelial lymphocytes decreased significantly (plessthan 0.05) by the dietary supplementation of garlic and ginger irrespective of level. It is concluded that 0.5% garlic can be used as a potential replacement for antibiotic growth promoters in the broiler diet.
Modeling of Ambient Environment and Thermal Status Relationship of Pig’s Body in a Pig Barn
Authors: Basak Jayanta Kumar , Arulmozhi Elanchezhian , Khan Fawad , Okyere Frank Gyan , Ahmed Jihoon Park, Ara , Ahmed Hyeon Tae Kim* Ara
Published: February 2020

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the performance of temperature model (T model), relative humidity model (H model), temperature-humidity model (TH model), and temperature-humidity index model (THI model) in predicting pig’s body surface temperature (PBT). Infrared Sensor (IR) was used to measure PBT at different locations: left side (LS), right side (RS), forehead (FH) and back side (BS). Ambient environmental parameters inside the room such as temperature (ART), relative humidity (RRH) and CO2 concentration were measured using livestock environment management system (LEMS). THI model was selected as the best model in making more accurate prediction in both training (R2=0.72, RMSE=0.80, RSE=0.26 and MAPE=2.08) and validation (R2=0.74, RMSE=1.10, RSE=0.40 and MAPE=2.80) stages. For more precise modeling, apart from temperature and humidity data other environmental factors inside pig’s barn (CO2 concentration, wind speed, air pressure etc.) as well as growth factors (body weight, feed intake etc.) may be included in models.
Effect of Kisspeptin on in vitro Maturation of Buffalo Oocytes
Authors: Rajesh Kolipaka , Swathi B , Kumari G Aruna , Shanmugam M
Published: February 2020

To explore the effect of kisspeptin on in vitro maturation of buffalo oocytes under different hormonal combinations. For the present study, Kp@10 µg/ml was selected as optimum by assessing the proportion of Cumulus Cell Expansion (CCE) and extrusion of 1st polar body (PB) from the earlier study conducted. Media containing TCM 199 (supplemented with Gentamicin) and oocytes were used as control. Overall, oocytes were allowed to mature in 12 different maturation media viz., Control (T1), Kp at 10 µg/ml (T2), FSH alone (T3), FSH +Kp (T4), LH (T5), LH +Kp (T6), E2 (T7), E2+Kp (T8), FSH+LH+E2 (T9), FSH+LH+E2+Kp (T10), FSH+LH+E2+FCS+BSA (T11) and FSH+LH+E2+FCS+BSA+Kp (T12), incubated at 38.5°C and 5% CO2 under humidified atmosphere for 22 hours. The results showed significantly (P £ 0.5) higher percentages of CCE and PB in groups supplemented with Kp (T4, T6, T8, T10 and T12,) compared to control (T1) and other treatment groups supplemented with individual hormones either alone (T3, T5 and T7) or combination of hormones (T9) and IVM alone (T11). Therefore, it has been clearly demonstrated that addition of Kp (10 µg/ml) to FSH, LH, E2 supplemented media, in various combinations enhances buffalo oocyte maturation rates in vitro.
Molecular Characterization of Biofilm-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Healthy Pigs and Chicken in India
Authors: Chakraborty S , Dutta T K , Roychoudhury P , Samanta I , . Lalhruaipuii , Kalai S , Bandyopadhyay S
Published: February 2020

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is considered as the most potent member of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extremely resistant (XDR) gram-negative pathogens (‘ESCAPE’ group) emerged throughout the world with the property to ‘escape’ the treatment with antibiotics. Biofilm formation is a significant virulence property of P. aeruginosa generating not only antibiotic resistance, but also it acts as a constant source of infection in the host and it can prevent host defence such as chemotaxis of polynuclear immune cells. There is paucity of scientific literatures regarding characterization of biofilm producing P. aeruginosa isolated from livestock and birds. A total of 200 rectal swabs were collected from pigs (n=100) and chickens (n=100) from Mizoram state of India. All the specimens were processed of isolation and identification of P. aeruginosa, which were further confirmed by 16S rRNA PCR and Phoenix bacterial identification system. All the isolates were subjected to detection of biofilm producing ability by microtiter plate assay, antimicrobial sensitivity by disc diffusion assay and detection of selected biofilm producing genes as well as selected beta lactamase genes by specific PCR assay. A total of 11 P. aeruginosa were isolated from pigs (n=6) and chickens (n=5). All the isolates were recorded as positive for biofilm production by microtiter plate assay and were positive for at least one biofilm associated genes. A total of 8 isolates were positive for blaTEM gene and one isolates was positive for blaCTX-M gene. This is probably the unique report on isolation of P. aeruginosa from animals carrying both beta lactamase as well as biofilm producing genes.
Modelling and Forecasting of Milk Production in Chhattisgarh and India
Authors: Mishra P , Fatih Chellai , Niranjan H K , Tiwari Shiwani , Devi Monika , Dubey Anurag
Published: February 2020

India is accounting for almost 20 percent of total milk production in the world and 70 percent of this share is coming from small, marginal farmers and landless people of the country residing in rural areas and this shows that dairy industry has an important role in social and economic development in India. Dairy is growing with a positive rate as per capita availability has reached to 375 (gms/day) in 2017-18 from 178 (gms/day) in 1990-91. In this study, time series data (2001-02 to 2015-16) on milk production and different milching species population of Chhattisgarh have been used to find out the suitable forecasting models for milk production and population of these mulching animals of Chhattisgarh. To meet the objective of study different Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) models have been tried and among all ARIMA (0,2,0) model has been found more suitable for production of milk in India and Chhattisgarh both. Availability of milk is forecasted suitably by ARIMA (0,2,1) and ARIMA(0,1,1) for India and Chhattisgarh respectively. Similarly different ARIMA models have been fitted for population of different species animals. By this study milk production is expected to reach 219.73 MMT and 1.599 MMT by 2022-23 in India and Chhattisgarh respectively.
Influence of Organic Manures and Micronutrients Fertilization on the Soil Properties and Yield of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) in Coastal Saline Soil
Authors: Elayaraja D , Sathiyamurthi S
Published: February 2020

The light texture coastal saline soils are well known for the deficiency of both macro and micronutrients especially zinc, boron, iron and manganese, etc. The zinc (Zn) and manganese (Mn) plays an important role in improving the growth, yield and quality of sesame. A field experiment was conducted to find out the influence of organics and micronutrients fertilization on the soil properties and yield of sesame in coastal saline soil. The experiment was carried out in a farmer’s field at Ponnanthittu coastal village, near Chidambaram Taluk, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. The Physico- chemical properties and nutrient status of initial soil were: pH- 8.43, EC- 4.25 dS m-1, organic carbon- 2.30 g kg-1 and DTPA Zn – 0.70 mg kg-1 and Mn- 0.96 mg kg-1, respectively. The treatments included were T1 -Control (Recommended dose of NPK), T2 –125% NPK + Composted coirpith (CCP) @ 12.5 t ha-1, T3 -T2 + ZnSO4 @ 25 kg ha-1 soil application (SA), T4 -T2 + MnSO4 @ 5 kg ha-1 (SA), T5 -T2 + (ZnSO4 + MnSO4) SA, T6 -T2 + ZnSO4 @ 0.5 % foliar application (FA),T7 -T2 + MnSO4 (FA), T8 -T2 + (ZnSO4 + MnSO4 )FA, T9 -T2 + ZnSO4 (SA) + ZnSO4 (FA), T10-T2 + MnSO4 (SA) + MnSO4 (FA) and T11-T2 + (ZnSO4 + MnSO4 ) SA + (ZnSO4 + MnSO4 )FA. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Block Design (RBD) with three replications, using sesame variety TMV 7. The results of the study indicated that the combined application of 125 per cent NPK + composted coirpith (CCP) @ 12.5 t ha-1 + ZnSO4 @ 25 kg ha-1 + MnSO4 @ 5 kg ha-1 through soil application along with foliar application of ZnSO4 @ 0.5% + MnSO4 twice at 0.5 per cent significantly increased the soil nutrient availability, microbial population, enzyme activity and yield of sesame in coastal sandy soil. This treatment recorded the highest sesame seed yield of 815 kg ha-1 and stalk yield of 1805 kg ha-1 as compared 100% recommended NPK alone 421 and 944 kg ha-1 of seed and stalk yield, respectively.
Reproductive and growth performances in female giant freshwater prawn following inhibition of gonadal maturation using dopamine and medroxyprogesterone hormone
Authors: Megawati Wijaya  , Agus Oman Sudrajat  , Imron
Published: February 2020

ABSTRACT
One of the main problem in giant river prawn (GFP) culture is early gonadal maturation in female resulting a reduced growth performance. This problem cause economic losses. When GFP at gonadal maturation, somatic growth will be inhibited because energy is used for reproduction. A factorial experimental design using two factors, namely dopamine and medroxyprogesterone, with each factor consist of three levels was applied. Three dopamine levels were 0, 10-5 mol/shrimp, and 10-10 mol/shrimp, while the medroxyprogesterone levels were 0, 75 mg/1.5 mL/bodyweight, and 150 mg/3 mL/bodyweight with a density 15 individual/tank. The utilization of dopamine and medroxyprogesterone in GFP (initial bodyweight : 11.27 ± 0.97 g) through injection at the third periopod was done three times at week 0, 2nd, and 4th with two weeks interval. The results showed that hormone inhibitor treatments affected both growth and reproductive performances in female GFP. The treated individuals showed a lower gonadal maturity indicator values and faster growth rate than control. Gonadal maturity, as shown by gonad histology, in all treatments were lower (previtelogenic and vitellogenic stages) than that in control which is in mature stage. Estradiol concentration premix dopamine 10-10 mol/shrimp and medroxyprogesterone 150 mg/3 mL/bodyweight treatments are lower than control. In conclusion, dopamine and medroxyprogesterone administration could suppres GSI and gonad development, and also increase growth rate.
Keywords: Macrobrachium rosenbergii, dopamine, medroxyprogesterone, gonad development, growth.
Autodiagnóstico de responsabilidad social de la universidad : hacia la construcción de valor social compartido
Authors: Acosta Valdeleón Wilson , Carmona Muñoz Diana Milena , Castillo Reyes Dagoberto , Suárez Bocanegra Paola Milena
Published: February 2020

El concepto de responsabilidad social que emergió en el mundo de las empresas ha trascendido al resto de organizaciones, las cuales son impulsadas por la sociedad a cumplir responsabilidades éticas que van más allá de los requerimientos legales o las necesidades de posicionamiento de sus marcas. La Universidad de La Salle, como ente universitario, pero además como organización católica y social, debe ir más allá de la responsabilidad social y transitar hacia la construcción de “valor social compartido” en donde además de procurar mejores condiciones económicas, sociales y medioambientales en su entorno, se pueda contribuir a la co-creación de valor a partir de la satisfacción de necesidades de los diversos grupos de interés. Este autodiagnóstico busca establecer el estado del ejercicio de la responsabilidad social de la Universidad de La Salle a 2015 para tener elementos de juicio que le permitan tomar decisiones, así como emprender los proyectos y programas necesarios
Perspectivas y retos de la educación Lasaliana para el siglo XXI
Authors: Camacho Sanabria Carmen Amalia , Bórquez Irma Lucía , Muniozguren Colindres Itziar
Published: February 2020

Si bien la formación lasallista actual se fundamenta en la tradición de las Escuelas Cristianas impulsadas por San Juan Bautista de La Salle, son múltiples los modelos y los territorios en los que esta se desarrolla (993 escuelas repartidas en 77 países en los cinco continentes). De ahí la necesidad de explorar qué hay de común, qué de diferente, dónde se encuentra la impronta lasallista, cómo esta se ha resignificado, desaparecido o, por el contrario, revitalizado con la historia y los sueños de los hombres y mujeres que se nutren de su tradición y la hacen vida en sus obras. Para ello, se configuró una estrategia de trabajo en red que permitiera la articulación entre los diferentes actores involucrados (RELAN [América del Norte: Estados Unidos], RELAF [región africana Malgache: Guinea Ecuatorial], PARC [Asia Pacífico: Filipinas], RELEM [Europa-Mediterráneo: España] y RELAL [América Latina: México y Colombia]). A partir de lo encontrado, en el presente libro se recogen las conclusiones y retos de la pedagogía lasaliana en el siglo XXI en las regiones RELEM y RELAL
Escenarios para el desarrollo del pensamiento crítico
Authors: Alarcón Jiménez Andrés , Contreras Saiz Mónika , Pérez Pedraza Natalia Angélica , Hernández Peñaloza Amor Arelis , Vanegas Vásquez Orfa Kelita , Varela Sarmiento Eugenia
Published: February 2020

Este libro muestra una diversidad de miradas acerca de cómo se puede percibir o estudiar el pensamiento crítico, tratar la formación del mismo desde escenarios como la literatura, la televisión, los textos auténticos o las imágenes. Esta investigación representó un reto para los autores, quienes tienen visiones desde contextos económicos, políticos, sociales y culturales para determinar los escenarios en los que quieren trabajar el concepto que los reúne. Para todos son fundamentales los conceptos de lector, lectura, espectador e historia. La multiplicidad de visiones nos lleva a leer, en un principio, cómo un uso del pasado nos construye como humanos en una sociedad que cuenta su propia historia con ironía. En un segundo momento, se nos revela un concepto íntimamente ligado al pensamiento crítico: la conciencia histórica, analizada desde los productos culturales masivos. Así mismo, se muestra la manera en la que la imagen puede ser leída críticamente y desde otra visión junto al texto y cómo esta construcción social se configura desde el contexto de la modernidad en el objeto del libro. En un cuarto momento, llega el impacto de una lectura crítica con enfoque de género, tocando temáticas de la violencia y la política. Luego, nos encontramos con un trato de la literatura de la violencia, la cual analiza la emoción y la emocionalidad que puede llegar a producir la lectura en el lector, este último como sujeto preponderante en el que se revelan los toques íntimos de una reflexión profunda. Por último, se tratan los textos auténticos con respecto a lo intercultural y lo pedagógico como construcción del sujeto
Formalidad e informalidad, espacio público y equidad urbana
Authors: Samper Ximena , Grauer Oscar
Published: February 2020

Cuatro instituciones de educación superior abrieron un espacio para la discusión e investigación acerca del papel del espacio público en la resolución de conflictos. ¿Por qué conflictos y espacio público? Es innegable que la inequidad social es uno de los mayores problemas que actualmente enfrentan las sociedades a nivel global (Latinoamérica no es una excepción). En consecuencia, vivimos en ciudades cada día más polarizadas, conflictivas y violentas. Además de las inequidades entre países en vías de desarrollo y los desarrollados. Reconocemos que son muchos los factores que propician esta situación –y hasta la empeoran–, por esto, seleccionamos un factor de gran pertinencia para nuestra disciplina, y lo planteamos así: ¿el espacio público está llamado a cumplir un papel preponderante en la resolución de conflictos sociales en la ciudad? Conflicto del que no se dialoga permanece y se agrava, y la violencia emerge; por tanto, expresarlo y compartirlo es un primer paso para su resolución. Entonces, nuestra búsqueda se centró en encontrar maneras para que el diseño del espacio público promueva la interacción social y convierta esas tierras de nadie en escenarios de y para todos. Con este interrogante en mente, se escogió como caso de estudio un lugar representativo de la ciudad de Bogotá actualmente ocupado por el Parque Tercer Milenio. Un parque que no es parque ni es plaza, como muchos estudiantes lo revelaron, este lugar se inscribe en el cuadrilátero fundacional de la ciudad, rodeado de una zona residencial y zonas de recreación, de comercio formal e informal, de gobierno y desgobierno. En fin, una capa más de la historia de la ciudad latinoamericana. Este sector de la ciudad es significativo por su trayectoria y por su reciente historia: se construyó como resultado de un ejercicio de renovación urbana, que demolió tanto el tejido social y espacial preexistentes. Pero no se erradicó de la historia de la ciudad, su huella o cicatriz permanece, como lo indica Francisco Jácome en el prólogo. Este libro es una documentación del esfuerzo de quienes creemos que la academia es el espacio idóneo para cuestionar, proponer e innovar, para movernos entre realidades y visiones posibles. Esperamos que los ejercicios y reflexiones contenidos aquí sirvan, tanto a nosotros como a otros, para avanzar en el camino correcto: reducir la conflictividad y la violencia urbana
“¡Pa‘ las que sea, parce!”
Authors: van der Linde Carlos Germán , Castañeda Santoyo Alexander , Cifuentes Avellaneda Ángela , Murcia Raúl Alexander
Published: February 2020

El libro presentado hace parte de una compilación de artículos atravesados por un interés central relacionado con la reivindicación académica del neologismo “sicaresca”, palabra con la que el autor antioqueño Héctor Abad Faciolince bautizó aquella creciente producción literaria y de consumo cultural relacionada con el mundo del narcotráfico, específicamente a los sicarios. En realidad, es una reivindicación crítica, que pretende reconstruir el término mismo como categoría estética de una manifestación cultural. […] Como se sabe, el narcotráfico, y sobre todo la producción de “consumo cultural” creada alrededor de él, es vasta; así como los análisis que han captado el interés de los analistas e investigadores. Este trabajo es un documento valioso en la medida en que muestra una perspectiva que podría ser considerada innovadora, que aporta nuevos elementos al debate y que da pie para la realización de análisis menos superficiales sobre un tema ampliamente discutido en muchos círculos L. F. L. C. El objetivo del texto (“elevar el neologismo de ʻsicarescaʼ a categoría analítica”) se cumple ampliamente desde campos muy interesantes. Si bien el tema de la “sicaresca” ya ha sido abordado, y según algunos hasta el hastío en novelas, series de televisión y películas, el texto profundiza en temas que permiten entender el neologismo más allá de esta “moda”. Las relaciones que se establecen entre lo efímero, el tiempo, el sentido de la vida, el amor y la muerte, los espacios que se habitan, entre otros, efectivamente elevan la discusión en términos académicos más profundos y reflexivos. […] También puede contribuir a la continuidad de la investigación eventualmente en el contexto político o histórico de la sicaresca. La “sicaresca” es un tema que nos incumbe a todos y sobre el que es necesario ir más allá de la moda y el oportunismo de los medios de comunicación. En este sentido, el texto revela la responsabilidad de los académicos y la Universidad frente a fenómenos sociales como este L. P. P.
Una utopía nacional
Authors:   Universidad de La Salle,   Ministerio de Educación Nacional [CO]
Published: February 2020

En mayo de 2010, el proyecto Utopía recibió la primera cohorte de estudiantes, e inició la construcción de un nuevo Modelo de Educación Superior Rural para la Paz y el Posconflicto. Durante los cinco años que lleva la operación del proyecto ha sido visitado por múltiples actores nacionales e internacionales, públicos y privados, quienes han conocido de primera mano la experiencia educativa que ha permitido la transformación de la vida de jóvenes rurales afectados por la violencia y la pobreza y se propuso la configuración de la propuesta de un Modelo de Educación Superior Rural para la Paz y el Posconflicto y su implementación, la cual se presenta en este texto
Universidad de La Salle
Authors:   Universidad de La Salle
Published: February 2020

El legado de los Hermanos de La Salle, de casi 300 años en el mundo entero, ha sido inspiración y base fundante de la propia historia de esta comunidad en Colombia y de la misma de la Universidad de La Salle. También ha sido la semilla para dar respuesta a los grandes desafíos del tiempo de Colombia en estos últimos 50 años, donde la educación de calidad y el acceso al conocimiento para los más pobres y excluidos son primordiales y donde la Universidad de La Salle ha sido innovadora y pionera en el país
Göçer Ailelerin Hayvancılıkta Sürü Yönetimi ve Yaylacılık Faaliyetleri: Türkiye, Iğdır İli Örneği
Authors: YILMAZ İsa , SAVAŞ İsak , YANAR Mete
Published: February 2020

Bu çalışma, göçer ailelerin sürü yönetimi ve yaylacılık faaliyetlerini belirlemek amacı ile 2017-2018 yılları arasındaTürkiye’nin Doğu Anadolu Bölgesi’nde yer alan Iğdır ilinde yürütülmüştür. Damızlık Koyun-Keçi Yetiştiricileri Birliği’nekayıtlı 174 yetiştirici ile anket yapılmıştır. İstatistiki değerlendirmede χ2 (Ki-Kare) testi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada;Yetiştiricilerin % 25.2’sinin okur-yazar olmadığı ve % 74.8’inin bir eğitim seviyesine sahip oldukları belirlenmiştir.İşletmelerde % 8.6 oranında sağım yapılmaz iken % 91.4’ünde yapıldığı anlaşılmıştır. Koyunlarda kuzu emzirme ve sağımsüresi sırasıyla 147.18±1.55 ve 59.02±2.00 gün olarak belirlenmiştir. Koyunlarda günlük süt verimi ortalama 238.36±10.02g gün-1 olarak belirlenmiştir. Koyunlara yem verme öğün sayısının 2.91±0.03 kez olduğu, anaç koyun başına ortalamaverilen kesif yem, mısır silajı, saman ve kuru ot miktarları sırasıyla 566.38±15.68, 700.00±118.02 (n= 8), 900.00±55.09 ve1449.70±43.89 g olarak belirlenmiştir. Yetiştiricilerin % 80.5’i sütü satmakta, % 10.9’u öz tüketimde kullanmakta ve% 8.6’sı ise sağım yapmamaktadır. Sonuç olarak, Iğdır ilinde yarı göçer ailelerin küçükbaş hayvan yetiştiriciliği konusundageleneksel yetiştiricilik yaptıkları ve tecrübeli oldukları kanaatine varılmıştır.
BINA SUASANA SEBAGAI UPAYA PENCEGAHAN PENYALAHGUNAAN NARKOBA DI SMA SEDERAJAT KOTA SURABAYA
Authors: Fitriana Jeni Martiyanti
Published: February 2020

The high rate of drug abuse in Indonesia has spread to high school adolescents. 183 million people consume marijuana, 35 million opioids, 37 million amphetamines and drug stimuli, 22 million ecstasy, 18 million opiates, 17 million kokai (BNN, 2017). East Java is one of the provinces where the population is at risk of experiencing drug abuse. Surabaya occupies a position as a metrapolitan city which has a high level of modernity both from technology and infrastructure. The high level of population and technological advances have made this region vulnerable to drug abuse. The role of the School is to develop capabilities and shape dignified national character and civilization in order to educate the life of the nation and the state aimed at developing potential students to become human beings who believe and fear God Almighty, noble, healthy, knowledgeable, capable, creative , be independent, and become a democratic and responsible citizen. For this reason, schools have an important role related to the prevention of drug abuse. Based on the data and policies obtained, the researchers aimed to identify the atmosphere development strategy in schools in an effort to prevent drug abuse in schools. This research was conducted using in-depth interviews with 14 informants who held positions as teachers. The research conducted will later use the WHO 1984 Health Promotion Strategy approach by using atmosphere development variables. The results of the study stated that the community development activities carried out in North Surabaya's high schools were in the form of peer counselors, teaching and learning activities, inspection, urine tests and counseling facilities.
DETERMINAN FAKTOR YANG BERPENGARUH PADA PEMBERIAN ASI EKSKLUSIF DI INDONESIA
Authors: Fadlliyyah Ulfi Rizqi
Published: February 2020

Exclusive breastfeeding is one of the efforts to reduce the prevalence of infant mortality in Indonesia. If more babies get exclusive breastfeeding, it can improve the quality of baby's health. Breast milk also helps to build the baby's immune system, and giving exclusive breastfeeding during pregnancy to babies can help reduce fat. Indonesia is one of the countries that provides exclusive breast milk, hasn't reached the WHO target. Exclusive breastfeeding in Indonesia is related to several things, such as maternal factors, career woman, cultural factors, and impact formula milk campaign. Giving breast milk which is not done exclusively can increase the risk of stunting, because it easily involves infections and diarrhea. From birth to six months, every baby should get exclusive breastfeeding. However, the implementation of exclusive breastfeeding was not as expected. There are several factors in the practice of exclusive breastfeeding. This article discusses several factors which can affect exclusive breastfeeding. Obtained from the analysis of several review articles or literature, there are 16 factors that can affect exclusive breastfeeding, such as; maternal parity, work cycle, mother's knowledge, mother's attitude, mother's actions, family or husband support, education level, early breastfeeding initiative, maternal age, health worker support, availability of space lactation in the workplace, information exposure, family income, community environment, formula milk, and the psychological condition of the mother it self.
Tracking Sustainable Development Goals – A Case Study of Pakistan
Authors: Javeed Anam , Khan Muhammad Yar , Rehman Mobashar , Khurshid Asif , Hashmani Manzoor Ahmed
Published: February 2020

Aim of this study is to gather information regarding the sustainability development goals from the public as well as the organizations of Pakistan. A sample of 500 respondents each from five main cities including employs and general public is selected for their opinion regarding sustainability development goal. The level of awareness as well as level of commitment towards the fulfilment of Sustainable Development Goals varies across the cities of Pakistan due to difference in literacy level. The commitment to achieve Sustainable Development Goals of the organizations across the selected cities varies according to the nature of the business, volume and the membership with the United Nations. This study provides the policy makers with the ground level data regarding the awareness and commitment of Pakistan based organizations and public towards SDGs fulfilment. A glance towards the attitudes of the people towards the subject matter could also be seen through this study. This a comprehensive study conducted at federal and provincial level of Pakistan which has yielded ground realities towards the implementation of SDGs. The results could be used for policy making and planning at national level and also serve as bench mark for other countries.
Forage Performance and Detection of Marker Trait Associations with Potential for Napier Grass (Cenchrus Purpureus) Improvement
Authors: Habte Ermias , Muktar Meki S. , Abdena Asebe , Hanson Jean , Sartie Alieu M. , Negawo Alemayehu Teressa , Machado Juarez , ledo Franscisco , Jones Chris S.
Published: February 2020

The evaluation of forage crops for adaptability and performance across production systems and environments is one of the main strategies used to improve forage production. To enhance the genetic resource base and identify traits responsible for increased feed potential of Napier grass, forty-five genotypes from EMBRAPA, Brazil, were evaluated for forage biomass yield and feed nutritional quality in a replicated trial under wet and dry season conditions in Ethiopia. The results revealed significant variation in forage yield and feed nutritional qualities among the genotypes and between the wet and dry seasons. Feed fibre components were lower in the dry season while crude protein, in vitro organic matter digestibility and metabolizable energy were higher. Based on the cumulative biomass yield and metabolizable energy yield, top performing genotypes were identified that are candidates for future forage improvement studies. Furthermore, the marker-trait association study identified diagnostic SNP and SilicoDArT markers and potential candidate genes that could differentiate high biomass yielding and high metabolizable energy genotypes in the collection.
p-Hydroxybenzoic Acid beta-D-Glucosyl Ester and Cimidahurinine with Antimelanogenesis and Antioxidant Effects from Pyracantha angustifolia via Bioactivity-Guided Fractionation
Authors: Shim Sun-Yup , Lee Ye Eun , Song Hwa Young , Lee Mina
Published: February 2020

Pyracantha angustifolia has been used in traditional medicine to treat a range of diseases of the stomach and improve digestion, blood circulation, diarrhea, dysentery, and hemostasis. This study evaluated bioactivity-guided fractionation as a means to identify therapeutic phytochemicals from P. angustifolia that can attenuate melanogenesis and oxidation. Seven compounds with inhibitory effects on melanin production and tyrosinase (TYR) activity, as well as ABTS and DPPH radical scavenging activities, and have not been reported as whitening materials, were isolated from the n-butanol fraction from P. angustifolia leaves (PAL). Among the seven compounds, p-hydroxybenzoic acid beta-d-glucosylester (HG), and cimidahurinine (CD) had strong inhibitory effects of melanin production, TYR activity, and ABTS and DPPH radical scavenging activities. Western blot analysis showed that HG and CD suppressed tyrosinase-related protein (TYRP)-1 and TYRP-2 expression. These results suggest that P. angustifolia containing active compounds, such as HG and CH, is a potent therapeutic candidate for the development of hypopigmenting agents.
Fast Confirmation of Antibody Identity by MALDI-TOF-MS Fingerprints
Authors: Tscheuschner Georg , Schwaar Timm , Weller Michael G.
Published: February 2020

Thousands of antibodies for diagnostic and other analytical purposes are on the market. However, it is often difficult to identify duplicates, reagent changes, and to assign the correct original publications to an antibody. This slows down scientific progress and might even be a cause of irreproducible research and a waste of resources. Recently, activities were started to suggest the sole use of recombinant antibodies in combination with the open communication of their sequence. In this case, such uncertainties should be eliminated. Unfortunately, this approach seems to be rather a long-term vision since the development and manufacturing of recombinant antibodies remain quite expensive in the foreseeable future. Also, nearly all commercial antibody suppliers may be reluctant to publish the sequence of their antibodies, since they fear counterfeiting. De-novo sequencing of antibodies is also not feasible today for a reagent user without access to the hybridoma clone. Nevertheless, it seems to be crucial for any scientist to have the opportunity to identify an antibody undoubtedly to guarantee the traceability of any research activity using antibodies from a third party as a tool. For this purpose, we developed a method for the identification of antibodies based on a MALDI-TOF-MS fingerprint. To circumvent lengthy denaturation, reduction, alkylation, and enzymatic digestion steps, the fragmentation was performed with a simple formic acid hydrolysis step. Eighty-nine unknown monoclonal antibodies were used for this study to examine the feasibility of this approach. Although the molecular assignment of peaks was rarely possible, antibodies could be easily recognized in a blinded test, simply from their mass-spectral fingerprint. A general protocol is given, which could be used without any optimization to generate fingerprints for a database. We want to propose that in most scientific projects relying critically on antibody reagents, such a fingerprint should be established to prove and document the identity of the used antibodies and to assign a specific reagent to a datasheet of a commercial supplier, a public database record or an antibody ID.
Evaluation of Sources and Ecological Risk of PAHs in Different Layers of Soil and Groundwater
Authors: Ilić Predrag , Nešković Markić Dragana , Stojanović Bjelić Ljiljana
Published: February 2020

Research subjects of this study are four representative locations in the industrial complex, in the city of Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), humus and pH were determined. The main objective of the paper is to determine the concentration levels, to assess the probable sources of PAHs contamination in soil and groundwater and to determine the ecological risk. The ∑16PAHs in soil (at depths of 30 cm, 100 cm, 200 cm, 300 cm and 400 cm) ranged from 0.99 to 2.24 mg/kg, from 0.34 to 0.46, from 0.24 to 0.32, from 0.13 to 0.27 and from 0.13 to 0.47, with mean values of 1.70 mg/kg, 0.40 mg/kg, 0.28 mg/kg, 0.20 mg/kg and 0.26 mg/kg, respectively. The ∑16PAHs in groundwater ranged from 0.23 to 4.50 mg/m3, with mean value of 1.42 mg/m3. Surface soil and groundwater are heavily contaminated. All values of ∑PAHs in soil layers were lower in the depths of the soil. Factor analysis indicates three sources of contamination, RC1 (pyrogenic), RC2 (petrogenic) and RC3 (biomass), with 52.39%, 26.14% and 8.46% of total variance, respectively. ∑PAH and PAHs indicate high ecological risk for most PAHs, which decreases with soil depth.
Collaborative Optimization on Density and Surface Roughness of 316L Stainless Steel in Selective Laser Melting
Authors: Deng Yong , Mao Zhongfa , Yang Nan , Niu Xiaodong , Lu Xiangdong
Published: February 2020

Although the concept of additive manufacturing has been proposed for several decades, momentum of selective laser melting (SLM) is finally starting to build. In SLM, density and surface roughness, as the important quality indexes of SLMed parts, are dependent on the processing parameters. However, there are few studies on their collaborative optimization in SLM to obtain high relative density and low surface roughness simultaneously in the previous literature. In this work, the response surface method was adopted to study the influences of different processing parameters (laser power, scanning speed and hatch space) on density and surface roughness of 316L stainless steel parts fabricated by SLM. The statistical relationship model between processing parameters and manufacturing quality is established. A multi-objective collaborative optimization strategy considering both density and surface roughness is proposed. The experimental results show that the main effects of processing parameters on the density and surface roughness are similar. It is noted that the effects of the laser power and scanning speed on the above objective quality show highly significant, while hatch space behaves an insignificant impact. Based on the above optimization, 316L stainless steel parts with excellent surface roughness and relative density can be obtained by SLM with optimized processing parameters.
Anomaly Detection Trusted Hardware Sensors for Critical Infrastructure Legacy Devices
Authors: Fournaris Apostolos P. , Dimopoulos Charalambos , Lampropoulos Konstantinos , Koufopavlou Odysseas
Published: February 2020

Critical Infrastructures and associated real time Informational systems need some security protection mechanisms that will be able to detect and respond to possible attacks. For this reason, Anomaly Detection Systems (ADS), as part of a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system, are needed for constantly monitoring and identifying potential threats inside an Information Technology (IT) System. Typically, ADS collect information from various sources within a CI system using security sensors or agents and correlate those information so as to identify anomaly events. Such sensors though in a CI setting (factories, power plants, remote locations) may be placed in open areas and left unattended thus becoming targets themselves of security attacks. They can be tampering and malicious manipulated so that they provide false data that may lead an ADS or SIEM system to falsely comprehend the CI current security status. In this paper, we describe existing approaches on security monitoring in critical infrastructures and focus on how to collect security sensor - agent information in a secure and trusted way. We then introduce the concept of hardware assisted security sensor information collection that improve the level if trust (by hardware means) and also increase the responsiveness of the sensor. Thus, we propose a Hardware Security Token (HST) that when connected to a CI Host, it acts as a secure anchor for security agent information collection. We describe the HST functionality, its association with a host device, its expected role and its log monitoring mechanism. We also provide information on how security can be established between the Host device and the HST.Then, we introduce and describe the necessary Host components that need to be established in order to guarantee a high security level and correct HST functionality. We, also provide a realization-implementation of the HST overall concept in a FPGA SoC evaluation board and describe how the HST implementation can controlled. Finally, we provide indicative use case scenarios of how the HST can be used in practice to provide a variety of different security services beyond acting as a secure ADS sensor.