bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Efficacy of herbicides on performance of chickpea (Cicer arietinum) in western Rajasthan
Authors: JAIN L K , PAREWA H P
Published: October 2022

An experiment was conducted from winter (rabi) season 2017–18 to winter (rabi) season 2020–21 at the research farm of College of Agriculture, Sumerpur, Pali, Rajasthan to find out the efficacy of herbicides in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) on sandy loam soils of western Rajasthan. The experiment comprised of 8 treatments with 4 replications in randomized block design (RBD) using cultivar RSG 974. The application of pendimethalin 30 ec @750 g/ha as pre-emergence (PE) recorded mean maximum seed yield of 15.02 q/ha followed by PE application of metalachlor 50 ec @1000 g/ha (12.52 q/ha) and were significantly superior over rest of herbicidal treatments. A similar trend was also found in weed parameters, growth and yield attributes under study. The mean maximum net returns (49112 `/ha) and a benefit to cost ratio (2.19) was recorded with pendimethalin 30 ec @750 g/ha as pre-emergence followed by treatment metalachlor 50 ec @1000 g/ha as pre-emergence (1.95) as against minimum in weedy check (0.89) during study period. Although, hoeing twice at 25 and 40 DAS gave higher seed yield (17.69 q/ha) and significantly superior over rest of treatments except in net return and B:C ratio.
DAMPAK AKTIVITAS PELABUHAN CONTAINER TERHADAP KONDISI SOSIAL EKONOMI MASYARAKAT NELAYAN DI KELURAHAN BUNGKUTOKO KECAMATAN NAMBO KOTA KENDARI
Authors: Abdullah Sukmawati , Rosmawaty Rosmawaty , Beatrix Anita
Published: October 2022

This study aims to find out the impact of container port activities on the SocioEconomic Condition of The Fishing Community in Bungkutoko Village, Nambo District, Kendari City. This research was conducted in August to October 2020, in Bungkutoko Village, Nambo District of Kendari City.. The research method uses descriptive qualitative. The results of this study showed that the impact of container port activities on socioeconomic conditions in the fishing community in Bungkutoko Village has a positive impact on the community in Bungkutoko Village where the community has job opportunities by working as a Loading and Unloading Worker (TKBM) at container port. The existence of Container port not only opens job opportunities in the port but also able to create business opportunities for the people around the port area. So that the income level of people in Bungkutoko village becomes better. but member negative impact on the economy of fishermen around the port because the area where fish and install rajungan is now not as wide as before the existence of the port so it affects the income for the fishermen.
PENGARUH MEDIA TANAM DAN PEMANGKASAN PUCUK TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN VEGETATIF TAPAK DARA (Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don)
Authors: Malik Nurhayu , Indrawati Indrawati , Mantasia St.
Published: October 2022

This study aimed to determine the effect of planting media and shoot pruning on the vegetative growth of the tapak dara (Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don) plant. The research method was factorial completely randomized design (CRD) with a combination of planting media and shoot pruning. The treatments were ultisol soil media (M0), a mixture of husk charcoal in a ratio of 1:1 (M1) and 1:2 (M2) with a pruning frequency of no shoot pruning (P0), 1 time pruning (P2) and 2 shoots pruning (P2), so that 9 treatment combinations were obtained, namely M0P0, M0P1, M0P2, M1P0, M1P1, M1P2, M2P0, M2P1 and M2P2, each treatment consisted of 3 replications so that the all sample of media used in this study was 27 polybags. Parameters observed in this study were vegetative growth including plant height (cm), number of branches, number of leaves (strands). The results showed that the planting medium and shoot pruning had a significant effect on the vegetative growth of the tapak dara (Catharanthus roseus (L) G. Don) plant which included plant height, number of branches and number of leaves, where the best plant height measurement was the M2P0 treatment with height the plant reaches 23.5 cm. The highest number of branches was produced in the M2P2 treatment with an average number of branches, which was 7.3. The highest number of leaves was in the M1P1 treatment with the number of leaves reaching 40 strands.
Compreensão da equipe multiprofissional de uma Unidade de Terapia Intensiva sobre promoção da Saúde
Authors: Pereira do Carmo Gabriela , de Eston Armond Jane , Nunes França Caroline , Lucio Pereira Luciane
Published: October 2022

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the understanding of health professionals in an Intensive Care Unit about the meaning of health promotion. ETHODS: This study has a qualitative approach with thematic analysis. The study subjects included 24 professionals with higher education: six doctors, six nurses, six physiotherapists, one psychologist, one speech therapist, one nutritionist, one social worker, and two pharmacists. The data collection took place between the months of November and December 2016, using semi-structured research, and the interviews were transcribed in full. The data analyses were carried out from the content analysis. RESULTS: The results present eight nuclei of meanings/pre-categories: I) lack of repertoire; II) health promotion as guidance; III) generalization for well-being; IV) health promotion and multidisciplinary team; V) health and family promotion; VI) difficulties of professionals; VII) health promotion in treatment; and VIII) health promotion as a form of care. CONCLUSIONS: There is still a long way to go to achieve the development of health promotion in the context of the Intensive Care Unit, especially because the health practices established in patient care are centered on the physical aspects of the condition.
SIMPLE ADDITIVE WEIGHTING FOR MODELING DSS TO DETERMINE THE BEST COLLEGE IN PRINGSEWU
Authors: Anggraeni Elisabet Yunaeti , Andewi Widi , Oktafianto Oktafianto
Published: October 2022

Continuing study to a college is a hope for prospective students. However, that is an easy problem, because that needs to be considered in choosing such as, the cost during the lecture took place, facilities, facilities and infrastructure, cooperation between universities and others. By using The Decision Support System, the calculation of all criteria can be able to determine the best college to assist prospective students in selecting and choosding the college. The Decision Support System uses the Simple Additive Weighting (SAW) method. The Decision Support Issues are basically for the selection of alternative actions enabling prospective students in choosing the college which they want, and will produce a best decision for prospective students for continuing in the best collage.
DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM TO DETERMINE QUALITY TRADITIONAL SPICE FOR MAKING TURMERIC ACID USING WEIGHT PRODUCT METHOD
Authors: Gumanti Miswan , Oktafiani Oktafiani , Muslihudin Muhamad
Published: October 2022

Determining quality spices is one example of decision-making issues based on many factors or semi-structured criteria. Decision support system is part of one of the computer-based information systems commonly used to support decision making on a company's activities to find a very good traditional spice. Decision support system of the selection of traditional spices qualified in making herbal turmeric acid can be produced by using several methods, one of them is the weighted product (WP) method. Weighted product is one method of solving the problem that uses multiplication to connect the attribute value, where the value of each attribute must be raised first with the weight of attribute concerned. By using this product weihgted method, it is expected to help the research team to determine the selection of spices of very high quality. By using the decision support system and computerization, the quality of spice data can be stored therein, if there is an error in inputting the value or spice data herbal turmeric acid, then the wrong data can be repaired without re-input value or quality spice data.
APPLICATION OF HOME LIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM USING ARDUINO WITH MOBILE BASED WIFI MEDIA
Authors: Lestari Uning , Fatkhiyah Erfanti , Prakoso Andung Febi
Published: October 2022

Nowadays, technology development encourage people to think creatively, not not only to explore new discoveries, but also to maximize existing technological performance to ease human work in everyday life. The need for an automatic control system is needed with the increasing activity of each individual community with various erratic activities and times. As a result, many activities in the household are delayed, such as turning on or turning off the lights in every room at night and in the morning. Smart home system is one solution that suits the needs of the current automatic controllers. Smart home system is a home or building is equipped with an integrated technology with the help of the tool/tools which can be a computer or other device, for example a smartphone to provide all the comfort, safety, security and energy saving is automatic and programmed. The smart home system can be used to control almost all equipment and equipment at home, from lighting settings to various household appliances, which can be done only by using sound, infrared light or remote control. In this study, a smart home system was created for home light control system applications using Arduino Uno microcontroller via mobile-based wifi media. With this application the user can control the home lights by turning off or turning on the home lights remotely through the mobile media. Thus the efficiency of electricity use becomes more maintained.
CUSTOMER COMPLAINT INFORMATION SYSTEM AT NATIONAL STANDARDIZATION AGENCY OF INDONESIA
Authors: Jumaryadi Yuwan
Published: October 2022

Technological developments changes the flow of information, where anyone can receive information easily. BSN as an Indonesian non-ministerial government institution needs to think about customer satisfaction with the services that provided. Completion of customer complaint is an important thing in fulfillment customer satisfaction. At present, the delivery of information regarding complaints against BSN services is still done in a conventional manner, where each user submits a complaint directly to the Helpdesk. However, in this case the section head is difficult to monitor every complaint that exists to improve the SLA. By proposing an Customer Complaint information system that can monitor customer complaints, it is hoped that it can improve service to any complaints that exist. This research is expected to assist users so that any complaints submitted can be resolved immediately, and are expected to increase SLA.
APPLICATION ARABIC LEARNING BASED ON MULTIMEDIA USING ASYNCHRONOUS METHOD
Authors: Gunawan Wawan
Published: October 2022

Every school has different featured programs but it has similar goals to educate the nation based on faith and piety on Quran and As-Sunnah. Daily conversation will often be used between the school and the student's parents, both basic and later. To obtain maximum results in the learning process, it is necessary to use Arabic communication between the parents and the students outside the school. There are Parents difficulties to speak Arabic daily conversation to support the teaching and learning process at school and home. There is a deadlock between parents and students due to parents' lack of understanding in Arabic. How to helping the realization of the Arabic learning process given to students outside the school environment by repeating the learning process with parents with multimedia application tools and building Arabic learning applications by using asynchronous based multimedia applications.
THE APPLICATION OF PRODUCT MARKETING STRATEGY USING AN ASSOCIATION RULE MINING APRIORI METHOD
Authors: Ananda Irene , Salamah Umniy
Published: October 2022

In competition in the business world, it is necessary to find the right strategy that can be used in sales optimization. One strategy used in optimization is to determine the layout of the goods and keep the stock of goods available. Factors that influence the needs of market analysis is the level of frequency of consumers in buying an item. The number of transactions and data recording activities that still use the manual system, increasingly piling up only into expenditure and income records without any further processing. The method used in this analysis is the Apriori Algorithm which is commonly used in transaction data or commonly called Market Basket Analysis. Apriori algorithm is a type of association rule that can find a combination of items using two benchmarks, namely support and confidence. The concept of this association rule is to collect sales transaction data which will then be carried out by the mining process by determining the value of support and the value of trust. The results of this study can facilitate companies to increase sales turnover which refers to the results of processing sales transaction data using the Apriori Algorithm.
FINANCIAL DATA MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR THE UMRAH AND HAJJ CONGREGATION
Authors: Jumaryadi Yuwan , Astuti Bella , Nugroho Tedjo
Published: October 2022

Recording data on congregation and finances on Travel AJA is currently still using the manual method, namely by recording on a ledger. The manual data entry process caused difficulty in the data search process, and this became a problem in Travel AJA. The research method used in this research is literary study, and field research such as observation, interviews, and documentation. The system development methodology used is waterfall, where stages carried out in the research is requirement analysis, design, coding, and testing. With the development of this system, congregation only need to confirm congregation installment and payment processes that have been made to the system. Congregation who have paid the Umrah or Hajj fees will get proof of installments and can be printed by the congregation.
EXISTENCE, UNIQUENESS AND STABILITY SOLUTIONS OF VOLTERRA INTEGRODIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS WITH RETARDED ARGUMENT AND SYMMETRIC MATRICES
Authors: Butris Raad Noori , Abdi Sahla B
Published: October 2022

In this study, we investigate the existence, uniqueness, and stability solutions of Volterra integrodifferential equations with retarded argument and symmetric matrices. The Picard approximation method and Banach fixed point theorem have been used in this study. Theorems on the existence and uniqueness of a solution are established under some necessary and sufficient conditions on closed and bounded domains (compact spaces).
DESIGNING A MOBILE APPLICATION TO MANAGE AND REDUCE COMMON MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Authors: Ramdhan Reza Muhamad , Hamdani Dani
Published: October 2022

Alongside the expanding dispersal of data on the number of instances of death because of the Coronavirus outbreak, a large part of the data introduced by the media unveils the more stressed and causes a mental effect, in particular a psychological problem that causes a psychosomatic issue. The plan of this application is to assist individuals with overseeing and lessen sensations of stress or sadness in overabundance by doing contemplation that should be possible even at home and to expand the utilization of the application, the gamification technique is utilized to inspire clients to seek after existing objectives and structure new schedules for the client to rehash the action until the new propensity is shaped. The aftereffects of the assessment utilizing the ease of use testing imply that they are at a moderate level dependent on the principle markers. Along these lines, it tends to be reasoned that the plan of the arrangement gives a positive discernment as far as client experience and convenience.
LIFI : LIGHT FIDELITY IN THE SCHOOL LIBRARY
Authors: Hasanudin Muhaimin , Yuliadi Boy
Published: October 2022

Light is energy lighting that can be used to transmit data and can reduce the use of the access point for local access in a building. The purpose of this paper is to implement technology Light Fidelity (Li-Fi) on the school library. Li-Fi has a very high potential in generating the connection data delivery fast. Li-Fi is even referred to as a technology that is better or superior than Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity). This is due to the broad scope of the installation is wider than Wi-Fi as well as the speed of sending data that far exceeds the Wi-Fi.  Wi-Fi uses radio waves as a mediator while Li-Fi uses light as a mediator to transmit data. For installation its own Li-Fi using tools such as server, lamp driver, Li-Fi dongle, as well as the device to be connected, such as computers, smartphones, and tablets.
NEURAL NETWORK OPTIMIZATION WITH GENETIC ALGORITHM FOR HEART DISEASE PREDICTION
Authors: Al Khoir M Agus Badruzaman , Sriyanto Sriyanto
Published: October 2022

Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is a contributor to the number 1 cause of death in the world besides cardiovascular disease. The tendency of Indonesian people who do not know and ignore coronary heart disease is a factor that causes Indonesia to be high a contributor to deaths caused by coronary heart disease. This research is expected to produce new predictions of heart disease using genetic optimization of neural networks with better prediction results and can obtain algorithms with new percentage values in predicting coronary heart disease. Genetic optimization of the neural network is used because the algorithm follows the human nervous system which has the characteristics of parallel processing, processing elements in large quantities, and fault tolerance. The results of the research carried out are the accuracy obtained by 82.18% and increased to 83.50% after using genetic algorithm optimization, from these results it can be concluded that the neural network algorithm can be better if it is supported by genetic algorithm optimization
Peak fires in the Amazon worry actions against climate change
Authors: Buriti Catarina de Oliveira , Barbosa Humberto Alves
Published: October 2022

Deforestation in the Amazon is (or should be) one of the most important topics in the political debate of the Brazilian elections , this year 2022. The subject increasingly worries the country's public opinion and the international media. In this post, we will analyze the current situation of fires and deforestation in Brazilian biomes, with emphasis on the Amazon, as well as its relationship with the climate change process.
Bibliometric analysis on microbial corrosion in dentistry
Authors: Gopalakrishnan Umarevathi , R Sudhakar , Felicita Sumathi , K Manikandan , Selvaraj Vidhya
Published: October 2022

Abstract:

Aim: The present bibliometric analysis was conducted to find the evidence regarding microbial corrosion in dentistry since corrosion by whatever means affect the intraoral performance of the metallic appliances.

Materials and methods:

Material and methods: Dimensions software was used to search for published literature pertaining to the keywords “microbial corrosion” AND “dentistry”. Two reviewers assessed the articles in terms of year of publication, authors, country of origin, journal of publication, and the affiliated institutions of the authors as well as their collaborations and the most cited publications.

Results: The search revealed a total of 3,118 articles between the years 2000 to 2022. The number of publications was on the rising pattern with a spike between 2004-2007, again with a small spike between 2014 and 2016 and then a steep increase from 2017 onwards.  The publications were almost equally split between Engineering science and Medical Sciences. United States topped the list of countries with 378 documents with total link strength of 106224. Sao Paulo University topped the list in terms of organizations with total link strength of 12722. The journal of Anatomia Histologia Embryologia topped with 136 publications followed by Materials with 94 publications. Valentim from Brazil topped the authors with 22 publications.

Conclusion:

Microbial corrosion is needs equal concentration as any other forms of intraoral corrosion given that oral cavity is loaded with huge varieties of microorganisms with some of them known to cause microbial corrosion like sulfate reducing bacteria. The recent decline in research and publications in this field especially in 2022 is concerning. More studies are needed to learn more on microbial corrosion and its effects in dentistry. 

Keywords: microbial corrosion, dentistry, sulfate reducing bacteria
PHYTOEXTRACTION OF ARSENIC AND BORON AND ITS EFFECT ON GROWTH PARAMETERS OF TAGETES ERECTA L.
Authors: Pandya Kirti , Rajhans Sanjukta , Pandya Himanshu , Mankad Archana
Published: October 2022

Tagetes erecta L. was used to explore the use of hydroponics technique for phytoremediation. The treatment of heavy metals such as Arsenic and Boron was provided to the plants of marigold. Various experiments conducted have shown the use of marigold as a plant species with hyperaccumulator capacity. In the present study the plants were given treatments of heavy metals for a period of 20 days. Growth analysis was carried out at the interval of 5 days and the data was recorded. This paper has focused on changes in the growth parameters in proportion to the heavy metal treatment provided. Here, hydroponics technique was used as an alternative to the soil media.
CURRENT AND FUTURE PROJECTIONS OF RISE IN VECTOR BORNE DISEASES DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN INDIA
Authors: Patel Dipal , Rajput Dhara , Mankad Archana
Published: October 2022

Climate change is one of the greatest threats to human health in the 21st century. Climate directly impacts health through climatic extremes, air quality, sea-level rise, food production systems and water resources. Climate also affects infectious diseases, which have played a significant role in human history, impacting the rise and fall of civilizations. The world is witnessing Climate change. Vector-borne diseases account for over 17% of all infectious diseases. There is increasing evidence about the impact of climate change on Vector Borne Diseases. In this paper, I have collected secondary data from published articles, journals, reports, and books on this major issue to discuss the effects of climate change on VBDs in India through this article. This paper will briefly review the changing epidemiology of the most important vector-borne diseases in India.
COMPUTATIONAL META-ANALYSIS OF CERVICAL CANCER USING AVAILABLE 16S RRNA NGS DATA
Authors: Motwani Harsha , Mangukia Naman , Gadhavi Harshida , Patel Saumya , Solanki Hitesh
Published: October 2022

Cervical cancer is one of the most frequently occurring and deadliest gynaecological cancer which develops in cervical cells. Since it develops in tissues lining the internal organs it is a Carcinoma. Human papilloma virus infection is found to top the list of carcinogenic factors. Overexpression of certain proteins due to HPV integration in host body over a time can result in carcinoma. However vaginal microbiota plays a key role in development, persistence and progression of infections leading to diseases such as cervical cancer. Some recent studies have revealed potential roles of microbiome in cervicovaginal diseases. Thus a comparative metagenomic study among such samples can uncover microbial diversities present in these samples. Due to presence of highly conserved regions as well as hyper variable regions 16s rRNA gene sequence is selected for identification and classification of bacterial diversity. For the purpose of metagenomic analysis 16s rRNA gene sequences were analysed using QIIME pipeline.
A REVIEW ON PYRETHROID AS INSECTIDE AND IT’S ADVERSE EFFECT ON HUMAN
Authors: Patel Preeti , Sapra Palak , Mankad Archana
Published: October 2022

Synthetic pyrethroids are insecticide as well as pesticide made from naturally occurring pyrethrins found in dried Chrysanthemum flowers' pyrethrum. In present review use of pyrethroid as insecticide and its harmful effects on human beings are focused. Pyrethroids Modifying the kinetics of voltage-sensitive sodium channels, which mediate the nerve membrane's temporary increase in sodium permeability that underpins the nerve action potential, has an effect on insect nerves, with is benefits it also shows adverse effect on human health if its consumption is high it can cause damage to sperm DNA, respiratory disorder,  circulatory disease and many more.
Nghiệm nhớt của phương trình kiểu K- Hessian
Authors: Trần Văn Bằng , Hà Tiến Ngoạn , Nguyễn  Hữu Thọ , Phan Trọng Tiến , Nguyễn Lan Hương
Published: October 2022

Bài báo này nghiên cứu bài toán Dirichlet đối với phương trình kiểu k – Hessian trong miền bị chặn với dữ kiện không nhất thiết trơn. Chúng tôi giới thiệu khái niệm hàm (w,k) – lồi , chỉ ra rằng mọi nghiệm dưới nhớt, nghiệm trên nhớt của bài toán Dirichlet đều là (w,k) – lồi, đồng thời chứng minh một số điều kiện đủ về sự tồn tại và tính duy nhất nghiệm nhớt của bài toán Dirichlet đang xét.
Fronteiras e pontes entre a epistemologia e a axiologia no pensamento kantiano: uma perspectiva heideggeriana
Authors: Filho José Arlindo de Aguiar
Published: October 2022

Resumo: A proposta do trabalho é analisar a história da separação dos campos conceituais de cunho epistemológico daqueles de cunho axiológico durante o final da idade moderna e sua recepção crítica na contemporaneidade. A extensão do tema implica cortes metodológicos para viabilizar a execução da pesquisa e estes resultam na escolha de dois filósofos relevantes e interligados: Immanuel Kant como representante do final da modernidade e cujo pensamento fundamenta a perspectiva contemporânea sobre a relação entre ciência e moralidade; e Martin Heidegger, pensador contemporâneo, profundo leitor e crítico da obra kantiana bem como de sua recepção no início do século XX. A trajetória percorrida no texto explora os aspectos da epistemologia kantiana como articulação simétrica de sua moralidade, porém em um campo de decidibilidade sobre teorias. A moralidade por sua vez implica uma fundamentação prática que extrapola o paradigma de decidibilidade em favor de um pragmatismo de fundamentação metafisica. A leitura heideggeriana explora a construção desta simetria através da pretensa insuficiência do pilar conceitual dos dois campos: a subjetividade. A tentativa heideggeriana coloca a necessidade de pensar radicalmente o lugar do sujeito, tanto do conhecimento quanto da ação. A apresentação do problema de cisão entre epistemologia e axiologia em Kant e a proposta heideggeriana de re-união dos campos epistemológico e axiológico numa raiz originária de cunho ontológico é a trajetória que se busca explanar e analisar neste trabalho.
Pandora e O Segundo Sexo: Um diálogo entre Beauvoir e Hesíodo
Authors: Oliveira Camila do Espírito Santo Prado de
Published: October 2022

Resumo: Nossa intenção, neste artigo, é apresentar uma leitura da narrativa hesiódica da criação de Pandora, a primeira mulher, analisando sob quais aspectos aparecem, na poesia arcaica grega, os traços míticos relacionados ao feminino que Simone de Beauvoir mapeia na segunda e na terceira parte do primeiro volume de O Segundo Sexo, intituladas História e Os Mitos. O que de próprio à condição feminina ocidental é atribuído à mulher desde Hesíodo e como? A leitura que faremos segue a estratégia do “releasing” (libertação) de autoras feministas, como Vered Kenaan, em Pandora´s Sense. Trata-se de libertar a imagem da primeira mulher da sua conotação negativa e das consequências opressoras que dela decorrem e mostrar como a narrativa grega sobre a criação de Pandora apresenta traços de ambiguidade e indeterminação próprias à condição humana em geral, conforme Beauvoir apresenta em Por uma moral da ambiguidade, traços que a tradição patriarcal revestiu de fantasias e atribuiu exclusivamente à mulher ou responsabilizou-a por eles. Vale ressaltar que não se trata de descobrir, sob o olhar masculino sobre a mulher, uma verdade mais fundamental, uma natureza do feminino. Mas de, compreendendo a construção da condição feminina de subjugo, encontrar na imagem da mulher,potências que nos permitirão transformá-la.
Itinerários da Finitude:
Authors: Natário Maria Celeste
Published: October 2022

Neste texto, desenvolvemos um diálogo com Albert Camus e Vergílio Ferreira, a partir de algumas temáticas do pensamento existencial ou do designado “existencialismo”. Filósofos de acção foram estes dois autores, até ao limite permitido pelas suas forças. O exercício filosófico de Vergílio Ferreira acentua o que designamos como um existencialista mais “mental” – o de Albert Camus será mais “visceral” –, mas ambos, nos seus itinerários, imbuídos de uma consciência cujo horizonte finito e temporal tem como limite a autenticidade.
Martín de Azpilcueta e a justificação moral da prática comercial
Authors: Nascimento Marlo
Published: October 2022

O artigo busca examinar, no pensamento de Martín de Azpilcueta (1492- 1586), a questão da justificação moral da prática comercial. Na intenção de alcançar este objetivo, buscar-se-á explorar a compreensão da moralidade envolvendo a atividade comercial em pensadores anteriores a Azpilcueta que trataram do tema e, que de certa forma, o influenciaram na abordagem da questão. Nessa perspectiva, será destacada a discussão trazida por Tomás de Aquino (1225-1274) e João Duns Scotus (1265-1308). Assim, se investigará como o legado destes dois grandes filósofos medievais influenciaram a compreensão de Azpilcueta sobre o tema da defesa da legitimidade moral da prática comercial, discussão essa que o pensador trata em sua obra Commentaria in septem distinctiones de poenitentia.
A teoria da contingência do Instante de tempo presente em Duns Scotus
Authors: Dezza Ernesto , Corsi Uellinton Valentim
Published: October 2022

Este estudo tem por finalidade investigar a teoria da contingência do tempo presente em Duns Scotus, pela qual é afirmada a liberdade humana. O Doutor Sutil parte do conceito de contingência e de possibilidade para fundamentar a contingência das ações divinas e humanas, lançando luzes à problemática das ações livres da vontade humana. Vincula-se a esse assunto o conceito de faculdade natural e de faculdade racional, aos quais o Sutil relaciona à natural o intelecto e à racional a vontade. Consequentemente, esse processo interfere no entendimento que temos sobre como que ocorre as ações livres dos seres humanos. Assim, pois, como bibliografia primeira, analisaremos algumas questões da obra Ordinatio e Lectura, contando com subsídios de comentadores e pesquisadores acerca do assunto.
SANTOS, Iuri Ribeiro. A Morte como paciência do tempo, na ótica da filosofia de Emmanuel Lévinas. Curitiba, CRV, 2021, 141p. ISBN 978-65-251-0648-9
Authors: Silva Nilo César Batista
Published: October 2022

Resenha do livro

SANTOS, Iuri Ribeiro. A Morte como paciência do tempo, na ótica da filosofia de Emmanuel Lévinas. Curitiba, CRV, 2021, 141p. ISBN 978-65-251-0648-9
Black spot caused by Pseudocercospora opuntiae in cactus pear productive systems of Jalisco, Mexico
Authors: Ochoa María Judith , Rivera Luis Ángel , Arteaga-Garibay Ramón Ignacio , Martínez-Peña Marcos Daniel , Ireta Javier , Portillo Liberato
Published: October 2022

Black spot is an important fungal disease widely spread in different cactus pear productionsystems in Mexico. In Jalisco, the disease was detected in the 1990's; nowadays almost100% of plantations are damaged by it. The objective of this paper was to study themorphological variability, pathogenicity and virulence of the causal agent in cactus pearproduction systems, for fruit and vegetable (nopalitos) crops, in Jalisco, Mexico.Pseudocercospora opuntiae was isolated and characterized morphologically and molecularlyfrom cladodes collected in cactus pear production systems of Zapopan and Ojuelos showingadvanced symptoms of the disease. Pseudocercospora opuntiae exhibited high growth ratesand conidia development in malt extract at 2% in 16/8 h light/darkness at 26°C.Pathogenicity and virulence were tested in healthy cladodes under field and greenhouseconditions, as well as on individual cladodes, in vitro young explants and Phaseolus vulgarisinoculated with the fungus. Pseudocercospora opuntiae was able to infect under allestablished conditions, the first symptoms appeared 120 days after inoculation. This is thefirst report of isolation, identification, morphological and molecular characterization, andpathogenicity of the causal agent of cactus pear black spot in Jalisco, Mexico.
Molecular Characterization of Turkish Cactus Pear (Opuntia spp.) by RAPD Markers
Authors: TÜTÜNCÜ Mehmet , SIMSEK Özhan , AKA KAÇAR Yildiz , KÜDEN Ayzin B.
Published: October 2022

Opuntia ficus-indica Mill. commonly known as cactus pear is the most agronomicallyimportant species in Cactaceae. Turkey has important genetic resources of Opuntia spp.which should be characterized for further breeding strategies. In this study, molecularcharacterization of plant materials collected from different regions of Turkey in whichOpuntia species grown naturally, was performed by using Random Amplified PolymorphicDNA (RAPD) markers. DNA was successfully amplified by 50 RAPD primers. Among 250bands generated by the RAPD primers, 180 were polymorphic. The number of bandsdetected by a single primer set ranged from one to 12 (average of five bands/primer). Thepercentage of polymorphism was 72% based on RAPD data. All data were scored asdiscrete characters and unweighted pair group method with arithmetic mean (UPGMA)dendrogram and principle coordinate analysis (PCoA) were performed. Based on theresults, Opuntia genotypes showed high genetic diversity and we showed that RAPDmarkers are powerful tool to discriminate Turkish Opuntia genotypes. The high geneticdiversity existing in the Turkish germplasm suggests that it would be beneficial to utilizethis pool in Opuntia breeding programs and germplasm management activities.
Production and trends of scientific research on cactus pear in mainstream journals
Authors: Bravo-Vinaja Ángel , Méndez-Gallegos Santiago de Jesús
Published: October 2022

To identify production and trends on publications of cactus pear from 1900 to 2015 at aninternational level, a review of qualitatively and quantitatively indexed bibliographicrecords from Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) and Social Sciences Citation Index(SCIE) was conducted. The analyses included the concepts or key words ‘opuntia’ as wellas the common names of cactus pear and its variants. It was found that there were 1,472documents regarding cactus pear, from which 50% were published during the last tenyears, and more than 81% after 1990; these data show the relevance and dynamism ofcactus pear research during the last years. The most indexed type of document was thearticle with 86.1%. The preferred language of publication was English with 92.7%. TheInstitutions with more indexed documents were the university system of the University ofCalifornia and the National Autonomous University of Mexico with 99 (6.7%) and 84(5.7%) respectively. The Journal of the Professional Association for Cactus Development(JPACD) had the highest number of scientific articles (92). The impact factor (IF) ofJPACD is 0.22, and is ranked 30 among 33 in the “Horticulture” category of the Journal ofCitation Reports (JCR). Plant Physiology the journal with the highest IF (6.28) published29 of the indexed documents. The main research areas where scientists publishaccording to SCIE and SCCI are: Plant Sciences, Food Science Technology,Environmental Sciences, Horticulture, Ecology, Applied Chemistry, and Biochemistry andMolecular Biology. Mexico and the United States published 50% of all production, butTunisia, Brazil, France and South Korea had an important number of contributions onOpuntia. The main native English authors speaking with more published documents inmainstream journals are Nobel and Felker, while Saenz and Murillo-Amador are the mainnative Spanish speaking authors. The trending research in the last ten years are thefunctional properties and biological activity of active ingredients on Opuntia. The identifiedtrends would allow setting strategies, synergies and scientific and technologic policies forresearch and decision making in those countries where the species is considered asimportant.
Pitaya (Stenocereus spp.): an under-utilized fruit
Authors: Quiroz-González Beatriz , García-Mateos Rosario , Corrales-García J. Joel E. , Colinas-León María Teresa
Published: October 2022

Pitaya (Stenocereus spp.) is an exotic fruit, which has been consumed since ancient timesby pre-Hispanic cultures. Recently in Mexico, this cactus has been the target of commercialattention due to the pleasant taste of their succulent fruits with juicy and sweet pulp, and agreat variety of colors (white, yellow, purple and red fruits). This fruit has excellent sensory,nutritional, nutraceutical, agroindustrial and medicinal attributes; however, it has beenunder-utilized. The high content of betalains in this fruit allows us to consider these varietiesas a source of natural pigments to be used in the food industry. The aim of this study is toshow “the state of the art” of the properties of Stenocereus, to promote its study,dissemination, production, consumption and agroindustrial use. The present study shows adescription of its botany, distribution, cultivation, physiology, pre and postharvest aspects,nutritional and nutraceutical composition, as well as agroindustrial and medicinal uses. Theproduction of this fruit represents an opportunity for the economic development of somearid and semi-arid zones of Mexico due to the agronomic, nutraceutical and agroindustrialadvantages. Therefore, more studies are required, mainly on physiological, nutraceutical,medicinal and agroindustrial aspects, more specifically on the non-studied species ofStenocereus, and future researches should deal with development of agro-technologies toguarantee high yields and good quality products to enable growers to make a living from it.
Physical characteristics, phytochemical content and antioxidant activity of cactus pear fruits growing in northeast Algeria
Authors: Mazari Azzedine , Yahiaoui Kahina , Fedjer Zineb , Mahdeb Amokrane
Published: October 2022

The present work aims to evaluate the effect of locality on the quality of available orangefleshedcactus pear cultivar in Souk-Ahras (Algeria). Samples collected from the studyarea were assessed for their physical characteristics, chemical composition andantioxidant properties. The cactus pear fruits originating from Remila site exhibitedsignificantly higher fruit and seed weights. The juicy pulps were sweet (14.00~15.85°Bx)and showed high moisture content (85.04~86.80%), low acidity (0.038~0.049%) and anear neutral pH (5.91~6.25). Phytochemical content analysis revealed significant higherlevels of polyphenols, flavonoids and total carotenoids in pulp juice from Meridef andChegaga sites, while pulp juice from Remila site had significant higher levels of vitamin C,flavonols and betalains contents. Results of principal component analysis suggest thatvitamin C, betalains and flavonols content contributed efficiently to the radical scavengingactivity, whereas polyphenols, flavonoids and carotenoids were rather associated with thereducing power activity.
Quality of fermented cactus pear (Opuntia spp.) and its effect on liveweight gain of Dorper lambs
Authors: Flores-Hernández Arnoldo , Macías-Rodríguez Francisco Javier , García- Herrera Gabriel , Ortega-Sánchez José Luis , Meza-Herrera Cesar , Murillo-Amador Bernardo
Published: October 2022

The high-water (85%) and low protein (5%) content of cactus cladodes (Opuntia spp.) reduce the amount of dry-matter consumed by ruminants. The objective of this study was to use protein enrichment technology to increase Opuntia protein content and to feed Dorper lambs, comparing the Opuntia protein enrichment and the basal diet in the liveweight gain. The experiment was carried out for 60 days, using a biodigester (100 kg of cactus) -Title No. 2641- IMPI. The process was based on the daily aerobic semisolid fermentation of Opuntia by applying yeast of the Sacharomyces cereviceae (1%) type, urea (1%) and ammonium sulfate (0.1%) during 20 h (1 h of movement and 1.5 h of rest) recycling the yeast for a week. Unfermented Opuntia cladodes were used as the control. The enriched Opuntia was provided in the final stage in two treatments in a completely randomized design with three replications: 1) Basal diet (control), and 2) Basal diet + fermented fresh Opuntia. The liveweight of each animal was recorded weekly. Analysis of variance and comparison of means were performed (Tukey HSD p=0.05 and orthogonal contrasts p?0.05). The results of the fermentation showed that fermented Opuntia significantly (p?0.01) decrease carbohydrates content (48.9 to 26.4%); increased crude protein content (5.64 to 33.17%) and energy (2.26 to 2.67 Mcal kg-1) compared with unfermented Opuntia. However, on the seventh day of fermentation, these values decreased significantly, because of the temperature decrease. At the end of the experiment, the live-weight increased significantly 11.62 ± 0.99 kg animal-1 month-1 in groups of four lambs fed with enriched Opuntia, while the liveweight of animals fed with the basal diet only increased 8.42 ± 1.69 kg animal-1 month-1, showing a difference in the liveweight gain of 800 g lamb-1 week-1 fed with fermented Opuntia cladodes.
Quality and storability of cactus pear fruit as improved by supplemental irrigation
Authors: Zegbe Jorge A.
Published: October 2022

This research evaluated some fruit quality attributes at harvest and after two storage conditions [i.e., room temperature and cold storage] of four cactus pear cultivars previously exposed to non-irrigated (NI) treatment as the control, supplemental irrigation (SI) and commercial irrigation (CI). The cultivars responded differently to irrigation treatments and among evaluations. SI and CI plants had the highest fruit and pulp mass at harvest and maintained at both storage conditions, although these results were not always significant. Flesh firmness tended to be the highest in SI and CI fruit at harvest in all cultivars. The latter response was maintained occasionally at both storage conditions in all cultivars. Both dry mass concentration and total soluble solids concentration tended to be the highest in NI fruit of all cultivars. Fruit mass loss was minimized by SI and CI treatments in both storage conditions, and in relation to room temperature storage, cold storage increased the fruit storage life of all cultivars. At the start of the experiment, NI fruit at room temperature storage had the highest decay incidence; after that, this fruit deterioration problem was observed occasionally in both storage conditions. It was concluded that the amount and occurrence of rain was an important factor in the statistical inconsistence of the response variables. However, the SI and CI treatments minimized fruit mass loss in both storage conditions and extended the fruit storage life of all cultivars in cold storage, which is important for transportation, marketing, and consumers. Additionally, SI, on a three-year-average, saved irrigation water by 51% compared to CI, therefore, SI may be recommended to similar agro-ecological regions.
Characterization of mucilage from clones of Opuntia and Nopalea prickly pear cactus harvested in different seasons in Brazilian semiarid
Authors: Panta de Araújo Yara , Monteiro Santana Silva Brito Andréa , Silva Fonseca Kelem , Feitoza do Nascimento Souza Jheizon , Costa de Sousa Lady Daiane , Freire da Silva Thieres George , Da Silva Eugênio Danielle , Do Nascimento Simões Adriano
Published: October 2022

This study proposes to characterize hydrated and refrigerated mucilage obtained from cladodes of clones of prickly pear cactus harvested during the drizzle and dry seasons in the semiarid of Brazil. Cladodes of Opuntia stricta [Haw.] Haw (Orelha de Elefante Mexicana [OEM] clone) and Nopalea cochenillifera Salm Dyck (IPA Sertânia [IPA] and Miúda [MIU] clones) were harvested at 6 am and extracted mucilage. The main bands in the infrared region were characterized. Physicochemical analyses were performed on day zero and at 12 days. Cladodes harvested in the dry season showed higher mucilage yield and soluble solid, total soluble carbohydrate, and K+, for the three clones. The OEM clone also exhibited significant increases in pH, Na+, and electrical conductivity when harvested in the dry season than in the wet season. In addition, the mucilage extracted from the Opuntia cladodes did not have changes in the carbohydrate, titratable acidity, or total soluble protein levels. The IPA and MIU clones, in turn, were characterized by parameters that remained stable during conservation (phenolic compounds, titratable acidity, K+ and Na+). The spectroscopic profile was similar for all studied clones. The principal component analysis allowed the formation of clusters between seasons and conservation times. It is suggested that the cladodes of the genus Nopalea showed better potential in the manufacture of edible films and coatings. The cladodes of the genus Opuntia, for the use of mucilage as ingredients in foods such as bread, pasta, and others, making them with better functional properties. Therefore, these factors should be considered for the use of mucilage in the industry.
In a K-12 ESL Space: Teacher's Indirect Corrective Feedback (ICF) and its Effects to Students' Writing Skills
Authors: Agbayani Richard Sambajon , Sy Donna Bel Fran
Published: October 2022

During the development of writing as a macro skill, teachers provide indirect corrective feedback (ICF) to improve the written outputs of their students. To find out the effects of this scaffolding initiative, this study underscores the application of ICF to students' writing errors and investigates whether the interpretation of students to the ICF corresponds to the actual justification of their teacher. Following a descriptive-qualitative design, the corpora were collected by assigning a writing task to Grade 12 public senior high school ABM students and by conducting a follow-up semi-structured interview to both the English teacher and the student-participants. Samples from the data were organized, coded, and interpreted through thematic analysis. Findings indicate that the recorded writing errors were subject- verb disagreement and incorrect/ lack of pronoun as well as incorrect/ lack of punctuations and incorrect/ unnecessary capitalization found in the students' language use and mechanics component, respectively. A number of incongruities between the students' and the teacher's interpretations on the given ICF were also unveiled, but similarities of interpretations were still relatively greater. Likewise, it was revealed that the student-participants manifested strong positive viewpoint towards ICF and considered this as beneficial in improving their writing skills. This study, therefore, recommends to language teachers the use of ICF to help learners translate their writing difficulties into holistic skill and aid them in attaining both the content and performance standards in the area of academic writing.