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Corporate Finance & Investments: Corporate Finance Issues Prevailing In India at Present
Authors: Kumar Dhiresh , Mishra Krishna Kant
Published: June 2016

The subject of corporate finance has assumed tremendous significance in the light of the ongoing economic uncertainty across the world. Apart from the three most important decisions of fund raising, fund deployment and generation of returns, greater emphasis has been laid down upon creating a long term value through Economic value addition (EVA). The role of assets in generation of cash flows has become even more pronounced in modern day changing dynamics. More than the external factors, India has certain homegrown structural problems which seriously needs to be addressed at this juncture; the prominent ones being ensuring a high ICOR and addressing the supply side bottlenecks in the economy. Indian companies will have to address the financial problems in the light of the current macroeconomic turmoil of high inflation and revised growth projection of 5%. This has to be done despite having a sound corporate financial framework. This paper attempts to address these problems and tries to suggest some solution to overcome the period of uncertainty
Vocational Interest Regarding Career Awareness among Adolescent Boys and Girls of Rohtak City; Haryana (India)
Authors: Sharma Karuna
Published: June 2016

All young are deeply concerned about their future vocational roles. Vocation is valued by most adolescents, for its contributions to self-esteem, financial independence, and social maturity. The present study is done to find out the gender difference in vocational interest of high school adolescents. The sample for the investigation consisted of 300 adolescents (150 boys & 150 girls) studying in 10th class. The sample was taken from six schools of Rohtak city. Standardized tool was used to measure the variable Vocational Interest Record (VIR) (Kulshrestha, 1984). For analysis of data, mean, standard deviation, and t-test were computed. The results of the study revealed that, gender difference in vocational interest was seen. Results indicated that t scores on artistic, agricultural, social and house hold dimensions of vocational interest were significant. Significant different exists between boys and girls on above vocational areas. Girls were high on artistic, social and house hold jobs as compared to boys whereas boys were high on agricultural jobs.
Legal Protection of Whistleblower Witnesses in Revealing Corruption after the Issue of Supreme Court Circular No. 4 of 2011
Authors: Arsawati Ni Nyoman Juwita
Published: June 2016

In order to eliminate corruption, Indonesia has made various Efforts through the establishment of laws and development of commissions. However, corruption still occurs with all tactics and ways behind politics, economics and power. Moreover, corruption is organized crime or white-collar crime. That why it is difficult to determine the main actor who knows much about it because corruptions Also Involved in that. To reveal corruption, then there must be a whistleblower as a witness, who is willing to reveal the corruption that has occurred because they saw, heard, and had experienced it by themselves, later practically called as a crown witness or key witness. Act No. 13/2006 and the Supreme Court Circular Letter No. 4/2011 have not been fully able to provide protection to whistleblowers from investigation, prosecution and examination. Since now, there are no laws that specifically against whistleblowers. It is the caused whistleblower remains silent against the corruption.
Study on the Factors Influencing College Teachers to Buy a Car in Krishnagiri District, Tamilnadu
Authors: Priya N , Ravi A.
Published: June 2016

It is evident that our country is growing in a excellent manner. As equal as to the developed nation, India is equally contributing in the car market and several companies came in to India and challenging with Indian companies in car segment. Automobile industry is one of the major area in contributing tremendous growth in GDP. No doubt that car is a essential product for all income group and the college teachers are highly targeted customers for small car segment. The distributors are attracting the middle income group for selling their small cars through various attractive scheme in Krishnagiri district. Most of the teachers are from rural background but having family support for improving their life style. Having a car for a teacher, who is working in either private or Government College is a prestige issue and approaching the dealers for selecting their choice in car segments. According to the environmental condition and stressful traffic system, the road condition in rural areas are not improved for safety car driving. In India it is a slogan of any individual to have a house, a car and attractive life style with living place.
Importance of Manpower Training to Enhance Productivity of Staff Performance
Authors: Akanbi Felicia Kehinde , Adetunji Adeniyi Temitope
Published: June 2016

The importance of training and development, and the growing complexity of the work environment in present day society, cannot be over emphasized. Training and development ensure that organizational staff possess the knowledge and skills needed to perform their jobs effectively and adapt to ever changing technology. This paper uses desk research to evaluate work carried out related to training and manpower development, especially debate centered on how to improve the quality of staff performance. The study finds that, although a host of workshops, seminars and training are available, few are assessed due to the differences between budgetary provisions and actual funds released, for various years, at both federal and state levels.
Quality of Work Life and Its Impact on Job Performance: A Study of S.B.I & HDFC Banking Professionals
Authors: Chanana Meenakshi , Kumar Gupta Surender
Published: June 2016

Quality of work life is a process of work organizations, which enables its members at all levels to actively participate in shaping the organization, environment, methods and outcomes. This value-based process is aimed towards meeting the twin goals of enhanced effectiveness of organization and improved quality of life at work for employee. The paper conducted study on work life quality of workforce in the banks of district Yamuna Nagar, Haryana where the aim was to find out the different factors which influences the job performance. The result of the study shows that there is high impact of quality of work life on the performance of the employees and out of the perceptual factors of quality of reward, management support, challenging work content and career & growth opportunity are the main factor which the employees think are the important factors of quality of work life which leads them to perform well.
Shift in the Role of HR Professionals: Critical Trends in HR Management Practices
Authors: Jain Ms. Aditi
Published: June 2016

The business world is concerned with improvement of organizational performance. Consequently, Human Resource Management (HRM) practices outcome on organizational performance has been the major concern of the previous scholars. Therefore, any organization that fails to improve its performance would not be able to meet up with trends in achieving competitive advantages. HR means understanding the implications of globalization, work-force diversity, changing skill requirements, corporate downsizing, continuous improvement initiatives, re-engineering, the contingent work force, decentralized work sites and employee involvement. Organizations today are also witnessing a change in system, management cultures and philosophy due to the global alignment .There is a need for multi skill development and the role of HRM  is becoming all the more important
Islamic Society Diaspora of Bugis Descent in Bali
Authors: Suwitha I Putu Gede
Published: June 2016

Diaspora Islamic Society of Bugis descent in Bali has long played a role, especially in the political and economic fields. Their presence has historically never to be an issue, due to political entity that became a patron. Besides that, the cultural exchanges in various activities has been made inter-ethnic relations and more collaborative than competitive. This study was wanted to express how diaspora was formed in Bali island of Hindu society. Similarly, the development of Islam Bugis and how relationship between diaspora Bugis. The results of this study that showed in addition to Bugis diaspora demonstrate their role, as well as in their diasporic make an adjustments and establish a new identity. The identity was a diaspora community needs. Public spaces has been built and part of a multicultural society and mem blow values up the Baliness people, recently, the Bugis community in a state of marginalized (subaltern). Spivak (1972) stated that seems subaltern merkea not be able to follow the dynamics of changing, especially, in the world of tourism in Bali.
Survival Vocabulary of Wuna Language in Plant Environment of Kowala
Authors: Ode Sidu La , Niampe La , Ino La
Published: June 2016

This article is taken from the results of a study entitled "Survival Vocabulary of Wuna Language in Plant Environment of Kowala ". The purpose of a study is to describe and analyze the survival vocabulary of Wuna Language in the plant environment kowala. The method used the field method. In presenting the data used quantitative descriptive method and data analysis used in the study method. Based on the analysis of data, amongst the 200 vocabularies submitted to 50 respondents, showed that most of the vocabulary in the plant environment kowala still significant in surviving. Plant kowala still closely related to community’s lives in the areas of social, economic, moral ethics and faith. Furthermore, community attitudes toward kowala plants still appreciate it. This can be showed by their attitude to let the plants of kowala grow anywhere, as shown in community's gardens, in the middle of the plant teak, guava or anywhere without any interference from the community.
A Study on Marketing Strategy of Selected Home Appliances in Kolkata
Authors: Ghosh Chinmoy
Published: June 2016

Now that is the era of marketing strategy based on that the reputed companies try to maintain their position in the market. We actually study the new pattern of marketing strategy which influences customers to buy a particular product. The study provide a new horizon of marketing strategy poke (shock-knock), based upon the Maslow’s highest need level self-actualization.
Relationship of menstrual disorders with nutritional status of college girls from Bankura District, West Bengal, India.
Authors: Patsa* Malay Kumar , Pal Dibya , Sen Srimanta , Ganguly Mousumi , Sinha Nirmalya Kumar , Das Dulal Chandra , Chakrabortty Sumendev , Das Monalisa
Published: June 2016

Menstrual disorders are the most common complaints of the women. This often leads to anxiety, depression and other such psychological problems. The present study was conducted to find out the association of nutritional status with menstrual pattern and menstrual disorders of college girls. This study was employed on ninety-seven female college students (18- 22 years) of Bankura district. A pre-tested, semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect socioeconomic data and information regarding menstrual pattern and disorders. Anthropometric parameters including body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage (PBF), body adiposity index (BAI) was determined and mid-thigh circumference (MTC) was measured of each girls. From this study it was found that the Age at menarche (AAM) of college girls was 12.76±1.32 which was inversely related to the socioeconomic status and some anthropometric parameters like BMI, PBF, BAI, MTC etc. Monthly per capita income (MPCI) was an important determinant of weight (F=4.374; P=0.015), BMI (F=3.414; P=0.037), PBF (F=3.600; P=0.031) among the college girls. Pearson Product Moment Correlation showed that AAM, maternal education, number of sibling, number of family members, MPCI was associated with some anthropometric parameters viz. BMI, MTC, PBF, BAI. Linear Regression analysis showed that among the five factors (viz. AAM, maternal education, number of sibling, number of family members, MPCI) the maternal education and MPCI was the main determining factor for BMI. The prevalence of PMS, dysmenorrhoea and leucorrhoea was 67.01%, 73.20% and 85.57% in this study population. It can be concluded that AAM was inversely related to the anthropometric parameters (BMI, PBF, BAI, MTC) and more than two third of the college students was suffering from different menstrual disorders. U-shaped relationship between BMI and dysmenorrhea clearly focused the influence of body fat on dysmenorrhoea.
Economic maximization of alfalfa medically-active phytoconstituents
Authors: Mickky* Bardees Mohammad , Abbas Muhammad Ali , El-Shhaby Omar Abd Elsamie
Published: June 2016

Medicinal plants are leading source of phytochemicals. A pot experiment was designed to evaluate the effect of various water regimes (33, 67 and 100% watering) on the ability of alfalfa plants grown in soils with different texture (33, 67 and 100% sand) to synthesize phenolics, non-photosynthetic pigments, vitamins and minerals. Under drought, the amount of total phenols, saponins, tannins, flavonoids and alkaloids increased with the maximum content of total phenols, tannins and flavonoids recorded for plants in soil with 67% sand. For saponins, 33% sand caused the highest values, while alkaloids increased with increasing sand proportion. Water stress also increased the amount of anthocyanins, lycopene and β-carotene. With adequate irrigation, soil with 33% sand caused the highest amount of these pigments while under drought; their values fluctuated among the three soil types. Moreover, the amount of vitamin C, B1 and B2 increased under water deficit; and their amount increased with increasing sand. Furthermore, the amount of sodium, potassium and calcium increased with drought; while the reverse was recorded for magnesium and phosphorus with the maximum titers of all the addressed elements in plants grown in 100% sand. Thence, little water availability may be an efficient technique invigorating alfalfa medicinal efficacy.
All Things Complement
Authors: Thurman Joshua M. , Nester Carla M.
Published: June 2016

The complement (C) cascade is an ancient system of proteins whose primary role is to initiate and modulate immune responses. During C activation, circulating proteins are cleaved and nascent cleavage fragments participate in a broad range of downstream innate and adaptive immune functions. Although the majority of these functions are either homeostatic or protective, a large body of experimental and clinical evidence also highlights a central role for the C system in the pathogenesis of many types of glomerular disease. From classic pathway activation in lupus nephritis to alternative pathway dysregulation in C3 glomerulopathy, our understanding of the spectrum of C involvement in kidney disease has expanded greatly in recent years. However, the characteristics that make the glomerulus so uniquely susceptible to C-mediated injury are not fully understood, and this remains an area of ongoing investigation. Several C inhibitors have been approved for clinical use, and additional C inhibitory drugs are in development. The use of these drugs in patients with kidney disease will expand our understanding of the benefits and limitations of C inhibition.
Risk Factors for and Outcomes of Catheter-Associated Peritonitis in Children: The SCOPE Collaborative
Authors: Sethna Christine B. , Bryant Kristina , Munshi Raj , Warady Bradley A. , Richardson Troy , Lawlor John , Newland Jason G. , Neu Alicia ,   on behalf of the SCOPE Investigators
Published: June 2016

Background and objectives

The Standardizing Care to Improve Outcomes in Pediatric ESRD Collaborative is a quality improvement initiative that aims to reduce peritoneal dialysis–associated infections in pediatric patients on chronic peritoneal dialysis. Our objectives were to determine whether provider compliance with peritoneal dialysis catheter care bundles was associated with lower risk for infection at the individual patient level and describe the epidemiology, risk factors, and outcomes for peritonitis in the Standardizing Care to Improve Outcomes in Pediatric ESRD Collaborative.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

We collected peritoneal dialysis characteristics, causative organisms, compliance with care bundles, and outcomes in children with peritonitis between October of 2011 and September of 2014. Chi-squared tests, t tests, and generalized linear mixed models were used to assess risk factors for peritonitis.

Results

Of 734 children enrolled (54% boys; median age =9 years old; interquartile range, 1–15) from 29 centers, 391 peritonitis episodes occurred among 245 individuals over 10,130 catheter-months. The aggregate annualized peritonitis rate was 0.46 episodes per patient-year. Rates were highest among children ≤2 years old (0.62 episodes per patient-year). Gram-positive peritonitis predominated (37.8%) followed by culture-negative (24.7%), gram-negative (19.5%), and polymicrobial (10.3%) infections; fungal only peritonitis accounted for 7.7% of episodes. Compliance with the follow-up bundle was associated with a lower rate of peritonitis (rate ratio, 0.49; 95% confidence interval, 0.30 to 0.80) in the multivariable model. Upward orientation of the catheter exit site (rate ratio, 4.2; 95% confidence interval, 1.49 to 11.89) and touch contamination (rate ratio, 2.22; 95% confidence interval, 1.44 to 3.34) were also associated with a higher risk of peritonitis. Infection outcomes included resolution with antimicrobial treatment alone in 76.6%, permanent catheter removal in 12.2%, and catheter removal with return to peritoneal dialysis in 6% of episodes.

Conclusions

Lower compliance with standardized practices for follow-up peritoneal dialysis catheter care in the Standardizing Care to Improve Outcomes in Pediatric ESRD Collaborative was associated with higher risk of peritonitis. Quality improvement and prevention strategies have the potential to reduce peritoneal dialysis–associated peritonitis.
Creatinine–Based and Cystatin C–Based GFR Estimating Equations and Their Non-GFR Determinants in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Authors: Keddis Mira T. , Amer Hatem , Voskoboev Nikolay , Kremers Walter K. , Rule Andrew D. , Lieske John C.
Published: June 2016

Background and objectives

eGFR equations have been evaluated in kidney transplant recipients with variable performance. We assessed the performance of the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease equation and the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equations on the basis of creatinine, cystatin C, and both (eGFR creatinine-cystatin C) compared with measured GFR by iothalamate clearance and evaluated their non-GFR determinants and associations across 15 cardiovascular risk factors.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

A cross-sectional cohort of 1139 kidney transplant recipients >1 year after transplant was analyzed. eGFR bias, precision, and accuracy (percentage of estimates within 30% of measured GFR) were assessed. Interaction of each cardiovascular risk factor with eGFR relative to measured GFR was determined.

Results

Median measured GFR was 55.0 ml/min per 1.73 m2. eGFR creatinine overestimated measured GFR by 3.1% (percentage of estimates within 30% of measured GFR of 80.4%), and eGFR Modification of Diet in Renal Disease underestimated measured GFR by 2.2% (percentage of estimates within 30% of measured GFR of 80.4%). eGFR cystatin C underestimated measured GFR by −13.7% (percentage of estimates within 30% of measured GFR of 77.1%), and eGFR creatinine-cystatin C underestimated measured GFR by −8.1% (percentage of estimates within 30% of measured GFR of 86.5%). Lower measured GFR associated with older age, women, obesity, longer time after transplant, lower HDL, lower hemoglobin, lower albumin, higher triglycerides, higher proteinuria, and an elevated cardiac troponin T level but did not associate with diabetes, smoking, cardiovascular events, pretransplant dialysis, or hemoglobin A1c. These risk factor associations differed for five risk factors with eGFR creatinine, six risk factors for eGFR Modification of Diet in Renal Disease, ten risk factors for eGFR cystatin C, and four risk factors for eGFR creatinine-cystatin C.

Conclusions

Thus, eGFR creatinine and eGFR creatinine-cystatin C are preferred over eGFR cystatin C in kidney transplant recipients because they are less biased, more accurate, and more consistently reflect the same risk factor associations seen with measured GFR.
Online Measurement of Electrospinning Jet Velocity of Polyvinyl Alcohol
Authors: Choi S. J. , Kong C. S. , Han D. H. , Kim H. S.
Published: June 2016

Electrospinning is a fascinating technology for producing nanoscale fibers. In this study, jet velocities were investigated for the full jet range using microparticles as tracers. Significant differences were observed in the jet velocities as a function of the measuring position and direction. This suggests that the jets drive toward the collector and undergo jet separation after forming jet entanglements. The visual evidence confirmed the jet elongation data.
Experimental Investigation and Modeling of a New High Speed Coating Process
Authors: Kallel M. , Demay Y. , Agassant J. F. , Chartrel J. F. , Grisot M.
Published: June 2016

Health regulations are becoming increasingly restrictive which leads to develop solvent free laminating processes. Hot melt adhesives represent an interesting solution to bond two pre-printed substrates of polymer for packaging applications for example, but their high viscosities require extruding the polymer formulation through important die gaps (between 0.5 mm and 1 mm) in order to limit the extrusion pressure. Thus, delivering a final very thin layer of hot melt (a few μm) between the polymer substrates requires applying very high draw ratios between the die and the contact point on the substrate. These high draw ratios would result in marked thickness and width instabilities (called draw resonance) when using usual stretching distances as in cast film (a few cm) or in coating thermoplastic layers on a metal or paper substrate (more than 10 cm). Surprisingly, reducing drastically the stretching distance (around 1 mm) and applying a differential pressure between the two sides of the melt allow postponing the instability occurrence. Nevertheless the processing window is narrow and the objective of the present paper is to describe the cotformatating process developed at Bostik Company, to characterize the drawing instabilities and to investigate the influence of different processing parameters. In addition, a numerical model explaining these surprising stabilizing conditions is proposed. This model results in the definition of a high speed coating processing window.
Environment, Memory, and the Groundnut Scheme: Britain’s Largest Colonial Agricultural Development Project and Its Global Legacy
Authors: Esselborn Stefan
Published: June 2016

In the late 1940s, the British state embarked on an attempt to convert about 12,000 square kilometers of bush land in remote regions of colonial East Africa into a peanut monoculture. The project, which became known simply as the “Groundnut Scheme”, constituted one of the largest colonial agricultural development initiatives in history, as well as possibly the most spectacular failure in this field. While the technical reasons for this are relatively well known, this article focuses chiefly on perceptions and memories of the Scheme, trying in particular to trace the different functions that were assigned to the social and ecological landscape of Tanganyika. As the Scheme was from the outset targeted as much at Western discourses and representations as at the actual situation in Tanganyika, three layers of context are distinguished, corresponding broadly to different geographical scales as well as specific groups of actors. On the imperial level, the project’s entanglement in British politics tended to obscure its geographic and historical specificities, transforming the transformation of Tanganyikan landscape into sets of statistical numbers, and ultimately into a largely decontextualized political buzzword. Secondly, in the framework of the international expert community, technological enthusiasm depicted East Africa as an “empty” region formable at will, despite scientific evidence to the contrary. Ironically, the mistakes and miscalculations resulting from this were so numerous and at times grotesque that they allowed a more general questioning of the basic tenets of agricultural development to be avoided. At a “local” level, the Groundnut Scheme should be understood in the context of attempts to reform the (post-) colonial social order through the modification of agricultural practices and the refashioning of the physical and ecological environment. In this sense, the project became a forerunner of the even larger Tanzanian “villagization” campaign in the 1970s. Different strands of memory of the Groundnut Scheme persist today, although their connection to the physical site(s) of the project is often tenuous. On the other hand, the Scheme did transform the social, physical, and biological landscape of Tanganyika, albeit in very different ways and in a much more limited fashion than intended.
Fossilized Memory: The German-Russian Energy Partnership and the Production of Energo-political Knowledge
Authors: Prochnow Jeannette
Published: June 2016

The German-Russian energy cooperation on the natural gas market began with the discovery of the Urengoi gas field in 1966. Both German states invested heavily in the Russian natural gas market. This partnership has continued long after the collapse of socialism and today is more relevant than ever. These bilateral economic relations were accompanied by extensive media coverage in both German states as well as in the unified state, with the result that, today, the cooperation is referred to as a “tradition” of 40 years. Over the past decades German energy companies, politicians, and the media have fashioned a communicative field that turned the import of Russian gas into a res publica, the particularities of which are examined in this paper. The case exemplifies how the flow of resources across political borders has gravitated around the historicity of social memory. However, the exploitation and use of natural resources occupy a precarious place in public collective thought. Firstly, because the media coverage of German-Russian energy politics is connected to Germany’s past, the discourse has tended to show regional characteristics specific to the history of divided Germany. Secondly, the patterns of interpreting the extraction and trade of natural gas display various shifts. Nonetheless, the German-Russian energy partnership on the natural gas market was a recurring topic in newspapers (and audio-visual mass media) of the East and the West.

This essay discusses methodological difficulties of the established concept of social memory for the analysis of energo-political discourse. Drawing on System Theory and Actor-Network-Theory, I argue that the concept of memory in terms of a collective narrative has to be abandoned in favour of an understanding that conceives of memory as recursive communicative operations of the media. Furthermore, I attempt to re-embed the materio-realities of natural gas trade into the analysis of the mass media’s discourse. This analytical approach leads to the proposition that the public discourse around the German-Russian Energy partnership is a mediated representation of an assemblage that comprises relevant human and thingly members that in their specific association created an interactive stability among participants of that assemblage rather than a consistent narrative.
New records of seven fungal species for Bangladesh
Authors: Kibria Amena , Hossain K. S. , Akhtar N. , Jahan M. A.A. , Sarker Md. A.M. , Begum Mst. N.
Published: June 2016

From three farming stages of Arthrospira platensis (Nordstedt) Gomont [Spirulina platensis (Gomont) Geitler], seven fungal species, namely, Cladosporium varians Braun, Melnik & K. Schub., Fusarium trichothecioides Wollenw., Geotrichum candidum Link, Mucor circinelloides Tiegh., M. hiemalis Wehmer, Penicillium frequentans Westling and Verticillium albo-atrum Reinke & Berthold were recorded for the first time from Bangladesh.Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 23(1): 1-6, 2016 (June)
A new species of Polygonatum Mill. (Asparagaceae) from Guizhou, China
Authors: An Ming-Tai , Lin Yun , Wang Jia-Guo , Wu Jiang-Hua , Meng Min
Published: June 2016

A new species Polygonatum sinopubescens from Yinjiang County, Guizhou Province, South-west China is described and illustrated. This species was found growing in evergreen broad-leaved forests or mixed needle-leaved and evergreen broad-leaved forests on slopes at altitudes of 870-930 m. It is related to Polygonatum filipes Merr. ex C. Jeffrey & Mc Ewan, but differs from the latter by pubescent stems, petiole, peduncle and pedicel, leaf blade shortly dense pubescent on abaxial surface, 2-3-flowered inflorescences and filaments 7-11 mm long.Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 23(1): 7-11, 2016 (June)
A new subspecies of Dimeria hohenackeri Hochst. ex Miq. (Poaceae) from India
Authors: Raj M.S. Kiran , Sivadasan M. , Dileep P. , Alfarhan A. H.
Published: June 2016

A new subspecies, viz. Dimeria hohenackeri Hochst. ex Miq. subsp. kodaguensis Kiran Raj, Sivad. & Dileep from South Karnataka of the Southern Western Ghats in Peninsular India is described and illustrated. It mainly differs from D. hohenackeri Hochst. ex Miq. subsp. hohenackeri in having mat-forming habit with leaves crowded at culm-base, spikelets 34 mm long and glumes not widely divergent during anthesis.Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 23(1): 27-31, 2016 (June)
Typification of fourteen names of twelve recognized taxa in Leucas R. Br. (Lamiaceae) and one new combination
Authors: Singh Rajeev Kumar
Published: June 2016

Eight binomials of six recognized species of Indian Leucas R. Br. are lectotypified, namely, Leucas beddomei (Hook. f.) Sunojk. & P. Mathew, L. diffusa Benth., L. helianthemifolia Desf., L. nepetifolia Benth., L. pilosa Benth., L. pilosa Benth. var. pubescens Benth., L. ternifolia Desf. and L. vestita Benth. Two recognized taxa are neotypified, namely, L. angularis Benth. and L. lanata Benth. var. candida Haines. L. lanata Benth. var. candida Haines is raised to species rank as L. candida (Haines) R.Kr. Singh. L. pilosa Benth. is added to the flora of India. Additionally the following four recognized endemic species of Leucas of Myanmar are also lectotypified, Leucas collettii Prain, L. helferi Hook. f., L. ovata Benth. and L. teres Benth.Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 23(1): 33-43, 2016 (June)
Ixora predeepii, a new species of Rubiaceae from southern Western Ghats, India
Authors: Balan Anoop P. , Shanmugam Harikrishnan
Published: June 2016

Ixora predeepii, a new species of the family Rubiaceae from Southern Western Ghats, India is described and illustrated. It is allied to Ixora elongata Heyne ex D. Don in general appearance, but differs from the latter by its small habit, short peduncled congested inflorescence, small purplish white flowers with glabrous corolla and scarlet berry.Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 23(1): 65-69, 2016 (June)
Cognition Effects of Low-Grade Hypoxia
Authors: Pilmanis Andrew A. , Balldin Ulf I. , Fischer Joseph R.
Published: June 2016

INTRODUCTION: The effects of low-grade hypoxia on cognitive function are reported in this paper. The study compared cognitive function during short exposures at four different altitudes.METHODS: Ninety-one subjects were exposed to simulated altitudes of ground level,
1524, 2438, and 3658 m (5000, 8000, and 12,000 ft) in the Brooks City-Base altitude pressure chamber in a balanced design. Oxygen saturation, heart rate, and cognitive performance on seven different cognitive tasks were measured. In addition, subjects indicated their symptoms from a 33-item
subjective symptom survey.RESULTS: As designed, oxygen saturation decreased and heart rate increased with higher altitudes. Very small degradations in performance were found at the two highest altitudes for only two of the cognitive tasks (continuous performance and grammatical
reasoning). In the subjective symptom survey, 18 of the 33 possible symptoms were more common at 3658 m (12,000 ft) than at ground level.CONCLUSIONS: The findings indicated a minimal influence of low-grade hypoxia on cognitive performance in contrast to some existing classic symptoms
of hypoxia.Pilmanis AA, Balldin UI, Fischer JR. Cognition effects of low-grade hypoxia. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2016; 87(7):596–603.
‘In the doc’: Acting Processes in Brian Hill's Docudrama, Consent
Authors: Cantrell Tom
Published: June 2016

This article explores Brian Hill's award-winning docudrama, Consent, from the point of view of the actor. Consideration of actors’ processes has remained conspicuously absent in analyses of docudrama or documentary television. To redress this balance, this article is based on new interview material with Anna Madeley, one of the two leading actors in the piece. A complex blend of fact and fiction, Consent follows a fictional rape trial from the rape itself, the reporting of the attack to the police, the victim's visit to a doctor, through to the court case, the jury's deliberations and the judge's verdict. Actors Anna Madeley and Daniel Mays played the victim and perpetrator, but all of the professionals with whom they came into contact – the police, medical professionals, lawyers, judge, court staff and jury members – were played by real people in their professional capacity. To facilitate a consideration of the actor's perspective, Anna Madeley's acting processes are explored in detail, with particular focus on her use of memory and recollection, and on her experience of improvisation and the question of agency that the project prompts. This approach demonstrates the value of placing actors’ experiences at the heart of research into television performance, as well as raising searching questions about the way that we understand and codify performance in docudrama.
Enforced Expression of Hoxa3 Inhibits Classical and Promotes Alternative Activation of Macrophages In Vitro and In Vivo
Authors: Al Sadoun Hadeel , Burgess Matthew , Hentges Kathryn E. , Mace Kimberly A.
Published: June 2016

The regulated differentiation of macrophages (mφs) and their subsequent activation into proinflammatory or prohealing subtypes is critical for efficient wound healing. Chronic wounds such as diabetic (db) ulcers are associated with dysregulation of macrophage function. Whereas non-db mφs polarize to an M2-like, prohealing phenotype during the late stages of healing, db-derived mφs continue to display an M1-like, proinflammatory, or a mixed M1-like/M2-like phenotype. We have previously shown that sustained expression of Hoxa3 reduces the excessive number of leukocytes within the db wound; however, the effect of Hoxa3 on mφ polarization was unknown. In this study, we show that Hoxa3 protein transduction of mφs in vitro enhances macrophage maturation, inhibits M1 polarization, and promotes M2 polarization, in part via regulation of Pu.1/Spi1 and Stat6. Sustained expression of Hoxa3 in vivo in db wounds reduces the number of Nos2+ (M1-like) mφs, increases the number of Arg1+ and VEGF+ (M2-like) mφs, and accelerates healing in a DNA-binding independent manner. Our findings suggest a role for Hox protein activity in promoting M1-to-M2-like phenotypic switching via interactions with myeloid transcription factors and provide insight into mechanisms regulating this process in db wound healing.
Influência do número de classes de vulnerabilidade na determinação da suscetibilidade morfométrica à inundação
Authors: Pinto Vívian Gemiliano , Lima Ricardo Neves de Souza , Santos Ricardo Costa Pinto e , Ribeiro Celso Bandeira de Melo
Published: June 2016

A morfometria da bacia hidrográfica é um importante instrumento de diagnóstico da suscetibilidade à inundação. Este diagnóstico pode nortear o planejamento e a implementação de medidas mitigadoras para se evitar prejuízos causados por alagamentos. O objetivo deste trabalho foi estudar a suscetibilidade à inundação da bacia hidrográfica do Ribeirão do Espírito Santo (BHRES), localizada no município de Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brasil, por meio de sua caracterização morfométrica utilizando-se duas, três e cinco classes de vulnerabilidade. Para isso a bacia foi subdividida considerando dois níveis de detalhamento: no primeiro, menos detalhado, foram geradas três sub-bacias e no segundo, mais detalhado, foram geradas 65 microbacias. Nestas unidades de estudo foi avaliada a suscetibilidade morfométrica à inundação e os resultados foram comparados utilizando-se as técnicas de agrupamento “K-means e Fuzzy C-means”. Os resultados demonstraram que o número de classes de vulnerabilidade adotada influencia o resultado da classificação das áreas, sugerindo que a utilização de critérios de validação de cluster pode ser usada para balizar tal escolha. Agrupamentos formados apenas por semelhanças morfométricas se distinguem daqueles obtidos pela metodologia utilizada para classificação de áreas suscetíveis à inundação, visto que a metodologia para análise de suscetibilidade transforma os valores numéricos de cada parâmetro morfométrico em uma classe de suscetibilidade, ponderando-o conforme sua implicação na inundação.
Cultural Maintenance among the Circassian American Community of New Jersey
Authors: Dweik Bader S. , Omar Rana M.
Published: June 2016

This study aimed to investigate the cultural elements that the Circassians of New Jersey have preserved after being in the State of New Jersey for more than 80 years. It also sought to reveal the factors that assisted them in preserving some of Circassian cultural aspects. The researchers used a mixed approach of qualitative and quantitative research methods to collect and analyze the data. A sample of 40 participants was chosen conveniently on the basis of availability to respond to sociolinguistic questionnaire in addition to holding open-ended interviews with another 10 participants. Results showed awareness to the Circassian culture and its bountiful facets along with high appreciation to the American culture. The cultural elements that are mainly preserved were food, folklore, music and Circassian celebrations. On the other hand, they preserved “Adiga Xabza” which is a group of social refined manners that are based on respect, honor, hospitality, responsibility, self-control, discipline, and good character which is passed naturally to generations. Historical awareness was only concerned with major historical events that mainly reflected the suffering of their ancestors. The role of the Circassian associations was essential. Home and family were the major factors that helped in maintaining some of the cultural elements.
Fantasies and Transformations The Inner Worlds of Sarah Martha (Serena) Holroyd 1739-1821
Authors: Stern Marvin
Published: June 2016

On New Year's Eve 1801 Sarah Holroyd sister of John Baker Holroyd (Lord Sheffield) wrote to his eldest daughter, Maria, "I can hardly at times believe Louisa and you are not really my own. . . ."   Linked with her fantasy of mother/ daughter was the fantasy of a young "companion:” from 1788 on, she was chaperoning Harriot Clinton, daughter of General Sir Henry Clinton at every opportunity——right down to Harriot's marriage with General Harry Chester in 1799. Her craving for "some young friend"   was a pattern thirty years later in Lady Louisa Stuart’s view of “Lou” Clinton, who had been exiled from her family by her mother Louisa Holroyd. (And SHE had been exiled—thrown out of the family--because of the hostile sentiments of her father.) The pressures of life for women in these families—with the resulting exile or obsession--drew their fire from the tight cordon of life’s roles that were allowed for them.
Patient-Specific Modeling of Multicompartmental Fluid and Mass Exchange during Dialysis
Authors: Casagrande Giustina , Bianchi Camilla , Vito Domenico , Carfagna Fabio , Minoretti Claudio , Pontoriero Giuseppe , Rombolà Giuseppe , Schoenholzer Carlo , Costantino Maria Laura
Published: June 2016

Background

Dialysis is associated with a non-negligible rate of morbidity, requiring treatment customization. Many mathematical models have been developed describing solute kinetics during hemodialysis (HD) for an average uremic patient. The clinical need can be more adequately addressed by developing a patient-specific, multicompartmental model.

Materials and Methods

The data from 148 sessions (20 patients), recorded at the Regional Hospital of Lugano, Switzerland, were used to develop and validate the mathematical model. Diffusive and convective interactions among patient, dialysate and substitution fluid were considered. Three parameters, related to mass transfer efficiency at the cell membrane, at the dialyzer and at the capillary wall, were used to tune the model. The ability of the model to describe the clinical evolution of a specific HD session was evaluated by comparing model outputs with clinically acquired data on solutes and catabolite concentrations.

Results

The model developed in this study allows electrolyte and catabolite concentration trends during each HD session to be described. The errors obtained before the estimation of the patient-specific parameters drastically decrease after their identification. With the optimized model, plasmatic concentration trends can be described with an average percent error lower than 2.1% for Na+, CI-, Ca2+ and HCO3-, lower than 5% for K+ and lower than 8% for urea.

Conclusions

The peculiarity of the proposed model is the possibility it offers to perform a real-time simulation enabling quantitative appraisal of hematochemical quantities whose direct measurement is prohibitive. These will be beneficial to dialysis therapy planning, reducing intradialysis complications and improving patients’ quality of life.
Encouraging Educational Diversity: Depictions of Homeschoolers in Middle-Grade Fiction
Authors: Forrester Amy Seto
Published: June 2016

In this article, depictions of homeschooling in middle-grade fiction—defined here as fiction for children in grades three to six—will be examined. Factors considered while completing this literature review include: the homeschooling motivation, homeschooling as the problem or solution, and the homeschooling style. Titles were chosen based on quality, availability, and age appropriateness.
Tail Waggin’ Tutors: A Doggone Fun Way to Read!
Authors: Siejka Ann
Published: June 2016

Every Monday and Tuesday night, patrons of the Lewiston (NY) Public Library may see some four-footed visitors heading to the children’s room, red bandanas around their necks and two-footed friends in tow.These dogs are part of Tail Waggin’ Tutors, a program allowing children to improve their reading skills and develop a love of reading by practicing their skills with caring and patient canine friends.
Closure of a Recurrent Bronchopleural Fistula Using a Matrix Seeded With Patient-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Authors: Aho Johnathon M. , Dietz Allan B. , Radel Darcie J. , Butler Greg W. , Thomas Mathew , Nelson Timothy J. , Carlsen Brian T. , Cassivi Stephen D. , Resch Zachary T. , Faubion William A. , Wigle Dennis A.
Published: June 2016

Management of recurrent bronchopleural fistula (BPF) after pneumonectomy remains a challenge. Although a variety of devices and techniques have been described, definitive management usually involves closure of the fistula tract through surgical intervention. Standard surgical approaches for BPF incur significant morbidity and mortality and are not reliably or uniformly successful. We describe the first-in-human application of an autologous mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)-seeded matrix graft to repair a multiply recurrent postpneumonectomy BPF. Adipose-derived MSCs were isolated from patient abdominal adipose tissue, expanded, and seeded onto bio-absorbable mesh, which was surgically implanted at the site of BPF. Clinical follow-up and postprocedural radiological and bronchoscopic imaging were performed to ensure BPF closure, and in vitro stemness characterization of patient-specific MSCs was performed. The patient remained clinically asymptomatic without evidence of recurrence on bronchoscopy at 3 months, computed tomographic imaging at 16 months, and clinical follow-up of 1.5 years. There is no evidence of malignant degeneration of MSC populations in situ, and the patient-derived MSCs were capable of differentiating into adipocytes, chondrocytes, and osteocytes using established protocols. Isolation and expansion of autologous MSCs derived from patients in a malnourished, deconditioned state is possible. Successful closure and safety data for this approach suggest the potential for an expanded study of the role of autologous MSCs in regenerative surgical applications for BPF.

Significance

Bronchopleural fistula is a severe complication of pulmonary resection. Current management is not reliably successful. This work describes the first-in-human application of an autologous mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)-seeded matrix graft to the repair of a large, multiply recurrent postpneumonectomy BPF. Clinical follow-up of 1.5 years without recurrence suggests initial safety and feasibility of this approach. Further assessment of MSC grafts in these difficult clinical scenarios requires expanded study.
The networked reception of transmedial universes: An experience-centered approach
Authors: Tosca Susana , Klastrup Lisbeth
Published: June 2016

Building upon ten years of empirical work, this paper reflects on how to study increasingly complex user engagement with transmedial worlds. We examine our own analytical evolution from an initial aesthetic orientation to our current effort to incorporate the user´s own perspective through qualitative and quantitative studies. We argue that mapping user experience requires a sophisticated and holistic analytical approach - particularly, due to the popularity of social media platforms. We conclude the article by developing the concept of "networked reception" to characterize new kinds of transmedial world experience afforded by social media, which allow users to distribute and communicate not only the content of media texts but also their own experience and reception of transmedial world “texts”.
Hospitality Emergency Management and The Dirty Twelve: A Dozen Reasons for Failure
Authors: AlBattat Ahmad Rasmi , Mat Som Ahmad Puad , Chiang Li-Ting
Published: June 2016

The hospitality industry is highly vulnerable to emergencies and disastrous events. Related studies show that this industry reflects a lack of preparedness in crisis situations. Efforts should be well planned and organised under normal conditions rather than unexpected phenomena. This paper aims to shed light on issues related to emergency preparedness and responses to man-made crises and natural disasters and lists twelve main failures when dealing with uncertainties. The hospitality industry needs to prevent accidents with effective emergency preparedness and be prepared to overcome the aftermath or minimise the effects. Using secondary data from books, journals, and previous studies, this study illustrates new methods regarding the role of emergency management in the hospitality industry and presents twelve failures in dealing with uncertain events. The results of this study expound that by avoiding the dirty twelve, the hospitality industry could mitigate negative impacts. Finally, the importance of good planning efforts, organised personnel, and sufficient funds will clear any ambiguity in saving properties and lives.