bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Phenotypical Responses of Cotton and Relation to Lint Yield Under Deficit Irrigation Schemes in Semi‐Arid Environments
Authors: Wen Yujin , Darapuneni Murali K. , Chen Dehua , Piccinni Giovanni , Cothren Tom , Leskovar Daniel , Pavuluri Kiran , Rowland Diane
Published: June 2018

Adoption of regulated deficit irrigation scheme changes phenotypical responses but not lint yield.

Adoption of suitable deficit irrigation scheme would result in the same lint yield as full irrigation.

Morphological parameters can be used as predictors of lint yield before harvesting.

Physiological parameters failed to show a consistent close relationship to lint yield under various deficit irrigation schemes.

Increasing water productivity in semiarid regions is a critical sustainable production strategy to mitigate the challenges posed by depleting water resources and unpredictable climate change. Deficit irrigation has been a widely investigated practice to save water, improve water productivity, and maximize crop yield. A field experiment was conducted at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Uvalde, TX, in 2008 and 2009 to examine the water saving potential of four traditional (fixed deficit ratios ranging from 50–80%, referred as T) and two regulated (dynamic deficit ratios of 75 and 50% overall, referred as R) deficit irrigation treatments against a full irrigation treatment. Four cultivars were assigned to the experimental field each year to test irrigation and cultivar effects on lint yield and morphological and physiological responses of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Morphological parameters showed no interaction between irrigation scheme and cultivar; however, most physiological parameters showed significant interaction between the irrigation scheme and cultivar (P < 0.05) in both years. The results also showed that: (i) two deficit irrigation treatments (80T and 70R) were found to maintain lint yield similar to the control (CTRL) in most of the cultivars; (ii) morphological parameters reflected the differences in lint yield and may be used as predictors before harvest; and (iii) physiological parameters failed to show a close consistent relationship to lint yield under various deficit irrigation schemes. Using seasonal cumulative net assimilation rate, transpiration rate, and water use efficiency may be better parameters for predicting lint yield before harvest.
Real‐Time Water Quality Monitoring at a Great Lakes National Park
Authors: Byappanahalli Muruleedhara N. , Nevers Meredith B. , Shively Dawn A. , Spoljaric Ashley , Otto Christopher
Published: June 2018

Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) was used by the USEPA to establish new recreational water quality criteria in 2012 using the indicator bacteria enterococci. The application of this method has been limited, but resource managers are interested in more timely monitoring results. In this study, we evaluated the efficacy of qPCR as a rapid, alternative method to the time‐consuming membrane filtration (MF) method for monitoring water at select beaches and rivers of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Empire, MI. Water samples were collected from four locations (Esch Road Beach, Otter Creek, Platte Point Bay, and Platte River outlet) in 2014 and analyzed for culture‐based (MF) and non‐culture‐based (i.e., qPCR) endpoints using Escherichia coli and enterococci bacteria. The MF and qPCR enterococci results were significantly, positively correlated overall (r = 0.686, p < 0.0001, n = 98) and at individual locations as well, except at the Platte River outlet location: Esch Road Beach (r = 0.441, p = 0.031, n = 24), Otter Creek (r = 0.592, p = 0.002, n = 24), and Platte Point Bay (r = 0.571, p = 0.004, n = 24). Similarly, E. coli MF and qPCR results were significantly, positively correlated (r = 0.469, p < 0.0001, n = 95), overall but not at individual locations. Water quality standard exceedances based on enterococci levels by qPCR were lower than by MF method: 3 and 16, respectively. Based on our findings, we conclude that qPCR may be a viable alternative to the culture‐based method for monitoring water quality on public lands. Rapid, same‐day results are achievable by the qPCR method, which greatly improves protection of the public from water‐related illnesses.

Core Ideas

Genomic methods are increasingly used in environmental monitoring programs.

qPCR provides timely water quality results at a national park.

Culture‐based and qPCR results were correlated.

qPCR results (enterococci) yielded fewer beach advisories.
Wastewater Flow and Pathogen Transport from At‐Grade Line Sources to Shallow Groundwater
Authors: Weldeyohannes Amanuel Oqbit , Kachanoski Gary , Dyck Miles
Published: June 2018

On‐site wastewater treatment systems are commonly used in sparsely populated areas where capital‐intensive centralized wastewater treatment facilities are not feasible. The primary objective of this work was to investigate vadose zone and groundwater transport of a bromide (Br) tracer and naturally occurring Escherichia coli applied to the soil surface in secondarily treated wastewater at a public rest stop in central Alberta, Canada, with seasonally fluctuating water table (between 0.2 and 1.5 m) over a 1‐yr period. A transect within the wastewater application field was instrumented with 10 nests of three monitoring wells (N = 30). We found that travel times for Br and E. coli were most likely related to vadose zone thickness under wastewater application lines, with Br and E. coli initially detected in monitoring wells within 4 d at locations where the vadose zone was 0.2 to 0.4 m thick. When the vadose zone thickness increased to ≥0.9 m, however, E. coli levels in the monitoring wells decreased dramatically despite continued high surface application of E. coli. The observed travel times were consistent with those calculated assuming piston flow. Therefore, the risk of groundwater contamination from wastewater at this site is greatest during times when high wastewater applications (high facility use) and shallow water table conditions coincide. We recommend that detailed knowledge of vadose zone and groundwater hydrology be used to guide the design of on‐site wastewater treatment systems and also to assess the probability of human exposure to E. coli and other pathogens that are transported to groundwater.

Core Ideas

Transport under temporally variable boundary (surface flux and water table elevation) was studied.

Optimum vadose zone thickness for effective mitigation of E. coli transport was identified.

Requirements for assessing risks of on‐site wastewater treatment systems were investigated.
Growing Degree Day Models for Plant Growth Regulator Applications on Ultradwarf Hybrid Bermudagrass Putting Greens
Authors: Reasor E. H. , Brosnan J. T. , Kerns J. P. , Hutchens W. J. , Taylor D. R. , McCurdy J. D. , Soldat D. J. , Kreuser W. C.
Published: June 2018

Plant growth regulators (PGRs) are commonly applied to ultradwarf hybrid bermudagrass [Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. × C. transvaalensis Burtt‐Davy] putting greens during the growing season. Trinexapac‐ethyl (TE) and prohexadione‐Ca (PH) are PGRs that inhibit gibberellic acid biosynthesis and are used to reduce clipping yield and improve turfgrass visual quality. Growing degree day (GDD) models have optimized the timing of PGR reapplications to creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera L.) putting greens, but no information is available regarding proper PGR reapplication timing on bermudagrass putting greens. The objective of this research was to develop a GDD model to determine optimal TE and PH application frequencies on bermudagrass putting greens. Field research was conducted on three ultradwarf cultivars at separate locations in the southeastern United States: ‘MiniVerde’ in Knoxville, TN, ‘Champion’ in Durham, NC, and ‘TifEagle’ in Starkville, MS. Peak yield suppression was 49 to 65% after TE application at 0.034 kg a.i. ha−1 and 50 to 54% after 0.154 kg PH ha−1. Peak suppression occurred later for TE (166–177 GDD calculated using 10°C as the base temperature [GDD10C]) than for PH (92–97 GDD10C), which resulted in an estimated PGR reapplication interval of 216 to 230 for TE and 120 to 126 GDD10C for PH. Enhanced clipping yield and rebound did not follow clipping yield suppression. The use of a GDD model to schedule PGR applications on bermudagrass putting greens has the potential to maximize PGR benefits; however, season‐long implementation of this GDD model needs comparison with current PGR programs used on ultradwarf putting surfaces.
Fouling prediction method using TOC and EEM analysis
Authors: Hasegawa Susumu , Miyoshi Taro , Takagi Ryosuke , Matsuyama Hideto
Published: June 2018

Many studies on membrane fouling have been made and reported, and it has been revealed, based on liquid chromatography organic carbon detection (LC-OCD), that biopolymer is the main foulant in the drinking water treatment process, in which the raw water is taken from a river or a dam. However, measurement by LC-OCD is time-consuming and costly. Therefore, continuous measurement of biopolymer concentration by LC-OCD is not feasible. For this reason, we have not been able to monitor biopolymer continuously and control membrane fouling. The purpose of this study is to find a new fouling index (FR) to control membrane fouling without measuring the biopolymer concentration. Then, we tried to find a correlation between biopolymer and other water components by a multiple regression analysis. As the result, we have suggested the new fouling index (FR) which consists of the sum of the fluorescence intensity within the Region III domain measured by excitation emission matrix (EEM) fluorescence spectroscopy and the concentration of dissolved organic carbon measured by the total organic carbon (TOC) measurement. TOC and EEM are measured easily and continuously. Thus, we can control membrane fouling by monitoring the FR continuously.
Performance of biochar derived from rice straw for removal of Ni(II) in batch experiments
Authors: Dong Lijia , Linghu Wensheng , Zhao Donglin , Mou Yinyan , Hu Baowei , Asiri Abdullah M. , Alamry Khalid A. , Xu Di , Wang Jin
Published: June 2018

Biochar, as a cost-efficient adsorbent, is of major interest in the removal of heavy metals from wastewater. Herein, batch experiments were conducted to investigate the performance of biochar derived from rice straw for the removal of Ni(II) as a function of various environmental conditions. The results showed that Ni(II) sorption was strongly dependent on pH but independent of ionic strength and the effects of electrolyte ions could be negligible over the whole pH range. Ionic exchange and inner-sphere surface complexation dominated the sorption of Ni(II). Humic/fulvic acids clearly enhanced the Ni(II) sorption at pH <7.2 but inhibited the sorption at pH >7.2. The sorption reached equilibrium within 10 hours, and the kinetics followed a pseudo-second-order rate model. Any of the Langmuir, Freundlich, or Dubinin-Radushkevich isotherm models could describe the sorption well, but the Langmuir model described it best. The maximum sorption capacity calculated from the Langmuir model was 0.257 m·mol/g. The thermodynamic parameters suggested that Ni(II) sorption was a spontaneous and endothermic process and was enhanced at high temperature. The results of this work indicate that biochar derived from rice straw may be a valuable bio-sorbent for Ni(II) in aqueous solutions, but it still requires further modification.
Factores relacionados al uso excesivo de alcohol en adultos jóvenes en Puerto Rico
Authors: Pérez-Jiménez David , Rodriguez-Medina Soelix M. , Báez-Paz Alberto L.
Published: June 2018

El propósito de este estudio fue identificar los factores relacionados con el uso excesivo de alcohol en personas jóvenes en Puerto Rico. Se realizó un estudio exploratorio de tipo cualitativo mediante el cual se entrevistaron de forma cualitativa a 20 adultos jóvenes (10 hombres y 10 mujeres), entre las edades de 21 a 29 años. Los datos fueron analizados mediante la técnica de análisis de contenido cualitativo. Los/as jóvenes identificaron más factores sociales y culturales que individuales. Algunos de los factores sociales más mencionados incluyen a la familia y a las campañas publicitarias que se transmiten por los medios de comunicación. Con respecto a la familia indicaron que en esta se comienza a transmitir valores de aceptación y uso del alcohol. Sobre las campañas publicitarias mencionaron que van dirigidas a resaltar la necesidad de consumir alcohol como una condición imprescindible para pasarla bien. También mencionaron que hay jóvenes que usan alcohol como un mecanismo para lidiar con los problemas que enfrentan. Esta investigación documenta algunos de los factores más relevantes relacionado con el uso de alcohol en jóvenes. Los esfuerzos de prevención deben ir dirigidos a minimizar esos factores de riesgo presentes en la cultura puertorriqueña y posiblemente latinoamericana
A Chemical Approach to Overcome Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Resistance: Learning from Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Authors: Zanforlin Enrico , Zagotto Giuseppe , Ribaudo Giovanni
Published: June 2018

Background:

The possibilities of treatment for oncological diseases are growing
enormously in the last decades. Unfortunately, these developments have led to the onset of
resistances with regards to the new treatments. This is particularly true if we face with the
therapeutic field of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (TKIs). This review gives an overview of possible
TKI resistances that can occur during the treatment of an oncologic diesease and available
strategies that can be adopted, taking cues from a successful example such as CML.

Methods:

We performed a literature search for peer-reviewed articles using different databases,
such as PubMed and Scopus, and exploiting different keywords and different logical
operators.

Results:

68 papers were included in the review. Twenty-four papers give an overview of the
causes of TKIs resistances in the wide oncologic field. The remaining papers deal CML,
deeply analysing the TKIs Resistances present in this pathology and the strategies adopted to
overcome them.

Conclusion:

The aim of this review is to furnish an overview and a methodological guideline
for the approach and the overcoming of TKIs Resistances.
Physicochemical Characterization and Antinociceptive Effect of β-cyclodextrin/Lippia pedunculosa Essential Oil in Mice
Authors: dos Passos Menezes Paula , de Oliveira Araujo Francielly , Andrade Tatianny Araujo , Trindade Igor Araujo Santos , de Araujo-Filho Heitor Gomes , de Souza Siqueira Quintans Jullyana , Quintans-Junior Lucindo Jose , Menezes Leociley Rocha Alencar , de Almeida Reinaldo Nobrega , Braga Renan Marinho , Serafini Mairim Russo , Costa Emmanoel Vilaca , de Souza Araujo Adriano Antunes
Published: June 2018

Background:

Some research studies have shown that Lippia pedunculosa essential oil
(EOLP) has interesting biological activities. However, its low water solubility is the main challenge to
achieve its therapeutic potential. In this context, Cyclodextrins (CDs) have been widely used in order to
overcome this problem due to your capability to improve the physicochemical properties of drugs.

Objective:

In this perspective, the main goal of this study was to investigate how the improvement of
the physicochemical properties of inclusion complexes (EOLP and β-CD) enhance the antinociceptive
effect in mice.

Methods:

To achieve that, we prepared samples by Physical Mixture (PM), Paste Complexation (PC)
and Slurry Complexation (SC) methods, followed by their physicochemical characterization. In
addition, it was evaluated if the use of β-CD enhances the antinociceptive effect of EOLP in mice.

Results:

The analysis showed that rotundifolone (72.02%) was the major compound of EOLP and we
found out based on DSC results that β-CD protected it from oxidation. In addition, TG techniques
demonstrated that the best inclusion methods were PC and SC, due to their greater weight loss (10.8
and 11.6%, respectively) in the second stage (171-312°C), indicating that more complexed oil was
released at the higher temperature than oil free. Other characteristics, such as changes in the typical
crystalline form, and reduced particle size were observed by SEM and laser diffraction, respectively.
The SC was the most effective complexation method, once the presence of rotundifolone was detected
by FTIR. Based on that, SC method was used in all mice tests. In this regard, the number of paw licks
was reduced for both compounds (all doses), but EOLP was more effective in reducing the nociceptive
behavior.

Conclusion:

Therefore, CDs seem not to be a good tool to enhance the pharmacological properties of
EOs rich in peroxide compounds such as rotundifolone.
Current Status and Future Prospects of Small–molecule Protein–protein Interaction (PPI) Inhibitors of Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) and Receptor Activator of NF-κB Ligand (RANKL)
Authors: Melagraki Georgia , Leonis Georgios , Ntougkos Evangelos , Rinotas Vagelis , Papaneophytou Christos , Mavromoustakos Thomas , Kontopidis George , Douni Eleni , Kollias George , Afantitis Antreas
Published: June 2018

The overexpression of Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) is directly related to the development of
several autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease,
Crohn's disease, refractory asthma, and multiple sclerosis. Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor Kappa-
B Ligand (RANKL) belongs to the TNF family and is the primary mediator of osteoclast-induced bone
resorption through interaction with its receptor RANK. The function of RANKL is physiologically inhibited
by the action of osteoprotegerin (OPG), which is a decoy receptor that binds to RANKL and prevents
the process of osteoclastogenesis. Malfunction among RANK/RANKL/OPG can also result in
bone loss diseases, including postmenopausal osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, bone metastasis and
multiple myeloma. To disrupt the unwanted functions of TNF and RANKL, current attempts focus on
blocking TNF and RANKL binding to their receptors. In this review, we present the research efforts
toward the development of low-molecular-weight pharmaceuticals that directly block the detrimental
actions of TNF and RANKL.
Evaluation of a Series of 9,10-Anthraquinones as Antiplasmodial Agents
Authors: Osman Che Puteh , Ismail Nor Hadiani , Widyawaruyanti Aty , Imran Syahrul , Tumewu Lidya , Choo Chee Yan , Ideris Sharinah
Published: June 2018

Background: A phytochemical study on medicinal plants used for the treatment of fever
and malaria in Africa yielded metabolites with potential antiplasmodial activity, many of which are
Anthraquinones (AQ). AQs have similar sub-structure as naphthoquinones and xanthones, which
were previously reported as novel antiplasmodial agents.

Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the structural requirements of 9,10-
anthraquinones with hydroxy, methoxy and methyl substituents to exert strong antiplasmodial activity
and to investigate their possible mode of action.

Methods: Thirty-one AQs were synthesized through Friedel-Crafts reaction and assayed for antiplasmodial
activity in vitro against Plasmodium falciparum (3D7). The selected compounds were
tested for toxicity and probed for their mode of action against β-hematin dimerization through
HRP2 and lipid catalyses. The most active compounds were subjected to a docking study using
AutoDock 4.2.

Results: The active AQs have similar common structural characteristics. However, it is difficult to
establish a structure-activity relationship as certain compounds are active despite the absence of the
structural features exhibited by other active AQs. They have either ortho- or meta-arranged
substituents and one free hydroxyl and/or carbonyl groups. When C-6 is substituted with a methyl
group, the activity of AQs generally increased. 1,3-DihydroxyAQ (15) showed good antiplasmodial
activity with an IC50 value of 1.08 µM, and when C-6 was substituted with a methyl group, 1,3-
dihydroxy-6-methylAQ (24) showed stronger antiplasmodial activity with an IC50 value of 0.02
µM, with better selectivity index. Compounds 15 and 24 showed strong HRP2 activity and mild
toxicity against hepatocyte cells. Molecular docking studies showed that the hydroxyl groups at the
ortho (23) and meta (24) positions are able to form hydrogen bonds with heme, of 3.49 Å and 3.02
Å, respectively.

Conclusion: The activity of 1,3-dihydroxy-6-methylAQ (24) could be due to their inhibition against
the free heme dimerization by inhibiting the HRP2 protein. It was further observed that the
anthraquinone moiety of compound 24 bind in parallel to the heme ring through hydrophobic interactions,
thus preventing crystallization of heme into hemozoin.
Experimental Investigation on Electrochemical Discharge Milling of Micro Structures on Quartz Glass
Authors: Wei Zhiyuan , Liu Yong , Li Songsong
Published: June 2018

Background:

The fabrication of micro-groove and microstructures in non-conductive hard
and brittle materials is always difficult. The electrochemical discharge milling process is a good selection
for the fabrication of micro-grooves and microstructures.

Objective:

In this paper, an electrochemical discharge milling process for fabricating micro-grooves is
introduced. In order to investigate the influences of pulse voltage, pulse frequency, duty cycle and feed
rate on machining accuracy and localization, the experiment of the microgrooves and microstructures
was carried out.

Methods:

Firstly, the electrochemical discharge milling set-up has been built based on the machining
principle. Secondly, a discharge energy control model was established. Then, a series of experiments
has been carried out to investigate the effect of applied voltage, frequency, duty factor, and feed rate on
the groove width. An array of micro-grooves was obtained by the optimized parameters. Finally, some
complex microstructures like micro-channels and 3D microstructures on glass were fabricated successfully.

Results:

The groove width increases with the increase of machining voltage and duty cycle, the groove
width decreases with the increase of pulse frequency and feed rate. Better machining localization can be
obtained with the smaller voltage and duty cycle, the larger pulse frequency and feed rate.

Conclusion:

Two-dimensional microchannel and three-dimensional microstructures have been successfully
machined on the glass workpiece. It has some guiding significance for the fabrication of nonconductive
hard brittle materials.
Publicações recebidas
Authors: Moreira Maria Alfredo
Published: June 2018

Publicações recebidas
Smartphone Apps for Mindfulness Interventions for Suicidality in Asian Youths: Literature Review (Preprint)
Authors: Choo Carol C , Burton André AD
Published: June 2018

BACKGROUND

The advent of mobile technology has ushered in an era in which smartphone apps can be used as interventions for suicidality.

OBJECTIVE

We aimed to review recent research that is relevant to smartphone apps that can be used for mindfulness interventions for suicidality in Asian youths.

METHODS

The inclusion criteria for this review were: papers published in peer-reviewed journals from 2007 to 2017 with usage of search terms (namely “smartphone application” and “mindfulness”) and screened by an experienced Asian clinician to be of clinical utility for mindfulness interventions for suicidality with Asian youths.

RESULTS

The initial search of databases yielded 375 results. Fourteen full text papers that fit the inclusion criteria were assessed for eligibility and 10 papers were included in the current review.

CONCLUSIONS

This review highlighted the paucity of evidence-based and empirically validated research into effective smartphone apps that can be used for mindfulness interventions for suicidality with Asian youths.
La ejemplaridad y proyección del precedente
Authors: Gómora Juárez Sandra
Published: June 2018

En este artículo se propone un análisis descriptivo sobre las ideas de ejemplaridad y proyección como propiedades necesarias del concepto de precedente, entendiendo que los precedentes son reglas autoritarias en el contexto de un sistema jurídico. Además, se plantea la manera en que dichas propiedades funcionan y su distinción como elemento central en la práctica jurídica, sin los cuales el concepto de precedente no podría ser entendido apropiadamente.
Long-duration, false-colour spectrograms for detecting species in large audio data-sets
Authors: Towsey Michael , Znidersic Elizabeth , Broken-Brow Julie , Indraswari Karlina , Watson David M. , Phillips Yvonne , Truskinger Anthony , Roe Paul
Published: June 2018

Long-duration recordings of the natural environment have many advantages in passive monitoring of animal diversity. Technological advances now enable the collection of far more audio than can be listened to, necessitating the development of scalable approaches for distinguishing signal from noise. Computational methods, using automated species recognisers, have improved in accuracy but require considerable coding expertise. The content of environmental recordings is unconstrained, and the creation of labelled datasets required for machine learning purposes is a time-consuming, expensive enterprise. Here, we describe a visual approach to the analysis of environmental recordings using long-duration false-colour (LDFC) spectrograms, prepared from combinations of spectral indices. The technique was originally developed to visualize 24-hour “soundscapes.” A soundscape is an ecoacoustics concept that encompasses the totality of sound in an ecosystem. We describe three case studies to demonstrate how LDFC spectrograms can be used, not only to study soundscapes, but also to monitor individual species within them. In the first case, LDFC spectrograms help to solve a “needle in the haystack” problem—to locate vocalisations of the furtive Lewin’s Rail (Tasmanian), Lewinia pectoralis brachipus. We extend the technique by using a machine learning method to scan multiple days of LDFC spectrograms. In the second case study, we demonstrate that frog choruses are easily identified in LDFC spectrograms because of their extended time-scale. Although calls of individual frogs are lost in the cacophony of sound, spectral indices can distinguish different chorus characteristics. Third, we demonstrate that the method can be extended to the detection of bat echolocation calls. By converting complex acoustic data into readily interpretable images, our practical approach bridges the gap between bioacoustics and ecoacoustics, encompassing temporal scales across three orders of magnitude. Using the one methodology, it is possible to monitor entire soundscapes and individual species within those soundscapes.
Robust Bell inequalities from communication complexity
Authors: Laplante Sophie , Laurière Mathieu , Nolin Alexandre , Roland Jérémie , Senno Gabriel
Published: June 2018

The question of how large Bell inequality violations can be, for quantum distributions, has been the object of much work in the past several years. We say that a Bell inequality is normalized if its absolute value does not exceed 1 for any classical (i.e. local) distribution. Upper and (almost) tight lower bounds have been given for the quantum violation of these Bell inequalities in terms of number of outputs of the distribution, number of inputs, and the dimension of the shared quantum states. In this work, we revisit normalized Bell inequalities together with another family: inefficiency-resistant Bell inequalities. To be inefficiency-resistant, the Bell value must not exceed 1 for any local distribution, including those that can abort. This makes the Bell inequality resistant to the detection loophole, while a normalized Bell inequality is resistant to general local noise. Both these families of Bell inequalities are closely related to communication complexity lower bounds. We show how to derive large violations from any gap between classical and quantum communication complexity, provided the lower bound on classical communication is proven using these lower bound techniques. This leads to inefficiency-resistant violations that can be exponential in the size of the inputs. Finally, we study resistance to noise and inefficiency for these Bell inequalities.
Os “Papéis da prisão ”, de Luandino Vieira: entre a escrita de si e o testemunho da barbárie
Authors: Laks Daniel Marinho
Published: June 2018

Em 2015, José Luandino Vieira lança o livro Papéis da Prisão, composto por uma seleção de cartas, apontamentos sobre sua escrita, recortes de jornais, pensamentos sobre teoria e prática literária, além de seus diários do cárcere. Ao final, o livro traz também a entrevista O Tarrafal é a prisão em mim, em que o autor, já com oitenta anos de idade, reavalia o seu percurso como escritor e ativista pela libertação de Angola do colonialismo português, além das marcas produzidas em sua vida pelos longos anos de encarceramento. O objetivo desta comunicação é pensar os Papéis da Prisão a partir de duas potências complementares: a constituição do depoimento de Luandino Vieira sobre suas experiências na luta pela independência angolana – pensando o livro como um espaço de recordação e destacando a escrita de testemunho como constituidora não apenas da memória individual, mas de uma dimensão de memória pública de cunho político do período, nas relações que estabelece com a história dos espaços de língua portuguesa, marcada por eventos extremos durante o século XX; e a elaboração dos cadernos autobiográficos como escritas de si – exercícios de escrita íntima que funcionam como matéria prima para a elaboração de obras futuras, além de maneiras de indagação e produção de formas de subjetividade a partir do exercício da escrita de si para si e de si para outros, constituindo um mecanismo de autoinvestigação, autoadestramento e individuação a partir da literatura.---DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22409/abriluff.2018n20a463
Breeding goals and selection effort in the breeding of Lipizzan horses in the stud farm Vucijaka from 1946 to 2015
Authors: Rogic Biljana , Vazic Bozo , Sarajlic Djordje
Published: June 2018

The Lipizzan horse belongs to the oldest European horse breeds. In the year
1946 the Bosnian Lipizzan state stud farm Vucijak, located next to the town
Prnjavor, was founded. The foundation stock originated from the Croatian
state stud farms Lipik and Djakovo, and from private owners in Croatia. The
breeding goal of Vucijak was to obtain a Lipizzan horse of a smaller body
frame suitable for driving and the use as pack horses. The aim of this study
was to compare anatomical body measurements of the founder animals with
measurements of actual breeding population. From in total 41 horses (10
stallions and 31 mares) following body measurements were taken: height at
withers (measured by tape), circumference of chest and circumference of
cannon bone forelimb. All horses was 4 years or older at the time of
measuring. In order to compare the actual breeding population with the
foundation population we extracted comparable data of 17 stallions and 36
mares from the stud book. On the basis of the morphological measures,
compactness and bonines index were calculated. The results showed that
today's Lipizzan horse of the Vucijak stud are smaller in height at whiters
and circumference of chest, while the circumference of cannon bone is larger
than documented for founders. The t-test showed a statistically significant
difference in the height at whiters and circumference of cannon bone. On the
basis of the obtained results, it can be concluded that today's Lipizzan
from the Bosnian stud farm Vucijak have a smaller body frame, which
confirmed selection success.
Ecologo-genetical model for control of the quantitative traits in white lupin
Authors: Kosev Valentin , Vasileva Viliana
Published: June 2018

An attempt a transition from a selection based on the concepts of
"gene-character" to selection of genetic-physiological systems was done
suggesting an ecologo-genetical model for control of the quantitative traits
in white lupin. Plant material of the aboveground and root mass of 7
varieties of white lupin different originated was analyzed: PI457923
(Greece), PI368911 (Czech Republic), PI533704 (Spain), PI457938 (Morocco),
KALI (Poland), Zuter (France) and Lucky801 (France). The study was performed
on the experimental field of the Institute of Forage Crops, Pleven, Bulgaria
during three subsequent years (2014-2016). The ecologo-genetical models for
organization of the quantitative traits and method of the orthogonal
regressions were applied as methods for assessment. The highest average seed
yield was found at Lucky801 (208.67 kg/da) and PI533704 (151.92 kg/da).
PI368911, PI457938 and KALI were characterized by high variability and seed
yields (90.00 kg/da, 80.08 kg/da, 83.25 kg/da) below the average ones for
the tested group of varieties. PI533704 and PI457938 varieties showed the
highest fresh aboveground mass yields (485.12 and 597.98 kg/da). Plants of
PI457938 formed high fresh aboveground and root mass weight and exhibit a
good combination of adaptability and attraction genes. Lucky801 and PI533704
varieties showed strong genes of the physiological systems attractiveness
and adaptability by seed weight and root mass weight per plant, but PI457923
and Zuter were well adapted. These varieties were of greatest interest and
may be included in future hybridization schemes to obtain hybrids combining
in one genotype high seed and root mass weight.
The other side of the story: challenges and opportunities in building sustainable online knowledge resources
Authors: Smith Ailie
Published: June 2018

With more resources becoming freely available online through the digitisation projects and the publication of online public knowledge resources, the possibilities for connecting previously separate pieces of information have increased and some of the untold stories in the history of science can emerge. However there can be problems in relying on external knowledge services to connect pieces of the story. There are also gaps in the scientific biographies of many notable people, which may be filled by resources from other. This paper will explore some of the possibilities and challenges associated with producing and sustaining online knowledge resources.
Science networking: role of online encyclopaedias
Authors: Jermen Natasa , Jecic Zdenko
Published: June 2018

This paper discusses the role of online encyclopaedias as a specific component of the scientific infrastructure, using the example of the Croatian encyclopaedistics. The functionalities of digital media generated new epistemic characteristics of encyclopaedias by transforming them into the active platforms for dissemination and generation of new knowledge. Thanks to their role in synthesis, networking and generation of knowledge, online encyclopaedias might be applied to history of science and technology research, in which multi-layered, interdisciplinary approach is obligatory. The recently initiated open-access Croatian Encyclopaedia of Technology and its role in elaborating the field’s knowledge are described. This encyclopaedia is the framework for the development of the Portal of Croatian Technology Heritage, which will serve as a platform for networking and sharing information from various sources. The portal will contribute to the development of research in history of technology, but also to the revalorisation and the sustainability of the national technology heritage and the positioning of Croatian technology in the global context.
Establishing the 'Historical Dictionary of Switzerland': an authoritative new source for the historiography of science in Switzerland
Authors: Neuenschwander Erwin
Published: June 2018

The Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (HDS) covers the history of humankind in the geographical area of today's Switzerland from the very beginning in Paleolithic times up to the twenty-first century. The HDS comprises articles in four broad categories: biographies (35%), articles on families and genealogy (10%), geographical entries (30%) and articles on thematic contributions (25%). The HDS was published in parallel in each of the three major Swiss national languages German, French, and Italian from 2002 to 2014. Each edition comprises 13 volumes of about 10,000 pages. In 1997, the HDS Board of Trustees decided to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Swiss Confederation in 1848 with an internet publication of the HDS, which was simultaneously being published and which will now be augmented by multimedia and linked data (cf. www.hls-dhs-dss.ch). Our contribution describes the complex editorial processes of the whole subject area of mathematics and natural sciences in the HDS—covering about 1,200 biographies and approximately 40 thematic articles—supervised by the author and his working group in the years 1994−2014. As a trained mathematician and historian of science, and as scientific advisor for the HDS’s entire subject area of mathematics and the natural sciences, I wrote this article with the aim of sharing my experiences in representing the history of science in a general historical encyclopedia. The processes described below may perhaps be useful to other natural scientists or proper historians who intend to undertake similar projects.
Envelhecimento, autocuidado e memória: intervenção como estratégia de prevenção
Authors: Morando Eunice Maria Godinho , Schmitt Juliana Campos , Ferreira Maria Elisa Caputo
Published: June 2018

Esta revisão, nas bases Pepsic, Lilacs e SciELO, analisa a relação entre envelhecimento, autocuidado e memória; apresenta as pesquisas sobre autocuidado no Brasil e os profissionais que trabalham com este conceito. Os idosos relatam dificuldade de guardar e recuperar informações, o que interfere no autocuidado. Este exige participação ativa e responsável, influi na autonomia e independência, e favorece a integração do idoso na família e na comunidade. A intervenção é eficaz e benéfica para desenvolver o autocuidado em idosos.
The Mana Model
Authors: Cuthers William Kainana
Published: June 2018

The Mana model about my ‘identity’, my indigenous practice, and is based on understanding the mana that every indigenous person embodies.
Determination of the Genetic Variation within the Egg Parasitoid, Trichogramma brassicae, Bezdenko (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) Populations in Düzce Province, Turkey
Authors: Koca Abdurrahman Sami , İMREN Mustafa , KÜTÜK Halil
Published: June 2018

Members of Trichogramma genus are the most widely used as natural enemies in biological control programs. Choice of natural enemies is known to have a critical important for the succession of biological control. Their morphologic identification has some bottlenecks as laborious, time-consuming and mostly based on very small structures of the bodies. Molecular techniques have been widely used for detection, discrimination, phylogenetic analysis, identification and characterization in biological control agents belong to Trichogramma spp. In this study, the efficacy of the direct sequencing analysis of internal transcribed spacer locus of rDNA was investigated for analyzing the genetic variation within nine Trichogramma brassicae population from corn growing areas in Düzce province. The comparison of the sequences was performed with other ITS2 locus of Trichogramma species available in GenBank database. The result of analyses indicated that no genetic variation was determined in the Düzce population.
ONLINE TRENDS FOR SMES IN THE TOURISM INDUSTRY
Authors: MARINESCU Nicolae
Published: June 2018

The aim of this paper is to emphasize the role of the internet and especially of modern online instruments for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in tourism. First, the literature review reveals the most important trends concerning the implications generated by the rise of the internet as a business tool for tourism SMEs. SMEs in the tourism market confront themselves with fierce competition from large companies. However, the advent of online marketing generates important opportunities to be seized by SMEs and often a level-playing field. The material is developed around the adoption and usage of the internet and ICT by tourism SMEs. The up-to-date online instruments available to tourism SMEs are explored and investigated in detail, revealing thus interesting findings about the benefits SMEs can reap when they approach the online environment. The paper ends with some conclusions concerning the possibilities opened up by online instruments for tourism SMEs. Finally, a specific set of measures is suggested for improving the online presence of SMEs.
JEL Classification: L83
TIME SERIES ANALYSIS FOR SMALL-MEDIUM ENTERPRISES STRATEGIC PRICING: A CASE STUDY FROM ROMANIAN SMALL CONVENIENCE STORES
Authors: SAVAN Emanuel-Emil
Published: June 2018

This paper illustrates how time series analysis can support regular price decision making for small convenience grocery stores. The existing literature indicates an increasing importance of strategic pricing. However, small-medium enterprises (SMEs) lack both the know-how and the financial capabilities required for advanced price analysis. The carried research illustrates a relatively simple approach for forecasting the impact of different pricing strategies. A case study based on a Romanian SME: SM, operating in the retail sector, was selected. The collected sales data and financial performance indicators provide an interesting insight into both practices and problems faced by SMEs. Following a detailed investigation, a particular category of products: bread and pastry products, was identified as having a major impact on both sales and gross profit. Based on a series of analyses which include: forecasts, best and worst case scenarios, impacts on revenues and gross profit, SM was recommended to increase their mark-ups with 10% for all bread and pastry products. The change is predicted to produce a 9.86% increase in total gross profit and 1.31% increase in all revenue, with minimum risks and minimal loss of sales.
JEL Classification: L11
Morte: principio e fim no De Rerum Natura
Authors: Novak Maria da Glória
Published: June 2018

Nada vem do nada, e nada se torna em nada, visto que os princípios dos seres são eternos e imutáveis. Em compensação, tudo o que nasce está destinado a morrer – e também assim o homem e o seu mundo e todos os mundos que houver. O espaço é infinito, a matéria está eternamente em equilíbrio, e tudo muda ao seu tempo. A natureza, de uns seres, constrói outros, e a morte e, assim, fisicamente reconstrução. Para o homem, no entanto, e para sua alma, será a morte o aniquilamento, o fim? Diz o epicurismo que a morte nada é para nós. Será verdade que ele nos aconselha a procurar esse nada?
O mausoleu de Augusto e a Apocolocintose de Sêneca
Authors: Braren Ingeborg
Published: June 2018

Augusto construiu para si e seus familiares um mausoléu, a fim de que seus restos mortais recebessem assim as devidas honras fúnebres. Entre as heranças que deixou, estava o modelo político de soberano, que se perpetuou junto com o Império Romano. Sua lembrança perdurou, e seu mausoléu ainda existe. Ao contrário, a morte do imperador Cláudio, como é tratada na Apocolocintose de Sêneca, deixa como exemplo, um "herói", morto, cuja atuação ocorre em uma trajetória pos-mortem, em um percurso exatamente inverso ao da consecratio, honra de divinização atribuída a alguns imperadores e que lhe fora conferida, pois na sátira desce do céu para os Infernos.
O canto XXIV e a unidade da Odisséia
Authors: Goettems Míriam Barcellos
Published: June 2018

A hipótese de o canto XXIV da Odisséia ser uma interpolação vem sendo defendida, ao longo dos séculos – e já desde os gregos – por diferentes estudiosos, que lançam mão de inúmeros argumentos para referendá-la. Neste artigo, arrolam-se alguns desses argumentos – mais especificamente, os apontados por Médéric Dufour e Jeanne Raison na edição da Odisséia publicada pela Difusão Européia do Livro –, buscando refutá-los através da análise de traços característicos da obra homérica presentes em XXIV; objetiva-se, assim, mostrar o estreito vínculo desse canto com os demais do poema e, por extensão, a unidade estrutural da Odisséia.
Germanic seeresses through Roman eyes
Authors: Okamura Lawrence
Published: June 2018

Embora as mulheres da antiguidade greco-romana tenham inspirado estudos recentes, os estudiosos não deram tanta atenção às mulheres do mundo bárbaro. Este artigo examina um grupo específico destas mulheres – "adivinhas" germânicas que prediziam o futuro, principalmente acontecimentos militares. Escritores romanos, como César e Suetônio, descreveram essas adivinhas em ação. Tácito (De Germania), em particular, refere-se a uma delas Veleda, como um paradigma das mulheres germânicas. Este artigo aceita a existência histórica das adivinhas (e adivinhos) entre os antigos germânicos; rejeita alguns relatos, mas aceita outros (como Veleda, nas Histórias de Tácito). O artigo conclui sugerindo a utilidade da Germanística e da Arqueologia da Idade do Ferro, para o estudo das mulheres germânicas.
Ancient Greek and Latin: a comparison
Authors: Wülfing Peter
Published: June 2018

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Apport des technologies multimédias pour la conception de systèmes d'information historique et archéologique
Authors: Guimier-Sorbets Anne-Marie
Published: June 2018

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LUSTRUM, Internationale Forschungsberichte aus dem Bereich des klassischen Altertums, Göttingen
Authors: Milanezi Silvia
Published: June 2018

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Cardiovascular prevention in 50-year-old adults: an Italian intervention study
Authors: Bordin Paolo , Picco Francesca , Valent Francesca , Mattiussi Bruna , Vidotto Luigino , Brianti Giorgio
Published: June 2018

Aims

Cardio50 is a project of active risk identification and cardiovascular prevention implemented in an Italian cohort of healthy people aged 50.

Methods

A total of 3127 individuals were invited for a screening visit with lifestyle interview and registration of BMI, blood pressure (BP), glucose, cholesterol and classified into groups: A (normal), B (abnormal lifestyle, normal parameters), C (at least one abnormal parameter). People in group C were offered a free blood test and a specialistic medical visit to investigate the suspect of hypertension, dyslipidemia or dysglycemia. Those in groups B and C were scheduled for a follow-up visit after 4–6 months and finally readdressed to the general practitioner.

Results

A total of 2325 invited individuals attended the screening visit: 18% were classified in group A, 32% in B, 42% in C, 8% met exclusion criteria and were not classifiable. In group C, 86% attended to the cardiologist visit, 76% had dyslipidemia, 35% hypertension, 1% diabetes, 14% impaired fasting glycemia, 19% obesity, 21% metabolic syndrome; 21% were smokers, 11% at risk of alcoholism. At follow-up, we appreciated a decrease in BP in group C individuals. After lifestyle intervention, physical activity increased, whereas metabolic syndrome, impaired fasting glucose and risky drinking decreased.

Conclusion

The current project is coherent with modern strategies based on multifactorial actions. After the intervention, we observed an early reduction in BP and some improvements in lifestyle. This simple and low-technology program allowed us to detect and treat large numbers of individuals at high risk for cardiovascular events.