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Design and Operation of Semi-Aerobic Landfill
Authors: Yusoff Mohd Suffian , Zamri Mohd Faiz Muaz Ahmad
Published: October 2019

Landfilling is broadly recognized as a proper waste disposal method. Although ranked at the bottom of sustainable waste management hierarchy, final waste disposal technologies like sanitary landfill remain crucial for development country due to increasing waste generation. Since landfill is a permanent disposal site that could cause serious environmental pollution, a proper planning and development of landfill are important in avoiding problems in the future. In this chapter the general principles of landfill design and operation is given at the beginning. Then the following discussions were focusing on the design and operation of semi-aerobic landfill. The revision for design and operation of semi-aerobic landfill working phase were reported separately. Finally the summary of the discussion were given at the end of this chapter.
Utilization of SVM, LSSVM and GP for Predicting the Medical Waste Generation
Authors: Jagan J. , Dalkiliç Yıldırım , Samui Pijush
Published: October 2019

The prediction of wastes generated in the hospital will help their management for several activities like storage, transport and disposing. This chapter adopts Support Vector Machine (SVM), Least Square Support Vector Machine (LSSVM) and Genetic Programming (GP) in order to estimate the rate of medical waste generation. In the event of predicting the rate, type of hospital, capacity and bed occupancy has been used as inputs of SVM, LSSVM and GP. SVM is based on statistical learning theory, which provides an elegant tool for nonlinear system modeling. LSSVM is the re-formulation to the general SVM. GP, a best part of evolutionary algorithm and also the specification of Genetic Algorithm (GA). These SVM, LSSVM and GP have been used as the regression techniques. The results show the performance of the developed SVM, LSSVM and GP models were elegant and outstanding.
Modelling Formalisms for Green Transportation Systems
Authors: Ciufudean Calin
Published: October 2019

Protection of environment implies the coordination of the local and regional authorities to implement actions for conservation of all natural resources in the actual context of globalisation. One of the most important direction for applying the above mentioned desiderates is a better planning of transportation, as we all know that globalisation implies an accelerated process of externalisation of ideas, know-how, products and labours. In this chapter, we consider discrete event systems (DES) modeled via a state space representation. The model objective is the avoidance of a given set of states, or equivalently the fact that certain predicates, specified in terms of states are always false. We address the state space controlled Petri Nets (PN) and a technique to reduce the complexity of these nets, by taking into account the fact that the complexity of the considered nets depends mainly on the representation of the control design, respectively on the forbidden sets of places. Our goal is to describe in an efficient way the forbidden sets of the modeled system, e.g. to describe in an efficient way the DES modeled with controlled Petri nets. An example from the railway systems illustrates this approach.
A Specific Issue on Sustainability of Transportation Planning in an Urban Region
Authors: Akıncılar Aykan , Akıncılar Ece
Published: October 2019

In this study, ambulance location problem, which is a significant research field in transportation in healthcare, is focused on. It is assumed that travelling time of vehicles between two demand points is uncertain and this uncertainty is represented as a crisp and as well as convex set. In order to deal with this uncertainty, robust counterpart approach, which is capable of providing conservatism, is employed. According to results of the simulation process, which is designed for the sake of benchmarking robust and nominal solutions, it can be easily claimed that conservative robustness is able to be achieved with significantly sufferable costs, even with no costs in most of the scenarios, by the proposed model. Ultimately, since robustness is one of the most important keywords for sustainability, on which discussions can be found in several parts of the text, this chapter is concluded with the claim that, by the proposed model, sustainability of transportation in healthcare is enhanced based on the adopted problem.
Applications of Nanotechnology in Transportation Engineering
Authors: Ahmed Imtiaz , Ahmad Naveed , Mehmood Imran , Haq Israr Ul , Hassan Muhammad , Khan Muhammad Umer Arif
Published: October 2019

Nanotechnology is the latest development in science, where design, construction and applications of various particles involve at least one dimension in nanometers. The nanotechnology has been utilized in many of the scientific and societal disciplines including electronics, medicine, materials science and many more. It has also influenced the broader fields like civil engineering as well as the sub-disciplines including transportation, structural, geotechnical, water resources and environmental engineering. The current focus of the researchers in transportation field is to develop the materials for sustainable transportation facilities, by using the concepts of nanotechnology. The chapter is concerned with the literature review of potential applications of the nanotechnology in transportation engineering including safety, durability, sustainability and economy. The practical applications of the nanotechnology and nanomaterials shall prove to be an asset in transportation engineering.
Cyberstalking Victimization and Perpetration Among Young Adults
Authors: Kalaitzaki Argyroula
Published: October 2019

Cyberstalking is becoming more common among young adults. The aim of this study was to investigate (1) the prevalence, behaviours, and tactics of both victims and perpetrators of cyberstalking among a sample of Greek undergraduate students; (2) the correlates of victimization and perpetration of cyberstalking to personality, attachment style, and relating to others; and (3) the impact of cyberstalking on victims' mental health. Results showed that 23.9% of the students were victims and 9% were perpetrators, with females, disproportionately experiencing and inflicting cyberstalking. Negatively close relating (i.e., intrusive and possessive relating) increased the risk of perpetration, whereas relating to others distantly (suspicious and avoidant relating) decreased the risk of victimization. Agreeableness decreased the risk of perpetration. Mother's affectionless control increased the risk of both perpetration and victimization, and mother's neglectful parenting increased the risk of perpetrating cyberstalking. Fear, anxiety, and depression were reported by the victims.
An Empirical Note on Health Information Digital Divide
Authors: Jha Ajeya , Pandey Jaya Rani
Published: October 2019

Availability of healthcare information on internet has made it possible for patients or their relatives to search for such information. This study was undertaken to find answers to such questions. In all 754 respondents participated in the survey. The variables selected from literature survey and exploratory study are Health Information Digital Divide, Income, Having E-mail id, access to internet, geographical location, Education, family-type, age and gender. As the data is categorical the significance of difference has been calculated using Chi-square test. Later discriminant analysis was conducted to predict patients who make online health information search and the ones who do not. The result show that Income, Having E-mail id, access to internet, geographical location, Education and gender are significant factors that determine the propensity of people for online healthcare search. Age and family-type, however, were found to have no impact on such a behavior. Using discriminant analysis 94.5 percent patients who make online health information search could be correctly predicted.
Economic Growth, Labor Market Segmentation, and Labor Productivity
Authors: Tambunan Tulus T. H.
Published: October 2019

This chapter examines economic growth, labor market segmentation, informal employment, and labor productivity in Indonesia from 1990-2015. It shows four important facts. First, Indonesia was ever among countries in Southeast Asia with the highest economic growth before the country was severely hit by the Asian financial crisis in 1997/98. In 1999, the country started to recover, and since then, the economy has performed exceptionally well until these days. Second, total employment increased continuously, although as a percentage of total labor force, it tends to decline. Second, total labor productivity also continued to increase. Third, employment is still dominated by the informal sector. This chapter also discusses labor market policy in Indonesia. This chapter concludes that there are many factors that simultaneously determine directly or indirectly the growth of labor productivity, including good macroeconomic management and effective labor market policies.
Remittances
Authors: Bake Reny Mariane
Published: October 2019

International remittances to developing countries are growing and are more than foreign direct investment or the official development aid. More of the 3.2% of global population are living abroad and the trends will increase in the next decades, involving skilled and no skilled workers. Developing countries in Latin America receives 15% of all international remittances and six countries (México, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Colombia, El Salvador and Honduras) in the region received more of the 70% of all the remittances in 2013. By coincidence, this six countries have a lack to develop and large pockets of poverty, much of which is concentrated in those areas from which migrants come. The remittances are palliatives to poverty in their countries and help their families to reduce their poverty. In many cases, the remittances are the seed for new small and medium enterprises in Latin America, with not enough access to financial services.
Economic Growth and Climate Change
Authors: Raghupathi Wullianallur , Raghupathi Viju
Published: October 2019

In this article, the authors use analytics to explore the association between economic growth and climate change at a country-level. They examine different indicators to better understand the macro issues and guide policy decision-making. The authors analyze global economic growth and climate change using the World Bank data of 131 countries and 16 indicators for the period 2005 to 2010. The analysis shows overall economic growth is positively associated with climate change. This implies country leaders should design and implement structured development plans if they are to promote economic growth to alleviate poverty while simultaneously mitigating climate change.
Lorenz Curve, Gini Coefficient and the Income Inequality in Turkey in the Last 13 Years
Authors: Bölükbaş Sema
Published: October 2019

Today income inequality and poverty are among highly disputed issues all over the world. It has been well understood that this problem can not be solved only with economic growth. Some social policy implementations conducive to redistribute the national income are essential to create a decrease in social and eceonomic inequalities. This is also true for Turkey. In last decade Turkey has managed high growth rates, budget discipline and improved some basic public services. As a result, absolute poverty rates decreased considerably. Although Turkey's welfare regime is going through a serious transformation process with effect of EU accession process, these policies have not been able to reduce relative poverty rates and income inequalities. Consequently Turkey's last decade is marked by high gini coefficients and income inequalities. It is obvious that there is a great need to develop a welfare regime which is able to establish a more fair income distribution.
Espousal of Welfare Schemes
Authors: Patro Chandra Sekhar
Published: October 2019

Employee welfare is a prerequisite and critical factor for growth of any organization. The welfare facilities improve the organizational relations, and also enhance the competence and effectiveness of the employees. The employees' work life is vital, as they are the pillars of an organization. The main aim of implementing the welfare schemes in any organization is to secure the labour force by providing proper human condition of work and minimizing its hazardous effect on the life of the employees and their family members. The present study is an attempt to determine the various employee welfare schemes adopted by different private pharmaceutical companies, and its impact on the employee's satisfaction on work life.
The Puzzle on Unemployment Factors and the Welfare State Role in Greece
Authors: Kyridis Argyris , Pavlis Korres Maria , Tourtouras Christos Dimitrios , Fotopoulos Nikos , Zagkos Christos
Published: October 2019

In an era of major technological, digital and scientific achievement, in the modern post-industrial globalized society of great contradictions, problems and conflicts, the unemployment phenomenon, which affects young people to a greater extent, is exacerbated. Greece is the country that was affected more than any other country in southern Europe by the multiple effects of the economic crisis, which among others catapulted youth unemployment to unprecedented levels. This chapter presents a research on views and attitudes analysis of male and female students of higher education in Greece towards unemployment as a social phenomenon, towards stereotypical attitudes on unemployment, as well as towards the ways and forms of the research phenomenon configuration. Subsequently, this research attempts to record, analyze and interpret the students' views and attitudes towards the Greek welfare state, thoroughly studying the correlations of all the above data.
Governance for Food Security
Authors: Sajeva Maurizio , Lemon Mark , Sahota Parminder Singh
Published: October 2019

Food security is one of the greatest challenges that characterises our times. One central argument in related conferences and symposia is the need to increase production for a growing population. However, major international organisations and other research institutions hold instead that food production exceeds current need and the reasons of food insecurity reside more in the complex concurrence and interdependence of poverty, access to food, local economic development and political and socioeconomic circumstances. Governance for sustainability is presented in this article as a process of multidisciplinary and participatory social learning about these interdependences, both general criteria and the context-based practices to which decision-makers are accountable. In order to reflect this approach a ‘GAME' (Governance Assessment Matrix Exercise) methodology and framework is developed to inform more evidence-based and accountable decision making.
Evaluating the Accessibility of Online University Education
Authors: Pendergast Mark O.
Published: October 2019

The rights of disabled students are protected law in nearly every country. However, the lack of awareness of the laws and the need to make web pages accessible has created barriers to fully implementing the intent of these laws. These laws typically go beyond web pages to include all instructional devices including e-readers, social networking sites, and smart phone apps. This paper takes a look at the requirements of accessibility laws, the formation of the accessibility initiative, and the resulting WCAG 2.0 standard. Accessibility testing tools for websites and web content are discussed and then used to measure the level of compliance for a number of universities. It was found that almost all university sites checked had multiple accessibility errors. Finally, a number of recommendations are made based on the compliance issues found and on the terms of several U.S. Department of Justice consent decrees.
Creating Inclusive Classroom Communities Through Social and Emotional Learning to Reduce Social Marginalization Among Students
Authors: Preast June L. , Bowman Nicky , Rose Chad A.
Published: October 2019

A student's social and emotional skills are related to how well equipped they are to address and adapt to the academic, behavioral, and functional demands of the classroom. With the increased attention on academic outcomes, the opportunities to teach social and emotional learning (SEL) are limited. However, SEL approaches have demonstrated increases in functional, behavioral, and academic outcomes for school aged youth. This chapter is designed to identify the key components of SEL, provide guidance in implementation, and describe how SEL can help reduce the social marginalization among youth with disabilities and those at-risk for disability identification.
Characteristics and Instructional Strategies for Students With Mathematical Difficulties
Authors: Pfannenstiel Kathleen Hughes , Sanders Jennifer “JC”
Published: October 2019

This chapter explores mathematics education for students with mathematical difficulties (MD) and disabilities. Academic achievement measures have remained stagnant for this student population over the past 20 years (NAEP, 2013). The authors highlight Multi-Tiered System of Support and evidence-based strategies as a means to address the unique needs of students with disabilities within inclusion and general education contexts. Common characteristics of students with MD are challenges with working memory, number sense, symbols, basic fact computational fluency, word problem solving, and self-regulation. Educators can apply these specific recommendations to enhance mathematics instruction to address the critical factors for academic success for all students, but specifically students in special education or with MD. In order to implement these evidence-based strategies and ensure specially designed instruction is being provided, co-teaching models are reviewed as one way to provide instructional support in an inclusive setting.
Improving Access to Higher Education With UDL and Switch Access Technology
Authors: Perez Luis , Gulley Ann , Prickett Logan
Published: October 2019

This chapter presents an in-depth case study of the creative use of a mobile technology system by a diverse learner who is also one of the authors of the chapter. This learner is blind, has significant fine and gross motor impairment, and speaks in a whisper that is not understood by today's speech recognition technology. The learner's inclusion as an author is, in itself, a testimony to the empowerment the mobile communication system has brought to his life, which in turn has allowed him to be an active participant in the design of a learning environment based on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles. More specifically, the chapter details the ongoing development of a system for making math content more accessible not only to the individual learner who is the focus of the case study, but to other learners who struggle with higher level math content in higher education.
Social Inclusion and Intercultural Values in a School of Education
Authors: Alegre de la Rosa Olga M. , Angulo Luis M. Villar
Published: October 2019

The aim of the study was to analyze the contextual and personal factors associated with student teachers' inclusive and intercultural values to minimize barriers to learning and participation. It also examined the role higher education played as a facilitator of social inclusion. Method. The sample was comprised of 1234 university students. Researchers applied the Guide Index for Inclusion (Booth & Ainscow, 2000) composed of three dimensions: Culture, Politics and Inclusive Practices. Positive elements emphasized the gender variable with highly significant scores on all dimensions. Besides, younger students with no cooperation between teachers and families didn't collaborate between teachers and family to promote inclusive attitudes. Moreover, it was noted that experience increases to more predisposition to the inclusion and recognition of barriers to learning and participation. As a conclusion, it was recognized that the principles of social inclusion may be influenced by variables such as gender, age, cultural experience and experience with people.
Multiculturalism in Special Education
Authors: Nkabinde Zandile P.
Published: October 2019

The goal of this chapter is to explore multicultural education in the context of special education. Multicultural education as an effective intervention in urban schools is discussed. Obiakor (2007) describes this era as that of accountability where schools are challenged to leave no child behind, which makes schools more responsive to students' needs including those with special needs who are linguistically and culturally diverse. In addition, Gay (2002) defines culturally responsive teaching as using the cultural knowledge, prior experiences, and performance styles of diverse students to make learning more appropriate and effective for them; it teaches to and through the strengths of these students.
Exploring Intercultural Awareness
Authors: Foster Monika
Published: October 2019

In the research literature regarding international students' learning experiences, a frequently studied theme is the ‘Chinese culture of learning' as contrasted by the ‘Western/United Kingdom (UK) culture of learning'. This essentialist approach tends to reduce culture of learning to a static, nationally-bound object that exists a priori. A cross-faculty study examined the complexities underpinning culture of learning in the context of student mobility, using a non-essentialist lens. Using individual experiences, unique perspectives on own and host cultures of learning by students from China studying ‘business' in the UK and students from the UK studying ‘design' in China are captured in seven distinct themes, including good teaching, good learning, peers and assessment. The results inform the design of student mobility programs with aspects of intercultural empathy, as well as preparation for and benefits from study abroad as a feature of the internationalised of Higher Education (HE).
A Study on Energy-Efficient Wireless Sensor Network Protocols
Authors: G. Devika , D. Ramesh , Karegowda Asha Gowda
Published: October 2019

Many original ideologies are being applied as solutions to the problems of wireless sensor networks with the rigorous experimentation and advancement in technology and research. This chapter reviews various energy-efficient routing algorithms, classifying them based on methodology applied. The classification is based on design approach used to solve the basic problem arising in construction of transmission path between source and base station (BS) with minimum energy consumption. The pros and cons of routing algorithms for WSN are analyzed. The parameters to be considered in evaluation of all routing protocols are summarized.
Performance Analysis of Multi-Hop Routing Protocol With Optimized Grid-Based Clustering for Wireless Sensor Network
Authors: Dhiman Saloni , Kakkar Deepti , Kaur Gurjot
Published: October 2019

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) consist of several sensor nodes (SNs) that are powered by battery, so their lifetime is limited, which ultimately affects the lifespan and hence performance of the overall networks. Till now many techniques have been developed to solve this problem of WSN. Clustering is among the effective technique used for increasing the network lifespan. In this chapter, analysis of multi-hop routing protocol based on grid clustering with different selection criteria is presented. For analysis, the network is divided into equal-sized grids where each grid corresponds to a cluster and is assigned with a grid head (GH) responsible for collecting data from each SN belonging to respective grid and transferring it to the base station (BS) using multi-hop routing. The performance of the network has been analyzed for different position of BS, different number of grids, and different number of SNs.
A Theoretical Framework for the Analysis of the Relationship Between Family Firms and Competitiveness
Authors: Camisón César
Published: October 2019

This chapter develops an additive model of the microeconomic sources of family firm (FF) competitiveness. Its main contribution is the proposal of a new explanatory framework with a perspective incorporating both ex post competitiveness and its determinants in a chain of multi-level causality. Based on fully-specified theory, the framework is designed to explain the complementarity of the effects of the firm's country, industry, district, strategy, and distinctive competences, focusing where appropriate on the case of the FF. The theoretical model also sheds light on the forces that influence the accumulation of sustainable competitive advantages. To that end, this chapter incorporates a particular focus on how the ownership and control structure affects the accumulation of intangible assets that give rise to the so-called family effect.
Investigating Inner Dynamics in Family Firms
Authors: Ferrari Filippo
Published: October 2019

This chapter shows that a multilevel model of analysis is a suitable approach in order to highlight hidden relationships among different structural units within organizations. In addition, current literature argued that the field of management could be enhanced by integrating the theory and empirical work of other related social science disciplines (e.g., psychology). In adopting analytical techniques from clinical, social, and I/O psychology, this chapter highlights the deepest (dysfunctional) organizational dynamics, thus demonstrating the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary approach to complex organizational phenomena. Finally, this chapter highlights implications and suggestions for scholars and consultants in the field of business analysis. In particular, the multiple nature of dysfunctional dynamics advocates for a wider diffusion of psychological diagnostic tools, integrating them into traditional economical and financial assessment.
A Configurational Approach to Analyze Family Governance and Family Firm Outcome Preferences
Authors: Cuenca Antonio Carlos , González-Cruz Tomás F.
Published: October 2019

This chapter follows the new research current that looks for heterogeneity between family businesses and its consequences. Through a cluster analysis, the chapter presents a taxonomy of four groups with different family government profiles, depending on the scope—number of issues considered—and the level of formalization. Alike, the research describes the different relative importance that each group attaches a to financial and non-financial performance measures, as well as to the dimensions of business and family success. The chapter analyzes a sample of 147 SME family businesses that belong to the tourism industry. All of them are closely held family businesses that range between the first and third generation. Results show how family businesses with wide and formalized family government systems place a special emphasis on those success measures related to stakeholder satisfaction, family satisfaction, and wealth preservation. They present a stronger continuity intention.
cAMP Response Element Modulator α Induces Dual Specificity Protein Phosphatase 4 to Promote Effector T Cells in Juvenile-Onset Lupus
Authors: Hofmann Sigrun R. , Mäbert Katrin , Kapplusch Franz , Russ Susanne , Northey Sarah , Beresford Michael W. , Tsokos George C. , Hedrich Christian M.
Published: October 2019

Effector CD4+ T cells with increased IL-17A and reduced IL-2 production contribute to tissue inflammation and organ damage in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Increased expression of the transcription factor cAMP response element modulator (CREM) α promotes altered cytokine expression in SLE. The aim of this study was to investigate CREMα-mediated events favoring effector CD4+ T cells in health and disease. Using CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing and lentiviral transduction, we generated CREMα-deficient and CREMα-overexpressing Jurkat T cells. Gene expression and regulatory events were assessed using luciferase reporter assays and chromatin immunoprecipitation. Interaction between CREMα and p300 was investigated using proximity ligation assays, coimmunoprecipitation, and knockdown of p300. Gene expression profiles of modified cells were compared with CD4+ T cells from patients with juvenile-onset SLE. We show that CREMα induces dual specificity protein phosphatase (DUSP) 4 in effector CD4+ T cells through corecruitment of p300. The transcriptional coactivator p300 mediates histone acetylation at DUSP4, prompting increased gene expression. Using DUSP4 transfection models and genetically modified CREM-deficient and CREMα-overexpressing T cells, we demonstrate the molecular underpinnings by which DUSP4 induces IL-17A while limiting IL-2 expression. We demonstrate that CD4+ T cells from patients with juvenile-onset SLE share phenotypical features with CREMα-overexpressing CD4+ T cells, including increased DUSP4 expression and imbalanced IL-17A and IL-2 production. Taken together, we describe CREMα-mediated mechanisms that involve the transcriptional upregulation of DUSP4, leading to imbalanced cytokine production by effector T cells. Our findings identify the CREMα/DUSP4 axis as a promising candidate in the search for biomarkers and therapeutic targets in SLE.
Role of IL-15 Signaling in the Pathogenesis of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Rhesus Macaques
Authors: Okoye Afam A. , DeGottardi Maren Q. , Fukazawa Yoshinori , Vaidya Mukta , Abana Chike O. , Konfe Audrie L. , Fachko Devin N. , Duell Derick M. , Li He , Lum Richard , Gao Lina , Park Byung S. , Skalsky Rebecca L. , Lewis Anne D. , Axthelm Michael K. , Lifson Jeffrey D. , Wong Scott W. , Picker Louis J.
Published: October 2019

Although IL-15 has been implicated in the pathogenic hyperimmune activation that drives progressive HIV and SIV infection, as well as in the generation of HIV/SIV target cells, it also supports NK and T cell homeostasis and effector activity, potentially benefiting the host. To understand the role of IL-15 in SIV infection and pathogenesis, we treated two cohorts of SIVmac239-infected rhesus macaques (RM; Macaca mulatta), one with chronic infection, the other with primary infection, with a rhesusized, IL-15–neutralizing mAb (versus an IgG isotype control) for up to 10 wk (n = 7–9 RM per group). In both cohorts, anti–IL-15 was highly efficient at blocking IL-15 signaling in vivo, causing 1) profound depletion of NK cells in blood and tissues throughout the treatment period; 2) substantial, albeit transient, depletion of CD8+ effector memory T cells (TEM) (but not the naive and central memory subsets); and 3) CD4+ and CD8+ TEM hyperproliferation. In primary infection, reduced frequencies of SIV-specific effector T cells in an extralymphoid tissue site were also observed. Despite these effects, the kinetics and extent of SIV replication, CD4+ T cell depletion, and the onset of AIDS were comparable between anti–IL-15– and control-treated groups in both cohorts. However, RM treated with anti–IL-15 during primary infection manifested accelerated reactivation of RM rhadinovirus. Thus, IL-15 support of NK cell and TEM homeostasis does not play a demonstrable, nonredundant role in SIV replication or CD4+ T cell deletion dynamics but may contribute to immune control of oncogenic γ-herpesviruses.
Book Review. The mature years: A geriatric occupational therapy text
Authors: Maree H. P.
Published: October 2019

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PRECIPITATION AND LATENT HEATING PROPERTIES OF TROPICAL CYCLONE IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC MEASURED BY GPM DPR AND HIMAWARI-8
Authors: Hu X. , Li G. L. , Zhang C. , Yan W.
Published: October 2019

Abstract. Using observations from the GPM Tropical Cyclone Overpass Dataset and Himawari-8, this study statistically analyses the tropical cyclones (above Typhoon categories) in the Northwest Pacific during the tropical cyclone (TC) frequent period (from May to October) of 2014–2018. Moreover, a case (Super Typhoon “Mangkhut”) was analysed in detail. This study uses a semi-manual method to identify three life cycle stages of tropical cyclones: developing stage, mature stage, and dissipating stage. The statistical results show that the distribution of precipitation and latent heat varies with positions and the tropical cyclone has the maximum precipitation (11.62 mm/h) at the mature stage along with the maximum convection ratio (22.97%) at the developing stage. It is most obvious that the release of latent heat in the upper cloud at developing stage and in the lower cloud at mature stage. The latent heat profile of convective precipitation presents a “bottom-heavy” structural, and the stratiform precipitation has a “top-heavy” latent heat profile. The proportion of stratiform precipitation to total precipitation (74.31%) is the largest, but the average precipitation of the stratiform (4.12 mm/h) is lower than the average precipitation of convective clouds (10.55 mm/h). The average particle radius of the stratiform precipitation is 1.13 mm, while the average precipitation particle radius of the convective cloud precipitation is 1.79 mm. Based on these statistical results, this paper briefly analyses the characteristics of cloud precipitation microphysical mechanisms in three life cycle stages. Besides, the latent heating profile distribution found in this study are related to the vertical variation of precipitation rate, which are different in terms of the type of precipitation cloud.
Nitrogen Fertigation in Lettuce Culture
Authors: Pedrilho Giovane Munhoz , Fernandes João Vitor da Silva , Da Costa André Ribeiro , Mannigel Anny Rose , Felipe Daniele Fernanda , Bido Graciene De Souza , Andreola Ricardo , Rezende Roberto , De Freitas Paulo Sérgio Lourenço , Gonçalves Antônio Carlos Andrade
Published: October 2019

Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) is the most consumed vegetable in the world and in Brazil, representing as an important dietary source of vitamins, fiber and minerals to population. The aim of this study was to evaluate the yield of lettuce against nitrogen doses applied via fertigation, as well as the quality of the administered fertilizer solution. The test was carried out in an agricultural area located in the Doutor Camargo municipality, Northwestern of Paraná State, Brazil. The experiment was designed in a completely randomized design with seven treatments: T1 control - 0 kg ha-1 urea (0 kg N ha-1); T2 - 25 kg ha-1 urea (11.25 kg N ha-1); T3 - 50 kg ha-1 urea (22.5 kg N ha-1); T4 - 75 kg ha-1 urea (33.75 kg N ha-1); T5 - application of 100 kg ha-1 urea (45 kg N ha-1); T6 - 125 kg ha-1 urea (56.25 kg N ha-1); T7 - 150 kg ha-1 urea (67.5 kg N ha-1). Each treatment had six repetitions. Seeds from Dora (American lettuce) and Vera (curly lettuce) varieties were used for seedling production. Nutrients were applied to the crop by fertigation at 15 and 30 days after transplanting the seedlings to the seedbeds. Fresh shoot mass (weight), stem diameter, root length and productivity were assessed. Results showed that nitrogen fertilization via fertigation significantly influenced the growth and yield variables of plants from both Dora and Vera varieties.
Made in Nevada: Mark Twain and the Literary Legacy of Place
Authors: Branch Michael P.
Published: October 2019

In this personal essay, environmental humor writer Michael P. Branch considers the influential ways in which Mark Twain represented the natural environment of the Great Basin Desert in his 1872 book Roughing It. While Twain was among the first writers to recognize the captivating beauty of the high desert, he also promoted a view of the desert as barren wasteland—a complex approach that produced a dual vision of the land that remains dominant today. However, while Twain helped to shape impressions of the Nevada landscape, the Nevada desert also helped to shape the writer Twain would become.
Animal Welfare and the Democratic Frontier: Mark Twain's Condemnation of Bullfighting in A Horse's Tale
Authors: Bradshaw Charles C.
Published: October 2019

The animals in A Horse's Tail populate a singular form of sentimental narrative that ties together animal welfare and the American frontier as a larger story of American national identity. Shelley Fisher Fishkin has called attention to Twain's fascination with animal and human emotions and Twain's associated reversal of human intelligence and animal ignorance in his writing. A Horse's Tale follows this dynamic by offering its horse narrator as a pragmatic commentator on human foibles. But Twain also democratizes human compassion toward animals as a progressive outgrowth of a mythological American frontier, fashioning the horse and other western inhabitants as empathetic characters while casting Old World traditions as artificial and inhumane. Twain's ultimate indictment of Spanish bullfighting at the novella's end thus casts animal cruelty as a hierarchical ritual of social conformity while recasting the American frontier as a foundational myth in the animal welfare movement.
Vocational Education: A Missing Link for the Competitive Graduates?
Authors: Sukardi Sukardi , Wildan Wildan , Fahrurrozi Muh.
Published: October 2019

The present study is based on the issue of the competitiveness of vocational education graduates. This condition is likely due to the irrelevance between the content or the competencies developed and the superiority of the regions (Regency/Municipality). Therefore, the first step to improve the competitiveness of the graduates is evaluating the accordance of their competencies developed by the vocational education in every region of the regency or municipality. This study used a policy evaluation method formulated in the form of Service Quality (ServQual) by taking all vocational schools in 6 (six) sample districts/cities. The research instruments used are in-depth interview and document studies. The data were then analyzed using Location Quotient (LQ), growth ratio, and Overlay (Ovr) analysis. It indicates that the content of vocational education reflected in the competence of skills developed was not relevant to the issues or potential of each district/city. This condition causes the low competitiveness of vocational education graduates, both in entrepreneurship and competitiveness in the national and international labor market.
Role of Psychological and Educational Guidance Center in Reducing the University Violence from Educational Science College’s Students’ Perspective in Counseling and Mental Health Department at World Islamic Sciences and Education University
Authors: Al-Daheri Saleh Hassan
Published: October 2019

The study aimed to identify the roles of Psychological and Educational Guidance Center in Reducing the phenomenon of the university violence from the perspective of the Educational Science College’s students in Counseling and Mental Health Department at World Islamic Sciences and Education University. And to achieve the study’s goal, a sample consisted of 10 students of the Educational Science College was selected. A questionnaire was developed to collect data. Results showed that the level of students’ degree in practicing violence was moderate and media is one of the major causes of violence at university. The researcher came up with some recommendations.
A 51-year-old woman with binocular diplopia and unilateral ptosis
Authors: Rohowetz, BS Landon J. , Quick, MD Anjulie K.
Published: October 2019

A 51-year-old woman with a history of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in remission and no past ocular history presented emergently at the University of Kansas Hospital with binocular diplopia and right-sided ptosis of 3 days’ duration. The patient also complained of fatigue. She originally attributed her symptoms to allergies, stating that she had also recently experienced mild right-sided eye discharge and sinus pressure. Past medical history was significant for mild hypertension and AML with myelodysplasia-related features that was treated about 6 months prior with haploidentical peripheral stem-cell transplantation. The patient was a former smoker (40 pack-years) and had a family history of glaucoma (sister). She had recently finished a regimen of fluconazole for prophylaxis after stem-cell transplantation and was also taking acyclovir, letermovir, dapsone, and tacrolimus.
Bacteriúria assintomática na gravidez de baixo risco – qual a evidência do seu tratamento?
Authors: Cordeiro Cátia Sofia Leocádio , Ribeiro Ana Isabel , Cavadas Luís Filipe
Published: October 2019

A bacteriúria assintomática (BUA) tem estado associada a aumento do risco de pielonefrite materna e parto pré-termo. As normas de orientação clínica internacionais recomendam a sua pesquisa e tratamento durante a gravidez. No entanto, os benefícios e riscos da sua pesquisa e tratamento não são consensuais. Esta revisão tem por objetivo analisar a evidência disponível quanto à influência do tratamento da BUA na morbimortalidade materna e fetal. Os autores realizaram pesquisa na base de dados MEDLINE e sites de Medicina Baseada na Evidência, de revisões baseadas na evidência, normas de orientação clínica, meta-análises, revisões sistemáticas e ensaios clínicos controlados e aleatorizados, utilizando os termos MeSH: Bacteriuria e Pregnancy, de artigos publicados entre janeiro de 2008 e maio de 2018, em Inglês, Francês, Espanhol e Português. Para avaliação dos níveis de evidência e atribuição de forças de recomendação, foi utilizada a escala Strength of Recommendation Taxonomy (SORT) da American Family Physician. Foram identificados 136 artigos, dos quais 10 cumpriam critérios de inclusão. A evidência existente, maioria baseada em estudos antigos com importantes limitações metodológicas, não permite concluir de forma clara se o tratamento da BUA influencia positivamente a morbimortalidade materna e fetal, no entanto dados recentes apontam para ausência de benefício com o tratamento da BUA em gravidezes únicas de baixo risco (Força de recomendação B), o que questiona a prática clínica corrente. Para colmatar as limitações dos estudos encontrados, são necessários estudos controlados, aleatorizados, de elevada qualidade e maior dimensão que avaliem a influência do tratamento da BUA na morbimortalidade materna e fetal.
APONTAMENTOS SOBRE O ENSINO RELIGIOSO ESCOLAR
Authors: Brasil dos Santos Taciana
Published: October 2019

Resumo: O Ensino Religioso, no Brasil, tem sofrido muitas transformações nas últimas décadas. Essas mudanças atingem, principalmente, seus objetivos, currículo e formação docente. Este artigo tem por propósito estabelecer propostas e críticas metodológicas para esse novo modelo da disciplina, a partir das contribuições da pedagogia de Comênio. Com vistas a atingir este objetivo, foram desenvolvidos três tópicos textuais. O primeiro dedica-se à biografia de Comênio e sua importância para a pedagogia moderna. A seguir, discorre-se sobre o novo Ensino Religioso, suas perspectivas epistemológicas e de formação docente. Por fim, são construídas críticas e proposições metodológicas para o conteúdo a partir dos princípios apresentados em um capítulo da Didática Magna, principal livro do autor. Conclui-se deste trabalho que, apesar do lapso temporal, a obra de Comênio permanece sempre atual para orientar e auxiliar os docentes em suas práticas.
Transformações antrópicas da paisagem agrícola com palma de óleo no Pará
Authors: Almeida Arlete Silva , Vieira Ima Célia Guimarães
Published: October 2019

Este estudo teve como objetivo identificar os principais usos da terra e determinar o nível de antropização da paisagem em áreas de expansão do dendezeiro (Ubá, Arauai e Mamorana), nos anos de 2013 e 2017, no leste do Pará. Utilizaram-se imagens do satélite Landsat 8, de 2013 e 2017. E a classificação dos usos da terra foi realizada por meio do método árvore de decisão. A pressão antrópica foi analisada por meio do Índice de Transformação Antrópica (ITA) que foi considerado regular e degradado em todas as áreas, nos dois anos analisados. A área de maior pressão foi Arauai e Ubá a de menor pressão. O desmatamento da floresta primária e a expansão da agropecuária e da palma de óleo evidenciam as maiores pressões na paisagem e a necessidade de controle e preservação dos remanescentes florestais no território analisado.
A Sense of Style
Authors: Hart David Bentley ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: October 2019

This essay addresses the alienation of aesthetics from ethics in the context of modernity. In examining the modern development of moral theory, it offers a critique of the dominant trends within that tradition, arguing that the result is a fragmented and disordered conception of the good life. Christian ethics, grounded in a conception of the beauty of God’s being as a disclosure of the true good, can reaffirm the connection between ethics and aesthetics, that beauty is not simply a matter of inward reflection but also of action toward the world, which gives content to moral life. Christian ethics ultimately requires a “sense of style” through which we are attracted to a life lived in imitation of Christ, and through which our conceptions of virtue are grounded in a desire to act in such a way as to manifest God’s beauty before the world.
Dinâmicas em sala de aula: uma tentativa de aproximar a língua portuguesa da realidade do educando
Authors: Bastolla Fernanda Falcori
Published: October 2019

The construction of the knowledge in classroom run some ways and, in these ways, it has deep and lasting implications that will reflect in the teach-learning of the students. So, the education comes conquering a new identity that constitutes as an alive and democratic space, evidencing the experiences brought from the students. It was considered as the starting point for the educative dimension of the knowledge.
Romeu e Julieta por outros olhares
Authors: Hinnah Carini De Fátima Ribeiro
Published: October 2019

The present work deals with the production of new versions based on Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Besides, it discusses the parody and intertextuality concepts, based on analyze of some theorists. The knowledge about theory and practice because it was a textual production work, it proves the importance of using these recourses of writing on the composition of texts with students on third year of high school. For development of work, it was carried out a bibliographical research as methodology support and the use of parodies as source of confirmation about the analysis’s items.
A educação e a sociedade atual frente às novas tecnologias
Authors: Weiler Lara
Published: October 2019

This paper is about children’s education face new technologies. In the beginning of historic times the education and formation of children suffered changes that day by day facilitate more its cognitive development and learning in school context. The children get involved then their wishes of learning and going to school have increased. Currently, it has been discussed and invested in new technologies to education, mainly to children of elementary education that since early have contact with computerization and new technologies. The use of new technologies made possible the change of information trough participation in discussion, lists of e-mail or chats that allow to talk by computer. We can observe development of programs in away education, on- line, through computers occur communication between teacher and student the class not presence form students each time more. The facilities of access webs and advances in telecommunication change the concepts of presence and distance in education developing reasoning, creativity, intelligence and motor coordination. Learning is reorganize the structures of knowledge interacting thought styles, knowing and the know to made that occur trough dialogue process among people. Therefore, the internet has big qualities and varieties but many times occur lack of structure, orientation and instruction to its users. The use of internet in education and its development facilitated interaction of teacher, computer and student being possible to verify and organize better this system clarifying doubts and direction the student to think and learn to learn.