bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
REEU Programs Provide Hands‐On Horticulture Science Opportunities
Authors: Fontanier Charles , Hentges Casey , Brandenberger Lynn , Dunn Bruce , Maness Niels , Mitchell Shelley , Moss Justin , Zhang Lu
Published: October 2019

Horticulture programs seek to increase enrollment by emphasizing the scientific aspects of this discipline, thereby overcoming misperceptions about the degree. This effort is critical to reach an emerging urban and minority audience who might otherwise be unaware of agriculture‐related career opportunities. Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates (REEU) programs provide hands‐on opportunities to connect undergraduates to various aspects related to food and agricultural science. Using funding provided by the USDA, the Oklahoma State University (OSU) Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Department has established a horticulture sciences REEU program. Departmental faculty worked with two classes of 10 undergraduates in 2018 and 2019, involving them in both field and laboratory horticulture research. Programs like an REEU are adaptable to the expertise of the faculty. At OSU, individual participant research has included identifying bitterness compounds in lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.), comparing vegetable yield using different mulches, evaluating fertilizer and lighting effects in hydroponics, and evaluating drought‐resistant bermudagrasses (Cynodon spp.). The REEU program provides exposure to research methodology, equipment, and presentations. In some cases, it opens a door to a new university setting, establishes relationships in the industry, and provides opportunities to attend professional conferences. The REEU program should be considered by departments wanting to increase their exposure to new students, faculty looking to provide more opportunities to their advisees, and eager undergraduates wanting to make knowledgeable career choices.
Sward Responses of Bahiagrass Cultivars under No Nitrogen Fertilization
Authors: Santos Erick R. S. , Dubeux Jose C. B. , Mackowiak Cheryl , Blount Ann R. S. , Jaramillo David M. , Garcia Liza , Pereira‐Neto Jose D. , Ruiz‐Moreno Martin
Published: October 2019

Bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum Flüggé) is the base of cow‐calf operations in Florida. Nitrogen is usually the most limiting mineral in pasture‐based systems. Various bahiagrass cultivars have been released over the years; however, an evaluation of their performance under no N fertilization has not been reported. There is some evidence that bahiagrass can associate with free‐living bacteria and fix atmospheric N2. This study investigated the performance and potential biological N2 fixation (BNF) of six bahiagrass cultivars (‘Argentine’, ‘AU Sand Mountain’, ‘Pensacola’, ‘TifQuik’, ‘Tifton‐9’, and ‘UF‐Riata’) under no N fertilization during the growing seasons of 2014, 2015, and 2016. Results showed no differences among cultivars for total herbage accumulation (2835 kg dry matter ha−1), total N aboveground (28 kg N ha−1 yr−1), and BNF (9 kg N ha−1 yr−1). Pensacola had greater crude protein than Tifton‐9 (84 vs. 78 g kg−1, respectively), whereas AU Sand Mountain had greater in vitro digestible organic matter (494 g kg−1) than other cultivars, except for Argentine. Argentine had greater root‐rhizome mass (24,914 kg organic matter ha−1) than UF‐Riata and TifQuik (15,367 and 14,682 kg organic matter ha−1, respectively). Carbon and N stocks in belowground biomass were greater in Argentine (8575 and 155 kg ha−1, respectively) than UF‐Riata (4514 and 85 kg ha−1, respectively). Root‐rhizome/shoot ratio averaged 37 across cultivars. Managing bahiagrass cultivars under no N fertilization inhibits the cultivar herbage potential; however, cultivar differences in nutritive value and root‐rhizome responses can still be detected.
Gestão de Resíduos Sólidos Integrada às Responsabilidades das Micro e Pequenas Empresas e do Poder Público Municipal
Authors: Picchiai Djair , Senigalia Fabio
Published: October 2019

O objetivo deste trabalho foi evidenciar o conhecimento e a percepção dos administradores de micro e pequenas empresas (MPE) quanto à gestão dos resíduos sólidos na Região do ABC Paulista. A análise considera a aplicabilidade local da Lei nº 12.305/2010 (Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos), especificamente dos Planos Municipais de Resíduos Sólidos. Trata-se de um estudo exploratório e qualitativo. Utilizou-se uma amostra de 29 (vinte e nove) MPE distribuídas nos setores de comércio, indústria e serviços. O estudo relata as experiências e práticas desses administradores, compostos em sua maioria por proprietários, mas também com participação de gestores não proprietários. Utilizou-se de coleta documental, a fim de explorar o modelo consorciado da região e o teor dos Planos Municipais, além da técnica da observação direta extensiva, por meio de questionário auto aplicado. Ademais, foram realizadas entrevistas in loco para as categorias de MPE que se apresentaram, para cada setor, em maior quantidade nas sete cidades da região. O questionário foi composto em três partes: (A) por questões fechadas de múltipla escolha; (B) por escala do tipo Likert; (C) por questões abertas. Verificou-se que mais de 60% dos administradores de MPE não possuem conhecimentos básicos sobre as leis e normas que regem a gestão dos resíduos sólidos e demais compromissos ambientais, por exemplo, a necessidade de possuir licenciamento ambiental quanto ao impacto local ou eventual obrigatoriedade de executar um Plano de Gerenciamento de Resíduos Sólidos (Logística Reversa). Por outro lado, uma parcela significativa de entrevistados mostrou-se disposto quanto às práticas sustentáveis, preocupando-se em utilizar insumos menos agressivos ao meio ambiente em seus processos produtivos e em separar seus resíduos corretamente. Conclui-se que, exceto quanto aos resíduos industriais e de saúde, a interação das MPE com o Poder Público local não registrou coesão, destacando-se o distanciamento entre as propostas apresentas pelas prefeituras do ABC nos Planos Municipais e as práticas relatadas pelos administradores junto aquele ator.
O Uso da Matriz TOWS para Análise de Estratégias Sustentáveis em Cooperativas
Authors: Paes-de-Souza Mariluce , Souza Filho Theophilo Alves de , Medeiros Haroldo De Sá , Souza Dércio Bernardes de
Published: October 2019

O objetivo deste artigo é analisar as estratégias de sustentabilidade em cooperativas, buscando avaliar organizações que não estão em processo de formação e sem restringir a ênfase das análises nas tradicionais dimensões econômica, social e ambiental da sustentabilidade. Para isto, foi feita uma adaptação da Matriz TOWS, usualmente utilizada para definir estratégicas organizacionais, de modo que fosse adaptada como um mecanismo de análise das estratégias das cooperativas, incorporando as dimensões territorial e política da sustentabilidade. Foram realizadas entrevistas com dirigentes e cooperados de cinco organizações localizadas no Estado de Rondônia, sendo elas ligadas ao setor agropecuário. Os resultados indicam que a venda conjunta dos produtos, a compra de insumos e outros itens pelos produtores diretamente pelas cooperativas, lhes permite preço e prazo melhores que os encontrados no mercado. No entanto, também foram identificadas algumas dificuldades nas organizações, como a sobrecarga de funções na gestão das cooperativas.
Formulation and Evaluation of Polyherbal Cream and Lotion for the Treatment of Psoriasis-Induced Secondary Infections
Authors: Joshi Priyanka , Joshi Sushil , Rajani Urvashi , Semwal Ruchi B. , Semwal Deepak K.
Published: October 2019

Background:

Psoriasis is one of the most common skin diseases in humans and affects a
major population worldwide. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the efficacy of selected
polyherbal formulations against psoriasis-induced secondary infections.

Aim:

Psoriasis is one of the most common skin diseases in humans and affects a major population
worldwide. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the efficacy of selected polyherbal formulations
against psoriasis-induced secondary infections.

Methods:

Samples were collected from the scalp, behind the ears, chest and back of the patients.
The microscopic examination of fungal and bacterial growth was carried out with lactophenol cotton
blue stain and gram stain, respectively. Volatile constituents of essential oils were identified by
GC-MS analysis, in order to investigate the relation between chemical composition and biological
activity. Nutrient agar media was used for antibacterial activity whereas Sabourauds dextrose agar
media was used for antifungal activity.

Results:

A total of 24 isolates were obtained from 2 patients of scalp psoriasis. Anti-oxidant activity of
the samples was determined using DPPH radical scavenging method. In the present study, EOs
showed a good antifungal action against Malassezia pachydermatis and other microbial strains. The
GC-MS analysis revealed the presence of eugenol, linalool, citral, neral, limonene, terpenes, eucalyptol
and thymol in the essential oils. The formulated retention lotion 1 (L4), 2 (L5), 3 (L6) and Cream 1
(C1) showed DPPH radical scavenging activity by 23.52%, 24.48%, 28% and 5.08%, respectively.

Conclusion:

The present study concluded that most of the formulated lotions and creams showed
good antimicrobial activity and may be applied topically against scalp psoriasis.
Predicting Protein Phosphorylation Sites Based on Deep Learning
Authors: Long Haixia , Sun Zhao , Li Manzhi , Fu Hai Yan , Lin Ming Cai
Published: October 2019

Background:

Protein phosphorylation is one of the most important Post-translational
Modifications (PTMs) occurring at amino acid residues serine (S), threonine (T), and tyrosine (Y).
It plays critical roles in protein structure and function predicting. With the development of novel
high-throughput sequencing technologies, there are a huge amount of protein sequences being
generated and stored in databases.

Objective:

It is of great importance in both basic research and drug development to quickly and accurately
predict which residues of S, T, or Y can be phosphorylated.

Methods:

In order to solve the problem, a novel hybrid deep learning model with a convolutional
neural network and bi-directional long short-term memory recurrent neural network
(CNN+BLSTM) is proposed for predicting phosphorylation sites in proteins. The model contains a
list of layers that transform the input data into an output class, in which the convolution layer captures
higher-level abstraction features of amino acid, while the recurrent layer captures long-term
dependencies between amino acids to improve predictions. The joint model learns interactions between
higher-level features derived from the protein sequence to predict the phosphorylated sites.

Results:

We applied our model together with two canonical methods namely iPhos-PseEn and
MusiteDeep. A 5-fold cross-validation process indicated that CNN+BLSTM outperforms the two
competitors in various evaluation metrics like the area under the receiver operating characteristic
and precision-recall curves, the Matthews correlation coefficient, F-measure, accuracy, and so on.

Conclusion:

CNN+BLSTM is promising in identifying potential protein phosphorylation for further
experimental validation.
A Machine Learning-based Diagnosis of Thyroid Cancer Using Thyroid Nodules Ultrasound Images
Authors: Ma Xuesi , Xi Baohang , Zhang Yi , Zhu Lijuan , Sui Xin , Tian Geng , Yang Jialiang
Published: October 2019

Background::

Ultrasound test is one of the routine tests for the diagnosis of thyroid cancer.
The diagnosis accuracy depends largely on the correct interpretation of ultrasound images of
thyroid nodules. However, human eye-based image recognition is usually subjective and sometimes
error-prone especially for less experienced doctors, which presents a need for computeraided
diagnostic systems.

Objective: :

To our best knowledge, there is no well-maintained ultrasound image database for the
Chinese population. In addition, though there are several computational methods for image-based
thyroid cancer detection, a comparison among them is missing. Finally, the effects of features like
the choice of distance measures have not been assessed. The study aims to give the improvement
of these limitations and proposes a highly accurate image-based thyroid cancer diagnosis system,
which can better assist doctors in the diagnosis of thyroid cancer.

Methods::

We first establish a novel thyroid nodule ultrasound image database consisting of 508
images collected from the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University in China. The clinical information
for the patients is also collected from the hospital, where 415 patients are diagnosed to
be benign and 93 are malignant by doctors following a standard diagnosis procedure. We develop
and apply five machine learning methods to the dataset including deep neural network, support
vector machine, the center clustering method, k-nearest neighbor, and logistic regression.

Results::

Experimental results show that deep neural network outperforms other diagnosis methods
with an average cross-validation accuracy of 0.87 in 10 runs. Meanwhile, we also explore the performance
of four image distance measures including the Euclidean distance, the Manhattan distance,
the Chebyshev distance, and the Minkowski distance, among which the Chebyshev distance
is the best. The resource can be directly used to aid doctors in thyroid cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Conclusions: :

The paper establishes a novel thyroid nodule ultrasound image database and develops
a high accurate image-based thyroid cancer diagnosis system which can better assist doctors in
the diagnosis of thyroid cancer.
Complex Networks, Gene Expression and Cancer Complexity: A Brief Review of Methodology and Applications
Authors: Iliopoulos A.C. , Beis G. , Apostolou P. , Papasotiriou I.
Published: October 2019

In this brief survey, various aspects of cancer complexity and how this complexity can be confronted using modern complex networks’ theory and gene expression datasets, are described. In particular, the causes and the basic features of cancer complexity, as well as the challenges it brought are underlined, while the importance of gene expression data in cancer research and in reverse engineering of gene co-expression networks is highlighted. In addition, an introduction to the corresponding theoretical and mathematical framework of graph theory and complex networks is provided. The basics of network reconstruction along with the limitations of gene network inference, the enrichment and survival analysis, evolution, robustness-resilience and cascades in complex networks, are described. Finally, an indicative and suggestive example of a cancer gene co-expression network inference and analysis is given.
Finding Community of Brain Networks Based on Neighbor Index and DPSO with Dynamic Crossover
Authors: Zhang Jie , Feng Junhong , Wu Fang-Xiang
Published: October 2019

Background: :

The brain networks can provide us an effective way to analyze brain
function and brain disease detection. In brain networks, there exist some import neural unit modules,
which contain meaningful biological insights.

Objective::

Therefore, we need to find the optimal neural unit modules effectively and efficiently.

Method::

In this study, we propose a novel algorithm to find community modules of brain networks
by combining Neighbor Index and Discrete Particle Swarm Optimization (DPSO) with dynamic
crossover, abbreviated as NIDPSO. The differences between this study and the existing
ones lie in that NIDPSO is proposed first to find community modules of brain networks, and dose
not need to predefine and preestimate the number of communities in advance.

Results: :

We generate a neighbor index table to alleviate and eliminate ineffective searches and
design a novel coding by which we can determine the community without computing the distances
amongst vertices in brain networks. Furthermore, dynamic crossover and mutation operators are
designed to modify NIDPSO so as to alleviate the drawback of premature convergence in DPSO.

Conclusion:

The numerical results performing on several resting-state functional MRI brain networks
demonstrate that NIDPSO outperforms or is comparable with other competing methods in
terms of modularity, coverage and conductance metrics.
White Blood Cell Image Segmentation Based on Color Component Combination and Contour Fitting
Authors: Wang Chuansheng , Zhang Hong , Li Zuoyong , Zhou Xiaogen , Cheng Yong , Chen Rongyan
Published: October 2019

Background:

White Blood Cell (WBC) image segmentation plays a key role in cell
morphology analysis. However, WBC segmentation is still a challenging task due to the diversity
of WBCs under different staining conditions.

Objective:

In this paper, we propose a novel WBC segmentation method based on color component
combination and contour fitting to segment WBC images accurately.

Methods:

Specifically, the proposed method first uses color component combination and image
thresholding to achieve nucleus segmentation, then uses a color prior to remove image background,
and extracts the initial WBC contour via Canny edge detection, and finally judges and
closes the unclosed WBC contour by contour fitting. Accordingly, cytoplasm segmentation is
achieved by subtracting the nucleus region from the WBC region.

Results:

Experimental results on 100 WBC images under rapid staining condition and 50 WBC
images under standard staining condition showed that the proposed method improved segmentation
accuracy of white blood cells under rapid and standard staining conditions.

Conclusion:

The proposed color component combination and contour fitting is effective in WBC
segmentation task.
Study of Time-dependent Interaction of ZnO Nanoparticles with Sucrose and Honey Molecules for Biomedical Applications
Authors: Samanta Pijus Kanti , Kamilya Tapanendu , Pahari Dhrubajyoti
Published: October 2019

Background:

Nanoparticles are in the forefront of research due to their unique properties
that find possible applications from optoelectronics to medical technology. It is also reported that nanoparticles
can interact with the living cells and can selectively destroy the cells. Researchers are thus
interested to find a way by which the drugs will be attached to the nanoparticles, go to the target site
and destroy the infected cells. Before that, it is very much important to understand the interaction of
nanoparticles with the blood, plasma and other biological cells that exists in the blood. It is also very
essential to understand how the nanoparticles interact with the absorbed sucrose in the cell.

Objective:

Our objective in this research is to investigate the interaction of ZnO nanoparticles with sucrose
and honey sugar to understand the basic interaction mechanism. It will also enable us to find a
way of stabilizing body sucrose and glucose level.

Methods:

We have followed a simple chemical synthesis method to prepare ultrafine ZnO nanoparticles.
Then the interaction of ZnO nanoparticles with sucrose and honey sugar was investigated as a
function of time using UV-visible spectroscopy to understand the basic interaction mechanism.

Results:

Well grown ZnO nanoparticles were found to form of crystallite size ~38 nm. The band gap was
calculated from the absorption spectra and was found to be ~ 3.9 eV. This band gap enhancement indicates
that the sizes of the nanoparticles are very small. The decrease of absorption with time indicates that
the ZnO nanoparticles interact with the sugar molecule. Sucrose molecules are polar. Hence there is electrostatic
attraction between the sucrose molecules and ZnO molecules resulting in the sucrose-ZnO composite
system. On increasing the interaction time more and more sucrose molecules will cover the ZnO
nanoparticles by forming ZnO-sucrose corona. The interaction time constant i.e., the binding time of sucrose
molecule with the surface of ZnO nanoparticles, t1 was found to be 27.7127 min and is 29.59 min
for honey. The results indicate an association process to form corona of ZnO nanoparticles with sucrose
and honey molecules.

Conclusion:

We have successfully synthesized ultrafine ZnO nanoparticles of high band gap. The
synthesized nanoparticles interact with the sucrose and honey molecules and form corona. This study
is very important in understanding the interaction mechanism on nanoparticles with the biomolecules
for possible drug delivery applications.
From a Digital Bottle: A Message to Ourselves in 2039
Authors: Jadad Alejandro R , Jadad Garcia Tamen M
Published: October 2019

We are fully aware that we could have wasted our time writing this message, as nobody might read it. Even those who read it might ignore it, and those who read and care about it might be unable to do anything. It may simply be too late. Nevertheless, this message describes the hopes we had back in 1999, imagining how the incredible digital tools whose birth we were witnessing, could change the world for the better. In 2019, when we wrote these words, we were saddened to realize that most of what we had imagined and proposed in the past 20 years could have been written the day before, without losing an iota of relevance. Whoever or whatever you might be, dear reader—a human, a sentient machine, or a hybrid—we would like you to understand that, rather than an attempt to predict the future, which probably continues to be an impossible endeavor, this message was meant to act as an invitation, regardless of when or where it is found, to engage in a conversation that has already transcended time and space, even if the issues it contains have become irrelevant.
PRIMA FACIE RETRIBUTIVISM: ON THE OBLIGATION TO ADMINISTER JUSTICE
Authors: Peno Michał
Published: October 2019

The justification of punishment is a difficult problem. The paper attempts to examine retributivism in the normative perspective and to penetrate the structure of the fundamental premises and theses of retributivism. Retributivism assumes that punishment is just, in the broad understanding of the term, while in reality punishment is not just; the model of retributive punishment is contrafactual, which is evident above all in the problem of punishing the innocent. A proper modification of retributivism's normative premises (i.e. how and why people ought to be punished, etc.) consists in seeing these premises not as unconditionally binding directives but as optimization rules, a kind of prima facie duty. These are mainly the ethical duties of the state considered from the point of view of criminal policy. In effect, it is possible to formulate a non-fundamentalist (non-idealistic) variant of retributivism - better corresponding to social reality. The core of the paper consists in outlining such a concept. The paper has been primarily inspired by the ideas of W.D. Ross and R. Alexy.
CIVIL LIABILITY OF MINORS
Authors: Dželetović Mirna
Published: October 2019

Damage caused to another person assumes tort liability, providing that all the conditions specified by the law are met. National law stipulates that children under 7 years of age are not liable for damage they have caused, while minors over 7 years of age, if capable of reasoning, can be held liable for damage compensation. A minor attains general tort liability at the age of 14. Considering the fact that minors can be held liable for damage caused to another, the Serbian Obligations Act (“Law on Contracts and Torts”) makes a justifiable distinction between minors of different age regarding their individual liability. This distinction is not common in other European legal systems. Yet, the author concludes that it would be sensible to postpone the process of establishing tort liability of a minor for a later period, when the minor attains full contractual capacity. The conclusion is based on two main reasons. The first one is the fact that parental right, which last until the said age, implies the parents’ obligation to take care of their underage child. The second reason is the financial situation of the child that prevents him/her from compensating the damage s/he has caused to another person.
LEGAL ACTS ON VIOLENCE IN SPORTS AND DISPUTABLE ISSUES OF COURT PRACTICE
Authors: Tasić Jelena
Published: October 2019

The Law on the Prevention of Violence at Sports Events, which regulates the behaviour of the participants in sports events, contains numerous novelties related to this form of criminal offences. Big sports events are frequently marred by serious violence, such as property damage and intentionally harmful physical assaults with occasional fatal consequences, which asks for an adequate response from the organs of the state responsible for this form of criminal behaviour. This paper discusses the most relevant provisions of the laws related to this form of violence and analyzes certain debatable issues, as well as the previous legal practice, with a special emphasis on particular problems arising in the field of court practice.
POTENTIALS FOR THE PROTECTION OF PIKIALASORSUAQ IN THE SHADOW OF CONTEMPORARY MARITIME INDUSTRIES
Authors: Tsiouvalas Apostolos
Published: October 2019

The Pikialasorsuaq or North Water Polynya is a polynya that lies between Greenland and Canada in northern Baffin Bay. For centuries small scale family-based markets had been developed between the Inuit of two sides based on cross-border transportation. However, the emerged modern maritime industries have posed serious challenges for the polynya where the free cross-border transportation is nowadays banned, and the environmental threat has become a reality deteriorated further by climate change. Indigenous participation and Free Prior and Informed Consent are crucial for the conservation of the polynya. Accordingly, this article was designed as a descriptive study of the current situation in Pikialasorsuaq, providing the legal framework for the protection of the region and highlighting the existing system’s shortcomings.
GENDER EQUALITY IN THE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK OF THE EU AND THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
Authors: Štrbac Katarina , Janković Brankica
Published: October 2019

Promoting and achieving of full gender equality is one of the key activities of European Union and there is a strategic commitment to act strongly towards this goal. Gender equality is perceived, among others, as the issue of economic growth and therefore it is necessary that gender perspective is implemented through all activities of EU. The Republic of Serbia, as a candidate for full EU membership, has fully accepted all goals that should be accomplished in accordance with European strategic documents and implemented almost all EC directives concerning the equality of men and women into the legal system. Firstly, the Republic of Serbia constituted legal and institutional framework for the implementation of directives and strategic documents in the further process of negotiations for accessing EU and is continuously working on further improvement and completing of this system. Controlling mechanisms for respecting the equality principle, i.e. prohibition of discrimination, are established and functional, first of all - the central state institution for protecting all citizens from all types of discrimination, including discrimination on grounds of sex – Commissioner for Protection of Equality. Strategic priorities of European Union related to gender equality in five areas, as well as their significance for the social development of the member states, are presented in the introductory part of this work, followed by the institutional framework for the implementation and control of respecting the gender equality principle in the Republic of Serbia, so that second part of the work is a summary outline for the implementation of gender equality.
AN OVERVIEW OF GENDER MAINSTREAMING IN UN PEACE OPERATIONS
Authors: Topalović Goran
Published: October 2019

This piece of work is an overview of gender mainstreaming in military components of the UN POs . Main hypothesis is if more attention is given to gender perspective and gender mainstreaming in POs that could vastly contribute to operational efficiency in the field, to better protection of human (women’s) rights, to the higher level safety of the troops in the field and local population, and the most important, peace could be built on solid basis and victimization could be avoided up to maximum possible extent. Main identified gap is lack of appropriate training and education in this regard. Analyses of recent developments in POs, UNSCR 1325, gender policy in military components and historical aspects of gender roles in Western society, are considered through feminist approach to international law perspective which was introduced by Christin Chinkin in 1991
"EU SOU UMA LÍNGUA": A EXOFONIA NA LITERATURA DE YOKO TAWADA
Authors: Ilgenfritz Daudt Marianna , Neumann Gerson Roberto
Published: October 2019

A obra da escritora japonesa Yoko Tawada tem recebido crescente destaque e atenção na Alemanha, por se tratar de um caso de escrita exofônica, como ela própria vê a sua produção, e por trazer reflexões pertencentes a múltiplos âmbitos dos Estudos Culturais, como língua, tradução, cultura, pertencimento e nacionalidade. Yoko Tawada é considerada hoje como uma escritora da literatura alemã, mas também é uma escritora japonesa no e fora do Japão. Associados a essa forma de produção literária estão conceitos que se movem paralelamente à escrita, ou estão inseridos nela: a língua e a migração.
Entre Rios Grandes, encontros estéticos significantes
Authors: Pontes Gilvânia Maurício Dias
Published: October 2019

Este texto trata de encontros, afetos, estesia e estética que produzem (auto) formação, na relação entre o Grupo de Pesquisa em Educação e Arte da UFRGS e o trabalho de formação docente na UFRN. Refere-se, também, a interfaces entre referenciais e contextos diversos na investigação de processos de significação para o ensino de arte na infância.
Grupos de Estudo, Encontros e Congressos
Authors: Barbosa Ana Mae
Published: October 2019

Neste texto Ana Mae retoma trechos de duas publicações: (a) “Sobre o InSEA Seminar: Building Social Cohesion through Arts Education, Walvis Bay, Namíbia, África”, em que ela relata a sua participação no Seminário da InSEA na Mamíbia (Ana Mae Barbosa report), disponível em: http://insea.org/Walvis-Bay-2018. (b) “Ana Mae informa: notícias de Moçambique”, publicado por Arte Educação Online – AEOL: http://www.aeol.com.br/2018/12/ana-mae-informa-noticias-de-mocambique.html
Pesquisa(dora) GEARTE: interação e sentido
Authors: Nunes Marília Forgearini
Published: October 2019

O que é um grupo de pesquisa? Que possibilidades de interação e produção de sentido podem ser identificadas? O presente texto pretende entender como as interações decorrentes da realização da pesquisa e da participação em grupo de pesquisa promovem sentidos a partir dos modos de ser e fazer dos implicados nessa interação sociodiscursiva acadêmica e contagiam cada um dos pesquisadores a partir do diálogo. A base teórica da análise é a semiótica discursiva e alguns conceitos essenciais a respeito da relação entre interação e e produção de sentido são apresentados no início do texto. Na segunda parte, são retomadas experiências vividas em torno da ação de dialogar para traçar percursos interativos de sentido estabelecidos entre pesquisas concluídas antes do meu ingresso no Grupo e pesquisas com construção simultânea à minha. Por fim, apresenta-se reflexão sobre os efeitos de sentido que o convívio dialogado com o GEARTE e seus pesquisadores deixaram no meu fazer pesquisador.
O uso de dados de mundo real na tomada de decisão: onde estamos no Brasil
Authors: Silva Julian Guilherme , Watanabe de Oliveira Renato , S. Duva Andreas
Published: October 2019

Estudos do mundo real fornecem evidências mais próximas à pratica clínica, complementando às encontradas em ensaios clínicos randomizados e descrevendo como a assistência à saúde chega até os pacientes. Esses estudos permitem avaliar fatores de risco, descrever padrões de doenças e tratamentos na população, avaliar e monitorar os desfechos de saúde, identificar problemas socialmente relevantes, entre outros. O artigo descreve e discute a atual situação do uso de estudos de mundo real para tomada de decisões.
Assistência Farmacêutica no município de Lagarto, SE: diagnóstico situacional e perspectivas
Authors: De Jesus Cruz Débora , Santos Santana Viviane , Santos de Jesus Elisdete Maria , De Carvalho Brito Giselle
Published: October 2019

Objetivo: Traçar um diagnóstico da atual situação da Assistência Farmacêutica no município de Lagarto, SE. Método: Estudo descritivo, transversal de caráter qualitativo realizado no período de dezembro de 2017 a abril de 2018. Os dados foram coletados por meio de aplicação de questionários dirigidos aos profissionais responsáveis pela Assistência Farmacêutica na Secretaria Municipal de Saúde, e utilização de instrumento de auto-avaliação para o Planejamento da Assistência Farmacêutica (IAPAF) proposto pelo Ministério da Saúde. Resultados: Dos 24 itens analisados no IAPAF, 9 encontravam-se no estágio 1 (pior avaliação), 12 no estágio 2 (desempenho intermediário) e apenas 3 no estágio 3 (situação considerada ideal). As etapas de programação e armazenamento/distribuição /transporte foram as que apresentaram os melhores resultados (entre nível 2 e 3). Em contrapartida, a prescrição foi considerada a etapa mais crítica do processo (Nível 1). Conclusão: Os resultados demonstram deficiência em algumas etapas do planejamento da Assistência Farmacêutica em Lagarto, e necessidade de adoção de ações que possibilitem uma melhor gestão da Assistência Farmacêutica, contribuindo para o acesso da população a medicamentos, bem como seu uso racional.
Clinical characteristics and surgical treatment of dacryocystitis - a ten-year retrospective study
Authors: Trajkovic Milos , Zivkovic Nikola , Krasic Dragan , Cosic Andrija , Lazic Vojkan , Stojanovic Milos , Cvetanovic Ana , Krasic Stasa
Published: October 2019

Introduction/Objective. Nasolacrimal duct obstruction with consequent epiphora and the development of dacryocystitis (DC) represents a common pathological entity in the clinical practice of ophthalmologists and maxillofacial surgeons. The etiology of DC is multifactorial and still has not been clarified in detail. It is considered that ascending infections from the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses, injuries and surgical interventions in the middle third of the face, dacryoliths, tumors of the lacrimal sac and surrounding structures may be some of the etiological factors of nasolacrimal duct obstruction. The aim of this study is to present clinical characteristics and surgical treatment of DC. Methods. A retrospective study was carried out. It covered a period of 10 years during which 49 patients with clinically verified DC were treated after surgical examination and complete diagnostics. Out of the total number, 37 patients underwent surgery. Results. The occurrence of predisposing factors was present in 80% of the patients ? rhinitis and the inflammation of paranasal sinuses in 27 patients (72%), injuries and surgical interventions in the middle third of the face in nine patients (24%), whereas lacrimal sac and nasolacrimal duct tumors were noted in three patients (8%). Surgical failure, which was manifested in terms of recurrent DC and epiphora, was noted in six cases (16%). Conclusion. Regarding the possible complications of inadequately administered antibiotic therapy and a broad spectrum of pathological entities which comprise the differential diagnosis, dacryocystorhinostomy with an adequate histopathological analysis and appropriate antibiotic therapy in the acute stage represents a right way for the treatment of DC.
Investor Preference for Director Characteristics: Portfolio Choice with Gender Bias
Authors: Friedman Henry L.
Published: October 2019

This study examines whether investor-level preferences for director characteristics influence portfolio choices, using data on the U.S. holdings of non-U.S. funds. Consistent with bias-based preferences influencing portfolio allocations, funds from countries with greater gender inequality invest less and hold smaller stakes in firms with more female directors. Since variation in funds' home country gender biases are plausibly unrelated to the selection and performance of female directors in U.S. firms, the empirical strategy mitigates endogeneity concerns arising from estimates based on associations between market performance and gender demographics. The study contributes by linking investments to measured gender biases and by providing evidence, through additional analysis, of potential channels through which gender bias may affect portfolio choice.

JEL Classifications: G11; J16; M10.
DAMPAK OLAHRAGA WISATA BAGI MASYARAKAT
Authors: Sudiana I Ketut
Published: October 2019

Olahraga wisata merupakan salah satu jenis kegiatan wisata yang perkembangannya cukup pesat di Indonesia karena memiliki pegunungan, lautan, sungai dan danau yang begitu luas. Oleh karena masing-masing daerah memiliki karakteristik  geografis yang berbeda  maka pengembangan olahraga wisata sangat memungkinkan untuk dijadikan sebuah alternatif olahraga rekreasi bagi pencinta olahraga seperti olahraga gunung (mendaki, berkemah, jelajah hutan, bersepeda, atau trekking, dan sebagainya), olahraga air (diving, canoing, snorkeling, surfing, dan sebagainya)Hubungan olahraga dan pariwisata tidak dapat dipisahkan karena keduanya dapat memberikan keuntungan satu sama lain. Bisa saja peristiwa olahraga diselenggarakan di daerah wisata dengan tujuan untuk memberikan hiburan tambahan bagi wisatawan, ataupun sebaliknya hanya dimanfaatkan khusus guna menarik wisatawan lokal maupun wisatawan asing (Danasaputra, 2009). Dengan demikian olahraga pun akhirnya dapat memicu bisnis baru seperti tempat hiburan rekreasi, restoran, perhotelan, pengembangan usaha kecil (aksesoris-aksesoris daerah setempat menjadi lebih berkembang), makanan dan minuman khas daerah setempat menjadi lebih dikenal, dan pada akhirnya dapat menciptakan lapangan kerja.Sebagai produk dari industri olahraga, olahraga pariwisata memerlukan pengelolaan  lebih lanjut agar mampu menarik minat wisatawan asing maupun lokal sebagai konsumennya.Pengembangan olahraga pariwisata berpotensi besar sebagai daya tarik dan sarana promosi daerah setempat. Masyarakat yang datang untuk menyaksikan suatu event atau kejuaraan dapat sekaligus berwisata sementara masyarakat yang menonton kejuraan tersebut melalui tontonan televisi akan menjadi tertarik untuk mengunjungi daerah tersebut. Demikian pula akan berdampak positif bagi daerah dan masyarakat serta usaha kecil dan menengah di daerah penyelenggaraan.Penyelenggaraan olahraga pariwisata di suatu tempat secara langsung dapat pula memberikan keuntungan bagi masyarakat sekitar karena dapat membuka kesempatan berusaha seperti penyediaan makanan, minuman, usaha transportasi baik tradisional maupun konvensional.
STRATEGI PENGEMBANGAN MAKANAN TRADISIONAL BERBASIS TEKNOLOGI INFORMASI SEBAGAI UPAYA PELESTARIAN SENI KULINER BALI
Authors: Marsiti Cokorda Istri Raka , Suriani Ni Made , Sukerti Ni Wayan
Published: October 2019

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah (a) melakukan penelusuran literatur dan menggali pengalaman tim peneliti terkait  jenis-jenis hidangan tradisional khas Bali, (b) melakukan uji coba resep-resep sehingga diperoleh resep-resep baku, dan (c) membuat situs Website tentang hidangan tradisional khas Bali dilanjutkan dengan mengunggah semua resep.            Penelitian ini penelitian survey dilanjutkan dengan eksperimen dengan metode pengumpulan data melalui observasi dan uji panelis untuk menilai kualitas produk, sesuai klasifikasinya yaitu makanan pokok, lauk-pauk, sayuran, jajanan, dan minuman. Responden dalam penelitian ini adalah  dosen Jurusan PKK.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kajian terhadap resep-resep yang telah teridentifikasi pada penelitian menghasilkan resep-resep baku hidangan tradisional Bali.Selanjutnya,hasil uji panelis   sebagai berikut. (1)Kualitas makanan pokok khas Bali, dengan kategori baik meliputi: nasi tulen putih, nasi tulen merah, nasi kuning Bali, nasi moran sele bun, moran keladi, moransele sawi, moran biu, bubuh moreng, mengguh, ketupat, belayag, entil dan pesor; (2) Kualitas lauk-pauk  dengan kategori baik meliputi: urutan be celeng, lawar merah, lawar putih, tum ayam, pesan cakep, gerangasem, ayam betutu, tum be celeng, sate empol;(3) Kualitas hidangan sayuran dengan kategori baik meliputi:jukut ares, jukut balung nangka, jukut plecing gonda, plecing kangkung, kalas kacang panjang,urab paku, serombotan; (4) Kualitasjajanan khas Bali  dengan kategori baik meliputi: jaja bantal, jaja sumping waluh, klepon;(5)Kualitas minuman  khas Bali  dengan kategori baik meliputi: es rujak kuud, es daluman, rujak uyah sera tabya,dan rujak manis.Selanjutnya semua resep yang telah dihasilkan ini diunggah ke website dengan akun: http://cokistrirakamarisiti.com.
Los principios lógicos y ontológicos del concepto currículo. Una relación epistemológica
Authors: Nava Bedolla José
Published: October 2019

El objetivo central de la presente investigación consistió en analizar la relación epistemológica que se puede establecer entre los principios lógicos y ontológicos del concepto currículo. Se partió del supuesto de que dichos principios se encuentran relacionados epistemológicamente en las diferentes construcciones de este término, llevadas a cabo por los principales estudiosos del tema y, a causa de esto, las conceptualizaciones sobre el mismo difieren en significados, sentidos y consecuencias existenciales.

Un segundo supuesto, que deriva del anterior, consistió en estimar que los principios ontológicos se refieren al ser y los lógicos, a las razones en que se apoyan los raciocinios sobre el ser. A ello se debió que, en un primer y segundo momentos, se analizaron los principios lógicos y ontológicos de la ciencia —respectivamente— para, finalmente, intentar relacionarlos entre ellos y con las diferentes concepciones de currículo desde sus respectivas circunstancias de modo, tiempo y lugar.

 

Los hallazgos revelan la existencia de una relación o correspondencia entre los principios lógicos y ontológicos de la ciencia y entre las necesidades existenciales del ser humano, las facultades con las que este pretende resolver los problemas del conocimiento y los supuestos filosóficos en los que, necesariamente, se ubica el concepto aquí en cuestión.

Lo anterior permite concluir —entre otras cosas— que la construcción del término currículo es un problema político sin solución definitiva debido a que depende de circunstancias (emociones, pasiones y sentimientos del ser humano; sus necesidades y deseos) de modo, tiempo y lugar que influyen en la voluntad y las intenciones del sujeto cognoscente poniendo en acción sus facultades (su razón y/o sus sentidos) que le posibilitan para actuar y construirse un “currículo” acorde a sus necesidades existenciales, desde determinados supuestos relacionados con las mismas.
Towards a Neo-bipolar Model of the World Order: Scouting Game in Africa
Authors: Fituni L. L.
Published: October 2019

The article lays out a hypothesis that the global order slides into a new bipolarity in the context of the escalating geo-economic and geopolitical confrontation between the two poles that currently dominate the world - the United States and China. The neo-bipolar construction cannot yet be regarded as an established new world order, but the general movement of the world economy and international relations in this direction is obvious. The neo-bipolar bipolar confrontation manifest itself with varying intensity in different regions of the world. The author argues that at present the peripheral regions which are strategically important for the prospects of competition are becoming an important testing ground for relatively “safe” elaboration of methods and tactics of geo-economic rivalry and h mutual exchange of systemic attacks. Today, Africa has become practically the leading theater of the new bipolar confrontation. The article analyzes the economic, military and strategic aspects of the rivalry between the United States and China on the African continent. It provides a comparative analysis of the new African strategies of the two superpowers adopted at the end of 2018. The author asserts that in the context of the emerging global bipolarity, the strategies of the USA and China represent antagonistic programs based on fundamentally different initial messages. In the case of the US strategy, this is to deter by denial the spread of the competitor’s influence using tough policies, including forceful (while not necessarily military) confrontational actions. While China seeks to neutralize the opposition of the United States and its allies to Beijing’s expansion on the continent and to win the freedom of interaction with any partners in Africa causing minimal direct confrontation possible. Therefore, despite the seemingly “peripheral” importance of the confrontation on the continent, for the establishment of a neo-bipolar world order, the proclamation of the new US regional geopolitical strategy, which focuses on the containment of China in the name of protecting democracy and independence, can serve not only for Africa, but for the whole planet the same milestone signal as Churchill’s Fulton speech for the final advent of bipolarity in the postwar world.
The Map-Based Shortest Route Selection by Using Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm
Authors: Gaffar Achmad Fanany Onnilita , Wajiansyah Agusma , Supriadi Supriadi
Published: October 2019

The shortest path problem is one of the optimization problems where the optimization value is a distance. In general, solving the problem of the shortest route search can be done using two methods, namely conventional methods and heuristic methods. The Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) is the one of the optimization algorithm based on heuristic method. ACO is adopted from the behavior of ant colonies which naturally able to find the shortest route on the way from the nest to the food sources. In this study, ACO is used to determine the shortest route from Bumi Senyiur Hotel (origin point) to East Kalimantan Governor's Office (destination point). The selection of the origin and destination points is based on a large number of possible major roads connecting the two points. The data source used is the base map of Samarinda City which is cropped on certain coordinates by using Google Earth app which covers the origin and destination points selected. The data pre-processing is performed on the base map image of the acquisition results to obtain its numerical data. ACO is implemented on the data to obtain the shortest path from the origin and destination point that has been determined. From the study results obtained that the number of ants that have been used has an effect on the increase of possible solutions to optimal. The number of tours effect on the number of pheromones that are left on each edge passed ant. With the global pheromone update on each tour then there is a possibility that the path that has passed the ant will run out of pheromone at the end of the tour. This causes the possibility of inconsistent results when using the number of ants smaller than the number of tours.