bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
El desarrollo del voto de mexicanos residentes en el exterior y cambios al código federal de instituciones y procesos electorales
Authors: Monjaraz Alejandro
Published: September 2019

Este trabajo tiene como objetivo hacer un recuento de la evolución de la ley electoralen México a partir de 1994 hasta el 2006 para permitir que los mexicanosradicados fuera del territorio nacional cuenten con la opción de ejercer su derechoconstitucional de sufragio en elecciones federales. Para llegar a la actualidad electoralen México, se ha realizado un arduo trabajo de negociaciones, que involucrana la Diáspora y a las autoridades mexicanas encargadas de proteger y extender losderechos y prerrogativas de los mexicanos. Las reformas al Código, y despuésLegislación electoral, fueron fundamentales para que los mexicanos adopten suidentidad binacional y reclamen sus derechos políticos sin importar el espacio quehabiten. Como resultado de los cambios institucionales, el registro e identificaciónde mexicanos residentes en el exterior a través de la colaboración en materiaelectoral con el gobierno federal, han sido fundamentales para ampliar el alcancedel aparato electoral y extender la dimensión de participación política transnacionaliniciada en el último cuarto del siglo XX.
Pengaruh Gaya Hidup dan Literasi Keuangan Terhadap Pengelolaan Keuangan Tenaga Kerja Muda di Jakarta
Authors: Putri Nurul Amalia , Lestari Diyan
Published: September 2019

The main purpose of this research is to analyze the impact of lifestyle and financial literacy on financial management. The method of this research is quantitative research. The population of this research are young workers in Jakarta with accidental sampling tehniques using 30 samples as a pre test and 135 samples as a main test. The analysis techniques use multiple regression, t test and F test. The result of t test showed that lifestyle and financial literacy partially affected on financial management. And the result of F test showed that lifestyle and financial literacy simultaneous affected on financial management.
Hubungan dukungan organisasi, kepuasan kerja, dan organizational citizenship behavior: pendekatan partial least square
Authors: Cahyani Pingki Rizki , Hendryadi Hendryadi
Published: September 2019

This study aims to examine the relationship of perceptions of organizational support (POS), job satisfaction and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) in the government sector. The survey approach was carried out to obtain data through questionnaires. A total of 60 employees were used as research samples. Partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) is used to test hypotheses. The results showed that: there was a positive relationship between POS and job satisfaction and OCB, job satisfaction was significantly correlated with OCB. In addition, job satisfaction has proven to play a role as a mediator for POS relations with OCB. This research contributes to efforts to increase OCB in the government sector,
Peranan cash internal controlling dalam menunjang cash management effectivity
Authors: Herlina Herlina
Published: September 2019

This study aims to determine the adequacy of the internal control of cash in Perusahaan SMG. The method of observation and data collection techniques was used questionnaires, and interviews. The descriptive method was used in this study. Based on the results of internal control conducted by Perusahaan SMG has been adequate, it is supported by elements of the control environment, risk assessment, control activities, information and communication, and monitoring. The cash management applied by Perusahaan SMG has been effective this is reflected in their procedures for cash receipts, petty cash receipts, cash disbursements, and a small cash outlay. Finally, it can be concluded that the internal control of cash has been instrumental in supporting the effectiveness of cash management.
Penggunaan metode decision tree pada PT. HIS Tour & Travel untuk pembukaan cabang baru
Authors: Sofiyatun Sofiyatun , Sarjono Haryadi
Published: September 2019

The purpose of this research is to find out the forecasting of flight ticket sales at PT. HIS Tour & Travel Branch MM 2100 Cibitung. This research method uses forecasting with 7 methods namely Exponential Smoothing, Moving Average, Trend Projection, Addictive Decomposition Average All, Addictive Decomposition Centered Moving Average, Multiplicative Average All and Multiplicative Decomposition Centered Moving Average. This research is supported bya QM For Windows  application. The results of this study indicate that the Addictive Decomposition Centered Moving Average method is the best method because it has the smallest MAD and MSE value of 104.76 and 22.897,57 with the results of sales forecasting in the next period which is 1371. This study also uses the Decision Tree method for opening decision new branch, the results obtained are the opening of new branches in the city of Bekasi with an expected value of Rp 280,560,000.

Keywords: sales promotion, Forecasting, MAD, MSE, QM For Windows, Decision Tree
Prestress-loading effect on the current–voltage characteristics of a piezoelectric p–n junction together with the corresponding mechanical tuning laws
Authors: Yang Wanli , Fan Shuaiqi , Liang Yuxing , Hu Yuantai
Published: September 2019

A model is proposed to study the diffusion of non-equilibrium minority carriers under the influence of a piezo potential and to calculate the corresponding current–voltage (I–V) characteristics of a piezoelectric p–n junction exposed to mechanical loading. An effective solution to describe this non-equilibrium process has been put forward including two concepts: the influence of prestress loading on p–n junctions in a quasi-electrostatic thermal equilibrium and the perturbation of small fields superposed on the obtained quasi-electrostatic solutions. A few useful results are obtained through this loaded p–n junction model. Under a forward-bias voltage, a tensile (compressive) loading raises (reduces) the potential barrier of the space charge zone (SCZ), i.e., produces an equivalent reverse- (forward-) electric voltage on the SCZ. When a piezoelectric p–n junction is exposed to a reverse-bias voltage, the current density monotonically decreases with increasing reverse voltage and gradually approaches saturation. A bigger tensile (compressive) loading produces a smaller (larger) saturation current density. The appearance of an equivalent voltage on the SCZ induced by prestress indicates that the performance of a p–n junction with the piezo effect can be effectively tuned and controlled by mechanical loadings. Meanwhile, numerical results show that a loading location closer to the SCZ produces a stronger effect on the I–V characteristics of a piezoelectric p–n junction, implying that the tuning effect of mechanical loadings depends on how much influence of the deformation-induced electric field can reach the SCZ. Furthermore, it is also found that the deformation-induced electric field becomes weak with increasing doping because the higher doping is corresponding to the stronger electric leakage. Thus, the higher mechanical tuning performance on higher doped piezoelectric p–n junctions requires the prestress loadings to be applied closer to the interface of p- and n-zone. This study on a non-equilibrium process of piezoelectric p–n junctions has significance for piezotronics.
The reaction of anthracyl-α-hydroxyphosphonate with anthracene: Facile Access to diverse (bis)-anthracylphosphonates as a suitable source for useful extensive π-conjugates
Authors: Baig Moghal Zubair Khalid , Prusti Banchanidhi , Bhuin Shouvik , Chakravarty Manab
Published: September 2019

Molecular anthracene has been used as arene in the Friedel-Crafts (FC) type arylation reaction of anthracyl-α-hydroxyphosphonate in the presence of acid. A diverse product formation is observed, in which anthracene unit is found to be linked through its C1 position with α-C of phosphonate. Interestingly, the molecular conformation (X-ray structure) of this phosphonate reveals one of the bond angles of a tetrahedral carbon as 118o which is close to the C of sp

2
character. The attacks from C1, C2 or C9 nucleophilic center of molecular anthracene to C10 atom of 9-anthrylphosphonate are also recognized. The diverse molecular structures are established spectroscopically. The bis-anthracyl compounds with a P-CH2 unit have been successfully utilized in Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons (HWE) reactions to afford extensive bis-anthracyl-linked π-conjugates. Thus, the electronically different substituent is attached to the system by varying the aldehydes. Among all these π-conjugates, the compound with three anthracyl core is noticed as a weak AIEgen (Aggregation-Induced emission active fluorogen).
Searching for Wide Companions and Identifying Circum(sub)stellar Disks through PSF Fitting of Spitzer/IRAC Archival Images
Authors: Martinez Raquel A. , Kraus Adam L.
Published: September 2019

Direct imaging surveys have discovered wide-orbit planetary-mass companions that challenge existing models of both star and planet formation, but their demographics remain poorly sampled. We have developed an automated binary companion point-spread function (PSF) fitting pipeline to take advantage of Spitzer's infrared sensitivity to planetary-mass objects and circum(sub)stellar disks, measuring photometry across the four Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) channels of 3.6, 4.5, 5.8, and 8.0 μm. We present PSF fitting photometry of archival Spitzer/IRAC images for 11 young, low-mass (M ∼ 0.044–0.88 M
⊙; K3.5–M7.5)  members of three nearby star-forming regions (Chameleon, Taurus, and Upper Scorpius; d ∼ 150 pc; τ ∼ 1–10 Myr) that host confirmed or candidate faint companions at ρ = 1.″68–7.″31. We recover all system primaries, six confirmed, and two candidate low-mass companions in our sample. We also measure nonphotospheric [3.6]–[8.0] colors for three of the system primaries, four of the confirmed companions, and one candidate companion, signifying the presence of circumstellar or circum(sub)stellar disks. We furthermore report the confirmation of a ρ = 4.″66 (540 au) companion to [SCH06] J0359+2009 which was previously identified as a candidate via imaging over five years ago, but was not studied further. Based on its brightness (M
[3.6] = 8.53 mag), we infer the companion mass to be M = 20 ± 5 M
Jup given the primary’s model-derived age of 10 Myr. Our framework is sensitive to companions with masses less than 10 M
Jup at separations of ρ = 300 au in nearby star-forming regions, opening up a new regime of parameter space that has yet to be studied in detail, discovering planetary-mass companions in their birth environments and revealing their circum(sub)stellar disks.
A Search for Gamma-Ray Prompt Emission Associated with the Lorimer Burst FRB 010724
Authors: Guidorzi C. , Marongiu M. , Martone R. , Amati L. , Frontera F. , Nicastro L. , Orlandini M. , Margutti R. , Virgilli E.
Published: September 2019

No transient electromagnetic emission has yet been found in association to fast radio bursts (FRBs), the only possible exception (3σ confidence) being the putative γ-ray signal detected in Swift/Burst Alert Telescope data in the energy band 15–150 keV at the time and position of FRB 131104. Systematic searches for hard X/γ-ray counterparts to other FRBs ended up with just lower limits on the radio/γ-ray fluence ratios. In 2001, at the time of the earliest discovered FRBs, the BeppoSAX Gamma-Ray Burst Monitor (GRBM) was one of the most sensitive open-sky γ-ray monitors in the 40–700 keV energy band. During its lifetime, one of the FRBs with the highest radio fluence ever recorded, FRB 010724 (800 ± 400 Jy ms), also known as the “Lorimer burst,” was promptly visible to the GRBM. Upon an accurate modeling of the GRBM background, eased by its equatorial orbit, we searched for a possible γ-ray signal in the first 400 s following the FRB, similar to that claimed for FRB 131104 and found no significant emission down to a 5σ limit in the range (0.24–4.7) × 10−6 erg cm−2 (corresponding to 1 and 400 s integration time, respectively), in the energy band 40–700 keV. This corresponds to

Jy ms erg−1 cm2, i.e., the deepest limit on the ratio between radio and γ-ray fluence, which rules out a γ-ray counterpart similar to that of FRB 131104. We discuss the implications on the possible mechanisms and progenitors that have been proposed in the literature, also taking into account its relatively low dispersion measure (375 ± 3 pc cm−3) and an inferred redshift limit of z < 0.4.
Dynamical Confirmation of a Black Hole in MAXI J1820+070
Authors: Torres M. A. P. , Casares J. , Jiménez-Ibarra F. , Muñoz-Darias T. , Padilla M. Armas , Jonker P. G. , Heida M.
Published: September 2019

We present time-resolved 10.4 m Gran Telescopio Canarias and 4.2 m William Herschel Telescope intermediate resolution spectroscopy of the X-ray transient MAXI J1820+070 (=ASASSN-18ey) obtained during its decline to the quiescent state. Cross-correlation of the 21 individual spectra against late-type templates reveals a sinusoidal velocity modulation with a period of 0.68549 ± 0.00001 day and semi-amplitude of 417.7 ± 3.9 km s−1. We derive a mass function f(M) = 5.18 ± 0.15 M
⊙, dynamically confirming the black hole (BH) nature of the compact object. Our analysis of the stellar absorption features supports a K3-5 spectral classification for the donor star, which contributes ≈20% of the total flux at 5200–6800 Å. The photometric 0.703 ± 0.003 day periodicity observed during outburst is 2.6% longer than the orbital period supporting the presence of a superhump modulation in the outburst light curves. In line with this interpretation, we constrain the binary mass ratio to be q ≃ 0.12. In addition, we observe a sharp increase in the Hα emission line equivalent width during inferior conjunction of the donor star that we interpret as a grazing eclipse of the accretion disk and allows us to constrain the binary inclination to i ≳ 69°. On the other hand, the absence of X-ray eclipses during outburst imply i ≲ 77°. These inclination limits, together with our dynamical solution, lead to a BH mass in the range 7–8 M
⊙. We also measure a systemic velocity γ = −21.6 ± 2.3 km s−1, which, combined with the Gaia second data release proper motion and parallax, implies a large peculiar velocity ∼100 km s−1.
Europas Kompass Fluchtdiskurse und Mediterranismus in der Gegenwartsliteratur
Authors: Braun Michael
Published: September 2019

Le motif de la Méditerranée, cet « autre cap » (Derrida) à la périphérie méridionale de l’Europe qui à la fois « nie et intègre » (Tomislav Zelic), est présent dans les récits littéraires contemporains de réfugiés. Le présent essai esquisse, en s’appuyant sur la nouvelle Widerfahrnis (2016) de Bodo Kirchhoff et le roman Rue des voleurs (2010/2013) de Mathias Énard, quelques-uns des points remarquables d’une vision de la Méditerranée comprise comme expression narrative du passage entre continents, lieu d’affrontements entre civilisations, espace hétérotopique, foyer ardent de la tragédie actuelle des migrants.
Towards an Archaeological Approach to Prehistoric RockTowards an Archaeological Approach to Prehistoric Rock Carvings. From Method to Symbolics: the Finale Area (Western Liguria, Italy) as a Case-Study
Verso un approccio archeologico allo studio delle incisioni rupestri preistoriche. Dal metodo alla simbologia: il caso-studio del Finale (Liguria occidentale)

Authors: Olcese Martina
Published: September 2019

This article presents an insight into archaeological approach in the study of rock carvings. The first section is mainly methodological and highlights the significant problems within dating this kind of evidence. Furthermore, it delves into the specific contribution of interdisciplinary research in this field. The second section focuses on the Finale area (Liguria, Italy) as a case study, which has not been studied systematically until now. A hypothesis on the dating and significance of carvings from the Finale area is formulated by comparison with two contexts in which rock-carving art has been studied in detail: the Mount Bego area (France) and Valcamonica (Italy). A table as an appendix is made to propose a first chrono-typology of the carvings from the Finale area.
New Insights on Slavic God Volosъ / Velesъ from a Vedic Perspective
Novi uvidi o staroslovenskom bogu Volosu / Velesu iz vedske perspektive

Authors: Ivanković Milorad
Published: September 2019

In 1973, Ivanov and Toporov developed an attempted reconstruction of the presumably central theme of ancient Slavic mythology, viz. the cosmic battle between the thunder-god Perunъ and his adversary Volosъ the cattle god, modelled after the analogous examples taken from Baltic folklore and Vedic mythology, whereby the Slavic god Volosъ was identified with the Vedic demon, Vala. On the same footing, in 2008, came Katičić with similar results, but he identified the Slavic god Volosъ with the Vedic demon Vr̥tra. However, the evidence from the primary Vedic and Sanskrit sources presented in this treatise soundly disproves the above interpretations and identifications and reveals quite a different image of the Slavic god.
Ob arhaičeskih čertah narodnoj kul'tury rusin Vostočnoj Slovakii
On the Archaic Features of the Ruthenian Folk Culture in Eastern Slovakia

Authors: M. Valentsova Marina
Published: September 2019

This article continues the study of Ruthenian spiritual culture and aims at the determination of ancient elements in the selected rituals and their parts in folk meteorology, wedding, funeral and birth ceremonials, and beliefs about animals and birds in the all-Slavic context. It is shown that the traditional Ruthenian culture is very close to the West Ukrainian ones on the one hand and that it has substantive differences, which allow considering Ruthenian tradition a separate East-Slavic tradition with deep historical background.
Reuse of Ancient Sacred Places in South Ural Region – The Case of Emir Edigey’s Grave
Povtornaja sakralizacija drevnih svjatyn' na Južnom Urale (Primer Mogily Ėmira Edigeja)

Authors: I. Tuzbekov Ainur , I. Bakhshiev Ilshad
Published: September 2019

The processes of the sacralization of archaeological sites in the South Urals are analysed in the context of Emir Edigey’s Grave. The history of the archaeological study of the subject is considered in detail. The works of domestic and foreign authors, electronic publications, and internet video resources are being analysed. Based on personal field research held in May 2015 within the Russian Foundation for Humanities’s grant for “Islam in the South Urals geographical information system”, the chronology of the formation of the sacred space on the territory of historical and cultural heritage is being restored. In conclusion, the modern sacralization processes taking place on the significant site under consideration and throughout the whole South Urals are characterized.
Tanatologičeskie motivy «Strašnoj mesti» Nikolaja Gogolja v kontekste ètnokul'turnyh svjazej ukraincev
The Thanatological Motifs of A Terrible Vengeance Story by Mykola Gogol in the Context of the Ethnocultural Connections of the Ukrainians

Authors: Rakhno Kostyantyn
Published: September 2019

This article deals with the description of the posthumous destiny of the dead in the horror story A Terrible Vengeance by Mykola Gogol. It describes the patrimonial cemetery of the sorcerer, where all his ancestors were buried. Their corpses rise from their graves, but the first local dead man, the largest of them, cannot rise, and his movements cause earthquakes. These images can be fully understood only in comparison with Chuvash beliefs about the first buried dead person as the cemetery master and also with Zoroastrian and Ossetian mythological concepts. The Chuvashes and the Iranian-speaking nations, primarily the Ossetians, have parallels to the plot about a father coveting his daughter and killing his grandchild, the soul’s wanderings during sleep, and other related motifs. Thus, the folkloric motifs on which the story is constructed help to reveal the ethnocultural connections of the early Ukrainians.
Medkulturnost v pravljicah Dorotheae Viehmann, Laure Gonzenbach in Tine Vajtove ob primeru pravljic o začarani nevesti (ATU 402)
Interculturalism in the Fairy Tales of Dorothea Viehmann, Laura Gonzenbach, and Tyna Wajtawa, Presented on the Example of Folktale Type the Animal Bride (ATU 402)

Authors: Mileva Blažić Milena
Published: September 2019

In the article, three female storytellers are compared – Dorothea Viehmann, Laura Gonzenbah and Tyna Wajtawa, with an investigation of their narrative repertoire and their socio-cultural background. Their fairy tales reflect multilingualism and interculturalism, with the influence of elements of German, Romance and Slavic cultures. Based on the comparative analysis of the ATU folktale types, it was discovered that they have all included in their repertoire a fairy tale of the folktale types ATU 402 (animal bride) and ATU 425 (searching for a lost husband). The article includes a comparative analysis of the similarities and differences of their variants of fairy tale type ATU 402 “The Animal Bride”.
Bees and Beekeeping from the Perspective of the Ontological Turn
Čebele in čebelarstvo v luči ontološkega obrata

Authors: Kropej Telban Monika
Published: September 2019

With a particular emphasis on the perspective of the human-animal relationship, the author presents forms of beekeeping as well as related narrative culture and painted beehive panels, which came into vogue in the second half of the 18th century, decorating Slovenian apiaries. This practice was unique in Europe but was largely abandoned by the first decades of the 20th century due to changing economic, social, and spiritual conditions. While apiculture and the industry involving bee products have become very profitable worldwide, in Slovenia beekeeping is also perceived as a true national symbol. Beekeeping has also found its place in larger cities, mainly on terraces and in parks. In contrast, however, the often harmful human intervention has also accidentally exterminated bees in many natural habitats. The author discusses the relationship between man and bees in the light of posthumanism, which has revolutionized the way scholars perceive non-human mental lives and abilities.
Daritvena pogača župnik in Valvasorjev Hausgötze – gospodarček
The Offering Bread župnik and Valvasor's Hausgötze – gospodarček

Authors: Popit Ilija
Published: September 2019

The author analyses the uses of the Christmas festive bread poprtnik and the age-old tradition of baking such offerings in Slovenia. These offerings, along with the names of certain Slavic deities, were first mentioned four hundred years ago. One of these Christmas breads has preserved its name – župnik, documented in Ribnica in Dolenjsko / Lower Carniola. This name župnik was passed on to this offering bread after the early medieval Slavic administrative unit župa, and not after the Slovenian term for a Catholic priest – župnik, which was first introduced only just after the year 1860.
Analysis for Resistance Reduction of an Amazon School Boat Through Hull Shape Modification Utilizing a CFD Tool
Authors: Maia Harlysson W. S. , Said Mounsif
Published: September 2019

AbstractThe waterway system of the Brazilian Amazonian region is one of the most complex in the world, being of vital importance for the daily circulation of passengers and cargo, and in this scenario, the FNDE (National Fund for Development of Education) provided the implementation
of school boats for the transportation of riverine students to their classrooms. However, one of the school boat models presented operational inefficiency, as well as increased fuel consumption and travel duration. This work investigates the hydrodynamic causes of this inefficiency by analyzing
dynamic pressure distributions on the hull, streamlines, and wave train generation and identifying hull shape regions that would hinder the flow. Through Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations and analysis, a hull shape modification is proposed in order to reduce the resistance to
forward motion and a comparison is made with the results of another research report, using the same hull geometry and speed range in simulations performed in other CFD software. Due to the hydrodynamic analysis, it can be inferred that the prototype hull form is inappropriate for the proposed
operation regime in this project, and an agreement on the resistance coefficient reduction rates can be observed between use of both software, where a maximum total resistance coefficient reduction of 25.06% is achieved.
Increased Complement Factor B and Bb Levels Are Associated with Mortality in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis
Authors: Shahini Negar , Ueland Thor , Auensen Andreas , Michelsen Annika E. , Ludviksen Judith K. , Hussain Amjad I. , Pettersen Kjell I. , Aakhus Svend , Espeland Torvald , Lunde Ida G. , Kirschfink Michael , Nilsson Per H. , Mollnes Tom Eirik , Gullestad Lars , Aukrust Pål , Yndestad Arne , Louwe Mieke C.
Published: September 2019

Inflammation is involved in initiation and progression of aortic stenosis (AS). However, the role of the complement system, a crucial component of innate immunity in AS, is unclear. We hypothesized that circulating levels of complement factor B (FB), an important component of the alternative pathway, are upregulated and could predict outcome in patients with severe symptomatic AS. Therefore, plasma levels of FB, Bb, and terminal complement complex were analyzed in three cohorts of patients with severe symptomatic AS and mild-to-moderate or severe asymptomatic AS (population 1, n = 123; population 2, n = 436; population 3, n = 61) and in healthy controls by enzyme immunoassays. Compared with controls, symptomatic AS patients had significantly elevated levels of FB (2.9- and 2.8-fold increase in population 1 and 2, respectively). FB levels in symptomatic and asymptomatic AS patients were comparable (population 2 and 3), and in asymptomatic patients FB correlated inversely with valve area. FB levels in population 1 and 2 correlated with terminal complement complex levels and measures of systemic inflammation (i.e., CRP), cardiac function (i.e., NT-proBNP), and cardiac necrosis (i.e., Troponin T). High FB levels were significantly associated with mortality also after adjusting for clinical and biochemical covariates (hazard ratio 1.37; p = 0.028, population 2). Plasma levels of the Bb fragment showed a similar pattern in relation to mortality. We concluded that elevated levels of FB and Bb are associated with adverse outcome in patients with symptomatic AS. Increased levels of FB in asymptomatic patients suggest the involvement of FB from the early phase of the disease.
AhR Activation Leads to Massive Mobilization of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells with Immunosuppressive Activity through Regulation of CXCR2 and MicroRNA miR-150-5p and miR-543-3p That Target Anti-Inflammatory Genes
Authors: Neamah Wurood Hantoosh , Singh Narendra P. , Alghetaa Hasan , Abdulla Osama A. , Chatterjee Saurabh , Busbee Philip B. , Nagarkatti Mitzi , Nagarkatti Prakash
Published: September 2019

The compound 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), an environmental contaminant, is a potent ligand for aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR). In the current study, we made an exciting observation that naive C57BL/6 mice that were exposed i.p. to TCDD showed massive mobilization of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) in the peritoneal cavity. These MDSCs were highly immunosuppressive and attenuated Con A–induced hepatitis upon adoptive transfer. TCDD administration in naive mice also led to induction of several chemokines and cytokines in the peritoneal cavity and serum (CCL2, CCL3, CCL4, CCL11, CXCL1, CXCL2, CXCL5, CXCL9, G-CSF, GM-CSF, VEGF, and M-CSF) and chemokine receptors on MDSCs (CCR1, CCR5, and CXCR2). Treatment with CXCR2 or AhR antagonist in mice led to marked reduction in TCDD-induced MDSCs. TCDD-induced MDSCs had high mitochondrial respiration and glycolytic rate and exhibited differential microRNA (miRNA) expression profile. Specifically, there was significant downregulation of miR-150-5p and miR-543-3p. These two miRNAs targeted and enhanced anti-inflammatory and MDSC-regulatory genes, including IL-10, PIM1, ARG2, STAT3, CCL11 and its receptors CCR3 and CCR5 as well as CXCR2. The role of miRs in MDSC activation was confirmed by transfection studies. Together, the current study demonstrates that activation of AhR in naive mice triggers robust mobilization of MDSCs through induction of chemokines and their receptors and MDSC activation through regulation of miRNA expression. AhR ligands include diverse compounds from environmental toxicants, such as TCDD, that are carcinogenic to dietary indoles that are anti-inflammatory. Our studies provide new insights on how such ligands may regulate health and disease through induction of MDSCs.
Innervation of the thoracolumbar fascia
Authors: Mense Siegfried
Published: September 2019

The aim of the study was to obtain information on the sensory functions of the thoracolumbar fascia (TLF). The types of nerve fibres present in the TLF were visualized with specific antibodies to neuropeptides and sympathetic fibres. Most data were obtained from the TLF in rats, but some findings from the human fascia are also included. The only receptive nerve ending found was the free nerve ending, i.e. no corpuscular receptors existed in our specimen. An exclusive innervation with free nerve endings speaks for a nociceptive function, but the TLF may also fulfill proprioceptive functions, since many of the free nerve endings have a low mechanical threshold. Most of the fibres could be visualized with antibodies to CGRP [calcitonin gene- related peptide (CGRP)] and SP [substance P (SP)]. The latter ones most likely were nociceptors. The TLF contained a great proportion of postganglionic sympathetic fibres, which may be vasoconstrictors. A comparison between an inflamed and intact fascia showed an increase of the CGRP- and SP-positive fibres in the inflamed TLF. This finding could be one explanation for the low back pain of many patients, since practically all lesions of the fascia are accompanied by a sterile inflammation.
Genetics in cardiovascular diseases
Authors: Celeghin Rudy , Thiene Gaetano , Bauce Barbara , Basso Cristina , Pilichou Kalliopi
Published: September 2019

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a wide group of disorders affecting the heart and blood vessels, including coronary artery, valve, pericardial, conduction system, myocardial and vascular diseases, either congenital or acquired, which can be also heritable. The advent of next generation sequencing (NGS) was accompanied by quick advances in understanding the genetic basis of human diseases, prompting translation of genetics to the clinic. Precision medicine is based on these findings and on the role of genetic testing to improve the diagnosis, to identify individuals with previously unrecognized disease and family members at risk of future disease development which require longitudinal follow-up. However, the probabilistic nature of genetic testing and the subjectivity of genetic variants classification weighted on current evidence, making this powerful clinical tool difficult to be applied in precision diagnostics and therapeutics. Here, we reviewed systematically the genetic basis of CVDs with special emphasis on the current role of NGS in clinical diagnosis and risk assessment, underlying the need of multidisciplinary cardio-genetic referral centers.
The online educated or online indoctrinated human? Discourse analysis as a method to study ideologies disseminated by online courses
Authors: Platonova Iuliia , Gous Ignatius G.P.
Published: September 2019

Online courses attract thousands, even millions of students from all corners of the Earth. As such, they have the potential to educate many people. Education, however, is not neutral. Knowledge is embedded in contexts and perspectives, carrying ideological baggage, and so is teaching and learning. Teaching can no longer be the mere provision of content. The knowledge explosion implies that the ability to master content should become part and parcel of the course curriculum. In the same vein, the fact that online courses attract students from many different contexts necessitates that lecturer and student alike should be aware of the underlying ideologies in the course content. To this end, in this conceptual article it is argued that discourse analysis of not only the written course content but also of images used to illustrate the content can be helpful; these are often not scrutinised for ideological baggage. If not, the online educated human might become the online indoctrinated human, to the detriment of all.
Type 2 diabetes mellitus, physical activity, yoga and telomere length: A literature review
Authors: Ughreja Reepa A. , Ughreja Reena A.
Published: September 2019

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), a chronic metabolic disease prevalent in adults, is also prevalent amongst children, adolescents and young adults. On understanding the molecular basis of diabetes, a significant association is found between telomere length (TL) and type 2 DM.Aim: The aim of the study was to review the available evidence on effect of physical activity and yoga on DM including their effect on TL.Setting: The study was conducted in Bangalore.Method: A number of databases such as Google Scholar, PubMed and Cochrane Review were searched for relevant articles using keywords such as ’diabetes’, ‘type 2 DM’, ‘physical activity’, ‘yoga’, ‘TL’ and ‘telomerase activity’. All types of articles were included for the study, such as randomised controlled trial, systematic reviews, literature review and pilot study. Non-English articles were excluded from the study.Results: Studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of yoga and physical exercise in type 2 DM in various ways, such as reducing fasting blood glucose and glycosylated haemoglobin; improving lipid profile, blood pressure and waist-to-hip ratio; reducing inflammatory, oxidative and psychological stress markers; and improving the quality of life of patients. However, limited information is available on the effect of these interventions on TL in type 2 DM and mechanisms involved.Conclusion: Recent studies have shown positive effects of yoga and physical activity on TL. However, there is a dearth of good-quality studies evaluating the effects of yoga on TL in type 2 DM. Future studies need to be conducted with standard treatment protocols, long-term follow-up, appropriate control groups and large sample size.
Quantitative determination of water soluble vitamins, minerals and proximate compositions of three varieties of beans in Bauchi State Nigeria
Authors: Mohammed Z.S. , Matinja A.I. , Tijjani H , Abdullahi A , Dangambo M.A. , Salihu J
Published: September 2019

The quantitative determination of water soluble vitamins, minerals and proximate compositions of three varieties of beans in Bauchi State, Nigeria, was carried out in this study. Three varieties of beans which includes one of the most commonly consumed species of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) locally called Kanannade, the least consumed (most rare) specie of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) locally called gayan-gayan and soybean (Glycine max) locally called waken soya found in Bauchi State, Nigeria were analysed. Results for the determination of the proximate composition shows that soybean (Glycine max) among three different samples had the highest protein content (34.21 %), ash content (3.11 %), Crude fat (25.30 %). While Cowpea (kanannade) has the highest Carbohydrate content (58.04 %) and Cowpea (gayan-gayan) has the highest Moisture contents (12.43 %) respectively. Soya bean has the highest contents of vitamin (B1, B3, and B6) for the three water soluble vitamins analysed although the values obtained were less than the recommended dietary allowance recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). In the Mineral composition of the two species of cowpea beans (Vigna unguiculata), and soybean analysed, soybean had the highest content of most of the mineral elements. The concentration of potassium was found to be very much higher than all the other mineral elements that were determined in all the samples. The results from this analysis shows that the three varieties of beans analyzed were found to be rich in minerals and highly nutritious.Keywords: Vigna unguiculata, Glycine max, vitamins, minerals and proximate composition
Bayesian hierarchical modeling of infant mortality in Nigeria
Authors: Alaba Oluwayemisi Oyeronke , Godwin Chidinma
Published: September 2019

Infant mortality and its risk factors in Nigeria was investigated using Bayesian hierarchical modeling. The hierarchical nature of the problem was examined to detect the within and between groups (states and regions) variations in infant deaths. The effect of individual level variables on the risk of a child dying before the age of one was determined using data collected from the fifth round Multiple Indicator Survey (MICS5, 2016-2017). Infants in Northern Nigeria had a higher risk of dying than others, especially in North West, while South West had the lowest risk of infant deaths. Ten percent of the variations in infant deaths was explained by differences between states while differences between regions explained only seven percent of the variations. Also, factors such as urban place of residence, mothers with secondary and tertiary education, first birth and birth interval above 2 years were associated with a decreased risk of infant deaths. Male infants, birth interval of less than 2 years, mothers with primary and no education, teenage mothers and mothers that gave birth at age 35 years and above were associated with a higher risk of infant mortality.
Adsorption of fluoride by porous adsorbents: Estimating pore diffusion coefficients from batch kinetic data
Authors: Yuan Gang , Zhao Bin , Chu Khim Hoong
Published: September 2019

A simple method is presented for extracting pore diffusion coefficients from batch adsorption kinetic data. The method employs the classic Langmuir kinetics model which is characterized by a single rate coefficient. An analytical solution in the form of a simple algebraic equation is available for this rate model. Fitting the algebraic equation to batch kinetic data to determine the rate coefficient is straightforward and can be conveniently accomplished using standard spreadsheet programs. The resultant rate coefficient can be converted to the pertinent pore diffusion coefficient via a separate algebraic expression. The proposed modeling approach provides accurate fits of experimental kinetic data taken from the literature and yields acceptable errors in the best estimates for pore diffusion coefficients. Specific examples discussed are the adsorption of fluoride by bone char and laterite adsorbents.
Volcanic imprint in the North Atlantic climate variability as recorded by stable water isotopes of Greenland ice cores
Authors: Guðlaugsdóttir Hera , Sjolte Jesper , Sveinbjörnsdóttir Árný Erla , Steen-Larsen Hans Christian
Published: September 2019

Abstract. Volcanic eruptions are important drivers of climate variability on both seasonal and multi-decadal time scales as a result of atmosphere-ocean coupling. While the direct response after equatorial eruptions emerges as the positive phase of the North Atlantic Oscillation in the first two years after an eruption, less is known about high latitude northern hemisphere eruptions. In this study we assess the difference between equatorial and high latitude volcanic eruptions through the reconstructed atmospheric circulation and stable water isotope records of Greenland ice cores for the last millennia (1241–1979 CE), where the coupling mechanism behind the long-term response is addressed. The atmospheric circulation is studied through the four main modes of climate variability in the North Atlantic, the Atlanti Ridge (AtR), Scandinavian Blocking (ScB) and the positive and negative phase of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO+/NAO−). We report a difference in the atmospheric circulation response after equatorial eruptions compared to the response after high latitude eruptions, where NAO+ and AtR seem to be more associated with equatorial eruptions while NAO- and ScB seems to follow high latitude eruptions. This response is present during the first five years and then again in years 8–12 after both equatorial and high latitude eruptions. Such a prolonged response is evidence of an ocean-atmosphere coupling that is initiated through different mechanisms, where we suspect sea ice to play a key role.
Low-noise permalloy ring cores for fluxgate magnetometers
Authors: Miles David M. , Ciurzynski Miroslaw , Barona David , Narod B. Barry , Bennest John R. , Kale Andy , Lessard Marc , Milling David K. , Larson Joshua , Mann Ian R.
Published: September 2019

Abstract. Fluxgate magnetometers are important tools for geophysics and space physics,
providing high-precision magnetic field measurements. Fluxgate magnetometer
noise performance is typically limited by a ferromagnetic element that is
periodically forced into magnetic saturation to modulate, or gate, the local
magnetic field. The parameters that control the intrinsic magnetic noise of
the ferromagnetic element remain poorly understood. Much of the basic
research into producing low-noise fluxgate sensors was completed in the
1960s for military purposes and was never publicly released. Many modern
fluxgates depend on legacy Infinetics S1000 ring cores that have been out of
production since 1996 and for which there is no published manufacturing
process. We present a manufacturing approach that can consistently produce
fluxgate ring cores with a noise of ∼6–11 pT per square root
hertz – comparable to many of the legacy Infinetics ring cores used
worldwide today. As a result, we demonstrate that we have developed the
capacity to produce the low-noise ring cores essential for high-quality,
science-grade fluxgate instrumentation. This work has also revealed
potential avenues for further improving performance, and further research
into low-noise magnetic materials and fluxgate magnetometer sensors is
underway.
Two Photoplays by Eugene O'Neill: The Hairy Ape and Desire Under the Elms, November 1926
Authors: Schaber Bennet , Bahroun Adel
Published: September 2019

In 1926 Eugene O'Neill wrote screen treatments of two of his most successful and celebrated plays, The Hairy Ape and Desire Under the Elms. Brought to public attention in 1928 through a summary offered by Richard Watts Jr. in the New York Herald Tribune, they were for a long time considered “lost” or “burned.” They are presented here in full for the first time. These “photoplays” offer evidence of O'Neill's clearly growing sense of film form and its possibilities. This “cinematic” O'Neill would be one of immanence rather than transcendence, of surface folding, impersonal forces and singularities, rather than bodies sheltering metaphysical depths.
Chastening Desire: Chinese Adaptations of Eugene O'Neill's Desire Under the Elms
Authors: Qi Shouhua
Published: September 2019

This article studies three Chinese adaptations of Eugene O'Neill's 1924 play Desire Under the Elms: the 1989 chuanju, the 2000 Henan quju, and the 2007 huaju (spoken drama) adaptations. These adaptations create interesting intertextual tensions not only with the O'Neill play, but also with one another in terms of art, ethos, and morality. The two traditional Chinese drama endeavors took bold, creative license in “chastening” the O'Neill play for their intended audiences to better appeal to their moral sensibilities. In doing so they turned the American classic into a “new” Chinese play of social justice and a cautionary tale. The huaju production, on the other hand, was a more faithful rendition; and, ironically, in taking this artistically more “conservative” route, it managed to give fuller, more nuanced portrayal of the main characters—probing more boldly into the sexual mores, politics, and psychologies embodied in the original play.
Educação, justiça social e direitos humanos: desafios da educação escolar
Authors: Muhl Eldon Henrique , Mainardi Elisa
Published: September 2019

A educação tem sido desafiada a promover a justiça social e a cidadania, o que requer, não somente o domínio de conceitos ou de técnicas pedagógicas, mas um repertório de saberes que nos permita desenvolver uma educação justa e uma prática relacional de reconhecimento mútuo. O questionamento orientador deste texto é o de explicitar a necessidade da educação em direitos humanos como exigência imprescindível para a realização da justiça social. Trata-se de compreender, especialmente, a realidade de injustiça e de violação de direitos fundamentais promovidas pela sociedade e pela própria escola. Sustentado em Rawls, Nussbaum, Cortina e em alguns documentos relacionados aos direitos humanos e à educação em direitos humanos, o texto propõe como tarefa fundamental da educação escolar o desenvolvimento de práticas de compreensão e realização dos direitos humanos como condição para obtenção da justiça e da paz.
El principio constitucional de inexcusabilidad resolutiva
Authors: Álvarez Lautaro Ríos
Published: September 2019

Es un principio fundamental en el ejercicio de una potestad aquel sin cuya presencia esta deja de funcionar. En mi opinión, son principios fundamentales en el ejercicio de la potestad jurisdiccional, la juridicidad, la congruencia y la inexcusabilidad resolutiva. La ausencia de cualquiera de ellas en el conocimiento y resolución de un asunto jurisdiccional le deja privado de valor y de eficacia. En esta reflexión abordaremos este último principio, no solo por su importancia decisiva para resolver efectivamente un asunto judicial, sino también por la trascendencia que le ha reconocido el sistema político chileno al otorgarle rango constitucional. La inexcusabilidad resolutiva consiste en la obligación que la Constitución impone al juez de decidir derechamente el conflicto o asunto que, siendo de su competencia, le ha sido sometido, debiendo resolverlo conforme a las leyes que lo regulan y, en su ausencia, de acuerdo con las demás fuentes jurídicas aplicables.
Cognición contextualizada: Una propuesta didáctica y psicopedagógica socioconstructivista para la enseñanza-aprendizaje del derecho
Authors: Gómez Francisco Taeli , Rubio González Juan
Published: September 2019

Uno de los fundamentos principales del paradigma educativo socioconstructivista da cuenta de que el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje se propicia en la interacción social en comunidades dialógicas y participativas, donde el contexto histórico-cultural del estudiante cumple un factor fundamental. Considerando éste y otros postulados elementales del socioconstructivismo, en el presente trabajo se propone una metodología didáctica y psicopedagógica para la enseñanza-aprendizaje del derecho, orientada a establecer una dialéctica relación entre el aprender y hacer. En esa lógica, se parte describiendo los conceptos que sustentan la base epistemológica del socioconstructivismo y en la que se respalda la propuesta, orientada a implementar un proceso sobre la base de rutas de aprendizaje que, en este caso, constan de seis momentos psicopedagógicos, supeditados al contexto y que, en última instancia, articularán un ciclo didáctico y psicopedagógico de enseñanza-aprendizaje del derecho.