bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
GLOBAL AND LOCAL DESCRIPTOR FOR CBIR AND IMAGE ENHANCEMENT USING MULTI-FEATURE FUSION METHOD
Authors: Arya Devrat , Jha Jaimala
Published: December 2020

The research is ongoing in CBIR it is getting much popular. In this retrieval of image is done using a technique that searches the necessary features of image. The main work of CBIR is to get retrieve efficient, perfect and fast results.In this algorithm, fused multi-feature for color, texture and figure features. A global and local descriptor (GLD) is proposed in this paper, called Global Correlation Descriptor (GCD) and Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT), to excerpt color and surface feature respectively so that these features have the same effect in CBIR. In addition, Global Correlation Vector (GCV) and Directional Global Correlation Vector (DGCV) is proposed in this paper which can integrate the advantages of histogram statistics and Color Structure Descriptor (CSD) to characterize color and consistency features respectively. Also, this paper is implemented by Hu moment (HM) for shape feature, it extract 8 moments for image. For the classification process, apply kernel Support vector machine (SVM). The experimental result has computed precision, recall, f_measure and execution time. Also, worked on two datasets: Corel-1000 and Soccer-280.
Çarşamba Ekolojik Koşullarında Yetiştirilen Bazı Standart Elma Çeşitlerinin Verim ve Meyve Özellikleri
Authors: BALTA Mehmet Fikret , AKSOY Barış , KARAKAYA Orhan , UZUN Serkan
Published: December 2020

Çalışma, Çarşamba (Samsun) ilçesinde M9 anacı üzerine aşılı üç elma çeşidinin (Granny Smith, Royal Gala ve Galaxy Gala) verim ve meyve özelliklerini belirlemek amacıyla 2015 ve 2016 yıllarında yürütülmüştür. İncelenen elma çeşitlerinde ağaç verimi 11.30 kg (Granny Smith) ile 18.91 kg (Galaxy Gala) ve verim etkinliği 1.69 kg cm-2 (Granny Smith) ile 3.43 kg cm-2 (Galaxy Gala) arasında tespit edilmiştir. Meyve özelliklerden meyve ağırlığı 165.23 g (Royal Gala) ile 187.87 g (Granny Smith), meyve eti sertliği 70.44 N (Royal Gala) ile 86.11 N (Granny Smith), pH değeri 2.98 (Granny Smith) ile 3.64 (Galaxy Gala), suda çözünebilir kuru madde miktarı %10.24 (Granny Smith) ile %12.07 (Royal Gala) ve titre edilebilir asitlik miktarı %0.31 (Galaxy Gala ve Royal Gala) ile %0.93 (Granny Smith) arasında değişiklik göstermiştir. Sonuç olarak, ağaç verimi ve verim etkinliği bakımından Galaxy Gala çeşidinin daha iyi sonuçlar verdiği tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca, diğer çeşitlere nazaran Granny Smith çeşidinden genel olarak daha kaliteli meyveler elde edilmiştir.
Antenatal nutrition services offer in primary health care facilities of Kolda region, Senegal
Authors: Ningue Elhadji Alioune B , Galibois Isabelle , Blaney Sonia
Published: December 2020

Background

Both under and overnutrition have been associated with poor pregnancy outcomes. Hence, quality nutrition services are essential during pregnancy to help ensuring a healthy diet for expecting women especially in countries where malnutrition including anaemia is high, such as Senegal. Based on the Donabedian model of quality of care, the offer of nutrition services during antenatal care (ANC) was assessed in health facilities of Kolda region, Senegal.

Methods

A cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted among a random sample comprising 30% of the ANC providers of the region. Data on conditions and environment of health facilities were collected through direct observations as well as information on available equipment, materials and drugs/supplements. Data on ANC workforce such as their qualifications and supervision were gathered through a questionnaire. ANC providers were also asked to self-report their offer of nutrition services, including counseling.

Results

With the exception of blood analyses equipment as well as calcium and energy-protein supplements, over 90% of health facilities had materials, equipment and supplies for providing nutrition services. ANC providers were either midwives or nurses as required by national standards but over 60% were not supervised every two months as prescribed. About 20% of them had received some training in maternal nutrition. Only 30% of ANC providers reported asking pregnant women about eating habits including the use of iodized salt, resting and sleeping habits and 15% on night blindness. Regarding nutrition counseling, 60% mentioned that they were always providing general dietary advice, 50% recommended specific foods to gain weight and 20% reported talking always about potential side effects of iron and folic acid supplementation.

Conclusions

Although health providers have qualifications to perform ANC and work in a conducive environment, their capacities to provide nutrition services may be suboptimal. To some extent, this situation may contribute to the limited offer of nutrition services.
Interfacial Interaction of CFRP Reinforced Steel Beam Structures
Authors: Wang Huaping , Li Heng-Yang , Feng Si-Yuan , Song Tao
Published: December 2020

Due to the increase of service life, the phenomenon of performance degradation of bridge structures becomes more and more common. It is important to strengthen the bridge structures so as to restore the resistance level and extend the normal service life. Carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) materials are thus used for the assembly reinforcement of bridges for the advantages of high strength, light weight, corrosion resistance and long-term stability of physical and chemical properties, etc. In view of this, based on the previous theoretical study and the established formula of the interfacial shear stress of CFRP reinforced steel beam and the normal stress of CFRP plate, this paper discusses the sensitive parameters that affect the interfacial interaction of CFRP strengthened beam structures. Through the analysis, the priority design indicators and suggestions are accordingly given for the design of reinforced beam structures. Young’s modulus of CFRP composite and shear modulus of the adhesive have the greatest influence on the interfacial interaction, which should be carefully considered. It is suggested that CFRP material with Ec close to 300 GPa and thickness no less than 3 mm, and adhesive material with Ga less than 5 GPa and 3-mm thickness can be adopted in CFRP reinforced steel beam. The conclusions of this paper can provide guidance for the interfacial damage control of CFRP reinforced steel beam structures.
Marital Stress and Married Working Women in Nigeria: the Role of Coping Strategies, Self-Concept and Educational Qualification
Authors: Nwatu Anthonia C.
Published: December 2020

In this 21st century a lot of women are experiencing martial challenges due to the various and important roles they perform in the home and in the society, which may require some psychological remedies. The study investigated the influence of coping strategies, self-concept and educational level on marital stress among married working women. The participants whose age ranged from 25 – 55 years with mean age of 40.63 and standard deviation of 7.59 were 377. They responded to three instruments. A 2 x 2 x 2 Analysis of Variance was used to analyze the data.  Thus, the results showed that married working women who adopted emotion-focused strategies presented less marital stress symptoms F (1, 369) = 4.44, p<. 05; those with higher educational level presented less marital stress symptoms F (1, 369) = 6.33, p<.05. The results also showed that there were significant interaction effects of coping strategies and self-concept F (1, 369) = 5.88, p<. 05; and self-concept and educational level F (1, 369) = 4.18 p<. 05. Based on the outcome of this study, it was recommended that married working women should strive for higher education and also use emotion-focused coping strategies in the face of marital stress.
LA RAZÓN EVALUADORA EN PAUL RICOEUR. TRAZOS PARA UN DESARME DE LA MÁQUINA QUE AJUSTICIA
Authors: Facundo Giuliano
Published: December 2020

No ha sido menor la influencia de Paul Ricoeur en el ámbito de la filosofía en general y de la filosofía de la educación la educación en particular, al punto que muchas veces ha sido repetido sin atender algunas consecuencias de sus posiciones ético-políticas que fortalecen directamente la sinonimia entre educación y evaluación. Este ensayo busca explorar y confrontar dichas posiciones al mismo tiempo que intenta contrarrestar la racionalidad evaluadora que subyace en ellas y conforma esa suerte de “máquina que ajusticia”. Para ello, se exploran algunas de las principales obras e intervenciones teóricas del autor a modo de visualizar la progresión de su argumentación y discutirlas con cierto detalle. Por último, se plantea un desenlace reflexivo que atiende a la potencia de habitar subversivamente los contornos desde los cuales puede jugarse de otro modo la educación contemporánea.
COMENTÁRIOS PARA UMA EDUCAÇÃO ESTÉTICA DA HUMANIDADE
Authors: Braga Ive
Published: December 2020

O presente ensaio tem como objetivo apresentar elementos que permitam promover reflexões acerca da formação do indivíduo na sociedade administrada, sua relação com os modos de produção e circulação da cultura, seus processos, instituições, possibilidades e limites. Para tanto, pauta-se na revisão bibliográfica para exploração de conceitos teóricos de autores da primeira geração da Escola de Frankfurt - em especial Herbert Marcuse, Theodor W. Adorno, Max Horkheimer e Walter Benjamin - para analisar: o processo de produção material sob o qual a cultura se desenvolve; a formação do indivíduo sob a égide desta cultura; as transformações dos estímulos artísticos e suas consequências para a percepção sensorial; o papel das instituições no desenvolvimento e/ou ajustamento do espírito e os benefícios e armadilhas da correlação entre distintas áreas do saber para produção de conhecimento científico. Abstendo-se da necessidade de indicar resultados e conclusões pontuais, esta análise visa promover debates sobre os limites e alternativas possíveis para o enfrentamento da realidade objetiva com vistas para uma educação estética de humanidade.
A REDESCRIÇÃO DO FILÓSOFO: O IRONISTA LIBERAL
Authors: Nascimento Edna Maria Magalhães do , Gonçalves e Sá Júlio
Published: December 2020

O objetivo deste trabalho consiste em compreender o termo filosófico “ironista liberal” criado por Rorty que caracteriza a figura do pensador contemporâneo, imerso no mundo das redescrições. Pretende-se compreender neste artigo como Rorty descreve o teórico ironista. Sabe-se que ele usa um tipo particular de ironista. O filósofo ironista tem o papel de subverter os cânones da tradição platônica e kantiana, por isso, a teoria ironista tem também uma função terapêutica, isto é, compreender a força da narrativa metafísica cujo desejo é teorizar para que a filosofia possa se livrar totalmente desta tradição. A solução que Rorty apresenta para se opor a filosofia fundacionista e à filosofia do especialista tem no ironista liberal um ponto de apoio. Após a publicação de A Filosofia e o Espelho da Natureza (1979) Rorty se dedicou ao trabalho de redescrição do filósofo e apresentou a figura do ‘ironista liberal’. Nessa redescrição o ironista liberal é aquele que entende que suas crenças e desejos mais centrais são contingenciais, rejeita o modelo de uma ordem dada para além do tempo e da mudança e não compreende a linguagem como "representação da realidade", mas enquanto vários jogos linguisticos. Esta guinada em direção a uma filosofia social, nos termos deweyanos, contém um forte apelo ético e humanista.
Ensikielen tunnistamisen merkityksestä suullisen kielitaidon arvioinnissa Yleisissä kielitutkinnoissa
Authors: Halonen Mia , Huhta Ari , Ahola Sari , Hirvelä Tuija , Neittaanmäki Reeta , Ohranen Sari , Ullakonoja Riikka
Published: December 2020

In this paper, we present a multidisciplinary study addressing fairness in the speaking test in a high-stakes language proficiency test in Finnish, National Certificates of Language Proficiency. The background of the research lies in studies on language assessment and (reversal) linguistic stereotyping and language attitudes. The focus L1 groups were Thai, Estonian, Finland Swedish, Arabic and Russian. Altogether 49 speech samples of test takers of these L1s were rated on a digital platform by 44 raters of the test system. The current paper reports on the sub-study that investigated whether the raters’ recognition of the test takers’ L1 affected their ratings and whether the effect differed across various assessment criteria.
BAZI KAYAÇ ÖZELLİKLERİNDEN FARKLI DERİNLİKLERDEKİ KAYA TUZU ÖRNEKLERİNİN ELASTİSİTE MODÜLÜNÜN TAHMİNİ
Authors: Bayram Fatih , Bektaşoğlu İlker
Published: December 2020

Elastisite modülü, kaya mühendisliği yapılarının tasarımlarında ve analizlerinde temel girdi
parametresi olarak kullanılmaktadır. Tuz domları içerisinde yapılacak olan yeraltı açıklıklarının
tasarımı ve yapımı kaya mühendisliği açısından önemlidir. Bu açıklıkların tasarımında ve yapımı
sırasında uygulanan çözelti madenciliği parametrelerinin ayarlanması için kayaç özelliklerinin
belirlenmesi gerekmektedir. Bu çalışmada, Tuz Gölü Havzasından alınan tuz karotlarına ait bazı
fiziksel, mekanik ve fizikokimyasal özelliklerin elastisite modülü ile ilişkileri incelenmiştir. Elastisite
modülünün bazı kayaç özelliklerinden tahminine yönelik istatistiksel çalışmalar yapılmıştır. Aynı
zamanda, tuz örneklerinin derinlik farklılığı temel alınarak elastisite modülü tahmin modelleri
geliştirilmiştir. Sonuç olarak, geliştirilen istatistiksel modellerin tuz örneklerinin elastisite modüllerinin
genel ve derinliğe bağlı tahmininde oldukça başarılı olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Bu istatistiksel
modellerle, Tuz Gölü Havzasında yapılacak yeraltı açıklıklarının tasarımında ve yapımında gerekli
olan elastisite modülü değerlerinin belirlenmesinde yüksek güvenilirlikte tahmini bir yaklaşım
sağlanmıştır.
Expert Evaluation of Pharmacovigilance System Documents Included in the Registration Dossier
Authors: Snegireva I. I. , Zhuravleva E. O. , Velts N. Yu.
Published: December 2020

The Russian Federation and the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) are working on the creation of a common pharmaceutical market. EAEU marketing authorisation may be granted to those pharmaceutical companies whose activities comply with the Good Pharmacovigilance Practice (GVP). The aim of the study was to analyse pharmacovigilance system documents submitted as part of registration dossiers of medicines and to identify problems that may arise during preparation of the pharmacovigilance system master file (PSMF). The authors analysed the PSMF, which makes part of the registration dossier, for compliance with the EAEU GVP requirements for submission, content, and completeness of all sections of the document. They identified the most common types of errors in PSMF preparation and analysed conditions when a PSMF is required or, alternatively, when a brief summary of the pharmacovigilance system of the marketing authorisation holder will suffice. The paper summarises specific aspects of incorporating pharmacovigilance system documents in regulatory submissions, as well as aspects of presenting pharmacovigilance system data when bringing the registration dossier in line with the EAEU requirements. This information may be useful for marketing authorisation holders who are the main stakeholders in the medicine authorisation process and who are directly involved in the pharmacovigilance system management during the authorisation and post-authorisation stages of the drug life-cycle.
Drug Safety Monitoring—International Information
Authors: Shubnikova E. V. , Bukatina T. M. , Kutekhova G. V.
Published: December 2020

Experts of the Department for Evaluation of Medicinal Products’ Safety of the Scientific Centre for Expert Evaluation of Medicinal Products analysed administrative decisions of foreign regulatory authorities on limiting the use of some medicinal products and/or the need to introduce changes in patient information leaflets due to changes in the medicines’ safety profiles. The analysis helped to identify 16 administrative decisions that contain information on the following medicines registered in Russia: duloxetine, sertraline, paroxetine, сitalopram, desvenlafaxine, escitalopram, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, milnacipran, paroxetine, venlafaxine, vortioxetine, mirtazapine, risperidone, clozapine, aripiprazole, quetiapine, olanzapine, lacosamide, gabapentin, pregabalin.
Entrepreneurs’ social capital in struggles within market field
Authors: Šmaguc Tamara , Vuković Ksenija
Published: December 2020

By understanding social capital as a link between the concept of social embeddedness and networking, this paper seeks to contribute to the understanding of the high-tech entrepreneurship process as a socially situated and influenced practice. Through in-depth examination of Croatian entrepreneurs in the software industry, we address the issues of which manifestations of social capital are significant in certain aspects of the entrepreneurial process and how entrepreneurs mobilize them in the competition for economic and other valuable resources on the “social stage”. In terms of methodology, the research uses techniques and procedures of the constructivist grounded theory. Empirical data were collected through in-depth face-to-face interviews with 77 respondents from 70 Croatian companies and a search of relevant secondary data sources. The analysis of the empirical material was carried out using initial, focused and axial coding techniques, accompanied by theoretical sampling and the application of the constant comparison method. Results of the research, articulated by the conceptual tool of Bourdieu's theory, show that social capital is manifested in a wide range of network formations and such network is modified by the development progress of the company. In general, a rich reservoir of social capital facilitates the entrepreneur's search for financial resources and supports the construction of a base of cultural and symbolic capital, with informal networks and acquaintances of entrepreneurs standing out for their ease of conversion to other forms of capital.
Local Tax Reforms and Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers Policy: The Relevance of Governance Forum
Authors: ONYANGO-DELEWA Paul
Published: December 2020

This study invokes fiscal federalism literature by examining tax reforms-intergovernmental fiscal transfers policy relationships in local government. Additionally, it investigates whether the governance forum mediates that association. Employing structural equation modeling, data from eight districts, two municipalities, and 80 sub-counties in Uganda’s North-Western region were tested. For quite a long time, Uganda; an East African country, has been acclaimed for its federalism proficiency. Findings indicate that: much as tax autonomy, coordination capacity, tax inconsistency, and corruption; notable tax reforms attributes, predict transfers policy changes, governance forum plays no mediation role in the tax reforms-transfers policy set-up. Implications for theory-research-practice triangulation are discussed and future research direction has also been proposed.
Comprehensive Analysis of Forms of Innovative Activity of Foreign Railway Companies
Authors: Karasev O. I. , Zheleznov M. M. , Trostyansky S. S. , Shitova Yu. A.
Published: December 2020

The current stage of economic development is characterized by astructural crisis that manifests itself in many areas and sectors of theeconomy. This situation is explained, among other things, by thetransitional state of the world economic system, caused by the processof rooting of a new technological order, development of Industry 4.0. Thechanges resulted from implementation of the process will play a key rolein determining trends and directions of world economic development inthe coming decades and will characterize the new technological structureand vectors of further development and introduction of technologies.The speed of development and introduction of new technologies andproducts is the main distinctive feature of the new technological paradigm.The most important indicators of the success of the new economic modelwill be thus speed, volume, and quality. Those companies that can adaptfaster and better to the new realities of economic development will be theleaders of the new system of market economy. Speed and quality will beamong key criteria that determine the success of a company in modernconditions: in the competition for leading positions, companies will haveto do everything faster and better than others. The relevance of such aparadigm is confirmed by the reduction of research, technological andinnovation cycles as for the time from emergence of an idea to itsimplementation and transfer to industrial operations.Mass digitalization of all aspects of activities and a reduction induration of cycles of updating equipment and technologies determinethe tendency for companies to reorient from an exclusively internal typeof organization of innovation activities to, mainly, external ones. Thisarticle analyzes forms and tools for organizing innovative activities,including through building specific relationships with external participantsin the innovation ecosystem. The research is focused on the practicesof selected world railway companies.The objective of this article is to review the tools and methods oforganizing innovation in selected leading railway companies and toidentify its most common forms. A comprehensive analysis of functioningof forms of innovation was carried out using methods of structural andcomprehensive comparative analysis, generalization, and deductivemethods.
Building “Working with, not for” into Design Studio Curriculum
Authors: van Kampen Saskia , Giraudy Cheryl
Published: December 2020

Design ManifesT.O. 2020 is a Participatory Action Research project currently underway in Toronto, Canada and is working with communities to uncover stories of grassroots placemaking and community building done through creative practice. An unexpected discovery during data collection highlighted how communities are still being left out of decision-making processes that directly affect their collective values and living conditions and are being disrespected by designers and researchers — exposing very large gaps in the education of designers in terms of values-based learning, design ethics, and informed methods for working with communities. This paper interrogates design pedagogy and practice in order to stimulate further discourse and investigation into how to successfully integrate ethical and responsible protocols into design curriculum to support co-design practices where social justice and equity becomes normalized in practice. In other words: giving students the tools to “work with, not for” communities. Demonstrating social conscience is ethically desirable in design education but if students are not given the tools required to work with communities through respectful and collaborative processes then we are training the next generation of designers to continue a form of hegemony in design practice that is undesirable.
A City of Promenades
Authors: Aguilar-Dubose Carolyn , García-Vedrenne Maite
Published: December 2020

Studying old maps showing the transformation of Mexico City can unveil possible footprints of historic facilities and utilities that have disappeared in the process of urban modernization. The objective of this exercise is to uncover the location of old structures of Pre-Hispanic and Colonial Mexico City as a basis for creating a new footprint of urban memory and identity. A city of promenades proposes the remembrance and use of public space, such as the recuperation of lost cultural and geographic landscapes. It takes the routes and paths, the aqueducts, the roads, the moats, the ramparts, the gates of the historic city and its connections to other villages, which now conform this great metropolitan area and it revives them in order to bring communities together. Inhabitants experience a sense of belonging to a meaningful place, while looking back to the past of a growing city. These paths will serve as initiators of projects and actions which will improve patterns of use and sense of identity, offering landmarks, establishing linear parks as connectors of different scales of existing parks and, through modern design, creating a rediscovered footprint of monuments, landscapes and infrastructures long gone. This proposal is an integral project for the Mexico City Metropolitan Area. It begins at the neighbourhood level and forms part of an urban park system; connecting the surrounding natural landscapes and woodlands, the urban parks, sports clubs, neighbourhood parks, squares, bridges, central reservations, sidewalks, tree and flower beds, chapels, rights of way, unused railways, roads, avenues, greenhouses, agricultural trails, cemeteries, brooks and waterways, ravines, canals, terraces, balconies, cloisters and convent patios, archeological sites and unbuilt urban block cores. The city of paths and strolls, of boulevards, of old roads to haciendas and convents, of dikes, gateways, old custom house gates, water fountains and springs, canals, causeways, watermills and aqueducts is an academic exercise with students and teachers to find a meaningful representation of the layers of history that builds a city and creates identity.
Socio-economic upliftment of farmers through model irrigated village approach in East Champaran (Bihar), India: A case study
Authors: Singh Arvind Kumar , Rajput Jitendra , Rai Ashish , Anshu Gangwar  , Shahi Brajesh , Ram Babu Sharma  , Kumari Neelam , Singh Satish Kumar , SriKant  , Rai Vikas Kumar
Published: December 2020

In India, the precious freshwater resources are becoming scarcer due to the climate change effect coupled with their inappropriate planning and management at the field level. Development of water resources and sensitization of farming community/irrigators towards effective utilization of these resources is need of the hour and it is one of the most important factors in conservation and preservation water resources for future requirements. This case study has highlighted the direct and indirect benefits derived by implementation of National Innovations on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) scheme in Nawada, a village of the district East Champaran in Bihar state initiated by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Piprakothi, East Champaran under Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Bihar. Two groups of farmers of the village was chosen to evaluate the benefits derived from this scheme. Under this scheme, tube-wells were developed to facilitate assured irrigation. This study revealed that the total savings of approximate Rs.10,000 ($140) per hectare to irrigate wheat crop three times in Rabi season was achieved over conventional irrigation system. This scheme has also resulted in other intangible benefits which included a reduction in pollution, an increase in the number of crops- rabi , kharif and zaid  seasons and adequate time to carryout out other farm operations.
Limnology of rock pools in the river Chenab at Dhoomi, Akhnoor, in Jammu region of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir
Authors: Dutta S.P.S.
Published: December 2020

Small and temporary freshwater rock pools, compared to lakes, ponds and rivers, have received a very little scientific attention in India. For the present limnological study, six rock pools in the river Chenab at Dhoomi, Akhnoor, were analysed seven times for water quality and fauna during 17-01-2011 to 26-01-2011 and have been described. Among various water parameters depth (6-11 cm), transparency (6-11 cm) and turbidity (1.4-6.88 NTU) recorded a decrease after high record on first observation. Salinity remained constant (0.1 ppt) on all the seven observations. Dissolved oxygen (DO) observed maximum (12.81 mg/l) record on 19-01-2011 and minimum (9.99 mg/l) on 26-01-2011. Chloride (Cl?) was minimum (2.73 mg/l) on 17-01-2011 and 18-01-2011 and maximum (6.81 mg/l) on 24-01-2011. Conductivity (75.50 – 178.8 µS cm?¹), total dissolved solids (TDS)  (40.13 – 85.5 mg/l), Biological oxygen demand (BOD) (2.5 – 6.63 mg/l), pH (8.26 – 9.12), carbonate ( CO3-2) (2.31 – 22.84 mg/l), bicarbonate (HCO3-) (29.83 – 71.29 mg/l), calcium (Ca+2) (9.45 – 29.50 mg/l), magnesium (Mg+2) (2.24 – 5.38 mg/l), total hardness (TH)  (35.34 – 95.80 mg/l) and sodium (Na+) (0.44 – 1.05 mg/l) showed highest record on last observation. Potassium (K+) (0.60 – 1.70 mg/l) was minimum on 18-01-2011 and maximum on 24-01-2011. Nitrate (NO3?) (0.084-0.373 mg/l), phosphate (PO4³? ) (0.043 – 0.140 mg/l), silicate (SiO4-4) (1.28 – 3.95 mg/l) and sulphate (SO4-2) (4.89 – 7.84 mg/l) observed  an irregular pulse. Fauna in these rock pools was represented by zooplankton (passive dispersers) belonging to Protozoa (27 species), Rotifera (3 species), gemmules of Porifera (2 species) and Turbellaria (1 species) only. Zooplanktonic maximum qualitative record was observed on 6th observation and quantitative on 7th observation. In the absence of any earlier study on freshwater rock pools in the Himalayan rivers, present work shall be of great help for future workers.
Effect of rhizospheric nutrient management on root growth, yield, and nutrient use efficiency of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under Tarai region of Uttarakhand, India
Authors: Kumar Arvind , Singh Vijay Pal , Kumar Rajeew , Pandey D. S. , Singh V.K.
Published: December 2020

Rhizospheric nutrient management and fertilizer placement can be a useful measure to improve wheat crops productivity in Tarai regions of India.  An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of rhizospheric nutrient management on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to explore the relationship between root proliferation, grain yield and NUE in Tarai region of Uttarakhand,  India.  It comprised 3 fertilizer application (P1 to P3) and 6 nutrient management treatments (T1 to T6) with absolute control in a randomized complete block design and replicated thrice. Experimental results indicated that P1 (1.29 and 1.47; 1.84 and 2.29 mg/cc) produced greater root density, and compared to P3 (1.39 and 1.49; 1.74 and 2.17 mg/cc), P2 (1.24 and 1.36; 1.68 and 1.97 mg/cc) and absolute control (0.85 and 1.19; 1.42 and 1.69 mg/cc) at maximum tillering and flowering stage in year 2017-18 and 2018-19, respectively .The root proliferation also influenced the grain yield (5.4 and 5.5; 5.3 and 5.3; 5.1 and 5.2; 3.5 and 3.3 t/ha ) in P1, P3, P2 and absolute control in the year 2017-18 and 2018-19, respectively.  However, the grain yield and root distributions (at the flowering stage) recorded significantly (p=0.05) maximum in T4 (5.8 and 5.7 t/ha; 1.84 and 2.32 mg/cc) followed by T3, T6, T1, T5, T2 treatments and minimum in absolute control (3.5 and3.3 t/ha; 1.42 and 1.69 mg /cc) in the year of 2017-18 and 2018-19, respectively.  Thus, the rhizospheric nutrient management (75% RDF+ vermicompost + PSB) with fertilizer placement can be a feasible approach for increasing grain yield and NUE in Tarai regions of Uttarakhand, by promoting deep root development and reducing fertilizer inputs in wheat.
Antidandruff activity of Cassia auriculata and Cassia alata through fatty acids mediated inhibition of Malassezia furfur
Authors: Prabhu V. , Poonkodi K. , Pradeep K. , Buvaneswari S. , Mini R. , Vimaladevi K. , Anusuya M. , G Sibi
Published: December 2020

Susceptibility of Malassezia furfur to certain medium chain fatty acids shed light onto novel strategies to control dandruff. This study explored antidandruff activity of the fatty acids and other bioactive compounds from flowers of Cassia auriculata and Cassia alata. The idea was supplementing the growth medium with fatty acids which are inhibitory to Malassezia so that plant-based antidandruff formulations could be developed based on the results. Chloroform and ethanolic flower extracts were tested there in vitro efficacy against M. furfur and the potential antidandruff compounds were identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrophotometry (GC-MS). Minimum inhibitory concentrations were determined for both the extracts and IC50 values of 50 and 88 µM for chloroform extract of C. auriculata and C. alata were recorded. For ethanol extract, IC50 values of 75 and 70 µM were exhibited by C. auriculata and C. alata, respectively. Inhibition of M. furfur through fatty acids from Cassia is the first report, and it is possible to include specific fatty acids in the growth media to inhibit the growth of Malassezia which could be later served as lead molecules in antidandruff formulations. Further, the presence of citronellol, pinitol, anthracenedione and chrysine in Cassia flower extracts and their antidandruff activity reported in this study needed further research on those compounds to formulate effective treatment of Malassezia associated diseases.
Potential of ethnobotanical medicinal plants used by Malayali tribes in Yercaud hills, Eastern ghats of Tamil Nadu, India
Authors: Raja Rekka , Kumar Nirubama , Duraisamy Moorthy
Published: December 2020

Ethnobotanical knowledge plays an important role in therapeutic beneficial by traditional people of the Yercaud hills, Eastern ghats of the State Tamil Nadu. This current study focused on documentation of medicinal plants used to treat several ailments. Enlightenment of medicinal plants data was gathered from the Malayali tribes, using an integrated approach like botanical collections, group discussion and interviews with questionnaires in the year 2018 – 2019. During the survey a total number of 40 ethnomedicinal plant species belonging to 38 genera and 25 families were documented. Traditional names of the plants by traditional healers and local community members were prepared as a checklist.  The checklist of medicinal plants used by Malayali tribes are listed with botanical name, vernacular name, family, parts used, mode of preparation, mode of admiration and medicinal uses. We observed that the documented ethnomedicinal plants were commonly used to treating snakebite, earache, chest pain, body pain, lumbago, eczema, haemorrhoids, jaundice, dog bite, sprain, beetle bite, epididymitis, bone fracture, arthritis and painful menstruation. The results of this study showed that the tribal people still depended on medicinal plants in Yercaud Hills for treating various diseases. This would be a baseline data of medicinal plants for future research and potential development of novel drugs.
Optimization of pulping method for extraction of pulp from ripe persimmon (Diospyros kaki L.) and its stability during storage
Authors: Gautam Anjali , Dhiman Anju K , Attri Surekha , Kathuria Deepika
Published: December 2020

Persimmon fruit (Diospyros kaki L.) is a highly nutritious fruit with bestowed antioxidant properties. But due to its perishable nature, it is produced for a very shorter period of time. Preservation of fruit in the form of pulp acts as a suitable method to provide availability of the fruit throughout the year. The main objective of this investigation was to develop persimmon pulp from the cold and hot pulping method and to assess the best preservation method for storage. Among six different treatments in cold pulping method (T1 to T3 x 2), treatment T2 (10 % water) and among 18 different treatment in hot pulping method (T1 to T9 x 2), treatment T5 (10 % water + 10 minutes cooking time) using fruit with peel was selected on the basis of nutritional and sensory attributes. Further, the pulp was preserved via heat and chemical methods. Among six different treatments, T5 (Pulp + pasteurization + 1000 ppm potassium metabisulphite (KMS) in glass bottles) was found to be best in the type of pulp. This treatment was able to retain the maximum amount of ascorbic acid (13.733 and 8.043 mg/100 g), ?-carotene (173 and 86 µg/100 g) and total phenols (3.093 and 2.873 mg/100 g), respectively during storage of 6 months. Hence, it can be suggested from the study that nutritionally rich persimmon pulp can be prepared with better storage stability which can be used by both small and large scale industries at a lower cost of production.
Ongamira, Intihuasi y otros recuerdos
Authors: Gónzalez Alberto Rex
Published: December 2020

La presente nota fue presentada originalmente para ser publicada en la revista Publicaciones Arqueología del CIFFyH (UNC). Debido a que dicha publicación dejó de circular hemos decidido rescatar del archivo algunas contribuciones que por motivos ajenos a los autores han quedado sin publicar. En esta primera entrega ofrecemos una mirada personal escrita por Alberto Rex González de su relación con Osvaldo Menghin mediante las vivencias ocurridas en las excavaciones de dos sitios que marcaron un hito en la Arqueología regional de Sierras Centrales y del país.
Tomar la fábrica, recuperar la historia. Memorias, paisajes y patrimonios en un frigorífico recuperado (Bahía Blanca, Argentina)
Authors: Pupio Alejandra , Tomassini Hernán
Published: December 2020

Este trabajo analiza los procesos de memoria y patrimonialización de un conjunto de bienes históricos y arqueológicos del siglo XIX, localizados en el predio del Frigorífico INCOB, empresa recuperada en la ciudad de Bahía Blanca. Tiene como objetivo analizar las múltiples lecturas del espacio desde la perspectiva de los y las trabajadoras de la fábrica, para comprender los sentidos, las narrativas, las formas de clasificarlo y definirlo históricamente desde su presente. En este sentido, en primer lugar, se presentan las distintas capas de historicidad que habitan el espacio analizado y que dieron lugar a los distintos paisajes culturales. En segundo lugar, se analizan las percepciones de las y los trabajadores sobre estos bienes históricos y arqueológicos que forman parte de su paisaje cotidiano. Finalmente, se discute a partir de este caso de estudio las concepciones heterogéneas acerca del patrimonio, los planes y las propuestas de gestión de la comunidad del frigorífico, los funcionarios municipales y los investigadores.
Asterismos, cielo y ciclos temporales entre los wichís
Authors: Gómez Cecilia Paula
Published: December 2020

El objetivo del presente artículo es brindar una descripción preliminar del ámbito celeste y de algunos de los ciclos temporales que, desde la óptica wichí, también se asocian al cielo. Para este primer abordaje se parte de la prospección etnográfica que se comenzó en un barrio de la ciudad de Ingeniero Juárez (provincia de Formosa, Argentina) que está habitado mayormente por wichís. Además, recaba y sistematiza la información bibliográfica disponible respecto de las poblaciones wichís que habitan a lo largo de la zona chaqueña. Finalmente, se revisan una serie de líneas de trabajo propuestas con antelación, que estimamos nos permitirán explorar a la sociedad wichí a partir una óptica que tiene como punto de partida las lecturas que hacen del ámbito celeste.
El poblamiento del bosque del centro-norte de la Patagonia argentina: nuevos datos del Parque Nacional Lago Puelo (provincia del Chubut)
Authors: Fernández Pablo Marcelo , Bellelli Cristina , Carballido Calatayud Mariana , Podestá M. Mercedes , Caracotche Soledad , Leonardt Sabrina , Fernández Mercedes Grisel , Forlano Ana
Published: December 2020

La historia de uso del bosque del centro-norte de la Patagonia argentina revela la heterogeneidad de respuestas en la ocupación humana de este ambiente a través del tiempo y el espacio. Con el objetivo de dar cuenta de estas variaciones, nos propusimos evaluar el alcance del modelo de poblamiento propuesto para nuestra área de investigación en el SO de Río Negro – NO de Chubut, en el Parque Nacional Lago Puelo- Parque Provincial Río Turbio. Estas áreas protegidas se caracterizan por una extensa red fluvio-lacustre, pasos cordilleranos de baja altura que conectan con el Pacífico y diferentes configuraciones de bosque en un espacio acotado producto del pronunciado gradiente de precipitaciones. La cronología obtenida remite al final del Holoceno tardío, el estilo de las manifestaciones rupestres es congruente con este lapso y presentan cierto grado de variación local. Predominan las evidencias de circulación terrestre y no se hallaron testimonios de navegación. Los sitios se concentran en un área acotada y la excavación de dos de ellos proporcionó escasa evidencia arqueológica, que indica el uso de recursos locales y de otros biomas. Estos resultados muestran coincidencias con otras zonas del bosque y particularidades cuyo significado deberán precisarse con los trabajos en curso.
Sueño de pibe… De oficios, clasificaciones y distinciones en Villa Sangre y Sol (Córdoba, Argentina)
Authors: Bermúdez Natalia Verónica
Published: December 2020

En el marco de las transformaciones del mercado laboral cuya impronta fue profundizada en Argentina en la década del noventa, junto a los elevados índices de desocupación y a la suba en el precio de ciertos materiales como el cartón, gran cantidad de individuos se volcaron hacia el “cartoneo” y la recolección de basura en las calles. Estos procesos provocaron una serie de disputas de sentidos por las formas de clasificación de los oficios y de las personas. En este artículo se analizan las perspectivas de los carreros de Sangre y Sol en torno a su oficio y las maneras en que el mismo regula, en diferentes contextos, las relaciones sociales dividiendo espacial y simbólicamente a la villa en al menos dos sectores.Desde una mirada etnográfica se pretende complejizar entonces los presupuestos de sentido común asociados a los sectores empobrecidos econonómicamente, en particular, aquellos referidos al trabajo. Asimismo, se desnaturaliza el supuesto de que esta problemática ha sido instaurada recientemente en nuestra sociedad, puesto que las categorías que designan las actividades de los carreros tradicionales, nuevos carreros, cartoneros y cirujas fluctúan poniendo en tensión problemas coyunturales tanto como entramados socio-históricos.
“Mi casa, su casa”. La subjetivación del espacio íntimo como imagen representada
Authors: Queiroz Ferreira Raquel
Published: December 2020

¿Qué dicen las casas sobre las personas que las habitan? ¿Qué se expone y que se oculta a la mirada del otro? ¿Cómo se negocia la posibilidad de penetrar, fotografiar, compartir espacios privados, íntimos? Este estudio se basa en fragmentos de registros de una investigación amateur - publicado en un blog – sobre los modos de vida objetivados en el espacio hogareño. Se analiza, entre otros aspectos, el proceso de creación y obtención de imágenes en algunas casas. Primero, las examina como espacios de la intimidad (Bachelard 1975) y microcosmos organizados (Bourdieu 1990), observando la particularidad del objeto/referente de estas imágenes. Luego, analiza la preparación del espacio para interacciones sociales posibles (Goffman 2004). El ordenamiento de los objetos en el espacio es pensado como composición y encuadre fotográfico. Finalmente, trata la representación de la persona en su casa como adelanto de imagen (Barthes 1980). Este estudio es un análisis preliminar de un objeto más amplio en investigación para mi tesis de maestría.
Antropología e historia social de la cultura: etnografía y fuentes
Authors: Pontes Heloisa
Published: December 2020

Ciencia de las formas y de los fundamentos simbólicos de la vida social, la antropología no puede escapar al análisis del mundo del arte y de los campos especializados de la producción cultural, como lo demuestran los recientes estudios de los antropólogos que se ocupan del tema e, indirectamente, de los sociólogos e historiadores atentos a la interrelación entre cultura, poder y simbolismo. Entre ellos, Auerbach, Becker, Baxandall, Bourdieu, Geertz, Gell, Goody, Elias, Miceli, Schorske, Williams y Beatriz Sarlo, por mencionar un expresivo conjunto de autores que trataron vigorosamente los temas de autonomía y dependencia de los sistemas simbólicos. Si los caminos abiertos por estos autores no dejan lugar a dudas sobre la importancia de incluir la vida intelectual, la producción cultural especializada, el mundo del arte y sus practicantes, en el ámbito de los objetos antropológicos, existen otros, relacionados con la correlación entre el lenguaje, los procesos sociales y la etnografía, por un lado, y las lógicas simbólicas y sociales inscritas en las fuentes (escritas u orales), por otro, que se abordarán en el artículo.
Aportes a la interpretación de las actividades llevadas a cabo en sitios superficiales a partir del análisis funcional
Authors: Pal Nélida , Messineo Pablo
Published: December 2020

El objetivo del presente trabajo es interpretar las actividades realizadas por grupos cazadores-recolectores durante el Holoceno tardío en contextos arqueológicos superficiales localizados en la cuenca superior del Arroyo Tapalqué (provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina). Dado que la evidencia material se encuentra constituida casi exclusivamente por materiales líticos, se efectuó el análisis funcional de base microscópica sobre los instrumentos y las lascas con filos naturales. La metodología propuesta posibilita discutir aspectos vinculados con la integridad de los conjuntos superficiales y con el contexto de uso de los materiales líticos. Los resultados obtenidos permitieron identificar diferentes grados y tipos de alteración en los contextos superficiales, los cuales fueron relacionados con el ambiente de depositación, el tiempo de exposición a las condiciones atmosféricas y la materia prima utilizada. A su vez, se destaca la identificación de micropulidos en materiales superficiales los cuales están vinculados con el procesamiento de diferentes recursos (cuero, madera, vegetal, etc.). En síntesis, el presente estudio permitió ampliar el conocimiento de las actividades productivas desarrolladas en este tipo de contextos y posibilitó corroborar que Laguna La Barrancosa 2 constituía un locus de actividades múltiples, funcionalidad inferida a partir de otras líneas de evidencia.
ZEKÂİ DEDE’YE AİT HİCAZKÂR MAKAMINDA BESTE FORMUNDA ESERLERİNİN MAKAM TAHLİLİ ÜZERİNE BİR ÇALIŞMA
Authors: ÖNER Ayçin
Published: December 2020

Dinî ve lâdini musiki alanında bestelediği birçok eserle Türk musikisi bestekârları içinde çok önemli bir yere sahip olan Zekâi Dede, yetiştirdiği öğrenciler aracılığı ile zengin bir repertuarın günümüze ulaşmasında köprü vazifesi üstlenmiştir. Eserlerinde klasik üslubun özelliklerini kuvvetli bir şekilde hissettiren Zekâi Dede, Hammâmîzâde İsmail Dede Efendi’den sonra 19. yüzyılın en büyük bestekârı olarak kabul edilebilir. Başlangıçtan günümüze kadar klasik musikide hicazkâr makamını en çok kullanan ve takım besteleyen önemli bir bestekârdır. Bu amaçla; Zekâi Dede’nin hicazkâr makamında, beste formundaki eserlerine ait notalar bilgisayar ortamına aktarılmış, makam tahlilinde eser zemin, terennüm ve meyan olmak üzere bölümlere ayrılarak ele alınmıştır. Çalışma neticesinde “beste” formunda eserlerinin içerisindeki ezgi hareketleri, çeşniler, dörtlüler ve beşliler Arel-Ezgi-Uzdilek ses sistemi göz önünde bulundurularak tahlil edilmiş, bestekârın hicazkâr makamında kullandığı, ezgi hareketleri ve ses alanları gösterilmiştir. Araştırmanın evreni Zekâi Dede, örneklemi ise Zekâi Dede’nin hicazkâr makamında ve beste formunda eserleridir. Zekâi Dede Efendi’nin hicazkâr makamında ve beste formunda eserlerin, ezgi hareketlerinin ve çeşnilerin zenginliğinin Zekâi Dede’nin musiki ve nazari anlayışındaki derinlikten kaynaklandığı sonucuna varılmıştır.