bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Pregnancy Weight Gain Before Diagnosis and Risk of Preeclampsia
Authors: Hutcheon Jennifer A. , Stephansson Olof , Cnattingius Sven , Bodnar Lisa M. , Wikström Anna-Karin , Johansson Kari
Published: June 2018

Weight gain in early pregnancy may influence a woman’s risk of developing preeclampsia. However, the consequences of weight gain throughout pregnancy up to the diagnosis of preeclampsia are unknown. The aim of this study was to determine whether pregnancy weight gain before the diagnosis of preeclampsia is associated with increased risks of preeclampsia (overall and by preeclampsia subtype). The study population included nulliparous pregnant women in the Swedish counties of Gotland and Stockholm, 2008 to 2013, stratified by early pregnancy body mass index category. Electronic medical records were linked with population inpatient and outpatient records to establish date of preeclampsia diagnosis (classified as any, early preterm <34 weeks, late preterm 34–36 weeks, or term ≥37 weeks). Antenatal weight gain measurements were standardized into gestational age-specific
z
scores. Among 62 705 nulliparous women, 2770 (4.4%) developed preeclampsia. Odds of preeclampsia increased by ≈60% with every 1
z
score increase in pregnancy weight gain among normal weight and overweight women and by 20% among obese women. High pregnancy weight gain was more strongly associated with term preeclampsia than early preterm preeclampsia (eg, 64% versus 43% increased odds per 1
z
score difference in weight gain in normal weight women, and 30% versus 0% in obese women, respectively). By 25 weeks, the weight gain of women who subsequently developed preeclampsia was significantly higher than women who did not (eg, 0.43 kg in normal weight women). In conclusion, high pregnancy weight gain before diagnosis increases the risk of preeclampsia in nulliparous women and is more strongly associated with later-onset preeclampsia than early-onset preeclampsia.
The Use of the Peshitta of Isaiah in Rendering Isaiah Quotations in the Old Syriac and Peshitta Gospels
Authors: Bodor Attila
Published: June 2018

Previous research has argued that the Old Syriac and Peshitta Gospels tend to follow the Old Testament Peshitta to render Old Testament quotations, a practice that supposedly goes back to Tatian’s Diatessaron. This article argues that this conclusion should be reconsidered. At least in the rendering of the Isaiah quotations, the Old Syriac, and especially the Peshitta version of the Gospels, tends not to depart from the Greek text, but rather to render its sense as faithfully as possible. Even in the few cases where the dependence on the Peshitta of Isaiah appears to be verifiable, the phenomenon does not need to be explained as a result of influence from Tatian’s harmony.
Bryozoa on disarticulated bivalve shells from Todos os Santos Bay, northeastern Brazil, with the description of two new species
Authors: ALMEIDA ANA C.S. , SOUZA FACELUCIA B.C. , FARIAS JAMILE , ALVES ORANE F.S. , VIEIRA LEANDRO M.
Published: June 2018

As sessile organisms, bryozoans are among the commonest components of the encrusting communities on hard substrata. On unconsolidated bottoms, benthic animals and their carapaces, including mollusk shells, represent potential surfaces for encrustation. Here we describe the bryozoan fauna growing on disarticulated bivalve shells collected intertidally on Itaparica beach, Todos os Santos Bay, northeast Brazil. We examined a total of 382 valves representing seven species of bivalves, among which we found 82 valves of three bivalve species to be encrusted by bryozoans, with 109 bryozoan colonies detected overall. We identified 11 cheilostome bryozoan species, among which Phidoloporidae and Smittinidae were the most diverse, with four and two species, respectively. We redescribed two bryozoan species, Parasmittina loxoides and Rhynchozoon phrynoglossum, and describe another two, Pleurocodonellina marcusi n. sp. and Rhynchozoon itaparicaensis n. sp., as new. A new combination for Cribella triangulata Canu & Bassler, 1928 is proposed, including Calyptotheca tenuata Harmer, 1957 as a new junior subjective synonym of Calyptotheca triangulata n. comb. All but one of the 11 species have encrusting colonies; Licornia aff. diadema, forms erect branching colonies. For seven of the bryozoans, ours are the first records of these species growing on shells. Although the majority of bryozoans we studied have also been reported on other substrata, Rhynchozoon brasiliensis and Parasmittina loxoides were predominant in the fauna, comprising 79 (72%) of all colonies inventoried. Due to the lack of information on the distribution of these species in northeastern Brazil, further studies are needed to determine whether they show any substratum preference.
Advancing Complexity Theory as a Qualitative Research Methodology
Authors: Gear Claire , Eppel Elizabeth , Koziol-Mclain Jane
Published: June 2018

Although complexity theory is increasingly used to explain and understand complex health-system behavior, little is known about utilizing complexity theory to augment qualitative research methods. We advance this field by describing our use of complexity theory as a qualitative research methodology to explore sustainable health-care responses to intimate partner violence. We outline how complexity theory shaped our theoretical perspective, conceptualization of the research problem, and selection of methodology and methods. We show how a research methodology informed by complexity theory can capture new insights into complex problems, advancing the application of complexity theory and qualitative research design.
Failure to detect Tritrichomonas foetus in a cross-sectional survey in the populations of feral cats and owned outpatient cats on St Kitts, West Indies
Authors: Yao Chaoqun , Köster Liza , Halper Brandon , Dundas James , Nair Rajeev
Published: June 2018

Objectives

For over two decades, feline trichomonosis caused by Tritrichomonas foetus has been recognized as a large-bowel protozoan disease of the domestic cat. It has a wide distribution, but no reports exist in the Caribbean. The objectives of this study were to detect the presence of T foetus and its prevalence in the domestic cat on St Kitts, West Indies.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was performed between September 2014 and December 2015. This study recruited 115 feral cats from a trap–neuter–return program and 37 owned cats treated as outpatients at the university veterinary clinic. Fresh feces were inoculated in InPouch culture medium, as per the manufacturer’s instructions. In addition, PCR was performed using primers for T foetus. DNA extraction with amplification using primers of a Felis catus NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 was used as a housekeeping gene for quality control.

Results

Only two owned cats had reported diarrhea in the preceding 6 months. None of the 152 samples were positive on InPouch culture microscopic examination. Only 35/69 feral cat fecal DNA samples were positive for the housekeeping gene, of which none tested PCR positive for T foetus.

Conclusions and relevance

T foetus was not detected by culture and PCR in feral cats and owned cats on St Kitts. A high proportion of PCR inhibitors in the DNA samples using a commercial fecal DNA kit can lead to underestimating the prevalence, which should be taken into consideration when a survey on gastrointestinal pathogens depends exclusively on molecular detection.
Relationships between full-day arm movement characteristics and developmental status in infants with typical development as they learn to reach: An observational study
Authors: Shida-Tokeshi Joanne , Lane Christianne J. , Trujillo-Priego Ivan A. , Deng Weiyang , Vanderbilt Douglas L. , Loeb Gerald E. , Smith Beth A.
Published: June 2018

Background:Advances in wearable sensor technology now allow us to quantify the number, type and kinematic characteristics of bouts of infant arm movement made across a full day in the natural environment. Our aim here was to determine whether the amount and kinematic characteristics of arm movements made across the day in the natural environment were related to developmental status in infants with typical development as they learned to reach for objects using their arms.

Methods:We used wearable sensors to measure arm movement across days and months as infants developed arm reaching skills. In total, 22 infants with typical development participated, aged between 38 and 203 days. Of the participants, 2 infants were measured once and the other 20 infants were measured once per month for 3 to 6 visits. The Bayley Scales of Infant Development was used to measure developmental level.

Results:Our main findings were: 1) infant arm movement characteristics as measured by full-day wearable sensor data were related to Bayley motor, cognitive and language scores, indicating a relationship between daily movement characteristics and developmental status; 2) infants who moved more had larger increases in language and cognitive scores across visits; and 3) larger changes in movement characteristics across visits were related to higher motor scores.

Conclusions:This was a preliminary, exploratory, small study of the potential importance of infant arm movement characteristics as measured by full-day wearable sensor data. Our results support full-day arm movement activity as an area of interest for future study as a biomarker of neurodevelopmental status and as a target for early intervention.
All about … junk modelling
Authors: Rawstrone Annette
Published: June 2018

The flexibility and abundance of ‘junk’ give children enormous learning benefits and unrivalled creative opportunities, explains Annette Rawstrone
OSI 2018 Summary Report
Authors: Hampson Glenn
Published: June 2018

The Open Scholarship Initiative (OSI) is an ambitious, global, multi-stakeholder effort to improve the flow of information within research and between researchers, policymakers, funders and the general public. OSI’s main goals are to improve the openness of research and scholarly outputs, lower the barriers for researchers and scholars everywhere to engage in the global research community, and increase opportunities for all countries and people everywhere to benefit from this engagement. Closely connected to this work, OSI is also focusing on correcting a broad range of scholarly communication deficiencies and inefficiencies—without these corrections, open will not be achievable or sustainable.
Refining a Summer Biomedical Research Training Program for American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) Students
Authors: Lee Naomi , Nelson Alfreda , Svihla Vanessa
Published: June 2018

Literature shows that students who enter the science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medical-related (STEMM) pipeline at earlier stages of their career are more likely to be successful. This is especially true for under-represented and economically disadvantaged students. Despite the increasing number of students entering the pipeline, American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) students still have a higher attrition rate compared to other ethnic groups. Educators and government agencies have worked to improve the success rate for AIAN students across all levels and fields by developing various programs aimed at training and mentorship. In 2007, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD, increased their outreach efforts for recruiting AIAN students for the summer internship program. Our goal was to develop a culturally tailored research-training program that could recruit and retain AIAN students into STEMM degrees and careers. We adapted an existing program that provides training in biomedical science and mentorship at an NINDS research laboratory. From 2007 to 2016, of the 41 AIAN interns who participated, 35 (85%) remained in STEMM fields. Five interns obtained post baccalaureate positions at NIH and four entered graduate or medical school. These successful outcomes were brought about only after navigating myriad obstacles. We identified obstacles for AIAN student participation, and made adaptations to the summer internship. We made design decisions regarding recruitment, feasibility, lab placement and mentorship, supporting research and social networking, and sustaining AIAN culture. This design case highlights the obstacles and strategies for success that we developed.
Dinâmica populacional de doze espécies arbóreas de diferentes grupos ecológicos em um trecho de Floresta Ombrófila Densa Submontana
Authors: Pereira Muniz de Souza Silvana Cristina , Mäes dos Santos Flavio Antonio , Ribeiro Rodrigues Ricardo , Joly Carlos Alfredo
Published: June 2018

Estudos de dinâmica populacional podem contribuir na classificação das espécies em grupos ecológicos. O presente estudo teve como objetivo descrever a dinâmica populacional de 12 espécies arbóreas de diferentes grupos ecológicos e verificar se espécies com diferentes capacidades de tolerância à sombra diferem quanto à taxa de mortalidade, taxa de recrutamento e ao crescimento em altura e diâmetro. A área de estudo localiza-se na região sul do estado de São Paulo, município de Sete Barras, no interior do Parque Estadual de Carlos Botelho, em uma parcela permanente de 10 ha. Sorteamos 25 subparcelas de 20 x 20 m, onde foram realizadas duas amostragens dos indivíduos com altura ≥ 3 cm. A taxa de mortalidade foi menor para as espécies clímax de subosque, e apenas duas espécies deste grupo apresentaram incremento populacional, Inga marginata (0,04) e Rudgea jasminoides (0,05), já as espécies secundárias iniciais e de dossel apresentaram um contínuo de respostas. A taxa de recrutamento e o crescimento em altura e diâmetro não diferiram entre as espécies com diferentes níveis de tolerância à sombra.Estudos de dinâmica populacional podem contribuir na classificação das espécies em grupos ecológicos. O presente estudo teve como objetivo descrever a dinâmica populacional de 12 espécies arbóreas de diferentes grupos ecológicos e verificar se espécies com diferentes capacidades de tolerância à sombra diferem quanto à taxa de mortalidade, taxa de recrutamento e ao crescimento em altura e diâmetro. A área de estudo localiza-se na região sul do estado de São Paulo, município de Sete Barras, no interior do Parque Estadual de Carlos Botelho, em uma parcela permanente de 10 ha. Sorteamos 25 subparcelas de 20 x 20 m, onde foram realizadas duas amostragens dos indivíduos com altura ≥ 3 cm. A taxa de mortalidade foi menor para as espécies clímax de subosque, e apenas duas espécies deste grupo apresentaram incremento populacional, Inga marginata (0,04) e Rudgea jasminoides (0,05), já as espécies secundárias iniciais e de dossel apresentaram um contínuo de respostas. A taxa de recrutamento e o crescimento em altura e diâmetro não diferiram entre as espécies com diferentes níveis de tolerância à sombra.
A Study on Convective-Radial Fins with Temperature-dependent Thermal Conductivity and Internal Heat Generation
Authors: Patel Trushit , Meher Ramakanta
Published: June 2018

In this paper, the temperature distribution in a convective radial fins is analyzed through a fractional order energy balance equation with the consideration of internal heat generation and temperature dependent thermal conductivity. Adomian decomposition Sumudu transform method is used to study the influence of temperature distribution and the efficiency of radial fins for different values of thermal conductivity and to determine the role of thermal conductivity, thermo-geometric fin parameter as well as fractional order values in finding the temperature distribution and the fin efficiency of the convective radial fins. Finally, the efficiency of this proposed method has been studied by comparing the obtained results with the classical order results obtained by using numerical method and Variational Iteration Method (Coskun and Atay, 2007).
First foods as Indigenous food sovereignty: Country foods and breastfeeding practices in a Manitoban First Nations community
Authors: Cidro Jaime , Robin Martens Tabitha , Zahayko Lynelle , Lawrence Herenia P.
Published: June 2018

As a concept and in practice, Indigenous food sovereignty (IFS) offers insights into the social, cultural, and environmental challenges of a deficient food system. The associated poor health outcomes of this system include  infant and child health issues such as early childhood caries and childhood obesity, and are a grave concern in many First Nations communities. Extant research has failed to consider the role of infant feeding traditions as an element of Indigenous food sovereignty. Breastfeeding and country food (also called traditional food or cultural food) consumption among infants has been long practiced in First Nations communities, resulting in healthier infants. The research described in this article originated with a research project called the Baby Teeth Talk study (BTT). This is a community-based trial which is testing a pre-natal/post-natal behavioural and preventive intervention for early childhood caries (ECC) among pregnant First Nations women and their infants in urban and on-reserve communities in Ontario and Manitoba. In Norway House Cree Nation, located in northern Manitoba, research participants shared stories on the methods used by caregivers for oral health care, including breastfeeding promotion. This paper reviews the literature relating to IFS, breastfeeding and the introduction of country food to infants. Through the voices of grandmothers in one community in Northern Manitoba, Canada, we connect the introduction of country food and breastfeeding to the larger IFS movement and positive health outcomes for infants, and improve the conceptualization and practice of IFS.
Prekybos poveikiu kriminalizavimas Lietuvoje
Authors: Mickevičiūtė Laura
Published: June 2018

The aim of this article is to reveal the development of the criminalization of trading in influence. This articlereveals the origins, limits and amendments of the criminalization of trading in influence according to criminal laws,which were in force in various periods in Lithuania.
Aplinkos teisės reikalavimų pažeidimas kaip pagrindas pašalinti tiekėją iš viešųjų pirkimų Lietuvoje
Authors: Rudauskienė Rimantė
Published: June 2018

The article focuses on the regulatory and implementation problems of exclusion of economic operators frompublic procurement procedures for violation of environmental law in Lithuania. It seeks to reveal the purpose,concept and content of this ground for exclusion, considers legal conditions, circumstances and possibilities for its application, elaborates on the legal scope and limits for implementation.
Use of clinical simulation to improve diagnostic reasoning in nursing
Authors: Jerônimo Ingrid Régia Lopes , Campos Juliana Faria , Peixoto Mauricio Abreu Pinto , Brandão Marcos Antônio Gomes
Published: June 2018

Abstract Objectives: Propose a methodology for the construction of simulated scenarios and cases to improve diagnostic reasoning in nursing. Method: A methodological study was conducted using theories and concepts from the dual processing theory to develop cases and scenarios of clinical simulation for diagnostic reasoning in nursing through proper use of analytical and non-analytical reasoning. Results and discussion: This study presents and discusses issues of the theoretical framework and operational elements: structure of scenarios, preparation of simulation, briefing, debriefing, and modeling, incorporating any required content. The methodology articulates content that is compatible with analytical reasoning, non-analytical studies and diagnostic accuracy measurements of clinical validation studies. Conclusion: This study demonstrated the feasibility of modeling simulated cases that combine dual processing with diagnostic reasoning in nursing. Implications: Contribution to learning in a safer simulated environment, adopting theoretical bases from studies on human reasoning.
Education à l'image and Medienkompetenz: On the discourses and practices of film education in France and Germany
Authors: Henzler Bettina
Published: June 2018

This article compares the discourses, practices and politics of film education in France and Germany, and outlines their historical development. The discourses on film education in the two countries are fundamentally different: whereas German film education is anchored in the global
politics of media education and around notions of Medienkompetenz (media competence), cinema in France is a field of art education centred on the transmission du cinéma (film mediation) or l'éducation artistique (art mediation). While the first initiatives
in film education in both countries date back to the beginning of the twentieth century, this article explores how they developed in significantly different ways. In France, the establishment of film education was promoted and influenced by the culture of cinephilia, which imposed the notion
of film as an art form. In Germany, film education – after having been pushed by the Nazi regime – suffered for a long time from sceptical attitudes towards the media and their ideological impact, and was formed by the critical approach of the Frankfurt School. This article details
how history and the 'state of the art' of film education are interlinked with the different discourses and cultures of cinema in both countries, as well as the extent to which present political and educational practices draw upon long-standing historical and cultural traditions. In doing so,
this article contributes to reflections upon film education at a wider European or international level, where similar debates around film or media literacy are taking place.
Reflections on The Cinema Hypothesis: A response to Alain Bergala
Authors: Burn Andrew
Published: June 2018

This article engages in debate with Alain Bergala's The Cinema Hypothesis. It selects four topics for discussion. The article agrees with Bergala's arguments for the importance of (film) art in education as a productively subversive practice, and that engagement with film should
be a creative process, in the viewing and interpretation of film as well as in film-making. It disputes Bergala's opposition to language-isms, arguing for the value of multimodal semiotics as a way for students to understand the structures of the moving image. It also disputes Bergala's efforts
to insulate film from other media, arguing that, in a world of proliferating transmedia narrative, educators and students benefit from exploring representations and structures between and across media.
Seed infusion with liquid microbial consortia for improving germination and vigour in blackgram [Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper]
Authors: Raja K. , Sivasubramaniam K. , Anandham R.
Published: June 2018

Blackgram seeds soaked in the liquid cultures viz., Rhizobium @ 1: 50 dilution for 3 h or phosphobacteria @ 1:50 dilution for 4 h or PPFM @ 1:100 dilution for 3 h have showed the increased germination and vigour. Among the cultures, PPFM performed better with the population of 3 x 104 cfu g-1 of seed during three months storage. Also, increased seed vigour was found in the seed infusion treatment with microbial consortia viz., Rhizobium @1:50 dilution + PPFM @1:100 dilution (1:1) for 3 h with the populations of 3 x 104 and 2 x 104 cfu g-1 of seed respectively. In addition, the seed infusion with PPFM liquid culture @ 1:100 dilution for 3 h followed by polymer coating @ 5 ml kg-1 or carbendazim treatment @ 2 g kg-1 or polymer coating @ 5 ml kg-1 + carbendazim treatment @ 2 g kg-1 of seed have recorded the increased germination and vigour. However, the reduction in bioinoculants population was noticed when the seeds treated with carbendazim fungicide. Nevertheless, the minimum population of 1 x 104 cfu g-1 of seed was recorded in the fungicide treated seeds.
Photocatalytic conversion of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid dissolved in real electroplating wastewater to hydrogen in a solar light-responsive system
Authors: Su En-Chin , Lee Ju-Ting , Gong Yi-Jean , Huang Bing-Shun , Wey Ming-Yen
Published: June 2018

A sustainable and multifunctional photocatalysis-based technology has been established herein for simultaneous hydrogen generation and oxidation of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) in real electroplating wastewater. When the photocatalyst concentration was 4 g/L and electroplating wastewater pH was 6, optimal adsorptions of EDTA2−, H+, and H2O were observed, while hydrogen generation efficiency reached 305 µmol/(h g). Owing to EDTA oxidation and occupation of the active sites of the photocatalyst by Ni ions or Ni-EDTA chelates, the charge separation and adsorptions of H+ and H2O decreased, reducing hydrogen generation efficiency with time. The lower EDTA and Ni concentrations in treated wastewater showed that photocatalytic conversion of EDTA in real electroplating wastewater to enhance hydrogen generation efficiency can be a practical alternative energy production technology. This study provided a novel idea to enhance the value of electroplating wastewater, to build a hydrogen generation route with no consumption of a valuable resource, and to reduce EDTA and Ni concentrations in electroplating wastewater.
A Novel mHealth Approach for a Patient-Centered Medication and Health Management System in Taiwan: Pilot Study
Authors: Hsieh Wen-Ting , Su Yung-Cheng , Han Hsin-Lien , Huang Ming-Yuan
Published: June 2018

Background

Mobile health (mHealth) apps have recently demonstrated the potential to engage and empower people to improve their own health. Although the availability of health-related apps is increasing, their adoption rate in Taiwan is exceptionally low mainly due to the preponderance of Western culture-based app designs that are challenging for non-English-speaking individuals. To our knowledge, no mHealth app is available in Taiwan that is culturally tailored for Chinese-speaking users and that applies a patient-centered approach to self-manage medication and health.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to design and deploy a culturally tailored mHealth system that could be easily integrated into current clinical practice and to evaluate how this mHealth system could support the continuity of patient care in Taiwan.

Methods

An mHealth information system and a mobile app were designed. To promote the best patient experience, a Quick Response (QR) code system was developed to enable efficient registration of personal medication information through the mobile app. The app also supported notifications for drug utilization, refills, and symptom checks. Patients were encouraged to record medication use, symptoms, and self-assessments in the app during their treatment period. Evaluation of the novel mHealth system was conducted from August 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016 at MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. Population data and app usage statistics were analyzed.

Results

During the 5-month implementation period, a total of 25,909 users downloaded the app with an overall 7-day retention rate of 15.4% (SD 3.9). Young male adults (range 25-44 years) were the predominant user population. Patients’ feedback on app usability and design, QR code system as drug input method, medication reminders, and linking family or friends into care networks was generally positive. Physicians showed great interest in utilizing patient-generated data in their care process, and the positive medication adherence rate was the most highly valued component of this system.

Conclusions

This pilot study demonstrated the value of a novel mHealth approach for individualized medication and health management in Taiwan. The mHealth system shows the potential to optimize personalized care into existing clinical services and may help hospitals and health authorities perform continuous quality improvement and policy development.
Development of Latvian-English‑Latvian Dictionaries of Legal Terms (1991–2017)
Authors: Karpinska Laura
Published: June 2018

The study presents an insight into the development of the Latvian-English and English-Latvian dictionaries of legal terms published in Latvia since regaining of independence in 1991 when the need of the English language grew dramatically in comparison with the Soviet period. Bilingual dictionaries of legal terms help to establish terminological equivalents, but this task is more difficult if both languages are linked to different legal systems, for instance, the common law and civil law system as it is in the case of English and Latvian. The aim of this study is to give an insight into the development of the Latvian-English-Latvian dictionaries of legal terms published in Latvia since regaining of independence. The lexicographic material selected for analysis comprises the five dictionaries of legal terms published in this period. The analysis focuses on such aspects of the dictionaries as their volume, target user group, complexity of entry structure and uniformity of dictionary structure. The analysis reveals some typical features of the Latvian-English-Latvian dictionaries of legal terms as well as their development that is related to increase in the number of headwords, complexity of the microstructure and lexicographic solutions applied in order to tackle the problem of non-equivalence.
‘A Ghastly and Blasphemous Nightmare’: Environmental Ethics in Dickens’s Journalism
Authors: Ramos-Gay Ignacio
Published: June 2018

In the article ironically entitled A Monument of French Folly, published in Household Words, 8th of March, 1851, Charles Dickens targeted a number of civic reforms in municipal abattoirs located within the city walls of London as well as the English arrogant reluctance to adopt the hygienic measures practiced in French slaughterhouses. Dickens’s article was part of the foregoing struggle to relocate the Smithfield livestock market and surrounding slaughterhouses from the City of London in the city outskirts, so as to prevent ventilation problems and the risk of miasmic infection. The aim of this paper is to examine Dickens’s article in the light of contemporary environmental concerns. I will particularly focus on his journalism as a token of modern social-ecology and environmental ethics, as shown by the administration and government policies he suggests to be implemented.
The Tribulations of American Democracy in Philip Roth’s "The Plot Against America"
Authors: Trendel Aristi
Published: June 2018

Since its establishment American democracy has always been challenged to a greater or lesser extent. If neoliberalism and the reign of finance constitute democracy’s major contemporary challenge, in his 2004 alternate history novel, The Plot Against America, Philip Roth ostentatiously chooses to set his narrative in the 1940s and explore democracy in the ‘what-if’ mode, which gives him extra breadth allowing for extravagant flights of fancy. In the tradition of Sinclair Lewiss 1935 novel, It Cant Happen Here, Roth’s novel juxtaposes an innocent America with an evil one. The latter renders the former heroic, and this brief interlude of a relatively mild form of fascism that takes hold of America ends with the triumph of democracy. Roth seems to imply that American exceptionalism, a safeguard and Deus ex machina in the narrative, appears to be at work sheltering the US from any totalitarian excess. This paper examines the narrative’s political agenda which turns out to be the assertion of American democracy that can only triumph over a brief suspension of civil rights during a politically dark era for the Western world. Roth’s imaginative inquiry into the past can be read as an attempt to reconcile himself with those who had felt offended by his work. The political novel, conspiracy theories, concepts such as ‘democratic patriotism’ and the work of Seymour Lipset provide the theoretical framework of this article.
Joining 6 mm thick dissimilar steel/Al alloy butt joints using two keyhole laser-MIG hybrid welding processes
Authors: Cui Li , Pan Feng , He Dingyong , Chen Li
Published: June 2018

Laser-metal inert gas (MIG) hybrid welding has been recently suggested as a feasible process for joining of steels to Al alloys for structural applications. In the present study, keyhole laser-MIG hybrid welding and laser-MIG hybrid welding–brazing processes were performed to join 6 mm thick Q235 steels and 5083 Al alloy plates. Effects of laser-MIG hybrid process parameters on the bead appearance, weld shape, interface microstructures, and microhardness of the steel/Al alloy butt joints were investigated. Research results show that a soundly joined steel/Al alloy butt joint had been achieved by using two keyhole laser-MIG hybrid welding processes. However, two laser-MIG hybrid processes had obvious different influence on the morphology, thickness, and hardness of the intermetallic compound (IMC) layer at the interface. The IMC layers at the interface produced by keyhole laser-MIG hybrid welding were mainly composed of the Fe2Al5 and the Fe4Al13 phases, whereas a new Fe2Al8Si phase was formed at the interface of the joints produced by keyhole laser-MIG hybrid welding–brazing process with Al-Si filler wires, which led to a decrease of the microhardness from 898.8 to 620.0 HV at the interface. Therefore, it demonstrates that MIG laser-MIG hybrid welding–brazing process was of considerable improvement of the brittleness of the interface of the steel/Al alloy butt joints.
Las TIC en la gestión del proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje en el área Comunicación Organizacional: licenciatura en Ciencias de la Comunicación / ICT process management e-a, organizational communication area of the degree course in science communication
Authors: Aguirre Gamboa Patricia del Carmen
Published: June 2018

Las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC) continúan transformando la vida de quienes conviven en la sociedad del conocimiento. De hecho, son parte inherente de su actuar cotidiano, pues incluso dentro del entorno familiar se vive supeditado a dispositivos cada vez más novedosos e interactivos. Su uso no restringe edades y se puede observar que a temprana edad los niños se familiarizan rápidamente con ellos. En la esfera educativa, las TIC se encuentran presentes y se han incorporado a todo tipo de procesos de enseñanza, lo cual ha originado cambios en los sistemas de instrucción, como ha sucedido con el Modelo Educativo Integral y Flexible de la Universidad Veracruzana, el cual ha servido para crear ambientes formativos que demandan en el docente una serie de competencias, y en el estudiante el desarrollo integral de su aprendizaje. En tal sentido, este artículo guarda relación con otras investigaciones que han estudiado el papel mediador de las TIC en la formación profesional de los estudiantes del área Comunicación Organizacional. El diseño de este trabajo fue de carácter exploratorio, ya que permitió por primera vez la indagación de un tema realizado en el interior de la Facultad de Ciencias y Técnicas de la Comunicación de la mencionada casa de estudios. La vía de acceso a la realidad social fue de tipo cualitativo, a través de la entrevista semiestructurada. El objetivo fue conocer las percepciones de los docentes en relación con las TIC y su papel mediador en el proceso educativo. El estudio se realizó entre febrero y julio de 2017 en los cubículos o espacios áulicos de los docentes. Los resultados demuestran que los profesores universitarios consideran importante el uso de las TIC en su labor cotidiana; sin embargo, en su quehacer pedagógico poco se observa su empleo, ya que al momento de diseñar o adoptar el modelo pedagógico de la institución no siempre se tiene un propósito educativo. Asimismo, son conscientes de que el incipiente uso de estas herramientas les imposibilita innovar en sus clases y, por ende, mejorar los procesos de enseñanza-aprendizaje. Por tal motivo, se considera que se deben aprovechar las TIC para formar los nuevos perfiles profesionales que el mercado laboral demanda
Identificación de perfiles en la satisfacción de los usuarios de repositorios digitales a través de un árbol de regresión / Identification of profiles in the satisfaction of users of digital repositories through a regression tree
Authors: Roque Hernández Ramón Ventura , Medina Quintero José Melchor , López Mendoza Adán , Ábrego Almazán Demián
Published: June 2018

En los últimos años, las universidades han promovido el acceso a los repositorios digitales para localizar fuentes de información que faciliten el proceso de investigación científica. Sin embargo, son escasos los estudios que han evaluado la satisfacción de los usuarios en relación con el empleo de estos recursos tecnológicos. Este trabajo, en consecuencia, tuvo como objetivo identificar perfiles en la satisfacción de estudiantes universitarios con el manejo de estas herramientas. Para ello, se aplicó un cuestionario con 26 preguntas agrupadas en 7 dimensiones que permitieron recabar respuestas de 219 participantes de una universidad con presencia en Nuevo Laredo y Ciudad Victoria (Tamaulipas, México). En esta labor, se analizaron dos variables como posibles predictores en la construcción de perfiles de satisfacción de uso: la primera se relacionó con la interfaz del repositorio (interactividad, confianza, oportunidad de acceso, facilidad de uso, atractivo visual e innovación), mientras que la segunda se vinculó con el estudiante (sexo, nivel de estudios máximo y lugar de origen). Para esta tarea se utilizó el paquete estadístico SPSS y se aplicó la técnica de minería de datos denominada árbol de regresión, con método de crecimiento denominado CRT (classification and regression trees). A partir de los datos recabados, se obtuvo un árbol que describe tres perfiles con niveles de satisfacción bajo, medio y alto. Las personas con bajo nivel de satisfacción fueron quienes percibieron que los repositorios no eran fáciles de utilizar. El nivel medio de satisfacción se observó en personas que consideraron que los repositorios eran fáciles de usar, aunque no tuvieron confianza en la seguridad que ofrecían ni percibieron un alto nivel de innovación en ellos. Por último, los más altos niveles de satisfacción se evidenciaron en estudiantes que opinaron que los repositorios eran fáciles de manejar y tenían un nivel confiable de seguridad. Los resultados hacen posible el entendimiento de la satisfacción de los usuarios en términos de las variables estudiadas, con el objetivo de priorizarlas en el diseño e implementación de nuevos repositorios institucionales para brindar mejores experiencias de uso orientadas al óptimo aprovechamiento de estos recursos.
Relaciones socio-espaciales de género y participación de las mujeres en el proyecto Milpa Intercalada con Árboles Frutales (MIAF) en Chiapas
Authors: Juárez Paulín Arli , Tuñón Pablos Esperanza , Winton Ailsa , Zapata Martelo Emma
Published: June 2018

Este artículo analiza desde una perspectiva espacial y de género la experiencia del proyecto MIAF (Milpa Intercalada con Árboles Frutales) en una localidad de Chiapas, México. Tiene como objetivo visibilizar las formas en que las relaciones de género se materializan en el espacio y se traducen en oportunidades y/o límites socio-territoriales para la participación de las mujeres en los programas de apoyo productivo. Se utilizó una metodología cualitativa que incluyó: observación participante, entrevistas, talleres y cartografía participativa. Los resultados muestran la dualidad de procesos que enfrentan las mujeres como consecuencia de su incorporación al proyecto, pues a la vez que cuestionan y renegocian sus situaciones de género, enfrentan la subordinación que, bajo un protagonismo superficial, la propia dinámica organizativa reproduce.
Silica-based solid-phase extraction of cross-linked nucleic acid–bound proteins
Authors: Asencio Claudio , Chatterjee Aindrila , Hentze Matthias W
Published: June 2018

Proteins interact with nucleic acids to regulate cellular functions. The study of these regulatory interactions is often hampered by the limited efficiency of current protocols to isolate the relevant nucleic acid–protein complexes. In this report, we describe a rapid and simple procedure to highly enrich cross-linked nucleic acid–bound proteins, referred to as “2C” for “complex capture.” This method is based on the observation that silica matrix–based columns used for nucleic acid purification also effectively retain UV cross-linked nucleic acid–protein complexes. As a proof of principle, 2C was used to isolate RNA-bound proteins from yeast and mammalian Huh7 cells. The 2C method makes RNA labelling redundant, and specific RNA–protein interactions can be observed and validated by Western blotting. RNA–protein complexes isolated by 2C can subsequently be immunoprecipitated, showing that 2C is in principle compatible with sensitive downstream applications. We suggest that 2C can dramatically simplify the study of nucleic acid–protein interactions and benefit researchers in the fields of DNA and RNA biology.
DHX15 regulates CMTR1-dependent gene expression and cell proliferation
Authors: Inesta-Vaquera Francisco , Chaugule Viduth K , Galloway Alison , Chandler Laurel , Rojas-Fernandez Alejandro , Weidlich Simone , Peggie Mark , Cowling Victoria H
Published: June 2018

CMTR1 contributes to mRNA cap formation by methylating the first transcribed nucleotide ribose at the O-2 position. mRNA cap O-2 methylation has roles in mRNA stabilisation and translation, and self-RNA tolerance in innate immunity. We report that CMTR1 is recruited to serine-5–phosphorylated RNA Pol II C-terminal domain, early in transcription. We isolated CMTR1 in a complex with DHX15, an RNA helicase functioning in splicing and ribosome biogenesis, and characterised it as a regulator of CMTR1. When DHX15 is bound, CMTR1 activity is repressed and the methyltransferase does not bind to RNA pol II. Conversely, CMTR1 activates DHX15 helicase activity, which is likely to impact several nuclear functions. In HCC1806 breast carcinoma cell line, the DHX15–CMTR1 interaction controls ribosome loading of a subset of mRNAs and regulates cell proliferation. The impact of the CMTR1–DHX15 interaction is complex and will depend on the relative expression of these enzymes and their interactors, and the cellular dependency on different RNA processing pathways.
Working conditions and quality of life of public cleaning workers / Condições de trabalho e qualidade de vida de trabalhadores da limpeza pública / Condiciones de trabajo y calidad de vida de trabajadores de limpieza pública
Authors: Pimenta Mayara Vidal Torres , Macêdo Suyanne Freire de , Reis Adriana Da Silva dos , Moura Jayne Ramos Araujo , Oliveira Ellaine Santana de , Silva Ana Roberta Vilarouca da
Published: June 2018

Objetivo: analisar a percepção das condições de trabalho e qualidade de vida de trabalhadores da limpeza pública. Metodologia: lança-se mão de uma abordagem quantitativa realizada com 105 trabalhadores da limpeza urbana de Picos-PI. A coleta de dados aconteceu em maio e junho de 2016, por meio de formulário contendo informações socioeconômicas, condições de trabalho e uso de equipamentos de proteção individual, além do questionário WHOQOL-bref. Resultados: constatou-se a predominância de trabalhadores jovens, homens, casados ou em união estável, classe econômica C. A maioria dos trabalhadores classificou sua Qualidade de Vida como boa. O domínio Ambiente, que se refere aos aspectos sociais, foi o que apresentou menor média e maior percentual de fracasso. Conclusão: os trabalhadores apresentaram um bom escore de sucesso na maioria dos domínios, mesmo em face à insalubridade do emprego e à remuneração de um salário mínimo. Porém, os achados ressaltam a importância de fortalecer ações que garantam os direitos sociais e de saúde desses trabalhadores.Descritores: Qualidade de Vida. Saúde do Trabalhador. Risco Ocupacional.
ЗАСТОСУВАННЯ ТРАДИЦІЙНИХ НАЦІОНАЛЬНИХ ЕЛЕМЕНТІВ ОЗДОБЛЕННЯ В СУЧАСНОМУ ОДЯЗІ
Authors: Мельник Л. М. , Конотоп А. С. , Кизимчук О. П.
Published: June 2018

The purpose of this work is to establish the possibility of the decorating of modern women's clothes with artistic elements and ornaments of traditional national clothes of Ukraine different regions and their subsequent reproduction in knitwear. Methods of literary-analytical review and visual-analytical research are used.The elements of clothing decoration that are characteristic of ethnic Ukrainian clothing have been defined during the research. The structures of knitted fabrics based on on openwork, plated and interlooping with unrolling, which simulate different merezhka of traditional Ukrainian embroidery, have been developed in this study. The few variants of simple mesh are offered: narrow one made on the basis of the rib 1 + 1 with an unrolling; narrow complex canvas - on the basis of openwork interlooping; wide (more than 2 cm) canvas - on the basis of a plated interlooping. The model of the women's dress is executed in the semi-regular way on two-bar flat-knitted machine, using the developed variants of knitted fabric structures. Taking into account the traditions of an arrangement of the embroidery decoration elements and modern fashion trends, it is proposed to use a narrow simple snap-net to decorate the neck of the product, a wide snap-net, having a plant ornament to knit 2/3 of the bottom of the sleeve. The narrow canvas is also used as a connecting element of the sleeve parts made with various interlooping. The decoration elements of national Ukrainian clothes have been investigated and reproduced in women's knitted dress by new knitted structure creation taking into account modern technology. Research results can be used to expand the range of modern women's clothing
The Influence of Using Teams-Games-Tournament (TGT) on Simple Present Tense
Authors: Munawir Ahmad , Irmayanti Irmayanti , Ridwan Muhammad
Published: June 2018

The objective in this research is to find out the influence of  using  Teams – Games – tournament (TGT) towards Simple Present tense at seventh grade of Smp Negeri 5 Wonomulyo. This is a quantitative pre-experiment research design where the researcher  chose one group pre-test post-test  research design.  The population of this research is the students of seventh grade of SMP Negeri 5 Wonomulyo where the total number of population were 155 of five classes. The sample of population was 28 students where The researcher used technique simple purposive sampling.

The result of this research proves that there is  an influence of using  TGT on simple present tense mastery. According  to calculation,  it can be seen that mean score of pre-test was 56,78 and mean score of post-test was 72,5. moreover, based on the result of analysis the data, the value of  t-table  is 11,22  and the value of t-test is  1.703, it means that 11,22 > 1.703. It can be concluded that learning Simple present tense by using TGT technique has an influence towards the students simple present tense mastery of the seventh grade of SMP Negeri 5 Wonomulyo.