bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Die bewegte Bellona
Authors: Schröder Martin
Published: May 2018

Im Vergleich zu vorigen Epochen galt es nach 1648 die Grundbedürfnisse von Soldaten und Zivilbevölkerung auf Dauer auszugleichen. Eine Verstetigung der Heere zog dabei nicht nur eine dauerhafte Militärverwaltung innerhalb der Territorien nach sich, sondern eben auch eine beständige Notwendigkeit zur Organisation von Truppendurchzügen. Dem wird in der vorliegenden Untersuchung mit einem Durchzug welfischer Kontingente durch Kursachsen im Jahr 1685 nachgegangen. Im Verhalten der kursächsischen Regierung und der restlichen Beteiligten wird die Organisation von Durchzügen am Ende des 17. Jahrhunderts beispielhaft erkennbar. Mithilfe von administrativen, diplomatischen und militärischen Maßnahmen versuchten die kursächsischen Räte, die Einhaltung von vereinbarten Marschkonditionen, Routenverläufen und der Reichsgesetze durchzusetzen. Dies diente nicht allein der Schonung der Untertanen, sondern gleichsam den dynastischen Interessen Dresdens. Die Lenkung der welfischen Soldaten auf Gebiete der albertinischen Nebenlinien oder auf auswärtige Territorien schonte die eigenen Ressourcen und schmälerte zugleich diejenigen benachbarter Fürsten. Mit der Organisation des Durchzugs griff die Dresdner Verwaltung auf periphere Landesteile zu, was als Herrschaftsverdichtung bewertet werden kann.
»Wüstenfuchs« und »Bluthund« in den Alpen. Erwin Rommel und Ferdinand Schörner in der Schlacht von Karfreit 1917
Authors: Lieb Peter
Published: May 2018

Erwin Rommel und Ferdinand Schörner, zwei der bekanntesten Generalfeldmarschälle der Wehrmacht, kämpften im Herbst 1917 als junge Leutnants gemeinsam in der Durchbruchsschlacht von Karfreit. Für ihre Taten erhielten beide die höchste preußische Tapferkeitsauszeichnung verliehen: den Pour le Mérite. Der Aufsatz analysiert anhand der überlieferten Kriegstagebücher die genaue Rolle von Rommel und Schörner in der Schlacht. In der Tat leisteten die zwei jungen Offiziere mit ihren Kompanien einen entscheidenden Beitrag zur Einnahme des wichtigen Gebirgszugs über dem Isonzo-Tal und damit zum Gelingen der Gesamtoperation. Einerseits zeigt ihr Verhalten in der Schlacht recht deutlich ihre Charakterzüge und andererseits bietet ihr taktischer Ansatz auch einen möglichen Aufschluss für ihr späteres Agieren im Zweiten Weltkrieg auf operativer Ebene. Es spricht vieles dafür, dass Karfreit für Rommel und Schörner ein Schlüsselerlebnis in ihren Karrieren war.
Crystal structure of 6-amino-8-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-2-methyl-2,3,8,8a-tetrahydro-1H-iso-quinoline-5,7,7-tricarbonitrile monohydrate, C20H21N5O2
Authors: Quan Yan
Published: May 2018

C20H21N5O2, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 14.594(4) Å, b = 9.366(5) Å, c = 14.147(4) Å, β = 93.749(18)°, V = 1929.6(12) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.061, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.213, T = 296(2) K.
Crystal structure of 2-isopropyl-8-methyl-phenanthrene-3,4-dione, C18H16O2
Authors: Wu Jichun , Luo Guoyong , Liu Yuchen , Yang Wude
Published: May 2018

C18H16O2, orthorhombic, Pnma (no. 62), a = 14.474(6) Å, b = 6.815(3) Å, c = 13.738(6) Å, V = 1355.1(10) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0583, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1759, T = 173 K.
Effects of chemoradiotherapy on acute-phase protein levels in glioblastoma multiforme and locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer
Authors: Deniz Çiğdem Damla , Gürbilek Mehmet , Koç Mehmet
Published: May 2018

Objective

Chemoradiotherapy (CRT) is a commonly used therapeutic modality. We investigated CRT effects on acute phase reactants (APRs). The aim of this study was to assess possible changes in APR levels during radiotherapy and to determine the usefulness of APRs as prognostic factors in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).

Methods

We prospectively evaluated 30 patients and 30 healthy controls. Plasma levels of APRs were measured. Post-CRT and pre-CRT levels were compared. Survival of patients were also followed up for a period of 3 years.

Results

In NSCLC patients, post-CRT albumin, transferrin (Trf), and ceruloplasmin (Cp) levels were significantly lower, and post-CRT ferritin (FER) levels were significantly higher, than their pre-CRT levels. In GBM patients, post-CRT Trf and prealbumin (Prealb) levels were significantly higher than pre-CRT levels. Pre-CRT C-reactive protein (CRP) and FER levels in NSCLC patients and Cp levels in GBM patients were associated with patient survival.

Conclusion

This study suggests that APRs may be useful for monitoring response to treatment during CRT in NSCLC and GBM patients. Bearing in mind their accessibility and clinical value, plasma CRP and FER in NSCLC patients and Cp in GBM patients can be considered candidate prognostic factors.
In vitro bioactivities and subacute toxicity study of O. basilicum, T. vulgaris and R. officinalis
Authors: Rehan Touseef , Tahira Riffat , Ullah Hanif , Tareen Usman , Rehan Tabassum , Anees Mariam , Murtaza Iram , Sultan Aneesa
Published: May 2018

Background

Ocimum basilicum, Thymus vulgaris, and Rosmarinus officinalis have been used for the treatment of different ailments for a historically long time but there have been no safety studies of these plants. Phytoconstituents of these plants were found to be good potential therapeutic agents which could be used in treatment regimens as a replacement of synthetic drugs if they are safe.

Experimental

Standard Folin ciocalteu reagent assay, aluminum chloride colorimetric assay and DPPH assay were employed to determine total phenolic, flavonoids and antioxidant activity, respectively. Broth microdilution method was used for investigation of synergistic effects of plant extracts with antibiotics. For toxicity assay, rats were treated with extracts of three plants at 1000 and 1500 mg/kg body weight.

Results

Ocimum basilicum extract showed highest total phenols, flavonoids, antioxidant and antibacterial activities. Thymus vulgaris extract caused hypertrophy of liver while Rosmarinus officinalis caused atrophy of spleen at both doses showing no significant histomorphological changes. Thymus vulgaris and O. basilicum extract significantly increased red blood cells, packed cell volume, hemoglobin and mean corpuscular volume at 1500 mg/kg body weight.

Conclusion

Ocimum basilicum, Thymus vulgaris and Rosmarinus officinalis have good phenolics and flavonoid content that shows antioxidant and antibacterial potential whilst having no evident toxic side effects on mammalian tissue and hematological parameters.
Solubility and Thermodynamics of 6-Phenyl-4,5-dihydropyridazin-3(2H)-one in Various (PEG 400+Water) Mixtures
Authors: Imran Mohd.
Published: May 2018

The aim of this study was to determine the solubility of pyridazinone derivative 6-phenyl-4,5-dihydropyridazin-3(2H)-one (PDP-6) in different “polyethylene glycol 400 (PEG 400)+water” mixtures at temperatures “T=293.2 K to 313.2 K” and pressure “p=0.1 MPa”. The solubilities of PDP-6 were determined using an isothermal method and correlated with Apelblat, van’t Hoff and Yalkowsky–Roseman models. The maximum solubilities of PDP-6 in mole fraction were obtained in neat PEG 400 (8.46×10−2 at T=313.2 K). However, the minimum one was recorded in neat water (7.50×10−7 at T=293.2 K). Apparent thermodynamic analysis showed an endothermic dissolution of PDP-6 in all (PEG 400 water) mixtures. Based on the solubility data of the current study, PDP-6 has been considered as practically insoluble in water and soluble in PEG 400.
The Pure Food Exhibits in the “Palace of Nibbling Arts”
Authors: Miller Bonnie M.
Published: May 2018

World’s fairs were important sites to promote local and global foodways. San Francisco’s 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition coincided with a proliferation of machine-processed foods, concerns about food purity, and rising exposure to foreign foods and immigrants. Exhibits at the fair were designed to address these transformations.
Inferring the Probability of the Derived vs. the Ancestral Allelic State at a Polymorphic Site
Authors: Keightley Peter D , Jackson Benjamin C
Published: May 2018

It is known that the allele ancestral to the variation at a polymorphic site cannot be assigned with certainty, and that the most frequently used method to assign the ancestral state—maximum parsimony—is prone to misinference. Estimates of counts of sites that have a certain number of copies of the derived allele in a sample (the unfolded site frequency spectrum, uSFS) made by parsimony are therefore also biased. We previously developed a maximum likelihood method to estimate the uSFS for a focal species using information from two outgroups while assuming simple models of nucleotide substitution. Here, we extend this approach to allow multiple outgroups (implemented for three outgroups), potentially any phylogenetic tree topology, and more complex models of nucleotide substitution. We find, however, that two outgroups and the Kimura two-parameter model are adequate for uSFS inference in most cases. We show that using parsimony to infer the ancestral state at a specific site seriously breaks down in two situations. The first is where the outgroups provide no information about the ancestral state of variation in the focal species. In this case, nucleotide variation will be underestimated if such sites are excluded. The second is where the minor allele in the focal species agrees with the allelic state of the outgroups. In this situation, parsimony tends to overestimate the probability of the major allele being derived, because it fails to account for the fact that sites with a high frequency of the derived allele tend to be rare. We present a method that corrects this deficiency and is capable of providing nearly unbiased estimates of ancestral state probabilities on a site-by-site basis and the uSFS.
Perfil da composição corporal de mulheres com obesidade grau III pelo método de bioimpedância multipolar
Authors: Marino Rosa Felipe Monnerat , Linhares Renato Vidal , Quaresma Jose Carlos Do Valle , Simão Roberto , Bráulio Valéria Bender , Carneiro João Régis Ivar , Carvalho Denise Pires , Fernandes Filho Jose
Published: May 2018

Objetivo Analizar un perfil de la composición corporal de mujeres con obesidad grado III, a través del método de bioimpedanciamultipolar.Métodos Se evaluaron 13 mujeres de entre 20 y 40 años y sedentarias.Resultados Los resultados demostraron que las pacientes poseían un %G de 51,9 ± 1,50 % y una masa libre de grasade 48,1 ± 1,50 %. En cuanto a la masa grasa y masa magra por regiones del cuerpo, se observó que en el tronco había26,3 ± 3,62 kg y 26,2 ± 2,91 kg, seguido de los miembros inferiores con 9,1 ± 0,06 kg y 8 , 4 ± 0,14 kg y de los miembrossuperiores 3,3 ± 0,02kg y 7,6 ± 0,01 kg, respectivamente. Los pacientes demostraron cierta simetría entre el ladoderecho e izquierdo tanto para los miembros superiores e inferiores, además, a la masa muscular fue 32,1 ± 5,08 kg,con un índice de masa muscular de 12,7 ± 1,05 kg/m².Conclusión Hubo un mayor acúmulo de grasa en la región del tronco seguido de miembros inferiores, superiores yla masa muscular total estaba aparentemente preservada, no siendo verificada la obesidad sarcopénica. Como es ungrupo de personas que todavía es poco estudiado hay la necesidad de una mayor investigación sobre el perfil genético,físico y del gasto calórico en reposo y en ejercicio.
Los padres como promotores del desarrollo de lenguaje de bebés prematuros: propuesta de intervención temprana
Authors: Calderón-Carrillo Melissa , Ricardo-Garcell Josefina , Cycyk Lauren M. , Jackson-Maldonado Donna , Avecilla-Ramírez Gloria , Harmony Thalía
Published: May 2018

Cualquier programa de intervención puede beneficiarse de la participación de los padres, pero es necesario darles información de cómo pueden estimular el lenguaje de sus hijos. El objetivo fue entrenar a los padres acerca de lo que debían esperar del desarrollo del lenguaje de sus hijos y brindarles técnicas de estimulación de este para evitar secuelas. Se estudiaron 21 bebés prematuros mexicanos y se comprobó que, después del entrenamiento, los padres se sentían más capaces de estimular a sus hijos. A los bebés se les aplicó una prueba de lenguaje al año y a los tres años de edad; en ambas obtuvieron puntajes normales para su edad. Se concluye que los padres son buenos promotores del lenguaje en bebés prematuros
Riesgo e incertidumbre como características de la sociedad actual: ideas, percepciones y representaciones
Authors: Chávarro Luis Alfonso
Published: May 2018

En las sociedades actuales, caracterizadas por el desarrollo científico-tecnológico, se experimenta una sensación de incertidumbre ante eventos considerados como efectos colaterales, resultado precisamente del éxito de dicho desarrollo. La conceptualización de estos sucesos ha sido llevada a cabo desde la sociología por autores como Ulrich Beck, Anthony Giddens y Niklas Luhmann, entre otros, y desde sus particulares enfoques, el riesgo se convierte en categoría clave para definir a la sociedad actual. En el presente trabajo, se articulan los aportes de estos autores para tratar de comprender cómo se puede evaluar esta categoría asumiéndola como una idea eficaz para entender la sociedad actual y los problemas de inseguridad, falta de confianza e incertidumbre que afloran actualmente, y que ponen de presente una crisis de la verdad científica de los expertos en la explicación de los nuevos males del progreso. Igualmente, se pone de presente que no basta con considerar el riesgo y su percepción entre la población como un error que evidencia un déficit cognitivo de los individuos, sino en entender que ante la crisis de la verdad de los expertos, la diferencia entre riesgo real y percibido se tiende a disminuir, y con ello afloran conflictos novedosos entre comunidades cuyo cohesión se da básicamente por la solidaridad ante peligros comunes a la humanidad, lo que permite pensar en el riesgo como un nuevo principio axial de la sociedad actual en situación de modernidad reflexiva.
Actitudes hacia la divulgación de la ciencia en la investigación académica
Authors: Castillo Vargas Andrés
Published: May 2018

La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo conocer las actitudes del personal docente que investiga en la Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR) en torno a los procesos de comunicación de la ciencia, específicamente la divulgación. Se empleó la Teoría de la Acción Razonada (TAR) con el objetivo de construir un modelo basado en la metodología de ecuaciones estructurales, que permitiera identificar factores que facilitaron la intención de realizar conductas de divulgación en el personal investigador universitario de la UCR. Entre los principales hallazgos, se identifica una valoración positiva en el discurso actitudinal en torno a la divulgación de la ciencia que no implica necesariamente un correlato práctico, así como una predilección por realizar actividades de comunicación oral frente a las de carácter escrito.
Development of fats based on olive oil by chemical interesterification and its utilization in cookie production
Authors: Kaçar D. , Erinç H. , Sivri Özay D.
Published: May 2018

Refined olive oil (ROO) was blended with tristearin (TS) and palm oil (PO) at two different ratios (ROO:TS:PO; 75:15:10 and 85:10:5) and chemical interesterification was performed in order to produce two interesterified fats (IF1 and IF2) with high unsaturated fatty acids and low trans fatty acids contents.

Solid fat content (SFC), slip melting point (SMP), and fatty acid composition were determined in IF1 and IF2; the values were compared to that of partially hydrogenated industrial cookie shortening (ICS). Higher SMP was measured in interesterified fats contaning 75% ROO (IF1) and lower SMP was obtained in interesterified fats containing 85% ROO (IF2). SFC values of interesterified ROO blended oils were lower than ICS. Interesterified fats were used for cookie production, and cookie quality parameters, including oxidation stability, were determined.

Results showed that hardness values of cookies were not affected by fat types and higher spread ratios and lighter colors were obtained. IF1 and IF2 had higher total oxidation values as compared to ICS.
Software Review: Mango Premiere—Japanese Videos for English Speakers
Authors: McMeekin Abigail
Published: May 2018

Autonomous learning (drill and practice, tutorials, video viewing)
It takes research to build a community: Ongoing challenges for scholars in digitally-supported communicative language teaching
Authors: Dooly Melinda
Published: May 2018

This article provides an argument for closer multilateral alliances between the emergent and loosely-bound international community of educational researchers who are working in areas related to Digitally Supported Communicative Language Teaching and Learning (herein DSCLT). By taking advantage of the communications revolution that is currently reshaping the world, internationally aligned investigators can foster new knowledge, technology, and practices that develop improved teaching strategies and policies appropriate to our rapidly changing times. Beginning with a brief overview of the impact that technology has had on education and post-2000 nascent research areas related to DSCLT, this article goes on to examine whether or not the impact of research is geographically bound, and if so, how transnational alliances can be useful in bridging gaps in the continuum of knowledge-building. Finally, the potential gains that could stem from an enhanced collaboration between international research communities are examined, although admittedly such endeavours are not without challenges.
Applying the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to explore the effects of a Course Management System (CMS)-Assisted EFL writing instruction
Authors: Tsai Yea-Ru
Published: May 2018

This study illustrates a teaching model that utilizes a Blackboard (Bb) course management system (CMS) to support English writing instruction. It was implemented in a blended English research paper (RP) writing course, with specific learning resources and activities offered inside and outside the Bb CMS. A quasi-experimental study in which the results of two academic years were analyzed is presented. The results showed that the experimental group significantly outperformed the control group in their final drafts. The research methodology includes the technology acceptance model (TAM) to evaluate the course. The results of the survey showed that most students displayed positive learning outcomes, indicating that the instruction model could contribute to the effectiveness of learning English writing. Major factors influencing the improvement of writing performance included technical support, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and attitude; however, the influence of writing activities on the Bb was limited in comparison to the other variables.
Eye movements of online Chinese learners
Authors: Stickler Ursula , Shi Lijing
Published: May 2018

Although online tutorials are becoming commonplace for language teaching, very few studies to date have provided insights into learners’ behaviours in synchronous online interactions from their own perspective.

This study employs eyetracking technology to investigate ten learners’ attention during synchronous online language learning in a multimodal environment. The participants were learners of Chinese as a Foreign Language at beginners or lower-intermediate level. While learners took part in two different online activities, one focussing on reading, the other on interaction with others, their gaze focus was tracked, and in subsequent stimulated recall interviews the learners reflected on their engagement with the screen and their intentions while reading or speaking online.

Our findings show that during reading tasks, when Pinyin transcriptions as well as Chinese characters were presented, all beginner and lower intermediate participants focused to some degree on the Pinyin. In the interactive task learners’ gaze was drawn to elements of the screen that were not immediately necessary for technical or linguistic reasons but that could be interpreted as containing social presence information, e.g. names listed and emoticons employed by other users.
LONG-TERM RESULTS OF SURGICAL TREATMENT IN PATIENTS WITH INTRADURAL SPINAL TUMORS
Authors: Byvaltsev V. A. , Stepanov I. A. , Belykh E. G. , Aliyev M. A.
Published: May 2018

Background: Intradural spinal cord tumors include extramedullary and intramedullary tumors. The search for literature sources in the Pubmed, Medline, and E-Library databases detected a little number of researches on the long-term results of the surgical treatment of intradural spinal cord tumors. These clinical series include a small number of patients and do not consider the factors influencing clinical outcomes of surgical treatment.Aim: To evaluate the long-term results of surgical treatment in patients with intradural spinal cord tumors, to identify the main factors influencing the clinical and neurological outcomes of surgical interventions in this group of patients.Materials and methods: The study included 277 medical records of 244 patients with intradural extramedullary and 33 patients with intradural intramedullary tumors of the spinal cord. Clinical-neurological outcomes of surgical treatment in patients with intradural spinal cord tumors and factors influencing the outcomes were analyzed.Results: When comparing the degree of neurologic deficit in patients with intradural extramedullary tumors prior to surgery, no significant differences were found (p=0.241) both in the early postoperative period and 6 months after the surgery. Nevertheless, when comparing these indicators in a period of 12, 24, 36, 48, and 60 months after the surgery, statistically significant differences were revealed (p0.001). There was no statistically significant difference (p=0.437) between the scores in patients with intramedullary tumors on the modified McCormick Scale preoperatively, at the 6-month and one-year follow-up; however, comparison of the clinical and neurological indicators at 24, 26, 48, and 60 months revealed a significant difference (p0.001). The surgery outcomes in considered groups of patients were significantly influenced by the following indicators: the ASA risk level (odds ratio (OS) 2.138; 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 3.346–12.145) and intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (OR 2.84; 95% CI 1.67–9.56).Conclusion: The study registered good and excellent long-term outcomes in most cases of intradural spinal cord tumors when the maximum possible tumor excision was performed. Analysis of the influence of various factors on the clinical and neurological outcomes in the study group of patients showed that the use of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring and the degree of operational and anesthetic risk according to the ASA scale have a significant effect.
Online Profile of Canadian Diagnostic Radiology Residents: Do Residents Alter Their Profile When Applying for Fellowships?
Authors: Vo Anthony , Kanigan Arlene
Published: May 2018

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Objective: Survey the online profile of Canadian Diagnostic Radiology residents at the University of Alberta and determine whether residents alter it when applying for fellowships, due to the perceived assessment of their profile by Fellowship Selection Committees. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed by distributing an anonymous questionnaire to 31 residents at the University of Alberta. Descriptive and ANOVA statistical analyses were performed. P-value less than 0.01 was considered statistically significant. Results: 26 questionnaires were completed. The average age was 28.9. 91.4% of residents have Facebook, followed by Instagram (30.4%) and ResearchGate (30.4%). 52.5% viewed their profile at least once daily, although 83.3% make changes to it less than once per month. The profiles were primarily for personal use (72.7%) and none were solely for professional use. 53.8% felt that Fellowship Selection Committees assess their profile and 69.2% were neutral or agreed with this. In anticipation, 70.6% would restrict profile viewership, while 29.4% would change their profile name, predominantly due to the sensitive and personal information. 92.8% would make the changes at least 2 months prior to the application deadline. There was no statistical difference between age and having a profile (p=0.597), agreement with Fellowship Selection Committees using a resident's profile for selection (p=0.91), how often residents viewed (p=0.827) or changed (p=0.934) their profile. Conclusion: Nearly all Canadian residents at our institution have an online profile and over half view it at least once daily. The majority of residents perceived that their profile is assessed by Fellowship Selection Committees, but are not against it. In anticipation, most residents would alter their profile prior to the application deadline mainly due to the sensitive and personal information.
Condições hídricas e crescimento vegetal de culturas agrícolas importantes para comunidades indígenas do semiárido brasileiro
Authors: Albuquerque Francimar da Silva , Silva Ênio Farias de França e , Lopes Pabrício Marcos Oliveira , Moura Geber Barbosa de Albuquerque , Silva Alexsandro Oliveira da
Published: May 2018

RESUMO A região semiárida brasileira caracteriza-se pela extrema variabilidade interanual da precipitação pluvial, de tal forma que o conhecimento do início e do fim da estação chuvosa contribui para evitar cultivos de lavouras antieconômicos e consequentes prejuízos. Objetivou-se com este trabalho relacionar as estimativas das condições hídricas com a estação de crescimento e com o desenvolvimento de culturas agrícolas importantes para as comunidades indígenas do semiárido nordestino, considerando-se três distintos cenários climatológicos. As estimativas da evapotranspiração potencial (ETP) mensal, para cada localidade, foram calculadas pelo método de Thornthwaite (1948) e transformadas em médias decendiais. As variáveis distribuição decendial da precipitação, ETP integral e metade da ETP foram utilizadas para caracterização da fase de crescimento do feijão-caupi, da mandioca e do milho, além da determinação dos períodos pré-úmido, úmido e pós-úmido. Na região do semiárido nordestino brasileiro, não é possível traçar um planejamento anual agrícola para cultivos de sequeiro em anos secos. Apenas para a localidade de Banzaê, BA-Quijingue, BA, nos cenários normal e chuvoso, foi possível prever épocas com menor probabilidade de risco para os cultivos, a partir da determinação do início, da duração e do final de cada subperíodo, bem como da estação de crescimento de cada cultura, que são 31/01 a 23/09 e 10/12 a 12/09 para o feijão-caupi, 31/01 a 01/11 e 10/12 a 21/10 para a mandioca, e 31/01 a 03/10 e 10/12 a 22/09 para o milho, na mesma ordem dos cenários de precipitação. Há uma grande variabilidade e irregularidade de períodos de dez dias de precipitação, ao longo do ano, nas localidades estudadas.
Aluminum toxicity effect on the initial growth of yacon plantlets
Authors: Mendes Tiago Pacheco , Oliveira Fábio Luiz de , Tomaz Marcelo Antonio , Rodrigues Wagner Nunes , Teixeira Ariany das Graças
Published: May 2018

ABSTRACT The increasing consumption of yacon potato has raised worldwide interest in its crop and generated demand for scientific elucidations of several factors associated to its agricultural management. Among the demands, there are the studies related to the effects of aluminum (Al3+) on the development of yacon plants. Thus, this study was developed to evaluate the effects of aluminum on budding and initial growth of yacon plantlets. The experiment was carried out in a completely randomized block design, with three replications and six aluminum contents in the substrate: 0, 10, 25, 50, 100, and 200 mg L-1. The response of yacon plantlets to aluminum contents was evaluated by the emergence time, emergence speed index, number of leaves, plant height, leaf area, radicle length, and dry mass weight of leaves, stems, and radicles. The presence of aluminum in the substrate negatively influences the emergence and initial growth of yacon, causing losses in foliage development (number of leaves and leaf area), in biomass accumulation, growth and, especially, restricting the development of radicles. Aluminum toxicity fully inhibits radicle growth in substrate contents above 83 mg L-1, under the controlled conditions used in this experiment.
Mineral enrichment in carrot with different sources and doses of zinc
Authors: Floriano Jassana Moreira , Kunz Simone Noremberg , Pinho Paulo Jorge de , Casabonnet Carla Tuparai , Abreu Edina da Luz , Azevedo Eduardo Bohrer
Published: May 2018

ABSTRACT Zinc (Zn) deficiency in soil and plants and its low nutritional status in the population encourage studies on enrichment of agricultural products. Carrot has potential to enrichment because it is a commonly consumed vegetable. The objective of this study was to evaluate Zn sources (ZnO, ZnSO4, or ZnEDTA) and doses (0, 5, 10, 20, and 30 mg dm-3) applied to the soil to increase the concentration of this mineral in the carrot edible part. Zinc sulfate was the most suitable source for this role because it had a higher accumulation with the increase of treatment dose. The best dose was 19.45 mg dm-3 of ZnSO4, which resulted the highest content of Zn in carrots. Moreover, this treatment increased Zn in the root by seven times compared with the control. The low production cost of Zn enrichment of carrots makes them a potential vegetable for the deficiency reduction of this micronutrient in the population nutrition.
Maiores Navios no Mundo, mais um Desafio no Brasil: uma análise do Programa Nacional de Dragagem
Authors: Menegazzo Luciano , Petterini Francis
Published: May 2018

Resumo Os navios de carga cresceram em dimensões ao mesmo tempo em que falta manutenção adequada nos acessos aquaviários brasileiros. Consequentemente, é comum ter que esperar a maré subir para manobrar os navios com segurança, o que causa custos de demurrage. O artigo analisa o impacto do Programa Nacional de Dragagem, que visa a mitigar o problema. Usando a metodologia dos controles sintéticos na movimentação de carga por navio em 11 portos tratados, tendo 24 instalações comparativas, encontraram-se indicativos que o programa gerou impacto em quatro deles. A conclusão é que programa é estratégico para comércio exterior, mas precisa ser aprimorado.
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF PRODUCTIVE, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS TO DISCRIMINATE DAIRY CATTLE PRODUCTION IN THE SOUTH OF BRAZIL
Authors: Cervo Heitor José , Peripolli Vanessa , Bremm Bárbara , Barcellos Julio Otávio Jardim , Borges João Batista Souza , McManus Concepta
Published: May 2018

Abstract The South region of Brazil differs from the others due to its high milk production rates. Production heterogeneity, climate and soil diversity, and environmental and socioeconomic circumstances contribute to differentiate political-administrative regions. In this study, we aimed to spatialize the production, environmental, and socioeconomic factors that best discriminate bovine milk production in the states of the South of Brazil. Multivariate analyses were performed to discriminate both the studied variables and the mesoregion and cities of these states. The Western Catarinense and Northwestern Rio-grandense mesoregions showed the highest production indices, but they were discriminated at a low level (35.76 %). The formation of clusters showed that Casca, Marau, and Santo Cristo from the Northwestern Rio-grandense and Concordia, Coronel Freitas, Palmitos, and São Lourenço do Oeste from the Western Catarinense mesoregion had higher production indices. The municipal clusters were discriminated at a high level by production (98.24%) and by environmental and socioeconomic (72.75%) factors. Production variables were the most important for local clusters discrimination. The specificities and peculiarities to each region were evidenced through the heterogeneity of production and environmental and socioeconomic factors. Therefore, it is necessary to design and implement specific technological innovations to each region to maximize productive efficiency and minimize adverse environmental effects in dairy herds.
A influência da recessão econômica na intenção de empreender: uma análise cross-country baseada na crise do subprime
Authors: Roldão Tarciane , Monte-Mor Danilo Soares , Tardin Neyla
Published: May 2018

Resumo A literatura, embora aponte variáveis que incluem a falta de segurança pública, o desemprego, a corrupção e o nível de escolaridade como fatores que influenciam a intenção empreendedora, não investiga o efeito de tais variáveis mediante a relação endógena existente entre crescimento econômico e intenção de empreender. O objetivo deste estudo é verificar se a recessão econômica influencia a intenção de empreender, bem como o efeito de tais variáveis na intenção empreendedora. A amostra foi composta por 60.234 indivíduos de 37 países no ano de 2009. Nossos resultados apresentam evidências que, controlando-se por risco, os indivíduos se dizem mais propícios à atividade empreendedora em cenários com mais recessões econômicas. Tal resultado sugere que os indivíduos buscam na crise econômica oportunidades de negócios que podem estar sendo motivadas, possivelmente, pelo empreendedorismo por necessidade. Tais evidências indicam que pesquisas sobre intenção empreendedora devem considerar a situação econômica do ambiente analisado.
A FAMÍLIA E A DESTITUIÇÃO DO PODER FAMILIAR: UM ESTUDO PSICANALÍTICO
Authors: Lemos Suziani de Cássia Almeida , Neves Anamaria Silva
Published: May 2018

RESUMO: Este estudo busca analisar, a partir do método psicanalítico, a família em processo de destituição, evidenciando aspectos de sua dinâmica de funcionamento psíquico e os impasses da relação família-judiciário. As estratégias de pesquisa foram o caso clínico e a pesquisa documental. As análises se processaram a partir da escuta nos atendimentos clínicos e da leitura-escuta direcionada aos processos no judiciário. Um padrão de funcionamento psíquico familiar com características de cisão e afastamento é evidenciado no caso. O estudo convoca a pensar dispositivos que ultrapassem a aplicação normativa de regulamentos e que considerem o sujeito e a família em sua singularidade.
AS RAÍZES CIENTÍFICAS DA TOPOLOGIA ESTRUTURAL DE LACAN
Authors: TRISKA Vitor Hugo Couto , D’Agord Marta Regina de Leão
Published: May 2018

RESUMO: Este artigo investiga as consequências da adoção da concepção de ciência moderna de Koyré, caracterizada pela matematização do real, na obra de Lacan. Uma delas é a invenção da topologia estrutural que, muito embora enraizada na linguística e na matemática, ultrapassa o domínio científico ao qual pertencem essas disciplinas. Para tanto, as noções de estrutura, letra e real serão apropriadas e ressignificadas por Lacan.
Is Africa part of the partnership?
Authors: II Yap Boum
Published: May 2018

This essay presents an African perspective on medical research partnerships done in Africa. While African institutions have a long history of establishing research partnerships with Western institutions it is important to assess how they have been contributing to this relationship. After describing how partnerships are established and how they currently function for many institutions, I discuss how mutual and antagonistic interests can affect those global health relationships that finish in ‘divorce’. I end with defining the place of Africa in its partnerships with Western institutions in medical research, and argue for a new mind-set that would bolster African ownership and funding of research done in Africa.
Habit or addiction?
Authors: Motta-Ochoa Rossio
Published: May 2018

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Academic dependency
Authors: Fouad Tamer M.
Published: May 2018

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Critical perspectives on global health partnerships in Africa
Authors: Inguane Celso A.
Published: May 2018

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Changes to the Journal - adapt or perish?
Authors: Lambert M
Published: May 2018

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Views of elite swimmers on achieving swimming excellence in South Africa
Authors: Nortje J
Published: May 2018

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The nature and incidence of injuries in a Currie Cup rugby team from 2001 to 2013
Authors: Millson H
Published: May 2018

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Prospek Pengembangan Industri Kreatif Kulit Pari sebagai Pilot Project Usaha Kecil di Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta
Authors: Rositasari Meida , Sahubawa Latif , Budhiyanti Siti Ari
Published: May 2018

Industri kreatif merupakan kegiatan usaha yang fokus pada kreasi dan inovasi.  Manajemen rantai pasok adalah jaringan perusahaan-perusahaan yang bekerjasama untuk menciptakan dan menghantarkan suatu produk ke tangan pemakai akhir. Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengkaji prospek pengembangan industri kreatif kulit pari di DIY sebagai pilot project usaha kecil di Indonesia.Metode pengumpulan data yang dipakai adalah observasi lapangan, wawancara dan kuesioner. Obyek penelitian adalah En’t Stingray Product, Fanri Collection dan Pari Radja. Data hasil penelitian diolah dan dianalisis dengan metode kuantitatif dan kualitatif, selanjutnya digeneralisasisecara deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa
bahan baku kulit pari tersamak 75% berasal dari supplier di Yogyakarta dan tersedia secara kontinu. Sarana dan prasarana usaha pengolahan produk cukup memadai. Produk yang dihasilkan berupa dompet pria dan
wanita, gantungan kunci, tas, ikat pinggang dan gelang. Jaringan pemasaran produk kulit pari En’t Stingray Product di Yogyakarta dan Jawa Tengah, Fanri Collection di Yogyakarta, Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya, Pari
Radja di seluruh Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapura, Jepang dan Amerika. Kelembagaan rantai pasok produk kulit terdiri dari supplier kulit segar, supplier kulit tersamak, pengrajin, reseller, konsumen. Berdasarkan hasil
analisis kelayakan finansial, diketahui bahwa NPV En’t Stingray Product yaitu Rp 75.312;Fanri Collection Rp 2.498.023; Pari RadjaRp 4.715.503 lebih besar dari nol. Prospek pengembangan industri produk kulit pari
yang mencakup rantai pasok dan kelayakan usaha memberikan dampak yang positif terhadap pengembangan dan keberlanjutan usaha.
Construction Technology and Innovation Research of Municipal Civil Engineering
Authors: FU Xiangliang , LIU Mingming , WANG Xingsheng , YIN Jian , SU Ping
Published: May 2018

Since the reform and openning-up, relationship between construction industry and economic market in China has had fundamental changes, and has laid good foundation for updating and reforming of domestic architectural technologies influenced by continuous increase of total market investment. In the construction process of architectural engineering project, as the basic structure of the entire building, theoretical system of construction technologies in civil engineering should be deeply studied in the future to fully satisfy strategic requirements of modern construction system, innovation of original and core technologies should be emphasized to improve civil engineering technology and construction means and play a positive role for maximum construction benefits of civil engineering, and it has great practical significance. The article has made all-round representation on authority and importance of construction technology innovation of civil engineering architecture from the global perspective, discussed and exchanged construction technology features of civil engineering in current period, continuously deepened innovation and reforming of construction technology of civil engineering to effectively facilitate improvement of natures of the building based on summary of construction experience of engineering oriented with technical innovation.
Rock Fragmentation Prediction through a New Hybrid Model Based on Imperial Competitive Algorithm and Neural Network
Authors: Jahed Armaghani Danial
Published: May 2018

Reliable estimation of rock fragmentation is an important issue in the blasting operations in order to predict quality of the production. Since rock fragmentation is affected by various parameters such as blast pattern and rock mass characteristics, it is very difficult to have an appreciate prediction of it. This paper describes a new hybrid imperialism competitive algorithm (ICA)-artificial neural network (ANN) in order to solve shortcomings of ANN itself for prediction of rock fragmentation. In fact, the influence of ICA on ANN results was studied in this research. By investigating the related studies, the most important parameters of ICA were identified and a series of parametric studies for their determination were conducted. All models were built using 8 inputs and one output which is rock fragmentation. To have a fair comparison and show the capability of the new hybrid model, a pre-developed ANN model was also considered and constructed. Evaluation of the obtained results demonstrated that a higher ability of rock fragmentation prediction is received developing a hybrid ICA-ANN model. Coefficient of determination (R2) values of (0.949 and 0.813) and (0.941 and 0.819) were obtained for training and testing of ICA-ANN and ANN models, respectively which indicated that the proposed ICA-ANN model can be implemented better in improving performance capacity of ANN model in estimating rock fragmentation.
On the innovation and development of civil engineering construction technology
Authors: Wang Jue , Xie Zuozheng , Zhang Bin , Tian Liqiang , Xu Liang
Published: May 2018

With the rapid development of China's market economy, to a certain extent, the market scale of building engineering has been widened. At the same time, it also brings convenience to people's work and life. Therefore, people put forward higher standards for the construction quality of building engineering. In building engineering construction, civil engineering construction technology is the core part, directly affecting the construction quality of building engineering.
Application and analysis of new technology in building engineering survey
Authors: Guo Qingtang , Li Gengtao , Qiao Zhigang , Xiuyuan Yang Xiuyuan , Li Baoli
Published: May 2018

With the development of China's economy, the construction industry has made considerable progress, and the quality of engineering survey is also increasing. At the present stage, many new surveying and mapping technologies have been applied in the construction engineering, which not only lays the foundation for the engineering survey, but also effectively improves the quality of the engineering survey. This paper analyzes the importance of engineering survey, and studies the application of new measurement technology in engineering survey, and expects to be helpful for related measurement enterprises.
Foundation Pit Support and Construction of Luneng Real Estate S - 20 Commercial Building
Authors: Song Xueli , Xu Xiudong , Wang Lange , Yang Huajun
Published: May 2018

With the gradual improvement of urban construction, urban construction land increasingly tense, the lack of land caused by the formation of expensive land premium. Alterations and new construction is basically plug-in embedded, the original underground, the building on the protection of the building is also increasingly diverse and complex, the construction is also increasing the difficulty. The safe use of existing facilities and the safety of construction are problems that must be addressed in urban construction.
The Evolution of Public Transport Policy in Hong Kong since 1981
Authors: Li Zhe
Published: May 2018

Counting only the usable land, the population in Hong Kong is as dense as 34,000 people per square kilometer, and it has a highly efficient multi-modal public transport system. According to the experience of Hong Kong public transit system, highly reputable public transport services reveals that the the viability and sustainability of mass transit railways depend very much on accompanying transport policies and land development strategies. The ways to reduce traffic congestion from supply measures to demand management and change the transit mode from vehicle to railway are both based on Hong Kong’s actual situation. Finally this article emphasis on sustainable transport is a great experience which needs research with more in-depth thinking, and the evolution of public transport policy in Hong Kong is a good inspiration for the public transit development in the other great cities in the world.
Smarter Crowdsourcing for Anti-Corruption: A Handbook of Innovative Legal, Technical, and Policy Proposals and A Guide to Their Implementation
Authors: Noveck Beth Simone , Koga Kaitlin , Aceves Garcia Rafael , Deleanu Hannah , Cantú-Pedraza Dinorah
Published: May 2018

Corruption presents a fundamental threat to the stability and prosperity of Mexico and combating it demands approaches that are both principled and practical. In 2017, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved project ME-T1351 to support Mexico in its fight against corruption using Open Innovation. Thus, the IDB partnered with the Governance Lab at NYU to support Mexico’s Secretariat of Public Service (Secretaría de la Función Pública) to identify innovative solutions for the measurement, detection, and prevention of corruption in Mexico using the GovLab’s open innovation methodology named Smarter Crowdsourcing. The purpose of Smarter Crowdsourcing was to identify concrete solutions that include the use of data analysis and technology to tackle corruption in the public sector. Although written at the behest of and for the Mexican context, the recommendations and plans for their implementation developed in this report could be adapted for use in other countries. This document contains 13 implementation plans laying out practical ways to address corruption. The plans emerged from “Smarter Crowdsourcing Anti-Corruption” (2017). The Smarter Crowdsourcing method is an agile process, which begins with robust problem definition followed by online sourcing of global expertise to surface innovative ideas and then turns them into practical implementation plans.
FORTALEZAS E FRAGILIDADES DO SETOR PISCÍCOLA EM SANTARÉM E MOJUÍ DOS CAMPOS, PA –BRASIL
Authors: Valle Gina Cynthia Carneiro do , McGrath David Gibbs , Faria Júnior Charles Hanry
Published: May 2018

RESUMO: Este trabalho objetiva apresentar as fortalezas e fragilidades dos produtores e instituições que atuam no setor aquícola de Santarém e Mojuí dos Campos, PA – Brasil. Assim como, caracterizar esses produtores aquícolas; apresentar os objetivos e missão das instituições que atuam no setor aquícola; e quali-quantificar as fortalezas e fragilidades dos produtores e instituições locais. Realizou-se entrevistas qualitativas com aplicação de formulários e de roteiros semiestruturados, junto a 44 piscicultores e 08 representantes das associações, cooperativas, agências de fomento e órgãos responsáveis pela atividade aquícola. Também foram realizados registros fotográficos, em áudios e pesquisa da literatura pertinente. Constatou-se a existência de empreendimentos de piscicultura continental em sua quase totalidade. Contudo, essas atividades apresentam problemas relacionados à disponibilidade de insumos, produção, escoamento e beneficiamento, além de entraves no ambiente institucional. A cadeia produtiva da piscicultura no Oeste paraense demanda de investimentos em insumos e produção da cadeia de forma profissional; que podem ser públicos ou privados, assim como uma maior integração e cooperação entre seus pares e ambientes.PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Aquicultura, Produtores e instituições, Santarém e Mojuí dos Campos.