bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Water volume reduction increases eutrophication risk in tropical semi-arid reservoirs
Authors: Rocha Junior Carlos Alberto Nascimento da , Costa Mariana Rodrigues Amaral da , Menezes Rosemberg Fernandes , Attayde José Luiz , Becker Vanessa
Published: April 2018

Abstract Aim Global patterns of temperature and precipitation have significantly changed over the last century and nearly all predictions point to even greater changes by the end of 2100. Long periods of drought in semi-arid regions generally reduce reservoirs and lakes water level, increasing the nutrients concentrations in the water. Our principal hypothesis is that water volume reduction, driven by prolonged droughts, will increase reservoirs susceptibility to eutrophication and accordingly an increase in trophic state. To test this hypothesis, we used a comparative analysis of ecosystems in a space-for-time substitution approach, in a Brazilian semi-arid region, to predict the consequences of reservoirs water volume reduction on key limnological variables. Methods We sampled 16 reservoirs located in two sub-basins with contrasting rainfall regimes, inserted on Piranhas-Açu watershed. The Seridó River basin (SB) is dry and the Piancó River basin (SB) is humid, with annual mean precipitation of 500 and 700 mm, respectively. Linear regressions analyzes were performed to assess whether the percentage of maximum volume stored (%MVS) is a good predictor for total phosphorus (TP), total nitrogen (TN) and chlorophyll-a (CHLA). In addition, a two factorial analysis of variance (two-way ANOVA) was performed to test for period (dry, very dry and extremely dry), basin (SB and PB) and their interactions effects on TP, TN, CHLA, conductivity, turbidity, and Secchi depth. Results The results showed a reduction in the reservoirs %MVS both for PB and SB regions. At the extremely dry period, all reservoirs were classified as eutrophic, but TP concentrations reached much higher values in SB than in PB. The linear regressions analyses showed that the TP and TN were negatively related to %MVS during all periods sampled. The two-way ANOVA showed that there were significant basin and period effects on TP, TN, Secchi depth and turbidity, whereas for CHLA and conductivity only basin effects were observed. In addition, we found significant interaction effects between period and basin on TP, TN and turbidity. Conclusions We conclude that the contrasting levels of rainfall observed between the two basins affect the water quality and trophic state of the reservoirs and these effects are magnified by water volume reduction. Therefore, our findings might help to predict the consequences of rainfall reductions on freshwater ecosystems of Brazilian drylands.
hBN-SiC KOMPOZİTLERDE SICAKLIĞIN SiC TANE BOYUNUNA ETKİSİ
Authors: Yılmaz Zuhal , Ay Nuran
Published: April 2018

Bu çalışmada hekzagonal bor nitrür- silisyum
karbür (hBN-SiC) kompozit sentezinde sıcaklığın SiC tane boyutu üzerine etkisi
araştırılmıştır.  Numunelerin SPS ile
1700oC, 1800oC, 1900oC ve 2000oC’de
farklı sıcaklıklarda 50MPa basınç altında 15dak sinterleme işlemi
gerçekleştirilmiştir. Sinterleme sıcaklığının SiC tane boyutu üzerine etkisinin
belirlenmesi için İmageJ programı ile tane boyut ölçümleri gerçekleştirilerek normal dağılım fonksiyonu ile
tane boyut dağılımları tespit edilmiştir. 1700oC’den 1900oC’ye
sıcaklık artırıldığında h-BN miktarında %0,9’luk bir artış gözlenmiştir ve 2000oC’de
ise değişmemiştir. SiC ortalama tane boyutu 1700oC’den 2000oC’ye
sıcaklık artırıldığında 1,09µm’den 1,96µm’ye artmıştır. Tane boyut
dağılımlarının standart sapma değerleri ise 1700oC’de 0,445 iken
2000oC’de 0,812 değerine arttığı gözlenmiştir. Sıcaklığa bağlı olarak
tane boyut dağılımı artmaktadır. hBN
fazının güçlü kovalent bağları ve plaka şeklinde yapıya sahip olmasından dolayı
hBN’nin zayıf sinterlenebilitesi nedeniyle SiC tane büyümesini yavaşlattığı
söylenebilir.
RESPONSABILIDAD SOCIAL EN LA UNIVERSIDAD DE LA COSTA: VISIÓN, ESTRATEGIA COMPARTIDA
Authors: Garizabal Mildred , Londo Luz , Uribe Adriana
Published: April 2018

El presente artículo es producto de una investigación cuyo objetivo principal fue determinar si la Corporación Universidad de la Costa CUC (Barranquilla, Colombia) desarrolla de forma integral la Responsabilidad con los grupos de interés internos, de la misma forma pretendió establecer alternativas de solución planteadas a través de los grupos de interés internos en dicha institución. Para esto se aplicó una metodología mixta (cuali-cuantitativa), enmarcado en el paradigma integrador (positivista y pos positivista) y un método de investigación inductivo, la técnica de investigación fue la encuesta y los instrumentos utilizados fueron la entrevista no estructurada y el cuestionario, el tamaño de la muestra fue de 382, 147, 16 y 90 para estudiantes, docentes, administrativos y egresados respectivamente, se analizaron las variables frente a teorías, para llegar a proponer estrategias. La investigación permitió llegar a la conclusión de que a pesar de no poseerse en la institución políticas y lineamientos definidos frente al tema, se desarrollan diversas actividades que pueden enmarcarse dentro del cumplimiento en materia de responsabilidad social en la universidad.ABSTRACTThis article is the result of an investigation, whose main objective was to determine whether the Corporation Coast University CUC (Corporacion Universitaria de la Costa, Barranquilla, Colombia) develops a comprehensive responsibility with internal stakeholders, in the same way sought to establish alternative solutions asked by internal stakeholders in this institution. For this, a mixed methodology (qualitative and quantitative) and a method of inductive research were carried out, applying research techniques like the interview and survey, the sample size for students, teachers, administrators and graduates was 382, 147, 16 and 90 respectively, the variables were analyzed against theories in order to propose new strategies. The investigation concluded that in spite of the fact that the university does not have policies or defined strategies, preestablished for this matter , the different activities that can be framed within the law may respond to the university´s social responsibility
Importancia de la Información Financiera para el ejercicio de la Gerencia
Authors: Gómez Cano Carlos Alberto , Aristizabal Valbuena Chris , Fuentes Gómez Diana
Published: April 2018

El ejercicio de la Gerencia en los actuales contextos empresariales, lejos del paradigma tradicional de estructuras rígidas y sistemas autoritarios, demanda un completo engranaje de todos los agentes de la organización, a fin de cumplir con los objetivos trazados en la fase de planeación, mismos que garantizan el éxito corporativo. De esta manera, la información financiera se convierte en un aliado para el desarrollo de las actividades gerenciales, las cuales van más allá de la toma de decisiones, pues esta, además de generar información para usuarios endógenos y exógenos, se convierte en una herramienta de control a la gestión organizacional. Es así como el presente manuscrito, se alinea al paradigma cualitativo producto de una exhaustiva revisión documental, presenta los tres mencionados escenarios de la información financiera, es decir, tres diferentes aristas de un mismo sistema, permitiendo concluir que la información financiera es un agente dinámico y con múltiples usos dentro del trasegar de las organizaciones, siempre y cuando se construya con datos sólidos, veraces y oportunos, que la configuren como un reflejo de la realidad de la empresa.
Governance Lessons from Urban Informality
Authors: Sarmiento Hugo , Tilly Chris
Published: April 2018

We locate this issue’s papers on a spectrum of radicalism. We then examine that spectrum, and the governance mechanisms described, through the lens of a significant arena of urban counter-planning: the urban informal economy. Drawing on our own research on self-organization by informal workers and settlers, as well as broader literatures, we suggest useful lessons for reinventing urban governance.
Self-Organisation and the Co-Production of Governance: The Challenge of Local Responses to Climate Change
Authors: Atkinson Rob , Dörfler Thomas , Rothfuß Eberhard
Published: April 2018

The arena of locally embedded and engendered responses to climate change offers a particularly fruitful and challenging space in which to scrutinise the encounters between established forms of governance and knowledge as they become entwined with locally generated forms of self-organisation. The issue of climate change offers a particularly fertile case for study because to date it has largely been dominated by state and market-based responses and associated forms of governance selectively articulated with knowledge generated through scientific and expert modes of knowledge. The central focus of the article is on identifying the variegated forms of understanding associated with the groups we researched and how they drew upon/utilised knowledge (knowledge-in-action) vis-à-vis the governance of ecological politics and environmental governance. The article draws on case studies of self-organising locally based groups in Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom that are addressing climate change, in a broad sense, within their locality. These groups represent a range of responses to the issue and associated modes of action, exhibit different levels and forms of ‘organisation’ and may challenge more established forms of governance and knowledge in different ways.
The Precarious Politics of Public Innovation
Authors: Wagenaar Hendrik , Wood Matthew
Published: April 2018

This article argues that debates about public innovation among governance scholars risk essentialising the concept. Rather than recognise the inherently normative content of public innovation, some scholars have created taxonomies that conflate very different forms of ‘innovation’ in the public and private sectors, the latter of which is deeply contradictory to public values. We re-think public innovation as both a pragmatic process, a way of responding to developments in contemporary governance, and an inherently public and democratic practice. Our analysis addresses three points: who innovates; what is the object of innovation, and what are the effects of innovation? From this analysis we specify public innovation as both inescapable and democratically necessary to safeguard and promote the important values of public life.
OKUL MÜDÜRLERİNİN PATERNALİST LİDERLİK DAVRANIŞLARININ İNCELENMESİ
Authors: Dağlı Abidin , Ağalday Bünyamin
Published: April 2018

Bu
araştırmanın amacı, kamu ortaokullarında görevli
öğretmenlerin kendi okul müdürlerinin paternalist liderlik davranışlarına
ilişkin algılarının
nasıl olduğunu saptamaktır. Araştırma, betimsel tarama modelinde yapılmıştır.
Araştırmanın örneklemini, 2016-2017 eğitim-öğretim yılında Mardin il merkezinden basit seçkisiz
örnekleme yöntemi ile seçilen 20 ortaokul ve bu okullarda görevli 261 öğretmen
oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmanın verileri, 
Dağlı ve Ağalday (2017) tarafından geliştirilen “Okul Müdürlerinin Paternalist Liderlik Davranışları Ölçeği”
kullanılarak elde edilmiştir. Anlamlılık düzeyi .05 olarak alınmıştır.
Verilerin analizi sonucunda ulaşılan bazı önemli bulgular şunlardır:
Öğretmenlerin kendi okul müdürlerinin paternalist liderlik davranışlarına
ilişkin algılarının genel ortalaması “çok
katılıyorum” düzeyinde olduğu saptanmıştır. Öğretmen algılarına göre okul
müdürlerinin en düşük düzeyde sergiledikleri patarnalist liderlik davranışı “otoritelerini kendilerine menfaat sağlamak
için kullanmaları” iken en yüksek
düzeyde sergiledikleri davranış ise
“okul dışından
gelen haksız eleştirilere karşı öğretmenlerini koruması” davranışıdır. Öğretmenlerin kendi okul müdürlerinin “yardımsever
liderlik” boyutuna ilişkin algıları arasında “sendika üyeliği” ve “cinsiyet”
değişkenlerine göre anlamlı bir fark saptanmıştır. Araştırmanın sonucunda,
uygulayıcı ve araştırmacılara yönelik önerilerde bulunulmuştur.
The Project of Modernisation of Teacher Education in the Russian Federation: Outcomes 2014—2017
Authors: Margolis A.A. , Safronova M.A.
Published: April 2018

The project of modernization of teacher education was initiated by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation in 2014 and was carried out in two stages: the first one in 2014—2015 and the second one in 2016—2017. This full-scale project comprised 33 projects covering the modernization of all main programmes of teacher training (bachelor’s, master’s, PhD) in “Education and Pedagogical Sciences”. The project was implemented by 65 higher education organizations located in 51 subjects in 8 federal districts of the Russian Federation. Expert and analytical support in the course of the project implementation was provided by interregional Resource Centers established in the Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, the project operator, and in the National Research University Higher School of Economics, the co-operator; also, a new website педагогическоеобразование. рф was created for the purposes of project assistance. A new model of designing modules of basic professional educational programmes was developed and tested during the project implementation that incorporates activity and practice-oriented approaches into teacher training. Following the results of each stage of the project, an independent evaluation of professional competencies and their compliance with the requirements of the professional standard for teachers was carried out in students using a specially developed technique. All in all, more than 6300 students from 51 Russian universities participated in this independent evaluation.
On the Issue of Establishing Public Schools of the Future: A Synthesis of Subject- and Project-Based Education
Authors: Gromyko Y.V.
Published: April 2018

The article argues that the Russian school system is limited in respect of the mastered activity types: children are mostly retelling texts or solving text tasks. At the same time, in China and the EU the polytypic activity is "built in" even in the architectural space of the school. In the school building, there are special areas for different learning activities: one for a usual lesson, another one for performances, and a third one for experiments. The author challenges the idea of the traditional division between school disciplines and project-based learning, the latter being isolated and institutionalized in the form of additional education with no goals to master generalized ways of acting. Project-based learning carries out the function of motivation: by implementing their projects school students begin to understand how to use knowledge in a practical context. Transition from a project plot to implementation is the move from design thinking to action in a situation. Integrating academic curriculum and project-based education is possible on the basis of metasubject approach: such constituents as knowledge, sign (schemes), problem, task, situation, meaning, and goals are used as tools for mastering academic disciplines and developing projects. At the same time, students acquire a special type of reflection of the cognitive and metacognitive processes in solving research and design problems.
Transfusion in Haemoglobinopathies: Review and recommendations for local blood banks and transfusion services in Oman
Authors: Al-Riyami Arwa Z. , Daar Shahina
Published: April 2018

Sickle cell disease and homozygous β-thalassaemia are common haemoglobinopathies in Oman, with many implications for local healthcare services. The transfusions of such patients take place in many hospitals throughout the country. Indications for blood transfusions require local recommendations and guidelines to ensure standardised levels of care. This article summarises existing transfusion guidelines for this group of patients and provides recommendations for blood banks and transfusion services in Oman. This information is especially pertinent to medical professionals and policy-makers developing required services for the standardised transfusion support of these patients.
Implications of Early Pregnancy Obesity on Maternal, Fetal and Neonatal Health: Retrospective cohort study from Oman
Authors: Zutshi Anita , Santhosh Jayasree , Sheikh Julie , Naeem Fareeha , Al-Hamedi Ahmed , Khan Shahla , Al-Said Eishthiag
Published: April 2018

Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of early pregnancy obesity among Omani women and to review maternal antenatal complications, intrapartum and postpartum events and neonatal complications among such women in comparison to women of normal weight. Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 2,652 pregnant Omani women who delivered at the Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman, between November 2011 and April 2012. The patients’ electronic medical records were reviewed for antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum data. Body mass index was measured during the first trimester (≤12 gestational weeks) and classified according to the World Health Organization categories. Maternal and neonatal complications were compared between obese women and those of normal weight. Obstetric outcomes in uncomplicated pregnancies were also compared. Results: In the study cohort, there were 901 (34%) obese women and 912 (34.4%) women of normal weight; of these, 440 (48.8%) and 672 (73.7%) had uncomplicated pregnancies, respectively. Obese women had a significantly increased incidence of gestational diabetes (relative risk [RR]: 2.23; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.70–2.92; P <0.01), gestational hypertension (RR: 3.04; 95% CI: 1.63–5.65; P <0.01), Caesarean delivery (RR: 1.48; 95% CI: 1.08–2.03; P <0.01), postpartum haemorrhage (RR: 2.10; 95% CI: 1.11–4.10; P = 0.01) and fetal macrosomia (RR: 2.71; 95% CI: 1.21–6.09; P <0.01). Conclusion: Approximately one-third of the studied Omani women were obese. These women had a significantly increased risk of various maternal antenatal complications, intrapartum and postpartum events and neonatal complications.
Removal of Nasogastric Tube Accidentally Stitched to Roux-en-Y Oesophagojejunostomy Following a Radical Gastrectomy for Stomach Cancer: Case report and review of the literature
Authors: Azzam Ayman Z. , Azzam Kareem A. , Amin Tarek
Published: April 2018

Nasogastric tubes (NGTs) are important for feeding, stenting and decompression after gastrointestinal surgeries, particularly in the upper gastrointestinal tract. Resistance in the removal of a NGT is a rare surgical complication and may be due to a knot in the tube or a stitch anchoring the tube to an anastomosis. We report a 41-year-old male patient who was admitted to the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2015 with stomach cancer. He underwent a radical total gastrectomy with a Roux-en-Y oesophagojejunostomy. One week after the surgery, removal of the NGT was attempted; however, this was very difficult and the proximal end of the tube was cut off as a temporary measure. Six weeks later, an upper gastrointestinal tract endoscopy revealed that the distal end of the NGT had been accidentally stitched to the Roux-en-Y oesophagojejunostomy. The stitch was removed and the rest of the NGT was successfully extracted using a snare.
Primary Cutaneous Carcinosarcoma: A cutaneous neoplasm with an exceptional presentation
Authors: Ruiz-Villaverde Ricardo , Aneiros-Fernández José
Published: April 2018

Interesting Medical Image
Re: Calvarial Tuberculosis in a Preschool-Aged Child: An uncommon entity
Authors: Al-Mendalawi Mahmood D.
Published: April 2018

Letter to the Editor
Social Impact Assessment (SIA): A Review of SIA Procedure in Malaysia
Authors: Hassan Mohammad Mujaheed
Published: April 2018

Social Impact Assessment (SIA) essentially is an individual report or a subfield of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). It is demarcated as the social sciences required in developing a knowledge base to provide a systematic assessment, in advance of the impacts, on the day-to-day quality of life of persons and communities whose environment is affected by a proposed project, plan or policy change. SIA is a platform for diverse groups and people in a community to voices out their need and concern. SIA are the ‘people impacts’ of development actions. Social impact assessments focus on the human dimension of environments, and seek to identify the impacts on people who benefits and who loses. New provision has been enforced in January 2017 to the Malaysia SIA procedure. Therefore the objective of this paper is to review the new provision and procedure of SIA enforcement in Malaysia.
An Evaluation of Community Oriented Policing (COP) Mechanism: Partnership and Problem Solving. Case Study: Bandar Baru Sri Pinang, Pulau Pinang. Part 1: Literature Review & Methodology
Authors: Hassan Mohammad Mujaheed , Abdullah Aldrin
Published: April 2018

The community-oriented policing concept is essence of collaboration between the police force sand the community residents that identifies and solves problems. With the police is no longer the sole guardians of law and order, community and police become actives allies in the effort to enhance the safety and the quality of the neighborhood. Basically, community policing is not a program or a series of programs. It is a philosophy, a belief that by working together the police and the community can accomplish what neither can accomplish alone. It is involves a rethinking of the role of the police and a restructuring of the police force. However, according to Friedmann (1992), the major weakness of earlier community oriented policing programs is that the police agencies did not allow or support community involvement in various crime prevention efforts. The community seems like to imply a group of people with a common history and understandings and sense of themselves as “us” and outsider as “them”. The paper therefore offers an examination of the partnership component between police and community residents towards problem solving.
Theoretical analysis on the convergence of India and China’s interests and their impact on post-conflict Sri Lanka
Authors: Karunarathne M.S.H.U.
Published: April 2018

Convergence of India-China interests on Sri Lankan context became critical during post conflict period as it provided the platform for these two powerful nations to check and balance their interests. This paper aims at discussing the impact of their interests on post conflict Sri Lanka. The main objective of the study is to theoretically analyze the convergence of Indo-China interests on above context and their impact on Sri Lanka. To achieve aforesaid objectives qualitative approach has been adopted and secondary data is the main type of data obtained from various sources such as books, journal articles, newspapers, government records and other relevant documents available in both printed and electronic versions. Document analysis, theoretical analysis and descriptive analysis are used to analyze data. In document analysis documents are interpreted to give meaning and it collects available data related to the study and interprets them to find out specific issues. Concepts derive from literature review and theoretical analysis helps to develop broader understanding on those issues and collect new knowledge. Descriptive analysis also used in certain areas to provide comprehensive understanding of collected data. The research findings conclude Chinese influence over the other regions seems inevitable with its rise as a global economic and military power which is perceived as a threat by India. India is also trying to match Chinese rise resulting suspicion and fear psychosis among one another’s achievements.  Both are engaged in a competition to achieve goodwill of their neighbors.  Sri Lanka has become convergence point for both India and China due to its strategic importance in the Indian Ocean and it was intensified during post conflict period. Both attempted to attract the post conflict reconstruction projects but China impressed more positively on Sri Lankan policy makers since its aid came with no influences for domestic politics. India raised the issue on reconciliation and power devolution and even supported UN resolution against Sri Lanka. Chinese approach was more peaceful and beneficial for Sri Lanka whereas India
Soberanía del consumidor y libertad de elección en países en desarrollo
Authors: Ruiz Díaz Gonzalo
Published: April 2018

A partir de las nociones de libertad de proceso y de oportunidad de Amartya Sen, este artículo expone las condiciones necesarias para que el funcionamiento de los mercados tenga resultados compatibles con el concepto de la soberanía del consumidor formulado por Hutt. Estas condiciones están vinculadas al desarrollo de capacidades básicas de los consumidores, la promoción de mercados con opciones plurales y el acceso a mecanismos de justicia de consumo. Examina, además, el papel del Estado en el cumplimiento de esas condiciones en países en desarrollo.
Ingresos y educación en el sector rural colombiano
Authors: Tenjo Galarza Jaime , Jaimes Carlos Alberto
Published: April 2018

En este artículo se presentan algunas estimaciones del ingreso en el sector rural colombiano como un todo y para la agricultura y el resto del sector. Los resultados indican que en el sector rural hay una alta segmentación por género y que los retornos de la educación son muy bajos, especialmente en la agricultura. Una hipótesis para explicar estos bajos retornos es la falta de factores complementarios como acceso a la tierra, asistencia técnica y bienes públicos en general.
Disparidades en el desarrollo regional en Tamaulipas, México
Authors: Esqueda Walle Ramiro
Published: April 2018

En un periodo de consolidación de la apertura económica de la economía mexicana, iniciada a mediados de los ochenta, este trabajo analiza empíricamente la conglomeración del desarrollo local-municipal en Tamaulipas, un estado “exitoso” en este proceso. Intenta responder las siguientes preguntas: ¿existe un patrón de concentración espacial del desarrollo a nivel intermunicipal?, ¿la distribución del desarrollo muestras una conglomeración espacialmente significativa?, ¿se ha modificado en el periodo analizado? La evidencia sugiere que se ha configurado un régimen de municipios ganadores y perdedores que parece pasar de un patrón norte-sur a uno centro-periferia.
Zmiany koryta dolnej i środkowej Wiernej Rzeki od XVIII wieku
Authors: Chrabąszcz Mariusz , Kalicki Tomasz , Przepióra Paweł , Frączek Marcin
Published: April 2018

Celem opracowania jest przedstawienie wpływu działalności człowieka na zmiany małej retencji i koryta Wiernej Rzeki w ostatnich stuleciach. Wierna Rzeka położona jest w południowo-zachodniej części regionu świętokrzyskiego na obszarze Wyżyn Polskich. Rzeka jest lewobrzeżnym dopływem Białej Nidy. Sklasyfikowana jest jako rzeka wyżynna o długości 35,7 km ze średnim spadkiem 2,32‰. Zlewnia o powierzchni 313,8 km2 ma podłużny kształt o rozciągłości południkowej. Obszar zlewni znajdował się w południowo-zachodniej części Staropolskiego Okręgu Przemysłowego. Od średniowiecza do końca XIX wieku, na Wiernej Rzece funkcjonowały co najmniej cztery kuźnice. Działały tu także młyny, które budowano na dawnej infrastrukturze kuźnic. Najwięcej młynów na Wiernej Rzece wzniesiono w drugiej połowie XIX wieku oraz na początku XX wieku. Działalność kuźnic i młynów przyczyniła się do zmian w rozwinięciu koryta, doprowadzając do powstania anastomoz antropogenicznych. Zmiany te zostały udokumentowane w materiałach archiwalnych i kartograficznych. W drugiej połowie XX wieku działalność młynów została wstrzymana. Na równinie zalewowej zachowały się liczne pozostałości infrastruktury zakładów hutniczych i młynarskich (wały, kanały, stawy młyńskie). Współcześnie na Wiernej Rzece, w miejscu porzuconych młynów, występują odcinki wielokorytowe. W wyniku procesu renaturalizacji wiele form antropogenicznych zostało zatartych, a zdrenowane zbiorniki wodne stały się częścią równiny zalewowej.
Rozumne zachowania zwierząt w relacji Marka Tulliusza Cycerona
Authors: Danek Zbigniew
Published: April 2018

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Influence of phosphorus on yield and quality of promising varieties of soybean (Glycine max L. Merril) under rainfed condition
Authors: Luikham Edwin , Kumar Kamalesh , Mariam Anal P. S.
Published: April 2018

A field experiment was couducted during kharif season of 2010 at the College of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University, Imphal to study the effect of phosphorus on yield and quality of promising varieties of soybean under rainfed condition. Results revealed that application of phosphorus significantly influenced the number of pods per plant, seeds per pod, test weight, seed yield, oil and protein content. The highest seed yield was recorded with the application of phosphorus at 60 kg P2O5/ha and stover yield with 90 kg P2O5/ha. However, the oil and protein contents in seed were significantly increased with the application of phosphorus up to 30 kg P2O5/ha. Residual available nitrogen and phosphorus in soil were increased with increased level of phosphorus up to 90 kg P2O5. Comparable seed yield was recorded in Local and Bragg varieties. Higher protein and oil contents were recorded in Bragg compared to other varieties. The residual available nitrogen was significantly enhanced by cultivation of Bragg over the local variety.
Variability Studies of strains of Kagzi lime(Citrus aurantifolia Swingle) in Latur district of Maharashtra
Authors: Yadlod S. S. , Bhalerao R. V. , Pingle S. N.
Published: April 2018

The survey work was under taken to study the variability in kagzi lime of Latur district during 2010-2011. The strain LTR5 recorded the maximum height of plant (4.22 m), which was on par with LTR8 (4.20 m) and LTR13 (4.18 m). There was a significant variation in tree volume ranged from 8.87 m3 to 57.82 m.3 The strain LTR19 was recorded the maximum tree volume (57.82 m3). Maximum number of fruits per tree (2390.00) was recorded in strain LTR5. Maximum fruit weight was recorded in LTR11 (65.33 g), which was on par with strain LTR2 (64.00 g).The fruit volume was recorded maximum in LTR11 (65.00 ml), which was on par with strain LTR2 (64.00 ml). The length of fruit was maximum in LTR11 (4.95 cm), which was on par with LTR8 (4.92 cm), whereas, the maximum breadth of fruit was recorded in strain LTR8 (4.70cm). The highest shape index of fruit was recorded in LTR11 (1.09), which was at par with LTR3 (1.07). Many strains were yellow in colour, oval shaped and smooth in texture.
Performance of released cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) varieties under hot and humid climatic zone of Odisha
Authors: Chandrasekhar M , Sethi K. , Tripathy P , Mukherjee S. K , Panda P. K , Roy A
Published: April 2018

The wide gap between the present level of productivity and potential productivity (2 ton ha-1) of cashew nut in the country as well as in the state of Odisha is due to use of traditional varieties of low yield potential and non adoption of scientific orchard management practices. To address the issue of low productivity of cashew in the state, a multi locational trial was laid out during the year 2008 using clonal planting materials of twenty five released cashew varieties collected from different co-operating centres of AICRP on Cashew, India. The collected grafted plants were planted at a spacing of 7.5 m x 7.5 m following Randomized Block Design (RBD) having six plants per treatment and replicated twice. Recommended package of practices were adopted uniformly to raise a good crop. Data recorded on various vegetative growth parameters, yield attributing traits and nut yield of different cashew varieties revealed that Vengurla-7 recorded maximum for the vegetative parameters like tree height (5.45m), trunk girth (84.05cm) and canopy spread in North-South direction (8.75m) while canopy spread in East-West direction was recorded maximum in variety, BPP-8(8.75m). Maximum number of flowering laterals m-2 was recorded in variety, Chintamani-1(28.87) while BPP-8 recorded maximum nuts m-2(46.0). Number of nuts panicle-1 recorded maximum in variety, Bhubaneswar-1 (9.0). Nut weight(9.6 g) as well as kernel weight(3.02g) was recorded maximum in variety, Vengurla-7. Variety, Kanaka recorded highest shelling(32.76%) among the tested varieties. Nut yield was significantly maximum in variety, BPP-8 (16.75 kg plant-1) while that of lowest in variety Jharagram-1(1.60kg plant-1) at 7th harvest. TSS was recorded maximum in variety Bhubaneswar-1 while acidity was maximum in variety, Vengurla-4(0.22%). Yield is the ultimate target for any evaluation programme. From the study, it is be concluded that among the twenty five tested released varieties, BPP-8 was the best performing cashew variety under hot and humid climatic zone of Odisha.
Growth of area, production and productivity of banana (Musa Paradisiaca) cultivation in Theni district, Tamil Nadu – An analysis by component elements
Authors: Saravanapandeeswari V. , Vanitha B.
Published: April 2018

Banana called as the “fruit of the wise men” is an important fruit crop cultivated widely and consumed by the majority of the population in India as well as in Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu is the largest producer of banana in India. In Tamil Nadu, Theni District holds first position in area under cultivation of banana followed by Coimbatore, Erode and Tuticorin districts. The study was under taken to study the rate of growth of area, production and productivity of banana cultivation in Theni District, Tamil Nadu and to compute the relative contribution of area, yield and their interaction to the change in production of banana cultivation. The results of this study revealed that the yield effect (25%) had significant contribution in Tamil Nadu and area effect (59.46%) had significant contribution in the state as a whole in increasing the production of banana cultivation. In Theni district, it reveals that the yield effect (26.08%) had significant contribution and area effect (39.20%) had significant contribution in the district as whole in increasing the production of banana cultivation. Therefore, keeping the area as constant the productivity of horticultural crops can be further increased by taking appropriate production technologies.
Tech-Based Approaches To Supporting And Engaging Diverse Learners: Visual Strategies For Success
Authors: Bryans-Bongey Sarah E.
Published: April 2018

This paper explores teaching and learning applications at the intersection between Universal Design for Learning, Assistive Technology, and mainstream educational technology. Informed by the SETT framework in which the technology choice is informed by student, environment, and task (Dell, Newton, & Petroff, 2017; Zabala, 2005), this paper is designed for a learner-profile consistent with learners who need concrete and visual approaches to optimize receptive and expressive communication. The visual and interactive approaches shared here include Universal Design, graphic organizers, and comic strip creations, and may appeal to teachers of students on the autism spectrum as well as others who are responsive to visual supports. 

While it is not possible to predict the exact nature of the environment and tasks at hand for these students, the paper leaves those decisions in the hands of the readers. Approaches and suggestions shared here reflect practitioner experience, findings from the literature, and data from a 2016 course, in which a small number of diverse students reinforced the concept that UDL approaches increased their engagement and success.
Angst About Academic Writing: Graduate Students At The Brink
Authors: Holmes Barbara , Waterbury Theresa , Baltrinic Eric , Davis Arielle
Published: April 2018

This paper offers some insights into the anxieties graduate students bring into the classroom about academic or technical writing. In this qualitative study, a focus group of graduate students was utilized to describe the specific negative feelings, attitudes and experiences held about writing. Findings suggest that students were able to identify three main reasons or causes of writing anxiety: (1) lack of confidence in writing ability (2) lack of time to devote to writing activities and (3) lack of skills in utilizing scholarly resources. Participants also suggest that colleges and universities take more proactive steps in implementing strategies early in the matriculation process to support graduate students in acquiring writing competency. This exploration suggests that there is still much to be learned from graduate students about what colleges and universities can do to improve writing literacy, help graduate students acquire writing self-efficacy and create a culture of writing expectations.
The Most Familiar Stranger: The Acculturation Of Mainland Chinese Students Studying In Taiwan
Authors: Chao Ren-Fang , Yen Jih-Rong
Published: April 2018

Mainland China and Taiwan have a homogenous macroculture, but a heterogenous microculture. To understand the acculturation of students from mainland China to Taiwan, the present study applies Berry’s(1997) two-dimensional model of acculturation, together with the concept of cultural types as its analytical framework, using focus group interviews to analyze different directions of acculturation among students from mainland China in Taiwan. The results show that regarding personal values, due to Taiwan’s restrictions on students from mainland China and the fact that they must eventually return to their place of origin, the acculturation of students from mainland China mainly takes the “separation/segregation” mode. Regarding peer selection, due to differences between individuals in their interpersonal choices, they may adopt “separation/segregation” or “integration” modes. Regarding the period of residence in Taiwan, as students from mainland China spend longer in Taiwan, they tend more towards “integration.” However, when teachers show greater contempt for the culture of mainland China, the acculturation of students from mainland China tends toward the “separation/segregation” mode.
Resposta à Carta ao Editor: “Prevalência de Literacia em Saúde Inadequada em Portugal Medida com o Newest Vital Sign”
Authors: Paiva Dagmara , Silva Susana , Severo Milton , Moura-Ferreira Pedro , Lunet Nuno , Azevedo Ana
Published: April 2018

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La relación entre la hernia inguinal y la cirugía del cáncer de próstata
Authors: Ramírez Backhaus Miguel , Rubio-Briones José , Estevan-Estevan Rafael , Carbonell-Tatay Fernando
Published: April 2018

Introducción y ObjetivoLos defectos de pared abdominal y el cáncer de próstata pueden aparecer de manera sincrónica o metacrónica. Procedemos a realizar una revisión de la literatura para dilucidar: la conveniencia y seguridad de la cirugía combinada, la incidencia de hernias tras la cirugía prostática y la viabilidad de la prostatectomía en pacientes con hernioplastia laparoscópica previa.Material y Método: Combinamos los mesh terms “prostate neoplasm” y “abdominal hernia” en la base de datos  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/. Dos investigadores MRB y FCT revisan las 125 referencias bibliográficas y seleccionan aquellas series de casos con más de 20 procedimientos así como artículos de revisión y revisiones sistemáticas.Resultados y conclusiones: Hasta 24 trabajos (34,3%) describían o analizaban la viabilidad, los resultados y las complicaciones de una cirugía combinada, prostatectomía radical y herniorrafia o hernioplastia en un mismo acto quirúrgico. Evaluados los resultados, la literatura avala la intervención combinada en el mismo acto quirúrgico a los pacientes que padecen una hernia inguinal y un cáncer de próstata subsidiario de prostatectomía.Encontramos 25 estudios y un meta-análisis que abordan el potencial incremento de hernias inguinales tras prostatectomía radical. Aproximadamente un 15% de los pacientes a los que se les practica una prostatectomía radical retropúbica clásica desarrollarán hernias inguinales; es posible que la incidencia sea menor en prostatectomías laparoscópicas y es factible que se acentúe con el abordaje extraperitoneal. La mediana de tiempo a la aparición de la hernia es de alrededor de 6 meses.Tras la evaluación de 13 originales y 1 meta-análisis se concluye que la hernioplastia laparoscópica no imposibilita la prostatectomía pero  dificulta la cirugía pélvica ulterior.
Técnica de doble cono como alternativa a la técnica de Lichtenstein en hernias inguinales tipo VI o tipo III con compromiso de la pared posterior
Authors: Viscido Germán Rodrigo , Mandojana Facundo , Bocco Anastasía María Cecilia , Parodi Matías , Palencia Rafael , Picón Molina Héctor , Doniquían Alejandro
Published: April 2018

Antecedentes: Rutkow y Robbins lograron aplicar su técnica a todos los tipos de hernias inguinales con excelentes resultados. La técnica de colocar dos conos de polipropileno como alternativa para la reparación de hernias tipo VI y compararla con la técnica de Lichtenstein no ha sido reportada en la literatura.Objetivo: Evaluar los resultados a largo plazo de la técnica de doble cono (DC) para la reparación de hernias tipo VI o tipo III con compromiso de la pared posterior y compararlos con la técnica de Lichtenstein (Lch) en igual patología.Pacientes y métodos: Estudio prospectivo y observacional. Se evaluaron los resultados de 150 hernioplastias inguinales con técnica DC en hernias tipo VI o tipo III con compromiso de la pared posterior y se los comparó con 150 hernioplastias con técnica de Lch en igual patología. Período desde 1 enero de 2008 al 1 de enero de 2015. El control se realizó a los 14, 45 y 180 días, al año y anualmente por 5 años. Se evaluaron datos demográfi cos, tiempo quirúrgico y de internación, complicaciones posquirúrgicas, dolor posoperatorio, reinserción laboral y porcentaje de recidiva. Programa estadístico SPSS 2008, nivel de signifi cación del 5 %.Resultados: Todos los casos se operaron con anestesia regional. No encontramos diferencias signifi cativas al evaluar tiempo quirúrgico (DC 50 ± 10.5 minutos vs. Lch 48 ± 12.8 minutos), tiempo de internación (DC 13 vs. Lch 11 horas), morbilidad, y retorno laboral (5 ± 4.5 días vs. 6 ± 4.1 días). En un seguimiento promedio de 48 meses encontramos 1 recidiva (0.6 %) en cada grupo (p = ns). El seguimiento pudo realizarse de forma rigurosa durante los dos primeros años en el 80 % de la serie DC y en el 78 % de la serie Lch.Conclusión: La técnica de DC para hernias inguinales tipo VI o tipo III con compromiso de la pared posterior ofrece excelentes resultados en cuanto a tiempo quirúrgico y de internación, porcentaje de complicaciones, retorno laboral y recidiva como alternativa a la técnica de Lch a 48 meses de segumiento.
Minineurectomía ecoguiada del nervio ilioinguinal para tratar el dolor crónico posquirúrgico: nueva técnica selectiva confirmada por disección anatómica
Authors: Moreno Egea Alfredo
Published: April 2018

Antecedentes: El tratamiento del dolor crónico neural posquirúrgico todavía no dispone de ningún consenso. La neurectomía es una opción cuando fracasa el tratamiento médico. La neurectomía puede realizarse por vía anterior o posterior y de forma clásica o mediante laparoscopia, pero estos abordajes suelen ser complejos y traumáticos.Caso clínico: Presentamos una mujer operada de hernia inguinal tres años antes y con dolor crónico neural (nervio ilioinguinal) refractario a tratamiento médico. Fue operada dos veces para retirar trozos de mallas, sin que se consiguiera evitar el dolor. Se realizó después una laparoscopia extraperitoneal, que no consiguió reconocer el nervio ilioinguinal y seccionó el femorocutáneo. Ante la situación creada, se diseñó una nueva estrategia local bajo control ecográfico y se realizó una minineurectomía ambulatoria, evitando los campos quirúrgicos previos (anterior y laparoscópico).Conclusión: La minineurectomía ecoguiada es una posibilidad más que ha de considerarse en el tratamiento del dolor crónico posquirúrgico de origen neural.
Cirugía urgente de la pared abdominal
Authors: Domínguez Caro Raquel , Medrano Caviedes Rodrigo , Rofin Serra Silvia , Caballero Mestres Ferrán , Trías Folch Manel
Published: April 2018

Introducción: La cirugía urgente de la pared abdominal es uno de los procedimientos más frecuentes en nuestro entorno.A diferencia en la cirugía electiva, la estancia, las complicaciones y la morbimortalidad son muchos más elevadas.Material y métodos: Se trata de un estudio retrospectivo de las hernias e incisionales, intervenidas de urgencia enlos años 2012 y 2013 en nuestro centro. Se han registrado variables como la edad, localización, indicación quirúrgica,diámetro transversal, el tipo de hernia, la necesidad de resección intestinal y se han relacionado con la estancia media,las complicaciones y mortalidad.Resultados: Analizamos 84 casos de hernias intervenidas de urgencia. El 67% fueron hernias primarias y el 33%hernias incisionales. La edad media es de 69 años. El tiempo quirúrgico medio es de 87 minutos, siendo menor enlas hernias. La estancia media fue mayor en las hernias incisionales. Registramos complicaciones en 30 pacientes. Lamortalidad global es del 5,95%. De los 84 pacientes analizados, 9 se encontraban en lista de espera. El tiempo medioen lista de demora es de 1,5 años.Conclusiones: La cirugía urgente de las pared abdominal se relaciona con mayor mortalidad que la cirugía electiva(0,02% vs 5%). La mortalidad aumenta en mayores de 70 años (p<0,001), evidenciando también una tendenciaestadística a relacionarse con el ASA y con las eventraciones de gran tamaño. Creemos que la creación de unidadesespecializadas en pared abdominal ayudaría en la detección y el tratamiento electivo precoz, y evitaría la morbimortalidadasociada a la cirugía urgente.
Students' critical thinking skills profile: constructing best strategy in teaching chemistry
Authors: Utami Budi , Saputro Sulistyo , Ashadi Ashadi , Masykuri Mohammad , Probosari Riezky Maya , Sutanto Alimin
Published: April 2018

The purpose of this study was to determine the profile of critical thinking skills of senior high school students. The paper-based essay questions and the questionnaires were used as the instruments to measure critical thinking skills in daily chemistry problems, which is based on Facione’s critical thinking aspects included interpretation, analysis, evaluation, inference, explanation, and self-regulation. The research was conducted in one of government senior high school in Central Java, Indonesia. The descriptive-qualitative method was used for the research method. The qualitative approach was used to analyze the data by using essay questions and questionnaires. The criteria for critical thinking skills were categorized as null, low, medium, and high. The result showed that most of the students have weak or low skill in critical thinking, especially in analysis, evaluation, explanation, and self-regulation whether their skill of interpretation and inference are medium. This finding can be used to develop a new strategy in teaching chemistry related to critical thinking skill.

 
The Instrument Implementation of Two-tier Multiple Choice to Analyze Students’ Science Process Skill Profile
Authors: Sukarmin Sukarmin , Ratnasari Dewi , Suparmi Suparmi
Published: April 2018

This research is aimed to analyze the profile of students’ science process skill (SPS) by using instrument two-tier multiple choice. This is a descriptive research that describes the profile of students’ SPS. Subjects of the research were 10th-grade students from high, medium and low categorized school. Instrument two-tier multiple choice consists of 30 question that contains an indicator of SPS. The indicator of SPS namely formulating a hypothesis, designing experiment, analyzing data, applying the concept, communicating, making a conclusion. Based on the result of the research and analysis, it shows that: 1) the average of indicator achievement of science process skill at high categorized school on formulating hypothesis is 74,55%, designing experiment is 74,89%, analyzing data is 67,89%, applying concept is 52,89%, communicating is 80,22%, making conclusion is 76%, 2). the average of indicator achievement of science process skill at medium categorized school on formulating hypothesis is 53,47%, designing experiment is 59,86%, analyzing data is 42,22%, applying concept is 33,19%, communicating is 76,25%, making conclusion is 61,53%, 3) the average of indicator achievement of science process skill at low categorized school on formulating hypothesis is 51%, designing experiment is 55,17%, analyzing data is 39,17%, applying concept is 35,83%, communicating is 58,83%, making conclusion is 58%.