bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Doctor Who and the Iconographic Search for an Ecstatic Human Religious Experience
Authors: Embry Stacy
Published: December 2015

The concept of the leading character from Doctor Who, the Doctor, as the perennial Everyman is directly taken from the medieval play, uplifting and educating viewers whilst making religious morality lessons into entertainment. This article claims that the Doctor, focusing o his eleventh incarnation portrayed by actor Matt Smith, is Everyman and yet no man. He is a Time Lord on a human quest for an ecstatic religious experience. Yet by his journey alone, the Doctor glimpses a hope that ultimately eludes him. This modern television program, through iconic imagery and performance, creates the world of the Doctor whilst teaching a Christian way of living without ever using the term Christ.
Into the Arms of Dr Who
Authors: Keenan William
Published: December 2015

How Doctor Who rescued me from childhood neurosis and the part a blue plastic water pistol with orange fins played in my voyage of redemption.
Software Solution for Monitoring Street Traffic and Generating Optimum Routes using Graph Theory Algorithms
Authors: Moise Maria , Zingale Marilena , Condea Alexandru Ioan
Published: December 2015

Nowadays, big cities are facing traffic jams, generated by the great number of automobiles in regard to the limited infrastructure capacity. Drivers are being presented with these problems: increased time spent between areas of interest, a higher risk of having an accident and of course stress suffering. In order to solve the urban traffic-jam problem a number of solutions have been developed. One of these is TomTom , which offers, free of charge, the possibility to generate navigation indications for a route. Unfortunately, the traffic monitoring service is limited to a few countries, but some countries are not on their coverage area. At this time there isn’t a complete method to calculate the optimum route from a destination to another, taking into account street traffic. The only way to get relevant information is represented by the drivers personal expetraffic jams a series of solutiontraffic jams a series of solutionrience and the news on TV/radio. Thus, the choice for generating an optimum route is up to the driver/client and, as a consequence, this method is not a scientific one, being certified only empirically.
In this context, the paper presents a software solution, which determines the optimum route, taking street traffic into regard, thus contributing to a substantial reduction of time spent in traffic by drivers. The information needed for the application regarding the state of the street traffic can be supplied by the agents that check all available information sources(news bulletins, radio, police announcements) and the mobile agents that patrol the streets. The aim of this paper is to present a solution for determining the optimum route choice for cars. The solution is composed of two applications: First is MapMaker, which designs a street map. Second is BestRoute which can add traffic coefficients to streets and calculate the optimum route. In order to choose the best route two criteria are used: the minimum distance and the street traffic coefficients. The data regarding the streets map and the traffic situation is taken from a MySQL database; the optimum route from destination A to the destination B is calculated using a modified Dijkstra algorithm.
A Novel QoS Framework Based on Admission Control and Self-Adaptive Bandwidth Reconfiguration
Authors: Peculea Adrian , Iancu Bogdan , Dadarlat Vasile , Ignat Iosif
Published: December 2015

This paper proposes a novel end-to-end QoS framework, called Self-Adaptive bandwidth Reconfiguration QoS framework (SAR). SAR provides end-to-end QoS guarantees on a per-flow basis through admission control and end-to-end bandwidth reservation. In order to adapt to short and long time traffic load changing, SAR performs dynamic bandwidth reconfiguration. Due to a new organization of the network physical lines, SAR allows for a better utilization of the links’ capacity and a smaller number of rejected flows, increasing the network’s availability.
Alkali-activated slag cements produced with a blended sodium carbonate/sodium silicate activator
Authors: Bernal Susan A. , Nicolas Rackel San , van Deventer Jannie S. J. , Provis John L.
Published: December 2015

An alkali-activated slag cement produced with a blend of sodium carbonate/sodium silicate activator was characterised. This binder hardened within 12 h and achieved a compressive strength of 20 MPa after 24 h of curing under ambient conditions, which is associated with the formation of an aluminium substituted calcium silicate hydrate as the main reaction product. Carbonates including pirssonite, vaterite, aragonite and calcite were identified along with the zeolites hydroxysodalite and analcime at early times of reaction. The partial substitution of sodium carbonate by sodium silicate reduces the concentration of carbonate ions in the pore solution, increasing the alkalinity of the system compared with a solely carbonate-activated paste, accelerating the kinetics of reaction and supplying additional silicate species to react with the calcium dissolving from the slag as the reaction proceeds. These results demonstrate that this blend of activators can be used effectively for the production of high-strength alkali-activated slag cements, with a microstructure comparable to what has been identified in aged sodium-carbonate-activated slag cements but without the extended setting time reaction usually identified when using this salt as an alkali activator.
Managing Scottish Water's non-operational reservoirs
Authors: Judge Tony
Published: December 2015

An options assessment document was provided to Scottish Water in 2013 with recommendations for the future management of 96 non-operational reservoirs. Six main options for future management were assessed at this stage: option 1, make safe and maintain; option 2, discontinuance (with full depth notch); option 3, sale after making safe; option 4, rent; option 5, generate hydroelectric power; and option 6, let lease revert to landowner. The key stage of the options assessment was a comparison between the estimated costs of the outstanding measures in the interests of safety, or equivalent recommended safety works for non-statutory reservoirs and the cost of discontinuing the reservoir. Options were then selected on the basis of a comparison of the two sets of costs. The potential for generating hydroelectric power was also assessed using flow information for each of the locations, where available.
Rock joint topography: three-dimensional scanning and numerical analysis
Authors: Resende R. , Muralha J. , Ramos A. L. , Fortunato E.
Published: December 2015

Joints are the most defining features of fractured rock masses. It has been well established that joint behaviour is mainly defined by wall topography, which is difficult to measure and define. Previous works have employed both contact and non-contact scanning methods and multiple approaches to the analysis of rock surfaces, but a majority focused exclusively on individual surface characterisation without appraising wall–wall interaction. This paper presents an equipment that is easily available for laboratory scanning of rock joints. Surface topographies of eight granite rock joints (16 surfaces, made available to other researchers) are statistically analysed separately and jointly by applying a fitting algorithm to match the top and bottom surfaces that allow mapping and calculation of contact areas and void volumes during closure. Results show that traditional methods for joint profile analysis are not applicable to three-dimensional surfaces, and that often specific details of joint surfaces have opposing influence on the mechanical, dynamic or hydraulic behaviours.
Extramural English and academic vocabulary
Authors: Olsson Eva , Sylvén Liss
Published: December 2015

In content and language integrated learning (CLIL), where school subjects are taught trough an L2 – in this case English – students often reach higher L2 proficiency levels than students who follow regular education. There are also indications that English encountered and used outside of school, e.g. through books, computer games or films, may be as influential as CLIL instruction for vocabulary growth. However, there is little research on the development of academic vocabulary in this connection, and few studies have considered students’ use of English outside school, when evaluating the effect of CLIL instruction. In this study, male and female CLIL and non-CLIL students’ use of English in their spare time is investigated and compared (N=230). Further, the possible impact of extramural English on students’ progress in academic vocabulary use in writing is investigated. The results indicate that CLIL students use English in their spare time to a significantly greater extent than non-CLIL students. Male CLIL students, who used English outside school most frequently, also included the highest proportion of academic vocabulary in their essays. However, they did not progress more than other students; extramural English does not seem to have any significant impact on progress of academic vocabulary over time.
GRAU DE INCAPACIDADE FÍSICA DE PORTADORES DE HANSENÍASE: ESTUDO DE COORTE RETROSPECTIVO
Authors: Faria Claudia Regina Sgobbi de , Fregonesi Cristina Elena Prado Teles , Corazza Dayane Andrade Genoni , Andrade Denise Mendes de , Mantovani Naiara Angélica Donato Truzzi , Silva Juliana Rosini , Mantovani Alessandra Madia
Published: December 2015

Introdução: A Hansenísase é uma doença infecciosa que pode ser responsável pelo desenvolvimento de inúmeras sequelas. Embora seja considerada uma doença de níveis de incidência descendentes, o tratamento e acompanhamento dos pacientes persistem mesmo com a cura da doença, em virtude das incapacidades deixadas por sequelas. Objetivos: Detectar o grau de incapacidade física inicial e final ao tratamento com poliquimioterapia de 1998-2008 de pessoas com hanseníase. Material e Métodos: Foram acompanhados periodicamente, desde a primeira consulta diagnóstica até a alta clínica, 325 prontuários de pacientes com hanseníase de ambos os sexos. Foi utilizado o Formulário para Registro de Incapacidades Físicas para classificar as incapacidades em graus e localização. Os dados pertencem ao setor de fisioterapia da unidade na qual os pacientes eram avaliados e orientados com frequência enquanto, paralelamente, eram assistidos por outros profissionais, como médicos e enfermeiros para controle de sintomas e terapia medicamentosa, bem como cuidados com feridas e orientações gerais. Resultados: Após o tratamento 65% dos pacientes apresentavam grau zero de comprometimento, decorrente da redução nos graus I e II e manutenção de 1% no grau III. Conclusão: O maior problema enfrentado foi anestesia, tanto para mãos quanto para pés e olhos. O número de complicações em cada caso diminuiu após o tratamento.
CONDIÇÃO MULTIDIMENSIONAL DE SAÚDE DOS IDOSOS INSCRITOS NA ESTRATÉGIA SAÚDE DA FAMÍLIA
Authors: Souza Francielle , Dias Alexsandra Marinho
Published: December 2015

Introdução: O envelhecimento é um processo irreversível, multifatorial e heterogêneo que atinge a todos de forma dinâmica e progressiva. Está intimam­ente ligado a fatores biológicos, psíquicos e sociais. A dependência funcional afeta diretamente essa fase da vida e é muito temida no idoso. Evitá-la ou postergá-la, significa proporcionar qualidade de vida, cabendo ao serviço de Atenção Básica fazê-lo. Para tanto, é necessário obter dados e estudos sobre a população idosa. Objetivos: Conhecer a autopercepção de saúde e prevalência de incapacidade funcional em idosos distribuídos por sexo. Casuística e Métodos: Trata-se de uma pesquisa descritiva transversal de caráter quantitativo, que contou com a participação de 100 idosos, residentes do bairro Dom Bosco e Nossa Senhora das Graças, de um município de Santa Catarina, com idade igual ou superior a 60 anos. Foi realizado inquérito domiciliar por meio do questionário multidimensional, Brazil Old Age Schedule. Resultados: Dos participantes da pesquisa, a maioria era do sexo feminino, casados, com nível de escolaridade correspondente ao primário e satisfeitos com sua saúde em geral, capazes e com autonomia suficiente para executar as atividades do cotidiano. Conclusão: Apesar de relatarem uma boa condição de saúde e capacidade funcional, destacamos a necessidade de investir em ações que priorizem a promoção de um envelhecimento saudável e ativo, bem como a prevenção e manutenção da capacidade funcional do idoso.
ANÁLISE SISTEMÁTICA DA PRODUÇÃO CIENTÍFICA DO ZINGIBER OFFICINALE ROSCOE APÓS A CRIAÇÃO DA RELAÇÃO NACIONAL DE PLANTAS MEDICINAIS DE INTERESSE AO SISTEMA ÚNICO DE SAÚDE
Authors: Marmitt Diorge Jônatas , Rempel Claudete , Goettert Márcia Inês , Do Couto e Silva Amanda
Published: December 2015

Introdução: O gengibre (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) é uma planta originária da Ásia, que tem sido usada como tempero e composto medicinal há milhares de anos, sendo que vários de seus compostos já foram isolados, identificados e estudados por seus efeitos farmacológicos. Objetivos: Quantificar os estudos clínicos que referem alguma forma de ação terapêutica a partir do emprego da planta Z. officinale, listada na Relação Nacional de Plantas Medicinais de Interesse ao Sistema Único de Saúde, que tenham sido publicados entre 2010 e 2013, em três bases de dados científicas (SciELO, Science Direct e Springer). Material e Métodos: A partir da pesquisa nas bases de dados com o descritor Zingiber officinale Roscoe, foram encontradas 757 publicações nas bases de dados consultadas. Posteriormente, realizou-se a leitura do título dos artigos, selecionando-se os trabalhos que continham o termo Zingiber officinale ou termos relacionados, como “ginger”, “gingerol”, “gingerols”, “gengibre” e “jengibre”. Os artigos destacados nessa etapa foram analisados através da leitura do Abstract, sendo selecionados os que mencionavam algum tipo de tratamento terapêutico. Na última fase, os artigos selecionados na etapa da avaliação do Abstract foram lidos integralmente a fim de eleger os que comprovavam potencial terapêutico a partir do estudo com Z. officinale. Resultados: A avaliação resultou em 30 artigos de interesse sobre o gengibre. A atividade antioxidante foi a terapia que teve a maior quantidade de estudos, seis. Conclusão: Com os resultados obtidos, espera-se ser possível orientar novas pesquisas sobre a espécie em questão, inclusive com outras enfermidades ainda não exploradas.
Wind Disturbance Suppression in Autopilot Design
Authors:   University of Split, Faculty of Maritime Studies, Šoda Joško , Vujović Igor , Matić Petar
Published: December 2015

Environmental conditions affects ship’s course. Hence, it affects velocity, and efficiency of fuel consumption, which is an important research topic nowadays. Therefore, it is important to take it into account in the design of ship’s autopilots. In this paper a method is proposed to compensate for wind’s influence, which is based on wavelet transform by introducing the so called wavelet anti-filter. The anti-filter is added to the feed-forward branch of the classic autopilot design scheme, which consists of feedback loop and PID controller. The anti-filter branch represents a modification of the classic scheme.
Problematika radnopravnog statusa pomorca i ribara u pomorskoj plovidbi u Republici Hrvatskoj s posebnim osvrtom na registraciju ugovora o radu
Authors:   Pravni fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci, Učur Marinko Đ. , Smokvina Vanja
Published: December 2015

Pravilnikom o postupku registracije i sadržaju registra ugovora o radu pomoraca i radnika na pomorskim ribarskim plovilima kao podzakonskim (provedbenim) aktom uređuje se ovo vrlo važno područje radnopravnih odnosa pomoraca i radnika na pomorskim ribarskim plovilima u Republici Hrvatskoj. U radu autori daju pregled i analiziraju sustav registracije i sadržaja registra (analitičkom metodom i povijesnom analizom razvoja pravnih izvora) te iznose kritički osvrt na pojedina zakonodavna i provedbena rješenja s prijedlozima de lege ferenda.
A Study of a Logistics Transport Chain in the Transport of Selected Commodity from Eastern Europe to China
Authors:   Department of Transport and Logistics, Institute of Technology and Business České Budějovice, Czech Republic, Buková Bibiána , Brumerčíková Eva , Kolářová Pavlína
Published: December 2015

This article deals with a model of a logistics transport chain, which is the result of research for customers of selected commodities. Mineral water producers use sea transport for transporting their products to China nowadays. The Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice and the University of Žilina were asked to propose a new optimized logistics chain employing combined transport consisting of road and railway transport.
Search and Rescue Radar Transponder under Dynamic Operating Conditions
Authors:   Faculty of Maritime Studies in Split, Ivančić Paško , Kasum Josip , Peraković Dragan
Published: December 2015

The Search and Rescue Radar Transponder (SART) operates in the frequency range from 9.2 GHz to 9.5 GHz. The SART is used on conventional and, partly, non-conventional vessels in search and rescue operations at sea. It is also used, to a certain extent, on inland waterways, rivers and lakes. As for their construction and design, SART transponders are self-contained, portable units. With regard to their technical characteristics and design requirements, they comply with the regulations of local registers of shipping when fitted to new-build vessels or in case of subsequent installation. This paper presents the influence of the real-life conditions to the SART radio horizon. When the device is operated on various survival crafts and life-rafts, the actual ranges achieved under dynamic conditions, depending on the changes in the SART antenna height, differ very much. However, it can be noted that the application of the SART in real-life conditions in practice does not achieve the results required by relevant recommendations. The paper also provides suggestions for potential improvements in SART operation and use.
Diversifikacija u funkciji marketinške koncepcije razvoja svjetskog kruzinga
Authors:   Lučka uprava Dubrovnik, Asić Antun , Luković Tihomir , Kizielewicz Joanna
Published: December 2015

Veliki svjetski kruzing jedna je od kapitalno najjačih industrija nautičkog turizma. Njegov se razvoj već nekoliko desetaka godina odvija kontinuirano uzlazno, što malo industrija bilježi u tom razdoblju. Posebno je zanimljivo analizirati razvoj kruzinga u vremenu svjetske globalne krize koja se zasigurno mora odraziti na svjetski kruzing koji je izrazito globalan. Kako su se ktuzing kompanije i grupacije oduprle krizi i kako održavaju razvojni kontinuitet, osnovna je svrha ovog istraživanja. Dobra organizacija unutar kompanija kruzinga, formiranje grupacija/korporacija, prepoznatljivost marki, jaka marketinška orijentacija menadžmenta, spretno korištenje strategije diversifikacije, stalna istraživanja tržišta potražnje, područja su kojima se ovo istraživanje bavi. Analiza potreba potencijalnih putnika na kruzeru osigurava ovoj grani turizma konkurentsku prednost na globalnom tržištu turističke potražnje. Zbog toga kruzing postaje uzor i drugim industrijama u aktualnom dobu globalne svjetske gospodarske krize u kojoj menadžment treba tražiti i naći mogućnost i način svoju razvojnu priliku, te osigurati gospodarski rast.
A tradução de Ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis [As últimas cartas de Jacopo Ortis], de Ugo Foscolo, para o português
Authors: Guerini Andreia , Simoni Karine
Published: December 2015

O artigo comenta alguns aspectos da tradução brasileira do romance epistolar Ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis [As últimas cartas de Jacopo Ortis], escrito por Ugo Foscolo (1778-1827) e publicado em definitivo na Itália, em 1817, e no Brasil, apenas em 2015, traduzido por Andréia Guerini e Karine Simoni. Os comentários à tradução concentraram-se em aspectos do estilo da prosa do autor, como pontuação, repetições e ritmo. Na primeira parte do artigo será realizada uma breve explanação sobre a obra, para, em seguida, tratar das escolhas de tradução e os seus desafios, visto que essa obra é proveniente de um tempo e de um espaço muito diferente do contexto atual brasileiro. Nesse sentido, os comentários às traduções são um instrumento muito útil para que o tradutor possa se manifestar a respeito das suas escolhas durante o processo tradutório, o que implica em torná-lo sujeito histórico ativo (BERMAN, 1995; PYM, 1998; VENUTI, 2002) na procura pelas possíveis soluções diante das diferenças linguísticas e culturais entre o texto traduzido e o texto-base. Por fim, se cada tradução constitui-se em uma possibilidade entre tantas outras que poderiam ter sido feitas, os comentários de tradução são também fundamentais para libertar a perspectiva – fragmentada e incompleta – que desconsidera aspectos exteriores à obra na compreensão do fenômeno tradução.
A ironia do fracasso: Nícias e Tucídides, Aníbal e Políbio
Authors: Sebastiani Breno Battistin
Published: December 2015

As noções de palavra nova, anelo por realismo e ironia existencial enformam este estudo de passos de Tucídides e Políbio que reconstroem historicamente as circunstâncias dos fracassos de Nícias e de Aníbal. Por meio de abordagem comparativa e histórico-filológica, o artigo investiga a possibilidade hermenêutica de aquela ironia enformar narrativas históricas.
Traduzindo a poesia de Wilhelm Busch: um processo de “Convergências” e de “coincidências”
Authors: Blume Rosvitha Friesen , Gysel Edelweiss Vitol
Published: December 2015

O presente artigo advoga, com base nos comentários de tradução de três poemas de Wilhelm Busch do alemão ao português do Brasil, a favor da traduzibilidade da poesia. Como fundamentação teórica parte-se da problematização da tradicional noção de equivalência em tradução realizada por Weininger (2012) e adota-se os conceitos de “convergência” e de “coincidência” de Beaugrande (2007), defendidos por Weininger, como apoio metodológico para a realização prática dos desafios tradutórios em questão.
Sobre “tales” e “sketches”: vozes e gêneros narrativos em tradução
Authors: Paganine Carolina
Published: December 2015

Neste artigo, comentamos a nossa tradução de “A Few Crusted Characters” (1894), de Thomas Hardy, a partir da questão da multiplicidade de vozes textuais e de gêneros narrativos presentes no texto original. Tais aspectos, considerados como fundamentais da prosa poética por Mikhail Bakhtin (2002), são o ponto de partida para discutir as soluções tradutórias para a retextualização das vozes dos vários narradores das histórias, algumas apresentando marcas de dialeto e a inserção e subversão de diversos gêneros utilizados por Hardy. Com isso, procuramos pensar o papel da tradução comentada no âmbito da reflexão geral sobre o traduzir, visto que, para Antoine Berman (2013), esses aspectos são um dos maiores desafios da tradução de prosa.
Use of Cultural-Specific Items and Narratology in the Translation of O boi velho (The Old Ox) by João Simões Lopes Neto
Authors: Garcia Rosalia Neumann
Published: December 2015

This paper aims at analyzing a translation into English of O Boi Velho, by Simões Lopes Neto, published in an anthology of Brazilian literature in 2010, with a suggestion for specific changes that can be carried out under the scope of Cultural-Specific Items proposed by Javier Aixelá (1996) and the study of narratology by Bal (2009) and Herman & Vervaeck (2005), with considerations regarding external factors such as publishing demands and readership, as well as the context of the author’s production.
Hermetismo e provocação: sobre “A tarefa do tradutor”, de Walter Benjamin
Authors: Otte Georg
Published: December 2015

O hermetismo da escrita de Walter Benjamin representa ao mesmo tempo um atrativo e um desafio para seus leitores. Justapondo afirmações apodíticas, ele mesmo dá um exemplo dessa ambivalência pela provocativa ideia de que nem a obra literária nem sua tradução estariam dirigidas ao seu leitor. Considerando o uso comunicativo da linguagem como um abuso, Benjamin não apenas defende a autonomia da obra, mas também reivindica a autonomia da tradução como “forma”. Não sendo um canal de comunicação para o original nem sua derivação, a tarefa da tradução consiste em despertar a “pura língua” no original. Assim, correspondências escondidas têm de substituir a comunicação linear.
“Tem alguém aí?”: nota sobre comentários a uma tradução de Jacques Brault
Authors: Faleiros Alvaro , Silva Lucia Helena Muniz da
Published: December 2015

A tradução comentada do texto Il y a quelqu’un? de Jacques Brault levou a uma discussão sobre modos possíveis de apresentação dos comentários produzidos ao longo do processo de tradução. Neste artigo, o intuito é discutir, a partir dos estudos de Ana Cristina Cesar sobre o tema, formas de organização desses comentários.
Figurações da violência na estética tropicalista
Authors: Leite Carlos Augusto Bonifácio
Published: December 2015

O objetivo deste artigo foi analisar duas canções presentes no III Festival da Música Popular Brasileira, de 1967, “Domingo no parque” e “Alegria, alegria”, com base no prisma da violência e sobre o pano de fundo da história. Atento ao modelo analítico de Luiz Tatit e às leituras de Roberto Schwarz sobre tropicalismo, o trabalho resultou numa leitura mais desconfiada da presença de uma estética tropicalista na canção de Gilberto Gil e a postulação de certa violência impregnada na forma cancional de Caetano Veloso.
Faces do realismo no retrato da Amazônia brasileira
Authors: Furtado Marli Tereza
Published: December 2015

O texto analisa o papel do escritor marajoara Dalcídio Jurandir (1909-1979) na construção de uma série romanesca, que retrata a Amazônia brasileira, rasurando o conceito tradicional de realismo: aquele que insiste na objetividade e na fidelidade da cópia. Parte-se da recusa do autor em aceitar, como técnica, o resultado do que ele chama de autor com uma kodac na mão e vai-se demonstrando como ele sedimenta, pouco a pouco, nos romances do ciclo do Extremo Norte, publicados entre 1941 e 1978, técnicas que contrariam essa fotografia do real, trazendo à tona uma Amazônia de heróis fracassados, mas enfocados a partir de suas subjetividades. Discute-se o lugar de Dalcídio Jurandir na literatura brasileira. No início de seu percurso, entre os rapsodos Mário de Andrade e Guimarães Rosa, também próximo de Graciliano e José de Lins do Rego; no final, entre os que resistiram ao naturalismo mero reprodutor da violência do sistema.
Patterning of tissue spheroids biofabricated from human fibroblasts on the surface of electrospun polyurethane matrix using 3D bioprinter
Authors: V. Koudan Elizabeth , A. Bulanova Elena , Pereira Frederico D A S , A. Parfenov Vladislav , A. Kasyanov Vladimir , D. Hesuani Yousef , A. Mironov Vladimir
Published: December 2015

Organ printing is a computer-aided additive biofabrication of functional three-dimensional human tissue and organ constructs according to digital model using the tissue spheroids as building blocks. The fundamental biological principle of organ printing technology is a phenomenon of tissue fusion. Closely placed tissue spheroids undergo tissue fusion driven by surface tension forces. In order to ensure tissue fusion in the course of post-printing, tissue spheroids must be placed and maintained close to each other. We report here that tissue spheroids biofabricated from primary human fibroblasts could be placed and maintained on the surface of biocompatible electrospun polyurethane matrix using 3D bioprinter according to desirable pattern. The patterned tissue spheroids attach to polyurethane matrix during several hours and became completely spread during several days. Tissue constructions biofabricated by spreading of patterned tissue spheroids on the biocompatible electrospun polyurethane matrix is a novel technological platform for 3D bioprinting of human tissue and organs.
Interindividual variability of atorvastatin treatment influence on the MPO gene expression in patients after acute myocardial infarction.
Authors: Sygitowicz Grażyna , Maciejak Agata , Piniewska-Juraszek Joanna , Pawlak Maciej , Góra Monika , Burzyńska Beata , Dłużniewski Mirosław , Opolski Grzegorz , Sitkiewicz Dariusz
Published: December 2015

Myeloperoxidase (MPO) and C-reactive protein (CRP) may play critical roles in generation of oxidative stress and the development of the systemic inflammatory response. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of atorvastatin therapy on the MPO gene expression and its plasma level in relation to lipids level lowering and an anti-inflammatory response in patients after acute myocardial infarction. The research material was represented by 112 samples. Thirty-eight patients with first AMI receiving atorvastatin therapy (40 mg/day) and followed up for one month were involved in the study. The relative MPO gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) was examined using RT-qPCR in 38 patients before-, 38 patients after-therapy and in 36 patients as the control group. The plasma concentrations of MPO and serum concentrations of biochemical parameters were determined using commercially available diagnostic tests. After one month of atorvastatin therapy, in 60.5% patients a decrease of MPO gene expression, whereas in 39.5% patients an increase, was observed. The plasma MPO levels behaved in the same way as the MPO gene expression. However, the serum lipids and CRP concentrations were significantly lower after one month of atorvastatin therapy in both groups of patients - with decreased and increased MPO gene expression. Atorvastatin exhibited a different effect on MPO gene expression and its plasma level. Short-term atorvastatin therapy resulted in lipid lowering and anti-inflammatory activity in patients after AMI, independently of its effect on MPO gene expression. The molecular mechanisms of this phenomenon are not yet defined and require further research.
Vegetation Change During Recovery of Shifting Cultivation (Jhum)
Fallows in a Subtropical Evergreen Forest Ecosystem of North-
Eastern India
Authors: Barik S. K. , Tripathi R. S. , Prabhu S. D. , Pandey H. N.
Published: December 2015

An understanding of vegetation change on jhum fallows undergoing recovery following shifting cultivation is
vital for developing a rehabilitation strategy for shifting cultivation areas. However, the pattern of vegetation
change during the recovery of shifting cultivation fallows is not well-studied. Therefore, the present study was
carried out in a subtropical forest ecosystem in the buffer zone of Nokrek Biosphere Reserve in north-eastern
India where shifting cultivation is being practiced extensively. The species composition and other plant
community attributes were studied in 1-year, 3-year, 6-year and 12-year old shifting cultivation (jhum) fallows
and were compared with an undisturbed forest in the adjoining core zone of the Biosphere Reserve. The rate of
recovery of various community attributes such as species dominance and diversity, tree species population
structure, stratification and life form spectrum was, in general, slow. The young fallows exhibited high
dominance and low equitably which slowly progressed towards high equitability as recovery progressed with
increasing age of the fallows. The number of species recorded in the 12th year of fallow represented about 86%
of the total species in the undisturbed forest. Other community attributes of the forest regrowth on the 12-year
old fallow reached up to 70-80% of the values recorded in the undisturbed forest community indicating that
there was good recovery of species richness and other community attributes on the 12-year old fallows if there
was no disturbance.
Characterization of Rice Germplasms for Sufficient Selenium and Low Arsenic Accumulation in Grains
Authors: Nautiyal Chandra Shekhar , Tripathi Rudra Deo , Kumar Amit , Dwivedi Sanjay , Chauhan Reshu , Tripathi Preeti , Adhikari Bijan , Dhara Madhab C.
Published: December 2015

Arsenic (As) contamination of soil is a serious problem limiting the rice grain nutrients production. Aim of this study was to identify the low grain As and sufficient selenium (Se) accumulating cultivars which may be suitable for human consumption and cultivation in As prone areas. Field trials at As contaminated sites of West Bengal, India were conducted to assess total As, inorganic arsenic (iAs) and Se content in rice grains by using HPLC-ICP-MS. Over a period of two years, 89 rice cultivars were cultivated at three different sites in West Bengal (India) having variable soil-As level. Selenium and As content in rice grains of various cultivars revealed that the number of safe cultivars decreased with increasing soil As level and also showed negative corelation (R=-0.997 **) between grain As and Se accumulation. However, total As content showed a positive correlation (R=0.903 *) with grain iAs content, while Se content in rice grains was negatively affected by As uptake. Only ten cultivars viz., IET-4786, CN1646-5, CN1794-2, Dusmix-40, S. Sankar, IR-64, IET-19226, Nayanmoni, CN1643-3 and CN1646-2 accumulating low grain As had sufficient Se. Therefore, cultivation of these ten genotypes may reduce the risk of possible dietary human As exposure and thus may be recommended for the cultivation in As affected areas in India.
Enhanced Growth and Yield of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) and Soil Enrichment is Mediated by Enhanced Availability of N and P in Soil and Plant Leaves on Application of Organic Matrix Entrapped Urea and DAP
Authors: Singh Rana Pratap , Ashok Vishalakcchi , Kumar Sanjeev
Published: December 2015

Field experiments were conducted during the Kharif season of the cropping years 2011 and 2012 at the
Experimental Field Station of Department of Environmental Science, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar
University, Lucknow to compare the efficacy of organic matrix entrapped chemical fertilizers i.e. Urea and
DAP (OMECF) with the conventional chemical fertilizers (CCF) and no fertilizer (NF) for the cultivation of
rice (Oryza sativa). The OMECF prepared in granular form contained cow dung, powder of neem leaves
(Azadirachta indica), and clay soil (diameter of particles less than 0.02 mm) in 1:1:1 ratios and 15% saresh (plant gum
of Acacia sp.) as binder a long with half and one fourth of the recommended dose of commercially available
urea and DAP. Single basal application of OMECF showed an increase in plant growth in terms of fresh and
dry weights, root length, shoot length, root and leaves numbers and levels of NO3-, NO2-, NH4 + and PO4 -in the rhizosphere and their accumulation in plant leaves.
Improvement in Estimation of Aboveground Biomass of Albizia lebbeck using Fraction Reflectance of Landsat TM Data
Authors: Tripathi O. P. , Deka J. , Yumnam J. Y. , Mahanta P.
Published: December 2015

The study emphasizes on the ability of spectral mixture analysis (SMA) to improve the estimate of above
ground biomass from spectral reflectance of satellite data. Digital number (DN) values of satellite data were
converted to surface reflectance and fraction reflectance data. Linear regression analysis was performed
between above ground biomass data with both total surface reflectance and SMA produced fraction reflectance
values separately. The analysis revealed that the best positive correlation was observed between AGB and the
fraction reflectance values of FR_TM 5/3 with R2 = 0.865 whereas with the total reflectance data,
atmospherically resistant vegetation index (ARVI) and TM5/3 resulted moderate correlation R2= 0.452 and -
0.248, respectively. Pixel level AGB ranges between 0.001t to 13.53t. The total AGB of the study area (275.85
ha) was estimated to be 14249t. Thus separation of endmembers from the mixed pixel from a course to medium
resolution satellite data can play an important role in improving AGB estimation performance, especially for
those sites with multiple cover features. The study demonstrates the potentiality of Landsat TM data in
concatenate with SMA in improving the estimation of AGB which can be further improved by identifying all possible endmembers and highly configured methodology.
Intercontinental comparison of habitat levels of invasion between temperate North America and Europe
Authors: Kalusová Veronika , Chytrý Milan , Peet Robert K. , Wentworth Thomas R.
Published: December 2015

Several studies have demonstrated that floras of the New World contain larger proportions of alien species than those of the Old World; however, the differences in fine‐scale invasion patterns are poorly known. We compared the levels of invasion in analogous habitats of two environmentally similar regions in temperate North America and Europe (the Carolinas and the Czech Republic), using comprehensive vegetation‐plot databases. Native and alien vascular plant species were identified within 4165 vegetation plots assigned to 12 habitats occurring in both areas. The level of invasion was calculated for each habitat (1) as the proportion of aliens recorded cumulatively across multiple plots (habitat scale) and (2) as the mean proportion of aliens per plot (plot scale), both separately for all alien species and for the subgroup of aliens originating in one region and invading the other. The proportions of species native on one continent and invading the other were also calculated for each habitat to compare the alien species exchange between continents. Habitat levels of invasion showed remarkably similar patterns on the two continents. There were significant positive relationships for the levels of invasion, both for all alien species (habitat‐scale R2 = 0.907; plot‐scale R2 = 0.676) and for those that originated on the opposite continent (habitat‐scale R2 = 0.624; plot‐scale R2 = 0.708). In both regions, the most and the least invaded habitats were the same, but on average, North American habitats showed higher habitat‐scale levels of invasion than their European counterparts. At the same time, a larger proportion of alien species was provided by European habitats for invasion to North America than vice versa. The consistent intercontinental pattern of habitat levels of invasion suggests that these levels are driven by similar mechanisms in distant regions. Habitat conditions are likely to have stronger effect on the level of invasion than the identity of alien species, as shown by similar levels of invasion in analogous habitats despite different geographical origins of alien species. The higher flux of alien species from Europe to North America is consistent with a generally higher level of invasion of North American habitats.
Warming reinforces nonconsumptive predator effects on prey growth, physiology, and body stoichiometry
Authors: Janssens Lizanne , Van Dievel Marie , Stoks Robby
Published: December 2015

While nonconsumptive effects of predators may strongly affect prey populations, little is known how future warming will modulate these effects. Such information would be especially relevant with regard to prey physiology and resulting changes in prey stoichiometry. We investigated in Enallagma cyathigerum damselfly larvae the effects of a 4°C warming (20°C vs. 24°C) and predation risk on growth rate, physiology and body stoichiometry, for the first time including all key mechanisms suggested by the general stress paradigm (GSP) on how stressors shape changes in body stoichiometry. Growth rate and energy storage were higher at 24°C. Based on thermodynamic principles and the growth rate hypothesis, we could demonstrate predictable reductions in body C:P under warming and link these to the increase in P‐rich RNA; the associated warming‐induced decrease in C:N may be explained by the increased synthesis of N‐rich proteins. Yet, under predation risk, growth rate instead decreased with warming and the warming‐induced decreases in C:N and C:P disappeared. As predicted by the GSP, larvae increased body C:N and C:P at 24°C under predation risk. Notably, we did not detect the assumed GSP‐mechanisms driving these changes: despite an increased metabolic rate there was neither an increase of C‐rich biomolecules (instead fat and sugar contents decreased under predation risk), nor a decrease of N‐rich proteins. We hypothesize that the higher C:N and N:P under predation risk are caused by a higher investment in morphological defense. This may also explain the stronger predator‐induced increase in C:N under warming. The expected higher C:P under predation risk was only present under warming and matched the observed growth reduction and associated reduction in P‐rich RNA. Our integrated mechanistic approach unraveled novel pathways of how warming and predation risk shape body stoichiometry. Key findings that (1) warming effects on elemental stoichiometry were predictable and only present in the absence of predation risk and that (2) warming reinforced the predator‐induced effects on C:N:P, are pivotal in understanding how nonconsumptive predator effects under global warming will shape prey populations.
What Can Happen When Business And Language Faculty Cooperate Across An Ocean
Authors: Bryant Michael , Karney Dennis , Vigier Mary
Published: December 2015

Management schools are expected to educate future professionals with the necessary skills to operate successfully in a global business environment.  In this paper, the authors analyze and reflect on an experiment in interdisciplinary cooperation undertaken by business faculty at a US university and language faculty at a French School of Management.  The common focus of this project has been on experiential skills development of future managers through the integration of business content, culture and language.  The findings point to the crucial role that faculty play in facilitating the internationalization of the learning experience for business students.
INKLUZIJA, MORALNOST I REALNOST: ODGOVORI NA TEŠKA PITANJA
Authors: Subotić Siniša
Published: December 2015

Inkluzija u obrazovanju ubrzano postaje dominantna paradigma obrazovanja djece s disabilitetima, uprkos uglavnom nedovoljno uvjerljivim nalazima u vezi sa formalnim ishodima njene implementacije. U ovom preglednom radu data je sistematična logičko-filozofska dekonstrukcija ključnih ideja inkluzije (poput postmodernističkog odbacivanja naučnog metoda i negiranja egzistencije disabiliteta), uz ukazivanje na njihove očigledne logičke kontradikcije. Posebna pažnja poklonjena je formalnom demantu postulirane apriorne moralne ispravnosti inkluzije. Polazeći od moralne teorije univerzalno preferabilnog ponašanja, demonstrirano je da je inkluzija, s obzirom na to da je utemeljena na kompulzivnoj obrazovnoj paradigmi i uzrasnoj segregaciji, apriorno podjednako moralno neopravdana kao i specijalno obrazovanje. Iako ispravno zastupa poziciju nemoralnosti bilo kakve segregacije, inkluzija je, dakle, logički i sama oblik segregacije. Ovo ima važne praktične implikacije jer pokazuje da je sama inkluzija uzročnik mnogih problema koji se pogrešno pripisuju njenoj neadekvatnoj implementaciji, te da optimalna implementacija zapravo nije moguća. Ovo dijelom objašnjava i inherentnu trivijalnost i praktičnu neupotrebljivost mnogih istraživanja koja se bave inkluzijom, poput ispitivanja stavova. Dati su i praktični primjeri toga kako je moguće prevazići problem trivijalnosti i odgovoriti na empirijska pitanja od neposrednog značaja. Pri tome, ukazano je da su ovakva pitanja, iako važna, prelaznog karaktera, jer je zaključak koji se nameće taj da problem obrazovanja djece sa ili bez disabiliteta ne može biti riješen unutar aktuelne obrazovne paradigme, ali da smo u međuvremenu primorani da se bavimo „minimizacijom štete“.
PSIHOMETRIJSKA PROVJERA I VALIDACIJA SKALE ORGANIZACIJSKE PRAVDE NA SRPSKOM UZORKU
Authors: Mirković Biljana
Published: December 2015

Ovo istraživanje imalo je za cilj da provjeri psihometrijske karakteristike i validira prevod Skale organizacijske pravde (Organizational Justice Scale: Colquitt, 2001) na srpskom jeziku putem sprovođenja dvije nezavisne studije. Prva je imala za cilj provjeru dimenzionalnosti, interne konzistentnosti i diskriminativnosti ajtema instrumenta. Uzorak je činilo 332 zaposlenih u Banja Luci. Rezultati su potvrdili originalnu četverokomponentnu strukturu instrumenta, odnosno dimenzije Distributivna pravda (percepcija pravednosti u raspodjeli organizacijskih resursa), Proceduralna pravda (percepcija pravednosti organizacijskih politika i procedura za donošenje odluka o raspodjeli resursa), Interpersonalna pravda (percepcija učtivosti i poštovanja u ophođenju nadređenih), te Informacijska pravda (percepcija adekvatnosti dobijenih informacija o pravilima i procedurama koje se primjenjuju u organizaciji). Dobijeni su visoki i prihvatljivi koeficijenti interne konzistentnosti za sve četiri subskale. Interna koherentnost skale je dobra, ajtemi imaju jedinstven predmet merenja. Druga studija je imala za cilj provjeriti kriterijumsku valjanost Skale organizacijske pravde u predviđanju ponašanja i stavova prema radu: odgovorno organizacijsko ponašanje, odanost organizaciji i zadovoljstvo poslom. Uzorak je činilo 474 zaposlene osobe u Banja Luci. Dobijeni rezultati su u skladu sa teorijskim očekivanjama i pokazuju da se na osnovu rezultata na Skali organizacijske pravde može predvidjeti odgovorno organizacijsko ponašanje, odanost organizaciji i zadovoljstvo poslom. Dobijeni rezultati su potvrdili primjenjivost instrumenta na domaćoj populaciji.
Comparação da flexibilidade, intensidade da dor e funcionalidade de portadores de hérnia discal submetidos à hidrocinesioterapia versus cinesioterapia clássica
Authors: Alfieri Fábio Marcon , Lutting Francielli Teixeira , Piergentile Bruna
Published: December 2015

O objetivo deste estudo foi comparar a flexibilidade, intensidade de dor, mobilidade e força muscular de portadores de hérnia discal submetidos a tratamento por cinesioterapia versus hidrocinesioterapia. Os participantes do estudo foram 40 voluntários com diagnóstico médico de hérnia discal, randomizados por sorteio simples em dois grupos: 24 no grupo de cinesioterapia (GC) com média de idade de 50,6 ± 11,0 anos e 15 no grupo hidrocinesioterapia (GH) com média de idade de 50,5 ± 5,7 anos. Os programas consistiram em duas sessões semanais de uma hora durante cinco semanas. Os voluntários realizaram antes e depois das 10 sessões avaliações quanto à mobilidade funcional (Teste Timed Up & Go), intensidade da dor (Escala Visual Analógica), flexibilidade da coluna lombar (Banco de Wells - Figure Finder Flex - Teste) e força muscular (dinamômetro). A análise estatística foi feita com o uso do Mann-Whitney U-test. Em todos os casos, o nível descritivo α estabelecido foi de p< 0,05. Foi observado melhora significativa na mobilidade e intensidade da dor nos dois grupos. Ao compararmos o efeito de melhora entre os grupos, não houve diferença significativa. Sendo assim, ambas as técnicas conseguiram diminuir a dor e melhorar a mobilidade, embora não tenham melhorado a flexibilidade e a força muscular.