bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Yield and nutritional value of BRS Capiaçu grass at different regrowth ages
Authors: Monção Flávio Pinto , Costa Marco Aurélio Moraes Soares , Rigueria João Paulo Sampaio , Moura Marielly Maria Almeida , Rocha Júnior Vicente Ribeiro , Gomes Virgílio Mesquita , Leal Dijair Barbosa , Maranhão Camila Maida Albuquerque , Albuquerque Carlos Juliano Brant , Chamone Julieta Maria Alencar
Published: July 2019

The objective was to evaluate the productivity, chemical composition, ruminal degradability of dry matter and digestibility of BRS capiaçu grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum.) managed at five regrowth ages. A completely randomized design with ten replications was used in the BRS capiaçu elephant grass subjected to five cutting intervals (30, 60, 90, 120 and 150 days) in the summer, making a total of 50 plots with a useful area of 4 x 2 m. There were daily increases in the dry matter production in the order of 382 kg ha-1, with 49,859 kg ha-1 being produced at 150 regrowth days. The dry matter content and organic matter linearly increased (P < 0.01) at different regrowth ages. The crude protein content, in vitro dry matter digestibility and in vitro digestibility of neutral detergent fiber linearly reduced (P < 0.01) 0.037%, 0.196% and 0.256% per day, respectively. Potential degradability of dry matter decreased from 68.9% at 30 days to 44.7% at 150 regrowth days (0.194 percentage units per day). The rate of degradation of fraction B 'c' was not modified (P = 0.94), averaging 1.46% hour-1. In the cultivation of BRS capiaçu elephant grass in the summer season, in the northern region of Minas Gerais, the age for harvesting between 90 and 120 days of regrowth is recommended.
Propolis as a potential alternative for the control of Dekkera bruxellensis in bioethanol fermentation
Authors: Fernandez Leticia Andrea , Cibanal Irene Laura , Paraluppi Anna Livia , Freitas Caroline de , Gallez Lilliana María , Ceccato-Antonini Sandra Regina
Published: July 2019

Dekkera bruxellensis is one of the most important contaminant yeasts of alcoholic fermentation. The use of propolis, which can selectively target contaminating yeasts without affecting the starter one, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, could be a useful nonconventional strategy for controlling the growth of contaminant yeasts. The objective of this research was to evaluate four samples of propolis produced by Apis mellifera honeybees from different regions of Argentina as antimicrobial agents against the growth of D. bruxellensis and S. cerevisiae. Hydroalcoholic extracts of propolis were prepared with ethanol:water (70:30 v/v), and the specific absorbance and final concentration of the samples were evaluated. A qualitative in vitro assay in solid medium was performed with different propolis concentrations, and the evaluation of yeast growth was based on a qualitative scale. A quantitative in vitro assay in liquid medium was also performed to assess the yeast cell number, using two different propolis concentrations. The cell number of D. bruxellensis decreased 1.52 and 1.85 log cycles with the two propolis extracts utilised at a concentration of 4.5 mg mL-1 while the cell number of S. cerevisiae decreased 0.48 and 0.76 log cycles with the same samples of propolis. The results from both assays demonstrated the selectivity of propolis use on the yeast species, leading to a higher inhibition of D. bruxellensis growth. This indicates a good potential for using propolis at the concentration of 4.5 mg mL-1, as a nonconventional strategy to control the growth of D. bruxellensis without significantly affecting S. cerevisiae, the yeast starter of ethanol fermentation.
Cancellation of Surgeries by the Patient, Doctor or Institution: An Approach to Legal Ethical Aspects
Authors: Anderson Diaz-Perez , Vargas Andrea Candelario , Fuentes Katherine Urbina , Vega Ochoa Arley Denisse , Camacho Nuñez Lina Patricia , Cuello Orozco Maria Isabel Gina , Oñate Zoraima Romero
Published: July 2019

INTRODUCTION: The cancellation of surgery represents a dilemma in establishing relatively adequate cancellation rates according to the factor, because each institution and surgical specialty have different dynamics. Objective: Describe the types of factors present for the cancellation of surgeries in a health institution. Colombia (2017-2018).

METHODOLOGY: Descriptive, retrospective, cross-sectional study. We reviewed (3339) records of scheduled surgeries from January to December 2017. In 2018 they were reviewed (1733) between January and June. A total of (5072) records of a Third Level Health Institution of the Department of Cesar / Colombia were reviewed. The Neuronal Multilayer Perceptron Network model and the Gini coefficient were applied to determine the most important factor and therefore the inequality between them.

RESULTS: In 2017, there was a surgical cancellation rate of 4% of the total number of scheduled surgeries (3339). For the year 2018, the rate was 3% of the total of scheduled surgeries (1733). The most important factor was due to the patient's adverse conditions. The surgical specialties that had the highest number of cancellations were general surgery followed by orthopedics.

CONCLUSION: An evaluation of the factors for the cancellation of programmed surgeries with a high coefficient of inequality is described. In addition, the most important factor was related to the patient. Prospective studies by specialty are proposed for the design of solution and monitoring strategies to avoid surgical cancellations.
An Overview of Continuity of Care Model for Children With Juvenile Diabetes in West Java Region, Indonesia
Authors: Rumahorbo Hotma , Karjatin Atin , Herliana Lia
Published: July 2019

INTRODUCTION: The absence of insulin in people with Juvenile Diabetes (JD) requires that they get daily injections of insulin in addition to daily lifestyle that must be managed.Children with JD requires routine care and check-ups from doctors and nurses in hospitals so that the quality of life of children can be optimal. This researchaimed to obtain an overview of JD continuityof care model.

METHOD: The design implementedwas descriptive phenomenology. The number of participantswas 18 people, consisting of6 JD patients:3 parents, 2 guidance and counseling teachers, 2 doctors, 1 midwife and 3 nurses. The data were analyzed using Collaizi method.

RESULTS: This research identified 8 themesi.e1)health education from doctors and nurses is needed regularly;2) the treating doctor does not change frequently because it will be confusing; 3)looking for treatment because of responsibility and feeling sad for children;4) insulin medicine is obtained according to what the doctor programmed; 5) simplified registration system; 6) fast service;7) the teacher knows how to supervise children in school and 8) the parents need a community as means of sharing information.

CONCLUSIONS: Continuity of care model for JD is related to 3 aspectsof service, i.e.continuity of information; communicationcontinuity and continuity of management to becontained in the INKOLA Model (Informasi, Komunikasi and Tata Kelola).The result of research are expected to give information about the need of care so that a proper continuity of care model can be develop.
Odpowiedzialność wykonawcy za wady projektowe. Część 2
Authors: Sułkowski Tomasz
Published: July 2019

Niedopuszczalne jest przeniesienie
odpowiedzialności za konsekwencje
wad projektowych z inwestora na wykonawcę.
Nie można przyjąć, że wykonawca, na gruncie
umowy o roboty budowlane, przyjmuje na siebie
odpowiedzialność za konsekwencje nienależytego
wykonania obowiązków, jakie zobowiązany
jest spełnić inwestor. Nie ponosi on
też odpowiedzialności za konsekwencje wad
dokumentacji projektowej.
Powłoki z żywic epoksydowych
Authors: Chowaniec Agnieszka
Published: July 2019

W artykule przedstawione zostały wyniki badań powłok z żywic epoksydowych modyfikowanych dodatkiem odpadowej mączki szklanej. Na podstawie przeprowadzonych badań uzyskano wymagane parametry powłoki z żywicy epoksydowej bez konieczności mechanicznego przygotowania podkładu cementowego i bez zastosowania środka sczepnego. Zdaniem autorki jest to możliwe dzięki dodaniu mączki szklanej będącej materiałem odpadowym z produkcji mikrokulek szklanych. Na podstawie przeprowadzonych badań ustalono optymalną proporcję pomiędzy żywicą epoksydową a dodatkiem odpadowej mączki szklanej.
Analyses of Female Experiences in Two African Short Stories: The Feminist Theory Approach
Authors: Worugji Gloria E. , Ekpe Stella I.
Published: July 2019

Many African societies are patriarchal, based on the supremacy of the male over the female. According to Mba (2009, p.322), “emancipation of females is one of the greatest achievements of the women’s struggle globally”. As a continent, African culture accords a superior status to the male such that strength, freedom, independence, honour, courage and other positive attributes are ascribed to the male gender, while attributes of weakness, fear, dependence among others are ascribed to the female gender. Crimes of less magnitude are considered as “female” crimes and attract less stiff punishment. The killing of Ezeudu’s first son by Okonkwo in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart for example, is described as a female crime. On the nature of the crime, Achebe writes “the crime was of two kinds, male and female, Okonkwo committed the female because it had been inadvertent. He could return to the clan after some years” (p.87). In this paper, the Feminist theory is used to examine the portraiture of females in two short stories by two African female writers. In this article, the family is categorise as a fundamental part of the social life of Africans, it attempts to expose the bias of African culture against the female in favour of the male, and consider how this social reality impacts negatively on the female psyche. The stories reveal that women themselves aggravate the situation by working against themselves. We conclude that female empowerment is a must for all females, and that just as governments are projecting education for all by the year 2020, the women’s movement should also target education for all females by the year 2020, because as the stories reveal, the educated female character fares better in the society than her less literate counterpart.
“Why was I not taught to use this software earlier?” A gendered exploration of university students’ beliefs towards their future use of CAQDAS
Authors: MacCormac Megan
Published: July 2019

The use of computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software (CAQDAS) for the organization and analysis of qualitative data has been a hotly debated topic among qualitative researchers since the inception of the technology in the 1980s (Smith & Hesse-Biber, 1996; and Bong, 2002). Proponents of the software claim that QDAS can help strengthen the validity, reliability, and accuracy of data analysis, whereas critics have cautioned that the use of such software distances the researchers from the data and attempts to make the data objective (Saldaña, 2013). The debates surrounding the use of qualitative software have contributed to a lack of student training in academic settings. Consequently, few studies have examined the student experience and decision-making process regarding the use of QDAS in the university setting (Paulus, Woods, Atkins, & Mackin, 2015). Using reflective response data collected from participants of a beginner qualitative coding workshop, this paper adds to the limited literature on student experiences using QDAS by examining gender differences in how participants critically reflected on their first experience using QDAS and examines the likelihood that participants would use QDAS in their future work. Findings from this study indicate that participants who used QDAS for the first time perceived that there are more potential benefits to using QDAS versus manual coding. Gender differences were present with female participants strongly believing that the software would allow them to be more effective and efficient researchers, and male participants believing that they would be better able to gain deeper insights into their data.
Taking risks, getting messy, and having fun with professional learning: Makerspaces as professional development for 21st century second language teachers
Authors: MacCormac Katherine
Published: July 2019

The use of makerspaces in education has exploded around the world over the past decade (Halverson & Sheridan, 2014); however, their employment in professional development for teachers has only recently emerged within the literature. Previous studies have found that makerspaces have the potential to radically transform how professional development is delivered to teachers by fostering nurturing opportunities to collaboratively engage in professional learning (see Girvan et al., 2016; Kjällander et al., 2017; Panganelli et al., 2017). Despite its emergence in the literature, the study of makerspaces in teacher professional development is limited to those studies inspired by STEAM education (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math). Consequently, little knowledge exists about their use in professional development for second language teachers. While presenting data gathered from reflective feedback questionnaires of teacher participants taking part in makerspace workshops, this paper contributes to the conversation in the literature by exploring the utility and application of makerspaces as professional development for second language teaching. The goal of the study was to explore in what ways this type of experiential professional development might enhance professional learning and reflective practice and contribute to professional growth and development among early career second language teachers. Findings strongly indicate that makerspace professional development sessions offer second language teachers a positive and supportive space in which to reflect and expand on their professional knowledge of best practices in second language teaching by directly engaging with learning activities meant to support students in their acquisition of the target language.
Socio-educational aspects in the probation officer's work
Authors: Kostrzewska Dagmara
Published: July 2019

The article presents specific aspects of probation officer's work against the background
of social problems he encounters. The research on which the article is based was conducted during three-year service in one of probation officer's office in Warsaw. For the sake of the research, the autoethnographic method, characteristic for qualitative and field tests, was used. The author of the text raises the topics of social problems by the example of families under her supervision, where the wards struggle with violence, negligence, difficulties around the divorce, in the background of which conflicts, stimulants or addictions are clearly visible. The aim of the publication is to present the specifics of the work of a probation officer, which is often mistakenly associated with the stigmatization of dysfunctional environments, as well as showing still valid and often marginalized social problems, which despite the increasing living standard of society and the quality of life of Varsovians, are a daily routine for probationers.
Saúde da população LGBT+ no contexto da atenção primária em saúde: relato de oficina realizada no internato integrado de Medicina de Família e Comunidade/Saúde Mental em uma universidade pública
Authors: Loria Gabriela Bueno , Faig Canesin Guilherme Martinolli , Silva Guilherme Martins , Amorim Gustavo Henrique de Oliveira , De Melo Julia Mendes , Santos Laerte Romualdo , Da Rosa Larissa Fonte Dutra , De Santiago Clarisse Rinaldi Salles , Mattos Denise da Silva , Pedrosa Michele Lopes , Leal Erotildes Maria
Published: July 2019

Introdução: A saúde da população LGBT+ apresenta particularidades e vulnerabilidades que requerem atenção diferenciada. Sensibilizar e qualificar profissionais de saúde para as necessidades dessa população é fundamental para garanti-la o direito à saúde. Os currículos das graduações em saúde, que em geral não incorporam tais questões, têm sido interrogados pelo alunado com denúncias de LGBTfobia no curso médico e reivindicação de capacitação prática. Nesse contexto, o Internato Integrado de Medicina de Família e Comunidade e Saúde Mental da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro organizou oficina sobre Saúde da População LGBT, apresentada neste artigo. Métodos: Realizada em maio de 2018, teve como público alvo internos em estágio curricular na Atenção Primária em Saúde (APS), no município do Rio de Janeiro. Sensibilizar para o tema e apresentar ferramentas úteis para o cuidado na APS, e em outros cenários, foram os objetivos. Graduandos de medicina autodeclarados LGBT+ foram convidados a assumir a condução da atividade, preparada sob orientação de professoras do internato. O protagonismo dado a esses alunos permitiu articular à expertise científica, promovida nos estudos regulares sobre o tema, a expertise experiencial. A oficina ocorreu em 4 tempos: i) sensibilização; ii) discussão de casos; iii) informação e exposição de orientações para boas práticas em saúde; iv) dúvidas e avaliação. A duração total foi de 4 horas, com metodologias ativas e participativas. Resultados: Os objetivos foram alcançados e a atividade bem avaliada em sua organização e execução. Avaliação narrativa foi realizada com alunos e professores organizadores. Os internos participantes responderam questionário online com perguntas abertas e fechadas e também avaliaram positivamente a atividade nos quesitos metodologia e conteúdo. Conclusão/Desdobramentos: A oficina foi incluída nas atividades regulares do internato. Estão em construção, com vistas a difundir esses conhecimentos a outros estudantes do curso médico e a profissionais da rede de saúde municipal, disciplina eletiva e projeto de extensão. A inclusão longitudinal do tema no currículo permanece como desafio.
Bottles and Bricks
Authors: Kling Jennifer , Mitchell Megan ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: July 2019

We argue that violent political protest is justified in a generally just society when violence is required to send a message about the nature of the injustice at issue, and when it is not ruled out by moral or pragmatic considerations. Focusing on protest as a mode of public address, we argue that its communicative function can sometimes justify or require the use of violence. The injustice at the heart of the Baltimore protests—police brutality against black Americans—is a paradigmatic case of this sort, because of the rela­tionship of the police to the injustice and the protests against it.
Body Modification Practices and the Medical Monopoly
Authors: Roberts Joseph Tarquin Foulkes ,   Department of Philosophy, Florida State University
Published: July 2019

The state currently grants the medical profession a monopolistic entitlement on the legal use of medical technology. As physicians are duty bound to not expose people to medically unnecessary harm, individuals who wish to engage in Body Modification Practices are effectively precluded from doing so as only physicians are legally entitled to use medical technology. In this article, I argue this is incompatible with respect for persons. Abolishing the medical monopoly allows us to meet the demands of respect for persons by granting access to technology, whilst still upholding physicians’ right to refuse to provide requested services and thereby determine the boundaries of their profession according to what they consider to be the internal morality of medicine.
THE ROLE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ON STRATEGIC HRM: TRANSFORMATION OF TRADITIONAL MINDSET
Authors: Hosain Md Sajjad
Published: July 2019

The academic community and organizations practicing proper human resource management has experienced the transformation of conventional human resource management into a more strategy oriented, knowledge based human resource management termed as strategic human resource management.  At present, HRM is not merely a department but also an inevitable strategic partner of the organizations. Information played a key role in this journey of this transformation with the support of technology and termed as HRIS. The management and use of HRIS have enriched the collection, store, utilization and sharing of information resources. The paper highlights the contribution of HRIS towards SHRM and argues that its appropriate management can add the value to SHRM. In addition, the paper also points out a few limitations of HRIS and how the future workplaces might look like. The paper is expected to contribute to the existing literature through some new directional and contributive discussions.
ROAD TRAFFIC AS A SOURCE OF NOISE POLLUTION (CASE STUDY: TRSTENIK MUNICIPALITY)
Authors: Pecić Ljiljana , Pravdić Predrag
Published: July 2019

Noise is a known pollutant of the environment, especially noise coming from road traffic. This paper describes the study of noise levels at 4 locations in the town of Trstenik, which was carried out during the 2017. Based on the obtained results, appropriate analyzes were carried out and recommendations for reducing the noise level to the allowed limits are given.
Fisioterapia no pós-operatório de Tetralogia de Fallot
Authors: Maciel Daniela Maristane Vieira Lopes
Published: July 2019

A Tetralogia de Fallot é uma cardiopatia congênita cianótica que cursa com prejuízo da oxigenação do sangue, em virtude de alterações anatômicas no coração e/ou grandes vasos. Clinicamente pode apresentar-se com quatro alterações anatômicas importantes: estenose da artéria pulmonar, comunicação interventricular, dextroposição da aorta e hipertrofia do ventrículo direito. O Brasil acompanha a prevalência mundial de cardiopatias congênitas no período neonatal que gira em torno de 0,5% a 1%, numa proporcionalidade oscilando de 8 a 10 para cada 1000 nascidos vivos, sem contar com os casos não diagnosticados por falta de triagem neonatal precoce. O tratamento da Tetralogia de Fallot é cirúrgico, para que haja o restabelecido da homeostasia anatomofisiológica do coração. Mas apesar da modernização das técnicas cirúrgicas atuais, as complicações pós-operatórias ainda apresentam morbidade elevada na população pediátrica e neonatal. As complicações, principalmente, pulmonares resultam em inúmeras intervenções fisioterapêuticas visando promover a higiene brônquica, maior sincronismo toracoabdominal, melhora da oxigenação e ventilação pulmonar, vias aéreas pérvias, melhora dos volumes e capacidades pulmonares. O objetivo do presente estudo é realizar uma revisão de literatura para fazer um levantamento das complicações mais frequentes e técnicas de assistência fisioterapêutica no pós-operatório de cirurgia cardíaca pediátrica de Tetralogia de Fallot. Para isso, foi realizada uma pesquisa bibliográfica em artigos publicados nos últimos dez anos em bases de dados como Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), Literatura Latina Americana em Ciência de Saúde (LILACS), Google Acadêmico, Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro), e PubMed, utilizando as palavras-chave de acordo com a classificação dos Descritores em Ciências da Saúde (DCS): ‘Fisioterapia’; ‘Tetralogia de Fallot’; ‘Cirurgia Cardíaca’; e ‘Criança’. As complicações pulmonares mais evidentes no pós-operatório da Tetralogia de Fallot foram pneumonia e atelectasia. Sendo a intervenção fisioterapêutica a melhor estratégia para otimizar a função pulmonar e minimizar estas complicações, através da assistência como suporte ventilatório invasivo protetor, desmame precoce, oxigenioterapia, mobilização precoce, posicionamento no leito, posição prona, AFE, hiperinsuflação manual, aspiração de vias aéreas, estímulo à tosse, ciclo ativo da respiração, técnica de expiração forçada, incentivadores inspiratórios, entre outras.
Equilibrio y realización: William Chittick sobre el sí y el cosmos
Authors: Rustom Mohammed
Published: July 2019

Resumen: William Chittick, actualmente profesor distinguido en la Universidad de Nueva York (Stony Brook), es un experto y reconocido especialista en Pensamiento islámico. Sus contribuciones al campo del Sufismo y la Filosofía islámica han contribuido a pintar un cuadro claro del paisaje espiritual e intelectual de la civilización islámica desde el siglo VII/XIII en adelante. Aunque, Chittick no está solo preocupado por las discusiones sobre pensamiento islámico como reliquias de la historiaintelectual premoderna. Su vasto conocimiento de la tradición intelectual moderna sirve como base desde la cual busca abordar una amplia variedad de asuntos contemporáneos. En este breve ensayo, destacaré los escritos de Chittick que versan sobre el sí dentro del contexto de su tratamiento de la cosmología. Más allá de emplear métodos obsoletos para mirar al universo y nuestra relación con él, Chittick sostiene que las enseñanzas cosmológicas tradicionales islámicas son justamente tan relevantes para la cuestión del sí hoy en día como lo fueron en el pasado.

Abstract: William Chittick, currently professor of religious studies at the State University of New York (Stony Brook), is an internationally renowned expert on Islamic thought. His contributions to the fields of Sufism and Islamic philosophy have helped paint a clearer picture of the intellectual and spiritual landscape of Islamic civilization from the seventh/thirteenth century onwards. Yet Chittick is not simply concerned with discussions in Islamic thought as artifacts of premodern intellectualhistory. His vast knowledge of the Islamic intellectual tradition serves as the platform from which he seeks to address a broad range of contemporary issues. In this short essay, I will outline Chittick’s writingson the self within the context of his treatment of cosmology. Rather than being outdated ways of looking at the universe and our relationship to it, Chittick argues that traditional Islamic cosmological teachings are just as pertinent to the question of the self today as they were yesterday.
Edizione del Kitāb inšā’ al-dawā’ir
Authors: Marconi Maurizio
Published: July 2019

Edizione del breve trattato Il Libro della produzione dei cerchi (Kitāb Inšā’ ad-dawā’ir) in base al più antico manoscritto, conservato presso la biblioteca di Manissa in Turchia, risale all’anno 655 dall’Egira, quindici anni dopo la morte dell’autore, ed è stato redatto da Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Ḫāliqal-Anṣārī 5 direttamente dalla copia autografa che era in possesso di al-Ḥabašī.
Teoría y praxis en el pensamiento andalusí: el caso de los “alejandrinos”. Estudio de campo sobre las Ḥikam de Ibn ʿAṭā’ Allāh
Authors: Albert Reyna Ricardo Felipe
Published: July 2019

Resumen: Ensayo de interpretación de los conceptos subyacentes en las Ḥikam de Ibn ʿAṭā’ Allāh de Alejandría sobre el conocimiento y la acción. Se inicia el ensayo con un estudio fenomenológico de los textos más expositivos, que son los de las cuatro epístolas que figuran como apéndice de los aforismos. En un segundo momento se procede a contrastar y complementar ese primer estudiocon un recorrido por los 34 discursos íntimos que siguen a las epístolas y por los 264 aforismos que conforman el texto propiamente dicho.Palabras clave: Sufismo. siglos XIII-XIV. Escuela šāḏilī. Egipto. Ibn ʿAṭā’ Allāh. Teoría y praxis.Abstact: An essay to interpret the underlying concepts that appear in the Ḥikam of Ibn ʿAṭā’ Allāh of Alexandria about knowledge and action. The essay is started by a phenomenological analysis of the most explanatory texts that belong to the four epistles presented as the annexes of the aphorisms. At a second stage, there’s an attempt to go ahead to contrast and complement the first study with a journey throughout the 34 intimate speeches that follow the epistles and the 264 aphorisms which compose the text itself.Key words: Sufism. The XII and XIV centuries. The shādhilī School. Egypt. Ibn ʿAṭā’ Allāh. Theory and praxis.
Abraham: la unidad que subyace a la diversidad de creencias.
Authors: Twinch Cecilia
Published: July 2019

Resumen: Abraham es reconocido por judíos, cristianos y musulmanes como el patriarca de la tradición monoteísta. Se sometió a la realidad única que abarca todo y no se asoció con nada más. Esta sumisión a lo más esencial comienza en un nivel unificado que trasciende la diversidad de las formas de creencia. El místico murciano, Ibn ʿArabī, relata cómo estuvo bajo la protección de Moisés, Jesúsy Muhammad, los mensajeros de estas tres religiones monoteístas. Tuvo una relación cercana con Abraham, la cual es explorada por referencia a sus propios relatos e historias coránicas y bíblicas. En el Corán, a Abraham se le conoce como el “Ḫalīl”, el amigo íntimo de Dios. Abraham se sacrificó a sí mismo, representado por su hijo en forma de carnero, y se impregnó de cualidades divinas. Estaba rebosante de amor divino y presente a la Realidad en todo momento. Los escritos de Ibn ʿArabī muestran cómo esta figura atemporal representa una presencia que subyace a la diversidad de creencias y está disponible para toda la humanidad.Palabras clave: Abraham. Ḫalīl Allāh. Monoteísmo. Ibn ʿArabī. Única Realidad Absoluta.Abstract: Abraham is recognized by Jews, Christians and Muslims as the patriarch of the monotheistic tradition. He submitted to the One Reality which encompasses everything and associated nothing else with that. This submission to what is most essential starts at a unified level which transcends the diversity of forms of belief. The Murcian mystic, Ibn ʿArabī, relates how he came under the protection of Moses, Jesus and Muhammad, the messengers of these three monotheistic religions. He had a close relationship with Abraham, which is explored by reference to his own accounts and Quranic and bibical stories. In the Quran, Abraham is referred to as the “Khalīl”, the intimate friend of God. Abraham sacrificed his own self, as represented by his son in the form of a ram, and became permeated by divine qualities. He was suffused with divine love and present to the Reality at everymoment. Ibn ʿArabī’s writings show how this timeless figure represents a presence which underlies the diversity of beliefs and is available to the whole of humanity.Key words: Abraham. Ḫalīl Allāh. Monotheism. Ibn ʿArabī. Unique Absolute Reality.
Prognostic Value of Procalcitonin in Pneumonia among Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Unit.
Authors: Kim Deok Hee , Jung Hae Won , Kang Hyung Koo
Published: July 2019

Objectives Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of death in the intensive care unit (ICU). Many biomarkers for predicted prognosis have been suggested; among these, procalcitonin (PCT) is known to increase in cases of bacterial infection. However, there have been many debates regarding whether PCT is an appropriate prognostic marker for pneumonia. Therefore, we investigated whether PCT can serve as a biomarker for pneumonia, and compared it with CURB-65, which is a known tool for predicting the prognosis of pneumonia. Methods Levels of PCT and CURB-65 scores were compared between 30-day non-survival (n = 30) and survival (n = 101) patients. Relationships between PCT and CURB-65 were determined by using linear regression analysis, as well as by using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis and calculation of the area under the curve (AUC). High and low PCT groups were compared. Results High PCT and high CURB-65 score were positively associated with 30-day mortality. For the prediction of 30-day mortality, initial PCT and CURB-65 exhibited AUCs of 0.63 and 0.66; these were not significantly different (P = 0.132). We found that the high PCT group had a higher rate of initial treatment failure (91%, P = 0.004). Conclusions Initial PCT can be a prognostic biomarker for mortality in severe pneumonia, similar to the CURB-65 score. Initial high PCT was positively associated with initial treatment failure.
Comparative Study of Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast Perfusion MR Images between Warthin's Tumor and Malignant Parotid Tumors
Authors: Park Shin Young , Kim Hak Jin , Cha Wonjae
Published: July 2019

Objectives To identify diagnostically meaningful differences between Warthin's tumor and malignant masses in the parotid gland by dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC) MR imaging. Methods Eleven malignant parotid tumors and 9 Warthin's tumors were included. MR imaging was performed on all patients. Signal intensity time curves of tumors were obtained by DSC MR imaging and dynamic susceptibility contrast percentages (DSC%) were calculated. Results No significant difference was observed between malignant tumors and Warthin's tumors (P = 0.437), although DSC% values tended to be higher for Warthin's tumors. Conclusions Warthin's tumor tended to have higher DSC% values than malignant parotid tumors, but this difference was not significantly different.
Evaluation of the socially evaluated cold-pressor group test (SECPT-G) in the general population
Authors: Becker Linda , Schade Ursula , Rohleder Nicolas
Published: July 2019

Background. In stress research, economic instruments for introducing acute stress responses are needed. In this study, we investigated whether the socially evaluated cold-pressor group test (SECPT-G) induces salivary alpha-amylase and/or cortisol responses in the general population and whether this is associated with anthropometric, experimental, and lifestyle factors.

Methods. A sample of 91 participants from the general population was recruited. Salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase (sAA) levels were assessed prior to (t0), immediately after (t1), and ten minutes after the SECPT-G (t2).

Results. A robust cortisol increase was found immediately after the SECPT-G, which further increased between t1 and t2. This was independent of most of the control variables. However, men showed a trend towards higher cortisol increases than women (p = .005). No sAA responses were found at all. However, sAA levels were dependent on measurement time point with highest levels between 9 pm and 9:30 pm. Participants who immersed their hands into the ice water for the maximally allowed time of three minutes showed higher sAA levels at all time points than participants who removed their hands from the water earlier.

Conclusions. We conclude that the SECPT-G is a good means of an acute stress test when cortisol – but not necessarily sAA – responses are intended.
Callus induction of tartary buckwheat and enhancement of its flavonoids via FtCHS1 overexpression
Authors: Dong Qixin , Zhao Haixia , Zhao Xuerong , Lv Bingbing , Li Qi , Wang Xiaoli , Chen Hui , Li Chenglei , Wu Qi
Published: July 2019

Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum), a popular and traditional health care-related cereal, has recently been the focus of research because of its metabolic regulation of flavonoids. Elicitingtissues in vitroculture is an effective way to explore flavonoid biosynthesis mechanisms in tartary buckwheat. In the present study, we developed an in vitro genetic transformation system using the tartary buckwheat variety ‘Xiqiao No. 2’. The results showed thattherate of callus induced from hypocotylexplants on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium containing 0.8 mg/L 6-BA and 3.5 mg/L 2,4-D was 100%. Much greater amounts of calli could then be obtained by repeated subculture on MS medium supplemented with 3.0 mg/L 6-BA and 1.0 mg/L KT. Furthermore, transgenic calli expressing the FtCHS1 gene were obtained viaAgrobacterium-mediatedtransformation. Overexpressing FtCHS1 in tartary buckwheat callus led tothe marked promotion of flavonol (P<0.01) and anthocyanin accumulation (P<0.05) due to the dramatic upregulation of the transcription of FtCHI, FtCHS2, FtFLS1, FtFLS2, FtFLS3 and FtDFR1, the genes of key enzymes involved in the flavonol and anthocyanin biosynthesis pathways (P < 0.01). This study provides solid support for further transgenic manipulation of calli as part of a system for regenerating tartary buckwheat.
Lactoferrin quantification in cattle faeces by ELISA
Authors: Cooke Andrew S. , Watt Kathryn , Albery Greg F. , Morgan Eric R. , Dungait Jennifer A. J.
Published: July 2019

Background: Promoting and maintaining health is critical to ruminant welfare and productivity. Within human medicine, faecal lactoferrin is quantified for routine assessment of various gastrointestinal illnesses avoiding the need for blood sampling. This approach might also be adapted and applied for non-invasive health assessments in animals.

Methods: In this proof-of-concept study a bovine lactoferrin enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA), designed for serum and milk, was applied to a faecal supernatant to assess its potential for quantifying lactoferrin in the faeces of cattle. Faecal lactoferrin concentrations were compared to background levels to assess the viability of the technique. A comparison was then made against serum lactoferrin levels to determine if they were or were not reflective of one another.

Results: The optical densities of faecal samples were significantly greater than background readings, supporting the hypothesis that the assay was effective in quantifying faecal lactoferrin (T13, 115 = 11.99, p < 0.0005, n = 115). Lactoferrin concentrations of faecal and serum samples, taken from the same animals on the same day, were significantly different (T21 = 2.49, p = 0.022) and did not correlate (r = 0.069, p = 0.767).
Expression of WIPI2B counteracts age-related decline in autophagosome biogenesis in neurons
Authors: Stavoe Andrea KH , Gopal Pallavi P , Gubas Andrea , Tooze Sharon A , Holzbaur Erika LF
Published: July 2019

Autophagy defects are implicated in multiple late-onset neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s, and Parkinson’s diseases. Since aging is the most common shared risk factor in neurodegeneration, we assessed rates of autophagy in mammalian neurons during aging. We identified a significant decrease in the rate of constitutive autophagosome biogenesis during aging and observed pronounced morphological defects in autophagosomes in neurons from aged mice. While early stages of autophagosome formation were unaffected, we detected the frequent production of stalled LC3B-negative isolation membranes in neurons from aged mice. These stalled structures recruited the majority of the autophagy machinery, but failed to develop into LC3B-positive autophagosomes. Importantly, ectopically expressing WIPI2B effectively restored autophagosome biogenesis in aged neurons. This rescue is dependent on the phosphorylation state of WIPI2B at the isolation membrane, suggesting a novel therapeutic target in age-associated neurodegeneration.
Infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus: advances in diagnosis and vaccine development
Authors: Yong Chean Yeah , Ong Hui Kian , Tang Hooi Chia , Yeap Swee Keong , Omar Abdul Rahman , Ho Kok Lian , Tan Wen Siang
Published: July 2019

The aquaculture of salmonid fishes is a multi-billion dollar industry with production over 3 million tons annually. However, infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV), which infects and kills salmon and trout, significantly reduces the revenue of the salmon farming industry. Currently, there is no effective treatment for IHNV infected fishes; therefore, early detection and depopulation of the infected fishes remain the most common practices to contain the spread of IHNV. Apart from hygiene practices in aquaculture and isolation of infected fishes, loss of fishes due to IHNV infection can also be significantly reduced through vaccination programs. In the current review, some of the diagnostic methods for IHNV, spanning from clinical diagnosis to cell culture, serological and molecular methods are discussed in detail. In addition, some of the most significant candidate vaccines for IHNV are also extensively discussed, particularly the DNA vaccines.
A Study of Some Results on Countable Sets
Authors: Abdullahi Mamu Muhammed , Okam Okorie, Kalu
Published: July 2019

In this research paper, we were able to study countable sets. To achieve this, fundamental ideas and concepts from set theory and mathematical analysis were considered. Some important theorems on countable sets were reviewed and nally, the application of the theorems studied were provided.
Application of an educational technology in sepsis protocol in obstetrics units / Aplicação de tecnologia educativa na sensibilização do protocolo de sepse em unidade de tocoginecologia
Authors: Rêgo Héllen Cristhina Lobato Jardim , Pantoja Laise Cristina Medeiros , Lima Vera Lúcia de Azevedo
Published: July 2019

Objetivo: avaliar o impacto da sensibilização no setor e adesão ao protocolo de sepse em unidade de tocoginecologia. Método: Trata-se de uma pesquisa-ação no período de janeiro a março/2016, com 63 profissionais que trabalham em unidade de tocoginecologia de um hospital de alta complexidade. Resultados: 51% dos profissionais receberam o treinamento sobre o protocolo de sepse e após, 50% dos pacientes que tinham critérios de SIRS foram incluídos no protocolo de sepse, sendo que o desfecho de 03 destas, foi alta hospitalar e 02 foram transferidas para UTI devido sepse grave. O tempo médio de administração do antibiótico foi 50 minutos, da solicitação do hemograma foi 46,25 minutos e do resultado do lactato foi acima de 30 minutos. Conclusão: Ainda há necessidade de melhoria em relação à adesão pela equipe de Enfermagem para implantação de medidas de combate à sepse.
Developing the nurses’ bond with HIV-positive pregnant women / A construção do vínculo das enfermeiras da estratégia de saúde da família com as gestantes HIV positivo
Authors: Alves Condé Pires Guelber Flávia , Silva Alves Marcelo , Borges de Almeida Carlos Podalirio
Published: July 2019

Objetivo: conhecer a percepção das enfermeiras em relação à construção do vínculo na assistência prestada na Estratégia de Saúde da Família com as gestantes HIV positivo. Método: Para coleta das informações foi utilizada a entrevista semiestruturada com dez voluntárias. A análise das informações foi realizada sob a luz da Razão Sensível. Resultados: Após análise, emergiram duas categorias: 1) O vínculo vivido e pensado como cuidado solidário e humanístico e, 2) A construção do vínculo como elo que favorece o desenvolvimento das ações de saúde.  Foi possível apreender que as enfermeiras mantêm o vínculo após encaminhar a gestante ao serviço especializado ou seria este vínculo passível de ser construído mesmo ao encaminhá-las. Conclusão: Nessa relação, a enfermeira visualiza a possibilidade de estar-junto à gestante, proporcionando ações que possibilitem mantê-la em acompanhamento na unidade.
The most wonderful experiment in the world: a
history of the cloud chamber
Authors: CHALONER CLINTON
Published: July 2002

No one will deny the extraordinary interest and importance of this
method which showed for the
first time and in such minute detail the effects of the passage of
ionizing radiations through a gas ...
I am personally of the opinion that the researches of Mr Wilson in this
field represent one of the
most striking and important of the advances in atomic physics made in
the last twenty years ...
It may be argued that this new method of Mr Wilson's has in the
main only confirmed the
deductions of the properties of the radiations made by other more
indirect methods. While this
is of course in some respects true, I would emphasize the importance
to science of the gain in
confidence of the accuracy of these deductions that followed from
the publication of his beautiful photographs. Ernest Rutherford, 1927

Rutherford refers here to the photography of particle tracks made
visible as lines of
condensation in the supersaturated water vapour of a cloud chamber.
C. T. R. Wilson first
saw and photographed tracks in March 1911. The cloud chamber had existed
since 1895
when Wilson, pursuing his meteorological interests, developed the
instrument to determine
the process of droplet formation in clouds. Galison and Assmus have
examined this early phase of the cloud chamber's existence, rightly
concluding
that, with the production of
tracks and their photographic record, the instrument was radically transformed
into a
crucial tool of the particle physicist.
This transformation was not immediate, however,
and a genealogy of the apparatus cannot fully explain how this novel
means to apprehend
the existence and behaviour of hitherto invisible particles subsequently
functioned within
and contributed to the project of particle physics. My own focus is on
the period
immediately following Wilson's first publication of ray-track
photographs. The central
questions to be addressed are provided by Rutherford's
comments above. In precisely what
way did Wilson's work increase the confidence of scientists?
How was his method more direct than others?
Images of science in the classroom: wallcharts
and science education 1850–1920
Authors: BUCCHI MASSIMIANO
Published: July 2002

One of the educational by-products of German botanical scholarship

was the publication of sets of
large ‘wall diagrams’ (Wandtafeln) for use
in the lecture-room. Most British University Departments
of Botany dating from the period before the first world war probably had

at least one of these sets.
In my own department I have used these excellent diagrams occasionally,
realizing that they
combined clarity, size and accuracy to an unrivalled extent.

This passage from a recent essay by S. M. Walters forms an appropriate
introduction to
the topic of this paper. From the start, it should be noticed that the
use of such diagrams
(referred to as ‘wallcharts’ in the rest of the
paper) was by no means limited to botany
nor to university studies. As will become clear, they were one of the most
important
media for the teaching and learning at different levels of education and
within different
fields.
RESPONSES OF TEA TO ENVIRONMENT IN KENYA. 1. GENOTYPE × ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS FOR TOTAL DRY MATTER PRODUCTION AND YIELD
Authors: Ng'etich W. K. , Stephens W.
Published: July 2002

Dry matter production and yield of tea were recorded in a genotype × environment interaction experiment with four tea clones planted at four sites at a range of altitudes in Kericho, Kenya. Large responses to environment in dry matter production and yield were found. After 34 months from planting, the total plant dry matter production ranged from 18 to 22 t ha−1 across the sites. One clone, TN14-3, produced the most dry matter, reaching 29 t ha−1 at the lowest altitude, while clone S15/10 produced the least (15 t ha−1). Analysis of genotype × environment inter actions showed that clone TN14-3 was above average stability in dry matter production across the four sites, but below average in yield. Clone S15/10 showed above average stability for tea yield, but was below average in dry matter production.
EFFECT OF STORAGE TIME ON WEED SEEDLING EMERGENCE AND NUTRIENT RELEASE IN CATTLE MANURE
Authors: RUPENDE E. , CHIVINGE O. A. , MARIGA I. K.
Published: July 2002

An experiment to determine weed spectrum, weed seedling numbers, temperature and nutrient changes in manure heaped for one to five months was undertaken over two seasons. Weed seedling numbers in manure heaped for one to five months decreased significa
ntly by 65–70%. The weed spectrum comprised 17 broadleaf weed species of which Amaranthus hybridus, Leucasmartinicensis and Nicandra physalodes were most prevalent. There were six grasses with Eleusine
indica and Cynodon dactylon being dominant. Temperature increased from 20 °C in the unheaped manure to averages of 34 and 42 °C in manure heaped for three and five months respectively in the two seasons. In both season
s nitrogen and potassium became more available as the period of manure heaping increased while phosphorus decreased. It was concluded that heaping manure for three months significantly reduces weed seed viability and enhances the availability of some nutr
ients.
Neighbour mapping as a method for ordering genetic markers
Authors: ELLIS T. H. N.
Published: July 2002

A modification of the neighbour joining method of Saitou &
Nei (1987)

is shown to be

applicable to the ordering of genetic markers. This neighbour mapping method
is

compared with

some other procedures for ordering genetic markers using both real and
test

data sets. The

limitations and likely errors associated with the use of neighbour mapping

are discussed. The speed

and simplicity of this method commend its application, as does its

concurrence with other mapping methods.