bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
An fMRI study of multimodal selective attention in
schizophrenia
Authors: Mayer Andrew R. , Hanlon Faith M. , Teshiba Terri M. , Klimaj Stefan D. , Ling Josef M. , Dodd Andrew B. , Calhoun Vince D. , Bustillo Juan R. , Toulouse Trent
Published: September 2015

Background

Studies have produced conflicting evidence regarding whether cognitive
control deficits in patients with schizophrenia result from dysfunction
within the cognitive control network (CCN; top-down) and/or unisensory
cortex (bottom-up).

Aims

To investigate CCN and sensory cortex involvement during multisensory
cognitive control in patients with schizophrenia.

Method

Patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls underwent functional
magnetic resonance imaging while performing a multisensory Stroop task
involving auditory and visual distracters.

Results

Patients with schizophrenia exhibited an overall pattern of response
slowing, and these behavioural deficits were associated with a pattern of
patient hyperactivation within auditory, sensorimotor and posterior
parietal cortex. In contrast, there were no group differences in
functional activation within prefrontal nodes of the CCN, with small
effect sizes observed (incongruent–congruent trials). Patients with
schizophrenia also failed to upregulate auditory cortex with concomitant
increased attentional demands.

Conclusions

Results suggest a prominent role for dysfunction within auditory,
sensorimotor and parietal areas relative to prefrontal CCN nodes during
multisensory cognitive control.
Cross-national variations in reported discrimination among
people treated for major depression worldwide: The ASPEN/INDIGO
international study
Authors: Lasalvia Antonio , Van Bortel Tine , Bonetto Chiara , Jayaram Geetha , van Weeghel Jaap , Zoppei Silvia , Knifton Lee , Quinn Neil , Wahlbeck Kristian , Cristofalo Doriana , Lanfredi Mariangela , Sartorius Norman , Thornicroft Graham ,   Aspen/Indigo Study Group
Published: September 2015

Background

No study has so far explored differences in discrimination reported by
people with major depressive disorder (MDD) across countries and
cultures.

Aims

To (a) compare reported discrimination across different countries, and
(b) explore the relative weight of individual and contextual factors in
explaining levels of reported discrimination in people with MDD.

Method

Cross-sectional multisite international survey (34 countries worldwide)
of 1082 people with MDD. Experienced and anticipated discrimination were
assessed by the Discrimination and Stigma Scale (DISC). Countries were
classified according to their rating on the Human Development Index
(HDI). Multilevel negative binomial and Poisson models were used.

Results

People living in ‘very high HDI’ countries reported higher discrimination
than those in ‘medium/low HDI’ countries. Variation in reported
discrimination across countries was only partially explained by
individual-level variables. The contribution of country-level variables
was significant for anticipated discrimination only.

Conclusions

Contextual factors play an important role in anticipated discrimination.
Country-specific interventions should be implemented to prevent
discrimination towards people with MDD.
Different outcomes of never-treated and treated patients with schizophrenia: 14-year follow-up study in rural China
Authors: Ran Mao-Sheng , Weng Xue , Chan Cecilia Lai-Wan , Chen Eric Yu-Hai , Tang Cui-Ping , Lin Fu-Rong , Mao Wen-Jun , Hu Shi-Hui , Huang Yue-Qin , Xiang Meng-Ze
Published: September 2015

Background

The long-term outcome of never-treated patients with schizophrenia is unclear.

Aims

To compare the 14-year outcomes of never-treated and treated patients with schizophrenia and to establish predictors for never being treated.

Method

All participants with schizophrenia (n= 510) in Xinjin, Chengdu, China were identified in an epidemiological investigation of 123 572 people and followed up from 1994 to 2008.

Results

The results showed that there were 30.6%, 25.0% and 20.4% of patients who received no antipsychotic medication in 1994, 2004 and 2008 respectively. Compared with treated patients, those who were never treated in 2008 were significantly older, had significantly fewer family members, had higher rates of homelessness, death from other causes, being unmarried, living alone, being without a caregiver and poor family attitudes. Partial and complete remission in treated patients (57.3%) was significantly higher than that in the never-treated group (29.8%). Predictors of being in the never-treated group in 2008 encompassed baseline never-treated status, being without a caregiver and poor mental health status in 1994.

Conclusions

Many patients with schizophrenia still do not receive antipsychotic medication in rural areas of China. The 14-year follow-up showed that outcomes for the untreated group were worse. Community-based mental healthcare, health insurance and family intervention are crucial for earlier diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation in the community.
Callous–unemotional traits in adolescents with autism spectrum
disorder
Authors: Leno Virginia Carter , Charman Tony , Pickles Andrew , Jones Catherine R. G. , Baird Gillian , Happé Francesca , Simonoff Emily
Published: September 2015

Background

People with callous–unemotional traits and also those with autism
spectrum disorder (ASD) display sociocognitive difficulties. However, the
frequency and neurocognitive correlates of callous–unemotional traits
within individuals with ASD are unknown.

Aims

To determine the prevalence of callous–unemotional traits in individuals
with ASD and test their association with behavioural and cognitive
measures.

Method

Parents of 92 adolescents with ASD completed the Antisocial Processes
Screening Device (APSD) for callous–unemotional traits. Adolescents
participated in tasks of emotion recognition, theory of mind and
cognitive flexibility.

Results

In total 51% (n = 47) scored above a cut-off expected to
identify the top 6% on the APSD. Of these 17% (n = 8)
had concurrent conduct problems. Regression analyses found
callous–unemotional traits were associated with specific impairment in
fear recognition but not with theory of mind or cognitive
flexibility.

Conclusions

Adolescents with ASD show high rates of callous–unemotional traits but,
unlike in the general population, these are not strongly associated with
conduct problems. The relationship of callous–unemotional traits to
impairments in fear recognition suggests similar affective difficulties
as in individuals with callous–unemotional traits without ASD.
Bridging the Medical Education and Quality Cancer Care Divide: A Call to Action
Authors: Henry N. Lynn , Patt Debra A. , Meyers Michael O. , Malik Monica , Bretsch Jennifer , Jackson Carmen , Grupe Anne , Von Roenn Jamie
Published: September 2015

ASCO Leadership Development Program members were tasked by the ASCO Board of Directors to explore how to optimize integration of key aspects of oncology care in order to facilitate continuous quality improvement for the practicing oncologist. This Perspective summarizes their findings.
HIV Testing in Patients With Cancer at the Initiation of Therapy at a Large US Comprehensive Cancer Center
Authors: Hwang Jessica P. , Granwehr Bruno P. , Torres Harrys A. , Suarez-Almazor Maria E. , Giordano Thomas P. , Barbo Andrea G. , Lin Heather Y. , Fisch Michael J. , Chiao Elizabeth Y.
Published: September 2015

Although HIV infection rates among patients with cancer were higher than the prevalence threshold above which national guidelines recommend routine opt-out testing, the overall HIV testing rate was low.
Heterozygous disruption of activin receptor-like kinase 1 is associated with increased arterial pressure
Authors: González-Núñez María , Riolobos Adela S. , Castellano Orlando , Fuentes-Calvo Isabel , Sevilla María de los Ángeles , Oujo Bárbara , Pericacho Miguel , Cruz-Gonzalez Ignacio , Pérez-Barriocanal Fernando , ten Dijke Peter , López-Novoa Jose M.
Published: September 2015

The Activin receptor-like kinase-1 (ALK-1) is a type I cell surface receptor for the transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) family of proteins. Hypertension is related to TGF-β1 as increased TGF-β1 expression correlates with an elevation in arterial pressure (AP) and TGF-β expression is up-regulated by the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. The purpose of this study has been to assess the role of ALK-1 in regulating AP using the ALK-1 haploinsufficient mice (ALK-1+/−). We observed that systolic and diastolic AP was significantly higher in ALK-1+/− than in ALK-1+/+ mice, and all functional and structural heart parameters (echocardiography and electrocardiography) were similar in both groups. ALK-1+/− mice showed alterations in AP circadian rhythm with higher AP than ALK-1+/+ mice during most of the light period. Higher AP in ALK-1+/− mice is not due to a reduced NO-dependent vasodilator response or to an overactivation of the peripheral renin-angiotensin system. However, intra-cerebroventricular administration of losartan had a hypotensive effect in ALK-1+/− and not in ALK-1+/+ mice. ALK-1+/− mice showed a higher hypotensive response to the β-adrenergic antagonist atenolol and greater concentrations of epinephrine and norepinephrine in plasma than ALK-1+/+ mice. The number of brain cholinergic neurons in anterior basal forebrain was reduced in ALK-1+/− mice. Thus, we concluded that ALK-1 receptor is involved in the control of AP, and high AP shown by ALK-1+/−mice is explained mainly by the sympathetic overactivation shown by these animals, probably related to the decreased number of cholinergic neurons.
Hyperactivity and attention deficits in mice with decreased levels of stress inducible phosphoprotein 1 (STIP1)
Authors: Beraldo Flavio H. , Thomas Anu , Kolisnyk Benjamin , Hirata Pedro H. , De Jaeger Xavier , Martyn Amanda C. , Fan Jue , Goncalves Daniela F. , Cowan Matthew F. , Masood Talal , Martins Vilma R. , Gros Robert , Prado Vania F. , Prado Marco A.M.
Published: September 2015

Stress-inducible phosphoprotein I (STIP1, STI1, or HOP) is a cochaperone intermediating Hsp70/Hsp90 exchange of client proteins, but it can also be secreted to trigger prion protein-mediated neuronal signaling. Some mothers of children with autism-spectrum disorders (ASD) present antibodies against certain brain proteins, including antibodies against STIP1. Maternal antibodies can cross the fetus blood brain barrier during pregnancy, suggesting the possibility that they can interfere with STIP1 levels and presumably functions. However, it is currently unknown whether abnormal levels of STIP1 have any impact in ASD-related behavior. Here we used mice with reduced (50%) or increased STIP1 levels (5-fold) to test for potential ASD-like phenotypes. We find that increased STIP1 regulates the abundance of Hsp70 and Hsp90, whereas reduced STIP1 does not affect Hsp70, Hsp90 or the prion protein. Interestingly, BAC transgenic mice presenting 5-fold more STIP1 have no major phenotype when examined in a series of behavioral tasks, including locomotor activity, elevated plus maze, Morris water maze and 5-choice serial reaction time task (5-CSRTT). In contrast, mice with reduced STIP1 levels are hyperactive and have attentional deficits on the 5-CSRTT, but have normal performance in the other tasks. We conclude that reduced STIP1 levels can contribute with phenotypes related to ASD. However, future experiments are needed to define whether it is decreased chaperone capacity or impaired prion protein signaling that contributes to these phenotypes.
Structure Characterization of Phospholipids and Lipid a of Pseudomonas Putida KT2442
Authors: Wang Yuqian , Wang Jianli , Li Ye , Wang Biwen , Tao Guanjun , Wang Xiaoyuan
Published: September 2015

Pseudomonas putida KT2442 is an important bacterium for producing various types of polyhydroxyalkanoate polymers. Phospholipids and lipid A in membranes of P. putida play important roles in stress responses, but detailed structural information of these lipids is not known. In this study, phospholipids and lipid A were isolated from P. putida KT2442, and their structures were analyzed using thin layer chromatography, high performance liquid chromatography and electrospray ionization/mass spectrometry. Major phospholipids in P. putida KT2442 were phosphatidylethanolamine (79.9%), phosphatidylglycero1 (12.7%) and cardiolipin (7.4%), with C16:1 and/or C18:1 acyl chains. Four lipid A species were found in P. putida KT2442: two are hexa-acylated and the other two are penta-acylated. Compared with lipid A of P. aeruginosa, P. putida lipid A has less hydroxylation on the secondary acyl chains and less modification. Therefore, P. putida lipid A could be used as a base structure to investigate lipid A modification of P. aeruginosa for understanding its pathogenesis.
‘Make Friends with Mexico’: The Mexican tourist jacket
Authors: Ibarra Rogelia Lily , Strawn Susan M.
Published: September 2015

Mexican tourist jackets entered the United States apparel market as a casual trend among women and little girls after World War II. Blazer-style jackets sewn from woolen fabric featured colourful hand appliquéd and embroidered motifs depicting such iconic Mexican symbols as sarapes, sombreros, burros, desert fauna and dancers. This article traces relationships among symbolic representations of Mexican nationalism on the jackets, development of the post-war tourism industry in Mexico, and subsequent reinterpretation of Mexico as an exotic yet accessible destination for US tourists. Methods included review of literature on post-war tourism to Mexico and examination of extant garments, historical photographs and needlework periodicals. Results reveal that Mexican jackets (originally produced in Mexico) incorporated symbols of Mexican nationalism, especially the emblematic national duo el charro and la china poblana as the dancing couple. An early tourist publication titled ‘Make Friends with Mexico’ coincided with warming of relations between the two countries and the beginning of American Airlines flights to Mexico in 1943. McCall Needlework appropriated the Mexican tourist jacket in patterns for homemade jackets linked with their origins as souvenirs of Mexico. Analysis of results argues for political motives that encouraged cross-cultural adoption of Mexican symbolism in American fashion. However, this seemingly benevolent cultural exchange through tourism was not equitable; Mexico had to prove itself worthy and familiar to prospective US tourists who associated the country with banditry and tumult. Transforming its image was tantamount to asserting national identity.
The danger and the saving power of Thomas Demand
Authors: Bennett Emma
Published: September 2015

Thomas Demand’s photography has often been understood by critics as questioning the causality of the medium, through an emphasis on personal artistic intentionality. Yet to focus on Demand’s production technique overlooks the fact that in his images, the world is not seen to be entirely under his control. By questioning at the boundaries of human and technological power, Demand gestures towards the historical construct which Heidegger called ‘the essence of technology’, the tendency in contemporary thought to believe that beings can be understood only insofar as they relate to humanity and our needs. Demand’s work ironizes this mindset, within which we experience the world as merely a picture, and thereby begins to suggest that other ways of being may be possible.
Review
Authors: Vanderwees Chris
Published: September 2015

Senses of Embodiment: Art, Technics, Media, Mika Elo and Miika Luoto (eds) (2014) New York: Peter Lang, 183 pp., ISBN: 3034312334, p/bk, £40.00
Ophiostomatoid fungi and their roles in Quercus robur die-back in Tellermann forest, Russia
Authors: Selochnik Nelly , Pashenova Nataliya , Sidorov Evgeny , Wingfield Michael , Linnakoski Riikka
Published: September 2015

Ophiostoma
Ophiostoma
Quercus robur

Ophiostoma
O. grandicarpum
O. abietinum
O. fusiforme
O. lunatum
O. quercus
Q. robur
Quercus
Distribution, characteristics and potential of biomass-dense thinning forests in Sweden
Authors: Fernandez-Lacruz Raul , Di Fulvio Fulvio , Athanassiadis Dimitris , Bergström Dan , Nordfjell Tomas
Published: September 2015

Understanding the characteristics of unutilized biomass resources, such as small-diameter trees from biomass-dense thinning forests (BDTF) (non-commercially-thinned forests), can provide important information for developing a bio-based economy. The aim of this study was to describe the areal distribution, characteristics (biomass of growing stock, tree height, etc.) and harvesting potential of BDTF in Sweden. A national forest inventory plot dataset was imported into a geographical information system and plots containing BDTF were selected by applying increasingly stringent constraints. Results show that, depending on the constraints applied, BDTF covers 9â44% (2.1â9.8 M ha) of the productive forest land area, and contains 7â34% of the total growing stock (119â564 M OD t), with an average biomass density of 57 OD t ha. Of the total BDTF area, 65% is located in northern Sweden and 2% corresponds to set-aside farmlands. Comparisons with a study from 2008 indicate that BDTF area has increased by at least 4% (about 102â000 ha), in line with general trends for Sweden and Europe. Analyses revealed that the technical harvesting potential of delimbed stemwood (over bark, including tops) from BDTF ranges from 3.0 to 6.1 M OD t yr (7.5 to 15.1 M myr), while the potential of whole-tree harvesting ranges from 4.3 to 8.7 M OD t yr (10.2 to 20.6 M myr) depending on the scenario considered. However, further technological developments of the harvest and supply systems are needed to utilize the full potential of BDTF.â1â13 â1â13 â1
Some statements for bi-pseudo-integrals and the role on reconstruction of the pseudo-additive measures
Authors: Valera Dhurata
Published: September 2015

With the support of some very important and special generators, are given some details about the properties of bi-pseudo-integrals and above all, for the first bi-pseudo-integral the relations with integral Lebesgue are listed. Further, will be shown pseudo-linearity of bi-pseudo-integrals and some investigations in reconstructions of pseudo-additive measures by bi-pseudo-integrals synthesized the reciprocal relationship between pseudo-additive measure and bi-pseudo-integral.
Influence of chip presteaming conditions on kraft pulp composition and properties
Authors: Bäckström Marie , Jensen Anna , Brännvall Elisabet
Published: September 2015

Presteaming is a well-established technique in pulp mills, which improves cooking liquor impregnation by removing air from within and between chips. The aim of the study was to investigate how conditions during steaming affect the subsequent kraft cook and properties of the obtained pulp. It was found that higher pressure and temperature during chip presteaming led to increased degradation and dissolution of hemicelluloses. Lower refinability and tensile index was obtained for pulps cooked after presteaming at high pressure and for a long time.
Microstructure Analysis of HPb59-1 Brass Induced by High Current Pulsed Electron Beam
Authors: Lyu Jike , Gao Bo , Hu Liang , Lu Shuaidan , Tu Ganfeng
Published: September 2015

In this paper, the effects of high current pulsed electron beam (HCPEB) on the microstructure evolution of casting HPb59-1 (Cu 57.1 mass%, Pb 1.7 mass% and Zn balance) alloy were investigated. The results showed a “wavy” surface which was formed with Pb element existing in the forms of stacking block and microparticles on the top surface layer after treatment. Nanocrystalline structures including Pb grains and two phases (α and β) were formed on the top remelted layer and their sizes were all less than 100 nm. The disordered β phase was generated in the surface layer after HCPEB treatment, which is beneficial for the improvement of surface properties. Meanwhile, there was a large residual stress on the alloy surface, along with the appearance of microcracks, and the preferred orientations of grains also changed.
Analysis of a certain polycyclic-group-based cryptosystem
Authors: Kotov Matvei , Ushakov Alexander
Published: September 2015

We investigate security properties
of the Anshel–Anshel–Goldfeld commutator key-establishment protocol
[Math. Res. Lett. 6 (1999), 287–291]
used with certain polycyclic groups described by Eick and Kahrobaei
[http://arxiv.org/abs/math.GR/0411077].
We show that despite low success of the length based attack shown
by Garber, Kahrobaei and Lam
[J. Math. Crypt. 9 (2015), 33–43]
the protocol can be broken by a deterministic polynomial-time algorithm.
Birth weight-related percentiles of brain ventricular system as a tool for assessment of posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus and ventricular enlargement
Authors: Hartenstein Sebastian , Bamberg Christian , Proquitté Hans , Metze Boris , Bührer Christoph , Schmitz Thomas
Published: September 2015

Besides remarkable improvements of neonatal medical therapy, neurological morbidity remains a major concern in preterm infants. In particular, intracranial hemorrhage is a severe complication strongly correlated to poor neurological outcome. For early clinical assessment of intracranial hemorrhage and its impact on the ventricular system, cranial sonography is an important bedside diagnostic tool. Reference values of ventricular sizes are available in relation to gestational age (GA). So far, it has not been demonstrated that ventricular size values are also reliable in relation to birth weight (BW). In this study, we performed cranial ultrasonography in 250 preterm and term newborn infants. Measurements of the intracranial ventricular system by cranial ultrasound examination were performed within 72 h after birth. We determined ventricular index, anterior horn width, width of the third ventricle, width and length of the fourth ventricle for statistical analysis in relation to BW and GA. GA ranged from 23 weeks, 3 days to 42 weeks, 1 day (mean: 33 weeks), BW ranged from 345 to 5620 g (mean: 2146 g). Ventricular index and fourth ventricle width revealed a significant correlation to birth weight with r=0.75, each. A significant correlation to birth weight was also obtained for width and length of the third ventricle (r=0.55 and 0.47, respectively). Correlations obtained for ventricular measures in relation to GA were similar to those referring to BW. In preterm and term infants, ventricular sizes in relation to BW seem reliable for assessment and monitoring of ventricular pathologies, i.e. after intracranial hemorrhage.
Ovariectomy is associated with metabolic impairments and enhanced mammary tumor growth in MKR mice
Authors: Ben-Shmuel Sarit , Scheinman Eyal J , Rashed Rola , Orr Zila Shen , Gallagher Emily J , LeRoith Derek , Rostoker Ran
Published: September 2015

Obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) are associated with an increased risk of breast cancer incidence and mortality. Common features of obesity and T2D are insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia. A mammary tumor promoting effect of insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia was demonstrated in the transgenic female MKR mouse model of pre-diabetes inoculated with mammary cancer cells. Interestingly, in MKR mice, as well as in other diabetic mouse models, males exhibit severe hyperglycemia, while females display insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia with only a mild increase in blood glucose levels. This gender-specific protection from hyperglycemia may be attributed to estradiol, a key player in the regulation of the metabolic state, including obesity, glucose homeostasis, insulin resistance, and lipid profile. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of ovariectomy (including the removal of endogenous estradiol) on the metabolic state of MKR female mice and subsequently on the growth of Mvt-1 mammary cancer cells, inoculated into the mammary fat pad of ovariectomized mice, compared with sham-operated mice. The results showed an increase in body weight, accompanied by increased fat mass, elevated blood glucose levels, and hypercholesterolemia, in ovariectomized MKR mice. In addition, mammary tumor growth was significantly higher in these mice. The results suggest that ovarian hormone deficiency may promote impaired metabolic homeostasis in the hyperinsulinemic MKR female mice, which in turn is associated with an increased growth of mammary tumors.
Methods of mechanical dispersion for determining granulometric fractions in soils using four dispersant solutions
Authors: Borja Katerine , Mercado Jaime , Combatt Enrique
Published: September 2015

Sieve analysis studies depend on obtaining suspensions of fully-dispersed and stable samples to facilitate the quantification of the fractions of soil aggregates. The aim of this study was to compare the percentage of fractions obtained with four chemical dispersants and two methods of mechanical dispersion. To carry out this investigation, nine soils were selected from the departments of Cordoba and Sucre and four methodologies using chemical dispersions: ((NaPO3)6 + Na2CO3), (NaOH) 1M, (Na4P2O7) 0.1M pH 10, and CH3COONa 1M, and two methodologies of mechanical dispersion were evaluated: a slow one at 60 rpm for 6 hours and another at 4,000 rpm for 15 minutes. The results were analyzed using a correlation test and contrasts. It was verified that the highest content of clay in the soil samples was found when using the 60 rpm agitation methodology, due to greater dispersion of the granulometric fractions. Likewise, when comparing the different methods of chemical dispersion, it was determined that NaOH had the highest dispersing ability and sodium acetate presented a low efficiency in the separation of soil particles.
Contents of non-structural carbohydrates in fruiting cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana L.) plants
Authors: Fischer Gerhard , Ulrichs Christian , Ebert Georg
Published: September 2015

Although the cape gooseberry has become the second most important export fruit in Colombia, information is scarce for its carbohydrate partitioning, which plays a major role in plant productivity. Seed-propagated Colombia ecotypes were kept in a greenhouse in 2.5-L plastic containers filled with washed quartz sand and were ferti-irrigated. The plants were pruned to one main vegetative stem with two generative stems. Dry matter (DM) partitioning during the initial plant growth showed the highest accumulation rate in the roots during the first 20 days, whereas, at a later stage of development, the shoot DM gain was higher and the leaf DM gain was lower than that of the roots. Sixty days after transplant, the plant parts were quantified and analyzed for glucose, fructose, sucrose, and starch. The roots were the largest carbohydrate pool for starch, but the sucrose content was lower in the roots than in the vegetative stem and the lower part of the reproductive stems. At 5-15 cm of the vegetative stem base, 6.4 mg of starch, 1.4 mg of monosaccharides and 5.3 mg/100 g of DM sucrose were found, indicating that this lower organ is also important for starch accumulation and, especially, for sucrose transport. In the two reproductive stems, the starch contents were much higher in the base part than in the apical part; the same relationship was found in the leaves. The monosaccharide content was the highest in the apical stem position with 8.2 mg/100 g DM. In contrast, the apical-positioned 10-day-old fruits had maximum starch concentrations (11.6 mg/100 g DM), possibly due to the assimilatory starch from green fruit photosynthesis, whereas the mature basal fruits (60-day-old) mainly accumulated sucrose (25.7 mg) and monosaccharides (21.2 mg/100 g DM).
PARENTALIDADES EN FAMILIAS DIVERSAS
Authors: Blanco Álvarez Tatiana
Published: September 2015

El concepto de familia se encuentra en una importante transición; ya no se considera
únicamente como la unión entre un hombre, una mujer y su progenie. Actualmente se
encuentran familias uniparentales, familias ampliadas y aquellas conformadas por parejas
del mismo sexo. El objetivo del presente artículo es exponer el estado de la cuestión de la
investigación internacional con respecto al tema de parentalidades de familias lgbti. Se
realizó por medio de un estudio monográfico, de revisión bibliográfica actualizada. Los
principales resultados son que las habilidades parentales de una persona van más allá de su
orientación sexual, de ahí que las familias diversas pueden seguir un curso más normativo
del que la heterosexualidad le daría crédito.
Prices for Communications Equipment: Rewriting the Record
Authors: Byrne David M. , Corrado Carol A.
Published: September 2015

Communication equipment plays as large a role in high-tech investment as computers, yet prices for communication equipment have not been studied as extensively as prices for computers and electronic components. Prices for satellites, cell phones, and the ground stations for these systems—important components of a nation’s communications infrastructure—are difficult to locate in official statistics. This paper develops new price measures for 14 types of communications equipment from 1963 to 2009. Indexes for some (e.g., cellular phone systems) experience declines of 15-20 percent per year, similar to the decline in quality-adjusted prices for computers, and suggest that advances in wireless communications technology have been very rapid. All told, our price index for domestic production falls 4.8 percent per year on average over the time period we study and 9.8 percent per year on average since 1985—nearly 10 percentage points faster than the official U.S. producer price index introduced in that year.
Does Salient Financial Information Affect Academic Performance and Borrowing Behavior among College Students?
Authors: Schmeiser Maximilian , Stoddard Christiana , Urban Carly
Published: September 2015

The rising incidence and amount of student loan debt among young adults has significant implications for their economic well-being. However, students are generally provided little information on how to finance postsecondary education and how much to borrow. This paper studies how information can change student loan behavior among college students. We exploit a natural experiment across two large public colleges in which some students at one institution above a specific loan amount received "Know Your Debt" letters with information about their student loan debt, suggestions on how to manage their debt, and incentivized offers for one-on-one financial counseling, while the remainder did not. Using a difference-in-difference- in-difference strategy and a rich administrative dataset on individual-level academic records and financial aid packages, we find that students receiving the letters borrow an average of $1,360 less in the subsequent semester{a reduction of one-third. This reduction in borrowing does not adversely affect academic performance. In fact, those who receive the intervention take more credits and have higher GPAs in the subsequent semester.
Ações judiciais argentinas em saúde e consequências legais na jurisdição brasileira
Authors: Carignani Agustín , Delduque Maria Célia
Published: September 2015

O artigo analisa duas ações judiciais promovidas na Argentina, sobre transplante de pulmão em razão de fibrose cística, cuja execução se deu no território brasileiro, dando ensejo a alterações normativas no arcabouço legal dos dois países.
Projetos de Lei do Senado Federal na área de Saúde Pública nos anos de 2011-2012: o perfil dos senadores brasileiros
Authors: De Britto Dutra Evelyn , Almeida Cunha Jarbas Ricardo , Delduque Noqueira Pires de Sá Maria Célia
Published: September 2015

Conforme a Constituição Federal de 1988, a saúde constitui direito de todos e dever do Estado e o desenvolvimento desta questão tem mobilizado importantes debates na sociedade e no Congresso Nacional. O estudo analisou os projetos de lei na área de saúde, especificamente do Senado Federal, nas duas primeiras sessões legislativas da 54ª Legislatura, contribuindo para o desenvolvimento do Direito Sanitário. Foi descrito o perfil dos senadores propositores na área da saúde, identificando a influência da profissão, da filiação ideológico-partidária e da região de origem, além de uma análise simplificada do conteúdo material dos projetos apresentados. Trata-se de uma pesquisa descritivo-analítica, a base de dados foi secundária e consubstanciada no sítio eletrônico Observatório da Saúde no Legislativo (http://observatorio.fiocruz.br) hospedado no servidor da Direb/Fiocruz. Os resultados apontaram que 46% dos senadores daquela legislatura atuaram na área de saúde, sendo mais atuantes os médicos (29%), os representantes do Nordeste (47,2%) e os filiados aos partidos com orientação ideológico-partidária socialista e comunista (41,9%). A temática mais abordada nos projetos de lei do Senado foram as políticas públicas de saúde (29,4%). Nota se que houve um aumento na produção legislativa em Direito Sanitário quando comparada à dos anos anteriores, e que emergiram outras temáticas com grande expressão como, por exemplo, o controle de doenças. Podem-se justificar essas mudanças no contexto dos projetos de lei pela valorização da concepção preventiva.
On the Grammar of Silence: The Structure of My Undocumented Immigrant Writer's Block
Authors: Ledesma Alberto
Published: September 2015

In this reflective essay, Alberto Ledesma explores how being undocumented can produce a particular form of writer's block. He argues that there is a pattern of predictable silences and obfuscations inherent in all undocumented immigrant autobiographies that cannot be easily negotiated when undocumented students are asked to write about “their experiences.” Ledesma contends that these patterns of silences often manifest as apparent rhetorical or mechanical errors in academic prose rather than intentional obfuscations meant to protect the writer's undocumented identity from being discovered. Reflecting on his own life experiences as a former undocumented student, Ledesma highlights that, paradoxically, the lifelong conditioning in silence may also interfere when undocumented writers are ready to render their authentic stories in public.
Peculiarities of Z. Thagazitov’s Colors in the Context of Color Preferences in Kabardian Poetry
Authors:   Humanities Research Institute, Kabardino-Balkar Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Science, Kanukoyeva M. B.
Published: September 2015

The article describes an attempt to study the peculiarities of color in the work of the Kabardian poet Zuber Thagazitov for the first time. The author reveals the national specific features of color symbolism and the interdependence of historic and artistic reflection of the national reality in the context of the «greater time».
Poetics of Play in the Theatre Piece «Lickspittle» by I. Ilf, E. Petrov, M. Volpin
Authors:   Saratov State University, Shelenok M. A.
Published: September 2015

The article researches the play poetics of the theatre piece «Lickspittle» by I. Ilf, E. Petrov, M. Volpin on the level of the plot, characters, literary reminiscences, language humor. Functions of the co-authors’ play strategy are identified, such as achieving the synthesis of satire and vaudeville principles and the techniques of text structure. The link between «Lickspittle» and the novel by I. Ilf and E. Petrov «The Golden Calf» is revealed.
Priority Setting in Indigenous Health: Why We Need an Explicit Decision Making Approach
Authors: Otim Michael E , Jayasinha Ranmalie , Kelaher Margaret , Houston Edward Shane , Anderson Ian P , Jan Stephen
Published: September 2015

Indigenous Australians have significantly poorer health outcomes than the non-Indigenous population worldwide. The Australian government has increased its investment in Indigenous health through the "Closing the Health Gap" initiative. Deciding where to invest scarce resources so as to maximize health outcomes for Indigenous peoples may require improved priority setting processes. Current government practice involves a mix of implicit and explicit processes to varying degrees at the macro and meso decision making levels. In this article, we argue that explicit priority setting should be emphasized in Indigenous health, as it can ensure that the decision making process is accountable, systematic, and transparent. Following a review of the literature, we outline four key issues that need to be considered for explicit priority setting: developing an Indigenous health "constitution," strengthening the evidence base, selecting mechanisms for priority setting, and establishing appropriate incentives and institutional structure. We then summarize our findings into a checklist that can help a decision makers ensure that explicit priority setting is undertaken in Indigenous health. By addressing these key issues, the benefits of an explicit approach, which include increased efficiency, equity, and use of evidence, can be realized, thereby maximizing Indigenous health outcomes.
Nurturing Sustainability, Ethics and CSR in Corporate Communication: Through Regulatory Role of ASCI - An Analytical Study
Authors: Arora Ms. Simple , Rajput Pranav , Kapoor Sagar , Jain Siddhant
Published: September 2015

Ethics in business is a very important issue now, predominantly because of more and more scams getting exposed. Though, it is vital to understand in every province of management, the significance of ethics. The remarkable progress in the arena of market communications demands an investigation into consumers’ perception of ethics in corporate communications. There is a growing progress among academicians and professionals to study the relationship between ethics and sustainability and its impact on corporate communication. Indian Marketers and MNCs effective in India underway realized the significance of ethics and CSR in marketing communication and their role in the business which is capable of taking care of the society’s interest at the same time optimizing the profit of their organizations. This Paper while explaining the importance of ethics in marketing communication to put the businesses on sustainable path attempts to highlight the role played by ASCI (Advertising standard council of India), the self regulatory organisation for advertising content. This paper also gives some case studies which ensure the fact that companies whose marketing communication policies are not ethical are forced to withdraw their advertisement or have been asked to modify that by our regulatory authority of India ASCI (Advertising standard council of India).The lesson learnt from these cases is that ethics has to be nurtured in the marketing communication policies of the companies and is considered to be a sustainable strategy and game changer for Indian corporations.
Migration Issues in Cloud Computing due to Security Flaws
Authors: Marwaha Hitesh , Singh Dr. Rajeshwar
Published: September 2015

Cloud computing is becoming an adoptable technology for many of the organizations with its dynamic scalability and usage of virtualized resources as a service through the Internet. Cloud computing is the delivery of computing services over the Internet. Cloud services allow individuals and businesses to use software and hardware that are managed by third parties at remote locations. Cloud Computing is a computing model, in which customer plug into the “cloud” to access IT resources which are priced and provided “on-demand”. The major challenges that prevent Cloud Computing from being adopted are recognized by organizations are security issues. Many techniques for securing the data in cloud are proposed by researcher but almost all methods have some drawbacks and till date no appropriate method has not been proposed that Cloud service providers can win the trust of customer. In this research paper the various security issues are reviewed along with cloud computing service providers which will give a deep insight for cloud service providers as well as researchers to work on the areas and make cloud computing a“trusted computing “and hardening the confidence of organizations towards cloud computing migration.
Refinement & Reduction of Cases for Regression Testing to Measure Software Reliability
Authors: Jain Dr. Rajat Sheel , Gupta Dr. Amit
Published: September 2015

Requirements are very important features for the designing of any software application. Test suite creation is a big and hectic task for the Software Quality Analyst. We propose to develop a technique for analysis of Covered Requirement and its impact on the designed Test suite. The requirement associated with the test cases accepts specification like execution time, costing for minimization of test suite. The specification analyser compares the information about the techniques like Precision, Efficiency, Inclusiveness and Generality. By reducing the test suite size, we can reduce the execution cost and time, validation and management of the test cases from the suite for future releases of the software and able to maintain the fault detection capability by reusing the refined test cases. The requirement coverage will increase time-effectiveness in sorting the features of the application and reduces the duplicacy. An improved rate of testing activity will provide faster feedback of the system under test.
Conceptualizing Connect Exchange Intercultural Programmes for Indian Universities
Authors: Nair Dr. Pradeep
Published: September 2015

This article attemfrls a conceptual framework to design and implement a media rich connect exchange programme for Indian Universities to enhance their global approach and to build a sustainable intercultural communication policy in the domain of media studies with the emerging communication technologies. The strategies discussed in this article will help media educational systems of Indian Universities/Institutions to bond with academic and research relations with foreign Universities.
Framing of temple-mosque judicial verdict on Indian T.V.
Authors: Krishna C. Yamini , Gadekar Rahul , Shrivastava Sangeeta , Krishnatray Pradeep
Published: September 2015

Ayodhya dispute is the longest running legal case in India. This paper attempts to study how The Supreme Court’s judgment on this dispute was covered in news channels. The study analyzed the news coverage on the television channels: DD News- Hindi and English, CNN IBN, Aaj Tak, and IBN7. More specifically, this study investigates that how Indian television channels frame the Ayodhya verdict news? The study identified three dominant frames: peace and communal harmony, verdict and the way forward, religion- Mandir vs. Masjid. All the three frames were observed in all the channels. Our study found out that the public broadcaster tried to present the news without any sensationalism and dramatization, by not using provocative visuals. English News channels presented the news in much more objective manner compared to the Hindi News channels.
Innovation and Enterprenuership: Relational Aspect
Authors: Kaur Ms. Kamalpreet
Published: September 2015

This paper is an attempt to describe the relationship between entrepreneurship and innovation. From the discussion, it has been found that both are having bidirectional relationship with each other. Business cannot be regarded as successful enterprise unless the beneficial and useful innovation is not adopted by it at right time. On the other hand, innovation can only be successfully implemented if the entrepreneurs are efficient enough to drive it into the business in appropriate manner so that it can be useful for the business as a whole. In this paper, various factors influencing the innovation in entrepreneurship have also been elaborated. Moreover, from Indian context, some recommendations have also been made which can further encourage the adoption of innovation in an enterprise.
Study of the Security Risks and Measures in Cloud Computing
Authors: Mehta Akshay , Dubey Dr. Sanjay Kumar
Published: September 2015

Cloud Computing has emerged very fast in the IT industry. It is based on virtualization technology and provides internet based computing which provides resource pooling, services sharing and on demand access. Its evolution has reduced must of the cost of enterprises as well as of the other industries working with a huge data. With cloud computing emerging at a much faster rate, the situation may soon be changed. But, despite the fact that it provides a number of facilities to the service providers, it has quite a number of issues related to it. The most important issue related to cloud is its security. From the consumer’s perspective, cloud computing security concerns, especially data security and privacy protection issues, remain the primary inhibitor of cloud computing services. Security is the reason that hinders many enterprises to enter into cloud. So this paper gives a detail of the security risks related to cloud and the possible measures which the enterprises need to ensure before entering Cloud Computing.
Intrusion Finding Techniques for Collaboration of Node in Mobile ad hoc network (MANET)
Authors: Kanyal Hoshiyar Singh , Rahamatkar Prof. (Dr.) S. , Sharma Dr. B. K.
Published: September 2015

Since there is no infrastructure in mobile ad hoc networks, each node must rely on other nodes for cooperation in routing and forwarding packets to the destination. Intermediate nodes might agree to forward the packets but actually drop or modify them because they are misbehaving. The simulations in show that only a few misbehaving nodes can degrade the performance of the entire system. There are several proposed techniques and protocols to detect such misbehavior in order to avoid those nodes, and some schemes also propose punishment as well. It is very difficult to design once-for-all intrusion detection techniques. Instead, an incremental enhancement strategy may be more feasible. A secure protocol should at least include mechanisms against known attack types. In addition, it should provide a scheme to easily add new security features in the future. Due to the importance of MANET routing protocols, we focus on the detection of attacks targeted at MANET routing protocols This include WatchDog and Pathrater approach. A watchdog identifies the misbehaving nodes by eavesdropping on the transmission of the next hop. A path rater then helps to find the routes that do not contain those nodes. In DSR, the routing information is defined at the source node. This routing information is passed together with the message through intermediate nodes until it reaches the destination.
Applying Buddhist Principles for the Age of Social Media
Authors: Sivasai Dr. Chintala Venkata
Published: September 2015

In this paper we have discussed in detail the advantages and disadvantages of social media such as facebook, twitter, whatsapp etc. These social media sites have benefitted the people in this Internet and Information age. However there are some harmful effects of the social media in the behaviour of the people and there are ways of managing these harmful effects by following Buddhist Principals.
Empowering Women through Internet: A study of Barriers and Initiatives on Women Empowerment through Internet in India
Authors: Dhasmana Sumedha , Kataria Manju
Published: September 2015

It is said that if you educate a man you educate an individual, but if you educate a woman you educate a family. The need and importance of keeping women informed and educated is best described in the above lines. At present scenario where internet is changing lives of millions, the research paper attempts to study the realities of women’s internet use in India. The research paper endeavours to find out the barriers that are faced by women in accessing the internet. It researches how women can get empowered through the use of internet and also highlights few initiatives/campaigns in India that are helping women to learn computer or internet and improve their lives.