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Patient advocacy: what does it really mean?
Authors: Malby Rebecca
Published: November 2016

Who would be a patient's advocate? It is a question that Brighton Health Authority has a particular interest in answering. It has advertised the job of ‘Patient's advocate’ to ‘put patients’ interests first’ as part of its work for The Patient's Charter (Department of Health, 1992). Initial reactions may be that the post holder will have particular difficulty advocating for patients, while being an employee of the health authority. After all, in many instances, a patient's advocate will be speaking out for the patient in direct conflict with the profession and the institution's way of working.
Understanding shock
Authors: Adomat Renee
Published: November 2016

Shock is a life-threatening condition requiring skilful observation and intervention. It is therefore essential for nurses to understand the physiological processes associated with different types of shock and the nursing management of shocked patients.
Tissue expansion
Authors: Reynolds Janette
Published: November 2016

Tissue expansion has become a popular method of reconstructive surgery over the last few years and is used to reconstruct a wide range of defects. This article aims to outline the technique and results of tissue expansion on the plastic surgery unit in Bradford.
How to compile a curriculum vitae
Authors: Fish Jane
Published: November 2016

The previous article in this series tackled the best way to apply for a job. Increasingly, employers request a curriculum vitae as part of the application process. This article aims to assist you in compiling a c.v. by discussing its essential components and content.
Quality assurance: the shape of things to come
Authors: Robertson Laura
Published: November 2016

Quality assurance is a systematic approach to the delivery of consistent, high quality services. It requires the implementation of quality systems based on international quality standards. Modern quality practice has yet to be addressed within healthcare.
Nurses' role in relation to substance misuse
Authors: Sheehan Antony
Published: November 2016

Many nurses throughout the world must regularly deal, either directly or indirectly, with the side effects of substance misuse and the associated psychological, physical and social consequences. The task is made all the more difficult by the increasing variety of substances available for misuse: cocaine; heroin; alcohol; tranquillizers; stimulants and solvents, to name but a few.
Discontent among enrolled nurses
Authors: Brown Roswyn
Published: November 2016

Five years ago, an editorial in a major nursing journal had the vision (or the temerity) to suggest that: ‘The profession will come in from the wilderness only when the best paid nurses are those with the best clinical expertise’ (Nursing Times, 1987).
Use of music in therapeutic care
Authors: Biley Francis
Published: November 2016

Nursing is currently examining issues that relate to quality of care. One way in which nurses can provide higher standards is by improving the environment and patient care with the use of piped, background music.
Nurses have rights too
Authors: Castledine George
Published: November 2016

Over 10 years ago I presented a paper on the implementation of the nursing process at a conference to launch the Royal College of Nursing's Towards Standards initiative.
HIV/AIDS: the ethical and legal dilemmas
Authors: Gillespie Francis
Published: November 2016

Regardless of personal feelings and fears, all healthcare practitioners have a duty to uphold the rights of HIV/AIDS patients. Dilemmas arise when the practitioner's responsibilities are split between upholding these rights and enforcing those of other at-risk individuals.
Nursing models redundant in practice
Authors: Biley Francis
Published: November 2016

Something very exciting appears to be happening in nursing in the UK. Well, some will regard it as exciting, others will greet it with horror, scorn and derision. I believe we are starting to explore the real essence of nursing, the intuitive rather than the empirical.
Juvenile chronic arthritis
Authors: Maycock Jan
Published: November 2016

Juvenile chronic arthritis affects one in a thousand children in Great Britain. This article will outline the acute systemic forms and describe the impact that this condition has on child and family so that nurses may better manage their care.
Primary nursing and the law
Authors: Tingle John
Published: November 2016

All professional nursing activities carry legal implications as nurses owe a legal duty of care to their patients. As primary nursing is being increasingly adopted as a system of organizing care nurses need to be aware of the accountability it entails.
How to respond at interview
Authors: Fish Jane
Published: November 2016

Interviewers use a wide range of questioning techniques to explore candidates' potential. Understanding the techniques helps the candidate make a response. This is the first of two articles which consider questioning skills and how to respond.
Using health assessment skills in a non-medical prescribing chemotherapy clinic
Authors: Kennedy Clare , O'Connor Gloria
Published: November 2016

Non-medical prescribing chemotherapy clinics are a vital resource that are cost effective and reduce waiting times for patients to receive treatment. Nurses in advanced roles need to undertake regular continuous professional development (CPD) and education to ensure the successful running of such clinics. Training in health assessment will ensure a structured approach that includes comprehensive history taking and meticulous physical examination. Carrying out these two parts consecutively enables the examiner to assess the presenting complaint, establish an accurate differential diagnosis and provide any necessary interventions. Such an approach ensures the safe delivery of chemotherapy with early identification and management of potential side effects of treatment.
Care and compassion—but what about the staff?
Authors: Harrison Penny
Published: November 2016

Penny Harrison, Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing at De Montfort University, Leicester, looks at the Cavell Nurses' Trust report on the pressures nurses face
Diversity and blooming season of food sources plant of Apis cerana (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in polyculture plantation in West Sumatra, Indonesia
Authors: JASMI JASMI
Published: November 2016

Abstract. Jasmi. 2017. Diversity and blooming season of food sources plant of Apis cerana (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in polyculture plantation in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 18: 34-40. The existence of honeybees in a habitat was highly affected by the presence of food source plant. Therefore, the research was conducted to examine the diversity and the blooming season of food source plant of Apis cerana Fabr. in polyculture plantation in West Sumatra from March 2011 to March 2012. Samples were collected with a plot method of 100 m x 100 m on altitudes of <100 m and >1.000 m asl. The results showed that 94 species (34 families) of food source plants for A. cerana were found. The most found species were Asteraceae (12 species) and Leguminoceae family (10 species). On the plateau, food source plants were 21 species, while on lowland there were 18 species and on both altitudes, there were 55 species (similarity index 75.34%). The number of cultivated plants was 46 species and the number of wild plants was 48 species. The cultivated plants in lowland were 34 species and 33 species in the plateau (similarity index 59.70%). Plants that bloom all year round were 59 species, plants that bloom depending on growing season were 15 species and annual plants that bloom annually were 20 species. The largest number of flowering plants was found in August with 88 species out of 94 species found.Keywords: Apis cerana, blooming season, diversity, food source plant, polyculture plantation
Species diversity and utilization of bamboo to support lifeâ€™s the community of Karangwangi Village, Cidaun Sub-District of Cianjur, Indonesia
Authors: SETIAWATI TIA , MUTAQIN ASEP ZAINAL , IRAWAN BUDI , ANâ€™AMILLAH AZIFAH , ISKANDAR JOHAN
Published: November 2016

Abstract. Setiawati T, Mutaqin AZ, Irawan B, Anâ€™amillah A, Iskandar J. 2017. Species diversity and utilization of bamboo to support lifeâ€™s the community of Karangwangi Village, Cidaun Sub-District of Cianjur, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 18: 58-64. Bamboo is closely related to the lives of Indonesian people, especially in the rural area. Indonesia has a high diversity of bamboo species with multiple social, economic, cultural and ecological functions. Village communities have taken advantage of bamboo as a building material, furniture, handicrafts, household items, food, and medicine. The objective of this research is to determine the diversity of bamboo species in the Karangwangi Village and their role in supporting the daily life of the local community. The method used in this research is qualitative descriptive analysis method using ethnobotanical approach. Data collection was conducted with a semi-structured interview with local informants, followed by field observation and specimen collection. Bamboo specimens are later morphologically observed and identified.Â  Results of the study showsÂ  that there are 13 species of bamboo in Karangwangi Village, namely Haur Gereng (Bambusa blumeana J.A & J.H. Schult), Haur Geulis (Bambusa sp.), Haur Koneng Â (Bambusa vulgaris var. Striata), Haur Seah (Bambusa vulgaris Schrad Ex. var vittata), Awi Tali (Gigantochloa apus), Awi Hideung (Gigantochloa atroviolacea Widjadja), Awi gombong/Awi Surat (Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea (Steud.) Widjadja), Awi Temen (Gigantochola atter (Hassk.) Kurz.), Awi Lengka (Gigantochloa hasskarliana (Kurz.) Backer ex Heyne), Awi tamiyang (Schizostachyum iraten Steud.), Awi Gembong(Schizostachyum sp.), Awi Hias (Bambusa glaucophylla Widjadja), and Cangkoreh (Dinochloa scandens (Blume ex Neese) Kuntze). These species are used by the community of Karangwangi Village for various purposes, ranging from building materials, handicrafts, furniture, food, medicine, to fish poison. Keywords: Bamboo, Cianjur, diversity,Â  Karangwangi, utilization
Variability on morphological characters associated with pod shattering resistance in soybean
Authors: KRISNAWATI AYDA , ADIE M. MUCHLISH
Published: November 2016

Abstract. Krisnawati A, Adie MM. 2016. Variability on morphological characters associated with pod shattering resistance in soybean. Biodiversitas 17: 73-77. Pod shattering is one of the major constraint associated with soybean production during dry season in Indonesia. The objectives of the study were to investigate varietal difference of pod shattering and to identify the morphological pod characters related to pod shattering. The field study was carried out in Blitar (East Java, Indonesia) during the dry season 2015. Morphological traits of pod were studied for their association with pod shattering trait in 30 soybean genotypes. The results showed significant differences between genotypes for all characters studied. The degree of shattering varied among genotypes with shattering percentage ranging from 2.5% (G511H/Argom//Argom-2-1) to 100% (Grobogan) with mean of 30%.However, among the 30 genotypes studied, 13 genotypes were relatively resistant, 11 genotypes moderate, 1 genotype susceptible, and 5 genotypes were very highly susceptible. Further path coefficient analysis indicated direct effects of the pod wall thickness and pod length on shattering percentage while other causal effects were small. These characters (pod wall thickness and pod length) may play role as determinant factors in pod shattering resistance. Therefore, soybean resistance to pod shattering could be enhanced by increasing thickness of the pod wall.

Keywords: Glycine max, pod characteristics, pod shattering, resistance
Effect of phosphorus, organic and biological fertilizer on yield of mungbean (Vigna radiata) under two cropping patterns
Authors: SURYANTINI SURYANTINI
Published: November 2016

Abstract. Suryantini. 2016. Effect of phosphorus, organic and biological fertilizer on yield of mungbean (Vigna radiata) under two cropping patterns. Nusantara Bioscience 8: 273-277. The research investigated the effect of phosphorus rates, organic and biological fertilizer on productivity of mungbean grown after rice (cropping pattern: rice-rice-mungbean) and after soybean (cropping pattern: rice-soybean-mungbean). Treatment was arranged in a split plot design with three replications. The main plots were (i) without organic and biological fertilizer, (ii) organic soil treatment (OST) and (iii) phosphate solubilizing biofertilizer (PSB). The subplots were phosphorus (P) fertilizer rates: 0, 100, 150 and 200 kg SP36/ha. The results revealed that the grain yield of mungbean grown after soybean was not affected by the application of OST or PSB, but it was increased by fertilizer P at 200 kg SP36/ha with an increase of 68%, from 0.60 t/ha (control) to 1.01 t/ha. Conversely, the grain yield of mungbean grown after rice was significantly affected by the interaction between fertilizer P and OST or PSB. The highest yield was obtained from the combination treatments of 150 kg SP36/ha + PSB and 150 kg SP36/ha + OST with an increase of 78% and 71% over control respectively. Increased grain yield was supported by the increase in number of pods, 100 seeds weight, and plant P uptake.
The estimation of emission from the gateways to Surakarta City, Indonesia using the software of Mobilev 3.0 as the basis for an action plan of emission control
Authors: SUNARTO SUNARTO , WIRYANTO WIRYANTO , HIMAWAN WIDHI
Published: November 2016

Abstract. Sunarto, Wiryanto, Himawan W. 2016. The estimation of emission from the gateways to Surakarta City, Indonesia using the software of Mobilev 3.0 as the basis for an action plan of emission control. Nusantara Bioscience 8: 288-296. Surakarta is the center for activities of a pseudo area unit called Greater Solo, which includes several regencies nearby, bordering on Surakarta City. As a result, many commuters enter Surakarta daily, most of whom using personal vehicles, causing high emission from mobile sources, especially during working days. Heavy traffic can be seen in several main gateways to the city, namely two-way traffic section of Slamet Riyadi Street, Adi Sucipto Street, Ir Sutami Street, Yos Sudarso Street and Mangunsarkoro Street. Emission from transportation on those streets is higher than that of Central Business District (CBD). The objective of this study was to estimate the emission from mobile sources on the gateways to Surakarta City as an input for an action plan to reduce urban emission. The number of vehicles on the five gateways was counted by direct observation using CCTV belonging to the Office of Transportation, Communication and Information of Surakarta City in 2012. The estimation of emission from transportation was done using software of Mobilev 3.0. Data conversion was done using Microsoft Excel. The results showed that in 2012, the total Average Daily Traffic (ADT) on the five gateways was 442,959 units of vehicles. The highest ADT was found on Ir Sutami Street, which was 110,537 units/day. Most of the vehicles were motorcycles (75%) and personal passenger cars (17%). Other gateways had similar composition, but their exact numbers varied. This composition was an obvious indicator of community preference for personal vehicles over public transportation. The estimate of emission on the five gateways was 84.87 ton/yr of CH4, 1,829.56 ton/yr of CO, 46,212.03 ton/yr of CO2, 946.29 ton/yr of HC/NMVOC, 190.13 of NOx ton/yr, 14.75 ton/yr of PM10 and 2.52 ton/yr of NH3. The amount of emission was influenced by the number and composition of vehicles on each street. The total consumption of fuel on the five gateways was 14,884.35 ton/yr, mostly by motorcycles (34%) and personal passenger cars (29%). The composition of fuel was 61% of gasoline and 39% of diesel. Most of the time, the traffic scenario was heavy except for Ir Sutami Street and Mangunsarkoro Street in which the traffic was stopped and go.
Longevidade de inflorescências de Epidendrum ibaguense Kunth. tratadas com óxido nítrico
Authors: Vieira Luciana Marques , Pereira Ariana Mota , Finger Fernando Luiz
Published: November 2016

Nitric oxide (NO) acts as anti senescence substance, which may extend the postharvest life of fruits, vegetables and flowers when they are treated with micro molar concentrations of compounds like the donor sodium nitroprusside (SNP). This work aimed to evaluate the effect pulsing or spraying of NO on the longevity of cut Epidendrum ibaguense inflorescences. After harvested, the inflorescences were pulsed for 6, 24 or 48 hours with 5, 10, 50, 100 and 500 µM SNP or sprayed until run off with the same mentioned solutions. Controls were treated with distilled water. After the treatment, the flowers were placed in deionized water, which was changed every 2 days. No significant differences were observed on the longevity of flowers treated with 5, 10, 50 or 100 µM SNP, regardless of the mode of application. Inflorescences treated with 500 µM SNP had reduced longevity and increased flower abscission. In inflorescences kept in SNP solution, toxic symptoms such as darkening of the labellum resulting in reduced longevity compared with the control. The longevity of inflorescences sprayed with 500 µM SNP reduced from 6.8±0.57 to 5.1±0.82 days. Collectively, NO treatments were not able to extend the shelf life of E. ibaguense inflorescences and high concentrations of the NO donor compound in vase solution or spraying leads to toxicity symptoms on the flower labellum.
The link between international entrepreneurship and export performance: Example of Manisa
Uluslararası girişimcilik ve ihracat performansı ilişkisi: Manisa örneği
Authors: Kurt İpek , Bilge Hürriyet
Published: November 2016

In recent years, the rapid development of the communication Technologies, the World trade which is developing and becoming easy with globalization, have been pushing the firms to the international trade. The entrepreneurship activities of the firms are not only cover their operating business in foreign market but to discover and evaluate all kinds of cross-border opportunities as well. The research was applied above the small-scale and large-scale businesses which are active along the Manisa Organized Industrial Zone. The goal of the research is the researching the effects of the international entrepreneurship activities to the export market performance. In this context, the research has carried out above the 120 people who give clear answer to the 200 questionnaire and who work in the departments of the foreign trade of the firms. On the result of the questionnaire, it is analyzed that whether the data set available for the factor analysis or nor and 8 factor are obtained. However, the 8th Factor couldn’t be created because of containing 2 variance. After that, one-way variance analysis and correlation analysis are applied to the data set. On the result of the research, it is seen that there is a relationship between export market performance and sub-dimension of international entrepreneurship in different ways and strengths. ÖzetSon yıllarda iletişim teknolojilerinin hızlı gelişimi, küreselleşmeyle birlikte kolaylaşan ve gelişen dünya ticareti, firmaları uluslararası ticarete itmektedir. Firmaların uluslararası girişimcilik faaliyetleri, sadece dış pazarda işletme açmalarıyla ilgili olmayıp her türlü sınır ötesi fırsatları keşfedip değerlendirmelerini kapsar. Araştırma Manisa OSB’de faaliyet gösteren orta ve büyük ölçekli işletmeler üzerinde uygulanmıştır. Araştırmanın amacı, uluslararası girişimcilik faaliyetlerinin ihracat pazar performansına etkilerinin araştırılmasıdır. Bu bağlamda araştırma firmaların dış ticaret departmanlarında çalışanlara dağıtılan 200 ankete sağlıklı cevap veren 120 kişi üzerinde uygulanmıştır. Anket sonucunda veri setinin faktör analizi için uygun olup olmadığı incelenmiş ve 8 faktör elde edilmiştir. Ancak sekizinci faktör 2 değişkeni içerdiği için oluşturulamamıştır. Veri setine daha sonra tek yönlü varyans analizi ve korelasyon analizi uygulanmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda ihracat pazar performansı ve uluslararası girişimcilik alt boyutları arasında çeşitli yön ve kuvvetlerde ilişki olduğu görülmektedir.
The effect of digital marketing tools on the export of the Turkish SMEs
Dijital pazarlama araçlarının KOBİ’lerin ihracatına etkisi
Authors: Metin İsmail
Published: November 2016

Companies who want to enter the global markets apply to many methods in order to find customers. In international markets, there are modern customer finding methods in addition to the traditional ones. At this point, with the development of internet, and information and communication technologies, digital marketing tools are used in international markets with the purpose of upsizing the exporting market. In this study, a questionnaire has been made on the use of digital marketing tools in export by 162 SMEs who are a member of Ege (Aegean) Exporters Association General Secretariat. As a result, it has been depicted that the SMEs give importance to digital international marketing activities in addition to the traditional international marketing activities and that they use especially Google Adwords and B2B e-market places with the purpose of exporting, online promotion and foreign market research. In this concept, the study preserves the aim of making a contribution to the literature in Turkey on this subject via both theoretical investigations and researching the situation in SMEs. Özetİhracat yaparak küresel pazarlara açılmak isteyen işletmeler, müşteri bulabilmek için birçok yönteme başvurmaktadır. Uluslararası pazarlarda geleneksel müşteri bulma yöntemlerinin yanı sıra modern yöntemler de bulunmaktadır. Bu noktada, internet ve bilgi iletişim teknolojilerinin ilerlemesiyle dijital pazarlama araçları uluslararası pazarlarda ihracat pazarını büyütme amacıyla kullanılmaktadır. Bu çalışmada Ege İhracatçı Birlikleri Genel Sekreterliği’ne üye 162 küçük ve orta büyüklükteki işletmenin (KOBİ’nin) ihracatta dijital pazarlama araçlarının kullanımı üzerine bir anket çalışması yapılmıştır. Sonuç olarak, KOBİ’lerin geleneksel uluslararası pazarlama faaliyetlerinin yanı sıra dijital uluslararası pazarlama faaliyetlerine önem verdikleri ve ihracat, online tanıtım ve dış pazar araştırması amacıyla özellikle Google Adwords’ü ve B2B e-pazaryerlerini kullandıkları tespit edilmiştir. Bu bağlamda çalışmada, gerek teorik inceleme gerekse KOBİ’lerde durumu araştırma aracılığıyla Türkiye’deki konu ile ilgili literatüre katkı sağlama amacı güdülmektedir.
Application of DCT-derived parameters for early detection of polyneuropathy in diabetic patients
Authors: Dzienniak Damian , Cieślik Jacek
Published: November 2016

Diabetic foot is one of the most severe complications of diabetes. Early diagnosis of this syndrome can ensure proper medical care and adequate treatment. Various image analysis methods can be used to speed up the diagnosis process, and automated diagnosis can be applied as a screening technique to reduce its cost. Introducing auxiliary diagnostic parameters may help to detect polyneuropathy or neuropathy, both of which often precede the appearance of diabetic foot syndrome. The present paper describes a study performed on a group of diabetic patients by analyzing plantar pressure distribution images. As part of this study, 2D discrete cosine transform (DCT) is computed for the forefoot and rearfoot regions of each diabetic subject in a group of 37 patients. Three new DCT-based parameters are introduced to help to detect polyneuropathy or at least indicate that the patient may have polyneuropathy without a time-consuming examination. The results indicate a certain relationship between these parameters and the presence of polyneuropathy. This information could be used in further diagnosis to prevent foot ulcers from developing in patients with diabetes.
A Short Note on Discrimination and Favoritism in the Labor Market
Authors: Salamanca Nicolas , Feld Jan
Published: November 2016

We extend Becker’s model of discrimination by allowing firms to have discriminatory and favoring preferences simultaneously. We draw the two-preference parallel for the marginal firm, illustrate the implications for wage differentials, and consider the implied long-run equilibrium. In the short-run, wage differentials depend on relative preferences. However, in the long-run, market forces drive out discriminatory but not favoring firms.
Response of dihaploid tobacco roots to salt stress
Authors: Marček Tihana , Vidaković-Cifrek Željka , Tkalec Mirta , Ježić Marin , Ćurković-Perica Mirna
Published: November 2016

Salinity is a common abiotic factor that affects plant growth and development. Seedlings of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) F1 hybrid DH10 and three dihaploid lines (207B, 238C and 239K) obtained by diploidization of anther-derived haploids of hybrid DH10 were subjected to 0, 100 and 200 mM NaCl in in vitro conditions for 33 days and the effect on roots was evaluated. In all lines and in the hybrid DH10 exposed to 200 mM NaCl evident root growth inhibition and increased proline content were noticed. However, in some cases lines differed in the activity of antioxidative enzymes, which could account for differences in their salinity tolerance. Increased activity of catalase and peroxidase in roots of line 239K could contribute to the more pronounced salinity tolerance previously reported for shoots of this line.
Floristic composition of vegetation in habitats suitable for Erigeron × huelsenii (Asteraceae)
Authors: Pliszko Artur , Jaźwa Małgorzata
Published: November 2016

The paper provides data on the floristic composition of vegetation in anthropogenic habitats suitable for Erigeron × huelsenii, a spontaneous hybrid between the alien E. canadensis and native E. acris s. str. The study is based on 21 phytosociological relevés (vegetation plots) of 5×5 m size made in 2013-2014 in the Polish part of the Lithuanian Lakeland (north-eastern Poland) using the Braun-Blanquet method. The plots were taken on a roadside verge, a roadside slope, in abandoned sand and gravel pits, and on arable fields with grass-legume mixtures. There are 91 species of vascular plants, four species of bryophytes, three species of lichens, and one species of cyanobacteria. Vegetation is represented by populations of species typical of plant communities from the classes Stellarietea mediae, Artemisietea vulgaris, Koelerio-Corynephoretea, Festuco- Brometea and Molinio-Arrhenatheretea. Two floristic groups recognized from hierarchical cluster analysis and principal component analysis correspond with ruderal and segetal habitats. The study reveals that arable fields with grass-legume mixtures on sandy soils can be very suitable for E. × huelsenii.
Genetic analysis of microsatellite markers for salt stress in two contrasting maize parental lines and their RIL population
Authors: Yumurtaci Ayşen , Sipahi Hülya , Zhao Li
Published: November 2016

Salt stress considerably hinders the growth and productivity of maize (Zea mays L.). Identification of salt tolerant genotypes and integration of alternative molecular markers have important roles in enhancing breeding processes. In this study, 3308 maize expressed sequence tags (ESTs) from salt stress-related libraries were assembled to mine repetitive sequences for development of applicable markers. In this core EST data, 208 simple and 18 non-simple repetitive regions were detected in 312 contigs and 1121 singletons. The di-nucleotide repeats were the most abundant type and accounted for 79.3%, followed by tri (19.7%), and tetra-nucleotide (1%). Among 59 EST-simple sequence repeats (SSRs), a total of 55 were screened for polymorphism between F35 (salt sensitive) and F63 (salt tolerant) parents and 48 out of 55 were detected as monomorphic. Significantly, seven of them (12.7%) were found to be polymorphic and were used for genotyping of 158 F5 derived recombinant inbred maize lines, and four of them were located on chromosome 1 and 3. Using in silico mapping, 44 out of 59 EST-SSR markers were mapped on 10 maize chromosomes. Analysis of sequence homology revealed different functional groups such as: membrane transport, cell defense, cell division, signaling components, photosynthesis and cell metabolism. These EST-SSRs might be used as new functional molecular markers in the diversity analysis, identification of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) and comparative genomic studies in maize in the future.
Information system based on the mathematical
model of the EPS
Authors: Kalimoldayev Maksat N. , Abdildayeva Assel A. , Mamyrbayev Orken Zh. , Akhmetzhanov Maksat
Published: November 2016

This article discusses the structure of an information
system, the mathematical and information models
of electric power systems. Currently, the major application
areas include system relaying data communication systems
and automation, automated dispatching and technological
management of electric power facilities, as well
as computer-aided calculation of energy resources. Automatic
control of excitation (ARV) synchronous machines
is one of the most effective ways to ensure the stability of
power systems. However, the variety of possible options
and modes even in a single grid pose significant obstacles
to the development of the best means of ensuring sustainability.
Thus, the use of ARVs to ensure stability in some
cases may not be sufficient. Therefore, there is a need to
develop an information system based on a mathematical
model.
Simulation of Production Lines Supply within
Internal Logistics Systems
Authors: Čujan Zdeněk
Published: November 2016

Supplying of production lines is a complex logistic
process, which is very difficult with regards to the
requirements of its operation and scheduling. For this reason,
this supplying process demands an increased attention.
Application of a computer simulation is an efficient
tool suitable for solution of the supplying logistic questions.
In this paper the application possibilities of the software
Tecnomatix Plant Simumlation specified for simulation
of the supplying process by means of the system Milk
Run will be presented.
Early lexical composition of Turkish-Dutch bilinguals: Nouns before verbs or verbs before nouns
Authors: Özcan Fatma Hülya , Altinkamiş Feyza , Gillis Steven
Published: November 2016

Nouns and verbs are considered as fundamental categories of lexical development, and there are contradicting views on the order of the acquisition. One view claims that nouns are acquired earlier than verbs and this primacy of nouns can be attributed to perceptual-conceptual constraints from a linguistic point of view, on the other hand, nouns and verbs are the lexical units which categorically highlight language-general and language-specific characteristics. These language-specific characteristics have motivated this research because of the different typological characteristics between Turkish and Dutch in terms of nouns and verbs. The aim of this study is two-fold: to investigate the Dutch and Turkish lexicon of Turkish-Dutch bilingual children with respect to noun-verb categories and to consider the role of gender. Our sample comprised 55 Turkish-Dutch bilingual children aged between 9 and 36 months. We found that age, language and gender are at play during early lexical development. Vocabulary develops after 12 months and nouns are prioritized over verbs both in comprehension and production.
Interaction between input frequency, transparency and productivity in acquisition of noun plural inflection in Danish
Authors: Kjærbæk Laila , Basbøll Hans
Published: November 2016

Acquisition of the Danish noun plural system is interesting in regard to testing hypotheses on input frequency effects: whereas English is characterized by having one default inflectional marker for a grammatical category (e.g. the plural suffix
Acquiring non-native speech through early media exposure: Belgian children’s productions of english vowels
Authors: Simon Ellen , Lima Ronaldo , De Cuypere Ludovic
Published: November 2016

This study aims to map native Dutch and non-native English vowels of Belgian children who have not been immersed and have not received instruction in English, but who are exposed to it through the media. It investigates to what extent this type of exposure is sufficient to develop new phonetic vowel categories. Twenty-four children aged 9–12 years performed production tasks focusing on Dutch and English monophthongs. Vowel formants were normalized and statistically analysed, and results highlight the English contrasts /ɛ–æ/, /ʊ–u/ and /ɒ–ɔ/, which are lacking in Dutch. The children produced contrasting /ɛ/ and /æ/ in F1 and F2 in a repetition task, and English /ɛ/ and /æ/ were considerably different from the closest Dutch vowel /ɛ/ in terms of anteriority. The children’s /ʊ–u/ and /ɒ–ɔ/ differed in F1 and F2. The closest Dutch vowel /u/ did not differ from English /u/, and differed from /ʊ/ only in F1. Dutch /ɔ/ differed from /ɒ/ in F1 and F2 and differed from English /ɔ/ in F1. The results suggest that media-induced Second Language Acquisition should not be underestimated, for even in contexts of L2 acquisition exclusively through media exposure, children learn to produce contrasts between L2 vowels which do not exist in their L1.
What are Emotions? Structure and Function of Emotions
Authors: Mordka Cezary
Published: November 2016

This paper attempts to coin a stipulative definition of “emotions” to determine their functions. In this sense, “emotion” is a complex phenomenon consisting of an accurate (reliable) determination of the state of affairs in relation to the state of the subject and specific “points of adaptation”. Apart from the cognitive aspect, this phenomenon also includes behavior, physiological changes and expressions (facial expression, voice, posture), feelings, and “execution” of emotions in the nervous system. Emotions fulfill informative, calibrating, identifying, existential, and motivating functions. Emotions capture the world as either positive or negative, important or unimportant, and are used to determine and assign weightings (to set up a kind of hierarchy). They emerge automatically (involuntarily), are difficult (or hardly possible) to control and are (to some extent) influenced by culture.
Hacia una relectura de los clivajes políticos. El kirchnerismo como reconfiguración del clivaje peronismo-antiperonismo
Authors: Chavez Solca Fernando Daniel
Published: November 2016

El objetivo fundamental de este trabajo consiste en recuperar la noción de clivaje pensándola desde una mirada discursiva y a partir de allí presentar al kirchnerismo como discurso que restituye la centralidad del clivaje peronismo-antiperonismo en la sociedad argentina. Primeramente, se reflejan los abordajes que se le han dado desde la ciencia política a la noción de clivaje. Posteriormente, a distancia de ellos se propone mirar al clivaje en términos discursivos, como un conflicto entre polos que se reproduce a lo largo de la historia, desplazando su sentido en base a los usos que de él se hacen (iteración) y (re)apareciendo una y otra vez en la contemporaneidad (espectralidad). Finalmente, partiendo de reconocer al peronismo-antiperonismo como clivaje estructurante de la política argentina de los últimos 70 años, se enuncian tres formas en que ese clivaje reaparece en la escena contemporánea a través del kirchnerismo y sus apropiaciones.
Un modelo de equilibrio general dinámico estocástico estimado para la economía costarricense (2006-2014)
Authors: Valerio Berrocal Marco Vinicio
Published: November 2016

En este documento presenta una especificación y estimación de un modelo dinámico estocástico de equilibrio general métodos bayesianos que superan las críticas realizadas por Lucas (1976), Sims (1980) y Learmer (1991). Y se realizan simulaciones de política monetaria.
Construyendo la integralidad a través de articulación universidad sociedad
Authors: Hidalgo-Redondo Giselle
Published: November 2016

Recibido: 03/ 10 /2014 Aceptado: 28/06/2016Desarrollar proyectos que promueven la integralidad de las tres funciones esenciales de la universidad se problematiza en la Sede Regional Brunca Campus Coto en la Región Pacífico Sur, ya que no se cuenta con lineamientos que definan con claridad ejes temáticos que reflejen la interrelación con la comunidad. En la búsqueda de una solución que responda a esta problemática se propone a través de una metodología participativa implementar “Diálogos Comunitarios: vinculación Universidad-Comunidad” con el objetivo de abrir espacios de reflexión y discusión con el fin de generar información pertinente que facilite desarrollar proyectos que integren la docencia, la investigación y la extensión y que respondan a las necesidades priorizadas por la comunidad en una construcción colectiva, participativa y articulada del conocimiento académico-popular.
Red DESC-ARUANDA: 10 años de apoyo al cumplimiento de los derechos para la reconstrucción del buen vivir de los pueblos autóctonos en América Latina
Authors: Leal-Rodrigues Deborah , Vega-García Heidy
Published: November 2016

Recibido: 09/23/2014 Aceptado: 06/29/2016Cambios contemporáneos en el contexto de vida de las comunidades autóctonas afectan directamente el cumplimiento de sus derechos económicos, sociales y culturales (DESC). La intensificación de la violencia local; la falta de alternativas de sobrevivencia, y la presión histórica por tierras y recursos, agudizadas por la inoperancia de sistemas de seguridad social, salud y educación estatales, dieron paso a la conformación de la RED DESC-ARUANDA, en 2004, como un espacio de autoformación, dirigido a favorecer el buen vivir comunitario, mediante el fortalecimiento de la voz de los pueblos y el diálogo intercultural. Desde 2008, la plataforma DESC ARUANDA/CEG/UNA es parte del proceso de trabajo humanista del CEG/UNA, y realiza investigaciones estudiantiles, para consolidar el poder de resistencia local, fortaleciendo sus movimientos sociales, que claman por la conservación de la diversidad cultural, y ecológica de sus tierras y territorios. En el contexto histórico latinoamericano, es posible considerar que la mayor conquista de los movimientos sociales sea la consolidación de redes que incorporan el poder biopolítico de la multitud (Negrini, 2004); generan cambios en el imaginario local y; abren canales de continuidad sostenible hacia la reconstrucción de futuros autodeterminados, en relaciones interculturales para la reconstrucción de la vida como un todo.
Fortalezas y debilidades de Facebook y Twitter como entornos educativos en el contexto del curso Estructuras discretas para informática en la Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Authors: Vílchez-Quesada Enrique
Published: November 2016

Recibido: 19/08/2014 Aceptado: 06/30/2016Durante el primer semestre del año 2013 se implementó un conjunto de experiencias de enseñanza y aprendizaje en el curso Estructuras discretas para informática utilizando como principales medios de interacción social las redes Facebook y Twitter. Lo anterior formó parte de las responsabilidades asociadas a un proyecto de investigación en docencia inscrito en la Escuela de Informática de la Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica (UNA). El objetivo de esta implementación metodológica consistió en determinar el impacto del uso de las redes sociales anteriormente citadas, para desarrollar procesos de enseñanza y aprendizaje en un contexto educativo formal. La propuesta pedagógica se fundamentó en la aplicación de ocho estrategias didácticas diseñadas por el autor del presente documento. Al finalizar el proceso de intervención se administraron una serie de instrumentos de investigación a la población estudiantil participante, y se obtuvieron algunas fortalezas y debilidades de las redes sociales Facebook y Twitter como entornos educativos.
Anos Achmatovos lietuvių poezijos vertimai: kultūrologinis aspektas
Authors: Ивинская Алена-София , Михайлова Галина
Published: November 2016

Straipsnyje aptariami Anos Achmatovos vertimų kultūriniai, istoriniai bei sociologiniai aspektai. Atskleidžiamas Achmatovos vertimų iš lietuvių poezijos (Liudmilos Malinauskaitės-Eglės, Salomėjos Nėries ir Vinco Mykolaičio-Putino kūryba) profesionalumas, jos ypatingas dėmesys S. Nėries kūrybai. Parodoma, kad Achmatovos trumpalaikis apsilankymas Vilniuje 1914 m. gruodyje buvo ganėtinai svarbus įvykis, įsirašęs į jos asmeninę patirtį ir poetinę biografiją. Atskirai aptariamas galimas poetų ir vertėjų Marijos Petrovych ir Levo Ozerovo vaidmuo Achmatovos vertimų iš lietuvių poezijos istorijoje. Nagrinėjami tekstų vertimui atrankos principai, pažodinių bei autorizuotų spausdintų vertimų klausimai, bendraautorystės problema. Taip pat tikslinamas bendras verstų iš lietuvių kalbos tekstų skaičius, nurodomi netikslumai archyvinių dokumentų aprašuose.
Detection of root fractures in glass fiber and metal cast dowel-restored teeth: Accuracy of Computed Tomography vs Digital Radiography
Authors: Rezende Marlene Tavares de Lima , Panzarella Francine Kühl , Da Cunha Marjorie Fonseca , Souza João Batista , Junqueira José Luiz Cintra , Turssi Cecília Pedroso
Published: November 2016

Objective: Detection of root fractures in dowel-restored teeth is challenging. Even though cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) has shown higher sensitivity than intraoral radiography, artifacts may be generated in the presence of intraradicular posts. This study assessed the accuracy and reproducibility of CBCT and digital radiography (DR) in detecting root fractures in teeth restored with metal cast dowel and core (MCDC) or glass fiber dowel and resin composite core (GFDRCC). An additional aim was to evaluate the presence of beam hardening artifacts in CBCTs, especially in teeth restored with glass fiber dowel.Methods: Roots of bovine incisors were endodontically prepared, filled, sealed and randomly divided into two groups to receive MCCDC or GFDRCC (n=15). CBCTs and DRs were obtained prior to and after fracture induction.Results: CBCT were more accurate than DR in detecting root fractures in dowel-restored teeth. Beam hardening was observed in 100% of CBCT obtained from teeth restored with MCDC and in 93% of those in which GFDRCC had been used. Inter-observer agreement was moderate for both CBCT and DR images.Conclusion: Regardless of the dowel type, even though beam hardening had been observed in virtually all dowel-restored teeth, CBCT was the most accurate diagnostic tool in detecting root fractures.
Konsentrasi Sulfur pada Tanah Tambak Sulfat Masam Sebelum dan Sesudah Digunakan untuk Budidaya Ikan Nila (Oreochromis niloticus) di Kabupaten Maros, Sulawesi Selatan
Authors: Sabang Rosiana , Rahmiyah Rahmiyah , Arnol Muhammad Arnol
Published: November 2016

Abstrak lengkap dapat dilihat di full. PDFIkan nila merupakan komoditas alternatif yang dibudidayakan di tambak tanah sulfat masam, selain udang. Kegiatan ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui konsentrasi sulfur pada tanah sulfat masam tambak sebelum dan sesudah digunakan untuk budidaya ikan nila khususnya di kabupaten Maros provinsi Sulawesi Selatan.
POTENSI TANAMAN MANGROVE DAN ASOSIASINYA SEBAGAI PENGHASIL ANTIOKSIDAN PADA BUDIDAYA PERIKANAN
Authors: Muliani Muliani , Atmomarsono Muharijadi
Published: November 2016

Abstrak lengkap dapat dilihat pada Full PDF Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui potensi tanaman mangrove sebagai penghasil bahan antioksidan pada budidaya perikanan.
Breaking the Glass Ceiling in Malawian Neocharismatic Churches
Authors: Nyika Felix Chimera
Published: November 2016

There is a glass ceiling beyond which women in Malawian churches are unable to advance in their Christian ministry, especially for those who are called to lead a local church or denomination. This is due to the pervasiveness of both cultural and ecclesiastical patriarchy in Malawian churches. This article explains how Nellie Chigamba, a Christian woman with leadership gifts in the matrilineal Chewa central region of Malawi and a member of the Nkhoma Synod of the Church of Central African Presbyterian (CCAP), broke the glass ceiling to become the leader of a neocharismatic apostolic network, the Evangelistic New Exodus Church of God and Missions. The study found that a neocharismatic spirituality with its grounding in the filling or baptism in the Holy Spirit has the theological, experiential and liberational resources to aid women to break the glass ceiling in the religious sphere.
Gender History in Newfoundland Pentecostalism
Authors: Ambrose Linda
Published: November 2016

This Canadian case study explores how Pentecostal history intersects with questions of gender, authority and power. Alice Belle Garrigus was the founder of Newfoundland Pentecostalism but some have argued that it was the men she recruited who really expanded the movement. This paper sets aside the depictions of Garrigus as a marginalized aging woman to listen instead to her own voice as she recounted her testimony of call and ministry. A 1929 photograph of Pentecostal workers is used to explore gender and leadership. By incorporating congregational histories, autobiographical writings, and an oral history account, a more complete cast of workers emerges and the gendered story of Pentecostalism’s early days in Newfoundland is rendered more complex. Moving beyond a simple binary debate about whether it was “Alice or the men” who really account for the spread of Pentecostalism, the paper argues instead that the best explanation for how Pentecostalism was established in Newfoundland is that the movement relied upon a complex network of both male and female actors. That complexity sometimes has been obscured because of the gendered ways in which the history of Newfoundland Pentecostal history has been written and recounted, with an emphasis on male leadership and their contributions.
Making a Pentecostal Man
Authors: Son Seung
Published: November 2016

Since 2009, the murder rate of Honduras has been the highest in the world, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Numerous scholars have pointed out that machismo, the hyper-masculinity of Latin America, has been one of the main causes of the cruel narco (drug gang) activities. Simultaneously, Pentecostal churches in Honduras have achieved rapid growth throughout the region, and Iglesia Puerta del Cielo, Familia de Amor y Poder (PDC) is the biggest independent Pentecostal congregation in La Ceiba, Honduras. Despite the noticeable theological influence from North America, the people of PDC have developed their own theological concept of prosperity to respond to their context of insecurity. Ironically, to respond to their existential crisis, PDC suggests a new masculinity, which is still reflecting the image of ideal macho who is a well-disciplined man and the providing father of the family. This article will explore the meaning of machismo, and examine how PDC has disciplined and gendered a male body into the theological and moral discourse of Prosperity Gospel.