bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Biological control of stored food mites on oilsecds using the mite predator Cheyletus eruditus (Schrank)
Authors: Žďárková E. , Feit R.
Published: February 2018

The suppressive biological control of mites on oilseeds can be successful under the circumstances of the ratio of prey and predators being I  : 20 to 1 : 50 and the original infestation not being higher than 500 specimens per 1  kg. Preventive biological control was carried out in empty oilseed stores after they were cleared. The predators which were released in the stores 2000 specimen s being evenly distributed over an area of 100 m2 were successful and suppress the population of acaroid mites.
Geographic distribution of the field vole (Microtus arvalis) in the Czech Republic
Authors: Zapletal M. , Obdržálková D. , Pikula J. , Pikula J. , Beklová M.
Published: February 2018

The ecological distribution and requirements of the field vole (Microtus arvalis) were studied, using data on its population density in individual districts of the Czech Republic from 1955 to 1990. The field vole was found to be distributed from lowlands to the sub-alpine level, i.e., from 150 to 1600 m above sea-level. It inhabits continuously and reproduces regularly in nine different biotopes of the Czech Republic. Geographic areas of regular overcrowding of field voles correspond with areas of most suitable living conditions. Of climatic conditions the field vole prefers mainly moderately wa1m climatic regions and these are inhabited by 79.52% of its population. The analysis of quantitative requirements of the field vole indicates that there is a correlation between the distribution of this species and medium values of ecological factors. High and extremely high field vole densities are regularly encountered in areas amounting to I 0 057 km2, of which the field biotopes cover 5 072 km2.
A computer animation based mating preference assessment protocol v1
Authors: Chen Bo-jian , Liu Kai , Zhou Lin-jun , Gomes-Silva Guilherme , Sommer-Trembo Carolin , Plath Martin
Published: February 2018

In this protocol, we used computer animated stimuli for two mate choice tests of Gambusia affinis, such that stimulus pairs differed only by (a) body size and (b) locomotor activity, but not in other morphological or behavioural traits that could affect mate choice decisions.
Personality assessment protocol v2
Authors: Chen Bo-jian , Liu Kai , Zhou Lin-jun , Gomes-Silva Guilherme , Sommer-Trembo Carolin , Plath Martin
Published: February 2018

This protocal characterized each focal fish (western mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis) for three standard indicators of personality using well-established experimental approaches: (1) boldness as latency to emerge from shelter and enter an unknown area, (2) activity in an open field tank and (3) sociability (i.e., shoaling tendencies), estimated as the time spent in the vicinity of a group of conspecifics. We tested each fish twice for its personality on two successive days, which allowed us to test for behavioral repeatability across both assessments.
La perversidad de las tasas judiciales en el sistema constitucional
Authors: Couso Fernández-Getino Jorge
Published: February 2018

Las tasas judiciales han constituido una figura tributaria que ha contado con el rechazo de todos los operadores jurídicos por su carácter limitador del derecho fundamental a la tutela judicial efectiva. El Tribunal Constitucional ha aplicado parches jurisprudenciales sobre este tributo suprimiendo paulatinamente gran parte del gravamen para solventar las graves deficiencias constitucionales y tributarias del legislador en su regulación. Su justificación constitucional encontraba en la justicia gratuita su respaldo legislativo pero se ha demostrado que no se ha  satisfecho este fin legítimo que exige la jurisprudencia. En cualquier caso, un tributo que además del intrínseco carácter tributario es dotado de efectos procesales estaba condenado a su eliminación, como así ha sido, pese al insuficiente y paulatino proceso de adaptación constitucional
Class action: a common form of representative litigation in the United States of America Special reference to the validity of class action waivers and class actions regulation under Spanish law
Authors: Fernández Fernández Enrique
Published: February 2018

This paper is an introduction to the U.S. class action lawsuits under the Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Class actions lawsuits have been an integral part of the U.S. judicial system for many decades. This paper outlines both the benefits of this remedy and the main criticisms of it. It pays special attention to pre-default, contractual mandatory arbitration clauses and the validity of class action waivers. All this is viewed from a practical perspective based on real cases that illustrate the actual trends of the American Courts of Justice. Finally, it includes a brief analysis of the Spanish class actions to provide the reader with a general overview of this procedural device both under US and EU law perspective.
Aspectos controvertidos y perspectivas de evolución del régimen jurídico del tercer sector y el voluntariado
Authors: Garrido Juncal Andrea
Published: February 2018

El presente artículo analiza el régimen jurídico que da cobertura a las actuaciones del tercer sector de acción social y el voluntariado desde el año 2015. El propósito del trabajo es, en primer lugar, encuadrar conceptualmente las organizaciones y personas que se dedican a atender a colectivos con dificultades diversas: discapacitados, infancia, drogodependientes, tercera edad, etc. En segundo lugar, se aclara cuál es la distribución de competencias en materia de asistencia social, pues el nuevo marco regulatorio genera confusión desde esta perspectiva. Las últimas páginas hacen hincapié en algunos asuntos claves que no han sido objeto de atención por parte del legislador estatal, como la reserva de contratos, pero que son fundamentales para fortalecer a estos dos actores destacados en la lucha contra las desigualdades.
El abogado laboralista ante la cuestión prejudicial europea
Authors: Martínez Girón Jesús , Arufe Varela Alberto
Published: February 2018

Sobre la base de que lo que precede al planteamiento de la cuestión prejudicial europea carece de regulación en nuestro Derecho positivo, este trabajo analiza la posición del abogado laboralista postulando u oponiéndose a que el juez cree su convicción de que dicha cuestión hay que plantearla. Se trata de un estudio realizado sobre una muestra significativa de resoluciones judiciales laborales, cuyo análisis acredita la existencia de muy diversos problemas procesales, que el legislador español ha renunciado de momento a resolver. El trabajo propugna una nueva reforma de la Ley orgánica del poder judicial, que profundice en la ya realizada por la Ley orgánica 7/2015.
La codificación del derecho privado (derecho civil y derecho comercial) en Hungría y el nuevo Código Civil húngaro del 2013
Authors: Hamza Gábor
Published: February 2018

El presente estudio pretende ofrecer un panorama sobre las diversas etapas de la codificación del Derecho privado (Derecho civil y Derecho comercial) en Hungría, así como de las características del (segundo) Código Civil Húngaro del 2013.
El derecho al deporte
Authors: Maniatis Antonio
Published: February 2018

El derecho al deporte es un derecho fundamental, basado sobre el derecho a las asociaciones que pertenece a la primera generación. Se considera como un derecho de segunda generación mientras su versión alternativa de derecho a la educación física comenzó a positivarse constitucionalmente antes de éste. Es posible también considerarse como derecho de tercera generación, a partir del uso explícito del término constitucional ‘’derecho’’ en 1976. Además, es conectado con el movimiento de los derechos de la cuarta generación. No se trata meramente de un genuino, autónomo derecho fundamental sino también de una garantía institucional y de un conjunto de principios fundamentales de Derecho Constitucional. El derecho al perseguimiento de la felicidad incluye la categoría de derechos a la recreación, ejemplificada por los derechos culturales (cultura, educación) y los derechos al movimiento humano (deporte, turismo – hospitalidad).
Elucubraciones acerca del derecho fundamental al olvido en el Perú y en el derecho comparado, a propósito de su reciente reconocimiento y evolución
Authors: Torres Manrique Jorge Isaac
Published: February 2018

El derecho fundamental al olvido, es un nuevo derecho que surge como resultante negativo del desarrollo de la tecnología. Así, el derecho al olvido se encuentra orientado a impedir y contrarrestar los perjuicios que genera la no poca como dañina información personal publicada en la Red. En la presente entrega, el autor analiza de manera profunda como amplia, los diversos alcances y aristas del mismo, para concluir esbozando propuestas al respecto.
YURI LÓPEZ CASAL, La responsabilidad civil, Investigaciones Jurídicas, S.A., San José de Costa Rica, 2014 (1ª edición), 244 págs.
Authors: Busto Lago José Manuel
Published: February 2018

Recensión de la monografía publicada, en el mes de junio del año 2014, por la Editorial Investigaciones Jurídicas de San José de Costa Rica titulada La responsabilidad civil, de la que es autor el costarricense Y. LÓPEZ CASAL.
FONDEVILA MARÓN, M., La reforma constitucional en España. Un ensayo de derecho constitucional como ciencia teórico - práctica , Andavira, Santiago de Compostela, 2016, 224 págs.
Authors: Cabanas Veiga Manuel
Published: February 2018

Recensión de la obra de FONDEVILA MARÓN, M., La reforma constitucional en España. Un ensayo de derecho constitucional como ciencia teórico - práctica , Andavira, Santiago de Compostela, 2016, 224 págs.
DANIELA DI OTTAVIO, Ricerche in tema di “querela inofficiosi testamenti”. 1. Le origini. Pubblicazioni del Dipartimento di Scienze Giuridiche. Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”, 61. Jovene Editore. Napoli 2012, 145 págs.
Authors: Rodríguez Montero Ramón Perecto
Published: February 2018

Recensión de la obra DANIELA DI OTTAVIO, Ricerche in tema di “querela inofficiosi testamenti”. 1. Le origini. Pubblicazioni del Dipartimento di Scienze Giuridiche. Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”, 61. Jovene Editore. Napoli 2012, 145 págs.  En palabras de su autora, la investigadora de la Universita degli Studi della Tuscia, Daniela di Ottavio, el libro objeto de esta reseña, que nos presenta en su Prólogo como su primer trabajo monográfico, forma parte de una investigación particular mucho más amplia que viene realizando de un tiempo a esta parte sobre la querela inofficiosi testamenti
Los consejos de la magistratura y otros modelos de gobierno judicial
Authors: Ron Latas Ricardo , Lousada Arochena Fernando
Published: February 2018

El Consejo General del Poder Judicial en España se reconoce en el art. 122 de la CE como el órgano de gobierno de la judicatura, y se inscribe en la tendencia del constitucionalismo moderno dirigida a introducir una garantía institucional de la independencia judicial corporeizada en consejos de la magistratura que, a la vez que garantizan en sí mismos la independencia judicial, garantizan tendencialmente mejor la independencia judicial de los jueces individuales al detraer la gestión del estatuto judicial de las manos del Poder Ejecutivo. En este trabajo se desarrolla de manera crítica la configuración del mismo en los países más relevantes de nuestro entorno jurídico más próximo.
Dry eye syndrome in patients of diabetes with and without diabetic retinopathy
Authors: Sharma Ashish Kumar , Aslami Ahmad Nadeem , Kumar Amit , Kumar Amresh , Priyadarshi Rajeev
Published: February 2018

Background: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) can lead to Diabetic retinopathy. Dry Eye Syndrome is commonly seen in diabetic patients. The purpose of this study was assessment of dry eye in patients with and without diabetic retinopathy.Methods: The study was conducted in the department of Ophthalmology and Rural and Urban centres of Community Medicine, Narayan Medical College and Hospital, Sasaram, Bihar. All cases of Type 2 diabetes mellitus over six months period were considered for the study. The diabetic patients were divided into two groups, one with diabetic retinopathy and others without diabetic retinopathy. All patients were subjected to McMonnie’s questionnaire and clinical evaluation including tear film studies like Schirmer’s test and Tear Film Break Up Time (TBUT).Results: 60 diabetic patients were enrolled for the study, 30 had evidence of diabetic retinopathy while 30 had no evidence. The most common dry eye symptom reported was foreign body sensation (96.7%). All Signs of dry eye disorder were found more commonly in patients with diabetic retinopathy as compared to those without diabetic retinopathy. Mcmonnie’s scores correlates well with both Schirmer’s basic secretion test (BST) and TBUT.Conclusions: Dry eye syndrome must be diagnosed in diabetic patients. Periodic screening of diabetic patients should be carried out to evaluate diabetic retinopathy and its complications.
Second Language Learning in the Technology-mediated Environments
Authors: Zhou Zhonghao
Published: February 2018

Digital technologies are transforming formal educational practices that extend across space and time, blurring the traditional boundaries of learning in school and out of school. Multimedia software as well as most online materials delivered via combination of different media caters to learners with different cognitive styles. Technology-enhanced learning promotes active and ubiquitous learning, location-based learning, and the generation of learning communities. L2 learners with mobile devices have the advantage of interacting with peers anytime and anywhere.
More Effective Teaching of Statistics Using the History of Analytics
Authors: Fogarty David J.
Published: February 2018

There are many methods math and statistics teachers have used to make the teaching of statistics more interesting with the aim of improving student success. One of these methods is to relate the application to something interesting. However, an often overlooked method of making statistics more interesting is to go back into the history of why these techniques were created in the first place. This rich history can often give a more logical orientation to students and increase their learning and overall engagement in the classroom. This paper explores some of the historical aspects of statistics and discusses how including this information in the learning plan can potentially help students attempting to learn the subject.
Process and Prospect for Control and Prevention Impairment of Water-borne Iodine Excess in China
Authors: Liu Peng , Fan Lijun , Su Xiaohui , Meng Fangang , Shen Hongmei
Published: February 2018

Since the water-borne iodine excessive goiter was firstly found and reported in 19 in Hebei Province, it was confirmed successively. The national water-borne investigation carried out in 2005 demarcated the water-borne iodine excess areas and water-borne iodine excess endemial areas. The high iodine water well was found In 129 counties of 11 provinces, about 30.98 million people of threatened population lived in water-borne iodine excess areas and water borne iodine excess endemial areas. In these areas, the measures of prevention and control was effectively implemented. In 2016, the new standard of iodine excess area was issued, the iodine excess areas redrawed, and in these areas, non-iodized salt should be supplied and the drinking water should be gradually improved of water, and to control the damage of water-borne iodine excess at an early date
“All That Matter ... in One Big Bang ...,” & Other Cosmological Singularities
Authors: Elizalde Emilio
Published: February 2018

The first part of this paper contains a brief description of the beginnings of modern cosmology, which, the author will argue, was most likely born in the Year 1912. Some of the pieces of evidence presented here have emerged from recent research in the history of science, and are not usually shared with the general audiences in popular science books. In special, the issue of the correct formulation of the original Big Bang concept, according to the precise words of Fred Hoyle, is discussed. Too often, this point is very deficiently explained (when not just misleadingly) in most of the available generalist literature. Other frequent uses of the same words, Big Bang, as to name the initial singularity of the cosmos, and also whole cosmological models, are then addressed, as evolutions of its original meaning. Quantum and inflationary additions to the celebrated singularity theorems by Penrose, Geroch, Hawking and others led to subsequent results by Borde, Guth and Vilenkin. And corresponding corrections to the Einstein field equations have originated, in particular, R2, f(R), and scalar-tensor gravities, giving rise to a plethora of new singularities. For completeness, an updated table with a classification of the same is given.
Enthalpy and Free Energy of Formation of Diamido and Monoamido Phosphoric Acid
Authors: Neelameggham Neale R.
Published: February 2018

Diamidophosphate has been identified as a possible prebiotic compound used in the precursor membranes of the first ‘life’. Compounds such as these will be helpful in developing novel biomimetic approaches in synthetic chemistry. Thermochemical data for this type of compounds are not available. Hess’ law and estimates from calorimetric measurements used by Wakefield in the 1970s for other amido phosphates have been used to estimate the thermochemical values for the diamido and monoamido-phosphoric acid. Enthalpy of formation at 298.15 oC is calculated as – 821.9 kJ/mol and the free energy of formation calculated as -813.5 kJ/mol for the diamidophosphoric acid. The calculated enthalpy of formation of monoamidic phosphoric acid is -1117.1 kJ/mol and its free energy of formation is - -1105 kJ/mol.
Association between Cervical Spondylosis and Migraine: A Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study
Authors: Lin Wang-Sheng , Huang Tung-Fu , Chuang Tien-Yow , Lin Cheng-Li , Kao Chia-Hung
Published: February 2018

Background: Few studies have investigated the longitudinal association between cervical spondylosis (CS) and migraine by using a nationwide population-based database. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study from 2000 to 2011 identifying 27,930 cases of cervical spondylosis and 111,720 control subjects (those without cervical spondylosis) from a single database. The subjects were frequency-matched on the basis of sex, age, and diagnosis date. The non- cervical spondylosis cohort was four times the size of the cervical spondylosis cohort. To quantify the effects of cervical spondylosis on the risk of migraine, univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazard regression analyses were used to calculate the hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence interval (CI). Results: After a 10-year follow-up controlling for potential confounding factors, overall migraine incidence was higher in the cervical spondylosis cohort than in the non- cervical spondylosis cohort (5.16 and 2.09 per 1,000 people per year, respectively; crude hazard ratio = 2.48, 95% confidence interval = 2.28–2.69) with an adjusted hazard ratio of 2.03 (95% confidence interval = 1.86–2.22) after accounting for sex, age, comorbidities, and medication. Individuals with myelopathy in the cervical spondylosis cohort had a 2.19 times (95% confidence interval = 1.80–2.66) higher incidence of migraine compared than did those in the non- cervical spondylosis cohort. Conclusion: Individuals with cervical spondylosis exhibited a higher risk of migraine than those without cervical spondylosis. The migraine incidence rate was even higher among individuals with cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
Some Inequalities of Hermite-Hadamard Type for Trigonometrically Rho-Convex Functions
Authors: Dragomir Silvestru
Published: February 2018

In this paper we establish several Hermite-Hadamard type integral inequalities for trigonometrically rho-convex functions. Applications for special means are provided as well.
Work-related Stress and Coping Profiles among Workers in Outer Garment Sector; A Cross-sectional study
Authors: Ornek Ozlem Koseoglu , Sevim Erdem
Published: February 2018

Garment sector has crucial working field in Turkey.It has also very high risky occupational health conditions and safety.The objective of this study is to define level of job level, work-related stress’ symptoms, social support and coping mechanisms of garment workers and to determine any related factors.This study is descriptive and cross-sectional. The study population comprised garment workers in the 16-65 age range. The data was collected by Assessment Form, The Brief Stress Coping Profile and Brief Job Stress Questionnaire. The level of work-related stress was statistically higher among the workers who had chronic disease, low economic, education status and poor quality of sleep. Psychological and physical physiological reactions to stress were found higher among women workers and those with chronic disease.It also was seen that job stress scores had a meaningful relationship with “emotional expression involving others” (r =.20) and “Avoidance and suppression” coping profile (r =.16; p <.01).Psychological symptom scores were found to have a low level of meaningful relationship with “Seeking help for solution” (r =-.08), “changing point of view” (r=.13) and “emotional expression involving others” coping profiles (r=.21). Work-related stress causes many health and behavioral problems. Work related reasons and coping profiles have powerful effects on stress.
Natural Resources Curse in the long run? Bolivia, Chile and Peru in the Nordic countries’ mirror
Authors: Ducoing Cristian , Peres-Cajías Jose , Badia-Miró Marc , Bergquist Ann-Kristin , Contreras Carlos , Ranestad Kristin , Torregrosa Sara
Published: February 2018

Were there extreme differences between Latin American and Nordic countries in the 19th century? Several economic indicators suggest the right answer is no. In the year 1850, the GDP per capita ratio between, for example, Bolivia and Sweden was 0.7; in 2010 this ratio had widened to 0.12. How these extremely high differences are possible between countries with similarly enormous natural resources endowments? The aim of this article is to compare public policies and economic indicators related with Natural Resources (NNRR) management in three Latin American countries (Bolivia, Chile and Peru) and two Nordic countries (Norway and Sweden) in a long-term perspective. The article analyses the following components of economic development: i) the composition of exports throughout time; ii) economic linkages between the export sector and the rest of the economy; iii) the composition of taxes; iv) human capital formation and the accumulation of knowledge. The comparison suggests new areas on the determinants of successful management of natural resources and the countries' ability to escape from the so-called resource curse.
Global Correlates of Cardiovascular Risk: A Comparison of 158 Countries
Authors: Grasgruber Pavel , Cacek Jan , Hrazdíra Eduard , Hřebíčková Sylva , Sebera Martin
Published: February 2018

The aim of this study was a large-scale ecological analysis of nutritional and other environmental factors potentially associated with the incidence of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in the global context. Indicators of CVDs from 158 countries were compared with the statistics of mean intake (supply) of 60 food items between 1993 and 2011, obesity rates, health expenditure and life expectancy. This comparison shows that the relationship between CVD indicators (raised blood pressure, CVD mortality, raised blood glucose) and independent variables in the global context is influenced by various factors such as short life expectancy, religiously conditioned dietary customs, the imprecision of some statistics and undernutrition. However, regardless of the statistical method used, the results always show very similar trends and identify high carbohydrate consumption (mainly in the form of cereals and wheat in particular) as a dietary factor most consistently associated with the risk of CVDs. These findings are in line with the changing view of the causes of CVDs. Because only the statistics of raised blood glucose include people using medications and reflect true prevalence that is independent of healthcare, more objective data on the prevalence of CVDs are needed to confirm these observed trends.
Quantum Mechanics Requires an Observer Context Distinguishing between Reality and its Mental  Representation
Authors: Jansen Franz Klaus
Published: February 2018

When phenomena in quantum mechanics are interpreted from the perspective of bio-psychology, wave function collapse from several to a single eigenstate must be plausibly explained. Quantum mechanics requires a context, yet the context of an observer is rarely considered. On the other hand, in bio-psychology, the observer context is examined to explain superposition and collapse by different mental functions used in everyday life. Three mental functions are described, one of which is responsible for observation, and the others for conservation and treatment of information in mental representation. Whereas observation produces information with certainty, the subsequent processes result in uncertain potentiality. In order to encompass uncertainty, multiple possibilities are simultaneously considered in mental superposition, one of which should represent the unknown future outcome. During observation, all suggested potentialities necessarily collapse to one real outcome. The collapse of superposition does not occur in observable physical reality, but in its mental representation. Some physical principles—such as superposition, infinity and nothingness before the Big Bang—are pure phenomena of mental representation, which will always remain unverifiable by observation. This argument proves that mental representation brought about by the observer context participates in the production of mental models for the best approximation of physical reality.
Acid Rock Drainage or Not—Oxidative vs. Reductive Biofilms—A Microbial Question
Authors: Kalin Margarete  Maria , Bellenberg Soeren , Wheeler William Nielson
Published: February 2018

Abstract: Measures to counteract AMD generation need to start at the mineral surface, inhibiting mineral-oxidizing, acidophilic microbes. Laboratory and long-term field tests with pyrite-containing mining wastes, where Carbonaceous Phosphate Mining Waste (CPMW) was added, resulted in low acidity, and near neutral drainage. The effect was reproducible, nd confirmed by several independent research groups. This was shown to involve an organic coating, likely a biofilm. The biofilm formation was confirmed when CPMW was added to lignite coal waste with an initial pH of 1. Forty five days after the addition, the coal waste was dominated by heterotrophic microorganisms in biofilms. A review of the scientific literature supports that CPMW has physical and chemical characteristics which are capable of inducing a strong inhibitory effect on sulphide oxidation by forming an organic coating over the mineral surface. CPMW characteristics appear to provide the cornerstone of a new technology for the reduction of sulphide oxidation in mine wastes. An hypothesis for testing this technology is presented which could result in an economical and sustainable approach to mine waste and water management.
Assessing the Impact of Climate Variability on Food Security in Kenya: A Case Study of Kisii County
Authors: Samwel Moranga P. , Abutto Beatrice A. , Otieno Vincent
Published: February 2018

Climate variability and change has been found to be one of the factors that affect economies leading to food insecurity in various parts of the world. Kenya is no exception. This study looks at how climate variability has contributed to food insecurity in Kisii County, Kenya. The objectives of this study is therefore to, (i) to examine the rainfall and temperature trends in Kisii County for a period of approximately 30 years, (ii) to examine the effect of climate variability on food production and (iii) to assess the perception of local farmers on weather and climate information, (iv) to evaluate the coping strategies adopted at to bridge the gap on food deficit at different household level and (v) to assess the nutritional status of children and the elderly. The study was conducted in two sub-counties of Kisii County; Marani and Bomachoge Chache. The data used was mainly rainfall and temperature data from meteorological stations and sample data gathered from selected groups. The study population comprised of children between 6 months and 59 months, household heads, elderly people and agricultural officers. Purposive sampling was used to select agricultural officers while multistage sampling was used to select respondents at household level. Data was collected by use of a pre-tested questionnaire. The MUAC tape was used to collect nutritional status of children while BMI data was obtained from elderly people. Mann Kendall statistic was used to determine whether the trend of rainfall and temperature observed is significant while Chi-square test was used to determine whether the coping strategies observed varied significantly at household level. From the analysis, rainfall has not shown any significant change in Kisii County while temperature trend has been significantly increasing over the years at 95% confidence level. This could explain the observed reduction in river levels. Analysis of crop production and price trends of major food crops in Kisii County showed a decreasing trend of food production leading to increase in price over the years. This meant that farmers could not produce enough to take them to the next harvesting season making farmers to adopt different coping strategies at household level which differed significantly according to Chi-Square test. Malnutrition status of both elderly people above 59 years and children between 6-59 months were similar with 23% of both children/elderly being severely malnourished/malnourished. This study has only looked at climatic factors such as rainfall and temperature. Other aspects such as depth of underground water, ph level of soil and the effects of land fragmentation also need to be looked at. This study is important to both farmers in choosing the right crop to plant, and policy makers and planners in formulating the best mitigation and intervention strategies for Kisii County food insecurity problem. This will further contribute to national efforts towards achievement of vision 2030.
ChREBP Rather than SHP Regulates Hepatic VLDL Secretion
Authors: Niwa Hiroyuki , Iizuka Katsumi , Kato Takehiro , Wu Wudeluhu , Tsuchida Hiromi , Takao Ken , Horikawa Yukio , Takeda Jun
Published: February 2018

The regulation of hepatic very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) secretion plays an important role in the pathogenesis of dyslipidemia and fatty liver diseases. VLDL is controlled by hepatic microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTTP). Mttp is regulated by carbohydrate response element binding protein (ChREBP) and small heterodimer partner (SHP). However, it is unclear whether both coordinately regulate Mttp expression and VLDL secretion. Here, adenoviral overexpression of ChREBP and SHP in rat primary hepatocytes induced and suppressed Mttp mRNA, respectively. However, Mttp induction by ChREBP was much more potent than suppression by SHP. Promoter assays of Mttp and the liver type pyruvate kinase gene revealed that SHP and ChREBP did not affect the transactivity of each other. Mttp mRNA and protein levels of Shp/– mice were similar to those of wild-type; however, those of Chrebp–/–Shp–/– and Chrebp–/– mice were much lower. Consistent with this, the VLDL particle number and VLDL secretion rates in Shp–/–- mice were similar to wild-type, but were much lower in Chrebp–/– and Chrebp–/–Shp–/–- mice. These findings suggested that ChREBP rather than SHP regulates VLDL secretion and that ChREBP and SHP do not affect the transactivities of each other.
The Second Law Of Thermodynamics as a Force Law
Authors: Schlitter Jürgen
Published: February 2018

The second law of thermodynamics states the increase of entropy, Delta S > 0, for real processes from state A to state B at constant energy from chemistry over biological life and engines to cosmic events. The connection of entropy to information, phase-space and heat is helpful, but does not immediately convince observers of the validity and basis of the second law. This gave grounds for finding a rigorous, but more easily acceptable reformulation. Here we show using statistical mechanics that this principle is equivalent to a force law ⟨⟨f⟩⟩> 0 in systems where mass centres and forces can be identified. The sign of this net force - the average mean force along a path from A to B - determines the direction of the process. The force law applies to a wide range of processes from machines to chemical reactions. The explanation of irreversibility by a driving force appears more plausible than the traditional formulation as it emphasizes the cause instead of the effect of motions.
Computerized Data Interpretation for Concrete Assessment with Air-Coupled Impact-Echo: An Online Learning Approach
Authors: Ye Jiaxing , Kobayashi Takumi , Iwata Masaya , Tsuda Hiroshi , Murakawa Masahiro
Published: February 2018

Developing efficient Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled system to substitute human role in non-destructive testing is an emerging topic of considerable interest. In this study, we propose a novel impact-echo analysis system using online machine learning, which aims at achieving near-human performance for assessment of concrete structures. Current computerized impact-echo systems commonly employ lab-scale data to validate the models. In practice, however, the echo patterns can be far more complicated due to varying geometric shapes and materials of structures. To deal with a large variety of unseen data, we propose a sequential treatment for echo characterization. More specifically, the proposed system can adaptively update itself to approaching human performance in impact-echo data interpretation. To this end, a two-stage framework has been introduced, including echo feature extraction and the model updating scheme. Various state-of-the-art online learning algorithms have been reviewed and evaluated for the task. To conduct experimental validation, we collected 10,940 echo instances from multiple inspection sites with each sample had been annotated by human experts with healthy/defective condition labels. The results demonstrated that the proposed scheme achieved favorable echo pattern classification accuracy with high efficiency and low computation load.
Özel Yetenekli ve Zihin Yetersizliği Olan Ressam Muhammed Yalçın’a Yönelik Bir Araştırma
Authors: LAÇİNBAY Kerim , YILMAZ Meliha
Published: February 2018

Bu araştırma; %70 çalışma gücü kaybı bulunan, 35-40 aralığında zeka bölümü (inteligence quotient-IQ) seviyesine
sahip ve görsel sanatlar alanında özel yetenekli olan Muhammed Yalçın’ın resimlerini plastik değerler (tasarım
ilke ve elemanları) açısından, sosyal gelişimine etkisi bakımından ve Bloom Taksonomisi’nden faydalanılarak
incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Çalışmada nitel araştırma yöntemi kapsamında, örnek olay (vaka) araştırması
kullanılmıştır. Gecekondu evini bir sanat eserine dönüştüren Muhammed Yalçın’ın kâğıt, tuval, zemin ve duvar
resimlerinden örnekler toplanmıştır. Vasisiyle yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu kullanılarak görüşme
yapılmıştır. Muhammed’in ürettiği görsellerin iletişim becerisine ve sosyal yaşantısına katkısı olup olmadığı
incelenmiştir. Üretilen resimler, plastik değerler bakımından ve Bloom Taksonomisi’nden faydalanılarak betimsel
olarak analiz edilmiştir. Araştırmada, Yalçın’ın çalışmalarının estetik değerlere ve özgün niteliklere sahip olduğu,
özetle sanatsal nitelikler taşıdığı, ifade ve iletişim aracı olarak kullandığı bu çalışmaların, sosyal gelişimine ve
psikolojik rahatlamasına katkı sağladığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Resimleri, Bloom Taksonomisi’ne göre
incelendiğinde ise; bilişsel düzeyde ‘sentez’, duyuşsal düzeyde ‘örgütleme’ ve psikomotor düzeyde ‘yaratma’
basamaklarına uygun çalışmalar ortaya koyabildiği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
Teologia słów „Duc in altum” (ŁK 5, 4)
Authors: Zbroja Bogdan
Published: February 2018

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Duch Święty kontynuatorem obecności Jezusa wśród uczniów (J 13–17)
Authors: Paciorek Antoni
Published: February 2018

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Ewangelizacja przez mszalną liturgię słowa, czyli msza katechumenów
Authors: Fedorowicz Szymon
Published: February 2018

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W trosce o właściwe rozumienie chrześcijańskiej metanoi
Authors: Bakalarczy Jurand Maria
Published: February 2018

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Kazanie na Górze. Profetyczna prowokacja czy program życiowy?
Authors: Machinek Marian
Published: February 2018

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Komunikat Kongregacji Kultu Bożego i Dyscypliny Sakramentów
Authors: Estevez Jorge Medina , Angelo Geraldo M.
Published: February 2018

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Śp. o. Jorge Pinell OSB (1921–1997)
Authors: Franciszek Małaczyński
Published: February 2018

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FRANCISCO F. CARVAJAL, Rozmowy z Bogiem. Medytacje na każdy dzień, Apostolicum, Ząbki 1997
Authors: Warzecha Julian
Published: February 2018

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O. GERARD SIWEK, Homilie obrzędowe, Kraków 1997
Authors: Kołek Andrzej
Published: February 2018

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Skarbnica modlitw, zebrał i opr. ks. Mieczysław Bednarz SJ, Wydawnictwo WAM, Kraków 1997
Authors: Chmiel Jerzy
Published: February 2018

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KS. JÓZEF KUDASIEWICZ, Duch Święty w życiu chrześcijańskim. Nabożeństwo na drugi rok triduum jubileuszowego, Kielce 1998
Authors: Łopatka Grzegorz
Published: February 2018

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Przegląd bibliograficzny
Authors: Matras Tadeusz
Published: February 2018

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Książki nadesłane do redakcji
Authors: Matras Tadeusz
Published: February 2018

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FOSTERING AND PRESERVING THE STRENGTH AND DIGNITY OF A MAN WITH REFERENCE TO JUANA IN JOHN STEINBECK’S THE PEARL
Authors: Shankar L. Ravi
Published: February 2018

John Steinbeck was a prolific and popular writer who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962. His strength as an artist lies as much in converting the topical into universal. Steinbeck’s women characters are stronger than their male counterparts. They try to be perfect counterparts to their men by making active contribution to their domestic, social, economic and political life. Undoubtedly, their prime concern is their duty towards their family, but they are not blind to the happenings around. A living example of it is Ma Joad in The Grapes of Wrath (1939) and Juana in The Pearl (1947). For instance, one may perceive both the angel and the tigress in Ma Joad and Juana. This paper aims to study on how Juana as a representative of womankind plays the role of fostering and preserving the strength and dignity of his man, Kino in the novella The Pearl.
BENEFITS AND PERSPECTIVES OF INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORIES IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES
Authors: Prabhakar S. V. R. , Rani S.V. Manjula
Published: February 2018

In this digital era, academic institutions which are universities and colleges have increasingly recognized the importance of institutional repository. An institutional repository in latest concept for collecting, managing, preserving and disseminating scholarly works created in a digital form by staff and students in individual universities and colleges. The repositories also serve as a comprehensive publications database of the parent organization, which in turn facilitate better management of research knowledge better visibility and wider access, rapid communication of research, long term preservation. In this article mainly discussed on definition, benefits, challenges, Open Source Software and the different types of institutional repositories.
Emblematizing Hope, Inspiration and the Call to Reconsider: Australian Flora, Fauna and Land in Judith Wright
Authors: Alexander Susan
Published: February 2018

Poetry played a very crucial role in laying the foundations of Australian literature. The enormous collection of vibrant folk songs and ballads might have been the reason for providing such a strong foundation for poetry. Australian poetry can roughly be divided into three periods- the nineteenth century which endeavoured to create an indigenous literary poetry, the early twentieth century lasting upto the period of the Second World War and the later twentieth century extending from the post war period to the present. Australian Bush music is the most popular and is a narration of people’s experiences of living and surviving in the Australian bush.
Water can change Farmers’ Life: A Case from Maharashtra
Authors: Chatterjee Shankar
Published: February 2018

Assured water is one of the important inputs for good harvest which is sine qua non for Indian farmers and if water is assured then not only they will sustain but country can prosper, as we all know Gandhiji long ago mentioned, “India does not live in its towns but in its villages” (mkgandhi.org/gandhi on villages).In view of this, we have to focus on development of farmers as they have been providing us food by doing hard labour in all the seasons.Keeping in mind of these, inAhmednagar district of Maharashtra at Bahirwadi village ofAhmednagarblock by constructing awatershedin2001, many farmers as well as 400 acres of agricultural land have been benefitted. Of course rainfall (normal in the area is 500 millimetres) should be normal. Keeping in mind of this, a study was conducted in January 2018 about the crops grown, its production, farmers’ individual family income etc., and for this few farmers were contacted and data were collected from them.
A Mental Health Storytelling Intervention Using Transmedia to Engage Latinas: Grounded Theory Analysis of Participants� Perceptions of the Story�s Main Character (Preprint)
Authors: Heilemann MarySue V , Martinez Adrienne , Soderlund Patricia D
Published: February 2018

BACKGROUND

Transmedia storytelling was used to attract English-speaking Latina women with elevated symptoms of depression and anxiety to engage in an intervention that included videos and a webpage with links to symptom management resources. However, a main character for the storyline who was considered dynamic, compelling, and relatable by the target group was needed.

OBJECTIVE

We conducted interviews with 28 English-speaking Latinas (target group) with elevated symptoms of depression or anxiety who participated in an Internet-accessible transmedia storytelling intervention. The objective of this study was to examine participants’ perceptions of the lead character of the story. Development of this character was informed by deidentified data from previous studies with members of the target group. Critique of the character from a panel of therapists informed editing, as did input from women of the target group.

METHODS

All interviews were conducted via telephone, audio-recorded, and transcribed. Data analysis was guided by grounded theory methodology.

RESULTS

Participants embraced the main character, Catalina, related to her as a person with an emotional life and a temporal reality, reported that they learned from her and wanted more episodes that featured her and her life. Grounded theory analysis led to the development of one category (She “just felt so real”: relating to Catalina as a real person with a past, present, and future) with 4 properties. Properties included (1) relating emotionally to Catalina’s vulnerability, (2) recognizing shared experiences, (3) needing to support others while simultaneously lacking self-support, and (4) using Catalina as a springboard for imagining alternative futures. Participants found Catalina’s efforts to pursue mental health treatment to be meaningful and led them to compare themselves to her and consider how they might pursue treatment themselves.

CONCLUSIONS

When creating a story-based mental health intervention to be delivered through an app, regardless of type, careful development of the main character is valuable. Theoretical guidance, previous deidentified data from the target group, critique from key stakeholders and members of the target group, and preliminary testing are likely to enhance the main character’s relatability and appropriateness, which can increase sustained engagement.
Understanding Life Will from Schopenhauer and Nietzsche
Authors: Xie Jiajia
Published: February 2018

Schopenhauer and Nietzsche are the founders of philosophy of life. They criticize traditional rationalism and replace “reason” with “will”, which becomes the essence of the world and enhances the human subjectivity. Philosophy from the cold “logical thinking” to the search for the meaning of life, but Schopenhauer and Nietzsche’s idea of “life will” have huge difference. So they formed different attitudes towards the meaning of life.
Tuuli project: accelerating data management planning in Finnish research organisations
Authors: Ahokas Minna , Kuusniemi Mari Elisa , Friman Jari
Published: February 2018

Many research funders have requirements for data sharing and data management plans (DMP). DMP tools are services built to help researchers to create data management plans fitting their needs and based on funder and/or organisation guidelines. Project Tuuli (2015â€“2017) has provided DMPTuuli, a data management planning tool for Finnish researchers and research organisations offering DMP templates and guidance. In this paper we describe how project has helped both Finnish researchers and research organisations adopt research data management best practices. As a result of the project we have also created a national Tuuli network. With growing competence and collaboration of the network, the project has reached most of its goals. The project has also actively promoted DMP support and training in Finnish research organisations.
Is Democracy the Right System? Collaborative Approaches to Building an Engaged RDM Community
Authors: Teperek Marta , Higman Rosie , Kingsley Danny
Published: February 2018

When developing new products, tools or services, one always need to think about the end users to ensure a wide-spread adoption. While this applies equally to services developed at higher education institutions, sometimes these services are driven by policies and not by the needs of end users. This policy-driven approach can prove challenging for building effective community engagement. The initial development of Research Data Management support services at the University of Cambridge was policy-driven and subsequently failed in the first instance to engage the community of researchers for whom these services were created.
In this practice paper, we describe the initial approach undertaken at Cambridge when developing RDM services, the results of this approach and lessons learnt. We then provide an overview of alternative, democratic strategies employed and their positive effects on community engagement. We summarise by performing a cost-benefit analysis of the two approaches. This paper might be a useful case study for any institutions aiming to develop central support services for researchers, with conclusions applicable to the wider sector, and extending beyond Research Data Management services.