bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Indicações de plantas medicinais realizadas por raizeiros para tratamento de feridas
Authors: Nascimento Maria Willianne Alves do , Veríssimo Regina Célia Sales Santos , Bastos Maria Lysete de Assis , Bernardo Thaís Honório Lins
Published: July 2016

Objetivou-se identificar plantas medicinais indicadas por comerciantes raizeiros no tratamento de feridas, em feiras livres. Pesquisa descritiva realizada em uma capital do nordeste brasileiro, por meio de entrevistas. Resultados indicam que a comercialização das plantas pelos raizeiros de ambos os sexos, com idade predominante entre 37 e 52 anos, dos quais 69,3% aprenderam sobre a função com familiares. Foram citadas 48 espécies vegetais para tratamento de feridas, entre elas Barbatimão e Aroeira referidas por todos participantes. Das plantas Sambacaitá, Urtiga Aberta, Uchi Amarelo, Corona, Xiquexique, Sena e Pindaíba não foram encontradas propriedades que comprovam sua indicação para uso em feridas. A casca do caule foi a parte da planta mais citada (96,15%), 81,03% dos participantes informaram que as plantas devem ser mantidas secas para conservação. Estudos que esclareçam atividades biológicas e efeitos colaterais das plantas medicinais são necessários, além de capacitações para raizeiros sobre indicações, preparo, armazenamento/conservação, prazo de validade.
The Relationship between Financing Policy, Earnings Management and Governance Practices
Authors: Lin Yi-Mien , Chien Hsiu Fang
Published: July 2016

This paper examines the effect of managers manipulated earnings management methods on the firm’s financing policies and investigates the relationship between internal control, audit quality, and earnings management. We adopt the two-stage model to control self-selection of earnings management and the principal component analysis to extract the first principal component as the corporate governance. The findings show that firms choose the earning management tools in advance in year -1. Corporate governance can restrain real earnings management, but the effect decline when firms engaged in financing activities. Only the larger shareholdings of institutional investors and firms audited by industry specialist can restrain real earnings management when firms undertake financing policies. The firms of issuing bonds choose real earnings management to avoid frequent outsider monitoring. And then, it causes operating performance to decline continuously two years after bond financing. Moreover, investors don’t correct the price impact of earlier earnings overstates for SEOs and bonds sample. 
The Effects of Managers’ Business Ethics Applications on Employees’ Job Satisfaction: A Study on Hotels in Turkey
Authors: GUÇER Evren , Pelit Elbeyi , DEMİRDAĞ Şerif Ahmet , ARSLANTÜRK Yalçın
Published: July 2016

Thus far, much research on ethical aspects of different areas (business, marketing, medicine, managing and etc.) is made and various models are introduced in accordance with these researches. Each of these introduced models studies matters carrying ethical importance related to various areas. These researches in the aspect of establishments focus on whether the establishment applications are generally suitable to ethical standards or testing ethical appropriateness of manager behaviours. However, this research aims to introduce at which level the job satisfaction of employees, which are effected by factors such as physical conditions, payment types, social and safety opportunities and management types, are affected by the applications of managers in the extent of job ethics. In this context in the analysis related to data obtained from questionnaire studies on 813 employees working in city and resort hotel establishments, it is concluded that both job satisfaction and appropriateness of manager behaviours to ethical principles of employees working in city hotel establishments are more positive than resort hotel establishments. Besides, it is introduced by correlation and regression analysis that compliance of manager behaviours with ethical principles affects the job satisfaction level of employees drastically.
(Im) Politeness and Gender in the Arabic Discourse of Social Media Network Websites: Facebook as a Norm
Authors: Al-Shlool Safaa
Published: July 2016

The present study aims to investigate the differences and similarities in the ways men and women use (im)politeness strategies in communicating “online” in the Arabic discourse of social media network websites like Facebook as well as the role of the topic the interlocutors talk about in the use of (im)politeness strategies. In addition, the study investigates the differences between the men-men, women-women, women-men communication in the Arabic discourse of social media network website, Facebook. For the purposes of this study, a corpus of online Arabic texts were collected from some public web pages of the most popular TV show programs on some of the most well-liked social media network websites such as Facebook over a period of four months (from September 2012- December 2012). The obtained data were studied quantitatively and qualitatively. Many studies have been conducted on cross-gender differences especially in the computer mediated communication CMC, but none so far has focused on the gender differences and (im)politeness in the Arabic discourse of social media network websites although there is a huge number of Arabic users of such websites. The present study, therefore, attempts to fill in the gap in the literature. 
Libyan Arab Spring… the Fall of the Dictatorship or the Fall into the Abyss, A CDA Study from CNN's Ideological Perspective
Authors: Al- Radhi Hanan , Pandian Ambigapathy , Mehdi Tengku Sepora Tengku
Published: July 2016

The current study examines the Arab spring uprising consequences in Libya as reflected by CNN within its online news report. The primary goal is to unearth CNN's embedded ideological view concerning the internal conflict in Libya investigating and showing the discoursal positive ''Self'' and negative ''Other'' representations. CNN'S macro and micro structures were analyzed. At the macro level, the semantic macrostructure of CNN's article was summarized to establish its global meaning. At the micro level, the syntactic, lexical and rhetorical structures of CNN's online news article were analyzed to establish its local meaning. Within the ideological analysis, the CNN's online news article was discussed to establish CNN's ideological positive ''Self'' (in-group) and negative ''Other'' (out-group) presentations. In general, the study is an attempt to explain how a single reality-Libyan internal conflict- is viewed and dealt with by CNN. This can be achieved within the framework of critical discourse analysis (CDA). To conduct this qualitative study, the researchers adopted van Dijk's theory of Macrostructures (1980), van Dijk's theory of ideological square (1998) and Wodak's approach of Discourse- historical (2001, 2009). Furthermore, Fairclough's model for media discourse analysis was utilized to organize the analytical process. The study approved that CNN succeeded to reflect its ideological view. It expressed its support to the Libyan government (and its army) presented as the positive "Self" (in-group) and antagonism against Ansar al-Sharia militia (the Islamists) presented as the negative "Other" (out-group).
Scaffolding in Language Maintenance―The Social, Linguistic, and Cognitive Perspectives on Parental Assistance in Chinese-Origin Children’s Chinese Language Education in Britain
Authors: Bai He
Published: July 2016

Since the 1950s, an increasing number of Chinese-origin children in Britain have been struggling on the edge of heritage language loss, which is involved with both British-born Chinese children and those who immigrate to Britain with their parents. How to maintain these children’s heritage language is of great concern to many Chinese communities in Britain, in particular, to Chinese parents. This essay consists of three sections: language use of Chinese-origin children in Britain, supports from Chinese parents as well as implications for Chinese parents. It chiefly focuses on the second section – scaffoldings from Chinese parents, and discusses it from social, cognitive, and linguistic perspectives for the purpose of providing Chinese parents with a few suggestions and encouragement for heritage language maintenance. As a result, an affectionate family setting lays a good foundation and makes it possible for children to low down language shift. In addition, parents’ English proficiency plays an important role. Also, the improvement of parent’s English may help parents enhance the intercommunication among children, home, community and school. And parents may have to support the development of target language – English – temporarily in order to help children’s two languages remain balanced. Presently, “identity conflicts” is a big problem facing Chinese bilingual children. Hence, it is important for parents to make children familiar with Chinese culture and build up their confidence in their heritage culture.
The Extent of the Contribution of the Educational Environment of Najran University in Developing Creative and Innovative Enterprises among the University Students
Authors: Nimer Ameen Mohammad
Published: July 2016

This study aims at identifying the reality of stimulating educational environment for creativity at the Najran University (NU), and the importance of the availability of certain influencing factors, which in turn contribute to the provision of innovative and creative projects. Reviewing the literature and related studies, the importance of the availability of those factors in the university educational environment were explored and organized into two main categories. The first category: Practices and roles played by the university administration in the development of students to provide creative and innovative projects (6 elements).The second category: practices and roles played by the teaching staff  members in the development of students to provide creative and innovative projects (3 elements).A questionnaire consisted of twenty items was designed and distributed a sample of university teaching staff members. The results clarified that such practices and roles were in the moderate level of sample agreement in general, with a decrease in the levels of some elements and slightly higher in others. The results also showed that there were no statistically significant differences due to sex and specialization variables. The study recommended the need to address the shortcomings of each of the following elements. Providing learning resource centers at the university, supporting extracurricular activities ‘Students Club’, establishing incubators supporting creative projects, providing scientific research centers, establishing scientific and research partnerships, Motivation and encouragement, teaching methods, scientific research, and self-learning skills.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for Journal of Educational Issues, Vol. 2, No. 1
Authors: Ann Priscilla
Published: July 2016

Reviewer acknowledgements for Journal of Educational Issues, Vol. 2, No. 1, 2016.
Teachers’ Perceptions and Implementation of Professional Development in Writing Instruction
Authors: Brabham Beth C. , Nichols Janet A. , Rupley William H. , Nichols William Dee , Rasinski Timothy V. , Paige David
Published: July 2016

This mixed-methods study investigated teachers’ perceptions and implementation of professional development in writing instruction at a United States public high school campus. A layered approach to professional development was utilized: (1) one group received weekly professional development during a Professional Learning Community (PLC) and participated on a district writing team, (2) one group received weekly professional development during a PLC and received instructional coaching, and (3) one group received only weekly professional development during a PLC. Data were gathered on teachers’ responses to their perceptions of professional development received, teachers’ body and verbal language during PLCs and professional development, reflection notes documented by teachers receiving instructional coaching, and interviews of the teachers who received instructional coaching. Analyses of the data demonstrated application of the newly learned instructional practices in the classroom indicating the value teachers placed on learning during PLCs. While no significant differences were noted from the analysis of the pre-to post-observations for teachers in any group it was evidenced that the teachers who received instructional coaching became more aware of their instructional practices and had a greater sense of collaboration and collegiality as a result of the coaching process.
The crisis of research and global recognition in Arab universities
Authors: Almansour Sana
Published: July 2016

Scientific research is facing a critical situation in Arab nations. While international rankings have become the first priority of universities engaged in research across the world, most universities undertaking scientific research in the Arab region are occupied with other matters more vital to their survival. Given the current crisis in some universities in the Arab region, this study seeks to understand the factors responsible for the falling standards in scientific research and the lack of global recognition of these universities. Through interviews with university rectors or their designates along with three international experts on higher education policy, this investigation considers the social, economic, and political factors responsible for the crisis in some Arab universities that undertake scientific research. The investigation also probes the effect that political instability has on the Arab universities, particularly in light of the “Arab Spring” and how top administrators propose to improve research capabilities in their institutions. Thematic analysis of the interviews suggests lack of research infrastructure, funding and resources, and English publications, in addition to unmotivated faculty, as primary causes for the dilemma of Arab universities. The findings also indicate that in countries that are mired in political crises, lack of security is preventing higher education institutions from functioning and preserving their role in society as institutions of intellectual rigor and research. Although these Arab universities cannot control the political destiny of the country, international experts who were interviewed emphasized the importance of building a research infrastructure and an environment that motivates researchers. Furthermore, using English as the language of research and the emphasis of basic science are crucial elements to developing a sound research university.
A qualitative study of student attitudes, perceptions, beliefs, outlook and context in Qatar: Persistence in higher education
Authors: Khalifa Batoul , Nasser Ramzi , Ikhlef Atmane , Walker Janet S. , Amali Said
Published: July 2016

This study attempts to address the challenges of students in higher education in Qatar. The study draws on student perceptions, beliefs, outlook, and context; we approach the study through grounded means by posing leading interview questions with the aim of exploring and probing. The approach is grounded in that no specific theory drives the questions; rather, the responses from the interview often require interpretation through theory to justify the findings. The sample comprised 35 students who were interviewed through probing and questioning techniques. The questions led to converging responses, which were segregated into themes. A large majority of students felt advising was absent or mismanaged, while some also were of the view that schools did not prepare them to enjoy the benefits of extracurricular activities; many students further viewed English or the Foundation Program (preparatory year's program) a barrier to their continuation in higher education. The most striking result was the apparent relationship between advising and student preparation in secondary school. Schools in Qatar and particularly independent schools (public schools) assign only a small role to advising and inducing strategies that reflect independence and any future anticipatory approaches to link expectations of higher education with support and guidance systems in secondary school.
Desarrollo humano, desigualdad y pobreza
Authors: Castillo Pérez Nydia
Published: July 2016

Analizar el concepto de desarrollo humano implica pasar revista a algunos aportes teóricos que ayudan a comprender su significado y dimensión en un mundo marcado por altos índices de pobreza, exclusión, marginalidad e intolerancia.Las políticas públicas de corte neoliberal asignan poca o nula atención a la solución de los problemas derivados del rezago educativo y muchos otros que obstaculizan el mejoramiento de las condiciones necesarias para el desarrollo humano, social y cultural de los pueblos. Analizar el desarrollo implica comprender retos complejos y enunciar los cambios estructurales que requieren nuestros países en materia de políticas económicas, sociales y culturales.Cultura de Paz, Vol.22 No.68 Enero-Abril, 2016: 10-19
"Vuelo de hoja seca"
Authors: Chamorro Tito
Published: July 2016

Sus acuarelas rescatan el imaginario de la región costeña de Nicaragua, sus gentes e instrumentos musicales,sus puertos, barcos, su naturaleza marina, en tanto parte de sus pinturas al óleo exploran nuevos diseños y composiciones con geometrías y sus cortes lineales.Arnulfo AgüeroCrítico de arte
Refugiados: El desafío de nuestra humanidad
Authors: Editor El
Published: July 2016

Declaración de Barcelona: “Refugiados: El Desafío de Nuestra Humanidad” ( XV Cumbre Mundial de Premios Nobel de la Paz, Barcelona 15/11/15).Cultura de Paz, Vol.22 No.68 Enero-Abril, 2016: 47-51
EDITORIAL
Authors: Pizani Maria Angelica Pinto Nunes
Published: July 2016

Editorial
A crítica da loucura e a práxis poética da necessidade existencial: estudo de caso da Ong Inverso
Authors: Faleiros Vicente De Paula , Campos Thiago Petra da Motta
Published: July 2016

Neste texto, discute-se a relação entre a expressão da pessoa considerada louca, no contexto da sociedade e da intersubjetividade, na dinâmica da ONG Inverso (Instituto de Convivência e Recriação do Espaço Social em Saúde Mental). A poética da intervenção articula o instituído ao instituinte das relações do coletivo na sociedade. O objetivo é analisar as segregações da loucura e do louco e o processo emancipatório da crítica e da prática poética com pessoas que frequentam o espaço da ONG, junto com a revisão da literatura correspondente, com reflexão crítica da experiência da Inverso como processo inverso ao modelo manicomial. A metodologia deste trabalho foi construída a partir de uma reflexão sobre saúde mental, loucura e cultura, e da observação direta do cotidiano da ONG Inverso, por 10 anos, como processo instituinte. O principal resultado desse processo foi a evidência de condições possíveis para a efetivação de um paradigma antimanicomial de inclusão, cidadania, singularidade na promoção da saúde mental
Programas de Pós-Graduação em Serviço Social no Brasil: tendências das áreas de concentração, linhas de pesquisa e disciplinas
Authors: Closs Thaísa Teixeira , Prates Jane Cruz , Carraro Gissele
Published: July 2016

O estudo apresentado neste artigo tem como objetivo identificar tendências em relação à estruturação dos Programas de Pós-Graduação em Serviço Social no Brasil, com ênfase na análise da organização das áreas de concentração, linhas de pesquisa e oferta de disciplinas, de modo a levantar os temas mais abordados nos processos investigativos e formativos nos programas existentes no país. O estudo foi desenvolvido por meio de pesquisa documental, através da construção de Banco de Dados, que sistematiza informações da CAPES, e de sítios eletrônicos dos programas. Os resultados evidenciam a prevalência das temáticas: Política Social, Questão Social e Trabalho, articuladas ao debate da profissão, como as principais tendências de pesquisa e formação nesse nível de ensino. 
A Multimodal Discourse Analysis of Tmall’s Double Eleven Advertisement
Authors: Hu Chunyu , Luo Mengxi
Published: July 2016

From the 1990s, the multimodal turn in discourse studies makes multimodal discourse analysis a popular topic in linguistics and communication studies. An important approach to applying Systemic Functional Linguistics to non-verbal modes is Visual Grammar initially proposed by Kress and van Leeuwen (1996). Considering that commercial advertisement is an indispensable part of the modern society that bears rich meanings worth discussing, this paper analyzes visual components of the advertisement produced by Tmall for the Double Eleven Shopping Carnival from the perspective of Visual Grammar. By analyzing representational, interactive and compositional meaning presented in the advertisement, this article illustrates how visual components serve as a huge attraction to the viewers and effectively justifies the consumption behavior by appealing to the cultural and social state. It also sheds some light on raising the awareness of consumers by presenting how advertisement producers practice psychological manipulation on the viewers.
A Linguistic Analysis on Errors Committed by Jordanian EFL Undergraduate Students: A Case of News Headlines in Jordanian Newspapers
Authors: Al Karazoun Ghada Abdelmajid
Published: July 2016

This study investigated some linguistic errors committed by Jordanian EFL undergraduate students when translating news headlines in Jordanian newspapers from Arabic to English and vice versa. The data of the study was collected through a test composed of (30) English news headlines and (30) Arabic ones covering various areas of news occurring in a large corpus of Jordanian newspapers, i.e., two leading and prominent newspapers were selected. The test was administrated to a randomly selected sample consisting of (40 female, 20 male) third and fourth year undergraduate students in the Department of English Language and Literature in the Faculty of Educational Sciences and Arts at UNRWA University in Amman, Jordan. Results from the first analysis of the translated Arabic news headlines indicated that the EFL students had grammatical and lexical errors respectively. The second analysis of the translated Arabic news headlines showed that the EFL students had inadequate knowledge of the English headlines rules. The analysis of the translated English headlines revealed that the EFL students’ main difficulties were grammatical followed by discoursal and lexical types. In light of these results, the researcher proposes a number of pedagogical recommendations related to translating news headlines and future research.
An Analysis of Language Teacher Education Programs: A Comparative Study of Turkey and Other European Countries
Authors: Altmisdort Gonca
Published: July 2016

The main aim of this study is to analyze and discuss the similarities and the differences between English language teacher educationial programs at universities in Turkey, and to identify the undergraduate students’ ideas about their current curriculum. In addition to this, the study aims to compare the education of English language teacher education in some countries in which English language proficiency scores are at the highest level in EF EPI (EF English Language Proficiency Index), and to suggest some important points to improve the language teacher educationial programs in Turkey.

In the study, a document analysis and a semi-directed interviews with the 30 students in English language education departments in Turkey are implemented to provide valid and reliable results. The interview questions are based on students’ thoughts and ideas describing the sufficiency of their programs, and their goals and objectives. In the study, also, the course curricula of 15 English language teacher education programs are examined and compared. In this research, qualitative and quantitative methods are used. The study includes an international comparison of English language teacher education. With the comparison of the programs, some weak points of English language education programs in Turkey are determined. Besides, in the study, with the analysis of the English teacher education in 5 countries, the ways in which how they reached these targets are defined. At the end of the study, some suggestions are submitted to design and develop English language teacher education programs to produce more successful future teachers and English language education.
Fotosintezės pigmentų kiekio ir spalvos kitimas mažosiose salotose laikymo metu
Authors: Tarasevičienė Živilė , Aleknavičiūtė Orinta , Velička Aloyzas , Černiauskienė Judita , Paulauskienė Aurelija , Jurevičienė Vitalija , Krasauskas Aurimas , Televičiūtė Dalė
Published: July 2016

Tyrimai atlikti Aleksandro Stulginskio universitete. Tirtos keturių veislių mažosios salotos: raudonlapės ‘Ovired’ ir ‘Redza’ bei žalialapės ‘Alanet’ ir ‘Lettony’. Salotos pasėtos 2015 m. gegužės 8 d., nuimtos – 2015 m. birželio 5 d. Laikytos šaldytuve 2 ± 0,5 °C temperatūroje esant 90 % santykiniam drėgniui 14 dienų. Laikomose salotose analizuoti fotosintetinių pigmentų kiekio ir spalvos pokyčiai. Spalvos pokyčiai įvertinti spektrofotometru nustačius L*a*b* koordinačių reikšmes NBS vienetais, o fotosintetinių pigmentų – ištyrus chlorofilo a ir b bei bendrą karotenoidų kiekį. Laikymo metu fotosintetinių pigmentų kiekis visų tirtųjų veislių mažųjų salotų lapuo­se keičiasi labai nežymiai. Keturiolika laikymo dienų nepaskatino salotų senėjimo proceso tiek, kad būtų nustatytas statistiškai esminis chlorofilo a skilimas, o chlorofilo b pokyčiai dar mažesni. Bendrasis karotenoidų kiekis statistiškai esminiai didėjo visų veislių, išskyrus ‘Ovired’, salotų lapuose. Spalva priklauso nuo genetinių salotų veislių savybių, tačiau laikymo metu kai kurie spalviniai komponentai skyla, ir maisto žaliavų spalva keičiasi. Laikant mažąsias salotas keičiasi jų L* koordinatės reikšmė, salotų lapai šviesėja, o žalialapių salotų lapų spalvos koordinatės b* reikšmė didėja (salotos gelsta).
Kalio hidrokarbonato poveikis žaliosios šerytės atsparumui užmirkimo sąlygomis
Authors: Vainorienė Rimanta , Burbulis Natalija , Jonytienė Vaida , Blinstrubienė Aušra , Rauckis Vytautas
Published: July 2016

Tyrimai atlikti Aleksandro Stulginskio universiteto Jungtinių tyrimų centro (ASU JTC) Agrobiotechnologijos laboratorijoje. Tirtas kalio hidrokarbonato poveikis fotosintetinių pigmentų, bendrųjų sacharidų ir prolino pokyčiams žaliosios šerytės augaluose užmirkimo sąlygomis. Augalus auginant programuojamoje auginimo kameroje užmirkimo sąlygos buvo sudarytos augalams esant 13 fenologinėje fazėje (pagal BBCH skalę). Nustatyta, kad trumpalaikis drėgmės perteklius skatino chlorofilo a ir karotenoidų sintezę, tačiau inhibavo chlorofilo b kaupimąsi žaliosios šerytės augaluose. Ilgiau (72 val.) trunkantis užmirkimo stresas statistiškai patikimai slopino chlorofilo a ir karotenoidų sintezę, o chlorofilo b kiekiui esminės įtakos neturėjo. Purškimas per lapus tirtosiomis kalio hidrokarbonato koncentracijomis skatino fotosintetinių pigmentų sintezę žaliosios šerytės augaluose drėgmės pertekliaus sąlygomis. Dėl kalio hidrokarbonato po­veikio žaliosios šerytės augaluose nustatyti statistiškai patikimai mažesni prolino ir sacharidų kiekiai, įrodantys, kad augalai leng­viau adaptavosi prie drėgmės pertekliaus streso.
Vrednovanje konstrukcija vozila
Authors: Petrić Bojan
Published: July 2016

Svakodnevno povećanje stupnja kvalitete u izradi ili modifi kaciji dijelova, te povećanje obima elektroničkih dijelova,ima veliki utjecaj i na automobilsku industriju, kao jednu od ekonomski važnijih industrija. Navedeno se možepotvrditi, ako se izvrši detaljan pregled vozila proizvedenih 1990.-ih godina i uradi usporedba sa vozilima koja su danasu proizvodnom programu. Ova činjenica običnog čovjeka, kao krajnjeg korisnika tih vozila, ugodno iznenađuje, pa sejednostavno zapita na koje sve sitnice misle projektanti i u kojem stupnju žele svaki pojedini sklop dovesti do granica idealnog,kako bi prosječan vozač mogao, sa što manje napora, upravljati vozilom. U radu se pravi analiza sadašnjeg stanjana koje se vrši vrednovanje konstrukcija vozila, odnosno prije i nakon nezgode, te se na temelju toga sačinjava prijedlogkoji je rezultat provedenog vrednovanja sa ciljem dobivanja što kvalitetnijeg proračunskog prikaza i dobivanja što točnijevrijednosti vozila nakon deformacije, odnosno same konstrukcija vozila.
Geotehnički aspekti legalizacije izgrađenih objekata
Authors: Rajak Srđan , Begović Petar , Ivanković Branko
Published: July 2016

U radu je analiziran geotehnički aspekt u postupku legalizacije izgrađenih objekata na području grada Banjaluka,posebno na lokacijama koje prema inženjerskogeološkim uslovima predisponiraju razvoju procesa nestabilnosti. Osnovnaporuka rada je da ukaže na kompleksnost u zahtjevu legalizacije koja uključuje defi nisanje inženjerskogeoloških,seizmičkih i geotehničkih specifi čnosti terena sa uticajem na stabilnost objekta i terena. Date su preporuke koje defi nišugeotehničke uslove primjenjene u postupku legalizacije izgrađenih objekata sa procjenom hazarda čime se omogućavaprovođenje mjera njegovog izbjegavanja. Defi nisani su osnovni pojmovi od značaja za geotehničke uslove u postupkulegalizacije izgrađenih objekata kao potpora organu nadležne institucije za donošenje odluka.
Primjena sistema javnih nabavki s osvrtom na ulogu službenika za javne nabavke
Authors: Travar Ostoja
Published: July 2016

Ovaj rad istražuje mogućnost izučavanja ove, danas, zasebne discipline. Potrebe privrede i javnog sektora namećese kao osnovni razlog izučavanja javnih nabavki. Javne nabavke u sebi objedinjuju ekonomske i fi nansijske disciplinei to počev od onih mikroekonomskih i makroekonomskih pa i do menadžerskih vještina i disciplina. Veoma je važno sticanjaznanja o sistemu javnih nabavki, radi dobrog upravljanja javnim fi nansijama, za opstanak i rast korporacija, ali i zazemlju po pitanju privlačenja stranih investicija. Javne nabavke u Evropskoj uniji, Bosni i Hercegovini i zemljama u okruženjupredstavljaju značajno tržište. Izučavanja javnih nabavki će doprinijeti razvoju, pravne, ekonomske, institucionalnei operativne fondacije radi djelotvornijeg funkcionisanja sistema javnih nabavki u Bosni i Hercegovini, u skladu sa standardimaEU. Kako i razviti i osigurati ulogu službenika za javne nabavke koji rade u sistemujavnih nabavki, kroz dizajn iprovođenje programavelikih razmjera, u cilju profesionalizacije, te će sami tim, neposredno, doprinijeti jačanju sistemajavnih nabavki sa ciljem približavanja Bosne i Hercegovine evropskim integracijama i uključivanja u globalnu privredu.
Praksa ustavnog suda Bosne i Hercegovine
Authors: Simović Marina
Published: July 2016

Ne postoji kršenje člana II/3.d) Ustava Bosne i Hercegovine ičlana 5. stav 3. Evropske konvencije za zaštitu ljudskih prava i osnovnihsloboda, u postupku radi produženja pritvora, kada pobijaneodluke sadrže argumentovano obrazloženje o postojanju osnovanesumnje da je apelant počinio predmetna krivična djela, o postojanjunaročitih okolnosti koje ukazuju na to da će apelant, ukoliko budepušten na slobodu, ometati krivični postupak uticajem na svjedokei saučesnike, te o postojanju naročitih okolnosti koje opravdavajubojazan da bi apelant boravkom na slobodi ponovio ili nastavio savršenjem krivičnih djela.
Amorphous/epitaxial superlattice for thermoelectric application
Authors: Ishida Akihiro , Thao Hoang Thi Xuan , Shibata Mamoru , Nakashima Seisuke , Tatsuoka Hirokazu , Yamamoto Hidenari , Kinoshita Yohei , Ishikiriyama Mamoru , Nakamura Yoshiaki
Published: July 2016

An amorphous/epitaxial superlattice system is proposed for application to thermoelectric devices, and the superlattice based on a PbGeTeS system was prepared by the alternate deposition of PbS and GeTe using a hot wall epitaxy technique. The structure was analyzed by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and X-ray analysis, and it was found that the superlattice consists of an epitaxial PbTe-based layer and a GeS-based amorphous layer by the reconstruction of the constituents. A reduction in thermal conductivity due to the amorphous/epitaxial system was confirmed by a 2ω method. Electrical and thermoelectric properties were measured for the samples.
Proportional–integral and proportional–integral–derivative-based cyclic sleep controllers with anti-windup technique for energy-efficient and delay-aware passive optical networks
Authors: Kikuchi Takahiro , Kubo Ryogo
Published: July 2016

In energy-efficient passive optical network (PON) systems, the increase in the queuing delays caused by the power-saving mechanism of optical network units (ONUs) is an important issue. Some researchers have proposed quality-of-service (QoS)-aware ONU cyclic sleep controllers in PON systems. We have proposed proportional (P) and proportional–derivative (PD)-based controllers to maintain the average queuing delay at a constant level regardless of the amount of downstream traffic. However, sufficient performance has not been obtained because of the sleep period limitation. In this paper, proportional–integral (PI) and proportional–integral–derivative (PID)-based controllers considering the sleep period limitation, i.e., using an anti-windup (AW) technique, are proposed to improve both the QoS and power-saving performance. Simulations confirm that the proposed controllers provide better performance than conventional controllers in terms of the average downstream queuing delay and the time occupancy of ONU active periods.
Development of optical biosensor based on photonic crystal made of TiO2 using liquid phase deposition
Authors: Aono Keigo , Aki Shoma , Sueyoshi Kenji , Hisamoto Hideaki , Endo Tatsuro
Published: July 2016

We fabricated a titanium dioxide (TiO2)-based photonic crystal (PhC) using liquid phase deposition (LPD) to develop highly sensitive optical biosensors. The optical characteristics of the PhCs in the visible region were sensitive to the change in the refractive index of the surrounding medium due to an antigen–antibody reaction; thus, applications using the optical biosensor are expected to be highly sensitive. However, a base material with a high refractive index is indispensable for the fabrication of the PhC. Here, TiO2, which has optical transparency in the visible region, was selected as the high refractive index base material. The present LPD method allowed fabrication using low-cost apparatus. Furthermore, the mild conditions of the LPD method led to formation of TiO2-based PhC with fewer crack structures. Finally, the anti-neuron-specific enolase antibody was immobilized onto the TiO2-based PhC surface, and 1–1000 ng/mL of the neuron-specific enolase antigen was successfully detected.
Fabrication of gold-deposited plasmonic crystal based on nanoimprint lithography for label-free biosensing application
Authors: Nishiguchi Kiichi , Sueyoshi Kenji , Hisamoto Hideaki , Endo Tatsuro
Published: July 2016

Here, we developed a highly sensitive label-free plasmonic crystal (PC). The PC is composed of two types of nanoperiodic metal structures, nanodiscs and nanohole arrays, fabricated simultaneously by nanoimprint lithography using a nanostructured polymer mold. The PC absorbed light at specific wavelengths based on localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR). The strongly enhanced electric field was excited by the combined structures of nanodiscs and nanohole arrays; thus, highly sensitive biosensing was possible. The LSPR-based optical characteristics of the PC were analyzed by finite-difference time-domain simulation; the structure (metal layer thickness) was optimized to respond to changes in the surrounding refractive index with high sensitivity. PC-based biosensor chips were prepared by immobilizing anti-human immunoglobulin G, which was successfully detected in the 200 pg/mL to 200 ng/mL range. Our approach introduces an easy and rapid process allowing large-area fabrication of PCs, resulting in a highly sensitive label-free biosensor device.
The effect of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) on the size and weight of mangos (Mangifera indicaL.)
Authors: Saeed Shafqat , Naqqash Muhammad Nadir , Jaleel Waqar , Saeed Qamar , Ghouri Fozia
Published: July 2016

Background:Pollination has a great effect on the yield of fruit trees. Blow flies are considered as an effective pollinator compared to hand pollination in fruit orchards. Therefore, this study was designed to evaluate the effect of different pollination methods in mango orchards.

Methodology:The impact of pollination on quantity and quality of mango yield by blow flies was estimated by using three treatments, i.e., open pollinated trees, trees were covered by a net in the presence of blow flies for pollination, and trees were covered with a net but without insects.

Results:The maximum number of flowers was recorded in irregular types of inflorescence, i.e., 434.80 flowers/inflorescence. Fruit setting (bud) was higher in open pollinated mango trees (i.e. 37.00/inflorescence) than enclosed pollination by blow flies (i.e. 22.34/inflorescence). The size of the mango fruit was the highest (5.06 mm) in open pollinated tree than those pollinated by blow flies (3.93 mm) and followed by without any pollinator (3.18 mm) at marble stage. We found that the maximum weight of mango fruit (201.19 g) was in open pollinated trees.

Discussion:The results demonstrated that blow flies can be used as effective mango pollinators along with other flies and bees. The blow flies have shown a positive impact on the quality and quantity of mango. This study will be helpful in future and also applicable at farm level to use blow flies as pollinators that are cheap and easy to rear.
Scarcity of ecosystem services: an experimental manipulation of declining pollination rates and its economic consequences for agriculture
Authors: Sandhu Harpinder , Waterhouse Benjamin , Boyer Stephane , Wratten Steve
Published: July 2016

Ecosystem services (ES) such as pollination are vital for the continuous supply of food to a growing human population, but the decline in populations of insect pollinators worldwide poses a threat to food and nutritional security. Using a pollinator (honeybee) exclusion approach, we evaluated the impact of pollinator scarcity on production in four brassica fields, two producing hybrid seeds and two producing open-pollinated ones. There was a clear reduction in seed yield as pollination rates declined. Open-pollinated crops produced significantly higher yields than did the hybrid ones at all pollination rates. The hybrid crops required at least 0.50 of background pollination rates to achieve maximum yield, whereas in open-pollinated crops, 0.25 pollination rates were necessary for maximum yield. The total estimated economic value of pollination services provided by honeybees to the agricultural industry in New Zealand is NZD $1.96 billion annually. This study indicates that loss of pollination services can result in significant declines in production and have serious implications for the market economy in New Zealand. Depending on the extent of honeybee population decline, and assuming that results in declining pollination services, the estimated economic loss to New Zealand agriculture could be in the range of NZD $295–728 million annually.
Minireview: Syndecans and their crucial roles during tissue regeneration
Authors: Chung Heesung , Multhaupt Hinke A. B. , Oh Eok‐Soo , Couchman John R.
Published: July 2016

Syndecans are transmembrane heparan sulfate proteoglycans, with roles in development, tumorigenesis and inflammation, and growing evidence for involvement in tissue regeneration. This is a fast developing field with the prospect of utilizing tissue engineering and biomaterials in novel therapies. Syndecan receptors are not only ubiquitous in mammalian tissues, regulating cell adhesion, migration, proliferation, and differentiation through independent signaling but also working alongside other receptors. Their importance is highlighted by an ability to interact with a diverse array of ligands, including extracellular matrix glycoproteins, growth factors, morphogens, and cytokines that are important regulators of regeneration. We also discuss the potential for syndecans to regulate stem cell properties, and suggest that understanding these proteoglycans is relevant to exploiting cell, tissue, and materials technologies.
Impact of the 2008 Global Recession on air quality over the United States: Implications for surface ozone levels from changes in NOx emissions
Authors: Tong Daniel , Pan Li , Chen Weiwei , Lamsal Lok , Lee Pius , Tang Youhua , Kim Hyuncheol , Kondragunta Shobha , Stajner Ivanka
Published: July 2016

Satellite and ground observations detected large variability in nitrogen oxides (NOx) during the 2008 economic recession, but the impact of the recession on air quality has not been quantified. This study combines observed NOx trends and a regional chemical transport model to quantify the impact of the recession on surface ozone (O3) levels over the continental United States. The impact is quantified by simulating O3 concentrations under two emission scenarios: business‐as‐usual (BAU) and recession. In the BAU case, the emission projection from the Cross‐State Air Pollution Rule is used to estimate the “would‐be” NOx emission level in 2011. In the recession case, the actual NO2 trends observed from Air Quality System ground monitors and the Ozone Monitoring Instrument on the Aura satellite are used to obtain “realistic” changes in NOx emissions. The model prediction with the recession effect agrees better with ground O3 observations over time and space than the prediction with the BAU emission. The results show that the recession caused a 1–2 ppbv decrease in surface O3 concentration over the eastern United States, a slight increase (0.5–1 ppbv) over the Rocky Mountain region, and mixed changes in the Pacific West. The gain in air quality benefits during the recession, however, could be quickly offset by the much slower emission reduction rate during the post‐recession period.
A comparison of empirical and experimental O7+, O8+, and O/H values, with applications to terrestrial solar wind charge exchange
Authors: Whittaker Ian C. , Sembay Steve
Published: July 2016

Solar wind charge exchange occurs at Earth between the neutral planetary exosphere and highly charged ions of the solar wind. The main challenge in predicting the resultant photon flux in the X‐ray energy bands is due to the interaction efficiency, known as the α value. This study produces experimental α values at the Earth, for oxygen emission in the range of 0.5–0.7 keV. Thirteen years of data from the Advanced Composition Explorer are examined, comparing O7+ and O8+ abundances, as well as O/H to other solar wind parameters allowing all parameters in the
calculation to be estimated based on solar wind velocity. Finally, a table is produced for a range of solar wind speeds giving average O7+ and O8+ abundances, O/H, and
values.
Day‐to‐day variability of midlatitude ionospheric currents due to magnetospheric and lower atmospheric forcing
Authors: Yamazaki Y. , Häusler K. , Wild J. A.
Published: July 2016

As known from previous studies on the solar quiet (Sq) variation of the geomagnetic field, the strength and pattern of ionospheric dynamo currents change significantly from day to day. The present study investigates the relative importance of two sources that contribute to the day‐to‐day variability of the ionospheric currents at middle and low latitudes. One is high‐latitude electric fields that are caused by magnetospheric convection, and the other is atmospheric waves from the lower atmosphere. Global ionospheric current systems, commonly known as Sq current systems, are simulated using the National Center for Atmospheric Research thermosphere‐ionosphere‐mesosphere‐electrodynamics general circulation model. Simulations are run for 1–30 April 2010 with a constant solar energy input but with various combinations of high‐latitude forcing and lower atmospheric forcing. The model well reproduces geomagnetic perturbations on the ground, when both forcings are taken into account. The contribution of high‐latitude forcing to the total Sq current intensity (Jtotal) is generally smaller than the contribution of wave forcing from below 30 km, except during active periods (Kp≥4), when Jtotal is enhanced due to the leakage of high‐latitude electric fields to lower latitudes. It is found that the penetration electric field drives ionospheric currents at middle and low latitudes not only on the dayside but also on the nightside, which has an appreciable effect on the Dst index. It is also found that quiet time day‐to‐day variability in Jtotal is dominated by symmetric‐mode migrating diurnal and semidiurnal tidal winds at 45–60° latitude at ∼110 km.
Electro‐Oxidation of Ni42 Steel: A Highly Active Bifunctional Electrocatalyst
Authors: Schäfer Helmut , Chevrier Daniel M. , Zhang Peng , Stangl Johannes , Müller‐Buschbaum Klaus , Hardege Jörg D. , Kuepper Karsten , Wollschläger Joachim , Krupp Ulrich , Dühnen Simon , Steinhart Martin , Walder Lorenz , Sadaf Shamaila , Schmidt Mercedes
Published: July 2016

Janus type water‐splitting catalysts have attracted highest attention as a tool of choice for solar to fuel conversion. AISI Ni42 steel is upon harsh anodization converted into a bifunctional electrocatalyst. Oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) are highly efficiently and steadfast catalyzed at pH 7, 13, 14, 14.6 (OER) and at pH 0, 1, 13, 14, 14.6 (HER), respectively. The current density taken from long‐term OER measurements in pH 7 buffer solution upon the electro‐activated steel at 491 mV overpotential (η) is around four times higher (4 mA cm−2) in comparison with recently developed OER electrocatalysts. The very strong voltage–current behavior of the catalyst shown in OER polarization experiments at both pH 7 and at pH 13 are even superior to those known for IrO2‐RuO2. No degradation of the catalyst is detected even when conditions close to standard industrial operations are applied to the catalyst. A stable Ni‐, Fe‐oxide based passivating layer sufficiently protects the bare metal for further oxidation. Quantitative charge to oxygen (OER) and charge to hydrogen (HER) conversion are confirmed. High‐resolution XPS spectra show that most likely γ−NiO(OH) and FeO(OH) are the catalytic active OER and NiO is the catalytic active HER species.
Rational Design of Biomolecular Templates for Synthesizing Multifunctional Noble Metal Nanoclusters toward Personalized Theranostic Applications
Authors: Yu Yong , Mok Beverly Y. L. , Loh Xian Jun , Tan Yen Nee
Published: July 2016

Biomolecule‐templated or biotemplated metal nanoclusters (NCs) are ultrasmall (<2 nm) metal (Au, Ag) particles stabilized by a certain type of biomolecular template (e.g., peptides, proteins, and DNA). Due to their unique physiochemical properties, biotemplated metal NCs have been widely used in sensing, imaging, delivery and therapy. The overwhelming applications in these individual areas imply the great promise of harnessing biotemplated metal NCs in more advanced biomedical aspects such as theranostics. Although applications of biotemplated metal NCs as theranostic agents are trending, the rational design of biomolecular templates suitable for the synthesis of multifunctional metal NCs for theranostics is comparatively underexplored. This progress report first identifies the essential attributes of biotemplated metal NCs for theranostics by reviewing the state‐of‐art applications in each of the four modalities of theranostics, namely sensing, imaging, delivery and therapy. To achieve high efficacy in these modalities, we elucidate the design principles underlying the use of biomolecules (proteins, peptides and nucleic acids) to control the NC size, emission color and surface chemistries for post‐functionalization of therapeutic moieties. We then propose a unified strategy to engineer biomolecular templates that combine all these modalities to produce multifunctional biotemplated metal NCs that can serve as the next‐generation personalized theranostic agents.