bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
“Out of the Can”: A Draft Genome Assembly, Liver Transcriptome and Nutrigenomics of the European Sardine, Sardina pilchardus
Authors: Machado André M. , Tørresen Ole K. , Kabeya Naoki , Couto Alvarina , Petersen Bent , Felício Mónica , Campos Paula F. , Fonseca Elza , Bandarra Narcisa , Lopes-Marques Mónica , Ferraz Renato , Ruivo Raquel , Fonseca Miguel M. , Jentoft Sissel , Monroig Óscar , Da Fonseca Rute , C. Castro L. Filipe
Published: September 2018

Clupeiformes, such as sardines and herrings, represent an important share of worldwide fisheries. Among those, the European sardine (Sardina pilchardus, Walbaum 1792) exhibits significant commercial relevance. While the last decade showed a steady and sharp decline in capture levels, recent advances in culture husbandry represent promising research avenues. Yet, the complete absence of genomic resources from sardine imposes a severe bottleneck to understand its physiological and ecological requirements. We generated 69 Gbp of paired-end reads using Illumina HiSeq X Ten and assembled a draft genome assembly with an N50 scaffold length of 25579 bp and BUSCO completeness of 82.1% (Actinopterygii). The estimated size of the genome ranges between 655 and 850 Mb. Additionally, we generated a relatively high-level liver transcriptome. To deliver a proof of principle of the value of this dataset, we established the presence and function of enzymes (elovl2, elovl5 and fads2) that have pivotal roles in the biosynthesis of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, essential nutrients particularly abundant in oily fish such as sardines. Our study provides the first omics dataset from a valuable economic marine teleost species, the European sardine, an essential resource for their effective conservation, management and sustainable exploitation.
Context-aware Caching Distribution and UAV Deployment: A Game-theoretic Approach
Authors: Fang Tao , Tian Hua , Zhang Xiaobo , Chen Xueqiang , Shao Xinhong , Zhang Yuli
Published: September 2018

This paper investigates the problem of the optimal arrangement for both UAVs’ caching contents and service locations in UAV-assisted networks based on the context awareness, which considers the influence between users and environment. In the existing work, users within the coverage of UAVs are considered to be served perfectly, which ignores the communication probability caused by line-of-sight (LOS) and non- line-of-sight (NLOS) links. However, the links are related to UAV deployment. Moreover, the transmission overhead should be taken into account. To balance the tradeoff between these two factors, we design the ratio of users’ probability and transmission overhead as the performance measure mechanism to evaluate the performance of UAV-assisted networks. Then, we formulate the objective for maximizing the performance of UAV-assisted networks as a UAV-assisted caching game. It is proved that the game is an exact potential game with the performance of UAV-assisted networks serving as the potential function. Next, we propose the log-linear caching algorithm (LCA) to achieve the Nash equilibrium (NE). Finally, related simulation results reflect the great performance of the proposed algorithm.
Abundance, Distribution and Drivers of Microplastic Contaminant in Urban River Environments
Authors: Tibbetts Joe , Krause Stefan , Lynch Iseult , Sambrook Smith Gregory H.
Published: September 2018

Given the persistence of microplastics in the environment and their potential toxicity to ecosystems, understanding of likely microplastic accumulation ‘hotspots’ in rivers is urgently needed. To contribute to this challenge, this paper reports results of a microplastic survey from a heavily urbanised catchment, the River Tame, which flows through the city of Birmingham, UK. All sediment sampled was found to contain microplastics with an average abundance of 165 particles kg-1. While urban areas generally have a greater abundance of microplastics as compared with rural, there is no simple relationship between microplastic numbers and population density or proximity to wastewater treatment sites. The greatest change in microplastic abundance was due to the presence of a lake along the course of the River Tame i.e. on entering the lake flow velocities are reduced which promotes the deposition of fine sediment and potentially microplastics. This suggests that the greatest concentrations of microplastics will not be found in-channel but rather on the floodplain and other low velocity environments such as meander cutoffs. We also identified a new mechanism of microplastic fixation in freshwater environments through ecological engineers, specifically caddisfly that incorporated microplastics into their casing. These results highlight the need to explore further hydrodynamic and ecological impacts on microplastics fate and transport in rivers.
Flood Routing with the Soil and Water Assessment Tool: A Review and Verification
Authors: Nguyen Van Tam , Dietrich Jörg , Tran Dang An , Uniyal Bhumika
Published: September 2018

The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) is one of the most widely used hydrologic models. SWAT has been undergoing constant changes since its development. However, compartment review and testing of SWAT are comparably limited, especially the flood routing functions. In this study, the daily flood routing subroutines of different SWAT versions were reviewed and tested using a well observed segment of the Weser river located in Germany. Results show several problems with the flood routing subroutines of SWAT. The variable storage subroutine of SWAT (revision 664) does not transform the flood wave. Unphysical results could be obtained with the variable storage routing of SWAT (revision 528). The Muskingum subroutine of SWAT (revisions 664 and 528) overestimates channel evaporation (resulting in a bias of 14\% to 19% in streamflow) and underestimates transmission losses. Simulated results show that the timing and shape of the flood wave could be improved with a corrected Muskingum subroutine. Based on the results of this study, we suggest the SWAT user community to review their existing SWAT models to see how the aforementioned issues will affect their methods, findings and conclusions.
The Cosmological Perturbed Lightcone Gauge
Authors: Elmardi Maye
Published: September 2018

The lightcone gauge is a set of what are called the observational coordinates adapted to our past lightcone. We develop this gauge by producing a perturbed spacetime metric that describes the geometry of our past lightcone where observations are usually obtained. We connect the produced observational metric to the perturbed Friedmann-Lema\^itre-Robertson-Walker metric in the standard general gauge or what is the so-called 1+3 gauge. We derive the relations between these perturbations of spacetime in the observational coordinates and those perturbations in the standard metric approach, as well as the dynamical equations for the perturbations in observational coordinates. We also calculate the observables in the lightcone gauge and re-derive them in terms of Bardeen potentials to first order. A verification is made of the observables in the perturbed lightcone gauge with those in the standard gauge. The advantage of the method developed is that the observable relations are simpler than in the standard formalism, and they are expressed in terms of the metric components which in principle are measurable. We use the perturbed lightcone gauge in galaxy surveys and the calculations of galaxy number density contrast. The significance of the new gauge is that by considering the null-like light propagations the calculations are much simpler due to the non-consideration of the angular deviations.
Extruded Nucleoli in Poorly Differentiated Dental Pulp Cells of Human Frontal Teeth
Authors: Rusu Mugurel Constantin , Jianu Adelina Maria , Lighezan Rodica , Oancea Roxana , Manoiu Vasile Sorin , Hostiuc Sorin , Mogoantă Laurențiu , Măru Nicoleta
Published: September 2018

All tissues are known to contain stem cells niches. The dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) are highly proliferative and can differentiate to various cell types, including endothelial cells. We aimed to evaluate the ultrastructural characteristics of the human dental pulp niche corresponding to the frontal teeth. We found bona fide quiescent DPSCs with high nucleoplasmic ratios, as well as poorly differentiated cells with increased amount of cytoplasm, these later being indicated as dental pulp progenitor cells (DPPCs). Vasculogenic cords were built up by mitotic endothelial progenitor cells with a peculiar trait: giant nucleoli extruded within the cytoplasm. They were either partly embedded within the nuclei, case in which their adnuclear side was coated by marginal heterochromatin and the abnuclear side was coated by a thin rim of ribosomes, or were completely isolated from the nuclei, being covered by ribosomes and surrounded by cytoplasmic fragments of chromatin. To our knowledge such giant extruded nucleoli were not previously reported in any human stem niche or cell type, although similar evidence was gathered in other species as well as in plants. They relate perhaps to intermediate stages of differentiation within the dental niche, thus appearing as transient structures. Their role needs further investigations as it looks that not only nucleolar proteins are exported into the cytoplasm, but the entire nucleolus could be extruded.
On p-common Best Proximity Point Results for S-weakly Contraction in Complete Metric Spaces
Authors: Kongban Chayut , Komal Somayya , Kumam Poom
Published: September 2018

In this paper, we introduced many new notions and new contraction named as S-weakly contraction after that we obtained the p-common best proximity point theorems for different types of contractions in the setting of complete metric spaces by using weak Pp-property and proved the uniqueness of these points. Also we presented some examples to prove the validity of our results.
RETHINKING THE IMPACT OF THE CRUSADES ON THE MUSLIM-CHRISTIAN THOUGHT AND DEVELOPMENT
Authors: Gada Muhammad Yaseen
Published: September 2018

The Crusades had a tremendous impact particularly on the Western Europe; these wars led to the development of the European civilization. The Crusades necessarily include both destructive and constructive elements. It expanded the trade, exploration, and scientific inventions much significantly for the Europe. Similarly, but not as deep and wide as on the Western Europe, the Crusades impact could be seen on some socio-religious elements of the Muslim world. Further, the bitter legacy of these wars widened the hostility, hatred, and dissent between the West and the Muslim world that still is perceived in one way or the other. The present paper attempts to revisit the impact of the Crusades into a broader social, economic, political, and religious context. It will first investigate the Crusades’ impact on the Muslim world and, then accordingly and importantly on the Western Europe vis-a-vis trade, economy, religion, knowledge, scientific inventions, literature to name a few prominent areas. The Crusade imagery, ideology and symbolism are so much powerful and immense so that it has subsided and undermined the constructive/positive impact the Western Europe achieved by confronting with the Orient/Muslim world. The paper concludes that the Crusades’ positive impact and interaction if broadly highlighted and explored, and if given considerable space in public and academic discourses then the possibilities of the East-West tension and hostility could be alleviated to a considerable extent.
REVISITING ANALYSIS OF THE ROOT CAUSES ON FINANCIAL CRISIS IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
Authors: Luik Mega Tria Rizki , Fatoni Ahlis
Published: September 2018

Steady financial system stability is important in an economy. The financial crisis showed a constantly recurring problem that has not been resolved completely. Macroprudential policy which became the term savior after the subprime mortgage crisis was essentially a temporary not eliminate the root causes of the problems of the financial crisis. This study attempts to revise the root causes of the financial crisis in the perspective of Islam by using three approaches namely Vector Error Correction Model (VECM ), Error Correction Model (ECM), and Distributed-Lag Autoregressive (ARDL). The result of this study that the consistence of ribâ (interest rate) variable as the main factor of crisis; ribâ increases the inflation and decreases the growth. The IRF (impluse response function) result and FEVD (forcast error varian decomposition) show 21.87% interest rate (INT) increases the inflation and decreases the growth by 9.5%, while profit-loss sharing (PLS) variable contributes to decreases the inflation by 0.02% and increases the growth by 0.61%, reciprocally with ECM approach that interest rate (INT) has positive effect to inflation and  negative effect to growth (financial crisis) vice versa PLS sicnificantly has negative effect to inflation and positive effect to grwoth, whereas ARDL approach shows that PLS increases the grwoth at long and short run but also increases the inflation at long run. Another conventional variabels consistantly contribut to financial crisis acording to all aproachs; volatile food (VFP) and administred price (ADM).
THEORETICAL IMPACT OF ENHANCED MUSHARAKAH MUTANAQISAH HOME FINANCING ON REAL ESTATE PRICES
Authors: Asadov Alam I. , Ibrahim Mansor H.
Published: September 2018

This paper theoretically analyzes two alternative modes of home financing. The first mode is the conventional housing loan and the other is Enhanced Musharakah Mutanaqisah (EMM) home financing. Our results reveal the EMM based setting is superior to the conventional housing loans in at least two aspects. These are the prevention of house price inflation in all phases of economic business cycle and the smoothening of real estate cycles. This means that, under the EMM, the risk of real estate bubble formation is subdued, which should prove to be welfare improving.
ZAKAT FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND INCOME INEQUALITY REDUCTION
Authors: Ayuniyyah Qurroh , Pramanik Ataul Huq , Saad Norma Md. , Ariffin Muhammad Irwan
Published: September 2018

This research aims to analyze the role of zakat distribution programs for poverty allevation and income inequality reduction among groups in urban and rural areas. It takes the case study of 1,309 zakat beneficiaries managed by the National Zakat Board of Indonesia (BAZNAS) as the coordinating zakat institution in Indonesia, in five different cities and regencies in West Java Province namely, Bogor, Depok and Sukabumi. The analytical tools used in this study are the modification of the Center of Islamic Business and Economic Studies (CIBEST) model, CHAID analysis, Deciles method and Gini coefficient. This study suggests that the present zakat distribution programs can significantly alleviate poverty and reduce income inequality among the observed zakat beneficiaries. It is also found that spiritual supervision and routine assistance form BAZNAS officers, informal education, family size, age and job of the respondents are the variables that are statistically significant in influencing the increase of the households’ monthly income and spirituality.
PROCYCLICALITY AND BANK LENDING BEHAVIOR IN INDONESIA: THE CASE OF DUAL BANKING SYSTEM
Authors: Sakti Muhammad Rizky Prima , Zulkhibri Mohamed
Published: September 2018

It is widely suggested in the literature that procyclicality of bank lending behavior may lead to financial instability. This study examines bank-lending channel over the business cycle for Indonesian dual banking system by ascertaining to what extent Islamic banks have a role in the credit smoothing. In this context, we utilize Indonesian dual banking system unbalanced panel data for the period 2001-2015. By employing two-step dynamic GMM estimators, the study shows that the bank lending behaviour are procyclical. However, when we categorize the lending behaviour into conventional and Islamic banks, the cyclicality of bank lending affects only for conventional banks. As for the Islamic banks, the business cycle does not affect their financing decision. Specifically, large Islamic banks are more counter-cyclical in their financing behavior than small and medium size Islamic banks. Robustness tests using different measures of loans and model specifications confirm the results that Islamic bank is more stable and less procyclical in the case of Indonesia banking system.
Biological Activity of Levan Produced from Rhizospheric Soil Bacterium Brachybacterium phenoliresistens KX139300
Authors: Al-Halbosiy Mohammad M.F. , Thabit Zaid A. , Al-Qaysi Safaa Al-Deen A. S , Moussa Tarek A.A.
Published: September 2018

Levan is an exopolysaccharide produced by various microorganisms and has a variety of applications. In this research, the aim was to demonstrate the biological activity of levan which produced from B. phenoliresistens KX139300. These were done via study the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer and antileishmanial activities in vitro. The antioxidant levan was shown 80.9% activity at 1250 µg/mL concentration. The efficient anti-inflammatory activity of 88% protein inhibition was noticed with levan concentration at 35 µg/mL. The cytotoxic activity of levan at 2500 µg/mL concentration showed a maximum cytotoxic effect on L20B cell line and promastigotes of Leishmani tropica. Levan has dose-dependent anticancer and antileishmanial activities. An addition to the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticancer potential activities of levan, it can be concluded that levan produced from B. phenoliresistens can efficiently be applied as an antileishmanial agent.
The Prognostic Value of some Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Markers and Metastasis-Related Markers in Human Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder
Authors: Ismael May Khaleel
Published: September 2018

Recent reports provided evidence that epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) and some matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) contribute to the invasion and metastasis of cancer cells. This study investigated the expression pattern of some EMT markers (E-cadherin and Vimentin) and some MMPs (MMP-2 and MMP-9) in transitional cell carcinoma (TCC). Fifty five paraffin embedded biopsies were included in this study. Expression pattern of E-cadherin and Vimentin was evaluated by immunohistochemistry while cytoplasmic mRNA expression of both MMP-2 and MMP-9 were determined by in situ hybridization. The expression of all markers were significantly increased with the increase of patient's age (? 50 years), and furthermore an increase in men expression when compared to women. Interestingly, all healthy tissues showed positive E-cadherin expression while they did not show any expression of Vimentin, MMP-2 and MMP-9. E-cadherin expression decreased, whereas expression of Vimentin increased according to the grade and stage of the tumor. Similarly, both MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression were increased with the progression of TCC. The current study conclude that a decrease in E-cadherin together with increased Vimentin, MMP-2 and MMP-9 are significant markers that correlate with poor prognosis of TCC.
Evaluation of Human Health Risks Associated with Exposure to Disinfection by-Products (Dbps) in Drinking Water of Wassit Province Southeast Iraq
Authors: Al-Tmemy Wisam Basim , Alfatlawy Yaaroub Falh , Khudair Saad Hussain
Published: September 2018

The toxicological risks and lifetime cancer risks associated with exposure to disinfection by-products (DBPs) including Halloacetic acids (HAAs) and trihalomethanes (THMs) compounds by drinking water in several districts in Wassit Province were estimated. The seasonal variation of HAAs and THMs compounds in drinking water have indicated that the mean values for total HAAs (THAAs) and total THMs (TTHMs) ranged from 43.2 to 72.4 mg/l and from 40 to 115.5 mg/l, respectively.
The World health organization index for additive toxicity approach was non-compliant with the WHO guideline value in summer and autumn seasons and this means that THMs concentration has adverse toxic health effects.
The multi-pathway of lifetime human health risk of cancer credited to THMs and HAAs in drinking water via three exposure routes for THMs and only one exposure route for HAAs was evaluated and found to be 6.13×10-4 and 1.78×10-4 respectively and these values were higher than the US.EPA range of concern limit of 1×10-6. The risk ratio of THAAs to TTHMs was 3.44. Also, the highest cancer risk was recorded for BDCM followed by DBCM, CF, TCAA, DCAA, and BF.
Assessment of Radiological Air Contamination for Selected Places at Al-Tuwaitha Nuclear Site during Winter and Spring
Authors: Salih Naheel Abbas Mohammed , AL-Bakhat Yousif Muhsin Zayir , Al-Rahmani Altaf Abd ulmajeed , Murbat Omar Mahmood , Ameen Nabeel Hashem , Majed Nadia Abdulhameed
Published: September 2018

This study presents the results of atmospheric particulates sampling using high volume air sampler for selected places at Al Tuwaitha nuclear site. The collected samples were analyzed for gross alpha /beta radioactivity using Ludlum model 3030 and measurement particles activity in Al Tuwaitha nuclear site and the surrounding areas for the period from 28/12/2016 to 13/4/2017.The measurement of activity concentrations ranged from (0.42±0.03 to 4.18±0.13) Bq/m3 for alpha particles and from(0.93±0.06 to 9.21±0.26) Bq/m3for beta particles. The activity concentration of nuclides inversely proportional with air temperature and wind speed while humidity is directly proportional with it. Highest value of activity concentration has been found at(Near nuclear and radiation safety directorate/ In the center of planning department/T9)while the lowest value has been found at (the right side of Nuclear application and researches directorate / building 61/T42). The results of this study show that the region has natural nuclides which are the daughters of the two decay series, namely the thorium and the uranium series. In both cases, it is a radioactive Radon isotope which can escape from the soil and ascend into the air.
Synthesis and Fabrication of In2O3: CdO Nanoparticles for NO2 Gas Sensor
Authors: Dahham Ashwaq T. , Aadim Kadhim A. , Abbas Nada K.
Published: September 2018

The physical and morphological characteristics of porous silicon (PS) synthesized via gas sensor was assessed by electrochemical etching for a Si wafer in diluted HF acid in water (1:4) at different etching times and different currents. The morphology for PS wafers by AFM show that the average pore diameter varies from 48.63 to 72.54 nm with increasing etching time from 5 to 15min and from 72.54 to 51.37nm with increasing current from 10 to 30 mA.
From the study, it was found that the gas sensitivity of In2O3: CdO semiconductor, against NO2 gas, directly correlated to the nanoparticles size, and its sensitivity increases with increasing operating temperature.
The Structure and Optical Properties of Ag doped CdO Thin Film Prepared by Pulse Laser Deposition (PLD)
Authors: Harb Noha. H.
Published: September 2018

At a temperature of 300 K, a prepared thin film of Ag doped with different ratios of CdO (0.1, 0.3, 0.5) % were observed using pulse laser deposition (PLD). The laser, an Nd:YAG in ?=1064 nm, used a pulse, constant energy of 600 mJ ,with a repetition rate of 6 Hz and 400 pulses. The effect of CdO on the structural and optical properties of these films was studied. The structural tests showed that these films are of a polycrystalline structure with a preferred orientation in the (002) direction for Ag. The grain size is positively correlated with the concentration of CdO. The optical properties of the Ag :CdO thin film we observed included transmittance, absorption coefficient, and the energy gap in the wavelength range of 300-1100 nm. The prepared films, direct energy gap is negatively correlated to concentration of CdO.
Gamma Ray Effect on the Properties of Coumarin C47 Laser Dye
Authors: Fzaa Wijdan Thamer
Published: September 2018

The research is concerned about studying the absorption spectrum of the solution coumarin dye C47. The chloroform solvent was used with C47 dye in three different concentrations 10-4, 10-5 and 10-6 M. The laser dye solution was prepared by dissolving the required amount of dye in chloroform alcohol, while studying absorption spectrum before and after irradiation with gamma ray by cobalt-60 source 60Co at exposure time, which are 0, 4, 6 and 18 hours with different absorbed doses 0, 136, 204 and 612 Gy.
The results show that red shift in the absorption spectrum was increased by increasing the concentration of laser dye solutions , while the increase of gamma dose led to increase the red shift after irradiation, as the exposure period and irradiation dose increased from gamma ray at 60Co source. Furthermore, the decrease in the concentrations of laser dye solutions shifts the absorption spectrum peak towards the short wavelength blue shift.
Estimation of some Organophosphorus Pesticides Using Carbon Paste Electrode Coupled with Molecularly Imprinted Polymers
Authors: Al-Bayati Yehya Kamal
Published: September 2018

The aim of this study was to develop a sensor based on a carbon paste electrodes (CPEs) modified with used MIP for determination of organophosphorus pesticides (OPPs). The modified electrode exhibited a significantly increased sensitivity and selectivity of (OPPs). The MIP was prepared by thermo-polymerization method using N,N-diethylaminoethymethacrylate (NNDAA) as functional monomer, N,N-1,4-phenylenediacrylamide (NNPDA) as cross-linker, the acetonitrile used as solvent and (Opps) as the template molecule. The three OPPs (diazinon, quinalphos and chlorpyrifos) were chosen as the templates, which have been selected as base analytes which used widely in agriculture sector. The extraction efficiency of the imprinted polymers has been evaluated by various parameters affecting to optimize the selective pre-concentration of OPPs from aqueous samples. The extraction efficiency of the MIPs-OPPs from environmental water samples was evaluated using carbon paste electrode and analytical parameters of the method, the slopes, linearity and detection limits of the liquid electrodes were ranged from 24.8 – 31.3 mV/decade , (10-1 - 10-7 ) mg L-1and (2.2-8.2x10-6) mg L-1, respectively with correlation coefficient (r) (0.9991-0.9998) and repeatability were established. The method was validated and successfully applied to determined OPPs compounds from environmental water samples.
On Soft Turning Points
Authors: Al-Swidi Luay A. , Awad Fatima S.S.
Published: September 2018

The soft sets were known since 1999, and because of their wide applications and their great flexibility to solve the problems, we used these concepts to define new types of soft limit points, that we called soft turning points.Finally, we used these points to define new types of soft separation axioms and we study their properties.
Dynamic Routing Method over Hybrid SDN for Flying Ad Hoc Networks
Authors: Albu-Salih Alaa Taima , Seno Seyed Amin Hosseini , Mohammed Saad Jasim
Published: September 2018

Due to the high mobility and dynamic topology of the FANET network, maintaining communication links between UAVs is a challenging task. The topology of these networks is more dynamic than traditional mobile networks, which raises challenges for the routing protocol. The existing routing protocols for these networks partly fail to detect network topology changes. Few methods have recently been proposed to overcome this problem due to the rapid changes of network topology. We try to solve this problem by designing a new dynamic routing method for a group of UAVs using Hybrid SDN technology (SDN and a distributed routing protocol) with a highly dynamic topology. Comparison of the proposed method performance and two other algorithms is simulated. The simulation results show that the proposed method has better results than traditional algorithms in the package delivery ratio, average end to end delay, packet loss, throughput and normalized routing Load.
In Memoriam. Jesús Kumate 1924-2018
Authors: Sepúlveda Jaime
Published: September 2018

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La nueva oleada de la investigación en salud pública: de la evidencia a la política
Authors: Lazcano-Ponce Eduardo
Published: September 2018

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Características de la migración de retorno a México por motivos de salud, 2014-2016
Authors: Romo Matthew , Bojórquez-Chapela Letza
Published: September 2018

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Respuesta a la carta al editor “El análisis de las desigualdades en salud”
Authors: Pisanty-Alatorre Julio
Published: September 2018

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Postura de la Sociedad Latinoamericana de Nutrición (SLAN) sobre el manejo de conflicto de intereses
Authors: Barquera Simón , García-Chávez Claudia Gabriela , Navarro-Rosenblatt Deborah , Uauy Ricardo , Pérez-Escamilla Rafael , Martorell Reynaldo , Ramírez-Zea Manuel , Sánchez-Bazán Karina
Published: September 2018

Existe evidencia sólida de la existencia de relaciones entre la industria de alimentos y bebidas y la academia. Ésta sugiere que la investigación patrocinada por la industria es susceptible de conferir sesgos a su favor en los resultados. En América Latina, se han documentado ejemplos de estas situaciones en México, Brasil, Chile, Perú, Colombia y Ecuador, por citar a algunos países. Ante la necesidad urgente de estudiar y gestionar las relaciones entre la industria de alimentos y bebidas y el campo de investigación en salud y nutrición, en 2017 el Presidente de la Sociedad Latinoamericana de Nutri­ción (SLAN) designó a un Comité de Conflicto de Intereses (CCI). El CCI tuvo la encomienda de hacer una propuesta de postura sobre manejo de conflicto de intereses (CDI) de la SLAN. El presente artículo refleja los trabajos del CCI y la postura que adoptó la SLAN.
Reorientasi Jurusan Manajemen Pendidikan Islam (MPI) Antara Tenaga Kependidikan dan Tenaga Pendidik
Authors: Misbah M.
Published: September 2018

Abstrak: This article discusses the problems faced by the majority of students MPI FTIK IAIN Purwokerto. On the one hand, there is the desire of MPI students to become educators, and on the other hand according to the Department, they are oriented to become educational personnel. The study focused on curriculum content and policy of MPI Department of FTIK IAIN Purwokerto. With the method of unstructured in-depth interview, documentation, moderate participant observation and data analysis, it is found that the orientation of MPI Department is based on the vision, the mission stated in the profession to be achieved that is the main profession and the alternative profession. To support the orientation of the Department of MPI, the scientific core of MPI in the curriculum of the Department which becomes its distinguishing character is related to the science MPI contained in the MPI 001 to MPI 025 course code. The way of Department in socializing the orientation of the Department as well as construct the orientation of students to fit the orientation of the Department is through Introduction Academic Orientation activities, provision of Academic Guidebook, Maximization of Role of PA, Prodi, HMPS / HMJ, MPI Department profile viewing on IAIN Purwokerto website.ملخص: درس هذا المقال المشاكل التي يواجهها طلاب قسم إدارة التربية الإسلامية في كلية التربية والعلومالتعليمية بالجامعة الإسلامية الحكومية فورووكيرتو. ثمة إرادة من طلاب هذا القسم لأن يكونوا مدرّسين ،وفي جانب آخر أن يكونوا موظفّين تربويين. تُركزُ الدراسة في محتوى المنهج وقرارات كلية التربية والعلومالتعليمية في هذه الجامعة. تجمع البيانات عن طريق المقابلة غير التركيبية، والوثائق المكتوبة، والملاحظةبشبه المشاركة، وبعد التحليل حصل الباحث على نتائج البحث هي أن اتّاه قسم إدارة التربية الإسلاميةمناسب برؤيته ورسالته المتمثّلتان في المهنة التي حاول الطلاب الحصول عليها، هي المهنة الأساسية والمهنةالاختيارية. ولدعم اتجاه القسم، فإن فئة العلوم لهذا القسم في المنهج التميّزى هي العلوم المتعلقة بإدارة التربيةوالطريقة التى اتّذها . MPI 0025 – MPI الإسلامية وهي مكتوبة في رموز المواد الدراسية من 001القسم للتعريف بهذا الاتجاه وفي نفس الوقت تكوين اتجاه الطلاب ليكون اتجاههم مناسبا باتجاه القسم،هي عن طريق التعريف الأكاديميّ، توزيع كتاب الإرشاد الأكاديمي، تعزيز وتقوية دور المشرف الأكاديمي من قبل المحاضرين، والقسم، ومنظّمات الطلبة في القسم والكلية، والتعريف بقسم إدارة التربية الإسلاميةعن طريق الموقع للجامعة الإسلامية الحكومية فورووكيرتو في الانترنت.
The Implementation of Brain Based Learning to Improve Students' Critical Thinking Ability in Islamic Education Philosophy Course in PAI Study Program STAIN Curup
Authors: Karolina Asri
Published: September 2018

Abstrak: Kegelisahan akademik dalam makalah ini adalah lemahnya proses berpikir peserta didik dalam proses pembelajaran. Maka penelitian ini  bertujuan untuk menganalisis perbedaan kemampuan berpikir kritis mahasiswa kelas eksperimen sebelum dan setelah diterapkan Brain Based Learning, menganalisis perbedaan kemampuan berpikir kritis mahasiswa kelas kontrol sebelum dan setelah diterapkan pembelajaran konvensional, dan menganalisis perbedaan kemampuan berpikir kritis mahasiswa kelas eksperimen dan kelas kontrol. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kuantitatif. Populasinya adalah mahasiswa semester 3 Program Studi Pendidikan Agama Islam STAIN Curup. Teknik samplingnya yaitu cluster sampling. Teknik pengumpulan datanya menggunakan tes, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Sedangkan teknik analisis datanya menggunakan uji t (Independent-Sample T Test). Hasil penelitiannya pertama, terdapat perbedaan kemampuan berpikir kritis mahasiswa kelas eksperimen sebelum dan setelah diterapkan Brain Based Learning. Kedua, terdapat perbedaan kemampuan berpikir kritis mahasiswa kelas kontrol sebelum dan setelah diterapkan pembelajaran konvensional. Ketiga, hasil uji hipotesis pre-test tidak terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan antara kemampuan berpikir kritis mahasiswa kelas eksperimen dan kelas kontrol. Sedangkan hasil pengujian hipotesis post-test terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan antara kemampuan berpikir kritis mahasiswa kelas eksperimen dan kelas kontrol. ملخص: يجري هذا البحث في تخصص التربية الإسلامية في الجامعة الإسلامية الحكومية بجورب لتحليل فرق كفاءة التفكير النقدي بين المجموعة التجريبية والمجموعة الضابطة. طريقة البحث المستخدمة في هذا البحث هي الطريقة الكمية. ونوع الطريقة المستخدم هو طريقة التجريبية بتصميم شبه التجريبي مجموعة الضابطة غير معادل. نتائج البحث تدل على أولا، الإختبار القبلي عن تفكير نقدي الطلاب في المجموعة التجريبية هو كاف. وقيمة متوسطة في الإختبار البعدي هي جيد جدا. ثانيا، الإختبار القبلي عن تفكير نقدي الطلاب في المجموعة الضابطة هو كاف. والإختبار البعدي هو جيد. ثالثا، نتيجة اختبار الفرضي للإختبار القبلي عن تفكير نقدي الطلاب في المجموعة التجريبية والمجموعة الضابطة بعينة مستقبلة اختبار ت تحصل ٢،٣٠٣ ( لذلك الفرض الصفري هو مقبول و الفرض المباشر هو غير < على قيمة تحساب > تجدول ) 0.154مقبول. ونتيجة اختبار الفرضي للإختبار البعدي عن تفكير نقدي الطلاب في المجموعة التجريبية والمجموعة٢،٣٠٣ ( لذلك الفرض الصفري هو غير مقبول و < الضابطة تحصل على قيمة تحساب < تجدول ) 243.8 الفرض المباشر هو مقبول.
المركّب في اللغة العربية واللغة الإندونيسية : دراسة تحليلية تقابلية
Authors: Zubaidi Ahmad
Published: September 2018

Abstrak: Dalam pembelajaran bahasa kedua dikenal analisis kontrastif. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif komparatif, berjenis Library research. Data dihimpun dengan teknik dokumentasi. Adapun analisisnya menggunakan analisis konten dan analisis kontrastif. Penelitian ini menghasilkan temuan, bahwa terdapat sejumlah jenis frasa serta perbedaan dan persamaan antara frasa dalam BI dan BA. Frasa dalam BI : 1. Frasa setara, 2, frasa bertingkat, 3. Frasa terpadu. 4.Frasa benda setara, 5. Frasa benda bertingkat berstruktur M-D dan DM, 6. Frasa benda terpadu, 7. Frasa kerja berstruktur DM-MD, 8. Frasa sifat berstruktur DM-MD, 9. Frasa preposisi, 10. Frasa keterangan, frasa pronominal, 12. Frasa biasa, 13. Frasa idiomatic dan 14. Frasa ambigu. Sedang dalam BA: 1. Frasa Isnadi, 2. Frasa Idhofi, 3. Frasa bayani mencakup : frasa washfi, frasa taukidi, frasa badali, 4. Frasa ‘adadi, 5. Frasa jarri, 6. Frasa musyari, 7. Frasa munadi, 8. Frasa maushuli, 9. Frasa mazji, 10. Frasa tamyizi, 11. Frasa fi’li, 12. Frasa ‘athfi.Abstract: In the second language learning, known contrastive analysis. This researchuses a comparative descriptive approach, a library research type. The data werecollected by documentation. As for its analysis, using content analysis and contrastive analysis. This research resulted in findings; that there are several types of phrases as well as the differences and similarities between phrases in Indonesian and Arabic. Phrases in Indonesian: 1. Exocentric phrase, 2. Endocentric phrase, 3. Integrated phrase. 4. Exocentric nominal phrase, 5. MD and DM structured nominal phrase, 6. Integrated nominal phrase, 7. DM-MD structured verbal phrase, 8. DM-MD structured adjectival phrase, 9. Prepositional phrase, 10. Adverbial phrase, 11. Pronominal phrase, 12. Simple phrase, 13. Idiomatic phrase and 14. Ambiguous phrase. While in Arabic: 1. Isnadi phrase, 2. Idhofi phrase, 3. The bayani phrases include: washfi phrase, taukidi phrase, badali phrase, 4. ‘Adadi phrase, 5. Jarri  phrase, 6. Mushari phrase, 7. Munadi phrase, 8. Maushuli phrase, 9. Mazji phrase, 10. Tamyizi phrase, 11. Fi’li phrase, 12. ‘Athfi phrase.
Economic Optimum Nitrogen Fertilizer Rate and Residual Soil Nitrate as Influenced by Soil Texture in Corn Production
Authors: Alotaibi Khaled D. , Cambouris Athyna N. , St. Luce Mervin , Ziadi Noura , Tremblay Nicolas
Published: September 2018

Core Ideas

A 12 site‐year study representing four soil surface textural group was conducted.

Soil texture significantly influenced the economic optimum N rate (EONR).

Overall, clay and loam soils showed lower EONR and higher optimum corn yield.

Residual soil NO3–N (RSN) at EONR was higher in sandy soils.

At ∆EONR higher than zero, RSN was lower in clay and loam soils.

Soil texture has been reported to be a significant factor influencing economic optimum N rate (EONR) and residual soil nitrate (RSN). Therefore, this study aimed to (i) determine the impact of soil texture on EONR and (ii) investigate the interactive impact of N rate and soil texture on RSN in corn (Zea mays L.) production. The study was conducted over 12 site‐years in Quebec, Canada, and included six N rates (0–250 kg N ha−1) and four soil surface textural groups (clay, loam, sandy belonging to the gleysolic soil order [Sg] and sandy belonging to the podzolic soil order [Sp]). The quadratic plus plateau model, best described corn grain yield response and was used for predicting EONR. The EONR was greatest in the Sg soil (173 kg N ha−1) and lowest in the Sp soil (123 kg N ha−1), with the Sp grain yield being nearly 60% less than that predicted at other soil textural groups. The EONR in clay and loam soils was 144 and 164 kg N ha−1 with estimated grain yield of 12.7 and 12.0 Mg ha−1, respectively. The RSN content was greatest in Sg and Sp soils. The estimated RSN at EONR in Sp soil was lower than measured, indicating possible N losses in this soil. This study clearly demonstrated that soil texture should be major criteria on which static N rate recommendations are made to optimize corn grain yield and avoid RSN accumulation in the soil profile, particularly under wet conditions of Quebec.
Cover Crops and Returning Residue Impact on Soil Organic Carbon, Bulk Density, Penetration Resistance, Water Retention, Infiltration, and Soybean Yield
Authors: Chalise Kopila Subedi , Singh Shikha , Wegner Brianna R. , Kumar Sandeep , Pérez‐Gutiérrez Juan D. , Osborne Shannon L. , Nleya Thandiwe , Guzman Jose , Rohila Jai S.
Published: September 2018

Core Ideas

Residue returned increased organic carbon and reduced bulk density compared to residue not returned.

Residue returned increased water retention and infiltration compared to residue not returned.

Residue returned and cover crop increased soil volumetric water content and water storage.

Cover crop reduced bulk density and increased water infiltration compared with no cover crop.

Cover crop increased the soybean yield by 14% compared with no cover crop.

Residue management with cover crops (CC) can conserve soil moisture and thus has a potential to increase crop yield, but its effectiveness varies significantly by region and cropping system management. A study was conducted at Brookings, SD, on fine‐silty, mixed, superactive, frigid, Calcic/Pachic Hapludolls soils to understand the impact of CC and crop residue on soil properties and soil‐water dynamics for soybean (Glycine maxL.) crop grown after corn (Zea maysL.). The site had two crop residue treatments (residue returned [RR] and residue not returned [RNR]) under a no‐till corn–soybean rotation. Each residue returned treatment was later subdivided to include CC and no CC (NCC) treatments. Results from this 3 yr (2014, 2015, and 2016) study showed that RR (1.30 Mg m–3) had 7% lower bulk density (BD) compared to the RNR (1.40 Mg m–3). Soil organic carbon (SOC) was 22% higher under RR (26.2 g kg–1) compared to RNR (21.5 g kg–1). Soil water infiltration was 66% higher under RR (108 mm h–1) compared to RNR (64.8 mm h–1). Similarly, soil water infiltration in CC treatment (111 mm h–1) was 80% higher compared to NCC (61.7 mm h–1). The RR with CC treatment increased soil volumetric water content and soil water storage. Overall, the CC increased soybean yield by 14% compared to NCC. Data from this study suggest that the use of CC with RR are beneficial for improving soil properties, conserving soil moisture and enhancing crop yield.
Concentrations of Herbicides in Wetlands on Organic and Minimum‐Tillage Farms
Authors: Donald David B. , Cessna Allan J. , Farenhorst Annemieke
Published: September 2018

Wetlands are abundant throughout the agricultural landscape of central Saskatchewan, Canada, and the biota present in these wetlands may be vulnerable to the toxic effects of pesticides used on nearby crops. We hypothesized that herbicide concentrations would be higher in wetlands on minimum‐tillage farms than on organic (no herbicide use) farms, and that the principal transport mechanisms of runoff versus atmospheric deposition could be identified based on the concentrations in these two wetland types. To test these hypotheses, 29 herbicides were monitored for 5 yr in 16 wetlands on minimum‐tillage farms and in seven wetlands on organic farms. Twenty herbicides were detected in wetlands on minimum‐tillage farms versus 12 in wetlands on organic farms. Clopyralid, MCPA, 2,4‐D, bromoxynil, dichlorprop, and dicamba were detected at a >50% frequency in wetlands on both minimum‐tillage and organic farms. Concentrations of clopyralid were significantly higher in wetlands on minimum‐tillage farms than in those on organic farms, whereas no significant difference was observed for any of the other five herbicides. Glyphosate, including its degradation product AMPA, was detected in >50% frequency only in wetlands on minimum‐tillage farms where the mean concentration (1278 ng L−1) was higher than the concentration of other herbicides. Mass applied, vapor pressure, and water solubility were important determinants of herbicide concentrations and detections in wetlands. Herbicide concentrations in all but two samples were less than their respective Canadian guideline for protection of aquatic life, suggesting that, overall, individual herbicide concentrations in the wetlands were not toxic to biota.

Core Ideas

Wetland biota may be at risk from toxic effects of herbicides.

We assessed 29 herbicides in wetlands on minimum‐tillage and organic farms.

Fewer herbicides and lower concentrations were detected in wetlands on organic farms.

Detections were related to relative use, herbicide volatility, and water solubility.

Herbicides in wetlands on minimum‐tillage farms were usually below toxic thresholds
The Hupsel Brook Catchment: Insights from Five Decades of Lowland Observations
Authors: Brauer C.C. , van der Velde Y. , Teuling A.J. , Uijlenhoet R.
Published: September 2018

Core Ideas

Meteorological and hydrological variables have been measured since 1964.

Focus was on rainfall–runoff process, land–atmosphere interaction, solute transport.

Long time series allowed studying effects of land use and water management changes.

The 6.5‐km2 Hupsel Brook catchment has been used as an example rural lowland area to understand rainfall–runoff processes, land–atmosphere interactions, and solute transport and to investigate how they are affected by changes in land use and water management. Meteorological and hydrological variables have been measured nearly continuously since 1964, including the 1976 drought and 2010 flood. In addition, more than 2200 water quality samples have been analyzed since the 1980s, with dedicated field campaigns focused on soil physics, evapotranspiration, and rainfall measurement. Novel insights based on these observations include the conclusion that shallow groundwater tables result in a coupled saturated–unsaturated zone and sustain evaporation in dry periods. Partitioning of rainwater between various flow paths is storage driven and therefore catchment wetness determines, together with groundwater–surface water interaction, the response of runoff to rainfall as well as solute transport.
Guia do usuário do OJS 3
Authors: Brito Ronnie Fagundes de , Shintaku Milton , Curado Andréa M. de C. S. Fleury , Abadan Diego , Macedo Diego José de , Serradas André , Santos Priscila Rodrigues dos , Soares Suely de Brito Clemente
Published: September 2018

A presente obra é uma adaptação e ampliação da documentação oficial do Open Journal Systems (OJS), publicada pelo Public Knowledge Project (PKP) e disponível integralmente na internet, de forma livre, com os ajustes necessários a língua portuguesa do Brasil e ao contexto da publicação brasileira.
The business process optimization of offer management for investment goods in individual production – the case of a German medium-sized company
Authors: Fauser Simon , Heidrich Fabian
Published: September 2018

The article examines a typical offer management process of a medium-sized tool manufacturing company using a qualitative, explorative research design. The objective is to explore characteristic improvement measures for optimizing the offer process on three levels: process efficiency, process effectiveness and customer orientation. The case study’s basis is a series of interviews conducted with any company employee who is in touch with the offer process. The interviews are analyzed using theoretical methods, such as benchmarking, the 7R method, the Deming cycle and the Ishikawa diagram. The purpose of the analysis is to provide results that are shaped into an action recommendation plan. The results show that creating an online product configurator (customer orientation), updating the calculation program (process efficiency) and creating a consistent offer follow-up system, will provide the highest potential for the process optimization.
Notas para um verbete do vocabulário Antonio Candido
Authors: Mariutti Francisco Roberto Papaterra Limongi
Published: September 2018

Considera-se que em breve será organizado um Vocabulário Antonio Candido, em que conceitos postos em prática pelo autor de Formação da Literatura Brasileira sejam  analisados; as presentes notas são um esboço do verbete ‘Forma Literária na concepção de Antonio Candido’.
Hannah Arendt
Authors: Nascimento Carlos Eduardo Gomes
Published: September 2018

Este ensaio apresenta o enlace entre o pensamento de Hannah Arendt e o ato de narrar. A obra de Arendt traz uma experiência narrativa ao dialogar intensamente com a literatura criando novas possibilidades de se relacionar com o passado. Ao narrar experiências humanas em acontecimentos sucedidos na história, Arendt buscou compreender como gerações do passado pensaram e agiram publicamente no mundo comum. Entre o passado e o futuro, rompeu-se o fio da tradição que seleciona e nomeia as experiências a ser transmitidas de uma geração mais velha para uma geração mais nova. Porém, mesmo ante à lacuna entre o passado e futuro, a narrativa de Arendt encontra “tesouros” no passado, estórias que se constituem enquanto um legado de experiências de um mundo comum às futuras gerações. Compreender as experiências humanas no passado, através das estórias, possibilita à singularidade das novas gerações deitar raízes no mundo comum.