bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Aplicación de principios DOT en el sector mercado de Bazurto: lineamientos de planeación para la reconfiguración de la estructura urbana y de movilidad
Authors: Arenas Novoa Santiago
Published: July 2022

Cartagena de Indias hoy en día presenta un deterioro en la estructura urbana (estructura física) y estructura vital (actividad), el cual se aprecia en un panorama general de ciudad y puntualmente en el sector del mercado de Bazurto, en respuesta, la Administración Distrital propone como solución trasladar el mercado. El objetivo de este Trabajo Final de Maestría (TFM) radica en identificar las problemáticas del deterioro y formular lineamientos para la planificación estratégica urbana del sector del mercado de Bazurto, a través de la aplicación de los principios del Desarrollo Orientado al Tránsito (DOT) y las estrategias de la Gestión de la Movilidad (TDM), a fin de que se realice un traslado parcial del mercado del Bazurto, es decir, dejar parte del mercado con una ocupación directamente proporcional al espacio disponible que ocupa el edificio original inaugurado en 1978, y convertirlo en un mercado minorista de carácter sectorial y turístico, articulado con nuevos usos, espacio público y un intercambiador para el sistema integrado de transporte público multimodal.

Cartagena de Indias nowadays presents a deterioration in the urban structure (physical structure) and vital structure (activity), which can be seen in a general panorama of the city and punctually in the Bazurto market sector, in response, the District Administration proposes as a solution to move the market. The objective of this Final Master's Thesis (TFM) is to identify the problems of deterioration and formulate guidelines for the urban strategic planning of the Bazurto market sector, through the application of the principles of Traffic-Oriented Development (DOT) and the strategies of the Mobility Management (TDM), in order to carry out a partial transfer of the Bazurto market, that is, to leave part of the market with an occupation directly proportional to the available space occupied by the original building inaugurated in 1978, and turn it into a sectorial and tourist retail market, articulated with new uses, public space and an interchange for the integrated multimodal public transport system.
Longe do equilíbrio: complexidade urbana - discussão e análise de abordagens contemporâneas
Authors: Santos Pedro Henrique Neves Viana dos , Meyer Regina Maria Prosperi
Published: July 2022

O presente artigo visa explorar alguns pressupostos com os quais a complexidade opera e proporciona abordagens mais flexíveis para o urbanismo. Para isso, foram analisadas produções teóricas e estratégias projetuais contemporâneas que escapam de lógicas muito deterministas e generalizantes, permitindo assim a possibilidade de caracterizar as cidades como um sistema longe do equilíbrio. Diante de tal condição, foram definidas, sem contornos muito claros, algumas propriedades inerentes à natureza complexa das cidades. Uma indicação – ou um agenciamento – que possibilite compreender alternativas de atuar na cidade, não de forma imperativa, mas reconhecendo suas indeterminações como ferramentas de projeto. São elas: Interações, que operam e engendram dinâmicas, estabelecendo relações construtivas de novas realidades; Devir, como expressão da força criativa, das possibilidades de fecundações múltiplas e mútuas, que, sem códigos precedentes, constrói; e Entropia, que revela nossa habilidade em reconhecer as possibilidades de determinado sistema face à sua imprevisibilidade e novos arranjos prováveis.

The present article aims to explore some assumptions about how complexity operates more flexible approaches to urbanism. To this end, were analyzed theoretical productions and contemporary design strategies that eschew very deterministic and generalizing logics, thus admitting the possibility of characterizing cities as a system far-from-equilibrium. After characterizing such condition, some properties inherent to the complex nature of cities were defined, without very clear outlines. An indication – or arrangement - that makes possible to understand some alternatives of acting in the city, not in an imperative way, but recognizing its indeterminacies as project tools. They are: Interactions, which operate and engender dynamics, establishing constructive relations of new realities; Becoming, as an expression of the creative force, the possibilities of multiple and mutual fecundations; and Entropy, which reveals our ability to recognize the possibilities of a system facing off unpredictability and new arrangements.
Valoración del entorno de una estación ferroviaria inactiva mediante estándar DOT: avance metodológico para el caso del Gran Santa Fe (Argentina)
Authors: Saus María Alejandra , Aguirre Andrés Ignacio
Published: July 2022

Las dinámicas capitalistas inciden peculiarmente en ciudades intermedias latinoamericanas. Aquí proliferan lógicas inmobiliarias tendientes a una expansión urbana dual: vertical/horizontal. Ésta contribuye a incrementar las injusticias espaciales, la congestión del tráfico y los desplazamientos individuales. El Desarrollo Orientado al Transporte (DOT) propone herramientas para planificar conjuntamente los usos del suelo y el transporte, aunque resultan políticas urbanas de compleja implementación. El trabajo realiza un diagnóstico del modelo de crecimiento en el Gran Santa Fe (Argentina) y sus posibles secuelas en el aumento del uso del automóvil particular y la ineficiencia del transporte público. El objetivo es implementar, en dicho caso de estudio, una evaluación cuantitativa mediante ESTANDAR DOT v. 3.0, a fin de ofrecer alternativas para un desarrollo sostenible. En base a esa metodología se estudia el área circundante a una estación ferroviaria desafectada para analizar sus fortalezas y debilidades expuestas en los resultados preliminares de la ponencia.

The dynamics of capitalism have a peculiar impact on middle size Latin American cities. Here, the real estate logics proliferate and create a dual urban expansion: vertical/horizontal. That expansion contributes to increase spatial injustices, traffic congestion and individual travels. Transport Oriented Development (TOD) proposes some tools to plan both: land use and transport, although the urban policies are very complex. The work makes a diagnosis of the growth model in Santa Fe Area (Argentina) and its possible consequences in the use of private cars and the inefficiency of public transport. The objective of the presentation is to implement a quantitative evaluation by using STANDARD DOT v. 3.0, in order to offer alternatives for a sustainable development. Based on that methodology, the paper studies the area of an inactive railway station to analyse its strengths and weaknesses in the preliminary results of this presentation.
Formas arquitectónicas y aarquitectónicas del vacío urbano, caso de Bogotá
Authors: Martínez Castro José Orlando
Published: July 2022

Esta ponencia centra su atención en el espacio público de Bogotá desde el punto de vista de su calidad arquitectónica y sus consecuencias en la vida urbana. Se han seleccionado una serie de espacios de diferentes épocas dentro de un marco previo representado en una serie de planos de Nolli (1538 - 1992) de toda la extensión de la ciudad. Sin embargo, esta selección no pretende abarcar todo el espacio público, sino que constituye una muestra de lo que será un estudio tipológico integral que permita inferir otros fenómenos urbanos respecto de la habitabilidad colectiva (Gelh, 2014). El punto de vista del análisis formal se invierte al considerar el espacio público como un objeto arquitectónico con propiedades de composición, proporción y estructura formal. Para ello es preciso representar el espacio tanto en su versión Nolli inversa, como en maquetas físicas para establecer cuál sería la arquitectura del espacio público.

This paper focuses on the public space of Bogotá from the point of view of its architectural quality and its consequences on urban life. A series of spaces from different periods have been selected within a previous framework represented in a series of entire city plans by Nolli (1538 - 1992). However, this selection is not intended to cover all public space, but rather constitutes a sample of what will be a comprehensive typological study that allows inferring other urban phenomena with respect to collective livability (Gelh, 2014). The point of view of formal analysis is inverted by considering the public space as an architectural object with properties of composition, proportion and formal structure. For this reason, it is necessary to represent the space both in its inverse Nolli version and in physical models to establish what the architecture of the public space is like.
El juego como re-significador de la circunstancia y la ciudad
Authors: Vanegas Luna Laura
Published: July 2022

Entendiendo el juego como una actividad social y desarrollada en su propio tipo de espacio, el espacio de juego, esta propuesta parte entonces de la premisa de que el juego es una actividad que permite reinterpretar y usar de maneras no programadas el entorno en el que se ubica, con lo cual el individuo puede significar y resignificar la ciudad y su entorno inmediato. Así, este trabajo toma un ejercicio de observación de juegos en espacio público, una sesión de juego del escondite y entrevistas a jugadores de Pokémon Go, para dar cuenta de una particularidad en las formas de vivir y experimentar un lugar durante el desarrollo de un juego, por medio de lo cual se adquiere una visión no prevista, ni proyectada, de la ciudad y espacios habitados en la vida cotidiana.

Play, understood as a social activity practiced by humans, takes place in its own kind of place: the playspace. This text finds itself on the premise that play allows players to understand and use an environment in new and unforeseen ways, assigning new meanings and interpretations to the city and said environment. Thus, this text supports itself on the study of games performed in public spaces, a hide-and-seek session and conversations held with Pokémon Go users. Taking these studies into account, unique and different kinds of living and experiencing a place during a play session can be identified. In this way, unexpected and unplanned visions of the city and inhabited environments are acknowledged due to the performance of play.
Gordoncillo: una gestión innovadora en el mundo rural
Authors: Sansone Sonia , Fernández Güell José Miguel , Marcano Requena Frank
Published: July 2022

Como consecuencia de los cambios producidos por la actual pandemia, muchas de nuestras actividades cotidianas, migraron al sistema digital. Esto posibilita el vivir en lugares alejados de las ciudades, donde se lleva una vida más tranquila, saludable y asequible. Es aquí donde el fenómeno de la despoblación tiene una oportunidad de revertir la sangría demográfica, con la promoción de innovaciones capaces de conformar un tejido económico suficientemente fuerte que haga sostenible la vida en los pueblos. En este artículo se analiza el papel de la Gestión Pública, como una de las variables de innovación conseguidas en la investigación. El caso de estudio es Gordoncillo, donde la Gestión pública promovió un proyecto vitícola para la recuperación de la uva Prieto Picudo, una especie autóctona en vía de extinción. La metodología utilizada es el análisis de la Gestión pública como elemento innovador, que conformará el nuevo mapa rural post- COVID

As a consequence of the changes produced by the current pandemic, many of our daily activities migrated to the digital system. This makes it possible to live in places far from the cities, where they lead a more peaceful, healthy and affordable life. It is here where the phenomenon of depopulation has an opportunity to reverse the demographic drain, with the promotion of innovations capable of forming an economic fabric strong enough to make life in the villages sustainable. This article analyzes the role of Public Management, as one of the innovation variables achieved in the research. The case study is Gordoncillo, where the Public Administration promoted a viticultural project for the recovery of the Prieto Picudo grape, an autochthonous species on the way to extinction. The methodology used is the analysis of Public Management as an innovative element, which will make up the new post-COVID rural map.
Fichte's Turn from Absolute I to Absolute Knowledge
Authors: Oren Yady ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: July 2022

Fichte’s Wissenschaftslehre of 1801/2 is considered to be the beginning of his late phase. In this phase he supposedly alters his earlier thinking and, instead of the transcendental unity of the I, conceptualizes a higher transcendent and simple unity; a unity that has been claimed to correspond to Neoplatonism. I refute these two arguments here. First, through a comparison between the Wissenschaftslehre of 1801/2 and that of 1794/5, I show that both versions contain a similar analysis of the supreme unity. Second, I show that in 1801/2 Fichte explicitly dissociates the supreme unity from transcendence and simplicity. His conception of the supreme unity in fact levels a critique upon such concept of unity. Instead of the transcendent One, which is hierarchically prior to multiplicity, Fichte formulates in both 1794/5 and 1801/2 a complicated concept of the supreme unity. On Fichte’s account, this unity “hovers” between multiplicity and unity as simplicity.
Estratégias de Empoderamento na Constituição dos Sujeitos Surdos
Authors: Colacique Rachel Capucho , Amaral Mirian Maia do , Santos Rosemary dos
Published: July 2022

Este artigo, inspirado numa Tese de doutoramento, realizada em 2018, numa universidade pública de ensino superior, teve como objetivo compreender os usos que a comunidade surda faz das redes sociais para dar visibilidade as suas ações, com vistas a sua inclusão no cenário contemporâneo. Nesse contexto, apresentamos as estratégias de empoderamento utilizadas pelos surdos na constituição de suas identidades, ao longo do processo investigativo. Em termos metodológicos e, com base em alguns pressupostos netnográficos, utilizamos os princípios da multirreferencialidade (Ardoino, 1998, Macedo 2020), bricolando-os à abordagem da pesquisa com os cotidianos (Alves, 2008; Certeau, 2013). Desse modo, lançamos um olhar plural para o nosso objeto de estudo, numa perspectiva ecológica de saberes (Santos, B., 2005), mobilizando competências, fomentando aprendizagens e potencializando suas produções, tanto em seus aspectos linguísticos quanto culturais. Com efeito, pudemos perceber uma contribuição significativa do digital em rede para as línguas de sinais e para o empoderamento das comunidades de surdos, ao redor do mundo, ao dar visibilidade às narrativas e conversas que emergiram das práticas e acontecimentos vivenciados, junto com os praticantes.
Em busca do desenvolvimento e da consolidação de Culturas Inclusivas nos espaços escolares: contribuições de professores e de estudantes com deficiência visual
Authors: Bernardo Fábio Garcia , Vianna Claudia Coelho de Segadas
Published: July 2022

O trabalho tem por finalidade discutir a importância do desenvolvimento e da consolidação de Culturas Inclusivas nos espaços escolares como um conjunto de valores e ações, para que estudantes, com ou sem deficiência, possam ser acolhidos e tratados com equidade em seus processos de escolarização. Foram entrevistados três estudantes com deficiência visual e três professores de matemática de uma rede pública de ensino, em busca de suas percepções e experiências no que se refere ao período de adaptação à sala de aula e aos demais espaços escolares, às condições de trabalho, bem como aos aspectos que envolvem o ensino e a aprendizagem de matemática. Os resultados, discutidos à luz da análise de conteúdo, apontam para uma realidade escolar em que os alunos tiveram problemas de adaptação nos primeiros meses, dificuldades em estabelecer vínculos, e suas participações nas aulas, muitas vezes, se limitaram ao papel de ouvintes. Além disso, observaram-se atividades de ensino acontecendo fora da sala regular e a falta de oportunidades aos professores para que pudessem estar preparados para os desafios da diversidade, o que compromete o desenvolvimento de valores e culturas inclusiva, pilares de sustentação das políticas e das práticas. Tais valores, já previstos nas recomendações legais dos últimos anos, devem ser discutidos e desenvolvidos de forma intencional e coletiva, visando a minimização ou eliminação de barreiras atitudinais, comunicacionais, arquitetônicas e pedagógicas, sob o risco de retornarmos aos princípios da integração, período já superado pela educação brasileira, ao menos na teoria.
Bullying envolvendo alunos com deficiência: análise a partir de uma revisão de literatura
Authors: Tessaro Mônica , Trevisol Maria Teresa Ceron , Pieczkowski Tania Mara Zancanaro
Published: July 2022

Este artigo tem por objetivo identificar e analisar o que vem sendo discutido entre as pesquisas envolvendo o bullying e os alunos com deficiência bem como apresentar estratégias de enfrentamento e prevenção desse problema. Com o propósito de embasar esta análise, foi realizada uma revisão sistemática da literatura em trabalhos indexados nas bases de dados: Scientific Electronic Library Online (Scielo), Portal de Periódicos CAPES e Catálogo de Teses e Dissertações da CAPES, no recorte temporal entre os anos de 2011 a 2021. Utilizando-se de critérios de inclusão e exclusão foram selecionados 16 trabalhos acadêmicos, os quais constituem a amostra deste estudo. Do processo analítico a partir das indicações da revisão sistemática, emergiram duas categorias: i) Relações interpessoais com/entre alunos com deficiência; ii) Estratégias de enfrentamento e prevenção do bullying envolvendo alunos com deficiência. A pesquisa evidenciou que os alunos com deficiência estão mais propensos a serem rejeitados e vitimizados na escola, por conta disso, entre as estratégias de prevenção e enfrentamento do bullying envolvendo esse público, destaca-se aquelas de caráter contextualista/interacionista, como preconiza a Teoria Bioecológica do Desenvolvimento Humano (TBDH), por meio do fortalecimento das relações entre pares, a formação de professores e o fortalecimento do vínculo família-escola.
DISCOURSE, LANGUAGE AND WORK IN THE HOTEL SECTOR
Authors: Figueiredo Débora de Carvalho
Published: July 2022

Neste trabalho, seguindo as abordagens teóricas propostas pela análise Crítica do discurso e pela Sociologia Econômica, investigo a relação entre a linguagem e o trabalho no setor hoteleiro, analisando dois textos coletados do website de um hotel executivo de Florianópolis, SC, pertencente a uma rede nacional de hotéis similares. Mais especificamente, desenvolvo uma pequena discussão e análise das representações do trabalho e dos trabalhadores dentro dessa organização em particular, tendo como pano de fundo as novas configurações econômicas e administrativas das sociedades capitalistas tardias.
MODELIZAÇÃO DIDÁTICA DE GÊNEROS E A FORMAÇÃO DO FUTURO PROFESSOR DE LÍNGUA INGLESA: IMPLICAÇÕES NO PROCESSO DE CONSTRUÇÃO DO CONHECIMENTO
Authors: Szundy Paula Tatianne Carréra
Published: July 2022

Com  base  na  concepção  de  que  a  construção  de  modelos  didáticos  de gêneros pode se tornar um instrumento significativo na formação pré-serviço do professor ao engajá-lo na reflexão sobre a tríade didática (sujeitos, objeto de ensino e ferramenta), tornando-o um pesquisador da própria prática (CRIStÓVÃo, 2002;  SZUNdY;  CRIStÓVÃo,  2008),  este  artigo  discute  a  construção  do  conhecimento sobre a futura prática pedagógica em um projeto de modelização didática de gêneros desenvolvido na disciplina Prática de Ensino da Língua Inglesa em uma universidade pública do norte do Brasil. Para reflexão sobre o processo de ensino-aprendizagem decorrente do projeto, a análise é realizada com base em duas fontes de dados: uma Sdelaborada por duas professoras em formação em torno do gênero bloge excertos dos relatórios finais escritos pelas professoras após a experiência de aplicação da Sdcom alunos do ensino médio. acomparação entre os dados destas duas fontes indica a relevância da transposição didática de gêneros no processo de formação pré-serviço.
Alterações microclimáticas e perfil térmico no Território Quilombola Morro de São João, Tocantins
Authors: Castro Cássia de Souza , Souza Lucas Barbosa e
Published: July 2022

A Comunidade Quilombola Morro de São João, no sul do Tocantins, foi reconhecida em 2006, embora seu processo de regularização fundiária ainda não tenha sido concluído. Em razão disso, seu território passou a ser incorporado pelo agronegócio, sobretudo pela pecuária bovina e sojicultura, implicando em mudanças ambientais. A retirada da vegetação de cerrado é um dos fatores percebidos pelos quilombolas para a alteração do clima, com destaque para a elevação do calor. A partir dessa conjuntura, este trabalho teve como foco a abordagem microclimática por meio de transectos móveis pelo referido território, com ênfase na temperatura do ar. Foram realizadas coletas de dados em episódios nas quatro estações do ano, entre 2019 e 2020. Os resultados revelaram particularidades de acordo com os horários do dia, o período do ano, os tipos de tempo e o uso e cobertura do solo no percurso. Destacou-se a ocorrência de maiores temperaturas à tarde sobre áreas de lavouras e pastagens, em especial sob condições de estabilidade atmosférica, com maior exposição à radiação solar. Já à noite, os valores tendem a se manter sutilmente mais altos sobre as áreas de moradia dos quilombolas, entre outros motivos pela maior retenção de calor. Assim, as mudanças ambientais relacionadas aos diferentes usos e apropriações do território se refletem no mosaico de microclimas, o que nos remete à qualidade de vida e ao papel da vegetação nativa para as comunidades tradicionais.
Xenodochivm aniciorum
Authors: Coarelli Filippo
Published: July 2022

In late antique Rome there existed a particular type of building, usually connected with the great domus of the Christian aristocracy, known as xenodochium whose aim was to provide hospitality for pilgrims. Some recent studies by R. Santangeli Valenzani on this argument provide a wider range of data (in particular regarding the archaeological evidence) and today allow us to confront the problem of the identification of one of these, the Xenodochium Aniciorum. Some inscriptions, from a small area of the Campus Martius, around Via delle Botteghe Oscure, once the site of the small church, which no longer exists, of S. Lucia in Calcarario (identified by Hülsen with S. Lucia in Xenodochio Aniciorum), suggests that it was located in this area, occupied in antiquity by the two porticus Minuciae (vetus and frumentaria), corresponding respectively to Largo Argentina and to the colonnaded area imme- diately to the east of the latter. The detailed study of the late antique and early medieval remains preserved in the ‘sacred area’ of Largo Argentina, realized for the first time by Santangeli Valenzani, has permitted the reconstruction of the building complex, which the author identifies with a monastery. Nevertheless, given the pres- ence in the immediate surroundings, within the ancient building of the Diribitorium, of a large, late antique aristocratic residence, which can be recognized as one of the domus of the Anicii, it is more probable that the complex of Largo Argentina is to be identified with the Xenodochium Aniciorum itself.
De illa quae dicitur C . Cornelii Galli papyro in Castro Prima inventa (P.Qaṣr iBrîm 78-3-11, col . I, vv . 2–5)
Authors: Kokoszkiewicz Konrad
Published: July 2022

Several critical observations and notes to the four verses, which have been preserved in full on that papyrus, as well as remarks to the Oxford commentary. Lyne’s conjecture to verse 2 is to be accepted. These verses do look ancient, but do not look to be composed by a good poet (let alone Cornelius Gallus).
Athenian Spoils ‘from the Peloponnesians’ in Dodona (IG I3 1462)
Authors: Wolicki Aleksander
Published: July 2022

One of the most important epigraphical findings from Dodona is a slightly damaged bronze plaque with an Athenian dedication of spoils from the naval victory over the Peloponnesians. Author recapitulates old arguments for relating this inscrip- tion to the double victory of Phormio near Rhium/Naupactus in 429 BCE and adds new ones. He rejects the traditional view that the choice of distant Dodona as the place of advertisement of the Athenian victory was dictated by the inaccessibility of Olympia and/or Delphi due to the Peloponnesian War. Instead, he argues that it was a deliberate act of propaganda aimed at the cities and tribes of the northwestern Greece, conceived and carried out by Phormio.
A systematic review of secondary students’ attitudes towards mathematics and its relations with mathematics achievement
Authors: Wen Run , Dubé Adam K.
Published: July 2022

For a significant number of students, attitudes towards mathematics decrease notably during secondary education. Thus, there is an urgent need to improve students’ mathematics attitudes because attitudes may negatively affect conceptual understanding of mathematics or mathematics performance. However, without a clear unified construct of mathematics attitudes, the ambiguity surrounding this construct prevents researchers from drawing broad conclusions about how to improve students’ overall mathematics attitudes. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review of 95 studies focused on mathematics attitudes to clarify the construct and measurement of mathematics attitudes, and to provide a holistic picture of the relations between mathematics attitudes and math achievement. The review suggested the adoption of a multidimensional definition that regards mathematics attitudes as a combination of specific mathematical cognitions (value, gender roles/beliefs, confidence, self-concept), affects (enjoyment, anxiety), and behavioural intentions (i.e., willingness and tendency to spend more time learning mathematics subjects). The review then explored the relations between each subdimension of attitudes and mathematics performance. In general, anxiety and gender roles were negatively correlated with mathematics performance (r = -.27 to -.48; -.21) whereas enjoyment, self-concept, confidence, perceived value, and behavioural intentions were positively related to achievement (r = .27 to .68; .21 to .76; .34 to .42; .11 to .30; .21 to .34, respectively). Thus, mathematics attitudes appear to comprise three components with several subdimensions that each uniquely contribute to mathematics achievement. Going forward, researchers of mathematics attitudes should a) specify the components of mathematics attitudes used to guide their investigation b) adopt measures in line with their chosen components, and c) investigate how each subdimension of mathematics attitudes uniquely and cumulatively contribute to mathematics ability.
Damage control surgery- abord și implicații multidirecționale
Authors: Tiutiuca Razvan Calin , Nastase Puscasu Alina Ioana , Zavadovsky Iuliana , Stoenescu Nicoleta
Published: July 2022

Introduction: Despite the fact that damage control surgery (DCS) is generally accepted to reduce the mortality rate in critically ill patients, morbidity among survivors is still high, which is why it is essential to note that indications must be well established before implementation. The purpose of this paper is to raise awareness of the need for a holistic assessment of the status of the patient and the medical team involved in the Damage Control Surgery process. Material and method: Observational and retrospective studies were selected using the PubMed / MEDLINE database published between 2000-2021, and the keywords used to identify relevant articles were damage control surgery, military medicine, psychological. consequences, trauma. Conclusions: The concept of DCS needs to be used in well-evaluated conditions and it is important to remember that the psychological impact of medical decisions resonated not only among patients but also with the entire medical team.
Fuel trait effects on flammability of native and invasive alien shrubs in coastal fynbos and thicket (Cape Floristic Region)
Authors: Kraaij Tineke , Msweli Samukelisiwe T. , Potts Alastair J.
Published: July 2022

In June 2017, extreme fires along the southern Cape coast of South Africa burnt native fynbos and thicket vegetation and caused extensive damage to plantations and residential properties. Invasive alien plants (IAPs) occur commonly in the area and were thought to have changed the behaviour of these fires through their modification of fuel properties relative to that of native vegetation. This study experimentally compared various measures of flammability across groups of native and alien invasive shrub species in relation to their fuel traits. Live plant shoots of 30 species (10 species each of native fynbos, native thicket, and IAPs) were sampled to measure live fuel moisture, dry biomass, fuel bed porosity and the proportions of fine-, coarse- and dead fuels. These shoots were burnt experimentally, and flammability measured in terms of maximum temperature (combustibility), completeness of burn (consumability), and time-to-ignition (ignitability). Multiple regression models were used to assess the relationships between flammability responses and fuel traits, while the Kruskal-Wallis H test was used to establish if differences existed in flammability measures and fuel traits among the vegetation groups. Dry biomass significantly enhanced, while live fuel moisture significantly reduced, maximum temperature, whereas the proportion of fine fuels significantly increased completeness of burn. Unlike other similar studies, the proportion of dead fuels and fuel bed porosity were not retained by any of the models to account for variation in flammability. Species of fynbos and IAPs generally exhibited greater flammability in the form of higher completeness of burn and more rapid ignition than species of thicket. Little distinction in flammability and fuel traits could be made between species of fynbos and IAPs, except that fynbos species had a greater proportion of fine fuels. Thicket species had higher proportions of coarse fuels and greater dry biomass (~fuel loading) than species of fynbos and IAPs. Live fuel moisture did not differ among the vegetation groups, contrary to the literature often ascribing variation in flammability to fuel moisture differences. The fuel traits investigated only explained 21–53% of the variation in flammability and large variation was evident among species within vegetation groups suggesting that species-specific and in situ community-level investigations are warranted, particularly in regard fuel moisture and chemical contents.
“La bella durmiente” de Elena Aldunate: contratexto e inversión de roles
Authors:   Universidad de Las Américas, Cabrera-Pommiez Marcela , Caruman Sergio ,   Universidad de Chile
Published: July 2022

Este artículo propone una lectura analítica e interpretativa del relato “La bella durmiente”, de Elena Aldunate, considerando su adscripción a la ciencia ficción y su codependencia con un corpus de relatos infantiles y con el mito griego de Selene. Esta lectura se basa tanto en las características de los intertextos aludidos como en las modificaciones narrativas que introduce la autora. Se postula que, a diferencia de los relatos infantiles, la expresión de las interacciones de género biológico y de género gramatical han sido invertidas, a fin de cuestionar los roles socioculturales binarios en la configuración de los principios masculino y femenino propios de la tradición.
Coptic Christianity in Ottoman Egypt. By Febe Armanios
Authors: Little Donald P.
Published: July 2022

Coptic Christianity in Ottoman Egypt. By Febe Armanios. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. Pp. xv + 254, map. $74.
He Has Opened Nisaba’s House of Learning: Studies in Honor of Åke Waldemar Sjöberg on the Occasion of His 89th Birthday on August 1st 2013. Edited by Leonard Sassmannshausen and Georg Neumann
Authors: Kleinerman Alexandra
Published: July 2022

He Has Opened Nisaba’s House of Learning: Studies in Honor of Åke Waldemar Sjöberg on the Occasion of His 89th Birthday on August 1st 2013. Edited by Leonard Sassmannshausen and Georg Neumann. Cuneiform Monographs, vol. 46. Leiden: Brill, 2014. Pp. x + 319, illus. $162.
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Published: July 2022

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Language between God and the Poets: Maʿnā in the Eleventh Century. By Alexander Key
Authors: Ghersetti Antonella
Published: July 2022

Language between God and the Poets: Maʿnā in the Eleventh Century. By Alexander Key. Berkeley Series in Postclassical Islamic Scholarship. Oakland: University of California Press, 2018. Pp. xvi + 267. $34.95.
Monument to Medieval Syrian Book Culture: The Library of Ibn ʿAbd al-Hādī. By Konrad Hirschler
Authors: Burak Guy
Published: July 2022

A Monument to Medieval Syrian Book Culture: The Library of Ibn ʿAbd al-Hādī. By Konrad Hirschler. Edinburgh: EdinBurgh University Press, 2019. Pp. x + 624, illus. $130.
Monastic Wanderers: Nāth Yogī Ascetics in Modern South Asia. By Véronique Bouillier
Authors: Pauwels Heidi
Published: July 2022

Monastic Wanderers: Nāth Yogī Ascetics in Modern South Asia. By Véronique Bouillier. New Delhi: Manohar, 2017 (distrib. by Routledge, Abingdon, UK). Pp. xiv + 351, 16 pls. $160.
Non-Canonical Subjects in the Prakrit of Kōūhala’s Līlāvaī
Authors: Ollett Andrew
Published: July 2022

Kōūhala’s Līlāvaī, a romance in Prakrit verse from around 800 CE, has two types of constructions that present “syntactical difficulties” (according to the text’s first editor): the use of mhi (I am) in the meaning of maē (by me), and the use of amhēhi (by us) and tumhēhi (by you) in the meanings of amhē (we) and tumhē (you). This article reviews the phenomena and puts them into the context of expressions of agency in related Indic languages, arguing that Prakrit’s split ergativity is implicated in both cases. A further conclusion is that the particle hi is all but absent from Kōūhala’s Prakrit.
The Implementation of Role Play to Improve Speaking Skill: An Action Research with Grade Six Students
Authors: Tshering Tashi
Published: July 2022

The present study investigated the effects of Role Play on the improvement of speaking skill of grade six students. The research utilized quantitative research approach which involved the pre-test-post-test design. A total of 21 students participated in the study, comprising 12 boys and 9 girls. The fully scripted role play technique was used as an intervention strategy. English proficiency achievement test was applied before and after the role play activities in order to gather the data. The experiment lasted for six consecutive weeks. Data were analyzed and interpreted using inferential statistics t-test with p<.05 level of significance, mean, and standard deviation. The results revealed a mean score of 45.7 in pre-test, 67.8 for the post-test, with a mean difference of 22.1 and the significant value (p) obtained was .000. The findings indicated higher scores in the post-test, vis-a-vis the pre-test of all 21 research participants. Thus, it is commendable that the implementation of role play technique helps in improving speaking skill of students and provide an alternative to ESL teachers in Bhutan to teach speaking skills.
Evaluation of Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Methanolic Extract of Rhus chinensis Seed: In-vitro Studies
Authors: Rao G. Pallavi , Chettri Pavitra , Vinutha C. , Sowmyashree G.
Published: July 2022

Rhus chinensis is a dioecious shrub, found in warm temperate zone across Asia. In India it is found in Northeastern part like South Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. [16] The roots, stem, leaves and seed have various therapeutic effects on ailments like hemoptysis, jaundice, snakebites, diabetes. Phytochemical analysis of Rhus chinensis extracts revealed the presence of various biochemical compounds such as alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, triterpenoids, amino acids, proteins and carbohydrates. These compounds have well proven remarkable anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory activity.

The adverse effect of oxidative stress results in many disorders such as aging, cardiovascular disorders and so on. Inflammation is yet again another problem which causes many disorders like rheumatoid arthritis, asthma and Crohn’s disease etc. This research was conducted to evaluate the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effect of Rhus chinensis seed (Methanolic Extract). The in-vitro antioxidant activity was carried out by testing 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity and ferric chloride reducing activity. Further, effect on protein denaturation, inhibition of proteinase and Human Red Blood Cell (HRBC) membrane stabilization was carried out to screen for anti-inflammatory activity.The total phenolic content was found to be 5 mg/mL of Gallic acid equivalent (GAE) and flavonoid content was found to be 335 µg/mL of Quercetin equivalent (QE). Aspirin and Diclofenac sodium were used as standard drug. All the assays showed positive results and it was concentration dependent. Thus, Rhus chinensis seed is a promising anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory agent with significant activity. Moreover, the use of natural products like Rhus chinensis can be highly efficient, beneficial, cost effective, safer alternative with lesser side effects. Altogether, studies on Rhus chinensis seeds have huge scope as an alternative ethno-pharmaceutical compound for inflammations.
Influence of Biofertilizers and Sulphur on Growth and Yield Attributes of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)
Authors: Sathvik Devarapalli , Debbarma Victor
Published: July 2022

A field experiment was conducted during Rabi season 2021-22 at the experimental field of the Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology And Sciences, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. India which is located at 250 30’ 42’’N latitude, 810 60’ 56” E longitude, and a height of 98 meters above sea level. The Experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with 9 treatments replicated thrice based on one year of experimentation. Biofertilizers like Rhizobium (25g/kg seeds), PSB (25g/kg seeds), Rhizobium(12.5g/kg seeds) + PSB (12.5g/kg seeds) along with different levels of Sulphur – 15,20 and 25kg/ha were used as treatments. The results revealed that significantly higher plant height (59.3cm), maximum number of Nodules/plant (7.8) and higher plant dry weight (66.3g). Whereas the maximum number of pods/plant (67.6),higher seeds/pod (2.8), maximum seed index (28.00 g),higher seed yield (1748.8 kg/ha), higher stover yield (2957.8 kg/ha) were recorded in the treatment- 9[Rhizobium(12.5g/kg seeds )+ PSB(12.5 g/kgseeds) + Sulphur ( 25kg/ha)].
Effect of Different Fertility Management Practices on Plant Population and Mortality in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)
Authors: Bhatt Pooja , Singh V. K. , Singh Rohitashav , Malik Naresh , Chandra Ramesh
Published: July 2022

Aims: To assess the effect of Humic acid (HA), Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPR), and Recommended dose of fertilizer (RDF) alone or in combination on plant population and mortality percentage in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.).

Study of Design: The experiment was laid out in Randomized block design (RBD) with three replications.

Place and Duration: A field experiment was conducted during the rabi season in the year 2020-21 and 2021-2022 at D6 Block, Norman E. Borlaug Crop Research Center at G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand (India).

Treatments Details: Total ten treatments were used. The details of the treatments are as follows:T1- Absolute control, T2 - Humic acid @ 2.5 kg/ha (soil application), T3 -Humic acid @ 20 g/kg of seed (seed treatment), T4 -  PGPR @ 20 g/kg of seed (seed treatment), T5- RDF  through 150 kg NPK mixture (12:32:16 Grade), T6 -RDF + HA (soil application), T7 -RDF +HA (seed treatment), T8- RDF +PGPR (Seed treatment), T9- HA (soil application) +PGPR (seed treatment), T10- RDF + HA (soil application)+PGPR  (seed treatment).

Methodology: For plant population, the number of plants that emerged in the second row from both sides of the field were counted at 30 DAS and at harvest stage then averaged and calculate the number of plants for 1 m2 area. The mortality percentage was calculated by using the following formula:

Results: Findings of the investigation revealed that the effect of different fertility management on plant population was found not significant, but it was found significant in mortality percentage. Among the sole application of treatments T2 (Humic acid @ 2.5 kg/ha (soil application) and T4 (PGPR @ 20 g/kg of seed (seed treatment) recorded minimum mortality percentage, while among the combination treatments, T10 (RDF+HA (soil application) + PGPR as seed treatment) recorded minimum percentage of mortality.
Effect of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers on Growth, Yield & Quality of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) under Protected Cultivation
Authors: Jamir S. Yimtsunger , E. Topno Samir , Bahadur Vijay
Published: July 2022

The present investigation entitled “Effect of organic and inorganic fertilizer on growth, yield & quality of cucumber (Cucumis Sativus L.) Under protected cultivation” was carried out in the Polyhouse of Jacob Institute of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, during winter season from September to December 2021.The experiment was laid out in Randomized complete Block Design comprising of 10 treatments with three replications. The study revealed that the treatment T10(Recommended Dose of Fertilizer (RDF) 50% + Poultry manure 50%) performed best in terms of no. of leaves (107.62/plant),days to first flowering(36.94), days to harvest (62.33), fruit length (15.03 cm), fruit diameters (14.1 mm),number of fruits per plant (20.70),weight (162.40 g), yield per plot (3.26 Kg), yield per 200 sq.m (571.52 Kg) and Vitamin C (7.57 mg/100 g fresh fruit). However, treatment T7 (25% RDF + 75% FYM) has maximum number days to fruit set (57.36) and treatment T4(RDF 50% + FYM 50%) had highest soluble solid (3.77oBrix). The significantly higher gross return (Rs 17,145.6/ha), Net Profit (Rs 13,415.21/ha) and B:C ratio (3.59:1) was also recorded under treatment T10 ((RDF) 50% + Poultry manure 50%). Overall results revealed that T10 (RDF) 50% + Poultry manure 50%) was found to be the most suitable over all the other treatments in relation to growth and yield of Cucumber.
An amphipathic helical motif common to tumourolytic polypeptide NK‐lysin and pulmonary surfactant polypeptide SP‐B
Authors: Andersson Mats , Curstedt Tore , Jörnvall Hans , Johansson Jan
Published: July 2002

The tumour‐lysing and antimicrobial polypeptide NK‐lysin and the pulmonary surfactant‐associated polypeptide SP‐B exhibit 24% residue identities (49% similarities), including six half‐cystine residues in the same disulphide bonding pattern, and similar far‐UV circular dichroism spectra corresponding to 45–55% α‐helix and 20–25% β‐sheet structures. From this, we conclude that the conformations of NK‐lysin and SP‐B are similar. In contrast, the functional properties of the two proteins are dissimilar: SP‐B does not exhibit antibacterial activity and NK‐lysin does not significantly effect phospholipid spreading at an air/water interface. Saposins, which solubilize lipids and activate lysosomal hydrolases, the pore‐forming amoebapores, and parts of acid sphingomyelinase and acyloxyacylhydrolase, also share 18–27% sequence identities with NK‐lysin (and SP‐B), including the six conserved half‐cystine residues. The inclusion of NK‐lysin extends the family of saposin‐like polypeptides, all members of which appear to interact with lipids. Strictly conserved structural features with implications for helix topology and lipid interactions are observed.
The second intron of the human galectin‐3 gene has a strong promoter activity down‐regulated by p53
Authors: Raimond Jacques , Rouleux Florence , Monsigny Michel , Legrand Alain
Published: July 2002

Galectin‐3 is a galactose‐specific lectin which has been shown to be involved in several biological functions such as cell growth regulation, cell aggregation and cell differentiation. The partial cloning of the human genomic sequences reveals the presence of a 651 by intron, 18 by downstream of the translation initiation site. This intron contains several regulatory elements found in many eukaryotic genes. This sequence, when inserted upstream of a promoter‐free luciferase gene, induces the expression of luciferase, demonstrating the promoter activity of the intron upon transfection in human or murine cells. This promoter activity is down‐modulated by wild‐type p53 but not by a mutated form of p53.
COPII: a membrane coat that forms endoplasmic reticulum‐derived vesicles
Authors: Barlowe Charles
Published: July 2002

Vesicle budding from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) has been reconstituted with washed membranes and three soluble proteins: Sec13 complex, Sec23 complex and the small GTPase Sar1p. The proteins that drive this cell‐free vesicle budding reaction form an ∼10 nm thick electron dense coat on ER‐derived vesicles. Although the overall mechanism of membrane budding driven by various cytoplasmic coats appears similar, the constituents of this new membrane coat are molecularly distinct from the non‐clathrin coat (COP) involved in intra‐Golgi transport and the clathrin‐containing coats. The new vesicle coat has been termed COPII.
A novel tau‐tubulin kinase from bovine brain
Authors: Takahashi Miho , Tomizawa Kayoko , Sato Kazuki , Ohtake Atsuko , Omori Akira
Published: July 2002

During purification of tau protein kinase I and II from the bovine brain extract, a new tau protein kinase was detected and purified with phosphocellulose, gel filtration, S‐Sepharose and AF‐Heparin column chromatography. The molecular mass of the enzyme was determined to be 32 kDa by gel filtration and activity staining on SDS‐PAGE. The enzyme is a Ser/Thr protein kinase phosphorylating tau, β‐tubulin, MAP2 and α‐casein. Employing many synthetic peptides, the recognition site of this enzyme appears to be ‐SR‐. The enzyme requires no second messenger and is inhibited with high concentration of heparin, but not by inhibitors of CKI. These results indicate that this enzyme, tau‐tubulin kinase is novel and distinct from TPKI, II and CKI, II.
Opposite regulation of uncoupling protein 1 and uncoupling protein 3 in vivo in brown adipose tissue of cold‐exposed rats
Authors: Jakus P.B , Sipos K , Kispal G , Sandor A
Published: July 2002

Earlier we reported a 14‐fold increase of glycogen in the brown adipose tissue (BAT) in rats when the animals were placed back from cold to neutral temperature. To elucidate the mechanism, here we compared the level of glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) protein, uncoupling protein (UCP) 1 and UCP3 mRNA and protein expressions in the BAT under the same conditions. We found that the increased GLUT4 level in cold was maintained during the reacclimation. After 1 week cold exposure the mRNA and protein content of UCP1 increased parallel, while the protein level of UCP3 decreased, contrary to its own mRNA level.