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The Value of Land Use Patterns and Preservation Policies
Authors: Heintzelman Martin D
Published: May 2010

In many communities, land-use and open-space preservation have become important concerns. Using a large dataset containing every home sale in the state of Massachusetts over 8 years, this paper simultaneously measures the impact of the mix of land-uses in the immediate neighborhood of a home on property values and the impact of a locally-implemented program, the Community Preservation Act (CPA), which provides funds for local open-space and historic preservation as well as affordable housing. I exploit the panel nature of the dataset to conduct a difference-in-differences analysis using local as well as house level fixed effects to overcome omitted variables bias. My results indicate that, on average, passage of the CPA reduces property values by about 1.5% in Massachusetts towns. However, when I allow the CPA effect to differ by county, I find some heterogeneity -- it increases property values in some communities and reduces them in others. Variation in local spending priorities appears to have little impact on property values or the effect of the CPA. Finally, I find that cropland and pasture, as well as low-density residential development, are the most preferred local land-uses, and that homes are more expensive as one increases distance to highways and active rail lines.
Groupies in random bipartite graphs
Authors: Shang Yilun
Published: May 2010

A vertex v of a graph G is called a groupie if its degree is not less than the average of the degrees of its neighbors. In this letter we study the influence of bipartition (B1,B2) on groupies in random bipartite graphs G(B1,B2, p) with both fixed p and p tending to zero.
Serbia: Part of the south zone of the range of distribution of the European grayling (Thymallus thymallus L.)
Authors: Jankovic Draga
Published: May 2010

The grayling (Thymallus thymallus L.) inhabits only a small number of hill-mountain rivers in Serbia. All these rivers belong to the Danube river basin. The Republic of Serbia represents a part of the southern zone of this fish species' range of distribution in Europe. The eastern, southwestern and western zones of the grayling's range of distribution have been determined. During the second half of the 20th century, a decline in the number of its populations has been observed, primarily because of the construction of hydroenergetic objects, intensified fishing and inadequate protection. This can result in a shift in the grayling limits of distribution range in South Europe.
Freshwater jellyfish Craspedacusta sowerbyi Lankester, 1880 (Hydrozoa, Olindiidae): 50 years' observations in Serbia
Authors: Jakovcev-Todorovic Dunja , Djikanovic Vesna , Skoric S. , Cakic P.
Published: May 2010

Detailed and relevant limnological investigations of Serbian waters were initiated in 1958 and have continued to the present. During the period 1971-2008 we monitored biological elements as a part of working studies/projects, including the distribution of the freshwater jellyfish Craspedacusta sowerbyi Lankester, 1880. We observed over 500 sampling sites in running and standing waters. Specimens of this hydro-medusa were found in five of them. Throughout the period of investigation, only the medusae stages were observed. Our purpose in this paper was to provide data of the records and distribution of this limnomedusa during the period 1958-2008 in inland waters of Serbia. These observations should contribute to knowledge on the limnofauna not only of the Balkan Peninsula but Europe as a whole.
Unusual behavior of growing pollen tubes in the ovary of plum culture (Prunus domestica L.)
Authors: Djordjevic Milena , Cerovic R. , Nikolic D. , Radicevic Sanja
Published: May 2010

Unusual behavior of growing pollen tubes in different combinations of pollination was observed in the ovary of the plum (Prunus domestica L.) cv 'Cacanska Lepotica'. It primarily refers to several issues, i.e. the curling up of pollen tubes within the micropyle, the growth of two pollen tubes into the nucellus of an ovule, the occurrence of a bundle above the nucellar cap and fluorescence of the part of the embryo sac containing the egg apparatus. Upon the growth of pollen tubes into the nucellus of the ovule, subsequently penetrating pollen tubes form a bundle either above the micropyle entrance or above the nucellus. Branching and bending of pollen tubes by 180o upon their growth into the micropyle was also observed.
Early days of genetics connect to Maize Research Institute Zemun Polje in Serbia: Their corn breeders travel to North America for further training and experiences
Authors: Peterson Peter
Published: May 2010

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Vigour tests as indicators of seed viability
Authors: Milosevic Mirjana , Vujakovic Milka , Karagic Djura
Published: May 2010

Seed marks the beginning of each plant production and therefore ensuring its quality is the priority of modern seed science and a prerequisite for obtaining high yields of all plant species. Determination of seed quality and its viability indicates what seed lots can be placed onto the market, and for that reason it is very important to have reliable methods and tests to be used for seed quality and seed vigour testing. The term vigour of viability is used to describe the physiological characteristics of seeds that control its ability to germinate rapidly in the soil and to tolerate various, mostly negative environmental factors. MCDONALD grouped vigour tests into three groups: Physical tests - determine seed characteristics such as size and mass. These tests are inexpensive, quick, can be applied to large number of samples, and are positively correlated with seed vigour. The main feature of seed development is accumulation of nutritive materials, which is also in direct correlation with vigour, i.e. with size and mass of seed; Physiological tests - using germination and growth parameters. There are two types of these tests. First type, when germination is done under favourable conditions (standard laboratory germination, and test of growth intensity). Second type, when seed is exposed to unfavourable environmental conditions (cold test, accelerated aging test, and Hiltner test); Biochemical tests - are considered as indirect methods for estimation of seed value. These are Tetrazolijum test, conductometric measurements, enzyme activity and respiration.
The wall painting in the outer narthex of Djurdjevi stupovi (Church of St. George) in Budimlja, near Berane
Authors: Djordjevic Ivan , Vojvodic Dragan
Published: May 2010

Altered by repairs and largely concealed by later additions, the walls of the exonarthex in the cathedral Church of St. George near Berane (Vasojevici), now reveal very little of their earlier fresco decoration. There was the developed cycle of a frescoed menology depicted in the higher zones of the walls, whereas in the lowest zone were the images of saints archangels and the portraits of rulers. Judging by analogies that can be established with similar Serbian monuments of that epoch, the vault probably depicted the Ecumenical Councils...
Doljani-Zlatica, Podgorica: The remains of early Christian buildings
Authors: Korac Vojislav
Published: May 2010

The paper deals with the early Christian site found in the village of Doljani, near the ancient city of Duklja (Doclea). The findings are commented on and drawings are attached. The proximity of the city of Duklja is taken into account, and the possible influence of Ravenna during its Byzantine period.
The horsemen of Karbala
Authors: Jolivet-Levy Catherine
Published: May 2010

This article analyzes a fresco from the ninth or tenth century preserved in a sepulchre church at Guzelyurt (ancient Karbala) in Cappadocia. Two officers of the Byzantine army, Leon, a skribon, who is buried there, and Michael, a turmarch, are depicted on horseback, in keeping with the iconographic scheme of representing holy horsemen. They are attacking an infantryman depicted between them. The infantryman has driven his dagger into the breast of Michael's horse. The text provides a historical background and an iconographic interpretation of the composition. It is a commemorative representation of two soldiers who probably died in battle. Compositions celebrating military activities and justifying the killings committed in war were of special importance in the region at a time when the military played a major role in defending the empire. .
The cycle of the life of the Virgin in the Church of the Annunciation in Gradac
Authors: Pavlovic Dragana
Published: May 2010

The paper deals with a cycle depicting scenes from the life of the Virgin, in the middle zone of the narthex of the Church of the Annunciation in the Monastery of Gradac. The identification of the scenes is possible owing to the preserved fragments of the wall-painting and by comparing them to those in similar monuments. Special attention is devoted to the iconographic analysis of the cycle, and numerous analogies are highlighted between the Gradac compositions and the relevant scenes in important contemporary and slightly later Byzantine churches.
Internationalization and the Cosmopolitical University
Authors: Britez Rodrigo , Peters Michael A.
Published: May 2010

This article discusses some of the issues that surround the internationalization of higher education as a way to open discussion about the construction of an alternative cosmopolitical vision of the university, necessary if the university is to fulfill any historic tasks concerning the creation of globally aware citizens. The authors indicate that economic and technological globalization has resulted not only in the growth of international education, but also in the increasing significance of transnational spaces. In this environment, the internationalization of higher education refers to strategies to attract students and also to specific patterns of movement. The authors maintain that the neoliberal metanarrative informing strategies of internationalization not only ignores the complexity of those patterns of interaction, connectedness and movement, but also implies modes of insertion of higher education into transnational spaces, as receptors or senders of certain flows. The way in which students' movements are managed by university institutions and systems leads the authors to reflect about the cosmopolitical project of the university implicit in those strategies. The article presents different concepts of cosmopolitanism linked to projects of political integration in transnational spaces influencing university institutions and brings forward the argument that cosmopolitical neo-liberalism looks at the cultivation of students as consumers, ignoring the potential social and cultural disjunctures in current globalization projects. Moreover, it maintains that this neo-liberal project essentially ignores the potential contributions of university institutions to the creation of public transnational spaces. Finally, against this, the article presents a vision of a cosmopolitical project of the university as an alternative to the one implicit in neo-liberal internationalization strategies.
A novel method for N-alkylation of aliphatic amines with ethers over γ-Al2O3
Authors: Chen Hangeng , Zhang Tao , Qian Chao , Chen Xinzhi
Published: May 2010

A novel and simple method for the N-alkylation of amines with different ethers as alkylating reagents has been developed, using cheap γ-Al2O3 as the catalyst at atmospheric pressure in the temperature range of 260–320°C. For example, the reaction of equimolar amounts of morpholine and diethyl ether gave N-ethylmorpholine quantitatively. The present catalytic system is applicable to the N-alkylation of both primary and secondary amines. Since only water is generated as byproduct, the protocol proved to be eco-friendly and atom-economic.
Technical solutions for water damming structures in forest streams
Authors: Mioduszewski Waldemar
Published: May 2010

Technical solutions for water damming structures in forest streams

Small dams are basic elements of water retention systems in agricultural landscape and in forest ecosystems. Despite small water raising and location across small streams, these constructions should conform to security regulations and be resistant to destructive effect of flowing water. Moreover, they shouldn't be a strange element to the natural landscape of the river valley or forest ecosystem. Attention is also focussed in this paper on providing unobstructed flow in natural and artificial streams and on the possibility of migration for aquatic organisms. Examples of dams that do not hamper fish migration are given.
Calcium-aluminum-silicate-hydrate “cement” phases and rare Ca-zeolite association at Colle Fabbri, Central Italy
Authors: Stoppa F. , Scordari F. , Mesto E. , Sharygin V. , Bortolozzi G.
Published: May 2010

Very high temperature, Ca-rich alkaline magma intruded an argillite formation at Colle Fabbri, Central Italy, producing cordierite-tridymite metamorphism in the country rocks. An intense Ba-rich sulphate-carbonate-alkaline hydrothermal plume produced a zone of mineralization several meters thick around the igneous body. Reaction of hydrothermal fluids with country rocks formed calcium-silicate-hydrate (CSH), i.e., tobermorite-afwillite-jennite; calcium-aluminum-silicate-hydrate (CASH) — “cement” phases - i.e., thaumasite, strätlingite and an ettringite-like phase and several different species of zeolites: chabazite-Ca, willhendersonite, gismon-dine, three phases bearing Ca with the same or perhaps lower symmetry of phillipsite-Ca, levyne-Ca and the Ca-rich analogue of merlinoite. In addition, apophyllite-(KF) and/or apophyllite-(KOH), Ca−Ba-carbonates, portlandite and sulphates were present. A new polymorph from the pyrrhotite group, containing three layers of sphalerite-type structure in the unit cell, is reported for the first time. Such a complex association is unique. Most of these minerals are specifically related to hydration processes of: (1) pyrometamorphic metacarbonate/metapelitic rocks (natural analogues of cement clinkers); (2) mineralization between intrusive stocks and slates; and (3) high-calcium, alkaline igneous rocks such as melilitites and foidites as well as carbonatites. The Colle Fabbri outcrop offers an opportunity to study in situ complex crystalline overgrowth and specific crystal chemistry in mineral phases formed in igneous to hydrothermal conditions.
Acquisition du tchèque par les francophones: Analyse automatique des erreurs de déclinaison
Authors: Šmilauer Ivan
Published: May 2010

Acquisition du tchèque par les francophones: Analyse automatique des erreurs de déclinaison

This paper is a summary of our PhD thesis (Šmilauer, 2008) that presents the concept and the implementation of a platform of computer-assisted language learning, featuring on-line fill-in-the-blank exercises with feedback on errors in Czech declension (www.cetlef.fr). Morphological annotation of required forms enables a didactic presentation of the morphological system on the learning platform, as well as the implementation of a procedure of automatic error diagnosis that is carried out by the comparison of an erroneous production with hypothetical forms generated from the stem of the required form. The device can be used as a source of data for a research into second langauge acquisition.
A Brief Review on Limnological Status of High Altitude Lakes in Nepal
Authors: Gurung Smriti , Sharma Subodh , Sharma Chhatra Mani
Published: May 2010

The Hindu Kush - Himalaya (HKH), extending about 3,500 km from east to west in Asia from Myanmar in the east to Afghanistan in the west, form the water sources for many rivers that have spiritual, cultural and economic values. The biodiversity is unique and rich yet not adequately explored and studied. Some studies have been carried out in the Kashmir Himalaya in India followed by Everest Region in Nepal. Most of the studies have dealt with physico-chemical analysis of the water samples; however complete bathymetric and limnological studies have not been performed. The high altitude Himalayan lakes are remote and difficult to access. They are characterized by the presence of glacial silt, low Sechhi values, low conductivity and neutral pH. The most dominant cation and anion in high altitude lakes are Calcium (Ca) and Bicarbonate (HCO3) respectively with few exceptions. Water chemistry of the lakes is dependent on the geolithology of the catchment area. Most of these lakes are categorized as oligotrophic or ultraoligotrophic. Biological communities are represented only by stenothermal species typical of high altitude lakes. Palaeolimnological studies could provide an insight into the environmental reconstruction which in turn may help to develop monitoring tools for these unique habitats. Key words: Himalaya; high altitude lakes; physico-chemical parameters; biological community; Palaeolimnology DOI: 10.3126/jowe.v3i0.2387 Journal of Wetlands Ecology, (2009) Vol. 3, pp 12-22
Two Way Indicator Species Analysis (TWINSPAN) of the Herbaceous Vegetation in an Inland Wetland Ecosystem of Doon Valley Himalaya, India
Authors: Manhas R. K. , Gautam M. K. , Kumari Deepa
Published: May 2010

In swamp distribution, dominance and survival of a species is very much governed by the soil moisture and period of flooding. The present study was conducted to classify the communities and plant species, and to have an idea about various associations of plants present in the swamp with respect to soil moisture. Two way indicator species analysis (TWINSPAN) classified the communities into four and plant species into eleven groups. The communities with least soil moisture were the first to be segregated and with highest soil moisture last. Similarly, the species growing in drier condition was clustered separately from the moisture loving indigenous species. Key words: TWINSPAN; vegetation; inland wetland; India DOI: 10.3126/jowe.v3i0.2433 Journal of Wetlands Ecology, (2009) Vol. 3, pp 23-31
Studies of Silicon-Containing Bismaleimide Resins – Preparation and Characteristics of Reactive Blends of Silicon-Containing Bismaleimide and Epoxy
Authors: Tsai R. S. , Wang Z. Y. , Shu W. J.
Published: May 2010

Three kinds of silicon-containing bismaleimide (4,4′-Bismaleimido phenoxy silane) monomers were synthesized and added through blending to general epoxy system for the study of their applications as reactive flame retardants. The thermal analysis of the BMI monomers in bisphenol type epoxy system had been discussed. An increase in the BMI contents decreased the storage modulus and glass-transition temperature and slightly reduced the mechanical strength of the epoxy blends. Although the initial pyrolysis temperatures of all the blending systems gradually decreased as the silicon-content increased, all the silicon-containing epoxy systems still had good thermal stability and the flame retardancy was promoted significantly by increasing contents of BMI. The LOI values of all the blend types were increased to about 30 as the BMI concentration reached 20%.
Optimization of Short Glass Fiber and PTFE Reinforced PC Composites Using D-optimal Mixture Design
Authors: Lin J.-C.
Published: May 2010

This paper deals with the application of D-optimal mixture design (DMD) integrating response surface methodology (RSM) to discuss the variation of tribological behaviors and impact energy depending on injection molding techniques during production of short glass fiber (SGF) and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) reinforced polycarbonate (PC) composites. Planning of experiments was based on a D-optimal mixture design (DMD). By applying RSM analysis, a mathematical predictive model of the friction coefficient, wear mass loss and impact energy was developed in terms of the mixture ratio of PC, SGF, and PTFE. In addition, analysis of variance (ANOVA) was also applied to identify the significant effect of mixture ratio of SGF and PTFE reinforced PC composites for the friction coefficient, wear mass loss and impact energy.
Navigating teaching tensions for civic learning
Authors: Lowenstein Ethan
Published: May 2010

This article seeks to build on current and emerging conceptions of teacher expertise as they relate to education for civic engagement and social awareness in the university classroom context. I explore the notion of teaching tensions between vulnerability and authority, authenticity and distance, safety and challenge, disclosure and neutrality, and social transformation as against individual agency. I argue that these tensions and the teacher decision-making processes involved in their navigation can add to university instructors' capacity to reflect on and evaluate curriculum design decisions when aiming to impact student social and civic identity development. I examine teaching tensions and their dynamic interaction through a self-study of my own teaching and of involving the students in a structured academic service-learning partnership with school pupils in a social studies methods course for pre-service teachers in the United States.
Collaboration: Tens' Sticks for Sharing One's Burden
Authors: Yunus Emran Bin
Published: May 2010

DOI: 10.3329/jcmcta.v20i1.4925 Journal of Chittagong Medical College Teachers' Association 2009: 20(1):1
Computed Tomography Guided Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Lung Lesions: A Study of 162 Cases
Authors: Ahmed Syed , Ahamad M Shahab Uddin
Published: May 2010

Key words: CT; FNAC; Lung DOI: 10.3329/jcmcta.v20i1.4936 Journal of Chittagong Medical College Teachers' Association 2009: 20(1):50-52
Rehabilitation of Patients with Paraplegia from Spinal Cord Injury: A Review
Authors: Al Hasan Suzon , Alam Zahangir , Hakim Maliha , Shakoor Md Abdus , Salek AKM , Khan Md Moniruzzaman , Ahmed Syed Mozaffar , Rashid Md Abdur , Islam Monirul , Uddin Md Taslim , Rahman Md Shahidur , Rahman Md Habibur , Khan Aminuddin Ahmed
Published: May 2010

DOI: 10.3329/jcmcta.v20i1.4937 Journal of Chittagong Medical College Teachers' Association 2009: 20(1):53-57
Superconductivity in Diamond-like BC3 Phase
Authors: Ali M. M. , Islam A.K.M. A. , Aftabuzzaman M. , Parvin F.
Published: May 2010

Two possible phases of superhard material BC3 originating from the cubic diamond structure are investigated by ab initio pseudopotential density functional method using generalized gradient approximation (GGA). We calculate their elastic constants, electronic band structure, and density of states (DOS). Full phonon frequencies, electron-phonon coupling constant and possible superconducting Tc of the metallic phase with tetragonal symmetry (t-BC3, space group P-42m) have for the first time been investigated at 5 and 10 GPa. The calculated electron-phonon coupling (0.67) and the logarithmically-averaged frequency (862 cm-1) show superconductivity for the undoped t-BC3 with Tc = 20 K at 5 GPa, which decreases to 17.5 K at 10 GPa. Keywords: Superhard BC3; Band structure; Phonon spectra; Superconductivity. © 2010 JSR Publications. ISSN: 2070-0237 (Print); 2070-0245 (Online). All rights reserved.DOI: 10.3329/jsr.v2i2.2638               J. Sci. Res. 2 (2), 203-213 (2010)
Fatty acid Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Celtis australis L. Fruits
Authors: Badoni R. , Semwal D. K. , Rawat U.
Published: May 2010

Methyl esters of fatty acid obtained from Celtis australis fruits were subjected to GC-MS in order to determine the identity and concentration of its constituents. Methyl oleate (25.7%), methyl palmitate (22.2%), methyl tricosanoate (13.3%), methyl lineolate (7.8%), methyl dotriacentanoate (2.6%) and methyl 14-acetylhydroxypalmitate (2.1%) were the major constituents out of total characterized composition (95.455%) of fatty acid. The ethanolic extract of fruits was used for evaluating its antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas auroginosa, Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis. The extract showed significant results against P. auroginosa and E. coli.  The antimicrobial activity and fatty acid analysis of C. australis of fatty acid fruits has been carried out for the first time. Keywords: Celtis australis; Ulmaceae; methyl oleate; methyl tricosanoate; Pseudomonas auroginosa; Escherichia coli. © 2010 JSR Publications. ISSN: 2070-0237 (Print); 2070-0245 (Online). All rights reserved. DOI: 10.3329/jsr.v2i2.4056                J. Sci. Res. 2 (2), 397-402 (2010)
Tetracene Based OTFT with Nd2O3-dielectric Layer
Authors: Saikia D. , Sarma R. , Saikia P. , Saikia P. K.
Published: May 2010

Tetracene thin film transistors with rare earth oxide (Nd2O3) as gate dielectric is reported in this work. Rare earth oxide with high dielectric constant and low leakage current improve the performance of the organic thin film transistors (OTFTs). The fabricated tetracene OTFTs have shown good output characteristics with mobility 0.93x10-4 cm2/V.s, ON-OFF ratio 3.3x102, sub-threshold swing 0.06 V/decade and hole concentration 8.74x1017 cm-3. Keywords: Organic thin film transistors; Tetracene; Rare earth oxide; Trap density. © 2010 JSR Publications. ISSN: 2070-0237 (Print); 2070-0245 (Online). All rights reserved. DOI: 10.3329/jsr.v2i2.4094               J. Sci. Res. 2 (2), 214-220 (2010)
A High Capacity Li-Ion Cathode: The Fe(III/VI) Super-Iron Cathode
Authors: Licht Stuart
Published: May 2010

A super-iron Li-ion cathode with a 3-fold higher reversible capacity (a storage capacity of 485 mAh/g) is presented. One of the principle constraints to vehicle electrification is that the Li-ion cathode battery chemistry is massive, and expensive. Demonstrated is a 3 electron storage lithium cathodic chemistry, and a reversible Li super-iron battery, which has a significantly higher capacity than contemporary Li-ion batteries. The super-iron Li-ion cathode consists of the hexavalent iron (Fe(VI)) salt, Na2FeO4, and is formed from inexpensive and clean materials. The charge storage mechanism is fundamentally different from those of traditional lithium ion intercalation cathodes. Instead, charge storage is based on multi-electron faradaic reduction, which considerably enhances the intrinsic charge storage capacity.
The ‘Hawk-Dove’ Game and the Speed of the Evolutionary Process in Small Heterogeneous Populations
Authors: Voelkl Bernhard
Published: May 2010

I study the speed of the evolutionary process on small heterogeneous graphs using the Hawk-Dove game. The graphs are based on empirical observation data of grooming interactions in 81 primate groups. Analytic results for the star graph have revealed that irregular graphs can slow down the evolutionary process by increasing the mean time to absorption. Here I show that the same effects can be found for graphs representing natural animal populations which are much less heterogeneous than star graphs. Degree variance has proven to be a good predictor for the mean time to absorption also for these graphs.
Antioxidant Protective Effect of Glibenclamide and Metformin in Combination with Honey in Pancreas of Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats
Authors: Erejuwa Omotayo Owomofoyon , Sulaiman Siti Amrah , Wahab Mohd Suhaimi Abdul , Sirajudeen Kuttulebbai Nainamohammed Salam , Salleh Md Salzihan Md , Gurtu Sunil
Published: May 2010

Hyperglycemia exerts toxic effects on the pancreatic β-cells. This study investigated the hypothesis that the common antidiabetic drugs glibenclamide and metformin, in combination with tualang honey, offer additional protection for the pancreas of streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats against oxidative stress and damage. Diabetes was induced in male Sprague Dawley rats by a single dose of STZ (60 mg/kg; ip). Diabetic rats had significantly elevated levels of lipid peroxidation (TBARS), up-regulated activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) while catalase (CAT) activity was significantly reduced. Glibenclamide and metformin produced no significant effects on TBARS and antioxidant enzymes except GPx in diabetic rats. In contrast, the combination of glibenclamide, metformin and honey significantly up-regulated CAT activity and down-regulated GPx activity while TBARS levels were significantly reduced. These findings suggest that tualang honey potentiates the effect of glibenclamide and metformin to protect diabetic rat pancreas against oxidative stress and damage.
Antinociceptive and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of the Ethanol Extract of Annona muricata L. Leaves in Animal Models
Authors: De Sousa Orlando Vieira , Vieira Glauciemar Del-Vechio , De Pinho José de Jesus R. G. , Yamamoto Célia Hitomi , Alves Maria Silvana
Published: May 2010

Antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities of the ethanol extract from Annonamuricata L. leaves were investigated in animal models. The extract delivered per oral route (p.o.) reduced the number of abdominal contortions by 14.42% (at a dose of 200 mg/kg) and 41.41% (400 mg/kg). Doses of 200 and 400 mg/kg (p.o) inhibited both phases of the time paw licking: firstphase (23.67% and 45.02%) and the secondphase (30.09% and 50.02%), respectively. The extract (p.o.) increased the reaction time on a hot plate at doses of 200 (30.77% and 37.04%) and 400 mg/kg (82.61% and 96.30%) after 60 and 90 minutes of treatment, respectively. The paw edema was reduced by the ethanol extract (p.o.) at doses of 200 (23.16% and 29.33%) and 400 mg/kg (29.50% and 37.33%) after 3 to 4 h of application of carrageenan, respectively. Doses of 200 and 400 mg/kg (p.o.), administered 4 h before the carrageenan injection, reduced the exudate volume (29.25 and 45.74%) and leukocyte migration (18.19 and 27.95%) significantly. These results suggest that A. muricata can be an active source of substances with antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities.
Classification of Agarwood Oil Using an Electronic Nose
Authors: Hidayat Wahyu , Shakaff Ali Yeon Md. , Ahmad Mohd Noor , Adom Abdul Hamid
Published: May 2010

Presently, the quality assurance of agarwood oil is performed by sensory panels which has significant drawbacks in terms of objectivity and repeatability. In this paper, it is shown how an electronic nose (e-nose) may be successfully utilised for the classification of agarwood oil. Hierarchical Cluster Analysis (HCA) and Principal Component Analysis (PCA), were used to classify different types of oil. The HCA produced a dendrogram showing the separation of e-nose data into three different groups of oils. The PCA scatter plot revealed a distinct separation between the three groups. An Artificial Neural Network (ANN) was used for a better prediction of unknown samples.
Devolved Regions, Fragmented Landscapes: The Struggle for Sustainability in Madrid
Authors: Hewitt Richard , Hernandez-Jimenez Veronica
Published: May 2010

This article reflects on the recent unsustainable land use changes in the Autonomous Community of Madrid and asserts the need for progress towards economically, environmentally and socially sustainable development models. Following research undertaken over the last six years there are encouraging signs of agreement between stakeholders and the problem has begun to “open up”. Here a new phase of problem solving is initiated, in which particular tendencies toward unsustainability are identified using a variety of basic indicators. These “Sustainability Action Areas” can be targeted for collaborative sustainability initiatives involving groups of municipalities aggregated according to their response to particular indicators.
Fête et religion : un espace de subjectivation
Authors: Arènes Jacques
Published: May 2010

Résumé La fête est née dans l’environnement religieux mais la fête religieuse a évolué dans son contenu et dans ses buts. Le « nous » s’y éclipse au profit de la valorisation narcissique et de la recherche de subjectivation. Certains aspects de la fête religieuse sont investis aujourd’hui comme espaces de conversion et de transformation de soi. Dans tous les cas, le sujet adhèrera au « nous » religieux d’une manière intermittente, dans des moments de capillarité fusionnelle, éventuellement renouvelés dans le temps, sans pour autant s’inscrire dans une église. Le festif sera autant le moment de rencontre avec Dieu que la scène imaginarisée de confrontation à son propre destin.
« La grande illusion » : fête et processus groupaux
Authors: Chapelier Jean-Bernard
Published: May 2010

Résumé La fête condense deux attentes contradictoires, l’une individuelle à savoir trouver le partenaire amoureux et/ou sexuel idéal, et l’autre de retrouver la sécurité narcissique au sein d’un groupe qui promet des plaisirs sans comparaison. Le choix est d’autant plus difficile que les deux solutions ont fantasmatiquement la même conséquence : la félicité du « sentiment océanique ». Pris entre la fidélité au groupe et l’espoir d’une rencontre amoureuse, l’adolescent opte souvent pour une troisième voie, celle de la recherche rapide d’un état second par la consommation d’alcool ou de stupéfiants.
Modes de socialisation des adolescents des cités et leurs rapports à la légalité
Authors: Bordet Joëlle
Published: May 2010

Résumé Cet article vise à retracer l’évolution depuis les années 80 des rapports des jeunes aux économies de trafic et à analyser leurs influences sur leurs modes de socialisation. En référence à ces analyses, nous identifions les enjeux pour l’éducation, à la fois par rapport aux jeunes eux-mêmes, par rapport à leurs familles et par rapport aux professionnels qui sont en lien quotidiennement avec eux.
Français contemporain des cités : langue en miroir, langue du refus
Authors: Goudailler Jean-Pierre
Published: May 2010

Résumé En français contemporain des cités (FCC) ou « langue des jeunes », « langue des cités », plusieurs types de formations linguistiques tendent à montrer que les variétés langagières relevées dans les cités françaises ont un mode de fonctionnement « en miroir » par rapport à ce que l’on constate généralement dans la langue française : il s’agit, entre autres, de la présence d’un nombre très important de mots en verlan (à l’envers) et de l’émergence de l’aphérèse au détriment de l’apocope. De tels comportements langagiers sont autant de manifestations du rejet opéré par les jeunes – et les moins jeunes – des cités et quartiers populaires de France envers la langue légitimée par l’école, la société française. C’est une de leurs manières de réagir à la violence sociale exercée sur eux.
La République et la « question scolaire » : quelle légitimité pour une école en crise ?
Authors: Mabilon-Bonfils Béatrice
Published: May 2010

Résumé La laïcité, corrélée au projet méritocratique, a été l’instrument d’une construction politique d’un Mit-sein aujourd’hui en crise. Cette laïcité comme principe de gouvernement raisonnable des hommes, n’a exclu ni les solutions violentogènes, ni les représentations naturalistes des trajectoires scolaires Or, l’École est aujourd’hui confrontée au « temps du pluriel », à une demande croissante de pluralité culturelle et cultuelle. Et cette École démocratique massifiée, sous son apparente neutralité sociale et politique que signe l’idéologie laïque, renverse le rapport au sentiment d’injustice sociale : plus l’École est en apparence ouverte au plus grand nombre, plus l’échec scolaire est perçu comme production singulière des individus, d’où ce sentiment récurrent de déshonneur individuel, voire même familial et social. Ce cas d’école est à saisir au travers du prisme du déni du Politique par l’institution scolaire. La question scolaire est aujourd’hui selon nous, nourrie d’inégalités sociales, sexuelles et ethniques face à l’Institution elle-même.
Philia et adolescence
Authors: Givre Philippe
Published: May 2010

Résumé L’enjeu central de ce texte est de parvenir à envisager si la thématique de la Philia est susceptible d’avoir une pertinence quelconque au sein de l’approche psychanalytique. Les affinités que la psychanalyse entretient avec Éros ne plaident pas en ce sens, sauf à prendre en compte les conceptualisations de D. W. Winnicott qui articule l’amitié à la notion de « relation au moi » et à la « capacité d’être seul ». Il en ressort que le don de l’amitié serait engagé dans le devenir de la maturation affective dont la capacité d’être seul en présence de l’autre en représente le phénomène le plus élaboré. L’ami ne peut être tenu pour un simple modèle ou comme l’équivalent d’un autoportrait. Il ne peut pas plus être réduit à un autre soi-même, quand bien même il est détenteur de quelque chose qui m’est dû. Si les adolescents ont une préférence pour l’amitié, c’est que le don d’amitié leur est indispensable pour amorcer et accompagner les mouvements de subjectivation de l’ adolescens . En ce sens, il s’avère que toute amitié est contemporaine d’un remaniement subjectif puisqu’elle conditionne la possibilité d’advenir en ce que nous avons de propre.
De l'amitié en virtuel
Authors: Potier Rémy , Bialès Pierre
Published: May 2010

Résumé Partant d’un intérêt pour les nouvelles technologies et pour ce qu’elles engagent dans les nouvelles pratiques adolescentes à l’œuvre sur Internet, nous interrogeons l’implication des blogs dans les échanges amicaux. Des adolescents de 12 à 17 ans témoignent de leurs usages sur skyblog , et montrent comment ceux-ci participent et prennent place dans des amitiés « réelles ». Nous interrogeons dès lors la « blogosphère » dans ce qui fonde l’énigme de la constitution des liens amicaux pérennes. Les enjeux du corps et la mise à l’épreuve de l’idéal par le virtuel, témoignent des difficultés réifiées par les nouvelles technologies de l’Internet. Mais loin d’être un refuge pathologique, le blog peut s’avérer un espace transitionnel fécond pour les amis qui s’y réfèrent et partagent de l’intime. Ainsi, selon les sujets, l’adolescent peut se trouver en proie à des solutions narcissiques ou se saisir depuis la modernité qu’est la sienne d’un nouvel outil qui lui permet de s’exprimer et de faire vivre ses liens amicaux.
La temporalité dans les conduites à risque : l'exemple du film « Fight club »
Authors: Lachance Jocelyn , Dupont Sébastien
Published: May 2010

Résumé En 1999, David Fincher signait le film Fight Club , souvent analysé comme une critique à l’égard du capitalisme financier. Mais au-delà de ce discours, ce film est une illustration saisissante des conduites à risque des jeunes, telles que l’anthropologie et la psychologie peuvent les interpréter. Nous proposons ici une re-lecture de l’œuvre de David Fincher, devenu un véritable film culte auprès des jeunes générations d’aujourd’hui. Nous verrons plus spécifiquement comment l’axe temporel occupe une place prédominante dans les expériences du risque auxquelles s’adonnent les protagonistes. Ces conduites à risque apparaissant alors comme des rites de passage, créés par des personnages en perte de repères, destinés à les ré-inscrire dans le temps individuel et social, dans l’histoire individuelle (celle de l’enfance) et la grande Histoire.
La trace et l'empreinte : l'adolescent, héritier porte l'empreinte de la transmission généalogique
Authors: Benghozi Pierre
Published: May 2010

Résumé Le travail d’adolescence est décrit comme un événement généalogique, comme une anamorphose de contenants psychiques engageant le niveau individuel et le niveau groupal familial. C’est dans cette dynamique de co-construction, qu’est distinguée la crise de l’adolescence, l’adolescence en crise et l’adolescence-catastrophe. L’auteur situe l’importance de la transmission dans une lecture psychanalytique des liens. La transmission n’est pas la communication. Son modèle du maillage, démaillage et remaillage des contenants généalogiques, établit une isomorphie, c’est-à-dire une analogie formelle entre les liens, la transmission, la contenance psychique, l’image inconsciente du corps et la construction de l’identité. Il y a deux modalités de transmission psychique : la trace et l’empreinte. La trace concerne la transmission de contenu psychique. La trace est une inscription en positif. L’empreinte est une inscription en creux, en négatif. C’est ce matériel psychique familial présent-absent, non révélé, qui n’a pas été métabolisé, symbolisé et qui cependant est transmis à travers les générations. L’empreinte n’est pas une écriture sur le support. Elle est l’expression d’une modification du support lui-même, comme l’empreinte laissée par des pas dans la neige. L’empreinte n’est pas l’objet. Elle signe le passage d’un objet absent-présent. Elle n’est pas du contenu mais du contenant. Un exemple de thérapie familiale psychanalytique, illustre la prise en charge de ces adolescents porteurs héritiers de l’empreinte généalogique et de la honte inconsciente familiale.
La transmission de la responsabilité
Authors: Eiguer Alberto
Published: May 2010

Résumé Dans cet article sont présentés des développements récents de la théorie de la transmission. L’auteur en rappelle les premiers apports ; les traumatismes endurés par les ancêtres peuvent être à la source du trouble, notamment s’ils sont vécus avec honte par les descendants et gardés secrets. Mais la transmission a un caractère structurant pour tout un chacun ; elle est à la base de l’instauration de la loi, de l’agencement de la famille et de l’attachement à des idéaux. Fondatrice d’un axe essentiel de l’éthique, la notion de responsabilité s’inscrit également dans un processus de transmission. L’auteur propose que le don et la disposition des parents envers l’enfant y jouent un rôle, en suscitant un élan de reconnaissance chez l’enfant, dans le double sens du mot : de gratitude et d’identification de l’autre comme différent.
Excorporation des morts et identification sexuelle
Authors: Le Poulichet Sylvie
Published: May 2010

Résumé À partir d’une séquence clinique, l’auteur montre l’importance et les modalités de l’événement psychique que représente « l’excorporation » d’un mort. Cet événement, surgissant dans le cadre de séances analytiques et susceptible de produire un apparent épisode de morcellement du corps, peut finalement précipiter l’avènement d’un « Je » enfin identifié sexuellement. Cette transformation d’une potentialité mélancolique chez un sujet entraîne alors la recomposition du processus associé au « complexe du Nebenmensch » (Freud), instaurant les limites entre le corps propre et l’objet, ainsi que l’appréhension de l’identité et de l’altérité.
Humour, amour et sexualité dans la culture adolescente
Authors: Chapelier Jean-Bernard
Published: May 2010

Résumé À partir d’un cahier de texte annoté par des adolescents de 4ème, il est montré comment ces derniers entrent dans une problématique d’investissement sexuel de nature objectale à travers différents types de relations, narcissiques, homosexuelles et hétérosexuelles en utilisant le jeu et l’humour. Dans une certaine continuité du folklore obscène des enfants de primaire, les adolescents utilisent le collège comme un lieu d’apprentissage de la sexualité adulte en dehors de la famille devenue impropre à l’investissement objectal sexualisé et des groupes de pairs trop centrés sur l’homophilie.
Volver a la vida
Authors: Turcat Sophie
Published: May 2010

Résumé À travers un nouveau portrait de son pays, P. Almodovar nous fait découvrir les aléas de la culture du secret. Il met au centre de son histoire différentes femmes d’une même famille tentant de faire face aux problèmes que les hommes leurs ont apportés. Chacune a besoin de comprendre une partie de son passé d’abord caché puis dévoilé. La femme est fascinante, comme les liens qui les unissent au sein d’une même famille. Le passé revient et se reproduit dans leur vie ; le fait de l’affronter les aide à passer des étapes décisives.
Esquisse 2
Authors: Courty Brice
Published: May 2010

Résumé Du poil sous les roses dilate sur la longueur d’un film le moment de l’émergence pubertaire chez un garçon et chez une fille, du vacillement identitaire et désirant initial, en passant par la labilité des défenses psychiques qu’ils peuvent ensuite mettre en place jusqu’à la résolution de l’inquiétante étrangeté. Leur trajectoire les mènera l’un vers l’autre au terme du périple de la sexuation, c’est-à-dire de l’affiliation à un sexe, mais aussi de la reconnaissance du désir de l’Autre, hors de l’environnement familial. Dans cette transition, la langue de l’enfance est infiltrée par celle de l’adulte, la confusion cède la place à un impérieux travail de traduction. Le regard doit s’armer d’écrans (caméra, microscope) pour filtrer le désir dans le monde, l’autre et soi.
L'incontournable passion mystique de l'adolescent
Authors: Lesourd Serge
Published: May 2010

Résumé Le temps psychique de l’adolescence confronte nécessairement le sujet à la désidéalisation des dieux infantiles, ceux que l’enfant se crée du fait de sa dépendance fondamentale. Or le lien social postmoderne a changé le statut des dieux sociaux, faisant de la passion mystique adolescente non plus une « assomption » symbolique de ceux-ci, sous la forme d’un Idéal du moi intériorisé, mais une « incarnation » dans la réalité des dieux qui soutient un moi-idéal en conformité avec la divinisation de l’humain que prône le libéralisme postmoderne. La passion mystique de l’adolescent prend donc des nouvelles formes dont témoigne la psychopathologie actuelle de l’adolescence.
Mystique du quotidien avec Etty Hillesum
Authors: Falque Odile
Published: May 2010

Résumé La mystique, on ne peut pas en parler et on ne peut pas ne pas en parler. Elle consiste à rester dans l’illusion et la tension des paradoxes particulièrement la vie-la mort, à travers une reprise des processus d’adolescence qu’Etty Hillesum situe à partir de la puberté. Celle-ci renvoie à l’originaire et il s’agit d’en sortir. C’est tout l’enjeu de sa rencontre avec son psychologue, Julius Spier, rencontre tout d’abord érotisée, dans la transgression, puis idéalisée et sublimée, dans la découverte à la fois de la capacité d’être seul, de penser, de rêver, de prier, pour tous deux, chercheurs de Dieu. L’expérience mystique s’enracinerait autour de la jouissance, la transgression et la mort. « Mystique du quotidien » peut se dire dans l’économie psychique du sujet dans des mouvements d’hyperinvestissement libidinal, de désinvestissement et de réinvestissement dans la réalité du quotidien, qui apporte une énergie renouvelée, pour elle l’approfondissement et l’élargissement de l’espace psychique et spirituel, le souci des autres, la mission à accomplir et le témoignage à porter. Tel a été le cheminement d’Etty Hillesum, mystique restée « en marche » vers la mort, la survie, à suivre dans son Journal, Une vie bouleversée , écrit entre 1941 et 1943, d’Amsterdam à Auschwitz.
Le paradoxe mystique
Authors: Gutton Philippe
Published: May 2010

Résumé L’évolution mystique de Thérèse de Lisieux est examinée à partir du modèle de l’état d’illusion (selon l’approche de D. W. Winnicott). Ce dernier défini par sa paradoxalité « Moi, non-Moi », « vivre-mourir », est fragile sous la menace d’une injonction paradoxale. Toute son enfance, cette menace fut mise en acte par ce que Thérèse nommait après la mort de sa mère « ses mamans ». Enfance fort mouvementée qui se révéla mystique lorsque à l’adolescence ses tuteurs d’illusions se condensèrent en « maman-Jésus ». « Conversion » dit-elle, transfert bientôt consolidé par sa vocation de carmélite et sa doctrine.
La mystique, entre régression et passion sublimatoire
Authors: Lecuit Jean-Baptiste
Published: May 2010

Résumé Cet article montre comment la réduction freudienne de la mystique à une régression au narcissisme primaire peut être relativisée et prolongée par la prise en compte de la dynamique sublimatoire animant certaines grandes figures mystiques, et de la dimension amoureuse interpersonnelle de leur vie de foi. Il expose la compréhension de la mystique par Freud, dans sa différence avec la religion, et prend en compte l’apport d’auteurs contemporains comme C. Parat, S. de Mijolla-Mellor ou A. Vergote.