bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Analyzing the atmospheric boundary layer using high-order moments obtained from multiwavelength lidar data: impact of wavelength choice
Authors: de Arruda Moreira Gregori , da Silva Lopes Fábio Juliano , Guerrero-Rascado Juan Luis , da Silva Jonatan João , Arleques Gomes Antonio , Landulfo Eduardo , Alados-Arboledas Lucas
Published: August 2019

Abstract. The lowest region of the troposphere is a turbulent layer known as the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) and characterized by high daily variability due to the influence of surface forcings. This is the reason why detecting systems with high spatial and temporal resolution, such as lidar, have been widely applied for researching this region. In this paper, we present a comparative analysis on the use of lidar-backscattered signals at three wavelengths (355, 532 and 1064 nm) to study the ABL by investigating the high-order moments, which give us information about the ABL height (derived by the variance method), aerosol layer movement (skewness) and mixing conditions (kurtosis) at several heights. Previous studies have shown that the 1064 nm wavelength, due to the predominance of particle signature in the total backscattered atmospheric signal and practically null presence of molecular signal (which can represent noise in high-order moments), provides an appropriate description of the turbulence field, and thus in this study it was considered a reference. We analyze two case studies that show us that the backscattered signal at 355 nm, even after applying some corrections, has a limited applicability for turbulence studies using the proposed methodology due to the strong contribution of the molecular signature to the total backscatter signal. This increases the noise associated with the high-order profiles and, consequently, generates misinformation. On the other hand, the information on the turbulence field derived from the backscattered signal at 532 nm is similar to that obtained at 1064 nm due to the appropriate attenuation of the noise, generated by molecular component of backscattered signal by the application of the corrections proposed.
On the zero-level offset in the GOSAT TANSO-FTS O2 A-band and the quality of solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF): Comparison of SIF between GOSAT and OCO-2
Authors: Oshio Haruki , Yoshida Yukio , Matsunaga Tsuneo
Published: August 2019

Abstract. Satellite remote sensing of solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) has attracted attention as a method for improving the estimation accuracy of the photosynthetic production of terrestrial vegetation in recent years. The Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite (GOSAT) has the ability to observe both SIF and the concentrations of CO2 and CH4 and thus is expected to contribute to understanding of the global carbon budget. Evaluating artifact signals (e.g., zero-level offset caused by non-linearity in the analogue circuit in the case of GOSAT) is effective for inferring the instrument status and important for retrieving SIF from satellite measurements. Here we investigate the criteria for identifying vegetation-free areas to evaluate the zero-level offset and the offset correction method, while comparing the derived SIF with the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) SIF at multiple spatial scales (footprint to global). The criteria were determined as a small variation in the radiance within the GOSAT instantaneous field of view for cloudy ocean scenes and a higher albedo in the 2.0 μm band than in the 1.6 μm band for bare soil scenes, which were slightly different from the previously used criteria. The GOSAT SIF that was most consistent with the OCO-2 SIF was obtained when the zero-level offset was evaluated from bare soil over the globe, with a bias of about 0.1 mW m−2 nm−1 sr−1. Our results agree with the previous comparisons and support the consistency among the present satellite SIF data, which is important for the utilization of those data. An analysis of the temporal variation of the zero-level offset over a period of 9 years suggests that the radiometric sensitivity of the GOSAT spectrometer changed after switching the optics path selector in January 2015.
Knowledge and Attitudes of Maintaining Bone Health among Post-Menopausal Women in Malaysia
Authors: Hatta Nik Noor Kaussar Nik Mohd , Nurumal Mohd Said , Isa Muhammad Lokman Muhammad , Daud Azlina , Ibrahim Muhammad , Sharifudin Mohd Ariff , Deraman Samsul
Published: August 2019

Introduction: Public awareness of osteoporosis is low among women in the developing countries. Health education was shown to be effective in improving knowledge and awareness on maintaining bone health. This study aims to identify the level of knowledge and attitudes among post-menopausal women in Malaysia on achieving bone health throughout the menopausal transition period.Methods: A total of 116 post-menopausal female patients of orthopedic menopause clinic were recruited using a purposive sampling approach. Data on osteoporosis awareness and knowledge were collected using validated structured questionnaires Osteoporosis Prevention and Awareness Tool and Osteoporosis Attitude Knowledge Test. The chi-square test was used to determine the association between post-menopausal women’s socio-demographic characteristics and their knowledge and attitude towards maintaining bone health.Results: Participants’ age ranged between 49 and 82 years (61.84, SD=7.87). The knowledge of osteoporosis varied significantly by age (p=0.014) and education (p=0.001) among the studied population. No significant diffrences were found for participants’ attitude towards bone health.Conclusion: This study showed that the age and education levels have significantly different knowledge of bone health.
La superación de la dicotomía anagramática Ave/Eva en la revisión mítica femenina de posguerra
Authors: Cacciola Anna
Published: August 2019

El tratamiento revisionista de la mitología clásica llevado a cabo por las poetas contemporáneas obedece a estrategias desmitificadoras de estereotipos femeninos transmitidos por la sociedad patriarcal, encaminadas a reconstruir un nuevo orden simbólico desde la autoconciencia de la mujer. Sin embargo, los antecedentes de ese proceso se fijan en la experimentación lírica realizada por las autoras de la inmediata posguerra quienes, aprovechando el recurso a una imaginería bíblica, propio de cierta poesía religiosa de los años cuarenta, abordan la antigua dicotomía Eva/María para alejarse de los convencionalismos figurativos asociados a esas figuras y modificar la representación del colectivo femenino.
The Integration of University with High School Through an Experience Using Pjbl
Authors: Marins Luciano , Carvalho Edson De Paula , Marins Walkiria Silva Soares , Soares Douglas Do Couto , Gouveia Francilaine Calixto
Published: August 2019

The present work describes an exchange of experiences among students of the State School CIEP 291 - Dom Martinho Schlude in the City of Pinheiral, RJ, with the Advertising and Propaganda students, Information Systems and Engineering of the University Center of Volta Redonda (UniFOA) during a period of six months. The partnership arose due to a school´s need to develop some actions to participate in the Jaguar Land Rover Competition, 4x4 in Schools Technology Challenge. The challenge required technological changes in a prototype of a 4x4 vehicle approximately 20 cm long, 10 cm wide and 10 cm high. A micro-enterprise was create, with a logo and marketing actions, approaching an entrepreneurial vision. All actions taken were on display on a given day through verbal presentations and visualization of the team's booth. In addition to fulfill these needs, each team were evaluate on the performance test of the prototype in an obstacle course to take time. A partnership with UniFOA  was created to assist in project development and support in the area of technology, strategy and marketing. Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) led the industry's support in research and development for strategic planning for the team's actions. The students of the courses of Design, Information Systems, Advertising and Propaganda and Electrical and Mechanical Engineering assigned two hours a week for approximately six months to a technical monitoring involving the needs of the Team.

         In the end, the secondary students were able to elaborate all the necessary requirements according to the regulation participating in the National Stage and later of the World Stage. The UniFOA students were able to apply the concepts using Project Based Learning as a methodology fulfilling the role of the university in the society that is to produce knowledge, generate critical thinking, organize and articulate knowledge, forming citizens and professionals. The experience was very enriching providing for all involved strengthening of numerous cognitive and socio emotional skills. As a result of the project, the AUTO291 team was the champion in the National Stage, conquering the opportunity to represent the country in the world event, being the champion team in the category of "Best Media Dissemination" and was among the top three in the "in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates..
Comparative Affect of Candidates’ Physical Attractiveness between Resume Screening and Interview Process Outcomes. Empirical Research for Greece
Authors: Dimopoulos Andreas
Published: August 2019

Many factors can affect recruiters, personnel managers or employers during employee selection process such as degrees and other typical qualifications of candidates the possess of the right transferable skills, the knowledge of job market, their working experience, the combination of personal attributes, self presentation skills, personality. Apart of them and many others factors, there is a consensus in a large extent, that candidates’ physical attractiveness can affect recruiters’ decisions during employment selection process, both in first stage of screening their curriculums’ vitae, as well as in the second stage which is the interview hiring process. This study aims to search the role of employee candidates’ physical attractiveness and its comparative impact between first stage of screening applicants according to their resumes and second stage of hiring decisions during employment interview. For this purpose, an empirical research has been conducted in order to explore the importance and relative impact of candidates’ physical attractiveness in decisions and selection process outcomes. In particular we asked two hundred and sixty recruiters’, personnel managers’ and employers in Greece about the impact of candidates’ physical attractiveness might have in their recruiting and hiring decisions. Results show that physical attractiveness influence recruiters decisions and affect selection outcomes in both selection stages. The impact is higher and statistically more significant in interview process. Physical attractiveness also compared to resume quality in order to explore relative impact among these factors. Results show a greater influence of resume quality than physical attractiveness.
Significant Patterns of APPRAISAL in Online Debates
Authors: Almutairi Bandar Alhumaidi A.
Published: August 2019

This study aims to shed some light on the role of evaluative language in the process of persuasion in the newly emerging genre of ‘online debate’. Drawing on the appraisal framework within Systemic Functional Linguistics, this study investigates the distributional patterns of appraisal choices and co-choices in a corpus of widely viewed online debate texts (ODTs). Based on the voting results of each ODT, textual parts of the corpus were segmented into two main categories: ‘more persuasive’ and ‘less persuasive’ debaters. Supported by two specially designed software tools, the ODT corpus was manually annotated for appraisal features, and frequencies of choices and co-choices were extracted automatically. In line with previous research, the findings of this study revealed significant appraisal patterns associated with the ODT debaters, in addition to unique co-patterns characteristic of the ‘more persuasive’ and ‘less persuasive’ debaters. These findings are discussed in terms of potential implications, limitations and directions for future research.
Human Agency and Its Discursive Practices
Authors: Lin Qiuming
Published: August 2019

This paper is aimed to provide a review about the studies on how people practice their agency in various types of discourse and to suggest the possible directions for future research. The paper begins with the introduction to different conceptualizations of human agency in philosophy and sociology. Next, it reviews how human agency has been explored in written discourses like textbooks, news stories and novels, as well as in spoken discourses including conversations and oral narratives. Then, it highlights the relationship between agency and systemic functional linguistics, as the latter has been effectively applied to analyzing human agency in discourse. The review shows that studies on discursive practice of agency have demonstrated the following features. First, human agency has been studied in various types of discourse with methodological biases. Second, the majority of the studies take a relatively static view towards agency within a particular discourse. Third, most of the studies are qualitative analysis to selected individual sentences or utterances. At the end of the paper, suggestions are given for further research based on the research gaps identified.
The Impact of Colour Foregrounding on the Text of the Novel
Authors: Andreeva Kira
Published: August 2019

The article aims at the discovery of the role of colour foregrounding in the interplay with the actualization of emotional-psychological state of characters in literary text. The significance of the paper is determined by the following. Among various new colour publications psychological testing based on statistical data has prevailed. General explorations, with statistical reports, receive positive reception, the results are, mostly, convincing and relevant. However, a certain research gap concerning such explorations could be revealed. Any scholar is supposed to be interested not only in getting digital results, but also in the research of individual preferences of colour, as well. Literature mirrors the existing differing approaches to colour, whereas most talented creative writers also render individual visualization of the rainbow of colours reflecting their special meanings in the text. The empirical research of this article was provided by the texts of Steven King’s novel:” Rose Madder”. The paper explored the mechanism of intricate connection of actualization of colour: RED, with continuous changes of emotional-perceptional state of the main novel’s character: Rosie. Qualitative interdisciplinary approach provided exciting results. The data evidently prove the success of King’s artistic aim; his undoubted talent and skillful approach to the choice of colour nominations and their foregrounding in novel’s text construal.
A Semantic Study of Jordanian Bedouin First- Name Preferences
Authors: Al-Momani Doa’a
Published: August 2019

The present study is an investigation of the Preferences of Bedouin first- names in central Bedouin tribes (Al-dʒiiza District) in Jordan from the semantic and sociolinguistic points of view. This study aims at exploring the semantic meanings of the Bedouin first- names (Note 1). It, also, aims at discussing the socio-cultural influences that come behind these Bedouin personal first-names. To achieve the goal of this study, 177 personal names were collected from the passports of Bedouin people whose years of birth were from 1950 to 1960 registered in the Civil Status and Passport Department. Then names were classified into seven main categories based on their meanings and the socio-cultural factors that they reflect. For example, names taken from the surrounding environment, animal and birds, times of the day, plants, personality and body parts, weather, and travelling. As a result, we can conclude that Bedouin names aren’t arbitrary and carry semantic and sociolinguistic implications.
Production of Succinic Acid: Effects of C:N Ratio
Authors: Gonzales Tatiane Araujo , Santos Lucielen Oliveira dos , Ubeda Beatriz Torsani , Alegre Ranulfo Monte , Goldbeck Rosana
Published: August 2019

In this work, the effects of different carbon:nitrogen (C:N) ratios, carbon source and initial carbon concentration, in liquid medium used for submerged fermentation, on biomass growth, succinic acid production and yield of product in substrate (YP/S) were studied. It was used three carbon sources as substrate such as glucose, xylose and sucrose and the C:N ratios studied were in the range of 2.5-35. The succinic acid production was best at a C:N ratio of 12.5:1, as much for the succinic acid production as for the yield of product in relation to the substrate (YP/S). For the biomass growth the C:N ratios of 2.5:1, 5:1 and 10:1 had only presented significant difference with regards to the too much assays. The substrate that presents the best results was the glucose with succinic acid concentrations up to 7.5 g.L-1.
Análisis de los factores que influyen en el desempeño laboral en el proyecto Fleur de Lis by Terravista en San Pedro Sula
Authors: Ayala Felipe Josue , Sierra Juan Jose , Huezo Nelson David
Published: August 2019

El proceso de planificación y programación de un proyecto de construcción tiene como finalidad ejecutarlo en el tiempo más óptimo, con la mejor calidad y el menor costo posible; así como también pronosticar la duración y costo de las actividades que lo componen. El aumento de la productividad de la mano de obra implica impactos positivos para cualquier proyecto, puesto que se pueden cumplir trabajos con menor desperdicio de recursos y de tiempo, logrando proyectos de calidad, así como utilidades para la empresa y beneficios para sus colaboradores. Para lograr este objetivo, preliminarmente, es necesaria la identificación, clasificación y estudio de la magnitud de los diversos factores que influyen en dichos rendimientos. El trabajo consistió en analizar y evaluar el nivel de impacto que tienen diversos factores influyentes en el desempeño laboral en el proyecto de construcción “Terravista Bleu” llevado a cabo en San Pedro Sula. Para hacer la comprobación de las hipótesis se utilizó el enfoque cuantitativo mediante la aplicación de escalas de actitudes a un total de 39 elementos de la muestra, con un total de 44 reactivos, realizando análisis correlacionales, así como análisis descriptivos utilizando la estadística descriptiva y la distribución de frecuencias de los datos recopilados. Los resultados demostraron que el equipamiento, los aspectos laborales y las características del trabajador son las variables que más se relacionan con el desempeño laboral, en ese mismo orden decreciente, seguidos por el estado del tiempo, las características del trabajador y las condiciones de la obra, lo que es indicativo de que aplicar acciones sobre estos factores pueden desencadenar resultados positivos en la eficiencia de la realización del proyecto.
Obesidad pediátrica: conceptos básicos para un abordaje multidisciplinario en Honduras
Authors: Rodriguez Basly Sarhody , Guillén Díaz Andrea Virginia , Gradiz Murillo Claudia , Martínez Reyes Wendy , Sáenz María Eugenia , Sagastume Oseguera Cinthia Paola , Rendón Velasquez Mario , Morales Giordana , Hernandez Candy , Nova Jazmin , Licona Sheyla , Escobar Edda
Published: August 2019

La obesidad, es la epidemia del siglo XXI, es un problema creciente en la edad pediátrica, los factores que predisponen a esta enfermedad son múltiples, modificables (alta ingesta calórica, bajo gasto energético, psicológicos) y no modificables (genéticos). En el tratamiento, el apoyo de la familia juega un papel muy importante para que este sea exitoso, además, es necesario que se establezcan políticas nacionales de estrategia para la prevención, por lo que es importante conocer las principales causas de obesidad en nuestro país. Este articulo pretende enfocar las diferentes causas que pueden llevar a obesidad en la edad pediátrica, por lo que es necesario realizar un abordaje multidisciplinario para luchar contra esta enfermedad y sus consecuencias
Proyecto colaborativo inicial con Honduras para el centro de atención integral 1 de epilepsia del programa prioritario de epilepsia en México con un enfoque de telemedicina
Authors: Martínez Juárez Iris , Santos Peyret Andrea , Hernández Vanegas Laura , Breda Yepes Michele , Durón Reyna María
Published: August 2019

La epilepsia constituye un problema de salud a nivel mundial y en países en desarrollo. En México se estima que hay uno a dos millones de personas con esta condición. El Programa Prioritario de Epilepsia en México cuenta con varios Centros de Atención Integral en Epilepsia (CAIE). El CAIE 1 del Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía “MVS” (INNN) realizará un proyecto colaborativo con la Universidad Tecnológica Centroamericana en Honduras (UNITEC) para implementar y evaluar la funcionalidad de la telemedicina para la atención de los pacientes con epilepsia y para conexión con los médicos que refieren a los pacientes a la clínica de epilepsia del CAIE 1 del INNN. La telemedicina puede ser una herramienta útil para descentralizar la atención y beneficiar a pacientes y a los médicos que los refieren, además de favorecer la educación médica continua en epilepsia, optimizar tiempos y calidad de atención y disminuir costos directos e indirectos de las atenciones por epilepsia.
A Cinematic Education: Remembrance of Films Past, or Mind over Medium
Authors: Cardullo Robert J.
Published: August 2019

This article examines seven American films (Peter Bogdanovich’s The Last Picture Show; Martin Scorsese’s Mean Streets; John D. Hancock’s Bang the Drum Slowly; Frank Perry’s Last Summer; Sydney Pollack’s They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?; Terrence Malick’s Badlands; and George Roy Hill’s Slaughterhouse-Five) from the perspective of the first time the author saw them versus the perspective of today. What I discover is that I do not feel, or think, the same way about the films in question. In the process of making this discovery—of gaining, as it were, a cinematic education—I explore not only the subjectivity of memory but also the subjectivity of (film) criticism; the changes that have occurred in movie viewing over the years, which themselves have affected perception; and the place of the cinema in one’s life—past, present, and beyond.
Going Together: Toward an Account of Sharing Aesthetic Experiences
Authors: Shanklin Robert , Meyer Michael
Published: August 2019

We share aesthetic experiences, for instance by going to the movies or the theater or by tasting wine together. Sharing aesthetic experiences has received less philosophical scrutiny than it deserves, given its apparent pervasiveness in everyday life and its philosophical import. There are philosophical as well as empirical grounds for thinking that sharing aesthetic experiences can be more meaningful and richer in both phenomenal and epistemic content, as contrasted with solitary ones. This paper sketches an account of sharing aesthetic experience and, in doing so, draws connections between sharing experiences of aesthetic objects on the one hand and aesthetic judgments and education on the other. It then introduces a notion of aesthetic conversations as a central aspect of such experiences, judgment, and learning. The paper concludes with a discussion of ways in which sharing aesthetic experiences is a rich area for further philosophical exploration.
Struggle Between the Real and the Fictive: The Development of Chinese EFL Learners’ Voice Construction in Short Story Writing
Authors: Huang Shiying
Published: August 2019

The issue of voice has received considerable critical attention in second language writing (SLW) in the past decades. This study intends to enrich the research of voice in the Chinese context, which may mirror some issues in EFL environments. The short story writing process of an English-major undergraduate was particularly analyzed in this study, based on Canagarajah’s (2014) analytical framework for voice analysis. After tracking the writing process for five weeks, it could be found that the student could deliver a rather satisfactory voice effect through her text, although she went through some struggle in the dialogic process. The narrative voice, the plot structure and the character were major features that the student focused on to convey her ideas. The study also provides some insights to EFL/ESL teachers about assisting students to express themselves in English writing.
A Single-Domain Implementation of the Voigt/Complex Error Function by Vectorized Interpolation
Authors: Abrarov S. M. , Quine B. M. , Siddiqui R. , Jagpal R. K.
Published: August 2019

In this work we show how to perform a rapid computation of the Voigt/complex error over a single domain by vectorized interpolation. This approach enables us to cover the entire set of the parameters x,y ∈ \mathbb{R} required for the HITRAN-based spectroscopic applications. The computational test reveals that within domains x ∈ [0,15] ∩y ∈ [10^{-8},15] and x ∈ [0,50000] ∩ y ≥ 10^{-8} our algorithmic implementation is faster in computation by factors of about 8 and 3, respectively, as compared to the fastest known C/C++ code for the Voigt/complex error function. A rapid MATLAB code is presented.
Estimating the Level of the Brazilian Yield Curve Using the Time-Varying Coefficient Model GAS (2,2) with Gamma Distribution
Authors: Santos Daiane Rodrigues dos , Ribeiro Tiago Costa , Sanfins Marco Aurélio
Published: August 2019

The level of the yield curve is strongly associated with a very important macroeconomic variable for developing economies: the inflation. Therefore, it becomes relevant for economic studies the development of a time series model that can accurately predict this variable. This article proposes the estimation and prediction of the yield curve level using the GAS (Generalized Autoregressive Score) class of time-varying coefficient models. The formulation of these models facilitates a general framework for time series modelling presenting a series of advantages, including the possibility of specifying any conditional distribution deemed appropriate for the yield curve level. In addition, the complete structure of the predictive distribution is transported to the mechanism that updates the time-varying parameters, via score function. When analyzing the evaluation criteria, the measures of adherence, and both Wilcoxon and Diebold & Mariano tests, it was verified that the adjustment of the GAS model (2,2) with gamma distribution to the series containing the Brazilian Yield Curve level of January 2006 and February 2017 presented a satisfactory result.
Cytogenetic Map of Pummelo and Chromosome Evolution of True Citrus Species and the Hybrid Sweet Orange
Authors: Silva Silvokleio da Costa , Mendes Sandra , Régis Thallitha , Passos Orlando Sampaio , Filho Walter dos Santos Soares , Pedrosa-Harand Andrea
Published: August 2019

Pummelo (Citrus maxima) is considered as one of the true citrus species. Together with mandarin (C. reticulata), it gave rise to the hybrid sweet orange (C. sinensis) and other important citrus crops. Although these species have 2n = 18, each has a unique heterochromatin distribution. The aims of this study were to identify chromosome homoeologies between pummelo and other true citrus species, to investigate the karyotypic changes involved in the chromosomal evolution between true citrus and to shed light into the origin of sweet orange hybrid karyotype. Mitotic metaphase chromosomes of pummelo and sweet orange were double stained with the fluorochromes CMA/DAPI (Chromomycin A3/4’-6-diamidino-2-phenylindole), and identified by FISH (Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization) with chromosome-specific BAC (Bacterial Artificial Chromosome) markers. The results were compared to previously established cytogenetic maps of mandarin, C. medica and Poncirus trifoliata. Only chromosomes 1, 4 and 8 were maintained unaltered among species, with chromosomes 2 and 3 being among the least conserved in heterochromatin distribution. BACs were conserved in position among homoeologs and the markers mapped to chromosomes 2 and 3 indicated that sweet orange karyotype largely conserved one chromosome from pummelo and one from mandarin. Despite conserved synteny, expansion and contraction of heterochromatic blocks accounted for the differences between karyotypes, even between the hybrid sweet orange and pummelo.
Root Nodule Preparation as a Low-Cost Inoculant for Cowpea
Authors: Pinheiro Marcelo de S. , Melo Leane F. de , Martins Claudia M. , Martins Suzana C. S. , Rumjanek Norma G. , Bertini Cândida H. C. de M.
Published: August 2019

Widely grown in diverse regions of Brazil, cowpea has high nutritional value, is easily cultivated, and can fix nitrogen (N) symbiotically. Although there are commercial inoculants for cowpea, it is difficult for small producers to acquire them. A nodule preparation is an inexpensive and easily prepared option for small farmers. The aim of this study was to test a nodule preparation as a low-cost inoculant, increasing cowpea seed grain production. Thus, different cowpea cultivars were compared in two locations, the municipalities of Crato and Madalena, both in Ceará. Two field experiments were performed to evaluate gain derived from this inoculation method. The nodule preparation was created from nodules removed from roots of cowpea grown in the experimental locations. The nodules were macerated and added to water, obtaining a liquid (inoculant) that was applied to the seeds. The experiment was conducted following a randomized block design with four replicates and a 4 × 3 factorial arrangement (N sources × cultivars). Results indicate little interaction between the sources of N and the cultivars because only the shoot dry matter (Crato experiment) exhibited interaction between both. The differences provided by the nodule preparation were more notable among cultivars and between the environments, Crato and Madalena. The nodule preparation differed little from the commercial inoculant; they were comparable. However, gain in relation to the zero control also proved to be reduced, indicating little contribution of the nodule preparation to cowpea under the conditions tested.
Environmental Adaptability and Rock Dust Concentrations in Lettuce Cultivars
Authors: Ferreira L. L. , Curvêlo Carmen Rosa da Silva , Amaral Gileade Costa Leonel , Campos Juliana Naves de , Silva Rodrigo Vieira da , Pereira Alexandre Igor de Azevedo
Published: August 2019

The purpose of this work is to analyze lettuce cultivars different responses to environmental adaptability and rock dust concentrations in agroclimatic conditions in the south-west region of Goiás state. The work was conducted in the county of Mineiros, Goiás. The experimental area soil’s was classified as quartzarenic NEOSOL. In experiment number 1, was used experimental design in random blocks in factorial 5 × 2, corresponding to five rock dust concentrations (0, 100, 200, 300 and 400 kg ha-1), in two lettuce cultivars of Crespa and Americana lettuce. In experiment number 2 was applied experimental design in randomized blocks, which were constituted by 7 lettuce cultivars (Hanson, Simpson S. Preta, Baba de Verão, Maravilha de Inverno, Grandes Lagos, Crespa Palmas, and 4 Estação). The data results were analyzed 45 days after seeds transplant. The results were submitted to variance analysis and Turkey’s regression and test at a 5% probability. The 400 kg ha-1 rock dust dose didn’t have any effects in lettuce cultivars Crespa and Americana, once that, rock dust nutrients mineralization occurs very slowly, not interfering in the lettuce first cycle. 4 Estação cultivar presented good environmental adaptability to Goiás south-west agroclimatic conditions, more specifically in Mineiros, where it is recommended lettuce cultivation in summer-fall.
Chrysodeixis includens nucleopolyhedrovirus (ChinNPV) Affects on Immature Stages of Chrysodeixis includens (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Authors: Botelho Ana Beatriz Riguetti Zanardo , Silva Ivana Fernandes da , Ávila Crébio José
Published: August 2019

Soybean looper (Chrysodeixis includens) is an important defoliating pest, which has caused significant losses in Brazilian soybean crops. The present study evaluated the foliar consumption, feeding period and mortality of small (< 1.0 cm), medium (1.0 to 2.0 cm) and large (> 2.0 cm) C. includens larvae after infection by the virus Chrysodeixis includens nucleopolyhedrovirus (ChinNPV), isolate Chin-IA (I-A). The bioassay was performed in a completely randomized design organized in a 3 × 2 factorial combination (three size of larvae fed on soybean leaf discs, either treated or not with 4.0 × 1011 PIB ha-1 suspension of virus) with ten replicates per treatment. The average consumption of all three sizes C. includens larvae were significantly reduced after ingestion of soybean discs treated with virus, compared to the larvae from control treatment. The total consumption reduction was 95.6%, 69.4% and 45.9% for the small, medium and large larvae, respectively. Feeding period was significatively reduced for small and medium larvae infected by the virus, but not for large larvae. The corrected mortality level of soybean loopers ranged from 70 to 90% and was not significant different between the three larval sizes. The behavior and physiological alterations of larvae started on the third day, and the mortality occurred between fifth and sixth day after ingestion of infective particles of virus, therefore reducing their damage abilities. Based on the results obtained, ChinNPV can be considered as an important tool within integrate management to control C. includens, mainly when small larvae were predominant in soybean crops.
Terraced Pasture Changes the Soil Moisture Dynamics
Authors: Lopes Vanessa Schiavon , Cardoso Irene Maria , Fernandes Osmar Rosa , Fernandes Raphael Bragança Alves , Cecon Paulo Roberto , Gomes Lucas de Carvalho , Luz José Maria Rodrigues da
Published: August 2019

Climate changes, loss of biodiversity, soil degradation, scarcity and pollution of waters are the problems caused and experienced by society. The conservation methods of soil moisture are important for plant growth and groundwater preservation. The aim at this study was to evaluate the impacts of the terraces on soil moisture and to analyze the efficiency of Ground Penetration Radar (GPR) in the soil moisture determination. Soil moisture was determined by gravimetric and GPR methods in the depths of 0 to 10, 10 to 30, 30 to 60 and, 60 to 100 cm. The water storage in depth was larger and uniform in terraced than in the non-terraced pasture. However, the non terraced pasture has less soil compaction. Thus, the terrace does not guarantee adequate pasture management and other alternatives for sustainable management of cattle and reduction of soil compaction is necessary. The GPR method may be used to estimate the soil water content in volumetric basis in the field of a non-invasive manner. However, there need to study and determine the accuracy in GPR measurement in different methods and soil types.
Factors Affecting the Use of Shared Space and Environmental Facilities of Cibeureum Rental Social Housing, Indonesia
Authors: Budiyuwono Hartanto
Published: August 2019

Shared space and environmental facilities the primary supporting space for low-income residents identical to high social activities. However, in reality, some areas tend not used. This phenomenon indicates exist of other factors that influence its use. This study aims to define the factors that affect the use of shared space and environmental facilities at Cibeureum Rental Social Housing. This research uses the qualitative method by evaluating the use of space and explanation of its phenomenon with the qualitative explanation based on field theory and fact. Factors that affect the use of shared space and environmental facilities of the Cibeureum Rental Social Housing according to research conducted is suitability of the pattern of use of space residents as apply tradition settled and ability of its physical elements in accommodating activities. Users are still doing the action to meet the primary needs of people (clothing, food, and housing) and social events with special needs although space is far from occupancy, because simple social activities at a very close distance to the dwelling. Users are often doing optional activities such as relaxing and sitting are often performed in the nearest space to the dwelling. This research can develop the design of shared space and environmental facilities to consider the distance and type of activities based on suitability of occupant-based traditions of living.
Processos estruturais condicionantes de um exemplar de Patrimônio Espeleológico da Serra do Lenheiro em São João del-Rei - MG / Structural process conditions of an example of Speleological Heritage at the Lenheiro Ridge in São João del-Rei - MG
Authors: Barbosa Helton Santos Lopes , Rocha Leonardo Cristian , Figueiredo Múcio Do Amaral , Teixeira Pedro Henrique Silva , Ferreira Arlon Cândido
Published: August 2019

Este artigo tem por objetivo apresentar os processos estruturais condicionantes na formação, da Gruta do Caititu, desenvolvida em quartzito de matriz psamítico-psefítica, na Serra do Lenheiro em São João del-Rei, Minas Gerais. Os procedimentos metodológicos foram: a) revisão bibliográfica; b) elaboração da espeleotopografia; c) medição de sentido e mergulho de planos de acamamento e de fratura, dentro e fora da gruta utilizando bússolas Brunton. De acordo com os resultados obtidos a Gruta do Caititu possui desenvolvimento linear de 159,7 metros, desenvolvida predominantemente entre blocos quartzíticos. Com as medidas de sentido e mergulho, concluiu-se que há uma relação entre o desenvolvimento da gruta e os planos de acamamento e de fratura, visto que possuem sentido predominante NW-SE e NE-SW, respectivamente. Além da relação entre os planos e o desenvolvimento da gruta, observou-se que a drenagem é condicionada pelos planos de fratura, que se desenvolveram a partir da história geotectônica local e regional, evidenciada a partir dos mergulhos dos planos de acamamento, falhas, veios de quartzo deformados, e por reorganização dos seixos que compõem a matriz litológica local.Palavras-chave: Serra do Lenheiro, Gruta do Caititu, Caverna em Quartzito.AbstractThis article aims to present the conditioning processes in the formation of the Caititu Cave, developed in quartzite of the psamytic-psephitic matrix, in Ridge of the Lenheiro in São João del-Rei, in Minas Gerais. The methodological procedures were a) bibliographic review; b) elaboration of speleotopography; c) measurements of direction and dip of the layer and fracture planes, inside and outside the cave with Brunton compass. According to the results obtained, Caititu Cave has a linear development of 159.7 meters, developed predominantly between quartzitic blocks. With the direction and dip measurements, it was concluded that there is a relationship between the development of the cave and the planes of layer and fracture because they have a predominant direction NW-SE and NE-SW, respectively. Besides verification of the relation between the plans and the development of the cave, we observed the drainage is conditioned by the fracture planes, which have developed from the local and regional geotectonic history, evidenced from the dip of layer plans, faults, veins deformed, and by reorganization of the gravel that constitutes a local lithologic matrix.Keywords: Serra do Lenheiro, Cave of Caititu, Cave in Quartzite.
Experiências de cinema e revelações geográficas: leituras da filmografia londrinense / Filmic experiences and geographical revelations: Londrina – PR filmography readings
Authors: Ruiz Nícolas Veregue , Moura Jeani Delgado Paschoal
Published: August 2019

Neste artigo apresentamos experiências fílmicas e revelações geográficas a partir da filmografia londrinense. Por meio da pesquisa qualitativa, levantamos os filmes produzidos na cidade de Londrina – PR e selecionamos os mais relevantes no que se refere ao diálogo com a imaginação geográfica, a experiência e o lugar, essenciais para a formação e desenvolvimento do olhar do geógrafo. Como resultado, foi possível tecer ligações entre Geografia e o Cinema londrinense, cuja identidade pode emergir como potência a novos referenciais no desenrolar do saber e fazer geográfico contemporâneo.Palavras–chave: Geografia humanista-cultural. Londrina – PR. Fenomenologia. Olhar geográfico. Imagens.Abstract This paper presents filmic experiences and geographical revelations on Londrina – PR filmography. On qualitative research, the films made in the city of Londrina – PR were chosen and select the most relevant ones regarding dialogue with the geographical imagination, experience and place, essential themes and concepts for the formation and development of the geographer 's look. Finally, we might have a glimpse of an experiential connection between Geography and Londrina movies and offer subsidies for those questions to promote another reference on contemporary geographical knowledge.Keywords: Cultural, humanistic Geography. Londrina – PR. Phenomenology. Geographical look. Images.
Die deutsche Sportmedizin seit 1945 zwischen Prävention und Leistungssport
Authors: Krüger Michael
Published: August 2019

This article presents the design, structure and methodology of a research project for the critical analysis of the history of German sports medicine. The project was supported for three years from 2015 to 2018 by the German Institute of Sports Science (BISp). Its results have already been published in part. This article deals with the mainly unpublished results. It includes the history of sports medicine in East Germany (former GDR), in which sports physicians were included in the state-ordered doping system; a critical analysis of German sports medicine between prevention and competitive sports; and the role and significance of doping and anti-doping for sports medicine in East, West and unified Germany.
Die UEFA Champions League als politischer Mythos. Einigung Europas oder Entfremdung der Fans?
Authors: Brand Alexander , Niemann Arne
Published: August 2019

The article seeks to describe and discuss the UEFA Champions League as an eventually emerging political myth. This continent-wide competition in top-level European club football has been rendered both an „integration engine“ (contributing to a further amalgamation of societies of supporters and interested Europeans in a lifeworldy sphere) as well a „grave digger“ of football (due, for instance, to its detrimental effects on some national competitions across Europe). Following from that, we distinguish between two countervailing narrative strands, with several motives and sub-narratives in both, that have the potential to either cement or to undermine the mythological nature of the Champions League. Whereas the positive narrative hints at politically relevant forms of societal integration through the presence of a continent-wide, de facto league of top football clubs, the negative counterpart suggests that the Champions League is a driver for (over-)commercialisation and a threat for the integrity of „true“/traditional football. We argue that these two Champions League narratives do not seem to (completely) neutralise each other. While fans may be alienated by the commercialisation triggered through the Champions League, at the same time the Champions League may have a unifying effect by widening perspectives, fostering a common continental communicative space, or constituting an engine of lived integration. In the remainder we seek to outline possible avenues of future research into how football fans - not so much elite commentators such as politicians, club and association officers, scholars and journalists - indeed perceive of the Champions League and hence link up to the two broader narratives identified.
The McDonaldization of Fencing. The Tauberbischofsheim Coaching Method as a Turning Point in the History of Fencing
Authors: Carmi Udi
Published: August 2019

In the early 1970s, the German fencing coach Emil Beck invented a new training model that deviated from the traditional French and Italian schools. Beck's model, named for the fencing club he established, Tauberbischofsheim, revolutionized the way fencing was taught. It was a rational, formal system based on McDonaldization - the economic consumption paradigm developed by sociologist George Ritzer. This article studies the Tauberbischofsheim training model as a turning point in the history of fencing. It analyzes the core principles of the system and the revolution it brought about. The McDonaldization paradigm applied to fencing undermined the basic tenets of fencing instruction, introducing a rational coaching plan and individualized lessons chosen from a pre-set menu. The coach became more of a guide than a trainer. For the first time, it was possible to teach fencing without being a consummate professional or an expert in the traditional instruction methods. The success of Beck's students has been unprecedented in the world of fencing.
Die EU und ihre Nachbarschaftsbeziehungen: etablierte Assoziierungsmodelle und neue Grundformen
Authors: Lippert Barbara
Published: August 2019

In this article, the author presents established models of association of the European Union (EU) with European third countries. She shows their different strategic perspectives, outlines benefits and problems, and examines the potential for developing these relations. Basically, these can go in the direction of expanding or dismantling partial sectoral integration. In addition, new basic forms of EU neighbourhood relations are discussed: the introduction of a new status of partial membership in the EU and - inspired by the European Economic Area - the creation of a European political and economic area.
LibraryThing for Libraries: How Tag Moderation and Size Limitations Affect Tag Clouds
Authors: Johansson Sandra , Golub Koraljka
Published: August 2019

The aim of this study is to analyse differences between tags on LibraryThing’s web page and tag clouds in their “LibraryThing for Libraries” service, and assess if, and how, the LibraryThing tag moderation and limitations to the size of the tag cloud in the library catalogue affect the description of the information resource. An e-mail survey was conducted with personnel at LibraryThing, and the results were compared against tags for twenty different fiction books, collected from two different library catalogues with disparate tag cloud sizes, and LibraryThing’s web page. The data were analysed using a modified version of Golder and Huberman’s tag categories (2006). The results show that while LibraryThing claims to only remove the inherently personal tags, several other types of tags are found to have been discarded as well. Occasionally a certain type of tag is included in one book, and excluded in another. The comparison between the two tag cloud sizes suggests that the larger tag clouds provide a more pronounced picture regarding the contents of the book but at the cost of an increase in the number of tags with synonymous or redundant information.