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Induction Strategy of Igbo Entrepreneurs and Micro-Business Success: A Study of Household Equipment Line, Main Market Onitsha, Nigeria
Authors: Chinazor Lady-Franca Obunike
Published: December 2016

This work justifies the “Igba-odibo” (Traditional Business School) concept as a business strategy for achieving success in business which is measured through business/opportunity utilization, customer relationship/business networking and capital acquisition for business. It gives the in-depth symbolic interpretation and application of the dependent and independent variables used. The paper extends its discussion on the significance of these business strategies as practised among Igbo entrepreneurs and on how they equip Igbo entrepreneurs to immensely contribute their quotas in the area of developing entrepreneurship in Nigeria in particular and the globe in general. Research questions were formulated to investigate the relationship between business strategy and success. Related literature was reviewed. The study population covers the household equipment line of Main Market Onitsha in Anambra State, Nigeria, which has shop capacities of over five hundred, which were used to assume the population of the study – out of the 300 questionnaires administered to the directors of the business or the Masters/Mistresses, who were the business owners during the study, 180 were returned, 73 were invalid, so the researcher was left with 107 valid questionnaires to work with. The data collected were tested using frequency tables, percentages, Pearson Product-Moment correlation analysis, and regression analysis. The result shows that there is a strong positive relationship between the two variables. The researcher recommends that the government should encourage and strongly support these entrepreneurs by providing loans and adequate infrastructure that aids business.
Customers’ Perception regarding Assurance of Bancassurance Channel
Authors: Choudhury Mousumi , Singh Ranjit
Published: December 2016

Bancassurance has evolved as a strong distribution channel in India. Bancassurance means that the insurance company and the bank come together to offer insurance products from the counter of the banks to the bank’s customer. The present study attempts to analyse customers’ perception regarding assurance of bancassurance channel in providing insurance-related services. The study also tries to find out the impact of various demographic variables on customers’ perception regarding assurance of bancassurance channel. The study finds that customers consider bancassurance channel having high assurance in providing insurance services. It is also found in the study that there is no significant association between the demographic variables considered in the study and customers’ perception regarding assurance of bancassurance channel.
Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Therapeutic Dreamscape. Blending History, Memory, and Symbolism in The Dance of Reality
Authors: Gavrilă Ana-Maria
Published: December 2016

After an absence of more than two decades, the octogenarian cult-movie auteur Alejandro Jodorowsky (El Topo and La montaña sagrada) is back with a surreal cinematic memoir, The Dance of Reality (La danza de la realidad, 2013), a funny and bizarre feature that challenges categorization. Set in the 1930s, in the small coastal Chilean village of Tocopilla, The Dance of Reality is an eccentric autobiographical meditation on his painful childhood, in which the filmmaker himself takes on the role of both the narrator and the onscreen guide to his younger self: “For you, I do not yet exist. For me, you don’t exist anymore,” Jodorowsky whispers to the boy at some point. In this family memoir, the filmmaker’s shamanic presence follows his non-cinematic pursuits, namely psychomagic, a therapeutic method in which the principal weapon is his imagination. Using this idea as a point of departure, I will analyse the mode in which Jodorowsky uses the grammar of narrative cinema and a hyperbolic visual style to create a poetry of voices and characters who act as metaphors, suggesting or emphasizing some ambiguously conveyed mystical idea.

The key element of my study focuses on Jodorowsky’s cinematic poetry and on the filmmaker’s mode of filtering history, memory, subjectivity and magical realism, adding a critical dimension to our understanding of the politics and poetics of self-representation. The Dance of Reality is Jodorowsky’s most personal work to date, intentionally blurring the lines between past and present into oblivion, and consequently finding salvation through art.
Barriers to Women Entrepreneurship: A Comparative Analysis between South Korea and Romania
Authors: Roibu Irina , Roibu Paula-Alexandra
Published: December 2016

Even in the twenty-first century, women entrepreneurs from all over the world continue to encounter different types of barriers in their activity. Depending on their location, history, culture, etc. the restraints can be more or less strict, distinct or similar. This article analyses and compares the constraints that the women entrepreneurs from South Korea and Romania are encountering, barriers concerning the professional stereotypes such as smaller medium wages for women, difficulties in getting specific jobs, the traditional collective mentality and prejudices, the roles of women in society, the balance between professional and family/private life, as well as the maternity and child care systems. The analysis is based on the data provided by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, OECD and the World Bank, the legislations of the two countries and the literature related to the two social environments. The findings indicate that although there are many similarities between the two countries, such as smaller salaries for women, discrimination against women, difficulty to advance, conservative attitudes towards women, lack of ways to monitor and penalize discrimination, lack of successful women entrepreneurs, the number of women entrepreneurs in South Korea is significantly smaller than the number of Romanian ones. This is due to the South Korean stricter social environment, harsher work environment (with shorter holidays, longer working hours, obligatory group activities and stricter hierarchy), higher gender wage gap and poorer maternity and childcare legislation.1
On the notion of Jacobi fields in constrained calculus of variations
Authors: Massa Enrico , Pagani Enrico
Published: December 2016

In variational calculus, the minimality of a given functional under arbitrary deformations with fixed end-points is established through an analysis of the so called second variation. In this paper, the argument is examined in the context of constrained variational calculus, assuming piecewise differentiable extremals, commonly referred to as extremaloids. The approach relies on the existence of a fully covariant representation of the second variation of the action functional, based on a family of local gauge transformations of the original Lagrangian and on a set of scalar attributes of the extremaloid, called the corners' strengths [16]. In dis- cussing the positivity of the second variation, a relevant role is played by the Jacobi fields, defined as infinitesimal generators of 1-parameter groups of diffeomorphisms preserving the extremaloids. Along a piecewise differentiable extremal, these fields are generally discontinuous across the corners. A thorough analysis of this point is presented. An alternative characterization of the Jacobi fields as solutions of a suitable accessory variational problem is established.
Geometry of the free-sliding Bernoulli beam
Authors: Moreno Giovanni , Stypa Monika Ewa
Published: December 2016

If a variational problem comes with no boundary conditions prescribed beforehand, and yet these arise as a consequence of the variation process itself, we speak of the free boundary values variational problem. Such is, for instance, the problem of finding the shortest curve whose endpoints can slide along two prescribed curves. There exists a rigorous geometric way to formulate this sort of problems on smooth manifolds with boundary, which we review here in a friendly self-contained way. As an application, we study the particular free boundary values variational problem of the free-sliding Bernoulli beam.
Organic amendment increases arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity in primary coastal dunes
Authors: Willis Andrew , Sparks Tim H. , Rodrigues Bernard Felinov , Harris Phillip John Charles
Published: December 2016

Plastic pots were inserted beneath seedlings of a shallow-rooted C4grass species, Ischaemum indicum, with and without a root-impenetrable nylon sachet filled with organic matter (OM) amendment, at seven stations along an interrupted belt transect in which plant community and soil chemistry had been previously surveyed. The transect was perpendicular to mean high-water mark (MH-WM) across a primary coastal dune system in Goa, India, where summer monsoon is the predominant weather feature. The Quadrat survey of plant frequency was made in stations when the above-ground biomass was estimated to be highest. Arbuscular mycorrhiza fungal (AMF) spore density and diversity were determined morphologically in amended and control pots soils, and in OM sachet residues, after host-plant desiccation when monsoon rains had ceased. Twenty-seven AM fungal spore morphotypes were isolated from the pots containing OM amended rhizosphere soils, 19 from controls and 14 from OM residues in the sachets. Gigaspora margarita proved to be the dominant spore in all treatments. Eight morphotypes recovered from amended pots were not recovered from the controls. There was an increasing trend in species diversity in amended pots away from MH-WM. Spore recovery from the three regimes showed variable distribution that indicated differing AMF species strategies.
Sambucus nigraL. as a reservoir of beneficial insects (Diptera, Syrphidae)
Authors: Wojciechowicz-Żytko Elżbieta , Jankowska Beata
Published: December 2016

Black elder (Sambucus nigraL.) commonly occurs throughout the country – it can be found in forests, thickets, parks, balks or in home gardens. It is a valuable reservoir of food for beneficial insects and a place of refuge or wintering. Almost every part of the elderberry plant has some uses: the fruits, flowers, leaves, roots, pith and bark. Its fruits and flowers are used in herbal medicine and in the kitchen.S. nigrais a primary host ofAphis sambuciL. feeding, which weakens plant growth, reduces flowering and fruiting, and decreases the ornamental value of these shrubs. Aphid populations are limited by a group of predatory and parasitic organisms, among which an important role is played by predatory Syrphidae. Observations were conducted in the years 2009 and 2010 in Krakow (south Poland, 19°57’E, 50°03’N). Significantly more numerousA. sambucicolonies were observed in 2009 – in the maximum of their abundance, 960 specimens per shoot were noted. Seven syrphid species were noted inA. sambucicolonies:Episyrphus balteatus(Deg.),Epistropheeligans (Harr.),Sphaerophoria scripta(L.),Syrphus ribesii(L.),Syrphus vitripennisMeig.,Scaeva pyrastri(L.) andEupeodes corollae(Fabr.).E. balteatusdominated in both years of research. Research on the effectiveness of Syrphidae was performed on four commonly occurring species – the most voracious wereEpistrophe eligans(Harr.) larvae, eating up to 676A. sambuciaphids during their development.
Formulierungsmuster auf Dänischer Schildern
Authors: Bonner Maria
Published: December 2016

Communication style on signs in public spaces reflects the sociocultural values of a speech community and provides insight into its preferred mode of communication with unknown communication partners. The linguistic routines present in these texts are part of professional linguistic competence. Starting with an inadequate Danish translation of a sign in a German supermarket, this article examines texts on Danish signs with the purpose of identifying and describing the inventory of patterns for this particular genre. Using Sandig’s text linguistic approach, a corpus of about 200 texts was analyzed with respect to the linguistic patterns for regulating behavior or conveying information - the most prominent linguistic actions on signs. The analysis comprises the grammatical forms, the lexical means to characterize the intended message, mitigation strategies, face saving strategies and irony as well as expressions of emotional involvement by the communicator. The results do not allow a general conclusion about preferred patterns but show the potential range of options. Two observations might be pointed out as salient, namely the use of huske ‘remember’ as presequence for getting attention or as part of the proposition and the relative scarcity of mitigating strategies.
Rosyjska homografia gramatyczna
Authors: Kaliszan Jerzy
Published: December 2016

The article is devoted to the study of Russian grammatical homography (i.e. the relationship between paradigmatic forms with the same spelling but different pronunciation caused by different word stress) among nouns, adjectives and verbs. This type of homography may be illustrated by such pairs of inflectional forms of the same lexeme as руки - руки, большую - большую, смотрите - смотрите etc. The author’s aim is an attempt to describe all kinds of grammatical homographs existing in contemporary Russian.
The natural language sustainability is dependent on the feeding/seeding power as determined by NL presence in the Natural Language Global Arena and participation in communication orders
Authors: Puppel Stanisław
Published: December 2016

No natural language can enjoy the status of a completely isolated language. This is due to their always being in some kind of contact condition with other natural languages. As they all occur in the Natural Language Global Arena, they may either win, lose in competition with other languages, or receive the equal status. The different ‘statuses’ of natural languages are owed to the feeding and seeding processes in which they participate. The said processes are framed by the communication orders in which the particular natural languages happen to function. In turn, the communication orders in which the languages are functioning, appear to be decisive in either strengthening or weakening the robustness of every natural language in their sustainability.
H.C. Andersens Iisjomfruen und die Unterhaltungsliteratur des 19. Jahrhunderts
Authors: Seiler Thomas
Published: December 2016

H.C. Andersen’s fairy tale The Ice Maiden is in many ways very modern, especially when we take into account its formal and rhetorical devices. The narrative is not invented by the author as the story is compound of travel journeys, popular readings of the time and so on. Andersen himself indicated some of his sources. In the following paper I would like to discuss the relationship between the fairy tale and the so called „Gebirgserzählung“ from the 18th and 19th century, which was extremely popular at the time. While the core of a “Gebirgserzählung” often consists in a young couple, that after many troubles in the end comes happily together, this is not the case in The Ice Maiden, as Andersen let the protagonist die. It looks as if Andersen would argue in favour of predetermination, based on Christian belief. However, this conclusion is not convincing because it fails to explain the obvious injustice of Rudy’s fate. In what follows I suggest a rhetorical explanation of the protagonist’s death. In such a view Rudy’s death is not to be understood as predetermined, but as a result of Andersen’s fear of his own modernity. What he demonstrates is how an entire story can be the result of other stories, how literature is based on literature. But the author himself seems not to be mature for this insight and that’s the reason why he let the protagonist die.
Om possessiva adjektiv i polskan och svenskan
Authors: Skrzypek Dominika
Published: December 2016

The article discusses possessive adjectives in Polish (derived from nouns and used to mark possession), their structure and functional scope as well as diachrony, and contrasts them with similar formations in Swedish. Adjectives derived from names and surnames are a marginal phenomenon in the Scandinavian languages and as such absent from most grammatical descriptions; their scope of use is limited. However, a comparison with Polish allows a new perspective on these adjectives in Polish as an alternative possessiva structure. The analysis is based on corpora search of Polish and Swedish texts.
Zum terminologischen Status der Inkorporation in der deutschen und der dänischen Wortbildungsbeschreibung
Authors: Stopyra Janusz
Published: December 2016

The article deals with the subject of incorporation shown as a special kind of composition and derivates formed from phrases (Zusammenbildungen). The author attempts to differentiate between these two types and also describes such phenomena as predicate-argument- structure and the principle of the meaningful word. In his opinion it is worth using such terms to give the language description a better overview.
Surface strain rate colour map of the Tatra Mountains region (Slovakia) based on GNSS data
Authors: Bednárik Martin , Papčo Juraj , Pohánka Vladimír , Bezák Vladimír , Kohút Igor , Brimich Ladislav
Published: December 2016

The surface deformation of the Tatra Mountains region in Western Carpathians can nowadays be studied directly thanks to precise geodetic measurements using the GNSS. The strain or stress tensor field is, however, a rather complex “data structure” difficult to present legibly and with sufficient resolution in the form of a classical map. A novel and promising approach to the solution of this problem is coding the three principal strain or stress values into the three colour channels (red, green, blue) of an RGB colour. In our previous study, the colour depended on the stress tensor shape descriptors. In the current study, the adapted colouring scheme uses a subset of shape descriptors common to stress and strain, which differ only in the scaling factor. In this manner, we generate the colour map of the surface strain rate field, where the colour of each grid point carries the information about the shape of the strain rate tensor at that point. The resulting strain rate colour map can be displayed simultaneously with the map of the faults or elevations and be easily checked for the data or interpolation method errors and incompatibility with the geophysical and geological expectations.
Upper Tithonian ammonites (Himalayitidae Spath, 1925 and Neocomitidae Salfeld, 1921) from Charens (Drôme, France)
Authors: Frau Camille , Bulot Luc G. , Wimbledon William A.P. , Ifrim Christina
Published: December 2016

This contribution focuses on the Perisphinctoidea ammonite taxa from the Upper Tithonian at Charens (Drôme, south-east France). Emphasis is laid on five genera that belong to the families Himalayitidae and Neocomitidae. We document the precise vertical range of the index-species Micracanthoceras microcanthum, and a comparative ontogenetic- biometric analysis sheds new light on its range of variation and dimorphism as compared to the bestknown Spanish populations. As herein understood, the lower boundary of the M. microcanthum Zone (base of the Upper Tithonian) is fixed at the FAD of its index species. The faunal assemblages and species distribution of the P. andreaei Zone are rather similar to those described at the key-section of Le Chouet as confirmed by the co-occurrence of the genera Protacanthodiscus, Boughdiriella and Pratumidiscus. New palaeontological evidence supports the view that the basal Neocomitidae Busnardoiceras busnardoi was derived from Protacanthodiscus andreaei in the upper part of the P. andreaei Zone.
Palaeobiology, palaeoecology and stratigraphic significance of the Late Miocene cockle Lymnocardium soproniense from Lake Pannon
Authors: Magyar Imre , Cziczer István , Sztanó Orsolya , Dávid Árpád , Johnson Michael
Published: December 2016

Stratigraphic subdivision of the Upper Miocene deposits in the Pannonian Basin has been traditionally based on the endemic mollusc species of Lake Pannon. The cockle species Lymnocardium soproniense Vitális, apparently evolving through a sympatric speciation event in the sublittoral zone of Lake Pannon about 10.2-10.3 Ma, attained wide geographical distribution in the Pannonian basin and thus may serve as a good stratigraphic marker. Lymnocardium soproniense was one of the few large-sized cockles in Lake Pannon, most closely related to its ancestor, L. schedelianum (Fuchs), and to another descendant of the latter, L. variocostatum Vitális. According to the δ18O stable isotope record of its shells, the large size of L. soproniense was coupled with an extended life time of more than 10 years, probably reflecting a stable lake environment with increased resource availability and decreased predation. The species lived in quiet offshore conditions, below the storm wave base, where clay was deposited from suspension and the influence of currents was negligible. The base of the Lymnocardium soproniense Zone in the sublittoral deposits of Lake Pannon is defined by the first occurrence of the species, whereas the top of the zone is marked with the base of the overlying Congeria praerhomboidea Zone, defined by the FAD of C. praerhomboidea.
An integrated paleomagnetic and magnetic anisotropy study of the Oligocene flysch from the Dukla nappe, Outer Western Carpathians, Poland
Authors: Kiss Dániel , Márton Emő , Tokarski Antek K.
Published: December 2016

The Dukla Nappe belongs to the Outer Western Carpathians, which suffered considerable shortening due to the convergence and collision of the European and African plates. In this paper we present new paleomagnetic and magnetic anisotropy results from the Polish part of the Dukla Nappe, based on 102 individually oriented cores from nine geographically distributed localities. Susceptibility measurements and mineralogy investigations showed that paramagnetic minerals are important contributors to susceptibility anisotropy (AMS). The AMS fabrics are related to deposition/compression (foliation) and weak tectonic deformation (lineation). The AARM fabric, that of the ferrimagnetic minerals, seems to be a less sensitive indicator of tectonic deformation than the AMS fabric. The inclination-only test points to the pre-folding age of the remanent magnetizations. Seven localities exhibit CCW rotation, a single one shows CW rotation. The CCW rotated paleomagnetic directions form two groups, one showing large, the other moderate CCW rotation. Previously published paleomagentic directions from the Slovak part of the same nappe exhibit smeared distribution between them. The declination of the overall-mean paleomagnetic direction for the Dukla nappe is similar to those observed in the neighbouring Magura and Silesian nappes, but it is of poorer quality. The AMS lineations at several localities are deviating more to the west from the present north than that of the local tectonic strikes. A possible explanation for this is that the AMS lineations were imprinted first, probably still in the Oligocene, while the sediments were soft (ductile deformation) and the folding and tilting took place during the CCW rotation.
An intuitive approach to learning delivery in Higher Education
Authors: Smith David
Published: December 2016

Preparing and teaching subjects in the Higher Education environment has been attracting much attention over the past decade as the sector diversifies and adds online instruction to its on campus delivery to cater to the increased demand for flexibility and choice from students. University lecturers are now required to assume greater responsibility to develop the subject content and teaching structure for their subjects and it is the latter where lecturers don’t necessarily have formal qualifications or experience. This paper describes the implementation of the Confluence of Learning framework at one university together with a style guide and a mobile app. The subsequent trial with 20 participants illustrated that a framework developed in the lecturers own context can generate a change in practice. The lecturers’ comments were thematically analysed and demonstrated that an unambiguous but well structured framework will motivate and empower lecturers with their subject design resulting in a positive impact on students studying their subjects.
Houses, Households, Activity Zones in the Post-LBK World. Results of the Raw Material Analysis of the Chipped Stone Tools at Polgár- Csőszhalom, Northeast Hungary
Authors: Faragó Norbert
Published: December 2016

In the last few decades, archaeological research has invested more energy into better understanding
of past societies than ever before. There are several different factors that have made these changes possible.
The development of non-destructive investigating techniques has made it possible to choose more precisely
where to collect new data. Furthermore, advances in information technologies and the natural sciences
have provided new tools to analyze and evaluate the data. Our project started in 2012 in order to evaluate
the enormous amount of archaeological material excavated at Polgár-Csőszhalom, the most significant site
of the post-LBK period in North-East Hungary. Our main motivation was to reconstruct the community of
this complex site with the application of multilevel statistical methods and spatial information technologies.
The investigation of raw material from the chipped stone industry yielded sixteen different activity zones on
the flat settlement. The differentiation of these zones was possible through the recognition of the repeated
patterns of the raw materials used. The analyses show that whilst individual households, as the elementary
building modules of the settlement community, were self-sufficient in tool making, the procurement of raw
materials seems to have been communal. The homogenous picture apparent from the distribution of the local
raw materials and the lack of accumulation from more distant sources suggest conformity at household level.
Droplet spreading and permeating on the hybrid-wettability porous substrates: a lattice Boltzmann method study
Authors: Ge Wen-Kai , Lu Gui , Xu Xin , Wang Xiao-Dong
Published: December 2016

The spreading and permeation of droplets on porous substrates is a fundamental process in a variety of applications, such as coating, dyeing, and printing. The spreading and permeating usually occur synchronously but play different roles in the practical applications. The mechanisms of the competition between spreading and permeation is significant but still unclear. A lattice Boltzmann method is used to study the spreading and permeation of droplets on hybrid-wettability porous substrates, with different wettability on the surface and the inside pores. The competition between the spreading and the permeation processes is studied in this work from the effects of the substrate and the fluid properties, including the substrate wettability, the porous parameters, as well as the fluid surface tension and viscosity. The results show that increasing the surfacewettability and the porosity contact angle both inhibit the spreading and the permeation processes. When the inside porosity contact angle is larger than 90° (hydrophobic), the permeation process does not occur. The droplets suspend on substrates with Cassie state. The droplets are more easily to permeate into substrates with a small inside porosity contact angle (hydrophilic), as well as large pore sizes. Otherwise, the droplets are more easily to spread on substrate surfaces with small surface contact angle (hydrophilic) and smaller pore sizes. The competition between droplet spreading and permeation is also related to the fluid properties. The permeation process is enhanced by increasing of surface tension, leading to a smaller droplet lifetime. The goals of this study are to provide methods to manipulate the spreading and permeation separately, which are of practical interest in many industrial applications.
Le sens de l’échange
Authors: Mitropoulou Eleni
Published: December 2016

Nous présentons une réflexion sur la ténacité de certaines axiologies véhiculées par les médias à partir de quelques positions fortes de Greimas concernant l’étude des discours de la communication sociale et du rôle des médias. Notre approche souhaite rendre compte en quoi ces positions constituent autant une force vive pour la recherche actuelle en sémiotique (et pas seulement) dans le domaine de la communication sociale qu’un frein dans le développement d’une sémiotique de la communication attentive à la circulation des discours. C’est alors à partir des discours appartenant d’une part à la sphère de la médiation culturelle et d’autre part à la scène de l’information politique que nous mettons à l’épreuve une analyse de la communication sociale comme univers de production du sens de l’échange. Guidée par ces exemples, notre réflexion les aborde à la fois en tant que discours des médias et en tant que pratiques avec les médias.
De l’imperfection : un dialogue avec l’univers mystique
Authors: Shairi Hamid Reza
Published: December 2016

L’étendue du parcours scientifique de Greimas repose d’une part sur son rôle principal dans le développement de la sémiotique narrative, et de l’autre, sur l’évolution de la narrativité vers une sémiotique sensible nourrie de la phénoménologie et de la dimension esthétique. Pour certains critiques iraniens, avec De l’imperfection, Greimas se rapproche de la réflexion mystique de la Perse. En quoi la voie phénoménologique que Greimas ouvre à la sémiotique peut-elle conduire à un parcours mystique ? En vérité, De l’imperfection constitue une source importante d’étude comparée entre deux types d’extase : le premier est celui qui débute par l’initiation à l’instance du non sujet et qui s’achève par le retour à l’instance du sujet ; le second s’avère comme la transformation du sujet en non sujet suivie du passage à la transcendance. Pour le sujet extatique persan, la transcendance obtenue sur la base de l’ivresse et du vertige favorise le passage à l’union avec l’Être. Cet essai aura pour objectif de montrer en quoi De l’imperfection peut être considérée comme l’initiation à une sémiotique de la mystique.
Elite Youth Soccer Players' Physiological Responses, Time-Motion Characteristics, and Game Performance in 4 vs. 4 Small-Sided Games: The Influence of Coach Feedback
Authors: Brandes Mirko , Elvers Sebastian
Published: December 2016

Brandes, M and Elvers, S. Elite youth soccer players' physiological responses, time-motion characteristics, and game performance in 4 vs. 4 small-sided games: the influence of coach feedback. J Strength Cond Res 31(10): 2652–2658, 2017—The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of mild vs. strongly pushed coach feedback on the physiological response, ratio of perceived exertion (RPE), and time-motion characteristics in soccer training with small-sided games (SSGs). Sixteen elite youth soccer players (aged 17.2 ± 0.7 years, V̇o
2max 62.1 ± 3.8 ml·kg−1·min−1) played two 4 vs. 4 small-sided games each. In random order, the coach provided a mild, unobtrusive, or a strongly pushed feedback throughout the game. Physiological measurements included heart rate expressed in mean values and intensity zones, blood lactate concentration, and RPE. The distance traveled, number of sprints, and work:rest ratio were captured by global positioning systems at 5 Hz. Game performance, such as volume of play and efficacy index, was estimated using the Team Sports Assessment Procedure. No differences were found for the physiological response and time-motion characteristics, but effect sizes demonstrated an increase in RPE (+0.4, p = 0.27) and a decrease in game performance (e.g., volume of play, −2.5, p = 0.08) under pushed feedback. Although a pushed feedback raises RPE, it negatively affected the players' game performance, without necessarily provoking higher physiological responses. These results should help coaches to understand that modifying the type of feedback provided during SSG does not impact the physiological response if SSG are already played with high intensity but that the feedback affects RPE and game performance. To keep a better game performance, soccer coaches are encouraged to provide smooth feedback during SSG.
HR, V̇o 2, and RPE Relationships in an Aquatic Incremental Maximum Test Performed by Young Women
Authors: David Gabriela B. , Andrade Luana S. , Schaun Gustavo Z. , Alberton Cristine L.
Published: December 2016

David, GB, Andrade, LS, Schaun, GZ, and Alberton, CL. HR, V̇o
2, and RPE relationships in an aquatic incremental maximum test performed by young women. J Strength Cond Res 31(10): 2852–2858, 2017—The purpose of the study was to verify the relationship between oxygen uptake (V̇o
2), heart rate (HR), rate of perceived exertion (RPE), and cadence (CAD) in an aquatic incremental maximum test performed during a water-based stationary running exercise. The study also verified the best adjustments for these relationships (linear or polynomial). Thirteen young college women (mean ± SD: 23.15 ± 1.72 years, 21.43 ± 2.09 body mass index) participated in the study. They performed an aquatic incremental maximum test during a water-based stationary running exercise. The experimental protocol started at an initial CAD of 80 b·min−1, and it was followed by increases of 10 b·min−1 every minute until exhaustion. V̇o
2, HR, and RPE were measured along the test. Linear and polynomial regression analysis were performed to determine the relationship among the percentage of peak V̇o
2 (%V̇o
2peak), percentage of maximal HR (%HRmax), RPE, and CAD to determine the best adjustment for each analysis (α = 0.05). The polynomial regression showed the best adjustments for all analysis. Data revealed a significant relationship (p < 0.001) between %V̇o
2peak and %HRmax (r = 0.858), %HRmax and RPE (r = 0.823), and %V̇o
2peak and RPE (r = 0.871). Regarding the relationship between these above-mentioned variables and CAD, all of them were significant (p < 0.001), with r = 0.848 for CAD and %HRmax, r = 0.877 for CAD and %V̇o
2peak and r = 0.878 for CAD and RPE. It was concluded that all analyzed variables are associated and their relationships are in a polynomial quadratic form. Based on the findings, instructors may use the positive relationships between %V̇o
2peak, %HRmax, and RPE to efficiently prescribe water-based training sessions.
Variances in Strength and Conditioning Practice in Elite Rugby Union Between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
Authors: Jones Thomas W. , Smith Andrew , Macnaughton Lindsay S. , French Duncan N.
Published: December 2016

Jones, TW, Smith, A, Macnaughton, LS, and French, DN. Variances in strength and conditioning practice in elite Rugby Union between the Northern and Southern hemispheres. J Strength Cond Res 31(12): 3358–3371, 2017—The strength and conditioning (S and C) practices in elite Rugby Union (RU) have previously been detailed. There is also research that indicates playing styles can differ between Northern hemisphere (NH) and Southern hemisphere (SH) teams. It is not presently known if these variances in playing styles are reflected in the S and C practices of those supporting NH and SH teams. As such, the present study examines any variances in S and C practices between those supporting NH and SH elite-level teams. A validated questionnaire was employed that comprised 7 sections: personal details, physical testing, strength and power development, concurrent training, unique aspects of the program, and any further relevant information regarding prescribed training programs. Forty (20 NH, 20 SH, 38 males, 2 females; 33.0 ± 5.5 years) of 52 (77%) coaches responded to the questionnaire. All practitioners worked with international level or professional RU athletes. The primary variances in S and C practice between NH and SH coaches included utilization of differing tests of anaerobic capacity and cardiovascular endurance and differing prescription of compound and Olympic lifts. Also, NH coaches placed a greater emphasis on strength and power training, whereas SH coaches had a more objective approach to determining strength training loads. Furthermore, SH practitioners placed more emphasis on integration compared with NH practitioners. Other aspects of S and C practice detailed in this article appear to be similar between NH and SH practitioners. This research represents the only published survey to date of differing S and C practices in NH and SH RU.
A Dermatoglyphic Study: Association of Fingerprint Patterns Among ABO Blood Groups
Authors: Susmiarsih Tri Panjiasih , Mustofa M. Samsul , Mirfat Mirfat
Published: December 2016

Fingerprints are probably the most common biometric technique used in personal identification. The potential of fingerprints to determine sex and human identification has been well exhibited. However, very few studies have been conducted correlating finger prints with blood groups. The aim of this study was to investigate the distribution of fingerprint patterns based on ABO blood groups. The total sample consisted of 302 medical students of YARSI University Jakarta comprising of 187 females and 115 males. The fingerprint patterns were classified into arches, loops (ulnar and radial), whorls. counted and comprised triradius and total ridge count. The data analysis used Chi Square and Student-T test.The study results indicated that there were fourth especially pattern type. Significantly (p<0.05), frequency of loop types (60.36%) was highest in B blood, whorl type was highest in O blood (40.45%) and arches in AB blood was higher (5.12%) as compared to other groups. Dankmeijer indices of O and AB blood were 3.78 and 11.34, respectively. There were indicated significantly (p<0.05) difference of average ridge count total among ABO blood groups. This study implied an association between dermatoglyphics and blood groups.

How to Cite

Susmiarsih, T. P., Mustofa, M. S., & Mirfat, M. (2016). A Dermatoglyphic Study: Association of Fingerprint Patterns Among ABO Blood Groups. Biosaintifika: Journal of Biology & Biology Education, 8(3), 294-300. 
Agronomic Characterization of Wheat Mutants (Triticum aestivum) of M3 Generation Planted in Sukabumi
Authors: Sari Laela , Purwito Agus , Sopandie Didy , Purnamaningsih Ragapadmi , Sudarmonowati Enny
Published: December 2016

The purpose of this study was to identify the selection criteria to obtain a superior mutant derived from the wheat plants of such varieties as Dewata, Selayar and Alibey, adaptive in medium land. The analysis of agronomic growth characters showed a significantly effect on a growth percentage of the initial growth (8 mutants), flowering time (1 mutant), panicle stem length (15 mutants), number of panicles (7 mutants), the number of grains per panicle (8 mutants), grain weight observed (8 mutants), grain weight per genotype (6 mutants), leaf area (2 mutants) and leaf greenness (5 mutants). The effects on the characters of ripe time, harvest, panicle length and plant height were not significant. The mutants of Dewata, Selayar and Alibey could be selected based on the characters of panicle stem length, number of grains per panicle and grain weight per observation because these characters generated more mutants than the other characters. The correlation analysis between the characters of growth and yield components of wheat mutants showed that the number of grains per panicle was positively correlated with the grain weight observed, while the length of panicle stem was positively correlated with grain weight per genotype, number of panicles and leaf area. Hopefully some mutants produced could adapt to the tropical medium land, thus adding to the diversity of wheat germplasm in Indonesia, thereby reducing the import of wheat to Indonesia.

How to Cite

Sari, L., Purwito, A., Sopandie, D., Purnamaningsih, R. & Sudarmonowati, E. (2016). Agronomic Characterization of Wheat Mutants (Triticum aestivum) of M3 Generation Planted in Sukabumi. Biosaintifika: Journal of Biology & Biology Education, 8(3), 353-361. 
Relationship between Zingiberaceae Leaves Compounds and its Tyrosinase Activity
Authors: Batubara Irmanida , Kartika Yuni , Darusman Latifah K
Published: December 2016

The leaves of Zingiberaceae family has not been much explored its potential, especially as a skin whitener. The relationship between total anthocyanins, chlorophyll, carotenoids and tannins contents of Zingiberaceae leaves and tyrosinase activity were determined. Ten species of Zingiberaceae were separated by n-hexane and the residues were extracted with ethyl acetate. The total anthocyanins, chlorophyll, carotenoids, tannins contents and the activities of ethyl acetate extracts were determined by spectrometric method. The tyrosinase inhibition was determined by using L-tyrosine (monophenolase) and L-DOPA (diphenolase) substrates. The most active extract was the leaves extract of Zingiber purpureum which exhibited 82.86% for monophenolase inhibition and the leaves extract of Curcuma zedoaria which exhibited 90.20% for diphenolase inhibition. The correlation between carotenoids content and monophenolase inhibition was 52%, while between tannin content and diphenolase inhibition was only 15%. Therefore, among 10 leaves species of Zingiberaceae, Zingiber purpureum Roscoe and Curcuma zedoaria leaves are the most potential for tyrosinase inhibitors and can be developed as whitening agent.

How to Cite

Batubara, I., Kartika, Y. & Darusman, L. K. (2016). Relationship between Zingiberaceae Leaves Compounds and its Tyrosinase Activity. Biosaintifika: Journal of Biology & Biology Education, 8(3), 371-377.

 
Effects of Compost Type and Rootstock Length on Fruit and Vegetable Seedlings Growth in the Nursery
Authors: Priadi Dody , Mulyaningsih Enung Sri
Published: December 2016

The study was conducted to develop local fruit plants and to improve vegetable production at the Plant Germplasm Garden of RC for Biotechnology-LIPI. Carambola (Averrhoa carambola), durian (Durio zibethinus) and guava (Psidium guajava) were propagated vegetatively (grafting and budding) and were grown on the media containing grass compost (K-1), spent compost of paddy straw mushroom (K-2) or oyster mushroom (K-3) in combination with rootstock length of 45-55 cm (TB-1), 65-75 cm (TB-2) and 75-90 cm (TB-3). Tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum) and kangkung (Ipomoea reptans) were grown on the same media in the screen house. The highest survival rate of grafted durian (71.56%) was obtained from TB-3 grown on K-1 by budding technique. Meanwhile, the highest survival rate of carambola (68.89%) was obtained from TB-1 by grafting technique. The budding technique was not appropriate for guava (0 % of survival). Application of K-3 of 3 kgs on tomato plants resulted in the highest fresh weight, length, and diameter of the fruit, and the highest of plant height, total leaves, and biomass of kangkung. The study is expected to be applied to improve fruit plant growth and survival rate as well as a high production of organic vegetable.

How to Cite

Priadi, D., & Mulyaningsih, E. S. (2016). Effects of Compost Type and Rootstock Length on Fruit and Vegetable Seedlings Growth  in the Nursery. Biosaintifika: Journal of Biology & Biology Education, 8(3), 301-307. 
Targeted Oxygen in the Resuscitation of Preterm Infants, a Randomized Clinical Trial
Authors: Oei Ju Lee , Saugstad Ola D. , Lui Kei , Wright Ian M. , Smyth John P. , Craven Paul , Wang Yueping Alex , McMullan Rowena , Coates Elisabeth , Ward Meredith , Mishra Parag , De Waal Koert , Travadi Javeed , See Kwee Ching , Cheah Irene G.S. , Lim Chin Theam , Choo Yao Mun , Kamar Azanna Ahmad , Cheah Fook Choe , Masoud Ahmed , Tarnow-Mordi William
Published: December 2016

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:

Lower concentrations of oxygen (O2) (≤30%) are recommended for preterm resuscitation to avoid oxidative injury and cerebral ischemia. Effects on long-term outcomes are uncertain. We aimed to determine the effects of using room air (RA) or 100% O2 on the combined risk of death and disability at 2 years in infants <32 weeks’ gestation.

METHODS:

A randomized, unmasked study designed to determine major disability and death at 2 years in infants <32 weeks’ gestation after delivery room resuscitation was initiated with either RA or 100% O2 and which were adjusted to target pulse oximetry of 65% to 95% at 5 minutes and 85% to 95% until NICU admission.

RESULTS:

Of 6291 eligible patients, 292 were recruited and 287 (mean gestation: 28.9 weeks) were included in the analysis (RA: n = 144; 100% O2: n = 143). Recruitment ceased in June 2014, per the recommendations of the Data and Safety Monitoring Committee owing to loss of equipoise for the use of 100% O2. In non-prespecified analyses, infants <28 weeks who received RA resuscitation had higher hospital mortality (RA: 10 of 46 [22%]; than those given 100% O2: 3 of 54 [6%]; risk ratio: 3.9 [95% confidence interval: 1.1–13.4]; P = .01). Respiratory failure was the most common cause of death (n = 13).

CONCLUSIONS:

Using RA to initiate resuscitation was associated with an increased risk of death in infants <28 weeks’ gestation. This study was not a prespecified analysis, and it was underpowered to address this post hoc hypothesis reliably. Additional data are needed.
Об одном инвариантном мотиве движения в поэтике В. М. Шукшина
Authors: Глушаков П. С.
Published: December 2016

This paper focuses on Vasily Shukshin’s “working records” dated from 1966. It is established that a lot of contexts and names are important for the interpretation of these records: from the antique myths to Russian literature. In the paper, it is proved that the motive of the waterway of a ship appears in Shukshin’s texts as the concentrated symbol of spiritual aspirations, warm rushes, as the allegory of movement towards the aim and the overcoming of obstacles. At the same time, it is also a symbol of moral ascension, which is shown by the reflections about intelligence as the aim of the artist. The conclusion drawn is that the poetics of Vasily Shukshin’s texts represents a very open and dialogical structure with wide referential installations.
Assessment of platelet function in patients receiving tirofiban early after primary coronary intervention
Authors: Kupó Péter , Aradi Dániel , Tornyos Adrienn , Tőkés-Füzesi Margit , Komócsi András
Published: December 2016

Background

Following percutaneous coronary intervention, combined antiplatelet therapy is necessary. Platelet function testing (PFT) has prognostic value and may be applied in the risk assessment of acute coronary syndrome. In case of combined antiplatelet therapy, PFT may require special laboratory methods, as different antiplatelet agents may influence test results.

Materials and methods

Platelet functions were measured in stent thrombosis-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients receiving aspirin, clopidogrel, and tirofiban. The first sampling was obtained immediately after the termination of administration of tirofiban. The second sample was drawn at a randomly assigned time between 1 and 6 h. The third sampling was done after a minimum of 24 h of tirofiban cessation. Adenosine diphosphate (ADP)- and thrombin receptor-activating peptide (TRAP)-induced aggregations were measured.

Results

Thirty-seven patients were included. Both TRAP- and ADP-induced aggregation values were significantly lower immediately after tirofiban termination, than after 24 h [TRAP: 26.41 ± 25.00 units (U) vs. 109.86 ± 23.69 U, p < 0.0001; ADP: 17.43 ± 10.10 U vs. 43.92 ± 23.35 U, p ≤ 0.0001]. Elimination half-life of tirofiban and clopidogrel were 1.34 ± 0.49 and 1.269 ± 0.78, respectively.

Conclusion

ADP-induced residual platelet reactivity is significantly influenced by the presence of concurrent glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor. In patients receiving combined antiplatelet treatment, ADP-receptor-specific efficiency measurements are valid only after total elimination of GPIIb/IIIa inhibitors.