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Los discursos de la igualdad en la empresa. El caso de la industria química de Tarragona
Authors: Pontón Merino Paloma , Pastor Gosálbez Inmaculada
Published: August 2018

Este artículo presenta una propuesta de análisis de los discursos sobre la igualdad de género en las organizaciones. El trabajo se realiza en forma de estudio de caso, centrándose en la industria química de la provincia de Tarragona. Ante la pregunta ¿por qué, a pesar de disponer de múltiples herramientas para evitar las desigualdades, todavía existen tantas diferencias entre mujeres y hombres en el ámbito laboral? proponemos atender a los discursos de la igualdad para encontrar una respuesta. La consideración que tienen las empresas sobre el género es crucial a la hora de vehicular demandas o activar políticas a favor de la igualdad. Para conseguir actuaciones verdaderamente dirigidas a la promoción de la igualdad se requiere de un enfoque de género que, a día de hoy, no es el mayoritario en las empresas. A partir de estas consideraciones, presentamos una tipología cuádruple de discursos de la igualdad en las organizaciones.
Varietal Effects on the Nutrient Composition of Saccharum Officinarum
Authors: E. C. Chuku, , U. N. Emiri,
Published: August 2018

Studies on the varietal effects on the nutrient composition of Saccharum officinarum were carried out in the Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology and the Food Science and Technology Laboratories in Rivers State University. The sugar components assessed were glucose, fructose and sucrose. Sucrose was highest in both varieties compared to others. Nevertheless, the yellow variety had higher total sugar content (82. 9±0.00). The assessment of mineral composition of S. officinarum showed that the red variety had higher values for all the parameters namely calcium, sodium, iron, chlorine, copper, phosphorus and magnesium with an exception in potassium, sulphur and carboxylic acid which were higher in the yellow variety.  It was also observed that vitamins A and C values were higher in the red variety. The proximate analysis indicated that the red variety had higher values for carbonate ash, cane fibre, solid bagasse, soluble solid and salt. However, moisture (76.5±0.02), protein (0.71±0.01) and juice fibre (0.8±0.01) were higher in the yellow variety.
Aplicabilidad del enfoque de aprendizaje del idioma asistido por computadora como estrategia metodológica, para el desarrollo de habilidades comunicativas
Authors: Rocha Salgado Sergio , Solís Zúniga Franklin De Jesús
Published: August 2018

El aprendizaje del idioma inglés se ha tornado en los últimos años, en una necesidad latente ante las exigencias cada vez más imperantes del mundo laboral. El objetivo de esta investigación fue determinar la aplicabilidad del enfoque de aprendizaje del idioma asistido por computadora como estrategia metodológica, para el desarrollo de habilidades comunicativas, en estudiantes de segundo año de la carrera de inglés, turno sabatino FAREM Estelí, período 2017. El escaso desarrollo de habilidades comunicativas en los estudiantes es una problemática real en la FAREM Estelí. Se realizó una investigación exploratoria, con un enfoque cualitativo, descriptiva, de corte transversal. Las técnicas utilizadas para recopilar los datos fueron la entrevista, encuesta y observación de clases. La población la conformaron dos docentes y 132 estudiantes, la muestra estuvo compuesta por dos docentes y 25 estudiantes de segundo año del turno sabatino. Se determinó que la aplicabilidad del enfoque de aprendizaje del idioma asistido por computadora resulta efectiva para el desarrollo de habilidades comunicativas en los estudiantes. Se evidenció también que los docentes aplican estrategias metodológicas sin el apoyo de recursos de las Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (TIC). Se espera que el estudio contribuya a mejorar la calidad educativa, en el contexto de la enseñanza de inglés a nivel universitario.
Asesoría pedagógica en el fortalecimiento de la docencia en la FAREM-Estelí, UNAN- Managua
Authors: Téllez Flores Ana Teodora
Published: August 2018

Este artículo aborda la experiencia investigativa relacionada con la asesoría pedagógica en la Facultad Regional Multidisciplinaria de Estelí, UNAN-Managua, con miras al avance hacia mayores niveles de calidad educativa. Ello, a partir del análisis realizado por la investigadora, que cumple funciones de asesoría pedagógica, en pro de ir contribuyendo al fortalecimiento del quehacer docente.
Implementación de la metodología Aprendizaje Basado en Problemas (ABP), en la unidad de Geometría Plana
Authors: Espinoza Benavidez Norwin Efrén , Triminio Zavala Carmen María
Published: August 2018

El presente estudio se realizó con el propósito de valorar el proceso de implementación de la metodología del Aprendizaje Basado en Problemas (ABP), en la unidad de Geometría Plana. Se trata de un estudio con enfoque metodológico de índole cualitativo, su población la constituyen 5 docentes de Matemática con experiencia en aprendizajes sobre Geometría Plana de FAREM-Estelí y 45 estudiantes de primer año de la carrera de Física-Matemática. Los datos se recolectaron a través de entrevista, observación, la aplicación de una unidad didáctica fundamentada en la metodología del ABP. Los principales resultados del estudio dejan en evidencia que el aprendizaje a través de la resolución de situaciones problemáticas en Geometría Plana, es la forma más eficaz de mejorar los espacios de aprendizajes que actualmente se desarrollan en las aulas de clase y que la búsqueda constante de formas más dinámicas que involucren el contexto donde se desarrollan los procesos educativos facilita la interpretación y análisis de los mismos, la formulación de situaciones problemáticas acordes a sus necesidades básicas despierta el interés y la motivación en los estudiantes para resolver las situaciones problemáticas propuestas.
Experiencias de duelo anticipado en familiares de pacientes con enfermedad oncológica en etapa terminal
Authors: Martínez Sarantez Aura Karina , Turniell Castillo Daily Laleska , Gutiérrez Mendoza Sandra Marcela , Solís Zúniga Franklin
Published: August 2018

Las experiencias del duelo anticipado en familiares de los pacientes con enfermedades oncológicas, es una temática poca abordada por los investigadores a pesar de tener mucho impacto en las familias. Esta temática engloba distintas áreas de conocimiento, entre ellas, la psicología clínica. El presente documento se enmarca en una investigación realizada en tres familias con un familiar diagnosticado con cáncer, ingresados en Hospital Escuela San Juan de Dios Estelí, comprendida en el periodo julio-noviembre 2017. El propósito fue comprender las experiencias del duelo anticipado en las familias. El enfoque metodológico fue cualitativo, las técnicas utilizadas para la obtención de la información fueron: entrevista a profundidad, guía de observación, escala de Hamilton para la ansiedad y depresión. Los principales hallazgos revelan los cambios de ánimo que sufre cada miembro al conocer el diagnóstico y durante todo el desarrollo de la enfermedad evidenciándose en los altos niveles de ansiedad y los estados depresivos que presentan los familiares ante la aproximación de la muerte de su ser querido. Haciendo uso de sus mecanismos de defensa y recursos personales como la fe y el amor hacia el familiar para poder enfrentar cada dificultad que se presente.
Nurses’ perception about patient safety culture in neonatal intensive care units: A comparative study
Authors: El-Sayed Rabab E.H.
Published: August 2018

Objectives: This study aimed to (1) verify whether the translated short form of the Safety Attitude Questionnaire gives consistent results when used to evaluate safety culture in the neonatal intensive care units; and (2) describe nurses’ perception about patient safety culture, comparing between both governmental and private neonatal intensive care units’ nurses.Methods: Research design: An exploratory, descriptive, comparative. Subjects: A purposive sample of 190 neonatal nurses. Setting: Six, level IV neonatal intensive care units (three private and three governmental) of hospitals affiliated to Mansoura City, and Mansoura University and Ministry of Health and Population, Egypt. Data collection tools were consisted of the demographic characteristics questionnaire sheet and the self-administered 4-type Likert scale Safety Attitude Questionnaire sheet with its six dimensions after it was translated into Arabic language.Results: The respondents' nurses differed in their rating on the Safety Attitude Questionnaire items; as well the percentages of positive and negative responses were showed significant differences among the Safety Attitude Questionnaire dimensions, within and between nurses of the governmental and private neonatal intensive care units. In addition, Cronbach’s total coefficient alpha of the six dimensions is considered strong, with Alpha coefficients were 0.86.Conclusions: The study findings affirmed the psychometric properties of the Arabic form of Safety Attitude Questionnaire and it turned out to be a successful tool to assess safety culture perceptions among neonatal intensive care units' nurses. Moreover, linked with their workplaces, significant variations in the neonatal nurses' responses toward safety culture related dimensions were detected.
Male Chauvinism in Cameroon Pidgin English: The Case of the Collocates of Man
Authors: Ubanako Valentine Njende
Published: August 2018

The aim of this paper is to assess the creative and dynamic uses of the collocates of man in Cameroon Pidgin English as it has picked up chauvinistic connotations in a strict and increasingly patriarchal Cameroon. Cameroon Pidgin English has been analyzed from different perspectives by different scholars, but the area of collocation has seldom been tackled. Word associations like ‘speak like a man’, ‘drive like a man’, ‘man-boy’, ‘my man’ (penis),’ he is a real man’ ‘man hand’ etc. abound in the repertoire of Cameroonian users of English. This paper thus brings out the different possible collocations with the word man as well as semantic degradations and ameliorations in the Cameroonian context and investigates if the continuous dominance of (the) man in the Cameroonian society could be a subtle case of linguistic rights violation. This study uses participant observation, interviews and questionnaires to obtain data from 100 speakers of Cameroon Pidgin English in Cameroon.This study employs the social identity theory propounded by Henri Tajfel and John Turner (1979; 1986) which explains intergroup behaviours and status differences. Results show that the domains of use cut across the domains of the traditional ruling system, titles and kinship terms, professions, traditional economic system and foodstuffs and drinks. Also, man is used in Cameroon Pidgin English for self -expression and self- identification. Most of the collocates of man reflect the sociolinguistic background of the country with most of the terms having come from background languages like French, Cameroon Pidgin English and Camfranglais.
Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure and Firm Performance of Malaysian Public Listed Firms
Authors: Mohd Razali Mohd Waliuddin , Sin Winnie Hii Sin , Lunyai Janifer Anak , Hwang Josephine Yau Tan , Md Yusoff Irma Yazreen
Published: August 2018

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) disclosure has become a rising concern for the public listed firms worldwide due to its ability to enhance firm’s market performance and financial performance. The main objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between CSR disclosure and firm performance of Bursa Malaysia’s listed companies based on their market value added (MVA), return on equity (ROE) and return on assets (ROA). 324 samples of public listed companies’ annual report for the period of 2014 to 2016 were obtained from Bursa Malaysia and examined. The extent of their CSR disclosure were measured and analyzed. After accounting for control variables such as firm size, firm age, firm leverage and firm liquidity, the result shows that there is a positive significant relationship between CSR disclosure and firm performance in terms of ROA and ROE. This reveals that high level of CSR disclosure helps firms to achieve optimum performance through increased competitiveness, improved firm’s image amongst society, and creates new opportunities in the marketplace. The findings also showed mix results among the control variables towards firm performance. For future research, this paper recommends to extend the study by using different CSR disclosure measurement, different firm performance measurement such as return on investments (ROI) and Tobin’s Q and different samples.
Assessing China’s Long Term Export and Income Growth in the Global Markets
Authors: Somwaru Agapi , Tuan Francis , Wang Sun Ling
Published: August 2018

This paper delves into China’s differential growth in exports with high income and developing countries by focusing on bilateral content of China’s trade and particular exports over the time period 1979-2015. In the last 30 plus years, China has specialized in upstream capital goods and exhibited rapid diversification in consumer goods. Performing causality tests reveals a strong evidence of causality from the export growth of capital goods and consumer non-durable goods to gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. There is also evidence that the causality is bi-directional for consumer durable goods, intermediate goods, and primary non-energy goods with income. Econometric analysis shows a positive and statistical significant relationship between income and export growth of capital goods, consumer non-durable goods, intermediate goods, and primary non-energy goods. Trade openness allows stimulation of growth and efficiency as producers in China are exploiting areas in which they have a comparative advantage.
A New Flexible Version of the Lomax Distribution with Applications
Authors: Abouelmagd T. H. M.
Published: August 2018

A new version of the Lomax model is introduced andstudied. The major justification for the practicality of the new model isbased on the wider use of the Lomax model. We are also motivated tointroduce the new model since the density of the new distribution exhibitsvarious important shapes such as the unimodal, the right skewed and the leftskewed. The new model can be viewed as a mixture of the exponentiated Lomaxdistribution. It can also be considered as a suitable model for fitting thesymmetric, left skewed, right skewed, and unimodal data sets. The maximumlikelihood estimation method is used to estimate the model parameters. Weprove empirically the importance and flexibility of the new model inmodeling two types of aircraft windshield lifetime data sets. The proposedlifetime model is much better than gamma Lomax, exponentiated Lomax, Lomaxand beta Lomax models so the new distribution is a good alternative to thesemodels in modeling aircraft windshield data.
Reviewer Acknowledgements
Authors: Smith Wendy
Published: August 2018

International Journal of Statistics and Probability wishes to acknowledge the following individuals for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Their help and contributions in maintaining the quality of the journal is greatly appreciated.Many authors, regardless of whether International Journal of Statistics and Probability publishes their work, appreciate the helpful feedback provided by the reviewers.Reviewers for Volume 7, Number 5Jacek Białek, University of Lodz, PolandJingwei Meng,   Indiana University, USALuiz Ricardo Nakamura, University of Sao Paulo, BrazilPablo José Moya Fernández, Universidad de Granada, SpainRebecca Bendayan, University College London, UKSajid Ali, Quaid-i-Azam University,            PakistanSubhradev Sen, Alliance University, India Wendy SmithOn behalf of,The Editorial Board of International Journal of Statistics and ProbabilityCanadian Center of Science and Education
Gyms Coverage in the City of Manizales and Villamaría Through Accessibility Analysis by the Pedestrian Network Infrastructure
Authors: Escobar Diego A. , Moncada Carlos A. , Idarraga Sergio
Published: August 2018

Taking into account that Colombia has 1% of the established gymnasiums in the world and that Manizales and Villamaría own 45 of these establishments, it is sought to relate the reason for the high percentage of sedentary lifestyles in Colombia (60%) and determine which degree of coverage has the area of study in regard to these establishments. Through this research, we seek to evaluate the relationship between the spatial coverage of gyms in the city of Manizales and Villamaría and their relationship with sedentary lifestyles and the high dropout rates that occur in them. Through an analysis of integral accessibility, by means of the city's pedestrian network, the isochronous coverage curves of the gyms are constructed using the travel time of the pedestrian network nodes to the nearest gymnasium and the geo-statistical model Ordinary Kriging. Finally, inequality is found according to the socioeconomic stratification because low-income people have less coverage of these establishments.
Reviewer Acknowledgements
Authors: Dou Paige
Published: August 2018

Review of European Studies wishes to acknowledge the following individuals for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Their help and contributions in maintaining the quality of the journal are greatly appreciated.Review of European Studies is recruiting reviewers for the journal. If you are interested in becoming a reviewer, we welcome you to join us. Please find the application form and details at http://recruitment.ccsenet.org and e-mail the completed application form to res@ccsenet.org.Reviewers for Volume 10, Number 3Ana Souto, Nottingham Trent University, UKAni Derderian, WSU, USADavide Arcidiacono, University “Cattolica Sacro Cuore” Milan, ItalyEfstathios Stefos, University of the Aegean, GreeceEvangelos Bourelos, Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, SWEDENIndrajit Goswami, INFO Institute of Engineering, IndiaJohnnie Woodard, Independent Scholar, USAKatja Eman, University of Maribor, SloveniaMeenal Tula, University of Hyderabad, IndiaMehdi Ghasemi, University of Turku, FinlandRickey Ray, Northeast State Community College, USAZining Yang, La Sierra University & Claremont Graduate University, USA
Lactose-free milk enriched with resistant dextrin
Authors: Barczynska Renata , Zawierucha Iwona , Bandurska Katarzyna , Kapusniak Janusz
Published: August 2018

Aim: The aim of the study was to check whether the resistant dextrin obtained from potato starch, as a substance with prebiotic properties, activates the growth and development of selected intestinal bacteria strains in a ready food product – lactose-free milk.
Material/Methods: The research involved the use of dextrin from potato starch obtained in accordance with the patent no. PL. 220965. This dextrin and strains of bacteria Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, Bacteroides, Clostridium, Prevotella were added to lactose-free milk. The growth of bacteria, type and concentration of short-chain fatty acids and branched fatty acids were checked for the tested milk and the prebiotic index was determined.
Results: After 48 hours in lactose-free milk with the addition of dextrin, the dominance of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium over Clostridium and Bacteroides strains was demonstrated. The number of lactic acid bacteria beneficial to health was 35% higher than the numbers of Clostridium and Bacteroides. The prebiotic index determined after 24h was 0.191, and after 48h it increased to 0.213. Supplementation of lactose-free milk with resistant dextrin contributed to the increase in lactic acid by 57%, total concentration of SCFA by 23%, and in the reduction of the negative putrefactive SCFA concentration by 49% in relation to control sample milk without lactose and no dextrin.
Conclusions: Lactose-free milk supplemented with dextrin may favorably affect the intestinal microbiota system of people with lactose intolerance, reduce digestive processes in the intestine.
The NMDA receptor and new possibilities in antidepressant therapy
Authors: Stasiuk Weronika , Prendecka Monika , Chara Krzysztof , Małecka-Massalska Teresa
Published: August 2018

Due to the inadequate effectiveness of pharmacological methods currently being utilized in the treatment of depression, there is an ongoing need to find newer and safer treatment strategies. Studies undertaken to date aimed at finding more effective methods for the treatment of affective disorders have been widened to incorporate other neurotransmission systems.
Experiments with compounds that modify the function of the glutamatergic system highlight a new direction in the study of affective disorder treatment methods. It has been shown that one of the key mechanisms in achieving an antidepressant effect is by weakening the function of the NMDA receptor. Pre-clinical as well as clinical trials have revealed that compounds that modulate the activity of the NMDA receptor are characterized by a significant antidepressant effect which identifies them as potential antidepressant medications.
In this study an attempt was made at identifying the role of the NMDA receptor in the pathogenesis and therapy of depressive disorders as well as the influence of ligands (especially antagonist) of this receptor on the function of classical antidepressant medications. Results shown in the attached studies by numerous scientists will in the future potentially add to the development of more effective and safer therapies for patients with affective disorders as well as offering a potential alternative in the treatment of drug resistant forms of depression.
Radionuclídeos naturais e artificiais em seis perfis de solos do estado do Rio Grande do Sul
Authors: Schuch Luiz Alexandre , Nordemann Daniel Jean Roger , Zago Ari , Pecequilo Brigitte , Godoy José Marcos
Published: August 2018

Concentrations of natural radioactive series radionuclides, of K-40, and of radioactive fallout Cs-137 are determined. Many physical, chemical and biological parameters influence the radioactivity vertical distribution in soils. Among these factors are soil type and characteristics; rainfall; superficial layers perturbations and other peculiar properties of the soil such as concentration and types of clay mineral, organic matter, etc. High performance gamma-ray spectrometry is used to determine radionuclide concentrations. Ten samples of each type of soil are collected, down to 50 cm with samples collected every 5 cm. pH, clay concentration, organic carbon and K+, Na +, Ca++ and Mg++ cations and total acidity are analyzed, among other parameters. Data on local pluviometry, temperatures and relief, latitude, longitude and altitude are also collected. It is observed that the highest concentrations of Cs-137 are found in the three uppermost superficial samples for every profile. More than 60% of the Cs-137 lays within the 25 cm uppermost layer for all sampling locations. It is observed for soil superficial samples of every profile, a high linear correlation between Cs-137 concentration and organic carbon concentration and that, down to a depth of 50 cm, Ac-228 and TI-208 concentrations do not vary appreciably for different equivalent samples. These results help showing the state of relative equilibrium within the six profiles studied. So it may be observed that these soils have not suffered from erosion and that lixiviation process is not important for these elements which belong to natural radioactive series.
Levantamento de plantas invasoras no campus da UFSM – Santa Maria, RS – Magnoliopsida
Authors: Ethur Luciana Zago , Eisinger Sônia Maria , Ritter Mara Rejane
Published: August 2018

The aim of this work was to classify weed plants present on experimental fields in the Campus of the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), RS. It has been totalized 170 species from Magnoliopsida spread on 34 families, among them the Asteraceae family was the most expressive with 60 species.
Anatomia da madeira e casca da Bracatinga, Mimosa scabrella Benth.
Authors: Marchiori José Newton Cardoso
Published: August 2018

The general, macroscopic and microscopic features of the wood of Mimosa scabrella Benth. are described, as well as its bark anatomy. The wood and bark structure are compared with literature references. Vessels with simple perforation plates, alternate and vestured intervascular pitting, libriform fibres, homogeneous rays with procumbent cells and the conspicuous ripple marks in radial sections, are the most important features in this wood. Irregular groups of phloematic fibres in the inner bark, surrounded by chrystalliferous parenchyma strands, and the tangencial growing of rays in the middle bark, are the most important features observed in the bark.
ADMINISTRAÇÃO PÚBLICA GERENCIAL: AS METAS DO CONSELHO NACIONAL DE JUSTIÇA
Authors: Castello Branco Luiza Szczerbacki
Published: August 2018

O Poder Judiciário brasileiro tem passado por uma crise de credibilidade frente à sociedade devido a sua morosidade. Assim, no ano de 2004 foi criado o Conselho Nacional de Justiça, órgão competente pela administração desse Poder e que por meio de um planejamento estratégico estipulou metas de caráter obrigatório para todos os tribunais do país. Desta forma, o presente estudo buscou analisar a introdução do planejamento estratégico, técnica do setor privado, no setor público e mais especificamente no Poder Judiciário nacional. Os resultados demonstram que a simples introdução desse processo nos tribunais ocasionou o aumento da produtividade do Judiciário.
EDITORIAL VOLUME 1 NÚMERO 3
Authors: Vieira Kelmara Mendes , Coronel Daniel Arruda , Bender Filho Reisoli
Published: August 2018

Editorial
El héroe en “Luna verde” como espacio de las contradicciones que constituyen el proceso de la nacionalidad
Authors: Ibáñez Castejón Francisco Javier
Published: August 2018

Luna verde, narración muy influyente dentro de la literatura panameña contemporánea, ha establecido y desarrollado los tópicos de lo que se conoce como novela canalera. Este subgénero se circunscribe a la denuncia de los hechos ocurridos en la Zona del Canal de Panamá, donde la ocupación norteamericana se constituye en un régimen despótico. El relato se basa en la construcción de un héroe que va de la soledad existencial al reconocimiento de sí mismo y de su pueblo. En función de ello, plantea diferentes dicotomías de índole político, racial, ideológico, de género e histórico, que se analizarán considerando su objetivo realista y testimonial, y su fuerte impronta relacionada con el nacionalismo romántico. El personaje, Ramón de Roquebert, en el contexto del fracaso de la nación liberal, que provocó la concesión a una potencia extranjera de parte del territorio panameño, narra su propio desencanto y su búsqueda de una respuesta individual y colectiva, primero como trabajador y luego como estudiante. En la unión de ambos roles yace la iniciativa que la nacionalidad espera para afirmarse a sí misma.Luna verde is a very influential narration within contemporary Panamanian literature. It has endowed and developed the topics of what is known as the «novela canalera». This subgenre denounces the events that occurred in the Panama Canal Zone, where the North Americans established a despotic regime. The story is based on the formation of a hero who goes from existential loneliness to the identification of his people and himself. Subsequently, the novel exposes various dichotomies of a political, racial, ideological, historical and gender character, which will be analyzed in the light of its realistic and testimonial purpose and its strong imprint related to romantic nationalism. The main character, Ramon de Roquebert, narrates his own disenchantment and his search for an individual and collective response, first as a worker and then as student. In the union of both roles lies the initiative that nationality hopes to assert itself. This should be analyzed from a specific point of view which takes into consideration the context of the failure of the liberal nation, that ultimately leads to the concession of part of the Panamanian territory to a foreign power.
Manuel Chaves Nogales en defensa de Valle-Inclán: un discrepante para la República. Contexto y análisis del artículo “Don Ramón, «enchufista»”
Authors: Avilés López Carlos Javier
Published: August 2018

El presente trabajo no es sino un intento de definir y explicar las razones que llevaron al periodista Manuel Chaves Nogales a publicar el artículo “Don Ramón, «enchufista»”, en el que no sólo defendía la candidatura de Ramón del Valle-Inclán para la dirección de la Academia Española de Bellas Artes de Roma, sino que, fundamentalmente, reivindicaba la importancia de la figura del escritor gallego, independiente e iconoclasta, para una República que se quería democrática. Para tal fin, estudiaremos las circunstancias personales por las que atravesaba el escritor, la relación entre éste y el periodista sevillano, el momento histórico en que se publicó el artículo de Chaves y, finalmente, las posiciones que adoptaron uno y otro ante los grandes acontecimientos de su tiempo en base a sus respectivas ideas y temperamentos; de manera que también consigamos entender un poco mejor el carácter y el pensamiento de estos dos singulares personajes.This work is an attempt to define and explain the reasons that prompted the journalist Manuel Chaves Nogales to publish the article «Don Ramón, “enchufista”», in which he not only defended the candidacy of Ramón del Valle-Inclán for the Direction of the Spanish Academy of Fine Arts of Rome, but also, and fundamentally, claimed the importance of the Galician writer’s independent and iconoclastic figure, for a Republic that wanted to be democratic. For that purpose, we will study the personal circumstances of the writer in that time, the relationship between him and the Sevillian journalist, the moment of History in which the article was published and finally, the positions they both took before the great events of their time according to their respective ideas and temperaments; so that we also come to better understand the character and the thinking of those two singular figures.
Extracto del dictamen del Consejo de Estado nº 1.636/ 2002, sobre el anteproyecto de Ley de fundaciones
Authors: Teoría y realidad Constitucional Teoría y realidad Constitucional
Published: August 2018

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Libros recibidos : reseñas
Authors: -- Teoría y realidad Constitucional
Published: August 2018

Se hace referencia a los siguientes libros: - Regulación jurídica de la medicina reproductiva : derecho español y comparado. - Teoría General de los Derechos Fundamentales en la Constitución Española de 1978. - El conflicto en defensa de la autonomía local. - Responsabilidad del Estado por el funcionamiento de la Administración de justicia. - La ineficacia de la prueba obtenida con violación de los derechos fundamentales : normas y jurisprudencia (ETD, TC, TS, TSJ y AP) en los ámbitos penal, civil, contencioso-administrativo y social. - La presidencia de las Asambleas Legislativas : una perspectiva comparada. - Reconsideraciones de las estrategias para la promoción de la mujer : I Congreso Internacional. - Derechos y Libertades de los inmigrantes en España : una visión constitucional, judisprudencial y legislativa. - El servicio público de televisión. - La financiación de los partidos políticos en España. - El Gobierno cesante o en funciones en el ordenamiento constitucional español. - La autonomía procesal del Tribunal Constitucional. - Estudios sobre la Carta de los Derechos Fundamentales de la Unión Europea. - El síndrome de Fabricio : notas jurídicas de política cotidiana. - La formación de la Comunidad Autónoma de Andalucía en sus documentos. - Sistema político y Constituticón. - Derechos de autor, digitalización e internet. - El derecbo fundamental a la protección de datos : derecbo español y comparado. - Partidos Políticos y Constitución : un estudio de la LO 6/2002 de 27 de junio, de Partidos Políticos y de la STC 48/2003, de 12 de marzo.
Sobre la viabilidad de la impugnación jurisdiccional del Plan Ibarretxe
Authors: Ramón Fernández Tomás
Published: August 2018

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RESEÑA de : Solozábal Echavarría, Juan José . Nación y constitución: soberanía y autonomía en la forma política española. Madrid : Biblioteca Nueva, 2004
Authors: Ortega Santiago Carlos
Published: August 2018

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La garantía constitucional del matrimonio y la regulación legal de la pareja
Authors: Obermayer Sandra
Published: August 2018

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Ley 1/ 1998, de 7 de Enero, de política lingüística, de la Generalidad de Cataluña
Authors: Teoría y realidad Constitucional --
Published: August 2018

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Índice y encuesta sobre determinados status privilegiados por la Constitución. Encuestados: Eloy García López, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, León Martínez Elipe
Authors: -- Teoría y realidad Constitucional
Published: August 2018

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Extracto del dictamen del consejo de Estado sobre el Estatuto de Roma que instituye la corte penal internacional
Authors: Teoría y realidad Constitucional --
Published: August 2018

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Encuesta sobre la regulación jurídica de los partidos políticos. Encuestados: Francisco Bastida Freijedo, Antonio García Santesmases, Pablo Lucas Murillo de la Cueva, Raúl Morodo Leoncio, Manuel Ramírez Jiménez, Fernando Suárez González
Authors: Teoría y realidad Constitucional Teoría y realidad Constitucional , Teoría y realidad Constitucional Teoría y realidad Constitucional
Published: August 2018

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Proteorhodopsins dominate the expression of phototrophic mechanisms in seasonal and dynamic marine picoplankton communities
Authors: Sieradzki Ella T , Fuhrman Jed A , Rivero-Calle Sara , Gómez-Consarnau Laura
Published: August 2018

The most abundant and ubiquitous microbes in the surface ocean use light as an energy source, capturing it via complex chlorophyll-based photosystems or simple retinal-based rhodopsins. Studies in various ocean regimes compared the abundance of these mechanisms, but few investigated their expression. Here we present the first full seasonal study of abundance and expression of light-harvesting mechanisms (proteorhodopsin, PR; aerobic anoxygenic photosynthesis, AAnP; and oxygenic photosynthesis, PSI) from deepsequenced metagenomes and metatranscriptomes of marine picoplankton (< 1 μm) at three coastal stations of the San Pedro Channel in the Pacific Ocean. We show that, regardless of season or sampling location, the most common phototrophic mechanism in metagenomes of this dynamic region was PR (present in 65-104% of the genomes as estimated by single-copy recA), followed by PSI (5-104%) and AAnP (5-32%). Furthermore, the normalized expression (RNA to DNA ratio) of PR genes was higher than that of oxygenic photosynthesis (average±standard deviation 26.2±8.4 vs. 11±9.7), and the expression of the AAnP marker gene was significantly lower than both mechanisms (0.013±0.02). We demonstrate that PR expression was dominated by the SAR11-cluster year-round, followed by other Alphaproteobacteria, unknown-environmental clusters and Gammaproteobacteria. This highly dynamic system further allowed us to identify a trend for PR spectral tuning, in which blue-absorbing PR genes dominate in areas with low chlorophyll-a concentrations (< 0.25 μgL-1). This suggests that PR phototrophy is not an accessory function but instead a central mechanism that can regulate photoheterotrophic population dynamics.
Toxicity of Melaleuca alternifolia essential oil to the mitochondrion and NAD+/NADH dehydrogenase in Tribolium confusum
Authors: Liao Min , Yang Qian-Qian , Xiao Jin-Jing , Huang Yong , Zhou Li-Jun , Hua Ri-Mao , Cao Hai-Qun
Published: August 2018

Background. In our previous study, Melaleuca alternifolia essential oil (EO) was considered to have an insecticidal effect by acting on the mitochondrial respiratory chain in insects. However, the mode of action is not fully understood.

Methods. In this study, we investigated the insecticidal efficacy of the M. alternifolia EO against another major stored-product pest, Tribolium confusum Jacquelin du Val. Rarefaction and vacuolization of the mitochondrial matrix were evident in oil-fumigated T. confusum adults. Results. Alterations to the mitochondria confirmed the insecticidal effect of the M. alternifolia EO. Furthermore, comparative transcriptome analysis of T. confusum using RNA-seq indicated that most of the differentially expressed genes were involved in insecticide detoxification and mitochondrial function. The biochemical analysis showed that the intracellular NAD+/NADH ratio is involved in the differential effect of the M. alternifolia EO. Discussion. These results led us to conclude that NAD+/NADH dehydrogenase may be the prime target site for the M. alternifolia EO in insects, leading to blocking of the mitochondrial respiratory chain.
KUALITAS HIDUP PASIEN SKIZOFRENIA DIPERSEPSIKAN MELALUI STIGMA DIRI
Authors: Wardani Ice Yulia , Dewi Fajar Apriliana
Published: August 2018

Skizofrenia merupakan sekumpulan gejala atau sindrom yang dapat menyebabkan masalah kejiwaan yang sangat serius. Stigma diri muncul akibat efek negatif penilaian orang lain terhadap pasien Skizofrenia sehingga mengakibatkan penurunan kemampuan kerja, fungsi sosial, harga diri, dan harapan. Kualitas hidup pasien Skizofrenia erat kaitannya dengan disabilitas yang dialaminya berupa perubahan kognitif dan persepsi dalam menjalani kehidupan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi kualitas hidup pasien skizofrenia melalui stigma diri. Desain penelitian ini adalah descriptive corelative dengan pendekatan cross sectional, sampel 92 responden yang dipilih menggunakan teknik consecutive sampling. Analisis uji statistik menggunakan correlation test. Hasil dari penelitian adalah ada hubungan antara stigma diri dengan kualitas hidup pasien Skizofrenia dengan korelasi negatif (r= -0,568, p= 0,00). Level stigma diri termasuk kedalam klasifikasi stigma tinggi dan klasifikasi kualitas hidup yang rendah. Penelitian ini merekomen-dasikan pelaksanaan intervensi keperawatan yang berorientasi pada pasien berupa pencegahan stigma negatif dan peningkatan kualitas hidup.   Abstract Quality of Life Schizophrenia Patients Treated Through Self Stigma. Schizophrenia is a syndrome that could induce seriously psychology problems. Self stigma can induce because of consequence of negative stereotype in patients with Schizophrenia with the result that diminished ability to work, social function, self-esteem and hope. Quality of life in patients with Schizophrenia related to disability because of impaired cognitive and perception in their life. This study was conducted to correlation between self stigmawith quality of life in patients Schizophrenia. Methodology use descriptive correlative with cross sectional study, used 92 patients with a diagnosis of Schizophrenia and used consecutive sampling. Statistical analysis test using correlation test. Result this study, there is significance correlation between self stigma and quality of life (p= 0.00 < 0.005) (r= -0.865). The level of self stigma of patients with schizophrenia was determined to be high, and the self stigma had a negative impact on the quality of life.  This study recommends the implementation of patient oriented nursing interventions in the form of prevention of negative stigma and improvement of quality of life Keywords: internalized stigma, quality of life, Schizophrenia
A well-preserved partial scapula from Japan and the reconstruction of the triosseal canal of plotopterids
Authors: Ando Tatsuro , Fukata Keisaku
Published: August 2018

The discovery of a well-preserved cranial end of a plotopterid scapula from the Early Oligocene Jinnobaru Formation in southwestern Japan has provided a fine example of its bone structure and has enabled the reconstruction of the triosseal canal (canalis triosseus) of the unique extinct penguin-like bird. It is believed that plotopterids performed penguin-like underwater propulsion using wings that were similar to those of penguins. Until this discovery, the lack of well-preserved plotopterid scapulae hindered reconstruction of the canalis triosseus, which is an important structure for the wing-upstroke. We reconstructed a composite model of the canalis triosseus based on the new scapula. The reconstructed size of the canal is as large as that in Emperor Penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri), suggesting that the bird had a large and powerful m. supracoracoideus, which is the essential muscle for the powered upstroke required for wing-propelled diving. Plotopterids likely have had the same functional requirement as penguins, the powerful wing-upstroke in the water. They must have also been capable swimmers. This scapula accounts for the structural difference between plotopterids and penguins in terms of the canalis triosseus. The large canalis triosseus of plotopterids was composed of the elongated acromion of the scapula, while penguins have a long processus acromialis claviculae for the same function.
Quantitative Pharmaco-Electroencephalography in Antiepileptic Drug Research
Authors: Höller Yvonne , Helmstaedter Christoph , Lehnertz Klaus
Published: August 2018

Pharmaco-electroencephalography (pharmaco-EEG) has never gained great popularity in epilepsy research. Nevertheless, the electroencephalogram (EEG) is the most important neurological examination technique in this patient population. Development and investigation of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) involves EEG for diagnosis and outcome evaluation. In contrast to the common use of the EEG for documenting the effect of AEDs on the presence of interictal epileptiform activities or seizures, quantitative analysis of drug responses in the EEG are not yet standard in pharmacological studies. We provide an overview of dedicated pharmaco-EEG studies with AEDs in humans. A systematic search in PubMed yielded 43 articles, which were reviewed for their relevance. After excluding studies according to our exclusion criteria, nine studies remained. These studies plus the retrieved references from the bibliographies of the identified studies yielded 37 studies to be included in the review. The most prominent method in pharmaco-EEG research for AEDs was analysis of the frequency content in response to drug intake, often with quantitative methods such as spectral analysis. Despite documenting the effect of the drug on brain activity, some studies were conducted in order to document treatment response, detect neurotoxic effects, and measure reversibility of AED-induced changes. There were some attempts to predict treatment response or side effects. We suggest that pharmaco-EEG deserves more attention in AED research, specifically because the newest drugs and techniques have not yet been subject to investigation.
Linkage analysis of multiplex Caribbean Hispanic families loaded for unexplained early‐onset cases identifies novel Alzheimer's disease loci
Authors: Cheng Rong , Tang Min , Martinez Izri , Ayodele Temitope , Baez Penelope , Reyes‐Dumeyer Dolly , Lantigua Rafael , Medrano Martin , Jimenez‐Velazquez Ivonne , Lee Joseph H. , Beecham Gary W. , Reitz Christiane
Published: August 2018

Introduction

Less than 10% of early‐onset Alzheimer's disease (EOAD) is explained by known mutations.

Methods

We conducted genetic linkage analysis of 68 well‐phenotyped Caribbean Hispanic families without clear inheritance patterns or mutations in APP, PSEN1, and PSEN2 and with two or more individuals with EOAD.

Results

We identified 16 (logarithm of odds > 3.6) linked regions, including eight novel loci for EOAD (2p15, 5q14.1, 11p15.1, 13q21.22, 13q33.1, 16p12.1, 20p12.1, and 20q11.21) and eight regions previously associated with late‐onset Alzheimer's disease. The strongest signal was observed at 16p12.1 (25 cM, 33 Mb; heterogeneity logarithm of odds = 5.3), ∼3 Mb upstream of the ceroid lipofuscinosis 3 (CLN3) gene associated with juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (JNCL), which functions in retromer trafficking and has been reported to alter intracellular processing of the amyloid precursor protein.

Discussion

This study supports the notion that the genetic architectures of unexplained EOAD and late‐onset AD overlap partially, but not fully.
The Unworkability of “Balanced Treaties” and the Importance of Diversity of Approach Among the BRICS
Authors: Sornarajah M.
Published: August 2018

There is much rethinking being done about investment treaties. While some level of uniformity existed when there was institutional direction by the World Bank and hegemonic pressure exerted by states in the Global North, geopolitical power is now shifting in ways that are producing greater diversity in approaches to the field. The evidence seems to indicate that each state that is of sufficient size or power will seek to fashion its foreign investment policy in the context of its own circumstances. This is certainly true for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (the BRICS). Within this group of newly industrializing countries, it is clear that a uniform approach to investment treaties will not emerge, despite avowals to the contrary. In this essay, I offer an assessment of the divergent paths some of these states have taken. I contend that China has emerged as a newly hegemonic actor in international investment in a way that undermines its traditional role as champion for the Third World, and that India's recent attempt to develop a “balanced approach” to investment treaties is unworkable. Only South Africa has developed an approach that seeks to protect its government's ability to serve the goals of its people by subjecting foreign investment disputes to South African law and courts.
Investment Treaties: The Reform Matrix
Authors: Roberts Anthea
Published: August 2018

This essay proposes a matrix for understanding the dynamics of investment treaty reform. It tracks incremental, systemic, and paradigmatic reform options as applied across procedure, substance, and form. Although stylized and thus unable to capture all the nuances of individual positions, the reform matrix creates a framework for understanding some of the main debates about investment treaty reforms and offers a template for locating and comparing the approaches of key international actors, including the United States, the European Union, and Japan, together with Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (the BRICS).
Herzinsuffizienz mit erhaltener linksventrikulärer Auswurffraktion (HFpEF)
Authors: Maeder Micha T. , Buser Marc , Brenner Roman , Rickli Hans
Published: August 2018

Zusammenfassung. Herzinsuffizienz mit erhaltener linksventrikulärer Auswurffraktion (heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; HFpEF) ist ein häufiges Krankheitsbild bei älteren Patienten, welches mit einer schlechten Prognose assoziiert ist. Patienten mit HFpEF sind charakterisiert durch einen kleinen linken Ventrikel mit konzentrischem Remodeling und gestörter Compliance, was unter dem Einfluss von zusätzlichen kardiovaskulären und nicht-kardiovaskulären Faktoren und Komorbiditäten zum Symptomkomplex Dyspnoe und Leistungsintoleranz führt. Die Diagnose von HFpEF ist nach wie vor kontrovers und die therapeutischen Möglichkeiten sind trotz intensiven Forschungsbemühungen limitiert. Der vorliegende Artikel soll eine Übersicht über das aktuelle Verständnis der Pathophysiologie von HFpEF, den aktuellen diagnostischen Approach und die Datenlage der relevanten Therapie-Studien präsentieren.