bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Shola tree regeneration is lower under Lantana camara L. thickets in the upper Nilgiris plateau, India
Authors: Najar Muneer Ul Islam , Puyravaud Jean-Philippe , Davidar Priya
Published: September 2019

Lantana camara is a dominant invasive shrub in many protected areas of India including the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR).  We conducted a study to assess the regeneration potential of endemic native (shola) trees under different levels of Lantana infestation in the upper plateau of NBR.  A total of 61 plots in a total area of 0.73ha were sampled, out of which 0.57ha was in Lantana dominated sites and 0.16ha in undisturbed shola forests.  The plots were classified as per the level of Lantana infestation (intensive, moderate, and low infestation). We found that regeneration of shola trees, including endemics decreased with increasing intensity of Lantana invasion.  No regeneration occurred in the intensively infested plots whereas regeneration was high in undisturbed shola forests.
A case study on the public knowledge and awareness of the Philippine Pangolin Manis culionensis (Mammalia: Pholidota: Manidae)
Authors: Tenorio Frances Mae , Baril Joselito
Published: September 2019

Pangolins are poorly known species despite their high demand in the illegal international trade.  This study has been conducted to analyze the awareness of Filipinos towards the endemic Philippine Pangolin Manis culionensis and how much they would be willing to contribute to its conservation.  The respondents were selected from the social media reach of the researchers.  The results showed that most of the respondents know about the pangolin from mass media such as news from television.  Social media is also a factor in their awareness of the animal.  They unanimously agreed that pangolins are important ecologically rather than its medicinal value in the illegal market trade.  Overall, the respondents showed a high degree of knowledge of pangolins and have favorable attitudes towards its conservation.
Reply to response: Spiders of Odisha
Authors: Choudhury Sudhir Ranjan , Siliwal Manju , Das Sanjay Keshari
Published: September 2019

Reply to response: Spiders of Odisha
Mystical Songs of Bratslav Hasidim: Opening Notes
Authors: Meir Jonatan
Published: September 2019

One of the distinctive literary genres of Bratslav Hasidism is the shir yedidot (Song of Endearment), a mystical poem concerning the stature of the soul of R. Naḥman of Bratslav. These poems, still sung by Hasidim today, contain esoteric traditions that reveal the multiple voices within Bratslav Hasidism. This article traces the development of this form from the beginning of the nineteenth century until the present, and argues that changes in emphasis within these songs reflect shifts in Bratslav theology over the years. The study thus presents a more complex historical picture of Bratslav Hasidism, which has usually been seen as one monolithic unit.
Of Justice and the Grave: The Role of the Dead in Post-conflict Uganda
Authors: Kim Jaymelee , Hepner Tricia Redeker
Published: September 2019

In the aftermath of war, survivors’ definitions of justice are often in tension with those of governments and international actors. While post-war northern Uganda has been the site of high-profile prosecutions of Lord’s Resistance Army rebels, our research in rural Acholiland highlights how survivors define justice largely in terms of material compensation for both the living and the dead. These priorities are linked to the omnipresence of improperly buried human remains as evidence of physical and structural violence. Mass graves, burials in former displacement camps, and unidentified remains become focal points around which survivors articulate ongoing socioeconomic suffering and demands for redress. A ‘thanatological approach’ that centres the role of the dead and critically explores the possibilities presented by forensic science in a transitional justice context reveals survivors’ prioritisation of reparative and restorative justice despite the international and national focus on retributive justice through institutions like the icc.
A New Perspective on the Relationships between Individual Factors and Time Estimates
Authors: Bisson Nicolas , Grondin Simon
Published: September 2019

Despite its abundant literature, the timing research field does not offer any comparison of prospective and retrospective time estimates emerging from a within-subjects design. Likewise, the relationships between these estimates and individual factors, within such a design, have never been investigated. The present study addresses these issues. Ninety-two participants retrospectively and prospectively estimated the duration of an Internet surfing task and completed several questionnaires (e.g., personality). Results showed that (a) prospective time estimates were longer than retrospective ones for only 58% of the participants and (b) the relationships between individual factors and time estimates differed as a function of the fact that a participant had or not a longer prospective time estimate. The discussion explains the methodological, theoretical and practical impacts emerging from this new method for studying the relationships between individual factors and time estimates in daily life-like situations.
Personality Traits Impact Alcohol Consumption through Subjective Time
Authors: Loose Tianna , Acier Didier , El-Baalbaki Ghassan
Published: September 2019

We aimed to investigate (1) bivariate associations between alcohol use, time perspective, temporal competency, and personality traits; (2) the extent to which different temporal scales predicted alcohol use in order to select constructs most related to alcohol use; and (3) the most related temporalities as mediators between personality traits and alcohol use. French (n = 389) and Canadian (n = 478) college students responded to questionnaires online. Analyses included (1) correlations between measures; (2) three multiple regressions in which different sets of temporalities (ZTPI, TCT-5D, a combination of scales) predicted alcohol use; (2) five multiple parallel mediator models, in which one big-5 trait was entered as a distal factor leading to alchol use through the parallel mediators of temporalities. Most temporal dimensions were correlated with alcohol use and a unique set of personality traits. The combination of temporal scales (past negative, present hedonist, anticipation, temporal rupture) predicted alcohol use better than any other instrument. All personality traits explained alcohol use through different sets of temporalities. Cases of indirect only and competitive mediation were observed. Personality traits explained alcohol consumption through the multiple parallel mediators of temporalities. In some cases (neuroticism, openness and agreeableness) temporalities had to be taken into account in order to observe an effect of personality on alcohol use which helps explain inconsistencies in the literature. Future work may benefit from taking into account combinations of temporal dimensions in order to best explain (drinking) behaviors, including but not limited to the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory.
Epinephelus fuscomarginatus (Perciformes: Epinephelidae), a new species of grouper from off the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Authors: JOHNSON JEFFREY W. , WILMER JESSICA WORTHINGTON
Published: September 2019

A new species of epinephelid fish from northeastern Australia is described based on five specimens 408–564 mm SL collected by deep water demersal dropline fishing. Epinephelus fuscomarginatus sp. nov. is known from the Capricorn Channel, off the southern end of the Swain Reefs, Qld, Australia, in depths of 220–230 m. It is distinguished by a combination of dorsal-fin rays XI, 14, pectoral-fin rays 17, anal-fin rays III, 8, caudal-fin rounded, lateral-line scales 60–67, gill rakers 9–10 + 16–19 = 25–28, body depth 3.0–3.4 in SL, angle of preopercle broadly rounded, bearing 4–9 small non-prominent serrae, midlateral part of lower jaw with 2 rows of teeth, tooth patches on vomer and palatines narrow, in 2–3 and 2–4 rows, respectively, and coloration including broad dark brown margins to the soft dorsal, anal and caudal fins. There are no dark spots on the head, body, or fins at any known size and in subadults there are two faint pale brown bars radiating from the eye to the posterior margin of the opercle, and diffuse irregular brown wavy bars and blotches on the sides of the body. Comparison of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (CO 1) genetic marker utilised in DNA barcoding produced modest but consistent genetic divergences of 1.10% and 2.70 % between E. fuscomarginatus sp. nov. and its closest sampled congeners, E. magniscuttis and E. epistictus, respectively. Further evidence is presented to indicate that populations of E. epistictus currently recognised from the Indian Ocean east to the Indo-Australian Archipelago may be distinct from those from the Sea of Japan to the East China Sea.
The tadpole of Scinax camposseabrai (Bokermann) (Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae)
Authors: BARRETO GILVANA SANTOS , DEL GRANDE MARIA LÚCIA , NAPOLI MARCELO FELGUEIRAS , GARDA ADRIAN ANTONIO , JUNCÁ FLORA ACUÑA
Published: September 2019

The treefrog Scinax camposseabrai (Bokermann) is endemic to the Brazilian semiarid region and known from the municipalities of Maracás, Igaporã and Curaçá, in the state of Bahia, and from the municipality of Matias Cardoso, northern Minas Gerais state, Brazil (Frost 2019). It was removed from the synonymy of Scinax x-signatus (Spix), recognized as a valid species, and placed in the S. ruber clade (sensu Faivovich et al. 2005) by Caramaschi & Cardoso (2006). Taxonomic changes proposed by Duellman et al. (2016) for the genus Scinax were discussed by Lourenço et al. (2016) and Faivovich et al. (2018), and we follow here their suggestion to consider Ololygon and Julianus (erected for the S. uruguayus group) as synonyms of Scinax. This large genus Scinax currently would include 123 species (Frost 2019), many of which have had their larval morphology formerly described. Here, we describe the external morphology of the previously unknown tadpoles of S. camposseabrai.
Description of the Adult Male of Stylops advarians Pierce (Strepsiptera: Stylopidae)
Authors: BALZER ZACHARY S. , DAVIS ARTHUR R.
Published: September 2019

The morphology of the adult male of Stylops advarians Pierce is described for the first time. This species was previously known only from the endoparasitic adult female and the host-seeking, first-instar larva. Members of Stylops are cosmopolitan, and Stylops advarians can be found parasitizing Andrena milwaukeensis Graenicher in western Canada.
Understanding managerial work in the modern Japanese firm: The influence of new organizational forms and changing human resource management practices
Authors: Morris Jonathan , Hassard John , Delbridge Rick , Endo Takahiro
Published: September 2019

The aim of this study is to understand the nature of managerial work in Japan during an era of widespread corporate reform and changing human resource management (HRM) practices. To achieve this, a qualitative multi-method investigation was designed in which data were collected from company documents, ethnographic observations, and principally in-depth interviews with senior, middle and junior managers. These managers worked for five large Japanese corporations whose operations were based respectively in a range of industrial and commercial sectors. Silhouetted against widespread corporate restructuring and assessing managers’ personal rationalizations of key HRM concerns – vis-a-vis job security levels, payment systems, promotion/career systems, trades union activities and work-time expectations – the study found significant age, experience and gender-related differences in the experience of managerial work and working environments. Finally, in conceptual terms, the project adopts an approach in which Weickian sensemaking and business systems theory are deployed to frame evidence that reflects macro (institutional), meso (organizational) and micro (individual) levels of analysis.
Typical Utilization of Gestalt Grouping Cues in Shape Perception by Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Authors: Hadad Bat Sheva , Russo Natalie , Kimchi Ruth , Babineau Vanessa , Burack Jacob A.
Published: September 2019

The common finding of better locally oriented perception among persons with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is based on evidence from paradigms in which hierarchical stimuli are used to pit local and global processes against one another. However, in most cases, determining whether group differences reflect reduced global processing, enhanced local processing, or both is difficult. To provide more conclusive evidence for global perception in ASD, we examined shape formation and sensitivity to Gestalt heuristics. Children with persons with ASD and mental age matched typically developing children completed tasks in which the organization of contour segments into a shape was likely to depend on utilizing cues of closure, spatial proximity, and collinearity. In Experiment 1, search efficiency was measured, with the efficiency of the global organization indicated by the slope of the best-fitting linear reaction-time function over the number of presented items. In Experiment 2, contour integration task was administered, while Gestalt cues and the contour to background spacing ratio were manipulated independently. The findings indicated typical shape formation among the persons with ASD. Furthermore, certain interactive relations between Gestalt grouping cues that are known to govern shape formation in typically developing individuals determined the extraction of the global shape among the participants with ASD.
Use of virtual reality for pre-surgical planning in separation of conjoined twins: A case report
Authors: Juhnke Bethany , Mattson Alex R , Saltzman Daniel , Azakie Anthony , Hoggard Eric , Ambrose Matthew , Iaizzo Paul A , Erdman Arthur , Fischer Gwenyth
Published: September 2019

We describe the use of virtual reality technology for surgical planning in the successful separation of thoracopagus conjoined twins. Three-dimensional models were created from computed tomography angiograms to simulate the patient’s anatomy on a virtual stereoscopic display. Members of the surgical teams reviewed the anatomical models to localize an interatrial communication that allowed blood to flow between the two hearts. The surgical plan to close the 1-mm interatrial communication was significantly modified based on the pre-procedural spatial awareness of the anatomy presented in the virtual visualization. The virtual stereoscopic display was critical for the surgical team to successfully separate the twins and provides a useful case study for the use of virtual reality technology in surgical planning. Both twins survived the operation and were subsequently discharged from the hospital.
Seismic behavior of normal-strength concrete-filled precast high-strength concrete centrifugal tube columns
Authors: Zhang Shaohua , Zhang Xizhi , Xu Shengbo , Li Xingqian
Published: September 2019

This study reports the cyclic loading test results of normal-strength concrete-filled precast high-strength concrete centrifugal tube columns. Seven half-scale column specimens were tested under cyclic loads and axial compression loads to investigate their seismic behavior. The major parameters considered in the test included axial compression ratio, filled concrete strength, and volumetric stirrup ratio. The structural behavior of each specimen was investigated in terms of failure modes, hysteresis behavior, bearing capacity, dissipated energy, ductility, stiffness degradation, drift capacity, and strain profiles. Test results revealed that the concrete-filled precast high-strength concrete centrifugal tube column exhibited good integral behavior, and the failure modes of all columns were ductile flexural failures. Lower axial compression ratio and higher volumetric stirrup ratio resulted in more satisfactory ductile performance. In contrast, the filled concrete strength has a limited influence on the structural behavior of concrete-filled precast high-strength concrete centrifugal tube columns. Based on the limit analysis method, the calculation formula for the bending capacity of the concrete-filled precast high-strength concrete centrifugal tube column was developed, and the results predicted from the formulas were in good agreement with the experiment results.
Risk assessment of human exposure to potentially toxic metals in indoor dust from some small and medium scale enterprise workplace environments in southern Nigeria
Authors: Iwegbue Chukwujindu M.A. , Nwose Nnamdi , Egobueze Francis E. , Odali Eze W. , Tesi Godswill O. , Nwajei Godwin E. , Martincigh Bice S.
Published: September 2019

This study concerns an assessment of indoor dust from printing press, car spray painting and metal design workshops, with the aim of evaluating the occupational risk arising from exposure to metals present in the dust. The levels of Cd, Pb, Cr, Ni, Cu, Co, Mn, Zn and Fe in the dust samples were quantified by means of atomic absorption spectrometry. The concentrations of metals (mg kg−1) in the indoor dust from these workplace environments varied from <0.003–208 for Cd, 26.5–1530 for Pb, 7.80–346 for Cr, 10.5–490 for Ni, 32.0–1915 for Cu, 3.50–232 for Co, 169–20,300 for Zn, 87.5–7260 for Mn and 8900–661,000 for Fe. The hazard index values were above one for different age groups except for the exposure of teenagers and adults to metals in dusts in the printing press studios and car spray painting workshops. The carcinogenic risk for all age groups relating to human contact with metals (Cd, Pb, Cr and Ni) in dust from these workplace environments via three exposure pathways: oral ingestion, inhalation and dermal contact, were above the safe level of 1.0 × 10−6 but not up to the level (1.0 × 10−4) that requires remedial action.
Constructing European Union Identity through LGBT Equality Promotion: Crises and Shifting Othering Processes in the European Union Enlargement
Authors: Slootmaeckers Koen
Published: September 2019

The European Union sees itself as a beacon of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender friendliness and seeks to promote these norms in its external relations. However, such identity claims and norm promotion are inherently political and should be critically examined as such. Taking a relational approach, this article conceptualises and examines the Othering processes within the European Union enlargement to highlight the political nature of what is often described as a technocratic process. Through exploring the triangulation of the European Union enlargement, Othering processes and crises, it is argued that (1) the use of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights as a measure of Europeanness is based on a longer tradition of defining the European Union’s symbolic boundaries, but that (2) it is in perceived moments of crisis that the European Union redraws and strengthens the boundaries between the Self and the different types of Others through changing combinations of Othering mechanisms. Finally, the article also argues that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights promotion is not only a tool in constructing the European Union’s identity but also a source of an identity crisis, as is shown by the rise of anti-gender politics.
Impact on Clinical Decision Making of Next-Generation Sequencing in Pediatric Epilepsy in a Tertiary Epilepsy Referral Center
Authors: Hoelz Hannes , Herdl Christian , Gerstl Lucia , Tacke Moritz , Vill Katharina , von Stuelpnagel Celina , Rost Imma , Hoertnagel Konstanze , Abicht Angela , Hollizeck Sebastian , Larsen Line H. G. , Borggraefe Ingo
Published: September 2019

Background. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) describes new powerful techniques of nucleic acid analysis, which allow not only disease gene identification diagnostics but also applications for transcriptome/methylation analysis and meta-genomics. NGS helps identify many monogenic epilepsy syndromes. Pediatric epilepsy patients can be tested using NGS epilepsy panels to diagnose them, thereby influencing treatment choices. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of genetic testing on clinical decision making in pediatric epilepsy patients. Methods. We completed a single-center retrospective cohort study of 91 patients (43 male) aged 19 years or less undergoing NGS with epilepsy panels differing in size ranging from 5 to 434 genes from October 2013 to September 2017. Results. During a mean time of 3.6 years between symptom onset and genetic testing, subjects most frequently showed epileptic encephalopathy (40%), focal epilepsy (33%), and generalized epilepsy (18%). In 16 patients (18% of the study population), “pathogenic” or “likely pathogenic” results according to ACMG criteria were found. Ten of the 16 patients (63%) experienced changes in clinical management regarding their medication and avoidance of further diagnostic evaluation, that is, presurgical evaluation. Conclusion. NGS epilepsy panels contribute to the diagnosis of pediatric epilepsy patients and may change their clinical management with regard to both preventing unnecessary and potentially harmful diagnostic procedures and management. Thus, the present data support the early implementation in order to adopt clinical management in selected cases and prevent further invasive investigations. Given the relatively small sample size and heterogeneous panels a larger prospective study with more homogeneous panels would be helpful to further determine the impact of NGS on clinical decision making.
Astaxanthin Ameliorates the Lipopolysaccharides-Induced Subfertility in Mouse via Nrf2/HO-1 Antioxidant Pathway
Authors: Wang Lei , Zhuang Lili
Published: September 2019

The endotoxin lipopolysaccharide (LPS) exists in human semen, which is associated with reduced sperm quality. Studying the LPS-impaired spermatozoa motility and viability, and discovering effective therapeutic treatments have crucial importance. The time-course and dose–response experiments were performed to optimize the treatment dose and time of astaxanthin and LPS on mouse spermatozoa motility and viability. Sperm kinetics and morphology, reactive oxygen species production, in vitro fertilization, and developmental competence were examined to evaluate the protective effects of astaxanthin on spermatozoa after LPS exposure. The activity of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor-2/heme oxygenase 1 (Nrf2/HO-1) pathway was detected by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and Western blot. Astaxanthin improves LPS-impaired spermatozoa motility, viability, morphology, and activity; reduces LPS-induced spermatozoa oxidative stress; and alleviates LPS-impaired fertilization and embryo development through activating Nrf2/HO-1 antioxidant signaling pathway. Astaxanthin might be a potential treatment for LPS-induced subfertility.
Radial head fractures
Authors: van Riet RP , van den Bekerom MPJ , Van Tongel A , Spross C , Barco R , Watts AC
Published: September 2019

The shape and size of the radial head is highly variable but correlates to the contralateral side. The radial head is a secondary stabilizer to valgus stress and provides lateral stability. The modified Mason–Hotchkiss classification is the most commonly used and describes three types, depending on the number of fragments and their displacement. Type 1 fractures are typically treated conservatively. Surgical reduction and fixation are recommended for type 2 fractures, if there is a mechanical block to motion. This can be done arthroscopically or open. Controversy exists for two-part fractures with >2 mm and <5 mm displacement, without a mechanical bloc as good results have been published with conservative treatment. Type 3 fractures are often treated with radial head replacement. Although radial head resection is also an option as long-term results have been shown to be favourable. Radial head arthroplasty is recommended in type 3 fractures with ligamentous injury or proximal ulna fractures. Failure of primary radial head replacement may be due to several factors. Identification of the cause of failure is essential. Failed radial head arthroplasty can be treated by implant removal alone, interposition arthroplasty, revision radial head replacement either as a single stage or two-stage procedure.
The effects of the metformin on inhibition of UVA-induced expression of MMPs and COL-I in human skin fibroblasts
Authors: Cui Bangsheng , Liu Qi , Tong Ling , Feng Xuefeng
Published: September 2019

This study was to investigate the effects of metformin (MF) on ultraviolet A (UVA)-induced expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and type I collagen (COL-I) in human skin fibroblasts (HSFs). HSFs were cultured in vitro and divided into control group, UVA group, and UVA + MF group. Cell proliferation was detected by CCK-8 method, and intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) level was detected by flow cytometry with fluorescent probe 2′,7′-dichlorofluorescein diacetate (DCF-DA) staining. Meanwhile, real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to examine the relative messenger RNA (mRNA) expression of aging-related genes, including MMP1, MMP3, and COL-I. Moreover, the expression of MMP1, MMP3, and COL-I proteins was further detected by western blot. Compared with the control group, the ROS content in the UVA group was increased significantly ( P < 0.05), while the ROS content in the UVA + MF group was evidently lower than that in the UVA group ( P < 0.05). In addition, the MMP1 and MMP3 mRNA levels were significantly elevated, while the COL-I mRNA was significantly decreased in UVA-induced HSF cells compared with the control cells. However, MF could significantly inhibit the improved MMP1 and MMP3 mRNA level and increase the COL-I mRNA level. Moreover, MF could significantly reverse the increasing MMP1 and MMP3 protein level and decreasing COL-I protein level induced by UVA. In conclusion, MF can increase the antioxidant capacity of cells and increase the synthesis of COL-I by inhibiting the level of intracellular ROS and the expression of related MMPs, thereby inhibiting the UVA-induced photoaging effect of HSF.
Early Parental Death and Cognitive Impairment in Late Life: A Cohort Study
Authors: Fu Rong
Published: September 2019

The burden of dementia in China is expected to increase dramatically. This study aimed to estimate the potential impact of early parental death on cognitive functioning in late life and whether education is a possible mechanism underlying this association. Data were derived from the 2002 and 2005 waves of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey. The final sample consisted of 10,953 Chinese older adults aged 80 to 105 years. Logistic regression models were used to estimate the impact of early parental death and education on the odds of severe cognitive impairment in older men and women. Results showed that experiencing the death of a mother at or before 16 years of age significantly increased the risk of severe cognitive impairment in older men (but not women), independent of demographic, socioeconomic, and physical health conditions. This association did not persist over a 3-year follow-up period and was not mediated by education. These findings provide further evidence that childhood trauma is associated with adverse adult health outcomes, in this case the death of a mother in early life and cognitive impairment in late life. Potential mechanisms that may link early parental death to worse cognitive functioning over the life course were discussed.
Macrophages and hepatocellular carcinoma
Authors: Tian Zhiqiang , Hou Xiaojuan , Liu Wenting , Han Zhipeng , Wei Lixin
Published: September 2019

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is among the most prevalent and lethal cancers in the human population. HCC is an inflammation-associated cancer caused by different etiological factors. The chronic inflammation leads to continuous cycles of hepatocytes destructive–regenerative process and contributes to HCC initiation and progression. Macrophages play a crucial role in chronic liver inflammation. The tumor microenvironment plays a key role in the progression of HCC. Tumor-associated macrophages are a well-known component of the tumor microenvironment and abundantly infiltrate HCC microenvironment. The roles of macrophages in the development and progression of HCC have been recognized. The deep understanding of macrophages in HCC will be critical for developing effective HCC therapy. Targeting of macrophages might provide novel therapeutic approaches for HCC patients and is an emerging field of interest. This review summarizes the knowledge on the contribution of macrophages in the development and progression of HCC, as well as potential immunotherapy being explored in targeting macrophages.
Teaching in Stormy Weather
Authors: Ross Shawna
Published: September 2019

This article considers the pedagogical implications of climate change and other environmental catastrophes of the Anthropocene, the new geological epoch identified by climate scientists. In the Anthropocene, the human species has become the most significant force shaping Earth’s geosphere and is responsible for a number of anxiety-producing effects beyond the rise of global temperatures. As erratic weather patterns and extreme weather events have increased, climatologists have been perfecting new methods of single-event attribution capable of linking particular adverse weather events (including droughts, heat waves, flooding tornadoes, and hurricanes) directly to climate change. To provide a concrete example of those universal trends, the author applies her experiences in teaching in Texas, which is strongly marked by long-term forces of anthropogenic environmental devastation (such as the northward migration of the oak trees and alterations in the lithosphere caused by oil extraction). It has also been impacted by hurricanes, floods, and freezes that delayed the onset of the Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 semesters and, in many cases, damaged or destroyed her students’ homes at Texas A&M. The article recounts the strategies that her learning community used to adjust to these exigencies and then offers suggestions for adapting these strategies to other locales.
THREE-DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS OF NORMAL FAULT ZONES IN KARDIA MINE, PTOLEMAIS BASIN, NW GREECE
Authors: Delogkos E. , Manzocchi T , Childs C. , Sachanidis C. , Barmpas T. , Chatzipetros A. , Walsh J. J. , Pavlides S.
Published: September 2019

Six normal fault zones, with throws ranging from a few meters up to 50 m, were studied within an active, open pit, lignite mine in Ptolemais. Each fault was mapped 20 times over a period of five years because at intervals of ca. 3 months working faces are taken back between 20 and 50 m exposing fresh fault outcrops for mapping.Various resolutions of photographs and structural measurements were imported into a fully georeferenced 3D structural interpretation package, resulting in aseismic scale and outcrop resolution 3D fault volume with outcrop and panoramic photographs acting as the seismic sections in equivalent seismic surveys. Low resolution 3D models for the fault system structure at mine scale and higher-resolution 3D models for the fault zone structure were produced after geological interpretation and they can be used for qualitative and quantitative analysis.
Problem wybranych przygranicznych terenów spornych Republiki Sudanu
Authors: Wiecha Agnieszka
Published: September 2019

The Problem of Selected Disputed Border Territories in Sudan

The subject of this article is the analysis of the contemporary situation in the area of four border territories of Sudan: Hala’ib Triangle, Bir Tawil, Darfur and Abyei. The main aim of this article is to define the influence of selected border disputed territories on the contemporary functioning of the Sudanese states. The author analyses the contemporary situation of Darfur, the Hala’ib Triangle, Bir Tawil and Abyei, referring to the division of borders and subordination of the territory.
Możliwości wykorzystania korespondencji misyjnej do badań nad historią wychodźstwa chłopskiego z terenów byłej Rzeczypospolitej na przełomie XIX i XX wieku
Authors: Lis Tomasz Jacek
Published: September 2019

The Possibility of Utilizing Missionaries’ Correspondence to Study the History of Peasant Migration (from the territories of former Polish Commonwealth) at the turn of the twentieth century The article presents new possibilities of research on the history of migration at the turn the 20th century using narrative sources, particularly the correspondence of missionaries. Peasants produced and left behind very few narrative sources, which results in migration historians rarely using them. The author indicates how to use alternative narrative sources produced by people of the Church to study the history of migration, in particular emigration from the territories of the former Polish Commonwealth.
Handball practice on bone health of female adolescents: evaluation of an eight-month competitive period
Authors: Krahenbühl Tathyane , Borges Juliano Henrique , Guerra-Júnior Gil , Barros Filho Antonio de Azevedo , Gonçalves Ezequiel Moreira
Published: September 2019

A strategy to prevent bone loss diseases (i.e., osteoporosis) would be to enhance the increase of bone mass during childhood and adolescence. The purpose of this study was to compare bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mineral content (BMC) between female adolescent handball players and peers who did not play (control group), and to assess the changes in BMD and BMC after eight-months of competitive period. Fifty-eight female adolescents (12–17 years old) were allocated into two groups: handball players (HG: n = 27) and control group (CG: n = 31). BMC and BMD were measured using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, and z-scores were calculated. Sexual maturity, menarche, peak height velocity (PHV), sun exposure and calcium intake were assessed. At baseline, the handball players showed greater BMC and BMD than control group (p < 0.05). These differences between groups disappeared after adjusting for weight, BMI, menarche and lean soft tissue. After competitive period, significant time-effects for BMC and BMD of total TBLH and lumbar spine (p < 0.01) were observed in the handball players. HG increased BMC and BMD of total body and lumbar spine after eight-month. The Z-score analysis showed significant group effects with greater BMD of total body, lumbar spine, femur and hip than control group.  The results showed that after eight-month competitive handball period, there was an increase in BMD of total body for handball players.
Erratum: The forearm fractures in patients with diabetes and without diabetes in population sample aged over 50 years (Novosibirsk) (Problems of Endocrinology (2019) 65(2) DOI: 10.14341/probl9799)
Authors: Mazurenko Elena S. , Malyutina Sofiya K. , Shcherbakova Liliya V. , Mustafina Svetlana V. , Nikitenko Tatiana M. , Bobak Martin , Rymar Oksana D.
Published: September 2019

A corrigendum on the article The forearm fractures in patients with diabetes and without diabetes in population sample aged over 50 years (Novosibirsk) by E.S. Mazurenko, S.K. Malyutina, L.V. Shcherbakova, S.V. Mustafina, T.M. Nikitenko, M. Bobak, O.D. Rymar (2018). Problems of Endocrinology 65(2). doi: 10.14341/probl9799
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O protagonismo do Grupo de Valorização Negra do Cariri no enfrentamento à violência doméstica e familiar contra a negritude feminina do município de Crato-Ce
Authors: Silva Liliane Matias da , Duarte Felipe Silva , Vieira Joseane de Queiroz
Published: September 2019

O objetivo desta pesquisa foi examinar a participação do Grupo de Valorização Negra do Cariri no combate à violência doméstica contra a mulher negra em Crato, interior do Ceará. Verificou-se que essa associação civil é um modelo de enfrentamento à violência de raça e de gênero, perante a negligência histórico-estatal.

PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Grupo de Valorização Negra do Cariri. Mulher negra. Violência doméstica e familiar.

 

ABSTRACT

The aim of this research was to examine the participation of Cariri Black Valorization Group in the combat against domestic violence against black women in Crato, interior city of Ceará. It was verified that this civil association is a model of confrontation to the violence of race and gender, before historical state disregard.

KEYWORDS: Cariri Black Valorization Group. Black Woman. Domestic and family violence.
Gênero e Feminismos: conceitos e perspectivas
Authors: Teixeira Marcella Barbosa Miranda , Lopes Fernanda Tarabal , Gomes Júnior Admardo Bonifácio
Published: September 2019

Este artigo tem por objetivo apresentar as diferentes abordagens epistemológicas nos estudos sobre gênero e sobre os movimentos feministas, com o intuito de mostrar as diferentes visões acerca das perspectivas utilizadas. Isso se dá pelo fato de existir uma pluralidade de formas e categorias dadas aos conceitos de gênero e feminismos.

PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Feminismos. Gênero. Mulheres.

 

ABSTRACT

This theorical article has the purpose to presente the differents epistemological approaches in the gender studies and in the feminist movements, with the intention of showing the differents visions about the used perspectives. There are a lot of forms and categories about concepts of gender and feminisms..

KEYWORDS: Feminist. Gender. Women.
TIME TRAVEL ESTIMATIONS USING MAC ADDRESSES OF BUS PASSENGERS: A POINT TO PATH-QGIS ANALYSIS
Authors: Hidayat Arief , Terabe Shintaro , Yaginuma Hideki
Published: September 2019

Currently, the development of WiFi is proliferating, especially in the field of transportation and smart cities. At the same time, WiFi is a low-cost technology, which offers a longer survey time and is able to support the Big Data era. This paper describes our study, which first uses a WiFi scanner to capture media access control (MAC) address data of bus passengers’ WiFi devices and then identifies each MAC address travel time to confirm the bus passengers. The MAC address is a unique ID for each device used such as mobile phones, smartphones, laptops, tablets, and other WiFi-enabled equipment. The WiFi scanner was placed inside the bus to capture all the MAC addresses inside and around the bus. The survey was conducted for one day (eight hours). The paper describes the procedure of the time travel estimation for each MAC address using the “point to path” analysis in QGIS open source software. This procedure, using point to path-GIS, produced 70,000-80,000 raw data points cleaned into 100-130 new data points. The procedure determined how many passengers traveled and explained which bus passengers used based on travel time.
Dante und die cantautori
Authors: Viehweg Julia
Published: September 2019

Riassunto

Se Wolf Biermann dice che i cantautori sono quelle persone »[...] che non sanno suonare la chitarra, ma in compenso... non sanno neppure cantare«1, si tratta di una riduzione polemica del concetto del cantautore. I cantautori stessi si vedono non solo come una nuova generazione di cantanti, ma anche di scrittori e storiografi, che attraverso l’impegno politico vogliono essere la voce di una nuova generazione di giovani negli anni ’60. Questo contributo esamina come il fenomeno dei cantautori sia legato alla ricezione di Dante in questi anni. Prima viene presentata una definizione del termine ›cantautore‹, poi si posiziona il movimento dei cantautori nella discussione della intertestualità nella letteratura, che nasce proprio negli stessi anni, e in ultimo si analizza l’esempio Odysseus dall’album Ritratti (2004) di Francesco Guccini.
Analytic wavelet packets for robust ultrasonic flow measurement
Authors: Bächle Matthias , Schwär Daniel Alexander , Puente León Fernando
Published: September 2019

A key element in robust transit-time ultrasonic flow measurement is the accurate estimation of the transit-time difference. Conventional methods, such as cross-correlation or the estimation in the phase domain, are limited in their robustness against signal distortions, interfering signals or noise. In this work, we present a novel method to estimate the transit-time difference through the fusion of selected analytic wavelet packet coefficients. The combination of the complex coefficients, which represent a projection of the signal on analytic wavelets, with a configurable time-frequency resolution allows a sub-sample estimation at the frequency of interest. After giving an introduction into the fundamentals of analytic wavelet packets based on multi-scale filtering, we introduce two features that correlate strongly with the transit-time difference. The selection and fusion of these features is done by using correlation coefficients with a calibration set and principal component analysis. Finally, using a clamp-on flow measurement system, the robustness against temperature variation and measurement noise is shown and compared with conventional methods.
Investigating “A Consensus of Uninformed Dogma”: C.H. McCloy and Strength Training Research at the University of Iowa in the Mid-Twentieth Century
Authors: Shurley Jason P.
Published: September 2019

Shurley, JP. Investigating “A Consensus of Uninformed Dogma”: C.H. McCloy and Strength Training Research at the University of Iowa in the Mid-Twentieth Century. J Strength Cond Res 33(12): 3201–3212, 2019—Into the 1960s, many coaches advised their athletes to avoid weight training, fearing that lifting weights would result in their becoming stiff, slow, and “muscle-bound.” By the early 1970s, however, some teams had begun hiring specialists to devise and supervise strength and conditioning programs for their athletes. This paradigm shift in the understanding of the relationship between strength training and athletic performance was precipitated by numerous factors, including the exposure of many soldiers to barbells during World War II, Cold War-era concerns about soft living, athletes who trained despite their coaches' advice, and scientists who investigated the effects of strength training. C.H. McCloy, a Research Professor of Anthropometry and Physical Education at the University of Iowa from 1930 to 1954, was one of the first in the field of physical education to encourage and promote research on strength training. Although an advocate of various forms of training throughout his career, McCloy began to encourage investigations of the relationship between strength and performance by Iowa graduate students in the late 1940s. When those studies indicated that barbell training actually enhanced jump height, swimming speed, and more, McCloy publicized those results in the classroom, at conference talks, and in both professional and popular press magazines. Some of those investigations became part of the foundation on which later strength research was based. Owing to his backing and promotion of scientific investigations of strength training, C.H. McCloy was a key figure in making strength training an integral element of sport preparation.
Retired Elite Athletes' Physical Activity, Physiological, and Psychosocial Outcomes During Single- and Double-Player Exergaming
Authors: McDonough Daniel J. , Pope Zachary C. , Zeng Nan , Lee Jung Eun , Gao Zan
Published: September 2019

McDonough, DJ, Pope, ZC, Zeng, N, Lee, JE, and Gao, Z. Retired elite athletes' physical activity, physiological, and psychosocial outcomes during single- and double-player exergaming. J Strength Cond Res 33(12): 3220–3225, 2019—Elite athletes (i.e., athletes who play sport professionally) are a population who commonly exceed recommended physical activity (PA) guidelines and have higher health statuses compared with the general population. However, elite athletes transitioning into retirement often become physically inactive given they no longer require long hours of training and competition, and their physiological and psychosocial health suffers as a result. Therefore, this study's purpose was to examine differences in retired elite athletes' acute PA, physiological, and psychosocial outcomes during single- and double-player exergaming. Twenty retired Olympic athletes (18 females;

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= 27.3 ± 4.3 years) participated in 2 separate 20-minute exergaming sessions (a): Xbox 360 Reflex Ridge single player and (b) Xbox 360 Reflex Ridge double player. Subjects' situational interest, enjoyment, and self-efficacy were examined using validated questionnaires; rating of perceived exertion (RPE) using the modified Borg RPE scale; and moderate-to-vigorous PA, steps, and energy expenditure tracked using ActiGraph GT3X+ accelerometers. Repeated-measures analysis of variances revealed no significant differences for any outcome between the 2 exercise sessions except for RPE (F (1, 38) = 4.6; p < 0.05; η2 = 0.11), which was higher in the single-player session compared with the double-player session (10.3 ± 2.3; 8.7 ± 1.6, respectively). Observations indicated double-player exergaming to be perceived as less intense than single-player exergaming despite similar PA and physiological outcomes, suggesting retired elite athletes may better adhere to exergaming in a double-player mode.
Identifying Pathogenic Islands through Genome Comparison
Authors: Bacusmo Jo Marie , Bokor Julie , Savage Kathy , de Crécy-Lagard Valérie
Published: September 2019

Bioinformatics, the study of biological data using various computational techniques, is a very important aspect of biology, and its integration would greatly benefit current high school curricula. However, because most bioinformatics tools have not been readily accessible until recently, most high school instructors were not exposed to them during their formative years. We describe a bioinformatics-based module that introduces the application of genome comparison in the identification of “pathogenic islands.” The module also introduces foundational concepts of horizontal gene transfer and the genetic basis of virulence, with a special focus on antibiotic resistance – a theme teachers and students alike can easily connect and relate to. The module takes students on a journey: from conceptualizing the perfect pathogen, to an immersive experience of being a pathogen, and finally the experience of being a research scientist identifying drug-resistant genes and other virulence factors using the bioinformatics tool of genome comparison.
Visualizing Nutrient Effects on Root Pattern Formation
Authors: Zdor Robert E.
Published: September 2019

This lab gives students hands-on experience with visualizing the root architecture of plants exposed to varying concentrations of the vital nutrient phosphorus. By maintaining Brassica sp. seedlings in the presence of different quantities of phosphate, students can quantify changes in the number of lateral roots as an example of how the environment influences plant pattern formation. Additional variables in the experimental design, such as the use of plant mutants altered in plant regulator action or the presence of plant regulators in the plant growth medium, allow for exploration of how plant growth regulators are involved in root development. The quantitative and qualitative nature of this nine-day activity provides instructors opportunities to introduce students to various data analyses in botanical study. Additional ties to plant anatomy and the agricultural use of plant growth regulators that alter root development make this activity a rich source of exploration for broadening student exposure to plants and their development.