bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Le modelé post-würmien des hautes montagnes françaises
Authors: Taillefer François
Published: January 2016

Dans les Alpes françaises et les Pyrénées, le modelé de la haute montagne (au-dessus de 2 000 ou 2 500 m d'altitude) porte à des degrés divers la marque des variations climatiques postérieures à la fin de la glaciation würmienne et à l'optimum climatique qui l'a suivie. Dans la haute montagne non englacée, de type pyrénéen, ce sont surtout les grands talus d'éboulis et les glaciers rocheux qui frangent le pied des parois et occupent les têtes de vallée. Dans la haute montagne englacée, de type alpin, glaciers de cirques et modelé de détail des parois indiquent un englacement plus réduit que de nos jours, tandis que les grands couloirs des faces nord et les carapaces nivoglaciaires ne peuvent s'expliquer que par la succession de plusieurs systèmes morphogénétiques. A défaut de datation absolue, l'analyse pollinique permet des essais de corrélations chronologiques.
Observations sur les écoulements de berge à Iquitos (Oriente péruvien)
Authors: Vogt Henri
Published: January 2016

Exemple d'érosion des berges activée par l'action involontaire de l'homme et menaçant une ville, Iquitos, bâtie sur la rive haute de l'Amazone que sape un bras de ce fleuve. La berge, taillée dans une alternance de sables et d'argiles, s'éboule par gros paquets atteignant 80 m de profondeur, et recule en moyenne de 5 m par an. Les écoulements se produisent souvent en période d'étiage, après les premières grosses pluies. Celles-ci, s'ajoutant aux infiltrations d'eaux usées provenant de la ville, détruisent la cohésion des argiles. Pour protéger efficacement la ville, il faudrait mieux connaître la dynamique fluviale mais aussi les variations des propriétés mécaniques des roches de la berge en rapport avec les pluies, et contrôler l'écoulement des eaux usées.
Microsatellites from Fosterella christophii (Bromeliaceae) by de novo transcriptome sequencing on the Pacific Biosciences RS platform
Authors: Wöhrmann Tina , Huettel Bruno , Wagner Natascha , Weising Kurt
Published: January 2016

Premise of the study:

Microsatellite markers were developed in Fosterella christophii (Bromeliaceae) to investigate the genetic diversity and population structure within the F. micrantha group, comprising F. christophii, F. micrantha, and F. villosula.

Methods and Results:

Full‐length cDNAs were isolated from F. christophii and sequenced on a Pacific Biosciences RS platform. A total of 1590 high‐quality consensus isoforms were assembled into 971 unigenes containing 421 perfect microsatellites. Thirty primer sets were designed, of which 13 revealed a high level of polymorphism in three populations of F. christophii, with four to nine alleles per locus. Each of these 13 loci cross‐amplified in the closely related species F. micrantha and F. villosula, with one to six and one to 11 alleles per locus, respectively.

Conclusions:

The new markers are promising tools to study the population genetics of F. christophii and to discover species boundaries within the F. micrantha group.
THE FIRST PHOTOMETRIC ANALYSES OF THE ALGOL BINARY SYSTEMS GSC 04328-02164 AND GSC 03164-01558
Authors: Essam A. , Hamed Amal S. , Youssef Shahenaz M. , Mohamadien Ghada F.
Published: January 2016

The CCD observations for the eclipsing Algol type binary systems GSC 04328-02164 in wideband BVR

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filters and GSC 03164-01558 in B and I filters have been analyzed using the PHOEBE package (v 0.31a) to determine their orbital and physical parameters. The absolute parameters and evolutionary tracks of the two systems have been determined. The results show that the mass ratio, inclination, distance, and age for the system GSC 04328-02164 are equal to q = 0.674 ± 0.002, i = 75.997 ± 0.022, d = 375.477 ± 4.299 pc, and τ = 26.76 ± 15.65 ∗ 108 years, respectively. For the other system, GSC 03164-01558, q = 0.941 ± 0.006, i = 88.0484 ± 0.030, d = 444.651 ± 9.444 pc, and τ = 53.63 ± 9.16 ∗ 108 years.
Wither Convergence?
Authors: Sercovich Francisco C.
Published: January 2016

For the first time since the industrial revolution, emerging economies are the main driver of global economic growth. For all its significance, this cannot be taken as an indicator of global convergence, since it resulted essentially from the successful catching-up processes of just a few Asian countries over the last few decades, whilst the productivity and income of the bulk of the developing economies have lagged persistently behind those of the advanced economies. The former continue to have the potential to grow faster than the latter, but realizing this potential on sustainable basis makes it necessary to meet a number of increasingly stringent conditions. Grounds for optimism are considerably less solid today than was the case in the recent past. This is highlighted by the large number of countries locked-up in the ‘middle-income trap”. This chapter offers a fresh view of this phenomenon, examines the nature of the conditions required for the potential for catching-up of middle-income economies to be realized, and attempts to arrive at a realistic outlook on this matter.
Opportunities and Challenges for Development
Authors: Önder Izzettin , Uckac Aynur
Published: January 2016

This chapter aims to provide an analysis of compelling conditions which are faced by developing economies in the current phase of the globalization. Globalization provides opportunities for developing economies yet it also causes difficulties at the same time. Effects of globalization on developing economies depend largely on deliberate policies that must be followed by the governments and support of the people alongside public authorities in designing such public policies. For market operations cannot secure optimal results for developing economies, the fate of a developing economy cannot be fully left to private markets' mercy so that public intervention often becomes a necessity.
The Impact of Corruption on Economic Growth
Authors: Farrag Noha A. , Ezzat Asmaa M.
Published: January 2016

Even though corruption is correlated to political and moral degradation, there is no consensus on the impact of corruption on economic growth. Although, theory leans to the view that corruption has negative impact on growth, still empirical evidence and counter arguments show that there might be positive implications for corruption. This paper compares the corruption impact on growth in 17 developed European countries vs. 15 developing MENA countries using a pooled OLS model and a random effects model for the period (1999-2012). This paper contributes to the literature by examining the impact of corruption on growth in scarcely examined countries in Europe and MENA. Also, the paper findings are intriguing because they show that the region, as a proxy to degree of development, significantly influences the effect of corruption on economic growth.
The Role of Institutional Quality on Total Factor Productivity
Authors: Cavusoglu Tarkan , Onal Debi Konukcu
Published: January 2016

Within the settings of the economic growth literature, this study aims at analyzing the determinants of total factor productivity in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regions, with a special emphasis on institutional quality. Beside descriptive analyses, several fixed-effect panel data regressions are estimated, which enables both cross-country and cross-regional analyses. Estimation results provide strong statistical evidence of institutional influences on total factor productivity in the CEE and MENA economies.
Assessing the Effectiveness of Vocational Education and Training in Economic Development
Authors: Akkoyunlu Pinar Feyzioglu
Published: January 2016

Education in general is considered and its effect on economic and human development is questioned via the Human Development Index criteria. Education as an investment to human capital is discussed. Secondly, the demand for highly skilled workers and the relation between employment and new technologies are analyzed. The high rate of unemployment of educated youth is a disadvantage for economic and social stability. The importance of vocational education in overcoming this unemployment problem is discussed. Third, the Turkish and German economies and education systems in particular are compared. In Turkey, there is an increase in the number of university graduates but also there is an increase in the number of unemployed educated young people. In this perspective school-based education, a dual system in which school-based education is combined with firm-based training and informal training is explained. The German system is investigated with a view to obtain clues for an efficient education system.
Causes of Growth of MENA and East European Countries
Authors: Popovic Milenko
Published: January 2016

This chapter provides comparative analysis of the proximate causes of growth of MENA and East European countries. The first section covers comparative sources of growth analysis for GDP. Apart from this conventional sources-of-growth analysis, both the demand and the industry side decomposition of the GDP growth rate is briefly given here too. In the demand side of the sources-of-growth analysis, special attention is devoted to the issue of the level of capital account liberalization and its influence on growth anatomy. Connected with this is the issue of industry / sectors side sources-of-growth analysis. The second section covers comparative source-of-growth analysis for GDP per capita as an approximation of growth of standard of living. The results of the above mentioned different sources-of-growth approaches present a good basis for further research of fundamental causes of growth of these countries.
The Role of Vertical and Shared Leadership in Virtual Team Collaboration
Authors: Eisenberg Julia , Gibbs Jennifer L. , Erhardt Niclas
Published: January 2016

This chapter reviews current trends in the literature related to the influence of vertical and shared leadership styles in the context of virtual teams, unpacking the influence of team structure and task structure to better understand the mechanisms influencing team effectiveness. The authors start by reviewing key features of virtual teams and different aspects of leadership and its influence in the virtual team environment. They argue that both vertical and shared leadership have strengths and limitations, and both styles may complement one another. The authors discuss the influence of leadership on virtual team processes and outcomes and examine contingency factors related to team and task structure in order to identify the boundary conditions for the effectiveness of vertical and shared leadership. The chapter offers a conceptual framework to guide future research in this domain.
E-Tools for E-Team
Authors: Linnes Cathrine
Published: January 2016

Organizations are heavily investing in virtual teams to enhance their performance and competitiveness. These types of teams are made possible by advances in computer-mediated communication and software that allows people to work collaboratively on projects without being co-located or even working at the same time. Managing teams and collaborating online presents unique challenges. Maintaining a productive virtual team requires more than just the willingness of global participants, but even more so the tools to conduct and manage virtual projects. It is therefore important to incorporate online collaboration skills into the IT curriculum at the university level. This chapter provides a general overview of virtual teams; today's collaborative tools, and discuss expertise necessary for virtual teams to be successful.
Software Process Paradigms and Crowdsourced Software Development
Authors: Hasteer Nitasha , Bansal Abhay , Murthy B. K.
Published: January 2016

Production of quality software requires selecting the right development strategy. The process and development strategies for creating software have evolved over the years to cope with the changing paradigms. Cloud computing models have made provisioning of the computing capabilities and access to configurable pooled resources as convenient as having access to the common utilities. With the recent advancements in the use of social media and advent of software development through crowdsourcing, the need to comprehend and analyze the traditional process models of software development, with regard to the changed paradigm have become ever more necessary. The changes in the way software are being created and the continuous evolution in the processes of development and deployment has created a need to understand the development process models. This chapter provides an insight on the transition from the conventional process models of software development to the software development methodology being used to develop software through crowdsourcing.
Significance of Virtual Reality-Based Rehabilitation in Acquired Brain Injury
Authors: Dores Artemisa R. , Mendes Liliana , Carvalho Irene P. , Guerreiro Sandra , Almeida Isabel , Barbosa Fernando
Published: January 2016

Recent research has shown the potential of Virtual Reality (VR) in the field of rehabilitation, namely neurocognitive rehabilitation. This technology will certainly revolutionize the rehabilitation of the future. Its advantages include greater ecological validity than conventional rehabilitation methods, provision of safe contexts for learning/training, the possibility of programs to be contingent on patient performance, with increasing levels of task difficulty and provision of immediate feedback, and the use of a “game factor” that promotes motivation for participation. These are important aspects in the rehabilitation of patients with acquired brain injury. Patients with this and other types of neurological injuries endure cognitive deficits that cause difficulties in independent functioning and daily-life activities. Their rehabilitation calls for systematic intervention programs that are theoretically grounded and use innovative approaches to their advantage. In this paper we present a review about the advantages of VR in the generalization of acquired skills to real-life contexts, to promote patients' functionality and quality of life, and propose an innovative program of neurocognitive rehabilitation. Research in the field shows positive effects of VR programs, but urges progress in terms of the development of techniques (e.g., facial synthesis and of more research on the impact of these interventions. Future studies should also explore the existence of neuro-anatomical correlates of behavioral changes, contributing to the investigation of the relationship between neural plasticity and behavior and providing evidence for clinical practice.
The Role of the Tourism and Cultural Policies since the End of Convertibility
Authors: Schettini Mariana Gomez
Published: January 2016

In this work, we aim to study the role culture plays as an economic resource, especially for tourism promotion. Such conception is the result of changes in urban planning, international tourism tendencies and economy, politics and culture in general. Culture can generate income through tourism, crafts and other cultural activities.” Such urban transformations in Buenos Aires city have increased since the end of convertibility and become the essential resource for development. In order to carry out this study, we have worked with secondary statistical information elaborated by local administration institutions, such as the Ministry of Culture (Buenos Aires City Government) and CEDEM (Studies Center for Metropolitan Economic Development, Secretary of Economic Development, Buenos Aires City Government). This methodology helps us analyse the increase not only of artistic activities but of the consumption of cultural services through tourism, especially with the construction and promotion of tango as a trademark for Buenos Aires city.
Quality Assurance Aspects of Web Design
Authors: Panda Sandeep Kumar , Swain Santosh Kumar
Published: January 2016

The chapter introduces the definition of usability, usability assessment techniques to be adopted during the whole application life cycle for promoting usability. Then, the chapter includes design features for evaluating e-commerce websites such as navigation, content, design, ease of use and structure features and designing usable e-commerce websites. Then the chapter discussed the user testing method followed by a case study which comprises data collection by users' preferences, data analysis and the results. The latter in the chapter, we briefly describe the effectiveness of usability evaluation methods. Lastly, we describe the usability problem areas, strength and weaknesses on different features and sub-features of e-commerce websites followed by a conclusion.
Exploiting Semantics to Improve Classification of Text Corpus
Authors: Majeed Hammad , Erum Firoza
Published: January 2016

Internet is growing fast with millions of web pages containing information on every topic. The data placed on Internet is not organized which makes the search process difficult. Classification of the web pages in some predefined classes can improve the organization of this data. In this chapter a semantic based technique is presented to classify text corpus with high accuracy. This technique uses some well-known pre-processing techniques like word stemming, term frequency, and degree of uniqueness. In addition to this a new semantic similarity measure is computed between different terms. The authors believe that semantic similarity based comparison in addition to syntactic matching makes the classification process significantly accurate. The proposed technique is tested on a benchmark dataset and results are compared with already published results. The obtained results are significantly better and that too by using quite small sized highly relevant feature set.
Texture-Based Evolutionary Method for Cancer Classification in Histopathology
Authors: Fatima Kiran , Majeed Hammad
Published: January 2016

Real-world histology tissue textures owing to non-homogeneous nature and unorganized spatial intensity variations are complex to analyze and classify. The major challenge in solving pathological problems is inherent complexity due to high intra-class variability and low inter-class variation in texture of histology samples. The development of computational methods to assists pathologists in characterization of these tissue samples would have great diagnostic and prognostic value. In this chapter, an optimized texture-based evolutionary framework is proposed to provide assistance to pathologists for classification of benign and pre-malignant tumors. The proposed framework investigates the imperative role of RGB color channels for discrimination of cancer grades or subtypes, explores higher-order statistical features at image-level, and implements an evolution-based optimization scheme for feature selection and classification. The highest classification accuracy of 99.06% is achieved on meningioma dataset and 90% on breast cancer dataset through Quadratic SVM classifier.
Rezensionen
Authors: Schneebeli H. R.
Published: January 2016

Rezension zu:
P. Kügler, W. Windsteiger:
Algorithmische Methoden
. Band 2: Funktionen, Matrizen, Multivariate Polynome. 160 Seiten, e 18.90. Springer, Basel, 2012. ISBN 978-3-7643-8515-6.
Escaneado 3D e interpretación virtual del Teatro romano de Córdoba
Authors: Gómez Merino José Luis
Published: January 2016

The remains of the Roman Theater in Córdoba are located in the cellars of the Archaeological Museum. We have scanned the remains in order to use them to explain the visitors the features of the theatre. With this scanned 3D information we have made videos and images across the path for visitors to perform visual information for them. The challenge consists in making the public enjoy using technical graphic information.
Dispositivos Móviles como Guías 3D para el Conocimiento del Patrimonio Arqueológico
Authors: Noguera José M. , Segura Rafael J. , Ogáyar Carlos J.
Published: January 2016

This paper describes a client-server framework that provides users with a realistic 3D representation of the terrain around them on mobile devices. This representation is populated with georeferenced cultural and historic entities. By using this framework, we have built an ubiquitous guide that facilitates the promotion and knowledge of the territorial organization and defensive buildings during the low Middle Ages in the “Council of Baeza”, Spain. However, the proposed tool can be easily expanded to cover any geographic area and historic age.
Documentación, valorización y difusión del patrimonio hidráulico romano en el Valle medio del Ebro.
Authors: Uribe Paula , Angás Jorge , Magallón María Ángeles , Miranda Jorge Víctor
Published: January 2016

Nowadays, how to focus the last geometric documentation techniques applied to cultural heritage, aiming a didactic application, is being a complex process. The development of this purpose must balance research process with the social spreading of the scientific knowledge. Based on this concern, the aim of this research project is the geometric documentation - accompanied by a highlighting and spreading on a web environment - of a representative selection of Roman hydraulic structures. The choice of the sites has been done focusing on archaeological discovers in the Ebro’s Valley, concretely in monuments located in La Rioja, Navarra and Aragon. In this way, the purpose of the project is to document the sites and spread the knowledge about Roman aqueducts, dam, sewers, tanks and cisterns, which is essential to understand the water cycle during the Roman period.
Nuevas aportaciones a la reconstrucción virtual del Castillo de Aguilar de la Frontera (Córdoba)
Authors: Cabezas Pérez Francisco , Carbajo Cubero Carmen
Published: January 2016

Since 2009 has been conducting a research project at the Castle of Aguilar de la Frontera, which has brought to light new structures that have brought a number of significant changes in the existing single virtual reconstruction so far, that has led to new interpretation of the morphology of the fortress, but is closer to the reality of construction is subject to future modifications, as the investigation continues.
In this paper we intend to show the new additions to the virtual reconstruction of the Castle from new discoveries.
Decision-Making under Radical Uncertainty: An Interpretation of Keynes’ Treatise
Authors: Marsay David
Published: January 2016

Keynes’ mathematical Treatise addresses what some call ‘radical uncertainty’, which he thought endemic in world affairs and whose appreciation underpinned much of his later work. In contrast, the mainstream view in economics, as elsewhere, has been that even if radical uncertainty exists, either there is in principle nothing that can ever be done about it, or that even if one could in theory do something about it then the institutions required would be unreliable, and one would be better off without them. Thus the mainstream has worked as if it were realistic to ignore even the possibility of radical uncertainty. But one needs some conceptualisation of radical uncertainty, such as Keynes’, before one can make such judgments. This paper presents an interpretation, to inform debate. The viewpoint taken here is mathematical, but this is not to deny the value of other views.
ENFERMEDAD, MUERTE Y MEMORIA LA EXPERIENCIA FUNERARIA COMO INSTANCIA DEL RECUERDO (UNA LECTURA DE LA ENFERMEDAD, DE ALBERTO BARRERA TYSZKA)
Authors: Franco José Javier
Published: January 2016

Experiencia y memoria dicen de una vida en común; ambas son, esencialmente, colectivas. Vivir y recordar nos comprometen con el otro, porque incluso la experiencia más íntima está mediada por su presencia; o por su ausencia, que es otra forma de estar juntos.La muerte augura no sólo el fin de la experiencia, sino también su carácter irrecuperable, irreversible. La enfermedad es el aviso, la antesala de la muerte. Enfermedad y muerte convocan el pasado, lo instan a hacerse (en el) presente, aunque toda restitución sea imposible.Pero la muerte, al menos la propia, es inenarrable. No hay un discurso pos mortem que no provenga del otro, de los otros. La enfermedad y la muerte del prójimo, del otro próximo, activan la memoria y el discurso funerarios. Los vivos recuerdan al muerto y hablan en su nombre.La enfermedad, de Alberto Barrera Tyszka, ficciona ese doble proceso de recordación y pérdida: la muerte del padre signa no sólo el pasado, sino el futuro del hijo, que ve en el presente tanto la repetición traumática del pasado, como el proceso de duelo que inaugura. Estas líneas proponen una lectura de esa puesta en escena.
Consumo de contenidos en medios de comunicación por parte de personas mayores en Cataluña"
Authors: Navarro-Güere Hector , Massana-Molera Eulàlia
Published: January 2016

Como adultos de la era predigital, los mayores participan de la ecología mediática en constante evolución donde su participación es diversa. Este trabajo estudia el consumo de medios tradicionales y nuevos medios de los segmentos 39-48, 49-58 y 59-76 años, residentes en Cataluña. Entre las conclusiones destacan que los mayores consumen más prensa escrita. Los dispositivos de acceso a los medios online más usados son los ordenadores de sobremesa, lo consultan en casa y/o en el transporte público; consumen redes sociales, usan la mensajería instantánea y visionan cada vez más vídeos.
QUALIDADE DAS PRESCRIÇÕES DE MEDICAMENTOS DE CONTROLE ESPECIAL EM UM MUNICÍPIO GAÚCHO
Authors: Rodrigues Tatiane , Barelli Cristiane , Gonçalves Carla Beatrice Crivellaro , Hahn Siomara Regina , Dal Magro Maria Lúcia , Scherer José Ivo
Published: January 2016

O objetivo foi verificar a qualidade da prática de prescrição e o cumprimento da legislação conforme a Portaria 344/98 em um município gaúcho, comparando o desempenho das prescrições entre serviço público e privado. Foi realizado um estudo descritivo, transversal, quantitativo e retrospectivo. Os dados foram coletados em prescrições e notificações de duas farmácias de naturezas jurídicas distintas. As variáveis incluem aspectos clínico-demográficos, legibilidade, cumprimento dos procedimentos legais e erros de prescrição, conforme as boas práticas de prescrição estabelecidas pela Organização Mundial da Saúde. Conforme o fluxo mensal de pacientes foram utilizadas 330 prescrições (120-farmácia pública e 210-farmácia privada). Para análise dos resultados foi realizada estatística descritiva e inferencial. Considerando os três grupos de variáveis (legibilidade, cumprimento dos procedimentos legais e aspectos técnicos) houve 39,4% de prescrições adequadas. Este desempenho foi melhor na farmácia privada, na qual os erros mais frequentes foram relativos ao cumprimento dos procedimentos legais. A legibilidade das prescrições teve um desempenho superior a de outros estudos, embora parte dos receituários não puderam ser decifrados, podendo comprometer o entendimento do paciente ou do profissional responsável pela dispensação. A qualidade das prescrições de medicamentos controlados dispensados no município avaliado está comprometida, especialmente pelo descumprimento de exigências legais.
Impact of a Drug Shortage on Medication Errors and Clinical Outcomes in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Authors: Hughes Kaitlin M. , Goswami Elizabeth S. , Morris Jennifer L.
Published: January 2016

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to assess the rate of prescribing errors, resulting adverse events, and patient outcomes associated with sedation and analgesia in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) before and during a national shortage of fentanyl and injectable benzodiazepines.

METHODS: A retrospective chart review was performed of patients admitted to the PICU with at least 1 prescribed order for a sedative or analgesic agent during the time periods of January to February of 2011 and 2012. Initial orders for sedative and analgesic agents were identified and investigated for appropriateness of dose and were assessed for error-associated adverse events. Orders were stratified by timing in regard to clinical pharmacist on-site availability. Demographic and outcome information, including unintended extubations, ventilator days, and PICU length of stay, were gathered.

RESULTS: One hundred sixty-nine orders representing 72 patients and 179 orders representing 75 patients in 2011 and 2012, respectively, were included in analysis. No differences were found in the rate of prescribing errors in 2011 and 2012 (33 errors in 169 orders vs. 39 errors in 179 orders, respectively, p=0.603). No differences were found in rates of prescribing errors in regard to clinical pharmacist on-site availability. A significant increase was seen in unintended extubations per 100 ventilator days, with 0.15 in 2011 vs. 1.13 in 2012, respectively (p<0.001). A significant decrease was seen in ventilator days per patient (p<0.001) and PICU length of stay per patient (p=0.019).

CONCLUSIONS: There were no differences in rates of prescribing errors before versus during the fentanyl and benzodiazepine shortage.
Book Review: Who Is Behind the Nationalization of Mathematics Education?
Authors: Warburton Trevor , Buendia Ed
Published: January 2016

In the United States, there has been an increasing push toward what Mark Wolfmeyer, the author of Math Education for America? Policy Networks, Big Business, and Pedagogy Wars, refers to as the nationalization of mathematics education, which includes both mathematics education curricula and the intended purpose of mathematics education. The drive toward the nationalization of mathematics education recently culminated in the adoption of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM; National Governors Association Center for Best Practices [NGA] & Council of Chief State School Officers [CCSSO], 2010). The potential effect of nationalization on what and how teachers teach and what and how students learn is significant. Because these standards have the potential to shape the future of mathematics education in the United States, educators have a right and a responsibility to know who is behind the nationalization of mathematics education. In contrast to other recent texts examining the adoption and integration of mathematics standards (Burke, 2013; Germain-McCarthy, 2013; Manley & Hawkins, 2012), Wolfmeyer takes an explicitly critical approach to this project by focusing on the networks of power and influence. This approach allows Wolfmeyer to address the intentions or interests of the parties spearheading the push toward nationalization.
Dapoxetine Treatment Leads to Attenuation of Chronic Unpredictable Stress Induced Behavioral Deficits in Rats Model of Depression
Authors: Muhammad Farhan  , Hira Rafi  , Hamna Rafiq
Published: January 2016

Stressful conditions possess a complex relationship with brain and body’s reaction to stress and beginning of depression. The hypofunctioning of Serotonin (5-Hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT) is known to be established in unpredictable chronic mild stress exposure. UCMS is broadly taken as the most promising and favorable model to study depression in various animals, imitating many human depressive symptoms. With the class of selective serotonin [5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)] reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) is now considered as the most prescribed antidepressant that can reverse petrochemical and behavioral effects of stresses. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether repeated administration of dapoxetine at dose 1.0 mg/kg could reversed the behavioral deficits induced by UCMS in rat model of depression. Rats exposed to UCMS revealed a significant reduction in food intake as well as growth rate. Locomotive activity in home cage and anxiolytic behavior in light/dark activity box were greater in animals of unstressed group as compared to animals of stressed group. The mechanism involved in the inhibition of serotonin reuptake at pre-synaptic receptors by repeated dapoxetine administration is discussed. The knowledge accumulated may facilitate an innovative approach for extending the therapeutic use of dapoxetine and the interaction between stress and behavioral functions.
Curcuma longa on the Metabolic Profile and Atherogenic Index of Rats Fed with a Hyper Caloric Diet
Authors: Elen Landgraf Guiguer  , Sandra Maria Barbalho  , Adriano Cressoni Araújo  , Maricelma da Silva Soares Souza  , Patrícia Cincotto dos Santos Bueno  , Claudemir Gregório Mendes  , Sara da Silva Barbosa  , Eliane Paschoal da Silveira  , Daniel Pereira Coqueiro
Published: January 2016

The chronic diseases such as diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases have reached epidemic proportions in developed and developing countries. The high costs of the allopathic medicines represent a growing demand for non-allopathic alternatives. Curcuma longa is usually used as a spice in curries and as a dietary pigment and is considered a medicinal plant due important properties, with anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-bacterial and anti-tumor action.The aim of this work was to evaluate the effects of Curcuma longa on the metabolic profile of Wistar rats treated with hyper caloric diet. Forty eight male rats were divided randomly into 4 groups (n=12) and treated for 40 days: G1 that received water (Control Group); G2 that received condensed milk solution ad libitum; G3 that received C. longa by gavage route and G4 that received condensed milk solution ad libitum and C. longa by gavage route. No significant differences for body weight and cholesterol were observed among the groups. Visceral fat, triglycerides and glycaemia were higher in the groups treated with condensed milk but did not differ when comparing G1 with G3 and G2 with G4. Analyzing our results it is possible to say that C. longa may not be efficient to promote benefits in lipid and glycemic profile as well as in the body weight and visceral fat of animals treated with hyper caloric diet.
Assessment and Early Identification of Young Children with Social Emotional Difficulties and Behavioral Challenges
Authors: Steed Elizabeth A. Steed A. , Banerjee Rashida
Published: January 2016

This paper discusses the issues and challenges to the assessment and early identification of social emotional and behavioral issues in young children birth through five years of age in the United States. The linked system framework of social emotional assessment and intervention [1] is outlined, and recommendations for authentic assessment of social emotional development are provided to assist professionals in identifying young children early for amelioration and prevention of behavioral challenges.
A Collaborative Approach to Early Identification and Referral of Children Who are in Family Childcare Settings, Birth to Five, Born to Teenage Mothers
Authors: Yockelson Suzanne , Linder Cynthia , Asman Rachel
Published: January 2016

Children of teenage mothers are at high risk for developmental delays, intellectual and learning disabilities, behavior disorders and school related problems [1]. Early identification and referral into prevention or early intervention programs may ameliorate that risk. Children of teen mothers who are in family childcare may not have access to routine developmental and behavioral screenings that would lead to early identification and referral. Members of an early childhood advisory board collaborated to conduct a screening event using the ASQ-3® and the ASQ:SE® at a local children’s museum for 26 children of teen mothers who had no previous access to developmental screenings. Parents completed the questionnaires while playing with their children at the museum. Nine of the children scored well within the range of typical development and 17 scored at or beyond the cut-off scores on the ASQ-3 and/or the ASQ:SE. Each child who scored at or beyond the cut-off received referrals for evaluation, parent and child programming and/or family support services. When there were concerns, families also received care coordination while all families received activities and a child’s book. The implications for this study suggest that collaborative efforts are effective in providing access to developmental screenings and referral into subsequent services for at-risk young children who are in family childcare settings.
Medical Costs of Evaluating Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in a Unit Established in a Japanese Outpatient Office
Authors: Horiguchi Toshihiro , Akiyama Chieko
Published: January 2016

To determine the average medical cost incurred for early identification of intellectual and developmental disabilities in children, we retrieved the records of 264 children who had visited our consulting unit from 2005 until the end of March 2012. In the evaluation process, each child took psychological assessments and the parents were provided with solutions to enable the children to overcome their delay in school. As a whole, while the average number of visits did not differ by the diagnosis, the average medical cost differed by the diagnosis. The consultation unit was effective for gradually diminishing the medical costs incurred. Our in-clinic consultation system proved useful for early identification of intellectual and developmental disabilities in children and minimization of the medical costs incurred for the process.
Re-Conceptualizing Developmental Areas of Assessment for Screening, Eligibility Determination and Program Planning in Early Intervention
Authors: Keilty Bonnie , Blasco Patricia M. , Acar Serra
Published: January 2016

Contemporary recommended practices in early childhood assessment strive to gain a holistic picture of child learning and development to inform screening, eligibility, and program planning decisions. These practices have traditionally focused on competencies reflected in developmental domains with limited attention to the approaches-to-learning used to acquire those competencies. In this article, we call for the examination of early childhood constructs that impact a child’s ability to learn and develop, such as executive function (EF), mastery motivation, self-regulation and self-determination, specifically in the infant-toddler period. With EF defined as a wide range of central control processes in the brain that link and categorize information that is discernible in cognitive, motor, and behavioral responses [1], we propose a model of EF as the core construct that drives and unites these learning processes and describe how the model can be applied to Part C early intervention screening, assessment, eligibility determination, and program planning, as well as identify future directions in research and personnel preparation.
Risco e transparência no Brasil: um estudo sobre o gerenciamento de resultados
Authors: Alves Leandro de Carvalho , Gonçalves Fabiolla Valeria , Peixoto Fernanda Maciel
Published: January 2016

Dentre os mecanismos de Governança Corporativa propostos pela Teoria de Agência, a transparência é aquela que proporciona a redução da assimetria de informações entre gestores e investidores. Este artigo buscou verificar qual a relação existente entre o nível de transparência e o risco das empresas não-financeiras negociadas na BM&FBovespa no período de 2003 a 2012. A dimensão transparência foi medida por meio das variáveis de gerenciamento de resultados (Earnings Management) propostas por Leuz, Nanda e Wysocki (2003) e o aspecto risco foi representado pelo Beta do CAPM (Capital Assets Pricing Model) e pelo Custo Médio Ponderado de Capital (WACC), conforme estudo de Lameira (2012). Como principais resultados, obteve-se uma relação significativa e positiva entre transparência e beta (proxy para o custo do capital próprio) e uma associação significativa e negativa entre transparência e WACC (proxy para o risco da estrutura interna de capital da empresa). Assim infere-se que uma maior qualidade da governança corporativa pode resultar no aumento do custo do capital próprio e, em contrapartida, na redução do custo de capital de terceiros, de tal forma que o custo médio ponderado de capital da firma seja reduzido.
Memoria histórica y olvido en la enseñanza de la historia: los casos de Japón e Italia
Authors: Delgado Algarra Emilio José , Estepa Giménez Jesús
Published: January 2016

En el presente artículo, se revisan algunas investigaciones y publicaciones relevantes donde se analizan aspectos vinculados con la inclusión de la memoria en la enseñanza de la historia (en los casos de Italia y, en mayor medida, Japón) y la conexión existente entre política y gestión de la memoria. Respecto a este último asunto, se evidencia la importancia de la política en relación a la selección y los olvidos en  la memoria institucional y cómo los rituales conmemorativos o la construcción de una historia oficial implican un posicionamiento respecto a la memoria. Se observan posicionamientos políticos que determinan la selección de la memoria en la Historia oficial que, al mismo tiempo, es enseñada en los centros educativos.
La continuïtat «bioliterària» al País Valencià: de Carles Ros a Carles Salvador (o de Gregori Maians a Vicent Andrés Estellés, passant per Teodor Llorente)
Authors: Roda Lluís
Published: January 2016

Resum: L’article fa evident un fil conductor que va dels novatores preil·lustrats valencians de la fi del s. XVII fins a l’actualitat. També la connexió directa de València amb Londres i París al segle XIX –no sols amb Cadis, Madrid o Barcelona. Els poemes «En los dies del rei Fernando» d’Antoni Maria Peyrolon (1830) i «Lo somni» de Vicent Salvà (1831) són exponents valencians de cultura avançada. Teodor Llorente és també valorat com l’eix que connecta malgré lui l’esforç cultural dignificador valencià anterior a 1859 –amb l’Escola Pia de València com a focus primigeni de l’evolució romàntica– i l’esforç cultural dignificador valencià posterior a 1909. És a dir, entre la celebració dels Jocs Florals de València en honor a Ausiàs March l’any 1859 i l’emblemàtica coronació de Llorente com a poeta a València l’any 1909, que conclogué la Renaixença valenciana amb un èxit històricament suficient.Paraules clau: Teodor Llorente, Renaixença, Vicent Salvà, Antoni Maria Peyrolon, Il·lustració, Romanticisme, ss. xviii-xixAbstract: This article presents evidence of a cultural continuum spanning from the pre-enlightened Valencian Novatores of the late 17th century to the present day. It also highlights the direct cultural connection of València with London and Paris during the first half of the 19th century –along with Cádiz, Madrid or Barcelona, which are more commonly acknowledged. In this context, the Valencian poems «En los dies del rei Fernando» by Antoni Maria Peyrolon (1830), and «Lo somni» by Vicent Salvà (1831) exhibit a high and up to date culture. This paper also evidences the Calasanzian Pious School of València as an early hub of the romantic shift. In 1859, València organized Jocs Florals –Floral Games– in celebration of Ausiàs March. Teodor Llorente, one of the winners, is regarded as the key link that connects the pre-1859 Valencian cultural dignifying efforts and the post-1909 ones. The popular event of Llorente’s coronation as Poet in 1909 turned him an icon and concluded the Valencian Renaixença –Rebirth– with a historically sufficient success, as this work proves.Keywords: Teodor Llorente, Renaixença, Vicent Salvà, Antoni Maria Peyrolon, Enlightment, Romanticism, Valencia, 18th c. - 19 th c
Jacint Verdaguer, un poeta teresià fora vol
Authors: Requesens Joan
Published: January 2016

Resum: Aquestes pàgines fan una anàlisi de les veus poètiques –a través de les tres veus gramaticals– que parlen en una dotzena de poemes de Jacint Verdaguer dedicats a Teresa de Jesús. El resultat aporta llum sobre una original relació de devoció religiosa que el poeta li professava i, de més a més, revela que la monja carmelita va convertir-se en el seu model d’aspiració a tenir una vivència, com ella, mística. Paraules clau: Veu poètica, desig místic, lèxic significatiu Abstract: These pages make an analysis of the poetic voices -through the three gramatical voices- that speak, in a dozen of poems of Jacint Verdaguer, dedicated to Teresa of Jesus. The result sheds light about an original relationship of religious devotion that the poet professed to her, and also it reveals that the Carmelite nun became his aspiring model to have, as she had, a mystique experience.   Keywords: Poetical voice, mystical desire, significant lexicon
Ressenya a Jané, Oscar i Poujade, Patrice, Memòria personal. Construcció i projecció en primera persona a l’època moderna, Madrid: Casa de Velázquez, 2015
Authors: Llàcer Martorell Arantxa
Published: January 2016

Ressenya a Jané, Oscar i Poujade, Patrice, Memòria personal. Construcció i projecció en primera persona a l’època moderna, Madrid: Casa de Velázquez, 2015, 183 pp. ISBN: 978-84-9096-000-4
Evolution of an ancient protein function involved in organized multicellularity in animals
Authors: Anderson Douglas P , Whitney Dustin S , Hanson-Smith Victor , Woznica Arielle , Campodonico-Burnett William , Volkman Brian F , King Nicole , Thornton Joseph W , Prehoda Kenneth E
Published: January 2016

To form and maintain organized tissues, multicellular organisms orient their mitotic spindles relative to neighboring cells. A molecular complex scaffolded by the GK protein-interaction domain (GKPID) mediates spindle orientation in diverse animal taxa by linking microtubule motor proteins to a marker protein on the cell cortex localized by external cues. Here we illuminate how this complex evolved and commandeered control of spindle orientation from a more ancient mechanism. The complex was assembled through a series of molecular exploitation events, one of which – the evolution of GKPID’s capacity to bind the cortical marker protein – can be recapitulated by reintroducing a single historical substitution into the reconstructed ancestral GKPID. This change revealed and repurposed an ancient molecular surface that previously had a radically different function. We show how the physical simplicity of this binding interface enabled the evolution of a new protein function now essential to the biological complexity of many animals.
Control of TSC2-Rheb signaling axis by arginine regulates mTORC1 activity
Authors: Carroll Bernadette , Maetzel Dorothea , Maddocks Oliver DK , Otten Gisela , Ratcliff Matthew , Smith Graham R , Dunlop Elaine A , Passos João F , Davies Owen R , Jaenisch Rudolf , Tee Andrew R , Sarkar Sovan , Korolchuk Viktor I
Published: January 2016

The mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) is the key signaling hub that regulates cellular protein homeostasis, growth, and proliferation in health and disease. As a prerequisite for activation of mTORC1 by hormones and mitogens, there first has to be an available pool of intracellular amino acids. Arginine, an amino acid essential during mammalian embryogenesis and early development is one of the key activators of mTORC1. Herein, we demonstrate that arginine acts independently of its metabolism to allow maximal activation of mTORC1 by growth factors via a mechanism that does not involve regulation of mTORC1 localization to lysosomes. Instead, arginine specifically suppresses lysosomal localization of the TSC complex and interaction with its target small GTPase protein, Rheb. By interfering with TSC-Rheb complex, arginine relieves allosteric inhibition of Rheb by TSC. Arginine cooperates with growth factor signaling which further promotes dissociation of TSC2 from lysosomes and activation of mTORC1. Arginine is the main amino acid sensed by the mTORC1 pathway in several cell types including human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). Dependence on arginine is maintained once hESCs are differentiated to fibroblasts, neurons, and hepatocytes, highlighting the fundamental importance of arginine-sensing to mTORC1 signaling. Together, our data provide evidence that different growth promoting cues cooperate to a greater extent than previously recognized to achieve tight spatial and temporal regulation of mTORC1 signaling.