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The Role of Al Irsyad Al Islamiyyah to Development Islamic Education in Indonesia
Authors: Nursanti Ririn
Published: September 2019

Al Irsyad Al Islamiyyah as one of the Islamic organizations in Indonesia has a special nature, namely believers with Islamic aqeedah based on the texts of the Qur'an and Sunnah in providing services to the community, in the fields of education and teaching, preaching, economics and national-level socialism.
The role of Al Irsyad Al Islamiyyah in education in Indonesia is very influential and gives its own style in the development of education in Indonesia, which is having a commitment to develop students for the realization of a civilized society and Islamic character, and able to benefit the people of Indonesia.
The education principle of Al Irsyad Al Islamiyyah is to foster a scientific culture among Muslims, with reference to the Qur'an and Sunnah, so that it will form a mindset that is characterized by Islam properly and correctly. This concentration on the modernization of education has made Al Irsyad Al Islamiyyah have played many roles in the advancement of education in Indonesia.
The development of Islamic education carried out by Al Irsyad Al Islamiyyah is under the responsibility of the Education and Teaching Council through the program; 1) publishing an education quality management system, 2) publishing curriculum and textbooks on Islamic Education, Al Qur'an and Arabic subjects, 3) conducting school management assistance in each branch, 4) holding training / workshops to improve school management competencies and teachers, and 5) measuring the development of Al Irsyad Al Islamiyyah schools.
Classe hospitalar: um olhar sobre sua práxis educacional
Authors: Ortiz Leodi , Freitas Soraia
Published: September 2019

O estudo tem por objetivo investigar o fazer didático construído na prática educacional das classes hospitalares. Esta pesquisa qualitativa apropria-se de instrumentos de coleta de dados como o questionário, a análise documental, a técnica não-verbal de desenhos e a expressão escrita do paciente-aluno para penetrar na ambiência de cinco classes hospitalares brasileiras. No transcurso da investigação, as evidências registram que as classes assumem identidade educacional, apresentando fazeres que tomam emprestado os conteúdos dos saberes escolares, remontando-os com metodologia lúdica e anunciando que o contrato de saúde suscita, também, qualidade de vida intelectiva e sociointerativa.

Palavras-chave: ensino hospitalar; classe especial hospitalar; criança.

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the didactic work constructed in the educational practice of hospital based school. This qualitative research uses instruments of data collection such as questionnaires, document analysis, non-verbal techniques of drawing and the written expression of patient-student in order to penetrate in the ambience of five brazilian hospital based school. During the investigation, the evidences show that these schools assume educational identity and present works which borrow the school knowledge remounting them with playful methodology. This adjustment announces that health contract causes also socio-interactive and intellective life quality.

Keywords: hospital education; hospitalization; child.
El auge y declive del Instituto Nacional de Nutriología de México y su proyecto de nutrición social de 1943 a 1956
Authors: Vargas Domínguez Joel
Published: September 2019

En 1943 se fundó el primer espacio de investigación especializado en nutrición en México, el Instituto Nacional de Nutriología (INN) que tuvo una vida de poco más de diez años. El objetivo de este artículo es dar una mirada panorámica a su proceso de creación e intentar ofrecer algunas claves que puedan explicar su declive. En dicho Instituto se articularon tendencias científicas nacionales e internacionales, en un proceso guiado por Francisco de Paula Miranda, el primer director del INN. Una de las tendencias fue el amplio movimiento internacional denominado “nutrición social” que se preocupaba por estudiar el “problema de la nutrición” y encontrar sus causas socioeconómicas. En consonancia con esta corriente, desde el Instituto se emplearon diversas metodologías para conocer y modificar la alimentación de los mexicanos con la finalidad de mejorar la calidad de vida de la población. La corta vida del instituto (1943-1956) puede entenderse como parte de procesos más amplios, en particular, el final de un periodo donde organismos internacionales como la Fundación Rockefeller financiaron proyectos en Latinoamérica, así como cambios en los intereses de investigación en el terreno de la nutrición, así como la creación de otras instituciones que se adaptaron mejor a nuevas condiciones durante la Posguerra. En este trabajo recupero diversas fuentes documentales, nacionales e internacionales, que me permiten mostrar las complejas redes de movilización del conocimiento que se entretejieron en diversos programas científicos y médicos, en particular, los relacionados con el estudio de las poblaciones marginadas, cuestión poco explorada por la historiografía.
Esclavitud y tráfico de esclavos en el Pacífico suramericano durante la era de la abolición
Authors: Echeverri Marcela
Published: September 2019

El proyecto abolicionista fundacional a la creación de la República de Colombia en 1821 se vio truncado por los intereses de las clases esclavistas, especialmente las que derivaban su poderío económico en la extracción del oro en la costa Pacífica de la provincia de Popayán. En la década de 1840, cuando ya el país se había fragmentado y Popayán estaba dentro de la Nueva Granada, estas elites lograron que el gobierno volviera a instaurar el tráfico de esclavos y exportaron grandes números de esclavizados y manumisos hacia Perú y Panamá. Este artículo analiza el activismo de los esclavistas comenzando en 1822 y su culminación en el momento de la apertura del tráfico a través del puerto de Buenaventura en el Pacífico. El estudio muestra que en Sur América las luchas a favor y en contra de la esclavitud no tuvieron resultados lineales y que hicieron parte de la formación del estado en dos dimensiones: las tensiones regionales y las alianzas internacionales. También contribuye al debate sobre la abolición de la esclavitud en el mundo atlántico expandiendo la frontera del análisis hacia el Pacífico, a la vez que mostrando cómo las nuevas repúblicas del mundo Andino hacían parte de una red de ideas y de comercio que integraba a Norte América con América del Sur. En ese sentido, la historia de la abolición en Colombia, vista en un contexto más amplio, nos habla de la manera en que los proyectos económicos y políticos republicanos, tanto como la historia de las migraciones forzadas de afrodescendientes en esta región, deben enmarcarse en un marco transnacional.
Emancipación y guerra en el Río de la Plata, 1840-1865: hacia una historia social de las relaciones internacionales
Authors: Grinberg Keila
Published: September 2019

Las causas de la guerra grande o guerra del Paraguay (1864-1870) han sido discutidas desde el final de ésta y continúan siendo objeto de polémica entre los historiadores. En este artículo analizo la relación entre la coyuntura política brasileña y el proceso de abolición de la esclavitud en Uruguay entre las décadas de 1840 y 1860. Pretendo argumentar que la presencia de individuos esclavizados y de terratenientes y dueños de esclavos brasileños en territorio uruguayo afectó las relaciones internacionales entre los países de la región de la Plata en el siglo XIX, contribuyendo fundamentalmente en el crecimiento de las tensiones que llevaron al inicio de la guerra. Más allá de este argumento, al utilizar documentos y métodos típicos de la historia política tradicional y de la historia social, también busco defender la pertinencia del análisis de las relaciones internacionales a partir de la perspectiva de la historia social. Así, pretendo demostrar que los fenómenos de tránsito de individuos por las fronteras, de la fuga de esclavos, de la violencia del reclutamiento de ejércitos y milicias uruguayos y brasileños y de los ataques a las comunidades de negros libres y libertos ocurridos en este periodo tienen una importante dimensión internacional, cuya comprensión es fundamental para el entendimiento de los orígenes de la guerra del Paraguay.
Contribution of forest to rural households’ livelihood: evidences from Da river basin in the northwest mountainous region of Vietnam
Authors: Van Chu Tran , Quang Thoai Trinh , Quoc An Cao , Minh Toai Pham , Camacho Leni D. , Sam Hoang Van
Published: September 2019

This paper examined how forest has contributed to rural households’ livelihood in Da river basin, the northwest mountainous region of Vietnam. The results revealed that forest predominantly contributes to the total income of rural residents in the region. Specifically, forestry land area, access to non-timber forest products, and payment for forest environmental services significantly affected household’s income in the region. However, rural people in the region have still faced several difficulties that constrain household’s livelihood. Of these difficulties, lack of financial capital, epidemic diseases in animal husbandry, limited access to market information and natural disaster are popular barriers to livelihood of people in the region. This paper also recommended several policies to improve rural livelihood in Da river basin. These includes: (i) integrating issues regarding payment for forest environmental services and REDD+ into socioeconomic development plan; (ii) improving awareness of local people on sustainable natural capital use through ecosystem conservation policy; (iii) providing preferential credit and training on agricultural production techniques; and (iv) encouraging market-oriented agriculture.
Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Influences the Histo-Anatomic Characteristics of Vegetative Organs in Artemisia annua
Authors: Domokos Erzsébet , Csősz Lilla Laura , Darkó Béla , Jakab-Farkas László
Published: September 2019

Recent studies have shown that vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae stimulate plant growth in case of Artemisia annua plants. According to these studies mycorrhization can enhance plant height and biomasses, shoot branching and inter-nodal length, foliar glandular hair density, and nutrient status of shoots and leafs. Contradictory data were obtained in case of leaf chlorophyll content and photosynthetic rate. The effects of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae on roots, shoots and leafs anatomy of A. annua have not been studied yet. The aim of this paper was to compare the microscopic characteristics of the vegetative organs from the Artemisia annua plants treated with vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae, with those from the control plants. Rhizophagus irregularis influenced the development of vascular tissues in root and stem of Artemisia plants by increasing their surface in the organs. Mycorrhization also reduced the percentage of lignification in the cortex of the root, increased the percentage of palisade parenchyma in leaf and had a positive effect on foliar glandular hair density. Further investigations are necessary to find out the role of these histo-anatomic alterations in the growth and development of Artemisia plants.
Identification of the Herbal Drug Prunellae spica based on Macroscopic and Microscopic Characteristics
Authors: Groșan Alexandra , Ștefănescu Ruxandra , Laczkó-Zöld Eszter , Eşianu Sigrid , Muntean Daniela Lucia
Published: September 2019

Prunella vulgaris L. belongs to the genus Prunella, Lamiaceae family, Nepetoideae subfamily. In Romania, the genus Prunella includes Prunella vulgaris L., Prunella grandiflora (L.) Jacq and Prunella laciniata L.. Amongst these, Prunella vulgaris is of particular importance, having numerous pharmacological actions. The purpose of this study is to analyze macroscopically and microscopically the main characters by which Prunellae spica can be identified and distinguished from other fruit-spikes from species of the Lamiaceae family.
Botanical Survey of Medicinal Plants Used in the Traditional Treatment of Human Disease in Montain Hay Meadows from Gurghiului Mountains
Authors: Oroian Silvia , Sămărghiţan Mihaela , Coşarcă Sanda , Hiriţiu Mariana , Oroian Florentina , Tanase Corneliu
Published: September 2019

The aim of this study was to identify the medicinal and aromatic plants from mountain hay meadows (6520 - Natura 2000 habitat) of Gurghiului Mountains and to analyze the correlation of these herbs with their therapeutic compounds as well as the human diseases on which they can be used on therapeutic purpose. The area covered by this study was the Gurghiului Mountains. Regarding the vegetation, this area is characterized by the predominance of forest ecosystems, along with semi-natural mountainous grasslands. The floristic inventory for the studied area included numerous medicinal plants with therapeutic chemical compounds. These medicinal plants were grouped in this study according to the dominant active principles used in phytotherapy. Two plant associations were identified: Festuco rubrae-Agrostietum capillaris Horvat 1951 and Poo-Trisetetum flavescentis Knapp ex Oberdorfer 1957. This survey demonstrates that the medicinal plant area in the Gurghiului Mountains is a promising economic resource for developing this region, but it needs planned exploitation.
The Cost of Equity Capital in Stock Portfolios Listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange Using the Classic CAPM
Authors: Urbański Stanisław
Published: September 2019

This work is an attempt to estimate the cost of equity capital characteristic among portfolios of companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in the years 1995-2017. To this end, the classic CAPM is used to estimate the cost of risk. Model tests are based on 252 monthly returns. In order to assess the errors of cost of capital estimation, the bootstrap method is used. The estimated cost of capital refers to the project portfolio with real options on these projects. Stock returns are generated not only by the companies implementing projects but also through real options modifying these projects. The estimated cost of capital can be a valuable indicator for portfolio managers. Also, it can be an approximate indicator for making decisions on the implementation of new investment projects. The estimated cost of capital assumes the highest values for value portfolios. The estimated cost of capital assumes the small values for growth portfolios.
An Essential Review of Internet Banking Services in Developing Countries
Authors: Hama Khan Yadgar M.
Published: September 2019

In the absence of a literature review for an adoption of internet banking in developing countries, this study was conducted to review and summarize the most evaluated articles in the literature. The significance of this work came from three concepts which are to highlight the concepts of research in developing countries, to accentuate the dominant models which have been used effectively in analyzing the constructs in adopting internet banking, and thirdly, to shed some light on the gaps in the potential applications for the system in the future. The Technology Acceptance Model, Theory of Reasoned Action, Theory of Planned Behaviour, Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology and Self Designed models have been used by most of the researchers in this review with a higher frequency of the Technology Acceptance Model among them. The results from this review are limited to 28 articles which were selected from a total of 110. The sources were from the search engines of Science Direct, Emerald Insight, Growing Science, International Business Information Management Association and Canadian Central of Science and Education and other different types of journal publications. The factors revealed to have important effects on the acceptance and adoption of the system were trust, perceived ease of use, and perceived usefulness, security and privacy and social influences.
Use of Ecological Niche Models of Plant Species to Optimize Placement of Apiaries
Authors: Cadena Rodríguez Yareli J. , Vázquez-Sánchez Monserrat , Cruz-Cárdenas Gustavo , Villaseñor José L.
Published: September 2019

Apiaries must be located in areas with abundant flora as they are the nutritional base for Apis mellifera. Asteraceae is one of the most diverse plant families in Mexico and several of its species are of interest for beekeepers. The objective of this study was to determine the best sites for the placement of apiaries with the use of ecological niche models (ENM) of some Asteraceae species important for bees in two basins of the state of Michoacán, Mexico. ENM for thirty species were obtained through records of their presence, twenty abiotic variables and one biotic variable, and a map of species richness was made to determine which sites would be environmentally appropriate for apiaries. The models were statistically evaluated using the AUC_Maxent, partial_ROC and the binomial tests and were verified in the field. The first two tests’ models had values of 0.70 to 1 and the binomial test’s models had values of 1. The map showed six suitable areas with the greatest richness of species. The corroboration in the field proved ENM effective by finding twenty-two of the thirty modeled species inside the predicted areas. Our results support that ENM are a good strategy to predict the ideal habitat for species important for beekeeping, and thus determine the best places to establish apiaries in the region.
Timing of Invasion by Africanized Bees Coincides with Local Extinction of a Specialized Pollinator of a Rare Poppy in Utah, USA
Authors: Tripodi Amber D. , Tepedino Vincent J. , Portman Zachary M.
Published: September 2019

The introduction of exotic species can have profound impacts on mutualisms between native species in invaded areas. However, determining whether a new invader has impacted native species depends on accurately reconstructing the invasion timing. The arrival of Africanized honey bees (AHB) in southern Utah at some point between 1994 and 2011 has recently been implicated in the local extinction of Perdita meconis, a native specialist pollinator of an endangered poppy, Arctomecon humilis. Although AHBs were purportedly first detected in southern Utah in 2008, their presence in nearby Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico by 1998–2001 suggests that they may have been present in Utah much earlier. We refined the arrival date of AHBs in southern Utah by using a molecular marker to determine maternal ancestry of museum specimens collected between 2000 and 2008. We found that AHBs were present in southern Utah from 2000 onwards, advancing the arrival date of this invader by at least 8 years. This lends credence to the hypothesis that AHBs played a critical role in the local extinction of P. meconis in Utah. This work also highlights the importance of vouchering even common species such as honey bees in museum collections to serve future research needs.
Extra-Linguistic Features of the Southern Dialect of American English in the Novel of Harper Lee “Go Set a Watchman”
Authors: Deputatova Nataliya Anatolevna , Sabirova Diana Rustamovna , Shangaraeva Liya Faridovna , Sabirova Anel Nailevna , Akimova Olga Valerevna
Published: September 2019

The article discusses the multi-level linguistic features of the variations of the American English in the United States under the influence of territorial isolation, which forms the structure and functional use of the language. In the USA an extensive material on regional types of pronunciation has been collected in the fields of sociolinguistics and dialectology while the variability of English speech on the territory of the United States of America remains practically unexplored. In this article the extra-linguistic features, namely, territorial peculiarities of the southern dialect are considered in combination with the features of the dialect of the South Mountain region and the dialect of South Coast area on the example of the novel “Go Set a Watchman” by Harper Lee. Phonetic, grammatical and lexical peculiarities of the southern dialect have been studied. The examples from the book enabled us to see the specific nature of the dialect of the Southern United States. We have also compared phonetic, lexical and grammatical features of this dialect with the literary English language and saw huge differences. Having analyzed the grammatical peculiarities of the southern dialect, for example, we conclude that the most common grammatical error of the local population is the incorrect formation of general questions, the use of the tense forms of the verbs and the absence of auxiliary verbs in the sentences.
Deviant Behaviour in Secondary School and its Impact on Students’ Learning
Authors: Asiyai Romina Ifeoma
Published: September 2019

Students come to school to acquire knowledge, skills, positive behaviour and values for good citizenship. Students learning become more effective and meaningful when the classroom and school environment is calm and devoid of distractions. This study examined deviant behaviour in schools and how it impacts on students’ learning The study drew its sample from a population of public secondary schools in Edo State, Nigeria. The sample comprised 500 teachers selected through random sampling techniques from twenty secondary schools in the state. The questionnaire was the instrument for data collection from the respondents. Descriptive statistics were employed in the analysis of data. The findings revealed that deviant behaviour was prevalent in urban and rural schools but was more prevalent in urban schools than in rural schools. The findings further revealed that the extent of prevalent of deviant behaviour in large schools was more than in small schools. Deviant behaviour severely impacted on students’ learning. The study concluded by recommending the adoption of appointing two principals to head large schools. Principals of large schools should employ collaboration with school management team to effectively combat deviant behaviours.
Input Factors Determining Audit Quality in Albania
Authors: Tanushi Elsa
Published: September 2019

The purpose of this paper is to provide insights on the way in which the impact of input factors is perceived, as it had been defined by IASSB in 2014 according to the quality of auditing in Albania. In particular, the paper focuses on the point of view of the party involved in the audit market, a statutory auditor, who has the appropriate information and technical knowledge for the proper assessment of the audit quality. The paper examines the way in which the quality of the audit is influenced by Input factors, through an in-depth analysis of these factors, and their influence mode. This research is based on an interpretive research approach using quantitative research methods. The instrument used for this survey is the Questionnaire, it addresses legal auditors that are used as a sample. The study shows that the respondents’ group perceives a positive impact of the input factors on the quality of audit, especially those consisting of Value/Ethics/Attitudes, aspects related to the personal characteristics of legal auditors. In general, the findings of the paper can be considered important for the stakeholders for audit engagements and for academic researchers wishing to develop a deeper understanding of this contribution.
Early Modern Cultural Hybridity: Bartholomew Fair as a Heterotopia of Hamlet
Authors: Procházka Martin
Published: September 2019

As a contribution to the discussion of Shakespeare’s “appropriability” (Stanley Cavell), this paper examines some aspects of the cultural position of Hamlet on the Jacobean entertainment market, as they are indicated in Ben Jonson’s comedy Bartholomew Fair (1614). The metatheatrical features of Bartholomew Fair may be said to measure the play’s resistance against appropriating the unique and problematic aspects of Hamlet, such as the Ghost or The Mousetrap. These are deconstructed in Jonson’s comedy, which anticipates the Enlightenment views of the social functioning of theatre as a “moral institution”.
A Shadow of Truth: Honor Klein in Iris Murdoch’s A Severed Head
Authors: Kašpárková Barbora
Published: September 2019

Iris Murdoch’s novel A Severed Head (1961) is an example of convoluted relationships that may appear hilarious upon superficial analysis. A close reading, however, reveals the suffering triggered by the behaviour of the central characters. The most mysterious female protagonist, the sexually ambivalent Honor Klein, deploys a wide range of possible interpretations. Honor’s powerful figure is like an axis around which the rest of the characters rotate and without whom the plot would fall apart. The question is, nonetheless, if she is a real figure or not. This paper argues that this pivotal character is not a real person but a dreamy and ghostly concentration of elements in relation to the protagonist Martin Lynch-Gibbon. Honor Klein is a force, is suspicion, and fear, and seems to be an external projection of Martin’s subconscious imaginary fears and trauma. She has a similar narrative function as Shakespeare‘s ghosts in, e.g., Macbeth, Hamlet and Julius Caesar.
A Bond Stronger Than Marriage: Discipleship in the Works of Christopher Isherwood
Authors: Latała Kinga
Published: September 2019

This paper is concerned with Christopher Isherwood’s portrayal of his guru-disciple relationship with Swami Prabhavananda, situating it in the tradition of discipleship, which dates back to antiquity. It discusses Isherwood’s (auto)biographical works as records of his spiritual journey, influenced by his guru. The main focus of the study is My Guru and His Disciple, a memoir of the author and his spiritual master, which is one of Isherwood’s lesser-known books. The paper attempts to examine the way in which a commemorative portrait of the guru, suggested by the title, is incorporated into an account of Isherwood’s own spiritual development. It discusses the sources of Isherwood’s initial prejudice against religion, as well as his journey towards embracing it. It also analyses the facets of Isherwood and Prabhavananda’s guru-disciple relationship, which went beyond a purely religious arrangement. Moreover, the paper examines the relationship between homosexuality and religion and intellectualism and religion, the role of E. M. Forster as Isherwood’s secular guru, the question of colonial prejudice, as well as the reception of Isherwood’s conversion to Vedanta and his religious works.
Remediating Joyce’s Techno-Poetics: Mark Amerika, Kenneth Goldsmith, Mark Z. Danielewski
Authors: Vichnar David
Published: September 2019

This paper attempts to evaluate the legacy of James Joyce’s avant-gardism for the literary experimentation of Mark Amerika, Kenneth Goldsmith, and Mark Z. Danielewski, three contemporary American writers and artists, working a hundred years after the first of Joyce’s crucial four “shocks of the new” shook the foundations of fiction. In doing so, the paper attempts to bridge the divide between the historical avant-garde and the neo-avant-garde as defined by Renato Poggioli and Peter Bürger, and regarded disparagingly by critics like Robert Hughes. Positing a threefold legacy of Joyce’s “revolution of the word” in its treatment of writing as trace, forgery, and idiom, the paper discusses Amerika’s Grammatron, Goldsmith’s uncreative writing, and Danielewski’s House of Leaves as continuing in and expanding on the achievements of Ulysses and Finnegans Wake. This they achieve by pursuing what Marjorie Perloff has termed “differential poetics” and N. Katherine Hayles has rethought as “Assemblage” – two poetic strategies dominant at the beginning of the 21st century.
Inquiry and computer program Onko-Online: 25 years of clinical registry for breast cancer at the University Medical Centre Maribor
Authors: Arko Darja , Takac Iztok
Published: September 2019

Background

High-quality routine care data collected in the clinical registry play a significant role in improving the management of cancer patients. Clinical cancer registries record important data in the course of cancer diagnosis, treatment, follow-up and survival. Analyses of such comprehensive data pool make it possible to improve the quality of patients care and compare with other health care providers.

Methods

The first inquiry at the Department of Gynaecologic and Breast Oncology of the then General Hospital Maribor to follow breast cancer patients has been introduced in 1994. Based on our experience and new approaches in breast cancer treatment, the context of inquiry has been changed and extended to the present form, which served as a model for developing a relevant computer programme named Onko-Online in 2014.

Results

During the 25-year period, we collected data from about 3,600 breast cancer patients. The computer program Onko-Online allowed for quick and reliable collection, processing and analysis of 167 different data of breast cancer patients including general information, medical history, diagnostics, treatment, and follow-up.

Conclusions

The clinical registry for breast cancer Onko-Online provides data that help us to improve diagnostics and treatment of breast cancer patients, organize the daily practice and to compare the results of our treatment to the national and international standards. A limitation of the registry is the potentially incomplete or incorrect data input by different healthcare providers, involved in the treatment of breast cancer patients.
The Effects of Satureja hortensis L. Extract on Cisplatin-Induced Behavioral Alterations in the Tail Suspension Test
Authors: Kumburovic Igor , Kumburovic Davor , Vujovic Sanja , Rajkovic Zlata , Velickovic Stefan
Published: September 2019

In order to evaluate the effects of Satureja hortensis L. extract on cisplatin-induced behavioral alterations in the tail suspension test (TST), we included 35 male Wistar albino rats in this study, divided into 7 equal groups. Cisplatin was administered (single dose of 7.5 mg/kg, i.p., on the fifth day) alone, and in groups with orally administered (for 10 days) Satureja hortensis L. extract (50, 100, and 200 mg/kg), and silymarin (100 mg/kg) in individual groups. The behavioral testing was performed in TST, and the following parameters were obtained: the latency to the first immobility, the number of immobility episodes, and the total duration of immobility. Cisplatin application increased the latency to the first immobility, but decreased the number of immobility episodes and the total duration of immobility. Oral administration of Satureja hortensis L. extract in a dose of 100 mg/kg attenuated cisplatin-induced alterations, and those effects were similar to silymarin group. The extract in a dose of 200 mg/kg diminished cisplatin-induced effect only for the total duration of immobility, while in a dose of 50 mg/kg, the extract had no impact on cisplatin effects. Although common use of this methodology would lead to a conclusion that cisplatin produced antidepressant effect, comparison with certain literature data allows the conclusion that this action of cisplatin may be attributed to its anxiogenic action that was attenuated by antioxidant supplementation (Satureja hortensis L.) in an adequate dose (100 mg/kg).
Invaded by Cancer, and the Patient is Me
Authors: Smith Susan M
Published: September 2019

A cancer diagnosis is life-altering. Each patient situation is unique, including response to the news, approach to available treatment options, and insight into every aspect of life. As a pharmacist, the author shares personal insights into living with a cancer diagnosis, her new role as a patient, her perspective as a pharmacist, processing the reactions of those surrounding her, and what she’s learning about herself through all of this.

 

Article Type: Commentary
IONIC SPECIATION IN A DYSTROPHIC RED LATOSOL UNDER COFFEE CROP AND HIGH DOSES OF GYPSUM
Authors: Ramos Barbara Zini , De Lima Jose Maria , Serafim Milson Evaldo , Coscione Aline Renee , Ferraz Raul Magalhaes , Amorim Lucas Mota , Lopes Guilherme
Published: September 2019

The cultivation of coffe crops in Brazil, especially on Latosols, has been increasing over the years, despite limitations such as aluminum toxicity, low fertility and very long drought periods. In this scenario, soil amendments to mitigate these restraints are necessary. Since these limitations are not restricted to the arable layer, application of gypsum becomes an efficient alternative to sustain soil fertility and deepen the root system to get water from the deeper layers of soil. However, high doses of gypsum can cause unbalance among Ca2+, Mg2+ and K+. The objective of this work was to evaluate these bases as well as their ionic pairs, and the presence of sulfate along the soil profile 16 months after the application of high gypsum doses in a Latosol under coffee crops. An inicial dose of gypsum was applied in the entire area, followed by four treatments, in triplicate and randomized blocks, set as follows: G0 - zero gypsum applied over the planting line after the initial soil preparation; G7- 7 t ha-1 of gypsum in the planting line (1.75 kg m-1); G56 - 56 t ha-1 of gypsum in the planting line (14 kg m-1), all with brachiaria between the coffee planting lines; and CV7 - 7 t ha-1 of gypsum in the line and no brachiaria between the planting lines. The soil profile was sampled in layers up to 2.40 m depth and the soil solution was extracted by suctioning the sample-saturated paste. Following this extraction, the soil solution was analyzed by combustion for total carbon contents, ion chromatography and ICP-OES/flame photometry, for chemical species, and speciation was done using Minteq software. After 16 months of gypsum application, 96% of K+ in soil solution was at 0.35 to 0.45 m in its free form. Leaching of Ca2+ and Mg2+ occurred predominantly in their free forms, although a more significant contribution of CaSO4 0 and MgSO4 0 ionic pairs was observed when compared to K2SO40.
YIELD OF Coffea arabica GRAFTED ONTO Coffea canephora IN SOILS INFESTED WITH NEMATODES IN MEXICO
Authors: García Francisco Javier López , Castillo Juan Guillermo Cruz
Published: September 2019

The total of three consecutive years of fruit production was evaluated in six coffee cultivars (Coffea arabica L.) propagated by seed and grafted onto Robusta (Coffea canephora var. Robusta). The plantations were established at 640 m, 920 m, and 1340 m altitude in the central region of the Veracruz State, Mexico. The coffea plants were established in soils naturally infested with nematodes. Grafted plants had higher production than those propagated by seed. Fruit production was higher at 640 m and 920 m than at 1340 m for the two types of propagation. The cultivars Colombia Brote Café and Colombia Brote Verde had the highest fruit yield regardless of the propagation methods; in contrast, Pacamara, had the lowest. The grafted coffee plants that were planted at 1340 m had a yield reduction of 27% in comparison with those at 640 and 920 m. When the Costa Rica 95 variety was grafted, it achieved fruit yield similar to Colombia Brote Verde and Colombia Brote Café. Pacamara produced almost 28% more fruit when it was grafted onto Robusta.
Peces registrados en ambientes mesofóticos de Bajo Frijol, la porción más somera del Parque Nacional Natural Corales de Profundidad, usando buceo técnico CCR
Authors: Chasqui Velasco Luis Hernán , González Corredor Juan David
Published: September 2019

In order to contribute to the knowledge of the biodiversity of the Corales de Profundidad Natural National Park, an annotated list of 80 fish species recorded in mesophotic environments in the Bajo Frijol is presented. Observations were done through technical diving with O2ptima Rebreather closed circuit equipment and Trimix. The importance of the protected area as a marine biodiversity reservoir in the continental Caribbean of Colombia is remarked.
Time Resolved Transient Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy Using Synchrotron Natural Polarisation
Authors: Auvray François , Dennetière David , Giuliani Alexandre , Jamme Frédéric , Wien Frank , Nay Bastien , Zirah Séverine , Polack François , Menneglier Claude , Lagarde Bruno , D Hirst Jonathan , Réfrégiers Matthieu
Published: September 2019

Ultraviolet (UV) synchrotron radiation circular dichroism (SRCD) spectroscopy has made an important contribution to the determination and understanding of the structure of bio-molecules. In this paper, we report an innovative approach that we term time-resolved SRCD (tr-SRCD), which overcomes the limitations of current broadband UV SRCD setups. This technique allows accessing ultrafast time scales (down to nanoseconds), previously measurable only by other methods, such as infrared (IR), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), fluorescence and absorbance spectroscopies and small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). The tr-SRCD setup takes advantage of the natural polarisation of the synchrotron radiation emitted by a bending magnet to record broadband UV CD faster than any current SRCD setup, improving the acquisition speed from 10 mHz to 130 Hz and the accessible temporal resolution by several orders of magnitude. We illustrate the new approach by following the isomers concentration changes of an azopeptide after a photoisomerisation. This breakthrough in SRCD spectroscopy opens up a wide range of potential applications to the detailed characterisation of biological processes, such as protein folding, protein-ligand binding.
O Território como lugar de hospitalidade
Authors: Valduga Manoela Carrillo
Published: September 2019

O objetivo do presente artigo, de cunho qualitativo e exploratório, é argumentar acerca da relevância da presença da hospitalidade nos territórios turísticos e o papel que a identidade exerce nesse contexto. Como procedimento metodológico, utilizou-se a pesquisa bibliográfica. Ao intercalar os conceitos de território turístico, identidade e hospitalidade, é evidenciada a relação intrínseca existente entre eles e a relevância da presença da hospitalidade nos territórios turísticos para o bem-estar do próprio turismo e todos os agentes sociais que dele fazem parte.
Is it Better to be Safe than Sorry? The Cartagena Protocol versus the World Trade Organisation
Authors: Laidlaw Anais Kedgley
Published: September 2019

One of the most important developments of the twenty-first century has been the emergence of biotechnology and genetic engineering. In response to this development, the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety was negotiated, and entered into force in September 2003. The Cartagena Protocol sets up a regime governing the international movement of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) that aims to protect biodiversity from any adverse effects of genetically modified organisms. However, the Cartagena Protocol is not the only regime governing such movement. The World Trade Organisation (WTO) also covers the trade in GMOs, but has a different aim: to prevent limitations on such movement.  As a result it is almost inevitable that a dispute concerning the trade in GMOs will occur.  Therefore, harmonisation of the two agreements is highly desirable.  One way to achieve this, which would then avoid the need for WTO reform, would be for the Cartagena Protocol to be used by the WTO as evidence of internationally accepted standards in relation to GMOs.  However, given that the WTO would be unlikely to accept such a proposal, other solutions need to be explored.
Requirements of Application and Sphere of Applicability of the CISG
Authors: Schlechtriem Peter
Published: September 2019

Professor Schlechtriem begins by suggesting the success of the Convention on the International Sale of Goods can be explained by its simplicity.  In this paper, however, he goes on to explain and expand on some of the complexities of interpretation of the Convention, especially those in part one caused by difficulties created by reservations.  However, his paper ends by suggesting that, despite the complexities, the CSIG often remains far preferable to the use of national law that may itself be uncertain or even unknown.
The Danger of Domestic Pre-Conceived Views with Respect to the Uniform Interpretation of the CISG: The Question of Avoidance In the Case of Non-Conforming Goods and Documents
Authors: Schwenzer Ingeborg
Published: September 2019

Professor Schwenzer compares common law notions about a party's ability to avoid a sales contract with the position under article 49 of the Convention on the International Sale of Goods.  Having noted that the approach of the CSIG has given rise to criticism, she then argues that such criticism is unfounded and that, moreover, the CSIG's provisions reflect the reality of international sales practice and case law.
Immunisation and the Law: Slippery Slope to a Healthy Society
Authors: Kerr Jessica
Published: September 2019

The immunisation of children against communicable diseases is a crucial public health intervention. Yet the understandable prioritisation of parental autonomy within New Zealand immunisation policy has contributed to consistently unsatisfactory coverage rates, in both absolute and comparative terms. If our immunisation law could be strengthened to eliminate ‘passive’ non-immunisation without fatally undermining parental choice, the goals of ‘population immunity’ might be achievable. Of the three reform options explored by this paper, two are rejected as unworkable. The first, a universal mandatory immunisation requirement, might be justifiable in principle but would encounter prohibitive public opposition. The second, an ‘informed choice’ requirement limited to beneficiaries, is unprincipled and potentially ineffective. The recommended option is more moderate and equitable. Creating a presumption in favour of immunisation at the point of school-entry would shift the legal focus from ‘informed consent’ to United States-style ‘informed refusal’. The degree of effort required to invoke a statutory exemption to immunisation would depend upon the extent to which policy-makers were satisfied that only parents implacably and legitimately opposed to immunisation were invoking it. Barring a dramatic increase in the size of the anti-immunisation lobby, it is suggested that an informed refusal requirement could successfully eliminate passive non-immunisation, thereby potentially achieving population immunity while substantially preserving parental autonomy.
We Built this Joint for Free: Counter-stories of Black American Contributions to Higher Education
Authors: L White Chaunte , Wilson Miranda
Published: September 2019

Aim/Purpose: Black contributions to higher education are frequently marginalized by some of the field’s most commonly cited historians. The purpose of this conceptual paper is threefold: to demarginalize the role of Black Americans within the higher education history narrative; to demonstrate the need to reconsider the course reading selections used to facilitate learning in this area; and, to emphasize the importance of higher education history as vehicle for understanding current issues across the postsecondary landscape.

Background: Sanitized historical accounts often shape Higher Education and Student Affairs students’ learning of the history of American higher education. This is important due to the role historical knowledge plays in understanding current issues across the postsecondary landscape.

Methodology: This conceptual paper juxtaposes commonly used higher education history texts against works that center Black higher education history. Elements of Critical Race Theory (CRT) frame this paper and serve as an analytic tool to disrupt master narratives from seminal history of higher education sources.

Contribution: This paper contributes to literature on the history of higher education and offers considerations for the implications of course reading selections.

Findings: We found that countering the master narratives shows how our contemporary experience has been shaped by colonial processes and how the historical role of Black Americans in higher education is often minimized.

Recommendations for Practitioners: Citing how higher education and student affairs instructors’ choices around scholarship have implications for classroom learning and for the future of research and practice, this work recommends diversifying history of higher education course reading selections to help students gain better understanding of the historical impact of white supremacy, systemic oppression, and racism on postsecondary education.

Future Research: Further research is needed to understand the impact of course reading selections on HESA student learning and empirically identify frequencies of text usage in history of higher education classrooms
Influencia del extracto de Chamana (Dodonaea viscosa) en la estabilidad de jarabe de Vitamina C
Authors: MEDINA MIREYA , BORJA DAYANA
Published: September 2019

Dodonaea viscosa (Chamana) tiene potencial biológico, gracias a metabolitos secundarios presentes, principalmenteen su raíz y hojas. Entre sus atributos resalta su actividad antioxidante, motivo por el cual, en estetrabajo se evaluó cómo influye la capacidad antioxidante que presenta el extracto hidroalcohólico de las hojasde Dodonaea viscosa en la estabilidad del jarabe de vitamina C. Se realizaron tres lotes piloto de jarabe deácido ascórbico: 1) libre de antioxidante, 2) con antioxidante natural (extracto) y 3) con antioxidante sintético(metabisulfito de sodio), estos fueron sometidos a un estudio de estabilidad acelerado, bajo los siguientes parámetros:3 meses, T: 40±2ºC; HR: 75±5%. Como resultado se obtuvo que la concentración del principio activo enel producto con metabisulfito de sodio se mantiene por mayor tiempo, mientras que el jarabe con antioxidantenatural fue el que presentó mayor actividad antioxidante.
Arquitetura e espaços da cultura escolar: o Ginásio Estadual de Santo Antônio da Platina-PR (1953)
Authors: HERNANDES Lucas Batista , HONORATO Tony
Published: September 2019

O Ginásio Estadual de Santo Antônio da Platina, localizado no Paraná, foi criado por lei em 1945 e funcionou em um prédio improvisado até 1953. Assim, objetiva-se apresentar e analisar a solução arquitetônica e a distribuição dos espaços interno do edifício do Ginásio inaugurado em 1953. É uma pesquisa com base na historiografia da educação que discute arquitetura e espaços escolares. Têm-se as plantas estruturais do prédio como fonte histórica central. Como resultado, percebe-se um edifício-escola representante de um programa arquitetônico fomentador de lugares de aprendizagens, relações de poder e sociabilidades na cultura escolar secundarista vivida em meados do século XX.
MANAJEMEN PENGELOLAAN LABSCHOOL PROGRAM STUDI PIAUD FAKULTAS TARBIYAH DAN TADRIS IAIN BENGKULU
Authors: Sumarni Yenti
Published: September 2019

Penelitian ini berawal dari ketertarikan penulis terhadap keistimewaan labschool PIAUD IAIN Bengkulu. Keistimewaan tersebut antara lain guru yang membimbing masih belum memenuhi standar kualifikasi akademik seperti lulusan Diploma IV atau S1, serta orang tua dan masyarakat sekitar yang selalu mendukung keberadaan labschool PIAUD IAIN Bengkulu. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis Manajemen Pengelolaan Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini yang meliputi Planning, Organizing, Actuating, Controling. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif dengan mengambil latar di labschool PIAUD IAIN Bengkulu. Teknik pengumpulan data yang dilakukan dengan cara observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukan: (1) pola pengelolaan pendidikan anak usia dini labschool PIAUD IAIN Bengkulu menggunakan metode POAC (Planning, Organizing, Actuating, Controling). (2) faktor pendukung dalam pengelolaan pendidikan anak usia dini adalah: adanya semangat belajar siswa, adanya kerjasama antara sesama pendidik, terdapat peran dari masyarakat, adanya sikap sering terbuka antara pendidik dengan orang tua siswa, adanya kerjasama antara guru dengan orang tua siswa, terdapat kerjasama dari pemerintah/kampus. (3) Hasil manajemen pengelolaan labschool PIAUD IAIN Bengkulu adalah: peningkatan jumlah siswa yang cukup meningkat pada setiap bulannya.Kata Kunci : Manajemen Pengelolaan, PIAUD