bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Direct and Residual Effect of Organic Manure on Buckwheat (Fagopyrum Esculentum Moench) – Fodder Ricebean (Vigna Umbellata) Cropping System
Authors: Mahata D. , Patra P.S. , Sinha A. C. , Roy A.K. Singha , Bandyopadhyay S.
Published: April 2018

The research programme was carried out during early summer seasons of 2012 and 2013 at the experimental farm of Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari, Cooch Behar to study the direct and left over effect of organics on Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) – fodder Rice bean (Vigna umbellata) cropping system. The trial was carried out in Randomized block design with 14 treatments and replicated thrice. Results demonstrate that combined application of vermicompost, poultry manures, mustard cake and farmyard manure improved seed yield of buck wheat by 0.51 and 0.53 t ha-1 over 100 % RDF in 2012 and 2013, respectively. Among the sole application of organic manures, application of poultry manure at 5 t ha-1 proved its superiority in terms of stem and seed yield of buck wheat. Collective application of vermicompost at 2.5 t ha-1 + mustard Cake at 2.5 t ha-1 + poultry manure at 2.5 t ha-1 + Farmyard manure at 4 t ha-1 to the preceding buckwheat crop produced 18.67 and 17.20% more fodder yield of ricebean than 100 % chemically treated plot during both the years. Application of vermicompost at 2.5 t ha-1 + mustard Cake at 2.5 t ha-1 + poultry manure at 2.5 t ha-1 + Farmyard manure at 4 t ha-1 also leave highest amount of available N, P and K in the soil. Economic analysis revelaed that treatment producing highest yield of buck wheat and ricebean fetched lower B: C ratio (0.63 and 0.74 during 2012 and 2013, respectively) as compared to other treatemnts.
Training Needs – An Analysis in Dryland Farming System With Gender Perspectives
Authors: Sindhuja P. , Asokhan M.
Published: April 2018

Dryland agriculture is an area where a rainfall of minimum 750 mm is obtained. Present condition of dryland is getting worse in south Tamil Nadu because of the recurrent drought prevails in past three years. It is a part of agriculture which plays important role in drought prone areas. As per the recent condition many suicides and migration happens in dryland agriculture. Area under dryland get depleting and getting worse too. If it unnoticed will turn to global food security issues. Having an insight in a present problem a study was conducted in Tiruppur districts of Tamil Nadu and the main objective of the study is aim to analyse the training needs of the dryland farmers with gender perspective. For identifying training need of the respondent an attempt was made in this study to find out the need by surveying respondent with covering specific topic such as subject area, duration, month, place, mode and instructor preferred for the training. Before organizing any training programme these factors have to be taken in to consideration to ensure active involvement of participants. The study revealed that training was preferred by 75.44 per cent of respondents, about 88.80 per cent of respondent preferred less than a day of training. Village extension agent was sought by the majority of respondents (70.89%) and preferred training in any of the season (88.80%) in the subject of dryland management technology.
Electrochemical Corrosion Behavior, Microstructure and Soldering Properties of Tin Based Alloys
Authors: El-Bediwi Abu Bakr , Samir Reham , Kamal Mustafa
Published: April 2018

Microstructure, thermal behavior, wettability and electrochemical corrosion parameters of Sn82Bi15Zn3, Sn77Bi15Zn3Sb5, Sn79Bi15Zn3Ag3 and Sn81.3Bi15Zn3Cu0.7 [Jagadeees1] alloys have been studied and analyzed. The contact angles of used alloys varied from 21° to 31° which is less than 90° (low contact angle). That is meant, wetting process of these alloys are very favorable and the fluid will spread over a large area of the surface. Melting temperature values of Sn82Bi15Zn3, Sn77Bi15Zn3Sb5, Sn79Bi15Zn3Ag3 and Sn81.3Bi15Zn3Cu0.7 [Jagadeees2] alloys are lower than tin based eutectic solder alloys, (Sn- Zn or Sn- Cu or Sn- Sb), by 11% to 22%. Scanning electron microscope, x-ray analysis and differential scanning calorimetry graphs show that, the used alloys contained different phases. Corrosion rate of Sn82Bi15Zn3 alloy in HCl varied after adding alloying elements. Sn77Bi15Zn3Sb5 alloy has lowest corrosion rate value.
Investigation of XRD and Transport Properties of (PEO+KNO3+Nano Al2O3) Composite Polymer Electrolyte
Authors: Reddy V. Madhusudhana , Kundana N. , Sreekanth T.
Published: April 2018

(PEO+KNO3+Nano Al2O3) based Composite Polymer Electrolytes (CPE) has been prepared by using solution casting technique. In this technique, Poly (ethylene oxide) (PEO) and KNO3salt were dissolved separately in methanol and they were mixed together. Nano alumina (Al2O3) (particle size ~10nm) was doped to mixed solution and stirred for 24hrs. X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique has been obtained to determine complexation of salt and polymer in composite polymer electrolytes. Ionic and electronic transference numbers of these composite polymer electrolytes has been calculated by using Wagner’s polarization technique. The DC Conductivity of these composite polymer electrolytes has been evaluated in the temperature range of 303-373 K.
An Overview on Ruthenium Oxide Composites – Challenging Material for Energy Storage Applications
Authors: Majumdar Dipanwita
Published: April 2018

Ruthenium oxides owing to their high specific capacitance have been widely identified as promising materials for electrochemical charge storage devices. However, high priced ruthenium precursors restrict their commercial usage. Accordingly, numerous explorations investigated the influences on capacitive behavior of ruthenium oxide on blending with varied materials like other metal oxides, activated carbons, conducting polymers, CNTs and functionalized graphene systems as composites. The aim had been to optimize the material cost without compromising with but improving the composite electrochemical performances. The scientific explorations reveal that the overall specific capacitance of composites is a strongly related to the ruthenium oxide (RuO2) present in the system since it is the main electro-active material providing the Faradaic pseudocapacitances besides the electrical double layer contributions from the base carbon component of the composite. Major progress in the theoretical and practical research and development in this particular field has enviced a large number of research articles and technical reports in the recent past. The current investigations focus on utilizing minimum amount of metal in the composite; upholding the synergistic effect from the metal oxide and the support (carbon materials generally) to obtain better electrochemical signatures. Optimization of important factors leading to reduced nanostructure agglomeration, minimum electrostatic resistance and ultrafast proton/electrons diffusion through the hollow porous structures may ultimately result to the theoretically expected specific capacitance. Nonetheless, to the best of knowledge of the author, there is no systematic review available pertaining to recent advancement of the composites of RuO2. Thus, this overview categorically narrates recent progresses on the fabrication, performances and achievements of ruthenium oxide composite as electrode material in energy storage applications which will be beneficial especially to the newcomers in this field of research.
Prediction of the New Tech in the Energy Economics of Petroleum, Gas and Petrochemical (Case Study: National Iranian Petrochemical Co. of Kermanshah, Shazand & Tabriz)
Authors: Rostami Hadi Marzban
Published: April 2018

In this paper, a comprehensive concept of the effect of new technology on the energy economics of petroleum, gas and petrochemistry is proposed. The roadmap of development, the tools of the main method, elements, the main challenges and weak points are discussed. The treasury of stock exchange allows the energy economics to have a criterion for the policies of the government, a common landscape for the various beneficiaries, reinforcement of the research and development based upon the new technology of the energy sector. Three case studies (national firm of petrochemical industry of Kermanshah, shazand and Tabriz) from ETF in world market is proposed to illustrate the conceptual approach. This article is under the special attention of researcher, deciders and the commission of studies to promote their policies.
Political Economy of Transforming Social Security Policy in Turkey
Authors: Taner Akpınar  , Servet Akyol
Published: April 2018

This study intends to examine the transformation of the social security system in neoliberal era in Turkey after 1980. Most of the studies argue that neoliberal transformation of economy has been led by international institutions and that social security has been commoditized in the market during the period of neoliberal restructuring. Pointing out that commoditization discourse cannot satisfactorily explain the fact, this article tries to show that the transformation of social security has some clientelistic and populist features designed to contribute to neoliberal accumulation regime in many ways. It argues that social security policy aimed at reproducing labour power, manufacturing consent of poor masses and helping privatization process of state-owned enterprises.
Análise multicritério da ecoeficiência do transporte de cargas com veículos leves
Authors: Caiado Rodrigo Goyannes Gusmão , Simão Victor Gomes , Rangel Luís Alberto Duncan , Quelhas Osvaldo Luiz Gonçalves , Lima Gilson Brito Alves
Published: April 2018

É crescente a busca por alternativas de transporte mais sustentáveis, com uso de menos recursos e que causem menos impactos ao meio ambiente. Esta pesquisa busca avaliar a ecoeficiência de veículos leves para transporte de cargas, através de métodos de apoio à decisão, para orientar a escolha da alternativa com melhor desempenho econômico e ambiental. A avaliação de desempenho destes veículos foi desenvolvida com a utilização de um modelo híbrido composto de duas técnicas de apoio multicritério à decisão conhecidas: AHP e TOPSIS, para a classificação das alternativas. O modelo AHP-TOPSIS foi considerado robusto e bastante adequado para resolver esse tipo de problema. Os resultados desta pesquisa ajudam a identificar o nível de desempenho dos veículos e elaborar um ranking com base na ecoeficiência, o que ajudará a orientar o julgamento dos decisores no momento da escolha do veículo.
Pré-misturado a frio contendo escória de aciaria: Uma alternativa viável para construção de pavimentos
Authors: Loures Rita de Cássia Barreto de Araújo , Guimarães Antonio Carlos Rodrigues , Silva Ben-Hur De Alburquerque e , Castro Carmen Dias
Published: April 2018

As misturas asfálticas do tipo Pré-Misturado a Frio (PMF) podem ser uma alternativa técnica, econômica e ambiental às misturas asfálticas do tipo Concreto Asfáltico Usinado a Quente (CAUQ). Entretanto a baixa resistência mecânica do PMF produzido com os materiais convencionais atende somente às solicitações de carga de tráfego leve. Como uma alternativa para ampliação do uso desta técnica, tem-se a utilização de agregados alternativos, principalmente resíduos da indústria siderugica, tal como a escória de aciaria. No estado do Rio de Janeiro (RJ), no bairro de Santa Cruz na zona oeste, a prefeitura do RJ possui uma usina de produção de mistura asfáltica PMF e também está localizada a Empresa Siderúrgica CSA, que tem interesse em dar um destino para sua produção de agregado siderúrgico. Nesse estudo, para avaliação da utilização da escória de aciaria em misturas do tipo PMF foram dosadas misturas com emulsão convencional e modificada por polímero e submetidas aos ensaios para avaliação do comportamento mecânico: estabilidade Marshall, resistência à tração (RT), vida de fadiga por compressão diametral e dano por umidade induzida. A mistura de PMF foi aplicada em duas vias da zona oeste do RJ e foram avaliadas quanto à deflexão e extraídos corpos de prova para verificação da resistência pela estabilidade Marshall e RT. Concluiu-se, a partir dos resultados obtidos tanto de campo como de laboratório, que o pavimento resistiu às solicitações, cujas magnitudes o caracterizam como de tráfego médio.
A interferência do módulo de resiliência do concreto asfáltico no período de projeto de pavimentos rodoviários
Authors: Cavaleiro Erico Aliaga , Oliveira Francisco Heber Lacerda de
Published: April 2018

Os pavimentos rodoviários são dimensionados para atender uma determinada vida útil em função dos materiais e do tráfego. A análise mecanicista prevê que o Módulo de Resiliência do Concreto Asfáltico será constante ao longo de sua vida útil, fato divergente ao encontrado na literatura, ao envelhecimento natural do ligante e às condições climáticas. Neste artigo foi possível constatar, por meio de uma verificação teórico-mecanicista, que pavimentos asfálticos dimensionados para tráfegos moderado, pesado ou muito pesado, independente da capacidade de suporte do subleito, podem perder até 78% da sua vida útil a partir do terceiro ano de operação se o Módulo de Resiliência do Concreto Asfáltico obedecer a uma tendência decrescente, e um ganho de até 172% para uma tendência crescente. Desse modo, constata-se a importância de se desenvolver modelos de desempenho que considerem os fatores que interferem no comportamento do Concreto Asfáltico para que se possa elaborar projetos mais racionais.
Location of triangular equilibrium points in the perturbed CR3BP with laser radiation pressure and oblateness
Authors: Khalifa Nabawia
Published: April 2018

This paper represents a semi-analytical study of the effect of ground-based laser radiation pressure on the location of triangular points in the framework of the planar circular restricted three-body problem (CR3BP). The formulation includes both the effects of oblateness of J2 in addition to laser radiation pressure, where laserâ€™s disturbing function expanded in Legendre polynomials up to the first order. Earth-Moon system is considered in which a laser station is located on Earth and sends laser beams toward the infinitesimal body. The model takes into account the effect of Earth's atmosphere on laser beam propagation. The numerical application emphasis that the location of the triangular points affected by the considered perturbations.
FLP-18 Functions through the G-Protein-Coupled Receptors NPR-1 and NPR-4 to Modulate Reversal Length inCaenorhabditis elegans
Authors: Bhardwaj Ashwani , Thapliyal Saurabh , Dahiya Yogesh , Babu Kavita
Published: April 2018

Animal behavior is critically dependent on the activity of neuropeptides. Reversals, one of the most conspicuous behaviors inCaenorhabditis elegans, plays an important role in determining the navigation strategy of the animal. Our experiments on hermaphroditeC. elegansshow the involvement of a neuropeptide FLP-18 in modulating reversal length in these hermaphrodites. We show that FLP-18 controls the reversal length by regulating the activity of AVA interneurons through the G-protein-coupled neuropeptide receptors, NPR-4 and NPR-1. We go on to show that the site of action of these receptors is the AVA interneuron for NPR-4 and the ASE sensory neurons for NPR-1. We further show that mutants in the neuropeptide,flp-18, and its receptors show increased reversal lengths. Consistent with the behavioral data, calcium levels in the AVA neuron of freely reversingC. eleganswere significantly higher and persisted for longer durations inflp-18,npr-1,npr-4, andnpr-1 npr-4genetic backgrounds compared with wild-type control animals. Finally, we show that increasing FLP-18 levels through genetic and physiological manipulations causes shorter reversal lengths. Together, our analysis suggests that the FLP-18/NPR-1/NPR-4 signaling is a pivotal point in the regulation of reversal length under varied genetic and environmental conditions.

SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENTIn this study, we elucidate the circuit and molecular machinery required for normal reversal behavior in hermaphroditeCaenorhabditis elegans. We delineate the circuit and the neuropeptide receptors required for maintaining reversal length inC. elegans. Our work sheds light on the importance of a single neuropeptide, FLP-18, and how change in levels in this one peptide could allow the animal to change the length of its reversal, thereby modulating how theC. elegansexplores its environment. We also go on to show that FLP-18 functions to maintain reversal length through the neuropeptide receptors NPR-4 and NPR-1. Our study will allow for a better understanding of the complete repertoire of behaviors shown by freely moving animals as they explore their environment.
A comparative, population-based analysis of pituitary incidentalomas vs clinically manifesting sellar masses
Authors: Vaninetti Nadine M , Clarke David B , Zwicker Deborah A , Yip Churn-Ern , Tugwell Barna , Doucette Steve , Theriault Chris , Aldahmani Khaled , Imran Syed Ali
Published: April 2018

Purpose

Sellar masses may present either with clinical manifestations of mass effect/hormonal dysfunction (CMSM) or incidentally on imaging (pituitary incidentaloma (PI)). This novel population-based study compares these two entities.

Methods

Retrospective analysis of all patients within a provincial pituitary registry between January 2006 and June 2014.

Results

Nine hundred and three patients were included (681 CMSM, 222 PI). CMSM mainly presented with secondary hormone deficiencies (SHDs) or stalk compression (29.7%), whereas PIs were found in association with neurological complaints (34.2%) (P < 0.0001). PIs were more likely to be macroadenomas (70.7 vs 49.9%; P < 0.0001). The commonest pathologies among CMSM were prolactinomas (39.8%) and non-functioning adenomas (NFAs) (50%) in PI (P < 0.0001). SHDs were present in 41.3% CMSM and 31.1% PI patients (P < 0.0001) and visual field deficit in 24.2 and 29.3%, respectively (P = 0.16). CMSM were more likely to require surgery (62.9%) than PI (35.8%) (P < 0.0005). The commonest surgical indications were impaired vision and radiological evidence of optic nerve compression. Over a follow-up period of 5.7 years for CMSM and 5.0 years for PI, tumour growth/recurrence occurred in 7.8% of surgically treated CMSM and 2.6% without surgery and PI, 0 and 4.9%, respectively (P = 1.0). There were no significant differences in the risk of new-onset SHD in CMSM vs PI in those who underwent surgery (P = 0.7) and those who were followed without surgery (P = 0.58).

Conclusions

This novel study compares the long-term trends of PI with CMSM, highlighting the need for comprehensive baseline and long-term radiological and hormonal evaluations in both entities.
Metabolic disorders during pregnancy and postpartum cardiometabolic risk
Authors: Patti Angelo Maria , Pafili Kalliopi , Papanas Nikolaos , Rizzo Manfredi
Published: April 2018

Hormonal changes during pregnancy can trigger gestational diabetes (GDM), which is constantly increasing. Its main characteristic is pronounced insulin resistance, but it appears to be a multifactorial process involving several metabolic factors; taken together, the latter leads to silent or clinically evident cardiovascular (CV) events. Insulin resistance and central adiposity are of crucial importance in the development of metabolic syndrome, and they appear to correlate with CV risk factors, including hypertension and atherogenic dyslipidaemia. Hypertensive disease of pregnancy (HDP) is more likely to be an accompanying co-morbidity in pregnancies complicated with GDM. There is still inconsistent evidence as to whether or not co-existent GDM and HDP have a synergistic effects on postpartum risk of cardiometabolic disease; however, this synergism is becoming more accepted since both these conditions may promote endothelial inflammation and early atherosclerosis. Regardless of the presence or absence of the synergism between GDM and HDP, these conditions need to be dealt early enough, in order to reduce CV morbidity and to improve health outcomes for both women and their offspring.
Characterization of the collagen microstructural organization of human cervical tissue
Authors: Hao Jia , Yao Wang , Harris W B Ryan , Vink Joy Y , Myers Kristin M , Donnelly Eve
Published: April 2018

The cervix shortens and softens as its collagen microstructure remodels in preparation for birth. Altered cervical tissue collagen microstructure can contribute to a mechanically weak cervix and premature cervical dilation and delivery. To investigate the local microstructural changes associated with anatomic location and pregnancy, we used second-harmonic generation microscopy to quantify the orientation and spatial distribution of collagen throughout cervical tissue from 4 pregnant and 14 non-pregnant women. Across patients, the alignment and concentration of collagen within the cervix was more variable near the internal os and less variable near the external os. Across anatomic locations, the spatial distribution of collagen within a radial zone adjacent to the inner canal of the cervix was more homogeneous than that of a region comprising the middle and outer radial zones. Two regions with different collagen distribution characteristics were found. The anterior and posterior sections in the outer radial zone were characterized by greater spatial heterogeneity of collagen than that of the rest of the sections. Our findings suggest that the microstructural alignment and distribution of collagen varies with anatomic location within the human cervix. These observed differences in collagen microstructural alignment may reflect local anatomic differences in cervical mechanical loading and function. Our study deepens the understanding of specific microstructural cervical changes in pregnancy and informs investigations of potential mechanisms for normal and premature cervical remodeling.
Cross-cultural Differences Experienced during Hajj: A Case Study of Acehnese Hajj
Authors: Bustamam-Ahmad Kamaruzzaman , Zakaria Rahmi
Published: April 2018

The cross-cultural differences experienced by pilgrims during the world’s largest religious ritual, ḥajj, have yet to be explored. It is worthwhile to investigate this issue from an Indonesian perspective. This study uses a phenomenological approach to examine cross-cultural differences experienced by Acehnese pilgrims during ḥajj. The perceptions of Acehnese who have never been to Mecca (‘villagers’) and Acehnese who stayed in Saudi Arabia and its neighbouring countries (‘stayers’) were also probed. The findings show that the pilgrims experienced cross-cultural differences in verbal communication, body movement, physical appearance and dress, the use of space, time, touch, voice, and smell. Cross-culturally, the pilgrims have a different perspective to villagers and stayers. The pilgrims expressed culture shock, while the villagers’ perceptions were primarily shaped by imagined and unverified stories, and the stayers understood their pilgrimage through their long experiences of residing in Arab countries.DOI: 10.15408/sdi.v25i1.5356
A parametric building design tool for assessing energy savings and life cycle costs
Authors: Di Giuseppe Elisa
Published: April 2018

An important part of building design and renovation is the need to select solutions using multiple criteria, including energy savings and life cycle economic impact. The difficulty lies in evaluating a large number of possible design solutions and/or their combinations, as well as having to calculate their performance and costs. The work reported in this paper proposes an assessment tool combining energy simulation software with Visual Basic Application for parametric building simulation and life cycle cost calculation. It aims to provide designers with a useful way of comparing the affordability of energy efficiency measures with low computational costs. A probabilistic approach is also suggested for global cost calculation based on Monte Carlo methods. The tool is applied to an existing building for which several alternative retrofit solutions had been designed. The results demonstrated the effectiveness of the tool in providing realistic and useful results for designers and building owners.
Study of formwork pressure of wall under ultra-deep vibration
Authors: Zhang Wenxue , Chen Ying , Li Yunkai , Huang Jian
Published: April 2018

In order to design vertical formwork, an accurate model to predict the lateral pressure of fresh concrete is needed in construction practice. However, there have been few studies on the lateral pressure of concrete walls subjected to ultra-deep vibration and great differences exist on the determination of form pressures and vibration depth in the current national codes. This paper reports a test of four concrete wall specimens that was carried out to study the effect of ultra-deep vibration on the lateral pressure of fresh concrete and the distribution of lateral pressure at various heights of concrete walls. Based on the vibrating liquefaction and hydrostatic pressure balance theory, a calculation model of the lateral pressure of concrete under ultra-deep vibration is put forward, together with a derived formula for simplified calculation. The predictions of the model are compared with the experimental results, and it is shown that the proposed model is able to explain the experiment observations and predict with reasonable accuracy the lateral pressure in fresh concrete walls subjected to ultra-deep vibration.
CFRP grid embedded in mortar for strengthening of shear-critical RC beams
Authors: Azam Rizwan , Soudki Khaled , West Jeffrey , Noël Martin
Published: April 2018

A carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) grid embedded in mortar (CGM) is an innovative strengthening system that has similar benefits to fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) strengthening systems for concrete structures, but overcomes such drawbacks as poor compatibility with concrete substrate and lack of vapour permeability. A study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of the CGM composite system to strengthen shear-critical reinforced-concrete beams. The results show that a CFRP grid embedded in mortar is effective in enhancing the load-carrying capacity of shear-critical reinforced-concrete beams. However, the effectiveness of CGM strengthening reduces with the presence of stirrups. In addition, the CGM strengthening slightly reduces the shear strength contribution from internal stirrups. The experimental shear strength contributions were also compared with predicted values based on North American FRP design guidelines with some modifications.
Stressed and Unstressed Syllable Alternation in Educated Edo (Nigerian) English
Authors: Akindele Julianah
Published: April 2018

Standard British English (SBE) rhythm is characterised by stressed and unstressed syllable alternation. Phonological investigations from non-native English such as Nigerian English (NE) have claimed that NE differs remarkably from SBE, especially in the area of rhythm. Existing phonological studies on Educated Edo English (EEE) – a sub-variety of NE – have been on word and variable stress while studies on stressed and unstressed syllable alternation have been rare. This study, therefore, investigated the extent to which Educated Edo English Speakers (EEES) stressed and unstressed syllable alternation conforms to SBE rhythm. Prince and Liberman’s (1977) metrical theory, which explains the alternation of strong and weak constituents in SBE rhythm units, served as a theoretical framework. A purposive sampling technique was used to select 150 (75 males and 75 females) EEES while 2 SBE speakers served as Native Baselines (NB). Speech Filing System (SFS) version 1.41 was used to record the production of a validated instrument of 40 rhythm units, with stressed and unstressed syllable alternation. The recordings were transcribed and subjected to a perceptual analysis (frequency and percentages). Out of 6000 expected instances of stressed and unstressed syllable alternation, the participants had 694 (11.6%), while inappropriate use was higher, with 5,306 (88.4%). The performance of EEES males showed 5.7% and the females 5.9%. The grids of EEES showed proliferation of Strong/Strong (S/S) juxtaposition of stressed and unstressed syllables in rhythm units, compared to the NB alternation of Weak/Strong (W/S) or Strong/Weak (S/W). Results confirmed that EEES alternation of stressed and unstressed syllables in rhythm units differ ‘markedly’ from those of the SBE form.
A Survey of Teachers’ Experience in Implementing Yoruba Medium of Instruction in the Lower Primary Schools of Ikire Nigeria
Authors: Japhet Akintoye
Published: April 2018

The paper investigated the local implementation of the National Policy of Education (NPE) on the use of mother tongues or the languages of the immediate community. Using a case study approach of Yoruba medium of instruction in Ikire in the south-western part of Nigeria, data were collected from 50 teachers from both private and public schools. These respondents were selected on being able to satisfy the following conditions: first, they should be able to communicate in Yoruba; second, they should have adequate teaching experience; third, they should have good academic qualifications; and fourth, they should have been teaching, for more than a year, Elementary Science (the particular classroom subject the study examined being taught to the pupils). These conditions ensured the teachers engaged had cognate experience in teaching a science subject that can reveal the level of terminology development within Yoruba as an adequate medium of mother tongue instruction. The result affirmed the advantages of Yoruba medium of instruction over English; however, Yoruba was not exclusively used for the pupils contrary to the expectation in the mother tongue medium of instruction policy. Most of the teachers used in the study preferred to employ a bilingual mode of instruction combining Yoruba with English, claiming that English had better educational resources for the subject they were teaching. This paper, though, based on a local case study, can be used to estimate the expected limitation to be encountered while implementing mother tongue instruction in a similar linguistic domain.
Chemically competent V. natriegens cells v1
Authors: H Carlos
Published: April 2018

This protocol describes how to make chemically competentVibrio natriegens cells. The protocol was described and published by Weinstock et al., 2016
Transformation of Vibrio natriegens v2
Authors: Helbig Carlos
Published: April 2018

This protocol describes how to transform chemically competentVibrio natriegens cells. The protocol was described and published by Weinstock et al., 2016
Clinical, laboratory and radiological profile of dengue among pediatric patients admitted in tertiary care hospital
Authors: Jairaj Sangeetha , D. Sridhar , Reddy Mettu Pradeep
Published: April 2018

Background: Dengue is found in tropical and subtropical regions around the world, predominantly in urban and semi-urban areas. Dengue mortality can be reduced by implementing early case detection and referral systems for patients; managing severe cases with appropriate treatment; reorienting health services to cope with dengue outbreaks; and training health personnel at all levels of the health system. Many studies that focus on the difference between the frequency of clinical findings in DHF and dengue shock syndrome (DSS) with respect to classical DF has been published. The objectives of the study were to assess signs and symptoms of dengue among patients with severe dengue and patients with dengue fever and to evaluate laboratory and radiological profile among dengue patients.Methods: This Hospital based cross sectional study was conducted on 70 seropositive cases, admitted in the Paediatrics Department of Gandhi hospital during the period of July to December 2017 for 6months. Data was analyzed by using SPPS Version 17 and student t test was used for inferential statistics.Results: Out of 70 cases 38 were presented with severe dengue and 32 presented with dengue fever. Average age of presentation is 7.24 years among severe dengue group, 5.52 years among dengue fever group. In group of severe dengue, 60.5% of the cases were female, which was insignificantly more as compared to 40.6% of the cases from group of dengue fever.Conclusions: All levels of health personnel must be aware of clinical signs and symptoms of all dengue types. Careful monitoring of unusual presentations early recognition severe manifestation and timely intervention can reduce disease specific mortality rate.
Knowledge and attitudes about reproductive health and pregnancy preparedness: preliminary study of brides and grooms in Brebes district, Central Java, Indonesia
Authors: Nugraheni Sri Achadi , . Martini , Kartasurya Martha Irene , Prihatini Ike Johan , Sulistyowati Etik
Published: April 2018

Background: Knowledge of brides and grooms about reproductive health and pregnancy preparedness in Indonesia still lack. Efforts to give lessons reproductive health and pregnancy preparedness to brides and grooms today still taboo and limited. Education about reproductive health and pregnancy preparedness is one of strategic ways to increase brides’ and grooms’ knowledge and attitudes about reproductive health and pregnancy preparedness. This study conducted to evaluate an effect of reproductive health and pregnancy preparedness education by provision of media on brides and grooms in Brebes district.Methods: This study utilized quasi experimental pre and post-test one group design. Population of this study includes 54 brides and grooms (31 females and 23 males) in Brebes.Results: Based on the results of a different test with Wilcoxon Match paired Test obtained were significant differences between the respondents' knowledge and attitudes before and after reproductive health education and provision of media (p=0.008).Conclusions: That means there were significant interventions in the form of brief counseling and provision of media to increase knowledge and attitudes of respondents about reproductive health. The results demonstrate that interventions can significantly improve knowledge and attitudes of respondents (p<0.005; Delta; 0.20). Recommendation to improve risk of maternal mortality rate is a reproductive health education with early intervention in brides and grooms as one of strategic actions to improving knowledge, minimize incidence of complication in pregnancy and maternal mortality.
Simple and basic yet vital and essential health services: an exploration of perception of junior health care service providers regarding rural health services in India
Authors: Joshi Sudhir Chandra , Joshi Rita
Published: April 2018

Background: Health services should be scientifically reviewed and researched continuously.. In 2017, at the occasion of completion of seven decades of the India's Independence, a self-funded “doctors' perception study project” was launched. Present paper is an outcome of this project which will soon be followed by similar projects involving other stakeholders of health care as well.Methods: Fifteen individual face to face in depth interviews (FFIDIs) and ten focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted during the year 2017 among the junior level health care providers working at a rural health training center. Thematic (content) analysis method was used.Results: A big gap exists between the concept and its implementation. Several ‘people factors’ and ‘system factors’ emerged besides quite a few ‘contradictions’, ‘malpractices’ and ‘deficiencies’. Perceptions regarding various ‘priority domains’ for improvement, ‘needs’ and ‘strategies’ were also explored. The emphasis was on improving peoples’ awareness action and access; staff recruitment, health care facilities and patient referral.Conclusions: Access barriers are disastrous and devastating for the poor and the disabled. There is a close mutual relation among the various issues. Chaos is being allowed to exist in which there are irrational use of drugs, mushrooming of ‘quacks’ and diversion of resources from public to private sector. Addressing all the issues requires peoples’ awareness and action along with political and administrative vision and will. A different politics is needed. Introspection, internal reforms and more community engagement is expected from the medical community.
Superlegality, global law and the transnational corruption combat
Authors: Staffen Marcio Ricardo
Published: April 2018

A pesquisa que se apresenta objetiva estudar o problema do combate transnacional à corrupção e os fluxos de normatização global, a partir da teoria de superlegalidade de Carl Schmitt. Em que pese Carl Schmitt não ter enfrentado o tema da transnacionalidade, dos atores transnacionais e da corrupção, seu pensamento sobre a revolução legal mundial e superlegalidade propiciam um espaço qualificado para o espelhamento com o tema do transnacionalismo e do combate à corrupção. Para tanto, o texto principia pela abordagem sobre a teoria de superlegalidade, perpassa o estudo sobre o combate à corrupção desde a lógica do transnacionalismo e do Direito Global para, ao fim, concluir que os meios de prevenção e repressão aos atos de corrupção podem ser qualificados como expedientes de superlegalidade que condicionam a legitimidade e a legalidade do Direito, seja ele nacional ou global. Utilizou-se, para o desenvolvimento da presente pesquisa, o método indutivo, operacionalizado pelas técnicas de conceitos operacionais e da pesquisa bibliográfica.
The Nexus between Socio-Economic Environment and Recurrence of Inter-Ethnic Conflicts In Nyakach and Sigowet Sub-Counties of Western Kenya
Authors: Juma James Omondi , Iteyo Prof. Crispinous , Simiyu Dr. Ruth
Published: April 2018

The recurrence of inter-ethnic conflicts is mainly attributed the socio-economic constraints and deprivations that make disgruntled communities turn against one another in the efforts to get the kind of services they believe that they deserve. This is a common phenomenon globally and also in Kenya. There are a number of social and economic issues surrounding inter-ethnic conflicts in Nyakach and Sigowet Sub-counties of Western Kenya that have made communities get involved in the conflicts regularly. The study investigated the nexus between the socio-economic environment and the recurrence of inter-ethnic conflicts in Nyakach and Sigowet Sub-counties of Western Kenya. The paper aim at examining the relationship between the socio-economic environment and the recurrent inter-ethnic conflicts  in area of study. The results therefore show the connection between following socio-economic factors and conflicts the socio-economic activities, distribution of economic resources and opportunities, Politicization of ethnicity and political exclusion,  socio-cultural perceptions and Stereotypes, and the socio-economic drivers of conflicts including poverty, youth unemployment, ethnic mistrust and land and boundary issues.

Key words: Recurrence of conflict, Socio-economic environment, Inter-ethnic conflicts
Amável formalidade: a religião em Machado de Assis
Authors: Proença Paulo Sérgio de
Published: April 2018

Este trabalho investiga a religião em Machado de Assis, tema insuficientemente estudado pela tradição crítica do autor, embora não de menor expressão. A Bíblia, fartamente utilizada pelo escritor, é utilizada não como fonte religiosa, mas literária, de fértil inspiração. A religião, como representada por Machado, não esconde a complexidade dos seres humanos; por isso o Diabo dela participa, como contraponto necessário ao papel divino. Personagens e peripécias numerosas indicam que a religião em geral e o catolicismo em particular sancionam a ordem vigente e funcionam como um sistema formal, exterior, de casca, sem conexão com as legítimas necessidades de transcendência. Nesse vácuo, manifestações marginais de religiosidade, não oficiais, ligadas a classes socialmente subalternas, ocupam espaço, apesar do preconceito de que são alvo.
AVALIAÇÃO DO CURSO DE PEDAGOGIA DA UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE OURO PRETO: A ÓTICA DOS EGRESSOS
Authors: Lucindo Nilzilene Imaculada , Nunes Célia Maria Fernandes , Araújo Regina Magna Bonifácio de
Published: April 2018

O trabalho apresenta um recorte da pesquisa que teve como objetivo investigar a função profissional que os egressos do curso de Pedagogia formados após a implantação do novo currículo estabelecido pela Resolução CNE/CP nº 1/2006 estão exercendo. Este texto avalia a formação oferecida no curso de Pedagogia da UFOP sob a ótica de seus egressos. A pesquisa de abordagem qualitativa fez uso da análise documental; da pesquisa bibliográfica e da pesquisa de campo que utilizou um questionário on-line para coletar os dados dos 145 egressos que se formaram entre 2012 e 2015. Os dados coletados foram tratados segundo a análise de conteúdo e a partir das respostas de 70 egressos identificamos que o conceito “bom” se sobressai ao avaliarem o projeto político pedagógico, o currículo e a condição material da instituição, mas há lacunas relativas à formação para atuar na Educação Infantil e na Gestão. Na visão de 62,8% a formação inicial os preparou para o mercado de trabalho e para melhorar o curso de Pedagogia, os egressos consideraram que se faz necessário rever o currículo.PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Curso de Pedagogia. Egressos. Avaliação.
Photini Pazartzis, Maria Gavouneli (Ed.). Reconceptualising the Rule of Law in Global Governance, Resources, Investment and Trade
Authors: Svoboda Ondřej
Published: April 2018

Book review of the volume edited by Photini Pazartzis and Maria Gavouneli and focused on recent developments of the concept of the rule of law in international law.
Publicação responsável da pesquisa: padrões internacionais para autores
Authors: Strapazzon Carlos Luiz
Published: April 2018

Durante a 2ª Conferência Mundial sobre Integridade da Pesquisa de Singapura, em 22 a 24 de julho de 2010, o Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) ajudou a desenvolver duas declarações que estabelecem padrões internacionais para publicação de pesquisa responsável para autores e editores.Os documentos foram publicados como parte dos procedimentos da Conferência sob uma licença Creative Commons. O COPE encoraja editores a republicar as declarações em suas próprias revistas e a fazer referência ou a incorporá-las nas suas políticas e instruções editoriais para os autores.Neste v. 19, n. 1, de 2018 da EJJL publicaremos a tradução e a versão original em inglês dos padrões recomendados para AUTORES. No v. 19, n. 2, publicaremos a tradução e a versão original dos padrões recomendados para EDITORES.A EJJL vai incorporar essas orientações na sua política editorial.
MEMÓRIA DO SER E AFIRMAÇÃO DE DEUS EM LIMA-VAZ (III)
Authors: Aquino Marcelo
Published: April 2018

Resumo: Neste terceiro artigo a presente pesquisa expõe o pensamento de Lima Vaz perante a inflexão metafísica desencadeada por Duns Scotus e Guilherme d’Ockham e respectiva eclosão do primado da representação sobre o Ser e posterior nominalismo tardo medieval. Os conceitos greco-clássico e greco-cristão de razão, de mundo, de ser humano são amplamente transformados e essa transformação ressoa na afirmação de Deus, problema maior desenvolvido por Lima Vaz, que acompanha a lógica dessa transformação em Suarez e Descartes.Abstract: This third article deals with the thought of Lima Vaz concerning the metaphysical inflection, sparked by Duns Scotus and Guilherme d’Ockham, the emergence of the primacy of the representation of the Being, and the later appearance of medieval nominalism. The classical Greek and Christian Greek concepts of reason, world, and human being are largely transformed and this is echoed in the affirmation of God, the main issue developed by Lima Vaz, which follows the logic of this transformation in Suarez and Descartes.
CAUSALIDADE, CONTRAFACTUAIS E LEIS
Authors: Xavier de Aguiar Tulio Roberto
Published: April 2018

Resumo: Examino, neste artigo, a teoria contrafactual da causação de David Lewis, mostrando seu duplo aspecto como análise do conceito de causação e como investigação do que causação é na realidade. Eu comparo a teoria lewisiana com a teoria humiana da causação, enfatizando o papel diferente que as leis naturais têm em cada sistema e argumento que a teoria contrafactual tem maior sensibilidade para capturar os variados graus de contingência das relações causais.Abstract: In this article, I examine the counterfactual theory of causation of David Lewis, showing its dual aspect as analysis of the concept of causation and as research of what causation really is. I compare the Lewisian theory with Hume’s theory of causation, emphasizing the different role natural laws play in each system and argue that the counterfactual theory is more sensitive to capture the varied degrees of contingency of causal relationships.
Development of a Straight Fibers Pneumatic Muscle
Authors: Durante Francesco , Antonelli Michele Gabrio , Zobel Pierluigi Beomonte , Raparelli Terenziano ,   DIIIE, University of L’Aquila Via Giovanni Gronchi 18, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy,   DIMEAS, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy
Published: April 2018

This paper presents the development and implementation of a pneumatic muscle actuator based on an idea proposed by a research group at the University of Warsaw. The muscle comprises a silicone rubber tube with plugs at the ends. The tube wall contains high-rigidity wires arranged parallel to the tube axis. Circular rings are present on the exterior of the tube. When air is introduced into the tube, the actuator becomes bulky and contracts. In order to establish a prediction model of muscle behavior, a finite element model was developed, and in this model, the Mooney-Rivlin formulation was implemented with two coefficients for rubber simulation and truss elements for the wires. Several prototypes were developed, and a test bench for the experimental characterization of muscle performance was set up. The results of comparison between prototype behavior and model prediction are presented. The finite element model can be used to design the actuator with different dimensions; hence, it was used to conduct a simulated test campaign to develop a quick actuator sizing procedure. Using dimensional analysis, few project parameters were identified on which the performance of the actuator depends. Through a complete simulation campaign using the finite element model, an abacus was constructed. It allows sizing the actuator as required based on the desired performances according to an established procedure.