bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
EFEKAT ETIČKE POZICIJE I EDUKACIJE NA ETIČKA UVERENJA PSIHOLOGA KOJI SE BAVE PSIHOTERAPIJOM U SRBIJI
Authors: Petrović Nikola M.
Published: November 2016

Osnovni cilj ovog rada bio je da se ispitaju etička uverenja psihologa koji se bave psihoterapijom u Srbiji, kao i efekat etičke pozicije i edukacije iz profesionalne etike na etička uverenja. Istraživanje je sprovedeno na uzorku od 204 psihologa (74.5% ženskog pola). Od instrumenata su korišćeni Upitnik etičkih uverenja i Upitnik etičke pozicije. Rezultati su pokazali da čak petina ispitanika smatra da je neetično prijavljivanje kolege, koji je prekršio profesionalnu etiku, Sudu časti. Kada su u pitanju seksualni višestruki odnosi, skoro svi ispitanici su uverenja da su oni neetični. Nalazi pokazuju i da psiholozi koji nisu pohađali edukativne kurseve imaju „blaža“ uverenja prema upuštanju u seksualne odnose sa klijentima i neetičnim postupcima u kliničkoj proceni. Takođe, ispitanici koji su pohađali kurseve procenjuju kršenje poverljivosti, u cilju zaštite drugih, u većoj meri etičnim. Sa druge strane, utvrđeno je da psiholozi koji zastupaju apsolutističku etičku poziciju imaju „stroža“ uverenja prema nekompetentnom postupanju, prelaženju i rušenju granica sa klijentima, seksualnim odnosima sa njima, kao i neetičnim postupcima u kliničkoj proceni u poređenju sa psiholozima koji imaju drugačije etičke pozicije. Istovremeno, psiholozi apsolutisti takođe procenjuju kršenje poverljivosti, u cilju zaštite drugih, u većoj meri etičnim, u odnosu na psihologe koji zastupaju drugačije etičke pozicije. Diskutovane su implikacije za dalja istraživanja i psihoterapeutsku praksu.
PERCIPIRANI VASPITNI STAVOVI RODITELJA KAO PREDIKTORI INTERPERSONALNE ORIJENTACIJE STUDENATA
Authors: Pavićević Miljana , Stojijković Snežana
Published: November 2016

Istraživanja pokazuju da vaspitni postupci roditelja doprinose formiranju različitih osobina ličnosti i interpersonalnih relacija koje deca uspostavljaju tokom razvoja. Cilj rada je bio da se ispita kakva je prediktivna moć vaspitnih stavova roditelja u predviđanju interpersonalne orijentacije studenata, tačnije, pojedinih aspekata filantropske i mizantropske orijentacije. Istraživanjem je obuhvaćeno 238 studenata oba pola različitih fakulteta Univerziteta u Prištini, prosečne starosti 21.61. Za prikupljanje podataka korišćeni su Skala za procenu vaspitnih stavova roditelja VS i Skala interpersonalne orijentacije IO. VS skala meri dve dimenzije vaspitanja, afektivnu (polovi toplo−hladno vaspitanje) i dimenziju kontrole (polovi popustljivo−ograničavajuće vaspitanje). Rezultati multiple regresione analize pokazuju da je percipirano toplo vaspitanje majke značajan prediktor prijateljstva, aspekta filantropske orijentacije, i socijalne izolacije (sa negativnim predznakom), aspekta mizantropske orijentacije. Hladno vaspitanje majke je značajan prediktor nepoverenja, aspekta mizantropske orijentacije, dok je ograničavajuće vaspitanje majke značajan prediktor potrebe za ljudima i prijateljstva, aspekata filantropske orijentacije. Vaspitni stavovi oca se nisu pokazali značajnim u predviđanju interpersonalne orijentacije studenata. Generalno gledano, percipirani vaspitni stil majke važniji je nego vaspitni stil oca za objašnjenje interpersonalne orijentacije osobe, a pritom je veći doprinos afektivne dimenzije vaspitanja nego dimenzije kontrole. Nalazi se diskutuju iz ugla raspoložive empirijske evidencije u ovoj oblasti psihologije i ukazuje na pravac budućih istraživanja.
RAZLIKE U PERCEPCIJI BRAČNOG KVALITETA MEĐU PAROVIMA RAZLIČITIH KOMBINACIJA OBRAZACA PARTNERSKE AFEKTIVNE VEZANOSTI
Authors: Trifunović Biljana , Šakotić-Kurbalija Jelena , Strizović Ivana
Published: November 2016

U cilju utvrđivanja značajnosti razlika u percepciji bračnog kvaliteta među parovima različitih kombinacija obrazaca partnerske afektivne vezanosti, prikupljeni su podaci na uzorku od 332 bračna para različitog socioekonomskog statusa, starosti 17–81 god. Za procenu kvaliteta bračnog odnosa primenjena je Skala prilagođenosti u bračnom odnosu (DAS: Spanier, 1976, 1989). Za identifikovanje obrazaca partnerske afektivne vezanosti primenjena je skraćena verzija Inventara iskustava u partnerskim odnosima (ECR: Brennan, Clark, & Shaver, 1998, modifikacija Kamenov i Jelić, 2003). Jednofaktorskom multivarijatnom analizom varijanse su ispitane razlike između parova sa različitim kombinacijama obrazaca partnerske afektivne vezanosti u četiri dimenzije kvaliteta braka (Konsenzus, Zadovoljstvo brakom, Afektivno-seksualna usaglašenost i Kohezivnost). Rezultati upućuju na veće zadovoljstvo svim procenjivanim aspektima braka kod parova u kojima oba partnera pripadaju sigurnom obrascu partnerske afektivne vezanosti u odnosu na parove u kojima oba partnera pripadaju nesigurnom obrascu partnerske afektivne vezanosti, kao i kod parova u kojima jedan od partnera pripada sigurnom, a jedan nesigurnom obrascu u odnosu na parove u kojim oba partnera pripadaju nesigurnom obrascu partnerske afektivne vezanosti. Razlike između parova u kojima su oba partnera sigurno vezana i parova u kojima je jedan partner sigurno, a drugi nesigurno afektivno vezan identifikovane su samo u proceni slaganja u oblastima svakodnevnog funkcionisanja.
Lightweight Design Solutions in the Automotive Field: Environmental Modelling Based on Fuel Reduction Value Applied to Diesel Turbocharged Vehicles
Authors: Delogu Massimo , Del Pero Francesco , Pierini Marco
Published: November 2016

A tailored model for the assessment of environmental benefits achievable by “light-weighting” in the automotive field is presented. The model is based on the Fuel Reduction Value (FRV) coefficient, which expresses the Fuel Consumption (FC) saving involved by a 100 kg mass reduction. The work is composed of two main sections: simulation and environmental modelling. Simulation modelling performs an in-depth calculation of weight-induced FC whose outcome is the FRV evaluated for a wide range of Diesel Turbocharged (DT) vehicle case studies. Environmental modelling converts fuel saving to impact reduction basing on the FRVs obtained by simulations. Results show that for the considered case studies, FRV is within the range 0.115–0.143 and 0.142–0.388 L/100 km × 100 kg, respectively, for mass reduction only and powertrain adaptation (secondary effects). The implementation of FRVs within the environmental modelling represents the added value of the research and makes the model a valuable tool for application to real case studies of automotive lightweight LCA.
Entropic Citizenship Behavior and Sustainability in Urban Organizations: Towards a Theoretical Model
Authors: Coldwell David
Published: November 2016

Entropy is a concept derived from Physics that has been used to describe natural and social systems’ structure and behaviour. Applications of the concept in the social sciences so far have been largely limited to the disciplines of economics and sociology. In the current paper the concept of entropy is applied to organizational citizenship behaviour with implications for urban organizational sustainability. A heuristic is presented for analysing personal and organizational citizenship configurations and distributions within a given workforce that can lead to corporate entropy; and for allowing prescriptive remedial steps to be taken to manage the process should entropy from this source threaten its sustainability and survival.
A Formal Methodology to Design and Deploy Dependable Wireless Sensor Networks
Authors: Augusto Juan Carlos , Cinque Marcello , Coronato Antonio , Testa Alessandro
Published: November 2016

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are being increasingly adopted in critical applications, where verifying the correct operation of sensor nodes is a major concern. Undesired events may undermine the mission of the WSNs. Hence their effects need to be properly assessed before deployment to obtain a good level of expected performance and during the operation in order to avoid dangerous unexpected results. In this paper we propose a methodology to support design and deployment of dependable WSNs by means of an event-based formal verification technique. The methodology includes a process to guide designers towards the realization of a dependable WSN and a tool ("ADVISES") to simplify its adoption. The tool allows to generate automatically formal specifications used to check correctness properties and evaluate dependability metrics at design time and at runtime. During the runtime we can check the behavior of theWSN accordingly to the results obtained at design time and we can detect sudden and unexpected failures, in order to trigger recovery procedures. The effectiveness of the methodology is shown in the context of two case studies, aiming to illustrate how the tool is helpful to drive design choices and to check the correctness properties of theWSN at runtime
A Study on the Rapid Parameter Estimation and the Grey Prediction in Richards Model
Authors: Wang Xiaoying , Liu Sixia , Huang Yuan
Published: November 2016

Richards model is a nonlinear curve with four parameters. Usually, the estimation of parameters in Richard model is complicated; and there is little literature on the gray prediction in Richards model is found. Facing these problems, this paper presents a algorithm consisting of the following steps: First, replacing approximately the original data with an arithmetic sequence to rapidly estimate the four parameters of Richards model; then, using them as the initial values to fit the original data by nonlinear least squares, the optimized parameters of Richards model are obtained. The algorithm along with “Kernel” and “IAGO” principles are used for the prediction of grey Richards model. The results from the experiments show that the above algorithms have good practicability and research value.
Retrospective and Prospective Analysis on the Trends of China’s Steel Production
Authors: Xuan Yanni , Yue Qiang
Published: November 2016

Economic development has contributed to the rapid expansion of China's steel industry during the past two decades, which has resulted in numerous problems including increased energy consumption and excessive environmental pollution. This study examines changes in crude steel production, steel scrap consumption, energy consumption, CO2emissions and steel stocks per capita from 2000 to 2014. Scenario analysis based on QGT equation is provided to accurately assess China's steel demand. Under three different scenarios, the peak of steel production and the variation trend of energy consumption, CO2emissions, steel stocks per capita and steel scrap are analyzed from 2010 to 2030. Based on Chinese situation, the most reasonable variation trend of China's steel production is proposed, which will increase from 626.7 Mt in 2010 to approximately 914 Mt in 2020, then gradually decrease to about 870 Mt in 2030. Steel stocks per capita will increase from 3.8 t/cap in 2010 to 8.09 t/cap in 2020 (the inferior limit of completing industrialization), then reach 11.46 t/cap in 2030 and stabilize. The peaks of energy consumption and CO2emissions in steel industry are expected to reach 505.37 Mtce and 1444.1 Mt in 2020, respectively. The scrap ratio is expected to reach 0.36 by 2030, when steel scrap resources will be relatively sufficient. This paper can provide corresponding theoretical basis for the government to make decision-making of macro-control.
Quantiles on Stream: An Application to Monte Carlo Simulation
Authors: Wang Wei , Ching Wai-Ki , Wang Shouyang , Yu Lean
Published: November 2016

Monte Carlo simulation is an efficient method to estimate quantile. However, it becomes a serious problem when a huge sample size is required but the memory is insufficient. In this paper, we apply the stream quantile algorithm to Monte Carlo simulation in order to estimate quantile with limited memory. A rigorous theoretical analysis on the properties of theϵn-approximate quantile is proposed in this paper. We prove that ifϵn=o(n-1/2), then theϵn-approximateα-quantile computed by any deterministic stream quantile algorithm is a consistent and asymptotically normal estimator of the true quantileqα. We suggest settingϵn= 1/(n1/2log10n) in practice. Two deterministic stream quantile algorithms, including of GK algorithm and ZW algorithm, are employed to illustrate the performance of theϵn-approximate quantile. The numerical example shows that the deterministic stream quantile algorithm can provide desired estimator of the true quantile with less memory.
Empirical Analysis of AH-Shares
Authors: Yao Hongxing , Zhou Kejuan
Published: November 2016

Recent studies of correlations in Chinese stock market have mainly focused on the static correlations in financial time series, and then we pay great attention to investigate their dynamic evolution of correlations. Our paper reports on topology of 41 AH-shares companies traded on Shanghai and Hong Kong Stock Exchange in Chinese stock market. We apply the concept of minimum spanning tree (MST) and hierarchical tree (HT) to analyze and reveal the dynamic evolution of correlations between different market sectors for the period 2008–2014. From these trees, we can detect that significantly industry clustering effects are in the stock network. We measure the linkage of different companies geared to different industrial sectors. We observe the evolution of AH-shares companies in the stock network based on the moving window technique and investigate the correlations by calculating the correlation coefficient distribution, mean correlation coefficient and mean distance of these companies with time. Therefore, through our analysis, we find that companies working in the same branch of production tend to make up cluster. The results present the difference and similarity between different industry sectors in different time periods.
Reliability Analysis of Multi-State Engine Units Utilizing Time-Domain Response Data
Authors: FANG Yongfeng , TAO Wenliang , TEE Kong Fah
Published: November 2016

A novel reliability-based approach has been developed for multi-state engine systems. Firstly, the output power of the engine is discretized and modeled as a discrete-state continuous-time Markov random process. Secondly, the multi-state Markov model is established. According to the observed data, the transition intensity is determined. Thirdly, the proposed method is extended to compute the forced outage rate and the expected engine capacity deficiency based on time response. The proposed method can therefore be used for forecasting and monitoring the reliability of the multi-state engine utilizing time-domain response data. It is illustrated that the proposed method is practicable, feasible and gives reasonable prediction which conforms to the engineering practice.
Empirical Analysis in the Relationship Between the Consumption and Economic Growth Based on the Structural Equation Model
Authors: Zhang Erxin , Yang Wancai
Published: November 2016

This paper constructs the relationship between consumption and economic growth by a structure equation model and uses the provincial panel data of 29 provinces (municipalities, autonomous regions) from 1992 to 2010 in China, using maximum likelihood estimation method to analyze empirically the relationship between the consumption and economic growth in China. The result shows that the path coefficients between consumptions and economic growth are all positive, that suggests the consumption has significant positive effects on the economic growth. Also in this paper, it gives a new try to use a structural equation model to research the relationship between consumption and economic growth.
Group MCP for Cox Models with Time-Varying Coefficients
Authors: Xie Xiaodong , Zheng Shaozhi
Published: November 2016

Cox’s proportional hazard models with time-varying coefficients have much flexibility for modeling the dynamic of covariate effects. Although many variable selection procedures have been developed for Coxs proportional hazard model, the study of such models with time-varying coefficients appears to be limited. The variable selection methods involving nonconvex penalty function, such as the minimax concave penalty (MCP), introduces numerical challenge, but they still have attractive theoretical properties and were indicated that they are worth to be alternatives of other competitive methods. We propose a group MCP method that uses B-spline basis to expand coefficients and maximizes the log partial likelihood with nonconvex penalties on regression coefficients in groups. A fast, iterative group shooting algorithm is carried out for model selection and estimation. Under some appropriate conditions, the simulated example shows that our method performs competitively with the group lasso method. By comparison, the group MCP method and group lasso select the same amount of important covariates, but group MCP method tends to outperform the group lasso method in selection of unimportant covariates.
Anaerobically Incubated Nitrogen Improved Nitrogen Diagnosis in Corn
Authors: Orcellet Juan , Reussi Calvo Nahuel Ignacio , Sainz Rozas Hernán Rene , Wyngaard Nicolás , Echeverría Hernán E.
Published: November 2016

Core Ideas

Traditional corn N diagnostic methods (pre‐plant nitrate N test and pre‐sidedress nitrate N test) only account for mineral N.

Objective: to improve N diagnostic methods by considering N mineralization.

Pre‐plant nitrate N test and pre‐sidedress nitrate N test were improved by anaerobic‐N (Nan) in areas with similar soil/climates.

Models combining Nan, texture and temperature improved pre‐plant nitrate N test and pre‐sidedress nitrate N test in all areas.

Current N diagnostic methods for corn (Zea mays L.) are often based on the nitrate nitrogen (NO3−–N) concentration before planting (pre‐plant nitrate test, PPNT) and nitrate nitrogen (NO3−–N) concentration at V6 stage (PSNT). These tests provide scant information on soil N mineralization during the growing season, which can supply a considerable proportion of corn N requirements. The objective of our study was to evaluate if in‐season N recommendations could be improved by inclusion of a N mineralization potential estimator. We conducted field experiments (n = 35) in three different areas and in two planting dates. At each site we evaluated PPNT, PSNT, and NH4–N released during anaerobic incubation (Nan), which were then related to corn yield in unfertilized plots (0N) and corn response to nitrogen fertilization (Nresp%) using multiple regression analysis. The sole incorporation of Nan to PPNT and PSNT models improved their capacity to predict corn yield in 0N plots and Nresp% only in areas with similar edaphic‐climatic characteristics. Independently of the geographical region, when PPNT and PSNT were combined with Nan, texture, and temperature, their capacity to predict yield in 0N plots was increased (PPNT: from R2 0.02–0.47; PSNT: from R2 0.09–0.53), as it was their capacity to estimate Nresp% (PPNT: from R2 0.06–0.23; PSNT: from R2 0.19–0.42). The inclusion of Nan can improve traditional N diagnostic models when it is combined with edaphic/climatic properties that account for the mineralization rate of this N pool.
Comparison of Satellite Imagery and Ground‐Based Active Optical Sensors as Yield Predictors in Sugar Beet, Spring Wheat, Corn, and Sunflower
Authors: Bu H. , Sharma L. K. , Denton A. , Franzen D. W.
Published: November 2016

Core Ideas

Satellite imagery could be used to predict yield the study crops.

Satellite imagery could be used to screen fields for in‐season N application.

Obtaining satellite imagery early enough in the season to screen fields for in‐season N is a problem.

Algorithms using active‐optical (AO) sensors have been developed to direct in‐season N application to crops. Many farmers in the United States have a large number of farm fields to manage. Farmers using AO technology must visit each field and operate the sensor across the entire field in order to conduct in‐season N application. A field might be driven over with an on‐the‐go N fertilizer applicator, but the application might not be required. The objective of this study was to determine whether satellite imagery might be used to predict yield in sugar beet, spring wheat, corn and sunflower similar to the yield prediction possible using AO sensors. If so, the algorithms produced could be used to select fields that would benefit from in‐season N application. Two N‐rate studies in sugar beet, spring wheat, corn and sunflower, were conducted with experimental unit size of 9 by 9 m large enough to fit a satellite pixel of 5 by 5 m size within each unit. The AO sensor and satellite imagery data were related to yield of sugar beet, spring wheat, corn and sunflower in some site‐years. The problem is the ability to acquire the satellite imagery early enough in the season to be useful as a screening tool. These results indicate that even though satellite imagery could be used as a field screening tool, a better option may be to mount an AO sensor on a farm implement for an early season activity, or to explore the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Temperate Grassland Yields and Nitrogen Uptake Are Influenced by Fertilizer Nitrogen Source
Authors: Harty Mary A. , Forrestal Patrick J. , Carolan Rachael , Watson Catherine J. , Hennessy Deirdre , Lanigan Gary J. , Wall David P. , Richards Karl G.
Published: November 2016

Core Ideas

CAN is a widely used form of straight N in Western Europe.

Urea+NBPT consistently delivered equal yields and N uptake compared with CAN.

CAN had higher N uptake than urea in 2 of 6 site‐years, but yields were not different.

NBPT increased the N uptake of urea in 2 of 6 site‐years but had no effect on yield.

Urea+DCD had lower yield and N uptake than CAN in 3 and 4 of 6 site‐years, respectively.

In temperate grasslands, N source influences greenhouse gas emissions. Nitrification and urea hydrolysis inhibitors can reduce these losses. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of N source, urease inhibitors, and nitrification inhibitors on temperate grassland yields and N uptake. Experiments were conducted at three locations over 2 years (6 site‐years) on the island of Ireland, covering a range of soils and climatic conditions. Results showed that calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN), urea+N‐(n‐butyl) thiophosphoric triamide (NBPT), urea+NBPT+dicyandiamide (DCD), and urea had equal annual dry matter yield. Urea+DCD had lower dry matter yield than CAN for 3 site‐years. Calcium ammonium nitrate and urea+NBPT consistently had the same N uptake, urea+DCD had lower N uptake than CAN in 4 of 6 site‐years, urea had lower N uptake than CAN in 2 site‐years, and urea+NBPT+DCD had lower N uptake than CAN in 1 site‐year. Urea+NBPT is a cost‐effective alternative to CAN, which is consistently equal in terms of yield and N uptake in temperate grassland.
Ammonia Volatilization from Urea Treated with NBPT and Two Nitrification Inhibitors
Authors: Frame William
Published: November 2016

Core Ideas

A comparison of ammonia volatilization from granular urea treated with two commercially available nitrification inhibitors and the interaction with the urease inhibitor, NBPT.

Nitrification inhibitors increased ammonia volatilization from surface‐applied granular urea compared to untreated urea.

When treating urea with nitrification inhibitors, a urease inhibitor should be applied to reduce ammonia volatilization losses.

Soil type specific recommendations may be needed when applying nitrification/urease inhibitors to urea in order to maximize N use efficiency.

Nitrification inhibitors reduce the rate of transformation of ammonium to nitrate, which may increase ammonia volatilization from urea‐based N fertilizers. The objective of this study was to quantify ammonia volatilization from surface‐applied granular urea treated with combinations of NBPT and the nitrification inhibitors, DCD and nitrapyrin, under controlled laboratory conditions for three soils. Nine laboratory trials evaluated select combinations of application rates for NBPT, DCD, and nitrapyrin‐treated urea. Trials were conducted on three soils selected for differences in pH, organic matter, and cation exchange capacity (CEC). Cumulative N loss as ammonia from untreated granular urea was 40.1, 44.5, and 38.2% of applied N for the Raub, Wheeling, and Pella soils, respectively. When the urease inhibitor, NBPT was applied alone at 900 mg NBPT kg−1 urea, N loss through volatilization was reduced 48.5, 43.3, and 77.9% for the Raub, Wheeling and Pella soil types, respectively. Of the soil tested, cation exchange, texture, and organic matter had the greatest impact on the rate and cumulative ammonia loss from surface‐applied untreated urea and urea treated with the urease/nitrification inhibitors. Nitrification inhibitors prevented the conversion of ammonium to nitrate by DCD and nitrapyrin, increasing ammonia losses of N in five out of six trials compared to untreated urea. When using nitrification inhibitors with surface‐applied urea, ammonia losses were decreased with the application of NBPT as well.
Fentanyl‐induced suppression of transcranial Motor Evoked Potentials (tcMEPs)
Authors: Bican Orhan , Lopez Jaime , Cho Charles , Nguyen Viet , Le Scheherazade , Lee Leslie
Published: November 2016

A child with Hurlers syndrome and severe kyphosis underwent kyphectomy and posterior spinal fusion under TIVA with propofol and remifentanil. The patient was given boluses of intravenous fentanyl (25 mcg) at three separate time points during the course of surgery, each resulting in suppression of the transcranial motor evoked potential (tcMEP) amplitudes by greater than 50% and lasting for approximately 30 minutes. One bolus resulted in near loss of tcMEP responses during screw placement. This case highlights the previously undescribed potential of fentanyl to result in isolated critical suppression of tcMEP amplitudes.
Biosurfactant Production and Biodegradation of Leather Dust from Tannery
Authors: Greenwell Mary , Sarker Mosharraf , Rahman Pattanathu K.S.M.
Published: November 2016

Background:

The leather industry contributes vast amounts of pollution damaging to aquatic and terrestrial environments. Leather dust is a chromium-contaminated waste produced from the shaving and buffering processes involved in leather tanning. Microorganisms have been investigated for their usefulness in bioremediation and recycling of waste materials. Solid leather waste is the current focus of material to be remediated in this study.

Objective:

The present work focuses on the development of a process to degrade the leather dust protein with the aim of removing the chromium bound within the protein. As part of the study, detecting the presence of biosurfactant production was performed to fuel further interest in value-added by-products of the process.

Method:

Bacillus subtilis SA-6 was used to treat the leather dust over a 10 day shake flask study. Daily samples were taken and analysed for chromium content by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry. The surface tension of the shake flask cultures was also investigated to detect for any valuable by-products such as biosurfactants for future prospects of developing an economically viable process.

Results:

Chromium concentration demonstrated an exponential increase between 0-120 h in shake flask experiments. In the presence of B. subtilis SA-6 chromium concentration in cell free supernatant increased from 0.13±0.09 mg/L to 190.81±20.18 mg/L compared to when B. subtilis SA-6 was absent. Surface tension decreased during fermentation from 53.23±0.92 mN/m to 30.13±0.15 mN/m in 24 h.

Conclusion:

This study demonstrates a waste management process, which detoxifies solid tannery waste to reduce environmental pollution, whilst yielding value-added products (such as biosurfactant) to provide an economically viable bioprocess with potential for large-scale development.
Fish Waste-Potential Low Cost Substrate for Bacterial Protease Production: A Brief Review
Authors: Ramkumar Aishwarya , Sivakumar Nallusamy , Victor Reginald
Published: November 2016

Industrial biotechnology processes have recently been exploited for an economic utilization of wastes to produce value added products. Of which, fish waste is one of the rich sources of proteins that can be utilized as low cost substrates for microbial enzyme production. Fish heads, tails, fins, viscera and the chitinous materials make up the wastes from fish industries. Processing these wastes for the production of commercial value added products could result in a decrease in the cost of production. In addition, we can eliminate the pollution of the environment and health issues due to the improper disposal of these fish wastes. This review highlights the potential use of fish waste as a cheaper substrate for the production of economically important protease enzyme.
The Geomicrobiology of Chromium (VI) Pollution: Microbial Diversity and its Bioremediation Potential
Authors: Al-Battashi Huda , Joshi Sanket J. , Pracejus Bernhard , Al-Ansari Aliya
Published: November 2016

The role and significance of microorganisms in environmental recycling activities marks geomicrobiology one of the essential branches within the environmental biotechnology field. Naturally occurring microbes also play geo-active roles in rocks, leading to biomineralization or biomobilization of minerals and metals. Heavy metals, such as chromium (Cr), are essential micronutrients at very low concentrations, but are very toxic at higher concentrations. Generally, heavy metals are leached to the environment through natural processes or anthropogenic activities such as industrial processes, leading to pollution with serious consequences. The presence of potentially toxic heavy metals, including Cr, in soils does not necessarily result in toxicity because not all forms of metals are toxic. Microbial interaction with Cr by different mechanisms leads to its oxidation or reduction, where its toxicity could be increased or decreased. Chromite contains both Cr(III) and Fe(II) and microbial utilization of Fe(II)- Fe(III) conversion or Cr (III) - Cr (VI) could lead to the break-down of this mineral. Therefore, the extraction of chromium from its mineral as Cr (III) form increases the possibility of its oxidation and conversion to the more toxic form (Cr (VI)), either biologically or geochemically. Cr (VI) is quite toxic to plants, animals and microbes, thus its levels in the environment need to be studied and controlled properly. Several bacterial and fungal isolates showed high tolerance and resistance to toxic Cr species and they also demonstrated transformation to less toxic form Cr (III), and precipitation. The current review highlights toxicity issues associated with Cr species and environmental friendly bioremediation mediated by microorganisms.
Functional and Genomic Features of Human Genes Mutated in Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Authors: Forero Diego A. , Prada Carlos F. , Perry George
Published: November 2016

Background:

In recent years, a large number of studies around the world have led to the identification of causal genes for hereditary types of common and rare neurological and psychiatric disorders.

Objective:

To explore the functional and genomic features of known human genes mutated in neuropsychiatric disorders.

Methods:

A systematic search was used to develop a comprehensive catalog of genes mutated in neuropsychiatric disorders (NPD). Functional enrichment and protein-protein interaction analyses were carried out. A false discovery rate approach was used for correction for multiple testing.

Results:

We found several functional categories that are enriched among NPD genes, such as gene ontologies, protein domains, tissue expression, signaling pathways and regulation by brain-expressed miRNAs and transcription factors. Sixty six of those NPD genes are known to be druggable. Several topographic parameters of protein-protein interaction networks and the degree of conservation between orthologous genes were identified as significant among NPD genes.

Conclusion:

These results represent one of the first analyses of enrichment of functional categories of genes known to harbor mutations for NPD. These findings could be useful for a future creation of computational tools for prioritization of novel candidate genes for NPD.
Sociolinguistics of the Varieties of West African Pidgin Englishes—A Review
Authors: Owusu Edward , Adoma Samuel Kyei , Aboagye Daniel Oti
Published: November 2016

Language contact is a key issue in the field of sociolinguistics. One notable phenomenon in the field of language contact is Pidgin English. Historically, Pidgin began as a language marked by traditional interference used chiefly by the prosperous and privileged sections of a community, represented by the unskilled and illiterate class of the society (Quirk et al., 1985). However, nowadays, it has gained status in some communities to the extent that it has become the mother-tongue of such communities. This paper, therefore, investigates the sociolinguistics of the multiplicity of West African Pidgins of Cameroon, Nigeria and Ghana against some sociolinguistic variables of gender, attitudes, code switching, borrowing, slang, and domains of language use. The paper has been structured into two main parts. The first section contains the reviews/synopses of the various papers or works that have been used for the study. The second section deals with a discussion on the prominent sociolinguistic variables found in the various papers.
Gamification and Game-Based Learning: Two Strategies for the 21st Century Learner
Authors: Figueroa-Flores Jorge F.
Published: November 2016

The use of emergent technologies in education has evolved tremendously since the 21st century. For
plenty of educators this has become a challenging task, most of all when 21st century learners fill the
classrooms. But these digital natives differ tremendously from those who started the millennium. These
students want to be challenged, engaged and motivated through a learning process, which connects
them to a different learning experience. This has become a challenging task for educators due to the
student profile and characteristics. Although to achieve the learning outcomes necessary for the 21st
century, educators are adapting approaches suited for these learners, involving game theory, video
games, and gamifying instruction. Two of these approaches are Gamification and Game-Based
Learning (GBL). These two approaches have been widely used based on the theoretical approach
towards game design and the opportunity they bring for the learner to be engaged and motivated
throughout instruction. The following article provides a clear overview of both strategies, and how
motivation is integrated with both. In addition it provides a clear description on planning effective
instruction using aligned learning objectives, research and educational implications, and resources for
the teaching and learning process using these approaches and strategies.
El convento de Corpus Christi
Authors: Muriel de la Torre Josefina
Published: November 2016

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Tres instrumentos musicales prehispánicos.
Authors: Mendoza Vicente T.
Published: November 2016

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Ocotlán y la estética del barroco
Authors: Kaplan Marina E.
Published: November 2016

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Dos pinturas con el tema de Nuestra Señora del Rosario
Authors: Victoria José Guadalupe
Published: November 2016

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El títere animado de Stravinski
Authors: Velazco Jorge
Published: November 2016

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La imagen de Nuestra Señora del Socorro de la cofradía de pintores en la Nueva España
Authors: Ruiz Gomar Rogelio
Published: November 2016

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Acercamiento a los huesos labrados de la orfebrería mixteca
Authors: Rius Caso Luis
Published: November 2016

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Siqueiros y la Revolución
Authors: Rodríguez Prampolini Ida
Published: November 2016

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Los modelos de un poeta novohispano, Francisco Terrazas
Authors: Herrera Arnulfo
Published: November 2016

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La Fuente de Petróleos (1952): Un monumento alegórico-apoteótico mexicano
Authors: Schávelzon Daniel
Published: November 2016

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Hacia una investigación musical ameribérica
Authors: Estrada Julio
Published: November 2016

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Trazo, proporción y símbolo en la catedral de Morelia
Authors: González Galván Manuel
Published: November 2016

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Nuevas noticias sobre un taller de artistas de la nobleza indígena
Authors: Curiel Gustavo
Published: November 2016

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Búnker de imágenes
Authors: Krieger Peter
Published: November 2016

Las medidas de conservación que se instrumentaron para preservar el archivo fotográfico de Corbis —empresa filial de Microsoft— están lejos de constituir un acto filantrópico. No se trata de poner a salvo de la corrosión natural de más de 65 millones de fotografías, sino de dar vida a una estrategia de ventas que estimulará el consumo de productos digitalizados que muy dudosamente alcanzarán el valor documental de los originales y que restringirá el acceso a un enorme archivo visual que, por sus dimensiones y su contenido, posee un enorme valor histórico. Peter Krieger analiza la sutileza de este acto siniestro y cuestiona el entusiasmo de quienes consideran que la digitalización pura, desvinculada de una política humanista, es el medio idóneo para conservar, divulgar y estudiar los documentos visuales de nuestra civilización.
El triunfo del demiurgo. Acerca de Muerte sin fin de José Gorostiza
Authors: Pérez Amador Adam Alberto
Published: November 2016

El autor describe la estructura numerológica de uno de los poemas mexicanos más importantes para la literatura universal: Muerte sin fin. Después de analizar el contexto histórico-social que dio origen a la producción del texto y de ubicar el poema en una tradición hispánica con aspiraciones universalistas, tanto temáticas como formales, en una tradición que, pese al nacionalismo posrevolucionario, se resistió al colorido local y cuya filiación se remonta hasta la Edad Media europea, Alberto Pérez-Amador encuentra una tradición filosófica mucho más profunda en las metáforas bíblicas y en los dos hilos conductores del poema: la inteligencia divina y la inteligencia humana. Cada una de las partes en que el poema se encuentra dividido es explicada en sí misma y en el conjunto que forman, para revelar las limitaciones impuestas por el lenguaje humano para conocer y explicar el mundo.
La Meri and the World of Dance
Authors: Ruyter Nancy Lee
Published: November 2016

El ensayo trata sobre la bailarina, profesora y escritora Russell Meriwether Hughes (1898-1988), conocida como La Meri. Ella realizó su carrera practicando los bailes de una gran variedad de culturas, mucho antes de que, en el ámbito de la danza, esta pluralidad cultural se convirtiera en una moda y los críticos llamaran la atención sobre los conceptos y los problemas que entraña la práctica del multiculturalismo dancístico. La Meri presentó su repertorio internacional en escenarios de Estados Unidos, América Latina, Europa y Asia. Asimismo dio clases y publicó textos donde expuso sus conceptos, su metodología y sus propósitos en la práctica de la danza multirregional. Su trabajo expone el progresivo interculturalismo que se ha venido registrando en la danza occidental desde hace varios siglos. En la primera parte de este trabajo, la autora ofrece un panorama sucinto del contexto histórico-cultural donde se realizó el trabajo de La Meri. Más adelante hace un examen de la biografía y la obra de esta singular bailarina. En la tercera parte, diserta sobre la teoría y los principios pedagógicos expresados en el libro Total Education in Ethnic Dance (1977). Y, finalmente, en la última parte del ensayo, hay una valoración de la obra de La Meri respecto a la importancia que podría tener para la teoría de la danza moderna.
Nuevas noticias sobre los Ramírez, artistas novohispanos del siglo XVII
Authors: Ruiz Gomar Rogelio
Published: November 2016

Siguiendo un estudio previo de Efraín Castro, Rogelio Ruiz Gomar ofrece noticias biográficas claras sobre los descendientes del maestro escultor sevillano Diego Ramírez. Las confusiones entre el arquitecto, escultor y entallador Pedro Ramírez y su hijo homónimo de oficio pintor (muertos ambos en 1679, con unos meses de diferencia), se desvanecen de manera contundente. Lo mismo que se aclaran los nexos de parentesco con el ensamblador y entallador Laureano Ramírez y el acuñador José Ramírez. Y aunque tales noticias vienen simplemente a corroborar o completar lo ya apuntado por Castro Morales utilizando diferentes fuentes, también aportan nuevas luces que permitirán llenar las lagunas que quedan todavía sobre las biografías de estos artistas, lo mismo que permitirán afinar las relaciones dadas en el seno mismo de la familia Ramírez y conocer mejor los vínculos que fueron tejiendo con distintos miembros de la sociedad novohispana de su tiempo.
Otra aproximación a Carl Gangolf Kaiser (1837-1895), arquitecto de la corte del emperador Maximiliano
Authors: Drewes Michael
Published: November 2016

Michael Drewes ha estudiado el ambiente artístico que rodeó al que fuera segundo emperador de México, Maximiliano de Austria. En por lo menos dos artículos anteriores publicados en Anales del Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas (números 59 y 63), se ocupó ya del arquitecto Carl Gangolf Kaiser, un artista que presentó diversos proyectos de construcción y remodelación para Maximiliano. Quizás por su juventud, los proyectos que entonces realizó este arquitecto para remodelar edificios tan importantes como el Castillo de Chapultepec o el Palacio Nacional resultaron propuestas que se salían por completo del espíritu con que originalmente fueron construidos. Más que restauraciones y actualizaciones, sus modelos estaban pensados como costosos edificios europeos que aspiraban a cambiar la fisonomía de la ciudad de México y asemejarla a la Viena decimonónica. Aunque realizó una gran cantidad de dibujos y está implicado en numerosos proyectos tanto oficiales como privados, tal como lo atestiguan los archivos austriacos, ninguno de sus proyectos parece haberse llevado a cabo. Por lo menos, en lo que respecta a los edificios del Estado, tenemos la certeza de que no obtuvo ninguna obra; en cuanto a las casas particulares, sería muy difícil comprobar si alguna de ellas llegó a construirse, pues, de haberse realizado, en nuestros días no existe ya. En este artículo se describen varios de esos proyectos y se proporcionan datos sobre este importante arquitecto.
More on graphs with just three distinct eigenvalues
Authors: Rowlinson Peter
Published: November 2016

Let G
be a connected non-regular non-bipartite graph whose adjacency matrix has
spectrum p,?(k),?(l), where k,l ? N and p > ? > ?. We show that if ? is
non-main then ?(G) ? 1 + ? - ??, with equality if and only if G is of one
of three types, derived from a strongly regular graph, a symmetric design or
a quasi-symmetric design (with appropriate parameters in each case).
AthenaCloud: A cloud-based platform for multi-device educational software generation
Authors: Vásquez-Ramírez Raquel , Bustos-Lopez Maritza , Alor-Hernández Giner , Sanchez-Ramírez Cuauhtémoc , García-Alcaraz Jorge
Published: November 2016

Nowadays, information technologies play an important role in education. In
education, mobile and TV applications can be considered a support tool in the
teaching - learning process, however, relevant and appropriate mobile and TV
applications are not always available; teachers can only judge applications
by reviews or anecdotes instead of testing them. These reasons lead to the
needs and benefits for creating one?s own mobile application for teaching and
learning. In this work, we present a cloud-based platform for multi-device
educational software generation (smartphones, tablets, Web, Android-based TV
boxes, and smart TV devices) called AthenaCloud. It is important to mention
that an open cloud-based platform allows teachers to create their own
multi-device software by using a personal computer with Internet access. The
goal of this platform is to provide a software tool to help educators upload
their electronic contents - or use existing contents in an open repository -
and package them in the desired setup file for one of the supported devices
and operating systems.
Linguistic landscape of memorial spaces in multinational communities: The case of Banat Bulgarians in Serbia
Authors: Sikimic Biljana , Nomaci Motoki
Published: November 2016

For the linguistic landscape analysis of private signs of Banat Bulgarians we
chose two cemeteries, both of them multiethnic, since Banat Bulgarians in
Serbia do not form a majority population in any village. The cemetery in Jasa
Tomic/Modos is religiously mixed, but the Catholic and Orthodox part are
still divided. Banat Bulgarians in Konak village are buried in the Catholic
cemetery; there is a separate Orthodox cemetery for the majority population.
These two villages (Jasa Tomic and Konak) were selected because they share a
similar situation from the diachronic socio-linguistical point of view: apart
for a brief time during World War II, the Bulgarian/Paulician language was
hardly taught since the early 20th century; Bulgarian was used only in the
family and the Catholic church (there are prayer books in Banat Bulgarian);
there were many mixed marriages; there was no revival of language and
culture As inscriptions on all existing Banat Bulgarian Cyrillic headstones
are in Serbian and none of the cemeteries visited have inscriptions in
Bulgarian, or rather in the Bulgarian Cyrillic, this indicates that the use
and knowledge of standard Bulgarian is limited among the Banat Bulgarians. At
the same time, the use of Banat Bulgarian in the Latin alphabet on a
proportionally large number of headstones up to the end of the 20th century
in the Serbian part of the Banat, and also actively today in Vinga in the
Romanian part of Banat, indicates the great importance of the Banat Bulgarian
language in preserving the identity of Banat Bulgarians.
Serbian theolinguistics today: Research issues and results
Authors: Koncarevic Ksenija , Petrovic Srdjan
Published: November 2016

The essay gives a survey of basic research directions in Serbian
theolinguistics (in the fields of general linguistics, Serbian studies,
Slavic studies and foreign philology), and presents the most important
achievements in the fundamental and applicative fields of the study of the
sacral language (from the synchronic perspective) which are presented in
monographs, papers published in thematic anthologies, proceedings of
scientific conferences and scientific journals in Serbia, Montenegro and the
Republic of Srpska (with bibliographic references for the 2000-2013 period).
Serbian theolinguistics, although in the stage of scientific constitution,
potentially has a wide range of fundamental areas of study (some of the main
issues from 2000 to 2013 were theoretical and methodological basis of
theolinguistics, modern functioning of liturgical languages, confessional
markedness of language levels, functional stylistics, genology and stylistics
of resources, discourse theory) and spheres of application (lexicography,
traductology, linguodidactics). Its perspective in the forthcoming period
lies in strengthening the ties with leading centres of theolinguistics in the
Slavic world and the integration of researchers of philological and
theological profiles in order to further its development.