bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
La formación para la investigación en los programas de contaduría: una función del profesor universitario
Authors: Ríos León Roberto Antonio
Published: June 2017

El objetivo de esta investigación es describir el marco de la formación para la investigación en los programas de Contaduría Pública, para determinar cómo esta se lleva a cabo por parte de los profesores y su incidencia en el desempeño académico de los estudiantes. El diseño metodológico se caracteriza por la utilización de metodologías cuantitativas y cualitativas, es decir, una metodología ecléctica. Para ello se tomó una institución de educación superior de Bogotá. La población está conformada por 30 profesores y la muestra por 26 de ellos. Para la recolección de datos, se aplicaron cuestionarios, entrevistas semiestructuradas, grupo de discusión y análisis documental. El proceso de análisis se llevó a cabo utilizando el programa estadístico spss y el procesador de texto Word, para luego realizar la triangulación de datos. Los resultados de la investigación evidencian la necesidad de fortalecer la formación para la investigación en los programas de Contaduría Pública, especialmente en lo relacionado con profesores, estudiantes, comunidad y Estado.
Aplicación de la contametría como tecnología social en casos de desastres ambientales provocados por el hombre. Una aproximación
Authors: Pérez Pita Amparo Elizabeth , Trujillo Rendón Rosa
Published: June 2017

El objetivo del presente trabajo es hacer una aproximación contamétrica de la responsabilidad socioambiental del contador público para clasificar, medir, valorar, revelar, interpretar, evaluar y controlar el impacto generado por los desastres ambientales. Tales factores se conciben aquí como los elementos contamétricos en el sentido de Franco (2014). Para ello se tomó el caso de una empresa explotadora de carbón que ocasionó el conocido desastre ambiental del 13 de enero del 2013, debido al vertimiento de este mineral en la Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, Colombia. En el diseño metodológico se consultaron fuentes documentales primarias (caso Drummond) y secundarias (artículos especializados en la materia). Se concluye que los resultados todavía son preliminares, dado que la contametría es un saber en construcción. Sin embargo, se espera que para el desarrollo de investigaciones futuras el caso pueda extrapolarse a otros similares o susceptibles de ser comparados.
O professor–pesquisador de história e o uso da fotografia como fonte em sala de aula
Authors: Santos Rodrigo Otavio dos
Published: June 2017

Resumo   O presente artigo pretende discutir e apresentar técnicas de pesquisa em imagens para historiadores, bem como apresentar a professores de História formas e mecanismos para se trabalhar com as imagens em sala de aula, com vistas à motivação e melhorar o aprendizado dos alunos. Para tanto, utilizaremos, ao lado de teorias de História e análise de fontes, diversos exemplos que possivelmente ajudarão tanto o pesquisador em História quanto o professor em sua prática docente.     Palavras-chave: História. Educação. Indústria Cultural. Fotografia.     Abstract   The following paper intends to discuss and present some image research techniques for historians and as well to present to history teachers some ways and mechanisms to handle images within classroom in order to motivate and improve students’ learning. Thus, some History theories source analysis along with several examples are going to be displayed in order to help History researchers as well as teachers in their practice. Keywords: History. Education. Cultural Industry. Photography.
Paradigmas Epistemológicos do Ensino-Aprendizagem em EAD
Authors: Adona Sâmmya Faria , Alves Clarice Gonçalves Rodrigues , Delicato Cláudio Travassos
Published: June 2017

A Educação a Distância – EaD – começou com cartas, mas com o avanço do mundo moderno a tecnologia tornou-se indispensável. Nesse diapasão, este artigo destaca o pensamento de alguns autores, baseado em livros e artigos científicos, que fundamentam esta mudança diante de técnicas utilizadas em um processo de análise qualitativa. É inegável que existem aqueles que são nativos nesse mundo virtual e cresceram envoltos da tecnologia. Contudo, também existem pessoas que viram as cartas sumindo com a passar do tempo e, muitos, não acompanharam o desenvolvimento tecnológico. Assim, o artigo objetiva analisar os paradigmas epistemológicos do ensino-aprendizagem em EaD considerando que é primordial que toda Instituição de ensino que oferece EaD tenha em seu projeto educacional a garantia de qualidade na educação, que deve ser oferecida independentemente dos conhecimentos tecnológicos que o aluno disponha no momento em que inicia um curso
Educação, escola, criatividade e tecnologia: contributos para a conceitualização de um modelo pedagógico do século XXI
Authors: Haetinger Max Günther , Trindade Rui
Published: June 2017

RESUMO A criatividade, como eixo pedagógico transversal dos projetos de intervenção educativa, que têm lugar nas escolas, é o objeto de reflexão deste artigo. Ele apresenta os resultados de um projeto de pesquisa que foi desenvolvido em quatro salas de aula, frequentadas por crianças do 4º ano de escolaridade, em Portugal, numa das áreas curriculares dos planos de estudos em vigor neste país, a área de Estudo do Meio. Trata--se de um trabalho onde se pretende discutir os desafios e exigências das escolas do século XXI, o que explica a articulação que se estabelece entre criatividade e Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação (TIC), cujas potencialidades educativas o referido projeto de pesquisa acaba por comprovar. Comprova-se também que a organização cooperativa dos ambientes de aprendizagem constitui um fator indissociável da construção de ambientes educativos onde a criatividade é entendida como um objetivo e uma referência curricular e pedagógica nucleares.   Palavras-chave: Criatividade. TIC. Ambientes cooperativos de aprendizagem.   ABSTRACT Creativity, as a transversal pedagogical axis of educational intervention projects that take place in schools, is the focus of the following paper. It presents the results of a research project that was developed in four 4th grade children groups in Portugal, in one of the areas of Study of the Environment. This is a study where the challenges and demands of 21st century schools are discussed, which explains the articulation between Creativity and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), whose academic potential the research project can prove. In addition, it proves that the cooperative organization of learning environments is an inseparable factor in the construction of educational environments where creativity is understood as a goal and a curricular and pedagogical reference. Keywords: Creativity. ICT.  Learning cooperative environments.
Muralismo libertário: comunicação e educação emancipadora
Authors: Pinheiro Queluz Marilda Lopes , Queluz Gilson Leandro
Published: June 2017

RESUMO Este trabalho pretende, através do exemplo do muralismo libertário latino-americano, problematizar as relações entre educação e emancipação. É nossa compreensão que as práticas de ação direta pertinentes ao muralismo libertário, são processos constituintes de uma comunicação igualitária em franca antítese e resistência a um modo de comunicação autoritário característico da sociedade capitalista e de sua indústria cultural.  Analisaremos algumas obras dos coletivos muralistas anarquistas contemporâneos nas cidades latino-americanas, demonstrando sua orientação temática, suas estratégias de produção e representação imagética, e sua concepção explícita de uma formação cultural ampliada. Consideramos que o muralismo libertário, ao se apropriar do espaço urbano como meio de comunicação, ao ressignificar nos muros os demarcadores das desigualdades sociais, procura constituir uma cultura da resistência, materializando os fundamentos de um modo de comunicação igualitário.   Palavras-chave: Muralismo Latino-americano. Muralismo Libertário. Educação e Emancipação.   ABSTRACT The following paper aims to problematize the relationship between education and emancipation through the example of Latin American libertarian muralism. It is the authors’ understanding that the practices concerning the libertarian muralism belong to an egalitarian communication, which is openly against an authoritarian communication peculiar to the capitalist society and its culture industry. The authors will analyze some studies of the contemporary anarchist collective muralists in Latin American cities, demonstrating their thematic orientation, their strategies of image production and representation, and their explicit conception of a broad cultural formation. In addition, the authors consider that libertarian muralism, by using urban space as a means of communication, and re-defining the main aspects of social inequalities, seeks to establish a culture of resistance, materializing the foundations of an egalitarian way of communication.   Keywords: Latin American Muralism. Libertarian Muralism. Education and Emancipation.
A Cultural Harmony between Islam and Local Tradition of Caram Seguguk in Rengas Payaraman, Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra
Authors: Syawaludin Mohammad
Published: June 2017

The study attempts to look Islam as a religion which teaches various aspects of normative and humanism has undergone a process of acceptance and rejection in the society. Meanwhile, tradition as an identity of a particular community also has undergone an eclectic process in acquiring adaptation with the Islamic teachings. It proves that Islam is not merely understood as a doctrine but also as a result of the interaction of cultural values, norms, and morals representing in the forms of religious practices which tolerates the local values. The meeting between Islamic value and local tradition value are maintained. Then, they form Islamic narrated activities as a form of internalization of the teachings and community behaviors. Caram Seguguk tradition in South Sumatera is one of the results of the harmonization between Islam and local traditions in daily activities.
Bank Wakaf: Solusi Pemberdayaan Sosial Ekonomi Indonesia
Authors: Medias Fahmi
Published: June 2017

This article attempts to identify the strategic role of cash waqf as an alternative financial instrument in the economic development of Indonesia in the field of social, religious, educational, and health, as well as to identify the problems faced by the social institution that has existed in Indonesia in the management of cash waqf. After the economic crisis hit Indonesia in 1998, the existence of cash waqf becomes very strategic and is deemed appropriate to give the mutual fund model that very potential in real sector to empower and strengthen the social economy Indonesia. However, cash waqf as one of the most potential sources of funds which have not been used optimally in Indonesia. This is due to a large number of waqfs are managed in a traditional consumer. On the other hand, Islamic finance institutions which manage the Waqf money haven't been able to manifest cash waqf benefits for socio-economic empowerment. At the end of the discussion, this article emphasizes the importance of the cash waqf funds mobilization of society through the creation of waqf bank to expand the potential of cash waqf in improving the social and economic welfare of society in Indonesia.
DAS ADAPTAÇÕES ÀS FLEXIBILIZAÇÕES CURRICULARES: UMA ANÁLISE DE DOCUMENTOS LEGAIS E REVISTAS PEDAGÓGICAS
Authors: Scherer Renata Porcher , Gräff Patrícia
Published: June 2017

Entender o deslocamento de ênfase que se orienta das adaptações para as flexibilizações curriculares, produzido em um cenário educacional inclusivo, constitui o eixo central deste texto. Pela análise de um conjunto de documentos legais e revistas pedagógicas, buscamos entender os modos como o currículo foi sendo moldado para atender às metas estabelecidas para a educação, durante os últimos anos do século XX. Inspiradas nos estudos foucaultianos, tomamos o discurso como ferramenta teórico-metodológica. A partir do exercício analítico desenvolvido, entendemos que a necessidade de adaptar o currículo foi produzida a partir do cruzamento entre os campos psi, a educação e as neurociências, ao longo da década de 1990. Parece-nos que as adaptações curriculares e, mais recentemente, as flexibilizações curriculares visam atender às demandas de uma educação que, acompanhando as transformações sociais, vê esmaecer de sua função um sentido coletivo e passa a se organizar para atender as necessidades individuais dos escolares.
Examining the Effects of Advanced Cutting Methods on Surface Porosity of Aluminum Foam Material
Authors: Dahil Lutfiye
Published: June 2017

Abstract—In this study, the aluminum foam material having two different pore structures was obtained. These materials were cut using advanced cutting methods (waterjet and wire erosion). And then, the porosity levels of the cut surfaces were examined depending on the cutting method applied. In order to ensure the equal measurement, the rate of feed was set to 40m/min. The porosity measurements were repeated for 6 times in parallel and vertical to cutting surface, and the mean value of those measurements was calculated. There were also problems with the two cutting methods. Both methods require additional processing. In terms of continuity of the cutting process, water jet is more advantageous. Water jetting in high and medium pore specimens yielded better results in places parallel to the cutting surface. It was the result of water jetting better at places that are perpendicular to the cutting surface.

Key words: Aluminumfoammaterial, Advanced cuttingtechniques, Pore, Surfaceroughness.
Strategy Planning For the Mining Industry in Semnan Province (Iran) Using A Combined SWOT-AHP Approach
Authors: Rafeeian Nima , Taji Mohammad
Published: June 2017

Abstract— In today's world, the type of investment, prioritization and scheduling the extraction of mineral resources due to the constraints of resources, technologies and human resources, etc. strongly requires a strategic planning appropriated in this area. In terms of quantity and quality, the resources and mines in Semnan province would be seen among the richest mineral resources in Iran. However, due to a scarcity of compiled strategic planning in the mining industry, this prominent province plays a small role in the country's economic developments. In this regard, the exploration and evaluation of the strategic factors and a formulation of strategies seems to be vital. In this study, the analysis and formulation of the demanding strategy have been done by applying the strategic management approach SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats). Then the resulting strategies have been prioritized by using a hierarchical multi-criteria decision analysis called AHP (Analytic Hierarchical Process). Three strategies: creation of industrial clusters in the field of handicraft production with raw materials of mud, clay and gypsum panels (S3), joint mineral investments with the other mines of the province (S8), and the creation of groundwork for the mineral production cooperative companies, gained the highest priorities. Three strategies: updating the existing coke-making companies and constructing small coke-making and coal-washing units (S5), forming the specialized, industrial, mining, strategic and advisory committees in the Semnan Provincial Government to facilitate the local laws and encourage investments in mining (S7), and a greater engagement of private sectors with the government (activate the role of mining engineering and a maximum participation in decision-making related to the industry of the province) gained the least priority. At last, using prioritized strategies, some systematic planning is chosen strategically to suit the current situation, and to make possible a development and utilization of the high potential capacities in the mining industry which are already provides in Semnan province.

 Index Terms— mining industry, SWOT Analysis, Hierarchical Analysis, Semnan province.
Thermal Analysis of a Solar Cooling Adsorption System by a Dynamic Model
Authors: Vollaro Roberto de Lieto , Basilicata Carmine , Vollaro Emanuele de Lieto
Published: June 2017

Abstract—In this paper is shown the possibilities to implement an energy solar system, without auxiliary elements, made to cool. The new technologies (vacuumpacked tube, tanks of build-up with variable volume, etc.), allow the possibility to obtain easily a stand-alone refrigerating system. Today it is always more and more the case where during the summer season there is a surplus of thermal energy whose use is to be assigned within the energy optimization system. The most immediate solution to this problem is the ability to produce cold by means of simple adsorption solutions, thus contributing to the cooling problem with low COP values. The most beneficial adsorbent both for its thermal/physical and low cost is the silica gel, a polymer of silicon dioxide, commonly used for its dehydrating properties, especially in the preservation of electronic material [1,3,13].

In this study we have developed a dynamic model with the software trnsys to verify the obtaining of appropriate warm fluid for an innovative cooling system absorption with gel of silica and water and it is tested on a real building as case study.

The dynamic model analyzes the performance thermodynamic balance of a small size system has been made (about 20-50 kW), adequate to cool a Building of 900 sq m. and allow to assess the conformation (surface, storage volume, etc.). of a  new generation solar power plant is able to guarantee a continuous operation during the summer period [2].

We have tested a solar cooling system with solar vacuum collectors on a real Building with Meteo data  of three Cities as Rome Milan and Tunisi and we have tested the model comparing the results obtained.

The model in fact allows to make a preliminary design of principal part of the plant and to evaluate function cost-benefit of a complex investment for innovative technology The interesting results obtained allow at a later stage to make a prototype validating the theoretical results with experimental measures.

 Index Terms—Silica gel, Solar Cooling, Building
Hybrid Road Barrier Design As Aesthetic Safety Feature and Urban Furniture
Authors: Yumrutas H. Ibrahim , Yorur Huseyin
Published: June 2017

Abstract— There are various types of road barriers such as steel W beam, steel cable, concrete and wooden (timber) that have been used all over the World. They all have some advantages and disadvantages from different kinds of aspects such as construction time, ease of installation, low-cost, proven effectiveness, impact resistance, durability, service life, maintenance, etc. but to attain a more pleasant drive especially in historical and natural urban roads or scenic highways, installing wooden (timber) barriers can be considered as a more aesthetically pleasing alternative. In addition to aesthetic, wooden barriers can be preferred for their impact energy and sound absorption capabilities especially in urban roads. With the design, it is also estimated that light effect of oncoming traffic will be blocked. The main idea is to use hybrid barriers for both aesthetic safety feature in scenic or historical roads and urban furniture. This paper also summarizes comparisons among conventional road barrier systems considering the European standard EN 1317, Road Restraint Systems and provides a discussion of future designs.

 

Index Terms—road restraint system, timber barrier, hybrid barrier, road barrier, urban furniture
Diversidad de haplotipos del complejo principal de histocompatibilidad en equinos de la raza Árabe de la República Argentina
Authors: Sadaba S. A. , Corbi Botto C. M. , Zappa M. E. , Carino M. H. , Villegas Castagnasso E. E. , Peral García P. , Díaz S.
Published: June 2017

La diversidad de los genes del complejo principal de histocompatibilidad (MHC) es clave en su función en la presentación de antígenos en el sistema inmune. La tipificación indirecta basada en microsatélites (STR) del MHC aporta información de la variabilidad genética y de la estructura poblacional y es una estrategia para conocer procesos selectivos y evolutivos. Con el fin de caracterizar una población de caballos de raza Árabe, se identificaron los haplotipos del MHC sobre la base de tres microsatélites (UM011, DRB2-STR2 y COR112) abarcando una región de ~1Mpb. El ADN genómico se extrajo de sangre y pelo de 30 caballos de cinco haras de la provincia de Buenos Aires y los STRs se amplificaron con cebadores fluorescentes para tipificar en secuenciador automático. Seestimaron parámetros poblacionales y de diversidad y la detección de haplotipos se realizó mediante análisis de segregación y con el programa de reconstrucción de haplotipos PHASE. Se reconocieron 24 haplotipos; entre ellos, 12 se verificaron por segregación en los registros de pedigree del StudBook. Los resultados obtenidos demostraron la existencia de ligamiento con alelos conocidos de genes de clase II del equine leukocyte antigen (ELA) y la cantidad de haplotipos identificada permitió expandir la valoración de la diversidad del MHC equino. Esta metodología constituye una herramienta de utilidad y un método alternativo para la tipificación del MHC en linajes de caballos y en estudios poblacionales relacionados con la inmunidad.
DISKRESI DALAM PENETAPAN UPAH MINIMUM OLEH GUBERNUR
Authors: Pamungkas Setyo
Published: June 2017

Abstrak
Upah minimum bertujuan untuk memberikan perlindungan bagi pekerja dari upah yang
terlalu rendah. Upah minimum mendorong terwujudnya keadilan bagi pekerja-pengusaha,
dan pemenuhan kebutuhan hidup minimal bagi semua yang bekerja dan yang memerlukan
perlindungan. Upah minimum ditetapkan oleh Gubernur. Gubernur dalam menetapkan
upah minimum dapat menggunakan pertimbangannya sendiri tentang upah yang layak,
karena pekerja/buruh tidak boleh dibayar di bawah nilai kebutuhan hidup layak dan
perlindungan sosialnya. Gubernur juga berperan penting dalam mengembangkan kebijakan
upah minimum. Jadi, Gubernur dapat melakukan diskresi untuk memastikan bahwa
keadilan sosial dapat dicapai melalui kebijakan upah minimum. Akan tetapi, diskresi
tersebut harus benar-benar memastikan negara memberikan perlindungan yang sama
bagi pekerja dan pengusaha.

Abstract
The establishment of minimum wage standard aims to provide protection for workers from
wages that are too low. The minimum wage standard encourage the achievement of justice
for workers as well as employers, and the minimum subsistence for all workers whose
living standard needs to be protected. The minimum wage is established by the provincial
governor, who may at his/her discretion establish the minimum wage at the rate she/he
deemed decent, since for workers /laborers should not be paid below the needs of decent
living and of social protection. The governor also plays an important role in developing
policies on minimum wages. Therefore, the governor may excercise his/her discretion to
ensure that social justice can be achieved through the minimum wage policy. However,
such discretion must assure that the state provides equal protection for workers and
employers.
“Islamic Revival” in Dagestan: 25 years later
Authors: Bobrovnikov Vladimir
Published: June 2017

More than twenty five years passed from the beginning of the Islamic growth in Dagestan. It is the time to evaluate this phenomenon. As specialist in Oriental studies and social anthropology I am going to do it on the basis of archival and field research materials gathered in the republic from the autumn 1992 till the summer of 2016. I happened to witness the very beginning of the Islamic growth as well as fall of enthusiasm related to Islam. This paper aims to clarify the nature and results of the Islamic growth. What was the reason of the so-called Islamic revival? How does it correlate to the imperial Soviet past in Russian Caucasus? What did the Islamic growth result in? What was eventually revived if any? And last but not least — how was the return of Islam to public sphere related to the growth of conflicts and social instability in the region? The fall of the one-party Soviet system was accompanied with the appearance of numerous Islamic parties and movements. All of them appealed to the restoration of religious freedom for Muslims, the return from the official state atheism to Islam, consolidation of Russia’s Muslims on the basis of Shari‘a and to the revival of high pre-Soviet Islamic culture in perspective. Post-Soviet Islamic parties appeared to be strikingly short-lived: all of them disappeared already in the 1990s. Hopes on Islam as the means of political liberation and national self-determination of Soviet Muslims in Dagestan proved to be wrong. Politics seems not to be a stable factor of the Islamic growth. Religious statistics defines it better. One should note unprecedented growth of religious Islamic institutions in Dagestan. However the quantity does not mean quality. Islamic cultural revival did not yet happen in the republic. It seems that the Soviet past still affects Dagestani Muslims stronger that it seems at first sight. Following Soviet reforms and forced secularization pre-revolutionary Muslim society exists no more. The general course of the Islamic growth was much affected by transformation of post-Soviet Russian polity in the region, economic devastation, growing unemployment and aftermath of two bloody Russian-Chechen wars. In addition, the so-called Wahhabi opposition appeared to be a serious challenge to the post-Soviet Russian rule in the Caucasus. Nowadays it disappears but other radical Muslim movements such as Hizb al-Takhrir were introduced in the region.
Pesquisar apesar da crise
Authors: Monteiro Silvio Gomes
Published: June 2017

A atual crise política, econômica e moral que passa o Brasil tem os seus reflexos em vários setores da sociedade brasileira, seja de maneira direta ou indireta. Como por exemplo na pesquisa científica do País. Após um belo início de grandes investimentos do governo brasileiro como por exemplo o Programa Ciência sem Fronteira, onde milhares de estudantes foram se aperfeiçoar em outros países e os altos recursos das agências estaduais e federal de amparo a pesquisa nos diversos Estados, a crise que enfrentamos de uma certa forma, e de uma só vez, quebrou as "duas pernas" da pesquisa no País. As Universidades públicas e os Institutos de pesquisas estão mais e mais sucateados e as Fundações de Amparo à Pesquisa dos estados, que dependem do CNPq e da CAPES reduziram os seus financiamentos. É nesse atual panorama que os nossos bravos pesquisadores fazem as suas pesquisas tentando heroicamente contribuir para a melhoria da qualidade de vida da sociedade, algo bem esquecido pela atual classe política do nosso País.No presente volume 8 da Revista de Investigação Biomédica (RIB), constam sete artigos originais e duas revisões da literatura. Neste volume, estão sendo abordados os seguintes temas originais: A situação vacinal das crianças em São Luís; O risco de queda e da demanda atencional em idosos; As dores osteomioarticulares em profissionais do transporte público em São Luis; As infecções relacionadas à assistência à saúde numa UTI; As enteroparasitoses em chupetas de crianças em comunidade carente de Vitória de Santo Antão-PE; Perfil de resistência microbiana dos principais patógenos isolados em amostras provenientes de hospitais de Colatina - ES; Análise dos sintomas e das alterações otológicas em pacientes com sintomatologia dolorosa na articulação temporomandibular. E as duas revisões abordam os temas sobre o uso popular da sucupira no tratamento de doenças reumáticas e o diagnóstico e tratamento das doenças do HTLV.Assim a RIB através dos esforços dos seus pesquisadores vem mais uma vez contribuir para o avanço da ciência, apesar das diversas dificuldades que o nosso País vem atravessando. Desta forma, vale ressaltar o enorme agradecimento a todos que contribuem para a publicação de mais este volume da Revista de Investigação Biomédica. e que possamos seguir adiante melhorando cada vez mais.
Cytoprotective Effects of Lepidium sativum Seed Extract on Liver and Pancreas of HFD/STZ Induced Type 2 Diabetic Mice
Authors: S. S. Desai , V. Walvekar M. , N. H. Shaikh
Published: June 2017

Type II diabetes mellitus (TIIDM) is the world’s largest endocrine disorder. Obesity is one of the leading causes for type
II diabetes. In the present study antihyperglycemic and cytoprotective role of Lepidium sativum seed extract (LSE) for
obesity associated diabetes in normal and high fat diet (HFD)-streptozotocin induced mice was investigated. Blood glucose,
histology of liver and pancreas and body weight in obese diabetic mice was evaluated. Administration of LSE for 28 days
significantly lowered blood glucose while increased body weight and recovered degenerative changes in liver and pancreas.
These findings suggest that LSE possess antihyperglycemic and cytoprotective action and might be a good candidate for
obesity associated diabetes.
Eugenol and Isoeugenol In Association with Antifungal Against Cryptococcus neoformans
Authors: L. S. Pinheiro , J. P. Sousa , J. P. Sousa , N. A. Barreto , T B Dantas , C P Menezes , A L A Lima , A C L Silva , J M C G Santos , A A Oliveira-Filho , E O Lima
Published: June 2017

The antifungal therapy combined is used in clinical practice of several mycoses as it may increase the efficacy of the
treatment. The use of natural products (phytochemicals) in combination with conventional antifungal drugs has been related
to beneficial effects, mainly synergistic effects. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the combined use of
eugenol / isoeugenol, compounds with recognized antimicrobial activity, in association with antifungal amphotericin B
against strains of Cryptococcus neoformans. The combined antifungal effect were be determined from the Fraction
Inhibitory Concentration index - checkerboard technique. The results obtained in this study showed that eugenol in
combination with amphotericin B had antagonistic effect against the strains of C. neoformans, LM 615 and INCQS 40221
(FIC index 6.0 and 4.0), respectively. The combination of the isoeugenol and amphotericin B also showed antagonistic
effects for both the LM 615 strain and INCQS 40221 (FIC index 6.0 and 5.0), respectively. This study contributed to the
understanding of the antifungal effects of the association of phenylpropanoids (eugenol / isoeugenol) with amphotericin B.
Further studies are needed to evaluate and compare the effects of the association of these phytochemicals with other
conventional antifungal drugs used against C. neoformans.
Spelt (Triticum aestivum ssp. Spelta)– from Field to Cosmetics
Authors: L. Georgieva-Krasteva , I. Hristova , D. Mihaylova , K. Dobreva
Published: June 2017

Plants have been intensively used as sources of biologically active compounds. Recently, the attention was directed to
spelt (Triticum aestivum ssp. spelta) as a promising source of antioxidant compounds. In the present study, the
antioxidant activity and total phenolic content of Triticum spelta glycerin extracts were determined. Three different
extraction techniques were performed – conventional, microwave- and ultrasound- assisted extractions. Best polyphenol
content and antioxidant activity were resulted when heat reflux extraction was applied. Moreover, nourishing and
regenerating cream (NRC) formulation was prepared by incorporating 1 % glycerin spelt extract. The physicochemical
stability of this formulation was assessed as well as sensory and skin penetration caracteristics.The cosmetic preparation
exhibited good emulsion and colour stability at all temperature tested (-10 °C; 25 °C and 40 °C) during 90 days. 85 % of
volunteers assessed the skin penetration of NRC as good. The same percentage claimed pleasant odor caracteristic after
application on skin. Based on these results it can be concluded that spelt is a promissing source of biologically active
substances with various applications.
The Standardization of Aronia melanocarpa Fruits Growing on the Territory of Orenburg Region
Authors: A. Shmygareva A. , N. Sankov A. , R. Dudarenkova M. , A. Kochukova A. , A. Dorokhina O. , U. Nigmatulina Yu. , S. Gorbunova E.
Published: June 2017

For standardization of Aronia melanocarpa fruits the method of direct spectrophotometry at analytical wavelength 534 nm
was used1
. The optimal extraction conditions of flavonoids from fruits of Aronia melanocarpa Elliot. - extractant is 96%
ethyl alcohol; the ratio of "raw-extractant" - 1:30; extraction time -30 min1
. The relative degree of the determination of the
total flavonoids in fruits of Aronia melanocarpa Elliot. in used method with confidence probability 0,95 is no more than
±3,64%. The content of total flavonoids in fruits of Aronia melanocarpa Elliot. varied from 1,6% to 7,5% (calculated on
cyanidin-3-O-glikozid).
Baseline incidence of intussusception in early childhood before rotavirus vaccine introduction, the Netherlands, January 2008 to December 2012
Authors: Gadroen Kartini , Kemmeren Jeanet M , Bruijning-Verhagen Patricia CJ , Straus Sabine MJM , Weibel Daniel , de Melker Hester E , Sturkenboom Miriam CJM
Published: June 2017

Intussusception is a rare, potentially life-threatening condition in early childhood. It gained attention due to an unexpected association with the first rotavirus vaccine, RotaShield, which was subsequently withdrawn from the market. Across Europe, broad variations in intussusception incidence rates have been reported. This study provides a first estimate of intussusception incidence in young children in the Netherlands from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2012, which could be used for future rotavirus safety monitoring. Our estimates are based on two different sources: electronic medical records from the primary healthcare database (IPCI), as well as administrative data from the Dutch hospital register (LBZ). The results from our study indicate a low rate of intussusception. Overall incidence rate in children < 36 months of age was 21.2 per 100,000 person-years (95% confidence interval (CI): 12.5–34.3) based on primary healthcare data and 22.6 per 100,000 person-years (95% CI: 20.9–24.4) based on hospital administrative data. The estimates suggest the upper and lower bound of the expected number of cases.
BBC2 and World Cinema
Authors: Franklin Ieuan
Published: June 2017

This article examines the origins of BBC2's reputation as a purveyor of films from around the world, exploring the significance and impact of the strand World Cinema (1965–74) and assessing the range and diversity of its offer. Foreign-language titles had been broadcast by the Corporation since before the Second World War, due partly to their ready availability at a time when Hollywood films were ‘off limits’, given the hostility of American (and British) film companies towards the new rival medium of television. During this early period, however, these continental films were not popular, undoubtedly due to the fact that subtitles were very difficult to read on small, low-definition television screens. BBC2, with its commitment to minority tastes and interests and its use of both the higher-definition 625-line UHF system and colour, was perfectly placed to revive and foster interest in world cinema. For those who urged broadcasters to adopt and maintain an enlightened film policy, World Cinema became exemplary, as a rare exception to the general rules in early television of editing for content or length, block buying (the practice of buying the rights to a mixed package of films in order to acquire certain gems) and haphazard scheduling. For a generation of cinephiles, World Cinema was a formative and educative experience. Particular attention is paid here to the first five years of World Cinema, which saw the strand give attention to a variety of ‘New Waves’ and relay experiences from behind the Iron Curtain and further afield.
On Theory and Practice
Authors: Derrida Jacques
Published: June 2017

This excerpt drawn from Derrida's 1976–77 seminar series of the same title traces surprising resonances between Althusser's and Heidegger's readings of Marx, drawing what Heidegger calls ‘thinking’ into proximity with what Althusser calls ‘praxis’.
Acoustic Emission Signatures of Fatigue Damage in Idealized Bevel Gear Spline for Localized Sensing
Authors: Zhang Lu , Ozevin Didem , Hardman William , Timmons Alan
Published: June 2017

In many rotating machinery applications, such as helicopters, the splines of an externally-splined steel shaft that emerges from the gearbox engage with the reverse geometry of an internally splined driven shaft for the delivery of power. The splined section of the shaft is a critical and non-redundant element which is prone to cracking due to complex loading conditions. Thus, early detection of flaws is required to prevent catastrophic failures. The acoustic emission (AE) method is a direct way of detecting such active flaws, but its application to detect flaws in a splined shaft in a gearbox is difficult due to the interference of background noise and uncertainty about the effects of the wave propagation path on the received AE signature. Here, to model how AE may detect fault propagation in a hollow cylindrical splined shaft, the splined section is essentially unrolled into a metal plate of the same thickness as the cylinder wall. Spline ridges are cut into this plate, a through-notch is cut perpendicular to the spline to model fatigue crack initiation, and tensile cyclic loading is applied parallel to the spline to propagate the crack. In this paper, the new piezoelectric sensor array is introduced with the purpose of placing them within the gearbox to minimize the wave propagation path. The fatigue crack growth of a notched and flattened gearbox spline component is monitored using a new piezoelectric sensor array and conventional sensors in a laboratory environment with the purpose of developing source models and testing the new sensor performance. The AE data is continuously collected together with strain gauges strategically positioned on the structure. A significant amount of continuous emission due to the plastic deformation accompanied with the crack growth is observed. The frequency spectra of continuous emissions and burst emissions are compared to understand the differences of plastic deformation and sudden crack jump. The correlation of the cumulative AE events at the notch tip and the strain data is used to predict crack growth. The performance of the new sensor array is compared with the conventional AE sensors in terms of signal to noise ratio and the ability to detect fatigue cracking.
Detection of an Iris Pigmented Epithelium Cyst in a Child by High Frequency Ultrasonography
Authors: Mahdjoubi Amir , Desjardins Laurence , Bergès Olivier , Couprie Jérémy , Cassoux Nathalie
Published: June 2017

An 18-month-old boy presented with an iris pigmented epithelium cyst. The diagnosis was confirmed using high frequency ultrasonography. The cyst was determined to be in an intermediate location, thus needing no treatment provided that any potential complications were noted. However, continued monitoring is required to detect any changes to adapt management.

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J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus
. 2017;54:e31–e33.]
Product Patent in Pharmaceuticals and Compulsory Licensing
Authors: Maan Jatinder , Kumar Dinesh
Published: June 2017

The issue of patenting is a contentious issue. Different stakeholders hold opposite views. The pharmaceutical giants demand for stricter and longer Intellectual Property Protection for the promotion of research and development. They contend IP protection to be the “bedrock of their business”. While the health activists and governments of developing nations want greater flexibility in intellectual property protection and shorter patent period protection. Article 31 of the TRIPs agreement provides certain flexibilities to cater to certain situations. The countries are free to determine the grounds to issue provisions like compulsory licensing. But despite the provisions very few countries have used them. Pharmaceuticals giants with the backing of developed countries always try to denounce the practice of compulsory licensing with economic and political pressure. This chapter explains the concept and significance of Intellectual Property with reference to Pharmaceuticals. It also traces the little history of TRIPs agreement and explains the concept of Compulsory Licensing with trends in its use. It also discusses the few instances where compulsory License has been issued in different countries and tries to find the reasons of non issuance of Compulsory License.
The Continuum of Care
Authors: Liu Kwong Yuen , Wong Bonnie H. Y. , Chu Maria , Leung William Y. W.
Published: June 2017

This chapter examines the continuum of care in use at the Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The service continuum is a response to the needs of a diverse Chinese Canadian population, where services in the appropriate language and culture are limited. Within the funding context, service coordination for seniors within Ontario can be characterized as fragmented, with over-use of acute care hospitalization and long-term care institutionalization. Community agencies must find a way to adapt to changing systems as the Ontario government moves away from institutionalization and toward community care. This chapter explores challenges that are faced by a socially-minded organization within a medically-minded funding system. It also addresses ways to cope with the constraints.
Community-Based Rehabilitation in Hong Kong
Authors: Tong Kar-wai , Fong Kenneth N. K.
Published: June 2017

Community care is one of the worldwide strategies for governments to manage contemporary healthcare challenges and long-term care. In response to an ageing population, the Hong Kong government has been promoting the concepts of community care and made initiatives, inter alia, in community-based rehabilitation (CBR). Despite these new drives, there is insufficient supply of CBR services. Provisions of CBR are currently fragmented, project-based, or on a self-financed basis. The authors argue that there is a lack of longer-term plan on CBR and that the government still relies on the heavily subsidized public hospital system. In this chapter, the authors share their views on the opportunities and challenges of CBR in Hong Kong.
E-Government Politics as a Networking Phenomenon
Authors: Kassen Maxat
Published: June 2017

Asking such a simple question as what e-government politics really is to policymakers, practitioners and other stakeholders in the sphere and all the more so in a cross-country and cross-institutional manner could be an extremely prolific undertaking since it allows to generate a myriad of unique stories and perspectives about this phenomenon. E-government is a universally well-known concept in public policy, public administration, political and economic sciences and beyond and related academic and professional literature is really rich with demonstrative cases that represent these narratives well from various viewpoints and fields. In this regard, the key purpose of the article is not to update a state-of-the-art in the sphere but rather an attempt to synthesize and systematize all available institutional perspectives on the development of this truly multidimensional networking phenomenon equally from stakeholder, cross-institutional and cross-country perspectives.
Systems Thinking Research in the Twenty-First Century
Authors: Dominici Gandolfo
Published: June 2017

In this opinion article, the author aims to depict the state of systems thinking research through the lens of my own personal experience. His point of view is that of a relatively young scholar who has the privilege to be involved in the international systems thinking community in many ways. Indeed, in 2012 he established, with other colleagues, an academic society named Business Systems Laboratory (BSLab), which has rapidly become an important society for research into the application of systems thinking to society, business and organizations. Through his activity of organization of conferences and his editorial activity at the journals associated with BSLab (and recently as Editor-in-Chief of one of the older leading scientific journals on systems thinking and cybernetics, Kybernetes), the author has a privileged point of observation over the path of systems thinking in recent years. With this premise this opinion article aims to point out through a SWOT analysis the strength, the weaknesses, the opportunities and the threats of and for Systems Thinking.
Modeling of the Effects of Cyclic Voltammetry (CV) Using Fuzzy Logic with Different Membership Functions for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEM) with Polyvinyl Alcohol/Nano Silver (PVA/Ag)
Authors: Ersoyoglu Ali Serhat , Ata Sadik , Dincer Kevser , Önal Gürol , Yilmaz Yusuf
Published: June 2017

In this study, the effects of cyclic voltammetry (CV) has been modeled with Rule-based mamdani-type fuzzy (RBMTF), by using experimental data for proton exchange membrane fuel cell with PVA/AG. In the system developed, RBMTF apply input parameters are CV, scan rate and time, output parameters are current density and voltage. 12300 values for experimental study also obtained with RBMTF. Membership functions (MFs) are the building blocks of fuzzy set theory, i.e., fuzziness in a fuzzy set is determined by its MF. Accordingly, the shapes of MFs are important for a particular problem since they effect on a fuzzy inference system. They may have different shapes like triangular, trapezoidal, Gaussian, etc. When the results obtained from RBMTF and statistical analyses of experimental data have been compared, it has been determined that the two groups of data are coherent, and that there is not a significant difference between them. As a result, this study indicates that RBMTF with different membership functions can be safely used for CV.
The Sphodrina of the southern Levant (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Sphodrini)
Authors: Casale Achille , Assmann Thorsten
Published: June 2017

Here we present a synthesis on the current knowledge of sphodrine carabids of the southern Levant (Israel, areas under Palestinian control, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt east of Suez Channel: Sinai). A key for the identification of genera, subgenera and species is provided. Two new species are described: Taphoxenus (Lychnifugus) ziegleri sp. n. is described from Jordan (Type locality: Madaba), close to T. (L.) meridionalis Casale, 1988 (valid species), but markedly distinct for several characters both in external features and male genitalia. Laemostenus (Laemostenus) sinaiticus sp. n. is described from southern Sinai (Type locality: St. Catharina Monastery). This species belongs to the L. quadricollis species group (in the sense of Casale, 1988), and is close to L. aegyptiacus Schatzmayr, 1936. An updated key for the identification of the species of this group known so far in that area, which includes both epigean and subterranean species, is provided. The diagnostic features of all species newly described are illustrated, and their possible relationships are discussed. Furthermore, the features of male genitalia of Laemostenus (Laemostenus) aegyptiacus Schatzmayr, 1936 and Laemostenus (Laemostenus) libanensis (Piochard de la Brûlerie, 1876) are illustrated for the first time. The latter, known so far from the remains of the holotype specimen, is redescribed from material recently sampled in Lebanon.