bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The contribution of Slovenian biogas plants to the reduction of agricultural sector green house emissions
Authors: MARINŠEK LOGAR Romana , NOVAK Neža , VODOVNIK Maša
Published: December 2015

Agriculture is a source of emissions of the greenhouse gas methane into the environment. These emissions can be reduced by appropriate storage of animal slurry and manure, with proper fertilization and processing of organic agricultural waste into biogas, where methane is captured and used as an energy source. Biogas is a renewable source of energy that is produced by microbial anaerobic digestion in biogas plants. As a substrate in biogas plants using different types of organic biomass such as animal manure and slurry, crop residues, spoilt silage, waste from food processing industry and biodegradable industrial and municipal waste. Biogas can be used to produce heat and electricity or purified to biomethane as a fuel for vehicles. Digestate can be used as a high-quality fertilizer. Biogas as a renewable energy source represents a replacement for fossil fuels, thus reducing greenhouse gas emissions from fossil sources. The system of financial supports for electricity produced from biogas is applied in Slovenia. There were 24 operating biogas plants in Slovenia in year 2014. Slovenian biogas plants currently produce the majority of biogas from energy crops. As only the minority of biogas is produced from animal excrements we will primarily support the development of agricultural microbiogas plants that will use animal excrements and organic waste biomass from agri-food sector as substrates.
Influence of feeding bee colonies on colony strenght and honey authenticity
Authors: KANDOLF BOROVŠAK Andreja , OGRINC Nives , LILEK Nataša , NOČ Boštjan , BOŽIČ Janko , KOROŠEC Mojca
Published: December 2015

For the natural development of bee colonies, there is the need for appropriate nutrition. Lack of natural honey flow must be supplemented by feeding bee colonies with sugar syrups or candy paste. This supplementary feeding encourages brood breeding and forage activity, whereby stronger colonies collect more honey. Sugar syrups can cause honey adulteration, which is more frequent with the reversing of the brood combs with the bee food, with the combs moved from the brood chamber to the upper chamber. Authentication of honey from the standpoint of the presence of sugar syrup is very complex, because there is no single method by which honey adulteration can be reliably confirmed. Feeding the colonies in spring should result in stronger colonies and hence the collection of more honey in the brood chambers. The objective of the present study was to determine whether this has effects also on honey authenticity, and to discover a simple method for detection of honey adulteration. The colonies were fed with candy paste that had added yeast and blue dye, to provide markers for detection of honey adulteration. The strength of the colonies and quantity of honey in the brood chambers were monitored. The results of the analysis of stable isotope and activity of foreign enzymes were compared with the results of yeast quantity and colour of the honey (absorbance, L*, a*, b* parameters). Detection of yeast in the honey samples and presence of colour as a consequence of added dye appear to be appropriate methods to follow honey adulteration, and further studies are ongoing.
The analysis of costs related to bovine spongiform encephalopathy disease occurrence in the Czech Republic in 2001–2014
Authors: POSPÍŠIL Richard
Published: December 2015

This paper pays attention to analysis of the economic impacts of the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) occurrence in the Czech Republic, namely the financial compensations to the farmers whose herds had been affected and the costs of animal killing and carcass disposal in the rendering plant. Between February 2001 and the end of 2014, a total of 1 879 749 cows were examined and 30 cases of the BSE were detected. Consequently, 4 243 cows in cohorts were killed and their carcasses were safely disposed of. The farmers whose herds had been affected were provided compensations for the losses suffered. The total of the compensations in this period reached EUR 7 752 000. Of these, 83.3 % (EUR 6 458 000) were compensations for the value of the killed animals, 9.7 % (EUR 752 000) for the related costs, i.e., killing, safe disposal of carcasses and the examination for the BSE, and 6.9 % (EUR 535 000) for the losses due to non-materialised production. The average costs per 1 BSE-positive animal were EUR 258 400 and the average costs per 1 cohort animal were EUR 1 827. In the rendering plant responsible for killing the infected and cohort animals and safely disposing of their carcasses, the total of 2 342 tons of raw material was processed between March 2003 and 2009, and this cost EUR 363 777. The fact that there were only two last cases of the BSE in 2009 suggests a trend towards the disease eradication, which is in agreement with the situation in the other EU countries.
Before going to Vienna could Anton Janša be in Carinthia?
Authors: ŠALEHAR Andrej , GREGORI Janez , KOŽELJ Anton , DOVČ Peter
Published: December 2015

The opinions and arguments, claiming that Anton Janša stayed in Carinthia from 1765 until his departure for Vienna in the year 1766, that he was a member of the Carinthian agricultural society and similar, are a novelty in the knowledge of the life and work of the first c. k. beekeeping teacher in Vienna. This statement was for the first time published in the book of Ehrenfels in 1829 and for the second time in the book of Heinrich in 1832. This notice was later reproduced in other works. The message of these publications is: Anton Janša was a Carinthian, he brought the Carinthian way of beekeeping to Vienna, he originates from the Carinthian agricultural society, which also recommended him in Vienna, so he was invited by the Empress Maria Theresia to Vienna and so on. Among Slovenian authors Perc (1925a,b) and Stabej (1955) drew attention to these records. Janša describes in his books and stresses his Carniolan origin, Carniolan way of beekeeping and Carniolan wooden hive and does not refer to his life and work in Carinthia. To confirm these records and publications on Anton Janša in Carinthia, it is necessary to find archival documents in provincial archive in Klagenfurt to confirm or to reject this hypothesis.
Effects of Fluoxetine and Visual Experience on Glutamatergic and GABAergic Synaptic Proteins in Adult Rat Visual Cortex
Authors: Beshara Simon , Beston Brett R. , Pinto Joshua G. A. , Murphy Kathryn M.
Published: December 2015

Fluoxetine has emerged as a novel treatment for persistent amblyopia because in adult animals it reinstates critical period-like ocular dominance plasticity and promotes recovery of visual acuity. Translation of these results from animal models to the clinic, however, has been challenging because of the lack of understanding of how this selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor affects glutamatergic and GABAergic synaptic mechanisms that are essential for experience-dependent plasticity. An appealing hypothesis is that fluoxetine recreates a critical period (CP)-like state by shifting synaptic mechanisms to be more juvenile. To test this we studied the effect of fluoxetine treatment in adult rats, alone or in combination with visual deprivation [monocular deprivation (MD)], on a set of highly conserved presynaptic and postsynaptic proteins (synapsin, synaptophysin, VGLUT1, VGAT, PSD-95, gephyrin, GluN1, GluA2, GluN2B, GluN2A, GABAAα1, GABAAα3). We did not find evidence that fluoxetine shifted the protein amounts or balances to a CP-like state. Instead, it drove the balances in favor of the more mature subunits (GluN2A, GABAAα1). In addition, when fluoxetine was paired with MD it created a neuroprotective-like environment by normalizing the glutamatergic gain found in adult MDs. Together, our results suggest that fluoxetine treatment creates a novel synaptic environment dominated by GluN2A- and GABAAα1-dependent plasticity.
Componential Differences And Varying Developmental Patterns Exhibited In Immersion Programmes
Authors: Asano Sachiko
Published: December 2015

In bilingual literature, few studies have examined the processes of concept formation (CF); even fewer studies have discussed their developmental changes. This study explores language-cognition links and CF fractionation processes by comparing total and partial immersion programmes (TIPs and PIPs). Descriptive statistics (DS), correlational analysis (CA) and principal component analysis (PCA) are performed to investigate language-cognition relationships and similarities and differences in developmental aspects between TIPs and PIPs. The DS and CA for PIPs demonstrate varying inter-individual differences depending on the courses and programmes. Moreover, despite the nearly equal ratio in the two languages used for the courses at the PIPs, the PCA results exhibit componential fractionations and time-sequential (developmental) changes similar to those for TIPs, suggesting unique language-cognition links. On one hand, the results for the two PIPs revealed a unique composition depending on the IP, and on the other hand, the extracted components mediated by the two languages demonstrated a similar developmental pattern. The findings for PIPs, since they share common CF characteristics with TIPs, imply that the instructional and developmental significance of the CF process transcends time and educational systems. In particular, the fractionation and diversification processes of components cannot be accounted for within a constrained framework of independent model in existing research on bilingual education. Based on the statistical outcomes, an interactive/developmental model may be a more viable alternative educational model.
Linking Literacies Through A Reative Group Project In English Classes
Authors: Luo Jeng-Jia
Published: December 2015

Linking literacies as a teaching approach has been perceived by language educators as natural and necessary. Nevertheless, the literature has not documented much regarding how to adopt this approach in English classes, especially in EFL contexts. The present study was thus conducted to examine how EFL learners perceive a project work, which foregrounds productive skills (writing and speaking) and backgrounds receptive skills (reading and listening). In particular, the researcher intended to investigate which tasks in the skill-integration process would benefit these learners. The study was implemented at a university in central Taiwan. Two high-level English classes, one comprised of Creative Design/Science majors and the other of Social Science majors, participated in this study. The students in each class formed groups to work on an English play project. This project required every group to complete these tasks: revisiting the news stories they had reported, adapting at least one self- selected story to compose a play outline, drafting a play based on the instructor's feedback, revising the draft according to the instructor's advice, reading the scripts to the instructor, and performing the English play in class. At the end of the semester, the instructor conducted a survey to examine how her students perceived the above tasks and then analyzed the students' responses quantitatively and qualitatively. The results show the students in the two classes held different perceptions of news story selection and play outlines; however, the majority of them seemed to consider drafting, revision, performance and, in particular, scripts reading helpful to improve their English proficiency.
Online Gaming Behavior And Psychosocial Well-Being In Greek Adolescents
Authors: Pappa Elisavet , Apergi Fotini-Sonia , Ventouratou Ritsa , Janikian Mari , Beratis Ion N.
Published: December 2015

Online gaming is an appealing and popular activity among adolescents. However, several studies have shown that excessive engagement is related to psychosocial problems. The present study is based on data from the EU NET ADB project and examined the association between problematic online gaming and psychosocial well- being in a Greek school-student’s sample. Problematic online gaming is classified in the DSM-5 as Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) and was measured with the Assessment of Internet and Computer game Addiction Scale —Gaming Module (AICA-S-gaming). Negative aspects of psychosocial well-being were operationally defined as a combination of behavioral, affective and cognitive problems and were assessed through the Youth Self-Report (YSR) scale. The results indicate that IGD has a significant impact on the externalizing and internalizing dimensions of the YSR scale and particularly in the subscales anxious-depressed, withdrawn- depressed, social problems, thought problems, somatic complaints, rule-breaking behavior and aggressive behavior. Limitations and applications of the study are discussed.
Adaptive Behaviour Assessment System: Indigenous Australian Adaptation Model (ABAS: IAAM)
Authors: Plessis Santie du
Published: December 2015

The study objectives were to develop, trial and evaluate a cross-cultural adaptation of the Adaptive Behavior Assessment System-Second Edition Teacher Form (ABAS-II TF) ages 5-21 for use with Indigenous Australian students ages 5-14. This study introduced a multiphase mixed-method design with semi-structured and informal interviews, school observations, and psychometric analyses of existing and new Northern Territory student data. It trained teachers to undertake psychological testing of Indigenous students. The cross-cultural adaptation was performed according to the internationally recommended methodology, using forward translation, back-translation, revision by an expert committee, and a pilot trial. The reliability was estimated through internal consistency and standard error of measurement. The validity was assessed through test content, response process, internal structure, internal consistency, age group differences, inter-correlations among adaptive domains, and correlations with other variables. A clinical validity study tested students‟ performance with and without special education needs. The results indicated good internal consistency for the adaptive domains and composite score (Social Adaptive Domain, alpha=.92; Conceptual Adaptive Domain, alpha=.94; Personal Adaptive Domain, alpha=.78; General Adaptive Composite, alpha=.94). The standard error of measurement indicated high test accuracy. Content -, construct -, and concurrent validity were measured. Concurrent validity evaluated the mean scores of students with and without special education needs, indicated significant variance (p<0.001). The data showed that the cross-cultural adaptation process was successful, and the adapted instrument demonstrated satisfactory psychometric properties, making it valid and reliable to use in the Indigenous context.
Social Self-Regulation in the Context of Applied Parental Styles and Preferred Styles of Coping in Early and Middle Adolescence – Pilot Study
Authors: Švecová Kateřina , Hutečková Sára , Frydrychová Zuzana , Burešová Iva
Published: December 2015

The study was realised as a part of an extensive research plan, which aims at tracing a developmental trend in the development of self-regulation of an individual in the context of coping, self-efficacy and self-esteem, by monitoring selected connections between social self-regulation, applied parental educational styles and preferred strategies of coping in the period of early and middle adolescence. Since this is already a widely held belief this study may be considered unnecessary unless the writers say that this study hopes to provide further empirical evidence to support this belief. In order to execute the above mentioned research plan, we have chosen a quantitative research design realised through a one-time interview survey by using a combination of questionnaire methods: Social selection, optimisation and compensation questionnaire (Social SOC; Geldholf, Little, Hawley, 2012), Parents Perception Scale (Niemiec, Ryan & Deci 1991; adapted Robbins 1994) and Children´s Coping Strategies Checklist (Ayers et al., 1996). This study included 229 respondents aged 13 to 15 (M=14,7; sd=0,712), from which 53.3% were girls (N=122) and 46.7% were boys (N=107). The results of the study generated many findings related to self-regulation and coping strategies with a focus on significant gender differences in social self-regulation and also differences in preferred coping strategies (r=44,21,sd=7,896). From a practical point of view, the study generated valuable conclusions about differences in preferred styles of coping in relation to applied parental educational styles – e.g. the group of respondents with low average scores in Parents Perception Scale had statistically considerably lower score in several fundamental coping strategies (COP_ACT (p<0,001) and COP_SUP (p<0,001)).
Implications of the Transition From Zapletal to GLI Reference Values for Spirometry
Authors: Raaijmakers Lena , Zwitserloot Annelies , Merkus Peter , Gappa Monika
Published: December 2015

The current standard for monitoring lung function in children with asthma is spirometry. In Europe, results of these lung function tests have been related to Zapletal reference values published in 1977. Recently, the Global Lung Function Initiative (GLI) published predicted values of spirometry for 5 ethnic groups, valid over an age range from 3 to 95 years. These reference values have been approved by many international lung societies, and the algorithms are increasingly being implemented globally. This report describes the consequences of the transition from Zapletal reference values to GLI reference values for 2 pediatric asthma patients, which include unexpected declines in lung function and the ability to take advantage of newly approved reimbursement for advanced therapy. The Zapletal and GLI reference values cannot be used interchangeably, and transition to the GLI values might lead to better treatment in the future.
Population Outcomes of Three Approaches to Detection of Congenital Hearing Loss
Authors: Wake Melissa , Ching Teresa Y.C. , Wirth Karen , Poulakis Zeffie , Mensah Fiona K. , Gold Lisa , King Alison , Bryson Hannah E. , Reilly Sheena , Rickards Field
Published: December 2015

BACKGROUND:

Universal newborn hearing screening was implemented worldwide largely on modeled, not measured, long-term benefits. Comparative quantification of population benefits would justify its high cost.

METHODS:

Natural experiment comparing 3 population approaches to detecting bilateral congenital hearing loss (>25 dB, better ear) in Australian states with similar demographics and services: (1) universal newborn hearing screening, New South Wales 2003–2005, n = 69; (2) Risk factor screening (neonatal intensive care screening + universal risk factor referral), Victoria 2003–2005, n = 65; and (3) largely opportunistic detection, Victoria 1991–1993, n = 86. Children in (1) and (2) were followed at age 5 to 6 years and in (3) at 7 to 8 years. Outcomes were compared between states using adjusted linear regression.

RESULTS:

Children were diagnosed younger with universal than risk factor screening (adjusted mean difference –8.0 months, 95% confidence interval –12.3 to –3.7). For children without intellectual disability, moving from opportunistic to risk factor to universal screening incrementally improved age of diagnosis (22.5 vs 16.2 vs 8.1 months, P < .001), receptive (81.8 vs 83.0 vs 88.9, P = .05) and expressive (74.9 vs 80.7 vs 89.3, P < .001) language and receptive vocabulary (79.4 vs 83.8 vs 91.5, P < .001); these nonetheless remained well short of cognition (mean 103.4, SD 15.2). Behavior and health-related quality of life were unaffected.

CONCLUSIONS:

With new randomized trials unlikely, this may represent the most definitive population-based evidence supporting universal newborn hearing screening. Although outperforming risk factor screening, school entry language still lagged cognitive abilities by nearly a SD. Prompt intervention and efficacy research are needed for children to reach their potential.
Outbreaks of Salmonellosis From Small Turtles
Authors: Walters Maroya Spalding , Simmons Latoya , Anderson Tara C. , DeMent Jamie , Van Zile Kathleen , Matthias Laura P. , Etheridge Sonia , Baker Ronald , Healan Cheryl , Bagby Rita , Reporter Roshan , Kimura Akiko , Harrison Cassandra , Ajileye Kadri , Borders Julie , Crocker Kia , Smee Aaron , Adams-Cameron Meg , Joseph Lavin A. , Tolar Beth , Trees Eija , Sabol Ashley , Garrett Nancy , Bopp Cheryl , Bosch Stacey , Behravesh Casey Barton
Published: December 2015

OBJECTIVE:

Turtle-associated salmonellosis (TAS), especially in children, is a reemerging public health issue. In 1975, small pet turtles (shell length <4 inches) sales were banned by federal law; reductions in pediatric TAS followed. Since 2006, the number of multistate TAS outbreaks has increased. We describe 8 multistate outbreaks with illness-onset dates occurring in 2011–2013.

METHODS:

We conducted epidemiologic, environmental, and traceback investigations. Cases were defined as infection with ≥1 of 10 molecular subtypes of Salmonella Sandiego, Pomona, Poona, Typhimurium, and I 4,[5],12:i:-. Water samples from turtle habitats linked to human illnesses were cultured for Salmonella.

RESULTS:

We identified 8 outbreaks totaling 473 cases from 41 states, Washington DC, and Puerto Rico with illness onsets during May 2011–September 2013. The median patient age was 4 years (range: 1 month–94 years); 45% percent were Hispanic; and 28% were hospitalized. In the week preceding illness, 68% (187 of 273) of case-patients reported turtle exposure; among these, 88% (124 of 141) described small turtles. Outbreak strains were isolated from turtle habitats linked to human illnesses in seven outbreaks. Traceback investigations identified 2 Louisiana turtle farms as the source of small turtles linked to 1 outbreak; 1 outbreak strain was isolated from turtle pond water from 1 turtle farm.

CONCLUSIONS:

Eight multistate outbreaks associated with small turtles were investigated during 2011–2013. Children <5 years and Hispanics were disproportionately affected. Prevention efforts should focus on patient education targeting families with young children and Hispanics and enactment of state and local regulations to complement federal sales restrictions.
Birds of Ambondrolava mangrove complex, southwest Madagascar
Authors: Gardner Charlier J. , De Ridder Carola , De Ridder Benjamin , Jasper Louise D.
Published: December 2015

Here we present the first bird species list for Ambondrolava (23°15’41” S, 43°37’42” E), a mangrove and freshwater wetland complex in dry southwest Madagascar. Sixty-nine species from 36 families were recorded, of which 14 species are endemic to Madagascar and 13 are endemic to the Madagascar region. Two globally threatened species were recorded: Charadrius thoracicus (Vulnerable) and Circus macrosceles (Vulnerable). With 36 species, Ambondrolava has the highest known wetland bird species diversity of any site in south and southwest Madagascar.
Squamate Reptiles of the central Chapada Diamantina, with a focus on the municipality of Mucugê, state of Bahia, Brazil
Authors: Freitas Marco Antonio de , Veríssimo Diogo , Uhlig Vivian
Published: December 2015

We present the first species list of squamate reptiles for the central region of the Chapada Diamantina, with a focus on the municipality of Mucugê, state of Bahia Brazil. The data provided were mostly collected in the Caraíbas estate, during vegetation clearing operations for agriculture. The remnant records were collected from roadkills encountered in Mucugê and neighboring municipalities. We found 64 species of squamate reptiles including 35 species of snakes, 25 of lizards and four of amphisbaenians. These records have already yielded three species descriptions with others likely to follow. This is evidence of the poorly documented herpetological diversity of the Chapada Diamantina. The present work highlights the need for further research and the potential of less traditional data sources such as roadkills to improve the knowledge of the herpetofauna of extensive and megadiverse countries like Brazil.
Anurans from wetlands of Puducherry, along the east coast of India
Authors: Seshadri K. S. , Chandran A. Vivek , Gururaja K. V.
Published: December 2015

Anurans of Puducherry, a union territory measuring 293 km2, on the East coast of India are understudied. In this communication, we provide a comprehensive list of anurans encountered in and around wetlands across this union territory. Visual Encounter Surveys during the rainy season in 17 wetlands yielded a total of 14 species belonging to four families. This diversity is relatively low compared to other urban areas like Bangalore or Pune having 16 and 31 species respectively. Possible reasons for this low diversity and scope for future studies have been emphasized.
Baetidae (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) from northeastern Brazil
Authors: Boldrini Rafael , Cruz Paulo Vilela , Salles Frederico Falcão , Belmont Enide Luciana , Hamada Neusa
Published: December 2015

New records and notes on the distribution of the family Baetidae are presented. The following genera are reported for this region: Americabaetis, Apobaetis, Aturbina, Baetodes, Callibaetis, Camelobaetidius, Cloeodes, Cryptonympha, Guajirolus, Paracloeodes, Rivudiva, Spiritiops, Waltzoyphius and Zelusia. With the results of the present study, the Northeast Region of Brazil ceases to be one of Brazil’s five geographic regions with the least-known Baetidae fauna to become the region with the second highest number of known species in the family, increasing the number from 15 to 36 species.
Frogs and toads of the Pedra Azul–Forno Grande Biodiversity Corridor, southeastern Brazil
Authors: Montesinos Rachel , Peloso Pedro L.V. , Koski Diogo A. , Valadares Aline P. , Gasparini João Luiz
Published: December 2015

We conducted a long-term amphibian survey at the biodiversity corridor Pedra Azul-Forno Grande, in the mountain region of the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Sampling was conducted from April 2004 to October 2009 and we registered 43 species. Two species (Dendropsophus ruschii and Megaelosia apuana) are included in the state list of threatened species and Scinax belloni is included in the IUCN/GAA list. We provide color photographs for most species found in the region.
Rotifera of the Três Lagoas Lake Complex, João Pessoa, state of Paraíba, Brazil
Authors: Dantas-Silva Lays Tamara , Dantas Ênio Wocyli
Published: December 2015

The aim of the present study was to survey the rotifer composition of the Três Lagoas Lake Complex in the city of João Pessoa, state of Paraíba, Brazil. These urban lakes receive waste from the surrounding neighborhoods. Samples were carried out every two months between August 2008 and August 2009. The rotifers were identified using an optical microscope and specialized literature. Seventeen species were found, distributed among eight families and ten genera. Brachionidae was the most representative family. There were four new records for the state of Paraíba – Asplanchna priodonta (Gosse, 1850), Asplanchna sp., Rotaria rotatoria (Pallas, 1766) and Squatinella sp.
Aves, Micropygia schomburgkii (Schomburgk, 1848), Veniliornis mixtus (Boddaert, 1783), Culicivora caudacuta (Vieillot, 1818) and Coryphaspiza melanotis (Temminck, 1822): Documented records in the southern Espinhaço Range, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Authors: Mazzoni Luiz Gabriel , Perillo Alyne , Malacco Gustavo Bernardino , Oliveira e Almeida Thiago , Peixoto Helberth José Cardoso , Souza Thiago De Oliveira , Dutra Eduardo De Carvalho , França Eduardo Alteff
Published: December 2015

We present new records of four open-habitat birds in the southern Espinhaço Range, state of Minas Gerais, also known as the Quadrilátero Ferrífero. Three of these species (Micropygia schomburgkii, Veniliornis mixtus and Coryphaspiza melanotis) are inedit occurrences for the region and two are globally threatened (C. melanotis and Culicivora caudacuta), what draws attention for the preservation of native open-habitats within the Quadrilátero Ferrífero region.
Philodryas agassizi (Jan, 1863) (Squamata: Dipsadidae): distribution extension
Authors: Perez Cristian Hernán Fulvio , Morando Mariana , Avila Luciano Javier
Published: December 2015

We provide the first record of Philodryas agassizi from Río Negro province, as well as the southernmost record from La Pampa Province, central Argentina. The record from Río Negro province extends the geographic distribution range of this species by approximately 180 km south.
Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae, Hypsiboas microderma (Pyburn, 1977): first record for the state of Rondônia and new record for the state of Acre, southwestern Amazonia, Brazil
Authors: Melo-Sampaio Paulo Roberto , Meneghelli Diego , Venâncio Nathocley Mendes , Da Silva Talisson Ruy Batista , Suendel Uécson , Messias Mariluce , Souza Moisés Barbosa de
Published: December 2015

We record for the first time the presence of Hypsiboas microderma in the state of Rondônia, and a new record in the state of Acre, Brazil. This treefrog is found throughout western Amazon in Brazil and no information about its distribution in Rondônia was reported previously
Distribution extension and distribution map of Chiasmocleis jimi Caramaschi and Cruz, 2001 (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) and Proceratophrys concavitympanum Giaretta, Bernarde and Kokubum, 2000 (Amphibia: Anura: Cycloramphidae)
Authors: Bernardo Pedro H. , Matiazzi William , Guerra-Fuentes Ricardo A.
Published: December 2015

We provide a review of the geographic range of Chiasmocleis jimi and Proceratophrys concavitympanum and include new records for these rare species in the Reserva Biológica do Tapirapé, southern Pará, Brazil. Our records extend the known distribution of C. jimi and P. concavitympanum in Pará state.
First record of Amphisbaena mertensi Strauch, 1881 (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) in Minas Gerais state, Brazil
Authors: Silveira Adriano Lima , Brites Vera Lucia de Campos , Valinhas e Valinhas Raquel
Published: December 2015

We present here the first record of Amphisbaena mertensi in Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil. Through analysis of scientific collections, we found specimens of A. mertensi from municipalities of Patos de Minas, Uberaba, Indianópolis, Uberlândia and Araguari, in Triângulo Mineiro and Alto Paranaíba regions. These localities are inserted in the Cerrado biome, with Atlantic Forest enclaves, and represent an expansion of the previously known geographic distribution for the species.
New records of the mourning gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris (Duméril and Bibron, 1836) (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Colombia
Authors: Daza Juan D. , Travers Scott A. , Bauer Aaron M.
Published: December 2015

The mourning gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris) is a nocturnal, parthenogenetic species that has been introduced in Colombia. Despite more than 70 years of collecting activity in the country, there has yet to be a thorough evaluation of its distribution in Colombia. Here we review all records from eight museum collections, along with literature reports, to generate a locality map documenting this gecko’s distribution in space and time. Additionally, new sightings are reported and its range expansion in the Cauca rift valley is discussed.
Distribution extension of Drymoluber brazili (Gomes, 1918) (Serpentes: Colubridae) for the state of Piauí, Brazil
Authors: Freitas Marco Antonio de , França Daniella Pereira Fagundes de , Veríssimo Diogo
Published: December 2015

An adult female specimen of Drymoluber brazili (Gomes, 1918) was found dead on road BR 135, one kilometer south of the city of São Gonçalo do Gurguéia, Piauí, Brazil. This is the second record of this species for the state of Piauí extending the species range 50 km south, 305 km west and 510 km north.
‘What would they know about Green Onions?’
Authors: Nicholls Robert
Published: December 2015

This article examines the early modernist movement from a musical perspective with regard to gender relations. It is mainly autobiographical and uses a scholar-practitioner approach. Mod originated in London around 1961 and by 1962/63 was a full-blown youth movement; nevertheless, there is a dearth of personal records documenting and analysing the aesthetic aspirations of original mods despite the fact that they represent an influential historical phenomenon with significant socio-cultural implications. This article addresses this situation with regards to Soho’s Scene Club—‘mod central’—where this author was a participant observer, and describes the music and dances that took place there. Stereotypical notions that appear in the literature that mod girls were merely followers and lacked musical sensibility are challenged; instead it shows that some girls took the lead, serving as conduits for mod aesthetics.
To 'f-f-f-ade way?’
Authors: Hill Kathryn
Published: December 2015

When writing singles for the Who in the mid-1960s how did songwriter Pete Townshend take from the history of popular music, specifically American blues and R&B, to create a uniquely English synthesis of urban pop blues? This subject is discussed in relation to Pete Townshend’s stuttering song ‘My Generation’ (1965) looking specifically at what factors influenced the song’s ‘authentic’ Mod ‘voice’: firstly, in what ways is this song a response to the search for an ‘authentic’ blues voice in the English rhythm and blues scene of the mid-1960s? And secondly what influence did the blues and folk revival led by the writers Samuel Charters and Paul Oliver, specifically their interpretation of the voice in the country blues, play in shaping Townshend’s interpretation of authenticity?
The lifetime soundtrack
Authors: Istvandity Lauren
Published: December 2015

The ability of music to trigger memories of one’s own life experiences is, for many people, an everyday occurrence. This article uses material from an in-depth qualitative study of adults’ memory narratives, which reveals the potential for music to encapsulate memories and associated affect on a scale that extends from singular moments to collections of memories situated within distinct temporal boundaries. The ways in which participants’ memories integrated with music that was personally meaningful not only confirmed that such manifestations are common, but that music itself becomes an effective representation of experience: music facilitates the development of a personal memory catalogue. Extending on existing arguments for the integration of memory and music within sociology and cultural studies, this article uses excerpts from research interviews to demonstrate how musical and para-musical elements of recorded music—lyrics, aesthetic sound, technology and entrainment—function in specific ways that enable music to act as an archive for memory.
Resource Notes
Authors: Silversides Brock
Published: December 2015

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CRIANÇA E ANIMAIS SILVESTRES– A FALA DE CRIANÇAS DE 4 e 5 ANOS SOBRE A EXPOSIÇÃO “BICHO QUEM TE VIU QUEM TE VÊ!”
Authors: Fagionato-Ruffino Sandra , Ikuno Keila Erika , Ruffino Paulo Henrique Peira
Published: December 2015

Este trabalho procurou interpretar a compreensão de crianças de 4 e 5 anos sobre a temática de animais silvestres e conflitos regionais após a visitação à Exposição Itinerante “Bicho, quem te viu, quem te vê”!  onde observaram e interagiram por meio de imagens, sons e materiais biológicos com elementos da fauna silvestre regional. A metodologia de estudo baseou-se em conversas com 4 turmas de crianças de uma Escola Municipal de Educação Infantil mediadas por fotografias da exposição. A análise do processo da visita e posterior conversa demonstrou que as crianças apresentaram significativo interesse e boa memória em relação à Exposição, em especial aos animais taxidermizados, com ampliação do vocabulário sobre a fauna silvestre. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Educação Infantil, Animais Silvestres, Educação Ambiental. CHILD AND WILD ANIMALS - CHILDREN TALKING 4 AND 5 YEARS ON THE EXHIBITION " ANIMAL WHO SAW YOU WHO YOU SEE! " ABSTRACTThis study sought to interpret the understanding of children aged 4 and 5 years on the subject of wild animals and regional conflicts after visiting the traveling exhibition "Animal, who saw it, who sees it!" where they observed and interacted through images, sounds and biological materials with elements of regional wildlife. The study methodology was based on conversations with 4 groups of children from a Municipal School of Early Childhood Education mediated by exposure photographs. The analysis of the business process and subsequent conversation showed that the children demonstrate significant interest and good memory in relation to the exhibition, especially the taxidermized animals with vocabulary expansion on wildlife.KEYWORDS: Childhood Education, Wild Animals, Environmental Education  NIÑOS Y ANIMALES SILVESTRES- QUE HABLAN NIÑOS DE 4 Y 5 AÑOS EN LA EXPOSICIÓN " BICHO QUE TE VIO QUE TE VE ! " RESUMEN Este estudio trata de interpretar la comprensión de niños de 4 y 5 años en el tema de los animales salvajes y los conflictos regionales después de visitar la exposición itinerante "Bicho, que te vio, que te ve!" donde observaron e interactuaron a través de imágenes, sonidos y materiales biológicos con elementos de la fauna regional. La metodología del estudio se basó en conversaciones con 4 grupos de niños de una Escuela Municipal de Educación Infantil mediadas por las fotografías de la exposición. El análisis de los procesos de negocio y la conversación posterior mostró que los niños mostraron gran interés y buena memoria en relación con la exposición, especialmente los animales taxidermizados con la expansión del vocabulario en la vida silvestre.PALAVRAS CLAVE: Educación Infantil, Animales Silvestres, Educación Ambiental
A CONSTRUÇÃO DA HIPÓTESE DO AQUECIMENTO GLOBAL: UM RESGATE HISTÓRICO
Authors: Onça Daniela de Souza
Published: December 2015

Neste artigo, traça-se o caminho percorrido por cientistas, políticos e filósofos na construção da hipótese do aquecimento global antropogênico. Observa-se que este é um debate bastante antigo na história da ciência e que não raro serviu a propósitos muito mais políticos do que científicos. Tal resgate faz-se necessário para uma avaliação mais crítica sobre o emprego da hipótese do aquecimento global nos dias de hoje.PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Aquecimento global. História da ciência. Ideologia.  CONSTRUCTION OF GLOBAL WARMING EVENT : A HISTORICAL RESCUE abstractIn this paper, we draw the path taken by scientists, politicians and philosophers in the construction of anthropogenic global warming hypothesis. It is observed that this is a very old debate in the history of science and often served much more political than scientific purposes. Such review is a need for a more critical assessment of the use of the global warming hypothesis today. Keywords: Global warming. History of science. Ideology.  CONSTRUCCIÓN DEL EVENTO CALENTAMIENTO GLOBAL:  UN RESCATE HISTÓRICO resumenEn este artículo, se dibuja el camino tomado por científicos, políticos y filósofos en la construcción de la hipótesis del calentamiento global antropogénico. Se observa que este es un debate muy antiguo en la historia de la ciencia y ha servido a menudo a un carácter mucho más político que científico. Esta revisión es necesaria para una evaluación más crítica del uso de la hipótesis del calentamiento global hoy. Palabras-clave: Calentamiento global. Historia de la ciencia. Ideología.
APLICATIVO PARA EDUCAÇÃO AMBIENTAL
Authors: Rocha Luis Augusto Gomes , Cruz Fabiana de Mendonça , Leão Alcides Lopes
Published: December 2015

Este trabalho apresenta a criação de um aplicativo na plataforma Android através do sistema App Inventor para que efetue leitura de Códigos QR provenientes de identificações botânicas das espécies arbóreas da “Trilha de Educação Ambiental” inserida na Reserva Biológica de Sooretama. O aplicativo oferece a oportunidade de trabalhar a educação ambiental de forma mais flexível, apresentando os conteúdos de uma maneira mais atraente e lúdica.PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Educação Ambiental. Aplicativo. QR Code.  APP FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION  AbstractThis paper describes the creation of an App for Android using “App Inventor” to read QR Codes from arboreal species previously identified from the trail “Trilha de Educação Ambiental” in “Reserva Biológica de Sooretama” – a nature reserve in Brazil. The App offers the opportunity of working on environmental education in a flexible way, presenting knowledge in a much more attractive and ludic approach.KEYWORDS: Environmental Education; App; QR Code.   APLICACIÓN DE EDUCACIÓN AMBIENTAL                ResumenEste trabajo presenta la creación de una aplicación para Android a través del sistema App Inventor que lea Códigos QR presentes en identificaciones botánicas de especies arbóreas de la senda “Trilha de Educação Ambiental” en la “Reserva Biológica de Sooretama” – una reserva natural en Brasil. La aplicación ofrece la oportunidad de trabajar la educación ambiental de manera más flexible, presentando los contenidos de una manera más atractiva y lúdica.PALABRAS-CLAVE: Educación Ambiental; Aplicación; Código QR.
PARA UMA EDUCAÇÃO AMBIENTAL TRANSFORMADORA: UMA EXPERIÊNCIA PEDAGÓGICA NO CURSO DE PEDAGOGIA/FACED/UFAM
Authors: Furtado Lucas Antunes , Araújo Jucinôra Venâncio de Souza
Published: December 2015

Este trabalho é um relato de experiência sobre uma atividade desenvolvida na disciplina de educação ambiental por acadêmicos dos cursos de Pedagogia da Faculdade de Educação da Universidade Federal do Amazonas junto a estudantes do Núcleo de Desenvolvimento Familiar/NDF/Adcam. Primeiramente foram realizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas com os professores da instituição a fim de diagnosticar problemas no que tange à questão ambiental, sendo detectado o desconhecimento dos alunos quanto às formas de reaproveitar/reutilizar materiais sólidos. Posteriormente foi realizada uma oficina pedagógica por meio de atividades lúdicas e interativas com os alunos. Acreditamos que a experiência vivenciada pelos acadêmicos, pelos professores e pelos alunos, a partir de suas avaliações positivas quanto aos conhecimentos adquiridos na oficina, contribuíram significativamente para a superação de um pensamento fragmentado da realidade, na busca de pensar a questão ambiental de forma complexa, crítica e transformadora.Palavras-Chave: Educação; Educação Ambiental; Práxis Pedagógica.
SISTEMAS DE INFORMAÇÃO GEOGRÁFICA NO ZONEAMENTO AMBIENTAL DO CAMPUS DA UFSCAR EM SÃO CARLOS: VEGETAÇÃO E HIDROGRAFIA
Authors: Marola Bruna Caroline , Sepe Lígia Galdina Diniz , Melanda Edson Augusto
Published: December 2015

Palavras-chaveGeopreocessamento, Vegetação, Hidrografia
SIG APLICADO NA DISCRIMINAÇÃO MORFOMÉTRICA DAMICROBACIA DO CÓRREGO DO VEADO - BROTAS/SP
Authors: Campos Sérgio , Martins Sara Fernandes , Campos Marcelo
Published: December 2015

RESUMOAs características físicas das microbacias são de suma importância, pois atuam no ciclo hidrológico, influenciando diretamente nos aspectos relacionados com a infiltração, a evapotranspiração e o escoamento superficial e subsuperficial.Esse trabalho teve como objetivo a aplicação de geoprocessamento na caracterização morfométrica da microbacia Córrego do Veado - Brotas (SP), através do Sistema de Informação Geográfica - Selva, buscando a preservação, racionalização de seu uso e recuperação ambiental. A base cartográfica utilizada foi a carta planialtimétrico de Brotas (SP) para extração das curvas de nível, da hidrografia e da topografia, em ambiente de Sistema de Informação Geográfica - Idrisi Selva, Para a determinação dos índices morfométricas. Os resultados mostram que os valores baixos da densidade de drenagem, associados à presença de rochas permeáveis, facilitar a infiltração de água no solo, reduzindo o escoamento superficial e o risco de erosão e da degradação do meio ambiente, bem como o valor baixo o factor de forma auxiliado pelo índice circular indica que a bacia tende a ser mais prolongada com menor susceptível à ocorrência de inundações mais acentuadas. O coeficiente de rugosidade ambiental parâmetro permitiu classificar o divisor de águas para a vocação com reflorestamento. Palavras-chave: sensoriamento remoto, processamento de imagens, geologia.  SIG APPLIED TO DISCRIMINATION MORPHOMETRIC THE STREAM VEADO WATERSHED - BROTAS / SP ABSTRACTThe physical characteristics of watersheds are very important because they act in the hydrological cycle, influencing directly on aspects of infiltration, evapotranspiration and surface and subsurface flow. This study aimed to the application of GIS in the morphometric characterization of the Stream Veado watershed - Brotas (SP) through the Geographic Information System - Selva, seeking the preservation, rationalization of their use and environmental recovery. The base map used was planialtimetric chart of Brotas (SP) for the extraction of contour lines, hydrography and topography in the geographic information system environment - IdrisiSelva, for determination of morphometric indices. The results show that the low values of the drainage density associated with the presence of permeable rock, to facilitate water infiltration, reducing runoff and the risk of erosion and environmental degradation, as well as the low value of the factor aided by the circular shape index indicates that the basin tends to be longer less susceptible to the occurrence of flooding more pronounced. The environmental roughness coefficient parameter allowed to classify the watershed for the vocation with reforestation. Keywords: remote sensing, image processing, geology.
APLICAÇÃO DA TEORIA FUZZY EM MODELOS DE TRANSPORTE DE POLUENTES EM RIOS, PARA ESTUDAR FUNÇÕES DE PERTINÊNCIA RELACIONADAS COM CAMPOS DE CONCENTRAÇÃO, EM FUNÇÃO DAS CARACTERÍSTICAS DO RIO
Authors: Vidal Ticiana Fontoura , Chagas Patrícia Freire , Souza Raimundo Oliveira de
Published: December 2015

RESUMONeste trabalho, desenvolveu-se uma metodologia que combina a teoria fuzzy com os processos de transporte de poluente, para estudar os campos de concentração em rios, do ponto de vista de incertezas. A metodologia emprega fundamentos da teoria fuzzy para avaliar a solução da equação da difusão advectiva e, assim, transformar um campo de concentração, variável no tempo e espaço, em um campo de funções de pertinências, também variáveis no tempo e no espaço. Os resultados permitiram concluir que a aplicação da teoria fuzzy nos sistemas hidrodinâmicos, pode permitir uma extensão desta metodologia para a determinação de campos de risco em sistemas hídricos.PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Transporte de massa. Análise de Risco. Equação da Difusão. APPLICATION OF FUZZY THEORY IN POLLUTION TRANSPORT MODELS IN RIVERS TO STUDY RELEVANCE OF RELATED FUNCTIONS OF CONCENTRATION CAMPS, ACCORDING TO THE RIVER CHARACTERISTICS ABSTRACTIn this work, it was developed a methodology that combines fuzzy theory with pollutant transport processes, to study the concentration fields on rivers, from the standpoint of uncertainty. The methodology employs fundamentals of fuzzy theory to evaluate the solution of the advective diffusion equation and thus become a concentration field, variable in time and space, in a field of membership functions, also variable in time and space. The results showed that the application of fuzzy theory in hydrodynamic systems, may allow an extension of this methodology for the determination of risk fields in water systems.KEYWORDS: Mass Transportation. Risk Analysis. DiffusionEquation.  APLICACIÓN DE LA TEORÍA FUZZY EN MODELOS DE TRANSPORTE DE LA CONTAMINACIÓN EN RÍOS PARA ESTUDIAR RELEVANCIA DE FUNCIONES RELATIVAS DE CAMPOS DE CONCENTRACIÓN, SEGÚN LAS CARACTERÍSTICAS DEL RÍO RESUMENEn este trabajo, hemosdesarrollado una metodología que combina lateoría difusa conlosprocesos de transporte de contaminantes, para estudiarlos campos de concentraciónenlosríos, desde elpunto de vista de laincertidumbre. La metodologíaemplea fundamentos de lateoría difusa para evaluarlasolución de laecuación de difusiónadvectivo y convertirseasíenun campo de concentración, variableseneltiempo y elespacio, enun campo de funciones de pertenencia, tambiénvariableseneltiempo y elespacio. Los resultados mostraron que laaplicación de lateoríafuzzyenlos sistemas hidrodinámicos, puede permitir una extensión de esta metodología para ladeterminación de campos de riesgoenlos sistemas de agua.PALABRAS-CHAVE:Transito delmassa. Análisis de riesgo. Ecuación de la difusión.