bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Differences and influencing factors related to underground water carbon
uptake by karsts in the Houzhai Basin, southwestern China
Authors: Zhang Junyi , Bian Zihao , Dai Minghong , Wang Lachun , Zeng Chunfen , Su Weici
Published: August 2016

Abstract. Carbon sink in karstic areas is very important at a global scale. Consequently, accurate determination of the carbon sink of karst ecosystems has become a core issue in research. We used flow and carbon ion concentration data from three stations with different environmental background conditions in the Houzhai Basin, southwestern China, to analyse the differences in carbon uptake between stations and to determine their impact factors. The results show that carbon sink discharge was mainly controlled by the flow at each site. Preliminary analysis indicated that the rapid increase in flow only had a partial dilution effect on the ion concentrations due to the high speed and stability of chemical carbonate weathering. The Land-Use and Cover-Change (LUCC) type had important effects on the bicarbonate ion concentrations; under stable run-off conditions, the influence of flow variation on the ion concentration was lower than the effects of chemical carbonate weathering on bicarbonate ion concentrations under different environmental conditions (a comparison of Laoheitan and Liugu stations showed a difference of 150 %). However, if run-off increased significantly, the impact of run-off variation on bicarbonate ions was greater than the effects of chemical carbonate weathering caused under different environmental conditions. This work provides a reference for the calculation of the karst geological carbon sink.
A CASA E A RUA: OBJETOS A MEDICALIZAR
Authors: Clélia Lustosa Costa Maria
Published: August 2016

Depois de isolados no espaço urbano e medicalizados os equipamentos coletivos, os médicos se ocuparam em fiscalizar e regulamentar as habitações, pois concluíram que a casa, principalmente a casa do pobre, era um dos focos de disseminação de doenças, de epidemias. O olhar voltado para os espaços de circulação e para habitação e a determinação de regras minuciosas em sua construção deviam ser analisados não somente como parte de uma estrutura de poder que autorizava o discurso médico, mas como uma ação voltada também para prevenir a ocorrência de moléstias urbanas e garantir melhores condições de saúde à população. Essacomunicação trata das recomendações de teses e de tratados médicos europeus e brasileiros para garantir a salubridade dos espaços coletivos e privados, e de como estas foram postas em prática em Fortaleza, deixando marcas na paisagem, na arquitetura, nas formas e no traçado urbano.Palavras chaves: Higiene, disciplina urbana, habitação.
ERROS DIDÁTICOS E ERROS CONCEITUAIS NO ENSINO DA GEOGRAFIA: RETIFICAÇÕES E MEDIAÇÕES À CONSTRUÇÃO DO CONHECIMENTO
Authors: Camilo de Souza Vanilton , Maria Vanzella Castellar Sônia
Published: August 2016

Uma das grandes tarefas postas atualmente é lidar com o Ensino de Geografia, assim como de outras disciplinas. Tal fato implica processos epistemológicos tanto em relação à formação do professor quanto à do aluno. O presente artigo analisa o processo de construção do conhecimento no Ensino de Geografia, focando a presença de erros didáticos e erros conceituais no ensino desta disciplina. Ao analisar sobre os erros, argumentaremos a importância da retificação dos mesmos como dimensão importante à mediação didática e à construção de um conhecimento geográfico no âmbito escolar. Os fundamentos para nossas análises focam na filosofia de Gaston Bachelard, centralmente em relação ao lugar do erro nos processos epistêmicos. Se há erros, há de ter retificação dos mesmos para então superar obstáculos epistemológicos e ascender a um novo conhecimento.Palavras-Chave: ensino de geografia, erros didáticos e conceituais, retificação e mediação.
DESASTRES ASSOCIADOS A MOVIMENTOS DE MASSA: UMA REVISÃO DE LITERATURA
Authors: Samuel Riffel Eduardo , Antonio Guasselli Laurindo , Antonio Bressani Luiz
Published: August 2016

Os movimentos de massa constituem, juntamente com as enchentes, um dos desastres que apresenta o maior grau de recorrência em todo o mundo e, portanto, são causadores de danos e prejuízos às sociedades,particularmente em cidades densamente povoadas em zonas de relevo acidentado. No entanto, muitas vezes, ainda não existe um consenso acerca dos conceitos utilizados pelos diversos órgãos de pesquisa e de defesacivil. Assim, faz-se necessário organizar as informações referentes a esses eventos adversos através de análise, identificação e classificação. Como diversas medidas de mitigação e de auxílio devem ser tomadaspós-desastre, tais medidas precisam ser coerentemente estabelecidas. Diante disso, este trabalho objetiva revisar a literatura dos conceitos relacionados com desastres, tais como suscetibilidade, vulnerabilidade,perigo e risco, buscando conceitos atuais relacionados aos principais tipos de movimentos de massa e suascaracterísticas.Palavras-chave: suscetibilidade, vulnerabilidade, perigo, risco.
CHUVAS EXTREMAS EM ALEGRETE (RS): UM ESTUDO SOBRE SUA OCORRÊNCIA NO SÉCULO XX
Authors: De Oliveira Sanches Fabio , Verdum Roberto , Fisch Gilberto
Published: August 2016

Informações do 5º Relatório de Avaliação das Mudanças do Clima do Planeta (AR5) do Painel Intergovernamental de Mudanças Climáticas (IPCC) afirmam que os eventos extremos de precipitação se tornarão mais intensose frequentes até o final do século XXI. Neste trabalho objetiva-se identificar as frequências, absoluta e relativa, dos eventos intensos de precipitação e seu tempo de retorno, para a região no entorno dos postos meteorológicos de Alegrete (RS) no século XX. Foram utilizados dados pluviométricos diários dos postos da Agência Nacional de Águas (ANA) no período de 1928-2009. Os resultados indicaram que os dias com chuvas entre 50 e 80 mm são comuns no ano todo. Dias com chuvas ≥ 100 mm ocorrem uma vez ao ano. Dias comchuvas ≥ 150 mm, ≥ 160 mm, ≥ 170 mm e ≥ 180 mm apresentam, respectivamente, tempo de retorno de 8, 21, 27 e 82 anos. Esses eventos intensos são responsáveis por parte da dinâmica da arenização em Alegrete(RS).Palavras-chave: arenização, chuvas extremas, mudanças climáticas, sudoeste do Rio Grande do Sul.
Four new Humicola species from soil in China
Authors: Jiang Yu-Lan , Wu Yue-Ming , Xu Jun-Jie , Geng Yue-Hua , Wang Hong-Feng , Zhang Tian-Yu
Published: August 2016

Humicola chinensis, H. irregularis, H. pyriformoides, and H. tibetensis spp. nov. from soil in China, are described, illustrated, and compared morphologically with similar species. The type specimens (dried cultures) and living cultures are deposited in the
Herbarium of Shandong Agricultural University: Plant Pathology (HSAUP).
New species of Dictyochaeta and Wardomyces from soil
Authors: Jiang Yu-Lan , Wu Yue-Ming , Zhang Tian-Yu
Published: August 2016

Three new species, Dictyochaeta brachysetula, D. chinensis, and Wardomyces microsporus from soil in China, are described and illustrated. The type specimens (dried cultures) and living cultures are deposited in the Herbarium of Shandong Agricultural University,
Plant Pathology (HSAUP), and the Herbarium of Institute of Microbiology, Academia Sinica (HMAS).
Demolition and Defiance: The Stone Ground Church Dispute (2012) in East China
Authors: Chow Christie Chui-Shan
Published: August 2016

Much has been written on the high-profile cases of church and cross demolitions in China’s metropolitan cities such as Wenzhou, Ningbo, and Hangzhou, but little attention is paid to the church demolition disputes in rural hinterlands. This article draws on my fieldwork among rural Seventh-day Adventists to examine a case of church demolition, known as the Stone Ground Church incident, in rural Zhejiang Province on May 4, 2012. This incident seems to have set a precedent for a regional anti-Christian campaign in 2013–14, because it signified a qualitative shift in the Chinese state’s anti-Christian discourse, from intra-/intergroup disputes over community resources toward officials’ condemnation of the churches for violating building and zoning codes. Beginning with an analysis of the outbreak of this rural church dispute, this study explores a variety of innovative strategies that Chinese Seventh-day Adventists deployed to defend their religious autonomy in the competitive sphere of village politics.
Estudo Correlacional entre Interesses Profissionais e Autoeficácia com Tecnólogos
Authors: Masotti Demerval Rogério , Noronha Ana Paula Porto
Published: August 2016

No contexto da orientação profissional, interesses profissionais e autoeficácia são construtos de grande importância para o autoconhecimento dos orientandos. O presente estudo teve por objetivo verificar as relações entre os construtos junto a tecnólogos. Participaram 172 estudantes, com idades entre 19 e 57 anos. Os instrumentos utilizados foram a Escala de Aconselhamento Profissional (EAP) e a Escala de Autoeficácia para Atividades Ocupacionais (EAAOc). Os resultados indicaram correlações entre os interesses profissionais e a autoeficácia com magnitudes variando entre baixas e altas; para os interesses profissionais e as fontes de autoeficácia, muitos coeficientes variaram de baixos a muito baixos. A pesquisa possibilitou identificar outras evidências de validade, recomendando-se novos estudos com tecnólogos de diferentes cursos e instituições de ensino.
Crenças, Atitudes e Práticas dos Profissionais de Recursos Humanos Diante do Cumprimento da Lei de Cotas
Authors: Rezende Michelli Godoi , Carvalho-Freitas Maria Nivalda de , Vieira-Silva Marcos
Published: August 2016

Esta pesquisa buscou verificar se existe relação entre crenças, atitudes e práticas dos profissionais de Recursos Humanos em relação à inclusão de pessoas com deficiência (PCD) nas organizações. Participaram do estudo 55 profissionais de Recursos Humanos filiados à Associação Brasileira de Recursos Humanos de Minas Gerais. Na pesquisa foram utilizados métodos quantitativos de coleta e análise dos dados. De forma geral, constatou-se que a utilização dos construtos: concepções de deficiência, ações consideradas possíveis para garantir a inclusão de PCD no trabalho e percepção das práticas de RH utilizadas nas organizações contribuíram para a identificação de atitudes diferenciadas dos profissionais de RH frente à inclusão.
Interação Mãe-Bebê: Um Processo de Descobertas
Authors: Arpini Dorian Mônica , Zanatta Edinara , Marchesan Rafaela Quintana , Faraj Suane Pastoriza , Ledur Carolina Sarzi , Mozzaquatro Caroline De Oliveira
Published: August 2016

EConsiderando a importância que as primeiras experiências têm para a constituição psíquica e tendo como referência que elas ocorrem a partir das relações parentais, este estudo objetivou compreender os aspectos que indiquem saúde e bem-estar na relação mãe-bebê, tendo como foco os momentos de amamentação, choro, comunicação e interação entre a díade. Foram realizadas observações e uma entrevista com as mães. Os resultados foram obtidos através da análise de conteúdo e apontam a presença dos indicadores do instrumento IRDIs na relação entre a díade, evidenciando um saber das mães sobre seus filhos. As considerações finais destacam a importância da relação mãe-bebê e sugerem a inclusão dos Indicadores Clínicos de Risco ao Desenvolvimento Infantil em serviços de atenção primária em saúde.
Diagnóstico e Manejo da Ansiedade Odontológica pelos Cirurgiões-Dentistas
Authors: Murrer Rodrigo Dutra , Francisco Simone Scandiuzzi
Published: August 2016

O trabalho verifica o conhecimento e a prática profissional relacionados às formas de diagnóstico e manejo da ansiedade odontológica pelos cirurgiões-dentistas. Os profissionais preencheram um questionário autoaplicável sobre diagnóstico e tratamento da ansiedade odontológica. No total, 967 cirurgiões-dentistas responderam ao questionário, dos quais aproximadamente 65% relataram fazer algum tipo de avaliação da ansiedade. Nenhum participante relatou utilizar técnicas semiobjetivas do tipo questionário estruturado. Aproximadamente 32% dos profissionais relataram utilizar um protocolo específico para a abordagem do paciente ansioso, sendo os mais utilizados a conversa (38%), a prescrição farmacológica (23%) ou algum tipo de condicionamento do paciente (17%). O trabalho discute a importância de incorporar no ensino da odontologia conhecimentos advindos da psicologia, favorecendo o desenvolvimento de habilidades relacionadas ao diagnóstico e o manejo da ansiedade odontológica.
Síndrome da Apneia Obstrutiva do Sono: Avaliação da Ansiedade em Pacientes Recém-diagnosticados
Authors: Gomes dos Santos Micheli Aparecida , Nakano Tatiana de Cássia
Published: August 2016

Com o objetivo de analisar e identificar os níveis de ansiedade em uma amostra de portadores da síndrome da apneia obstrutiva do sono, antes e após um mês de tratamento clínico ou cirúrgico, a Escala de Ansiedade Beck foi aplicada em uma amostra de 18 pacientes com esse diagnóstico. Resultados mostraram que 55,5% dos participantes apresentavam ansiedade na primeira avaliação (antes do início do tratamento), entre os níveis leve, moderado e grave. Na segunda avaliação (um mês após início do tratamento) os pacientes apresentaram diminuição significativa na média de sintomas de ansiedade pós-início de tratamento (z=-3,51, p0,000). Estudos envolvendo outras variáveis, tais como adaptação ao tratamento, avaliação da qualidade do sono e efeitos de um programa de intervenção são recomendados.
Metas Parentais de Socialização em Relação ao Desenvolvimento de seus Filhos
Authors: Lins Zoraide Margaret Bezerra , Salomão Nádia Maria Ribeiro , Borges Lucivanda Cavalcante , Lins Samuel Lincoln Bezerra , Féres Carneiro Terezinha
Published: August 2016

O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar as metas de socialização parental com relação ao desenvolvimento de seus filhos. Pretendeu-se, ainda, identificar as estratégias e fontes de ajuda que as mães e os pais buscam para o desenvolvimento dessas metas. Participaram deste estudo 18 homens e 18 mulheres, casados entre si, que tinham apenas um filho. Os resultados mostraram que as metas mais valorizadas por ambos os pais e mães foram o respeito aos outros, honestidade, êxito escolar, êxito pessoal e afetividade. Ao comparar as metas de socialização entre pais e mães, os resultados demonstraram mais semelhanças do que diferenças, verificando-se que os esforços tendem mais a ser no sentido de combinar responsabilidades na busca de uma co-paternidade.
The Murut Tahol Culture in Sabah: The Historical Journey and Challenges
Authors: Mohad Abd. Hakim , Gill Sarjit S , Talib A. T. , Kunasekaran Puvaneswaran
Published: August 2016

The Murut Tahol community is one of the few well conserved indigenous groups in Sabah. This community is known for being a community that has its own distinctive identity. Although they were ruled by various administrations like the British North Borneo Charted Company (BNBCC) since 1881 till 1941, the Japanese Ruling (1946-1962), the era of post-independence since 1963; they are still holding adamantly to their traditional culture. The arrival of religious influences like Christianity started since the 1950s also did not distance themselves with their community’s culture. Therefore, this has proven the ability of the Murut Tahol community to ensure their traditional cultures are preserved. Research that has been done on the Murut Tahol community in Kampung Alutok, Ulu Tomani, shows that the community is making adaptations to its culture so that it can be on par with the religion they have adopted and that it is well-suited with the passing of time. Therefore, their culture has always been relevant to the time and conditions of their community. The interesting thing about this community is their ability to separate cultural landscape that cannot be changed with the cultural practices that can be flexible; subsequently making their own choices on the cultural aspect that needs to be preserved or otherwise.
Development, Immigration, And Social Harms of Iranian Small Towns: A Case Study
Authors: Nazifi Fatemeh
Published: August 2016

Immigration is compelled by social, political and economic factors. One reason for immigration is claimed to be seeking better future. Then the mentioned transitions could be daunting, affecting social marginalization, loss of social networks, health care access issues and adverse health consequences, including depression and anxiety. It is claimed that im­migrants encounter challenges while acclimatizing to their new country and a majority of them might be influenced by the process of immigration. It is claimed that the Islamic revolution, political changes, war, and sanctions from the United States of America have obliged many Iranians to flee their homeland over the last three decades and social harms of this immigration; especially through Iran was required to be studied. This research was a survey conducted in Qiamdasht which is a small town in Ghaniabad Rural District, in the Central District of Rey County, Tehran Province, Iran. In this study, systematic random sampling was applied, resulting in 245 participants to be interviewed and respond to the questionnaires. The design of this research included Survey Research and Ex-Post Facto. Since this was a survey in which the selected families were investigated in terms of economic, cultural and social aspects, interviews and questionnaires were used. To measure the dependent and independent variables through questions, a questionnaire in 8 pages containing 69 open-ended questions on 9-point Lickert scale was established. The data were transferred to SPSS version 21 for further analysis. The results revealed that Immigrants observe the codes of ethics less than the others. Immigrants have lower Socio-economic status. Immigrants play a smaller role in solving the social affairs. Immigrants own low-level desires and wishes. Immigrants apply rationality in their life affairs less than the others. By improving their socio-economic status, immigrants better observe the codes of ethics, their rationality improves, their social mobility improves, their role in social affairs improves, moreover, it was found that by improving their economic development, qualitative development increases and finally immigration rate was found to have a diverse relationship with qualitative development.
From Self-Effacement to Confrontation: The Emergence of Queer Theatre in Istanbul
Authors: Bas Elif
Published: August 2016

Over the past ten years, the number of alternative theatres run by young artists in Istanbul has increased significantly. Political theatre has become an important part of this new cultural milieu. This article explores the emergence of queer theatre as part of this trend, especially in the last five years. It also examines the developments that gave rise to this theatre and elaborates on the topic by analysing two plays Cadinin Bohcasi (Sack of the Witch) and 80lerde Lubunya Olmak (Being a Transsexual in the 80s).
Effectiveness of Short-Term Solution-Focused Group Training on Sense of Psychological ‎Coherence among Female Adolescents
Authors: Nameni Ebrahim , Baqaei Nasrin , Pardakhti Faezeh
Published: August 2016

Background and aim: This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of short-term solution-focused group counseling on sense of psychological ‎coherence.

Method: This research is a pretest-posttest quasi-experimental study design with a nonequivalent ‎control group and two-month follow-up.

The research statistical population comprises all female adolescents in the first grade of secondary school who referred (were referred) to counseling offices in Mashhad Education District in 2015 due to behavioral and academic problems. The research sample consisted of 30 adolescents’ 15 years old girl using available sampling method and was randomly assigned into two experimental (15 individuals) and control (15 individuals) groups. For data collection, the revised form of Flensborg Sense of Coherence Scale (2006) was applied. Both groups took a pretest. Then, the therapeutic model (short-term solution-focused method) was implemented during 8 weekly sessions of 1.5 hours for the experimental group, but the control group received no training. At the end of 8 weeks, a posttest was taken from both groups and a two-month follow-up was conducted. To analyze the data, analysis of variance with repeated measures was used.

Findings: The obtained results demonstrated that short-term solution-focused training could significantly increase the sense of coherence (P<0.05) among adolescents’ girl in both posttest and two-month follow-up.

Conclusion: Short-term solution-focused training may promote sense of psychological coherence among female adolescent students.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for English Language Teaching, Vol. 9, No. 9
Authors: Yu Gavin
Published: August 2016

Reviewer acknowledgements for English Language Teaching, Vol. 9, No. 9, 2016
The Bid-Ask Spread in the Danish Stock Market: Evidence from the 1990s
Authors: Voetmann Torben
Published: August 2016

This paper investigates the cost components of bid-ask spreads around earnings announcements on the small Danish stock market in the 1990s. The results indicate that negative earnings surprises convey pricing information, suggesting the existence of significant information asymmetry between market makers and informed traders. Negative earnings surprises resulted in an increase in adverse-selection cost and trading volume while inventory-holding and order-processing costs decreased, leading to a combined decrease in the realized spread. The change in the realized spread is significant, while the change in the quoted bid-ask spread is negligible. Overall, the results suggest that informed traders’ ability to assess firms’ performance in the Danish stock market affects the bid-ask spread around announcements of earnings. The observed changes in cost components on the small Danish stock market are similar to those observed in larger and more active capital markets.
The Impact of Jordan’s Conventional and Islamic Banking Development Factors on Economic Growth
Authors: AL-Hersh Nafith Fayez
Published: August 2016

This study aimed to explore the impact of Jordan’s Conventional and Islamic Banking Development Factors on Economic Growth during the period (2000-2015). A sample of four Islamic banks and eight conventional banks was tested. A group of statistical methods such as Multiple Regression, Correlation, Variance Inflation Factor (VIF), T-Test, were applied. The study found that there is significant different between the impact of Conventional and Islamic Banking Factors on RGDP attributed to Total Assets, Liquid Assets, Total Deposits and Total Facilities.In addition, Islamic banks had a much impact on Economic growth as compared to conventional banks. The study recommended the Islamic Banking Sectorto introduce a new innovative financial instruments and tools to push the economic growth forward and to increase the investment opportunity and lead to higher contribution to Economic Growth in Jordan.
Development and Implementation of E-Business Strategies Managed and Applied by Kuwait Airways
Authors: Al-Fadly Ahmad
Published: August 2016

The chief objective of the current research is to offer significant novel perspectives into the creation and execution of e-business strategies managed and applied by Kuwait Airways, together with an evaluation of their suitability and ability to lead other airlines to secure a competitive advantage. The degree of achievement resulting from the application of e-business strategies for Kuwait Airways depends on the overall value added to its business operations and processes. The researcher adopted a case study of Kuwait Airways (KAC) and Jazeera Airways as a research method. This study shows that a good website can provide positive input for the fundamentals of a trade procedure and change compared to other related technologies, including the telephone, while the basis of the determined benefit is modified, with information becoming an essential asset and electronic commerce being a crucial enabler. This study reveals that the expansion of information through a web-site is related to both technology and policy. The Internet can be considered as a mode or a distribution channel to interact with clients; it is a crucial method to seeking new clients and maintaining associations with existing clients. Both the trade and the clients cannot afford to overlook the latest technology evolution. The current study showed that combining crucial functions including web technologies, marketing, and system solutions can help the KAC to attain competitive benefits.
Equity Capital as a Safety Cushion in the US Banking Sector
Authors: Cox Raymond A. K. , Kimmel Randall K. , Wang Grace W. Y.
Published: August 2016

The incidence of US bank failures soared in the financial crisis and economic recession starting in 2008. Financial regulations promulgated by the Federal Reserve and issued through the Basel III Accord raised the minimum equity capital requirements of banks. The intent of the increase in equity capital was to serve as a greater safety cushion to reduce the probability of failure. The purpose of this study is to examine the financial statement variables that distinguish failed (zero equity capital) and nonfailed US banks. The methods employed to investigate our research question are: 1. univariate t-test, and 2. tobit regression analysis with equity capital as the dependent variable. Our results show that the factors explaining equity capital include real estate loans to assets, equity capital to total assets, log of total assets, return on equity, loan loss allowance to total loans, non-performing loans to total assets, total loans to total assets, mortgage-backed securities to total assets, total short-term debt securities to total assets, net gains on sales of loans to total non-interest income, and insured deposits to total deposits. Bank management and financial regulators need to focus on these financial characteristics to ensure adequate equity capital as a safety cushion.
Importance of Pricing for Hospitals’ Expenses from Financial and Social Perspectives
Authors: Yaman Kemal , Er Kemal , Köroglu Emine Özlem
Published: August 2016

This paper analyzes the importance of health care services’ charging applied by hospitals in USA. The subject is examined from financial and sociological perspective. In the first step, US hospitals’ situation is described. After that, a comprehensive literature review on Pricing Theories is presented. In the next step, problems of health care sector are investigated from a sociological perspective. In the third part of the study, pricing applications of hospitals in USA are considered. The paper has shown that strong positioned interest groups in the US health care sector pay much less than the weak positioned. As a result of weak positioning 1.7 million people in 2014 filed for bankruptcy and 35 million people were contacted by agencies for uncovered bills. Furthermore, more than 15 million people spent all their savings to cover medical bills. On the other side, 1.1 trillion USD is spent by US federal and governmental states on health issues. Moreover, hospitals are complaining about underpayment. As a solution proposal to this problem, all actors in U.S. health sector must come together to find solutions to pricing of health care services and regulations required for better organization.
Enhancing the Nutritional Value of Canola (Brassica napus) Meal Using a Submerged Fungal Incubation Process
Authors: Croat Jason R. , Gibbons William R. , Berhow Mark , Karki Bishnu , Muthukumarappan Kasiviswanathan
Published: August 2016

The aim of this study was to determine the optimal fungal culture to increase the nutritional value of canola meal so it could be used at higher feed inclusion rates, and for a broad range of monogastrics, including fish. Submerged incubation conditions were used to evaluate the performance of seven fungal cultures in hexane extracted (HE) and cold pressed (CP) canola meal. Aureobasidium pullulans (Y-2311-1), Fusarium venenatum and Trichoderma reesei resulted in the greatest improvements in protein levels in HE canola meal, at 21.0, 23.8, and 34.8 %, respectively. These fungi reduced total glucosinolates (GLS) content to 2.7, 7.4, and 4.9 μM.g-1, respectively, while residual sugar levels ranged from 0.8 to 1.6 % (w/w). In trials with CP canola meal, the same three fungi increased protein levels by 24.6, 35.2, and 37.3 %, and final GLS levels to 6.5, 4.0, and 4.7 μM.g-1, respectively. Additionally, residual sugar levels were reduced to 0.3-1.0 % (w/w).
Ultraviolet-C Light Effect on the Physicochemical and Antioxidant Properties of Blackberry, Blueberry, and Raspberry Nectars
Authors: Haro-Maza Jose Fernando , Guerrero-Beltran Jose Angel
Published: August 2016

The effect of UV-C light on foodborne microorganisms (mesophilic aerobic bacteria (MAB), molds, and yeasts), physicochemical characteristics (color, total soluble solids, pH, and acidity), and antioxidant properties (ascorbic acid, antioxidant capacity (AC), total monomeric anthocyanins (TMA), and total phenolic compounds (TPC)) in blackberry, blueberry, and raspberry nectars was evaluated. Nectars were UV-C light treated at five times (5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 minutes) at constant flow rate (16.48 mL/s). The best UV-C light treatment for the three nectars, from the microbiological point of view, was 25 min. A statistical difference (p < 0.05) in TPC, within treatment times, was observed in nectars; their content was reduced as the treatment time increased, except for the blackberry nectar. The same effect was observed for the antioxidant capacity. The TMA content increased with the UV-C light treatment.
A Survey on Evolutionary Computation: Methods and Their Applications in Engineering
Authors: Yar Morteza Husainy , Rahmati Vahid , Oskouei Hamid Reza Dalili
Published: August 2016

Evolutionary computation is now an inseparable branch of artificial intelligence and smart methods based on evolutional algorithms aimed at solving different real world problems by natural procedures involving living creatures. It’s based on random methods, regeneration of data, choosing by changing or replacing data within a system such as personal computer (PC), cloud, or any other data center. This paper briefly studies different evolutionary computation techniques used in some applications specifically image processing, cloud computing and grid computing. These methods are generally categorized as evolutionary algorithms and swarm intelligence. Each of these subfields contains a variety of algorithms and techniques which are presented with their applications. This work tries to demonstrate the benefits of the field by presenting the real world applications of these methods implemented already. Among these applications is cloud computing scheduling problem improved by genetic algorithms, ant colony optimization, and bees algorithm. Some other applications are improvement of grid load balancing, image processing, improved bi-objective dynamic cell formation problem, robust machine cells for dynamic part production, integrated mixed-integer linear programming, robotic applications, and power control in wind turbines.
Slachtoffer van arbeidsuitbuiting?
Authors: Tielbaard Niki , van Meeteren Masja , Commandeur Xenia
Published: August 2016

Victim of labour exploitation? A qualitative study revealing ideal-typical pathways to self-identification as a victim of human trafficking

Although the Netherlands criminalised some forms of labour exploitation as human trafficking, many cases remain undetected. This is probably due to low self-identification among victims. Whereas research revealed factors obstructing self-identification among victims, it remains unclear how some victims do arrive at self-identification. Drawing on in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with victims and professionals, this qualitative study identifies two ideal-typical pathways to self-identification. In the first trajectory self-identification is gradually formed through information gathering and deteriorating working conditions. In the second trajectory self-identification is triggered by a sudden vital event.
Leading Through a Time of Extreme Uncertainty
Authors: Brown Paul R.
Published: August 2016

To meet today's unprecedented water challenges with a workable vision of sustainable management, we must arrive at solutions with both left‐ and right‐brain thinking.
Developing Regional Water Plans in Southern Texas
Authors: Cook Phillip , Macmanus Brian E.
Published: August 2016

The Rio Grande Regional Water Authority's new regional facilities plan provides the first thorough examination of future water demands and supplies from a region‐wide perspective.
Lessons From the Department of Defense Utility Privatization Program
Authors: Sorenson Jeffrey S. , Retzlaff Sondra
Published: August 2016

A department of defense program offers local utility providers the opportunity to provide military installations a long‐term solution for sustaining important infrastructure systems and the services those systems provide for military base personnel and operations.
Maximizing Stormwater Program Effectiveness Through Risk‐Based Asset Management
Authors: Van Auken Mark , Ahmed Anwer , Slaven Kevin
Published: August 2016

Communities across the United States are faced with meeting the multiple regulatory requirements of the Clean Water Act, often while dealing with perennial budget challenges. Although water and wastewater infrastructure typically has dedicated funding sources, stormwater programs are often funded out of a community's general budget. This lack of dedicated funding can make it challenging to manage a stormwater program as well as identify and select the key projects and processes to implement.
Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Expanded Under Ambient Oxygen Concentration Accumulate Oxidative DNA Lesions and Experience Procarcinogenic DNA Replication Stress
Authors: Bétous Rémy , Renoud Marie-Laure , Hoede Claire , Gonzalez Ignacio , Jones Natalie , Longy Michel , Sensebé Luc , Cazaux Christophe , Hoffmann Jean-Sébastien
Published: August 2016

Adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) have led to growing interest in cell-based therapy because they can be easily harvested from an abundant tissue. ADSCs must be expanded in vitro before transplantation. This essential step causes concerns about the safety of adult stem cells in terms of potential transformation. Tumorigenesis is driven in its earliest step by DNA replication stress, which is characterized by the accumulation of stalled DNA replication forks and activation of the DNA damage response. Thus, to evaluate the safety of ADSCs during ex vivo expansion, we monitored DNA replication under atmospheric (21%) or physiologic (1%) oxygen concentration. Here, by combining immunofluorescence and DNA combing, we show that ADSCs cultured under 21% oxygen accumulate endogenous oxidative DNA lesions, which interfere with DNA replication by increasing fork stalling events, thereby leading to incomplete DNA replication and fork collapse. Moreover, we found by RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) that culture of ADSCs under atmospheric oxygen concentration leads to misexpression of cell cycle and DNA replication genes, which could contribute to DNA replication stress. Finally, analysis of acquired small nucleotide polymorphism shows that expansion of ADSCs under 21% oxygen induces a mutational bias toward deleterious transversions. Overall, our results suggest that expanding ADSCs at a low oxygen concentration could reduce the risk for DNA replication stress-associated transformation, as occurs in neoplastic tissues.
Filmer et partager la révolution en tunisie et en Égypte
Authors: Riboni Ulrike Lune
Published: August 2016

Désignés très tôt comme les premières mobilisations « documentées par leurs acteurs », les soulèvements tunisiens et égyptiens initiés fin 2010 auront donné lieu à une profusion d’images, saisies au moyen de téléphones portables et mises en ligne. L’assiduité des filmeurs, les prises de risques face à la répression et l’impératif « Il faut filmer ! » maintes fois répété, établissent l’acte de filmer comme nécessaire. Nécessaire pour dire au monde ce qui se passe… mais pour dire aussi sa propre existence. En effet, trop vite circonscrit au moyen du terme « journalisme citoyen » à une pratique au service de la production d’information, cet usage de l’image investit plusieurs fonctions et témoigne de l’exigence de se réapproprier la représentation. Les filmeurs se révèlent alors en lutte pour la reconnaissance de leur dignité collective et individuelle.
Le Digital Storytelling
Authors: Truchon Karoline
Published: August 2016

Cette contribution explique comment, avec des résidents d’un complexe de logements sociaux de Montréal et d’autres partenaires, nous avons tenté d’ajouter d’autres représentations de leurs réalités quotidiennes aux imageries, conceptions et stéréotypes véhiculés à leur propos dans des espaces médiatiques généralement occupés par des personnes expertes qui parlent sur et pour eux. Plus précisément, je détaille le premier de quatre volets d’une « infrastructure de visibilisation » codéveloppée ensemble entre 2008 et 2010 pendant ma recherche doctorale, volet qui s’est appuyé sur ledigital storytelling. Pour ce faire, je définis d’abord la visibilisation comme concept opératoire distinct de la visibilité qui peut potentiellement générer de la reconnaissance. Ensuite, je présente l’avènement et les particularités dudigital storytellingde même que sa pertinence ethnographique. Finalement, j’illustre les manières avec lesquelles nous avons « travaillé » la visibilisation au sein d’une infrastructure où ledigital storytellingest devenu autant un outil d’expression et de reconnaissance qu’une méthode et une posture de recherche.
Méconnaissance
Authors: Nielsen Greg M. , Arsenault Simon , Langevin François
Published: August 2016

Tout en admettant que la pauvreté est abondamment couverte dans la presse grand public canadienne et américaine, le présent article soutient que du fait que le journalisme emploie une narration à la troisième personne, les acteurs des récits sont rarement reconnus comme faisant partie du « public implicite ». Ainsi, les plus démunis ne sont pas en mesure de dialoguer directement avec le journaliste, ce qui mène à une forme de méconnaissance de premier niveau de la part des communs urbains. Cet argument est appuyé par des exemples tirés d’une étude exhaustive de la couverture journalistique de quotidiens grand public canadiens et américains en 2010. Des suggestions sont formulées quant à la manière dont le passage de la troisième à la deuxième personne influe sur le public implicite et la culture professionnelle du journaliste. Une glose est présentée à titre d’introduction aux relations entre la communauté et les ressources matérielles qui constituent les communs urbains, à leur sphère d’information et au lien conceptuel entre les deux niveaux de reconnaissance qui orientent l’argument.
La construction du corps, de l’être et du paraître à travers le « piratage corporel »
Authors: Duarte Bárbara Nascimento
Published: August 2016

Cet article traite du thème de la modification corporelle d’un genre « extrême » en se focalisant sur la mouvance du body hacking, ou « piratage du corps ». Ancrée dans l’ère du tout technologique, elle s’illustre par l’émergence d’un modèle organique rationnel socialement de plus en plus étendu utilisant des matériaux artificiels développés par soi-même. On en trouve des exemples avec l’insertion de puces électroniques sous-cutanées, d’implants magnétiques, d’implants génitaux vibrants, ou encore avec le remplacement de l’épiderme par des plaques en titane. En augmentant la capacité sensorielle, ces « pirates du corps » proposent de nouvelles émotions qui participent au développement d’un rapport inédit à l’organisme. Parallèlement, ils ont pour objectif de déconstruire la normativité corporelle en s’émancipant de tout type de contrôle lié à la transformation corporelle. Nous proposons d’identifier le traitement que ces acteurs réservent au corps : quelle lecture en font-ils ? Et en conséquence, quel organisme construisent-ils et projettent-ils, et pour quel homme ? À travers un travail ethnographique international relatant l’ensemble de ces nouvelles pratiques liées aux modifications corporelles et à ses augmentations, cette étude identifie la mutation de l’organisme opérant au sein de nos sociétés. Elle met en évidence les nouvelles interactions que l’homme entretient avec la technique, non plus pour compenser un handicap, mais pour offrir des fonctions supplémentaires.
Du mouvement vers la science et de la science vers le mouvement : l’exemple du projet de « recherche féministe » de l’association Histoire du féminisme à Rennes
Authors: Porée Lydie
Published: August 2016

Se revendiquant du féminisme, composée d’apprenties chercheuses en histoire, l’association Histoire du féminisme à Rennes travaille notamment à produire de la connaissance scientifique sur l’histoire des mobilisations féministes qui ont eu lieu dans cette ville de l’ouest de France. Les résultats de recherche sont ensuite diffusés auprès de différents publics. Ils sont à la fois des supports et des prétextes pour mener des actions féministes. Ce fonctionnement associatif, entre activisme féministe et production de savoirs, est caractéristique du féminisme de la deuxième vague. Les membres de l’association n’étant pas des chercheuses officiellement reconnues par l’institution universitaire française, quelles stratégies mettent-elles en place pour que leurs travaux, qui, de surcroît, portent sur un sujet de recherche peu valorisé, voire soulevant la méfiance et le sexisme, soient reçus comme valides scientifiquement? Le projet de l’association illustre les enjeux autour de la « recherche féministe ».
Les rapports sociaux de sexe et le lesbianisme dans le Québec contemporain
Authors: Lebreton Christelle
Published: August 2016

Dans cet article, l’auteure met en dialogue des théories et des concepts phares du féminisme matérialiste qui ont servi de cadre à sa recherche doctorale intitulée « Rapports sociaux de sexe et sexualité dans le Québec contemporain : les trajectoires adolescentes lesbiennes ». Cette recherche permet d’illustrer le rôle structurant des rapports sociaux de sexe dans l’engagement des filles dans la romance hétérosexuelle.

L’auteure présente ainsi successivement la contribution de Delphy, celle de Guillaumin, de Rich, de Wittig et, enfin, de Mathieu, tout en positionnant leurs apports respectifs et en soulignant leur enrichissement ou approfondissement mutuel. Elle argumente également la nécessité d’articuler le concept de socialisation différentielle des sexes à la perspective de la contrainte à l’hétérosexualité pour rendre compte de l’expérience des jeunes lesbiennes, et plus largement des filles, à l’adolescence.
A kiss to set the rhythm
Authors: Shruti Sonal , Prevot Vincent
Published: August 2016

Groups of neurons in the hypothalamus synchronize their activity to trigger the production of hormones that sustain fertility.
Anisotropy of ionic conduction in single-crystal LixLa(1−
x
)/3NbO3 solid electrolyte grown by directional solidification
Authors: Fujiwara Yasuyuki , Taishi Toshinori , Hoshikawa Keigo , Kohama Keiichi , Iba Hideki
Published: August 2016

The anisotropy of ionic conduction in a solid electrolyte (Li
x
La(1−

x

)/3NbO3) was experimentally confirmed for the first time. Ionic conduction measurements were carried out on the (100), (010), (001), (110), (111), and (112) planes of single-crystal ingots of Li
x
La(1−

x

)/3NbO3 grown by directional solidification. We found that the ionic conductivity in Li
x
La(1−

x

)/3NbO3 with x = 0.08 was 3.6 × 10−4 S cm−1 in the [100] and [010] directions, approximately 10 times higher than that in the [001] direction. Such anisotropy of the ionic conduction is discussed with respect to the characteristic layered structure of Li
x
La(1−

x

)/3NbO3.
Enhancing residual trapping of supercritical CO2 via cyclic injections
Authors: Herring Anna L. , Andersson Linnéa , Wildenschild Dorthe
Published: August 2016

We utilize synchrotron X‐ray tomographic imaging to investigate the pore‐scale characteristics and residual trapping of supercritical CO2 (scCO2) over the course of multiple drainage‐imbibition (D‐I) cycles in Bentheimer sandstone cores. Capillary pressure measurements are paired with X‐ray image‐derived saturation and connectivity metrics which describe the extent of drainage and subsequent residual (end of imbibition) scCO2 trapping. For the first D‐I cycle, residual scCO2 trapping is suppressed due to high imbibition capillary number (Ca ≈ 10−6); however, residual scCO2 trapping dramatically increases for subsequent D‐I cycles carried out at the same Ca value. This behavior is not predicted by conventional multiphase trapping theory. The magnitude of scCO2 trapping increase is hysteretic and depends on the relative extent of the sequential drainage processes. The hysteretic pore‐scale behavior of the scCO2‐brine‐sandstone system observed in this study suggests that cyclic multiphase flow could potentially be used to increase scCO2 trapping for sequestration applications.
The Atlantic Water boundary current in the Nansen Basin: Transport and mechanisms of lateral exchange
Authors: Våge Kjetil , Pickart Robert S. , Pavlov Vladimir , Lin Peigen , Torres Daniel J. , Ingvaldsen Randi , Sundfjord Arild , Proshutinsky Andrey
Published: August 2016

Data from a shipboard hydrographic survey near 30°E in the Nansen Basin of the Arctic Ocean are used to investigate the structure and transport of the Atlantic Water boundary current. Two high‐resolution synoptic crossings of the current indicate that it is roughly 30 km wide and weakly middepth‐intensified. Using a previously determined definition of Atlantic Water, the transport of this water mass is calculated to be 1.6 ± 0.3 Sv, which is similar to the transport of Atlantic Water in the inner branch of the West Spitsbergen Current. At the time of the survey a small anticyclonic eddy of Atlantic Water was situated just offshore of the boundary current. The data suggest that the feature was recently detached from the boundary current, and, due to compensating effects of temperature and salinity on the thermal wind shear, the maximum swirl speed was situated below the hydrographic property core. Two other similar features were detected within our study domain, suggesting that these eddies are common and represent an effective means of fluxing warm and salty water from the boundary current into the interior. An atmospheric low‐pressure system transiting south of our study area resulted in southeasterly winds prior to and during the field measurements. A comparison to hydrographic data from the Pacific Water boundary current in the Canada Basin under similar atmospheric forcing suggests that upwelling was taking place during the survey. This provides a second mechanism related to cross‐stream exchange of heat and salt in this region of the Nansen Basin.
Interplanetary and ionosphere scintillation produced by ICME 20 December 2015
Authors: Chashei I. V. , Tyul'bashev S. A. , Shishov V. I. , Subaev I. A.
Published: August 2016

Observational data of scintillation monitoring with typical time about 1 s at the frequency 111 MHz are presented for the period between 18 and 23 December when interplanetary coronal mass ejection (ICME) of flare origin resulted in the geomagnetic storm on 20–21 December 2015 with Dst ≈ −200 nT. Our estimates show that the mean ICME speed between the solar corona and the start of interplanetary scintillation enhancement is close to the mean speed between the corona and the Earth. The strong increase of the nighttime scintillation level is observed after ICME coming to the Earth. Scintillation analysis of the individual radio sources shows that the 1 s night scintillation is of ionospheric origin and can be explained by an order increase of irregularity drift speed in the disturbed ionosphere.