bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Transformações da agricultura familiar e impactos ambientais. Estudo de caso do reassentamento Santa Bárbara - Cascavel - PR
Authors: DANI Inelves
Published: August 2014

Esta dissertação, que consiste em um Estudo de Caso, tem por objetivo identificar o processo de ocupação e uso dos solos e as transformações da paisagem nas últimas quatro décadas no município de Cascavel e nas comunidades estudadas, Foz do Chopim, Santa Catarina e Santo Izidoro, com base no princípio da modernização agrícola, no binômio das culturas da soja e trigo/milho para exportação, e na aceleração dos impactos socioambientais. O estudo de caso detém- se sobre o reassentamento coletivo que acomodou as 97 famílias de agricultores atingidos pela construção da barragem de Salto Caxias, numa área de 1.087 alqueires, com um projeto alternativo de Agricultura Familiar na perspectiva sustentável. A sustentabilidade do projeto no sentido pleno, além do enfoque técnico-produtivo e econômico, não prescinde do enfoque ambiental, base do presente estudo, cuja análise se relaciona com a eqüidade dos meios de produção. O recorte espaço-temporal da ação humana, tanto pela retirada da madeira como pela introdução da modernização agrícola, foi efetivado por meio das fotos aéreas de 1950, 1980 e 1995 e dados da pesquisa de campo. Os resultados da pesquisa evidenciaram que com o projeto houve uma recuperação gradativa das matas ciliares e do solo, e que também vem ocorrendo uma redução, ainda que incipiente, do uso de agrotóxico, com o cultivo de produtos orgânicos. Constituem ainda aspectos a serem superados a insuficiência alimentar e a dependência química do meio de produção. Entre os aspectos positivos destacam-se a preservação dos laços familiares com o novo lugar e o fato de este projeto não ser algo acabado, imposto, mas discutido pelas lideranças dos agricultores, estimulando uma dinâmica de troca de experiências entre as comunidades e os coordenadores. O modelo estudado demonstra que é possível a superação da dicotomia entre agricultura familiar e modernização agrícola mediante efetivação de políticas públicas para os segmentos menos capitalizados do campo.
Análise do gerenciamento dos resíduos sólidos dos serviços de saúde em Curitiba, com ênfase no tratamento e destino final, e implicações socioambientais
Authors: SPINA Maria Inez Antonia Pelacani
Published: August 2014

Esta pesquisa tem por objetivo conhecer e analisar o gerenciamento dos Resíduos Sólidos dos Serviços de Saúde (RSSS) desenvolvido pelo poder público e empresas de saúde de Curitiba durante o período compreendido entre os anos de 1989 e 2001, evidenciando os problemas socioambientais que as etapas referentes ao manejo, tratamento e destino final dos resíduos infectantes podem causar ao ambiente e à saúde pública. Destaca que esses resíduos originam-se nas dependências internas das empresas prestadoras de serviços de saúde e que, de acordo com as características que apresentam, podem receber destinos finais diferenciados quando são gerenciados convenientemente, em conformidade com os parâmetros do Desenvolvimento Sustentável. Em Curitiba, o poder público, desde 1989, para gerenciar de forma integrada os resíduos sólidos, desenvolveu o programa de coleta seletiva denominado Lixo que não é lixo hospitalar, viabilizando o destino correto aos resíduos comuns, recicláveis e infectantes gerados pelas empresas de saúde, contribuindo para a preservação do meio ambiente e manutenção da qualidade de vida de sua população. Entendendo que os RSSS são um produto eminentemente urbano, o respaldo metodológico foi obtido pelo Sistema Meio Ambiente Urbano, considerando-se as questões físico- ambientais e político-sociais nele implícitas. Curitiba possui 816 empresas de saúde que se encontram cadastradas ao programa de coleta seletiva. As segregações prévias ocorrem no interior dessas unidades, concedendo destino final diferenciado a cada categoria de resíduos. Verificou-se que o gerenciamento integrado dos RSSS realizado em Curitiba vem ocorrendo de modo a atender à preservação ambiental, possibilitando a redução da quantidade de resíduos infectantes destinados às valas sépticas. Observou-se também que há necessidade de ampliação dos serviços de coleta diferenciada em todas as empresas de saúde geradoras de resíduos infectantes existentes no município, mediante cadastramento ao programa. Ressalta-se que o monitoramento periódico das condições físico-ambientais da área das valas sépticas é fundamental para que se possam dimensionar as condições dos componentes físicos dessa área e evitar os efeitos nocivos ao ambiente e à qualidade de vida da população decorrentes da decomposição desses resíduos.
A QUESTIONABILIDADE DO CONCEITO DE PAISAGEM
Authors: GRÖNING Gert
Published: August 2014

Com freqüência o conceito de paisagem parece estar associa- do a esperanças igualmente misteriosas e, de alguma forma, supostamente capazes de transmitir a verdade, em especial desde que, na República Federal da Alemanha, se propagou o ideário ecológico. Para essa afirmativa encontramos reitera-da comprovação nas pesquisas paisagísticas da segunda metade do século 20 que, como me parece, embora tenham sido realizadas numa época em que a industrialização já era um fato onipresente, estão vinculadas3 a uma noção pré-in-dustrial de paisagem, ou seja, a uma paisagem em que a indústria era ainda inexistente. Neste estudo pretendo também chamar a atenção para alguns temas como: o conservado- rismo do interesse pela paisagem, o surgimento da paisa-gem como programa social, a paisagem da era nacional- socialista, a paisagem dos adversários da urbe, a paisagem de cunho antroposófico e, finalmente, o papel da paisagem no século XX e início do século XXI; esses temas poderão contribuir para a compreensão dos motivos que tornam questionável a persistência de um tal conceito de paisagem. About the questionability of landscape notion Abstract Both the notion of landscape and mysterious hopes seem to be linked together and they are believed to somehow tell the truth. In the Federal Republic of Germany this especially seems to have increased after ecological thoughts which began to circulate from the 1970s onwards. In the last quarter of the twentieth century, repeated studies about a so-called landscape picture, at a time of omni-present industrialization adhered to a pre-industrial image of landscape, that is a landscape without industry, document this.4 Further a few points are presented such as the conservative interest in landscape, the development of landscape as a societal program, the landscape in National Socialism, the landscape of those hostile towards cities, the anthroposophically oriented landscape, and, finally, the role of landscape in the twentieth and the beginning of the twentyfirst century. The final goal is to elaborate on the notion that it is questionable to further stick to such a notion of landscape.
A DENGUE EM CURITIBA/PR: UMA ABORDAGEM CLIMATOLÓGICA DO EPISÓDIO DE MARÇO/ABRIL  2002
Authors: De OLIVEIRA Márcia Maria Fernandes
Published: August 2014

A Dengue é registrada em Curitiba/PR desde a década de 1990. A incidência da doença nesta cidade tornou-se alarmante em 2002, quando os primeiros casos autóctones foram registrados no mês de abril. Aplicando a análise rítmica dos tipos de tempo, foi possível observar como as condições climáticas foram favoráveis ao desenvolvimento do vetor (Aedes Aegypti) e, conseqüentemente, da ocorrência dos referidos casos autóctones. Os resultados desta pesquisa evidenciaram que o clima da cidade tem apresentado mudanças, tornando-se mais quente (principalmente no verão e outono), o que criou condições para a ocorrência de casos autóctones de Dengue em Curitiba. Outros aspectos ambientais também foram envolvidos na análise. Dengue Fever in Curitiba/PR: a climatological approach about March/April - 2002 event Abstract Dengue Fever has been registered in Curitiba/PR since 1990 decade. Such fact went on and became alarming in 2002, when the first autocton cases was registered in April. Applying the rhythmic analysis of weather types of, it was possible observe how the climate conditions were favorable to the vector development (Aedes Aegypti) and, consequently, the autocton cases happened. This research results showed that city climate has changed, it has become warmer than before (mainly summer and autumn), and created conditions to the occurrence of autocton cases of Dengue Fever. Others environmental aspects were also involved in this analises.
ASPECTOS SOCIOAMBIENTAIS NA COMUNIDADE DO MORRO DA MARIQUINHA EM FLORIANÓPOLIS/SC
Authors: MACHADO Claudia Xavier
Published: August 2014

Neste artigo são apresentados e discutidos os problemas socioambientais do Morro da Mariquinha  comunidade inserida no maciço central de Florianópolis. Foram realizadas entrevistas e levantamento de notícias em jornal e do histórico da ocupação, posteriormente, foi feita uma análise do modo como a mídia retrata o morro e foi elaborado um perfil da comunidade dentro dos aspectos analisados. Socio-environmental aspects in the Mariquinhas Mount at Florianópolis/SC Abstract This article analyzes the socio-environmental problems in the Mariquinha´s Mount; inserted community in the central bulk of Florianópolis. Interviews had been carried through and survey of news in newspapers survey of job history, later, was made an analysis concerning the way as the press shows the mount and a profile of the situation in the community was elaborated.
O PROCESSO DE PERCEPÇÃO DOS ESPAÇOS MARGINALIZADOS NO URBANO: O CASO DA FAVELA DO PAROLIN EM CURITIBA  PR
Authors: KASHIWAGI Helena Midori , KOZEL Salete
Published: August 2014

Este trabalho aborda a questão dos espaços marginalizados no urbano sob o enfoque da Geografia Humanística, utilizando como aporte teórico-metodológico a Fenomenologia para a abordagem do espaço. Esta leitura sobre o urbano busca identificar os valores culturais, sociais e afetivos do homem, consolidados pelas experiências e vivências. Nessa perspectiva, averiguamos o processo de percepção do espaço, enquanto lugar vivenciado, para se compreender o mundo vivido pelos moradores dessas comunidades marginais, numa visão interdisciplinar, instigando os planejadores urbanos à reflexão e ao amadurecimento dos próprios conceitos, frente às dificuldades e insucessos nos processos de intervenção urbana em ocupações irregulares. The perception process of marginalized places in urban environments: the case study of the Parolin slum in Curitiba (PR) Abstract The article deals with the question of marginalized places in urban environments under a humanistic perspective in geography, making use of theoretical and methodological underpinnings from phenomenology to acess space. This reading of the urban space aims at identifying mans cultural, social and emotional values consolidated by experience and existence. Under this perspective, we have investigated the perception process of space as a lived space in order to understand the world experienced by the residents of this marginalized community from an interdisciplinary point of view, instigating urban planners towards a deeper reflection and a maturation of their own concepts when confronted with the difficulties and failures in the processes of urban intervention in irregular occupations.
CONSIDERAÇÕES ACERCA DA PESQUISA EM GEOGRAFIA FÍSICA APLICADA AO PLANEJAMENTO AMBIENTAL A PARTIR DE UMA PERSPECTIVA SISTÊMICA
Authors: SARAIVA Fabiano
Published: August 2014

A metodologia originada na Geografia Física, denominada Geossistema, possibilita uma abordagem sistêmica nas pesquisas aplicadas desta ciência. A análise integrada dos elementos constituintes do meio físico permite a delimitação de unidades de paisagem em diferentes escalas. O resgate da metodologia e seu aperfeiçoamento podem contribuir para fins de planejamento ambiental. Considerations concerning the research in applied Physical Geography to the environmental planning starting from a systematic approach Abstract The methodology originated in the Physical Geography, denominated geosystem, facilitates a systematic approach in the applied research of this science. Starting from the integrated analysis of the constituent elements of the physical middle it allows the define of units of landscape in different scales. The ransom of the methodology and its improvement can contribute to environmental planning goals.
ANÁLISE AMBIENTAL DA ÁREA DO SAMBAQUI DO GUARAGUAÇU, MUNICÍPIO DE PONTAL DO PARANÁ, LITORAL DO ESTADO DO PARANÁ, BRASIL
Authors: DEPINÉ Patrícia , OKA FIORI Chisato
Published: August 2014

Este trabalho teve a finalidade original de apontar evidências da degradação do único sambaqui tombado no litoral paranaense, o Guaraguaçu (25º3548 S, 48º2812 W), sugerindo atividades que possam integrar a comunidade indígena local à preservação deste importante sítio arqueológico. A metodologia abordou desde a análise da documentação pertinente ao assunto até a confecção dos mapas, a partir da técnica do geoprocessamento. A análise ambiental da área apontou várias formas de degradação atual, envolvendo tanto processos naturais, como a erosão da base do sítio por um pequeno curso dágua, quanto processos antrópicos, como o escorregamento das conchas nas trilhas que levam ao topo do sambaqui. Environmental analysis of Guaraguaçu Sambaqui area, Pontal do Paraná, litoral of Paraná state, Brazil Abstract The original purpose of this work was to indicate evidences of degradation in the only coastal site to have been registered by the Historical Inheritance of Paraná State as a monument, the Guaraguaçu sambaqui (25º3548 S, 48º2812 W), suggesting activities to connect local indigenous communities with the archaeological site protection. The methods of analysis were from the documentation analysis until mapping of results. The environmental analysis of the area could show some factors of actual debasement, evolving natural processes, as the erosional action of a streamlet, and processes due to human occupation, as the shell sliding in the footpath that conveys to the top of the mound.
Is audit and feedback associated with increased hospital adherence to standards for communication during patient care transitions?
Authors: Baier Rosa R , Limpahan Lorraine A. , Butterfield Kristen , Marsella Maureen , Gravenstein Stefan , Gardner Rebekah L.
Published: August 2014

Guidelines to enhance communication during patient care transitions between healthcare settings have the potential to improve patient outcomes and satisfaction, as well as to decrease overall costs. In 2009, Healthcentric Advisors, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) for New England, collaborated with Rhode Island providers and stakeholders to develop communitywide standards for hospitals, the Safe Transitions Best Practice Measures for Hospitals and then implemented a hospital quality improvement intervention. As part of this intervention, 10 of the state’s 11 acute-care hospitals collected quarterly data and Healthcentric Advisors provided audit and feedback reports showing each facility’s progress and the state’s average performance. Using hospital-reported data on four best practice measures and Medicare claims data for Q2 2011-Q1 2013, we performed descriptive analyses of (1) inpatient-to-outpatient communication for all patients at the 10 participating hospitals, as measured by four best practice measures, and (2) state-wide all-cause, 30-day readmission rates per 1,000 fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiaries. Aggregate performance for the four best practice process measures increased by 5.5% to 217.6% for all patients who met eligibility criteria (p ≤ .001 for each measure) and the readmission rate decreased by 18.4% from 14.12 to 11.52 per 1,000 eligible FFS Medicare beneficiaries (p ≤ .001). These findings suggest that communitywide standards, such as the Safe Transitions Best Practice Measures for Hospitals, and audit and feedback interventions can successfully improve hospitals’ communication during patient care transitions between healthcare settings.
Research and Development of Functional Tuna and Kelp Soup
Authors: Tao Fan , Yuetao Zhao
Published: August 2014

With the development of economy and the rise of living standard, people tend to pursue natural and healthy food. Kelp, a source for both food and medicine, is more and more popular for its function of lowering blood pressure and lipid; however, its deep processing and multi-function development are still in preliminary stage. This research aims to produce functional kelp soup based on the whole experiment design, scientific experiment method and sensory evaluation. The result of the research shows that the optimal recipe for the soup is that every 1500 ml of bone soup match 28 g of dry kelp or 112 g of fresh kelp, 110 ml of cooking wine, 2.5 g of flavor & vegetable powder compound, 8 g of tuna, 1.5 g of salt, 0.6g of tuna flavor, and 5 g of dry clams, and the cooking time is 60 minutes.
Het ING-arrest: over de toepasselijkheid van het ‘Market Economy Investor Principle’
Authors: van Lambalgen R.E.
Published: August 2014

Het ING-arrest: over de toepasselijkheid van het ‘Market Economy Investor Principle’

De Commissie moet het criterium van de particuliere investeerder ook toepassen op de wijziging van een bestaande steunmaatregel. Tot deze conclusie kwam het Hof van Justitie in het arrest van 3 april 2014 in de zaak C-224/12 P (ING). Daarmee heeft het Hof van Justitie een belangrijke verduidelijking gegeven omtrent de toepasselijkheid van het criterium van de particuliere investeerder.

HvJ EU 3 april 2014, zaak C-224/12 P, Europese Commissie/Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en ING Groep NV, n.n.g.
Bevoegdheid van het Hof van Justitie: de ene interne situatie is de andere niet
Authors: Sevinga Klaas
Published: August 2014

Bevoegdheid van het Hof van Justitie: de ene interne situatie is de andere niet

In deze arresten acht het Hof van Justitie zich niet bevoegd om vragen van de verwijzende rechter
over de uitlegging van artikel 49 van het Verdrag betreffende de Werking van de Europese Unie te beantwoorden omdat het hoofdgeding een zuiver interne situatie betreft. De ene interne situatie is echter de andere niet: het Hof van Justitie blijkt zich niet in alle gevallen onbevoegd te verklaren om vragen te beantwoorden in interne situaties.

HvJ EU 13 februari 2014, gevoegde zaken C-162/12 en C163/12, Airport Shuttle Expres scarl e.a. en Gianpaolo Vivani/Commune di Grottaferrata, n.n.g. en HvJ EU 13 februari 2014, gevoegde zaken C-419/12 en C-420/12, Crono Service scarl e.a. en Anitrav – Associazione Nazionale Imprese Trasporto Viaggiatori/Roma Capitale en Regione Lazio, n.n.g.
Een autonome en uniforme uitleg van opzet binnen de Europese Unie. Een commentaar bij HvJ EU 27 februari 2014, zaak C-396/12
Authors: ten Voorde J.M.
Published: August 2014

Een autonome en uniforme uitleg van opzet binnen de Europese Unie. Een commentaar bij HvJ EU 27 februari 2014, zaak C-396/12

In zijn arrest van 27 februari 2014, zaak C-396/12, heeft het Hof van Justitie uitleg gegeven over de betekenis en de ondergrens van het bestanddeel ‘opzettelijke niet-naleving’ in Verordening 2005/1698/EG en aangegeven hoe toerekening van verwijtbaar gedrag door ondergeschikten in het kader van deze verordening dient plaats te vinden. In deze bijdrage worden de centrale overwegingen van het arrest geanalyseerd.

HvJ EU 27 februari 2014, zaak C-396/12, Van der Ham en Van der Ham-Reijersen van Buuren, n.n.g.
The effect of ectomycorrhizal fungi and bacteria on pine seedlings
Authors: Dahm Hanna , Strzelczyk Edward , Ciesielska Agnieszka , Redlak Katarzyna
Published: August 2014

The effect of ecomycorrhizal fungi (Hebelon crustuliniforme(Bull.: Fr.) Quél. 5392 and  Pisolithus tinctorius (Pers.) Coker et Couch 5335) and bacteria (Bacillus polymyxa and Azospirillum brasilense). associated with mycorrhizas on the growth of pine seedligs was investigated. In addition the influence of bacteria on fungal biomass production and the relationship between ectomycorrhizal fungi and fungi pathogenic to root of pine seedlings were determined. In general, the shoot/root ratio was higher in plants inoculated with Hebeloma crustuliniforme and bacteria than in the control seedlings (grown only under sterile conditions). In non-sterile substrate the root/shoot ratio of the mycorrhizal seedlings was lower as compared to the control. Similar phenomenon was noted in plants inoculated with the mycorrhizal fungus Pisolithus tinetorius. The bacteria used as well as the time of introduction of these organisms into the cultures of mycorrhiza fungi affected the production of fungal biomass. Hebeloma crustuliniforme and Pisolithus tinctorius inhibited the growth of Rizoctonia solani and Fusarium oxysporum fungi pathogenic to pine seedlings.
Comparison of enzymatic activity of selected yeast-like fungi isolated from lakes and astatic reservoirs
Authors: Dynowska Maria , Biedunkiewicz Anna
Published: August 2014

The stains of Candida albicans and Trichosporon beigelii isolated from astatic reservoir show a higher enzymatic activity than the strains isolated from lake. The results obtained confirm earlier suspicions that the morphological differentiation of micro-fungi living in different water reservoirs is generally accompanied by physiological differences, which arc, to the largest extent, reflections of the chemical composition of the environment.
Macromycetes of oak-hornbeam forests in the Białowieża National Park - monitoring studies
Authors: Skirgiełło Alina
Published: August 2014

Mycosociological observations were carried out between 1994-1996 on permanent plots within a Tilio-Carpinetum association in the Białowieża National Park. The project was carried out with international cooperation within the "Mycological monitoring in European oak forests" programme which was a result of multiple signals concerning the disappearance of oaks in our continent. Almost 40 years before mycosociological research in the same plant association and at the same plots were carried out. Studies were mainly concerned with analysing the terrestrial macromycetes, predominantly Boletales and Agaricales. They analysed the occurrence of saprotrophic and mycorrhizal fungi. Totaly 215 species from the above listed ecological groups, but there were only 34 species common to both studies. Dominating species within the mycorrhizal group were found.
Macromycetes of oak-lime-hornbeam woods in the Niepołomice Forest near Kraków (S Poland) - monitoring studies
Authors: Wojewoda Władysława , Heinrich Zofia , Komorowska Halina
Published: August 2014

In the years 1994-1996 studies on macromycetes of the Niepołomice Forest near Kraków were made in four plots designated in deciduous forests (Tilio-Carpinetum stachyetosum) with a population of Carpinus betulus, Quercus robur and Tilia cordata (the size of each plot was 1000 m2). The observations were made through an international project "Mycological monitoring in European oak forests". As many as 274 species were recorded, including 234 saprobic, 33 mycorrhizal, and 7 parasitic fungi. Moreover, 15 species of fungi are connected with oak, 24 species of fungi are threatened, and 16 species are new to Poland.
The new site of Diderma deplanatum and Diderma chondrioderma in the Pogórze Wiśnickie Region (S Poland)
Authors: Miśkiewicz Anna , Drozdowicz Anna
Published: August 2014

The new site of two myxomycetes rare in Poland: Diderma deplanatum Fr. and D. chondrioderma (de Bary et Rostaf.) G. Lister is reported. They were found in the Bukowiec reserve, the Pogórze Wiśnickie Region.
The search for lectin isolated from the mycelial cultures of Laetiporus sulphureus
Authors: Końska Grażyna , Guillot Jean , Kohlmünzer Stanisław , Damez Mireille , Rakoczy Kinga
Published: August 2014

This study proved the presence of lectin in mycelial cultures of Laetiporus sulphureus. Lectin was excreted into the medium and its erythroagglutinating activity was not high. No active lectin was detected in hyphae using both extraction and immunofluorescence method. Comparative studies based on immunological methods indicate~ that the lectin synthesised in vitro differed from the lectin produced in fruit-bodies.
Melampsoridium hiratsukanum (Uredinales), a new species for Poland
Authors: Wołczańska Agata
Published: August 2014

Melampsoridium hiratsukanum S. Ito was found on leaves of Alnus incana for the first time in Poland. Its description, illustration and distribution are given.
Don’t Fear the Reader: Librarian versus Interlibrary Loan Patron-Driven Acquisition of Print Books at an Academic Library by Relative Collecting Level and by Library of Congress Classes and Subclasses
Authors: Tyler David C. , Melvin Joyce C. , Epp MaryLou , Kreps Anita M.
Published: August 2014

Recently, a great deal of literature on patron-driven acquisition (PDA) has been published that addresses the implementation and results of PDA programs at academic libraries. However, despite widespread worries that PDA will lead to unbalanced collections, little attention has been paid to whether patrons’ and librarians’ purchasing differ significantly. This study analyzes librarians’ and PDA patrons’ acquisitions at an academic library by relative collecting level and by subject (that is, Library of Congress class and subclass) to determine whether concern over patrons’ collecting are warranted.
Who Publishes in Top-Tier Library Science Journals? An Analysis by Faculty Status and Tenure
Authors: Galbraith Quinn , Smart Elizabeth , Smith Sara D. , Reed Megan
Published: August 2014

This study analyzes the status and background of authors publishing in high-impact library science journals. Twenty-three high-impact journals were selected in this study by both quantitative and qualitative measures, while the analysis of author background focuses on whether the author holds a faculty status position with a tenure track. This study finds that 76% of academic librarians publishing in top-tier library science journals have faculty status.
Plagiarism Awareness among Students: Assessing Integration of Ethics Theory into Library Instruction
Authors: Strittmatter Connie , Bratton Virginia K.
Published: August 2014

The library literature on plagiarism instruction focuses on students’ understanding of what plagiarism is and is not. This study evaluates the effect of library instruction from a broader perspective by examining the pre- and posttest (instruction) levels of students’ perceptions toward plagiarism ethics. Eighty-six students completed a pre- and posttest survey that measured their ethical perceptions of plagiarism scenarios. The survey used the multidimensional ethics scale (MES) developed by Reidenbach and Robin that is used commonly in business ethics research. The study found that the MES is a reliable tool to measure changes in ethical perceptions of plagiarism. Further, results indicate that students had higher posttest perceptions of plagiarism ethics than they did prior to library instruction. These results suggest that library instruction was effective and had a meaningful impact on students’ perceptions toward plagiarism ethics.
Mapping the Internal Structure of Hopewell Tumuli in the Lower Illinois River Valley through Archaeological Geophysics
Authors: Herrmann Jason T. , King Jason L. , Buikstra Jane E.
Published: August 2014

Archaeologists from the Center for American Archeology (CAA) in Kampsville, Illinois, are engaged in a program to test the potential for ground-penetrating radar (GPR) and electrical resistance tomography (ERT) to effectively document the internal structure of a variety of Middle (ca.2200–1550 B.P.) and Late Woodland (ca.1550–950 B.P.) mounds in the Lower Illinois River Valley (LIV). This project, embedded within ongoing CAA regional research efforts and the Arizona State University Kampsville Field School, demonstrates that both GPR and ERT permit the identification and measurement of significant internal mound structures. Key structural elements can be confidently identified in the geophysical data from the five test mounds, and excavation results can be conclusively linked with results of excavation in mounds that have been tested. This study opens the way for the development of a set of procedures for a regional research initiative in the LIV to understand structural variation between Middle and Late Woodland mounds using ground-based remote sensing methods as a primary source of data and thus minimizing invasive and destructive investigation techniques.
Moderate-Resolution Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analyses of Microclimates, Mounds, and Maize in the Northern Great Lakes
Authors: Howey Meghan C.L. , Palace Michael , McMichael Crystal H. , Braswell Bobby
Published: August 2014

Remote sensing applications are increasingly common in archaeology but they often focus on high resolution imagery and direct archaeological site detection. Moderate spatial resolution remote sensing instruments, which have (near) daily repeat intervals, but contain less detailed spectral and spatial information, have been employed much less frequently in archaeology. However, moderate remote sensing data offer distinct advantages for archaeological research as they can be used to relate archaeological, ecological, and climactic data at vast spatial scales. To show this potential, we use moderate remote sensing data to examine the impact of landscape heterogeneity on the spread of indigenous maize horticulture in the northern Great Lakes during Late Precontact (ca. AD 1200-1600). Analyzing National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) imagery, we identify differences in freeze/thaw cycles across inland lakes in Michigan, showing that some large inland lakes produce a microclimatic amelioration, possibly extending the growing season for prehistoric maize cultivation. Conducting geospatial analyses, we find that burial mounds and maize cultivation practices were associated preferentially with larger inland lakes with microclimates. We could not have found these dynamic interrelationships between microclimates, burial mounds, and maize cultivation if not for both the frequent temporal imaging and large spatial coverage provided by moderate resolution remote sensing imagery.
The Use of LiDAR in Understanding the Ancient Maya Landscape
Authors: Chase Arlen F. , Chase Diane Z. , Awe Jaime J. , Weishampel John F. , Iannone Gyles , Moyes Holley , Yaeger Jason , Kathryn Brown M.
Published: August 2014

The use of airborne LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) in western Belize, Central America, has revolutionized our understanding of the spatial dynamics of the ancient Maya. This technology has enabled researchers to successfully demonstrate the large-scale human modifications made to the ancient tropical landscape, providing insight on broader regional settlement. Before the advent of this laser-based technology, heavily forested cover prevented full coverage and documentation of Maya sites. Mayanists could not fully recover or document the extent of ancient occupation and could never be sure how representative their mapped and excavated samples were relative to ancient settlement. Employing LiDAR in tropical and subtropical environments, like that of the Maya, effectively provides ground, as well as forest cover information, leading to a much fuller documentation of the complexities involved in the ancient human-nature interface. Airborne LiDAR was first flown over a 200 km2area of the archaeological site of Caracol, Belize, in April 2009. In April and May 2013 an additional 1,057 km2were flown with LiDAR, permitting the contextualization of the city of Caracol within its broader region and polity. The use of this technology has transformed our understanding of regional archaeology in the Maya area.
Regional-Scale Archaeological Remote Sensing in the Age of Big Data
Authors: Casana Jesse
Published: August 2014

With the ever expanding quantity of high-resolution aerial and satellite imagery available to archaeologists, numerous researchers have sought to address this “big data” challenge by developing automated methods to aid in the discovery and mapping of archaeological sites and features. This paper reviews several notable efforts to create automated discovery tools, including both spectral and object-based approaches, and highlights the difficulties these projects have encountered. Arguing instead for the critically important role of a human analyst in archaeological discovery, I illustrate interim results of an ongoing project that utilizes CORONA satellite imagery to document previously unknown sites in a 300,000 km2study area in the northern Fertile Crescent. The project is based on what I term “brute force” methods, relying on systematic exploration of imagery by trained analysts, and has now successfully created a database of more than 14,000 sites, some 10,000 of which are previously undocumented. Results of the project highlight the need for human intervention to make any archaeological discovery meaningful, suggesting that imagery analysis, like any act of archaeological investigation, requires an engaged, thoughtful and creative scholar.
Teachers' Autonomy
Authors: Parker Gemma (Nee Richardson)
Published: August 2014

This literature review begins by considering the concept of autonomy. The focus narrows to teacher autonomy specifically and a range of conceptualisations are summarised. Its influences and impact are discussed and the role which teacher autonomy plays in the wider issue of teacher professionalism is addressed. Central influences, including the UK government and teachers themselves, are scrutinised and trends since the 1988 Education Act are discussed.

Within the current context, this literature review is important. A two-tier system of autonomous academies and straight-jacketed maintained schools is developing and, amongst the profession, Government policy is unpopular. This article aims to raise teachers' awareness of an important issue, as well as highlight the need for future empirical research.
Teachers Evaluate the New Curriculum in English: Views regarding Evaluation and Evaluation Tools
Authors: Adin-Surkis Abigail
Published: August 2014

English is solidly entrenched in Israel as the ‘first foreign language’, as defined in the Policy on Language Education in Israeli Schools. The English curriculum published in 2001 expresses the view that English is the world's most important language and therefore requires the highest standards of teaching. This research examined how English teachers perceive the curriculum and how they see their roles as evaluators of the curriculum. The research also examined how the professional knowledge which the designated in-service training course (NBA training) provided affected their role perception. The results of the research show that the new curriculum was missing key elements; most teachers had never studied curriculum evaluation; there is a gap between teachers and curriculum authors in the interpretation of curriculum flexibility; teachers did not perceive textbook potential. Finally, the research suggests that ascertaining teachers' perceptions can contribute to theoretical and practical aspects of curriculum planning.
The Benefits of Student-Led, Peer-Reviewed Journals in Enhancing Students' Engagement with the Academy
Authors: Uigín Dorothy Ní , Higgins Noelle , McHale Belinda
Published: August 2014

Universities are under ever-increasing pressure from employers to provide some form of interaction with the real world, in order to develop student knowledge and to expand their skill sets (Gott, 1995), while academics are constantly looking for new ways to enhance students' engagement with the Academy. In this context, student-led journals have become increasingly popular ventures in tertiary education in recent years. This note details the establishment of a student-led journal as a core element of an MA programme in the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway). It details the pedagogical context in which, and for which, the journal was established and assesses the benefits for the students who were involved at editorial level in the publication.
Al-Ghazālī, Bar Hebraeus, and the “Good Wife”
Authors: Weitz Lev
Published: August 2014

This article compares the sections on the qualities desirable in a wife in Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī’s Iḥyāʾ ʿulūm al-dīn and Bar Hebraeus’s Ethicon, which the West Syrian writer modeled on al-Ghazālī’s work. The article first establishes that al-Ghazālī based his profile of the ideal wife on a jurisprudential discussion of the topic by his teacher, Imām al-Ḥaramayn al-Juwaynī, expanding it, however, by adding anecdotes from Sufi literature and reasoned arguments on how “the good wife” will best facilitate her husband’s devotion to God. The article then moves to consider how Bar Hebraeus appropriates, reconfigures, and reframes as Christian teaching al-Ghazālī’s discussion. Finally, the article argues that the similarity between the two texts demonstrates that both carve out a particular notion of male piety intelligible and resonant in their different religious traditions and in the broader monotheistic culture of the premodern Middle East.
Māgha, Mahābhārata, and Bhāgavata
Authors: Salomon Richard
Published: August 2014

In a recent article in JAOS, Y. Bronner and L. McCrea presented cogent argu ments for the authenticity of the “nonbitextual” version of Śiśupāla’s speech in the fifteenth canto of Māgha’s Śiśupālavadha and concluded that the “bitextual” version of the passage, in which each verse could be read with a double meaning, was a later alteration. Whereas they discussed the issue on the basis of internal criteria, the present article approaches it by means of external comparison with its presumptive source text in the Sabhā-parvan of the Mahābhārata. This analysis confirms Bronner and McCrea’s conclusion, while also raising some new issues and problems. Also discussed is the legacy of the popular, if unauthentic bitextual version in the Bhāgavata-purāṇa and its commentarial tradition.
Tell Akkaz in Kuwait. Edited by Jacqueline Gachet-Bizollon
Authors: Yule Paul
Published: August 2014

Tell Akkaz in Kuwait. Edited by Jacqueline Gachet-Bizollon. Travaux de la Maison de l’Orient et de la Méditerranée, vol. 57. Paris: Maison de l’Orient et de la Méditerranée, 2011. Pp. 436, illus., plates, CD-ROM. (paper)
Phoenician Diaspora: Epigraphic and Historical Studies. By Philip C. Schmitz
Authors: Elayi J.
Published: August 2014

The Phoenician Diaspora: Epigraphic and Historical Studies. By Philip C. Schmitz. Winona Lake,

Ind.: Eisenbrauns, 2012. Pp. xi + 146, illus. $39.50.
Judah and the Judeans in the Achaemenid Period: Negotiating Identity in an International Context. Edited by Oded Lipschits; Gary N. Knoppers; and Manfred Oeming
Authors: Jigoulov Vadim
Published: August 2014

Judah and the Judeans in the Achaemenid Period: Negotiating Identity in an International Context. Edited by Oded Lipschits; Gary N. Knoppers; and Manfred Oeming. Winona Lake, Ind.: Eisenbrauns, 2011. Pp. xvi + 600, illus. $64.50.
Emanations of Grace: Mystical Poems by ʿĀʾishah al-Bāʿūnīyah (d. 923/1517). Edited and translated by Th. Emil Homerin
Authors: Qian Ailin
Published: August 2014

Emanations of Grace: Mystical Poems by ʿĀʾishah al-Bāʿūnīyah (d. 923/1517). Edited and translated by Th. Emil Homerin. Louisville, KY: Fons Vitae, 2011. Pp. 151. $18.95 (paper).
A CloudSat cloud object partitioning technique and assessment and integration of deep convective anvil sensitivities to sea surface temperature
Authors: Igel Matthew R. , Drager Aryeh J. , van den Heever Susan C.
Published: August 2014

A cloud object partitioning algorithm is developed to provide a widely useful database of deep convective clouds. It takes contiguous CloudSat cloudy regions and identifies various length scales of clouds from a tropical, oceanic subset of data. The methodology identifies a level above which anvil characteristics become important by analyzing the cloud object shape. Below this level in what is termed the pedestal region, convective cores are identified based on reflectivity maxima. Identifying these regions allows for the assessment of length scales of the anvil and pedestal of deep convective clouds. Cloud objects are also appended with certain environmental quantities from European Centre for Medium‐Range Weather Forecasts. Simple geospatial and temporal assessments show that the cloud object technique agrees with standard observations of local frequency of deep convective cloudiness. Deep convective clouds over tropical oceans play important roles in Earth's climate system. The newly developed data set is used to evaluate the response of tropical, deep convective clouds to sea surface temperature (SST). Several previously proposed responses are examined: the Fixed Anvil Temperature Hypothesis, the Iris Hypothesis, and the Thermostat Hypothesis. When the data are analyzed per cloud object, increasing SST is found to be associated with increased anvil thickness, decreased anvil width, and cooler cloud top temperatures. Implications for the corresponding hypotheses are discussed. A new response suggesting that the base temperature of deep convective anvils remains approximately constant with increasing SSTs is introduced. These cloud dependencies on SST are integrated to form a more comprehensive theory for deep convective anvil responses to SST.
Kriging method to perform scintillation maps based on measurement and GISM model
Authors: Hamel Pierrick , Sambou Diagna Charles , Darces Muriel , Beniguel Yannick , Hélier Marc
Published: August 2014

This paper presents an ionosphere scintillation mapping algorithm. The technique used is a Kriging technique, well known in geostatistics. It is an interpolation method applied to a set of random data, namely, in this application, to the intensity scintillation (S4) index. The paper focuses on the importance of the regression model used in the algorithm. The one‐dimensional and then the two‐dimensional problems have been investigated. One example of results combining measurement data recorded by two different networks in Peru is presented. The accuracy of the results has been verified using a cross‐validation technique, which consists in removing part of the known data set and comparing the interpolated results to it.
Spectral factorization using FFTs for large‐scale problems
Authors: Moir T. J.
Published: August 2014

A method is provided for scalar systems, which uses FFTs and provides spectral factorization directly from the periodogram. The method is block recursive, providing better estimates as time progresses with more data available. Although spectral factorization is a mature technique, the current methods available are generally too slow to cope with acoustic problems of the scale discussed here. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Hybrid FSC membrane for CO2 removal from natural gas: Experimental, process simulation, and economic feasibility analysis
Authors: He Xuezhong , Hägg May‐Britt , Kim Taek‐Joong
Published: August 2014

The novel fixed‐site‐carrier (FSC) membranes were prepared by coating carbon nanotubes reinforced polyvinylamine/polyvinyl alcohol selective layer on top of ultrafiltration polysulfone support. Small pilot‐scale modules with membrane area of 110–330 cm2 were tested with high pressure permeation rig. The prepared hybrid FSC membranes show high CO2 permeance of 0.084–0.218 m3 (STP)/(m2 h bar) with CO2/CH4 selectivity of 17.9–34.7 at different feed pressures up to 40 bar for a 10% CO2 feed gas. Operating parameters of feed pressure, flow rate, and CO2 concentration were found to significantly influence membrane performance. HYSYS simulation integrated with ChemBrane and cost estimation was conducted to evaluate techno‐economic feasibility of a membrane process for natural gas (NG) sweetening. Simulation results indicated that the developed FSC membranes could be a promising candidate for CO2 removal from low CO2 concentration (10%) NGs with a low NG sweetening cost of 5.73E−3 $/Nm3 sweet NG produced. © 2014 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J 60: 4174–4184, 2014
Is the incidence of aliphatic amine‐induced occupational rhinitis and asthma underestimated?
Authors: Laborde‐Castérot Hervé , Rosenberg Nicole , Dupont Patricia , Garnier Robert
Published: August 2014

Background

Amines, some of which are known to cause asthma, are frequently present in the work environment, but are rarely identified as being responsible for occupational rhinitis (OR) or asthma (OA). However, amine‐induced OR/OA may be underreported. To discuss this hypothesis, we report a series of patients with positive amine‐specific nasal provocation test (NPT).

Methods

Review of the medical charts of 37 patients with OR (alone or associated with asthma), submitted to a NPT with an aliphatic or alicyclic amine (except for EDTA) present in a product used at work.

Results

Most patients worked in the healthcare sector or for a cleaning company. Amines were mostly present in cleaning products. Seven patients had a positive NPT. NPTs were positive for the following amines: bis(aminopropyl)laurylamine, C12‐C18 alkyldimethylamine oxides, bis(2‐hydroxyethyl)tallowamine oxides, 3‐dimethylaminopropylamine, 2,2′‐dimethyl‐4,4′‐methylene‐bis(cyclohexylamine), lauryldimethylamine oxide. NPTs were negative for the following amines: monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine, isopropanolamine, triethylamine, triethylenetetramine, aminopropyltriethoxysilane, alkylpropylenediamineguanidine acetate.

Conclusions

The frequency of amine‐induced OR/OA may be underestimated, particularly when cleaning products are incriminated. Comprehensive investigation of all cases is mandatory to ensure an efficient prevention policy and consequently a good clinical and socio‐occupational prognosis of occupational respiratory disease. Am. J. Ind. Med. 57:1303–1310, 2014. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Die Totalsynthese von Isodon‐Diterpenen
Authors: Lazarski Kiel E. , Moritz Benjamin J. , Thomson Regan J.
Published: August 2014

Familien strukturell verwandter Verbindungen sind oft interessante Syntheseziele für organische Chemiker, die mit der Entwicklung neuer Methoden und Strategien für die Naturstoffsynthese befasst sind. Diese Synthesearbeiten richten sich zwar normalerweise auf spezifische Verbindungen, führen aber oft auch zu verallgemeinerbaren Konzepten. Historisch gut untersuchte Naturstoffklassen wie die Prostanoide, Indolalkaloide und Makrolidantibiotika bieten ausreichenden Beleg für den bleibenden Wert dieser kollektiven Aktivitäten. In diesem Kurzaufsatz berichten wir über polycyclische Diterpene, die aus Pflanzen der Gattung Isodon isoliert wurden, sowie über neuere Methoden und Strategien für ihre Totalsynthese.
Enantioselective Allylic Hydroxylation of ω‐Alkenoic Acids and Esters by P450 BM3 Monooxygenase
Authors: Neufeld Katharina , Henßen Birgit , Pietruszka Jörg
Published: August 2014

Chiral allylic alcohols of ω‐alkenoic acids and derivatives thereof are highly important building blocks for the synthesis of biologically active compounds. The direct enantioselective CH oxidation of linear terminal olefins offers the shortest route toward these compounds, but known synthetic methods are limited and suffer from low selectivities. Described herein is an enzymatic approach using the P450 BM3 monooxygenase mutant A74G/L188Q, which catalyzes allylic hydroxylation with high to excellent chemo‐ and enantioselectivities providing the desirable secondary alcohols.