bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Designing a Framework for the Estuarine Monitoring System
Authors: Kim Nam-Hoon , Hwang Jin Hwan
Published: September 2018

Where the physical and environmental characteristics of the coast and estuary change dramatically and complicatedly due to the multiple controlling sources as like as the tide, wave, river discharge, in order to collect the environmental data effectively and reliably, the locations of monitoring should be optimally determined with the standardized framework. The present study proposes a protocol to find the best monitoring location in a local bay based on a spatial and temporal optimizing method. With the simulation data from the accurately validated numerical model, the monitoring locations are designed with the constrained optimization method, which finds the optimal solution by constraining the objective function into the design space. The objective and constrained functions are determined from the objective analysis, which is combined with constrained optimization. Finally, those two functions are used to find the optimal solutions of the locations.
Increasing Accuracy in Shallow Water Flows: Maintaining Vorticity in Presence of Bathymetry
Authors: Navas-Montilla Adrian , Murillo Javier
Published: September 2018

The Kelvin-Helmholtz instability promotes the appearance of complex turbulent flow patterns which typically arise in presence of shear layers. Such condition evolves linear perturbations into complex turbulent structures that determine the mass exchange across the different jets/layers in the flow. In order to accurately predict the mass exchange across a shear layer in shallow flows over complex bathymetries, very high order numerical schemes are required. In this work, a WENO-ADER Augmented scheme, called ARL-ADER method, is used to provide accurate predictions of mass exchange processes under a variety of 2D scenarios involving turbulent shear layers. The proposed scheme is assessed in terms of numerical diffusion by means of the analysis of the numerical energy cascade. Numerical results show that the diffusivity of the scheme determines the turbulent structures produced along the shear layer. It is shown that traditional 1-st order schemes are very diffusive and would require the use of very fine meshes, which is computationally inefficient. On the other hand, the ARL- ADER scheme is able to capture the small-scale vortices and reproduce the theoretical energy cascade even in coarse meshes, while preserving the well-balanced property.
Complex Network Theory for Water Distribution Networks Analysis
Authors: Simone Antonietta , Ridolfi Luca , Berardi Luigi , Laucelli Daniele , Giustolisi Orazio
Published: September 2018

Performance of networked systems greatly depends on their topologic or connectivity structure. Nowadays, the analysis of the relevant features influencing the emerging behavior of networked systems is possible because of the increasing computational power and availability of information. Complex Network Theory classifies the connectivity structures of real systems using the nodal degree, the average path length, the clustering coefficient and the probability of connection. However, networked city infrastructures, e.g. water distribution networks (WDNs), are constrained by the spatial characteristics of the environment where they are laid. Therefore, networked infrastructures are classified as spatial networks and the classification of their connectivity structure requires a modification of the classic framework. To this purpose, the paper proposes a classification of WDNs using the neighbourhood nodal degree instead of the classic degree, the network size instead of the probability of connection and the classic average path length. The research will show that the clustering coefficient is not useful to describe the behavior of these constrained systems.
Assessment of Water Demand for Bioethanol Production from Biomass in China
Authors: Jiang Shan , Wang Lizhen , Zhao Yong , Shang Yizi , Wang Qingming
Published: September 2018

China is an energy starved country that has faced a severe energy crisis for the last few decades. In response to China’s increasing dependence on non-renewable fuels, the Chinese government has discussed current and potential biomass energy resources as well as energy conversion and promotion policies. Bioethanol production has proven to be environmentally friendly and energy-efficient and is a potentially important source of renewable fuels. However, the uneven distribution of water and the implementation of the Three Red Lines water conservation policies may limit the development of bioethanol in China. From the perspective of water footprint (WF), this paper analyzes the water requirements of producing bioethanol from crop straws, and shows that water consumption in the bioethanol conversion stage is less than that in the crop growth stage; in other words, producing bioethanol from crop straws may be more water-efficient than that from grains or non-grain crop because water that would be consumed for grain growth is already being allocated to the agricultural sector. There is an abundance of crop straws of approximately 150.71 million tons that can be used for bio-ethanol production in China; if converted, 41.83 billion L ethanol would be produced annually, and an amount equal to 4 times China’s fuel ethanol production in 2014. According to a crop straws and water resource conditions, the provinces of Jilin, Shandong, Henan and Sichuan are the best for developing bioethanol from crop straws however, variations in the local availability of water resources and crop straws prevent us from drawing immediate conclusions about which crop straws would be most suitable for bioethanol production in China.
Automatic Identification of Sewer Fault Types Using CCTV Footage
Authors: Myrans Joshua , Kapelan Zoran , Everson Richard
Published: September 2018

Water companies all over the world regularly perform inspections of their sewer networks. The data collected this way is then analysed by human technician which is time consuming and expensive. Previous work by the authors has developed methodology that can automatically detect faults in sewer pipes using standard CCTV footage. This paper presents a methodology to automatically identify types of detected faults aiming to further improve the efficiency and accuracy (i.e. consistency) of surveys. The methodology calculates a feature descriptor for individual frames of CCTV footage, before predicting the contents using a multi-class Random Forest classifier. Demonstrated on a comprehensive library of frames extracted from real-life CCTV footage of a UK water company, the methodology correctly identified the fault type in 71% of frames. Most common fault types were included in this experiment, covering a wide range of pipe sizes and materials, including vitrified clay, PVC and brick. Overall, this preliminary work shows promise for application in industry, proving an effective tool for analysing CCTV surveys.
SIM4NEXUS – Coupling a System Dynamic Model with Serious Gaming for Policy Analysis
Authors: Evans Barry , Vamvakeridou-Lyroudia Lydia , Susnik Janez , Trabucco Antonio , Mereu Simone , Domingo Albin Xavier , Chew Chengzi , Savic Dragan
Published: September 2018

Water, land, food, energy, and climate are all interconnected, comprising a coherent system (the ‘Nexus’), dominated by complexity and feedback. The interactions between these different nexus components and their responses to climate change conditions are complicated as each feedback into the other. Consequently future policies should take into account the whole Nexus, when it comes to ascertain their long term impact on the system. This paper presents the conception of a System Dynamic Model (SDM) representing the Nexus, populating it with data from various sources (including output from specific thematic models covering different Nexus components), under different climate change and socioeconomic pathway scenarios. The SDM is then converted into R scripting to be included in the Knowledge Elicitation Engine (KEE) communicating with a Serious Game (SG). Models and games are built specifically for ten Case Studies, at regional, national, continental and global level. The SG is being developed for decision making for local stakeholders to study and get acquainted to long term impacts of different policies on the Nexus. In this paper the regional Case Study of Sardinia is presented as proof of concept.
Modelling the N2O Emissions in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants under Dynamic Conditions
Authors: Massara Theoni , Solis Duran Borja , Guisasola Albert , Katsou Evina , Baeza Juan Antonio
Published: September 2018

Nitrous oxide (N2O), a greenhouse gas with a significant global warming potential, can be produced during the biological nutrient removal in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). N2O modelling under dynamic conditions is of vital importance for its mitigation. Following the activated sludge models (ASM) layout, an ASM-type model was developed considering three biological N2O production pathways for a municipal anaerobic/anoxic/aerobic (A2/O) WWTP performing chemical oxygen demand, nitrogen and phosphorus removal. Precisely, the N2O production pathways included were: nitrifier denitrification, hydroxylamine oxidation, and heterotrophic denitrification, with the first two linked to the ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AOB) activity. A stripping effectivity (SE) factor was used to mark the non-ideality of the stripping modelling. With the dissolved oxygen (DO) in the aerobic compartment ranging from 1.8 to 2.5 mg L-1, partial nitrification and high N2O production via nitrifier denitrification occurred. Therefore, low aeration strategies can effectively lead to a low overall carbon footprint only if complete nitrification is guaranteed. After suddenly increasing the influent ammonium load, the AOB had a greater growth compared to the NOB. N2O hotspot was again nitrifier denitrification. Especially under concurring partial nitrification and high stripping (i.e. combination of low DO and high SEs), the highest N2O emission factors were noted.
Extreme Flooding in Alexandria: Can Anticipatory Flood Management be a Solution?
Authors: Bhattacharya Biswa , Zevenbergen Chris , Young Adele , Radhakrishnan Mohanasundar
Published: September 2018

Alexandria experienced heavy rainfall in October 2015 resulting in wide spread flooding, huge damages and seven deaths. This paper presents the analysis of the hydro- meteorological data to characterise the extremity of the event. The flood map of the city and its adjoining area prepared with LANDSAT-8 satellite images shows the extent of flooding. The analysis with the rainfall forecast from the ECMWF clearly demonstrated that the extreme event could have been predicted days ahead. It is proposed to implement Anticipatory Flood Management in Alexandria (AFMA), which will allow using the extreme rainfall forecast to start pumping out water from Lake Maryot and Airport Lake before the event starts. This will enable extra storage space to accommodate some of the flood water from subsequent rain. An analysis of the October flood showed that 50% of the flood water due to the heavy rainfall could have been stored in the lakes had the AFMA been implemented. The study shows that the existing data allows us to implement AFMA to reduce flood consequences and pave the way to critically decide upon additional mitigation infrastructure. The recommendation of this study is currently being implemented.
A New Railway Bridge on Gornalunga River: a Flood Modeling Study.
Authors: Carlino Martina , Di Francesco Silvia
Published: September 2018

In the present work, a 1D-2D-coupled model was used to perform hydraulic analysis of Gornalunga River (Sicily), in order to estimate and analyze the flood risk in correspondence of a crossing bridge. In the frame of the project “Speed up of the railway line Catania-Syracuse”, an existing bridge, crossing Gornalunga River, has to be enlarged and a configuration that mitigates the hydraulic risk on the surrounding area has to be found. At this aim, two different future configurations were considered and a flood modeling study in proximity of the railway crossing in existing and future configurations was conducted using MIKE FLOOD. Depths of flowing water through the bridge, as well as the maximum flood extent and maximum inundation depth have been evaluated for each scenario in order to identify the configuration that minimizes the hydraulic risk for the surrounding area. Finally, the effectiveness of this last solution is analyzed and discussed by comparison with the actual configuration. Simulation results demonstrate that in proximity of the railway bridge water level, as well the hazard risk of the surrounding area decrease passing from the actual configuration to the future one.
Multi-GPU Implementation of 2D Shallow Water Equation Code with Block Uniform Quad-Tree Grids
Authors: Turchetto Massimiliano , Vacondio Renato , Dal Palù Alessandro
Published: September 2018

This paper presents a multi Graphic Processing Unit (GPU) implementation of a 2D shallow water equations solver which is able to exploit the computational power of modern HPC clusters equipped with several GPUs on different nodes. The domain has been discretized by means of a Block Uniform Quadtree (BUQ) grid which allows to efficiently introduce variable resolution in a GPU-accelerated finite value code. In the present work the BUQ grid is decomposed into different partitions, and each partition is assigned to a dedicated GPU. Communications between different partitions are then handled by means of a Message Passing Interface (MPI) protocol. Computations and communications have been overlapped to reduce the overheads of the multi-GPU implementation. The strong scalability test shows an efficiency dropdown better than linear in the number of GPUs adopted by the simulation, and the weak scalability test shows that network overheads caused by border communication are completely maskable by GPU calculations.
O que são ontologias pós-críticas?
Authors: Nunes Rodrigo
Published: September 2018

Uma questão que alguns dos protagonistas da recente “virada especulativa” na filosofia contemporânea se põem, mas não chegam a responder suficientemente, é: em que sentido podemos dizer que este retorno à filosofia especulativa não implica um retorno à metafísica dogmática? Dito de outro modo: em que sentido podemos dizer que a especulação contemporânea é pós-crítica? Este artigo busca explicitar as condições de resolução deste problema de maneira a delimitar o espaço de possibilidades em que se inscrevem os diversos projetos que compõem esta virada. Faze-lo, no entanto, exige questionar a narrativa dominante a respeito desta, na qual a crítica daquilo que Quentin Meillassoux chamou de “correlacionismo” ocupa um papel central. O que proponho é que a leitura que Meillassoux faz do correlacionismo, usualmente aceita como a explicação mais geral para esta virada, contém vícios de origem que acabam por obscurecer a maneira como a questão já está implicitamente respondida na prática teórica da maioria dos pensadores que dela participam. A partir do modo como estes incorporam a distinção kantiana entre conhecer e pensar, sugiro que há entre correlacionismo e virada especulativa uma continuidade maior do que se costuma imaginar –– o que não é um demérito, mas antes uma qualidade, na medida em que que nos permite afirmar que estes projetos filosóficos efetivamente podem ser descritos em sua maioria como sendo ontologias pós-críticas.
Uma introdução ao FOO
Authors: Behar Katherine
Published: September 2018

Uma intervenção feminista no campo dos atuais discursos filosóficos é o que este artigo propõe, desenvolvendo diversos argumentos em torno do feminismo orientado aos objetos (FOO). O texto apresenta três aspectos significantes do pensamento feminista na filosofia dos objetos: a política, a erótica e a ética. Os argumentos fazem contraponto às limitações do realismo especulativo, da ontologia orientada aos objetos e do novo materialismo.
Marketing Digital: Estratégias de Blogueiras de Moda
Authors: Braga Gabriela Celeste , Coelho Mariana de Freitas
Published: September 2018

Apresenta-se nesta pesquisa um estudo qualitativo e exploratório para avaliar as estratégias de marketing digital usadas por blogueiras de moda brasileiras, tendo como objetivo identificar as estratégias de marketing das mesmas para o sucesso de seus respectivos blogues. Realizaram-se entrevistas semiestruturadas com três blogueiras de moda, escolhidas por se tratarem de referência do meio em que atuam. Para a análise dos dados utilizou-se a teoria dos 8 Ps do marketing digital, que determina 8 passos para a criação e manutenção de uma marca ou empresa nos meios digitais. Por meio de uma análise de conteúdo, as respostas das blogueiras são avaliadas comparativamente e demonstraram que as blogueiras tomam muitas decisões de maneira intituiva e pouco planejada. Ainda, as mesmas priorizam as etapas de Produção, Publicação Promoção, Propagação e Personalização.
BEHAVIORAL FINANCE DAN PENGARUHNYATERHADAP PENGAMBILAN KEPUTUSAN HUTANG (Studi Pada Usaha Kecil Dan Menengah (UKM) di Pulau Lombok )
Authors: Hidayati Siti Aisyah , Wahyulina Sri , Suryani Embun
Published: September 2018

This research aims to analyze: 1) The effect of overconfidence against debt decision-making on SME’s, 2) The Effect of the illusion of control against debt decision-making on SME’s, 3) The effect of availability against debt decision-making on SME’s.This research is a research-based approach to quantitative, with this type of research is explanatory research. The population of the research was all SME’s that are located on the island of Lombok. The technique of sampling done with Non probability sampling, i.e. using judgement sampling i.e. selecting SME’s engaged in pottery industry and already exports. Of the population, there are 35 (thirty five) SME’s which can be taken as a sample. The respondents in this study was a financial manager at the same time as the owner of each such SME’s. Data collection techniques used in this research is to use the question form. To achieve the research objectives and hypothesis testing, then the data acquired will be processed according to your needs by using statistical tools GSCA (Generalized Structured Component Analysis).The results showed: 1) Overconfidence has no significant effect on decision-making on debt undertaken by owner Managers, 2) Illusion of Control has significant effect on decision-making on debt undertaken by the SME owner managers, 3) Avaibility has no significant effect on decision-making on debt undertaken by the SME owner managers. This shows the SME’s managers in the selection of a rational debt as a source of funding. The rational attitude effected by the characteristics of respondents who was the Manager of the SME’s owner, i.e., the age of majority SME’s managers are still productive ranged from 37 to 54 years of age, mostly female, with a level of education mostly high school and college graduates, as well as long time effort over 10 years. Keywords: overconfidence, illusion of control, avaibility, decision making of debt
Self Through the Other
Authors: Favi Sonia
Published: September 2018

The book focuses on the editorial fortune of and on the imaginary built by sixteenth-century European lay and missionary sources on Japan. The author examines the cultural and economic processes that led to the circulation, or, in some cases, the lack of circulation of the sources. By exploring the interplay, in their contents, between ‘factuality’ and ‘myth’, between ‘classical imagery’ and ‘current observation’, she investigates the way their depiction of ‘Japan’ reflects ‘European’ self-images and desires. Finally, using the Italian editorial world – dominating the European book market at that time – as a case study, the author analyses the published sources from the perspective of historical bibliography, evaluating their impact on the readership.
Development of Agro-Industrial Waste Reinforced Natural Rubber Composite: A Potential Formulation for Rubber Flooring Product
Authors: Kirushanthi T. , Etampawala Thusitha N. , Edirisinghe Dilhara , Pitawala Jagath , Ratnaweera D.R.
Published: September 2018

Agro-industrial waste has become a major environmental issue in most parts of the world. Rice husk is one of the major agricultural wastes especially in Asian countries. It is currently thrown away into landfills or rarely use as an alternative energy source, which in turn produce another waste, rice husk ash (RHA). Silica is the major component in well-burnt RHA. This work was aimed to evaluate the feasibility of utilizing silica extracted from RHA and another industrial waste, used tyre treads, with natural rubber to develop composite with enhanced mechanical properties especially for flooring products such as rugs, pavement blocks, door mats, etc. In this work extracted silica was characterized using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffractometry (XRD), X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The SEM images confirmed that the extracted silica is in the nanometer to sub-micrometer length scale in size. Further our results confirmed that extracted silica has comparable chemical composition and amorphous nature as commercially used silica in rubber compounding. Composites were first formulated using crumb rubber to identify the optimum crumb rubber loading. It is found that 25 phr of crumb rubber provides the optimal mechanical properties. Finally, extracted silica was incorporated to 25 phr crumb rubber loaded composite to further reinforcement. SEM images confirm that 10 phr of silica have enhanced matrix-filler interactions to produce continuous structure, which was not observed in crumb rubber loaded rubber composite.
El frente estudiantil nacional. Izquierda, reformismo y peronismo en debate, 1966-1973
Authors: Califa Juan Sebastián
Published: September 2018

En 1966, poco antes del golpe de Estado que intervino las universidades nacionales, nació el Frente Estudiantil Nacional (FEN). Bajo la "Revolución Argentina" rápidamente sus militantes cortarían amarras con el reformismo de izquierda para anudarlas con el peronismo. La agrupación se convertiría así en uno de los grupos más representativos en el mundo universitario de esta corriente, siendo en la UBA el más grande de su tipo. Entrando los años setenta, no obstante, comenzaría a perder peso en simultáneo a su ingreso a Guardia de Hierro. En este artículo me propongo, poniendo foco en Buenos Aires, explorar este periplo, estableciendo las etapas recorridas por el FEN. En tal sentido, se recurrirá a diversas fuentes, entre ellas materiales editados por la propia organización hasta ahora no explorados. El punto de vista teórico que organiza esta investigación pone el foco en los enfrentamientos sociales en los que el FEN estuvo involucrado, observando fundamentalmente las reflexiones que sus militantes extrajeron de tal participación y cómo estas cavilaciones fueron impactando en las transformaciones internas aludidas.
Antecedentes y orígenes de las primeras experiencias de peronización en la UBA. 1966 – 1970
Authors: Dip Nicolás Alberto
Published: September 2018

En este artículo reconstruimos las primeras experiencias de peronización de estudiantes, docentes e intelectuales porteños tras el golpe de Estado de 1966. Luego de una introducción referida a cómo algunos protagonistas de la época interpretaron la intervención universitaria decretada por el régimen militar, repasamos las agrupaciones estudiantiles que tramitaron su pasaje al peronismo con posterioridad a ese hecho, pero prestando atención a la trayectoria previa de sus principales dirigentes y militantes. Después, analizamos cómo entendían al peronismo y el papel clave que jugó la CGT de los Argentinos en este tema. Finalmente, indagamos la trayectoria de los integrantes de las Cátedras Nacionales de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras y su influencia en la politización de universitarios porteños. A partir de ese orden temático, los primeros apartados del artículo realizan una reconstrucción historiográfica de las experiencias señaladas y el último retoma dichos aportes para problematizar la manera de enfocar la peronización en los estudios recientes.
La gestión del ministro Ivanissevich y la derecha peronista: los 100 días de Ottalagano
Authors: Besoky Juan Luis
Published: September 2018

Luego de la muerte de Perón y en un proceso de aumento continuo de la represión, tanto estatal como paraestatal, se produjo en agosto de 1974 el reemplazo del ministro de Educación Jorge Alberto Taiana por Oscar Ivanissevich, quien permaneció en el cargo hasta agosto de 1975. A pocos días de asumir, el nuevo ministro designó como rector interventor en la Universidad de Buenos Aires a Alberto Ottalagano. En este artículo me centro en las principales medidas tomadas por el nuevo rector durante su breve gestión y en las principales acciones realizadas por las organizaciones del peronismo de derecha en la Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires. Entre estas podemos ubicar a la Alianza Libertadora Nacionalista, la Concentración Nacional Universitaria, la Legión Revolucionaria Peronista y el Movimiento Universitario Nacional. Varias de ellas provenían de sectores nacionalistas que, en el marco del proceso de radicalización política de los años sesenta, se habían acercado al peronismo. Otras, en cambio, provenían del peronismo y habían incorporado muchos elementos del nacionalismo de derecha. Todas compartían una cultura política que bajo la idea de la defensa del gobierno de Perón buscaban combatir al comunismo tanto fuera como dentro del Movimiento peronista. La gestión de Ivanissevich y Ottalagano, significó la consolidación de la ofensiva contra la izquierda universitaria.
Biarlah Gereja Menjadi Gereja (Perenungan terhadap proses pemilihan kepemimpinan Sinode GPM)
Authors: HETHARIA HENKY HERZON
Published: September 2018

Tulisan ini bermaksud mendudukan kembali hakikat Gereja sebagai gereja terkait dengan sistem pemilihan kepemimpinan sinode pada Gereja Protestan Maluku, yang relatif cenderung mendistorsi hakikat gereja tersebut. Gereja sering kali terjebak dalam pemikiran dan penggunaan cara-cara yang tidak sesuai dengan hakikat bergereja sebagai suatu persekutuan orang percaya. Karena itu, seluruh komponen bergereja harus menyadari hakikatnya sebagai gereja yang saling bersekutu dan saling melayani dalam bergereja. Tulisan ini pernah dipublikasi pada majalah Assau edisi September 2015.
Personality Genetics
Authors: Derringer Jaime
Published: September 2018

Although correlations between personality and health are consistently observed, often the causal pathway, or even the direction of effect, is unknown. Genes provide an additional node of information which may be included to help clarify the relationship between personality and health. Genetically informative studies, whether focused on family-identified relationships or specific genotypes, provide clear benefits to disentangling causal processes. Genetic measures approach near universal reliability and validity: processes of inheritance are consistent across cultures, geography, and time, such that similar models and instruments may be applied to incredibly diverse populations. Although frequency and intercorrelations differ by ancestry background (Novembre et al., 2008) and cultural context (Tucker-Drob & Bates, 2016) may exert powerful moderating effects, fundamental form and function is consistent across all members of our species, and even many other species. Genetic sequence information is also of course highly temporally stable, and possesses temporal precedence. That is, the literal genetic sequence is lifetime-stable and comes before all other experiences. Human behavior genetic research, like most personality research, faces limitations in terms of causal inferences that may be made in the absence of experimental manipulation. But behavior genetics takes advantage of natural experiments: populations that differ in terms of genetic similarity (either inferred – such as twins – or measured – such as genotyping methods) to begin to unravel the complex influences on individual differences in personality and health outcomes.
Inter-relação das características de manivas na propagação vegetativa de Manihot glaziovii em ambiente Semiárido
Authors: Jardim Alexandre , Da Silva Jônatas Pedro , Laamon Pinto Simões Vicente José , Florentino de Morais José Edson , Da Silva Marcelo José , Do Nascimento Araújo Júnior George , Pinto Simões Izidro José Lypson , Inácio Silva José Raliuson , De Mello Vieira Leite Maurício Luiz , Freire da Silva Thieres George
Published: September 2018

The choice of a forage species is one of the most important factors when raising ruminants as a source of income. The objective of this study was to analyze the growth and development of Manihot seedlings as a function of different diameters and lengths of manioc subjected to irrigation in the municipality of Serra Talhada-PE, in the Brazilian semi-arid region. The plant material used for propagation analysis was the maniçoba forage species (Manihot glaziovii Müll. Arg.). The experimental design was completely randomized, in a 3x3 factorial arrangement, with three diameters of maniva (2.0; 3.0 and 4.0 cm) and three lengths of maniva (10; 15 and 20 cm), with eight replications. The analyzed characteristics were: number of shoots, length of shoots and number of leaves. Manihot glaziovii Müll. Arg. seedlings can be produced by asexual propagation, using mantras with a diameter of 3.0 cm and a length of 15 to 20 cm. The use of vegetative propagation presents a good sprouting rate, thus aiding in the propagation of the species.
Osteocondroma em cadela: relato de caso
Authors: Da Silva Beatryz , Da Silva Beatryz Fonseca , Oliveira Arline , Passos Ricardo Ferraz Brito
Published: September 2018

Benign primary bone neoplasms, such as osteochondroma, have few reports in dogs and cats. Usually affects young animals, as these have the active endochondral ossification center, clinical signs may manifest due to compression and deformation of adjacent structures such as lameness, pain, paralysis and progressive weakness. In this work, we report a case of osteochondromatosys in a 9-year-old Rottweile female dog with a history of limb claudication of the right pelvic limb and hyporexia. The diagnosis was based on macroscopic and histopathological exams, as a form of treatment chosen by the coxofemoral disarticulation right.
Taxa de prenhez de novilhas de corte submetidas à IATF com protocolo a base de BE ou Ovsynch modificado
Authors: Gottschall Carlos Gottschall , Silva Leonardo Rocha da
Published: September 2018

The reproductive performance of 217 beef heifers submitted to different FTAI protocols and clean up bulls was evaluated. The animals were randomly divided in three groups. The group 1 (G1; 118 heifers) was exposed to a protocol modified of Ovsynch, with inclusion of a progesterone device (P4). The group 2 (G2; 50 heifers) was differed the G1 to application of estradiol benzoate (EB) as ovulation inducer. The group 3 (G3; 49 heifers) was submitted to a protocol with EB, P4 and PGF2α. Seven days after FTAI, all heifers were exposed to bulls. The statistical analyzes were performed using Chi-square and variance methods (P = 0.05). The pregnancy rate to FTAI was higher by G1 (57,6%; P < 0.05) than G2 (34.0%) and G3 (34.7%), which did not differ. The final pregnancy rate did not differ among groups. The G1 group protocol was superior than G2 and G3 when evaluating the pregnancy rate. The final pregnancy rate did not differ among groups, regardless of the protocol used.
Nefrectomia unilateral em um cão parasitado por Dioctophyma renale: relato de caso
Authors: Freitas Dilma , Freitas Dilma Mendes de , Maria Bruna Piva , Vasconcelos Bárbara Michelle Araújo , Jorge Ana Luiza Teixeira Amado , Teodoro Ananda Neves , Alves Endrigo Gabellini Leonel , Rosado Isabel Rodrigues
Published: September 2018

Dioctophyma renale is a helminth that parasites the kidneys of dogs and whose infection is acquired by ingestion of larvae that may be present in fish, frogs or aqua annelids. The right kidney and abdominal cavity are the places where the parasite is most commonly found. The clinical signs in general are hematuria, inappetence and low back pain, however, the animals can be asymptomatic when only one kidney is parasitized. The diagnosis is made through ultrasonography, urinalysis and excretory urography and the treatment consists of nephrectomy for advanced cases or nephrectomy for removal of the parasite in cases with early diagnosis. The present study describes the case of a 2 year old bitch from a farm attended at the Veterinary Hospital of Uberaba and diagnosed with Dioctophyma renale by ultrasound and urinalysis. The treatment was done by unilateral nephrectomy with excelent postoperative recovery.
The Impact of the Introduction of Clinical Recommendations on Cardiology in the USA and Russia Federetionon Mortality from Ischemic Heart Diseas
Authors: Gerasimov A. A.
Published: September 2018

1 million 824 thousand people died in the Russian Federation in 2017, including 457 thousand from ischemic heart disease (IHD). IHD caused more than a quarter of deaths in Russia. Goal. The article analyzes the impact of implementation of clinical guidelines in cardiology in medical practice in the United States and the Russian Federation on the dynamics of mortality from ischemic heart disease and its outcomes in different age groups. Results. The results showed that the implementation of clinical guidelines (CG) increased the rate of mortality reduction from coronary heart diseases in Russia and the United States, which may indicate a positive impact CG on the quality of medical care. Conclusions. A higher level of mortality from coronary heart disease in Russia compared to the United States may be due to less commitment of doctors to the principles of therapy and diagnosis of various forms of coronary heart disease, set out in clinical guidelines.
The interdisciplinary Meeting of Experts’s Resolution «Unresolved Questions of Pertussis Epidemiology in the Russian Federation and the New Possibilities for Vaccination»
Authors: Editorial Article
Published: September 2018

Key Russian experts representing applied medicine, scientific and educational organizations related to the vaccination hold the meeting on June 13 in Moscow. The main issue of the agenda was the discussion of the new approaches to vaccination of pertussis. It was noted that it is still a topical question for public health worldwide including Russia. The experts comprised the list of the unresolved questions related to pertussis surveillance and prevention. The most important fact is a continuing spread of pertussis due to the decrease of immune response 5–7 years after any type of pertussis vaccine, and a growing number of the people who have not suffered from pertussis before. Increase of pertussis incidence among one year old children as well as schoolchildren and adults attests for the circulation of pathogen and continuous spread of the disease. This makes necessary an introduction of additional pertussis vaccination boosters. The data of epidemiological surveillance in the countries which already introduced the second booster against pertussis for 4–7 year old children (more than 50 countries) shows essential epidemiological effect and decrease of pertussis incidence at the age from 4 to 10 years old, and has already demonstrated indirect protection for one year old children. The experts made final recommendations for Russia regarding the improvement of pertussis surveillance on regional and federal levels. Certain possible strategies of anti-pertussis vaccination were offered in accordance with the developing vaccines and technologies.
Competence Approach in the Philosophy of Education: Capabilities and Problems
Authors: Proleiev Serhiy , Shamrai Victoria
Published: September 2018

This article analyzes the potential and problems of determining the content of education based on competencies. Were identified the main impacts of this process. Particular attention is paid to the implementation of the principle of comparability in the construction of modern educational standards. Analyzed the contradictions of General competences of the project Tuning. In the two tables are integrated contradiction competence on three educational levels and general competencies two lists of project Tuning.
Human Creative Potential of Philosophy: a Strategic Perspective of Higher Education
Authors: Stepanenko Irina Vladimirovna
Published: September 2018

The paper reveals the human creative potential of philosophy, which is seen in the fact that philosophy, as “the technique of knowledge in freedom through creation of ideas”, can help the personality to master the technique of thinking and technique to be, and brings him/her into the broad contemporary context, which holds and opens the universal values and sense of humanity, comprehended in their past, present and future forms, and thus acts as a “advocate” and “therapist” of humanity. This potential of philosophy is extremely pertinent and should be actualized in the humanistic strategies of higher education in modern conditions, especially in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. But for that philosophy (and philosophers) has to prove the praxeology effectiveness of its core functions – humanistic, worldview, cultural, therapeutic and maximize its human creative potential and mission in general. That implies an update of the philosophical education.
Descriptiveness of Nonlinear Theoretical Knowledge and Self-Organization of Nonlinear Science
Authors: Dobronravova Iryna
Published: September 2018

Correspondence between descriptiveness of nonlinear theoretical knowledge about self-organizing phenomena and descriptive epistemological models in foundations of self-organizing nonlinear science demonstrates the becoming of adequate methodological consciousness in the sphere of nonlinear studies. It means the revision of epistemological foundations for nonlinear methodology, specifically the understanding of scientific truth as nonlinear process. Self-organizing system choices by chance one of its nonlinear dynamic’s variant. Theory predicts the branching in bifurcation points of graphs of nonlinear equations solutions. Realization by system one of the possibilities, expressed by the solution, does not mean that other solutions were not the scientific truth. Theoretical explanation of realized state of nonlinear process is real necessity, which includes information about  choice in bifurcation point. So, it is theoretical description of certain variant of self-organization.

It is interesting that science of self-organization is self-organizing itself, complementing the disciplinary organization by self-organizing interdisciplinary communities of scientists.
Between “Half-education” and “Half-agency”: in Search of a Path to Effective Education
Authors: Boychenko Mykhailo Ivanovych
Published: September 2018

Concept of semiotics by Theodor Adorno is comprehended in two main areas: the discovery of philosophical correlations and significance for the assessment of educational processes in modern Ukraine. The essential link of criticism of Adorno “half-education” with an understanding of goals and means of proper education is pointed out. Proper education is analyzed as effective education, which is countered by imitations of education, which appears as half-life. If secondary education is a substitute for education by its ersatzes in the form of numerous its reifications in a mass society, then half-life also appears as a substitute for effective action by accentuation on its means, which is imperceptibly, but invariably, substituting its goals. In the field of education, such half-dwellers are provided with educational services that are supposedly intended to ensure the unbreakable functioning of educational institutions, but in practice displaced from education its orientation towards the education of a person. Setting up education, constantly overcoming the existing and directing to positive as counter-faculty in the semester is replaced by the systematic implementation of the norms of consumption of educational services. In the field of legislative support of the educational sphere of Ukraine, there is a return to the definition of its tasks in terms of “educational services” and the reduction of educational tasks of the individual and the orientation of educational institutions to meet the educational needs of the learner. These negative changes became noticeable in comparison with the progressive Law of Ukraine “On Higher Education” in 2014 compared to the ambiguous Law of Ukraine “On Education” in 2017. The necessity of corresponding corrections of educational strategies, which should orient the person to effective education as the education of higher achievements rather than the fulfillment of norms, is grounded on the return of the elitist essence of education in opposition to its egalitarian character, which is taking place during the last decade.
The Modern School in the European Educational Philosophy Discourse
Authors: Grygorova Nadiya Volodymyrivna
Published: September 2018

The article presents the results of the discussions during the XVIII International Conference “Education and the Perspectives of National Development” with the panel “The Contemporary School: Tendencies for Development and Reflections of the Experience”, which was conducted at National Pedagogical H. S. Skovo­roda University in Kharkiv, Ukraine on May, 19-20, 2017. A short review of reports made by participants of the conference, which were devoted to the problem of modernization of secondary education, are provided The school education reform in Ukraine should not be restricted by the program documents, but need to create a space for pedagogical and social creativity. Only under these conditions it would be possible to realize the modernization strategy of the contemporary school. The Eu­ropean experience of innovative development of school education is generalized.
From Café-Philo – to the Horizons of Practical Philosophy
Authors: Prepotenska Maryna
Published: September 2018

The article is presented in the form of an interview with French philosophers André Masse-Stamberger and Olga Panchenko. It discusses the problems of practical philosophy in some communicational forms as café-philo, cinemaphilo, open conferences, philosophical consulting. The particularity of philosophical education in French universities are also covered in the paper. During the conversation, it was found that interdisciplinary connections of philosophy and psychology produce controversial opinions and require a more thorough elaboration of adjacent definitions; at the same time, it was pointed out that Oriental philosophy (and spiritual practices which are related to it) is gainingpopularity in modern Europe which gives example of a possible symbiosis of these scientific fields. The nature and key objectives of a philosophical café as an extra-academic place of philosophical practice has been discovered. Its distinctive features are an existence of a professional moderator, a strict conversational timing, a free choice of topics, an interactive discussion and a freedom of speech ina form of an equitable polylogue, a summary and an online report of activity. The Café-philo is also a process of a collegial search for the truth and an instrument of communication between intellectuals which creates a premise for further cocreation and cooperation. The opening of these discourses of practical philosophy for a wide audience demonstrates a high level of tolerance and democracy of the their members. The article identifies the philosophical aspect of masterpieces of the world cinematography that is embedded in the basis of a cinema-philo discourse in which the problems illustrated in a film are extrapolated on the topical problems of our time during its after-watching discussion. The particularity of the French educative projects of practical philosophy for children such as philosophical ateliers, meetings and discussions following the ideas of Bridgit Labbe and Oscar Brenifier have been found. Some features of the French education at universities are the following: a zero plagiarism tolerance in student texts, the priority of a deepened learning of primary sources, a multiplicity of programs, step-by-step course’ validation and a growth of a teaching in form of discussion.The main inference of the interview is the idea of a trending of practical philosophy in the existential and civilizational choice of humanity.
The New Paradigm in Research and Evaluation of the Processes and Challenges of Globalization
Authors: Vlasov Volodymyr Ivanovich
Published: September 2018

The most influential factors in the life of every person and of humanity as a whole during the last 30-40 years are the processes of globalization. Hundreds of books and thousands of articles are devoted to the study of their development, evaluation methodologies and problems that arise in this area. In order to help the current generation of young people better understand themselves and the processes of globalization, their positive possibilities, and, also, to prevent their negative impact on the life of the planetary community, individual countries and human experts in the field of new megascience «global studies» prepared and used in higher education special textbooks. One of the latest is the book «Globalization and global studies» prepared by Prof. V. Zinchenko.
Some Thoughts on Philosophy of Education
Authors: Kodelja Zdenko
Published: September 2018

Philosophy of education is usually understood as a special branch of philosophy. However, a noteworthy fact is that in many countries philosophy of education is not recognized as such and, consequently, is not taught in departments of philosophy, but rather in departments or faculties of education. In these cases the term “philosophy of education” is or was also used as a synonym for two things: firstly, for one of the educational sciences, and secondly, for one of the interpretations of that traditional academic discipline whose name has the same meaning and etymological origin in several languages: Pädagogik, pedagogika, pedagogija, pedagogia, pédagogie, and the like. Therefore, if we accept such interpretations, philosophy of education is not a constitutive part of philosophy. But, if it is not, then why is it called “philosophy”? And on the other hand, if philosophy of education is not the same as the history of philosophical ideas about education, if it is not just a kind of collection of what the great philosophers have said about education, then what is it?
Third Birth оf Synergetics
Authors: Budanov Vladimir Grigorievich
Published: September 2018

The author observed the stages of synergetics development as far as the prospect of its new upgrading - synergetics of the third wave in the context of the VI technological structure formation. New foundations of interdisciplinarity, socialization and ethos of science in modern conditions, methodological problems of working with big data and problems of interdisciplinary “therapy” are also discussed.