bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Agro-Morphological Characterization of Sweet Potato Genotypes Grown in Different Ecological Zones in Kenya
Authors: Ochieng L.A.
Published: January 2019

A main characteristic of sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas(L.) Lam.] is its high phenotypic and genotypic variability. There is no, or limited, information on suitability of agro-morphological characteristics for utilization in production and processing. Currrently, farmers are growing different sweet potato genotypes characterized with low yield. The aim of the study was to evaluate agro-morphological characteristics of 68 sweet potato genotypes in order to determine the best performing ones. The sweet potato genotypes were grown at the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization and the Embu and Miyare Agriculture Training College. The locations were chosen because they are the main sweet potato producing areas with different climatic and production conditions. Six storage root and five aerial characters were used in the characterization. The genotypes differed in storage root stalk and root length; vine internode length and vine internode growth rate; petiole length and leaf size, and yield at both sites. Genotype Nyautenge was the best performing in terms of storage root yield. There was poor correlation among agro-morphological attributes. The study demonstrates the potential of some sweet potato genotypes such as Nyautenge for high productivity.
Social Work Practice and Gun Safety in the United States
Authors: Logan-Greene Patricia , Sperlich Michelle , Finucane Adair
Published: January 2019

Public policy debate about guns continues in the United States, with many professional organizations taking strong stands in policy statements. Moreover, many clinical organizations have provided recommendations for practitioners to use with clients to encourage gun safety in the home, particularly for vulnerable populations such as families with young children and those at risk of suicide. Social workers are in an excellent position to encourage gun safety with some of the most at-risk populations; however, clinical guidelines and research on preventing gun violence has lagged in social work compared to other disciplines. In this article we examine the importance of gun safety for social work clients (with special attention to families with children, families experiencing violence, and individuals at risk of suicide), consider the recommendations made by other professional organizations, and provide some initial thoughts about how social workers might engage with the families they serve to reduce the incidence of gun violence.
Depression Education As Primary Prevention
Authors: Kelly Michael , Freed Heather , Kubert Peggy , Greibler Sarah
Published: January 2019

Major depression is a treatable and common mental health disorder for youth. Untreated depression is a major risk factor for youth who become suicidal and die by suicide. Recent focus in the school-based literature on creating universal mental health promotion programs have recognized the need for effective depression awareness education programs to assist youth in identifying symptoms of depression in themselves and their peers, and to encourage those youth to seek trusted adults for help. A quasi-experimental design (QED) was employed in two suburban Chicago high schools (n=652) to evaluate the intervention, Real Teenagers Talking About Adolescent Depression (RTTAAD), a video-based universal classroom discussion intervention created by clinical social workers, parents, and youth. The analysis showed that RTTAAD led to statistically significant changes in adolescent knowledge about depression and their stated willingness to seek help from trusted adults at 6-week follow-up compared to a control classroom condition. This study supports the notion that school social workers and other school mental health professionals need to allocate more time to primary prevention work to help build mental health awareness in their school communities and to help prevent depression and suicidal behavior.
From Nuisances to Neighbors
Authors: Provence Mary A.
Published: January 2019

Public libraries have found themselves, often reluctantly, on the frontline of homelessness. By virtue of being temperature-controlled public spaces with free internet access, libraries provide daytime shelter for thousands of patrons experiencing homelessness. Sometimes considered “problem patrons,” persons experiencing homelessness are at times unfairly targeted by library policies. Violations create the potential for police involvement and arrest, and may contribute to the criminalization of homelessness. Simultaneously, a trend is beginning to emerge of libraries providing or co-locating social services for persons experiencing homelessness. As library services expand, schools of social work have the opportunity to lend both their research and practice expertise. Specifically, schools of social work have the opportunity to partner with public libraries to conduct localized needs assessments of persons experiencing homelessness. Needs assessments should include the direct surveying of patrons, including those experiencing homelessness, to make sure resulting recommendations for library programs and services will be inclusive of all patrons.
Engaging MSW Students in Policy Practice
Authors: Lim Younghee , Yang Mi-Youn , Maccio Elaine M. , Bickham Trey
Published: January 2019

Social policy courses are a staple in social work curricula, particularly in graduate-level social work education. Indeed, policy practice is among the nine social work competencies stipulated by the Council on Social Work Education. The purpose of the present study is to measure the effectiveness of service-learning over traditional-learning methods in obtaining civic and course-learning outcomes. This study utilized a purposive sample of 89 graduate-level social work students enrolled in advanced social policy courses (30 in a service-learning section, and 59 in traditional sections). Employing a quasi-experimental design, this study found that service-learning is associated with better civic and course-learning outcomes. Service-learning may be utilized to enhance policy practice efficacy based on knowledge, skills, values, and competence.
Crisis económicas en una economía pequeña y abierta: Ecuador, 1900-1999
Authors: Oleas Julio
Published: January 2019

Se analiza siete crisis económicas ocurridas entre 1900 y 1999. Se considera tres momentos,correspondientes a tres etapas del capitalismo en el siglo XX: la de la hegemonía de la Gran Bretaña y elpatrón oro; la de la hegemonía de Estados Unidos y el patrón monetario del sistema de Bretton Woods,y, la de la globalización financiera, en las décadas finales del siglo. Se identifican las causas de las crisis yla forma de resolverlas (rupturistas o continuistas). Este trabajo podría servir de punto de partida para unainvestigación profunda y sistemática.
Spectral discretizations of the Darcy's equations with non standard boundary conditions
Authors: Jean-Marie Bernard
Published: January 2019

This paper is devoted to the approximation of anonstandard Darcy problem, which modelizes the flow in porous media, byspectral methods: the pressure is assigned on a part of the boundary.We propose two variational formulations, as well as three spectraldiscretizations. The second discretization improves the approximation of thedivergence-free condition, but the error estimate on the pressure is notoptimal, while the third one leads to optimal error estimate with adivergence-free discrete solution, which is important for someapplications. Next, their numerical analysis is performed in detailand we present some numerical experiments which confirm the interestof the third discretization.
Nuevos casos de leucismo en peces andinos del género Astroblepus
Authors: Anaguano Yancha Fernando
Published: January 2019

La ictiofauna neotropical es la más diversa del mundo, sin embargo, es también la menos estudiada. Por ejemplo, son escasos los reportes de casos de aberraciones pigmentarias en peces dulceacuícolas, especialmente en especies altoandinas. Este estudio reporta nuevos casos de leucismo en dos especies del género Astroblepus (Siluriformes: Astroblepidae). Los individuos presentaron despigmentación en casi todo el cuerpo, excepto en el iris ocular, pedúnculo caudal, aletas dorsales y caudales. Posiblemente, la endogamia y la contaminación de sus hábitats estén causando estrés en estas poblaciones de peces, potenciado la aparición de esta aberración.
Perceptions on construction-related factors that affect concrete quality, costs and production
Authors: Santamaria Jorge Luis , Valentin Vanessa
Published: January 2019

Structured and unstructured factors affect concrete product. Structured factors are related to concrete production and unstructured factors are related to the construction process. This study focuses on examining the perceived importance of unstructured factors (i.e., construction-related factors) on concrete compressive strength, concrete costs and production rates on the jobsite and understanding the influence of construction experts"™ characteristics, such as profession, on their perceptions. A comprehensive literature review was performed to identify unstructured factors. A survey was then designed and deployed to 297 experts from the construction industry and academia to examine the importance of the identified factors through the relative importance index (RII) method and to further identify additional unstructured factors. Likert aggregation and tests for equality of odds were used to compare and analyze responses of two groups of participants, namely architects and engineers. Curing humidity, crew experience and compaction method are the top three factors perceived to affect concrete compressive strength, whereas crew experience, mixing time and compaction method are the factors perceived to affect concrete costs and production rates the most. Crew experience, compaction method and mixing time dominate the global ranking of perceived affecting factors for concrete compressive strength, costs and production rates. Architects were found to be more likely to perceive high or very high impacts of these factors on concrete. The present study increases our understanding of construction-related factors to facilitate project management and preserve concrete characteristics.
Sodium and Potassium Intake, the First Step to Control Arterial Hypertension
Authors: Guedes-Marques Maria , Ferreira Emanuel , Ferrer Francisco , Silva Dilva , Fortuna Jorge , Maia Pedro , Figueiredo Ana , Carreira Armando
Published: January 2019

In Portugal, Hypertension affects 43% of adults. Salt intake reduction and potassium increase are recommended for prevention and treatment of hypertension. This study was designed to determine how dietary sodium and potassium affects blood pressure (BP). Cross-sectional study of 41 patients was made in Centro Hospitalar de Coimbra. Patients BP, as well as their 24-hour urinary excretion of sodium (UNa) and potassium (UK); UNa/UK ratio was calculated. There were highly significant differences for both diastolic BP (DBP) and sistolic BP (SBP) means according to 24h-UNa and UNa/UK values (p 0.001). There was a highly correlation between BP and 24h-UNa, as well as, UNa/UK; stronger with this latest factor. Among BP values, SBP was strongly influenced by 24h-UNa and UNa/UK than DBP (Pearson 0.608 > 0.578 and 0.675 > 0.633, respectively). So, increased potassium intakeshould be considered as a recommendation for prevention and treatment of hypertension, especially in those who are unable to reduce their intake of sodium.
Cultural investment of Javanese Krama language in Islamic elementary schools
Authors: Khuzaefi Khulukul
Published: January 2019

Language is the most essential communication tool for human beings. Languages possessed by humans are so dynamic that it continues to evolve over time. The language instruction was termed Linguistic Etiquette. In Linguistic Etiquette there is a term of speech levels.  The use of language in Islamic Elementary School (Madrasa Ibtidaiyah/MI) was implemented in an integrated manner with the relationshipbetween fields of study. Javanese is the mother tongue of the Javanese. The society levels of speech in Javanese language are Ngoko, Krama Madya, and Krama Inggil. The Javanese practices Krama level language to communicate between students with teachers, among teachers and teachers with headmaster of MI at school. This research was conducted qualitatively to informants from MI Tegalwaton and MI Al Islam Bonomerto. The researcher used qualitative descriptive approach to describe the state or phenomenon status of the data obtained from the research object, which then analyzed. This study are investigating MI programs in instilling Javanese `Krama` language, the results of Javanese `Krama` language cultural cultivation in MI Tegalwaton and MI Al Islam Bonomerto as well as obstacles experienced by the students in using Javanese `Krama` language.
Role of Crop Modeling in scenario Development Analysis and Developing Strategic Recommendation: A Review
Authors: Dejenie Tesfaye Wossen
Published: January 2019

The agricultural scientists and planners are facing formidable challenges to ensure continued increases in agricultural productivity to meet the food grain requirements of ever increasing population across the globe. Thus, the works on development and use of crop growth models to answer strategic and tactical questions concerning agricultural planning as well as on-farm soil and crop management are essential. Scenarios is a tool for evaluating decisions and testing policy options by indicating possible future situations which indicate the possible effects of decisions. Crop growth models are powerful tools in agricultural decision support at operational, strategic and exploratory levels. Models through the scenario analysis system plays an important role in the interface between farmers, researchers and advisors in participatory research approaches where as agricultural research, model development and testing, and application of mode-based decision support system can be mutually enhancing for better understanding and reaction future situations. This review paper is devoted to crop modeling and scenario development for planning and field level management options in crop production. This helps researchers to understand the role of crop modeling for scenario development to adjust and develop field level recommendation by considering future conditions and developing alternative strategic decisions to reduce the expected negative impact and maximize the benefit.
Building a Community of Connected ELT Professionals on Twitter
Authors: Nicholas Bonnie , Avram Augusta , Chow Jennifer , Lupasco Svetlana
Published: January 2019

Although English language teaching professionals are committed to ongoing continuous professional development, economic and workload factors may impede their ability to attend a traditional 2-day annual conference. Teachers have turned to social media as an alternative approach to self-directed professional development. In particular, Twitter has become the choice of many educators with its potential for networking and collaboration. There are scheduled Twitter chats held regularly on a variety of topics of interest to language teaching professionals, including #CdnELTchat. In addition, connected educators have built a community of practice on the Twitter platform and provide inspiration and support to their colleagues online. In this article, four connected educators who have found their community on Twitter share their stories of how they got started on Twitter, how they connected with each other, and what they value about the open Twitter platform.

Bien que les professionnels de l’enseignement de l’anglais s’engagent à poursuivre un perfectionnement professionnel continu, des facteurs économiques ou des charges de travail peuvent les empêcher d’assister à une conférence annuelle traditionnelle de 2 jours. Les enseignantes et enseignants trouvent dans les réseaux sociaux une solution de rechange qui leur permet de veiller à leur propre perfectionnement professionnel. Twitter, notamment, est le nouveau choix de nombreux éducateurs et éducatrices en raison des possibilités de réseautage et de collaboration qu’il présente. Des sessions de clavardage ont régulièrement lieu sur une variété de sujets présentant un intérêt pour les professionnels de l’enseignement des langues, et ce, notamment sur #CdnELTchat. Qui plus est, les éducatrices et éducateurs connectés ont construit une communauté de praticiens sur la plateforme Twitter et fournissent une inspiration et un soutien à leurs collègues en ligne. Dans cet article, quatre éducatrices connectées qui ont découvert leur communauté sur Twitter décrivent comment elles ont commencé à se servir de Twitter, comment elles se sont connectées les unes aux autres, et ce qu’elles apprécient le plus sur la plateforme ouverte de Twitter.
Comparison of instructional design models: An instructional design model; example of the Near East University
Authors: Yildiz Ezgi Pelin , Uzunboylu Huseyin
Published: January 2019

The concept of instructional design, whose roots are based on the 1920s and the use of World War II and later, begins with the use of information by many psychologists, such as Gagne, Briggs and Flagan, for systematising their knowledge. To date, many instructional design models have been introduced and each has been classified in different ways and has many advantages in teaching environments. In this context, instructional design is discussed in terms of process, discipline, science, system and performance. In the scope of the research, a total of nine instructional design models were compared with each other in terms of eight criteria (general characteristics, purpose, basic outputs, model flow, strengths and weaknesses, importance and basic theories). The aim of the study is to help choose the most suitable and most useful instructional design model for the purpose of teaching environments.
Keywords: Instructional design models, general features, learning features, comparison
Message from Editor
Authors: Ozcinar Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zehra
Published: January 2019

Dear Readers,

It is a great honor for us to publish fifty volume, third issue International Journal of Innovative Research in Education (IJIRE).

International Journal of Innovative Research in Education welcomes original empirical investigations and comprehensive literature review articles. The journal aims to promote new innovative ideas in all fields of education.

The journal provides an international platform for researchers, managers, scientists, professionals and professors of educational sciences to publish high quality refereed papers comprising comprehensive leading trends of education.

A total number of sixteen (16) manuscripts were submitted for this issue and each paper has been subjected to double-blind peer review process by the reviewers specialized in the related field. At the end of the review process, a total number of three(3) high quality research papers were selected and accepted for publication for this issue.

We present many thanks to all the contributors who helped us to publish this issue.

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EFEKTI RANGIRANJA UNIVERZITETA NA KONCEPT KVALITETA U VISOKOM OBRAZOVANJU
Authors: Lungulov Biljana , Milutinović Jovana , Trivunović Bojana
Published: January 2019

Fenomen rangiranja univerziteta doživljava ekspanziju i postaje važan reprezent kvaliteta visokoškolskog obrazovanja tokom proteklih godina. Produkti rangiranja transparentno pokazuju delatnost univerziteta i dodeljuju im određenu poziciju na definisanim rang listama. U nameri da se što bolje plasiraju na listama, univerziteti preduzimaju različite mere u cilju podizanja kvaliteta obrazovanja i usluga koje nude svim zainteresovanim stranama. Različito shvatanje koncepta kvaliteta uslovilo je postojanje raznovrsnih dizajna i različitih namena projekata rangiranja. Autorke u radu nastoje da prikažu efekte koje je rangiranje ostvarilo na organizaciju visokoškolskih institucija, kao i dileme koje predstavljaju posledicu različitog dizajna projekata rangiranja. Dileme se odnose na objektivnost metodološke aparature rangiranja, usmerenost na naučnoistraživački učinak institucija nasuprot drugim segmentima delatnosti univerziteta i preferenciju tehničkih i prirodnih nauka u odnosu na društveno-humanističke nauke. U radu se navode i potencijalne preporuke za unapređenje procesa rangiranja i ukazuje se na njegov značaj za razumevanje koncepta kvaliteta u visokom obrazovanju.
METAFORE O SMRTI I UMIRANJU U ŠPANSKOM I SRPSKOM JEZIKU
Authors: Георгијев Ивана
Published: January 2019

Cilj rada je da osvetli fenomen smrti u španskoj i srpskoj tradiciji i kulturi poređenjem metafora o smrti i umiranju. Rad se oslanja na postulate kognitivne lingvistike i teorije konceptualne metafore. Analiza metafora o smrti i umiranju upućuje na to da su navedena metaforička mapiranja za smrt istovremeno i mapiranja utemeljena na hrišćanskom religioznom sistemu verovanja (verovanja o besmrtnosti tj. večnom životu, postojanju raja i pakla, Sudnjem danu, Bogu kao Stvaraocu koji je na nebu...). Upravo ova verovanja pružaju osnovu za niz metaforičkih izraza koji su zajednički za oba jezika odnosno naroda, i nalaze se u osnovi metafora: ’SMRT JE VEČNI ŽIVOT’, ’SMRT JE UNIJA / SJEDINJAVANJE SA BOGOM’, ’SMRT JE SAN / ODMOR’, ’SMRT JE PUTOVANJE / ODLAZAK’ i ’SMRT JE KRAJ’. Imajući u vidu da oba naroda pripadaju evropskom kontekstu i hrišćanskoj tradiciji i kulturi, ostaje pitanje o  postojanju univerzalnog karaktera metaforičkih mapiranja koja smo pronašli u oba jezika. Smernice za buduća istraživanja na ovu temu predstavljaju kontrastivne studije koje bi ove jezike poredile sa jezicima koji ne pripadaju judeo-hrišćanskoj tradiciji.
НОМИНАЦИЈА ЈАБУКЕ У РЕЧНИКУ СРПСКОХРВАТСКОГА КЊИЖЕВНОГ ЈЕЗИКА
Authors: Ajdžanović Milan
Published: January 2019

Рад се бави различитим дериватима којима се номинује плод дрвета јабуке забележеним у Речнику српскохрватскога књижевног језика. Иако се у Речнику даје укупно 125 речи које представљају називе за јабуку, творбеној и семантичкој анализи подвргнута је 91 којој се може одредити мотиватор или особина која је довела до номинације. Међу суфиксалним дериватима најзаступљнији су, у српском језику и иначе високопродуктивни, форманти -ача и -ка, док су међу особинама које су генерисале извођење најфреквентније оне које се тичу времена дозревања плодова и њихове конзумације те њихове боје.
SZERBIAI MAGYAR-SZERB ÉS SZLOVÁK-SZERB KÉTNYELVŰ SZEMÉLYEK NYELVI MŰKÖDÉSÉNEK MÉRÉSE A KÉTNYELVŰ NYELVI PROFIL KÉRDŐÍVVEL
Authors: Halupka-Rešetar Sabina , Grabovac Beáta
Published: January 2019

A dolgozat célja két szerbiai kétnyelvű csoport – egy magyar-szerb és egy szlovák-szerb – összehasonlítása a Kétnyelvű nyelvi profil kérdőív (Bilingual Language Profile, BLP, Birdsong–Gertken, & Amengual, 2012) használatával.

A BLP kérdőív megfelelő önbeszámolós eszköz arra, hogy két kétnyelvű csoportot összehasonlítsunk a nyelvi hátterüket illetően: a nyelvtörténetet, a nyelvhasználatot, nyelvtudást és a nyelvi attitűdöket mérve. A globális nyelvi pontszám a kétnyelvűek nyelvi dominanciájának meghatározására ad lehetőséget, a nyelvek pontszámokban értékelhetők.

A felmérés az Újvidéki Egyetemen valósult meg, a magyar-szerb kétnyelvű csoportban 23 személy, a szlovák-szerb csoportban pedig 19 résztvevővel. A két kétnyelvű csoportot összehasonlítva nem találtunk jelentős különbségeket sem az anyanyelvi, sem a második nyelvi tudásban. A magyar-szerb csoportban a nyelvtörténet, a nyelvtudás és a nyelvi attitűdök mutattak jelentős különbséget összevetve az első és a második nyelvet. A szlovák-szerb csoportban nem találtunk ilyen különbségeket.

A második nyelvet figyelembe véve a nyelvi attitűdök korreláltak a nyelvtudás szintjével és a (pozitívabb) másodnyelvi attitűdökkel mindkét csoportban, míg a szlovák-szerb kétnyelvűeknél a nyelvtörténet − a korai kezdet és a minél hosszabb kapcsolat a második nyelvvel − és a használat gyakorisága is pozitív kapcsolatban állt a pozitív hozzáállással.
HUMANISTIČKO - EKOLOŠKA DIMENZIJA U TEORIJSKIM POLAZIŠTIMA VASPITANJA I OBRAZOVANJA ZA ODRŽIVO DRUŠTVO
Authors: Marić Jurišin Stanislava
Published: January 2019

Prateći savremene trendove u distribuciji znanja, pedagogija u holističkom duhu poimanja sveta, uspostavlja sve tešnje veze i odnose sa ekologijom. Na osnovu tih interakcija i sveobuhvatne interpretacije pedagoškog diskursa u ekologiji i ekološkog diskursa u pedagogiji nastaje i koncept ekopedagogije. Ekopedagogija izrasta na ekološkom vaspitanju i obrazovanju koje ima za cilj da kod pojedinca razvije ekološku svest, omogući sagledavanje inicijalnog stanja, ali i da pruži perspektivu i strategiju za buduće naraštaje, koji će svoje uporište imati upravo u održivom društvu. Reč je o društvenom idealu koji treba da dovede do poboljšanja uslova života na ekonomskom i drušvenom planu bez narušavanja prirodnog ekvilibrijuma. Baveći se analizom ovog filozofskog, teorijskog i praktičnog konstrukta u radu je dat prikaz ekopedagoških strujanja, sa posebnim osvrtom na humanističko-ekološku dimenziju u sublimiranim teorijskim polazištima vaspitanja i obrazovanja za održivo društvo. U radu je takođe data analiza relevantne osnove za konceptualizaciju vaspitanja i obrazovanja za održivo društvo u vidu teorijskih polazišta poput Ekološke etike, Socijalne ekologije, Socijalnog konstruktivizma i Bronfenbrenerove ekološke teorije.
BURNOUT, DISCURSO DO SUJEITO COLETIVO E ASPECTOS PSICOSSOCIAIS EM PASTORAS E PASTORES
Authors: Feltrin Marques Nakano Erika , Domeniconi Nery Alberto , Guerreiro Vasconcellos Esdras
Published: January 2019

Este trabalho buscou identificar burnout e sistematizar aspectos psicossociais no discurso de 10 pastoras e 10 pastores através do método do Discurso do sujeito coletivo. Através da análise qualitativa, as 11 categorias elencadas foram agrupadas em 3 macrocategorias, cada uma dessas relacionadas as dimensões da Síndrome de Burnout. A análise quantitativa foi feita à carácter de Estatística descritiva com a distribuição de sujeitos (α), frequências, médias e desvios padrão em cada uma das categorias. Dentre os 20 participantes, 19 estão inseridos nas 3 macrocategorias Esgotamento emocional, Despersonalização e Baixa Realização Profissional e não se observou diferenças supostamente relevantes quanto ao gênero, cargo, trabalho em equipe ou sozinho e tempo de trabalho. Por sua vez, nas categorias, observou-se diferenças supostamente relevantes, à saber: Cobrança e Solidão com maior frequência no discurso das mulheres e Isolamento com maior frequência nos discursos dos homens. Desconfiança e Cobrança/expectativa elevada de terceiros maior frequência no discurso de pastores com cargo de titulares e Sobrecarga, Auto cobrança, Culpa, Pensou em desistir e Desconfiança com maior frequência nos discursos dos que trabalham sozinhos. Sobrecarga com maior frequência nos discursos dos que possuem até 10 anos de ministério; Envolvimento emocional demasiado com o trabalho, Auto cobrança, pensou em desistir, com maior frequência nos discursos dos que possuem 16-20 anos de ministério. A pesquisa tem um caráter exploratório e novos estudos, se fazem necessários para aprofundamento das tendências aqui apontadas
AVALIAÇÃO DA CORRELAÇÃO ENTRE DEPRESSÃO E O ÍNDICE DE QUALIDADE DE VIDA EM INDIVÍDUOS COM LOMBALGIA
Authors: De Castro Aline Quitto , Fonseca Junior Paulo Roberto , Filoni Eduardo , Alves Vera Lúcia dos Santos , Jorge Valéria Conceição
Published: January 2019

O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a correlação entre depressão e qualidade de vida em indivíduos com lombalgia. Participaram do estudo 51 indivíduos de ambos os sexos, com média de idade de 33,35 ± 12,34, sendo 90,2% do gênero feminino, submetidos à aplicação de ficha de avaliação e questionário (Inventário de Depressão de Beck, Whoqol-bref e Índice Funcional de Oswestry). Como resultado houve efeito significativo da Oswestry sobre as classificações de Beck (p=0,003) e um efeito significativo da classificação da depressão sobre os domínios da qualidade de vida (p=0,001). A média de Oswestry dos indivíduos com depressão foi moderada e significantemente maior que nos indivíduos sem depressão (p=0,002). Conclui-se com este trabalho que existe uma correlação positiva da depressão e o índice de qualidade de vida em indivíduos com lombalgia.
ESTILO DE VIDA DE INDIVÍDUOS USUÁRIO DO SISTEMA ÚNICO DE SAÚDE
Authors: Da Silva Eliél Martins , De Souza Anselmo Cordeiro , Kümpel Claudia , Souza Jonatas da Silva , Porto Elias Ferreira
Published: January 2019

Introdução: estudos já mostraram os benefícios de adoção de hábitos de vida saudável principalmente em relação a maior sobrevida e melhor qualidade de saúde. Objetivo: Verificar os comportamentos de estilo de vida que são mais frequentes na população que utiliza os serviços públicos de saúde. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo transversal, realizado em Unidade Básica de Saúde (UBS) o qual avaliou o estilo de vida por meio do PEVI de 222 participantes de ambos os sexos, com idade superior a 30 anos e usuários do Sistema Único de Saúde. Resultados: A amostra constou de um total de 222 pessoas, sendo 153 mulheres (69%). Foram distribuídas em três grupos segundo o estilo de vida avaliado pelo PEVI. Estilo de vida positivo (n=92), estilo de vida regular (n=119) estilo de vida negativo (n=11) e comparados em relação características sócio demográficas. Houve maior proporção de indivíduos com o estilo de vida regular em relação a positivo e negativo (p<0,0001). O estilo de vida positivo foi mais presente nas idades mais avançadas e casados (p<0,0001). Os fatores de estilo de vida com baixo risco para doenças crônicas e mortalidade prematura mais presentes foram primeiramente não fumar, seguido por não uso de álcool e controle do peso. Conclusão: Os fatores de estilo de vida com baixo rixo para doenças crônicas e mortalidade prematura. Mais presentes foram primeiramente não fumar, seguido por não uso de álcool e controle do peso.
NÚMERO DE COMPONENTES DO ESTILO DE VIDA SAUDÁVEL, MORTALIDADE E EXPECTATIVA DE VIDA
Authors: Portes Leslie Andrews
Published: January 2019

O Estilo de Vida Saudável (EV) é definido como o conjunto de hábitos, costumes, práticas e comportamentos, individuais ou coletivos, positivamente relacionados à saúde, os quais podem ser influenciados, mudados, incentivados ou inibidos pelo meio social (WHO, 1998). Esses hábitos incluem viver onde o ar é puro, beber quantidade adequada de água limpa, apropriado banho de sol, repouso de 7 a 8 horas/dia, alimentação saudável, adequado exercício físico, abstinência de todos os produtos que fazem mal ao corpo, autoimagem adequada, relacionamentos saudáveis e adequada espiritualidade. Alguns estudos se dedicaram a avaliar os efeitos do número de hábitos praticados sobre a Saúde, a Mortalidade (Belloc, 1973; Li et al., 2018) e a Expectativa de Vida Li et al. (2018).
PERFIL DE RISCO CARDIOVASCULAR EM ESTUDANTES UNIVERSITÁRIOS
Authors: Gonçalves Juliana de Souza , Silva Leila Lima da , Ninahuaman Maria Fernanda Melo Lopes , Abdala Gina Andrade , Lima Marlise de Oliveira Pimentel
Published: January 2019

O presente trabalho tem por objetivo avaliar o perfil de risco para doenças cardiovasculares em estudantes universitários do período noturno na zona Sul de São Paulo. Utilizou-se, para esta pesquisa, o método de estudo transversal, quantitativo, realizado com 116 universitários em São Paulo (SP). Os dados sociodemográficos e os hábitos de vida foram coletados mediante questionário autopreenchido. Nos resultados obtidos, prevaleceu uma população jovem, com média de idade de 26,7 anos (dp= 8,9) e sexo feminino (59,5%, n= 69). Ao comparar por sexo, o masculino apresentou fatores de risco para pré-hipertensão (46,7%) e hipertensão (19,1%), hiperglicemia (4,4%) e etilismo (13%). As mulheres apresentaram como fatores de risco, a colesterolemia (27,5%), o índice de massa corporal elevado (33,9%), o sedentarismo (72,5%) e o Self-Reporting Questionnaire (> 7) (37,7%). Concluiu-se que o risco cardiovascular para esses 116 estudantes foi menor quando comparado com outros na literatura, porém, necessitam de atenção quanto a algumas mudanças nos hábitos do estilo de vida para ambos os sexos.
Réduire les impacts environnementaux des aliments pour les animaux d'élevage
Authors: WILFART Aurélie , DUSART Léonie , MÉDA Bertrand , GAC Armelle , ESPAGNOL Sandrine , MORIN Laurent , DRONNE Yves , GARCIA-LAUNAY Florence
Published: January 2019

L'alimentation animale peut représenter de 30 à 95 % des impacts environnementaux des produits animaux en sortie de ferme. Des données d’impacts environnementaux des matières premières ont été publiées mais il n’existait pas de données adaptées aux productions françaises. Le projet ECOALIM propose une base de données d’impacts environnementaux des matières premières utilisées en alimentation animale en France (154 matières premières disponibles). Dans le projet, une méthodologie de formulation multiobjectif a été développée pour produire des éco-aliments à impacts réduits et à prix maitrisé. Les impacts des aliments calculés à la tonne d'aliment sont ainsi modifiés de - 6 à - 14 % en production de porcs charcutiers et de + 4 à - 18 % en poulet de chair selon l'impact considéré, par rapport à une formulation à moindre coût classique et en considérant la disponibilité actuelle des MP. Dans le même temps, le prix de l'aliment est augmenté en moyenne d'1% en porc charcutier et de 3 % en poulet de chair. En biphase, avec restriction en porc charcutier, les impacts du kg de poids vif en sortie de ferme sont alors réduits de - 2 % à - 10 %. En poulet de chair, avec une alimentation classique en 3 phases, les impacts du kg de poids vif en sortie de ferme sont quant à eux réduits de - 2 à – 14 % (sauf pour l’occupation des terres qui augmente de 3%). A l’échelle territoriale, la réduction des impacts des aliments n’excède pas - 10 % en raison des compétitions entre filières pour les matières premières à faibles impacts.
Aliments protéiques dans les systèmes mixtes intégrés polyculture-élevage en régions tropicales
Authors: ARCHIMEDE Harry , BASTIANELLI Denis , FANCHONE Audrey , GOURDINE Jean-Luc , FAHRASMANE Louis
Published: January 2019

Dans les régions tropicales, où les rations de base sont souvent déficitaires en protéines, la complémentation est cruciale. Des alternatives à l’utilisation de tourteau de soja sont potentiellement disponibles dans les systèmes agroforestiers et les systèmes mixtes polyculture-élevage intégrés, bien que l’offre soit plus importante pour les ruminants que les monogastriques non herbivores. La valeur nutritionnelle des ressources n’est pas la seule règle de décision : l’évaluation des stratégies alimentaires, dans une approche multicritère, doit considérer les différents services productifs et non productifs. Elle doit en outre prendre en compte la compétition possible entre l’utilisation des ressources par l’Homme et l’animal. Dans le cadre des systèmes mixtes polyculture-élevage intégrés, les ressources duales, dont la valorisation intégrale concilie les besoins de l’Homme et de l’animal, occupent une place stratégique : graines et fanes de légumineuses, feuilles et tubercules de manioc ou de patate douce etc. Les légumineuses annuelles, pérennes ou arbustives présentent des atouts agronomiques et environnementaux importants dans les systèmes intégrés par leur capacité à fixer l’azote. Le rôle de recyclage et la faible emprise sur le foncier agricole des nouvelles sources d’aliments (plantes aquatiques, microorganismes, insectes, vers de terre) sont aussi un atout pour leur développement. La mise au point de technologies adaptées pour lever les verrous (facteurs antinutritionnels, conservation…) permettra de valoriser pleinement le potentiel de nombreuses ressources protéiques.
Atomic Structure and Binding of Carbon Atoms
Authors: Ali Mubarak
Published: January 2019

Many studies discuss carbon-based materials because of the versatility of the carbon element. They present different sorts of understandings fairly at convincing and compelling levels. A gas-state carbon atom converts into its various states depending on the conditions of processing. The electron transfer mechanism in the gas-state carbon atom is responsible for its conversion to various states, namely, graphite, nanotube, fullerene, diamond, lonsdaleite and graphene. The shape of energy responsible to transfer electron from the sides (east- and west-poles) of its atom is like parabola. That energy is linked to states (from filled state to nearby unfilled state) where exerted force to relevant poles of transferring electron is remained neutral. So, the mechanism of originating different states from a gaseous carbon atom is under the involvement of energy at first, which is not the case for atoms executing their confined inter-state electron-dynamics where force is involved at first. Structure evolved in graphite-, nanotubes- and fullerene-states have respectively one-dimensional, two-dimensional and four-dimensional atoms. Moreover, the associated energy curve is a parabola, indicating the transfer of electrons under neutral exertion of forces to their relevant poles. The graphite structure under only attained-dynamics of atoms is also developed but in two-dimension. Here, binding energy between graphitic carbon atoms is engaged under the influence of a small difference available between their involved forces along opposite poles. Structural evolution in diamond, lonsdaleite and graphene atoms involve potential energy of electrons required to undertake infinitesimal displacements under orientationally-controlled exerting forces to their relevant poles. In this study, the growth of diamond is found to be south to ground where atoms bound ground to south. Thus, diamond atoms merge for a tetra-electron ground to south topological structure. Lonsdaleite atoms merge for a bi-electron ground to just-south topological structure. The growth of graphene was just-north to ground; however, the binding of atoms was ground to just-north showing tetra-electrons ground to just-north topological structure. Glassy carbon exhibits layered-topological structure which successively binds tri-layers of gas-, graphite- and lonsdaleite-state atoms in repetitive manner. Orientating pair of electrons of each atom of below gas layer and above lonsdaleite layer enter from the rear side and front side respectively to undertake another clamping of unfilled energy knots belonging to each atom of intermediate graphitic layer. Different carbon atoms develop amorphous structures when they bind under frustrating amalgamation. Hardness of carbon-based materials was also sketched in the light of force-energy behaviors of different state carbon atoms. Here, structure evolution in each carbon state atom explores its own science.
Hard Coating is Because of Oppositely Worked Force-Energy Behaviors of Atoms
Authors: Ali Mubarak , Hamzah Esah , Toff Mohd Radzi Mohd
Published: January 2019

Coating of suitable materials having thickness of few atoms to several microns on a substrate is of great interest to the scientific community. Different hard coatings develop under the significant composition of suitably different natured atoms when their force-energy behaviors in certain transition states provide the provision to bind (adhere). In the binding mechanism of different nature suitable atoms, electron (of outer ring) belonging to filled state gas atom takes another clamp of energy knot (of outer ring) belonging to unfilled state solid atom. Set conditions of the process provide the provision of binding different nature atoms in a technique or method meant for it. Different natures of atoms develop structure in the form of hard coating by locating ground points between their original ones where gaseous nature atoms increase potential energy under the decreasing levitational force at electron-level while the solid atoms decrease potential energy under the decreasing gravitational force at electron-level. In TiN coating, Ti–Ti binding occurs through the difference of expansion of their energy knots nets when one atom just lands on the already landed atom while the adhered nitrogen atom incorporates at their interstitial position. Under suitable set parameters, differently natured atoms deposit in the form of coating at substrate surface under the given conditions. The rate of ejecting or dissociating of solid-natured atoms from the source depend on its nature, process parameters and the processing technique. In random arc-based vapor deposition system, depositing differently natured atoms at substrate surface depends on the input power. In addition to intrinsic nature of atoms, different properties and characteristics of coatings emerge as per engaged forces under the involved energy. The present study sets new trends in the field of coatings involving the diversified class of materials and their counterparts.
Modified PSO Algorithm for Real-Time Energy Management in Grid-Connected Microgrids
Authors: Hossain Md Alamgir , Pota Hemanshu Roy , Squartini Stefano , Abdou Ahmed Fathi
Published: January 2019

Real-time energy management of a converter-based microgrid is difficult to determine optimal operating points of a storage system in order to save costs and minimise energy waste. This complexity arises due to time-varying electricity prices, stochastic energy sources and power demand. Many countries have imposed real-time electricity pricing to efficiently control demand side management. This paper presents a particle swarm optimisation (PSO) for the application of real-time energy management to find optimal battery controls of a community microgrid. The modification of the PSO consists in altering the cost function to better model the battery charging/discharging operations. As optimal control is performed by formulating a cost function, it is suitably analysed and then a dynamic penalty function in order to obtain the best cost function is proposed. Several case studies with different scenarios are conducted to determine the effectiveness of the proposed cost function. The proposed cost function can reduce operational cost by 12% as compared to the original cost function over a time horizon of 96 hours. Simulation results reveal the suitability of applying the regularised PSO algorithm with the proposed cost function, which can be adjusted according to the need of the community, for real-time energy management.
Interpreting the Age Dependency, Diurnal Variation, and Pathological Asymmetry of Biophoton Emission: An Analytical Hypothesis
Authors: Piao Daqing
Published: January 2019

Biophoton emission has been experimented for decades. The photo-genic origin of biophoton has also been attributed to the oxidative stress or free radical production. However, there are considerable gaps in quantitative understanding of biophoton emission. In this work, I propose an analytical hypothesis for interpreting a few patterns of steady-state biophoton emission of human, including the dependency on age, the diurnal variation, and the geometric asymmetry associated with serious asymmetrical pathological conditions. The hypothesis is based on an alternative form of energy state, termed vivo-nergy, which is associated with only metabolically active organisms that are also under neuronal control. The hypothesis projects a decrease of the vivo-nergy in human during growth beyond puberty. The hypothesis also proposes a modification of the vivo-nergy by the phases of systematic or homeostatic physiology. The hypothesis further postulates that the deviation of the physiology-modified vivo-nergy from the pre-puberty level is deteriorated by acquired organ-specific pathological conditions. A temporal differential change of vivo-nergy is hypothesized to proportionally modulate oxidative stress that functions as the physical source of biophoton emission. The resulted steady-state diffusion of the photon emitted from a photo-genic source in a human geometry simplified as a homogeneous spherical domain is modeled by photon diffusion principles incorporating an extrapolated zero-boundary condition. The age and systematic physiology combined determines the intensity of the centered physiological steady-state photo-genic source. An acquired pathology sets both the intensity and the off-center position of the pathological steady-state photo-genic source. When the age-commemorated, physiology-commanded, and pathology-controlled modifications of the steady-state photo-genetic sources are implemented in the photon diffusion model, the photon fluence rate at the surface of the human-representing spherical domain reveals the patterns on age, the temporal variation corresponding to systematic physiology, and the geometric asymmetry associated with significant asymmetric pathological condition as reported for spontaneous biophoton emission. The hypothesis, as it provides conveniences for quantitative estimation of biophoton emission patterns, will be extended in future works towards interpreting the temporal characteristics of biophoton emission under stimulation.
Microscopic Equations of State, Thermodynamical Properties, and System Collapse: Application of the Dynamical Equation of Period Vectors in Crystal Structure Prediction under External Temperature and Stress/Pressure
Authors: Liu Gang
Published: January 2019

In crystal structure prediction, Newton's second law can always be applied to particles (atoms or ions) in a cell to determine their positions. However the values of the period vectors (crystal cell edge vectors) should be determined as well. Here we applied the dynamical equation of period vectors derived recently based on Newton's laws (doi:/10.1139/cjp-2014-0518) for that purpose, where the period vectors are driven by the imbalance between the internal and external pressures/stresses. Since the internal stress has both a full kinetic energy term and a full interaction term, the influences of both external temperature and stress/pressure on crystal structures can be calculated, then thermodynamical properties and processes were presented. Contrary to usual ideas, the equations show that pure harmonic vibrating phonons can result in thermal expansion in crystals when the external temperature is changed. Finally, crystal system collapse due to temperature and/or stress/pressure change was discussed.
A New Set Theory for Analysis
Authors: Ramirez Juan
Published: January 2019

We present the real number system as a natural generalization of the natural numbers. First, we prove the co-finite topology, $Cof(\mathbb N)$, is isomorphic to the natural numbers. Then, we generalize these results to describe the continuum $[0,1]$. Then we prove the power set $2^{\mathbb Z}$ contains a subset isomorphic to the non-negative real numbers, with all its defining structure of operations and order. Finally, we provide two different constructions of the entire real number line. We see that the power set $2^{\mathbb N}$ can be given the defining structure of $\mathbb R$. The constructions here provided give simple rules for calculating addition, multiplication, subtraction, division, powers and rational powers of real numbers, and logarithms. The supremum and infimum are explicitly constructed by means of a well defined algorithm that ends in denumerable steps. In section 5 we give evidence our construction of $\mathbb N$ and $\mathbb R$ are canonical; these constructions are as natural as possible. In the same section, we propose a new axiomatic basis for analysis. In the last section we provide a series of graphic representations and physical models that can be used to represent the real number system. We conclude that the system of real numbers is completely defined by the order structure of $\mathbb N$.}