bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Identity Status of TESL Students in Malaysia
Authors: Wan Yunus Farhana , Malik Melissa , Zakaria Azyyati
Published: January 2018

Adolescence is a critical period for adolescents all over the world because this is the time they have to develop an identity. Students who wish to be teachers should not be unsure of their plans. A survey was conducted among future English teachers by using a set of questionnaire adapted from the EOMEIS-2 by Bennion & Adams (1986). The findings of this study are pertinent to the lecturers teaching pre-service English teachers so that they are aware of the identity status of their students. It is also to help them reach identity achievement for a better quality of life.
Obstacles of Public Participation in the Design Process of Public Parks
Authors: Mohamed Anuar Mohamed Ikhwan Nasir , Saruwono Masran
Published: January 2018

Designer's job is no longer to produce unalterable solutions; the fact that there is a need to consult the end users in the design process has been discussed in various literatures. Previous works on public participation have given the depiction of very low public participation. This study is about establishing the obstacles of public participation in the design process of public parks as perceived by landscape architects. Six main factors that are detrimental to public participation were extracted and assessed by representatives from landscape consulting. Data was descriptively analyzed and the results have shed some light regarding the main obstacles.
Role of Shopping Value on Green Image and Store Loyalty Relationship
Authors: Mohd. Yusof Jamaliah , Musa Rosidah , Abd. Rahman Sofiah
Published: January 2018

This study aims at examining the role of shopping value in green image and store loyalty relationship. Convenience sampling using quota sampling was used to collect data of a sample of 565 consumers.  Using structural equation modeling, it was found that shopping value mediates the relationship between green image of retailers and store loyalty. The result provides valuable insights to researchers and practitioners, and implications for future research directions and management of the retail industry are discussed.
A Study on Endemic Fluorosis in Domestic Ruminants
Authors: Sukumar Sandeep , Verma Yamini , Swamy Madhu , Baghel R. P.S.
Published: January 2018

An epidemiological study was conducted to assess the toxic effect of fluoride in domestic ruminants
in the fluoride polluted localities of Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh, India. Sixty animals (20
buffaloes, 20 cattle, and 20 goats) were included in the study in the areas having about 5.0-6.2
ppm fluoride level in drinking water. Dental lesions (clinical score 0 to 5) were the most common
clinical signs, followed by bony exostosis and lameness in affected animals. The other signs like
emaciation, hoof deformity, hypogalactia, anestrous and repeat breeding were reported by farmers
in the animals of fluoride polluted area. High fluoride concentrations were observed in serum
samples of buffalo, cattle and goats (0.380±0.022, 0.233±0.022 and 0.181± 0.011 μg/ml) as
compared to their respective controls. Haematological parameters in naturally fluoride toxicated
animals revealed significant reduction in haemoglobin concentration, packed cell volume, total
erythrocyte count and leukocyte count indicative of anemia due to fluoride stress. The differential
leukocyte count revealed significantly higher lymphocytes per cent and lower neutrophils per cent
in animals of fluoride polluted area as compared to unpolluted area.
Herd Structure, Performance Traits, Pattern of Calving and Culling in an Organized Large Herd of Gir Cattle
Authors: Gadariya M. R. , Vataliya P. H. , Murthy K. S. , Savsani H. H. , Gajbhiye P. U.
Published: January 2018

Herd structure and herd performance traits of Gir herd of Cattle Breeding Farm, JAU, Junagadh,
Gujarat was studied utilizing monthly data over a period of 10 years (2001-2010). A herd with an
average of 110 Gir cows had average total strength of 388.38±3.09 and total adult units (AUs) of
259.27 ±13.42. The total females present in the herd were 71.82%. The Gir herd consisted of 28.98
% cows, 22.02 % breedable heifers, 22.34 % calves (female + male) and 12.33 % males above
1 year. Wet average and herd average were 6.77±0.10 and 3.84±0.06 lit/d/cow, and % milch cows
and number of milch cows were 57.03±0.85 and 63.12±1.42, respectively. Effect of month was
significant on the herd average only. All herd performance traits were significantly influenced by
year. Return over feed cost (ROFC) at variable feed cost was estimated to be 116.36±4.24 % at
market rate of milk. Calving incidence was significantly (P less than 0.05) influenced by month. Majority (42.08
%) of calving occurred during September to December. Of 562 animals disposed of, the maximum
proportion (33.96 %) was cows principally due to old age (>6 lactation) and low yield. Maximum
cows, 26.21% were disposed of in their 3rd lactation. Growing/breeding males were sold @ 28.57%
and castrated males to the tune of 22.32 %. The correlations among the herd structure and
performance traits of the herd were negative, medium in magnitude and significant, - 0.21 to - 0.29
with wet average, -0.16 to -0.21 with herd average and -0.25 to -0.73 (P less than 0.05) with % ROFC.
For the Gir herd under the study, herd structure of 30-33% cows, 18-21% breedable heifers and
72-75% total female proportion resulted in optimum wet average (>7.32 lit/d/milch cow) and herd
average (> 4.17 lit/d/cow) and also higher ROFC >139.6 %.
Serum Macro-Minerals Profile and Conception Rate following Heatsynch and Heatsynch + PRID Protocols in Subestrus Surti Buffaloes
Authors: Saxena Swati , Khasatiya C. T. , Savani H. R. , Patel S. B. , Chaudhary S. S.
Published: January 2018

A study was carried out to interpret the first and second service conception rate along with serum
macro-minerals profile for Heatsynch (T1) and Heatsynch + PRID (T2) protocols with fix timed AI
in subestrus Surti buffaloes (n=6 each), keeping one group as untreated control (T3). In Heatsynch
protocol, buffaloes were administered i.m. with Inj. Busereline acetate 10 μg on day 0, Inj.
Cloprostenol sodium 500 μg on day 7 and Inj. oestradiol benzoate (EB) 0.5 mg on day 8 followed
by FTAIs twice on day 10, while in Heatsynch + PRID protocol the buffaloes were inserted with
PRID (0.96 g of progesterone) intravaginally for 7 days together with above Heatsynch protocol.
Blood samples were collected aseptically in vaccutainers from all these animals on day 0 (prior
to treatment), day 4 (during treatment), day 8 (after PGF2α inj.), day of induced estrus/FTAI and
on day 28 (post-treatment, day 18 post-AI), and serum samples were stored at –20°C until analyzed.
The buffaloes that became pregnant at 1st service (FTAI) in the treatment group T1 and T2 were 50.00
(3/6) and 66.66 (4/6) % and at 2nd cycle 100.00 (3/3) and 50.00 (1/2) %, respectively. The
corresponding conception rates for control group T3 were 33.33 (2/6) and 50.00 (2/4) %. The overall
pooled CRs of 2 cycles achieved in groups T1, T2 and T3 were 100.00 (6/6), 83.33 (5/6) and 66.66
(4/6) %, respectively. The overall mean serum calcium, phosphorus and magnesium values did not
differ significantly (p>0.05) among T1, T2 and T3 groups at any day or within group between different
sampling intervals. Heatsynch alone was better and economic over other groups in managing
subestrus buffaloes.
Analysis of Socio Economic Status of Tribals and Pig Husbandry Practices in Kolli Hills, Namakkal District of Tamil Nadu, India
Authors: Ramesh V. , Vigneshwaran S. , Sivakumar K. , Singh D. Anandha Prakash , Ramakrishnan S. , Chinnamani K.
Published: January 2018

The present study was carried out to analyse the socio economic status of tribals and their
involvement in agriculture and animal husbandry activities with special reference to pig husbandry
practices. The results revealed that most of the farmers belong to scheduled tribes (97.40 per cent)
and were educated at primary level school education (58.78 per cent). It was observed that majority
of farmers (58.33 per cent) were having an annual income less than Rs. 30,000. Among the animal
husbandry activities dairy contributed the major sector in the study area. Analysis of pig husbandry
practices revealed that, all the respondents reared the desi pigs for fattening purpose and not for
breeding purpose. Majority of farmers reared the pigs in open shed and followed swill feeding. Most
of the farmers did not follow any deworming and vaccination to their pigs. Pigs were marketed at
80 to 90 kg body weight at the rate of Rs. 90 to 100 per kg live weight.
Nephroprotective Effect of Herbal Extracts of Bryophyllum calycium and Solanum xanthocarpum on Induced Urolithiaisis in Wistar Rats: Haemato-Biochemical Evaluation
Authors: Patel Dhaval B. , Raval S. K. , Mandali G. C. , Patel A. C. , Pande A. M.
Published: January 2018

The experiment was conducted on 90 adult healthy Wistar rats. Rats were randomly divided in to
15 equal groups, each of 6 rats, and were kept in separate cages. Group I served as normal healthy
control without any treatment, while Group II and III served as vehicle (bicarbonate) control and lithiatic
control, respectively. In rats of Group III to IX urolithiasis was induced using 0.75 % (v/v) ethylene
glycol and 2% (w/v) ammonium chloride in drinking water for 28 days. The rats of Group I, II, and
X to XV were given pure wholesome water till 28 days. After 28th day, the rats of urolithiatic treatment
Groups IV, V, VI, VII, VIII and IX were given aqueous and alcoholic extracts of Bryophyllum calycium
and Solanum xanthocarpum @ 300 mg/kg bwt orally as either single extract or combination as
biherbal extracts in 0.5 % sodium bicarbonate using syringe and rat lavage needle, and so also
was done for rats of Group X to XV as extract control groups. Blood samples were collected twice:
i.e. on day 28 of induction of urolithiasis and then on day 56 of experiment from all rats. No significant
difference was observed in any of the haematological parameters and even in serum albumin and
globulin levels before and after treatment in different groups. However, increased levels of serum
BUN, uric acid and creatinine were observed in the urolithiatic groups as compared to the normal
control group on 28th day. While serum total protein levels were decreased in the calculi induced
groups as compared to the normal control group. However, co-treatment of aqueous or alcoholic
extract of Bryophyllum calycinum and Solanum xanthocarpum significantly restored these changes
by 56th day. The effect of biherbal alcoholic extract of the plants was much better in restoring the
values and the levels came nearer to normal by 56th day of oral treatment proving nephroprotective
effect of these extracts.
DNA Virome: Sequencing and Data Analysis of Viral Metagenome of Poultry Suffering
from Respiratory Diseases
Authors: Sajnani Manisha R. , Sudarsanam D. , Jakhesara Subhash J. , Solosanc, Siddhardha , Joshi Chaitanya G. , Bhatt Vaibhav D.
Published: January 2018

Respiratory diseases are the most common causes of death in a poultry flock. Knowledge of the
avian respiratory system is essential for developing a health monitoring plan for a poultry flock,
recognizing problems that may occur, and taking action to correct them. Recently, respiratory
diseases in commercial broiler chicken flocks have increased in India and no significant cause has
been identified till date. Viral populations are predominant in respiratory tract infections and they
cause severe economic loss through decreased productivity. We performed shotgun sequencing
approach to understand viruses associated with or causing respiratory infections (RI) in broilers.
We report high quality sequencing reads, de novo assembled sequences, taxonomical as well as
functional classifications of virome of the infected broiler birds.
A Preliminary Study on Prevalence of Hepatic Disorders in Dogs in Indore District (M.P.)
Authors: Kumbhkar Yogesh , Bagherwal R. K. , Mehta H. K. , Badsar Pooja
Published: January 2018

A study was carried out on 1082 dogs presented to department of Veterinary Medicine, Teaching
Veterinary Clinical Complex (T.V.C.C.) college of Veterinary Science and A.H. Mhow .The dogs were
examined clinically and haemato-biochemically in order to assess the hepatic disorders. The
prevalence of hepatic disorders among screened dogs was found to be 3.51%. The highest (36.84%)
prevalence was observed between 4 to 8 years of age. Sex wise prevalence showed that females
were more (57.89%) susceptible than males (42.11%) among all breeds. The most affected breed
was Labrador Retriever (21.06%) followed by Pomeranian, Non-descript, German Shepherd,
Crossbreed, Rottweiler, Great Dane, Saint Bernard and Golden retriever.
Adoção por homossexuais na Grande Vitória-ES: uma perspectiva interdisciplinar
Authors: Oliveira Natane Franciella de , Moraes Janaina Gomes Garcia , Da Silva Sandro José
Published: January 2018

Este artigo analisa adoções homoafetivas ocorridas na Grande Vitória – ES. O objetivo da pesquisa consiste em descrever como os homossexuais da região realizam sua parentalidade em face das possibilidades e constrições do Direito e da realidade. Para tanto, foram utilizados os métodos da etnografia e da história de vida junto a pais, filhos e pretendentes à adoção, entre outubro de 2015 e julho de 2016 outubro de 2015 e julho de 2016. Seus relatos demonstraram que a ausência de previsão legal expressa quanto à adoção homoafetiva, a aquiescência à heteronormatividade, a postura dos agentes públicos e as experiências de vida influenciam na maneira como adotam e exercem a parentalidade.
"Mulheres que mandam": o assédio moral entre mulheres policiais militares
Authors: Alves Geni Francinelle dos Santos , França Fábio Gomes de
Published: January 2018

O fenômeno do assédio moral, o qual se desdobra a partir de causas que geram consequências econômicas, sociais e psicológicas, tem despertado o interesse da sociedade, especialmente por uma perspectiva socio-jurídica. Desse modo, pretendemos neste artigo estudar as relações e práticas sociais de mando e obediência engendradas entre mulheres superioras hierárquicas e subordinadas na Polícia Militar da Paraíba. O que está em jogo é o desenvolvimento das atividades no ambiente de trabalho, o que evidencia a adesão ao ethos viril e competitivo da cultura policial militar, o qual passa a ser reproduzido pelas mulheres na Corporação PM como forma de adquirirem espaços numa instituição de predominância masculina. Para tanto, por meio de uma abordagem qualitativa, realizamos dez entrevistas semiestruturadas com mulheres Praças e Oficiais, de modo a apreendermos os significados dados pelas mesmas às experiências cotidianas que reproduzem o assédio moral entre elas.
Spatial Justice in the Lawscape
Authors: Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos Andreas
Published: January 2018

The connection between law and the city is an increasingly relevant area of transdisciplinary research currently explored from both applied and theoretical perspectives. Existing approaches, however, have not adequately focussed on the fusion between the law and the space of a city, the geographical physicality of the urban in its material ontology on the one hand, and the operations of the law within such materiality on the other. This chapter builds on my previous work on the concept of the Lawscape, which has shown that law’s reluctance of the law to grapple with urban space may well be on account of the counter-intuitiveness of the connection: positive law greatly relies on its immateriality, its objective, abstract application independently of spatial parameters. I argue here that the lawscape is the surface on which the concept of spatial justice emerges as a true interstice. The problem with spatial justice, however, is that it is woefully undertheorised and usually equated with rather innocuous constructions such as social justice and democracy. Employing a Deleuzian approach, I offer a conceptualisation of spatial justice not as synthesis but as emergence from the folds of the lawscape.
A comparative analysis of mandatory CSR spending by Indian companies
Authors: Aggarwal Monica
Published: January 2018

Abstract
With the revamping of Companies Act, 2013, India has witnessed a new dimension of CSR for the companies. Now CSR has been made mandatory for Indian companies of a particular financial strength. With this backdrop of mandatory CSR, an attempt has been made in the current paper to examine whether there is statistical difference in the actual CSR spending of companies across industries. For this purpose, a sample of 50 companies divided into five industries is taken. CSR spending for accounting year 2014-15 has been taken. One-way ANOVA has been used to make the analysis which is carried out on SPSS version 20. On the basis of results, the study concludes that industries differ significantly with respect to CSR spending by companies in those industries.
Academic Achievement and Intelligence among School Students
Authors: Katoch Suman Kumari
Published: January 2018

Education instill in the child a sense of maturity and responsibility by bringing in him the desired changes according to his needs and demands of ever changing society, of which he is an integral part. The descriptive method of research was justified in view of the objective of the study. All the students of 10th class of district Shimla constituted the population of the study. From the selected district, 10 schools (5 - rural area school and 5 - urban area school) were taken on the basis of random sampling. In the third step 22 students were drawn randomly from 10th class of each school. The total sample was consists of 220 hundred urban and rural students. The investigator used General Mental Ability Test for data collection. The t-test statistical technique was used in this study. The rural and urban students do not differ significantly on the variable of academic achievement and intelligence.
Influence of Child Headed Family Formations on the Development of Interpersonal Relations among Pre-School Learners in Musengo Zone, Kitui West Sub-County, Kitui County-Kenya.
Authors: Kibwea William Mumo , Mwania Jonathan M. , Kamau Leornard
Published: January 2018

The study set out to study the influence of Child-headed family formations on the development of interpersonal relations among the pre-school learners in Musengo zone, in Kitui West Sub-County, Kitui County in Kenya. Families, ECDE institutions, and the community at large, provide conducive environment which necessitate acquisition of interpersonal skills and social competencies among the pre-school learners of Musengo zone. In Kitui West Sub-county, Kitui County, Kenya. This paper provides a broad review in understanding on the importance intervention of key stakeholders namely the peers, siblings, parents, community members and teachers on the development of social skills aspects of the pre-school learners.
The study employed descriptive survey design to gather information, summarize, present and interpret the results for the purpose of clarification. Purposive sampling technique was used to select ECDE teachers and other key informants while questionnaires, interview guides and observation schedules were used in data collection. Data collected was analyzed using the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS).
The study targeted a population of 906 respondents comprising of 25 headteachers, 56 ECDE teachers, 25 parent representatives and 800 ECDE learners.A sample size of 145 respondents constituting 5 headteachers, 15 ECDE teachers, 5 parents representatives, and 120 ECDE learners. Data was presented by use of frequency distribution tables.
The study established that there is a significant relationship between child-headed family formations and the development of interpersonal relations among pre-school learners. The researcher concluded that the government and all strategic partners should objectively support the orphaned and vulnerable children and mentor them so that they developinterpersonal. The study findings will be of great importance and relevance to ECDE teachers, Non governmental organizations, curriculum developers and administrators.
Subsidiarity: European Lessons for Australia's Federal Balance
Authors: Aroney Nicholas
Published: January 2018

The principle of subsidiarity was adopted as part of the law of the European Union as a response to perceptions of excessive centralisation and bureaucratisation within the European system of government. If subsidiarity is a solution to these problems in Europe, it might be asked: could it also be a solution to similar problems that arise in other federal systems, such as those of the United States and Australia? However, posing the question in this way is misleading because it is not at all clear that subsidiarity has been a solution in Europe, and in any case it cannot be assumed that a solution in one context will necessarily operate effectively in another.

This article closely examines the nature and operation of the principle of subsidiarity in Europe and asks what lessons might be learned from it. To do this, the article begins by identifying the carefully defined operation of the principle in EU law and then closely examining the application of the principle, firstly as a political decision-making procedure that involves the Member State parliaments in the European policy-making process, and secondly as a juridical principle enforceable by the European Court of Justice. The possible adoption of the principle in other federations is then discussed, but limitations on its effectiveness in Europe, as well as the different institutional and political circumstances of the Australian federal system, are shown to undermine its likely usefulness, unless other more fundamental issues about the way in which the federal system is understood, organised and operated are addressed.
Regulating for Women on Corporate Boards: Polycentric Governance in Australia
Authors: Nagarajan Vijaya
Published: January 2018

With close to five million women in paid employment and constituting over 45 per cent of the total workforce and 57 per cent of the Australian public service, holding 28 per cent of the seats in Senate and 25 per cent of the seats in the House of Representatives, one could be forgiven for entertaining the thought that as a nation, we are beginning to acknowledge the importance of gender equality. However we are quickly reminded that this is far from the truth when it comes to corporate boards which are important sites of decision making that affect us all. In Australia, although women hold 27 per cent of senior positions in private companies, they only hold 10.9 per cent of the board positions in the top 200 listed companies on the Australian stock exchange. Addressing this issue has taken on utmost importance with many governments threatening to introduce legislation to make it happen. Perhaps unlike some of the enormous challenges of climate change and the Global Financial Crisis, this area is one where nation states see that they can make a difference.
The ‘Fatal Conundrum’ of ‘No-Consideration’ Clauses after Plaintiff M61
Authors: Tran Christopher
Published: January 2018

In Plaintiff M61/2010E v Commonwealth (‘Plaintiff M61’), the High Court held in a unanimous joint judgment that the plaintiff asylum seekers on Christmas Island were entitled to procedural fairness and to have their claims for refugee status determined according to law. This decision has significant ramifications for the government’s asylum seeker policy, and it has already been the subject of academic commentary from an immigration perspective. The case also has broader doctrinal significance because it is only the second time that the full bench has considered what this article will call a ‘no-consideration’ clause. The Court held that the legislature can validly confer a power on a decision-maker and at the same time provide that the decision-maker has no duty to consider exercising it. However, on the facts before it, the Minister had decided to consider all requests for asylum and thus had moved beyond the protection of the no-consideration clause.
Changing the Leader — the Constitutional Conventions concerning the Resignation of Prime Ministers and Premiers
Authors: Twomey Anne
Published: January 2018

In recent times in Australia there have been a number of changes in the leader of the governing party at both Commonwealth and State level, leading to a change in the holder of the office of Prime Minister or Premier. These changes have occurred not as a consequence of retirement or the loss of an election, but because of the loss of support for the leader by the leader's parliamentary party. They include the South Australian change of Premier from Mike Rann to Jay Weatherill, the New South Wales changes of Premier from Morris Iemma to Nathan Rees to Kristina Keneally and the change in Prime Minister from Kevin Rudd to Julia Gillard. Earlier examples include the change from Bob Hawke to Paul Keating and from John Gorton to Billy McMahon. This article explores the connection between the loss of party support for a leader and the role of the Governor or Governor-General in the appointment and removal of the Premier or Prime Minister.
Federal Constitutional Influences on State Judicial Review
Authors: Groves Matthew
Published: January 2018

Since the late 1990s it has become increasingly clear that the Commonwealth Constitution is the dominant influence upon judicial review of administrative action in Australia. The Constitution provides for a minimum entrenched provision of judicial review by recognising and protecting the supervisory jurisdiction of the High Court. This protection comes at a price because the separation of powers doctrine and the division and allocation of functions it fosters impose many limits upon the reach and content of judicial review of administrative action. This protective and restrictive effect of the separation of powers upon judicial review of administrative action arguably reflects a wider tension in the separation of powers, in which the powers and limits of each arm of government are balanced in a wider sense.

The extent to which these competing principles apply to judicial review at the State level has long been unclear. There seemed good reason why judicial review at the State level should not be subject to the restrictions that have arisen at the federal level. After all, the various State constitutions did not adopt an entrenched separation of powers like that of the Commonwealth Constitution.
Considering Canadian Approaches to Equality in the Context of Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Authors: Parrott Louise
Published: January 2018

In the context of proposals to amend the Australian Constitution to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the Expert Panel established by the Australian Government recommended the insertion of a prohibition of racial discrimination. Canadian experiences may assist when exploring the potential implications of prohibiting discrimination in the Australian Constitution and when considering the various options that are available. With this in mind, in this article I discuss the constitutional ideas regarding equality and non-discrimination that have already begun migrating from Canada to Australia and could continue to inform Australian consideration of the numerous issues that may arise. I start with an appraisal of the perceived problems surrounding s 51(xxvi) of the Australian Constitution and the reform options that have already been identified, before considering what Canadian approaches could offer Australia, if anything. My view is that the utility of the transplantation of constitutional provisions depends on the starting point. Its usefulness may be less when the focus is a parochial issue. While it may be possible to draft a tighter prohibition, there could remain a risk that focusing on non-discrimination could overshadow the Aboriginal rights dimensions underlying many calls for recognition.
Pro-Arbitration Policy in the Australian Courts — the End of Eisenwerk?
Authors: Hayward Benjamin
Published: January 2018

International arbitration is an important area of federal jurisdiction and federal legislative competence, and has attracted significant policy attention in Australia. This paper undertakes a study of pro-arbitration judicial policy in recent arbitration-related Australian case law which touches upon the continuing applicability of the controversial 1999 Eisenwerk decision of the Queensland Court of Appeal. Against this pro-arbitration judicial policy context, this paper reviews five Eisenwerk-related cases handed down between 2010 and 2012. It concludes that despite pro-arbitration judicial policy being embedded as a requirement of reasoning in decisions under the International Arbitration Act 1974 (Cth), there is mixed evidence of such policy in the cases surveyed. This paper concludes that the extent to which this policy is evidenced largely corresponds with the degree to which contemporary decisions have departed from Eisenwerk.
Site Selection of Fig Orchard
Authors: ZHANG Yahui , HE Jiayong , CHEN Jingkun , Ling Paing huei
Published: January 2018

It is necessary to pay attention to site selection in the construction of fig orchard. It is better to choose the fig orchard sites which have warm weather, long frost free period, fertile soil loose, traffic developed, and no pollution of the surrounding land. Only with the suitable site conditions can be achieved the high yield and high efficiency.
'La Escocesa': A fabric of Images
Authors: Munoz Moran Placido
Published: January 2018

The banning of the practice of graffiti in public space since the approval of the civic regulation in 2006 has restricted the production of graffiti artworks in Barcelona. It transformed and coerced the local graffiti and street art scene towards new forms of production in the city, which are the central focus of this article.  ‘La Escocesa: A factory of images’, is based on my dialogues with the resident graffiti artists of the art centre ‘La Escocesa’ in ‘Poble Nou’. Some of these artists participated in both the creation of the graffiti scene in the 90s and the development of this practice in the city. Today they are recognized artistic figures of the local and international graffiti scene. I shared with some of these graffiti artists in the art centre some of my fieldwork experiences in connection with other local artists and representatives of the local council. In addition, I also opened up dialogues with them using anthropological examples about art and artists, the city and the space. The following section contains part of the conversations, reflexions and debates that we had.
¿Qué opinan las personas sordas sobre el aprendizaje de la lengua escrita?
Authors: Cruz Marte Clara Elena
Published: January 2018

Cuando la mayoría de los docentes de personas sordas se refieren al desempeño de sus estudiantes en el uso de la lengua escrita suelen hacerlo con miradas, posturas y ademanes acompañados de palabras indulgentes que reflejan una realidad irresuelta y categórica: no son buenos lectores ni escritores, pero ¿opinan lo mismo las personas sordas?, ¿qué piensa esta comunidad al respecto? Con estas preguntas en el tintero iniciamos un estudio cualitativo de tipo exploratorio con tres propósitos en la mira: explicar la relevancia que le otorgan las personas sordas a la lengua escrita, conocer sus opiniones acerca de las posibilidades de desarrollar la competencia comunicativa en esta modalidad e identificar qué deben enseñar los docentes –desde la perspectiva de los encuestados− para formar estudiantes competentes en el uso de la lengua escrita. El muestreo está compuesto por 12 sujetos sordos adultos prelocutivos, usuarios de la lengua de señas. El rango etario de la población objeto de estudio es de 25 a 28 años, con excepción de dos personas que sobrepasan esa edad (42 y 47 años). La población consultada respondió una encuesta por escrito, cuyos resultados fueron validados en dos grupos focales.

El análisis de las voces de las personas sordas consultadas corrobora que esta comunidad desea ser competente en el uso del español escrito porque considera que tiene la capacidad para desarrollar esa competencia, siempre y cuando los docentes hagan lo necesario para lograrlo. Quedó en evidencia el desafío que deben asumir las instituciones formadoras del país para lograr que los maestros de sordos sean bilingües, con dominio de variadas metodologías para desarrollar a su vez las competencias comunicativas de sus estudiantes, tanto en lengua de señas como en español. De igual forma, salió a la luz la necesidad de detectar oportunamente a toda la población que nace con pérdida de audición.
Apuntes para una cronología del cine dominicano
Authors: Roa Ogando Gerardo A.
Published: January 2018

La reseña que sigue muestra el devenir y las primeras actividades relacionadas con el cine  en la República Dominicana. El autor examina, mediante el análisis del discurso, diversas películas dominicanas producidas en las últimas tres décadas. Dicho análisis revela que en cada película analizada existe un importante sustrato ideológico, algo que está en su estructura, pero que no favorece la construcción de la conciencia nacional, sino por el contrario la enajenación y la masificación de los espectadores.
Síndrome metabólico en niños y adolescentes obesos en el Hospital Infantil Dr. Robert Reid Cabral, en Santo Domingo, República Dominicana
Authors: Almánzar Rosario , Pimentel Rubén Darío
Published: January 2018

El presente estudio descriptivo, de corte transversal retrospectivo de datos, se realizó para determinar la frecuencia del síndrome metabólico en niños y adolescentes obesos con edades entre 1-15 años, en la consulta del Servicio de Endocrinología del Hospital Infantil Dr. Robert Reid Cabral, en Santo Domingo, República Dominicana, abarcando el período comprendido desde enero de 2010 hasta diciembre de 2015. Se evaluaron 6 expedientes con diagnóstico de síndrome metabólico según el criterio de la OMS. El 83.3% se encuentra en el rango de edad de 11-15 años, todas femeninas, la mayoría procedente de la provincia de Santo Domingo. La hipertensión estuvo presente en el 16.7% de los casos, la acanthosis nigricans en el 83.3%, la hiperglicemia en ayuno en un 33.3%, la insulina en ayuno elevada (mayor o igual a 15) fue de un 83.3%, la insulinoresistencia con índice HOMA mayor de 3% de los todos los casos, la dislipidemia con niveles de triglicéridos altos apareció en un 66.7% y el colesterol total en el 16.7%, con LDL elevado. Finalmente, la diabetes tipo 2 confirmada con HbA1c, mayor o igual a 6.5%, fue diagnosticada en un 16.7% de los casos. En conclusión, solo el 2.7% de los obesos estudiados presentaron síndrome metabólico.
Thinking of better or worse? How goal orientation affects safety behavior in near misses
Authors: Lu Hongxu , Wu Ting , Liu Dawei , Wang Zhe
Published: January 2018

Near misses in which safety plays a critical role are significant to organizations. However, how people in safety-critical organizations can learn from near misses and in the future avoid the associated negative consequences still remains unresolved. Drawing on goal orientation theory,
we explored how individuals' goal orientation influences their response in a near-miss situation, mediated by counterfactual thinking. We conducted a field study with 141 construction workers and car-accessory-manufacturing workers in China. The results indicated that upward counterfactual
thinking mediated the positive relationship between learning goal orientation and safety participation, whereas downward counterfactual thinking mediated the negative relationship between performance goal orientation and safety participation. The findings together highlight the significance
of goal orientation and counterfactual thinking in influencing people's safety behavior in the workplace.
Cavity assisted measurements of heat and work in optical lattices
Authors: Villa Louis , De Chiara Gabriele
Published: January 2018

We propose a method to experimentally measure the internal energy of a system of ultracold atoms trapped in optical lattices by coupling them to the fields of two optical cavities. We show that the tunnelling and self-interaction terms of the one-dimensional Bose-Hubbard Hamiltonian can be mapped to the field and photon number of each cavity, respectively. We compare the energy estimated using this method with numerical results obtained using the density matrix renormalisation group algorithm. Our method can be employed for the assessment of power and efficiency of thermal machines whose working substance is a strongly correlated many-body system.
Classes e Conservadorismo nas Manifestações Pró-impeachment
Authors: Alves Damasceno Wendel
Published: January 2018

O seguinte artigo busca tratar da relação entre o caráter moderadamente conservador das manifestações pró-impeachment de 2015 e 2016 e questões estruturais de classe, cuja as características de renda e desigualdades são bastante diferentes em relação a outros períodos. Pesquisas estatísticas, entrevistas e outras fontes foram combinadas para esclarecer sobre aspectos ideológicos e de classe, que moveram muitos debates acadêmicos e virtuais e posicionamentos durante o período.
Metropolização e desigualdades: Notas sobre a dinâmica de crescimento populacional e a produção do patrimônio cultural da cidade de Ribeirão das Neves (MG - Brasil)
Authors: De Amorim Salgado Nayara
Published: January 2018

Propõe-se aqui uma análise sobre a cidade de Ribeirão das Neves, componente da região metropolitana de Belo Horizonte, a partir das dinâmicas demográficas e sociais que marcaram a constituição da cidade ao longo do tempo, relacionando-as com a construção da identidade do lugar e seu patrimônio. Identifico três fases do crescimento populacional de Ribeirão das Neves para reflexão e relaciono sua expansão com a criação de uma identidade negativa da cidade e de seus moradores, que influencia a sensação de pertencimento e consequentemente o abandono do patrimônio de Ribeirão das Neves. São realizados apontamentos sobre as ausências e permanências do patrimônio cultural da cidade assim como as dificuldades de preservação (material e imaterial).
HABEMUS PAPAM: Surge uma nova identidade para o catolicismo
Authors: Fernando Hansel Tiago
Published: January 2018

Este artigo busca uma abordagem contemporânea sobre a vida do Papa Francisco, apontando e destacando a sua identidade humilde e simples, com foco nos pobres e mais necessitados, que o mesmo busca levar para toda a Igreja Católica, assim dando uma nova realidade para a mesma. Observando elementos pessoais e profissionais do mesmo que demonstrem esses fatores para o cristianismo. Francisco trás consigo e repassa para o mundo um estilo próprio, quebrando paradigmas, culturas e identidades seguidas até então. Um Papa com várias características peculiares e até certo ponto curiosas, que serão descritas no decorrer do artigo. E para melhor entendimento sobre o assunto, o autor busca referencia bibliográfico e entrevistas de conhecedores sobre o tema abordado.
Diálogo entre Tocqueville e Weber em torno da democracia, da racionalidade e da religião nas origens dos EUA
Authors: Lima Torres Monalisa , Dias Martins Mônica , Machado Lima Hermano
Published: January 2018

A partir da obra Democracia na América, de Aléxis de Tocqueville (2005), e dos estudos de Max Weber (2004) acerca das religiões, este trabalho analisa a inter-relação entre a ética do puritanismo, a racionalidade, as ideias de liberdade e igualdade. O que nos interessa é verificar sua importância para o estabelecimento do capitalismo ocidental moderno bem como para a democracia liberal nos Estados Unidos.
O Pathos dionisíaco manifestado em Lavoura Arcaica de Raduan Nassar
Authors: Bueno Costa Pâmela
Published: January 2018

O presente ensaio faz uma análise do pathos dionisíaco, exaltado no personagem André, do romance Lavoura Arcaica de Raduan Nassar. Nos referenciamos na obra de Friedrich Nietzsche O Nascimento da Tragédia, onde encontramos primeiramente as definições das pulsões apolíneas e dionisíacas, segundo o filósofo elas se mantêm em constante conflito no homem, importante ressaltar, que vamos visitar a primeira fase intelectual de Nietzsche para analisar o romance. Nesse sentido, investigamos, como André entrega-se ao pathos dionisíaco, ou melhor, como deixa aflorar seu êxtase pela vida.  O amor por sua irmã, trará o seu aniquilamento. Dionísio é o deus bárbaro que vem do oriente, e traz à tona o lado humano mais vivo e criativo, de entrega e amor. O que nosso ensaio analisa é o pathos do personagem, que rompe com os padrões da época e de sua família em busca de seu eu no mundo, amor e desejos.
Manifestações de rua nas grandes metrópoles brasileiras
Authors: Cunha Andreza , Navarro Bruna
Published: January 2018

As imagens fotográficas de Andreza Cunha e Bruna Navarro, capitaram cenas que expressam as tensões sociopolíticas ocorridas no Brasil durante o ano de 2016.  Imagens que revelam a intensidade das lutas políticas pelos direitos sociais em manifestações de rua das grandes metrópoles brasileiras.
DONZELA GUERREIRA – O SOL DENTRO DA LUA E A LUA DENTRO DO SOL
Authors: Nunes Ana Maria , De Albuquerque Vasconcélos e Oliveira Elinês
Published: January 2018

No presente artigo analisamos o espetáculo Donzela Guerreira, montado pela Cia. Mundu Rodá de Teatro Físico e Dança, verificando como se configuram as relações de gênero nesta peça teatral. Para isto, traçamos uma apreciação do espetáculo Donzela Guerreira a partir dos estudos sobre corpo, gênero e sexualidade realizados por Focault (1980), Lauretis (1994), Welzer-Lang (2004), Nicholson (2000), Montero (2007) e Jaggar e Bordo (1997). A relevância deste estudo está em buscar compreender como as interações de gênero são estabelecidas em um espetáculo teatral que coloca a mulher em uma situação que subverte as condições tradicionalmente a ela impostas.
O DIREITO À VIDA COMO PONTO DE PARTIDA PARA A ANÁLISE DO DEBATE PARLAMENTAR SOBRE ABORTO NO BRASIL E NO URUGUAI
Authors: Mariano Rayani , Teixeira da Silva Luis Gustavo
Published: January 2018

O objetivo do artigo é analisar como a inviolabilidade do direito à vida se apresentou nos discursos parlamentares na Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil entre 1991 e 2014, e na Cámara de Representantes do Uruguai, entre 1985 e 2014. Em um contexto no qual a laicidade é um valor importante nos Estados democráticos modernos, a defesa da vida ganha centralidade na controvérsia do aborto quando grupos religiosos enquadram o aborto como uma escolha entre a vida ou a morte do feto. A proposta é identificar a relevância desse argumento e comparar suas diferentes construções e articulações nos debates desses países.
ESTRATÉGIAS DO MINISTÉRIO PÚBLICO PARA ATENDER AS DIRETRIZES NACIONAIS PARA INVESTIGAR, PROCESSAR E JULGAR COM PERSPECTIVA DE GÊNERO AS MORTES VIOLENTAS DE MULHERES
Authors: Wiecko Ela
Published: January 2018

O artigo descreve ações nacionais, articuladas pelo Conselho Nacionaldo Ministério Público (CNMP) em conjunto com os Poderes Executivoe Judiciário, no âmbito da Estratégia Nacional de Justiça e Segurança Pública(ENASP) para a investigação, processo e julgamento efetivo dos feminicídioscom perspectiva de gênero. Destaca ações locais relevantes dos MinistériosPúblicos e, por fim, avalia esse conjunto de ações e aponta desafios que permanecem.
TROTES, ASSÉDIOS E VIOLÊNCIA SEXUAL NOS CAMPI UNIVERSITÁRIOS NO BRASIL
Authors: Maria Bandeira Lourdes
Published: January 2018

O presente texto se propõe a refletir sobre as situações de violências identificadas no interior dos campi universitários, em algumas das universidades brasileiras. O fenômeno se tornou tema de debate nacional, uma vez que vem assumindo formas especificas, atingindo, preferencialmente, jovens estudantes do sexo feminino ingressantes na Instituição. A violência dos trotes e dos assédios, sobretudo, deixa cicatrizes profundas nas jovens universitárias, fazendo com que algumas desistam de frequentarem o curso. As fontes de informações/dados que ancoram o texto, empiricamente, compreendem: informações diretas (relatos e entrevistas) e secundárias veiculadas pela mídia nacional (noticias), além da bibliográfica acadêmica. O texto está dividido três eixos que interagem, a saber: i) as práticas dos trotes como um ritual violento de ingresso à universidade: ii) as violências insidiosas e ‘invisíveis’ dos ‘assédios presentes nas sociabilidades cotidianas, e, iii) a necessidade de nomear e de denunciar a violência como sendo um ato político.
POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS DE PREVENÇÃO PRIMÁRIA À VIOLÊNCIA CONTRA A MULHER: LIÇÕES DA EXPERIÊNCIA AUSTRALIANA
Authors: Pierobom de Ávila Thiago
Published: January 2018

O presente artigo busca apresentar as políticas públicas de preven- ção primária à violência contra a mulher desenvolvidas na Austrália, em nível nacional e estadual, relacionadas às causas de gênero e aos fatores de risco, e analisar como tais experiências se relacionam com as políticas brasileiras. Serão analisadas as resistências no contexto brasileiro à promoção da equidade de gênero e possíveis inspirações de outras políticas públicas relacionadas à redução dos fatores potencializadores da violência de gênero.
A CONDICIONALIDADE DE EDUCAÇÃO DO PROGRAMA BOLSA FAMÍLIA: ENTRE O FAMILISMO E O MATERNALISMO
Authors: Rezende Oliveira Roberta
Published: January 2018

Este trabalho objetiva discutir a relação entre o familismo e o maternalismo presente no programa de transferência de renda Bolsa Família. Mais especificamente, procura-se mostrar como a condicionalidade de educação pode reforçar a responsabilização da família frente à educação de seus filhos, em especial a mãe, ao mesmo tempo em que desloca o objetivo do Programa para uma lógica pró-criança. Como metodologia, foram realizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas com profissionais da educação de um município de pequeno porte, localizado no interior do estado do Rio de Janeiro. Buscou-se compreender de que forma os educadores locais atribuem sentido à condicionalidade de educação do Programa, com a qual, tanto os alunos e suas famílias, quanto às escolas devem se relacionar
A CULTURA ANDRÓGINA NO BRASIL DO FINAL DO SÉCULO XX: DZI CROQUETTES, NEY MATOGROSSO E LAURA DE VISON
Authors: Rodrigues Walace
Published: January 2018

O objetivo deste artigo é pensar sobre a importância do submundo cultural andrógino no Brasil e as potencialidades críticas que certas atividades artísticas ligadas a tal submundo fizeram florescer. Neste escrito buscamos trabalhar com conceitos (como cultura, submundo e androginia) e com personalidades do mundo do entretenimento (como o grupo Dzi Croquettes, o cantor Ney Matogrosso e a performista Laura de Vison) que marcaram uma época - as três últimas décadas do século XX - de profícua produção artística. Alguns destes artistas são desconhecidos do grande público, porém suas performances mostravam grande valor crítico e desconstrutivo
Auctions of the wood on the stump in PE "Srbijasume"
Authors: Keca Ljiljana , Sindjelic Marko , Marceta Milica , Pajic Sanja
Published: January 2018

Forest assortments can be sold in two ways: ?on the stump? (in the standing
state) and in the form of forest timber assortments. The paper analyzes
auctions of wood ?on the stump?, during the first half of 2016, realized
within PE ?Srbijasume?. The research is based on secondary data, generated
from the PE Srbijasume reports. These includes data relating to: quantities
of wood, initial bidding and auctioned prices, bidding effects, number of
bidders on bids and a price list for a analzyed year. FE ?Sumarstvo? from
Raska had the most auctions with 46 bids held. Of the total of 14 forest
estates that conducted auctions, half had more than 50% of successfully
implemented parties, two estates had exactly 50%, and five estates had less
than 50%. FE ?Nis? has the highest income from auctions of wood in the
standing state, which amounts to 26.082.926 dinars. Only FE from Uzice and
FE from Prokuplje had a bidding effect of over 10%. The highest number of
bids, as much as 70, was announced in March. Most of the lots entered the
sixth category by size, i.e. the category where the wood volume ranged from
300 to 500 m3. Forest estates during the sale of the tree on the stump were
mostly sold by wood of hardwoods. On the basis of the analyzed data, the
existence of linear dependence between the initial and the auctioned price
was determined.