bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Head roll stabilisation in the nocturnal bull ant Myrmecia pyriformis: Implications for visual navigation
Authors: Raderschall Chloé A. , Narendra Ajay , Zeil Jochen
Published: March 2016

Ant foragers are known to memorise visual scenes that allow them to repeatedly travel along idiosyncratic routes and to return to specific places. Guidance is provided by a comparison between visual memories and current views, which critically depends on how well the attitude of the visual system is controlled. Here we show that nocturnal bull ants stabilise their head to varying degrees against locomotion-induced body roll movements and this ability decreases as light levels fall. There are always un-compensated head roll oscillations that match the frequency of the stride-cycle. Head roll stabilisation involves both visual and non-visual cues as ants compensate for body roll in complete darkness and also respond with head roll movements when confronted with visual pattern oscillations. We show that imperfect head roll control degrades navigation-relevant visual information and discuss ways in which navigating ants may deal with this problem.
When navigating wood ants use a shape's centre of mass to extract directional information from a panoramic skyline
Authors: Woodgate Joseph L. , Buehlmann Cornelia , Collett Thomas S.
Published: March 2016

Bees and ants can control their direction of travel within a familiar landscape using the information available in the surrounding visual scene. To learn more about the visual cues that contribute to this directional control, we have examined how wood ants obtain direction from a single shape that is presented in an otherwise uniform panorama. Earlier experiments revealed that when an ant's goal is aligned with a point within a prominent shape, the ant is guided by a global property of the shape: it learns the relative areas of the shape that lie to its left and right when facing the goal and sets its path by keeping the proportions at the memorised value. This strategy cannot be applied when the direction of the goal lies outside the shape. To see whether a different global feature of the shape might guide ants under these conditions, we have trained ants to follow a direction to a point outside a single shape and then analysed their direction of travel when they are presented with different shapes. The tests indicate that ants learn the retinal position of the centre of mass of the training shape when facing the goal and can then guide themselves by placing the centre of mass of training and test shapes in this learnt position.
Wedding Bellas – migrancy as a dispute to photographic traditions
Authors: Milic Nela
Published: March 2016

Wedding Bellas is a digital photography and oral history project that explores a wish to belong to the European borderscape. The photographs are the stories of twelve women who found themselves at a time when they refused to leave. Many have been rejected – by partners, by landlords,
by employers – and many have been refused leave to remain in the United Kingdom by the state. The women displayed resilience and resourcefulness in the face of these rejections, sometimes all happening at once, and the burden of those denials made them escape to fantasy. Some opted for
equally stable, rooted and good-looking ‘Queen’s subjects’ – a lamp post, a tree, a traffic sign; London landmarks. The artwork presents the brides as physically connected to their rooted British fellows. The images show desperation and illusion as with a true wedding
ceremony. The paradox of this loss of reality, due to the pressures of life circumstances, is portrayed in the photographs, questioning if the situation the women are in is imaginary – a concept shared by both the audience and the person in the picture. With the nexus of text and image,
the project troubles the perception of refugees and asylum seekers in the United Kingdom today and the role that digital technology plays in that process. It deals with the question of mediation of migrancy through the historic visual representation and mnemonic depictions in photographs that
are challenged by the interventions of the migrants themselves in that process.
Technopoly and the education of children: Media ecology as a form of reflection, praxis and resistance
Authors: Albrecht Robert , Tabone Carmine
Published: March 2016

The central theme in the work of Neil Postman focuses repeatedly on the dangers posed by the presence of electronic technology in every facet of our communication environment. Postman termed this relentless intrusion of technology in society ‘technopoly’ and warned of dire consequences if left unchecked, unnoticed and unopposed. Postman frequently advocated educational reform to meet this challenge and sketched some general ideas but was never systematically involved with such an attempt. In this article, the authors outline a 40-year educational experiment designed to resist the harmful effects of electronic technology by developing an ‘oral curriculum’ that engages children through a wide range of interpersonal and creative arts strategies. By deliberately adapting a ‘lo-tech’ workshop model that relies heavily on oral communication, the asking of questions and the development of literacy through engagement with the creative uses of drama, the Educational Arts Team has fostered a pedagogy that seeks to counter the ascendancy of electronic technology in the lives of children.
Analisis Sistem Informasi Geografis (SIG) untuk Potensi Wisata Pantai di Kota Makasar, Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan
Authors: Yulius Y , Arifin Taslim
Published: March 2016

Makassar city, as a capital of South Sulawesi Province, has potential natural resources with its moderately sloped sandy beach, from north to south. The aims of this research is to identify the potential of oastal tourism in makassar city using GIS spatial analysis. The methods which is used in this study is spatial analysis using GIS. The result hows that Makassar coastal divided into three types, these are: (1) sandy beach, (2) mangrove beach and (3) reclamation beach. Those kind of beaches can be recommended for some tourism activities such as: (1) sandy beach: snorkeling, beach sport, beach volley ball and beach football, beach picnic, swimming, sun bathing, surfing, (2) mangrove beach: field study and (3) reclamation beach: fishing, walking and jogging on beach.Makassar city, as a capital of South Sulawesi Province, has potential natural resources with its moderately sloped sandy beach, from north to south. The aims of this research is to identify the potential of oastal tourism in makassar city using GIS spatial analysis. The methods which is used in this study is spatial analysis using GIS. The result hows that Makassar coastal divided into three types, these are: (1) sandy beach, (2) mangrove beach and (3) reclamation beach. Those kind of beaches can be recommended for some tourism activities such as: (1) sandy beach: snorkeling, beach sport, beach volley ball and beach football, beach picnic, swimming, sun bathing, surfing, (2) mangrove beach: field study and (3) reclamation beach: fishing, walking and jogging on beach.
Multi-Peak Positive Solutions for Nonlinear Fractional Schr\"{o}dinger Systems in ℝ
N
Authors: Liu Weiming
Published: March 2016

In this paper, we study the nonlinear fractional Schrödinger system in

ℝ
N

${\mathbb{R}^{N}}$

. Applying the finite reduction method, we prove that the nonlinear fractional Schrödinger system has multi-peak positive solutions under some suitable conditions.
Procedures for the Naming of a New Element
Authors: Corish John
Published: March 2016

The procedures to be followed in the naming of new elements fall into two distinct phases. The first of these is done jointly between IUPAC and the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) and involves the validation of a claimed discovery and its assignation to a laboratory or to a collaborating group of laboratories. The second phase is carried out by IUPAC alone, which utilises its standard procedures for the recommendation of a suitable name. After this recommendation has successfully gone through the usual stringent refereeing processes, it is then finally approved by the Council before being formally announced.
Changes in Self-Reported Household Preparedness Levels among a Rural Population after Exposure to Emergency Preparedness Campaign Materials
Authors: McNeill Charleen C. , Alfred Danita , Mastel-Smith Beth , Fountain Rebecca , MacClements Jonathan
Published: March 2016

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to ascertain the self-reported preparedness levels of a rural population in the US before and after an exposure to preparedness education materials from the Ready Campaign and the Texas “Ready or Not?” Campaign.

Design and Methods: A before-and-after design was used for the study of people who attended a Medical Outreach held in rural east Texas.

Results: Participants were significantly more prepared for an emergency after the educational program (M=17.1; SD=6.43) than before the educational program (M=13.21; SD=6.33; t(41)=–4.28; p<0.001; 95% CI [–5.74 to –2.06]; ES r=0.57).

Conclusions: Increases in the incidences of disasters have significantly affected the attention given disaster planning and preparedness measures, yet preparedness efforts in the US have not achieved preparedness goals. It is vital that emergency preparedness education measures be assessed for effectiveness so that evidence-based approaches to conducting them can be utilized. The improvement in preparedness among participants supports providing preparedness education at public health events similar to the one in East Texas.
Cyber Defense as a part of Hazard Mitigation: Comparing High Hazard Potential Dam Safety Programs in the United States and Sweden
Authors: Burk Rosemary A. , Kallberg Jan
Published: March 2016

Cyber security tends to only address the technical aspects of the information systems. The lack of considerations for environmental long-range implications of failed cyber security planning and measures, especially in the protection of critical infrastructure and industrial control systems, have created ecological risks that are to a high degree unaddressed. This study compares dam safety arrangements in the United States and Sweden. Dam safety in the United States is highly regulated in many states, but inconsistent over the nation. In Sweden dam safety is managed by self-regulation. The study investigates the weaknesses and strengths in these regulatory and institutional arrangements from a cyber security perspective. If ecological and environmental concerns were a part of the risk evaluation and risk mitigation processes for cyber security, the hazard could be limited. Successful environmentally-linked cyber defense mitigates the risk for significant damage to domestic freshwater, aquatic and adjacent terrestrial ecosystems, and protects ecosystem function.
Seed germination and emergence of Eragrostis tenuifolia (A. Rich.) Hochst. ex Steud. in response to environmental factors
Authors: Hertwig Bittencourt Henrique von , Silva Bonome Lisandro Tomas da , Bortoli Pagnoncelli Fortunato de , Lana Marcos Alberto , Trezzi Michelangelo Muzell
Published: March 2016

Eragrostis tenuifolia is a weed species that is gaining ground in Brazil. This weed occurs in pastures, grasslands, crop fields, and roadsides. The objective of this study was to examine the effects of different environmental factors on E. tenuifolia seed germination and seedling emergence. The optimum constant temperature for germination was around 35-30°C. It was also found that 85% of seeds germinated under a 30/20°C alternate temperature regime. Light appears to have a positive effect on seed germination. No seedlings emerged when seeds were buried 3 cm or deeper. The results suggested that E. tenuifolia has the potential to spread into pastures and in no-tillage crop systems in Brazil. Measures such as the use of cover crops and/or soil cultivation can be used to limit germination and seedling emergence, respectively.
Resistance of canola cultivars affect life table parameters of Nysius cymoides (Spinola) (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae)
Authors: Mollashahi Mehdi , Sahragard Ahad , Mohaghegh-Neyshabouri Jafar , Hosseini Reza , Sabouri Hossein
Published: March 2016

A life table can be used as an important and appropriate tool to evaluate the susceptibility or resistance level of different host plant cultivars to insect pests. In the current study, we determined the suitability or inferiority of five different canola cultivars (Hayula420, Hayula401, Hayula50, Hayula60, RGS) to Nysius cymoides, under laboratory conditions. Data were analysed based on the age-stage, two-sex life table theory. Nysius cymoides which fed on Hayula420 had the longest nymphal period, while those which fed on Hayula50 had the shortest nymphal period. Developmental times (sum of incubation and nymphal periods) was longest for those which fe d on Hayula420 and the shortest for those which fed on Hayula50. The adult pre-oviposition period (APOP), total pre-oviposition period (TPOP), mean fecundity, and adult longevity of adults reared on different canola cultivars showed significant differences. The highest and lowest net reproductive rates (R0) were obtained for those which fed on Hayula420 (11.40 offspring per individual) and Hayula401 (5.47 offspring per individual), respectively. The highest value (0.0395 d-1) for the intrinsic rate of increase (r) was obtained for those which fed on Hayula 60 cultivar and the lowest value (0.0261 d-1) for those which fed on Hayula401 cultivar. The shortest and longest mean generation times (T) were obtained for those which fed on RGS and H401 cultivars, respectively. The lowest and highest values of life expectancy (exj) were obtained for those which fed on RGS and Hayula420 cultivars, respectively. The results showed that Hayula401 and RGS were not susceptible cultivars to N. cymoides. These cultivars showed higher resistance to N. cymoides, while Hayula60, Hayula420, and Hayula50 were found to be suitable cultivars but with lower resistance to N. cymoides, respectively.
The Twofold Morality of Recht: Once More Unto the Breach
Authors: Guyer Paul
Published: March 2016

Authors such as Allen Wood and Marcus Willaschek continue to argue that Kant’s doctrine of right is “independent” of or “freestanding” from his moral theory, as Thomas Pogge earlier put it. I argue that some of the recent arguments in behalf of this position repeat mistakes made by Johann Gottlieb Fichte before Kant had even published his own doctrine of right, and depend upon confusing his account of moral obligation with his account of morally estimable motivation. In particular, I argue that on Kant’s moral theory perfect duties, generally duties of omission, must be fulfilled regardless of motivation, even though agents earn moral esteem only for fulfilling even these duties out of respect for the moral law, and that this requirement is what creates the conceptual space for duties of right as part of rather than independent from Kant’s moral theory.
Kant on Democracy
Authors: Hanisch Christoph
Published: March 2016

The first part of this paper analyzes Kant’s remarks on state forms. It is true that Kant uses the term “democracy” in a pre-modern sense, denoting a radical form of despotic sovereignty that is incompatible with representative government and the separation of powers. In addition, he makes clear that it is only in non-ideal conditions that the provisional standards of republican legitimacy are less stringent than those that apply in ideal circumstances. These qualifications notwithstanding, the first part concludes that Kant fails to consider a satisfying conception of democratic sovereignty. In the remainder of this paper, I first develop this criticism in terms of the neglect of procedural (in contrast to substantive) criteria of republican legitimacy in Kant: a public norm’s normative status is determined, partly but necessarily, by the procedures that led to its enactment. Second, I show that the multifarious aspects of the one innate right of humanity (independence, equality, the duty of rightful honor, etc.) provide sufficient grounds for identifying democratic procedures as non-optional features of a Kantian republic. Moreover, that the non-optionality of democratic sovereignty, on the one hand, and the validity of the normative limits put on democratic procedures and their outcomes in the form of individual rights, on the other, rest in the same normative source (
Just War, Regular War, and Perpetual Peace
Authors: Ripstein Arthur
Published: March 2016

Kant characterizes war as the “barbaric way (the way of savages)” of deciding disputes. This opposition to war is paired with a discussion of right in war, with respect to each of going to war, the conduct of war, and the behaviour of the victorious party after a war. I explain how Kant can have a conception of right in war, against the background of his more general view that war is by its nature barbaric and to be repudiated entirely. Right cannot be decided by war, but can only be “found” in it if we suppose it can decide a dispute, and so in another sense resolve a question of right. Kant’s solution has two pillars: an account of the distinctively public nature of a state, and an account of peace as the only condition under which disputes can be resolved on their merits.
Update of the distribution and status of the aoudad Ammotragus lervia (Bovidae, Caprini) in Tunisia
Authors: Mimoun Jamel Ben , Cassinello Jorge , Nouira Saïd
Published: March 2016

The distribution and status of the aoudad Ammotragus lervia in Tunisia is reported. The species occupies rocky craggy terrain from 334 to 1544 m in three main habitat types: forests of the Tunisian dorsal, steppes in the mountain ranges of central Tunisia, and desert tabular heights in the south of the country. Five populations are currently subject to monitoring in Tunisia, the most stable ones living free-ranging at the Chambi National Park and in captivity at the Nature Reserve Oued Dekouk. The whole country population does not exceed 700–800 individuals, severely fragmented and mainly located in protected areas. Poaching and loss of forage and habitat due to overgrazing by domestic animals are the main threats of Tunisian aoudads. Following the IUCN criteria it should be classified as Endangered (EN) B1. The sustainability of aoudad populations basically depends on the long-term viability of protected areas and the establishment of urgent conservation measures, including reintroductions and the prevention of poaching and overgrazing by domestic animals.
The Book of Proverbs and the Idea of Ancient Israelite Education
Authors: Vayntrub Jacqueline
Published: March 2016

The study challenges the use of the book of Proverbs as a primary data set in the recovery of ancient Israelite and Judean educational values and practices. The study argues that an examination of the nature of the Book of Proverbs and its poetics must necessarily precede the use of this text in reconstructing the values and practices of ancient Israelite and Judean education. Although Pro verbs can and has been compared to ancient Near Eastern instruction or ›wisdom‹ texts, the study demonstrates how the frame of Proverbs is distinct from the frames of these other texts. The study further argues that the Book of Proverbs in its framing and poetics articulates a specific and idiosyncratic position on formal speech performance and the value of participating in such an activity.
Janus Sayings: A Linking Device in Qoheleth’s Discourse
Authors: Dell Katharine , Forti Tova
Published: March 2016

Qoheleth’s apparent lack of internal coherence was not lost on the ancient rabbis, and is still a recurring issue in modern scholarship. Attempts at both structural and thematic reconstructions of the shape of the Ecclesiastes text are popular amongst modern scholars, but no real agreement has been reached. Scholars are divided: there are those who assume a self-contained intellectual work with a progressive inner structure, and those who believe that Qoheleth is a loose collection of separate units.

The main concern of this paper is to discern a rhetorical phenomenon labelled a Janus saying, i.e. an aphorism that looks forward and backward, both structurally and thematically, and to evaluate its syntactical and thematic setting within Qoheleth’s teaching as a linking device.
Structural studies of CaAl12O19, SrAl12O19, La2/3+δ Al12–δO19, and CaAl10NiTiO19 with the hibonite structure; indications of an unusual type of ferroelectricity
Authors: Li Jun , Medina Elena A. , Stalick Judith K. , Sleight Arthur W. , Subramanian M.A.
Published: March 2016

Various oxides with the hibonite structure were synthesized and structurally analyzed using powder neutron diffraction. The structure of CaAl12O19 at 298 and 11 K shows dipoles that are apparently too dilute to order unless subjected to a suitable electric field. Magnetoplumbites, such as BaFe12O19, are isostructural with hibonite. These compounds possess ferromagnetic properties, which combined with the electric dipoles may influence multiferroic behavior. Our SrAl12O19 sample showed two distinct hexagonal phases, a major phase with the normal hibonite structure and a minor phase having a closely related structure. Our sample of the defect hibonite phase La2/3+δAl12–δO19 shows a distinctly higher δ value (0.25) vs. that reported (~0.15) for samples made from the melt. Finally, we used to advantage the negative scattering length of Ti to determine the site occupancies of Ni and Ti in CaAl10NiTiO19.
Moving the Conversation on Climate Change and Inequality to the Local
Authors: Teller Amy S.
Published: March 2016

Climate change is expected to shift seasonality in Tanzania, while smallholder farmers' livelihoods and the economy rely upon the success of rainfed agriculture. However, we should not a priori assume doomsday climate vulnerability scenarios of drought and devastation in the rural global South nor, on the other hand, that farmers will optimally employ local knowledge for effective adaptation. Drawing from qualitative fieldwork in two Tanzanian communities, I question these grand narratives of devastation and local adaptive capacity and introduce an approach that brings inequality to the center. Poorer nations are most vulnerable to climate change, but they are not homogenous and neither are the smallholder farmers living within them. I present evidence on the crucial context-specific dimensions of socio-ecological vulnerability for these smallholder farmers—1) water resources and access to them; 2) agricultural knowledge, including farmers' own knowledge and their interactions with sources like government-run agricultural extension and NGOs; and 3) existing drought-coping strategies—and the heterogeneity among farmers across these dimensions. Ultimately, this case demonstrates how climate change can reproduce existing inequalities within nations by drawing upon how farmers currently respond to drought as evidence. I present the difficult and somewhat bleak contexts within which the farmers are coping, but also illustrate the agency that farmers exhibit in response to these conditions and the adaptive capacity they possess. Finally, I call for more sub-national research on climate and inequality by sociologists and draw connections among within-nation inequality, climate change, and agricultural development initiatives.
eIF4A inactivates TORC1 in response to amino acid starvation
Authors: Tsokanos Foivos‐Filippos , Albert Marie‐Astrid , Demetriades Constantinos , Spirohn Kerstin , Boutros Michael , Teleman Aurelio A
Published: March 2016

Amino acids regulate TOR complex 1 (TORC1) via two counteracting mechanisms, one activating and one inactivating. The presence of amino acids causes TORC1 recruitment to lysosomes where TORC1 is activated by binding Rheb. How the absence of amino acids inactivates TORC1 is less well understood. Amino acid starvation recruits the TSC1/TSC2 complex to the vicinity of TORC1 to inhibit Rheb; however, the upstream mechanisms regulating TSC2 are not known. We identify here the eIF4A‐containing eIF4F translation initiation complex as an upstream regulator of TSC2 in response to amino acid withdrawal in Drosophila. We find that TORC1 and translation preinitiation complexes bind each other. Cells lacking eIF4F components retain elevated TORC1 activity upon amino acid removal. This effect is specific for eIF4F and not a general consequence of blocked translation. This study identifies specific components of the translation machinery as important mediators of TORC1 inactivation upon amino acid removal.
Regeneration of Hard Alloy Wastes by Low Energy Consumption and Environmentally Friendly Hydrothermal Technology
Authors: Korablov S. F.
Published: March 2016

Hard alloys are indispensable material for many branches of modern industry. However, even with the base composition (WC-Co) they are quite expensive due to the limited natural resources of cobalt and the complexity of their production from the minerals. Therefore, the collection and recycling of hard alloys waste have not only scientific but practical importance, taking into account that the cost of production of 1 ton of alloy from recovered waste comes to 20% cheaper than in the core technology. Existing methods of hard alloys waste treatment have several disadvantages, the main of which are high power consumption and big load on the environment. As a result of this research a high-performance, low-energy consumption, eco-friendly way for recycling of hard alloys waste has been proposed. According to this technology, in a first step the WC powder, and the solution containing cobalt salts were obtained by autoclaving at 230 °C in a mixture of HCl-H3PO4-HNO3 acids, and followed then metal cobalt  recovery from hydrothermal solution at temperatures of 110 – 160 °C.
Methods of Synthesis of Nanodispersed Iron Oxides
Authors: Hrubiak A. B. , Kotsyubynsky V. О. , Moklyak V. V.
Published: March 2016

The paper deals with the classification and analysis of main chemical methods of nanostructure iron oxide synthesis. Literature data are systematizated to select a universal method for revealing the relationship between the conditions of synthesis and structural, morphological and magnetic properties of nanomaterials.
Mechanical Activation of Mixtures SiO2/γ-Fe2O3 and its Impact on the Distribution of Valence Electrons
Authors: Zaulychnyy Ya. V. , Yavorskyi Y. V. , Gun'ko V. М. , Zarko V. I. , Lkiv V. Ya. , Karpetz М. V. , Kotsyubynsky V. О.
Published: March 2016

Crystalline and electronic structures of SiO2/γ-Fe2O3 mixtures have been analyzed using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and ultra-soft X-ray emission spectroscopy (USXES). The energy redistribution of Fesрd, Sisp and Op valence electrons due to changes in the mass ratio (0,2 SiO2 + 0,8 γ-Fe2O3 , 0,5 SiO2 + 0,5 γ-Fe2O3, 0,8 SiO2 + 0,2 γ-Fe2O3) of SiO2 and α-Fe2O3 in the mixtures has been studied. The FeLα, SiLα and OKα ultra-soft X-ray emission spectra of SiO2/α-Fe2O3 mixtures were compared with those of individual iron oxide and silica powders. In analyzing these bands were detected shape similarity and the presence of identical elements of fine structure in OKα and FeLα-emission spectra, it shows a high degree of hybridization and Op- Fe3d - electronic valence states. Expansion OKα and FeLα-emission bands in the low energy side is the result of additional splitting energy Op- and Fe3d - levels with increasing degree of hybridization in the mehanoaktyvatsiynoyi processing.
Luminescence Centers in Thin Films of ZnGa2O4
Authors: Bordun O. M. , Kukharskyy I. Y. , Bordun B. O.
Published: March 2016

Photoexcitation spectra and luminescence of thin films of ZnGa2O4 under photo-, cathode and X-ray excitation were investigated. Luminescence spectra were factorized on ultimate constituents using Alentsev-Fock method. Emission bands with maximums at 3.35, 2.85, 2.50 and 2.38 eV were referred to the luminescence at the expense of electronic transitions between 4Т2, 4Т1, 2Е and 4А2 terms in octahedral complexes (GaO6)9–. It was proposed an energy level diagram with corresponding electronic transitions in such structure. Luminescence band with maximum at 1.75 eV is attributed to oxygen vacancies.
Crystallographic Features of Nanostructures SnTe on Polyimide
Authors: Saliy Ya. P.
Published: March 2016

It is done the statistical analysis of crystallographic angles of surface elements of tin telluride films deposited on a substrate of polyimide by open evaporation in a vacuum. Analysis of images obtained by atomic force microscope revealed the influence of technological factors on the features of shape and spatial orientation of surface islands. It is shown that the islands are a dome-shaped with changing the ratio of the width to the lateral diameter. Weak dependence of symmetry islands on the deposition conditions is revealed.
Gendering migration narratives
Authors: Tanyas Bahar
Published: March 2016

The present study is an attempt to explore gendered construction of agency in and through personal narratives in the context of migration with a group of young Turks in the UK. Narratives relating the initial phase of migration were analysed via a systematic comparison regarding the construction of themes, the structure of narratives and performance in male and female migration stories. In men’s narratives, protagonists’ personal agency -their capacity to act on resources to adapt- appears to centre on their ability to distance themselves from vulnerabilities. However, preserving the protagonist from vulnerabilities to assign him an agentic position restricts the narrator’s ability to tell varied stories. In young women’s narratives, vulnerabilities are constructed as the main basis for their present identities and capabilities. Although this construction provides young women with a flexible position as a narrator and a protagonist, personal agency is constructed in a split manner.
Collagen supplementation as a complementary therapy for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis and osteoarthritis: a systematic review
Authors: Porfírio Elisângela , Fanaro Gustavo Bernardes
Published: March 2016

Introduction Collagen hydrolysate is recognized as a safe nutraceutical, whose combination of amino acids stimulates the synthesis of collagen in the extracellular matrix of cartilage and other tissues. Objective to conduct a systematic review of literature on the action of collagen hydrolysate in bone and cartilaginous tissue and its therapeutic use against osteoporosis and osteoarthritis. Method a study of the PubMed, MEDLINE, LILACS, and SciELO databases was performed. Articles published in English and Portuguese in the period of 1994 to 2014 were considered. Results: the sample comprised nine experimental articles with in vivo (animals and humans) and in vitro (human cells) models, which found that the use of different doses of collagen hydrolysate were associated with the maintenance of bone composition and strength, and the proliferation and cell growth of cartilage. Conclusion hydrolyzed collagen has a positive therapeutic effect on osteoporosis and osteoarthritis with a potential increase in bone mineral density, a protective effect on articular cartilage, and especially in the symptomatic relief of pain.
Ansiedade em Provas: um Estudo na Obtenção da Licença para Dirigir
Authors: Araújo Aline Hessel de , Borloti Elizeu , Haydu Verônica Bender
Published: March 2016

Resumo Situações de avaliação geram ansiedade e dentre elas está a prova prática de direção para a obtenção da licença para dirigir, essa ansiedade pode perturbar o desempenho e impedir a obtenção da habilitação. O presente estudo visou analisar: (a) a fundamentação teórica que embasa a intervenção terapêutica em casos de ansiedade em avaliações e provas; e (b) o processo terapêutico de uma cliente que procurou terapia comportamental após tentativas fracassadas na obtenção da licença para dirigir. A relevância da análise funcional da ansiedade e dos repertórios de enfrentamento da ansiedade foi considerada. Em seguida, um estudo de caso foi relatado: uma paciente com um histórico de seis reprovações no teste prático para a obtenção da licença para dirigir e níveis altos de ansiedade. Esse estudo demonstrou que um preparo apropriado e a intervenção terapêutica contribuíram para reduzir a ansiedade e promover a condição necessária para a obtenção da licença para dirigir. Estudos adicionais deverão ser realizados de modo a se obter uma melhor compreensão da relação entre a ansiedade e o desempenho, especialmente no que diz respeito ao processo de obtenção de uma licença para dirigir.
A Construção dos Papéis Parentais em Casais Homoafetivos Adotantes
Authors: Rosa Jéssica Moraes , Melo Anna Karynne , Boris Georges Daniel Janja Bloc , Santos Manoel Antônio dos
Published: March 2016

Resumo Este estudo teve por objetivo compreender como se dá a construção do papel parental em casais homoafetivos adotantes, considerando o contexto singular da adoção e suas implicações psicológicas, sociais e legais. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo e exploratório, do qual participaram dois adultos que se encontravam em união homoafetiva e que adotaram legalmente uma criança. Foram realizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas, com roteiro que abordava questões direcionadoras à investigação do desejo de ter filhos, os trâmites legais da adoção e a transição para a parentalidade. Os dados foram submetidos à análise temática, balizada pela compreensão da questão de pesquisa: a assunção do papel parental. Emergiram os seguintes temas: tomando a decisão de adotar; tecendo narrativas da adoção; aprendendo a exercer os papéis parentais; organizando a rotina doméstica. Os resultados apontam para uma definição mais igualitária de papéis parentais na família homoafetiva. A construção desses papéis, ainda que sofra influência cultural, é uma elaboração criativa da díade conjugal e da família que se constitui. Ficou evidenciado que os papéis parentais tendem a ser incorporados e exercidos de formas peculiares nas famílias homoafetivas constituídas pela via da adoção.
A IMPORTÂNCIA DA REFLEXÃO SOBRE A PRÁTICA DE ENSINO PARA A FORMAÇÃO DOCENTE INICIAL EM CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS
Authors: Baptista Geilsa Costa Santos
Published: March 2016

Resumo: Este artigo tem por objetivo demonstrar a importância da reflexão para a formação docente inicial em Ciências Biológicas a partir dos resultados de experiências práticas vivenciadas com alunos pré-formandos do curso de Licenciatura em Ciências Biológicas da Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana-Bahia e de investigações teóri cas sobre ensino e formação docente, desenvolvidos junto ao Núcleo de Estudos e Pes quisas sobre Formação de Professores (NUFOP). Conclui-se que ao oferecer aos licenciandos oportunidades para reflexões e discussões permite-se que estes posicionem- se criticamente em relação às suas futuras atividades pedagógicas, desenvolvendo as suas consciências de que ser professor é assumir uma postura pedagógica de investigação e não mais de mero repetidor de conhecimentos.
A AUTO-EXCLUSÃO DOS ALUNOS DAS ESCOLAS PÚBLICAS ESTADUAIS DE BELO HORIZONTE NO VESTIBULAR DA UFMG
Authors: Soares José Francisco , Júdice Renato
Published: March 2016

Resumo: Esta nota tem como objetivo mostrar que a auto-exclusão é uma característica marcante para os alunos das escolas públicas estaduais de Belo Horizonte. Para tanto, foram utilizados os dados do Censo Escolar de 2001 e os registros do vestibular da Universida de Federal de Minas Gerais de 2002.
Disciplina Escolar e Gestão de Sala de Aula no Campo Educacional Brasileiro
Authors: Silva Rafael Rodrigues da
Published: March 2016

Resumo: O texto tem por objetivo analisar as questões relativas à disciplina escolar e à gestão de sala de aula como campo de pesquisa e questão profissional. Inicia com uma breve retomada da tradição norte-americana nas pesquisas sobre o tema. Na segunda parte, analiso as condições, potenciais e limites associados a tomar a disciplina escolar e gestão de sala de aula como campo de pesquisa no Brasil usando como indicadores os trabalhos publicados nos encontros anuais da ANPEd entre 2007 e 2011 e no seminário Indisciplina na Escola Contemporânea. A terceira parte é dedicada à relação entre gestão de sala de aula, enquanto saber profissional, e a formação de professores no Brasil. A última parte é dedicada às considerações finais.
Acompanhamento e Avaliação dos/nos Planos Estaduais de Educação 2001-2010
Authors: Souza Donaldo Bello de , Menezes Janaína Specht da Silva
Published: March 2016

Resumo: O presente artigo visa à análise da previsão do acompanhamento e avaliação dos Planos Estaduais de Educação aprovados pelo Poder Legislativo estadual, no período de vigência do PNE 2001-2010, de modo a contribuir para os desafios postos à sua adequação ao novo PNE 2014-2024. À guisa de uma conclusão geral é postulado que a previsão dessas ações é marcada por ininteligibilidades e omissões, colocando em dúvida a fidedignidade da importância estratégica dos processos de acompanhamento e avaliação, declarada nesses planos estaduais e, em consequência, a sua própria efetividade local.
Does Zoning Help or Hinder Transit-Oriented (Re)Development?
Authors: Schuetz Jenny , Giuliano Genevieve , Shin Eun Jin
Published: March 2016

Despite its reputation as a car-oriented city, the Los Angeles metropolitan area has made substantial investments in developing rail transit since 1990. In cities with older “legacy” rail systems, the built environment has developed over time around fixed transit infrastructure, creating land use patterns oriented towards long-standing rail stations. By contrast, rail stations in Los Angeles were added to an already dense built environment, with auto oriented zoning and established land use patterns. In this paper we ask whether redevelopment is occurring around Los Angeles’ rail stations, and whether zoning and related public policies are facilitating or constraining transit-oriented development. We conduct case studies of six Metro rail stations in the Los Angeles region, documenting the existing built environment, key components of zoning and land use planning, and the extent and type of new development in the immediate vicinity of stations after they opened. Results illustrate that redevelopment around transit stations involves complex interactions between physical environment, economic conditions and public interventions. Incompatible zoning and related land use policies may constrain growth near stations, but TOD-friendly zoning alone is not sufficient to spur development.
Growth of hartweg’s pine (Pinus hartwegii) parasitized by two dwarf mistletoe species (Arceuthobium spp.)
Authors: Queijeiro-Bolaños Mónica Elisa , Cano-Santana Zenón
Published: March 2016

Coniferous forests occupy a large extent ( 7 %) of the Mexican territory. Within these forests, pines are a common and sometimes dominant component; however, several abiotic and biotic factors affect pines growth. Among the main biotic factors is the parasitic effect of dwarf mistletoes. In Zoquiapan (Iztaccíhuatl Popocatépetl National Park, Central Mexico) two dwarf mistletoe species coexist parasitizing Pinus hartwegii. The aim of this study was to know the effect of Arceuthobium globosum and A. vaginatum, either individually or as a pair, on P. hartwegii growth, allometric relations, and size susceptibility. We recorded diameter at breast height (dbh) and crown spread of P. hartwegii for 3 years on individuals infested by either one of the species, both, or none, as well as the infection severity. The relative growth rate (RGR) in diameter was strongly in uenced by the pines initial dbh; whereas the infecting species or severity did not show a differential effect. The allometric relation of dbh and height was affected by parasitism, where the trees infected by both species were shorter than the uninfected and infected by A. vaginatum at the same dbh. The parasitic effect does not differ among these mistletoe species. However, the host-size structure affects the presence and severity of infection; maintaining even-age stands provides a better scenario for a milder effect of parasitism, which should be considered for managing plans.
Telipogon helleri (Orchidaceae): population characteristics, new locality in Mexico and risk of extinction
Authors: García-González Alfredo , Damon Anne , Riverón-Giró Frander B. , Aguilar-Romero Osiris , Solís-Montero Lislie , Ávila-Díaz Irene
Published: March 2016

The first record of Telipogon helleri (Orchidaceae) in Mexico was in 2009. The relevance of this study is the finding and characterization of a second population of this taxon, in a new location, and the revaluation of the original population five years later of its discovery. In addition, we evaluated the new population by the Method of Evaluation of Risk of Extinction for plants in Mexico (MER-Plantas). We evaluated this species using the Risk Assessment Method of Extinction for plants in Mexico (MER- Plantas). The original population increased 1.7 % (15.38 % immatures; 84.62 % adults; n = 78 individuals), and was distributed among six phorophytes (four more than in 2009), with 73.08% of the individuals growing on twigs and with a similar number of individuals facing the different cardinal points. The new population was found in a cloud forest fragment, growing on a single phorophyte ( Brunellia mexicana ), consisting of 36 individuals (38.89 % immatures; 6.11 % adults), all of which were growing on the trunk and 69.44 % facing west. We suggest that T. helleri should be placed in the category of endangered (P), in the Mexican Oficial Standard for threatened ora and fauna. It is necessary to carry out demographic and molecular studies to evaluate the levels of endogamy and the genetic viability of the individuals present and to estimate the capacity for adaptation and population growth. The increase in the number of individuals in the last five years could be rapidly reversed given the adverse conditions prevailing in the habitats and localities where the two populations are found.
Modeling the distribution of Mexican plants: knowledge and challenges in the face of biodiversity loss
Authors: Rodríguez Pilar , López-Toledo Leonel
Published: March 2016

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Gerard van Roon, Macht en gewoonte in het Delftse stadsbestuur (1672-1702)
Authors: Sluijter Ronald
Published: March 2016

Gerard van Roon, Macht en gewoonte in het Delftse stadsbestuur (1672-1702) (Dissertatie Universiteit Leiden 2014; Delft: Eburon, 2014, 432 pp., ISBN 978 90 5972 816 5).
Anna de Haas, Theatrale zelfmoord. De eigenhandige dood op het Nederlandse toneel 1670-1780
Authors: Meijer Drees Marijke
Published: March 2016

Anna de Haas, Theatrale zelfmoord. De eigenhandige dood op het Nederlandse toneel 1670-1780 (Hilversum; Verloren, 2014, 224 pp., isbn 9 789087 044244).
Aad Blok, Jan Lucassen, Huub Sanders (eds.), A Usable Collection: Essays in Honour of Jaap Kloosterman on Collecting Social History
Authors: Thomassen Theo
Published: March 2016

Aad Blok, Jan Lucassen, Huub Sanders (eds.), A Usable Collection: Essays in Honour of Jaap Kloosterman on Collecting Social History (Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2014, 489 pp., isbn 978 90 8964 688 0).
Ton van Kalmthout, Huib Zuidervaart (eds.), The Practice of Philology in the Nineteenth-Century Netherlands
Authors: Van Bommel Bas
Published: March 2016

Ton van Kalmthout, Huib Zuidervaart (eds.), The Practice of Philology in the Nineteenth-Century Netherlands (History of Science and Scholarship in the Netherlands 14; Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2015, 258 pp., ISBN 978 90 8964 591 3).
Assessment of the antifungal potential of the essential oil from Thymus vulgaris against Botrytis cinerea causative agent of postharvest grey mould on strawberry fruits
Authors: Gebel Mark Piero , Magurno Franco
Published: March 2016

Depending on commodity and region, postharvest diseases can cause considerable economic losses. Although effective against postharvest pathogens, synthetic pesticides have gained increasingly negative attention over the past years from the public opinion. Among natural fungicides, plant derived compounds such as essential oils (EOs), have become topic of increasing discussion over the last couple of decades as safe and ecologically friendly alternatives to synthetic pesticides. Grey mould caused by Botrytis cinerea is an important postharvest disease of strawberries and many other horticultural products. In the present study the antifungal potential of Thymus vulgaris essential oil was tested on individual strawberries artificially inoculated with Botrytis cinerea. Two dilutions of thyme essential oil, 200 μl/ml and 500 μl/ml, were applied to strawberry fruits and incubated for a period of 13 days. The dilution 500 μl/ml effectively suppressed fungal growth in strawberries for a period of 7 days, more than twice as long as the control group. Furthermore only one out of five replications in the 500 μl/ml treatment was visibly infected while the others remained free from infection for the entirety of the experiment. At experiment conclusion the strawberries in the 500 μl/ml treatment maintained a healthier shape, firmness, and colour compared to the control and 200 μl/ml treatment. This study has confirmed that the application of thyme essential oil could be an efficient biocontrol tool in postharvest stage.
A jóléti rendszer átalakulásának hatása a helyi önkormányzatok szerepének változására
Authors: Csoba Judit
Published: March 2016

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Application of iChip to Grow “Uncultivable” Microorganisms and its Impact on Antibiotic Discovery
Authors: Sherpa Rinzhin T. , Reese Caretta J. , Montazeri Aliabadi Hamidreza
Published: March 2016

Antibiotics have revolutionized modern medicine, allowing significant progress in healthcare and improvement in life expectancy. Development of antibiotic resistance by pathogenic bacteria is a natural phenomenon; however, the rate of antibiotic resistance emergence is increasing at an alarming rate, due to indiscriminate use of antibiotics in healthcare, agriculture and even everyday products. Traditionally, antibiotic discovery has been conducted by screening extracts of microorganisms for antimicrobial activity. However, this conventional source has been over-used to such an extent that it poses the risk of “running out” of new antibiotics. Aiming to increase access to a greater diversity of microorganisms, a new cultivation method with an in situ approach called iChip has been designed. The iChip has already isolated many novel organisms, as well as Teixobactin, a novel antibiotic with significant potency against gram-positive bacteria.This article is open to POST-PUBLICATION REVIEW. Registered readers (see “For Readers”) may comment by clicking on ABSTRACT on the issue’s contents page.