bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Runoff prediction in ungauged catchments in Norway: comparison of regionalization approaches
Authors: Yang Xue , Magnusson Jan , Rizzi Jonathan , Xu Chong-Yu
Published: December 2017

Runoff prediction in ungauged catchments has been a challenging topic over recent decades. Much research have been conducted including the intensive studies of the PUB (Prediction in Ungauged Basins) Decade of the International Association for Hydrological Science. Great progress has been made in the field of regionalization study of hydrological models; however, there is no clear conclusion yet about the applicability of various methods in different regions and for different models. This study made a comprehensive assessment of the strengths and limitations of existing regionalization methods in predicting ungauged stream flows in the high latitudes, large climate and geographically diverse, seasonally snow-covered mountainous catchments of Norway. The regionalization methods were evaluated using the water balance model – WASMOD (Water And Snow balance MODeling system) on 118 independent catchments in Norway, and the results show that: (1) distance-based similarity approaches (spatial proximity, physical similarity) performed better than regression-based approaches; (2) one of the combination approaches (combining spatial proximity and physical similarity methods) could slightly improve the simulation; and (3) classifying the catchments into homogeneous groups did not improve the simulations in ungauged catchments in our study region. This study contributes to the theoretical understanding and development of regionalization methods.
Guanylate Cyclase C: A Current Hot Target, from Physiology to Pathology
Authors: Uranga Jose Antonio , Castro Marta , Abalo Raquel
Published: December 2017

Background:

Guanylate cyclase C (GC-C) receptor is a transmembrane receptor,
predominantly expressed in intestinal epithelial cells, which is considered to play a main role
in homeostasis and function of the digestive tract. The endogenous ligands for this receptor are
the paracrine hormones uroguanylin and guanylin. Upon ligand binding, GC-C receptors increase
cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) levels, regulating a variety of key cell-type
specific processes such as chloride and bicarbonate secretion, epithelial cell growth, regulation
of intestinal barrier integrity and visceral sensitivity. It has been suggested that GC-C acts as
an intestinal tumor suppressor with the potential to prevent the initiation and progression of
colorectal cancer. In fact, loss of ligand expression is a universal step in sporadic colorectal
carcinogenesis. Interestingly, the role of GC-C is not limited to the digestive tract but it has
been extended to several other systems such as the cardiovascular system, kidney, and the central
nervous system, where it has been involved in a gut-hypothalamus endocrine axis regulating
appetite.

CObjetive:

In this review we summarize the physiology of the GC-C receptor and its ligands,
focusing on newly developed drugs like linaclotide, and their suggested role to reverse/prevent
the diseases in which the receptor is involved.

Conclusion:

Available data points toward a relationship between uroguanylin and guanylin
and their receptor and pathological processes like gastrointestinal and renal disorders, colorectal
cancer, obesity, metabolic syndrome and mental disorders among others. Recent pharmacological
developments in the regulation of GC-receptor may involve further improvements in
the treatment of relevant diseases.
Effects of Successive Annual Training on Aerobic Endurance Indices in Young Swimmers
Authors: Arsoniadis Gavriil G. , Botonis Petros G. , Nikitakis Ioannis S. , Kalokiris Dimitrios , Toubekis Argyris G.
Published: December 2017

Background:

The magnitude of long-term changes on aerobic endurance indices provides useful information for understanding any training-induced adaptation during maturation.

Objective:

The aim of the present study was to compare changes in different aerobic endurance indices within two successive training years.

Methods:

Eight swimmers, (five male, three female; age: 14.1±1.5, height: 163.8±9.9 cm, body mass: 55.8±10 kg) were tested at four time-points, before and after the 12-week specific preparation period, within two successive training years (at year-1: start-1, end-1, at year-2: start-2, end-2). In each time-point were timed in distances of 50, 200 and 400 m front crawl to calculate the critical speed (CS). Subsequently, performed 5x200 m front crawl progressively increasing intensity and the lactate concentration was determined after each repetition. Using the individual speedvs.lactate concentration curve, the speed corresponding to 4 mmol.L-1concentration (V4) and the speed corresponding to lactate threshold (sLT) were calculated.

Results:

Aerobic endurance was increased from year-1 to year-2 (effect of time, p<0.05) and no difference was observed between V4, sLT and CS at all time-points of evaluation (p>0.05). In year-1, V4, sLT and CS were unchanged even after the 12-week period (p>0.05). During year-2 of training it was only V4 that was increased from start-2 to end-2 (p<0.05), whereas sLT and CS were unchanged at the same period (p>0.05).

Conclusion:

The aerobic endurance indices change similarly throughout a two-year training, independent of the maturation. Possibly, V4 is more sensitive to detect training adaptations during the specific preparation period in young swimmers.
Exploring Hospitals� Use of Facebook: Thematic Analysis (Preprint)
Authors: Kordzadeh Nima , Young Diana K
Published: December 2017

BACKGROUND

Although health care organizations such as hospitals and clinics have widely embraced social media as a means to educate the community on health topics and increase patient loyalty and satisfaction, little is known about the content these organizations actually share when using social media channels.

OBJECTIVE

This study aimed to explore the types of content US hospitals post on their Facebook pages and how hospitals’ Facebook activities differ with regard to content types.

METHODS

We collected and thematically analyzed more than 1700 Facebook posts made over a 3-month period by 17 US hospitals. During the first phase, the 2 researchers coded a set of 159 posts and created an initial thematic web of content. During the second phase, the researchers coded the remaining posts and then revised, refined, and validated the initial web of content accordingly. Coding consensus was achieved on 1184 of the 1548 analyzable sampled posts (76.49%).

RESULTS

We identified a list of 13 unique health social media post themes and classified those themes into 3 thematic groups that included announcing, sharing, and recognizing activities. The most frequently used theme was sharing health information, which appeared in 35.81% (424/1184) of the posts analyzed. Such posts sought to provide health tips and advice to community members. Recognizing special days and recognizing employees were the second and third most frequently used themes, respectively, with 14.95% (177/1184) and 11.82% (140/1184) of the posts containing those themes. The frequency of these themes was surprising as the content was geared more toward stakeholders internal to the organization, although most previous literature has focused on social media as a tool to connect with external stakeholders. In addition, we found many of the posts involved more than one theme, and selected sets of themes co-occurred frequently. For example, 25.4% (45/177) of the posts recognizing special days also included content to share health information, and approximately 38% (32/85) of the posts announcing research activities also included content to share health information. Finally, we found similarities and differences between the sampled hospitals in terms of the types of content they posted more frequently on their Facebook pages.

CONCLUSIONS

Hospitals use Facebook as an inexpensive way to educate people on health and wellness topics and to communicate different types of information and news to the public audience. Hospitals and clinics that are expanding their social media activities or are starting to embark on social media strategies can use the results of this study to better formulate their activities on Facebook.
The Effectiveness of Web-Based Tailored Smoking Cessation Interventions on the Quitting Process (Project Quit): Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)
Authors: Chakraborty Bibhas , Maiti Raju , Strecher Victor J
Published: December 2017

BACKGROUND

Project Quit was a randomized Web-based smoking cessation trial designed and conducted by researchers from the University of Michigan, where its primary outcome was the 7-day point prevalence. One drawback of such an outcome is that it only focuses on smoking behavior over a very short duration, rather than the quitting process over the entire study period.

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this study was to consider the number of quit attempts during the 6-month study period as an alternative outcome, which would better reflect the quitting process. We aimed to find out whether tailored interventions (high vs low) are better in reducing the number of quit attempts for specific subgroups of smokers.

METHODS

To identify interactions between intervention components of smoking cessation and individual smoker characteristics, we employed Poisson regression to analyze the number of quit attempts. This approach allowed us to construct data-driven, personalized interventions.

RESULTS

A negative effect of the number of cigarettes smoked per day (P=.03) and a positive effect of education (P=.03) on the number of quit attempts were detected from the baseline covariates (n=792). Thus, for every 10 extra cigarettes smoked per day, there was a 5.84% decrease in the expected number of quit attempts. Highly educated participants had a 15.49% increase in their expected number of quit attempts compared with their low-educated counterparts. A negative interaction between intervention component story and smoker’s education was also detected (P=.03), suggesting that a high-tailored story given to highly educated people results in 13.50% decrease in the number of quit attempts compared with a low-tailored story.

CONCLUSIONS

A highly individually tailored story is significantly more effective for smokers with a low level of education. This is consistent with prior findings from Project Quit based on the 7-day point prevalence.
Conflict Resolution and Democratisation in the Aftermath of the 2004 Tsunami: A Comparative Study of Aceh and Sri Lanka
Authors: Stokke Kristian , Törnquist Olle , Sindre Gyda Marås
Published: December 2017

The earthquake off the west coast of Sumatra on 26 December 2004 unleashed a tsunami in the Indian Ocean that affected more than a dozen countries throughout South and Southeast Asia and stretched as far as the northeastern coast of Africa. The two worst affected areas - North-East Sri Lanka and the Aceh region in Indonesia - have both been marked by protracted intra-state armed conflicts. In the immediate aftermath of the tsunami, international journalists and humanitarian actors argued that the disaster could actually constitute and opportunity for conflict resolution, as the scale and urgency of humanitarian needs should bring the protagonists together in joint efforts for relief, reconstruction and conflict resolution. In contrast, research on the impacts of natural disasters often concludes that disasters tend to deepen rather than resolve conflicts. Four years after the tsunami it can be observed that Aceh and North-East Sri Lanka have followed highly divergent trajectories. In Aceh, a Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Indonesia and Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM) was signed shortly after the tsunami and has been followed by peace and a process od political integration into Indonesian democracy. In Sri Lanka, the tsunami created a humanitarian pause from the gradual escalation of hostilities and an attempt to create a joint mechanism between the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for handling humanitarian aid, but Sri Lanka has since the returned to full-scale warfare between the GOSL and LTTE. This brief article, which is based on work in progress, will highlight some key lessons and preliminary conclusions for each of these research quetions: (1) How and to what extent has reconstruction/development been linked to processes of conflict resolution and rights based democratization?; (2) How and to what extent has a process of rights based democratization been related to the parallel processes of revonstruction/development and conflict resolution?; (3) How and to what extent have the parallel processes of reconstruction/development, conflict resolution and democratization generated political transformations of the armed insurgency movements?
A Decade of Reformasi: Unsteady Democratisation
Authors: Samadhi Willy Purna , Warouw Nicolaas
Published: December 2017

This article is based on two surveys on the state of democracy in Indonesia in order to assess the progress made by actors of democracy following the reformasi, bringing the authoritarian rule under Soeharto to an end after almost three decades in power. The efforts were a response to a conference in January 2002 on the democracy movement from which a recommendation assigned a task force to carry out an academically sound nationwide survey that would facilitate the discussion of a fresh agenda for democratisation. The task force appointed a team of researchers and constituted Demos, a research group, to support the research and follow up the results. The first survey had been carried out in two rounds, in 2003 and 2004, while the second was conducted in 2007. The report of the first survey has now been published as Making Democracy Meaningful: Problems and Options in Indonesia (Priyono et.al. 2007) suggesting a deficit in Indonesia's democracy Indonesia through the widening gap between, on the one hand, comparatively remarkable civil-political freedoms and, on the other, by the poor condition of operational instruments.
Reorienting the Study of Citizenship in Sri Lanka
Authors: Wickramasinghe Nira
Published: December 2017

In Sri Lankan scholarship the second component, namely 'citizenship' is virtually absent from the public discourse. The obvious reason for the elusive presence of citizenship is, as previously mentioned, the inevitable invasion in every sphere of peoples lives of issues of nationalism, subnationalism and conflict in the past thirty years owing to the Tamil insurrection in the North and East of the island. In the 1980s and 1990s while the world was embroiled in debates over cosmopolitan and multicultural citizenship Sri Lankan studies were concerned with issues of power and democracy and remained locked in outdated analytical frameworks of nation, ethnicity, and community. For historical reasons citizenship has not had in the Sri Lankan scholarly field the seminal and near obsessive presence that nation and state have occupied. Another reason may be that liberal and radical scholars - defenders of minority rights - have been suspicious of majoritarian appeals to some ideal of 'good citizenship' where minorities will eventually be expected to play by majority rules. Although by the 1990s the terms had become a buzzword amongst thinkers in the North, citizenship remained in fact one of the least theorized notions in Sri Lankan studies where a generally instrumental understanding of the term that includes common defense of personal freedom, establishment of basic conditions of social justice and maintenance of civil peace prevails. In Sri Lanka, the tie between citizenship and nationhood, however, can never be wholly deconstructed or ignored. In this light, this paper will proposes future possible areas of study.
Putting Democracy Under An Ethnographic-lens: Understanding of 'Democracy' and Popular Politics of JHU in Sri Lanka
Authors: Silva Premakumara De
Published: December 2017

My main premise is that for anthropologists of post-colonial societies (but not only), 'democracy' should be regarded as one of many traditional ethnographic topics (such as kinship, religion, Caste, etc.) which ethnographers study to unpack the socio-cultural institutions and practices of the societies under investigation. The hypothesis behind this approach is that the moment democracy enters a particular historical and socio-cultural setting it becomes what Michelutti calls "vernacularized", and through vernacularisation it produces new social relations and values which in turn shape political rhetoric and political culture (2007). The process of vernacularisation of democratic politics, she means the ways in which values and practices of democracy become embedded in particular cultural and social practices, and in the process become entrenched in the consciousness of ordinary people (2007: 639-40). Democratic practices associated with popular politics often base their strength and legitimacy on the principle of popular sovereignty versus the more conventional notions of liberal democracy. These popular forms of political participation are often accompanied by a polarisation of opinions and political practices between the so-called 'ordinary people' and the elites. Looking at democratisation processes through the prism of vernacularisation will therefore help to understand how and why democracy grounds itself in everyday life and becomes part of conceptual worlds that are often far removed from theories of liberal democracy.
Revenue-Raising Potential of Alcohol and Tobacco Excise Duties in Germany and Poland
Authors: Hybka Malgorzata Magdalena
Published: December 2017

Accumulation of funds to cover government spending is the primary purpose of taxation. According to multiple authors, excise duties are classified as taxes with the highest revenue-raising potential. In the OECD member states, excise duties constitute a considerable source of state revenue. They account on average for 7.6% of total taxation. The European Union member states apply a harmonized structure for excise duties on selected products. They include, above all, alcoholic beverages and tobacco products. The average share of alcohol and tobacco taxation in GDP and total taxation for EU-28 in 2014 equaled, respectively, 0.8% and 2.2%. Although taxes on alcohol and tobacco are in no small extent harmonized, their design may sill vary between member states and strongly affect their collection efficiency. The primary purpose of this article is to compare excise duties imposed on alcohol and tobacco in Germany and Poland. The article is divided into three parts. The first addresses theoretical aspects concerning excise taxation. The second reviews the design of alcohol and tobacco excise duties in Germany and Poland. The third evaluates the revenue-raising potential of these duties in both countries.
Otra concepción de la historia. Las posiciones críticas de R. E. Betances y J-A Firmín
Authors: Arpini Adriana María
Published: December 2017

Con el propósito de apreciar críticamente aspectos del proceso revolucionario del Caribe insular del siglo xix, en este artículo se abordan  textos de Ramón Emeterio Betances (1827-1898) y Joseph-Anténor Firmin (1850-1911), quienes dialogan con las ideas imperantes en su época respecto del sentido de la historia, de las relaciones de reconocimiento y subordinación, de la diversidad de las razas. La exposición se organiza en tres momentos: en el primero se examina la construcción europea y moderna de la noción de “historia universal” y del lugar que ocupa el concepto de “raza”; en el segundo, la práctica de relatar “historias singulares”, tal como surge de la pluma de Betances; en el tercero, la respuesta disruptiva de Firmin, quien cuestiona la tesis de Gobineau sobre la desigualdad de las razas, e introduce un criterio de interpretación histórica que anticipa la noción de “acontecimiento”.
La autotextualidad como generadora de sentidos en "Prisión perpetua" de Ricardo Piglia
Authors: Hernández García Mariano
Published: December 2017

En este artículo se analizan las relaciones literarias creadas a partir del entrecruzamiento formal y temático de las dos partes de la nouvelle Prisión perpetua de Ricardo Piglia. Se plantea la hipótesis de que la estrategia narrativa usada en la obra provoca un tipo de autotextualidad que, a la manera de dos espejos enfrentados, expande notablemente los sentidos de cada uno del par de capítulos que conforman el texto. Asimismo, la puesta en abismo y la fragmentación aparecen como los cimientos formales que permiten una lectura múltiple y compleja.
Territorialidades
Authors: Castillo Cisneros Juan Eduardo , Gordillo Díaz Alonso
Published: December 2017

En este artículo se indaga en las percepciones teóricas de los conceptos territorio y territorialidad para comprender los procesos de los individuos inmersos en una transformación territorial constante.
Se formuló una metodología de investigación narrativa para conocer los elementos cualitativos que caracterizan el territorio y la territorialidad con el fin de abordar las demandas arquitectónicas de la
comunidad Sauceda de la Borda, Zacatecas.
Changes in the acoustic structure and composition along a tropical elevational gradient
Authors: Campos-Cerqueira Marconi , Aide T. Mitchell
Published: December 2017

Elevational gradients influence the distribution and composition of animal species and can provide useful information for the development of conservation strategies in the context of climate change. Despite an increase in studies of species diversity along elevational gradients, there is still a lack of information about community responses to environmental gradients, in part because of the logistical limitations of sampling multiple taxa simultaneously. One solution is to use passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) to acquire and analyze information from different animal taxa simultaneously along an entire elevational gradient. To improve our understanding of how environmental gradients influence patterns of animal communities and to test the relationship between soundscapes and animal composition we investigated how variation in bird and anuran composition affect the acoustic structure and composition of the soundscapes along an elevation gradient. We used PAM deploying portable acoustic recorders along three elevational transects in the Luquillo Mountains (LM), Puerto Rico. We found that elevation plays a major role in structuring the acoustic community and that the soundscape composition reflected the same patterns of anuran and bird distribution and composition along the elevational gradient. This study shows how different animal taxa respond to environmental gradients and provide strong evidence for the use of soundscapes as a tool to describe and compare species distribution and composition across large spatial scales.
Cross cultural meetings: Traditional music from Setesdal and world musicians
Authors: Ingolv Haaland  , Jeremy Welsh  , Bjørn Ole Rasch
Published: December 2017

The starting point for the project is a set of recordings by Norwegian folk-musicians of Norwegian folk-songs in the “stev og slåtte” (stave and tune) tradition of Setesdal in Agder. This source material was presented to musicians around the world in various studio sessions. The musicians did immediate responses after listening to a song, connecting to the music and establishing a dialogue. The purpose of this article is to document and provide insight into some of the processes in this artistic research project. The album FERD was released on Grappa Records 17.09.17 and a 70 minute film documentary will be released in 2018.
Application of two rheological methods for flour testing to predict pasta quality
Authors: Filipovic Jelena , Filipovic Vladimir
Published: December 2017

Two rheological methods were used for determining the quality of five
different spelt flour samples as a raw material for pasta making. The
measurements encompassed correlations between the mixolab and alveograph data
and textural attributes for dry and cooked pasta, as well as pasta color. The
flour denoted by 5 was scored as the most convenient raw material for pasta
due to the following mixolab data: protein weakening (0.67?0.05), starch
gelatinization (1.69?0.10), amylase activity (2.34?0.15), starch
retrogradation (3.38?0.27), as well as good alveograph data: resistance to
deformation (49?2), dough extensibility (77?1) and deformation energy (121?3)
and their correlation with quality of Pasta 5 (hardness 5182.06?7.48g,
adhesiveness 10.25?1.16 gsec, work of shear 410.33?5.44 gsec, fracturability
24.38?1.84 g, flexibility 27.02?1.69 mm). The method of principal component
analysis proved to be a useful tool for detection of structure in the
relationship beetween measuring rheological data and spelt pasta texture and
color attributes.
Comparison of methods of zeta potential and residual turbidity of pectin solutions using calcium sulphate/aluminium sulphate as a precipitant
Authors: Kuljanin Tatjana , Filipovic Vladimir , Loncar Biljana , Nicetin Milica , Knezevic Violeta
Published: December 2017

The affinity of calcium ion binding from CaO used in the most common process
of purification of sugar beet juice is relatively low. Therefore, large
amounts of this compound are required. This paper presents the theoretical
basis of a novel sugar beet juice purification method based on the
application of the binary system CaSO4/Al2(SO4) . In order to monitor the
process of coagulation and precipitation of pectin in the presence of
CaSO4/Al2(SO4)3, two methods were compared: measurement of the zeta potential
and of residual solution turbidity. The zeta potential of pectin solution was
determined by electrophoretic method, while the residual turbidity was
determined by spectrophotometry. Two model solutions of pectin (0.1 % w/w)
were investigated. Studies were performed with 10 different concentrations of
the binary solution CaSO4/Al2(SO4)3 (50 - 500 g dm-3). The amount of the
precipitant CaSO4/Al2(SO4)3 (1:1 w/w) needed to achieve the minimum solution
turbidity and charge neutralization of pectin particles (zero zeta potential)
were measured and compared. Colloidal destabilization occurred before a
complete neutralization of the surface charge of pectin particles (zeta
potential ~ 0 mV). Optimal quantities (490 - 705 mg g-1 pectin) of the
applied binary mixture, were obtained using both methods. This is much lower
than the amount of CaO that is commonly used in the conventional process of
sugar beet juice purification (about 9 g? g-1 pectin). The use of these
precipitants could be important from both economic and environmental point of
view.
Multi-objective optimization of microfiltration of baker’s yeast using genetic algorithm
Authors: Lukic Natasa , Bozin-Dakic Marija , Grahovac Jovana , Dodic Jelena , Jokic Aleksandar
Published: December 2017

This paper presents a multi-objective optimization model by applying genetic
algorithm in order to search for optimal operating parameters of
microfiltration of baker?s yeast in the presence of static mixer as a
turbulence promoter. The operating variables were the suspension
concentration, transmembrane pressure, and feed flow rate. Two conflicting
objective functions, maximizing the permeate flux and maximizing the
reduction of energy consumption, were considered. This multi-objective
optimization problem was solved by using the elitist non-dominated sorting
genetic algorithm in the Matlab R2015b software. The Pareto fronts along with
the process decision variables correspondding to the optimal solutions were
obtained. It was found that lower suspension concentrations (2-4.5 g/L), feed
flow rate in the range 109-127 L/h, and transmembrane pressure of 1 bar were
the optimal process parameters which yielded maximum permeate flux (177-191
L/(m2h)) and maximum reduction of energy consumption (44-50%). Finally, the
results were compared with the previously published results obtained by
applying desirability function approach. Given that genetic algorithms have
generated multiple solutions in a single optimization run, the study proved
that genetic algorithms are preferable to classical optimization methods.
Interfacial properties of chitosan/sodium dodecyl sulfate complexes
Authors: Milinkovic Jelena , Aleksic Milijana , Petrovic Lidija , Fraj Jadranka , Bucko Sandra , Katona Jaroslav , Spasojevic Ljiljana
Published: December 2017

Contemporary formulations of cosmetic and pharmaceutical emulsions may be
achieved by using combined polymer/surfactant system, which can form
complexes with different structure and physicochemical properties. Such
complexation can lead to additional stabilization of the emulsion products.
For these reasons, the main goal of this study was to investigate the
interfacial properties of chitosan/sodium dodecyl sulfate complexes. In order
to understand the stabilization mechanism, the interface of the oil/water
systems that contained mixtures of chitosan and sodium dodecyl sulfate, was
studied by measuring the interfacial tension. Considering the fact that the
properties of the oil phase has influence on the adsorption process, three
different types of oil were investigated: medium-chain triglycerides
(semi-synthetic oil), paraffin oil (mineral oil) and natural oil obtained
from the grape seed. The surface tension measurements at the oil/water
interface, for chitosan water solutions, indicate a poor surface activity of
this biopolymer. Addition of sodium dodecyl sulfate to chitosan solution
causes a significant decrease in the interfacial tension for all investigated
oils. The results of this study are important for understanding the influence
of polymer-surfactant interactions on the properties of the solution and
stability of dispersed systems.
Optimization of the medium composition for production of antimicrobial substances by bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633
Authors: Roncevic Zorana , Djuran Jovana , Grahovac Jovana , Dodic Sinisa , Ranitovic Aleksandra , Dodic Jelena
Published: December 2017

In the effort to overcome the increase in antimicrobial resistance of
different pathogens, natural products from microbial sources appear to be the
most favorable alternative to current antibiotics. Production of
antimicrobial compounds is highly dependent on the nutritional conditions.
Hence, in order to achieve high product yields, selection of the media
constituents and optimization of their concentrations are required. In this
research, the possibility of antimicrobial substances production using
Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633 was investigated. Also, optimization of the
cultivation medium composition in terms of contents of glycerol, sodium
nitrite and phosphates was done. Response surface methodology and the method
of desirability function were applied for determination of optimal values of
the examined factors. The developed model predicts that the maximum
inhibition zone diameters for Bacillus cereus ATCC 10876 (33.50 mm) and
Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853 (12.00 mm) are achieved when the initial
contents of glycerol, sodium nitrite and phosphates were 43.72 g/L, 1.93 g/L
and 5.64 g/L, respectively. The results of these experiments suggest that
further research should include the utilization of crude glycerol as a carbon
source and optimization of composition of such media and cultivation
conditions in order to improve production of antimicrobial substances using
Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633.
Removal of acridine orange dye from aqueous solution by adsorption onto dried sugar beet pulp
Authors: Vucurovic Vesna , Puskas Vladimir , Miljic Uros
Published: December 2017

A simple, low cost, and effective method for the removal of acridine orange
(AO), a mutagenic cationic dye, from aqueous model solutions by adsorption
onto dried sugar beet pulp (SBP) was evaluated in the present study. The AO
removal was enhanced along with the increase of the initial solution pH and
dye concentration. It was found that the adsorption process closely follows a
pseudo-second-order chemisorption kinetics. The obtained equilibrium data
obey both the Freundlich and Langmuir isotherm models. The SBP was proved to
be very promising adsorbent for AO removal. Maximum adsorption capacity of
the Langmuir monolayer of SBP for AO was found to be 5.37, 34.6, 89.62,
144.53 and 324.58 mg/g, at 25?C for the solution pH of 2, 4, 5, 6, and 8,
respectively.
CO07 - O legado de Mario Kaplún para o ensino de ciências exatas
Authors: Steinberger-Elias Margarethe , Cunha Marcelo
Published: December 2017

RESUMO - COMUNICAÇÃO ORAL
RC06 - Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia: a replicabilidade de conceitos científicos a partir de experimentos de baixo custo
Authors: Roque Zuleika Stefânia Sabino , Lorena Ana Carolina
Published: December 2017

RESUMO - RODA DE CONVERSA
Al- jahiz Vision in Umayyad era
Authors: Al hinai Sulaiyam Mohammed
Published: December 2017

The study seeks to highlight the role played by the Al- jahiz in the presentation of historical novels about the Umayyads, these novels by Al- jahiz himself from the rest of history, literature and other books, the study also explores the factors that contributed to the entry of the Umayyad dynasty in particular conflicts in the last years of the Umayyad state. The study addresses to highlight the role of Al- jahiz in writing the Umayyad state and how it was to the closeness of the Abbasid Caliphate reflection on his writings about the Umayyad dynasty. The study also explores the approach that was followed by most of the history book and Al- jahiz position of many of the writings and novels when streamlines and analyzes and be critic. The study is based on the historical method and descriptive analytical approach in the presentation and discussion of the results through analysis of previous studies, and research will be added due to the lack of scientific research that dealt with the history of the Umayyad dynasty through literature.
The evolution of the Moroccan field organization throughout history: the regional experience as a model
Authors: Mounir Rogui
Published: December 2017

The field organization of the most important criteria upon which all learners to analyze the components of a particular community and to highlight the characteristics of demographic and ethnicity , as the basis for the bulk of the transformations associated with the human society , and if Morocco had witnessed several developments and historical events before entering a French protectorate authority , it has been for the field a big role in it, but the French researchers Ulloa special attention to this area and highlighted the characteristics and advantages . This is the outline of which this article tries to take it.
The adequacy of the general rules on compensation for environmental damage According to the Jordanian civil law
Authors: Saleh Sarairah Ibraheim
Published: December 2017

Environmental damage is of a significant importance and a special nature, and therefore the general rules found in the Jordanian civil law cannot be adequate to estimate the value of compensation for damage caused by environmental pollution. The Jordanian legislator did not address in the Environment Protection Act No. 52 of 2006, the issue of compensation for environmental damage. This act only included some preventive and remedial measures with regard to environmental pollution. Thus, the general rules of the Jordanian Civil Law No 43, 1976 are usually referred to in relevant disputes. The Legislator addressed some of the issues related to environmental damage in the Aqaba Economic Zone Act No. 32 of 2000. To show the extent of adequacy of these rules, the researcher will first define and describe the nature of environmental damage and then the provisions of compensation for environmental damage will be discussed.
Female Life Expectancy Rates and Factors Affecting them: An Analytical-Quantitative Study
Authors: Karadsheh Muneer Abdallah , Al-Mahrooqi Rahma Ibrahim , Al-Madailwi Shaikha Hamed
Published: December 2017

The study aimed to detect the expectations of life expectancy of women since birth according to the diversity of the communities and to examine the most important social, cultural, economic, and demographic determinants. These have been identified as: the proportion of annual population increase, rates of infant mortality, the rate of the crude death, the rate of population density per cubic meter, the population of the state, the period during which the population doubles, the total fertility rate, the rate of birth control use, the level of individual income, the proportion of youth in the community (population less than 15 years), and the rate of urbanization. The study relied on the annual global data for 242 countries provided by the United Nations for all countries in the world which is known as the World Population Data Sheet. The study found that females live longer than males, and variables such as infant mortality, the proportion of youth in a community, the rate of crude mortality, total fertility of women and rate, and the relative use of birth control methods in the community, all play an influential role in determining the levels of the woman’s life expectancy.
Photography and school culture in post-war Spain (1939-1945). A look at Majorca
Authors: Barceló Bauzà Gabriel
Published: December 2017

This article forms part of more extensive research on the changes that took place in school culture during the Fascist dictatorship in the years following the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). That research is limited to the island of Majorca and draws from a variety of different sources, including photographs. The present paper focuses on analyzing the sources of such photographs, although other testimonies and sources are also taken into account when the conclusions are drawn. The elements featured here provide material for furthering the debate on the possibilities photography offers in detecting the changes and continuities in school culture at a time of radical political transformation.
Dewey's and Freire's popular philosophies of education in a capitalist context
Authors: Harris Fred
Published: December 2017

This article looks at Dewey’s and Freire’s popular philosophies of education in light of their views of the relation between common sense and scientific inquiry. Dewey’s view, unlike that of Freire, requires the data to be radically reorganized so that the inductive data cannot really be considered merely a reorganizing of common-sense experience. Dewey, though, does not apply his own characterization of scientific inquiry to his critique of capitalist relations; his criticism constitutes an external critique of capitalism via his concept of a cultural lag. Freire, too, criticizes capitalist relations not on its own terms but externally, via his humanist ethical condemnation of treating human subjects as objects. Marx, on the other hand, proposes an internal critique of capitalist relations, starting with the contradictory inductive unit of the commodity that parallels Dewey’s concept of scientific induction. Freire, despite his different conception of scientific inquiry, shares Marx’s interest in the working class and provides a complementary educational approach by addressing the working class’ experience of fear, by counteracting the denigration of working-class experience and by arguing against the claim of neutrality in inquiry in a capitalist context. A synthesis of the three philosophies would therefore serve better the educational needs of the working class.
National newspaper-reporting on state examinations: An historical exposition of the exceptional case of the Irish Leaving Certificate
Authors: O'Donoghue Tom , Gleeson Jim , McCormack Orla
Published: December 2017

During a post-independence phase (1922-mid-sixties), Irish secondary schooling was characterised by low participation rates, elitism, and careerist perceptions of students. Phase two (1967-mid 1980s) saw participation rates expand dramatically as Ireland became more open and industrialised, and policymakers focused on relationships between education, human capital and economic development. During this phase, the Irish Times began to include careers and examinations information. With school completion rates continuing to increase from the mid-1980s (phase three), the two main daily newspapers realised that the growing need for information about access to an increasingly complex and highly-prized higher education system, which was dependent on academic achievement, afforded an opportunity to boost sales and advertising. In response, examinations’ coverage reached a level recently described as ‘exceptional by a team of researchers from the Oxford University Centre for Educational Assessment and Queen’s University Belfast.
The eros of the meal
Authors: Rocha Samuel , Burton Adi
Published: December 2017

Abstract: After outlining the common critique in selected texts Paulo Freire and Benedict XVI, we turn beyond the individual thinkers and into the mystagogy of their common religious traditions, beginning with an extended description of the Jewish ritual of Passover, foundational to a description of the Catholic celebration of the Eucharist to follow, but also definitive in its own right. In describing these two rituals we find a fuller consideration of the constructive responses by Freire and Benedict to the institutional objectification of the human person in the eros of the common meal. This is the mysterious freedom of eros that is a necessary condition for the possibility of true and lasting communion, essential for any liberating education and often missing in Marxist and other accounts of critical pedagogy that ignore its theological roots. Rather than reacting to these limits to the present, well-known literature, we carve out an alternate path.
An analysis of the fundamental shift in Catholic secondary religious education during the long sixties, 1955-1973
Authors: Stafford Joe
Published: December 2017

This paper examines the fundamental shift in Catholic secondary religious education in North America during the long sixties, 1955-1973. Special focus is given to the Canadian province of Ontario. This paper argues that this fundamental shift involved a major change in orientation as the strict Neo-Thomism was abandoned after Vatican II along with the traditional teacher-led pedagogy of rote-memorization. It was replaced with a more subjective approach, emphasizing the developmental nature of Church tradition and the inner transformation of the individual. Teaching methods also changed with more student-centred strategies adopted. This paper also examines the causes and consequences of this fundamental shift, concentrating on the impact of the cultural changes of the long sixties and Vatican II. This paper argues that this shift was a needed one, but that it was too extreme leading to a period of considerable confusion in Catholic secondary religious education.
Colonial education in the Congo - a question of “uncritical” pedagogy until the bitter end?
Authors: Depaepe Marc
Published: December 2017

Our approach is a historical, and not a theoretical or a philosophical one. But such an approach might be of help to understand the complexities and ambiguities of the pedagogical mentalities in the course of the twentieth century. As is usually the case in historical research the groundwork has to precede the formulation of hypotheses, let alone theories about the nature of pedagogical practices. Therefore, since the 1990s, “we” (as a team) have been busy studying the history of education in the former Belgian Congo. Of course since then we have not only closely monitored the theoretical and methodological developments in the field of colonial historiography, but have ourselves also contributed to that history. This article tries to give an overview of some of our analyses, concentrating on the question to what extend the Belgian offensive of colonial (i.e. mainly Catholic) missionary education, which was almost exclusively targeted at “paternalism”,  contributed to the development of personal life, individual autonomy and/or emancipation of the natives. From the rear-view mirror of history we are, among other things, zooming in on the crucial 1950s, during which decade thoughts first turned to the education of a (very limited) “elite”. The thesis we are using in this respect is that the “mental space” of colonialism was not of a nature as to have a very great widening of consciousness among the local population as its effect.
Transforming Catholic women's education in the sixties: Sister Catherine Wallace's feminist leadership at Mount Saint Vincent University
Authors: Macdonald Heidi
Published: December 2017

Sister Catherine Wallace (1917-91) was president of Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU), Canada’s only degree-granting women’s post-secondary institution, from 1965 to 1974. Wallace’s appointment coincided with a transformative era not only in the North American post-secondary landscape, but also in the Roman Catholic Church and the women’s movement.  Wallace was acutely aware that this combination of factors would require a transformation of MSVU itself for the institution to survive the next decade. Wallace ultimately strengthened MSVU’s identity and gave it a more outward-looking vision by embedding many of the goals of second-wave feminism, including the recommendations of the Report of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada (1970), in the University’s renewal. She also gave the university a more national profile through her work on the executive of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC), including in 1973 as their first woman president.
Envisioning higher education in the 21st century: A Conversation with Juan José Etxeberria, SJ, at Deusto University of the Society of Jesus
Authors: Fernández Nogueira Donna , Igelmo Zaldívar Jon , Pereda Herrero Visitación
Published: December 2017

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La educación popular católica en España: de la caridad y la asistencia al compromiso social (1953-1967).
Authors: Fullana Puigserver Pere
Published: December 2017

La educación popular católica aparece asociada a la propaganda católica como neutralizadora de la escuela laica, como un modelo de socialización y de moralización de las clases populares en el marco del movimiento católico. El primer franquismo cedió a la Iglesia el control sobre la educación. La escuela católica de las décadas de 1950 y 1960 aparece vinculada a las clases medias y sostiene una presencia notable en la escuela primaria gratuita. A partir de 1945, sectores diversos del catolicismo optaron por intensificar su inmersión social y la educación popular crecía al amparo de aquel compromiso. La educación será una pieza fundamental en un modelo pastoral cada vez más social y eficaz. Las prácticas educativas populares del catolicismo pasan de la caridad y el asistencialismo al terreno del compromiso social, con el objetivo de llegar a los más débiles y alejados. Estas prácticas tienen también un rostro social que se refleja en nuevos compromisos en educación especializada, ocio, emancipación de la mujer y formación de adultos.
Pola Komunikasi dalam IPNU Kota Surabaya 2014-2016 dalam Membangun Jaringan
Authors: Azam Mochamad , Syueb Sudono
Published: December 2017

This Research Entitled "Communication Pattern Organization Branch Manager Association Student Nahdhatul Ulama (PC IPNU) Surabaya City Khitmat Period 2014-2016 In Building Communication Network Organization". The purpose of this research is to know the communication pattern run by IPNU organization in IPNU PC communication relationship with Banom NU, leadership structure with organization member, and top management of IPNU Regional Leadership. data techniques that researchers use in this study are literature study and field observation field study (field obersvasi) and in-depth interview (in-depth interview). Based on the results of the research, showed the Head of IPNU Branch of Surabaya as an organization of learning and is one of the autonomous bodies of the big umbrella of Nahdlatul Ulama Branch Head of Surabaya City building communication pattern of internal organization organization and between organization is downward communication pattern, upward communication, horizontal communication This pattern is reinforced by the role of the core daily management in the internal realm of the organization, and the Head of Surabaya IPNU Branch as the center of communicationKeywords: Organizational Communication Patterns, downward communication, upward communication, horizontal communication