bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
GÜMÜŞHANE YEREL BASINI: TARİHSEL KÖKEN, SORUNLAR VE ÇÖZÜMLER
Authors: ÖZCAN Ali
Published: October 2019

‘Toplumsal hafıza’ çalışması olarak görülen basın tarihi, toplumların
geçmişinde yaşayan sosyal, siyasal ve ekonomik durumlara ilişkin detaylı
bilgiler sunmaktadır. Basın tarihi, zengin içeriği ile araştırmacılar için
önemli kaynakların başında gelmektedir. Basın tarihinin bir boyutunu oluşturan
yerel basın, demokratikleşme, çeşitlilik ve temsil özelliğiyle önemli bir
inceleme alanıdır. İki asırlık bir geçmişe sahip olan yerel basın konusunda
Türkiye’de çeşitli iller ve önemli ilçeler/merkezler araştırmalara ev sahipliği
yapmıştır. Bir asırlık bir geçmişe sahip olan Gümüşhane basın tarihi konusunda
bugüne kadar kapsayıcı/bütüncül bir çalışma yapılmamıştır. Bu
çalışmada, Gümüşhane yerel basınının Osmanlı’dan Cumhuriyete tarihsel
serüveni ve bugünkü mevcut durumu incelenmiştir. Tarihsel süreçte Gümüşhane’de
kamu ve özel sektörün yayınlamış olduğu yerel gazeteler/dergilerin
bibliyografik bir dökümü yapılacak, böylece bundan sonra yapılacak çalışmalar
için bilimsel bir altyapı oluşturulacaktır. Çalışma kapsamında Gümüşhane
özelinden hareketle yerel basının kendi yapısından ortaya çıkan ve dış kaynaklı
sorunları da tartışılarak, çözüme dönük öneriler sunulmuştur. Yerel basın için
bilgi ve iletişim teknolojilerinin sunmuş olduğu yeni nesil gazetecilik
uygulamalarının hayata geçirilmesi bir çözüm önerisi olarak tartışılmıştır
ANÁLISE DA QUALIDADE DOS RELATÓRIOS DE IMPACTO AMBIENTAL (RIMA) DAS OBRAS DE DUPLICAÇÃO DE RODOVIAS BRASILEIRAS
Authors: Oliveira Anna Luiza Ferrari , Cavalcante Francielle Silva , Mioto Camila Leonardo , Barbosa Domingos Sávio
Published: October 2019

No Brasil estão em execução diversos projetos de duplicação de rodovias, os quais vêm sendo realizados para melhorias, como a adequação da capacidade rodoviária, aumento do escoamento e diminuição do risco de acidentes. Por outro lado, essas obras geram diversos impactos negativos nas esferas ambiental, social e econômica. De modo a avaliar tais impactos, realizou-se um estudo bibliográfico sobre o tema, avaliando-se 19 relatórios de impacto ambiental (RIMA) já desenvolvidos e disponibilizados ao público, totalizando 32 municípios do país, de modo a verificar as informações disponíveis nos referidos RIMAs. Nessa avaliação, puderam ser mensurados os impactos de atividades realizadas durante a execução da duplicação, assim como realizada a classificação da qualidade e quantidade dos impactos abordados em cada relatório. Como resultado da pesquisa, ao estabelecer um parâmetro para definir a qualidade dos relatórios, verificou-se a qualidade regular de grande parte dos relatórios analisados visto a presença de erros e a ausência de métodos e linguagem apropriados para obtenção e análise de dados, principalmente sobre a fauna, vegetação, rios e córregos, alterações na rotina e na qualidade da população que reside do entorno da via onde ocorre a obra. Nesse sentido, tem-se a necessidade de melhoria na elaboração dos relatórios, exigindo-se maior qualidade na apresentação das informações. Recomenda-se que seja adotado um padrão nacional de relatórios ambientais. Para este efeito, sugere-se a elaboração de uma norma técnica nacional para disciplinar esta matéria.
EFEITO DE BIOFERTILIZANTE NO CRESCIMENTO DE ALFACE, RÚCULA, TOMATE, CEBOLINHA E REPOLHO.
Authors: E Silva Carlos Fernando De Andrade , Lattini Anderson Oliveira , Zanetti Lofrano Renata Carolina
Published: October 2019

O objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar o efeito do uso de biofertilizante sobre o desenvolvimento em altura de hortaliças. O desenvolvimento das hortaliças alface, cebolinha, tomate, rúcula e repolho foi acompanhado, desde o cultivo de mudas até os 50 dias, mediante a aplicação de um biofertilizante, cedido por empresa local e com composição em nutrientes conhecida. Para todas as hortaliças, o crescimento medido diretamente pela altura das plantas, foi superior após as aplicações do biofertilizante. Considerando a possibilidade de uso de produtos locais nas propriedades agrícolas para composição de biofertilizantes, o atual trabalho reforça a importância do seu uso para a sustentabilidade agrícola.
A FORMAÇÃO DO TURISMÓLOGO NA PERSPECTIVA DA SUSTENTABILIDADE AMBIENTAL NO ESTADO DE MATO GROSSO DO SUL
Authors: Diettrich Luciana Correia , Olliveira Ademir Kleber Morbeck
Published: October 2019

A relação do turismo com o meio, na qual as interferências ocorrem reciprocamente e sob diversas dimensões, deve ser compreendida de forma ampla, considerando a degradação e/ou preservação que esta atividade pode causar. Assim sendo, os turismólogos, ao atuarem em quaisquer dos segmentos da área devem estar respaldados pela consciência ambiental subsidiada pelo conhecimento. Considerando-se estas premissas, esta pesquisa investigou a formação do bacharel em Turismo no Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul por meio de dados coletados junto aos Projetos Pedagógicos dos cursos de Turismo, especialmente os elementos: objetivos, perfil do egresso, ênfases e disciplinas. Os cursos demonstram atender às obrigações designadas por meio das Leis que regem a educação, com especial atenção às Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais. No entanto, foi verificado que não existe um aprofundamento na formação ambiental. Assim, considera-se que o Estado, pelas suas características turísticas, carece de profissionais que compreendam verdadeiramente a importância da sustentabilidade.
IMPACTOS AMBIENTAIS DE RIOS COM NASCENTES EM UNIDADE DE CONSERVAÇÃO: AVALIAÇÃO PRELIMINAR DOS RIOS MUTARI E JARDIM, SANTA CRUZ CABRÁLIA, BAHIA
Authors: Ferreira Bandeira Michele Da Silva , Nascimento Leonardo Dias , Santos Rafael Frazão dos , Tessmann Cristiane , Silva Allison Gonçalves , Ferreira Bandeira Marcus Luciano Souza de
Published: October 2019

Os ambientes aquáticos são utilizados em todo o mundo com diversas finalidades. No entanto, esse precioso recurso vem sendo ameaçado pelas ações indevidas do homem, o que acaba resultando em prejuízo para a própria humanidade. Em função desse quadro de deterioração dos sistemas aquáticos a questão motivadora deste trabalho foi prospectar os principais impactos ambientais ao longo dos rios Jardim e Mutari, localizados nos municípios de Porto Seguro e Santa Cruz Cabrália, Bahia.Foi realizada avaliação preliminar dos impactos ambientais, a partir da tomada de medidas dos parâmetros físico-químicos bem como da observação e registro fotográfico em campo. A pesquisa diagnosticou duas paisagens ao longo dos rios estudados: dentro da Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural - RPPN Estação Veracel, onde encontram-se as nascentes dos rios estudados, estando as mesmas protegidas dos impactos ambientais antrópicos e no distrito de Coroa Vermelha, onde há ocupação desordenada nas margens dos rios, afetando o equilíbrio ambiental dos sistemas naturais.A análise dos parâmetros físico-químicos permitiu verificar que, os valores encontrados nos pontos amostrados são condizentes com os da classe 2, segundo a resolução CONAMA 357/2005. Os pontos (CV-J3; CV-J4 e CV-J5) registraram valores médios abaixo do recomendado pela legislação para o parâmetro OD, respectivamente 4,83; 4,50 e 3,68 mg.L-1. O pH esteve abaixo do estabelecido pelo CONAMA em todos os pontos amostrados. As observações, através de registros fotográficos, identificaram pontos de lançamento de resíduos e efluentes domésticos, em Coroa Vermelha bem como de extração de areia próximo à Estação Veracel.
IMPACTOS AMBIENTAIS EM PRAIAS DE RIO: O CASO DA PRAIA DAS ARNOS EM PALMAS -TO
Authors: Moreira de Santana Alana Cristina , Gomes Silveira de Senna Mary Lúcia
Published: October 2019

A praia das Arnos originou-se após a construção da Usina Hidrelétrica Luís Eduardo Magalhães em Lajeado Tocantins. A mesma é muito frequentada por turistas e visitantes durante todo o ano. Mas percebe-se, que na praia ocorre impactos negativos causados pela ação humana, o que pode causar problemas ao ecossistema da praia, assim como para sua imagem. Dessa forma, esse estudo buscou analisar os impactos ambientais pós-feriados gerados na praia das Arnos em Palmas Tocantins. Para isso, adaptou-se uma lista de controle simples de identificação de impactos ambientais dos estudos de Oliveira e Biazoto (2013) para identificar os impactos ambientais gerados na praia das Arnos após os feriados, sendo que a mesma é uma praia de rio. Os resultados mostram que a praia sofre com impactos ambientais negativos e isso se torna um problema para o lugar. Assim, está necessitando de fiscalização publica e que se invista em educação ambiental no local.
PERCEPÇÃO DE IMPACTOS SOCIOAMBIENTAIS E A GESTÃO COSTEIRA: ESTUDO DE CASO EM UMA COMUNIDADE DE PESCADORES NO LITORAL SUL DE SANTA CATARINA, BRASIL
Authors: Menezes Carlyle Torres Bezerra de , Ceni Gianfranco , Martins Miriam Conceição , Virtuoso José Carlos
Published: October 2019

A grande concentração populacional nas regiões costeiras do Brasil, resultado da falta de planejamento territorial, gera uma ocupação predatória que leva a graves desequilíbrios socioambientais. A degradação dos ecossistemas costeiros, com supressão da flora nativa, contaminação de solo e dos recursos hídricos, traz à tona a situação de insustentabilidade, acarretando significativos impactos às comunidades, notadamente às tradicionais. Nesse contexto, enquadra-se o estuário da Bacia do rio Urussanga, situado na interface entre a Área de Proteção Ambiental da Baleia Franca e a localidade de Barra do Torneiro (Jaguaruna/SC), litoral Sul de Santa Catarina. Área historicamente utilizada para as atividades da pesca artesanal, que ao longo do tempo recebeu impactos diretos de atividades econômicas de várias matrizes, sobretudo, aquelas oriundas da mineração de carvão. Esta degradação resultou dentre outros aspectos na contaminação e assoreamento do rio Urussanga, devido ao carreamento de sedimentos compostos por metais pesados, entre outros poluentes em suspensão ou dissolvidos. Nesse estudo foram investigados os impactos socioambientais no estuário em questão, a partir da percepção ambiental de lideranças e representantes dos pescadores locais, através de pesquisa documental e de diagnóstico participativo. Pôde-se constatar que os pescadores remanescentes se encontram com as suas atividades precarizadas e em processo de extinção, seja pela dimensão ambiental dos impactos, devido à poluição do estuário, seja pela falta de políticas públicas voltadas para a valorização das populações tradicionais. Ao mesmo tempo, ampliam-se os problemas no território, face à ocupação desordenada crescente, destoante dos princípios básicos assegurados no Plano Nacional de Gerenciamento Costeiro, que preconiza o planejamento e a gestão ambiental na perspectiva da sustentabilidade.
SUSTENTABILIDADE E INOVAÇÃO NOS SERVIÇOS: REVISÃO SISTEMÁTICA DA LITERATURA
Authors: Kiekow Andrea Simini , Munz Fernandes Alice , Remussi Rejane , Dieter Eduardo , Munhoz Olea Pelayo , Henri Dorion Eric Charles
Published: October 2019

Vista como uma preocupação mundial, a sustentabilidade torna-se conscientização global para a inovação nos serviços. Com vistas a isso, o estudo realizado teve por objetivo identificar como as publicações científicas estão tratando a sustentabilidade na inovação de serviço. Para tanto, realizou-se uma pesquisa qualitativa, com finalidade exploratória e descritiva por meio de uma revisão sistemática da literatura. A base de dados selecionada foi a Science Direct e a busca foi orientada pela 1ª Lei da Bibliometria (Lei de Zipf). A partir disso, o portfólio analisado foi composto por quatorze artigos, que tratavam tais temas de distintas formas. Os resultados obtidos demonstraram que a preocupação com a sustentabilidade na inovação de serviços impacta na geração de vantagem competitiva. Observou-se também que aspectos tecnológicos direcionados a sustentabilidade e empregados para inovação de serviço, quando devidamente explorados, ocasionam a aceitação de mercados emergentes, bem como a satisfação daqueles já consolidados. Por fim, constatou-se que ao considerar a sustentabilidade para o desenvolvimento de inovações de serviços, novos nichos de mercado surgem, o que, sob uma abordagem holística, reflete diretamente no resultado econômico-financeiro das organizações, assim como em transformações de hábitos de consumo e de organização da sociedade.
IMPACTOS AMBIENTAIS EM ÁREAS DE DISPOSIÇÃO DE RESÍDUOS SÓLIDOS EM SANTA HELENA DE GOIÁS
Authors: De Oliveira Ananda Ferreira , Miranda Rafael Abreu , Soares Laís Alves
Published: October 2019

A sociedade contemporânea enfrenta um grande dilema entre a geração desenfreada de resíduos sólidos e os impactos ambientais que causam. Alocar inadequadamente os resíduos gera diversos problemas ambientais e sociais como: comprometimento de mananciais hídricos e solo, depleção da qualidade de vida da população local, entre outros. Levando em consideração os potenciais impactos ambientais resultantes da disposição final dos resíduos sólidos urbanos, o presente estudo visou avaliar esta etapa do gerenciamento, avaliando a situação ambiental de diversas áreas de disposição final de resíduos sólidos no município de Santa Helena de Goiás – GO. A metodologia consistiu na aplicação do método Check-list, que se baseia na identificação e listagem de impactos ambientais que determinado empreendimento ou atividade causa. Essa avaliação foi baseada em alguns parâmetros qualitativos: Natureza, magnitude, abrangência e frequência. Os resultados demonstraram que as áreas estudadas são classificadas como inadequadas para a disposição final de resíduos sólidos, podendo causar diversos impactos ambientais na região, além de apresentar falhas no gerenciamento.
RENOVABIO: A CERTIFICAÇÃO, TECNOLOGIA E TRANSFERÊNCIA DE TECNOLOGIA NA PRODUÇÃO DE CANA-DE-ACÚCAR COM SUSTENTABILIDADE
Authors: Sabonaro Débora Zumkeller , Sabonaro Cleber Zumkeller , Carmo Janaina Braga do
Published: October 2019

Em meio às crises do petróleo e a necessidade de desenvolver novas fontes de energias alternativas, dentre essas os biocombustíveis são de grande importância, onde o álcool etílico é o destaque, e o maior responsável pela expansão da cana-de-açúcar no Estado de São Paulo. Este estudo apresenta como objetivo central conhecer os principais aspectos que norteiam a legislação no sentido de ampliação da produção de cana-de-açúcar com sustentabilidade e importância da transferência de tecnologia para o produtor rural. Dessa maneira, ele caracteriza-se como uma pesquisa descritiva, utilizando a revisão como técnica de coleta de dados. Para o desenvolvimento desta investigação realizou-se uma revisão da literatura relacionada aos assuntos sobre gestão ambiental, tecnologia, certificação com a legislação ambiental, em destaque para RenovaBio, Lei nº 13.576/17.  O Art. 18. desta Lei, determina que a  certificação da produção ou importação eficiente de biocombustíveis terá como prioridade o aumento da eficiência, com base em avaliação do ciclo de vida, em termos de conteúdo energético com menor emissão de gases causadores do efeito estufa em comparação às emissões auferidas pelo combustível fóssil. A iniciativa do processo de certificação será fundamental para a produção com sustentabilidade, visto que com o aumento da produção de cana de açúcar, o desmatamento poderia ser um das principais consequências. Desta forma o incentivo para quem produz com sustentabilidade beneficiará não somente o meio ambiente, mas também o produtor rural, que se beneficiará da transferência de tecnologia e terá suporte de manejo para produzir com sustentabilidade.
UMA ANÁLISE DOS ASPECTOS E IMPACTOS AMBIENTAIS APÓS A IMPLANTAÇÃO DA REFINARIA DE PETRÓLEO AO LONGO DO LITORAL DE IPOJUCA E CABO DE SANTO AGOSTINHO – PE, BRASIL
Authors: Da Silva Adriana Maria , Da Silva Luciana Maria , Ferreira Leandro Mendes , Da Silva Leda Cristina
Published: October 2019

Parte da concentração urbana dos Municípios de Ipojuca e Cabo de Santo Agostinho, pertencentes à Região Metropolitana do Recife, do Estado de Pernambuco, na região Nordeste do Brasil, está inserida no litoral. Ipojuca e Cabo de Santo Agostinho conforme dados do censo de 2010, conta com uma população de 80.637 e 185.025 habitantes, respectivamente, distribuídas em uma área de aproximadamente 980 km2. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo investigar a importância econômica e a evolução do uso do solo com a construção do Complexo Industrial Portuário em Suape. Adicionalmente analisaram-se as características ecológicas da área acarretado em obras de aterros, dragagens e represamentos. Para tanto foram considerados os aspectos dos anos 1975, 1986, 2011 e 2016, onde foram utilizadas informações históricas, imagens de satélites e a composição química do petróleo. Os resultados obtidos são informações qualitativas e quantitativas que caracterizam alguns aspectos das atividades e das modificações temporais no ambiente do Complexo Portuário de Suape.
UMA AVALIAÇÃO DA SUSTENTABILIDADE URBANA À LUZ DO BARÔMETRO DE SUSTENTABILIDADE NO BAIRRO DE MÃE LUIZA, NATAL – RN
Authors: Rego Natasha , De Azevedo Pedro Vieira
Published: October 2019

A sustentabilidade urbana tornou-se uma ideia muito discutida nos últimos anos, com crescente utilização no segmento de gestão e planejamento urbanos, apesar da ausência de consenso sobre o tema. Os conflitos socioambientais latentes na cidade trazem à tona a necessidade de se operacionalizar o desenvolvimento tido como sustentável, através do uso de indicadores de sustentabilidade. Nesse contexto, o bairro aparece como um dos lócus ideais para empreender a análise da sustentabilidade, em razão de sua escala possível de compreender essa porção enquanto território urbano e lugar. Esse trabalho objetivou avaliar a sustentabilidade do bairro de Mãe Luiza situado na cidade de Natal-RN, pela ótica do Barômetro de Sustentabilidade. Os resultados indicam que o bairro estudado ocupa uma posição intermediária de acordo com a metodologia da ferramenta, necessitando, deste modo, de políticas públicas que melhorem esse quadro.
Evaluation of oral health-related quality of life in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Authors: Sousa Raulison Vieira de , Pinho Roberto Carlos Mourão , Vajgel Bruna de Carvalho Farias , Paiva Saul Martins de , Cimões Renata
Published: October 2019

Aim: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of oral problems on the quality of life of individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2). Methods: A population-based, cross-sectional study was conducted with a random sample of 302 individuals with DM2 who answered the Oral Health Impact Profile 14 (OHIP-14) questionnaire as well as a questionnaire addressing socioeconomic and oral health characteristics. After filling out the questionnaires, the participants were submitted to a clinical dental examination Periodontal diseases, dental caries and edentulism. Data analysis involved descriptive statistics, bivariate analysis and logistic regression. Results: The prevalence of impact on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) was 47%. In the multivariate analysis, the variables that remained significantly associated with a negative impact on quality of life were xerostomia (OR= 2.15; 95% CI: 1.07-4.30), denture need (OR= 3.71; 95% CI: 1.17-11.73) and periodontitis (OR= 5.02; 95% CI: 2.19-11.52). Conclusion: The prevalence rate of impact on OHRQoL was high in the sample studied. Xerostomia, denture need and periodontitis posed a risk of negative impact on the quality of life of individuals with DM2, independently of socioeconomic status.
Pengukuran Kadar Hormon Progesteron dan Deteksi Birahi pada Sapi Perah yang Disinkronisasi dengan CIDR (Controlled Internal Drug Release)
Authors: Widodo Oky Setyo , Srianto Pudji , Wulandari Shelly
Published: October 2019

Deteksi birahi dan program perkawinan merupakan cara yang tepat untuk dapat mengoptimalkan performa reproduksi pada sapi perah. Rancangan penelitian yang dilakukan dalam penelitian ini adalah pretest-postest design. Terdiri dari empat macam perlakuan yaitu P1C1, P1C2, P2C1, dan P2C2, masing-masing perlakuan diulang sebanyak empat kali. Faktor yang diujikan adalah faktor P: usia korpus luteum 15 hari (P1) dan 10 hari (P2), faktor C: pencabutan atau pelepasan implan progesterone pada hari ke-9 (C1) dan pada hari ke-13(C2). Hasil yang diperoleh dengan uji statistik menunjukkan bahwa tidak terdapat interaksi antara perbedaan usia korpus luteum dengan perbedaan waktu pencabutan atau pelepasan implan controlled internal drug release (CIDR) (p>0.05). Dari total sampel 16 ekor sapi perah, 13 sampel menunjukkan tanda birahi tiga hari setelah implan controlled internal drug release (CIDR) dilepaskan. Persentase total dari keseluruhan sampel yang menunjukkan tanda birahi adalah 81.25%.
Tingkat Keusangan Literatur Pada Tesis Prodi Magister Manajemen Rumah Sakit Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta
Authors: Winata Arda Putri , Ramawati Yuliana
Published: October 2019

Paper ini membahas menngenai tingkat keusangan rujukan yang digunakan dalam tesis program studi Magister Manajemen Rumah Sakit (MMR). Populasi pada penelitian ini adalah seluruh tesis Prodi MMR tahun 2017 yang berjumlah 48 buah. Data diperoleh dengan mencatat tahun terbit dari masing-masing sumber yang dirujuk kemudia mengurutkan tahun terbit tertua sampai tahun terbit termuda (terbaru). Kemudian menghitung jumlah paro hidup dengan menggunakan rumus. Data ditampilkan dalam table dengan deskripsi. . Diperoleh hasil Md = 2009.  Maka, sitiran di bawah tahun 2009 dengan jumlah 857 (43,5%)  sitiran dinyatakan usang, sedangkan sitiran di atas tahun 2009 dengan jumlah 1112 (56,5%)  dinyatakan valid.
Librarian’s Information Literacy Skills to Fulfilling Library Users' Needs A Public Library in Bogor, Indonesia
Authors: Hasanah Alfia , Rachman Margareta Aulia
Published: October 2019

Background of the study: literacy skills of librarianPurpose: This study aims to identify the information literacy skills of librarians in meeting the information needs a user at the public library in the city of Bogor.Method: This study used a qualitative approach with the case study method. Data were collected through observation and interview. The informants of six people selected using purposive sampling, with the criteria set librarian of Library Science education. Information literacy models used in this study are a model Empowering Eight, consisting of identification, exploration, selection, organization, creation, presentation, assessment and application information..Findings: The results showed that the information literacy librarian at the public library in the city of Bogor in meeting the information needs user already applied include a component on the identification, exploration, presentation, assessment, and application.Conclusion: There are some capabilities that cannot be applied to the maximum, including component selection, organization and creation of information.
Importance of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in the Documentation of Cultural Heritage
Authors: ULVİ ALİ
Published: October 2019

Cultural heritage is the most important resource providing communication between the past and future. The societies utilizing this resource in the best way, have had an inventory of cultural heritage and contributed to world culture. The efforts made for being able to the accurate and healthy data in the documentation of cultural heritage led the new techniques to emerge other than documentation and, together with the developing technology, documentation with traditional method replaced with modern documentation techniques using new technological devices. One of these documentation techniques is the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in the documentation studies. In this study, the usability of unmanned aerial vehicles in the studies of cultural heritage was studied.
Incorporating an Increase in Plant-Based Food Choices into a model of Culturally Responsive Care for Obesity in Hispanic/Latino Adults and Children
Authors: Singh Pramil , Steinbach Jessica , Nelson Anna , Shih Wendy , D'Avila Mary , Castilla Selene , Jordan Michael , McCarthy William , Bautista David Hayes , Flores Hector
Published: October 2019

The national rate of obesity in US Hispanic/Latinos exceeds all other major ethnic subgroups and represents an important health disparity. Plant-based diet interventions that emphasize whole plant foods with minimal processing and less refined grains and sugar have shown have shown great promise in control of obesity, but there is a paucity of data translating this treatment effect to disparity populations. The objective of our study was to evaluate the efficacy and scalability of the Healthy Eating Lifestyle Program (HELP) – a hospital-based, family centered, culturally tailored, plant-based diet intervention for Hispanic/Latino pediatric obesity patients and their families. Our evaluation methods included: 1) a quasi-experimental, one group, longitudinal study to measures changes in BMI at 0, 6, and 18 weeks of follow-up, and 2) A stakeholder analysis consisting of six key informant interviews of HELP program staff. We found a significant decrease in body mass index across all adults (-0.2 kg/m2 p=0.0047), that was much stronger in men. For children ages 5-12 years, there was also a significant decrease in BMI Z score from pre- to post- intervention (p=0.04). Program strengths were the cultural tailoring of the plant-based diet choices, and allowing a tiered approached that did not require adherence to strict vegetarianism. Our pilot study findings from HELP raise the possibility that incorporating plant-based diet choices into the treatment of pediatric obesity patients and their families can be an effective addition to a culturally responsive care model.
Effects of Synergistic Inhibition on α-Glucosidase by Phytoalexins in Soybeans
Authors: Son Hyeong-U , Yoon Eun-Kyeong , Yoo Chi-Yeol , Park Chul-Hong , Bae Myung-Ae , Kim Tae-Ho , Lee Chang Hyung , Lee Ki-Won , Seo Hogyun , Kim Kyung-Jin , Lee Sang-Han
Published: October 2019

To determine the mode of action of the effects of phytoalexins in soybeans, we analyzed enzyme inhibition kinetics using Michaelis–Menten plots and the Lineweaver–Burk plots. The results showed that glyceollin showed competitive inhibition, genistein showed noncompetitive, daidzein was uncompetitive, and luteolin showed a mixed mode of action. The Ki values were determined using a Dixon plot as: glyceollin, 18.99; genistein, 15.42; luteolin, 16.81; and daidzein, 9.99 μM, respectively. Furthermore, potential synergistic effects between glyceollin and the three designated polyphenols were investigated. A combination of glyceollin and luteolin (the ratio of 3:7 of glyceollin and luteolin) had synergistic effects on α-glucosidase inhibition according to combination index (CI)-isobologram equation. Collectively, these results showed that a combination of glyceollin and luteolin has the potential to inhibit α-glucosidase activity via a synergistic mode of action.
Friction Stir Processing Of TIG And Friction Stir Welded Dissimilar Alloy Joints: A Review
Authors: Mabuwa Sipokazi , Msomi Velaphi
Published: October 2019

The use of aluminium alloys continues to grow in many applications to mention a few aerospace, automotive, electronics, electricity, construction and food packaging. With so much demand there is a new interest in welding of dissimilar aluminium alloys. Some of the welding techniques used to join dissimilar aluminium alloys include friction stir welding and TIG welding. The welding of dissimilar alloys affects the mechanical properties negatively due to porosity and cracking during the welding. This then suggests that there should be a process which can be used to improve the dissimilar alloys mechanical properties post its production. Friction stir processing was found to be one of the mechanical techniques that could be used to improve the mechanical properties of the material. This paper reports on the literature on the friction stir welding, TIG welding and friction stir processing techniques published so far, with the aim to identify the gap in the use of friction stir process as a post processing technique of the weld joints.
Climate Change and Fading Genetic Resources of Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) in Nigeria Based on SSR Markers
Authors: Popoola Jacob , Agbolade James , Ajiboye Abiodun , Akinola Omotolani , Lewu Francis , Kioko Joseph , Omonhinmin Conrad
Published: October 2019

African locust bean (Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) is a multi-purpose economic tree with genetic potentials in sub-Saharan Africa. Its cultivation and production is declining with increased aging and genetically threatened throughout its natural ranges. Research efforts are needed to change the present scenario to sustainable cultivation and utilization, hence this present study. This study was aimed at evaluating genetic diversity and geographical spread relationships of twenty landraces collected from different ecological zones of Nigeria using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. Ten SSR markers were screened and five primers (PbL02, PbL03, PbL04, PbL05 and PbL09) were selected based on clear amplification products and reproducible scorable bands. The SSR primers detected a total of 55 alleles ranged from 10 to 14 alleles with a mean of 11. The percentage polymorphisms were high and ranged from 68.75 % in PbL04 to 84.21 % in PbL05 with a mean of 74.16 %. The polymorphic information content (PIC) was in the range of 0.31 in PbL02 to 0.37 in PbL09. The genetic diversity and heterozygosity values ranged from 0.39 to 0.50 and 0.00 to 0.68 while the average genetic distance for all pair wise comparisons was 0.31.The first five Principal Component (PC) accounted for 70.20 % of the total variation out of which PC1 (31.50%) and PC2 (19.20%) extracted 49.70% molecular similarity. The dendrogram resulted in separation of the 19 landraces into three major clusters based on unweighted pair group method with arithmetic average. Cluster I comprised of five landraces: ABNo130 and BENo023; OYNo11, KANo125 and NiNo262 while cluster II had only one (BANo116). Cluster III was diverse comprising 13 landraces: ZANo188, KNNo162, KENo220, GMNo076 and EbNo260, ADNo64, EdNo164, KANo137, KENo217, KwNo270, NiNo241, OsNo206 and PLNo120. The homogeneity of alleles among the studied landraces suggested suspicion of loss of genetic intra-specific variation among the landraces of P. biglobosa which calls for concerted efforts toward better cultivation, conservation, management, utilization and genetic improvement of the species in Nigeria.
Construction of a Neuro-Immune-Cognitive Pathway-Phenotype Underpinning the Phenome of Deficit Schizophrenia
Authors: Al-Hakeim Hussein Kadhem , Almulla Abbas F. , Al-Dujaili Arafat Hussein , Maes Michael
Published: October 2019

In Schizophrenia, pathway-genotypes may be constructed by combining interrelated immune biomarkers with changes in specific neurocognitive functions that represent aberrations in brain neuronal circuits. These constructs provide insight on the phenome of schizophrenia and show how pathway-phenotypes mediate the effects of genome X environmentome interactions on the symptomatology/phenomenology of schizophrenia. Nevertheless, there is a lack of knowledge how to construct pathway-phenotypes using Partial Least Squares (PLS) path modeling and Soft Independent Modeling of Class Analogy (SIMCA). This paper aims to provide a step-by-step utilization guide for the construction of pathway-phenotypes that reflect aberrations in the neuroimmune - brain circuit axis (NIBCA) in deficit schizophrenia. This NIBCA index is constructed using immune biomarkers (CCL-2, CCL-11, IL-1β, sIL-1RA, TNF-α, sTNFR1, sTNFR2) and neurocognitive tests (Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia) predicting overall severity of schizophrenia (OSOS) in 120 deficit SCZ and 54 healthy participants. Using SmartPLS path analysis, a latent vector is extracted from those biomarkers and cognitive tests, which shows a good construct reliability (Cronbach alpha and composite reliability) and replicability and which is reflectively measured through its NIBCA manifestations. This NIBCA pathway-phenotype explains 75.0% of the variance in PHEMN (psychotic, hostility, excitation, mannerism and negative) symptoms. Using SIMCA, we constructed a NIBCA pathway-class that defines deficit schizophrenia as a qualitatively distinct nosological entity and which allows patients with deficit schizophrenia to be authenticated as belonging to the deficit schizophrenia class. In conclusion, our nomothetic approach to develop a nomological network combining neuro-immune and neurocognitive phenome markers to predict OSOS and cross-validate a diagnostic class generated replicable models reflecting the key phenome of the illness, which may mediate the effects of genome X environmentome interactions on the final outcome phenome features, namely symptomatology and phenomenology.
RURAL MARRIED WOMEN’S NON-AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT AND RURAL HOUSEHOLDS’ LAND SUBCONTRACTING
Authors: Shang Chunrong
Published: October 2019

Rural households’ land subcontracting is analyzed in this paper based on the survey of rural migrant workers from Guangdong and Jiangsu, finding that the labor migration mode of “migrant couples going out to work together” (men workers and women workers) has improved the lagging non - agricultural employment of rural women to a certain extent. Non - agricultural employment of men does not necessarily lead to the transfer of land that achieves an increase with the increase of non - agricultural employment of married women. As a result, the original family division (“men to work while women to farm”) is evolved into the intergenerational division (“men and women to work while the elderly to farm”). The agricultural labor supply from the elderly is an important factor influencing rural households’ concurrent business, while the lack of strong labor will become an important reason for the transfer of land. The agricultural feminization and rural households’ concurrent business will decline with an increase in non-agricultural employment of married women. The differentiation of rural households and the development of rural land-transfer market will be further promoted due to the improvement of non-agricultural employment of married women.
Proses Komunikasi dalam City Branding melalui Budaya Musik Saronen Di Sumenep Madura
Authors: Romadhan Mohammad Insan
Published: October 2019

Nowadays, the globalization era makes the tourism industry got the impact of globalization. The city is as destination that become one of the components can  can attract tourists. An interesting phenomenon arises that there are many kinds of cities with various tagline. One of them is The Soul of Madura. Based on the city branding processin Sumenep city, thus representation should be concerned through branding that will be done, branding process that is done requires communication, because communication is one of branding process that is done. Besides, the researcher wants to see how the communication process in the saronen music culture in the process of branding. This research used a qualitative approach in the type of descriptive research. The object in this research was saronen music culture. The result was a communication that is created in the process of city branding at saronen music culture. It included all conceptulization, even they were one-way communication processes, interactions and transactional processes.
Subaqueous debrites of the Grand ConglomÉrat Formation, Democratic Republic of Congo: A model for anomalously thick Neoproterozoic: “Glacial” diamictites
Authors: Kennedy Kirsten , Eyles Nicholas
Published: October 2019

Very thick (> 1 km) successions of matrix-supported conglomerates (diamictites) are a very distinctive component of many Neoproterozoic basins. Classically interpreted as glacially deposited sedimentary rocks, their thickness has been seen as requiring exceptional depositional conditions such as world-wide “panglacial” climates. The Neoproterozoic Grand Conglomérat Formation (GC) of Katanga Province, southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, is a 1.8-km-thick diamictite succession hosting one of the world's largest stratiform copper deposits. Examination of more than 300 km of recently acquired large diameter (up to 4 inches, 10.2 cm) core identifies the diamictites of the GC as debrites that accumulated as part of a deep-water “mass-transport complex” in a tectonically active and volcanically influenced anoxic rift basin. Detailed sedimentological descriptions of debrite facies and their lateral and vertical variability permits new insights into processes of debris-flow formation and transport, and their wider paleoenvironmental and paleotectonic significance. A genetic model is herein presented that highlights the importance of slumping and subaqueous downslope mixing of basin-margin fan-delta gravels, fault breccias, volcanic debris from contemporaneous basaltic fissure eruptions with basinal muds, and the downslope ponding of flows in narrow fault-bounded depocenters. Preservation of such an exceptionally thick subaqueously deposited debrite-dominated mass transport complex lacking any evidence of shallow-water deposition, requires rapid subsidence. Any direct sedimentary evidence of a glacial influence on sedimentation in the wider basin hinterland (if present) has been destroyed and homogenized by mass flow. Indirect evidence of a cold-climate setting is possibly expressed as lonestones in laminated turbidite facies dropped by either glacial or seasonal ice, and by exceptionally rare scratched clasts that may have been striated subglacially. Descriptions and interpretations presented here provide clues to the origin of other unusually thick debrite and turbidite successions elsewhere in other Neoproterozoic basins; their primary paleoenvironmental significance is that they appear to record ponding and focusing of mass flows in narrow, rapidly subsiding fault-bounded depocenters, rather than any unique glacial paleoclimate.
Clastic Sedimentary Rocks and Sedimentary Mélanges: Potential Naturally Occurring Asbestos Occurrences (Amphibole and Serpentine)
Authors: Wakabayashi John
Published: October 2019

Petrography of mélange matrix and clastic sedimentary rocks in coastal California reveals the occurrence of detrital serpentine and detrital asbestiform sodic amphibole (glaucophane). Many sandstones of the Franciscan Complex have small amounts of detrital serpentine, with amounts of up to several percent in some cases. Detrital amphibole, including asbestiform glaucophane, is also present in some sandstones. Whereas rare sandstones have so much detrital glaucophane that they appear blue in hand specimen (up to nearly half of the rock volume), most glaucophane-bearing sandstones lack blue color, and the detrital glaucophane is not apparent in hand specimen. Most of the occurrences of detrital glaucophane are in blueschist facies sandstones, some of which also contain neoblastic (grew in place) glaucophane, but a notable exception is a widespread prehnite-pumpellyite facies unit that crops out primarily in Sonoma and Marin Counties. The detrital mineralogy of sandstones mirrors the block and matrix compositions of Franciscan mélanges that can be thought of as scaled-up equivalents of these clastic sedimentary rocks (mega-conglomerates/sedimentary breccias). Franciscan mélanges range from having a detrital siliciclastic to a detrital serpentinite matrix, and interfingering and gradation of the two matrix types is common. These findings suggest that clastic sedimentary rocks associated with current or past active orogenic settings else-where in the world may contain naturally occurring asbestos (NOA) even if the NOA component minerals are not visible in hand specimen.
Cement Slurry System for the Long Open Hole Section of High-Pressure High-Temperature Deep Wells in the Sichuan Basin
Authors: Yan Haibing , Li Meiping , Wang Chunquan , Liu Yang , Liu Wenzhong , Zhao Qiyang
Published: October 2019

The depth of natural gas wells in the Sichuan Basin ranges from 5500 m to 7500 m, the temperature of the target layer ranges from 140 °C to 160 °C, the pressure coefficient of the layer is 2.05~2.35, and the length of the open hole section is 2800 m to 4000m. The complex formation with multiple production layers and multiple leakage layers results in many challenges for well construction engineering. During cementing of a deep well, the challenges include high temperature and pressure, gas migration and leakage, and "ultra-retardation" at the top of the cement column when a cement slurry is used to address the problem oflong-interval isolation.

To solve the complex technical problems encountered during cementing, a multi-function cement slurry system was developed for long-interval isolation at temperatures between 70 °C and 160 °C. The maximum compressive strength of the cement slurry at the top of the cement column with 4000m length was reached after 48 h and the cement slurry exhibited good leak-proof and anti-gas channeling performance. After mechanical modification, Young's modulus of the cement paste was lower than that of the conventional cement slurry (less than 6.0GPa) and the tensile strength of the cement paste was 30% higher, exhibiting an improvement in the damage resistance of the cement sheath. The cement slurry system was successfully applied to more than 100 high-temperature high-pressure wells in the Sichuan Basin, reaching maximum values of 7793 m well depth, 3954 m length of the liner cementing section, 100 °C temperature difference, and 2.40 g/cm3 cement slurry density.
Preoperative Risk Stratification for Early Recurrence of HBV-related Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation:A Five-Eight Model Development and Validation
Authors: Al-Ameri Abdulahad Abdulrab Mohammed , Wei Xuyong , Lin Lidan , Shao Zhou , Guo Haijun , Xie Haiyang , Zhou Lin , Zheng Shusen , Xu Xiao
Published: October 2019

Background
Early recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after liver transplantation (LT) is associated with poor surgical outcomes.
Objectives
To construct a preoperative model to predict individual risk of post-LT HCC recurrence.
Methods
Data of 748 adult patients who underwent deceased donor LT for HCC between January 2015, and February 2019 were collected retrospectively from the China Liver Transplant Registry database and randomly divided into training (n=486) and validation(n=262) cohorts. A multivariate analysis was performed and the five-eight model was developed.
Results
A total of 748 patients were included in the study; of them, 96% had hepatitis B virus (HBV) and 84 % had cirrhosis. Pre-LT serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), tumor number and largest tumor diameter were incorporated to construct the 5-8 model which can stratify patients accurately according to their risk of recurrence into three prognostic subgroups; low-(0-5 points), medium-(6–8 points) and high-risk (>8 points) with 2-year post-LT recurrence rate of (5%,20% and 51%,p<0.001) respectively.The 5-8 model was better than Milan, Hangzhou, and AFP-model for prediction of HCC early recurrence. These findings were confirmed by the results of the validation cohort.
Conclusions
The 5-8 model is a simple validated and accurate tool for preoperative stratification of early recurrence of HCC after LT.
Diagnosis of tuberculosis from smear-negative presumptive TB cases using Xpert MTB/Rif assay: a cross-sectional study from Nepal
Authors: Khadka Priyatam , Thapaliya Januka , Basnet Ramesh Bahadur , Ghimire Gokarna Raj , Amatya Jyoti , Rijal Basista Parsad
Published: October 2019

Background
In most developing countries, smear-negative pulmonary TB (SNPT) often gets missed from the diagnosis of consideration, though it accounts 30-65% of total PTB cases, due to deficient or inaccessible molecular diagnostic modalities.
Methods
The cross-sectional study enrolled 360 patients with clinical-radiological suspicion of SNPT in Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH). The patient selection was done as per the algorithm of Nepal’s National Tuberculosis Programme (NTP) for Xpert MTB/RIF testing. Participants’ demographic and clinical information were collected using a pre-tested questionnaire. The specimens were collected, processed directly for Xpert MTB/RIF test according to the manufacturer’s protocol. The same samples were stained using the Ziehl-Neelsen technique then observed microscopically. Both findings were interpreted; rifampicin-resistant, if obtained, on Xpert testing was confirmed with a Line Probe Assay.
Result
Of 360 smear-negative sputum samples analyzed, 85(23.61%) found positive while 3(0.8%) of them were rifampicin resistance. The infection was higher in males, i.e. 60(25.3%) compared to female 25(20.3%). The age group, >45(nearly 33%) with median age 42± 21.5, were prone to the infection. During the study period, 4.6% (515/11048) sputum samples were reported as smear-positive in TUTH. Consequently, with Xpert MTB/RIF assay, the additional case 16.5% (n=85/515) from smear-negative presumptive TB cases were detected. Among the most occurring clinical presentations, cough and chest pain were positively associated with SNPT. While upper lobe infiltrates (36.4%) and pleural effusion (40.4%) were the most peculiar radiological impression noted in PTB patient. 94 multi-drug resistant(MDR) suspected cases were enrolled; of total suspects, 29(30.8%) samples were rifampicin sensitive, 1(1.06%) indeterminant, 3(3.19%) rifampicin-resistant while remaining of them were negative. 2(2.2%) MDR cases were recovered from the patient with a previous history of ATT, of total 89 previously treated cases enrolled However, a single rifampicin-resistant from the new suspects.
Conclusion
With an application of the assay, the additional cases, missed with smear microscopy, could be sought and exact incidence of the diseases could be revealed.
Keywords: Xpert MTB/Rif assay, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Line Probe Assay, MDR-TB, smear-negative
The Oxidoreductase DsbA1 negatively influences 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol biosynthesis by interfering the function of Gcd in Pseudomonas fluorescens 2P24
Authors: Zhang Bo , Zhao Hui , Wu Xiaogang , Zhang Li-Qun
Published: October 2019

The polyketide antibiotic 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol (2,4-DAPG), produced by Pseudomonas fluorescens 2P24, is positively regulated by the GacS-GacA two-component system. Here we reported on the characterization of DsbA1 (disulfide oxidoreductase) as novel regulator of biocontrol activity in P. fluorescens . Our data showed that mutation of dsbA1 caused the accumulation of 2,4-DAPG in a GacA-independent manner. Further analysis indicated that DsbA1 interacts with membrane-bound glucose dehydrogenase Gcd, which positively regulates the production of 2,4-DAPG. Mutation of cysteine (C)-235, C275, and C578 of Gcd, significantly reduced the interaction with DsbA1, enhanced the activity of Gcd and increased 2,4-DAPG production. Taken together, our results suggest that DsbA1 regulates the 2,4-DAPG concentration via fine-tuning the function of Gcd in P. fluorescens 2P24.