bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Incidence and characteristics of needlestick injuries among medical trainees at a community teaching hospital: A cross-sectional study
Authors: Ouyang Ben , Li Lucy D X , Mount Joanne , Jamal Alainna J , Berry Lauren , Simone Carmine , Law Marcus , Tai R W Melissa
Published: November 2016

Objectives

This field study aimed to determine the incidence and distribution of needlestick injuries among medical trainees at a community teaching hospital in Toronto, Canada.

Methods

The study was performed during the 2013-2015 academic years at Toronto East General Hospital (TEGH), a University of Toronto-affiliated community-teaching hospital during the 2013-2015 academic years. Eight-hundred and forty trainees, including medical students, residents, and post-graduate fellows, were identified and invited via email to participate in an anonymous online fluidsurveys.com survey of 16 qualitative and quantitative questions.

Results

Three-hundred and fifty trainees responded (42% response rate). Eighty-eight (25%) respondents reported experiencing at least one injury at TEGH. In total, our survey identified 195 total injuries. Surgical trainees were significantly more likely to incur injuries than non-surgical trainees (IRR = 3.03, 95% CI 1.80-5.10). Orthopaedic surgery trainees had the highest risk of a needlestick injury, being over 12 times more likely to be injured than emergency medicine trainees (IRR = 12.4, 95% CI 2.11-72.32). Only 28 of the 88 most recent needlestick injuries were reported to occupational health. Trainees reported a perception of insignificant risk, lack of resources and support for reporting, and injury stigmatization as reasons for not reporting needlestick injuries.

Conclusions

Needlestick injuries were a common underreported risk to medical trainees at TEGH. Future research should investigate strategies to reduce injury and improve reporting among the high-risk and reporting-averse trainees.
Di-n-butyl phthalate induced hypospadias relates to autophagy in genital tubercle via the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway
Authors: Li Xiang , Li Jinhao , Zhang Ya , Zhou Yun
Published: November 2016

Objective

To explore the mechanisms of hypospadias induced by in utero exposure to din-butyl phthalate (DBP).

Methods

Timed-pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats were administered 750 mg/kg of DBP by gavage from GD (gestation days) 13 to GD 18, whereas control group received corn oil. Genital tubercles (GTs) and blood samples were collected from male fetuses on GD 19. The serum testosterone concentration, apoptosis activity, autophagosomes and their related proteins (light chain 3 (LC3-I, LC3-II)), and sequestosomes (SQSTM1/p62) in the GTs were then measured. Protein expression of protein kinase B (Akt), Beclin 1, phosphorylated Akt (p-Akt), p-S6, and phosphorylated mammalian target of rapamycin (p-mTOR) in the GTs were analyzed by Western blotting.

Results

The incidence of hypospadias induced by DBP was 43.64% in male fetuses. The GT volume and GT volume/body weight of fetuses were significantly reduced in the hypospadias and the nonhypospadias groups. Apoptotic cell number was significantly decreased in the GTs of the hypospadias group, but unchanged in the non-hyposadias group. The ratio of LC3-II/LC3-I was higher in the GTs from DBP exposed fetuses compared to the control group. The ratio of LC3II/LC3-I in the GTs was higher in the hypospadias group than in the non-hypospadias group. The number of autophagosomes was increased in the GTs of the hypospadias group. Protein expression of p-S6, p-mTOR, and p-Akt were significantly decreased in the GTs of hypospadiac rats.

Conclusions

DBP-induced hypospadias might be associated with apoptosis and autophagy mediated by the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway in the GT.
Personal lifestyle as a resource for work engagement
Authors: Nishi Daisuke , Suzuki Yuriko , Nishida Junko , Mishima Kazuo , Yamanouchi Yoshio
Published: November 2016

Objectives

Personal lifestyle, including diet, exercise, and sleep, might have an impact on work engagement, though previous studies have not focused on these relationships. The aim of this study was to examine whether dietary intake of fish, regular exercise, sufficient sleep, abstinence from alcohol, and abstinence from tobacco were positively associated with work engagement.

Methods

We recruited adults aged 40-74 years who attended the health checkups with a particular focus on the metabolic syndrome in central Tokyo. In December 2015, 797 people responded to a questionnaire and 592 (74.3%) who had regular jobs were selected for this study. Work engagement was assessed on the 9-item Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-9). Bivariate and multivariate regression analyses were performed to examine the relationships between lifestyle and UWES-9.

Results

Dietary intake of fish, regular exercise, sufficient sleep, and abstinence from tobacco were significantly correlated with the total UWES-9 score, even after adjusting for age, sex, and depressive and anxiety symptoms. The results suggested a dose-response relationship between dietary fish intake and work engagement.

Conclusions

Dietary fish intake, regular exercise, sufficient sleep, and abstinence from tobacco might be lifestyle factors that can serve as resources for work engagement. These findings could be useful in motivating employees to make lifestyle improvements and convincing employers and managers that lifestyle is important not only for health but also for productivity.
Keterbukaan Keuangan Partai Politik Terhadap Praktik Pencucian Uang Dari Hasil Tindak Pidana Korupsi
Authors: S Laurensius Arliman
Published: November 2016

Abstract: Elections means implementation of the sovereignty of the people held in directly, general, free, confidential, honest, and fair in the Republic of Indonesia under Pancasila and the Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia Year 1945. The implementation of the election has a lot of dynamics, among others political boat fees are expensive, expensive campaign funds to political imagery, the cost of consultations and surveys are expensive as well as winning money politics. Financial disclosure is very important political party in an election, because a lot of the flow of the corruption that is used in the election. As a result, people do not believe in political parties, or some communities in Indonesia began to no longer sympathetic to the political party. The idea of political party financial disclosure regulations should be initiated carefully in Indonesian election codification plan. Forward Indonesia must have arrangements campaign funds or political funds transparent, accountable, and has strict sanctions and binding on the parties involved, so that people come back believing again to political parties, and assured political parties place to channel their aspirations in granting the right in elections  Abtrak: Pemilu adalah sarana pelaksanaan kedaulatan rakyat yang diselenggarakan secara lansung, umum, bebas, rahasia, jujur, dan adil didalam Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia berdasarkan Pancasila dan Undang-Undang Dasar Negara Republik Indonesia Tahun 1945. Pelaksanaan pemilu memiliki banyak dinamika, antara lain biaya perahu politik yang mahal, dana kampanye yang mahal untuk politik pencitraan, ongkos konsultasi dan survei pemenangan yang mahal serta politik uang. Keterbukaan keuangan partai politik sangat penting didalam pelaksanaan pemilu, karena banyak aliran hasil korupsi yang dipakai dalam pemilu. Akibatnya masyarakat tidak percaya kepada partai politik, atau sebagaian masyarakat Indonesia mulai tidak lagi simpatik pada partai poltik. Gagasan regulasi keterbukaan keuangan partai politik harus digagas dengan seksama didalam rencana kodifikasi pemilu Indonesia. Kedepan Indonesia harus memiliki pengaturan dana kampanye atau dana politik yang transparan, akuntabel, serta memiliki sanksi yang tegas dan mengikat para pihak yang terlibat, sehingga masyarakat kembali percaya lagi kepada partai politik, dan yakin partai politik tempat menyalurkan aspirasi mereka dalam pemberian hak dalam pemilu. DOI: 10.15408/jch.v4i2.3433
Pemulihan Hak-Hak Korban Penyiksaan di Tahanan Kepolisian Sektor Sijunjung, Sumatera Barat
Authors: Saputra Refki , . Syafridatati
Published: November 2016

Abstract: Acts of torture are still rife in Indonesia. Protection of the victim to be one of the thorny issues in the act of torture. Since the reform era, there are certain rules and institutions that affect the regime of protection of victims in Indonesia, but not enough to provide protection for victims of torture. In addition to the lack of legal instruments that specifically regulates matters of acts of torture, the perception of inequality among law enforcers is also a major obstacle to the healing process rights of victims of torture. Absence of regulations explicitly declare torture as a crime and violation of human rights can not be postponed again. Because the torture emerged from an authority given by the state as a law enforcer, but lack of control. The victims are in a very vulnerable side for dealing with the state as an actor and also law enforcement. LPSK as an independent state institution has a great opportunity to overcome the imbalances which in essence gives a more real justice for victims. Abstrak: Tindakan penyiksaan masih marak terjadi di Indonesia. Perlindungan terhadap korban menjadi salah satu permasalahan yang pelik dalam tindakan penyiksaan tersebut. Semenjak era reformasi, muncul beberapa peraturan dan juga institusi yang berpengaruh terhadap rezim perlindungan korban di Indonesia, namun belum cukup mampu memberikan perlindungan yang layak bagi korban penyiksaan. Selain karena ketiadaan instrumen hukum yang mengatur secara khusus ikhwal tindakan penyiksaan tersebut, ketidaksamaan persepsi diantara penegak hukum juga menjadi kendala yang besar bagi proses pemulihan hak korban penyiksaan. Adanya peraturan yang secara eksplisit menyatakan penyiksaan sebagai tindak pidana dan juga pelanggaran HAM tidak bisa ditunda lagi. Pasalnya, penyiksaan muncul dari sebuah kewenangan yang diberikan negara, namun minim kontrol. Selain itu korban berada pada sisi yang sangat rentan karena berhadapan dengan negara sebagai pelaku dan juga penegak hukumnya. LPSK sebagai lembaga negara independen berpeluang besar mengatasi ketimpangan tersebut yang pada intinya memberikan keadilan yang lebih nyata bagi korban.DOI: 10.15408/jch.v4i2.3688
Menelusuri Konsep Keadilan Pemilihan Umum Menurut UUD 1945
Authors: Fahmi Khairul
Published: November 2016

Abstract. As a contest for garnering the trust of the people, an election shall be lawful and legitimate whenever it is conducted in a fair manner. A fair election is a constitutional mandate, explicitly stated in Article 22E point (1) of the 1945 Constitution. However, the Constitution had not provided further guidance on fair election. Consequently, exploring the philosophical base of the fairness of the election will be critical in order to formulate the benchmark of fairness of the election. Furthermore, such benchmark will be referred to in formulating regulations or the technical issues of election organization. By means of conceptual approach, this Excerpt wishes to explore this cause. Based on the studies conducted, the fairness of election as intended by the Constitution is actually based on the concept of fairness and the social justice stated in the Fifth Principles of Pancasila.Abstrak. Sebagai kontestasi memperebutkan kepercayaan rakyat, sebuah pemilu akan sah dan memeroleh legitimasi bila mana ia dilaksanakan secara adil. Pemilu yang adil merupakan salah satu mandat konstitusional yang secara tegas dimuat dalam Pasal 22E ayat (1) Undang-Undang Dasar 1945. Konstitusi tidak memberi panduan lebih jauh ihwal bagaimana sesungguhnya pemilu yang adil. Oleh karenanya, menelurusi landasan filosofis keadilan pemilu menjadi amat penting guna merumuskan ukuran adil atau tidaknya pemilu. Untuk selanjutnya, ukuran itulah yang akan diacu dalam merumuskan aturan maupun teknis penyelenggaraan pemilu. Dengan menggunakan pendekatan konseptual, nukilan ini hendak mendalami hal itu. Berdasarkan hasil kajian yang dilakukan, keadilan pemilu yang dikehendaki konstitusi sesungguhnya dilandaskan pada konsep keadilan sebagai fairness dan keadilan sosial yang termuat dalam Sila Kelima Pancasila.  DOI: 10.15408/jch.v4i2.4098
Solitary Participation in the “Choking Game” in Oregon
Authors: Ibrahim Alexandra P. , Knipper Sarah H. , Brausch Amy M. , Thorne Elizabeth K.
Published: November 2016

OBJECTIVE:

The purpose of this study was to compare characteristics of youth who participate in the choking game alone versus those who participate in a group.

METHODS:

Lifetime prevalence estimates were obtained from the 2011 (n = 5682) and 2013 (n = 15 150) Oregon Healthy Teens survey. The 2011 and 2013 data sets were merged (N = 20 832) to compare youth who participate alone versus those who participate in a group in the choking game. Multivariate modeling was conducted to examine individual characteristics of young people who engaged in the choking game alone versus those who engaged in the game in a group.

RESULTS:

In 2011, 3.8% of eighth-grade participants reported a lifetime prevalence of choking game participation; 3.7% reported lifetime prevalence of participation in 2013. In the merged 2011/2013 data set, 17.6% (n = 93) of choking game participants indicated that they had participated alone. Compared with those who reported participating in a group, youth who participated alone had significantly higher rates of suicide contemplation (odds ratio: 4.58; P < .001) and poor mental health (odds ratio: 2.13; P < .05).

CONCLUSIONS:

Youth who participate alone in the choking game are a particularly high risk group, exhibiting substantially higher rates of suicidal ideation and poorer mental health compared with youth who participate in the choking game in a group. Adolescent health care providers should be aware of these associations, assess whether prevention messaging is appropriate, and be prepared to explain the high risks of morbidity and mortality associated with participation.
Randomized Exposure to Food Advertisements and Eating in the Absence of Hunger Among Preschoolers
Authors: Emond Jennifer A. , Lansigan Reina K. , Ramanujam Archana , Gilbert-Diamond Diane
Published: November 2016

BACKGROUND:

Preschoolers in the United States are heavily exposed to unhealthy food advertisements. Whether such exposure promotes cued eating has not been documented in this age group.

METHODS:

Randomized experiment among 60 children, aged 2 to 5 years, recruited in 2015–2016 from New Hampshire and Vermont. Children completed the experiment at a behavioral laboratory. Children were provided with a healthy snack to consume upon arrival then randomized to view a 14-minute TV program embedded with advertisements for either a food or a department store. Children were provided 2 snack foods to consume ad libitum while viewing the TV program; 1 of those snacks was the food advertised. Eating in the absence of hunger (EAH) was operationalized as the kilocalories of snack foods consumed. t tests were used to compare EAH by advertisement condition; linear regression models assessed effect modification by the child’s age, sex, BMI percentile, and parental feeding restriction.

RESULTS:

Mean age was 4.1 (SD 0.9) years, 55% of children were male, 80% were non-Hispanic white, and 20% were overweight or obese. There were no differences in child or socioeconomic characteristics by advertisement condition. Child BMI was not related to EAH. Mean kilocalories consumed during the EAH phase was greater among children exposed to the food advertisements (126.8, SD: 58.5) versus those exposed to the nonfood advertisements (97.3, SD: 52.3; P = .04), an effect driven by greater consumption of the advertised food (P < .01). There was no evidence of effect modification.

CONCLUSIONS:

Findings suggest that food advertisement exposure may encourage obesogenic-eating behaviors among the very young.
Addressing Early Childhood Emotional and Behavioral Problems
Authors:   COUNCIL ON EARLY CHILDHOOD,   COMMITTEE ON PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH,   SECTION ON DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS, Lieser Dina , DelConte Beth , Donoghue Elaine , Earls Marian , Glassy Danette , McFadden Terri , Mendelsohn Alan , Scholer Seth , Takagishi Jennifer , Vanderbilt Douglas , Williams Patricia Gail , Yogman Michael , Bauer Nerissa , Gambon Thresia B. , Lavin Arthur , Lemmon Keith M. , Mattson Gerri , Rafferty Jason Richard ,   EdM, Wissow Lawrence Sagin , Weitzman Carol Cohen , Bauer Nerissa S. , Childers David Omer , Levine Jack M. , Peralta-Carcelen Ada Myriam , Smith Peter Joseph , Blum Nathan J.
Published: November 2016

Emotional, behavioral, and relationship problems can develop in very young children, especially those living in high-risk families or communities. These early problems interfere with the normative activities of young children and their families and predict long-lasting problems across multiple domains. A growing evidence base demonstrates the efficacy of specific family-focused therapies in reducing the symptoms of emotional, behavioral, and relationship symptoms, with effects lasting years after the therapy has ended. Pediatricians are usually the primary health care providers for children with emotional or behavioral difficulties, and awareness of emerging research about evidence-based treatments will enhance this care. In most communities, access to these interventions is insufficient. Pediatricians can improve the care of young children with emotional, behavioral, and relationship problems by calling for the following: increased access to care; increased research identifying alternative approaches, including primary care delivery of treatments; adequate payment for pediatric providers who serve these young children; and improved education for pediatric providers about the principles of evidence-based interventions.
Sobre martírios e curas: medicina e edificação nas reduções jesuítico-guaranis (século XVII)
Authors: Fleck Eliane Cristina Deckmann
Published: November 2016

Este artigo aborda o envolvimento dos missionários jesuítas com o atendimento de indígenas enfermos, entendido como prática que confere sentido e relevância ao apostolado e através da qual alcançam sua edificação pela salvação das almas dos indígenas. O empenho pela cura das enfermidades que comprometiam o alcance deste objetivo fica evidenciado na utilização da farmacopéia e das práticas terapêuticas americanas, apesar da negação de sua eficácia ritual tradicional. Abstract This article broaches the involvement of the Jesuit missionaries with the attendance of ill Indians, understood as practice that confers sense and relevance to apostolate and through which they can reach their edification by salvation of the Indian souls. The effort to cure the illnesses, that compromised the reach of this objective, stays evinced in the use of the American pharmacopeia and therapeutic practices, in spite of the denial of their traditional ceremonial effectiveness. Palavras-chave: Jesuítas. Medicina. Farmacopéia. Key words: Jesuits. Medicine. Pharmacopeia.
70 anos da Aliança Nacional Libertadora (ANL)
Authors: Prestes Anita Leocadia
Published: November 2016

O artigo examina a atuação da Aliança Nacional Libertadora – uma ampla frente formada, em 1935, por setores representativos da sociedade brasileira da época, mobilizados em torno da luta contra o avanço do integralismo no Brasil e do fascismo no cenário mundial, assim como contra a dominação imperialista e o latifúndio em nosso país. Abstract This article examines the operation of Aliança Nacional Libertadora (National Alliance for Freedom), a large organization formed in 1935 by representative sectors of the Brazilian society at the time. Its movements were directed against the advance of Integralism in Brazil and Fascism in the global scenario, and against imperialist domination and latifundium in Brazil. Palavras-chave: Aliança Nacional Libertadora. PCB (Partido Comunista do Brasil). Antifascismo. Key words: National Alliance for Freedom. Communist Party of Brazil. Anti-Fascism.
Cultura visual e curadoria em museus de História
Authors: Lima Solange Ferraz de , Carvalho Vânia Carneiro de
Published: November 2016

O artigo apresenta experiências acadêmicas e museológicas envolvendo as coleções fotográficas do Museu Paulista de São Paulo/Brasil. Nosso objetivo é demonstrar a ligação orgânica existente entre as três áreas constitutivas da prática curatorial: a produção de um sistema documental, a produção de conhecimento na área da cultura visual e a produção de obras dedicadas ao público de um museu de história. Abstract The article presents academic and museological experiments involving the photographic collections of the Paulista Museum of the University of São Paulo/Brazil. Our aim is to demonstrate the organic liaison that there is among the three constitutive curatorship practices: the production of a documental system, the production of knowledge in the area of visual culture and the production of work dedicated to the public of a museum of history. Palavras-chave: Fotografia. Museus de História. Curadoria. Key words: Photography. Museums of history. Curatorship.
La gestión del patrimonio cultural: políticas de intervención en el Nordeste de Brasil y Andalucía
Authors: Azcona Emilio Luque , Zanirato Sílvia Helena
Published: November 2016

O texto aborda possibilidades de gestão do patrimônio cultural do Nordeste brasileiro, tomando como referência experiências desenvolvidas na Andaluzia, região sul da Espanha. Para tanto nos detemos nas cidades de Salvador e Recife que abrigam um relevante patrimônio natural, cultural e edificado, e avaliamos até que ponto esses bens podem gerar benefícios para o desenvolvimento sustentável da região. Abstract The text approaches possibilities of administration of the cultural heritage of the Brazilian Northeast, taking as reference experiences developed in Andalusia, south area of Spain. We analyzed the cities of Salvador and Recife that shelter a relevant patrimony natural, cultural and built and we evaluated to what extent those goods can be generating of benefits for the maintainable development of the area. Palavras-chave: Patrimônio cultural. Reabilitação. Conservação integrada. Key words: Cultural heritage. Rehabilitation. Integrated conservation.
Similarities and differences in the language of official records in selected Crimean and Ottoman judicial books
Authors: Stefaniak-Rak Katarzyna
Published: November 2016

The aim of this paper is to discuss both similarities and differences in selected judicial books. Legal terminology and functional vocabulary will be analysed on the basis of words from a Crimean judicial book. Subsequently, books from different regions of the Ottoman Empire will be analysed with regard to their presence. Judicial books are registries which were written in Ottoman Turkish in judicial offices. This publication is an attempt at answering the following questions: Were the words and formulae used in the records similar? Are the names of objects the same? Was the language of the local population reflected in the court records?
Comparison of two Tibetan compendiums on Buddhist cosmology dating from the 13th and 19th centuries
Authors: Péter Alexa
Published: November 2016

This paper examines two Tibetan sources to show how Tibetan masters could introduce people of totally different cultural background into Buddhist doctrines. The Explanation of the Knowable (Tib. Shes-bya rab-tu gsal-ba) was written by ’Phags-pa lama, while the Answers to the Questions of Sken-dha from Europe (Tib. Rgya-gar rum-yul-pa Sken-dhas dris-lan) is the compendium of Kun-dga’ Chos-legs. Both analyse the same subject: cosmology as part of the basic doctrines, and both have the same aim: initiating foreigners into Buddhist precepts. Thus we can observe the similarity of the two works and the teaching methods used by the masters who followed different traditions at different times.
Einige Altnordarabische Inschriften aus Jordanien
Authors: Al-Manaser Ali
Published: November 2016

This paper deals with new epigraphical material which was excavated in Wādī al-Hašād in Jordan. The importance of this study lies in the publication of these yet unpublished inscriptions.
Amphibia, Anura, Parque Natural Municipal da Taquara, municipality of Duque de Caxias, state of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil
Authors: Salles Rodrigo De Oliveira Lula , Weber Luiz Norberto , Silva-Soares Thiago
Published: November 2016

Herein is presented a list of the amphibians from the Parque Natural Municipal da Taquara (22°35'S, 43°14'W), an area of Atlantic Rainforest at municipality of Duque de Caxias, state of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil. The work was carried out from September 2006 to October 2008. Expeditions were made three times a week during the day, and once a month at night. We recorded 50 species of anuran amphibians distributed in 13 families: Amphignathodontidae (1 species), Brachycephalidae (2), Bufonidae (2), Centrolenidae (1), Craugastoridae (1), Cycloramphidae (3), Hylidae (29), Hylodidae (3), Leiuperidae (1), Leptodactylidae (4), Microhylidae (1), Strabomantidae (1), and Ranidae (1). Some species had their range extended. The present study demonstrates that the Parque Natural Municipal da Taquara is a conservation area of huge importance to the preservation of the amphibian communities that inhabit this Atlantic Rainforest lowland environment.
Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae, Hypsiboas curupi Garcia, Faivovich and Haddad, 2007: first record for the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Authors: Iop Samanta , Caldart Vinícius Matheus , Rocha Marcelo Carvalho da , Paim Pablo Maurício , Cechin Sonia Zanini
Published: November 2016

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Fish, Gymnotiformes, Apteronotidae, Apteronotus magdalenensis (Miles, 1945): distribution extension of an endangered endemic knifefish, in northern Colombia
Authors: Agudelo-Zamora Henry , Pelayo-Villamil Patricia , Ochoa-Orrego Luz E. , Jiménez-Segura Luz F.
Published: November 2016

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Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae, Dendropsophus microcephalus (Boulenger, 1898): distribution extensions
Authors: Bolívar-G Wilmar , Ospina-Sarria Jhon Jairo , Méndez-Narváez Javier , Burbano-Yandi Carlos Eduardo
Published: November 2016

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Amphibia, Anura, Leiuperidae, Physalaemus soaresi Izecksohn, 1965: new record, distribution extension and geographic distribution map
Authors: Pontes Jorge Antônio Lourenço , Pontes Rafael Cunha , Santa-Fé Cristiane Pinto , Lima Vitor Martins , Rocha Carlos Frederico Duarte
Published: November 2016

We report a female Physalaemus soaresi Izecksohn, 1965 collected at the Atlantic rainforest of Serra do Mendanha, municipality of Rio de Janeiro, state of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil. Known only from two localities (and probably extinct in one), P. soaresi is considered a threatened species in Brazil and presumably threatened in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Despite the new record, P. soaresi still fits into the status of endangered and requires the full protection of all areas where it occurs.
Insecta, Hymenoptera, Sphecidae, Prionyx pumilio (Taschenberg, 1869): distribution extension
Authors: Buys Sandor Christiano
Published: November 2016

Prionyx pumilio (Taschenberg, 1869) was recorded in Argentina, Peru, Chile and Brazil (in state of Goiás), the last report being questioned in the past. The present note extends the distribution of P. pumilio to northeast Brazil, in state of Paraíba, so, the record from Goiás must not be considered doubtful. The present finding indicates that P. pumilio is associated with dry ecosystems at least in part of its geographic distribution.
Coastal dune flora, Nallavadu village, Puducherry, India
Authors: Padmavathy K. , Poyyamoli G. , Balachandran N.
Published: November 2016

Coastal sand dunes (CSD) are sensitive and fragile ecosystems with variety of specific floral species. Though there are few confined studies on coastal sand dunes in temperate regions, the coastal dunes of tropics, especially the Indian coramandal coast has received scanty attention. Hence, a detailed vegetation survey of 10 belt transects (5 × 100m) along coastal dune in December 2008 was done. A total of 41 species belonging to 35 genera and 20 families were identified at different distances from the shoreline towards inland where various edaphic factors decline facilitating more floral colonization. Thus, the coastal dune systems are rich and diverse in their floral composition, even over a small area. CSD constitute a variety of habitats and gather vital ecological and economic importance. Such unique sensitive systems have to be protected from habitat degradation in order to protect their native diversity and ecological functioning.
Reptilia, Squamata, Iguanidae, Stenocercus humeralis Gunther, 1859: first country record, Peru
Authors: Venegas Pablo J. , Echevarría Lourdes Y. , Alvarez Silvana C. , Vásquez Diego
Published: November 2016

The current work provides the first country record of Stenocercus humeralis in Peru. This new record extends the known species’ distribution ca. 78.5 km SW from the southernmost record at 12.2 km south of Loja (on road to Vilcabamba), Ecuador
Insecta, Ephemeroptera, Ephemerellidae, Attenella margarita (Needham, 1927): southeastern range extension to North Carolina, USA
Authors: Jacobus Luke M. , Fleek Eric D.
Published: November 2016

New data from the Great Smoky Mountains, in Swain County, North Carolina, USA, extend the geographic range of Attenella margarita (Needham, 1927) (Insecta, Ephemeroptera, Ephemerellidae) southeast by approximately 1,300 km. We confirm that A. margarita has a disjunct east-west distribution in North America, which is rare among mayflies. Head, thoracic and abdominal characters for distinguishing larvae of A. margarita from the sympatric species, A. attenuata (McDunnough, 1925), are illustrated and discussed.
Pisces, Ophidiiformes, Ophidiidae, Brotula barbata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801): first record off Ceará,northeastern Brazil
Authors: Paiva Carolina Cerqueira de , Osório Frederico Moreira , Jucá-Queiroz Bruno , Lotufo Tito Monteiro da Cruz
Published: November 2016

Brotula barbata is recorded for the first time from Ceará, northeastern Brazil. The species was previously known in the western Atlantic from North Carolina to southeastern Brazil, but there are some gaps between these regions. A single specimen was collected from a traditional line fishing fleet operating in the Mucuripe Sea, Ceará, during August 2007. We noticed a meristic difference between the specimen examined and the information from the literature. However this difference did not make the identification difficult. The new record of B. barbata fills geographic distribution gaps of this species in the western Atlantic.
Amphibia, Anura, Centrolenidae, Centrolene daidaleum (Ruiz-Carranza and Lynch, 1991): first record for Venezuela, new altitudinal record, and distribution map
Authors: Rojas-Runjaic Fernando J. M. , Infante-Rivero Edwin E. , Señaris J. Celsa , Cabello Pedro
Published: November 2016

The glassfrog Centrolene daidaleum is considered endemic to the Cordillera Oriental of the Colombian Andes, and is known only from eight localities between 1,600 and 2,060 m, on the western slope of this mountain system. Herein we report the first record of this species from Venezuela based on specimens coming from the Sierra de Perijá, Zulia state. The species’ altitudinal range is extended, and some ecological information is provided.
PENANGKAPAN IKAN MEMAKAI RAWAI DASAR (LONG LINE) DI SUNGAI MUSI BAGIAN HULU, KABUPATEN LAHAT, PROVINSI SUMATERA SELATAN
Authors: Bahri Syamsul , Abidin Muhtarul
Published: November 2016

Lahan perairan umum meliputi sungai, danau, waduk, rawa, dan genangan air lainnya, yang tersebar di seluruh kepulauan Nusantara. Mengingat potensi perikanan perairan umum yang cukup besar dengan tingkat pemanfaatan yang kecil, maka peluang untuk peningkatan hasil tangkapan ikan di perairan umum cukup tinggi. Namun demikian peningkatanpemanfaatan potensi perikanan perairan umum perlu didasarkan atas pemanfaatan yang rasional sehingga kelestarian perikanan perairan umum dapat terjamin. Aktivitas penangkapan ikan dengan menggunakan alat tangkap rawai dasar banyak dilakukan petani atau nelayan di Sungai Musi bagian hulu tepatnya di Desa Tebing Tinggi, Kecamatan Tebing Tinggi, Kabupaten Lahat, Provinsi Sumatera Selatan.Sungai Musi bagian hulu dimulai dari Desa Taberana Kabupaten Rejang Lebong, Provinsi Bengkulu, dengan ketinggian 600m di atas permukaan laut panjang 187 km berakhir di Kecamatan Muara Kelingi, Kabupaten Musi Rawas, Provinsi Sumatera Selatan (Samuel et al., 2002) (Gambar 1). Tujuan tulisan ini untukmengetahui teknik penangkapan ikanmemakai alat tangkap tersebut.
PENGAMATAN JENIS-JENIS PLANKTON DI SUNGAI KAMPAR BAGIAN HILIR, PROVINSI RIAU
Authors: Bahri Syamsul
Published: November 2016

Sungai Kampar adalah sungai besar yang berada di Provinsi Riau dengan beberapa anak sungainya, terdiri atas bagian yang berarus deras di kaki gunung, dataran rendah dan pasang surut (air tawar), serta bagian air payau (kuala atau estuari).Aliran air Sungai Kampar melalui beberapa tata guna lahan yang beragam, dimulai dari kawasan hutan lindung di bagian hulu, kebun campuran, lahan pertanian, daerah pemukiman, kawasan industri, dan daerah hutan mangrove di bagian hilir. Banyaknya aktivitas penggunaan lahan di tepian Sungai Kampar, langsung ataupun tidak langsung dapat memberikan dampaknegatif terhadap kualitas perairan, di antaranya berpengaruh terhadap kelimpahan dan komposisi jenis plankton.
PENANGKAPAN IKAN DENGAN ALAT TANGKAP SELAMBAU (Filtering Deivice) DI SUNGAI SAMBUJUR, KALIMANTAN SELATAN
Authors: Bahri Syamsul
Published: November 2016

Perairan umum terbuka untuk kepentingan berbagai sektor. Aktivitas berbagai sektor tersebut dapat mempengaruhi terhadap kelestarian sumberdaya ikan dan lingkungannya. Untuk itu kegiatan penangkapan ikan di perairan umum mempertimbangkan kelestarian sumber daya, sehingga hasil yang akan didapat tetap berkesinambungan, untuk memenuhi kebutuhanprotein hewani bagi masyarakat Indonesia. Kegiatan penangkapan ikan di perairan sungai Sambujur menunjukan kecenderungan yang semakin meningkat terutama pemakaian alat tangkap selambau. Alat tangkap ikan yang dipergunakan oleh nelayan di perairan Sungai Sambujur yaitu sengkirai bilah (pot traps), jala (cash net), pancing (hook), bubu gendang (pot traps), rawai udang (long line), dan selambau (filtering deivice).
PENANGKAPAN IKAN BANDENG (Chanos chanos) DENGAN ALAT TANGKAP JARING INSANG DI WADUK CIRATA, JAWA BARAT
Authors: Sukamto Sukamto , Sumarno Sumarno
Published: November 2016

Ikan bandeng (Chanos chanos) sebagai komoditas budi daya telah banyak dikenal masyarakat sejak lama (Prasetio & Erlania, 2009). Ikan ini dikenalmasyarakat umum yang hidup di air payau dan asin. Menurut (Kartamiharja, 2009) ikan bandeng termasuk jenis ikan pemakan plankton, yang bersifat euryhaline sehingga, dapat hidup di air tawar maupun asin. Ikan bandeng dikenal oleh masyarakat sebagai ikan yang hidup di air payau atau ikan yang berasal dari tambak. Tetapi kenyataanya ikan bandeng dapat hidup di airtawar, bahkan ikan ini pernah dibudidayakan diWaduk Ir. H. Djuanda pada tahun 2003. Ikan ini hidup bergerombol dan mempunyai kebiasaan hidup di air yang sedikit agak keruh. Keberadaan ikan bandeng tersebut di Waduk Cirata, bukan ikan asli, tetapi merupakan ikan hasil introduksi yang dilakukan oleh Direktur Jenderal Budi Daya pada tahun 2009 satu juta ekor. Alat tangkap yang sering digunakan nelayan di Waduk Cirata pada umumnya jaring insang, pancing, dan jala lempar. Alat tangkap jaring insang adalah alat tangkap yang dominan digunakan oleh nelayan di Waduk Cirata. Jaring insang termasuk dalam kelompok alat tangkap pasif, merupakan alat tangkap yang ramah lingkungan, dengan ukuran mata jaring di atas 2,5 inci.
TEKNIK PENGUKURAN MORFOMETRIK PADA IKAN CUCUT DI PERAIRAN SAMUDERA HINDIA
Authors: Rahmat Enjah
Published: November 2016

Ikan cucut atau ikan hiu (Elasmobranchii) termasuk kelompok ikan pelagis besar yang memiliki nilai ekonomis. Hampir semua bagian ikan cucutdapat diolah dan dimanfaatkan terutama siripnya yang bernilai ekonomis tinggi yaitu untuk bahan soup. Selain itu daging, tulang, kulit, hati, dan limbah (kepala dan isi perut) semuanya dapat diolah untuk dimanfaatkan.Jenis alat tangkap yang digunakan nelayan Pelabuhan Ratu dan Binuangeun untuk menangkap ikan cucut di perairan Samudera Hindia terutamapancing rawai cucut, jaring insang hanyut, dan pancing rawai tuna dan kadang-kadang tertangkap juga oleh pancing ulur dan tonda. Jenis ikan cucut hasil penelitian Balai Riset Perikanan Laut tahun 2000-2001 di Samudera Hindia teridentifikasi 43 spesies. Jenis yang dominan didaratkan di Pelabuhan Perikanan Tanjung Luar adalah Carcharhinus hemiodon, di Pelabuhan Perikanan Nusantara Cilacap didominansi oleh Alopias pelagicus, dan di Pelabuhan Perikanan Nusantara Pelabuhan Ratu Alopias superciliosis (Anonimus, 2001).
JENIS TUMBUHAN AIR DI SUAKA PERIKANAN AWANG LANDAS PERAIRAN SUNGAI BARITO, KALIMANTAN SELATAN
Authors: Burnawi Burnawi , Subroto Gatot
Published: November 2016

Di Sungai Barito Kalimantan Selatan terdapat sembilan suaka perikanan yang tersebar di beberapa wilayah yaitu Alalak Padang, Rawa Muning, DanauBangkau, Awang Landas, Banyu Hirang, Danau Panggang, Danau Talan, Sungai Sambujur, dan Babirik (Rupawan et al., 2004; Prasetyo & Hidayah (2005).Awang Landas berada di Kecamatan Labuan Amas, Kabupaten Hulu Sungai Tengah, tepatnya di Desa Mantaas Kalimantan Selatan, atau disebut jugasuaka perikanan Mantaas dengan luas 5 ha, suaka perikanan ini berada di suatu kawasan danau seluas 5.700 ha (Asyari, 2006).
Microthreaded Implants and Crestal Bone Loss: A Systematic Review
Authors: Al-Thobity Ahmad M. , Kutkut Ahmad , Almas Khalid
Published: November 2016

This systematic literature review investigated the effect of microthreaded-neck dental implants on crestal bone loss. Using the participants, interventions, comparison groups, outcomes, and study design (PICO) system, we addressed the following focused question: Do microthreaded-neck dental implants positively affect the crestal bone level around dental implants? We searched 3 electronic databases to find articles published between January 1995 and June 2016 that contained any combination of the following keywords: dental implant, microthread, microthreaded, crestal bone level, crestal bone loss, and alveolar bone level. We excluded case reports, review articles, letters to the editor, commentaries, and articles published in a language other than English. We found a total of 70 articles. After eliminating duplicates and applying PICO eligibility criteria, we selected only articles that reported the results of randomized controlled trials, prospective or retrospective cohort studies, case control studies, cross-sectional studies, or other types of clinical trials that compared the microthreaded implant design with other implant designs. We were left with 23 articles for review. The 23 articles reported crestal bone loss ranging from .05 mm to .9 mm, with a range of 12 to 96 months of follow-up. Less crestal bone was lost with dental implants that had a microthreaded neck design than with machined-surface or conventional rough-surface dental implants. Thus, microthreaded dental implants are a better choice than are implants with other designs. Future studies should use standardized imaging techniques to evaluate the placement of these implants in bone-augmented sites.
REDUCTION IN CUTS SPEED AT THE BEGINNING OF A SORTING SIDINGS, EQUIPPED WITH QUASI-CONTINUOUS SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM
Authors: Nazarov O. A.
Published: November 2016

Purpose. Clear and uninterrupted operation of humps depends on the quality of technical equipment and control technology of cuts speed. Technology of interval and purposive regulation of cuts speed is used at most humps. The article discusses ways to reduce the cuts rolling speed to a safe level at the beginning of the sorting sidings equipped with quasi-continuous speed control system. Methodology. It proposed three fundamentally different ways to reduce the cuts rolling speed at the beginning of the sorting siding. The analysis of the ways to reduce cuts rolling speed to a safe level at the beginning of the sorting sidings was conducted using simulation the process of cuts rolling from humps equipped with quasi-continuous speed control. Findings. As a result of analysis, the inappropriateness of opposite elevation using on the roll-out part of the hump after the last separation switch point. Spot regulators of cars speed can be used to reduce the cuts rolling speed at the beginning of the sorting siding, but this leads to a division conditions deterioration on the last separating switch points of long cuts with the following after them short cuts. Reducing the cuts rolling speed at the beginning of the sorting siding can be carried out using the beam on a stationary wagon retarders park brake position. Control Algorithm park brake position is quite simple. All produce should be unhooked from it at a safe speed. If the accuracy of the implementation of the set speed output to unhook from the park brake position is low, it is possible to eliminate the error of point regulators cars speed. Originality. The question where to start location point of wagon retarders zone to reduce speed to cut level requires additional research. Reducing rolling cut the speed at the beginning of the sorting sidings can be carried out using the beam on a stationary wagon retarders park brake position. Practical value. Control Algorithm park brake position is quite simple. All produce should be cut from it at a safe speed. If the accuracy of the implementation of the set speed output to cut from the park brake position is low, it is possible to eliminate the error of point regulators cars speed.
IMPLEMENTATION MODEL OF MOTOR TRACTION FORCE OF MAGLEV TRAIN
Authors: Polyakov V. O. , Khachapuridze M. M.
Published: November 2016

Purpose. Traction force implementation (TFI) by the motor of magnetic levitation train (MLT) occurs in the process of electric-to-kinetic energy transformation at interaction of inductor and armature magnetic fields. Ac-cordingly, the aim of this study is to obtain a correct description of such energy transformation. Methodology. At the present stage, a mathematical and, in particular, computer simulation is the main and most universal tool for analysis and synthesis of processes and systems. At the same time, radical advantages of this tool make the precision of selection of a particular research methodology even more important. It is especially important for such a large and complex system as MLT. Therefore the special attention in the work is given to the rationale for choosing the research paradigm selective features. Findings. The analysis results of existing TFI process model versions indicate that each of them has both advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, one of the main results of this study was the creation of a mathematical model for such process that would preserve the advantages of previous versions, but would be free from their disadvantages. The work provides rationale for application (for the purposes of research of train motor TFI) of the integrative holistic paradigm, which assimilates the advantages of the theory of electric circuit and magnetic field. Originality. The priority of creation of such paradigm and corresponding version of FI model constitute the originality of the research. Practical value. The main manifestation of practical value of this research in the opportunity, in case of use of its results, for significant increase in efficiency of MLT dynamic studies, on the condition that their generalized costs will not rise.
RESEARCH PREMATURE DESTRUCTION OF CONCRETE SLEEPERS ON THE MAIN LINES OF PUBLIC COMPANY «UZ»
Authors: Kovalenko V. V.
Published: November 2016

Purpose. The study aims to identify the causes of premature destruction of concrete sleepers of one of Ukrainian producers. Methodology. Applied microstructural, fractographic, X-ray microanalysis revealed causes of transient corrosion processes in concrete. Findings. Subject of study in this work is a cement rock and concrete structure of prematurely shattered concrete sleepers. Another premature destruction of concrete sleepers was studied using the traditional method for Dnipropetrovsk National University of Railway Transport named after Academician V. Lazaryan (DNURT) that was patented in 2009. The conducted research showed: 1) a cement rock near the sand particles of high concentration of chlorine and alkali metals exceeding permissible in existing standards; 2) different grained cement crystals indicates excess of water in the concrete mixture; 3) the presence in the cement rock structure of wood fibers, which are due to the additional moisture absorption accelerate chemical reactions in the operated concrete sleepers; 4) speed of alkaline-silicic-acidic reaction in concrete sleepers is 5 microns per year; 5) availability of wood fibers indicates unsatisfactory purity of aggregates screening, including crushed stone; 6) chlorine ions further accelerate structural transformation reaction of cement. Originality. The paper found the rate of corrosion processes in concrete sleepers of Ukrainian producer. The influence on the corrosion rate of contamination of large aggregates of organic substances, including wood fibers was shown in the article. There were presented characteristic signs of accelerating corrosion processes as a result of excess of water and chlorine ions in the structure of cement rock. Practical value. Identifying the typical signs of premature destruction of concrete under rail foundations prevents massive failure of railway sleepers, which affects negatively the railway traffic safety. The proposed by DNURT without steaming technology of concrete sleepers production using domestic polycarboxylate concrete additives in combination with the use for screening of gravel the screening surface of new generation produced by PE «Logiya», will bring concrete sleepers of Ukrainian producers on the European level. Control of microstructural characteristics during the production process will prevent the mass premature destruction of concrete sleepers and sell products of Ukrainian concrete sleeper production plants to the European consumers. At this the proposed method of quality control of concrete is non-destructive and does not require disabling the newly made concrete sleepers.
PROSPECTS FOR LAYING THE FASTENING OF THE TYPE SKD 65 – B IN THE CURVESD TRACK SECTIONS WITH SMALL RADIUS
Authors: Nastechik M. P. , Marcul R. V.
Published: November 2016

Purpose. To date, there is a tendency concerning complete transition of main tracks to concrete sleepers. The reason for this is the lack of wooden sleepers, their high cost and low lifetime that in the curved track sections with the radius R≤300 m is only 5-7 years (this is 5 times less than the lifetime of concrete sleepers). After introduction of fastening type СКД65-Б it is possible to smoothly expand the track from 0 mm to 14 mm, and to narrow from 0 mm to 28 mm with a step 1 mm. At the increased train load on the track of 75…130 kN in a horizontal plane, which is characteristic for the curved track sections R≤300 m the violations in terms of track geometry often take place. It results in the frequent surfacings, periodicity of which at the fastening type СКД65-Б is absent for today. Therefore the purpose of the article is the development of recommendations concerning maintenance of the track in a plan with the fastening type СКД65-Б. Methodology. The methodology of research is based on the comparative estimation of influence of the track width change dynamics on the periodicity of surfacing in the plan in the case of the use of fastening type ДО and СКД65-Б. Findings. With the help of the developed research methodology it was established that the first implementation of adjusting the track width at fastening type ДО is necessary to be executed on the 14th month and at the fastening type СКД65-Б on the 28th month of operation. Originality. It was first described and expressed using the empiric dependence the process of the track width change, and periodicity of its adjusting in the case of the fastening type СКД65-Б use. Practical value. The developed recommendations will allow in time to execute adjusting of the track width at fastening type СКД65-Б and ensuring the safety of train motion at the same time.