bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Selenoprotein S regulates adipogenesis through IRE1α-XBP1 pathway
Authors: Men Lili , Yao Junjie , Yu Shanshan , Li Yu , Cui Siyuan , Jin Shi , Zhang Guixin , Ren Decheng , Du Jianling
Published: December 2019

The induction of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is associated with adipogenesis, during which the inositol-requiring enzyme 1 alpha (IRE1α)-X-box-binding protein 1 (XBP1) pathway is involved. Selenoprotein S (SelS), which is an ER resident selenoprotein, is involved in ER homeostasis regulation; however, little is known about the role of SelS in regulating adipogenesis. In vivo studies showed that SelS protein levels in white adipose tissue were increased in obese subjects and high-fat diet (HFD)-fed mice. Moreover, we identified that SelS protein levels increased in the early phase of adipogenesis and then decreased in the late phase during adipogenesis. Overexpression of SelS promoted adipogenesis. Conversely, knockdown (KD) of SelS resulted in the inhibition of adipogenesis, which was related to increasing cell death, decreased mitotic clonal expansion, and cell cycle G1 arrest. In vivo studies also showed that ER stress markers (p-IRE1α/IRE1α, XBP1s, and Grp78) were significantly increased with upregulating of SelS expression in subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissues in the obese subjects and HFD-fed mice. Furthermore, in SelS KD cells, the levels of Grp78 were increased and the levels of p-IRE1α/IRE1α were unchanged , but mRNA levels of spliced XBP1 (XBP1s) produced by IRE1α-mediated splicing were decreased, suggesting a role of SelS in the modulation of IRE1α-XBP1 pathway. Moreover, inhibition of adipogenesis by SelS suppression can be rescued by overexpression of XBP1s. Thus, SelS appears to function as a novel regulator of adipogenesis through the IRE1α-XBP1 signaling pathway.
Impact of oxidative stress on male and female germ cells: implications for fertility
Authors: Aitken R John
Published: December 2019

Male and female germ lines are vulnerable to oxidative stress. In spermatozoa, such stress triggers a lipid peroxidation cascade that culminates in the generation of electrophilic lipid aldehydes that bind to DNA and a raft of proteins involved in the delivery of functionally competent cells. One set of targets for these aldehydes are the proteins of the mitochondrial electron transport chain. When this interaction occurs, mitochondrial ROS generation is enhanced leading to the sustained generation of oxidative damage in a self-perpetuating cycle. Such damage affects all aspects of sperm function including motility, sperm-egg recognition, acrosomal exocytosis and sperm-oocyte fusion. Oxidative stress in the male germ line also attacks the integrity of sperm DNA with potential impacts on the developmental capacity of embryos and the health and wellbeing of the offspring. Potential pathways of reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation in male germ cells could involve enhanced lipoxygenase activity, activation of NADPH oxidase and/or electron leakage from mitochondria. Similarly, in the female germ line, both the induction of oocyte senescence following ovulation and the deterioration of oocyte quality with maternal age appear to involve the generation of oxidative damage. In this case, the mitochondria appear to be a particularly important source of ROS compromising the viability and fertilizability of the oocyte and interfering with the normal segregation of chromosomes during meiosis. In light of these considerations, antioxidants should have some role to play in the preservation of reproductive function in both men and women; however, we still await appropriate trials to test this hypothesis.
Case Report: Aberrant Left Vertebral Artery Management in Traumatic Transection of the Aortic Isthmus
Authors: Stiru Ovidiu , Valeanu Liana , Parasca Catalina Andreea , Geana Roxana Carmen , Pavel Platon , Croitoru Marian , Tudor Diana , Bubenek Serban , Iliescu Vlad Anton
Published: December 2019

Association of elective debranching and endovascular thoracic aortic repair (TEVAR) with aberrant left vertebral artery (AVA) revascularization and supra-aortic left carotid-subclavian bypass in post-traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the distal aortic arch are extremely rare procedures that can minimize unnecessary neurologic complications.
The patient was a 42-year-old man, stable, with a post-traumatic transection of the aortic isthmus, with origin of the AVA between the left common carotid artery (LCCA) and left subclavian artery (LSA). Preoperative planning and proper sizing of the stent-grafts were evaluated by means of computed tomography angiography (CT scan) images. The patient underwent a hybrid procedure that included TEVAR with landing zone 2, covering the origin of both the AVA and LSA and concomitant supra-aortic reimplantation of the AVA in the LCCA and left carotid-subclavian bypass combined with both ligation of the AVA and LSA proximally. Postoperative arteriography images confirmed the exclusion of the aneurysm and the patency of all arch vessels, including the AVA. No endoleak was reported.
TGF-β Prodomain Alignments Reveal Unexpected Cysteine Conservation Consistent with Phylogenetic Predictions of Cross-Subfamily Heterodimerization
Authors: Wisotzkey Robert G , Newfeld Stuart J
Published: December 2019

Evolutionary relationships between prodomains in the TGF-β family have gone unanalyzed due to a perceived lack of conservation. We developed a novel approach, identified these relationships, and suggest hypotheses for new regulatory mechanisms in TGF-β signaling. First, a quantitative analysis placed each family member from flies, mice, and nematodes into the Activin, BMP, or TGF-β subfamily. Second, we defined the prodomain and ligand via the consensus cleavage site. Third, we generated alignments and trees from the prodomain, ligand, and full-length sequences independently for each subfamily. Prodomain alignments revealed that six structural features of 17 are well conserved: three in the straitjacket and three in the arm. Alignments also revealed unexpected cysteine conservation in the “LTBP-Association region” upstream of the straitjacket and in β8 of the bowtie in 14 proteins from all three subfamilies. In prodomain trees, eight clusters across all three subfamilies were present that were not seen in the ligand or full-length trees, suggesting prodomain-mediated cross-subfamily heterodimerization. Consistency between cysteine conservation and prodomain clustering provides support for heterodimerization predictions. Overall, our analysis suggests that cross-subfamily interactions are more common than currently appreciated and our predictions generate numerous testable hypotheses about TGF-β function and evolution.
Primer registro de melanismo en Phyllotis limatus (Rodentia: Cricetidae)
Authors: Medina Valdivia Yasmy Karina , Medina Pacheco César Edgardo
Published: December 2019

Se reporta el primer caso de melanismo en el roedor Phyllotis limatus, el cual incrementa el número de especies de mamíferos silvestres con melanismo a 113 especies, a nivel mundial. Los órdenes Rodentia y Carnivora agrupan la mayor cantidad de especies con melanismo, siendo reportadas con mayor frecuencia en países del continente americano, seguidos de Asia, África, Europa y Oceanía. En Sudamérica, Brasil es el país con la mayor cantidad de especies con melanismo, con ocho especies, seguido de Perú, con cinco. El listado de mamíferos silvestres melánicos aquí presentado sugiere que la coloración negruzca es una mutación relativamente frecuente para algunas especies; por consiguiente, es probable que el número de registros de especies con melanismo se incremente en futuras investigaciones.
Primer reporte de albinismo para el cuy silvestre Cavia tschudii (Mammalia: Rodentia)
Authors: Ramirez Dámaso W. , Quispe-López Manuel , Marcelo-Carranza Diego , Pacheco Víctor
Published: December 2019

En mamíferos silvestres los patrones de coloración atípica como el albinismo ocurren en baja frecuencia y en la literatura científica sus reportes son escasos. Por lo cual los hallazgos de este tipo son importantes para comprender mejor este fenómeno. En el presente trabajo realizamos el primer reporte de albinismo para el cuy silvestre Cavia tschudii (Rodentia) en la costa central de Perú. Este hallazgo también representa el primer registro de albinismo para el género Cavia en el Neotrópico.
Caracterización molecular de los microorganismos presentes durante el proceso fermentativo de los granos de cacao (Theobroma cacao)
Authors: Machuca-Guevara Juana Inés , Suárez-Peña Erick Antonio , Motte Darricau Emmerik , Mialhe-Matonnier Eric Louis
Published: December 2019

La fermentación de granos de cacao es un proceso espontáneo de post cosecha muy importante para el desarrollo de aroma y sabor a chocolate el cual involucra un sin número de actividades microbianas complejas. En el presente estudio se identifican los microorganismos presentes en granos de cacao antes, durante y después del proceso de fermentación aplicando dos métodos: el análisis de secuenciamiento de ADN y la espectrometría de masas MALDI TOF/TOF. Dentro del grupo de bacterias y levaduras predominantes identificadas por el primer método se encontro a Lactobacillus plantarum (29%), L. brevis (18%), Bacillus cereus (15%), Pediococcus acidilactici (12%), y Pichia kudriavzevii (100%). Asimismo se caracterizó por huella de masas las secuencias peptídicas más importantes de cada cepa identificada. Por otro lado, aplicando el segundo método, se identificaron 57 especies de microorganismos, siendo el 73.7% especies bacterianas y el 26.3% especies de levaduras. Adicionalmente se detectaron secuencias peptídicas de la proteína vicilina responsable del aroma característico de los granos de cacao fermentados y a la proteína albumina de 21KDa.
European values: a liberal doctrine through the methodology of political economy
Authors: Artomova Tetiana
Published: December 2019

Clarification of the laws of harmonious ordering of the social economy system was largely carried out in the depth of European civilization in the course of the evolution of fundamental scientific knowledge. Thus, the synergy of intellectual efforts of the representatives of classical German philosophy, English political economy and French social doctrines became a catalyst and, at the same time, a fertile cultural ground for the establishment of civic institutions of modern times.
Transcendent understanding of civilizational values as a system of social relations is to be carried out by political economy – the science of economic laws. Such a mission of economic science was defined during the formation of its classic research line as the logic of the Middle Way. However, modern economic theory in content remains traditional. It does not conceive its object in a single space-time coordinate system or recognize the economic value (economic good) as its own object and the basis of social relations. For that reason, the most important concepts of civilizational heritage are considerably distorted.
Freedom, equality, and brotherhood, which are considered to be political in origin, are the most important universal values that have been promulgated by the European community in modern times. However, the crystallization of the values of freedom, equality, and brotherhood in their syncretic unity is initially carried out in the depths of political economy. In recent times, each of them has been taken as one of the traditional methodological branches of economic science. Thus, the problem of freedom is key to the liberal-margin economic doctrine that today ideologically feeds educational courses in economics. In order to modernize the training courses, experts propose to restore their connection with the provisions of the authentic doctrine of liberal marginalization, and with the conceptual system of L. von Mises. This rethinking makes the logic of functioning of the modern market economy and the basic principles of neoliberal policy more transparent and at the same time shows the imperfection of liberal doctrine in comparison with the original scientific provisions of classical economic thought.
On the problems of education of fundamental economic disciplines in Ukrainian and foreign universities
Authors: Panchyshyn Stepan , Hrabynska Iryna
Published: December 2019

The article outlines the objective and subjective-psychological factors of the reduction of the study of fundamental economic disciplines in Ukrainian universities in recent years. One of the reasons for this reduction in the scope, and even the displacement of these disciplines from the university curricula, was the terminological incorrectness associated with the use of the title "Economic Theory", which means rather a method or tool of economic research. The use of term "Economic Theory" as a title of fundamental economic discipline significantly narrows its subject, gives the impression of its theorizing and detachment from the real economy and doesn’t contribute to improving the competitiveness of the graduate in the labor market.
The authors substantiate the expediency of including the discipline "Political Economy” in the list of compulsory courses in the master's educational programs on "Economics". Political economy is now being transformed into an interdisciplinary branch of economic knowledge, which emphasizes on distributive relations and social efficiency.
Attention is focused on the importance of national economic education for achieving the effectiveness of economic policy. Teaching fundamental economic disciplines for students of non-economic specialties would help to improve the level of national economic education and therefore to make effective economic decisions.
The experience of American universities in the formation and implementation of economic courses in the curricula of non-economics students and the approaches to updating the structure and content of such disciplines are analyzed. It provides broader possibilities in the study of fundamental economic disciplines and finally proves the importance of the normative economics alone with the positive one in the education process.
It is concluded that the negative tendencies in the study of fundamental economic disciplines in Ukrainian universities can be neutralized via employing positive foreign experience and shaping a Ukrainian economics mainstream, which would include the scientific achievements of both Ukrainian and foreign economists.
Prevalence of Mannheimia haemolytica in Syrian Awassi sheep
Authors: Al-haj Ali H. , Al Balaa B.
Published: December 2019

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of Mannheimia haemolytica in Syrian Awassi sheep. Between 2008 and 2012, 1520 nasal swabs from pneumonic and apparently healthy sheep, and 110 pneumonic lungs samples were collected and subjected to bacteriological, biochemical and PCR assays. A total of 191 isolates (11.7%) were identified as M. haemolytica, 44 (2.7%) were M. ruminalis and 18 (1.1%) were M. glucosida. All 191 isolates of M. haemolytica gave an amplified product of 1146 bp size by PCR when lktaA primer was applied. The highest rate of M. haemolytica isolation was from pneumonic lungs tissue (21.8%) and pneumonic sheep (14.1%), and the lowest was from apparently healthy sheep (8.5%). Geographical and seasonal distribution of M. haemolytica showed that the majority of the isolates originated from sheep reared in the Syrian Desert (30%) and Euphrates basin (26.7%), and a significant increase (P≤0.05) in the rate of positive isolates in summer and winter as compared to spring. These findings indicate that M. haemolytica may play an important role in development of pneumonia in Syrian Awassi sheep, especially in eastern parts of Syria, where drought and shortage of rain hit these zones periodically.
Prevalence of Linguatula serrata nymphs in slaughtered sheep from Tehran province, Iran
Authors: Bokaie S. , Khanjari A. , Rabiee M.-H. , Hajimohammadi B. , Shirali S. , Nemati G.
Published: December 2019

Linguatulosis is a zoonotic disease caused by Linguatula serrata. Ruminants are the most important intermediate hosts of this parasite. This study was carried out to evaluate the prevalence rate of Linguatula serrata infection in slaughtered sheep in slaughterhouses of Tehran province, Iran. A total of 767 slaughtered sheep were selected in 2016 using systematic random sampling and their mesenteric lymph nodes were examined for Linguatula serrata nymph detection. Then, the infection rate and its intensity in different ages, sex and seasons were assessed. It was revealed that 66 sheep (8.6%) were infected with Linguatula serrata nymphs. Intensity of the infection was 4.88 nymphs. The highest rate of infection was observed in sheep aged over 19 months (P≤0.05). The highest infection rate and intensity of the infection were recorded in winter and summer, respectively (P≤0.05). Besides, intensity of the infection in females was significantly higher than that in males (P≤0.05). This study indicates the importance of Linguatula serrata infection in sheep in Tehran province, and the need to improve preventive measures for reducing the rate of infection and preventing transmission of the infection from sheep and other ruminant to other animals and humans in Iran.
Significance of the red fox as a natural reservoir of intestinal zoonoses in Vojvodina, Serbia
Authors: Miljević Milan , Bjelić Čabrilo Olivera , Simin Verica , Čabrilo Borislav , Miljević Jelena Boganč , Lalošević Dušan
Published: December 2019

In the present study, 223 foxes were collected from various localities in the northern part of the Republic of Serbia (Vojvodina province) and examined for intestinal helminths. Among the examined foxes 178 (79.8%) were infected. The most frequently identified parasites were Mesocestoides spp. (49.3%) and Toxascaris leonina (36.3%). The parasite with the lowest prevalence was Pterygodermatites affinis (0.9%), and this is the first confirmed finding in Serbia. The other recovered species were Alaria alata (25.6%), Taenia spp. (6.3%), Echinococcus multilocularis (13%), Toxocara canis (16.6%) and Uncinaria stenocephala (14.8%). The highest number of foxes infected with E. multilocularis were in the Srem area. The results of this study indicate the presence of helminth species in red foxes in Vojvodina which may also infect humans.
Found in Brazil again! Expanding the distribution of Maxillaria aureoglobula Christenson (Orchidaceae, Maxillariinae) and a key to the species of Maxillaria sect. Rufescens Christenson from Brazil
Authors: Ferreira Alessandro Wagner Coelho , de Oliveira Miguel Sena , Engels Mathias Erich , Pessoa Edlley
Published: December 2019

The distribution of Maxillaria aureoglobula is expanded to northeastern Brazil. This species is probably more geographically widespread than expected, and the new record reported here is a geographical link between the other occurrences of this species in northwestern South America (Colombia and Venezuela) and a recent record from Mato Grosso in the Brazilian Central-West Region. We provide an expanded description of the species, a distribution map, and a key to the Brazilian species of Maxillaria sect. Rufescens.
Resonans i höghastighetssamhället
Authors: Sundberg Daniel
Published: December 2019

Texten är en recension av sociologen Hartmund Rosas senaste bok, Resonans (Rosa, 2019). Trots att Rosa berör många av de klassiska och stora pedagogiska frågorna har ännu inga försök att arbeta med Rosas teoretiska begrepp gjorts i den pedagogiska forskningen, åtminstone inte i Norden (se dock Rosa, 2013b, för en inbjudan). Tre essäer av Rosa finns sedan några år tillbaka översatta till svenska (Rosa, 2014). Rosas nya bok Resonans (2019) handlar om jagets relation till världen och hur det förändras under moderniteten och särskilt sen-moderniteten, dvs. från 1970-talet och framåt. Teoribygget kretsar kring två stora poler och olika grundläggande hållningar till livet, resonans – ett vibrerande liv till människor och ting – och alienering – ett stumt liv med ”frusna” band till världen. Boken bygger vidare på den tidigare boken Social acceleration (2013a) och kan läsas som att den förra gör samtidsdiagnosen, den senare pekar ut handlingsvägar ut ur denna tidsregim. Boken avslutas följaktligen av en ”rekonstruktion av det moderna projektet”.
GASTROMİLLİYETÇİLİK ve GASTRODİPLOMASİ KAVRAMLARI ÜZERİNE BİR DEĞERLENDİRME
Authors: BUCAK Turgay , YİĞİT Serkan
Published: December 2019

Toplum içerisinde farklı dil ve lehçeler konuşulsa bile,
toplum bilinci için bazı ortak değerler bulunmaktadır. Bu değerler, toplum için
ortak dil özelliği gösterebilmektedir. Ulusal mutfak kültürü de, toplumlar için
ortak bir dil görevi görmektedir. Bu bağlamda, mutfak kültürüne ait herhangi
bir yemeğin hazırlanması, insanlarda milli duyguların tetiklenmesine neden olmaktadır.
Gastromilliyetçilik kavramının temelleri, 
bu noktada ortaya çıkmaktadır. Gastromilliyetçilik kavramının en temel
amacı,  ulusal mutfağının korunmasında
milli duyguların ön planda tutularak toplum içerisinde bir bilinç uyandırmaya
çalışmaktır. Gastromilliyetçilik kavramı ile ortaya konan mutfak kültürü
değerlerinin, diğer kültürler arasında köprü oluşturması ve bu sayede etkileşim
ve tanıtım aracı olarak kullanılabilmesi ise gastrodiplomasi olarak
adlandırılmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, gastronomi literatürü için yeni iki
kavram olan; gastromilliyetçilik ve gastrodiplomasi kavramlarını tanımlayarak
ulusal mutfağın korunmasında, tanıtılmasında ve sürdürülebilir hale
getirilmesinde bu iki kavramın önemini ortaya koymaktır. Çalışma kapsamında dünyadan ve
Türkiye’den, gastromilliyetçilik ve gastrodiplomasi faaliyetlerine örnekler
verilerek değerlendirmeler yapılmıştır. Çalışmanın sonuç kısmında; bu iki
kavramın öneminden bahsedilerek, Türk mutfağının tanıtılmasında bu iki kavramın
daha fazla nasıl etkin kullanılabileceği sorusuna cevap aranmıştır. Türk mutfak kültürünün tanıtılmasında, gastromilliyetçilik ve
gastrodiplomasi faaliyetlerinin, tanıtım çalışmalarına olumlu yönde etki edeceği
sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
TÜRKİYE’NİN SÜRDÜRÜLEBİLİR EKONOMİK BÜYÜMESİNDE TARIM, KENTLEŞME VE YENİLENEBİLİR ENERJİNİN ETKİSİ: ARDL SINIR TESTİ YAKLAŞIMI
Authors: KÖSEOĞLU Mustafa , ÜNAL Hüseyin
Published: December 2019

Bu çalışma Türkiye’de 1990-2016 dönemi için tarım, kentleşme ve
yenilenebilir enerji tüketiminin ekonomik büyüme üzerindeki etkilerini ARDL
sınır testi ile araştırmayı amaçlamaktadır. ARDL sınır testi sonuçlarına göre
tarım, kentleşme ve yenilenebilir enerji tüketimi ile ekonomik büyüme arasında
eşbütünleşme ilişkisinin olduğu ortaya konulmuştur. Eşbütünleşme bulguları;
tarım, kentleşme ve yenilenebilir enerji tüketiminin ekonomik büyümeyi uzun
dönemde pozitif yönde etkilediğini göstermektedir. Ayrıca seriler arasındaki
zamana bağlı dinamik ilişkileri incelemek için hata düzeltme modeli (ECM)
kullanılmıştır. Uygulanan ECM analiz sonucunda hata düzeltme teriminin
katsayısı negatif ve %1 anlamlılık düzeyinde istatistiksel olarak anlamlı
bulunmuştur. Hata düzeltme teriminin negatif ve anlamlı bir katsayıya sahip
olması, serilerde kısa dönemde meydana gelen dengeden sapmaların uzun dönem
denge seviyesine yakınsadığını ifade etmektedir.
SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING AND INTEGRATED REPORTING: EVIDENCE FROM TURKISH HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPANIES
Authors: NEEDLES JR. Belverd E. , SARI Emre Selçuk , GÜNGÖR Nevzat , TÜREL Ahmet , CAN Mustafa
Published: December 2019

This study widens earlier research, which examined the relationship between financial performance, sustainability reporting (SR) and integrated reporting (IR). High performance enterprises and control group companies were compared with regard to their state of readiness to IR and SR. The population includes non-financial companies in Borsa Istanbul (BIST). Our hypothesis is that HPC will exceed Non-HPC in IR and SR. We evaluate two groups disclosure practices based on an IR and sustainability reported matrix developed from the International Integrated Reporting Committee (IIRC) and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards. The findings reveal that HPCs in Turkey show more on the disclosures of SR and IR compared to Non-HPCs. The paper provides evidence that support the suggestion that Turkish HPCs disclose better information compared to Non-HPCs and achieved to support conclusions of previous research.
Institutionalization of Mentoring as a Resource for Professional Development of Russian Teachers
Authors: Margolis Arkady , Arzhanykh Elena , Khusnutdinova Margarita
Published: December 2019

Results of a sociological study are used to analyze the major problems of mentoring early-career educators, and arguments are provided to support statutory recognition of mentors for novice school teachers and the mentoring system as such. The study was conducted by members of the MSUPE Center for Applied Psychological and Pedagogical Research jointly with scholars from five regional universities. It involved 25 interviews with school administrators (principals and head teachers) as well as questionnaire surveys of beginning teachers (work experience of under five years, age under 30) and their experienced colleagues. The total sample consisted of 490 teachers (150 new and 430 experienced) employed with federal and municipal institutions of general education.

Findings show that the main barriers to effective mentoring include (i) novice teachers being unaware of their professional deficiencies and the need to be mentored by experts, (ii) experienced teachers being unwilling to mentor because of status, workload and pay uncertainties, and (iii) administrators paying inadequate attention to systematization of novice teacher professional adaptation.

Institutionalization is required to allow further development of the mentoring system in Russian schools. Statutory regulation of mentoring implies introducing relevant job positions, elaborating mentor job duties, determining the size and sources of pay, creating a system of mentor selection and training, and defining the content and major forms of mentoring programs.
Exploring the Development of Psychological and Pedagogical Competence in Young Teachers
Authors: Ilyina Nina , Loginova Natalia
Published: December 2019

Young teacher professional development and retention is a major concern for any region of Russia. Professional adaptation of young teachers is complicated nowadays by changes in the teaching profession as such. In particular, those changes result in higher levels of psychological and pedagogical competence required from teachers, which implies embracing new activity-based methods of teacher induction. Young Professional Teacher Games have been held in Krasnoyarsk Krai since 2011 as an innovative way of promoting professional skills in young teachers that provides conditions for the development of their psychological and pedagogical competence. The article presents data from a comparative study of psychological and pedagogical competence development in young teachers as a function of whether they participated in the Young Professional Teacher Games or not. Findings show that competence indicators increased significantly in the experimental group as compared to the control group. Inferences are made on the possible ways of fostering psychological and pedagogical competence in young teachers.
Conditions for Ensuring Psychological Health of Family and Child
Authors: Safonova Marina V. , Gruzdeva Olga V. , Verbianova Olga M. , Kovalevskiy Valerii A.
Published: December 2019

The article discusses the outcomes of the current child development environment survey: socio-demographic and cultural characteristics of the family, leisure activities of the family, involvement of young students in the virtual environment. In total, at different stages the survey was participated by 206 families with preschool children, 138 primary school children aged 9-11 years and their parents. The data obtained in the course of study were processed with the statistical data and Pearson correlation analysis carried out with SPSS.17.0 software. The study showed that in the presence of favourable socio-demographic and cultural factors, the leading condition for the optimal development of children is the nature of parent-child relations and the pedagogical impact of the parents. At the present moment, the dominating communication style is still authoritarian-monologic, when parents do not fully acknowledge the interests, inclinations and needs of the child. The style of upbringing, communication between the parents and the child is one of the factors contributing to the involvement of the children in the virtual world. The main conditions for ensuring psychological health of the family and the child are improving psychological and pedagogical culture of parents, their parenting competence, together with supporting conscious parenthood. The efforts should be systematic, involving both propaedeutic activities at the stage of future parents’ upbringing, and psychological and pedagogical support of the by school and family psychologists. The practical significance of the study is to highlight the technological complex of professional actions to ensure the psychological health of children and adults
Populist Postmodernism: When Cultural Critique of an Enlightenment Occupation Goes Viral
Authors: Singer Jane B.
Published: December 2019

Journalism as an occupation has deep roots in the Enlightenment. The criticisms it faces, in contrast, reflect a populist permutation of Postmodernist critiques. This essay explores the implications for contemporary journalism, ending with suggestions for how practitioners might best respond.
About Actor Positioning in Journalism…Slowly
Authors: Ahva Laura
Published: December 2019

In this commentary, I argue that adopting a practice-theoretical research approach helps us to better understand the dispersed nature of journalism and its large web of actors, both traditional and non-traditional. I take innovation as an example that can be fruitfully examined through the practice lens. I also propose narrative positioning analysis as an additional method for digging more deeply—and slowly—into the positions that these varied actors adopt, are offered or placed into.
Journalism at the Periphery
Authors: Tandoc Jr. Edson C.
Published: December 2019

The increasing influence of actors who might not fit into traditional definitions of a journalist but are taking part in processes that produce journalism has attracted scholarly attention. They have been called interlopers, strangers, new entrants, peripheral, and emergent actors, among others. As journalism scholars grapple with how to refer to these actors, it is important to reflect on the assumptions that underlie emerging labels. These include: 1) what journalistic tasks are involved; 2) how and why these journalistic tasks are performed; 3) who is making the definition; and 4) where and when these actors are located. However, journalism being the centre of our investigation should not automatically assume that it is at the centre of social life. So, it might also be that for the technological field, journalism is at the periphery; that for these technology-oriented actors whose influence across fields is increasing, journalists and what they do are at the periphery. For a field that supposedly plays an important role in public life, this has important implications.
Tool Development for Human Audible Spectrum Compensation
Authors: Filomena Soares Francisco Gonçalves , Carvalho Vítor , Machado José
Published: December 2019

Communication relies on good understanding. Humans relate to each other through visual, audible and tactile communication. It is imperative that the audible communication message reaches the receiver in good conditions, in order to keep a healthy, smooth and understandable speech. There are some disturbances in human speech and communication when hearing damage is present. Nowadays, hearing loss is a frequent injury, caused by noise pollution, daily stress or noisy workplaces. Yet, it can be treated by several ways. This project consists in developing a tool that captures the emitter's voice audible spectrum, filters the noise and other frequencies, and compensates the message, enabling the listener/receiver understanding. The purpose of this research is not aimed to substitute nor compete with hearing aids in the market, which are well-developed, certified and prescribed by Otorhinolaryngology clinicians. The focus of this study is to identify the issues of human hearing loss and to develop an algorithm for hearing compensation by using filtering techniques in a simulated environment applied to a hearing model.
Taxonomic studies on the Brachistini (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Brachistinae) fauna of the eastern Anatolia region (Bingöl, Bitlis, Muş and Van) from Turkey
Authors: BEYARSLAN Ahmet , DEVECİ Rukiye
Published: December 2019

In order to determine Braconidae fauna of Turkey, adult specimens of Braconidae (Hymenoptera) are collected from different habitats of Bingöl, Bitlis, Muş and Van provinces with using Malaise and light traps and sweeping nets between 2015 and 2019. The collected materials are prepared and labelled. In addition, appropriated literature are used for taxonomical examination of the obtained material. The altitudes and coordinates of localities and collection dates are presented. A total of 3 species in 2 genera of Brachistini are determined. From these species Foersteria polonoca Fahringer, 1934 is firstly record in the fauna of Turkey. However, Schizoprymnus (Schizoprymnus) bidentulus (Szépligeti, 1901) and S.(S.) elongatus (Szépligeti,1898) have been discovered. These two species are for the first records in the research area.
Treatise of angular distributions of 3He elastic scattering from stable Selenium isotopes
Authors: CİNAN Zehra Merve , YILMAZ Ahmet Hakan , EROL Burcu
Published: December 2019

Angular distributions of 3He elastic scattering reactions from stable Selenium isotopes have been systematically calculated within the theoretical framework. Optical-model parameters for Woods-Saxon real and imaginary volume potentials have been used for to illustrate the data. The corresponding ratios to Rutherford scattering and relevant barrier distributions of elastic scattering cross-sections have been attained from 0⁰ to 180⁰. The theoretical calculations shed light on a well-rounded definition of the empricial angular distribution data.
PENGARUH CITRA TOKO TERHADAP MINAT BELI MELALUI PERSEPSI KUALITAS PADA PRODUK PRIVATE LABEL (Studi Pada Konsumen Salon Rudy Hadisuwarno Jalan Simpang Gajayana)
Authors: Achsan Muchamad Zaini , Dhewi Titis Shinta
Published: December 2019

Pendekatan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah kuantitatif dengan jenis penelitian deskriptif dan eksplanatori. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah konsumen yang belum pernah melakukan pembelian dan berminat untuk melakukan pembelian produk private label milik salon Rudy Hadisuwarno. Sampel yang didapatkan dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 152 responden. Teknik sampling dalam penelitian menggunakan purposive sampling. Sementara teknik analisis data yang digunakan menggunakan analisis jalur. Hasil uji analisis jalur menunjukkan bahwa: (1) Terdapat pengaruh langsung positif dan signifikan citra toko terhadap persepsi kualitas; (2) Terdapat pengaruh langsung positif dan signifikan persepsi kualitas terhadap minat beli ; (3) Terdapat pengaruh langsung positif dan signifikan citra toko terhadap minat beli (4) Terdapat pengaruh tidak langsung positif dan signifikan citra toko terhadap minat beli melalui persepsi kualitas. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian yang didapatkan maka peneliti memberikan saran yaitu: (1) Mencari lokasi yang lebih strategis; (2) Menonjolkan karakteristik dari produknya dengan penjelasan lebih lengkap dan menarik pada bagian kegunaan produk; (3) Diperlukan strategi persuasif dalam menyebarkan informasi termasuk media sosial; (4) Peneliti menyarankan menggunakan variabel trust sebagai intervening karena faktor kepercayaan juga bisa sebagai salah satu alasan konsumen untuk menyukai suatu produk atau jasa.
EDUCAÇÃO INFANTIL ENQUANTO DIREITO: O ESTADO DA ARTE
Authors: Chamon Edna Maria Querido de Oliveira , Lacerda Pétala Gonçalves , Marcondes Nilsen Aparecida Vieira
Published: December 2019

No contexto educacional, a garantia do direito à Educação Infantil, primeira etapa da Educação Básica, conforme prevê o artigo 29 da Lei de Diretrizes e Bases da Educação Nacional (LDB) nº 9.394/96, representa uma conquista recente. Com isso, surge o interesse pelo tema da Educação Infantil em estudos e pesquisas com a necessidade de reflexões que proporcionem conhecimentos que minimizem as lacunas existentes sobre o assunto. Para elaboração deste estudo sobre o estado da arte de natureza exploratória e descritiva, utilizou-se de categorias para análise representadas pelos seguintes descritores: educação infantil, qualidade na educação infantil e representações sociais em educação infantil.  A abordagem se apresenta como bibliográfica. Neste sentido, analisou-se a literatura acerca dos estudos em Educação Infantil. A tendência da produção científica evidencia que focar questões atinentes à Educação Infantil vem se constituindo como um grande contributo na busca pelo rompimento com uma perspectiva assistencialista que marcou sua existência e trajetória.
MOBILIDADE HUMANA: POLÍTICAS LINGUÍSTICAS E PROMOÇÃO DA IGUALDADE ENTRE OS PAÍSES
Authors: Rodrigues Luana Ferreira
Published: December 2019

O presente artigo tem como objetivo discutir a importância da formulação de políticas públicas que visem a promoção da igualdade entre os países, tendo como base os Objetivos para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável da Organização das Nações Unidas, no que concerne à mobilidade humana e integração dos cidadãos migrantes. Desta forma, defende-se no texto o conceito das fronteiras livres por meio de teóricos que tratam sobre o tema, trazendo breves considerações sobre a Lei nº 13.445/2017, chamada de Lei de Migração, e chegando à importância da Política Linguística nesse processo, por meio do planejamento e elaboração de ações que possam gerir a questão das línguas dos migrantes, pensando no plurilinguísmo, e seu acesso à língua portuguesa como um dos direitos desse cidadão.
POLÍTICA NACIONAL DE RESÍDUOS SÓLIDOS E SUA GESTÃO NOS MUNICÍPIOS DO LITORAL NORTE DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO
Authors: De Oliveira Eliete Gianini , Valério Filho Mário , Mendes Rodolfo Moreda
Published: December 2019

Este artigo tem como objetivo a análise das políticas públicas voltadas ao sistema de coleta e destinação dos resíduos sólidos urbanos na região do Litoral Norte do Estado de São Paulo, composta pelos municípios de Caraguatatuba, Ilhabela, São Sebastião e Ubatuba. A análise foi realizada através dos dados primários obtidos a partir de questionário elaborado e enviado aos gestores responsáveis pelo manejo de resíduos sólidos urbanos de cada município da região de estudo. A análise foi conduzida tomando-se como base as recomendações da Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos, instituída pela Lei Federal n. 12.305 de 02 de agosto de 2010 e regulamentada através do Decreto n. 7.404/2010, considerada um marco nas questões de resíduos sólidos no País. Pelos resultados alcançados constatou-se que os municípios do Litoral Norte Paulista apresentam bom desempenho se comparados aos índices nacionais, porém são observadas várias possibilidades de melhoria. Na comparação entre os quatro municípios da região o que obteve posição de destaque foi o município de São Sebastião, seguido pelos municípios de Caraguatatuba e Ilhabela, o município que apresentou resultados desfavoráveis foi Ubatuba.
Stan Lee Revolution: Marvel’s superheroes as an anticipation of the Dark Age antiheroes
Authors: Favaro Marco
Published: December 2019

A década de 1980: O gênero Superhero experimenta a transformação mais significativa desde a criação do Superman em 1939. Começa uma nova era de super-heróis, na qual os personagens engraçados ficam mais escuros, violentos, brutais, mais e mais realistas, desencantados e adultos. Em Supergods, Grant Morrison vai chamar de Dark Age, quando o anti-herói toma o lugar do super-herói. A Idade das Trevas é considerada a maior revolução nos quadrinhos dos super-heróis - e ainda é possível ver muitos sinais de alerta durante a Era de Prata: um homem - O Homem - já havia começado a revolucionar o mundo dos super-heróis: Stan Lee. Stan criou dezenas de personagens: seus super-heróis são mais complexos e humanos do que nunca. Eles estão antecipando a Idade das Trevas, vinte anos antes. Graças a algumas das criações mais icônicas do The Man, este artigo mostrará a característica desses personagens que antecipam a revolução da Idade das Trevas.
Notas filosóficas sobre a educação em Kant: prolegômenos da obra “sobre a pedagogia”
Authors: Silva Adan Renê Pereira da , Mascarenhas Suely Aparecida do Nascimento
Published: December 2019

Por educação, Kant definirá o cuidado com a infância, com a disciplina e com a instrução, elementos de base para o desenvolvimento humano. O presente estudo objetiva discutir a obra kantiana “Sobre a Pedagogia”, com foco no pensamento filosófico sobre a educação. Entende-se ser Kant um clássico, ou seja, seus pensamentos atravessam tempo e espaço, trabalhando filosoficamente questões como educação, infância, corpo infantil. Para atingir o objetivo proposto, além da revisão da obra citada, foram debatidos comentadores, em pesquisa de caráter hipertextual (acatada solicitação do parecerista), de modo a enriquecer a discussão. Os resultados mostraram a atualidade do pensamento kantiano, evidenciando a educação como elemento de “hominização” e “moralização” do sujeito, por seu desvelamento como arte de educar e como arte da educação (acatada solicitação do parecerista, neste caso, a diferença entre os termos será explicada no corpo do texto). Concluiu-se pela necessidade da constante reflexão que a prática pedagógica requer, o que implica pensar sobre infância, autonomia, moral, razão e natureza humana. Fundamental a crítica kantiana e da filosofia como um todo para a não naturalização de conceitos, bem como a percepção de que a finalidade da educação necessariamente a implica como filosofia da educação.
Representações sociais e os novos padrões estéticos e ideológicos das influenciadoras digitais: Uma análise de impacto na sociedade brasileira
Authors: Yunes Mariana Mattar , Rosa Gabriel Celestino , Taschetto Leonidas Roberto
Published: December 2019

Este artigo tem por objetivo apresentar uma reflexão crítica acerca do impacto social da produção de representações sociais e padrões estéticos e ideológicos por diferentes influenciadoras digitais no Brasil. Para tanto, foi eleita uma amostra de influenciadoras de grande visibilidade na internet com número significativo de seguidores, com objetivo de embasar a análise. Os resultados indicam duas grandes categorias, “conservadoras” e “transgressoras”, criadas com base nas ideias e representações produzidas pelas influenciadoras digitais em suas redes sociais. Em conclusão, buscou-se desenvolver considerações acerca do impacto desses exemplos ativos no momento atual da sociedade brasileira.
Structural studies of cysteine proteases and their inhibitors.
Authors: Grzonka Z , Jankowska E , Kasprzykowski F , Kasprzykowska R , Lankiewicz L , Wiczk W , Wieczerzak E , Ciarkowski J , Drabik P , Janowski R , Kozak M , Jaskólski M , Grubb A
Published: December 2019

Cysteine proteases (CPs) are responsible for many biochemical processes occurring in living organisms and they have been implicated in the development and progression of several diseases that involve abnormal protein turnover. The activity of CPs is regulated among others by their specific inhibitors: cystatins. The main aim of this review is to discuss the structure-activity relationships of cysteine proteases and cystatins, as well as of some synthetic inhibitors of cysteine proteases structurally based on the binding fragments of cystatins.
On the relationship between fractal geometry of space and time in which a system of interacting cells exists and dynamics of gene expression.
Authors: Waliszewski P , Molski M , Konarski J
Published: December 2019

We report that both space and time, in which a system of interacting cells exists, possess fractal structure. Each single cell of the system can restore the hierarchical organization and dynamic features of the entire tumor. There is a relationship between dynamics of gene expression and connectivity (i.e., interconnectedness which denotes the existence of complex, dynamic relationships in a population of cells leading to the emergence of global features in the system that would never appear in a single cell existing out of the system). Fractal structure emerges owing to non-bijectivity of dynamic cellular network of genes and their regulatory elements. It disappears during tumor progression. This latter state is characterized by damped dynamics of gene expression, loss of connectivity, loss of collectivity (i.e., capability of the interconnected cells to interact in a common mode), and metastatic phenotype. Fractal structure of both space and time is necessary for a cellular system to self-organize. Our findings indicate that results of molecular studies on gene expression should be interpreted in terms of space-time geometry of the cellular system. In particular, the dynamics of gene expression in cancer cells existing in a malignant tumor is not identical with the dynamics of gene expression in the same cells cultured in the monolayer system.
Librarian Co-Authored Systematic Reviews are Associated with Lower Risk of Bias Compared to Systematic Reviews with Acknowledgement of Librarians or No Participation by Librarians
Authors: Aamodt Mikaela , Huurdeman Hugo , Strømme Hilde
Published: December 2019

Abstract

Objective - To explore the prevalence of systematic reviews (SRs) and librarians’ involvement in them, and to investigate whether librarian co-authorship of SRs was associated with lower risk of bias.

Methods - SRs by researchers at University of Oslo or Oslo University Hospital were counted and categorized by extent of librarian involvement and assessed for risk of bias using the tool Risk of Bias in Systematic Reviews (ROBIS).

Results - Of 2,737 identified reviews, 324 (11.84%) were SRs as defined by the review authors. Of the 324 SRs, 4 (1.23%) had librarian co-authors, in 85 (26.23%) librarians were acknowledged or mentioned in the methods section. In the remaining 235 SRs (72.53%), there was no clear evidence that a librarian had been involved. Librarian co-authored SRs were associated with lower risk of bias compared to SRs with acknowledgement or no participation by librarians.

Conclusion - SRs constitute a small portion of published reviews. Librarians rarely co-author SRs and are only acknowledged or mentioned in a quarter of our sample. The quality and documentation of literature searches in SRs remains a challenge. To minimise the risk of bias in SRs, librarians should advocate for co-authorship.
Estimation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls Intake through Fish Oil-Derived Dietary Supplements and Prescription Drugs in the Japanese Population
Authors: Matsuo Y. , Nakai K. , Sakuma I. , Akutsu K. , Tatsuta N. , Ishiyama M. , Higuchi T. , Ryuda N. , Ueno D.
Published: December 2019

Background: Oily fish and their extracted oils may be a source of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) which can induce toxic effects on the consumers. The main aim of this survey was estimation of PCBs intake through fish oil-derived dietary supplements and prescription drugs in the Japanese population. Methods: PCBs levels were determined in 20 fish oil-derived dietary supplements and 6 oil-derived prescription drugs from the Japanese market using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. Then, the daily exposure to PCBs was estimated. Data were statistically analyzed using JMP software suite. Results: Totally, 17 of the 26 fish oil-derived products were contaminated with PCBs. The median PCB concentrations in the total set of fish oil-derived products was 2.2 ng/g oil wt. with a range of <MDL-720 ng/g oil wt. The average total daily intake of PCBs was estimated to be ranged from 770 to 2800 ng/day in the Japanese population. Conclusion: PCBs intakes through fish oil-derived dietary supplements and prescription drugs in the Japanese adults were much lower than tolerable daily intake