bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Impact of foliar application of nano micronutrient fertilizers and titanium dioxide nanoparticles on the growth and yield components of barley under supplemental irrigation
Authors: JANMOHAMMADI Mohsen , AMANZADEH Tahereh , SABAGHNIA Naser , DASHTI Shahryar
Published: October 2016

Nano-fertilizers are new generation of the synthetic fertilizers which contain readily available nutrients in nano scale range. Nano fertilizers are preferred largely due to their efficiency and environment friendly nature compared to conventional chemical fertilizers. To evaluate the effects of foliar spray of micronutrient nano-fertilizer (iron and zinc) and nano-titanium dioxide (nTiO2) solution on grain yield and its components in barley under supplemental irrigation conditions, a field experiment was carried out in the semi-arid highland region of Maragheh, Iran. Barley plants were separately treated with of chelated nano-scale zinc oxide (ZnO) and ferric oxide (Fe2O3) suspensions during tillering stage, booting and milky stages. Results revealed that days to anthesis and maturity significantly increased after application of both nano-fertilizers. Furthermore, a considerable improvement was observed in grain mass, spike length, number of the grains per spike, chlorophyll content, grain yield and harvest index by application of nano-fertilizer. However the impact of nano zinc fertilizer was more prominent than iron. Foliar application of nTiO2 positively affected some morphophysiological characteristics like as days to anthesis, chlorophyll content and straw yield. The results suggest that the delivery of Zn into barley seedling through spray of nano-fertilizer can be an efficient nutrient management strategy in semi-arid regions. Overall, our result indicated that the integration of nanotechnology in fertilizer products can improve fertilizer use efficiency and significantly increase of barley yield. However, plant response to nanoparticles significantly depend on concentration and time of application as well as size, shape, and surface functionalization of the particles.
High-efficient transgenic hairy roots induction in chicory: re-dawn of a traditional herb
Authors: Kabirnataj Sara , Nematzadeh Ghorbanali , Zolala Jafar , Talebi Ahmad Farhad
Published: October 2016

Plant roots can be manipulated by Agrobacterium rhizogenes to stimulate the production of heterologous proteins for pharmaceutical applications as green cell-factories. During the present study, four bacterial strains (A4, ATCC15834, ATCC11325 and A13) in combination with three co-cultivation media (MS, B5, LS) were examined to establish an efficient and reliable transformation system for chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) using A. rhizogenes. The maximum chicory hairy roots induction was achieved using A13 strain. The observation confirmed that MS medium was more effective on hairy root growth. Dried biomass accumulation of hairy roots infected by A13 strain was 1.10 g l-1 in MS medium which was significantly higher than those grown in LS and B5 medium (0.88 and 0.72 g l-1, respectively). Beta-glucuronidase (GUS) gene was introduced by A13 strain carrying the pCAMBIA1304 binary vector. The results showed that the highest frequency of transformation (63.15 %) was achieved using A13 strain and MS cultivation medium. Detection of GUS and hptII genes by PCR and GUS histochemical localization confirmed the integrative transformation in hairy roots. In conclusion, the whole process was successfully optimized as a pre-step to manipulate the chicory hairy root cells to improve the unique potential of secondary metabolite production.
Effect of cover crops on maize-velvet leaf competition: leaf area density and light interception
Authors: Zaefarian Faezeh , Shakibafar Zahara , Rezvani Mohammad , SALEHIAN Hamid
Published: October 2016

Cover crops influence on canopy structure and light interception of maize (Zea mays L.) and velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti Medik), was studied in a field experiment. Treatments included planting of bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) and berseem clover (Trifolium alexandrium L.) as cover crops at the same date and 21 days after maize. Sole cropping of maize under weed- free and weedy conditions were also included in this experiment. All tested cover crops significantly reduced leaf area density and height of velvetleaf up to 50 %, while maize leaf area density increased in the presence of cover crops. Among cover crops, bean and soybean were the most effective in reducing velvetleaf leaf area density and height. Bean and soybean also strongly reduced absorbed light by velvetleaf by up to 80 % compared to clover. Maize grain yields were significantly influenced by cover crops planting in the inter row space. Compared to weeds free plots, only treatment with soybean as a cover crop resulted in similar maize grain yields, while maize intercropping with bean and clover significantly reduced maize yields. Delayed planting of cover crops, 21 day after maize, increased maize grain yield compared to cover crops and maize planting at the same time.
Is the biochar produced from sewage sludge a good quality solid fuel?
Authors: Pulka Jakub , Wiśniewski Dariusz , Gołaszewski Janusz , Białowiec Andrzej
Published: October 2016

The influence of sewage sludge torrefaction temperature on fuel properties was investigated. Non-lignocellulosic waste thermal treatment experiment was conducted within 1 h residence time, under the following temperatures: 200, 220, 240, 260, 280 and 300°C. Sawdust was used as lignocellulosic reference material. The following parameters of biochar have been measured: moisture, higher heating value, ash content, volatile compounds and sulfur content. Sawdust biochar has been confirmed to be a good quality solid fuel. High ash and sulfur content may be an obstacle for biochar energy reuse. The best temperature profile for sawdust torrefaction and fuel production for 1 h residence time was 220°C. At this temperature the product contained 84% of initial energy while decreased the mass by 25%. The best temperature profile for sewage sludge was 240°C. The energy residue was 91% and the mass residue was 85%. Higher temperatures in both cases caused excessive mass and energy losses.
First report of mixed Entamoeba polecki (ST 1) and E. suis infection in piglets shedding abnormalfeces by histopathological and molecular surveys
Authors: Matsubayashi Makoto , Sasagawa Yuri , Aita Tsunehiko , Tokoro Masaharu , Haritani Makoto , Shibahara Tomoyuki
Published: October 2016

Of the three species of
Tranmission pattern differences of miracidia and cercariae larval stages of digenetic trematode parasites
Authors: Zimmermann Michael R. , Luth Kyle E. , Esch Gerald W.
Published: October 2016

Digenetic trematodes have complex life cycles involving multiple hosts and free-living larval stages. Some species have 2 lar-val stages that infect snails, with miracidia and cercariae using these molluscs as first and second intermediate hosts, respec-tively. Although both larval stages may infect the same snail species, this is accomplished using different chemical cues and may be influenced by different biotic and abiotic factors. Significant differences in the infection patterns of these parasitic stages regarding host size and density were observed in 2 separate field studies. The prevalence of sporocysts/rediae and mean abundance of
Isolation and molecular characterization of Acanthamoeba genotypes isolated from soil sources of public and recreational areas in Iran
Authors: Karamati Seyed Ahmad , Niyyati Maryam , Lorenzo-Morales Jacob , Lasjerdi Zohreh
Published: October 2016

Pathogenic strains of
Development of a rapid and reliable assay for in vitro determination of compound cidality against the asexual stages of Plasmodium falciparum
Authors: Viswanath Pavithra , Morayya Sapna , Rautela Nikhil , Sinha Achyut
Published: October 2016

The pace of anti-malarial drug discovery is often impeded due to the lack of tools to determine the cidality of compounds
Linguistic Justice for whichDemos? The Democratic Legitimacy of Language Regime Choices
Authors: Garcia Núria
Published: October 2016

In the European Union language regime debate, theorists of multiculturalism and cosmopolitanism have framed their arguments in reference to different theories of justice and democracy. Philippe Van Parijs advocates the diffusion of alingua franca, namely English, as means of changing the scale of the justificatory community to the European level and allowing the creation of a transnationaldemos. Paradoxically, one key dimension of democracy has hardly been addressed in this discussion: the question of the democratic legitimacy of language regime choices and citizens’ preferences on the different language regime scenarios. Addressing the question of the congruence of language policy choices operated by national and European elites and ordinary citizens’ preferences, this paper argues first that the dimension of democratic legitimacy is crucial and needs to be taken into account in discussions around linguistic justice. Criticizing the assumption of a direct correspondence between individuals’ language learning choices and citizens’ language regime preferences made by different authors, the analysis shows the ambivalence of citizens’ preferences measured by survey data. The article secondly raises the question of the boundaries of the political community at which the expression of citizens’ preferences should be measured and demonstrates that the outcome and the fairness of territorial linguistic regimes may vary significantly according to the level at which this democratic legitimacy is taken into account.
English and the Brain Drain: an Uncertain Relationship
Authors: Houtkamp Christopher
Published: October 2016

In his book Linguistic Justice for Europe and the World, Van Parijs analyses in one of his chapters the brain drain from non-Anglophone to Anglophone countries, which hurts the economic development of the non-Anglophone states. Van Parijs deems it clear that English is a very important factor to explain high-skilled migration. He, therefore, urges the non-Anglophone countries to relax their linguistic territorial constraints and allow English as a communication language in many different sectors, most notably higher education and scientific research. This would remove the incentive for potential expatriate brains to migrate for linguistic reasons. This article takes a closer look at Van Parijs’ reasoning and proposed solutions. It is concluded that the assumed connection between English and high-skilled migration cannot be proven empirically for research on this topic is scarcely available. Furthermore, the solutions presented by Van Parijs will produce uncertain results at best. Van Parijs rightfully puts the brain drain problem on the political and research agenda, but much more additional studies are needed to formulate solid solutions.
Maxi-Min Language Use A Critical Remark on a Concept by Philippe van Parijs
Authors: Kruse Jan
Published: October 2016

Philippe van Parijs explains in Linguistic Justice for Europe and for the World the concept of maxi-min language use as a process of language choice. He suggests that the language chosen as a common language should maximize the minimal competence of a community. Within a multilingual group of people, the chosen language is the language known best by a participant who knows it least. For obvious reasons, only English would qualify for having that status. This article argues that maxi-min is rather a normative concept, not only because the process itself remains empirically unfounded. Moreover, language choice is the result of complex social and psychological structures. As a descriptive process, the maxi-min choice happens in the reality fairly seldom, whereas the max-min use of languages seen as a normative process could be a very effective tool to measure linguistic justice.
English-Only Language Policy: The Road to Provincialism?
Authors: Wickström Bengt-Arne
Published: October 2016

In this note, we outline various possible long-run effects of an English-only acquisition policy in the European Union. The point of departure is how individual behaviour adapts to constraints in the environment. This leads to changes in collective behaviour, which becomes part of the environment, again influencing individual behaviour. Possible equilibria of this feedback mechanism are discussed. It is argued that domain loss and diglossia may result. The process is further characterized by external effects. Looking at language knowledge as a merit good, path dependencies and multiple stable equilibria can be explained.
Methodological Issues in Monitoring the Hungarian Audiovisual Media in Romania
Authors: Pletl Rita
Published: October 2016

The programme which was planned for more stages started in 2010 and undertook the monitoring of Hungarian news programmes (since 2011, cultural programmes have also been monitored) of national audiovisual media from different regions. The aim of monitoring these programmes is to study the strength of samples as to what extent professional speakers, reporters observe the norms of vernacular language and to what extent their use of language acts as part of sample language in a regional, bilingual, and dialectical environment.

In my study, I present the methodological questions of media monitoring (the aspects of sampling, the requirements regarding content and form in processing documentary material), paying attention to the differences between Romanian and Hungarian media-monitoring programmes.
Special Concrete with Polymers
Authors: Angelescu Nicolae , Ion Ioana , Stanciu Darius , Barroso Aguiar José , Stoian Elena Valentina , Bratu Vasile
Published: October 2016

The development of polymeric materials offers new perspectives of science and technology due to their outstanding properties. These properties are obtained either due to the effect of dispersion polymers and their polymerization either due to their intervention in structure formation. They were prepared epoxy resin polymer concrete, Portland cement, coarse and fine aggregate and to evaluate the influence of resin dosage on microstructures and density of such structures reinforced concrete mixtures. The paper detailing the raw materials used in experimental works and structural properties of concrete studied.
Experimental Results Obtained in a Proactive Maintenance of Industrial Equipment Operating in Lukoil Refinery
Authors: Rusa Ionel , Marin Cornel
Published: October 2016

In the engineering practice, knowing the technical condition of industrial equipment under operating results shortening of repairs, repairs machinery to smart planning based on the time evolution of bearing wear, detect and correct errors on their installation or repair. This is one of the most important objectives of proactive maintenance; maintenance engineer must follow and monitor the wear of equipment with moving parts to prevent damage and removing them permanently from service, ensuring repair costs as low as possible. The aim of this paper is to present a particular case study on vibro- acoustic diagnosis of equipment and components subject to wear during operation to prevent catastrophic damage, as well as human and material losses.
Antithrombotic and cytotoxic activities of four Bangladeshi plants and PASS prediction of their isolated compounds
Authors: Kabir Mohammad Shah Hafez , Mahamoud Md. Sofi , Chakrabarty Nishan , Ahmad Shabbir , Masum Md. Abdullah Al , Hoque Md. Akramul , Hossain Mohammed Munawar , Rahman Md. Mominur , Uddin Mir Muhammad Nasir
Published: October 2016

Background:

This study aims to investigate whether tested organic extracts possess antithrombotic properties with minimal or no toxicity and to predict the activity of some of their isolated compounds.

Methods:

An in vitro thrombolytic model was used to check the clot lysis effect of four Bangladeshi herbal extracts viz., roots of Curculigo recurvata W.T. Aiton (Satipata), leaf of Amorphophallus bulbifer Roxb. (Olkachu), leaf of Phyllanthus sikkimensis Muell. Arg., and whole plant of Thunbergia grandiflora Roxb. (Nillata) using streptokinase as a positive control and water as a negative control. Cytotoxicity was screened by brine shrimp lethality bioassay using vincristine sulfate as positive control. In silico prediction of activity spectra for substances (PASS) prediction was applied for phytoconstituents, namely, nyasicoside, glucomannan, grandifloric acid, serine, and alanine.

Results:

Using an in vitro thrombolytic model, C. recurvata, A. bulbifer, P. sikkimensis, and T. grandiflora showed 28.10±1.64%, 42.47±1.96%, 32.86±1.92%, and 25.51±1.67% of clot lysis, respectively. Reference drug streptokinase exhibited 75.00±3.04% clot lysis. Examined herbs showed significant (p<0.001) percentage (%) of clot lysis compared to negative control. In brine shrimp cytotoxic assay, C. recurvata, A. bulbifer, P. sikkimensis, and T. grandiflora showed LC50 values 210.64±3.44, 98.51±1.47, 187.29±2.01, and 386.43±3.02 μg/mL, respectively, with reference to vincristine sulfate (LC50 0.76±0.04). PASS predicted that examined phytoconstituents have a wide range of biological activity.

Conclusions:

Through our study it was found that A. bulbifer and P. sikkimensis could be considered as very promising and beneficial thrombolytic agents.
Optimization of soft X-ray tomography on the COMPASS tokamak
Authors: Imríšek Martin , Mlynář Jan , Löffelmann Viktor , Weinzettl Vladimír , Odstrčil Tomáš , Odstrčil Michal , Tomeš Matěj
Published: October 2016

The COMPASS tokamak is equipped with the soft X-ray (SXR) diagnostic system based on silicon photodiode arrays shielded by a thin beryllium foil. The diagnostic is composed of two pinhole cameras having 35 channels each and one vertical pinhole camera with 20 channels, which was installed recently to improve tomographic inversions. Lines of sight of the SXR detectors cover almost complete poloidal cross section of the COMPASS vessel with a spatial resolution of 1-2 cm and temporal resolution of about 3 μs. Local emissivity is reconstructed via Tikhonov regularization constrained by minimum Fisher information that provides reliable and robust solution despite limited number of projections and ill-conditionality of this task. Improved border conditions and numerical differentiation matrices suppressing artifacts in reconstructed radiation were implemented in the code. Furthermore, a fast algorithm eliminating iterative processes was developed, and it is foreseen to be tested in real-time plasma control.
Modelling of thermal hydraulics in a KAROLINA calorimeter for its calibration methodology validation
Authors: Luks Aleksandra , Pytel Krzysztof , Tarchalski Mikołaj , Uzunow Nikołaj , Krok Tomasz
Published: October 2016

Results of numerical calculations of heat exchange in a nuclear heating detector for nuclear reactors are presented in this paper. The gamma radiation is generated in nuclear reactor during fission and radiative capture reactions as well as radioactive decay of its products. A single-cell calorimeter has been designed for application in the MARIA research reactor in the National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ) in Świerk near Warsaw, Poland, and can also be used in the Jules Horowitz Reactor (JHR), which is under construction in the research centre in Cadarache, France. It consists of a cylindrical sample, which is surrounded by a gas layer, contained in a cylindrical housing. Additional calculations had to be performed before its insertion into the reactor. Within this analysis, modern computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methods have been used for assessing important parameters, for example, mean surface temperature, mean volume temperature, and maximum sample (calorimeter core) temperature. Results of an experiment performed at a dedicated out-of-pile calibration bench and results of numerical modelling validation are also included in this paper.
The Christian Criteria for Assimilation:
Racially Reading Christianity, Civility,
and Social Belonging in the Modern Western
World
Authors: Wong Jessica Wai-Fong
Published: October 2016

Recent surges of immigration in Western countries have produced statements about what
successful assimilation requires. While it is commonly believed that proper assimilation in the West is
rooted in shared democratic values, this article argues that beneath such values lies a Christian image of
humanity, which, due to the colonial endeavor, is mostly clearly manifest by the white body. As a result of
the link between whiteness, Christianity, and civility that develops within the western colonial context and
persists into early twentieth-century U.S. immigration, one’s spiritual state as well as one’s fitness for social
inclusion are judged along racial lines. By identifying this relationship, the present essay demonstrates the
role that Christianity has played in the relentless, racially rooted visual distinction of those who are judged
to fit within civilized society and those who are seen as a threat to the established social order.
The use of lexical cohesion elements in the writing of ESL learners
Authors: Kadiri Goodluck C. , Igbokwe Uche Lebechi , Okebalama Udodirim Ngozi , Egbe Cajetan Ikechukwu
Published: October 2016

This study investigated the use of lexical elements of cohesion in the essay writing of students of English as a Second Language. Two hundred essays of final year students of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka were collated and analyzed by the researchers in order to identify the lexical elements used to achieve cohesion in writing. The result showed that students used three lexical elements as postulated by Gutwinski in varying degrees in their writings. These include: repetition, synonyms, and lexical sets (collocations). Students tended to use more of repetitions and made minimal use of synonyms and lexical sets to achieve cohesion in writing. This has led to poorly written essays by students. It also implies that lexical cohesion elements should be taught in schools to enable students use them appropriately in writing.
Phonological development in the early speech of an Indonesian-German bilingual child
Authors: Adnyani Ni Luh Putu Sri , Pastika I Wayan
Published: October 2016

Current research in bilingual children’s language development with one language dominant has shown that one linguistic system can affect the other. This is called Crosslinguistic Influence (CLI). This paper explores whether CLI is experienced by a bilingual child raised in two typologically distinct languages in terms of phonological development. It uses data from the study of a child simultaneously acquiring Indonesian and German between the ages of 12 months - 20 months, with Indonesian as the dominant language. The sound segments developed by the child showed universal tendencies, with the appearance of bilabials prior to alveolar sounds, followed by velar sounds. The sounds were produced mostly in the form of stops, nasals and glides. Three phonological processes were displayed by the child: substitution, assimilation and syllable structures. The front rounded vowel [ʏ], which exists in German but not in the Indonesian sound system, was systematically replaced by the palatal approximant [j]. This approximant exists in the Indonesian sound system but not in the German phonemic inventory. This provides evidence that, in terms of phonological development, the child experienced CLI, but only for certain sound transfers.
Eurobonds: Legal Design Features
Authors: Waibel Michael
Published: October 2016

In light of proposals for Eurobonds, this article explores central legal features of the Eurobond proposals.
Transcranial ultrasound of cerebral vessels in silico: proof of concept
Authors: Vassilevski Yuri V. , Beklemysheva Katerina A. , Grigoriev Georgiy K. , Kazakov Alexander O. , Kulberg Nikolay S. , Petrov Igor B. , Salamatova Victoria Yu. , Vasyukov Aleksey V.
Published: October 2016

Correct diagnostics of vascular pathologies underlies treatment success for patients with cerebrovascular diseases. Transcranial ultrasound is the well-known method for diagnostic of cerebrovascular diseases. Despite high sensitivity and specificity of the method, transcranial ultrasound has some limitations related to the B-mode image quality and accurate insonation of vessels of interest. Overcoming these limitations enables to enhance the quality of the diagnostic procedure. The present work addresses the numerical simulation of ultrasound propagation in a human head by a grid-characteristic method. We used a human tissue-mimicking phantom to verify our numerical model in terms of the accuracy of distance estimation. We obtained pressure distributions within a 3D segmented model of a human head. Our pilot study has some limitations, nevertheless the simulation results demonstrate that mathematical modelling of the transcranial ultrasound can be an effective tool to enhance the ultrasound examination.
When electoral Paradigm meets the research Implications: The Youth Perspective
Authors: Mihálik Jaroslav
Published: October 2016

The recent comprehensive research on youth attitudes to democratic governance, political leaders and civic participation has explored several patterns of electoral behaviour of young voters. The major domains of such include support for alternative political platforms, dissatisfaction with the democratic performance, rise of xenophobia and propensity to far-right politics and radical problem solutions. These trends have been, to some extent, visible during the electoral campaign and confirmed in the results, let alone the rise of extremist measures among young voters and their political support. The aim of the research paper is to confront the research data in Slovakia from two contrasting field sites with the electoral paradigms as interpreted from the electoral results and support for particular political parties and movements. We argue using the combined methodological approaches from quantitative surveys and in-depth individual interviews with young people from MYPLACE project and other research data to compare the research implications with the electoral results and related major themes.
Return on Investment – Indicator for Measuring the Profitability of Invested Capital
Authors: Zamfir Mariana , Manea Marinela Daniela , Ionescu Luiza
Published: October 2016

The decision of investment is a strategic decision and it is an integral part of the general policy of the company. The purpose of this paper is to present the manner in which the ROI (Return on Investment) indicator can be used in the analysis of investment projects.

Understanding the concept of investment is the first issue addressed. Then ROI is analyzed, highlighting the advantages and limitations of its use. They are addressed the aspects related to the manner in which the size of the ROI indicator is influenced by the method of valuation of assets, but also by the method of calculation of the working capital. The research results can be used by any investor to select based on ROI indicator, an investment project of several possible. As well, ROI may serve after completion of the investment to measure its profitability.
Xenopholis werdingorum, Jansen, Álvarez & Köhler, 2009 (Squamata: Dipsadidae): range extension with comments on distribution
Authors: Powell Randy L. , Eversole Cord Blake , Crocker Ashton V. , Lizarro Dennis , Bravo Reinaldo Cholima
Published: October 2016

We present a significant range extension of Xenopholis werdingorum from Bolivia. There is a dearth of information on this recently described species, and this account significantly contributes to knowledge of its geographic range.
Energy harvesting on railway tracks: state-of-the-art
Authors: Duarte Francisco , Ferreira Adelino
Published: October 2016

With the growing need for alternative energy sources, research into energy harvesting technologies has increased considerably in recent years. The particular case of energy harvesting on railway tracks is a very recent area of research. This paper deals with the development of energy harvesting technologies for railway tracks, identifies the technologies that are being studied and developed, examines how such technologies can be divided into different classes, and gives a technical analysis and comparison of those technologies, using the results achieved with prototypes.
Way better than the original!! Music video covers and language revitalisation
Authors: Dlanske Kati
Published: October 2016

The development of the social media has opened up new spaces and genres for minoritised languages. As argued in previous research, access to new media spaces can contribute to the revitalisation of minoritised languages by generating new functions and values for them. Combining sociolinguistic and sociosemiotic approaches and bringing together data from four minority language contexts, Irish, Welsh, Sámi, and Corsican, this study addresses the potential of music video covers on YouTube to contribute to language revitalisation. The investigation suggests that music video covers in minority languages can have significance in language revitalisation in both language ideological and practical terms. However, these effects are not just a matter of access to a new media space (YouTube) or a new genre (music video cover) but, in a much more complex manner, a question of practices of relocalisation and the semiotic resources used. As semiotic aggregates, music video covers can not only endow minority languages and their speakers with a new glamour, but also recirculate and reinforce old, stereotypical notions. While ‘new glamour’ may be desirable, the study points, on the other hand, to the need for critical interrogation of the terms on which minority languages are commodified in the context of contemporary media culture.
Gender, Identity, and Language Use in Web Discussion Forum and Mobile Phone Txt Messages
Authors: Chaka Chaka
Published: October 2016

This study explored and compared both online and txt (text) messaging gender and identity construction and language use among adult males and females. The online gender and identity construction and language use concerned adult males and females who participated in a web discussion forum (WDF) while the txt messaging gender and identity construction and language use related to adult male and female users of mobile technologies from South Africa. The specific WDF serving as a focal point for the study was http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/becomingwebhead, whereas the specific mobile technologies on which the study focused were mobile phones (MPs). Online and MP txt messaging gender and identity construction and language use were examined in terms of the disclosure of personal information, sexual identity, emotive features and semantic themes (Huffaker and Calvert 2005). Some of the findings of this study are as follows: both females and males investigated here tended to construct their identities both similarly and differently depending on the form of technology they employed; in both the WDF and MP messages, more females tended to employ emoticons than did males and the same was true of the emotive traits related to expressive language; the two genders engaged in intimate topics in varying degrees; and both genders seemed to employ passive and cooperative language (and accommodating language to some degree) very nearly similarly.
Affirmative Action for Minorities in India: Constraints and Possibilities
Authors: Alam Mohd. Sanjeer
Published: October 2016

India is one of the most socially fragmented and unequal societies of the world. At the same time, it has the distinction of having the longest history of most elaborative affirmative action programmes for alleviating socially structured inequalities. While the affirmative action programmes have wider coverage in terms of social groups, there is continuing demand by new social groups for getting acknowledged as ‘disadvantaged’ and inclusion in the system of affirmative action. While group based ‘reservation’ as the most vital instrument of social justice has long been under fire and grappling with several challenges, the social justice regime is faced with the charge that it has largely excluded nation’s religious minorities. Of course, religion based affirmative action is faced with many constraints; nevertheless there are possibilities for it. This article discusses the constraints and possibilities of affirmative action for disadvantaged religious minorities, Muslims in particular.
Achievement and Expectations of Immigrant, Second Generation, and Non-immigrant Black Students in U.S. Higher Education
Authors: Hudley Cynthia
Published: October 2016

Research on academic achievement contrasting Black immigrant, second generation, and non-immigrant students as distinct groups is surprisingly sparse in the higher education literature.  This study examined Black immigrant and second generation undergraduates from Africa and the Caribbean and non-immigrant Black American undergraduates, using the contrasting lenses of segmented assimilation theory and cultural ecological theory. Results for academic achievement favored second generation students, consistent with cultural ecological theory, while findings concerning expectations were more consistent with segmented assimilation theory.  However, findings were moderated by gender in complex ways.  This research indicates the need for more comprehensive theories of immigrant student achievement and motivation that incorporate consideration of the context surrounding both emigration from the home country and immigration to the host country.
Methodical features of data interpretation of remote sensing for geoinformation mapping of Chernivtsi region land resources
Authors: Bondarenko E. , Smirnov Ya.
Published: October 2016

Formulated automated and manual techniques of Landsat data interpretation on the basis of CORINE land resources classification system. Defines the main spectral characteristics of the land cover categories in the Chernivtsi region. Constructed vector polygonal layers with boundaries of land cover categories in region for the years 1989 and 2010.
Assessment manifestation of the likenesses on the geoimages
Authors: Kurach T.
Published: October 2016

The essence of the notion of similarity to geoimages based on the provisions of the similarity theory and cartographic modeling. Marked methods and identify the types of similarity as properties geoimages. Developed structural similarity flowchart as model properties geoimages. Assessment conducted verbal manifestations of degrees of similarity with the release of linguistic variables.
The hotel real estate market of Kyiv: formation and development
Authors: Shelemekha D.
Published: October 2016

The dynamics of hotel real estate market of Kyiv are analyzed. The different views about the concept of “real estate market” are explored. The definition of “real estate market” as a socio-geographic category is allocated. The connection between tourists visit of Ukraine and hotel real estate market are disclosed. The basic characteristics of the hotel real estate market of Kyiv, such as supply on the market, average daily room rate, occupancy and revenue per available room are displayed.
Theoretical aspects of the airtransport system of Ukraine in crisis
Authors: Borisyuk О.
Published: October 2016

The article deals with theoretical aspects of air transport, characterized by major categories reflecting the territorial structure of the air transport system of Ukraine. The features of the structure of the air transport system, which are the Polystructural and linear-nodal character. Also in the paper focuses on the basic elements and backbone connections, providing a stable organization and functioning of the national air transportation system. The influence of macro-economic and socio-cultural factors on the activity of the air transport system today are destructive.
Effect of iron nanoparticles on free radical oxidation process in blood of rats with Pliss lymphosarcoma
Authors: Kachesova P.S. , Goroshinskaja I.A. , Borodulin V.B. , Shalashnaja E.V. , Chudilova A.V. , Nemashkalova L.A.
Published: October 2016

The use of metal nanoparticles (NPs) for cancer treatment requires careful examination of their biological effects. The aim of this study was to determine parameters of oxidative processes in the blood of tumor-bearing animals treated with metallic iron NPs only. The markers of antioxidant status and accumulation of lipid peroxidation products were measured in erythrocytes and blood plasma of rats with Pliss lymphosarcoma (PLS) and intact rats. PLS animals were treated eight times with iron NPs (at a dose of 1.25 mg/kg bw (main group), rats of the control group received saline (0.3 ml). In control animals, an increase in malondialdehyde (MDA) was observed in red blood cells (RBC) by 45%; this was accompanied by compensatory increase in reduced glutathione (GSH) and catalase by 24% and 14.3%, respectively (p<0.05). In plasma an increase in MDA by 167.4% (p<0.01) and a decrease in oxidase activity of ceruloplasmin (CP) by 36.8% (p<0.001) were found. In the main group there was a decrease of accumulation of lipid peroxidation products in the blood. Intensity of detected changes depended on the antitumor effect: rats with growing LSP showed a tendency to the decrease in the RBC MDA level and normalization of plasma MDA; in animals with LSP regression this marker did not differ from normal values. In all animals of the main group the CP content was basically the same as in intact rats while GSH increased in the group without therapeutic effect (by 218.6%) and in the group with the effect by 69% (versus normal values; p<0.01). SOD activity in the rats with LSP growth significantly increased (by 42%), in the rats with regression decreased (by 30%) with subsequent normalization. Thus, administration of iron NPs caused activation of the antioxidant system in blood and a significant decrease in the manifestations of oxidative stress associated with tumor growth.
Caspase activity in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of patients with depression and anxiety of different severity
Authors: Yakovlev A.A. , Druzhkova T.A. , Grishkina M.N. , Guekht A.B. , Gulyaeva N.V.
Published: October 2016

Though borderline psychiatric disorders (BPD) are quite common diseases, their pathogenesis remains obscure. Data from several groups and our previous results suggest that the pathological changes are typical not only for brain cells, but also for cells of the immune system. One of the evident illustrations of immune and nervous systems relationship in pathogenesis of mental diseases is the death of PBMC occurring in patients with depression. We have shown previously that activities of the caspases increase in some types of BPD. In this study, we have investigated caspase activities in PBMC of patients with BPD of different severity. It has been found that in severe depressive disorder activities of caspases were reduced either as compared to healthy controls or to patients with depression lesser severity. In contrast, in patients with severe anxiety activities of caspases were higher than in both control and patients with less severe forms of anxiety disorders. Thus, the study of caspase activity in PBMC makes it possible to differentiate between severe and mild forms of BPD.
Commentary: Online Reviews and Other Digital Marketing Strategies
Authors: Levin Roger P.
Published: October 2016

As getting patient reviews posted on online sites appears problematic for periodontal practices, the author urges periodontists to encourage patients to review their practices online on Yelp and other sites. The more positive online reviews practices receive, the higher the rankings on review sites, which will translate into more website visits and, ultimately, more new patient appointments.
Application of remote sensing techniques to discriminate between conventional and organic vineyards in the Loire Valley, France
Authors: Ducati Jorge R. , Sarate Rafael E. , Fachel Jandyra M. G.
Published: October 2016

Aim: To test the use of Remote Sensing imagery and techniques to differentiate between conventional and organic vineyards.

Methods and results: Conventional and organic vineyards were identified on three satellite images acquired by the ASTER sensor of the Loire Valley. A sample of 46 conventional and 12 organic plots was used; grape varieties were Chenin Blanc (33 plots) and Cabernet Franc (25 plots). Mean reflectances were extracted from pixels inside each plot for the nine spectral bands (visible and infrared) of ASTER. A statistical discriminant analysis was performed. The vegetation index NDVI was also analysed. Results showed that all 12 organic plots, and 41 out of 46 conventional plots were correctly separated, a 91.4% success rate. Also, 23 out of 25 Cabernet, and 30 out of 33 Chenin plots were also correctly identified, also a 91.4% success rate. Regarding NDVI, there are no differences between conventional and organic vineyards within a 5% significant level. Analyses focused on the influences of chemical treatments on vineyard colors and on the effects of light reflected by inter-row spaces, suggested that both processes introduce spectral changes in conventional vineyards, mainly in short-wave infrared. Results also indicate that infrared information is essential to spectral discrimination.

Conclusion: The use of chemicals, typical to conventional viticulture, has an impact on leaf composition and cell structure, being an important factor to imprint a characteristic reflectance pattern to these vineyards; the contribution to the integrated reflectance from inter-row vegetation is probably also a differentiating factor. Both causes act synergistically to build a significant spectral difference between conventional and organic vineyards.

Significance and impact of the study: Remote Sensing techniques can be used as a first approach to vineyard monitoring, producing relevant information on viticultural methods, which can be used as early indicators of the need for field inspection or conventional laboratory analysis.
The use of water potentials in irrigation management of table grape grown under semiarid climate in Tunisia
Authors: Mabrouk Hatem
Published: October 2016

Aim: To evaluate the usability of various plant water potentials in table grape irrigation management under a semiarid climate.

Methods and results: Two water regimes were set up. The « control » water regime was the one usually used in the vineyard. The « 50 % Irrigation » water regime delivered only half the quantity of water to the vines. Predawn leaf (ψ L PD), predawn stem (ψ S PD), midday leaf (ψ L M), and midday stem (ψ S M) water potentials were measured during the growing season. The results show that the four water potentials can accurately measure the vine water status in table grape vineyard at a daily and seasonal time scale. But, ψ L M appeared to be the most reliable indicator to differentiate between the two water regimes with a frequency of 73 %. The « 50 % Irrigation » water regime induced in the ‘Italia’ cultivar an anisohydric behavior and a decrease of 29.4 % in vine vigor and 11.5 % in berry weight. Under the Tunisian climate, ‘Italia’ cultivar may exhibit night time transpiration that decreases ψ L PD by 19.5 %.

Conclusion: Preliminary minimum ψ L M threshold to produce high quality table grape would be -0.8 and -1.1 MPa for pre- and post-veraison, respectively.

Significance and impact of the study: The pressure chamber is an effective device for irrigation management in commercial table grape vineyards under semiarid conditions.
Emotional Intelligence Dimensions, Job Satisfaction and Primary School Teachers
Authors: Kumar Arun
Published: October 2016

In this study, the researcher has tried to identify the relationship of five dimensions of emotional intelligence (Self-Awareness, Managing Emotions, Emotional Maturity, Empathy and Social competency & social skills) with job-satisfaction. 400 primary school teachers were randomly selected from 150 primary schools of district Meerut.  Self prepared Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS) and Teachers’ Job Satisfaction Scale’ (TJSS) developed by Dr. J.P. Srivastava and Dr. S.P. Gupta was used.  The data was analyzed with the help of SPSS-17 programme. The results of the study indicate that Emotional Intelligence is important have significant positive relationship with job satisfaction. Among all the five dimensions (self-awareness, managing emotions, maturity, empathy and social competency & social skills) only managing emotions and maturity play major role in prediction of job satisfaction than the self awareness, empathy and social competency & social skills, it means that emotional intelligence is good predictor of job satisfaction for primary school teachers. 
Korelasi Multivariat Antara Kepemimpinan Transformasional dengan Perilaku Peran Extra Dan Komitmen Organisasi pada PT. Sri Isman (Sritex) Sukoharjo Solo
Authors: Setyadarma Bambang , Sukarsono Bambang
Published: October 2016

The objective of this research is to investigate the multivariate correlation between the transformational leadership with extra role behavior and the commitment of organization in PT. Sritex, Sukoharjo Solo. The samples used in this research are 140 permanent employees of PT. Sritex Sukoharjo Solo as the participant. The samples are taken using non probability sampling technique (judgment sampling method). The research’s implication explains that transformational leadership correlated with multivariate of extra role behavior and the commitment of organization. This research used three multivariate models. The 3th(third) model of multivariate indicates that the variant of extra role behavior and the commitment of organization are correlate each other, it is explained  by the charisma of transformational leadership, the inspiration of transformational leadership, the intellectual stimulation of transformational leadership and the personal consideration of transformational leadership that amounted to 96,2 percent. This fact shows the evidence that the style of transformational leadership is highly favored by the employee at PT. Sri Isman (Sritex) Sukoharjo Solo for enhancing competence (competitiveness) of the quality of cloth that is produced by the fabrication Sritex today, in order to serve a segment of the market retail cloth the area of the European union and the united states in accordance with operational standard production ISO 2010.
HUBUNGAN ANEMIA, STATUS GIZI, OLAHRAGA DAN PENGETAHUAN DENGAN KEJADIAN DISMENORE PADA REMAJA PUTRI
Authors: Cholifah Cholifah , Hadikasari Alfinda Ayu
Published: October 2016

Based on data from adolescent in Study Program D3 of Midwifery Muhammadiyah Sidoarjo University, the incident of dismenore is high enough amounts 85 %. The purpose of the Research to know the relation of anemia, nutrient status, knowledge and sport with dismenore at adolescent.The research design was analytic survey and the method use cross sectional. Data was used primary data and was get from kuesioner. The sample were 81 adolescent in Study Program D3 of Midwifery Muhammadiyah Sidoarjo University. Sample was taken with simple random sampling and will presented in frequency and crosswise, and than will analyze with Exact Fisher Test.The Research result showed that majority of age was 19 yeasrs old (61,73%) get anemia (70,37%), normal nutrient status (54,32%), do not do sport (87,65% ) knowledge is less (91,3%)and dismenore(87,65%). Exact Fisher Test result was done in anemia, nutrient status, sport and knowledge variables show that P (anemia) = 0,006, P (nutrient status) = 0,023, P(sport) = 0,0001 and P (knowledge) = 0,016 with the result that P < 0,05 so Ho was rejected. There was relation between anemia nutrient status sport and knowledge with dismenore.