bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Developing the Interrater Reliability of the Modified EMDR Fidelity Checklist
Authors: Cooper Rebecca Z. , Smith Anita D. , Lewis David , Lee Christopher W. , Leeds Andrew M.
Published: March 2019

Although treatment fidelity measures for eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) have been cited in past research, none have been subject to any empirical investigation of reliability. This three-phase study aimed to quantify the interrater reliability of a measure of EMDR treatment fidelity. First, two raters refined the reprocessing section of the EMDR Fidelity Checklist (Leeds, 2016) by developing a descriptive item-by-item scoring system to improve interpretation and reliability. The resultant checklist was piloted on recordings of five EMDR session recordings from the Laugharne et al. (2016) study. The checklist was then revised. Next, the raters used the checklist to assess 15 other recorded EMDR sessions from the same study. The intraclass correlations (ICCs) were in the excellent range for all subscales and total session scores (i.e., >0.75), with an exception of the Desensitization subscale, ICC = 0.69 (0.08, 0.90). Finally, individual items in that subscale were evaluated, finding that five items did not contribute to the ICC. When these were removed/revised, the ICC for this subscale moved into the excellent range, ICC = 0.81(0.43, 0.94). The findings of this study indicate that this checklist may be a reliable measure of treatment fidelity for single reprocessing EMDR sessions with the possible exception of the Body Scan phase. Future research using the checklist with raters who were not involved in checklist development is needed to confirm the generalizability of these findings.
Ruta para la construcción de un parque de innovación y emprendimiento social
Authors: Acosta Valdeleón Wilson
Published: March 2019

Nuestras instituciones educativas contemporáneas han sido desafiadas a cumplir con lo que se ha dado en llamar la tercera misión de la universidad. Esto se refiere a la sociedad conjunta, a la sociedad, a través de la transferencia, pero sobre todo a la construcción conjunta del conocimiento con los actores de su entorno. Para lograrlo, las universidades de la tercera misión, en los sistemas abiertos, los dispositivos se han implementado como el sistema de la innovación y el emprendimiento social para permitirnos entrar y relacionarse con estos actores. En este artículo se describen los elementos epistemológicos, metodológicos y administrativos que se utilizan para su puesta en funcionamiento.
Tres cuentos
Authors: Buitrago Bolívar, FSC Hno. Alexander
Published: March 2019

De su creación narrativa el autor presenta tres cuentos, entre ellos un microcuento seleccionado por la revista literaria española Cuentos para el Andén. Una propuesta con tinte personal, que como egresado de la Universidad el autor desea compartir en las páginas de la revista de su alma máter. Viene esta trilogía a enriquecer el campo de los aportes literarios que la Revista se complace en dar a conocer. Se continúa así con la tradición de publicar escritos de los diferentes géneros de la expresión literaria, de la belleza escrita en palabras, que la Revista ha difundido desde su primer número.
Politocratic communitarianism, immanentist sociology and sphere sovereignty
Authors: Raath Andries
Published: March 2019

Politocratic communitarianism supports the historic revival of ancient Greek notions of social life in opposition to the nominalist trends in modernistic philosophy of society. The need for a penetrating normative philosophy of society from an integral non-dualistic angle to social life is manifest from Danie Goosen's and Koos Malan's pursuit of the neo-Aristotelian philosophical revival of the Greek polis: their formalistic approach to sociology, the dialectical tension between "normativity" and "factuality", and the juxtaposing of the "general" and the "specific" in their approach to social phenomena. In this article the shortcomings of politocratic communitarianism are traced to its immanentist approach to social theory with all the ensuing dialectical tensions emanating from its social philosophy and its views on the role of the state in society.
İstanbul ve Eskişehir Bölgesi Minimum-Maksimum Yağış Miktarlarının Ekstrem Değerler Dağılımları Ailesi ile Modellenmesi
Authors: Çavuş Mustafa , Özdemir Özer , Sezer Ahmet
Published: March 2019

Ekstrem (uç) olaylar doğada az olasılıkla ortaya çıkmakla birlikte,

ortaya çıktıklarında etki alanları hem ekonomik hem de çevresel olarak büyük

olmaktadır. Bu yüzden bu tür olayların hangi olasılıkla ortaya çıkabileceği, bu

konuda alınması gereken tedbirlerin neler olması gerektiği konusunda

belirleyici olmaktadır. Ekstrem(uç) değerler dağılımları ailesindeki

dağılımların parametrelerinin doğru belirlenmesi ekstrem olasılıkların doğru

hesaplanmasına katkıda bulunacaktır. Literatürdeki Weibull, Frechet, Gumbell

dağılımlarına ilişkin parametreler R programında yer alan fitdistrplus fonksiyonu kullanılarak elde edilecektir. Bu çalışmada

ülkemiz nüfusunun yoğun olarak bulunduğu İstanbul bölgesi ve Eskişehir

bölgesindeki maksimum ve minimum yağış miktarlarının dağılımı blok maksimum

yöntemi kullanılarak araştırılacaktır. Bu dağılımlardan elde edilecek sonuçlar,

potansiyel risklere ve fırsatlara karar verilmesine yardımcı olacaktır.
México en el centenario de la Revolución mexicana
Authors: Portal Marta
Published: March 2019

El artículo “México en el centenario de la Revolución mexicana” considera en el primer párrafo que una imagen literaria puede llegar a tener el valor de símbolo de percepción histórica, que repercute en la realidad mental de la representación que de un acontecimiento real e histórico, puede tener un pueblo, una nacionalidad. La autora interpreta cómo se ha ido configurando la trayectoria psicocultural de esta imagen primera que dieron los novelistas mexicanos. Marta Portal, se refiere a la aportación plástica, el mural, “espejo más que instrumento dialéctico”, dice, o viene a decir, pronunciándose por la narrativa, y por la mayor carga reflexiva del lenguaje literario: testimonio, reflexión, dialéctica, evaluación, arenga, en algunos casos.
Analisis Jalur Faktor Angka Kematian Ibu di Provinsi Jawa Timur Tahun 2014
Authors: Yasril Abdi Iswahyudi , Mahmudah Mahmudah
Published: March 2019

Path analysis was a statistical analysis technique which was developed from multiple regression analysis. This method was used to analyze the causal relationship that involve many variables such as maternal mortality rate (MMR). Many variables influenced the MMR but it was not easy to find the dominant variable because it will create problems multicolinearity. Therefore it used path analysis to analyze the direct and indirect effects in the incidence of MMR based on the model of causal relationship.The purpose of this study to apply path analysis on factors that affect maternal mortality rate in East Java province. This study was  a non-reactive using data SUSENAS and East Java Provincial Health Profile 2014 on maternal mortality rate in all districts in East Java using path analysis. The results of path analysis showed that there was influence between the variables of women who married at age <17 years (p = 0.045; β = 0.376), birth attendance by non-medical (p = 0.013; β = 0.475) and obstetric complications (p = 0.036; β = 0.323) on the incidence of MMR. Analyzed furthermore of variables woman who married at age <17 years (β = 0.528) and birth attendance by non-medical (β = 0.632) influenced directly and indirectly to MMR. It was expected by using this path analysis health practitioners could improve their services and assistances to all pregnant women for early detection of high risk pregnancy.
Gambaran Program Generasi Berencana (GenRe) di Indonesia dan di Provinsi Jawa Timur Tahun 2017
Authors: Rini Ita Mustofa , Tjadikijanto Yuni Dwi
Published: March 2019

The success of a nation in the future will be largely determined by the quality of adolescents in the present. Therefore, adolescent's personal life must be prepared as early as possible in order to achieve optimal quality. The main program that support the achievement of youth quality is the Generasi Berencana (GenRe) program. This research aims to analyze the description of  GenRe program implementation in Indonesia and in East Java Province based on the 2017 Survey of performance indicators on Population Program, Family Planning and Family Development. This study focuses on increasing age of first marriage, adolescent resproductive health, family development program for adolescent andCounseling Information Centers for Youth. Study found that GenRe program which covers three indicators in both Indonesia and East Java is still unoptimally implemented. In order to maximize the implementation of GenRe, this study suggest to increase the knowledge and exposure of information regarding three indicators of the GenRe Program for adolescents, families who have teenage family members and communities in the territory of Indonesia, especially in East Java Province.
How Did America Inspire Indonesian Revolution?
Authors: Susilo I Basis , Pratamasari Annisa
Published: March 2019

This paper examines the American Revolution as an inspiration for Indonesia’s founding fathers to fight for their nation’s independence in 1945. This paper was sparked by the existence of  the pamphlet ‘It's 1776 in Indonesia’ published in 1948 in the United States which presupposes the link between Indonesian Revolution and the American Revolution. The basic assumption of this paper is that Indonesian founding fathers were inspired by the experiences of other nations, including the Americans who abolished the British colonization of 13 colonies in North American continent in the eigthenth century. American inspiration on the struggle for Indonesian independence was examined from the spoken dan written words of three Indonesian founding fathers: Achmad Soekarno, Mohamad Hatta and Soetan Sjahrir. This examination produced two findings. First, the two Indonesian founding fathers were inspired by the United States in different capacities. Compared to Hatta and Sjahrir, Soekarno referred and mentioned the United States more frequent. Second, compared to the inspirations from other nations, American inspiration for the three figures was not so strong. This was because the liberal democratic system and the American-chosen capitalist system were not the best alternative for Soekarno, Hatta and Sjahrir. Therefore, the massive exposition of the 1776 Revolution in 1948 was more of a tactic on the Indonesian struggle to achieve its national objectives at that time, as it considered the United States as the most decisive international post-World War II political arena.
Urgensi dan Visibilitas Konsolidasi Kajian MNCs dan Kajian INGOs dalam Studi Hubungan Internasional Dewasa Ini
Authors: Yunus Mochamad , Susanto Joko , Muttaqien M
Published: March 2019

This article tries to answer how the studies of MNCs-INGOs consolidated in the discipline of international relations. By using library research method and qualitative data analysis, it is found that the studies of MNCs-INGOs are possible and urgent to be developed in the international relations discipline. The importance of this study based on the fact that both MNCs and INGOs have developed as private transnational actors massively. The possibility to be independent study of IR is provided by the discource of internationalism. Moreover, if the comprehensive research is conducted it can be understood the transformation of not just only in the level of discource of the internationalism, but also on the exploration of the strategy and the governance of the MNCs-INGOs globally.
Intra-Industry Trading Factors and Patterns in ASEAN-5 Region
Authors: Muryani Muryani , Pratiwi Anisa Dyan
Published: March 2019

The large expansion of trade in the form of Intra-Industry Trade (IIT) in ASEAN is driving large volumes and variety of traded goods and is changing patterns of trade across members. This paper examines the factors affecting the level of IIT for ASEAN-5 countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand) in the period of 2004-2014. IIT is measured with Grubel-Lloyd index covering ten different one-digit SITC categories. The result indicates a large Intra-Industry Trade among ASEAN countries and across most manufacturing sectors. IIT Index is employed as a dependent variable, and four variables are used as independent variables: 1) different GDP per capita, 2) foreign direct investment (FDI), 3) trade openness, and 4) distance. Different GDP per capita and trade openness have a positive effect on IIT. FDI does not affect IIT, and distance has a negative effect on IIT across intra-ASEAN trade.  Keywords: International Trade, Intra-Industry Trade, Grubel-Lloyd, Panel Data Analysis
Globalization and Gender Studies: Gender Equality Points of SDG’s in Effect to Timor Leste’s Society Study Case
Authors: Azzahra Fitra Shaumi , Aushafina Athaya
Published: March 2019

After gaining independence in 2002, Timor Leste set a goal for its national development as its first order of business. Timor Leste ratified Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in order to receive aid and assistance from member states of the United Nations more developed than they were. In 2013, various media outlets and non-governmental organizations highlighted significant growth that Timor Leste showed in matters of gender equality. The country became the only Pacific Asian state to have up to 38 percent of their parliament seats be occupied by women. The high level of women’s representation in Timor Leste’s government is seen as a way to achieve SDGs and to embody gender equality. However, in reality women still face problems of discrimination on the societal level, as seen from the still all too common occurrences of sexual harassment, as well as accessibility to jobs and education for women which are still far from the standards expected by SDGs. This article argues that the SDG as a form of globalization had not succeeded in homogenizing the culture that applies in Timor Leste. Thus, the top-down structure do not bring any implications towards the needs of women in the country. This article aims to assess the gender-gap phenomenon using three main globalization approaches mainly: homogenized globalization, polarized globalization and the hybrid type of globalization. In the end, this article will also argue that it is more relevant to see current world’s culture as a product of hybrid globalization rather than homogenized or polarized globalization especially when it comes to seeing the phenomenon in Third World countries such as Timor Leste.
Optimization of Process Parameters for Anti-Glare Spray Coating by Pressure-Feed Type Automatic Air Spray Gun Using Response Surface Methodology
Authors: Huang Yu-Hui , Chen Lung-Chuan , Chou Huann-Ming
Published: March 2019

The process of preparing anti-glare thin films by spray-coating silica sol-gel to soda-lime glass was exclusively and statistically studied in this paper. The effects of sol-gel deliver pressure, air transport pressure, and spray gun displacement speed on the gloss, haze, arithmetic mean surface roughness, and total transmittance light were analyzed. The experimental results indicate that the factors of sol-gel deliver pressure, air transport pressure, and displacement speed exhibit significant effect on the haze, gloss, and Ra. In contrast, the variation of total transmittance light with these three factors are insignificant. Because the anti-glare property is predominantly determined by low gloss and high haze, therefore, we aim to minimize gloss and maximize haze to achieve high anti-glare. Central composite design and response rurface methodology are employed to analyze the main and interaction effects of the three factors through quadratic polynomial equations, which are confirmed by the analysis of variance and R2. The response surface methodology predict the lowest gloss and highest haze are 9.2 GU and 57.0%, corresponding to the sol-gel deliver pressure, air-transport pressure, and displacement speed of 250 kPa, 560 kPa, and 140 mm/s, and 340 kPa, 620 kPa, and 20 mm/s, respectively. Comparing the predicted optimal data with the real experimental results validates the applicability of the mathematical model. This study provides an important basis for the subsequent production of anti-glare glass with different specifications to satisfy the market demand.
Nanotechnology: An Elixir to Life Sciences
Authors: Khan Zulqurnain , Khan Sultan Habibullah , Ghouri Muhammad Zubair , Shahzadi Hina , Arshad Sarmad Frogh , Waheed Ummara , Firdous Summra , Mehboob Qurat-ul-ain , Ahmad Aftab
Published: March 2019

Agriculture sector is the backbone of developing countries for their economy. Growing world’s population is putting more pressure on agriculture sector and there is a need to develop new technology to address the crises of food safety and food shortage. Today’s agriculture has been entered in a new era where nanotechnology works as a technological advancement regarding entire agriculture crops, and food sector revolution, even though, it has prodigious applications in food production, food processing, food packaging, food storage and economic growth of industries. Moreover, nanotechnology is the best solution to solve problems related to better food and agriculture. Likewise, biotechnology, nanotechnology also raised high concerns upon safety on biodiversity, health and environment. Nanotechnology is providing efficient alternatives to increase the crop production by managing the insect/pests in agriculture in an eco-friendly manner. It also promotes plant efficiency to absorb nutrients. However, the concerns are very high regarding regulation, safety and approval of nanotechnology products by risk assessment authorities. The suggested review includes stupendous applications of nanotechnology in food and agriculture sector along with its prospective merits and associated risks.
Screening for Resistance to Zucchini yellow mosaic virus in the Watermelon Germplasm
Authors: Guner Nihat , Pesic-VanEsbroeck Zvezdana , Rivera-Burgos Luis A. , Wehner Todd C.
Published: March 2019

The Florida strain of Zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV-FL) is one of the major viral diseases of watermelon [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai]. Although some screening has been performed for ZYMV resistance in watermelon, the germplasm collection has not been screened extensively for resistance. The objectives of this study were to screen the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) watermelon germplasm collection for ZYMV resistance and to verify the disease rating for the most resistant and most susceptible accessions. We used a randomized complete block with four replications, 1613 PI accessions, and 41 cultivars. ‘Charleston Gray’ and ‘Crimson Sweet’ susceptible controls were used to verify that the ZYMV inoculum was virulent. After the last rating, an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was performed to determine the presence of a virus in the plant tissue. The PI accessions with high resistance to ZYMV-FL that also exhibited resistance to other watermelon viruses were PI 595203, PI 386015, PI 386016, PI 386024, PI 386025, PI 386026, PI 244018, PI 244019, PI 485583, PI 494528, and PI 494529. The ZYMV-FL retest of the most resistant 46 PI accessions showed that there were some escapes. Sixteen resistant PI accessions had a rating of 3.0 or less for the average and maximum ratings: PI 595203, PI 537277, PI 560016, PI 386016, PI 386019, PI 485580, PI 494529, PI 595200, PI 494528, PI 595201, PI 386025, PI 494530, PI 386015, PI 386021, PI 386026, and PI 596662. Overall, PI 595203 had the highest resistance according to both the germplasm screening and the retest studies.
Photochemical Characterization of Greenhouse-grown Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L. ‘Green Towers’) with Applications for Supplemental Lighting Control
Authors: Weaver Geoffrey , van Iersel Marc W.
Published: March 2019

Plant light use efficiency decreases as light intensity is increased, and a better understanding of crop-specific light responses can contribute to the development of more energy-efficient supplemental lighting control strategies for greenhouses. In this study, diurnal chlorophyll fluorescence monitoring was used to characterize the photochemical responses of ‘Green Towers’ lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) to photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) and daily light integral (DLI) in a greenhouse during a production cycle. Plants were monitored continuously for 35 days, with chlorophyll fluorescence measurements collected once every 15 minutes. Quantum yield of photosystem II (ΦPSII) decreased exponentially with PPFD, whereas electron transport rate (ETR) increased asymptotically to 121 µmol·m–2·s–1. Daily photochemical integral (DPI) is defined as the integral of ETR over a 24-hour period; DPI increased asymptotically to 3.29 mol·m–2·d–1 with increasing DLI. No effects of plant age or prior day’s DLI and a negligible effect of PPFDs 15 or 30 minutes before measurements within days were observed. Simulations were conducted using the regression equation of ETR as a function of PPFD {ETR = 121[1 – exp(–0.00277PPFD)]} to illustrate methods of increasing photochemical light use efficiency for improved supplemental lighting control strategies. For a given DLI, DPI can be increased by providing light at lower PPFDs for a longer period of time, and can be maximized by providing light with a uniform PPFD throughout the entire photoperiod. Similarly, the DLI required to achieve a given DPI is reduced using these same methods.
Regulating Flowering and Extension Growth of Poinsettia Using Red and Far-red Light-emitting Diodes for End-of-day Lighting
Authors: Zhang Mengzi , Runkle Erik S.
Published: March 2019

Manipulating light quality is a potential alternative method of regulating plant height in the commercial production of ornamental crops. In particular, end-of-day (EOD) lighting with a high red (R; 600–700 nm) to far-red (FR; 700–800 nm) ratio (R:FR) can suppress extension growth, whereas a low R:FR can promote it. We investigated the effects of the R:FR and duration of EOD lighting in regulating extension growth and flowering of two poinsettia cultivars, White Glitter and Marble Star. Plants were grown at 20 °C under 9-hour days with or without EOD lighting provided by two types of light-emitting diode bulbs: R+white+FR (subsequently referred to as R+FR) and FR only. The R:FR ratios were 0.73 and 0.04, respectively, and the photon flux density between 400 and 800 nm was adjusted to 2 to 3 μmol·m−2·s–1 at plant canopy. The six EOD lighting treatments were R+FR or FR for 2 or 4 hours, 2 hours of R+FR followed by 2 hours of FR, and 4 hours of R+FR followed by 2 hours of FR. We also investigated the impact of a 4-hour moderate-intensity (13 μmol·m−2·s–1) EOD FR treatment in the second replication. EOD lighting generally increased poinsettia extension growth, with the greatest promotion under the longest lighting periods. There were no differences in days to first bract color and days to anthesis when the 9-hour day was extended by 2 hours, but flowering was delayed under 4- or 6-hour EOD treatments, except for the 2-hour R+FR + 2-hour FR and 4-hour FR treatments. Four hours of moderate-intensity EOD FR greatly promoted extension growth and delayed or prevented bract coloration in both cultivars. We conclude that EOD lighting promotes extension growth of poinsettia, and specifically, EOD FR at a low intensity (2–3 μmol·m−2·s–1) is not perceived as long-day signal, whereas a higher intensity (13 μmol·m−2·s–1) of FR delays flowering.
Light and Temperature Independently Influence Methoxypyrazine Content of Vitis vinifera (cv. Cabernet Sauvignon) Berries
Authors: Plank Cassandra M. , Hellman Edward W. , Montague Thayne
Published: March 2019

Methoxypyrazines (MPs) are fruit-derived extractable compounds that contribute to cultivar-specific aroma traits in wine, and greater concentrations can contribute to unpleasant vegetative aromas. Both light exposure and temperature have been reported to influence MP content in developing wine grapes, but individual effects of light and temperature are confounded. A novel method of manipulating light exposure with light-emitting diodes (LEDs) was used to impose light treatments with little or no effect on cluster temperature. Three treatments were imposed on developing fruit of Vitis vinifera (cv. Cabernet Sauvignon): 1) clusters exposed to direct sunlight, 2) clusters shaded by the grapevine canopy, and 3) clusters shaded by the canopy and exposed to supplemental LED light. Experiments were conducted over 3 years across pre- and postveraison periods of fruit development. A second experiment imposed the same light exposure treatments to ripening clusters on vines experiencing continual shoot growth during the postveraison period. Light exposure reduced 3-isobutyl-2-methoxypyrazine (IBMP) concentration of developing grape berries in the preveraison period independently of berry heating from solar radiation. Berry IBMP responded less to postveraison light levels, except on vines with active shoot growth, suggesting IBMP synthesis was continued during active vine growth but was suppressed by light. An inverse relationship of growing degree days (GDDs) with berry IBMP was observed, indicating high temperatures also reduce berry IBMP concentration. Response to temperature could result from either radiant heating of light-exposed clusters or from high ambient air temperature. Canopy management should consider the impact of both light and temperature on IBMP, and vine management practices should be adjusted appropriately to regional growing conditions and grape cultivars.
Lactic Acid Bacteria Incorporated into Edible Coatings to Control Fungal Growth and Maintain Postharvest Quality of Grapes
Authors: Marín Anna , Plotto Anne , Atarés Lorena , Chiralt Amparo
Published: March 2019

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have been shown to prevent the growth and activity of several postharvest pathogen fungi in fruit and vegetables because of their ability to produce antimicrobial metabolites. Edible coatings (ECs) can be used as carriers of LAB and could provide an alternative natural preservation method. The effectiveness of Lactobacillus plantarum against fungal decay on grapes applied together with EC was studied. Different formulations with or without L. plantarum were considered, using pregelatinized potato starch (PS) or sodium caseinate (NaC) as main components of the coating matrices. In some of the formulations, oleic acid (OA) was added as a surfactant. The population dynamics of the bacterium and its ability to control fungal decay were studied together with the assessment of fruit quality. NaC-based formulations improved survival of L. plantarum on fruit surface after 7 days of storage in comparison with a water control. On the other hand, L. plantarum in PS-based formulation without OA reduced Botrytis incidence more than when applied in NaC formulation or in water. Coatings had little effect on berry quality (weight, color, firmness, and soluble solids content) of grapes throughout storage, although some of the coated samples maintained acidity and maturity index during storage better than others. Therefore, LAB applied in ECs could provide a viable biocontrol method for postharvest disease in grapes.
Sources of Resistance for Two-spotted Spider Mite (Tetranychus urticae) in Scarlet (Solanum aethiopicum L.) and Gboma (S. macrocarpon L.) Eggplant Germplasms
Authors: Taher Dalia , Rakha Mohamed , Ramasamy Srinivasan , Solberg Svein , Schafleitner Roland
Published: March 2019

The two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae, is a serious global pest of eggplants and other vegetables in the tropics and subtropics. The scarlet (Solanum aethiopicum L.) and gboma (Solanum macrocarpon L.) are two cultivated eggplants indigenous to sub-Saharan Africa. In this study, 120 accessions of S. aethiopicum and five accessions of S. macrocarpon from the World Vegetable Center’s genebank collection were evaluated for spider mite resistance based on leaf damage scores and trichome types and densities. The highest levels of resistance were detected in S. macrocarpon accessions VI050393 and VI050444. In addition, two accessions of S. aethiopicum, VI042749 and VI042753, were moderately resistant. All other S. aethiopicum accessions were susceptible or highly susceptible. Spider mite resistance was significantly associated with the presence of type VII glandular trichome, but nonglandular stellate trichomes were not associated with resistance. The resistant S. macrocarpon accessions can be directly used as resistant cultivars or in prebreeding programs aimed at breeding resistant lines of the most commonly cultivated eggplant (S. melogena).
Interaction of Supplementary Light and CO2 Enrichment Improves Growth, Photosynthesis, Yield, and Quality of Tomato in Autumn through Spring Greenhouse Production
Authors: Pan Tonghua , Ding Juanjuan , Qin Gege , Wang Yunlong , Xi Linjie , Yang Junwei , Li Jianming , Zhang Jing , Zou Zhirong
Published: March 2019

During the autumn/spring “off” season, yield and quality of tomatoes are often affected by insufficient CO2 and low light in greenhouse production. Although tomato is one of the most widely cultivated vegetables, few studies have investigated the interactive effects of supplementary light and CO2 enrichment on its growth, photosynthesis, yield, and fruit quality in greenhouse production. This study investigates the effects of supplementary light (200 ± 20 μmol·m–2·s–1) and CO2 enrichment (increases to about 800 μmol·mol–1), independently and in combination, on these parameters in autumn through spring tomato production. Compared with tomatoes grown under ambient CO2 concentrations and no supplementary light (CaLn), supplementary light (CaLs) and supplementary light and CO2 enrichment (CeLs) significantly promoted growth and dry weight accumulation. Meanwhile, CO2 enrichment (CeLn) and CaLs significantly improved photosynthetic pigment contents and net photosynthetic (Pn) rates, whereas CeLs further improved these and also increased water use efficiency (WUE). CeLn, CaLs, and CeLs significantly increased single fruit weight by 16.2%, 28.9%, and 36.6%, and yield per plant by 19.0%, 35.6%, and 60.8%, respectively. The effect of supplementary light on these parameters was superior to that of CO2 enrichment. In addition, CaLs and CeLs improved nutritional quality significantly. Taken together, CeLs promoted the greatest yield, WUE, and fruit quality, suggesting it may be a worthwhile practice for off-season tomato cultivation.
Citrulline and Arginine Are Moderately Heritable in Two Red-fleshed Watermelon Populations
Authors: Hartman Jordan L. , Perkins-Veazie Penelope , Wehner Todd C.
Published: March 2019

Watermelon fruit [Citrullus lanatus (Thumb) Matsum & Nakai] is a natural source of phytonutrients, including lycopene, citrulline, and arginine. Two segregating, highly outcrossed North Carolina watermelon populations, NC High Yield (NCHYW) and NC Small Fruit (NCSFW), were evaluated for these traits and for indicators of ripeness (pH and soluble solids content). Parents tested in 2015 (NSF = 300, NHY = 300) were sampled for the above and offspring were tested in 2016 if the sampled fruit of the parents were of qualifying ripeness [soluble solids concentration (SSC) ≥8, pH 5.5–6.5], resulting in 251 families (NSF = 72, NHY = 175). Narrow-sense heritability was estimated in each of the populations using the methods of 1) parent-offspring regression and 2) variance of half-sibling family means. Heritability for citrulline in NCHYW was moderate in both parent-offspring and half-sibling estimations (38% and 43%), as was arginine (40% and 44%) and lycopene (46% and 47%, respectively). Estimates for these traits in NCSFW were considerably different, with parent-offspring and half-sibling estimations for citrulline (65% and 22%), arginine (9% and 20%), and lycopene (44% and 68%). In NCHYW, moderate phenotypic correlations were found between SSC and citrulline (0.40), arginine (0.40), their combination (0.45), and lycopene (0.30) all of which were significant, except lycopene. Lycopene was significantly and weakly correlated to citrulline (0.22), but was not correlated to arginine (0.06). Similar correlations were found in NCSFW; SSC was significantly correlated to citrulline (0.24), arginine (0.18), and their combination (0.23), whereas lycopene was slightly correlated to citrulline (0.15) and not significantly correlated to arginine. Based on these heritabilities and phenotypic correlations, tandem selection for high lycopene and citrulline content may be accomplished efficiently using progeny rows with minimal replication using the NCSFW population, whereas replication with multiple years, rows, and locations may be necessary for creating stable lines using the NCHYW population.
Alzheimer’s disease with an early debut
Authors: Koberskaya N. N. , Kovalchuk N. A.
Published: March 2019

The article reviews a clinical case of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) with early onset. This case study shows current approaches to the diagnosis of this form of AD and the management of this group of patients. It is reasonable to use Acathinol memantin in patients with early onset of AD. The drug is characterized by a minimal number of side effects and a limited spectrum of contraindications.
Management of patients with chronic nonspecific lumbar pain
Authors: Parfenov V. A.
Published: March 2019

Chronic lumbar pain (CLP) is one of the most common causes of temporary disability. Both the elimination of specific causes of pain and the assessment of social and psychological factors of pain management are of great importance in the examination of patients. A comprehensive multidisciplinary approach is effective in managing patients with chronic nonspecific LP, which includes rationalization of drug therapy, therapeutic gymnastics, correction (if necessary) of the workplace and motor activity, psychological methods and educational program. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are the drugs most commonly used during the integrated treatment period. The use of slow release ibuprofen as a NSAID in chronic non-specific LP is discussed.
Numerical investigation for influence of pre-twist on stress behavioral characteristics of curved blade
Authors: Mamaduri Pavan Kishore , Akula Chandra Sekhar , Shaik Himam Saheb
Published: March 2019

To assist designers in developing blade design based on conventional and composite materials, an overview of material characteristics and stress analysis methods was taken for consideration. The significant effect of loading on the pre-twisted curved blade are evaluated in terms of its deflection and corresponding stresses. A more simplified approach was not satisfactory and furthermore to establish the feasibility of composite blade detailed stress analysis has been carried out for various pre-twist angles of composite and mild steel blade using a thick shell element. The suitability of the finite element method in predicting the stresses in externally loaded laminates is examined from the viewpoint of satisfaction of all boundary conditions and results. From the results it can be shown that the three-dimensional finite element analysis provides a useful insight for predicting deflection and stresses. The influence of ply angle for the distribution of inter laminar stresses along y and z-axis are determined.
Free vibrational characteristics determination of plates with various cutouts
Authors: Pavan Kishore M. L. , Rajesh Ch. , Komawar Ram
Published: March 2019

This paper presents a numerical study on the analysis of plates made of different shapes aimed at the prediction of free vibration analysis in terms of natural frequencies and mode shapes. The free vibration analysis provides the basis for designing and modeling of plates employed for structural applications. The baseline design uses two different shapes of plates (rectangular and square) experimented with various central holes. A symmetrical approach has been adopted in the present investigation to find out the mode shapes and natural frequencies. The computational efficiency in predicting the Eigenvalues by using finite element method is determined through a number of case studies. The effect of boundary conditions (clamped free and simply supported) in determining Eigen frequencies applied to the plate and are studied in detail. From the results, it may be observed that the cutout has a significant effect on modal frequencies. The numerical study carried out provides a good insight for predicting the modal behaviour characteristics of plates.
Experimental study of a fiber Bragg grating accelerometer for seismic measurement
Authors: Pérez-Alonzo Abraham , Sandoval-Romero G. E.
Published: March 2019

This paper presents a fiber Bragg grating accelerometer prototype for seismic applications, including accelerometer scheme, calibration method and accelerometer resonance frequencies. The acceleration calibration and measurements were obtained from the laser beam deflection method. A series of experiments were carried out and results shows an accelerometer sensitivity of 8.07 mV/g (where 1g= 9.81 m/s2) at 0.5 Hz and 2.63 mV/g at 50 Hz, the measured range scale goes from 0 to 35 m s-2.
Ride comfort performance of heavy truck with three control cases of semi-active isolation systems
Authors: Nguyen Van Liem , Le Van Quynh
Published: March 2019

In order to evaluate the performance of heavy truck’s semi-active isolation systems, a half-vehicle dynamic model with three control cases including the seat controlled, the cab controlled, and the vehicle controlled is respectively established. Matlab/Simulink software and the fuzzy logic controller (FLC) are applied to simulate and control the semi-active isolation systems of the heavy truck under two types of step and random road surfaces. The weighted root-mean-square acceleration responses and the acceleration responses of the vertical driver’s seat and the cab’s pitch angle are chosen as the objective functions. The research results show that the vehicle’s ride comfort is significantly improved by three control cases. Especially, in two simulation studies, the vertical driver’s seat vibration and the cab shake are greatly decreased by using the cab controlled. Therefore, the cab controlled surpasses the other types of control for improving the driver’s ride comfort and controlling the cab shake.
Mathematical model of crack diagnosis: inverse acoustic scattering problem and its high-precision numerical solution
Authors: Kovtunenko Victor A.
Published: March 2019

The inverse acoustic scattering model for crack diagnosis is described by Helmholtz problem within mathematic framework and investigated for the sake of scientific computing. Minimizing the misfit from given measurements leads to an optimality condition-based imaging function which is used for non-iterative identification of the center of an unknown crack put in a test domain. The numerical tests are presented for the cracks of T-junction shape and are carried out based on the Petrov-Galerkin generalized FEM using wavelets basis and level-sets. This shows high-precision identification result and stability to noisy data of the diagnosis, which is illustrated for sound-soft as well as moderately sound-hard cracks when varying the coefficient of surface impedance.
The influence of contact area between implant and its adjacent teeth on finite element analysis
Authors: Dai Wenjie , Lu Xi
Published: March 2019

The aim of this work is to investigate the influence of contact area between the first molar implant and its adjacent teeth on finite element analysis. Five types of finite element contact models containing implant and its adjacent teeth were established: non-contact model (C0), contact models with different contact area (C1, C2, C3, C4). An occlusal force was applied to finite element models to calculate the stress of implant and bone interface on mandible. Compared with the group C0, the stress of alveolar bone surrounding the implant in other groups decreased 88.08 % at most, but the stress of cancellous bone surrounding the natural teeth increased 59.42 %. In summary, a proper small contact area can not only reduce the stress concentration on the implant region, but also can avoid an excessive stress in the periodontal ligament and alveolar bone around the natural teeth. The finite element results revealed that it is effectively to distribute the load implant suffered, especially to reduce the stress generated by the lateral load when the first molar implant has a small contact with its adjacent teeth.
Mechanism design and kinematics analysis of multifunctional waist rehabilitation bed
Authors: Ma Jingjing , Liu Liang , Luo YanYing , Wu Hao
Published: March 2019

A multifunctional waist rehabilitation bed is designed for the traction therapy of human spine and gait rehabilitation training. The rehabilitation bed has four degrees of freedom, the rotation in the x, y, and z axis, and the movement in the z axis, which realizes traction treatment of lumbar spine rotation around coronal axis, vertical axis, sagittal axis and gait rehabilitation training. Considering the stability and safety during the rehabilitation process, the kinematic model of coronal-axis-rotation part, vertical-axis-rotation part and rehabilitation bed are established. Using MATLAB, the model and numerical simulation were carried out to obtain the curve of joint change when the waist rehabilitation bed was used for different functions, which verifies the effectiveness of the mechanism.
Monitoring and analysis of blasting vibration in tunnel excavation of nuclear power plant
Authors: Jiang Jinlin , Li Haibo , Hong Shengnan , Liu Yaqun , Xia Xiang , Zuo Hong , Zeng Yongqing
Published: March 2019

Vibration monitoring of blasting excavation of drainage tunnel in Lufeng Nuclear Power Plant is carried out and the data of blasting vibration is analyzed in this paper. The results show that: (1) The vertical vibration velocity of the rock mass is greater than the horizontal radial and horizontal tangential vibration velocity (2) The blasting vibration velocity of rock mass decreases with distance, which is affected by rock structure and explosive quantity. The monitoring research in this paper has guiding significance for vibration prediction and control in tunnel blasting excavation.
Fissure prediction based on wavelet transform and complex signal analysis technology
Authors: Xiao Kaiqian , Liang Guanting , Zheng Hongwei , Zhao Weigang , Zhang Qian , Gao Chao
Published: March 2019

The fissure is one of the most important and active master control factors inducing geohazards such as water outburst and mud gushing. The precise and immediate forecasting fissure is a key problem to be studied and resolved currently in tunnel design and construction. Complex signal analysis is introduced to the prediction of water with the ground penetrating radar (GPR) to analyze the water response in the radar data from instantaneous amplitude, instantaneous phase and instantaneous frequency, therefore the accuracy of fissure prediction is improved. However, a large number of effective information in the instantaneous frequency will be covered by noise, thus affecting the accuracy of the prediction. To solve the problem, this paper proposes a method to improve the accuracy of fissure prediction by combining wavelet transform and complex signal analysis. In this method, wavelet transform can effectively suppress the noise, when there is no large loss of signal instantaneous frequency. At last, the engineering example demonstrates the validity of the proposed approach.
Early fault detection model for rolling bearing based on an iterative tunable Q-factor wavelet transform
Authors: Chen Liangchao , Yang Jianfeng
Published: March 2019

To reduce the adverse effect of incorrect parameters for the traditional iterative tunable Q-factor wavelet transform, this paper proposes an iterative tunable Q-factor wavelet transform method for fault feature extraction. Firstly, before decomposing the bearing vibration signal by an iterative tunable Q-factor wavelet transform, the initial values of 3 basic factors should be set: the quality factor Q, redundancy r and the number of decomposition level J. Secondly, the kurtosis of a high resonance component, which is the result of an iterative tunable Q-factor wavelet transform, is calculated through multistep iteration until it meets the iteration stop condition. Finally, the envelope spectrum of the final low resonance component is calculated, and the type of bearing fault can be recognized according to the frequency of extreme points. The results show that this method can effectively suppress noise and in-band interference and avoid fault identification inaccuracies caused by improper parameters and can also identify the fault feature frequency more clearly.
B7-H3-targeted Radioimmunotherapy of Human Cancer
Authors: Kasten Benjamin B. , Ferrone Soldano , Zinn Kurt R. , Buchsbaum Donald J.
Published: March 2019

Background:

Targeted Radioimmunotherapy (RIT) is an attractive approach to selectively
localize therapeutic radionuclides to malignant cells within primary and metastatic
tumors while sparing normal tissues from the effects of radiation. Many human malignancies
express B7-H3 on the tumor cell surface, while expression on the majority of normal tissues is
limited, presenting B7-H3 as a candidate target for RIT. This review provides an overview of
the general principles of targeted RIT and discusses publications that have used radiolabeled
B7-H3-targeted antibodies for RIT of cancer in preclinical or clinical studies.

Methods:

Databases including PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar were searched for publications
through June 2018 using a combination of terms including “B7-H3”, “radioimmunotherapy”,
“targeted”, “radiotherapy”, and “cancer”. After screening search results for relevancy,
ten publications were included for discussion.

Results:

B7-H3-targeted RIT studies to date range from antibody development and assessment
of novel Radioimmunoconjugates (RICs) in animal models of human cancer to phase
II/III trials in humans. The majority of clinical studies have used B7-H3-targeted RICs for intra-
compartment RIT of central nervous system malignancies. The results of these studies
have indicated high tolerability and favorable efficacy outcomes, supporting further assessment
of B7-H3-targeted RIT in larger trials. Preclinical B7-H3-targeted RIT studies have also
shown encouraging therapeutic outcomes in a variety of solid malignancies.

Conclusion:

B7-H3-targeted RIT studies over the last 15 years have demonstrated feasibility
for clinical development and support future assessment in a broader array of human malignancies.
Future directions worthy of exploration include strategies that combine B7-H3-
targeted RIT with chemotherapy or immunotherapy.