bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Persönlichkeitsdissoziation und EMDR-Therapie bei komplexen traumabezogenen Störungen: Anwendungen in der Stabilisierungsphase
Authors: van der Hart Onno , Groenendijk Mariëtte , Gonzales Anabel , Mosquera Dolores , Solomon Roger
Published: October 2018

Wie bereits in einem früheren Artikel in dieser Zeitschrift dargelegt, können Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)-Behandler, die Patienten mit komplexen traumabezogenen Störungen behandeln, von der Kenntnis und der Anwendung der Theorie der strukturellen Persönlichkeitsdissoziation (TSPD) und der ihr zugehörigen Aktionspsychologie profitieren. TSPD postuliert, dass Persönlichkeitsdissoziation das Hauptmerkmal von Traumatisierung und einer großen Anzahl traumabezogener Störungen ist; von der einfachen posttraumatischen Belastungsstörung (PTBS) bis hin zur dissoziativen Identitätsstörung (DIS). Die Theorie kann Therapeuten dabei helfen, ein umfassendes Verständnis für die Probleme von Patienten mit komplexen traumabezogenen Störungen zu entwickeln, sowie einen Behandlungsplan zu erstellen und auszuführen. Das Experten-Konsensus-Modell bei komplexem Trauma besteht in einer phasenorientierten Behandlung, in der eine Stabilisierungs- und Vorbereitungsphase der Behandlung von traumatischen Erinnerungen vorangeht. Fokus dieses Artikels ist die initiale Stabilisierungs- und Vorbereitungsphase, die sehr wichtig ist, um EMDR sicher und effektiv zur Behandlung komplexer Traumata einsetzen zu können. Zentrale Themen sind (a) die Arbeit mit maladaptiven Überzeugungen, (b) die Überwindung dissoziativer Phobien und (c) ein erweiterter Einsatz von Ressourcen-Arbeit.
Union Digital Centers (UDCs) in Bangladesh
Authors: ISLAM MD. SAIFUL , BISWAS BIKRAM
Published: October 2018

The aim of this book is to measure the service quality based on satisfaction by adopting citizen participation as a moderator. This book is titled on “Union Digital Centers (UDCs) in Bangladesh: Service Quality, Citizen Participation and Satisfaction”. There are few studies have conducted on this topic in Bangladesh to empirically apprise the service quality, satisfaction and use intention of Union Digital Centers. Theoretically, this study used D&M IS success model. In the context of Bangladesh, the existing study are mostly qualitative and the relationship between service quality, satisfaction and intention to use UDC has not been tested. This research adopted the D&M IS model to measure and tested the service quality on the based on satisfaction and use intention. A structured questionnaire method was conducted and date collected from 499 respondents all over the country in Bangladesh. The data was analyzed by using the technique of Partial Least Square (PLS), this a statistical method that are based on Structure Equation Modeling (SEM). The result of this study showed the information quality, system quality and service quality (p<0.05) of UDC effects citizen satisfaction effectively where the moderator of citizen participation also significant. This paper constructs based on a model and empirical data to verify the moderating effects of citizen participation. To ensure the improvement of service quality of UDC all of the dimensions of service quality should be modify, develop the administrative system and citizen should be encouraging to participate in the all aspects of services.
Integration of Data Mining Clustering Approach with the Personalized E-Learning System
Authors: Kausar Samina , Xu Huahu , Hussain Iftikhar , Zhu Wenhau , Zahid Misha
Published: October 2018

Educational data-mining is an evolving discipline that focuses on the improvement of self-learning and adaptive methods. It is used for finding hidden patterns or intrinsic structures of educational data. In the arena of education, the heterogeneous data is involved and continuously growing in the paradigm of big-data. To extract meaningful information adaptively from big educational data, some specific data mining techniques are needed. This paper presents a clustering approach to partition students into different groups or clusters based on their learning behavior. Furthermore, personalized e-learning system architecture is also presented which detects and responds teaching contents according to the students’ learning capabilities. The primary objective includes the discovery of optimal settings, in which learners can improve their learning capabilities. Moreover, the administration can find essential hidden patterns to bring the effective reforms in the existing system. The clustering methods K-Means, K-Medoids, Density-based Spatial Clustering of Applications with Noise, Agglomerative Hierarchical Cluster Tree and Clustering by Fast Search and Finding of Density Peaks via Heat Diffusion (CFSFDP-HD) are analyzed using educational data mining. It is observed that more robust results can be achieved by the replacement of existing methods with CFSFDP-HD. The data mining techniques are equally effective to analyze the big data to make education systems vigorous.
Sediment Facilitates Microbial Degradation of The Herbicides Endothall Monoamine Salt and Endothall Dipotassium Salt in an Aquatic Environment
Authors: Islam Md. Shahidul , Hunt Trevor D , Liu Zhiqian , Butler Kym L , Dugdale Tony M
Published: October 2018

Endothall dipotassium salt and monoamine salt are herbicide formulations used for controlling submerged aquatic macrophytes and algae in aquatic ecosystems. Microbial activity is the primary degradation pathway for endothall. To better understand what influences endothall degradation, we conducted a mesocosm experiment to 1) evaluate the effects of different water and sediment sources on degradation, and 2) determine if degradation was faster in the presence of a microbial community previously exposed to endothall. Endothall residues were determined with LC-MS at intervals to 21 days after endothall application. Two endothall isomers were detected. Isomer-1 was abundant in both endothall formulations, while isomer-2 was only abundant in the monoamine endothall formulation and was more persistent. Degradation did not occur in the absence of sediment. In the presence of sediment degradation if isomer-1 began after a lag phase of 5-11 days and was almost complete by 14 days. Onset of degradation occurred 2-4 days sooner when the microbial population was previously exposed to endothall. We provide direct evidence that the presence and characteristics of sediment are of key importance in the degradation of endothall in an aquatic environment, and that monoamine endothall has two separate isomers that have different degradation characteristics.
Comparisons in Screen-Time Behaviours among Adolescents with and without Long-Term Illnesses or Disabilities: Results from 2013/14 HBSC Study
Authors: Ng Kwok W. , Augustine Lilly , Inchley Jo
Published: October 2018

Reducing sedentary behaviours can help prevent non-communicable diseases, particularly among young adolescents with long term illnesses or disabilities (LTID). Much of young people’s voluntary sedentary time is related to screen-time behaviours (STBs) such as TV viewing, playing computer games, and using the computer for other activities. Although public health data on adolescents’ STB is growing, information about adolescents with LTID is currently lacking in a European context. The purpose of this study is to compare time on STBs between adolescents with and without LTID in European Countries through the HBSC 2013/14 study. Young adolescents (n = 61,329; boys 47.8%) from 15 European countries reported the time spent on TV viewing, playing computer games, and using the computer for other purposes on weekdays and the weekend. STBs were dichotomised based on international recommendations of less than 2 h per day, and Chi-square tests of independence were performed to investigate differences. STB time was combined to produce a sum score as dependent variable in multiple analysis of covariance with age and family affluence as covariates. There were statistically significant differences in computer gaming among boys and other computer use among girls for both weekdays and weekends, whereby adolescents with LTID reported higher use. In addition, both boys and girls with LTID spent more time on STBs than their same sex peers without LTID (Boys, F = 28.17, p < 0.001; Girls, F = 9.60, p = 0.002). The results of this study indicate a need for preventive strategies to address high levels of STB among young adolescents with LTID and reduce the risk of poor health outcomes associated with higher levels of sedentary behaviour.
Effects of Residual Stress Distribution on Interfacial Adhesion of Magnetron Sputtered AlN and AlN/Al Nanostructured Coatings on (100) Silicon Substrate
Authors: Ali Rashid , Renzelli Marco , Khan Muhammad Imran , Sebastiani Marco , Bemporad Edoardo
Published: October 2018

Compressive residual stresses in thin films can inhibit crack propagation under normal or sliding contact loading, with associated enhancement of the coating apparent toughness, load bearing capacity and wear resistance. This study investigates the influence of residual stress distributions on the thin film/substrate adhesion using a nanoindenter coupled with scanning electron microscope (SEM) investigations of indentation induced failure modes. Reactive and un-reactive magnetron sputtering with ion plating was used to coat a (100) silicon substrate with aluminum nitride (AlN) with and without an aluminum (Al) adhesion layer. The presence of an Al bond layer gives additional interfacial tensile stress because of the difference in thermal expansion coefficient. Additionally, a different magnitude of residual stresses in the AlN coating was achieved by changing the applied bias voltage onto the substrate. Wafer curvature method and incremental focused ion beam (FIB) milling, combined with high-resolution in situ scanning electron microscopy (SEM) imaging and full field strain analysis by digital image correlation (DIC), were used to measure the average and in-depth stress residual stress distribution in the produced coatings. The adhesion energy was then quantified by using a nanoindentation based model. Results demonstrate that the additional tensile residual stress in the aluminum adhesion layer decrease significantly the coating adhesion, even in presence of a higher compressive stress state in the AlN top-layer. Therefore, the coatings without Al-layer showed better adhesion because of a more homogeneous compressive residual stress in comparison with the coating having Al layer, even though both groups of coatings are produced under same bias voltage. Results are discussed, and some general suggestions are made on the correlation between coating/substrate property combination and the adhesion energy of multilayer stacks. The results suggested that Al bond-layer and inhomogeneous residual stresses affected the adhesion of AlN negatively to a substrate like silicon.
Energy Consumption Optimization in Irrigation Networks Supplied by a Standalone Direct Pumping Photovoltaic System
Authors: Pardo M. A. , Manzano Juan , García Diego
Published: October 2018

Due to the fact that irrigation networks are water and energy-hungry and that both resources are scarce, many strategies have been developed to reduce this consumption. Otherwise, solar energy sources have become a green alternative with lower energy costs and, as a consequence, lower environmental impacts. In this work, it is proposed a new methodology to select the scheduled program for irrigation which minimizes the number of photovoltaic solar panels to be installed and which better fits energy consumption (calculated for discrete potential combinations; using a programming software to assist) to available energy obtained by panels without any power conditioning unit. So, the irrigation hours available to satisfy the water demands are limited by sunlight, the schedule type of irrigation has to be rigid (rotation predetermined) and the pressure at any node has to be above the minimum pressure required by standards. A real case study has been performed.
UAV Based Crop Water Stress Index for Wetland Habitats
Authors: Ciężkowski Wojciech , Jóźwiak Jacek , Szporak-Wasilewska Sylwia , Kleniewska Małgorzata , Gnatowski Tomasz , Dąbrowski Piotr , Góraj Maciej , Szatyłowicz Jan , Ignar Stefan , Chormański Jarosław
Published: October 2018

Droughts occurring more and more frequently in recent years are usually associated with progressive climate changes. Modern monitoring methods is mainly associated with agricultural use due to the high market demand for services protecting against agricultural losses. In natural wetland ecosystem this problem is neglected which is probably due to fact that this are ecosystems rich in water by definition. Nevertheless this droughts might become a problem of wetlands, whose good condition depends on adequate hydration. Therefore this study focused on determination Crop Water Stress Index (CWSI) for natural heterogeneous wetland habitats. CWSI based on remotely sensed land surface temperature and associated basic meteorological (air temperature and humidity) measurements. CWSI was calculated based on high resolution LST measurements from UAV platform and compare with on ground measurements of soil moisture, CCI, fAPAR and meteorological conditions. Results shows that CWSI properly shows water condition of plants in measured habitats and revels high importance of metrological conditions during data acquisition.
A Study of the Spectroscopic Performance of Laser Produced CdTe Plasma
Authors: Aadim Kadhim A. , Jihad Ghaith H.
Published: October 2018

In this work, the parameters of plasma (electron temperature (Te), electron density ne, plasma frequency (fp) , Debye length (λD) and Debye number (ND)) have been studied by using the spectrometer that collect the spectrum of Laser produce Cadmium telluride plasma at different energies. The results of electron temperature for CdTe range 0.93-1.18 eV also the electron density 5 × 1010 – 3.8 × 1011 cm-3   have been measured under vacuum reaching 2.5 × 10-2 mbar .Optical properties of CdTe were determined through the optical transmission method using ultraviolet visible spectrophotometer within the range 190 – 1100 nm.
Sensory Profile, Consumer Preference and Chemical Composition of Craft Beers from Brazil
Authors: da Costa Jardim Carmelita , de Souza Daidana , Kasper Machado Isabel Cristina , Massochin Nunes Pinto Laura , de Souza Ramos Renata Cristina , Garavaglia Juliano
Published: October 2018

The craft beers are outlined as a distinctively flavored, brewed and distributed regionally, using top-fermenting (ale) yeast, bottom-fermenting (lager) yeast or spontaneously fermentation. Craft beers are largely consumed and produced in Brazil and presents great level of polyphenols, which would affect the consumer’s preference. In this way, we analyzed the relation between polyphenols, bitterness and composition of main different styles of craft beers and the consumer´s preference. Six different styles were analyzed according its polyphenol content, bitterness, chemical composition, sensory profile and preference. For preference, a panel with 62 non-trained assessors was used. For sensory profile, the quantitative descriptive analysis was performed, using expert assessors (n = 8). The preferred style was Classic American Pilsner and the style less preferred was Standard American Lager. The craft beer more preferred showed a decreased bitterness (9.52), polyphenol content (0.61 mg EAG/mL), total solids (6.75 ºBrix) and turbidity (7.27 NTU). This beer exhibited reduced sensory notes of malty, fruity, smoked, hoppy and phenolic, but a higher perception of floral, sweet and yeast notes. The bitter attribute has a reduced perception. This study advances understanding the sensory profile and complexity of craft beers styles from Southern Brazilian.
A Single Incident of Soil P Leaching in a Mature Forest Corresponds to 10 Years of Average Leaching
Authors: Fransson Ann-Mari
Published: October 2018

Incidental P losses from non-point sources may contribute to eutrophication and to decreased soil fertility. These incidents have been related to heavy rainfall on freshly fertilized agricultural soils and little is known about such incidents on more natural soils or in forests. The aim of this work is to determine if incidents of high P leaching also occur in spruce forests, and if such incidents are of significance in P cycling. We found a peak in the mineral soil solution showing that single events of high P leaching occur. The orthophosphate concentration in the Bf-horizon of the 80-year old spruce forest peaked in the autumn of the second year of a continuous monitoring. The concentration increased by more than 85 times compared to the highest concentration obtained earlier during the sampling. The amount leached during this 6 months peak is 10 times higher than the average annual leaching. This P leaching might be due to a combination of high P deposition/through-fall and a high anion exchange with dissolved-organic-carbon and Cl-. We suggest that single events of high sub-surface P leaching may contribute to the overall P leaching, and might increase with the global warming as more DOC is expected to be released to the soil solution.
Advances on Research in Protein-Enriched Cow’s Milk: A Review from Omics Perspective
Authors: Conejos Jay Ronel , Lee Honggu
Published: October 2018

With deep knowledge and numerous researches about DNA in addition to recent advances in molecular biology and omics analysis methodology, manipulation of DNA transcription becomes possible that may eventually affect protein expression. Possible posttranscriptional modifications such as phosphorylation of proteins could also greatly affect protein expression. There are vast evidences showing that synthesis of milk protein is strongly regulated by several factors such as insulin, amino acids and their specific amino acid transporters as well as various energy sources through transcriptional and posttranscriptional pathways with insulin-mTOR pathway serving as the central point. Available latest data suggest the possibility of nutrigenomic interventions to manipulate milk protein synthesis by supplying amino acids and different energy sources. This could greatly contribute to major progress in understanding milk protein synthesis. With improvement of ‘omics’ tools, utilization of these tools in our future studies would help us fully understand the mechanism behind. This could lead to possible control and manipulation of milk protein synthesis in mammary gland.
Natural Computing Applied to the Underground System: A Synergistic Approach for Smart Cities
Authors: Morales Lucas Clemencio , De Mingo Luis Fernando , Gómez Blas Nuria
Published: October 2018

The management and proper use of the Urban Public Transport Systems (UPTS) constitute a field as critical as little investigated according to its relevance and urgent idiosyncrasy within smart cities realm. In this paper, a newfangled approach by using the Natural Computing paradigm and Collective Computation is shown, more concretely taking advantage of an Ant Colony Optimization algorithm variation in order to build a system that makes the complete control of the UPTS a tangible reality.
Organizational Climate and Work Style: The Missing Links for Sustainability of Leadership and Satisfied Employees 
Authors: Moslehpour Massoud , Altantsetseg Purevdulam , Mou WeiMing , Wong Wing-Keung
Published: October 2018

Purpose - The purpose of the study is to investigate the missing link between leadership style and job satisfaction among Mongolian public sector employees. This study reiterates the mediating role of organizational climate (OC) and work style (WS) in a new proposed model. Methodology - The questionnaire is designed by a synthesis of existing constructs in the current relevant literature. The research sample consisted of 143 officers who work in the primary and middle units of territory and administration of Mongolia. Factor analysis, reliability test, collinearity test, and correlation analyses confirm validity and reliability of the model. Multiple regression analysis, using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), tests the hypotheses of the study. Practical implications - This study has several important implications for studies related to organizational behavior and job satisfaction. Furthermore, the implications of findings are beneficial to organizations aiming at improving policies and practices related to organizational behavior and human resource management. Regulators and supervisors of private or public organizations aiming to increase the level of their employees’ job satisfaction will also benefit from the findings. Therefore, this study’s new proposed model can be the basis of fundamental research to build a better human resource policy. Although leadership style is an influential factor for job satisfaction, this study identifies the mediating missing links between leadership style and employees’ job satisfaction. Findings: The findings of this research indicate that organizational climate and work style complement and fully mediate the relationship between leadership style and job satisfaction. Appropriate leadership style is most effective when it matches organizational climate as well as employees’ work style. Furthermore, suitable organizational climate will increases the level of job satisfaction. If work style of employees is respected and taken into consideration, leadership style can find its way into job satisfaction. Originality/value - This study is the first to understand the motivators of job satisfaction in government sector of Mongolia. This study suggests valuable findings for executive officers, junior and primary unit’s officers of register sector of government in Mongolia. The findings of this study help managers and executives in their effort to develop and implement successful human resource strategies.
Cross-Sectional Analysis of Overall Dietary Intake and Mediterranean Dietary Pattern in Patient’s with Crohn’s Disease
Authors: Taylor Lorian , Almutairdi Abdulelah , Shommu Nusrat , Fedorak Richard , Ghosh Subrata , Reimer Raylene , Panaccione Remo , Raman Maitreyi
Published: October 2018

The purpose of this study was to (a) compare macro- and micronutrient intakes between male and female CD patients (b) compare micronutrient intakes of CD patients to a representative population of healthy individuals, and; (c) describe Mediterranean diet scores (P-MDS) of male and female CD patients in remission recruited from an IBD clinic in Calgary, AB. Consecutive patients with ileal and/or colonic CD in endoscopic remission were recruited for participation in this cross-sectional study. Sixty-seven patients were enrolled, with a mean age of 45, and a BMI ≥ 25. Compared with the healthy population, patients with CD had similar energy, protein, carbohydrate and total fat intake. However, PUFA, omega-6 and 3 and MUFA were lower in CD patients and dietary fibre intake was higher. Vitamins C, D, thiamin, niacin, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc and potassium were all significantly lower in all CD patients compared to a healthy population. Few patients with CD met P-MDS criteria for olive oil, vegetable, legumes, and fish intake or consuming Sofrito sauce (mean 4.5, SD=1.1 in males and 4.7, SD=1.8 in females). Patients with CD in remission have suboptimal dietary intakes and patterns and targeted dietary interventions may be beneficial in this population to improve intake.
Modeling of Above Ground Biomass for Selected Indigenous Acacia Species in Omo-Gibe Woodland Ecosystem, South Western Ethiopia
Authors: Aneseyee Abreham Berta , Soromessa Teshome , Elias Eyasu
Published: October 2018

Allometric equations are used to estimate accurate biomass and carbon stock of forests. However, in Ethiopia only few allometric equations as compared to its floral diversity and species-specific allometric equations for Acacia species are still not developed in Ethiopia. The numbers of tree marked for sampling are Fifty-four (54) using preferential sampling. Diameter at breast height, wood density and tree height were collected as independent variables to predict species specific dry biomass of Acacia species. The new species-specific allometric models have been performed using linear regression analysis in the R software. The Above ground biomass (AGB) have been validated using quantitative statically using the pantropic model. Six candidate models have been developed for each species and four best models for each species of dry biomass was selected based on goodness-of-fit statistics and equation performance analysis of the candidate models. The best model for predicting above ground biomass for Acacia seyal is 0.20636*((DBH2)Hρ) 0.53167, for Acacia polyacantha is  7.26982((DBH)2Hρ)0.21750, for  Acacia ethibcia is 29.01898*((DBH)2Hρ)0.21518 and  for Acacia toritolis is  3.82427*((DBH)2Hρ)0.16748.  The selected models are the best performing (P> 0.01) and higher adjusted R2 (>80%) and has lower Akaike’s Information Criteria (AIC) and residual standard error (RSE) values as comparing the rest of the model. The validation of new developed biomass model using Tukey test indicated that significant variation of mean biomass (P<0.05) between the new developed model and the generalized model. The statistics model performance analysis of Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency (NSE) value is approaching to one, indicating that the new developed model has better performance model as compared with generalized model. Moreover, the percent bias of the new developed models is close to zero which indicates that the site-specific biomass models have more accurate estimator and the generalized biomass models have overestimated biomass for the four Acacia species.
Is the Response of Tumours Dependent on Dietary Input of Some Amino Acids or on the Ratios Among Essential and Non-Essential Amino Acids? All That Glisters is Not Gold
Authors: Dioguardi Francesco , Flati Vincenzo , Corsetti Giovanni , Pasini Evasio , Romano Claudia
Published: October 2018

Production of energy is a main task of cancer cells metabolism, since costs of duplicating are enormous. Although energy is derived in cells by dismantling carbon to carbon bonds of any macronutrient, cancer nutritional needs for energetic purposes have been studied primarily as dependent on glycolysis. Since the end of the last century, awareness of dependence of cancer metabolism on amino acids not only for protein syntheses but also for matching energy needs has grown. The roles of specific amino acids, like glutamine, glycine and serine have been explored in different experimental conditions and reviewed. Moreover, there are epidemiological evidences that some amino acids used as supplement for therapeutic reasons (the branched chain ones) may reduce incidence of liver cancer, and some molecular mechanism has been proposed as functional to their protective action. On the contrary, metabolic signature of some pathology connected with increased risk of cancer, like prolonged hyperinsulinemia in insulin resistant patients, is signed by plasma elevated levels of the same branched chain amino acids, posing puzzling questions to clinicians. Most recently, peculiar formulations of amino acids, deeply different if compared to amino acids compositions normally present in foods, have shown the power to master epigenetics slowing growth or driving cancer cells to apoptotic death, while being even beneficial for normal cells and for animals health and life span. In this review, we will analyze and try to disentangle some of the many knots dealing with complexities of amino acids biology and linked to cancer metabolism.
Social Worker Role in Times of Austerity
Authors: Sousa Paula , Almeida Luís
Published: October 2018

Background: The financial austerity policy imposed to Portugal by Troika - the European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund in 2011, led to a tremendously social crisis. Under these dominant trends in Europe, which were felt especially in certain countries, such as Portugal, we feel ourselves forced into an analysis and reflection on the impact of this conjuncture in social workers, especially analyzing the role played by social workers and its critical consciousness relative to this neoliberal model and imposed austerity policies. Methods: This article results from an analysis of empirical data collected after the entry of Troika in Portugal, during 2013. Were conducted 26 in-depth interviews to front line social workers, with the purpose of obtaining a narrative of their daily work practice and with the concern of encouraging reflection on them. Results: Analysis shows the predominance of a maintenance role at the expense of more emancipatory approaches and thus, this results point to the relationship of this maintenance role with the sociological paradigm of social regulation and shows also, how social work is still attached to a conservative agenda. Secondly, one finds a weak critical reflection among social workers, being very afraid to speak out against the system, taking on a submissive attitude and subservient to the policies of social cuts imposed.  The analysis then raises the challenge for social workers to develop a critical reflexivity Conclusion: The results highlight several important observations in terms of social woker role and that a critical activity is urgently required to social workers.
Sustainable Peer Feedback in Higher Education: Category-Driven Analysis on Pre-Service Students’ Perceptions
Authors: Cañabate Dolors , Serra Laura , Niell Mariona , Nogué Lluís , Serra Teresa , Colomer Jordi
Published: October 2018

Students who had been actively engaged in mediated collaborative activities, were asked for their perceptions about the sustainable peer feedback they had received and provided. Their views were then analyzed and categorized in terms of receiver and provider feedback, cognitive feedback and previously acquired feedback to further knowledge about sustainable education processes. A peer supported feedback questionnaire was created and validated, and its categories were correlated. The questionnaire was then aligned with the activities used to foster peer feedback between the pre-service students from the three bachelor’s degrees. The perceptions the students had of the feedback processes were analyzed using defined peer support feedback categories and the results showed a correlation between cognitive feedback and both provider and receiver self-efficacy feedback. In addition, there was a further correlation between both provider and receiver self-efficacy feedback as well as provider and receiver involvement and feedback structure. However, the results also revealed that neither receiver nor provider autonomy support were significant categories for supportive feedback.
Assessing Factors Impacting on Reliability of Wind Turbines by Use of Survival Analysis – A Case Study
Authors: Ozturk Samet , Fthenakis Vasilis , Faulstich Stefan
Published: October 2018

Failure of wind turbines is a multi-faceted problem and its monetary impact is often unpredicted. In this study, we present a novel application of survival analysis on wind turbine reliability performance that includes accounting of previous failures and history of scheduled maintenance. We investigate the operational, climatic and geographical factors which affect wind turbine failures and model the risk rate of wind turbine failures based on data from 109 turbines in Germany operating during a period of 19 years.  Our analysis showed that adequately scheduled maintenance can increase the survivorship of wind turbine systems and electric subsystems up to 2.8 and 3.8 times, respectively compared to the ones without scheduled maintenance. Geared-drive wind turbines and their electrical systems were observed to have 1.2- and 1.4-times higher survivorship, respectively, compared to direct-drive turbines and their electrical systems. It is also found that survivorship of frequently-failed wind turbine components, such as switches, is worse in geared-drive than in direct-drive wind turbines. We show that survival analysis is a useful tool for guiding the reduction of operating and maintenance costs of wind turbines.
On the Effect of Cavity Formation during the Water Entry of Flexible Bodies
Authors: Panciroli Riccardo , Pagliaroli Tiziano , Minak Giangiacomo
Published: October 2018

Elastic bodies entering the water might experience Fluid-Structure Interaction phenomena introduced by the mutual interaction between the structural deformation and the fluid motion. Cavity formation, often misleadingly named cavitation, is one of these. This work presents the results of an experimental investigation on the water entry of deformable wedges impacting a quiescent water surface with pure vertical velocity in free fall. The experimental campaign is conducted on flexible wedges parametrically varying the flexural stiffness, deadrise angle, and drop height. It is found that under given experimental conditions cavity pockets forms beneath the wedge. Their generation mechanism is found to be ruled by a differential between structural and fluid velocities, which is introduced by the structural vibrations. Results show that the impact force during water entry of stiff bodies is always opposing gravity, while in case of flexible bodies might temporarily reverse its direction, with the body that is being sucked into the water within the time frame between the cavity formation and its collapse. Severe impacts might also generate a series of cavity generation and collapses.
The salt-stress response of the transgenic plum line J8-1 and its interaction with the salicylic acid biosynthetic pathway from mandelonitrile
Authors: Bernal-Vicente Agustina , Cantabella Daniel , Petri Cesar , Hernández Jose Antonio , Díaz-Vivancos Pedro
Published: October 2018

Salinity is considered as one of the most important abiotic challenges that affect crop productivity. Plant hormones, including salicylic acid (SA), are key factors in the defence signalling output triggered during plant responses against environmental stresses. We have previously reported in peach a new SA biosynthetic pathway from mandelonitrile (MD), the molecule at the hub of the cyanogenic glucoside turnover in Prunus sp. In this work, we have studied whether this new SA biosynthetic pathway is also present in plum and the possible role this pathway plays in plant plasticity under salinity, focusing on the transgenic plum line J8-1, which displays stress tolerance via an enhanced antioxidant capacity.
The SA biosynthesis from MD in non-transgenic and J8-1 micropropagated plum shoots was studied by metabolomics. Then the response of J8-1 to salt stress in presence of MD or Phe (MD precursor) was assayed by measuring: chlorophyll content and fluorescence parameters, stress related hormones, levels of non-enzymatic antioxidants, the expression of two genes coding redox-related proteins, and the content of soluble nutrients.
The results from in vitro assays suggest that the SA synthesis from the MD pathway demonstrated in peach is not clearly present in plum, at least under in vitro conditions. Nevertheless, in J8-1 NaCl-stressed seedlings, an increase in SA was recorded as a result of the MD treatment, suggesting that MD could be involved in the SA biosynthesis under NaCl stress conditions in plum plants. We have also shown that the plum line J8-1 was tolerant to NaCl under greenhouse conditions, and this response was somewhat different in MD-treated plants. In that regards, the MD treatment produced an increase in SA, jasmonic acid (JA) and reduced ascorbate (ASC) contents as well as in the coefficient of non-photochemical quenching (qN) and the gene expression of Non-Expressor of Pathogenesis-Related 1 (NPR1) and thioredoxin H (TrxH) under salinity conditions, suggesting a crosstalk between different signalling pathways (NPR1/Trx and SA/JA) leading to salinity tolerance in the transgenic plum line J8-1.
Why is the Effect of Live Fuel Moisture Content on Fire Rate of Spread Underestimated in Field Experiments in Shrublands?
Authors: Pimont Francois , Ruffault Julien , Martin Nicolas , Dupuy Jean-Luc
Published: October 2018

Live fuel moisture content (LFMC) influences fire activity at landscape scale and fire behavior in laboratory experiments. However, field evidences linking LFMC to fire behavior are very limited despite numerous field experiments. In the present study, we reanalyze a shrubland fire dataset with a special focus on LFMC to explain this counterintuitive outcome. We found that this controversy might result from three reasons. First, the range of experimental LFMC  data was too moist to reveal significant effect with the widespread exponential or power functions. Indeed, LFMC exhibited a strong effect below 100%, but marginal above this threshold, contrary to these functions. Second, we found that the LFMC significance was unlikely when the size of the dataset was smaller than 40. Finally, a complementary analysis suggested that 10 to 15% of random measurement error in variables could lead to an underestimation by 30 % of the LFMC effect. The effect of LFMC in field experiments is thus stronger than previously reported in the range prevailing during the actual French fire season and in accordance with observations at different scales. This highlights the need to improve our understanding of the relationship between LFMC and fire behavior to refine fire danger predictions.
Manifestaciones rituales en las necrópolis rurales tardoantiguas y de época visigoda en Andalucía
Authors: CARMONA BERENGUER Silvia
Published: October 2018

El mundo funerario rural tardoantiguo y de época visigoda define lo que es nuestra línea de trabajo actual con la que pretendemos ocupar el vacío existente sobre el tema. A través del análisis de una necrópolis excavada por nosotros, El Ruedo, y del estudio comparativo con las necrópolis rurales andaluzas recogidas en la bibliografía hemos intentado realizar una aproximación al ceremonial funerario establecido en la Tardoantigüedad.
Evolución arquitectónica de la fortaleza de Aguilar de la Frontera (Córdoba)
Authors: LEÓN MUÑOZ Alberto
Published: October 2018

A lo largo de dos campañas de excavación hemos documentado un conjunto de estructuras que se disponen en la cima amesetada del Cerro del Castillo de Aguilar de la Frontera, fruto de las sucesivas etapas de ocupación del asentamiento en época medieval. Con este estudio pretendemos mostrar una primera aproximación a la problemática que plantea y a la definición, si bien de forma preliminar, de las diferentes fases constructivas.
Miscelánea epigráfica de la provincia de Jaén, II/III
Authors: PASTOR MUÑOZ Mauricio , STYLOW Armin U,
Published: October 2018

Se publican cinco inscripciones funerarias del Alto Valle del Guadalquivir, cuatro de ellas procedentes de una necrópolis del Arroyo del Ojanco (Beas de Segura, Jaén) y una de la zona de Úbeda (Jaén).
Nuevo epígrafe de Herrera (Sevilla)
Authors: LÓPEZ PALOMO Luis Alberto , STYLOW Armin U.
Published: October 2018

Se publica una inscripción funeraria procedente del «Cerro del Tesoro», Herrera (Sevilla), enclave que forma parte de una necrópolis romana de gran envergadura, situada en el mismo núcleo de la población y en sus alrededores.
Una nueva rueda de freno tardorromana con representación de jinete procedente de Puente Genil (Córdoba)
Authors: DELGADO TORRES Manuel
Published: October 2018

Presentamos en esta breve nota una nueva rueda de bocado tardorromana expuesta entre los fondos del Museo Arqueológico de Puente Genil (Córdoba) y procedente del mismo término municipal. La pieza se añade a la serie de ruedas caladas con representación de un caballo que tiene en Andalucía su mejor exponente. La originalidad radica en la aparición del jinete, del que hasta ahora sólo conocíamos un ejemplo.
Corrientes y materiales en la arquitectura de la Córdoba romana
Authors: MÁRQUEZ MORENO Carlos
Published: October 2018

Analiza el autor en este reciente artículo algunos de los aspectos estilísticos más destacados de ciertos órdenes arquitectónicos romanos procedentes del solar cordobés. Aporta, a la vez, el reconocimiento de los materiales utilizados, analizando procedencias y circuitos comerciales, con lo que abre en la Universidad de Córdoba una nueva línea de investigación.
Aspectos técnicos, económicos, funcionales e ideológicos del mosaico romano. Una reflexión
Authors: MORENO GONZÁLEZ Manuel Fdo.
Published: October 2018

Planteamos en este trabajo una reflexión que, con base en las más recientes aportaciones de la investigación internacional sobre el mosaico antiguo, pretende valorar aspectos no siempre debidamente atendidos en la literatura arqueológica al uso. Tales son la consideración socio-profesional del artista musivario, el trabajo en equipo de los mismos, en el marco de los diversos talleres, el valor económico de sus obras o la participación del comitente en la elección y composición de programas o temas.
Un fragmento de capitel ibérico procedente del yacimiento de Los Villares de Andújar (Jaén)
Authors: MORENO-ALMENARA Maudilio
Published: October 2018

Este artículo pretende dar a conocer un fragmento de capitel ibérico hallado en Los Villares de Andújar (Jaén). Se intenta así llamar la atención, por un lado sobre este importante yacimiento, tan desconocido en la actualidad, y por otro sobre la necesidad de realizar nuevos planteamientos abordando el tema de los elementos arquitectónicos ibéricos.
Como conclusiones, planteamos diversas hipótesis sobre el lugar de ejecución, cronología y contextualización del capitel.
Montemolín. Evolución del asentamiento durante el Bronce Final y el período Orientalizante (campañas de 1980 y 1981)
Authors: DE LA BANDERA ROMERO Mª L. , CHAVES TRISTÁN F. , ORIA SEGURA M. , FERRER ALBELDA E. , GARCÍA VARGAS E. , MANCEBO DÁVALOS J.
Published: October 2018

Este artículo acomete el estudio de la evolución del asentamiento de Montemolín, dando a conocer la secuencia estratigráfica completa y las transformaciones operadas en las edificaciones y en la vajilla cerámica a lo largo del Bronce Final y del período Orientalizante
Los templos de Hércules en la Hispania Romana
Authors: ORIA SEGURA Mercedes
Published: October 2018

Además de los santuarios dedicados a Melqart en la P. Ibérica, de los cuales el gaditano alcanzó especial en la Antigüedad, existieron en Hispania una serie de templos dedicados a Hércules como divinidad de carácter clásico y de nueva fundación. Se observan las dedicatorias de dos de ellos, en Osqua y el campamento de Petauonium. Podemos deducir la existencia de varios más dispersos por toda la Península, por indicios como la acumulación de inscripciones en determinadas ciudades, las dedicatorias a sacerdotes, o restos arqueológicos interpretables en ese sentido. En todos los casos, su aspecto material nos es desconocido.
Symptomatic management OF ARVI in paediatric practice
Authors: Boikova N. E. , Garashchenko T. I.
Published: October 2018

The article discusses topical issues of symptomatic management of acute respiratory viral infections at an early age, the need for antipyretics and the rationality of using combination drugs with due regard to the catarrhal syndrome.
Rational antipyretic therapy of arvi in children
Authors: Kotlukov V. К. , Kazyukova T. V. , Antipova N. V.
Published: October 2018

The article presents data on the clinical features of ARVI in children: description of the febrile syndrome as one of the leading symptoms in these infections, the use of Panadol as the drug of choice during the anti-pyretic therapy in children.
The role of topical anti-inflammatory therapy in the management of acute tonsillopharyngitis in children
Authors: Kirichenko I. M.
Published: October 2018

Acute tonsillopharyngitis (ATP) is the most common community-acquired infection, especially in children. Sore throat is the main manifestation of ATP. This is the most common reason for seeking outpatient medical care or self-medication. The widespread, unreasonable use of antibiotics for the therapy of sore throat, as the main component in the treatment of ATP without taking into account the presence of group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus, leads to an increase in the number of frequently ill children and dysbiosis of the mucous membranes. Topical therapy of sore throat is the most effective and safe approach to the management of ATP.
Topical issues of inhaled antibacterial therapy of respiratory diseases in children
Authors: Kolosova N. G. , Kolosova A. B.
Published: October 2018

Despite the fact that acute respiratory infections have viral etiology, the frequency of antibiotic prescriptions accounts for more than 70% in outpatient practice. However, the preventive administration of systemic antibiotics does not reduce the duration of the disease and the incidence of bacterial complications. In addition, the irrational use of antibiotic therapy can lead to the development of antibiotic resistance of infectious disease pathogens. The global problem of antibiotic resistance is seen as a serious threat to public health, and therefore the systemic antibiotic restriction policy is crucial, which helps to reduce the formation of antibiotic-resistant strains of infectious agents. The possibility of using local antibacterial drugs enables optimization of antibiotic therapy and reduces the risk of the development of antibiotic resistance. The article discusses the issues of use of thiamphenicol glycinate acetylcysteinate in various diseases in children.
Cesarean section. Is the choice justified? Risks to children’s health
Authors: Zakharova I. N. , Osmanov I. M. , Berezhnaya I. V. , Koltsov К. A. , Dedikova O. V. , Kuchina A. Е. , Sazanova Yu. O. , Martynenko L. E.
Published: October 2018

Operative delivery is one of the preventive measures to reduce maternal and perinatal mortality. Due to objective reasons, the indicators of perinatal and early neonatal deaths of children in the Russian Federation have been steadily declining over the past decades. Operative delivery is one of the preventive measures to reduce maternal and perinatal mortality. However, it is necessary to take into account the risks of operative delivery for both mother and baby. The planned caesarean section does not allow to fully activate the adaptive mechanisms of the baby, which disrupts the cytokine cascade and leads to various immunological disorders, one of which is allergy. The last meta-analysis of 13 trials showed a high risk of developing bronchial asthma in children born by cesarean section. Autoimmune diseases, oncological processes and systemic diseases is clearly in evidence in this group. This article discusses the risks for children born by planned cesarean section in the short and long term and the possibility of prevention according to modern trials.
Atopic dermatitis: risk factors for disease development in infants and primary prevention of the disease
Authors: Tamrazova O. В.
Published: October 2018

Atopic dermatitis is a disease of early childhood and the first manifestation of an atopic march. Therapy of patients with atopic dermatitis does not affect the cause of the desease and has mainly a pathogenetic or symptomatic character, which proves urgent need to prevent disease in early childhood, beginning the perinatal period. The article considers in detail the risk factors for the disease development in modern society. Particular attention is given to the use of emollients in the primary prevention of atopic dermatitis.
Allergic rhinitis: current assessment of medical and social aspects and methods of treatment. intranasal corticosteroids in the treatment of rhinitis
Authors: Tsarev S. V.
Published: October 2018

The article presents the issues of epidemiology, pathogenesis and treatment of allergic rhinitis. It describes the various types of nonallergic rhinitis, the relationship of allergic rhinitis and rhinosinusitis polyposa, eosinophilic nonallergic rhinitis, and rhinitis medicamentosa. The leading role of topical glucocorticosteroids in the therapy of rhinitis including non-allergic is considered in detail.