bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Formas regulatórias e participação infantil: marcas de descompassos nos momentos da roda na Educação Infantil
Authors: Buss-Simão Márcia , Mafra-Rebelo Aline Helena
Published: October 2019

RESUMO Este texto traz contribuições de uma pesquisa desenvolvida em nível de mestrado, que assumiu como problemática investigar as formas regulatórias de uma instituição de Educação Infantil, utilizando procedimentos metodológicos provenientes da etnografia, como: registros escritos, fotográficos e fílmicos em uma instituição de Educação Infantil pública. A empiria, resultante da etnografia, se deu com um grupo de crianças de três a cinco anos de idade e os dados revelaram a presença de uma hierarquia posta a priori nas relações intergeracionais e consolidada sob a forma de regras institucionais. Analisou-se, portanto, um descompasso entre o direito das crianças à participação, bem como as regras institucionais postas no contexto, sobretudo no momento da roda de conversa proposta pelas professoras. Lançou-se mão dos estudos da Sociologia da Infância para constituir as análises, diálogo que permitiu considerar que a roda de conversa, apesar de ser tomada como uma possibilidade de promoção da participação de crianças no que tange às decisões em contexto educativo, precisa ser problematizada à luz dos eventos e de sua organização efetiva nas práticas educativas, com especial destaque aos tempos e espaços em que a roda de conversa era proposta para as crianças.
Cultura material escolar nas escolas radiofônicas de Bragança: entre permanências e inovações pedagógicas (1960-1970)
Authors: Maciel Rogerio Andrade , Castro Cesar Augusto , França Maria do Perpétuo Socorro Gomes de Souza Avelino de
Published: October 2019

RESUMO O presente artigo tem por objetivo analisar a cultura material escolar nas escolas radiofônicas de Bragança e a constituição das permanências e inovações pedagógicas, no período de 1960 - 1970. Metodologicamente, utilizamos a abordagem da Nova História Cultural como análise sobre o uso dos materiais escolares e as representações de educação dos sujeitos sobre esses materiais no cotidiano das salas de aula. Foram identificados três tipos de escolas: uma que funcionava na casa da monitora; outra em um barracão de palha; e a última em uma escola municipal. A cultura material escolar, nesta instituição escolar, está constituída pelos seguintes materiais: materiais de escrita (giz e lápis com borracha); materiais de suporte de escrita (quadro negro, cartaz, cadernos e folhas de papel sem pauta); mobílias (mesas de madeiras toscas e bancos retangulares de madeiras); materiais de leitura (pequenos textos e relatórios); materiais de iluminação (lamparinas de pressão, lampiões e aladins); indumentárias dos alunos (roupas de chita artesanal e algodão); materiais de proteção (palhas de Inajás e Babaçu); material de comunicação e ensino (intitulado como rádio cativo). Esses materiais permitiram identificar as permanências e inovações pedagógicas. Concluiu-se que os materiais escolares produziram representações críticas, emancipatórias e evangelizadoras cuja finalidade era alfabetizar os jovens e adultos das escolas radiofônicas de Bragança, Estado do Pará.
Re-writing knowledge, re-design textbooks: auto-production of contents in the classroom
Authors: Anichini Alessandra , Parigi Laura
Published: October 2019

ABSTRACT This contribution is a report of a qualitative research carried out within the Avanguardie Educative project aimed at describing and analyzing the experience of a group of Italian teachers in relation to the practice of textbook and digital resources auto-production. The research, conducted with some schools involved in an experimentation process of the alternative adoption of the textbook, has allowed us to start an in-depth reflection on the motivations that induce teachers to opt for this choice, in the direction of a rereading the relationship between curriculum, national indications and teaching autonomy, with particular attention to the student considered as an active subject of his / her training.
Análisis de materiales didácticos digitales ofertados desde un portal de contenidos abiertos: el caso de Canarias
Authors: Ruiz Carlos José González , Alemán Elena Chirino
Published: October 2019

RESUMEN En este artículo se ofrece los resultados del análisis de una muestra de los contenidos o materiales didácticos digitales para la Educación Primaria existentes en un portal web denominado Eco Escuela 2.0 impulsado por la administración educativa (Consejería de Educación del Gobierno de Canarias), caracterizado por el acceso y uso libre por el profesorado. El propósito principal es realizar un análisis de materiales dirigido al final de la etapa de educación primaria en diferentes materias. La metodología empleada del estudio consistió en el análisis de contenido. Con esta finalidad se ha elaborado un instrumento-guía para el análisis de la muestra. Los resultados de la investigación detectan actividades que pretenden favorecer la resolución de problemas, la experimentación o la simulación. Su diseño es aceptable aunque mejorable en calidad: algunos elaborados por docentes por lo que carecen del atractivo visual de otros materiales más comerciales. La mayoría son cerrados y no modificables, creados para unos contenidos y fines concretos aunque sí adaptados a diferentes ritmos de aprendizaje. En general, no ofrecen actividades finales y en varios, estos terminan con la realización de tareas grupales entregables, elaboración de materiales, discusión de ideas o la exposición del trabajo. La diversidad cultural o funcional de género no está presente en estos materiales y aunque el acceso a estos materiales es bueno, se debe mejorar la optimización para todo tipo de pantallas de dispositivos móviles.
O livro didático e sua presença em aulas de História: contribuições da etnografia
Authors: Chaves Edilson Aparecido
Published: October 2019

RESUMO A pesquisa investiga formas de uso do livro didático nas aulas de História, destacando o ponto de vista de alunos e professores do Ensino Médio. Analisa relações estabelecidas com o conhecimento histórico a partir de livros didáticos de História incluídos no Programa Nacional do Livro Didático (PNLD). A pesquisa, de natureza etnográfica, foi realizada entre 2010 e 2014. O trabalho empírico foi realizado em uma Escola do Campo com a colaboração de três professores de História e seis turmas de ensino médio, totalizando cento e doze alunos. Como principal estratégia de pesquisa foi utilizada a observação participante. Foram realizadas entrevistas e análise documental e foram utilizados outros instrumentos na forma de questionários e de atividades realizadas para análise de livros didáticos com os alunos. Os resultados permitiram constatar diferentes relações que professores e alunos estabelecem com o conhecimento histórico a partir do uso dos livros didáticos e evidenciaram contribuições das abordagens etnográficas para o estudo dos processos escolares e, em particular, para compreender as formas de utilização dos livros didáticos nas aulas.
As estratégias discursivas e a evolução do sujeito poético feminino: de Adélia Prado a Maria Lúcia Dal Farra
Authors: Cabañas Teresa
Published: October 2019

Resumo O texto propõe uma linha de comunicação entre a poesia de Adélia Prado, a partir de Bagagem (1976), e a de Maria Lúcia Dal Farra e seu Livro de auras (1994). A intenção radica em observar como os modos de suas respectivas estratégias discursivas, além de revitalizar o código poético local, sugerem mudanças no estatuto da condição histórico-social dos agentes femininos produtores de poesia. Acreditase que isso pode assinalar uma ampliação dos rumos da poesia brasileira, como mostrar uma trajetória de evolução dessa entidade feminina na sua definição de ser social dentro das circunstâncias históricas do seu existir.
Floresta de símbolos: bicho e poesia para crianças e adultos inteligentes
Authors: Silva Junior Augusto Rodrigues da
Published: October 2019

Resumo Este trabalho serve-se de produções estéticas nos quadros da literatura infantojuvenil brasileira e a representação do animal no livro. O referencial é a criação poética de Manuel Bandeira para uma comparação entre as obras A arca de Noé, de Vinícius de Moraes, e Rimas da floresta, de José Santos. O eixo central para a comparação é a imagem do bicho e o modo de representá-lo na poesia contemporânea. Estes livros têm características, expressas em diversas correntes e múltiplas imagens, que os aproximam: a brincadeira, o humor, imaginação e realismo, aspectos ecoliterários, cultura popular e linguagem coloquial.
Proletarian Modernism: Film, Literature, Theory
Authors: Kohlmann Benjamin
Published: October 2019

This article identifies a body of work—films, literary texts, and theories of the aesthetic—that can help us reopen the question of what it means for an artwork to project a vision of classlessness. The article begins by focusing on early-twentieth-century proletarian modernism, in particular in the cinematic work of Sergey Eisenstein and in British literary works that repurposed Woolfian and Joycean styles during the later interwar years. Proletarian modernism, I argue, highlights an alternative route taken by modernist literature and art: unlike the late modernists feted in much recent scholarship, proletarian modernists aimed to retool modernism, opening up new and global political futures for it rather than anticipating its end. The article concludes by showing that the cultural genealogy of proletarian modernism mapped out here doubles as a prehistory of contemporary aesthetic theory: it enables us to recognize the significant political and theoretical erasures that structure recent accounts of art's democratic potential.
Seismic capacity of irregular unreinforced masonry buildings with timber floors
Authors: Trutalli Davide , Marchi Luca , Scotta Roberto , Pozza Luca
Published: October 2019

The in-plane stiffness of single straight-sheathed timber floors is normally supposed to be not sufficient to confer suitable seismic behaviour to the building. However, accurate evaluations of the in-plane behaviour of timber diaphragms and the effects of their deformability on the building response are difficult, especially for unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings. Various stiffening interventions of floors are possible; among them, the use of an additional layer of boards at 45° often demonstrates optimal behaviour as it combines the advantages of partial stiffening with minimum mass increase. This work was focused on the experimental characterisation of a stiff timber floor through cyclic loading testing of a three-dimensional full-scale specimen. The effects of in-plane flexibility and the non-linear behaviour of floors on the global response of URM buildings were evaluated by analysing the response of two buildings: a regular building and a building irregular in both plan and elevation. Analyses were conducted using a non-linear macro-element model to simulate the non-linear behaviour of masonry and the hysteretic behaviour of floors. The results showed that the seismic capacity of an URM building may be worsened by excessive stiffening of floors and/or mass increase.
Velilerin Çocuk Edebiyatı Farkındalıkları ile Öğrencilerin Okuma Alışkanlığı Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi
Authors: DÜNDAR Nezaket , MADEN Sedat
Published: October 2019

Araştırmada, ortaokul öğrenci velilerinin çocuk
edebiyatı farkındalıkları ile öğrencilerin okuma alışkanlığı arasındaki
ilişkinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmada betimsel araştırma
modellerinden kesitsel tarama yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemini,
Giresun il merkezinde yer alan Gedikkaya Ortaokulu ile Görele ilçesi Çavuşlu
beldesindeki Çavuşlu Ortaokulu’nda öğrenim gören 5, 6, 7 ve 8. sınıf öğrenci
velileri (n=394) oluşturmuş olup velilerin çocuk edebiyatına yönelik
farkındalıkları ile öğrencilerinin okuma alışkanlıkları arasındaki ilişkiyi
ortaya koymak amacıyla Çavuşlu Ortaokulu’ndaki öğrenciler (n=80) de çalışmaya
dâhil edilmiştir. Araştırmanın verileri SPSS 16.0 ile analiz edilmiştir.
Araştırmanın sonunda ortaokul öğrenci velilerinin çocuk edebiyatına yönelik
farkındalıklarının “Katılıyorum” düzeyinde olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Velilerin
çocuk edebiyatına yönelik farkındalıkları ile eğitim durumları, eğitim
aldıkları yer, cinsiyetleri, gelir durumları arasında anlamlı bir ilişki
olmadığı belirlenmiştir. Yine araştırma sonuçlarına göre velilerin çocuk
edebiyatına yönelik farkındalıkları ile çocuklarının kitap okuma alışkanlığı
arasında sınırlı bir ilişkinin olduğu, velilerin öğrencilerine kitap okuma
konusunda yeterince örnek olamadığı sonuçlarına ulaşılmıştır.
Impacts of alien plant invasions on water resources and yields from the Western Cape Water Supply System (WCWSS)
Authors: Le Maitre David , Görgens André , Howard Gerald , Walker Nick
Published: October 2019

A key motivation for managing invasive alien plant (IAP) species is their impacts on streamflows, which, for the wetter half of South Africa, are about 970 m3∙ha−1∙a−1 or 1 444 mill. m3∙a−1 (2.9% of naturalised mean annual runoff), comparable to forest plantations. However, the implications of these reductions for the reliability of yields from large water supply systems are less well known. The impacts on yields from the WCWSS were modelled under three invasion scenarios: ‘Baseline’ invasions; increased invasions by 2045 under ‘No management’; and under ‘Effective control’ (i.e. minimal invasions). Monthly streamflow reductions (SFRs) by invasions were simulated using the Pitman rainfall−runoff catchment model, with taxon-specific mean annual and low-flow SFR factors for dryland (upland) invasions and crop factors for riparian invasions. These streamflow reduction sequences were input into the WCWSS yield model and the model was run in stochastic mode for the three scenarios. The 98% assured total system yields were predicted to be ±580 million m3∙a−1 under ‘Effective control’, compared with ±542 million m3∙a−1 under ‘Baseline’ invasions and ±450 mill. m3∙a−1 in 45 years’ time with ‘No management’. The ‘Baseline’ invasions already reduce the yield by 38 mill. m3∙a−1 (two thirds of the capacity of the Wemmershoek Dam) and, in 45 years’ time with no clearing, the reductions would increase to 130 mill. m3∙a−1 (capacity of the Berg River Dam). Therefore IAP-related SFRs can have significant impacts on the yields of large, complex water supply systems. A key reason for this substantial impact on yields is that all the catchments in the WCWSS are invaded, and the invasions are increasing. Invasions also will cost more to clear in the future. So, the best option for all the water-users in the WCWSS is a combined effort to clear the catchments and protect their least expensive source of water.
Evaluation of acidogenic sludge from anaerobic reactors running at low solids retention times to reduce sludge generation and enhance biogas production
Authors: Da Silva Lopes Wilza , Morais de Luna Ysa Helena Diniz , Tavares de Sousa Jose , Silva Lopes Wilton , Duarte Leite Valderi
Published: October 2019

ABSTRACT

 

Sludges generated in the biological processing of sewage are complex mixtures, the constituents of which pose risks to public health and the environment. Anaerobic digestion is considered the most sustainable option for treating sludge because it offers the possibility of generating biogas. The aim of this study was to compare the quantities, properties, biodegradabilities and biochemical methane potentials (BMP) of primary sludge (PS) generated by a primary decanter with acidogenic sludges produced by upflow anaerobic (UA) reactors operating at solids retention times (SRTs) of 2, 4, 6 and 8 days (Samples S2, S4, S6 and S8, respectively). Sludges from both pre-treatments were submitted to alkaline solubilization in order to determine the efficiency of the process in disrupting extracellular complexes. Based on the levels of total solids (TS) present, the primary decanter was found to generate higher quantities of excess sludge (yield of 3.1 gTS∙d-1) than UA reactors operating at low SRTs (yields in the range 1.69 to 0.64 gTS∙d-1). The concentrations of dissolved materials in PS and Samples S2 and S8 were considerably higher after alkaline solubilization, with respective increases of 8, 14 and 28-fold in dissolved organic carbon, 12, 20 and 40-fold in chemical oxygen demand, 25, 31 and 59-fold in proteins, and 17, 21 and 63-fold in carbohydrates. In addition, the BMP value for S8 was some 13% higher than that recorded for PS while the kinetic constant for gas production by S8 was 1.8-fold greater than that of PS. It is concluded that a pre-treatment combining anaerobic digestion at low SRT and alkaline solubilisation would lead to improved performance in subsequent stages of anaerobic digestion and, consequently, increased efficiency in biogas production.
Comparison of refined and non-refined wastewater effect on wheat seed germination and growth under drought
Authors: Heidari Hassan , Moradi Saman
Published: October 2019

Wastewater has attracted special attention as a possible source of irrigation. The present study aimed to compare the effect of refined and non-refined wastewater on wheat seed germination and growth under induced drought conditions in laboratory and pot experiments. The laboratory experiment included the iso-osmotic potentials of −0.275, −0.4, and −0.47 MPa of polyethylene glycol (PEG, as a drought factor) and wastewater. In addition, the pot experiment included a wastewater factor (i.e., tap water, 100% refined wastewater, 50% refined wastewater + 50% non-refined wastewater, and 100% non-refined wastewater) and a drought factor (i.e., an irrigation interval of two and three days as normal and drought conditions, respectively). The results demonstrated that the drought related to PEG did not reduce seed germination while wastewater decreased seed germination. Further, an osmotic potential of −0.47 MPa resulted in the highest and lowest radicle length in both wastewater and PEG, respectively. The results also revealed that caulicle length and seed vigour were decreased by PEG as the osmotic potential increased while no significant difference was observed between wastewater treatments and distilled water (control). Based on the results, an irrigation interval of 3 days with 100% non-refined wastewater produced the highest chlorophyll content and 100% refined and 100% non-refined wastewater produced a larger leaf area compared to the control. Furthermore, drought with wastewater application increased specific leaf weight whereas it reduced the total biomass compared to control (i.e., tap water with an irrigation interval of 2 days), except for 100% non-refined wastewater. Therefore, wastewater application compensates for the adverse effect of drought due to nutrient addition.
Short communication: The rate of release of Cry1Ab protein from Bt maize leaves into water
Authors: Du Pisanie Amy , Du Preez Louis , Van den Berg Johnnie , Pieters Rialet
Published: October 2019

Transgenic Bt maize plants are genetically modified to contain genes of Bacillus thuringiensis that encode for δ-endotoxins (Cry1Ab protein) that have insecticidal properties. These endotoxins target certain lepidopteran pests of maize. There are several entry routes by which Cry proteins enter the aquatic ecosystem in which aquatic organisms are exposed to these proteins. The main route is through plant debris such as leaves, stalks and postharvest detritus that are transported by means of run-off, rain and wind. While several studies have been conducted on the fate of Cry1Ab protein in terrestrial ecosystems, little is known of the release rates of Cry1Ab proteins from maize plant tissues that end up in aquatic ecosystems. In this study, leaves of Bt-maize and its isoline were submerged in containers filled with deionised or borehole water for a period of 16 days, and kept at 3 different temperatures (10±1, 21±1 and 30±1°C). Samples were collected at 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 24, 48, 96, 192 and 384 h post submersion and analysed for Cry protein content using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The release of Cry protein from submerged maize leaves was influenced by temperature, and duration of immersion. An increase in Cry protein levels in the water was observed from the first hour onwards in both water types until the end of the experiment. The highest concentration of Cry protein was found at 30°C. This study showed that temperature and time period influence the release rate of Cry proteins from dried leaf matter into the aquatic environment.
Meaningful Connections: Authentic Leadership and Trust
Authors: ÜNAL Zeynep Merve
Published: October 2019

The aim of this study is to investigate the predictive relationship between authentic leadership and trust to supervisor. The data were collected from 104 employees from a variety of jobs and industries in a collectivistic culture, Turkey. In the scope of this study, existing scales are used to collect data. Employees completed the ten-itemed one factor solution trust to supervisor scale and sixteen-itemed four factor solution authentic leadership scale. Structural equation modeling was conducted to test the research hypothesis.  The structural equation modeling results showed a strong positive relationship between authentic leadership and trust to supervisor. The results are discussed along with practical implication, suggestions for future research and limitations.
The Relationship Between Initial Public Offering and Firm Performance: A Research on Borsa Istanbul (BIST)
Authors: MHAGAMA Fenant Laurent , TOPAK Mehmet Sabri
Published: October 2019

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between initial public offering (IPO) and firm performances of the firms operating in Turkey. The data set involves 38 firms that conducted initial public offerings in Borsa Istanbul (BIST) for the period of 2003 and 2011. Return on asset (ROA), return on equity (ROE), and operating profit margin (OPM) are used as a measure of firm performance. Median change analysis and panel data analysis have been employed as two different methods. According to the results of these analyses, there is a statistically significant relationship between the IPO and firm performance. It was found that firm performance decreased during the same and the following first year that the IPO took place, in comparison to the year preceding the IPO.
İnternet Sitesi İstatistiklerinin Orta Vadede Değişimi
Authors: BOZKURT Gözde , ÇİLİNGİRTÜRK Ahmet Mete
Published: October 2019

Bilgisayar ağlarının planlanması ve kaliteli ağ servisi sağlamak için internet veri trafiği modellerinin tahminlenmesine ihtiyaç duyulmaktadır. Bu çalışmada amaç, tıklama verilerinden meydana gelen sayfa merkezli verilere ait dağılımların modellenmesi ile benzetim ve planlama modellerine kaynak oluşturmaktır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda hedef olarak belirlenen web siteleri, aksesuar ve hazır giyimin pazarlandığı e-ticaret ile bilgi edinme amacı taşıyan haber siteleridir. Bu web sitelerinin göstergelerinden olan hemen çıkma oranı, sitede kalma süresi ve sayfa görüntüleme sayısına ait dağılımlar incelenmiştir. Beş ay aralıkla elde edilen verilerin karşılaştırmalı analiz edilmesiyle, hemen çıkma oranı ve sayfa görüntüleme sayısı göstergelerinin, yapılacak benzetim modellerinde Dagum ve Johnson SB dağılımları ile incelenebilir olduğu çıkarımı yapılabilmektedir. İnternet kullanıcılarının davranış şeklinin değişmesi nedeniyle, araştırmacıların diğer web sitesi göstergeleri için sürekli güncel verilere dayalı dağılımları kullanarak değerlendirmeler yapmaları uygun olacaktır. Elde edilen dağılım bilgileriyle, özellikle özel sektörde kullanılan satış simülasyonlarında, web siteleri arasındaki performans değerlendirmesi gibi çeşitli alanlarda kullanılabileceği düşünülmektedir.
The Lipide Soluble Vitamin Contents of Some Onobrychis Miller Taxa
Authors: EMRE İrfan , SEPET Hakan , KÜRŞAT Murat , BAHŞİ Muammer , YILMAZ Ökkeş , ŞAHİN Ahmet
Published: October 2019

The goal of this
study is to determine the lipid-soluble vitamin contents in seeds of the some Onobrychis Miller taxa by using HPLC. Samples were
collected from the natural habitats. Studied materials were dissolved in acetonitrile/methanol (75/25 v/v)
and were injected 50 μL to HPLC instrument (Shimadzu, Kyota Japan). According
to data obtained from present study showed that Onobrychis hypargyrea, Onobrychis viciifolia, Onobrychis caput-galli,
Onobrychis fallax and Onobrychis oxyodonta
var. armena have high lipide-soluble vitamin contents.

Present study
found that Onobrychis oxyodonta var.
armena (1777,27±6,24 µg/g),
Onobrychis fallax (916,0±4,51 µg/g) Onobrychis
hypargyrea (809,7±5,03 µg/g) and Onobrychis
viciifolia (399,7±3,54 µg/g) have highest beta-caroten content. Also, Onobrychis caput-galli has high beta
caroten content (73,3±,94 µg/g). on the other hand, it was found that Onobrychis fallax has highest
gamma-tocopherol content (1401,2±8,76 µg/g). Onobrychis viciifolia (574,9±2,35 µg/g), Onobrychis caput-galli (410,1±4,56 µg/g), Onobrychis oxyodonta var. armena (267,7±3,68 µg/g), Onobrychis podporea (162,5±2,14 µg/g)
werethe other high gamma tocopherol content. Whereas, retinol, retinol acetate
and r-tocopherol contents were found absent or trace amounts in the present
study.
Foros híbridos, participación y gestión sostenible del Patrimonio Mundial. El caso de Santa Ana de Cuenca
Authors: Molina Bárbara
Published: October 2019

Desde 1992, el modelo de desarrollo sostenible ha sido adoptado en las agendas para el desarrollo a nivel mundial. El paradigma supone que los recursos finitos deben gestionarse racionalmente a través de los múltiples actores sociales para asegurar el desarrollo humano presente y futuro. En este contexto, la UNESCO ha asumido que el patrimonio mundial, como recurso finito, debe gestionarse colaborativamente. Sin embargo, la práctica real de estos preceptos requiere de metodologías que hasta ahora han sido escasas debido a la complejidad que supone su desarrollo. Desde esta perspectiva, en este artículo proponemos a los llamados “foros híbridos” como metodología participativa, debido a su capacidad para eliminar las asimetrías entre los individuos al valorar el conocimiento que cada uno puede aportar a la gestión patrimonial. El presente trabajo se plantea como objetivo demostrar, a partir del análisis de los resultados obtenidos durante la ejecución de cuatro foros híbridos en el centro histórico de Cuenca (Ecuador), la eficacia de estos mecanismos en el manejo sostenible del patrimonio mundial a largo plazo.
A Limit of Densely Connected Convolutional Networks v1
Authors: Huang Wenkai , Peng Guanglong , Tang Xuan
Published: October 2019

Residual learning and skip connections can train very deep convolutional networks with a significant performance boost. On this basis, DenseNet proposes a dense connection structure in which each convolutional layer in the network can be directly connected to all the previous layers. Compared with ResNet, this dense structure can reduce the parameter size of the network to a greater extent and enhance the utilization of features. However, this dense structure still has the problem of parameter redundancy. In this paper, the accuracy of image classification is not affected by reducing unnecessary shallow connections in the network and reducing the parameter amount of the model. In this article, the method is referred to as A Limit of Densely Connected Convolutional Networks, or simply LimDenseNet. The method proposed in this paper is simple but effective, the experimental results on the CIFAR-10 and Tiny ImageNet datasets show that although the performance of LimDenseNet and DenseNet is comparable in the shallow network. By increasing the convolutional layers, the decrease range of parameters in the network gradually increases and the classification accuracy also improves. On the Tiny Imagenet, compared with DenseNet, LimDenseNet in layer 264 reduces the number of parameters by 17.40% when the classification error rate is basically the same.
University College Dublin (UCD) Zebrafish Facility Environmental Parameters v3
Authors: Crowley Remi , Sundaramurthi Husvinee , Biomedical Facility Staff UCD , Kennedy Breandan
Published: October 2019

Environmental factors and animal husbandry conditions are known to have implications in outcome of study results. To this end, environmental parameters (i.e. temperature, pH and conductivity) of our zebrafish facility are constantly monitored to ensure constant/limited variations to be introduced in the environment. Our facility comprises of a recirculating water system with filtration, sterilization and automatic adjustment of water parameters (pH, conductivity, temperature) with a capacity of over 4,000 litres of water, it houses over 20,000 adult fish in 1-, 3-, and 10-litre tanks. A separate nursery system houses up to 12,000 larvae aged from 6 to 30 days post fertilisation. Embryos up to 5 day post fertilisation are grown on Petri dishes in an incubator. Within the facility are also cultured feeding organisms for zebrafish: Paramecium and brine shrimp. This facility is equipped with the infrastructure to perform microinjections and microscopy. Techniques such as PCR amplification, cloning, DNA sequencing, in-situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry, embryo microinjection (transgenics) and fluorescent microscopy are fully operational within the lab.We have provided information of our facility and key parameters measured for our zebrafish lines housed in University College Dublin, for 2018. These conditions are applicable to all recent peer-reviewed articles published by our lab.
Novel OFDM System Using Orthogonal Pilot Symbols with Subcarrier Index Modulation
Authors: ACAR Yusuf , ALDIRMAZ ÇOLAK Sultan
Published: October 2019

In this work, two new transmission schemes are
proposed to increase the spectral efficiency of orthogonal frequency division
multiplexing (OFDM). In practical OFDM systems, channel estimation is usually
performed by employing pilot symbols which is based on inserting known symbols
in the time-frequency domain. However, pilot symbol designing is one of the
bottlenecks of OFDM systems limiting the increase of spectral efficiency. We
apply new pilot design structures, which are use orthogonal Walsh-Hadamard
codes. To increase the spectral efficiency of OFDM systems, we assign the extra
bits to the index of the each orthogonal Walsh-Hadamard codes. Simulation and
theoretical results show that proposed methods have better performance than
conventional OFDM with higher spectral efficiency. Moreover, no more energy is spent
for additional information carried in the indices compared to classical OFDM
systems. As a result, proposed methods provide both spectral efficiency and
energy efficiency.
Comparisons on Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems in Distributed Databases
Authors: BAKİR Cigdem , HAKKOYMAZ Veli , DİRİ Banu , GÜÇLÜ Mehmet
Published: October 2019

With the use of distributed systems,
different users can instantly access data from different locations and perform
some operations on the data. However, the unauthorized access of multiple users
to the system from different points at the same time can lead to dangerous
results in terms of data security and confidentiality of the data. This study
is based on intrusion detection and prevention systems built on distributed
databases and classifies the methods used to analyze and evaluate successes
comparatively. It is observed that the artificial immunity algorithm we have
described in artificial intelligence techniques, which is one of the methods
classified as three categories, gives more successful results compared to the
other techniques mentioned in the data mining and statistical methods.
Yutma güçlüğüne neden olan retrofarengeal kitle: servikal kordoma
Authors: YILDIRIM Sibel , OCAK Emre , AKBULUT Dilara , ÖZGÜRSOY Ozan Bağış
Published: October 2019

Kordomalar, notokordun embriyolojik artıklarından kaynaklanan nadir primer kemik tümörleridir. Servikal bölge yerleşimli kordomalar oldukça nadir görülmektedir. Tüm kordomaların %5 kadarını oluşturan servikal kordomalar, komşu oldukları parafarengeal bölge, orofarenks gibi anatomik boşluklara uzanım gösterip; boyunda şişlik, orofarenkste kitle, yutma güçlüğü, nefes darlığı benzeri klinik bulgular verebilirler. Bu olgu sunumunda yutma güçlüğü şikayeti ile başvuran ve orofarenkste kitle olarak bulgu veren servikal kordoma olgusunun klinik özellikleri sunulmuş, tanıda yaşanan güçlükler ve cerrahi bulgular tartışılmıştır.
The Eastern North American Margin Community Seismic Experiment: An Amphibious Active‐ and Passive‐Source Dataset
Authors: Lynner Colton , J. A. Van Avendonk Harm , Bécel Anne , Christeson Gail L. , Dugan Brandon , Gaherty James B. , Harder Steven , Hornbach Matthew J. , Lizarralde Daniel , Long Maureen D. , Magnani M. Beatrice , Shillington Donna J. , Aderhold Kasey , Eilon Zachary C. , Wagner Lara S.
Published: October 2019

The eastern North American margin community seismic experiment (ENAM‐CSE) was conceived to target the ENAM Geodynamic Processes at Rifting and Subducting Margins (GeoPRISMS) primary site with a suite of both active‐ and passive‐source seismic data that would shed light on the processes associated with rift initiation and evolution. To fully understand the ENAM, it was necessary to acquire a seismic dataset that was both amphibious, spanning the passive margin from the continental interior onto the oceanic portion of the North American plate, and multiresolution, enabling imaging of the sediments, crust, and mantle lithosphere. The ENAM‐CSE datasets were collected on‐ and offshore of North Carolina and Virginia over a series of cruises and land‐based deployments between April 2014 and June 2015. The passive‐source component of the ENAM‐CSE included 30 broadband ocean‐bottom seismometers (OBSs) and 3 onshore broadband instruments. The broadband stations were deployed contemporaneously with those of the easternmost EarthScope Transportable Array creating a trans‐margin amphibious seismic dataset. The active‐source portion of the ENAM‐CSE included several components: (1) two onshore wide‐angle seismic profiles where explosive shots were recorded on closely spaced geophones; (2) four major offshore wide‐angle seismic profiles acquired with an airgun source and short‐period OBSs (SPOBSs), two of which were extended onland by deployments of short‐period seismometers; (3) marine multichannel seismic (MCS) data acquired along the four lines of SPOBSs and a series of other profiles along and across the margin. During the cruises, magnetic, gravity, and bathymetric data were also collected along all MCS profiles. All of the ENAM‐CSE products were made publicly available shortly after acquisition, ensuring unfettered community access to this unique dataset.
Astroglia-mediated regulation of cell development in the model of neurogenic niche in vitro treated with Aβ1-42
Authors: Morgun A.V. , Osipova E.D. , Boytsova E.B. , Shuvaev A.N. , Komleva Yu.K. , Trufanova L.V. , Vais E.F. , Salmina A.B.
Published: October 2019

Neurogenesis is a complex process which governs embryonic brain development and is importants for brain plasticity throughout the whole life. Postnatal neurogenesis occurs in neurogenic niches that regulate the processes of proliferation and differentiation of stem and progenitor cells under the action of stimuli that trigger the mechanisms of neuroplasticity. Cells of glial and endothelial origin are the key regulators of neurogenesis. It is known that physiological neurogeneses is crucial for memory formation, whereas reparative neurogenesis provides partial repair of altered brain structure and compensation of neurological deficits caused by brain injury. Dysregulation of neurogenesis is a characteristics of various neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative diseases, particularly, Alzheimer's disease which is very important medical and social problem. In the in vitro model of the neurogenic niche using hippocampal neurospheres as a source of stem/progenitor cells and astrocytes, we studied effects of astrocyte activation on the expression of markers of different stages of cell proliferation and differentiation. We found that aberrant mechanisms of development of stem and progenitor cells, caused by the beta-amyloid (Aβ1-42), can be partially restored by targeted activation of GFAP-expressing cells in the neurogenic niche.
SPR analysis of protein-protein interactions with P450 cytochromes and cytochrome b5 integrated into lipid membrane
Authors: Kaluzhskiy L.A. , Ershov P.V. , Kurpedinov K.S. , Sonina D.S. , Yablokov E.O. , Shkel T.V. , Haidukevich I.V. , Sergeev G.V. , Usanov S.A. , Ivanov A.S.
Published: October 2019

Identification of new protein-protein interactions (PPI) and characterization of quantitative parameters of complex formation represent one of central tasks of protein interactomics. This work is a logical continuation of the cycle of our previous works devoted to the study of PPIs among the components of cytochrome P450-dependent monooxygenase system. Using an optical biosensor of Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR biosensor), a comparative analysis on the determination of kinetic and equilibrium parameters of complex formation between the membrane-bound hemoprotein cytochrome b5 with cytochrome P450s was performed using two different protocols for protein immobilization: 1) covalent non-oriented one on to the carboxymethyl dextran chip type CM and 2) non-covalent oriented immobilization in the lipid environment on the chip type L1 with internal control of liposomes surface distribution. In the second protocol it was shown that the complex formation was characterized by 2.5 times higher affinity due to an decrease in rate dissociation constants. The appropriateness of using both experimental models is discussed.
Protective effect of uridine on metabolic processes in rat myocardum during its ischemia/reperfusion damage
Authors: Bulion V.V. , Selina E.N. , Krylova I.B.
Published: October 2019

The experimental study of the cardioprotective effect of uridine, the metabolic precursor of the endogenous activator of mitochondrial ATP-dependent K+-channels (mitoKATP-channels), was performed using the model of myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/RP) in rats. Ischemia for 30 min followed by reperfusion for 120 min resulted in a significant decrease in ATP and phosphocreatine (PC) content, intensification of lipid peroxidation (LPO), and inhibition of the antioxidant system (AOS) in cardiomyocytes. Uridine in a dose of 30 mg/kg, administered intravenously prior to reperfusion, had a protective effect on myocardial metabolism in the I/RP zone. It prevented the decrease of ATP and PC, limited the LPO processes, evaluated by the content of lipid hydroperoxides and conjugated dienes, and improved the AOS state by, preventing the decrease of superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and increasing the content of reduced glutathione (GSH). The mitoKATP-channel blocker 5-hydroxydecanoate (5-HD, 5 mg/kg) eliminated the ability of uridine to maintain the ATP level and to exhibit its positive effect on the intensity of the LPO and activity of AOS. The obtained data allow us to conclude that activation of mitoKATP-channels play an important role in the mechanism of the cardioprotective effect of uridine in I/RP damage of myocardium.
Military Rhetoric in the Description of Women’s Behavior on the Basis of Cicero’s and Livy’s Selected Texts
Authors: Dziuba Agnieszka
Published: October 2019

The Polish version of the article was published in Roczniki Humanistyczne vol. 60, issue 3 (2012).

The article analyzes the original and rare Roman military phraseology found in surviving works of literature, which is part of the convention of invectives against women. As testified by the surviving fragments of the Law of the Twelve Tables, the Roman civilization divided the sphere of men’s activities (politics and war) from the sphere of women’s activities (home and family) quite early. Literature imbued with didacticism supported this division by creating archetypal figures of ideal representatives of both genders. In the course of development it worked out a stereotyped phraseology that served the purpose of describing virtutes feminae and, separately, men’s virtues, corresponding to the spheres ascribed to them. Any breach of the order established by tradition (mores maiorum) and law encountered severe reprimands, which nevertheless remained within the rhetorical convention of vituperatio. The two texts by outstanding rhetors that are analyzed here—Cato the Elder’s speech against the repeal of the Oppian law (AUC 34, 2-4) by Livy and Marcus Tullius Cicero’s speech Pro Caelio—supply examples of the use of military phraseology, usually used to describe typically male activities, in descriptions of women’s behavior. In the case of Marcus Porcius Cato’s speech, vocabulary belonging to the field of military science (agmen, expugnare, obsidere, coniuratio, seditio) serves the purpose of inducing fear in the men listening to him. In this way, by using the threat of power being seized in the republic by women, the consul motivated patres familias to act and not to yield to women. In the case of Cicero’s speech, military rhetoric was used to ridicule and embarrass Clodia Metelli as a credible witness for the prosecution in the trial of Marcus Caelius Rufus. Aggressive and at times obscene humor was supposed to divert the listeners’ attention from the defense’s lack of arguments concerning the substance of the trial.

The original military phraseology used by both authors serves definite practical aims. What is more, its artistic dimension is decidedly pushed into the background. Cicero’s and Livy’s surprising idea allows us, on the one hand, to appreciate their ingeniousness in the field of rhetoric and their conscious rejection of conventions; on the other, it helps the contemporary reader of ancient texts realize the fact that men of the period of the Republic found it difficult to keep women within the limits imposed by tradition. They were forced to resort to sophisticated verbal argumentation in order to convince the judges and politicians (in both these groups patres familias prevailed) about the real threat posed by the ones in their charge.
Elements of the Mime in Horace’s Epode “Quid tibi vis, mulier”
Authors: Kopek Wojciech
Published: October 2019

The Polish version of the article was published in Roczniki Humanistyczne vol. 61, issue 3 (2013).

The aim of this article is to discover the literary context for Horace’s Epode 12 by juxtaposing it with Herondas’ mimes, particularly Mime 5, titled The Jealous Woman. The description of the relationship between these works is based on the ancient theory of rhetoric and on elements of Horace’s Ars poetica. It has been established that Epode 12 has numerous features of the literary mime: it is an apparent dialogue (sermocinatio, παρῳδή) recited by a single performer (mime), most probably in the scenery of an ancient feast. A participant in the feast becomes an actor, who first performs the role of a male lover (iuvenis) and then the role of a superannuated female lover (mulier). These character types are typical of both Old and New Comedy styles, but the whole dramatic setting seems to bear the greatest resemblance to Mime 5, in which the same literary protagonists are found in a scene analogous to a lovers’ quarrel. On the one hand, specific rhetorical figures (imitatio / μίμησις) indicate that the literary original was used in a creative manner. On the other, Mime 5 can also be used in the interpretation of Epode 12. This interpretation can be built on the processes of liberation and subjugation as part of the lovers’ relationship (actual subjugation in Mime 5 and metaphorical—financial—in Epode 12, where the iuvenis is the mulier’s “kept man”).
Being-Country in Urban Places: Naming the World Through Australian Aboriginal Pedagogies
Authors: Somerville Margaret , Powell Sarah , Trist Narelle
Published: October 2019

This paper explores the pedagogies of a Murrawarri/Dharug co-researcher enacted during three activities: becoming animal; welcome dance; and message sticks. We think-with Trist and consider the possibilities of being-Country in urban places. The research draws on data collected as part of Naming the World, an international project informed by posthuman and new materialist theorizing and Indigenous understandings of humans as fully intertwined with the world. We grapple with the intersection of posthuman and new materialist perspectives alongside Indigenous onto-epistemologies in early childhood education settings.
МІЖНАРОДНА ПРАКТИКА НАГЛЯДУ ЗА ДІЯЛЬНІСТЮ ФІНАНСОВИХ (КРЕДИТНИХ) КООПЕРАТИВІВ ЧЕРЕЗ МЕХАНІЗМИ САМОКОНТРОЛЮ
Authors: Хоружий Сергій
Published: October 2019

Досліджено приклади ефективного виконання функцій самоконтролю фінансовими установами, які також створюють фінансову інфраструктуру для фінансових (кредитних) кооперативів. Доведено, що асоціація кредитних спілок не може самостійно виконувати весь спектр функцій самоконтролю. Запропоновані законодавчі новації, що дозволять об’єднаній кредитній спілці здійснювати функції самоконтролю для кредитних спілок і функції фінансового центру кредитної кооперації.
КОНЦЕПТУАЛЬНА МОДЕЛЬ ОРГАНІЗАЦІЇ СИСТЕМИ ФІНАНСОВОГО КОНТРОЛІНГУ НА ПІДПРИЄМСТВІ
Authors: Боярко Ірина , Гриценко Лариса , Рябенков Олексій
Published: October 2019

Виділено наукові підходи до визначення сутності поняття «контролінг», узагальнено наукові погляди на розуміння його економічного змісту. Обґрунтовано необхідність розподілу об’єктів контролінгу для підприємств за різними методами організації фінансів. Наведено порівняльну характеристику оперативної i стратегічної компонент контролінгу. Запропоновано авторське трактування поняття «фінансовий контролінг ». Досліджено доцільність  розроблення і впровадження концептуальної моделі організації системи фінансового контролінгу підприємства.
ПОРІВНЯННЯ ПІДХОДІВ ФІЛОСОФІЇ ОЩАДЛИВОГО ВИРОБНИЦТВА І КОНЦЕПЦІЇ СИСТЕМНИХ ОБМЕЖЕНЬ ЯК ІНСТРУМЕНТІВ ФІНАНСОВОГО МЕНЕДЖМЕНТУ
Authors: Рибалка Дмитро
Published: October 2019

Проводиться порівняльний аналіз філософії бережливого виробництва і концепції системних обмежень у контексті фінансового менеджменту. Розглянуто принципи цих підходів, закладені їхніми засновниками Тайіті Оно і Голдраттом Моше Еліяху. Виявлено і проаналізовано чинники дбайливого виробництва (муди). Потік створення цінностей наведено на прикладі банки кока-коли. Розглянуто особливості організації виробничого процесу підприємств, що використовують філософію бережливого виробництва. Проілюстрована класична структура управління підприємства і «витягнута структура», яка використовується на підприємствах бережливого виробництва. Детально розглянуто роман «Мета», у якому описані основні принципи концепції системних обмежень.
ЗНАЧЕННЯ ДОСЛІДЖЕНЬ МЕТОДИЧНОЇ ПОХИБКИ МЕТОДУ ДИСКОНТУВАННЯ ГРОШОВИХ ПОТОКІВ ДЛЯ РОЗБУДОВИ ІНФОРМАЦІЙНОЇ ПАРАДИГМИ НЕЗАЛЕЖНОЇ ОЦІНКИ
Authors: Поздняков Юрій , Лапішко Марія , Гохберг Ігор
Published: October 2019

Узагальнюються та інтерпретуються результати дослідження методичної похибки, що виникає при розрахунку вартості об’єктів незалежної оцінки за методом непрямої капіталізації у найбільш загальному випадку, коли прогнозований період дисконтування майбутніх потоків доходів становить неціле число часових періодів. Розглядається можливість використання результатів попередніх досліджень авторів як теоретичне підгрунтя для розроблення загальної теорії незалежної оцінки на базі інформаційної парадигми, побудованої на закономірностях теорії інформації та теорії похибок.
СТРАТЕГІЯ РОЗВИТКУ ФІНАНСОВОГО СЕКТОРУ ЯК ОБ’ЄКТ ЕКОНОМІЧНОГО ДОСЛІДЖЕННЯ
Authors: Прохоренко Валерій
Published: October 2019

Проведено дослідження, узагальнення та уточнення категоріально-термінологічного апарату щодо стратегії розвитку фінансового сектору. Доведено доцільність застосування системного підходу до означення поняття «стратегія». Проведено узагальнення означень вітчизняних і зарубіжних учених поняття «стратегія» і запропоновано авторське трактування. Узагальнено авторські інтерпретації змісту поняття «розвиток». Виявлено зв’язок між змістовим наповненням понять «стратегія» і «розвиток». Досліджено сутнісне наповнення поняття «фінансова стратегія» і наведено його класифікацію. Сформовано поняття «стратегія розвитку фінансового сектору». Побудовано структурно-логічну схему трактування поняття «стратегія розвитку фінансового сектору».