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Tepung Ikan Petek (Leiognathus equulus) sebagai Aditif Protein pada Mi Kering Labu Kuning (Cucurbita moschata D.)
Authors: Canti Meda , Apryani Sherly , Lestari Diana
Published: December 2020

Mi kering adalah produk pangan dari tepung terigu yang banyak dikonsumsi masyarakat. Produk ini dapat dikembangkan dengan tambahan dari bahan lain, seperti labu kuning (Cucurbita moschata), untuk mengurangi kebutuhan tepung terigu. Campuran antara tepung terigu dan C. moschata memiliki kandungan karbohidrat yang tinggi, namun rendah protein. Oleh karena itu, diperlukan penambahan bahan baku lain, seperti tepung ikan, untuk meningkatkan nilai gizinya. Ikan petek (Leiognathus equulus) dapat ditambahkan sebagai sumber protein dalam pembuatan mi kering. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi kualitas sensoris, fisik, dan proksimat, dari mi kering yang dibuat dengan kombinasi tepung terigu dan C. moschata, serta ditambahkan dengan tepung L. equulus. Formulasi mi kering dilakukan pada lima variasi rasio antara tepung terigu dan C. moschata (100:0, 90:10, 80:20, 70:30, dan 60:40). Formulasi terbaik yang didapatkan selanjutnya ditambahkan dengan variasi rasio tepung L. equulus (0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, dan 40%). Hasil penelitian memperlihatkan bahwa mi kering dengan rasio tepung terigu dan C. moschata sebesar 80:20 serta tepung L. equulus hingga 20% adalah yang terbaik. Penambahan tepung L. equulus yang lebih tinggi menyebabkan penurunan daya serap air, swelling index, dan kuat tarik mi kering, serta peningkatan cooking loss dan kekerasan. Penambahan 20% tepung L. equulus meningkatkan kandungan protein mi kering sebesar 1,52 kali; menjadi 20,74±1,22% (dry basis/db).  ABSTRACTDried noodle is a daily consumed food from wheat flour. This product can be developed with the addition of other ingredients, such as pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata), to reduce the needs of wheat flour. The mixture between wheat flour and C. moschata has a high carbohydrate content but low protein. Therefore, it is necessary to add other raw materials, such as fish flour, to increase the nutritional value. Pony fish (Leiognathus equulus) can be added as a source of protein for dried noodles. This study aimed to evaluate the sensory quality, physical, and proximate value of dry noodles made from the combination of wheat flour and C. moschata,which was also added with L. equulus flour. Formulation of dry noodles was conducted with five ratio variations between wheat flour and C. moschata (100:0, 90:10, 80:20, 70:30, and 60:40). The best ratio was then added with varied L. equulus flour (0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, and 40%). The results showed that the best formula for dry noodles was the ratio of wheat flour and C. moschata at 80:20 and L. equulus up to 20%. Higher addition of L. equulus flour decreased water absorption, swelling index, the tensile strength of dry noodles, and increased cooking loss and hardness. The addition of 20% of L. equulus flour increased the protein content of dry noodles by 1.52 times, to 20.74 ±1.22% (dry basis/db).
River as a common good – the case of Wrocław
Authors: Adamiczka Hanna
Published: December 2020

Social participation is guaranteed by law; it enables citizens to decide on activities in a city. The article aims to examine the efficacy of participation in the decision-making process regarding river management in Wrocław. The author analysed to what extent the city’s inhabitants are involved in river management and what opportunities for self-government are provided for it. The methods: literature and document analysis, deduction, and statistical methods. The article discusses: the assumptions of participation, possibilities related to river management in Wrocław, data related to the inhabitants’ activity in the field of rivers and the forms of this activity. Results: residents are involved in river management if they are encouraged to do so; policy-makers are introducing tools that engage residents, but they are not always enough. The results may provide an introduction to research on participation tools that would encourage residents to engage in complex topics
Development in regions lagging behind – the case of coal and post-coal regions
Authors: Drobniak Adam
Published: December 2020

The main topic of the paper refers to the issues of economic transition in regions. The research question is to determine the nature of current development processes in regions lagging behind, in coal regions in particular. The main goal of the article is to present selected modern concepts indicating the paths of the effective reorientation of development processes of such regions, along with their application into the policy framework for the coal regions’ transition. Methodically, the paper is based on a desk research and statistical analysis of time series covering GDP dynamics and job growth for NUTS3 regions in the European Union (EU). The main findings of the research indicate the significant scale of the economic challenges of coal regions in terms of their low productivity measured by the trade-off between the growth of GDP and the increase in the number of jobs, as well as the need to define a complex policy framework which ‘mixes’ a sectoral and territorial approach to achieve an effective coal regions’ transition
The impact of the international environment on the development of enterprises providing accommodation services in the Lublin voivodeship
Authors: Kuźmicki Marek
Published: December 2020

The aim of this article is to present the opinions of owners of year-round accommodation facilities operating in the Lublin voivodeship, concerning the impact of the international environment on the development of enterprises providing accommodation services. The assessment is based on the author’s own research conducted with the use of the CATI method in April and May 2018. Entrepreneurs rarely see opportunities and threats related to the international environment. They seem to think “in a local way”. Generally, the most positive feedback on pro-developmental actions related to the international environment is provided by respondents from urban-rural communes. Membership in international structures, including the European Union, gives a lot of opportunities for development. The entrepreneurs participating in the survey should be even more active while monitoring EU forms of support and applying for EU projects
Boundaries of Belonging: The Necessity of a Global Homiletic Conversation
Authors: Matsen Neal Jerusha
Published: December 2020

This article reflects on the challenges and importance of extended, global homiletic conversations. Drawing on my experience as a Westerner teaching preaching in the Pacific, the article asserts the necessity of global homiletic conversation as a guard against hegemonic preaching practices and as a productive agent of cultural destabilization. This is particularly true when defining the contours of postcolonial preaching. By moving preaching into postures of Spirit-dependence similar to Mary’s dependence on the Spirit in Luke’s gospel, global homiletic conversation can facilitate sacramental performances of embodied relation between preachers, their changing communities, and Christ.
Kate Bruce and James Harrison, Wrestling with the Word: Preaching Tricky Texts
Authors: Lee Mason
Published: December 2020

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John Tucker, ed., Text Messages: Preaching God’s Word in a Smartphone World
Authors: Sigmon Casey T.
Published: December 2020

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Gerald C. Liu, Music and the Generosity of God
Authors: Dark David
Published: December 2020

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Nancy Lammers Gross, Women’s Voices and the Practice of Preaching
Authors: Moore Cana
Published: December 2020

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Paula L. McGee, Brand® New Theology: The Wal-Martization of T.D. Jakes and the New Black Church
Authors: Blue Jackie
Published: December 2020

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James K. A. Smith, Awaiting the King: Reforming Public Theology
Authors: Jacobsen David Schnasa
Published: December 2020

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With Jørn Utzon: Approaching and Preaching Architectural Texts
Authors: Yang Sunggu A.
Published: December 2020

Architecture is communication. It conveys human stories, feelings, philosophies, and cultural histories and interacts through them with viewers, occupants, artists, and surrounding communities. Architecture, whether explicitly religious or not, is spiritual, too. Embodying and manifesting spatial spirituality, it invokes in the mind of the appreciator awe, wonder, and contact with the transcendent. All this is possible because architecture is, to borrow Paul Tillich’s language, an art form carrying the ultimate concerns of human life. Recognizing the communicative, spiritual, and existential nature of architecture exemplified in Jørn Utzon’s Sydney Opera House, this article meets a need and demonstrates the potential for architectural preaching. Preaching can serve biblical texts efficiently—particularly architectural ones (e.g., Exodus 26 and Revelation 21)—by approaching them through an architectural hermeneutic and creatively presenting them with architectural imagination.
Matthew D. Kim, A Little Book for New Preachers: How and Why to Study Homiletics
Authors: DeVries Betsy
Published: December 2020

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Frank A. Thomas, Surviving a Dangerous Sermon
Authors: Wagner Kimberly R.
Published: December 2020

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Gayle Fisher-Stewart, ed., Preaching Black Lives (Matter)
Authors: Norton Yolanda
Published: December 2020

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Matthew D. Kim and Daniel L. Wong, Finding Our Voice: A Vision for Asian North American Preaching
Authors: Liu Gerald C.
Published: December 2020

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“Es una petición de socorro”: Short Fiction, Fantastic Metafiction, Snapshots of War and Pain
Authors: Bruno Paula M.
Published: December 2020

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“Dientes postizos”: Salas Barbadillo y el discurso culinario como crítica
Authors: García Santo-Tomás Enrique
Published: December 2020

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El tiempo lúdico y mortal del Quijote
Authors: Clamurro William H.
Published: December 2020

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Borges: Indentidad y Juego de Ficciones
Authors: Bulacio Cristina
Published: December 2020

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Dibujos del Mundo de Borges
Authors: Cáceres Sánchez Manuel
Published: December 2020

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Borges: Ciudad, Tangos y Duelos de la Fundación Mítica a la Pérdida en el Laberinto
Authors: Komi-Kallinikos Christina
Published: December 2020

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Pierre Menard, Traductor de Borges
Authors: Melis Antonio
Published: December 2020

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Black, Woman, Poor: The Many Identities of Conceição Evaristo
Authors: Gonçalves Ana Beatriz
Published: December 2020

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An Ethic of the Esthetic: Racial Representation in Brazilian Cinema Today
Authors: Oliveira Emanuelle K. F.
Published: December 2020

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A vueltas con la Guerra Civil: golpes de ficción en tiempos de capital indiferencia
Authors: Álvarez-Blanco Palmar
Published: December 2020

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El recuerdo de la Guerra Civil en la construcción de una identidad franquista de Navarra
Authors: Baraibar Etxeberria Álvaro
Published: December 2020

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Sovereign Births, Empire and War in Benito Pérez Galdós’s First Series of Episodios nacionales
Authors: Iarocci Michael
Published: December 2020

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Tautologías bélicas: Los cuatro jinetes del Apocalipsis cabalgan hacia el Génesis
Authors: Pereiro Otero José Manuel
Published: December 2020

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Construcción y destrucción de lo heroico en filmes sobre la Guerra Civil española: Sierra de Teruel, La caza y Soldados de Salamina
Authors: Tschilschke Christian von
Published: December 2020

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La Guerra Civil española: entre fantasmas, faunos y hadas
Authors: Enjuto Rangel Cecilia
Published: December 2020

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La representación del exilio republicano en la serie El exilio y la Segunda Guerra Mundial de Virgilio Botella Pastor
Authors: Mercedes Echevarría Megan
Published: December 2020

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Intempestividad sufriente en Medianoche en la historia de Reyes Mate
Authors: Javier Higuero Francisco
Published: December 2020

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Nazismo y antisemitismo en la literatura falangista. En torno a Poemas de la Alemania eterna (1940)
Authors: Martin Gijón Mario
Published: December 2020

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The Holocaust as Trope in Post-Franco Spain: Historical Memory and the Case of Enric Marco
Authors: Russell Matthew
Published: December 2020

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La oralidad en la poesía española contemporánea: entre voces y silencio, una Vía hacia el Otro
Authors: Castro Idoli
Published: December 2020

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“¿No te lo dije, morena…?”: narraciones ideológicas en torno de un vocativo
Authors: Mateo José Manuel
Published: December 2020

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Magical Home
Authors: Wong Lauren Sara
Published: December 2020

There is one place in the world that has held many memories for my family, a place that many call the most magical place on Earth. Our final time in this cherished "home" was bittersweet with nostalgia and memory.
Drive
Authors: Sexton Joseph F
Published: December 2020

Just me talking about some things I realized when I was out for a drive one day.
Awareness-raising workshops on (geronto)technologies for elderly/family care: contributions to knowledge
Authors: Ilha Silomar , Casarin Francine , Pires Luciana de carvalho , Huppes Betânia , Zamberlan Claudia
Published: December 2020

ABSTRACT Objective: to describe the contributions of awareness-raising workshops to the knowledge of students in health courses about care (geronto)technologies for elderly people/family. Methods: a strategic action research, developed with 12 students from the last semester of nursing, physiotherapy, dentistry and occupational therapy from a university in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Data were collected from September to December 2019, through semi-structured interviews, before and after awareness-raising workshops, and submitted to content analysis. Results: the analyzed data, before the workshops, allowed constructing two categories that dealt with lack of knowledge and non-use of care (geronto)technologies. After the workshops, five categories made it possible to understand (geronto)technologies in the form of products and in the form of processes/strategies/knowledge. Conclusion: carrying out awareness-raising workshops contributed to knowledge production regarding the conceptual aspect and identification of their usefulness in the care setting.
Phytotoxicity in soybean seeds treated with phytosanitary products at different application times
Authors: Carvalho Everson Reis , Rocha Debora Kelli , Andrade Dayliane Bernardes de , Pires Raquel Maria de Oliveira , Penido Amanda Carvalho , Reis Leandro Vilela
Published: December 2020

Abstract: Due to increased use of treated seeds, studies are necessary in relation to the effects of the treatments and their possible consequences on seed quality. The aim of this study was to evaluate phytotoxicity according to when phytosanitary products are applied on soybean seeds and their effect on seed physiological quality and field performance. A completely randomized experimental design was used in a 9 × 2 factorial arrangement involving 9 seed treatments (fungicides and insecticides) and two application times (60 days before sowing and at the time of sowing in the field). Moisture content was determined and tests were performed to ascertain physiological quality (germination and germination under water restriction). Root and hypocotyl length, seedling length, and vigor and uniformity indices were evaluated with the assistance of Vigor-S®. In the field, the following determinations were made: plant height at 30 and 60 days after emergence, first pod height, number of pods per plant, number of seeds per pod, and yield. Early seed treatment in the soybean crop can affect initial development of the plants, but it does not affect yield. The phytotoxicity caused by the soybean seed treatment was observed in the root length characteristic.
Competition phase affect motivation and perceived performance but not the pre-competitive anxiety on professional dancers
Authors: Silva Shaune E Fornaciari , Serassuelo Junior Helio , Magatão Marina , Paludo Ana Carolina
Published: December 2020

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of competition phase on pre-competitive anxiety, motivation and perceived of performance on professional contemporary dancers. Eight professional dancers from the same company were evaluated on basal condition, classificatory and final phase. Anxiety and motivation state were evaluated pre-competition and perceived of performance (PP) post-competition. ANOVA with repeated measures presented no difference for anxiety state between the competitive phases (p > 0.05). Motivation and PP were significantly higher during the final phase, tested by Friedman test (p ≤ 0.05). The data suggest competing in a final phase may lead to a major motivation and perceived of performance on professional contemporary dancers.
O uso do livro didático por professores de Educação Física: uma primeira impressão
Authors: Melo Rogério Zaim de , Rizzo Deyvid Tenner de Souza
Published: December 2020

RESUMO O presente estudo objetiva verificar quais são as primeiras impressões dos professores de Educação Física de Corumbá-MS - que iniciaram o ano de 2019 com o desafio de utilizar o livro didático - frente ao material escolhido, observando se eles participaram do processo de escolha desse material e se acreditam ser possível desenvolver com seus alunos o que é proposto no livro. A pesquisa é de natureza qualitativa e a amostra de sujeitos é composta por nove professores de Educação Física. Os resultados indicam a necessidade de um processo mais democrático para sistematização e organização do livro didático e aponta a importância desta ferramenta para a práxis pedagógica do professor de Educação Física, contudo, é destacado que a autonomia profissional não deve ser suprimida no uso deste material.
CÂMBIO: Um olhar etnográfico sobre a saúde e as diversas formas de vivenciar o esporte adaptado na velhice
Authors: Hauser Eduardo , Silveira Raquel da , Stigger Marco Paulo
Published: December 2020

RESUMO O esporte adaptado para idosos tem por objetivo reduzir a intensidade do jogo e incluir aqueles que não se consideram aptos a jogar. O objetivo desse estudo é compreender a prática do Câmbio vivenciada por idosos e suas possíveis relações com a saúde, no seu entendimento mais amplo. Durante a pesquisa etnográfica, foram investigados dois grupos de câmbio da cidade de Porto Alegre/RS. Foram realizadas 23 observações e oito entrevistas semiestruturadas. Em um mesmo momento, a prática esportiva pode acarretar em benefícios para uma dimensão relacionada à saúde enquanto que pode atenuar ‘riscos’ em outros aspectos. Espera-se que esse debate possa auxiliar professores e organizadores de eventos a refletirem sobre suas práticas, relacionado os aspectos da saúde e do esporte na velhice.
Perfil epidemiológico e tendência da hanseníase em menores de 15 anos
Authors: Santos Álisson Neves , Costa Ana Karla Araújo Nascimento , Souza John Éricles Ribeiro de , Alves Kelle Araújo Nascimento , Oliveira Kelly Pozzi Malheiros Martins de , Pereira Zuleide Batista
Published: December 2020

RESUMO Objetivo Avaliar as características epidemiológicas e tendência dos casos novos de hanseníase em menores de 15 anos no estado da Bahia, no Brasil, entre 2007 e 2017. Método Análise quantitativa, transversal e descritiva dos casos registrados no Sistema de Informação de Agravo de Notificação. As variáveis sociodemográficas foram analisadas estatisticamente por meio do teste G, e a classificação das tendências, por meio da regressão linear, juntamente com a tendência ou mudança percentual. Resultados Constituído por 2.298 casos novos, o estudo apresentou taxa de detecção decrescente, proporção de contatos examinados crescente e proporção de cura decrescente. Os casos Paucibacilares se destacaram, com 63,27%, predominando entre pessoas do sexo feminino, com ensino fundamental incompleto, raça/cor parda e com zona de residência urbana. Quanto a forma clínica, incapacidade física e modo de detecção, 26,68% foram tuberculoide, 73,72%, grau 0 e 36,42%, encaminhamento, respectivamente. Conclusão A tendência aumentada na proporção de contatos examinados e a diminuição na proporção de cura revelaram uma necessidade de melhoramento por parte do sistema de saúde no acompanhamento dos pacientes durante o tratamento contra a hanseníase.
Capacidades para la transformación de conflictos en sobrevivientes de minas antipersonales: una mirada desde la salud mental
Authors: Lopez Jaimes Ruth Jimena , Araque-Castellanos Franlet , Jaimes-Parada Gerson Yesith , Rivera-Porras Diego
Published: December 2020

El conflicto armado en Colombia ha generado múltiples hechos victimizantes en la población civil, particularmente los accidentes con minas antipersonales dejan secuelas físicas, psicológicas y sociales. El objetivo del estudio es describir las capacidades de transformación de conflictos de los sobrevivientes de minas antipersonal en contextos sociales y familiares.  El diseño de la investigación es transversal con un alcance descriptivo y enfoque cualitativo. La población estudiada fue una Asociación Víctimas de minas antipersonas con domicilio en la ciudad de Cúcuta. En la selección de los participantes, 19 en total, se utilizó la metodología bola de nieve, determinando la participación de 7 víctimas, 9 hijos de las víctimas y 3 profesionales de atención a víctimas. Para la recolección de los datos se utilizaron entrevistas semiestructuradas a las víctimas y profesionales y en los hijos de las víctimas se usó la construcción de historias de vida. Los resultados, fueron sometidos a la triangulación por participantes y técnicas, luego del análisis de contenido por categorías axiales. El estudio concluye que el sistema familiar se convierte en el apoyo fundamental para el afrontamiento del hecho victimizante. Así mismo, las capacidades para la transformación de conflictos logradas en los sobrevivientes a nivel familiar son: comunicación, adaptación y red de apoyo; en el ámbito social:  liderazgo, participación social, herramientas de gestión, aspectos potencializadores de salud mental y calidad de vida que permiten superar dificultades sociales en la cotidianidad.
Removal of Trihalomethanes from Water using Modified Montmorillonite
Authors: Haghighat Majid Hamouni , Mohammad-Khah Ali
Published: December 2020

Trihalomethanes (THMs) are formed during the water chlorination process through the reaction between chlorine and the organic materials. In this research, montmorillonite (MMT) and its modified form were used to remove the THMs from the water. The optimum conditions for the best adsorption capacity were evaluated using the Taguchi design of experiments. The result of comparing MMT with its modified sulfonated form (SMMT) indicated that SMMT is a more effective adsorbent than MMT. The evaluations showed that the optimum conditions for the THMs removal occur at 20 °C, 10 mg of adsorbent, 1 mg/L of THMs concentration, and 120 min for the adsorption time. The maximum adsorption capacity of CHCl3, CHBrCl2, CHBr2Cl, and CHBr3 was achieved: 0.49, 0.45, 0.43, and 0.38 mg/g at C0 = 0.10 mg/L; 1.71, 1.62, 1.56, and 1.45 mg/g at C0 = 0.50 mg/L; and 4.43, 4.35, 4.23, and 3.67 mg/g for C0 = 5.00 mg/L, respectively. The THMs adsorption was compared between SMMT, powdered activated carbon (PAC), and granular activated carbon (GAC) and the results showed that SMMT is as effective as PAC and better than GAC and its production cost is lower than for the activated carbon.
Crystal Structure and Photophysical Properties of a Novel Dy-Hg Isonicotinic Acid Compound with One-Dimensional Chain-Like Cations
Authors: Chen Wen-Tong
Published: December 2020

A novel Dy-Hg compound [Dy(HIA)3(H2O)2]2n · 2nHgCl4 · nHgCl5 · nH3O · 3nH2O (1; HIA = isonicotinic acid) was prepared through a hydrothermal reaction and characterized by X-ray diffraction. The compound crystallizes in the space group of C2/c of the monoclinic system. The crystal structure of compound 1 has one-dimensional (1-D) chain-like cations. A photoluminescence experiment with a solid-state sample revealed that this compound exhibits a yellow emission band at 575 nm and, this emission band shall come from the 4f electron 4F9/2 → 6H13/2 characteristic transfer of Dy3+ ions. The compound features CIE chromaticity coordinates of 0.5168 and 0.4824 in the yellow region. A UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectrum with a solid-state sample unveiled that this compound possesses a wide optical band gap of 3.39 eV.
GO/PAMAM as a High Capacity Adsorbent for Removal of Alizarin Red S: Selective Separation of Dyes
Authors: Rafi Mohammad , Samiey Babak , Chen Chil-Hung
Published: December 2020

Adsorption of Alizarin Red S (ARS) on graphene oxide/poly(amidoamine) (GO/PAMAM) was studied at different ARS initial concentrations, temperatures, pHs, shaking rates and contact times. Adsorption sites of GO/PAMAM were phenolic –OH (Ph) group of GO and amine groups (–NH2, –NH+ 3 and –NHR+2) of PAMAM dendrimer moieties of GO/PAMAM. At pH = 2 and 318 K, maximum adsorption capacity (qe,max) of the adsorbent was 1275.2 mg g–1 which is one of the highest capacity in the literature. Thus, GO/PAMAM in this work acted as a superadsorbent for ARS. At the incipient of adsorption, ARS– molecules were adsorbed on Ph sites that was reaction-controlled step, (Ea = 114.5 kJ mol–1). Adsorption of ARS–on the remaining sites was diffusion–controlled. In alkaline media, two other types of ARS molecules were identified during that were adsorbed on Ph and –NH+ 3 sites. Further increasing the pH of the solution, decreased the number these two sites and yielded a reduced adsorption capacity (qe,max). Methylene blue (MB), thionine (Th), pyronin Y (PY), acridine orange (AO), methyl blue (MEB) and janus green (JG) dyes were selectively separated from their mixtures with ARS molecules using GO/PAMAM at pH of 2. The used adsorbent was recycled fficiently by using ethylenediamine very fast.
Study of Selected Morphologic, Structural and Optical Effects of Silver Coated CBD-CdS Thin Films
Authors: Torres-Duarte Angel Roberto , Pineda-Leon Horacio Antolín , de Leon Aned , Ochoa-Landín Ramón , Castillo Santos Jesús
Published: December 2020

This work focused on comparing cadmium sulphide (CdS) thin films with and without CdS silver aggregates (CdS:Ag) deposited on the surface. We report absorption and transmission responses. Using the Tauc method, we obtained direct band gap energies with values of 2.50 (CdS) and 2.49 eV (CdS:Ag). We performed a scanning electron microscope characterization at different magnifications were cluster formations with granular shapes were observed. The highest magnification of 50,000× showed silver clusters as shiny granulates, which were confirmed by microprobe elemental mapping at a magnification of 18,000×. Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy revealed that the light composition of the silver clusters was the unique difference from the CdS thin film. X-Ray Diffraction results only detected the hexagonal CdS pattern, but not that of silver. The crystallite size was of around 13 nm. A Surface-Enhanced Ramman Scattering effect was observed upon the silver coating of the CdS thin film at 293.3 cm–1.
Effects of Extraction Methods and Conditions on Bioactive Compounds Extracted from Phaeodactylum tricornutum
Authors: Akyıl Saniye , İlter Işıl , Koç Mehmet , Demirel Zeliha , Erdoğan Ayşegül , Dalay Meltem Conk , Ertekin Figen Kaymak
Published: December 2020

The effect of homogenization, ultrasound and microwave extraction methods and conditions on fucoxanthin content, total phenolic content and antioxidant activity of extracts obtained from Phaeodactylum tricornutum were investigated in this study. The solvent/biomass ratio was the most effective parameter on fucoxanthin content, total phenolic content and antioxidant activity. The maximum fucoxanthin content (5.60 ± 0.06 mg/g) and antioxidant activity (763.00 ± 15.88 EC50 μg/mL extract) were obtained with the homogenization extraction method whose optimum conditions were 1.93% biomass/solvent ratio, ~5200 rpm homogenization rate and 14.2 min extraction time. Although the ultrasonic extraction method has reached the approximately same level of fucoxanthin content (5.24 ± 0.07 mg/g)), TPC (67.68 ± 1.58 mg gallic acid/L) and antioxidant activity (619.90 ± 17.16 EC50 μg/mL extract) at an amplitude of 55.72%, a higher biomass/solvent ratio (2.72%) and a longer extraction time (17.37 min) have been required. The lowest fucoxanthin content, total phenolic content and antioxidant activity were determined for the microwave extraction method.
Obiski Rosalind Franklin v Sloveniji
Authors: Dolinar Marko
Published: December 2020

Ob 100-letnici rojstva znane kristalografinje Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958) članek opisuje njene stike s slovenskimi in hrvaškimi kemiki v letih 1952-1955, predvsem z Dušanom Hadžijem in Katarino Kranjc. Ugotovil sem, da je najbolj znana planinska fotografija Rosalind Franklin nastala v Julijskih Alpah verjetno leta 1952 in ne na Norveškem konec 30-tih let, kot je veljalo doslej. Na Triglav pa se je vzpela julija 1954 ali septembra 1955 in ne leta 1952, kot piše v njeni biografiji.
A new species of Microlicia (Melastomataceae) endemic to restingas in Bahia, Brazil
Authors: Pacifico Ricardo , Almeda Frank
Published: December 2020

Microlicia goldenbergii is proposed as a new species from restingas of Canavieiras municipality, Bahia, Brazil. It can be recognized by a combination of ovate leaves with margins and apices that are conspicuously revolute, rectangular petioles 0.1–0.2 mm long, adaxial foliar surfaces that are smooth and glabrous to sparsely glandular-punctate, hypanthia densely glandular-punctate and covered with a few scattered eglandular trichomes 0.3–0.7 mm long that are concentrated only at the torus, dimorphic stamens with polysporangiate anthers and 3–4-locular ovaries. We provide line drawings, photographs, comments on the distribution M. goldenbergii and four putative relatives (M. restingae, M. subsetosa, M. confertiflora and M. cordata), and a distributional map.
A taxonomic revision of Gaultheria series Trichophyllae (Ericaceae)
Authors: Fritsch Peter W. , Lu Lu
Published: December 2020

The last taxonomic revision of Gaultheria series Trichophyllae (Ericaceae), a clade of high-elevation species endemic to the Himalaya-Hengduan Shan region of east-central Asia, was published in 1941. Since then, a number of new species have been described and other taxonomic changes have occurred in the group, prompting the need for a comprehensive revision. The present treatment of the series comprises 21 species, including Gaultheria x biluoensis, a newly described hybrid between G. crassifolia and G. major. A key to species and species descriptions is provided, and lectotypes are newly designated for G. cardiosepala, G. gonggashanensis, G. marronina, and G. stenophylla.
A new species of Styrax series Cyrta (Styracaceae) from Cambodia
Authors: Fritsch Peter W. , Thomas Philip , Ly Viboth
Published: December 2020

Styrax cambodianus, a new species of Styrax L. ser. Cyrta (Lour.) P.W. Fritsch from Virachay National Park in northeastern Cambodia, is described and illustrated. It is similar to S. hookeri C.B. Clarke but differs by its two most proximal leaves alternate, abaxial surfaces with mostly planar or occasionally slightly raised quaternary veins, rotate corollas, and stamen filaments strongly flexuous in the upper half. Styrax cambodianus is known only from the type and is the only species of the series unequivocally documented from Cambodia. The discovery of this species brings the number of Styrax ser. Cyrta to 31.
Chainandra zeugostylus gen. et sp. nov., a mid-Cretaceous amber fossil with sagittate anthers opening widely at maturity
Authors: Poinar, Jr. George O. , Chambers Kenton L.
Published: December 2020

A flower preserved in 100 Ma amber from Myanmar is described here as Chainandra zeugostylus, a new genus and species of fossil angiosperms. The anthers in Chainandra are sagittate at the base and have only a short connective. They dehisce by means of a circumferential stomium, the dorsal and ventral sides of each locule forming flaps that become widely separated. The style of Chainandra is columnar and two-branched above the middle, and the fully inferior ovary bears an epigynous nectar disc but lacks well-defined ribs or veins. In Tropidogyne, Lacknociona, and Strombothelya, similar genera described earlier from the same am-ber deposits, the styles are either unbranched or are 3–5-branched to near the base, and the ovary is half-inferior to inferior, its lower portion often being dis-tinctly veined and ribbed. Morphology of the stamens and gynoecium of the three genera suggests that they are early members of the eudotyledons.
Eleocharis mutata (Cyperaceae), new to the flora of Florida, U.S.A.
Authors: Angelo Courtney L. , Rosen David J. , Lange James J.
Published: December 2020

This is the first record of Eleocharis mutata in Florida, and the second record in the continental USA, suggesting a potential natural range expansion of this species from the Caribbean region. A key to species of Eleocharis subg. Limnochloa in Florida is included, along with a site description of the occurrence, visual aids for identification, and a brief discussion of nativity.
Bothriochloa glabra (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Andropogoneae) in Texas
Authors: Wipff Joseph K. , Rosen David J.
Published: December 2020

Bothriochloa glabra (Roxb.) A. Camus is reported for Texas. A key is provided to separate B. glabra from B. bladhii (Retz.) S.T. Blake.
Floristics of Difficult Creek Natural Area Preserve: a Piedmont mafic woodland complex in Halifax County, Virginia, U.S.A.
Authors: Townsend John F. , Ludwig J. Christopher
Published: December 2020

The 331-hectare (819-acre) Difficult Creek Natural Area Preserve (DCNAP) was established in Halifax County, Virginia to protect and manage habitat for rare vascu-lar plant species and animals, and to restore plant communities. Mafic metavolcanic rocks of the Virgilina Formation and felsic metavolcanic and metasedimentary rocks of the Aaron Formation comprise the geologic units on the preserve. The Virgilina-derived soils have high shrink-swell potential, a dense hardpan layer, relatively high base status, and a significant gravelly or stony component; these soil conditions support the highest density of rare plant species known on the preserve. The first noteworthy vascular plant species were documented from the property in 1972 by botanist Alton Harvill of Longwood University, but detailed investigations of the flora did not begin until the site was revisited by the second author in 1993. Rare plant inventory has been the primary focus of botanists since that time. In 2001, the property was acquired by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage (DCR) and dedicated as a state Natural Area Preserve, at which point active management for natural communities and associated rare species was initiated. Since the rare plants on site thrive in open woodland or savanna-like conditions, prescribed burns and timber harvests have been used by DCR stewards to restore habitat after decades of fire suppression and conversion of hardwood stands to loblolly pine plantations. In 2018, a thorough floristic study was initiated to highlight the significance of this flora beyond the documentation of rare plants. The two-year inventory documented 653 plant taxa, comprising 326 genera in 106 families. Fourteen of these species are of conservation concern at the global or state level; an additional 12 taxa are considered uncommon and of potential conservation concern (Townsend 2019). These rare or uncommon species are components of two globally rare plant communities. In addition, the globally rare lepidopteran, Erynnis martialis (Mottled Duskywing), occurs on the preserve, the only extant population known in Virginia. Due to agricultural impacts and widespread fire exclusion, few analogs to this flora exist within the southern Piedmont of Virginia.
Notes on Brazilian Pachira (Malvaceae: Bombacoideae): A new combination and lectotypification of three basionyms
Authors: Carvalho-Sobrinho Jefferson , Dorr Laurence J.
Published: December 2020

Bombax cearense, endemic to Brazil, is transferred to Pachira and the name is lectotypified. The basionyms of two other species of Pachira endemic to Brazil also are lectotypified.
TYANA ROMA HAMAMI KAZILARINDA ORTAYA ÇIKAN SÜTUN BAŞLIK PARÇALARI
Authors: GÜRKAN Tahir , DOĞANAY Osman
Published: December 2020

Kapadokya, antik dönemde kuzeyinde Pontos, batısında Lykaonia ve Galatia, güneyinde Kilikia ve doğusunda Armenia Minor bölgeleri ile sınırlı olan alandır. Bölge, Mezopotamya ile Anadolu bağlantısının sağlandığı Kilikya Kapılarının bulunmasından dolayı önemli bir yere sahiptir. Bölgede önemli bir kent olan Tyana ise farklı zamanlarda iki kere başkent olmuştur. Kent zaman içinde farklı medeniyetler tarafından farklı isimlerle anılmıştır. Yapılan araştırmalarda kentin adı Hitit Çağında Tuwanuwa, Geç Hitit döneminde Tuwana, Pers ve Hellenler Dana, Roma döneminde Tyana, Osmanlı döneminde Kilisehisar ve Cumhuriyet döneminde ise Kemerhisar olarak bilinmektedir. Kent açısından önemli olan diğer bir konu ise ünlü filozof Apollonius’un doğduğu yer olmasıdır. Romanın Anadolu’da hâkimiyetinin artmasının ardından Severuslar döneminde kente verilen önem artmıştır. Bu önemin artmasının en önemli nedeni Julia Domna ve Septimius Severus’un Tyanalı Apollonius’a olan hayranlığıydı. Dolayısıyla oğlu Caracalla da Apollonius’a ilgi duymuştur. Özellikle Severuslar zamanında kentte çeşitli imar faaliyetleri yürütüldüğü düşünülmektedir. Su kemerleri, Roma Havuzu ve Roma Hamamı başta olmak üzere çeşitli fonksiyonlarda yapılar inşa edilmiştir. Roma Hamamı ise antik kentin güneyinde bulunmaktadır. Hamamın suyu ise kentin kuzeydoğusunda Köşkhöyük olarak bilinen yerden ve yanında bulunan Roma Havuzunda biriktirilen sularla kente doğru inşa edilen su kemerleri vasıtasıyla kente getirilmekteydi. Dolayısıyla hamamın mimari parçaları ise Severuslar dönemine yani MS 3. yüzyıla tarihlenmektedir.
U-uF-SM1-2/3 Serpentine Mixing Chips User Manual v1
Authors: S Serhat
Published: December 2020

This is the user manual for U-uF-SM1-2/3 Serpentine Mixing Chips of uFluidic.com
ddPCR titration of AAV vectors v2
Authors: The Nonprofit Plasmid Repository Addgene
Published: December 2020

This protocol describes ddPCR titration of AAV vectors. To see the full abstract and additional resources, visit https://www.addgene.org/protocols/aav-ddpcr-titration/. Sample Data: When analyzing data there should be a clear distinction between negative droplets (black) and positive droplets (blue). The no template control (NTC) should be close to zero (B08). At Addgene, runs with an NTC >5 are invalid. To reduce NTC values, we recommend wiping down all pipettes and equipment with 10% bleach prior to use and keeping all reagents and samples on ice or pre-chilled 96-well freezer blocks during use. In this protocol, a dilution series is prepared for each AAV sample and the 3 final dilutions are assayed. The samples that are assayed are diluted 2-fold serially therefore, the concentration obtained by ddPCR should decrease by a factor of 2 across the dilutions. In the example below, 2-fold serial dilutions of a sample were loaded in wells A04, A05 and A06. As shown in the image and table below, the concentration of positive droplets decreases by a factor of ~2. To increase the accuracy of the titer, calculate an average of several dilutions. For additional tips on AAV titering using ddPCR, read our blog post.
Evaluation of nursing documentation: The experience of nurses from the primary and secondary/tertiary health care
Authors: Cilović-Lagarija Šeila , Hasanica Nino , Tukulija Sanela , Branković Suada , Mahmutović Jasmina , Galić Dragana , Perić Kristina , Čajdrić Selma , Mujačić Senada , Slijepčević Salih , Mrakić Ekrem , Dervišević Elvedin
Published: December 2020

Introduction: Aim of the study is to piloting nursing documentation to obtain comments based on the experience of nurses/medical technicians from the primary, secondary, and tertiary health care about the documentation before it is published and starts being used.Methods: A questionnaire was designed in the electronic form to be used for the evaluation and suggestions by nurses/medical technicians on the piloted form and content of nursing documentation for all levels of health care. A piloting sample was prepared to make 10% of nurses/medical technicians from health care institutions from the territory of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.Results: A total of 94.3% of examinees at the primary health care level and only 17.2% of the examinees in the secondary and tertiary health care fill out nursing documentation both manually and electronically. All examinees at all levels of health care understand the purpose and importance of nursing documentation. A total of 27.7% of the examinees at the primary and 40.9% of the examinees at the secondary and tertiary level of health care pointed out that filling out nursing documentation was too time-consuming.Conclusion: A total of 51.2% of the examinees at the primary and 64.2% at the secondary and tertiary level of health care agreed that submitted nursing documentation was adequate for use. It is suggested that after the adoption of nursing documentation at all levels of health care, piloting of its use should be conducted to evaluate the quality and quantity of all nursing documentation.
Burner development for efficient combustion of biogas
Authors: Bukhmirov V.V. , Sadchikov A.V. , Sadchikov A.A. , Temlyantseva E.N. , Bushuev E.N.
Published: December 2020

Now in metallurgical production energy resources demand is almost completely satisfied by gaseous fuel. Biogas obtained during organic waste processing is considered as an alternative and cheaper type of fuel. The experience of biogas application has shown that in most modern burners decrease of efficiency and limitation of the range of load regulation is observed. To apply biogas in an industrial environment, it is necessary to develop burners and the methods of its combustion, which provide a high combustion efficiency, as well as a higher energy conversion efficiency. The authors have used the results of gas analysis of biogas obtained in the process of anaerobic decomposition process of organic waste in the reactors of a bioenergy plant. Methods of mathematical statistics with the use of regression analysis of experimental data were used to assess the indicators of the energy efficiency of the gas burner. The possibility of using biogas and landfill gas in the process of roasting, blast-furnace smelting, production of rolled products and steel, as well as heat treatment of metal has been experimentally proven. The properties and composition of biogas at the outlet of the methanogenesis reactor of the bioenergy plant “EcoVoltAgro” are described. A new design of a gas burner is proposed. In this model the efficiency of mixture formation and the completeness of combustion of the flow of a methane-containing gas mixture are significantly increased (up to 32 %) due to the effect of rotation of the perforated pipelines of the gas inlet pipe. On the basis of the results of the full-scale experiment, the optimal values of the gas-air mixture supply rate, the temperature of the supplied air, the volume fraction of methane were determined in order to obtain the largest width of the zone of deviations of the permissible concentrations of carbon dioxide. The use of the designed gas burner provides energy-efficient combustion of biogas in metallurgical furnaces, kilns, and dryers, as well as in any steam and hot water boilers.
Synthesizing robust control systems for mechatronic objects with digital state controllers and observers
Authors: Anisimov A.A. , Tararykin S.V.
Published: December 2020

Currently, digital controllers with state observers are widely applied in automatic control systems for mechatronic objects, which great potential abilities are caused by structural flexibility and developed methods of synthesis. However, during design and practical implementation of the systems there is problem of robustness, associated with parametrical uncertainty of typical mechatronic objects. Most methods for synthesis of robust control systems are based on application of continuous mathematical models and do not take into account specific of digital realization of controllers with state observers. Methods of state space, modal control, digital system design, numerical optimization algorithms and simulation in MatLab environment were used. We propose a method of synthesizing robust digital modal control systems with state observers based on generating dynamic system characteristics within the areas of parametric robustness. Further, low sensitivity of the system to changes in controlled object parameters is ensured by the minimal phase character of the complex controller transfer function, while low sensitivity to changing parameters of the controller itself is ensured by excluding positive feedback in both control and adjustment circuits. Developed recommendations of choosing dynamic characteristics of state controller with observer loops within robustness areas and of forming rational state observer structure allow us to synthesize digital automatic control system with low sensitivity for variation of both control object parameters and inherent controller parameters.
VL. Solovyov and N.I. Kareev: the question of the creative history of the “Justification of the Moral Good”
Authors: Sidorin V.V.
Published: December 2020

The following essay analyzes the context in which Vl. Solovyov wrote his philosophical treatise “Justification of the Moral Good”. Such an analysis is a necessary condition for a conscientious reconstruction of the treatise’s creative history and thus for a proper analysis of the concepts and ideas expressed therein. The aim of this study is a detailed restoration of the intellectual atmosphere in which Solovyov's work was created. Such a project requires a turn to the philosophical activities of less eminent contemporaries of Solovyov, including N.I. Kareev, whose work Solovyov closely followed, responding to him not just critically, but also with a certain amount of sympathy. We also take up here a well-known discussion between the two concerning the philosophy of history and the theory of the historical process. Solovyov's position in this discussion is shown as containing the kernel of a plan embodied in the parts of the “Justification” dealing with social philosophy and philosophy of history. In addition, a textual, conceptual, and comparative analysis of Solovyov’s treatise shows that Kareev’s scholarly activity was an important factor in the intellectual context in which the plan of the treatise arose, was realized, and corrected. The essay also examines the notes in the text of the Justification that are complementary to N. Kareev (and to N. Mikhailovsky) and that were deleted by the author in preparing the 1899 edition. As we know, this later edition became the basis of all subsequent editions and reprintings. We see that Solovyov was sympathetic and to a certain degree close not only to Kareev's attempts to create an integral philosophical and historical standpoint, but also to his ideas about the high historical vocation of the individual. However, he was also sympathetic to the general pathos of Kareev’s theory, which consists in understanding moral activity as a key factor in historical change, taking the historical process as a sphere of the objectification of moral ideals.