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IMPACT OF ZOOPLANKTON DEVELOPMENT FACTORS ON GROWTH OF DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS OF RUSSIAN STURGEON CULTIVATED IN HATCHERY PONDS IN THE ALMATY REGION
Authors: Badryzlova Nina Sergeevna , Isbekov Kuanysh Baibulatovich , Kadimov Erbolat Latifovic , Kamelov Askarbay Kadralyevich , Koyshibaeva Saya Kashkinbayevna , Kulikov Evgeniy Vyacheslavovich , Fedorov Evgeniy Victorovich
Published: September 2018

The article studies the species composition of zooplankton in experimental hatchery ponds for breeding Russian sturgeon using the observations of 4-year data. The data onabundance and biological mass of zooplankton in experimental ponds used for breeding Russian sturgeon in the age 2-5 years has been presented. The dynamics of these parameters during the fish-breeding season is shown. The part of zooplankton organisms which can be considered as valuable feeding for Russian sturgeon (cladoceras) in relation to the total mass of zooplankton has been determined;their population and biological mass within a reproduction periodhave been presented. The prevalence of cladocerasin the number and biological mass above other zooplankton organisms in experimental ponds has been shown. The equations of regression of mass growth and zoological length of a body of 2-year, 3-year, 4-year and 5-year Russian sturgeon speciesgrown in experimental ponds have been presented. Great practical value have calculations of zooplankton biological mass which is optimal for breeding Russian sturgeon in the ponds of the Chilik hatchery of the Almaty region. There has been determined a connection between zooplankton biological mass and coefficients of mass and linear growth of different age groups of Russian sturgeon. There has been found correlation between the parameter of growth rate of zoological length of a body and the mean biological mass of zooplankton; weak correlative relation was observed between the growth parameter in the equation of weight growth of age groups of Russian sturgeon (3-year, 4-year and 5-year old species) grown in ponds, and average biological mass of zooplankton in these ponds. The recommendations on optimization of growing zooplankton in ponds of carp hatcheries used for breeding Russian sturgeon in order to raise their feeding status have been given.
Tensiones, limitantes y estrategias de género en mujeres trabajadoras de grupos medios , obreros y populares en Chile
Authors: Arteaga Aguirre Catalina , Abarca Ferrando Manuela
Published: September 2018

Este artículo analiza las percepciones y experiencias de mujeres trabajadoras de distintas ocupaciones pertenecientes a grupos medios, obreros y populares, respecto de las limitantes, tensiones y estrategias en el ingreso y permanencia en el mercado de trabajo. Mediante un acercamiento cualitativo, se llevaron a cabo 27 entrevistas y tres grupos de discusión a mujeres que trabajan remuneradamente en grandes ciudades de Chile. Como resultado del estudio encontramos distintas formas de expresar y resolver las tensiones del conflicto familia-trabajo por grupo social, prácticas que, sin embargo, se enmarcan en discursos contradictorios que en parte reproducen y en parte cuestionan el orden de género tradicional.
Notas sobre la práctica de fútbol en un barrio indí­gena periurbano. Observaciones para la generación de polí­ticas públicas.
Authors: Czesli Federico
Published: September 2018

El artí­culo presenta los resultados iniciales de una etnografí­a realizada en un barrio indí­gena periurbano con los jóvenes que se reúnen los sábados a jugar al fútbol. El método fue centralmente la observación participante Y el objetivo consistió en observar el rol que ocupa el fútbol en dicho contexto social para ofrecer elementos que permitan delinear polí­ticas públicas.
En el estudio se describen las relaciones que establecen con otros barrios de la zona a partir de la práctica, la dimensión polí­tica ligada a conservar el terreno de la cancha de fútbol, la relación con las construcciones de género masculino, los modos en que se juega, el rol del fútbol como ocio y esparcimiento en un contexto de escasa oferta cultural así­ como de aspiración profesional en un contexto de escasa oferta laboral, y la relación con los consumos de alcohol y drogas.
Entre los resultados salientes se incluye la desmitificación de que la práctica de fútbol en sí­ posea un rol preventivo para la prevención del consumo de drogas (como suele mencionarse en comunidades indí­genas), la comprensión de las lógicas barriales de práctica de dicho deporte y el potencial espacio para la aplicación de tres metodologí­as para el desarrollo comunitario a partir del fútbol.
Continuous Improvement of the Teaching Process in Primary Education
Authors: Szőköl István
Published: September 2018

Continuous improvement of the teaching process requires teachers to constantly think, analyse and evaluate their own work and try to improve its quality. The paper deals with the introduction of quality management in the teaching process, since one way of improving the quality of education is to build a quality management system at primary schools, focusing exclusively on schools with Hungarian language of instruction. The paper includes the climate survey of the school class aiming at verifying the current state of the social climate of the class in the subject of Slovak language and Slovak literature. When teaching this subject at the primary level of education, attention has to be paid to the fact that pupils in the first year of primary school with Hungarian language of instruction come with different linguistic and speech competences.
Comparative Literature as Educational Means of Understanding and Communication
Authors: Zelenková Anna
Published: September 2018

The paper explores possibilities of a more intensive use of comparative literature within literary education in which the adoration of national literature prevails together with the abstraction of the concept of world literature. This means putting more emphasis on area and comparative approaches. Emphasising comparative literature may bring in a search and respect for otherness, since it is not connected to any national language and literature, to any concrete tradition and culture, but refers to their variability, with the aim of explaining the contact with the other, which can be close as well as different. More effort should be put especially on the attempt to point to the interconnectedness and mutual influencing. The so-called educational, didactically applied comparatistics is a field of comparative literary studies aimed at overcoming binary, ethnolinguistic opposition of “the national” and “the worldly” in education, and, as far as literary education is concerned, it could become a new methodological stimulus. As a methodological basis of this educational comparative studies is being used the hermeneutic understanding of otherness, though not the interculturally remote one, but a close otherness which exists, for example, in the intertextuality of a particular work emerging within the framework of the “neighbourhood” of common Central European area. What is meant here is, first of all, the so-called innovated imagology, concentrated on the interpretation of images by means of which verbal text renders foreign countries and nations. The overall meaning of imagological impulses can also be seen on the weakening of the opposition of the traditional categories of “national” and “world”, as well as in the overcoming of the ideas of some cultures being more developed at the expense of other ones. Applying the area and comparative approach, educational comparative studies may facilitate the dialogue of literature as art also with other spheres, and have integrating as well as didactic function, or develop the feeling of mutuality and the ability to “compare”, not only in linguistic and ethnic circumstances, but in the value-contextual ones as well.
Security‑related Cooperation among the V4 States
Authors: Ušiak Jaroslav
Published: September 2018

The need for security and defence cooperation is a significant driver bringing together many nation‑state groupings. Today, the renewal and strengthening of this cooperation is a pressing concern for all such alliances around the world. This cooperation is rooted in the history that initially highlighted its potential, but it also encompasses contemporary relationships formed under the influence of enormous challenges and pressures. Finally it draws on the past successes and failures of the group in question. The aim of this study is to trace the beginnings of the security‑related cooperation of the Visegrad countries and locate the point of coordination of their respective security policies. My methodology is based on an analysis and synthesis of key source materials, making use of different types of analytical approaches. In order to identify the factors that connected the V4 states, I have applied a comparative method. My conclusion highlights important areas of security‑related cooperation ranging from the coordination of energy policies to military and defence matters and social protection including the fight against extremism, radicalism and hybrid threats.
The Environmental Situation in the Visegrad Region: Neglect and Insufficient Cooperation in the Face of Serious Environmental Threats
Authors: Waisová Šárka
Published: September 2018

Only a few studies have covered environmental problems in Central Europe and analysed environmental governance in Central European countries and no study has considered environmental cooperation in this region. The goal of the article is to map and analyse the environmental situation in Central Europe, paying attention to Central Europeans’ perceptions about the environment, key environmental problems and the policy tools these countries plan to use to face them. For this purpose, I concentrate mainly on the Visegrad Four (V4) countries, which represent the core of Central Europe. My findings suggest that the most active and successful environmental cooperation is taking place in an area that includes the V4 countries, their neighbours and other European countries. The EU offers the most important framework to support and develop this environmental cooperation. My assessment of the environmental situation in the V4 region shows that environmental cooperation among the V4 countries cannot be expected and would only have limited value. Because of their geopolitical situation and physical geography, Poland and Hungary in particular are linked to environmental issues that go beyond Central Europe and call for far wider environmental action. Dealing with environmental threats successfully and protecting the Central European environment efficiently cannot be tasks for the V4 group alone. Clearly we require a cooperative and cross‑border Europe‑wide approach.
The V4 Countries’ Foreign Policy concerning the Western Balkans
Authors: Griessler Christina
Published: September 2018

This contribution explores the Visegrad Four’s (V4) foreign policy initiatives in the Western Balkans by considering each state’s interests and policies and the evolution of joint V4 objectives. My underlying hypothesis is that the foreign policy‑related behaviour of individual states is shaped by certain roles that they assume and by their national interests. This work uses role theory to explain the V4 states’ foreign policies both generally and in the specific case of the Western Balkans. The V4 have prioritised cooperation with this region, and I analyse the programmes of the last four V4 presidencies (Slovakia 2014-2015, the Czech Republic 2015-2016, Poland 2016-2017 and Hungary 2017-2018) to reveal key foreign policy objectives and explore why they were selected. At the same time, I examine the interests of each V4 country and the reasons for their joint attention to the Western Balkan region. My analysis shows that the V4 perceive themselves as supportive and constructive EU and NATO members and see their policies as reflective of European values. Moreover, they believe they should contribute to EU enlargement by sharing experiences of economic and political transformation with the Western Balkan states and serving as role models.
The Visegrad Cooperation in the Context of Other Central European Cooperation Formats
Authors: Cabada Ladislav
Published: September 2018

This study considers the plethora of contemporary institutional frameworks for Central European cooperation. While the Visegrad Group has been the most visible and stable format for Central European cooperation in recent history, it has been challenged by a number of alternative or complementary projects. These include the Austrian concept of Strategic/Regional Partnership, the Austrian-Czech-Slovak project Austerlitz-Formate/Nord‑Trilaterale, the Polish-Croatian Three Seas Initiative and the European Union’s macro‑regional Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR). I focus on the development and prospects of each of these projects as well the rivalries among them and their intersections ot interference with one another. This survey then turns to the future Central European constellations suggested by the very different cooperation trajectories within the region. My thesis is that the region’s identity has been challenged by offers to merge with Europe’s West. Central European cooperation must find new challenges and themes if it is to survive.
A Critical Review of the Dynamics of Government Debt Servicing in Zimbabwe
Authors: Saungweme Talknice , Odhiambo Nicholas M.
Published: September 2018

This paper provides a conceptual analysis of government debt servicing in Zimbabwe from 1980 to 2015. The mounting debt burden arising largely from nonconcessionary foreign loans since the 1980s, and the economic hardships that characterise the country beginning the late 1990s, caused dreadful public debt servicing challenges. Thus, the paper discusses the public debt service reforms and policies; trends; and problems in Zimbabwe over the review period. In the paper, it was identified that between 1983 and 1997, the government’s debt servicing costs were growing exponentially, resulting in liquidity challenges. However, between 1998 and 2015, the country had plunged into public debt service overhang, with public debt servicing liabilities exceeding the country’s foreign exchange earnings. Notwithstanding the various public debt servicing reforms to boost domestic revenues, Zimbabwe, as many other developing countries, still faces a number of debt servicing problems. Among others, these include: high government debt, low industrial and export competitiveness, narrow revenue base and subdued investor confidence. The paper recommends the government of Zimbabwe to undertake the following measures, among others, aimed at either boosting or expanding the revenue base: (i) improving tax enforcements; (ii) mobilising the informal sector; and (iii) expanding the productive capacity of public entities.
The Relationship between Culture and Strategy – A Managerial Perspective Approach
Authors: Isac Florin Lucian , Remes Eugen Florin
Published: September 2018

Culture is a concept with different meanings, which is in close contact with the business world as well. Its influence on managerial activities within current organizations cannot be questioned, especially in the existing political, economic and social context. Nowadays, one of the specific ways of formulating and implementing strategies at the level of companies is related to the change of organizational culture. This paper aims to highlight, from a managerial perspective, the way in which the existing strategies at the organizational level are influenced by different cultural contexts. Sometimes strategy can be considered as a variable determined and constrained by the culture in which it is defined. It is not limited to the reflection and expression of culture but rather influences and changes it.
Description of the Male of Cilliba Erlangensis (Acari, Uropodina, Cillibidae) With a Key to Males of the Genus Cilliba
Authors: Babaeian E. , Gwiazdowicz D. J. , Saboori A.
Published: September 2018

A previously unknown male of Cilliba erlangensis (Hirschmann, Zirngiebl-Nicol, 1964) is described based on specimens from Northern Iran. Representatives of the species were found in soil, leaf-litter and moss or in galleries of bark beetles. Th e fi rst description of the male of Cilliba erlangensis and an updated identifi cation key to the known males of Cilliba are also presented.
Clonal Structure of Some Weevil Species (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) From Central Ukraine
Authors: Nazarenko V. Yu. , Morozov-Leonov S. Yu.
Published: September 2018

The clonal structure of the populations of nine weevil species (family Curculionidae) from central Ukraine was analyzed. Clonal diversity varied extensively among studied species. Th e level of clonal variation of some species (Otiorhynchus ligustici, O. raucus, Liophloeus tessulatus) is high, within some other species (O. tristis, Tropiphorus micans) it is low. Th e constant heterozygosity of lot of genes has been demonstrated that it may be a proof of the hybrid origin of the studied weevil populations. Th e asymmetry of some obtained electrophoretic spectra was observed. Th is can be a consequence of their polyploid nature. Th e signifi cant interpopulation diff erentiation of most of the species studied was demonstrated.
UMA VISÃO CRÍTICA DA POSIÇÃO DO STJ SOBRE O PERICULUM IN MORA PRESUMIDO NAS AÇÕES DE IMPROBIDADE PARA FINS DA DECRETAÇÃO DA INDISPONIBILIDADE DE BENS
Authors: Vedovato Luis Renato , Teles Lopes Thiago Henrique
Published: September 2018

O presente artigo estabelece uma visão crítica acerca da posição adotada pelo Superior Tribunal de Justiça a respeito dos requisitos necessários para a decretação da indisponibilidade de bens do(a)(s) demandado(a)(s) nas ações de improbidade administrativa prevista na Constituição Federal de 1988 e na Lei de Improbidade Administrativa, apontando que se trata de uma pretensão nitidamente cautelar e, portanto, não se esgotaria apenas na presença do fumus boni iuris para a sua imposição, até porque se trata de medida suficiente enérgica que exige cautela e prudência, sob pena de total afronta a diversos princípios constitucionais, advertindo que não houve qualquer alteração nessa conclusão com o advento do Novo Código de Processo Civil. No trabalho, é utilizado o método de levantamento jurisprudencial comparativo.
Structure, Synthesis of Hierridin C and Discovery of Prevalent Alkylresorcinol Biosynthesis in Picocyanobacteria
Authors: Costa Margarida , Sampaio-Dias Ivo E. , Castelo-Branco Raquel , Scharfenstein Hugo , Rezende de Castro Roberta , Silva Artur , Schneider Maria Paula Cruz , Araújo Maria João , Martins Rosário , F. Domingues Valentina , Nogueira Fatima , Camões Vera , Vasconcelos Vitor M. , Leao Pedro
Published: September 2018

Small, single-celled planktonic cyanobacteria are ubiquitous in the world’s oceans yet tend not to to be perceived as biosynthetically-prolific organisms. Here we report the isolation and structure elucidation of hierridin C, an antiplasmodial halogenated alkylresorcinol produced in very low amounts by the picocyanobacterium Cyanobiumsp. LEGE 06113. We describe a simple, straightforward synthetic route to the scarcely-produced hierridins that relies on a key, highly regioselective halogenation step. In addition, we show that these compounds originate from a type III PKS pathway and that similar biosynthetic gene clusters are found in a variety of bacterial genomes, most notably those of the globally-distributed picocyanobacteria genera Prochlorococcus, Cyanobiumand Synechococcus.
Discovery of an MLLT1/3 YEATS Domain Chemical Probe
Authors: Moustakim Moses , Christott Thomas , Monteiro Octovia P. , Bennett James , Giroud Charline , Ward Jennifer , Rogers Catherine , Smith Paul , Panagakou Ioanna , Saez Laura Diaz , Felce Suet Ling , Gamble Vicki , Gileadi Carina , Halidi Nadia , Heidenreich David , Chaikuad Apirat , Knapp Stefan , Huber Kilian , Farnie Gillian , Heer Jag , Manevski Nenad , Poda Gennady , Al-awar Rima , Dixon Darren J. , Brennan Paul E. , Fedorov Oleg
Published: September 2018

YEATS domain (YD) containing proteins are an emerging class of epigenetic targets in drug discovery. Dysregulation of these modified lysine binding proteins has been linked to the onset and progression of cancers. We herein report the discovery and characterisation of the first small molecule chemical probe, SGC-iMLLT, for the YD of MLLT1 (ENL/YEATS1) and MLLT3 (AF9/YEATS3). SGC-iMLLT is a potent and selective inhibitor of MLLT1/3 -histone interactions. Excellent selectivity over other human YD proteins (YEATS2/4) and bromodomains was observed. Furthermore, our probe displays cellular target engagement of MLLT1 and MLLT3. The first small molecule X-ray co-crystal structures with the MLLT1 YD are also reported. This first in class probe molecule can be used to understand MLLT1/3 associated biology and the therapeutic potential of small molecule YD inhibitors.
A Molecular Dynamics Study of the Solvation of Carbon Dioxide and Other Compounds in the Ionic Liquids [emim][B(CN)4] and [emim][NTf2]
Authors: Silveira Ana , Pereda Selva , Tavares Frederico W. , Abreu Charlles
Published: September 2018

In this paper, we calculate solvation free energies of several compounds in ionic liquids. These free energies are used to compute properties such as Henry’s law constants and activity coefficients, generally required in the design of environmentally sustainable processes. It is known, for instance, that carbon dioxide from combustion is one of the main sources of anthropogenic greenhouse gases. Recently, the propensity of the ionic liquid [emim][B(CN)4] for the physisorption of CO2 has been reported, which makes it a potential solvent for carbon capture. In the present work, molecular dynamics simulations of the solvation of CO2 in ionic liquids [emim][B(CN)4] and [emim][NTf2] are carried out both at infinite dilution and at high concentrations. A systematic study is performed by comparing several force fields and assessing the efficacy of simplification measures such as rigid-body dynamics and pairwise electrostatics. Our results confirm recent experimental observations that, for a given volume of solvent, lower pressure is required to absorb a certain amount of CO2 in [emim][B(CN)4] than in other ionic liquids.
On the Conrotatory Ring Opening of 3-Carbomethoxycyclobutene Vis-À-Vis 3-Carbomethoxy-1,2-Benzocyclobutene and the Predominant Inward Opening of 3-Dimethylaminocarbonyl-1,2-Benzocyclobutene
Authors: Yadav Veejendra , Prasad Dasari L V K , Yadav Arpita , Rao Maddali L N
Published: September 2018

The torquoselectivity of conrotatory ring opening of 3-carbomethoxycyclobutene is controlled by pC1C2→s*C3C4 and sC3C4→p*CO interactions in the transition state in a 4-electron process as opposed to only sC3C4→p*CO interaction in an apparently 8-electron event in 3-carbomethoxy-1,2-benzocyclobutene. The ring opening of 3-carbomethoxy-1,2-benzocyclobutene is sufficiently endothermic. We therefore argue that the reverse ring closing reaction is faster than the forward ring opening reaction and, thus, it establishes an equilibrium between the two and subsequently allows formation of the more stable species via outward ring opening reaction. Application of this argument to 3-dimethylaminocarbonyl-1,2-benzocyclobutene explains the predominantly observed inward opening.
La cobertura de la burbuja inmobiliaria en la prensa española (2003-2013). Un análisis de las opiniones de las fuentes políticas y expertos
Authors: Arrese Ángel , Vara Alfonso , Salvatierra Stella M. , Álvarez José Luis
Published: September 2018

Este estudio analiza las opiniones de políticos y expertos publicadas en cinco diarios españoles (los tres principales periódicos nacionales -El País, El Mundo y ABC-, y los dos principales periódicos financieros -Expansión y Cinco Días-) antes y después de la explosión de la burbuja inmobiliaria española. La metodología básica del estudio es el análisis de contenido, cuantitativo y cualitativo, de informaciones publicadas en los diarios citados entre 2003 y 2013. El trabajo se centra en el análisis estadístico de coincidencias y divergencias en las declaraciones y opiniones de esas fuentes en torno a la naturaleza, causas y consecuencias de la burbuja. La hipótesis general de la investigación es que antes de la crisis, especialmente entre los políticos, no hubo un verdadero debate sobre la amenaza de una burbuja del sector inmobiliario, ni sobre sus posibles causas y consecuencias probables, con lo que dominó en la opinión autorizada un consenso “negacionista”.
El reportaje inmersivo en vídeo en 360º en los medios periodísticos españoles
Authors: Benítez De Gracia María José , Herrera Damas Susana
Published: September 2018

Este trabajo ofrece los resultados de un análisis de contenido sobre el uso que los medios periodísticos españoles están haciendo del reportaje inmersivo en vídeo en 360º. A diferencia de otras maneras convencionales de contar, esta nueva modalidad genera en el espectador la sensación de encontrarse realmente presente en una realidad que está siendo sólo representada, lo que favorece una comprensión más significativa de ella. El estudio se compone de una muestra de 147 reportajes en vídeo en 360º producidos por 19 medios de comunicación españoles durante el período comprendido entre enero de 2015 y diciembre de 2017. Los resultados confirman un ligero incremento en las publicaciones en el último año analizado y una preferencia por los temas de sociedad. La finalidad predominante de estos reportajes es mostrar los acontecimientos en su contexto. El empleo de las diferentes técnicas inmersivas que contribuyen a generar la sensación de presencia resulta mejorable.
First record of Lagocephalus guentheri Miranda Riberio 1915 (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) from the West Coast of India
Authors: Mishra Subhrendu Sekhar , Chakraborty Priyankar , Saren Saresh Chandra , Sengupta Anwesha
Published: September 2018

A puffer fish, Lagocephalus guentheri Miranda Riberio, 1915, is recorded for the first time from the west coast of India. Three individuals were collected from three different states, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Kerala, with other materials. Brief notes on diagnostic characters of the species and distinction between all species of the genus Lagocephalus in form of a working key to species is presented in this paper.
Non-Native Chelonians In The National Zoological Collections Of Zoological Survey Of India
Authors: Kundu Shantanu , Kumar Vikas , Murthy B. H. C. K. , Chandra Kailash
Published: September 2018

The native species is the biological assets of a nation, however the non-native species is the threat for indigenous taxa. Thus, before describing any native or non-native species, it is required to thoroughly check the collateral information. As of now, many non-native species from different faunal group were invaded into the native eco-system and reported from India. In this study, we represent the check-list of non-native turtles and tortoises stored in National Zoological Collections of Zoological Survey of India to assure their taxonomic rank and distribution pattern. The list is enriched with the registration numbers, most recent species name, collection localities, conservation status, and other taxonomic information. This comparative data of 35 non-native turtles not only useful in taxonomic research, but also helpful to recognize the invasive species from India and quarantine regulation.
First record of Gerres infasciatus Iwatsuki and Kimura 1998 (Perciformes: Gerreidae) from North-eastern coast of India
Authors: Mishra Subhrendu Sekhar , Saren Saresh Chandra , Sengupta Anwesha
Published: September 2018

The present paper reports the occurrence of Gerres infasciatus (Perciformes: Gerreidae), the third species in the â€œG. filamentosusâ€ complex, for the first time from coastal waters of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal states of India, Bay of Bengal. From India, this species was earlier known only from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Their relationship within the complex is also discussed for correct identification.
Insect Fauna associated with the Tea Ecosystem of North Bengal, India
Authors: Mitra Bulganin , Kumar Shah Suresh , Mishra Purnendu
Published: September 2018

Present communication reports 167 species belonging to 139 genera of 42 families under 6 orders of insects from the tea gardens of North Bengal. Of them, Lepidoptera shares maximum number of species (77), followed by Hemiptera (29), Diptera (24), Coleoptera (19), Odonata (12) and Orthoptera (06). Among them, 20 species of Lepidoptera, 05 species of Hemiptera, 05 species of Coeloptera and 03 species of Orthoptera are found as tea pests. Besides this, 01 species of Diptera and Odonata are found as predators of tea pest. In addition to this, 14 species of Hemiptera, 11 species of Coleoptera and 09 species of Lepidoptera reported as pests/borers of other crops and timber plants. In addition to this, 03 species of Hemiptera and 03 species of Diptera as predator and 16 species of Diptera as flower visitors/pollinators in other ecosystem are also found.
The genus Craspedophorus Hope, 1838 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Panagaeinae) from Maharashtra, with a new state record
Authors: Manthen S. V. , Hegde V. D.
Published: September 2018

The genus Craspedophorus Hope, 1838 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Panagaeinae) from Maharashtra, was studied from the collections of Western Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Pune. The occurrence of the species C. angulatus (Fabricius, 1781) collected from different localities of Pune constitutes the new record from Maharashtra state. The distributional details of the other species recorded from Maharashtra were also provided.
Saliency Supervision for Pain Intensity Regression
Authors: Li Conghui , Zhu Zhaocheng , Zhao Yuming
Published: September 2018

Obtaining pain intensity values from face images is an important problem in autonomous nursing systems. Although deep neural networks have achieved great success in many fields of computer vision, adopting deep neural networks is difficult due to the limited data and the subjectiveness of obtaining pain intensity values. Inspired by the prior of human vision systems, we propose a novel approach called saliency supervision, where the deep neural networks are directly regularized to focus on the facial area which is discriminative for pain regression. Through alternative training between saliency supervision and global loss, our method can learn sparse and robust features which is proved helpful for pain intensity regression. We verify our method with the face verification network backbone on the UNBC-McMaster Shoulder-Pain dataset, and achieve state-of-art performance without bells and whistles.
Calculation of track component failure caused by the most dangerous defects on change of their design and operational conditions
Authors: Shishkina Irina , Korolev Vadim , Loktev Aleksei , Shukurov Jalil , Geluh Pavel , Loktev Daniil , Glusberg Boris
Published: September 2018

The article considers a calculation method of track component failure resulting from high-level bending stresses caused by the movement of the rolling stock. The method is based on the probabilistic nature of stress value in components, as well as statistic data on the fatigue properties of the metal from which they are made. The method is approved by the calculation example of the most dangerous failure types of turnout components but it can find a wider application. By using this method, the evaluations of failure change can be obtained for all design components that carry a cyclic load on change of their operation conditions.
ANALISIS STRUKTUR KRISTAL DAN SIFAT MAGNET BAHAN ABSORBER Ni(0,5-x)NdxFe2,5O4 HASIL SINTESIS DENGAN METODE KOPRESIPITASI
Authors: Yunasfi Yunasfi  , Maspin Apit  , Wisnu A. A.  , Emriadi
Published: September 2018

Telah dilakukan analisis struktur mikro dan sifat magnet bahan penyerap gelombang mikro Ni(0,5-x)NdxFe2,5O4 hasil sintesis dengan dengan metode kopresipitasi. Serbuk Ni(0,5-x)NdxFe2,5O4 (x = 0,0; 0,2 dan 0,4) disintesis dengan mencampurkan serbuk NiCl2, NdCl3 danFeCl3 sesuai dengan perbandingan molnya masing-masing. Identifikasi fasa dengan XRD (X-ray diffraction) menunjukkan telah terbentuknya komposit Â Ni(0,5-x)NdxFe2,5O4 dengan munculnya fasa NiFe2O4, NdFeO3 dan Fe2O3. Pengamatan morfologi dengan SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope) menunjukkan terbentuknya butiran yang tidak homogen dengan ukuran antara 100 nm â€“ 200 nm. Sifat magnet sampel yang dianalisis dengan VSM (vibrating sample magnetometer) menunjukkan bahwa sampel berperilaku ferromagnetik, nilai Ms semakin rendah (pada rentang 36,6 â€“ 21,8 emu/g) sedangakan nilai Hc semakin besar (pada rentang 140,5 â€“ 191,5 Oe) seiring dengan penambahan kandungan ion Nd3+. Sedangkan kemampuan penyerapan gelombang mikro yang diukur dengan VNA (Vector Network Analyzer) menunjukkan nilai RL (reflection loss) maksimum oleh sampel x = 0,2 sekitar -24 dB pada frekuensi 10,60 GHz. Berarti bahwa serbuk Ni(0,3)Nd0,2Fe2,5O4 mampu menyerap gelombang mikro sebesar ~94 % pada frekuensi 10,60 GHz.

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Erzurum ilinde taze fasulye üretim maliyeti
Authors: AŞKAN Emine , DAĞDEMİR Vedat , TERCAN Serkan
Published: September 2018

Çalışmada,
Erzurum ilinde taze fasulye üretiminde maliyet unsurlarının belirlenmesiyle
taze fasulye üretim ve pazar maliyetlerinin hesaplanması amaçlanmıştır. Bu
amaçla Erzurum İlinin 5 ilçesinde (İspir, Uzundere, Tortum, Pasinler ve Oltu)
taze fasulye üretimi yapan 100 tarım işletmesinde anket yapılmıştır. Araştırma bölge ortalamasında
değişken masraflar 735.13 ₺ da-1,
sabit masraflar 112.90 ₺ da-1 ve toplam üretim masrafları 848.03 ₺
da-1 olarak hesaplanmıştır. Taze fasulye verimi ortalama
1 552.86 kg da-1, 1 kg taze fasulye üretim maliyeti
ise 0.546 ₺ olarak hesaplanmıştır. Taze fasulye pazar masrafları 928.19 ₺ da-1,
1 kg taze fasulye pazar maliyeti ise 0.598 ₺ olarak hesaplanmıştır.
SWOT analysis of small ruminants production in West Bank-Palestine
Authors: ISTAITIH Yahya , MENCET YELBOĞA Makbule Nisa
Published: September 2018

Small ruminant production is important but neglected resource, with multiple goals in West Bank-Palestine. This study aimed to develop the best strategies by exploiting the small ruminant sector opportunities and strengths while neutralizing its threats and avoiding its weaknesses in different production systems through different agro-ecological zones. To minimize the constraints and enhance the development of the small ruminants sub-sector in Palestine, strategies were suggested by using SWOT analysis. Analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of internal factors regarding its connection to resources, capabilities, core competencies and this sector’s external factors’ opportunities and threats are important not only to enhance the small ruminants’ keepers living conditions but also to ameliorate this region’s economy. The study was conducted at the Al-thaheryia and Facuoa sites. Subsequently, random sampling was done at the identified sites to select the small ruminant rearers who participated in the survey, 170 randomly selected small ruminant rearers targeted, 125 from Al-thaheryia and 45 from Facuoa, using the structured interview schedule. The study results point out that improved small ruminant production could be achieved by creating and enabling an environment that alleviates these constraints.
Pengaruh Pemberian Ekstrak Biji Petai (Parkia speciosa) Terhadap Gambaran Histopatologi Hepar Pada Tikus Putih (Rattus norvegicus) Jantan Galur Wistar yang Diinduksi Paracetamol
Authors: INDINA FAIS ZATUN
Published: September 2018

Latar Belakang : Parasetamol adalah obat analgesik dan antipiretik, bila digunakan dalam dosis berlebihan atau dalam jangka waktu lama dapat menyebabkan efek toksik pada hepar dan dapat menyebabkan kematian sel atau nekrosis sel hepar. Ekstrak biji petai (Parkia speciosa) memiliki senyawa flavonoid yang merupakan antioksidan

 

Tujuan : Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh ekstrak biji petai (Parkia speciosa) terhadap gambaran histopatologi  hepar tikus putih (Rattus norvegicus) jantan galur wistar yang diinduksi paracetamol. 

 

Metode : Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian eksperimental laboratoris dengan desain post-test only control group menggunakan 24 ekor tikus yang dibagi menjadi 3 kelompok. Kelompok kontrol positif yang diberi diet pakan standart, aquades dan  paracetamol 9 mg/ ekor/ hari secara sonde per oral; kelompok perlakuan 1 yang diberi ekstrak biji petai; dan kelompok perlakuan 2 yang diberi ekstrak biji petai (Parkia   speciosa ) 7,2 mg/ ekor/ hari dengan paracetamol 9 mg/ ekor/ hari 45 menit setelahnya. Penelitian dilakukan selama 14 hari, kemudian hepar diambil pada hari ke 15 dan dilakukan pemeriksaan secara mikroskopik.Selanjutnya data dianalisa menggunakan IBM SPSS versi 23 dengan metode Kruskal-Wallis.

 

Hasil : Uji Kruskal-Wallis menunjukkan hasil yang signifikan, uji Mann Whitney menunjukkan adanya pasangan yang memiliki pengaruh yaitu kontrol positif terhadap perlakuan 1 dan kontrol positif terhadap perlakuan 2, hal ini bisa dilihat dari nilai signifikansi p< α (0,05). Namun juga terdapat perbandingan yang menunjukkan tidak adanya pengaruh yaitu pada perlakuan 1 terhadap perlakuan 2.

 

Kesimpulan: Pemberian ekstrak biji petai (Parkia speciosa)  berpengaruh menurunkan skala kerusakan sel hepar  pada tikus putih (Rattus norvegicus) jantan galur wistar yang diinduksi paracetamol.

 

Kata kunci : Biji petai (Parkia speciosa), Paracetamol, Gambaran

Histopatologi Hepar.
Deteksi Penyebab Retardasi Mental pada Keluarga Penyandang Retardasi Mental di Desa Padangan Kediri
Authors: SETIJOWATI EVA DIAH , SIMAMORA DORTA , WULANDARI RETNO DWI
Published: September 2018

Abstrak

Latar Belakang Masalah: Di desa Padangan kecamatan Kayenkidul Kabupaten Kediri, banyak dijumpai keluarga dengan beberapa anggota keluarga merupakan penyandang retardasi mental. Penelitian awal pada 15 siswa SLB Pelita Hati tempat anak-anak desa Padangan menempuh pendidikan ditemukan adanya siswa dengan trisomi 21, sindroma Triple X dan siswa dengan kecurigaan sindroma FragileX

Tujuan: Untuk mengetahui gambaran kromosom dan adanya pemanjangan pengulangan CGG gen FMR1 pada keluarga dengan lebih dari satu anggota keluarga yang merupakan penyandang retardasi mental.

Metode: Analisis sitogenetik dan analisis PCR untuk melihat pemanjangan pengulangan CGG pada gen FMR1.

Hasil: Dari 12 orang (siswa dan orang tuanya), terdapat dua orang dengan inversi perisentris kromosom 9 dan satusiswa dengan sindroma Down.

Kesimpulan:Terdapat satu siswa dengan kelainan jumlah kromosom, serta satu siswa dan orang tuanya (ayah) yang disertai dengan kelainan struktur kromosom;

Tidak ditemukan kelainan pada gen FMR1 penyebab fragile X syndrome pada siswa maupun keluarganya.
Kata kunci: Mental retardasi, sitogenetika, analisa molekuler
From Academia Armena Sancti Lazari to the Establishment of Armenian Studies at Ca’ Foscari
Authors: Haroutyunian Sona
Published: September 2018

The Armenian Studies have a very long tradition in Italy. However, the establishment of the official teaching of Armenian at Ca’ Foscari is particularly significant. It is a direct continuation of many Armenian traces present in the lagoon city for centuries, such as the birth of the first Casa Armena in Europe in 1245, the prosperous diplomatic relations between the Republic of Serenissima and the Kingdom of Armenia, the printing of the first Armenian book in 1512, the arrival of Armenian merchants from Julfa, who highly contributed to the economy of Venice, and finally the institution of the Mekhitarist Congregation of the Armenian monks on the island of San Lazzaro, recognised by Napoleon as Academia Armena Sancti Lazari. After an historical excursus, the paper will go on to detail some significant periods of Armenian Studies at Ca’ Foscari.
‘Ad me’ah ve-hamishim
Notes on the Teaching of Hebrew and Jewish Studies at Ca’ Foscari, from 1950 to Today
Authors: Miccoli Dario
Published: September 2018

The teaching of Hebrew at Ca’ Foscari officially began in 1965, under the guidance of Franco Michelini Tocci and continued until today thanks to researchers and professors specialised in Bible Studies, as well as modern Hebrew, Israeli culture and Jewish Studies more generally. Earlier than that, the early ’50s had seen the birth of a short-lived Hebrew lettorato taught by two rabbis, Elio Toaff and Leone Leoni, thanks to an agreement between Ca’ Foscari and the Union of the Italian Jewish Communities. Basing upon archival documents and interviews with some of the people involved, this essay aims to reconstruct the development of the teaching of Hebrew and Jewish Studies at the University of Venice, contextualising it within the history of Italian Orientalism and that of the Jews of Italy in the period that goes from 1950 to today.
A Cafoscarino in the World: Arturo De Luciano
Authors: Ghersetti Antonella
Published: September 2018

Arturo De Luciano was first a student at the Royal High School of Commerce (Regia Scuola Superiore di Commercio) of Venice, then active in several commercial enterprises in Lebanon and in Europe. The Historical Archive of Ca’ Foscari keeps a copy with dedication of a singular treatise he wrote on the breeding of silkworms, published in Arabic in Beirut in 1897. This brief contribution intends to present the figure of this cafoscarino, with particular attention to the international dimension of his training and professional activity.
Maria Nallino (1908-1974) and the Birth of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Ca’ Foscari
Authors: Zilio Grandi Ida
Published: September 2018

This essay, based on bibliographic and archival material, focuses on the academic figure Maria Nallino, a scholar whose voluminous body of work ranges from classicism to modernity with equal fluency and expertise. Daughter of the famous Orientalist Carlo Alfonso Nallino (1872-1938), whose work she gathered and actively promoted, her arrival at Ca’ Foscari (1962) inaugurated Arabic and Islamic Studies in Venice.
Mongolian Studies at the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
Authors: Ragagnin Elisabetta , Simion Samuela
Published: September 2018

This essay offers an overview on Mongolian Studies carried out at the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice focusing on teaching activities, research outcomes as well as outreach events and cooperation with Mongolian institutions.
Alberto De’ Stefani: from Ca’ Foscari to China
Authors: Samarani Guido , De Giorgi Laura
Published: September 2018

Alberto De’ Stefani (1879-1969), one of the most important Italian economists, studied and taught in Ca’ Foscari until he moved to Rome in 1922. Among his personal achievements, it is worth remembering his mission to Republican China in 1937. This essay first looks at De’ Stefani’s connection with Ca’ Foscari and then it gives an account of his trip to Republican China in the context of the history of Sino-Italian relations in that period, aiming at offering some new insights on this important figure in the history of Ca’ Foscari University.
Japanese Teachers at the Royal School of Commerce (1873-1923)
Authors: Boscaro Adriana
Published: September 2018

Only ﬁve years after the Royal High School of Commerce (the present Ca’ Foscari University) was founded in 1868, the School introduced, for the ﬁrst time in Italy, Japanese language courses taught by native speakers. The classes started in 1873 and continued until 1888, and were again part of the curriculum from 1909 to 1923. In those years a little number of very active Japanese teachers (interprets, linguists, sculptors and painters) contributed to shaping the education in Japanese of Italian students, who in turn went on to direct Japanese instruction in Italy. Their guiding spirit was Guglielmo Berchet, a tireless promoter of Italo-Japanese relations.
Content-Specific Learning in CLIL
Authors: Rosi Fabiana
Published: September 2018

The research investigates the effects of two learning contexts, content and language integrated learning (CLIL) and traditional learning (non-CLIL), upon content-specific outcomes, an aspect less explored than language-specific achievements in CLIL. Specifically, the study provides an interdisciplinary analysis of English CLIL applied to Physics in Italian high school. Two different levels of student competence are examined: selecting answers for content-specific issues, and content-related argumentative skills, in order to measure how learners comprehend and discuss content. The comparison between CLIL and non-CLIL classes in pretest, posttest and delayed posttest accounts for content assimilation and retention. Findings show that CLIL students significantly outperform non-CLIL students in both levels of competence in posttest and even more so in delayed posttest, a difference which emerges in terms of mean and coefficient of variation. Furthermore, feedback questionnaires display enhanced motivation, a well recognised influential benefit of CLIL in language-specific learning. Such results have pedagogical implications and may contribute to a better understanding of the correlation between language, content and motivation in CLIL.
The Concept of Coherence in Second Language Teaching
Authors: Del Rio Chiara
Published: September 2018

Coherence is a central concept in educational practice. Through the practice of critical self-reflection, coherence is achieved in the exercise of a metacognitive competence capable of operating the desired synthesis between theoretical and practical skills. Critical self-reflection upon the work's consistency can contribute to improving training and therefore enhance learning.
«Chi lece questo scrito mi deve compatire perche non sono una per sona indelicende»
Authors: Cantoni Paola
Published: September 2018

The semi-literate people texts offer many ideas for linguistic education and in an interdisciplinary perspective; they are real texts, sources for the literacy history and they reflect useful experiences for citizenship education. I present two examples of these texts and I show some linguistic activities on the central aspects related to linguistic variation: interference of the Italian dialect and ‘Italiano regionale’, graphic and morphosyntactic deviations, lexicon, written and spoken strategies, the standard and the concept of linguistic error, linguistic register. I also show some ideas in order to develop skills in the production of texts, based on the educational paths experienced during the teacher training.
A Morphometric Study on the Skull of the Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo)
Authors: SÜZER Bayram , SERBEST Ayşe , ARICAN İlker , YONKOVA Penka , YILMAZ Bestami
Published: September 2018

In this study, 80 turkey skulls (40 females and 40 males) were used. Turkeys slaughtered at the age of 128 days. The females had an average weight of 11.5 kg and the males had 19 kg. We measured 14 features and determined 6 indices on the skulls of turkeys. Our study focused on morphometric differences and comparison of determined features of those skulls for males and female turkeys. Correlations between all features and indices of the skulls were examined for each male and female group, separately. All morphometric measurements were significantlyhigher in male group. All indices except skull index and foramen magnum index were significantly higher in female group. These measurements showed that males have bigger skulls. Cranial index, facial index, index 1 and index 2 showed that males have narrower and longer skulls while the females have smaller and wider. According to foramen magnum index, foramen magnum of turkeys is slightly vertical oval. Also, ratio of skull length and width is similar for both sexes. This study is the morphometric evaluation of the skull in turkeys. Therefore, this study will lead to further studies on turkeys and other bird species.